Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-26
1THoRoFARE.

THoRoFARE.
Notwithstanding the storm a fair audi
ence, in point of numbers, and something
more than this in intelligence and apprecia-
ton, greeted Mrs. EIwell, from Philadel
phia, when she lectured upon Rome, on
Tuesday night Of last week, in the town
hall Mrs. Elwell has an attractive person
atty, an unusually sweet voice, and an
unaffected manner. She is woman Of
keen intelligence, and lively sense Of hui
NOR, and having spent some months in
Rome during the past year was able to
make her lecture both interesting and in
structiye She was listened to with rapt
attention and many expressed sorrow when
her talk was ended. The Misses May and
Alice Gibbs favored the audience with two
of their charming duets which added much
to the pleasure of the evening.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held ssChildren's Silver Medal Con-
test in the church on last Thursday night.
The ages ranged from ten to fourteen. A
gentleman with decided sense of Justice
has remarked since, that in order to make a
contest of that kind fair the children should
have the same age, and recite the same
piece. In this case there were seven con-
testants, five girls and two boys. The an
dience and the judges were agreed in award
ing she medal to Maggie Gibbs, whose reci-
tation, Undressing Little Ned, was far
and away the best given, still, it was not
the best we have heard her give. The reci-
tation Of little Samuel Heritage was next
in order OF merit, and when he shall have
learned to be more conversational and less
reeitative in his method he will stand in
line for no end of medals. There was also
contest among four young lady vocalists.
Miss Ella Banks, of Woodbury., was given
the medal in this case. When the regular
program had been exhausted, Mrs. VIM. S.
Skinner charmed the audience with the
sweetness of her voice in Scotch Ballad
entitled 1.-THE Red, Red Rose. = The Thoro-
fare Union wishes to thank their Woodbury.
friends for having so kindly assisted them
on this Important occasion I should have
mentioned that Mrs. E. K. Wilkins is the
president Of the local W. G. t. o., and
Mrs. E. H. wilkins is the local superin-
tendent of contest work.
Mrs Mary r Low treated her Sunday
school class TO day spent in the Zoolo9i-
cal Gardens OF Philadelphia on last Sat
urday. Those who went were Maggie
Gibbs, Mary and Florence Low, Marion and
Martie Armbruster, Edna Bowers, Clara
Zahn, Ethel Shuster, and Sarah Feltman.
Mrs. Charles Williams and Mrs. William
Bowers and Willie joined the party. They
carried luncheon and spent most enjoy
able day.
The Misses May and Alice Gibbs attend
ed watermelon party, at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Parker Steward, in Jefferson, on
last Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pearce and children,
Roy and Anna, from Philadelphia, spent
few days in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Augustus S. Truncer. last week.
Miss Grace Griggs, from Rlngoes, is
spending a few weeks with Miss Laura De-
Hart.
Miss Lizzie Beaupain, from Philadelphia,
is with Mrs. Howard Phifer for week or
more.
The Misses Kizzie Wilkins, Bessie Ram
bo, Laura DeHart, Grace Griggs, Ella
Banks, Margaretta Low, Ruth Haines; the
Messrs. William q. Grim, Joseph Rogers,
Elmer Haines, Frank Rambo, Leslie Gibbs,
Richard Wilkins, and Harry A. DeHart,
Jr., enjoyed moonlight picnic on Almo-
nesson Lake on last Saturday night. Moon
light and music, and a tempting luncheon
rendered the evening short but delight
full one. They returned by the midnight
train, having spent an hour at the home OF
Miss Banks in Woodbury..
Mr.. and Mrs Jehu Cline and daughter.
Anna May. spent Sunday with Mr.and Mrs.
Philip Cline.
Mrs. Robert SmaIlwood. from Paulsboro,
Mrs. J.. Wood Hannold and daughter, Clar-
eta, from Westville, visited Mr.. Charles
B. Leonard, last week.
Howard Phifer and wife and Miss Lizzie
Beaupain spent last Sunday with John Tus-
sey and wife at Bridgeport.
Mrs. Charles Anderson, from Philadel-
phia, has been spending a week among
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas a. Robb, Ellis and
Eunioe visited Harry Blymer and wife, in
Gloucester City, oyer Sunday.
| Mrs. Mary A. Carpenter, from Pleasant
Vile, Miss Luella Carpenter, from Wood
| bury, and Mr.. Lewis ii. Held, from Cam
den, were guests in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. SCOTT Rambo, last week.
Mrs. Hannah Treen, George N. Andrews
| and Thomas Wilson were over-Sunday yisi-
| tors with j E. Rowland and wife,
Harry Kireher and wife visited Clarence
Kircher aud wife over-SundaY at their home
in Camden.
John Wagner and wife, from Gloucester
City, were guests of Harry Hinman and
| wife last week