Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-01

ments In the ~infantile paralysis situa-
ton may further postpone the school
opening until October I'd.
In a letter from Max Elser, Jr., gen.
eral manager of the Metropolitan
musical bureau, of New York, to G..
III. Huppert, chairman of the Board of
Trade entertainment committee, 1t Is
stated that Madame Melanie Kurt
never enjoyed a concert more than she
did the n in which she sang at the
Casino auditorium Sunday night. The
talented singer further expressed her.
self as greatly pleased with Wildwood
and the hospitality Of It's people.
Business was dull at the Commits
sioners' meeting yesterday, as nothing
of vital importance was introduced for
consideration. The salary of Assistant
City Clerk Ruth Hunt was increased
to $35 a month.
Christian Ritter and family, of Rox-
borough, Pa, are guests at the Royal
I'LL q 1Oonk hfCuuts
Lewis Lehr, son of Mrs. Sarah Lehr,
East Wildwood avenue, is touring with
the j. G. Mack Mother Goose Co. In
a letter to his mother he reports good
business and that he Is attaining to a
satisfactory degree of success in the
theatrical profession.
Mr. and Mrs. John Betz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Bugless, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Gainford, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brode and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wallen,
Of Philadelphia, friends of Charles
Bugless, Of Ill East Wildwood avenue,
reminded him with a surprise party on
Sunday that he had reached another
of his birth.
Selma Lehr, a well-known Wild
wood girl, who recently married Philip
has gone to housekeeping
at Delaware City, Del, and is greatly
pleased with her new home.
The Episcopal Sunday-school has
closed Its sessions till the re-assembly-
ing Of the school for the fall and winter
term.
Among recent guests at the Savoy
are d. w. Milford, New York; T. G..
Pratt, Media; Misses Emma s.. and
Esther Gulick, s. G. Kulp and Charles
M. Cassel, Perkasie. Pa; Jacob Auel,
Chambersburg, Pa; G. A. Arthur,
Helen M. Smith and Vic
toria Pagan, Chester, Pa; Louis j.
Shmeidheiser and family, R. w. MI
Kilden and wife, 81. j. Vendlin, Mrs.
l.. Il. Hahn, Mrs. f. G. Dere, Mrs.
Frederick and daughter Julia
and Mrs. Anna F. Harshaw, OF Phila-
delphia.
Miss Mary A. Bridges, of Philadel-
phia, who owns property at the corner
Of keaming and Pacific avenues, was
down on Sunday and spent the day
with her uncle, James Bridges. She is
in Daughters of Pocahontas
circles in the city and states that the
various lodges have been selling tickets
to Wildwood SO rapidly that it is be-
lieved the railroads will be taxed to the
utmost to handle the traffic during
Red Mems convention week.
Mrs. Hettie Johnson, of German
Philadelphia, returned home last
Sunday after spending a pleasant two
weeks vacation with friends and rela-
tives at Wild wood.
e. G. Won Helfenstein, of Philadel-
phia, was a caller at the Journal office
last Saturday and became a subscriber
to the Journal. He towns a o~ne-seventh
interest ia Cham payne Island and is
watching real estate developments in
Wildwood with a keen interest.
Carl Hansen, of the Hotel Hamlet, Is
seriously i'll and confined to his bed.
Mrs. w. T. Benson, of Philadelphia,
a Wildwood property owner, is con
Guiding a two weeks visit at the Crom-
well, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
Chas. E. Wells, of ITO N. goth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Georget w. Lawton and
daughter are also stopping at the
Crom well, to remain until next
Wednesday.
Jack Cohen, of Philadelphia, one of
the leading lights of the photoplay
world, is a guest at the Keys cottage,
Maple avenue.
Edward Helming, of 1850 north 18th
Philadelphia, vas among the
Oathers with his pretty sweetheart,
Miss Mabel Fritchie.
Augustus Murray, of Germantown,
is at the Overlook apartments.
Miss Mary Burns, q charming young
woman of Germantown, is at the
Windemere.
H. l.. Fighter, a well-known Ger