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F2IDAY. TUNE 15. 1923

Seen and Heard in Ocean City

Mr. and Mrs. Edward DeFraln. the former owning the DeFraln Sand Co., Of Philadelphia, have announced their intentions of spending the summer reason In this resort. They will reside at the Strand Hotel. Announcement has been made here that William E. Staff, a graduate of the Chautauqua Normal Institute of Education. New York City, has been secured to instruct the various resort business men in the ncwly-organired gymnasium class of the First M. E. Church here. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Holringer. the former connected with the Burroughs Adding Machine Co., will arrive here Saturday to spend the season in the resort. Other season’s gueets who will remain at the Strand are Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ney, of Philadelphia. The Strand Hotel. Ninth and Wesley avenue, reported a number of guests over the week-end. They Included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kerr, of Montclair. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Jackton. E M. Hull. Miss Lilly Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. De Benster and family, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. E. Haines Hilliard, of Camden. With eight new policemen, members of the Ocean City Police Department for the coming season. Chief of Police Howard T. Johnson Is not ■hort-handed. Not all of the eight O cere have as yet been placed on duty, but these will be assigned to beats within the next several weeks according to Chief Jbhnson. Firemen who responded to an alarm early Sunday morning discovered the awning of Howard 8. Btalnton’s dry goods store at 806 Asbury avenue afire. Quick work on the part of the firefighters subdued the blaxe without much damage being done. Fire Chief Samuel B. Conver thinks that some passer-by carelessly tossed a cigarette upon the awning starting the fire. ;/ —« t—i" a i *" The guests registered at the Blseayne Hotel ever the past week end Include Mr. and Mrs. Seorge Romlng*r and Kerdall Romlnger, of Olenside. Pa.. David Jamison, of Northwood Pa.. Miss Emma Mathews of Olney. Pa.. Miss Mildred Wagner. Mrs. F. F. Burns. F. O. Davidson. Margaret Radeliffe. Mias Gladys Hughes. Jsck Schneider. Mr. and Mrs. C. Rohrbach. of T Iladelphla. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cox. of Wes*. Chesier. and Mr. and Mrs. l>wis Bordon and family, of Philadelphia.

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Romberger. who are now in California, will leave the Pacific Coast shortly and travel to this resort, by automobile, where they will remain during the summer months. William H. Colllsson, past president of the Ocean City Kiwanls Club, announced this week that George D. Porter, former Director of Public Safety In Philadelphia, will speak before the Klwanlans here on Wednesday. June 27tb, Instead of this week as was originally slated. The contract for rebuilding the Boardwalk between North and Sec ond streets In the upper section of the resort, and Thirteenth and Seventeenth streets Is nearing completion. according to an announcement made by City Commissioner Everton A. Corson, director of the Department of Highways. After consultation with postal authorities In Washington, D. C., Postmaster Edward M. Sutton, of this city, plans to give this city decidedly Improved service this summer. He Intends to considerably Increase the force of letter carriers and clerks In the poet office and give the residents all over the resort three dellverli of mail a day. "Jack" Scatchard and Miss Kitty Kralker. of Philadelphia, both summer reeidents in this resort, were married last Saturday night In the First M. E. Church of Germantown. It was a Colonial wedding, and the young women were attired In oldfashioned style of dreeese. The maid of honor was Mias Margaret Radeliffe. The bridesmaids were the Misses Jean Sca'chard. Mildred Gornbaugh and Jean and Betty

The bride wore an old-fashioned ■ess or white satin crepe, and the bridesmaids were gowned In taffeta of pastel shades. The bee' man was Roy (Pat) Reilly. The ushe.s were Robert Campbell, and Joseph Scatehard .of Philadelphia: Beniamin Jenkins. of Atlantic City, and Harry Waddlngton, of Washington. D. C.

WHAT HAVE YOU TO SELL! If It can be sold, the TIMES classified ads will sell It for you. Look over today's advertisements on ’page five.

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Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Christian, Mr. City Grammar School was awarded I and Mrs. Price I. Patton. Mrs. Joseph the plaque offered by the Women’s Lees and Mrs. Freda Green were Civic Club of Ocean City for improve- i members of a bouse party at the ment and neatness in application. White Hall this paat week. i while the Sixth Grade. SecUon H.;

'of the Ocean City Grammar School 1

Among the resort hotels that will won first prise for efficient and order-

be opened within the next month are ly conduct

the Traymore. which la operated by Th e first prises consisted of »5.00 D. L. Fry. of Philadelphia, and the nieces. These were won by the

new 81,600.000 Flanders HoteL > following:

ment made by l.alph L. Chester, or _ t,—. rviniMt street * rTear* 1 th e*Boare wait' Z'SS Th«ra

leased to George F. Wright, of At-, v “ ^

lantic City. Tentalve plans made by Seventh Grade—Best urt the new lessee Include the opening „ j . of the hotel about June 16. | T Eighth Grades—Beet Drees. Jessie Mr. Wright formerly leased the Ja = k v an j? Jeanette Smith. Locust Hotel In Atlantic City. The CooklngContest of ,b eHlgh

___ | School girls took place last Friday

Commodore John E. Fite, of the n'ght. Attractive breakfast* and Ocean City Yacht Club, has r ated luncheons were served on small taolee that the yachting season Is now in the cookery room. Elisabeth opened In South Jersey, and just as Smith's breakfast won first prite with soon as all of the yachts, motor boats a luncheon by Lovedy Welch second, and racers owned by the various The Massey A Edwards medal was members were In trim, the racing won by Theresa Pileggl for the beet season would start wth a vim. biscuits, and Miss Nickerson's medal A doten or more new craft, several for the best muffins went to Beryl bearing the name of “Ocean City.** Reichley. Josephine RelcMey. who are expected to be seen in South Jer- was chosen as having made the best sey yachting competition this sum- coffee, received first prise for this.

—Best Dress: Anna

The Normandie Hotel, one of the oldest and most widely-known hotels In this resort, will commence its summer season on June 28th. according to an announcement made by J. H. Slocum, former manager, who la now connected with the new $1,600,000

Flanders Hotel.

Herbert W. Wilks, a gV&auate of Dlckenaon College, at Carlisle. Pa., who has been connected with Mr. Slocum for some time, will manage

the Normandie.

Members of the Phi Rho Sigma fraternity, comprising young men who have attended or are now students of the hPlladelphla High Schools, recently purchased a house at 206 Wesley avenue and dedicated

it last Wednesday.

City Sol He tor Andrew C. Boswell, acting for Mayor' Joseph O. Champion. officially welcomed members of the fraternity to this resort. The Phi Rho Sigma fraternity was organised In 1814 by Samuel H. Paul. John B. Rock elm an. waiter E. Snelder. Eugene Shron't. Anthony J. Schob and Jam.es Schmehl. E. E. Nagle, of 8L Petersburg. Fla., Times, Is now connected with the Boulevard A Bay Land Deevlopment Company of this city. He Is a guaet of the Strand Hotel. Among the college str.dents who are returning to the seashore to spend the summer vacation are Andrew Steelman, a student at Swartbmore College. Gus Goetx. of the University of Pennsylvania, who rowed on the Red and Blue crew this past season. Miss Catherine Smith, who accomplished numerous athletic feats at Dickenson College this past season, and Marcus Blackman irom the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. —uipt—« atandadn etao etaoln (

Fashion Show That the recent “Fashion Show" S ven under the direction of Mias :hel Nickerson, supervisor o( the Department of Household Arts In the Ocean City Schools, wss a huge success. is the opinion of hundreds of Parent* who visited the exhibits. The class of Ocean City High School girls won the plaoue offered by the Ocean City Research Club for cleanliness and sanitation In class -ork. The Fifth Grade of the Ocean

COMPLETE B0ABDWA1K IH OCEAH CITY ■ OCEAN CITY—The construction of I the new P-'erdwalk in the upper end of the city k'd from Thirteenth to Seventeenth str«.c‘* was completed this past week, giving promenade™ a fine esplanade from '.orth to Seventeenth streets, a di-tance of nearly

three miles.

The approaches aave been rebuilt and the atepe repal.-ed and the Boardwalk now la second to none along the coast The 'Walk may be extend*-j around the Ocean Clty,Oarder. Tract In the north end of the island, this depending upon the development of

that section.

The dredging company at work there has deposited more than a quarter of a million cubic yards of sand from Great Egg Harbor Bay over the ground on a portion of this tract and soorea of men arc laying cement curbs and sidewalks.

movthg Bunjjnros from HEW TRUST COMPAHY SITE OCEAN CITY—Traffic on Asbury avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets was again tied up on Monday morning and afternoon by the removing of a four-story dwelling from the northeast corner of Eighth street am* Asbury avenue. This la'the secon a house to be taken away from this corner to ma'te way for the new modern office building which win be erected by the Ocean City Title and Trust Company, owners of the ground. A CHECKING ACCOUNT HELPS you to keep tra-t of your expend! tores and fives you a receipt foi every dollar paid out. Open one with the Security Trust Co., Gape May.—advertisement tf.

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Furniture

KANOS BCOS .ad STOVfcS BOUGHT and SOU) COMPARE OUE PRICES VISIT Oli'lt HHUWltOOUS pnon .H R ocmciTT.m

RALPH SUTTON CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Floor Scraping 14th and Bay Ave. OCEAN CITY

Bring the Family Here For a real, Italian Spaghetti Dinner. Delightful Italian Salads, and other Dishes

If you prefer American Dishe*. we serve than too. in pleasant surrounding* and at moderate price*.

See our new cafe and dining room, remodeled thi* year. Dancing every Saturday evening, with

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C. Ellwood Carpenter’s CASINO CLUB - BY THE SEA Ocean City, N. J. The Mecca of aO Oceaa Gt/i aodal event*. DANCING NOW - Eoary W.Jn—Jay , Regular Opening. Saturday, Jane 2 3rd. Season. Couple and Famfly Ticker* on Sale.

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