* Ocean City Sentinel

VOL. XLI. x OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., TH I'RSDAY, JI NK 2, 1U21 So. I U

Contracts for New Houses to the Value of Nearly $400,000 Awarded So Far This Year Huildiutf Activity in Ail Sections of Ocean City Mark the Stupendous Progress of This Resort— A (dance at Some of the Work

The uverag© parson, even umuitg the all-year leMtient*, interested in ! the proiiwm of Oceun City, •!<»«'- not . realize that building projects who* i .ig#:regule value uppioxiiiiule rluM> tu $40Q,000 have been started in i Ocean City zinc© the liegtiiiting of the I puvHMit year. Such i* the cuse, however, u* the 1 record* of Building lispector II. C. Smith will mIioh thox* of un inquiring turn of iuin«l. With the war pa «sed into history I and building material taking a down* i Hard trend, capitalist* iiiterpxled in the proirew of Ocean City, and otlier* de>iritiT to own home* in this ■ charming sen ho re re*<»rt, licgan to lake a new heart uml to start the i ••Iteration* held up hy the unceitain* I tie* of three or four years pa*U The • result is thut in almost every* section of the city buildings are being < erected — attractive cottages and I •■cote-looking" bungalows of u style i that appeal and promptly cause the ; \i>itor to .-©ok the nearest realtor i and enter into a business deal that «iuickly makes him owner of one of ; these domiciles. \ U*on I Leopold, of Philadelphia, is » building seven hungulows at Fifteenth ; street ami Central avenue. Those j houses are of two typos. Those on t Fifteenth street have a basement. In which are garage, laundry room and | maid** mom. The living and sleep* j lug quarters are on the main floor , above. The house- on Centru! ave- • Hue ure of the pure bungalow type — one story, with no basement. 1 Joseph M. Bow land, of Philadel* | phia, »* constructing four cottages 4ff l First street and Corinthian avenue. , These, too, are of the bungalow type,

having sleeping rooms on the living floor and I he floor above, with gar* age, laundry and maid's quarters in the basement. H. G. Hullinger, of Philadelphia, is building two or three high bungalows at Fourteenth street and Wesley avenue, which will lie an important improvement to that part of the town. ^ II. F. Stanton, of this city, has -tailed twp bungalow* on Brighton place. These ure of the style that carry a garage and maid's room in the basement, and sleeping rooms and living iiuarters on the floor a hove. B. Curtis Bohiiisoii, of this city, i* constructing a handsome three-story office uful apartment building on Central avenue, ju*t Mow Eighth street, which will cost between $30,000 uml $3.r>,000. It will contain two large ufflces, one for Mr. Bobinson uml one for his nephew. Dr. W. Y. Christian, and four all-year apartments. The Seaside Home* Company has awarded the contracts for an operation that will include nearly a dozen buildings of the cottage ami bungalow type in the Twentieth street section of the city, these to be built A -bury and Central avenues. H. B. Cooper, Jr., of this city, I* building a hulf -dozen small cottages ut Twenty-ninth street and Central avenue. These he descrilies as Mr. I*dig. of Philadelphia and New is having a large apurtment house, with quarters for hi* fleet of and several automobiles, together with his boat captain, on the (fnniinu*4 «* -s *,h >*•*»>

HOTEL NORMANDIE Opens Friday. June 30, 1021 and will lie operated as last season along first class lines with high grade service ami cuisine. 1-arge, cool dining rooms, tile floor and marble finished. Exchange one of the most striking ami attractive on the entire coast. Unusually large lied rnoms with hath, splendidly appointed. Twin elevators, ball room, etc. J. HOWARD 8LOCUM Lensee- Manager Formerly of Green Briar Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, Virginia Communications can l»e addressed to J. Howard Slocum Swarthmore Ap'ts, Twenty-second and Walnut nts.Phila or Hotel Normandie, Ocean City, N. J. Stye Weaurr &tnrr a r luxated in Anerwa'* G»*w»rW Family Retort v. O The Avenue Store 825 Asbury Ave. Handling a Full line Dry Good* Notions Silk* Ribbon* Cor*et* Underwear Hosiery I he Boardwalk Shog) 824 Boardwalk Featuring Select l-ines Silk Lingerie Hosiery Children * Toggery Art Needlework D. M. C. CollOKt Belding*' Satin* THE FLKI8HEK YARNS

C. Ell wood Carpenter** The Casino Club DANCE ' Saturday Evening JUNE 4 1 he canino haw a reputation of long ^landing for the hTsI mualc *n everything Come and bring your friend*

6RADECHILDREN SHOW MUCH SKILL IN WORK Annual Exhibit of Wesley Avenue School Pupils' Greatly Admired The annual exhibit in handwork uml drawing, was held at the Wesley Avenue School, Thursday evening, under the direction of the teacher* ami the iiiHtruetor, Mis* A. Ethel Nickersuii, and won much deserved pruise. The rooms were artistically decorated with the work of the year's )e*«on*f beginning lust Septemlter, ami illust rutin g tlie various season# ami holiday* in rotation. Sewing ami manual tiuiuiug ul*o were e- hihite«t in the fifth gra<ler. The sewing hags of Edna Snyder and Florence Sannino showed that they taken trophies in the recent county contest in household arts, Ht Cape May Court House. The cumile- sticks and imitation purchment shades, made from ordinary drawing paper, were uImj noted w ith much intere-1 in lh**e grades. The sewing work of Amiu May Haughey, Josephine Goetz and Grace NelM»n is worthy of favorable notice. The third and. fourth grades hud featured considerable local geography and activities, having made poster* of the Intel esting spots about town and, on the Boardwalk. Fishing in Ocean City *eem* to be an exceedingly attractive sport, judging from the number of goldfish men were catching from the twits made by pupils of the fourth grades. l^ewis Johnson was responsible for one of the large poster# in that room. The "poor prune" was raised to a high rank in the second grade where he had been made into a health poster of fieehami paper cutting ami pasting by the children. The farm scene* in this grade, together with those of the third grade called forth much pruise, the attractive suml-luhle and posters showing a number of scenes from farm life. Tha children allowed keen interest in helping their teachers arrange the exhibit, ami they formed in line at the close of the afternoon session, going from room to room to view it.

A crowd of interested parent* and i friend* was present in the evening i from seven until nine. All had word* : of praise for the children and their instructor, Miss A. Ethel Nickerson, i who worked hard in making the ev- I hibit the success it was. She has been in the local school* one year. During this time she has shown herself a very capable teacher and has I won the confidence of her pupils, o ( ARIAS RESTAURANT OPENS Carl'* restaurant, pn the Boardwalk, near Eighth street, was opened for the season the latter part of last week. This restaurant is one of the most attractive along the Boardwalk and large crowds of visitors were served there during the holiday season. o MOVED TO BOARDWALK Wm. G. Schwartz, who conducts a restaurant in the Hann building during the winter and spring months has opened his Wayne restaurant on the Boardwalk, near Sixth street, , where he is serving his many patrons in his usual satisfactory manner. A dandy investment, A medium for saving. Subscril* to some shares in the new, 18th series of the Home Building ami Loan Association. See

house parties Usual ( rowd* of Young People Enjoyed Holidays Here. There were the usual number of house parties in Ocean City during the Memorial Day holiday occasion, and all of the members of these gatherings had the customary good time. Walter Lamond and wife, of Phila•lelphia, entertained tlie following jolly young women: Mis# l*abelle Barton, of New York; Mi- Dorothy Merit, of Iwcwistown, Pa., Mi - Helen Mckuiu. Miss Anna Barton ami MiGeorge Whitby, of Philadelphia. Mi- K. C. McCauley. of 1621 Asbury avenue, entertained the follow ing guests over the holiday - : The Ulnra ami Lily Mri'aulo). Miss line McCabe, Mi** Mary Riet--chy ami John McCauley, of Philadelphia, and Professor Anthony T. Smythc, of Springfield, Ma--. A large house party was entertained Mr. and Mr*. Wm. C. Young. 1300 Central avenue, over Memorial Day. Among the guests were Mr. ami Mrs. Walter French, Mis* Clara lllingsworth, Mis* Wasting.-, Mis* Sara Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Alliert Evoy, Mr. nrftl Mr*. L Sheet-, Mr. and Mr*. Walter Easter, Mr. William Evoy and Miss Bulb Young. Mr. anil Mi>. N. S. Goff, of 930 Boardwalk, entertained a house party ut their apartment*. A surprise dinner wu- given Mr*. L. Miskelly. The guests were Mr. and Mr-. Oscar Rino, of Camden, the Mi*** May, Dora, Bessie ami Jane Pearson, of Lansdowne; Miss Eleanor I.auer, Drexel Hill; Mr. uml Mrs. J. T. Zincfel, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. and Mr. uml Mrs. I.. Mi-kelly of Ocean City. had big time Daughter* of America Hove Visitation in New Quarters Member* of Ocean City Council, No. 10, Daughters of America, had a pleasant time at then new lodge room*, in the Hann Building, Thursday ©veiling. There were n large number of visitors from other councils in Alantir ami Cape May counties who witnessed the initiat:on ceremonies. The degree team apjieared in it*

recently purchased uniforms, which are said to lie amoi^g the finest in the State. A social time was enjoyed by the visitors and members, and the refreshments were u feature of the occasion. LOCAL TROLLEYS RUN ON SHORT SCHEDULE Will he Operated on Closer Time,' However, as Summer Advances The local electric line began running its cars from the north section of the city to the lower end of the island on a half-hour schedule on Saturday. This will he continued for the present, loiter the cars win run more frequently. The half-hour schedule does not begin, however, until 10 o'clock a..m„ and it stop* at <1 p. m. Beginning at 6.30 p. m., the cars run every forty-fire minutes. The last car down town leaves Fourth street and Bay avenue at 11 ©'dock.

The first car in the morning leaves ' up town at 6.30 o'clock. The others , follow at 7.30, 9 and 10 o'clock. Then they run ©very half hour until rt o'clock. , Those who have occasion to use ( these cats would do well to cut this , schedule from the Sentinel and paste ( it where it can I* readily found, o DECORATED GRAVES A detail of Moi*an-Ranck Post visited the grave* of all soldiers in Cape May County, with other American Iagion post details, on Memorial Day. The local ileUil was accompanied by the following Civil War veterans: Thos. J. Parker, James Chadwiek, A. Totten. Sylvester Murphy. Mr. Jones, Col. Howard Deacon and the Rev, Mr. Wells, A medium for saving your earnings this summer young man, hy which you will profit in future years. Subscribe to some shares of stock in the new, 18th series note open. Home Building ami I<oan Association. See the secretary or any officer. — Adv.

RUSH OF VISITORS 10 THIS CITY MEMORIAL DAY Record Crowd for This Time of Year — Hotels Overcrowded Ocean City never had #o ma« y people within its border* <m • Memorial Day a* were here -this year. The through in thi* re^rt from Saturday until Monday night were on the order, in point of *ize, of tho»e of July of the la*t fe«* yeai The automobile road* leading to thi- city from Philadelphia were filled with machines Friday and Saturday aftert noon- and evening-, ami tlie excursion train* on the Reading and West Jersey oral Seashore railroad* Sunday and Memorial Day brought unusually large number* of visitor*. The Reading Railroad ran four through trains from Philadelphia to Ocaan City on Satur<ia> and brought fully 2'»00 people down. There were liOfl excursionist* from Philadelphia on this road on Sunday pnd 3M or Memorial Day. Tlie Wert Jet-ey and Sea-hone Railroad carried 700 on Sun«hi> and 326 on Men >1 Day. According to information from the Reading Railway Company, nine thousand people were carrini from Philadelphia to the various NVw Jersey seashore resort* by the |'hila«ielphia and ICeading Railv..> on Memorial Day. Half of those people went to Atlantic City and half to Ocean City, Cape May and Wildwood. Five thousand of them used the reduced fare excursion train* operate* t to seashore points and four thousand used the regular service. Thi# Jraffic, added to that on Saturday and Sumlay, bring* the total number of people carried from Philadelphia to the shore over the weekend by the Philadelphia and Reading Railway up to 38£00. On Memorial Day night all train* out of Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cape May and Wild wood rerr run in sections of ten and twelve cars each to lake the holhiay crowd* to their homes in Philadelphia. The hotels and re*taurant.- did mid-summer business, ©ml the lincoln Hotel was compelled to turn visitor* from it* doors. The BU-

cayne took care of the overflow crowd. ) The Boardwalk Saturday evening * was filled with promena<lers, and the jamusement house* had capacity hud* a ness. f The surf attracted many bather* r Sunday morning and afternoon, and r there were many "nifty" costumes displayed by fair swimmers in old r ocean. « If the crowds here thir week can be taken as a forecast, and there i* < no apparent reason to the contrary, | Ocean City, this year will hare it* record season — a real record season — , but there should be no drawbacks in \ the way of poor service from the , electric light, gas and water com- , panics. This resort should and must lie beyond suth vexatious trouble* { as these. o DAYLIGHT SAVING A# will he seen by an advertise- 1 ment elsewhere in this issue of the Sentinel this city will adopt the daylight saving plan on June ft. in common with other towns ami citie> in . this section of the country*. The • commissioners hare also introduced . an ordinance providing for tone i charge* for automobile hire.

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Mayor C onsults With Business Mew Regarding Proposed Rules In line with suggestions ma«le some lime ago. Mayor Champion had a eonferenre Totally afternoon with H. F. Stanton. pre*i<lent of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, and Elmer Jaek«on IVarl and John E. Thout, of the Progressixe league, relative to traffic regulations for automobiles in this renort during the coming reason.

Tenative plan* were discu«red, and suggestion# made hy the men at the conference a* to the he*t way to handle the immense numkfr of machine* that will be here thi< summer. Mayor Champion plans to introduce an ordinance covering this mat ter probably at the next meeting n* the City Commissioner*. BOARDWALK0 CAFKTBRI I U C. Funck. Jr., Joseph M. Rowland and Walter Jones it U announced, will open a fir*t-ri*vs cafeteria on the Boardwalk at Mooriyo , terrace, the last week in June. Food will lie »o!d at reasonable ratea. if is raid.

Many Members of Local Yacht Club in This City During the Holiday Season Kn jutcd Meals in Reruit ated limine Room — New Feature* this Summer

The Oct* un City Yacht Club boutc J a a- «»pet»fM to it /■ member* Saturday evening, at whiil time the Board of j Gorernoi > hob i tlx ir meeting •»' the I <ea»oti. « During tiw meeting man) new 4 feat on • for the commg Ma-** were ' •li-cuv.red and .reveral adopter i. all of which will add U< the pleasure of the member*. It would lie well if the members carry their niemiierwhip can -, a- an 1 entire new force of employe* ha* 1 been installed thi* season. The showing of one* card may avoid any ' un plea ra n t ues* . 1 The dining room, which ha* licet ] thoroughly renovated, was opened to the memliers for Sunday dinner, and many availeil themselves of the op- , fMirtunity. | During the eek days, meat* will lie herred: lunciieon at 1 o'clock and | dinnei at <> o'clock; on Sumiay* din- j tier at 1 o'clock. A *pocial supper liill will be served at 6 o'clock. | Thi* will be tlie schedule during ' I the season. < Among those who enjoyed the Dsn* 1 ration Da\ menu were: Comoibite James W. Fernley and A , family. CommodoreJohn E. File and I family. Treasurer Wm. H. Beaver 1 and family ami Mr. and Mrs. Fisher <

Dalrymple. AJrea* y many of the ddb'f fiac yachts are at their movnng in the iag'sm, amoog the? several new • The later addhiaas are those of Dr. Wane T. Kittiai, am: J. F. Aoer. The revere storm* is the early spnng iamagou the ciah* fan-iing wharf in the lagoon beyond repair, ami plan- liave been drawn by Chair man Frank' D. Kewben y s*w4 emt.tract for a new one has boor, awarde«l to Jos. G. Oumpioo, who will be gi the work upon it writhia a week. Tie new wharf, a# per dsur in the «i red*, of aP lot# abutting ttw lagoon, will run directly oat the full di-Tanc* of thirty- -five feet. Thi- will affarti wspir aepth of water for the lamimg of the club's largest craft at all times. Thi- should he good newr.t to iwecr. Who are owners of yachts drawan;, great depth of water. The lauhes Auxiliary will grwr their first subscription card party Wednesday, June &, at 2 p. bl, and every Wednesday thereafter during the season. The open regatta races wih he announced shortly. The ciubV racing fleet will contest for the Srhermerbom Cap at Island Heights, Saturday, August 6.

MISS HEXAMER BRIDE OF G. H. MCMULLIN : i 1 1 Popular Summer Resident Here Weds in Parents' f Home at Merion ■

Mis* Minnie Hexamer, daughter of ' Mr. and Mr*. William L Hexamer. of Merlon read. Merion, Pa., and George McMullin were married yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was per- 4 at the home of the bride's parents in the presence of only the immediate family. Mrs. Ruleton W. Rogers, Jr., was matron of honor, and Robert Harvey the "best man". The couple will reside in Narberth. on the mainline of the "Bennsv." after they return from their wedding trip. The bride has been a summer res' •lent of Ocean City since her childday* and she ha* many friend* among the members of the cottage colony here. o ttlPS TO GET SURE-FIRE GUNS Member* of the eity's police force are to be equipped with revolver* that are sure to be discharged whet the trigger t* pulfoi. Mayor Champion'* request to the Board of Cit^ Commissioners at the regular peering of this body thiweek — that authority he given for the purchase of seven revolvers for the policemen — was granted. Mayor Champion toW the other members of the board that the local police haxa never been equipped with pistol* that were sure to go off whet, this was needed. \ Now if some of thetr were sure shots. Now is your chance to invest in a good solid bona fied BuiMing and Ixxan Association that realized nearly 9 per cent, last year. Join the family of saving and earning and suhscrib to some shares of stock i» the new 18th series of the Home Building and Loan Association.

JUDGE TAKES AIR TRIP Judge Raymond MacNeille, of the Philadelphia Municipal Cowrt and wali know It in Ocean City, had Ks first experience in arabwi Friday afternoon., when he took a flight with Lieutenant Feller*, of the navy, ir. a Government plane from League Islam: and —red over Philadelphia and adjacent country for a period of two hours. Judge Mar Nellie, upon his return, said he hod •niiUMti I La 4 m »■ *— -*

enjoyed the trip immcnaslj NOTICE Atl kibO» of UaeS rwrott— Mmrngki — OaM uator • otelm aewgOe, nW Wd Willi J . P. VENABUE C93 as mu*r AvciriM % 1 'T/w 2^'ncoln-) OCCAM CITY N.J. Specaai Jane mn hum May 3Ul uohl June 2Sth Duokkr moan with hot and cuU runomg wakr. mriudatg board for two pcrvona hum $52 00 per week upward* awcatcan evan ■ •••• »••• Imat > mat • a » • Maca Tawa »a»a« IttMMt •a-aa e«»» «a»«a Naaaai. ■ mwiai »r 4 c rvwea. 4m km mm #

I i (Christian £rirnrr &pnnrrB will be held in the Casino Club every Sunday Morning during the season lieginning June 12th, at half |iast ten o'clock, sat

lUie Safest Kind of an Investment member of the family is to secure some shares in the new Eighteenth series of stock UKFU KRS N NOW OPEN IN THE j-j- « 1 Ha|br« J. R«l*ar4 Vaa* J Home Building and Loan Association » " X®1""'— . T™7 o.^-, "'7 OF OCEAN CITY, N. J. - - - - ,.ai«