Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-13
3,23S 81
Total,
EXPENDITURE
Balance on hand,

Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Tor SIX years
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States, spent last night in Wildwood
at the residence of Thomas Martindale.
As told in last weeks JOURNAL anum-
Der of the members of the Poor Rich
ard Club made the walk from Cape
May to Wildwood during the day as
per schedule. Former Senator Philip
p. Baker met the thirteen mixers at
Turtle Gut inlet and conducted them
to the Holly Beach Yacht Club, where
dinner was served. In the evening
MI. Martindale invited a number of
the citizens of Wild wood to meet Mr..
Shaw at his residence, where a delight
full time was spent. Music by Troilo's
Royal Italian band welcomed the
guests and during the evening an or
chestra rendered music and Thomas G..
Martindale entertained by his vocal
selections. Refreshments were also
served. Mr.. Martindale presided,
made a few remarks, told some stories
and called upon several of the gather
ing to respond, among whom were j.
Thompson Baker, who welcomed Mr..
Shaw as the guest of the evening and
the latter responding, former w. H.
Bright, President of Council j. Albert
Harris, Carl A. Haswin, Philip P.
Baker, ]. Fithian Tatem, Curtis Il.
Baker and others. Morris Williams
responded with an interesting hunting
story in the west.
The mixers from Cape May to Five
Mile, led by Mr.. Martindale, were Mr..
sHasees5
frank Embick, J. Fithian Tatem, HI.
IA. Gatchel, w. j. Eldridge, w. f.
Smith, w. Percy Mills, j. A. Gouldrup,
| Voorhees,. Before Mr.. Martindale COM
menced the program at the house the
whole party formed a line and march
ed up the boardwalk to the Ocean pier
and through the Hotel Manor and back
again. During the march Secretary
Shaw, explaining that once upon a
time he was a warden, showed the
party how to lock step and went down
the entire line putting each n in the
right position. Mr.. Martindale's guests
found Governor Shaw a delightful and
companionable man.
Business men and others should be
on the lookout for checks signed by
Harry Lands. Such a person, or one
claiming to have that name, came here
Kay Realty Company for some lots
and gave as part payment a check for
5000 on the Vineland Trust company.
He stopped at the Ruric and paid his
bill with a similar check. At ellis
hardware store he bought a few dollars
worth of goods, and received rs centsin
change from his check. Upon the
presentation of these checks at the
Marine National Bank, Cashier Ell.
.dredge got in touch with the Vineland
bank officials and learned that the fell
low was an imposter and that no such
man had an account at the Vineland
bank. He had an appointment with
Contractor VIM. T. Garrison for Tues,
day evening of this week to go owe
plans for a house to be erected on the
lots, but failed to keep his appointment
He disappeared on Monday or Tuesday
before he could be apprehended.
s. P. Foster, president of the First
National Bank of Elmer, arrived here
today to spend a few days, coming
from Atlantic City where he and his
wife spent ten days at the Hotel Bor
ton, going there for his health at the
advice Of his physician. Mrs. Foster
will return to Fortescue to spend the
balance of the summer. Mr.. Foster
was the first newspaper man to become
interested in Wildwood and he con
ceived and printed the first issue of the
Five Mile Beach JOURNAL nineteen
years ago last month. During the
summe of 1890 he made weekly trips
here and wrote page after page of mat
ter booming Anglesea, Wildwood and
Holly Beach. So strenuous a life did
he lead in those days that his health
failed HIM and for the past fifteen Oh
more years he has been more or less an
invalid.
Our good friend, Daniel Kelley, and
wife, of Newark, are here again and az
usual spending August at Wildwood
Manor.
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