I • Ocean City Sentinel

pOL XL n No. 47

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 192.°,

Price Three Cents

Mr. Massey In New Role 1)ons The Prophet's Mantle § Ocean City In Year 1924 V, |mpstkri.v address delivered before the young men's ^^Bbogressive league, address includes interesth ing resume of early history of ocean city

< -STho Young Men's Progressive ; :?'MHague held one of the most sucmmlul and enthusiastic meetings SSHits history, last Monday evcthat W. E. Massey would address the League, the number of members who atended to greet him, es- < j®levcr has Mr. Massey been! hpard to greater udvanlage. Al- j tpce in public alfnirs, Mr. Massey jpellcd himself on Monday eve- . **agg, and disclosed a view of rich ttmor hitherto not heard so fre88 might l>e ilesired. • IMr. Massey essayed for the ocfllalon to don the prophets' mantle, mi gave an inspiring as well as '(■Busing forecast of Ocean City in year 1048. £H Uccepting Kenan's definition of 1 prophet, that he is the man *frbo with fine imaginative justice, yAjhtly measures the past, and pre- 1 dfcts upon logical premises," Mr. •I'./Jhasey more than vindicated his right to the title, aafe. -prefacing his remarks, by refer ring to the reminiscences of ■ 3s9MRnty Years Ago" appearing in ' Sentinel, and other county pub- ' ^^Hltlons, Mr. Massey said in part:; ^^Hhoughts provoked by these . ^^Hicles have led me to speak to-! KHHU't upon "Ocean City, its Build--.':3b, and a prophesy as to Ocean in the year 1943. '"?gELct me take you back ten years :°^flbgcr than the period concerning jSHHich I shall attempt a prophesy. ^^Bhirty years or more ago, a lit-:

e tic school building stood on the 1 ■ site now occupied by the High si School. Less than half a dozen ~ teachers were sulficient for the number of children, attending with: e Professor Pryor, and Principal . s Thomas, who latter succeeded Mr. j - Pryor, in charge. r When the school emerged into : , j High School rank and standard a ] 11 class of five graduated, of whidi ! your speaker was one. Few present perhaps, realize the ( 1 extent to which Ocean City had; * developed up until that time. Cen- i ' tral Avenue extended south be- j tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth ; Streets; Wesley Avenue to Elev- , cnth Street, while Ocean Avenue i j hail l>een opened only to Eighth' ' Street. | a The population was under 900, i with an assessed valuation of' the : f entire city under $1,000,000. I „ The struggle for a real existence ' began at this period, for with the . ■ - exception of a few individuals we I .. relied entirely upon the Ocean City i s Association, the title owners of ' i about 76# of the entire island. ' r The Association was dominated ' f by that master- workman, Ezra B.. ri l-ake. Mr. Like succeeded in in- ' - and securing assistance 1 : ; from the father of Walter S. Mas- 1 e.sey, recently deceased. 1 r i This Englishman liad some- 1 I- time prior to 11883 completed the ' ii building of the narrow gauge rail- 1 road to Atlantic City, now the, s Reading Railroad System to that ' g resort. Moved by Mr. Lake's impassion(Continued on Page Six)

fpropriations for I schools are set |H RUSSELL HENRY POST IN HP FAVOR OF MERCANTILE TAX FOR CITY At their -lust regular meeting,the Board of City Commissioners ^■fced <> resolution appropriating Igfrtain sums of money for school ^■rposes for the ensuing year. The J^^Bolution was in the following WE IT RESOLVED by the Board j gtS Commissioners of Ocean City, ( •.■pw- Jersey, that there shall be np- , iggBo printed for local school pur■Birs for the year commencing. ^^Kly 1st., 1923 the sum of $54,JWo.OO which shal l>c raised, levied | Bail collected in the same manner moneys appropriated for other ^ H^prposrs arc raised, levied and colHKted; that' said sum of $54,100.00 for the fallowing purposes: HHkrrent expenses $49,800.00 ^ ■Mbpairing, refurnishing HH|arul leasing 2,000.00 ^^^■ecting, enlarging and ^^Bequipping the public ^^Baehools ... 500.00 ' ■S^Mr the maintenance of ^^^pnanual training . 1,800.00 1 $54,100.00 1 j^^Kpurther evidence of the growth . public opinion in favor of a ^^Blrcantile tax came on Monday in form of a letter from the L. i »&ssell Henry Post, Veterans of ' 8Kj|breign Wars. ^Hlt transpired that the Post had., Hnknc on record favoring the tax,' ; jkflHth the understanding that the jHAheilule should be determined by { , City Commissioners, ^and that'i \ '"Ipile sufficiently large to stabil- ] and protect local resident busi- ! 1 ISHbses, it should not inflct a hard- 1 /^Bfcip upon any particular class of ; HHbrchant. Ha communication was also read : □■Laring the names of the Presi^Hbnt and Secretary of the Ocean i ^Hhy Tabernacle Association, stat- ! it thanked the Board, of Com- ] ^Hrissioners for the assistance the i ^^■remen hail rendered in improving ! |g5phe appearance of the camp ^Hround by setting file to the grass. . Another resolution was adopted ^Snaking provision for the employ^Hnent of a suitable person to look ^Hftcr the properties of the fire and ; ^Highway departments. •M Be it resolved by the Board of, ^■Commissioners of Ocean City, New ^■Jersey, that some suitable person ^■be appointed to repair and superH vise the fire apparatus and the H property of the Highway DepartHment as relates to motor vehicles,! and that the compensation o be

1 paid such person shall Ire the sum of six hundred dollars, per annuwi, and paid in equal ^monthly inntallr! ments; that said paymdht I* made out of the appropriations of Fire 1 Department and Streets. ^ In all probability two new- life j boats will be added to the equip- ( ment of the Beach Patrol this year. Mayor Champion reported f that they were imperatively need- ; ed, and he was authorized to se- ~ cure estimates for the buililing of ? two such boays. ! City Engineer Collisson provided f " tentative plansj of the new pavilion to i>e orwtcd, and of the lay- ( ' out of the new athletic field, lioth ( '• of which the City Commissioners . r j will take under consideration. | ' Methodist Missionary Society | I The regular monthly business , meeting of the Women's Home J. Missionary' Society, identified with , ^ the First Methodist Episcopal j j! Church, will be held Tuesday eve- , : ning, February 13th. j The meeting will convene at the , home of Mrs. Everton A. Corson,. j . 730 Wesley Avenue. The meetings of the Society arc , invariably of great interest, and , j matters of first rank importance < to the work, come under study and t , discussion. , It is ilesired that fverv member 1 , j make a special effort to be present at the next meeting. , 1 : 1 SHERIFFS SALE 1 Br virtu* of ■ writ of Fieri Facial, lor I - aaie of Mortiraml Prvmtiei. to ma diruetf id. iaiucl out of the Court of Chancery | In Hafieieii a Co.. a corporation. Sr . are lj romplaioanta. and William Davli. et ux.,' ' j rale at publle vendue, on , tj MONDAY. MARCH J. 112}. t! o'clock" p.'m.. •S^.VST'i o'«!ik'lIn i the afternoon of aaid .lay. at the Sheriff*! " , office, in Cape May Court Houie, Cape . ; County. New Jeraey : "'with the appurtenance*, in the Wit of f eocn plaint in the aaid eauae partleuiarly All thoaa pertain tract* or parcel* or 1 land and premlaaa hereinafter particular- | i Ir duaeribad, lltaate in the city of Ocean . . City. In the county of Cape May. nnil atate of New Jeiuer. Tract No. 1.— Be1 rlnnlnr In Ihe^ northwaatcrly line of Wiel ^ " weetwardly from the aouthweaterly line of . . atreet : rontalnlnr aouthweetwnrdly ' 1 alonir aaid lina of Waat avenue aeventy B feet in front or breadth to the northeaiterly line of Fourth atraet : and of that I width exteodinc northwestwardly between . p tinea parallel with and alontr the northI. dred fact to a fifteen feet wide atreet. 3 tlon A on plan of Iota of the Ocean City . kj Tract No. 2,-Betrlnnlntt in the armth,l ; dr**l ftfly feci *outhwe*twardly from the ' i muthweaterly lina of Fourth street : rotij tainio- aouth weetwardly alontr aaid lina . J of Haven avenue forty feet In front or I , breadth, and of that width ealendintt . • lisbTSS It feet to a fifteen feel wide atreet. "* the* plan of lots of the' Ocean City Asm- ; ;- j with irterevt and Sheriff's fee. lo hi add- , b| GBOBCK A. REDDING. Sheriff. 6 CoM*? SfB-i lm 2-J.4epfl20.fl*

brighten up seven garry high jinks [ at marshallville Uncle Al Iiobbins is Hij;h (Jrand Moirul of the ^ Merry Bunch HowTiianv arc there who know, ^ I that Ocean City has another club ' ' to lioost its good character ami ! 1 fortune? Tltc latest addition to i Clubdom is known as the "Bright- | !cn Up Seven." .' ; No, not seven up; imt the ! Up Seven; boys of the j 'I Otis M. Townsend painting de- j ' partment, who under the super- . ' ; vision and leadership of Uncle | 1 of Petersburg, arc war- ' I 1 iranteil to he 100 percenters all to a man for Ocean City, and do ■ things right. Th^Brigliten Up Seven not only " brighten up the surface of build-' ings ami homes, but they make 1 ;a shining light of every Wednes■jflny night, when they meet in their ! j favorite haunts. ^ 1 Last Wednesday night, they ; al the elements, the ter- , , rors of darkness and the roads,; : and following Uncle Al, thev hied! . themselves off to the wilds of M)ir- > shaUville, there to dispel the gloom )j surrounding ^Jrlffffd Walter Bur-1 s,leigh. , Walter, lie it known, is regarde.1 0 f ] in the estimation of the club, as the Champion Com Popper in the " I State of New Jersey. By the same token, as the club 1 . members entered his domicile, be- j' , hold they found Walter in the very . ■ act of performing the sacred rites, A associated with the ancient art of "' . corn popping — an art which is said '' , to have descended down from the:'' . red aboriginecs of this continent. " , ! ThfP discovery filled Uncle Al ^ j with such a frenzy of delight, thnt he instantly broke out into his fa- 1 _ 1 vorite song, "The Soldier's Fare- 1 well", the remainder of the com- ' pany joining in the chorus, with a » hoop that almost raiseti the roof. 1 The tilt of the song immediately . '' affected Harry Robbins' feet, ami presently behold he went cavort- '' 5 ir.g around the room. As a danc- p " er, Harry excells over all comers, s.i declared Mother Burleigh, who u 5 is herself an expert In the trepsi-;11 rhorean art. 4 When the company had practie- v ' ally exhausted themselves with fun f and merriment, a call to the dining j " " room soundest, ami then— >' r Ah well, words fail to desc^boj1' the epicurean feast, spread liefore p 1 the longing eyes of the hungry. P There in royal state around the " festive board,, sat Uncle Al Rob- ' !•;. Haley, William Laughlin, *•' 4 Evcringham. Harry Rob- ^ bins Jr., Walter Burleigh, and C. c Collins, together with a host of r' Mother's and Walter Burleigh's h 1 friends. n ! All tleclared they were cxpori- ° 1 encing "a grand anil gloriou-v/eel- " ' that Is all with the exception w ' of Miss Elennor Burleigh. It so happened that Miss Elea- a ! nor, — who by the way is a charm- P • .ing NIECE of Mother and Walter, — has not yet arrived at the age. e '■ when the feminine gender is sup- t' ' posed to come into possession of ( ■ the gift to rattle off 500 words to il ' the minute, on low gear, conse- fi quently she passed "no criticism on the affair. " All departed for their homes, to e meet again next Wednesday night t! at — but more latter on. n holyTrItT ; lenten services1 SPECIAL MUSI( WILL BE ' RENDERED BY THE^ 1 ; LENTEN CHOIR " ■ Ash Wednesday, and Holy Week 11 ' will be appropriately observed at :|Holy Trinity Church. r The services wil II* held in the s , church auditorium, as nlso will 1 - ! the service of the Bishop's Annual i > Other services will I* held In ; v - the Chapel, 1053 Central Avenue, » Jiin the Rectory adjoing the church, o ' ■ The following order has been ar- s ! ranged for this very important n I season of the year. > -■ Ash 'Wednesday, February 14th: G .'Service in church at 10.00 A. M. ' I and 7.45 P. M. i »i Friday, February 16th: Lenten c " Service in the Rectory al 4.30 P.M. ' These services will be brief and e ' the Lenten choir assisting f ^ ; with the music in the Chapel Sen- " I'ta. ( During the season of Lent, sen- ,| - ices will i* held every Wetlnos- ,• day at 7.45 P. M., and every Fii- : day, at 4.30 P. M. ■ All are cordially Invited to at- , p tend. n I ' ' i

SOME STORY! i A contemporary publication recently made the an- , j miuncement that it contained more inches of ."news and I , ; eililorial" than appeared in any other paper in the county. The' issue, it was stated, contained 418 inches of news and editorial, and 509 inches of advertising, whereas in 'ij the nearest competitor there could be found only 345 inches of news, ami 317 indies of advertising. j More out of curiosity than anything else we ran a rule over the pages of the Sentinel, and found it contained I; 675 inches of news and editorial as against 418 inches and ] ' ; 585 lj inches of advertising. j The measured columns contained no clippings, no boiler ; plate, and no syndicated editorials. Home made for home consumption. As a matter of fact both Ocean City pa|*rs must have been left entirely out of the reckoning. Louis Stecker The Famous Ladies' Costumeur May Open Establishment In This City SERIOUSLY CONSIDERS BUILDING LARGE MODERN STORE. TO BE CONDUCTED UPON LINES OF POLICY WHICH HAVE j MADE PHILADELPHIA ESTABLISHMENT FAR FAMED

There seems every prospect, that j Ocean City will see in the near fu- ( I ture, operations beginning for the c j building of a large modern ladies' ' t : outfitting establishment. I Louis Sleeker of Philadelphia, ■ whose business, conducted from the central offices in Walnut St., , has attained proportions of nation- . al scope and importance, is serious- % ly considering the undertaking, c 'which if it materializes, will prove lone of the greatest assets In view , i of the developments, it is antici- r pated the city is upon the eve of 1 ( : making. , Mr. Stecker, the genius behind t the vast business bearing the name ( is no stranger to Ocean City. Although it may not I* as general- t known as it should be, Mr. r Stecker is moreover on Ocean City ' ( ; booster of the highest type, and , has in his quiet unostentatious < 'way, played no small part in , launching Ocean City's chief civic ( enterprise, the Flanders Hotel. . Mr. Stccker's name was given to,, as one of the instigators of the , movement, in the sense that he , very materially assisted in the de- ( vclopment of the project. The ground upon which the hotel is 1>e- , ing built was owned by him, ami ; 4 purchased for1 his own private cn-;t iterprise. Nevertheless he was pre1 pored to make secondary his own f private interests, for the sake of., community. We are informed morevover. s In transferring the property. „ refused to accept valuable con- , cessions offered to him. Our in- ( ■ is, that hail he so chosen , he could have secured an agree- , ment to the effect, that no ladies' outfitting store, would be allowed ^ in one of the stores associated with the Flanders, in view of the J fact that Mr. Stecker had originally purchased the ground for the ^ i of building such a store. Mr. Stecker however, refused de- r daring if it would I* an advantage r the city to have a dozen such establishments, then let all compct- _ have an open field with no , In due time when the project , was properly launched, Mr. Stcck-,( purchased considerable stock in j hotel, and induced quite a , number of his friends to do like- ( wise. } Mr. Stecker has unbounded faith ( in the future of Ocean City, and ( saw the need of such an establishment as the Flanders Hotel. In an interview with Mr. Steck- ( or the Sentinel enquired If it was ( the gentleman was consider- , ing opening a branch of his business in Ocean City. We reminded him of the large f sign, erected by Mr. Stecker in . sight of the Boardwalk, as one au- ( thority for our information. f "I am considering the matter," , he replied, "If the Flanders Hotel;, will draw the class of patronage hope, to Ocean City, a branch of my business would he a nieces- ( sity. Remember I do not for a , moment suggest that other mcr- . i liants, already doing business in ( City could not accommodate the new patrons; but I specialize , . in my particular department, and i , class of merchandise, and by rea- , "on of the very large business, I , conduct, have means and facilities . service which ether general merchants have not." ' , "Then you have not definitely ' decided to open here, Mr. Steck- i . cr?" we asked. " 1 nm considering," came the i g-iarded reply, "Is Ocean City pre- I ,p .ed for expansion and develop- , n.cr.t t i>on* ::|l lines. There are'i

I who profess to know ; ■ Otcan City better than I do, who; ! claim that while Ocean City is fast growing into a large city, its outis severely circunfscrioed, , narrow and provincial." ; "In what respect, Mr. Stecker, "i >;wc asked. "Ocean City prides it-! !self in the reputation it bears, and. ' , founded upon a high standard ■ 'of social ethics." ! ; "All of which I value and ad- ' i mire," replied Mr. Stecker, "No| ' can feel prouder of Ocean '! City's fair name than I, and if I ' do open a branch of my business ' , there, I shall do all in my powcr !:to maintain it. But there is a"ilangcr in mistaking prejudices for principles. •.The question I am asking, is,1 ' j Ocean City prepared to take a man j ' his personal merits? Is Ocean ' City prepared, to judge a business 'on its legitimate merits? Is Ocean. : ! City prepared to give every man a deal, with no favors and no; '-•petty mean annoyances, and ready! '..to let him stand or fall, by the j ' v.-.luc of the service he gives toj the community? ! If not then I am too busy a and the opportunities else-; '.""here are too promising, for me i to waste my time and energies. I believe in an open field and! [ competition, the public to bc| ;t.he judges. If I come to Ocean City, I shall 1 see to it that my business will he j 1 :: distinct asset, and not a liability. | shall endeavor to supply the very best merchandise, with the eourtsy '[and consideration, which has built [ my Philaiielphia business. I What 1 shall display in my store ! will he a credit to the very Isc.-t ; [lenple who may possibly come to ' the resort. Everything will be ; done in strict accordance with the Stecker policy, the very thing ■ which has brought me success and made my Wajnut Street establishment popular.^" 1 I am proud to say I enjoy the confidence of the very best people ' h4ve in Philadelphia, ami if I do come to Ocean City, my estab- ' there will be conducted [on the same lines and principles. 1 ; And let me add, unless Ocean 1 City is prepared to accept every man upon his merits, as a public servant, which every merchant is, 'Ocean City will not grow to the extent you hope for, were three; " 'Flinders built The more people you draw intoi the city, the greater mercantile accommodation you must provide for. "jlhem. The people who can afford: ■ to pay metropolitan prices for bote) accommodation, will want ! I metropolitan shopping facilities. 1 will wont in Ocean City, the class of merchandise, and the shopping comforts, they get in a metinpolitan city, for which they cam ' : pay, and arc willing to pay." ! Now whatever may be the out- ' come of Mr. Stccker's deliberation ' there can be no question, that a 1 branch of his business, conducted " the manner of the Philadelphia 1 j establishment, would be an asset '! It is not merely the class of " j merchandise, Mr. Stecker liandlcs ; that is of importance; but the rou"itine methods upon which his cs- ' tahlishment is conduced, and the ' accommodation provided.' ' The people, who can afford to for it in Philadelphia and New will demand it in Ocean "City. It is to hoped therefore, that the ' opening of the Flanders" Hotel will -(be accompanied by the opening of such a ladies' outfitting departv

tIOINT MEETING Of WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETIES FEB. 13 j MEETING TO CONVENE AT j THREE O'CLOCK IN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | Tuesday, February 13h will wit- , j; uess a somewhat unique meeting, ; held in the First Presbyterian i I Church. ! A joint meeting of all the Wo- : men's Missionary Societies, associ[lated with the local churches, has; !!''<*■ called to convene at three ! "'clock in the afternoon. ! A program previously arranged - by the Federation of Women's Boards of Missions, representing' all denominations, will be used for j This meeting will afford the J j. society of one church a splendid opportunity to learn what the ! other is doing, compare and ex-; f Ichange i.leas, for efficiently carry- ; [ing on the work. , j It will also enable the represen-i "'jtatives of one denomination, toj i .'earn what the other body is do- ; ing in the cause, and to what fields j of endeavor the greatest attention! „ jis being directed. The meeting should therefore lt 1 prove one of the most interesting (. and instructive imaginable, and it I | is hoped that all ladies interested j ;in the cause of missions, aril! make „ j an effort to be present. | No collection will I* taken". h HEADY QUEEN AND !; HEADLESS_PROPHET" r REV. VOEGELIN TO CONTINUE irj SERIES "TRAGEDIES OF THE BIBLE" ' i "A heady Queen anil a headless s" j prophet," will be the subject of the s' Rev. Chas. F. N. Voegelin's dis- j I course at the morning service onj ^ j the coming Sunday. ^ I This discourse is a continuation i of the series Dr. Voegelin has been [following, under the general cap- '° tion, "Tragedies of the Bible." J I The series have been followed 16 j with intense interest, and witih j profit to those who have attended | regularly. A? the evening service, Dr. ! Voegelin will discuss the vital 1 | question, "How to get in tune." Last Sunday saw the reorganiza- | tion of the three Christian Endenv10 1 or Societies affiliated with the j First Presbyterian Church. ■ The opening meetings for both | the Senior and the Intermediate ^' divisions were an unqualified success. ^ The most satisfactory feature in connection with the meetings however, was the interest manifested "c by all. Ir particular was this evb !t dent among the Intermediates. ° Every member of the twenty pres- * ent, took some activff part in the I le proceedings. R Bearing in mind that the Chris-' 'd tian Endeavor Society was founded r primarily to develop Christian leaders, this interest was most; ie gratifying to the pastor and the 'e superintendent in charge. ^ dr. buck goes to : south carolina ic 4- WILL ADDRESS LARGE CONie V'KNTION OF MEN IN CITY 1 * OF COLUMBIA Dr. Milton George Buck, leaves tojthis week for Columbia, South e , Carolina. >r: An invitation has been extended ri' I the reverend gentleman, to address ,r a large convention of men, in that j city. 6- i The convention is of national ,e | importance, and Dr. Buck is one of P" I u number of distinguished SpeakH ers, drawn from all parts of the ® | continent. i The following Sunday evening, it* 'February 18th, the Order of the in ! Daughters of America, will attend I the evening service in a body. Ml Sunday evening. February 25th, iajtho members of the local lodge of ■t. j the Masonic Fraternity, are expeetof'cd to attend the service in a body, ss , Sermons appropriate to both ocu- tasslons will I* delivered by the s- pastor. Dr. Buck, ie Services at the First BaptistChurch, arc increasing weekly in to attendance. The Sunday School is iw being graded and organized, to the in reuiremcnts c-f a standard school In all departments, and this winter re i lias established a record, both in ill j enrollment and attendance, nf ' Plans arc being pushed forward -t- j towards an early building of the

Young Men's Progressive Y League Pledge Themselves I Uphold Christian Sabbath STIRRING ADDRESSES DELIVERED BY R. W. EDWARDS. HARRY HEADLKY, DR. ALLEN .CORSON, K. J. PEARL. RUSSELL H. NULTY DIRECTS THE SINGING.

n At tiieir meeting held' Monday ! evening, following the wonderful i- address delivered by W. E. Massey i- the Young Men's Progressive s : league went on record, pledged c to uphold the traditions upon which Ocean City was founded, in d relation to the Sabbath Day. s Tacitly too. in the resolution g adopted unanimously, the members r of the league warn ail prospective candidates for public office, they e will consider none with favor, who d.are not in favor of maintaining C the Christian Sunday. •' Dr. Alien Corson, in one of his - characteristically breezy speeches,: introduced the subject. "Ocean; - 1 City," said the Doctor, "stood! oj apart and distinct in character, '• from all resorts on the coast. It s j had capitalized its peculiarities, . "land had richly prospered thereby. It would continue to prosper, only 6 as long as it adheres! to the fundaS mentals. t It must not 1* thought, that be- - ''j cause of this, Ocean City was not e modern, it was as aggressively j i modern, as any other resort in the1' right direction, and could continue , to i* so without any sacrifice as I! to principle. j: We must therefore. Raid Dr. j, I Coi-son, hold firmly to the tradi- : tional Sunday of its foundations. By such means only can Ocean . City attract unto itself the most 3 desirable of people, and by the 'same token, keep away the undesirable. The moment Ocean City surren-; K dcred its Sunday, it would surren-; eiiier the feature of character which; '"I had made it great. [ 11 1 Later in the evening, Harry I Heailley expressed the pleasure it " gave him, not only to hear Dr. " Corson's strong defence of the: r Christian Sabbath bs observed in the past in Ocean City, but also to ' "' hear the generous applause the'de-j '' fence, drew from the audience. j ■' It indicated to him perfect agreement, a fact he hailed with r* unbounded pleasure. J R. W. Edwards an.i W. E. Mas-

rjsey also spoke to the same effect; I whereupon Elmer Jackson Pearl suggested that the League should ! definitely commit itself to a course I of action. i He reminded the company that i the city would in the near future, lie railed upon to elect a Boaid of i City Commissioners. Some person < might appear before the electorate I I who were not In sympathy ( with • maintaining the principles of the > Christian Sabbath. : Mr. Pear! favored the League therefore going on record, and i . pledged to a definite policy, in anticipation of what might arise in Uthe near future. I[ With the consent of the meeting , President A. R. Smith named the : following gentlemen to draft out , a resolution upon the lines sug- . gested, Russell H. Nulty, Harry ' Headley am I. Elmer Jackson Pearl. In due time the committee reported. anil the following resolu- ' lion was adopted unanimously. "Whereas it has liecn recogniz'[ed that the prosperity of Ocean : City, has been in the past, and will : ; continue to be in the future, ilei pendent upon the establishment and maintenance of the principle of the restricted Christian Sab- ■ Anil whereas there are to be i elected in the near future, Comt missioners for the government of i Ocean City, who will rule and • guide over its destinies; Therefore be it resolved that the ' Young Men's Progressive League, ■ in meeting assembled, go on reci j ord as fovorable to the' above : principles. Signed, t HARRY HEADLEY, ELMER JACKSON PEARL, s! RUSSELL H. NULTY". i R. W. Edwanls contributed one > [of his raey speeches, full of humor - !und wit, in which he drew liberally memory of incidents and t scenes in the early part of the r city's history. i He cited an example of the pros(Continued on Page Six)

; sig mussolini the ! : lm of italy DR. JOHN,HANDLEY WILL REn LATE ROMANTIC STORY OF ITALY'S DICTATOR d Signor Mussolini, whom Dr. i i- j Hundley names the "Abraham Lin-: s.jcoln or Italy" will be the subject i- of the evening discourse, at the ei First M. E. Church next Sunday, evening. «- ' Certainly Dr. Hundley could not ! d select a more romantic figure than n Mussolini to study, it i Horn in poverty, son of a Jock- . ie smith, he became a thief and a ragamuffin in childhood, an ele-: montary school "teacher in hi* youth, a tramp, a revolutionarist, : a miliUnt pacifist, a violent agita-' tor, a convict anil an exile, a deft portee as undesirable from two, II countries, a socialist leader, a journalist and editor, a soldier and : conspirator, and now dictator of. Italy; such is Sig. Mussolini. Benito Mussolini has also coined ; ib ; a new word and passed it into the h | vocabulary of all nations. Fascism ! : is the creed and gospel of this new I id leader in Rome, is Doubtless Dr. Handley will find »t behind the . romantic stoyr, of this singular man's liff» the Hand of al God moving. >f In fact this is the only interprek- tation of history that will stan^ ie the acid test. Sunday morning, Mrs. Ailelaiile g. Snow, of Findlay, Ohio, Field SecI® reao' of the Women's Home hfisid sionary Society will speak. Mrs. Snow comes to the First h, M. E. Church as a national repre'f .-.entative of the Home Mission it- Work of the denomination and her >'■ message should prove interesting c- and iitetructive to the highest deie gree to all actively identified with this department of Christian Err Rt', deavor. s3 in e is 'COL. DEACON HAS ie PARALYTIC STROKE ol The many friends of CoL and sr [ Mrs. Howard R. Deacon of First . Street, will I* grieved to learn that the former, is confined to his ril bed, a victim of paralysis, re j Two weeks last Monday, Col. Deacon had the seizure, and ah

I, though he is resting fairly comJfortable, he has lost entirely the i use of the irght hand and arm. / j Col. Deacon was able to leave I i his bed within a few days, but his J medical adviser, Dr. Herschel Tetjlitt thought, in view of the gentle- , man's age, and the possibility of [contracting a severe cold which r ■ hight Jead to more serious complications, it best he should remain jjiin bed. e 1 To one who has led so active a y | life as Col. Deacon, the confinciment assumes the form of a great lt [ hardship. n We are glad however, to report ; that the colonel is suffering no i great pain, retains his appetite and all faculties unimpaired, and j.i does not appear to be afflicted with js any organic ailmenL t. Consequently, the strongest a-: hopes are entertained for his ree- covery. ■o Although of a reserved and ; quiet temperment, CoL and Mrs. id! Deacon have a host of friends in jf ! the city, whose sympathy is ex- ! tended to them. :dj o ,e[ VIOLATING ORDINANCE Lewis Verna of Ocean City discovered he had violated an import1(j ant city ordinance when charged ■R j before Police Justice Ware with matching his running speed with the fire engine, j A fire aJarm had been sent in .ifrom the north section of the city, and the engine was proceeding to ,,e ; the place when Verna, It is said, ^ raced along with the apparatus. iu_ Verna stated before the court that he had no knowledge be was st violating the law by to doing. e_ On the other hand, the firemen declare the practice is far too er common, and they are determined to put a stop to it, before somele- laxly meets with an injury, th Such doings embarrass and hinn- der the firemen at their work. Police Justice Ware fined the offender $5. E LAST LOTS OF THE GARDEN ARE SOLD rn It is reporter) that the last lota is > remaining of the McLaughlan-Cor-over Tract have been sold. The il. j undertaking was unquestionably ib the sensation of the Mason.