Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-01
NEWTON

The Town Committee will hold its
regular monthly meeting next Mon
day evening, instead of Tuesday.
Thursday. April %, has been the
date fixed by the members of the
Primrose Social Club for its sixth
annual minstrel show. The per-
formances given In the past by this
popular local talent organization
have been of the highest class, and
1t Is expected this year will far
excel any other efforts. Many new
faces will be seen in the cast, and
an entirely new show will be given
The club will be assisted by a ten
piece orchestra, composed of local
musicians.
At the First Methodist Episcopal
Church Easter will be appropriately
observed. The choir will be assisted
at both services by Edgar S. Bloch,
basso. Mr.. Bloch will sing at the
morning service. and the choir win
render the anthem, Christ, Our
Passover" by Schilling. Rev. Milton
E. Grant, the pastor, will preach an
Easter sermon. The program for the
evening service will be as follows:
Organ and piano voluntary, by Miss
Ada Thompson and Miss Elizabeth
Talmage; hymn, prayer, organ and
piano offertory; cantata, Death and
Life,p by Shelly; address by pastor,
prayer, benediction.
A special service will be held Good
Friday night at the Baptist Church.
The church will be open for divine
worship. The pastor, Rev. John r.
Humphreys, will preach on the Joy
of the Cross Service will begin at
7:45.
The Sunday morning service at the
Baptist Church will be in charge of
the Sunday school. A special pro-
gram of Easter music and recitation
will be given by the various depart
ments Sunday evening the pastor
will administer the ordinances of the
New Testament baptism. The theme
of the sermon will be "Baptismal
Resurrection.
The Easter carltata, From Sep
ulchre to Throne" by Thomas Shep-
ard, will be sung by the choir OF
the First Presbyterian Church of
Newton on Sunday evening, April 4.
The choir will be assisted by George
Mitchell, of New York, tenor soloist,
and Gerald II. Clark, of Andover,
violinist.
Rehearsals are in progress for the
play to be presented in May by the
Epworth League of the NJ. e.
Church, entitled Threads of Des-
tiny" There are twenty-five people
in the cast, and each character has
been selected with special reference
to the adaptability of the parts they
are to portray. 1t promises to be
one of the best plays ever produced
bv that organization.
An auxiliary of the New Jersey AS.
ISOLATION Opposed to Woman Suf-
frage has been organized in New
ton, with eighty-six enrolled mem
bers at the present date and the fol-
lowing list of officers: President,
Miss Helen A. Pierce; vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. Andrew j. Van Blarcom,
Miss Margaret NJ. Brown, Mrs. Will
lam Keplinger; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Elizabeth K. Struble;
chairman of membership COMMITTEES.
Miss Mary Kanouse, chairman of
publicity committee, Mrs. s. V. Stra-
ley.
Anthony Phlug. of New Hampshire
street, while cutting wood. mis-
Judged his aim on stick Of wood,
striking his hand with the axe. in
fiicting deep cash In his hand. A
physician was summoned. 1t took
several stitches to close the wound.
Harmony Lodge will meet this eve-
ming.
The price of shad in this section
has jumped from seventy-fve cents
to eighty-five cents each on account
of the cold spell
Vernon Losee, of Geneva, N. Y, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin E. Losee, of Main street.
Miss Helen Roof. of Wellesley Col
lege, is enjoying her Easter vacation
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
James Roof, on Halsted street.
Former Surrogate and Mrs. Jacob
NJ, Demarest have returned to their
Newton home on Linwood avenue
after spending the winter in Florida
Floyd E. Coursen and mother have
moved from Nomanock to Newton,
locating at West End avenue.
Housekeepers Club No. will hold
an open meeting Wednesday, April
ID. Subject. Gardening" The
speaker will be r. w. DeBaum.
The Y. P. C. E. Society of the First
Presbyterian Church will hold
social at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
C. w. Rouse, Linwood avenue, this
evening.