Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-09-05
HAS MILLION
9 DOLLAR BANK
Resources of Marine National
Bank Reach the Million Dol
lar Mark. Japanese Feast
of Lanterns 10 be OBJ
served Saturday, 1u
September IS
WASHINGTON BUILDING TO BE ENLARGED

WASHINGTON BUILDING TO Be ENLARGED
Last Tuesday was a happy day for
the Marine National Bank, of Wild
wood, when the resources reached over
the million dollar mark, or 81 ,032, 875. 80,
to be exact. The deposits totaled over
$40, 900, the high water mark in its
history of eleven years. The bank
made a gain of over 500, 900 in depos-
its in a few days as the result of normal
business conditions, and is about
$200, 900 above high water mark of a
year ago. By courteous treatment of
its customers and a careful aud conser-
vative management this bank has won
the good will aud confidence of the en-
tire business community of the island.
The great September carnival, known
as the Feast of Lanterns, will be In
evidence Saturday night Of mex week.
The boardwalk will be decorated as
usual. The Japanese section in the
n~eighborhood of Cedar avenue and
board walk will have special decorations
at the hands OF the japanese mer-
chants. The IA llroads will run special
Dollar excursions for the day. One
excursion is planned for the Bridgeton
Branch, with stops at Vineland and
Millville. The parade will be on the
board walk following an exhibition of
Fireworks on the Beach front. Every
one on the beach who can conveniently
do so Is requested to don fancy Co.'S
tunes and take part in the procession.
Messrs. Schwemmer and Heinle are
planning extensive alterations and
Inn provements to the Washington
building. About 20 rooms will be
added to the hotel. Estimates are
being received for the work. They ex-
pect to begin work this month.
The Carriage. Wagon and Automo-
bile Builders Association, Of Philadel-
phia, celebrated their seventeenth
annual outing last Wednesday by
visiting Wildwood. This was their
fifteenth visit TO this resort. They
made one visit to Gettysburg. Last
year against the desire of the associ-
alton the entertainment committee ar
ranged for q trip to Atlantic City.
Thig-was resented audit g said only.
Is members went on the excursion.
This year Wild wood was again chosen
and nearly 200 showed their approval
by making the trip over the Pennsyl-
vania Road. They were accompanied
by their own band and marched to the
beach front. Arrangements had been
made at the Casino Cafe. The men,
bers enjoyed the bathing and the
pleasures SO easily attained on Five
Mile Beach. The day was an ideal
September n and they returned on
their special train assured that Wild
wood was the ideal seaside resort.
A musical and dramatic entertain
ment for the benefit ofSt. Simeon's-by-
the Sea, including the sketch, 1.-THE
Fascinating Fanny Brown" by Phila-
delphia talent, will be given in the
Guild House, on Saturday, Septem-
Der 9th, at 8.15 p. M. Admission Zoe.
Hereafter the Episcopal Sunday
school will commence at 2.3O.
William H. Price and family returned
to their Philadelphia home this week
after spending the summer in the
cottage of Hugh Higgins, 287 e. Pine
avenue. Mr. Higgins bought this prop
erty Of Chas. A. Reynolds last spring.
George w. Lawton and family, of
Philadelphia, were guests at the Hotel
Cromwell this week.
Ladies will please note that the
Wild wood Embroidery Shop has mov
ed from 1872 e. Wildwood ave. to 3008
Board walk, where Miss Scott will be
pleased to have you call and see her
display Of hand work exclusively.-adv
Evidently there are no Katzenbach
Democrats in Wildwood. Yesterday
at 1890 he was advertised to speak at
corner Pacific and Garfield
and there wasn't a Democrat in sight
at that hour. Yet six years ago he
came within 5000 votes of being elected
Governor Of this state.
A number of white crane have been
seen on meadows for some weeks past.
They are snow white and have rarely
been seen hitherto in these parts.
Try an egg and milk with our new
electric shaker at loves, board walk
at Glenwood Rvenue.-adv
The Wildwood Title Trust Company
notified its depositors early in the
week Of interest credited on balances
for the month Of August.
Rev. r. 8. Carlisle was called to
Aura last Friday to conduct the funeral
service Of Thomas Mcclure, q promi-
nent Gloucester county farmer.
E. Schock and family, of Mt. Joy,
Pa, motored to Wildwood last week
and registered at the Edgeton Inn.
Albert E. Guest, assistant advertis-
ing manager of the Philadelphia
Electric Co., was a week end guest of
his sister, Mrs. III. Fl. Hallowell.
Commodore G. q. Guest, Of the Ocean
Gate Yacht Club, returned to Ocean
Gate after touring the coast resorts in
his cruiser Pechern. He declared that
Wildwood was the only rival of Attain
tic city on the Jersey coast.
Mrs. Crum and daughter who have
summered at the Corson apartments,
returned to Camden this week.
VIM. d. Eynon is planning to spend
the month Of September here with his
family In their Central avenue cottage.
Mrs. Sarah Oldfeld, Of Frankfort,
10 Waiting w Il 0IdHnlH ard vveRo ~