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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
New Hope Victory Loan.

The Victory Loan in New Hope,
Upper Solebury and Middle Solebury,
is now only matter of stars. All
are well over the top. New Hope is
now entitled to three stars and is GO
ing strong after the fourth. Middle
Solebury has one star and will make
a strong bid for second. Upper
Solebury is making proud record,
but its number of stars has not been
determined. Lower Solebury is now
seeing the. light and long, strong
pull will put them over into the
the company of the select.
New Hope honor flag is now float
ing at the intersection of Bridge and
Main streets. Did you help to put
it there? Are you real patriot?
one who backs up his sentiments with
his dollars? or are you only one of
the cheap variety who only wave a
flag and sing America.
If you have money and can buy
bonds and don't do it always keep
yourself in the background when real
Americans are called to the front.
Now cheer for the boys who are
coming home if you are to mean to
help to bring them home.
Don't rise when America is sung
if you are too tight to lend your
money to achieve America Ideals.
1t is not too late yet. Get your
subscription in and pay at least 10
per cent on it by noon on Saturday
and see how much more you will feel
like man and real 100 per cent
American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
Health Nurse For Lambertville.

Sufficient funds having been sub.
scribed Lambertville will now have q
public health nurse, under the di.
rection of the local Red Cross. AID.
ditional pledges to the amount Of
$500 are being sought with which to
provide equipment for office and
other expenses in connection there
with. The nurses salary will be
$1,000.
The committee in charge of the
matter comprises Mrs. G. w. Prall,
chairman; E. W. Hunt, vice chairman;
Mrs. H. R. Wilbur, secretary; L. P.
Bodine, Treasurer; Mrs. P. A. Cane.
Mrs. E. w. Closson, Mrs. Charles
Conover, Charles M. Dilts, Miss Myra
Ely, Mrs. John E. Massey, F. A..
Woodward. The advisory committee
on public health nursing includes:
Mrs. James, X. Brett, Miss Kate
Buchanan, Miss Mary Call, Mrs.
James Carroll, Dominic Cifelli, DR..
E. w. Closson, Andrew Foltz, ]. H.
Herring, Mrs. Charles F. Holcombe.
DR.. F. w. Larson, Charles Matthews,
DR.. George L. Romine, DR.. L. C.
Williams, A. P. Williams.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
After Auto speeders.

The Lambertville City commission
ers are on the warpath for automobile
speeders, who have been using the
local streets for speedways lately.
Mayor Balderson has communicated
with the State Motor Vehicle Depart
ment to learn the identity of out of
town people breaking the laws and
endangering the public, and a number
of Trentionians are among the lot.
The first of them will be called early
next week, and given taste of the
maximum penalties, and more will be
called soon.
A number. of local automobilists
have been warned within the past
week or so, with good results. and
several drivers of trucks have been
threatened with prosecution if they
continued to drive their machines at
reckless rates Of speed.
Several speed traps are being
located in various parts of the city
and officers will take the time cf cars
making more than the legal limit,
after which prompt steps will be
taken to apprehend them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
Lambertville-What?

Very recently two gentlemen occu-
plying somewhat prominent positions
in our city were heard to make re-
marks that Lambertville was going
to the bad if it had not already reach
ed that place On the other hand,
several persons remarked that shey
did not know Of better place to live
in than Lambertville now is.
We all ought to want Lambertville
to be as good place as possible,
but candidly put the question to your
self, Do you know any place you
would prefer to live, and if so, why
do you not live there? This is not
intended, as the statement is, some
times made in rather impolite man.
ner, eff you don't like your country
or your home, you'd better get out"
but only suggestion and a query
which, if considered, may lead us to
help make Lambertville better instead
of by unthinking remarks making
people dissatisfied with what they
have.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
Victory Loan Train.

The Victory Loan train touring
Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia
counties will visit New Hope borough
this afternoon friday coming in
over the Northeast Pennsylvania Rail
road at O'Clock, and remaining for
one hour. 1t will be located on the
siding opposite the freight station,
and will consist of three steel flat
cars loaded with cannon, tanks, etc. !;
steel baggage car in which war
trophies will be shown, a Pullman
sleeper, dining car and steel
coach
j. P. Borden will be in charge of the
train, which will be accompied by w.
G. Parmalee, of the general passenger
department of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and there will be seven or eight
interesting speakers, and guard of
U. S. Marines in the party.
During the morning the train viii
visit Yardley, Langhorne and Somer-
ton, on the Reading Railway, and in
the afternoon will be switched to the
Northeast Pennsylvania, stopping at
Hatboro on the way to New Hope.
Leaving here at a o'clock it will be in
Philadelphia at $50 where it will be
turned over to the Pennsylvania Rail
road, from which the cars originally
came.
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Henry w. Worthington died at his
home in Philadelphia on Monday.
April 2Sth. He was native of Buck
ingham or Wrightstown township and
known to many residents of this
county.
The new Pennsylvania Railroad at
Edgely, which eliminates two danger
Gus grade crossings, between Bristol
and Tullytown, was thrown open to
the public Sunday. 1t has been under
construction for the past several
months. The two roads which now
cross the tracks at grade will be
closed.
George Kratz, grandson of Aaron
Kratz, of Plumsteadville, is home on
six-day furlough to his mother and
grandfather. After crossing the
water eleven round trips or twenty
two times, on the ship Pocohontas,
bringing soldiers back, he thinks he
will have to make at least two more
trips, but would like to be relieved as
he thinks he has done his duty.
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Mrs. Madalene Scheetz.

Mrs. Madalene Sheetz died at the
home of her grandson William Sheetz
on Monday afternoon of infirmities
of old age. At the age of go years
and three months. The deceased was
born in Nocomixon, Bucks County,
and lived there until twenty years
of age, when she moved to New Hope,
where she spent the rest of her life.
She was life long member of the
Presbyterian Church and as long as
her health permitted she was a
regular attendant. She is survived
by three sisters and two brothers, none
of whom live in this vincinity. The
funeral will be held to-day at 2:30
from her late residence on New street
Interment at Riverview under the d.
rection of Mr.. Horner.
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RESOLUTION

The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted by the Trustees at a
meeting held on April "a, 1919:
"Be it resolved that the Trustees of
the Amos Smith Fuel Fund hereby
express their sorrow and regret at the
loss by death Of their friend and CO.
trustee, Mr.. William C. Conover, and
that they cause to be entered in the
minute book this expression of their
appreciation of his faithful services as
trustee, and as secretary and treas
urer of the fund from its commence
ment until his death.
"And be it further resolved that a
copy of this resolution be sent to his
family and be published in the city
papers,"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
Work Active at the Herd Farms.

Work in the various operations of
Anderson T. Herd, of New York, who
owns much property in this section
and which slowed down for period
in the early Spring, is continuing ac-
tive at the former Lear mill, in this
city, and at the mansion on the former
Stacy Johnson farm, west of New
Hope.
Much new machinery has been re-
ceived at the mill, here, and is being
installed under the direction of Win
field S. Wallace, former manager Of
the Holcomb mills in New Hope.
The large stone addition to the
mansion on the former Johnson farm
in Solebury township, is partially com
pleted, and force of men are at work
there, but the large dairy barns anc
hog houses have not as yet been start
ed, although vast piles of lumber
mostly secured from the Warminstel
Speedway, are on the ground ready
for operation.
Tractors are being used for tbs
blowing on the johnson farm, two
being employed steadily. Herdlea
Farms has four tractors, three of tn,
gas and one of the steam type.
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Throughout Hunterdon County.

Miss Julia A. Apgar, of Hampton,
aged sixty-two years, died very sud-
! denly Monday afternoon from heart
/ trouble while employed in the garden
at the rear of her home
The Readington Township Board of
Education, which met at Dreahook,
| appointed Rev. Albertus c. Realte,
| pastor of the Reformed church at
| Whitehouse Station, district clerk for
one year.
The Board of Directors of the First
National Bank of Whitehouse Station
has declared per cent dividend on
May 5th, payable to stockholders on
record. The surplus and undivided
profits of this institution now equal
it's capital stock, after having paid
dividends for several years.
Willis Meyers, of Sergeantsville,
principal of the Consolidated school
at Whitehouse, has received the ap-
pointment of clerk to the Hunterdon
County Tax Board. This position
carries salary Of $1,000 a year and
expenses. His present position was
paying $3.50 year. His appointment
takes effect Immediately.
DR.. Edward H. Moore moved on Fri
day from Asbury, where he has prac-
ticed medicine for the past fifteen
years, to 1176 Springfield Avenue,
Irvington, where he expects soon to
open an office. He is a son-in-law
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wander WORT,
of Whitehouse Station, and formerly
practiced here for few years.
Hartwell Cray, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Cray, of Dilts' Corner, who
has been in service in France the past
eleven months, received his discharge
from Camp Dix and returned to his
home on Thursday last. Saturday
evening he was rendered a welcome
home party by his young friends.
Mrs. Amy A. Hockenbury, seventy
nine years old, widow of William H.
Hockenbury, died at the home of
daughter in North Plainfield. The
deceased was native of Croton and
lived at Barley Sheaf before moving
to Milestone.
The school festival of the schools of
Tewksbury Township will be held on
the school grounds at Mountainville
on May 16. The Revolutionary period
in Hunterdon County will be shown in
a pageant.
James E. Ramsey. of Bissell, has
been engaged by the official board of
the Oldwick Methodist Church to
preach until minister is assigned to
the church.
The Cushhetunk Mountain Cream
cry at Lebanon has installed machin-
cry for making cheese and is now
placing cheese on the market.
Miss Ruth Apgar, of Lebanon, has
been engaged as teacher in the Gin
ton public school to take the place
of Miss Elizabeth Edmondson, of Bel
videre, who resigned because of the
continued illness of her mother.
Game Warden John ]. Park, of
Whitehouse Station, last week placed
400 rainbow trout from the State
Fish Hatchery in Hackettstown in the
Lamington river between Pottersville
,nd R,,,-nt Mills
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
Events of The Victory Loan
Campaign.

On Friday afternoon the school
children of this city and Sergeants-
vile and Stockton attended the meet
ing in the Strand Theatre at which
Corporal Romero of the A. E. F. spoke
and the famous Government Film
"The Price of Peace" was shown. The
performance was free by courtesy of
the management. Corporal Romero
also spoke at the evening performance.
On Saturday night an Automobile
Parade was held in which about fifty
pleasure and service cars took part.
The Fire Companies of the city also
turned out in full uniform with their
trucks. The Parade lasted about one
hour and traversed several times the
principal streets.
On Monday morning meeting of
the Track men of the Belvidere Divi-
sion was held in the Strand Theatre.
$500 in pledges were secured for the
Victory Loan and industrial buttons
given out. Addresses were made by
the Rev. Theron Lee, Captain E. l..
Tilbrook, of Aviation and Assistant
Supervisor of the Trenton Division,
and by Foreman Samuel Monteverdi
and Lucian Marc The meeting was
in charge of G. H. Cooper, Supervisor
of the Trenton Division.
On Monday afternoon the hand
soonest event of the whole Campaign
took place, when all the Schools OF
the city paraded in honor of the Vic
tory Loan. The most elaborate cos
tunes and formations had been pre-
pared, and the Sophomore Glass of the
High School won the prize for the
best appearance in line, its Marshall
Harold Burke at the same time win
ming a prize for marshalling the best
section. A prize was awarded
Kenneth Massey Head Marshall fol-
his conduct of the whole parade. Fine
speeches for the Loan were made by
scholars on the principal street-cor-
ners and excited great interest. Al
the close of the parade, exercises were
given by the Grades on the Bal
ground before large gathering Of
people, and short address was made
by the Principal of the Schools, Prof
J. H. Herring Badges were awarded
by the Chairman of the Liberty LoaI
committee to the pupils who had sole
bonds and had thus qualified for tht
High School Flying Squadron" A
bout Is pupils are now members o.
this Squadron and have sold S240(
in bonds so far. The Parade wa.
under supervision of Miss Ami,
Stout.
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Victory Loan Campaign Notes.

| A great deal of concern has beer
aroused in the people of Lambertvillt
by the large sum required to put
Lambertville over the top in sub.
scriptions to the city's quota OF
1884, 10000. Subscriptions have beer
tagging, large and small and it is
now question of time and energy
and absolute decision on the part OF
every possible investor in the three re-
naming days.
A prominent and patriotic citizen
has offered to subscribe 100000
and another $4,000 and to this the
banks have each added a pledge of
100000 or in total $38, 10000 which
is conditional to the securing of the
quota. 1t is sum worth trying for,
and it is greatly hoped that the
challenge will be met successfully. The
Campaign Thermometer now stands
at $4,000 leaving, in addition to the
conditional pledges 1854, 10000 to be
subscribed. There is money enough
in Lambertville just now easily to
raise this sum.
To every person who has already
subscribed and who in the last four
days of the Campaign increases his
pledge, the banks will give a red
feather, to be worn by the subscriber
as special badge. They were novel
and very popular feature in the New
York Campaign last fall, and are now
being used throughout the District.
This week in many mills and factor
les of the city thorough Canvass is
being made for the Victory Loan. A
special Service Club button is given
to every industrial worker who sub
scribes 500 or more, and another to
every worker who subscribes 5000 or
more.
A suitable distinction will be given
the city block which by this Friday
has the largest number of subscribers
cards in the windows in proportion to
the number of houses.
The girls prize for the best High
School Grafton on the Victory Loan
was awarded by the judges Of the con-
test to Miss Mildred Botti, and the
boys prize to Master Lumen William
son. The judges were Miss Susan
Hunt, Miss Cynthia Lauer, and Mr..
Walter Hayhurst.
In the window dressing contest,
open to all the merchants of the Dis
trict, the popular ballots have been
counted by the judges, Mr. Charles
B. Wood, Mr.. John Saunders and Mr..
Marvin Holcombe, and it has been
found that the most popular display
was the window of the Lambertville
Public Service Office, and the next
most popular, the window of Miss
Alice Hoffman, Milliner. A great
deal of favorable comment has been
aroused by these tasteful displays.
The Kalmia Club has reported to
the Chairman of the Liberty Loan
committee Club Canvass with go per
cent of the membership enrolled in the
Victory Loan as result, and that the
Club has purchased one bond. This
is the first society reporting.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
High School Play.

"The Camouflage of Shirley" is the
title of the play to be given by the
Senior Class of the Lambertville High
School in st. Andrews hall on Friday
evening, May Is, for the benefit of
the schools athletic association.
The players include Rose Ennis,
Edwin Pendleton, George Arnett,
Ruth Slack, Flora Williamson, Alice
Ledger, Margaret English, Grace
Kerr, Ruth Gaslill, Kenneth Massey
Margaret Mcnamara, Nora Emery,
Horace Redfield, James Hayes, al
bert Reading, Harold Burke, Trudeau
Salmon, Mildred Holcombe.
The committees in charge are:
Printing, Mildred Kachline, Bertha
Allen, Mary Moonan, Kenneth Massey,
stage, Abraham Boletsky, Alice
Pickett, Olga Grossman, Jennie Vert,
Nora Kise, Jane Butler, Marvin
Stevenson.
There will be no separate play by
the class, as is usually given, on ac-
count of this entertainment preceding
the commencement by such short
time, but the entire class includes:
Bertha Allen, George Arnett Abra-
ham Boltsky, Jane Butler, Nora
Emery, Margaret English, Rose Ennis
Ruth Gaskill, olga Grossman, James
Hayes, Mildred Kachline, Grace Kerr
Nora Kise, Alice Ledger, Kenneth
Massey, Mary Moonan, Edwin Pendle-
ton, Alice Pickett, Albert Reading
Trudeau Salmon, Ruth Slack, Horace
Redfield, Marvin Stevenson, Flora
Williamson, Jennie Vert.
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Reception For Soldier.

A reception was rendered Benjamin
Reed at his home, 1877 George street,
Lambertville. on Sunday in honor of
his recent return from France after
serving sixteen months in Uncle
Sans overseas service. He was
honorably discharged at Camp
Devens, Mass, on April %.
Those attending the reception were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Williamson, and
daughters Hazel and Anna, Mr.. and
Mrs. Birtil Reed and daughters Reba
and Emma, of Sand Brook; Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Reed and daughters
Bernice, Esther and Alice, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Seurene and daughter
Norma, Mrs. Jane Seatch, Mrs. Anna
Reed, Benjamin, Randall, Jesse Reed,
Pearl Reed, Emma Reed, Mrs. Ida
Sheperd, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Atwood,
of this city, and Edward Ward and
John Bodine of Trenton.
BOYS Y. M. C. A. Meets.
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Boys Y. NJ. c. A. Meets.

The last monthly meeting of the
Lambertville Boys Y. M. c. A., under
the leadership of Ralph Simonton,
and held at the home of Russell Heath,
on Perry street, observed Mothers
Night, to which all the members
mothers were invited.
After the business meeting the time
was spent in playing various games,
after which refreshments were served
1t was pleasant and profitable even
ing, and it was the general wish of
those present that the boys might
have suitable place for their regular
meetings.
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Mothers Assistance Fund
is Doing Good Work.

The Mothers Assistance Fund is
asking the Legislature for an appro
priation of $5,OO0,O00. This, when
doubled by the counties, will give
possible expenditure of $1,000 900 for
each of the next two years. The last
Legislature made an appropriation of
S446,000 which has been inadequate.
The fund is now able to assist only
ZOO families including 5000 children
under sixteen. Many of these fam
lilies must be dropped from the pay
roll in June, unless very much lar
ger appropriation is made, as re-
division among organized counties or
money appropriated to unorganized
counties make it possible to help
many families this year who would
otherwise not have received assist
ance.
In 38 counties Bucks was Not
one and owing to the flu there are
several respectable widows who
need assistance) organized under
Mothers Assistance Fund in Novem-
Der, there is a waiting list of more
than 5000 families waiting to be
helped, and for whom no help is
available this means that homes will
be broken up and that many children
will be sent to Homes, away from
the mothers case. On the waiting
list are 700 widows who applied for
help more than two years ago, but
could not be granted assistance.
The need is appalling and the pur-
pose of the law is defeated unless
these thousands of children can be
given the support in their own
homes, which it is the intent of the
law to give.
The Mothers Assistance Law al
lows monthly grants to be given to
needy mothers for the support of
children under sixteen when the ia
Their is dead or permanently insane.
The women must have resided in
the county three years previous to
the application, must have proved
character and ability, and the child
rem must show satisfactory report
off ATTENDANCE at school. In other
words, the woman must be a good
mother and the children show evil
dence of ability to become good citi-
zens.
Thirty-six States have Mothers
Pension Laws. The principal is ac-
cepted that the homes of fatherless
children must not be broken up be-
cause of poverty alone The coun-
try has reorganized that the child is
the greatest asset of the state, and
that it is its interest to insure the
bringing up of its children under the
best possible condition. 1t is uni
versally admitted that the child's
own mother is the best and cheapest
care-taker and that in the absence of
the father the state must assume re-
sponsibility for the support of the
home.
The National Child Labor Com
mittee has been advocating Mothers
Assistance in order that child labor
laws may be enforced and to con-
serve child life
Can Pennsylvania afford to pay the
penalty of passing by the needs of
thousands of children penalty of
broken homes, preventable sickness.
truancy and juvenile delinquency?
MARY BOGUE,
State Board of Education.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
Life Aboard a Hun Submarine
Like Living In a Row of Hat Boxes.

If you would like to have new
experience suppose you do this:
Take a series of hat boxes and
knock the bottom out and take the
covers off. Then join them together
until you have, say, a dozen in line.
Smear the interior with grease as
thick as possible. Cover the walls
with cages, pumps, little wheels and
fill the centre spaces with machinery.
In any odd corners place few hunks.
Then crawl in, eat in one of the
little compartments, and sleep in an
other and all the while have someone
violently roc kthe joined boxes.
If you do this you viii have fair
idea of the life led by the American
crews which recently brought to this
port for the benefit of the VICTORY
LOAN CAMPAIGN five ex-German
submarines, during the days Of their
passage across the ocean.