The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-11
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e Lebanon will meet in the Masonic
!. Temple tonight.
Forty-eight propositions for member
4 ship have been received in the local
= 10. s. of A. in three weeks.
4 Rev. Joseph L. Surtees will deliver an
address at the Bethany M. E. church.
4 Camden, on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Alden, of Delanco,
a have announced the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Doris M. Alden, to Ed
d ward H. Kelsey, of Pemberton.
The annual meeting of the Women's
= Baptist Missionary Society of the
Camden Baptist Association, will be
, held tomorrow at the Burlington Bap-
: fist Church.
Prosecutor Kelsey is arranging for q
conference with justices of the peace OF
4 the county, with view of standardlz-
. ing the work and legal forms OF the
) small cause courts.
The operetta, Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs, will be given in the high
/ school auditorium Friday evening, May
/ IA, by grammar school pupils. Admis-
sion Is cents, children 10 cents.
Deer are being seen almost daily by
! passengers on trains in the vicinity Of
Lakehurst and Writings. The animals
! have become SO accustomed to the trains
that they do not seem alarmed as they
pass.
There was a fair audience at the audi
torium of the High school Thursday
afternoon when addresses were delivered
on the aims of parents-teachers' as
ISOLATION. Mrs. j.. L Surtees presided.
The principal speaker was Mrs. Reeve,
Of Moorestown. who gave in minute de-
tail the work done in that community
and the great good that had been acs
complished by getting teachers and
parents better acquainted with each
other. Another meeting will be held to-
morrow afternoon when a permanent
Organization will be formed.
"Plenty of fishermen, but very few
shad," is the story this season from Egg |
Island Point, in the bay, to the upper
reaches Of the Delaware river, and even
the most optimistic of the river-men are
beginning to express doubt as to the
future of the shad fishing industry, with |
each successive fishing season becoming
worse than the one beforeit. Extremely |
small catches made SO far this spring |
bear out the timeworn wall OF the fishing
crews of .".poor season." Prices, which
this year have climbed to the topnotch
in the history of Delaware river shad
fishing, have failed to make up profits
equal to the shortage in fish.
The program for the carnival to be
given at Rancocas Park by Good Intent
Fire Company for five days commence
ing June s, will be as follows: Tuesday
afternoon, band concert, with display of
fireworks in the evening. Wednesday
afternoon, children's carnival, with a
masque dance in the evening. Thurs
day afternoon, firemen's afternoon, with
demonstration of apparatus, band con-
cert, addresses by some prominent fire.
men of the state, and dancing afternoon
and evening. Friday afternoon will be
devoted to canoe racing, with display
of fireworks in the evening. Saturday
afternoon, band concert, base ball game
and other out door sports, and dancing
afternoon and evening.
Jay Wellington, late comedian of the
TOP O. the World" company, has been
engaged to present his musical comedy
success, "a Night in Dreamland," with
local talent, under the auspices Of Mount
Holly Lodge No. 1877. Loyal Order of
Moose, for the benefit of the Burlington
County Hospital and Burlington County
Children's Home. About so adults and
200 children will take part in this pro-
duction, which is musical comedy
filled with the latest song hits, classic
and modern dances, pantomine scenes,
and comedy effects. Mr.. Wellington
will take the leading part, and his pre-
sentation of modern dancing will be a
feature. The committee in charge and
the director have spent the last two days
in selecting representative talent for the
principal parts. The first rehearsal will
be held tonight in the parlors of the
Moose home, and the entertainment will
be given in the Mount Holly theatre on
dates to be announced later.
A large attendance was present at the
10th annual convention and dinner of
the Burlington County Young Mems
Christian Association, which was held in
the Baptist church, Burlington, last
evening. Men and women from all over
the county who are interested in the
development of boys work and in the
conserving of boy-life were present and
participated in the discussion and pro-
gram of the convention. There were
live addresses by men who know the
work and who have been in close con-
tact with it throughout the year. An
address of inspiration was delivered by
DIR. John Brown, Jr., International Y.
M. C. A. secretary for Rural Health and
Recreation. DIR. Brown is writer,
lecturer and teacher of national reputa-
ton. He delivered a strong vital mes
sage for every man and woman who is
DESTROYS of doing their share toward COM
munity uplift. The dinner was served
by the Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church. |
PerS onal.
Percival Mcguire and wife spent SUM-
day with Judge nd Mrs. Horner.
Rev. Howard S. Crammer. of Beach
Haven, was visitor here on Thursday.
Mrs. Joseph A. Southwick, of Mount
Holly Avenue, starts today on trip to|