The New York herald., 1921-01-23
Military Ball
at Atlantic City
Held in Celebration of Opening.
of New Leave Area-Ar-
rivals at Hotels.

ATLANTIC CITY. Jan. 22.-The new
leave area which the War Department
has established here to provide soldiers
with end OF the week sojourns is tine
pride of the resort, especially since it is
the first i'm the country to be opened.
The Bingham and the Hygeia hotels will
serve as the quarters for the troops until
the late spring. Then will be established
a tent city with accommodations for
5000 men.
To celebrate the opening of the area
the younger set of the resort gave
military ball at the Chelsea Hotel for
the army officers who came here for the
occasion. Among the officers present
were Major-Gen. Robert Lee Bulard,
commanding the Second Army Corps,
with headquarters at Governors Island,
n. Y; Major-Gen. Charles p. Summer
all, commanding the First Division, with
headquarters at Camp Dix, n. j.,
whence Brighten. w. S. Graves COM
manding officer First Infantry Brigade
at Camp Dix, who formerly was COM
manding general of the Siberian forces,
u. S. A.. Col A. Huguet, commanding
officer Twenty eighth Infantry, Camp
Dix: Lieut.Col. S. O. Fuqua, chief oi
staff First Division, Camp Dix; Lieut.
Col Landers commanding field artl-
llery Lieut. Col Henry NJ. Bankhead,
education and recreation officer Second
Army Corps Major w. +. Hoey, assist
ant chief of staff First Division; Capt.
II. II. Elarth, education and recreation
officer First Division Lieut.. II. d. Giles.
aid de campto Gen. Summeral, and
Lieut.. j. Miller, officer in charge of the
area.
Robert D. Craghead, proprietor of
Craig Hall. has been elected president OF
Atlantic City Hotel Mems Association II.
succession to Joel Hillman. proprietor
of the Breakers. Mr.. Hillman is abroad
planning for the erection of a hotel in
the war area of France. Nathan l..
Jones, proprietor of the Glasiyn-C Chatham.
was elected vice-president John G. Ben
son, personal representative of the Tray
more. secretary, and Alvin c. Poffenber-
ger manager Of the Dennis. treasurer
Ten tennis courts. in addition to the
ten already maintained by the city in
the Inlet section, will be laid out soon,
the City Commission has decided. Many
lovers OF the pastime here yearn for
great revival of tennis, which was once
played in the resort by experts from
many cities. Eventually plans for the
revival will be made. for tennis enthu-
siasts in the resort intend to have
the city.
Architects from various parts of the
country have submitted drafts of plans
for a stadium convention hall structure
which it is proposed to build here. The
corporation that will construct the
mammoth sports Mecca was formed
this week and Harry Latz, manager of
the Alamac Hotel was elected presi-
dent and Mayor Edward l.. Bader
treasurer. The corporation will be cap
italiZed at $5,00o0O0.
The cottage once occupied by the late
Senator Matthew S. Quay of Pennsyl-
varia will be sold at public auction on
Wednesday. 1t stands at Pacific and
States avenues and must he removed
to permit of the erection of a new COM
inunity building as a memorial to the
resorts soldiers, sailors and marines
in the world war.
The Yaci.tsmen's Association of this
city and the Delaware River YachSs-
mems Association are desirous OF hav
ing regatta in the last week of June
and cf featuring the event with race
from Philadelphia to the local inlet.
At the Traymore during the weei-
were Miss Elsie Baker, Mr.. Mark f.
swan, Mr.. Ralph w. Sutherland. Mrs
}. W. Doty and Miss Dorothy Doty.
Miss Anna Young and Mr.. LOWS l..
G arke. president of the American En-
change National Bank. New York,
At the Marlborough Blenheim were
Mr.. Burr Mcintosh. Mr. Bertram l..
Chapman. Mrs. II. Stanley Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore ". Whitemarsh.
Mrs. Leroy w. Ross, wife of the
Federal District Attorney of Brooklyn,
Is being entertained at Haddon Hall by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ehlen
Of Baltimore DR.. Charles f. Pabst,
medical examiner of the New York
Municipal Civil Service Commission, was
there early in the week with his
mother. Mrs. Margaret Pabst. Mrs.
Benjamin Strong and Miss Jane $.
Strong arrived at the hotel for short
sojourn.
The Very Rev. Mgr Francis y.
Ludeke and the Rev. NJ. a. Fitzgerald
of Brooklyn and the Rev Edward j.
Donovan of Bayshore, i. l.. passed the
week together at the Chalfonte. The
Rev. NJ. j. Fitzpatrick and the Rev. I.
+. Duffy of New York also were there.
Mrs. William X. Dick is at the AM
bassador with John Jacob Astor, Jr.
Assistant District Attorney John E.
Joyce of New York. in charge of prose-
cutions in connection with the mis-
branding of foods. addressed the con-
vention of the Olive Oil Importers Asso-
citation at the Ambassador.
The Rev. II. E. Gllmartin OF New
York passed the week at the Strand.