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a. LEON EWING, MA. ** CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1921 SLTJSOIIPTTON, si-sa per yea* VOL. 66, No. 52 , , i ' - ■ '

PERSONAL i; JENTION . INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA- J GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND 1 GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS h AND RESIDENTS. ^ Mr. and Mrs- Norris Gaskill and tl Lewis Horry motored from Atlantic Orty to spend Christinas with Mrs. Gaskill 's mother, S. E. Lovett- e Mr- and Mrs- Ellsworth Hughes, of " Cold Spring, are* visiting their daugh- * ter in Chicago, for a few weeks. I EL C. Thompson, manager of the 1 Security Trust Company 19 this city, 0 wBL enjoy a vacation of a few weeks * Jrith friends and relatives iii Indian- t ipolfc. y Mies Ann Richardson is entertaining Martin A. McHale for tWo weeks- r Mias Elizabeth Campbell is spend- n ihg twoVweeks at Rosellc, N. J-, at v the hoihe of Miss Audry Mullan. Mr. and MFs. Thomas Millet, of I "NPhiladelphia, with their son, Thomas c jiillet, 3rd, are spending some time with Mrs. Millet's parents, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Robert C- Hughes, at their i home here. _ - ' J Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bennett are entertaining Miss Mart Hughes, of < Newark, N. J., for sereval days. 1 Mr. and £irs. John H. Mecray had as their . guest over the holidays, Mrs. ] Mecray's mother, Mrs. Frederick ! Haviland, of New York, and Miss i Gladys Townly. Mrs. Mecray enter- . tained at cards on Friday afternoon. < Miss Irma Gosling, who is a student of Pierce's Business College, ' Philadelphia, spent the -week end with i her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clmton ' Gosling, at their home on Columbia avenue. Miss Catherine Needles left Cape jJay on Monday for Philadelphia, where she wilf spend a fortnight with friendsMr. and -Mrs. Thomas Spencer, of ■ Germantown, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T-\ Hand, over the weeki' t -end^-— __i/ ' , l Mrs. George S- Curtis, with her i son, George, Jri$ left Philadelphia on Wednesday and returned to her home | corner Franklin and Sewell avenues. Miss Amelia Schellenger, of Philadelphia, is enjoying several days' visit with her mother, Mrs- Thomas B- Schellenger. Miss Catherine Hwing, after spending her Christmas vacation with her parents,' Mr. arid Mrs. W. L. Ewing, will leave in a few days for Trenton, N. J-, where she will take up her duties at the State Normal SchoolMr. and Mrs. Jesse Edmunds entertained over the week end, Mr. anu Mrs- Meredith Schellenger, Miss Minnie Farrow and Miss Dorothy Far*>w, of Royersford, Pa. Miss Emma Gordan, of Qcean City, - > was a week end visitor in Cape MayMiss Henrietta Golf, ■ daughter of Mr. ami Mrs- Sidney GofT, of this city, will return' to Philadelphia in a * few days after spending s^me time here. ' Mrs. Harriett Denny, who is spending the winter in Collingswood, N J., enjoyed several days Tn Cape May ' tftU~)Week- ■ Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Johnson, of Philadelphia, and Miss . Emily Bennett, of Cape May Courf House, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Wilson, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Knerr and Miss Elsie Hansen, of Flemington. N. J-, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hewitt, for a few dave. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller, of Philadelphia, enjoyed several days in Cape May, last weekMr- and Mrs. Jules Denizot entertained Mr. and Mrs. W- H- Muncy, of Audubon, for a few days this weekMr. and Mrs. Percy Rothell, of Gibbstown, and Mrs. Harriet Hughes ' .are spending some time in Cape May ^ with relatives. ■ , ^-Mfss Mary Jackson, of Goshen, was a ylsitor here on Sunday. 1 James SHtes, of Camden, spent < several days this i week with his mother, Mrs. Martha Hughes. ' Mr- and Mis." William . Fenderson, of Philadelphia, with their two sons, enjoyed the Christmas" holidays with Mr- and Mrs. Walter J- Fenderson at their home on Second avenue Mr. and. Mrs. James Nicoli i«fft Cape May on Thursday for Germantown where they will remain ovei New Year's flay with relatives. - Mr- and Mrs. Augustus Hincs, o! K Philadelphia, are enjoying a weel k-

[with the latter's parent.-, Mr. an« [Mrs. Daniel Focer, at their home on Perry streetMr. and Mrs. E- J- Jerrell entertained over Christinas, Mrs. Jewell's, mother, sister and brother, Lieut. N<jrman L. Stevens, wife and daughter, and aunt, Mrs. Imogene Ervinham, atl of Philadelphia. Misses Sara and Jennie Hughes entertained a '. number of friends at their home on Tuesday afternoon. F. Sidney T.ow.nsend and Mrs- Lillian McGowan, of Cape May, enjoyed the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Webber,, of Florence, N.'J. I Miss Frances Alvord, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office of this city, has left Cape May for Maryland, where she will visit relatives. Mr?' and Mrs. Alder .Vastine, accompanied by their two sons, visited relatives in Catawissa; Pa., over the week end. , MissV Mildred McCann entertained Edward Nbrthrup, of Philadelphia, over the week endMr. C. Parker Jerrell, Assistant -in ' Printing in the New ^ Jersey School for Deaf, Trenton, N- j J., and Miss Helen Kearny, also of Trenton, N. J-, are spendjng the holidays with Parker's parents, Mr. and , Mrs. E. J. Jerrell, Benton avenue? I Mr. and Mrs- Frank Bacon, accom- , panied by their sister* Miss Velma : Bacon, of Bridgeton, N. J., and. Mr. i and Sirs- Harry Lemmon, motored to • Avalon and Stone Harbor," on dayMrs. Walter L. Bennett was host- , ess at a card party at her home, cor- j i ner Jefferson and Sewell avenues, on Thursday afternoon, i v Mrs. Walter Nelson, of Clayton, N. J., was the guest of Mrs- Mary Simp- > son, of Cape May, this week. Miss Evelyn Johnson spent a few t days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Albeit R- Hand, f Miss Edith Gregory, of New York, 1 l is spending theJ»oliday® with her sis- : j ter, Mrs- L. C. Ogden. I H. Yoxall Smith spent the holidays r with his family. , j Dr. John C. Shively- of Philadel3 j phia; spent the week end with hi.' i. family, at Cape May. i» MISCELLANEOUS s Gunning .Licenses for the year • 1922 can now be obtained at the Citjy r Clerk's office, at the City Hall, $1.65. ;, School buildings are being prepari, ed for the reception of teachers and - pupils Tuesday, January 3, 1922. CityTaxi and Mercantile Licenses - are due January 1," 1922. WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CLUB TO " ' MEET A meetJMF of the Women's Comf munity Club will be held in the Aus ditoriunr of the High School Builda ing, Thursday, January 5, 1922- The e meeting will begin promptly at 3.30, with singing of two songs by the I- club. After a short business meetI. tng, Capt- A. N- Wood, retired naval y officer," will' deliver an address on the Washington Armament Conference: if Capt. Wobdv has delivered a similar r- address at the Women's Community 9,. Club at Cape May Court , House, J. where he now resides. Thirty-four lovely baskets of fruit were sent at ill Christmas time to the shut-ins of our n. town - This being the first Christ's- mas we, a Women's Community ■ Club,- have had an opportunity to exjf "tend Christmas cheer. -. «" ANNOUNCEMENT of ' . - Mr. "and Mrs- W. B. Chambers announcc the marriage of their daughe^. ter, Florence, to Raymond Marshall Warren, of Lancaster, , Pa., Tuesday December 27, tsSl, at "Elkton, Md. as " , , , . . ANNOUNCEMENT nt . lis , •' MfS. Electa WB._ Cvrtfti announces the engagement of her daughter, Rai B-, to Mr. James Macgregor Leigh th ton, of New York City, N. Y. >n, - » 'ft RECEIVING CONGRATULATION! in- - . i . . ,-er "Mr. and Mrs- MTHyTel McPhersoi are receiving congratulations upo: of the birth- pf a son, bom Thursdaj ick December 22; 1921. . •' y". ' '

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LEAGUE WILL HOLD ANNUAL MEETING ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND ] i OTHER IMPORTANT BUSINESS ; ON THE PROGRAM FOR TUES- ' > jb AY NIGHT The annual meeting of the Pro- - gressive League will be held this - j Tuesday evening, January 3rd- It is » urged that a full attendance of the members be present' at this meeting . as it is the most important business • meeting of the year. Election of o» , fleers for the ensuii\g year will take f place and the reports of all eommit- . tees will be given on the work done during the past year. :> Now that the League has secured j - its permanent headquarters and ! "business base," it is looking fors ward to accomplishing something foi Cape May. Every cent that is raised • above the cost of maintaining the ■' club house is to be spent tor boosting and advertising Cape May. The League has just secured a list of all organizations l!) trie United States, who hold conventions in 1922 r and the Executive Committee are go- ¥ ing to make it their business to se- '• cure what conventions they can for '• Cape May of those who have not alrl Avn/1 *, .laAnito nlnce of meet-ready-fixed a d

ing. •: *■» c The Publicity Committee have Cape May before the outside world, many unique ideas to bring and keep Have you seen the automobile tags 5 of Cape May and the "Light House" j (our trade mark)? It is hoped that ; every; automobile owner in Cape [ May and vicinity will purchase a set of these tags. The cost is only $1-50 I- per pai.r and they can bajirocureil ie from any member of the Publicity Committee, Messrs. R. H. Spring, , ie Albert R. Hand or E. P. Stites, Jr., t- or at any of the following places: ) d Wlalter P. Hughes, Hickey's Garage, i® Central Garage", Star and Wave of- „ e! ftce. By purchasing a set of these ir tags you personally will be helping :y to boost Cape May. e> A special committee on the Cape ir May -Lewes ferry Mias been appointed [it consisting of J. E. Taylor, Prvin S. ir Eldretfge and J. -R. Moon- This X- committee is earnestly at workty They have had several interviews x- with Senator Bright, who promises to sfltad to make this, ferry a realityCape May is solidly back. o£ this movement . and will leave no stone unturned to have the highways of the south connected, up with the "highway system of our great state n" at this, the mqpt southerly and shortest -poinf. . * 1,1 Dr. Frank R. Hughes was appoints '^'i ed .chairman of a committee to be '' selected by himself and to .work in conjunction with the Community Club. to asceHain the feasability of a -hospital fob Cape: May. The League also decided to back ;es the Athletic Committee in its efforts ;aP to have Cape May represented With rh- a basket ball team this season. This committee is composed of Messrs. Frank Shields, Albert B- Little and T. Alfred Stevens. NS On-NeiC Year's Day, Monday, January second, • the club will have open ion ] house^ and any ^>f Cape May's citilon | zens who arc not members will be ay, welcome to all the "privileges of thh • jelub. - - y f

"THE GLENWOOD" CELEBRATES I ON CHRISTMAS DAY | | Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rott, of the Glenwood, entertained on Christmas I as guests of honor Rev. and i i Mrs. William Hunter and family- 1 ■ dining room was attractively decorated and an elaborate dinner was served. Amusing and appro- ' priate favors added zest to the occa- ■ ' sion and it proved a most delightful , ^ affair. \ • BOUCHER-HENRY Mrs. Gara T. Henry announces the ' marriage of her daughter, Hanna B., to Mr. Herbert J- Bougher, on Wed9 nekiay, the fourteenth of December, , 1£®Ij at Philadelphia, Pa- Mr. and ' iAf?s Bougher will make their home iLjS-«1820 North Broad street, Philadelphia. WEEK OF PRAYER The World's Evangelical Alliance * and the Federated Council of the II Churches of Christ in America have ^•issued a .call ,for the observance of | a Week of Prayer, January 1-7, 1922. j r In Cape May the week will be ob- , r served according to the following i schedule:

f — , l; January 2-6, 1922 Monday Baptist Church !'f j "Thanksgiving and Confession" j Ps. 145; Isa. 64; Matt. 24V , | 3-14; Col. 1:9 23. Tuesday " Baptist CMiVch . "The Cfitfreh'UniifersW" ]i Isa."55; CohjjjA-3ar^5»<2: 37-47; Heb. llJ32^12j^. V ft W ednesday Presbyterian Church , 1 "Nations and Their Leaders"- Xh Ps. 24; Jonah 3; Atfs H 22-31; Rev. 21:1-7. y \ 7m Thursday Methodist Church J - "Home and Foreign Missions" Ps. 2; Isa. 61; Lu. 14:12-24; i1 • Rom- 11:33-36;- Jer. -4-"0:L-j6; . j' j Isa. 35; Lu. 4:16-30; Acts ' 1 16:9-15. ; Friday Methodist Church " Annual Meeting Cape May County Bible Society ' - "Christian Education and the Christian Home" Ruth 1:1-18, 14-17; Mai. 3; * Matt. 19:13-22, 2 AH services commence at 7.45 P. ® M. Offering each evening for Rus1 sian" Relief. - Everybody invited to attend every b service n Use this card for home study and y " > and prayer ' Surdy, in view of the momentous k experiences through which' the .world s and oor own land is passing every h believing soul .will desire "to unite in s tM services of this wegk. s. The great suffering in Russia calls d for , our most liberai offerings during the weeki- On Friday evening the service wiTI n be- combined with the annual meeting i- of the Cape May Couijty Bible Sole ciety and the- Revs William Hunter, ih pastor of the Baptist Church, will / pt'each the sermon. •

BASKET GALL , ! SEASON OPENS : P CAPE MAY A. A. TO MEET THE | STRONG ST. JAMES TEAM SATURDAY, ^DECEMBER 28 I, / N ' On Saturday evening, December! 28th. at 8.30 P M., the basket ball ( season fof '21-'22 will have an aus- ( picious opening when the local team j lines up against the strong St. | , James team of Philadelphia, at the Convention Hall. ; The team this yeqr is being; . financed by and represents the J'ro- • gressive League, which is going to , endeavor to make this a banner sea1 on in, the sport that has annually ! > proved a source of ^pleasure to htfn- - dreds of local fans and dance lovers. : George Dorner, ' who perhaps is ' better suited for the position than : any other man in South Jersey, due to his long experience and numerous acquaintances, has ■ been chosen b as manager. It is useless to say that 2 a good schedule may be expected- Al2 ready a series of games has been f arranged with Cape May's time-hon- • ored rivals — Wildwood. On Thurs- ■ day nights, games will be played at ! i Cape May, and on the following I Tuesday tn Wild wood. The opening

game of the series will be played at Cape Majj. Thursday, January 5th(On Saturday, January 7th, the j strong St. Patrick's team, of Philadelphia, which defeated Cape May in an extra period game last season, will the attraction. How's that for first week? The locals are practicing daily and already a stellar brand of teamplay Jisx^vident. The team at the presjent , writing is_^omposed of Filer, j Gidding, Leminon^ Little, Tenenbaum TaniF Camp, y The men are rapidly -Uyunilircg into form and a rel, redgnn'e. can be looked foi-ward to. "] DangiiigyyOiU follow every gome— , 1 a good orchestra has lieen secured I aqd those who rare to dance may be i 'assured that ^ every detail' to' give satisfaction has been carefufl.v I considered. I The League' is asking your support I in this movement and hopes that a | ' record crowd will-'fill the hall nt the! ' opening game. ; NEW JERSEY FARM AGENCY, IXC. The New Jersey Farm Agency, Inc., has established a district agency at Cape May Court Houstf. This dis- • trict' includes Cape May county a off • part of Atlantic and Cumberland counties- Mr. Calvin flusselman is the resident district manager This y is the largestifarm agency in the State and makes a specialty of farm real estate, farm loans, conveyancing and title searching and innsurance. If you have a farm for sale, large s or small, call at their qffice in Cape d May Court House for terms and par7 ticulars.— Advertisement. 12-H1-10T QUEEN REALTY COMPANY , s With A capital of $100,000, the g Queen Realty Company was incorporated this morning at the- office of II Camden County Clerk Brown, the obg ject being to eamluct motion pictures, >- dances, etc., in pie Liberty "Building r, at Cape May City. The Ajipdrporat11 ots are Frank R- TTnnsell, John AMacEeak and !•_ C. Clow. ' .

FIND TWO MEN. DEAD IN BED MISSING CARPENTERS found IN ROOM OF ONE AT No. ltt EAST MONTGOMERY avenue. INQUEST SATURDAY morning RETURN A VERDICT of DEATH s FROM OVERDOSE OF ALCO- / HOL (Wildwood, N. J., Special) , The bodies of James Welsh, a carpenter, living at No. 148 East Montgomery avenue, and William P. Donaldson, of 3600 Park' boulevard, werfe found in Welsh's room at about eleven o'clock Friday morning, December 23, by Mrs. Fox and l&ax Blum. The discovery was revealed to Coroner B. C. Ingersoll, Chief of Police Oakford Cobb, and Mayor Smith, who made a careful investigation of the room and contentsAmong Welsh's effects were letter* which showed his home to have been in numerous places, including Philadelphia He had lived at Wildwood for about three months. Donaldson recently sold a farm and its effects at Burleigh and had 'lived since with his sister at 3500 i Park boulevard. His former home j was in Anchorville, MichBoth bodies when found Jay in bed "hfully dressed. The room was in disorder and several empty liquor bottles were found. ! The Coroner's, jury returned a verdict of death from excessive1 use of | alcohol. MAYOR SMITH SPEAKS AT THE CIVIC CLUB MEETING (WildWood, N. J., Special) i The Home .Section of the Wildwood Civic Club held their Decemr ber social meeting at the home of ■ Mrs- Roland Corson- " A very pleas- . ant Afternoon was -spent, for while i the ladies were busy making socks i for the Christmas tree, Mayor Courti right Smith gave a very interesting* • talk. He begged the ladies to keep i right on sewing while- be spoke to t themMayor Smith told of his, belief in i a very bright future for Wildwood, - citing cases of new business interests, - building operations, boardwalk imt provements and golf course, as f proof -of his prophesy » "The ladies," he said, "might and t should have a very definite part in i. making a better Wildwood." Shade a trees for Wildwood, was the sugges- ' - tion of one member, which the mayl or heartily endorsed. 1 -.In conclusion he said that alt our r endeavor should be to set Wildwood on a higher plane, one that would at:1 tract the finer clientele- , y The club wished to give the mayor - a rising vote of appreciation^ but ho hurried away, taking the will for th# n deed. y Tea was served anil the ladies vot- • ed this a most pleasant and profit- »• able afternoon. . ^ 'I The New Year . . e y " "Those who sow. reap." As -the old year is fast fading into distance ■t as. the flickering lights of a candle, we' iji ust all face a New' Year, a year e i full of opportunity, toil, joy and; sor- ' • [row.' But those who sow seeds of business effort and aggressiveness - early in the year apd bark their eF/ forts .with tireless energy will reap gratifying results, it I We must hustle, so\X oyr seed and '-'ciJlprate the ground regardless of. 4T cimditions, and* we gather, in the id sheaves. It -all depends on us... is ! WSIdwood .offers a field foi- cult!-; is vation. It is a field full, pf business ie possibilities with profitable returnsm! Remember. "Those Who sow. reap." g1 Get Busy, Hustle — Work " C.I rei SEWING CLUB ENTERTAINS >e ; . w ■ r. I The Ladies' '. -Sewing Club of tbe )1 Wirst Ward were entertained at the -home of Mrs. , Alder Vastine ojf Weil- , i nesday evening, 21st Those present ' lejwere Mrs- William . ElweU^/ilrs. r- Frank .Ebtriken, Jr., Mrs., A. Rayof ! mond, Mrs. .Robert West, ' Mrs- Au-b-lgustus Stiefel, Mrs. Raymond Vana:s, ;h»an, Mrs, Willjam Duncan, Mrs. lg | Jules Blake and Miss, Carrie Blake., it- [The club gave a Now Year's ptjrty A- at the home of Mrs.. William Elwell I this Wednesday, afternoon. •*