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has returned ^^Hvhere she has been ■F visit with her son, W, of Hollywocjg, Cali^■Pfg C. Hughes and children

Cape Ma* in a few days 1 ■ Mr. Hughes In Bradford, Pa. yoldest ..son, Earle, Jr., will ren in Cape afay to finish the ^^Kool term.

Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Haerer have re; F turned to Cape May from Miami, ' Florida, where they spent the winter, and have opened their cottage on Washington Street for the summer season. They cruised north on the .palatial yacht, the "Miramftr of Mr. Louis H. Eisenlohr. Mrs. Charles Chase "and son, Chas., of Collingswood, N. J., spent the week-end with Mrs. Earle Hughes. Mr- and Mrs. John K. Johnson and son Leonard, of Norristown, Pa., are spending some time with Mrs. Johnson's mother, Mrs. A. S. Bush.--Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F. Burns, of New Castle, Pa., are spending a few weeks at the home of Mrs. Davis on Lafayette Street. ' Mr. and Mrs. G. h. Brupmaugh, of Penelyn, Pa.', will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Davis over the week-end. Mr. Brumbaugh is a son of the former governor of Pennsylvania.- ,, . William G. Essen attended the funeral of Charles Edmunds in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Mrs. William R. Sheppard, Mrs. Charles Quidort and Mrs. Harry Hughes, attended the 36th Annual Meeting of the Presidents of the Needlework Guild of America at the Bellevue-Stratford^Jast week. SUNNY HALL CAFB'TO" OPEN kn innovation for the countryside has been established .at Sunny Hall Corner, Cold Spring, by Mr. Charles Arnold. Mr. Arnold's new establishment is the "Sunny Hall Cafe" which will cater to public tastes making a specialty of Chiiken Waffle dinners. Sea foods, sandwiches and other attractive djshes which made the Arnold Hotel famous for years. Sunny Hall Cafe is certain to prove popular with' the tnotofists who have been awaiting a long time, sonie , such objective point after a drive in the country. The site of the new cafe is at that of the famous old Sonny Hall which was well known in the early years, of the last cenning date will be about June 16th. 1921. 16th, > s-

ANOTHER CARLOAD OF FORDS t A carload of Ford Trucks, was re- £ ceived by Focer & Mecray on Friday, c This makes the second carload re- ] ceived by this firm this month. . A NEW FORDSOX TRACTOR FOR , STREET WORK , Road inspector, CharlgS.Stites, has put tp work another tractor for road work. The Commissioners are doing . their best t<5 have the streets in first , class shape for our summer visitors. : Columbia- Avenue is now -ne of the , ■— finest gravel roads in the City. Let- - ayette Street is about completed and ■ will make a fine drive from the State Road. Beach Avenue is being * re-enforced and will add anbtner great' improvement to our roads. NUISANCE BEING DONE AWAY WITH The low land on the corner of Benton Avenue and Jefferson Street is now being filled in with sand. The Commissioners v ent to, be congratulated. to get rid of this Mosquito breeding hole. ATTEND CONVENTION George M. Steven's and T. Millet Hand are representing Pennsylvania Zeta Chapter, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, at the District. Council, held att Johns Hppkins University, Baltimore, I Maryland. Both representatives delivered short addresses at tho ban- 1 quct heldgat the Hotel Rennert, Fri- • day everting. „ . ' J. S. GARRISON Sepal riat of Watches, Jewelry, Optical Goods and Phonographs Old Gold, Silver and ! - Diamonds Bought "" a LOTTIE R. HILLMAN • 1 209 Perry Street *New Hats -for late Spring and early Summer, among them are models Suited to alL Not only the youthful, hilt the mature-and conservative. Veils at reasonable prices. 2t-4-80

vflERICAN F LEGION NEWS AMERICAN LEGION ^ELD DAY JUNE 4 O^ERANKLIN FIELD N — LEGION'S EYES ON* WASHINGTON— SERBURNE COUNSEL ON BERGDOLL PROBE COMMITTEE. ^ American Legion Field Day will be * held on Franklin Field on June 4 and « it promises to be one of the greatest _ .events ever staged within the walls of that historic stadiumThe Philadelphia County Commit- d, tee has arranged a programme that jr , will include entries of every known kind that could possibly he calipd j, part of a field ami track maet. tl Teams from every branch of the ,j ! American Army will participate as t] , well as teams representing all the Al- tl [ lied armies. • , , The feature will be a one-mile relay e r by teams representing the Army, Navy and Marin'e Corps of the Unit- £ ed States. • , . v In-' addition to' competing in this Q event, the ArmyJ^ Navy and Marine t 1 Coifs athletes will enter tne other " , service events on the programme, the * I events open - to the Legion and also j, some of the A. A. U. hmHicap events, , f This is the first -timF the United , States Army, Navy and Marine Corps j. , have ever competed together. j There has been such a demand for q f entrv blanks that the entire athletic f f strength of the-' Philadelphia clubs j t may be counted an. Information may ( B be obtained fjvom Dr. . George Orton, , . director, American Legion, 931 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. e Probe /of Bergdoll Case - Interest o\ Legionaries in this i State is centered in the Congresrion- -■ al activities at Washington, especy fally in the probe of the Bergdoll l' case, the efforts of two national law- < e making bodies to better the condition e of incapacitated veterans of the h World War aqd to coordinate all bu- I reaus intrusted with the welfare of j former service men apd their, de- - pendents. * r" Brigadier General John- H. Scr- j • burne, of Boston, a veteran of the World War and one of the organizers j] of the American Legion, has been ap- j c pointed counsel for the Congressional n Bergdoll Probe- Committee. The api- pointmept was announced by Conh gressman John A. Peters, of Maine,- . t chairman of the committee. i The appointment of General Sher- • e burne is particularly grafifying-to the 'e national organization of The Ameriie can Legion. He is widely known as ' ." an attorney and for 20 years has been \ ]„ the National Gtiard of Massachus- ° ctts. in which-he Is now a general ofa- ficer. He was a member of the Mas- . sachusetts State legislature at the it outbreak of tha war and went ov®r" o,.- In command of 101st Field Arseas, Field Ar-

tillery Regiment of the famous Twen-tv-sixth Division. He was promoted abroad and as a Brigadier General commanded th#' 4,67th Field ArtillerV Brigade of the 92i\d Division, the only artillerv brigade composed entirely of colored troops. -He is an active member of American Legion Fost No. 11 of Brookline. May he .Witness Department Adjutant . Murdock will probablv be A witness before this committee and General Sherburne has announced that he will avail himself 1 of the offices^of thc special Bergitoll prosecutionNaimmtttee snpoinwl 1 bv Department Commander Davis as ! a consequfcnce of the resolution : adopted at the First State Conven- ' tion held last sufnmer. at Allentown. It was the Philadelphia County Committee, through a sub committee consisting of Frank W. Melvin, Herman N. Schwartz and Paul J. McGe- • han the Department 'Publicity Officer s that prepared the firSt sweeping rese olution embracing a demand for such - an investigation and prosecution. 3 . Draft Deserters List ' Despite the elaborate precautions taken to prepare an. absolutely accurt ate "draft deserter's list," the War a Department has induded'at Jeast seva uepariiMv""- ..y-.— v.. —

- eral veterans in the lists thus Jar -| * j pU"XheC names have been removed v from the list," was the conclusion of i L- 1 the War Department's statement j I- This, however,. Will not be the end C of this or subsetfaent misadventures J in the War Department's experiment . _ in giving publicity to-draft evaders. ? Secretary of War Weeks states that ; public apology will be made by the • War Department for errors of the ' character indicated, but did not spcci- i fy just what form the. apology would , take. » ^ ELMER THURSTON WOOD . : . The body of Elmer Thurston Wood, hero veteran of the A. E. F., < arrived on Monday at Hoboken. Ap- ; propriate ceremonies will be held in the Baptist- Church of Cape Mny Court House on Friday at 2 o'clock. lv Cape May CountYFosts will unite in , / honoring the memory of a comrade "8 who made the supreme Racrifjcj-" \ al, - Take the Yellow Bus Line for the County Field Day events, May 14th. Cars run to the Grounds.

PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE « HOLDS REGULAR MEETING : 9

ORGANIZATION SHOWS, ci LOTS OF PEP— BIG CROWD ci PRESENT MONDAY NIGHT— cl CITY COMMISSIONERS GIVES oi LEAGUE QUARTERS. g , a: The Progressive League held its ^ regular weekly meeting in the auditori aril on Monday evening .when a large crowd of wide awake business men wefe present. ' • d Leonard Davis called the meeting to order. g After the reading of the minutes 0 Secretary Settle, the meeting was n thrown open for new business. Presi- a dent Davis stated that Joseph Cox of }, the Publicity Committee had a mat- p to bring before the league. o Mr. Cox took the floor and exhibit- S ed a unique automobile road sign to place on all of the roads leading to it this city in New Jersey, Pcnnsyi- 1 h vania, Delaware, Maryland, District j i: of Columbia and Lower New York , s The sign was greeted by ap- 1 r plause and great interest was shown s in the matter* The league voted to c the Publicity Committee, Messrs t Joseph Cox, Albert R. Hand and Ed- j t gar P» Stites, procure the signs, and , c have them placed on the roads with- c in the next two weeks, so that tour- 1 Ists^coming into the «state for Dec < oration Day will' have no trouble in] fiiubng their way to the finest resort t of the American Continent, Cape 1 May. The committee was instructed" to I

call on tfie^business' houses of the fo/ contributions . for the pur: ai chasing, of the sign boards and everyinterviewed proved unusually ^ generous, which shows a spirit 'among the busipess men of the city " is very gratifying to, President Davis and to the Publicity Cqpimit- ^ tee. - The Committee desires to thank the tc donors for the big response which " was given the matter. Oyer °"6 ^ are enmlled on the books of the new w Organization. The charter will close cl Monday, May 28. It is hoped that " not a single business man, hotel manor wide awake citizen will not ™ his name on the roll as a charter member of this wide awake bodof men who are trying to boost Cape n May. L D The City Commissioners have given the league quarters oh the convention v hall pier, second floor, where meet- ; will be held during the entire [ summer. The quarters will be fitted j and it is hoped to have jt in such v shape that visitors coming to the f city Can be taken to the quarters of the league, and will go. away saying , that Cape May is surely awake and ( the job- The league went on ref- ■ ord rtfe endorsing * Manager Harry Wright, Junior, of the Cape May | Collegians. s I The League will co operate with f the Board of Trade to make the f Fourth, of July celebrations in this t city one of the best that the city has ( had for the. past twenty-five years. 1 ^ ■ — I

ROYAL ARCH MASONS TO l^EET AT TRENTON The sixty-fifth annual Convocation * of -the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of New Jersey •will be held at Masonic Hall, Trenton, N. J., on Wednesday, May 11th, 1921. Grand High Priest Frederick 'Melvin will attend as a member. The H annual Conclave of Knights Templar g| of the State of New Jersey will also . held in Trenton on Mav 11th and ■ ' 12th- , si PRESENT DR. HOWE'S „ o! BOOK TO THE BISHOP hi H A splendid- copy of Mayflower De hi scendants in Cape May County, oi hound in morocco, has .been sent to g; the Right Reverend -Paul Matthews, M Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey- hi The handsdme volume is inscribed: tl "The Rt. Rev. „ aul Matthews. 1U' presented by the Rector, Wardens X and Vestrymen of the Church of the Advent,. Cape, May." NEEDLEWORK GUILD TO MEET p A public meeting of the Directors t . and Members of the Cape May t . Branch of the Needlework Guild of r l Ameriea, will be held in the HiKh £ School Building on Tuesday, May g ' 17th "at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. f ' A report of the National Convcn- j 1 tion will be given at that time. j r r i DR. HOWE ATTENDS CONVEN- f 1 TION OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH , 1 On Wednesday, - Dr. Howe was < c present at the annual Convention of j • the Diocese of New Jersey held at Plainfield, New' Jersey. The Church 1 V of the Advent was also represented '. bv W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., a member 'I of the Vegtry. ' w 1 " PURCHASES NEW LOT 1 >' Jay Mecray has purchased from e the Fidelity Company of Philadelphia ■ the lot facing Sewell Avenue and ' fr running parallel with Jefferson St., 3- to his home on the corner of Benton h Avenue. This section of the town is becoming very popular and in the last few years a number of .'cottages have ,P been erected there. r- *■ • " ir i If you want anything in Wildwood v- Adaartisc in the LEADER, u' ' y "

'» 'v. 1 HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES , . it On Saturday, May 7th, Cape May High School defeated Woodbine High ' School, score 6-1. In the first in- , .ning, Levin made the only, run scored by the visiting team. Cherry stole second twice after spraining his ankje and accepted four chances Aith- ' out an error. Cherry made three J hitting very time he was at bat. Hunt, Cape May's first-class pitcher, ( held .Woodbine to one hit and struck • out fen men. This was the best game of . the season played by Cape May's team. The playing of .our is improving wonderfully under the instruction of Coach Eldfedge. ' On May 21, Middle will play Cape May High School at Cape May. The Inter-class Track Meet scheduled for Friday -afternoon was postponed on account of the weatljpr until Monday. For the first time in the records of the High School, the meet was won by the . Freshmen Class. The. Freshman girls scored -32 points, the* Freshman boys, 24 points, making a total of ">6 points. A number visitors attended the meet and expressed themselves as wellpleased with the way in which the students -participated. The records made are exceltent and the chances winning the track, meet held at Court House, this Saturdav are very good.. The events and winners "were as follows: Girls • 75 yaVd dash, Robbins, Freshman, time 1 1 5-8 seconds.Baseball Throw, Reeves, Sophomore, "distance, 169 feet, 8 in. Bask^f ball Throw, Reeves, Sophomore, distance, 57 feet, 2 in. Standing Broad Jump, Johnson, Jurtior, distance, 7 feet, .4 in. • Running High Jump, Robbins, Freshman, height, 4 feet, 3 in. Runnjng Broad Jump, Robbins, Freshman, distance, 13 feet, 8 inTop Spinning, Van Zant, Sophomore, time, 2 minutes, 22 6-8 secondg^ ^ Relay', Freshman. Boys AT Hundred yard dash, Miles, Junior, I time 11 seconds. ,/ 220 yard dash, WillianyA'Fresh-

i BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR g County Fair Grounds, Cape May C. H. X Saturday, May 14th,. 192,1 x X EVERYBODY GOES— DON'T MISS IT || H Annual Coupty Public Schools * O I ATHLETIC CARNIVAL A.iDay| IS Elementary Schools 10 A. M. « §. High Schools 1 P- M. § Folk Dances Both Morning and Afternoon >< Beautiful Costumes Q H ADMISSION 25 CENTS g

man, time 25 seconds. « 460 yard" dash, Hall, Junior, time, I 60 seconds. . , * Running High Jump, Marcy, Freshman,, distance, 5 feet. Running Broad Jump, MHes, Jun^ for, distance 19 feet 1 In. ' Pole Vault, Briant, Junior — height feet *1 in. C Shot Put— F. Moore, Sophomore, distance, 34 feet 3 in. ' Discuss Throw— A. Moore, Sophomore, distance 93 feet 3 in. • Top Spinning, Sandgram, Freshman, time 1" minute, 4 5-8 seconds. On Monday afternoon, May ?, -an t "Intelligence ' Test" in Current -His- J tory was given to all the students of the High 'School. The Senior Class, 1 who have.beCfi studying "Problems of s what of an advantage over the other 1 classes. The surprising answers to '< many .questions such as "Who is th« . Governor -of New Jersey," "Name three "proposed cabinet members," i "Define Sales Tax," "Who are Mils., I Curie, Viviani, Caproni, Paul Hy- 1 mens, Harding," would enlighten j many learned men._ < WHITSUNDAY AT THE CHURCH OF THE ADVENT I Sunday next, Whitsunday, the ser- ; vices at the Parish House will be as follows: Holy Coftimunion, 8 A. M. - Second Celebration -of the Holy Communion and Sermon, 10:80 A. M. Sunday School, 3:15 P. M. • Evensong, 4 P. M. Miss Frances Vanaman, whose singing is becoming more and more appreciated by both the ' winter and summer congregations, will assist at the musical parts of the second cele- , bration. - m IThe grounds before the church been re-seeded, after being plowed and fertilized— largely thru the generosity of Mr. William F. H. Reed, the seed coming from W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., a member of the Vestry. Another member of the Vestry has offered to pay the expensed of placing new gold leaf on the cross over the d6or aiid re-lettering the name of the church in the semicircle above the entrance. The installation of electricity in pl«ce of. gas js one of th» improvements cji the eWly future. Take the Yellow Bus Line for the County Field Day events, May 14th. Cars run to the Grounds.

BRINGING HERO'S BODY CAPTAIN "HOBEY" BAKER WILL REST IN WEST LAUREL HILL CEMTERY, PHI LA .—WAS KILLED AFTER ARMISTICE. The body of Captain Robert A. H. Baker, 141st Aero Squadron, who killed in France, will reach America within ten daya. The Captain William M. Qearby Post, No- 315, American Legion, will arrangements. The body will be borne to its resting place in West Laurel HilT Cemetery, PhiladelpnyL r i on 'a motor caisson of tjie 108th Field Artillery. • , , "Hobey" was a Princeton foot ball figure in the realm of "sports before 1917. He trained at Issoudah, the huge training school for advanced flyers in a class composed' of Eddie Rickenbach, Quentin Roosevelt, Seth Lowe, Captain -Street, PhU" lip RhinelandCr, "Mike" Taylor, Lieutenant totter and H. >F. Greaves. * Captain Baker was credited with being the first American pilot flying with an all American squadrqn to ' bring down a. boche plane. . He met his death near Colomby-les , Belle after the signing of the Armistice and had orders to return Jto the ' United States in his pocket when his^ plane crashed while doing, as he an- , nounced to his comrades, "A final ; stunt before leaving." Roosevelt, j Potter, Rhinelander and Taylor of the same class had been previously crash- ; ed during the second Stv Mihiel drive. , MISS BREWTOX ENTERTAINS i On Monday night, Mav 9th, Miss . Alice Brewton, principal of West Cape May School, gave a. May party e to the faculty. Dancing and/games c formed an important part of the - evening. Unique May baskets filled e with a . picnic lunch, were serV- ? ed. Among those present were: - Miss Bessie Miller, Miss Jennie - Hughes, Miss Tryphene McKean, t Miss Alice Brewton, Clifford Sharp, f Paul Bennett, Garner Bishop, Walter Taylor, iRobert .Blattner. e If you want anything in Wildwood i. — Advertise in the LEADER.-

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