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PERSONAL JENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA- • GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE .MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. Laurence H. Eldredge has returned from Lafayette College for the merMrs. Donald Curtis who. has been spending the- winter in San Franciscfl California, Is the guest of Mrs, Fit'.ta Curtis for a few days. Mrs. Curtis will leave in a few days— {or Vancouver; Canada, where she will make her home. - Frank Poynter and family, 5429 Locust St.- Philadelphia? have arrived in "Cape May where they will spend the summer. The Poynters have been coming to this- resort for • a number of years. Mrs. Jason Buck of Anglesca and Mrs. Francis SekJver, of Atlantic City, are visiting friends m Cape May for a few days. Clifford Wilson, of Philadelphia, was a visitor in' town this weekMiss Frances Vanaman, 1122 , Washington Street, entertained Miss Esther Andrews over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs/ Walter G. Fraucnheim, of Pittsburgh, Pa;, have opened their apartment on Jackson Street; for the summer. Mr. -Frauenheim was an ensign and stationed at Sewell's Point during the war. -Mr- and M rs. Thos. W. Eastwick arnved in Cape Ma J- on the 7th of dune when they opened their cottage for the season. They were accompanied by Miss Eastwick, and Miss Sell. Mr. and Mrs. George Corrigan 1 have leased the cottage of Mrs. J. , Henry Edmunds and have opened i for a long season. -Miss Corrigan has j as her guest, Miss Eppington, all of : Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Reginald H. King are J receiving congretulalions on the birth , of a grandson, John Bringhurst 3rd ( Mr- and Mrs. Harry Battle, old and ( staunch friends of Cape May are at the Carroll Vttta' till October. Miss Carrie Zozz is with us aga: • for the season. Mr. and Mrs. .A. W. Hand and ' . Misses Jeanne and Anita Hand mi ! tored to Vv'emersville last week end j Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cox are occo . pwr.g their summer cottage at Cape . May. - Mr. and Mrs. -Frank Wood and ! family of Barnsboro, Pa* have taken J ' an apai-ment in Cape May where -• they will spend the summer. v . ' Miss Fran'ces McDonnell/ of Phi! i ! * was the week end guest of Charles W. Hand, 912 Corgie St. Mrs. John M". Rogers, of Kings- , court apartments., 36th and Chestnut • streets. Philadelphia. is em'oying- a 1 few days at her Beach Avenue Cottage. , v. M(-s. Walter Colton Burt, after , ^"Spending a few days ii> Cape May, ' has retuiuied to her home, 4210 Pine Street, Philadelphia. , Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Colahan, 3rd, of , West Willow' Grove Avenue, Chestnut , Hill, have leased, a cottage in Cape J May which they " ill soon occupy for . ' the summer months, Mrs. Samuel M. Schejlenger lias returned to her homo on "Michigan , Avenue, after spending three nfonths ' wittr friends and relative's in Daytcn, Ohio. x Mr. and Mrs. Algernon R. C.'app, . 1908 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Have leased a cottage here for the J summer which they will open some time in June. NLW GARAGE OPENS — — . I The West End Garage, a modern -j completely equipped workshop will ' open on Monday prepared to cope f .with <all the motorists problems. 1 The garage will be managed by ' John T. Bennett and Co. Mr. Bennett is a graduate of the Michigan. ' State School of Automotive Engineering and, has made a complete ' study of motors and this preparation, together with his practical experience ' iiisureswhis customecs skillful and thorough attention. < Mr. Bennett has secured the services of Mr. S. H. Snowden. an clec-* < trieal engineer, who since his .establishment in Cape May about a year ago, has demonstrated his compc 1 ■lency as an ignition expert to numerous local, automobile drivers. The firm wijl sneefalizc in all sorts of ignition .work, battery servicg and . acetylene welding and has accepted the agencv.fo-" Witl9vtt and Western • Electric Storage. Battfcries.— Adver- 1 • tisemept. , ' 1 * ' m ■ ~ i WILDWOOD .\DOPTS DAYLIGHT : SAVING TIME ' At the Commissioners meeting on' I Tuesday jifternoon a resolution , adopting the. Daylight Saving Time ; schedule was passed taking effect ' immediately. The City Sail clock was set forward j hour and announcements made to mtMA «<i «sp« t JVudwoed fs zlow after a rcgretta- 1 El Beky Seeping toe with her j irigihbors and the railroad?:

SUMMER COPS l| ARE APPOINTED " COMMISSIONERS ALSO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL^ BENCHES ON BOARDWALK AND REPAIR OF BALL PARK. 1 " u At the regulnr meeting of the Commission he!d»on Tuesday, ,7th inst at ' 10 a. m. Standard Time, Lewis WiT-' i liams, VernOh Loper, Eli Stevens 'and i Charles Markley were elected - Sum- • mer Police for 1$21. Benches were ! authorized on the boardwalk and the j base ball park was "ordered cohditionj. ed- The trestle and siding at Water j 1 Works were ordered- fixed and Boats 1 ordered hired for the Life Guards. 1 The commission accepted an invita1 tion to attend sen-ices of Patriotic • character at the Methodist Church on - Sunday morning, July .3," 1921. LARGE CLASS TOMDUJfE. ! 25 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR!? WILL REIVE DIPLOMAS NEXT TUESDAY EVENING. ' On Tuesday evening, June 1*4. ati 8:15 o'clock, the annual commence- ; ment exercises of the Cane May Hig j School will be held ih the. .Conven- i tion Hall. This - yea as graduating j class, which consists of 25 yo; j ladies and gentlemen, will lie the largest ever graduated fioip Cape j May High School. All interesting speaker has been .secured for the' evening and the musical progr&i. which has teen prepared by thr dents of the High School, will be "exceptionally fine. The class - sonscomposed by a member of the class, will he sung at that time by the class '21. Oil Tuesday evening, June 7, • the annual exhibition was held from eight till ten o'clock in the Grammar and High School buildings- Approximate700 people witnessed the exhibition which covered most of tlie" work com--pleted during the school year 1920- 1 21. The sewing .department display- ; ed an excellent line of work and the manual training exhibit was remark- ; able for both the workmanship and the amount of work completed. All, visitors expressed thmesleves as high- j ly pleased with the results of • the | year's work. Final examinations for the year' conducted' .June 8th, 9th and 10th. School will close on June 14.' Last Friday eveningv.June 3, Mr. and Mrs. L. -A. Rodes gave a progressive art party in Honor of the class of '21.- Unique contests were in which prizes were awarded .to the. winners. The president of the Senior Class presented/ "Mr- Rodes with gold cuff-links. A vew enjoyaevening was spent by all present. The. Junior Class will give a reception in honor of the class of '21 on Saturday evening, June 11. On Monday morning, June-^J3, a| class banner of maroon add Igray.i will be donated to the H/gh Schqol the class of '21. At /the same time, the prizes will be awarded to the winners of the spalljng contest. The friends and relations of the students erf the High School are invited to^ attend the baccalaureate service which is to be held Sunday even-l June 12, at eight o'clock" in- the JJigh School auditorium. The Rev. George T- Jlillman will preach the' to the graduating class. The for the service will be as follows: Hymn, "Come Thou, Almighty King." Invocation and Lord's Prayer, Rev. C. O. Bosserman. Trio— -Misses Homan, Vanaman and Church. Scripture reading, , Rev. C. O. BossPrayer... Rev. P. V. Slawter. - Chorus, High School. Girls. Hymn, "O Worship, the .King." Announiements, Supt E. R. BrunSermon, Rev. Geofge T. Hillmnn. Male Quartet. Beneiljction — Rev.^Hillmatfr PRESIDENT JOINS" ORDER At a dinner "of the Pennsylvania ■ of the Order of Founders and of America, held at the CorClnb, Essington, Philadelphia, announcement was made that President Harding, possessing the necessary ancestral qualifications, had become a member of the Order. A com- . mittce has been appointed to go to Washington' for the purpose of investing the new member with the insignia of the Order. The office of Historian of the Pennsylvania branchof the Order is held by the Rev. Paul Sturtevant Howe. Ph.D., rectoivjpf the .Church of the Advent, Cape May. Let us clean your Blankets, Rugs, Couch Covers, etc., and work of this class is Air Dried. We have all the best facilities for doing trn mvthihg. TROY LAUNDRY.

CAPE MAY TO ) BE ADVERTISED t. WORK OF PUBLICITY COMMITs TEE OF THE PROGRESSIVE R LEAGUE IS OBSERVED WITH UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION. » ,. The small an/kvery attractive road1 signs prepared by the Publicity j Committee under the energetic direc- 1 tion of its chairman, J. P. Cox, have; d l>een completed, and are being disr trjbuted rapidly. From the number of. men volunteering to take out the signs at the last league meeting, and e the assignments made by chairman • Cox, it is probable that all the con- ,. | templated terntorj' has been covered ] • by this time. Last week Mr. Cox; "accompanied . '• by Walter Hughes, thoroughly cover- - ed the vicinity of Baltimore and the c southern ro.utes to Cape May. At , the. meeting on Monday night, vol- j unteers. were called for by the Pub- , 'licity Committee. Messrs". Leonard Davis," William Presser, Frank' Me cray and Ja.v Mecray and others I promptly volunteered.. They will I cover the seashore road to Atlantic I , City and up to AsbuVy Park, Lakehurst, the —New York line. The 1 WhitehOrsfe Pike to Philadelphia ■■ will be covered, and roads to Pennsgiove, Wilmington and through Dela- , ware- -I .j A lar^Fslfen is contemplated bv the committee and if 'constructed will ! be placed 'on the seashore road at the ' Rio ^Grande inleresction. . This sign will be- similar to the. small ones in i design. It -yyill be green ani| .white? : with the slogan "Cape May Welcomes ; - 1 You to Health, Wealth and Prosper- , 'j ity.". In ll-.e corner of the sign will ' I be a minature light house, with an in- ' - termittent flash in its, head. The -sign, I - 1 dimensions of which are 49x12, will ( C be erected' (pur feet from the ground, with all structural work fn the rear conceals. Its completion is expect- 1 ed in two weeks and it will -be a very * - creditable "ad" for Cape May. t Social Plans - I ; The leifcue. is ■ not neglecting the , social side of its organization. A 'well v > wisher has contributed a shuffle t board/ and the House Committee is I making arrangements for billiah! c equipment, and are looking into the s i future, v.-hen the League expects to j own their own home. • ^ ! . -Standing Commitlees: a r1 President Davis, after going nve i . the matter carefully with the Fxecu f, I trtve, has -announced the following 1 standing committees: (Elected by the League) - * ,1 Executive Committe, all executive i ' officers and Dr. V. M. D. Marcy Kd | t p P. Nittinger, Wrn. Thom'pson, Ralph j. I T. Stevens, Albert Phillips, David i Teitalman. |.v (Following committees appointeil > . by President:) c , Finance Committee: Walter Sav- ( I age, chairman; -Samuel F. Eldredge, j David Konowitch. , Publicity Cortiinitlee: Jos. P. Cox, 1 5 chairman; Albert R.- -Hand, Edgar P. c . Stites, Jr. • . • ' . , s Entertainment ' Committee: Jessie V . O. Rutherford, chairman; William , Meray, Edward David. ' t Delinquent Committee: Albert Phil- j ri lips, chairman; Gys Rief, Lepn Ew-ve (| Membership Committee: John Mv- 1 E. ; | ers, chairman; Harry Brown,' J, R. ' J.Moon, Jr. j c I House Committee: Jay Mecray. t chairman, Br. J. S. Eldredge, Herbert -I Hebenthal. -• "c . Civic Committee: Irvin Eldredge, - . chairman; Dr. L. C. Asnburn, L. E. v . Miller, 'Jr. i, ■Athletic Committee: Frank Shields, a chairman; Albert Little, Alfred Stev- j ! Board ef Trade Committee: Chas. h Satterfiel'd, chairman;- Karl Suelke, s • Geo. Cummings. . j. Transportation Committee: Harry E. Balm, chairman; A. D. Reeves, R. H. Spring. | Utilities Committee: Wtn- B. Gilbert, ""chairman; J. Allen Wales, Wm. - Presser. . • LARGER ATTENDANCE WANTED * The "pep" edibited by the members at theff !*t meeting was worthy of a better attandance. Members of the Leaguer Do you know why you joined? If so, show ft by you r ' regular interested attendance. You have "taken out a policy of business insurance. Attendance is the prem' ium. Keep the policy paid up. •" . i 1 RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS ' Mr. ami Mrs. John' R. 'Bringhurst . r Jr.-, of Spring View Farm,- West . Chester. Pa., are to be congratulate I " . on the bix^h ^f-a-sjon, J'oh^R. 2nd. . Mrs. • Bringlnirst witt-TTlj— femembcrpd f , as Miss Catherine F: King, daughter r of Mr. and '-MfS. Reginald .H. 'King , . whose surrtmer is 49- Jackson St-, r Cape. May. * . % r • -■ J. & GARRISON I | Jtapairlni of Watches. Jcwdir. OMkal ' Goods aid Phooographs | Old Gold, ^ilver and ' ( Diamonds Bought » i i

LOCAL TEAM TO BE ORGANIZED EX-HIGH SCHOOlx. BALL PLAYERS WILL ARRANGE A TWOGAME PER IWEEK SCHEDULE. Arrangements are being made to place a local base ball team in Cane [ May for the summer. The opening game wtil be on July Fourth and ! thereafter one game on Wednesday 'i and Saturday. Should the 'attends ante warrant it the schedule might be increased. A call is made for all base ball fans to fleet at the ~Gjty Hall on Monday evening, June thirteenth, at 8 o'clock when full particulars will ' -given concerning the /arrange- . ments, and matters relating .to the ; discussed. , Cape May can and should be represented in the greatest of all American sports. Let everyone interested ' iff the welfare of base ball -he pres- j MAN ASSUMES CHARGE : IJ. LEROY REEVES APPOINTED i GRADUATE MANAGER OF ATHLETICS AT LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. One of the Commencement Week ( announcements made by Dr. John H. i McCracken, President of Lafayette « College, Eastop, Pa., was the appointment of D. LeRoy Reeves, of the | class, of 1896, as Graduate Manager 1 of Athletics. Mr. Reeves assumed 1 the duties of his new position this I week but will not move to Easton un- ( til next Fall when the academic year . The appointment of Reeves meets ' with general approval from the un- 1 der-graduates and alumni bodies. Not only -has he been engaged actively in sports for many years but has been I identified 'more or less closely with 1 Athletics at Lafayette for a longtime J and, therefore, is' considered especfitted to fill : the position of J grad manager. 'of athletics.' Reeves played baseball and football - during his under-graduate days, andj addition to having written author/ I tatively on these sports for many , years has been identified officially' with the game, of baseball.' Fjr five i he was secretary" and treasurer of the Philadelphia National League Club and later was executive secretary to.-former Governor John K. when the latter was president .. of the National League- He is considered one of the football authorities iij the .-country, his contributions in. the Philadelphia -Public • Ledger tor years, not only on football and. all ,L college sports but also on professional baseball, having been viewed as ' from an authoritative source. Reeves j enjoys an extensive acquaintance in the collegiate and ' baseball world. Mi*. Reeves is a son of former - Sheriff Reeves, of West Cape. May, where he received his early education, preparing for Lafayette College at '"Blair Academy and South Jersey Bridgeton, New Jersey. He has a son, Howard 'Gendell, who is a senior at Lafayette, and a varsity ball player. SUMMER MILLINERY Distinctive- ' Hats at Moderate Prices," fn white and colored, no . two alike, which appeals to' women of exclusive, faste. A full — line of ready-made sport hats, $2.00 up. P - Also Sport Hats in Novel Effects LOTTIE R. HltLMAN 209 Perry Street DIES WHILE FISHING While fishing off Two Mile Beach with his grandchildren, Mr. and Mi;s. Franklin Brown, Capt. George J. SJtewai t, aged 78 years .and a veteran XT. "A, R. died of heart trouble. "Coast : guards tried. in vain to restore, him- - Captain Stewart was one of ,-the Civil Wan veterans who participated iiyt.he Memorial Day exeroiises held on the beach front. He is surviv)Bd by a widow and three children by a former mavria'ge, two living hi Millyillc, Charles and- Mrs. Carrie Bolton and Edward at -home. The re'mains were laid to rest on Saturday y at Mlllvllle. _r*>. . / ' In selling, as in courting, the first ■ counts' for a good deal. ■

MOSQUITO IS BEINGJOUNDED MR. PORTER PRESENTS INTERESTING REPORT 'AS DELEGATE TO STATE CONVENTION AT ATLANTIC CITY. ' The regular meeting of the Cape ; May County Mosquito Commission , was held at the City Hall, Cape May, N. J.. at 2 p. m., Thursday, June 2nd. ' Members present: Messrs. Porter, Sheppari, ' Taylor, Townsend. Ab- ■ sent: MeSsra. Norton and Way. Mr. Porter reported as delegate to the recent state, convention held ih j Atlantic City. x The chief inspector reported that all the cleaning was cpmpleted in the Ocean City, Beesely's Point . Section, The main ditch at South Cape Ma\ was being cleaned; the sluice at Fishing Creek was nearing. completion, and all the other sliuTfes were func-, tioning. It is hoped that the new ditching will soon be .undertaken. About onethirdvf Cape May County is now drained. The commission is not receiving the support locally thaf-is ought to have. In one case ,a new building has been erected, covering the entrance to a culveit placed there by the Mosquito Commission. The commission was not even notified. . THERE'S BILLIONS IN IT The management of the LIBERTY! THEATRE will conduct a BILLION: I CONTEST. By that is meant that 1 a certain day during the week of [ June 13th previous to the showing of NAZhMOVA in BILLIONS, two gol.l •pieces will he hidden some place in the city of Cape May. The object is to start a still hunt for -the go'il, pieces which will be hidden in twy j very conspicuous snots in" the "town. ' The lucky ones will advise the magement of their find ami at the same time shall receive tickets for the showipg _„of "BILLIONS" to be Thursday"1 and Friday. June 16th and 17th.— Advertisement. . .ENGAGE QUARTET Trie first M. E. Church has engaged! the famous Millyille Quartet to singi at the Church during Ji.lv and August '

COUNTY BANKERS I WILL ORGANIZE - " BOTH CAPE, BANKS ARE I- REPRESEl^TED IN TENTATIVE V" . ORGANIZATION. A group of Bankers of Cape May County gathered at the Marine Nae tional Bank, Wildwood, on "Thursday n afternoon, June 2nd and effected a -, temporary County Bankers Associau tion.. -, ■ Mr. H. S. Mowrer was elected tem- • porary chairman and W. C. Todd, Secretary. v0 The Banks were represented aa-fol? ii lows: , ►First National Bank, Ocean City: t R. B. Stites, Pres.; H. S. Stalnton, e Vice Pres.; H. S. Mowrer, Cashier.' i, Trust Co. Ocean City, Russel Nqly ty, Treas . Merchants -National, Cape May: i, Hon.. Henry H. Eldredge, Treas.; E. . - J.* Jerrell, Cashier; Frank McCraV, Vice Pres. *■ Union Bank, Wildwood, Capt. F. P. Downs, Pres. i- Security Trust Co., Cape May, J. S. Learning, Es.,- Joshua E. Borion, H. . • e G. Thompsoa, Mgr. Marine National Bank, Wildwood: ii R. W. Ryan, Pres^'Geo. H. Smith, J 1 Vice Pres.; C. G. Eldredge, Gashier; a W. C. Todd. Asst. Cashier. s Committee was appointed to draft -By-Laws. The meeting adjourned j until the evening of June 23rd, 1921, I when they will meet again at the Ma rine National Bank, Wildwood, N. J., . at 8 P. M. (Daylight Savings Time) land organize a. permanent associaI I tion. [i DELLAS IN STALLS ^VICTOR. I P. Delias, one of Cape May's1 most 1 progressive merchants, has recent'/ s added' an important department to ' 1 1 his business, by installing a complete ,, | line of Victor Talking machines and ' | a stock of records. 2 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME r „ SECURITY TRUST CO. I Beginning Monday, June 6, 1921,- ■ , • j this Bank will conform to the new Daylight^ Saving Time as adopted by * the City, Commissioners, opening for I I business from 9 A. M. until 3 P. M. f j Daylight Saving Time and from 8 A. " M. until 2 P. M. Eastern Standard Time.

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