The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-09-06
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch GiberSon Agreed
bin SURPRISED on BIRTHDAYS.


While they were, at church last Sun
day morning the children and nearest
of kin of Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch w. Gil
berson, laden with a bountiful supply
of provisions, made their way to the
Giberson home at North Absecon,
where they look charge of the home
and made merry until evening. Spread
ing their viands for both dinner and
supper, all present greatly enjoyed the
surprise birthday anniversary in honor
of both Mr.. and Mrs. Giberson, who
celebrated within a few days of each
other.
The table fairly groaned under its
burden and the quantity, quality and
variety of the eatables made their ap-
peal which found a ready and unstint-
ed response. The viands consisted of
five chickens, three ducks, all the
fruits and vegetables of the season,
fancy and homemade cakes, twelve
quarts of mixed ice cream, chocolates,
b%on-bons, etc.
Many handsome, costly and useful
gifts were received by the surprised
ones. The rooms were beautifully dec
GRATED with ferns and cut flowers. All
voted the family reunion and home
coming of it's members a perfect sue
cess and resulted in the binding to-
gether of the family ties.
Present were: Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Sooy and Miss Ethel Giberson, of
North Absecon; Mr.. and Mrs. Job A.
Conover, Miss Edna Conover, Mr.. John
Conover, Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Como
yer and daughter Esther, of Pleasant
vile; Mr.. Norris Conover, of Atlantic
City; Mr.. and Mrs. Ira l.. Giberson,
Dorothy and Carlton Giberson, MI. and
Mrs. Frank B. Conover and sons Ralph
and Stanley, of Absecon and Conover-
town; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colburn, of
Philadelphia; Mr.. Frank Weaver, Of
Camden; Robert Stevenson and Frank
Bonner, of P%omerania; Harold Will
Jams, of Philadelphia, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Giberson.
Auto Accident Sunday Evening.
William Schoepflin, Jr., was driving
his fathers Ford delivery car contain
ing four people down the Shore Road
last Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, and
when opposite the driveway on Mayor
Mattson's property, a Rhode Island Ii
censed machine travelling in the same
direction undertook to pass the Schoep-
It'll CdI, Uul dllOIIltI car WAS COIuluR
north on the other side of the street
at this point, and the Discrimination of
the driver to stop caused the Rhode
Island chauffeur to cut over sharply to
the right as he was passing the first
car, and in an attempt to avert a col
lision young S%ehoepflin steered his car
onto the sidewalk, and in so doing
straddled with the front of >his car the
fire plug, which was knocked over by
the force of the impact, releasing vol
umes of city water which nearly eau
ed a flood until connection with the
hydrant was shut off.
Wilhelmina, n~ine-year-old daughter
of Mr.. Schoepflin, who was seated be-
side her father ON the drivers seat
was cut on the face, neck and arms by
broken glass from the windshield.
The rest of the party, two men from
Pleasantville, one of whom was Benja-
min Foster, escaped, it is said, with a
violent shaking up. The front of the
machine was damaged.
w. C. T. U. Elects officers.
An interesting meeting of the Abse-
con w. C. T. U. was held at the home
of Mrs. ]. D. Joslin on Shore Road,
last Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. M. L. Munson, of Atlantic City,
was present and advanced several
ideas of interest and profit. The
monthly devotional and business SEES
sion was held and during the social
season which followed refreshments
were served.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
A. c. Fleming; first vice president,
Mrs. R. A. Elwood; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. j. D.. Joslin; corresponding
secretary, Miss Emma Collins; record
ing secretary, Mrs. John S. Lewis;
treasurer, Mrs. D. S. Tilton.
The following department superin-
tendents were chosen: Sunday School
Work, Mrs. Gilbert Conover; Scientific
Temperance Instruction, Mrs. Nav
Townsend; Evangelism, Mrs. John S.
Lewis; Flower Missions, Mrs. D. S.
Tilton; Sabbath Observance, Mrs. j.
d. Joslin; Mothers Meetings, Mrs.
Charles Mason; Parlor Meetings, Mrs.
Harry Lee; Press, Mrs. Joseph Tilton.