Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-08-14
NORTH WILDWOOD

III 4lct 1luC ACdt0AC u tAO 6ANNe
European wal was brought 10 the at
tention of the people of Five Mile Beach
within the last few days by the appear
ance Of two slashing big ste amers of
about 5000 ton each which stood in to
the beach within a mile and a half
blowing four long blasts and with
signal flags fiuttering from their mast
heads. People who cougregated along
the boardwalk early in the morning
and again at noon time at fret believed
that these steamers had run ashore but
as it could be plainly seen that they
were in ballast only and their water
line showing high above the ocean, it
was evident that this was not the
case. Through the government ser
vice along the coast it was later learn
ed that the steamers were announcing
their appearance at the Capes to the
several Government torpedo boats
which are cruising off the breakwater
for the purpose of s~crutinizing incom-
ing and outgoing vessels. 1t will be
recalled that this government police
service was inaugurated last week and
all vessels bound to and from Philadel-
phia are boarded and their papers and
cargoes carefully examined as well as
what their future movements are TO be.
Usually steamers of 10000 tons follow
the steamer lane. around the McCrea
shoals light ship which lies thirty
miles off this resort, and as a result
big steamers are seldom seen from the
beach, with the exception of such lines
as the Clyde, Merchants & Miners and
coasting vessels of 1000 tons or under.
So far there have been no battleships
or cruisers of any nation whatever OBJ
served by the Government people
along this section of the coast. Last
week a flock of porpoises coming up
the coast cavorting and diving into the
pillows were taken for the observation
tops of submarine boats by u%nsophisti-
Gated visitors but not the natives who
know the difference between a por-
poise and a submarine boat.
The dancing fad has grasped North
Wildwood body and soul; it seems
that everybody who can and many
who cannot are either tangoing or hest
tating in all directions. The young
folks hesitate all day in their bathing
suits on the strand, and they hesitate
most of the evening at the Wildwood
Yacht Club or at the Ottens Hotel
which latter place seems to be the
headquarters for the LEGISLATORS. Staid
matrons as well as men whose minds
should possibly be on more sober things
are deep in the maize of the intricate
steps of the Castle Walk, the
Argentine Make and all the others
of the high falutin dances. Wednes-
day night last there was another large
event at the Ottens in which over 300
cottagers and hotel guests from all
sections of Wildwood participated; the
dance was held in the Bali room of the
hotel, and was in charge OF Prof. H. d.
Wagner and Prof. Alfred Domineck.
Prof. Domineck introduced a quartette
of the smallest tapgoists of Five Mile
Beach in the persons of little Miss
Kathryn Mullin and Master George
Mullin, Master Harry Smith and little
Miss Florence Smith. The latest addi-
ton to the matrons dancing class have
been Mrs. George Mullen, Mrs. Ida
Mirnan, Mrs. A. S. Murphy, Mrs.
Katie Stolpp and Mrs. Chas. Wurtz;
also Henry Fl. Ottens, Charles Beck,
Miss Tietz, Miss Dorothy Conner, Miss
Ida Murphy and Miss Mary Hewitt.
These folks are having daily sessions
and when the Boulevard orchestra is
not present, Prof. Domineck introduces
his portable orchestra. The affair
Wednesday night was one of the sea-
sons dancing events on Five Mile
Beach. Preparations are being made
for at least three more of these popular
Wednesday night events, the next
being the old fashion hoe down this
coming Wednesday, and on the Goth
of August the Old Mans Party in
which such heavy weights as Uncle
Billy Pinker, Commodore Charley
Mace and Captain James McLinden
will take star parts.
A tango dance was given at Mace's
Garden on Monday night which was
attended by many of the down town
cottage folks and which was under the
direction of Prof. Domineck.
The Wildwood Yacht Club will give
one of its popular races on Saturday
afternoon at the Club house on Ottens
Harbor. The affair combining both
pleasures ashore and afoat will be
largely attended as over a thousand
sandwiches of various size and ingredi-
ents have been made and a hogshead
of lemonade punch has been prepared