Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-04-08
TOWN TOPICS.

Miss Frances Keating, of Mays Land
ing, hasbeen visiting friends in Philadel-
phia.
The Count and Countess Castellane
(nee Could will soon visit our shores
again.
Miss Ethel Risley has returned from
weeks g visit with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
A large number of citizens went TO
Atlantic City to see the Easter crowds
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Albright, of MARI
ton, n. j., have been visiting friends in
Mays Landing.
Emperor William of Germany, had
road week ago.
Mrs. George Gould gave birth to her
fifth child at the family mansion in New
York last week.
Mrs. Hugh Collins and Miss Midie
Collins visited the doll Show at Allan
tic City last week.
Ex-President Harrison and Mrs. Mary
Lord Dimmick were married in New
York on Monday.
Among the "rules for Leap Year Ball.
is one that ''ladylike department is re-
quested of the gentlemen"
Mrs. Morris Thorne, of Washington,
d. c.. who has been spending Eastertide
with her daughter, Mrs. Ewalt Richman
Hates, has returned to her home.
Miss Mary Craig, of Philadelphia,
arrived in town last week to remain a
few days during the Easter season with
her sister, Mrs. Harry Johnson.
The Matinee Authors Club met at
the home of Mrs. G. Harrison Jenness on
Monday. The continuation of Hiawa-
tha was the subject of the afternoon
reading at the close OF which dainty re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Martha Adams, widow of the late
Daniel Adams, has been on visit to
plating the visit all winter, and returns
to Pleasantvile impressed with the idea
that there is no place like home.
Mrs. Abel E. Babrock, of Absecon, gave
a dinner at her home on Friday evening
to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Collins, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Race, Mrs Charles p Gar
wood, and Mr.. Richard GarwOod, of
Pleasantville, and Miss Josie Doughty,
of Absecon.
The ladies OF some of the churches of
the State are holding Poverty Socials'
at which all persons present are expected
to wear their raggedest clothes. The
wearing of good clothes is punished by
the imposition OF reasonable fine that
goes into the treasury for some worthy
object.
A very pretty Easter wedding took
place at Egg Harbor City on Sunday in
the Lutheran Church. The groom was
Jacob Dey and the bride Miss Clara
Morganweck. Deyis prominent Young
man and member of the firm of Mall II
Dey, wagon manufacturers of Egg Har-
Dor. Rev. George Won Bosse Officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry johnson, of Phila-
delphia, have opened up their cottage on
West Washington avenue for a short
stay during the Easter holidays. Miss
Lindauer, Councilman T. Erwin, and Mr..
William Wood, of Philadelphia, are
among their invited guests. Saturday
evening the party gave delightful
musical entertainment, at which Mr..
Wood played the latest popular airs
upon the piano, while Miss Lindauer and
Miss Mamie Craig sang several pleasing
songs. After cards and other games had
been lndulged in, refreshments were
served at the table. Mrs. Frank Reinar
was among the guests who were invited
to join the party.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
arrived at their home, "Blenheim CASTLE
March 31st, and received quite an Ova-
ton. The Duchess was as girlish look
ing as ever and was costumed in rich,
dark green velvet, and wore large
yellow straw hat trimmed in dark green
silk and q high bunch of black ostrich
plumes. The Duke wore long black
travel coat, silk hat, light trousers,
patent leather boots, high collar and
gray silk scarf. Great crowds greeted
them at every station through which the
special train passed. When they arrived
at Woodstock the bands played Home,
Sweet Home" The horses were removed
from the ducal carriage and it was
drawn through the town by the
populace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Doughty, of Alb
secon, gave their annual Easter dinner
on Sunday to a large party of relatives
and personal friends who are always
glad to accept their generous hospitality
at their elegant home. The gathering
is always informal, and seems more like
family reunion than it does like regu-
larly invited party. Year after year the
friends meet in pleasant social intercourse
and are delightfully."- entertained by their
aged but vigorous host. All were pleased
to renew old acquaintance and exchange
the felicitous greetings of the Easter
season as the guests gathered from
different parts of the country. The
dinner was such as is always served at
the Douhgty homestead on similar occa-
slons-a bountiful repast of every season
able luxury that could tempt the appe-
tite. The table was loaded with
luxuries resplendent in beautiful china
and cut glass. and elegantly decorated
with choice natural flowers from the
Conservatives of John Whitaker, of
WalIingford, Pa. At the conclusion OF
the dinner ex-senator William [. Newell
made a few appropriate remarks, con-
graduating the host and hostess, making
allusion to the sacredness of the day,
and referring to the fact that death had
not vet invaded the ranks of those who
had annually assembled it these pleasant
gatherings. He also alluded to the fact
that Senator Hoffman, who had always
before been present, was detained at
home by serious illness, and voiced the
wishes of all present for his speedy re-
covery. Those who sat at the table were
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Doughty, Mrs.
Anna Towel and Richard Towel, mem
bers of the family; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
LOngwOrth, of Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and