Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-31
NORTH WILDWOOD

As is usual the somewhat backward
season opened with q rush. TentiDg
parties are located on the beach front
and their evening camp fires of drift
wood make thebeach look exceptionally
picturesque during the night.
1t has long been known that the
Anglesea section OF North Wildwood
takes the palm for fishing; during this
past season new ground has been dis
covered and one tina is most frequent
ed by cotiagers In the vicinity Of the
Hotel Ottens; the new board walk In
this section has become the head
quarters for king fishermen. one Of
whom caught over forty kingfsh
directly off the boardwal at high
water one day last week; mo- only king
fish but fishing for channel bass in
the surf is also engaged in.
The Hotel Ottens has taken on a
spirit of enjoyment during the past
week and has inaugurated several new
features which are bound to please: n
feature is a weekly euchre arranged by
the cottage ladies and the hotel guests
and the other is tango dancing with
the Boulevard Orchestra. The pro-
gressive euchre was inaugurated last
Wednesday in which two score ladies
participated; the patronesses for the
occasion were Mrs. Chas. Woertz, Mrs.
Anna Eakins, Mrs. William q. Dun
an, Mrs. H. II. Twose, Mrs. Charles
Hardenbrook and Mrs. A. s. Murphy.
These events will be held every We'd
nesday afternoon and furnish 3 delight
full two hours pleasure.
Dancing at the Hotel Ottens will be
one of the features of the island this
summer, as already the people are
vending their way to this house during
the evening. The management have
brought to the resort Director Alfred
Domineck, who is here under the
auspices of the H. d. Wagner studios
of Philadelphia. 1t is said that this
dancing master has g decided following
in the northeast section of Pbiladel-
delphia. Director Domineck claims
to Introduce the Tango and Make on
rather different lines from the usual
and he asserts he will reproduce the
Castle style Of terpsichorean art.
Among the other dances he does the
Hesitation and Dance of Love as
special features. Director Domineck
Is moi at the hotel for the purpose of
featuring himself; he asserts that he is
there to dance with everybody and
help them. He is delighted to give
instruction t those who desire same.
Tango parties will take place in the
diningroom every "wednesday from now
on. The dancing in the diningroom
was started last Wednesday evening
with the Boulevard orchestra and was
enjoyed by quite a bevy OF society folks
from the cottages and hotels oz-the
beach.
Saturday afternoon the Taxpayers
Association held a well attended meet
ing in the fire house and as q result OF
organized efforts the members have
banded themselves together for the
purpose of advancing the interests OF
North Wildwood. Practical discussion
was entered into on the matter of the
extension Of the board " ak to Angle
sea and 1t seemed to be agreed that
concentrated effort must be made to
have this much needed improvement.
Such matters as the planting of trees
and the improvement of lawns and
flower gardens was taken up, as well
as plans for some sort OF a celebration
In the middle August In honor of the
completion Of Surf avenue While no
definite plans were made in this mat
ter 1t was suggested that the celebra-
tion comprise a parade of the business
interests in automobiles and the
thorough decoration of the town. AL
SO the prospects of having a band at
North Wildwood next seaso was
discussed and II finances will warrant
this resort will surely have a first class
band for the season Of 1915.
Street Improvements in North Wild
wood have been q matter Of unbound
ed comment. People who last season
walked to the Ottens Hotel on the
board walk, now wonder what has
taken place to make the wonderful
change In the Hotel Ottens section.
1t begins to dawn on them that the
boardwalk has been moved 1000 feet
seaward and have In Its old place, ac-
tually 26 blocks of a splendid street
100 feet from house line to house line,
and there has been erected many cot
tages, where last season there was
nothing but beach sand. Visitors are
thoroughly impressed with the practi-
cal progress North Wildwood Is max