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BOARD OF TRADE MEETS LUTHER C. OGDEN TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT FOR THE ENSUING j TEAR— BANQUET TALKED OF— ' BASE ' BALL COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED. Secretary E. J. Jerrell of the Cape May Board of Trade called a meeting oa Thursday evening far the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing- year, which resulted .in the re-election of last year's officers as lollows: President. Luther C. Ogden; Vice-President, Samuel H. Moore; Treaaurer, Thomas W. Millet, Secretary, Exerett J. Jerrell. President Ogden announced his base ball committee as follows: Messrs. Charles T. Campbell, chairman: Floyd C. Hughes. J. Allen Wales. Gilbert C. Hughes, Frank Hebenthal. This committee will be compelled to secure new grounds for the season. The matter will not be difficult, as Mr. Gilbert Hughes has secured permission from the Fidelity Trust Co. to use their property near Madison Avenue, which is very near the pYesent, sight. Messrs. Moore. Thompson and Sharp were appointed to visit Council and ascertain what amount of money will be available for amusements and advertising purposes. The president, complying with a request of the Board, will appoint a banquet oommlttee at an early date. Several Interesting discussions on a little missionary work were Indulged In. which will no doubt be very beneficial to the resort. The bills held over from last season were ordered paid. BAPTIST CHURCH At the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning Pastor McCurdy will preach on "The Gain of Giving." At . night the last of the scries on "Twice Born Men." illustrated with the conver- • slon of "The Puncher." Junior Meeting at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Bible School at 2 o'clock. | Mid-week service Wednesday at 7.S0 ' o'clock p. m. Young People's Meeting Friday evening at 7.J0. SOFT CRABS WITHOUT COST. Thousands of soft shelled crabs have been washing 'ashore on 'the "coast of the Delaware J3ay for the past two weeks and hundreds of people have been flocking to the beach to catch them. The i mild winter has prompted the crabs to bed near the surface but the recent strong tides have uncovered their hiding place, and craba a la tartare are the diet of the residents of the surrounding country. AGRICULTURAL MEETING The spring meeting of the Cape May County Board of Agriculture wll$ b. held In Tuckahoe. the fourth Thursdaj In the month. February 26th, Instead o: the Thursday previous, the regulation date. The change is made to accommo date one of the best of the -speakers an< who could not be present on the 19th. NO ADDITIONAL OFFICERS NEEDED The new City Council has reduced thi appropriation for the coming year ty about 15.600. which la all right, but thi ■ proposition to add a new office to thi 4 present list did not meet with favor. COD FISHERMEN. Charles Jaquette and partner caugh 240 large cod one day this week. Thi fishermen report many porpolaq on thi eral of the officers to be Installed. CAPE MAY SUMMER VISITOR DIES Mahlon Bolton, of the firm of Leamlni and Bolton, of Philadelphia, and fo: many years a summer resident of thli resort, died recently at his late home. ELIZA TODD CRABB Eliza Todd Crabb, who had been a regular summer cottager nere for a number of years, died February 3. 1814, at her late home, 203 South 42nd Street. Philadelphia. ENOLA SELOVER. Enola Selover, aged 43 years, died at Green Creek, on Thursday. February 5. Funeral services will be held Sunday at Green Creek M. E. Church. IN MEMORIAM x Emma Murphy (nee Dallas), of Colsllngswood, N. J. In loving memory of mother, who left us five years ago to-day, February 10th. 1909. We never knew the pain she bore Although we saw her die, We couldn't think she would leave us She didn't say good-bye. Her daughters Dollle and Bessie. An Anonuncement Correctness m style, in workmanship and In fabrics ars fully guaranteed. A:, unlimited oollection of samples has Just Corns la and select your new suit BCHERER Decatur street. and Seed Potatoes, try and Phillips varieties.

jNEWS AND ' 1 i COMMENT 5 ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEERST, PASS- 1 I J ING EVENTS AND OCCURRENCES -] GLEANED FROM HERE AND 3 THERE — READ THESE ARTICLES ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. e Revival services ere attracting large 5 congregations in the First M. E. Church I t of Cape May. of which the Rev. Dr. < ■, Lake Is the pastor. t • • * < Mrs. James Bennett, who has been < . quite ill is rapidly Improving. ] The Cape May City Council will ape proprlate 15,000 for a public band, to | give free concerts during the summer j i I. * * * j 1 1 The annual minstrel show given by i | _ the pupils of the Cape May High School j ' e will be given Friday evening. February i ] . 20, 1914, In the Washington Street Hall, i it • • • e Charles Hoffman, of Rio Grande, was ; taken sick with rheumattm last week t andn was confined to his bed. p * * * 1 The tug boat "George Durray." of < e Philadelphia, is In Cape May harbor doing some towing for the Wrecking ( Dredging Co. l Miss Kezlc Smith has returned home i after spending a month with Irene ■ j Bennett. i j Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, of Holly Beach, ■ visited her mother. Mrs. Mary nand, re- i Clayton Smith has gone to Perth Am- l boy, N. J., for a short visit. He has been with his sister here, Mrs. Fannie i ■ Sooy. all winter. ' Mrs. A. G. Bennett, of Madison avenue, i 1 visited friends at Court House one day i e this week. ! Mrs. Charles Keeler w»s a Cape May ' * Point visitor this week. ® Herb Johnson. Jr., and Harry Seal, i e motored from Haddonfleld and spent the week end at the home of Mrs. A. G. Bennett on Madison avenue. Miss Mary Price entertained friends ^ from Court House Sunday. 0 Miss Mae Leach, daughter of Mr. and n Mrs. J. Granville Lehch, Is visiting at : 8 the old homeestead. on Lafayette Street. S W. N. WEAVER OPENS REAL ' ESTATE OFFICE. I Mr. William N. Weaver nas opened a 1 Building at 221 Decatur Street, and is now prepared to handle t.ie real estate and Insurance business In all its details.

Mr. Weaver has had several years of , successful experience In this line at Pittsburg where he Is an extensive owner of Improved properties, and his holdings in Cape May consist of valua- > ble real estate. t SURPRISE PARTY surprise party was tendered to t Pilot Walter Bennett, on Monday even- < lng at his home on Washington Street. ' by a number of lady and gentlemen 1 friends, and an Ideal time was bad by ] all present. Shuffle-board, pinochle and j , other games whlled away the evening, | • and after a sumptuous repast the tango, i i the bunny-hug and turkey-trot were In- | '• dulged In. after which they departed for their homes. Those present lnclud Ella Bennett. Anna Curtis. Mildred Edmunds, Helen Smith, Martha Wales. ' Clara Klnkle. Elizabeth Eldredge, Nor- < ma Hlldreih, Edna Parker, Mr. Baker. < Benjamin Poinsett. John Mccray, Ralph 3 • Schellenger, Samuel Schellenger, Jesse < Rutherford. Cliff \vare, Harry Mecray ' tand Arthur Hand. — 0 RACINE— EKSTROXL 1 £ Mrs. Emma L. Ekstrom wishes to an- 1 * nounce the engagement of her youngest 3 daughter, Anna Louise, to Mr. Albert D. ' Racine, of Haddonfield, N. J. The wed- ' ding will take place early in tfce spring. 1 Miss Ekstrom is now of the Betheny ' Apartments, Walnut Street, Phfladel- < phiz, and is a Very charming and popur lar young lady and is well known. Mr. > Racine is also very popular. I

MEETING DOUGLASS OF DENNIS VTLLE . IS APPOINTED ^SUPERINTENDENT OF COUNTY ALMS HOUSE TO SUCCEED JOHN RUTHERFORD — BIDS OPENED. The Board of Chosen Freeholders held regular meeting at the Court House , Tuesday last. The Road Supervisor reported the county roads Im-good condition with few | exceptions, and he was instructed to proceed to repair the same wherever Bids for the construction of a mud and the erection of posts and curb along both .aides of the Avalon road between the main land and Avalon bor- ! ough -line were opened and read as fol- ' lows: I \t illlam Barbour 25.460 00 1 Henry Y. Clouting 4.763 44 ' Chas. Nickerson 4,520 00 A. H. Lupton 11,760 00 1 H. Hoffman . . .' 4.110 00 C. Mahan and Co. 4,320 00 J. W. Corson 2.480 00 ; Geo. B. Jefferys 4.620 00 i Chas. R. Holmes 4,392 00 The contract was awarded to the lowest bidder. Mr. J. W. Corson, at the figure named. All bids for placing an extra board along the curb of the Sea Isle City road were rejected, it having been determined { that the specifications were faulty. It was decided to readvertiae for bids under corrected specifications. As there two bids of exactly the same figure It would hgve been necessary to readvertise If the change In the specifications 1 had not been deemed necessary. Mr. Lewis Douglass, ef 'LennlsvlUe. > was duly elected to succeed Mr. John Rutherford as Superintendent of the Almshouse for a term of one year commencing March 25th next, at a salary of 2600 for the year. BOARD OF EDUCATION ORGANIZED. On Monday evening the new Board of Education met and organized for busifor the ensuing year. William Porter was selected as president and W. R. Sheppard was elected vice-president. The Board now consists of the following members: William Porter, William R. Sheppard. L. C. Ogden. S. R Styes and John T. Hewitt. E. J. Jerrell. secretary. President 'Porter will name the commlttees on the next regular meeting night, which occurs on the second Tuesday of each month. ONTHEIiASKET BALL FLOOR I CAPE MAY A. A. LOSES TO LAUREL I SPRINGS BY SCORE OF 34-31 — | TRENTON FIVE OF THE EASTERN LEAGUE CIRCUIT Tv-NIGHT ON THE LOCAL FLOOR Cape May A. A. lost Its second consecutive game last Saturday night on the local floor, this time losing to Laurel . Springs In a close and exciting game, j The first half ended 19 to 11 In favor of the visitors. Although the score was one-sided at times the game was close at the last. With two minutes to play the home boys ran the score form 34-27 up to 34-31. . Shellds was off In his foul shooting, while E. Bllson was at his best making 18 out of 20. In the seecond half Cape May shifted Its lineup. Little going . from guard to forward in Kirk's place, and Crombe in Little's place at guard. This shift helped the home boys along. I The lineup: [ May Laurel Springs r ■Shields Forward Z: Gayer : I Kirk Forward A. Bllson I Reagor Center R Bilson Little Forward E. Bllson Vanzant Crombe Guard P. Mitchell Field Goals — E Bllson. 4; Geyer, 2; Mitchell. 1; A. Bllson. 1; Shields, 5; Little. 4: Reagor, 2; Vanzant. Foul Goals— Bllson, 18; Shields, 7. Referee — 1 Little. X J TRENTON TO-NIGHT , i The greatest game of the season will • played Saturday night between the i Trenton Tigers and the Cape May A. A. ■ Trenton's lineup will be: Forwards, < and aKen: Center. Getsinger; J guards. Geig and Frost. Cape May I will be represented as follows: For- i wards. Shields and Kirk center. Bilson; j guards. Little, Vanzant and Crombe. , WHEATON RICHMOND. The wedding bells have rung again in 1 our borough. This time It was on El- 1 dredge avenue in the home of Mr. and Joseph Wheaton, whose eldest daughter. Miss Emma, was quietly ] wedded to Mr. William Richmond on i Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. Dr. Lake. . The best man was .Ed ward Phillips and the bridesmaid was Miss Louise WheatThis most estimable and popular ] couple are enjoying an extended \ trip to Washington. ' Philadelphia and other points of Interest, and when they return they will begin the journey of their domestic life in the h^use of Mrs. Chas. Schellenger. The best wishes possible of very ' friends for their happiness and prosperity will ever follow them.

PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING oF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Dr. and Mrs. C, N. Davis have been spending several days here this week. W. L Hooley was a week-end visitor Mrs. Geo. Bennett, of Wilmington. DeL. has been visiting friends here for several days. Edward Heath, our congenial townsman. who has been for some time empiloted as operator on the P. R R and leaves here on Monday to accept a position In West Haddonfield. Tlirfr friends wish them success In their new home. Mr. Daniel Focer and Miss Caroline were recent visitors to New York City. Miss Etta Gregory and Mrs. Irabel with headquarters at Jacksonville and St. Petersburg. Before returning they will visit Mr. and Mrs. William Church, on the James River. Rev. Chas. G. Glrelius. district superintendent of the New Jersey Chllden's Home Society, of Trenton. N. J.. made an official visit here Tuesday. Robert Hewitt, of Mt. Airy. Pa . was an over Sunday visitor among friends here. Pastor McCurdy waa In Philadelphia early In the week transacting business. Edmund B. Wales, of Philadelphia, has keen spending a short time with his brother, Dr. Wesley R. Wales. NORTHEASTERN* SECTION A^-n umber of renters were down on Sunday looking for cottages for the coming summer season. This is very unusual for this time of year and is evidently a forerunner of a prosperous season at this popular resort. Miss Viola Schellenger, who has been confined to her home fir more than a week with pneumonia, is recovering her usual good health under the skilful treatment of Dr. Walter Phillips. Miss Tillie Hughes, who has been as1 sistant operator for the Bell Telephone Company in this city, "for about a year, has been promoted to head operator. ' Miss Hughes was agreeably surprised . when she received the appointment. Dr. Chas. N. Davis, of Philadelphia, waa an over Sunday visitor, looking over his interests here, and incidentally observing things around the Cape May Golf Club. i The property belonging to the Aaron ; Schellenger estate is undergoing considerable improvement preparatory to ' the coming summer. Cottages down the Landing way are becoming very much in : demand. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Speace, of Philadelphia, summer residents in Cape May, were at Schellenger's Landing several days ago ' looking over their yacht and other in- ! terests there. It whs not the boom of Uncle Sam's warships at target practice that some of our people thought they heard the other day, when the fog hung so heavily I over the meadows and upland, but the incessant banging of breech-loaders in the hands of Millard Ware, Harry Bellangv. Smith Hughes and Lew Sayre, who "were in the sounds shooting duck( t) and they are just as plentiful now. Sayre, of motion picture notcriety, was kicked overboard by an overloaded gun and was miraculously rescued by the timely assistance of Smith Hughes with • a pair £i ice tongs. Harry Bellangy equipp^ the yacht Margerie for this oo^ casion, and barring a few thrilling adventures and being compelled to show their licenses to the Game Warden, who spotting them, everything passed off serenely. It is rumored that Capt. Lew Smith .will soon be riding around in a new Packard of his own. He says he had to - We are pleased to know that Dr. A. Leach is able to be about again, after several dayB indisposition. Mrs. Stites York and Mrs. Alice Hughes spent several days this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Millard F. Ware, at Anglesea. Dogs got into the rabbit pen of Willie Ware one night this week and killed fourteen full grown Belgian hares. Clarence Schellenger, who is employed in Ocean City, is a regular Sunday visitor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexis Schellenger. Read the Star sad Wave

CITY COUNCIL JMEETING ACTS ON ORDINANCE— MONEY TO BE EXPENDED FOR THE YEAR OF 1914 TO ABOUT 25,099 LESS THAN THE YEAR 1913-^-OTHER PROCEEDINGS. On Tuesday evening of this week the City Council met at City Hall In regular monthly session. President Marcy In the/ chair, and Messrs. Mecray, Gilbert Wolff, Shaw, Bailey, York and Hughes In attendances After reading reports of the various city officials, Mr. Bailey proposed that the city aak for, bids on an apparatus which Indicates the location of fires, wh-n the department is called out by phone. The proper committee waa Inetructed to have same installed. Chairman Hughes, of the Streets and Highways Committee, stated that the work of the city carpenter was progressing satisfactory and work'.on the storm damaged 'sections was being repaired by Joseph Hanes. Chairman Bailey, of the Fire and Water Committee requested Council to advertise for bids for about 1200 tons of coal (the advertisement appears in The storm sewer pipe at the foot of Madison Avenue will be repaired and placed In good shape as soon as possible, and grading of New Jersey Avenue was a matter of discussion. Property owners on New Jersey Avenue have asked for an extension of the sewers on that street. The law requires a petition to be signed by owners of the abutting property, and to be legally ad- . vertlsed before the city fathers can take ' Application of Frank Taylor, for the police force was received and filed. The appropriating ordinance . was read and passed to second reading, after reducing several Items. The following Is the Appropriating , Ordinance as It passed the second I lng: • h, -x, APPROPRIATING ORDINANCE An Ordinance to direct and prescribe the amount of taxes to be levied lu the City of Cape May,. In the ye»r A. D.. 1914. and to make appropriations and limit expenditures for the time begini nlcg the first day of January. A. D., . 1914. and ending the thirty-first or De- . ceraber A. D.. 1914. i Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted I by the Inhabitants of the City of Cape May In City Council assembled, and It Is hereby enacted by the authority of i the same, that the following amounts t are hereby appropriated for the^respec- . tlve purposes herein stated from any | funds In the treasury, to be used for the respective purposes and not otherwise. Mayors Salary 2600 00 Recorder Superintendent of ; Water Works, etc. 1.200 00 ! Assessor's Salary 600 00 • Collector's Salary 700 00 • Treasurer's Salary 700 00 Building Inspector's Salary 300 00 City Solicitor's Salary 400 00 Street Supervisor's Salary 660 00 , Engineer Water Works 840 00 ' Assistant Engineer Water W. . 780 00 ■ Two Engineers Fire Dept 1.560 00 ' Police and Watchmen 6.000 00 Lighting Streets and Public Buildings 18.000 00 i Repairing. Cleaning and Watering Streets 7.500 00 \ Fire and Water 6.500 00 < Property and Improvement .. . 4.000 00 i Incidentals 3.000 00 Interest on City Bonds and Notes 40.500 00 , Sinking Fund 12.640 00 • Schools. Manual Training 700 00 , Payment of 21000 School Bonds 1.000 00 . Interest on School Bonds 1.045 00 Stationery. Printing and Advertising 2.000 00 , Fire Department 4.500 00 , Memorial Services 200 00 J Board of Health 500 00 ; Operating Sewer Plant 2.000 00 , City Carpenter 660 00 \ City Engineer 750 00 , Engineer Pumping Station .... 780 00 Amusements 1.000 00 Overseer of Poor Salary 300 00 City Laborer 660 00 | Music 5.000 00 1 Total 2127.575 00 , Sec. 2. And be It further ordained and enacted that the money appropriated by the first section shall be derived from the following sou roes: Anticipated Water Rents 20.000 00 , Anticipated Licenses and Miscellaneous Receipts 10.000 00 Tar Duplicate for 1914 97.675 00 Total 2127.575 00 HOW 1 SERVE TOO First. I will build you the best boat for the money. Second, I will store your boat In my enclosed boat house by the year or the Third, I can offer you a choice of the best second hand boats and take your present craft In part payment on a new one. Railways on which to run boats. JOHN A. PHARO. 1202 Lafayette St.. Keystone phone No. 95D. EDWARD W. SAYRE CARPENTER AND BUILDER JOBBING WORK WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND EFFICIENT ATTENTION. 912 QUEEN STREET I

MECHANICS ; ENTERTAIN t THE MASQUERADE DANCE AND SOCIAL GIVEN BY MEMBERS OF i COLUBMIA LODGE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF XECHANIC8 GRAND SUCCESS— OTHER NOTES. The Masquerade Ball and Social given - In Washington 8tr*et Hall on Thursday . evening by Columbia Lodge, Independent i' Order of Mechanics, of this city, waa , the crowning event of the season In every particular, and waa greatly en- , Joyed by the large crowd of Cape May people who turned out to participate In * \ thla delightful event. The Cape May Band, under the proficient leadership of Mr. Wm. Portbr. discoursed some good dance music for the oocaalon and also rendered several other selections during the evening. 1 The hall waa crowded to the limits, i the banner attendance of any entertaln- ■ ment this season being present, lnclud- > lng a number of visitors from Diaa ■ Creek, and several other places. Included among those who partlcl1 pated In the entertainments were Mlaa . Delia Rowland, who recited In her In- > lmltable manner and waa heartily ap- , plauded by the audience. Miss Marlon Nelson sang In a fine cont tralto, her rendition being greatly 1 enjoyed. Last, but not least of the entertaini ment features was the famous ZoboSmith Band, from Honolulu, which af- . forded a great deal of amusement by tha . manner In which they discoursed a num. i ber of popular airs, their unique lnstru- , ments of French design and their gay . uniforms attracting much attention, and . their musical productions were loudly applauded . : Mr. Harris, of Salem. Grand State Secretary of the Mechanics, waa present, i and gave a very interesting talk In favor , of the order, and impromptu speeches were made by several of the members. The masqueraders were much In eviI dence and characters of every Imaginable description were In the grand march. The dancing was under the dl- > rectlon of Mr. Clifton Ware, who also . arranged the Grand March, which waa , very picturesque and pleasing I Columbia Lodge Is on^ of tbs most . popular beneficial organizations In Cap* . May. and among Hi members are soma . of the best young and middle aged men of the town, and many of the older reaI idents of this city are associated with 1 the order. I Tne members of the lodge wish to r thank all who participated in the ex- , cellent program and contributed In other r The committee In charge of the enter- , talnment were Lewis N. Smith, chairman. George Sandgran and Raymond j Yanaman. who are to be congratulated upon the success of the entertainment ) and the systematic and able manner in ) which they conducted the proceedings. ) They were aided by a proficient corps j of assistants who also deserve thanks ) for the performance of the various ) "* > Some of the members of Washington , Camp. No. 181. P. O. S. of A. visited ) the Cold Spring Camp on Thursday evening. The Cold Spring Camp en- , tertalned members of Camps from Wildwood. Court House and Rio Grande,, 1 j The Installation of officers of Caps ) May Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen was postponed on last Thursday evening on account of the Illness of sevI eral of the officers. ... ) o [ OPERA HOUSE POPULAR Peter Armstrong, proprieto r of the I Jackson Street Opera House, has won , popularity for this amusement resort by , producing the kind of photo plays which j are most enjoyed by the people. The , programs are always well arranged and I generally pleasing. > To-night. (Saturday) the .show wul be ) an event of the season. ) The Opera House Is large and well ) ventilated, with abundant emergency ex1 O ' OYSTER AND SALAD SUPPER . The annual supper will be given by I the members of the P. E. Church of the ! Advent at the Harrison, (formerly Bellmere), corner Perry and South j Lafayette Streets, Saturday evening, February 21st. from 5 to 9 o'clock. . Tickets 35 cents. Ice cream and cake, [ 15 cents extra. . 2-7St 1 SEARCH— WHEATON. On Saturday. January Slst, at high noon. Miss Mary C. Doughty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wheaton. of West Cape May. was united in marriage ta 1 Mr. Charles W. Search, of Hatboro, Pa. The wedding occurred In their own homo ' at 2613 Opal Street. Philadelphia. , VALENTINES. r All the latest novelties In Valentines r forma and place cards. Also ready for Washington's Birthday. | A full supply of Post Cards and artistic souvenirs. No old stock, all new and right up to date. LAURA M. BROWN. 417 Washington. Street. See those new baby coaches St • Wentxell's, 81 Perry street Advertise ta the Star aad Were. "j