The New York herald., 1922-09-07
Crowds at Opening
of atlantic City
Beauty Contest
Hudson Maxim as Neptune
Comes From Sea and Starts
Festivities.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY, \. j.. Sept. e.--"Nep-
tune" came up from the sea to-day in
the person OF Hudson Maxim and with
a wave OF his three pronged spear
opened formally Atlantic Cfty's annual
Pageant and National Beauty Contest.
There may be only fifty-seven vari-
cites OF beauty represented by the fair
contestants but many times that num-
Der We're in the welcoming throng which
greeted tho ruler of the sea. While
Neptune" smiled on the members OF the
court OF honor and clad In his purple
robes assembled his big throne, the crowd
of young men In their sayest summer
togs stood on the side lines. all envy.
Making silencers and war weapons
never could possibly have furnished Mr..
Maxim the fun he had to-day when his
symbolic barge fioated In from sea and
he was acclaimed by great crowd or
merrymakers With impressive solem-
nifty Neptune took his seat beside Miss
America" still the reigning Queen"
of Atlantic Citys world, in the person Of
Miss Margaret German. winner OF last
years beauty contest.
Mayor Edward L. Bader OF Atlantic
City presented both the Queen and Nep-
tune with keys to the city. To make
sure the city was open to all In the
festive occasion the Mayor also gave
similar keys to each Of the candidates
in tho beauty contest when they called
on him to-day at City Hall.
The beauties from many cities were
formally presented to Neptune this
s.,t-z L. xt..I At q N
blage at the Garden Theater. Through
out the day there was series of attn
letic events on land and water. ending
with the vaudeville entertainment and
dance this evening at the theater.
Miss Dorothy Knapp and Miss Kath-
leen Mullane of New York entered the
contest to-day. Miss Helmar Liderman
arrived from Alaska.
Girls. girls, everywhere and from
everywhere; blondes and brunettes.
with every shade and every hue. short
and tall. mostly rather thin. with only
one here and there showing tendency
to plumpness-they are all In the con-
test.
To preside as does Neptune and smile
at one and all as does Neptune Is quite
an easy matter, but to try to select one
of superlative beauty from that bevy
Is task few would like. The decision
will be made tomorrow evening.
Arrivals at the hotels include
Ritz-Carlton-Mr and Mrs. T.. Car
rier Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Eagle, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. s. Bates. Miss Rose Hollander,
Henry Hollander, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G..
II. Cornish Miss Marie McKenna, Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Stevenson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. II. Whitman. Rudolph Hammel. Mr..
and Mrs. T. s. Webb, Mrs. Henry S.
Wolfe.
Traymore--P. r. Gordon. Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Carter, Miss Esther Carter. Miss
Dorothy Aubrey. Mrs. Alice Delacy Rat
cliffe. II. l.. Vaudeville.
Breakers-Dr. S. Welcher. Mrs. F. G.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Shearer.
Leonard Simmons, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Lyon. the
Misses Blanche and Mabel Lederer. Mrs.
II. l.. Lederer, NJ. Hargreaves, Miss
Shirley Ross.
Ambassador-Austin j. Carson, y. B
Leary, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Bull. Miss
Elizabeth Nelson. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
j. Desser.
Marlborough h-Blenheim-Mr. and Mrs
John Harris. Miss Genevieve Harris,
Mrs. r. T. Morrow. Miss ElIna Dunkell.
Mrs. w. L. Troutman. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Bryan.
Dennis-B. b. Tomken. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Matlock. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Flynn
and daughter. Miss Margaret J. Sui
Ivan. Mrs. John Kennedy, Miss Myra
Brown. Mrs. NJ. X. Salisbury.