The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
INITIAL BANQUET AN
EXCEPTIONAL AFFAIR
THE MUNICIPAL REPUBLICAN
LEAGUE RIGHT ROYALTY EN-
TERTAINS NEWSPAPER MEN.

An epoch in the history of the Mu-
: nicipal Republican League of Pleas
antville which will long be remember
ed by all who attended was the mi
tial banquet of that young but Wig
orous organization Wednesday even
ing at the Pleasant Villa.
At an early hour in the evening
members and guests of the League
assembled at the newly furnished
rooms in the Burkard building, from
which they proceeded in a body to the
Villa. The banquet committee, dis
playing marked ability, had every
thing in readiness, and nearly a hum
, dred loyal and enthusiastic Republi-
cans sat down to one Of the most en-
joyable c~ollations ever held in the
city. The banquet was rendered to
the newspaper men of the county, OF
whom a number were present, as were
several county political leaders also.
The menu consisted OF:
Oyster Cocktail
Queen Olives Pickles Celery
Chicken Noodle Soup
Roast Turkey with Filling
Cranberry Sauce
, Candied Sweet Potatoes
4 Peas Mashed Potatoes
n Chicken Salad
Ice Cream Cake
Cheese Crackers MINIS
Demi Tasse
Cigars Cigarettes
A big feature of the evening was
the after dinner speech-lnaking, which
was ably presided over by President
Arthur H. Stiles, of the League, who
in an unusually happy vein filled the
post Of POSTMASTER with a vim that
is characteristic of the man.
futile C. Walker, editor of the At
i antic City Press, was the first called
Z pom. He expressed his pleasure at
being present, and said that the way
to give an organization publicity was
to get the press interested in it. He
was followed by Thomas B. Wootton,
local correspondent of the Atlantic
City Press and Union, and D. W. Mac
MILAN, local representative of the Ga
zette-Review, who made short talks.
County Collector Enoch L. Johnson
gave a good talk on the progress of
Pleasantville, clubbing it the fifth
ward of Atlantic City. He admon-
fished everyone present to work for
harmony and cooperation in the party
ranks so that they might at all times
present a solid front.
\ County Road Supervisor Japhet
sNprice was accorded the utmost atten-
4fAion as he recited the differences that
ft2ad existed in the local party ranks
' at the primaries last fall, but he m
phatically declared that he saw no
sane reason why there should be two
factions in Pleasantville, and he ca
J gerly awaited the day when the party
in P~leasantville would be indissolubly
united.
"Big Boosting" Frank B. Hubin was
very enthusiastic in his remarks con
corning the future of P~leasantville,
in which he said he has the utmost
confidence, and declared that it is
confronted with opportunities that
few other cities possess. He admon-
ished the city governors to make all
possible haste to install a sewer sys-
tenn, which he claimed would be an
invaluable asset to the city.
Assemblyman Irving P. Parsons re-
lated some amusing Incidents of his
first experiences at the State capital.
He spoke in glowing terms of the
ability of Assemblyman Bertram E.
Whitman, who he declared had repre-
scented Atlantic County as it had nev
y err before been represented. He i'm
pressed his hearers as an energetic
young man who is bound to make
good as a legislator.
\ City Solicitor Louis D. Champion
pleased his hearers with several an
ecdotes, and pledged his best endeav-
ors to the welfare of the city govern
ment.
Assemblyman Whitman gave a
brief history of the League and its
rapid advancement. He acquainted
his hearers with the fact that this is
the strongest organization in the
county outside of Atlantic City, and
that it's membership was increasing
at each meeting. He also made
known the fact that there are fifteen
hundred voters in Pleasantville,
: ly double that of Hammonton, the
second largest city in the county.
DR.. Edward Guion, of Atlantic City,
expressed the belief that the South
Jersey Normal School would be To-
gated in P~leasantville.
II President of Council Albert E.
James briefly outlined his intentions
for the future good government of
the city and declared that Council
hoped to cut several thousand dollars
from the budget for the current year.
Interesting talks complimentary of
the organization and it's endeavors