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Half MiUion jf Building Pemnto gt For Beachfront

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SMALL BUILDING

. i T V Thirty-«l*bt during oW pproilniMtely I50C,1 Smith, city bulldfior. 0! this r«K>rt. Jk 0! hr prrmiu wore laciK.a on thr i^achujt » liurabrr were for ot iU-umlai ciuracint pt:miu Iseurd dm • • for thr Chalice .fmem on the new »: Elrventh Street for ?!-• nrrmll wnr gram - J i McClelland Company. '' «*ur#d a per- • JIC.OOC flanscotn Sr*fDth Street and!

nlk.

■ Rnorj < on pan y ae- . .•rmlt (or thr ronetruckiliitg* valued at *50.Orroll Doughty. loMpb or. Mrcured a permit - nathi at IU.000. >i‘ iwurd to John E. thr ronttnirtlon of a !■ A-hury Avenue for •r costing m.OOO. G VlHette was i*for thr construe.•widrnce and offices W !’ rial nr? for *11.Jroome will conW('I apartments at 0Rrot and Ocean Avenue mi’OO for Hairl Mnea. Dias Creek Eevcf! Uamaey and eon. " Millville, are rtaiUnc Mrs Wilbert Bata-

Publicity Departtnent-Clearing House for the Entire County

OCCftU WIW- SEAl/lur-ri PftlXWAO-on.rT-«-nj?i - - • ymv:»m ; r- "

Every effort is being pot forth by the County Department of Publicity end Advertising to make that office a clearing bouse (or the entire County. «e are lnfonned. Data and Ir.tormatlon of every kind pertaining to the Coonty is being complied to be • answering the Inquiries

etc., as well a* about Utt shore resorts To aid in this work, a letter was aei.l to the aecreurv of eech of the County commercial bodies several days ago. requesting that such Information as they had In hand pertaining to farms for aale and Industrial site* Wed with the County Publicity Office to be used to answering inquiries on these subjects which being received Real estate can render a set (selves and the County ty t with the office such 'nation as they rare to give about (arms and industrial sites

heir hands.

.Notwithstanding inquiries to the 'ounty advertising campaign hare been coming in moat naUafartnrily. v direct-mail campaign was e^enfly begun Twelve hundred ouoty buokjeu. each accsmpenied by a personal letter, will be sent to a* many representative people In a doten cities. As these names are all those of business and professional people of means, good result? are expected frou. this campaign. Heretofore it has been the practice of the office when repUek to advertisement* came in asking for information as to hotels, cottages. apartments, boarding es. etc.. In a particular retort. to send the inqnlry to the chamber of commerce secretary or city clerk Ip that resort, but

changed and now

that ba* been such inquiries reaort in the county ao that all will have an equal opportunity to compete for the patronage "It cannot 1* made too plain, ■ayi Assistant Director Middleton. • that the Publicity Office will p.ay no favorite* Every reaort and community will be placed exactly the same bast* and all Inquiries comic; into the office are open to the inspection anyrae interested, during office hour*," be say* While the office ia busily gaged in ; riling Cape May C. ty to the country at targe, of the secondary thing* the flee will do Ita best to bring about this summer will be to sell the County and the Publicity Department to the people of ounty themselves, according ilr. Middleton.

Sew Slogan

Everyone is urged to use >" county slogan. "Vacation *nd." wherever and whenever they can. With thirty-five miles ot bathing beaches unmatched In this world. Cape May County does not have to bask in toe redacted glory of any other resort and for reason the old slogan. “Play ground of America." has been

scrapped.

belling Vacation land to Shrtner* Thousands of fihriners. their wives, staters and sweethearts, were gathered at Miami. Dg. last week and this and “Vacation land" told them ot its attractions and charms through two pages of rotogravure pictures and a news story in the Miami News, ot Sunday, the Shrine iaaue ot

that paper

Cape May C-ty

Mr* Charles Porch °f Hi© Grande. * with Mrs. William ei ' hambers spent ' wm House with Mr* Edna Jones. ab Norton spent the 5 b-r daughter. Mr*. Stone Harbor. M«sick. of Mllllan week with her Richard Uoyd. « 1 ha in her* attended the «_ reH-bration at Wlld- ” ‘•“trsday ot last week. E pent Tnea-

House

Mrs. Peter Chalfonte entertained at bridge Monday afternoon at her Beech Avenue cot-

tage.

Elmer ..ttilnger. of Philadelphia. spent a part of the week in Cape May with his brother. E. P. Nittinger. Mrs- Samuel P. McCabe, Alter spending the winter in Philadelphia ha* returned to Cape May for the summer and opened hci cottage. •The Bandbox." on Columbia Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Hughes entertained at card* on Friday evening. Mia* Prance* Bockius and her eister. Mis* Elisabeth, of Philadelphia. have opened their Hummer cottage OB Perry Street for the season, Mlae Catherine Ewing, ot Haddon Heights, entertained friend* ' over thtf week-end a the home of her parents. Mr. an- Mrs. W. L. Ewtng. of Perry Strn •

- Mrs. |

Vnnivemary

. iUla.

-Hi* Norton and >n spent Friday .Stiles ot South 1 harles Hpoechcalled on rtah Norton, or

Daughter Born Mr. and Mrs. WIster H. Dough- ■ ty. of Decatur* Street, are receiving congratulation upon the birth of a daughter, k. rjr Constance, born on Wednesday. Mrs. Dougherty before her marriage wa* Mis* Catherine Nm dlB*. Mnt. Nathan Prangi*. of Philadelphia. D enjoying fieveral days with her brother-in-law and slater. Mr. and Mr* David Konowltch. at their Washington St.

home.

Mis* Esther Eldredge wo* ho*>eas to the me-mber* of her bridge club on Monday evening at her Corgic Street home. Dr. J. Smallwood Eldredge I* attending a convention of the Shrine at Florlda. Mr. and M**. Charlta Tbrur. of Windsor Avenue, are enjoying a molor trip to North Carolina. Dr. Alexander C. Moon afler spending the winter In Philadelphia. ba* returned to Cape

May.

Mias Jane Smith and her *b-

ter. Mtaa Hannah Smith, enter-

tained at a bridge party

Cold Spring

Miases Emm. Eldredge. Irene Heathcote ai ' L rth» McPherson. George Search. Alvin Halbruner and Sllaa Church were among the young folk* from here who attended a pa.ty Wednesday evening of Met week at the boms of Ml* Helen Joquiat at Flahlog

Creek

Mrs. Edith Brown entertained the Standard Bearer* Sunday School Class and .'Tastonary Society at her hoia# Thursday of

last week.

Mr*. Frank Sheppard and daughter. Mary, of Wildwood, visited her eister. Mrs. Howard Hoffman. Saturday A prayer meeting of the Holiness Association was held Thursday afternoon of last week at the home of Mr and Mrs. Wil-

liam Olivers

Mr. and Mrs. George Weldon, of the Cape May Farmstead en-

tertained his parent.-

TWO OCULAR PROOFS THAT OCEAN CITY'S MATCHLESS BOARDWALK WILL BE FINISHED ON SCHEDULED TIME! |

7 Many Willing To p enn Hall Is Be Postmaster Cosmopolitan

Number of Candidates for

Local Berth ; Eifht Countries. 38 States Represented; Like Wee-

Influence of Our Mothers Is Greatest

Rev. Kulp Tells Wildwood Kiwanians in Address at Luncheon Law Is Crystalized Opinion

W I L D W O O D— Rev. Kuip. superintendent

Bridgeton District , r the M. E. Conference, gave s Mother'* Day r*s at bte Wildwood KiwanD Club at the Tuesday luncheon. Rev. Kulp declared that the greatest Influence In lhr formation Of character I* .Motherhood and told of that influence in the of several famous men. Including Washington and Uncoil: Daw. said Mr. Kulp. Is crystalixrd opinion 1j<w doe* not. he added, creal that opinion, but Is the re-

' of It.

D. of A. Hear Ex-Govenor E. T. Stokes

! OCEAN CITY-From at) ! couny there are quite j tew persons willing tu j some the lesponsihilHie* j postmaster of this resort | names of numerous candidates I for the vacancy, caused by ^ death of Edward M. Sutton. • heard on the street, but the | ers that be are absolutely r as to who the favored son

be.

Congressman Barbararh will make the appointment but It Is understood the name will he submitted with the approval ot the local organization. Senator f'harles C. Head wi give no Inkling as to who the new postmaster will be except that It "will he a very well known local resident." Several conferences have been held in regard to filling this position and It ' would not be surprising if the ! appointment Is made in the near future. The salary of the office ! is $3,400.

ther. Not Walk

OCEAN CITY—Tb* I4w young women students of Peon Hall, who arrived in Ocean City. Friday, April mb. and who are domiciled at the Flanders Hotel for the last month of their school year, are enj,vying the weather bn not the boardwalk, according to Dr. F. S. MagiII. hand master Dr Marriil said ye*t*»rdar after noon that the Penn Hail s»«*is> train lett i'bam berm burs. Pa., permanent home of the school. Rut as the billiard was- well under way there last week. The fM*r. e-caped just In time lo avoid the snow which blanketed that aecThe blizzard paralyzed thr electric light service and the town was without ligb-' until

West Cape May

A Son

. and Mrs E. Datga. of Chi

Senatorial Candidate Talks Me-

at Class Initiation of Ocean City Lodge

Thai Ocean CM j - . -plendid new boardwalk will hr tini-hed „„ scheduled time for Memorial Da'. *■.« .HUh. I. indicated hj tb.-u

photo- taken last week.

^ hove lAMtklng worth from Seventh street, showing a portion of fhe wsflu completed riremtiag

for the railing, with thr new The degree team. led by Mabel light standard- in place. Tbi- Sharp, captain, exeniplllled the gives an excellent idea of the ! Principles of th. degree in a walk’s width, tat feet. Observe! beautiful manner Ex-Governor that the ..Bt. r layer of dect lag! • s 'tokes favored with a patriotic

is laid herringbone fashion. Ad- udrire?*

Kulp told how ' Georgr i iarrat to this (aver are the ran- - Madeline Porter in behalf Wsahlngtoii wa* detertmd from ways for mllinc chairs. The w i 0 presented a solid gold entering the British navy because i decking U the only pari' of the' l ' 1 P' n 10 Helen Sharp for her bis mother disapproved. Thu*.; new walk which U laflamawMe. wntl ‘ >* delinquent offii er. .-he Washington wa- saved (or ’ne j ffce rv-t of it King of steel and ] iiSVing collected over $160. She American Revolution, for had ' f i concrete. accepted with many thanks, entered Britain* navy he wou.d Below—Driving the last con-' Ellen J Seaman, of the 8taU

Crete pile at Twelfth street, in! Publicity Committee, and a memroal of the Handers Hotel.< her ot No. 10. reviewed the work These pilings are each !K feet of the Council during the past

than five j winter ana the many happy hour.

cago. are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son on Friday ot Us! week. The new arrival will be known ax Robert Datga will he remembered

as Miss Anna Meyer.

E. Henderson and daugbtrt visited friend* in Ardmore Satin-

day and Sunday.

j Mrs. S. Stephenson and daughter. Helen, spent Saturday in

Two Members Are Prewmtl'"■“"ips..,,,,, w ,, ; , — —— • -I [.-pen. Sunday in Court House. rw-i-ss- ^ . ! Fhailew Christian and two OCEAN t m Thursday eve-i dau^h,*,, -pent Sunday in Mill ning of last week will long be j rule visiting relative* rememt, red by member* of Ocean I Mr. and Mrs. Charlw, Doll were City Council. No. IP. Daughters In Philadelphia Saturday on btisf-

ot America. A class initiation nes*. a-as held with the forme.- Rover-1

nor. Edward T. Stokes, candidate j Mr. Reeves Still 111

for I'nited State* Senator, in at- .. „ ..

tendance Two Uondind mem- Ml ° " f K**' 0 "- vl "- l-ers ot the order were oresent h' 11 T . Rrevea. who

have iiudoubtedly been against this couniry in ib

for freedom.

ailiet, |

, splendid !

Weldon. Sr., of Clayton.i'Ring to remember our mothers several days recently j with flowers but a tar greater Mr* Belle Eldredge ^^'^tno reflectlon u^n them Wert Cape May for two weeks | rllIlj In)1 ,d to provide, Mrs D. Wheeler and |h ^ w- , rrBM .lon treat be promised Mr

are expecting to Uave or Florida j (h( , >Iu|l (oi lh ,. , wo on , hundred l nell an about J me 1st to live permanent-! j,,, attendance meet Inga mom. ly. as Mr. Wheeler, who is »]»,,, rh ri,,-^ , h e recent atrend-land M:

U. 8. Navy man. Is stationed con , M ,. Tin- past pi

there. i told tb« ""

(Photo* by Senior Studio.i

Dennisville

Mr. and Mrs. J. A Appenzellcr j tailed to And any watermelon: and children, of Burlington, sp-nl'this county, hut that a* soon Sunday with her parents. Mr.and'any arrived they would be Mrs. William Bailey. j cured for the club. The Walker family, who occu-j u —

pled the Crease farm last sum-] mer. arrived here Saturday after-j niton afte- speod-ng the winter!

in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Nor- ^ Km nee, Canuao. of Ph.l msu Dempsey entertained «h«'“ < j c ,p hu sprtlt 4Sua(1|i> . v|th h

over the ***k-«nd. parent*.

Douglass Robinson, of < Miss Dorothy Boxarth has be.

daughter. Betty, of Clayspent Sunday with Mr

rs. Fred Bushnell.

and Mr*. Edwin Stiles- oflhfr*had j Ocean City, called on Janie* Si

Saturday.

I Mr and Mi> Chutlns laiwrenee j entertained their *on. Edwin ' latwrence. and tamlly. of Bloomj field, over thr week-end

Ocean Commnnity Club Elect* Officers

-pent at the sessions, institution*

and anniversaries in fou

ties of South Jersey. On behalf

of the committee in charg. evening entertainment sb

rented a large basket of fresh

fruit to Mrs. Porter. The

mtttee included 8. C. Secretary Halite W. Dakc. Nat. Rep. Ida F. Dixon. Nat. Rep. Florence M.Gil-

'otmcilor Eva Malvern. Dor-

othea Baretord. Helen Sharp and ]

Ellen Seaman.

A buffet supper w-as served in i

the beautifully decorated banquet | m r anri Mrs” hall which resembled a wisteria| lrrta | ne( j y r „ garden. The march wa* led by 1 n , philadelnhta

flag t-arer*. Martha F Marl* and i

Alice Stephenson, followed by I Ur gnd Mt ,

officers, visitors and mem- 1 '

•ery ill. Mr Reel

improving as quickly as his friends would Ilk.- him to. The •‘BeBcinetle*" held their business meeting at the home ot Helen Stephenson Wednesday evening of last week. Plans were discussed for their ramping trip, which will be taken next mouth. Mrs. S. .Shropshire, of- Woodbine, visited he: daughter. Mre.

M. Blame. Mt-day

Mr*. J Du: telly returned to her home in Wilmington. Del., on Sunday after visiting her sister. Mrs. Evan* Brown, to: a week Be? Stile* motored to Millville Sunday to vlsii friends. Mr*. M. Douglas*, who ha* been spending the winter with -er daughter, in Cold Spring, ha* opened her collage on Third Ave-

nue for the summer.

Miss Mildred Brewton motored to Vineland Sunday to vial!

friends.

Mr*. S. Hein spent Monday in Cape May Court House.

While Ocean 11 -jem with a Ittsty i I Friday night, th# is i l*een showing it* typical I ; By with balmy, spring .*,m*hlne I Bi. Magi!! a-.-red Tb* NEWS that the weather of ;tw past few day* has been entirely satisfactory. but be said that the unfin lihed state of the boardwalk t* not *o good That aection of the new walk in front ot the Flanders is mill la the early stages of coretri" con and will not hr ImiKhed until about the time the school term clown* Eight conn Ole* are represented in the enroligient here this year. Dr. Uaglll said—China. Japan. ' South America, the Canal Zone. Cuba, i snad*. Germany and the Baited St*tee. Girl* are registered (root p states in this country. ext end lag from Maine fo Cai-

ttorala.

Asked it Penn Hall would , turn to Ocean efty next yanr. Dr. Magiil said: "Yq*. 1 think so " Trooper Reilly Take* Three-day Vacation Stalq Trooper Joseph Reilly. Of the Police StaTitm *« Tucks hoe. siiept three day* of last woek visiting hi* parents

South Dennis

ey Meyers went to Philadelphia Friday. Dewis Edwards entertained ibe Dadiee' Aid'on Thura-

•f laat week

The W. C. T

the

Goshen

of Mr*. Enoch Scull -Friday. Mr and Mr*. Herbert Campbell and baby, of Petersburg, visited Mr. and Mrs. 1st w i t-nor McKslg Saturday. • Mrs. Joseph Denelstnrck. of Trenton spent two days of las' week with her mother. Mrs. De-

borah Nickerson

Mr. and Mrs Ralph Goff. Mr*. M'liaile* Anderson and daughter 1 t-dted Mias Annie Nirkerwou on i Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A- M. Brneitut ep- ; t< ruined Mr and Mrs. Charles Nickerson, of Wildwood, and Mr. , and Mra. Jame* P Dougherty, of i llnddonfleld. Thtirwriay of laat

House, spent a tew days cere with hi* niece. Mrs. M ilbert

Weeks.

Mr and Mr*. William Swain entertained Mr and Mrs Mark Frvmire. of Cape May City, at

dinner on Sunday

Mrs. Ella Bailey and daughter-

— ’ **-"— spent

teaching

week.

'boot at Eldors

the

(oflowed by supper | m-law , Mrs Earl Bailey. Focer-Meeray Hal! j Thuraday of Iasi week !n

, House attending tbc Slicing In-

:1 I stitute of the W. ('. T. V.

1 Fp

with'

Pupils Visit Valley Forge

> Hospital

d Ewing j The eighth-grade pupil* < Spring May Court Honsr and Ston i Sunday.] i-or went to Valley Forge Pen! the | S. one Harbor School but BadelphU j Saturday. Edith I’urdey.

tary of the court House

Virginia grade, describes their trip:

Forge about 1: 3 f ' j J ! and visited the ohaarratory and j tb' ! Washington’s Headquarter*. Then no' I we went to the museum where I Kn

IP* Father'* l»aj Phell

tcapej Mrs Edward Beaming ha* been Har- removed from the hospital where n the I she recently underwent an operslart! lion, to the home of her dnughsecre- ter Mr*. Wilson Miller, of Rahpighth I way where «he i» recovering

— 1 - slowly.

Ira- Jams* H- Maiand two small son* arr occupying their home ir . having spent some lira*

with her mother. Mrs Mary ere j Barnard, aftei *peodlng the w in-

ing ter In Philadelphia-

ile*j Mr and Mrs John Kalghn. ^ ot

Frederick Thoiiipstvn and daughter. of Non istowu. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. Dow nan: Mr and Mr*. Georgr Bozarth and son and daughter; of Mount Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Nixon and son. Howard, visited relatives here on Sunday. Mr ami Mrs. McNenl. of Sea Isle City; Mr. and Mrs. Bradford, of Palermo. Mr. and Mrs. Mo**cn of Ocean City, and Mr*. M. McArdle. of 8ea Isle City, spent Sunday with Mi. and Mr* Harry

Downam-

Mr. and Mr*. Frank Sb*» were Ocean City shopper.* on Friday.

officers at (I tm Monday n Ira. George

ben.

Blue

loth c

with t

wald and nis. called and Mrs.

T. i randol en-; Mr. s loms* I randol. j w-em to wo day* la*t Eldredg.

| Sea Isle

William Meet -] M, ‘- * hlldren. of South Den- 1 1

i Mr*. Jamea Eldredge Rwalnton Sunday. Mr attended a funeral at

ity Saturday.

I Mr*. Rnlxbaugh and ” Bumpaford.

1 number of Council In gold. ' Tuesday of h

.,„ d . ' iuon* and bank* were al each Mr* Samuel

] plate and every one pre*ent had j inR t ,| ow | J . si ! ! a glorious time. 1 _i_i.

tii-Il Councils represented » 1 ' lot i umber land, of I>eerb

e Pride

Minot

lelrgationx; Sterling, o ivllie. and i 'obanxey. o m New York State w.u tted at the S Officers P. S <• Addle Wheeler

her pa rents. Mr i Philadelphia, visiied Mr. and Mr*, art Erickson, on ! Edward lltrkman Sunday. -t week Hr. and Mr*. Frank Beal aad Hearon Is improv- "*"• Br ‘ d ***l on Frld,T t-- being on the w lid wood on Sunday.

Don is Kadtik. of Woodbit.e. vlaJ.‘i**ph Ueraalmchnk Monday i-‘““ Helen Meerwald and 1 Hickman t'presented their - I .it the annual xpelllnx cooat Cape May Court House

The ladies' Aid wa* -nt. t.itn'-d at the home ot Mr*. Is aine Cheater on Wednesday afti

noon of U d week

Mr and Mrs. David Armstrr. entertained their grandson. Ft Brad heck, of Swainton. over l

How to Cook Lower Asparagus Stalk

> evening o enjoyable t -xlnmni

Era

Rich

and Mr*. Irving Fitch and her of Sea Die City vDited •id Mr*. Edwa.-d Hickman

•t*hlng Creek, visited Mr. anri dr>_ F. c Batne* Sunday. William Meerwald and family 'er** In Millville Saturday Ml»> Anna Fkvw-ler. of Kldors. t'iied Helen Meerwald Saturday. Mr*. Helm Wit mer. of WHd- • ood. visited Mr*. A. J. Meet wald md family Saturday. The funeral of Coleman Deam- *■*. who died at Ocean City on rhuisday of last week, was btld n the Baptist Church Saturday. Intrmient was made in Union, •meiery Mr. I^wmiug wa* an ‘•d resident <•( South Dvnnia and Mr* Sadie Dixson entertained