Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-07

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Board of Trade members is not put on
the shelf during the summer months
and the monthly meeting, which was
held in st. AIMS Auditorium on
Thursday evening, July 9Th, was well
attended. Many of the men members
were busily occupied with business
and unable to attend, but the ladies
were out in full force and demon-l
strated that they really have their
shoulder back of the wheel, pushing
for the betterment of Wildwood.
The meeting was called to order by
President H. Foster Goslin, who called
for the reports of the various COM
mittees. c.. Howard Topham, chair
man of the Advertising Committee, re-
ported the city was we'll advertised
and that more inquiries concerning
Wildwood were received at the Board
of Trade Office this year than ever be-
fore. He said that during 1921 only
291 inquiries were received in COM
parison to GIT received during this
year. Wildwood is also getting much
more newspaper advertising at the
present time than ever before. Presi-
dent Goslin made the report for the
Railroad Committee and said that
through the efforts of the Board of
Trade Wildwood was getting better
service both on the Pennsy and Read
ing than ever before. He spoke of x
cursions that would be run from all
South Jersey points on Firemen's
Day, tomorrow.
Mr.. Woods, of the Hotel Committee,
made a very optimistic report, saying
that the hotels were all in readiness
for the entertaining of the summer
guests and that everyone looks for
the most prosperous year in their his
tory. Mr.. Topham reported for the
music committee and spoke of the ex-
cellent concert recently given through
the efforts of that committee. lie
stated that Sunday week there would
probably be another which would IN
clude some high class artists. Miss
Lydia Mech, chairman Of the com
mittee, came in later and told of the
future plans of the committee and said
| lldI InC1C NO0Io ~ AAohJ
events held during the summer, and
that the first one was scheduled for
July 10th.
A report of the Membership Com
mittee showed that the membership
was increasing rapidly, there being 50
applications since January. Eight ap-
plicants were elected to membership
last evening.
Mr.. Woods, chairman of the Golf
Course Committee, said that the
course is one to be proud of and is
the finest along the coast. He said
that the temporary club house was
completed for the opening and con-
tains 60 lockers and two showers.
Four hundred attended the opening
ceremonies held last Saturday.
Mr.. Goslin made the report for the
Convention Committee and stated that
the hotel men who journeyed to Lake
Hopatcong had brought home the
bacon" and that w. c. Hunt, Mayor
w. Courtright Smith, Palmer M. Way
and Albert Austin, who had gone to
the Movie Mems Convention, had sue
ceeded in bringing it to Wildwood for
1928. John Turner, manager OF the
Historic Festival and Pageant, which
will be held in September, reported
that plans were progressing splen-
didly.
Secretary of the Board of Trade W.
COPYRIGHT Smith was called upon to
make his report and he first spoke OF
the large scale on which the Red Men
were planning the pageant. He SAID
that Is, 1000 posters had been dis
tributed through the various cities
and that the railroads were advertls-
ing the affair. The Pageant will ex-
tend the season one week longer. IN
a communication the Pageant Com
mittee asked for a $500 appropriation
from the Board of Trade. The request
was referred to the Entertainment
Committee and the Advertising Com
mittee who will hold a joint meeting.
Secretary Smith read a commun1ca-
ton from Elisha Lee, vice president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, telling
vhy Ocean City and Atlantic CITY
were more extensively advertised IN
the stations than Wildwood Mr.. Lee
stated that the competition from the
Reading was very strong in the other
resorts and that it was necessary to
advertise more extensively. He also
stated that he had reciprocated by CIV
ing Wildwood a lot of newspaper au-
vertising at much expense. Mr.. Snith
then stepped from his Office as secre-
tary to his official position as Mayor
of wildwood and said: MANY people
are wondering what l am going to DO
about the games on the boardwalk. |
wish to say that an inspection will De
made Friday and that any game that
doesn't conform to. the laws OF the
city will be closed. We want decency
first"
A minute of silent prayer was neiu
xry.yI:ao, T VNirfh and William NC