The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-10

o "CiC mere last sunday V1eWlQg
thelr recently purchased property and
new bungalow on w. California ave.
u
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mason enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cunning.
ham, of Atlantic City, and Mr.. and
MRS. William Cunningham, of Trenton.
Thursday and Friday, of last week
Inc former are Mrs. Mason's parents.
the latter, her uncle and aunt.
An interesting meeting of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
was held last Tuesday afternoon aft the
residence of Mrs. J. D. Joslin, on Shore
Road. There was a business and deyo-
tlonal session and an entertaining and
profitable program led by Mrs. R. A.
Elwood. Refreshments were served bv
the hostess. These members were
present: Mrs. A. C. Fleming. Mrs. Fan.
ny burroughs, Mrs. R. A. Elwood. Mrs.
M. M. Townsend, Mrs. Emily Rosseter.
MRS. u. 5. Tilton, Mrs. E. Carolus. Miss
Florence Carolus, Mrs. Charles Mason.
mrs. Gilbert Conover, Mrs. Mary e.
Massey, Mrs. Richard Morris. Mrs.
Joslin.
"A masquerade party was held last
evening, Friday, at the home of Miss
Mabel Pennington.
Inc November meeting of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society of
the M. E. Church will be held next
tuesday afternoon, Nov. 18th, at the
~resldence of Mrs. A. L. Hammeu
Members and friends are invited.
Fire OF mysterious if not incendiary
origin completely DESTROYED fEe
dwelling built ten years age and own
ed by James L. Smith on the west
side of North New Jersey avenue at
$50 O'Clock last Sunday night. No
n was living in the house at the
time, @e tenants during the summer
having moved out the preceding Mon
day. Some furniture belonging to the
oWner was also destroyed The build
ing was party covered by insurance.
An alarm of fire was turned in as
soon as the fire was discovered, which
was after the flames had gained con-
siderable Roadway. This together
with the lack of adequate water sup
ply in that district, made the use of
the nre apparatus unnecessary and it
was not taken to the scene.
Miss Gertrude Draper Entertains.
A very mirthful evening was passed
at the home of MI. and Mrs. George
V. Draper on New Jersey avenue last
Saturday by the friends of Miss Ger
trude Draper, in whose honor she en-
tertained at a Masquerade party at
her parents. The costumes of the
bride and groom were particularly
striking, evoked much laughter and
created zest. The bride was Herman
Madden; the groom, Miss Leona Hart.
The make-ups were original as well as
initiative, and throughout the entire
range of Righteousness were peerless
ly grotesque. Halloween decorations
transformed the appearance of the
rooms into M of weirdness and lent
a spooky influence to the scene.
Games were played and refreshments
were served.
These were the guests: Misses Ruth
Adams, Leona Hart, Lillian Hart, Han
nah Madden, Mabel Pennington, Lena
Lee, Laura Coon, Marie Schlachter,
Florence Draper, Adelaide Carly. of
Absecon; Clara Trachsel, Camden;
Messrs. Heyl Hartzell, Herman Mad
den, Thomas D. Carey, Allen Town
send, Fred Henry, Townsend Shovel,
Franklin Mccarthy, Gordon Draper,
Emerson Shovel, Mr.. and Mrs. Drap-
er, Absecon; Earl Seiwell, Pleasant
Vile; Raymond Haines, Camden; Paul
Kriebel and Albert Chadwick, Chester,
Pa.
Absecon Council Is Progressive.
City Council met last Wednesday
evening with the following officials
present; Mayor Mattson, Councilmen
Barton, Cheyney, Henry and Pitney,
Clerk Johnson and Tax Collector
Draper.
Chairman Henry of the publicity
committee, exhibited SO large card
board advertisements of Absecon
bearing these headlines; "Absecon
Always Attractive-For a Home
For a Visit. In the lower left hand
corner appears the picture of the Sea-
view Golf Club buildings and grounds,
while in the opposite corner the school
house and grounds are pictured.
These advertising cards will appear
In the trolley cars and other conspic-
uous places.
A motion made by Mr.. Cheyney to
purchase a safe, the cost of which is
not to exceed $50 was passed unani-
mously. The safe will be kept in the
City Clerks office and will be used for
the safe keeping of the city's books,
papers and documents.
On motion of Mr.. Cheyney a reso-
luton was adopted transferring $500
from the general fund to the school
account.
This $500 will be given to Aurora
Lodge, l. o. o. F., as the initial pay
ment on the purchase price of $500 to
be paid by the Board of Education
for the acquisition of go feet of the
lodges land fronting on Church street.
The remaining $500 will be taken care
of by two notes, one for 5000, to be
made for N year, the other for a
similar amount for two years.
The City Clerk was authorized to
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