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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13

monogram. Inside the case was this
inscription: ITO Hon. Bertram E.
Whitman from his Republican friends
Jersey"
Mr.. Whitman, to whom the affair
was a grand surprise, responded feel
ingly to this testimonial of his loyal
friends and supporters, and said that
he hoped to be able to merit their con
fidence as much at the end of the term
as they had expressed at its begin
ming. He gave a very interesting talk
upon the workings of the Legislature
and spoke in glowing terms of the eff
ficient work at the State House of his
appointee, Mr.. Stiles.
Mr.. Whitman's wife was also re-
membered and a fine box of candy was
sent to her, as the POSTMASTER said,
ITO sweeten her toward the Assem-
blyman, who has to be away from
home so much"
Participating in the happy event
were: County Collector Enoch L. john
son Mayor Charles j. Adams, Free
holders John P. Ashmead and Lewis
R. Smith, City Clerk Nehemiah An
drews, Assessors Reuben E. Adams
and George NJ. Bates, Councilmen Ar
chic Willis, Clark Adams, Walter j.
Anderson, Frank Blackman, William
H. Sapp, Jacob Derr and Charles
Schmidt, Sr., Roy Adams, Pardon
Adams, Schuyler Adams, Wilbur w.
Adams, Reuben L. Babcock, Charles
Bowler, w. Claude Bailey, Jesse Bow
en-, J. H. Bradley R. A. Gale, Thomas
F. Crawford, Henry Crawford, Will
liam Channel, Newton Cramer, Neil
S. Campbell, Thomas G. Drinkwater,
Fred. G. Drinkwater, Garrett Cordery,
Daniel S. Edwards, Howard w. Fox,
DR.. Halvor L. Harley, William Hauen-
stein, Jacob Hernig, Charles Humph-
reys, Parker T. Harris, Samuel Ire
land, joseph NJ. Ingersoll. D. S.. Lee
Compile, Prof. Robert D. Maltby, DR..
Henry C. Munro, Nathaniel D. Mar
tin, Robert Marshall, David D. Martz,
D. w. Macmillan, Japhet Price, F.
Paul Pascarella, Walter G. Penhollow,
Joseph ]. Roeder, Franklin E. Smith,
DIR. Alvin NJ. Struse, Mark Sanders,
Arthur H. Stiles, John Stiles, Charles
Schmidt. Jr., John F. Stephenson Her
bert F. S~tetser, o. ]. Stetser, Paul E.
Sapp, Doughty C. Turner, Robert NJ.
Willis, Mervyn Wilson, Thomas B.
Wootton, Harry A. Warren, S. E.
Whitman and w. w. Whitman.
By w. CLAUDE BAILEY.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
Those You Know
Who Come And Go
Personal Chronicle Of Things So
cial and Otherwise.

MI. and Mrs. George B. Somerville
have removed to Windber, Pa.
Mrs. A. James entertained Mrs. L.
Henry Lake at tea on Sunday evening.
Miss Emma Ford was hostess to the
Argys Club on Friday evening of last
week.
Mrs. S. C. Lippincott is the guest of
her son Fuller in Philadelphia for a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheridan Risley, of
Cleveland, Ohio. are guests of Pleas
antville relatives.
Mr.. D. W. Ingersoll is visiting his
grand daughter, Mrs. Alison L. Stone,
at Lansdowne, Pa.
Mr.. William Bossler, of Salem. was
the guest over the weekend of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Bossler.
Preston J. Leeds went to Philadel-
phia this week for treatment of his
eyes at the Wills Eye Hospital.
D. w. Macmillan vas a Philadelphia
visitor on Wednesday and attended
one of the Billy Sunday meetings.
Mrs. Charles Collins was hostess to
the Authors Club at her home on
Doughty road Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hulda Bowen is spending the
winter months with her sister, Mrs.
Samuel Bartlett, at st. Augustine,
Fla.
Mrs. w. ]. Hudson entertained the
Clover Club on Tuesday afternoon at
her home on West Washington ave-
nue..
Mrs. William Eldredge has returned
to Conshohocken after a two weeks
visit to her sister, Mrs. Lewis R.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. DAILY entertained
at dinner last Sunday Rev. and Mrs.
j. w. Nicholson and daughter, Miss
Dorothy.
Mrs. Wilbur Reed and son. Norman,
spent Wednesday in Philadelphia and
while there took the opportunity OF
hearing one of Billy Sundays ser
mons.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
JANUARY BUSINESS AT
THE POSTOFFICE,

The excellent showing being made
at the PleasantviHe postofice contin-
ues, the increase of January owe the
corresponding month last year being
greater than any month since Mr.
Obert assumed the postmastership
The receipts from the sale of stamps
and stamped paper was $867.92 as
against $567.82, or greater by $30O.1C
or more than $50. The receipts from
all sources were 1919, last year $685.
85, gain $223.15. If this rate of in
crease continues the year will show
ample receipts to secure for us full
city delivery. This is due largely to
the habit lately acquired by some OF
our people of buying their stamps at
home, and the necessity of their con-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13

Mrs. John C. Reed is living serious
ly i'll at her home, 3O1 South Main
street. Her friends hope for her
speedy recovery.
Miss Stella Martin returned to her
home in Boston or Monday, after en-
loying several days visiting Misses
Mary and Margaret Hendrickson. of
Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Tomlinson
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son on Friday, Feb. 5. The
young gentleman is named Herbert
Tomlinson. Jr.
Miss Edith Parker, formerly of
Philadelphia, and daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. H. F. Parker, has accepted
a position in the Pleasantville store
OF the Childs Grocery Co.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Melba Smith and Mr.. Ambrose
Brown, the wedding to take place in
the near future. Both parties are at
taches of Hubin's Theatre.
Among those from Pleasantville at
Christ Church, Atlantic City, to hear
the Billy Sunday trail hitters were no.
ticed Mrs. A. James. Mrs. L. Henry
Lake, Mrs. NJ. B. Fairbrothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Umbrine enter
tanned on Friday evening in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Winch. The
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B.
Thomas, Miss Helen Umbrine, Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Winch.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Hutton. of
Edgewater avenue, who have been re-
siding in Wilson. N. c., since the first
of January. report Wilson a most
favorable place to live, since they are
enjoying early spring weather at the
present time.
Mrs. Rosa Litsinger, widow of the
late Rev. w. ]. F. Litsinger, and son
Gilbert. returned from their home in
Baltimore on Friday and will reside in
Pleasantville for the next few weeks.
Mrs. Litsinger was ACCOMPANIED by
Mrs. Chas. Peters, of Camden, N. ].
Miss Freda Oxley, of Mortified.
who for the past two months has been
the soprano singer in Holy Trinity
Church, Philadelphia, is making a
short visit at her home and while here
has been assisting in the Central M.
E. Church evangelistic services with
her beautiful singing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
tinuinlg is apparent.

Postmaster Obert is now endeavor-
ing to secure a mail out of Pleasant
vile direct to Philadelphia at II o.
clock in the morning. At present the
7.30 a. M, 4.30 p. m. electric and $50
p. m. Reading take mail direct to the
Quaker City, but all other mails from
here that go in that direction have ito
go first over to Atlantic City and then
up. g
The patrons of the local Office great
ly appreciate Postmaster Obert's eff
forts in their behalf.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
YOUR
OPPORTUNITY.
Four Splendid Prizes Free.---In.
vestigate the Plan.

An Elegant $3.50 Blasius-R Regent Pr
anO, A Beautiful SIPS Solitaire Dia-
mond Ring, And Two Handsome
Gold Watches Given Away Free By
The Pleasantville Press For Sub
scriptiOns.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
NEXT SUNDAY AT WESLEY.

Next Sunday morning the subject
at 1890 will be, "Pentecostal Power"
and at 7.30, Opening the Eyes of the
Blind" The Epworth League will be
led by Miss Eva Collins.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13

St. Margaret's Guild will meet at
the home of Mrs. Edward Schnierle
on N. End street. Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 18th, at 2.30.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13

Lake & Risley Co. are giving away
a very useful household article to
their coal customers. Call and get
yours.-adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09

ThursdRy, September o, 1918.
This appears to be an unusually
| favorable day. since the Sun. Mars.
| Saturn. Venus. and Jupiter are all in
benefic aspect. Late at night Neptune
| Is adverse.
1t is an auspicious time for pushing
all business and professional enter
prises. Lawyers. bankers. and brokers
are especially well directed while this
configuration prevails.
judge will gain fame in the United
States by an act Of courage and self
| sacrifice.
Merchants have promising leading
Of the planets. Gains for clothiers.
dealers in shoes and agents for food
supplies are foreshadowed.
Activity for soldiers. police. and
stock raiser is indicated by Mars
This should he lucky day for en-
gineers. contractors. and ironworkers
The destruction of a factory in which
munitions of war are made is proph-
esied.
Warning is given that harm will
befal a millionaire who draws profits
from armor plate.
The lunation of this date falls in the
eleventh house conjoined with Venus
while Mercury is in the twelfth. IRA
nus in the fourth. and Jupiter in the
Nun MATS ruling tne SeCOnu mousse is
bad for the revenues OF the country.
and indicates great expenditures of
public money. Theaters and places of
amusement should benefit. More ac-
cidents on warships and activity in
the navy are foreshadowed. according
to London astrologer.
Neptune is in a place read as indi-
eating increased activity among So
cialists and labor agitators.
There is a sign interpreted as en-
couraGing to the political ambitions
of women, who will assume public
duties not hitherto placed upon them.
Utah. Idaho. New Mexico. and other
Western States have the prophecy OF
trouble on account of religious fanat-
icism. A political fight that will dis
credit a man of national reputation is
'prognosticated.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
a happy augury for the year. Both
business and domestic affairs will he
satisfactory. Farmers and Uiners
should be especially lucky.
Children born on this day have good
stars to guide them. They should
joy most of the good things of life
and he able to rise rapidly in any vo-
cation that they choose
Copyright lel5)
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09
At the Theaters Next Week.
BelaScO-"The Only GfrI.''

The box office Of the Belasco Theater
will open tomorrow morning for the new
season. when seats will go on sale for
THE Only Girl" which opens next Mon
day night.
In writing the book. Henry Blossom
librettist. has provided what has been
termed "a real comedy" which might
stand alone without its lyrics. the score
has been added by Victor Herbert. while
the stage direction of Fred G. Latham
has done the rest.
The story concerns a young comic
opera librettist who is Mt loss for
composer to cola aborate with him on
his newest work. He hears II strain
of music coming through an open win
dow. evidently emanatine from the
apartment above his own. and he hastily
sends his servant to ask the PLAYER to
come to him. He is astonished when il
proves to he young girl. and somewhat
disguised. too because he is a confirmed
woman-hater. In sheer desperation. he
arranged with her to work with him,
stipulating. however. that their relations
shall always be Of a purely business ma
ture. Despite these precautions how
ever. he soon falls in love with the
musician. In Offering The Only Girl
Mr.. Weber promises a first-class produc-
tion with a New York cast. including
Edna Munsey. Leona Stevens. Elsie
Baird. Genevieve Houghton, Regina
Richards. Janet McIlwayne, Franklin
Farnum. Russell Lennon, Frank Coombs.
Alfred Fisher. and Tom Burton. There
will he an augmented orchestra selected
by Mr.. Herbert. who will direct th. or
chestra himself on the first night here
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09
WHEN A MAN is MARRIED
BY ONE WHO IS
The De6nitive Jest of Joshinelli.

In the rays of the sibbous moon on
our front porch / told Myra about an
excellent fellow Of d.fnitive Jest
Joshinelli of the drug shop. You wonder
how that could he. Listen. my brothers,
and I will tell of the defnitive jest
JoshineIli
1T was this way. Myra." began
You see. Joshine!ll. who halls from
sunny Italy. is the learned gentleman
who concocts pills in the place where l
sometimes eat lunch. He is vitally in
terested in the doings of his native Coun-
try in this great European war-so much
so that no newspa per reporter aCquant-
ance dare leave his presence without i'm
parting the very latest news with refer
ence to the operations OF the Italian
troops. Hope for the ultimate success Of
the arms of Victor Emmanuel is at pres
ent Joshinell's most pronounced mental
chara raCteristic'
Well Robert. he can't be blamed for
that" commented Myra
"Oh. of course not. Myra." I replied.
but let me finish 1t was the knowledge
OF Joshinelli's intense interest in the
army and navy of his beloved Italy that
caused l.. Thoreau Speers and Charley
Ward and myself to pause in the midst
of sardinc sandwiches and coffee to in
fiict this one: Doc | called out. have
you heard the latest?' Joshinelli smiled.
No. he replied. what is it?' Spears an
swered: KAISER Wilhelm has announced
his intention of taking Christmas dinner
in the QuirinaL' Everybody in the store
laughed. as Joshinelli uttered a whole
string Of excited language.
Il don't think that was bit funny"
put in Myra.
"Oh. don't you?" I returned. ''I am
very sorry indeed. Now we considered
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09

It quite joke. particularly in view of
Joshinelli's apparent belief. You see.
Dear. we claimed il was a late dispatch.
not yet printed in the afternoon papers.
Anyhsw. you ought to wait until you've
heard the whole thing before you make
any such comments"
Well. go ahead replied Myra. But
7 haven't heard anything to laugh at
YET
That's always the way Let n husband
start 10 tell something tnat appeals 10
him n good joke. and his wife will
nine times out Of ten say something to
take all the humor out of il. But / was
determined to go to the finish, despite the
cold water Mvra had dashed on my story.
''JOshinelli ruminated over what he had
said for as much as five minutes, while
pushed sardines down our gullets.
and then he quietly asked: viii Turkey
grace the kaiser's banquet board IN
Rome
Now here is where the fun came in.
Myra. You see. none Of us knew wheth-
er he meant Turkey was to grace the
banquet board as a guest OF honor-you
understand-or whether he was running.
and meant that Turkey was TO he among
the good things to eat. Myra. dear. do
YOU get me? Well. after awhile, Ward
mustered up courage enough TO put the
question.
''Joshinrlli smiled blandly. I perceive.
he replied. that ! must define my jest.
When the Kaiser marshalled his forces
for the defense of the fatherland, Tur-
key was strutting around In the neutral
yard. Before many moons. however,
thanks to the Kaiser. the bird was out
of the neutral pen and trailing the com
missiariat of the central European bel
liSerents. Now Turkey is proper
noun, and the Kaiser Will admit that he
is superlatively proper. Rome was
quite improper in plunsing Italy into this
maelstrom. but banquet certainly is a
common noun. Now. isn't il reasonable
to ask whether Turkey properly may
grace a common banquet in an improper
city, even under the royal sanction Of
the superlativcly proTer Kaiser?
Spears and Ward and | gulred down
our coffee and replied in chorus: We
don't know. Now. Myra dear. don't you
think that was some joke"
Myra gazed at me long and curiously
before she answered. | could see her
face in the rays of the Sibbous moon.
Il can appreciate the defnitive part.
she replied slowly. but the rest Is be-
yond by comprehension
You see, my brothers, what We hus-
bands are up against
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The Washington herald., 1915-09-09
DON'T MEASURE IDEALS
BY CARPENTERS RULE
Genevieve Houshton Adds that
There's a Chance for All Men.
When She Talks About Fem
inine Ideals.

Every woman who is feminine by ma.
ture has an ideal OF manhood in her
heart" is the frank expression of Gene
We've Houghton. now singing and acting
in Joe Webers big musical comedy sue
cess. The Only Girl" coming to the Be
lasco Theater next week Even though
the idol is merest clay. it is a figure
which she adores with her tenderest
worship, that she approaches with SUBJ
lime confidence.
ITO begin with, woman's ideal man
should be honest first, absolutely honest
"In every way he should be above
criticism. in bravery as We measure 1t
today, particularly in his relations with
men. He should be true to himself. true
to his friends. absolutely spotless in his
integrity or work and decd"
Should he be tall or short?" was the
next question put to her.
surely you won't consider an ideal
from the standard of dimensions Miss
Houghton answered, land YOU won't
measure him by a carpenters tape, but
by the indefinable measurement Cf the
feminine eye. If pressed for an answer.
l should say fashion has something to do
with the outward formula. and since the
fashion has arrived for tall women the
lueal man snOulu De tali. SO tnat We
women can literally look up to him.
THE man who looks like hero land
heroes are as varied as heroines. off the
stage). is not always true to his looks
There are ideal men In all ranks of
life. Every woman born finds one, and
those who have been deceived are still
looking for him.
Il don't think an idle man has any
place in the class of ideal men. The ideal
man must know what work means; he
must know how to work, when to work
and what to work for.
Every man with a worthy ambition is
necessarily developing unconsciously.
perhaps the traits of an ideal man.
HE must not he vain: he must not he
self-consclous beyond the vanity of self
respect
Perhaps after all the ideal man is fic-
titious. We could almost get along with
out him. one thinks sometimes.
Still. however. there is a chance for
all msn.'
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09

and Willie before going to school;
although in cities where the foreign
born population is great perhaps
there are children who come to
school after such repasts.
But Washington mothers do need
to be told that, if little Willie and
Nellie do not eat plenty of the good,
nourishing, plain sort of food, there
is something wrong, and that the
education that is being applied to
their little minds is worse than use
less. The normal child is hungry at
meal time, and if he is not it is up to
you to find out why not.
Perhaps he does not get enough
outdoor exercise-it is your duty to
see that he does.
Perhaps he eats sweets between
meals. 1t is your fault to allow it.
Perhaps he does not sleep in well
ventilated, quiet room. That again
is up to you, for Washington is not
cramped for room and every one can
dwell in ample quarters.
DR.. ]. w. Schereschewsky, of the
Federal Health Department, who has
recently been investigating the mod
ern woman's corset purely from the
hvgienic point of view, comes out
with words of praise that are truly
gratifying to the corset dealer.
But it used to be all the other way.
Doctors and health advocates could
not say enough against the old-fash-
toned stays that crushed ones heart
and liver and stomach and ribs out
OF all normal condition. Our school
hygiene textbooks always had a cut
showing the bad effect of tight lac
ing on womab's skeleton, usually
placed next to a cut showing the nor
NAL position OF ribs and spine But
somehow doctors and health reform
ers and hygiene books didn't make
women give up stays.
The revolution has all come from
within the circle of the fashion max
ers and corset designers themselves
a quarter from whence the old-fash-
ioned dress reformer would have
looked for least cooperation. But
the change has come and it means
an amazing Transformation in wom-
ems health and comfort.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09

Green in its several nuances has
been chosen for dresses and suits with
which to start Off the fall season. In
its darker tones green accords ex-
cellently with the rich furs SO much
in evidence as trimming for the new
apparel. or with equally good effect
1t is elaborated with bead or worsted
embroideries.
Today's sketch illustrates, a simple
afternoon frock of Carpathian green
satin allied with georgette crepe. The
satin develops the skirt, while the
crepe makes the bodice. The mate
rial is machine-plaited. and a distinc-
tive feature is the long sleeve with
its wide, loose wrist.
Bead decoration appears on the
broad girdle, whicRfs set Just little
higher than the normal waistline' and
preserves the natural contour of the
figure. This seems to prove that
while many charming models incline
to the new fitted effects. the vague"
line Of other seasons is not consider
ed passe.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09
MAKING 1T PAY.
Education is costly.

Education is costly.
If you send your children to pri-
vate schools the tuition bills tell you
that. and the city budget tells you
that a considerable share of those
taxes you make such to do about
paying, goes to the maintenance of
the public school system.
But most parents are willing to
pay dear for the best in education.
They are willing 10 buy the newest
and the best textbooks, and they are
willing to pay for specialists to teach
shcir children.
Whether or not all this outlay Of
money is wasted or not depends on
something else than whether or not
your children are made to attend
school regularly. II is a very simple
something and yet something that is
entirely IT. your own control.
A specialist in the health Of pub
lie school children said yesterday
that whether or not the school chill
dren profit by this outlay on their
education depended on the simple
factor of whether or not they had
enough to eat.
Just because you provide a plenti-
ful table three times day does not
"let you out" Not at all For the
children of the rich suffer from mall
nutrition much more frequently than
you suspect.
No mother who can read need to
DC told what good iood for children
really is. Washington mothers don't
have to be informed that coffee and
fried tomatoes do not constitute a
suitable breakfast for little Nellie
The Washington herald., 1915-09-09
POli's-..ENcuse Me-

The Poll players will be seen next week
in Rupert Hughes clever comedy. 'Ex-
cuse Me-" which had its first perform
ance on any stage In this city several
years ago. For this production the Poll
management has purchased the entire
original Henry W. Savage production.
Excuse Me- tells the story OF the
happenings on vestibule Pullman train
running from Chicago to San Francisco.
with motley group of passengers on
board. Included in the people of the
play are young lieutenant and his
bride-to-be. sad-faced travelling sales
man and his wife, who is travelling to
Keno to secure a divorce: a man-hater
and woman-hater, who fall in love
during the trip: an old clergyman out
for good time. and the colored Pull
man car porter.
A. II. Van Buren will be seen as the
young lieutenant and Miss Rittenhouse
as the sweetheart. Mark Kent will have
his biggest character role of the season
as the colored Pullman car porter