Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-24

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The roller rink at the New Ocean
Pier was q busy place last week. Not
only were the young folks In evidence
but those with silvery locks seemed to
take delight in whirling around "a
few" to the pleasing strains of rroilo's
skating band. Many wagon parties
from Cape May visited the rink and
spent an enjoyable evening. The
Cooper Battalion gave an exhibition
drill Wednesday night, and their clever
work made a big hit with the large
audience present. Saturday evening
q grand march was led by Mr.. Russell
Murphy and Miss Malacca Keiter took
place; the skaters and audience were
furnished with large black fans. Grand
marches seem to be the proper thing
now and this will be repeated soon.
The new boardwalk from the Bath
houses of the New Ocean Pier to the
waters edge is considered just the real
thing by the fair young ladies who
don't want anything in their tiny slip
pers but their feet. !.
All the folks big and little had a good
time at the Children's parties held in
the Floral Ball Room at the New
Ocean Pier. More novelties are being
presented than ever before and the pub
lie are quick to respond in goodly num-
bers. Spot bunch and cluster lights
are thrown on the little ones as they
march in and out across and around
the floral pedestals. Toys dear to a
chiId's heart are given them and all
have a chance to enjoy themselves to
their hearts content. Among those
who contributed to the entertainment
were Katherine Matchett who danced
the Fascination in dainty and charm
ing manner. John English that pocket
edition of Cal Stewart, did his Rube
dance and welted the floor in a
good to see. The little red fairy, Marie
Alexander, who is known to all her
friends as little Holly,n danced the
Neapolitan and Scotch hornpipe with
much spirit and grace. The Greenwood
sisters, Nellie and Hilda, here for the
first time, fairly brought down the
house with their clever dancing OF the
buck and waltz clog. The gifts to the
children were unique.
A merry widow dance was one of the
offerings last week in the Floral Ball
Room of the New Ocean Pier. Each
dancer was furnIs1g I'd with a comical
aeFsywfdoN hat gatge WHICH
notified the world at large that the
wearer was looking for a merry widow.
The widows and others that wasn't Wild
ows were found all right and as they
glided over the floor In that famous
waltz they seemed to have forgotten all
their troubles and be perfectly conten-
ted with their lot.
AS an added feature to the reception
Saturday evening at the Floral Ball
Room of the New Ocean Pier a serpen-
tine shower was given. Early in the
evening the promenaders on the board
walk were astonished to see thousands
of yards Of differently colored ribbons
floating in the air from the balcony in
front of the pier.
The opening game of basket ball was
played Friday night last in the Ball
Room of the New Ocean Pier, that is to
say ten men and a referee went ON the
floor and and started the game. The
rooters were there also but didn't get a
chance to root, as Wildwood wasn't in
1t at any stage of the game. Their OPP
ponents were the famous Stratton
bunch of Philadelphia, and what they
did to poor old Wildwood was a sin
and a shame; they had the ball most of
the time and when Wildwood did get
a hold of it they would at once hand it
back with an apology for daring to
touch it. The score was 40-11 when the
smoke cleared away. "Beans," the
bull dog mascot, who has been out of
town for a few weeks has been sent for
and will be on the job for luck this Fri
day night when Wildwood plays the
Camden five.
The following bills have been selected
by Messrs. Stanford & Western to be
presented at Bakers Theatre, week of
July 9th. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, the Imaginable farce-come-
dy, browns in Town" will be the bill.
The plot deals with the marriage of a
young student who endeavors to keep
some secret from his father and who
moves into a little country village
seeking seclusion. The father acciden-
ly discovers the whereabouts Of his son
and decides to pay him a visit lasting
q month or more. The endeavors of the