Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-10
CELEBRATING LABOR DAY
The Warm Weather Didn't Stop
the Great ThrOng From Par
ucIpatIng in the Festivities

ncIpatIng In the Festivities
Again comes to a close q short. but
lively eason and the happy throng
have wendell their way homeward, but
not without many tender remem-
ORANGES and not a few romances.
A more perfect day could not have
been anticipated and 1t was with a ems
Of joy that those who came down on
the two days previous awoke to see
clear skies aud a bright sun, and at an
early hour some OF these could be seen
strolling the wooden way or contem-
plating from the beach the waves roll
ed IN by q fresh easterly wind. 1t was
a forecast of an ideal day.
The two railroads brought large
crowds of weekend visitors from the
hot city on Saturday and these were
we'll repaid for their early start. Dur
ing the two previous days the city had
decorated the strings and clusters OF
electric lights along the board walk
with colored Japanese lanterns and
chiffon which SO beautiied the walk
that several were heard to m ark that
1t would be a good idea to substitute
colored bulbs for the present white ones
thus giving the board walk a unique
appearance the year round.
The spirit OF fun seemed to possess
everyone and the throng was greater
than at any time during the season, as
it was nearly impossible to walk any
distance in a straight line, but every
bod took conditions good naturally,
and it was late in the night before this
thoroughfare was cleared.
Sunday morning saw long lines of
excursion trains vending their way
across the meadows loaded with wish
tors, some for the day others for over
Monday. The former Immediately
sought the surf while the latter went
to their respective hotels, and finally
they too were disporting In the waves.
The day passed pleasantly in anticipa-
tIon of what was to come on the day
following. Sunday evening saw a
fashionable promenade which sur
passed that OF the night previous. The
Arcade was crowded to its capacity
where Tasca and his band rendered
com positions of the old masters and
the applause resounded throughout the
building.
Monday morning again saw large
crowds astir early and these augmented
by the heavy excursions that came in
and a record crowd was observed en-
joying the cool air and q bath in the
ocean. 1t vas nearly impossible to
penetrate the dense throng Of bathers
at certain points. Owing to a rough
surf the lifeguards had t~heirhands full,
as they report over twenty-seven rescues
among whom were Mrs. II. Williams,
of Philadelphia; Miss Mary Lloyd, of
Trenton; Isaac Kunz, 37th and Girard
avenue; Taylor Brown, Of 23l1
Norris street, Philadelphia; Mrs. Mil
Ter and Miss Jennie Blair, of 2l2 E.
Baker avenue; Miss Bertha Topics, OF
1925 s.. 10th street, Philadelphia
Martha Membership, Of 1861 Diamond
street, Philadelphia, and John Bashan,
of 721 South Gath street, Philadelphia,
and q number of others whose names
the guards were unable to secure. II
was gratifying that no casualties oc-
0Irraa hO1f q 20 q IcPno orOu md MOS
attracted to the ball grounds where a
game was played between the Girard
Field club and the Wild wood team.
The visitors from the start piled up
runs for themselves and it looked as
though the home team had lost their
nerve. but they warmed up gradually
and at the ninth the game closed with
q score of II to IL In favor of the wish
tors. There was much good natured
roofing done for the Girard boys.
AT eight o'clock a beautiful display
of fire works was set off on the base
ball grounds, the finest seen on
the beach during the season. The
fancy costume parade that followed
the fireworks display was quite unique
but not lengthy, aud started from the
Ocean Pier headed by Chief Marshal
Stricken folio wed by Tasca and his
band, and marched down to the Crest
Pier and back to the Arcade where
they disbanded. AT the Crest some
dropped out and only a few made the
return trip. The parade in part con-
sisted ofrolling chairs, one representing
a bower OF roses and in which were
seated three young ladies, following
which came fancy costumes, scarecrows,
clowns, a wildman led by a rope, fairies,
young ladies dressed as infants, suffra.
gettes and various other comic and
~grotesqus subjects. The only annoy