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THE LOWER BEACH WEEKLY
THAT REACHES THE HOMES
VOL. 15. NO. 28
VENTNOR CITY. N. J., DECEA1BEK 9, 1921 PER YEA” "
(Atlantic Cttr. N. F. <X>
ACTIVITIES 8!
ASSOCIATION
Parent-Teachers’ Hold Interesting
Meeting- Quo Vadis To-nigjit and -
Movies To-morrow vNight.
The Parent-Teachers’ Association of
' this city have had a very active- week
planned for this week, having their
regular monthly business meeting and
• social session on Tuesday evening, and
will show the picture Quo Vadis to
night, and then the regular moving
r picture exhibit, as well as the weekly
dance to-morrow night.
On Tuesday evening the members
met at the Troy Avenue School, and
after a short business session were
greatly entertained by an illustrated
: ; address on “Milk” by Miss Brinton
who has had wonderful experience in
work along the line of nutritious foods
in the Philadelphia schools.
Eighty slides, showing photos oi
dairies, children who have been using
milk regularly as prescribed in Phila
\ delphia schools, and a reel of film
. ' clearly demonstrating the active work
^ that has been carried on in that city
* making it an instructive as well as an
entertaining address.
Mr. Thomas G. Sheen, president, of
the Veutnor City Beard of Trade, after
the audience insisted, showed a num
ber of local views that caused enthu
siisrn among the audience.
This evening the picture “Quo
Vadis” will be shown at the samt
building, and every person is invitee
to attend. The admission for children
will be ten cents. Many have made :
request to see the picture, and it i:
expected that the auditorium will be
well filled with both children and theii
parents.
The charge for adults will. be 15
cents. Miss Madeline French will pla>
the piano during the showing of the
picture.
Last Saturday evening Mr. Edward
• Dyer was in charge of the motion pic
ture exhibit, and the hostesses were
Mrs. George J. Finley and Mrs. M. F ;
Jacobs. Prizes of Whitman’s candier
were awarded to Miss Margaret Stev- j
ens and Mr. Jesse Williams, the win
‘ ners of the Lucky Favor Dance.
This week Mr. Richard E. Wheele:
will be in charge of the exhibit, ant
the dance will follow with prizes for
the winners in, the Lucky Favoi
Dance.
DIES IN NEW YORK.
George B. Ornstein, well-known local
cottager of 112 Nashville avenue
south, passed away in New York City
on Friday. Mr. Ornstein had been ill
\ for several months at his home here
and he and Mrs. Ornstein closed their
cottage and left for New York several
weeks ago. He was interested in the
Victor Talking Machine and conducted
~ business at Eleventh and Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia. • !
During his business career Mr. Orn
stdin made a host of friends by his
straightforward dealings and tendency
to help each one with whom he came !
’ in contact .to push their business to a j
complete success, hundreds of whom
gathered around his bier at the Oliver
Blair parlors in Philadelphia, where!
services were held on Monday.
WILLING WORKERS.
Members of the Willing Workers !
met. Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. John S. Westcott, 5501 Vent-1
nor Avenue.
They voted financial assistance to i
various charities, including the S. P. I
C, A.. Pay Nursery and “Lest We For i
get” Club. The hostess' entertained!
with dainty refreshments. Those at- i
tending included Miss Anna L. Wil ;
liams, Mrs. W. A. Rulon, Mrs. A. E.
Golding, Mrs. Carl M. Voelker, Mrs. G.
Arthur Boite, Mrs. William Alcorn,
Mrs. W. Gordon Fox, Mrs. Robert W.
Bartlett, Mrs. Halliday R. Jackson.
Mrs. Howard Moore, Mrs. Edward Fell
Taylor. Mrs. August- H. G^ero*”1'-" ,
Mrs. . William D. Burch, Mrs. Fred!
Rogers, Mrs. Frank J. Moore.
HOSTESS TO CIRCLE.
Mrs. John M. Sooy. 1-1 Nashville ave
nue, north, was hostess to the Alpha
and Omega Circle on Thursday. Miss
Mamie Doughtery was an invited
guest. The members are: Mrs. Wm.
Loach, Mrs. Clias. Whitehead, Mrs.
Jas. E. Sooy, Mrs. John Barnshaw,
Mrs. A. J. Hall and Miss Ethel Giber
"arts. and crafts.
The Arts and Cratts Department of.
v the Women’s Research Club will hold'
its regular weekly meeting this after- j
noon at 3 o’clock at the home of Miss
Louise Van Valkenberg, 112 Victoria
nvenue, south.
Susquehanna—The Quality Coal
Phone 0—Borton Coal Co.
SAVING CLUBS
Everyone Who Enrolls Is Assured
Money for Christmas and Taxes.
Start at Beginning.
Recently members of the Savings
Club of the Ventnor City National
Bank received their checks for their
Christmas Funds. To be exact these
checks reached the members on the
first day of December, just in time to
be used, if you so desired, for the
payment of the second half of your
city taxes due that day. _ ' *
The fund this year far exceeded
that of last year, and this in turn was
;ar in excess of that of any other year,
showing that the people are becoming
gradually educated to the habit of
(systematic saving.
This next year the fund will be con
ducted by Ventpor’s two financial in
stitutions, and will open on Monday,
and it is predicted that the number of
people who take advantage of the sys
tematic saving system will be greater
than .heretofore, ,but as many as can
should enroll at the beginning as it is
always the start that is the hardest to
make.
The classes are so divided that ev
eryone can join, the sum of the week
ly payment being as low ‘ as twenty
five cents. Of course those who de
sire can make payments of 50 cents,
one dollar, two dollars, five dollars,
and up if they so desire, which as
sures them a much larger sum when
their checks arrive next year.
Everybody, old and young, are invit
ed to join, and when they make their
first deposit they become members of
the club, and there are no fines, no
tees and positively no losses. It not
only encourages the habit of saving,
but enables the members to buy pres
ents and enjoy the festivities of
Christmas without stint or inconveni
ence.
Seen and f+eard
Miss Mildred Leventhal,. of 14 Vic
toria avenue north, will entertain a
number of her friends on Saturday in
honor of her tenth birthday. Her
quests will be Seybert and Emily Ru
bin, Hildegard Maurer, of Philadelphia
and a number of local friends.
Mrs. George R. Hayden has removed
to Philadelphia, having closed her
local cottage, at 102 Victoria avenue,
south.
Mrs. S. T. Zelley, of 21 Oakland ave
nue. south, is spending some time in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Glenn Williams, of Bethlehem,
is spending some time with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Valentine, at
their homo, 3 Surrey avenue, north.
Mr. Patrick McGuire has removed to
.Philadelphia for the winter months,
having closed his cottage, at 108 New
Haven avenue, north. i
Mrs. David H. Moore, of 9 Victoria
avenue, south, was a Philadelphia visi
tor a few days the past week.
Miss Anna L. Williams, of 4925
Ventnor avenue, was the guest of
friends in Philadelphia recently. ’
Mr. Harold I. Eaton left on Saturday
for Miami, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McQuillan left
on Monday for an extended visit in
the West. They will visit Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Tulley, formerly of this
city,, in Chicago, and will then go to
Denver, Col., to visit their daughter.
Mr. George V. Hobart, the- well
known playwright, and his family, who
have been residing on Weymouth ave
nue, south, have moved into the pala
tial Wanamaker villa at Weymouth
avenue and the beach. Mr. Hobart is
spending a few days in New York.
Mrs. Charles Moore, of Princeton
avenue, accompanied by Mrs. Gant, of
Virginia, and Mrs. Frdnk J. Moore, ]
motored to Philadelphia Saturday to
spend the*" week-eud. Mrs. Gant is J
visiting Mrs. Moore. i
Mrs. Louis McCorkle was entertain
ed at a surprise miscellaneous shower !
on Tuesday evening at her home, 22
Lafayette avenue, south, by the Pansy
Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greene, of Phil
adelphia, are spending the week-end
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Fortner at their home here.
Mrs. Oliver J. Hammell, who has
been visiting net daughter, Mrs.!
Emery Williamson Jones, of Worces- i
ter, Mass., has returned to her home,
11 Somerset avenue, south. Miss Olga
Hammell, of Lasell Seminary, spent
Thanksgiving with her mother and
sister.
Miss Helene Maulick, of 4901 Vent
nor avenue, will spend the week-end
In Philadelphia as the guest of friends. I
LOCAL LEGION TO
ELECT OFFICERS
Regular Meeting of James Harvey
Post to be ’Held at City Hall
on Tuesday Evening. .
The regular monthly meeting of the
James Harvey Post, No. 144, American
Legion, will be held in the Couneil
manic Chamber at City Hall on Tues
day evening.1
The most important business for
the evening will be the further nomi
nation of officers to be followed by
the annual election, and some spirited
rivalry may be caused due to the ad
iitional nominees at the >ast minute.
Commander W. Preston Crook, who
was given the power to arrange foi
the entertainment of the local Board
of Trade, will inform the members as
to what progress has been made for
Ihis night of entertainment.
The following is the list of the nom
inees for office and the offices for
which they were selected: Post Com
mander, Bertram Wright; Vice Post
Commander, John Stringer; Adjutant,
Roy Shinn; Finance Officer, LeRoy
Burgland; Employment Officer, Hug:
Krause and George Kuhl (one to be
elected); Historian, Carl M. Voelker;
Chaplain, Dr. J, F. Massey; Master
at Arms, Raymond Turner and Con
rad Gaskill (one to be elected). Sev
en members are to be elected to the
Executive Committee, but only six
were nominated. They were W. Pres
ton Crook, Byron Jenkins, Dr. B. B.
Filer, Joseph Farrington, Hugo Krause
and Enoch Turner.
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Mrs. Walter A. Rulon, wife of W.
A. Rulon, City Health Officer, on Tues
day, was elected aa president of the
Ladies of the Community Church, j
Other officers elected follow: Vice-'
president. Mi's. Carl M. Voelker; re
cording secretary, Miss Bessie Tilton;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Chas.
A. Luzenberg; treasurer, Mrs. Frank
. F. Hepler. The meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. Rulon, 6005 Ventnor
avenue. Resolutions thanking Thomas
G. Sheen for the gift of a ton of coal
were passed. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. J. Harry
Fulmer, 29 Weymouth avenue, north.
Those attending included Mrs. William
D. Burch,. Mrs. Blanche Oatman, Mrs.
R. J. Harvey, Mrs. Frank M. Lomax.
Mrs. J. H. Ful’mer, Mrs. Warner Lind
say, Sr., Mrs. M. S. Poulson, Mrs. Earl
Brown, Miss Anna L. Williams, Mrs
W. Shaffer Smith, Mrs. Howard Moore.
Mrs. Charles A. Luzenberg, Mrs. H. R.
Jackson, Mrs. John S. Westcott, Mrs.
E. Cornelius, Mrs. George A. Gump
hert, Mrs. F. F. Hepler, Mrs. Henry
Freund. Mrs. W. Lane Dilg, Mrs. Mat
thew Booker, Mrs. Annie Williams,
Miss Bessie Tilton, Mrs. Carl M.
Voelker and Mrs. Rulon.
INTERESTING ADDRE3S.
Ad intereating address was delivered
to the members of the Ventnor City
Board of Trade, who met last Friday
evening at the Troy Avenue School.
The speaker of the evening was to b<
Col. Lewis T. Bryant, Commissioner
of Labor In this State, and a >
property owner in our city. Col. Bry
ant was taken suddenly ill, and was
confined to the hospital in Newark,!
and the doctor refused to permit him j
to think of attempting the trip here j
to speak, which was a great disap
pointment to him. j
Mr. A. S. Spitz, Assistant Deputy i
in Rehabilitation Department of the!
Commissioner of Labor, was secured
to substitute for him by Mr. Bryant,
so that the people would not be disap
pointed. His address was very inter
esting, as he had spent three years in
France studying conditions there, his
son having been killed in the Battle
of Chateau Thierry, and his experienc
es were of special interest. Five reels
of pictures helped portray the work.
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES.
For the convenience of residents of
this city and Chelsea, as well as Mar
gate and Longport, Robert W. Bart
lett, cashier of the Ventnor City Na
tional Bank, has again made arrange
ments with Andrew S. Orr, Motor Ve
hicle Agent, to issue the same from
the bank. ,
Mr. Orr will be here only one day,
Thursday, December 15th. New driv
ers licenses can be procured at the
same time from 9 A. M, to 3 P. M.
on the day mentioned above.
CHINA INLAND MISSION.
The China Inland Mission will meet
at 8.S0 this afternoon at 14 Sacramento
avenue, south, and every person is in
vited to attend the meeting. Rev. S.
M. Gil lam, of India, will be the speak
er this afternoon. I
lEETSfiTURDA?
Shade Tree Members Invite Bids For
Planting Trees and Supplying
Top Soil.
The activity shown by members oi
the Shade Tree Commission, of this
city soon after their appointment was
not just a sudden spurt that would die
down to nothing iater, as ma:y
thought, but a real active organization
for the purpose of beautifying our city.
Since their organization they hav.
had many details anu situations that
had to be carefully studied before the}
could take the next step necessary t.
proceed with the campaign that they
have mapped out.
In furtherance of this campaign they
are now advertising for bids for shad
trees of the Oriental Plane variety in
various quantities so that they car
readily order just the number they
will require to do what they desire
to accomplish the first-year and at the
same time be able to furnish the tree,
to all property owners who desire U
plant them themselves in front o
their residences. By getting the pric
es on the various quantities they can
give those who make inquiry a defin
ite price as to just what it will cost
them to have the trees supplied.
Bids are also invited for the furnish
ing of Penna. top soil in quantities oi
100, 200 and 300 ton lots.
Both the trees and the soil are to be
delivered at a definite time between
the dates of December 15th, 1921, and
April 1st, 1922, showing that tlie com
mission are making all their plans foi
an active campaign before the openin
of the summer season.
The commission will hold a meeting
at City Hall in the councilmanie cham
ber on Saturday afternoon at two o’.
clock to receive the bids from the var
ious firms.
Personal (Jat
Miss L. Evelyn Grieve, of 5 Marion
avenue, south, has returned atter an
extended visit to New York and Phil
adelphia. ,
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Port, Jr.,
former residents of thi3 city, having
resided for a number of years on
Frankford avenue, south, are again
residing in our city, having leased
the cottage at 306 Nashville avenue,
south. Mr. Fort has been i.l in a
hospital in Philadelphia and is nov,
convalescing here. During the sum
mer months they resided in their
Longport home.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Grand, of
Philadelphia, are spending some time
in this city as the guests of Mr. Jacob
G. Wenderoth and family at 6 Nash
ville avenue, south.
Miss Alma Marsh, of 4 Marion ave
nue, south, returned after a visit of
several weeks in Forest Hill, Long
Island.
Mr. A. M. Grieve will return to
morrow to his home in this city, 5
Marion avenue, south, after a trip of
three months in the west.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Webb, who
have been residing at 104 Sacramento
avenue, south, are now occupying the
cottage they recently purchased at
101 Sacramento avenue, south.
Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Watson and
children, Elizabeth, Edward, Charles
and Margaret, left on Thursday for Co
lumbus, Ohio, where they will remain
until after the holidays, when they will
leave for Cairo, Egypt.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Stcbbins and
family are now residing at 105 Cam
bridge avenue, south.
Mrs. Herbert G. Saylor and son, of
6929 Atlantiq avenue, have returned
home, after spending the past two
weeks in Philadelphia. ,
Mrs. Ernest S. Albertson and baby
daughter are now at their home, 31
Weymouth avenue, south.
Mrs. Samuel Jackson and Miss
Mabel Jackson were Philadelphia visi
tors this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. O’Neil are now
making their home at 4301 Ventnor
avenue, having sold their cottage at
103 Surrey avenue, south.
• Dr.'John Teas and family closed
their cottage this week, at 10 Newark
avenue, south, and left for their win
ter home in De Land, Florida.
Mr. A. H. Sterrett, a summer cot
tager here for a number of years and
residing in Hmiudeiphia in ihe winter,
has removed to Flushing, Long Island,
where he will make his permanent
residence.
Mrs. Fred Schnessle and Miss Mar
garet Srhwetgart, of Philadelphia, are
guests in the home of Mr. and Mi's.
Ernest S. Albertson, 21 WeymOuth
avenue, south.
FIRE
$
Action of Convention Will be Certified
to Solons When They Organize .
on January First.
DELEGATES
ELECT CHIEFS i
Members of the two volunteer flrfe
departments of this city met in their
annual convention tor the selection of '
chiefs of the volunteers, on Tuesday
evening, at City Hall. The time o?
he meeting is fixed by ordinance, b
.ug designated as the first Tuesday in
| December.
Five delegates represented each of
lie two volunteer companies, Vent nor
-ity Fire Company number one, the
ioueer company of the city, whit a
as organized in the summer of 19C5,
• hen a number of local residents
gathered at the summer home of Roo
■ ft W. Bartlett, the present chief, to
oand themselves together for the pur
pose of protection to their own e. s
well as the property of all residents
o; the city, the company being incorpo
rated in May of the following year,
md the Ventnor Truck Company,
lumber one, which was oiganized a
' .umber of years later, when the city
•rocured their first fire fighting truck.
The members of the convention
elected George B. Stebblns for chief,
e being promoted from the rank of
irst assistant, but was a former chief
n the department. M. Y. Royal, the
econd assistant, was selected as first. *
ssistant, he having been the second
issistant this year, although he, ton,
tas filled the position to which he has - :
ust been selected. Foreman Bert ij
deissinger of the Truck Company was
■elected the second assistant chief:
In the history of the department
he city has had only five chiefs, Mr.
■Villiam Kuhl, Sr., being the first"
hoice, and he having occupied the
osition for a number of ■ years,
ames Leeds was his successor, and'
to in turn was followed by Norman
dale. The next Incumbent was Mr. -.,
stebblns, who again will enjoy the
onor. The present chief, Mr. Bait
stt was the fifth man to occupy the
lost. .
Yv lien the new council meets for
organization on the first of January,
lie action of the convention will be ;
jortlfied to the soions by the secre
■ ary for confirmation.
The delegates who filed credential
| included William Kuhl, Sr., Benjamin
j diley, N. Freeman Parker, James
| feeds and John Donaldson from
.'entnor City Fire Company number
one, and Herbert Taylor, George Mil
er, Sylvanus Price, Norman Gale and
V. Sharpe from the Ventnor Truck •
Company.
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DORIS LOCHE DIES.
Harriet Doris Loche, daughter of
Hr. and Mrs. Harry A. Loche, died on
Sunday at the home ot her parents,
'Ofi Little Rock avenue, south, after
i short illness, her death being a
-hock to her many friends. Deceas
ed had reached the age of 15 years,
and by reason of her quiet disposition
and happy mien had endeared herse.T '
to her many schoolmates. She was a
'aithful attendant at. the Community
Church Sunday School since its c -'*
"animation as a union Sunday School.
The funeral will be held this mom- ■
tag. The many ft lends of the young
lady viewed her body last evening be
tween the hours of four and nine.
LOCAL TRIBE TO HAVE
PAST SACHEMS NIGHT.
Past Sachems’ Night will be cele
brated next Wednesday evening by
members of Navajo Tribe, number
'275, Improved Order of Red Men, in
the wigwam of the local tribe at City
Hall.
Arrangements are being made to
entertain the largest attendance o*
the year, as it is believed that many
of the members will attend to do
honors to the older 'boys who bad.
Charge of the activities of the trfbo
during the past few years.
TO MOVE HOUSES.
At a meetmg of the members of the
Board of Commissioners cf Margate
this week, Mr. Norman Gale, of this
eity, was awarded the contract for the
moving back of seven houses in that
city in order to provide for the widen
ing and opening of Ventnor avenue
through that city. The land has ali
been acquired for this improvement
and the contract for the work, in alt
probability, will be awarded next July
or August so as to have it all ready
for the season of 1923.
Deliveries at any time desired daily
land this insures Ventnor householders
i the heat service for all kinds of sea 1
ifeerts. if orders are given to the'
CHELSEA FISH MARKET, 2707
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