The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told.

1he boy SCOUTS Will. meet dl lhS W
C. T. u. Hall at s O'Clock this Friday
evening.
The members of Pleasantville Fire
Co. No. 1 enjoyed another of their de-
lightful feeds at the Fire House on
Thursday evening.
H, G.. Kline and C. E. Betterton
have opened ''The Quality Bakery" at
SO N. Main Street. See their ad. else
where in this issue.
The Musical Service given at Sa-
lem NJ. E. Church on Sunday even
ing was excellently rendered before
an appreciative audience.
The Board of Freeholders this week
authorized the erection of a hospital
for .tubercular patients on the County
farm at Mortified. 1t will cost $685.
900.
Elaborate preparations r being
made by the various grades of the
schools for an Exhibit of Art and In
dustrial Work, to be held at the res
pective buildings on Friday afternoon,
April 80.
The plans for two bridge tenders
cottages on the Longport-Somers
Point Boulevard were approved by the
Board of Freeholders this week, and
the Bridge Committee was authoriz-
ed to advertise for bids for them.
The Atlantic County Historical So
ciety will meet at the home of Miss
Lizzie j. Price, Shore Road, North
field, on next Thursday evening,
April %, at 8 o'clock. All members
are urged to be present and friends
are cordially invited to attend.
On Sunday, April Is, at IL o'clock,
Rev. M. j. Hoffman will preach and
administer the Holy Communion in
st. Marks Protestant Episcopal
Church. Sunday School Immediately
following. A most cordial invitation
to attend is extended the public.
The cake and pastry sale of the
Ladies Aid Society of Wesley M. E..
Church will be held next SATURDAY..
April "a, in the storeroom of Mrs.
Mary B. Campbell, 8 North Main
street. The public is requested to
bear this in mind, as pastry of all
kinds will be on sale.
At the session of the Delaware Con-
ference (colored), held this week in
Atlantic City, Rev. E. F. Morris was
assigned to the p~astorate of Asbury
Church, P~leasantville. Rev. ]. A.
Kiah, who has served the local con-
gregation faithfully and well for sew
eral years, was assigned to Upper
Paramount, Md
Beyond the Reach of Want, sub
ject of morning sermon at ~Presbyter-
ian Church next Sabbath. Expert
menting With the Lord evening sub
ject. Sunday School, 2.30 p. m.
Christian Endeavor, 6.45 p. m. Pray
er service, Wednesday, 7.30 p. m.
Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Thursday, 7.30 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Guyer will
open a Rescue Mission at 1909 Arctic
avenue, Atlantic City, Saturday eve
ming, April 18th, at 8 o'clock. Prom
inent Atlantic City ministers will take
part in the opening exercises. Testi-
monies from redeemed men, fine mu-
sic and good singing. Pleasantville
delegation will take 7.24 Shore Fast
car. All welcome.
At a meeting of the officers and
teachers of the First Presbyterian
Church held after Sunday School,
Harry L. Lake was elected superin-
tendent; Mrs. Preston B. Adams, as
sistant superintendent; John Race,
secretary; Mrs. Rebecca Large, treas
urer; Mrs. Samuel Carton, superin-
tendent of the Primary Department;
Mrs. May North Crist, assistant sup
e~rintendent; Mrs. John Race, super
intendent of the Home Department
and of the Cradle Roll; Misses Gwen
dolene Bassett and Addie Ford, or
ganists.
At the annual meeting of the First
Presbyterian Church, held Wednesday
evening, Elisha Adams and John Race
were elected trustees to succeed
themselves for a period of three years
and Charles Koehler was elected to
fill the unexpired term of two years
of Mr.. Draper, who has removed to
another city. Ezra Lake was re-
elected treasurer; Mrs. Rebecca Large
financial secretary, and an auditing
committee consisting of Mrs. J.. H.
North, Mrs. Elisha Adams and Mrs.
Preston B. Adams was elected. Miss
Marjorie North was reelected organ
list.