, 1905-09-13

at that celebration +:
And may her future, as the past,
Be free from ev'ry stain,
A model city to the last,
A home we're proud to claim;
And when her gallant sons return,
As in the days OF yore,
They'll feel at home, and not alone,
But welcome al her door.
So let is all most thankful be
To God, who reigns on high,
And praise Him ever faithfully,
Till we are called to die;
And if we heed the Golden Rule,
And love our brothers here,
Well e'er be blest with peace and rest,
In this our home so dear.
As usual at all important functions
Mr.. j. Thompson Baker was present
and called upon for a speech. His re-
marks were brief and to the point. Al
luding to Mr.. Martindale's effort Mr..
Baker said:
Mr.. j. THOMPSON BAKERS SPEECH
What one is called upon to say some
times right in the wake ofso thrillingly
interesting a discourse as we have just
listened to, one is, in a way. put upon
his mental uppers; and n is thus very
sure what he shall have the audacity
to say will not be regarded as equal to
the occasion. The sum of the cogent
arguments so lucidly given is, that if
we have the virtues which inspire unity
of action, there is 10 limit to the posi-
bilities of what may be done on this
island. 1t is so in any community,
but more so here in the wrecks which
strew the corridors of time, and the re-
suits of divided counsels and confused
action.
1.-THE luminous history of Greece is
clouded by the fierce brawls of her peo-
pie. Rome arose and grew and ruled
for a thousand years because she con-
blows with arm. Ifthe suggestions
to which we have listened are intelli-
gently appreciated and utilized by har-
monious and energetic action this is
land can be made an oasis of rest and
pleasure to countless thousands of
weary workers, and the name of Wild
wood-by-the-Sea will become a house
hold word and be breathed rev%erently
and with blessing
President Carl A. Haswin, of the
Holly Beach Board of Trade, in re-
Spouse to IN invitation to address the
gathering, said he came to listen and
to learn, as he knew nothing from the
standpoint of a board of trade. cal
though honored by the election to the
presidency of the Holly Beach Board
of Trade | am still in doubt whether
the selection is a wise one,o he said.
"All that | can say is that | shall do
the best | am capable of. There is a
great work to be done, and l came
here to learn something about how that
work should be done. Our board is a
newly organized body, and if energy,
perseverance and an earnest desire to
work counts for anything, | will prom
Use to show good results at the end of
the first year"
Those who know Mr.. Haswin best
are authority for the statement that
while his remarks were brief they con-
vey a world of meaning.
President Ryan next called on for
mer Senator Philip Pontius Baker for
a speech. AS founder and president of
the Wildwood Beach Improvement
Company Mr.. Baker proved to be quite
an interesting talker.
MIR. PHILIP p. BAKERS SPEECH
What has been said here tonight has
made me feel that / would like to say
a word. When | look back over the
early history of Wildwood's develop
ment and remember the adverse cir
surrounding us, our lack
of experience, with no one at hand
from whom practical advice could be
obtained, only to hear predictions of
failure and a score of reasons to back
up their prophecies, the words of adj
vice and counsel from n who is at the
head of large and successful enterprises,
are greatly appreciated; l refer to our
esteemed townsman, Mr.. Thomas Mar
tindale, who is not afraid to speak
when he thinks it is I time that a warn
ing note should be sounded.