Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-02
ROTARIAN CLUBS
VISIT WILDWOOD
The Board OF Trade Hold an Inter-
esfing Session, as Does Also
the Commissioners
OTHER NEWS CONCERNING WILDWOOD

4Oa - a -
ond annual outing at Wildwood, June
30th, coming over the West jersey and
5eashore line In a special train leaving
Market street wharf at 7.30 a. m. and
arriving at 8 30 a. m. The delegations
were met ut the station here by MEM
bers OF the Board of Trade, City Com
missioners and the city band. Close
to one hundred automobiles were In
waiting and as the Rotarians and their
wives and friends stepped off the train
they we're directed to the various cars
and shortly afterwards, piloted by Mr..
Johnson, manager Of the Ocean Pier,
in a car driven by Nh. Beecher, follow
ed by the Chief of Police and the band,
the visitors were taken on a tour of the
island, going first to Anglesea and then
back through various parts of Wild
wood and the Crest. After the trip
some of the visitors were entertained
with a game of baseball on the beach
between Philadelphia and Camden
teams, while others took to the surf and
enjoyed themselves until n O'Clock,
when from nearly all directions hun
CRY Rotarians could be seen vending
their way toward the Wildwood Man
or, which was the official headquarters
of the club for the day. Here a sump-
tuous luncheon was served. 1t was
here that they enj Eyed themselves
fully. AS the lei was a long one,
between the courses singing of popular
airs was INDUCED in, and a more jolly
lot of people n would not be able to
find and all enjoyed to the fullest ex-
tent the hospitality of Mrs Lester, Of
the Manor, who spared no pains or eff
fort to entertain the visitors. The pro-
pram Tor the afternoon as follows Was
more or less followed out: 8 to 4.30 p.
NJ, dancing at Ocean Pier; 4 p. M,
shooting contest at Holly Beach Yacht
club; 4.30 to 6 p. m boat ridealong the
harbori 8 to 7 p. M, supper at Holly
Beach Yacht club; 7 to S 80 p. m. dane
ing at the club; $50 p. M, awarding of
prizes. At 9 p. m. the special train left
the Crest and thus ended a day of cease
less enjoyment for the visiting Rotar-
ians. Briefly it might be explained
that the principles Of this organization
are as a wheel within a wheel and in
other words they, as members, work
together, think together and above all,
pull together toward a common goal
and as it is understood, once a Rotarian
always a Rotarian unless for good cause
he is debarred. The Camden club
numbers about q hundred and thirty
members while Philadelphia has en-
rolled about twice that number. There
were about three hundred on the excur-
sion. They are planning to attend a
large convention to be held in Cali
fornia during the month Of August.
A regular meeting of the Board of
Trade was held at city hall Monday
evening, June 2Sth. MI. Baker being
detained on other business, MI. Kay
was called to the chair. After the
minutes had been read and approved
reports of committees were heard.
Amusement committee had none.
Printing and advertising reported pro-
gress inasmuch that 1t was understood
that the railroads had a number OF
conventions and excursions booked for
various periods. Haddon Heights Fire
company had planned to be here on the
18th Of July and the chairman of this
committee had communicated with
them stating there would be a fire.
mems demonstration on the 18th and
had as yet received no reply whether
they would change their date to the
latter one. Revision OF the member
ship roll was taken up with the view to
dropping those members who were de-
linquent. This was objected to with a
that these members be noti-
fed with a viewiof holding them. $13S
In back dues was reported during the
last year. A revision OF the bylaws to
reduce the number from fifteen to ten,
which would constitute a quorum, was
taken up. This was objected to on the
ground that 1t would indicate q lack Of
interest and 1t was the expressed feel
ing that every member of the board
should make it q point to be present, as
matters of more or less Vital Importance
always came up and 1t was essential he
should be there. MI. Whitesell, chair
man of the Get Togther Dinner, made
his report showing receipts OF $21O
which had been all paid out and which
represented the number of covers at the
the dinner, also $4s.5S still unpaid, also
the printing Of circulars and the circu-
lation Of same. The chairman APP
the former bills as they were