Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-04
PITMAN.

Rev. H. Ridgely Robinson will de-
liver the oration at Summit Park this
evening, July 4th.
The usual parade, athletics and
patriotic exercises will be held to-
day, July 4th, and are expected to be
of the usual high order
| Patriotic sermons and hymns at the
different churches were the chief fea-
ture of the Sunday evening services.
| Walter Harris, ESQ.,, president of the
Summer Cottagers Association, has
entered the list of automobilists, and
can handle his car quite dexterously
/ Chas Haller is now employed by G.
G. Justice and runs his auto for him.
Three classes of the NJ E. Sunday
| School will hold a big market at
/ the Auditorium on Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Dilks are stay
ing in their Pitman home for three
weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Jewett, of Bor-
dentown, were guests of George Cowan
"a part of last week.
Tuesday evening was ladies night
at the new Masonic Club house.
A big audience applauded the fine
1 rendition. of Red Acre Farm, Thurs
day evening, and the proceeds made
| quite boost for the Baptist parsonage
fund
| H. G. Dearborn and W. A. Lacy
| exchanged automobiles and Mr. Dear
| dorff has purchased a touring car.
| AL Townsend will be his chauffeur.
On Tuesday last, Thompson Camp
bell took moving from Camden to
| Tuckahoe in one of his auto trucks.
He then went up the shore road to
| Englewood and brought moving
| from there to Mantua arriving home
Friday about noon, having covered
distance of about four hundred
miles.
The annual recital of the Pitman
Studio of Music was held in the M.
E. Church, Friday evening. Miss
Florence Dare and Mr.. Joseph Gra-
ham were graduated.
Matthias Chew who committed sui
eide at his home near Williamstown,
had resided in the Grove here for
several months
| A carload of trotting horses arrived
from Baltimore circuit, Saturday af-
ternoon and were taken to Alcyon
Park.
DR.. H. L. Gilmour has resigned as
leader of the camp meeting choir, and
Prof. J. Lincoln Hall will lead the
choir this year.
Considerably over hundred mem
ibers of one of the Pennsylvania regi-
ments U. B. B. A. are encamped at
| Alcyon Park over the fourth. A spec
ial train of 2 cars brought the most
of them down Friday night.
Mrs e. C. Champion caught a heel,
! Sunday morning, just as she was
about to step down the rear steps of
her home, which are high, and was
thrown to the ground breaking two
bones in the right wrist and suffering
dreadful contusions of the face, left
arm and left leg.
No l has made the following NOM
nation of officers: President, o. Glen
Stackhouse, Jr.; Vice-President, Clark
Berry; Secretary, w. D. Bowen; Asst.
Secretary, Edgar NJ Bewley; Finan-
cial Secretary, O. B. Moss; Treasurer,
G. w. Doughty; Chief, M. P. Lord;
tee, E. L. Kinsell Two hundred feet
of new hose have been ordered.
| The demonstration of the Highland
ClGHl1Cdl Engine 1Olupduy Will Ub
held Saturday of this week, the three
local fire companies being invited to
assist. The following officers have
been elected: President, John e. Pc
terson; President Rev. Frederick
Blaser: Secretary, E. C. Deetz; Trea-
surer, G K. Creekmore; chief, Chris
A Behling; Foreman, Geo. W. Ellick
Pitman Chapter, Order Eastern Star
was organized in Odd Fellows Hall,
Saturday evening. This is the only
chapter between Camden and Atlantic
City About two hundred guests were
| present from Newark, New York, Jer-
sey City, Camden, Ridgwood, Atlantic
City and other places. The chapter
has thirty-one charter members. The
officers are: Worthy Matron, Mrs. G..
E. Pennington; Worthy Patron, Mr.
Charles Lindsay; Associate Matron,
Miss NJ E. Pennington; Conductress,
Mrs. Warren Stanger, of Glassboro;
Associate Conductress, Mrs. A. D.
Bell; Inside Warder, Mrs. H. B. Lang;
Outside Warder, Mrs. M E. Stanton;
Organist, Mrs. S. p Clark; Points of
the Star, Mrs. I. w. Newkirk, Mrs.
Glenn Hurst, Mrs Ada Cotton, Mrs.
Margaret Benner and Mrs. BENZ.
Moore; Secretary, Mrs. Edw. Evans;
Treasurer. Mrs. Volney Handle; Chap
lain, Mrs. Milton Percival