Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-27
OTTENS TRACT NOTES
Many Visitors IT. Daily Coming
10 This Popular Section OF
the Island

the Island
The closing May days are bring
ing many visitors to this section
and the Sunday crowds are especially
large. Cottage owners and quite a
number OF cityites seeking cottage
homes for the summer were among the
visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Mcclure, of
West Philadelphia, are still occupying
their cottage, 18th and Pennsylvania
avenues.
Vice Commodore Andrews 5. Murphy,
of the Wild wood Yacht club, was here
on Sunday and arranged to bring his
family down to his 18th avenue cottage
next week for the season.
William G.. Duncan and Charles
Beck, relatives of Henry H. Ottens,
spent a portion of the week here. Mr.
Beck has joined the clerical force at
the Ottens office for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Omensetter, of
West Philadelphia. were here over
Sunday. They will soon come down
and occupy the Sturm cottage on 18th
street.
The Messrs. Connolly and their Sis
ter, Miss Connolly, of Philadelphia,
have opened their pretty home on 18th
street for a seasons stay. Tom is right
on the job at his Wildwood novelty
store, Noah's Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Ehmann en-
tertained her sister, Mrs. Happier, and
daughter, of West Philadelphia, at
their 18th and Central avenue cottage
over Sunday and all enjoyed their stay
immensely. Mr.. Ehmann, who has
been quite i'll this last winter, is im-
proving nicely.
Henry III. Ottens has recently pur-
chased a new automobile Though the
agency of w. Wayne Davis, the popu-
lar president of the North Wildwood
Automobile club. 1t is an Everitt 30
and will be seer on our in a
few days.
William H. Chambers and Mortimer
Carroll, Philadelphia city officials and
popular members of the Wildwood
Yacht club and the Hereford club, were
here over Sunday.
The annual election of officers of the
Wildwood Yacht club will be held at
the club house, on the Ottens Canal,
on next Monday afternoon, May Both,
at 2 o'clock. Business of importance
will be discussed.
AT eight O'Clock on Monday evening
the North Wildwood Automobile club
will hold its annual election of officers
at the club house, 18th and Central
avenues, and also complete arrange
ments for holding of many social
events at the club during the season.
Fred Davies, wife and two daugh-
tess of Erie, Pas spent he-pasL~eek
rfsSouncilman and Mrs. A. NJ. Ely
on 18th street. They returned home
on Wednesday and were accompanied
by Mrs. Ely and two children.
Henry HI. Ottens went to Philadel-
phia this morning and will return with
his new automobile tomorrow.
MI. and Mrs. David L. Eynon, son
of William Eynon, of 18th and Gen.
trial avenues, have taken their family
home to live in Chester. They were
greatly benefited by their months
stay here.
DR.. Joseph Glib and family have en-.
joyed their five weeks stay at Mrs.
Hollis cottage on 10Th street and are SO
much pleased and benefited by it that
they are thinking very seriously of
building in that neighborhood.
The Ottens tract can we'll be proud
of their many friends coming back
again. Most of them have rented the
same cottage, a sign that they feel at
home with the place and its surround
ings.
Mr.. Clark, of West Philadelphia, has
the lumber hauled on his lot at 10th
street, west of New Jersey avenues. for
a small cottage for his family.
Minor Harvey has arrived with his
family for the season in their New
York avenue cottage.
d. r. Gibbs and family are down In
their 18th street cottage and will en-
terrain a house party over Decoration.
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Letter to c. q. EIdredge