The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-06
DUPONT VILLAGE DOINGS
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

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Mothers Club, will spend next week II
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Starch, one Of the officials at tn,
i. NJ. c. A., at Plant 2 has resigned
making the fourth resignation recently
Miss Minnie Mccoy, a teacher of do
nestle science at Yineland, was in town
N Thursday.
The stork called on Mrs. Graham. No.
1886 Harrison street, and left a girl.
She is a Club mother.
The stork called on Mrs. Watson. on
Adams street. and was told that she
was taking a nature rest at the pbv-
sicians' and Surgeons Hospital. in VIII
mington. He gave two flaps of his
wings, crossed the river, knocked at the
hospital door and pushed in his budget
which was a bright baby girl.
An entertainment will be given IN
Community hall Tuesday, 10th, at 1.3O
p. m, by Miss Eleanor Brigham. violin
ist and elocutionist. Mrs. A. f. Mes
cher, president Of the Mothers Club. If
Central Baptist Church, Woodbury.. and
corresponding secretary Of New jersey
Congress of Mothers and Parent Teach
ers' Association. will address the meet
ing. The public is invited. men in
Guided.
Thirty ladies Of the Mothers Club will
act as mattresses at the oyster supper
given by the Republican Club in Com
munity hall, Friday evening, 9th, from 6
to S p. m. Supper. 30 cents. Address
es will be made.
School may open next Monday, 9th, if
no child gets toothache in the heel.
cholera infantum or rheumatism.
Mrs. Frank VonCulin viii spend a few
days next week in Wilmington.
Paul X. Hires. of Haddonfeld, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hires.
on Thursday.
The moving picture hall was opened
again on Wednesday evening. after be-
ing closed for a few weeks. After the
children have mingled on the streets for
a month, and people at the picture show
and supper. it may be safe to open the
school and begin education.
A bake" as it is called in this To-
cality. will be given October 2Sth by the
Mothers Club for the benefit of the
Club and charity fund. The Club Is
carrying n case now and may take
more. Our motto may well be yours
for service" Anything in the line of
homemade cookery is desired from ev-
cry member for the bake"
Mayhem Sparks, dairyman. who brings
his milk from Warrington, now drives a
new auto truck which enables him to
make deliveries an hour earlier. That
suits housewives on the early shift.
Two words not heard elsewhere which
are peculiar hereabouts are pay day
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an appointment got out pencil and pap
err and figured, saying. "Wait till | sec
what shift that is Women talk shift
so much a stranger might think they
were also dupont employees, but the
house routine. appointments and jour
news all depend on these words, ''pay
day. and SHIFT A housewife with
men on all shifts gets nine meals a day
and washes dishes 3,2S5 times a year.
Then some wonder why the monotony Of
housekeeping unnerves, drives insane
and kills. and why there are more insane
farmer women thar any other class
Perhaps the automobile will help tc
overcome this condition.
Alfred X. Brandrif. news agent, vii
soon move into the h%alf-house and store
opposite Carney Point postofice. That
has a nice display window and more
room for his news goods.
Mrs. Boice has moved from Broadway
to Royersford, Pa. The Club loses &
good member.
Mr.. j. w. Miller, OF Trenton. has heer
i'm charge OF Carnevs Point Y. NJ. c. A
the past month until C. A. Green, of New
London. Conn. arrives.
NEEDLE WORK WANTED
Mrs. .Ierold, so Magnolia Street, dn
Pont Village, a shnt-in, worthy of assist
ance, desires hamd-sewing, darning. bnt
tomholing, embroidering and crochet
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