Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-03
A TRIP OVER
THE WEEKEND
Mr.. and Mrs. Summercitizen
and Son See the Sights
Over Memorial Day
and Have a Very
Nice Time

railroad SCdIlODb, II AidhSS AO
ence which one it was, because John j
Summercitizen arrived with his family
on both roads at once
AS we we're saying, the train pulled
into the station and John ]. Summer
citizen gathered up his various bag
gage, his magazines, umbrella and the
inevitable bag of oranges, and the
Missus and little Jack, and bundled
out of the train.
On the station platform he was met
by a young man in a white sweater
with a large red "W'' on the front
who thrust a program of the weekend
at him. Johns hands were full, but
he managed to free n of them long
enough to take the %proffered program.
Immediately he was whisked away in
an automobile bearing the sign, Any
old Hotel.
After making himself comfortable
at the hotel, Mr.. Summercitizen and
his family arrayed themselves in their
new bathing suits and spent the re-
mainder of the morning on the beach.
They returned at noon to the Anyold
Hotel with a beautiful case of sun
burn apiece, and a ravenous appetite.
After luncheon they Travelled over
to Ottens Harbor and took out a boat.
Mr.. Summercitizen tried out his new
fishing tackle and Mrs. Summercitizen
and little Jack went grabbing.
Saturday evening the family got
dressed in their best because they
knew that the Snmmercitizens are the
guests of honor at the opening of the
first weekend of the season. Every
thing in Wildwood during the summer
goes by week-ends.
Well, to get back to u story.
They set out to enjoy the attractions
of the boardwalk The walk was bril-
liantly Illuminated, and at every 10
feet an American flag fiuttered in the
idle breeze. Starting at the Ocean Pier
end of boardwalk they proceeded to
walk to the extreme other end. Let
us follow them in their travels.
First. they went on all the slides in
the Funchase, and danced to the en-
trancing music of Professor Roselle's
Band from Rushton. Passing the dry
goods store of Abraham MADEIRA, a
ball rolling game, a soft drink palace
and Potts Photograph Studio, they
found a store dealing exclusively in
knitting yarns. Mrs. Summercitizen
decided that she would knit Aunt Mary
a sweater while they were at the sea-
shore. Accordingly they purchased
several balls of worsted.
At the next store they bought va
rious souvenirs for the folks at home.
They observed that Lynn H. Boyer's
boardwalk store and Nixon's Vaude-
Vile Theatre were not yet open.
Passing in quick succession Berg
mans candy store, the Ocean Pier Cafe
and Sagel's candy store, they came to
a game where one tries to throw a ball
into a tub and make it roll out through
a hole in the bottom. 1t looked easy,
so Mr.. Snmmercitizen tried his hand
at it. He undoubtedly would still be
trying if the Missus had allowed him.
A light lunch store, Weiner's drug
store, the new Colonial ice cream
store, Garfinkle's candy shop, Leiken's
toy and novelty store, Clayton's, and
a restaurant went by in order, when
Mr.. SIS gambling instincts were
aroused again by the sight of a lot of
kegs arranged in a triangle. If one
threw two balls out of three into the
kegs, one was privileged to carry
home a baby doll.
The Japanese ball rolling game,
Miss SCOTS embroidery shop, a dough-
nut shop, Palmer's novelty store,
Charles l.. Profenius' novelty store,
Schwartz's candy shop, a grab bag,
another Jap ball rolling game, loves
candy store, a dart and tag game, all
were inspected. A new game was the
Aeroplanes, run on the principle OF
the old wheels" Only to make ii
more interesting, the pointer was an
aeroplane and instead of numbers, the
players held names of cities. All these
were inspected.
Three booths have opened on Ride
the-Whip Pier, namely, In ice cream
stand, an orangeade stand and Hoop
la, al game wherein you win whatever
you can throw an embroidery hooI
over.
The Summercitizen family looked
over and approved Douglass cand,
shop, a grab bag stand, some auction
rooms, Whitcomb's Honey Chewing
Candy, Gould's restaurant and Sageli
store.
AT the boardwalk end of the Ar
cade is a new game. The player turn
a wheel like the old Kentucky Der
by" game, only instead of horses Their
are balloons to initiate. The first bal
loon to break wins.
In the Arcade itself there is a cigar
cite shooting stand, a grab bag, no
dogs and a novelty store. Anothe
game is to hit a bulls eye with a base
ball and release a small pig who come
49, .-S rIs11~ low~~ - Liza T1---