- ' I OCEAN CUT SKNTIX EL.THURSDAY. AUGUST^ 30^1^23 SEVEN

I. fl. FORI REVIEWS ACTIVITIES OF TAX PATERS' LEAGUE

aDPKKSS delivered at the third annual meeting (II THE LEAGUE During >ear now c,odnR we , . ve heM a few executive commil,re nice ting* for the puiposc of Ulkint: over certain general mati\Ve have not held a mcmberfh!p meeting for the reason there ,lj,l not seem to be anything call- < |„g f"t -n<h a meeting. During the year Ocean City has j nia.W' g'cat strides and recorded important history. The freeing of llie bridge lietween Oceun City and Sumers Point M among the important achievement*. The erection uf the Flanders Hotel at Eleventh street and the Boardwalk during the year is a marvelous accomplishment evidencing the courage and • fjj,!, ..f its sponsors. The large number of houses erected during; the year indicate the attract! venehs „f Ocean City as a family seashore The terms of office of the three Commissioners of the City: Messrs Champion. Campbell, and Corson expired some months ago. and the' voting public of the city saw fit to iuntiiine these gentlemen hi office by re electing them. The term of office of these men continuing over u period of four, j car- -ill give to them the oppor-; lunil> l" do and to plan for Ocean City in -iicl, ways as to ladgely ef- 1 feet tl city's future. May they pr..\e themselves men of wisdom' with a w.-ion looking into the fu- . tuiv. and in the spirit of co-opera- ! '

iion ... ,-hape and direct the affairs " of our city that the action of the _ voter- will lie fully Justified In the formation of the Tax Fay j ers league the purpose more particularly was, and is to concern itirflf with material interests. We, I however, who have been familiar with Ocean City from its beginning realize the importance and value of the moral priniiple* established by Ocean City's founders, j Fur many years these principles | were well maintained and we believe a departure from them will rellect unfavorably, unfortunately,, and possibly* disastrous to the city, j . The i.teals have lieen compromised. : and not with beneficial results.1 The success of Ocean City in the ' judgment of those familiar with | j its history, is due to the moral : principles for which 'it has stood. 1 Other resorts along the New Jer-j sey Coast established under much j more favorable material conditions j than Ocean City, but lacking the moral elements have amounted to little or nothing —by comparison, j Let us not as individuals be a lawiC unto ourselves, but let us unsel- i fishly and generously recognize t die real strength that has made Ocean Pity the great seashore fam - ily resort it now is, as inteded byits founders.-. \te have been hoping during the year the city authorities could see : their way clear to at least make some showing In the matter of hard surfaced streets for our city. We are not without hope, however, for we believe such paving would add much attractiveness to new ! comers and we who have long been! summer residents, would lige to I have some of the pleasure afford -J "I by modern street paring. While referring to the matter of, hard surfaced paving may we call attention t„ Ocean City's location! a* a central point for automobilingl and in.iecd made ideal when the road- leading to Mays Landing, Turkihoe and from Beesleys Point 10 1 a I* May together with certain back toads leading through wooded country have lieen hard surfaced. Mow surely the State will not eon«nler its job completed by replanking the several portions of the say let ween Ocean City and Some«s Point ? Surely the gravel part °f thai drive will be ti jated to. •PIT' paving. Then continuing i n paving with much needed v-"k done along the shore road "*" Somen Pa'-it to Abaecon and; ®n up t hrough A tla- tic and Ocean I Counties would make an almost unsurpassed driveway. Not a mountainous country. No. A flat "eashore country, but containing many interesting and even historical blares. Ocean City should get tack of its outlying road way possibilities. What would be good for •cean City would be good for all 'he other seashore points in these Parts. hront the organization of the, Tax Payer* League of Ocean City,' • J-. up to this date I have been "r president. I have tried to faith 'ook ater its interest, and' iave givfen much of my time. This; *a* cheerfully done for 1 have and continue to be interested !" what shall seem to be in the 'Merest of Ocean City. The time «s now come, however, when 1 "'ust decline to continue to hold 'his office. Many matters with w™cH I am associated in Philadelphia make this necessary1- In selecting my successor I know your

executive committee will find a|i man who Will take up the' work and I give to it such leadership as will largely increase the membership of j I the League, and general interest , • therein. The Tax Payers I-eague | ■ of Ocean City, N. J., vfha organized' , • . for constructive purposes. It has \ 1 never had any other purpose. It is : ■; regularly incorporated under the ; ilaws of the state of New Jersey, ij 1 The purpose was to effect an orB gunizutiou of uon-resident tax pay- ( .(era for the purpose of voicing our , f . sentiments in a collecteil way and,, - w hen occasion seemed necessary to , . i all the attention of the city au- ! , c thoritics to such matters as we j ■ . . might come in contact with or as ; , j might lie communicated to us ef- , , Sj feeling the interest of the city. We j ,1 have done much of litis work with ; . f J liencficial results though we have j ,1 ' not proclaimed ourselves front the I. j house lops. Among the outstaiol- - . ,, ; ing things accomplished by the : , |, league was the saving of the alnd j , g front ocean to bay, and from Fifth', . street to Sixth street to the city : | ,1 of Ocean City. Had we not taken 1 | B legal steps to prevent it, the most j g valuable part of said ground. ! , s namely, the is can front might j c have been sold. The ground in ! .question would not have included; e the two blocks held by the Ocean j s ; City Tabernacle Association locat- ' (| ed from Fifth to Sixth streets be- j p tvvecn Wesley and Asbury avenues.1, (1 It has been stated that the ground ,e owned b ythe City of Ocean City under the present prices at which n : ground is selling in this resort, is ir. worth one million dollars. If this 'figure is correct or any sum apn 1 proaching It. then we have renderj-. i ed the City uf Ocean City a very y large service. Tlie ground is own- . n I ed by the city, and is being used ( ' for purposes contemplateil by the

i founders of the city and leaving j much additional grouml for such . otlier educational, social and recre-

GRUBB BROS. BUILDERS REAL ESTATE 009 Third Street OCEAN- CITY, N.J. 437-R I LEANDER S. CORSON BUILDER ' We»ley Avenue. OTIS M. TOWNSEND BUILDER [OFFICE: 8th St., and Haven Ave. OCEAN CITY, N. J. Only galvanized nail* used on exterior work. Plan* and Estimate* Furnished All Work Guaranteed LEWIS COSSABOON Contractor and Builder 226 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY Phone 66I-J

ational purposes as from tune to | On this ground there i • •> terected a high .t . • d.lii • i^which will be of gre .i , . ,i ■ "lbl*city. Tliis project . ' e-l , by the Tax Payers I 1 theh^iumual meet! . v 1 1922. Other portiom .• t . ( are being develop* ■ tonal purposes. The Tav l"ayer- I e.igne h..uM . I* largely suppurt<s| I. , , •lent or rather • amine, ,c lout '•tax payers of this resort. It give ' us the lie-t represent j non-residents can possibly have. ' I usfulness of the la-ague ran 'I greatly increased. It - | sity is beyond question. The yearly dues of the League '.are five dollars per member. There i a little money in the trea ury Mat this time and all bill.- paid. With Man increased ir.i-iiil, pi-hip lite due ' 1 j dollars per year per L il.l'er. lay '|a nicmliersltip of even live hun.iie.! ' | persons, though much Itii fs-r nii-iii I j liership should lie had. ;j The entire tity, "resi.hm1. nor,-' j received much and i . receivim; ' ; much benefit form the league. ' ! We are sincerely hopeful the I I I-eague may take on new life with

| people, its real u-efuli.- appropriated. and ils mrmher hh, Very respectfully. THOMAS It. FORT. .Jr. Confidential Conductor — "That child looks old ' er than six years." Mother — "Sh-h-h, I know it. It". ^ liad an awful lot of trouble.'"

SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT '•! tK\ EL AND PHILIP r \t Li t II ANNOI SCE THEIR BETROTHAL I : •■.- ,i friend-, of Mi.-- Anne Mi. Philip Welch , surprised by the retent an- t ne d of their engagement. ( i were the congratulation* | red u|"in the happy couple | Mi" Marvel and Mr. t M. -leu i aired in the automobile 1 . • nt nit the l.migport Bridge I • i . ... 'he summer, as a result which Mr. Welch lost the sight i I ii-ht eye. But what is the ! I, I- dii'ul a young lady for one's^' wit','. It i indeed true that ro-, I iv.tcre .often 1 hi— otns under the;< , Inn ; tiyitij, and uiilooked for eir-jt t .. I*i , -in a tangled wreck, , i n a Jersey road to wedding bells itappines.- may seem a long. , ii . . i nit that is the story a young; pa- resort will lie able to! I,)! their children and gramlchil- 1 ,. Mi Mai vet, who celebrated her b i. '

Now is the Time to | Plant Privet Hedge , Thomas J. Thorn FLORIST 1128 Bay Avenue Ocean City NewlJersey

i TET the youngsters drink all I J they want of Clicquot Club. If they're old enough to ask for it, Ginger Ale they're old enough to have it. They _ ... couldn't have a purer drink — everydanapan a thing in Clicquot Club is the best Birch Beer to be had. Root Beer On/cr h II- "W from ,mcrr — dnaUt TW OirquM Oub O'oipcny , Mali*. Mm, U. S. AGINGER

HUDSON COACH 41450 Frriihl and Tax Extra On the Finest Super-Six Chassis Ever Built ESSEX COACH $1145 I Frtight and Tax Extra European Experts Call its Chassis Greatest of its Size 50,000 Coaches in Service Hudion Prices These are the lowest prices at which these Speedster - - Sin Cars have ever been sold. They make both £Tau. PhMton HH ^ Hudson and Essex the most outstanding Sedan - - ■ ,ws values in the world. fniiktatU Tax Extra Essex Price. J- PRESCOTT CADMAN, Jr. I Touring - - *1MJ ^ CENTRAL AVENUE OCEAN CITY, N. J. Cabriolet • - IH» I Coach - • - »« (jjaa— *>0) I '

■ eighteenth birthday on the same ; day she announced her betrothal, is the daughter of. Dr. and Mi'-. Henry V. Marvel, who havy sum- , i rnered her fr the past seventeen ; years ill their cottage "tit Ml7 , ; Place. Mr. Welch, known "to his many ; intimates as Phil, has played on , baseball teams representing Ocean j in past year-. During hi. school day . at iWesl l'hilaihd- ' phia High School Phil won renow n as one of the he-t all-round nth- : j letes in the tjualier City, lie it|ie son of Benj. T. Welch, widely > Philadelphia real estate broker. ; Although no date lias lieen set i ; for the nuptial*. Miss Marvel and Welch expect to lie married 1 1 before the New Year comes in. 1 1 They will reside permanently in I ( Philadelphia hut will often lie seen ■j on Ocean City's .-train! and "walk j as they have in the past.

Educated Mo ■■ 'H lia.-tu- Me t sol Mo e. je-.t - he put- -i -v. i, three and carries Witnesses Wanted Crank- "Officer, I want tluitd Hi ^ na ty look." | Officer -."You've got the nasty h.ok. all tii'l t t..,: if I arrest him — q. mil have t.. proya to lite judge , . thiit lie gave it to you." j The tine That Got Away i site turned you down. I t Chestnut Charley "Ye ; tmt .'

Apartments The A. B. C. man of Ocean City. is Bungalows (j. Master Builder Cottages M" B" COOPER' " ' 29th nnd Central Avenue. Ocean City. N. J. F. P. MATTERA & CO. Third and Haven Avenue Manufacturers of Automatic Tampered Concrete Building Blocks ESTIMATES FURNISHED FORFoundations, Block Bases and Cement Pavements Ask to see our new Stucco Faced Blocks Office: 129 Asbury Avenue PHONE 789 Jobhing and Alterations HOWARD 0. MacPHERSON Practical Carpenter and Builder "Satisfaction I* Our Motto'' 1016 CENTRAL AYE.

E. A. CORSON General Contractor 737 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY roads, sewers, bridges, bulkheads Ed^ar F. Berber Real Estate In 31«t St. SeGtion of Ocean Glty Fine Cottages for Sale or I can Rent you most anyRent Xj Cottage in onr District j Lots Sold on Terms

(' A Single Burner Keeps the Whole Dinner Hot Betm- even than that, you can cook a big meal, iix or aertn vessels at a rime, with but three burners going. Thara because all the heat is retained and put to work! ^smoomiop OOMBACT CABINET GAS KAJK2E «*• i • wonderful burners. Always looks cooker, with refinements tpic and span, and conveniences to be And there will be no had tn no other range. backaches, for the new You can work over the comfort height prevents enclosed, heat - retaining stooping, top with comfort. Across Compact and durable, its smooth surface vessels Beautiful in design and can be pushed without finish. Four sizes, ripg'ng- See it demonstrated at x — Gfease does not reach our Salesrooms. . City Gas Light Co. I 839 ASBURY AVENUE

II Ml! Paintings Paperhanging Interior Decorators 401 ASBURY AVENUE I OCEAN CITY N. J. Phone 7.55

9 HAVE you a cottage, bungalow oi apartment to furnish? We have a 'line of FURNITURE at less than _ | Philadelphia prices. Window shades | ; a specialty. ' ('HAS. E. ADAMS & BRO. 720-22 Asbury Ave. Our Wall Paper is a veritable find. We aim to please the particular. Just come down nnd inspect our numerous designs. If you arc critical It may take you a long time to decide — there are so many patterns to choose from— but the point is that you can be suited exactly right and nt prices that w ill appeul^to -you. ALFRED R. SMITH 1048 Asbury Ave. Ocean City New Jersey j i

HENRY ROESER, Jr. Certified Public Accountant 803 EIGHTH STREET Ocean City, N. J. ' Audits Taxes System* AltsratJois Iritis; HUMBERT C. PONTIERE BUILDER

Atfcary A... OCEAN CITY, I. J. W. H. ALBERT OLDFIEED OLD FIELD ; W. H. Oldfield and Son. TILE AND MARBLE WORK 912 CENTRAL AVENUE 1 Phone 229 -J Ocean City. N. J. Estimates Furnished General LwfcnUfelas Kere MaOe Walter E. Allen > AWNING AND LINOLEUM WORK WINDOW SHADES ! Bourse Apartments OCEAN CITY, N. J. ADVERTISE IN THE SENTINEL

Don't let the wring Sad yoo CL. ( / I . _/ SV Ith a leaky roof. Thunder Mt ' KSfcy ' storms are confine and a (aaky ^ roof wifl be apt te rentfit la fVv 1 1 be looked sfiter and mad* I I water-tight. Smokey eUmneyi fnm \\ can be made to drew. 1 iw/lfiCxVXZ-© / I Tin roofs are flre-proqf. ^ II/llllV / [ AU kinds of atoae end neater rmllllAA/ /L I \ repairs, stove and heater pipes / I \ T,n* ,Ut* an<1 ^ roo®n*^P/T7 i \ SMITH ! ' / / ■/ I I TUB TINSiMITH r 309 Hleventh Street All Kind* of Outtera

R. H. JOHNSON PLUMBING COMPANY i* now In its New Offices 817 [ASBURY AVENUE where patrons and friends will be cordially welcomed WELCH CONSTRUCTION CO. "Welch Built Homes" "Bnllt By The Sea" OCEAN CITY, N. J. Phone 180 ■ -

Slnsrjih ISroaMry PLUMBING and HEATING 731 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. Phone 2 1 l*J !s. B. SWAN J. E. TROIT1 SWAN and TROUT PRA— CAL CARPENTERS III IDIUE1S 1010 ASBURY AVE OCEAN •TT, N. J JOBBING A SPECIALTY WIRE K R A U S S To Wire Vour House PHONH No. 17 7- W 411 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY YOU SHOULD HAVE A Reliable Builder To erect your Ocean City cottage. Yon uannot spare the tine ' to look alter It closely yonraelf and must depend upon the honesty of the contractor. I have bnilt for a large number oi people and could refer yon to any or all of them. Send for the list of names and photographs of the hooaes. Otis M. Townsend j OFFICE: Q| III P\rn OC*AN OTT, 8lh St, Harm Are. DU I LLILM N.J. . ...