Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-12-01
Facts Worthy OF Remembrance

The First M. E. church, of Wild
wood City. by-the-Sea, has a number of
live women who have formed what
they call a Ladies' Aid Society and lest
you forget that it still lives, moves,
and has a being we have looked up a
few facts relating to their work during
the last three years.
They paid 800 on the principal of a
$500 mortgage and assumed the re-
sponsibility of paying the interest on
said mortgage after it had been reduced
to SIPS. 81 by DR.. Edwards campaign
for a $1,000 club; this interest during
the last three years has amounted TO
$336.17
They headed the subscription list for
said $1,000 club with a small donation
of 500.
Beginning at the inside of the par
sonage, they found that the second
story walls could be improved, so they
papered them and paid a bill Of $16 for
that and as the furniture in one of the
bedrooms looked somewhat lonely they
purchased an S1s.5 chiffonier for the
same.
The floors being somewhat seedy the
varnisher did SIS worth of Work to i'm
prove their LOOKS.
AS carpets have the happy faculty of
wearing out, S42.S0 worth of rugs ma
teriallzed.
When the parsonage heating plant
was installed a chimney had to be built
and 1913 paid that bill, while a further
donation of $10.47 proceeds from a cake
sale) was also handed over for the
plant.
The linoleum in the kitchen and the
parlor rocker gave out about the same
time and $12 Strengthened that out.
The outside of the house not cores
ponding with the inside, MI. Blinn was
called upon to use his paint and
brushes and S85 satisfied his claim for
the same.
Crossing over to the church they
found that its walls were not a ssthing
of beauty so Mr.. Whildin consented
to improve the same for $67.
Mating for the infant department
not matching the walls $1,000 fixed
that up and 81 for denim hid the raw
ages of many feet in the rear of the
audience room.
care taker, So a year was devoted to
that necessity.
AT Christmas times they tried by
their baskets to leave some cheer in the
homes of the deserving poor.
Their sick rooms have been brighten
ed by an occasional basket of fruit or
bouquet of flowers.
When the Commissioners took the
helm in Wildwood City a bill for over
$500 for a municipal improvement was
presented and these good ladies were
on that job to the tune of $156 and last
Saturday gave an oyster supper the
upEoceeds- Of srhiet VII stiE. further
Iiquidate that Indebtedness.
When the pastor proposed to make
the church more comfortable these
same worthy women headed that sub
scription with $50.
Many minor details we forbear to
itemize as printers ink, (ike all other
useful commodities) may have been
added to the high cost of living.
Oh yes? they have done a few things
"worth remembering" during the last
three years.
If any letter of thanks has been sent
by the officials it has been lost in the
mail, but they do not intend to stop
work to look for it, but when spring
church cleaning time arrives (which
they always pay for they intend to be
ready with a brand new carpet.
Thanking their friends who have al
ways responded most generously, thus
making it possible for them to do these
things they still are and expect to be
The Ladies Aid Society of The First M.
e. church, of Wildwood.
AN OFFICER.
--e8 &
oSnaTOyIai GOurreRX.