Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-10-05

49, 49,
of president and secretary. PIP. Baker
does not care to hold the Office any
logger, and City Treasurer Kay, who
a nominated, declined. John
w Wright, of the Hotel Reading, was
nominated for secretary by Bert Harris
a month ago. Because of Mr.. Wright's
activity in bringing conventions to
Wildw oo in the past years it was
thought that he was just the man for
the place and that he should be put
on a salary and devote the entire win
ter looking up business for Wildwood
for the coming summer. Although
Mayor Smith there seems to be oppo-
sition to Mr.. Wright at the city hall.
1t was stated that the matter would lie
over until City Clerk Whitetell re-
turned from his vacation, aud it was
animated that Mr.. Whitesell was on
the lookout for a paid secretary. AS
usual the meeting was late in common
cling, 1t being after s 80 when President
Baker called for the reading of the
minutes. j. T. Baker was elected a
delegate to attend the annual session
of the State Chamber of Commerce,
and Messrs. Harris, Coney, Baker and
Blackwell were chosen delegates to the
County Chamber of Commerce. CIR.
Kurlz, of the Hotel Beachwood, was
elected to membership. The following
officers were elected:
First Vice President, o. L. Rlack-
we'll.
Second, Henry Schwemmer.
Third, s. A. Laning.
Fourth, l.. P. Coney.
Financial Secretary. w. q. Todd.
Treasurer, G. A. Norton.
There were present at the meeting
p. P. Baker, Secretary Todd, j. t.
Baker, Mayor Smith, N. Diamond,
e. M. Johnson, ST., John O'Daniel,
Postmaster Smith, Joseph Empol, o.
HueDner, John Wright. E. Il. Slaugh-
ter, o. l.. Black we'll, S.. Az Laning,
Lanning Myers, l.. P. Coney, ]. A.
Harris, H. G. Schlichting, Mr.. Pier
pont, H. Sch wemmer.
Miss Scott wishes to announce that
the Wildwood Embroidery Shop will
remain open at 3008 Board walk until
further notice; but after October LIST
will be open only in the afternoons
from l until 500. - adv
Two small children, Jason Butter
HELD, aged four years, and Rosalind
myers, about the same age, made their
way from their homes on Wednesday
to the Wildwood railroad station and
when the morning express came in
they BOARDED the train. They were
discovered on the cars by the trainmen
and put off at Holly Beach station and
given over TO the care of Station Agent
James who notified Mrs. tanning
Myers, and she went for the children.
An item in the City of Wildwood
minutes reads 1.-THE health officer was
instructed to refuse Charles Jubb any
aid from the poor fund, as he refused
work at So per day."
Rev. I. III. Fisher was In Vineland
this week and presided at the annual
meeting of the West New Jersey Bap-
fist association. A report of the meet
ing says that Moderator Fisher pre-
sided and performed the duties admir-
ably.n
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert ]. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.
Joseph L. Whitfield, of Camden,
has bought the newsstand and tobacco
store business of Charley BugIess on
Wildwood avenue.
Mrs. V. @. Thompson, of Magnolia
avenue, has received word from the
war Office in London that her son, Cor
roral Herbert @. Thompson, was
wounded in France on August oath.
Corporal Thompson enlisted with a
Canadian regiment.
William Let's, whose brother is in
the navy fighting for his country, was
initiated as a member of Beach Coun-
Gil, No. 157, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, last
Tuesday night.
The official board of the Wildwood
M. E. church cleared one hundred dol
lars at the chicken potpie supper last
Saturday night at the Hotel Winona.
Nearly $50 people were fed and a num-
Der turned away because the thirty-four
chickens would not go round.
Freight Agent Lewis Eldredge was
In Camden this week attending the
funeral of his brother, Allen ID. FL
dredge, who was a clerk in the First
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