Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-09-12
WILDWOOD. NEW JERSEY, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 12 1913
BOARD OF
y TRADE MEETING
Winding up the Seasons Bush
ness and Arranging for the
Feast Of Lanterns Show
Tomorrow. Oriental
Decorations 10 be a
Feature
JENELER CALDWELL AWARDS CONTRACT

The regular monthly meeting of the
Wildwood Board of Trade was held
Monday evening. In the absence of
President George N. Smith, Vice Pres
ident Robert J. Kay acted as chair
man and Levanus Myers, secretary,
was present. In accord with recent
meetings a large number of members
were present. The minutes of the reg
ular and special meetings were read.
After some discussion and the erasure
of all reference to the Rogers-C ianfoni
incident, they were adopted al correct
ed.
The reports of committees being call
ed for, G. H. Huppert reported for the
Entertainment committee. He spoke
of the great success of the recent baby
parade, but regretted that to the pres
ent time, receipts were not sufficient
to meet the expenses. $3.50 had been
appropriated by Wildwood; he under
stood hat the Borough of North Wild
wood had appropriated 800. On this
understanding he had overpaid his re-
ceipts by $58 and there was still one
unpaid account of about SIS, If not still
others.
On account of the clam bake, he re-
ported an unqualified success from
every viewpoint. Financially the re-
port showed an unexpended balance of
$25. He also reported the receipt Of
GOO Al NJ .nav Ooudad hulouoa from
the Fourth of July committee. Cooper
alton was asked to make the Carnival
on Saturday a fitting close to the great
est of all Wildwood seasons. He stated
the appropriation of $500 by Baker
Brothers had enabled the Commissions
ers to arrange for retaining the band to
the 18th of September. He spoke Of
the enthusiasm Of the Japanese board
banss. who will rrovid4 OK.
entail decorations for an arch at Cedar
avenue and board walk for the 6atur-
day evening carnival. The committee
provided for two other arches, n at
Youngs avenue and the third at Maple
avenue. Philip Baker will provide
green's from the mainland for these
two arches and promised that the
Crest band would be sent to participate
in the festivities. At this point Mr..
Iszard, the boardwalk merchant, offer
ed two prizes for the best dressed man
and M F. L. King also sub
scribed So. There was much discussion
over the question of the Board march
ing in a body at the head Of the pro-
cession.
Mr.. Whitcraft, on behalf of the Ad-
vertising committee, reported all bills
paid and an unex expended balance of
1872. He suggested that all local
papers give the carnival the greatest
publicity. This request wac approved
by the Board. The appropriations this
year were $500, of which the Commits
sioners appropriated $4,000 and the
Bakes Bros. $500.
w. J. HARRISON, on behalf Of the
Fourth of July committee, made a for
NAL report which was received and
filed. The committee was discharged.
1t was decided to ask the local papers
to publish the statement, thus making
the subscribers a self auditing commit
tee and encouraging others to take part
on future occasions.
The report showed receipts Of 1921
and expenditures of $892.59; leaving a
balance of S28.41 A check for this
amount was handed to the entertain
ment committee.
The detailed account is as follows:
RECEIPTS
From Borough of North Wild
wood ...................$ 200 90
Borough Of Wildwood
Crest. ................... 200 90
City Of Wild wood $500. 300 90
Edgeton Inn 15 90
Hotel Dorsey. 10 90
Selpp 10 90
Dixon-Pittsburgh ...... 10 90
Dayton .............. 10 90
Wayne ............... 10 90
Crom well ............ 10 90
Pennsylvania .......... 10 90
Delwyn. 10 90
L%yndhurst. ............. 10 90
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