The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-08-10
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

last Sunday. District Superintendent
DeMaris had charge in the afternoon.
Mr.. Riley reports the music was a
special feature of the meetings.
Last Wednesday a special meeting
of the officers of the Atlantic County
Sunday School Association was held
in the First Presbyterian Church, At
lantic City. Reports received showed
great progress has been made through
out the county in attaining the pre-
scribed Standards of Excellence. : Ar
engagements were made for the County
Sunday School Convention to be held
in the First Presbyterian Church. At
lantic City, on Thursday, Oct. Ord.
Prof. Riley is the corresponding secre-
tary and treasurer of the county as
ISOLATION. He attended the meeting
held on Wednesday.
Mrs. c. P. Hammell was quite ill
over the weekend, but has been on
valescent this week.
Mrs. P. Harlan Boice and family
were guests of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Cora Conover, at Camden, from Fri
day until Tuesday.
Vincent Lake and family have rent
ed and will Don occupy Mrs. Abbie
Alexander's cottage at North Absecon.
Mr.. Thomas Draper, ST., of Rich
mond, Va, is visiting the family of
his son, Thomas Draper; another son,
Jesse, and his daughter, Miss Ethel
Draper, at their homes on Pitney ave-
nue..
Mrs. Eugene Klein, formerly Miss
! Sara Conover, of Conovertown, has
been confined in the Atlantic City
Hospital this week as the result of in
juries received while riding last Sun
day in their limousine in the vicinity
of Somers Point. DR.. Klein, her hus-
band, lost control of the car, it is al
legged, and as the consequence Mrs.
Klein was quite badly injured and two
wheels were torn from the machine. it
is reported.
A gospel meeting was held last
Sunday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Gustave Dolqueist, Absecon
Highlands. The subject vas Prayer"
! and the leader was Mrs. L. Carr. The
meeting was well attended and the
gospel talk was much enjoyed by all.
The Highlands Sunday School met
in the afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Lear. The interest is
growing and the attendance is increas-
ing.
Sunday School Picnic Aug. 18th.
The picnic of the Absecon High
lands Sunday School will be held next
Thursday, Aug. 18th, both afternoon
and evening in the grove, opposite
their meeting place, which has been
specially cleared and made ready for
the occasion. The brush has been
cleaned out and seats have been pro-
vided by the young men of the High
lands. The afternoon will be given
over to the children for amusement
purposes games, races, outdoor sports,
etc. A treat will also be provided.
In the evening the grove will be deco
rated and lighted with Japanese and
other lanterns. The social events then
| will be arranged especially for the
young people and the older ones.
Luncheon will be served and ice
cream and cake will be sold. The
proceeds from the sale of the latter
will be added to the Sunday School
building fund which they are raising
for the purpose of erecting a place in
which to hold religious services or
the Highlands. This fund they are in
creasing at every opportunity. From
the strawberry festival held there the
early part of the summer they cleared
S22. which was credited to the same
fund.
Edward York Is Well and Happy.
Contrary to report circulated along
the shore a fortnight ago hat Edward
York, of Port Republic, driver of Ash
ley's auto bus for several years be-
tween that town and Absecon, had
been seriously wounded in France
and was on his way home minus an
arm and a leg m the very enlight-