The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-12-17
Absecon


Concluded from page 81
to make this Christmas n to be re-
membered as a Day of Sharing in the
worlds day of need.
Mrs. Clara conoYer Bird. widow OF the
late Peter Bird, who was killed in the
same automobile accident in which her
father. Henry Conover, lost his life on
the Absecon Boulevard last January, and
four children expect to move the last OF
this week to their new bungalow which
Street lot, which Mrs. Bird bought from
the Lutts estate. Through the g%enerosi-
ty of Aurora Lodge, l. o. o; F., Mrs.
Bird and four little ones have been maxi
ing their home on the first floor of the
Odd Fellows Building on Church street.
rent free. which action on the part OF
the lodge members in extending the help
ing hand to the bereaved family i'm time
of need won for them many words of
praise.
ed at the Pine View Villa to soiourn in
definitely with her sisters. Mrs. a. C..
Fleming and Miss Emma Collins.
Miss Marion Sapp returned on Satq q
spending a month with Mrs. a. l.. Ham
nell and children.
Miss Joanna Doughty returned to her
home i'm Chelsea last Friday following a
sojourn of several days with the family
of her cousin. Mrs. A. l.. Hammell.
Messrs. A. l.. Hammell and Harry \.
Hammel came home last Friday from
their two-and-a-half weeks cunning trip
down in Virginia. They spent most of
the time in the vicinity of Moratt1eo,
where the formers brother. Ansley Ham
nell. lives. They succeeded in killing a
large number Of quail and wild ducks
and sent "A large quantity. OF the latter
to their relatives and friends here by
J parcel post while they were away.
Volunteer Fire Company Invites All
Male Citizens to Become Members.
A special meeting of the Ways and
Means Committee. of Absecon Volunteer
| Fire Co. No. l was held at the companys
fire house and voted unanimously to in
wife all male citizens of Absecon to be-
come Contributing Members of the COM
pany. Dues to be 81 per year. The sum
of money thus collected and the money
now in the company's treasury to be
used to purchase new up-to-date fire
lighting apparatus. The Fire Company is
determined to put forth every effort to
: get new equipment and will work in con-
junction with the OF
to secure contributions from City Coun-
Gil for the same purpose, and u~ndoubted-
iy will obtain the desired results.
Entertain Busy Bee Club of
Pleasantville at Prescott Home.
Misses Rosa and Edith and %Theophilus
Prescott entertained the Busy Bee Club
of Pleasantville at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Prescott,
on New Jersey avenue, Absecon. 1t a
late hour dainty refreshments We're serv-
ed. Present were: Misses Charlotte
Brownrigg, Vivian Ashford, Alberta Rob
II son, talneflne bouuy, hiauBe bo6SS'
Helia Boggs. Marie Delaney. Rosa, Edith
and Grace Prescott, Mrs. Luella Will
Jams, Messrs. Leroy Delaney of Newark,
John Knox, Edward Prescott, Jr.t The
ophilus Prescott and Master Robert
Prescott.
Mrs. A.. C. Fleming Hostess to
w. F. M. S. of M. e. Church.
The December meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E.
Church was held on Tuesday afternoon
at 2.30 at the home of Mrs. Anna c.
Fleming on Shore road. After the devo-
tional and business session, China was
the subject discussed. which showed
what good has been accomplished through
Missionary work, in spiritual. education
was rendered by Mrs. Reuben l.. Bah
cock. The hostess served refreshments
to the following guests: Mrs. Laura Il.
Reed, Mrs. Frank Babcock. Mrs. Reuben
S. Tilton, Mrs. A. l.. Hammell, Mrs. Jas.
Henderson, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Sr., Mrs.
Sarah Stout, Miss Cordelia Black, Mrs.
Edward Pennington, Miss Florence Caro-
lus, Mrs. T.. Carolus, Mrs. Joseph S. Til
ton, Mrs. John s.. Lewis, Mrs. Anna c.
Fleming.
Council Passes Traffic Ordinance;
Declares Deed of Dedication Void.
An adjourned meeting of City Council
nesday evening, present Mayor Mattson
Councilmen E. C. Bates, Walter Bates
+. II. Henry. A. J. Roger. Sr., James
Henderson and Crawford Townsend
lice Chief William Sehoepflin, Jr.
Chairman Bates informed Mr.. Roger
the newly seated member elected by
Council at a previous meeting to fill the
Pitney, he desired him to serve on all
the committees on which Mr.. PitneV had