The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-10-23

GER William Schoepfiin, Jr., recently
bought the Taliaferro property on New
Jersey avenue just vacated by the
Bird family and will move his family
there soon.
Gravel by the hundreds of tons is
being hauled daily by huge motor
trucks from the former Crenshaw prop
erty On Pitney Road to sections of the
| Absecon Boulevard, on which about
$685. 900 is being expended by the con
tractors to bring specified sections up
to grade and to supply another layer
of gravel surface dressing.
Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin was hostess
last Wednesday afternoon to the Abse-
con Art Club members at her residence
on Shore Road.
DR.. e. H. Madden spent several days
this week visiting relatives and places
of interest in Mercer County.
Mrs. Morrel Vansant, formerly Miss
Florence Blackman, this city, went to
Philadelphia last Tuesday to see her
husband, who sent her a wireless mes
sage the day before that he expected
to arrive in port on Tuesday from Co
penhagen, Den. He is one of the head
officers on a large oil burning vessel
that crosses the Atlantic, stopping at
Brest, France; a port in Germany;
Liverpool, Eng, and Copenhagen. 1t
makes the one way trip in II days.
Mrs. Vansant has planned to accompa-
ny her husband on the next voyage
across. His ship is scheduled to lie in
the Philadelphia harbor one week.
George B. Conover took his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Conover, and
aunt, Miss Emma Conover, last Sunday
in his sedan to Barnegat, where they
spent the day as guests of the family
of his brother, DR.. Howard Conover.
Mrs. George Conover and Miss Clara
Conover, who had been visiting the
doctors family since Friday, returned
home with them Sunday afternoon.
DR.. Conoyer took his mother and aunt
On an auto trip to Waretown and Fork
ed River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wick returned
last Sunday to their winter residence
in Philadelphia, after spending the
summer at their Church street home,
which they bought last spring from
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Shovel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ]. Roberts re-
turned home last Sunday from their
800-mile trip in their Ford sedan
through the States of New York and
Pennsylvania. They report having a
splendid sightseeing trip free from ac-
cident and delay.
Mayor Harry Mattson, ST., bought a
Chalmers touring car last week.
Under the direction of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the NJ.
E. Church, a Missionary Bazaar will
be held in the M. E. Chapel On Thurs
day and Friday evenings, Dec. 2 and 8.
The first meeting to arrange for the
event was held at the home of Mrs. R.
L.. Babcock last Tuesday afternoon.
Details will be announced later.
Eleven persons were present al the
cottage prayer meeting held at the
home of MI. and Mrs. John Conover,
ConoyertOwn, on Friday evening of
last week.
A stretch of sample paving, one-haIf
mile in length, will soon be laid at
State expense on the Absecon Boule-
ward from the Absecon bridge to the
meadows, east of Whites hill.
Tomorrow, Sunday, will be Autumn
nal Day in the NJ. E. Church. Mem
bers and friends are requested to send
to the church this Saturday flowers of
the field and fruits of the farm to the
interior of the edifice may be appro-
priately decorated. In the morning
Pastor Reeves will preach from the last
clause of the Lords Prayer, while at
night a suitable Harvest Home address
will be given. Last Sunday evening
Mr.. Reeves preached to members of
the largest secret order in existence,
The Ancient and Honorable Order of
Self EXcusers". The attendance was
larger than usua and the pastor perth
nently touched on numerous timely
truths. He said "Slowness of Speech"
headed the list of excuses advanced by
many for not being able to take a more
active and aggressive part in real,
! earnest church work.
Gen. Lafayette Chapter, D. A. R.,
was Hospitality entertained by Mrs.
Lewis Clark at her attractive home
last Saturday. The ideal October day
enhanced the sylvan surroundings,
making a most enchanting environ
ment. Mrs. M. V. B. Scull, the Chapter
Regent, presided during the business
session, in her usual gracious manner.
The minutes of several preceding meet
ings were read by the secretary, Mrs.
Erma w. Ely, and the general routine
of business pursued, after which Mrs.
John Thomas, in charge of the enter
tainment program, presented the fol-
lowing interesting program: Piano
solo, Miss Mida Blake; vocal solo. Mrs.
James B. Scull; piano solo, Mrs. Kath-
crime Collins; address on Heredity,
DR.. Clara X. Bartlett; vocal solo, Miss
Doris Channels, of Israel Putnam
Chapter, New York. Each number was
most capably rendered and most thor
oughly enjoyed. The hostess assisted
by several members served dainty re-
freshments, after which the sixty
daughters most reluctantly departed,
grateful for the opportunity to accept
| Mrs Clark'S pracinnS hnSnitalitv