Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10

governing board, whose names we
print again for the benefit of any per-
sons who may not have seen last
weeks JOURNAL:
Glenn L. Folsom, E. B. Pagan, j. e.
Whitesell, Robert J. Pierpont, Heber
Crane, John Beecher, Palmer M. Way,
A. @. Bailey, G. g. Eldredge, Thomas
Goslin, Frank Wentzell and ]. Albert
Harris.
This meeting of the old board of
trade was a momentous one-there be-
ing scarcely a dull moment in the
whole proceeding. Every eager, earn
est listener seemed to be on the "tip-
toeo of ex expectancy, ready and willing
to grasp at the least ray of hope held
out. If it be wondered at how much
could be accomplished in such a short
space of time, it must be remembered
that all resolutions and necessary doc
uments bad been prepared in advance
with scrupulous eare-all parts of the
eumbrous machinery had been most
generously oiled-and why should
there not be expedition under these
circumstances, with adroit
and skillful managers in the bargain?
1t has since been limited that even the
[eteam roller was in readiness in the
event that anybody needed 1~attening
out!
In opening the meeting, Mr.. Kay,
his face wreathed in smiles, greeted
most graciously the upturned faces of
being being in the gathering two wo-
men, Miss Mech and Mrs. Rakestraw.
The president of the board expressed
satisfaction at "seeing such a big bunch
present" as he put it, and felicitsted
himself and fellow-members of the
board on the presence of the ladies, CIV
ing as it did a domestic tinge to the Oc-
CASTOR; and no wonder he was moved
to say: ~ am glad to see the ladies in
our midst" boding, as it apparently
did, success for wildwood and Wild
wood ways"
When all these preliminaries had
been disposed of MIR. Kay announced
the successful fruition of the music en-
terprise. Speaking directly for Mr..
Tatem, chairman of the committee on
music, whose absence was unavoidable
the president reported the re-epgage-
want for tho oopaipU cooson IF DfoiffariS
Philadelphia Symphony orchestra, at
the stipulated sun of So, 800. The or
chestrs will not be as large as it was
last summer, only seventeen musicians
being engaged, inclusive of the leader.
A most noticeable proviso of the con-
tract limits the service to be rendered
only by American citizens, either ina
tive and to the manor born, +" or else
legally na~turalized. The rental charged
the city by the Casino Pier company
is $500. Our music bill, therefore, for
the approaching season will be 81 300.
The city appropriation is only $4,000,
leaving $4,000 to be made up in some
way by the t'music-mssters." OF
course considerable revenue will be de-
rived from admission fees, charged in
the manner as heretofore. 1t is to be
hoped there will be some philanthropic
private contributions to a cause so
good, so estimable, SO elevating and so
refining as the art OF music, "whose
charms hath power to soothe the a v
age breast" and to whose gentle infu-
ences we owe so much of all that's best
and well-worth while in life.
Philip P. Baker, chairman of COM
mittee on advertising, Informed the
board that the civic arch, so-called, Is
really not an arch, but a series of pill
lars or columns of fine design, rot to
exceed 5000 in cost.
Clarence G. EldTedge, chairman OF
the County Liberty Loan Committee,
presented to the City of Wildwood,
through the medium of the Board OF
Trade, a beautiful honor flag, as a re-
ward for the success of the loan IN
Wildwood. Mr.. Baker accepted the
flag for the city in a speech replete
with happy patriotic thought. The
headquarters OF the board Of trade will
be in same location at the Casino Piel