Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-28

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There must have been a thousand
people gathered around the Wild wood
Community tree last Monday night.
The tree was located on q vacant lot in
front OF the Marine National Bank and
looked very pretty lighted with color
ed electric lights. 1t was IA very popu-
lar place aud people came from off,
shore as we'll as all over the island, and
brought their children with them. 1t
was q happy time for the kiddie boys
and girls, but some OF the smaller ones
received rough handling in the surg
ing crowd of bigger boys and girls as
they formed in line to pass the tree
where old Santa handed out a bag of
candy aud an apple to each child. 1t
was too bad that there were more chill
dren than bags of candy, as the last
of the line, it is said, did not get any.
.TW o or three of the little five-year-olds
lost their hats in the crush, and as one
little tot put it twas squeezed awful
hard" The hats were soon found and
returned to their little owners and
their tears dried. The thanks of the
ladies of the Home Section is ex-
tended to each and every one that as
sisted in anyway in making the 1917
Community tree a success. Especially
do they want to thank old Santa Claus,
Boy Scouts, the City Band and par
ticularly Leader Oscar Huebner, for to
him and his players a great portion of
the success of the affair was due.
Charles Nickerson, Jr., was home for
q few days and left on Sunday for Cam
den to take a position as photographer
in the offices Of the Public Service Cor
poration. :
Samuel S. Roberts, who is EN- ployed
in an ammunition plant at Eddystone,
Pa, this winter, was home over Sun
day.
Conveyancing, wills and deeds
Aih"hs w lla IL. IDilknb aUNs
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnin Smith, of Mar.
Gus Hook, Pa, spent Christmas in
Wildwood with relatives. Mr.. Smith
as in Florida for several years, mar
ried a Florida girl, and moved to Mar
Gus Hook, nea Philadelphia, last Aug
ust. Years ago when his father, o. B.
Smith, was tax collector of Holly
Beach, Lonnie was deputy collector.
o. b. Smith now makes his home with
his son Leavitt, having come from
Florida last summer in broken health.
He has improved greatly since coming
here. His property in Florida is looked
after by Lonnie's father in-law, who
lives on adjoining land.
A dance will be given by the Fisher
mems Benevolent association at Red
Mems Hall east Lincoln avenue Satur-
day evening December 20, at eight
o'clock, tickets 30 cents aud refresh
ments free. Chalmers Rappold orches-
ira will furnish the music. adv.
Former Councilman and Mrs. Carl
l.. Siebert have been up Jersey in Bel
videre since December 7th, visiting the
formers mother, who is So years old.
The aged has set the younger
generation a good example by joining
socks for the soldiers. In that section
of the state there was real Christmas
weather this week with zero weather
and a foot of snow, and plenty of
sleighing.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J.. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.
Samuel Tobias, the trusty at Hotel
Dayton, who went south with the Nc
Murray family, writes to Wildwood
friends of the fine sunny weather at
st. Petersburg, Florida. Years ago
Mr.. Tobias had charge OF a counter in
a Camden restaurant, p~atronized by
the late Judge Voorhees, and other
lawyers, as we'll as theatrical folk.
Winter potatoes 81 .55 bushel. s. w.
Coombs. adv.
Mrs. Cyrus Favinger and two chill
dren spent Christmas at her old home
In Seaford, Delaware. MI. Favinger,
who is the Adams Express agent at
Wildwood, took Christmas dinner with
the Daggan family, on Wildwood ave-
nue., as did also Bank Clerk William
G. Todd, wife and baby.