The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-24
MEMS CLUB ORGANIZED
The Great Spirit Re-InCaFnateS The
Leni Lenape Tribe With Corn
Cob Pipe and Tobacco

What proves to point to the strongest
and most influential organization at Car
ney's Point or Penns Grove was started
last Thursday night in the Parish House
of the Church of Our Merciful Saviour,
when thirty-six men attended a smoker
during which time Paul +. Rossell read an
interesting paper on his experiences in
Porto Rico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Japan
and China.
The meeting opened with Rev. Charles
Bratten Dubell as chairman. Mr.. Duben
welcomed the men to the smoker and told
of the purpose of the meeting, to form a
Mems Club, composed of all men in the
community and to admit all men notwith-
standing his denomination. The purpose
Of the club is to promote brotherly love,
social welfare in the community and for
men to meet, learn and know one another.
A nominating committee was appointed
to select officers and to report at the next
meeting. The committee is composed OF
Messrs. Jaul f Resell, chairman; j.
Clayton Ziegler. J. Arthur Johnson, Geo.
NJ. Read and J.. p. Hannum. with Rev. O..
B. Dubell to be present at the meeting
of the committee.
Meetings are to be held every Thursday
night in the Parish House, with some
principal speaker. Many men were men
toned to be invited and the Rev. Floyd
Tompkins. rector of Holy Trinity, the
largest Episcopal Church in Philadelphia,
has accepted an invitation to address the
club on Thursday night, January o. DE-.
Tompkins is known to be a strong and
forceful orator and his coming is looked
forward to by many.
George NJ. Read made a motion which
was seconded that those present thank
Mr.. Stoddard for the one hundred corn
cob pipes and Prince Albert tobacco which
was being enjoyed by those present. The
motion was carried through by all stand
ing.
Paul f. Resell then held the attention
of the men by his interesting experiences
in Porto Rico, his visit to Caracus, Vene-
zuela during President Gomez's admins
~tration. He related that no one could
land in the walled city until the President
was notified who the landing party was.
He spent some time along the rivers OF
Venezuela. crossing the Andes Mountains
into Ecuador. He also told of his visit
in Japan and China, speaking of his time
in Honcow, and related the habits and
customs of the Chinese people. He ended
his talk by saying, although he had a
wonderful trip, he was never so glad to
get home and that the line There is no
place like home could not be realized I'M
til one had Travelled in a foreign land.
After the talk, Mr.. Resell answered
many questions asked by those present
in regard to China.
The meeting was successful in every
way, and the men enjoyed their smoke in
front of the big open fire place. Those
present showed a great deal of en-
thusiasm over the organization of a Mems
| Club and the meetings which are opened
to all men of the community will be look
ed forward to every week during the
winter.
Those present were: Richard I'll. Smith,
Frank S. Harris. r. Greening, William G.
Brown. r. P. Willis, L. l.. Nelson, J..
Clayton Ziegler, Alexander G. Groome,
VIM. H. Foster, e. Osborne Coates. Tay-
lor G. Holland, Edgar F. Brown, Joseph
F. Shoemaker, E. Freeman Hawley, Leon
A. Seminar, J. F. Barnes, George M.
Read, Jos. p. Little, Reginald r. Ford,
T. P. Hannum, James H. Rooney, B. j.
Gerety, G.. e. Speakman, Jos. Wilder
muth, J. Arthur Johnson, Harry J. Rea-
sin. Harry r. Johnson, Fred. r. Hearn,
George Putergill. David A. Armstrong,
Thomas S. Mann, James L. Black, John
II. Rurkman, Paul T. Rossell. Samuel I'll.
Sayre and the Rev. Chas. Bratten Du-
bell.