Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-23
OTTENS TRACT NOTES

~a4ua-plane artist, had the "bOardV put
for the first time this season last Sun
day. Gertrude mas been spending the
past several months In Philadelphia,
where she had EN- loyment, and is
now back for a sumner conquest with
the plane, on which there is no better
performer along the Atlantic coast.
Gertrude hung her plane behind Com
modore B%rennen's boat, the "Major,"
and performed ia the basin before the
yacht club for the benefit of half a
hundred spectators; it was her first dip
in the water this season, and she was
just as proficient as last season. Her
little sister, Theresa, has grown con-
s~iderably since last summer; she is a
head taller, but at the same time will
be more proficient in her performances
with her sister On the plane board.
The two girls are going to wear the
Wild wood Yacht club uniform this
coming season.
The South Jersey Fresh Air Home
for children will be opened the ensuing
week, and will take care of its usual
contingent of from Is to 80 children a
week, during the ensuing summer. 1t
Is expected that the managers of the
home will take charge of the board
walk store on 18th street and the board
walk, and sell ice cream, candies,
cones, pies, cakes, milk, soft stuff and
everything possible by which the home
can earn money to carry on this splen-
did work. 1t is expected that many
donations will be made of things to sell
and all such can be taken direct to the
store after it Is opened, with the name
of the donor; likewise all donations in
the way of wearing apparel, furniture
for the home, fuel, money and food can
be left either at the store on the board
walk or at the home, 18th and New
York avenue
Geo. D. Mullin and family are occu-
plying their E. 18th avenue cottage for
the season.
H. H. Ottens and family have ar
rived for the summer and are in their
home, 18th and Surf avenues.
Captain and Mrs. Hewitt entertain
ed a number of Philadelphia friends at
a house party in their E. 18th avenue
cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colson with
their son and daughter are spending a
few weeks with Woodsto wn and Sa-
lem County relatives.
Miss Emma Kolb was a week end
visitor to Philadelphia.
L. Hanson was down Sunday at
his E. 18th venue cottage.
Mrs. A. Baker and family are now
occupying a cottage at 18th and Cen
trail
James d. Winchell and family are
down for the season at their cottage on
E. 25th n
Mrs. w. N. Rodgers has taken the
Rudduck apartment on E. 18th avenue
for the summer.
Philip Patterson and family are
down for the season at their w. 18th
avenue cottage.
h. Robinson and family spent Sun
day In their cottage on W. 10th venue
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Idell are occupy
ing their w. 10Th avenue cottage for
the summer.
The Philadelphia Confectionery and
Bakers Journeymen's Association will
have their seventh annual outing at
North Wildwood on Sunday.
Commodore Frank Bremen, Of the
Wildwood Yacht club, has donated a
handsome cup, while Henry H. Oltens
has donated two very fine cups; one of
these cups is to go to the winner Of the
grabbing contest and the others are for
various events. The commodore states
that an effort is being made this season
to cater to the young folks, and to that
end a tennis court is now under con-
struction on the yacht club grounds.
Spectators can sit on the yacht club
porch and watch the game in rocking
chairs, which some think is far supe-
rior to playing the game itself.
Another court is being built on Surf
avenue in front of the Hotel Ottens.
The Ottens hotel, In charge of Mrs.
Risdon, the former proprietor, is again
open for the season.. Mrs. Risdon has
spent many years in the hotel business
as a valued assistant to Mahlon New
ton, the far famed proprietor Of Green's
hotel, Philadelphia.
1t has been remarked by some Of our
early visitors that Surf avenue, such a
handsome boulevard as 1t is, should be
kept in better condition than at pres
emf This avanua ia in noad of aora ninU