STAR AND WAVE

^ WEEKLY EPiyiON

SIXTY-FIRST \ X CAPE MAY CITY, N. ^SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916 THREE CENTS A ZOFY ' frv . ' i =£> ;

CAPE MAY I POINT NOTES HEW COMMISSIONERS MEET ANb I ORGANIZE — CHARLES RUT HER - FORD ELECTED MAYOR. Hw recently elected commissioners of the borough of Ospe May Point held their meeting for organization on Tuesday, March 7th, at 12 o'clock noon. 1 Mr. Charles Rutherford wan elected l: chairman. E. W. Lloyd, acting as attorney for Mark Rigor, -one of the* de- ' feated candidates, challenged Mr. Rutherford's right to act as chairman. 1 "Mr. Rutherford nominated Jesse Ruth- I erford as temporary clerk, and the vote " was yes, Hughes and Rutherford; nay 1 Springer. Messrs. Hughes and Rutherford were then aworn in. Mr. Hughes presented a resolution and * moved its adoption, that Mr. Charles Rutherford be elected Mayor. The vote ' \ was, yeas, Hughes and Rutherford. X$*y> Spring"- «f~\ *' Mr. Hughes offerea a resolution and s moved its adoption, that Jesse Rather- P ■ ford be electw clerk. Same -ilpte as before. x 8 Rutherford was then sworn In. f Mr. Hughes was then elected chairman of the Department of Finance and 8 Revenue. Mr. Springer was then elected "ne&d * of the Department of Streets and Im- v provements. A resolution was adopted fixing the ' time of regular meetings, Mondays at 1 10 o'clock A. M. ' Hon. Lewis T. Stevens was then elected solicitor and a resolution passed ' directing retiring officers to turn over ' all-books and papers to the cleric of the 1 commission and the certificates of election were then ordered spread on the minutes. Oif "motion /the meeting adjourned to meet on Monday morning next at 10 o'clock.

ANNOUNCEMENT. e| Amy Marie Hexamer. daughter of f, Select Councilman and Mrs. William H. Hexamer of Philadelphia, at a gather- f, ing bad in their beautiful home, 195S Wallace Street, on Wednesday, March Sl 1st, last, announced her engagement to p Walter Ralston Rodgers, son of Dr. a and Mrs W. R. Rodgers. of same city. p Mrs. Rodgers will be remembered as g '•"Jennie Smith," daughter of James T. and Hester A. Smith, (deceased), all of u this city. 1 j. Mr. Hexamer is also well know to many of onr residents, especially the a summer colony, as a recent commodore -j of the' Ocean City Yacht Club. p ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. tl N Mrs. Angelina J. Downs announces h the engagement of her daughter, Linda e: M., to Howard Raymond Otter, of Cape .* May, X. J. — From the Bridgeton Even- a 'ing Newa, February 29, 1916. ji SALE! RENT!: 805 Beach Avenue a CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY b f: Completely furnished. 23 rooms, 4 baths, steam heat, * 8 open fire places, gas and electric lights. Ready for occupancy Agents or i A. ROGERS ° 301 North 2nd Street s, Camden, N. J. I* ©81-1-18

E Special Sale. Boys' Bicycle, beat make, best tires, ^^Laster breaks, big bargain, for $16.76 ] Bicycle tires, $1.96. ^^8 Durham Safety Razors, with five t ^Ha blades, leather ease, etc, only »1. j U Bottles, $1.00. „

Ld $2-00 ball bearing roller skates t buns. ■ Mop*, 76 eaata. Mi l . 23 eaata.

ifDfahes, IBM), big special. t ■71* mm. 24 eaata dozen. t KAMPS, 0 CENTS EACH. j ^Lm. Lamps, complete for 46c I L J. R. MECRAY est Washington Street (

PERSONAL 1 MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND v GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITOR! AND RESIDENTS EACH DAY. Robert Phillips, who is employed at spent the week-end with his parents Mrs. James Eldredge was visiting her a sister, on Thursday. i; Mrs. Maskell Sharp and daughter j Emily are among the Philadelphia shop- ! pers this week. ! Miss Florence Johnson has left Cape 1 for a few weeks visiting friends in i German town and other points. I Mrs. Harriet Hughes left this morning for an extended trip to Philadelphia t and Camden, and other places. i Mrs; John Little, who has been in the is improving, and will soon be j home. r \ Mrs. Edward Phillips entertained her sister, Mrs. James Hoffman and daugh- f ter, Mrs. Don Davis of Philadelphia. " Walter Benson, of Bridgeport, Conn., spent Friday and Saturday with his friend. Miss Augusta, Nelson. Miss Mella Hand has returned home after a printer's sojourn in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and baby ' returned to their home after a six ' weeks' stay in Philadelphia. Mrs. Sussex Davis returned to Cape 8 May permanently to make preparations 1 for the opening of her hotel. She Is a ' guest at the Windsor at present. 1 James Hand was visiting his sister, 8 Mrs. Jack Keller, in Philadelphia, re- ' cently. He was accompanied on his c trip by his' cousin, Leslie Hand. THE MAN ABOUT TOWN. Mrs. James E. Taylor of Washington Street, has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. May Davis, of Ambler, Pa, Mrs. Carrie Hand of Jefferson Street, entertained over Sunday her friend ' nunaay tier iriena ■

from Audubon. Several of our business men make 1 trips to Washington, D. C. The corner of Washington and Jackson Streets is a very busy place preparing for the removal of the Illuminating Company and Electric Light Com- | pany to that corner. They will have a fine display when completed. Is there any reason why the sidewalk in the business section, cannot be j for the use of pedestrians. William Qaussen, of Philadelphia, : down with a force of men on ] Thursday to brighten up his different , properties. | Horace F. Nixon of Camden, was here , the first of the week. Before he left ( purchased some very desirable property. Mrs. S. R. Cannell and Mrs. Davis and family have returned after spendHie winter in Virginia, and are oc- I cupying their Stockton Avenue cottage. Mrs. James Mecray and daughter, i Mrs. Bockius, are among friends in < amden and Washington, a fortnight. i Mrs. Hattie E. Sexton of Trenton was recent visitor looking after her property here. Harry G. Leach, a former Chpe May was here this week, greeting old . The.O. D. C. Club was entertained by Miss Robinson at 660 Washington . Street, on Monday evening. Dr. S. F. Ware rides in a new machine. Harry B. Ware, superintendent of the Electric Company at South Amboy, was , visiting-' his mother, Mrs. May Ware, of North Street. Mrs. Ida Teal, of Philadelphia, was her property here the first of 1 the week. Harry Bell is in charge of the buildling formerly oaoupied by the Electric , | Light Company. EVENING ENTERTAINMENT. Miss Alberta Little entertained her , little friends on Wednesday evening, after games of various kinds prepared by Mrs. Little for the enjoyment of the folks and a fine set out which they all heartily took part in. All declared the evening a success, and returned to their homes tired little friends. Those present were; Lena Dawson, Edna Vankant, Gertrude Hammond, Elva Hammond. Alberta Little, Lorraine Little, Oima jBihdgran, Wilbert Cinder, Hammond, Leroy Taylor. Ram Spouting, Gutters and Tin Roofs. work at eonatrtaat prima. Jam 1 W Bnrfa. lift ad 111 J*tmm St 1 [

STEAMER COMPANY I ATTRACTED TO CAPE MAY si BURNETT WARD SENT TO CAPE MAY TO INSPECT THE ENTRANCE TO CAPE MAY HARBOR— THE CRUISING YACHT "CAPE MAY" TAKES PARTY OFF SHORE. al

On Tuesday afternoon Mayor Ster ens and Commissioners Hanes and Shaw, 0 accompanied by a few gnesta, escorted William Burnett Ward on a tour of- j through the harbor and inlet and 08 to the sea in the cruising a yacht "Cape May," which was donated for the oaeaaloa by John W. Mecray. t] Mecray being familiar with the channels and debths of water enlightened p Ward on these details to his entire satisfactipn, end he l$ft Cape May highly elated over the prospect* of his companies boat running to Cape May from Philadelphia on regular trips up one night and down the next *nd to Lewes one day and a long ocean trip the next day. c The steamer to be used for this wo rk can accommodate seven hundred and jj 150 comfortable state rooms and will be equipped with a modern cafe besides a carefully conducted dining room The proposed schedule will be to leave a prominent wharf in Philadelphia at 5.30 p. m., and run about 12 miles per hour down the river and bay, p making a most delightful water trip. t! Full details will be printed in these columns when the matter has more matured.

PERRY ST. THEATRE PROGRAM No attempt is made in this column to "play up" the coming attractions in lurid tcrmB. The management of the Perry Street Theatre believes that next week's program is the strongest yet presented. Not a dull not a poor, or ordinary production is programmed herein. at the list carefully. See the offerings day by day. Look at the stars and the plays they appear in and you will at once agree that they are all choice. Monday, March .13, Tboa Jefferson in "Rip Van Winkle." Tuesday, March 14, Mary Pickford, in "Rags." Wednesday March 15, Theda Bara in "Sin."*4 " Tbuerday. March 16, Hazel Dawn in "Clarissa:' , Friday, March 17, Francis Bushman and Beaverly Bayne in "Graustark." Saturday. March 18 John Bam-more in "The Dictator.' METHODIST CHURCH. | 10.30 a. m . morning service. Service pastor, subject, "What of the Night." 2.30 p. m., Suunday School. 6.45, Epworth Leaguue. 7.30, Praise Service, followed by evenservice. Sermon by pastor. The annual conference meets March 15, 1916, at Asbury Park. Bishop presiding- Pastor leaves 'for Conference Tuesday March 14. Mr. C Ogden will represent the church as delegate to the Lav Electoral Conference. ANNOUNCEMENT. I wish to announce that I have returned having spent two weeks studying the styles and buying, and .am ready for business. Trimmed hats now on display, a large and excluusive stock to select from. Opening announced later. LOTTIE R. HLLLMAN, 220 Perry Street, Cape May, N. J. Facial requirements a study. Out Tuesdays. MAP OF CAPE MAY. Shows all streets and public places. Particularly desirable to show prospective renters. Price 10 cents each at Star and Wwe Stationery Department Rain Sponting, Gutter* and Tin Roofs Good work at oonsistant prices. Jesse M Brown, 110 and 112 Jackson St GOLD LEAF printed on ribbons, cloth or leather at the Star and Wave Stationery Department. Write for prices.

HIGH SCHOOL TO GIVE MUSICAL COMEDY ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY. 7 b 1 On Friday night next, the seventeenth s of March, the jpupils of the Cape May ; High School will present the musical - comedy. "Savqgdaad," in the Auditor- " - ium. In eonsHeration of thhe merits of " . the play, a large turn out might well P ; be expected. Besides personal interest, ® i there is a certain local spirit, which 1 should incite the hesitating to buy 1 tickets. A large audience would indeed be gratifying to our juvenile actors > who have worked so hard on the play. * Dranatis Personae. r Jake Heinz, the fifty-seventh variety Rutherford Baker 1 Sherlock^ Combs, a defective detective Will Hill 1 1 Buckskin Buddy, from Savageland r Harry Tenenbaum 1 Gilroy Clay, in Love Lee Lemmon 8 Big Chief Heap Much Scalpem n James Hand Marigold Lee. the Quaker Maid Alberta Newfciric Miss Daffodil Dotty, Poetess of I Passion, Elsie Homan Birdie Magoogin, the Irish a Cinderella, James CShaughnessy f Ysobel, in Vaudeville Mary Douglass Wep-nah. fte UmtU ludr Nellie Barnett Loveley Chorines, Louise Wheaton, ( Helen Smith, Lillie Snyder, Fanny 1 Vanaman, Elizabeth Corson, Hel- ™ ena Davis, Catherine Needles, Henr rietta Goff, Emily Mecray, Anna 1 Richardson. Emily Brooks. Helen | e Stevens. 1 ' Handsome Chorus Men. Clifford Sharp. 1 Leslie Hand. Howard Tenenbaum. 1 Clifton Ware, Edward Phillips. Al- 1 lan Poinsett. Leslie Tenenbaum. 1 James Kirk. 1 TIME — Any gooff time you wish. | n Time of Playing — Two hours and 1 f thirty minutes. I ^ Place- ! Act I: At the Rip Van Winkle Hotel ] Act. IT- In Savageland. 1 And the Girls: Watoh for them. "Who says I'm simple" — Jake Heniz. KEEP YOUR HOME DRY. Start the New Year with a new tin , roof. This is the season of the year when old tin roofs give unlimited trouI ble. A postal card to Chas. A. Swain, j 305-7 Jackson Street, will bring Information as to costs vf roof, gutters and spouting, or any other ti orn sheet metal B work. Don t wait untD February storms beat in and ruin the wall paper and make the home damp, unsanitary and j disagreeable. * 1 1 KISSEL EAR J (Every Inch A Car) , TOURING CABS AND TRUCKS , b SEND FOR LITERATURE ] Henry Reevea, Agent, a Wert Cape May, ■- i.

ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. Charles Scherer, Merchant Tailor, announces the arrival of Spring and Summer sam- . <S pies for ladies' and gentlemen's clothing. Also die reduction in prices for the early season. Yon are invited to inspect this fine collection of fabrics. Decatur Street, near Washington, Cape May, N. J. ;|l 1 — —

NEWS AND COMMENT ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, PASS , ING EVENTS AND OCCURENCES GLEANED FROM HERE AND THERE— READ THESE ARTICLES ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. Next Friday when the High School 1 students offer their excellent musical ( comedy "Savageland" the Perry Street , will start the first performof "Graustack" half an hour earlier the usual time in order that their patrons may be able to reach "Savageland" in time. Miss Ethel Nickerson of Sea Isle' has been placed in charge of the Arts Department of the Cape ' - iay County ooational Schools. , Mrs. Mary E. Bates entertained the , Class Thursday afternoon at home of Mrs. Maggie Oliver. Mrs. Frank Mecray gave' a church tea , on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Walter Phillips gave a social tea to a few friends recently. RRIben — 'ft Johnson and Reuben . Mount returned last week from Florida , where they have been looking after the interest of Johnson and Mount (Incor- , ported), which consists of orange and grape fruit groves and town lots in Valrieo, Florida. Law is very like a sieve. It is easy to see through it, but one must be considerably reduced before ' he get?' through. The chemical engine team of the Fire Department has readied the limit of their usefulness as fire fighters, at the ripe old age of 29 years. Their places will probably be1 filled by a high speed gasoline wagon. A. C. Gile has received the contract to paint Ross Campbell's cottage on Beach Avenue. Leslie Bishop, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co., sent a mesto Russia on late Tuesday P. M., and received the answer Wednesday | A. M. CHARLES RICHARDSON'S GREAT , CATCH OF FISH. Charles W. Richardson, of Jacksonville. Florida, while on a business trip to the lower part of that state, went on off shore fishing excursion and a tarpon weighing 187 pounds, j was one of the largest tarpons ever I in that part of the State and it required skilful and careful handling to I avoid a aata strophe to the boat and I party. He has had it tTeated by a taxi- j dermist and mounted and it will soon on view to friends at his West Cape cottage. The muscles of Mr. Richardson's right arm were badly sprained while landing the catch. Pictures Framed. have those ficttjrb8 framed. a most acceptable qift. crowell's. hardware store ST. PATRICK'S SUPPER. The ladies of the Sewing Circle of the West Cape May Chapel will give a St. supper on Tuesday, March 14, at the Chapel. This will be a social event to be remembered and if you knew the chef de cuisine, and the assistants you would think that the two was a very small price for a sup1 per of this class. DO YOU WANT IT? Limited amount of money to place on mortgages within the city, in sums at teOO, $1000 and $1600. GILBERT C HUGHES. Realty, Ma. M4 Oseaa Ptraet Gummed Labels In fancy out out designs, or colors at very low prisaa. A postal will bring full informs Hew. Star and Wave Publishing Company, Cape May, N. J. ~~ ~ — Gerald's winter sample* for rndta are worthy of your InspiiMrt * r

DOINGS IN THE CAGES CAPE HAY WINS BOTH GAMES OP LEAGUE THIS WEEK, SCOUR 44-3»; 4°^9Standing of Clubs. Won Lost F*r. .....Si. JO 3 ,7SS Cape May 6 8 .428 Oeean City 4 9 .COT Schedule for the Week. Saturday, Wildwood at Ocean City. Tuesday, Wildwood at Cape May. Wednesday, Cape -May at Ocean City. Thursday, Ocean City at Wildwood. Cape May 40; Wildwood 39. The Cape May A. A. journeyed to on last Thursday evening and surprised the league leaders by taking them into camp on their home floor, score 40-29. The Cape May boys playing like big leaguers from the start until the finish, leading all through the game' which came through a result of team work and the ability of getting the jump at centre. The passing of the locals waa - bewildering. Gamp, Little and Lemmon were high scorers for Cape May. Kirk*a foul shooting and Shaughnesay's assist* 1 also a bright light. Lineup: Cape MayField Foul Pt*. Camp, forward 6 0 12 ' Little, forward 6 0 10 1 Lemmon, centre 4 0 8 Kirk, guard 0 10 10 Shaughnessy, guard 0 0 0 Totals 15 10 40 1 Wild woolField Foul Pta. Baker, forward 4 0 • ! Colbcrg. forward 0 0 0 ^ Keating centre 0 0 8 7 Delaney, guard L 8. 11 j Foster, guard 5 0 16 Totals 10 9 29 Referee — Banks. t 1 Cape May 44; Ocean City 38. The Cape May quintet defeated the Ocean City Military Club in the Washington Street Hall on last Tuesday evening in one of the best games to ' i watch played here yet this season, first * I Ocean City would lead and then Cape | May would pop. ahead, j The locals started off in whirlwind r ■ sty le, scoring eleven points before the visitors had scored. Ocean City tied the score at 16, from then on the battle . was close.- With four minutes to go p the locals led by one point, then Lem1 mon scored two in quick succession and j Kirk scored a two pointer and a foul, j which gave the home boys a eomfortr able lead. The lineup: t j Cape May. — r> Field Foul Pts. Foul

,j Camp, forward 6 0 12 . j Little, forward 4 0 8 „ Lemmon, centre 3 0 6 e Kirk, guard 4 11 19 Shaughnessy. guard .0 0 0 Total- 17 11 44 Ocean City — Field Foul Pts. Pierce, forward 5 0 10 Brickley. forward 4 8 16 i. Weisenthal, centre 5 0 10 Henderson, guard 1 0 2 Hildreth, guard 0 0 0 Totals 14 8 38 Referee — Dorner. JEFFERSON MUST GO TO JAIL. Former Preaocutor's Conviction Upheld, 11 But Sentence Reduced. Trenton, March 9.— The pupreme 0 Court today affirmed the conviction in " the Cape May County Courts of Matthew Jefferson, former Presocutor of the Pleas of that county, who --waa charged with taking graft money for B the protection of gamblers in Wildwood , and 'other resorts. At the same time the pourt decided that Jefferson's sentence' of two to three years In State prison was excessive under the law and a«t the minimum should have been one and a half years. It directed that he-be y resentenced. A Bee those new Baby Ooaehes at r, Wentzeir* S3 Perry Straet -rrRubber stamp pads, rubber- stamp tak i * and numbering machine Ink at Star sad Wave Stationery Department. r