Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-26
WILDWOOD REPORTS
BEST AUGUST EVER;
SEASON EXTENDED
"Twin" Resorts Will Profit
From Health Measure Closing
Schools in Cities; Expect
Big Fall Business
ALL HOTELS CROWDED

WILDWOOD, n. j., Aug. 26.-This has
been the most successful August in the
history of the twin" resorts-Wildwood
and wildwood Crest. During the last four
weeks the beach. surf and boardwalk have
been crowded with visitors. In many cases
hotel proprietors could accommodate pa
irons only with cots.
Both resorts report most successful
season, which Is expected to extend far
into October. 1t will probably close with
the pretty annual spectacle, Feast of Lam
terms, which, held on the great wooden way
at the closing day of the season, always
attracts many thousands of persons to the
resorts
The clear weather and comfortable tenn
perature of the ocean have made moonlight
bathing parties very popular during the
last two weeks, and each evening has seen
hundreds of members of the younger set,
chaperoned by the older ones, romping about
the beach and plunglng into the combers,
while beach parties on the sand usually
precede the moonllt dip.
Many of those who are compelled to
leave at this time of the year envy the
fall visitors, for it is generally known
that this and the months of September
and October are the most pleasant of the
whole year Many persons are beginning
to realize this and the hotels report very
satisfactory bookings for the most invit-
ing period of the year.
The opening of the schools will call fam
lilies to their city homes, but as nearly all
the inland cities will delay the opening this
year the active season will not wane quick
ly While there may be n thinning of the
multitude, yet there will remain thousands
of visitors to keep the resorts animated
far into the month of October this year.
This statement is borne out by the large
number of hotel reservations for longer
period than heretofore and the renting of
cottages for later period.
Two hundred voices, including the lead
ing sooists of this island and near
by towns will take part in the Grand
Summer Chorus" under the direction of
Walter Pfeiffer and his orchestra at the
Wildwood Casino Auditorium on Saturday
evening" September 2.
Labor Day, with it's two holidays proceed
ing. promises to be one of the greatest
days of the season and no doubt will bring
down the largest crowd ever seen on Five
Mile Beach.
At the annual meeting of the Wildwood
Civic Club, held this week at the clubs
headquarters the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President
Mrs. II. II. Tomlin; vice president, Mrs
George d. Woodward and secretary, Mrs
Harry Donaghy.
Among widely known visitors at this re-
sort is Jack" ]. Clark who is here with
his family. having closed the season in
wow iolh WIN lHe dHlOuS HlayerS. lie
has spent nine years in motion pictures
with Kalem. Universal, Morosco, Ivan"
and Famous Players, He has made five
trips abroad and was leading man in the
first movie company to go abroad. Mr.
Clark lectures on the famous 'Manger to
the Cross" Nife of CHRISTI, taken on au-
thentic locations in the Holy Land an
undertaking requiring IL months.
Frank q. Each, Councilman-at-LarRe in
Steubenvile, o., Is the guest of Frederick
Rimmelein at the latters pretty summer
home, The Lillian Cottage. on West TayIor
avenue.
party of eight young women are at
the Crest for month. In the Jolly Marty
are Misses Silver, Rose, Hoskns, Baum
field. Rubin, GinsburE and the loren
sisters
Mr. and Mrs. George Franklin and fam
lily. OF Wilmington. Del, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Ayers, OF BTidgeton, NJ j., are al
the nome or Mr. and Mrs. Woodford
Ayars' on East Garfield avenue