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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
The OFFICIAL BOARD
DENIES CHURCH SPLIT
Passes Resolution Sns.
tanning Pastor Lee of
Wesley Church.
REPORTS MUCH ExAeGERATED

Considerable excitement was Great
ed this week by the publication in At
lantic City papers of articles refer
ring to the sermon of Rev. J. William
Lee at Wesley NJ. E. Church last Sun
day evening, when he stated that ru-
mors had reached his ears that play
ing cards were being placed in pack
ages delivered by the Red Cross to
our soldier boys, and suggested the
withdrawal of financial supper until
assurances are received that it would
not be dom in the future. The arti-
cles stated that the sermon had eaus-
ed a split in his congregation, and
this statement caused the official
board of the church to pass the fol-
lowing resolutions
Whereas, in the issue of October
3rd of the Gazette-Review it is stated
Rev. ]. William Lees congregation
split into hostile camps by sensational
incident" and other like statements
tending to mislead the general public
as to the attitude of the officials and
members of Wesley NJ. E. Church of
Pleasantville, concerning our pastors
remarks upon Sunday evening, Sep
TENDER 80. last, upon the question of
the distribution to our soldier boys of
playing cards;
Now. Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by
the Official Board of Wesley M. E.
Church, that it is the sense of this
Body that the remarks of our pastor
made upon said Sunday to the effect
that he had been informed that the
local Red Cross Organization had in
cluded in the comfort kits distributed
a deck of playing cards, and hat if,
upon investigation, his information be
found correct, he advised the members
of his church to refrain from support
ing the Red Cross work until the pos
tive assurance should be had of the
discontinuance of such distribution of
playing cards, were entirely justified;
and
Be 1t Further Resolved, that there
is no division among us upon the well
settled fact that one of the great evils,
if not the greatest, present in Il
training camps today, is that of gam
bling, and that we do not believe that
the Christian churches or any Chris
tian organization should encourage
gambling by the distribution of play
ing cards.
We hereby certify that the forego-
ing is a true and correct copy of a
resolution unanimously passed by a
rising vote of the Official Board of
Wesley NJ. z. Church, October 3rd,
1917.
NJ. W. BLAKE,
President Pro TEN.
WARREN C. MARSHALL
Secretary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
ENCOURAGING REPORT OF
THE NJ. J.. S. G S. LEAGUE

The New Jersey Soldiers and Sail
ors' League met at the Red Cross Bull
ding on Thursday, thirty ladies being
represented.
The women have responded beauti-
fully to the call of the New Jersey
Colonies. The pillow cases have all
been cared for. There are still some
eider-down jackets waiting to be sewn.
They are very much needed in the
Camps, as the soldier-boys are still clad
in olive-drab cottons, the new wooden
uniforms not having yet arrived. These
eider-down jackets are worn under the
uniform when the boys turn out at five
o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Willis has just re-
turned from Washington, D. c., where
she attended the meeting of the WO-
mems Liberty Loan Committee, which
is chairmaned by Mrs. McAdoo, wife of
the Secretary of the Treasury. She re-
ported that Oct. "a will be Liberty
Loan Day, when the women of the u.
S. will make an effort to raise one
third of the new Liberty Bonds, which
will bear IL interest. One woman
has announced that she will take S.
100000 worth of these bonds.
Next Thursday will be Donation
Day, when glasses of marmalade, jams,
j%ellies. old fashioned preserves, etc,
will be gathered to be SEM to the men
in the trenches in France. All women
are invited to contribute to this cause.
The fruit can be brought to 40 E.
Verona avenue, the residence of Mrs.
Willis, where the meetings of the
League will be held hereafter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06

APPRECIATION IN VERSE.

Dear Mr.. Editor, | remit
Without further delay,
For The Pleasantville Press
Another years pay.
Please send me as usual.
In the past you've been true,
And your humble subscriber
Returns thanks to you.
The Pleasantville Press
Which none can refute,
First and foremost a paper
Of religion and truth.
Such papers I prize
Which illustrate my views:
From Canada and the States
l get all the news.
Thus not only at home. !
The good Jews expands,
And will be gladly received
In far away lands.
Our Boys have gone for liberty
Far, far across the sea,
To fight u ~country's battles
In place of you and me.
We hope to have them back again
After passing through the fire,
To clasp their hands in friendly grip,
Their courage to admire.
Some martyrs will be sleeping
To await the Judgment day,
Then we shall gladly greet them,
When US mortals pass away.
Our friends we wish around us
When we climb the golden stair,
That when our journey is ended
We shall find our treasure there.
When our troubles will all be gone,
Our joys and wishes free,
With anXieties all surrendered
While We sail the Crystal Sea.
Fight the good fight of faith,
Secure the life we crave,
In this, our beloved America,
Land of the free and home of tn.
brave.
Thomas Buffers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
THE NEEDlEWORk GUILD
PoSTPoNES ANNUAL MEETING

The Pleasantville Branch of the
N~eedlework Guild of America will
postpone their annual meeting from
Thursday, Oct. 25, to Thursday after
noon, Nov. LIST, on account of the Old
Home Week in Salem Church.
All members and contributors are
requested to bring in their garments
to the directors at their earliest con-
venience. These garments will be on
exhibition on the afternoon of Novem-
Der 1st, from 8 to 5 O'Clock, at Salem
Church.
All interested friends are invited to
this exhibition, when an interesting
program will be rendered and refresh
ments served.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
WHO COME AND GO
Personal Chronicle of Doings,
Gathered About the City
and Surroundings.
WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR

Mrs. Louis r. Keitsch was a visitor
to New York City this week.
Miss Edythe Hodgson spent the
weekend as the guest of friends in
Reading, Pa.
Mr.. and Msr. Joseph Roselle are en-
joying a two weeks auto trip in Eas-
tern Pennsylvania
Mrs. A. WY Crandall, Miss Janet
Crandall and Master Malcolm are visit
ing relatives in New York state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Umbrine will
spend the following fortnight at the
home of the latter's sister in Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ang are enjoy
ing several weeks of Mr.. Ang's vaca-
ton in visiting friends in Reading, Pa.
Samuel Hecker, with a party of
friends, left Thursday morning for a
visit of several days in New York City.
Max H. Kirscht and Chas. Hager-
man spent Thursday at Camp Dix,
taking photographs of the activities of
the camp.
Mrs. A. j. Cunningham and Mrs. A.
c. Petit, of ASP N. Main ST., are visit
ing relatives in New Haven and Hart
ford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Lake, of Flat
bush, N. Y, formerly of this town, are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a little daughter, on Saturday.
Mr.. Thomas Lynch and family, of
Woodland Ave-, Blenheim, will leave
Wednesday, Oct. 10th, Nor Denver,
Col, where they expect to make their
future home.
Henry w. Lewis, Esq, has gone to
his old home at Lewistown, N. c.,
where he will spend a month looking
over old scenes and meeting old
friends and relatives.
/, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. Race, Mrs.
Gertrude Mcconnell, Miss Blanche
Wisham and Miss Elma Mcconnell
will leave on Saturday for a Two
weeks auto trip. They will visit Nj
agara Falls and points of interest in
Canada.
Among those who attended the din
. ner Tuesday evening given by the At
lantic City Rotary Club, at the Allan
tic City Yacht Club, were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Zippler, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur P. Ryon, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Troeller and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bey-
er.
George M. Bates is enjoying his va
cation visiting friends and relatives
at Bloomsbury and Catawissa, Pa. He
will also take a trip up the Hudson
River and take in the two world series
'fgames in New York. Chas. S. Lutz
twill accompany him on the latter end
lof the trip to see the ball games.
Miss Mary A. Zurhorst, principal of
the National School of Domestic Art
and Science, of Washington, D. c., was
a guest for the weekend of Mrs. Anna
H. Murtagh. Her sisters family mo-
tored from Wissahickon and spent a
syery pleasant Sabbath Day. After a
very pleasant summer with her friends,
Mrs. Murtagh will close her Pleasant
vile home to return to her Philadel-
phia home.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
OCTOBER THIRTEENTH is
! EDUCATIONAL SUNDAY.

: The Commissioner of Education
has asked the pastors of the State to
celebrate October 18th as Educational
Sunday. Whatever has been of inter-
est to education has always been of
interest to the church. The church
and the school work toward a common
purpose-the betterment of humanity.
1t is urged that the clergy take as
their theme the meaning of real edu-
cation; it's value, its necessity in a
democracy, it's Importance in the life
o. the individual and the nation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
RED CROSS NOTES.

The Pleasantville Branch of the Red
wishes to publicly thank Mrs.
schas. A. Campbell for her generosity
Ind patriotism in donating the use of
her building IN East Washington Ave.
for it's headquarters during the sum-
mer. The place has been rented to
Mr.. Krewson, who will take immedi-
ate possession. New headquarters
have not yet been secured, and we are
hoping that someo' e may be able to
donate the use of one or two rooms for
>.he winters work,
ALICE r. MAC MILAN, Pres.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
THE CLUB.

The Authors Club met last Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Samuel Ireland.
Those present were Mrs. Charles Steb-
bins, Mrs. Charles Collins, Mrs. John
F. Ryon, Mrs. D. Collins, Mrs. Charles
s.. Adams, Mrs. Lewis Ryon, Mrs. Da-
vid Lake, Mrs. Hugh Collins, Mrs. j.
B.. Westcott, and Mrs. Charles A.
Campbell. The club will be entertain
ed next week by Mrs. Charles A.
Campbell.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
FIRST BAPTIST u r
S. R. Stratton. Pastor.

Sunday services:
Morning subject, The Only Source
of True Peace"
In the evening. Education Day will
be observed with an address by Mr..
Thomas Butler.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all services.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06

[ )NE OF the most cheerful programs on the coming Chautauqua will
be that of the Columbia Male Quartet. This group of young college
fellows toured a Western Chautauqua circuit throughout the sum-
mel, intending at the end of the season to return to their university, but
their success was SO marked that they were persuaded to make ar en-
gagement for the winter months. The personnel includes Marshall Scott,
Frank McVey, Fay Scott and Vincent MacGregor.
The latter is especially good at comedy roles and representations.
His work in putting on some of the great hits of Harry Lauder in High
land costume is reported Is exceptionally fine.
The program they present will consist largely of American songs.
The old time songs are not to be forgotten, but emphasis will be placed
on the new songs which are daily springng up since our country has cast
its lot into the war. Chautauqua patrons are therefore promised a most
unusual treat in the work of these young men.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Dixon, of Pleas
antville. wish to announc the mar
riage of their daughter, Florence, at
Rockville, Maryland, to Mr.. Robert J.
Swingle, of Washington, D. C. Mr..
and Mrs. Swingle are making their
home in Washington. D. c., where Mr..
Swingle has accepted a position in the
government service.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. NJ. ]. Hoffman. Rector.

Sunday services as follows:
II A. NJ, Holy Communion and SER
mon by the Rector.
IL o'clock, Sunday School.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services of the church.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
MARRIED.

I''Mr. Roy c. Somers and Miss Eva C.
Collins, both of this city, were married
Tuesday morning at the home of the
bride, 526 N. Main street, by the Rev.
]. William Lee. Mr.. Estel B. Collins,
of Atlantic City, acted as best man,
and Miss Ida Collins as bridesmaid.
After a wedding breakfast was served
the happy and popular couple left for
Delaware Water Gap.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06
ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING.
Max H. Kirscht, 8 N. Main Street.

For the news accurately stated. sub
scribe for The Pleasantville Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06

From the depositor's standpoint the TRONGES
financial institution in Atlantic County outside of At
lantic City. The above amount of money stands be-
tween you and the possible loss of a single cent. All
money and valuable papers are safely stored in our fire
proof and burglar-proof vault, the main door of which
weighs seven tons, and which was built at a cost of
$4,000. We have a few safe deposit boxes in this vault
for rent at a nominal sum.
Our customers are further protected by fire and
burglar insurance, and the heavy bonding of all en-
ployees. Every precaution for safety has been taken
you cannot place your money in a more safe place.
We pay 3 per cent. interest on Time Accounts.
Our Assets total the vast sum of 1914, 753.46.
We do Banking in all its branches, and solicit the
closest inspection of our plant and facilities.
More than two hundred stockholders own the insti-
tuition, and they have selected to manage the business
the following board of Directors-read the list; they
are well-known business men; you know them
SOMERS j. D. S. LeCOMPTE
ABRAM j. D. L.
JOHN P. JAPHET PRICE
CHARLES /. BURKARD L. RISLEY
GEORGE A. ELVINS LEWIS R. SMITH
ASHLEY GARRISON EXTRA WHITMAN
PHILIP G. HANNUM ROBERT M. WILLIS
SAMUEL IRELAND
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-06

Advertise in The Pleasantville Press.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15

Special Cor Ocala Banner:
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Sumner of the
southwest side were visitors here
last Saturday.
S. Lehman of Mt. Hope Vineyard
visited his daughter. Mrs. f. H.
Hough, here last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. McAninch of
the southeast side traded here last
Saturday.
Misses Mamie and Wren Blackmon
spent last Saturday visiting their sis
ter Mrs. Alf. Nelson, whose farm is
south of here.
Miss Winnifred Netterberg of the
southwest side, visited friends here
last Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harabin Hinton OF
Ocala visited with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. H. A Seymour, one day
last week
Little Miss Helen Newsom of Ocala
spent the weekend here visiting
with little Miss Gertrude Mayo.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15
COTTON PLANT

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Let all remember that next Sunday
will be the regular preaching day
for st. Johns Sunday school at 10
and preaching at II o'clock.
The Woodmen will hold unveiling
exercises in the afternoon.
The rain last Tuesday in Cotton
Plant was worth thousands of dol
lars.
Miss Ethel HENRY of DeSoto
county was the guest Of Miss Carrie
Barco for several days. leaving last
Wednesday for Nashville, Tenn, to
attend school at the Peabody insti-
tute.
Miss Hendry taught school at Lake
Helen last term and will teach in
the same school next term.
Miss Carrie Barco and Miss Hen.
dry visited Ocala on last Friday and
Silver Springs last Monday Miss
Hendry saw the springs through the
bottom boat. and thought they
were incompatible.
Mr. C. r. Veal is in Ocala this
week looking after the examination of
teachers for the ensuing term.
Miss Faye and Beecher Beck of
Berlin attended St. Johns Sunday
school last Sunday and were dinner
guests of Miss Carrie Barco. In the
AFTERNOON Misses Carrie Barco, Ethel
Hendry and Faye Beck motored to
Fellowship church to witness the dec
Grafton services.
Miss Rachel Veal treated her many
friends to an excellent and bounti-
full supply of pillau last Monday
night. Fairfield, Martel and York
were represented. All had a splen-
did time.
Misses Margaret Bell and Helen
Veal are spending the week at Phos-
lime.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15

General ]. Thompson Brown, in
size as large as Winfield Scott, and
with a military record as brilliant,
was defeated at the reunion at Wash
ington for lieutenant general Com
handing the department of northern
Virginia, but it did not make him a
bit sour. He declared that his cup
of Joy was full and running over.
For on three occasions" he said.
have l ridden up Pennsylvania ave
nue., twice as a prisoner, and today at
the head of the army of northern
Virginia" And he could have added
that on this last ride he received the
unstinted praise and loud applause
of the populace.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15

Any suspicion that the sons of the
rich will not get their share of the
wars bodily danger is untrue They
will get more than their share. They
have enlisted in greater percentage
than poorer boys, who are equally
brave but not so free to leave their
work. Under CONSUMPTION they will
furnish their full proportion of sol
diers because they are commonly in
good health. and have no depend
ents."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15
BELIEVER BRIFES

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Miss Florence Brooks of Oklawaha
was a spend-the-day guest of her
school friend, Mrs. 0. NJ. Gale, on
Wednesday.
Plans are being made for a bar
becue and grand celebration on the
shores of Lake Lillian, at Belleview.
on July 4.
Everybody in and around Belle
view is invited to help make it a
success.
The Belleview Workers made
arrangements for a flag raising June
IA. at 3 p. m, at the town hall. A
program was arranged and Mr.. Will
Gary of Ocala spoke. A big crowd
was in attendance.
E. A. Davenport made business
trip TO Jacksonville Tuesday.
Mrs. A. E. Ashworth is taking the
teachers examination in Ocala this
week.
Mary A. Gale took the sos train at
Gambler Monday morning for Gaines
Vile. where she will attend the sum-
mer normal for the next ten weeks.
Several of our town boys have
found work at Oak in the crate mill.
]. W. Nelson. Mr.. Tillis and E. A.
Davenport tspent Saturday at Salt
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15

For years and years farmers have
complained OF the low price Of arti-
cles grown on the farm. But there
has come an estoppel Eggs now
selling in Paris for $1.10 a dozen;
beef, 81 a pound and hams, 80 cents
a pound. Raise all you can, and share
in the seven billion dollars we loaned
to France and England for foodstuffs.
From the present outlook the same
prices may soon obtain in the United
States.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15
FACTS FROM FELLOWSHIP

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Miss Imogene Stephens of Ocala
was the guest of Misses Mills last
week. Miss Matte Mills accompan-
led her home Monday to spend a
while.
Mr. Harry McCully, who has been
attending school at the University
returned home last week to spend
the summer
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Proctor and
bright little daughter of Ocala visit
ed Mrs. Proctor's parents, Rev. and
Mrs. z. A. Crumpton, last Sunday
Mr.. NJ. P. Frink returned from
Washington, D. c., Saturday night
and reports a fine trip.
Misses Carrie Barco, Helen Veal
and Margaret Bell and Mrs. a. w.
Woodward and son, Clarence. of Cot
ton Plant called on Miss Faye Beck
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Hammons were
the guests of Mrs. v. VI. Seckinger
and family Sunday.
The w. o. ". memorial services
were held at Fellowship Sunday aft
ernoon.
Miss Faye Beck, Mr. B. B. Beck,
Mr.. j. L. Hudgens and two sons at
tended Sunday school and W. o. W.
memorial services at st. Johns Sun.
day morning.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15
is MARION COUNTY WET" OR
DRY"

The legality of our last local op-
ton election is before the supreme
court for settlement. It will be re-
membered that the legality of the
election was disputed, and the same
was left TO a referee-Mr. Emanuel
Martin-for settlement. He held that
the election was illegal because the
mandates Of the statutes we're not
followed in the matter of printing
the tickets.
The matter was then taken before
Judge Bullock, and after lengthy and
exhaustive arguments he sustained
the findings of the referee. a su
persedeas was then granted the board
of county commissioners by Judge
Bullock, and counsel were before the
supreme court at Tallahassee We'd
nesday on a motion to vacate the SUI.
persedeas. Mr.. II. W. Hampton, rep
resenting Mr. John T. Moore. argued
to vacate the supersedeas. and Mr..
L. w. Duval. representing the board
OF county commissioners, argued to
sustain it,
The court, after hearing arguments
of the learned counsel. took the mat.
ter under advisement. and will no
doubt hand down its decision on this
matter that deeply concerns the PEG,
pie of this county within day or
two.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15
Musical Next Tuesday NIGHT

A musical will be given by local
talent on Tuesday. June 18th, in the
auditorium of the Methodist church.
In connection with this musical an
Illustrated letcure will be given by
Mrs. Marcus Purvis of Havana, Cuba.
This entertainment will be given
under the auspices of the Ladies' Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist
church. No admission will be charg-
ed, but a collection will be taken up.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-15
EXPLANATION FROM Mr.. FORT

To the Editor OcaIa Banner:
From the reading of the recent pre-
sentiment of the grand ury, those
not familiar with the method of col
lecting taxes from the non-tax payers
cannot grasp its meaning, in that it
said: I'VE find discrepancies in the
amounts collected for certain years
i nthe various districts that We do
not believe is fully accounted for
by the difference in the population
subject to this tax" Anyone could
place all kinds of constructions on
this paragraph In fact, | do not be-
lieve they fullu ntersstoOd the true
situation as it really exists. The law
governing the collecting and disburs-
ing of this tax is very deficient. For
instance, it says it shall be placed in
the country treasury; then says it
must be disbursed on the roads in the
district where it was collected. 1t
makes no provision for auditing it as
a special fund for the district. 1t
just went into the general road fund,
and no commissioner knew whether
he got it or not.
To illustrate: My Overseer collect
ed 1918 in 1916. AS provided by the
board, 20 per cent. went to him for
collecting: $36 had to be returned to
the payers, they being tax payers.
took the remainder to the county
treasurer and asked him TO carry it
as a special fund Immediately avail
able for my district. This he refus-
ed to do. Then l hired men TO re
pair the roads in my district, they be-
ing badly damaged by the logging
people, and paid for it with this mon
ey. The last was paid out February
Is. 1917.
I have made a full accounting to
the board, showing by cancelled
checks and receipts that every dollar
; was spent on the roads in my dis
trict. The records will show this
My overseers have collected in 1917
1928. After paying for collecting
! placed the remainder in the county
I, depository, credited as a special fund
for my district.
! With this explanation, anyone can
see the discrepancy in amounts col
lected and amount spent on the roads.
l wish to say TO the people that my
| reason for keeping and disbursing
this money on the roads was wholly
due TO the crippled condition of our
| finances at the time, the condition of
| the roads, and that could not get
it provided as a special fund for my
district.
To the few narrow and prejudiced
ones in my district. l know you, and
to you l say that do not care any
more for your ranting that l do for
the mewing of Tom-cat in a barn
yard.
~ EOpT