Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-11
WEN0NAH


The members of the Methodist
Brotherhood will hold picnic at Fries
Mills, near Clayton, on this Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Shultz, who is study
ing to be trained nurse and who
is spending ner vacation at her home
here, is entertaining Miss Margaret
| Shriver, of Gettysburg.
Captain and Mrs. Percy Jones left
they will spend the summer.
Last Thursday was an ideal day.
The whole day was an uninterrupted
succession of well-managed pro-
gram. The morning parade was the
best the town has had for years.
The decorated automobiles contained
! precious burdens of little ones. The
! large number of men in white trou
sers brigade, the Boy Scouts with
Rev. Mr. Gage at their head, the mon
ster fire cracker that went on strike.
to William Newcomb's novelties, all
were credit to the town. The mas
terly oration by the Rev. DR.. Lucas, of
Woodbury., was litarary, poetic and
prophetic. In the afternoon the field
events were we'll managed by Rev.
Frank H. Dessalet The following re-
ceived beautiful silver cups. 100-yard
dash, Arthur Benson, I'd, Allen Carey;
| 50-yard dash, Jack Airs, I'd, Francis
Kingsley; running broad jump, Wal
lace Fair, I'd, Allen Carey; 100-yard
dash for boys under Is, Frank Davis,
I'd, Lewis Devlin; potato race for
girls, Anna Mehorter, I'd, Grace Me-
horter; three-legged race, Wallace
Fair and Allen Carey, I'd, Frank Davis
and Raymond Gage; 440-yard dash,
handicap. Arthur Benson, I'd, Allen
Carey.
Wenonah was beaten by Mullica Hill
in an thinning game by the close
score of to 4. The concert in the
evening by the Twelfth Regiment
Band, of Salem, was best ever heard.
The park was a live scene from to
10. The myriad lanterns concentrated
around the band stand and stretched
far off into the mysterious distance
| looked like a veritable fairyland.
To the passing trains Wenonah must
have seemed a bower of beauty, a
place not to run away from in a fruit
less quest for something better And
| for this we give full measure of ac-
knowled cement to the eight really ac-
| tive workers who, under the efficient
leadership of William F. Greenig, car
ried out the work of the decorations.
Not an unpleasant thing occurred
to cause regret in the whole long day
of festivities, that are every year more
and more the pride of Wenonah.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Wenonah Mutual improvement Asso-
citation will be postponed until Satur-
day, July 18th.
Mrs Anna Johnson spent the Fourth
at the home of Mrs. Daniel Brown.
Miss Edith Chase entertained the
Sewing Circle of which she is mem
ber on Thursday afternoon.
Prof. Bender, of the Academy, is in
England escorting party of young
people on tour.
Mrs Anna Schock has gone to spend
some time in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Josephine Miller was given a
reception by the people of New Sharon
ON Saturday evening before her de-
parture to Vermont to visit relatives,
from there to Boston, and from there
to her old home at New Sharon,
Maine.
Mr.. Charles Hobson has a new con-
trivance to irrigate his garden. The
pipes are perforated and raised in the
air and when the water is turned on
| it falls over the garden like gentle
! shower.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Parks and
children spent the Fourth in Atlantic
lCity
Norman Schock has written for his
canoe to be forwarded to him in West
Virginia to help along the good times
he is having after working hours.
Mr.. William Patton entertained
nineteen of his employees at his home
on Saturday last. Sports of all kinds
were indulged in and prizes were
awarded to winners. In the swimming
match Loyal Patton came out ahead.
There was a ball game between the
married and single men, in which the
married men came out victors. In
the evening there were singing and
dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilkins, of
Philadelphia, are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Richard Eskine.
Rev and Mrs. Taxis were visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Krayer, last week. They have re-
| turned to their home at Haver-de
Grace, Nd, accompanied by Miss Amy
! Krader.
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Cox and
son Knollin visited New York City
/ last week and saw many of the in
| teresting sights.
] Progressive clergymen opposed to
the use of railroad tickets at reduced
rates plan to make the matter legis-
lative issue. Tn Rev. William 7.
Snead, of Christ's Protestant Episco-
pal Church, New Brunswick, is lead
| ing the movement The movement