The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-16
VILLAGE DO|NGS.
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

Rev. J. o. r.. Corliss, of Harrisonville.
spent Wednesday with his sister. Mrs
Lillian c. Hires.
There never was a more beautiful and
numerous display Of home made cakes
and pies than at the Republican Club
Bazaar held Friday evening in Commun-
ity Hall. The comfy ladies must all
lean very strongly towards Republican
ism to be SO wonderfully generous 20
this club. If we obtain equal suffrage
soon will your votes go as strongly to-
wards this side as your cakes?
Rev. Chas. Dubell gave a large col
lection of books to the Mothers Club
free library. which, with the ~ Lee
eompte Library Books. and $50 from
Cooper Library. Camden, obtained thru
The effort of Mrs. Sturgis will be placed
on the shelf for use as soon as the chair
man and her aids can get them all ready.
Mr.. Linwood Snyder. of Washington.
has treated himself and family to an
automobile.
Mrs. Neal Oilwicks. of Camden. Del.
IS spending a short time with her hus-
band on Washington street.
The Esther Elfreth W. c. I. T.. at
Carney's Point were ordered last week
by state organization authorities to their
first task along state legislative lines.
The union tool immediate action al
their session on Friday and now it will
be up to our representative Legislators
to stop. look and listen. Then the
weary task of replying to that sea of
White fakes that will 60 to Trenton
from every union in the state. When
these ~rcries" for aid come from states
or from our representative from Wash
ington. Mrs. Mary Dye Ellis. all unions
know that there is a fearful breaker
ahead. Every union answers to than
hurry-up-call for aid. One time a pro-
minent Legislator at Washington who
found it necessary to hire fifteen extra
clerks because of this avalanche. called
Mrs. Ellis to his office and said. 'aCaD
OF your women. | will do my duty bv
You, how many women have you?"
Mrs. Ellis replied. half a million.
OH he said. 4 thought you had three
million. oh such work.
I Mr. Roiter assistant State School
Commissioner. interested in school gar
dening, manual training and domestic
science. addressed the Mother Club
on Tuesday afternoon and gave a most
Interesting talk on these subjects. The
members We're delighted and they all
know more about such matters. also n
whole lot more about township and Car
ney School matters. County Sup't Dix
on was present and on his feet frequent
ly answering the many questions fred
quick and fast from the women. Pro.
Wright. school supervisor also had TO
give many explanations along this lines
Rev. Charles DuBell and Rev. c. FL
Fornataro gave short talks. Professor
Wright ave the hard side of the teach
ers life in Carney and how hard it is
to get nice homes and how selfish we
are not to be more ~hospitable to our
teachers. We need this. Mrs, Miller.
President of Women's Club of Penns
Grove. and Miss Emma R. Summerill.
were present. Mrs. Krontamet acting
as social superintendent served light re-
refreshments to the guests and members.
The two out of town gentlemen were
entertained at the home of Mrs. Charles
Wood. They also attended the Fire
mems Club in the evening and also
spoke.
The Pollyanna Circle scored a huge
success with their entertainment on
Monday night. The house was packed.
every ticket being sold. The Polly's
are wondering how they shall spend their
money made from their venture, but
will try to do good with it.
Rev. ]. O. r. Corliss returned from
Methodist Conference on Tuesday even
ing. held at Atlantic City and spent a
short time with his sister. Mrs. Lillian
Hires. He will change his pastorate
from Harrisonvdpe to Goshen, Cape
~ The eG Firemen &sid 5fSfag entertain
ment on Tuesday evening in Community
HALL. judge BONNEVILLE, of Juvenile
Court. Phila.. was the speaker of the
evening. Refreshments were served
guests and members. One of our bright
lights of the firemen deploring the fact
that he couldn't admit four mothers
Club members. let them down easy. and
thought he was pacifying their feelings
by giving to each a can of sourkrout.
A check for SO was received as a lift
from the Firemen's club to the Mothers
Club on their heavy expense in addition
al books to their library. Many, many
thanks, gentlemen. You are our "big'
brothers sure.
Overheard in the cars. Get that pipe
away from one. 1t is full of germs an
(Germans). Speaking of insects, How
is your ant (aunt)? What is the mat
ter with our street car windows. | am
asked. Is the cleaner off on a strike +?
Instead of the 'Goblins'' getting after
You, it will be the Mothers Club. Bet
ter get busy before you get the UNDER
signed in red ink.
heard your mother married a "board-
err! On, no. | guess it was a 'roomer''
trumor). Do you catch on?
Answering the door Of a large girls
boarding house not so many miles
away there stood two young men. An
lrishwoman said. what, is there two
young girls here?" Yes. and my. there
are so or 80 of EN- here wanting auto
mobile riding.