The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-05
PARTICULARS ABOUT
RED CROSS DRIVE
~PleasantviIle Exceeds Quota and Leads
County in Gaining Memberships
During Allotted Time.
EARNEST WORKERS PRAISED

The drive for Red Cross member
ships in the County was most uccess-
full.
The quota for the County outside of
Absecon Island was 1000, the final re-
turns showing 1856 memberships.
The official returns follow: Pleas
antville 1856, Hammonton $50, Egg
Harbor City $50, Mays Landing 125,
Somers Point III, Mortified 10, Lin
wood Al, Steelmanville 80, Absecon
$50, Pennington Il, Leeds Point "a,
Port Republic 20, English Creek and
Scullville IS.
At P~leasantville the City was divid-
ed into wards and precincts. Mrs. ia
phet Price was chairman of the Wo-
mans Committee. Mrs. Ezra Lake
was Captain of LIST precinct, 1st ward;
upper precinct captain, Mrs. John
Zecher. They were assisted by Miss
Mary Johnson, Miss Jennie Bowen,
Mrs. Winfield Adams, Miss Emma
Reed, Mrs. Walter Whitman, Mrs. Har-
ry Warren, Mrs. John Hewes, Mrs. l..
H. Allen, Mrs. Grace Bowen, Mrs. J.
Mrs. Ralph Shoemaker, Mrs. S. Gar
ton, Mrs. Evi Ware, Mrs. T. Fl. Smith,
Miss Matte Higbee, Miss Marion En-
mis-.
End Ward, Mrs. May North Crist,
Captain, assisted by Mrs. Warner Ris-
Icy, Miss Elsie Adams, Mrs. Henry w.
Lewis, Miss Emily Davis, Mrs. Albert
James, Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs.
Charles Blake, Mrs. Randolph Price.
Many thanks are due to Mr.. Zim-
norman. of the Strand Theatre, who
gave the use of his Theatre for a booth
and the privilege of soliciting member
ships, and to Mr.. Kaufman, of the
Taubel Hosiery Mill, who advanced
money for many of the operators so
they could enroll at once.
The Mems Committee, under Mr..
Rollin Gale, did excellent work, bring
ing in 440 of the 1856 memberships.
Mrs. Eugene Swilkey. as chairman
for Mortified and Linwood. was as
sisted by Mrs. J. P. Wilson, Mrs. Clar-
ence Dixon, Mr.. Wharton Stokes, Miss
Lizzie Price, Mrs. Clarence Kreutz.
Miss A. Parish, Mrs. J.. Harris Wentz.
Somers Point-Mrs. George Middle
ton, Mrs. Lewis Diether, Mrs. Mary
C. Braddock, Mrs. Lawrence Force,
Mrs. Enoch Higbee. Mrs. Leeds, Mr..
H. Marsteller.
Steelmanville-Miss Sarah Price.
English Creek-Miss Clara Barrett.
Scullville-Miss Flora Somers.
Leeds Point-Mrs. j. Frank Mathis,
Miss Marian Anderson. Mrs. Baker
Bowen.
Port Republic-Miss Margaret SAIL
and Mrs. Janet McCarter.
Absecon-Mrs. Franklin G. Turner,
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Samuel
Johnson, Mrs. Walter Bates, Mrs. Har-
~ Mattson, ST., Mrs. George Conover,
Mrs. R. L.. Babcock, Mrs. Howard
Payne, Mr.. Howard Payne, Mrs. r. A
Elwood, Miss Hannah Madden, Miss
Ethel Giberson, Mrs. Louis Clark.
Farmington-Miss Sarah Eccles.
Mrs. H. o. Packard, of Hammonton.
was chairman, assisted by a number OF
capable women
Miss Margaret Abbott was chairman
at Mays Landing, assisted by Is won.
en-, who carefully canvassed the town.
Egg Harbor had as chairman Mr.
w. Morgenweck, Jr.. assisted by Mr.
Henry Gresham and Miss Antoinette
Doell.
Much praise is due all the members
of the various committees who helped
make the drive such a wonderful sue.
cess, making a house to house can
vass during all the disagreeable wealth
er, thus displaying their loyalty and
patriotism.
MRS. ROBERT NJ. WILLIS.
Chairman Woman's Committee
Atlantic County Xmas Red Cross
MpmhprShiD Drive