The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
Carneys Point
News Items
Dye Makers DOings, Entertain
ments and EnjOyments

City, has been sepnding the week with
MIS-. Fannie BevIs.
+. w. Hockenbury, at the head of
the "Y," is doing great and successful
work IN getting about $50 enrolled in
the night course of studies. The per-
sons who wish to improve themselves
in educational qualifications should
join the classes.
Anna Graves, 8-year-old daughter
of Thomas Graves, of 1881 Rose
Street, was taken with meningitis
and taken to the Municipal Hospital,
Camden, on Thursday.
Miss Ethel Peterson, who left Car
neys Point some months ago to accept
a position with the Curtis Publishing
Company, Philadelphia, has accepted
a position in g. B. Cunningham's
office at Deep Water.
The Rector's Aid of the Episcopal
Church has changed their name to
Parish Guild. The choir was enter
tanned by the Guild in the parish house
last Friday night.
There has been fine skating on Lay
tons pond, but few have enjoyed it.
Some have been skating on Penns
Neck Cnaal this week, the first time
in many years. The rising tide,
spring water from above and brackish
water at high tides make the Canal
an uncertain place for safety to skate
upon.
G.. Dewitt Hyatt, of Green Point,
Brooklyn, is the new physical director
1t the "1."
A1tcr spending three weeks in
Scranton, Ia, Mrs. A. McAdams has
returned to her home on 9Th Avenue.
MIS-. Eells, of the New Jersey De-
p~artnlent CT Economics, will give a
lecture and demonstration on cooking
in the "Y" next Tuesday afternoon.
All women are invited to come and
get new ideas.
After spending a week in Delaware
City, Mrs. John Meade has returned to
her home ON Fourth Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hackman
spent Saturday and Sunday in Phila-
delphia attending the funeral of Mrs.
Hackman's aunt.
Mrs. Ethel D. Peterson, on JEFF
ferson Street, accompanied Miss Reed,
who is %soloist, on the Battleship Loui-
siana, at League Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Spires, on
Avenue J., visited Mrs. Fenwick Mer-
rion, in Salem, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Ralph Morris and son spent
last Wednesday and Thursday in Rid
ley Park.
The American Legion, Local Post,
181, will give a free moving picture
and dance in the "Y" on January %.
Mrs. j. Percy White, on 25th Street,
entertained on Saturday evening, jan
uary 10, the following people: MI.
and Mrs. Sutton, MI. and Mrs. Stanley
Wood, Rev. Charles B. DuBell, Prof.
S. Nilsson, Miss May Arton, Miss Ida
Metteson, Miss Irene Poulson, MI.
Greenly and Mr.. Beckett.
Miss Elizabeth Chew has gone to
the Women's Hospital, Philadelphia,
to be operated on.
Mrs. Wesley Hawkins and son, Geo.,
spent Tuesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. George Curry has returned to
his home in Lancaster.
Early Wednesday morning, about
4.30 A. M, a fire occurred at the home
of c.. Sweetman, on Jefferson Street.
1t seems that the young folks living
there piled a lot of wood behind the
kitchen stove and they had it too close
to the stove and it caught fire. Thru
the prompt action of the young man
of the house with buckets of water
the fire was soon extinguished and no
harm was done.
:. The ladies of the Union Presbyter-
ian Church have organized a Home
and Foreign Missionary Society.
Mrs. Walter Mifflin, on Avenue l.,
is confined to bed with nephritis.
The members of the First M. E.
Church at Carneys Point began revival
services in Lafayette School house
last Sunday evening. They will con-
tinue until the 30th.
Mrs. C. A. Mentzer has returned
from a very pleasant trip visiting
friends in Detroit and Flint, Michigan.
On her way home she visited Niagara
Falls and found them very interest
ing. She viewed them from both sides,
then went to Buffalo.
The active members of the Choral
Club number over so voices, and 1t is
desired to bring the number up to 100
voices. Rehearsals are held every
Monday evening at the Community
"Y," and Nh. Nilsson will be glad to
welcome any who are interested IN
choral singing.
There are no dues connected with
membership, as the necessary expenses
are obtained through the regular con-
certs.
The Salem County Choral Club,
which recently gave its first concert at
the Community "Y" with marked sue.
cess, will sing Governs "Rose Maiden
at Salem, N. j., on Tuesday evening,
January 9th. In addition to prepar-
ing for the engagement in Salem, the
Club is actively engaged in rehears-
ing for the next concert to be given
at the Community "Y" late in Febru-
ary, for which Mr.. Nilsson has arrang-
ed a miscellaneous program, consist,
ing of well known chorus selections n
a group of negro songs, together with
Bruch's we'll known Scotch Ballad en-
titled "Fair Elem which describes
the rescue of the garrison at the siege
of Lucknow during the Indian rebel