New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Special Correspondence


ATLANTIC CITY. Jan. With the
rsnten season only short month
.usv. Atlantic City is being primped
and nreened in readiness for reception
- the greatest spring crowd in sea
.,ore history Time is being snatched
ss-wsen the weekend rushes in the big
,ose's for the refurbi shing postponed |
this year because OF the pressure Of
w;oter business thai precluded closing
81 the hig hostelries, and building
,,srations on new houses and eXten |
.,ons are being hurried 10 completion. !
Already many leading hotels sre ,
hacked TO their housing limits for the |
Faster season. and hundreds of early !
reservations are being MADE by those |
xho viii come between Ash Wedncs-
dav snd the big Sunday Of the sea
.aore srring. There has been a boom
in New York travel due to the addi
lion o. special railway flyer. which
reaches the Boardwalk in time for the
noon fashion parades on Sunday
An interesting series Of events is be-
inr MANNED for the early spring sea
,on. The first seashore concert of the
Russian Symphony Orchestra took
mace in the Keith Theater last night
and attracted q big audience The
Steel Pier is to open early n February
with fne concerts as the special at
traction. and other big piers will have
their amusement programs in full
swing before Easter. Officials in
charge of highways are chatting under
The necessity Of awaiting a thaw for
;he completion OF resuriacing opera
tons
New York visitors may have oppor-
tunitv 20 come to Atlantic City by sea
route next summer. according 70 in
formation from Washington to the et
feet that bill has heen introduced in
Congress for the further deeneniNg Of
the inlet channel Tentative efforts
10 establish passenger lines and make
Atlantic City d port Of entry Tor coast-
wise traffic from New York to Southern
rorfs have been frustrated because Of
tie lack o. wate~ at low tide. he ne"
dredging bill soecites q channel O. SUI
fceut depth for entrance and egreSs OF
a1ge passenger craft:
campaign TO drive ne mosquito
from thu motor roads, s'' has been
done from Atlantic City, 5 being un-
dertasen with an addition TO the regu-
lar appropriation made by county OF
.iciais for dredging the meadow lands
ard swamps N thls section.
Tne offer ot S1.250000 made oy
syndicate Of New Ycrk and Washington
can;talists FOR the Hotel Charles has
been accepted by the receiver of the
rroper-v. and the house will be taken
over hv its new owners in time for re
ceptlon Of patrons during the Lenten
season. new hotel. TO be known as
,he knickerbocker is TO be erected by
Charles B. prettymar, former owner
OF the Grand Atlantic and veteran
hoIelnan.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt jr- is spend
inc some time a. the Traymore with
aer mother. Mrs. II. A. Alexander, dur
ne the convalescence OF the Roosevelt
daughter. who has been seriously i'll,
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt joined
his family for n short time on the
xeek end Mayor Frank Hague o. Jer-
rcr Civ also was a. tho Traymor for
ne week end Mrs Daniel j. Sully
arrived at the Traymcre early in the
week Mr and Mrs Francis J.. Hine
arc 'ncv. arrivals Mrs. Harry Thomas
and Mr and Mrs. James a. Walker are
n .he New York colony AT the s.
Charles Nr. and Mrs David X. Strong
are spending some time at the st
Charles
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius A Heide, with
Master julius Hede j., Andrew Heidt
md Vincent Ncide, are a. the Dennis
VIII Mrs John +. Fouillon. DR.. D. r
NcAlpin. Mrs. A!pin. Miss G.. X. Nc
Al1in ard Miss de Forest are in an
o,her New York party at that MOTEL
Mrs b. T. Neeser arrived from New
FORK WIN Mrs II. l.. Bailey, of Bount
Brook. .Iudge r. p. Cowne, Mrs Cow
ing, Billings Cowing and Miss Anton
site Cowing were In a family part!
or me Boardwalk this week. Dr.
Charles Pollard, Of Brooklyn. and Mr
ard Mrs Arthur II. v are were amoni
he New York arrivals at the Break
ers. " Z. Vanderbilt and David R
spencer registered from New York d
ne Breakers
Mr. and Mrs. NJ H. Wilbur. VIII
spent the early winter at Colorad
Springs, are newcomers at the Mari
oorougn-B erheim. Mrs Leonard Ken
nsdy. OF Rye. is here with Robert Nal