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OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1923

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Commerce Chamber Flavors Property Owners Paying For Street Improvements

SUGGESTED PLAN MAY EVENTUATE IJP COMMISSIONERS ENTERING IMMEDIATELY UPON WORK OF HARD SURFACING MAIN STREETS— PRES. E. M. SUTTON RE-ELECTED

The Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. at the meeting held in the City Hall on Tuesday evening, had I lie courage to assume the responsibility of making certain recommendations to the municipal authorties. which will doubtless bring it into disfavor with many property owners in the city. President E. M. Sutton warned the body of this, although he personally favored it. before putting the resolution to a vote under the terms of which the Chamber went on record approving of all property owners being assessed to the full cost of all street improvements from which they derived benefit. Having dispatched with tife'usual routine business of the Chamber, President E. M. Sutton tufned the meeting into an open forum, and invited several speakers to present Ibejr views as to what, in their judgment was Ocean City's great- 1 est need. Ilettcr streets appears to have <

!>eoi> the requirement uppermost in t the minds of the company, as the 1 most urgently needed. " ( , R. W. Edwards carried with him I the entire agreement of all present < in an eloquent plea for a compre- I hensivc ami constructive scheme of treet improvement. Ocean City, ' lie declared emphatically, was los- ' ing ground in the march of_ prog- > r and development because of S the wretched condition of its I streets. What the city needed at < the present stage of growth were I men of wealth, who could and would build for themselves lovely i homes. But how could such per- ( sons lie induced to liuilil or buy. * when as a matter of fact the city t possessed the poorest streets of < any resort in the state. t "I believe in advertising." said < Mr. Edwards, "we cannot get tool r much advertising. But what have i i we to udvertise — our streets?" Theje interrogation invoked laughter, but i there was more irony in it than I mirth. NTbore are two kinds of public- : ity,'\Mr. Edwards continued. "Ijiij the last analysis, the best adver-jc tisemcnt to any resort is a satis- ( < lied patron." Mr. Edward* riled [i instances of people who had de-ji dared they would not return again c liecause of the wretched condition j of the streets. Ii Whereupon Ralph I- Goff, former it city engineer, volunteered the in- 1 formation that not in ten years hns'i the city had one inch of paved ] -tracts added to that at the time.i President E. M. Sutton eqn- ( i i iirred with both speakers. Ocean! City had enjoyed a period of grea\ ' prosperity, he said; yet the munici- ! I'.'iit \ had not done anything, nor

LUTHERAN CHURCH I COUNCIL MEETING i' Plans Discussed Relative to Buildof New Church Here A meeting of the Church Council of the St. John's Lutheran Church was held on Tuesday,evening at the •home of Mr. William F. Valet. 1 Those present included W. H. Deis'oth, Elmer S. Schantz, J. Edward Seitz. W. H. Valet and F. R. Woodruft, Jr. Among oiherjnatters of routine j business whicficaTTle under consideration, plans were further ad- 1 vanced towards the.' building of a ' j new rhurch. The success which has | attended the congregation during ( j the past year has encouraged them to look forward towards the pos- ! session in the near future of an ' edifice of their own. I It was further derided to arrange , that supply pastors should arrive in the city in time to' devote each Sat- ' unlay to pastoral work and visita- 1 I j tion. J i i In the near future Sunday School will be held in the morning of each i week, at the Holy Trinity Rectory Chapel, and the visiting minister will conduct a preaching service in the evening. A cordial welcome is extended to all who may desire to attend these services. I

MISS PEARL GIBSONENTERTAINS FRIENDS ' Miss Pearl Gibson, of the Park t Hotel, gave a party to a number I of her friends on Thursday evening. The usual diversion occupied the « time until a late hour, and ail en- ' _ joyed a very pleasant evening. * Dainty refreshments in the form ' of chocolate cake and orangeade t were served, and an abundance of ' delicious candy, the candy having been made by the guests themselves jt at the party. . j! Those present included: Miss!' Ruth Jones, Miss Jeanette Garret-1} son, Miss Evelyn Naylor, Miss Rose ' Nayior, Miss Irene Naylor, and Messrs. Van Breckiey, Gordon,] Duckworth, Euston Powell, and William Holeroft. J' VISIT SON IN HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart,;, "f Fifty-Fifth Street and Asburv , Avenue, motored to Philadelphia Sunday in their new' Buick, there to ! visit their son, who is a patient at the German Hospital. Friends of the family will be glad to learn that Mr. Stewart, Jr., is recovering nicely, following , the ; operation performed at the institution.

i- attempted one thing to keep pace e with the growth. Notwithstanding d the municipal body had all the i- power and the authority of law boi- hind them whereby they could as sess the property owners to the (i amount of the full cost of street - improvement. Cape May had for I. more paved streets than Ocean - City, Wildwood, and Atlantic City - ipid adopted this very principle of a assessing property owners to full e value for benefits received. g There were three things, Mr. .- Sutton continued, which Ocean City t stood in urgent need of, a modern - and comprehensive system of drainage, paved streets, and greater I publicity.

, At this juncture, City Solicitor . Boswell joined in the discussion, by I staling he agreed with all that had : been said concerning the streets. • He reminded the Chamber, how- . ever, that last year ordinances were introduced Tor the paving of • certain streets, which made proi vision for the defraying of the cost • assessing abutting property ■ owners two-thirds, and the city i paying one third. The program l outlined then would entail an ex- . penditure of $300,000.00. r Later, however, the Commissionwere petitioned by the Board of . and every civic orgai- . zntion in the city for a new High j f The school practically r\- . the bonding capacity of the 1 city, and the street improvement . had to be abandoned. I In his judgment, Mr. Boswell ■ added, the proper method for the • Chamber of Commerce to adopt, , to go on record as favoring ' • the plan of assessing the property r to the full amount for the received. If that were I] done, he felt certain the City Com- ) missionera would tie prepared to ■ i introduce an ordinance to that 1 '! effect immediately, nnd enter upon t i a comprehensive plan of street 1 '.hard surfacing. -.X-. President E. M. Suttofi" immedi- ■ ' ately took up the challenge. He I I reminded the Chamber that the <le- . cision would meet with strong - criticism, and if it were made they i; would be obligated to support the • ; municipal body in carrying It into i effect i ] Ultimately, the Chamtier of Commerce went on record as favoring r the proposal. Russell H. Nulty thereupon sug C gested that a committee • tie :ipI' pointed to acquaint the City Comi.missloners of the recommendation, and urge them to take immediate - steps in that direction.' 1 1 The committee named by the t President were R. W. Edwards - Russell H. Nulty, and Ralph I.. r Cheater. ■_

WILSON-BOBBINS | WEDDING SOCIAL ' EVEN! DF SEASON; i . BRIDE ONE OF THE POPULAR \ YOUNGER SET AND A c 1 GIFTED MUSICIAN f At the home of Mr. and Mrs. ! ' W. Edwards, 929 Wesley Ave- , [ nuc, on Saturday, November 10th. ' i was solemnized one of the most j » beautiful home weddings that has ; ever graced this resort. I The groom was Raymond Cal- < i vert Robbins, of Bordentown, N. J.. j and his bride, Miss Verna M. Wil- ( B son, who for a number of years, , ' during TO* mother's lifetime, made I her home in Ocean City. A graduate of the local High School, the 1 young bride is a musician of rare | h ability and culture. At different y periods she Acted as organist at the r First MethAist and First Presbyn terian Churthes. After of season s of tuition upon the organ, under o Prof. Ralph Kinder, Miss Wilson completed her musical education at Cornell and Oberlin Colleges. Miss Cecelia Hand, of this city, attended the bride as maid of s honor, while Walbridge B. Fullingk of Vermont, acted in the ca,r parity of best man. The three and half year -old ie daughter of Mrs. Klrby, of Colllngswood, was flower girl, with Mrs. Velma Headley Mould, and n Mrs. Sara Goff Anderson as ribbon lP bearers. Dr. John Mason, of Bord,f entown, performed the ceremony. „ The very beautiful floral decora- .-( tions were furnished by the Ed- ! wards Floral Hall Company, of At- ., ilantic City, the collation served by t.'l the Victoire Company, aire of Atlantic City.

I ; Music for the occasion was fur- j , nished by an oachestra «cl hy , j Ocean City's gifted viohnst, Fred! iMThe deep hrunnetta. beauty of Miss Wilson, exquisitely gowned m white and chiffon and lace, and, , 1 wearing a coronet veil, made of her / charming bride anil the object of » universal admiration. 1 1 About sixty guests were present, t from Trenton, Allentown. Collingswood, Bordentown, Philadelphia,. i . Camden and other places, t After the honeymoon, Mrs. Rob-, e bins will make her home in Bonlen- - town, where her husband conducts . [an automobBe business.

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: MISS MACGREGOR IS INAMED CAPTAIN OF GIRL SCOUT TROOP

} TWENTY-FIVE GIRLS AID. IN j, r, THE ORGANIZATION OF ' NEW TROOP No. I J f That Ocean City will have njj . first-class troop of Girl Scouts is/ I, an assureti fact. Twenty-five young/ . ladies presented themselves at the ' e Imperial Hotel on Tuesday evet ning, at the invitation of Miss < Edith E. MacGregor, for the pur- j i II pose of organizing a troop. j < e Miss MacGregor assumed charge!' , of the meeting, and explained in'1 £ detail the nature of the organiza-i' .. tion, the work, meetings, and the; . uniform worn. 1 1 The names were registered of all . present, and these were divided in- ; I „ to three Patrols in the following t order: Patrol 1— Irene Selvragu.! ,, Roxanna Selyagn, Jeanetle Garret-1 . son. Pearl Gibson. Kloise Smith, , Ruth Jones. Elizabeth Adams . Elizabeth Winkler. „ Patrol 2— Emma Stocktcn. l.ilyFlick, Agnes Hoffman, lsalvl , Reichly. Jeanette Smith. Mulie! J Blizzard. Georgeanrta Shaw, Beryl * Reichly. Patrol AUdied Caii-on. Ella , Booz, Patty Booz. Verna Smith. , Betty Saxton, Pearl Moore. Muriel i , Adams, Hilda lake, Bessie Le.ligj. A more capable young lady to be 1 , ,. chosen Captain of the Troop Nr. :,i. of Ocean City, could not lie found ] than Miss MacGregor. The new ' captain is thoroughly < on versanti „ with the work, having had ex peri- , cn'ce as a lieutenant of a Girl Scout | Troop in Hnckensack, New York. . Uniter ncr leaders ship the troop; wilfaspirc to reach such a standard ; ' of efficiency that it will be an honor! - as wWI as "ail~assct in service to j the community. |fc

' The members of the troop vvill|r i immediately start upon a campaign | ' for the necessary funds to carry on , h their work. Contributions will bc;p ; solicited and no gift will be too;, Ismail. |a 1 1 Furthermore, the trcop will lie a established in strict conformity ' with the practices of the national t Each organization in the t city will lie asked to select a rep- f resentative, to constitute an advis- s ory board for the troop. c The Ocean City Civic Club has t already shown interest in the move- „ ment, by placing the Miller House * at the service of the troop.. The place will lie renovated in rea.li- t and all made comfortable t this, in addition to a liberal dona- t tion in money. . ji Any person desiring to help ">| this worthy cause may conmnimcate with Capt. Edith MarGregor. at the Imperial Hotel. All dona- , ' tions will be regularly deposited in _ one of the local banks in the name j ( • of the troop. RED CROSS DRIVE I ? If any public institution deserves , b the active support of the public, it ; , t is the American Re«l Cross. |i s The annual drive for membership' , - is now on. Beginning very- fittingly ; ; n on Armistice Day, it will continue r until Thanksgiving Day. n Public sUtions will be main- , t tained at the First National Bank and the Hughes' Central Pharmacy. •, The members of the Boy Scouts! f will assist in thc work, a^i a large - enrollment is'-desircd. During the recent disaster in, Japan, the County Chapter did yoe-| d man service, contributing in all,; I- $1,899.00 toward the national fund, h Ocean City's branch of the County! d . Chapter contributed $475.00. Heroj n an error should be corrected, the. 1- County's donations amounted to the! figures given and not $899, ap- , i- parently it has been mistakenly I- ! reported Membership dues amount l- only to $1.00. At such a low fig-: ,y ure, it should include every- citizen |-iin the community.

LEGION TRAPSH(K)T t yj Under the auspices of tbe Mor- I d ! gan-Ranck Post of the American Legion, a Trap Shoot will be held I f on Thanksgiving Day, at Seventh . " Street, on the beach front. I d The Legion shoots have invarir ably proved of rare interest, and < f many expert gunners have demon- ] stratcd their skill at them in the '•past. . (- ; As upon previous occasion this . i, I will be an all-day shoot, and many valuable prizes will be offered. In I i-l fact, the prizes are so numerous i-| thai ma ticallv every competitor :s , can hardly fail to carry one or | more away.

TO ORGANISE SONS I CIVIL WAR VETS | ■ Sons and Grandsons of C ivil Warl Veterans Eligible to Join I I Step, arc being taken, and *an | | formulated to organize in this city | a Camp of the Sons of Veterans, j Primarily, this is obviously a pa-

» I triotlo institution, and one with an) enviable record of valuable service i i for the country. Membership in I i the society is limited to the sons! i and grandsons of veterans of the' /Civil War, who saw active service. | s j There is also an age limit/ahd only) r those eligible who arc between the ; | / of is and T,0 years. - It is stated that there are a sufll- }j »|cient number of men eligible to join | . i this city to organize a splendid ; , | camp. All desiring further infor- , r.!mation should apply to A. 1- Pfef- , , 1 for. 29th Street and Central Ave-] -i nuo, Ocean City. LOCAL LEGIONARIES PARADE GAPE MAY TWO NEW MEMBERS TAKEN: j INTO MORGAN - RANCH ; POST LAST MEETING I Ji Twenty -fiyc memliers of the local ■ i j post of the American Legion jou.-j, i. neyed to Cape May on Monday eie- , i ning, there to participate in the i ' ! Armistice Day celebration, held i II under the auspiies of the civic or- . i ganizations of that city. It ap1 1 peai s that both military organize >' | tions in this resort hu dbeen in- . ' : vited, but only the Legion had ; accepted. t| The color guard appeared in_uni- :• ! form in the parade, while the rePi maindcr of the Legionaircs wore d! their caps. The delegate.- were " (delighted with the warm hospital-; o ity wUh which they were received hv lKe riliren- of the neieborinc; the neigboringl a

(resort. I At the last meeting of the post.il i on Thursday evening, .1. Wil-jfc (son Monihan, and Tony Denton r 'I were duly initiate<l into fellowship |e j according to. the prescribed rites : and ritual of the national body. , f In accordance with the informa- y I tion given in our last issue, Fost,t 1 Commander Pearl has communi-ji, cated with the posts of the county, j suggesting that they pet'tion the i church in their respective communities to devote the Thanksgiving offering toward the Home for Dis- ' abled Soldiers in Monantico. It transpires that tlic officers of 1 the Cape May Post favor the idea, and no doubt the post will adopt the suggestion nt their next meet- ( MISS ROTH CELEBRATES ) BIRTHDAY '! Miss Frances Roth, daughter of ; Julius Roth, 987 Asbury- Avenue, j f this city, entertained a few of her _ J fi iends in honor of her eighth birth- , day, Friday afternoon, November I'.'th from ofur to six o'cioik. After , - games and a general good time the. ' guests were invited into the dining ■ jroom. where refreshments were , ' served. The decorations were pink: r j and white. A large birthday cake e) decorated with eight candles occupied the place of honor in the center . - of the table. k ; Miss Roth received many beauti-j '•(ful gifts and all departed wishing s ' her many happy birthdays, e Among those present were the I Mil. Uflen Srnll. '.Misses Mildred Grubb, Helen

n \ Elva McPherson, Mary Lawless, ; - Helen Quigg, Naomi Quigg. Dor-; l.'othy Riley, Margaret Gandy, t 1. Martha Stanton, Margaret Russel, t >; Cornelia Verhey, Ruth Verhey,,a e! Eleanor Roth, Elizabeth Hartman. v e". Jessie Phillips, Billie Roth and e I Helen Unger. y ENTERTAIN AT CARDS jl ll Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Zlmmermann.] j f"! of 822 Park Avenue, entertained nj' " party of friends at their home on ' Friday evening. 1 Canls were the chief diversion of j

the evening, after which a dainty ? lunch was served by the hostess. 1 The guests included: Mr. and I Ernest Kent. Mr. and Mrs. i Jules R. Ledig, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kramer. ] All departed for their homes, de- ( I daring they had enjoyed a most , - pleasant evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lore, of ( 4 arc visiting Fire Chief >• and Mrs. S. B. Conver at their i home, 1101 Asbury Avenue, s A. E. Kingsley, of 204 Asbary , r Avenue, and family,- are leaving for i r Florida, where they expect to spend the winter.

j LOCAL POLICE ON J MIL OF THIEF ; CAPTURE BOOTY :

i| RAID HOUSEBOAT OF HARRY | }j MASON AND FIND BIG 1 1 s! ASSORTMENT OF GOODS j •I For some weeks past the local) •' ! Police Department has been closing , - 1 the net tighter around the hi • ' who has made a specialty of visit-, i ing empty cottages, particularly in | j | the more isolated* sections of the . ' city, such as those in the vicinity "(of the lagoon. Information con"jcerning similar cases occurring in " 1 Somcrs Point created the suspicion ' that the same person or persons jhad been operating in both place-. ^ ' Invariably, tbe homes of summer t (cottagers were entered, and in ( imuch the same manner. In several , • (houses at Somers Point, the slot f f i gas meter appears to have appealed , | ( most strongly to the thief, ready cash being, of course, the most con- , venient and desirable form of . < : booty. i Monday morning, accompanied I by Capt. Jack Jernee, Chief of |( I Police Johnson made a raid upon j f houseboat of Harry Mason, . I (moored near to Hickory Point. ; Chief Johnson made the trip in the . - coast i" boat, manne'l' By , p Guqffis ' Hendersbn. Turner, and : I Gaskill. Once inside^ the boat, the sus- j - picions of the police were more ( r ilian confirmed. They found a high - quantity of booty, including a Vic- , d trola. and shotguns. The Virtrola \ has since been identified as one , - missing from a cottage located near the Gardens. , c Harry Mason, the occupant of the • e boat, however, was not in evidence. ( I- j A boat he u-eil is .. s" missing, bv . d j means. of which' he probably went ,

[The assistance of the State " ! Police, however, has been invoked t: | by Chief Johnson, and at any mo-||t ment the arrest of Mason is!a i expected. tl Mason is undoubtedly an old of- w fender. As late as July of last y year he was made to appear before .the local court and sentenced for y I stealing. „ , ( — ji BLUNDIN GOES ii TO NEW YORK s c Hotel Proprietor and Daughters J" Invited to Opening of Hotel '0 A signal honor has lieen con upon Mrs. Elixabeth Blundin, d of the Biscayne Hotel and her two t daughters. Miss Jean and Miss.t Betty Blundin. v The three ladies are included , t r among the guests invited to bo c • present at the grand opening of the • Aiamac Hotel. New York, on Thurs- i " day. ' r Hotel men from all parts of the i r continent are expected to arrive for i L" i the .ceremonies, which are to be on ' ! a scale of unparalleled magnifi- i s : cence. I The occasion will unquestionably t e ( mark the beginning of a new epoch I - ; in the hotel world, and an invita- ■ r ; tion to attend the opening is rc- i garded rightly as an indication of -i the high esteem in which Mrs. i If (Blundin is held among the members i | of the craft e t<

ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE j Mrs. Walter H. Kuehi. entertained at "Bridge" at her home in i (the Kuehn Building on Friday (afternoon. A most delightful time : spent by all who attended. The guests included: Mrs. Chas. , ; Anderson,' Mrs. Walter Dittrich. (Mrs. Rithard Johnson, Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. Nathaniel Smith, Mrs. j ; Edward Hogan. Mrs. Bertram I ((Holmes, Mrs. Ewiqg T. Corson, j a , 1 Mrs. Elmer Jackson Pearl. Mrs. ; i Thomas Mould, and Miss Mary Fox. o r The club will meet next Friday j at the home of Mrs/Walter Brown, I in the Kuehn Apartments. |, — ; j' ARMISTICE DAY GUESTS f Armistice Day found the popular . | hostelry, the Biscayne Hotel, enter- j ] ' taining thirteen extra guests, come | ' to the resort for a brief visit- I « Among them was George T. ( . Sprout, of Philadelphia, a brother/ of ex-Governor Sproul. Other! ' rrucsts included Mr. and Mrs. Harry i 1 Buse, of Ridley Park, over the i week-end; Mr. and Mrs. William , y Wilkinson and son, of Haddonfteld. r i Mrs. Elizabeth Blundin was a . d visitor to Philadelphia on Tuesday! on a shopping expedition.

CHINESE PRINCESS I' VISITS THIS CITY 'Expresses Admiration for Hospital, j j ity to the Rest Room Manager j Ocean City Was favored over t It.- } j week-end Iiy the prc.-eiH-c of Chi ( King-Tzc Kwan. and her sister ! | Miss Fay Sing Tai. of China, were , , ] guests at the Hotel Sterling. ! After some walks along the] (beach, and the Boardwalk, the two ladies called at the Municipal Rest I Room, where they remained a couple x«f hours, writing letters to (China, Honolulu. Cairo, Egypt; Jn • jpan. California. London and Paris ' for them by Manager Matt Savage ' ) The visit to this resort formed a ( j part of the trip the two ladies are ; making around the world, j Monday morning the Princess . iar.d her sister left for New York!! | City, where they will remain for :i | ( month before leaving for the "obi world," and their home in China. The ladies spoke in terms of ! j gratitude and high praise to Man' : agor Savage, of the hospitality they ( (had received here. In all their j they had not received the nor had they met with a city which!; provided anvthing like the comforts of the Rest Room, free to the serv- j The Princess declared she would ' (tell all with whom she fame in con- ! ' tact of Ocean City, and the pleas- ; jatit memories she retained of her I

'CITY SOLONS PASS !j 1 ORDINANCE REPAIR RAVAGES OF STORM; ji ( ABSENCE OF THE MAYOR, j, DIRECTOR CAMPBELL . PRESIDED \ 1 In the absence of Mayor Josephl' - G. Champion, who is on a hunting |' expedition through Maine, the vice- 1 [ president, W. ii. Campbell, pre- 1 ^ ) sided at the meeting of the Board I ; of City Commissioners held on!' 1 Monday. ' ' Routine business consumed "the!' I major portion of the time of the'1 ' session, with little of a new char- ' acter coming under consideration. 1 The ordinance making provision (for repairs after the damage done ' by the recent storm came up for ' the third reading and final passage. As announced at the time, prac-| 1 The ordinunco provides, ; therefore, for repairs to the bulk/ ( head, and the pile breakwater, and! other minor requirements. ! 1 Considering the ferocity of the ' storm, the island fared fortunately 1 in comparison with other parts of: the coast. Two property owners from the ; section covered by Fourteenth and . 5 Fifteenth Streets appeared before' the Commissioners, requesting in-! formation relative to improvements ' 1 the city was putting into effect in. (IIK I") »«(( |((""((R (IHW Iii.v. , vicinity.

tt appears that in the construe- jc of an alley there, the grading j* lie. - considerable space between the t | alley and the step leading up on to b houses of the complainants, t which would prove a great incon- a venience. J City Engineer Collisson explained f that the alley was being con- b structed in strict conformity with v the city grade level. Occasionally, it was found that a house had been q erected, as in the case under con- * sideration, upon a small elevation, t Occasionally, too. they found in f laying an alley that some of the c adjacent properties had been built j over the building line. | * It was unfortunate that people ( did not consult the municipal au- i thorities before building and asser- t : ' tain from them whether the ground I was up to, or above the proper i ' grade. This would obviate consld- ( ' crablc trouble and expense to all. , City Solicitor Boswell added that • any property was built beyond the line, then the responsibility for ( ! damage which might follow, ■ fell upon the owners entirely. i The complainant, however, was | ■ assured that when twelve inches of ' grave! had been spread on ihe alley the difference lietween the level juid l the steps leading into his house - would not be as great as it appears - now. f Commissioner Campbell further . assured him that the city would do s nil in its power to help him. Nothing was more remote from their intentions than to impose any hardship on property owners when currying out improvements. o

HIGH SCHOOL LADS t IN AUTO ACCIDENT * Girl Companions Lying Seriously * Injured in Atlantic City „ Two young students of the local | High School. Herbert McCollom, t and Everett Breckiey were involved c ■ in an auto accident at Pleasantville t Sunday evening. a According to a statement re- ( ported to have been made by Mc- s | Collom, they were proceeding in a < ! Ford touring car. traveling at the t , rate of about twenty-five miles an 1 hour, towards Pleasantville. accom- < , panied by two sisters, the Misses | ' Buth and Helen Weir, of North- ( ' field, when car struck against an | obstruction, and plunging into soft i • sand was instantaneously over- i " turned. Breckiey, who was driving, es-,, ' caped injury, but the other three (; ! occupants of the car were immedi- ' ) ately rushed to the Atlantic City! ■ HospitaL a. According to latest information; t ! from the hospital, however, the two young ladies are doing very nicely. |

Progressive League Will Stage Big Minstrel Show James H. Simpson Director ( AST WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL EX-PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS— ■ j HOPES ARE ENTERTAINED THAT THE POPULAR ' REAL ESTATE BROKER, B. F. GOETZ, WILL APPEAR

In the near future, F. Leroy ( Howe will present what promises | to lie the highest class minstrel i show ever staged in this city. The - affair will be given under the aus- ) pices of the Young Men's Progres- . sivc League, which organization i has been responsible for furnishing ' " j (lie public with more winter enter- ' ; tainment than any other in the ! city- i The sucress of the enterprise was i , immediately assured when James , 11. Simpson consented to assume j ' the responsibility of directing the ; ' entire affair. Mr. Simpson's know!- i edge of theatrical matters, and of stagecraft is almost inexhaustible. . I He has for many years been closely • : identified with the profession, and \ as a producer won an enviable repu- , tation for himself before coming to | , Ocean City. By virtue also of his ■ _ close associations with the craft, , ( Mr. Simpson will be able to pro- , dduce a series of acts which will [rank high above that of the usual ! High hopes are being entertained

Inlso that the popular real estate 1 j broker, B. F. Goetz, will consent to 1 lend his valuable assistance. ! I Mr. Goetz's fund of ready wit and i humor is well known. It may not, ' 1 however, be known to all that in ■ j younger days, Mr. Goetz* was ' 1 1 closely identified with some of the j 'I j most famous minstrel performers 1 Hn the South. , , Maurice (Dad) Foster has as- ' " ' sumed the work of writing the 1 (story. Mr. Foster acted as direc- ' ' of the first minstrel show given I (under the auspices of the Progres-! b sivc League. His ability in this;' B direction, however, is known;' .. further afield. [' (_ j During the period of the war,' ; Foster rendered valuable Berv-, „:ice under the auspices of the Dis- ' I trict of Paris Entertainers, and was ; i , I responsible for the production of j * t. i many entertainments staged for the 1 1 .( soldiers on French soil. II ,, j _ Among other headllnerg in the1]

: cast will appear Harold D. Hilt- - pold. Mr Hiltpold has had eonsid- ' erable experience in the work, and ■ actively identified with the - Pittsfleld, Mass., Minstrels of the - American Legion. Mr. Hiltpold i also appeared under the auspices of ; the District of Paris Entertainers, featuring in a hynotic act. " Richard Van Syckel will also be a star liner. Mr. Van Syckel may 5 too be included among the ex-pro- ' fessionals. In earlier days he was > with the Welsh, and the " troupes of minstrels, fea- - turing in more than one star role. E. Walt Richman, whose abilitv • as a stojkaalesman, particularly ' rttSck, is no less or greater than his ability as a black-face " comedian, will be another front together with Bertram M. 5 Darby, whose versatility as an en- ' tertainer has never been fully tried j and tested. ] And, of course, no minstrel M troupe could be complete without ( Lester Smith. This irentleman has ] Lester gentleman

f consented to place his histrionic 3 abilities and short stature at the service of Director Simpson, which I further assures the success of the entertainment Balladists will be excellent ly represented by such popular vo~.Usta >- t as Russell H. Nulty, Dr. J. Thorn- (I , ley Hughes and Edward Hogan. The full circle has not yet been . completed. It is anticipated that t fully twenty will appear in the . shoe, besides the individual I i features. . 1 .With an all-star east, it will be ^ conceded that the hopes entertained i [ of presenting Ocean City with a minstrel show superior'to anything ,'of the past, ure fully justified. The date and place, when and - where, the performance will be s given have not thus far been def j cided. Rehearsals will begin forth- ; with, and somewhere about the fifteenth of December the public s'may anticipate a treat.

LEGION ARMISTICE ' : MEMORIAL SERVICE . si LARGELY AnENOED t e*

> DR. HAND L E Y AND COM- J ,f .MANDER PEARL SPEAK— t :e ESSAY AWARDS MADE {

The Armistice Day Memorial P Service, held last Sunday evening, C under the auspices of the American b ( Legion, in the First M. E. Church, c commanded a splendid congregation who followed the proceedings with n ! keenest interest. The mem- C of the Morgan-Ranck Post, » together with the Ladies' Auxiliary o attended in a body, and sang a t number of the songs which found > favor with the men, and helped to " beguile away many a sad hour, r while on French soil. The judges, consisting of Dr. J. • Hughes, Mrs. Ralph Goff, and Mrs. A. Randolph Fogg, made their awards, deciding that the , prize for the essay on Americanization phould be given to Miss Steel man, and the second prize to Miss Miriam Plaut. The prize for the best essay on the Boy movement went to Harry V. ; Adams. ( A very interesting feature of the service were the prize essays read t members of the High School. , ( In order to stimulate greater inter- i | est in national problems among the ■ . students of our schools, the post I offered two prizes for the best i • essay on Americanization, and a l prize for the best essay on the Boy j Scout movement. The successful essayists were I called upon to read their produc- „ tions to the gratification of all who „ were privileged to hear. The two speakers of the evening r were Post Commander Elmer Jacko son Pearl, and Dr. John Handley, . chaplain. XVmmnnder Penrl took occasion Commander occasion c

to acquaint the audience concerning r the principles of the American , Legion, and its aims and aspira- „ tions. The task of Americanizing the foreign immigrant was one of tasks the national body had assumed. In every center where ' there was a post, the organization ' expected to carry on an educationa! campaign among those of , alien birth. ( Dr. Herschel Pettit, chairman of , the Board of Education was then 1 I called to the stage, and requested 1 ■ present the prize medals to the j successful essayist . Dr. John Handley was heard to 1 ■ advantage in J stirring and impas- ' sinned elaboration of the theme of i s the essayists — Americanization, i ' his customary eloquence, he ( - enumerated the more salient fea- : « of ideal citizenship, and eon- - eluded with a clarion call to_ greater i fidelity and stronger allegiance to t the principles upon which the na- - tion was founded. The choir, under the directorship - of Prof. Harry H. Lake, rendered fan anthem entitled. "Awake Thou - Sleepest," by Mrs. Ashford, in y a most able manner. Miss Viola Robertson sang a, " requiem to the dead of Flanders' i < Fields in excellent voice, and with1 r. | true dramatic terror.

DR. YARD'S LECTURE GEO. WASHINGTON

Lecture Will Be Delivered at Celebration of Washington Masonic Birthday Dr. George W. Y'ard, pastor of the Second M. E. Church in Atlantic City, is expected to attend ' the local lodge of the Masonic fra- - ternity or Friday next, and deliver illustrated lecture on George Washington. The lecture will constitute the | program of the celebration of , George Washington's Masonic i birthday, by those of the same , crafts in this resort crafts in this resort

Dr. Yard's ability as a lecturer needs no introduction to Ocean City. While pastor of the First M. E. Church here, and a member of the local lodge, his services on the platform were frequently requisitioned, end invariably the an- , nouncement was sufficient to command a large audience. All mem- ' bers of the Masonic persuasion in this resort are cordially invited to be present i JUSTICE WARE TRIES . HOOKY KIWANIANS I ' Attorneys Cole and Brick Wage Wordy Warfare over Priaoner'a Fate s An unforgettable sensation oe1 curred during the noon lunch hour . of the local Khvanis Club on Wed- - nesday, when Chief of Police JohnS son, and Special Officer Roger Wnt appeared in the dining room t dragging J. Preaeott Cadman, and » Chas- D. Samson, bound ami maoy aeled together. Immediately a court was eonr vened, with Justice Ware on the - bench. Attorney Sterling Cole was o called to conduct the prosecution, while the prisoners selected AttorK ney Clayton Haines Brick to > defend. According to the termy of the indictment, the prisoner were n charged with being absent from the r „f ,iw rlnVi r.a(h<ian UDOn meeUngs f the

six occasions and Saiqkon upon seventeen occasions. Attorney Brick made an eloquent i appeal in behalf of his dienta. | ( prisoner, Cadman, he declared was the father of nine children. tMM S 1 of them being triplets. Fai^y . cares and worries had precflMM <j from attending the club. / ' On the other hand. Samson was ( . professional pugilist, his attorI ney declared, and accounted for Wa . absence by reason of the fact tint > he had been traveling extensively , in following his craft. Under cross-examination, bowr ever, it did not appear that CM- , . man knew exactly ho* many rgp- j t dren he had, nor could the pugSlffi | - inform the court whom he hud - licked. In summing up, however, Mice 0 Justice Ware expressed himwtf ie . - satisfied that the charge had been j proved, and fined the defendante W i p cents each. . .I The chief speaker of tbe oreeffiMi j n of tlw^EurBngton by six more of his fellow club ment- ; ■'.bars, who at the doee of the eeeh'alon sang with pep and vim their ;