FOUR OCEAN CITy" SENTINEL. THURSDAY. MARCH 1. V.rla _ — NOT iVr

Ocean City Sentinel Prints ud FabUAwl Every TOareday OCEAN CITY PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO. »aatw DuUdinc, TU-TII Artmrr Ayaaua. Ocean Cltr. N. J-. Telephone I1W P. J. EVANS. Editor LEWIS L. BARRETT. General Bust mm Ibtutt rho ZTTttTJZ rapraw be >t Oil. offlre not later than Toeedar noe TV1« rate »in W etric-Jr ^atad to. | ^ ^ THURSDAY, MARCH 1. 1923 ; SECOND BOOSTER BANQUET To all seeming Ocean City is destined to have a Second Booste Banquet. The Kiwani* Club has a Rain generously undertaken th colossal task of making all arrangements, and President Stannan has appointed the necessary committees. The fact that W. E. Massey has again consented to act as chair man ol the general committee, will do more than anything else con cei vable to ensure success. The fact that Mr. Massey believes in thi Booster Banquet, believes in its value as an advertising medium, wil enable him to infect others with his faith and enthusiasm. Echoes of the first Booster Banquet still reach our ears. Not morean than two weeks ago, we were informed of a gentleman, whc by the way is not a resident of Philadelphia, who recently purchaser quite a slice of valuable property in this resort. In the course of casual conversation, the gentleman volunteered the information that he had never heard of Ocean City, until by chance he came to be in Philadelphia upon a legal matter, the day of the Booster Banquet, and witnessed the procession entering the place of meeting. There is no earthly reason for thinking this was a solitary, and the sole return for the labor and expense entailed in the Banquet, than there is for thinking it was one of a hundred. The value of the Booster Banquet as an advertising agency, lies oblvously in its novelty. The spice of advertising, as of all things in life, is novelty. It was a distinct departure from the beaten track of advertising. An artistic booklet replete with choice photographs, conveys to the outside world an idea of the natural surroundings, ami the recreational possibilities of a resort. A well written newspaper announcement, has helped many a person vacillating between alternatives to make his or her choice. But neither the booklet nor the newspaper can convey the vaguest conception of the spirit of a resort, or of the general character of its inhabitants, who direct its policies and enter its visitors. This is precisely what the Booster Banquet did for Ocean City in Philadelphia, and through Philadelphia to a much wider circle of cities and towns. Whether entirely due to the Booster Banquet or not may be moot i question with many, nevertheless it is an undisputable fact, that more out side capital has flooded into Ocean City since the Banquet, than probably in all previous years of its history and Ocean City had arrived at that stage in its development, when the Banquet came to; pass, that it had to secure outside capital or stagnate. It may be true that the Booster Banquet, did not accomplish all i' was hoped with the railroad officials present. Many were sanguine the abort route Une would by this, be at least, in process of visible; realization. All experience some disappointment in this respect unquestionably. But may it not be a fact, that the Booster Banquet has brought the short route, five if not ten years nearer lealization than it otherwise would have been? The Booster Banquet without a doubt compelled the railroad magnates to regard the project, in the light of a prudent and profitable 1 1 enterprise, a fact which in itself was more than a triumph. A repltition of the Banquet will convince those Rame railroad ' officials, it was not merely a spasmodic ebullition of enthusiasm, ' evanescent and fortuitous; but rather a reliable index, and a natural i expression of the spirit motivating the entire city and its people in | all their activities. I To accomplish this however we must not entertain the project in 1 a half-hearted manner. If not as elsborate an affair as regards j i pense, the second bnquet must excel over the first in enthusiasm , and purpoeefulness. The impression must not be left to linger in any person's mind, ' t we are undecided and doubtful concerning the future progress out city. We must go there in the spirit of a saleman, absolutely -1 ndoned to the conviction, that the commodity he has to advertise ' sell, is the best of its kind on the market We have repeatedly made the statement, that in justice to the " people whom we have induced to invest their money V in Ocean City, we must adopt every legitimate means of advertising ' the resort .and thereby stabilize values. .We have increased values ° by leaps and bounds, upon the assumption that the coming summer, e will bring a clientele thousands more in number, and of a wealthier; P class, than ever. We must vindicate our claim, and to that end get the thousands here. c If only for the novelty the first Booster Banquet was a happy f inspiration, and deserves reduplication.

FLANDERS HOTEL The Hotel Flanders is mounting upwards, and with it, the enthusiasm of thoss who have been most active in promoting the project. The site has become a center of attraction for the entire city. It may he said that more spectators haunt the vicinity these days than ever before at this season of the year. Resident,, who have the leisure for a daily constitutional, .invariably find themselves meantiering unconwinuflly towards ; Seventh street and the Boardwalk. Visitors over the week-end, seem to think it a religious obligation on their part to inspect"the progress ma.(e in the construction of the j hotel, before returning home. We ; Ihav even heard it said that the Philadelphia!! reputed to have, Visited the site and scene of activity most recently, is beseiged upon returning to the Quaker City, by inquiries from those unable to take Jthe time for a personal visit. I A1I of which indicates how ; momentously important a place, kite prospective hotel occupies alpMdy in life of 'the community. I Belmont Iron Works Com- : *ny anticipate to have completed ts part In the construction by the ind of the present week. If so, he company will hsve finished,, rithin just fifteen days beyond the (Muled time, a triumph of en- i baering and executive manage- j i

ti ment, when due consideration is h l(t taken, ami allowance made for in- o »_ clement weather. t, it 'n anticipation of an early open- p ing this coming season, it is stated e. ,f that J. Howard Slocum has made T U reservations for prospective visit- li •s 1 or". an,l enquiries concerning ac- ti „ commdation, are almost in daily re- s| ,e "'Ptie One thing seems very certain, j.jvhen the Flanders is ready for m j-J their reception, it will not lack for f Is i patron*. s! t. The. contract for the drilling of f, n artesian well for the hotel has u „! been awarded the Artesian Well „| Drilling Company of Philadelphia. e Thus it will be seen that the at- g, e rangements of all details, in con- j| e nection with the project are in tj e : most competent hands, men who „ r- believe in grasping time by th,.- „t tl forelock; consequently only the yj utterly unforseen can delay the of- n e fidal opening latqe. than June 2Nth. as attticipatairby the president of ar v the Hotel Cnrpo ration, J. Howard ■ , ' Slocum, art«l the directorate. lh - . . It has been reiterated over and he r. j over again, during recent days, ami w - j by divers people, and not without "co d i Smple justifications, we believe, th e | that the phenomenal business acti- ac i, j vity and progress we have witness- or died this autumn and winter, must e be attributed In the main, if not th - entirely, to the successful launch- <-d - j ing of the Flanders Hotel project. I a

The memorable night w£ca_^h news flashed broadcast over th city that the goal had been attair ed. and the scenes of wild cnthui ' the dawn of a new era in the Idscore of other projects the necv During the earl} part -.f las week we paid a visit to the seen, =- ridooutly breaking -p. 'one afte: Wm«r. mud Kver tee cbl.rmTr arrt of the building committee could not escape the friendly clinging ol u*. the mud. on_ And the mud provoked a rethe %Pn<"' ri,l All big thing- i-gan in mud. Mud was a definite process in the •ft : Creative intelligence found its first rho • expression in mud. Mud is an in,e,{ dex of unheaval. change, evolution and growth. Mud is not found in the desert or the jungle. Only ' where the fee t of men tread, men lce • with their passion for conquest and he j achievement, is mud found. The ofj torn and disintergrated soil, is an ^ : index of the stiil greater ur.heavals taking place in the brains of those e ' whose feet pound the lacerated earth into mud. Many, many times had we. earlier in the year, crossed over the of site of the hotel. Tall grass and weeds held the vacant lands, in fee simple for hiding from view the ' 0 color of the soil. The entire locality seemed to us then to have been a e- symbol of our city and of ouraelvto es, wonderful peaceful, primitively happy, far removed seemingly beyond the ache of frustrated ambitions, and from the urge of great ** aspirations striving for expression, b A shout of warning from a worka, man to his fellows, as a hugh steel . s. girder was hoisted up in the air, ; brought our thoughts back to the immediate present, and again the ; hustle and hurry, the multiple n signs of activity and energy, the d ; rearing structure, the change. I as0 1 pect of the entire surroundings, and the absenceof grass and weeds, seemed to ub to be symbolic of the change that has come into the life e of the community. r Old ideal* and standards of , - growth and development have been ; abandoned. New visions and new , „ aspirations, appear to have taken complete possession of the soul of . the city. We are thinking upon "ja bigger scale and speak in bigger f 1 terms. Our standards of value ; have been radically changed. GreatI ' er confidence in ourselves and in . our city followed. Every" section • of socirty siems to be passing , I i through a season of travail, the i of a new birth. This we , to have been brought about ( ! by the successful launching of the „ hotel campaign, and to our thinking it is of even greater value than 1 the material increase in property ' value, which is said to have been I made possible by the same project. r , It is for this reason that we do ' not think the word "boom" in the acceptance of the term. f should be employe.) in the present c instance. There has been no r "building boom," no "realty boom." j. assumes the appearance of a is no other than a material and spontaneous growth, following v : the stimulus given to latent pow - a of expansion, by the Flanders c j project. t. •We have said the triumph of * civic enterprise achieved in the 0 Flanders, injected into the blood of the body of the body , a polite, the courage to attempt ^ things which otherwise would not j, been attempted. In the flush ^ of conquest we sought new worlds conquer. The realization of our power to do bigKhings, has imtpir- w ed us to do still other big things. is very noticable in our pubspeech. We have lost the a upologetic tone, and speak as a people conscious of S Bua are there not other and ir tangible evidence of this? hi example, wc attribute the cry C stalization of public sentiment, in ie favor of greater school facilities, tl the speech Prof. Stevens delivered at the last commencement ei exercises. .The tiuth of Proof, st Stevens' statements was admitted; the need* of greater accommoda- w was confessed. But public sentiment remained in a fiuid . Several picayune expediences to relieve the situation were suggested, such as enlarging the Si present High School, or providing annex in another section.' . 'The project hung fire until after hi hotel's' financial rumpuigrf had K brought to a splendid triumph i p; when public sentiment found the courage to speak, and nothing less ^ a mwlern plant, with ample av accommodation for the next ilecadc longer would satisfy. Then who con. tell how much of . courage and initiative, displayed by Young Men's Progres-sive . <lu in the purchase of tljie Lor- j

^lie nine Hotel to be converted into an ideal mnoem dub-bouse, they owe tin- to the inspiration they receive.! las- d -ring t! hotel campaign " T- • » j -after the hotel campaigr bensive street-improvement pre«„t gram, to the Hotel Flan-ten. at. en, the unprecedent development of as- responsibility it fostered " re: Some opposition »» voice- « lud fore the Board of fit > P.-mnn of sioners. But frankly it *a- not al- tithe of what we had anticipateian -nor so viciferous as we were w-arr ltd ed to expert. In fart the op of position was nothing as noisy nor as strenuous, as feel woulre. have been heani, had the program been presented by the city a.! .j ministration earlier in the year. A ra.iical change had come over the 1 ln spirit of the city which we can attribute to nothing else than the n_ new epoch which began with the >(i launching of our first great civic Sn enterprise. 1^. In view of these facts, undivided support, financial and moral ta „(l i he project, is a duty incumbent j upon every- patriotic citizen. We ^ r v.e the project this and more, for . js IrenefiLs already received. ^ As was to be anticipated, the j final cost of the Hotel Flanders . will exceed far the sum original | stipulated. The directors are to e- be commended highly upon their | determination to builii the hotel in every detail, of an equal standard 1 *;of excellence and beauty. * Additional subscriptions to the f ■ amount of $300,000 are needed. There are a sufficient number of r people in Ocean City, who have not • J i yet subscribed one dollar toward ' : the enterprise, but who have '' materially benefited in divers ways lt through the project, to raise twice , v the amount in a week. There are ' r a sufficient number of summer ( ! -residents, who are in the same r' I category as beneficiaries, to rais'e e an equal amount. v e The campaign is being conducted e | quietly- and with no fanfare of ' trumpets, for the committee in ■ " " in charge are convinced the citi-;P xens of the community have al-, " ' ready been made sufficiently sensible to the very substantial gains e which have come to them while yet ! '' the Flamlers is not un«ier roof, to ' evade their duty and obligations. P 1 Above all the appeal to patriotic rj pride, and civic zeal, should win a | j spontaneous and generous re- : PERSOilS . | ■ ■ f b 1 Bert Wilson, who has been em- A ' ployeii a* l»okkeeper for R. H. V ! Johnson, plumber of this city, for 1 some time past, ha* accepted a ; position with the Somers Lumber' _ 1 and Brick Co., of Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Bornt Johnson, - Central avenue, have been recententertaining their daughter and | husband, Mr. and Mrs. Harry I of Philadelphia. Mrs. Lydia Gandy, who for the past two years has successfullyconducted a boarding house in this ; rescrt, has removed to her former! iht.i.e in Pleasantville. Mrs. Frederick W. Haase, of : Ixing Island, has been ; able to return home, very much re- 1 covered in health after a visit of days duration, to her parents, and Mrs. William H. Diesroth.i of this city. Mrs. Haase was convalescing! after a serious illness. and Mrs. Daniel Kennedy, ofi spent the week-end in > Atlantic City. Sunday they came j on to Ocean City, anil inspected their property holdings in this resort. Mrs. Helen Corson of Ocean City a well known and gifted musician is now- engaged as organist at the Stratford Theatre, Phitiulelphia. Mrs. Mary Miiner of the WyomHotel has returned to this city, spent several month* in The lady was accompanied here by her son who resided in city of Philadelphia. Mrs. Miiner contemplates an early opening of the popular hol- > •W. H. Bonnets, of Philadelphia, in the city looking over hi* property interests. Prof. James Stevens, superintendent of schools, attended last u conference ofstate educators in Newark. Mrs. Gus Quigg, of the resort,; upon The advice of Dr. Her-j schcl Pettit, been taken to a ho«-| pita! in Philadelphia. Mrs. Quigg, j wjho has been suffering from appendicitis, will probably unilergoj operation. W. W. Tyers, the popular preasident of the Ocean City Fishing Club was a visitor in town ThursMr. and Mrs. Heckman, of this

tn resort, have relumed home after a ' ?' We arc informed that a well " km.wn summer resident, former ! 'I Assemblyman James Franklin, of i . of Miami, Florida. >c Mr. Franklin -.- accompanied , f- Kuenzie. of Philadelphia, and also « - by Mr. Teilier, of the Quaker City. ' The many frier.:- of' Miss Ada ! u. Johnson will be glail to learn she 1 ; improving nicely following the ' i. iteration which was performed -• vyral weeks ago. Mr-. la-ster Smith, of this re- ; '• .-.-rt. has returneii home from a • -. :sit to her parents who resiue in . • i Mr. and Mrs. Rov K. Darby are ' a • * Mrs George I.oper. c-f Divid- I t ing Creek, and -Mr. and Mrs. | e rt-e Fagin, of Port Norris. J Dr. Florence Brick Haines is en- . ° y: - l- a well earne-l rest in St.1' ^ Petersburg, Floriiia. The lady!. .- r.ger in the South. J Cyrus T. South, of Ashbourne, ■ week making reservations for the » r summer. Mr. South has iteen a „ jumrner resident for many years " ' past, securing his reservations in- J ' variably through the agency of I Frank E. Darby. The many friends of He*- W. E. ! Massey will be delighted to learn • I that the lady has been able to re- ' turn home and continues to make , good progress in health. Following the two serious ope- ■ - rations performed in Philadelphia, . Mrs. Massey spent some time in one of the large ocean front hotels \ in Atlantic City. N Mrs. C. D. Low-den has returned | the city, having enjoyed a pleasrant visit to he former home in A. C. Arend, of Philadelphia. '' was in town Sunday. Sunday. notice to contractors

, or ocean crnrj sevc jersey ijw STY. srw'UJFR-jrY1 • - [ 1 NKVV^JIIOH rr-.r<r f-rm nsd mu« b. duir ntntrd ■ , »r.d acknowlrdsvd br it ?r br iu duly , Ti*" .or! rector «h«3 aim torahh rich other l-iad or bond* mod liability latur- 1 ( u>d'*lul!. .rTr'"Z».°'l£r City 1 AU bid. *1W hc^ ia i».!cd^rreiore .rd ' TI. Ic'.v.rdcd to "tb» tow- ». ... t .ddc: : tbc no»rd of Edo- < PLANS AND ^SPECIFICATIONS ^.nd "HENRY' WMTOWNSENt).r*" order of uid Tloord. j Adv. 2-15, 3t

W. H. Bennett, of Philadelphia. S"»!e.i i,,.i . or i.roponi. win b» re. was in the city, looking over his <i.-fanh'rit?,ankw> jersey ^it'tbe property interests. mritV" ." 'Stlpin cTM'ocean notice to contractors ,. hour OF eight O'CLOCK in Se.«^ bid. w ^wy**y ^win^ re-! dw EVENING.^ ^ ^ Ewing T. Corson REALTOR All business transacteil through this office is in accoriiance with the ; slogan "This office does and maintains strictly a brokerage and is in no way interested in personal speculation." Results: A sale completed on the above principal profits both Seller and Buyer, i for listings and muks your headquarters with Clayton Haines Brick REALTOR All EIGHTH ST. OCEAN CITY N. J. GROWING TOGETHER a The facilities and service of the First National Bank are 1 . ( | B growing together — and every day becoming more useful [ ' Your Checking Account is Invited. I Hrst National Bank P| OCEAN CITY.N.J. ; WHEN YOU OPEN A CHECKING ACCOUNT with the Ocean City Title & Trust Co., you open the way to systematic financial management — assuring safety, economy and convenience in the transmission of funds. 3% Interest Paid on Time Deposits OCEAN CITY TITLE & TRUST CO. Ocean City, N. J. I

» SCHOOL building. ocean city/ , NEW JERSEY. , All b» rawl»^ „ "ST?tB»TY '"'MPANY Mi* r ■ I— fid. rtwly I ■' a I VnewiedirM by it nr by i!f duly suliwir- I f.'wT of "reld^SUIf und to —V- •>, City of Oreun City. • iMMni*^' "V'SilretioB I r ond offirrr. of .urh 'r-m »ny inability j ' -mdWfor Etactiiat Work / N«» Hirt I ' Sehool." ' Th. eontrer! to Fo- nwurdwl to th. low-, 1 ret ro.pon.lbl. t old. * ^-ho n-wtd of Ed - I PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS »nd I PROPOSAL FORM m.r lo- rerured form 1 I'V'i.i.n B. Smith. Architoct. Guaranty j . Tru«t ^Bldu, Atlantic^ City. N.w fcrny. J ' Adv. 2-15. Stl n'

i Ji'jrauartttw ttreno Cl-y. New J.rrey. l-OKAKY BONUS and trerio«%^^J- ' "t. ak e* not! t T'tkat OS th. ^ I fhbrury. 1»."I Utare will u ilf ,. -K. oeren City thi. a t-mt* tn full bond, of th. CjW^T^ t,tf and wrrud intmtt tH.w., . 1-1*1,0#. I vbruory II. ||!| „ . . **t u."« koow "^temporary boxntj L' *^fo.w. W " YOU abe hereby NOTlriEL „ ^ yxf'Fn'} 'TAKE FT'RTHER NOTICE th.t ^ IK 't .y^w fT «i BY WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL. mwtT^of °Rrren r>n*rU j PUBLIC SALES We have purchased 122.000 pair L". S. Army Munson la : shoes, sizes 5Ht to 12 which was the entire surplus stock of one of the largest j U. S. Government shoe conThis shoe is guaranteed one hur.tlred percent solid I leather, color dark tan, beF , J lows tongue, dirt and water I proof. The actual value of tills shoe is $6.00. Owing to I this tremendous buy we can I offer same to the public at S2.9A. Sent! correct size. Pay postman on delivery or send I money order. If shoes are 1 not as represented we will I cheerfully refund your money 1 promptly upon request. I National Bay State Shoe Company 296 Broadway, New York. N. Y.

: MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE No waiting for two weeks to know if you can get it; we can tell at - once. Bargains in Bay and Ocean front properties. Choice cottages fot ; sale. Also lots for investment and for improvement — the choice of Ocean City. Apply to j. m. chester & co. Ocean City, N, j. GENERAL HAULING Sand Gravel Top Soil WM. HAYES, 233 A, bury Art. I ■ 1 HUR EY-JONE S CO. HURLEY-JONES CO. U16 ASBURV AVE I I - — ; Barclay and McCorkle Sa\d, pebbles, topsoil, cement, brick and BLOCKS— i-in. 8-in. and 12-in. wide Agent for PHOENIX PORTLAND CEMENT 312 EIGHTH STREET Phone 37$-* THE SECRET OF HEALTH . ( hiroprartir. Chiropr.rti. dm not IriSr with .ymplom. and .Rirti. it .trikr. directly •' *• cure of all arpanic fsnctian.l direare. Ta are a hamdy lUa.lratian. it I. altar fatly to tinker wltk tka wire., if * of defection i. In the electric pawar-haaoa. Tka .pin. U In a vary real waa the po.rr-hoore af the hamen kody. An Impinccmrnt upon any narec cantered thai i. followed imm.di.trly hy the follorr of rem. or»n cnlrellad by Uiot Mere » fnnrtion. Failor. to fanrtion hrrcd, dire. re. and notfcin* will rretore h.ojlh. lat DR. D. M. RICHARDS LA MONTE HOTEL EIGHTH STREET |f A Single Burner KeepT^ Ithe Whole Dinner Hot nr®^r ^h,t» y°u can cook a brgn**Uix *n but three Th.rt heanreJl the heat i. retted anf^lS ^SMOOIHIW COMEUTCAMUOIOuSuSa aj-wtmb k- iijs,-'.; zx h°'sh* pr"™u City Gas Light Co. 839 ASBURY AVENUE