Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
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The Wildwood Board of Trade was
late as usual in commencing on Tues
day evening. 1t was $50 o'clock or
after when President Philip P. Baker
called the meeting to order. Secretary
Greaves read the minutes of the last
meeting. Mr.. Huppert reported that
Pfeiffer's orchestra had been engaged
again for this season, aud that 1t would
play in the same place as last year,
$1,000 being guaranteed to the Casino
Pier company for housing the orchestra
1t was decided not to hire an outside
band for Easter, but possibly the local
hand could be procured instead. Gener-
al Manager Slaughter stated that the
through express train to Philadelphia
over the Wild wood and Delaware Bay
Short Line railroad would be put on
train is known as the Commuters train
and will start on Thursday, May oath,
1917. Arrangements were also being
made for the sixteen day Reading ex.
c ursions from the interior points Of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Huppert spoke o.
the placarding of houses with for rent
signs early in the spring. He consider
ed it a great evil and wished it would
be abandoned. President Baker agreed
with him and said it was one of Wild
woods greatest curses John II. Beech
er, another real estate agent, defended
the practice. Arthur E. Armitage, ed
ucational secretary of the Camden Y.
NJ. g. A, was present and spoke on
the work of the association and the
great good of such an institution to
the community. Rev. Gresham also
gave an interesting talk on the subject.
A committee, composed of Messrs.
Gresham, Myers, Bailey, Whitesell
and Kay, was appointed to obtain data
looking toward the formation Of a Y.
NJ. c. A. in Wildwood. Mr.. Beecher
told of his visit to Florida and how st.
Petersburg was overrun with people
this winter. Mr.. Tatem gave ar inter
ssting talk, in the course of which he
suggested new ideas for the band pro-
gram. He believed that the interest
of the hotel guest should be enlisted
in the cause and thought a long list OF
patrons should be printed on the
program. In this way a lively interest
could be created for the band concerts,
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after which the board adjourned.
The Reading will run another excur-
sion to Philadelphia on Sunday, March
18th, as will be seen by the advertise
ment in another column. The state
ment on the flyers that League Island
is open to the public is incorrect. On
account Of the wal scare League Island
is closed to the public.
The Wildwood Chorus will meet fol
rehearsal on Thursday evening of next
week. Tuesday, May 20. has been
chosen as the day for the spring concert
You will notice that Miss J.. Scott
has returned to her home and will open
the Wild wood Embroidery Shop or
the boardwalk on March 18th, in the
afternoons only until further notice..
A very interesting session of the Jr
o. U. A. M. was held in their lodge
room in JOURNAL hall on Tuesday eve
ming. More applications continue tC
be presented. The total number Of
applications received since the first Of
January is nearing the % mark. Spe
cial arrangements are being made tC
initiate a class of fifteen in the mys
teries of the Oriental degree on Tuesday
night next.
Capt. II. P. Mexican has the contract
to put in the piling for the new munich
pal pier at Cape May.
Architect Mark B. Reeves Is prepar
ing plans for an ocean pier at Stone
Harbor.