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EVANGELISTIC 1 CAMPAIGN "GO-TO-CHURCH" SUNDAY BEINGS 1 OUT WORSHIPPERS, UNION EVANGELISTIC SERVICES IN PROGRESS. "Go-to-Church" Sunday in Oape May brought out a large body of worshipper* | last Sunday. No doubt the epidemic of , grip kept many away from the »ervice». | However the audience* were larger than ( usual, and the services were highly commended by attendant*. The church | choir rendered splendid music and the , minister* showed the inspiration received from the enlarged congregations. I Owing to a break in the boiler of the ( heating plant, the Methodist Church could hold no services. That oongrega- t tion worshipped with sister congrega- , tioas and their presence was heartily ap- , predated. The pastor, the Rev. B. P. , J odd, assisted in the morning service it , the Presbyterian Church and preached , at the evening service in the Baptist | Church. , The Union Evangelistic services were held this week in the Presbyterian | Church. Attendance was somewhat di- ] minished by reason of the grip and the ; Inclemency of the weather, but a growing interest is manifested by increasing | attendance. The music is much enliv- < ened by the assistance of several musl- < cal instruments. The Bev. w" D. Mc- i Curdy of the Baptist Church, preached ' two forceful sermons on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The Bev. B. P. Judd of the Methodist Church, main- ( tained the same high order of message oa Wednesday and Thursday evenings. \ Next week the services will be held in ] the Baptist Church. | j Cottage prayer meetings are being I > held throughout the city hnd residents ' ; are urged to attend these meetings as ; frequently as possible. With the hearty i . co-operation -of thg Christian community , great good must come from these -ser- j 1 vices. Krt">very one work for a "Better Cape May." PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | 1 Corner Decatur and Hughes Streets. ! ' The Rev. Curtis O. Bosserraan, Minister, j ' |t No Y. P. S. C. E or mid-week service : ' until the close of the Union Evangclis- j ' tic services will be held in the Baptist 1 'J ' I hurch. < Sabbath morning at 10.30, the pastor ' fill preach on 'The Little Foxes," and in 1 the evening at 7.30 on"God*s Solemn ' Protest." i , A cordifO invitation is extended to all * residents without a church home and to ' all visitors to worship with us at all ' services. .1 METHODIST CHURCH. < last Sunday, owing to the break . down of the heating plant there were no services. On Monday Mr. George W. Reeves bought five new sections for the boiler which with the sections el- , ready installed will make sn entirely new boiler. This will be put into shape e for business this week in time for 8un- , day services. Sunday Services. t 10-30 a. m., morning service, sermon by , pastor, subject, "Have You Anything f Worth Fighting For?" I 2:30 p. m., Sunday School. I ( 0.45, Ep worth League. 7, .30., song, service, followed by sermon by pastor. "A Problem in Profit and Loss." BAPTIST CHURCH. ' ' At the First Baptist Church on Sunday night the DIG SING will begin promptly at 750. Pastor MeCurdy will preach. Young People's meeting at ; A 45: Union Evangelistic service every . eight during the week at 7.45. Bring "Billy Sunday Hymn Book" to these services. ^ sermon on Sunday morning at 1050 win deal with . the church motto ' ' for 1816. F At the annual business meeting of the church held on last Wednesday night the church instructed the building committo* to proceed with the erection ot the new Sunday School Temple. Some changes will be required in the present plans and specifications and when these have been made bids wfll be received . and h U hoped these will justify the jc awardfc^of the contact., " (Mvwy *Nh A Car) TOURING CARS AND TRUCKS 8KND FOR UTBATUb Heary Wtrnm, Agmt YNM Chpn Mny, K |.

CAPE MAY HIGH LOSES FIRST FIRST DEFEAT OF THE E&ASON TO THE MILLVILLE FIVE ON THE LATTER'S FLOOR, SCORE 35 TO si. The Cape May High School basket ball quintet lost it* first game of the season after winning five in a row, last Thursday night This game was captured by the MUlvflle five on their floor, making all honors even as the boys won from the glass blowers at Cape May. It is the opinion of the Cape May boys that they can defeat, the Millville five on a good floor. The f*M that the Millville floor was so small was a great handicap to the blue. and black passThe Millville floor, which is about twenty-five feet ehort of a regular cage and which has two large pillars in the center is a very great disadvantage to team which is used to a great deal of passing. However, the local boys are not making any alibis for their defeat. The field goal shooting of Steele, for the Millville boys. The MILLVILLE. " " 4 Field Foul Ptu Payne, Forward 4 0 8 Steele, Forward 6 7 19 Carter, Center 3 0 6 Riley, Guard 1 0 2 Wbeatley, Guard 0 0 0 14 7 35 CAPE MAY. Field Foul Pts. Arnold, Forward 0 0 0 ■ Forward 1 0 2 Baker, Center 1 0 2 ! shaughneesv. Guard 2 9 13 ' Hand, Guard 2 0 4 6 9 21 I CAPE MAY HIGH VS. ST. JOB COLLEGE ( One of the hardest games on the I schedule of the Oape May High quinlet will take place in Philadelphia on ; night, when the local boys I lint- up against the St. Joseph's OolI lege five. If the locals can make any of a showing in this game they | will establish «a record which will put the first Cape May High School team the basket ball map, having to schedule all games outside of the county as there is no other school in this county having a basket ball team and there is no reason why our boys should not bring borne the bacou, as they put up a very stiff game. The wiH probably be as follows: Arnold and Lemmon , forwards; Baker, centre; Sbaughnessy and Hand, HOW I SERVE YOD First, I »ui nulld you the best boat inr the money. Second, I will stone your boat in n y enclosed boat house by the year jr the season. Third, I can offer you a -hoic® of tt>best second band hosts and take your present craft In part payment on a new Hallways on which to run boats. JOHN A. PRARO. 1203 Lafayette St. •phone No. 96D DO YOU WANT IT? United amount of money to place on mortgages within the city, in sums of 61000 and 61500. GILBERT G HUGHES, Realty, No. au Ombb Nnt Rain Spouting, Gutters and Tin Roofs. Good work at oonsistant prices. Jeeee Brown, 110 and 119 Jackson St "For Bent" cards carried in stock 6c each All kinds of sign cards made to | order. Star and Wave Stationery Department. Look at This. Oolssial Glasses, fit o«U down. 1V4 qts MQk Pitohom, It mats. 15 cent Mixing Bowls, 10 owns 90 sent Mixing Bowls, 14 mats. 10 mat Ffra Shovels, S cents. Alarm dosha, 66 centa 6150 and 62.00 Fancy docks, 6156. 6156 Thnnoa Bottlos, 6156. 6L56 Bieyeie Tlroa. flLfk 10 cent Agate MHk Pans, 6 omU. 6 and 10 seat Pis Platan, 3 fin Me. 10 eart Scrub Dm Ass, f oaate J. M. KK3LAT, 666 Wliililagln 81.

OPENING OF ' STATE SENATE SENATOR LEWIS T. STEVENS IS GIVE* A NUMBER OF COMMIT-' TEEN— MANY BILLS INTRODUCED. ' The 140th session of the New Jersey ! ' legislature was convened shortly after ! noon Tuesday, and each house was • quickly organized for the transaction of 1 business. Contrary to former seesaions, r the opening meeting aaw the introdnc- ' 5 tion of flood of bills, which are usually ' presented a week or two after the legislature has organized. f ' The senate was organized with Sena- : tor William T. Read, of Camden County, ' - president, and Francis B. Davis, of i ' Gloucester County, last year's secretary, ' ** secretary. Senator Charles A. Bath- . • bun, of Morris County, -has been named ! majority leader by the Republican ! ! caucus and Senator Henry E.- Ackerson, ' of Monmouth County, will pilot the F Democrats of the upper house. ! The senate stands 13 Republicans . to • 8 Democrats, an increase of 4 in yie ■ Republican majority over last year. Sen ! a tor Read, as president of the senate, will be acting governor in case of the governor's absence from the state. Gov- • ernor Fielder went to Washington yes ' terday afternoon to dine with President ' and Mrs. Wilson, but as there was no 1 urgent state business to be attended to for the few hours he was away. Senator ' Read was not sworn in as acting gov- ' ' Assemblyman Charles C. Pilgram. of Essex County , was elected speaker in • the house, which has a Republican ma- • joritv of 20. as against 16 last year. ■ ' Upton S Jeffreys of Camden who served ! last year as clerk of the house, was reelected to that position. Asemblyman John B. Kates, of Camden County, is tomajority leader of the house, and As- ' semblyman Elmer H. Gcnrn". of Monmouth, the minority leader. ■ After organizing, the. two houses scut . . committees to wait upon- the governor . and notify him that the legislature had ( convened. The governor then sent his , annual message to each branch through . his secretary. -L. Edward Hermann. | Bills Introduced. , The municipal local option bill, backed ; bv the New Jersey Anti-Saloon League, , was introduced in the senate by Senator | , Gaunt, of Gloucester County, who last [ , year presented the same measure. It is ' , senate bill No. 20, and was referred to , the committer on municipal corporations ! , The bill was passed by the senate last I , winter by a vote of 1 1 to 20. All of j i the senators who voted for the measure j last year are members of the upper i hous" this year, except Senator Wheaton ! i of Cape May. His successor. Senator | Stevens, voted for the bill in the as- I sembly last year and it is understood, . „ will support it. Senator White of Bur- [ ligton County, who voted against the i measure last year, has been succeeded ' ' by Senator Harold B. Wells, a local op' I tion man. and the Ant i- Saloon League is, I of course, counting on his support. ! The Anti-Saloon League says that in i the bouse it has gaThed three' supporters ! from Bergen County and two from Pas- j saic County. Assemblyman Roberts, of I Burlington, is also a local optionist. and | ■ it is declared will vote for the bill. j There is more hope of. its passing this j year than ever before. Senate Standing Committees. Agriculture — Gaunt, Allen Martens. I i Appropriations — Smaller, Gaunt, I Wells, Barber. Banks and Insurance — Wells, Hutchinson, Munson. Clergy — Hutchinson, Pierce. Ackley. Commerce and Navigation — Math is, • Stevens, Hennessy. Corporations — McOran, Rath bun, Kgwa. Edtmation — Gaunt, Smaller, Ackley. Elections — Rathbun , Hutchinson, AckI ejgon ' Federal Relations — Edge, Wells, Hen«m**T ^ Finance — Pierce, Smaller, Egan. Game and Fisheries — Math is Rath bun, Munson. Highways— Gaunt, Colgate, Marteaa. Judiciary— Rath bun, Edge, Ackerson. Labor, Industry and Social Welfarw— Stevens, Mathis, Munson. Militia — Colgate, Edge, Ackerson. Miscellaneous Buatnees— Edge, McOran, Martens. Printed Bill* — Allen, Stevens, HenPublic Health— Weill , Colgate, Barber. Railroads and Quale— Colgate, Gaunt, Florence. COontfcRMd *■ Fifth -Page)

REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COMMISSIONERS. I ' A regular meeting of the Board of Com- • miaaioners was held Tuesday, January , 11, in the City Hall, Mayor Stevens, ; presiding. The notice of an application . j for the Ordinance for a franchise of the . Cape May Light and Power Company having been duly published add a hearr ing given thereon and no objections being r made thereto and the -ordinance having „ passed its first and second reading* and [ having remained on file two weeks for , inspect**, and having been duly pub- . Msbed according to law, "Mr. Shaw ,■ 1 moved, seconded by Mr. Hanes, that it . , low be taken ap for third and final treading. Mayor Stevens announced the . ' ordinance passed on third reading and , ! fin*' f | Mr." Hanrs moved, seconded by Mr. , ' Shaw that bills be paid when money . available I j Solicitor Learning here presented the i ' indemnity bond of the Atlantic Oont -t ruction and Supply Company to inj demnify the city against any loss in I the claim of Edward M. Miller against > said company. . Mr. Hanes moved, seconded by Mr. , Shaw, that as the Solicitor has reported , receipt of satisfactory bond of the, At- . Untie ^Construction .and Supply Oom- . pauy to indemnify the city against loss , in. the claim of Mr. MiHer against said l company, that bond be tiled and the bal; , aiiei- due Atlantic Construction and Sup- , ply Company on contract number 11, be r paid Adjourned. j ENTERTAINED YACHTSMEN. Commodore Cba*. J. Curran, president of the South Jersey Yacht Clubs, ' entertained the executive committee of 1 I that association at his home in Philadelphia. on Monday evening. The ^ schedule for 1916 was arranged and y other business of importance was transaeted. It was decided to hold the final* for the champion »lrfp at Cape : May. under the auspices of the Cape ' j May '»tolil {1nb. The matter of re- ' muneration for the official measarcr j was discussed to some extent, and it 1 ( is probable that a new scale of meas- | j uremeiit fee* will be adopted, as H. E. . Dantzebecker, who holds that position announced that at the present rcmun- ' j eration he would decline to serve longer , in that official capacity. r | The following is the schedule for the 1 t 'summer of 1916: ( j July s — Holly Beach and Stone Har- ( bor; Holly Beach to have the race, j I July 22 — Chelsea Yacht Club, of At- ^ I lan tic City to have the race, p ' August 5 — Sea Isle City Yacht Club. J 1 , I August 26 — Ocean City Yacht Club. | ' rj September 2 — Cape May Yacht Club! ! ) awarded this race meet, which is the r j championship finals, under an agree- j ment previously made that no club to 1 have finals until all clubs have bad ! ' . this honor. The Corinthian Yacht Olub j ,|of Cape May. held the championship; I ! finals several years ago. The race will j , : be held over the same course. . : ' | GREAT COUNCIL OF U. S OF THE ] , IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN. i i The annual conveention of the great ' . Council of the United States. Improved ' ' ; Order of Red Men. will kindle its coun- | | ell fire* at Wildwood next September. ; and ten thousand visitors are expected ' i with it. Past Great Sachem John Wright, formerly of Camden, but now of I Wildwood. secured the selection of Wildj wood, aided by the New Jersey delega- , tion in the last convention. Lafayette Street, between Decatur and Jackson Streets. Rector. Rev. Paul Sturtevaat Howe, i Sunday services. — Holy Communion , every Sunday I.SS a. m. Holy Communion first and third Sun- ' days 10. SO a. m. Morning Prayer, second. fourth and fifth 8undays 10.30 a. m. Evening Prayer every Sunday, 7 J9 < p. m. Sunday Bchool 3.30 p. m. Week Day Service*— Wednesday. 7 JO ' p. m. Holy Communion Thuaedays and ' Festivals. 3.00 a m. Litany Fridays, i at 4.90 p. a. , Seat* free. All welcome. KEEP YOUR HOME DRY. Start the New Year witlr a new tin 1 - roof. This la the season of Ike year , - when old tin roof# give unlimited trouble. A postal card to Cfaaa. A. Swain, ! 305-7 Jackson Straet.wiH bring inform - a£aa as to coat* vT roof, gutters sad spouting, or any other ti on sheet metal work. Dont wait until February storms . beat in and rein the w*n paper ami ! malm flhs^lwme damp, unsanitary sad Gummed Labels in fancy cut oat de- > signs, or ooiora at vary low prism A postal will faring full information. Star and Was* PubUHng On | isy, Gape May, N. J. ■

NEWS ANDl COMMENT ITEMS Or LOCAL INTEREST, PASSING EVENTS AND OCCURENCES GLEANED FROM HERE AND THERE— READ THESE ARTICLES ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. Dr. Walter Phillip is delighted with his new runabout of the Ford manufacture recently purchased through their agent here, J. E. Mecray. Reuben T. Johnson, of Erma, recently invested in a Ford Touring oar, and is enjoying life riding about the county and, incidentally, giving pleasure to . hosts of friends. Capt. and Mrs. John T. Bennett are enjoying their new car immensely, and are never more happy than when giving their friends an outing. Former city carpenter, E. W. Hand, has been confined to hi* home with the grip for several day*. Engineer Stilwell ha* returned from New York where he has been overseeing the repairs being made to the lightship. Realizing what a dismal failure this administration hag made in both economy and efficiency, some of the superior bureau official* have formed a committee for the alleged purpose of giving "publicity" to the so-called constructive work of the administration. Evidently an effort will be made to convince the farmer* that their /oral service* has been improved, notwithstanding their belief that is has been demoralized. Perhaps statistic* will be presented to show that this daily increasing deficit is really a blessing to the country. . No doubt abundant argument* will be advanced to prove that the apoil* system . i* superior to the merit system in the , civil service. If all this effort, put 'forth by government officials who are paid tor i erving the people rather than exploiting tli : administration, accomplishes nothing else, it will furnish amusement for the | millions of people who know the fact* j regardless of the "publicity" claims of j official pre** bureau. At a recent meeting of the Cape May County Bee Keepers' Club held at Cape May Court House, Prof Archer J. Stackhouae was elected president ; E. S. ' Starr; Stone Harbor, secretary and j j Clinton Crease, Mayville, treasurer. A j i lot has been secured at the Coui t i House where the apiary for deinonstra- ! j tion work will be made. which will | 'comprise a large number of colonics' •owned by the member* of the organization individually. i DESERVED PROMOTION. J. E. Mecray. agent for the Ford , Motor Company, ha* been promoted to I the general manager of Cape May j County. This will give him full charge «f all agent* and work south of Ocean | City. Jay is a hustle and deserves the j acknowledgement of hi* ability as an j agent. Roy Foster of Court House, ha* j opened a garage and machine shop if! | hi* home town, and will have full | charge of thi^ section of the county . | BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZE BOARD OF TRADE. I Court House and Middle Township business men got together last Saturday evening to formulate plans and discuss better methods for promoting , . business interests, and the outcome . was the organization of a Board of ' Trade. A publicity campaign will be t arranged by advertising in newspapers, j showing the advantages of the comity . as a business and as an ideal manufacturing centre. The officers of the new board are: Ed. D- Foster, president; Jos. Camp, first vice-president; [ George Thrasher, second /-rice-prod- ' dent; Chas. P. Van* man, [third vice- ' president; James Vance, secretary, and Willets Corson, treasurer. * . . i Rain Spouting, Gutter* and Tin Roofs. ' Good work at oonsistant prices. Jesse M. Brown, 110 and 112 Jackson St. ( Pictures Framed. HAT* THOU PICTURBB FSAJ6MB. A MOOT ACCEPT ARL* OUT. CBOWMU/I.

============5. PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL . PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITOR* AND RESIDENTS EACH DAY. 1>r. Louis Diamond, of PhHaddpkk^ was an over Sunday visitor, spending - the day with his wife and son Jack Sidney. Mrs. Diamond and son arc some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. Tenenbaum. 1 Mr. and Mrs. George Hickey are paining the winter months with their > daughter, Mr*, chas. Stewart, in Ardmore, -Pa. Miss Lacy dole, of Searifj, wan the guest of Miss Florence T. Ware, in the 1 early part of the week. Mrs. Jos. Hand is visiting her parents in Wilmington for an indefinite period. ■ Mr. and Mrs. William Hickey are oa : their vacation and are visiting friends in Philadelphia, Chmden and Ardmore. Incidentally, Will will lock over the ani tomobile exhibits to be held In tfaa Knaker City next . week. THE MAN ABOUT TOWN > William Vanzant wfll remove at a* ■ early date to 37 Jackson Street Mrs. Martha A. Moody after spending several months with 0. A. Mar- ; chant, at Bangor, Maine,' is among i frjends here. J. Allan .Wales was elected one of ' the vice-presidents at convention held i at Trenton, of the local assessor's from ' different parts of the state. Mrs. Florence Veile of Easton, Pa, • was a week-end visitor looking after . her beach front property. i The ladies of the Presbyterian Church are "having the basement of the chureh : renovated and placed in first class i Several of our cottagers were here • this week. : There is considerable interest mani- : fesled in the union meetings. ■ The weather man did not get hia i | thermometer down to a low point here. ' I IWHELON A. C. 33; CAPE MAY 26. | Last week must have been a bad I week for Cape May basket ball for the 1 1 ''ape May A. A., like the Cape May I High five lost their first game of the ■ season, the Whelon A. C., of Camden. ' j taking the city quintet into camp by | score of 33-26. ] The defeat of the locals was largely | due to the game they put up in the 1 first half of play, the score at half time 1 was 25-5, the locals registering only two field goals and one foul. With the start of the final period the home boys seemed to have gained some "pep" somewhere, for they came to life and scored nineteen points while the visitors were seoring four, but their ' J rush was too late, the Wbelan boys | being on top at the close of the game. ' I Only a small crowd turned out. 1 WHELON A. C. Field Foul Pte. 1 Anderson. Forward 7 1 IS j Hogan. Forward 3 0 6 IClynes, Centre 1 0 2 ' Mulligan. Guard 1 0 2 ' I Dugan. Guard 4 0 R I - - " 16 1 33 ( j CAPE MAY A. A. Field Foul Pts. Camp. Forward .1 0 2" Shields, Forward 4 1 9 Lemmon, Centre 3 0 6Poinsett, Guard 0 0 Shaughenn ssey , Guard ... 1 3 5 ! Little, Guard 2 0 A J1 4 26 YACHTSMEN'S LEAGUE. Dr. Edward Thompson, of the Delaware River Yachtsmen's League made a proposition at e, meeting recently held by that organization, that the course for each class of boats be of equal length at each of the clubs, and the proposition was heartily adopted, and it was also decided that in the early spring a race from the Trenton Yacht Club to the Oorinthain Yacht Club of Chpe May, la to take plaoe. Other business of importance was transacted at the meeting. I will not b* responsible for may bUl* Data* Dii ill 1 4. -