Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-12
ThoRoFARE.


And it came TO pass at the time of the
Offering Of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah
the prophet came near, and said, Lord God
Of Abraham, Isaac, and OF Israel, let it be
known this day that thou art God in Israel,
aud shat ] am thy servant, and that have
done all these things at thy word = was
the text Of the fourth sermon in the Elijah
series preached by the Rey. John NJ Hunt
in Wilkins hall on last Sunday morning.
The text was from the prayer Of Elijah on
Mount Carmel, and the points made by
Mr.. Hunt were: "Elijah's exceeding pas
sion for the honor of God; His honored po-
sision as Gods servant; His desire that all
should be done according TO Gods diree-
tion" The sermon was preached 10 large
and an interested congregation.
Prayer-meeting was held this week in the
home of MIR. aud Mrs. Daniel Finger.
The dinner and supper given, under the
auspices Of the Epworth League, in the old
store OF Augustus S Truncer, ON election
day, cleared something over twenty-five
dollars for the church building fund.
The usual monthly meeting OF the w. G.
T. q. was held on last Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. Rachel L Wilkins, the presidents,
opened tire meeting and conducted the de-
votional exercises Mrs H A. DeHart
read an article called, s'Was it Worth
While?'' The next will be a 'sMother's
Meeting, in charge of Mrs. John M Hunt.
All mothers should attend whether mem
bers of the organization or not. A large
audience is hoped for.
The annual oyster supper given by the
Ladies Aid on last Saturday night, in
Wilkins hail. was fine affair. The tables
were made beautiful with cut-glass and sill
yer, and shaded lamps and candelabra in
artistic designs added 80 the effect. A large
number were present and all praised the
supper which was really excellent. The
ladies cleared seventy five dollars and over,
which will go to the church building fund.
a soup-social will be held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac G. Low, by she Sunday
school at large, on Saturday afternoon and
evening, November twenty-6rst. Details
will be given later.
A three act drama entitled 1.-THE Old
New Hampshire Home will be given by
Camp 80, P. O. S. of A., in the town hall
at Thorofare, on Saturday evening, Deem
Der hfth. There is some unusually fine
dramatic ability among the amateurs in
ThorofaIe, and the best will give their best
on this occasion. The play will be well
worth seeing. The tickets for admission
will be twenty-five cents.
Miss Mary Gibbs Reesman is a recent
arrival in Thorofare. She made her first
appearance on Friday, October twenty
third, and tipped the scales at eight and a
half pounds. According so the old maxim,
Fridays child is both loving and giving, .
so this young lady is determined to 90
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everywhere the cordial welcome, and faith
full love which she has already found here.
She is she daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
Wolfe Reesman, and the graed daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert e. Gibbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Willersheim, and
Mrs. Ella Gagner, from Philadelphia, were
Sunday guests at the parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred C. Wilkins, from
Philadelphia, were guests over Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Wilkins
Ollie Bradford, from Haddon avenue,
Camden, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Chew.
Miss Blanche Johnson, from Paulsboro,
has been spending few days with the
Misses Mary and Margaret Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Cline entertained.
over Sunday, Mrs Deborah Beehtel, Miss
Fannie Beehtel, Mrs Sallie Lewis. Eiss
Emma Gill, from Philadelphia, Mrs. Sarah
Allen, and Miss Lillian Golden from Wood
bury.
Miss Ruth Haines, from Westville. was
the guest over Sunday, of Miss Laura De-
Hart
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Stout, from Ger
mantown, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Benton on Sunday.
The .'Honor Roll'' in she school for the
month of October is as follows: Elizabeth
Leonard, Marguerite Blake, Erma Mullen,
Ruth Wilkins, Claude PIatt, Harry Win
dish, Joseph Plat, Paul Plat, Charles
Gleeson, Howard Clement, Ralph Lodge,
in the room of the principal, Mrs. Emma
F. Gill.
In the intermediate, under Miss Camp
bell: Marry Platt, Virginia Cloak, Mabel
Rambo, Lydia Gleeson. Alice Windish,
Elsie Densten, Emma Hammel, Thomas
Morris, Clark Mullen, Gustave Hudson,
Henry Blake
In the primary, in charge OF Miss Ella
Banks: Sarah Budd, Lyal Kircher, verna
Finger, Ruth Finger, Florence Gleason,
Adelaide Clement. Frances Low, Ada Ham
mel, Willie Bowers, Harold Rambo, Mar
shall Zahn, Harry Hinman, Warren Will
kins, Lewis Hertz
HuRFEv1LIE.