Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-10-11

ly and very emphatically that nearly
all OF the points made by Mrs. Norton
were timely and should be declared
well taken. Mrs. Norton had referred
not only to the overstepped bounds OF
bathing etiquette, to the extremists in
bathing costumes, but she had also
spoken Of 1.-THE fat weeds that rot them
selves in ease" on Wildwood's lots and
streets, and to the filthy garbage con-
ditions so common to the eye on Five
Mile Beach. Unless something be
done for the betterment of the island
in these respects Wildwood, ere long,
may become a ''deserted village" not
unlike G~oldsmith's t'sweet auburn
loveliest village of the plain" The
s'sky may be the limit for some
things, but not for all things. Thus in
substance speaketh, in no uncertain
tones, the Wild wood Board of Trade;
and it looks now as If the members are
going to ''brace up" and ''do some
thing" In the structures on violations
of bathing ethics, it should not be for
gotten that the offenses are not con-
fined to one sex only, the more's the
pity.
Just to let his erstwhile friends know
that he has not forgotten them, George
L. Porter, the baseball promoter and
manager, addressed q letter to the
Board of Trade, which was read for the
benefit of all by the managing secre-
tary. Mr.. Porter gave a detailed &C.
count of his receipts and expenditures,
claiming the latter ou~tnumbered the
former by a big margin. He appealed
to the board for financial aid or re-im-
bursement. Edwin Johnson, Sr.,
challenged the account as given by
Porter, and suggested that the proper
way to do was to appoint a committee
to go over the accounts with Porter to
ascertain if the claims be valid. Mr..
Johnson also asked to know how Por-
ter came to be placed on the city pay
roll during the summer months, and
if he was in the employ of the city,
how could Porter run the baseball field
at the same time? City Treasurer Kay
~endeavored to explain how Mr.. Porter.
promoter of fights at Wildwood with
the consent of the city commissioners,
came to be employed as a private de-
tective and act in a dual capacity, but
let it soon be known that the Board of
Trade as a whole could not vote the
com p~lainant any money, but this de-
cision would not bar individual MEM
bers from making him donations if
they saw fit to do so. A motion pre-
vailed to table Porter's communica-
ton. Mayor Frank E. Smith was
present and when the Porter financial
muddle was under discussion he was
asked if the city commissioners would
come to the relief of the baseball pro-
moter. He stood up and spoke a few
moments, but in such "a muffied mon
otone" as to be almost inaudible. He
was heard to say however that "the
commissioners could moi do anything
for Porter even If they wanted to-"
1t was after this positive declaration
from the Mayor that Porter's COM
munication was laid on the table.
Lastly came the big question of the
evening-the submission for Tatifica-
ton or rejection of the new constitu-
ton and bylaws for the future govern
ment of the Wild wood Board of Trade.
These had been formulated after much
labor by the Board of Governors, and
adopted unanimously section by sec
ton, by the Board of Trade, with but
a few insignificant changes. At the
completion of this work, "a vote of
thanks was extended to the Governors
for their arduous, patient accomplish
ment, and adjournment followed.
Last Thursday q week ago, Charles
Bailey, Of 3O4 Earlham Terrace, Ger
mantown, Phils., came down to Wild.
wood on a four-day outing, bringing
with him Miss Ida Hafner, Of Logan,
his fiance. On the following Sunday,
September %, Mr.. Bailey's mother
came down for the day. In the even
ing all three returned to their homes
In Philadelphia. While In Wildwood
these visitors were guests of Mrs. Flor
ence A. Smith, 135 east Pine avenue.
Mr.. Bailey is ticket agent at P. r. r,
North Philadelphia station. and Miss
Hafner is soloist at Logan Episcopal
church. They all expressed themselves
as more than delighted with Wild
woods autumnal charms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allgeir will re-