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' Forms close promptly at 5 P. M. each Thursday -VOL. 6* — NO. i. CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1921 'SUm r... A. LEON" EWING, MA ' .UMCMPnOW tlM Ptt TWt or trnnrmnitation at school of the i at the j

CHANGES IN 1 SPECIAL MAIL LETTERS IN THE FUTURE WILL 1 BE DELIVERED WITHOUT RECEIPTS AND WILL BE PLACED |A IN REGULAR RECEPTACLES ■ WHERE PERSONAL DELIVERY W CANNOT BE EFFECTED s J Notice has come through J.C. Koons. g the First Assistant Post-Master General, that in the future no receipts „ will be demanded for letters coming w by. "Special Delivery"; that where r- sonal service is not obtained upon a delivery, such letters will be placed j, • in regular mail receptacles. In this new ruling the fact that the h "Special Delivery" stamp is to ex- c pedite service and not insure it is emphasized. Registered mail is the a proper form for insuring letters and p parcels, it is said. "*•* b ENTERTAINS CLUB j . Mrs. Harry Brown entertained the . members of her chib at her home on

PERSONAL f MENTION : ( INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND c GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS 3 AND RESIDENTS. h t Miss Alice Clark, of Philadelphia, spent Christinas with her sister, Mrs. f McCann, at her home on ConPlace. „ i Mrs. William O'Shaughnessy has 5 returned home after spending several weeks in Philadelphia. e Miss Mary Shields, of Philadelphia, \ spent the Christmas holidays at he £ here. Miss Catherine Needles is spending I Christmas vacation with her par- \ ents here. t Mrs. John McCann entertained her i aunt, Miss Jane Clark, of Philadelphia, on Christmas. C Miss Anne McKissic, of Washing- c ton, D. C., was the guest of Mrs. W. Sawyer over the Holidays. I Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, of r spent the Christmas t e =====================' :

holidays with Theodore Fenn, at his , home on Broadway. , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mecray had as j their guests over the week-end, Mr. ( and Mrs. Percy Rothell, of Penns { Grove. James Stites, of Camden, spent ( Christmas with his mother, Mrs. f Mattha Hughes, at her Hughes street ( Mr. Stitea is connected with the Esterbrook Pen Co., of Camden. j Mr. and Mrs. Harry . Hess spent a j days in Cape May this week. , Miss Sallie Smith, of Atlantic City, is spending a few days with Mr. and j Walter Smith, Decatur street, , Harry Mecray, who is now employ- * ed in Philadelphia, spent Christmas 5 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tasker r Madison avenue. Mrs. Eleanore Carter, formerly £ Mrs. Ella Carter McKnight, of 749 Washington street, entertained over s the Christmas holidays. Ms. Carter % a delightful hostess.^ — ' Harry Holmes, Engineer at the Cape May High School, is the- owner of a new Ford Sedan. Mark Creamer, of Cape May Point, j Saving Station has purchased a new 1921 Ford Touring Car. It has ( a starter and all the late electrical ( equipment. Marie is right at home at the wheel, and is a very careful j driver. Commissioner W. L. Ewing, of the . Motor Department of New Jersey, is on the go day and night issuing the , new 1921 License Plates and giving ] Drivers' Licenses. Mr. Ewing has been traveling -through Cape May county, setting at Wildwood, Sea Isle City, Ocean City and Gape May on i different days so that each person ' with a car can get their license with i out driving to Cape May. The plates i are Green and White, and finished 1 much better than years before, giving 1 a good clear view of the numbers. Miss Anne F. Mackissic, formerly a teacher in the Cape May City schools, but lately connected with the Treasury Department in Washington, D. C.,and Mr. John H. Roberts, of the Naval Communication Service, and Mrs. H. W. Sawyer of Cape May, spent a portion of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Mackissic, at their : home, 5606 Pacific avenue, Wildwood Crest. , ' Leon V. Quidort, instructor in moti

U.' S. Go^nroent at Camp Jesup, Ga., home with bis parents during the Leon holds the position of chief instructor with twelve assistants. Mrs. A. R. Hand has as her guest the holidays Miss Evelyn Johnson and Miss Helen Maxwell, of Philadelphia. Augustus McKain, of St. Paul, has been visiting his mother, Mrs. A. G. McKain, of West Cape May. Mrs. Irvin Stevens entertained her A. S. McKean, of St. Paul, Minn., together with her mother and sisters arid their families for Christdinner. Mrs G. H. Garretson entertained several friends over the holidays. Mrs. Mary A. Boyle, of Jackson street, has closed her cottage for the winter and has taken apartments at a Cape May villa. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Church, of the Star Villa, spent the holidays in Philadelphia. Mrs. Kate Hildreth will reside in Philadelphia during the winter months. Miss Laura H. Hughes, of Newark, spent the holidays with friends in Cape May. Mrs. Florence R. P. Veile, owner of front property was a week-end visitor at the Windsor. Mrs. Veile will spend the winter in Cuba. William J. Hamilton entertained his from Virginia at his cottage on street. MORE FORD CARS ARRIVED Focer and Mecray received another carload of Ford Touring Cans and for Cape May county. This the second shipment of cars this mouth. The new price and model on the Ford products has made quite a and the future prospects for the Ford is growing every day. See Frym ire's adv. on page 8. TIME PAYMENTS ON FORD CARS Pre-War Prices on Ford Products Touring Cars, Starter and Electric Equipments $569.76 ' Runabouts, Starter and Elec- [ trio Equipments $531.00 Coupelets, Demountable Rims and' Electric Starter, etc. $814.45 Sedans, •, Demountable Rims Electric Starter, etc. $866.51 1 Ford son Tractors $822.30 These prices are F. O. B. Cape May, Gas, Oil and Equipments extra. Join the Club now for Spring delivery on a Ford. l- FOCER & hfECRAY. > i

MOST UNIQUE ! HIGH SCHOOL < — I NINETY-TWO PERCENT. OF THE, LOCAL STUDENTS ARE DE-I( SCENDANTS OF MAYFLOWER |T PASSENGERS L Ic j Mr. Edwin Brunyate, Superinten- 1 1 , dent of City Schools, is preparing an article for publication in the State Educational Bulletin entitled "The Most Unique High School in America," ] which is our own institution at Cape May. One of Cape May High Schools claims for distinction lies in the fact ] , that 92% of its students are descendants from the Mayflower band. This has been brought out recently by Dr.

Howe, in his genealogical researches. His material will be found in "Mayflower Descendants in Cape May I County" which is now on the press. ANNOUNCEMENT I Mr. and Mrs. William R. Swain, of {Cold Spring, announce the engagej stent of their daughter, Ruth Baymore, to Mr. Allen Frymire Willson, i of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Willson is a j nephew of Mark Frymire of tills dty. CHURCH OF THE ADVENT Rev. Paul Stnrtevant Howe, PLD, Rector SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00 A M. Holy Communion A- M. Second services and sermon. 8:16 P. M. Sunday School. 4:00 P. M. Evensong. ... __

v ■ ; Department of Public Safety j City Hall Cape May City, N. J„ Dec. 22, 1920 I \ " C i The Commissioners desire to announce r that they have placed temporarily a Police Officer on duty at City Hall at night from £ 6.30 p. m. until 6.30 a. m., subject to telephone calls during the hours named. 1 F. J. MELVIN, Director. ' i ^ l * raEmraaH-- (

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% On December 10, 1921, you will receive a check for the amount due you. Come join in with your #'■ j friends and neighbors in this splendid plan to ^ j SAVE DURING THE YEAR I 5 and assure you red f of ample funds for next year's Holiday Shopping ^ | No Red Tape No Expense to Join Everybody Welcome | I SECURITY TRUST COMPANY I | CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. | Li -

i Big Reduction! I ; & IN ALL OUR GOODS AFTER JAN. 3 § , W As prices drop we endeaver to keep pace with them. W '* & An honest profit is all we are out for. If you are in Vf . v need of anything in our line you will save money by © i Y< purchasing here ft ft As a Special for Monday, January 3, we are giving a ft © 10 INCH COLUMBIA RECORD FREE 5 dr? with every purchase of $2.50 or over. Only 1 Kecord to a customer. £5 I § WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY y PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 8 Q P. DELLAS S ; O 104 AND 106 JACKSON ST. CAPE MAY. N. J. O The Old Year <£ The old year has been a successful one for this 5 store. Hundreds of new customers have been added to our list. But we are not content to rest there, for we are prepared to do our best 3 by selling our goods at the lowest possible price. We shall sell our entire stocks upon present re- ) placement values, thus assuring you of any new price changes. We wish all our friends ) A Happy New Year > with a full measure of Health and Happiness. TENENBAUM'S -QJJTFITTER TO THE FAMILY SINCE 1895

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