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With the stopping of the "Aero Limit« e4" dying bonts in the Cape May harbur Friduy, Cape May hus been placed on the map for the tinere plying between Kew York and the south. ‘The plunes. which stopped here this week were on their way from New York to Havana, They were under the care of Chiet PHiot: Robert P." Hewitt, . of Whiledeiphta. . The Aero Limited ix an established merial. transportation com» pany having run fying boats on regular dnily nchedule between New York and | Atlantic City quring the past summer, Whentthelr service was established they [nfevetnain amber ninintet nea rralr ward America. mr. Hewitt was a former summer visitor here. He was met at Cape May by his wife, who will be remembered here am Mire Milicent Hand, of this city, untit her marriage in 1917. CAPE MAY SECOND STOP The planes first stopped at Atientic City for gmaoline following their departure from New York, and Cape May was made on the same evening as the departure. | Staying over night May, the planes proceeded on the following morning. . They . were scheduled to atop at Norfolk, wilming» ton, N. C. Charleston, Bavannah, Zacksonvilte, Bt. Augustine, Tituaville, Daytona, Palm Beach, Key West and Habroiiand Rerviriple ve ee trn rvd‘ the first night of the journey, because the Aero Limited. PERATE HERE IN 192% During the coming year it is expected that this company will operate fying boast from Mimi to New York. Cape May will be one of the stopa on this trip. At Miami the line from New York will make connections to the British Island of Heminl, Miami to Key West and Key | West to Havanna. This will pot Cape May on the air map to the entire south | May the advantages of air travel whic are not to be considered lightly. . The! mir travelers will remain over night in Cape May and this will bring additional travelers to the Cape- for one evening

least- which. in lomg: enough for many. people to see the advantre® of e sluy ms a seashore resort. IDEAL FOR STOPPING POINT Cape May: in . progressing. However, tis enusunl opportunity of catering i the acrinl travelers is given to Cape May only because of the location for the frst over night stop from New York chen the fiyers are merely attempting o make moderate seperd. . When they trying to make . more speed the rst stop would be Cape May from New York. Mere the travelers would get their dinners while the supply of amoline ould be replenizhed. As the Aero Limited is the formost ind largest passenger airplane line in his country their stop at Cape May hould be given every: encouragement watiite, At the present time the Aero Limited is in possession of twenty-two. fying ts-aixteen of which carry eight perms. The Company is incorporated for toy 000. This company has grown from 20,000 corporation to the above amount in about four months bectuse of their popularity in New York. They appear SHOULD HELP THE LINE HERE cities along the route have ofbetidba rafiets on Adad hore by big business m and officials of large cities because they realize the importance of ne1 travel and what it will mean during accident because of the reliable pilots in charge. Cape May should summarize the po bilittes in thas city as a landing place for. the mir lines and help in every. way ‘or the landing of the . Aero Limited horts or those of any other company in order to encourage the promoter® to put Cape Mry on the reeular aff map. This is an opportunity open to but few seashore resorts but Cape May: should not lone ftr possibilities by merely. att« ting back and looking on. an

UNUSUAL HIGH TIDE HELPS THE BARKENTINE, WHITESON OFF JETTIES AT COLD SPRING INLET On Tuesday morning, the Barkentine, Whiteson of Nova Scotia, loaded with laths and bound for Philadel« phis, was foundered . on the stone jetties which protect the Cold Spring tugs at Cape May or Delaware Breakwater large enough to move vessel an appeal for assistance was sent to Philadelphia. The vessel is registered at 750 tons and carried a crew of about twenty five men. The unusual high tides on Friday morning assisted by other boats saved the Whiteson from ruin. ‘The bout was on her maiden voyage. pupenbipen accmummed NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS No trespassing without permission on my property in South Cape May FRANK R. BOWNE Owner

THE CENTRAL HOUSE Is the name given to the comfort» wble villa which has been utilized as a canteen during the war period, formerly known as Halpin‘s Villa. PCs a — e a house and after a most thorough renovation has opened its doors to the public. Mr Ewing will cater to the best trade and maintain the highest plant to add to the‘comfort of the traveler or sofourner. axometp t tmm NOTICE TO GUNNERS All persons are forbidden to trespass with dog or gun on any of the property of the late Emlen Physiq cither in Cape May City or in Lower Township. . Al trespassers will | be dealt with according to the law. SAMUEL E. ELDREDCE Atty. for Emlen Physic Estate.

J C:): { (o) s 4 wh‘ g a Kel e) 0 | 5 A brightly lighted home radiates hospitality. t costs so little to wire your home that you surely I need not deprive yourself of the help and convenience of Electric Service any longer. | Estimating at our expense. — ""Call in person or phone." f J ofl A i w ¥ PO Le). | bund Gdbticad CAPE MAY, N. J.

fo CIE s 0.00050 10. 0 : Ue 6 I SCENE OP GREAT FESTIVITIES. MEN AND MAIDS IN GAY REGALIA ENJOY BIG DANCE. * ~ { The City Commissioners donated the { Municipal Convention Hall for the use of the young folk to celebrate Hallowcen. About 400 people dressed:in all sorts of costumes entered the grand march, which was a prize event and was led by Mr. and Mrs. John Hewitt. The first prize for t | dress was awardedto Mrs. Karl Seulke and second prize went to MissDunmill, {while Lew Bennett captuere a five | dollar gold piece as the most grotes[quely attired creature on the floor. { Lew represented the Beef Trust in jest as is his costume in business. The second prize went | to Mrs. | Hughes who represented an African { brides. Some of the cultured matrons (aind disguised in all sorts of rigs representing ancient maidens, and | tuff muts from all walks of life. After the grand march all masks were removed and the balance of the evening was devoted to dancing to the delight[ful music furnished by Frank Dirred Karl Berger and Miss Edua (Lehman. A flash light photograph was tak- | en of the party by Granor and Sayre. ---e44m_~__ WEST POINT APPOINTMENTS Washington, D. C. Nov. 4, 1919. | I beg to announce the holding of a | prelizainary examination for the purpose of selection of Principal and Altrenate Candidates to fill one vacancy at the Military Academy, West Point, | % A |_ The Board of Examiners, consisting of the Céunty . Superintendent of | Schools of the four counties comprising the Second ie District, have set the date of this examinattion for Friday, November 28th, at the High School Building, Atlantic | City, N. J. ‘The examination will bee gin at nine c‘clock in the morning and continue throughout the day until completed, with the usual period for lunch. This examination is open to every boy in the District who is a bona fide resident thereof, and between the ages of seventeen and twenty-two (the ago limit applies to the date of entrance | to the Academy which will be in June of 1920). Applicants must satisfy the Examining Board as to the corretness of their residence in the District. Applications should be addressed to {J. J. Unger, Esq., Bridgeton, N. J. I and should be accompanied by two tes- | timonials of character, one of which should be from the Principal of the High School or Academy last attended by the applicant, and should state the number of hours of work satisfactorily completed; the other testi~ omnial should state a personal knowledge of the applicant‘s charatter and also his residence in the District. The subjects for examination will be English, Geongraphy, Algebra, Geometry, United States History and General History. Past experience in these preliminary exarginationa shows that it requires at least a three years course in High School or similar institution in order to qualify. Attention is also directed . to the very rigid physical examination required for admission to the Military Academy, and unless an applicant is reasonably sure that he can pans this physical test it would hardly seem wise to go to the trouble and expense / of taking the preliminary porsannt| tion., and it is sugfrested that all ap- { plicants present themsciven to their family physican to ascertain if there is any apparent reason why they could ! not successfully undergo the physical tart if they are successful in pasing the mental examination, To those applicants who apply directly to Congressman Bacharach at Washington, a. phamplet giving full ation regarding the qualificaInformatic i on to West Point both d physically together with of specimen qu Nigh of previ« o inations, sent. | * Appltentions must be filed with Mr. Unger on or before November 20th | in order that proper arrangements | may he made for the accomodation of . applicants. Thay, further information may* be had . by addressing . Congressman | nacharach-

PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS, Mr. and Mre. Paul Langdon Cox and son Paul Jr, of Erie, Pa. were recent visitore at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. emenE, Lea Sheppard. | Mre. Cox will be Nu bered as Miss Dorothy Shop ‘ohns was in Cape May the easly The th of the week looking after our political welfare The friends of Misi Muric Needles will be glad to know that she is rapid ly recovering from her recent illness, and is expected home in a few days. Misses Jeanne and Anita Hund are the week-end at the hi w of their parents Mr. and Mrs. A Hand. Logan Taylor attended the initiation ceremonies of the Phi Kappa Psi at Dickinson College of which he is a member. George Stevens and Millet: Hand ‘of this resort are also members of this society. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown M‘Cabe and their daughter, Miss Mary M‘Cabe have closed their Coumbia u d Mantie C Fakes some o opening their town house 2217 St. Jamer Place PhladalBhis ‘They will DONT BORROW YOUR NEIGHBORS PAPER Subscribers to the Star and Wave being annoyed by neighbors who imke m practice of borrowing their paper. In the past week we have lost two subscribers who have been annoyed in this manner, It seems like a 1 affair on the surface bue it is oublesome and why should one beome a pest over such a small matter. the paper is worth borrowing why not have your name on the mail list instead of the pest list? RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kimsey of Cape my are bing congratulated upon the birth of a son, Wm. J. Fimey 4r., on Wednesday, October lun y will be remembered an Miss Mabel There has arrived at the home of and Mrs. Batchelder, on Oct a darling baby boy who will be aul *. Harrison has Batchelder as the grandson r. and Mrs. uthard H. Eldredge, According Ld neslogical experts, Harrison is the welfth generation of his family in meric, J. THOMPSON BAKER UNDER KNIFE Former Congressman J. Thompson ker has been taken to St. Agnes‘ ital to be pwerie on for kidney His condition was reporte is entermpany, of he Wikiwood and Delware Bay Short Line Railroad and ther successful business enterprises. eee_ANNOUNCEMENT The many friends of William E. and of this City will be greatly sur rised to hear of his engagement to fixs Frances 8. Snyder a very popus lar young lady of Scranton, Pa. ---e4e»-_.. PIANOS TUNED W, R. Robinson, piano tuner will be in Cape May for week of November Tth, Orders for tuning may be left vith R. B. Reeves, | 210 Broadway, Keystone Phone

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By Rev. Paul Sturtevant Howe, Ph B Genealogical Articles by the Recto of the Church of the Advent. A NEGLECTED GRAVE OF A PI GRIM DESCENDANT On the Sugar Company‘s property facing Holly Reach, between Taylor‘s Creck und: Wildwood bridge, beyond Bennett station, | near Rio Grande there is near the meadows, surroundec by the serubby second growth, a n glected grave and a stone bearing the inscrpition:MARGARET LEAMING October 22nd, 1764 Aged 24 This is the pathetic story of Ma garet, the young woman who lies bu ied in the neglected grave. The mother of Margaret was Priscilla Leaming, whose ancestors rum back to the Pilgrim John Howland follows:- Hannah Whilldin, mother cf Priscilla, who married the first Th mas Leaming, born at South Hampton L, I., 9 July, 1674, died 31 December, twice, first John Stites, second pher Hughes, the ancestor of Dr. Daniel Hughes, and many now living in the County.. By her first marriage (to John Stites) she had a daughter, Margaret Stites, who on the 3rd died. The child is now living." Diary of Anron Leaming the second, 1770. Priscilia Leaming, who was named for her grandmother, was born the 9th of October, 1764, and thirteen days later, Margaret her | mother, died. This is the history of Margaret Leaming, who lies in the neglected grave. How remarkably the names of the early settlers are repeated. through the intermarringes of the few familles of the first years evidently without injury to the stock, is shown by the marriage of Margaret‘s daughter, Priscilla, whose marriage to Humphrey Stites, in three generations. brings he family name back to the starting point. Harviet | Eldredge 9, | Jeremiah Leaming Eldredge 8, Aaron Eldredge T, Auron Eldredge 6, Mercy Leaming 6, Hannuh Whilldin 4, Hannah Gorm 3, Desire Howland 2, John How» nd the Pilgrim 1,) was born Decomber, 1841, married John Smith Parsons. . Issue: (1) Elizabeth Parsons, married William Ritter, and had a daughter, Mary. (2) Margaret | Parsons, | married Tayler. (8) Emma Parsons married Isaac Smith. (4) Robert Parsons. (5) Augustus Lengert Parsons, born it Cold Spring, 5 June, 1874, married t Cape May, 3 January, 1897, Lilian tevens, and had had Edna and Harfet, Harriet Eldredge, wife of John Smith Parsons, died at Merchantville, 14 December, 1903. Her husband was descended from the Mayflower as followst John Smith P ns 8, Eliza tho Edminds 8, Ly Hredge 7, aron Eldredge 6. Merey Lexming 5 Aunnah | Whilldind, Hatinah Gor lam 3, Desire Howlund 2, Jolin Howland 1. The children therefore of John Smith Parsons and Harriet Eldredge are of he Pilgrim stock in two lines. The children of the parents of John mith Parsons, Robert and Elizabeth Fdmunds Parsons, wore, Surah, Eliznth. Surah (2). Lydia F., Mary L., Robert, John Smith, Robert (2). A ull ncount of these children, their arriages, dates of births and deaths, a requested by Dr. Howe. George | Emma. Eldredge, | sinter of Harriet Eldredge | Parsons, was born 23 September, 1846, married Willam C Towne. Children: Harriet Towne, married Lot Crease; Liztle C. Towne; Charles Towne and

Aaron Eldedge, the son of Aston and Hannah Langdon Eldredge, was born 6 June, 1795, died 1832, married: Hannah 14 June, 1800, died 21 April 1881. Aaron Eldredge was the brother of Jeremiah Eldredge mentioned above. Their son Eli Hickman Eldredge, was born at Cape May, 8 March, 1825, died at Philadelphia at the age of 30, marEpee e o s rs ner. Children: (1) Anna May Eldredge, died at the age of fourteen. (2) Ella Virginia, Married William Stuart King. (3) | Elizabeth Brunner Eidredge, died in infancy. (4) Eli Hickman Eldredge, married Helen Mar Van Dyke. (5) — Abraham Brunner Eldredge, ided in infancy. (6) Edward Langdon Eldredge, (7) Emma Sheppard Eldredge, mar ried Franklin Soby. Eliza Eldredge, daughter of Anton and sister of Aaron (3rd) was born at Cold Spring, 15 December, 1796, died at Unionville, Pa., 6 January, 1876 her tombstone in Cold Spring Cemetary. — She married James | Rainy Hughes, born at New England, Lower Township, 6 July, 1791, died 18 March, 1888, tombstone in Cold Spring. The large number of descendants of this marringe has already been given in these articles. The list given is necessarily incomplete, and further information is requested. Joseph Eldredge, son of Auton and Hanush Langdon Eldredge, was born 7 August, 1798. His marriage and Joseph and Ann Morgan . Eldredge was born 17 June, 1831, married James Leaming, and had Joreph El dredge Leaming and Mortimer Leaming. Joseph married at Cape May, 17 May 1904, Florence Whitney. . Their daughter, Dorothy Whitney Leaming was born at Cape May, 27 September, ---»eae-__. THE NEW LIBERTY THEATRE The huge cavern that will some day be called the auditorium of the Liberty Theat | ment, anxious to satisfy the tiptoed | public and stick a pin in the elusive (Opening date. is trying to do ever img at once, erect the physical build ng, set in a few million eats, paint [it all [Rain tike and arrange every» | thing for the opening. | _ We came to see what the latest thing was in Photo-play Houses, but first we saw and hear CONPUSION? PANDEMONIUM We sat dumb from admiration, blind from excitement, deaf from noise. Crashes of blows on steel, the sane on brick, ditto on wood, Shouts not polite requests, but real he-man shouts of foremen to their busy wo Workmen swing long planks across their shoulders, make their way awift« ly through the busy-bodies, when m single awerve of sid plank would precipitate a whizzing Sennet Com» edy. — White clad — workthen . carry hods of carmel paste, (or whatever it is that they paste . walls together with) stumble as they hurry nl | The painters high up on the scaffolding at the pght apply the finish f touches.) Below is the pit which will some time scon contain the console of the Moller Organ. Here was. And of all the "the the contractor himself. | Poor fellow | the opening date is on hix mind ton, the theatre must be finished. . A | promine fr a promire-his word and h — mentally standing in ening. night -mee ___ semanrent | _ .Wide range of chic model new hats added | daily. Sport hate. Childrens‘ hats of favorite fashions for the season good quality, popular prices. Ebvo CB SEUPAITN 220 Porry at. Dr. Clarence 8. Eldredge, Oculist, of Philadelphia, is at Cape Muy for |the season. . Those in need of glasses ior having trouble with their ny-s can leonmult him Fvenins or Saturdays corner Broadway and Third Avenue, ‘Went Cape May 6-24 th. Enmmmons. s a commmmmd | wanten- usep Tvewrrrers must be visible and popular make. Star and Wave Pub. Co.