The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-20
VILLAGE DOINGS
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

Mrs. Mary Knight, of Bordentown, an
official of the Womans Suffrage League,
will address the Mothers Club next Tues
day afternoon. oath.
The Ideal Philadelphia Male Quartette
will give a concert in Community Hall
on Monday evening, Both, for the benefit
Of the public school.
Mrs. sara Natchett, and Paul r. Hires.
of Haddonfield, rave been visitors at the
home of Mrs. L. G. Hires.
Why are two stores open on Sunday
and two closed?
Many flags are flying on the houses in
the village. Many lawns are being pre-
pared for vegetables and flowers. to COM
pete for the prizes to be given by the du-
Pont Company.
Some of the teachers viii be present at
Court on Friday to testify to the absence
Of forty boys from school. The parents of
the boys have also been summoned to
Court and are nearly sick abed over it.
The Township loses about three cents a
day for every day a pupil is absent. If
parents do not do their duty as they
should by the taxpayers and their chill
dren the State will see that they do. No
slackers now in this ~strenuou age.
Mrs. HI. ]. Cable has been quite i'll for
a few days.
The committee of the Parent-Teacher
Association met at Mrs. J. n. Wright's
on Monday evening and planned for fu-
ture work.
A Navy League with Mrs. Emma
Hampon superintendent. has been started
as a department of the Mothers Club. A
'peaker from the State Department is ex-
pected soon.
Baby Week will be observed by the
Mothers Club from May 1 to 9Th. Pre-
pare your baby. If you do not have one.
discard your poodle dog and get a baby.
DO not be a poodle's mother. A speaker
will be procured.
Miss Vail, Miss whitehead and Mis-
iced spent Saturday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Hires took them to places of inter
est.
The Camp Fire Girls will have a bake
IN community Hall. next Saturday. 18th
They will gladly accept food and cakes
for the sale.
Mr.. Jones, on Adams street. who has
been IN Cooper Hospital for some weeks.
returned home Monday night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burnet brought him home in their
car.
otN1hVH ~ rushing Work every daV
including Sunday to complete the new
village appropriately named Swamptown.
A half dozen teams hauled cinders from
the Cove wharf last Sunday to fill the
streets in front of the houses. while many
were at work on the extension and az
penslve W system. This new village
of 400 houses has been erected to furnish
homes for married men. When a man
gets married he has something to work
and live for, and a balance wheel and
safety valve to keep him steady and make
him a reliable workman. Hence the cree
ton OF this village and the vacating of
the quarters in the stag and bachelor
quarters.
The Patriotic Dance in Community
Half this Friday night promises to he
the most swell affair of the season. The
decorations will all be patriotic. The pro-
ceeds will be divided between the clubs
composed of women whose yiyacity win
make it a great success.
The posts in Community Hall which
obstruct the views of many, contractors
are planning to remove and put in steel
braces to hold up the roof.
Henry Wolbrant keeps the hall in most
excellent order and cleanliness.
Mr.. Tierney is drilling some school
boys at Riveryiew school When the irsi
become proficient they will he made off
GERS to drill others.
Furniture lie being placed in four bun.
galOws for school rooms.