New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
100000 Summer
Sol jOurners Rush to
Atlantic City Daily
Roomins Bureau and Hotels
faxed to Limit in Finding
Quarters for the Great
Influx of Vacationists
Special Dispatch TO The Tr;1.r.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 21.-Inland
temperature and the humidity in the
large cities gave the Boardwalk a pom
ulation boost all this week. Since
thursday a crowd, estimated at some
thing like 100000 a day, has been
pouring into the resort. The REGULAR
lcomlng bureau, established by hotel
and business mon, and quickly arranged
accommo odations in the hotels are do
ing much to find rooms for the late
arrivals.
Railway officials believe that one of
'he Dlg incentives to travel this and
next week comes from announcement
OF the coming increase in railway fares.
Many Of the new arrivals are in larre
family parties, coming from points
TAR west and we'll south for their va
cations. and the Boardwalk is Of 2
tremendously cosmopolitan aspect, es
peclally during the early evening hours.
Bathhouse proprietors, who be-
moaned the early season coolness of
air and ocean, are again wearing smiles
and working their stocks of suits in
It lays. Excursions from New York and
Philadelphia tomorrow will add thou
sands to the number of those present
Tor the bathing and other summer
seashore pastimes.
New York yachtsmen are interested
IN the effort now being made to deepen
the channel Of the inland waterway
between this city and Beach Haven.
BESIDES providing new cruising radi-
us Tor the heavier vessels, the opening
Of the channel would clear the wav
to the Great Bay fishing grounds,
which are among the finest on the
Atlantic Coast. Fishermen from resorts
further up the coast report catches
running INTO the tons, and parties who
went from here in small craft able to
negotiate the present channels have
returned with great strings of weak
and king fish.
A permit was taken out this week
for the building Of the new $4,OOo,OOO
Eitz-Carlton Hotel. William Harris.
OF London. president of the Intcrna-
tional Ritz Carlton hotel chain, arrived
at the Ambassador accompanied by
Arthur Keller, New York manager of
inc RltZ-Carlton interests, and inspect
eu the site and plans for the new
building. A small army of workmen
has been engaged for the building. and
work Will be rushed to allow the open
ing Of the mammoth Chelsea House
early next season.
The National Safety Council arrived
at the Trayrlore and held sessions to
consider means for preventing acci-
dents. Blame was laid on the motor
car for the tremendous increase in acci
dental deaths.
number of prominent folk from
New York and other cities arrived at
hotels during the week. The navy was
represented by Rear Admiral Daniel d.
V Stuart and Mrs. Stuart, who arrived
at the Chelsea accompanied bv their
son; Lieutenant Commander and Mrs.
). A. Saunders and Lieutenant Com
mander and Mrs. R. W. Holt, who came
TO the Marlborough Blenheim
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Shellenburg
and Mrs. Sheilenburg's mother Mrs.
j.. K. Horner, who have been here since
June, left for Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Florence Gray Bond. Of Orange,
and Miss Pauline Glider, of New York,
are new arrivals at the Traymore.
George Conan was at the Shelburne
over the week end. Miss Dorothy Nor
timer has Joined New York friends at
the Alamac. Fleming Ward is another
New York visitor at the Alamac, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. A. Fiske, of Mount Vernon.
are at the Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rue, of Pelham,
are at the Strand, where Mrs. Rue has
been entertaining Miss Betty Oliver,
philadelphia debutante. Mrs. Cunning
ham Hall came up from Washington to
visit Mrs. George deb. Keim, Of Phila-
delphia.