Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-14
OTTENs TRACT NOTES
Bright May Days Bring Many
Visitors. Doings at wildwood
Yacht Club.

many visitors from Philadelphia to
the Ottens tract. On Sunday, numer-
Gus cityites who own cottages in this
attractive section of the island were
numbered among the excursionists
who spent the day here inspecting
their summer homes preparatory to
placing them in readiness for the COM
ing summer season.
Quite a number of the visitors passed
the day on the Ottens Canal and in the
Sound, boating, fishing and grabbing.
Many motor boat owners took advan-
tage of the fine weather and enjoyed
trips in their power craft. A score or
more of grabbing parties met with fair
success and managed to make nice
catches of shell fish.
The Wildwood Yacht Clubs home
was open and was visited by quite a
number of yaehtsmen and their
friends. The formal opening of the
clue house for the season of 1909 will
take place on Saturday, May 18th.
The program for the occasion is now
being arranged by the entertainment
committee with the assistance of the
Ladies Auxiliary Committee and will
be an elaborate and thoroughly enjoy
able affair. In the morning a race
will take place between the motor
boats of the club and in the afternoon
1t is proposed to give an up-to-date
vaudeville entertainment. The open
ing dance of the season will be held in
the evening. The clubs annual meet
ing will be held at the club house on
Monday, May 81 at 2 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hart and fam
lily, of Philadelphia, enjoyed a weeks
sojourn at their Pennsylvania avenue
cottage. They will leave about mid
June for a two months trip to Europe.
Isaac d. Mullin, a we'll known man.
ufacturer, of Germantown, vas a re-
cent visitor to the Ottens tract, looking
after property interests.
Mrs. Morris Williams spent a por-
ton of last week here and arranged to
again occupy the Mcclure cottage, 18th
and Pennsylvania, this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gieseler who will
conduct the Hotel Ottens this season
are here getting that popular guest
house in shape for its opening, which
will probable take place on Decoration
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Mcclure, of
West Philadelphia, spent a portion of
last week at their 18th avenue cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. q. Mccormick, OF
Philadelphia, who recently purchased
the "Weldey" from Henry H. Ottens,
were Numbered among the
visitors.
The large Hotel Ottens garage is now
occupyinglit new site at the corner
of 18th avenue and the Speedway and
1t will be a great accommodation to
the hundreds of automobile owners
who will visit the island during the
coming summer. All commodities
used by autoists will be kept on hand
and after June l, a competent overseer
will be in charge.
Charles Dreher last week distin-
guished himself as an up-to-date
angler, by catching IA fine weak fish
and several founders with hook and
line. The fish were of good size, sew
eral weighing over three pounds.
An entertainment was given in the
fire house on Wednesday night by the
Christian Endeavor society for the
benefit of The North Wildwood Mission
organ fund, songs aud Rotations were
rendered and ice cream. cake and candy
sold, realizing about SIS.
Miss Elizabeth Broadway will open
all ice cream parlor in the basement OF
the Surran cottage tomorrow.
b. }. Wolf is grading a lot at 18th
and Delaware on which he
expects to build a cottage.
Harry lowering is installing a 25
horse power Fairbanks engine in a
boat for Richard Miller, of Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Miller will use the boat at
Cape May the coming summer.
The railroad company is improving
its property around the station.
The North Wildwood Fire Co. No. l
have elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Henry
II. Ottens; Vice-President, Arthur Ely;
Secretary, George Stewart; Treasurer,
Harry lowering. The company has
purchased a new combination hose and
ladder wagon with 700 feet of hose,
ladders, extinguishers, etc., which will