Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-20
NORTH WILDWOOD

urday, 2lst Inst. The tent has arrived
and is being erected on the lawn at
18th avenue and the trolley, which
ground was nicely moved 10y F. Mat
tera, the Anglesea landscape gardener.
The ladies are taking hold with a great
deal of enthusiasm, and if all the cakes
promised are brouRh bit 10 the tent, there
should be in the neighborhood of from
100 to l25. 1t is proposed to sell ice
cream, cakes aud candy, and make
candy and sell same as long as there
are patrons, and 1t is anticipated hat
the cottagers will buy much ice cream
In the evening. The local electric COM
pany has installed a light for the tent,
and '..Blacky,p the well known artist,
is lettering signs TO go around The tent,
while many of the ladies, headed by
Miss Kate Ottens and Miss Elizabeth
Dankelman, are selling tickets for a
card party to be held at the Wildwood
Yacht club at three O'Clock Saturday
afternoon, at which time the yacht
club races are taking place. 1t will be
easy TO get u to the club, for jitneys
will run from the trolley at 18th ave.
nue. to the club house. Captain and
Mrs. Winters, who run the boats to
Stone Harbor, have loaned the use Of a
large sail, which men are erecting in
conjunction with the tent. The Kite
contest is creating much interest and
will surely be the greatest sporting fea-
ture for children that this beach has
been privileged to enjoy. 1t is known
that a half dozen kites of large dimen-
sions will be entered, and it lie also
known that several kites will be ar
ranged to windlasses SO that their fly ers
can let out an immense amount of
string. Mr.. Ottens will have a candy
specialist down and it is anticipated
that there will be five barrels of candy
made and sold under the tent, and a
demonstration made as to how the
young folks can make candy. A thirty
pound cheese cake lie again going to
feature in the cake sale and many who
enjoyed the cheese cake social recently
given at the Hotel Ottens, will have to
come forward and buy a 10c wedge of
this beauty. Everything for the big
event is completed and all remains is
for good weather aod a fair wind from
the cea Ia case of rain it is prob
able that the cake sale will be adjourn
ed to Henry H. Ottens' cottage nearby,
but this will only be necessary in case
of q heavy storm, and if the storm pre-
vents the sports or races that portion of
the program will be laid over until the
following Saturday. Don't forget, if
possible, bring your cakes or donations
to the tent early Saturday morning
otherwise phone Ottens Office md the
cakes will be called for. The genunal
eommittee is to report at the tent $50
saturday morning, so as to secure
judges for the various events and help
in other matters. Entries for the var
ions sports will be received at Ottens
Harbor office, Burk avenue; in Angle
SEQ Ny AbONs ". u. AuOmhS Vi tue Dap
fist church, and in the North Wild
wood section at the Ottens Office.
A movement has been started on the
westside of the North Wildwood Sec
ton, which has been designated rs the
Westside improvement Association
and lite object is to clean up. This
means that the leading citizens in the
Wildwood Yacht club district, along
New York avenue, are taking steps 10
dress up the open ground in that Sec
ton, make lawns, plant trees and flow
ers and otherwise make this naturally
attractive locality more beautiful. At
least % property have joined
the association, the dues it is under
stood being a fee Of 81 annually. AL
ready several men with a horse now
ing machine have been busy moving.
This work will certainly cause a splen-
wood section and by all the residents
cooperating and joining this sssocia-
ton, the work car be done much
cheaper than If left to the few. Any
resident wishing to join can get in
touch with Mr.. Ottens at his Office.
The wonderful hybiscus or marsh
mallow il now in Its fullest bloom. 10
North Wild NO I'd 1t Is assumed there
are over 25 acres of this plentiful
bloom, making The low lands radiant
with pink, crimson and white flowers,
almost as large as dinner plates. The
marshmallow is typicalIy a salt water
flower and grows best when left 10 its
own devices; no viewer, it can be trans