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PERSONAL JENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA-' GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS j AND RESIDENTS. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Hughes ac-j . companied by their daughter. Miss J1 (juirion Hughes and Mrs. J. Wood- j rult Eldredge, are spending several days in Philadelphia. j: Mr. ar^) Mrs." William M- Cassedy i 1 hail as their guests over the week ' end, Miss Frances Burky, Dr. Gor- * don West and Edward. M. Solomon, 1 of Camden- M For Christmas give your wife a ' copy of "Mayflower1 Descendants in ! '* Cape May County,? a present of increasing value as the years go by. e See advertisement. ,c J. R. Moon, Jr., and Mahlon Moon ' have returned 'to Cate May after en- ! 1 joying a short motor trip. . Mr. and Mrs. S, H. Moore spent , •' several days in Philadelphia' this] — in » iiiiuiiviinua nils

week. Mrs. Joseph Campbell, of Ambler, Pa., was a visitor in Cape May thlsweck. . Mr. ami Mrs. Frank B. Mecray en-, tertained a large nurabpr of friends at their Stockton avenue home on Saturday evening. Mrs. Cecil McCuIlough is enjoying a week's ' visit with her sister in j Philadelphia. - Miss Rae B. Curts is the guest of! Mr. and Mrs. A. J- Murray, of Philadelphia, over the week endMrs; John H. Mecray and Mrs. Walter Benttftt, who have been spending (a we^k in New York,- returned to Cape 'May on Monday. Miss Helen Moore was hostess at a card party given for her friends, on Friday evening. Mrs. Lewis T. Stevens and daughter Catherine, were in Philadelphia last week visiting friends. * Mrs. I- Tenenbaum was in "Phila- . dlephia several days this week. Miss Frances Brown is visiting her . aunt for two weeks. Miss Ann Richardson and Miss . Margaret McCann were in Philadelphia shopping Friday. j Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer and sqn , were" in Philadelphia one day thfs , week. Mr. ainj Mrs. F. (E. Harris cnteataineii Mr. and Mrs. Robeit Elmer,-

of Cape May Court House, and Mrs. Whitaker, of Bridgeton, on Frii^y evening. , Mrs. L. A. Conwel! ]>as closed her cottage at the corner of Hughes and | Howard streets, for the winter and has returned to Philadelphia. MONEY TO LOAN "Sums of $600 and $1,000 to "loan on first bond and mortgage^ j. H. HUGHES 410 Washington street 12-17-3t MARRIED William S-. Hess, of Cape May, and Miss Marion J. fiusse,. of Cape May 1 Point, at the. Baptist parsonage, Tuesday evening, at 7 o'cjock, by ' Rev. William Hunter, pastor of the 1 First Baptist Church. Witnesses, 1 Harry Ewing and Edith Hess. ' REPUBLICAN CLUB TQ SHOW PICTURES The Women's Republican .Club ofi The Republican

Cape May has secured the film of theproposed plans for thb development .of the port of New York and will show it on Tuesday evening, January 10th at 8 o'clock, in Rutherford s Hall, 812 Decatur street Members of the Civic Clifb and , other women's organizations of Cape May are cordially invited -to be present and see the .film of the plan which .is of vital importance to the State of New Jersey. . REPUBLICAN CLUB TO SHOW, PICTURES On Monday, December *12 Mrs. Henry Rutherford, president of the Women's Republican Club - of Cape T May City, attended the-annuul meetting held in the Robert Treat HoCel. in New-ark, N. J. Many interesting subjects were introduced and discussed about which •the public will hoar more later. .Did you, share'in the .distribution, of the Christmas Fund' of the Securityf Trust Company^ Cape May ? . Yotj have an opporunity now to -join for the coming "year.

MINSTREL SHOW I JANUARY 19-20 .'committee headed by leroy )| wilson has organized and 5 1 are promising a wonderj ful show . [ Cape May has long since been noti J e<l for its minstrel shows, but the . j Show which is to be staged at Cox's I ■ Palace Theatre on. January 19 and will be a. record breaker. The . , committee and circle are - working overtime with a determination to ac- . complish something unusuq^ in the -way of amusement for our resort and (to bring out the fdet that, the Progressive League . standsNor Quality ;in all- things: . <" A ! ~The circle will Imtolnini.-Td of four j •end men backed by an excellent cir- j ,cle of whom are soloists of rare abil- : ,ity. Entcrwjning vaudeville acts, [ have' been selected anifwill.be an-; , nounceil in a later edition of the Star j and Wave. 1 ■ ,

, COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS - : r» I A meet lug of the Woman's Ccup- i ls>aunity Club was held at the Projgressiv'e . League. clubhouse on Tues-'-•day afternoon,, at 3 o'cl'wk. A large ls number of- the members were pres- " j ent. The meeting was opened by thel( j, reading bvAXe president of the' Fed- j' 1 J e rated Club Collect, after which the [ n j reports or the ^fTeording secretary, | | the" corresp^ding secretary and the ' treasurer were heard. The members, comprising" the var- ( ious committees- Were announced by '• the president, and names or various 11 now members were "presented by the i chaisoinn of .membership. A. vaty interesting monthly pro1 gram was ' offered by the program ' > committee and this was followed by , a report- by the chairman of housing j committee on available meeting 1 places. After considerable discussion it, was decided to accept" the offer of * the High School building and the mo- ^ tion was carried that the club con- 1 vene in the auditorium of the High a School on the afternoons of the first ' ' and third Thursday of the month, at 3.30 o'clock. The first Thursday 11 to be given to business meeting, and ^ 1 the third Thursday to a program f meeting. " The president appointed Mrs. Vjr- f1 gil M. D. Mac.-, chairman of a civics _ gil M. IJ. Mac;,-, chairman -civics !

^ department . and the names of the *' members cho.ter. for her committee to be reported at the next meeting. r Miss Sue Hildreth was ajlpolhtet^ chairman of a committee to look af|l ter the matter f>{ taking Christmas ' cheer into. the homes of shut-ins, and a suggestion was made that Christmas carols be sung for their beneifie on Christmas Eve 1 Following the new business of* the Club, Miss Bdll, Supervisor of Music in the city schools, presented a series of songs by the Fifth Grade pupils, which emhraced several " two-part songs and- a number of Christmas songs. This was followed by a very I interesting talk by Judge Eldredge , on Juvenile Delinquents, which .was < greatly enjoyed "By all present. ' At | , the close of this talk, tea was served i , by the Hospitality Committee and ' the meeting then adjourned, to meet i on January 5th,. at 3.30 in the High i School Auditorium. • A- , RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS < r „ .... . . *

are received it by Mr. and Mrs. George S. Curtis up11 on the birth of a son, George Cur- - tis, Jr., born Thursday, December 15, r" 1921. d . e ANNOUNCES ^ ENGAGEMENT n Mrs. John J. McCann announce* j e the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Richardson to Mr. Martin A. Mc- ' Hale, of Seattle, Washington. 1 — Big reductions in- trimmed millinery, sport hats, . dress-'hats; . some e much helow cost.. ;Children's hats, ' 5 $150 up. All good values, not shop . *wori> Specials for December. Lot- , tie R. Hillman, 209 Perry street! Cape May, N. J. ' - > ' . 1922 DIRECTORY ^ The Star and Wave Telephone and ' Dosiness. Directory Qalendnr will gp f t<>bress in a few weeks. AThose wishI '»K achertising space, ; #ee A. L- i r. Bwing. Keystone phone, office, 90; j residence, 378-A. ' j

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COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE J [ . Cape May -• is to have a large ; Christmas tree this year, a novelty Jfor this locality. The i<lea was startled by Lester A- Rodes for the Hign . [School, but it developed into a real!\T, ' community affair.' WHen suggesteii ; the grades as well as the high .School desired to have a share in It, ami when help in the wiring and erection , of the tree was asked, the Woman s Community Club and the Progres- ^ sive League wanted to do their part, j Now all the organizations named are Backing the proposition. The rree 1 which is 25 feet high is beind donated i by one of the loyal friends of Cape! who lives just outside our city limits. The superintendent of the Cape May Lighreand Power Company | when interviewed, very graciously ,< donated the current for lighting and!' Mr. A. D. Reeves," Mr. A. L. Little j and their employees have volunteered .( to do the electrical work. It there- 1 fore -4s truly a community affair and < much credit should be given to these i people for originating the plan andli carrying it to a successful conclusion It is hoped that the people wjll ' out to see the tree which will be placed in front of the High School uc h'«»vcii «n noni oi tne MigJi School

e building and illuminated for the first # on THursilay night. It will lie il-. lumirfated each night thereafter un- 1 ^ til the night after Christmas. s ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT I 1 Mrs.^ John J. .McCann announces - the engagement of her sister! Miss Alice Gertrude Clark, of Philadelphia. • to Mr. James J. Rowe, of Evansville, * Ind. Mr. Rowe is a graduate of Peri du University, Class 1917, of Elec- , tricalvEngineering. ; REMODELLING STORE ! As a beginning of remodelling op- ; erations, I. Tenenbaum and sons be- - gan the demolishing of the permanent awning in front of their store last ' TJie entire lower floor of the interior is to" be enlarged .and remodelled into' a modern up-to-date shop of p better kjnd. Removing awnings from the streets , of Cape May is a decided step toward i the appearance of the ■ improving the

I city. It will give the streets a wider and more attractive appearance ' and raise property values. Civic . pride shouW cause the tearing down of many more. If pride will riot prompt owners to remove the old sheds, why not aiy ordinance compelling this ' improvement.

THE PROGRESSIVES TO FURNISH TAGS 'THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Or ' THE PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE S WILL LAUNCH CLEVER IDEA J TO ADVERTISE RESORT „ An onler has been placed for a 1 j large number of metal tags stamped 2 . with the League's trade mark, the ! light house, and each inscribed Cape I May, in large plain letters in white • j and green. These tags are to be • j 3 by 15 inches and are to be at- t< ■ jtached to auto licence tags or else- S 1 1 where on the machine. They will ' He li •j unique in design and, easy to attach. A Ir All auto owners are re<|uested tojn i j purcltes® a set of these tags and i C display them on January 1st. g Orders will be filled in-order re- Ja jceived- The demand is goo<l. Ypu j [cannot do less to help advertise your w [resort. K, i Price, $1.50 per set. Address your order for tags to the i ^PUBLICITY" COMMITTEE C. Progressive League rnrKirwiYc i,eugue

!tj Cape May, N. J. j ■ |-.| — i- 1 MEETING AT CAPE MAY POINT The committee- of the "^Bureau of j [ Commerce and NavigatiorS will meet I the Commissioners of the Borough ! a of Gape May Point at an early dritf s to "look over the situatiofi" " ,of the ( beach with view of correcting ssame. - BOARD OF EDUCATION v Regular meeting Monday I2th/Tn^., 7J0" P. M. All members Present. Secretary, treasurer (custodian)' and superintendent all rendered their us- • ual reports. Medical Inspector and - Truant Officer also reported. The t Woman's Community ClOfc were givt en pernjission to use. the Assembly f Hall at the High School for two af1 ternoons- each month. If the same • : room is used in the evening, the- usual charge is to be made The re- ? cently installed boiler at the Lafay1 ette street school is perfectly satisI facto rv ant) 'flip Hniloce a. Iha Hin-H e factory and the toilers at the

- School are doing better since the erie gineer recovered them with asbestos, c and the. heating plant as a whole is i giving better service than at any time since the erection of the bui'lds ingV It was understood . that the t gymnasium would • not be granted to s I any outside organization, for practice Jin basket, ball.

GRADE CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT December 22, 1921, 7.45 P. M. High School Auditorium V ' PROGRAM 1- ADDRESS OF WELCOME 2- singing Grades 3 «, 4 Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" ' ' "The Wondei-fui Tree" ' "God' Rest "Ye; Merry Gentlemen''' o RLv-iTATTrtv 'The First' Nowell" j A. KINDI^ARTEN TxERCiSES ^ "The Chrirtmastide". 6 sinTIin'! <i0"S,':>' r,,,U'<',MAS- — — ---Grade. • RErpTATrnJhree- ngS - ---Itoys of Grades 3 and 4 12 A PI w ^eIls ri X-Mas. Ring*'-' 12. A PLAY ETTE, The Spirit of X-Mas' Grades 3 and 4

PURCHASED CHAMPION FARM Mr. Isaac Tcnrtibaum, one of Cape May county's leading merchants, has ! just purchased-- the Champion.farm, 1 formerly the property of the late ; Senatqr Robert E. Hand, at Bennett's : Station. This farm is one of the best in the 1 southern part of the state- It coh- ! sists of a model homestead, with up-to-date barns and outbuildings and 1 210 acres of rich, tillable- soil. • I ~ T 1 1 BASKET BALL DECEMBER 17 1 * The Cape May A- A. basket ball ( opens the winter season on December 17th, when it 1 up against the^trong Wildwoqd ! A. A. team at the Casino Hall, Wild- J | wood. The tentative line up for . Cape May will be Little and Filer, guards; Gidding. center; Tenenbaum 6 and Lemmon, forwards. Opposed to them will be -for Wild- j wooil, Bacon, Colberg, Liveley, .Shee- t han, Huf, and Albus or Warrington. After the first of January- the Cape May A. A. will play at the Conven- < tion Hall. >,

lAUNDRYMaT MEET HERE ATLANTIC- AND CA1>E MAY COUNTY LAUNDRYRfcN HOLD BANQUET AND BUSINESS MEETING AT, PR04RESSrVE LEAGUE A The regular rrionthb- meeting of fche seventh regional section of N. J. Laundry-owners' AsDciatton, ww held at the Progressi-e League on | Friday evening, December 9. A fine •banquet was served |y "Mine Host „ and Ye Goode Wife," Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sink. After partaking ol a good oldfashioned ftrkey dinae with all the home fixing the fouieen . members attending adjourned to me of the up--per rooms and held tleir business* meeting which was ven interesting and profitable to all members. Those present were: larry Early, Champion Laundry; E. A. Haines, Chelsea Laundry; Mr. Reardtm, Reai-don's Laundry; Messis. Finer neaixions Laundry; Messis.

and Faber, "Sanitary Damy Wash Laundry, all of Atlantic City. J. V.. ' Risley and J.'W. Toon, of Kslev'i Empire Laundry, Pleasantville, N.'J. Mr. Stokes and son, of - the Sunshine ; Damp Wash, Wildwood, and * Oscar i Risley, Hollywooil Laundry, Wild- , Harry E. Settle and George ; Settle, Columbia Laundty, and Hari E. Balm, Trqy Laundry, Cape May. H. 6. Buckalcw, State Secre- . N. J. L. A., from, Newark, presiding. The visiting laundry owriers were much taken. up with our Progressive Leagpe and all expressed their good opinion of the same and they are all looking forward to another meeting in Cape May* in Cape May, in March, 1922. The laundry owners of Cape May and Atlantic county meet the second Friday of each month, alternating between Atlantic City, Wildwood and Cape May, so Cape May wilt* have four meetings q. year along with four each at Atlantic City and Wildwood. Harry Early was so well pleased d'iyj his dinner he tried to persuade Sink to have another one before the boys left for home. Fluted Ice Cream Dishes, 500 for .js1.00, while they last Star - and' j Wave Office. j « live viiicc.

' : — ^ '"X "C\ . ■ f^ee GOLD free for CHRISTMAS PRESENT The Publicity Committee of the Progressive League offers $5 in gold for the best slogan of eight 0lruess ^ advertise Cato May on a Poster Stamp. These stomps to be distributed to Business * houses or private 'parties to paste "on envelopes and letters used in out of town, correspondence, thereby carrying the name of our resort to the "four . corners of the earth. CONDITIONS . Limit FIRST— The words to eighf or less. . SECOND — Have, a definite meaning. THIRD EasV tn niamnn.u THIRD— Easy memorize.

FOURTH— Have in mind an unusual '^ea- ' - shore resort. FIFTH— Mail slogan to following address not later than \ , r ~ December 23, 1921, Jo . - R- H. SPRING * Chairman Publicity Committee ' '" V Progressive League - . Cape May, N.j. ' . , C^logan Contest Department) ' - , .Tfte result* will be announced at tho following ' busiriess meeting of the 'League^ , j Interest yopr'friends, help your children or do anything to make the slogan real. Don't forget .the date— December 23rd will be -the limit. No p ro perl y maj-kei I envelopes 4^11 lie opened ' untd .December 23rd, at 7 P. MV. The J udges of the contest will be „'•'*. . „ (R-.H- SPRING Publicity Committee ] B. P. STITES JUte. ( ALBERT R. HAND ' ! " ' • ' - - A . ^