Evening star., 1937-10-10

Mrs. Roosevelt Will Benefit
Atlantic City Charities.
Mrs. Roosevelt's talk on the "Rela-
tionship of an Individual to the Com
munity' at $3.50 O'Clock is to be spon-
sored by number of charity organi-
cations here and part of the receipts
for the lecture will be turned over
to the Quaker Fund, charity which
provides relief for the miners and
their families in the Pennsylvania
coal regions. A charming picture of
her in white dinner gown posted
in the Public Library is causing spec
ulation as to which of the staff may
have it.
After her strenuous trip through
the West and up in Canada where she
wore Winter woolens and furs. she
Will find this ancient seaport particu-
larly refreshing if the Indian Summer
weather lasts out. 1t is never as en-
.ticing to those who come for real rest
and enjoyment of the delicious salt
air as at this time of the year when
the ocean breezeS are tempered by
the balmy air of Indian Summer-has
It. ever been decided just when it
begins? There are fewer bathers than
IN the midSeason and the firm white
sand of the beach is now bride path
for dozens of equestrians. some of
whom bring their own mounts, and
many depend on the public stables
no Kentucky thoroughbreds. Just a
life of Sez-faire-eh, Mr. Moley?
The boardwalk. which is like a man.
moth midway plaisance, is never with
out interest, for the peoples of the
earth are represented there either as
tradesmen, artists or guests. Some
times in the evenings it looks like a
fancy dress ball in the carnival
season.
Atlantic City Has
Romantic History.
After coming for many wears one
suddenly becomes interested in the
history Of this ancient seaport and
finds delightful legends and tales
about the Absegami Indian tribe and
the original name, Absecon Island.
The early Quakers who had an eye
to commerce and landed estates
Brigantine Beach further up was in
the late seventeenth and early
eighteenth centuries the port for sail
Ing vessels in the China and East
Indian trade. Cory tales of piracy
are told about some of these ships
which came in as late as the early
nineteenth century, loaded with tea.
silks, worries, rare ceramics. tapestries
ana flrecrackers. An exciting sea tale
OF the wreck of the Florida" in about
1845 off Brigantine Beach. which was
loaded to the waters edge with rare
imports. Lives were lost but much of
the cargo was washed ashore. A holi-
day was declared or taken, and the
people OF the surrounding country,
including the Quaker inhabitants in
their somber gray. f1ocked to the
shore and scrambled for the goods.
The chronicler slyly remarks that
some of the heirlooms handed down
IN the old Quaker families of Phila-
oelphla are part of the loot,
New Biography of
Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin's Own Story"
which is just announced by the Uni
VerSlty OF Pennsylvania Press. is re-
celved here with unusual interest he
cause its author DR.. Nathan G.. Good
man, has for many years been a IA
Vorlte correspondent of the Atlantic
City Press. DR.. Franklin, in his auto
biography, did not get beyond the year
1io9-Just about the time he was be-
coming an international figure-so.
while DR.. Goodman includes the auto
biography, he brings his story down
10 the death of the philosopher and
diplomat in the Spring of 1890.
Judging from review, the biogra-
ply is outstanding in the delightful
personal manner in which the author
writes OF Franklin. Of his appearance
when summoned before Parliament to
give his views on the stamp act which
mad so mflamed the Colonies. and an
interesting and colorful picture of
Franklin at the French court. where
he was lionized and petted by the
women of society. DR.. Goodman OBJ
serves that Franklin was the only
American who signed the four basic
documents of American independence
the Declaration of Independence
the Franco-American alliance, the
treaty OF peace with England and the
Constitution of the United States.
With the flood of biographies which
have swept the country during the last
decade, and which have sometimes
been trifle wearisome owing to their
dwelling on the eternal obvious, DR..
Goodman's book seems to possess the
quality Of telling what is different and