Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-13
WILDWOOD CREST

A number of young folks were very
pleasantly entertained at a porch party
given by Miss Helen e. 5turr and
Catherine J. and Josephine M. Gleason
at their summer residence on Lotus
road, last Friday evening, August 9Th.
The yeranda was very prettlly dec
GRATED and refreshments served there
during the evening. Among those
present were Miss Claire M. Kane,
Miss Edith Firth, Lieutenant Colonel
Frank J. Bannon, Lieutenant A. IL.
Beasley, Cleveland Dougherty, German
town, Pa; Miss Edna Foster, Norman
Foster, Darby, Pa; Miss Mary Ack-
ley. Charles Ackley, Vineland; Mary
Eynon, DevoDa aud Gladean Craig,
Frank E. and Daniel S. Gleason, Phil
adelphia; Bertha %Ingersoll, Holly
Beach,. During the evening the |.
g. G.. boys who camp opposite, came
over and serenaded the crowd with
their song and yell.
The Misses Gleason, of Lotus road,
have as their guests, Miss Claire M.
Kane, Germantown; Misses Clara A.
and Mary e. Feeney, OF Waterbury,
Conn.
Registered at the Prospect this week
are A. Y. Reeder, Mr.. and Mrs. J. j.
Dougherty, Mrs. Mary Kitchen, Robert
Kitchen, Mrs. Parker, William j.
Maurer, Joseph A. Maurer, Mrs. X.
Lutz, Miss Katherine Lutz, Miss q.
Hulbitz, Mrs. A. Gruber, Mrs. K. lar
rell. Miss Marion Ludden, Frank Lud-
den. Miss X. K. Bradley, Mrs. e.
Charles y. Wolff, Miss Dorothy Wolff,
William Meyer, Joseph f. Maery, Miss
Katherine Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Datz. M. e. e. Blefgen, Miss Irene
E. Hand, Thomas Shields, Miss Name
Hitler. Miss Anna Hitler, Miss Marga-
ret Leulle, Mrs. Frank Steinmetz,
Katie and Lottie Steinmetz, Philadel-
phIa; Harry j. Stoeppel, Bridgeport,
Conn; Mr.. aud Mrs. DIM. johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Rick, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. @. Hoover, Mrs. ID. NJ. Johnson, Jr.,
Miss Katherine Taylor, Chester, Pa;
Miss Mary Hanley, Wilmington,
DEL; Anna Il. McAfie, Conshohocken,
Pa; Mrs. M. j. White, Miss Mary
White, A. b. Fox, Pittsburg, Pa;
John Norcross, Miss e. Byrde Nor
cross, Burlington.
Mrs. William H. O'Keefe, of Phila-
delphia, was found dead by her hus-
band on Sunday morning, in their cot
tag zeal the Roman Arch. She was
last seen on Thursday evening". On
Friday and Saturday the neighbors
called several times but failed TO receive
a spoons to their knocks and sup
posed her to be out or lying down. The
husband came down on Sunday morn
ing and on going up the stairs dis
covered the body lying just at the head
of the stairs. Undertaken b. q. lnger-
soil took charge of the body which was
sent to the city on Tuesday. Death
was due to apoplexy said the coroner's
Jury. Mrs. O'Keefe was we'll known
to the people Of Wildwood, and 1t was
several years ago that she and her bus
band built their first cottage on Glen
wood avenue. She was a woman well
liked and made many friends.
The families of JohnsonNewkirk and
Benjamin Nickel, of Parkslde, Cam
den county, have rented apartments In
the Seward building and will spend
two weeks here. They will arrive to-
morrow.
R.G Hyde, VINO first numbered the
houses on the island five years ago, Is
now numbering the houses at the
Crest.
The new post office was opened last
Monday with Postmaster Leslie Hal
len in charge and since has been doing
a big business. 1t is in the new Baker
building at the corner of Pacific avenue
and Sweet Briar road and is we'll To-
Gated for such a purpose. There are
six mails out and in each day. Mr..
Hallen received the appointment of
postmaster several weeks ago and his
bond was approved a few days ago.
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