The Penn's Grove record., 1916-09-01
DUPONT VILLAGE DOINGS
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

HH AdhlhS' OF ADAMS street. was
taken to the Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital, 9th and Madison street. vii
mington, on Wednesday for treatment.
Mrs. Jeriald. 60 Magnolia street. a
semi-invalid shut-in. who is worthy.
would ike to do button holes. darning.
hand sewing, or any needle work. Where
there are SO many Wamanless. bachel-
ors. as in Carney, there should be lots
Of work for her.
Fifteen members of the Mothers
Club have enlisted as an emergency
crew to Miss Bingham. the DUPONT Wis
lting nurse. when she calls for assist
ance.
Miss Prinz. a friend Of Mrs. Wood. Of
the supervisors village, has sailed from
Holland and will soon arrive. She hopes
to start a class Of individual teaching IL
languages, in which she is proficient.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hires spent
several days in West philadelphia. 10
meet their granddaughter who had re-
turned after camping ten weeks with 81
girls and II councillors in Pocono noun
tains.
Rev. Carmini Farnatarro. at the Y.
VI. c. A, is at Asbury Park, his form
er home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Wright and
son Locuson viii spend two weeks on
his fathers farm mid abundance Of
peaches.
Last Saturday night when some were
at the movies, the night chief of the
guard felt sorry for the children IN quar-
antine and treated them to ice cream.
The summer Of 1916 will be a sore
memory to the kiddies whose freedom
has been restricted - quarantine.
A quarantine more strict thar ever
has been called for Carney. The Union
Sunday School, the children swimming
in the river AT the Cove and the moving
pictures have been closed to the chill
dren. The playground was to have
been closed on Thursday with races and
exhibition of work, also treats Of ice
cream and cakes, but last Saturday the
instructor had orders to close at once.
Miss Pierson and Miss Bingham got the
treat for those present last Saturday and
prizes were awarded later. 1t is regret
ted the public exhibition could not be
given because some girls who scarcely
knew what a needle was have done much
sewing. Prizes will be awarded later.
\ very pretty tree thirty inches in di-
ameter was cut on the Cove school
ground by the contractor. 1t was not
in the way of the building and would
nave furnished delightful shade. The
contractor never thought how long il
takes to grow a tree. The trees around
the new s~chool-house now being erect
ed make the pretticst spot in dupont
Village.
Mr.. and Mis-. Edw It Genay, Dr.. 81
Philadelphia, have retuuied home, alter
spending a week with her mother, Mrs.
F. W. White, at 1l70 Jefferson Street,
Carney's Point.
MOTHERS CLUB OFFICERS
When the Mothers Club WAS organized
the officers were elected tor only three
months, to give time to decide as special
qualifications. On Tuesday tile officers
were elected to serve one year as follows:
President, Mr. l.. G. Hires; Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. %Ilampes; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Frank Won CuIin; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Frank Harris; Treasurer,
Mrs. George Plat; Honorary President,
Miss Bingham, duPont visiting nurses.
DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENTS
Help and Mercy, Mrs. Kroutamel;
Law and Order. l.. G. Hires; Temper
ance, Mrs. Brunett; Labor Registry and
Exchange, Mrs. Wood and Lawrence;
Child Welfare, Mrs. Johnson; Kinder
garteu, Mrs. tlealey, Mrs. Dougtierty;
Cradle Roll, Mrs. Bruhaker; Flowers.
Mrs. Caulk, adults: Mrs. Thompson,
babies; MIS-. English, children; Music,
Yrs. Spencer and Coates; Complaints,
Mrs. Dyer and Speakman: Entertain.
ment, Mrs. Rutledge and Breeu; Library,
to I've selected.
The Mothers Club has done mucl
helpful work the past thee months,
People are getting settled aud better ac
qualnted and a none civic community
interest is growing.
PRIZES AWARDED
The prizes for play ground work wer,
awarded as follows:
Boys-lst, Elwood ---, ball anc
glove; Thomas Duffy, glove; John Nc
Nemmanin, glove. george Dolbow, knife
Theodore Jervus, knife; lloword Bre Her
book.
Girls dancing: Alice Dhks, hair rib
bon; Luviua DE Irvine, beads; Saliit
bdileN anu nue. pai"tes 1ieiSt
Whitehead and Mabel Dilks, parosoi
Margaret Ludlow, beads.
Little Bays-Francis llolsinHer, Leon
Donyille, handkeichiefs; john Leedlam
game.
Sewing best nigitgowl-lst, Mary Nc
Govern, u doll; %, Helen Bailey, boob
OF fairy tales; best dress, Jennie McNen
manin, parasoI; best cap, Anna May
Rush; best petticoal, itnse MeGovern
dolls tea set; embroidery q ace Slmonds
Martha Cierney, handkerchiefs.