The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-06-10

Violet Conover, Lillian Cattani, Ed
ward Mccarthy, Lewis Johnston, La
dow Hammell, Harry Conover.
Third Grade : Dorothy Hammell.
Ethel Price, Esther Boice, Emily Gas
kill, Mary Glowka, Anna Mccarthy.
Kathryn Miller, Mary Kendrerski.
Jessie Shovel, Betron Adlor, Earl
Dobbins. Gordon Draper, Raymond
Giberson, Emerson Shovel.
First and Second Grades, Miss Car
RE Z. Reed, teacher-Ada De Haven.
Edith Freas, Helen Kendust, Lizetta
Taylor, Virginia Babcock, Margaret
Petrl, Thomas Trusty, Bertram Ham
nell, Durham Boice, Carlton Giberson,
Walter Hammell, Norman Miller, ia
cob Reed, Mitchell Smith, Samuel
Smith, Joseph Price.
Children's Day Exercises.
Interesting and well rendered Chill
dren's Day exercises given by the
Presbyterian Sunday School in the
church last Sunday evening were en-
Joyed by an audience that filled every
pew and part of the aisles. The plat
form was tastefully decorated with
cut flowers. The program follows:
Prelude, Herman l.. Madden; singing.
No. 6, school; Scripture lesson, Twen-
ty-third Psalm; prayer, Rev. C. M.
Johnston; singing, No. 8, school; reci-
tation, Joseph and Alvin Price; reci-
tation, Anna Mccarthy; recitation,
Anna Banning: singing, tiny toddlers;
recitation, Kathryn Mccarthy; recita-
ton, Rose Price; recitations, boys
class; duet, Marie Sc~hoepflin and Flo
renee Draper; recitation, Marion
Price; recitation, Frances Smith; reci-
tation, Walter Borneman; recitation,
Edna Stellar; singing, No. Is, school;
recitation, Leona Conover; r~ecitations,
Rider girls and Clara Miller; recita-
ton, Fred Carly; recitation, Catherine
Miller; singing, No. Is, classes; recita-
ton, Alfred Shovel; recitation, Leroy
Taylor; recitation. Mae Bell Hates;
recitation, Carolyn ~Schoepfin; sing
ing, No. II, school; recitation, Violet
Conover; recitation, Ethel Banning;
recitation, Dorothy Hammell; recita-
lions, Catherine and Samuel Smith;
recitation, Carolyn Smith; singing,
No. II, boys and girls class; recita-
ton, Eunice Risley; recitation, Ethel
Price; recitation, Louise Draper; reci-
tation, Lizetta Taylor; singing, No.
wood; offering; offertory, Mr.. and
Ills. AIN1ioICy, NIOl1ISB IL. La ndQu0U
organ; doxology; benediction.
City Council Proceedings.
At the meeting of City Council held
on Wednesday evening the following
officials were present: Mayor Mitchell,
Councilmen Barton, Cheyney, Henry,
Hackett, Carton, Craven and Pitney,
and Clerk johnson.
The mayor reported that the water
way across the bay had been properly
staked out in accordance with the pre-
vious instructions of Council.
Mr.. Carton complained about the
menace to automobiles of the power
full glaring headlights used on the
trolleys, especially to drivers of ears
descending the approaches to the
bridge over the creek on the Shore
Road, whereupon the clerk was in
structed to communicate with the SUI
perintendent of the trolley company
in an effort to have him order the use
of the smaller lights while on the
Shore Road.
On motion of Mr.. Cheyney, R. P.
Thompson, of Pl%easantville, was en-
ployed to prepare a tax map showing
all assessable property and its loca-
ton within the boundaries of Absecon
III NOllPAldllNC Will Illc ICCOluIIlGHud-
tons and instructions of the State
Board.
Mr.. Henry brought to the attention
of Council the necessity of providing
an additional electric street light on
the causeway neal the intersection of
Ohio avenue and Shore Road. The
matter was referred to the lighting
committee to select the most advan-
tageouS location.
The purchase of a special twin CYL
inder Indian motorcycle for the use of
Thomas Hutchinson, Jr., Chief of Po-
lice, in rounding up speeders who ig-
more the traffic laws and his warnings
TO slow up was the subject of an ad-
dress by Mayor Mitchell, who spoke
about the further use of a machine in
extending police protection to all
parts of the city, in responding to fire
alarms, etc. The councilmen coincid-
ed with the views of the mayor and
the machine was ordered purchased at
a cost of $3.50 for full equipment. A
representative of the Indian" was
present and stated that immediate de-
livery could be made, which was done
the following day.
A letter was ordered sent to the
County Engineer requesting his de-
partment to cooperate with the City
Engineer in establishing sidewalk
grades up the shore where the county
highway has been built up much high
er than the adjacent properties.
The question of the collection of de-
%linquent taxes was discussed with the
result that the tax collector was in
structed to make out duplicate bills,
which will be placed in the hands of
the Absecon police for collection.
On motion of Mr.. Craven, Council
referred the subject of the location of
ten additional fire plugs to the fire
committee to act in conjunction with
the fire company in selecting the most
suitable places.
The resignation of Edward Prescott
as ~janitor of the Council Chamber was
read and accepted. The appointment