The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-09
s GROVE, N. j., FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1917
DUPONT VILLAGE DOINGS.
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

Next Tuesday, 18th, will be social day
at the Mothers Club. Mr.. A. Roiter,
of Trenton, will speak on school garden
ing, manual training and domestic. All
welcome.
-Four large and high posts have been
placed along the trolley tracks and
fronting the streets where the cars do
not stop to hinder accidents to teams.
automobiles and persons.
Miss Bessie Hires, of Salem, vice
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs, addressed the Mothers
Club at Carney and the Woman's Club
in Penns Grove. ON Tuesday afternoon,
on good that would be done for both
clubs becoming connected with the State
Federation of Women's Clubs. Such
will help and strengthen both organiza-
tions.
Because of the s~andbagging Of L. b.
Shaw at the Walker barn, who was rob-
bed of $40, the suggestion was a light
be erected at Walker avenue and the
street leading to Community. One has
been put there and other needed places.
Thanks, Mr.. Quartermaste~ Mr.. Nc
Cullough is ever ready and quick to 10
any SOOu thluS SuSScSltu " Lnt NULL
ers' Club. Right man in the right
place.
A great deal of petty t~hieving has
been going on in the vicinity of B street.
Clothes nave been taken from the lines,
rubbers and bottles from steps. There
seems to be three of them and small of
stature, either boys or foreigners.
The mother of Foreman Lewis Brig
ham underwent an operation in Della
ware Hospital last Friday. Mrs. Brig
ham is an influential member of the
Mothers Club and was kindly remember
ed by them with a beautiful bouquet of
flowers.
Mr.. J. H. Meyer, of Mauch Chunk.
Fred B. Matthews, of Kingsley, n. Y.
are members of Squire Cables home for
a short time. They have positions at
the new operating department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson, of Ocean City.
who have been living here for a short
time, have returned home to his former
position as foreman for Mr.. Champion.
contractor.
Mr.. Daniel w. Jaquette, of Manning
ton, and niece, Grace Gable, will spend
Saturday in Wilmington at a birthday
party given to Mrs. Hill, who is 96
years old.
The first row of bungalows, Of new
Swamptown, are completed and ready
for occupancy on Monday last. The
others will be finished ON contract time.
so days, which will expire March 10.
There are 1000 applicants, it is said, for
$50 houses, which is about as usual.
-Four bungalows with partitions left
out will be used for school purposes IN
til the new frame school house is erect
ed. 1t will be built on the same rush
order plan.
The Imagination social was held Fri
day evening at the home of William
Fleming, on Adams street. Mrs. Frank
Taylor was hostess, because of Mrs.
Jennings departure to frankfort Hos
pital, Philadelphia, for treatment. Beau
tiful flowers were sent to her by the
Union Presbyterian Sunday school and
executive committee and Mothers Club.
The Elfreth w. G. T. U. will meet
in library room of Community Hall, Fri
day at 2 p. m. All wanting to join may
present themselves at this meeting.
There may be a thought that this Union
is quiet, but the State temperance work
ers have their eyes and ears on this
particular Union in the Powder Town
and are expecting good and great re-
suits from our work.
In Pennsylvania where corporations
own the houses and lands the beer arks
are forbidden to enter the private
streets for delivery of wet goods. Why
would not that be excellent rule for our
village?
Mrs. J. o. R. Corliss and son, Frank.
of H~arrisonville, are spending a week or
more with her sister-in-law Mrs. Lii
liam c.. Hires. while Rev. Corliss is at
conference. Having been four years al
Harrisonville he is expecting a new
charge.
Someone went into the deep closets Of
the two-story rubberoids and set fire
to the contents. The Company is send
ing a man to install an electric light il
all such closets. The best plan is &c
nave fash lights which are not so ex-
pensive to explore dark places in houses
to safeguard yourself and %neighbors ana
care for the C~ompany's property.
Requests have been made that the
Mothers Club have a Christmas fund
Mrs. Arthur Johnson, Broadway and
Delaware avenue, has been delegated
superintendent of this work, and will
receive money for this fund from any
one desiring to start their account
March is the month for starting. but
many have chosen to begin with Janu.
airy with their payments. The funds re-
ceived will be paid to the deposition
Christmas week, 1917.
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ORGANIZED.