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personal jentionj INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS >ND RESIDENTS. Mrs. Joseph Ward was hostess at a card party given to her friends on Wednesday afternoon at her home, •813 Columbia avenue. Dr. Duncan Lee Qespard, of Philadelphia, is spending a few weeks at the Baltimore Inn. Mrs. Stacy Robbins is entertaining her mother, , Mrs. John Kinkle and her slater Miss Kinkle, of Bridgeton, for a few days. My. Samuel A. Bailie who has rented her cottage, No. 9 Broadway, for the remainder of the season, was a week-end guest at the Colonial -Hotel- \ Mrs. William Brookie, of 113 N. Walnut Lane, Germantowyi, is a guest at Congress Hall -tljjs weekMr. and Mrs- Lewis Kn'err accompanied by the letter's sister, Miss Elsie Panso n, of Flemington, N. J., are stopping at the Virginia Hotel for several dayshTbs. John H. Morice with Mrs. William W- Morice, of Balrnor, Chest nut Hill/and her children, Miss Mary Alice iflorice and William W. Morice, Jr., are spending August at the New 1 Stockton Villa. Mrs. Samuel M. Schellenger entertained her brother, Merill Decker of 1 Dayton, Ohio, over the week-end. 1 Mr- and Mrs. Ledyard Heckscher and family of Radnor, are guests at ' the Hotel Cape May. Miss Mary Grubb Smith, 2039 Wal- ' 'nut street, Philadelphia, is spending ' sometime at Congress Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ward have ' with them for 'a few weeks, Mrs. 1 Ward's mother of Bellville., Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Little are en- 1 tertaining Mr. and " Mrs. CharfiV •• Nlckson of limekiln Pike, GermaoA J town. Harry Virdin, Delaware Bay and ' River Pilot and Mrs. Virdin of Lew 1 es, Del-, are spending- the mojith of August here-. It is the usual custom of Mr. and Mrs. Virdin to spend ' the Slimmer at Cape May. ■ ' Miss Anna Livingston, of Lochiel 1 Farms, Exton, Chester County, . is 1 spending sometime here as the guest > of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tttv-Qiryin, Jr- r at their Washington street c&tiage; • Mrs. t Charles Rogers, Jr. and. her ' family are spending the balance of 1 the season at Cape MayMiss. Rae Curtis entertained a num ber of friends1 at Bridge dn Wednesday evening- ' Mr- and Mrs. Frank Shribert, of West Philadelphia, were Visitors in ( Cape Ma>' over Sunday. 1 /Mrs. Lottie O'Daniel and her . "daughter. Miss Margaret, -have re. i turned to their home in Philadelphia i '- after a few weeks stay at the Colum < bia Hotel. I Mr., and Mrs. Paul Langdon Cox i and their son Junjor, of Buffalo, N- I Y., are visiting Mrs. Cox's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1- Learning Sheppard at , ' their summer cottage on^ackson St. : After spending a few' weeks at this ' resort Mr. and Mrs. Cox wjll leave < for Portland, Maine, for an .extended ; trip. • i ■ Brantley Parker and family have ■ returned ip their home in York after enjoying a few days stay ht Cape May; Andrew Garden; of Wheeling, W. . Va., was greeting friends in Cape j May' la#t week> Miss Mildred Wilson Longstretch' who has been the gue^t of Mi'ss^Helen~*Shelton at Castine, Me., has returned to her home at this "resort. (Continued on Page 8j _ ; r ~ — 1 Havo you* ever known the' real pleasure »of a Kodak? A permanent' pleasure, that increases with the passing years. Snapshots taken. today will give you real fun in fhe future. You will have a visible remembrance of all your happy-times, " if voir Kodak thein. \ . We will help you from the camera to the finished product in your album. I'ilNG PONG STUDIO, Decatur Street and Boardwalk

ol, brick holds l| annual rally - EX-GOVERNOR STOKES WAS » SPEAKER AT SERVICES LAST | 5 SUNDAY. I The Rally Day services at the Old t Brick Church, Cold Spring, N. J., , Aug. 14, 1921, were a. complete success.' Ex-Governor Stokes proved himself an able and forceful speaker, . Impressing the audience with 4he wis t dom of following the Christian path, even as did the forefathers and foun- \ , ders of the dear old church which 1 j has stood as a sentinel of religious 1 influence since 1714- Mrs. Albert c Matthews who has given many years t j of splendid service in this capacity, c presided at the organ and opened the « , services with a -pleasing Vountary. . Mrs. Charles S. Edmunds, of Phiia- i delphia, sang three beautiful silos, r charming the audience with her rich \ , contralto voice. c A -large audience was present and I the voluntary contributions proved ; very' satisfactory indeed. I.etteis t were read from friends of the church t from a distance, one from Alaska, v another from Mass- and seveiai. from e other points, all containing subs tan- i tial checks. S- Llewellyn' of Cape May Court I House, kindly assisted In leading the c congregation at the singing services, fc which was greatly appreciated, Judge 1. Eldredge well expressed the senti t ments of the audience when he thnnk g ed any and anil who contributed to r the making of. this annual re mioa, o the success that it proved to be and '1 invited all present at this meeting to ! e come again nf-.x* year, and bring their friends- "Always Welcome" is c the slogan of the "01(1 Brick" o churclw--Tfie. pastor, Rev. Jacob' Dyk- t presided over the meeting, giving 1 1 the address of welcome and later ' o reading ah original poemtj The sister church, Tabernacle M- V Rprtr~Erina, N. J.. as is its annual I custom, closed its doors and attended this meetiiV. the pastor Rev. G. ( I Keller participating in the servicers, j | After singing "God Be With Yon ! Till We Meet Againj' and the bei.e- j iliction given by the pastor in his na- j * tive tongue, the services were t'.os- | ed. Many hearty hand clasps were the indulged in, friend . greeting ' greeting friend, once more renevvi.»'K . 1 .their vows of constancy to / fh's r church, so dear to many from <yarliest childhood and made doubly, j'V the n memories of sacred dup* resting in t the adjoining peaceful cemetery1 MRS. HEWITT yS'TERTAINS Mrs. John T. H^'itt entertaiijed at 0 cards on Monday evenipg at her s corner w/shington andfJeffer- e son streets, fo/ Mrs. Hadil Gregory, 0 of Jacksonville-"' F'a-. who will leave Cape May iof Pittsburgh in a few " days, after- /tending two weeks as the guest (1* Mrs. Hewitt- The guests .W-s. L. E. Miller, Jr., Mrs. v S. M. SehelJeOKcr. Mrs. Joseph Ward, Mrs. T. L. t^mmpn, Mrs. W. M. Cos- , sody, Mrs ' English, Mrs. Lewis ' Knerr, Misses Helen Smith, F ranees Martha Schellenger, Rae Curtis, Elsie' Hanson, of Flemington, j J., Heler* Moore, Norma Hil- v dreth and Marie Thompson. ^ a RECEIVES APPOINTMENT I . • I "Donald Dennett, son of Mr. and J Mrs. Walter Bennett, of this city, has ' been appcinte'l quartermaster of the ( steamship "Southern Cross'' of the v Mansio;' Line, triuling from New -s York D1 South American ports. The •" ship, is- of 21,00 tons, "533 feet in ■ . length and carries a crew of about ( .".00 Njeif. She has.. eight "decks', ear- 5 . 'ie? hoMi freightNtnd passengers, afld ' is furnished with elevators and evej-v ' Jnodern- convenience and device for 1 both. "The Bennetts are of Mayfldw. ' er stocW and for many generations ' have bef h seafaring people. J. S. GARRISON , Impairing of Witches, Jewelry, Optical 't ; Goojls and Phonographs \ Old Gold, Silver and J Diamonds Bought1— -'

TWO PERSONS DEAD WHEN ^ LOCOMOTIVE HITS TRUCK

Erma Farmer Instantly Killed and Lad Dies in Local Hospital as Result of Train Hitting Motor Track

Samuel P- Garretson, 55 year? old, i instantly killed, and Richard i T4 years old, of 2240 South . street, West Philadelphia, v died later at the Emergency Hospi- s tal, as a result of a Pennsylvinia lo- t cal train hitting the Ford truck own- h ed and driven by Garretson- s Mr. Garretson lived at Erma on his t farm which is situated on the old c road, facing the Reading station and a within a stone's thhow of the resi- t dence-of the late Senator Robert E. t • * t! He had been in Wildwood peddling a produce Tuesday morning and left the island about ten thiiy^*With him Q was young Hastings who was a stud- t ent in Girard College and was visit- a the Garretsons this summer. v Where the accident^ occurred the j Reading and Pentlsy run parallel, c close as it is possible for two road £ of different companies to be laid. At^this crossing the road leaves the concrete road at a sharp upward grade art^afterNcrossing the Penns.v road has-^^iffeht downward grade " th^~DRa»ding , and is narrow. are no obstructions to the viey' J ! either way. £ i A • short distance south of this j ' ! crossing is the old crossing/ for the ( old gravel road and until this year there has bfcen a watchrf^n place.! v ! there- This summer n(V watchman Is I duty so that.th" tfarmnrs use the :

crossing which is within haildistance of the Garretson farm. .. There were several persons who witnessed the accident or were on the a few seconds later. One of the eye witnesses who was cultivatwithin a few feet of the crossing said that he did not notice either the train , or truck until he heard the peculiar whistle of the train and that he glanced up he saw the crash, so ' that the whistle was blown when thej train was very close. The train was j Millville to»Cape May local which arrives at Erma. about 11:30. Both the victims were thrown out ' , of the tjuck at the crossing but the truck was smashed to kindling wood and scrap iron and strewn for thirty | yrfrSsltlong the side of Ahe track. So, terrific was the impact That' the "cow catcher" of the engine was. demolish- 1 ed and the iron work on the front, broken and bent-Garretssui«^fce*-j™srairf".7,-*rfi3"TKiri'r being c gushed besides other terrible injures. Hastings with a crushed )«&, cuts and. bruises and internal injuries died later Tuesday afternoon after reaching the' hospital, where We body of Garretson was later takI en. Mr. Garretson is survived by awi^pw, two sons and a daughter. BotTTtfce s*hs and .daughter are mar-

big mask ball at city piertonight ■: A*'I' MEANS ATTEND Tlftc I Bi.G EVENT OF THE SEASON. ■ _ i The Orand Masquerade Ball begins 1 tonight at 8:30 and lasts until mid \ i night- Be there. ; Every danccr fhust be masked and < must qnmask at 10:45. These are the only rules. Let's go! TEAM COMPOSED OF COLLEGE ■ STARS BOWS TO, LOCALS. 4-2- ' In a game featured by the pitching | of Filer, the Capes defeated the | strong Raquet Club of Philadelphia, J composed mainly of cojlege players | of note- //l The Capes recently defeated Lewes after braving mal-de-mer in crossing I the Delaware. Cayc May's terrific | batting was responsible for their 9-3 . victory. The Newto'a fcoal" Club plays today- | MOONLIGHT SAIL ON THE "ON- I WARD" A GREAT SUCCESS \ The big sailing party on the steam | yacht "Onward" last Sunday night . was enjoyed by eighty-five persons I Ahe younger set of the Sum- | mer colony. The party was given by ■ I.ippincott, Bill Hill and BjU. ' and chaperoned by Mr. and | M William R. .Kay. ' Music was ■ fuiyished by Her/.berg's Red .Mill j Orchestra. Refreshments of sand- | wichcs, soft drinks -and cakes were I served by the girls' of the party- . Among those ste'n on the deck's were: I Mr. and Mrs. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. | Rettew, Mrs. Margaret ■ Small, Miss Bunny Hclillngs, Miss I Betty Borton, Miss Betty Panboast, | Milliceut Cope, Miss Alma Pen- 1 1 rose, Miss Gertrude Penrose,- Miss !■ Rose Waters, Miss Mary Kay,' Miss j| Dorothy Schuster,- Miss Carol Har: ■ ris, Miss Lucy Penrose, Miss' Dorothy Dangerfield, Miss Marie Yaiiti | Mrs; -Barba and Miss Isabel Miles. I Some of the .boys were Al.Meunch, . Bob Lippincott, Bill Lippijicott, Her- I Owings, Rill Hill, Fred fireen, I Sam Steele, Bill Kay,%Fred " Paries, . Jules Wellcns, Dan Don^ghue, Paul I Neall, Bill Barba, Tom Kelly, | Naylor and Albert Smoot. - - ' : - -t--. "

MAYOR MELVIN HONORED Hon. F. J. Melvin, Mayor -of this City, has been appointed by Commission of the Department of Institutions and Agencies to be a member of the Board, of Managers of the ' State Colonies for the Feebfo^Minded Male at New Lisbon and Woodbine hnd the appointment has been confirmed by, , Governor Edwards- This work is. under the direction of the Department of Charities and Correction.

midsummer fete greatsuccess LADIES IN CHARGE WORKED , HARD^Bi£T THEIR EFFORTS > WERE AMPLY REWARDED. The annual midsummer fete for the benefit of the Church of the Advent, was an affair of greab interest to Cape May people and cottagers. It was held on Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 until 6 o'clock and the Red Mill was the scene of a brilliant gathering. The booths were beauti- , fujly de«orated , in colored bunting , and bayberry and" fine branches. The ■ flower table was massed with gorgeous blooms ahd bright colored plants. , The cut flowers were the donations of Battles Flower Shop in Phila. and Gallagher and Boerner of Cape May. The candy was donated by Mjtch- , ell Fletcher Co. of. PhiiaT The fortune telling booth aiid the Grab Bag, also the toys, cake afid fun^ I cy tables were successfully - repre- 1 sented and proved a big success, as j | were also the ice croam and soft! drink booths. There was also a beau- > tiful display of laces ,and embroider- 'r ies at one of the booths. The contest dancing was highly . successful and -there were four beautiful silver cups donated by Kind & I Co., J. E-. Caldwell, of Phila. These | were awarded to Miss Virginia CarIrington of Baltimore and Dickie rT'Ji'p-of J'bilna winners in the Junior > contest and to Isab^T'tJi rTi«ioji_an(l i Jack Deming, both of Baltimore ir» • the next contest. i In every way credit is, due to Mrs. ; 'W. H. Heuling. Jr., who was in charge of the affair, and to MrsHorace Smith, as treasurer, -also to t all members of the committee and in particular -those ladies in charge of the various booths and entertainments. RECITAL AT COLUMBIA Emily Krider -Norris, assisted by i Eleanor E. Hamilton, pianist, gave a dramatic recital Thursday afternoon. The drawing room was filled with an . appreciative audience.

newton coal i outing m i 5 CLOSE' TO A THOUSAND S PLOYEES ACCOMPANY BALL TEAM HERE TO SPEND DAY. e Nearly a thousand employees of ->i the Geo. B. Newton Coal Co. indadt ing yard men, truck drivers, foremen, i. superintendents and some execution , 1 arrive in Cape May Saturday on a TS . special train provided by the company, and wiji, spend the entire day .< t here, leaving at 9 P. M. Many will ; " • stky-over the week-end- . The "gang" will be accompanied by , two novelty bands/one the James , - Liberty, a female band of 35 pieces, , 5 - the other the Keystone, a 26-piece . jaza factory. s The ball game between Newton , Coal Club and Cape May, starting at 3 :30 .will feature the day's events. * • The visitors when here before lost ■ - to Cape, May, 2^ in a . clean, fast game, full of fun. The Liberty Theatre will present the Newton^Koal Co.'s educational \ | 'Yspicture, "From earth to fireside" on • •(Saturday afternoon and evening. ? I A special £tand has been erected t i for the visitors. The city contribut- -. y I ed $300 toward the expense of its £8 ' i construction. - ' Welco/ne, Newton Coal! 'H| I " - V CITY AFFAIRS 3 The" Commission met in regular | session on Tuesday, 16th inst at 10 a. , m., air members being present. Gen. ; eral routine of business. Gilbert C< ^ Hughes appeared on behalf of the ' j Board of Trade and requested Finan- - .ciul-aaaistoacc toward ..erecting- >i stand at the base ball park to accom-' modate the excursionists of the Newton Coal Co. on Saturday. .This is going to be the event of the season. 'o Seven hundred and fifty tickets already sold. There will be two bands . j. of .music- The Commission vptea to ,/ bear $3b0 00 of the expense for the1 stand, as it was -regarded as a fine V piece of advertising, and voiced' the / opinion that the whole community, , should attend the base ball gome at • 3:30 p. m- and support the Cape May 1 team which has made such a fine recorjl this season and whose work is '" ". entirely gratis. . .. »

ELEANOR E. HAMILTON™ '^"l" PIANIST-TEACHER RECITAL HARMONIC-POISE STAGE DEPORTMENT 934 Corgle Street ""Studio 403, J714 Chestnut Street, . .' CAPE MAY PHILADELPHIA •"* -/j

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