Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26
NILDWOOD'S REPUTATION
FOR CLEANLINESS
Beautifying OF Park Sections
Board OF Trade Committees
And an Adjourned Meet
inq of Council
Mr.. andMRS. BUCKBORN'S HOUSE PARTY

resorts as the prettiest and cleanest sea.
shore city along the New Jersey coast,
has never presented a more charming
appearance than it does at the present
time, with its miles of macadamized
streets and cement sidewalks stretch
ing in all directions to all parts of the
resort, and all scrupulously clean with
out a vistage of mud or dirt to be seen
anywhere. Under such conditions as
these, where could a more delightful
spot be found in which to regain ones
health, happiness and vigor and enjoy
a period of rest and recreation away
from the hustle, hustle and dirt of a
great city, with its thousands OF
delivery wagons, street cars and other
conveyances rumbling and banging,
and making life one continuous nerve
racking existence? The value of this
island as a health resort is becoming
more appreciated all the time, and the
all-the-year visitors are becoming more
numerous each year. One of the Sc
crets of the attractive appearance of
this resort is the fact that improve
ments are being made at all times, and
one the most notable Improvements
that are now being made here, is in the
section west of Park avenue. Since the
close of the past summer season, &C.
ment sidewalks and curling have been
laid on all the streets, water and gas
mains installed, and all the vacant lots
have been graded and seeded for grass,
making an improvement that is prov
ing an attraction TO those owning I'M
improved property in this section, and
these persons determined to keep
abreast of the times are arranging to
erect handsome cottages on their lots.
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to the need of Improvements and both
the pretty parks ale showing the result
of its activity in the removal fall dead
trees and the grading of the ground
which will be seeded for grass. The
preparations that are being made to
celebrate the Easter season in the re-
sorts on this island give promise of
making the event this year the most
successful one that has ever been held
on the island. The most of the large
hotels and boarding cottages will be
open for the reception of guests, and
the proprietors of the beach front
places of amusement are planning to
have their emporiums open and ready
for business in order to gather in the
harvest of shekels hat always falls to
their lot when the island is filled with
visitors. The committees appointed by
the Boards of Trade are working
zealously to make the Easter season
this year the greatest in the history of
the island and there is no doubt but
that their efforts will be crowned with
success. The Jeffersonian banquet that
will be held here on Easter Tuesday,
April 18th, as a celebration in honor of
the opening of the season for the re-
sorts on this island, and also as a testi-
monial to one of this Country's greatest
statesman and patriots, will doubtless
be one of the largest and most success
full social events that has ever been
held on Five Mile Beach. The Boards
of Trade of Wildwood and Holly
Beach, approaching the value of such
events as this to the resorts, have given
their hearty endorsement to the affair
and have appointed committees to
work for its success. The success that
has thus far attended the efforts of the
committees, proves the patriotism of
the people of this island, the majority
of whom are too broadminded to con-
slider partisan politics a factor in an az
fair of this kind, but delight in doing
honor to one of Americas most illus
trious statesman and the author of the
Declaration of Independence. The
banquet will be held at the Hotel Sea-
crest, and tickets can be secured from
any member of the committees.
Among the numerous Improvements
that have been made here since the
past summe season, is the completion
of the handsome stone Catholic church
aud the erection of the splendid, large
parish house on the adjoining lot, both
of which add much to the value of this
section.
The Wildwood Board of Trade,
which has done SO much toward bet
tering conditions on this island and in
helping the resorts here to the progress
that means their success, held a largely
attended and interesting meeting on
Wednesday evening. The annual elec-
ton of officers was held and former
Senator Philip P. Baker was unani-