Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-12

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addition to the water plant at Rio
Grande. The commissioners agreed to
do this at their next meeting. In re-
gard to the enforcement of the new
state compulsory work law City Solic-
itor Hand gave his opinion to the conn.,
missioners hat Its application and en-
forcement does not extend to summer
guests. Holly Beach, like Banquo's
ghost, twill not down." and another
strong protest against the use of this
phrase to designate that portion of the
City of Wildwood constituting the Sd
ward was laid before the commissioners,
precipitating an earnest debate; and
action is now under consideration by
the board to rectify this state Of affairs.
The Pennsylvania railroad officials will
be appealed to. asking that the name
of Holly Beach station be changed on
schedules to "Andrew Avenue Station,
Wildwood The JOURNAL was exco-
rated as being a fragrant offender in
keeping up the delusion of dual munic-
qualities.
Commissioner Hendee reports pro-
gress In street work. In putting our
thoroughfares in the pink of condition,
30 as to be inviting to the big influx OF
summer visitors, nearly as much ener-
gy is e. expended as would be required to
marshal a division of soldiers. Mr..
Hendee, being a veteran in this street
work, makes things hum when he
starts in. In this connection, a word
about Park boulevard may not be amiss.
This wide g q is worthy the atten-
tion of every citizen. In fact, 1t is the
only long street sizing up to boulevard
requirements. Barring a slight detour
at 26th street, Park boulevard forms a
contiguous speed way from the foot OF
Wildwood Crest to Lands End in An
glesea, a distance of five miles, the ex-
tremeleDgth of the island.
A surgical class of twenty Red Cross
student nurses of Wildwood were ex-
amined last week by Mrs Stevens and
Mrs. Sewell, both of Cape May.
Sergeant Howard Banks and his wife
returned to Wildwood from their hon.
eymoon, or Tuesday of last week. In
the evening a delightful musical con-
cert was given at hotel Seacrest, COM
plimentary to the newly-wedded pair
and also to the groom's sister, Mrs.
Mary Banks Miller, of Norfolk. Va,
who is herself a fine player and much
interested in music. Mrs. Miller pre-
SIZED at the piano, Charles F. Leiby
played first violin, William Kalbach,
trombone; George Mccullough, cornet;
and MI. Rappold dsum cymbals, etc.
Mrs. Miriam Lee Farley Lippincott,
dramatic reader, Is at her best i'll her
delightful dram atization of Daddy
Long Legs" No artist has come to
Wildwood with higher recommends
tions than Mrs. Lippincott. Daddy
Long Legs' will be given at the high
school auditorium on May 9th for the
benefit of our new free public library,
under the auspices of the home section
OF the Civic CIub.-adv.
The "Musicai Review and Odds and
Ends" given Saturday evening, Mar.
29th, for the benefit of the Wild wood
Woman Suffrage association, netted
that organization 800. This money
was donated TO the soldiers club house
at Camp Dix, established there and
maintained by the su~ffrsgettes.
Miss Nellie Grace has returned to her
home at PA west Maple avenue, after
having spent the winter with her un-
Gle, John Tyrol, at Bristol, Pa. Her
sister Anna, who has been in Philadel-
phia during the winter, Will be home
soon to take her position again as CASH
Ter at the Acme store. Their brother
William, EN- loyed for the past three
months at the plant Of the Remington
Arms Co., Eddystone, Pa, has severed
his connection with that industry and
Is at home for the season. John is still
working at Eddystone, but expects
shortly to return to wildwood.
The following three-day Easter guests
were entertained by Clifford Shute,
manager of Wild wood American Stores
Co No. /: Stacey Sh0te, his father;
]. r. Owens. his brother-in-law; Ray
Owens and Aid win Shute, his two
nephews, all from Clarksboro.