The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-02

name of Berg.
Mrs. Steelman Lee and Mrs. Jesse
Wilson visited friends at Hammonton
and Elwood last Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Cora Conover and Miss Leira
C%onover, of Hammonton, are spending
the holidays with the formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman R. Lee and
Miss Sara Mathis have been entertain
ing their father, Mr.. Joseph K. Mathis,
of New Gretna, and aunt, Mrs. Jesse
r. Wilson, of Clayton, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover enter
tanned at a family gathering at their
residence on Christmas Day. The din
ner was a very elaborate me. Present
We're: Mr.. and Mrs. James Massey, of
Camden; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Como
vdr and daughter BETA, of Barnegat;
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover, Miss
Emma r. C%onover, Miss Clara Como
yer and the host and hostess, of Alb
secon.
Mrs. Frank B. Conover and two
sons, Ralph and Stanley, are guests at
the home of her mother in Philadel-
phia, during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Giberson and
Miss Ethel Giberson were the week
end and over Sunday guests of the
formers daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. James B. Sooy, in Atlantic
City.
NJ. E. Sunday School Cantata.
The Christmas entertainment rem
dered by the members of the Absecon
NJ. E. Sunday School and Church on
Christmas eve consisted of a cantata
entitled, "Santa's Wishing Box"
which was presented in a very elabo-
rate and creditable manner and in the
midst of a platform setting exclusive
for its originality. Every participant
was well prepared and was costumed
in a perfect manner BETTING the char
acter pretended. The outline follows:
Place = Sitting room of PARKWAY
Farm.
Time-9 to ~ O'Clock Christmas eve.
Characters:
Aunt Susan-Lena Robinson.
Abner-Rev. C. M. Johnston.
Tom-Harry Weir.
Edith-Clara Conover.
Santa Claus-Joseph Smith, Jr.
College Girls-Elsie Hamilton, Mil
bred Smith, Lena Lee and Sara Ma
this.
Teachers-Mrs. C. M. Johnston,
Mrs. r. L. Babcock, Mrs. Joseph
Smith, Jr., Miss Ethel Hammell, Mrs.
F. G. Turner.
Spinsters-Mrs. Jerry Carton, Mrs.
George Conover, Mrs. Townsend
Shovel, Miss Lydella Smith, Miss
Flora Robinson, Miss Nina Smith.
Pullman Porters = Percy Smith,
Henry Smith.
Policemen-A. L. Hammell, Harry
Weir, F. G. Turner, R. L. Babcock and
Mr.. A. Davis.
Lewis Johnston, Edward Mccarthy,
Roland Hates, Emerson Shovel, Roy
Mattson.
Witches-Eunice Risley, Caroline
Smith, Leona Conover, Anna L. Boice.
Mystery Chorus = Ruth Hartzell,
Frances Hartzell, Haines Johnston,
Jennie Moore, Marie Moore, Clarence
Moore, Dorothy Boice.
Organist-Miss Florence Babcock.
Presbyterian Entertainment.
Under the auspices of the Presby-
terrain Bible School well prepared and
well presented Christmas exercises
were rendered by the children in the
church Wednesday evening, Dec. %.
at 7.30 o'clock.
The program follows: Responsive
Scripture reading led by Rev. R. A.
Elwood; prayer, Rev. Elwood; sing
ing by the school; recitation, Fred
Carly; recitation, Anna Mccarthy;
4..o1tofinn ATaria CoI1oal+1a. 1s-,a.
by the school; recitation, Gertrude
Draper; recitation, Samuel Smith, 3d.;
recitation, Violet Conover and Edna
S~teller; duet, "Hushaby," Rose and
Marion Price; recitation, Marie
S~choepfin; recitation, Catherine
Smith; singing by the school; recita-
ton, Rose Price; recitation, Russell
Elwood; primary cradle song, 20 chill
dren; recitation, Adelaide Carly;
group recitations, Catherine Miller,
Catherine Mccarthy, Anna Mccarthy
and Jessie Shovel; singing by the
school; recitations, Roland Hates, Cor
don Draper and Emerson Ireland; rec
i~tation, Marion Price; recitation, AL
ton Freas; song by three women,
GLORY to God in the Highest" Mrs.
M. M. Townsend, Miss Mary E. Ken
dali and Miss Catherine Schoepf1in;
recitation, Carolyn S~choenfin; recita-
ton, Edward Mccarthy; recitation,
Jennie Keen; singing by the school;
recitation, "Stars Above" Mabel
Keates; mems song, Rev. R. A. Ell
wood, Horace Miller, Charles Kunkely,
Edmund Townsend, Allen Townsend,
Samuel Smith, Jr., and Herman L.
Madden: address, DR.. Elwood; offer
ing; arrival of Santa Claus (Mr. Chas.
Kunkely); distribution of candies;
singing, Joy to the World" by the
school.