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VOL 66- % CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JEESEY SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1921 °££ pee tea. A. LEON EWING, AGER

PERSONAL 1 MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA- ' GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS.

Miss Rae Curtis is spending a few days in Philadelphia as the guest of 1 Miss Elsie Spencer. 1 On Friday evening, Dr. Howe, Past 1 Chaplain General of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, J attended the annual dinner of the Oder at the Bellevue-Stnatford, Phil* a ielphin. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schellenger 1 ci Royersford, Pa-, will leave for Florida, January 24th, where they expect 1 to remain until early Spring. ' Mrs. Edward Letts and daughter, ^ Lina Margaret, of Sea Isle City, have returned home after spending some 1 time with her brother, Allan Bush. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eugene Smith ] and Miss Mary C. Smith, 1108 Spruce > street, will sail February 12 for the ' West Indies. Mr- Smith and family have been Summer residents in Cape 1 May for a number of years. • Mr. and Mrs. N.. Perry Edmunds 1 and Charles H. Edmunds, of Phila- 1 delpfhia, were visitors in town Tues- ' day. Mrs. William Morris Cassedy and Miss Mae Schellenger are spending a 1 week in New York. Mrs. Walter H. Phillips is visiting ' relatives in Seranton, Pa., for a few weeks. Donald Berry Bezpiett, son of Mr. * and Mrs. Walter Bennett, of this city, is a student on the U. S. Schoolship ' "Annapolis", preparing for the merchant marine. At graduation he will be qualified for a third officer's berth. His rank in class now and during his student career on the sahoolship has been right next the top most of (he time, number 2, and he is also -one of the instructors for new cadets. He has Mayflower ancestry and is of the £type of true blue Americans that the government is preparing for the * merchant service. He is also a true son of Neptune through many generations and we anticipate a successful career for him. gr Mr. and Mrs. Stacy M. Robbins entertained a number of their friends last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Grange . were week-end visitors here last weekMr. and Mrs. David Baird were in Cape May oyer the Week-end. * Mrs. Mary Davis, of Decatur street, was an over Sunday visitor at Ridley Park. Pa MASONS TO HOLD A SOCIAL Thursday evening. 20th inst.. at 8:00 o'clock, will be a red letter day in .the annals of the local lodge of this fraternity. A social will be held in the evening at the High School, to which all members of the lodge with their invited friends and relatives, together with the chapter, are invited. A first class entertainment furnished by professional and local talent >nd refreshments served to all lentJACOB SHAW BREAKS ARM Jacob Shaw, a fire department driver, was crushed between a wagon and a post by the sudden starting of his team. An Xray photo showed a broken bone and other sleight injuries. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Several inquiries have recently " come to us concerning the liklihood of another reduction in the price of Ford Cars, and as these inquiries no doubt emanate from prospective purchasers, we want to state again that the Ford Oars are already being sofd at a figure actually below cost and for an indefinite time another reduction or "Change in design" is entirely out of the question* and not at all contemplated. The last-reduction on Ford Cars are equivalent to several reductions in one. and we have a long ways to go before any thought can be given to further reduction in the preseflt car prices. FORD MOTOR CO. W. A. Ryan. Manager of Sales.

MOSQUITO BOARD MEETS OF COUNTY BOARb PROGRESSING RAPIDLY— NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT BUT AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT The Cape May County Mosquito Commission met in regular session on Thursday, 6tJf inst., at 2:00 p. m., in City Hall, Cape May. Members present: Messrs. Norton, Sheppard, Town send and Dr. Way. Absent, Dr. Taylor. Business settled up for 1920. Minutes i pproved and Treasurer's report accepted. The Chief Inspector, Clarence Scheland Assistant Inspector, Alan deP. Ewing were also present. The work proposed for 1921 was reviewed. The truck and Ford car were ordered repaired and tools obtained. The reports also showed that the State work piogressig near Tuckahoe. Exits were authorized to be constructed af Fishing Creek and Green Creek. Resolution passed to borrow $2,000 soon as appropriation is legal, secured by fund as made by Freeholders. The amount to be placed at the disposal of the Commission by the county is understood to be $16,000.00 for the year 1921. In view of the fact that the Mosquito Extermination has long ago passed the experimental stage, the Commission is of the opinion that all local work in this direction should be enthusiastically pursued by the local authorities either through its board of health or some other authority. , Stagnant water pools, sewer inlets, . gutters and rain puddles strictly come under local authorities, and water nuisance in yards and private premises properly belong to the Health ; Departments. The Commission herebysolicits the aid of all these as well ' as all citizens. BACHARACH VISITS HARDING Washington. D. C.. Jan. 13. 1921. I Congressman Bacharacb left Washington tonight for Marion, Ohio, I where he has an engagement with • President-elect Harding on Friday. ■ to discuss revenue legislation with '< particular reference to the probable adoption of the Sales Tax as one of ' the principal features of the new • revenue bill which will be presented i to Congress by the Ways and Means Committee of the House, shortly after • the convening of the new Congress. While the question of a Sales Tax has been under discussion for some time. Mr. Bacharach has been one of its strongest advocates, and in January of last year he introduced a bill t in the Bjmse. which advocated the I I adoption of a Sales Tax to take the > place of the Excess Profits Tax and i several other of the more obnoxious > taxes of the present Revenue Law. > Since that time the question has been - more widely discussed both in and • out of Congress and is rapidly grow- - ing in favor; more so viih the gent eral public than with me.-, bers of - Congress, although of late there has been an awakening on the oer. of the House members to the practicability of such a tax. - MERCHANTS' BANK I RE-ELECTS OFFICERS s i At the annual meeting of the stock- - holders of the/ Merchants' National Bank held on Tuesday, January 11th, the following directors were elected: Joseph H. Hanes, W. L. Cummings, John W. Mecray, Henry H. Eldredge, y W. H. Phillips, M. D.. John T. Hewitt, d H. S. Rutherford^ Everett J. Jerrell, f W. L. Stevens, F. B. Mecray, Charles o A. Swain, and on Friday, January 14 - the following officers were chosen: .t Henry H. Eldredge, President. d Joseph H. Hanes, Vice-President, d John W. Mecray, Vice-President. :- Everett J. Jerrell, Cashier, y Harry H. Needles, Assistant Cashier II . SMITH-CHAMPION e n Mrs. M. J. Ware, of 12 North street, o wishes to announce the marriage of o her granddaughter. Ethel W. Chamr poin to Mr. Ernest H. Smith, of Wildwood. N. J., the wedding having taken place at the home of the brides uncle. Mr. A. A. Rose, Maple wood, N. J., on s. Saturday, December 8th. )

E. P. STITES, SR. i PASSES AWAY AUTHOR'OF WELL KNOWN GOS- i PEL HYMN, " BEULAH LAND" PASSES AWAY IN HIS EIGHTY • FIFTH YEAR Reverend Edgar Page Stites. the i author of "Beulah Land," "Simply Trusting," At the Golden Landing," ; "We'll Be There Some Day," "Cross- ; ing the Bar," and over three hundred i other Gospel hymns and songs, died ■ : at his home on Lafayette street in I ' ' this city on Friday night. The fun- ( ; eral services were held in the First ; Methodist Episcopal Church of which , . he was a member for over sixty , , years. The author was nearly , eighty-five years old and had he lived • until (he twenty-second day of March I he would have been eighty-five. , He leaves two sons, Edgar P. Stites, j ; Jr., of this city,- and Fletcher W. . Stites. of Najberth. - Pennsylvania. I also a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edgar P. Stites, Jr., who nursed him through ) his long sickness with untiring de- . votion. The following is from the Public . Ledger, which was contributed by 5 Doctor Paul Sturtevant Howe, of the ) Church of the Advent, of this city. PILGRIM ANCESTORS ; To the Editor of Public Ledger: 1 Sir:— The late Edgar Page Stites, > known in many lands as the author j of several evangelistic hymns of great ] popularity, was, as the the majority of our Cape May families are, of ;t Pilgrim ancestry. Mr. Stites was e born at Cape May, March 22, 1836; r married October 14, 1867, Sarah Elizabeth Edmunds, who was a descendant of the Pilgrim, John Howland, in the- . following line of descent: Sarah I Elizabeth Edmunds (10). Sarah Hughes Wales (9), Sarah HughesCS)^ Thomas Hurst Hughes (7), Ellis Hughes (6), Hannah Wihilldin (5), Joseph Wihilldin (4), Hannah Gorham (3), Desire Howland (2), John Howland (1) the Pilgrim. The children of ( Mr. Edgar Page Stites and his wife, Ij' Sarah Elizabeth Fdmunds, are: Edgar Page Stites, who married Marie ^ Holmes and have a son who bears the name of the distinguished grandf father; ana Fletcher Wilbur Stites, who married Edith Gillespie Austin , and have Richard Austin Stites, born s March 14, 1912. r The parents of the late Mr. Edgar Stites were Page Stites and Eliza K Eldredge, who was born at Cape May September 2, 1800, and was a de- /■ scendeant of the Pilgrim band as. follows: Eliza Eldredge (8). Eliz- , abeth Edmonds (7), Jane Whilldin g (6), James Whilldin (5), Joseph Whilldin (4), Hannah Gorham (3), (j Desire Howland (2), John Howland, s the Pilgrim (1)The recurrence of the same family names in»the later generations with j no immediate relationship illustrates how closely allied the few fiamilies of the Cape were in the early periodj and as a consequence the whole county is practically a settlement of Pilgrim descendants. PAUL S. HOWE, y Cape (May, N. J., January 10, 1921. CHURCH OF THE ADVENT Rev. Paul Sturtevant Howe, Ph.D.. g Rector SUNDAY SERVICES ■- 8:00 A M. Holy Communion '1 10:30 A. M. Second services and seri, mon. 3:16 P. M. Sunday School. s, 4:00 P. M. Evensong. e, — . — £— ANNOUNCEMENT J, - :s Hats for immediate wear in new ^ colors and materials. Very smart styles for the early Spring. LOTTIE R. HILLMAN. 2t 209 Perry Street. >r MOTORS TO PHILADELPHIA Mr- and Mrs. Judson Bennett and Mrs. Rebecca Bennett and son motit, ored to Philadelphia in Mr. Bennett's ,f new Ford Sedan this week, i- " 1 * 1- KILLS BLACK DUCKS •n e. Irwin Stevens killed fourteen black in ducks in Great Sounds op Monday last. -

CAPE MAY HHJETSCHOOL ] COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO AR- 1 RANGE FOR ANNUAL SENIOR PLAY— GREAT PAINS WILL BE ' TAKEN TO MAKE IT THE BEST i EVER 1 1 A letter has been received from the 1 orphan. Jacques Denain, who 1 1 the ward of the High Schools of 1 I Cape May county. These high ' ; schools are providing his educationThe High Schools together sent Jaques a Christmas box. - Cape May School sent a fountain pen. 1 1 several articles of clothing and some * ' candy. The letter of appreciation ' written in French, was translated by I the members of the Junior Class. \ Thirty-one thrift stamps were sold on Wednesday. To this time the : , high school students have sold up- 1 ■ wards of 850 thrift stamps. A committee has been appointed to arrange the annual show given by 1 the Seniors for the benefit of the ' athletic association. Two students will be on the committee. Mr. Rodes, 1 : principal of the higlj school, is chair- ' man. Other members of the com- . • ! mittee are: Miss Goodell, Miss Wagoner, Miss McMahon, Mr. Butler, Irma Gosling and Charles Swain. To |

surpass the show of last year will be ' difficult The committee is confident that it can be done. About seventy-five "Rootere" accompanied the boys' and girls' basket ball teams to Wildwood at the games played on Friday night, 7th inst. Next week will be observed as 1 "Good English Week" in all the high £ school- Suitable posters will be ^ placed in all the rooms. Pupils land teachers who are guilty of infractions , in English will be "tagged." The must be worn- the remainder of ^ each day. GRADE SCHOOL 8 x We regret to be obliged to report , that the Kindergarten, First, Second , and Third grade rooms ye re closed by order of the Medical Inspector and . the Board of Health on account of the Whooping Cough and Chichfen 1 I Pox. For the benefit of any who j , feel inclined to censure or criti- . size the teachers, it is stated: "That J the teachers have no authority in such , premises and are therefore in no way ^ , responsible for the conditions." r i Further: The school law provides ( ■ 'That unless schools or school rooms , are closed by 'official order' under the ( . law no State Appropriation for atten- I , . adnce will be allowed for absentees." J , . The Board of Education therefore : ' I assumes the entire responsibility in , | sustaining the order.

t To Delinquent - | Taxpayers j; 1 ■ ^ ™" "™ """ ™— ~ 2 ' t • • Y e> ! ! Notice is hereby given that all land on which • 1 ■ taxes are unpaid for the year 1919, will be sold J ■ i 1 ■ Z at fax sale on Z :j, , , ♦ 1 Tuesday, March 1st, 1921 | " ; ; and all taxes not paid by January 25, will be Z 1 f ! '■ advertised in the newspapers on Saturday, - January 29, 1921. | . e ! Yours respectfully, ♦ ' ; ; W. J. FENDERSON, | ■ Collector. t a ! ♦

WITH THE CHURCHES METHODIST Sunday last, "Go- to- Church Sunday" presented a full congregation mnd« beyond the ordinary, in the morning. The evening service was represented by the usual attendance. The subject in the morning sermon on the 16th, will be "The True Test of Christianity." The Masonic Lodge of Cape May City, will attend service at this church on Sunday evening next. The choir gave a social Friday evenlast. PRESBYTERIAN The sacrament of the Lord's Supwill be observed at the morning service on this Sunday, January 16th. inst. at 10:30 a. m. New members will be publicly welcomed into the fellowship of the church. A "Variety Supper" by Glass Three of the Bible School, will be held on 18th inst. in the basement of the church building. A Steroptican lecture on "China" under the auspices of the Woman's . Society, on Wednesday I 26th inst, at 7 :30 p. m. The men of the church and congregation will hold a "Chip In" Suppet on Thursday evening, 27th inst. TTiis is a social gathering and will be addressed by the Bev. D. W. Berry, of Millville, and the Rev. S. C. Dickson, of Vineland. The last two weeks of February will be devoted to Evangelistic Services, the pastor being assisted by. an | evangelist appointed by the Presbyiterian Evangelistic Committee. The sister churches of this community are invited to share these services. The congregation e*was well represented in the "Week of Prayer" services and had a creditable share in the total offerings of $90.00 for the Chuna Famine Fund and the European Children's Feeding Fund. "Go- to-Church Sunday" brought slightly increased attendance at both services and at the Bible SchoolThe consistent work of the Choir under the leadership of Mr. William Porter, and the Organist, Miss Helen L. Porter, has added to the elements of praise and worship in .the Tongretional services. The mid-week services will include ' a practical study of the Bible School ; Lessions for the benefit of members and teachers.

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