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Seen and Heard in Ocean City

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Adams, of 720 Anbury, ihts city, have anBounred the surasement of their daughter. Minerva Lois, and Mr. Warren H. Cocklln. of Bowmanadalc,

Pa.

Internal Revenue Collector Blakely McCau&han. of Philadelphia. «as among the visitors to this reeort over the past week-end. accompanied by Mrs. McCaujthan and Mr. and Mrs. William White, of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Borroff. of Chicago, were among the guests registered at the Blecayne during the past few days. Mrs. Borroff. a prominent pianist, aideu Mi the Installation of the chimes In the First Methodist Church here last Sunday. Miss Edith Blnndln. youngest daughter of Mrs. Elisabeth Blundin, and a Junior at George School which la located at Kennet Square. Pa., has returned to school, after visiting the shore over the past holidays. James T. Stevens. Jr., son of Superintendent of Schools J. T. Stevens. of this city, who is a student at Rutgers College. New Brunswick, has returned to his studies after ■pending the Easter holidays with his parents in this i-esort. Ocean City’s present telephone service is to be greatly Increased by the Installation ot seventeen modem switchboards, according to an announcement made this week by Waiter Boot, wire chief of the resort telephone exchange. The seventeen new switchboards will take the place of the nine, which at present control the shore telephone service, and It will mean the addition of e'ght more ’*HeUo Girls" to this exchange. Although ground was to have been broken Monday for the new 1500.000 Ocean Ctiy High School, an official announ.emert by Secretary Henry W. Townsend, of the Ocean City; Board of Education, stated that the 1 cold wave and lack of equipment had i made it necessary for the J. 8. Rodgers Company, of Philadelphia, to postpone operations for almost e week. The new higher institution of learning, which will be one of the most modem in South Jersey, la to be situated on the Old Camp Ground between Fifth and Sixth street on Atlantic avenue facing the ocean.

TWO CANDIDATES FOE OCEAN CITY C01OGSSI0H Ocecn City.—Although it is expected that several score of candidates will seek the two vacant positions on the Small Board of City Commissioners at the Municipal Elections on May S. only two aspirants have as yet taken ou» their petition papers from the City Clerk Harry A Morris. They are William J. Chadwick, former member of the Chosen Board of Freeholders of Cape May County, aad Dr. J. Thoraley Hughes, prominent resort druggist.

DE0VE CAE WHILE DEUNE: EAN DOWN SCHOOL GIRL Ocean City.—Walter Nickerson, thirty-eeven years old. of 425 West avenue, who it is charged, while intoxicated. Monday night, drove his motor c».r into Edna Lake, fourteen-year-old resort school girl, was held last Tuesday under $600 hall by Magistrate Frank H. Ware In the Ocean City Police Court, to await the outcome of the girl’* injuries. According to the police. Nickerson, while under the influence of liquor Monday night, attempted to drive his machine along Asbury avenue, one Of the resort's prominent thorough-. lares. Coming to Fourth street, the machine •»*-!'etl unsteadily from one aide of the afreet and jumped the sidewalk, hitting Mu* Edna Lake a daughter of Mrs. Mark Lake. 02 Central atenue. who b*opened to be paaetng

Mrs. Elisabeth Blundin. owner of , the Blscayne Hotel, op Ocean ave- ! nue. has returned to her home here, after being in Philadelphia on business during the past several days. The members of the Cape May County Past Councilors’ Association of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics held an important meeting at their lodge rooms in

Tuckahoe last week.

Announcement was made here this week that Commodore John Fite, of the Ocean City Yacht Club, has appointed a committee of three, headed by Harry Bassett, to co-operate wlttt the other civic organisations in making the seconf annual "Booster Banquet" a big success. The others on the committee Include John McTague

and Thomas F. Walker.

Mayor Joseph G. Champion, of this city, announced Thursday that F. Leroy Howe has been appointed

'secretary of the newly organ I red ‘publicity bureau of Ocean City,

which has offices at 802 Eighth street, this city. This announcement marks the first time in the history of this seaside resort that a publicity bureau has been established by the city, because of the urgent requests received almost daily for tnfoimation concerning the seashore. Its facilities and health qt Ilfleatlons. Mr. Howe, who Is also secretary of the Ocean City Chamber of

Commerce, asi —j n -

South Jersey newspaper circles, wiu also Introduce an advertising campaign to make the resort known during the coming summer months. MANY COUNTY WOMEN SEE MES. GRIEBEL’S FASHION SHOW Court House Building Tuned Into Fashion Shot last Thursday The Court House Building was turned into a fashion shop last Thursday, when Mrs. Catherine Grtebet. State aothing Specialist, entertained 125 women representing

every resort and inland community I along the lines of hooie-made per-j

nagnent dress patterns. To Illustrate

the different kind of dresses that i could be made from one permanent 1

pattern Mrs Griebel cleverly took the part of living model and astounded the County women as to what they could do for themselves with a little bit of well directed effort and a permanent pattern. Many women present at the meeting a anted to continue the millinery work of last year by maktag the second bome-tnade hat. but there being no Home Demonstration Agent in Cape May County to >nd aid and as the greater majority of women wanted to know ho* to make a permanent pattern, it was agreed that the 1923 Extension work among the somen this year would have to be

patterns Instead of ha*s.

Miss Roxana Gandy, of Dennisvllle. County Project Leader of Women's Work for 1923. announced that the eighteen communities had requested help from the State CtH-

meeting and Instructions given tnem to meet Mrs. Griebel and the Assistant Home Demonstration Agent Miss Ely. on April 11. 12 and IS. In

groups of six.

These eighteen leaders with Miss Ely’s help will by the 10th of Msy have Instructed six other women In each of their respective communities and they In turn can show others. The local leaders who have consented to give their time to help in this splendid Extension Work are: Mrs. Jay Mecray. West Cape May. Mrs. C. O. Bosserman. Cape May.

Mrs. Ida Chester. Cold Spring. Mrs Rita Thorson. Rio Grande. Mrs. H. L. Adams. Erma. Miss Myrtle Madara. Palermo.

Mrs. A. J. Meerwald. South Dennis.

Mrs. W. H. Shipe. Court House. Mrs. Emma Rates. Clermont.

Mrs. Edyth .Spaulding. Whites boro

Mrs. Charles Mlxner. Goshen.

Miss Wilhelmlna Powell. Swalnton.

• Mrs. Alice Cameron. Eldora. Mrs. Lyda Grace. Dias Creek. Miss Cora Corson, DennisvUle. Mrs. V. Chester. Sea Isle City.

Mrs. Jack Halleran. Sea Isle City.

Mr-v w. Hilton. Wildwood.

Mrs. W. Van Glider. Petersburg.

MANY SATES DEPORTED BY MAURICE SOFRONEY

The real estate office Of Maurice M. Sofroney. Landis avenue, has been the agency for a number of real Beta t# deals during the past mouth, of which the following Is a partial list: John -. ughrey cottage. 20«-fi< Landis avenue, sold to Antonio Terie.

of Philadelphia.

P. J. Cunningham cottage, oa Unto ■ street, sold to Edward H. Maa-

ler. of Philadelphia.

- Mrs. Lewis Conn property, store a>id dwelling at Townsend’s Inlet, sc Id to Elisabeth Stout, of Ocean

View.

H. Hobdell cottage, on Union sue*:, bought by Charles R. Roberta, and since resold by him. Foster cottage, on Elm street, sold to John Loughrey. of Sea Isle City. Peseoiano cottage, on Italia street, sold to Noel Popolarda, ot Sea Isle

City.

Wile property, on Landis avenue.' sold to Earl M. Waddington. j

FITCH RESIGNS AS FREEHOLDER CLERK (Continued from page 1) Director Kay presented the advertising schedule for the County for 1923. setting aside $3000 for newspaper publicity. $2700 to be spent advertising the resorts and mainland In the dally newapapers of all principal cities as far west as Chicago, and $300 to be spent In farm publications advertising the farm lauds of Cape May County. By resolution I of YMrector Kay. bids for the placing of this advertising will be advertised for. to be received on April 18th. By resolution of Director Champion. the office of Supervisor ot Bridge*, at $2000 per year, was created, and Edward Lore was named for the poet. Director Foster voted against this proposition. The plan as outlined by Director Champion at an earlier meeting Is to have the Supervisor of Bridges made responsible for the condition of the bridges of the County, to make periodical Inspection. attend to the oiling and

painting of the Iron work, and make such minor repairs as are from time to time.

SALESMAN Young married man preferred, whole or part time, no stock, books or specialities. Excellent opportunity to establish a permanent business. RAYMOND McHENRY 1900 Asbury Ave. Ocean City

Choosing. Your Depositary In ehoomnf a banking cmaatMm « a depontary for ymur faHa ym an invited to consider the stxaagtk, facilities and terviee af the First Matioaal Bank.

It pleases 48 to make eve transaction satisfactory.

j per cent interest paid on Savings Fond Account* FIRST NATIONAL BANK OCEAN CHT, N. 4.

CONTRACTORS MAIL US YOUR lists for builders supplies. We can ive you money. Champion, lath street and West avenue. Ocean Oar. N. J. "Look for the eigu."—adver-

tisement. 4tf.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO fill anything. Attractive prices. Prompt delivery. Champion's Lumber Yards. / l#th street and Wait avenuu. Ocean City. N. J. "Look for the sign.”—adv. 4tf.

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RALPH SUTTON CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Floor Scraping 14th and Bay Ave. OCEAN CITY GRUBB BROTHERS 609 Building contractors 0CEAN CITy Third St. Jobbing a Specialty N. J.

Spring Clothes t THAT LOOK FINE—AND ARE FINE They “look it” because they ARE “it”; nothing but the best wooleu, style and tailoring go into them. They’re economical because they wear as isag. Hart Schaffner fQ. Marx Clothes.

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