The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-09-08

dinner on Sunday.
The M. E. Church will fall in line in
a simultaneous evangelistic campaign
of the Camden District. Special ser,
vices are being planned for the last OF
this month and the month of October.
A social luncheon will be held by
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY. in the M. e. chapel next Tuesday,
Sept. 18th. Every member is urged to
be present as business of importance
incident to the closing up of the socie-
tvs work for the year will be trans
acted. Dues will be collected and Off
GERS for the ensuing yea will be elect
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman r. Lee enter
tanned their aunt, Mrs. Jesse Wilson,
of Clayton, N. j., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Miller and
daughter, Adelma, and Mrs. ]. Alton
Mitchell motored to Collingswood last
Sunday.
Miss Helen Ware returned to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Miller last
Tuesday, after spending three weeks
with relatives at Pennsgrove.
The ~Conovertown public school
opened last Tuesday with Miss Eva
Risley, of Smithville, as the teacher in
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shoemaker, of
Philadelphia, have been spending sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Con-
over.
Mrs. A. e. Conover entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Williams and son Har-
old, of Philadelphia, the first of this
week.
Mrs. Olive Smith and Miss Nina
Conover have returned to the Quaker
City, after spending their fortnight's
vacation with relatives at Conover-
town.
Miss Lorine Boice spent Sunday and
Labor Day at the home of her sister,
Mrs. James B. Townsend, at Longport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Carton and son,
of Westville, N. j., returned home last
Monday, after spending a half months
vacation at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ananias Carton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Shovel, of
Pennsgrove, visited his parents, Cap
tain and Mrs. Daniel Shovel, the first
of this week.
Miss Alma Shovel entered upon her
duties as teacher in the public school
at L OlllOud ldSl ueoudy-
Miss Ruth Adams will reopen her
school in the uptown district, Mays
Landing, next Monday.
Miss Olive Hammell left on Thurs
day for Chatham, N. j., to resume her
teaching duties in the public school
there for the third consecutive year.
Misses Leona and Lillian Hart, of
Mansfield, Pa, teachers in the public
school, are making their home with
Mrs. May Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jackson, nee Miss
Marguerite Shovel, of Atlantic City,
were guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George D. Shovel, at North Alb
secon the first of this week.
Messrs. Percy and Stanley Smith,
Mrs. Caroline Smith and Mrs. Clara
Smith left here last Sunday morning
at 5 o'clock in their new Dodge car
bound for the Delaware Water Gap.
They had a pleasant trip, remained
there over night and returned home
the following evening.
Mrs. Howard Payne has received her
new Ford touring car and is rapidly
becoming proficient is a chauffeur
ess'.
Joel A. Tilton, of Washington, D. c.,
returned home on Tuesday, after spen-
ding a ten days vacation with his
brother, Warren P. Tilton.
DR.. E.. H. Madden received a post
card last Monday from his grandson,
Edmund Townsend, who is with the
American Army in France. On the
card was written: THE weather is
fine. Hope to see the boys from the
States soon"
Mrs. Bowman Tilton and daughter,
Miss Bessie, of Audubon, called on
relatives here on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Guenther, of
Philadelphia, were guests of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave G%uenther,
from Wednesday until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Guenther en-
tertained Mr.. Charles Purzner, of JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Having sold his Ford automobile to
Irwin Rider, Councilman Samuel Bar
ton has placed his order with the local
agency for a new touring car of the
same make.
Edward Hammell, who has held a
responsible position at the Pennsgrove
powder works the last two years, has
been spending a weeks vacation at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hammell, at C~onovertown.
The lawn tennis tournament held on
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hammell's court
last week resulted in the best plays be-
ing decided as follows: Ladies single,
Miss Ethel Hammell; ladies double,
Mrs. Roger Williams and Miss E.
Hammell; mixed doubles, Mr.. A. L.
Hammell and Mrs. Williams. The
male contingent was prevented by bad
weather from finishing the contest last
week, but hopes to be able to report
the result by this weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Smith and
children, of P~ennsgrove, have been
spending the past week at the home of
Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock. They expect
to s~ojourn in Atlantic City during the