The Washington herald., 1920-08-03
COLD WEATHER
HITS BEACHES
Wildwood Guests Unpack
Suit Cases and Don
Overcoats.

wildwood. N. j., Aug. 2.-over-
coats. wraps and sweaters were
much in evidence on the walk the
last few nights. At the hotels, the
demand for blankets was as great
as In the late fall. Even the water
has been too cold to admit long
bathing. hence sun baths on the
strand were the popular mode OF
diversion during the usual bathing
hours.
The booking at the hotels for the
month Of August have reached d
veritable avalanche. Next-week the
resort from Angiesea to the Crest
will be swarminG with visitors seek
ing recreation health and pleasure.
Concerts Gal. Favor. ~.
Municipal concerts hold the center
of the stage for Sunday night popu-
iarity. Marshall. the noted tenor,
scored a triumph last sunday.
Thursday night, Miss Jane Edel, =
delightful lyric soprano, scored
success.
The latter part of this month. and
again at Labor Day the Civic Club
will cooperate with the music COM
mittee Of the Board of Trade to give
a musical festival Noted soloists
will be engaged for the period.
One OF the prominent social events
OF the past week was the Monday
meeting of the Civic Club, held at
the club house at Twenty-sixth
street and the Boardwalk. Miss
Frances Baker, daughter of the late
]. Thompson Baker. one of the
founders of this resort, gave talk
on Ter canteen work in Paris during
q - al L.
a soprano soloist, sang a number OF
difficult selections. Mrs. Heber
Crane, another one of the sccomp-
lished Baker girls, was the accom-
PIANIST. Mrs. Harriet Hammond. an
other vocalist of promising ability.
made her premiere debut here.
Baby Contest started.
The voting contest for the queen
of the baby carnival has begun.
Three contestants have entered the
race. The contest closes on July II
and the crowning of the successfui
girl takes place on the 18th in the
Casino auditorium. Mrs. Roland
| Corson will be directress of the car
nivsl.
Tonight the newly constructed
Crest Pier will be informally opened
~ inc SShtIal puDllC- II Slanus Oh
the ocean front at the foot of
Heather road. is one-story in height,
and contains a large bowling alley
and an auditorium. 1t includes a
moving picture theater, stores and a
rest station at the waters edge.
New Road Planned.
The bridge from Beach Creek to
Grassy Sound is under construction
now. When completed 1t will con-
meet the new road in Anglesea to
the mainland. This completes the
line necessary to link thi. fve-mile
beach at the North with the main
land.
The municipal pier planned by the
city of North wildwood will not be
constructed until September The
new pier will run out into Here
ford Inlet.
Block Projected.
According to Horace X Read. q
broker OF Philadelphia and a cot
tagcr here, a syndicate OF Pennsyl-
vania capitalists will erect in the
near future an eight-story apart
ment house with stores, a picture
and vaudeville theater. with a forty
foot stage to accommodate regular
first class theatrical attractions on
the boardwalk in the vicinity Of
Wildwood avenue.
The general financial condition
here is revealed in the deposits
made by the merchants. hotels and
boardwalk amusement men. Last
week the bank deposits were $780,
600 greater than for the same pc
riod last year.
| Beach parties are gaining in
popularity. Monday night a score
or more OF guests of the Edgeton
| Inn held a toast and Wednesday
evening a number OF Philadelphians.
guests at the Elm Hotel. held a
beach party.