Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-04
FOUNDERS OF WILDWOOD
RENDERED RECEPTION
The Three Baker Brothers Ten
dered a Reception by Thomas
Martlndale last Friday
Evening
GOOD MUSIC, GOOD CRABS AND THE
LIKE

at his Wildwood residence last Friday
evening in honor of Messrs. Philip p.
Baker, J. Thompson Baker and Lati-
mel r. Baker, the founders of Wild
wood and Wildwood Crest. 1t was a
very enjoyable affair and fortunate
were the recipients of Mr.. M~artindale's
hospitality. The party vas entertained
with good music, instrumental and
vocal, the latter by Thos. G. Martin
dale. Caterer r. N. Adams prepared
an excellent crab supper, and after
that came the speaking, Mr.. Martin
dale acting as POSTMASTER in his usual
easy and graceful mi Many were
the tributes paid to the work and
sagacity of the Baker Brothers in the
upbuilding of Wildwood and the whole
Island. The remarks by Superinten-
dent Lowell were excellent, in the course
of which he said: "There Is one man
in the State of New Jersey to whom I
will take off my hat, and he is Philip
Baker" The speakers all did well and
we would like to lay their words before
our readers but time forbids. A num-
Der of the guests present were members
of the Poor Richard Club, of Philadel-
phia. One of their members it seems
is j. Thompson Baker, and many were
the jabs thrust at him.
Those present were DIR. Herman
Schoenfeld, Turkish Consul General
at Washington, d. c.; d. H. Lowell,
superintendent of the West Jersey
Railroad; Frank Muller, Clarence X.
Arnold, of Arnold & Dyer Advertising
Agency; Mayer M. Swaab, Jr., of
Frank H. Fleer & Co., creators of chic
let's; w. J. Eldridge, advertising man.
ager for Ivans, Dietz q Magee; r. H
Durbin, advertising manager Straw
bridge & Ciothier; r. w. DeChant,
manager Sheldon Business Science
school; Edwin Moore, Of Moore's push
pins; John A. Goldrut, MANAGE Col
umbia Phonograph Co.; Frank II.
Taylor, commercial artist; Ralph e.
White, architect; Daniel Kelly, the
Newark importing tailor and champion
fisherman; Edwin johnson, manager
Surety Life Insurance Co.; L. H.
Glenn, Philadelphia manager Mutual
Life Insurance Company of Newark;
Frederick Sutton, j. Fithian Tatem,
ESQ.,, John w. Young, Borough Solic-
ifor (s,.rfia m Rakar - w Afkinoon
manager of the office department of the
Martindale store; r. N. Adams, Carl
A. Haswin, Jed Dubois, George N.
Smith, Chas. E. Reynolds, John N.
Reeve, Postmaster w. B. Livezey,
Councilman ]. Albert Harris, H. Aver
man, solo %cellist; G. H. Graves, Com
mercial photographer; ex.Sherif w.
II. Bright, Councilman John Bright,
John J.. Shanfelter, r. w. Ryan,
Thomas G. Martindale, Louis HI.
Rieber, Jr., violinist; w. H. New
meyer, pianist.
The speakers were r. H. Durbin, two
excellent Rotations; Frank H. Tay-
Tor, Carl A. Haswin, DIR. Herman
Schoenfeld, J. F. Tatem, ]. w. Young,
Mr.. Swaab, Mr.. Arnold, Mr.. Eldridge,
an original poem; Curtis T. Baker,
G. E. Reynolds, ID. H. Lowell and ]. A.
Harris. The three Baker Brothers
were present and responded feelingly.
Mr.. Martindale was delighted with the
able the speakers responded.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. F. G..
Cole, of the Home cottage, rendered a
reception to Melvin Sheppard, who re-
Gently returned from a trip abroad, de-
feating all the foreign runners in the
Olympic games held in London in
July. The evening was spent with a
very pleasant series of games and mu-
sic, singing and Rotations, concluding
with a march to the dining ROOM,
where all the good things of the season
were served. On Monday of this week
Mr.. Sheppard presented to President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay the medal
which he won at London which was
given to Mr.. Sheppard by King Ed
ward of England. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Cole, Mr..
and Mrs. T. VIM. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. w. Sheppard, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Schauble, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith,
Miss Almira Schauble, Miss Emma
Schneider. Miss Ida Kochersperger,
Miss Ada Watson, Miss Carrie Meyle,
Miss Lille Conner, Mrs. Albert Koch
ersperger, Herbet Smith, Mrs. Shep-
pard, ST., Samuel Kenworthy.
Lost.-August 16, a small brown and
white Cocker spaniel. Weighs about
20 pounds and answers to the name of