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City Beautiful for Ocean City Attennon Called to Muddy Condition of City Streeta—May Install

Elec trio Sgn Syatemi

Seen and Heard in Ocean City

Shore Fast Line Praised

The Mayberry sisters recently via*

Jted New York.

Committees hare been named for ! the coming season at the Oeena City

I Yacht Club.

3

United Charity Body Suggested

OCKAM CTTT— Mam bent of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. In meeting Toaaday night at the City Hall, awoke to the advantages of having an •Wive Interest in n city beautiful and , Waited the organisation machinery g working on a plan whereby Clayton Baines Brick, chairman of a committee. will interview a "key" man in each city block, one Interested in the floral and horticultural advancement of the city, and endeavor to bring about a more picturesque beauty along the city streets and in various resldeatlal yards and garden

plots.

The discussion began when Brick' made the suggestion that Improvements along certain atreets In the way of trees and shrubs, tended to enhance the appearance of those par

tlcular streets.

Trees, it was pointed, cost In th« neighborhood of four dollars, and if planted correctly with sufficient soil for growth, would greatly beautify the street scenery. However, this suggestion may have affected other members of the organisation la session, B. F. Goetz exploded the usual unlooked for bomb by taking floor and reminding the aut that he had planted, or had planted, some 376 trees In the northern part of the 'City, and that of this number only a very few proe-

Mr. and Mrs. Prwcot; Csdman sis Members of Proffrendve League Favo, tied in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Harmony *f later Onranisatia* Mis. Jsaastts Milford, of FtUa- Oo^finttei at Christmas

delphia, visited Mends In OceaaClty. Prof. Unger, of the local high

Dr. 3. Thornley Hughes, of this city, appears to belong to almost

every organization about town. From

Rough Riders to Haymakers.

Members of the Drum and Bugle street and Central avenue.

Corps of the Veterans of Foreign

Wars, held an evening of practice at Christmas holly, flowers and decthe Armory on Tuesday evening. i ora ** ons mr ® being seen around Oomi n ... I City, typical of the coming Yuletid.-

Dr. Milton G. Buck, pastor of the First BaptUt Church, of Ocean City,

was a recent vlaltor in Philadelphia, 1 Her bert Wilks, office secretary at where he attended the Ministerial '*** Ocean Frost Hotel Corporation. Association meetings. | to * Popular member of the younger at, a xm « v ... social set of Ocean City. Wilks is Mr. .,<1 Mr, Huth Cunnl.il,.,.. briter known u -Hnrbl,-

of Ocean City, vialted Philadelphia!

recently, where they attended the At ‘ executlve session of offieialn nuptials of their niece. Miss Rmm. interested in the letting of bids for Cunningham. j the Flanders Hotel construction. Was

^ I held Wednesday afternoon in the

.h. ° e * ,n Front Hot * , Corporation office bers of the local high schoW for the , t Eighth and Atlantic aventHt

past two weeks, have totaled morel

than one hundred dollars, according Mr * F - I^ror Howe will entsrtafTi to Prof. Unger, who has been direct- her motl ' w »t»^ sister over the lag the work of the students. I Chsistmas holidays. Mrs. James Tur

M.mtwrE or Ooo., C«, Oou.- 1 ^' meeting on Tuesday. December 26.1

Instead of Monday, that day being I B! ** for the removal of garttage set aside In view of the Christmas ob- **hes and rubbish, are being atfrer

j Used In Ocean City at the Instance of City Clerk Harry A. Morris. TTe

“Why the gardeners set out treee by the score." Goets declared, "and you should hare seen the reeult. don’t believe there Is a m»n in the city who could coax a tree to grow.' Here Goetz was interrupted by a man who had sat silently through the entire discussion, but who on Yaking the floor proved to be a gardener. This speaker called attention to the need of good soil in planting trees, and stated that usually trees set out In Ocean City were given chance to live, because of lack

top soil.

The discussion waxed warm and finally Chairman Button appointed Brick a committee of one to reach the "key" man In every city block and bring about better beautification of the city. Goets was named aa s member of the committee but declined the offer. William E. Massey, v told of the effort being made to beautify the entrance to the city over the Seiner’s Point route and called attention to the need of active eo-op-eratiou in bringing this about, so aa to place Ocern City entrances on a par with those of Cape May and Wildwood. Massey also expressed his thanks, and urged a similar expression from the chamber at large, to the Shore Fast Line Company for the excellent service in operation between Ocean City and Atlantic City, on the half hour schedule during a

dull season.

Massey further touched on the situation relative to the Pennsylvania and Reading gpllroads. and promised a near conference with officials of the Pennsylvania toward bringing about a solution of certain improveinents along railroad property Ocean City. In addition he called attention to tbe naming of a ferry boat on the Reading system In honor of Ocean City. This latter mentioned event will probably take place In the coming summer season. Tbe suggestion that electric signs be erected In Miami. St. Petersburg. Jacksonville. Florida, and Atlantic City, advertising Ocean City, was made by Harry Headley, after the chamber had gone on record favoring the printing of some two thousand New Year greeting cards. In one form of advertising the city to

outside Individuals.

Massey, when called on. stated that with reference to the sprinkling of streets with salt water from the Bay, during the hot summer months, and the subsequent damage done to automobile fenders and parts as a result of salt contact with Iron, that two wells have been sunk In the city, one at a level of 834 feet furnishing 700 gallons of water a minute and tbe other at a 400 foot level furnish- ' In frrnh water but with iron taste. He advocated tbe use of this Utter well In sprinkling the streets, to replace (he salt water use. Attention was also called to the filthy and muddy condition of Ocean City streeU as compared to other county highways and streets, during rainy seasons or when the streets were sprinkled. This condition was •aid to be caused by the sal* used during the peat summer. A nominating committee composed of Russell Nulty, John E. Trout. B F. Goets, CUyton Haines Brick and FVjyd Simms, was appointed and will present the names *f nominated officials at tbe annual chamber dlpner

January 2, 1*21.

Considerable discussion was raised leer the proposed mercantile tax. ifler that proposal had been ex>ialned by Elmer Jackson Pearl,

Past Commodore and Mra. D. H. Parla. of Philadelphia and Ocean City, have rented the Tabram cottage, across from the Plymouth Inn. unUl May let, when they will occupy their own home on tbe Gardens tract. Mra. Unger, wife of Professor Unger. physical director of tbe local high school, was In charge of rlamisi at the school daring the absence oi husband, who attended Um Fourth Annual Convention of Physical Directors of New Jersey, held the

latter part of last week.

Membere of the Young Ladles’ Ble Class of the First BaptUt Church, of this dty, are to be congratuUted

oyster

supper held st the church last Friday evening. The members of this clses sre pupils of Mrs. A. Randolph Fogg and did credit to the e.i«—

standing.

Chief of Police Johnson, of Ocean City, was swarded the prize for attendance st meetings of the Klwanls Club by Wilbur Ackley. The prize consisted of s gold watch. The presentation was made at a recent meeting of members of the organization

rro.. I nger, or me local aigh as z r i i • t ■ » school, attended » convention of phy- Meeting ricid in City rifill steal directors of the state. Roy Darby has ordered extensive Following a discussion lasting over ImprovemenU for his home at Sixth thirty minuter at the regular weekly

meeting ot the Young Men’t progreoslve league, of Ocean City a co amittee of five League meUwra. headed by Captain Alfred Smith, was appointed to center with social, civic and commercial organisations, fraternities »•« societies In an effort to form an organization of united char Ity interests, with, ter the present, helping the poor end needy of the city during the YuleUde holidays, and for the future, of bringing into e lstence an ortanUaUon composed of representatives of other organizations, with the prime idea in view of siting poor and needy peu^e of the city throughout the entire twelve

months of the year.

Three appointed on this committee am: Smith, ch..lrman. J. Thornley Hughes B. Frank Smltln Harvey Da*lei and Harold Paris. Thin. mittee will co-operate with o committees In bringing about banmonlus giving at Chrisgnastl ie. In addition aa appropriation of twentyfive dollars waa voted »or the use ol the committee In oMslnlag whatever girts they deemed suitable. Action oa this qumtlon waa taken when Dr. Hughes voiced hta opinion that there should he Christman giving on the ■mrt of the League, aa in peat year*. The fact that, there is oaly 867.60 “ i In the organiza-

- r. Hughes,

returnable on December 36. at a postponed meeting of of tbe City Council.

Fur coats made edneeday morali

tery blasts swept the etreet* of Ocean City. The mercury deee with It appeared a breeze

those whose

Into It."

Walter Kuefcn. popular Ocean dty realtor, has been confined to his bed

slble Influenza infection. his condition Is reported „ Improved. Kuehn has been oraerS5 remain in bed for several days to An Informal party waa held Tueeday night at the home of Mr. and Mr*. Theodore Townsend. Third and Weeley avenue, and those who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. A. R Smith. Walter B. Allen. Boy Vanglider and Mr. and Mr*. Keating. Good refieghments were served. Al-

len Bfateo.

Bill Kautcbman. able secretary of

the Progressive League in Ocean

held in the Fleetwood Hotel in Ocean j Clt *- w “ * rowuber of the Grand City. Jury at Court House, for one day

Members of tbe Morgan-Ranck' ? l Ur,n l* 1 he ■ e, ^ r on of ““V

Amerlcan Legion Post, held a meet-1 ^ bo<,y ’ However. Kautchman

FLAWDERS HOTEL CONTRACT LET WEDNESDAY Philadelphia Concern Waa Lswcet Bidder for Super-etroctuxt Contract for the erection of the Flauder* Hotel in Ocean City let hy the director* of the Oi Front Hotel Corporation at a B! lag Wednesday afternoon. The tract was awarded to the RoydbouseArey Company, Bulidli.g Contractor*, of Philadelphia. No official ztmteit is made of the amount of money Involved, but it is stated the contract called tor 1460.666 to |S00.-

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The work that will be done by the Koydhouse-Arey Company will Include brick wqrk. It wlll^ake in tbe Installation of lathes, plaster work, carpentry, ornamental Iron work and the erection of stores along the Boardwalk front, everything reclusive of the heating plant, lighting, plumbing and the Interior furnishings, which contracts have not yet been let Of ten building contractors, who entered their bids at the Ocean Front Corpora tier.. Roydhouse-Arey Company were the successful bidder*. The Engineer In charge of structural steel work is M. K. BeetaL employed by the Belmont Iro.. Company. Beets! arrived in Ocean City the early part of the week with a number of men and work of erection of the structural frame le expected to begin next week, men, who came with Bests], will work on the removal of the from flat care et the Pennsylvania Station to the hotel alts, which la located at Eleventh street and the Boardwalk. Work on the oinking of concrete piers for the hotel wee fin-

g«» . Stocking,

• tor that Uy, * ^PWGew. M*fw m gift

*001 . msi

I Street

Conch Unger, of the Ocean City High Sfcheol. who recently attended the convention of Physical Ed tors, rare a number of non cbm 1 “up state” and arranged a eerie ee to be played provHRng er-

putUng out letters to the delinquent toers, asking them to co-operate with the secretary la enabling him remu, a ‘'clean slate" at the annual League meeting on January 1,

1622.

The present 'membership is 238. tendance waa directed to the fur-

ther suggestion that In ease members

receiving these letters do not r

by the annual meeting time, that they be snapanded from the rolls and

Idered members no more. This, in the form of a.motion, carried. Further ucznlnations for officers of

the organization were: Walter Allen and William Taylor for the office of

recording secretary. Roy K. Darby. _ B. Frank Smith and Philip J. Evans, are the three largest

for the executive committee.

GAMES FOX 0. C HBH

ing In the post quarters In the Hann

was excused because of a

■ of bus-

that a ulltalre pool tournament he combined with a solitaire shuffle board affair, and the suggestion was well

received.

A sinking fund committee, with John B. Trout, chairman, was appointed and members are: J. Thornley Hughes, Lawrence Nickerson, Hiram S. Mowrer and Ruesell Nnlty. Dr. Hughes called attention to a request on the pert of tbe Women’* Civic Club of Ocean City, tor the use of the League quarters In the Hann building, which was promptly carried without a dissenting vote. In return the women’s organisation promised to extend hearty co-operation with the League. Following ttrta, discussion was held on the question of state police enforcing tbe law against passenger automobiles carrying luggage, and the question of sign erecUon along highways. Also tbe discussion touched on the question of New Jertruck drivers taking out truck driving In Pennsyl-

teama to get off from srhnnf. a!xe If

a guarantee Is acceptable.

The schedule, as drafted by Urerar. is somewhat as follows: Passaic W ders, state ehamptona tor the i three-years, Thursday night. December 21; Clifton High. Friday tight. December 22; and with Rather ford High or Rahway High on Saturday

night, r—— —

During the meeting the fire bell tapped in 6-1 and President Pearl called Immediate attenUon to the recent fire on tbe Boardwalk when a Lulling t*ckle shop awning caught fire, and requested members to remain seated. Only two members left the room and later It was lea-ned that the Are was not of much conse-

quence.

The mt«tlng of the organization was held In the City Council room, in view of the cold and smoky atmosphere In the Hann building. Mem hem entering the building at first believed it to be on Are. but later learned that wood instead of coal was being burned in the furnace. Captain Jack .’ernee. of the Ocean City Beach Patrol. Is laying plans for the coming season on the ocean front. He stated to the TIMES that he

In addition to the physical at of the propoeed schedule. Coach Unger looks forward to the advertisement the team wfll make on appearing in other citlm. Eight men will be taken on the trip and the arrangements will be made so as to reach destinations by train. A guarantee of forty dollars Is assured from Passaic and If a similar amount cai secured from the otter teams. 0®ren City aggregation ought to receive a sufficient amount to offewt

the expenses.

Rutherford baa lor tbe past three years won the State football championship and It is understood the basketball team la made up of a Urge number of retting good players from the football rank*. The Ocean City fire Knee up m what aa follow*: Barron and Pfiuenmeyer or BobwoO. forwards: fi Adams, center; Otob and Oardl guards. In addition the following men will probably be given se tbl-sg iu the nature ft a tryi Bis v -tan. guard; T. Lae Ad* centre .-.d Pfitzenmerer forwsn

building, last Thursday night. Beg- ’ ^ * tu^,le<, ,0 Ocean City late

ular order of business waa followed i To ** dm l r eTenln * :

by huge ham and peanut butter aaad-! Mtas ‘Marion Steelman, better wicbee furnished at the hands of known aa Mias Ocean City, was a Roger Williams, husky K. P. Com- 1 guest of the Vineland Chamber of mender Dr. Halnee. presided. i Commerce on Tuesday afternoon and The serious illness of his mother. > gening et the Annual Charity Ball Mra. William T. Abbott, wife of a 01 ,he Vineland organization. Mine well known Methodist minister. of ; Stcebnan accompanied by Mr. As bury Park, caused Dr. William G.' an<1 14 rB John Foster. Philip J. EvAbbott. druggist of Ocean City, to an *’ Chester Ferguson, aa an escort, leave for bis mother’s home last There were ether prize beauties repweek. Little inforeiation aa to the r * l * ,,Un * wlous cities. Dinner was nature of the illniMS la at band and i ccrved at the Maretta Hotel. It Is hoped Mrs. Abbott will enjoy a Several persona were badly scared speedy recovery. on Monday night when a grate Are, A directory of names of past grad- burning soft coal. In the building ocuatee of the Ocean City High School.! copied by the Maybew Cigar Store, is in procern of compilation. The! Eighth and Asbury avenue, became Idea is to obtain sufficient data on | filled with smoke and acrid fumes all the graduates to enable them to from the coal dust. Several buckets have a comprehensive reference book j of water were poured on the grates on past class and Individual student which quickly extinguished the histories. An effort will be made to flames, but it required some time behave the bookie sent to every alum-' fore the building could be cleared of nl. j the smoke. Lack of hard coal Is said Announcement cf the engagement t0 haTe b ** n th * contributing cause, of Miss Abbie Seller*, of this city, toj E. B. Bacon, veteran enthusiast of Merrill Cann. of Wilmington. Del.. Ocean City, whose familiar golf has been made but no »eddlng date atlck has been seen many times on has been set as yet. Miss Sellers le the local beach, finally concluded the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer that the cottage had a few entrances Seller* and during her residence In for freeh freezing air and departed Ocean City has made a host of; for his home In Jersey City on Tbursfriends. She is well known In social day. Well tanned by circles lu this city. aur and wind. Bacon has a complexJ. Edmund Jeffries, of Ocean City, Ion the envy of many men In Ocean and Miss Martha E. Dowman. daugh- City. Always he carried a hrasaleor M:. and Mrs. Joseph Dowman. driver on his walks, although no one >w man and wife, it ha* been Jri has seen him "sink a putt.” The learned hy this newspaper. Although Bacon cottage will remain closed unno effort was made to keep the ro- <11 the owner makes his return to mance secret. It was not known that Ocean City sometime In the coming

the couple were married on Thanks- spring.

f lvl " s “•r *t tb, bom. ot tbo brio, Mm. ,b,o »n™n .‘Ml .otk.r, »rIn Ocean Mew. a brief wedding; rlvw | | n tvren city during the early rip and the young couple will be at pBrl of Ih . we , k and

unless bin-

home in Ocean City. lienH! by lac i emen , breather, will twm , %umu _ Get into tbe contest now being probably be at work erecting the not only in life saving but In having on *J r "“wnbre that muscles conducted by the TIMES. Make an structural steelwork for the new! his guards keep lareful watch on wer * * lv ** u» to be used. effort to get together as many cou- Flanders Hotel. Recently concrete ’ those who are overanvlous to become pons as possible. Enlist the aid of pier* were completed and i' was ex-, sunburned and their zesl results In *ay the average span of life your friends. There are thre* l-eau- peeled that the steel workmen would: monster blisters on backs and shoul- lu ,,,e laat 16 ® Jreni has doubled betiful prizes awaiting those who show be at work on Monday of ibis week. 1 ders Captain Jernee will have bis caua * of ‘*>e Increased knowledge of their Interest by saving coupon- and but owing to unforsemt delay*, thei usual corps of expert life savers In! '"Proved living conditions. Do you

Myers F. Hal!

PLAYnuriANOS

THE LIFE GAME

In an informal talk with students of tbe Ocean City High School, recently. Principal Retchly congratulated tbe members of the high sc hoot football team on their good behavior during the training aewoa. and extended the same fellctUtlons to the girls of the school at whose bands the annual banquet was prepared. The school head in his talk, called attention to the value of co-opera-tion. and carried his subject from the scholastic period to the same of life here shoulder to shoulder action makes for the beet results in fall play and Bportsmaushtp. USE ADA SILICA BLOCK FOB A permanent building.—adv. 6-6f.

templntra T"'' <■' re-d

more noranna Itila - *1 -aiuri

more persons this year than befor.. ,

r dust on the t

t shelves If

thereby getting votes. These prizes work will commence at a later date | the coming season. are on display at the UNIVERSAL than anticipated. Official- of the ELECTRIC COMPANY. Seventh and hotel corporation have expressed a Quick-Witted

Asbury avenue. Ocean City. Come • belief that when subscribe™ to the and inspect them. hotel stock observe tbe steel frame-

A lady, of Sea Isle City, who was

*o„ .o,,

free anx- ,„„ 1 i ..

UiKtructlon

live League, which latter nanicii and many will find tl

organization favored the tax. The lous to keep tab on the

question finally resolved Itself Into I progress.

the chamber going on re 3rd favoi " !

It Is e gift to be able to borrow . 5 _ <Anxioualy)

>resident of fie Younr Men’s^Pro-j retary.

Ing the proposal and City CcmmL

slonet* will be so notified by the eec money, but it Is sometime* more of

troul - with It.

Jeweler: A hair got tangled In tbe

| hair -prlng.

i It?

a gift when you lend It.

Jeweler (Promptly): Exactly the

color of your*, madam.

make use of that knowledge?

Don’t waste tears or language on castor* that keep dropping out. Pill up the hole with parrafln, put the castor In while the parrafln Is still •oft and never be troubled again. Gran ina says: Too many folk* spend ao much time looking for imps In their neighbor’s children that they don't have any left to see the demon’* in their own.

Tint lifetime Elgin ^■wSa I BpL $2075

DIAMONDS—WATCHES

Holiday Sfoecial FireudeChairs

$24.95

CHRISTMAS

SKOAL

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