Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-09
WILDWOOD NEWS NOTES

ter, Mrs. John Fleming, at Lancaster,
Pa, that he was elated over the advent
and also that he hoped the seven
pound girl, Pauline, named for his
other daughter, was doing well. Any
one seeing Sam with a smile on his
face will know why he is happy. The
Mayor thought there was something
on his chest because he stayed around
the City Hall all morning before he
broke the news.
Harry Willse, manager of the Wild
wood Leader, says the foundation for
the new Leader building to be erected
in North wildwood is already laid
and that work on the proposed edifce
will begin soon. The site selected is
at the northwest corner of 18th and
Pennsylvania venues The Leader
plant will be a two-story structure,
40 x "A feet, and to be covered with
asbestos shingles. Mr.. Ottens is the
principal owner of the Leader. Mr..
Willse has secured Chas. A. RossKam
as a reporter, who will take up his
duties on that publication next Mon
day. He has been the reporter for the
Journal since last fall.
The Woman's Auxiliary of st. Sim
cons p. e. Church met at the home of
Mrs. Hedges, at Anglesea, on Wednes-
day of last week. On Wednesday af-
ternon of this week they met at the
home of Mrs. John Gruninger, on
Poplar avenue.
4 The Sewing Circle of the Five Mile
Beach Humane Society will meet at
the home of Miss Louise Borgmann,
22d and Pennsylvania avenues, on
Monday, February IL, 1923.
Mrs. Vera Davis, bookkeeper at the
Konowitch store, has returned from a
months visit to Providence, r. l.,
where she visited a brother and sister.
She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Mollie Mott, and her little son,
Crawford Davis. They found lots of
snow up there.
The Wildwood Publishing Company
exercised its option on The Five Mile
Beach Weekly Journal property, in
Guiding the printing and publishing
plant, February Sd, and will take
possession on or before May LIST. The
officers of the company are H. F.
Greaves, w. COPYRIGHT Smith, Lanning
Myers and P. H. Jackson.
Hemstitching, Picoting. Mrs. Hip
pie, lis w. Maple ave. Candy Store.
A meeting Of the Violet Club took
place at the home of Mrs. Harry Dia-
mond, on West Glenwood avenue,
on Thursday afternoon of last week,
at which time a full attendance was
present. The day was pleasantly
spent playing cards and Mrs. Charlie
bois carried off the high honors with
Mrs. Durham winning second prize.
The BOBBY prize went to Mrs. Godfrey
and the non players prize was won
by Mrs. Heritage.
If you want your lots sold or prop
erty sold or rented, get in touch with
the live wire line; switch always open.
Edward T. Fries, ISL East Cedar v
adv.
Ed Frost, a summer resident here,
who was shot in an attempted robbery
in Camden early in the winter, is re-
covering from the effects of the bullet.
His friends here will be glad to hear
of this no doubt.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Todd, of Ocean
and Poplar avenues, have both been
i'll with the grip. The Sheppard fam
lily were all down sick for awhile, ex-
cept Alta, the little school girl. They
are reported better. Three employees
of the Beecher-Kay Realty Company
have been away from the Office all this
week on account of sickness.
Sam Latter, of New Orleans, a tailor,
has opened a shop for the making,
cleaning, pressing and alteration of
clothes, at 143 East Oak avenue, un-
der the Seacrest Hotel, in one of the
rooms formerly occupied by the At
lantic Tobacco Co.. His slogan reads:
"If you want to look we'll dressed, see
Sam Latter, the tailor for the classy
dresser"
Charles Ranaldo, president of the
Pennsylvania Import and Export Co.,
with offices in Pittsburgh, Pa, has
rented, by the year, n of E.. T. Fries
apartments, at 435 West Rio Grande
avenue.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Legion
will hold a ~pinochle and dance at the
Brighton on Tuesday evening, Febru-
airy 18th.
Finance Commissioner Ralph CARL
received a postal card a few days ago
from City Solicitor Jonathan Hand,
who has beer abroad for sometime.
This post card was dated London,
England, which city he designated as
being remarkable in many respects.
Mr.. Hand stated that he had just re-
turned to London after making a tour
of a portion of France. Mr.. CARL
agreed with his interviewer that So
licitor Hand will return with a large
stock of European lore at his COM
mand and that it will be a treat to
hear him spin his yarns about all he