Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-03-10
Ocean City League Visits
Cape May League
RESULT: GRAND TIME
CFrom the ocean City sentinel.)

ception of the two officers that es-
corted YOU here. The county is with
out a prosecutor and the judge is ont
of the rang, declared County Judge
! H. H. Eldredge, addressing the assem-
! hled members of the Young Mems
Progressive Leagues of Cape May ant
ocean City in Cape Mays magnificen'
high school building on Friday, Feb
ruary oath.
lust previous to the Judge, Acting
Mayor w. r. Sheppard, of Cape May
had told the League boys from ocean
CITY that on behalf of the City Com
missioners he was going to turn the
town over to them for the night. This
was what was done practically.
The visit OF the Ocean City League
to Cape May will be remembered toI
years as the biggest county booster
movement ever taking place. There
wasn't a dull moment from the time
the special left Ocean City until II
returned. Red hats were distributed
to the crowd on the train going down
and songs ~rehearsed.
At Cape May the boosters were met
by the Progressive League OF that
city and a band. A parade to the
school house followed, and when the
band wasn't playing the League boys
from Ocean City were singing: Ocean
ocean City, Ocean City, Ocean City
all the time" switching it to Cape
May City now and then.
The first part of the evenings pro-
gram took place in the assembly room
of the school house, with a short adj
dress of welcome by Leonard Fl. Davis,
of the Cape May League. Among other
things Mr.. Davis said that the most
pleasant thing in life was friendship
and the friendly spirit OF the two
leagues was an inspiration.
DR.. j. R. Moon, vice-president, told
how a year ago he had started to at
tend a show in Atlantic City, was side
tracked at Ocean City and found his
way into the Progressive League
rooms. From that visit originated the
League in Cape May.
George Wentzell, Commissioner OF
Streets, told briefly of the wonderful
work accomplished in Cape May by
the League. The next speaker was
Elmer Jackson Pearl, president Of the
Ocean City League. AS soon as Mr..
Pearl began to speak the Ocean City
crowd began to sing: "Out OF the WIN
dow he must CO." 1t was several min
utes before the president could con-
tinue his address. Mr.. Pearl said that
it was a pleasure for him to respond
to the welcome spirit of the south end
of the county.
Alfred R. Smith, vice-president of
the League told the boys they didn't
have to sing for him. He knew how
poor a speaker he was. He told of the
early struggles of the League at Ocean
City, of which he is a charter member.
The League boys from here kept
things humming with their singing,
each speaker being greeted with either
"Out of the Window He Must Go" HE
is a Friend of Nine" or both.
DR.. ]. Thornley, Hughes spoke of the
Lewes, Delaware, ferry and the free
ing of the toll from the Ocean City
automobile bridge as two accomplish
ments that would benefit both cities.
A feature of the entertainment was
the singing of the Cape May Leagues
chorus and the solos of several of the
members.
Other speakers were Mayor Joseph
G. Champion, Senator Lewis T. Stew
ems, Irwin E~ldredge, Hon. Andrew c..
Boswell and Walter Allen, last years
president of the League, who in a
snappy way told the Ocean City boys
they would have to keep up on their
toes or Cape May League would beat
them out.
Captain ]. J.. Hutson, commander of
the Coast Guard Cutter Kickapoo, was
the guest of the evening. He enter
tainingly told what the Coast Guard
service was and illustrated with sew
eral stores of the work accomplished
by the service. The Kickapoo was
called to the burning of the Northern
Pacific.
The band stood by the entire even
ing playing several selections at the
school house and heading the parade
from the school house to the Progress
sive League Club on Ocean street,
which was formerly the Hotel Cecil.
Here the visitors inspected the club
house, after which they were served
with refreshments.
The Leagues club house which is
situated in the heart of Cape May is
an accomplishment the members
should be proud of. A place has been
reserved for Switchboard and quoits
in the cellar. The first floor is a din
ing room, assembly hall and kitchen.
A steward and stewardess are en-
ployed the year around. On the sec
ond floor are card, billiard and pool
rooms. Six luxuriously FURNISHED
bed room are on the third floor.
The parade formed for the third
time and marched back to the train
for the trip home at 11.45.