Ocean City Sentinel

VOL XLH No.

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 192:1

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DIRECTOR CAMPBELL RETURNS HOME I'upiihir < nmmiivtioncr Has Made j Splendid Progress After Operations. Ti:e ta-w* that City Cominissioncr William H. Campbell hail been able to return home on Thursday : evemnp quickl> circulate! around the city. and S'» numerous friends cxpre.'-e.l their gratification eloquentlv. Considering the somewhat low rendition t" which Director Camppell had ,-unk before entering the Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, an-: tlie two serious operations it was found necessary to perform, he lias made remarkable progress, with eiery hope of a speedy complete i ecovery. party in the County, and as a ICty \ ('.I'Minssioncr, Director Campbell has iriven years of faithful and dis- • interested service to the commun- 1 /-/lii-.ieturn in so hopeful a condi-i Uon of health is therefore the I souire of great delight to all who! have !>een associated closely with ' are the best qualified to appraise I his value ami worth as a public servant Miss Delriek Talks to Students. Miss Detrick. associated with the V. W. A. movement ip Atlantic City, appeared licfore the student body of the High School Tuesilay morning. March 6th, and spoke of . a convention to lie held in Atlantic City. Saturday, March 10th. The convention will be held in the V. W. C. A. building, commencing at J o'clock. Among the subjects which will | come under discussion, health,! camping and other matters of a similar character and interest to girls, will be included. Noted speakers from different . school n and colclges, including j Cowcll, Swarthmoro and Dickens. j will participate. Following the speech, questions will be Invited.- From fftur' until j five o'clock, tea will be served to oil who attend. Miss Detrick urged upon all the girls of the High School to attend. The convention is being held for i their benefit, that they may tie' helped t - » decide their future vocation in life, having completed their; High School education. , . At the evening session, the dis- j tinguishcil speakers will lie again' ' All who propose to nttend the convention are requested to give their names to Prof. Reichly. so thai arrangements may lie maile for their entertainment. "lid." Cornman, well known lloadrwulk merchant is handing out cigars with the gusto of a multi-millionaire, to celebrate the coming, via the Stork Aerial Route of a fine boy. The new arrival funded on Tuesday, mother ami baby reported to lie doing spledidly. Mi. ami Mrs. William McAdoo, of Philadelphia, were in town : looking after thir property in- ' te rests over the week-end.

PRESBYTERIANS UNO E BAPTISTS- UNITE c Two Weeks of S pi -rial Kyangelis. tic Services With Dr. I'ettibone. Further evidence of the funda11 mental unity of aims and princiy pics existing between Protestant '' churches, comes in the aunounces meat that the First Baptist " Churches of this city, have" made ai rangeincnts to unite together in v two weeks of special evangelistic e The meetings will begin at the '. evening service of Sunday, March t 18th, at the First Raptist Church, e Roth cot igregatipns will join to-i gether, and services will be held ; • nightly at that church with kfio exception of Saturilay. e Sunday, March 25th, at the evey ning service, the congregation of II the Raptist Church will return the - compliments by uniting ^-ith the I - Presbyterians in their church,! where the union meetings will l>e| |_ j continued for another week again 0 w ith the exception of Saturilay. „ i The two pastors, Drs. Buck and ! 1, Voegelin, will be assisted at these i 1 1 union meetings by the Rev. J., B. G j I'ettibone, of L'tica. New York, - Superintendent of the "Inasmuch; Mission" held in that city. Dr.. Pettibone is a preacher of unique power, and a man of wide and varled experience. His messages; '' come vibrant with sincerity, force- ! c|ful and impressive. 1 Success of a marked quality and y ilcgree has attended his- work in . f L'tica, where Dr. Pettibone is held' c i in the highest favor and esteem. It i< hoped that members of i both congregations interested will - make every effort to attend these meetings- Under the aide minis- ' j try of Dr. Pettibone they should , '• | prove inspirational in the highest ' ^ 1 degree. DR. BUC K ON ROMANCE t OF PROTESTANTISM j ? Beginning of Instructive Series in , the History of Religion. ( Next Sunday evening at the s First flnptist Church, Dr. Milton G. I ' Duck will begin an Instructive sm~'' n ies of sermons on "The Romance of Piotestaotism." These discourses ( o should prove of intense interest. I. not only to Protestants, but also ( r j to mcndiei-s of organizations such p' as the Masonic Fraternity ami the - ; various patriotic orders, r Dr. Buck proposes to trace the ^ historic development of the Protes- ^ . tant Church, and the tragic periods „ ! it Im* passed through. At the morning service. Dr. 0 Ruck will take as his subject, the 0 story of "Samson the Trifler." SpcD rial music will lie provided by the c choir under the direction of Glin- j ton ljowden. The many friends of John [ " Trout, will lie glad to learn he is. e able to resume his occupation. Mr. " Trout Jay for several weeks dan- '' gcrotwly ill with n heavy cold J which threatened to develop into ( pneumonia. Floors and Stairways Scraped > RUSSELL. T. SCHUREMAN 324 New Rnsd Plenio vllle. N. J'

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"WORLD BUILDING" A I i MASTERLY LECTURE BY FRANK PEARSON The Festival Artists Delight Audience With Excerpts From the (lassies It is very seldom that a lectur- ( t cr proves far superior in every , ^ respect to the advance notices i , ; ronrcrning him. , ^ Dr. Frank B. Peahton, who a|r < poured here Monday evening on ■the platform of the Swarthmore | Chautauqua, was a happy exeep- i | ; tlon. , ' t He completely captivated his , I audience and played upon its j emotions with a master touch, j i ! One moment convulsed with laughter, the next the eyes liquid j 1 f ; with w ashed tears, the represen- , e ! tativc company present hung . , upon the speaker'.- worils from the , ^ j moment Dr. Pearson stepped upon M the plutjprm until he made his exit, i It must not however be assum- \ \ cd that the lecture was of the light j , I I anil frivolous variety. It was a pro- | ] e I found subject, "World Building." Dr. Pearson measured the depths ; t of his topic with the skill of a ■ 0 ^ i scholarly thinker and of a thinking j i scholar. jc The secret of his charm, how- ! t -ever, lay in the fact that he sue- • r . cceded in clothing his stately and j j profound philosophy in the most I < j attractive form, interspersed liber- , p . ally with choice wit and chaste [, ( { humor. 1 The world Dr. Pearson built was * the world of individual character. ! ] ^ He is a master builder, very parti- t I cular concerning the materials he n ; uses, the plan of the structure, and v | the quality of workmanship.'' \ ! "Men build their world," said lie, - 1 of what they think, they feel ' i biggc f - | and do. Thinking big things andj | they build big; thinking small and 1 ^ I mean things, the building betrays t the material." A man's outlook 1 upon life is colored by the moral I s temper of his own soul. Dr. Pearson then went on to " enumerate some of the thing* wiUi Y . which he is attempting to buHd up - ; his life. Music forms an impor A tant pnrt. Jazz he despises, and . would have America bring liack to ( furor and popularity the class of : music our fathers fuvored. Dr. Pearson's world must also S s have the laughter and song of the c children. In order that he might from growing old, he culti- ; c rates eternal youthfulness in the . t company of his children. n j Every child is born into the w [ world with certain unalievahle j n right*, the speaker claimed. If the l> nation devoted a mere fraction of 1 the time ami money in breeding < goo.l cattle, to the routing of ) strong healthy children, the coun- . c ' try would not be burdened with an o increasing large population of de- ; [ fectives and degenerates. r I Whereupjn Dr. Pearson launched it into an impres.-ive appeal for legis- s lotion which would make it impossible for men talntevl w-ith disease a to contract marriage, and transmit c 1j their curse to generations unborn. 's Preceding the lecture, the Fe«ti- j vnl Artlits gave a delightful pro- t :from of vocal ami instrumental i |- music. Jazz ami rag had no place : in the repertoire of these artists. t The program consisted entirely ; ■of excerpts from classic opera and I choice ballads. 1 Mr. Fred Hufsmith is endowed t ; w ith a tenor voire of fine range > ami resonance. His interpretations . are thoughtful ami artistic. His i rendition of Celeste Aida. from 1 > S | Verdi's great masterpiece, was a I y triumph. I j Miss Nel Ruth Smith is no less i 5 i gifted n vocalist, endowed w-ith a ' voire of splendid lyric qualities. < The lady's interpretations thru- i 1 out were highly dramatic. Her rem i j .lition of the aria from the Mar- • riage of Figaro was superii. ■ Miss Alice G. Wightman, at the 1 pianoforte, demonstrated to satis- - ¥ faction her ability both as a solo .1 l performer and accompanist. ' [ MucDoweil's Concerto received * full justice from her fingers, techf ' nique faultless, while her imitation * : of an avid fashioned French musl5 cul box was distinctly clever and , ; pleasing. As a finale, the artists rendered very dramatically scenes from .: Muscagni's ilelightful Rusticana. S The festival artists may be rer s tain of a royal reception should * they appeal again licfore an Ocean ' : City audience. Frank Piatt, a well-known reblent of this city, v- ho during the • a ,L'ie leading theatre !n Salem, was | in town for a few days visiting | jfriands. ' |

VOEGELIN ON "IRIS GRACE ALSO" Sundav Evening Will Begin Series of Three Unique Disin accordance with' a practice which has lieen cariiqd on most successfully for several years past, by all Protestant denominations, the First Presbyterian Church in this city, will on the coming Sunday conduct its "Every Member Canvass." During the afternoon from the of two -jintil five o'clock, teams of two will cull at the home of each member affiliated with the ; church. In preparation for the visitation, - Dr. Voegelin will take as the sub- ! joct of his discourse in the morning. "This Grace Also." The StewI ardship of wealth, and the grace of j giving will he emphasized in the' 1 message. At the evening service the comI Sunday, Dr. Voegelin will de- I i liver the first of three unique ser- : i moiis. bearing upon the "Trial and | of Jesus." Dr. Voegelen will attempt a disItinct departure from the traditional method of treating the subject, I in that he will discuss the trial and {condemnation of Jesus, not from j the viewpoint of a preacher, but ! rather that of a lawyer. Dr. Voegelin will consider his - congregation the jury, and will, present his brief as would a lawyer a court of law. The first of the series will as : said lie given next Sunday evening. ' In view of the fact that during the tfollow-ing two Sunduy evenings will be occupied with the ! Union Evangelistic meetings. Dr. will complete the series at the morning service. Harry H. Murtcr, of Camden, I i a well known and highly estcen- ' ; cd summer resident, was among . the past week's visitors to this | city. Mrs. Morgan I-cc of Petersburg | was u visitor to Ocean City last . AN ORDINANCE to create a I Board of Commissioners to be ! known as the Board of Commis- ! sionprs Governing Athletics. j THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OK THE CITY OF CITY DO OBTAIN: — Section I. That there is hereby! created a Board of Commissioners { be known ns the "Board of Com-! mis.-ioncrs Governing Athletics," j w'hich board shall consist of seven ; ; members and appointed by the I i by the Mayor and confirmed by the of Commissioners of this1 City. Section J. That said board of I , commissioners shall hold office for | one year from the ilate of their ap- I pointment, and shall be subject toj removal with or without cause, at j any time, by the Boani of Commis- , . sioners of this City. Section 3. The powers, duties ami authority of said board of commissioners governing uthletics, 'shall lie to regulate, govern and : supervise all games, sports, pastimes and athletic events to lie held upon land in tiiis City, to be known :;as the "Athletic Field," and to i supervise and regulate said field and the buildings thereon, fhat the 1 I to be known as said "Athletic j shall be such as shall 1* de- [ I signated by the Board of Commis- ! : sioners of this City. i Section 4. The Board of Com- : j missioners Governing Athletics ' i shall make rules ami regulations as ' i ; to said Athletic Field, but the ■ same to lie approved by the Board i , of Commissioners of this City. ' i Section 5. That any vacancy during the term of any of the I - members of the Board of Commis- ! - sioners Governing Athletics, such - vacancy shall lie filled by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board . of Commissioners of this City. Section G. This ordinance shall , take effect at the expiration of ten days from it* final passage. I I i Commissioners. \ HARRY. A MORRIS, City Clerk. NOTICE. The hbove ordinacc was passed ,rn first anil second readings at a " meeting of the Board of Commisi sioners. Ocean City, New Jersey, 1 held March 5. 1923, and will be taken up for third reading and final passage March 12th. 1923. " Commission Chambers, City Hall, 0 Ocean City. New Jersey, at 3.00 " o'clock in the afternoon. HARRY A. MORRIS, 1 City Clerk, j Adv., 8-8, It.

FAMOUS HARPIST " WILL APPEAR AT RESEARCH CLUB Allegro and Research Club Unite :C in a Grand Musical t Con««„i Through the kin.l offices of W n H. Collison, Jr., Ocean City will !«■ i signally honored on Thursday ev<,r ning by the appearance of one -,f i America's most distinguished hai p,e ists; |(_ Mrs. Dorothy Johnston Bnseler, ,e of Philadelphia, has consented t,. w j attend a joint meeting of the AIj legro and Research Clubs of Ocean _ 1> J City, and render a few selections y. j upon the instrument which tinv I Iriftcd lady jias made peculiarly her ,f i The harp is unquestionably the , iel oldest and the most difficult of all ; stringed instruments. The lyric- ' ,. I stringed instruments. The lyre- .. j harp is the national instrument ef I r. i Ireland; the still more cdinplex tri,1 pedal harp, has been from the days ' of Druids, the national instrument i of Wales. ,. Mrs. Baseler holds the distinction ! [, of being considered one of the i ,1 highest exponents living of the in- j „ strument, and the ladies of the two j lt | clubs interested are to be highly j cmnnHiJBnted upon the achieve- i gjments Jii securing so famous a f II artist for their program. r Mrs. BaseJcr comes exnressly to Ocean City the honored guest of 1 ' s the Research Club. The meeting will convene at the £ Plymouth Inn, the home of Mr. suid ' Mrs. Russell H. Nulty. p In addition to the performances r of Mrs. Baseler the following pro- ' t f'am will be given: I Soprano Solo, j Mrs. George E. Dunstan. Soprano and Alto Duct, '• ! Miss Louise Corson and Mrs. Irwin Nicholson. K j Piano Solo. R| Mr. Leslie Hughes, j Trio. c | Shoemaker and Mrs. D. t [ Mrs. Thos W. Mould, Mr*. A. W. Shocmakei , Mrs. D. Anderson. , j Soprano Solo, e Mrs. Irwin Nicholson. - Male Quartette, j Messrs. Russell Nulty. iVm. Collison, Homer Shoemaker and ! p, Walter Shei-man. Ladies Quartette, y i Mrs. Hogan, Mould, Goff and s j Shoemaker. "j THREE YEARS I NINDIA. n Mrs. Anna E. Powell, of Camden, 8 J will deliver her most interesting 8 ( lecture, "Three Years in India," at 'sjthc First Methodist Episcopal, | Church, on Monday, March 12th. f The meeting will lie held during . r the ufternoon nt 3:30 o'clock, which "lis probably the most convenient ° time of the day for ladies. j ' I The members of all Home andj. Foreign Missionary Societies of all ; , denominations, are cordially invit- i , s 1 ed to hear this lecture. f The subject is one which will in- , b evitably prove instructiveto all de- | ■' nominations alike, and should i . prove a stimulus to greater', '' activity. n Mrs. Powell Is an able and pleas- ° | ing speaker, and thoroughly conversant with all phases of life in !c,the far off land of India. IC An enjoyable time is promised. . , j Remember the date and time, | "'March 12, at 3.30 P. M. BERKELEY HOTEL N .IMPROVEMENTS I e Mortis Sellers, the popular pro- ■ .,1 prietor of the Berkeley Hotel, lo- . cntcd on the ocean front at Forty - .y ) eighth street, is having extensive ,j, ! improvements made to the estalis. | li8hmenL ' The additions include four new 1C 'private baths, which are being itr -,1 ! stalled, by Jo.-wph Broadley plnm--lier of this city. ,11 ! When completed the Berkeley •i, | w ill compare favorably for eomfotl* and convenience with any 1 i hostelry in the city, while the lo- ' ' cation is in every respect ideal. PERSONALS Chief of Police Howard Johnj,! , son, of this city, visited Police Officer Frank A. Schock at the p. ' Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphiay_ ] Chief Johnson reports that Mr [p ; Schock is making good progrps J ul j towards recovery, following the ■j >crious operation performed. 11. j Mr. DeCou, of Audubon, waa a JO , recent visitor to Ocean City, oier | the week-end. Mr. DeCou is pitj fecting plans and arrangements, ! for the erection of a fine sumrfie; 'residence.

VICE-PRESIDENT Of BUSINESS COLLEGE B TALKS TO KIWANIANS }' CITY HAS GROWN SCI FAST W. H. COLLISON LOSES HIS WAY. r i If John K. Gill, Vice President r ! "f the Rider Business College, " Trenton, maj- be taken seriously, - ed, to a degree far greater than anything the most enthusiastic "• speaker has dared to say, even in » t'le course of a post preandal Acconling tod Mr. Gill, W. H. * ; Colllsson was conducting him to " ! '.be meeting at the Imperial Hotel ; | r ! By some means or another, the j City Engineer missed the right , , 8 { turning, then excused the niistkc ".so fast. I have completely losti track of it." f! Mr. Gill proved a most enter!. " ; taining speaker. His fupd of an- ! j ecdote appears to bf inexhuust- ' | able, while rich humor and wit j . 1 which fell front his lips. 5 ! Prefacing his speech with flat- j j ' j Club, and the purl that particular j Organization is playing in the|( 1 making of a bigger and better !( ! cit> . Mr. Gill launchol into a searching analysis of those attributes !, ^of social clnirocter which make or j The first requisite was sincerity i ( i of purpose. The men who make ( a town are the men whfo do, "Shoot as you shout." i It is one thing to shout; but ' shouting without intelligent and disinterested effort would add ( mighty little to the progress of a. Ocean City, built upon reclaim- j 'cd' sanil dunes, sai.l Mr. Gill, was', a triumph of the pioneer spirit. , Material building in itself how- j ( ever was not sufficient. Unless !^ there is a building of character j( keeping step with the building inl , wood and stone, the structure', would ultimately collapse in ruin. Mr. Gill quoteil the inotto if a j rttv in the State of Michigan as , worthy of emulation. "In popula- . tion, we are the third in the State, I in co-operative spirit we lead the j world." This also, said Mr. Gill, f was indispenslble to success in , city building. Without the co- . operative spirit no community . 'could long survive in the keen ( struggle for existence character- . ' istlc of moileni civilization. Pride in our city, Mr. Gill cited f ' us a third essential <iuality in , ■ good building, and quoted the ' 1 words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, j ■ w ho never ceasetl to thank Got! he ; | ' alive and lived so near to Boston. . . 1 To complete the rounrleil arc of ( ' ; virtue in city building, Mr. Gill | mentioned service. Character. ( 1 j loyalty, sincerity and service, ( ' j these four might be mentioned as ( ' ! the four chief corner stones upon 3 : u hich the iileal city must be ' j named. ' i At the close of his impressix-e j '[rililresK Mr. Gill was accorded a . ri hearty viote .of thanks by the de.lightcl Kiwanians. ( ANNOUNCEMENT ' 1 S. M. Hoffman, formerly fruit 1 and produce dealer at 735 Asbury 5 • avenue, desires to announce to the • I public that he is now engaged in' ihe rer' estate business, nssociat-' cd with B. Frank Smith Co., 103G . Ashury axxnue, where he will be | » I pleased to meet and serve his W-| . - 1 ends and former patrons. Resi- | - ! rlcnce 735 Asbury avenue. — adv. ^ 0 Mr. ami Mrs. Frank Shaw, of ' . Ocean View, were visitors to Ocean City last Wednesday. ' 1 1 NOTICE OF INTENTION. t Notice is hereby given, that at a ( "meeting of the Board of Commis- r sionerx of Ocean City, New Jersey, > ' to lie held on the 19th day of March, 1923, Commissioners Cham- c ' ' i>ers, City Hull, Ocean City, New I " Jersey, at the hour of three o'clock < ■ in the afternoon, an ordinoiice.will : be intratluced for the opening, lay-'i • ing out and grading of a fifteen < feet wide street, in said city, between Twenty-Fifth ami Twenty- I Sixth Streets ami Central and Wes- ; f [ ley Avenues. ( Take further notice that the said | fifteen feet wide street will lie of | . gravel and nf the thickness a* pro- < K , vided in the ordinances of- said i e I City; that the cost, ilumages and i expenses of the said street will be i assessed upon the owners of the l i land lienefited thereby in proporr ; tioneti ns each owner shall be ' > " deemed to acquire. ■ <■! BARRY A. MORRIS. « ri City Clerk, i i ' Adv., 8-8, 2t. i | \ J

America's Traditions and Achievements. Impressive ' Address by Attorney Gill GRAND RALLY OF COUNTY POST OF AMERICAN LEGION AT HUE \N CITlV CIGNAL TRIUMPH. WILDWUOD CITY I BAND READERS FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM

The County Rally of the posts of i the American Legion, held last I ' Friday evening, in the social room* I "f the First Presbyterian Church, J j was a signal triumph, and tribute! to the spirit governing all the ac- s tivities of this notable organiza- ; j lion. The torch thrown from dy- j ! big hands on Flanders Fields, is ( held aloft. A sanctified j and a purified patriotiism pulsates _ through every nerve of the Legion, j [ ! As they did in war, so do they in ' ' peace, they are still "carrying on." ' | Visions of a bigger and a better America motivate all their actions.! They know how- to enjoy themselv- j es, every man of them. Happily the 1 1 tragic scenes through which they j i [ passed, has not robbed them of the i . power to Jaugh, and sing, ami jest. : i : Notwithstanding the aims and pur- 1 1 ; poses, for which the American Leg- j I was foundeil is never lost sight i of, the responsibilities and obliga-j I lions of true citizenship are never | ; This was made very manifest, in | ; ' ! the undivided attention given by ] i the l«gionaires, to the masterly h address delivered by Attorney WalGill, of Atlantic City. Mr. ;i Gillcame with a Serious, burning \ ■ message, and met with a respon- ; , sive hearing. | j Elmer Jackson Pearl acted as ! i master of ceremonies and perform- J i ed the duties of the office as to the j t manner bom. After welcoming the visiting | ; in felicious phrases, without , an unnecessary word, he launched ( into the program. A male quar- j t j composed of Messrs. W. H. j , ['Collison. Jr., Clinton Lowden, Ed- 1 , ward Hogan and Walter Sherman, 1 : in attendance, and rendered | ( ' several selection* to the infinite!, satisfaction of all. Lewis Gandy ! j also upheld his fame as a pleasing 'i vocalist with two splendid songs. i| And of coufte Mr. Collison must , ' direct the community singing, a ( j function which very few can per- 1 ' with equal skill. I I County Vice Commander T. R. Newell, Jr.. of Atlantic City, was|t it welcome visitor, and conveyed 1 ; the greetings of his post and coun- 1 • y organization very happily. Attorney Gill however, was the orator of the occasion. By no meanse a stranger in Ocean City | .is a publis speaker, Mr. Gill last J Friday evening excelled himself. ) r Prefacing his remarks by express- is ing the pleasure he experienced in ! c a body of men "who had i done so much for the country, and < ! thought so Jltlle about It," Mr. ? Gill launched into an inspiring ana- <c lysis of America's traditions and > I achievements. j S "Only that which is worthy sur- 1 1 vives," saiil the speaker, and in the ' • light of that principle he proceeded < examine tlie traditions which I f Vmerica of today had received;! its founders. The very fact i tliat they had survived all the ! changes and vicissitudes of t he t years, was ubple proof they were i worthy of perservation. t The first of these tradition* Mr. t I Gill named Religious freedom. eR- f i ligioux freedom was a 'new thing, t unknown to the world until estab- r lished upon this continent. In a 'America, the experiment of'relig- I ious freedom was first tried out. It ( had survived and flourished lie- i • cound worthy. ( Another precious tradition was i Civil Liberty, and equality before < the law . This tradition was again | typical of . American civilization. I . Often men were heard to complain < of injustice and inequality, perhaps ( , with some good cause. I Notwithstanding all men were.i equal in American law, and neither I ; nor priest can dominate and !< : dictate to any citizen of the land. ; | I fly to America to escape the ; t ' ' tyranny of kings and of priests in 1 ; i other lands. Then moreover America had its j | - free public schools, with equal:] ■ privileges of education to rich and jj I The question of paramount im- i ' portance however, said Mr. Gill, i ■jwus whether or igl, did, our I achievements measure up to our > I , traditions. Were 'we proving ( i ! worthy custodians of these noble : traditions ? ,| In a very convincing manner and ' with rare foreusic logic, the apeak- ' er proved that in spite of all failur- ! es and mistakes, the nation was' . striving nobly to fulfill it* million I ! in life, and live up to its inherited

f | glory. t j America went to war to save " ! civilization, and her efforts are now , lioing directed to heal up the ; I wounds of war. to unite rival na- - • tions, to devclopc a world con- - j science, and to establish for all na- • j tions, government hy law. ' They were dreaming or the dawn 1 1 W hen theprophesy would be fulflll1 1 ed, and mankind everywhere would ■ 1 be welded into a Federation- of hte i ; World. A more fitting and inspiring ailr dre« could not have been desired. ■ j County Commander Wlnterburn ■ | followed with .an instructive . res|sume of the phenomenal growth %f : the American Legion since it* in: ' j ception, anil of the splended work ■ ' it was accomplishing. The National - Commanded was cherishing the ■ that by the time of the next ; nationn Iconvcntion, the American ■ j Legion would number a million and " 1 half members. Maurice Gandy, of Tuckahoe, and 1 1 F. R. Willis, of Ocean City, vetqr- ' j a ns of the Civil War, were present, 'j and came in for a royal reception. The Wildwood City Band was ■ also in attendance, and rendered a : splendid progra mof music. This ■ i splendid company of instrumentalwe were informed, have never 1 j failed the (Wildwood Post, but have ' responded willingly whene\-er the : need arose. ! The veteran itirector. Prof. Oscar I ! proved himself a master ■ j with the baton. Musical to the finI gertips, and vibrant with vitality, ' I the men under his direction could • I not have failed to delight the most critical person pr'esent. A delightful lunch was served by I the members of the local Post, ably ' ! assisted by the ladies of the Auxili lary. Preceding the meeting, the Lcgionaires paraded through the ; main streets of the city, lead by 1 the Wildwood City Band. Mia. Mary Marshall, of this jcity, is visiting Wilmington, Del., ') the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. Slnex. CITY OF OCEAN CITY. N. J. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS j ' CONTRACT No. 737-B { Sculed bids or proposals will be by the Board of Commisi sioners of Ocean City, N. J., at the offices of the said Commissi oners ' the City Hall, Ocean City, N. JI 26th. 1923, at the hour of 3.00 P. M.. for the building and construction of a frame building, located between 5th Street. and 6th ! east of Atlantic Avenue, in the City of Ocean City. N. J., as ; (described in he specifications. All bids must be made on the : I provided, cover all items (contained therein and be accompanby cash or check certified by a 1 New Jersey Bank or Trust ,Com- : in the sum of $250.00, payi able to the City Treasurer of Ocean City, N. J., without condi- , tion. A certificate from a satisSurety Company, covering , the demands of the specifications, must lie attached to the bidding sheet. The successful bidder will 1* required to furnish within ten ; 10) days from the date of the award, a satisfactory Surety or Company Bond, in the i sum of the full amount of the i award, conditioned for the" faithful i performance of tlie contract, pay- . of all bills and wagas, and i will also be required . to save the i City of Ocean City, N. Jv harmfrom all actions-at-law, or i , otherwise, and by virtue of the Em- - ployees Liability Act of the State I New Jersey, or any other act . pertaining to the employees or ' laborer*, by giving Surety CoreI' Bond or Insurance. The entire work will be com- : pleted by the 15th day of June, . I i 1923. I The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or - all bids or to waigf any info*. . mality in any bid. Plans ami specifications can lie " obtained from the City Clerk by ; depositing $10.00. Dated March o. 1923. Everton A. Corson, I Director of Public Works. - H. Collison, Jr., City Engineer. I I Harry A. Morris, >1 City Ctork. "A