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THE LOWER BEACH WEEKLY
THAT REACHES THE HOMES
VENTNOR CITY. N. J.. DECEMBER 31, 1.920
SI PER TEAR
RESIGN OFFICE
Comptroller , Has Resignation Alt
* Ready to Hand to Solons When
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Thty Meet January First.
Nicholas S. Albeitson has decided
Hint Ihe oliice of City Comptroller re
quires too much of his time from other
duties, and has therefore prepared his
. resignation which will ,be handed into
1 he solons when they meet at noon on
January first. ‘
, jSeverat men are now being consid
ered for the post, but it is believpd
that at this time, no definite conclus
ion has been reached, and there is -a
■- i, »• etinuou of ttie resignation being
held back for several weeks, even it
the appointment is made now, so that
su.>"new Comptroller car. become ac
.(.Painted with' the office. ... •/
His successor will now fall lb the
- lot of the counciimanie body who.
with the Mayor, will have quite a few
■ iippointmeniN to make to fil) thif vari
ous offices.
These appointments are awaited
with expectancy as there seems to be
much uncertainty as to whom the
'..duties of the offices will fail upon. In
the majority of the cases the ones re
tiring from office will be• reappointed
"but there will be a few.changes made,
c and these are the ones that interested
parlies are endavoring to fathom.
t Previous years those who are to as
sume office talked freely of what
.-they intended doing, but this year
a quiet survey has been made among
friends' and taxpayers, but all have
assumed the ofttiuies difficult task of
keeping the information very much un
der cover.
' . - The teVm of the three members of
the Board of Assessors.now consisting
of Messrs. P. E. Howard, Dr. S. T. Per
cival, and E. Steelamn Royal, expire
automatically with the. mayor, and the
fVi. . new mayor will appoint the successors
in these men. Three members of the
\ Commissioners of Assessment also ex
pire, and it is believed that all of
these will be flew men, one of the for
mer members being the mayor hlm
' seif, who is well acquainted with the
duties that, the offic - requires.
The mayor automatically becomes
- president of the Bin king Fund Com
mission, and the term of Frank F.
Hepjer also expires, and It is more
than likely he will be reappointed if
v, ' he will accept file same
>, y. Other minor apiioinlments will also
; > . ■ be made by the Mayor, but the vacan
. r.y in the Hoard of Educat ion does not
occur until the firs' of February. Sec
retary, Wilbur Zimmerman is the one
whose term expire^ aiiil ii is rqjnored
that, the efficient official will be the
; •, only one considered for the post.
Council president (tqmphert wifi
J name the members or council who
will serve as members of the Board
, of School Estimates, with his other
committee appointments.
C • The terms of the street supervisor,
city electrician, building inspector,
i'fi city engineer, police justice, overseer
of the poor, and thiee members of the
Hoard of Health expire, and the ap
pointment of the succcssorsvfall to the
couneilihanlc body.
' ENTERTAINING GUESTS. {
Mr. and Mrs-William F. Shappell,
>' ol 105 New Haven avenue, north, are
entertaining a house party until after
New Year’s. The guests include Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kelly, Miss Eleanor
Agnes Dupont, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
% 1 -■ Irene Hamilton, of New York; Mr. and
:: Mrs. George Shuster, of Pittsburgh;
■ Miss Estella Rislai. of Montreal; Vin
cent Welch and James S. Moore, who
^ - are home for the holidays from the
. Canadian School of Mines.
' r.‘ G^VE ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT.
,_v.^»ihe annual Cbiistmas entertain
ment of the Sunday School of the
First Congregational Church was held
nt the church. Fnmkfoit and Ventnor
avenues, Tuesday evening. '
,. In addition to special Christmas;
music there was rendered appropriate ;
irecitations by the youngsters. Upon!
the conclusion of the program, under j
tiie‘ direction of the superintendent,
Sri William Durc.h, Ji„ Ihe usual presen
tation of candy by Santa Claus de
; V- lighted the hearts of the kiddies. The
singing was under the supervision of
Mr. James T. G. Hand.
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ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT.
— Mis. Frederick Hurnpf. Jr., of 20
Oakland avenue, south, announces the
engagement of her daughter. Hilda El
eanor, to Mr. Valentino Schuyler, 2d.
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TO PREACH SUNDAY.
Rev. Charles R. Watson, I). D.. will
occupy the pulpit at the St. John’s-by
the-Sea Church at both the morning
and evening service on Sunday.
OUR NEW MAYOR
' . : AMOE.W. BHBHMAN ■ ’
Who will take his skat as the City’s Chief Executive on January first.
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Personal ($at
Mr. Donald B. Hobart, who has been
residing with bis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Y. Hobart, In the Brill
cottage, 115 Weymouth avenue, south,
will leave on Monday for St. Augus
tine, Florida, where he will be identi-,
fled with one of the newspapers in that
city. - Mr. and Mrs. Hobart will join
their son in two weeks, and Will re
main in Florida for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moyer, of Wyo
ming avenue, north, are visiting their
daughter in Philadelphia.
» Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Buck man, Jr.,
and Miss Beatrice Buckman, of 20 ■
Wyoming avenue, south, spent the
■Christmas holidays with relatives in
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ayars, of
Philadelphia, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin F. McHale, of 19 Wy
oming avenue, south.
Mr. Charles C. Beyer, of Philadel
phia, who spends bis summers at 104
Somerset avenue, south, was a busi
ness visitor here on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kaier, of 9
Cambridge avenue, south, are spending
the holiday Season • in Mahanoy City,
Jra.
William Moise, of the Atlantic City
Credit Bureau and owner of the Vic
toria Apartments, is Spending this
week in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Valiant, of
104 Newport avenue, north, are the
guests of Mr. John Carrow, at his home
in Dover, Delaware.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crow and
Miss Minnie Kuhl spent Christmas
with their father, Mr. William Kuhl,
Sr., at his home, 119 Portland avenue,
north.
Mr. J. S. Holmes and daughter, who
have been residing in Atlantic City,
have again taken up their residence
in this city, having leased the cottage
at 108 Victoria avenue, south.
Miss Jennie Smith, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her brother, George Smith,
at his home, 6514 Ventnor avenue.
Mrs. Florence Chambers and her son,
Harry Chambers, spent Suntjay in
Philadelphia as the guests of friends.
Miss Dorothy Campbell, of 17 Wey
mouth avenue, north, spent several
days in New York City as the guest
of friends. ~ - , -
Mrs. Annie Williams, of 17 Victoria
avenue, south, and her sons, Jesse and
Homer, spent. Christmas with relatives
in Clayton, N. J.
Mrs. Charles Fulmer, of Philadel
phia. is visiting her son. County Detec
tive J. Harl-y Fulmer, at his home. 29!
Weymouth avenue, north.
Mr. William E. Anderson and Miss
Adele ^nderson have returned to their
h(>me In Philadelphia, after spending
several days as the guests of Mr. and 1
Mrs. Harry E. Smith, of 6003 Ventnor ]
avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Goa. K. Bailey have as
their holiday guests Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd N. Hartman, of New York City,
at their home, 9 Weymouth avenue,
south. .
JURY BEE
,, IN LOCAL SUIT
McHale Enjoyed Distinction of Bding
Placed in Charge of Himeelf.—One j
Juryman Tardy.
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The suit of Beulah S. Scull against j
Charles E. Drake, the latter being I
charged with unlawful detainer of the j
premises, 5405 Winchester avenue, j
owned by Mrs. Scull, was heard before;
magistrate Hand ..and a jury of eleven j
men seiected by Sheriff Woodruff on !
Wednesday morning.
The jury was shy one man, George j
H. Barritt being excused by the attor- j
neys on both sides and the judge. j
The case, which was listed for nine ,
o'clock, did not start until 9.45, as;
one of the jurymen forgot to put in!
his presence, and the judge had to send I
for him, but he was found at his home, j
so the delay caused very little incon-;
yenienee, i.._s\‘:^ ; ■■■ --.!
Edwin H. McHale enjoyed the novel j
distinction of being put in charge of j
himself, as he was a member, of the 1
jury and also constable who was given :
official charge of the Jury.
Three hours was consumed in hear
ing the case, and the eleven men, after
considering the case for more than
three hours, decided to disagree, and
this was flie verdict they delivered to
Judge Hand.
It is more than likely that If a com
promise is not effected at an early
date, a new suit will be instituted, it
being hinted that an attempt will also
be made to have women jurors selected
for thA next panel.
The jury was composed of: Herbert
B. Allen, foreman; Morrell S. Bowen,
Ralph ii. Brooks, Millard F. Cuskaden’
Henry Freund, Frank F. Hepler, Ed
win H. McHale, Dr. S. T. Percival,
Harry. G, Scull, Thomas G. Sheen and
George B. Stebbins, the- court having
excused George H. Barritt. ^
CHINA INLAND MISSION-.
The Missionary Prayer Meeting un
der the auspices of the China Inland
Mission will he held as usual this af
ternoon at the home of Frederick H.
Neale, 6506 Ventnor avenue. Inas
much as it will be the last meeting of
the year 4t will take the form of a
communion service. Rev. Henry W.
Frost, home director of the mission,
will be in attendance and speak. The
meeting will begin at 3.50 o'clock, be
ing somewhat earlier than usual in
order to enable Dr. Frost to make
train connections. , <
Deliveries at any time desired daily
ind this insures Ventnor householders
the best service for all kinds of sea
foods, if orders are given to the
CHELSEA FISH MARKET, 2707
Atlantlo Avenue. —b«U tiso
«d till.
Ladies Will Attend First Session at
Nbon on Saturday—Two New
Counciimen.
In conformity with thte annual cus
tom a session of the present council
manic body will be held at eleven o’
clock on Saturday, and adjournment
will' immediately follow, which will
stive the new body a chance to orga
nize .promptly at high noon for busl-.:
ness for the new year.
This year's ceremonies will differ
from previous occasions inasmuch as
the ladies, now that they have the
rights of franchise, will make up a
large part of the audience, as they are
more than anxious to get tn close
touch with municipal affairs.
Two members of (he present, coun
cilman ic body will retire, Mr. Janies
T. Bew from the first ward and Mr, A.
II. Hillman from the second ward.
Mr. Henry Corkran will be the new
representative from the first' ward and
Mr. Ralph G, Brooks will again repre
sent the .second ward, after a lapse of
Several years.
Immediately after the meeting is
.called to order by City Clerk James T.
G. Hand, the members will select their
present president, George A. Gnmphert,
to again occupy the seat of honor.
The first new business will be the
adoption of the rules fror the transac
tion of business, which will be Imme
diately followed by the appointment of
the various committees. The hold
over members, with a few exceptions,
will undoubtedly receive their same
committees, and the new members will
also be given important posts.
Suggestions from the retiring Mayor
will be in order, and the message of
Mayor-elect Amor W. Brehman will be
awaited with expectancy.
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Seen and ^eard
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Wingate, of 21
Nashville avenue, north, spent Christ
mas with Mr. Wingate's mother, Mrs.
Nelson Ingram, in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Ingram is slowly recovering from'
serious illness. » ■'
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thomas have
closed their cottage at 20 Lafayette
•avenue, south, and are residing at the
Raleigh Hotel, Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Frings, Miss
Grace Frings, of Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn A. Williams, of Beth
lehem, Pa., were the Christmas guests
of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Valentine at
their home, 3 Surrey avenue, north.
Dr. and Mrs. Linford Tracey and
daughters. Misses Dorothy, Helen and
Betty, who have been residing at 7123
Monmouth avenue, have returned to
Philadelphia. — _ _ • .
• cuiu -uia. nmru n. icumvau,
who reside at 8 Harvard avenue, south,
will spend January and February in'
Germantown.
»Mr. H. P. Smyth, a former resident
of this city, is now making his home
in Folsom, Pa.
Mr. and- Mrs. Herbert G. Taylor, of
6929 Atlantic avenue, entertained over
Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hul
ton, of Olney, Pa., and Mrs. Genoa
Worrell, of Philadelphia, who will re
main over the New Year’s week-end.
Mr. E. H. Gaskill and family are
now residing in the Dorset avenue
Bridge House, having taken possession
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sooy entertained
a dinner party on Christmas Day at
their home, 14 Nashville avenue, north.
Their guests included Mr. and Mrs.
E. M. Sooy, Mr. and Mrs. George D.
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Ab
bott, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Deeds, Miss
Rea Wilson, Miss Geraldine Leeds,
Jack Leeds, Jr., George Wilson. Jr.,
Milton Wilson, Carlton Abbott, and
Horace Leeds,
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wagner enter
tained over Christmas at their home, 2
Cambridge avenue, south. Mr. and
Mrs. rrrnest Wagner, and Master Jesse
Penn, of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs.
Wagner will have as their New Year’s
guests. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wagner,
Mrs. H. Bright, Miss M. Stauts. Mrs.
and Miss Fry, and Miss Schwartz, of
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albertson en
tertained a family dinner party on
Christmas Day at their home, 22 Wey
mouth avenue, south. Their guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest S. Albertson,
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Albertson, Mr.
Richard Albertson, Elizabeth Albertson
and Miss Jessica Albertson.
Mrs. Henry F. Nell, of 106 Troy ave
nue, south, was a Philadelphia visitor
this week.
Miss Ritchie, of the Gift Shop, spent
the Christmas holidays with relatives
in Princeton, N. J,
RESOLUTION FOR
THE JEW YEAR
Resolve To Make Ventnor City Even
: Better Than She !•
To-day. .
Ventnor City, the city of homes, has
shown the most remarkable growth of
any seashore eity in the past ten. years,
and this has been made possible by
having not only an attractive city, but
one that is healthy as well; by having
a city whose people are those with
whom it is a pleasure to associate,
whose progressiveness has cansed the
I city to prosper by furnishing recrea
l tion for both young and old, and giv- •
; ing the young the advantage of the
very best educational systems.
Business interests have increased
proportionate to the growth of the
city, and Jiving expenses have not been
exorbitant. Another great advantage
that lias aided wonderfully in the
growth Is the excellent railroad facili
ties, making it especially desirable for
commuters whose business interests
are in the large cities, but who prefer
to dwell in Ventnor.
All these things have caused the city
to reach its present high standard, and
-» continuation of these policies, with
increased benefies to the inhabitants,
will cause it to continue.
No better resolution could be made
by every resident now at the end of
the year than to resolve to do their
part to'make Ventnor City even better
than she is to-day. Note how our city
measures up to the following standard- t
tests:
■ Ten Tent* of -j dig. •
1. Attractiveness: Shall I like the
eity—its “atmosphere”? Does it have
the beauty of shaded streets and other
beautiful features? Is It a quiet,
roomy, airy, well-lighted city? Does it
have attractive public buildings and
homes? Is it well paved? Is it clean
in every sense?
2. Healthfnlness: Will my family
and I have a reasonable chance to keep ‘
well in your city? How about its wa
ter supply? its sanitary system? its
method of milk inspection? Its health
department? Its hospitals? Is It with
out any congested district?
3. Education: Can K educate my
family and myself in your city? How
r about its public schools—present and
[future? Its institutions of higher ed
ucation or of business training? Its .
libraries? Itg lecture and concert
courses? Its newspapers? Its postal
facilities?
4. People: Shall I like the people of
your city? Are they “home folks'
without false exclusiveness? Are they
neighborly and friendly? Is the city
free from factionalism? Does it have
strong religious, fraternal and social
organizations? ?
i 5. Recreation: Can I have a good
time in your city? 1 and my family? V
How about the theatres, museums
t gymnasiums, parks, etc.? Are there
active agencies for providing good, en
CUNTINTTED ON PAGE- TEN.
SELECTED ON JURY.
Two women and three men trom
this city were drawn on the January
Grand Jury panel. Those selected
from this city include. Mrs. George A.
| Bourgeois. Mrs. John S. Westcott.
i Joseph R. Bartlett. E. L. Farrell, and
; B. Frank Melville. On the petit, jury
! panel the names of three Ventnor wo
jmen appear, namely, Mrs. J. Harry
i Fulmer, Mrs. Allen B. Endicott and
j Mrs. Robert W. Bartlett
! PLEASANT EVENING.
A pleasant evening was spent at
j the home of Ruth Urshbaum, 17 N.
Brighton avenue, piaying games,
dancing, etc. The guests were: Ruth
Urslibaum, "hostess”; Jack Marks,
“jazz artist”; Joe McKue, ‘•pianist":’
De Gold. "Brown Derby”: Isabelle Gil
bert. "musical”: Bobby Wisham.
“chair warmer”; Helen Wisham, “good
luck”; Erwood Otway, "singer”; Ellen
Francisco, "furrier”; Ira Wood, “air
pilot”; Lee Abernethy. "scrapper";
Tom Green, "salt flinger”.
The ffrshbaum family were present,
and thru the kindness of Mrs. Ursh
baum. refreshments were served, af
•ter which the guests departed to their
homes.
ELECT CHIEFS.
The members or Navajo Tribe, num
ber 275, advanced all their present
chiefs at the meeting held in City Hall
on Wednesday evening, and also elect
ed Enoch Adams as Junior Sagamore.
C. Wasleski was elected a trustee for
three years. Sachem Risley will be
the delegate to the State Convention,
the alternate being J, Frank Peters.
SCHOOLS TO OPEN.
After enjoying the usual vacation of
the holidays, the school children will
continue their school duties on Mon
day morning and the schools win open