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^ Forms close promptly at 5 P. ML eaeh Thursday . * volume 66 — no. - *. CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY, MARCH 12. 1921 "iSSmoN pat ykm A. LEON EWING, ML ^ _________________ —— — - — — ' , — »

PERSONAL Mention; ► INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING ANbj ' GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. I * ' "■ 1 Mrs. James Rice «s entertaining j Mrs. Wm.' Biilaborough, of Wilming- f ton. 1 Mrs. Geo. R. Mackenzie is stopping in Cape May for a while looking after * her property interests here. V - Mrs. P. L. Coca, wife of the organ- i ist at the Liberty Theatre, has gone ; to New York on a visit. ( Miss Audrey* Warner and Miss , t Ethel Warner are spending two weeks ' in Washington with Miss Beulah } Schellenger. ] Walter Starr, of Philadelphia, was < a visitor in Cape May th*is week. ( Mrs. Q.' Sailor Simpson is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. ] ( Margaret Schellenger. * Wm. Barnett, of Detroit, Michigan, is visiting his parents here. « (Mr§. Raymond Faulkner entertain^ \ ed at Five Hundred on Wednesday J fe? afternoon. i , Miss Grace Duncan, of Philadel- { phia, was the guest of Mrs. J.C.-Lit- i tie over the week end. ' f Mrs. William H. Nelson, of Chester, \ Pa., is spending a few days in Cape i May looking over her Washington Street property. Dr. Herbert W. Lummis iff enjoying a few weeks vacation in St. Petersburg, FloridSS Miss Rae Curtis entertained a num- < ber of friends at Five Hundred on j I Thursday evening. 1 Miss Ruth Harris, of Philadelphia, 1 spent the week end w[th . her sister^ 4 Mrs. James Nichol. 'j ( Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Johnson t of Perry street, have gone to Phila- ( delphia where they will* remain for } the months of March and April. Mrs. Mabel Shaub spent a few days ' in Philadelphia.this week. > Mr. and Mrs. Allyn T. Sayre who have been spending the* winter at Swarthmore, Pa., will return to their , . Michigan avenue , home in a few weeks. Mrs. George S. Curtis entertained at cards on Tuesday evening. < Mr. and Mrs. Stew-art Thompson, of , Philadelphia, were visitors in Cape , May this week. • ( Miss Marjorie Marcy and Jdiss Ann < Wallace, of Rivertbn, Pa., are the guests of Mrs. V. M. D. Mawv for a < few days. ' \ Mrs. J. O. Rutherford entertained the members of her club On Monday < , evening at her home tfi Michigan j Ave* t Dr. H. K. Gaskill, of Philadelphia, ] ha 1 leased the S. M. Robbing ; on Benton avenue for the sujhmer 1 I months. ' 1 Robert Grier, of Philadelphia was , in Cape May over the week enlh-^ , George Meyer spent a few days . ' with Merle Eldredge at his home in Trepton. Mrs- Howard Barnett, Jr.,. enter1 tainecTthe -members of her club on Thursday evening. - Among those in attendance at the ] funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Cox on Tuesday, March 9th were: iMrs. S. i I^nderkoflet', Mrs.* Clarence Heitiman, Miss Anna M. OwCn, Mrs. Har-. ry Furlow, Mrs.. Edward McGrorty and daughter, Mrs. Jane /McGrorty, James E. Romig of Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reuben, of Swedsbord, N. J. Andrew Dorner has attained the age of 81 years and is still quite active. ] C HAMBER OF COMMERCE ► TO MEET MARCH 22ND V The March meeting of the Cape " May County Chamber of Commerce will be held on Tuesday evening, Marchj22nd, at 8 o'clock in the High School Building at. Cape May: | This "will be an exceedingly interesting meeting and in addition to thg regular btisiness there will be a dis- ^ . play of work don? by the pupils from the High Schools of Cape May, Wildwood and Cape May Coilrt -House. r • BOARD OF HEALTH At the regular meeting on 7th inst. the annual routine of business was conducted and a number of problems on ( sanitary lines were discussed.

ST. PATRICK'S SUPPER 1 Every one is- invited to attend the J chicken salad supper and dance to be given by the ladies of St. Mary's Church in St. Mary's Hall on St. Patrick's nifcht, March 17th. Every effort is being put forth' to ] make -this event a success. Supper will be served from 5 to 8 P. M. and dancing from 7 to 11:30 P. M. Cape May's Trio Orchestra will i furnish the music which will be a , great attraction. Admission will be , fifty cents. • < MOSQUITO EXTERMINATION * The regular meeting of 4th inst. | held in City Hall, Cape May, N. J., j showed that the Sluice at Green . Creek will soon be completed giving e*it to the drainage in that section. ( in the line of cleaning is pro- | gression in the Ocean City Beesly's j Section, Wildwood Section, ( Cape MayH). H. Section and Pond Creek. * 1 ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH SUCCESS \ The Endowment Committee of Tab- , emacle .Cemetery met with the trus- i "tees of the church 'at the home of Bate, Monday' evening. There , was a good attendance and the reports , of the committee Show they are meet- , with good success. A't the close \ of the n^eeting, ice cream and cake ; werp served. They all agree<l they ( a pleasant evening. MILLINERY OPENING WEDNfeSDAY, MARCH 16 Clever .copies of the best study and , efforts of the foremost Fifth Avenue makers and Paris designers. Seldom ' such a display ever been assemin any one shop. Unusual in originality in colors, shapes and trim- , 'mings in clevel^concepj^ons. Unusual in the extremely modest prices. Children's hats $1.75 up in smart styles. Out Tuesdays. Open evenings during the Spring I Seajwn. LOTTIE R. HILLMAN, 20 9 Perry Street .Cape May, New Jersey THE "HARRISON" OPEN , Mrs, Cora Harrison, announces the opening 'of the Harrison for the sea1921. The Harrison has been closed during the winter for renovation and is now in good order for the ORCHESTA SECURED FOR SUMMER At the regular meeting of the City Commissioners held on Tuesday 7th inst the contract to furnish music for the season of 1921 at the Convention was awarded to Mr. Gustav W. \ formerly of The Red Mill. Orchestra of 16 pieces. Fifty per cent concert and fifty per cent dance. July '2nd to Sept. 5th inclusive. This combination of rfix additional instruments above the number as used for the last two seasons, ought to Jurnish music satisfactory to all. CHURCH OF THE ADVENT ' Rev. Paul Sturtevant Howe, Ph.D, Rector SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00 A M. Holy Communion 10:30 A. M. Second services and sermon. • - j 3:15 P. M. Sunday School. 4:00. P. M. Evensong

SCHOOL NEWS NOTES ! PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCTIONS ' EVER , PRESENTED BY H. S. The dainty little fairies will dance for you, three charming "maids from . school" will sing for you and some of | Cape May's prettiest girls, as , the ( Cousins and Aunts of Sir ^ Joseph, will entertain you. Then, too, ( there is the Mikado, Koko and Pooh- . bah, who have traveled all the way ( Japan t® help capture the "Pirates of Penzance." We assure you that Mildred "McCann, Cape May County's most celebrated terpsichore^n, will excel! all , previous appearances, in her solo j dance. Cape May High School slaughtered ' the basket ball team of the Cape May A. A. on Friday, March 4, score '4028. The Cape May team played one ! of the fastest games of the season ; and their teamwork was of the best Although the A. A. team fought hard, the High School boys easily held fhem down.. Shields, the A. A.'s guard, played a good game making six field for the A. A. - All of the High School boys played - unusually well. Gidding Came' in late in the second half and in short time netted fourl field goals for the High School. L. Ashburne, who, is still playing forward, played an exceptionally good game, keeping his seven foot opponent from making a goal. "Ed" Ashburne whose leg is improving, was in the cage again. The line-up: Cape- May Cape May A. A. Cherry 2— Camp forward E.- Ashburne Needles forward L. Ashburne *- Lemmon (Gidding) > center Cummings _. Shields guard Chambers — — O'Shaughnessy guard Field Goals — Cherry 4, E. Ashborne 3, L. Ashburne 5, Chambers 2, Gidding 4, Camp 2, Needles 2, Shields 6, Foul Goals — Cherry 2, L. Ashburne 2, Camp 4, Needles 2, Lemmon 1, Shields 1. Referee — Dorner. On Wednesday, 69 Thrift Stamps were sold. This in quite an increase over last week's sales. Wednesday afternoon, the Cape • May High School team journeyed to 1 Atlantic City and played a basket ball • game with the Atlantic City High 1 School team. Misses Julia and Eva Hoffman have . been absent from school on account • of the death of their mother. The . entire school, especially the Senior j and Junior classc, extend to their . classmates, their sincere sympathy. r . f» — : 1 The honor roll for this month' is the largest of the year. This is exceptionally large when one considers the fact that it requires an average of ninety to be plated on the list. • Seniors— Edwin Cummings, Catharine Ewing, Julia Hoffman, ' Charles Swain, Clifton Stevens, George. Meyer. - ' Juniors— James Cavalcante, Foster - Eldredge, Eva Hoffman, Marion Busse, Edith Wiltbipik.'' .. Sophomores — Henrietta Ballanger

f MA.GIC j | We dont claim to be Magicians, but if you have 1 | Any Property For Sale or Rent j , * - *>ur ^SERVICE will remind you of Magic. | a I WHEN YQU NEED INSURANCE SEE US | j TENENBAUM BROS, j i Real Estate and Insurance Brokers | 1 ♦ NOTARY PUBLIC 414 Washington Street |

Agnes Bennett, Eleanor Bosserman, / Lena Dawson, Ruth Wicks, Sara Lum- " mis. Freshmen — Isabel Bosserman, Horace Church, A. Hand, W. Howard, Virgil Marcy, Mabel Wallis. — V Remember the High School show is not postponed but Will be held March 17 and 18 at the Palace Theatre. Admission 50 ahd 75 cents. During the coming summer it will f necessary to place a new boiler in r the Lafayette Street school and in- R st nations were given to tjie Property b Conlmittee at the last regular meet- 5 ing to' obtainNp!ans and specifica- s tions. n — » — I ■ d ROBBERY ATTEMPTED V \ An attempt was tnade Tuesday at c 3:00 A. M. to break into the residence n of Mrs. E. Carter at 749 Washington a Street. Two men had "Evidently I climbed to the roof and were about to n [ force a second story window when v they werd*heard by Mr. Meadows, a v naval officer staying at present with c Mrs. Carter. They dropped to the s lawn and though fired at, unfortp- / nately the culprits escaped injury or a | capture. ' I PASSldN SUNDAY AT THE CHURCH OF ADVENT g j Sunday next, March 13th, Passion ^ . Sunday, the services will be as fol- ^ lows: — 8 A. M. Celebration of the t ' Holy Communion; 10-30 second " ser- ^ I vice and sermon; 3-15 Sunday School; 4 Evensong. The improvement of the grounds at considerable expense are I . already beginning to show results, t and a lawn giving satisfaction to the I whole community is becoming evi- v dent by the rapidly growing grass — a , the seed being the gift of W. A tier t Burpee, Jr., a vestryman of the t 5 church. Venitiar. blinds and other t improvements will be installed for the ! , coming season. BUSY FORTY YEARS AGO ? On March 10th, forty years ago, 1 Mayor Melvin was first elected May- ! ,• or of Cape May City, on the same ' day twin boys arrived at his home, ' - making in all a" very eventful day for ' , the Mayor. They give you action. Tenenbaum j ' Bios. '

A. R. TO ENTERTAIN WILL BE HELD APRIL 5th AND 6TH IN THE CONVENTION HALL » John Mecray Post No. 40, Grand of the Republic Detail, have arranged to give the people of Cape a treat in "the entertainment to held at the Convention Hall, April and 6th, tfce proceeds are for the starting of a fund to erect a soldiers' monument to tfie memory of the soldiers, jailors and marines of the Civil Spanish and the late World It is fully expected that our citizens as well as those people living nearby will rSspond freely by helping alon^ this patriotic and noble cause. order that those living today in our midst will honor our boys of today as well as the boys of long ago who went forth to war to protect our country in its hour of peril and to save and protect "Ol'd Glory" and American ideals left to us as a herit"age by our forefathers. The committee has positively engaged R. H. Hendershot, the Original Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock, and his Son, to furnish our citizens will* .ecitatitfns, vtcai and ins .rumenta- •'olos, such as "you have never before. They are artists in their line. Every one should see and them. Major Hendershot enlisted in the army^ as a drummer in the Ninth Michigan Infantry at Michigan, in 1861, before he eleven years of age. He and his have a world-wide reputation as being'" .high-class entertainers, and those who have heard the Major's imitation and explanation of an engine and his imitation of a battle, say that these two pieces alone are worth more than the admission to the ehtertainThe Major brings with him and uses the original Silver Drum presented to him by Horace Greeley, thru the hands of General Winfieljl Scott, for gallantry displayed at .the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, j Decem--hc* 11th, 12th and 13th, 1862; the Drumsticks presented by George W. DeLong Post, G. A. R.,- Honolulu, !T the Garfield and Arthur Druml

sticks of 1880; the Diamond Badge and Drum presented to him by the W. R. G and G. A. R. of the United States, at the National" Encampment at Indianapolis, Ind., September, 1893. ' The Major's son uses the Gold-mount-ed Fife presented to him by the W". R. C. of the United States at the National Encampment at IndianapoHs, Ind., September, 1893. Major Hendershot has some of the finest credentials ever given to a soldier, from the greatest men of America, vit.^ Abraham Lincoln, General U. S. Grant, General A. E. Burnside, General John A. Logan, General F. E.^ Spinner, James A. .Garfield, Oliver P. Morton, Horace* Greeley .and many others. See the posters. HIGH SCHOOL SHOW We hope the people of Cape May : will not be confused by the fact that 1 another show, by' the same name as . the High School show, has been an- • pounced at another theatre, but has i been postponed. The High School i show will be given at Cox's Theatre, • March 17 and 18. The j^Cerve seat i chart may be seen at Hewitt and 1 York's but the other tickets may be procured from any High school student or the box office of the Palace Theatre. ' - I The sale of tickets is rapidly progressing and it is certainty that there ! will be a full hoiise both nights," so ' buy your tickets early. The play to be given, entitled *AU . ( at Sea," is one that everyone will 6nPUBLIC INVITED : A program interesting to the ppblic r at large, as well as to teachers, will 1 be given at the teachers' sectional in1 stiiute- in the-Cape May High School 5 Auditorium, /Monday afternoon, Mar. ^ 5 21st, and the people of Cape May, ' West Cape May, Cape May Point, " South Cape May and Lower Township— ! are gll cordially invited to attend, t There* will be included in the pro- ^ gram a discussidn of~"MusIcal A/ppre- - ciation," as taught by means of the 1 phonograph, by Mrs. Helen A. Ameis- • on, helping teacher of' Camden County 1 and aq, accomplished musician and. > speaker; also, "Health Talks," illus5 trated by stereopticon slides,, by Mr. , - - Ernest D. Easton, Chief of the 8 Health League, New Jersey. 2t There are a thousand ways to spend ~ - money and only one wtfy to make it, * ,* r'v /**

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