Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-10-13
Board of Trade
Meeting Hears
Interesting
Speakers

The Wildwood Board of Trade
monthly meeting was a rousing affair
last night and the big high school au-
ditorium was filled with wildwood
boosters, and it was with diff Guilty that
all were seated because the front of
the big room was taken up by the
lunch tables. The band occupied the
platform. Among the guests of the
evening was the Progressive League
Of Cape May and the North wildwood
Civic Association. Two business men
from Wilmington, Del, were also pres
ent. They were Joseph Wilson, gem
eral manager of the Wilson line of
steamers plying between Wilmington,
Pennsgrove and Philadelphia, and
Morton Harvey, a wholesale grocer
and president of the United Canneries
Corporation. These two men were
brought to Wildwood last evening by
Foster Goslin in the big Goslin family
car and were dined at the Brighton,
where they met a number of Wildwood
business men. Another guest at the
dinner was Professor Shook, principal
VI Nv AlSn SCuOOl III L ulld-
delphia. After dinner the party at
tended the Board of Trade meeting.
President H. Foster Goslin opened the
meeting and suggested that regular
business be deferred until next meet
ing because of the long program ahead,
which was agreed to. At this time the
Cape May delegation filed into the
room and were greeted with applause.
The president of the Cape May League
was the first speaker called upon and
told the audience that it was a pleas
ure for himself and colleagues to ac-
cept the invitation and mingle with the
Wildwood people. Messrs. Wilson and
Harvey were each called upon and
strongly advocated the erection of the
Wilmington to Wildwood electric line
and promised every possible aid in
building the road. They urged the peo-
pie of Wildwood to get back of the
project strong, that it was a big UNI
dertaking, but it could be done. Pro-
fessor Shook was the last speaker and
proved a very entertaining one, but he
was obliged to curtail his remarks be-
cause of the lateness of the hour. He
promised to com again and speak at
length on school work. Wildwood
looks upon it's ocean bathing beach as
it's biggest asset, but Mr.. Shook said
the biggest asset Of Wildwood was it's
boys and girls, and that he was glad
to know that the Board of Education
had provided playground apparatus,
saying these things were helpful in
many ways. He advised the people of
Wildwood not to look too much upon
material things, but to give attention
to spiritual affairs, in order that the
boys and girls be brought up in a
proper manner. He said he did not
mean this in strictly a church sense,
but referred to music and other things
as well. In a very few words the pro-
fessor preached an excellent sermon,
and the advice was good. The meet
ing was featured by an address by
Lieutenant Nilsson, illustrated with a
picture on the screen of the route from
Wildwood to Wilmington through the
fertile fields of Cumberland and Salem
counties. Vocal selections were en-
dered by Mrs. D. Miles Rigor and Miss
Margaret Graessle, which added much
to the enjoyment of the meeting. Mrs.
Rigor has a beautiful voice and a
composed delivery. Miss Graessle is a
very young girl, a resident of West
oath street, and has a voice of beau
tiful volume, mellowness and full
ness. 1t is a voice that can move au-
diences and should have development.
After the excellent program lunch was
served.