Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-02-28

the first n second degrees were given
to nineteen candidates, four members
of Holly Beach lodge aud fifteen from
members who received the degrees are
Robert Cunningham, Edgar Campbell,
w. Bryan Bailey, Norman Bailey,
Townsend Garretson, Lee Roberts,
Isaac Butler, Rowland Hill Champion,
Paul Sturgis, Harvey Taylor. John
Botdorf, Townsend Godfrey, Walter
Tozour, Milton N. Ross, and Clarence
Sack. The four local members were
Hiding Peterson, j. Oscar Olson, Sam
uel Fox, and Andrew Peterson. A
number of visitors were also present
from Cape May and Court House. A
big district meeting will be held at
Court House on Friday evening, March
18th, when q number of state officers
will be present.
Now is the time to prepare for Spring
and Summer. You need a new Sweat
er. Better see Miss Scott about it. 1872
East Wild wood Avenue. adv.
The choir OF the First Baptist church
will hold a pie social next Tuesday even
ing, March 5th, in the Lecture hall. All
are welcome.
Shellenbergers delicious chocolates,
spiced opera gumdrops and chocolate
straws, at the "West Side Store"
West Maple avenue. 1t
Mrs. Louis G. Groh and her husband
from Philadelphia, visited their par
ents last Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Schwemmer, on east Roberts avenue.
Albert F. Leiby accompanied his son
Robert to Philadelphia last Sunday and
will remain there indefinitely. Nh. Lei
by has suffered from a sever cold for
the past two months and the change
will probably be well for him. His adj
dress is 1913 Master street.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.-adv.
Walter Treen, the expressman, be-
came a member of Beach Council, Jr.
o. U. A. M, on Tuesday evening by
Initiation, after which a sauer kraut
supper was served. There was q good
attendance despite the down pour Of
rain.
Miss Proud will be at her store ready
for business Saturday, March LIST. Open
ing days Friday and Saturday, 7th and
9Th. 2t
The ladies of the Lutheran church
will hold their annual dOughnut social
on Tuesday evening, March 4th, at the
home of Mrs. Huppert, ia West Mag
nolia avenue.
Conveyancing, wills and deeds
drawn. William H. Bright.-adv.
The controversy between the Wild
wood Carpenters Union and Edward
E. Rhoads in regard to wages IN the
latter's big amusement job on the
beach has been settled and the work is
now going forward rapidly. Mr..
Rhoads has always been willing to
pay the IN ion scale of 20 cents per
hour to ex experienced carpenters, but OBJ
jected to paying the high rate to what are
called hatchet and saw men Because
of this union agitation Mr.. Rhoads
switched some of his Amusement fea-
lures to an inland resort. AS it is MI.
Rhoads will spend nearly $l00, 900 in
the new amusement features on the
g. H. Baker property.
The Maple avenue store of s.. w.
Coombs was broken into early last Sun
day morning and some provisions stol-
en-. 1t was hard to tell just what was
taken, but a ham and some butter was
missed.
Webster Bright, son of Oliver Bright,
is home from soldier duty in France.
A molasses candy pull was held last
night at the O'Dsniel home on Wild
wood venue.
A hydroplane from Cape May landed
In the ocean yesterday due to engine
trouble, and the Holly Beach Coast
Guards went to her assistance about
4.30 from the station at Leaning and
Pacific avenues. AS the wind was
blowing and the ocean being choppy,
the coast guards failed to reach the
plane, and a submarine chaser from
Cape May came to her aid about 5.15.
and finally was towed into Cape May
harbor about dark. 1t is believed that
the aviators got q good soaking" from
the dashlng waves.
Chas. H. Lare has resigned as col
lector and treasurer of the Borough of
Wildwood Crest and moved his house
hold goods to Cleveland, Ohio. At