The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-15
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

The dupont Band will give a carnival
Friday evening in Community Hall.
The Firemsn had a right to hold their
election in Community Hall on Tuesday.
bat gave il mp to the Mothers Club, and
held it in the Fire Chiefs Office. ThankP.
Mrs. Parsels, the famous w. G T. U.
organizer and orator of Philadelphia. will
be IN Community hail, Tuesday afternoon,
18th inst.
Mrs. Agnes Oeschler, Of Camden, Del,
and Mrs. Robert johnson OF Wilmington,
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Irving LoreBs.
Mrs. George Piatt, captain and the de-
feated members entertained the Mothers'
Club in a royal manneE Tuesday alter
noon. Scalloped oysters, potato salad,
rolls and coffee with relish were served.
Rev. Charles DubeIl made a social call
aud was made a guest OF honor.
Christmas tree will be given each child
between two and l6 years Dupont band
will he present to enliven the hours for
the little folks.
Some books were taken from the library
while the room was open for carpenter
work. Those having them will kindly
return at once so they can be accounted
for.
AS the supervisor aud teachers wish to
meet the parents, Mrs. Hawley, secretary
of Mothers Club, will be pleased to hear
from those interested in a parent teachers
association. Mrs. Ilawley has been in
terested in such work in Woodbury. and
is we'll qualified to organize and push this
with parents cooperation.
Dame rumor says there will be more
houses built on the land at tile head Of
Washington Street in the near future.
The electric light at tile old Cove school
house building is lighted every night to
keep the lawless element away and pre-
serve the building from m%arauders.
A surprise was sprung on tie newly
weds, Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Stopghten,
Thursday evening at the home OF Mr..
aud Mrs. Irving Lorens, 1854 Washing
ton Street. Neighbors made a din with
dish pans, wash boilers and gaI bage cans.
The bride was game aud took her auto
ride around the block ala w~heelbarrow
bravely, but the groom Lad to be captur-
ed and WAS given an allopathic dose well
shaken, Mrs. Stoughten received ali oil
painting. Refreshments were served.
Those present we're Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
Lcott S%tonghton, Rev. Carmine FornataTa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Lorens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Conway, Mr.. and Mrs. Robson,
Mesdaaies Button, Breen, Hires, Cramer,
OBrien, Mrs. Linwood Snyder, Messrs.
Edw. Hastings, Edwards and Campbell.
1t is hoped an organization for the
Union Church will be made before the new
year. Pastor Carmine Fornatara has given
tile public during the past two months
All opportunity to voice their desires for
such by their attendance, their pledges,
promises and performances with financial
support. lie must be we'll assured that
the organization will be supported for
him to assume the passionate of a hereto
day and gone-tOmorrow people. All the
more do we need the church for the pub
lie morals, even if much OF a 20, 600
population lie floating Such a large num-
Der should support two churches even
tho they are largely floating.
The hot water system does not heat
the large Community hall sufficiently.
Two large cylinder stoves will be put in.
Christmas festi vities will be given thu
children, a box CT candy aud al orange.
Besides the home affairs, the two
cnu'cies wiz give ous cai'ules anu 'he
Community Christmas tree will be besu-
tifully electric lighted.
A civic club has been organized by the
9Th grade pupils to keep the school
ground beautiful. Alfred Ayars is pres
ident, James ~Cronthamel, vice president,
and Miriam Ludlam, secretary. The
pupils are enthusiastic over the new
ordinance keeping the refuse and paper
cleaned up.
Tag day brought in S92 towards a
piano in the school.
The school census of dupont Villages
show 1925 children.