Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-26
WILDWOOD
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on Saturday and Sunday last, return
ing to their respective posts OF duty on
Monday. The quartette consisted o.
Sergeant Harry Burkhart, and these
Corporals, Mike Sheehan, Joe Denni-
son, and Sam Goodman. Should any,
one doubt the preparedness of our boys
for movement, such doubts dissolve
when we are told OF the minute care
and precaution with which everything
pertaining to camp equipments packed
and arranged even to the smallest de-
tail for shipment at a moments notice.
Talk about system, exactness, method;
90 to the army for that. Fifty-seven
mules are well-groomed and ready for
entry to the transport, with the soldiers.
Mules can draw ammunition and food
supply wagons where auto trucks can
not go. The Trench Mortars used by
the soldiers of Battery D, accommodate
8 inch shells, and have an effective
range of from Al to 5 miles.
Conveyancing, Wills and deeds
drawn. William H. Bright. adv.
Those who were fortunate enough to
get some of the stra wberry ice cream
last Saturday night at the Sunday
school room of the M. e. church say it
was the best they had ever eaten. 1t
was made at the parsonage. Next
Saturday night cake, as well as ice
cream, will be on sale, and every Sat-
urday night until further notice.
Hosea Seeley and family, Of Bridge
ton, motored to Wildwood yeterday to
stay a week at 200 East Wildwood
The Wildwood Home Sewing club
for Belgian relief announce that S122.5O
was cleared from their dance. The
money will be used to complete outfits
of clothing nearly finished, which is
given to the Red Cross for distribution.
1t is proposed to continue this work as
long as there is need. The club meets
Monday evenings at Mrs. Otto Koe-
neke's, 1903 east Maple avenue. All
invited to help.
Fred Alberts In features from Keith's
theatre at high school auditorium next
Monday evening. Admission SIC,
school pupils 15c.-adv.
Mrs. M. A. Storch, owner of Hotel
Storch on Cedar avenue, arrived here
on Friday last for the season. She
spent the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. McAllister, at IS 8. Sod street,
Philadelphia. Upon her arrival at
Wildwood Mrs. Storch called to renew
her subscription for the JOURNAL. She
said she would be lost without 1t.
See physical training drill by high
school girls next Monday evening at
The auditorium. Admission 25c, school
pupils 15c.-adv.
Henry j. Cibos and wife, who reside
at Darby. Pa, came to Wildwood last
Sunday to spend a week with Mrs.
Weise at her cottage, All west Wild
wood avenue Mrs. Cibos is a sister of
Mrs. Weise. Having sold his Darby
house Mr.. Cibos and his wife will nov
to a point near Cambridge, on the Eas-
tern shore of Maryland.
A surprise linen shower was given
Friday evening, April 10Th, 1918, by
The Wildwood Merry Maidens in honor
of Mrs. Howard g. Banks at the home
of Mrs. G. A. He'll. Mrs. Banks re-
ceived many handsome and useful
gifts. Refreshments were served and
a pleasant evening was spent by all.
Those present were Alma Huppert,
Marie Huppert, Florence Funck, Es-
ther Yenney, Blanche Daggap, Lena
Washburn, May Evan, Eva Evan,
Eleanore Blackwell, Mrs. Edward Tay-
lor, Mrs. Frederick Steinback, Mrs.
w. G. Todd, Mrs. q. A. He'll, Jr., Mrs.
Harry e. Burkhart, Mrs. George w.
Banks, Mrs. Rufus Collins, Mrs. j.
Taylor, Cornelia and Edgar Taylor.
Knit, Knit, Knit, of course you are
knitting. Everybody is. So you will
be glad to know that the Wildwood
Embroidery Shop has in a good stock
of yarns, including khaki and grey for
army use. Also fancy colors suitable
for ladies' sweaters. instruction free.
Miss J. Scott.-adv.
Mrs. s. Siglinger this week returned
from Florida, having spent the winter
at st. Petersburg.
Mrs. Herschell Taylor spent Tuesday
and Wednesday In Philadelphia and
introduced the baby to admiring rela-
tives, 1t being her first trip to the city
with the little one.
Winchester Bonham reports the sale
of his handsome new cottage at the
corner of Poplar and Pacific n to
John F. Lauer, a Philadelphia builder.
The price Ia said 10 be Sl1 500.