The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-04-12

Another warm invitation-to the M.
E.. Church services on Sunday. 1t will
be Centenary Intercession Day. Wal
ter Burns will sing "The Palms" at
both services. At 7.45 P. M, the pas
tor will preach on 1.-THE Festival Of
Life" Come out-bring the whole
family.
A delegation from the M. E. Church
attended the revival meeting in Wes-
ley church Pleasantville, Thursday
night.
A Centenary Prayer-Meeting was
held at Gilbert Conoyer's Wednesday
night.
Next Thursday evening, 8 o'clock, a
Centenary Group Rally will be held in
the M. e. Church. There will be prom
inent speakers. The meeting will be
in charge of District Superintendent
Alexander Corson. Everybody is in
vited-come and hear about the task
of the church!
Nicholas Duley entertained his ne
phew and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Duley, of Jersey City, last week. When
they returned home the first of this
week, he accompanied them to see a
sill sister-in-law at that place.
Mrs. Caroline Smith is expected
uOAlC InS last VI ILLS WGGh- Hull JdCh-
sonville, Fla, where she visited the
last three months at the home of her
niece, Mrs. A. L. Brogden. She re-
turned on Wednesday as far as Wash
ington, d. c., where she stopped to
visit her other niece, Mrs. Frank B.
Biggs, formerly of Absecon.
Mrs. C. M. Johnston has been So
journing with relatives at the Mullica
Hotel flnrfint Nifu Tho Loot kN- Iaryn
Mrs. Lewis Clark went to Philadel-
last of this week.
Stray cats recently killed II young
tame rabbits in William ~Schoepf1in's
pen on the hotel property. Last Sun
day night a cat was seer emerging
from the rabbit house containing eight
rabbits four days old on the same
premises and upon investigation all
eight were found dead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Payne mo-
tored to Berlin and Camden, where
they visited relatives over Sunday.
Their daughter, Marie, returned home
with them on Monday after spending
a week with her grandmother at Ber-
lin, uncle and aunt at Gloucester and
with another uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
mis-. IlODCIl MdChIcl, dI Odllucu.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. DeHaven enter
tanned the past week at their home on
Eighth street, the latter's aunt, Mrs.
Emma Wise, of Reed City, Michigan.
Mr.. DeHaven purchased last week
the Charles Hart property on Lee ave-
nue. for a home for his family.
DR.. c. G. Allen received his new
Franklin touring car last Tuesday.
MicCOc Oh, 10 ond E1i1nho+h ConOuor
are expected home from the Trenton
Normal School the last of this week.
They plan to do practice teaching in
the Texas venue school, Atlantic
City. the next ten weeks.
Walter Conover, aboard one of a
fleet If submarine chasers returning
to the Pacific coast, has crossed the
Caribbean Sea and passed through
the Panama Canal and is now voyag-
ing to Seattle, Washington. He is
very fond of the water and is greatly
enjoying the trip. All the other offic.
ers and members of the crew are Pa
ciic coast men. After visiting them
at their homes, Walter expects to re-
turn home by rail.
The April meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the M
u. OHulCh was HClu ldoI uCo0dy CNC1
ming at the residence of Mrs. Harry
Mattson, Sr. Mrs. R. L. Babcock, the
yice-president, presided. The early
part of the evening was devoted to the
mission study and the devotional per
iod. Routine matters were disposed OF
and a social hour followed. Refresh.
ments were served. Present were
Mrs. A. G. Fleming, Mrs. R. L. Bah
cock, Mrs. Frank Babcock, Miss Flor
ence Babcock, Miss C. c. Black, Mrs
Edward Pennington, Miss Mabel Pen.
nington, Mrs. Joseph S. Smith. Mrs
James Henderson, Mrs. Benjamin
Sparks, Mrs. E. Carolus, Miss Florence
Carolus, Mrs. Leon Conover, Miss
Leona Conover and the h%ospitable hos
tess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Jones, OF
Paulsboro, have purchased and TAX
en- possession of the Macarthur prem
ises at Absecon Highlands, where they
will engage in agricultural pursuits
this year Mr.. Jones has written to
his brother in France that he has pur
chased the farm partly for his benefit
and upon the latter's return from
overseas Mr.. Jones expects to have his
help in running the place. Until re
Gently Mr.. Jones held an important
position at the Hog Island %shipyard.
Linen Shower For NewIyweds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter M. Burns were
rendered a surprise linen shower by
the choir of the Absecon M. e. Church
last Monday evening at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry ]. Lee. Fifty persons showered
the guests of honor with linens of all
descriptions. After the excitement OF
nnening the packages had subsidized