Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-11-10
FIVE NILE BEACH KIDDIES HAVE
BIG HALLOWEEN

C1tys
Wapella Tribe, No. 23S, I. o. R. NJ.
have again proven themselves hosts
.of the best kind in the Halloween
Parade and Block Party held in Wild
wood on Monday evening, October 80,
1922. This affair, although not greatly
advertised, attracted people from all
parts of the county, and spectators
who saw both this and the Ocean City
celebration on the Saturday evening
previous declare that Wildwood's fes-
~tiyities nearly equalled the widely adj
vertised celebration in our sister re-
sort. At 7.30 the parade began to
form at Rio Grande and Pacific ave-
nues. and the officials in charge were
tasked to keep the hundreds of mas
dueraders in order. Children from
eight to eighty years of age were try
ing to get into the procession, and the
work of arranging them in their re-
spective classes gave work to all the
Red Men in charge. At eight o'clock
the parade vas in sufficient order to
permit it's beginning of the line of
march, and headed by the Wildwood
Band, the Wildwood fire companies,
fire engines and floats, the line pro-
eeeded up Pacific avenue to Wildwood
avenue and countermarched on Pa
ciic to Schellenger n where it
disbanded and the block party ensued.
The judges, consisting of Druggist
J. S. D. Eisenhower, Charles Heinle,
A. w. Johnson, Jack Konowitch, Geo.
Loef1er and A. P. Severt, finally de-
cided on the following awards:
Glass A-Children's Best Comic
Costumes-2493, 294O, 1868.
Glass B-Chlidren's Original Co.'S
tumes-2412, 247O, 2471.
Glass C-Children's Character I'm
personation-2440, 2946, 1850.
Glass D-Best Decorated Express
Wagon-Wilmington Speed Line,
School House, Eskimo Float.
Glass E-Best Decorated Pushmo-
bile-2116, 1881, 2432.
Glass F-Best Children's Imperson-
alton of Indian Chief-2454, Chas.
Barnett, Jr.
Glass G-Best Children's Imperson-
alton of Indian Squaw-None.
Glass H-Best Adults Comic Co.'S
tume-2397, 2432, PASS.
Glass Best Adults Original Cos
tume-2920, 1855, 2402.
Special Prize - William Bush,
Wounded Soldier Impersonation.
The officials have been presenting
the prizes to the winners at the White
House Barber Shop on Pacific avenue.
Any prize winner who has not yet re-
ceived his or her prizes is requested
to call at this place during the day
and receive their award. Up to date
the following prize winners have been
awarded: Vernon Hewitt, of Angle
sea: Mrs. J. H. Kane and Mrs. Vita
McDevitt, of East Andrew avenue;
Harvey Reinert, Jr., Of West Pine ave-
nue.; William Bush, of Royal Inn;
Thomas Otty, winner of skate race;
Jimmy Jones, winner of three-legged
race; Ed. Mcfarland, of West Garfield
William Summers, of West
Garfield venue Dorothy Thurman
dressed as "The Vamp'), of Pacific
venue; Clifford Drew, of East Young
William Regitko, of West
Wildwood avenue, and Charles Doug
lass, of East Cedar avenue, winners
of three-legged race; Francis Bonn
berger, of West Andrew avenue;
Samuel Rittersbach, winner of the pie
eating contest; George and Paul Len
nox, first prize for three-legged race;
Harry and Anthony Beck, second
prize; Connie Dean, of West Magnolia
avenue; Bill Purdy, of East Wildwood
avenue; Lyman Baker, of East Baker
avenue; Nathan Halpern, of Pacific
avenue; Mrs. Charles G. Glenn and
Mrs. Caterson, of Holly Beach avenue;
Albert Hamilton, West Wildwood ave.
Following the parade the adults
stepped out of the center of the street
and to the strains from the Wildwood
Band a big block party for the chill
dren took place. Dancing cam first
and then came the races, etc. These
included skate races, sack races, b
legged races, acrobatic stunts, fat
boys race, pie eating contests, apple
eating contests and girls skipping
contests. The affair was a success
in every particular. 1t gave the chill
dren of the island something to do on
"Gate Night" and so kept them from
destroying personal property about
the town. 1t furnished amusement
for all and it brought out people to
our main business t~horoughfare, thus
benefting the merchants. The mer-
chants are to be commended for the
attractive way they decorated their
windows for the Halloween celebra-
ton. Nearly twenty stores were es-
pecially decorated for the event and
judges had a difficult job in deciding
the prize winning window, finally
making the award to the Jackson
Drug Company.
PRODUCTION OF ROAD NATE