Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-04
BOARD OF TRADE
IN MONTHLY SESSION
Arrangements Made For Wild
wood Carnival, Masked Ball.
Clam Bake, Watermelon
Cut ON September 18th
and Fireworks on
Labor Day
ANNUAL ELECTION TO Be HELD soon

The September meeting of the Wild
wood Board of Trade was held in the
city hall last Monday evening with a
fair number of membe assembled.
President Philip ?. Baker was unable
to attend owing to most urgent bust
ness engagement and Vice-President
w. J. HARRISON took the chair. The
meeting was a long drawn out affair
and featured by unnecessary argu-
ments. The following members n
swered to the roll call: Frank l.. King,
J. B. Wright, l.. P. Coney, w. ]. Har-
bison, Secretary Greaves, George Shaw,
C. l.. Heinle, e. NJ. Johnson, j. s.
Graham, j. A. Harris, g. H. Huppert,
J. e. O'Daniel, c. A. Norton, Robert
Piepont, w. G. Todd, Louis Sagel,
George N. Smith, Frank E. Smith,
Charles r. Page, Frank Snyder, and
o. I. Blackwell.
Two new members were admitted to
membership. The newcomers are
Carl Hanson and Frank Snyder. In
the course of the evening, Mr.. Snyder
made a short speech in which he stated
that his services were always in readi-
ness for the good interests of Wildwood
and the Board of Trade. AT the con-
clusion of the meeting it was voted
that the members would adjourn to
meet again in the city hall, on Mon
day evening, September 18th, at which
time there will be the nomination of
officers for the coming year.
The session got under way about $50
with Mr.. HARRISON in the chair. The
first business taken up was the ques-
ton of the masqued parade and ball to
be held on the night of September II.
Frank L. King, who is at the head of
the committee that is laboring so earn
estly to make this affair a big success,
stated that he, and the members of the
committee thioughtit advisable to have
the carnival on Friday, September 18th.
This change was objected to very
strongly by Huppert and Harris. They
claimed that there would not be half
as many people in the carnival if it
was held Friday night. After consider
able argument between the H-H COM
bination and Mr.. King, it was finally
decided that September 18th would be
the proper date. 1t is quite likely
that a small admission will be charged
for the dancing, as the expenses for
hiring the pier or hall is so great that a
small charge is necessary. 1t was
argued that a free-to-all ball would
draw a certain rough element and as
there will be fun every minute of the
carnival, it would not be out of place
to charge a small sum for admission to
the dance pavilion.
A letter, sarcastic aud trui hful, was
read from Albert Hart. Mr.. Hart out
lined his plans for a big municipal
pier. He stated that the time had come
when we should not house our summer
visitors in a "saussge shed" to listen
to a band concert. Among other things
he pointed out that the city should
spend less money advertising hotels
and use same in advertising some well
known composer and his band. He
offered several suggestions as to where
the pier should be built. Mr.. Harris
letter was PLACED on the records as
received and action deferred until a
later meeting. There was many a true
remark in Mr.. Harris letter pointing
out some of our faults aud some mighty
good suggestions. His letter was read
by Secretary Greayes and everyone
listened attentively, but like every
thing else connected with the Board of
Trade some member passed it off with
a joke. A little less joking at the
wrong time would make a big change
in results.
G. H. Huppert, Of the entertainment
committee, stated that the baby carni-
val had been a complete success. He
feels that next year the voting for
Queen Will be SO popular that the pen
MES taken in at the voting station will
more than pay for the cost of the car
nival. Next season it is planned to
have additional voting stations and to
start the balloting earlier
In reference to the Labor Day pro-
gramme, the entertainment committee
through Mr.. Huppert reported that
arrangements had been made for a
grand dislay of fireworks for next Mon
day night. In addition to the masqued
carnival and ball on September II, the
night Professor Weaver and his band
departs from our resort, there will be
the annual clam bake and watermelon
cut. 1t is planned to start these events
in plenty OF time to allow those that
wish to enter the carnival to do SO.