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OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1921

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Hallowe'en Carnival Was City's Greatest Pageant .v ifhousands of People Throng Streets to Watch Brilliant p Parade — Hundreds in Line 7 Tin. • spectators, many of were dressed as kids with white stock- t! . ' ami armeil with confetti inks, hloomers, Buster Brown collars ( 1 i !• making devices, witnessed and white caps, each one carrying a n o ighT the biggest, noisiest, toy luilloon. Two signs were also car''[n, , .., | all-round most successful' rieii— one reading Young Men's Pro- ^ celebration ever held here, gressivo League and the other— the . section of the city was "Kids Blared the Trail." They were „ ,ni;, lighted. Every business greeted all along thy line with roars t J...,. nop along the avmiue float- ' "f laughter. Many staid business men j ' , :i rro rations. City Hall was of the resort marched with the League , 1.I-, i- T light with great clusters of j and therefore the Kid Costume made , folL'. " very window and a HghtttMt-trtMJie-qijpre humorous. , £U!, the top of the flag staff. The Angtesoa Fire Department ap- _ Con', talks played ait important 'part j peared in balloon customes that made jn jh< . orations. the wearers appear exceedingly funfiy". ; T ; , ■ ,.V!. ration. which was in- The Women's Auxiliary of this organ- ' uJ„ . , the Young Men's Pro- j ization was also in comic dress and , Kll. . ! ,. .igue and in which city of- entertained by singing as they march- , „f. , , o business men joindl in, ed. The Fire Company Had a part of j,,., , unds to the resort, every their apparatus in line. eai arriving in the evening Howard Mitchell, of Yiiieland, as a fJ1 . nNsils, while hundreds found grotesque soldier won applause with i> to the dty in automobiles his burlesque dancing. Mitchell is,' #trr ' bridge from which tolls hail uhout fi feet 4 and created a lot of ' I for the occasion. fun by giving out card* and saying I • ing the pageant hands played "Vote for me." jr .if the Princess Theatre and Among the impersonators of women ' or. fii- tops of the City Hall and. were 3 worthy of particular mention: . dancing and merrymaking U'slie Smith impersonating the l,v ti:e masquerrnders. A masquerade Hawaiian dancer; Robert Woolston as ; lu!' . held on Fogg's Pier under the Burlesque queen ami Warren Ful-; the .m pires of the Veterans of ton impersonating "the college girl."1 y, Wars. There were also num- The remainder of this division was erou- other semi-public or private uf- : made up with bathing girls, dancing ! fan -idling the course of the evening. | girls, dudes and court Indie.* and gen- ; I. ph. parade were depicted every tlemen. kind character, lioth stately and I In the Float section of the parade' :Vi.;. that brought applause or came the Veterans of Foreign Wars, -hunts of - laughter from the on- with a tank, followed by member* of loekci.-. that organization m the formation Heading the parade were the Dnugh- used when the tank goes into action, j trr* of America, with al>out SO in line. cn-ainchesothrecniiaHawaSe Some "ore dressed in red, some in Washington crossing the Delaware,; white ami other* in blue. A huge flag impersonated by member* of the P. 0. ; wjq carried, and with them marched S. of A., was a boat mounted on n1 the \nung Daughters of America. truck surrounded by white blocks to. Menders of the Daughters of Poco- represent ice, while a clever arrange- i ho nil. came next. They came from ment kept a stream of confetti flying. \ WiMwond and drew much attention. characteristic of the snow storm. |

He-lmen from Atlantic City, with The Champion Lumber Company j' halmia Tribe, of this dty, were the 'had the "House that Jack Built" with! *■ i. est in line. They -were impressive a pretty little girl sitting in the door- j ' " arid their drilling evoked applause. way. Another appropriate name for j ' The itisl Onion String Band, purely this float could well be the "Love 1 en Ocean City outfit, brought laughter Nest." • and cheer from the spectators that Kalmia Tribe of Redmen attracted j uete hanked deep on both sides of the much attention. With their wires'" line of parade. they made a pretty picture of an In- ! Follow ing was Camp 39. P, 0. S. of dian carup. A. of Atlantic City. They were in Kurtz, the Ford Agency, hail twocourt nii>Uimcs of saUn brocade in tractors in line; one representing a ' many colors, trimmed with gold. machine gun with a cowboy driving — j Next was the Woodbury Triangle the oth^r, trailed a plow. SeveraF Club. I. 'I men in full dress suits with pleasure automobiles, prettily deblock fez anil led by an orchestra of corated, were In line, their 'own members on u truck. In A feature of the celebration were 1 numbers, in appearance and with their the gaily and prettily decorated win- i inarching, they were easily the stars dows, there being keen competition fori i i li l |i.i|uunl. the prizes offered for the best dressed j Th?Wressive league members, window. * true tu their name— young men — George Tuthill was the Grand Mar- ' — ji- ■ nhall of the parade, assisted .by. mem- \ shampooing thc American Legion of which I , Manicuring " he is a member. The judges were Dr.] J. Thornley Hughes, Raymond Gard- :• « s MAK K. UK.NNETT ner and Walter E. Allen. The direc- j tu Asm ui AVRKl'B tor-general of -the whole affair was. Ocean Cltr. N. J. Bertram M. Darby. Wavirw Telephone Boy Scout Troop No. 1, did yeoman j PROCLAMATION • * " EHr'^-S- °° J.'?" ioNta*WM ' h'rwJUi" — j*** d*' WHERKAS^^ £JJ£Th; Sisics'iifrs ! W H WMMj. fswsrnoij ■s'mwnher'Tllli.^he'n JtolldW ,ln or^ Jjariha i ' - i: Champion. Moron nAshe '"tlx of ni mi C"r.u,r;.' .,11 o«ST . pray* at the eravn ot *n n» known ham JOSEPH G CHAMPION^ 3f|i> iHfaupr Starr, 3lr. ... j . . . - 1

MARRIED IN CAMDEN jj Lrruy Jeffrrirs and Miss Florence Hall « lay ton Surprise Friends % The wedding of Lardy Jefferies and Florence Hall Clayton, daughter of «rid Mrs. Frank T. Clayton, took place in Camden on Tuesday, November 1. Paul Cluyton, a brother of the bride, acted as bestman. Miss Gladys ! of Collingswooil was bridesmaid. Rev. James Townsend, of St. John's Episcopal Church, of Camden, was the officiating clergyAfter a short wedding tour to New York and throflgK^Uie New England states, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferies will be at home to their friends at 830 Central avenue. Apartment No. 2. Mr. Jefferies is one of Ocean City's youngbusiness men, a member of thc American Legion and the Progressive league. work as guides and messengers, j Eugene Knapp was direc- : tor and supervisor and they were dis- , ; tinguished by a blue band on thc right ,| arm with white letters B. S. A. WINDOW DECORATIONS The mcfchunts of the avenue en- ! tered into the spirit of Hallowe'en by )' decorating their windows in a manner that has never lieen exceeded in this ' resort. There were so many hcautiI ful ami originally decorated windows . that thc judges were at a loss to I know to whom tbey should make the awards. It was found necessary to ] : create two additional second prizes. Thc loving cup for the best fancy dres'sgd window was awarded to Mint- " j zer's Candy Shop. Thc entire window [ j display and trimmings were made of candy. A gold prize for the second i fancy dressed window was awarded . to Gilbert's Garage. Their window I depicted a Fall Hunting Scene. For the most original "idoa in win- " ! dow trimming, the first prize, loving '"loop, went to the Richard H. Johnson , ] Company. Their windo* was entitled: '"Ye Old— The New." The second prize, " j in gold, was given to ls»la M. Townsend. Her window was a scene of last " 1 year's parade in miniature. | Other windows deserving particular mention were those of William Breckley, a Battery Park Burrying Ground; ley, a mtiwrj

C. H. Kelk. a picture of fruit; the I | American Store windows; Abbott's) Pharmacy, the Witch's Caldron; Ack-I 1 1 ley's Da-Lite Bakery, a mixer in operation an>l a moldinrf machine in ( the back-ground with tasty looking t ' crullers displayed. — : I LIST OF AWARDS Division No. 2 j Comic Dressed Adults— first, Howard ' Mitchell Vineland; second, Wm. ' Kutchman. I Fancy Dressed Adult*— first, Walter Dale; socoud. Ml* Emily Boxler. ' Comic Dressed Boy or Girl-first, Wm. , Davis; second. D-2-C-11. j J . I-D-56; second. Miss Holland. j Division No. 3 Impersonator of Ladies — first, Robert Woolston; second, Leslie Smith. ■ Impersonator of Men — first, D-3-B-1 , ; i 'j second, (no entry). • Character Impersonator — first. Jack Goodwin; second, Tony Adellizio. Impersonator of Girls — first, (no, » i entry), second, D-3-D- 14. j | Impersonator of Boys— first, D-S-E-i i 13; second, Leona Bazard. : Character Impersonator— first, D-3-F-2; second. Osborri Corson, Jr. Division No. 4 Fancy Dressed Couple— first, (no entry); second. Wm. Hoffeckcr. Miss Sadie Mayberry. Comic Drataed Couple— first. Miss Mayberry, Miss Jones; second, Geo. i W. Ernest. Walter Freed. • Charncti^ Dressed Couple — first, D-t-C-4; second, Mrs, Dajordan, Mrs. Tonv Ailellizio. . Fancy Dressed Couple (Boy* of Girls) —first, (no entry): second, (no enI try). Comic Dressed Couple (Boys or Girls) frst, Edith Rick, Rose Costellii; second, John Stewart. Character Impersonating (BoyV oi -- r Girls)— first. Miss Roger, Misi Price; second. Rose Migiccanic Emily Mjwion. Division No. 5 Two Tramps from Atlantic City— fir* arize. Original Float— first. Veterans o ! Foreign Wars. Division No. 6 j Fancy Float— first, Joe G. Champion second. Louis Cossaloom; thinl, D S-B-7; fourth, Wahrington Crossin. i the Delaware. i Comic Impersonating— first, D-6-C-1 ! second. Re<! Men. Camp Fire. Awardsm arked with division nun bers not called for. ORGANIZATIONS i Organizations winning prizes in ti pageant are as follows: Fancy dressed, most number in lin first prize, loving cup— Daughters < America.

who This , silhouette is : p' — .Is And Win the Trophy of , „ $1 Given Each Week by the Sentinel • i t j i Bs "; V This is a continuation of the contest which will run for several weeks, there will l«c published in this column, of the Sentinel a silhouette" of one of the promnent men of Ocean City. To the person giving thc cor- ' yect name of the person thus, S represented, the Sentinel will 1 give fl. In case of more than one correct answer the winner ' will be drawn. The answer to last week's con- " test wju William E. Massey, , President of thc Ocean City Title ! and Trust Co. The winner was Adeline Dcnan, 260 Asbury ave. Second prize, loving cup-wEureka g Club, of Woodbury, n Best dressetl, Camp No. 39, P. O. S. I: fo A., ilressed as Roman soldiers, first prize, loving cup. i- Alisequam Tribe of Redmen, of Atit lantic City, second prize, loving cup. Comic— Women's Auxiliary Angle,r sea Fire Company, first prize, loving !- cup. |; Anglesca Fire Department, second prize, loving cup.

! HIGH LIGHTS OF THE I'AGEATJY A few of the many individual* and a groups of masquerade rs that were & I tieularly noticeil from the side lines ! as thc pageant passed by Monday c ! night. P i Jack Goodwin— A Scotch school boy. 1 1 i Howard Spencer— The big motorman f | j of thc Shore Fast Line, as a colored b , I cop, and his partner, who carried on j c a party all their own. ' ^ r The Twins— One laughing "1 spend j J my summers in Ocean City," and one . .! crying, "I don't." | Two tramps from Atlantic City ; j that blew in and blew out with a, prize. John Heavclow— Dressed as a French Colonial soldier, carrying the Sentinel's banner; "We lead — Others | Bill Kautchman as Babe Ruth, the| mighty swatter. Bill was bam storm- ' ing. ° The Twins with thc Teddy Bears— . I Don't know who they were. Mm- Wei sen thai — As a Colonial , Grandee. 1 Miss Edith Collins— As Sis Hopkins. 1 Farmer and Clown— Bob Nelson and I Claire Lear. io Billy Gilbert— A wildmart, leading ss the Red Onion String Band. ' Maurice Gandy — The Italian woman as with his brother Lew as "the wop." ». Betty Rogers and Margaret Gilford—The bathing kid*. Bare arms t- ami shoulders, yellow and blue eosrs. tumes, with white slippers and stock - inRS. Is). The Bugle and Drum Corp of the in- j Veterans of Foreign Wars under the ! leadership of Maurice Wriggans. Is). WILLIAM K. BUCKINGHAM, Jr. i William K. Buckingham, Jr., huaj band of M. Ethel Buckingham, nee lM : Smith, died at Allentown, Octol*r 31st ,lc- 1 from a complicaUon of diseases due i to a nervous break down. Several years ago Mr. Buckingham .rat j was Wire Chief for the Telephone Company here and previous to the of time of his death was with the Fire Insurance Underwriters stationed at Allentown. He was a member of on- i Tuckerton Lodge, No. 4, F. and A. M. d1. Services will be held at the reeling denee of William H. Colllsson, Jr., i brother-in-law of Mr. Buckingham, at M.| the former's residence, 432 Asburv ; avenue, Friday, November 4th, at S am. P. M. Ocpan City Lodge No. 171, F and A. M-, will have charge. Rev i John MacMellen. of Atlantic City, wll officiate. : • ON VACATION line, Joseph Cox and Parker Miller, o i of the Post Office for ee are enjoyini their vacations at the present time. Amenca. ' ]

ARMISTICE DAY / j To he Fittingly Observed in This City I On Armistice Day, memorial serv- , ices will"!* conducted in this city by j Morgan-Ranck Post. American Legion, at thc Memorial Thblct in front of • j City Hall, with Chaplain Dr. Hiindley ' presiding. On Friday, November 11th. 1921, at 11.05 o'clock, the people of the city, with the school children, are requested gather around City j"®" for the u seniccs. Thc opening nywm will 1* " j "America." By request of President e j Harding, everyone will stand at atten- P I tion in silence for two minutes at two 5 j minute.- after twelve. Taps will be b | sounded by Buglar Maurice Wriggins. ti j Invocation by Rev. M. M. Lewis; open- a jing address by Assemblyman Andrew jC. Boswell ; Legion address. Chaplain I Handlev and thc closing hymn "Bat- * tie Hymn of thc Republic." v PERSONALS The wife of Rev. Wm. H. Luther J has been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. 1 Frank Smith, during her stay here. 1 They visited their mother, who is con- 1 1 valescing at Aldene, Salepi County,!* N:J. I1 Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dittrich motore«l to Philadelphia Saturday to attend ' the Penn-Pitt football game. The first meeting of the 500 Club of which Mr. and Mrs. Dittrich are mem- 1 bers, was held Saturday evening at the home of Ivan Baehman, 6141 Oxford street .West Philadelphia. Wilton WillcU and Miss Mary' A. Thompson have reported for duty i again. Horace F. Smith anil Ed Jefferies i are substitute carriers at thc Post Of- | fice. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Mr. Robert Woolston, a soloist of; = wide and successful experience, is now . ta a member of Holy Trinity Choir. He t*gan his career- as a member of thc S. first Boy's Choir at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Camden. Since then he has been soloist in thc Church of the t- Epiphany, of Camden; also the Church P- of the Redeemer, at Broad and Oxford I®* streets, Philadelphia, iff Mr. MacMurtre, baritone, also a member of the choir, is a singer of nd experience. d; >f

RESOLUTION , The following resolution was passed i at a recent meeting of thc County Medical Society. Resolved that the Cape May Medi. j cal Society, is opposed to any inter- j pretation of the National Prohibition | which imposes on the medical j profession the distribution of alcoholic ■ i and condemn any physician , druggist who shall abuse the rights j ! given under these laws. HOLY TRINITY0 P. E. CHURCH There was special music both mom- ; ing and evening last Sunday' at Holy ■ Trinity P. E. Church. A duct— Lore Devine — and solo in the enthem, "Thc Day i* Past and Over" were beautifully sung by Mrs. Dunstan and Robert Woolston. In the absence of the rector, Rev. 1 J. W. Watts, services were conducted | = by Rev. Hanger, of Haddonfield. This j . . | coming Sunday Stainer's ^Communion j . services will be sung. FISHERMEN LOST Eleven fishermen of the Consoli- . . dated Fisheries Co., of Anglesca, were I lost Tuesday presumably on the bar off Hereford Inlet. Two boat* were [ lashed together anil had been out pulling the |>olc* of the pound and > were returning with a load of poles when it is supposed they went ashore - on the bar and were capsized. Only it three bodies had lieen recovered up to - Wednesday afternoon when the Scn- - tinel went to press. e UP-TO-RATE BAKERY e Valet Baking Co. announce that they are equipped to serve "the public and organizations on short notice. Read r. their advertisement in this issue of i- the Sentinel. <t October 27, 1921. 'C Mr. John R. Groves, 635 Asbury Avenue, m Ocean City, N. J. ie Dear Mr. Groves: ie | thank you for the eopvof the re circular letter sent by you uhder date at of September 26th to the voters of the of Second Ward. ( d. Biru the press I 'note thelFiwaponsc ii- resulted in your re-nomination. This r-. re-nomination showed that your' friends, neighbors and those who know ; ry you best had no question as to your j L ability to properly conserve their InF. terest in County matters. You are !v. entitled to the support of Republicans j "ill at the coming election and doubtless, if elected, your voice and vote in the Board will be, as ysu believe, in the interest* of the public, of Yours very truly, ng «E. B. BACON. j. Paid for by John R. Groves.

This Ad. is like out Prices— JULIUS ROTHa it's placed at the bottom 9i7 asbury avenue

Camp Ground Question Before Commissioners Again Mayor Thinks It fs Time To Start Work Of Filling and Grading T/hat the time has arrived to fiiuJ»n*Ahe land cffecteil by the assessment, ways and means for filling ami grifl- tha) the Board of Commissioners of ing the Camp Ground is an opinion thd City of Ocean City will take up expressed by Mayor Joseph G. CMam- the report for consideration jpnd conpion at the Commissioners' meeting firmation at a meeting uffoud lmar.1 Monday afternoon. Directors Camp- to I* held on thc 21-t day of Novemand Corson agreed and the mat- l*r. 1 '.'2 KN ter was referred to the Commissioners The above resolution was duly a< a whole. adopted at a meeting of the Board of A letter to the mayor from Clarence Commissioner- of Ocean City. New L. DuBois, a property owner here, Jersey, held on the 31st day of Oeto-w-as read, wherein Mr. DuBoiso ad-j ber, 1021. vised the widening of the Boardwalk Bo it resolved iy the Hoard of Lomto 42 fret as far as Fifth street. miasioners of Ocean City, New Jersey. Another letter was read from the that the report of thc Commissioner* >11 Cedar Forest of Cape May Coun-jof At -es ment, contract No. 714 be re-. tv thanking the Commissioner* for the 'coived and that the City Clerk giro use of the music pavilion in coiijunc- j notice according to the provis.ons of tion with their ceremonial here, and , the law of this State to thc owners | expressing their pleasure of thc four- of the land effected by the j testes received in this city.- that UtirBoard of Commissioners will In reference to the relocation of thc take up the report for consideration , Boardwalk, Mayor Champion stated and confirmation at a me. ting of saifl that there had been n mecling held board to be held on the 21st .lay of , r last Friday of thc property owners November, 1921. interested, namely; Hffhacom Bros., The aboVe resolution was duly , Mr. Sehellenberger and Mr. Stanton, a.lopte.1 at a meeting of the Board of and a request submitted for thc re- j Commissioners of Ocean Cn -. New location of the Boardwalk from Sixth Jersey, held on the. 31st day ot Octostreet to Doughty's Pier, on a line | h®f. l^ly further aecanward than thc line as 0 presented at thc meeting of a week! A .CURIOSITY s ago. j B. M. Darby, rummaging around, The following resolutions were pre- 1 found issues of the Ocean City Stansented'by Commissioner Campbell and ; .lar.l of 1KS4, Voluijie 1, Numl*ra 1 adopted as read: . | to 13. The issue of Thursday, OctoBe it resolved by the Board of Com- 1 her 2, carries on- the front page, the f 1 missioners of Ocean City, New Jersey, | Republican Ticket, for President, v that the report of the Commissioners James G. Blaine, of Maine. For Vicee of Assessment, contract No. 709 I* President, John A. Logan, of Illinois. c received and that the City Clerk give The Ocean City Standard was pul>- „ notice according to the provisions of lished by Robert Fisher, Editor and e the law of this State to the owners Proprietor.

h J I EXTRAORDINARY SEASON By Popular Demand

Strand Theatre ^ \yill Be Open Thi# Saturday Evening Program includes Pre-release Showing of MAY McAVOY "MORALS" LLOYD COMEDY Pathe News and Pathe Review YOUR HEALTH Do you valuy It? Of course. When rick why do you consult a. doctor? For his knowledge ami skill. Who judge* his qualifications? The State by its license, granted him only after rigid examinations. Do you think it can 1* too particular i'n requirements as to education, training and character? No. Do you not expect | him to diagnose the illness of wife or child, as well a* to apply > treatment? Ye*. Then you think the practice of Healing Is im- < portant unci responrihlc? Certainly. And that this applies also to the allied profession* of Dentistry. Pharmacy and Nursing? Yes. J Finally, you believe that the State should continually safeguard ' j them for your benefit ? I do. THINK IT OVpR The Medical Profession is constituted of trained men and women who have qualified in fundamental knowledge of diseases, U*ir prevention apd cure. The i true welfare of patient* demands no exclusive dogma, but- ability > to make diagnosis an.l select fitting treatment. TVs may inelmle « a great variety of means for their benefit. If Health w your most * vmluaole asset should not the State, in health laws and their administration, consult those H has specifically examined and licensed for such work? Should it not demand of all "practitioner* Uniform Requirements for Uniform Responsibilities? In the legislature— 1921— some Legislators voted against these safeguards of Educational Standard*— against thc people's welfare. One of these was Senator Bright, of Cape May. VOTE AGAINST WILLIAM H. BRIGHT For Senator

Nol»— This set ion i. «ri«l» non-pnrtlran nisi onljr to m*Int*iB the hish odn rational «u4u4 of tha State. Paid for br Cape Max Cooatj Medral SocWtx.