Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-07-25
MAYORS BANQUET AT
NORTH WILDWOOD
Philadelphia Choir Boys Enjoy
Camp Life In Ottens
Tract
SOME OTHER HAPPENINGS

The Munlclpal League OF Seasnoie
Resorts held banquet at Hotel Ottens
last Saturday night. Mayor Frank
Stoy, of Atlantic City, presided, and
the secretary, Mayor Thomas Millett,
of Cape May, made note of the pro-
ceedings, the banquet being turned
into a sort of business meeting. Ad-
dresses were made by Mayor Stoy, j.
Thomp pson Baker, Judge Voorhees,,
Mayor Millett, ex-senator Robert +.
Hand, Henry II. Ottens, Mayor Bailey,
Mayor Baker, Julius Rauch and w. +.
Williams. Judge Voorhees, talked on
the railroad question, the delayed
freight traffic and express trains, and
the inadequate parlor car service. Mr.
Ottens took exception to these remarks
and said that he thought the railroad
passenger service had improved Won
derfully since Supt Lowell had been in
in charge during the past two years.
Upon motion of Judge Voorhees, the
chair was directed to appoint COM
mittee empowered to employ three
eminent lawyers to draft a new tax
law, the principal object being to make
the collection of taxes easier and per-
mitting tax collectors to sell in fee
simple property upon winch taxes are
due and unpaid. Mayor Stoy announc
ed that he would name the committee
in few days.
The Rev. Frederick Doerr, pastor of
st. Stephens Lutheran church, Will
mington, DEL, with his boys vested
choir arrived yesterday. Mr.. Doerr is
giving his boys two weeks outing.
Through the Kindness of Mr.. Ottens
they are camping on the Ottens tract.
The boys were two weeks in camp last
year at the same place. Previous TO
coming to Wildwood they camped at
Bellerton, Md. The following MEM
bers of the choir are in camp: Will
liam A. Grotz, Leslie G. Behringer,
Clarence Schwartz, Joseph w. Hirzel,
Clarence Unger, Oscar w. Steizler,
Charles Schwartz, George w. Schwei-
tier, Ralph Jacobs, Orval Mccall Ed
ward Bartram, Charles Oberly, Chas.
Speigelhalter, George Streigler, How
ard Schwartz and some others are to
come later. Rev. Doerr will preach
and his choir viii sing next Sunday
night for HolyTrinity Lut heran church,
borough hal, Wildwood. y
The Military Hop rendered the
officers of the Cooper Battalion at the
Vs's Y,tens last Wednesday evening
HrtTed Il be one of most delightful
soeial events of the season. The hotel
bail room was elaborately- decorated
for the occasion and the unusually
large assemblage present had merry,
enjoyable evening. Guests from many
leading hotels were present upon a
special invitation of Proprietor
MacKenney.
Morris Williams and family, of
Philadelphia, are occupying the
Mcclure cottage on 18th street. Mr..
Williams is president of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company, with 10000 men
under him and in charge of property
worth millions of dollars. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams have been Wildwood
visitors for several years.
The past week has witnessed the
catching of hundreds of crabs in the
waters of the Ottens Canal. From
Nft hot Il arti ios
have journeyed to Delaware avenue
and gone out to the canal in boats, re-
turning with baskets filled with large,
fine crustaceans.
The plans are drawn for a fine boat
house, which will be erected on the
banks of the Ottens canal for H. l..
Holbrook, of Palmyra, N. j., and John
Mcclure, of West Philadelphia.
William Gabell, prosperous coal
merchant of Philadelphia, was here on
Sunday, inspecting his new cottage on
Sixteenth avenue, which is rapidly near
ing completion.
Adolph Hess, a Philadelphian, has
located his family at the Hotel Ottens
for the season.
GeorgeSturm, a wholesale confectioner
of Philadelphia, was recent visitor to
the shore. Mr.. Sturm, who owns
cottage on Seventeenth avenue, will
build another house on the opposite
side of the street from the one he now
owns.
DIR. ID. William Fleming, the we'll
known druggist, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday at the shore with his family
who are enjoying cottage life.
Miss Emily Lynch is entertaining a
party of Philadelphia friends at the
cottape of her mother on Seventeenth