OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. ltgJ THBBE

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NEW HOTEL WILL BK UNDER MANAGEMENT OF J. HOWARD 1 SLOCUM, WHO HAS HAD EXTENSIVE HOTEL, EXPERI- '' BSCS IN NKW YORK. SULPHUR SPRINGS, AND PHI LA. ^ — n

The latest addition to the fastcrowing seashore resorts of t|ie South Jersey coast, is the new fireproof, nine-story hotel now in the ; course of . construction at 11th ' street and the Boardwalk, Ocean ' City, New Jersey. i This .long-talked of modem, 1 fireproof hotel for Ocean City, ' soon to he a reality ,is due pri- * murily to the interest and efforts 1 put forth by the well-known hotel 1 man, J. Howard Slocum. In the spring of 1921 Mr. Slo- J cum was induced to take over the " N'ormandie, at Ocean City, on a * lease and management basis, and " was so impressed with the future " possibilities and development of 1 Ocean City, that before being 0 there three months, he began to; make an investigation as to the u interest and support to be depend- w cd upon, in the building of a fire- 1 " proof hotel, carrying an invest- / w ment of a million dollars. While nothing definite was accomplished

during the summer of 1921, the impetus given to the project by Mr. Slocum, at that time, encouraged the Chamber of Commerce of Ocean City to sponsor the project, and, in February of this year, Mr. Edward M. Sutton, President of the Chamber of Commerce, appointed a committee to look into the matter further. In April, a Hotel Committee, with power to act, was iJJi pointed .with Mr. Slocum as Chairman. Soon afterwards u contract was made with the Hockenbury System, Inc. of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for a preliminary survey to determine the actual need for the Hotel,, and support to lie had from the citi- , sens of Ocean City. Their report being very- favorable ,it was de- i termined to go ahead, and wiSi the ; approval of the Chamber of Com- . merce, the Committee engaged the ■ Hockenbury System, Inc., to put , thru the campaign for the sale ofri stock. 1 The site purchased by the Com- ! I

.t - mittec is at 11th Street, facing'1 s south, one of the best corners of!0 - the Boardwalk, and located within - a few blocks of the Railroad Stn- v i Hons. The plot of ground on 11 i which the Hotel will be built, has K frontage on the Boardwalk of * t hundred feet, and goes back ® , Ocean Avenue a depth of four feet. The buildings will » i a little more than half of 11 I this property. The auartment B house, no w on the site known as " Hall, and having six u , large apartments will be moved lt to the rear of t|he lot, and to the "I north side of the property, thus affording an open space between w the rear of the Hotel building and in Ocean Avenue. rc The week of August first, 1922, in selected as being the best P' week for the intensive stock sell- in 'ing campaign. The preliminary Ul j work covered four weeks time, and c< was conducted by Thc Hocken- Sl

nl bury System, Inc., in charre of lc Mr. F. H. Mayer. Very careful iy consideration was given tc the selection of the men on thc Executive Committee. The Com,r mittce was composed of twenty if representative business men, and i, summer residents, of Ocean City, i- with Mr. 'A'illiam E. Massey, as 0 General Chairman. In addition to n the Executive Committee, there h were sixteen team captains, each h team having ten men. Th preparn atory work put in by these differe ent committees, in anticipation of the intensive campaign week, was a most thorough and the drive for e the sale of stock was occomplishil ed within the time limit designat- - ed by thc Hockenbury System, t Inc. In fact thc saje of subserip- - tions amounted to more than the i 1 actual amount aimed at. The goid - was 8500,00ft— $527,000 being sub- ' f scribed, thereby assuring the Com- ' 1 mittee of the necessary funds, to ' f begin actual planning for the I Hotel. "Space does not permit us i • give due credit to all the dif- 1 1 i 1

ferent members on the Executive Committee or the teams, who did most loyal and effective work during the campaign. The Ocean Front Hotel Corpor- , ation is incorporated under the , laws of the State of New Jersey, , with $1,000,000 capital stock, 10,- | shares of $100 par value each. , squire of stock was sold for ] than $100, and none given , (away for any purpose whatever. , In addition to the amount raised, t tliru thc sale of stock, there will h I l>e a bond issue of probably $400.- 1 s 000 to complete the financing. r Thc architect in charge of the work is Vivian B." Smith, of At- 'a City, N. J., and the en- tl gineers associated with him are a Messrs. Douglas, Sprague and li of 107 West 13th Street, si New York. N. Y. Both firms be- fi ing well qualified to take care of tt respective work of planning ;m and supervising the erection of In hotel. It will be remembered in that the architect, Mr. Smith, was ol one selected for the building ni of Thc Breakers, Atlantic City. ch The architecture of the Hotel ^ will be Spanish 'in type, modern O every way, an dwill have 230 B> with baths, every' room hav- 6' ing lavatory and toilet, with bath ot possibilities, and with many hav- w ing private baths. The foundations were put in by The Raymond wi Concrete Pile Company, 90 West Street, New York, N. Y. The K» ,{ frame is being fabricated and

,1 erected by thc The Belmont Iron e Works, of Philadelphia. The hotel i . proper will I* 100 feet bark from' the Boardwalk. There will be y eight up-to-date stores on the ,1 Boardwalk. The exterior walls will be of hollow tile, faced with"' „ brick from thc ground to the first n sleeping floor, and from the first e sleeping floor to the roof will be h of hollow tile and magnesite _ stucco. The roof will be covered with fireflashed Spanish tile. The f construction of the stores on tiho „ Boardwalk will be of a similar r type of material. The building is . the "U" plan, thereby giving the greatest number of rooms an ocean exposure. On the ground floor will be the ; . entrance from list sreet to the i I men's olungc, billard room, ele- ' . vators, barber shop, etc. Here i ■ will be a driveway, at the south- ] i west comer for arriving automo- i . with a covered porta cochere , i i and an inside hallway to the lobby. 1 i . this floor elevators ami

; marble stairs will take the guest 1 to the main exchange. On the ground floor will be the' Bath Department for men and; women, lockers for surf bathing, ' shower baths, also a large out- ! door swimming pool. At the west • end of this floor will be the bar- ' shop, cigar and newspaper j 1 stand and valet. The boiler room,; Store rooms, refrigerating plant; and other mechanical ami engineering departments for the operation of the hotel, will be located on this floor. A large space has been set aside for the Children's playThe Exchange Floor, with an| approach from the Bourdwwulk, i • thru a beautiful marblc vestibule ' and paml room, will be a most de- . lightful place for the guests to as- 1 ; semble. The main lobby will lie! ] furnished in the best possible' and in keeping with the! magnificent building. Here will the main office and public writan drest rooms. The private ; office will be located on a mezzagallery. The telephone exwill be immediately behind I the main desk. Leading off from ' the main lobby will be a lounge- - ftailcry. and on one side being thc spacious ballroom, and on the , other side the private dining-room where parties and clubs can be taken care of. These two rooms with the main dining-room, which : is at the further end of the lounge- ; gallery, can be thrown into one , be thrown into 't d r ij t;

I large enormous room for the en-i i tortuinmcnt of large gatherings.! | j The main dining-room will be cap- , ! able of seating 400 people. These j ■ . rooms will be tastefully decorated ' " . so that the wholo appearance of i the exchange floor will be in keeping with the general architectural t ' scheme of the hotel. From the ballroom a few steps will go down . to thc Sunken Gardens, where — . j fountains, varied colored lights ti I and beautiful shrubbery will in- . deed transform the open court, in- . to a veritable fairyland. Here re- • freshments may be served to the ; guests during dnncing and other J* ; features of entertaining. Four hundred feet of porch space has been provided for the i guests of the Hotel. These wiU be both opened and closed. 239 feet on the Exchange Floor will have | southern exposure and on the next porch floor there will be 200 feet j of opened and closed porches. In j> j these solariums, the guests may U| rest and have an unobstructed 1 (Continued on Page Six) m

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| ROY E. DARBY NAMED WORSHIPFUL MASTER fi RIGHT WORSHIPFUL DISTRICT fi DEPUTY W. E. BROWN I ' INSTALLS OFFICERS Roy E. Darby was elected to fill ; the ..ffice of Worshipful Master. I by Ocean City Lotlgc No. 171, F. land A. M., for the ensuing year, j Tlie meeting was held Thursday evening last, with a large atI tendance present. The complete roster of official | elected were: Worshipful Master, 'Roy E. Darby; Senior Warden, Clinton B. Price; Junior Warden,' Wm. H. Beeglc; Treasurer, Past Master Wm. E. Lake; Secretary, 1 Past Master Thos. J. Thorn; proxy | to Grund Lodge, Lewis Gundy; Trustee for three years, Dr. M. B. Stannard. i The appointed officers of the year were: Chaplain. Past Master ( W. M. Ranck; Tyler, Ralph Sutton; Senior Deacon , J. Edward Junior Deacon, George E. , Dunstan; Senior Master of Cere- I monies ,H. St. Clair Thorn; Jun- ^ ior Master of Ceremonies, E. Maylin Robinson; Senior Steward, Natlianiel C. Smith; Junior Steward, Carl Kelk; Marshal, Lewis Gandy. The new officers were duly installed by Right Worshipful Dis- • , trict Deputy W. E. Brown of At-' City. Then ew Worshipful Master is receiving the warm congratulations of his numerous friends ® upon the signal mark of honor ) and esteem which has been con- 0 upon him. <> COMMUNICATION '< the Editor of The Sentinel, . f Dear Sir: — The solemn Advent Season tl draws near its close; like a benediction its still hours, calm our $ lives. The dawn of Christmas draws near, and it seems heralded $ by a joyousness of Spirit, akin to what at.. times, our natural eyes C in great "Northern Lights." is everywhere, in tl home, and shop, street and church. » carols never sounded more p sweet than in this year of Grace e1922. n We wish you real Christmas it joy — tho same, to all your readers. Unknown, yet all seem so h friendly. We may meet as Strang- J.

I iers, yet in a few moments a kind- s | ly thought Is expressed, and c It Peace and Good Will look out of f the windows « of the soul. Ever i J inspiring is the thought of the Manger, the Babe and the Mother, f P Ever mysterious, the miracle of t "Tlie Word was made Flesh and v dwelt among us." ( "God's Gift^ came down from e 1 1 Heaven above, i n . The Gift of a wonderful Life of I Love, 0 : The Gift of a beautiful hope for _ earth; But the world saw only o lowly j birth I And nothing more. > Teach us, O Lord, this Christmas j morn j i To sec in thc manger where Thou wast bora. The Gift that is hidden, tho God' had veiled, That here, where the sight of the' world has failed. We may adore." (English Card.) THE PEW. jf FATHERS OPEN BIDS FOR BULKHEAD AND LAYING STREET j SUTTON AND COR- li SON OF OCEAN CITY TEN- | DER LOWEST BID The Board of City Commissionera^rat their regular meeting held Monday afternoon, received and Opened bids for the construction of a timber bulkhead, and the opening of a fifteen feet wide street located between Forty-Eighth and Fiftieth Streets. Three tenders were received for following amounts. T. P. McKean of Wildwood, 479^0. Porter-Smith Co. of Ocean City, Sutton & Corson Company of City, $9,941.00. The tenders were submitted to the 'City Engineer for scheduling, with instructions that he should present his report, at an adjourned meeting of the Board of Commissioners, to be held Friday morning, at 10 o'clock. Mayor Joseph G. Ohampion In a report from Capt. Jamee, in which was given e

detailed account of the activities I of the Beach Patrol during the past season, and of the supplies ■ hand for the coming Reason. A communication was also reed F. Leroy Howe, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, conveying th« information that the at its last meeting had endorsed the establishment of a mercantile tax, and petitioning the of Commissioners to favorably consider the suggestion. Ocean City's LEADING Advertising Medium I I THE Sentinel Ratcson Application CALL £ 138-J

. — I Have You all the Money You want r this Christmas ■ If you havc^you arc— one of the fortunate ones — but most (if us do not have nearly enough, and perhaps never had. Christmas time has a way of getting into our pocketbooks and playing havoc with them. There are so many for whom we wish to buy gifts— our families, our relatives, our friends and our acquaintances — not to mention the turkeys, chickens, greens and sweetmeats to grace the home and it's festive board. And all this takes money. This is the time when you would appreciate a big jolly check— but such checks are not in the habit of coming unless the coming is insured. This Bank, however, has installed a unique service which makes insurance possible for you, and if you will hut read the simple details following, and act on them — your Merry Christmas Check will come to you. I Any of These Classes Are at Your Disposal Select the amount you wish to accumulate— and join that . class. Of course, you may join more than one— in fact join all classes if you wish, and so have a generous big check come to you just before Christmas time comes around. In Claw 2, you pay 2 cent* the first week, 4 cents the second week, 6 cents the third week and so on for 60 weeks. Total, $25.50. , _ . In Class 5, you pay 6 cents the first week. 10 cents the second week, cents the third week and so on for 50 wedts. Total, $63.75. We also have three classes ii%hich the payments are always the same, as follows: Class 60—60 cents each week, total $ 25.00 Class 100— $1.00 each week, total 50.00 Class 200—82.00 each week, total 100.00 3 % Interest is added to all accounts paid up on time First National Bank OCEAN CITY, N. J.

. sss Claim Sin. $ (EljnfltmaH ^atrtttga (Clttb »aa la tn, Vtbrt «f UoJm ^ W 5000 @¥a&u>e Hollars A Check Like This Will Come to You if You Join the Christinas Club Now Forming at This Bank •"THE plan is exceedingly simple, easy — and absolutely safe. You make small ■k deposits weekly over a period of fifty weeks and at the end of that time receive a check for the total amount. Thus one dollar saved in the club weekly will bring a check like the above, or FIFTY DOLLARS to you — in plenty of time for the Christmas Season of 1 923. Opposite you will find a list of the class and the amounts deposited and accumulated. Select the one you wish to join — AND DO IT NOW ! We add 3% Interest to all accounts paid up on time