Ocean City Sentinel

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VOL NDII No. 35

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1922.

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Comprehensive Publicity and City Advertisement Campaign By Chamber of Commerce („MI;MI'I. VTKS ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLICITY BUREAU Wi l li EXPERT IN CHARGE. OUTLINED SCHEME IN\Ol.VKS EXPENDITURE OF $30,000 IN PUBLICITY

Publicity awl .-ciciitific city ail-j uTtl-i'ii: were tlie predominating! . . .lelibcratinn ami discus-; ,ai I ho las tmceting of the IVrao i'il\ Chamber of Commerce j i ,.f (i . • 1 1 > Ilall, on Tuesday even-1 1 inf. I Xi, c .iileinlance was by no , ,i- large as usual, nevcrthc- < It.- tin r present hud evidently i , a glowing vision, of the | I,..,,.; possibilities of a wise i • q- manlike scheme of city i l„ ail, -."it their plans to the c.\- < lent of thousands of dollars, out of tlieir private purses. i K . -nntc unaccountable reason, ' I'm .on i t e. M. Sutton was un- < al.l.- .. is' present, although it ' "«.i- '.iily anticipated. Re - would | N,. M ie any of the Vice-Presi-ilrni on band, consequently the j &TMtaiy, F. I <eroy Howe, called i tin is^ing to order, and invited I tin- r a pan y to select a Chairman, i (in the motion of R. W. Ed- c o ,-n . Hiram S. Mowrcr .was ; •mi! • '.and the meeting proceed- | ,-.i ler his aide direction, to an i f|"., It.nl, in the history of\ Ocean- i - - I In t lie nbscncc of the xhitinncn I of various committees, the; I " ».-ii i1 quota of reports were not c H. II. Cooper, Jr.. chairman of I li- .i.'.fer with the officials of the 1 !'• ' vlvania Railroad Company. | N ' - St. vet approach into the t ci>> 'presented a very satisfactory \ I seeming, Mr. Cooper's re- > ■'i|ue : was very sympathetically i or i\ rd by the representative of t llii- mmpuny, "whom he coiftulted, ' the latter gentleman assuring him t tint the Pennsylvania Railroad; I Company, had the interests of I Or* .in City at heart, and would bc'< ready to co-operate in any scheme, ' for the advancement of the city's ; I S|K-aking in liehalf of the ChamI- ' Commerce, Mr. Cooper re-;: 'Sir led the company, to fill in the i •ground to n reasonable grade, on • •tlicir property adjoining the bridge and vi'anl to the city p fifteen feet trip of. land, for the purpose of • widening "the street in that viciniThc Company's representative 1 ' ,i r, desired to know, what ' would I* requested of them •f they granted the request. Would the tilling in of the ground indi••■ii'-. , render the company liable to a- e- smcnt for tlie improvc-iiii-nc would the company lie ns-e.-scd in part or wholly, for the curbing laid down.

Mr. Cooper obviously could not o answer the questions, inasmuch as t tin- power wa* vested in the hands p of the City Commissioners. c W|ien.Upon the Company's rep- t ■"'■'mtative suggested, that the Ciambcr of Commerce appoint a c ^r"i uniiioe, to confer with Hie « Commissioners upon the t •lie til.,,, involved. He further c that a strong ltj{ter, em- s •aiatiiig- jointly from the City I miimissioners and the Chamber s '■ 1 "minercc acting through the i: committee, be sent to the i diiL-ctors of the company, the let- s contain all information con- t corning the assessment , involved i "I the requested improvements ( l'"t into effect. Mi; Cooper's report was recciv- ( <d with gratification, and his com- I V """"'C were instructed to confer i / 'he City Commissioners, on ( 1 suggested. t *~* ^iii-.pers of "something big do- s had liccn in circulation prior i j" : meeting, and something a wave of excitement passed I 1 'be assembly, when Chairman i Mowrcr, ca-'letl upon Mr. Goetz, as I uortnnn of the Finance Com- I •hp. tec to report.. In turn Mr.- 1 '"S'U railed upon Russell' H. Nul-j ' • present tlie report. i ■Mr. Nulty's report might in fiict | •'ailed the joint product of the ublicity Committee, of which he i '; ciiairntan, an.l of the Special ■ r "lance Committee, of which he i A' an earlier meeting of the ' ' ' " d'er, the Puhlicity Committee : •" instructed to outline a com-;, r- entave program of publicity ' •■'"I city advertisement^ with the' new of presenting the same to the j

! quest that tlie latter body, make an appropriation in the coming year's budget, to carry out the requirements of tiic scheme. This had been done in an exmanner. The tentative program would involve, an expen-1 liture of $20,000, as compared with $6300 this year. The outlined plan included, among other things, the provision of ff.000 for advertising, provision for the publication of a creditable ' booklet, and for the Fourth of Julv|' celebration. In addition, the scheme presented by Mr. Nulty, made pro- ; vision for the establishment of a i city Bureau of Publicity, in charge' : I'f an expert in that particular department, engaged at a salary of $3,0(10 per year. Mr. Nulty carrfcd the perfect and full concurrence of the meetwith him. when he stated that i Ocean City at this period of its i career, could not afford to rest upon its oars. A definite, systematic , and comprehensive campaign of puhlicitv. under the direction of a who could afford to devote j his entire time to the duties, was Here Mr. Goetz 'entered into the scene. During tthe week, Mr. Goetz, as the speaker said, had accomplished things which almost staggered the imagination. He interviewed several gentlemen , and secured pledges from them of; each, to bo devoted to a great publicity campaign. These men had signed on the understanding,, that the City Commissioners 1 ; would appropriate at the least, an . ei|uai amount towards the moveMr. Nulty felt arsurred, that if;' thev could approach the City Commissioners, with the information ! that private individuals, were pre- ' pared to subscribe $10,000 towards ; givng Ocean City the publicity it deserved, they could not refuse to ' appropriate an equal amount, and! the sum up to the required! $20,000. Doctor Allen Corson, following Mr. Nulty, expressed his approval i of the outlined program, in gencr- ' al. In one thing however, he dif-j • fered, he stated. $20,000 for pub-; . licity was a splendid advance over; the present year, but it was not ! ■ sufficient. He felt that if a number of private individuals, were; ■ willing to subscribe $10,000, the : City should at least appropriate i $20,000, and raise the fund up to I $30,000. Reulien W. Edwards agreed with • Dr. Corson, that the city's appro- - priation should lie at least an - equivalent of two to one. The City1 ; was in all honor bound to make the coming year, the greatest year of publicity campaigning ever

thought of; in honor bound to the f people who have been induced to j into Ocean City, and invest | their money. i t Chairman Mowrer and others contributed to the discussion, all on the one point fully agreed, that the City at large should at least contributes twice as large a sum,' that raised by subscription. As. Mr Mowrcr stated, the money 1 spent in city publicity should come ' directly out of the taxes. It was ' neither just nor equitable, that a snjolVbody, of men should defray 1 the expenses! of n campaign, which would benefil all to the same de-(> gree. Finally it was decided, that the , ' Chamber should go on record ' heartily endorsing (he tentative ' ■ plans of the Puhlicity and Finance I Committees. It was also decided i that Mr. Goetz and his committee, i should contribute their efforts to ■ • raise the $10,000. and that they i : should appoint a day. when as I large a body .of representative,' i men as possible, could wait upon I i the City Commissioners, present I •■their scheme, and ask the latter. I . j body to appropriate to the same . ' ■ purpose, a sum of money the : I equivalent of twice the amount J t pledged. : Reuben W. Edwards carried the : ; older inhabitants of the city presI cut, back to the days when Ocean s ; City, staged Us wonderful Bay 1 | Carnival, known as "A Night In 8 ; Venice." i The "Night in Venice Carnival," - said Mr. E.I wards was the most ! beautiful ever seen on the coast. t It was a type of festival, which) t j Continued on Page Eight

I CELEBRATING FEAST , OF TABERNACLES AT , FIRST M. E. CHURCH UNIQUE SERVICE IN AID OF [• HOME FOR AGED AT OCEAN GROVE Dr. John Handler has*, perfected i plans for holding next Sunday, at i 'he First Methodist Episcopal' I Church, two services which in the _ days of the Pilgrim Fathers, were i regarded as the most important I in the annual calender of the Church. . e In England the custom is still 1 _ i universally observed, hut known ' I Ute Annual Harvest ThanRsr Dr. John Hnnillcy's designation | r of tlip event, as a celebration of i : the Feast of the Tabernacles, gives. t to the custom the virtue of great--,.Jcr antiquity, and scriptural auThe Rostrum and the pulpit will , -present a wonderful scene of » beauty. Flowers, fruits of the ' s" field and orchard, vegetables- audi -.herbs, will lie there, representing, f the gratitude of the people, and i silent tokens of thanksgiving, to j [ the Bountiful God of the Harvest. . In addition all kinds of prose rv- j I cd fruit, jellies and jams, are siJ- ,• - The spectacle will without a > : doubt bring to mind and heart,, c f through the medium of the eye, a ' ; realization of the wonderful pro- a ' j vision made for man through, v ' Providence, which mere words, f were they never so eloquent, could-" f 0 not do. t •i Tlie Feast of tlie. Tabernacles, 1 however, will have a ItenevolaajS 'purpose which should ninkecfoiri- I " slant appeal to the s.vmpatliy of t '[every individual person, privelcged I Hto attend either of the two ser- a t ; vices The proilucc brought and ilis- c 'j played, will I* offerings lain on s the talde for a most worthy cliari- t 1 t}, and will lie dedicated to the | Home for the Aged at Ocean t f The givers whether in the form ; ^ of produce, or of money, will have x the gratification of knoavkig, they have brought sunshine into the c J ; hearts of the aged. i a ; This home in Ocean Grove is a I I ; most worthy institution. Through s I ; the kindly co-operation of the I churches interested, and through i ; the generosity of the wealthy, a" j ; home is proviiled for those w hom . the years have deprived of home. ; . ! Two special., speakers, have ar- r _ - ranged for the day. Dr. James W. r r Marshall of Ocean Grove will dc- i t ; liver the inoriiiiig address, and . Mr. W. J. Halls of New York, will f c lie the orator of the evening. < e Mr. Halls, who by profession is j e n bunker, has an enviable record i o of achievement, in the interests of i j charity behind hihi. h The sum of $200,(100 was raised t towards the Brooklyn Hospital. To ! ".the like extent Mr. Halls is now ! y directing his energies, towards the « Homo for the Aged lit Ocean r Grove. , -1- Tl- LI ...v.IIA.- tS'it llw. Handley is anxious thnt the .

Methodist Church in Ocean , 1 , City will distinguish itself signal- , •: lylv the coming Sunday in giving '.towards this worthy object. JAMES HOWE GIVES PARTY Master James Howe, the son of i Mr. and Mrs. Lcroy Howe, under- i ^ took to give his friends a practical - demonstration, of how a boy's . . party should be arranged and con- . , ducted. ; Instead of "Leave it to George;" , . it became "Leave it to James." , 3433 Anbury Avenue became the . rendezvous of an enthusiast^ afSl 'hilarious crowd, whose skill in ■ "raising the roof," and other inin- 1 j or things of boy activity, were 1 . very ably demonstrated. • James displayed remarkable in1 vontivo skill and ingenuity in the , number of original stunts he introi duced for the entertainment of his ,- guests. i Daddy Howe undertook to prosi vide u bowl of fruit "Punch" for i the occasion. The bowl was slrictt ly of the orthodox kind and size, r the ladcl was a hove criticism. But s'tho Punch! The guests liaif- not J 1 yet been able to decide whether it t turned into Clam Chowder, Chop Suey, or a species of Cough s Syrup. - Anyhow it was thoroughly eni joyed, and from enquiries at the f Coroner's office, it docs not appear n that anything of an -untoward nature has followed the experi- " mcnt. t The gue-i depaitcl proclalning James an iileal host, and his (ii august parent a magic punch man- ' ufacturer.

OCEAN CITY NEEDLEWORK GUILD A meeting is announced of the r Ocean City Branch of Needlework | Guilds, to ,l>e held on Tuesday, I November 21st. Tlie meeting will convene at the! residence .of Mrs. Elizabeth Gaudy ; 100 Wesley Avenue at 8 o'clock. A feature which should add a interest I" the forthcoming meeting, is contained in the infot-ji mation, that the garments ilonat- i ' i cd to the local Branch, will tic on II ' display for the inspection of the! I 'ladies. - " f , 1 • inoiit is iicing prcpareil and every- j | ; Hiily is cordially invited to attend. , Be on hand, the date and place L given, bring your friends,, and!) help make the occasion memorable in the history of the organization, i INFORMATION BUREAU OEVELOPING INTO A PUBLIC UTILITY __ HOWE ACQUIRES: NEW FACILITIES FOR (GREATER SERVICE j t A little over two years ago, F. . roy Howe severcil I rib connec- , tion with the Bell Telephone Com- 1 ( puny, resigning the position as , commercial representative, which j lie hiui hold for a period of twelve | and embarked upon a ncwi| He opened offices ostensibly as adventising agent; but the . .work now undertaken by tlie of- 1 ( ; and the varieil services per- ■ ■"formed for the public are such,' that no single name can lie applied | • The Howe Advertising Agency, I, become a Bureau of Informa-j, tion, a Kec|ier of Records, a Pub- ' , Stenographer, a Visitor's Guide, , Hotel and Boarding House lteg- j istry, and a score of other things , combined. Mr. Howe evidently embarked ] upon the new enterprise, at the | i psychological moment. The ty , i tensive and varied service, he has ] been able to render the public, is j i proof sufficient that such an office j ! needed. Tlie business transacted has ex- ' 1 ceeded the most sanguine expec- ' rations until it lias become abso- < : lutely necessary for Mr. Howe to i secure larger offices,- on a ground ( - Hour, with greater facilities, in ( i order to meet the public demand, j The layout of the new platjt is | 1 admirably suited for his require- < ■ ineiils. The needs of his clients | arc looked after carefully, and in j . strictly private, and confidential manner. ] 1 in the near future, Mr. Howe ' proposes to develop the public stenography department, to still ■ greater proportions to meet the I increasing demand for this partic- " ulur kind of service. Associated with Mr. Howe in j I the offices nt-thc present time, are i Catherine Lindung, and Miss ; • Ward. ' Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Pod- , rick, have dosed their cottage, . ' :,i;20 Central Avenue, and have re- [ ' turned to their home, 1C27 Poplar ' Street, Philadelphia. WANTED— A Wide Awake Man An excellent opportunity is of- i fered a young man to sell Ford - r cars, trucks, etc. Apply at once - to Edward "G. Kurtz, Authorized I Ford Sales & Service, 908 Asbury - Ave., Ocean City, N. J. Phone COO.

I NEW SHOE STORE OPENED N. C. Smith, who was associate ! s formerly with the Parker Store, c has opened a new establishment , located at S13 Asbury Avenue. The premises were opened to s; public service on Thursday, with -• a fine assortment of hoots and shoes on display. In addition to i the usual styles, Mr. Smitli pin- ' t poses to. carry the most popular -jof the standard brands of foot- - J wear, and keep abreast with ali ijthc changes of fashion. t The first pair of shoes purchas- ' | cd at the new store, were sol i to '! Frank Snyder, a dainty little pair ; '[for baby. Mr. Smith tar the as- ■ surance of the patronage, of the 'numerous friends and acquuin- ! lances, he has made in the city. [ OCEAN CITY TO HAVE I BOOTH AT NATIONAL NOTEL EXPOSITION, j OCEAN CITY HOTEL PROPRIE- | I TORS ASSOCIATION PUTj ING CITY ON MAP , i Through the initiative, and en- i I of the Ocean City Hotel i I I Association, and its • < active President, George T. Mann, | ' . Ocean City will be well rcprcscnt'jed, at the National Hotel Associ.-t- i tion's Convention and Exposition. , lie held in the Grand Central i •Palace, New York, November 20- t 1 25th. | 'j Ocean City will l>c represented 1 j a booth in the New Jersey sec- I | tion, a means of advetiscmcnt and 1 i publicity, the value of whicli none I ' can even approximate. People ' I from all parts of the continent will | attend the exposition, and repre- I • sentatives from countries abroad; 1 j and thousands thereby will be i made familiar with Ocean City,; i and its peculiar charms, as an I ' family resort, to whom the I i Those identified with local Hole' ' 1 Proprietors1 Association, who pro- 1 1 to attend the Exposition, in- ' ' elude Mr. and Mrs. George T. < ; the President, Mr. and Mrs. i 1 Elmer S. Schantz, Mrs. Elizabeth J 1 the Misses Maybe rry, Mr. ' ' and Mrs. T. Baker, Mrs. K. A. - Miss Young and James D.;| • Jr., Mrs. Miehener, and | ■ Miss Jcane Maekiin. i 1 During the five days of the Ex- ! i ' position, an abundance of Ocean I 1 City literature will be distributed, I ' Chamber of Commerce | ' booklet. Ocean City Pennants,, I ■ Ocean City booklets provided by! 1 the City, and a special booklet be- | 1 prepared for the occasion. ; i I o CHAMPION WISHES TO THANK i COUNTY VOTERS . EDITOR OF SENTINEL: 1 1 shall esteem it a favor if you will grant inc space, to make a j t public expression of my gratitude' to the voters of Cape May County,' [ for electing me to the office of , Freeholder for the term of three j years. Loyalty tried, tested, and found ' true, is beyond price. I desire • also to thank my friends for their ' untiring efforts on my behalf. 1 It is by virtue of their labors that I survived the avalanche of opposition. Now that my election has liccn - assured, I shall spare no effort to I deserve the confiilence reposed in : me, and to lie of real service to I tlie county at large. t Respectfully yours, JOSEPH G. CHAMPION.

; Still Selling Out! We still have a large slock of Shoes and Hosiery for : the entire family and Clothing for Mm and Boys at prices way below the market. ; DOLLAR SALES Starling this week wc expect to group our goods in lots for $1.00, in order to offer further incentive to bring about quick removals, r ' KKDS FOR lrtUrt S1IMMKK Why not buy your children's Rubber-Soled Shoes for next Summer at Sale Price#. Wc carry a full slock of j the best Keds for the entire family. Goodyear too ! Also t for present use in school gymn wear. ? HOOTS AND RimBERS 1 A large stock of Goodrich Boots and Rubbers at great j reductions. Buy now for rainy days to come. i " COME IN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. EQUIP YOUR FAMILY J r WITH HIGH-CLASS MERCI IANDISE AT SELLING OUT PRICES. J " GRANVILLE H. STEELMAN j 831-833 Asbury Avenue ;

H. S. SENIOR GLASS ATTEND MEETING 1 OF CITY FATHERS, » . ■ ■— r— COMMISSIONERS WILL COS- , FER WITH WATER CO. THURSDAY MORNING Evidently the member.- of the 1 . Senior Clafs of the Ocean City! J High ScliooL have a preference fori r first hand ami direct information. . It appears that the Class is do- , voting considerable time to tlie j ^ municipal administration,, and at ' the suggestion of their principal,; Prof. Reichly, attended in a body ' the Inst meeting of the City Commissioners, held .in the City Hull, ' Monday afternoon. Mayor Joseph G. Champion, at ' the close took occasion to express' " I the pleasure lie experienced from I I the presence of the class. He was 1 glad to see so many present, hoi? .stated, and wished they could find'' it convenient to attend oftener. 1 It was a source of regret to the;* ; Commissioners, that the public did . - not attend the meetings, and famI thcmscves with the work j ? V of the administration, and the! f , problems of city government. j When all went along smoothly, i0 •'the wishes or ideas of tlie public' - could not be heard; but when any- { I thing arose which displeased, the ■ council chamber was licsciged hv j protests. I The Commissioners were often • the victims of adverse criticism,!? I due entirely to ignorance. If the ! : people were better informed, there . • 'would lie less fault found. I Th Senior Class represented Uio ? • of the futiyc, ami he, the ; hoped they would attend! , Mayor Joseph G. Champion, in-.1 i formed the Commissioners, that I • Hie officers of the Ocean City Wat c er Company, had requested n oqj ' I" fercnee with them, Thursday ' . ; moniing at 10.30 o'clock. He expressed a desire that tlie,'; ..City Solicitor, Andrew C. Boswcll, ' • and the City Engineer, W. H. Col-!' i Jr., would also make it con-;r . venient to be present A comniunication was received ; ' • ! bearnig the signature oi Mr. Du-,' ' Bois, requesting that the Board of ' ! City Commissioners include the:' - j erection of an approach to the I i ; Boardwalk, at Chelsea Place, in I . their program of contemplated jnpiJ ; ! provemcnts to the Boar lwa'k, in : l , that section. ; ' The City Commissioners were in , ' " perfect agrecmnnt with the writer, ie ! that an npproacn at the place indicated would be a great convenience j • to the public, and that it could at ' ! this stage of development, be cart- ~i "iily added to the contemplated 1 , plans. i They regretted however, that no ] ' steps could be taken to that end. I ^ I because the property owners inter- ■ " | ested, had not consented that the ; j municipality shouhl take the , [street over, for usage as a public |, 1 highway. ! , I The city engineer submitted , plans and specifications, fo." the r propvi.scil improvement of the ( Boardwalk, there, which were, adopted, and the City Clerk was!1 ^ instructed to advertise for bids, ] under contract 733', 'lie sonic to j ^ : be handed in by Decemlicr 4th. | B A communication was also read ^ n from Mr. Collins, secretary of the n South Ocean City Society, requesting the City Commissioners tr include' in the coming year's Budget, ■ -certain improvements in that sec-. ' tion of the communi"--. Mr. Collins gave a tabulated ilist of the improvement* desired, j which included a.nnng other 'hings two pavilions on the Boardwalk, j one at Flfiy-FIret Street, and thel other at FiftyN'nlh Street, arc j lights at various points, a comfort j station and so-ie street improve-j The South Endcrs are i'lstty proud of their section, ami are de--termined to irakc it compare fnv-j jorably with another on the island.! The communication was ordered! filed for future reference. NOTICE A meeting of tiic stockholders of the Ocean City Title and Trust; Company, will be held at the nffire of the Company in the City of [ Ocean City, County of Cape May, ' Slate of New Jersey, on Friday,! ! November Twenty-Fourth, 1922, at, th hour of .two o'clock in the af- j t ternonn to act upon two certain I J resolutions of the Board of Direc-j ! tors, relative to the increase of tbe| j Capital Stock of the Company. I RUSSELL U. NULTY, - Adv. 2t, SK-tetary.j ( SENTINEL ADS ARE L MONEY SAVERS •s

Progressive League Campaign For $20,000 Launched Monday At Prospective Home SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT MEETING APPROXIMATE $7,000. MEETING AGREES THAT LEAGUE'S STOCK. IN AUTOMOBILE BRIDGE BE DEVOTED TO HOTEL

The Young Men's Progressive ' j .vague, launched its financial ' (drive for $20,000, amid scenes of; j considerable enthusiasm on Mon-j I day evening last, at their prospective league Home, the Hotel Lor- ; mine. It became more and more manias the meeting proceeded, that to use a commercial phrase, the members were completely and absolutely sold to the project. I It was the general consensus of , I opinion, that the Progressive league had arrived at a period in| (its history when, if it was to continue its operations and influence, 1 as a civic organization, with an : enviable record for social service the community, it was imgera- , live that it should sccure/for its; - home and headquarters, a., place ' more convenient and comSlodi- 1 , ous, than the place it has hitherto 1 occupied. Prior to the official launching of, the drive however, some discus- ; 1 isioii arose concerning the disposi-j ! tion of the stock, the League held, 'in the Automobile Bridge Com-| pany. ft transpired that the Pres-j" ( blent and the Secretary, had tacit-1' ly pledged that the Leagues holdin the Company, should be ■ used to purchase stock in the new i Ocean Front Hotel. i Some of the members felt how- : ever, that the $1,000, should be used towards the league's own 1 i project, while others favored a : compromise, suggesting that $500 : invested in Hotel Stock, and 1 in tjie League Home. 1 Tested by vote, it was ultimately ' decided that the money should be 1 invested all in the hotel project, ' in accord with the tentative pledge made during the hotel campaign. Wheredpon the President, outin brief the incidents which , led up to the purchase of the ■ Lorraine, for conversion into , n Club house. Plans for the cam- ' paign were complete, and. the sue- ' ! yes* of the project would be dejAcrtiiii'Sji* by the amount of enthusiasm the members infused into iL Team Captions hail been scl- - reed, and each captain had selectjed his team. Both local hanking institutions .(had been called into consultation, . 1 and the Ocean City Title and • Company had been selected I Trustee. ITesident Pearl then called upon ' H. Nulty to explain the . financial aspect of the drive. Mr. Nulty left no doubt lingerI I but what the investment was ' good and sound. If at any future ' i date the league desired to dispose of the property, it could realize a 1 ; substantial profit from the sale. The scheme determined upon, ! . _l_l .U.

' made provision for raising ' sum of $20,000. Of this, $13,000 ' would be required to retire the c ' second mortgage, leaving $7,000 s for alterations necessary, to equip ( the building properly for Club e ' purposes. '' ! The note Which subscribers were " asked to sign, was of the same F character as those used, during the s j Hotel drive. Subscribers were r j given the privelege of liquidating) I their pledges by instalments of » 1 20% thereby inflicting no hardship ; ' • j upon any individual. ' ' j Mr. Nulty expressed Himself.' *j confident, that if the members of r \ the league threw themselves into . 5 t ' the project, with the enthusiasm « . | they had shown in other undertaki ings, there could be no doubt con- I ; renting the ultimate result. s Lj K. W. Edwards followed the for- 1 .. j mer speaker m an address, full of ' |.| sage counsel and suggestion, pre-;" ,1' facing his remarks with an interesting resume of earlier attempts ' j made in Ocean City, to establish » i a real social and civic renter. : < f It transpired that Mr. Edwards [ ' t organized the first club of the kind ' c in the city. There was a craving ' f for fellowship, mahlfcsted ' among 1 the men of the community; the ap- _ i peal of the gregarious instincts In I t human nature, would not b« de- * -. j nied. il A suitable club house a place! | " ; where men could meet for a . ( s! friendly slkrat hour, had atii) i through the years been one of the) | crying needs of the community.. t '(The proposed new High School, I I with its library, swimming pooL|< I and gymnasium, would meet the ; I needs of the Hty'e youth, but it

e still left the older men still unI ! provided for. f The Young Men's t Progressive - League would, if the project upon -j which they had embarked, was ju- - tiiciously and wisely managed, ' supply the need. Referring to the contemplated t alterations, Mr. Edwards expredksjed^the hope, that the League - would see fit, to have the building reconstructed for club purf poses only, and by no means ate ' tempt to combine it with other v purposes. He strongly advocated . a club house, and not a mixture of club house and boarding house uni der one roof. a The second floor. In his judge- - mcnt, should be' converted into a s large and commodious Assembly b Room, where entertainments and - concerts of a modest character, > might lie held. There was an abundance of talent in the city, f needing facilities and stimuli for - ; development. By such means the ^ - League could derive equally as I much revenue, as it could in at- - tempting to run u hotel or boani- . | house, in connection with their . : dub home. At the request of the chair, the 8 team captains distributed around .• the company present, a number of the subscription blank*, - anil declared a brief recess. I-ater > these were collected, and the ani nounremcnt was made, that ap- , proximately $7000 had been sub- ) scribed. The announcement was | obviously received with acclamation, the company present feeling . that a very substantial and pro- , pitious start, had been made in the ^ campaign. » Harry Headlcy, Spencer B. Swan, Mr. Sharp and others were , heard in brief addresses during the , course of the meeting, or while e the company sat around the tables , regaling the inner man with lib- . eral portions, of ire-cream and . cake. Music featured throughout the - evening, the company joining in j singing the new Song to Ocean - City, and other popular ballads - under the leadership of Russell H. Nulty. s Five new members were added i, to the roll, to wit, George S. Olli ver, William H. Mowen, Irwin I Nicholson, Maurice Hillmon, and Chas. M. Zimmerman. RED GROSS SIXTH ANNUAL DRIVE e 1 INCREASING DEMANDS FOB HELP UPON SOCIETY HOME AND ABROAD

Each succeeding year, since the cessation of hostilities, and the signing of the Armistice, the Red Society has had to meet increasingly heavy demands upon its resources. This was to a measure anticipated, as an Inevitable , product of the process of reeon- , strudtion; but it wa* not foroeen, . could It have bejn forseen, • that the calls upon the society ■jwolud be so heavy, consequently i in order to properly carry out Its ! functions, the Society must Bare -' larger funds at its disposal. ;j It is devoutedly hoped that this year's RoU Call will far exceed i 'any other in its past history. --. 1 In this time and day, it surely . not necessary to enumerate the services rendered by the Red Cross . suffering humanity; nor the • worthiness of its appeal to public .{sympathy. • ' 'll . The work of the Red Cross dur- _ i ring the war, is one of the bright, i and hopeful peges, in the annals of that tragic period. That same .- quality of work, that same degree I 'of service, it has rendered mme- . kind, in helping to restore the Jj ! ravages of war. j Li:® Consequently Hie fiTT* «■ i unequivocally recommended to . every man, woman and child. - gj When approached, H is to he /hoped that no person will refuse -| to renew or take up members**# • JBj i the Society, f«- the very ■«•- J 'iinal sum admL--o - - ■ : ;-i Brawn pudt husk am- M - raining paptn, ssooey, . ticket. : « - Card with naase of Myre A. Sestfe Return 400 Wesley Are. ^ .