The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-09-15

The nj. Il. USherS Union mad a good
time last Monday night, when all pres
ent enjoyed a "Corn-Roast". The I'm
ion will have some fine social affairs
in the near future for the young peo-
pie.
Miss Mildred Smith, of the First
National Bank, is enjoying a vacation
in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Under the auspices of the Women's
Civic Club of Absecon, a meeting has
been called to be held Tuesday eve
ming next in the auditorium of the
public school building to discuss Red
Cross matters in all their phases. The
speakers will include DR.. Guerney
Williams, chairman, and Paul Tapkan,
assistant chairman, of the Atlantic
City Chapter. Everybody is urgently
requested to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Fenton moved
last Monday from the apartment in the
post Office building to the Cordery
property on Adams avenue.
Miss Carrie Miller, of Atlantic City,
visited the family of her sister, Mrs.
Susie Hartzell, part of this week.
Mrs. Charles Mason entertained
over the weekend her sister, Mrs.
Louis Kuhl, and children, of Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Guenther were
guests for several days the first of this
week of the family of their daughter
at Egg Harbor City.
Mrs. Harry Mason and infant son,
Harry, Jr., have been spending a week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gun
ningham, in Atlantic City.
Harry w. Smith, of Hammonton,
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Jack of %neuritis of the arm, has been
s%ojourning the past week at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah
Smith, at North Absecon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Smith received
a letter the first of this week from
their son Sylvester, who is at Fall Riv-
how much he enjoyed his visit with
them six weeks ago, which was his
first trip to Absecon in twenty years.
Edmund Lord, who has been con-
fined to his bed by illness for several
days, is recovering and hopes to be
well enough to be out again in the
near future. His daughters, of Phila-
delphia, have been taking care of him.
The following candidates for munic-
ipal Offices have filed their petitions
with City Clerk Samuel Johnson and
will receive the respective nomina-
lions they are seeking at the coming
primary: First Ward-For Council,
Harry H. Carton, R.; assessor, Will
lam B. Riley, R.; collector, Franklin
G. Turner, R.; city clerk, Samuel
Johnson, R. Second Ward-For Coun-
Gil, Joseph P. Cheyney, R.; Council
man-at-large, Elmer G. Bates, D..
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the M. e. Church met in the
chapel last Tuesday and held their all
day meeting and annual social lunch
con and transacted business closing
the years work. The following Off
GERS for the ensuing year were elect
ed: President, Mrs. Laura B. Reed;
first vice president, Miss Florence
Babcock; second vice president, Mrs.
Edward Pennington; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Anna C. Fleming; cores
ponding secretary, Miss Carrie Steel
man; treasurer, Miss Emma Collins.
Mrs. Townsend Shovel, wife of the
Absecon postmaster, underwent on
Monday the third operation since she
has been confined in the Atlantic City
Hospital. She has suffered less since
that time and her condition is report
ed as having improved.
Miss Lorine Boice entertained men,
bers and friends of the Absecon Art
Club at her residence last Wednesday
afternoon. The attendance was larg-
er han usual and those present pass
ed an enjoyable season together.
Dainty refreshments were served.
Present were: Mrs. Lewis Clark, Mrs.
J. T. Townsend, Miss May Davis, Mrs.
William B. Smith, Mrs. Robert A. Ell
wood, Mrs. Samuel Johnson, Mrs. M.
NJ. Townsend, Miss Hannah Madden,
Miss May Cordery, Mrs. A. L. HAM
nell, Mrs. Laura B. Reed, Mrs. Reu-
ben L. Babcock, Mrs. Roger Williams,
Mrs. George B. C%onover; Mrs. Floyd
! Simms, Ocean City; Mrs. l. G. Adams
Linwood; Mrs. Sallie Lee, Camden.
The Women's Civic Club of Absecon
has designated the first week of Octo-
Der as "Clean-up-week." On Friday,
Oct. 5th, teams will haul way all tin
IAN and other rubbish which cannot
be burned Except ashes) if placed in
receptacles in convenient places. If
our citizens will cooperate by remov
ing weeds and other rubbish, our City
will be more beautiful and healthful.
Flower Exhibit at School.
The Public School of Absecon held
a Flower exhibition in the auditorium
of the school building on Thursday
and Friday, Sept. 9th and 9TH. The
exhibitors were: Emerson Irelan, Rose
and Marion Price. Clarence Moore,
Willard Hartman, Grace Libby, Peter
Bruckler, Merlin Thomas, Frieda Mas
ter, Ruth Barker, Jennie Moore, Anna
Banning. Edith Freas, Helen Kendrer-
ski, Ethel Libby, Norman Harris, Lou
eta Rider. Ada DeHaven, Anna Lou