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N A. LEON EWING.L* "ER CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1921 sSLSption pn tbae VOLUME 6 — NUMBt. "* t^agg* J vuLumr. B— nunDL

personal i jention INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS kOF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. Daniel J. Bishop, of Philadelphia, who has been a Cape May visitor for many years, was greeting friends here on Tuesday. Mr,. Bishop is a very popular salesman for the D. L. Ward Paper Co. of Philadelphia William Schweizer, of Philadelphia, spent the week-end with friends at Cape- May. Mr. and Mrs. William Hall and family are spending some time with Mr. Hall's mother at her home on mother her . home

Windsor avenueMrs. 0. A. Merchant and her two children, of Amsterdam, N. J., ore now occupying a cottage at Cape May Point where they will remain -•■for the balance of the summer. Rev. and Mrs. William D. McCurdy of Philadelphia, are enjoying a few weeks visit at this resortMrs. Frank Shattuck, well knowa in Cape May circles,- has been visit- . ing Mrs. Thomas Eastwick. Miss Katherine Roge.rs is visiting the Misses Dimond on" Beach Avehue. She expects to return later for a month's stay at one of the hotels. Dr. R. Walter Starr, Jr., landed eleven large weak fish one day last eleven laific -■—■ ■ * — .- -- .

week, the largest weighing 12 lbs. and the smallest 8 lbs. Oliver Boyd 1 has landed some large ones with ' hook and line in the surf. Charles H. Cook and- family, of Wissinoming, who are occupying a | cottage on Jackson street, are enter- ■ taining Mrs. Walter-Peoples and her 1 two charming daughters. ' Walter Reeves, of Millville, N. J., will sing in the First Baptist Church ■ on Sunday, July 17th. POLICE WATCH AUTOS Acting under the orders of Chief . of Police Jefferson Gibson, a number of* plainclothesmen have patrolled the streets of town for the pa.<* week on the look-out for violations of the "Motor Vehicle Act. The policemen have been stationed for the most part at sections of the town where trafficis light, and where, consequently vio-^^-lations. of traffic regulations are frequent: The policemen have been on duty night and day, and have had a marked effect on the "run wild" autoists. The number of accidents occurring lately should be a sufficient warning to careless autoists, without necessi--tating a force of ■plainclothesmen lurking_ about every corner to enforce the law. Tne law. I

CITY AFFAIRS * At the regular meeting of the City ® Commissioners held Tuesday, July 12th, the last estimate for the engine base was ordered paid, 1686.00, on the ^ approval of the city engineer. Lights ing bill for streets, month of June, ^ Y_ was accepted on approval of the Superintendent of Lights and ordered paid. The Mayor stated that Mr. H. Brower had been added to the Life) Guards. Director of Finance report; ed that the Siding and Trestle at the Water Works was being rebuilt- Air Planes wgre not permitted to use the beach as a landing place. RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Argo are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a little daughter, Elnora Virginia on "Saturday last. Mrs. Argo is in .the Presbyterian Hospital," at Philadelphia. Mother "hhd daughter are doing nicely. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED The engagement of Helen W. Merrill, of Brooklyn, Is-. Y., and , Albert N. Reeves, of this city, is announced. V. Reeves is a' former Cape May school boy, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward S-. Reeves- * W. C. T. U. _ -The 'Surhmer Institute was held' . at Ocean Grovfe, July 13tH. A large delegation yjs in attendance from Cape May County.

league banquet i greatjugcess i - 150 OF CAPE MAY'S MO|T PROM-^ < > INENT BUSINESS MEN^UNITE 5 TO MAKE OCCASION THE LIVLIEST AFFAIR IN MANY YEAR— SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM PERVADED EVENING. s Historic Congress Hall was the a *sc£he of the most enjoyable civic banquet of the decade last Monday evening at the occasion of the first ban- ;. quet 'given by the new Progressive s League. The whole thing, from consomme to speeches, went off iff a j manner that far. exceeded the expech tations of the most hopeful, and' n which reflects to the undying credit , of the league, its energetic president, '

, and it,s competent entertainment com- 1 , mittee. Manager John V. Scott, of ' , the Congress Hall, spared no pains or i expense in providing the best possible menu, and with sufch a good start the . banquet went on, growing better , every minute fell the end, and leav- t ing a spirit of progressiveness a rft , enthusiasm for Cape May in the . minds of those present that speaks well for the future of our resort. f The big long banquet table present- , ed a gala ^ight, occupied by the men j who make the wheels of [Cape May go 'round, each of whom had thrown .] off hja dignity and the catos of busit ness for the night, and (attired in . foolisliine looking' colored paper caps, c

prepared to thoroughly enjoy the t evening- And judging from all the [ comments, they did! 1 After the cigars, which were, by ] the way, the personal donation of Mr. < Scott, who has been a fast friend of , the' league since its ^irth, everyone t ncttlod back for the speeches. NnW there was something very peculiar , about those speeches. After dinner \ talks are notoriously dull; - but not with these. Every speech was short, i bright, and right to point, the point being Cape May and its constant betterment and growth. President Davis, acting as ToastI master, first called on Luther-C. Og- , . den, President of the Cape May j County Chamber of Commerce. The j keynote of Mr. Ogden.'s speech was , "Getting Results Through Cdopern- ,. tion." Senator Lewis T. Stevens, [ president of the Board of Trade urg- j ed that the Delaware BavFerry be -iot forgotten, but that Cape May . make a strong fight for "it the next legislative session. In his speech, Sen&tor Stevens also alluded to the fact that Cape May does riot get the [ valtie of its county taxes. ? Among other speakers, all of whom were much enjoyed, were the Hon. " H." H. Eldredge, George P. Weptzell, Monsignor Turner, the Rev. 0the Rev. P. V. Siawter ^lawter ei

and Mr. Robert Grier, the speaker of q the evening. Each talker had a mes- j, sage, and delivered it in a. way that g, will cause it to STICK. 1 * Prof. Lester A. Rodes fairly outdid himself in hia vocal offerings, while |, other music was furnished by Steve t! Gldding's Jazz Orchestra, with Ron- p aid Quidort as Entertainer. « The -party broke up at "midnight 0 with a promise of big things for „ J 1922. v BANQUET f The men of the Standard O.il Co. * of Cape May County held a banquet 1 at the home of Benj. Lawton, Jr., of i I Rio Grande, in honor of George Kim- I ble who won honors at the recent ath- 1 letic meet of the Standard Oil Co. 1 held at Newark, N. J. During the course of the cvsping a » silver lovfng cup was presented him t by the county superintendent, Joseph r BradWay. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradway-and Mr. and Mi%- B. Lawton," Wildwood; Mary , Uawton, MrsWilliam Kimble. Calvin Kimble, - George Kimble, Rio Grande; Mr. and t Mrs. Chas. Willis of West Cape May; I. Sir. and Mrs: Morris Thompson and y Mr. and Mrs. George Garrison, Cape May Court House; Miss Muriel Hilvard, Miss Elsie Knox, Robert Lafferand Lawton Lafferty, of Gupylen. ^ If the traffic becomes worse ft will become necessary to take children out n "on leash." "

! colored y.m.c.a. i meets opposition COLORED CHURCH AND CITI- , ZENS ARE OPPOSED TO MOVEMENT STARTED BY KEITHHELD INDIGNATION MEETING LAST THURSDAY— IDEA IS GIVEN UP. ] That the colored Y. M. C. A. move- • ; jnent is not popular with the race it is intended to benefit has been evinced by a number -of letters and ex- , pressions of protest which have come [ to the attention of the STAR and WAVE. The colored churches, never supporters of the movement, have I come out more or less definitely I I against it, while resolutions opposing ! the Keith Organization, and denying ! Keith Organization, ami denying

any support to the Y. M. C. A. move- • ment were passed at a mass meeting . held by local negroes at the Masonic [ , Hall last Thursday evening. The communication receivevd from ■ the mass meeting follows: t - Cape May City, N. J-, s * July 14th, 1921. 5 There was held in the Masonic Hall on FrarifclTff- Street, Thursday • evening, July, 14th, 1921, a public ■ ' mass mqpting at which time there ■' were 76 persons present, including i the three colored ministers of the - churches of this city. There was a i motion made and unanimously passed '<• stating that the citizens of Cape May citizens of Cape May

and West Cape May were^ opposed to i any movement of the so-called pub- l committee of which Robert H. < Keith is sectary and organizer in i establishing a Y. M. C. A. Social 1 Athletic Club, or any other organiza- i tion of which he is sponsor. ' Robert -H- Keith is without the in- < dorsement of the colored churches or the public at large. We hereby inform the public of the condition of affairs. Signed by REV. J. H. LUCAS, REV. H. T. JOHNSON, REV. J. J. DERRICK, JAMES WASHINGTON, Chairman. ' CHA&>- RICHARDSON,. Secy. * In a communication to the "Star & " Wave"- Robert Keith, the prstwhile • organizer of the movement, admits ' that the colored men of Cape May J I do not want it. He claims that the ' colored people are not sufficiently 1 educated to receive the movement at ' this time. "The desire of everyone B to be a lepder, ami the unwillingness e of anyone to follow the directions of another," Keith said, "are prime tar.n tors m the temporary defeat of the' L movement." '• Keith goes on to thank tka City '• Commissioners and tlie white churchr fnr their endorsement of the Y. M- _

C. A. movement, and expresses the I that there may be at least some J sort of an athletic and social organiz- _ ation for local colored boys. ' Opposition to the movement was at Jj quiescent until recently, when _ the storm broke in the shape of num- ■ of communications Bent to the | "STAR & WAVE," declaring a lack _ of sympathy with organizer. Mass ■ meetings were called and resolutions | were passed until those who would ■ have interested themselves in the af- ■ lost faith. A movement has already been ■ started, it is said, bBcked by some of the most influential of Cape May cit- | and cottagers^to provide an or- | ganization siipilai^ro that" attempted _ Mr. Keith. Keith is active in this | work. A meeting will be held | tonight to discuss ways and means- | SUMMER MILLINERY f Distinctive Hats at Moderate | 'Prices in white and colored, no ■ two alike, which appeals to wq- I men of exclusive taste. ,A full I line of ready made sport hats, 1 $2!00 up. | Also Sport Hats in Novel • 1 Effects : LOTTIE. R. HILLMAN ■ I 209 Perry Street I 1 , ' — I J. S. GARRISON | Rtpairia| ot WaJthet. Jewelry. Optkal 1 ^ Goo4i aid Phoacgraphs Old Gold, Silver and I Diamonds Bought L e —

mms. at h0teixape may ARRANGED FOR THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF SUMMER ENTERTAINMENTS. The following is the program to be rendered at the musicale Sunday eveI ning, July 17th, 8:30 p. m. at the Hotel Cape May; [ 1. Overture "Orpheus" —Offenbach 2- 1st Arabesque Debuessy , 3. Dances from "Henry the I Eighth" —A - — E.'xGerman 1. Morris Dance. , 2. Shepherd's Daqce. 'r 3. Torch Dance. 4. Songs— 'r (a) In the Land of Sky Blue Water * /K\ A* Tlftarninr, W flndmiin (b) At - —

- (c) "I Love You Grieg , , 5. Largo_ Handel 6. "Cavalleria Rusticana" Mascagni Musical "Director — George Earle I LANDS 400-POND RAY • Cape May Fisherman Battles Hour; -to Secure Unusual Prize ' : H. E. Derbyshire, a retired Philai delphia manufacturer, who two weeks I ago had a battle with a shark while b fishing riff Cape May, had the battle 1 of his fishing career Tuesday with a i ray. y The ray after being hooked started lilt: ray iu;ci uuv»u -v-

the bay and Derbyshire, who was fishing from his seagoing cruiser, Cycle, had over an hour's battle before the fish, weighing over four | pounds, was brought along- 1 side, the cruiser. It took the combined efforts of the ( crew to get the big fish up on deck. Walker Hand, an authority on fish and game of all kinds, said thaj the : ray is seldom seen in these waters, but they abound off the Florida coasts. NOTICE The Mercantile Tax in the City of Cape May, N. J., fell due January 1, 4921. t Delinquents arc hereby notified • that unless payment is made on or ; before July 15th, 1921, collection will been made according to law. s WILLIAM PORTER, f Mercantile Appraiser. 1 —

school teachers i areelected ■ BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS C FILLED ALL VACANCIES IN TEACHIN6 STAFF -^lANITORS REELECTED. : At the tfegular meeting of the Board of Education held on Monday 5 evening last the following teachers ^ weje ele&ed: Miss Lillian Gannung, , 1 Physical Training; Miss L.' Btaginess, [ 1 English; Miss Mabel Baker, Domestic j Science; Miss L.1 Meyers, 5th Grade; 1 Mrs. Chas. Hoffma(i, 2nd Grade; Miss [ Triphene McKean, 4th ■ Grade; and Miss Edith Edmunds for the Annex. ^ The Engineer and. Janitors were all re-elected; Harry Holmes, John r Bush, Geo. Boston and Mrs. George

Jefferson. Teachers vacawyes, 3rd Grade, Music and Latin and French. ! We regret to note that the Superintendent is confined whis bed, sick. At the meeting above mentioned, Mr. I S. R. Stites was elected Secretary and Dr.- W. H., Phillip^ Medical Inspector. r| ' COMMENTS Book entitled, "Mayflower" Descend- 1 Some comments upon Dr. Howe's 5 ants in Cape May County." s "I congratulate you .on 'making B such a notable contribution to the 1 history and genealogy of the Pilgrims." Herman V. Ames, Ph.D., nenuaii , .

University of Penna. ^ "One of the most valuable contri- ^ to family history as well as a ( much neeiled compendium of New ^ England ancestry -as will prove of inestimable benefit to posterity." j 3. Gordon Smyth. £ 1 "Sincerely congratulate you upon ' your production — it is one of the 1 most useful genealogical wprks published in recent years," L. B. Moffett "Obviously the book represents a ' vast amount of lpbor and personal at- • tention and will undoubtedly afford a , valuable record which will be of al^ _ ^ most inestimable value-"" r Vince Chancellor Learning. 1 — « — . A hotel dinner, is never a success with "some men unless they have a fight with the waiter. t .

gapes defeat bridgeton a. c. GEORGE DOERNER'S BRAVES TAKE BRIDGETON TRIBE INTO CAMP IN FASTEST BATTLE OF- THE SEASON. ADDING THE FOURTH SCALP TO THEIR BELT. Bridgeton never had a chanc#against the Capes last Saturday. Fired by the confidence of their steady winnings, the local team wil invincible, and in spite of the fast fielding of the tisiting team, equeesr" ed in _four runs, which was three ■ more than they needed with "T. Lea" [ on the hill. Lee kept up his splendid [ pitching streak, allowing but three | scattered hitsr and forcing the enemy I to waste their wallops in the air, sixwaste their wallops m the air, six-

teen of the Bridgetonians- going out l; on fly balls. The line up of Cape May was as' follows: Tice cf, Popleweli 2b, Shields 3b, Lemmon p, Crawford c, Church y ss, S. Schellenger If,. Baker lb, B. ' Schellenger rf. Our boys had seven ( hits in all. Following is the schedule as far asManager Doerner has prepared, it: Saturday, July 16th— Sherwood A. . "A. of iHiila. Saturday, July 23 — Vineland. Saturday, "July 30 — -Newton Coat 5 Co., Colored team. " . Saturday, August 6 — U- G. I. of. Phila. Saturday, August 13— Chester. '• n., J ■ A .. ™.. -Jn.l, *

Saturday, August 30th — Brides-" / Manager Doerner wishes to thank Mr. Schwartz for. the donation of six bats. Also that the club needs a first baseman's glove and it would be appreciated if/some other business man. would donate the , same as Mr.Schwartz did. NOTICE The Mercantile Tax in the City "of Cape May, N. fell due January 1, 1921. Delinquents are hereby notified that unless payment is Jhade on or ' before* July 15th. 1921, collection will been made according lo law. [ WILLIAM PORTER, - — - . Mercantile Appraiser. BUSINESS DIRECTORIES FREE Telephone Business Directories may be had free of charge by applying at 1 the Star and Wave office. Get yours - now." ;

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