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THE LOWER REACH WEEKLY
THAT REACHES THE HOMES
VENTNORCITY. N. J.. FEBRUARY II, 1921
SI PER YEAR
TRACK MEET TO
BE HELD TODAY
FIRST MOVIES
SHOW TONIGHT
OF CITV
FORM LEAGUE
Parents-Teachers Association Will
Have Interesting Program Next
Thursday Evening.
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' A meeting of the local Parent-Teach
ers Association will be held Thursday
evening, February 17th, at eight o'clock
in the auditorium of the-Troy Avenue
.School.
An interesting program is being
worked out by the officers now, and no
business will be transacted, it being
more on the nature of a Birthday Par
ty, as the' time is the anniversary of
the founding of the association.
Mrs. Frederick' Schoff. a speaker of
prominence, has been secured to make
the main address of the evening. Mrs.
Schoff is the only honorary president
of the National Parent-Teachers Asso
'ciation, and ^is also Honorary Presi
dent of .the National Congress of Moth
ers, as well as Vice President of the
Child’s Welfare.Association, giving her
a wide experience in this work.
Mrs. Schoff has not selected any par
tlcular subject for her address, but
will tell of the work that is being done
by the associations all over the coun
try, anti endeavor to help the local
members to-better understand the work
and enlarge on their visions.
Parent-Teacher Associations of other
cities have been given a hearty Invita
tion to participate in the meeting, and
.some have already sent in their accep
tances.
WILL. ORGANIZE WOMEN’S
REPUBLICAN CLUB THURSDAY.
Women of this city who are affiliated
with the Republican Party are. invited
to attend a meeting that will be held
in the Auditorium of the Troy Avenue
School next Thursday afternoon at
3.30. .
At that time a new club will be
formed to be known as the Veutnor
City Women's Republican Club. The
meeting will be conducted by Miss
Anna Williams, assisted by Mrs. Rob
ert Ingersoll, chairman of the Atlantic
County Republican Women’s organi
zation.
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BUILDING MORE HOMES.
Mrs. I. Spear has just purchased five
more lots, and Is erecting a home on
one of them now, and three others are
staked out, getting ready for immedi
ate erection. Three of the lots are on
Sacramento avenue, one on Richards
avenne, and one on Troy avenue. It is
reported that already two of the con
templated cottages have already been
sold. The deal was consummated
through the office of Mulford T. Rose.
During the week Mr. Rose also sold
the cottage at 107 South Berkley
Square to Louis Lukes, formerly of the
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia. Mr. Lukes
will make this cottage his future home.
The consideration was reported as
$35,000.
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; BIRTHDAY PARTY. *§,
Miss Mildred Moore, of 108 Surrey
avenue, south, entertained a few of
her friends on Monday evening in
honor of her thirteenth birthday.
Games and dancipg was enjoyed. The
guests were then ushered into the din
ing room, where the table was trim
med with' baskets filled with candy.
The place cards were valentines.
Among those present were: Louise
Smith, Edith Blatt, Olive Filer, Flor
ence Rowand, Beryl Williams, Jean
Godfrey, Virginia Dawing, Jane Dagett,
Ethel Riley, Barbara Andrew, Nancy
Johnson, Rena Stebbins, Frances Ford,
.Elaine Griffith. Mary Buck, Ruth Swei
gartand Mildred Moore.
MUSIC REVIEW TO-DAY.
If the weather is clear this afternoon
the first five grades of Oxford Ave.
School will go to the Troy Ave. Audi
. ;;._jU>rium at 2.3(1 o’clock for a Music Re
view. All parents and friends are cor
dially invited to attend. 'Should the
weather 6e inclement, the Review will
■; be postponed until Monday afternoon,
Feb. 14th, at the same hour.
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TRUCK COMPANY DANCE.
The members of Ventnor Truck
Company, Number One, ifrill .hold their
annual dance as has been their cus
tom in the past on St. Patrick’s eve
ning, Thursday, March »l?th. The
members* of the committee are now
preparing to send tickets to residents
and property owners who always sup
port the affairs of the company. De
tails will be announced latet.
»S ERECTING STORE.
Patrolman James Keating is having
a store room erected at Winchester
avenue opposite the Troy avenue
school. Alter it is completed Mr.
Keating will open a general store to
supply the wants of the many resi;
dents in that section, which appears
to be badly needed.
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Amounts Wanted By Various Depart- j
ments Have Been Practically \
- ’ Determined’J'‘v -i_ •
The members of council will hold a
busy session on Monday evening in
the councilipanic chamber at City Hall.
One Of the most important things that.
Will come before the body is the bud-:
get for 1921. The amounts that will j
be required by each of the many de
partments have practically been decid
ed upon, and as it now stands it will
pass second reading.
A public hearing will .he. given to
-this legislation at the meeting which
will be held the last day of tlie month,
at .which time any person will be given
opportunity to speak on the same. It
cannot be materially changed as the
law does not allow it to be lowered or
raised'more than ten per cent, in any
department, that being one of the rea
sons that it lias to -be considered so
carefully before it is passed on second
reading. Members of council have al
ways worked to hold it down to a min
imum, and no great increases will be
asked for this year in any of the’ ac
tual working departments. /
Bids will he received for the fur
nishing and installation i>f one two
hundred horse power water tube en
gine for the municipal water plant to
help improve the water facilities for
the coming summer season. j
Believing in preparation beforehand
has caused the committee to also ask :
for bids for the labor and material i
complete in the sinking of an addition-1
al eight inch well, so that the supply
'will be much greater than the demand,:
and will give a large amount of water
in, reservation at all times for cases J
of emergency. ~ ! ~ ' j
. As a further improvement along the
same lines another proposal asks for i
bids for the furnishing and laying of
cast iron pipe from Atlantic Avenue
to Vehtnor Avenue to replace many
of the smaller pipes-that are now sup
plying the water.
Other matters of the routine nature
will come before the members.
Miss Maude J. Hayden has returned
to her home on Weymouth avenue,
south, and has as her guest Mrs. Wal
ter R. Herfurth, of Ridley Park, Pa.
Mr. B. <J. Reynolds and wife, of Phil
adelphia, were week-end guests of Mr.
J. S. Holmes and daughters, of 103
Victoria avenue, south.
• Dr. and. Mrs. Wm. Ho. Moorhead
have taken up their residence in their
new home at Vefttnor and .Oakland
Avenues, where Dr. Moornead has op
ened an office to continue the practice
of his profession.
Miss Laura E. Long, of 4 Surrey
avenue, south, accompanied by her
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Long, will leave on Monday for Tava
res, Fla., where they will spend the
balance of the winter, ^ ,
Miss Margaret. Baker has returned
to her home, 6 Baltimore avenue, south,'
after a month’s visit-with friends in
Trenton. . ,
Airs. Arthur riemmg.or Philadel
phia, spent the week-end with friends
here. Mrs. Fleming’s summer home is
on Itosborough avenue.
The many friends of Mr. Edwin
Moyer,, who has been seriously ill at
his home. 6927 Ventnor avenue, will
be glad to learn he is able to be around
his room and well on the road to com
plete recovery.
Mrs. Theodore Drake, Mrs. A. Lin*,
coin Myers and Mrs. L.‘Floyd Print®
delightfully entertained the Arts and
Crafts Department of the Woman’s
Research Club at Mrs. Drake's home,
109 Baton Rouge avenue, south, on
Friday last. Today Mrs. John Moore
will entertain the; members at her
home in the Stonehurst apartments. .
Mrs. Edward Doughty, who has been
confined, to her home, 3901 Ventnor
avenue, owing to injuries sustained in
an automobile accident, is now able to
be about again, i t
Miss Betty Penrose entertained the
members of her 60(1 club on Tuesday
evening at her home, 21 Marion ave
nue, south. The members Include Miss
fiehevieve Harrison, Miss Mildred,
3uin.ni Miss Beatrice Thomas, Miss | ■
Katharine Corcoran, Miss Isabelle j
Corcoran, Miss Stella Stewart, Miss ■
Helen Alter, Miss Erma Kelly and j
Miss Betty Penrose. ?.
Mrs. E. J. MoGurdy, of, 11 Maripn I,
j,venue, south, is spending some time
n Philadelphia. > ; - , i
Mr. J, George Frings, of Philadcl- I
thia, spent the week-end with his fa
ther, Chief of Police H. H. Fringe, '
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Pupils of Seventh and Eighth Grades
Will Compete With Same Grades .
of Massachusetts Avenue.
At Massachusetts Ave. School Gym
nasium at 3.40 P. M. to-day, a Track
Meet will be held, in which the Sev
enth and Eighth Grades of the Ventnor
City Schools will compete .with the
corresponding Grades of Massachus
etts Ave. School. The following are
the Boys’ events:
Eighth Grade Basket Ball Game.
Seventh Grade Basket Ball Game.
Basket Ball Relay.
Volley Ball. '•
Dodge Ball: Progressive (Seventh
Grade): Fox and Geese (Eighth
Grade).
Shooting Goals in’One Minute.
Chinning the Bar.
Standing Broad Jump:
Three Standing Broad Jumps. . . ,
Potato Race.
Running Broad Jump.
Relay.
Girls’ events are as follows:
Team Dodge Ball (Eighth Grade).
Catch Ball (Seventh Grade).
Shooting Goals in One Minute.
Indian Club Relay.
Standing Broad Jump.
Banket Ball Throw for Distance.
Potato Race.
List of those competing in Track
Meet:
Boys’ Events.
Eighth Grade Basket Ball Team—
Frank Mulligan. Forward; Elbert
Seeley,, Forward; Robert Collins,:
Guard; Clement Wasleski, Guard; j
John Millman, Center.
- Seventh Grade Basket Ball Team—
Harry Russell, Forward; Chas. Mecke,!
Forward: Edward Corcoran, Guard;
Howard Wolf, Guard; Homer Wil
liams, Center.
Basket Ball Relay—Frank Mulligan,
Elbert Seeley, Robert Collins, John
Millman, Clement Wasleski. Geo. Fin
ley.
Volley Ball—Homer Williams, Geo.
Finley, Fred Clark, Harry Russell; El
bert Seeley, John Millman, Robert Col
lins, Gerald Palmer,. Frank Mulligan, i
William Fannon, Edward Dyer, Brews
ter Dimon.
| Standing Broad Jump—John Mill
man, Brewster Dimon, Homer Wil
liams.
Three- Standing Broad Jumps—Hom
er Williams, Allen Rulon, Vivian
Smith. *
Potato Race—Robert Brick, Walter
Williams, William Bach.
Running‘Broad Jump—Vivian Smith.
Brewster Dimon. Homer Williams.
Goal Shooting—Elbert Seeley, elem
ent Wasleski.
Pull Ups—Homer Williams, William
Bach. -
Progressive Dodge Ball—Sidney Lev
enthal. Alan Riddle, Harry Russel),
(Continued on Page Five.)
•VICTORY MEDALS. '
Captain Absalom S. Weseoat,'chair
man of the county organization of the
American Legion, has received notice
from the War Department that two
army field clerks will be assigned to
Atlantic City and county until Febru
ary 16. to settle all claims and appli
cations for victory medals due to the
veterans of the World War. An office
has been established in the Atlantic
City postofflce building.
Captain Westcott has arranged for
the army clerks to be at Pleasantville
on the fourteenth, at Hammonton on
the fifteenth and at Atlantic City on
the rGaucciniiig dnjrB. ,7' "
All members of the Atlantic City.
Ventnor, Italian, Wescoat and Army
Nurses' organizations, as well as mem
bers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Society, are requested to come to the
local postoffice with their discharges
in order to be placed in position to
receive their victory medal.
SURPRISE PARTY.
A delightful surprise party was giv
en Mr. Charles Luzenberg, Saturday
evening at his home. 4 Victoria ave
iue. north. The evening was enjoya
bly spent with cards, after which the
tuests sojourned to a daintily appoint
ed dining room, where an elaborate!
supper was served.
Among those present Were: Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Ott, of Cranford, N. J.r
Hr, and Mrs. Milton Lindsay, Mr. and ;
Mrs. Samuel Rhinehard, Mr. and Mrs. j
Villi am Fiery, Miss Laura Ulery, Miss
.'iota Hoffner. Mr. Norfolk, Miss Eloise'
Stilly. Miss Grace Luzenberg, Mr. and
Mrs. Luzenberg. .
Deliveries at any time desired daily
ind this Insures Ventnor householders
he best service for all kinds of sea
oods, If orders are given to the
CHELSEA PISH MARKET. 2707
Atlantic Avenue P<--—Rel) 2180
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£ u ».♦ ’k. - • . _
Child Welfare Committee of Local
Parenta-Teacher* Association An
nounce First Program.
The first of a series of motion pic
tures that will be shown la this city
under the auspices of the Child Wel
fare committee of the local Parent
Teachers Association is announced for
this evening from 7.30 to 9.00 o’clock,
at the^Sroy avenue school auditorium.
i The association does not own a mo
tion picture machine of their own as
yet, But in order to inaugurate the
program they have in mind they have
rented one for this first entertainment,
a number of which will follow so as to
give the children 'the proper kind of
entertainment here in their own city.
These are real pictures, too, the kind
the children coax their parents to take
them to, being booked through the
courtesy of one of the Theatrical man
agers of Atlantic City who is deeply
interested in everything that goes on
in Yentnor.
“The Cross Roads” is the title of a
brand new two reel drama that has
just come from one of the prominent
Western studios and has never been
shown on the island before. It was
secured by great effort, as It was the
desire to give something entirely new.
There is also a two reel comedy en
titled "The One Best Pet”, which is
sure to create roars of laughter. This
Is not all of the program, as it is pro
posed to have another picture, but we
could not secure the particulars at this
writing.
No, the show is not free, but the
charges are only sufficient to cover the
necessary expenses. Children up to
and including the eighth grade will be
charged only five cents admission, and
the older children and those adults
who attend will be charged fifteen
cents.
A daucc will follow the pictures
from 9.00 to 11.00 o’clock for the older'
children and the adults. Mrs. Allen B.
Endicotl and Mrs. Richard Wheeler
will be the hostesses at the dance.
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Seen and |4eard
N. Arthur Albertson, of South Wey
mouth avenue, has been spending a
vacation at the shore. He has return
ed to resume his college course at
Cornell University, at Ithaca, N. Y.,
after srending a year to prepare for
entry to that seat of learning.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Albertson and
daughter Elizabeth, of Pleasantville,
were the guests this week of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest S. Albertson at their
home, 21 Weymouth avenue, south.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Braznell, who
formerly spent the summers here, have
decided to make their permanent home
in this city and have taken up their
residence at 19 Baton Rouge avenue.
Mr. Braznell has large coal interests in
Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Walsh, of 7
Suffolk avenue, south, are. enjoying a
few weeks' sojourn in Florida resorts.
Miss Teresa Wasleski, of 6401 Win
chester avenue, spent the week in Phil
adelphia as the guest of Miss Joseph
ine Larkin.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bartram Richards
and daughter sailed on Wednesday j
from New York for Naples. They will I
spend the next two months touring!
Italy.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester L. Owens, of
6251 Winchester avenue, are receiving
congratulations upon the birth of a
baby girl on Saturday.
Miss Eleanor MacLaren has return
ed to her home, 12 Weymouth avenue,
south, front a two weeks’ vacation
speni in rennsyivama.
Mrs. David Moore, of 7 Victoria ave
nue, south, is in the Jefferson Hospital,
where she recently underwent a seri
ous operation.
Mrs. Walter T. Margerum, of 17
Victoria avenue, south, is confined to
her home on account of illness.
Mrs. I. Wilfred Hart, of 14 Melbourne
avenue, south, this week entertained
her sewing class at her home. Among
those present were Mrs. Charles Ives,
Mrs. Miller Henderson, Mrs. Fred.
Mergent haler and Mrs. Herbert Wal
reth, all of Atlantic City, and Mrs.
John Gilmore, of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Naylor, Jr., and
George Miller have returned to their
home in Ventnor Heights, after having
spent several months with relatives at
Thorofare, New Jersey,
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Houpt have
taken possession of their handsome
new home at 117 Cambridge avenue,
north.
Non-Partisan Society Formed For p*^,***
pose of Studying Intelligent
On Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 at.
Council Chambers in City Hall the
League of Women Voters of Ventnor
City was formed. This is a strictly
non-partisan organization, where all of •
the members of whatever political par- -
ty are pledged to cooperate for the'
general good of the city. ;
The meeting was called to order by r--—
Mrs. Robert Craighead, president of
the Atlantic City League of Women
Voters, who acted as temporary chair
man. Constitution and by-laws similar
to those of Atlantic City were quickly
adopted, after which officers were el
ected.
Mrs, Allen B. Endicott, Jr., was
Chosen president; Mrs. C. Edward ‘
Darr, secretary, and Mrs. Horace M.
Leeds, treasurer.
Other officers elected were Mrs. Ar
thur Knauer, first vice president; Mrs.
George Bailey, second vice president;
Mrs. O. J. Hammell, third vicepresi
dent, and Mrs. George H. Craig,
fourth vice president. :
It was pointed out that the basic
purpose of the organization is to instill - -
into its members a thorough working V
knowledge of national and civic gov
ernment methods, to study the aims
and achievements of all political par
ties and the records of their respective
candidates, thus being enabled to
align themselves with definite organi
zations intelligently and In a manner
calculated to effect the greatest good
for all.
Others present were Mrs. C. H.
Wisham, Mrs. Charles N. Baroux, Mrs.
George Barritt, Mrs. E. A. Kilpatrick,
Mrs. Anna A pel, Mrs. Geo. W. Braid
wood. Mrs. Mary B. Hamilton, Mrs.
F. W. Wigand, Mrs. Joseph L. Naylor,
Mrs. F. J. Matlack, Mrs. Charles Ho
bart, Marie Bryant Reilly, Helen S. s •
Randal], Mrs. L. L. Jones, Kathryn E.
Reilly, Mrs. J. S. Pettit, Mrs. Charles
Luzenberg, Mrs. William Oxley, Mrs.
Richard Wheeler, Mrs. David Stuart,
Mrs. Ralph Brooks, Mrs. Norman Gale,,- ,i
and Mrs. Lucius I. Wright. °
BUYS ADDITIONAL LOTS, v
Freeholder C. Claude Scull believes
in doing things right while he is about
it and has purchased additional lots
between his boat house and the Bridge
House in Ventnor Heights. This gives
him all of these lots now, and he is
now preparing to bulkhead along the
entire front, and at the same time :
shall make additions to his home,
where he is spending the winter in ::
great comfort He will also have »
private basin for the base of his cruis- .ti
er, the Mulford II. i'?*
WONDERFUL SPEAKER.
Reverend Charles R. Watson, D. D.
a wonderfully strong speaker will oc
cupy the pulpit at St. John’s-by-the
Sea Church on Sunday morning, and
the public is given a cordial invitation
to attend the services. Rev. Watson
is from the American University at
Cairo, and has a wide knowledge of
conditions in foreign climes.
MOTHER PASSES AWAY
IN ATLANTIC CITY. ]?)
Mrs. Mary E. Hedges, mother of
Mrs. Theresa Hedges Annear. who
resides at Or ford sad Vcntnor Ave- ^
nues, passed away last Friday at her w, *■.
home in Atlantic City. Funeral ser
vices were held on Monday, interment,
being made in Pleasantville. ...;.Y
BOY SCOUT PLEDGES.
In spite of the fact that short notice
was given to the local teams of the
Board of Trade in the Boy Scout Drive, '.-S
they succeede<l in raising $548 for the ?’ “
good work. Many of our local resi
dents were on teams representing At
lantic City organizations, and secured - :
many pledges front those residing fcrlriitSs
our city.
MR. HAY DIES SATURDAY.
Mr. James Hay, president of the
Ventnor Realty Company, died last ji
Saturday at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Frank Myers, of 15 Cornwall ave
nue, south. Mr. Hav was 79 years
of age, and has been in this city sev- ^
eral years, making a host or friends
and acquaintances. Interment was
madesin Pittsburgh.
AUXILIARY MEETS.
The - Women’s . Auxiliary of James
Harvey Post, No. 144, American Leg
ion, held a meeting yesterday after
noon at the City Hall. The ladies thor
oughly discussed the constitution and
by-laws offered before adopting the
same.