Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
OCEAN CITY SSET
FOR GALA PAGEANT.
6ayside Section Residents Are
BusiIy Engaged Decorating
Floats for Event Tomorrow
CAPTAIN KIDD TO LAND AGAIN
By a star Correspondent


Ocean City. Sept. ALL OceaI
City Is preparing for its gala pagean
which will take place tomorrow. kesl
dents Uf the Bayside section are dec
Grating floats, houses and automobile'
for the event, which will start at noon
and continue until sundown.
The pageant is the outcome of ehort'
Of the Bayside Civic Association, ar
organization composed entirely OF
women. who in 1912 gave Ocean CitS
a somewhat similar demonstration III
their Might in Venice"
One of the features will be the re-
enactment of Captain kidd's landing
on a small island at the northern end
of the harbor. The participants. who
have rehearsed their parts from =
scenario based on the legend OF the OLD
pirate will give the residents OF
Ocean City an idea of how the buc-
cancers hid their gold.
Captain Kidd, according TO the oId
salts along the waterfront of Great
Egg Harbor Bay. was driven into the
bay some hundred years ago. Ehnrts'
they say. have been discovered which
disclosed the hiding places of his stolen
treasures. Actual efforts. it is said
have been made to recover some OF the
Spanish gold. and many islands in that
section have been the sCcne- OF eN
ploripg parties. The playl"t il based
on the stories told by the present day
voyagers.
Miss Elizabeth Murphy Queen
Miss Elizabeth Murnhv. daughter Of
AZ and Nrs William Murphy. 1925
Eor,b S;xtv fourth street. OverbroOk.
yas chosen uieen of the carnival. Miss
W,rnhy who ia a nrominent swimmer,
has aiSo bean asked tn nrnenr as Miss
Ocoon Citv'' nj Atlantic Citv's beauty
Conrrass 70 he held September &, !
and The ouecn i II senior ut
Er;a,Js, C,n,r,l IIigh school.
,,,', ~, -. >,,r, ,,.,hr
WIN her lu.' 'o"t', "i,,it,,iir
seated on the 'nrone Vi ,rn t,m'aI
decorated noat' VIII rrNieM ~ ;",o,, D,.r
Representing various pnEHsS VI "tH,S i,,'I,,S.
AS 'he nous i, p"ss Opl". ','v I,,r
arpiahes wiz sMooP uoN I'''4 ',Ln ,,a
confetti bombs over tue "e""N o' i've
T,o borsos along tho wator front
are already trimmed with American
flags garlands of flowers and balSam.
Epecial prizes will be awarded to the
residents of the best decorated homes.
yineland will occupy float directly
behind the queen. and th.y will be
drawn beside the Judges stand while
the paceant passes in review.
Miss Margaret Ravior. 1887 Master
.treet member Of the philadrluhia
TnrncomeinJe and holder Of the iunjor
national rhnmpionship for tho plunge
wili be one of the narticipants in the
scountic sports, Miss Rayior, the win.
ner of many medals, finished second in
the 1OO-ya and 30. ward indoor and
iOIl. Yard outdoor Middle Atlantic
States cbompionsbip races Miss Rn.
yior is n blonde, with lnrge blue eyes.
She ia only sixteen yenrs old
Under the auspices of the Amateur
Athletic I-nion there will be- wnmcn's
fancy diving contests. n 1OO. vurd dash.
a mems fancy diving contest and 100
ward dash a boys loo. ward dash for
members @ % Of the GerInnntnwn '"HIi Roys; vs.;
Club exclusively, and u rirl.' frfy.
ward scratch race for th. rirI. of Dren,
CITY.
eeVenty Entries IN swimming Events
In the swimming events there will be
more than seventy entries. Among the
more prominent will be the Ambassador
Swimming Club and Hygeia Club, both
of Atlantic city; Philadelphia Turn
gemeinde, Media Swimming Club,
go -, - '4'N ''iV AiAA''
oelphia swimming Club.
1t il expected that some Of the fore
most swimmers on the Atlantic Coast
viii compete.
MISS Mlidred r.. htIIerman, daugh-
nL;,oa.nt, IeI Ei Nr, anu Mt ilehry heHerHah'
ni.aue,p4'h; rioat, VIII represent Miss
neIica AN h uuiIns one cIrhI!hl' ohe
VII VIII natt on nur % nVnt re"l sal!orS from
one ol 'he 'n''eo states IoaS' HuaF0
euIsesii Residos .,o .,.,,
\. aae'oo t;I,tr i" ~! 'ilIts r,ehtn ,Nrrt VIII
onstration of varionS strokes IN .,,irn. "rn
ming An exhihition nf Iifn. .savino hv
the Ocean civ Roocb pa,rni nndor O
CaptoIn lack Jernee viii rive tha
snectotors an idea NJ ,ha most ,node"r