The Pleasantville press., 1912-12-04
ABsECON.

Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock and Miss
Florence Babcock spent Tuesday in
Philadelphia.
Miss Edith X. Greenlee spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her bro
ther in Philadelphia.
| Miss Olive Hammell has returned
to the Trenton Normal School, after
sojourning with her parents since
Wednesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ireland enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Mccoy,
of Longport; Mr.. Harry Ireland, of
Frankford, and numerous Absecon
relatives on Thanksgiving Day.
DR.. and Mrs. G. C. Allen and daugh-
ter were guests Of the formers moth
er and brother at Bridgeton on Thurs
day and Friday.
Mr.. A. L. Hammell left on Wednes-
day on cunning trip to be spent at
Wheaton, Va, where his brother,
Ansley Hammell, and family reside
Mrs. Russell Ireland and son, of
Collingswood, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Fraley Doughty, from We'd
nesday until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben L. Babcock
entertained Mrs. Elida Babcock, Mrs.
A. L. Hammell and Miss Joanna
Doughty at dinner on Thanksgiving
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J. Lee had as
guests on Thanksgiving Day Mrs.
Mary E. Martin and daughter Eliza
beth and Mrs. Rebecca Crowley, Of
Pleasantville.
DR.. Walter C. .Sooy and family have
returned to their Atlantic City home
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs Gustav Guenther and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mason attended the wedding Of their
granddaughter and niece, Miss Matil-
da Purzner, and Mr.. Alexander Flath,
at the residence Of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Purzner, at Pomo-
ma, on Thanksgiving Day.
City Solicitor w. I. Garrison has
written letter to the State Board of
Taxation asking for official approval
in reducing the tax rate to $1-80 or
thereabouts as result of the pairing
of the budget from $4,000 to $4,000,
in accordance with the desire of a
majority of the voters, who decided
at the last election against the plac-
ing of a S16,600 mortgage on the
school property for school purposes.
Mrs. Mary Woodruff, of Bridgeton,
has arrived to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. w. S. Ludlow, and
family.
Mr.. James Smith has closed his
New Jersey avenue home and gone to
Philadelphia for the winter.
Miss Sara Mathis was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse R. Wilson at Clay
ton, from Thursday until Sunday.
Mrs. Ambrose Hammell delightfully."-
entertained company Of friends at
her home Friday evening. The en-
tertaining features consisted of mu-
sic, recitations and games, after
which pleasing collation. was served.
The guests included Mrs. R. L. Bah
cock, Mrs. George Conover, Mrs. R. A.
Elwood, and two friends, and Misses
Florence Babcock, Joanna Doughty,
Ethel and Olive Hammell, Lydella
Smith. Ada Logan and Mabel Matsch-
ke
At the meeting in Brotherhood hall
last Wednesday evening, organization
of the Absecon Improvement Assocl--
alton was perfected by the election OF
the following officers: President, r.
A. Norton; vice-president, DR.. R. M:
Sooy; secretary, T. D. Showell, and
treasurer, C. P. Hammell. The asso-
citation now has about twenty-five
charter members and all others wish
ing to join as such are requested to
hand in their names before the end
of the week.
Mrs. Zephaniah Hackett was the
guest Of her son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hackett, in Philadelphia,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason are
entertaining the latter's brother and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. William Guenther,
of Atlantic City.
The fourth annual Thanksgiving
dinner of the Anxious Club was given
at the home Of Miss Lydella Smith at
6 D. m. Thanksgiving Day. The menu
was a very elaborate one and those
present Jared sumptuously indeed.
The members arrived shortly before
noon, at which hour they partook OF
a well-prepared luncheon and remain
ed until midnight, when "a pleasing
collation. was served. Those enjoying
the occasion were: Misses Clara Raw
lev. Ethel Giberson, Lydella Smith,
Nina Conover, Helen Weaver, Eva
Weer. Evelyn Peacock, and Messrs.
Herman Madden, Walter Conover,
Robert Chew, Baker Bowen, Elmer
Weaver, Carl Adams, Irwin Adams,
n1L C.rIore Edmnrd StpDhnnSOn