The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-15

ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
lcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


the M. E.. Church, and at the morning
service Rev. C. M. Johnston baptized
Harry Jennison Mason, Jr., infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mason, while at
the evening service he administered
the rite to William James Nolan, Jr,
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Nolan, of ~Pleasantville. Both bright
eyed babies behaved splendidly.
Missionary Society Meets.
The June meeting of the Methodist
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
was held last Tuesday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock, at the residence OF Mrs.
Harry Mattson, ST., on Ohio avenue.
Following the devotional period, dur
ing which the president. Mrs. Laura
B. Reed, had charge, numerous discus
sions concerning the future activities
of the society were entered into. Re
freshments consisting of ice cream and
cake were served. These members
were present: Mrs. Laura Reed, Miss
Florence Babcock, Mrs. A. c. Fleming,
Mrs. Emily Rosseter, Mrs. c. M. John
ston, Mrs. A. L. Hammell, Mrs. r. l..
Babcock, Mrs. Frank Babcock, Mrs. D.
S. Tilton, Mrs. S. R. Lee, Mrs. e. Car
OluS, miss It III SlCC SoloIuos 4 " VI
Black, Mrs. Edward Pennington, Mrs.
Joseph Smith, Sr., Mrs. James Hen
derson and the hostess.
Mrs. F. Frdley Doughty Is Hostess.
Mrs. F. Fraley Doughty gave a Red
Cross party at her Shore Road resi-
dence last Wednesday afternoon. In
other words she opened her home to
the women of Absecon in the interest
of the work of the local auxiliary.
Thirty-eight women of the place re-
lsponded to her generous invitation n
greatly enjoyed her clever hospitality.
Her aides for the afternoon were Mrs.
R. L. Babcock and Mrs. Robert Nc
Laughlin.
Most of the women present gave a
small donation toward the work of the
Red Cross in this community. Others
not privileged to attend sent in their
contributions. Altogether eleven dol
lars was received and Mrs. Doughty
has the promise of five dollars yet to
be received from others who were not
present. This money will be turned
over to the officers of the Absecon Aux
Hilary and will be used in helping
finance and carrying on the local work
of the society.
Mrs. Doughty's guests worked assid-
%uously and with skillful dexterity with
their needles, sewing and knitting ev-
cry minute of the service period and
took keen delight in their activities.
The rooms were ta%stefully decorated
with cultivated roses and sweet peas.
THE hostess and her aides served light
refreshments.
C~hiIdren'S Day Exercises.
Children's Day exercises of an inter-
esting and pleasing nature were rem
dered in a capable and creditable man.
ner in the presence of a large audi
ence by members of the M. E. Sunday
School in the church last Sunday eve
ming. The platform, stands and table
were attractively decorated with lau-
rel, roses, daisies, magnolias n other
~seasonable offerings of nature.
The program follows:
Pipe Organ Voluntary Miss Flor
ence Babcock.
Singing by school -"open Wide
Your Portals"
Responsive reading led by DR.. Sam
uel Johnson.
Prayer-Rev. C. NJ. Johnston.
Baptism of children : Rev. c. M.
Johnston.
Singing by school THE Chosen
Way"
observation-disclosures Boice.
Recitation-Edith Freas and Leroy
Taylor.
Singing by primary department.
(a) $50 Must We; (b) Little
Things"
Neutrality-suspicious. Sutton and Kath-
crime Miller.
northumberland Louise Ham
nell.
Singing by school-"Summer Bells
Are Ringing"
Recitation-Dorothy Allen.
Recitation-Harold Coon.
Duet-"Summer's Here" Ruth and
Frances Hartzell.
Flag exercise-Miss Hammell's class.
Observation-Disclosures Giberson.
Recitation-Elizabeth Thomas.
Singing by school-"Roses So Fair"
Recitation-Virginia Babcock.
Recitation-Chas. Shovel.
Solo-"Dreamland," Eunice Risley.
Exercise = Marie Payne, Elizabeth
Booye, Elizabeth Adkisson, Dorothy
Allen.
Recitation-Irma Gaskill.
Singing by school-"VoiceS of Crea-
ton"
Flag exercise-Miss Babcock's class.
Bobolink song Miss Pennington's
class.
Observation-Disclosures Taylor.
Observation-Disclosures Boice.
Song-Dorothy Allen.
Exercise-"An Offering" Ten prima-
ry children.
Address-Rev. c. M. Johnston.
Offering.
Duet-Virginia Babcock and Reuben
Babcock, 3rd.
Singing by the school-"O Summer
Day"