The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Warmth Of Surf :
Attracts Thousands
at Atlantic City
Reports of Mystery Ships
Create Interest Among So
journers on Shore.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., July 23.--All the
hotels are looking forward to heavy
August patronage, from the beach front
palace to the humblest of the smaller
establishments on avenues which are the
vacation objective of soj:,Sesrs whose
purses are not Of ample proportions.
There are few States that are not rep
resented among the guests at the hotels
and cottages tonight. The South and
the West sent larger numbers than other
sections during the week. Ohio arrivals
are numerous. License tags Of many
commonwealths are seen in the inter
minable procession of automobiles that
traverse the main city highways daily.
The nicely tempered surf led thou
sands to disport among the pillows
throughout the week. Father Neptune
has been fairly consistent in establish
ing new records for high marine tenn
peratures.
Reports of mystery ships" plying
along this part of the coast and laden
with cargoes of gladstone beverages that
comport not well with the definition of
liquid refreshments propounded by Mr..
Volstead. Mr.. Bryan and the Anti-Saloon
League have set a new beach pastime.
Bathers daily scan the horizon for pass
Ing vessels that mayhap bear treasure
trove more precious than any that ever
delighted the heart of the well known
Capt. Kidd. Incidentally. circulation
figure for "Hootch" have expanded.
Travel to the resort from Pittsburgh
is reported by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road as exceptionally good and COM
pares favorably with the figures of last
August. -Four through excursion Sec
tions that arrived on Thursday and Fri
| day served to augment the seasons
| totals for Smoky City railroad patron
| age immensely.
Judge j. j. White Arrives.
| Judge John J. White of the New Jer-
sey Court of Errors and Appeals, and one
of the owners of the Marlborough Blen-
helm Hotel, has revived a demand in the
resort for convention hall to be con-
Quoted under municipal auspices. Ad-
dressing the Rotary Club. Judge White
made it plain that the national meet
| ings of many organizations are lost to
Atlantic City because there is not a
special auditorium for convention pur-
poses. But for the war a convention
hall would have been built several years
| ago. ACTIVITY IN tnat QireCti0n was
resumed last year but soon waned. A
corporation obtained a lease two years
| ago to Young's Ocean Pier with view
to reconstructing the eyesore for conven-
ton hall purposes, but this project did
not adcance. for there were foreseen legal
difficulties as to doing business seaward
i of the pier by reason of certain ease
! ment and park deeds. Two years age
legislation was secured at Trenton en-.
abling the city to take over property
such as the pier for municipal free
convention hall, which 1t was proposed
to make a war memorial.
Neptune, mermaids and other denizeni
of the deep played a mischievous pranl
on fashionable Chelsea on Tuesday. Tom
Of seaward, mussels and surface refus
were washed In at high tide and litteret
1.-The beach. Lifeguards declare that thl
was the first time in the resorts history
that this portion of the New Jersey coas
line had been buried. One hundred
teams. and 200 men from -the, stree
cleaning force hauled the litter away.
:. Mrs. Guerney Mum. daughter of Johr
Wanamaker, who Is passing part OF thu
summer at the Wanamaker cottage II
Chelsea is seen at the head of grouI
of bathers every evening before dinner
They take the surf dip at this hour Il
avoid tanning.
George Donald, young stock broker