Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
WILDWOOD

opeace, VIII. OhIlp, fIhuk I1ueuos
and William Martin, of Mayfiower
Lodge, of Cape May, installed the fol-
lowing officers of Holly Beach Lodge
last Monday evening: N. G., Arthur
M. Ely;V.G., Albert Winterburn; Rec.
Secy., Lewis Eldredge; Financial Secy.,
Samuel Miller; Treas, G. 81. Kilmer.
N. g., A. M. Ely then appointed War
rem Budd as Warden, Edward Fox,
conductor; Albertus N. Church, Chap
lain; L. Kraus and Curtis Crate right
and left supporters to the Noble Grand;
Russell Stricken, inside guardian, and
Oscar Risley, outside guardian. Vice
Grand Albert Winterburn appointed
Clayton Lowe and Linwood Filler as
his supporters. After the installation
the initiatory degree was conferred on
Harry Phillippi, folio wing which re-
freshments were served.
The Hotel Dayton is adding two pri-
vate baths and also running water in
all the bed rooms on the first sleeping
floor, the work being in charge of Saml.
Clunn. They are also entertaining
quite a number of guests among whom
are Ellis Anderson, of Bridgeton; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Dech, of Trenton;
Chas. Laning, H. L. McGregor, Chas.
Kann, VIM. A McKibbin and j. l..
Acxroyd, all of Philadelphia. Every
Wednesday evening q party of progress
sive 500 Is entertained at the hotel and
is one of the social features of the sea-
son.
Mech & Co., whose advertisement
appears on page 5, are holding their
annual January clearance sale, in
which opportunities for buying goods
at unusual price concessions are offered.
Last Thursday the Wildwood Equal
Suffrage League was reorganized and
will start out on educational work.
Mrs. J. Thompson Baker, Mrs. Latimer
Baker, the Misses Frances and Mary
Baker, Mrs. VIM. H. Bright and Mrs.
George Adams were elected delegates to
the annual convention of the Womens'
Suffrage Association of New jersey,
which will be held at Elizabeth on Fri
day and Saturday, January 21st and
22d. A number Of, other delegates
throughout the county will also attend.
Health officer, DR.. Cohen, says that
as long as people will not report chick
en- pox and similar minor diseases to
HIM it is impossible for him to quaran-
tine such children, and further states
that he has no jurisdiction over public
schools further than to suggest to the
physician in charge to close same in
case an epidemic exists.
Harrison H. Voorhees, announces
that on every Thursday and after jan
uary l, 1916, he will be at the office of
w. H. Bright, Oak and Holly Beach
avenues, Wildwood, for the transaction
of legal business andat the City Clerks
office, Sea Isle City, on every Wednes-
day. At
Cecil ODER has just completed rem
ovations to a house owned by Elizabeth
Reese, which he recently moved from
the plot of ground on East Baker ave.
nue. on which the new High School is
being erected, to East Montgomery
avenue.
j. q. Funck is tearing out the parti-
ton in his store on East Oak avenue
and will renovate the front by building
an entry with one door instead of two.
He will also extend the floor space to
the rear of the building.
Mrs. Florence A. Smith received a
pair of wild ducks last week from Mrs.
Florence Housman who is spending
the winter at McClellanville, 8. G.
DR.. and Mrs. Mayhem left for Char
lesion, s. c., last Wednesday, to be
gone about two weeks.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Holmes, of West Burk avenue, was
gladdened by the advent of a baby boy
last Friday morning.
j. Thompson Baker, Latimer Baker
and Heber Crane left for Philadelphia
last Monday afternoon to attend the
banquet of the Poor Richards Club of
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Corson Is enter
tanning for a few weeks the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. Marshall, of Halifax, Pa.
1t will no doubt be gratifying to his
many friends to know that Albert Lehr
is making good with the Wilkes-B Barre
basket ball team.
Rev. A. @. Bailey went by auto to
Stone Harbor last Sunday afternoon
and held vesper services at the Episco-
pal church of that resort.
Fred McMurrsy went on a business
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