Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
THOROFARE.

! Service was held in Wilkins Hall
on last Sunday morning for the last
time, it is supposed. 1The subject of
the Rev. J. Mercer 4unt was: "The
\ Lords Need" First: HE needs our
faith" Second: HE needs our love.
Third: HE needs His word incarnate
in our lives" Fourth: 'He needs our
material gifts Fifth: How a gift
of God multiplies our gift to Him.
His sermon held the interested at
tention of his hearers throughout.
The prayer meeting this week was
held at the parsonage.
Next Sunday, March 7th, is set
apart for the dedication of the new
church building. Owing to the de-
lays consequent upon quarantine reg
ulations change in the program be-
came necessary, Pand the following is
the revised edition: The morning ser
mon at ten o'clock, will be preached
by the Rev. Chas. M. Boswell, D. D.,
of Philadelphia. During the platform
exercises at half-past two, addresses
will be made by the Rev. Chas. M.
Boswell, d. D., the Rev. J. Morgan
Read, D. D., District Superintendent,
and some of the former pastors of the
church. At seven in the evening the
Rev. ]. Morgan Read,D. D.,will preach
and conclude with an altar service
After the dedication special services
will continue indefinitely. On Mon
day night of next week the service
will be in charge of the Rev. Isaac l..
Fowler, Thos. w. Wyne, and VIM. D.
Rambo, the three oldest members of
the church. On Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings, Mrs. j. Mercer Hunt
will conduct the meetings, and make
addresses. On Thursday evening,
the Rev. George S. Johnson, former
pastor, will preach.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Wilkins will
give large reception on Thursday
nightof this week in honor of the
twenty first birthday of their son,
Richard Wilkins
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Jones, from Phila.
and Mrs. M. Hermann, from Tioga,
Pa, visited Mrs. Lillian Rogers last
week
Alonzo P. Rambo, Jr., from Balti-
more, was a guest in his old home
over Sunday.
Miss Ruth Haines, from Westville,
and Mr.. Charles A Bilm, from Ocean
Grove, were over-Sunday visitors in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. K Will
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl G. Hersche1, from
Tioga, Pa, were guests over Sunday
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
DeHart.
Miss Rhoda Hammel, from Pitman
Grove, is spending several days with
Mrs. Samuel Heritage.
Miss Anna Estel1, from Woodbury.
visited in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac C. Low over Sunday.
Miss Florence Hillegass, from Man
tua, is spending few days with Miss
Margaretta Truncer.
Mrs. John w. Tredway and Miss
Sadie Tredway, from Camden, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. DeHart over Sun
day. Mrs. Tredway will spend a
week with relatives in Thorofare.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Colby, Sue and
Rebecca, from Mount Holly, visited
friends in Thorofare over Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Obenland is spending
a week with Mrs. William Winter at
Swedesboro.
The grand social event of the week
was the reception given on last Sat
urday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
DeHart to celebrate the twenty-first
birthday of their son Harry A. De-
Hart, Jr. About one hundred and
seyenty-five invited guests were gath
cred into what might justly be called
"a House Beautiful" Pictures and
books gave tone and effect, and roses
and carnations lent their beauty and
fragrance, and the whole was bril-
liantly lighted, and flooded with color
The refreshment room was decorated
in pink and green. The arrangement
of the table was artistic The centre
piece was mirror surrounded by
smi1ax and pink roses, and over il
was a double arch covered with smi-
lax and pink roses, and bearing the
tWenty-one candles of pink and green
which were kept lighted during the
entire evening onfectionary and fruit
beautiful cakes, and other delicacies
assured one that the delights of the
eye" would not be the only pleasures
of the feast. There was large array
OF elegant presents, useful and orna-
mental, and artistic. Some of them
costly, and ali of them beautiful
From his parents the young man
whom all were delighted to honor on
this occasion, received check for one
hundred dollars, with which he car
start bank account If he has moi