■■■■Hi

Whdi 1 Women

it Drap • «itck and think a bit! Tea. of c bet l« knltOn* the baat thin* jron can do for your a of thla past world wart Knlttlaa U Jn*t a« popular In the -war capita) as It is aayirhera •lac. bat It U jaat a bit tmder tba shadow of disapproval. In the first place, the thousands of flrls employed In the gorerameat office* nere hare

with their

knitting. Bo mock to that they bare forgotten their work. Consequently one wanders through those official bclldlncs where entre can be secured j and sees thrones of girls sitting at typewriters and desks knitting. At the same time the gorenusent Is sendg about ciad !c sv. catera knitted by kind hm.'U. I n wonderful war serrlc*. If directed to the right ir that knitting Is becoming a fad snd Is eccspylag th* b to a better advantage to aotne mors permanent sort mgs of course, add a great deni to the appearance at 1 la It the purpose of thla war to make our American ydur Vodl to a good advantage? Do you ever find your it away, and keep It yourself as an added but uns you are right. Boat waste your time dawdling might be In the kitchen cutting down the food con-

Printing Office Needs More Room:* ■r a new bunding .for the government printing office, to

located adjoining the present building, at iiea by Cornelius Ford, the public print-

to evening

gowns; the edict Is that they most be simple. This Is dictated by good taste In deference to the mood of the public. Designer* are not expected to sit down spa thy aud do nothing ns long

the other hand, to forget the

grim business that occupies

af t!*- world. The evening gown appour> not to have ruffe red from this restraint to being guy. Designers have

OFFICERS Director HENRY S. RUTHERFORD Vice-Direct or AUGUSTUS HILTON Clerk F. W. FOWKES Sea IsJ# City Coasty Collector JO* L SCULL Ocsan City JOSEPH DOUGLASS Capa May Court Houss County Engineer UEAMING M. RICE Wildwood

COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION*

John H. Stratton Levi Dickenson Chas. Shields Capa Walter Rutherford Cold ~

DANIEL SCHELLENGER Erma SupL of Weights and Measure DAVID W. BODAN.. .Cape May City Steward of Almshouse LEWIS T. DOUGLASS Oaipa May Court House Superintendent of Soldiers’ Burials JOHN W. REEVES.. .Cape May City Cnatodiaa of Court House LEWIS S. SMITH Cape May C>urt House Farm Demonstrator J. ARCHER STACK HOUSE Cape May Court House

Evening Frocks Obey to Orders thatspell luxury In all sort* of gnr-

It to their power of sugges-

tion hat give velvet and fur their

valodn tonlhg up fabrics

In hr pretty frock pictured an underbotc of net. with sleeves of nettop Ue and corsage of silver tissue, to vexl with crepe georgette. The

d Cor storing signature*. a stopped co curtail work because the bindery or otlar t progress could not at once accept the order to carry on the work at all it baa h storage and production. Cong to bad. and It has been condemned several times; many n re-enforced, the walla have been tied to prevent them tgll- * eutiieiy of wood, excepting the exterior brir* walla, and • la constant danger to life and property; to case o' Ora e that any of the <dd building could be eared, ard the d beta Extinguished All Sense of Humor e beck In town for tbr biggest seeelon of a that this country has ever seen. One and all they are deTVy are back, and thsy are back of Wilson. Thcae are serious days. Mg days, day* U be regarded I as epochal days. In the history books all we get are the big events. Getting Op In the w "> • rooming, eating breakfast and hurry- * log off to work never get Into the history Urou. Bat It la not left out of our day-by-day life. Even these busy congressmen are still finding time to relish all the fun that crops up. Truly, we nerd all the bamot we’re got In war time. It Is arrioui It making It any more serious than we have to. (1‘resJ- • that way 1) Humor lightens the pall of actioo. r 1 know has a sense of humor as big ss •Ass) me not to tueuilou his name In connection with this r respecting the filings af "the folks back borne.” the bess* state. a of his hate ahem and pretense of all aorta. They hate 1 that sometime*—quite often. In fact—they Itanglne peon they are not. k. mored away fraas the old town to a Mg city, for Instance. ■ a Visit one day. She wB I be well * * —

s Is not particularly “i

[Capital Has Became Great War Center

Inga the ai'v eminent la doing In the war until mark'd J K. Jackson of Detroit, at the WUrr cities. It amounts to almost riot to WnU-

tlioughtfuli Velvet is greatly favored for piece frocks that do duty for and extend thrtr uscfu'nesa to daytime wear by the addition of a guitnpe of tore or embrvdderet an uoderbodlec with long ale*res off satin. This type of dress the readiest approval. The evening gown. Is developed In the usual materials, of crepe georgette, crepr-de-chlne. net, lace, light-colored satli Chiffon velvet, to more e with all la combinations that add dignity to the evening frock. It Is surprising bow- little of It as Car. like the little toocues of for

skirt t the georgette is worn over an Uderrirt of satin. Any of the fash-

will look wan to

this dslgn and saver tissue Is made to cha*,-aMe effect with all of them, as thanhetortallk.corsage bears on. the coir scheme. It will be noticed that iti.vklrt la lot gee than Is usual 1 he poctillcr sleeves, small at and flaritg widely to the wrists, live the d-algn novelty

up the dark colored

fnoc'g* nlng ^nd for wear with other ' rx-ksl strand* of bright ha^r) a special value.

UST OF MEMBERS Nam*. Address, DUtriet Rapreaaniad Term Expires on January 1st at tha Year Opposite Nama.

OCEAN CITY

Address. Ocean City John P. Pox John E. Townaend HI* SEA ISLE cmr Address, Sea Isle City n»ao. E. DeBow IK? James F. Eustace

WILDWOOD

Address. Wildwood Augustus Hilton ....1*18 Charles W. Saul WW NORTH WILDWOOD Address North W ildwood. John W. Young Floyd Hewett CAPE MAY CITY Address. Cap# May City John T. Bennett. J»}» Henry S. Rutherford 1*18 UPPER TOWNSHIP Address. Tocaahoe a W. Gandy 1*1* DENNIS TOWNSHIP Address. (Peermont) Avalon Levi Wentxell MIDDLE TOWNSHIP Address. Cape May Court Houaa Stillwell H. Townsend IMO LOWER TOWNSHIP Address, Rio Grands Jos. P. MacKistk »«

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF T COUNTY OF CAPE MAY QUea Capa May City—Jm Ocean Qty—Ja» Frank E. Ware Arthur D. Barrows, Police Just Sea Isle City—Alfred S. Steelman Edward C. Steveua Wildwood—Girard Livexey H. C. Schlicktir.g B. C. Ingunoil J. Charles Fadh M. L. Brsnin Goorgs L- Shaw Boronghs North Wildwood—A. M. Ely Stone Harbor—S. E. Herbert

sy—Daria Woodbine—J. S. Lavia Morris Levin

Thomas J. Durrefl, BaDe Middle—L. T. Garretaen,

Cap* May Croat I xlL Swata. Swsdm Eldradge, Call S Shoemaker. Tocki

ASSESSORS OF CITIES.BOROUGBffi AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY

Cape May City J. Alton 1 Ocean City Dr. H. T. Fuujm - Sea Isle City Wm. J. Fern Wildwood Lynn H. Bayeu" Boronghs Avalon R- W. B<menhaw» Cape May Point Norman itisw North Wildwood Robert Briftot Sooth Gape May.. .Albert J. Rodslpb Stone Harbor Hugh McMurtria West Cane May Harry H Ftobau Wildwood Crest William E. 2 Woodbine Israel I" Townships Dennis Rolla Hewitt. C, ^^ Middle .. .V. N. Erricsoa. Diaa Crtok Lower Chas. C. Bohi " “ ' Upper George I

The regular meetings af the Board are held on tha First and Third Tuesday off each month at the Court Hooae. Cape Mey Court Boose, at 1AM A. M. * I standing conmirrEES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 1S17. ALMSHOUSE-Fox. Bennett. Gandy, S. H. Townsend, WenixelL BRIDGES—Wenlsell. Bennett, Fox. Eustace. Gandy. MacEissic, Saul PUBLIC BUILDINGS — Bennett. Wcntsell, J. E. Townsend. BILI<S—Eustace. Hilton, DeRnw. AUDITING—S. H. Townsend. ' andy, DeBow. FINANCE—SauL Eustace, S. H. Townsend. LUNACY—Gandy. Fox. Bennett. LIGHTING—Hilton. MacEissic. J. E. Townsend. ROADS—Rutherford. Bennett. DeBow, Eustace. Fox. Gandy. Hilton. MacKlesie, J. E. Towm^nd. S. H. Townsend. WentxelL DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS—S. H. Townsend. BURYING SOLDIERS AND SAILORS—John W. Hooves. BOARD OF SCHOOL ESTIMATEVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS—Saul, Bennett.

TAX COLLECTORS FOR BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY. Cities Cape May City...W. J-Feodetseifcfc Ocean City E- Burleigh See late City Lewis SI ihimiuug Wildwood Robert A Eay Boroughs Avalon Waltar A. Sroftto Cape May Point J- T. H*" North Wildwood...-./ P-U F South Cape May.C. Marshall 1 item. Harbor... -Clarene* 0.1 West Cape May Harry T.l Wildwood Crest Woodbine Dr. Townships Dennis H. M. Carroll DennisvOto Middie.Wmets Corson. Cape May CJL Lowsr... .Scott Seymore. Cato Sf^tog

Adaptable and Popular Furs

The aptitude for wearing riot be* In the right way has mure to do with rarrescful dressing than the style of

the clothes themselves

u-ororu have earnro) a reputation ft

fine M-nae of/style and of rlothes." Perhaps this la the reason they have taken

1» to the tapes ant) flat eearfs of fur that bsve pr»»ve<l. by • long sray. the moat popular furs of the aeawm. Tbeae flat neck tiieees are adaptable and

j easy t<> adjuat.

| Furs that meg be worn •Ither to j uiulfle up tlw throat and shoulders.

’ doors, or to lie

thrown ala'Ut the ahoulders Indoors, ronld not fell to please. ’Alirtber any luqolaltlve draft of nlr find* lu way to thinly ciad shoulder* «t not. the fur piece la a roost becoming guard against j

ntyie I

II all the soft, fin l

mote, ertnlbe. seal, kolinskysquirrel and mink, to tc picture II I* tl< >. loped to chinchilla. The capt la lined with soft griy me»»aliue satli and HiO are made of the satin fin tabed with a ball aid land of fur ai the rtide. It has a atrxlght bond oi ; fur. without the whl-e 'tripe that ap | pear* In the cape, for a collar. Very | ofTen two kind* of ' r appear In the**

cap«-»

T1h cape at the right Is of tludsoc J seal * Ith ahawl collar of i-ttnlne with j out the black point*—«r ta'l tip—that I are ehnwn in the muff. This rxpe U full ,nough to ripple a little and li longer at the from and bark than o»ct the i.rum. It la lined with soft dark

brown matin.

_ of fur art-1 used for the At concert* and dut> meetings, j Bat *ca*fh that are »!<■ chough tc and restaurant dinners, coats j f«n:i -wpe*. few the shoildera. They ere dlacartl-d trot the fur nick piece Lf,. i <ually alrout a yard end a hall a**-* tt» duty and doea It nobly. Il ! nod ore aoroetitne* fiaroviTod tr •'.and* by the t««dJcc or bloUS* at imx. | l ocaet> Iim-oii»| ictrouslyp placet crepe, makes the uncovcrwl throat! | n ra' h and. Ju»f whai they or» thert tiidualhle and tones up whatever me- fur I* to be soIthI by ea h wuunyp for

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t,f fnr I *6 r rz&s

COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS Address: Cap* May Court House

Supreme Court Justice

HON. CHARLES C. BLACK

Circuit Court Judge

HON. HOWARD CARROW

Common PI*** Judge

HON. HENRY H ELDREDGE Clerk of Court* and County Dark A. CARLTON HILDRETH

Deputy Clerk of Courts end County

Clerk

STERUNG W. COLE.

Sheriff

ROBERT S. MILLER Deputy Sheriff MEAD TOMLIN Burro g«U) EDWARD U RICE Prosecutor of tha Picas EUGENE C. COLE County Superintendent of Schools and Secretary of Vocational Schools AARON W. HAND

OVERSEERS OI THE POOR OF CmSS. BOROUGHS ANDTOWMSH1PS OF THE COUNTY OF" CAPE MAY.

au*..

Cape May City A^ G. »««•** Ocean City T. Leo Adaaao Sea Isle City Arndt Gordam Wildwood N. A. Cohom Boroughs. Avalon K- No^haro Capa Mar Point Peter Krwp* North Wildwood ... .Tf — ^ South Capo MayStone Harbor. .Mari* L. Vm West Cape May Wm. H. S Wildwood Croat— _ _ _ Woodbine R- H. R TewaaWpa. Dennis . .Geo. S. Robinsoa. Denaii Middle D. D. I Lower Jerry H. Wo Upper . .Wm. S. Btoredga. Peteai

A'

CITY. BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP CLERKS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY

Cape May City tj * ilLa- Protar Ocean City Harry A. Mmsto Sea Isle City >rv»gP1leb Wildwood J*»m V WbtaaMI

JRINT 6AIX BILLS

Avalon R. W. Rooeabwwaa Cape May Point H. H. Baaao North WUdwood.. Geogte South Cap* May. . .Elvta B Mukto Stone Harbor Ua F. MeOmwem Wert Cap# May.... Thee, W. Bewv— Wildwood Crwst..Harry L. bOckarwoe Woodbine L C. A brume aa Towaatoim DennU..Osman M. Goary. DeantartOa Middle.. - A. T. IX HowuU, Diaa Oreab Ixiwr.-. Charlat C. B«o*aa.W.Cflma Mag Ueoer Jams* T. Youa.JtoaatovVrtoa* Upper. • ■ .Alfred H. £