New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-28
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HAMMoNToN, N. j.. July 27.-When
Thomas Bancroft Delkor. secretary Of
the Lovers Cooperative Union, checked
up his records this evening he breathed
a satisfied Sigh. The total was Just
over the thousand mark.
Ten days ago Thomas Bancroft Del
ker and Lewis Samuel Conley sprang
their great idea on a biase world. The
idea had not been presented 70 the
notice OF the blase world Tor more
than tventy-four hours whom the world
stopped being blase and became much
interested. The interest has been
mounting steadily ever since In
raptured converts 10 the scheme, which
Secretary Delker calls Cupids Court
are writing passionate letters At tho
rate Of 200 A day. By the time Cupid =
Court convenes on Wednesday, August
Is. there should be az least 1000 cases
for settlement. ,-,
ALREADY there Is talk Of establishing
n tented encampment 70 accommodate
the crowds. when anything happens
which brings an extra 5000 people 70
Uammonton the regular populAee u
likely to be pushed for space.
Thomas Bancroft Dolker IL n great
man. People point AZ him IN the main
eject and say There goes Thomas
bancroft Delker, the man who got
Hammonton on the front pages OF the
New York and Philadelphia news
papers. 1851 -,
enees 81 greatness before this and ne
wears MA honors modestly. He was
one Of the active searchers for Billy
Dansey. whose kidnapping got Harmon
ton into the papers heavily few years
AGO and when Woodrow Wilson as
Governor Of New Jersey was cleaning
nm Atlantic County Thomas Bancroft
DeIker rallied round the old standard
and the power Of the press as repre-
sented By Thomas Bancroft Delkers
weeklv paper. "The South Jersey
star" was firmly behind the move
ment.
Yearns for Matrimony
Nevertheless. T. B. Delker, the man
y,bo invented Cupid's Court. would
rather be married than famous. SO,
Tor that matter, would Lewis Samuel
Conlev. who runs o cigar store on
Rellcvue Avenue, which would be Main
street IL Hammonton were common
mace enough 70 call It's main street
Main street. Mr.. Conley Is leading
busjness man and in his day he had the
teenest batting eye in ell Atlantic
coyntv. II circumstances had not ar
r.nged matters 30 that Conley's days
on tte diamond antedated those OF
Pabe Ruth by a decade or 90 he must
Inevitably have been known as tho
pabo puth Of South New Jersey.
So IL will be at once seen that the
Cupid's Court scheme has real SUB
stantial backing. Besides the editor
~ "The South Jersey Star" and the
pabe Ruth OF South New Jersey, thera
IL another member OF the syndicate
His identity. however, remains Sc
eret. for the present.
"Wild horses could not drag that
name from me-" said Editor Deiker
to.night. which seems conclusive. The
third member, IL was intimated, how
ever. Is a preacher, or perhaps ne mas
retired from practice and merely was
q preacher at some previous time
XII three men, Editor Delker e1-
rioined arc wldowers All three yearn
for natrimony and some one 20 sew on
their buttons and see 20 II that supper
h ready when the days toll is done.
Meeting daily for meals at local res
taurant. they fell 70 sympathizing with
one another in their non-matrimonial
state. and eventually II was Lewis 5.
Conley. who might have been known as
the Babe Ruth Of South New Jersey,
who produced the big idea.
How Cupid's Court Was Born
There's lots Of widows In this
town" said the man who IN his day
was the Babe Ruth Of South New Jer-