Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30

day night In their lodge room, when
nearly one hundred members from
Tuckaboe, Court House and Cape May
visited Holly Beach lodge and witness
ed the comforting o the first and second
degrees upon nine candidates. The de-
gree team of Holly Beach lodge put on
the first degree and the Cape May lodge
put on the second degree. Two Of the
grand officers were present, who con-
graduated the local teams on their eff
ficiency.
Visitors to the new store of Wainer
& Fox in Wildwood are commenting
on its beautiful appearance. The form
al opening takes place on Saturday and
will continue all next week. The store
is a credit to the town. n
Frederick G. Cole has bought the old
Sunset property on Oak avenue of
George Tresher, who now resides in
Florida. The property consists Of a
cottage and two lots and adjoins the
store and meat market of Mr.. Cole.
The size of the ground Is so x 100. The
house was built more than twenty
years ago, and when conducted by Mrs.
Briggs was a popular boarding house.
The sale was made through the Beech
er-Kay Realty company.
Mrs. H. P. Gale returned a few days
ago from Florida, where she spent
eleven weeks at st. Augustine and
Jacksonville. She did not travel over
the state, as she found st. Augustine
such a charming place that she spent
most of the time there. Mrs. Sarah
Brown, a Holly Beach summer cot
tager, accompanied Mrs. Gale from
Florida to Philadelphia.
Miss Fannie Hart died in Philadel-
phia on Friday of last week. The
family own property on Rio Grande
avenue and have been summer cottagers
for many years. One sister survives,
also a brother who lives at Arcola, Pa.
The latter was in the U. S. Custom
house for years.
An up to the Minute Minstrel bright
snappy Musical Comedy at Bakers
April 9th.
l.. p. Coney was at Court House on
Wednesday and took out papers legally
adopting his motherless little grand
daughter. The little girl is about two
years of age.
A gathering of men met In the Holly
Beach Presbyterian church last Tues
day evening and organized a Christian
Mems Association. The meeting was
called to order by B. G. 1ngersoll.
B. Reeves was elected president.
F. James, DR.. Steinbach and John
Graham were named as vice-presidents.
G. G. Eldredg 9 Was elected secretary
and John b. Lopez treasurer. The
meeting was the outcome of the Hicks
just closed at Wildwood. The
next meeting will be held in the base
of the Baptist parsonage next
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock.
Try our fresh strawberry cream eggs.
This tickles the faster of the most fas-
tidious. Clayton's Own make. \
Wildwood Crest Borough council
met in regular session last Monday
night with the following councilmen
answering to roll call: Crane, Campbell,
Booth and James, also Clerk Nicker-
son and Solicitor Teller were present.
In the absence of Mayor Baker Council
man James presided. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and approx
ed. All bills were ordered paid. A
communication was read from the
Middle Township Board of Health
stating that refuse must not be dump
ed anywhere in the Township. The
entertainment committee has engaged
Passeri and his band of Is men, who
start the season June 30, and close Sep
TENDER s. Council transacted its bust
ness in jig time, consuming about three
quarters of an hour.
Lots of fun and good Music al $50
ciety Vaudeville Monday April 9th
Bakers theatre.
Next Sunday at the M. e. church
there will be a reception of new con-
verts. Let all the converts of the re-
vival meeting be present Sunday morn
ing. MI. and Mrs. Winfield Hunter,
evangelistic singers, will be present.
They are delightful singers. Do not
fail to hear them. In the evening there
will be a symposium. Miss Elsie
Duran will sing the Palms Sunday
morning. The Junior choir will sing a
special piece.
John F. Kieffer and a party Of friends
were among the Sunday visitors.