The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-30
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various cemeteries in Mount Holly to b
decorated to-day by the Grand Army.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Baptist churcl
: will hold their annual strawberry festiva
in the lecture room of the church Oh
Thursday evening.
l The next regular meeting OF the w.
. t. u. will be held in the g. A. K. Hall
, Tuesday, June 9Th, at three O'Clock
: Full attendance is desired. Report from
Convention.
Joseph S. Hume, Jr., of Mount Holly
was married on the 18th of this month
to Miss E. B. Paige, of Athol, Massa
chusetts. The ceremony was performed
at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The degree team of the local p. o. S,
of A., went to Pemberton ON Thursday
evening and initiated class of candi-
dates in the camp at that place. The
team was accompanied by twenty-five
members.
The John Woolman Memorial, No. 9
Branch street, will be open to receive
residents of Mount Holly as it's guests
on the afternoons of Friday and Satur-
day, June I'd and Sd, from four to six
o'clock. Miss Caroline l.. Crew, host
ess, will be pleased to receive all who
may call.
The winners in the school contest are
as follows: Miss Ruth E. Joyce, and
Miss Helen G.. Atkinson, each Spald-
ing's Greenwood Tennis Racket; Charles
A. Hansbury, Jr., Official League Ball,
and Sidney Krupnick, Official League
Ball, Jr. L. S. Boyce, Stationer.
Mrs. Leila Savage, widow of George
w. Savage, died suddenly in Mount
Holly Saturday. She had not been in
good health for some time but her death
was not expected. Heart disease was
the cause. Mrs. Savage was sister Of
Richard J. B. Slack.
Members of the Grand Army, Com
pany E, Sons of Veterans, Ladies' Aid
of the g. A. r., w. G. T. u, Junior
Mechanics and P. o. s. of A., attended
service at the Methodist church on Sun
day evening, at which time Rev. T. S.
Hammond preached very interesting
sermon.
Sergeant Jerome G. Harris, of Mount
Holly, was one of the three National
Guardsmen named by Governor Fielder,
Saturday, to enter the competitive ex-
animation for admission to West Point.
The appointments were made in COM
pliance with a request from the War
Department.
The expert who has been at work on
the accounts of the various county offices
has completed his work and will make a
report to the Board of Freeholders at its
meeting next week. The contents of the
report have not been made public, but
it is said there will be some interesting
statements.
The indulgence of our readers is craved
for the shortage of reading matter this
week. Large advertisements coming in
at late moment is the cause of this
condition. While we do not like to cur
tail our news columns we feel gratified to
think THE News is sought after as an
medium.
The Parent-teacher Association will
hold special meeting in the High
school auditorium Friday afternoon at
$3.50 to discuss the subject of providing
apparatus for a playground. Every
member and those interested in the care
and amusement of the children during
the vacation months are invited to be
present.
The usual Memorial ceremonies will
be held by the Grand Army this morn
ing (Tuesday) The Post, with it's escort,
Company +, Sons of Veterans, Uni
form Rank of the Junior Mechanics, and
all invited guests, will assemble at the
Post room at 8.45 o'clock. The line
will form ON High street with the
right resting on Garden street and will
move promptly at nine o'clock. The
following line of march will be observed:
To Broad street, to the Mount Holly
cemetery; to Mount Holly avenue, to
Garden street, to High street, to Wash
ington street, to the Brotherhood ceme-
terry; countermarch to Pine street, to the
burying ground, to the gave of Gen. A.
E. Shiras, where the memorial service of
the Grand Army of the Republic will be
read and addresses will be delivered by
the speakers who have been selected