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INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS ] AND RESIDENTS Mr. and Mrs- Thomas VanWinkle, 4 after enjoying the winter months in St. Pete nixing, Fla., returned to their i home in Gape May this week, ft Joseph Moorehead, of Philadelphia, \ I spent the week end here as the guest i f of his parents, Mr- and Mrs- Joseph , Moorehead, at 626 Hughes street. ( Mr- and Mrs. Frank Mende, of Phil- t adelphia, were visitors here on Sun- j •lay. t Mre- Lawrence Mears spent the j • "* week end in Philadelphia. c Oomnrissioner and Mrs. William R. , Sheppard have as their guest for a f few days, the latter 's sister, Mts. Chariefi" Simington, of Philadelphia. t Mr. and Mrs- Harry Jackson have c had ae their guest for several weeks, < Mrs. Robert Hewitt, of Philadelphia. f Edward Miller, of Philadelphia, j spent Sunday in Gape May with his j mother, Mrs- Mary Miller. t Mrs. Robert West entertained the members of her sewing club on Wed- ] neaday afternoon at her home on < Lafayette street ; John Serell, of West Philadelphia, t accompanied by Mr. and Mrs- Paul : n. Rankin, motored to Cape May ; where they spent the week end as ) - the guests of Mrs. Lillian MeGowen, at 638 Washington street. Miss Rae B- Curtis entertained James Leigbton, of Bayonne, N. J-, over Sunday. r W. Caetleburv, of Philadelphia, was f » a week end guest of James Lucas, at < 629 Hughes street. \ Mr. and Mrs. Stacy laobbins and i family spent several days in Gape 1 May this week with relatives- | Miss Eveline T. Angel, of New 1 York, is the guest of Mrs. Ethel Ben- I nett this week. Mrs- Ella Holmes has returned to 1 Gape May after sepnding a week out <■ of town with relatives. 1 J. P. Cox, of the Hunt's Theatre! Corporation, Philadelphia, was a ' ' visitor here over the week end. j I Mr. and Mrs. H. Yoxall Sunythe en- 1' jut. ana airs. n. iuuui en- i

tertained friends from out of town | , over Sunday. ; 1 Mrs- E- J. Jerrell was hostess at j a bard party Thursday evening at her t * Benton avenue home. Miss Catherine McMahan spent the j 1 week end with relatives at Vineland, I > n. j. « Calvin S6per, of Philadelphia, spent j s Sunday in Cape May with his mother, < Mrs. Bella Soper, at her home here, j < Mr. and Mrs- J. filmer Rutherford, 1 1 of Philadelphia, were recent visitors ji in Cape May. j< Mrs. Joseph Hughes is enjoying a ! visit of a few weeks with Mr- and Mrs. Daniel Stevens, of Philadelphia, ( and Mr- and Mrs. Joseph Campbell, i of Aifibler, PaE. Warren, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in Cape May looking over his ' , Guerney street properties. Mrs. Joel Wdst is spending a few j days out of toWnMr. and Mrs. Harley Clark, of Clajton, N- J-, spent the week end with the latter's parents, Mr- and Mrs. Fred Harris, at their home on West Perry streetMr- and Mrs. John Johnson, of Norristown, accompanied by their son, spent Sunday here with Mrs. Johnson's mother, Mrs. Adelia Bush. Mrs. William Simpson entertained her grandson, Raymond Crane, of Philadelphia, over Sunday. Charles Smith, who recently reI turned from Florida, spent the week | end at his boat house on Yacht aveDtr. H. H, Brown and family, of Philadelphia, were visitore here this week. Mre. John T- Hewitt was a visitor in Philadelphia this week. Mrs- Hewitt entertained the members of her [ * card did) on Friday afternoon. Miss Emilie Brooks, of Chester, Pa, enjoyed the week end with her mother, at her home here. Dr. A. E Roussell, of 2108 Pine ttreet, Philadelphia, was a visitor in (fepe May this week I ' Mr- and Mrs- David Ko no witch and , son returned home pn Thursday after f a visit of a few weeks with relatives in - Philadelphia. NOTICE After April 6th Dr. Herbert Lum- ■ mis will occupy rooms over Knerr's ■ Dry Goods store, as a dental parlor. m- 8~18"8 1-

COAST GRAVEYARD GRIPS SCHOONER i CLARA H. DONNELL GROUNDS ON TOWNSEND*S INLET BAR. CAPTAIN AND CREW REFUSE TO QUIT CRAFT The four-masted schooner Clara H- j bound into New York in from a southern port, was 1 wending her way up the New Jersey ' coast early Tuesday morning in a 1 thick fog and bUnding rain, when off 1 Avalon, fourteen miles north of this city, Captain H. Neves lost his bearand the schooner went aground Townsend's Inlet bar, three- 1 quarters of a mile off ooast guard 1 station No. 131, at Avalon- ' A coast guard patrolman saw rockets shot up from the schooner, and quickly notified Captain Robert Mac of the Avalon station, who : called his crew to quarters, and, des- 1 pite the fact the seas were running launched the powerboat and ; the schoolner. Captain Neves and crew of the 1 refused to leave the craft Captain MaoCarthy notified Captain 1 J. J. Hutson, of the coast guard cut- ' Kickapoo, who went to the assistof the schooner and the crew, and towed them to Lewes, Del-, in a leaking conditionABOUND TOWN The street supervisor is a busy man. Streets are being repaired, scraped and generally improved, sewrepairs are progressing and many water leaks are stopped, coal is betransferred to the sewer disposal plantj Trees on sidewalks are being trimmed and many public nuisances are removed. The Board of Health is to be congratulated on the appearance of the dump. It is in better condition than most back yards. Coal is going to the water works 1 ready for the anticipated strike. Rei pairs on the tank and frame will soon be started.

| The puVnp for supplying salt Water c streets will soon be installed. t j Garbage removal by contract is due i i to commence on April 1st | The gay and festive mosquito is I j j the tall cedars or some ele-ij | vation where the mosquito eommis- 1 1 jsion cannot reach him. The eommis- t ' sion has commenced the ' work of 1 5 1 erecting a sand retainer at South j i | May for the purpose of keeping i 1 | the sea off the mainlands The Ford , i runabout is being repaired and a new 1 1 chassis for the truck has been in- i stalled- t General cleaning is the order of the [ < day and the stores and business places j i , are presenting a bright and inviting j i appearance. The Daughters of Veterans is de- i ; veloping into a live organization- The j i regular meetings are well attended : : ' and enthussasticThe hearing on gas rates will be i ' held in the City Hajl on Monday next, 1 I April 3, 1922, 41*11 A. M. I * * , WM. WALDORF OPENS DRUG STORE William Waldorf has purchased the ■ M- K. Metzker building on 29th street, Philadelphia, where he has opened a drug store for his daughters, Alvina ' and Helen Waldorf. Mr. Waldorf will make several alterations to the building and when completed will be one of the best in c that locality. t BATHING BEGINS AT CAPE MAY s The thermometer registered 76 degrees here on Sunday and strollers on r the Boardwalk were out in summer - apparel. They were attracted by r several bathers who enjoyed a frolic in the old ocean City Qammiasion- -, ere opened the fishing pier On the r beach front this weekI LET US SELL OB RENT FOR YOU " Tenenbauia Brothen 9 Real Estate & Insurance NOTARY PUBLIC S 414 WASHINGTON STREET r- Cape May. N. J. *

WILOWOOD i BRIDGE SAFE INVESTIGATIONS SHOW FOUN- C DATIONS ARE SOUND AND DIVER'S MISSTATEMENTS CREATED FALSE IMPRESSION The Board of Chosen Freeholders y met Wednesday afternoon at 1-80 at d . the office of County Solicitor Palmer jt Wpy and threshed out finally and • ; definitely the much mooted question ■ of the condition of the Rio Grande p i drawbridge, which has stirred the : ' county for a week past- a According to evidence submitted at the meeting of the Board the ques- n 1 tion of the condition of the bridge c] originated from the residents at the n I Their report was received by v chairman of the bridge committee, ^ . William Stein, who in turn made his I report to the county engineer • These j, reports stated that there were holes j i in the supporting cylinder large a . enough to "throw a wheelbarrow in- a ; to," and that sticks and oars could be I c| I pushed the steel shell and waved w about inside without touching any- 1 f, : thing. Samuel Campbell, contractor, . was instructed to secure the sen-ices 1 0 i of a diver which he did from Captain! . C. E. Johnsted, submarine diver, 1729 , . Montgomery street, Philadelphia. I c , This diver went by train to Millville|a i where he was met by Fiske Campbell, ■ e a qon of the contractor, and was driv- j a ' en to the bridge, where, according to I j, Campbell's statement, he saw him for ! fj the first time- U The report of the diver, William J- , Gannan, was produced and read. This - report stated that the casing was ' badly deteriorated, that there were - holes through which a rod could be'c 1 pushed without touching anything , o and that in his opinion immediate re- 1 E • pairs were necessary for the safety of ii ? the public. So alarming was this re- t port that the county engineer report- I - ed an emergency existed that brooked g s no delay and upon the reports of th£ y \ diver and engineer the resolution waui adopted to give the contract witho^H| s delay for advertising as is permittw* - under the latv- C unwi uie i4«- >

In fact, as explained by Solicitor Way, the act makes it mandator}- up- j the board in the case of emergency 1 act immediately without advertis- t I : From the time the first diver's re-,1 'port was made things began to hap- 1 1 I pen- Immediately after citizens of 1 1 the county, among whom was con- 1 Israel T. Woolson doubted the j j statement that the bridge was in an j unsafe condition and Captain McKean, of Wildwood, made an investigation | s j which proved to himself and others i j 'that the bridge was not' unsafe- A ! j resolution was drawn to be presented I ( the Cape May County Chamber of | j Commerce meeting at Cape May by ] Samuel Lanning. Mr. Lanning, after , , : a conference with Freeholder Norton, L i failed to present the resolution deem- j ing it unfair to the Freeholders to , • I discuss the matter there owing to the j , I ; fact that no contract had been signed i , and that the investigation was not | • oomplete Mr. Woolson brought the | , , question up from the floor and the I agitation was increased. It was at . this meeting that Mr. Woolson was advised to take the matter before the | Grand Jury on Wednesday - ; Because of the doubt raised by the i Board, despite the positive report of ' diver Gannin, secured the services of i diver William Wilson, an employee of the Bader Construction Company, now working on the Reading railway ^ bridge. The diver was recommended by the company very highly and had no interests in the bridge other than to obey ordeis to make a true reportWilliam Essnngton, field superintend- ^ eut of the Bader company, first made - an inspection of the bridge himself n assisted by two of his employees and r found nothing amiss. Then the diver y was sent down and his affidavit statc ed that he had made a thorough- ex- - animation of the cylinder from the e surface of toe water to the foundation and found nothing wrong with - toe foundations- He used a 12 foot ' steel rod to probe and even investigated the bottom reporting that one one side toe bottom was hard and that on the other firm but slightly muddy. This diver made five trips beneath the surface. Four in the morning and one to check up in toe afternoon when toe tide was at its lowett and leaving only seven feet of water to work in. His form of affidavit together with the affidavit of Mr- Essington showed that the bridge > (Continued on page 4)

VETERANS GIVEN I PREFERENCE SERVICE COMMISSION'S i RULING IN EXAMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL POST MASTERSHIPS Washington,- D. C-,- March- 30. — Widows of honorably discharged solsailors and marines who served i ' the World War, and wives of in- 1 jured soldiers, sailors and marines of ] that war who themselves are not 1 physically qualified to hold positions • in the civil service, bat whose wives ] are qualified, will be given the same preference in examinations for post- < masterships at first, second and third \ postoffices that is given to the j themselves, under the Civil Ser- ] vice Commission's interpretation of - theExecutive order of October 14, , 1921, it is said in a statement issued j , toe Commission today , In other words, the Commission j ! states, under its interpretation it will , j apply the Executive order to the same ; classed of World War veterans, their j widows and wives, that is provided positions in the classified civil ?erviee by 'the veteran preference "act " of July 11, 1921. | Postmasterships at offices of the first, second and third classes are not , classified under the civil service law, ( although filled through competitive examination under Executive order, ! and such military preference as is al- 1 I in examinations for such ofJ fices is also provided by Executive or- i j FIREMEN HAD A LONG RUN Fire originating in a defective flue 'caused the rest ruction of the homes . i of Bertram Snyder and Mrs- Priscilla . I at Erma on Sunday mornThe flames were discovered on the second story of the Snyder home. Farmens nearby formed a bucket brigade,Tand kept the flames in check wUjte 4ie household effects on the MklByrere saved before fire ap^QHlKxxild be rushed from this Icl^hrastance of six miles from Cape jiay city. The flames had spread to the adhouse in which Mrs. Bloomer All of toe household goods in the latter home , were saved- This property is owned by Mrs- Robert E. Hand, wife of the late Senator. The ! loss is estimated at $3,000. Both ' j buildings were destroyed. KEITH WINS DECISION At a hearing before Judge Biack, J at Jersey City, on Thursday, March! 30, Robert Keith was granted a hearto take place on April 13, to de- 1 cide the legality in awarding the conJ tract for collecting the city garbage- j I Keith was toe low bidder by a few i dollars and the contract was awarded j 1 . to D- \V. RodanKeith applied for a writ of cer- 1 ' tiorari and Justice Black's opinion isj I the result. This contract, it is claim- ■ ' ed, was awarded to Rodan for the ] reason that the dumping ground was! 1 ! considered the better place- !| The city commi ssd o n ers will proba- ■ j blv advertise for bids using different * i specifications, as it has been learned ' that the price was high in comparison ^ | with the contract price of other towns.

r NEW BOOKLET RESCRIBES TEN j8 [ SHORT MOTOR TRIPS r, T _ " Trenton, N. N., March 30. — Short ^ ' tours to New Jersey's ten forest-fire n , lookout stations are described in an 0 attractive pocket-size booklet called 0 1 "A Lookout Guide for New Jersey," j " just published- s g The booklet is intended especially a j for the use of motorists and hikers n j who can reach and enjoy a visit to ^ r one or more of the towerj, says C . P. Wilber, state firewarden, under . whose direction the guide was pree paredA small map showing the exact lo- « h catidli of each tower accompanies a 1 tt description of it, and a state map on I i- toe bade cover shows \the prindpal 1 e roads of toe State with their relation 1 d to the lookout stations. y Five of the towers are in North t G Jersey and from their high elevations s ,e unusual views of mountains, lakes and ! ,e valleys may be had; the rest are in • the pines section of South Jersey. '■ >f , 1 f. ^ Dr. and Mrs- Frederick Hearer, who i >f have spent the winter in Miami, Fla., 1 ■e returned this week to Cape May and ; - will remain here for the summer at c their cottage, 1241 Washington street- :

GAPE MAY HOTEL FAILS CAMDEN LAWYER IS NAMED AS RECEIVER ON CREDITOS' APPLICATION Upon application of former Judge Lewis 9tarr, of Camden, representing { creditors of the Cape Mgiy Hotel Company, conducting the Hotel Cape Cape May city, Federal Judge has named William S- Casselman, a Camden lawyer, as receiver for the ooncern. It was stated by Starr that 'the was hopelessly involvent, the assets consisting only of the property and equipment, and that the was operated last year at a" lossare in arrears, he said, and notes are falling due without prospect of payment. One of the creditors is N. Z. Graves, of Philadelphia, president of the hotel company, and alos president of the Cape May Real Company, which is also in the of a receiver. COMMUNITY CLUB PLANS MUSICALE On the 21st of April the program committee has planned to give a musi1 cale which should be of interest to the town as it embraces much of local talentAn Easter dance has also been asked for, the two recent dances having provided so much pleasure for the young folks of the townAn interesting and entertaining drama is being prepared for a date in 1 May. The cast is already selected ' and is being coached by Miss Magin1 nis, of toe High School faculty. | The last meeting of toe club in ' May which will end the club gatber- ' ings until autumn will be a county ' reciprocity meeting, when the local j ; club will entertain the other clubs of! : the county- A splendid program isj being arranged. ' A meeting of the executive board I was held on Tuesday evening, March i '28th, at the home of the president, ' Mrs. Hamilton. The club is in receipt of a letter \ 1 from the State Art chairman extend- I • ing an invitation to New Jersey Fed- ! ' e rated Club members to attend a re- ] " j ception at the Fine Arts Galleries, in ! 'I New York on April 19th. This will I be a rare opportunity to those who are able to attend, for they will meet many of the country's distinguished ! painters who will go through the gal"■jleries with the guests and talk infor1 j mally about the painting.s

CITY AFFAIRS jf :' ! The commissioners met in regular '''session Tuesday, 28th inst-, and j transacted considerable business The I lease of the Convention Hall Theatre was ordered executed on behalf of toe s I Hunt Theatre Co.; Tiffin Motor j 1 Sprinkler awarded to Loder & Sharp; [' e Board of Trade allowed to contract |' rnewspaper advertising to the amount.- ! of ?l,500-and the -Progressive League | 1 authorized to assume advertising to j ; 'J the amount of $1,300; the ordinance j1 j regulating toe building of overhang- j! n . ing storeys, passed third reading; the ■ "| ordinance regulating the method of j

garbage removal passed first and sec- j j ond reading and ordered to the third i reading, April 3rd, 1922; original j notes for $10,000 at each bank on of 1922 ordered negotiated; renewal of notes of $7,500 each bank taxes of 1921 and renewal of $21,000 at Merchants National Bank and $28,000 at Security Trust on bond sale ordered; solicitor authorized to answer on behalf of the city in the1 matter of certiorarion garbage con- . MARY LOUISE MILLER ] The community was greatly shocked and saddened on Wednesday, 29th, by toe death of Mary Miller, daughter of Mr- and Edward Miller, of this city. Mary Louise, who was but seven years of age, was an exceptionally bright and interesting child and was loved by all who knew her., attended the infant department , of toe First Presbyterian Sunday School and toe second grade of the public school, where , she will be i greatly missed by her many little" , friends. Funeral services were held 1 at the home, on Guerney street, Sun- ; day, April 2nd, at 2 P. M. Interment . at Cold Spring Cemetery.

PENNSY SYSTEM I PUTS OUT BOOK S THE SHORE AND THE BEACHES OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST, WELL ILLUSTRATED, AND ▲ STORY TOLD ABOUT EACH. * SHOULD. HELP TOURIST TRADE g ;1 The Pennsylvania System has just ^ issued the annual book advertising the shore resorts of the New Jersey * ooast and distribution has already be- '' gun. This year the booklet is called ir "New Jersey Seashore" and contains 136 pages of interesting information e about all the resorts both large and small from Sendy Hook to Cape May. e The descriptions are \yell written and e the illustrations tell toe story better s- stiU. d Five Mile Beach is represented by two pages, one of which is text and toe other photographs- In addition b there are four and a half pages, of d advertisements from the city of Wildwood, North Wildwood and business e cards from all sections, so that the prospective tourist cannot easily overlook Wildwood -by-the-Sea-The book is, like most of the company's literature, well printed and attractive from cover to cover. n The last cover page contains a map '• in colore showing the location of all o the coast resorts and their relative >- positions with regard to Philadelphia and New York. C NEEDLEWORK™ GUILD ANNUAL g CONFERENCE le All branches of the Needlework g Guild of America have been asked to " announce through their local paper the coming annual meeting of toe 1_ Guild- This will be held in the Hotel l-Statler, St Louis, Miss-, on the fifth n and sixth of May, 1922. r"| There will be an interesting program, including reports from the j branches all over the country., ad- ' dresses by prominent speakers, one >s | of them being Mrs. John Wood Stevens, founder of the Guild in Am- ! erica thirty-seven years ajgb, also a' ! luncheon and a reception to the visit- *• ing National officers and delegatesj It is to be regretted that the con;r ; fere 'ice is so far away, for Cape May | Branch does not feel that it can af- ''" ford toe expense of sending a delee" 1 gate that distance, but is there is, jn 'among our members, anyone forItunate enough to be in or near St. 10 Louis at that time, or anyone possese* | sing a railroad pass and willing to 5,1 j go as our delegate, we feel sure that ''"lit would repay them to attend this r" I meeting and bring back to us their j report.

j Any further information on this I subject may be gained from Mrs. 'Charles Quidort, president of the | Cape May Branch. COMMUNITY CLUB NOTES The next meeting of the Women's | Community Club will be- held in the J High School on Thursday, April 6thj This will be the business meeting for t April : ! At this meeting- there will be an . appointment of delegates to the State ! | Convention of Federated Clubs to be . j held at Atlantic City, May 3rd, 4th, ! ! 5th and 6th- ! | The subject under discussion at the ■ ! meetings during April will be public I, health and at this meeting Mrs- IsaI j bel Gemmil, supervisor of extension i work of the State Bureau of Child - Hygiene, will address the club. c At the program meeting on April - 20th, Dr. Alice Powdermaker, a nu1 tritfon specialist from the State Col1 l£ge at New Brunswick, will be the > lecturer. . The club is requested to make this . an open meeting and extends an invitation to all the townspeople to attend. As public health and hygiene will be so widely discussed this month the - clinics held by Miss Elizabeth St. John, teacher of child hygiene, in toe f grammar school building every Wed1 neaday afternoon from two to four, '. will be open to the public and Miss t St John will extend a cordial welcome to all who care to take this add vantage to see what good work is ber-, ing done in Cape May along this lineit ■ y I. TENENBAUM IMPROVES STORE e I. Tenenbaum, a prominent mer- « chant of Cape May, is making ime" provements to his store on Washingd ton street- They are making alteri- ations which, when completed, will be it one of the finest merchandising stores in Cape May county.