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CAPE MAY NOW I LEADS COUNTY o ATTAINS A WINTER POPULATION OF SOW TOPPING ALL OTHER RESORTS AND TOWNSHIPSSOUTH CAPE MAY SMALLEST ^ Iv.-tr BOROUGH. in th ' Cap* May City is now the largest H municipality in the county, it became w known here today when the latest ^ figures for the 1920 census were re- f. coved. Its population when taken last winter was 2,999 an increase of M 628 over the population as shown by n the last official census. Cape May's nearest rivals are Wildwood and ^ Ocean City, with a respective popula- . tion of 2,790 and 2^12. Middle is d the largest Township, with a popula- b tion of 2,760. Dennis Township has d about sixteen hundred, - with Lower ^ and Upper standing at about 1000 and 1200 respectively. w A comparison of Cape May with the other resorts of the Comity shows the following figures: Cape May City 2,999 i Wildwood 2,790 * Ocean City 2J>12 • Sea Isle City 564 Aval on 1?7 Stone Harbor 159 ^ This table shows Cape May leading its two closest rivals by 209 and 487. It is three times as large as the remaining three county resorts put toC&be Mffy is doing somewhat more ^ than holding its own. v The complete compilation of the population of the county follows: Cape May County 19,460 j; Avalon borough 19T Cape May (Sty 2,999 Cape May Point borough 121 Dennis township 1,639 Lower Township 1,096 Middle Township 2,760 ' North Wildwood city 807 ® Ocean city 2,512 Sea Isle City 564 South Cape May borough 10 ^ Stone Harbor borough 159 Upper township 1,272 ' . West Cape May borough 967 1 Wildwood city 2,790 ' Wildwood Crest borough 161 ( Woodbine borough 1,406 ^ Solly Beach borough Wildwood borough Incorporated place 1920 Avalon borough •£> 197 Cape May city 2,999 1 Cape May Point borough 121 1 North Wildwood city 807 1 Ocean city 2,512 Sea Isle city 664 South Oape May borough 10 ( Stone Harbor borough 159 West Cape May borough 967 Wildwood city 2,790 Wildwood Crest borough 161 Woodbine borough 1,406 H. D. HERL0F, M. G. Supervisor of Physio— Therapy U. S. Publis Hem the Service Massage and Medical Gymnastics For Nervous, Digestive and Circulatory Disorders Phone Bell 139 Keystone 638A Call after 5 P. M. • > S • 8-21-20-2841 Just put a little more effort and i energy into your job than seems necessary— it pays.

HOTELS ARE BETTER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVED AND. IMPROVING The hotel situation in Cape May season is better that it has been in twenty years. The opening of wonderfully improved Congress is the great event of the season | 1 and the owner, Miss Knight, is remany and deserved praises faa. hej enterprise. The Windsor, Star Villa, Columbia and Colonial have been extensively renovated and improved and almost all of the others have received attenor the purpose of increased comfort and convenience. Next year, undoubtedly the Hotel Cape May will reopened in all its pristine splenand it is hoped that others may built. A proper advertising campaign will secure all of the business which can be cared for no matter how many hotels there may be. ANNUAL RALLY AT OLD BRICK X TRADITIONAL EVENT WILL OCCUR TOMORROW. SPLENDID PROGRAM IS EXPECTED, TO ATTRACT CROWDS. The Annual Rally of the Old Brick Church, Cold Spring, New Jersey will be held on Sabbath morning next August 22nd, aad promises to be an interesting service. The address of the morning will be delivered by the Rev. John Grant Newman, M. A., D. D., pastbr of Chambers-Wylie Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. Dr. uyurrJtuJ vaiuivu w *

Newman is known to many persons a here who will be glad tp hear him on d this occassion. Dr. John Becker, of o Philadelphia, will be the solist for the occasion and will render several 8 selections. Dr. Becker has a tenor e voice that has charmed large audi- b ences in other eities. There will be b instrumental selections on the piano i< end orchestra bells by the Misses e Elsie Knox and Muriel Hilyard of c - Camden. Their excellent renditions r will add a new feature to this rally. I It is hoped that a large audience will be present oiwXiunday next. Auto c bus will leave the office of the Star t and Wave at 9:45 A. M. end will take ( without charge those who desire to t attend this service. • « *"■ < THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH t Columbia Avenue and GuerneyStreet ; | Rev. P. Vanis Slmwter, Pastor i SUNDAY SCHOOL ] Sunday School 10:00 A. M. , . Morning Worship 11.00 A. M. j ♦The Divine Way'' , Evening Worship 8:00 P. M. ( The Rev. Grant Newman, D. D. of j the Chambers-Wylie Memorial Church | of Philadelphia^will preach on "Paul's ( Conversion." j Mrs. Levering will sing. A warm Velcome awaits you! , mm cm { "Some fellers are like a hen, fer , ther alius gittin' credit for somethin" • they can't get out o' doin'." , k — — — The reason why men mind their ' I own business succeed is because they have so little competition. I If it wasn't for the optimist the 1 pessimist would never know how hap- : py he isn't.

AMERICANS! AWAKE! Sapyert the Veterans of Foreign Wars, who Carried Our Flag to Foreign OmOm aad Brought it Back Uninaalt ed, in Their Farce Comedy. "Mrs. Temple's Telegram" 2 iocml OF MIRTH j FRIDAY and SATURDAY M AUGUST 27 and 28 ^ ATTMOLnCASWO. IhAootloeANM. n> ' ao-wnoo.

STATE CAMP P. 0. S. OF A. 1 HOLD TWO-DAY SESSION HERE

DELEGATES FROM ALL PARTS la OF NEW 9 ERSE Y MEET IN BIG pi ANNUAL CONVENTION AT w CAPE MAY. APPRECIATE QUALITY OF RESORT. tl pi Cape May, N. J., August 17th The New Jersey State Camp, Pat- 0j riotic Order Sons of America went in- ^ to official session here at 2 p . m. bi Mayor Frederick J. Melvin, of Cape p May, delivered the address of wel- a] come, and delivered the keys of the city to the visiting delegates. Past x State president Wells responded with w a speech in which he lauded the hos- u pitality of this resort. President Wells praised the city officials for jj their hearty cooperation in securing q every possible convenience for the v members of the order. " \ The delegates from all parts of the jj state arrived Tuesday. As soon as g they reached the city, they were met ^ by a reception committee from the £ local camps, who escorted them to <- the Hotel Colonial, the headquarters -j of the delegates. The garages were s taxed to their capacity by the cars ( that conveyed the delegates and hun- g dreds of members to this resort. c The big parade that was to take q place this morning was postponed be- ( cause of the failure of the bands who j, were expected to participate, to. re- •] port The parade will probably be ^ held tomorrow morning, with about 1,000 members of the order in line, t and wto bands. The musical organi- , zation from Palmyra is expected to t arrived in time to be in line. ( The baseball game scheduled for , 4:30 was largely attended. The con- j test was fought between Camps 110 : test lougnt Detween tramps iiu j

and 181, and was witnessed by hun- t dreds of patriotic sons and a number ^ of townspeople anthnottagers The Grand Ball which occurred at , at the Convention Hall present- ] ed a gala appearance. The hall was , decorated with patriotic and pennants, from the var- , camps, and was completely fiill- , ed with delegates, members of the , order, their wives and sisters. The ] music was furnished hy the Munici- , pal Orchestra. , The official session at 2 p. m. was , conducted with the utmost secrecy, the convention, however,, was permit- ] of the most important actions of , ted to be disclosed, when it was given , out that A. J. Haynes, Vice president of the State Camp, was nominated for the presidency, end will experience o ' opposition in tomorrows election. I Haynes is from Haddonfield find 1 has been an officer and member of the O. S. of A. for a large number of According to the delegates he shown himself to be thoroughly worthy of becoming president of the order in the capable manner in which has discharged the duties of his office. Local members express themselves as being eminently satis- I fied with his nomination. A number of Camps from Pennsylvania were present as the guekts of the New Jersey State Camp. With these was Gabriel Moyer, the president of the order, who delivered a stirring address at this afternoon's esssion. The housing, credential, information and reception committees were in a state of great activity last night . and today, attending to everything . from hotel reservations to the sunburn that the membejg acquired in their morning, surf bath. The housing committee had no great" trouble I in securing accomodations, as they had prepared reservations weeks in advance. ( . The present officers of the order are President, Howard J. Jarrett, of Borden town, Vice-President, A. J. Haynes, of Merchantville and Secretary, George W. Smith, of Phillipeburg. It became known today that there are 243J5 members of the order now active fif New Jersey. ' arm Kv. N. J. Aural ISA. 1M0 I TWanaaa) convention of the P. O. S. of A. dared today with the .taction off efffaon. A rtit fight was a sonde fir al pooP!w» ofiagt 1 dwk mi lininlR*. w*h the raolMfii .lull Ifi'g Mi «■*»

II in the afternoon. Delegates expressed themselves as being delighted with the outcome of the voting. The parade which was planned for opening day of the session took this afternoon at 1:15 with d nearly 700 members in line. The line ^ of march led from City Hall down g street through the main w business section, and to the Beach Drive. Flags of the order were abundently displayed. * tl The following officers were elected E and installed in the afternoon session which commenced at two and lasted until after six: State President, A. J. Haynes, of d Haddonfield — Camp Four, Camden tl Mrs. Haynes was former vice president of the organization. President, R. G. Sloan of Phil- E lipsburg,— Camp 64, Warren County, v Master of Forms, James T. e of South Seaville, — Camp 109, May Coifnty. State Secretary W. Smith, of Phillipstourg,— b Milton Megargel, of Madi-.n — Camp 44, Morris Count*". State s Harry L. Blohm, of Penns- r grove, — Camp 47, Salem County. State Inspector, C. . Ryno, , from 9?, Middlesex County. State Guard, W. H. Fisher, Jr., of Dunel- ® — Camp 64, Warren County. State Trustee. H. H. Young, of Atlantic — Camp 39, Atlantic County. The election of Geo. W. Smith to the office of State Secretary was j or less of an upset Friends of Henry j M. Evans confidently predicted yesterday that his election , would be oompassed without difficulty ( Evans was from Chmden County, and reporte<^fio have a strong following there. The newly elected secretary is ] present Mayor of the town of Phil- j lipsburg, and now serving his third term there. Paifi E. Scull of Cape May Court House also put up a strong , fiffht for the secretaryship. ' The delegates were unanimous in , the opinion that the convention was , a highly successful affair, and that , Cape May is a delightful resort. individual expressions of appreciation for the hospitality afforded the members while here have been recorded. The P. 0. S. of A-'s were unusual- ' fortunate in their selection of dates. The intermittent showers 1 which have prevailed on the entire ; Atlantic Coast subsided just in time ' . for the" convention to enjoy beautiful 1 sunshiny weather. ■j The next State Covention will be 1 held in Asbury Park, the second ! Tuesday and Wednesday of August ■ Asbury Park and Princeton were ! both considered by the delegates at ' their afternoon session, but after ' their pleasant experience at Cape 1 May, they were found to be over5 whelmingly in favor of a seaside re- ' j sort " ' A great many who attended the gathering were seen on the beach this ' strand and in the ocean. Several im- ^ morning, disporting themselves on the 1 promptu ball games and beach tennis : matches were played between mem- ' bers of the different camps. 5 Some of the delegates left on tonight's express for the northern " part of the state, but large numbers 5 are remaining, with their wives and ' children and expect to spend the I week-end here. The Rev. Frederick Kopfman, who 1 has recently come into the limelight ■ by severely criticising alleged imB morality in the bathing costumes ? worn at Washington Crossing, N. J. a and who is chaplain of the order, has been in attendance at the Convention L for tiie past two days. Kopfman at- * tempted to censor the dancing at the '• Convention Hall here and asked for - an authority from the pier superinK tend en t, saying, " IH stop this cuddling on the dance floor." Kopfman e was shooed away and did not persist r in his efforts to moralise Cape May. 0 EDITORS NOTE:— The story off k the urn i —I km is detailed in diary a. fcrm^eeh days events given seperate- " ^ ■" i- fieffl sfitots wfih dedtie Iterafi e^ « 1T.nl 1i,

PERSONAL I MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA- D GRAPHS OF THE COMING AMD GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. W. H. Huffman, a P. O. S. of A. delegate from Trenton, was a visihere during the convention. Mr. ^ was connected with the Star and Wave thirty-five years ago. ^ Mrs. Samuel M. Schellenger is en- ' tertaining Miss Pauline Corry, of ^ Ohio, for a few weeks. ^ Mr. and Mrs. McFerren, of Pitta- C burg, motored to Cape May on Monday and are at the Columbia where A they will spend a week. e Frederick D. Garman and Clarence \ who were formerly stationed v with the Reserves here, were week- I end visitors. 8 c V. W. Messick, Editor of the James- m "Advance", and who is promi- e nent in State journalistic circles is e spending the remainder of the sum- v mer at Cape May. s Mr. and Mrs. William R. Nicholson , have returned to their home in Bala , after spending a delightful two weeks j here. i Mrs. H. W. fisher, and her three , charming children, Evlyn, Howard J ( and Vincent, are spending some time j at the Lafayette. ] ' Miss Gertrude Ostheimer of Jenkin- ' is spending the month of Au- ^ gust in Cape May. ^ C. Parker Jerrel, son of Mr. and Everett Jerrell is spending a | fortnight his family. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zintl and family of Drexel Hill, Pa, are registered at Columbia Hotel for the remainder i of the season. Mr. Zinth is with the 1 Curtis Publishing Company and has ; charge of the advertising section of ' the Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Louis Morris of Louisville, Kentucky, an ex-aviator who was a patient. at the General Hospital No. 11 last year is spending some time at I the Columbia Hotel. Mr. Morris won i a host of friends during his conval- ■ escent period at Cape May who are ! glad to see him looking so fit. I Miss Marion A. Spruanee will leave on Friday for Rehoboth Beach of : Delaware where she will spend the 1 rest of the summer. i Mrs. Edith A. Moore of Parksley t Virginia will spend a fortnight with I r her sister, Mrs. Emma A. Spruanee » of 24 Jackson street. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman accompani- 1 ed by their father Albert T. Westcott 1 > of Vineland motored here on Tudsdav. s They are staunch admirers of Cape. . May. s Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pessano have . returned from Europe and opened their Beach Front Cottage. i Mrs. W. R. Se%-int, a former cot- 1 B tager of Wilmington was a recent j guest of Mrs. Walter D. Fuller of u 15 Jefferson street. } Mrs. Bess Powell of Chester, a cott tager here for a number of years is established at Congress Hall. 5 Listen L. Lewis and daughter Car- ^ maleta, formerly of Cape May have ^ been guests at Congress Hall. W. R. McKelm President of the 6 i»~l Title and Trust Company has r taken 22 Ocean street as his summer cottage. " J. H. Marston of Wilmington is among the late cottagers. He is stopping at a Columbia avenue cottage. Dr. W. EL Heron of Washington, D. y C. has taken a Corgie Street cottage. Lutber E. Price, formerly «f Cage Mag. bat aa* off Glan RUgt i> kere fre saaas tfcaa at tbt Saa Crert bra

has opened his New Jersey avenue cottage for the summer. ' Mrs. Florence R- P. Veile has just 1 arriveff^gt her Beach Front cottage" 1 for the rest, of the season. ' Joseph Kelly of— -Philadelphia is ^ spending the summer here. f George J. Freedly of Richmond, Va. 5 a former cottager has taken quarters at the Chalfont for the month of August. f 1 Mr. E. R. McKerahan of Howard e Kansas, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. ! D. B. Stevens. HlBTf Brocklehurst of Philadelphia 1 spent Sunday with John W. Wilbur8| ! Mrs. Albright and two daughters of Philadelphia are at Cape May for a e week at the home of J. P. McGriffith. j ' Miss E. Wolfe of Ardmore has been a visitor at the home of Mrs. Harry - 1 Bellangy. t f Miss Marion Hartely of Ardmore is here for the month of August. Miss Elizabeth Caske of Philadels phia is visiting here sisters, Mrs. David and Mrs. Al. Konowitch. Miss Emma Bamett has returned e to her home after a pleasant visit in New York. e •- ; s f y SPIRIT OF 1920 i- I An ex-patient of the U. S. A. Hospital at Cape May tells of the geners ous spirit off a taxi driver of this i- city, whom he recognized as Evans Brown. He relates that he arrived at his destination and was about to pay >• bis fare. Browa said "You owe as »• nothing, yaa ware tm» ui ear wounded soldiers and I are glad to see yea • hack agaia." « This ebewe the psepar spirit, aad a gMMafia laiMfi^ rar figbtore

PASTOR VISITS HERE J DETERMINED ENEMY OF 1?S' SOCK AND ONE-PIECED BATHING SUIT RAIDS CAPE MATJN J SEARCH OF EVIDENCE. | BUYS STOCK OF PAPERS | The Reverend Frederick Krpfman f who has recently attained unenviable prominence by the virtue of his flarea attack of the morals ^nd cnBtwns Washington "Crossing N. J., was in May lak Tuesday and Wednesas a del<&il& to the P. O. S. of A. Convention. Dr. Rtipf^an is State Chaplain of the Ordefi S, Though here for Vwo days, the of Reform waa\unre<tegnixed except by members of this Order, and j* a representative or the "Star gn4 Wave." He was a man of medium weight, five feet ten inches in height He wore a straw hat, frock coat, end trousers, affecting • a Picadilly collar and an unusually wide cravat which was black. His pale face was emphasized by a pair of shaip eyes, set far apart A casual passerby would have put the minister down as actor. Tuesday evening, Kopfman was a witness of the public dance at the Convention Hall. He paced up and down an irritated manner, and finally sense of decency outraged by what he considered immoral dancing and "cuddling" he went to the pier superintendent, and asked jf he might be floor manager for a quarter of an He threatened to put half the couples off the floor. He was told that what Cape M*jf considered • sufficient censorship, had already been provided. ~ . - . i 1 He made no mention of the bathing . suits while here. Probably he- re- -remained away from the beach, so as to avoid the possibility of shock. Kopfman left town Wednesday for ; his home in Titusville, where he will . continue his efforts at reform, he , says* Before leaving he was seen i to buy all the evneing papers he could r that contained a front page spread about his campaign.