Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-06

Since the Civic Club began to cater
10 the needs and comforts of the visit
ing soldier and sailor lads, heavy de-
mands have been made upon the clubs
treasury Observation-Disclosures depict
ing it. This state of affairs created
much sympathy, and Mrs. Morris w.
Glib, of Logan, PhiIa., came to the res
cue with a happy thought and plan to
replenish. She enlisted the following
friends in the little campaign to pro-
cure financial aid; Mrs. Fred Mayer;
Mrs. E. w. Doblebo wer; and Misses
Flora Mayer and Florence Janney, all
of Philadelphia. On Labor Day night
this quintette of workers solicited con-
tributions on the boardwalk, using
"Old Glory" as a receptacle for the
generous gifts of money, to be used in
the entertainment of the boys in our
country's service. How astonished
were the members of the Civic Club
when 1t was learned that the flag con-
tanned the sum Of $95! Among the
harvest was a five dollar bill. One
staunch civic member said 10 admira-
ton that she wished she knew who
that man was. To aid these worthy
women, who are so appreciative, is like
"casting bread upon the waters" that
may return to bless the givers. Mis-.
Glib is at the head of the committee
in charge of the Logan branch of
Emergency Aid Service in Philadel-
phia.
: Wanted-Laborer and team driver.
Apply Frank Mattera, 2410 New York
avenue, North Wildwood. 1t
Earl McWilliams, of Haddon Heights,
came to Wildwood on Tuesday last 10
stay a few days in renewing "auld ac-
quaintance." He arrived here from
Bridgeton, his birthplace, and where
his father and mother lived before To-
eating in Wildwood, some twenty years
ago. During the summer Earl has been
working in a Camden shipbuilding
plant, but has now stopped work there
pICDdl aUOlJ W ACShLAAbS Ito OOoACOC CAV
the Jefferson Medical College in Phila-
delphia. Earl's father, Charles A. Nc
Williams, vas formerly owner and
proprietor of the barber stand, near the
corner of Atlantic avenues, now con
Quoted by L. 6. Seidle.
Mary Sheppard, one of the bevy Of
city hall clerks, returned today from
Muncy, Pa, where she has passed her
two weeks vacation, with her aunt,
Mrs. Ritter.
The Wildwood Embroidery Shop,
now located at 1872 East Wildwood ave
nue., will move to the Board walk store
above Maple avenue, on May 10th,
where you will find a full line Of knit
ting yarns for army, navy and private
use. Miss J. Scott.-adv
Last Sunday about one o'clock Thorn
as A. ]. leighton, 26 years of age, OF
AS Richmond street, Philadelphia, lost
his life in the ocean at the foot of Hill
dreth He vas a Belgian by
birth, but had come to America some
time before the beginning of the war.
Young leighton was a machinist and
was employed in n of the plants do
ing Government work. All Of his sur
plus earnings were sent to his native
land to aid his W and his wife's rel
atives, who are numbered among the
Belgian sufferers from wars devasta-
ton. In company with his wife and
their two very small children, the un-
fortunate young man had come down
to Wild wood for the day. When the
accident occurred, he was not out very
far from the shore, nor in water deeper
than just below his shoulders. All of a
sudden he threw up his hands and
called for help to those near him; but
before anyone could rush to his rescue,
the body had gone down beneath the
waves. About half an hour elapsed
after Mr.. Deighton's disappearance
before the body rose to the surface and
was washed ashore. All efforts to res
uscitate the man failed and Under
taker Ingersoll was then requested to
take charge of the corpse. DIR. Cohen,
who had been hastily summoned after
the body was on shore, pronounced it
a case OF death from fright or shock.
1t was in his opinion, not a case of act
ual drowning. The man evidently
tainted, or was overcome in some way
before he fell over into the water. /,
was plainly a case of heart failure, oil
of cramp of the muscles of the arms,
legs or stomach. His wife was grief.
stricken over the occurrence and had
the sympathy Of all who beheld hel
distress.
Miss Proud, in the JOURNAL build
ing, has a good assortment Of early