The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
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Roland Petit, who recently recov
cred from long illness, has accepted
a position as qualified assistant in q
pharmacy in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron E. Rorton eel
ebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary at the home of their grandson,
Harold w. Stratton, at Masonville,
Friday evening.
Henry Deutz, who left last summer
with his brother on trip as far west
as Omaha, by automobile, has returned
to Moorestown after many varied ex-
periences. Upon leaving Omaha he
spent some time in San Antonio and
Laredo, Texas, and from there went to
Mexico City.
The following young men from
Moorestown reported at the City Hall,
Beverly, yesterday morning, and took
train for Camp Dix: Lewis Nelson,
William J. Naughton, Roy d. Cole,
William III. Snyder, Roland II. Wilt
shire, John J. Murray and Peter
Henry.
During his stay in Moorestown on
Tuesday, Governor Walter e. Edge
was the guest of Edward S. Wood
ward, who gave reception in his
honor, followed by an elaborate ban
quet. The driveway to the house was
decorated with American flags and the
banquet table, built especially for the
occasion and extending from the din
ing room to the den, was mass of
blooms, and was draped with festoons
of red, white and blue; while each nap
kin was fastened with an American
flag. The banquet was enlivened by
singing, song sheets having been pro-
vided. Altogether it was a most happy
occasion.
There was large and enthusiastic
audience in the public school auditor
ium, on Tuesday night, the occasion
being the dedication of a community
service flag containing 108 stars Gov
ernor Edge was present and delivered
an interesting, forceful. patriotic adj
dress. He was escorted to the auditor
ium by the Moorestown band, w. J.
Sherman Post, G. A. r., and the
Maple Shade Home Guards. John ID.
McMullin acted as chairman of the
meeting. The Governor was received
with enthusiastic applause as he en-
tered the hall. Governor Edge, always
delightful speaker, was at his best.
He urged loyalty to the government
and support in every. way. He did feel,
however, that the administration
should lift the veil of censorship from
everything but military secrets, and
take the people freely and fully into
the confidence of the government.
This war, he said, will be of great bene-
fit to America-it will largely take
away the differences between capital
and labor. Rich and poor men, edu-
Gated and uneducated, are meeting on
a common level in the environments
and are getting one anothers view
points. Governor Edge said there
should now be but one party-the
American" New Jersey, he said
had $4,000 men in the army and navy
number largely in excess of it's quota
and the largest in proportion to popu
lation in the entire United States
The Governor also paid splendid trib
utes to the women of the Red Cros
| (who had knit three sweaters for every
New Jersey soldier in the seven can
tonments in the State), to the stat'
militia and the Home Guard for thei
patriotic services throughout the State
and to all others who were sacrificing
and doing their duty in these wa
times. E. E. Eyre, of Philadelphia
followed Governor Edge in a patriot
speech.