New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
Senator Edge Ready
To Build SIO5,OOO
Atlantic City Villa
Home Expected To BE Com
pleted by May l8; New
Year To Be Ushered In
With Record Gayeiy
spso,oi Dispatch 10 The Tribune

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 90. .- Social
circles arc interested in the awarding
Of the contract this week for the build
ing Of a villa 70 cost Sl05,0O0 for
United States Senator Walter L. Edge
and his bride. II is the intention Of
the Edges TO reside here during the
summer.
The villa, according to the contract,
must be finished by May IS nest, and
the plans have been prepared by Mr..
Howard Stout. local architect. De-
velopment and arrangement Of the
grounds will entail an expenditure that
will bring the total cost close 20 $780,
600 and make the property one Of the
show places Of Absecon Island. Ihe
site Is between oxford and Somerset
avenues and constitutes almost a block
81 seafront land. The Edge winter
home in Washington will be retained
for use when the Senator IS attending
10 his duties as a statesman.
New Years Eve will be ushered IN
with an extra fervor by all the beaeh
hotels this year. Reservations arc
beinr made for tables In the restaurants
and cafes. The celebration down town
also will assume great proportions.
New Years morning there viii pe a
parade in which organizations from
other cities will share in the competi-
tion for prizes.
Christmas patronage far exceeded all
expectations and hotel men report that
only a small number among those VINO
enioyed the festivities will leave Tor
home before next Tuesday. The mer-
chants Of the city show a 20 per cent
increase in business over that OF last
The widely known Lc Grande apart
ments at Kentucky and Pacific avenues
is 70 have a new name. Henceiorth
they will be called the Kenapac, that
name having been chosen in contest
Of which the judges we're Mayor Bader'
Or. /. n. Griscom, Assemblyman joseph
Corio and Leroy Berglund. The title
is contraction OF the names OF the
two avenues on which the building
stands.
A committee IS investigating tho
cost Of holding a society circus here
this winter. On their finding will de
pend II the city shall appropriate $4,000
70 finance the project. The suggestion
was made by Frank Tannehill, play
wright and producer, and there is gen
eral approval Of the plan
Colonel James HAYES, member Of the
New York bar, is the guest over the
holidays Of former Prosecutor Charles
Sumner Moore, Of this city, son-in-law
Of the late United States Senator Ben
Tillman.
Mrs. Edward We'll. Of Philadelphia,
has as her guest at the Brighton MISS
Matilda Well. Of New York.
New York folk at the Dennis include
Mrs. George d'Utassoy. Miss Babcttc
dUtassoy, Mr. W. J. Gould. Mrs. A. W..
Bates. Mrs. A. z. Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Reeves, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II.
Kidder, Mrs. W. j. Gould. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Low, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
II. Diamond.
The New York set has been Joined
recently at the Marlborough Blenheim
BY Mr. and Mrs. +. =. Forbes, Mr.. Ly-
man Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Green
Miss r. W. Lorenz. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Gordon and Mrs. X. X. Comstock.
Holiday visitors from New York At
the Ambassador include Mr. and Mrs.
VI. Molineaux. Mrs. Nalda Cullin. Mr.
and Mrs. II. Lewis Brown, Mr.. and Ars.
". Miller. Miss Murel Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. II. Little. Mr. and Mrs. Z. 3.
Brown, Mrs VI. +. Emmons, Mr. and
Mrs. J. VI. Wild, Mr.. George Daer and
M and Mrs. Henry Budd.
The New York set AZ the Ritz-Carl-
ton was Joined for the holidays by Mr..
and mrs Perry Phillips, Mr. and Mrs.
Staley Winston. Mr.. Cornelius v +.
Mitchell, Miss Mildred and Miss Jean
Gluek, Mr. John w. A. Davis. Miss
Jennie Lyons. Mr. Charles Lyons, Mr.
and Mrs S. W. Graham, Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. A. c.
Du Bois.
New Workers residing at the Brighten
include Mr.. and Mrs. ". {. Houston
jr. Mrs. NJ c. Cobb. Dr. S. r. Halloek,
Miss o. c. Hallock. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Delaheld. Mr. and Mrs Emory War
field and Mr.. G. ". Case
New members Of the New York col
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