Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-28
THoRoFARE.

AZ last, we are going 80 celebrate Deco
ration Dav in Tborofare! 1t is the P. O. S.
Of A. who have brought it about, and who
are doing many good things in our midst.
Let she praise be theirs! They have cleared
out of tire cemetery the debris which years
OF neglect had collected. Paths have once
more become visible; graves of loved ones
are being tended, and the roses and lilies
have space, once more, in which TO raise
their heads. The graves of the soldiers
buried there should, on next Saturday
morning, receive wealth of flowers suf-
fcient to, in some measure, atone for the
years in which they have gone unnoted and
uncrowned. Is is hoped too, that the stars
and stripes may float from every window
and be seen at every door, SO that the re-
proach that our patriotism expends itself in
words may be taken from us.
On next Saturday morning, it being
Decoration Day, the P. o. S. of A., and the
Epworth League will assemble in the eeme-
terry at nine O'Clock. The graves of the
soldiers will be decorated by them; patri-
otto songs will be sung, and an address will
be made by the resident pastor, the Rev.
John NJ. Hunt. quartet of young men
will sing something fine, and a suitable
song or hymn from the Junior Epworth
Leagues hoped for also, that the little
ones may begin 80 realize what was done
for them by the brave men of their country
long ago.
Forty-one members of the P. O.. s. of A.
were seated in the body Of the church on
last Sunday night, and made fine appear
ance. The subject upon which the Rev. j.
NJ. Hunt based his sermon was 1.-THE Ideal
Man-Jesus Christ" He spoke we'll, and
said many things which would lead man,
who thought at all, to strive for that which
was noblest and purest, and highest in every
condition in life. A solo, ''Song in the Old
Church at Night was beautifully sung by
Mrs. John NJ. Hunt Nearer My God
to Thee was sung by Mis- May Gibbs, Mrs.
Florence Babcock, and the Messrs. Richard
Wilkins and Charles II. Babcick. The
church was full to OVERLOOKING.
On next Sunday morning, May 3lst, the
Veterans OF the CIVIL War are expected to
be present at the church service, and some
Of them will sing. The Rev. ]. NJ. Hunt
will take for his subject, "a Good Soldier. !"
In the evening his topic will be, The
Transforming Power of Christ"
The base ball strawberry festival held in
w llhtDS uf1i1, O1 1850 OdSuiQdt AlS1c W as q
grand success. Everybody rad good time;
the strawberries and ice cream disappeared
at rapid rate, and the "boYs" realized
nice sum.
The Thorofare team beat the strong We
nonah base ball team on last Saturday after
noon. The score stood five to three.
The Thorofare and Wenonah teams will
play on the Whitall farm on next Satur-
day morning after the decoration services.
In the afternoon Thorofare will play with
the Bethlehem A.A.of Philadelphia, at the
same place, when collection will be taken
up for the New Church Fund"
Joseph R. Wilkins will be one of the
graduates Of the Woodbury. High School
next week The exercises fer Glass Day
will be held in the Christ Episcopal
Church on Tuesday, June I'd, and the COM
mencement exercises 10 Green's Opera
House on Thursday, June A., He will be
pleased to see his friends on both occasions.
The Thorofare school closed for the sum-
mer, on last Friday, and finished with a
picnic on the school grounds, in the after
noon, at which one hundred and fifty were
present. The refreshments were so abun-
dant that when the young people had feast
ed TO the utmost, their neighbors and
friends on the outside came in for liberal
share. The teachers, Mrs. Emma F. Gill,
Principal, Miss Lizzie Campbell and Miss
Ella Banks assistants will return for an
other year. This last has been year of
unprecedented success in the Thorofare
school.
I should have said last week that, at the
Epworth League Anniversary, Margaretta
Truncer, Ruth Wilkins, and Harry Win
dish each received Junior Epworth League
pin for regular attendance during the past
year.
Cortlandt Blaine Hughes became the hap
Ply possessor of an automobile last week.
We have now three automobiles in Thoro-
fare, and can begin to hold up our heads
with the best.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barrett and Alice
May, Mr.. and Mrs. George Stewart and
Maggie, all from HurffVille, spent few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Augustua s. Trun-
Ger, this week.
Mrs. Daniel Laughlin, Pamela, and Ellen
Laughlin, May Branson, Mrs. Emily Light
and Dorothea, all from Woodbury., were
guests over Sunday of Mrs. Mary Powell.
Miss May Heichler and Mrs. Charles
Browning, from Gloucester City, visited
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Human over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kircher, and Myr-
tfe Weaver from Camden, spent last Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kireher.
Miss Laura DeHaIt returned on Monday
night from three weeks visit to Asbury
Park
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. DeHart and family,
and Mrs. L. K. Wilkins went by automo-
bile to Pennington on last Saturday. They
are visiting in the home of Mr.. Samuel
Griggs.
MiCkLEToN.