The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-30
DUPONT VILLAGE DO|NGS
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

The heavy rain on Tuesday caused
several houses in the permanent villas &c
on the vests ide of the shell road To
nave an inch or two Of water in their
cellars.
Samuel NJ. Justice is having a double
house erected opposite Carney Point
postofice to be rented for two stores.
Alfred K. Brandriff wHl begin carry
ing the mails between Penns Grove sta
ton and Carney p~ostofice July LIST.
The masons are finishing the brick
work on Lafayette school and carpen-
ters are putting in the window sash.
Work progresses slowly with a few men.
A sewer pipe a foot in diamter is be-
ing laid from the sewage pumping sta
ton in Swamptown to connect with the
pipe that goes from the hot-bed at the
west sid of the Cove school ground.
Seven new buildings with six apart
ments, are being erected east of the
twO-story apartment town, east of LAT
ayette school, south of the white oak.
Miss AIMS Dancer spent over the
week end in Philadelphia.
Miss Isabelle Skinner visited a cousin
DOVER the week end in Woodbury..
Mr.. and Mrs. Danniel W. Jaquette
and Dorothy. OF Warrington, spent Sun
day at Squire Harry ]. Cables.
The five new sections to the school
house heater to take the place of thosse
burned out were put in this week. The
heater is expected to be ready to furnish
steam next Monday. Oh heaters have
been used in Riverview school.
Supervisor Joseph NJ. Wright expected
to have over thirty pupils graduated
from Riverview school in May. Has
Penns Grove room for that many more
high school pupils?
Mrs. /. G. Hires and son. Herbert.
spent Saturday in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Loren have
changed their residence from 1854 to
1860 Washington street.
A. Cnmlin, on Washington street,
moved his family to K~ensington last
week.
Linwood Snyder, Washington street.
accompanied. by Edwin Allen. motored
to Salem on Tuesday.
There will be a sale of household
goods at 1855 Washington street. on
Saturday. 31st, at 100 p. m, consist
ing OF beds, bureaus. extension tables.
chairs. stands, mattresses, enc.
Mr.. Green. physical director at the
Y. NJ. C. A., gave a talk at the Mothers
Club on Tuesday on the Boy Problem.
especially his physical development. He
spoke of the needs of summer play
grounds. We expect to have one run on
the same system as in cities.
The Sth grade pupils in Riverview
school did SOM hustling last Saturday
in soliciting and selling a "bake" for the
benefit of their play ground outfit. lawn
tennis for girls and baseball for boys.
The Mothers Club and Riverview fire.
men will hold a social meeting in Com
munity Hail, mex Tuesday evening, APP
rl 3rd. A short program of entertain
ment viii be followed by refreshments.
The object win be to gain social ac-
quaintances with the teachers and par
ents in the villages.
Mrs. Hawley has been elected presi-
dent Of the Parent Teacher Association
and we have waited to get a speaker
of note to address us on that line. Mrs.
Wellington Bechtel, Of Haddonield,
State president Of the Parent Teacher
Association, will address the Mothers
Club on Tuesday. April Bird. 1t is hoped
that all parents interested in education
of children and all teachers who pos
sibay can, will be present 30 hear her.
Rev. C. A. Fornataro preached a most
excellent sermon on temperance to the
w. C. T. U. last Sunday evening. The
White RibbOners with white buttonieres
attended in a body and adorned the desk
with a large bouquet in honor of the
Boys Meeting in the afternoon when
General Secretary G. A. Green spoke on
What Are You Worth TO Your State p
The flowers went ON a final mission to
a sick boy.
When the Flower Superintendent ask
ed the mounted guard, called Sergeant
Pete, where the sick boy lived, he
showed his kindness by tying his horse
and escorting the lady 10 the house.
Some have complained that the children
do not show enough respect for the
guards when they call so f~amiEarly TO
them. They do show respect, but very
largely mixed with familiar love, which
is shown by following them about. One
guard turned rope for the girls. Don't
chide children for loving their police nor
think our guards are made of ice.
A suggestion was made in the Moth
er's Club that the members offer their
services 70 Governor Edge for any war
relief measure o duty. One said 'Let
the men go. We will make powder"
Wilmington officials please take notice.
She got an enthusiastic applause that
that showed the responsive spirit of the
women. Another said "They will not
take powder Makers" Another replied,
Mrs. B. you have lost a good job" AL
though not an American she viii not see
any laggars in American women, and
most especially Carney women who have
had good training for nine months and
will toe the line of patriotic duty as they
have for all good measures.
The Mothers Club has p~etitioned
Postmaster General Albert Sidney Bur-
Lesson for In outbound and inbound mail
on the moo trains. Carney Point mails
are too far apart. If one is missed it
means a while days delay. Also boxes
to receive mail AT the far ends of the