The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-05-26

The bugle sounds the c~hurch-call!
A big patriotic rally will be held in
the M. E. Church next Sunday night.
mon. Object-talks illustrated by mag
ic, ETC., will be given to the children.
The male quartette and choir will
sing, and the church will be decorat-
ed. Invitations have been extended
to the lodges, veterans, firemen, tea
cheers and scholars of the public
school, bank directors, mayor and city
council, chief of police and magistrate,
civic club, mems bible class and Sun
day school, and all members and
friends Of the church. Everybody in
vited to come out and honor God and
America!
Sunday morning at 1890, Rev. DR..
t. A. DeMaris will preach in the M.
E. Church. All are cordially invited
to hear the presiding elder.
First quarterly conference of the M.
E. Church will be conducted by DR..
DeMaris in, the chapel this Saturday
night, at 7.45.
The Ushers' Union will have a
Farmers Picnic" in the chapel Mon
day night. Members are invited to
come wearing the garb ofethe harvest
er; also mask.
Arthur Cannon, of Lansdale, Pa,
visited Rev. C. M. Johnston on Thurs
day. Mr.. Cannon has enlisted in the
Ambulance Corps.
Rev. C. M. Johnston is a busy man
making addresses these days. Tues
day night of next week he is the
speaker at the Commencement of the
P~leasantville High School, Wednesday
the Memorial-Day speaker at Port
Republic, and June 9Th, the speaker at
the Minotola School Commencement.
Mrs. Louise Yates, who left Abse-
con on the 10th inst, has been enjoy
ing a most delightful tr'- visiting DR..
Eugene c. Boughen's family. her sis
tiers, Mrs. E. B. Heneks and Mrs. Ar
thur Mcneil, and Prof. ]. C. Coco and
family, all of whom reside in or nea
Philadelphia.
The Authors Club was entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Jerry Gar
ton at her beautiful and spacious home
in Absecon. Those present we're: Mrs.
Charles T. Collins, Mrs. Hugh Col
Inns, Mrs. Charles A. Campbell, Mrs.
Charles S. Adams, Mrs. H. F. Parker,
Mrs. j. B. Westcott, Mrs. Charles
Stebbins, Mrs. Samuel Ireland, Mrs.
l. G. Adams, Mrs. George Conover,
Mrs. Roger Williams, Mrs. C. M.
Johnston, Mrs. Charles Ludlam, Mrs.
j. w. Tilton, and Mrs. Franklin Tur-
ner. Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess and a very
pleasant time enjoyed by all.
Mrs. A. E. Conover, who has been
spending the winter and spring in
Philadelphia, has reopened her resi-
dence at Conovertown.
M. S. De Haven and family returned
home last Wednesday evening from
their ten days vacation and on Thurs
day morning Mr.. De Haven resumed
his duties as agent at the railroad
station.
Mrs. George B. Conover went to
Philadelphia last Wednesday morning
to spend several days at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Frymire.
Miss Florence Carolus, of North
Absecon, entertained Miss Ada Recap,
of Ventnor. on Thursday.
Mr.. E. L. Carolus and family, of
North Absecon, entertained Cynwood,
Pa. friends last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Spokesman
entertained last week her sister, a
Mrs. Caten, and daughter, of Chelsea,
Mass.
Mr.. Thomas D. Carey, of Scranton,
Pa, a Princeton student, has been APP
pointed pastor of the Presbyterian
Church for the summer
Mr.. Thomas Draper received his
new Ford touring car last Tuesday.
Miss Leona E. Hart was the guest
of friends in Hammonton recently.
Mrs. Mary Massey has been ~sojour-
ming with friends in Camden this
week.
Mrs. Eva Gilbert, of Philadelphia,
sojourned with Mrs. Clara Smith part
of last week.
Mrs. Sarah Smith left last Friday
! for ~Pennsgrove to make her home
with the family of her son. William
B. Smith.
Miss Sara Mathis will be the guest
of the family Of w. B. Smith at
Pennsgrove from Friday until Mon
day.
Mrs. Thomas Alloway and daughter
Eleanor of Philadelphia, visited rela-
tives and friends here Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Misses Ida and Anna Hutchinson,
of Atlantic City, are visiting their
brother and sister-in-law. Police Chief
and Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson, Jr.
Mrs. M. Rogers, of Camden, is here
as the guest of the family of her
daughter. Mrs. G. v. Draper, and of
her son and daughter-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Rogers.
Mrs. Samuel Johnson was hostess
last Wednesday afternoon to the mem
bers of the Absecon Art Club. Pres
ent were Mrs. A. l.. Hammell, Mrs. r.
l.. Babcock, Mrs. Walter B~orneman,
Mrs. r. A. Elwood, Miss Hannah Mad