The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-06-09
Absecon

Mrs. Martin Spokesman returned
home Monday evening from a visit of
eleven days with relatives in New
York.
The REGULAR monthly meeting of the
Methodist Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society will be held in the M. E.
Chapel on Tuesday evening, June 18th,
at 7.45 o'clock. An interesting topic
for study, "Peace and the Kingdom"
together with a pleasing program of
readings, recitations and music will be
features of the meeting. Dues will
be collected for the first quarter. All
members are requested to attend.
Miss Mildred Smith spent Sunday
in Atlantic City.
Mr.. Frank Mathis spent part of
Tuesday, June 9Th, with his aunt, Mrs.
Josephine Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Kesler and
daughter Myra, Mrs. w. C. Smith and
Mr.. Wilmer Pedrick enjoyed an auto
mobile trip last Friday to Auburn,
Woodstown and Swedesboro. They
also visited Repps Cold Storage Plant
at Glassboro.
The Woman's Civic Club met in the
school auditorium last Thursday after
noon. it being their regular meeting.
All Absecon women are invited to join
this club.
Having recently passed the civil SER
vice examination for postal clerk, Miss
Helen Lutz will assist in the Pleas
antville postoffice the next two weeks.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
cial will be held this Saturday after
noon, June 9th, at Miss Hannah Mad
denis.
The Mite Society of the Presbyteri-
an church held it's regular meeting
last Thursday evening at Mrs. Wal
lace Rogers.
Miss Kesler Entertains.
Miss Florence Kesler entertained a
weekend house party at her country
home in North Absecon. Her girl
friends enjoyed themselves immense
ly in playing out-of-doors games and
motoring through all parts of Abse-
con. Those enjoying her hospitality
were Misses Margaret and Alma Yet
ter, Margaret Layton, Marion Shaner,
Mary and Pearl Jenkins, Edna Ireland,
of Mays Landing; Miss Nellie Somers.
of Atlantic City; Misses Myra and
Margaretta Kesler. Miss Kesler's
Sunday dinner guests besides those at
the house party included Misses Ruth
Adams. Clara Conover and Lena Rob-
inson, of Absecon.
Miss Adams Is Hostess.
A party composed of the Mays Lam
ding school teachers and their friends
motored to Absecon last Friday eve
ming to spend the evening at the home
of Miss Ruth Adams, who taught in
the Mays Landing school the past
year. They were royalty entertained
and made merry until a late hour. A
collation. was served and those present
greatly enjoyed the occasion. Miss
Adams accompanied the party back to
the County Capitol. Her guests were
Miss Bertha Eckhart, DIR. Wilmer Alb
bolt, Miss Marie Yoos, Mr.. Edward
Abbott, Miss Lena Forgy. Mr.. Alex
ander Denmead, Miss Abbie Wynn,
Mr.. Joseph Davis, Mr.. Archie Smith
and Mr.. Melvin Abbott.
City Council His Busy Session.
City Council met in regular session
last Wednesday evening with the fol-
lowing members present: Mayor Matt
son, Councilmen Barton, Henry, Hack
EFT, Carton and Pitney, Clerk Johnson
and Solicitor Abbott.
A communication was received from
the Woman's Civic Club thanking the
members of Council for their co-ope-
ration and help in making the clean
up campaign result so successfully
and asking them to use their efforts
to prohibit the promiscuous posting of
glaring posters and signboards