Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-08-07


the members of the Board. Mr.. Baker
said that it was a matter that should
be taken up at once; 80 he instructed
the secretary to have the committee
get in immediate touch with the rail-
road companies.
Mr.. Huppert, of the entertainment
committee, stated that plans for the
Baby Parade in September were pro-
crossing, and that this week he expect
ed to meet Mr.. Bagley, the man who
will take charge and complete arrange
ments. He said that Senator Ackley
had promised to lend all the assistance
possible. 1t was suggested that a
good showing be made on Closing Day.
In an effort to lengthen the summer
season It was suggested that Closing.
Day and Labor Day be made one event,
and that some of the many events of
Labor Day be held over until Closing
Day. Nj. Harris then took the floor
and said 1t was a very great mistake to
have any day called "Closing Day.
He pointed out that it gave the impress
sion that the hotels. amusements and
the entire resort were closing their sea-
son. He said that more than half of
the larger places kept open and that It
was not proper to call any day a clos
ing day for Wildwood. He said, This
resort never has q closing day. We
are doing something all the time. L
should suggest that the name be chang
ed to Carnival Day.
In reference to the early closing, Mr..
Heinle said, tin this weeks issue of
the Five Mile Beach Journal, 1 was
reading where the railroads are going
to run special excursions during the
month of September. In view of this
i think we should discontinue such q
day as "Closing Day" 1t is quite
likely that the final day Of the reg
ular summer season will be a little
later this year, and will take place
under a different name.
The question Of a Board of Trade
banquet was the next business. Mr..
HARRISON stated that he was opposed
to the banquet. Several other members
spoke against the holding of a banquet
rnd on motion, 1t was voted that the
banquet be dispensed with.
Mr.. Norton caused a laugh at this
period, when he spoke of booklets. He
said that when our local men take their
vacations to the mountains, or to any
Of the southern resorts. they should
take along a couple hundred of book
let's and leave them at various points
on the way. Mr.. Harris said: aThat's
all right for you lucky fellows who
have automobiles MIR. Norton an
swered Mr.. Harris in the same humor-
Gus Vein; 81 would suggest, that when
Mr.. Harris takes his yearly trip to
Florida in his boat, that he take along
a few circulars. Mr.. Harris promised
that he would take along a whole trunk
full of booklets.
President Baker then stated that q
representative of a man named Kelly,
a handcuff "kink,v had called on him,
in an effort to have him bring before
the Board, a proposition, whereby the
Board of Trade would compensate his
highness, the kink, for dropping out of
Aviator Gray's airship into the ocean,
while hsndcuffed. After much argu-
ment the members voted that the pro-
position did not appeal to the Board.
President Baker, who has been SO busy
booming beautiful Wildwood Crest,
that he missed hearing of the mighty
Kelly, asked for information in refer
ence to the handcuff artist. Mr.. Har-
bison replied that Kelly was hired by
a theatrical man to advertise his busi-
ness on the boardwalk, and that it was
a theatrical proposition, and not a
matter that the Board should enter into.
Mr.. Heinle explained that 6 friend of
KelIy's had called to see him in refer
euc to making a flight with Gray. He
was told that Gray could not take him
up at the time, as a special seat would
have to be built on the back OF the
machine, that it was impossible to fall
out of the front seat, as the framework
prevented it. A board was attached to
the machine and Gray and Heinle
waited for Mr.. Kelly to return, but he
failed to show up. The majority of
the members took the Kelly matter as
joke and were anxious to dispose of
the matter.
Mr.. Huppert brought up the question
of Gray's night flights. He said that
an effort should be made to have the
machine illuminated in better style.
Mr.. Heinle and the secretary stated
that they were arranging with Super
intendent Nye, of the West Jersey
Electric Company, to have a storage
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