Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-09
BOARD OF TRADE OBSERVES
ATHLETIC NIGHT

The officers of the Wildwood Board
of Trade have the faculty of arrang-
ing interesting monthly meetings. The
very latest one was held last night in
the High School Auditorium and was
known as athletic Night" The mem
bers of the Wildwood Athletic Club
were the special guests of the even
ing and every chair in the big audi
torium was occupied. The athletic
club is a live organization with home
of their own on one of the valuable
Pacific avenue corners, Glenwood and
Pacific, known as the Leisenring man
sion. From there they marched in
body to the meeting, headed by the
band. The band occupied the stage
and in the foreground were the lun-
cheon tables. Between these and the
audience were the actors for the oc-
casion, President Foster Goslin, Sec
retarY-Mayor Courtright Smith, ct al.
After the opening of the meeting the
president called on Sheriff George A.
Redding, president of the Athletic
Club. The sheriff made fine address,
telling something about the club and
lauding the Wildwood Board of Trade
as the best civic organization in Cape
May County G. Howard Topham,
chairman of the Advertising Commit
tee, made one of his glowing reports.
Mr.. Topham is always on the job and
the Board of Trade audiences have
learned to look forward to his reports
with interest Alfred Winterburn,
chairman of the Convention Commit
tee, told about the State Legion Con-
vention due in Wildwood next Sep
tember Charles L. Heinle, of the
Outing Committee, told about the va
rious excursions booked for Wildwood
next summer AS chairman of the
Entertainment Committee, John ].
Kay, Jr., reported of the arrangements
being madefor the season by this i'm
portant committee. D. j. Woods,
chairman of the Railroad Committee,
told of the trip to see the Reading
officials on Wednesday to induce them
to give better service. e. S. Culver,
chairman of the Boardwalk Commit
tee, urged the painting of the railing
along the boardwalk and spoke for
better walk conditions. William S.
Woods, chairman of the Hotel Com
mittee, told about the work of that
committee. The secretary then made
his report and Miss Margaret Graessle,
the wildwood song bird, sang two Sc
lections, which were greatly enjoyed
by the audience After this the band
gave a selection led by Mayor Court
right Smith, who years ago led band
as boy at Girard College.
Melvin Sheppard, whose wife is
sister of Mrs. F. William Cole, of
wildwood, spoke on Municipal Play
grounds and Community Recreation"
After listening to Mr. Sheppard one
gained an insight as to the reasons for
children's Fairgrounds and made one
look at the subject from a different
angle He said that much less crime
was committed where the juveniles
of the populous centers have play
grounds and apparatus for same. He
says this keeps them out of mischief
and nobody knows it better than po-
licemen. He said he was glad that
wildwood had taken step in this
direction. At the close of Mr.. Shep-
pard's address Mayor w. Courtright
Smith made some apt remarks on the
subject. At the close of the meeting
Harry Greaves, chairman of the Mem
bership Committee, told of luncheon
to take place at the High School Au
ditorium next Thursday night at six
O'Clock. Tickets for same were passed
among the audience and many were
sold At this affair he said real
judge would be present to pass SEN
tence. There is an air of mystery
about this thing and it looks as if a
big crowd would be present to see the
matter cleared up. The Membership
Committee is composed of live wires
and they have something to spring on
that evening. At the close of the
meeting the senior high school class
served lunch under the direction of
Mrs. McCombs.