The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-06-12


The Methodist Sunday school is ar
ranging to send two boys to the Y. M.
a C. A. camp near New Egypt.
l. The ladies' aid OF the Smithville M.
E. church will hold strawberry festi-
Q val in the hall at that place on Friday
Il evening.
There will be a district meeting Of
e the P. o. s. of A. Of Burlington county
Y in Mount Holly on Thursday even
ing, June 81.
4 The township committee has pur-
s chased new street signs. They are blue,
with white letters, and will be put in
place this week.
Thursday will be Flag day." and
Pemberton will hold patriotic services
in Grange hall at seven O'Clock in the
evening. Senator Wells will deliver
an address.
Mrs. Martha H. Quigley and family
desire to thank their friends for many
acts of kindness during their recent
bereavement, the death OF her daugh
ter, Mrs. Alice FouIks.
T. Walter Borton is doing fine job
of decorating at the residence of John
Boswell, Lumberton. He also decor
ated the new apartments Of Mrs.
George f. Harbert, in Mount Holly.
Members of the local w. C. t. U.
made their annual visit to the Old
Woman's Home at Burlington on
Friday afternoon, when they took a
basket Of sunshine" to the inmates.
A group of Burlington county women
who are interested in the Young
Women's Christian Association, met
at the home of Mrs. William II. Rob-
erts, near Moorsstown, on Wednesday,
to discuss the work to be done in con-
nection with the army camp at
Wrightstown.
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke was sur
prised and delighted on Sunday, to see
in his congregation Mr.. and Mrs.
James Z. Buxton and daughter, from
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mr..
Buxton is vestryman in the church
of which Mr.. Cooke was rector before
coming to Mount Holly, and being on
visit to Philadelphia he made the
trip to Mount Holly to see his former
rector and friend.
Children's day was appropriately OBJ
served in the Methodist church on
Sunday. The church was beautifully
decorated with various flowers of the |
season. At the morning service seven |
children were baptised. The evening
service was in charge of the Sunday
school, which rendered the children's |
day exercises. One of the features was |
the playing of the large orchestra.
Next Monday afternoon, at two
o'clock, in the high school auditorium,
there will be a lecture and a demon
stration on cooking. by Miss NJ A. |
Wilson, Of the Philadelphia EUeyai,sg
Ledger. This lady is eminently quail
fed to give valuable hints on this SUBJ
iect. She was, for years in charge of
Queen Victoria's' kitchen, and is an
authority on the matters she will pre-
sent. 1t is hoped that all housekeepers
will avail themselves OF the opportunity |
to hear this talk and witness the DEM
onstration.
Chautauqua opened yesterday, and
there were large audiences, afternoon
and evening. The tent was used in
the afternoon, but owing to the delay
in some of the lighting apparatus ar
irving the evening session was held in
the high school auditorium, which /
was uncomfortably crowded. Despite
the heat, the audience remained, many
standing, until after ten o'clock, and
forgot all about any discomfort, so
highly entertaining and amusing was
Bob Seeds, whose funny stories kept
all in q good humor. The balance of
the sessions will be held in the tent on
the county grounds on Grant street.
On Thursday secretary Robert C.
Shoemaker took a collection OF records
and Victrola to the army engineers
now working at Wrightstown. Capt.
Hustled, one of the officers, was much
pleased with the gift. 1t is expected /
that before the men arrive for training
a large and commodious hut" will be |
erected by the National War Council
OF the Y. M. G. A. conforming to the
type of the buildings erected along the
Mexican border when our troops were
there. Five Y. M. G. A. secretaries
will probably be assigned to the
Wrightstown camp, and an extensive
type of association work will be car
ried out.
The Alumni Association of the
Monnt Holly high school held its an
nual reception in the Masonic Temple
on Friday evening. 1t was very en-.
ioyable affair. Aftera reception in the
lodge room, nice luncheon was served
in the banquet room by w. d. Mar
rem, and addresses were made by Will
lard F. L!ppincott, president of the
association, William G. Sullivan, and
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke. The high
school orchestra rendered a number of
selections, and furnished music for
dancing. Other features were vocal
music by Byron Grigg, Pierre H. Stan
ton and Aubrey s. Worrell, and vio-
lin solo by Da MEL Wilson.
James l.. Anderson died at the home ]
OF his daughter Mrs. Mary E. johnson,
Washington street. Saturday morning.
Mr.. Anderson was born at New Lisbon,
May %, 1928. He went to Virginia,
but came back to this county, settling
near Hainesport, where he entered into
the farming business. In 1871 he start
cd canning factory on the farm, but
the next year he came to Mount Holly
and opened factory on Water street.
He took his two sons into partnership,
but William withdrew, and Mr.. Ander-
son and his son, Artillias, continued
the business until 1889 when they sold
to Philadelphia firm. Mr.. Anderson
was attacked with acute indigestion
four weeks ago.
On Tuesday evening next, at eight
O'Clock, there will be meeting of the
Red Cross Association in the high
school auditorium. There are over 500
members Of this society in Mount
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