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AMONG VENTNORITES
By Grace Mary Moore
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One isn’t natural if he doesn’t
plant something in the spring
time, I think. It doesn’t matter
to me what it is that I plant—
vegetables or flowers, but when I
feel the least bit warm, and dis
card the heavier winter outer
garments, it is just as instinctive
for me to dig in the soil, as it is
for my kitty to scratch behind
his ear when he is disturbed in
that vicinity.
And so, a recent warm day
found me in companionship with
a spade, an envelope of seeds and!
a can of water. It was then that
Mr. -, well, say Mr. Jingle
happened along.
Mr. Jingle is a dear old gossip
who lives off in the country and
has eggs and things which he
peddles every week as an excuse
to “visit” with the housewives.
If his supplies give out, he con
tinues the “rounds” anyway, and
tells his friends that “he’s ran
out o’ stuff this week, but he
kinda thought he’d stop in an’
talk a minute er so jes’ the same.”
• This time he greeted me with
“Hello, sister, what you doin’?
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Plantin’?”
“Yes, I am. I always grow
something in this little spot every
spring. Several years ago I
started a bed of “Special”
pansies, but I went to Maine be
fore they blossomed. A few
weeks later mother wrote,
“Thanks, Grace Mary. This eve
ning the family enjoyed a mess
of delicious radishes from your
pansy garden. They’re beauties!
So now I’m planting lima beans
in hopes of having some petunias
spring up.”
The old man chuckled. “Say, i
ain’t that girl there Celia
1 Steiner’”..
I looked down the street, “Yes,
' ifcjto ” ■-iSSsfifr":
“They say she’s a wonder at
the violin.”
“You can just bet she is. She
plays beautifully.”
“I hear she’s been studyin’ in
New York.”
"Yef, for the past few years.
She has had a concert at the
Ambassador, too.”
“Sartin’ would like to hear
her!”
“She’s going to play at a musi
cal tea Tuesday, May 11th. The
“Ventnor Auxiliary” is giving it
at “Sunny Haven,” on Portland
Avenue. Why don’t you go hear
her, Mr. Jingle?”
“Reckon I will. I don’t want
to miss anything. Who else is
going to perform?’’
“Virginia Dunn.”
“Say, can’t she play, though?
I heard her fiddlin’ away once
when I was in the kitchen
countin’ eggs.”
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“She plays the harp, don’t she?
And the piano, too! Say, her ma
sure is great at it! Mrs. Hep
ler’s a mighty fine lady, mighty!
fine!”
“■Indeed she is. And then,1
Suzanne Finley.”
“Know her, too! She’s a right:
nice girl!”
“She will accompany the other
two in a trio. Then there will be
Mrs. Roberts, soprano; Mrs.
Steele, and Mrs. Gruhler.”
“She lives in Ventnor, don’t
she?”
“Yes, I think she does. Mrs.
Tilton will sing, too. The resi
dent missionaries will give some
short talks, and—”
“Aren’t you doin’ nothing?”
I laughed loud and long.
“But don’t you dance?”
“Not the exhibition kind, I’m
sorry to say. Just that modern
“Don’t you go to balls? Well,
did you go to that one the other
day? It was at the—the—”
Mr. Jingle scratched his head and
tugged at his white beard.
“Lemme see. Lemme see! Mrs.
Downey was telling me that her
daughter, Pauline, had something
to-do with it.”
“Oh, yes. Friday evening.
The sorority dance at the Chelsea
Yacht Club. Pauline Downey
was on the committee. She was
awfully pretty, Mr. Jingle, all in
white. Her dress was canton
crepe; but, then, of course, you
don’t know what that is—and she
wore a flower the color of an
American Beauty rose.”
“She’s an American Beauty
herself, child!” The old man
gave his habitual chuckle. “All
the Downey’s are good looking.
Was you at the dance, sister?”
“No, I’m sorry to say, I wasn’t.
I expected to go until that very
evening, but at the last minute
I was prevented.”
“Pshaw, now!’’
I dug into the ground crossly.
I had wanted to go very badly,
but the circumstances were un
avoidable. The orchestra was
exceptional, too. Several people
told me that the music was really
the best ever. It was the Venee
Orchestra from Philadelphia.
I get very peeved when I hear
how enjoyable everything was!
Then, too, I was deprived of one
of women’s dearest pastimes—
primping. The other girls primp
ed, and, I am told, achieved more
than the usual attractive result.
Miss Santa Maria was “done”
in pink taffeta, with a girdle of
flowers. Ruth Shaffer, too, wore
taffeta-rose with lace. Mabel
Anderson was a pleasing old
fashioned picture in rose, with
puffs at the sides. Vera Wall’s
frock was lavendar crepe de
chine, and that of Sam Ireland’s
wife was white. Dot Ireland’s
primping had been done to the
tone of green taffeta and silver
lace. Gertrude Coffy chose grey.
Then Marjorie Richmond, in
black lace with American Beauty
tulle. Judy Rittenhouse jn rose
velvet, and Betty Coffin were
there, too. . '
But, Mr. Jingle interrupted my
meditations.
“Say, wasn’t'Mrs. Fox’s niece
at the dance?”
“Yes, indeed. Dolly was one
of those who were telling me
about it. She must have been
lovely.” (I was addressing myself
more than my friend.) “She
had on a tangerine gown beaded
with irridescent beads.”
“That girl’s purty, anyways!”
Mr. Jingle declared. “She’s got
such nice eyes. Every time I sees
her I thinks of that saying:
“ ‘Everybody loves a goody-goody,
girl,
uui> nut tuu guuu.
For the good die young,
And nobody wants a dead
one!’ ”
“Say, is your ma in? I got
some real fresh eggs—just laid.”
“No, she’s over at the delica
tessen sale that the ladies of the
Community Church are giving.”
“Didn’t the church have a fes
tival for strawberries or some
thing last night?”
Someone laughed.
It was Esther Cape’s laugh, so,
of course, Esther was with it.
“Why, it’s Miss Esther!” The
old man exclaimed. “Congratu
lations, Missy, for the honor they
give you up at High School. You
sure are smart, and Julius
Sachse, he is, too! Well, I guess
I’ll be a-trottin’ over to Mrs.
Harris’. She’s a right nice lady,
ain’t she?”
“She (certainly is that,” I
agreed heartily.
“You girls have probably got
things to discuss which would be
better said without a old geezer
like me bein’ around.” He
stepped over the low fence.
“Say, Miss Grace, don’t you want
this egg? You might plant it,
and tomorrow a chicken would
grow out.”
“No thanks, Mr. Jingle, “1
called throwing him a kiss, “I far
prefer raising limas. They make
less noise!”
There was a meeting of the
Executive Board of the Ventnoi
City League of Women Voters
on May 2d. It was in the morn
ing, at the home of the League’s
I president, Mrs. O. J. Hammell,
II S. Somerset. Mrs. D. A. De
Vanney, vice-president of the
Atlantic City League, addressed
the ladies in a very laudible
fashion, for her remarks were
instructive as well as interesting.
The members who were there
were Mrs. O. J. Hammell, of
course, Mrs. Arthur Knauer, Mrs.
Charles N. Baroux, Mrs. William
j C. Ulery, Mrs. G. I. Finley, Mrs.
| Horace M. Leeds, Mrs. Lucius
i I. Wright, Mrs. Richard E.
! Wheeler and Mrs. George H. Bar
rett. '
Mrs. Knauer will be hostess at
the next regular monthly meet
ing of the League. That will be
at her home, 25 South Oakland
Avenue, at two-thirty o’clock, on
Monday, the 15th. I understand
that this date will be an impor
tant ond and that it would be
well if each member would bring
an additional voter—lay voter,
dear me, yes!
The president extends to the
members of the Ventnor League
and to their friends an invitation
for tea Thursday afternoon, May
18th, at two-thiry. There will be
entertainment.
Here is the program which
the Christian Endeavor of the
Community Church had at its
social last Friday evening:
1— Joe Robinson’s Orchestra.
2— Soprano Solo by Mrs. Wm.
D. Burch: a “My Jacquemint”
(Johnson), b “An Irish Mother’s
Love Song” (Margaret Long).
3— Piano Solo by Charles
Chubb: a“Humoresque ’’(Bohn),
b “Lazinojina” (Dvorak).
4— Recitation by Alice Burch:
“Boy in a Dime Museum.”
6—Soprano Solo by Mrs. J. N.
Key: a “I Build a World in the
Heart of a Rose” (Nicholson),
b “Smilin’ Through” (Penn).
6— Piano Solo by Charles
Chubb: a “Sextette” from “Lucia”
(Donizetti), b “Clinging Bells.”
7— Recitation by Alice Burch:
“Minuet.” '
8— Joe Robinson’s Orchestra.
9— Community Singing.
Refreshments were served im
| mediately after the community
singing.
Longport News
The regular weekly meeting of
the Borough Commissioners was
held on Saturday afternoon with
Mayor Grieb and Commissioners
Lavino-and Goldsmith in attend
ance. The Clerk was instructed
to order one car of gravel and
three cars of cinders and also was
instructed to have Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Avenues repaired.
A resolution was adopted author
izing the County Board of Free
holders to proceed with the open
ing of Ventnor Avenue through
Longport and the Mayor and
Clerk were authorized to execute
a quit claim deed to be given to
the County for the rights of
way. The Commissioners received
; numerous letters from property
j owners approving of the stand
taken Ijy the Commissioners to
exclude campers from the Bor
ough. Longport’s property own
ers and residents have every rea
son to be well pleased with the
efforts of the new Commissioners
who spend many hours each week
trying to improve conditions in
this borough. We know of no
other municipality in this State
whose City Fathers not only re
ceive no salary but also pay all
their own car-fare and other ex
penses. Mr. John C. Gossler, Man
ager of the Hotel Aberdeen, Free
man Parker, a member of the
County Board of Freeholders
from Ventnor City, Charles F.
Bonsor, B. J. Krause and others
attended the Commissioner’s meet
ing.
Thomas Gaskill, whose father is
one of our local U. S. Coast
Guards, is the star pitcher for the
baseball team at the Winchester
School, and it is an assured fact
that when “Tommy” is on the
mound all residents of Longport
are pulling for Winchester to win.
This boy possesses both a wide
curve and a cool head and should
win many contests for the local
institution.
Mrs. Helen P. Ancker has
rented the Snedaker cottage at
26th and Atlantic Avenues for the
summer.
Michael McCoy has a flock of
thoroughbred Plymouth rock hens
that are producing a bountiful
supply of fresh eggs.
Somers J. Endicott and family
are again residing in Longport. |
Mrs. William P. Young, of!
Lansdowne, Pa., has rented the
Mathis cottage at 24th Avenue
and the Beach.
Mr. Howard Sheck has com
pleted his new home at 16th and
Atlantic Avenues and is now
starting to erect a concrete
garage.
curing me montn oi May, in
previous years, fishermen in the
local waters baited their hooks for
flounders and were proud to show
the fish they landed but this year
none, of the fishermen even display
their bait. They do not show their
catch or tell (in public) of the big
ones that got away, but one or two
have intimated that Mr. Volstead
would protest if he knew what
wonderful luck they have had.
When the ship Comanche disposed
of real Scotch wiskey in our Bay
it gave a wonderful impetus to
fishing.
Mr. Arthur Hewitt, private sec
retary to the postmaster in Atlan
tic City, will spend the summer
with his family in the Majestic
partments at 17th Avenue and the
Beach.
Mr. O’Donnell and wife have
rented the Townsend cottage on
17th Avenue for the summer.
W. S. Gilmore took part in the
Red Men’s parade in Atlantic City
on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Josephine Foltz, of Lan
caster, Pa.,' has rented the Rem
ington cottage on Atlantic Ave
nue, near 20th Avenue, for the
summer.
Charles H. Heustis, Editor-in
chief of the Philadelphia Inquirer
and a property owner and summer
resident of Longport, visited here
on Saturday. Mr. and M!rs.
Heustis will sail for Paris within
the next ten days and will visit
England, Russia and other foreign
countries and will return to Long
port about the first of August.
Please give your subscriptions
to the Ventnor News to Miss
Natalie W. Furniss in the Bor
ough Clerk’s office, Borough Hall,
Longport, N. J.
Wm. H. Sutterley and wamily
will occupy the Calef “Lodge,” at
25th Avenue and Bay, during the
summer.
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