The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
DUPONT VILLAGE DOIKGS
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

WIN 1lO pupils enrolled. Last year the
school began with 165. Where sweet
potatoes were being dug and corn husk-
ed a year ago houses are filled with hun
dreds Of families with numerous chill
dhen.
The old Cove school house which was
moved to the east end of the village
near the woods. is being repaired with
new plaster and windows. As soon as
new furniture arrives it will be used
or the Sth grade pupils.
The township has a live wire Board
Of Education. They are using every If
fort to assist supervisor Joseph NJ.
wright TO provide room. teachers and
iui piies 70 make the schools the best.
To avoid halliday sessions it may De
necessary to use Community Hall.
Mrs. McGiowan. ON Shell road. has re-
turned from a visit to her parents in
Elmer.
Mrs. IL. ]. Gable has returned from 4
two weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. ID.
W.. Jaquette. in Warrington. The fam
lily is all at home again after the quar-
antine.
Miss Bingham has returned to Vine
land. Her violin music at the Mothers
Club meetings was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Frank Harris is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Morton, and mother, Mrs.
Whitesell, from Salem.
The quarantine was lifted last Fri
day night. The kiddies all over the vii
lage were joyful with their freedom.
Some ran up the roads and others took
trolley rides. The movies in Community
II,II uo-,..o - C.4.-Io- ill
Mrs. Paul Moore, on Adams street.
has been in Philadelphia for a few days.
Mrs. Irving Lorens and sister, Mrs.
Rex Swigert, of Washington street.
spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Hirst has been seriously i'll at
John Flynn's on Washington street.
Rev. $. J. McClennagan, of the New
Jersey Presbyterian Synod Board of
Missions, spent a short time with Rev.
Carmine Fornatarra, considering the
starting of a union church and Sunday
School. The Presbyterian Church is the
only denomination that stretches out
broad enough to do union work. 1t was
the first to start tent meetings in the
cities. They were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hires ON Wash
ington street.
Carney Point Republican Club held a
supper in Community Hall last Friday
night. Oysters were served by members
of the Mothers Club as mattresses, after
speeches were made by Congressman
W. J. Browning. Assemblyman John b.
Hates and Garfield Pancoast, of Cam
den. The most enjoyable was that by
Charles Wolverton, assistant prosecu-
tor.
There were fifty or more from Sa-
lem. prominent among them being W
H. Chew and W. B. Dunn, of the
Standard and 4~erseyman; Mayor Grier
Lucius Hires aid d. Harris Smith. De-
notwithstanding cigars were given the
men but none, nor anything, to the
women. not even Huyler's. 1t was slow
for even a s~uffragette meeting. l have
seen more men at one of DR.. ANN
Shaw's suffrage meetings, compared with
the women in attendance at this meet
ing.
The Republican Club was the first to
use the table furnishings. which the du-
Point Company has added to the con-
tents of Community Hall. The use OF
same and kitchen are free Of charge to
the different organizations giving al
fairs in the hall for the benefit
comfort and welfare of their employees
and their families. When you can
match this company in generosity ana
constant watchful care anywhere IN the
United States just mention it, will you:
7 will scout around and get more that
I do not now know of, and go you one
better every time. In the collection IS
enough TO serve 200 at one time; 500
pieces of silver and $50 pieces of dish
ware. If anything more is needed the
camps loan free of charge.
After living in cities where every one
is grasping for themselves and care
nothing for their neighbors it is simply
astonishing to me; / can't seem to get
it digested.
Tn book social held by the Mothers
Club ON Tuesday resulted in having
about 80 books given. and a few dollars
in silver offering. Two violin selections
were given by Miss Brigham; a solo
by Rev. Farantarro; Rev. 5. MCLEAN
nagan, chairman of the New Jersey Sy-
nodical Board of Home Missions of the
Presbyterian Church, was introduced to
the club and made a few pleasing re-
marks.
Mrs. A. F. Meschter. corresponding
secretary of the New Jersey Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associ-
| alton, and president of the Mothers
Club of the Central Baptist Church Of
Woodbury., gave an address on The
Child" which was very instructive and
forceful. Every word was to the point
and highly enjoyed by everyone present.
Linwood Snyder, of Washington ST.,
with a party of ten motored to Barne-
gat Bay deer hunting OF Tuesday and
Wednesday, camping in the woods over
night. Some of the party took the SAME
journey last year and resulted in killing
% deer and hope for as good this year
NEEDLE WORK WANTED
Mrs. .Ierold. 90 Magnolia Street, du
Pont Village. a shut in, worthy Of assist
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