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

Civic Club was held in the office OF
the Absecon school house on Thurs
day. June 6. Those present were:
Mrs. Emily Rossiter, Mrs. A. L. Ham
NELL. Mrs. Robert A. Elwood, MISS
Hannah Madden, Miss Leona Hart n
Mrs. Fred Audrey. The Civic CLUB
has decided to discontinue their meet
ings during July and August, making
the next meeting come in September,
due notice of which will be given.
A patriotic service under the aus
pices of the Women's Foreign Mission
airy Society of the Absecon M. Il.
Church will be given in the school
auditorium on Friday evening, June
21. at 8 o'clock, in the interest of our
orphanage at Grenoble, a me
prayer-it is from the poem by Amel-
ia J. Burr (this is the real experience
of a French gunner) will be given IN
pantomime, and other presentations OIL
our war relief work in the war zone.
Another attractive feature will be MISS
Amelia rouge who will be with us
and who never fails to please with
her beautiful voice and charming per-
sonality. Come and help us through
this door of opportunity.
New subscriptions to The Pleasant
vile Press, renewals, Advertisements
and news items are solicited by JOS
eph S. Tilton, Absecon Correspondent.
How can you afford to do wlthout
YOUR own local paper when its price Is
so small compared to it's value? GIVE
Yourself the benefit of a second
thought and nave your subscription
entered at once for a veal through
the local representative.
DR.. and Mrs. C. C. Allen entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Newell, OF Penn
berton, part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sibley, OF Swedes-
horo. spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alexander.
Edward Prescott, Jr., a private at
Camp Dix. and wife, of Chester, "a,
were guests last weekend OF his pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Prescott.
Mrs. John Ards, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Smith, and sister, MRS.
Ida Risley, the past week.
Miss Leona Conover, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Conover, and Ralph
onove son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Conover, are the Conovertown Gram
mar School graduates who Will receive
their diplomas at the County COM
mencement Exercises, to be held at
P~leasantville, Friday evening, June
28th.
Mrs. Olive Smith, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting her father, Harry 5.
Conover, this week.
Mr.. Hosea Joslin, of Bridgeton, and
Mrs. Eliza Eldredge, of Atlantic City,
were guests of Capt. and Mrs. D. S.
Tilton for dinner, and of Mr.. and Mrs.
n Tac1in fnr c11nnnr lost WQnn9S-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mason entertain
ed last Sunday at their cozy new home
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ma
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cum
ningham, of Atlantic City, and MI. and
Mrs. Charles Mason and son.
Mrs. Jacob Seiferman is taking cleo
trical treatments for rheumatism three
ines a week at Egg Harbor City.
Mrs. Cora Conover returned to Cam
den last Wednesday,, after spending
five days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boice. Her daughter, Miss
Leira Conover, will be graduated from
the Trenton Normal School on June
22nd, and has been elected a teacher
in one of the Camden schools for the
fall term. She was graduated from
the Hammonton high school in 1916.
Edward Prescott, Sr., and daughters,
Rose and Edith, enjoyed a pleasure
trip to Philadelphia last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Booye are receiv-
ing congratulations upon the birth OF
a daughter, Phoebe, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Borneman and
son entertained last week Mrs. Borne
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. &.
Houck, of B~oyertown, Pa.
Annual Children's Day exercises or
the Bayview M. e. Sunday School will
be rendered in the Conovertown Chap
ell tomorrow, Sunday evening.
Frank Trumbore, superintendent at
the Absecon Pumping Station of the
Atlantic City Water Department, left
last Saturday with his family in their
automobile for Bethlehem, Pa, to
spend a two weeks vacation with his
parents. During his absence from the
pumping station, Hosea Madara, head
engineer, is the acting chief.
Mr.. r. F. Berry, of Maine, is regis
tered at the Absecon Inn. He is en-
ragged on the government operations
at Elwood.
Miss Nina Conover, of Philadelphia,
las been visiting her mother, Mrs. Jul
ia Conover, and other relatives at Con-
overtown, the past week.
Mr.. j. H. Davis, of New Egypt, is
making his home at the Absecon Inn.
He has been appointed State Inspector
on the meadow boulevard, succeeding
Bernard Feeney, who entered the mill
tary service of the nation last month.
Mr.. Davis is a man of wide experience
in road building. His personality is
easing and he is well qualified to fill
the position assigned him.
Last Sunday was Children's Day In