Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-03
WILDWOOD CREST

Holly Beach Yacht Club, today an
nounced that an open regatta would
be held Saturday. July II. The races
will be conducted under the auspices
Of the South Jersey Racing Associa-
ton and are open to all classes. Two
beautiful prizes will be offered for each
class with three or more entries. En-
tries close Friday, July 10. The races
commence at II. 80 o'clock. Luncheon
will be served one hour before the en-
trants toe the mark. Those desiring
to enter the races are requested to mail
or send their entries to the regatta
committee Of the Holly Beach Yacht
Club, Wildwood Crest.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Bethel and
daughter, who recently returned from
Hot Springs, Virginia, have chosen
wildwood Crest as their summer
home and are stopping at Councilman
Tom Stewards Ocean Crest hotel.
The regular weekly gun shoot Of the
Wildwood Gun club will take place
tomorrow afternoon on the grounds
adjoining the Holly Beach Yacht
club. Several noted marksmen will
toe the line and come interesting
shooting is assured.
The weekly dances at the Holly
Beach Yacht club started last Friday
r4~hf The danaaa arc xyarry nonu1or
and are conducted on Friday and Sat-
urday nights. Redsecker's State Col
lege orchestra has been engaged for
the season and they more than pleased
last week.
Indications point to a very profitable
season for the Crest. Wildwood's sis
ter resort is sharing in the general go
ahead movement of the present season
and scores of cottages were opened
during the past week.
The West Jersey Electric company
is doing all in its power to assist in
making the Crest the most beautiful
spot on the coast. The huge telephone
and electric poles that formerly SPAN
ned across the avenues are being re-
moved and placed In small streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nippes and Mr..
and Mrs. v. T. johnson, of Philadel-
phia, are among the recent arrivals at
the Atlanta hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. +. l..
Bishop and son, of Pittsburg, have To-
Gated at the Atlanta and will remain
for several weeks.
George Hammerstein, Of the West
Jersey Electric company, made sever
al big catches OF fish during the past
fortnight. He is An able fisherman
and can be seen fishing off the Crest
board walk several days a week.
Saturday, June q, vas flag day at
the Holly Beach Yacht club. Many
captains and boat wner from all Sec
lions took part in the celebration.
Commodore James FL Glenn annnnn-
ces q splendid program Of events at the
club tomorrow and Sunday.
Visitors from all sections have chos-
en- the Ocean Crest hotel to locate for
the season. The newly arrived guests
include Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Floto, of
Norwood, o., one of the leading CLOTH
ing manufacturers in Ohio; DR.. and
Mrs. Winternitz, of Baltimore; DR..
Winternitz is q medical specialist Of
renown and one of the professors at
John Hopkins college; Mrs. I. Eich-
ron and son, of Washington, D. g.,
DIR. P. B. Hawk and family. DR..
Hawk lie connected with the Jefferson
hospital staff in Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs. w. B. Boles and children, Of
Wynnewood, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Miller, a newly married couple Of
North Philadelphia, Miss Margaret
Brady, a Philadelphia school teacher,
Louis J. Benton and wife, Of Philadel-
phia, Mr.. and Mrs. George Graves and
son, of Trenton, N. j., and A. J.
Wedupsky. Of Philadelphia.
e. q. Amer, a prominent Philadel-
phia leather manufacturer, who has
been confined to bed at his summer
cottage, Morning Glory road and the
boardwalk, with internal hemorrhages,
IL greatly improved today and DR..
Kelchner who has been attending Mr.
Amer states that his patient is well On
the way to recovery. For q time dur
ing the past week the patients condi-
ton was very serious, the physician
making several visits a day to Amer's
residence.