The Penn's Grove record., 1917-05-04
DUPONT VILLAGE DOINGS
Social Happenings and Com.
munity Welfare Doings

the new town recently built are bein,
occupied rapidly. Movings are mad,
every day including sundays s4nd IN
Wheelbarrows.
The two-story rubberoids are all 90.
cupied ana yards around them are beina
beautified. Vegetables are being plant
ed where possible. High posts have been
set across some driveways So more land
can be titled Teams can travel around
and cars can use more gasoline at e
cents a gallon.
They may see a pretty town of Car
ney next summer So many are work
ing to b~eautify their yards and grow
garden sass in the back yard. Watch
it grow. You may call it Eden. Para
disc or what You like but watch it grow.
Mrs. l. y. Wright entertained the
Ideal Quartette. of Phila. at dinner on
Monday.
Hebert B. Hires spent Tuesday II
Phila.
The Mothers Club delegates ATTENDED
the state meeting of the Federated Clubs
in Atlantic City this week. The stol
at Pleasant Villa. I1easantville. the home
of Mrs. Frank Rntledge. former socia'
superintendent of the Mothers Club
The delegates are Mrs. l.. {. Hires. Mrs
Charles Ward. Mrs. Albert Sheveer. Mrs.
f.. H.. Harding. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Yorke
Mrs. Lyons. Other members will at
tend the session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iinwood Snyder. ae-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Lo-
rens ana Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Oeshler
motored to Camden. Del. on Sunday
and returned on Monday.
The Moodstown MINISTRIES will give
their popular entertainment in Commun-
ity Hall on June 4th.
The concert of the Ideal Quartette.
of Phi1a.. under the direction of Mis-
Bruner. last Monday evening was one of
rare excellence and greatly enjoyed
The song by Miss Bruner and Mr.. Mas
sau was the gem of the program. A
nice sum was made for the piano fund.
The 18th grade children have leveled
their tenni court and erected their
net.
The four bungalows for school rooms
are occupied by children who have been
on one session. The teachers in charge
are Misses Bisbee. Collins and jefferson.
Q-uartermaster McColley has been ii
Columbus, Ohio, at the bedside of ii
critically i'll sister His duties are So
great and more helpers are needed. The
Quartermaster's Office has been enlarged
by an addition twice the former size.
Misses Alice Vail and Miss Camilla
Whitehead nave changed their residen-
ces from Carney to South Broad Street.
Penns Grpte.
JosephVM Wright has been reelected
SIrnappicnF fGH anafhnr vaar Good uorl-
for the Board of Education.
Mrs. Ammourette Vail has returned
to her home in Newark after spending
a few days with her daughter.
Judge II. J. Cable was in Wilmington
on Monday to purchase supplies for his
law dispensary which began May LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph n. Wright and
son Locuson went back to the farm over
Sunday. Many do not know he is a
good product from the sod in Upper
Penns Neck.
The president of the newly organized
suffrage League stood on the trolley
track when a car was coming. Tn good
husband called out. 'Come off the track.
The cars will run over you even if you
are President of the suffragettes." He
does not know the power women have to
start and stop things.
The Parent-Teachers Association held
a meeting in the school house last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Yoke presided. After
the "Star Spangled Banner" was sung
Rev. c. B. Dubell offered prayer. Mr..
Wolbrandt recited the "Soldier Tramp"
Mrs. Clum played the piano. The his
tory of the Carney organization, its pur-
sAnSa nnA aims nixva, k- lIa-
Hires. After Supervisor Wright ex-
planned the truancy cases in court the
parents got busy with questions, and a
heart to heart talk made it the most in
teresting and profitable meeting held,
The parents learned more of school
law and the duties of the truant officer.
The people must get busy quickly on
the firing line with big guns. A big pc
tition to retain their "Sky. Pilot" Rev.
c. B. Dubell is chaplain of the Third
Regiment National Guards. the only re-
gIment in New Jersey that has not been
called out. 1t is expected to be called
any time. If he goes with the regiment
what will Carney do for a "Sky Pilot"
Work was resumed last Monday on
the new Episcopal Church on Maple
Avenue. He is needed to superintend
its erection. He, affable, genial, as ac-
tive and attractive as the sunbeams, and
is much needed among us to spread good
cheer and spiritual life. He is more need
ed among the powder workers than in the
solder camp. Under present conditions
no one can fill his place. The nine or
CARNATIONS in the Powdertown have been
asked to sign petitions asking that the
War Department leave him stay among
us for the benefit of the morale of the
powder makers. Under the selective
draft his position should be here. Get
busy and help retain him.
An entertainment given last Monday