Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-01-04

ed Order of Heptasophs, sent letter
of greeting which was read with the
accompanying review of the past and
good wishes for the future.
To Rachel M. Haines:
IN /, bright and crisp December morn
Eighty years ago day girl was born
They gave her the name Of Rachel NJ.
And that part remains as it was then
But some years ago her last name she
changed
From the name of Iredel to the name of
Haines,
Into her life, to increase her joys,
Eight children came, five girls, three
boys
has this woman been,
And has raised all her children into good
women and men;
Has taught them the spirit of truthful
ness and the evil of sin.
That they might be good. God fearing
Christian women and men.
Now on this day, December the twenty
seventh.
In the year of our Lord 1911
They have come to greet her and bring her
cheer
On this her birthday, of them there's
not a few
To wish her joy and happiness,
TO receive her greetings and by her be
blessed,
To remind her of their love they have for
her yet.
For they all know well her love for
them, you bet.
So why not come and bring her happiness?
For when you've lived to be four score.
And tried to gain from each passing min
ute
All the possible good that there was in it
Then you, too, would be glad for your
friends to come
And make this day historical one
SO we want her to live on, and hope she
may,
To give us the chance to remember her
eighty first birthday,
And as many more as it is Gods win
To keep her with us and love her still.
So all we can say in this closing refrain
Is tod be with you till we meet again I,
Hannah A. Heritage read:
HIS GIFT
God thought to give the sweetest thing
In His almighty power
To earth, and, deeply bordering
What 1T should be, one hour
In fondest joy, and love of heart
outweighing every other,
He moved the gates Of heaven apart
And gave to earth a mother.
The above with an album in which
all were requested to record their
names was presented by Hannah A.
Heritage to Rachel NJ Haines as a
memento of the occasion. A num-
Der OF other gifts were received and
appreciated. Among the guests were:
Charles b. Iredell, J. Fenimore Ire
dell, Joseph E. and Harriet .Iredell.
Jonathan and Anna L. Iredell VIM.
D. and Anna P. Iredell. and
their little daughter Ernla Thompson
and Mary I. Steward, with their chill
dren, Elizabeth H., Gertrude p, and
I. Linwood; James c.. and Edith K.
White with their children, Walter I
and Howard o.; Amanda Parker.
Walter III. and Rachel M. Davis, ali
of Mullica Hill; Annie /. Kirkbride.
of Woodbury.; Gilbert / and Deborah
q. Kirkbride, Rebecca Kirkbride and
daughter Hannah, all Of Sewell: Jos.
H. and Leola Steward, OF Jefferson:
William R. and Mary /. Skinner. Rus
sell H. and Elsie v. Skinner. all of
Redwood; Ann L. Borton, Rachel M.
Haines, Aaron B. and Lydia III. Som
ers, I. Edgar and Gertrude r. Haines.
Samuel G. and Elsie e. Haines, John
and Hannah A. Heritage, John C.
and Lizzie B. Heritage, s. Mason and
Blanche Carter with their children.
Harold s., A. Frances, Ralph H. and
Alvin NJ, Edwin A. Holmes and
daughter, Richard p. and Martha X
Allen, all of Mickleton; John and Deb
bic Ballenger, of Pitman; Emma v.
of Swedesboro; Elmer r.. and
Laura K. Haines, of Westville: Amos
G. and Anna B. Haines with their
children, Asher X, e. Howard. Amos
9. Jr., and Floyd, all of Mt. Royal:
y. Gilbert and Emma F. Iredell. with
their children, Paul j., Lyman w.
Wiletta f., and NJ. Hayes, Chalkley
and Laura M. Haines, c.. Howard and
Bertha Y. Davis, with their daughter
\
and Mabel H. Redrow, of Wenonah:
Parker and Harriet K. Steward and
granddaughter, Anna S Batten, of
Jefferson.
Our young folks resumed business
at both school houses on Tuesday.
Prof. Wilmer Pancoast, who was
once one Of our boys, spent the holt
lays in Texas, Prof Pancoast has a
years leave Of absence from George
School for study at Chicago Univer-
sity.
Anna Tonkins, of Mullica Hill has
been spending few days with her
aunt, Emma Carter.
The Friends Association will be
held on First-day evening, the seventh
1T 7.30 in the Meeting House; all
cordially welcome.
The following new books have been
added to our library: Mother Carey's