Smyrna times., 1927-04-06
.DEL-MAR-VA ASSOCIATION To
ESTABLISH A RESORT BUREAU
PLANS TO UNITE THE PENN.
SULA RESORT INDUSTRIES
Easter to Thanksgiving Regarded as
the Months When Ocean and Bay
Resorts Thrive-Del-Mar-V Notes

Easter to Thanksgiving" may very
probably become the resort season on
the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula, if the
views expressed at a meeting of the
Resort Commission of the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore Association held at
The Dennis, Ocean City, Md.,o Tues
day are followed out. The meeting
called by Chairman Louis A. DreXler,
was for the purpose of taking immed-
late action on the permanent organ
ization of a Resorts Bureau, to oper-
ate in conjunction with Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association; for the
outlining a cooperative advertising
program, and to consult with sub
committee of the Transportation and
Communications Division regarding
the securing of better railroad trans
portation to resorts. Attendance of
twenty-five representative resort men,
keenly enthusiastic in a plan to es-
tablish a Resorts Bureau for the pur-
pose of uniting the resorts industry
on the Peninsula, made the meeting
the largest and most enthusiastic ever
assembled. Recommendations which
the Resorts Commission submitted to
the recent Del-Mar-Va Takes Inven-
tory Congress, We're taken up in de
tail. While the outstanding features
were the cooperative advertising and
| Ilengthening of the resort season, sew
eral other phases Of resort industry
were gone into.
Dabohn4h ond nooo, H;tx Poosto-s
Reports were made by DIR. @. w.
Purnell, Of Ocean City, and Joseph F.
McSweeney, of Rehoboth, relative to
advertising which these two resorts
carried out last year and as to their
tentative plans for this season. In
both cases there is indication of a
much larger individual program and
this was augmented by statements
from representatives Of the smaller
resorts. Briefly, there is every indi-
cation that advertising Del-Mar-Va
resorts has reached a point where ex-
perts advice and endeavor will be
presented in carrying out a worth
while program 1t is likely that this
will be undertaken in conjunction with
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Asso-
citation. Relative to the lengthening
of the resort season unanimous ap-
proval was given to the suggestion
that it be extended SO that the larger
resorts will open at Easter and re-
main open until Thanksgiving. There
were expressions from practically
everyone interested that they favored
this plan and would make individual
effort to put it into active operation.
Assurance was given BY several of
the larger hotel owners and those rep
resenting business interests at the re-
sorts that they would put this plan
into operation this Spring. In consid-
ering general scheme of advertising
approval was given the suggestion
that a hotel and boarding house di-
rectory be published, providing infor-
nation for the many hundreds of
tourists who are turning towards the
Peninsula. This new feature will be
supported by an extensive advertising
campaign, featuring the Peninsula
highways and natural resources. Re
garding the lack of transportation
facilities to the resorts, a list Of the
more important improvements desired
were placed before former Senator Z.
Dale Adkins, Chairman Of the Trans
portation Committee, and assurance
was giveen by Mr.. Adkins that his
Bureau will endeavor to secure those
changes and Improvements desired
They include weekend excursion
fares from Friday until Monday to
both Ocean City and Rehoboth; spec
ial weekend trains from Philadelphia
and Baltimore to operate from July
to September Is; ten to seventeen
day excursion fares from the Pitts
burg territory to Rehoboth and Ocean
City, with suitable Pullman accom-
modations to connect with the train
leaving Philadelphia at TBS A. M and
the Pullman cars to run through to
Ocean City and Rehoboth. They will
also take up the matter of special
Thursday excursions to Ocean City
and Rehoboth and special excursion
on Decoration Day from Philadelphia
and vicinity with excursion fares
from Saturday until Monday.
Eastern Shore Virginia Highway
On request of John w. West, of
Onancock, Va, motion was passed
that the Resorts Commission go on
record in notifying the Legislature of
Virginia, and especially the Eastern
Shore Representatives as favoring
the immediate completion of the East
ern Shore Of Virginia highway. Let
ters to this effect will be mailed to
Senator Warner AmeS j. Harry Rev
and ]. Warren Topping. There was
general discussions regarding Inter
Resort cooperation on internal i'm
provements to promote civic pride to-
wards the Identification Of all resorts
and to stimulate the improvement of
hotel facilities. A motion was adopt
pd that Chairman Draylar annoinf q