Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-15

Tn9 IdDG may OO0ANg 4 ol was hCl0
ON September It'll, Sth and 9th, and
according to many residents of Cape
Nfav County the industrial and agricul-
tpral exhibits far surpassed those of
former years. Hundreds of automo-
biles filled with merchants and farm
arc and their families went to the fair
Grounds near Cape May Court House
during the 8 days of the fair and en-
loved the many displays and other at
fractions. There was something doing
every minute and an air of cordially
IN the grounds that made visitors
feel they were among friends. The
horse racing and the baseball games
between various teams in the county
created much interest and the con-
certs given by the Sea Isle City
Rand were excellent. We met a num-
her OF friends whom we hadn't seen
for sometime and the fair really seemed
like the reunion of a large family.
AS usual the politicians were on the
grounds with a glad smile and a ready
nalm, all seeking support at the com
ing election. The women folk headed
for the fancy work and canning dis
NAV or went to the booth of the Wild
wood Civic Club where they had re-
freshments.
The booth of the T. S. Goslin Lum-
her Company was exceptionally at
tractive and met with the approval of
the large crowd. H. Foster Goslin and
his assistants were busy distributing
pencils, notebooks and blotters and
gave excellent demonstrations of the
relative merits of their wares. They
we're advertising Lucas Paints, Hy-tex
bricks, Sheetrock and Barrett roofing.
The booth of the Cape May County
Bankers Association vas very clever.
1t looked like the entrance to a real
asked us to, guess the number of
pennies that were in a sealed jar.
August Dressed, a florist and landscape
gardener of Cape May Court House,
had a beautiful display of flowers and
plants. Koeneke Brothers and Ralp
]. T. Carter, of Wildwood, occupied
a booth in which were Westinghouse
motors, heating plants and electrical
appliances. Koeneke Brothers had
thoughtfully erected a drinking foun-
tain in front of the booth.
An exhibit that deserved much COM
mendation was that of the Cape May
County Vocational School. The stu
dents at the school have worked hard
during the past year and their pro-
ducts show the rewards of their efforts.
The display of needlework was so
good that even the men were inter-
ested in the handiwork of the ladies.
The ladies who won several prizes
were Mrs. Hannah Norton, OF D1as
Creek; Mrs. Farmer Jackson, South
Seaville; Mrs. Anna Woolson, of Fish
ing Creek. "A group of women stood
in one corner of the booth talking IN
low tones and we curiously walked
toward them. We thought they were
talking of the needlework. We were
mistaken. They were discussing poll
tics. The exhibits of fruits and vege-
tables was very attractive and one was
sorely tempted to take n of those
large, luscious peaches which were on
display. The ladies had also shown
their skill in canning fruits and vege-
tables. A booth which was very inter-
esting to visit was that of the State
Hygiene Department. We were very
cordially greeted by Mrs. l.. j. Gem
mel, of the State Department or
Health, who was in charge of the ex-
hibit. She vas assisted in her work
by Miss Elizabeth Sites, district super
intendent. and Mrs. A. Perrot, the
local nurse. Mrs. Gemmel stated tnat
over $50 babies were examined during
the three days.
The carnival men were present IN
all their glory with "the greatest at
fractions on earth" One booth ad-
vertised the worlds most perfect
woman but as we had spent the sum-
mer among Wildwood's bathing beau
ties we doubted the truth of his state
ment. One fellow guessed our welght
by feeling our ARM, and anotner
wanted to tell our fortune. Pietro and
his grind organ, accompanied by Jocko,
a trained monkey, were on the job col
lecting nickels and dimes. The display
of %Studebaker and Overland automo-
biles of Robert G. Pierpont, of Wild
wood, was very good, and the REQ
and Paige cars of M. A. Pyott were
very much admired. Everhart, of Col
lingswood, was also there with his bal
looms and other novelties.
CAPE MAY COUNTY FAIR