Ocean City Sentinel

' ' • - • i Bl'Y NOW. Ul'lLU NOW ! AND SUCCEED WITH OCEAN CITY - VOI,. XLL— No. 39

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OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1921 UL/Dftix V/ii i ociM i >

American Legion Held Great Rally In This City (i c Street Parade Followed by Dinner and Excellent Program at Biscavne Hotel - --- — ... - ,\\

Morgan-Ranck Post scored heavily lust Friday cvcninRrwIten they brought to .Ocean City hundred of .American I .egion men to attend Hie County rally. The outstanding: feature of the affair ctt the demonstration given tn. three Civil War veterans who stood to receive the thunderous applause of The ridiV. hold at the Hotel Biscaync w hichGipened foTTtie occasion. and followed u street jiarade of the Legion men, headed l.r the Legion's own hand from WiMwood. The Bugle and Drum Corp. of the |_ Rus sell Henry- Post, veterans of Foreign Wars, le.l Morgan-Ranck Post in the parade. To the people looking on, it would seem that every sen in- man in town was in Hie Morgnn-Kanek line of ^ The interior .of the Jiolel was appro- - priately decorateil with the national eolors and represented hours of unselfish work on the part of the -• Women's Auxiliary. As the parade moved up to the hotel red flares were humed. The legion band playeil while the men were marching in. Tables had been spread in the large dinning room of the hotel, through the untiring effort* of the Women's Auxiliary. and there were very few vacant pluces after the men were seated. Members of Morgan-Ranrk Post acted as HP's ami it was easy to pick them out by their nifty new caps of blue and gold. During the supperr music was furnished that altered hctwren the legion band and the Bugle and Drum Corp. and sHrring music it was. The' band made a hit with Commander Trout started things moving by calling on the Post commanders and County officers for short addresses. The fir-t sinker was County Organization Officer Winterburn, who complimented MorganKanck Post on their ability to stage the higgdst rally in the history of the county. He criticized the inefficiency of the Veterans' Bureau and so did the majority of the speakers, The Post Commander of Woodbine said he was getting worried because the next rally was scheduled for Woodbine that would hold the crowd. It might have to Ik- held in the open ("ape May and Cape May Courl House werr the next heard from. The Post Commander from Tuckahoe was introduced as an Irish-Jew. He claimed that someone had made a mistake v because he liailTost eveVything he own ' ed a few night* previous and. didn't have a penny insurance. The roll-call showed that Wondbint had I ft present; Tuckahoe. 15; Capt May, 37; Wildwood. 52; Cape Ma; Court" House, 17; Ocean City, S2 I Oldies' Auxiliary. 10; G. A. R.. 3 nnd right. Assemblyman Andrew C. Boswel saiil that it gave him gTVai pleasur

y to say a few words. He expressed the it sineereity of his feelings towar.1 the ; J n manhood of America. "We older men.- j ) with Hie gray showing in our hair. 1 j i.y must su-p aside and it will be _for I i, you Legion men of the country focar^ J if Roger WiHiuins,' Commander elect, j I" of M organ- Ranck Post, created an out- |, liurst' of enthusiasm with the state- ft ment that he hail just received a tele- " •I phone call informing him that there - as a britle of less than six hours in j f if the room. Repeated demands hmught I .. her to her feet while she was introi,- -lured as Mrs. Clifford Saxton. The .. groom wa* also forceil to stand. You n could have seen the reflection of his i,. face in the dark, as he complied with, it the request. A trying moment ? Yes. ! ] in ("hunt V..C hai rman Wood spoke brief>f ly on cooperation and concluded his j talk with a statement that he had ii- maile up in the northern part of New nl Jersey that in the State, the farther j j l- down you go the better the people j ( ic get. and "we live in the last county." 1 1 The County Chaplain, Rev, John ] j if -Hundley, gave a brief address inltisj •d inspiring way. ,j E. B. Bacon, known thorughout the ! , county as a friend of the American 1 1 legion, told a funny' story of howl titles didn't mean so much after all. 1 1,1 The moving pictures from Germany I1 that were shown recently in Los Ange- | 1" It--." the objects of which were to i spread propaganda, were withdrawn i "f only after the American Legion forceil ( ,rr the issue. This illustrates the strength c" of the Legion. Referring to a home 'I'' for Morgun-Ranck Post, Mr. Bacon l|f said he understood the Camp Grounds ^ were to be filled and graded; that as, others had asked for portions for their If respective uses, he advised the Legion j n- to ask for a place to build a home, 'rt |n closing. Mr. Bacon said: "I believe | as we — you and I — have something in | r- common, — love of country, love of . n- right and justice, love of fair play and gc the brotherhood of man," and to itlus- j trate hi* point he read "The House by ct- the Side of the Road." Cape May County boasts of one ' legionairre in the person of Miss Cora j French, an army nurse and member of ; Is0 the Aaron- Witkamp-Colwell Post, No. "r 23!i, of Tuckahoe. Miss French respondeii with a snappy talk when cailed upon. State Commander Joseph D. Seers jrt told of the growth of the American l,p legion in the State of New Jersey. ,'l,s starHng in March, 1919. In the United m" States it has grown to a membership J"' of oyer a million. In New Jersey there arc 264 post* and right behind the region and surely some day to pa** it in numbers is the Women's ine Auxiliary. The legion must see that 'I* the disabled comrade* receive justice la>' there will be 250 legion men working : the same way. The State Commamler criticised severely the Veterans' bureau and the manner in which the National Guards' ure (Continual OB .".somt Vmat\

ullu> Ulpaupr 3lr. Centrally l.ocntcd in America'* Greatest Family Resort I EXTENDS TO ALL ITS GREENT1NGS FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON

ENGAGEBfENT j Durthra Baron and Wm. J. Gardiner Well Known Young People Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baron an- - nounced the engagement of their daughter Dorothea, to William J. at a card party, held in their | home on*Saturday evening. December 17. Miss Baron is a popular mem- | ber of Ocean City's younger set. Mr. Gardiner is the son of Mr. ami Mrs. William F. Gardiner, well-known residents of this city. Those present at the party when the announcement w'ns made were: Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gardiner. Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Morris. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. Clinton BreekS. B. Swam. Mrs. Frank New- • berry, Mrs. Barber, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jacobs, and E. C. Baron, who had just returned from Canada. The young pecople have been very busy ever sin-e receiving the congratulations of their many friends. CITY TO WIDEN ASBURY AVENUE Received From Business Men — Garbage Contract Awarded

An Ordiance was introduce-! by M Champion at Monday's meeting of the Commissioners to widen As1 bury avenue from Sixth to Tenth; ft streets by taking three feet from each r ' ; side of the pavement. LI I At the same Umc there was received a petition from business men along | the avenue asking the Commissioners I' 1 take this acHon. There were ten of names signed to rite petition. The Ordinance passed first and second *| reading and will come up for third 1 nnd final passage on January 9th. The City Engineer was uuthorize-i ' to prepare plans and specifications i and report with them at the next : , meeting. . The garbage contract was award- t I nl to Edward S. Graham for $8,350. a < A petition was recetvad asking the ( • Commissioners to widen the Board- E , walk from Eighth to Tenth streets c to u width of 60 feet, signed by many f ' of the Boar. (Walk property owners, r s! The perition was referred to the | r Mayor anil Director Cotton, to advise I , the property owners that buildings , along the 'walk should be moved out t ' ] of the way before any action could I p ! Ik? taken. ' i I o t Jj GAVE CANTATA ' * Fifth Grade Pupil* Entertain Parents i > and Friend* j Parent* and friends of the Fifth 1 F . grade pupil* filled the high school as- - a ; sembly room Monday night to see the if presentation of the cantata "Santa , Clause, Sir Knight." Miss Benedict . land Mrs. Sterling W. Cole, teachers " of these two grades and Miss Louisa j I- T. Corson trained the pupils. Following is the east of characters : Santa Claus Ernest Kent Fairy Bountiful Evelyn Little n The Old Hermit 0 shorn Corson V. The Old Witch of the Woods ,1 Marie Downs Prinkle Frank Lanza ra v John Floyd Townsend ,y Sammy Fred Pontiero 1,1 Mabel Jessie Hamer Lo Isabella Evelyn Chester •s Eva Jane Groves Dolly Marion Sinldnsno III Dick Laurence Steelman w Big Little Men— Frdhk Clayton, ig Jack Santiino, Oswald Adam*. Chas. Adellizo. Edward Trout. Kenneth Morey. Joseph Maginnis and Carl Bash» Children of the Castle— Wallace. Is' Parker. Thomas. William. Thurston. Edward, Elsie, Madaline, Leona, Jerry, _ Beatrice. Stanley. Lena, Mary. Grace, 7, Ethel. Bertha and Bernard. Fairies— Trean Benfer, Blair Torbert, Mildred Carlson. Mary CoUUson, | Evelyn Baker and Dolly Kent, i Chubbies— Margaret Qulgg. Vernal Smith, Dorothy Venable, Hazel Thompson apd Frances Sutten. INSTALLING NEW SYSTEM The Ocean City Title and Trust Company is installing improved filing methods. Miss Emma Hann. of the library Bureau, of Philadelphia, is spending two weeks at the institution as an instructor. Every record wall find s place in the new steel transfer . Another addition to the facilities of the Trust Company will be the duplij caring of the number of steel safety ! boxes. The volume of business being transacted has made it necessary' for the bank to insUll the filing system S and increase the number of safety dei posit boxes, which at the same tune, f will offer an-tdditional service to the j« | depositor. I Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jackson will j spend the Christmas holidays in WilI mington. Del., the home of Mr. Jack-

NEW BUILDING FOR BOARDWALK ■ . ... - u Casino Cafeteria Company £ Will Build at Ninth Street \[ and Boardwalk ' The Casino Cafeteria Company will • : erect at Nintli street and the Board- ' walk, on the site now occupied by the s ; merry-go-vound ami shooting gallery. L ■ a miwleni heach-front building so ar- -J rnnge-l that there will he an arcade j, j running from the Boardwalk, pan- j way hack an.l joining a similar at- r ■ cade with an entrance on Ninth stn-et. > ' There will l-<- 1ft stores fronting Ninth ^ street, the Boardwalk and the arcade. ,- The present merry-go-round will Ik? e disposed of. ( An up-to-date one. witli j lifting horses, will take its place. The ( shooting gallery will bo moved to the . rear, and there is a possibility of the . boiwing allies, now at Mooriyn tor- 1 race, being moved an-l given a iocn- | tion in this new building. A new, ornmcntal front will face; the Boardwalk. The improvement will udd much to the appearance of the Boardwalk for the season of 1922 an-l . positively will Ik? completed before the - 1 opens.

BASKET BALL HERE „ ASSURED FDR WINTER : V James E. Lake Has ti (iranled Use of Chapel ti on Camp Ground r The Rev. James E. Luke, one or ' the founders of the resort, has solved ' problem for the members of the City Athletic Association by . I granting them permission to use the . i chapel on the camp ground for the playing of basketball. Since the day* of the obi Armory it has been impossi- " | hie to play the game in Ocean City { because of lack of a playing floor. j Mr. Lake not only gave the association the privilege of playing in the . but has allowed them to make such alterations as are necessary to accommodate a playing cage and spec- • j tutors. . Luther Wallace. Jr., has been very active in securing Mr. Lake'* consent . , and it would seem that tWe who like to play basketball and thwst who enI joy seeing the game, owe considerable i : to these gentlemen for a *tep that - 1 will again place Ocean City it) the s 1 playing field. . ' ; Members of the association arc 1 busy, The chair* in the huildinp have ' j t>een removed and a cage erected. . » Necessary alterations will be made by j the different contractors in the town | who have volunteered the use of n f ! mechanic for one day. Jack Goodwin ' e • has i>en active in interviewing the eonit ; tractors. With the first of the year the build- * ing will lie in shape for playing, m-i B - xchel Henderson state-l on Tueiwlay d that Kid Garwood would more than e 1 likely lie the manager of the team, r Garwood was manager of the bnskctr ball team that played in the Armory. * The Athletic Association from present o ; indications will be able to place a n strong basketball quintet in the field '. for competition among the strongest J- ! clubs of South Jersey. MARRIED IN ELKTON Miss Mary Canutto was married to ' Aaron C. Jernee, brother of Captain Jack Jernee, at Elkton, Md- on Mon- ■ ' day, December 19. Jemee is a mem- '! Iier of the American Legion, having seen active service with the marines. „ Mrs. Jernee is well known in Ocean ""'Miss Margaret Jane Logwoll. of z Philadelphia, was married to Haroltl 1 Everett Saxon, of Ocean City, on Fridav, December 16th, at Elkton. Mr. and Mrs. Saxon returned to Ocean City in time to attend the Legion ralst ly he'd at the Hotel Bincaync, where ig they received quite an ovation when vo the announcement of their marriage is was made by Roger Williams the new in commander of Morgan-Ranck Post. ill a er CHRISTMAS CANTATA , Spend your Xmas eve at the First M. E. Church, where the entire eve- "" ning will be devoted to music by a lV large chorus choir under the direc1R tion of Prof. Harry H. I^ke. or The choir will consist of about 2a 'm voices, many of the best talent in the le_ city, and will render cantata entitled If- "The Christ Child," by Petrie. he There wi'.l be no charge but a silvet offering will be nppreciateil. Bring yourself and friends. 'il- Mr. ami Mrs. John E. Johnson, ol :k- Moorestown. will spend the Christmai holidays in Ocean City. -w *t 1

AGEI) RESIDENT DIES j Mr*. Arthur Wa* 9ft Year* Old and Mother of Mr*. IL. B. free Mrs. Lv-lia Arthur, who would have W-ci, 95 year* ol-l Momlay, died Sunday at the home of her daughter. Henry B. Ore.-, wife of County Freeholder Crec in this eitv. She had ill two weeks, although -dw? had 1 hoeri failing for a few weeks. Death was due- to old age. Mrs. Arthur wa. In.rn in Philadelphia.' and had live.1 in Ocean City for neatly six years. She wa* the widow' iff Robert M. Arthur, who was a grocer in Philadel- cphiaN. She leaves two daughters be- e sides Mrs. Cw. They are Mrs. J. a Henry Julian and Mi Catherine W. s both of Philadelphia. She was a member of the Methodist < Episcopal Church eighty year .. hold- I ing membership* in the Wharton Me- 1 mnrial Church. Philadelphia, for thirty h year*. Her father ua* Joseph Kill*. n day* of ' Philadelphia. Her grand'- t was Samuel Crispin, who owned and conducted n shipbuilding plan* \ , Kensington. He is said lo have , built the first vessel that saile.1 the f Ohio River. j f

WELL KNOWN YOUNG COUPLE TO WED ; Miss Mae Hoeffer and N. C. ! 1 Smith Will Many in Spring Mrs. D. B. Hoeffer announced yesterday at Reading. Pa., the engage- , ment of her youngest daughter. Mis* Mae Hoeffer to Nathaniel C. Smith, of Ocean City. For the past two years Miss Hoeffer has been associated with the realty office of H. F. Stanton ina graduate of the Bishop- ; thrope-Manor School for girls at ' South Bethlehem. Pu.. and Stoner -s Business College, of Reading. Fur some time past she has lieen making her home ticve with Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Mill?. | In the short time Miss Hoeffer hns in Ocean City sho has made many friends anil become populnr. Nathaniel Smith is Jhe son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith, and is a graduate of the Ocean City High School. Class of 1915.. For some time he has been associated with his uncle, George B. Parker, in the retail shoe usiness^i wi)1 probalil y take 1 1 place during the summer season.. Miss Hoeffer will leave Ocean City . for Reading, where she will ■ j spend the Christmas holidays. Dur1 ing Chri.'.tmas week she will lie joined ' by Mr. Smith. Both will go to liar I risburg for the New Year's festivities. -< o RECEPTION FOR PASTOR The ladies of the Bible Class of f the Baptist Sunday School are making .. arrangements to tender the pastor, ■' Rev. Mnrple M. Lewis, a farewell reJjception in the soda! room. Tuesdny ,, evening. December 27th. Every member of the Church is requested and expected to be present. I together with the friends of the y i Church in the community. No further n ! notice on invitation will be given ex'•jcept through the newspapers and from .' the pulpit. A program is being pre ; pared and an enjoyable occasion is looked for. II HOLY TRINITY SERVICES Holy Trinity will celebrate Christmas with music appropriate to the occasion. ° Dr. J. Thornley Hughes will as- " sist the regular choir at the morning service when Stainer's Communion Service will be sung and also a sole * "Voices of the Sky," by Mrs. Ruby s- Dunstan. ...... i 11 At the evening service Mr. Malcolm Austin, of Columbia University, will sing Gounod's "Nazareth."

Bell Telephone Company + Will Improve Service Here Plan! Superintendent Godfrey and Progressive iAjapue Committee Heljl Conference ■ ' — ~

"Plant facilitfl?* suffitfient t.. relieve Ilril congested caMe condition* iti the mirth- «ii* avenue from Fourteenth to Twentieth and Godfrey, Plant Superintendent of the | and Atlanttic Telegraph ami j Telephone Company, at a conference here Monday night between depart- I ment heads of the Telephone Company | and the Public Utility committee of j the Young Men's Progressive League. I I The conference was arranged for by | ' Walter Dittrirh, secretary of the 1 in onler that the League'.- , i a* to the Company'- plan* j fir improved telephone service in . j J. M. Fitzpatrick, District Superin- I tendent of Traffic, talked from a traf- j tie standpoint and stated why the toll J center idea had lieen established. | | From an engineering, economic and" j service point of view, making Atlantic j J City the toll center for Ocean City is i not a question of side trucking Ocean [ ■ City, hut a .question of giving Ocean ! City the best possible service. In other words, there are 05 circuits to Philadelphia from Atlantic City. Possibly the only time that a no-circuit report has to be given would Ik- on the Fourth of July, 1-abor Day or dur- > ing some other unprecedented rush, f Ocean City subscribers have the use . of 65 circuits through the toll center. I where they would have less than 10. with the local operator handling toll' under direct Ocean City trunks. Records show that *0 per cent, of the toll j calls placed in July and August were s completed in ten minutes. r The attention of the District SuperK intendent of Traffic was called to the i. apparent slow service from coin box telephones. His reply was that the s company was organizing to make a v special coin box next year. Most coin I mix calls were toll calls and the largest j | r.i revenue came from toll calls. Thcrefore, it is logical that the company j h desires to increase their coin box c revenue. i? , The two-number call and the special >e party cull were explained. A two- 1 number call i* handled by the local j ;<• operator, while the special party call! is handled by the toll operator. > Elmer Jackson Pearl asked what II the Company intended doing in re-'j r" gard to placing a Commercial repre- j ''' sentative in Ocean Olty to handle new; r" contract*. He stated that the removal ; *• of the commercial representative hail , worked a hardship on the real estate offices because they were forced, as a matter of service, to handle' telephone ; of applications. W. W. Brittain. District ig Manager, replying to this question, j r, said that a study would have to be made of the conditions as outlined by ; Mr Pearl and , the committee would lie informed as to the ultimate deci- , sion. i-- The practice now in force where an 1 it, Ocean City call, placed to Philadelphia h„ for instance, Atlantic City being the toll center, the operator says: "Atianrr tic calling," will be changed so the j x- operator will say: "Ocean City' m calling." •e- City Solicitor Andrew C. Boswell. j who was present at the conference,; made the statement that if the telephone service advanced in 1922 as t rapidly as it hail in the past two year*, there would be a decided improvement. The League was represented by ' Elmer Jackson Pearl. Orville Adams, [ Waller Dittrich, F. Leroy Howe and] Andrew C. Boswell. The Telephone i np Company was represented by W. W. |. '

irlttain. Di-trict Manager. Clinton lislfrey. Plant Superintendent. J. M. itzpa trick, Traffic Superintendent ,{ ml Walter Booz. Wire Chief. f I I j i - §r° ^ u & | Engraved Christmas Cards RIGHT NOW Is tha time to place your order for CHRISTMAS CARDS , j and no store can serve you iietter than this. We have } , tlie largest line of handsomely engraved cavils ever seen in Atlantic City and it will pay you to visit this store. If, however, you are unable to do so, then order via parcel vj post, for there will lie no ex- . !j tra eharge for thia service on all your Holiday purchases. * Special— 12 Cards Neatly boxed aa including Envelopes {I If Postage included "VV ! Other Assortments at 60c to $1^0 Please let us know your wishes. We carry an unusually large line of FOUNTAIN PENS EVERSHARP PENCILS CRANE'S STATIONERY Etc. Etc, Etc. Suitable for Christmas Gifts h If you have not- received a copy of "From Beyer to Buyer." send for n free copy. It is our j ; Christmas house organ and full • of helpful hints. Ernest Beyer Printer and Stafiooer PACIFIC A KENTUCKY AVES ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Tel. 639 .jj J

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