Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-06-13
WENONAH


Prof. Eugene Anders, former pro-
lessor OF the W. M. A., but now of
the Friends Central, wife and son,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Sweeton.
The stork recently left son at the
home of Borough Clerk George Gross
cup.
Miss Bessie McKeen, of Monroe
avenue, received sthe highest average
Of the Eighth Grade, all of which will
go to Woodbury. High School next
term.
Miss Olive Brown, youngest daugh-
ter of the late Daniel Brown, and Mr..
William S. Plat, of Merchantville,
were married on Wednesday evening
last at the home of the brides moth
er, by Rev. R. H. Gage, assisted by
Rev. l. NJ Chambers, of the Mer-
chantville Presbyterian Church. The
happy couple will be at home at the
former home of the bride, after July
20th
All the teachers OF the public
school have been asked to return for
another year. Miss Bales will seek
work in higher grade. Miss Flora
Breck will return to her old position,
which the scholars are glad to hear.
Rev. NJ Stokes entertained Rev.
Burn, one of our former pastors, last
week.
Mr. Warren, of Tioga, has moved in
to his newly purchased home on Man
tua avenue.
Mr.. Richard Evans and daughter,
AF,15~o1 N;fxy for fusa
weeks.
Wenonah lost in a fast game OF
baseball with the Penn Mutual team
on Saturday by the score of 80.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E..
Church held a very successful sale
of ice cream and cake on Hatche's
lawn on Tuesday evening.
A number of Miss Madeline Pat
tons friends from Philadelphia tend
cred her a surprise party on Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mailman
entertained a number of friends at
dinner on Saturday evening in honor
of their tenth wedding anniversary
Covers were laid for eighteen guests
and the host and hostess received
large number of useful and beautiful
gifts. The colors were green and
white.
Ch.ldrenss Day was observed lin
the morning on Sunday in both
churches. The houses of worship
were beautifully decorated with dais-
les and mountain laurel, which, with
the bright, interested faces of the
children, presented a most pleasing
appearance. In the NJ. E. Church
three infants were baptised, Grover
ericks, and Edward Palmer Finch.
Il DR.. Lucas, of Woodbury., delivered
1.-THE commencement address, at the We
Enonah Military Academy on Friday
morning. He spoke on the victor
les of youth and the strength of man
hood.
Mrs Samuel Mehorter has accept
ed position as teacher of the Sew
ell school. Her friends are glad to
hear of this, as it will change their
plans of moving from the borough.
Mrs. Ferris has been visiting her
parents in South Carolina and yis-
iting relatives in Washington, D. G.
A new ten pound voter arrived at
the home of Conductor Walton Nc
Keen on Monday evening.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the M E. Church was held
at the home of Mrs. Anna Schock on
Thursday of last week. After lunch
con the business meeting was led by
Mrs. Anna Cline acting as president
in the absence of the regular presi-
dent. The next meeting will be held
at Wenonah Cottage, Pitman, July IL.
A pretty home wedding took place
on Thursday evening, when Miss
Eleanor Zorns, formerly of Philadel-
phia, was married to Mr. George
Cowperthwaite, of Moorestown. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Raymond H. Gage. The bride and
groom left on a wedding trip, after
which they will spend the summer
at their cottage at Ocean City.
The pupils of the public school who
were on the honor roll for the month
of May are: LIST Grade-Mary New
comb. End Robert Spedden,
Frances Kinsler, Edward Wagner,
Thomas Farr, Kathern Ekey, Eliza
beth Wagner. 3rd Grade-G George
Gaunt, Wallace Farr, Edward Sapp
Butler Kinsler, Hannah Avis, Joseph
Uarn and Alice Bartlett. 4th Grade
Mildred Bartlett, Harris Coles.
9Th Grade-Evelyn Davis, Anna Drum
mer, Evelyn Chase, Anna Mehorter,
Claire Poff, Thelma Shaw, John Beck
EFT, Howard Mattson and Herbert
Titus. 9Th Grade Elizabeth Ekey,
Pauline Gilmour, ! Dorothy Ekey.
Grace Mehorter, Florence Titus, Thos
McKeen, Mead Gladding. Jack Avis
and Ellison Coles. 7th Grade Lou
is Drummer, Richard Stockton, Lou
Use Sargent, Anna Krayer, Doris Avis,
Hanley Beckett and Niles Poff. 9Th
Grad Ruth Avis, Hugh Mehorter,
Herbert Clark, Knollin Cox and Har-
old Urian.
The commencement exercises of the
Eighth Grade were held in the school
on Friday afternoon. The graduates
delivered their essays and orations in
worthy manner. Hugh Mehorter was