; OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXIV. * " OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, MAKOH 25. 11U5 - NO. 52

Ocean City Sentinel OCEAN C I XV. fX. J. -ByR. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor • 1.00 Per Year. Strictly in Advance. ATToatrt x- AT- I. ORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Himretne Oourt^'o!nm!eelut.ar. Notary Public! vari "A* "» HT not «i.. >. J. (Oppoetu- Public building*). J^waoffices" ° * Apgar & Boswell, LAW OFFICES Godfrey, Giddings & Read ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. JAMES M. E. HILDRETH Counscllor-at-Law JL NEWELL HEULINGS Attorney at Law 809 Eighth Street Ocean City New Jeraey II. Hnrklianll & Co. PLUMBING AMI II HATING •«* ANRt'Kf AYEM*^ jyx. K1 Hut Water. Klnm and V.pot Mealing j JOHN E. TOW1®END Electrical Contractor 1137 Asbury Ave. Ocean City New Jersey | Joseph I . Scull REAL ESTATE BULLETIN for rent ^^y y2£5 for rent and 1^1 U. reHot? for rent ensr'sftoo for rent {jr7' :^u".dni« 1 Eighth elreel. I *2,000 on Klr*' Joseph I. Sbllil T6aven"i"t ; Charles A. Stang . Formerly with PewaU'a Market miij open a firat-clasa meat market, ineluding groceries, provtuont and poultry About April I, 1915 ■« 936 ASBURY AVENUE

tl First Mortgages Six per cent. Qjlt Edged •; Have yon money to loan on Ocean City Real | Estate where the security is first claSs^ in I ( every particular ? ^ _ r, * We have four mortgages to offer at this time that are worth your consideration. They are $500, $2500, '$4200, and $6000. vffl During nearly twenty years of active real j estate business in Ocean City we have placed |( nearly one an£ a half millions in mortgages , for our clients without loss of principal or interest, and have always endeavored to merit ^ _ their continued confidence. 1i If. j'ou have funds that are inactive, put them ^ to wdtk at once drawing 6 per cent interest on vj the best security that l',c State of New Jersey can offer. * " Write us for particulars. Massey& Edwards Eighth Street and Central Avenue

- — ,1 Responsible ! Methods ! Our conception of ideal j j ' Sendee is a Service that offer? 1 » to patrons every accotnmoda !f tion consistent 'with Security | and Strength. ( I * Every transaction is snb- ' i jetted to careful consideration I ai d is guided in spirit as well j . as in letter bv the laws and ] ideals of responsible Banking < Methods. •! Long experience with the < commercial andfinancial need? of Cape May County has en j abled our officers to guide this ' Intensive sen-ice for the best _ interests of all patrons. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Ocean City, N. J. Examined Without Drops : A. W. ELY itliitic gitt, h. j.

'** ' nm YOU EVER j # stop to consider how important it is to have your home con- \ 4 structed by responsible builders? II Have you seriously con- ' 4 sidered the parts that are hidden? Have you ever .considered f 4 how great and important the framing, foundations and other hid- f 1 den parts play in the life and safety of your building? % Let us i F advise yon how your home sbonld be built- Plans and specif fications free , A City Mill and Lumber Company $ y. BUILDERS J / j office: sixth and west axe., ocean citv. n. j. i pLumbino S ■ i— - »p~F™ «*»".-• or cleriml force to maintain. Give me s tnaL Both c. H. BACON GOT EtgHtH St SUMMER OF 1915 if j

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CasinoClub ON THE BEACH Where • vary body who la anybody Will be the greatest continuous amusement center In Ocean City Come in at Easter time. Open Friday. 2, to Monday. April 4. Dances, Card Partlae and J C. El I wood Carpenter

I J N. GR1SCOM, M. D. j eighth ST. and WJJHLEY ave j °mt" """No office Lur'.'HundA) P ^ j Allen Corson, H.D. «s Sit Wealey Avenue 'Ocean City New Jersej W. P. HAINES NINTH AND WESLEY AVE. 1'bonee: Bell 461-w: Inter -stair ISO. a Florence Brick Haines cor. Sth and Wesley Ave. MCCHANO-THCRARIST PJERSCHI-L PETTIT, M. D. 807 WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY

' £)R. CHARLES B. RIDER 1 I3enti8t'-« ■ 809 Central Avenue OCUI city. s. *. • - C J)R. G. F. STARR Dentist ' XMjao ID Atlantic CUT el ISO! Psrlflo a - '5l t oo """SwnftJO to t .» L I Bell MSA Both Pbocr. later-State M-B J t Hughes' Central Pharmacy * I J. Tbomley Hughes, P. D. I "*•"•' « I Sth and Wesley Aves. Ocean City, N.J. t ||i . =T ; i EveryTimeYou . t . 1 Save a Dollar | and put it to your ° 1 credit in this Company »t yen are building well — for the future — adding to a fund that will help make you independent Start an' account now with us. 3* Interest Paid on Time Accounts Ocean City Title and Trust Co. Ocean City, N. J. Otis M. Townsond A Practical Seashore Architect Licensed by the State. -> -»■ EIGHTH STREET, OPR. P. O. OCEAN CITYJ N. J.

dr. kulp given cordial 1 welcome to this city

First M. E. Chnrch Members " I Pledge Their Loyal Sup- J port to New Pas'or. I Decidedly Inspiring to Dr. Kulpi I 'given to til"! e« the new peelor by the | j member* of Hie First M. E. Church iy ' the church Friday evening. I it W. Edwards, a. chairman. pre-J sented Dr. Kulp lo the cougrrgallou. Mayor Headley. the llrst s|*slier, I ; urged all to be loyal lo the church and the psslor and also bespoke the earnest < , co o|>e ration of U.e men. IL sug- .•

THE REV. J.B KULP. New Pastor of the Fliet M. E. Church, Who was Given Reception Friday Eve.

gesied Ibal It would be well to give DK lo Kulp auto drives over the city and to tSi take him Uahlug w hen the season., hi Dr. J. Thorn ley Hughes, president ul of the Ep worth League, extended a pl welcome to the pastor 011 behalf of Chapter 17098 and promised the hearty *' co-operation of the league. p The mayor and Dr. Hughe*, It was •> '• explained by Chairman Edwards, had engagements at the Presbyterian „ Church (haterenlog. eod, after apeak- ti log, they left for tbe other edlllce.

many young folk j attend church One Youth Goes to Altar Fol- £ lowing Dr. Knlp's Evangelistic Services. Following a sermon by tbe pastor tbe Rev. Dr. J. B. Kulp. strongly .. evangelical Intone, to tbe First M. K ([ Church Sunday evening, a stirring n evangelistic service was held aud one ^ young man went up tothe ah at. I ( Tbe service was particularly notice- 1 8 able for tbe large aiteudaure of young ' L, Dl Kulp took hi- text from Matt.; 9: "And as Jesus pa-sed forth from tbance.He sew a man named Matthew tilling at the receipt of custom: and ^ He aaltb unto him. follow Me. And (| be arose and followed Him " The words, •' follow Me, " carried the thought of tbe theme. ^ It was an earoeat call to begiu now ^ follow Jeeua. f In tbe conrae of tbe sermon, Dr. Kulp paid particular attention to two ^ cl eases of non-Chrlstlana — tbose wbo ^ criticise members of the cburcb and excuaa tbelr own sinful Uvea under tbe plea that they are not professing Christians This, the speaker declared , la a false plea made with tuteut to excuse a bad lift. Auotber class are tboee who say. - I would do right if there were not so many hypocrites In tbe Cburcb." 1'be pgrsu-i wbo makes ' such a plea la a coward as well as dlsbonest. Neither ol these pleas will avail, for every man muat answer to God for bia own life and Uke tbe cod- ' sequences of hia own acta. It's dignified and glvaa yoa a delleious aenae of security to own your home at OCEAN CITY. Bee Idea, your responsibility as a real estate owner makea you a desirable clttxe.n . Think tt over, then call on HARRY HEADLEY, Real Estate Operator, Ninth and Aabury avenue, next to Ore bouse who will show you the very bart way aud come of the greatest bargains to be found here on tbe eaaieet term' d Hamilton. Elgin watches tl per week. L. M Nelson, railroad jeweler, MS Broadway. Oamdeo, N. J.. agent hers onoe a week, if yon miss him aood a postal. adv. tfJ Whs (S to AUaeiteair n ehop

; I METHODIST MEN'S BIBLE CLASS GROWS. : Upward of 50 Attend Last .. Sunday Sure of Doubling the Number. jcin« In the First M K. Sunday 1 School, tlnrty-oue new scholars ami a I ''

total atteudance of nearly 300. last was a red-letter day In the of that school. The Men's Bible Class was organized under the direction, ax teacher, of the pastor. Dr. Kulp, aud Its attendance at the first session was upwards of fifty and this will be doubled next Sunday, as there are now sufficient voluntary tie Bible Union, a cla«« composed mostly of ladle? Is also about to double The singing of the school has been plai-ed under the direction ol Harry Ross.

WASHINGTON CAMP S WILL CELEBRATE Program for P. O. — S. of A. Anniversary Jj i Entertainment. . I The members of Wa-lilogtoii Camp, I j No. 1' tl S .if A . of this cily. will ^ 'oM^eo!Xh£t^,,",1,l, T ! riie follow n.g program ha. been pre- 1 I I'lauo Trio, ••DafTodllx' -Mlx. Mlu- ^ erva Adaui-. Mills l^iulsa Corson. Mis. 'c Ada M Ranck. Recllalluii. La-ca.' Mis. Jo-ephlue v Barker Taylor. Comic Song. "I've Gut .he Mi.mps." "I Mr. J..n.lb.uWall.ce. «' Addre-s. Die Rev. George F Mllcli " Hogl.es/ William It. Colli-son. Jr.. «> l-ewl. k. Smith. Edward Mr.Suttou- '< ia "Come Where the Lilies lil.Him." « (t.i -Mary Had a Utile Bee." 11 Jo-epliine I". Taylor, Roy E. Darby. » E May III. Robliison. Elmer K. It.nck, William Jeltrles. f< Addrex-, the Rev. J. It. Kulp. * . "Fairy I'tper-.' lb) "Why." 11 Recital Ion, "Reverie In Church." Miss Hazel Harris. u Address, tl.e; Rev. F. B. Cannon. Vocal Solo, "LltHe Grey Home iu * the West." Dr. J. Tlioruley Hughes Reading. "ITie Doctor's Troubles," • Mrs Daniel Krauss. '< Address, the Rev. Clias. H. Bohiier. Mjustrels— Interlocutor, E. Mayllu t Robinson ; IJoberl Smith, Elwuod " Kan die. Claude Nlckerxon. LeroyJef- ' fries. Lewis McAllister. " Roues"; William Jeffries. • Tambo"; RoyJC. Darby. Elmer E. Ranck. " •Just for the Key lo Your Heart." ' E. Maylln Koblueou. • When the Grown uVLadles Act < Like Babies." Itoy E. DarV. 1 "Kentucky Babe." Male (\artet. 1 "Sister Susie's Sewing ShlrtsSor Sol- ' dlers." Elmer E Kauck. • My Country, 'Tls of Thee." ' •« - - t 1 The Supplee Alderney Dairy, which. e a short time since, purchased tbe house < ■ 16 Asbury avenue from C. J. Mitchell, i :1 will make a number of Improvements e to the house In the fal), after the i 1 present teuant leave. September 15. f Oils M. Towuneod Is preparing the • plans. y . — I- rum Na-idsi nervlcea. j Mass will be celebrated at tbe usual ie hour— 10 o'clock— In St. Augustine's i- Church next Sunday morning (Palm Suuday) by the recior, the Rev. Tbos. I! F. Blake. The palm will be blessed and distributed to the congregation.

seashore cities plan to advance their interests

Efforts Being Made to Have County Resorts Poll for ^ ] Greater Success. President Spencer B. Swati, Of the Mdi's Progressive League, told member- of the league Monday; nlghtoriiievl.lt of himself, Clayton . Haloe. Brick, president of tbe Board j j of trade, and Poslma-ter B. Frank j Smith to the m -et lug of Ibe Sea Isle] City tBusliieas Men's Association one] i evening the latter part of last week. j I Tlila meeting was called for Ibe pur- ] poxe of gelling the varlousyclvlc or- 1 ■ gantxitinii? Ill tbe county seashore re- j I sorts' touulte In an effort to advance) I material progress of these cities. j Speeches were made at the Sea lale j meeting by Mr. Swan, President j Postmaster Smith, of this city; Freeholder Charles H. Clouting, E B Lewi. Stelumeyer. Jr . aud Charles Hobiuson. of Sea Isle; George of Avalon, aud Mr Hummell, of Stone Harbor. The following resolution was unaul- 1 mously adopted: "Whereas, In response to a call from | ] the YouDg Men's Bu-luess Association { ! for a meeting to be held In the city; J ball'. Sea Isle City, at 8 p. m. March ] 17. for tbe purpose of for ulug a county [ from the boards of trade of Ocean City. . j Avalou and Stoue Harbor and the Young Meo'a Business Association of , ' Sea Isle City met. and It Is the expression of the members of the various orgaoizstiou? that a seashore organization be formed; Iberefore, be it, I- "Beaolved. that a committee be apf pointed to prepare rulea aud by-laws aud outllua plans for aald orgauizai! Committee, were appoloted to vi.lt * Wiidwood and Cape May Wltb tbe object of having tbeae towna join tbe propoaed organization. *" Tbe seaalon adjourned to meet at tbe J call of tbe cbalr. ie Among the big things suggested by '• the speaker, were an electric railroad * from Ucean City to the lower end of the county. Brat-clam highways lo the •r resorts aud an auto bridge from this cltytotJoreoo's Inlet. Fob Balk. Ha koais.— Corner lot ,p 50x100. located Fourth and Central ,T Ocean City, N.J. Apply M. S. Stump Plaaeantvllle, N. J. Adv. 6-18, tf.

~ 8 d. of a. had jolly > big gathering ,, National andOther Rep- * | reaentatives of Lodge Well a Entertained Here. d < Members of Ocean City Council. No. . 10. D. of A., accompanied by Slate and . | National oltirer. of the organization, . paid a fraternal vl.lt Friday evening . | Seaside Council. No. 53. a' Palermo. c and all -to the number of tl— enjoyed . a splendid lime. - i At the clone of the regular business . member, of Ocean City Council gave " I The .bow opeued wltb a play. "Pete. , the Peddler." This was followed by a . recitation by Mrs. Abble Morrison, entitled. "'Sprees Yourself," Mrs. Lillian ,. j Smith sitting throughout Ibe recitation as the silent character. „ Then came the minstrel .bow by the I u • Oceau City members, and It was a , y ; scream. Including song, and jokes 1 h ! aod a great number of local hits that y nearly unroofed the lodge room Refreshments were a feature of tbe ,f Pr.pirclor»n.C Sopprr. The Woman's Home Mtaslonary Society of the First M E Church met Tuesday afternoon at tbe borne of '' Mrs. A. J Sleelman at tbe usual hour. The meeting was special to oulllue the arrangement, for the augual shad p' -upper. wtiich will be held on tbe eve- '■ j ulng of April iS. Particulars will be | Lover, of bowling will be pleased lo know that the bowling alley. Iu Ibe 18 Bowling Casino are being put Id flrsti class condition, and will be open for business the week before Easier for Ibe "® season of 1916. adv., 8-11-lf. byl For Bale — Motor boat "Delta" In >d good shape; auto top; full equipment; of length over all about 39 feet; beam he about 7 feel. Price »360. Reaaooafor „u telling, new boaL Apply David H. ®" Heudaraob. S05 Market Hi.. Camden. N. J. Boat at Datscbeg's boat bouse. Fourth street and Bay aveooe. Ocean |o, City. N.J. adv. 18-17. tf ral ' Kid gloves cleaned In two days, ip Price .1" and .15. Julius Roth, tbe ; tailor. bdv. S 25, tf.

1 p HIGH SCHOOL BOYS EASY WINNERS „ Team Defeats Wild- " wood and -Takes Progressive <i League's Trophy Cnp. " The boy. of the Ocean City High e ftchiml- track team started the spring j |i noon, when they easily trimmed the a Wiidwood High Hcliool team. a It wasn't a very til day for such i sport, a. there was a raw wind aero., baseball park, where the m reP-WVf • held, and consequently tbe boys were a not able, because of the cold, to do best work. It was not Intended g begin the track meet, so early, but ■ the Wiidwood team went* word about , middle of last week that It wanted l to come on Saturday, so the local, t °Tl.e high school girl, were out In t and the-way they "rah-rahed" f lu.plrltig. They not only cheered t the boy. of team, but also Coach , and J. L Pyle, head of tbe , commercial department of the school, when he ap|ieared on the grouudi. , Iu the events. Ocean City led In ' everything but theshot-put. ■ Ferguson, Crane. Vosa. Helllwell , and K'.-t-r did tlrst-class work for tbe - while Lehr led for the vleltore. Oceau City totaled 61 polnte against , the 16 made by Wiidwood, and carried off the pretty trophy cup pre* tiled by tbe Young Men's Progressive League. Summary: 220-yard dash— Won by Ferguson; second. Crane, both Ocean t.?lty;^blrd , Roberts, Wiidwood. Time, 25 1-5. Mile run— Won by Voss, Ocean City; second. Helllwell, Ocean City; Ingersoll aud Hack. Wiidwood, did not flnl-b. Time, 5 mlnutee 22 sro- , onds. Hbot-pnt— Won by Lehr. \Vlldwood; sepoud, Rider; third. Jay Hmlth, both of Oceau City. Distance 88 feet-9 .yo yard daab— Won by Crane; aec- ■ ond. Rider; third, J. Hmlth, all Ocean , City. Time, 11 1-6 seconds, i Half-mile run— Won by Voce; aect nod, Helllwell, both Mcean City; tblrdf . Laird, Wiidwood, Time, 2 minutes e 19 seconds. Pole-vault— Won by F e rg u son, Ocean City; second, Lehr; third, Yeni.ey, both Wiidwood. Height, 10 feet ' ' Broad jump— Won by Crane. Ocean City; second, Roberts. Wiidwood; 1 tblrd, Nutley, Ocean City. Distance, i. 18 feel 6 Inches. 1 Hlgb Jump— Won by Crane; eecoDd. Rider, both Ocean City; third, Lebr, Wiidwood. Height. 6 feet. 0

past councilors ' hold meeting ! State Organization Electa Two t, Member*—' Will Gather Next " at Rancocaa Park. } Members ofOoean City Council. No. 10. D. of A., bad one of the biggest nights In Its history Friday evening, when tbey eutertalncd In tbelr lodge i room members of the Past Councilors' t of New Jersey, No. 1. and from council, lo Cape May, < Atlantic aud Cumberland Counties. ■ The session was called to order by tbecouDCIIor, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Price, t After the opeulDg exercises, Ibe coun- | ell members aud visitors Joined id < ( Continued ou Vourto Pa**.)

stirring scenes at men's big bible class banquet

Fully 275 Hear Gripping Talks and Sing "Billy" Sunday Hymns. Among the epoch-merklng events of Oceen City. It can be aald without fear . of- successful contradiction that the first banquet of the Men's Bible Clam of the First.Prenbyterian Church Friday evening was one of the most 1 1 bss been the subject of geueral versa! lou here since Friday even- ' and both tbe popular paator of the I church, who Is also teacher of the class, and the member." of tbe organization are jubllauf— out to aay hilarious— over "Brighten tbe Corner Where Yon Are" was tbe slogan of tbe evening, and all did tbelr part to perfection. The cits, member, and tbelr guests assembled eerly In tbe evening in tbe auditorium of the church, where tbey were welcomed by Pastor Kohner and Luther L. Wallece, Br., president of the class. Later they were all tornmaued to the social room^f the edlllce; where tbey found ttiemaelvae the "festive board," tbe conof which tbey ell eojoyad, after brief prayer by tbe Kev. A. F. Chapof this city, assistant teacher. At tbe end or tble, tbe "Billy" Bonday hymn, "Brighten Up tbe Comer Where You Are" waa-sung In a mighty chorus of 276 men. aceom1 tiled by tbe orchestra of a balMaean Dr. Boboer bade a cordial weioome ' to all to tbe flrel banquet of tbe Man'a 1 Bible Clese and said tbey hoped to ' make Tt an annual affair. "Make • yourselves at home," aald ha, "and cheer If you like." He tben auted that be bad letters from two out-of-town frlenda which ha thought proper to read at that time, 1 which be did. These were aa f olio we : Philadelphia. Pa., March 18, 1915. 1 The Rev. Charles H. Bobner, 7th and Wesley Ave., Ocean City, N. J. My dear Dootor:— It will be lrapoa- ' eible for me to be arllffyon in Ooean 9 City tble Friday evening, aa I bate a matter coming up bare that requires my attention on Haturday morn og. " 1 am very sorry, aa I bad antlclpatad a good time witb you, but keep tbe good work moving. K" Wltb my kindest regards, I am, • Very eloeerely, w«. McOoach. '• Atlantic City, N. J., March 18, 1915. 8 Tbe Kev. Cberlee H. Bobner. Ocean City, New Jereey. ,n Dear M r. Bobner:— Permit a stranger L to write and congratulate yon on tbe e' large membereblp of your Man'e Bible 1, Clem and the good work pan an d6iug f, in Ocean City. On behalf of tbe "Allen H. Brews I adult RI6I. Clsaa" of ths Organized Adult dare"

First Preabytarian Cburcb of Atlantic City, I send congratulation* aod fraternal greet iDg*. c Our Bible Clam ou Sunday last, wltb ao actual attendance of 10* bad en enrolled membership of MO, the exact number to your clam, aeeordlng an article In tbe AllaoUe City Review tble morning. Wishing you an enjoyable time at dinner Friday eveolog, I am. Yours very reapeetfally, Allen B. Kwnioorr. On motion of J. B. Hancock, a rising vote of tbenka was extended these gentlemen for their kind wishes. "If Your Heart Beate Right," another Sunday eelectlon. wae song with a gusto. W. O. Miller, bursar of tbe University of Pennsylvania, was next on tbe program with a vocal solo. Thorn wbo have beard Mr. MUler ting In the (Condoned on Maoood Pa**.)

vour easter suit 1 IS HERE All tbe new models and fabrics in Spring Suits are here — $10-to$18- ^ r New Douglas Shoes in all the new styles, 1 1 English, cloth top, etc. / Spring shirts, hats, caps jl ; and furnishings to suit fl ; the occasion. ( Come in this week. • Newell Corson " ° 819 Asbtij irate • Ocean Citj Hew Jersey 4

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