Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-04-14

The monthly meeting of the Wild
wood Board of Trade, held on Thurs
day evening, April 6, 1922, in the high
school auditorium, vas an exception
ally interesting session from many
standpoints. The attendance was
greater than usual and the many
strangers present were impressed with
the snappy way the business was
transacted. President H. Foster Cos
line, 25 years of age, or thereabouts,
was in the chair, and Mayor Court
right Smith was at the secretary's
desk, and seated beside him was his
private secretary, Miss Jeanette
Clarke, the daughter of the Episcopal
minister located at Wildwood. Mr..
Wildwood Citizen and Board of Trade
member, if you weren't there you
missed something. President Goslin
hurried through the business so that
the speakers would not be kept too
late. About 325 members and visitors
were present. Freeholder G. A. Nor
ton reported for the Board of Govern
ors, reviewing the many activities of
this adjunct of the Board of Trade.
Howard Topham reported for the Ad-
vertising Committee and announced
that quite an extensive campaign of
newspaper advertising had been
mapped out. Among the newspapers
to be used he mentioned New York,
Jersey City, Nashville, Memphis and
other western and southern cities, in
addition to Philadelphia. He stated
advertising had also been inserted in
the Pennsylvania Railroad and Read
ing booklets, and that billboards were
being used in Philadelphia at 18th and
Market and at 10th and Columbia ave-
nue.. 1t was reported that the yellow
plates for automobiles with the word
wildwood" on had arrived and that
a good many machines were using
them. 1t was announced that the
Wildwood band had been engaged to
play on Easter Sunday afternoon
Three new members were proposed
from the floor: John T. Haddad, a
boardwalk merchant; DR.. Theodore
Foote, of the Crest, and David G. Hays
of North wildwood, who were elected
to membership with a list that was al
ready in the secretary's hands. These
names bring the membership of the
Board of Trade up to the 300 mark.
o. I. Blackwell presented an interest
ing report of the activities of the ex-
cursion committee and told of the good
work being done by the new owners
of the Ocean Pier who bought out
Buckborn and Reynolds. The new
company is called the Wildwood Pier
and Realty Company, and Mr.. Black
we'll said the company has been very
active this winter in Philadelphia in
soliciting excursion business for Wild
wood next m Among the ex-
cursions already booked are the fol-
lowing: Campbell Soup, July 3; Sur
pass Leather Co., July 10; Westing-
house Electric Co., July %; MacAn-
drew & Forbes, August 5; Thomas
Wolsterholm and Sons, August II;
Koran Grotto, August II; Artisans,
to address the board on the subject
of the Red Mems pageant to be held
on the beach at Wildwood from Sep
TENDER 9Th tt 18th. Mr.. Turner, who
has a barber shop on Pacific avenue
Maple, in the Van Horn property,
has Indian blood in his veins and he
promises a pageant, the like of which
has never been seen in the East. He
was born in the great western coun-
try and is an educated Indian. He has
resided in Wildwood for several years.
The Red Men of Wildwood and South
Jersey are backing him in the project.
William s.. Darnell, a Camden lawyer
and Wildwood cottager, who is asso-
with c. A. Norton in the owner
of some beach property, was pres
.nt and addressed the meeting con-
corning a new ocean pier which he and
his associates propose building on the
at Schellenger avenue. A reso-
was offered to the effect that a
reduced electric light rate be asked