Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-04
OTTENS TRACT NOTES


wood Yacht club held Monday, the
following officers were elected: Com
modore, Frank Brennan; Vice Commo-
dore, Charles Hardenbrooki Secretary
and treasurer, George G. Conner; Dr.
rectors, Henry H. Ottens, Captain John
A. Pew, Charles Mace and DR.. |. W.
Kirk. Frank Conway was appointed
harbor master and DIR. Kirk fleet sur
geon. The committees were made up
as follows: House Committee, Henry
H. Ottens. chairman; Captain John A.
Pew, and Charles Mace. Entertain
ment Committee, George q. Conner,
chairman; Charles i. Beck, aud DR..
Kirk. The Racing Committee will be
appointed as needed. The Directors
decided to employ Mrs. Otilia Hess as
stewardess for the ensuing year. Mrs.
Hess wiiI/take charge of the Club the
latter part of this week and hereafter
there will always be ''eats'' at the club.
Mrs. Hess is no stranRe in Wild wood,
having managed the Hszelhurst and
other houses and for ten years was To-
Gated in Cape May in the hotel BUSH
ness.
The following were among the guests
Of the club on Saturday, Sunday aud
Monday: Alexander Thompson, Jr.,
Mrs. Grace b. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. g.
A. Thayser, Thomas Thayser, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. MacKinney, Miss Mildred
and Master Berkeley MacKinney, all
OF Philadelphia, Pa; Florence Mailer,
G. e. Mailer, Josephine Jordon, Sadye
Jordan and Ida Wilson, all Of South
Ardmore, Pa; Samuel Kindig, J. P.
Conway, Frank Brennan, T. f. Bren-
nan, James Hess, Henry II. Ottens.
George q. Conner, Dr.1. w. Kirk and
William BonneIl. of Indiana. Several
new members were elected including
Lieut.. James A. Cam pbell, u. s. N,
Charles L, Beck, ]. P. Conway, Will
lam Bennell and Samuel X. KindIg.
Ottens Harbor, it has been remarked,
looks better than at any time in its
history. Mr.. Estlow, in charge of that
office, has rugged up a sea anchor with
electric lights and handsomely orna-
mented. J. A. Jackson, who has the
concession at Ottens Harbor, has made
notable Inn provements 10 his property,
and has commenced to do quite some
business in spite of the bad weather
conditions, In the way OF renting boats
and selling refreshments.
Mr.. Ottens has made arrangements
to put his big cabin cruiser Colonel in
to the water this week and this beauti-
full boat will soon be serving its happy
patrons.
Memorial Day as in the past was ex-
tensiveIy celebrated 10 spite OF the fact
that the good weather came almost too
late to help the hotel situation. The
Pennsylvania railroad hauled so car
loads, and the Reading about half as
many. A large proportion OF these
folks ofcourse took in the yachting and
fishing at the upper end of the beach,
the conditions being ideal for sailing.
but owing to the heavy n~ortheasterly
storm which howled along the coast
very few catches Of fish were made.
Henry H. Ottens opened his beach
front villa late this week and installed
bis family therein. Mr.. Ottens will be
accompanied by bis sister, Mrs.
Katherine 6tolpp. Charles L. Beck,
his nephew, Miss Elizabeth Dankel-
man and other personal friends. The
cottages look exceedingly pretty at this
time OF the season with handsome lawns
and beautiful foliage. Mr.. Ottens' cot
tage is exceptionally picturesque since
the landscape gardener completed his
labors.
Mrs. David Dickinson, of Philadel-
phia, is being entertained for a few days
by Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. F. keenan, at
their cottage 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue.
HAos a "O0oAoeSA NhN A0mA1 oAp
spending a few weeks with friends on
Pennsylvania avenue.
Mrs. E. Ludlam, of East 18th ave-
nue., have returned from a pleasant
trip to Philadelphia where they were
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Clayton, Of Phil
adelphia, have arrived and will open
their business stand on the boardwalk.
j. P. Simpson and family have OPEN
ed their st. Claire apartments on East
10th venue
]. Phillips, who is Building a coy
bungalow on West 10th avenue, and
Is now occupying the Senderling cot
tage on 18th avenue. entertained as his
guests on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Eny-
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