Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
WILDWOOD

Sunday and MONDAY Ii Dug Siea'
crowds In on all trains. On Sunday
the excursion trains consisted OF TWEEN
ty-two cars in two sections, all filed,
and on Monday the three excursions
brought in a total of forty-four cars,
two sections of twelve cars each from
Philadelphia, ten cars from Bridgeton
and ten cars from Salem, all full. The
events as arranged came off without a
hitch of any kind and the whole day
was one to be long remembered. Troilo's
Royal Italian band came down on Sat
urday and gave concerts on the board
walk mornings, afternoons and eve
nings which drew large crowds. The
exercises started at 1.30 by the forming
of the parade at the Ocean Pier led by
the band and followed by the veterans,
the boys brigade, Queen of the May,
Nav pole dances, Red Gross children
with tribute from the Holly Beach
school, and children from the island.
The parade marched down the board
walk to the Casino and out on the pier
where the flowers were strewn on the
waves. The procession then marched
down on the beach where the May pole
dance was held and the flower boat
Mystic was launched. After these ex-
ercises a big crowd assembled at the
band stand to hear the band concert
and grafton by Assemblyman Isaac L.
Nichols, of Bridgeton, which conclu-
ded the exercises for the day.
Home made pretzels, good and crisp,
at Albig's.
Mrs. Percy Douglass, of Dias Creek,
was among the Memorial day visitors.
Forrest Rich, of Cheltenham, Pa,
and Elmer White, of Philadelphia,
were guests at the home of John w.
Young on 22d street on Monday.
Wilbur B. Craig will start his ster-
eopticon advertising next Saturday
night, showing on a canvas on the
Jones building on the boardwalk at
Oak avenue.
H. A. Spencer will be glad to see his
rfrsndsS s9a7reessh6fs III tns Casino bowls
ing alleys and pool room
A large party of Cape May people
came over in the launch Gertrude"
last Monday to spend the day here.
Nelson Boody, of Bridgeton, was a
visitor here on Decoration day.
Mrs. John Funck, Jr., and SOD John,
are spending sometime with Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Funck, ST., on Oak e
nue..
The fourth annual exhibition OF the
West Jersey Horse Show will be held
at Collingswood on June IS and 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert s. Foster, of
Elmer, were among the Decoration day
visitors.
Attorney and Mrs. William E. Zeller
and their son Earl, of Vineland, spent
over Memorial day here.
Leave your money on 5 Mile Beach.
On Fridays 2 popular music for 25c; 8
Wildwood cards for sc at John q.
Funck's Surprise Novelty Store.
The following people from Elmerand
other Salem county points were on
Monday entertained at the home of
Squire Henry Coombs: MI. and Mrs.
VIM. B. Mead, Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Curry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollins F. Hitchner, Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Flitcraft, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Cole, Mrs. Mary Mead, Miss
Ruth Mead, Mrs. John B. Moore, Miss
Lizzie Mead, Miss Ella Riley, Miss
Hattie Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert HI.
Coombs and daughter Carrie, Mrs. EN-
cline Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Layton, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, Mrs.
E. G. Hitchner, Mrs. A. q. Dubois,
Master Everett Moore, Cornelius
Burroughs and friend.
To overcome that tired feeling try
of Spencer's clear Havana Be cigars at
Casino pool parlor.
8. w. Coombs is having a double cot
tage erected on his lot on West Maple
avenue, adjoining his bakery. B. V.
VanHorn is in charge of the work.
Harry, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry T. Rhoads, of Cedar avenue,
died last Sunday and was buried at
Rio Grande on Tuesday.
Photographer Wonfor took a number
of pictures of the Memorial day exer-
cises which are now on exhibition in
his windows on the board walk.
An addition is being built to Loves
candy store on the boardwalk where
they will make their famous salt water
taffy this summer.
Real Estate Agent Huppert was on
a business trip to Philadelphia this