Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-15

pality the money that has been ex-
pended yearly for that feature can be
used to subsidize some other feature
needed by the resort to attract and hold
the visitor. Possibly this might apply
to baseball or some similar sport.
Arrangements have been made to give
the members Of and visitors to the First
Methodist Episcopal Church here TINS
summer an unusually attractive musical
treat. Beginning the first Sunday in
July and continuing until the last Sun
day in August. a double quartet oil
Philadelphia soloists will be heard In
this pretty cdifce. The members of the
double quartet will be: Sopranos
Ruth l., Glib and Blanche Kluth con-
traltos, Mabelle Addison and Leila Nj
Steele: tenors, Royal +. Mcclellan and
C. w. Graham: bassos William D.
Miller and Frank NJ. Comfy.
Realty Active
Real estate operators report con-
tinucd activity in the sale of improved
property, and they nlso say that more
unimproved property has been trans
ferred in the last three months than in
the preceding eighteen months.
The Lincoln Hotel will be crowded
in July and August, and at the Nor
mandie Hotel there are now only q
few rooms with baths to be had Tor
August. The big hotel situation mere
from the present outlook Is most en-
couraging for one Of the greatest sea
sons the resort has ever enjoyed. icr-
sons from many sections OF the country
heretofore untouched by Ocean CIty
will be here this season. ii. Z. funck'
Jr., of the Lincoln. is being congratu- =
lated on his success in his first year as
lessee and manager. For the Nor
mandic. !. Howard S'ocum IS making
dnjlv bookings at his Office in Philndcl-
phia.
Mr.. SIocum expects to pass next week
in Baltimore to arrange for booking
many Of the business people of that
section at the Normandie for the sum
mer season.
Several hotC! owners and managers
in this CITY have completed plans for
attending the annual convention OF the
New Jersey State Hotel Association at
Asbury Park June 10. 10 and II.
Among these are Mrs. johnson ROney,
OF the Strand; Mrs. Elizabeth Blum
din. Of the Biscayne; George Mann.
president of the local association, and
Mrs. Mann, of the Gencvicve; Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Fry. of the TraymOre :
Mrs. Michcned and daughter, Mrs.
Kecler. OF the Illinois -on- the Strand ;
II. &. Shants. of the Bellevue; Mrs.
NJ. Stewart. of the Raleigh: Mrs. Will
liam Lynch. Of the Berkeley: Mrs. A.
=. Miner. of the Wyoming. and Luke
Jackson. Of the st. George.
Mrs. Riordan. of Costesville. Pa. is
at her hotel. the Arlington. recent
purchase. She was welcomed to the
meeting of the Hotel Proprictors' AS
sociatiOn of Ocean City few evenings
ago.
Fishing is said TO be improving here
and some good catches Of weakflsh, king
fish and croakcrs were made in The
week. A wcakfish weighing two pound,
ten ounces was pulled in at the pier o.
the Ocean City Fishing Club at -Four,
teenth street.
Judge and Mrs. Joseph F. Iamorele
OF Philadelphia, passed a part of lhi
week in Ocean City, guests Of tht
Judges brother. Paul Lamorelle. anC
family. cottagers here many years.
Captain William G.. Randle, of vii
mington. former treasurer of the New
York Shipbuilding Co., is at his cottag
here. His son. William 6. Randle. Jr.
and wife. of Chester, will pass mont
with him.
The Ocean Citv automobile bridg
carried l4O. 242 automobiles in 1920 II
The total traffic over the bridge wa
lI2,3OO. an increase Of 80, ,0O2 over th
preceding year. There Is continued in
quiry as to when the bridge and road
way are to be free from toll.
Herbert w. Wilkes. of the Dickinson
Law School. has been elected busines
manager of the Dickinsonian, the col
lege weekly. Mr.. Wilkes will this yea
again be one of the clerical staff at til
Normandie Hotel in this city.
The Twentieth Century Club, n
Germantown. has headquarters at so