The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-27
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

business men of Woodstown has been
engaged to give a concert in Community
Hall for the Mothers Club in the near
future.
A Suffrage League was organized at
the Mothers Club on Tuesday. The Of
icers are: President, Mrs. Arthur
Johnson; vice-presidents. Mrs. Dickin-
son and Mrs. Spencer; secretary, Mrs.
Harding; treasurer, Mrs. Taylor. Mrs.
Knight. State organizer. met with them.
The delegates who will attend the
State Federation of Clubs in Atlantic
City. May =, 3 and 4, are Mrs. l.. c.
Hires. Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs.
Wood. Mrs. Hackman. Mrs. Yoke, Mrs.
Ruthledge. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dickin-
son. Carney Club being the body club
in the State will have to sit on the
front seat.
A Parent-Teacher meeting will be
held in the school house Friday after
noon, 9th.
The Boder Company having completed
the new town of $50 houses. discharged
I35 men last Friday. They were at
once hired by the dupont Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Snyder motor
ed to Atlantic City last Sunday and took
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith to their
home. Mr.. Smith has been employed
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here but will resume work at home.
Mrs. Neal Gibson. of Camden. Del.
spent over week end with Mr.. Gibson at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Loren.
Deaconness Mitchell spent over week end
in Germantown.
The Ideal Quartette will give a con-
cert in Community Hall, Monday even
ing. Both. for the benefit of the school
fund.
There are 73 depositors in the saving
fund of Carney schools and deposits are
for athletics, $50; piano fund. SOB;
flags. $3S.
1t is desired by the householders very
much that our guards be asked to keep
an eye on the gardens during the sum
mer. Last year after truck was grown
it was stolen.
Misses Dancer. Vail. Whitehead and
Mrs. L. C. Hires spent Saturday in
Wilmington.
Miss Anna Dancer and isabelle Skin
ner have changed their residences from
Carney Point to Mr.. Featherer's. on
South Broadstreet.
Boder x Simpson. of Wilmington. con-
tractors. who have just finished the new
DUPONT Village. Swamptown, have bought
the Joseph Lawrence farm of Mrs. Will
helmina Lawrence, opposite Carney
Point postofice. They have lumber on
the ground to begin building at once. A
store and dwelling will be erected for
Mr.. Weinberg, of Philadelphia. He has
been doing an order business for some
time.
The Riverview Store Company has
opened a general store on the land of
James Hutchinson, Jr., at the end of
Jefferson street.
George Hutchinson has his new store
building completed adjoining his resi-
dence on the Georgetown road.
This is the last week of night classes
at the Y. N. C. A. opposite Camp No. 2.
The pupils in Carney Point schools
have formed into the Home and School
Division of the Industrial Army of New
Jersey. The pledge of the recruits is
as follows: "On my honor | will do my
best to devote myself to the services of
the State and Nation. by aiding in the
present crisis. 1. By planting. cult
waiting and harvesting all crops in our
home and school gardens. 2. BY in
iuencing others to do the same. 3. By
keeping myself physically strong and
mentally alert in the performance of
those obligations"
Last Friday was Carney Point school
day in the County Court at Salem. Sup
e%rvisor Joseph NJ. Wright and the fol-
lowing teachers were in attendance:
Misses Laura Solliday, Caroline Carroll.
Alice Reid, Ethel Bisbee. Mary T. Col
! Inns Marian IAhncnn Alma Hats m q N
and Vail.
DIR. NJ. r. Faulkner, medical inspect
or and truant officer, and his daughter,
who is his secretary. had bagged about
forty truants with their parents for
Judge Waddington to read the law to
and impose fines. Thirteen were ex-
cused. because the parents presented
certificates and reasons which convinced
the doctor that they deserved lenieney.
One father declared that his child was
never absent. The teacher, IN oath tes-
titled that her register was correct. 1t
showed more absent days than present.
One mother said she taught her girl at
home. Prof. Wright testified that she
was below the standard for her age. The
Judge ordered her to attend school.
One girl under Is had a position
! which did not suit the school authorities.
!, The Judge ordered that she get a posi-
ton that suited Prof. Wright in two
weeks, or she should attend school.
One daddy said: Il won't fight it. ]
Inn in it. 1t will not happen again"
There was one case of FIVE orphan
children who were cared for by an aunt
This touched DIR. Faulkner's heart
/ strings. He said "that woman has
enough burdens. We will not add more
Try to help her."
One parent had a lawyer. but even he
met with surprise.
Judge Waddington read the schoo
! laws to the parents and imposed a fine
! of So and cost on each parent. He re-
mitted the fines. As the DUPONT guard:
served the subpoenas the cost was alsC
eliminated. He told the parents that il