Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-06
Wildwood MummerS
Make Fine Showing
Several Hundred Paraders Brave
the Biting Wind to Compete
for Prizes

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and a frosty sting in the air that were
as a wet blanket on the hopes of those
interested in the Mummers' parade,
and yet, despite that fact, the day
proved a decided success because of
the interest shown by the local clubs,
organizations and individuals.
A little after ten o'clock the special
excursion train came in with a little
less than a hundred people on board.
Among them were the members of the
City Silver Concert Band of Vineland.
The wildwood City Band, in full force,
met the train as did a number of the
members and officers of the Associa-
ton.
At the Anglesea end, open house was
maintained and also at the Third
Ward Fire House. At the fire house
the ladies in charge of coffee and
sandwiches were kept busy from 10
o'clock until late in the afternoon dis
pensing good cheer and refreshments.
Through the kindness of Mr.. John
son, president of the Board of Educa-
ton, the first floor of the high school
OulluluR Was IuIOWn OpCA W LhO pa
raiders so that there was shelter at a
number of points for those kept in
waiting.
Registrations were kept up until
after the first part of the long line
was in motion, so that the late arriv-
ais from Ocean City, Atlantic City and
other out of town points could have
proper registration and opportunity to
compete for the prizes.
Because of the short time making
it impossible to acquaint the general
public of all the details, many regis
trations were not made and so a num-
Der of unusually good features were
not numbered and hence not in the
prize winners.
Some of the lack of classes were
made up by the judges by awarding
special prizes where the entrants mer-
tied special mention.
From ten o'clock in the morning
the Boy Scouts were in evidence
everywhere. AS messengers they ran
errands to every corner of the island,
and a team was kept at the railroad
and Rio Grande avenue holding up
every a entering the resort and
handing out programs, information
slips and directing the owners to their
destinations. Their help was indis-
pensable and a vote Of thanks has
been sent to Scoutmaster CORTLAND
Steelman by the association.
After a few minutes delay to wait
for the Ocean City arrivals, who came
late, the line got into motion, directed
by Marshall Winterburn and his aides.
From Crosse avenue to Andrew avenue
the host poured into Pacific avenue as
the line began to uncoil. The head of
the line with the colors of the Ameri-
can Legion and the City Silver Concert
Band of Vineland were passing the
judges stand at the Eagles home, COR
ner of Spicer and Pacific avenues be-
fore the rear end was in formation.
1t was cold. The spectators, how
ever, stuck gamely at their posts along
the avenue and cheered heartily as the
groups and floats passed. Hundreds
viewed the parade through the win
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the ~paraders on the floats before the
destination at Anglesea was reached
we're numb with the cold, while those
walking were far from being com
Portable in many instances. Leaving
Wildwood the long stretch through
North Wildwood's unprotected blocks
was a heroic march.
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there was hardly an instrument in any
of the bands, excepting perhaps the
drums, that were not frozen solid.
One of the trombones of the Vineland
band was frozen while extended full
length and the musician vas forced
to carry the silent instrument extend
ed and dumb.
The head of the line turned off
Pennsylvania avenue in First avenue
just as the last fire trucks turned off
Maple avenue to Atlantic avenue, a
distance Of approximately three miles.
Had half the out of town entries come
down the line would have been a third
longer than it was.
Plans are already being formed to
continue the present organization or
organize a new one for the coming
year, so that there will be ample time
to prepare, advertise and arrange the
details for 1928, or, should the or
g~anization decide, hold the event just
after the close of the season, so as
to catch the better weather conditions
and prolong the season. Others favor
a double-header, the first event being
held while the summer people are on
the island, and the second on New
Years day. Just what will develop
cannot be foreseen, but at the next
meeting of the organization, which is
to be held on Monday evening, January
9th. at City Hall, at s o'clock, the ideas
will begin to take definite shape. All
local organizations of all kinds are
urged to send their committees to rep
resent their interests and present their
ideas and present any subjects bearing