Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-07-16


18th, firemen from all parts of South
Jersey, marched in grand array on the
streets, showing the people at this
resort what kind of men and machines
our various fire departments maintain.
To in~aueurate this great day a COM
mittee composed of such representative
gentlemen as Messrs. Harris, Ryan,
Hendee, Mayor Smith, Rosselle, john
son, Reeves, Heinle, James, Lanning,
HARRISON and Norton, invited Cover
nor Fielder and wife and q number of
Senators and their wives to be the
honored guests for this occasion. MIR.
and Mrs. Fielder arrived about seven
O'Clock, Wednesday evening, coming
from Sea Girt in their automobile.
They were escorted to Senator Ackley's
residence on the boardwalk and were
there entertained at dinner. Al about
eight o'clock a company of the Coast
Guards was drawn up at the entrance
Lof Mr.. Ackley's home and at about
nine O'Clock they escorted the Cover
nor and his wife, Senator Ackley and
wife and several other invited guests
to the Ocean Pier ball room where a
public reception was rendered him.
The ball room was comfortably filled
with people. On the balcony outside
the building the city band rendered
selections and as the honored guests
came in every me present arose in their
honor and to the nations anthem "The
Star Spapgled Banner Announce
ment was then made that the Cover
nor would receive and a line was form
ed and as they passed shook hands
with him.
The Governors party consisted of
Senators VIM. Ackerson and wife,
Charles Egan, Collins Allen and wife,
Blanchard H. White, VIM. T. Read,
VIM. Smalley, Thomas Mathis and
wife, Assemblyman Raymond Shep-
pard and wife, Judge Leroy r. Loder
and wife, Judge Eldredge, VIM. Kraft
and Supreme Court Judge Garrison.
After the reception the audience vas
entertained by Robert Heath, who rem
dered several vocal selections and was
greeted with great applause. After
this little Miss Ruth Adams, in a be-
spangled costume, fitted to the middle
of the and very gracefully placed
a small basket upon the floor out of
which she took a string of jewels and
then began the beautiful '.jewel dance"
She was Joined by her brother John,
after the completion of this dance, in
a s~ong-dance entitled "Wildwood All
the Time,u which received hearty APP
plause. Dancing in general then
started and was continued for the bal
ance of the evening. The Governor
and his party, however, withdrew and
visited the Ocean Pier theatre directly
across the boardwalk and remaining
only a short time, retired to the fun
chase where they thoroughly enjoyed
themselves. 1t was open house to
them and the committee in charge.
At about 1870 p. m. they entered roll
ing chairs and were taken down the
boardwalk and finally retired to their
respective hotels.
After breakfast they were taken by
automobiles to Cape May Point and on
the return were entertained by the
Holly Beach Yacht club at luncheon
as guests of the Crest.
The chairmen of the various commit
tees were as follows:
Entertainment, d. s. Johnson; u
tomobile, Chas. A. Norton; railroad,
Sen. Harry Wheaton; publicity, H. S.
Whitcraft; hotel, G. H. Huppert; din
ner, D. Miles Rigor, and finance,
Frank E. Smith.
THE FIREMAN's PARADE
Promptly at 2 P. NJ. the procession
left Rambler road, at the Crest, and
moved north, and was reviewed at City
Hall by the following gentlemen, who
were were selected as judges Messrs.
Wheaton, Baker, Ryan, Smith and
The parade was led by a Company of
the Coast Guards, under command of
Captain E. II. Randolph, First Lieut..
John O'Daniel, Second Lieut.. William
CARL, and presented a fine appearance.
Then came Holly Beach Fire Company,
composed of a hook and ladder truck,
chemical and auto engines, and accom-
panied by the city band followed by
the Crest with an auto engine and
company; Haddonfield had quite a
delegation and was the oldest organized
fire company in line, having been in
existence for about n hundred and
fifty years next came the Company