Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-22
HOLLY BEACH BOARD
OF TRADE ACTIVE
Preparing for a Booklet and En-
deaVOring TO Obtain Better
Railroad Service and a
Cleaner Town
DR.. DOMNITz ENTERTAINS HIS CLASS

paign for the identifying and improv-
ing of all the streets and properties
here according to plans that were adop-
ted at the meeting held in the Holly
Beach borough hall on Friday evening
last, when a large number of members
were in attendance and took keen in
terest in the proceedings. A commit
tee composed of Carl A. Haswin, Eben.
Yenney and Charles A. Norton, was
appointed as an improvement commit
tee with instructions to interview prop
erty holders and endeavor to have
them beautify their properties, partieu-
larly along the line of the trolley sys-
tenn on Pacific avenue and also to have
all vacant lots cleared of weeds and
rubbish and put into a respectable con-
dition before the advent of spring WISH
tors. Another important matter that
was given consideration by the board
was the railroad service which has been
the worst during the winter months
this year that has been experience here
for several years. It vas stated the
railroad company proposed putting a
new schedule into effect within a short
time on the Atlantic City branch,
owing to the opening of the
Lenten season, and a committee
composed of Carl A. Haswin, Harry B.
Woolston and Eben Yenney was ap-
pointed to confer with the proper rail-
road officials and endeavor to get them
to give better train service to this island
at the same time that the change in
schedule to Atlantic City is made and
thus remove one of the greatest draw
backs this island has Deer subjected for
several wears, and which has proven
extremely detrimental to its progress.
llTAcbeafa sa4so-o6ok sae5faHe<aetfofTUn
the question of issuing a handsome
1909 resort booklet, and the secretary
was instructed to secure specimen
booklets and estimates for the eonsid-
Grafton of the board. An adjourned
meeting for this purpose will be held
in the Holly Beach borough hall this
evening when it is expected that Frank
H. Taylor, the well known Philadel-
phia illustrator, will be present and
present views, specimens and estimates
for the proposed booklet.
Wholesale and retail dealer, cigars &
tobacco. J. {. Funck, Oak avenues
DIR. and Mrs. F. G. Domnitz enter
tanned the German class at their home
on Rio Grande avenue on Monday eve
ming. An enjoyable evening was
passed with instrumental music, songs
and Rotations. A three course Dutch
lunch was served. Those present were
Captain and Mrs. f. p. Downs, Mr..
and Mrs. e. Yenney, Mr.. and Mrs,
William Hunter, Misses Ella G. Boyer,
Anna Davidson, Mae Stanton, Hester
Forcum, Linda Rutherford, Nellie
Blocher, Sara ~Brumbaugh, Lizzie
Munion, Esther Yenney, Miss Simkins,
Miss Mckinley, Frank S. Lloyd and
Warren Yenney.
Mrs. Charles Cowpland has returned
from Philadelphia, where she has been
spending sometime, to her home on
Rio Grande avenue.
Mrs. John Lopez and children, Harry
and Florence, Burk avenue, have gone
to the city for an extended visit.
DR.. +. G. Domnitz, Rio Grande ave
nue., was a week end visitor in the
city IN business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Saiber and
son, Burk avenue, have returned home
after several weeks stay in the city.
The box social which was to have
been given by the members of the
Hollywood NJ. E. Sunday school last
Saturday evening, was postponed on
account of the bad weather and will be
held Saturday evening, January %, in
city hall.
Mrs. William Kennedy, proprietress
of the Wahneta, Andrew avenue, is
visiting her sister at Frankfort for
several days.
Harry Waite, the genial clerk at
Hallen's market, Andrew avenue, is
spending some time in Philadelphia.
Miss Lydia Mech is in Philadelphia
for a few days.
Ollie Hackney, George Gillison and
Lionel Ware, of the HavilIa, spent
Sunday at their homes in Atlantic City.
Mrs. H. j. Malott, of Camden. is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Blansfield, Wildwood Crest.
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