Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-20
WILDWOOD

VI ihue Was uelu euneeuay evening.
In the absence of President Philip P.
Baker First Vice. President Hamilton
Presided. Secretary Myers and a dozen
OF SO members were present. The nat
ter of spending $500 in the Richardson
booklet took a great deal of discussion.
1t was shown hat the board had moi a
dollar to spend for a booklet of any
foim and the motion was defeated.
j. Thompson Baker stated that the
Baker Brothers, knowing that the
board had nc money for a booklet this
year, had ordered 10000 booklets on
their own account and to be paid for
by them. Much useful information
upon the whole island will be contain
ed in the book and it will be handsome
ly Illustrated. The committee on Dec
~oration day reported progress and the
chairman stated that the committee
had a surprise in store in the way of
decorations which was being kept Sc
Ecret. A resolution was passed lauding
the new railroad company in their
work of arranging for a new road to be
built to the mainland, to connect with
1.-The Reading and with the south by a
Delaware bay route. The board voted
TO become a member of the Prosperity
League of Cape May County and
Treasurer Dubois was authorized to
send a check for $40 for the yearly
dues. A proposition was read by
which the North American will dis
play the baseball score on a board at
1.-THE boardw walk Office of the Board of
Trade. Councilman Koeneke reported
that a Marathon race would take place
on the island on Saturday, July 16.
The committee to arrange for a banquet
to celebrate the completion of the new
Holly Beach road to the mainland Vas
urged to greater efforts. The board vo-
ted to buy a big picture of the island to
be taken from a air ship at $62. so,
which proposition was submitted by
John N. Reeve. The meeting adj
journed.
Beach Council, No. 157, Jr. o. u. A.
Nc, right royalty enteltained the mem
c that ledge IN Ane MaY County
last Friday night in their hall in the
Journal building. State Councillor
Gray, of Jersey City, was present and
gave a very interesting and instructive
address on the order which was we'll
appreciated. Visiting brothers from
other Councils also spoke and the
whole affair was a grand success.
About $50 members were present, in
Guiding members from Cold Spring,
who sent a large delegations; Ocean
City, who sent thirteen, an unlucky
number, but they were a jolly bunch
and didn't mind the unlucky number;
Goshen, Bridgeton and other Councils.
The meeting was presided yer by
Deputy State Councillor Rev. S. A.
Harker. Mr.. Harker is a candidate
for State Vice Councillor this year and
his name was mentioned in that con-
nectIon by one of the speakers last
Friday night amid great applause.
He is a member of Viola Council,
No. 20, of Pennsgrove, but owing to his
being pastor of the Holly Beach Pres
byterian church, he has been attend
ing Beach Council and is one of its
best workers. Being also Deputy State
Councillor he has been doing a good
work in Cape May County in helping
keep up the interest of the order. He
is a man of clear views, a good speaker,
and worker and If elected to the office
will no doubt fill it admirably. After
the speaking refreshments were served.
Flags and Decoration Day material,
wholesale and retail at Funck's. \
President McCrea, General Manager
Myers, Superintendent Lowell and
minor officials of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, ch%aperoned by Mr.. James,
made a tour of the the island in a spec
ial trolley car on Monday. They were
very much pleased with the progress
being made on Five Mile Beach.
DIR. Corle, dentist, will be in his
Wildwood office every day for the bal
ance of the summer season. X
Real Estate Agent John Bright re-
ports the following rentals for the sea-
son: The Huddell cottage, Magnolia
avenue, to Kennard Hutchinson, of
Philadelphia; Knecht cottage, Young
and Pacific avenues, to s.. P. Rhoads,
of Philadelphia; Albright cottage,
Poplar avenue, to John II. Schild, of
Philadelphia, and the cottage owned
by the Catholic church formerly their
rectory at Spicer and Pacific avenues
to Somers Shivers.
Have you an Electric Flat Iron. 4
All exempt iremen who have certifi-