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VOL. XXXVI. OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, JUNK ."22Tl»10. NO. IS

Ocean City Sentinel OCKAN CITY. j'. -b,R. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor S1.00 Per Year, Strictly in Advance. ATTOBREVK.AT-I.AW. J^[ORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and counsellor-at-law, se'SISiroSStttSlStaBoew. Salary PubE." can way covet Hoi«t. J. (Oppoelte Public Building.) j^WXOFFICES Apgar & Boswell, BOUKMK BUI LI! I NO. ABBUKY^VKNUE "-KIOHTH HTRKET | LAW OFFICES I Godfrey, Giddiogs & Read ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. NEWELL HEULINGSj Attorney at Law X09 Eighth HI reel Ocean Clly Now Jersey MORGAN HAND. Jr. J Engineer and Surveyor OCEAN CITY. N. J. ' Bjes Eiamined Witboat Drops NmE S^^^rSSSS^oSSSf'worS ' ftMnT^nuueceiiAlty of auiua to l^llaOrlpbia. 1 My .LOCK of Eye Glasses and Mpectaclee la ft - complete aa coo be found luany city. . 1'rnacrlpUon lenses duplicated al aborl j notice. Accuracy guaranteed. Price, com , ■talent wub good work. All work Ocne or . """"A. W. ELY tool Atlauilr Areaae ' ATLABTIC CITY, B. J. Mho re Kaal Line Paaeee Uoor. gf § Allen Conon,i.D.wtt 816 Wealcy Avenue Ocean City New Jdrsey Dr. W. P. HAINES COR. NINTH AND WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY. N. J. ' OFFICE HOUKH: j ^ jo • £ m" I'bouea* Bell 46I-W: Interstate !«• A Florence Brick Hain"es" Cob. Btm ano Wesley Ave MECHANO-THENAPIST Medical aud CorreoUre UimnaiU™ Hour, by appolnUuenl JJKRSCHEL PETTIT, M. D. 807 WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY Bolb PI noe *">» p. m. tap! mi JOHN H.iWHITICAR, M. D. Eighth and Central avenue Ocean Clly New Jeraey £)R. CHARLES B. RIDER eiDentiat" 809 Central Avenue Ot-BAB CITY. B. J. Hell IV TOR- G. Fairchild Starr Dentist """ ' OfflceHouia: WIS l»J. Oae Adwlelstered. Vlalet Ray Trcatwnt. Evening, by appolnlmenl MARK LAKE Undertaker and Embalmer tea correal. Avantra 'Phone IB OCEAN CITY. N.J Bell Jtf-A Both Phone. Inter-Sut. 1«-B Hughes' Central Pharmacy J. Thornley Hughes, P. D. 8th and Wealey Aves. Ocean City, N . J Precise People Will appreciate the puifctual service ~-+ which adds to the delight of dining here. THE Harris Restaurant Try *» Advertisement la the SENTINEL

j Whatever success or patronage has conic to our office is due, we believe, to a principle to which we have always 1 tried to adhere, viz: Take cake of your clients' interests and your own interests will take care of themselves. k ' MASSE Y & EDWARDS Eighth Street and Central Aveniffe I HisfE state in all of its branches. . ' • ON LY $2000.00 ! ON LY $2000.00 1 A BIG BARGAIN A two-family apartment house for sale. Only i j 82,000, including one and a half lots. Each apartment consists of 2 bedrooms, bath, living and dining rooms aud kitchen. This is in a very good location and the terms will lie made to suit. JOSEPH I. SCULL 757 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J.

B. Prank Smith Go.,""iVo«™TE j If ybu have money to loan see us for good investments. For sale, fine ^ lot onOaan avenue near Seventh street, with small house, 82500. L lota corner First street and Asbury avenue, size 70x100, cheap, j v 81200. Fourteen room house, 2 baths, hot water heat, double office. ! ^ attached garage in rear, splendid opportunity. Fire insurance placed # with best companies. I, 1036 Asbury Ave. — — _ — — — — — — — — - — _ b PLANTS FLOWERS r L BEAUTIFY YOUR GROUNDS 0 ' 1*1 us give vou an estimate for any planting yon mav require in the line of ,s htubbery, Evergreens, /tedding /Hants of nil kinds. Hedges. Trees, etc., etc. v Give us size of plot and particular* aa to eapoaure and p protection. . . Don't wait until too late in the Spring B netting out planta. to then may get well atarted before cl hot weather comet on. Hydrangeas, Rotes. Bulha and v specialty. t COLONIAL GREENHOUSES J THOMAS H. WALKS*. PAKtamm J r # mmmn- romr tm m 1 Within Sight of Ocean City on the Shore Road ^ Interesting to Investors OR < ; Those Who Wish a Desirable Location ler a Seaside Home c-ftD e A LE— A few lota located in Section O, Ocean Oily, It. t., — — in vicinity of State road and Pennaylrania and Reading Railroad nations. Also'siUa for bungalow, aituate on Great Kgg , Harbor Bay. Baealay'a Point, N. J. , ARTHUR D. BARROWS Guardian 1 3 832 CENTRAL AVENUE — » OCEAN CITY, N. J. J i. muni h , The Needle Lovers Shop i H' c F^EEMAN Bi6 Boardwalk ijl South 13th Stract II RJ Ocean City. N. J. Philadelphia. Pa. ^ jAr I J) Art N eedle work Materials FREE INSTRUCTIONS COLUMBIA YARNS ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES r ' Immediate Deliveries on the Hupmobile, Studebaker, Dodge and Ford Cars 5 Eastern Motor Company Asbury Ave. and Ninth St. rB r HUDSON _ __ PAIGE 3" NATIONAL Ford Part" and Accciaorira Samct Stilswi •J SECOND-HAND CARS r e | b A Gas Stove free from odor, cool and neat, M ' A ^ Is what yon need for summer heat; I l\ It makes your home so neat and clean, I I Ll ^ You cannot help but see that it is yon we lt The City Gos night Company "" ' Eleventh and Haven Ave. tx, OCEAN CITY, ft- *•

PICNIC PARTY HAD A A THRILLING EXPERIENCE

Three Boats Stranded in River j" Near May's Landing Min- ( isters Do Good Work. T here wa* considerable alarm among many people In Ihleclty Monday even- 1 lug when it wa> learnea that three of I - the four boat, that were bringing the j j children of three of the local Sunday j schools back from a picnic al May'a| Laud lug were etranded In (Treat Egg Harbor Klver about two milea below May's Landing. In a comparatively abort time 26 j« automobiles were on tbelr way to 1 1 May'. Landing to bring the picnic • crowd back. The last returned to tbls 1 city about 1 80 o'clock Tuesday morn- 1 Ing. T he member, of the Methodist, Pre.- ' byterlau aud Baptist Sunday school. ' - left here Monday mornlug for the 1 picnic grounds lu the Peerless, Captain I l*w I. the Helen and the Captalu 1 I*w 1 1 There were more tban 300 In ^ lug. They started on their return trip ' about 4 o'clock, and, wbeu two miles tbls side of May's Lauding, three of 1 Ibe boats .truck a bar and wera 1 stranded, with tbelr 200 passengers. Captain Lewis Klsley's boat came on down to Ocean City, reaching here shortly after 8 o'clock, and the news of the predtcauieut of the other, quickly .prred, with the result that ' | pressed Into aervlce and sent poat haste i to May's LandlDg. Meanwhile, the Kevs. Charles H. Buhner and Ueorge F. Mitch, wllb H. jSkalwold, Instructor of manual train'jlng In the Ocean City High School, ^ ! and olbera, were doing yeoman service

| for the women and children on the three stranded boats. While Dr. Bobuer end the other. | engaged In taking the people off | to land In little row boats. Mr. Mitch j went to May's Londlog to purchase 'articles of food. There was a hung- 1 alow on the land aod alto a few small buls, and Into these frightened and | wet cblldreu were buddlad until the 1 autoe arrived about 11 o'clock and them home. They were all 1 otTlbe boats by about 6 30 o'clock and some of the people walked lo May's where they got a tralu for Ocean City. * * Dr. Geo. W. Bailey attended the 1 Bible Class meeting last Bud- « day at the First M. E. Church. Or Bailey la well known to moat or tbls city's older resident*, he having been a visitor here ofT aud on for thirty yean. « ur more. He attended the adult Bible lu the First M K. Church In 18B5 " and 1890 It was l ben taught by Major J L. K. Tbomas, he succeeding the Bev. J Bartlne. It I. the oldest class In j city. AQUAPLANING POPULAR HERE C. E. Carpenter, Jr., Miss Miller and Sidney Owens Among the Experts. Aquaplaning, the new water .port, becomlug very popular on the bay. ( of the young swimmers are brooming quite expert tu the various ' balancing "stunts," aklmmlug from aide to side while belog propelled by t epeedy motor boat. C. Ellwod Carpenter, of tbe Caaluo . Club, bae built au equaplaue, after ex ( perlmeutlug for sometime. Ibat will move at tbe drlver'a will, and often of an afternoon he will be seen in bl. epeedy little Cinderella It. towlug tbe aquapleoers. Mies Dorothy Miller, well known to the young people of Ocean City, le qulla an expert. C. Ellwood Carpenter, Jr., la almost aa much at boma on one ae while giving a dauclng exhibition at tbe Casino. Sidney Oweua la one of tbe most daring riders. Many motorists atop to watcb tbe exhibitions. • So also do tbe reeldents along tbe bey between Twelfth aud Fifteenth streets. Cbarle. B. Russell, dealer lu butter, eggs and poultry, wishes lo aDDOuuee that be bas opened bla store at 988 Asbury avenue, formerly at 710 Asbory avenue, where he baa better facilities for serving hie cuelomere than ever before. He le making a apaclalty of fresb eggs (not over four days old) from Vtneland beoneriee; also tbe Quest full-cream chaaaa. Would be pleased to have hie wagons call at your homes semi- weekly, aa lu past seasons. Semi-weekly deliveries lu Atlantic City, Wild wood aod Cape May. adv. 6-1. 6-L Foe meal. tt

Established flour and feed store, including fixture*, or will rent store room , for auy other business. Address Youngs Coreoo, Ocean City, N.J. adv., 12-80, tf B For Balk.— ODeorallof the Ave lota * m on Asbury avenue, below Thirteenth I street, east elds; low for cash. Mrs. H. 0 8. Smith. Colllngswood, N.J. „ adv., 8 22,141 £ Waictkd.— Two white glrla, one to cook ami one to wash aud do chamre berwork; must be neat aod capable. Apply to 1238 Ocean avenue. Adv., 8-22, 21. a Fob Bale.— Market or delivery ■ wagoo; a lac two mated carriage. Addrees SmrnitkL office. Ocean City. N. 1 Adv. , Fob Rbbt.— By the year, a 7-room 4 Co. adv., M8, If

CHILDREN GIVE PRETTY EXERCISES <* Program by Sunday School of Presby (■„ terlan Church. , Very delightful Cblldreo's Day ex- >(| ercises were held iu tbe First Presby- | terlan Church Sunday evening, alien rated with roses, boneysuck le. smllex. . laurel, etc., and presented a most at- ||t appearance b< A very pretty lattice window. M trimmed w ith red and pink roses, used ov iu one of the selections by theohll bf b) The following program was given that sometimes mar such occasions: Organ Voluntary. IteapoDalve Heading. Invocation, followed by the Lord's M In unison. Hong, "King. O King Ye !" Q| "Greetlug." Jane Groves. "Tbe Pansy Bed,1' llutb Jones. "Suoshlne Message. "Camilla Beam. . • Tbe Robin," Catharine Llltlelleld ' "Tbe Violet," Miriam McCurdy Soug. "Sweetly the Birds Are SlugI ' Little Bird Blue." Jeeaie Kliuade. Selection, Alice Harris. Vocal Solo. Lewis K. Smith. ^ "The Glad Game,!' Edna Wallace. "Bluebird Piece," Avallua Fray. .. -The Oriole Cradle," Kutb aod Kdnh ^ Soug by the Primary Depmrtmeut. I Kxerclee, "Tbe Summer Parade," Class of Glrla. Duet. Mlsa Louise T. Corsou .aud L. P Smith. di Song, "Hail ! Joy-Laden Hours !" ' Benediction. The committee In charge couslelcd of tbe Rev. Charles H. Buhner, Mleeea Ada Kauck aud Louisa T. Coreon. Mrs. John Koeeubaum aud Mrs John Joues. The decoratloue wera lu the care of Mia* Kllxabeib Higbee. uIICDWvuiox. ,l It Is reported that Andereou Bour- * gents, through George A. Bourgeois, A has notified the company erecting the S store building el the corner of Ninth n street and Occau avenue that, If there P la any iudlcalloo that the building la o lo be tilted up a* a garage, legal action ft lo preveut this will ba taken. c<

SCULL IS h GIVEN CONTRACT: To Baild Concrete Steps from j ~ Comfort Station to the I Boardwalk. to build re enforced concrete I Hie Boardwalk was read >t the weekly | - meeting of tbe City Commissioner-: Clly. S J — sod materials necessary to complete s set of re-euforced concrete -laps from 11 Ibe elreet to the Boardwalk, lu-froi't of * the new comfort station al Kighlh '' street, for the sum of *200 '• Steps to be eight feet wide, with '■ high to receive Ibe light sianderds; •« balustrade end base* to have a oeal on lop Risers to steps will not be '• seven inches high and tread- to be 12 or 13 Inchea wide, ae desired '< Steps to have metal uoslog-: uuder- » as lo lie self-supporting 11 Youra very truly. « On motion of Director Campbell, the *" proposition was accepted aud the con- ■ tract awarded to Mr. Scull. p The following report from Police 1 Magistrate Barrows waa read: ■■ To the Board of (,'ommlaaloners of ^ City, N. J — " Gentlemen : — I have t h e honor to <1 submit report of flues collected and con- c Usrations up lo data with check to f balance for seveuty-fow dollars. c Flues. $72-50; courtscallouh, $1 .TO. * Respectfully. ARTHUR D. BAKROWH, 0 Police Justice. > The report waa ordered received aod c A letter was read from Tax Collector ' Burleigh requestlug that a quit claim I grab led Win A Craig for parts of lots 5 aud 9 and all of lot 7. Section 3. Ocean Front Kealty Company's tract Ou motion of Director Adams, the ■ proper officers were Instructed to take the action requested when tbe form of deed Is approved by City Solicitor | Boswell. ( A number of bills were read and ( ordered paid. V_~-v i "Trip Tbfsagb v« liawslas. A benefit lecture will be given Id | the First Baptist Church nu Tuesday evening. June 27. at 8 o'clock, for the fuud. Frleuds ol tbe cliurcb are luvllrd to help. Tbe talk will he ,ui "A Trip Through Yellowstone Afoot" by tbe pastor, the Bev. Geo. F. Several year- ago. Mr. Mitch 1 tramped throogh our great Natloual i aud tbe lecture win he the story , of his thrilling journey. Illustrated by colored slides and the atrreoptiAdmission. 2.1 cents.

VISITORS' MASONIC CLUB i HAS PERMANENT QUARTERS

1 Leases Brooks Apartments on | " Boardwalk— Plans Bnsy j Summer Season. The Visitors' Masonic Club of Ocean ' mty. which numbers amoug IU nearly 600 members many uf Pbtladel- ' phla's prominent men wbo spend the j ' summer seasons bere. Is preparing for ' an active time tbls year. Tbe club official* bave reuled beadquarter* lo tbe Brook* Apartment*, | 940 and S42 Boardwalk, tbe mo*t commodious *nd attractive the organlxatlou ba* ever bad, and bave taken po*- " ses.lou of them. The lease I* for three _ 1 y«*rs. ^ The apartment* have two kltcheus. 3 two dining room*, two bath* aod lava- J lories aud 16 bedroom*. ^ A handsome etgo will be painted ' aud buog up outalde the' bouse telling tbe public tbat Ibat I* tbe borne of tbe ' Visitors' Maeonlc Club. , Secretary Frank D. Newberry *tatee ' that tbe keyeof the old club bouse will ' lit tbe door of Ibe uew quarters. | Tbe officer* of tbe club are aa folIowa: Prealdeol, Alexander Lawrence. Jr ; e first vice preeldeut, Capt. George F. F1»h; *ecrelary, Frank D. Newberry: ' treasurer, CbarlrfS. Petton. Mr. New CbarleYS. Patton. Mr. JYew -

. berry resigned a* *econd vice presldeut ' f aud assumed tbe dutlee of eecretary - - ) Select Couucllmau William B Hexa | mer. of Pblladelpbla, I* president of t the board or trueleee. I Tbe club 1* planning to pay a return I i visit within a abort lime to tbe Pitman j e Masonic Club and present that club . with a prettily embossed set of resolu- ' witu e preiiuy rmooss en m O, iw^iu-

I Tbe club al*o contemplates holding ' mid -summer banquet about Au- 1 gust 1. Tbe club will bold It* customary aervleea, like that held In Fogg'* Pier I'beBter last summer, aud a number of other pleasing affair* are contemplated, announcement of which will be made later. For Bale. 8 Box Ball Alleya In good condition, cbaap W. J. Powell. 921 A* bury aveuae. Adv., 4 SU, tf. Fob Saul— Low tor cash, lot 416 aveooa. below Sixteenth street, > eaateMa; also 214. 216. 216 Havto avoadv., 6-22, M

BEAM SUGGESTS BIG BONFIRE Will be Fine Way to Get Rid of the Trash Under Boardwalk. W. Ward Beam, of Philadelphia, who, with Mrs. Beam and tbelr daughter, arrived here on Saturday for the season . suggest* that It would be a good plan for the Boardwalk business men, especially those In tbe viclulty of Eighth street, to gather up all tbe tra*b now uuder tbe walk next week aud bave a buge bonfire ou tbe beacb He aeys several of Ibe men on the ; Boardwalk, above Eighth *treet, will be willing— lu fact, are anklou-— to a*- , *t*t In tbl* plan, and be le reedy to . devote bt* time to belp in tbe work He expresses tbe hope Ibat tbe city officials will be wllllug to cooperate with tbeee Boardwalk buslnese men In tbelr laudable plau. Mr. Beam, who lain charge of the ^

physical lustructlou department of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Is well-knowu not only lo Ibat city bot hi. this resort aa a sterllug advocate of g Do you went lu be to the Boardwalk , I Program 7 Tbere are Juet a few (| . more spaces for sale. Hurry up. before It fa too late Lat tbe world know tbat . ' you are a live cluder. Let tbem know - what you bave for sale. Besides, be a J good fellow aod belp to boost Ocean . City. Briug the ade. to Cobeo, tbe autborlxed agent. 744 Boardwalk. Adv. ' Tbe Bowling Alleys lu tbe Bowling f Casino, Moorlyo Terrace and Boardwalk, are now open for tbe seesoo of 1916. Adv.. 4 lb, tf. Board W\stkd — lo private family, for July aud August, mau aud wife, one child. 11 years; stale rales. , Address Mr* J M., Hbxtikbl office. adv., 6 16. 21 f- Legal papers of all descriptions. Including wills, are carefully drawn by .. R. Curtis Bob In son at his offloa, 744 , Asbory aveooe, Ocean Clly, I*. J. adv. al Wanted at Obcb- 1400 or $600, on oSbUV.S.i. Adr.

: b MEMBERS FOR j THE CASINO CLUB,, d< Orchestra Music Will be Bet- ™ ter Than Ever, Says Mr. Carpenter. u < ommeucing ou Saturday eveolug, u| Cssloo Club will be lu fullisway. couiIduous gaiety from now uutll I.sbor Day. The orchestra Is already „ among tbe people who dance, al and this will far excel last summer. Mr. Carpenter devotes hi- per-onal at- m -elects every number played. Tbe (| music 1s always lu evKtence * „ Last Saturday evening 14s member' j registered, bringing the total past lb, 0 300 mark, aud It Is only a question ol 3, a week or so before Ibe membersbl) a m-lll pass last summer's rectal ( which was 838 Tbe ladles' card party [( no Tuesday afteruoou, as well aa ibt a dun card party on Thursday eveolug. 3 was well attended. Tbeee card parties coutluue through the aummer. Tin a decnratlous will excel all for n mer eflorta aud will be In tbe bends 01 c K. Harris aud bis sod. Ken „ nard Harris. Many fluristg_of Phils- p delphla— Messrs. Fox, Meebau, Peo ( nock, Nelsson aod Habermehl, ah ( pairoDs of lbs Casino Club — frequently 1 make valuable suggest l >ua aod take j great luterest lu the decoratloue. c Leslie Gardiner bas been appoluted 3 cartoonist of the club aod soon expect' r to cartoon every event and everybody. Mrs. Freemau will again bavt c charge of tbe embroidery clasa, aud t Mrs. Carpeuter will look after Ibe card ( parties. _____ 1 GET WSAKFI8H f Vine Casgbi by Club Members OB 1 jTbe member* of tbe Ocean Clly ' Fishing Club are busily engaged Id 1 catching fish from off tbe eud of the 1 dub pier on tbe occsd front at Foor- ' teeuth street. The record for tbe ' deek le ae follows: ^Weekfl*b,9; klngfisb, 181; croaker*. flounders, 9; ecup, 2; black drum. 1 Weighing 22 pounds, 8 ounce*. | [ \ Tbe member* of the Ocean City 1 High School Alumni Aaeodstloo>D- I I Acl pate a very pleaeant time at Ibe 1 annual banquet and dance at tbe 1 Oceanic Hotel tomoirow eveulDg ■ The committee '4u charge comprise* 1 ' l*roy Jeffrie*. City Rugloeer Morgan . Band, Jr., end Mlsa Maud Foulde.

FARMER SMITH > MAKES ADDRESS : Philadelphia Newspaper Man J Entertains Epworth m League Members. j C Farmer Smith, editor of tbe cbll- t dren'a section of tbe Pblladelpbla 1 Public Ledger, wbo, wltb bis family. 1 I is spending tbe summer In tbelr bungelow 00 Ocean avenue, near Tenth ( street, addressed tbe Epwortb League « members In the First M. E. Church 1 Sunday evening HI* subject was 1 • "W by Go to College?" 1 ' Mr. Boiltb, wbo la an unueoally en- 1 r tertalDlng and breezy epeaker, had a I • varied experience on ail tbe New < • York papers before going to Ibe Led J ger Staff about a year ago. He cod e ducted a children'# eection 00 tbe g World for eeveu yeare aod wae the "funny " mau ou tbat paper for Ave ie , " Y of mi couple wHb baby wish board s~ for aummer witb private Protectant 0 family. H. B. Orone, 6026 Letooa t street. Philadelphia. adv , It y Lost —Shrine button wltb diamond. In tbe region of tbe Gardens; reward. 1 Dr. E. C. Baogbao, 248 Piua atreat, 0 Philadelphia. adv.. lt

Ml tcliptlll, to 6a* it DR. CHARLES B. RIDER DENTIST Central Ave. Ocean City, N. J. 1916 Good Service At Ibta office consist* In ualnxnot only best materiel* tbat can be bought, eud such skill as only experleuce brings, but the satl-fsction tbat tbaaa qualities ar$ combined with a reasonable charge. CHARLES B. RIDER. D. D. S.

W. E. MASSEY GAVE FINE TALK TO MEN'S BIBLE CLASS

Relates Hislmpressions of the General Assembly Held at Saratoga Springs. William E Massey. president of tbe Ocean City Title aud Trust Compauy, delivered au Instructive address to tbe members uf the Meu'- Bible Class ef the First M. E Cbuieb Sunday afteruoon. His subject was • Echoes of lha General Cuuferiuoa." Mr. Massey was a lay delegate to the General Conference the Melb slut Episcopal Church, ueld recently at Saratoga Spring-. Mr. Mss-ey began bis address by riving s succinct history of tbe origin sod growth uf the Melbodtet religion, aod then proceeded with his aceouut uf tbe proceertlug* of the geueral assembly. "Tbe hl-tury of Methodism." said speaker, "opens lu tbe latter pert of the year 172B at the University af Gxford, England , whan* John aud Wesley aod two other etubanded themselves together for mutual assistance both In scholarstitp and piety and formed ' what they termed the 'Holy Club.' The term conference bas been familiar lo Metbousage from the beglonlug. "Tbe first coofereuc* lo tbl* country held lu Baltimore lo 1784 The historic record shows tbet Dr. Tbomas was tbe first bishop of tbe Method M Episcopal Church, and tbat Asbur; was tbe second. At tbe conference lo 1784 Dr. Coke and Francis Asbury were both uusnlmpuselected 'to superintend tbe MMbolist Connection lo America." At this conlerence t h a organization of Ibe Met bod 1st Episcopal Cbureb was affect ad. "Tbe Ueuerel Conference bae remalned tbe ouly legislative Jbody la tbe denomination— tbe only' body empowered lo make rules aud regulations for Ibe cbureb. At lbs conference In 1808 tbe constitution wae aod adopted providing fore delegated Geueral Conference. Tbl* 1 waul into aff*Jt lu tbe organisation of the General Conference In 1812. wblcb opened lie first -am ton Id Um spring of tbat year In New York wltb , membership of 90. re present lag eight annual conference*. Lay date- - , gales were II rat admitted lo 1872. "One of our delegates," said Mr. Maeeey, referring la tbeeoufereoce at Saratoga Spring-, "writing from tbe Geueral Conference tbe first day. refers to II a* 'this world eogltdllag •hurcb, with a membership of more , .hen 4.000,000. aod oonatttutlog, to- . gather with the other branches of . Methodism, nearly ooe-thlrd of tbe . total population of Ibe United State*. In tbls conference are assembled > representative* from s round tbe globe, 1 acoeutuetlog by tbelr numbers and the couutrle* from wblcb tbey com# 1 lis wnrld-an girdling character af tbe wnrld-eoglrdllng

Methodism.' UMjtluuing, Mr. Massey said: "Hera are men from Singapore, from Calcutta, from Luckuow, from Bombay and Foochow, from CbriatteDla, Norway, end from Santiago, Chill, from , Nanking, from Manila, from Barne, Switzerland, from Copenhagen, from Stockholm. Sweden, and Montevideo. Uruquey, from Finland, frot^Rome, Italy, from Seoul. Korea, with fraternal delegates from tbe various Protestant churches In America, from Canada, from England aod Japan. "Tble conference legislates tor people of many languages and dialect#, of every breet nod caste or degree of Intellectual development— tbe bond and > tbe free, tbe cnltored nod tbe Illiterate, tbe civilized and the aboriginal— carrying to all, lo whatever form or 1 expressed, tbe same race-ln- ' elusive message or Christ's redeeming loee. end sounding for ell e soul-com-pelling cell to nobler lift, eerelee and ' achievement. It thinks In continent#, r acts In hemispheres, visions empires, aud dreams federations of churches and of peoples. • "Ae Dr. Eodleott, tbe Canadian 1 delegate, spoke, his audlenea ant lo rapture or emlllng expectation as loog , as be cared to play upon tbetr feel IngA ' Dr. Eodleott elated that Bogland and , Canada bad beeo piling up ■ . MM U ac-umulatlvely dramatic statistic* 00 the campaign agalost liquor. 'By = next.I predletlb. «Bre ■* oat Ion wbleb I represent will be absolutely dry. aud ll will not be very long {Continued no Uscond Pufn-1 For nolo. '• Yacht Honeymoon. ?**«*.?** and moat comfortable catboat 00 the ba,; 21 fast over ell: parted cood'Hon; bargain C. M. Sobaemetbora Jr . 15 , South Fifty-aecond etreet. '■ a I- For Kcst —Piano, for -oaaon. Addreaa R. C„ BunUIL ^ u

f STYLISH SPRING sttmmf.B. BUTTS $10 to $80 Yon can buy your new suit right here in Ocean City and aawe moony. Taf it NEWELL CORSON $19 Aabury Amet Onddm Oig J