The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-09
ATLANTIC. CITY
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IS WINTER
RESORT
!. Mild Climate and Many Sports
Attract Hosts Of
Visitors

best advantage the supetiority Of It's
claims over other Northern gather
ing places. The distinction between
one locality's average temperature
and another's is nor 80 sharply ac-.
ckntpated In summer, hut when the
fall steps gradually into winter the
differences In climate iInpresses itself
hqtels are showing "a gratifying
patronage that is confidently ex-
pscted to continue through the cold
months. '
IN, the past five wears. the IN.
cFeasesof visitors TOR the winter has
been without exception steady and
OF good volume. Snow may have
its delights for the youngstef and ice
may be an attraction for the young
man and maiden who find in skating
o. recreation of no mean quality
but for the average person who has
reached ripe maturity the COM
forts of home in delightfully."- APP
pointed hotels with, an abundance
OF amusements within easy access
and opportunity to stroll along a
eeafront, under q sun that Is gener-
Gus with It's heat, eInbodies the
maximum Of pleasure,
Effect Of Cold Snap.
1T has become a tradition that
when this city experiences a cold
snap sufficient to make the blood
tingle without occasioning discon.
fort, the. inland cities are under
going q drop Of temperature that Is
severe enough to wiring comment
from the weather man. The nor
NAL registration Of degrees In the
height of winter is far above that
recorded In other places: and time
and again this favored resort basks
IN sunshine when the. rest Of the
North is ice bound and swept by
chilling winds.
Probably there are more old
timers among the hotel patrons
year after year than in any three
resorts above the warm weather
line on. this continent
They have learned by experience
that Nature has blessed this island
with q location, that Is unlike any
other along the Atlantic seaboard.
The pleasure obtalned from sitting
snugIy wrapped in cozy resting
chairs on, scientif ically arranged sun
decks has brought into existence a
notable increase of such places all
ai0Ag the Boardwalk: and in all OF
them there is spread before the
visitor a panoramic view of the
ocean stretching on either hand as
far as the eye scall sweep, dotted at
times with bright. sails and distant
ships moving out to sea, while the
shore Is spectacnlarly enlivened by
Mocks Of whtte-winged sea gulls that
hit, Sinlnoleste6 IRON end to end OF
the island ~.
s'o' Myriad Attractions.
And this is only one Of myriad
attractions. The sea air is never
biting as one knows 1t inland. 1t
Il tinctured with, q. warmth even
In the severest winter month, and
while the visitor breathes It in
with welcome vigor. It carries with
Il the unseen benefit of tonings UP
5Rded frames and putting new ami
nation into: sluggish veins. PhHsi.
clans; knowing this, send hundreds
Of exhausted patients here to re.
cuperate and the record 10 that the
result expected Is accomplished in
a short while.
Atlantic City. is founded upon
the accepted policy that it is the
playground OF the world. That
end is never lost sight Of, and to
A1nuse Is the cardinal endeaxor Of
the whole resort. Diversion is one
Of its great assets. Splendid piers
offer it; amusement men yearly
spend one half OF the time in
inveHtine new entertainment for
the thousands who come here and
the other, ehalf in putting their
IDEAS into practise. To pass from
one diversion to another Is one Of
this cityls great charms.
( Capacious dining rooms distin.
UQtsh the big hotels and their less
pfetenti0hs brothers. Chefs whose
salaries take the breath do moth
lag but create new dishes to tempt
hckle palates, while veritalle
army Of servants silently convey
the dishes TO the tables, Aliuring
lounges and, Hobbies provide the
indoors lover with luxurious, rest.
Ing places and every convenience Is
available at the toucaeof a button
or the direct suinmoninR Of uni
formed beN boys4 For the after
dinNer spin there Is q fleet. Of
roller chairs into which patrons
may step before they leave tIte
hotels and be pushed along Oh
rHbber-tlred wheels for miles oytsr
special boardwalk decking aiIotfad
to. these conveyances, stopping ~
the myriad shops where every con-
cetvable article can be found az
reasonable cost.
Host Of AmuseInents.
~ a. - - :. 'tea4-'
nquees dot the boardwalk and
xEQmE tho multitude Of, bills some
tpihg ~ sure to be found that will
lure the visitor inside. The, auction
egtabiiehments are by no means
devoid Of interest to the visitor,
and interested crowds. always
gather there. among them patrons
OF the biggest hotels along the
= No finer place for daily exercise
could be asked than the eresf
smooth. espianade,4 and throughout
the winter there IL q morning out
pouring Of pedestrians attired not
for fashionable show but for com.
fort, who hike from end TO end 81
the pathway. And the beach
ponies are as much Of an institr.
ton az the walk, daily drawing
hotel patrons to indulge In a cen.
ter acFoss sands as firm as q floor
and extending far down the beach
to lower Ventnor. Any speed can
be enjoyed without official interfer-
ieGce End riding parties can be
formed at brief notice to invade the
heart Of the city and its boulevaPtls.
(, Many new garages have been
added since Last year and the
Gbiltty Of the city to- take care OF
the motorist IL being widened. y
/, The social life indoors at the