Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-12
BEACH COUNCIL
OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY
The Members OF the Jr. o. u. A. Nj.
Banquet at the Lyndhurst
and Have an Enjoyable
Evening
ELWOOD THOMPSON NEW BANK CLERK

quet and dance at Hotel Lyndhurst
last Friday evening. Members, with
their wives and sweethearts, were pres
sent to the number of about sixty.
Mrs. William Oldfield, the hostess, had
the dining room prettily decorated.
Grace was said by Rev. L. Myers and
the company sat down to an excel
lent meal prepared by Mrs. Oldfeld as
follows:
Oysters on Half Shell
Stewed Snapper
Olives Pickles
Roast Turkey
Celery
Cherry Sherbet
Green Peas Mashed Potatoes
French Rolls Saltines
Oranges Apples Bananas Nuts
Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Coffee
AT the close of the meal Councillor
David Young spoke the Introductory
and introduced Past Councillor L..
Myers who spoke on the motto of the
order "Virtue, Liberty and Patriotism. y
Prof. George Davis responded to "The
Ladies'" and Joshua Bushspoke on the
history of Goodwill Council, his home
lodge in Philadelphia. Mrs. Tice gave
a number of Rotations much to the de-
light of her hearers. Owing to the
absence of Rev. s. A. Harker aud E.
Yenney, who were to have been the
principal speakers, the program was
discontinued early and the dining room
cleared for dancing. The committee
in charge of the affair were tanning
Myers, Charles Glenn and Frank M.
Clark.
Elwood Thompson, freight agent at
the Holly Beach railroad station, has
been elected a clerk at the Marine Ma
rtl5nal Bank, and VIM enter upon his
new duties about April 1st.
The Literary society of the Wildwood
high school gave the following pro-
gram last Friday afternoon, March 5,
1909, in the school room:
REGULATIONS, Omar Goslin, Lloyd
Harris, Will Willis; compositions,
Elsie Goldberg and Claire Goslin; local
bits, Marion Maxwell; Debate, Re-
solved, ''That a long single session is
better for pupils than morning and af-
ternoon sessions" Affirmative speak
er, Rosalie Washburn; negative speak
er, Florence Steelman. School rendered
decision IL to 6 In favor of the affirma-
tive.
Frederick Sutton and J. Fithian Ia
tenn, of Haddonfield, both directors of
the Marine National Bank of Wild
wood, and largely interested in affairs
on the island, will sail on Saturday,
pril 3, for a pleasure oil in Europe,
to be gone six weeks. They will be ac-
companied by a number of other
gentlemen.
At a meeting of the creditors of Will
liam j. HARRISON held at Cape May on
1OCSOdX OClOlE hO 10 L. olCNCDSg e
cree in bankruptcy, Lawyer o. 1.
Blackwell, of Wild wood, was appoint
ed trustee, and has selected Baker &
Harris as counsel. Trustee Blackwell
will keep the store open for a week or
more for the sale goods. The appraisers,
Messrs. John Bright, Jonathan Hand
and w. b. Livezey, have been making
an appraisement of the goods in the
store this week.
The JOURNAL Office is in receipt of q
letter from Anglesea containing news
for the paper to which no name is
signed. The editor must know who
sends items and correspondents who
send them should sign their names,
not for publication but for the private
information of the editor.
Julius Anderson, who has beer
carpentering at Riverton, has returned
here with his family.
u Troilo's Royal italian Band, which
has been engaged for the coming sum
mer by Buckborn d Reynolds at the
Wildwood Ocean Pier, will give it'
third annual concert and ball at Mu.
steal Fund Hall, Eighth and Locust
streets, Philadelphia, on Monday eve
ming, March %, 1909. Miss Annt
Elizabeth Kelley is one of the singers
for the occasion and Thomas Martin
dale will conduct the band in the las
two numbers. The proceeds will b'
used to purchase new uniforms.
Mrs. l.. Wilson bas returned from {
three months trip in Philadelphia anC
New York, to her home on Cedar ave
nue..
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