The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Atlantic City Plans
for Huge Stadium
Convention Hall TO Be Part of
the Enterprise-Arrivals
at the Hotels.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Jan. 15.4The
Republican joint legislative committee
on party programme of the New Jersey
Legislature is meeting tonight in inn
portant conference at the Marlborough
Blenheim Hotel, of which Senator Charles
d. White. a member of the committee.
is one Of the owners. One of the i'm
'portant matters under discussion is the
question as 10 whether or not the Legis-
lature should enact a measure depriving
Gov. Edwards. a Democrat, of the
power TO appoint State public utility
commissioners or vest this power in the
courts. The conference will have much
bearing on the fate of n 10 cent trolley
fare plea of the transit companies of the
State.
Efforts are being made to have the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel. which is in course
OF construction near the Ambassador, in
Chelsea. ready for occupancy in June.
The National Gamers Association con-
vention. which will be attended by ap-
proximately 5000 delegates from many
States. will open on Monday The Tray
more will be the convention headquar-
ters.
Mr. David A. Skinner. secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States was here this week to arrange
for a convention to open April 25. with
will be 5000 delegates.
The resorts committee of citizens in
terested in the plan for the erection of
a huge stadium here has announced that
a convention hall, modelled somewhat
after the municipal convention hall in
San Francisco. will be a part of the
enterprise. The stadium bowl would
afford seating accommodations for
10000 The project will be promoted
by S5,000.000 corporation. of which
Harry Latz. manager of the Alamac
probably will be president. The desire
of the committee in planning the sta
dium is to attract here the Olympic
games. the Army and Navy football
games. worlds series baseball games and
other athletic classics
There is a movement under way TO
provide the resort with new hospital
that will cost s1.000.000. The present
institution is becoming inadequate TO
meet the constantly increasing demands
that are made upon II.
The cucumber will be raised to a posi-
ton of dignity on Wednesday at the
Ambassador during the convention OF
the National Pickle Packers Associa-
ton. DR. Edwin lie Fevre of the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washington
Prof. w. W. Gilbert. pathologist of the
department. and DR.. l.. VI. Massey OF
Cornell University will consider the cul-
tivation. ailments and place in picking
operations of the vegetable
Interesting data on the condition of
the retail trade in general throughout
this country and England will be con-
sidered on Tuesday at the Ambassador
during a conference of the Retail Re-
search Association, in whose member
ship are representatives of most of the
1o ot4Y,n ctr
to San Francisco. They will consider
trade conditions, the problems under
lying the plan to lower prices. efficiency
methods for employees and other sub
jects of prime Importance
Senor Alexandra Berea. Gonsul-Gen-
eral Of Spain. will be the guest of the
Olive Oil Importers Association at the
Ambassador on Wednesday. when the
associations representatives will discuss
questions anent the tariff on Spanish
olive Oil
At the Traymore are Mrs. Theodore
Hicks OF New York, who arrived with
Miss Depew Miss Willette Kershaw,
Mrs. William E. Griswold and Miss
Adela Griswold Mr.. Saxon King and
Mrs Jacob Fields.
Marlborough -Blenheim--Mr. and Mrs
Norman Baron. Mr.. Charles Thaddeus
Terry. Mrs. Harris b. Gregg and Mrs
NJ. {. Gossler of New York.
Prince and Princess Ludovico Pigna-
tell of Cannes. France, have arrived at
the Ambassadors. The Princess was
Miss Ruth NJ. Waters. daughter of Mr.
q. Jason Waters, managing director of
the Ambassador.
Princess Cantacuzene-Sper was
one Of the speakers before the confer
enc of the state directors of the Near
East Relief which was held at the
Chalfonte. Lady Anne Azgapetian. a
native Armenian and wife Of Gen Aga
petian. also was a speaker. She was
garbed as Red Cross nurse of the
Russian army OF the old regime.