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FOURTH OF JULY PdifAOE TO BE BICGEST EVER HELD IN THIS CITY PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS. FOUR BANDS WILL BE IN LINE, SAILORS AND SOLDIERS AND ALL OF THE CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS OF THE CITY

The Fourth of July parade and all of the rest of the doings worked out by the combined committees of the Progressive League. Board of Trade, Community Club and all of the Civic organizations of the city, West Cape May, Cape May Point and Lower township are now completed. The route will be over the princi- ' »>al streets of the city. The parade ' will disband at the Convention Hall 1 Pier. The judges will be compared of the 1 most prominent cottagers of the city. Prizes will be awarded for the best i decorated float, $25; for The secondbest decorated float, $15; best appear- ( ing oreanization in line. $10; largest b organization in line, $10; best local j , hit, $5; second best local hit, $2-50; j best individual comic costume, $5; I second best, $2-50; best decorated automobile, $15; second best, $10; best decorated bicycle, $2.50; most ancient ' motor car, $250; most ancient horse drawn vehicle^ $250; best decorated building, $10. % The following organizations will be in line: G*. A. R., Veterans of For- 1 eign Wars, American Legion, Veter- ' ahs of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, 1 Daughters of Veterans, Sons of Vet- ! erans, Daughters of America, P. O- S- ; ' of A., L O. O. F., Red Cross, Pro- . c gressive League Hospital Association, ' - Colored Odd Fellows, Boy Scouts, Bi- I cycle Division Cold Spring Grange, West Cape May Fire Department, 1 Caipe May Fire Department, four , ' bands of music- The City Commis- 1 sioners and the Police Department will head the parade. * Lieutenant Commander John Spencer has been selected as Grand Mar- ii "* shal of the Fourth of July parade "

SALUTE TO FLAG ^ Setting — The Board of Education, Superintendent and County Superin- ; tendent on the steps of he High ; School. P. O- S- of A., the presentors. ; left of flag pole, band and buglers in rear of P. 0. S. of A., military on left of building and facing the street. ] , civic organizations on right of building. All facing the flag. P. O. S. of A. presents the flag, raises itAcceptance of flag. President Board of Education. Salute to the flag, bugle "To the Colors-" ; '^le ^'ar Spangled Banner," the I PROGRAM AT CITY PIER 1. Match, "Our National Emblem," Band. 2. Salute the Colors, Boy Scouts. 3. Sing, "Star Spangled ' Banner," w;th band, one stanza. 4- Reading, 'The Declaration of Independence," Mr. George Stevens5. Sblo, "Recessional," Mr. J. W. Eldredge. 6. Chorus. 'The New Hail Colum- . bia," the choirs of Cape Ma v. • 7. Oration, by John D. Dewitt, i Sen- N. C-, McKev Post 925. Newark. | 8. Solo, Mr Ronald Quidort. : 9- Chorus, "Hail, Glorious Country," the choirs. 10. Community Sing, "My Country 'tis of Thee." with band, one stanza. 11. March, "Stars and Stripes j Forever," band. Everybody do their bit toward makthe Fourth the most successful in the history of the resort- — — —

F. W. STITES FOR PENNA. SENATE FORMER CAPE MAYAN RECEIVES G. O. P. NOMINATION FOR UPPER HOUSE, REPRESENTING MONTGOMERY CO. Fletcher W. Stites, prominent lawyer and a former Cape May man, has received the Senatorial nomination of Montgomery county Republicans, and is consequently assured « seat in the upper house of the Pennsylvania legislature, it was learned last week. The nominee has served a terzn in the Assembly and was fonneriy associated with the late Charles D. Edmunds, in law practice at the Philadelphia County Bar. • Mr. Stites is well known here and has freouently been the principal speaker at local functions- He is a i , "dry," and succeeds James S. Boyd, ' a "wet." i GLADYS LESLIE WEEPS AT WILL < WHEN SHE MUST • |; Gladys Leslie, who plavs the young- j j er sister in the International Service ( Production of Kathleen Norris' great « novel, "Sisters," finds it easy to weep with a cold, but difficult to play the j t joyous part when one's nose is run- 1 ning. She plays a happy young girl in the c first part of "Sisters," and just when c she was supposed to do those scenes v under the direction of Albert Capllani, i she developed a cold that made it < easier for her to weep than laugh, c I 'ho l.ril nrv «m*. V. .. \, _ P. .. The solved G&p-

ellani- He switched to the sad scene? and allowed Miss Leslie to weep nsy urall" with the aid of her cold. "Sisters" was adapted for the screen by E. Lloyd Sheldon Seer, a Owen plays the leading role. Others in the all-star cast are Matt Moore, Joe King, Tom Guise, Mildred Arden. , and Robert Schable. At the City j Pier Theatre, Friday and Saturday. MUSIC ON FOURTH Decorations are now in order Everybody get in the swim and the town look gay for the Fourth is going to be something of a celebration. There will be music of some dimen- - sjons. Four bands in line of parade, Cape May, Pennsgrove, Woodbury . and Swedesboro The bands of South Jersey are not so slow as might be i supposed. The "sandsnipers" are there when the parade come? on i Everybody turn out and hurrah on i the sidewalk. After the parade the bands will be : ^ _ distributed as follows: Pennsgrove at the athletic meet on I the beach front . Woodbury and Swedesboro at the i baseball game and in the evening' a". » Pavilion Nos. 1 and 8 respectively. | , Caoe May band will be augmented ; f by fifteen men from Wildwood and be • I dismissed after the parade. h *. . Watch the program for the cere i, *■ monies at the Convention Hall at 13 j t: A- M. _ ; ti rack cards at Star and Wave j n I Office _ e

KILLED ON WAY !, : TO WILDWOOD: ; MISS CARMELIA TURCHI WAS ' ' COMING HERE TO VISIT HER i FIANCE. CAR OVERTURNED 1 ON WHITE HORSE PIKE r While on her way to Wildwood, N. i I > J , to visit her fiance. Miss Carmelia ' l | Turchi, 24 years old, of 1218 S. Uth : t 1 street, Philadelphia, was killed yester : : day morning when the automobile in' a ■ which she was riding plunged into a s ditich along the White Horse pike i 1 near Hamenonton. ; s State police say the accident oocur- F red when the driver of the machine was tp'ing to pass another car. Miss ' F fell beneath the machine and ! t: was crushed to death. b The driver was Miss Turchi's ( v Daniel di FYancisco. were seven other passengers in j ci the car beside Miss Turehi. They in- | Y oluded her father, Rooco Turehi; her ! 9-year-old brother, Louis; her sister, [ % I Mrs. Anna di Francisco; a child afjs [Mrs. Francisco's; another man and j a: ; his wife and their child. One or two *v of them were scratched by flying "lass but none were seriously hurt H At the Turehi home it was said the | it girl was on her way to see Anthony's whom she was to have j E 'married in the fall. The family took ' p exception to the state police version I of the accident Mr- Turehi said a ( ai loaded with hay was approach- i pj and to avoid striking it their ma- tk -chine slowed down-' Meantime' the ie other car approached, and, Mr. Tur- C: chi said, struck theirs. ,v. |- said, theirs,

s Passing automobilistS aided in liftin" the automobile, but the young woman was dead when taken from e the wreckage. i « ■ • s RABBIS HOLD CONFERENCE The Centra! Conference of Ameri- ' can Rabbis are holding their thirtythird annual convention here They are making theie-headquarters at the Congress HallThe Rabbis, who have invited the public to their discussions, are taking I up manv matters of import, -both as j • to the religious world, and to the I i world at large. The convention is opposed to the j Jewish colonization of Palestine, one j of the momentous Question of the ! Jewish world, and a movement which I has the backing of some of the very j influential men of the religion. The place of woman in religion and man?- other topics of vital importance are on the schedule for the remaining days of the convention, which will 1 adjourn on July 2. Louis J Haas,- formerly with the , de Hirsch Agricultural School, at Woodbine, is among those attend- 1 | ing the sessions. HAD MISFORTUNE While ascending the stairs at her ^ | ty>me, 412 Washington street, WedI nesdav evening, Mrs. H. C. Bohm had t misfortune to fall from the top h to the bottom, causing her to be sej vere'y bstiiced. At present she is F I resting' as comfortablv as could be t expected p

PERSONAL NEWS r OF ACTIVE PEOPLE , INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND T GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS S AND RESIDENTS ^ Mrs. C- D. Justice and her daughij ter, Miss Beulah Justice, are occupy- ; ing a cottage here for the summer. : J.. Learning Eldredge has arrived I > in Cape May for the season, and will h stop at the Columbia Hotel- I < _ Thornton Pocher motored from New j York to spend the week end here |l John Walsh and Joseph Stoddard 1 1 h are regular week enders at Cape May- 1 1 s Miss Margaretja Large Harrison, n" daughter of Mr- and Mrs. Joseph Har- , 1 ,t rison, of Ardmore, Pa., came to Cape ] t May on Friday where she will re- j i main until after Independence Day. ' i Mrs. Arthur F. Hand recently spent js two weeks in Germantown with her I '■ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spen j e d Mr. and Mrs. George Blight Robin- v son, of Philadelphia, are occupying a i e cottage at this resort for the sum- t e Mr. aniTsirs. W. Renwick Kerr, of c Moylan-Rose Valley, are guests at ; Congress Hall for a month. Ralph Sweeney, of Philadelphia. I spent the week end in Cane \i w i - '« the in Cape Ma with |

his parents, Mr. and Mrs. CharleSweeney, at their home on Hughe- „ street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Southall f Bright, of Philadelphia, are now occupying their cottage in Cape May for the season. Mrs. Edward Miller, who is spanning the summer with relatives here, was a recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Wesley Sloan, of Media, PaDr Clarence Pyle and family, of Philadelphia, have taken a Washing- , ton street cottage where the<- will ; spend the summer. . Mrs. Ralph T. Stevens entertained a number of friends at bridge on . Tuesday afternoon. | Mrs. John M. Walton, of Philadel- , phia, opened her Ocean street cottage ' thig week and will remain in Cape j 1 May until October. J W. D- Fuller and family are enjoy- ' I ing the summer at their cottage, 15 Queen street- | The Misses Emily and Ruth Harris, i of Philadelphia, were visitors in Cape ' May on Sunday. , Mrs. Bernard Courlander and Mrs. C. Whitwell, of Philadelphia, have opened their oottage, 1010 New York | for the season. . Mrs. G. W. Cook, of Philadelphia, ■ I now oocupyine her summer cottage, ■ 1 1317 New Jersey avemle, for several montha. Harold Hand, Jr., son of Mr. and ' . Harold Hand, of this city, took ' I k's entrance examinations for Prince- • j this week at Philadelphia. G. A. Foster, of Toronto, Ont-, is , a guest at the Columbia Hotel for j some time. t * W. F. H. Reed, of Philadelphia, is ' spendin" some time at the Windsor Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Atteibury, of ' have opened their cothere for the season- Mr. Atter- I j is vice president of the Pennsyii vania railroad. A. M. Fox and family are now oc- f I cupying their cottage, 1028 New t York avenue, for the summer. Miss Harriet Mecrav, who was a y graduate of the Cape May High , School this spring, took entrance examinations for Wellesly College this ; week. £ Among the guests at the Virginia Hotel this week were Walter Kum- w of Wilmington. Del.; A S. ? J. V. Aylesworth, f, Y-. Abbott and Clara Abbott, of I ® Miss Mary Lea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Langdon Lea, of Philadel- v phia, and who are now occupying ir their summer cottage at this resort, J Cape May on Monday for Beaver n Camp where she will spend a part of u the summer. tne

t- Lawrence Eldredge has as his guest R over Independence Day, Lee Dunlap, n ,who is a student of Lafayette College. William Lj-cett, of New York City, is spending several weeks in Cape nra>,ras^Bhe CTest of Mr- and Mrs. W. H- Pane oast, at their cottage on - Beach avenue. I' Biddle Filler, of Ardmore, Pa was 6 a week end visitor in Cape May. • fnd Mrs" Wi"iam D. McCreary, - of Ardmore, Pa., will occupy 1016 : | Stockton avenue, for the season. , j Mr. and Mrs. J. Woodruff Eldredge, - j of Columbia avenue, have been enter- , taming their cousin, AJJen C. Eld- > r?,d*e' 5011 of the 'ate Augustus C- ; Eldredge, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. ' ; Eldredge is one of New York's com- j . | ing artistsMrs. Benjamin S. Johnson spent i several days in Philadelphia this week. J Wallace Hallowell, of Philadelphia, with his family, will spend the I, summer at their cottage in Cape May. ] Miss Eleanor Wesley, daughter of • j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley, wholj spending the season at this re- 1 < sort, left this week for Beaver Camp, j where she will spend the summer. Daniel J. Bishop, of Philadelphia, c made a business trip to Cape May on j ' j Mrs. Sgmuel M Schellenger enter- ' tained at cards Friday afternoon at her home, 1011 Michigan avenue- c Dr. Louis F. Love and family, of f, Philadelphia, will occupy their cot- 1; tage, lOOo Maryland avenue, until Oc- e tober 1st- l

e e j Miss Mary Cookman spent part of in May M the ffues1 . of Miss Mary Hunter, at her cottaee. '■927 Stockton avenue. Mrs. Earnest Hunter, of Chestnut ; H'll, arrived in Cape May on Friday 2 ani' *11' remain for the balance of the season. Mrs- George B. Curtis was a Phila- 1 '■ del mis visitor this weekc Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Clay, of Ardmore, Pa-, are guests at the Stockton ■ Villa. Mr. and Mrs. Clay will leave • this w-eek for Ea"les Mere. 1 Mi~s Lorna Brown, of Philadelphia, j is enjoying some time at this resort | as the guest of Mrs. O. L. Con well. • Lieut_ Chantry, of the Philadelphia < Yardj and Mrs. Chantry, have 1 arrived for a three weeks visit to the j ' shore Lieut. Chantry has been transferred to the Boston Navy Yard and lerren to tne Boston Navy Yaixl and ,1

will leave for his new post of duty at the close of his visit hereClinton Rutherford, of California, is wending some time in Cape May with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rutherford, at their Decatur street Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox Melver, who are snendin" a month at Bay Head, will spend August at the shore a^ the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul de Hoff Reed, of Washington, D. C., who have taken a cottage here for the Mrs. H. B. Sexton, of Morrisville, now occupying her cottage, 105 North street, for the season. Rabbi Jouis J. Haas, of HarrisPa., attended the convention at Cape May this week. Rabbi Haas a years ago was religious instructfor the Baron de Hipsh Agricultural Schools, at Woodbine, N. J. Mr- and Mrs. Luther E. Hewitt, of Mount Airy, Pa., with their daughter, Emily, and granddaughter, Doris Jeanne, are spending a week at their ; cottage on North stoaaL They also I as their guesVWrs. F. S- Coale, ; of Mt. Airy.

' Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stringer, of • Overb rook, with their attractive chil- j nren' , ?re oocuPying a cottage on j ' Broadway for the season. • Mr. and Mrs- Algernon Clapp, of 1 ® Philadelphia, have taken a cottage '• here for July and August n Mr- and Sirs. Kn-'ckeibocker Boyd I s arrive<l this week for a short stay- 1 . Their daughter, Libby, whose engage- ■ ment to Peter Burie was announced ' • recently, accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Cahall and Mr. and Mrs. Young, of Oveibrook, 1 . are occupying a cottage on Broadway. 1 Mr and Sirs. James Hewitt, of , Philadelphia, will open their cottage, ! - 214 North street, this week where j •ithev will remain for the balance of ; ' the season. jv •i ^er'>er1 Townsend and daugh-,® • ter. Miss Lillian, have returned home J • HT *Pen<""R a week with friends | in Roslyn and Philadelphia. W. T. Schwa rz and familv. of Phil-jP 1 adelphia, are guests at the Lafayette 1 | Hotel this week. Mr. Schwarz, who i a is an artist of unusual ability, is mak- ' ing arrangements for his family to | " I spend the remainder of the season hereMrs. William Kriebel, of Lans- 1 f' downe. and_ her two dhildren, are en- | _ a visit here as the guest? of i~ Mrs. Ralph J. Cahall, at her Broadcottage. V , Mrs. William Greenfield, who re- j cently underwent an operation, per- ! by Dr. John McGlinn. is slow- 1 recovering at the home of her par- j ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelly, S. street J "

DRIVE ON FOR MONUMENT - COMMITTEE is CIRCULARIZING1 ' TOWN AND SUMMER POPULA- > TION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL The monument committee is now sending circular appeals to our visit- i j and home population for subscrip- 1 I j Hons to the proposed memorial to 1 1 perpetuate the memory of our sol- 1 I diers and sailors- 1 1 I \. ®wne- whose address we may not ' ' j have> may fail to receive a circular ' i appeal, but let this notice be an ap- ' j penl to each of them. ; j The committee wishes everyone to t Please bear in mind that this « proposed memorial is your memorial, : > , not the committe's, and your help iis j ' I necessary that the committee may - succeed in securing your memorial. 5 Ail the money that may be receiv|ed will go toward the monument. 1 i ne committee is doing the work t without compensation, each member ^ is glad to help with work and contri- 1 i10h?" Tlle co'unlns of the Star f 6 a:-e rionated t0 the fl Kindly help us. 1 F COMMITTEE. I s ELIZA D. HAND i h

Mrs- Eliza D. Hand, widow of the late Henry Hand, died last Saturdav II morning at the home of her daughter, i.-n' (^oree M- Jon«5- of Chestnut; r , . ,he dec?ase<l was 92 years old, and had been ill for some timeMrs. Hand was a well-known tern- 1 >. pe ranee writer and worker. She had •. written many poems and articles fori temperance publications and was pre«f veali0* thC W' C T' U' f0r thirty II She is survived by her brofher. James J. Doak; her daughter, Mrs I'ei°r®2 M- Jones, and three sons, n John Hand of Johnstown, Pa-,; George ! nuMd', ?n.d J" Ra>"m°nd Hand, of - , Philadelphia-

Too DUESTS ST ' CLUB UJNGHEON J MEN AND WOMEN FROM ALL OVER COUNTY PRESENT AT { GET-TOGETHER OF WOMEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB r ; There was a very' enjoyable affair - at the Windsor Hotel when nearly a , - Republican men and women , > Cape May county attended a i - given under the auspices of i the Women's Republican Club of Cape t May. At the speakers' table, which r was attractively decorated with pink | . roses.hwere Mrs. Henry Rutherford, I president of the local cltA, who acted t > toast mistress; Mrs. Lillian F'eick- ■ i ' fi1?' P'^a'd'nt of the New Jereev ! i . Republican Club; Mrs. : ( ; Blaisdell, secretary of the State Club; 1 • Senator Bright, ex-Senator Lewis T- 1 i Stevens, and the Rev. William Hunter. I After grace had been asked by Mr. v . the guests, who came from J Ocean City, Sea Isle, Court House,'} W ildwood, Sea vi lie, Avalon, Cape ' t and vicinity, partook of a bounti- 1 1 and appeti-.ing luncheon, which re- ' great credit on the Windsor !r cuisine- Between courses, Mrs. ' f \ introduced the various c speakers with a few wefl-chosen c ' words. Short speeches were made by t Foster, a member of the Free- s _ Mrs. Annie Steelman, of t noiaers; mrs. Annie Steelman,

e Ocean City; Senator Bright and exv , Senator Stevens. They were follow- ■, | ed by Mrs- Feickert, who, in a most t interesting and inspiring way, told of I, the organization and aims of the State Club, and its relation to the lo- - i cal unitsi ] Senator F relinghuysen, who was to r ! have been the principal speaker, was . - unable to be present owing to an ac- , ,- cider.t which his wife had sufferedGOLF OFFICERS ELECTED j I , The Ladies' Association of the Cape < > May ^Golf Club held their annual i r meeting for the purpose of election i of officers on last Tuesday afternoon, 1 1 - at the Club house- The result of the ! i i election is as follows: Mrs- Fred Ll| ; Harding, president; Miss Rena Di- < , mond, vice president; Miss M. Di- i mond, secretary; Mrs. Russel Wager, | } . treasurer- All the officers are from ' c • Philadelphia or vicinity. j j The annual card party will be held l on July 20th, at the club. A series { . of weekly card parties is planned. f ATYHE LIBERTY |t Next Friday and Saturday, July 7 t and 8. the Liberty Theatre will show ' ; Kipling's world famed epic I r "Without Benefit' of Clergy." The \ s deathless drama of Ameera, the Hin- j j; du girl, and the BritLsh engineer. I j whose "love heeded no caste " As an L added attraction, Buster Keaton, in 1 1 "The Paleface " i c

y THEATRE MANAGERS HERE i. Mr. Wolf, mana"er, and Mr. Cary ter, treasurer of the Stanlev Theatre; ,. Mr. Cherry, manager of the Stanton :t Theatre, and Mr. Batterbee, manager of the Victoria Theatre, of Philadel0 phia, have made arrangements to i. spend two weeks at Cape May where ji thep will spend a greater part of the e time, fishing from the Citv Piere THRESHER SHARK CAUGHT (Many of the summer visitors went 5 up to Schellenger's Landing to view the thresher shark caught by Peter n Johansen off North East End Light t Ship. The thresher shark is a native a of the Gulf of Mexico and is rarely . seen in northern waters. The one j . caught by Johansen measured 7 feet ' 9 inches and gave the fishermen a f battle of over two hoursj SUNNY HALL CAFE OPEN Sunny Hall Cafe, under the mant aeement of Charles Arnold, has openj ed for its second searon. r , Cool, clean, delightfully attractive, . and with culinary achievements sec- , i ond to none, the cafe is an ever popular rendezvous with motorists of ■ Cape May and Wildwood. | VIRGINIA RECEIVING GUESTS j j The Hotel Elward opened on I 1 1922 season, under the capable direc|tion of Mrs- J. J. Stocker. 1 The" cool porch, wide halls and wellfurnished lobby and parlors commend the Virginia to guests seeking a nice, reasonably priced houseFOOT CRUSHED ( Rufus Cox suffered a crushed foot : when attempting to board a truck op- ' erated by the Cape May Sand Co., last 1 Wednesday afternoon on the Cape Mav Point pike. j Mr Cox was rushed to a Philadel- 1 I phia hospital where his injuries are | being cared for. It is thought that amputation will be necessary. | RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS I Mr. and Mrs. Edward Do'Hnger are | receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son, John.

LEGION WILL CHECK AUTOS . PERMISSION GRANTED TO THE HARRY SNYDER POST AMERI. ' CAN LEGION, TO CHECK AUTOS OVER THE FOURTH The regular weekly meeting of the city commissioners was held in th« commissioners' room at the city hail on Tuesday morning. Mayor Melvm and Commissioners Sheppard and ltn a!I P«6ent The derk stated that four life guards were installed on die bathing ♦h-nKSftarday; n* a1so statrf .that the balance of the quote which ' ^U^evionriy e!ected had been ;3ly Wy 1^°" d",y ™ : The cleric also stated that he had | received a notice from the county °l taxation saying that they Y,?, 9^earu appeajB on Thursday, | June 29th. He stated that the notice • nari arrived the previous day and tton6 ^ "° tUn6 10 il Pnblicam^muel rMu s^e,Ien*er. post com- « ° Ith6 ■ Harr>' Snyder Pest. American Legion, was before the to secure the privilege of # autemobiles pariced along «f,l ft t .u"9 over the Ponrth He that they would place men along ill"' and - ii,l* Vu ... machines and

that there would be no charge for the ■ service. Voluntary contributions will - wnr,a^eDt®d and S" be used for a • lause , Thc commissioners : SSTlSr USIVe ri8"ht b-v unanii P±!?h ,S{*ycns', representing the ° "iy £Slebrat'on asked the commission if they would take care space allotted to the athletic e\ents and Mr. Wentzell, the directI or of streets, assured him that he I would see that things were put in - Jor,them- Mr Stevens also requested the board to decorate the Convention Hall and the City Hail appropriately. He said the? were w£.ldM^ii^?Ces ?'hert ^ crowds -would collect as the parade starts I from the City Hall and ends at the ConyenUon Hall where a patriotic meeting wH, be held after theTare^e orator' wK S a Profes«ional decfor pres«nt' submitted for the decoration of the two ' al"lfT metJ ^ approvjfin L ioS'"' h? "" | ,, director of streets stated that [the condition of the sidewalk sur- , rounding the Mann property at Colav® nue an,| Ocean streets was I notified and ^ "so'icitor had j notified the owners on several occa,sions but nothing had been done to I 7Ce • He 1?id that it was ™thdoni . iyif nffht t0 have the work done and he would mako a to dty have I MM urapeny. ' —

r KAR?tS™CED """K e. STREETS NECESSARY er m^t should not require any argu1- tbJl 10 eonvince people that hard-surface roads and streets re a^iaflf^Ute'y necessar>' in these days ie other can stand the tramc which has developed- Gravel roads and streets have had their day , and are now an extravagance that no municroality can afford. So far as we have gone in the matter of providing hard-surfaced streets in this city we >r 5flLdone well- There are no better streets anywhere than Perry, Dee ST' ^S°u,an?. 0cean streets, last v h"1'1- and, Washington street has proven to be a wonderful piece of work. V\ hat we should have done dura ' J Wa1 ^ Washington street had not been rebuilt and made substantia! it would be difficult to We should have had a problem on our hands- We understand that this i- ♦StIletv,S this year 10 be hard-surfaced _ to bchennenger's Landing and this is as necessary as anything can be. The ! s<^,nir is done the better and it '- u- -x -an aconomical Droceeding, _ which will begin saving monev for f the city from the moment of its completion, just as the other streets i mentioned have. The amount spent upon Washington street for repairs | since it was finLshed has been irefinite1 estimal and scarcely a dollar has been i spent upon the other streets. The plans for the work on Washington . street to Schellenger's Landing should j be prepared earty so that work may begin at the close of the season and ' be finished befor^ cold weather stops the work. HEADQUARTERS FOR Victor and Columbia Records * July Records Now on Sale p. dellas 104-06-08 Jackson Street .

Eyes examined by improved method- Headaches relieved by properly fitted glasses. Lenses ground to fit the eye. "Be L. C. Ashburn, Qptical Specialist 824 Washington Street CAPE MAY, N. J.