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The Veiitnor News Haa More PAID Annual SUBSCRIPTIONS Than Any Morning, Evening, Sunday, or Weekly Newspaper Published In Atlantic County
VENTNOR, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1924 Three Cents per Copy Vol. 18 No. 1
Copyright, 1924—All Rights Reserved 41*
Amusement Publishing Co., of Atlantic City
Old Fashioned Things
Appeal To the Poetical
Is Progressive Civilization a De
lusion? — The Grandmother
Was Fair, But the Daugh
ter of Today Is Beautiful
By a Veteran Scribbler
The poet Eugene, as he heard
the first bluebird of the spring,
spoke of the winter which was
remarkable for sun and mildness,
but said that for himself he pre
ferred a good old-fashioned win
ter. He walked on alone mus
ing upon the phrase. A good
old-fashioned winter, old-fash
ioned hospitality, old-fashioned
manners, old-fashioned simplic
ity, old-fashioned people—when
was that golden time; where was
that El Dorado, that Arcadia,
those Enchanted Islands? In
Richard Jefferies’s touching essay
upon “My Old Village,’’ he asks
—the old village—did it, after
all, ever exist out of the fancy
of the poet? Were the days of
old so pleasant? Were the peo
ple of old so kind? No, he an
swers himself, they were not so
kind. I never thought of them,
nor did they think of me.
ict me lciidiu tunstauu^ ie
curs. The old-fashioned roses
were so much fuller and sweeter
than the roses of today; the old
fashioned cherries, ox-hearts,
sugarhearts, they grew on trees
long vanished, not on these mod
^rfT^boughs; the old-fashioned
cheer—it_j»-s SftHUecide feast
to-wfiiclTthese modern tables in
vite us. Is this true? Progres
sive civilization, then, is a de
lusion. The advance of science
! and art and the realm of inven
tion really secure us no gain.
The old-fashioned stagecoach
upon runners which carried our
old-fashioned ancestors from
New York to Albany in the old
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Ventnor Schools
Await Graduation
Final Exercises at Ventnor The
atre on June 17th
The public schools of Ventnor
City are now winding up final
class work for the year prepara
tory to the commencement exer
cises scheduled by Supt. Halliday
Jackson for Tuesday, June 17th
^ at the Ventnor Theatre. A spe
cial program of songs and dra
matic readings will accompany
the distribution of prizes and
awards.
The schools have already ex
hibited a noticeable decrease in
attendance as many of the fam
ilies have already departed for
the summer, following the con
clusion of the annual Field Day
exercises last week.
Cited By France
Friends and relatives of Elvin
L. Kendall are continuing to send
their congratulations to the Egg
Harbor City man who recently
was informed by the War Depart
ment that the French Govern
ment has cited him for bravery
during the war and had awarded
him the Croix de‘Guerre as well
as three certificates of citation.
WOMAN’S CLUB
CALLS MEETING
Lattice Room of Hotel Shel
burne to be scene of inspira
tional meeting today at 2.30.
All charter members are urged
EN ROUTE FOR WASHINGTON Miller's Art Photo.
Trackside scene at the Penney Station showing the members of the Ventnor News Party of local students, who won
the coveted trip to the National Capital, leaving with suns hine and smiles for the great Educational Torn: arranged
by the Vent nor News.
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Forty-Two Tired Tourists Acclaim
Washington Trip a Peek Into Paradise
Students Participating in Ventnor News Washington Trip Still
Diasy from Whirl of Life at Capital—Claim President Has
Strong Grip, But Coolidge Balks at Fair Maiden’s
- Request for Just One Kiss
They’re back. Everyone of the
forty-two tourist students sent by
the Ventnor News for a week’s
jaunt to Washington returned
happy and hilarious. But wait,
there is just one exception. She
is the girl who wanted to kiss the
brow of the President and got a
turndown. But it wasn’t so bad
after all. The President’s Secre
tary had to refuse the honor on
account of establishing a danger
ous precedent and the Chief
Executive had just recovered
from a cold by means of the new
chlorine treatment anyhow, and
the chemistry professors tell us
that Cl is poisonous.
Leaving Atlantic City at 3.15
last Wednesday afternoon from a
station that was jammed with
fond parents and friends, the
party was directed very ably by
Mr. Speers and chaperoned by
Miss Sara Miller and Miss Eliza
beth Gray with Mr. C. K. Mac
Nichol of the Pennsylvania Rail
road looking after train connec
tions.
Alter arriving in wa&nington
buses conveyed the students to the
Arlington Hotel and the first eve
ning found them up and ready foi
trip to the Congressional Library.
The first morning in Washington
was not wasted. First a visit tc
the Department of Printing and
Engraving, then a thrill at the
sight of the Washington Monu
ment and then to the White House
to shake the President’s hand, s
trip to Washington being far from
complete without this. An inspec
tion of the White House followed
and the evening was spejrt at
Keith’s where the party was the
cause of straining necks upon the
part of th eaudience due to men
tion of them from the comedian
A1 Herman, who was also stopping
at the Arlington.
Friday morning a complete
sight-seeing tour of Washington
was made. Every building of in
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afterwards leaving for Arlington
where services proved most im
pressive, the President speaking.
Mount Vernon was visited the
same afternoon and on the way
home the group stopped at Alex
andria long enough to go through
Christ’s Church. That night the
travelers were given their free
dom. Some went to the movies,
some just walked and others went
with Miss Miller and were lucky
enough to be able to dance, thanks
to the hospitality of one of her
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Yacht Club Opens
Summer Season
Commodore’* Dence Lure* Loyal
Member* to Inlet Rendezvous
of Pleature Craft
The most actively programed
season in the history of the Atlan
tic City Yacht Club was frolicked
into Neptune’s calendar in an in
novation environment of gala
spirit created in part by the ever
hospitable mein of Commodore and
Mrs. Ferd Patzowsky and the ar
rangement of tete'-a-tete tables,
over which black and white
fringed paper ribbons were gar
landed from the ceiling at the ini
tial commodore’s dance at the
clubhouse Saturday evening, May
31st. *
One hundred and seventy-five
members attended, and the sum
mer’s arrival of open house at
tracted many of the older and rep
resentative members, as well as
the younger set. Most of the la
dies put on their best evening fin
ery,—and a bit of beautifying cos
metics, as a current movie puts
it—no one “put on” for it was the
finest crowd ever entertained
around the colossal fireplace,
which in honor to the occasion was
banked with flowers.
The commodore’s dance usually
National Number
Meeting Success
Work on National Publicity Edi
tion of the Ventnor New*
Progressing Rapidly
The work of the monster Na
tional Publicity number of the
Ventnor News is going oh rapid
ly and meeting with great success.
Our enterprising merchants are
being visited and the industrial in
formation is being amassed. Our
representatives in the field are re
ceiving a very cordial reception
and enthusiasm is waxing high.
This mammoth edition, for
which special writers have been
engaged, will be circulated all over
the United States. Containing
stories about our many businesses,
our industries, our churches, our
schools, and many other advan
tages, it will be sent broadcast to
the various Chambers of Com
merce, Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions
Cluljs, leading newspapers and
other business organizations, as
well as public libraries, with a par
ticularly intensive circulation to
be given the New England states.
Atlantic City is progressive,
and our marvelous growth shows
this, but we are now entering into
the critical part of our career, as
the next few years will show a
tremendous increase in popula
tion. Let us put our shoulders to
the wheel and work for a larger
and greater Atlantic City, and
success must surely be ours.
We wish to thank our many
friends in advance for their help
in aiding us in preparation of this
large edition, and assure them
that the Ventnor News will al
ways stand for the same policy as
it does today, namely, Atlantic
City first, last and always.
Margate Tax Extension
The announcement of an ex
tension of fifteen days on the
payment time for Margate tax
bills due to delay in issuing the
bills which date as of June first.
VENTNOR TRUST COMPANY.
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Harvey Post Shows
Pidores Tonight
Dance to Follow Exhibition of
“Til* Whipping Post” in Ver
non Room of Haddon Hall
“The Whipping Post,” a thrill
ing and startling moving picture
exposure of the horrible conditions
previously existing in the Florida
prison peon camps, will be ex
hibited by the James Harvey Post
in the Vernon Room of Haddon
Hall tonight at eight o’clock. The
picture will be followed by a dance
which will have all the gayety of a
regular military hop. Tickets
may be secured from members at
the door. Commander W. W.
Brittain has issued a special in
vitation to local friends of the
post to support this affair which
is given to boost the organization’s
headquarters fund.
Tri-County Legion !
Picnic Saturday
American Legion Members of
Three Counties to Attend
Affair at Menantico
The Board of Governors of the
American Legion Convalescent
Home, which is operated by At
lantic, Cape May and Cumberland
Counties, is planning a monster
Tri-County Picnic, to be held on
the grounds at the home at
Menanticoo, near Millville, on Sat-;
urday, June 7th.
The committee in charge has ar
ranged an attractive program of
sports and games in which mem
bers of the Legion and Auxiliaries
from the three counties will com
pete, and special prizes will be
awarded the winners in each event.
Chief among the sports will be
baseball games for the tri-county
Legion championship, and each
county organization will have all
its baseball stars present in an
effort to “bring home the bacon.”
A cordial invitation to attend
this picnic and to learn for them
selves at first hand more about the
Convalescent Home, its aims and
activities, is also extended by the
Board of Governors to any and
all who may read this notice, and
who are interested in the great
problem of making life easier for
the disabled ex-service man.
May Widen New Road
Through Northfield
The session of the County Board
of Freeholders scheduled for noon
today to consider the widening and
strightening of the New Road
from Atlantic City through Ab
secon and Northfield is expected
to approve the plan to expand this
parallel highway to the Shore
road to a fifty-foot drive with a
seventy-foot turn at the Zion road
juncture.
New Association
A new association of Board
! walk merchants has been formed
\ to elevate the business ethics of
the Walk shops. John W. Mise
ner heads the new body.
Deliveries at any time desired
daily and this insures Ventnor
householders the beat service for
all kinds of sea foods, if orders
are given to the CHELSEA FISH
MARKET, 2707 Atlantic Avenue.
Phones, Bell—Marine 2180 and
Seaside Trust Co.
Lucky Thirteenth
Atlantic City’* Newest Financial
Institution Ha* Most Auspi
cious Beginning—Opening
Deposits Astonish Officials
Consulted yesterday concerning
the estimated deposits received by
the new Seaside Trust Co. on its
opening day, George E. Morstadt,
secretary and treasurer of the in
stitution beamed with the smile of
a well-satisfied banker.
“The amount quite surpassed
our best expectations,” he admit
ted, which means more than
figures to a wise man.
Distinguished by its unusual
setting of lawn space and flower
beds, the new banking institution
carries out in fine detail the as
sociated environment of the best
type of bank structure with en
viable attention to its landscape
setting. Although the plans of
the building permit of easy en
largement it is not expected that
additions will surrender the ef
iccive now presented Dy
the beautiful building at Ohio and
Atlantic Aves.
The auspicious beginning of the
Seaside Trust Co. naturally owes
much of its send-off to the promi
nence of the men who are asso
ciated with the organization of the
company and active in its manage
ment and direction. Theodore
Schimpf, now a judge and for
years prominent in the higher cir
cles of local court practice, heads
the bank as president. Mart
Harris, popular proprietor of the
Hygeia Pool, a business man of
national fame and known pro
gressive ideas shares with Chand
ler Stewart locally prominent au
tomobile man, the position of the
ranking vice-president. Charles
Lafferty, the present active leader
of the Democratic Party in south
Jersey is a prominent figure on
the bank’s directorate which in
cludes: Mayer Marx, Frank J.
Chambers, Dr. Samuel Barbash,
Harry L. Godshall, Edward L.
Godshall, Edward L. Katzenbach,
Warren L. Ridgeway, Lewis Max,
Jr., Alexander Vollmer, Willard
Eldredge, Louis A. Reppetto and
Joshua E. Borton.
George E. Morstadt, who holds
the important post of secretary
and treasurer of the Seaside Trust
Co., is an official of recognized
capability and skill as a banker.
Won t light Boulevard
The Pleasantville-Atlantic City
Boulevard will not be lighted by
Egg Harbor Township in that
stretch of roadway between At
lantic City and Pleasantville, ac
cording to an opinion given out
by William Hauenstein of Egg
[Harbor.
Parish House Opened ]
The Parish House of St James
Catholic Church in Ventnor is
now opened as an addition to the
growing social strength of this
friendly house of worship.
YELLOW CAB Company. Mar.
6000. Quick Safa Sorrica—A4r.
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POUNDING THE ANVIL
FLOGGING THE MULE
PACIFIC AVENUE
BILLY SUNDAY'S ILLNESS
THE FEARFUL FLEA
—B.EFLEr.T'nN.s. nr vr ethior