Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-07
OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK AT WILD
WOOD CREST

Whitley reports there are only six
cottages at the Crest which have not
been rented. The few apartments
which are vacant will undoubtedly be
filled during the latter part of July.
Since the first Of the year AZ building
permits were issued a~ggregating a
sun of S121, 600 spent for alterations
and the erection of new buildings.
The formal opening of the Wild
wood Crest Pier was held last Satur-
day and was attended by a record
crowd numbering eleven hundred.
Music was furnished by the Broadway
Ladies' Orchestra under the direction
of Miss Julia Baker. The address OF
welcome was made by Mayor Ralph
Whitley and the grand march was led
bv MIR. and Mrs. Whitley, under the
direction of Councilman Charles
Turner and Captain Ansley. The in
terror arrangement of the pier is such
that people who do not care to dance
may be admitted free on dance nights.
MANY improvements nav been made
and the pier presents a very tasteful
appearance. Sacred concerts will be
held every Sunday evening under the
leadership of William Aucott, presi-
dent of the volunteer fire department.
The various concessions will be under
the same management as last year..
A program will be issued giving the
dates of the various concerts to be
held during the season.
The wildwood Crest Fishing Club
will hold an entertainment on July
14th. and at that time the club will be
presented with a large picture of the
late Senator Philip Baker, first presi-
dent of the club. Speeches will be
made by Mayor Whitley, Mayor w.
Courtright Smith, Senator Bright and
Fl. Foster Goslin, president of the
Board of Trade. On Saturday after
noon the pier is reserved for the Fern
wood Chapter, Order Eastern Star, oil
Philadelphia, and a special train will
bring the large party to the Crest.
There will be a dinner at the Break
ers Hotel and a reception and dance
will be held. Mrs. Joseph Ludenbach
is the resident member of that COM
mittee.
AlldnIlC avenue 10 SoAhH
tion and Thomas Delaney, who is doing
the cement work, is down as far as
Rambler road. Norton & Dowler, VINO
have the contract for spreading the
gravel. are only a short distance in
the rear of Delaney. Members of the
street committee decided to continue
the cement walk 500 feet and when
completed the east side of Atlantic
avenue will have a 10 foot walk 4,5OO
feet long entirely unbroken. The
sewer work is progressing rapidly II
Contractor Richard Coney is now at
Morning Glory road. When he reaches
Crosse road the work will be COM
nleted. The street committee is haV-
ing the grass and willows cut off OF
all the vacant lots in the borough, thus
adding to the beauty of that munich
pality.
The nomination of officers of the
Wildwood Crest Fishing Club will be
made on Friday evening, July 7th, n
the election will be held n month
later. The fishing pier has been ex-
tended 400 feet and is now 1.135 feet
in length from Atlantic avenue to the
"T."
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Myers, of
10 Buttercup road, are taking a vaca-
ton, visiting Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Harrisburg.
Mrs. E. G.. Banes and daughter,
Zelma, have returned to Philadelphia
after spending several days in the
Crest as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Abel, of SOL Pacific ave-
nue.. Mr.. Abel's father, of Philadel-
phia, is spending his vacation with
him.
Thomas P. Lee and family, of Phlla-
delphia, have taken a cottage at 57l2
Pacific avenue for the summer season.
Guests at the Ocean Crest over the
Fourth and the weekend were d.
Bove, F. G. Bridgeland, Miss Helen
Bridgeland, Mrs. A. J. Darah Smith,
Jr., Mrs. A. J. Darrah Smith, ST., Mr..
and Mrs. Kroisser and children, Mrs.
]. Lindley, B.. H. Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Jarris and family, Mrs.
w R. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J. MAR,
Mrs. Gertrude Killian, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred P. Dult and child, Miss Amelia
S.. Dult, Lieut.. G. w. Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert C. Short, Philadelphia;
F. L. Paskert, Merchantville; Boyd N.
Snydam, Edward Bader, Jr., Atlantic
City; R. F. thousand, Millville; Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Thompson,
Trenton; Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Mellow
ell, Coatesville.
MI. and Mrs. Opplinger are building
a handsome residence at Park boule-
vard and Heather road, which will be
completed about August 18th.
Mr.. Stouse, of Park boulevard and
Heather road, is building a tennis
court on his property.
The following guests were at the
Pelham on Lavender road during the
past week: Miss Catharine Andrus,