Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
WILDWOOD

Yacht CLUB on tuesday eVenlpg Inc
participants had an enjoyable time and
those present remarked about the beau
tiful dresses worn by the girls. Re-
freshments were served. Next Tues
day night the young men of Wild wood
will return the compliment by giving
another dance with music furnished
by u five piece orchestra.
The C'ystal Ice Company has been
running night and day for the past
month making ice for the coming sum-
mer. Over 500 ton of ice has been stored
for future use. A new boiler of 125
horse power is now being bricked in
by Dunbar Brothers, be held in reserve
for emergencies. A private electric
plant has been installed this winter.
l.. G. Seidle has returned to Wild
wood and opened his barber shop.
Since the first part of January he has
been in Montgomery, Alabama, at the
home of his brother, where he suffered
a general breakdown and was ill several
months.
Fol a fine Crepe de Chine or Geor-
gette Crepe waist in the new shades
call on Miss O'Daniel, Oak and Pacific
avenues. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schrank have
returned to their Taylor avenue resi-
dence after an extended our through
Florida. They visited Jacksonville, st.
Petersburg, Tampa, Winter Park, Or
lando and st. Augustine; to the latter
quaint old town they accord the palm,
having spent a longer time there than
elswhere. Mrs. Schrank will be re-
membered by her many friends in
Wildwood as Miss Sophie Meyer.
For the first Easter season since her
Wildwood home was built, Mrs. E. P.
Bosch was unable to spend it here.
She has just passed the crisis of a
violent attack of typhoid-pneumonia,
and is slowly recovering and hopes to
be down early III May. Charles w.
Bosch was also missed In the Easter
parade, being detained by his mothers
illness.
You will notice that Miss J. Scott
has returned 10 her home and will open
the Wildwood Embroidery Shop on
the boardwalk on March 18th, in the
afternoons only until further notice.
Wouldn't you like to knit a sweater
for yourself? See Miss Scott about
it. T.
Mrs. Lottie Wardell and son Edwin,
Miss Elizabeth Brogger and Leroy
Moore, motored from Wilmington,
Delaware, last Sunday to spend Easter
with their sister, Mrs. j. F. Moore.
They had quite an experience during
their trip. They left Wilmington at
seven o'clock Sunday morning, coming
by way of Pennsgrove ferry, and ar
irving here about three O'Clock in the
afternoon. Mrs. Wardell and Miss
Brogger left for their homes Monday
morning by train, fearing a repetition
Of their unpleasant trip down here,
while the men did not get away until
Tuesday morning.
Car load Maxwell touring cars come.
Best 1917 car On the market for the
money. Norton-Do wler Co., Wild
wood, N. j. 1t
D Harry F. Let's, the Is year old son of
| Car Inspector Albert F. Let's, of Wis
forto rood Wild u,ood Erost want IN
Philadelphia with his mother about
ten days ago and enlisted in the United
States Navy for a term of three years.
AS far as the JOURNAL knows Mr..
Let's is the first boy from Five Mile
Beach to enlist in the regular navy
since the trouble commenced with Ger
many many months ago. He is on
board the Battleship Kansas which is
enlisting a crew at League Island.
We are showing a full line of curtain
materials, cretons, white goods, laces,
embroidery. Miss M. O'Daniels. n
s. A. Laning has the contract to
grade a number of lots in the vicinity
of west Baker and Roberts avenue for
H. II. Ottens. A number of bupga-
lows will be built Oh this land.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.
Tuesday evening vas Wildwood
night at the Hicks tabernacle at Cape
May. About 400 people went I've to
attend the meeting on that evening.
Most of them went over in the big auto
vans.
The Cape May County Times pub
lished a very creditable Easter edition
last week of "a pages. Editor Haffert