Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-10-16
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items of Interest From Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG THE Shore RESIDENTS
WHAT IS GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY.
| The Senior Class of the Atlantic City
High School yesterday met and adopted
class colors. Yellow and brown were
those chosen. A pin of neat shield-likt
| design in gold, with the colors in ena1ne
and the letters A. C. FL. S. '96 was also
adopted as the class badge.
The new Fourth Ward Fire Company
at a meeting, last Wednesday night
elected the following officers: President
Robert Stroud Vice President, Frank
Barnet; Treasurer, A. J. WIthrow; Sec
retary, Washington L. Young; Trustees
Alfred Moore, Lafayette Bond and DR.
Frank l.. Southrn.
For long time the Lighthouse has
been in need of coat of paint and at
last Major Wolf has prevailed on the
| Government to improve the appearance
of the big tower. On Saturday orders
came from Washington to the Major to
have the exterior recoated in the familiar
red and white. Something over 500
gallons of a special plastic mixture will
be used.
In accordance with motion of City,
Council, President R. H. Ingersoll, ap-
pointed a committee consisting of three
Councilman and like number of beach
front property owner to decide upon the
location of the new Boulevard.
The committee is composed of:
Council-Messrs. Kuauer, Clement and
SOuthrn.
Beach front owners-Leyi c. Albertson,
John l.. Young and James D. South
wick.
Exalted Ruler James K. Carmack, OF
Atlantic City Lodge of EIks, has appoin-
ted committee. to prepare program
OF exercises for the dedication of the
handsome new Elks' Hall, at Maryland
and Atlantic avenues. The dedication
will take place on October 30th, and
the enthusiastic Elks of Atlantic City
will make the occasion a gala one. The
committee appointed to prepare pro-
gram is composed of Frank Smith, Sam
uel H. Kelley, Harry Williams, Alexan-
der Mclaughlin, 0. II. Guttridge and E..
M. Colloty.
The Senior Class of the High School
held what they called class social, on
Saturday evening, at the residence OF
their classmate, Miss Helen d. Heston,
IA States avenue. The young people
amused themselves with games, dancing
and music. Refreshments were served
at 1890 O'Clock. The class has seven
teen member and they intend holding
these socials once a month until the
time of their graduation next June.
They have adopted brown and gold
as their class colors. Those present on
Saturday evening were: Misses Theresa
Bartlett. Marie Johnson, Mabel Ingram,
Bessie Albertson, Sadie Croasdale, Emil
lie Dobbins, Edna Young, Mirtie Norris,
Amelia Rothholz, Emma Shovel, Ber-
tha Humpton and Helen Heston; Messrs.
Eugene Swilkey, Roy Woolbert, John
Mace, Albert Stephany and Garfield
Bolte.
The business OF the First N. J. Veteran
Cavalry Association was quickly dis
patched. The report OF the treasurer
chequer. A resolution thanking the At
lantic City Sons of Veterans for their
escort and Joe Hooker Post for the use
of Memorial Hall.
An election for officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
President-Cyrus Cook of Lake Hopat-
cong.
Secretary-Charles F. Crosselmeyer OF
Newark.
Treasurer. Gieger of Philadelphia.
In the afternoon banquet was spread
at Kuehnle's Hotel.
Mayor Stoy was present and extended
the veterans welcome in his hearty,
pleasant way OF doing such things.
Speeches were made by Gen. d. Mem
Gregg. auditor-general of Pennsylvania;
W. Il. Branson, Railway; Henry Lake,
Pleasantville, and Cyrus Cook, the new
president. Eugene Varess sang song.
Gen. Gregg commanded the second divi-
sion of cavalry. Army Of the Potomac,
to which the First New Jersey was a
tached.
The reunion next year will be held at
Newton.
After the banquet photograph was
taken of the survivors.
The veterans were pleased with their
reception here and With the good-fellow-
ship, the city and the weather, and At
lantic City.