The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-11
Christmas-two weeks from to-day

The Mems Club of st. Andrews
church will meet in the parish house
tonight. The speaker will be Edward
d. Stokes.
Ole Moen has resigned as clerk in
the Mount Holly National Bank and
will enter the aviation corps of the
United States army.
8. Albert Sleeper, who has been en-
ployed at the Herald Office, has en-
listed in the navy as musician. He
went on duty yesterday.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks has
furnished pool table for Company I.
sl1th Infantry, Camp Dix, for use In
the recreation room in the company's
barracks.
Six hogs and four pigs belonging to
Charles Willis and Charles Phillison,
out Washington street, died suddenly
one night last week. 1t is supposed
they were poisoned.
/ Norman F. Gibbs, who left Mount
Holly with old Company E, last sum-
mer, has been transferred from Co. H,
Hath Infantry, to the Auxiliary Re-
mount Station, No. 400, Quartermas-
ter's Corps, at Camp Mcclellan, An
niston, Ala.
Keep up the Christmas spirit and
doctrine OF good will. 1t is national
asset. Spread it more than ever this
year by sending Christmas greeting
cards, post cards and gifts to your
friends, whether you buy them here or
elsewhere. L. s. Boyce, stationer. ad
At the home of her father, George
w. A. French, in the presence Of the
families Of the bride and groom. Miss
Julia L. French was married, Wednes-
day. to Orvills T. Grain, of Atlantic
City. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Swain Garrison, q relative Of
the groom.
The Junior Auxiliary of st. An
drew's church will present play "The
Counting OF Mother Goose" on Friday
evening, at 7.SO, in the parish house.
The proceeds will be used to provide
Christmas tree for two Of the Sunday
schools in the pines, which are in
charge OF Rev. C. w. living
On Friday evening, in the Mount
Holly high school auditorium, Mrs.
Williams, Of Palmyra, will deliver an
illustrated lecture On 1.-THE history of
our flag from the time of Columbus"
This cannot help being an entertain
ment that will please everybody. No
admission will be charged, but silver
offering will be accepted.
Because Of the difficulty OF obtain
ing coal and the necessity of economy
in the use of that now on hand, the
board of education is considering the
advisability of prohibiting the evening
use of the high school auditorium for
the remainder of the winter. The
amount of coal required to heat the
large room until late in the evening
amounts to many tons in the course of
the season.
When it was raining hard and the |
wind was bowling Saturday, and the
weather man predicted six feet of
snow before morning. the.raiIroad COM
pany sent word to its laborers to be |
ready with brooms and shovels to |
clear the tracks. Sunday was bright
and the deep snow did not show up, so
the order was cancelled and nothing
was said about yesterday morning.
when 1t was found snow had unexpect-
eddy fallen during she night. Forum
ately there was not enough to interfere
with travel.
Under the auspices Of the Y. w. C.
A. conference for the leaders of girls
clubs was held on Saturday at the
high school building in Mount Holly.
There was q good attendance. Mrs
Henry Albertson, chairman of the
county girls club committee, presided |
at the morning session. Rev. Henry
Teller Cooke opened the meeting with
a short address. He was followed by
Miss Eliza Butler, OF New York, secre
tary of the national board of the Y.
w. C. A. She spoke on the "Psychol-
ogy Of the high school girl" At noon
lunch was served in the manual train
ing room by members of the Girls
Patriotic League. Mrs. NJ. L. Coch-
ley, of Medford, president of the Bur-
lington county Y. w. c. A., presided |
during the afternoon. Miss Anna NJ
Clark, field secretary of the northeast
field, was the first speaker. Her sub
iect was Programs and standards for |
girls clubs" Miss Butler followed |
with a talk on why do we have
clubs?" The program closed with. a
game demonstration conducted by |
Miss Margaret Mathes. physic al direct !
or Of the Trenton Y. w. c. A..