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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1927

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DON'T WANT CIRCUS TO j COME HERE business mln group risk wrath OF 1,500 children AND CIRCUS I'KiLNDS AND ASK CITY TO REFUSE PEA- , MIT. 9 A group of Cape May business men risked incurring the enmity and wrath of fifteen hundred children of the community plus those older children of possibly a greater number, Wednesday afternoon by circulating a petition for signers, and later appearing at City Hall to protest against the, city granting a permit for the Walter L. Main Circus to appear here on Wednesday, August 10. Those who formed the ' committee at City Hall wjre Carl V. Kokes, I. H. Smith, J. Warren Arnold, Joseph Roth, and William Williams. The committee learned from City Manager Volcker that the usual permit had not been granted, and were informed that the matter was one for the consideration of City Council. The members argued that the circus would take several thousand dollars out of town and local distribution, and would be generally detrimental to business. Manager Volcker express- ^ ed a belief that the additional crowd brought into town would benefit the majority of merchants, and that the circus also spent considerable sums for food supplies for both the personnel and the animals. The committee after presenting their case stated they could secunp additional igners to their petition, there being about twelve already signed. o EXPERTS TRY OUT NEW WATER WORKS A corps of experts from the office of the companay making thC | installations of the new city water works, spent Tuesday at the plant testing out the machinery and putting the entire plant thru its best pace-, reaching a maximum of

three million gallons at one time. The new well which came in a gusher is a curiosity and when turned on shoots a huge stream of water for several feet. Work on demolition of the bid building will ! > pushed to clear the grounds and improve their appearance. The old brick building it cracked, and at places bulges out- ' ward, necessitating shoring with timbers to prevent \\ falling apart. The boiler walls of brick are also held in place by Umbers. • -oREADING TAKES OFF TWO TRAINS TO SHORE * i Thr RonMinR- Railroad this week reduced the number of trains into Cape May by two. Both trains arc on the morning schedule, the one 'arriving here at 5.37 standard time, and the other lenvinp at 7.00 standard time. I.ack of patronage on these trains is given as the reason for the reduction. The local officials this week stated that the Trains running into I Schellengers Lundirtr are fully as well patronized' as thry were hist season. The Pennsylvania System is still maintaining the original summer schedule. — !

AIT.l'ST TIDE TABLE Date High Low A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M: 1 Mon. 11.03 11.16 5.03 5.18 2 Tue. jll. 48 11,58 5.431 6.56 ,3 Wed. J 12.24 12.34 (1.22! 6.40 4 Thu. ' 1.08 7.02 7.20 5 Fri. L18 1.55 7.45 8.23 < 6 Sat. 2.00 2.48 8.34 9.22 7 Sun. 3.00 8.48 9.27 10.21 8 Mon. 4.07 4.40 10.23 11.18 9 Tue 5.06 5.35 11.17 12.12 10 We<l. 6.01 6.2712.11! U Thu. 6.55' 7.17 1.02 1.02 12 Fri. 7.44 8.06 1.50 1.61 18 Sat. 8.33 8.53 2.36 2.40 14 Sun. 9.21 9.40! 8.21 3.80 16 Mon. 10.09 10.28 4.07 4.21 1« Tue. 110.58 11,18 4.53 5.15 17 Wed. 11.50 12.10 5.42 6.10 18 Thu. 112.45 6.33 7.00 19 Fri. 1 1.07! 1.44 7.33' 8.18 20 Sat. 2.08 2.46. 8.281 9.19 21 Sun. 8.13 8.49 9.31 10.28 k 22 Mon. 4.19' 4.50 10.38111.24 ' 23 Tue 6.21 5.4911. 32'12,18 24 Wed. 6 181 6,40112.27 25 Thu. 1 7.0S 7.28 1.08 1.17 26 Fri I 7.581 8.11 1.58 2.02 27 Sat 8.35' S.St' 2.84 2.45 28 Sun. 9.14 9.29 3.13 3.26 29 Mon. I 9.MH005 3.51 4.04 80 Tue. 110.27 10.40! 4.26' 4.42 31 Wed. |1J.03 11.16 5.01; 6.20' —

HISTORIC LANDMARK | ' vJi K IT ■ UHM PfjR Hi "OLD CEDAR MEETING HOUSE" An ancient meeting house without a congregation is the Old Quaker meeting house at Seaville, on the main seashore road a short ii stance north of the County Farm. Among the first settlers in Cape May County were many Quakers prominent among which were the families of Townsends, Learnings, Spic^rs and Corsons. In 1702 the Quakers established meeting places nd in 1712 the meeting house was built on the present site. Later on it was rebuilt on a smaller s*»le, and this building still stands in excellent state of preservation, a part of the lumber being 211 years old. The house is boarded up but is kept painted The old burying ground with the ancient and quaint headstones are ever interesting.-

RAILROAD BANDS WILL PLAY HERE READING BAND OF FORTY PIECES WILL GIVE CONCERT PENNSY ORGANIZATION TO ACCOMPANY B A S K BALL TEAM AND GIVE CONCERT. The forty-piece noted band of the Reading Railroad will come to Cape May by Special train on Thursday, August 18 to give a concert at Com"ntion Pier. The concert will be given starting at 8:30 and following the band will return by the special train. mie Pennsylvania Railroad Band will accompany the Division base

ball team here on Saturday, August (», when the Collegians will ]>lay against them. In the evening the hand will give a concert on the pier. BAZAAR 318 Washington Street The Ladies of the First .Methodist Episcopal Church will hold their annual bazaar Wednesday. August 10th to Saturday 13th, inclusive. There will be fancy an i useful articles on sale. Friday the 12th— a food sale, Soup, Salads, Cakes, Pies, Candy, Bread, Deviled Crabs, etc. Adv. o RADIO ' PENS— the kind thu last longest at the seashore. A large assortment at the Star ano Wave Stationery. Department.

GAVE BACHELOR' DINNER PARTY PHILADELPHIA COTTAGER EN TERTA1KS HIS FRIENDS AT McCANVS. TO MARRY SANTA BARBARA GIRL IN AUGUST. .Daniel M. Coxe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Coxe, of 1816 Spruce street, Philadelphia, gave a farewell dinner to a number of his friends at MeGann's last Saturday night; entertaining guests from Philadelphia, New York City aiH^ Cape May. William Mifflin Large, of 1824 Spruce street, Philadelphia, was toastmaster and during the course of the dinner missed none of those present. Mr. Coxe was in" Cape May for

the week-end and returned to Philadelphia eaarly this week. He is ;o be married on August 9, to Miss Dorothy Weld, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. George F. Weld, at Santa Barbara, California. The wedding will take place in the Oiurch of All Saints-by-the-Sea ^of that city, and will he followed by a reception at the home of the bride. those present at the dinner here were: Edward Coleman Peace, William Walsh, William Trexler, Johrl Wainwright 3rd, Samuel Bisters ! Jr., Jack .Bisbnne, Robert Irede'i; Berger, Karl ffadell Berger, W. , Yru g, William Gerhrrd, Wend Hctert. Daniel Donnphue, " Harry McNeely, Doqe'd Steel, Hayward Brown. o— Tuition as appRcd to a seai shore >rt ttm aomc^mes be archor toe heavy to

SEAVILLE CAMP OPENS 64th SESSION \ T ho sixtv-f ourlh W,nu«l Moslon of the South Jewey Camp Meeting af.?ociation «t South Jtoville prove owns Thunwlay, July 28. a" continue ton days. The association is of the Methodist hpiscopal deThe openinp day has been designated the Epworth Loapie l>ay, and Friday is W. C. T. U. Day. The complete program i« as follows. July 28-10.30 a. m., introduction; 11 a. m.. sermon by Ret. Henry Ebner, Glassboro; 2 p. m., junior rally, Mrs. S. Wilkinson, Millvr e; • p. m.f flag mi -at; 8 p. m.f senior rally, sermon by Rev. , Hnrrv in •, Camden; special music. July 29— 10 a. m., song service, Rev. H. M. Ross; devotion*. Mrs. U U Hand; address, Rev. D. C. Cobb; 8 p. m., memorial service, Rev. 1 L. Hand. July 30—8 p. m., sermon, Rev. \Villiam Ewen. July 31— Rev. W. F. Corkran. Rev. Oorye H. Real. August 1 — Rev, L. M. Case. Rev. W. H. Libe, Rev. T. W. McKinnev, August 2 — Rev. H. T. VonUffel. Rev. John Goorley, Rev. T. W. MeKinney. August 8— Rev. a, u Creamer, Qov. j. W. Bradway, Rev. T. W. meKinney, Au mint 4— Rev. D. C. Cobb, Rev. J. B. Kuip, Rev. T. W. MeKinney. Autrust 5— Rev. Franklin Haley, ReV. Alfonxo Dare, Rev. T. W. MeKinney. August 8— Rev. t. w. MeKinney. i August 7 — Rev, j, s. Burnett, r«*. h. e Hand. August 8— Rev C. E. String, Miss Gloria Cherry (closing services*. The officers of the Camp Meeting association are: Rev. H. L. Bradway, Bradley Beach , president; Rev. L. L. Hand, Bordentown. vie* prcsi rtant; Rev. W. L. Yerkes, Tuckahoe, secretary; Walter Ott, Pleas .mtville, financial secretary; Rev. C. Parker, Tuckahoe, treasurer; I F. S. Carter, Petersburg, superintendent o V grounds. * *

BOROUGH FIREMEN WHI. HOLD CARNIVAL < WEST CAPE MAY SMOKE EATERS ANNOUNCE DATES FOR THIRD ANNUAL CARNIVAL AND BLOCK PARTY ON ' MYRTLE AVENUE V „ 4 "Bigger and better than ever." That ifc the way the West Cape May Volunteer Fire Company an nounce their third annual carnival and block party which is to be held on Myrtle avenue, opposiU the Park, in the Borough on the evenings of Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday, August 8, 4, o and 6. These annual affairs are always well attended by citizens of the Borough of Cape May and the sur rounding community and everyone always has a good time. This sea son additional amusements am games have been secured and big ger and better seems to fit. The Borough fire company is a self supporting institution and one of the most active in the county regardless of size. Few events in

nearby communities take place without a representation of the company taking part ami endeavoring to help along the cause. Special permission was secured from the Board of Freeholders to rope off the avenue, and the best of lighting effects will be had by installing a great many electric lights in strings over the booths and along the street. Traffic will be cared for by using West Perry street. % • BEACH ESTATES TO PLAT HOST . TO OFFICIALS PRESIDENT MORRIS INVITES FIFTY TO DINNER AT CL1H HOUSE VHl RSDAY EVENING. LIFE WORK HERE HE DECLARES.

Thomas A. Morris, President of the Philadelphia Development Corporation, developers ol the Cape May -Beach Esta.es on Delaware Bay Shore, will be host to «IkhU fifty invited guests at the t <ff House pn the resort site. Thursday evening. Included in the list of guests are the Boar* I of Freeholdtrs, and other county officials, prominent local business men, iu- ' eluding those of West Cape Ma>' and Cape May, Point, 'and hotel j outaers and managers, i Mr. .Morris in an interview this we k declared he was making the Estates his life work, and expects to Establish a fine individual resort, • whifh is not a sub-division in any ! j ftense of the word but a companion 'community. Mr. Morris said he hud hoped to hav Saniuel R. pert Secretnvy and reasi :or o* t't Corporation }»resem at the din1 rar, but thai he is row in Pittsburg and vicinity inter . ,t on the KsiayC AT? tl.lperf secureil tb^—efmta-aci> for J - .1 a Kurort Beatts s thu i contract to the work thL | coming w«*V on three more new residence/ o4 the better das*. vMr. Mirri.istahW that the reason • he wi>iieovtolUivc the officials and ! citizens at cbnnbf was :<» acquaint ' them first hand Vit what • h r i elopmont is, auA ti|e part it .> play in the life of the county Improvements are continuing on j the development. The water works I i ! is procee<l\ng aa. rapidly a> po>-4ble, ami the big circles, a unique beaut j fyring addition to the entrance nehr the beach, is now complete. Local agents are handling the Estates salca, and M. Spttser, local sales ' manager is remaining at the boardwalk office opposite Lafayette . Hotel. * ♦ LEAVE HERE BEt \USE OF AUTO LICENSE RULE Declaring that he was dissatisfi- . e»l with handling of the auto <iriver*s license situation here, Johr C. Martin, cottager at Beach ami " Baltimore Avenue, has ciaaed up his residence and will soon aail for Europe for a tour. Mr. Martin became offended when he could not secure a driver's llcenae for his dnughteT without more red tape than he cared to bother with, and stated that driving was his daughter's chief amuse- * I meht while here. Under the State laws a birth certificate mn*t p he produced by the applicant under . certain age M iss Martin, he state^, had been * driving in Pennsylvania for two year*

WINNERS OF WEEK-END VA CATIONS ARE HERE Miaj» Carrol Goudy, of Schwenk*- 1 viile, Pa., ax»d J. Smith Billingb lea, of 4010 Huey Avenue, Drexei Hill, are to apend this week-enc here a* their reward for uniting e&mya on the subject "Why I j Should Like To Spend My Vacation a At Cape May," in response to the | Radio advertising conducted by thi j city earlier in the aeason. Mis: Goudy will be a guest at the Chal fonte, and Mr. Billingslea will b< entertained at the Stockton Villa. Miss Dorothy Keenan, of Coatee- ' Wile, PZl, wat here on the week ; ' end of July 16, at the Colonial, for ' the same mason, and Miss Manor E. Moore, of Ridley Park, spent the week-end of July 9, at the La- 1 fayette. •4 S. P. C. A. WILL HOLD CARD PARTY ANNUAL AFFAIR SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST TENTH AT CONGRESS HALL.

The Cape May County S. P. C. A . will give its usual summer Carl Party pt Congress Hall, on Wednesday, August 10th, at 2:30 P.M. each table will make it's own rules for playing the game. Vgry desirable prizes ail! be provided for all tables. The Society hopes to repeat th" success it has attained with previous card parties in entertaining iU patron: and in raising a goodlv sum for the maintenance of thi* public charity, which operates in the interest of human and anim«! welfare. Such a success will be especially helpful as the Society has recently added to its former activ: - ties, that of stable inspection in this city and vicinity, at additional expense. A hearty appeal is therefore made to the good people of I Cape May County to come to the S. P. C. A. Card Party and enjoy a pleasant afternoon and to do what you can to assist this worthy cause.

The following are the Committee Mrs. F. B. Tompkins, Chairman: Miss Frances Ferguson. Misv A. F. Knight. Mrs. Errisman, Mrs. John Large, Mrs. "Martin Williams, Mr Robert Cooms, Mrs. Henry U Brown, Mrs. Alexander H. Scot:. Mrs. eGortre Edwards, Mrs. M. Stevenson Fasbv, Mrs. Julien Eysman, Mrs. H. R. M. I^andis, Miss Tucker,] Mrs. E. J. Hay. A : A M ERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY ENTERTAINED COUNTY UNITS The American Legion Auxiliary* Unit 193, entertained the units of the County at a Rally, held in the Legion Rooms, on Tuesday, July 19. Thirty-five members were present from Wild wood and Ocean City. New County Officers were elects ed as follows: Mrs. Man' Taylor, Pres.; Mrs. Sharp. Ocean City, Vice Pres.; Mrs. Florence Smith, Wildwood. 2nd Vice Pres.;- Mrs. Ethel Spencer, Secret ary; Mrs. La Croix Tuckahoe. Treasurer; Mrs. Elsa Phillips, Past President, installed the new officers. Cape May memj bers served a delicious chicken ' salad. Mrs, Mary Taylor and Mrs. Jamc> Wert hare been chosen delegates to the State Convention to be held at Trenton during the second week in August. The Auxiliary is planning to have a booth of hand -made articles at the l^egion Caranival on the Boardwalk, August 11th to 20th inclusive, and all members are urged to hand in their donations to Mrs. Taylor on ot before the 8th of August. a

* TWO FISHING PARTIES i Last Thursday a group of guests ► from the Star Villa chartered the Yankee Boy, piloted by Captarir i Ingram, and went "outside" far a i fishing trip. There were about twenty in the party and all enjoy4 ed the experience so much a second trip was made Tuesday of this week. Among thoue making the t trip were Mr. and Mrs. James Grif ' fith and son, Charles: Mr and Mrs. Lynch: Mr. and Mrs. James Bay- , der; Mr. and Mrs. Schieck and son, Charles; Mr. l^ewis and Mr. MuDen

FAMOUS TENOR TO APPEAR HERE SUNDAY NIGHT THE OUTSTANDING MUSICAL EVENT OF THE SEASON WITH RICHARD CTOOKS NOTED LYRIC TENOR, WILL FILL CITY PIER. The real treat for all musk lav- { era will be the Sunday evening con cert of this week with Rkharri Crooks, noted lyric tenor as the at traction. Mr. Crooks was bom in Trenton, i i New Jersey, and commenced sing |inr in public at the age of ten- At twelve he shared honors with Schu-maim-Heink before an audience of l 1 4.000 people at a big Musk FertiI val. A few yeaars laser he was engaged by All Angels' Church, New j York, occupying there the position of boy soprano for two years. During the war he enlisted in the 26th Aero Squadron, the development ©: I lis voice being materially hastened by the strenuousnes* of the life of a flyer. Later he returned to AH Angels' as tenor soloist and in 1921

was cboseh from a host of otherfor the coveted post of soloist at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian < J\urch, New York. Crooks' professional career be '3ft *!>*** * *

gan in earnest with the 1922-23 -eason after Dr. Walter Damrosch . had personally selected him for the j unprecedented number of nine per 1 fc.rmances as soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra, which important appearances the tenwr fi'.led with such sensational sueces that at the end of his first Maan t the yamg artist had the record j number of over forty bookings to his credit. The following season Crooks already m firmly establish en in the regard of the public that the list of hi* engagements more than doubled ami included his first tehr cf the far West and appearances -with many of the most important musics' organizations and symphony orchestras in thi* courtry. In the summer of 192b. Crooks • e Minted hip triumphant musical kjrvmpmrt by invading Europe and ringinc with outstanding success in London, Vienna. Munkh and Berlin. * ^ The Sunday evening appearance i 1 j here wpl be the last concert in , I which Mr Crooks will sing in Am1 erica before leaving for Europe, Hi4 1 'will sail next Tuesday for Bwllrt. [ ' , Germany, to sing with the Berlin Municipal Opera Company, on contract. ' i Mr. Crooks has made eight phon- ' ^ ! ©graph records featuring thg- following:

Colleen Aiwa For You Alone. The Green Hills of Ireland. In The Wee Tittle Home I Love. Irish Love Song Love 1 Mine. JRed. Red "Rose. — Bun Girl. a * ■ SAW CAR BURN While enroute to Philadelphia torn Cape May tart Mandax at about 4:99, Arthur Pubovque of the Oape May Poultry Ext v*ange. came upon a car bearing a Pennaytvani". tar. and ablaze He rendered such assistance as was possible with a Vtandv fire extinguisher but the fire was too far advanced to save the car. which burned down to th* dfeMdlw

BIBLE CUSS RESCUED FROMSINKING BOAT sixteen member* of philadelphia bible class with boy. a brought to SHORE BY FISHING CRAFT JN NICK Of TIME. Sixteen «ne& and an S-yea* aid of Cape May Barter, were reacaad from what tteenred U be certain death off Cape May lart Saturday. The men are member* of the Mea t Bible Clam No. *2 of the Ebenezer ML E. Cfcavck, hted ate Parrish Streeta, Pniiadeiphaa, ate They hired the boat from Captain Hamsh, of W«khr*od, anc started >ut at 11 o'clock. Ttey eneoanier- . si the Saturday storm and then the •lid boat sprung a leak with a stream of water rushing thru it a sides, which kept the roes working in turn, busy every minute with a losing battle. The water rose about the engine which wai- siieacte. Nearly exhausted with work at the the craft slowly sinking in spite of their effort* a* the storm grew blacker ate the waves higher the men cast about for aid. At last a small rapidly moving boat appeared at a great distance ate a flag was seizor, and frantically waved. The signal was sighted and the newcomer was alongside in a few minutes. The fcart mar was transferred to the rescuing buat^ just as the tanking craft weal down stern first. The boat was towed into the Harbor ate the fishing boat bound from Crisfiekt, Mary land to Atlantic CSty with fish proceeded on its way. The rescued men did not recall the Captains name or the number of the teat I which wa> their saviour, stating that it simply bore a number.

JSk BASEBALL AT SEA VIEW PARK Satnrdax — Jul% 21 Collegian^ V* Avaloa WedneMLv \ugnst 1 < ollegiaaa V* licean USty Saturday- August 4 < ollegian* V* P. R. R_ Atlantic « n> Division NEARBY FAIRS Of JERSEY Brkigeton — Garden State Fair. August 30 — September 3. Kfeg Harbor City — Atlantic County Fair, September 14-1Y. I^itman — Gloucester Count;- Grange Fair. August 17-19, Trenton — Bmlui Fair. Segtr Ser 26 — October 1. M'ildwood — Cape Ma. County Agriculture! A ssn !• Wild weed Ocwn Pier an* c»: arby lot* in North W ihiv-4KX CARNIVALS : Wtrt Cbpe May Yehijufrcr Fire Company — An S, L S, k [ Mvrth Averue. ©©pctete W><t I ap Mav Part tI annual with varied uttreetfons, • America; I •■•ew-. — Harry Sz^Vr f.ist, AmbULane* OiMNkt, fat rRrtA near <\ • - , *irier P>r. August II -SR. T raiNC fame to purchare for us<^ of Hty. _ I Ylv # IgYOU ARE I ■I INVITED! P F«r YwHtakk*, I IVmoPstrztioti la C» BATTLE CREEK SAKTT \RM.a> I I MMm AYS' I Augurt 1 to >tb I