Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-14

has lIl6 luli i've mlic pcaCA euioueh
service of 80 or 40 trains daily, and yet
the station is left to take care of itself.
An effort will be made to have this
project put through by next season
1t is remarkable to note the variety of
coaches used by the railroads these
days. The Penna. has been using
Reading. Lehigh Valley, New Jersey
Central and a lot of other old cars,
including the old style convertible and
day coaches, and a number of immi-
grant cars in their excursion service.
The reason of this has beer that the
War department has taken over 1000
of the Penna's best coaches, and con-
sequently the e~xcursionists have to
put up with any old rolling stock they
can get.
Mrs. Pierce, who has a cottage in
Anglesea, and who lives in Darby,
Penna. is actively engaged in estab-
fishing a Band of Mercy in North
Wildwood.
The South Jersey Fresh Air Home,
located in Camden, has begun sending
its contingent of poor children to the
seashore home at 14th and New York
avenues, where Mrs. Laura Dukes of
Camden, is at present the matron in
charge. From 20 to 40 children
weekly are being kept at the Home for
a period of from n to two weeks.
Now is the time for our well-to-do
cottagers to come forward with dona-
lions in the way of clothing, furniture,
food -stuffs and entertainment for these
kids. A postal card to Mrs. Dukes,
will bring some one to collect materi-
ais, or betterIstill, If things are deliv-
cred to the home, they will be gladly
received.
The midsummer flowers are now
beginning to show color. The
gorgeous butterfly weed, which was
brought to the United States from
Germany during the Centennial year,
and since then has grown broadcast
in eastern United States, is in full
blossom. The sturdy hybiscus or rose
marshmallow, is having a good
growth and will burst into bloom the
first week in August. North Wild
wood is especially rich in this noble
plant where are tracts of several
hundred acres of the rose mallow
blooming at one time in white,
crimson and pink, forming one of the
sights of the South jersey coast. The
wild flag has Powered, and is on the
decline, but many of these lovely
purple flowers are still noticed on the
meadow side of the island.
A noticeable decrease of humming
birds is noticed this season where here
tofore at this time Of the year, the
meadows were frequented by numer-
Gus of these delicate and beautiful
creatures, while the great flock of gulls
which hang around the northern end
81 Ang1esea have removed further up
the coast to Champagne island, where
the claiming is somewhat better than
it is in the Anglesea section.
Mrs. D. R. Gibbs and daughter, Mrs.
s. Taxes, the latter from Portsmouth,
N. H., are here for the summer.
G. Fred Randle and family have been
spending two weeks with Mrs. q. T.
Lawson, in her bungalow on 18th
avenue.
Mrs. Nees and party, of West Phila-
delphia, will occupy the Yale bunga-
low from July IL TO August IA.
Mrs. A. Davis is spending a few days
In Philadelphia.
Mrs. Wenkenbach and daughter
Laura are spending a week at Mrs.
Becker's.
Miss Hangey entertained Miss Owen,
of Vineland, at the Ashbridge cottage.
Miss Margaret Fisher and Mrs. Hen
derson and daughter, OF Moorestown,
are guests at the Hazelhurst.
Mrs. Preston and daughter are occu-
plying the J. Albertson cottage for the
season.
After an operation at Mace's hospital
Mrs. VIM. Glenn is improving.
At Pennsgrove a few days ago a son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Brad
way. Mrs. Surran is there.
adam Schlorer is entertaining rela-
tives from the south.
Being in this country to attend the
ad mems convention Mr.. and Mrs.
Frazier, Of Honolulu, Hawaii, were
recent guests here of w. d. Eynon.