Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-04-21
Lions Club Holds Booster
Meeting in High School
Auditorium
Important Wildwood Subjects
Bring Out The Orators

Lions Club are. This IacI was pldlhly
demonstrated last Friday evening at
their enthusiastic mass meeting IN
the auditorium of the high school.
Cooperation was the keyword OF the
meeting, and the atmosphere was per-
meated with a spirit of optimism.
Upon leaving the meeting all those
who attended undoubtedly said to
themselves, wildwood is going to be
a wonderful city and l am going to
help make it one"
Everyone is safe in saying that there
are no lazy lions in the Wildwood
Lions Club.
The wildwood City Band, under the
leadership of Director Oscar Huebner,
rendered several selections prior to
the opening of the meeting by the
President, Senator William H. Bright.
The band is made up of loyal citizens,
and although still in it's infancy, n
is greatly impressed by the splendid
manner in which the company OF
musicians play martial and popular
airs.
City Clerk Alfred Winterburn and
his choir of L~egionaires then con-
Quoted a song service which was
keenly enjoyed. America" was sung
with all of the patriotic fervor that
was prevalent during the war, and
then Songster Winterburn lead his
choir and the a~ssemblage in the sing
ing of songs that were popular in the
army camps. There's a Hole in the
Bottom of the Sea-" and the "Old Gray
Mare" were the prime factors in
breaking any chilly cloaks of for
mality that might be lowering over the
meeting. "Rosie O'Grady" was sung
in a very pleasing manner by the older
Lions.
President Bright then made an open
ing address in which he said: eve are
growing because large problems are
forcing themselves upon us. The day
is at hand when the people of Five
Mile Beach must Danish these mag
mary lines which separate us and meet
these current problems united" SEN
ator Bright told of the opportunity
for the purchasing of the Electric
Light plant and stated that the men
who are in public life in Wildwood
wanted to know the sentiments of the
people in regard to the matter.
H. Foster Goslin, president of the
Board of Trade, told of the new golf
course and the commercial advantage
it would be to Wildwood. President
Goslin stated many reasons why golf
was a popular game, saying that it is
the one game where man has the
combination of a lust of victory and
communion with nature. During his
address the youthful president said:
1--WE can't have men in Wildwood who
stand still or backslide. We will never
make progress with men of this
calibre."
Mayor COPYRIGHT Smith, the man
who burst the bombshell fora greater
awakening Of the citizens of Wild
wood, was introduced as the next
speaker by Senator Bright. The Mayor
raj greeted with a large ovation as he
modestly arose from his seat with the
band boys where he plays the cornet.
He took the middle of the floor right
on the level with his audience and de-
livered one of the eloquent addresses
he is famed for. He plunged right
into the important subjects that are
now before the City Commissioners
and the people of Wildwood for solu-
ton. There is food for thought in his
timely remarks and there is need for
high class talent in the proper and in
telligent solving of the important
questions now confronting the people
of Wildwood.
Mayor Smith first spoke of the ne
cessity of cooperation. On this sub
ject he said: 81 do not ask for sym
pathy during my administration;
want cooperation and in turn am
willing to cooperate with the people.
Without this necessary factor we can
do nothing"
Until this island is one city" con-
tinued the Mayor, eve can never at
tain the many definite goals that we
are trying to reach or solve the many
difficult problems that confront us,
Why pay for three different bodies of
public officials when one body could
do the work? Why have three ram
shackle borough halls when one
decent looking structure would be in
finitely better? These are questions
that should be given immediate CON
sideration. Under an assimilated gov-
eminent of the three municipalities
we could have a paid fire department
which we need"
In speaking of the opportunity for
the purchasing of the electric plant,
the city official stated his views as fol-
lows: "The buying of the electric plant
is a problem that the people must
solve. At the present time there are
two different interests who are ne
gotiating for the purchase of the plant,
One of these is an Atlantic Ci+v ~.