Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-06-03
OTTENS TRACT NOTES
Memorial Day Brought Many
Visitors. Cottage Owners
Opening Their Homes

The number OF visitors TO this section
of the island on Memorial Day was
larger than on any similar occasion.
Many of the Philadelphians who own
cottages here came down and opened
their summer homes and entertained
city friends. The early June days are
bringing quite a number of people to
the shore in quest of cottages and there
is now every indication that in a few
weeks there will not be a vacant house
on the Ottens Tract.
The Wildwood Yacht club held its
annual meeting and election of officers
last Monday afternoon at the club
house on Ottens Canal. The officers
as nominated some time ago were cleo
ted with the exception of vice COM
modore. The late John Steigerwald
had been nominated for the office but
owing to his death since his nomina-
ton that position was left open for
thirty days. Following are the officers
elected:
Commodore, Henry H. Ottens.
Secretary, Charles S. Shick.
Treasurer, John A. Pew.
Trustees, N. A. Cohen, J. E. Doan,
Charles E. Epler, Minor Harvey,
Maurice Hertz, H. HI. Hoffman, Jacob
Hess, Charles King, Henry L. Hol-
brook, w. E. Gibson, Amos II. Christ
and Richard R. Stanert.
At the meeting DIR. J. Newhall Kirk,
of Philadelphia, who has a cottage on
Oath street, was elected to membership
and a committee was appointed 10 re-
wise the bylaws of the club. The club
will have open house all day on Satur-
day, June 18th, the date set for the
banquet at Wildwood Manor to cele-
brate the completion of the new road
to the mainland and an invitation will
be extended to the County Board of
Chosen Freeholders and their friends
to the privileges and hospitality of the
club on that day. The Ladies Auxil-
iary of the club served luncheon On the
day of the annual meeting to the men,
bers, the ladies in charge being Mrs.
HI. H. Hoffman, Miss Ray It'll, Mrs.
w. E. Gibson, Mrs. e. w. Omensetter
and Mrs. John A. Pew. The club is
arranging to give one of its famous
lobster suppers the latter part of this
month.
AT the annual meeting and election
of officers of the North Wildwood
Automobile club held last Monday. the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, w. Wayne Davis; vice president,
Mayor Harry q. Wheaton; secretaries,
e. w. Omensetter and w. E. Young;
treasurer, William q. Richardson. Al
so a number of automobile editors of
the Philadelphia papers were elected
to honorary membership. A score of
1sw-msnbsfs 9avs been addsd the
past month and the club is growing
rapidly both In membership and popu-
larity. A committee has been APP
pointed to look after the erection of an
addition to the club house which will
probably be lone this fall to better take
care of their increasing number. DR..
N. A. Cohen has presented the club
with a valuable medical emergency
case which is a very useful thing for
the club and a vote of thanks has been
extended to him for his generosity.
On June 25th the Hotel Ottens will
formally open for the season under the
management of Toppin Brothers. The
hotel was opened over Decoration Day
for the accommodation of the visiting
Eagles and the following were among
the guests registered Harry Fogarty,
M. J. Hayes, Thomas Edmunds, d.
H. Hayes, Fl. M. Dey, John Holland,
John Browning, V. G. Andrews,
August Friday, Joseph E. Sullivan,
Michael Burke, j. l.. James, Harry D.
Day, Frank Apologize, Charles F.
Sattler, HI. G. Halbert, Alfred Brad
ford, William w. Cline, Joseph Cahill,
Camden; ID. @. Bowen, Maurice Bran
in, K. S. Kirk, Millville; H. o. Tyler,
Port Norris; Edward J.. Sowney,
James j. Lane, Clarence Walsh,
Michael Sees, Percy Bolen, R. R. Ray
nolds, ]. A. Creader, G. Carlfourd, B.
Lickfield, Harry Penn, Atlantic City;
M. q. Swain, q. HI. Sharp, Cape May;
Joseph TroIlo, DR.. H. w. Mindil, w.
Wunderlech, Miss May Baula, Miss
Mary Boland, Philadelphia; r. b.
Reynolds, Spokane, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kraus, of Attain
tic City, and Mr.. aud Mrs. John Trout,
of Ocean City, spent last week with
the Mesdames parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Glenn ON 18th street.
Postmaster j. w. Marsh has sold his
cottage on New York avenue which he