The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-12
NEWS

con Chamber of Commerce was helC
last week. A large gathering of the
members and their ladies enjoyed al
excellent menu at the Absecon Inn
President William B. Etris presided as
POSTMASTER. Among the speakers
were Samuel p. Leeds, President OF
the Atlantic City Chamber of Com
merce, Secretary A. G.. Vautrinot oil
the Egg Harbor Chamber, former
President John S. Weaver and Rollin
A. Gale of the ~Pleasantville Chamber.
Miss Ada Thomas, of ~Pleasantville,
rendered a beautiful solo and encore,
and altogether the dinner was a huge
success.
The Absecon Art Club will give a
Theatre Party this Saturday after
noon at the Apollo Theatre, Atlantic
City.
The public school was closed last
Tuesday, Election Day. and again on
Friday, Armistice Day, as was the
First National Bank. On the latter
day the post office also was closed
from 1880 a. m. to 6.45 p. m.
A story telling contest was held by
the grammar grades in the school
auditorium last Thursday evening at
7.30 o'clock. Music was furnished by
the Twentieth Century Orchestra and
the Absecon Mixed Quartette. The
following admission was charged: For
adults, % cents; children, Is cents.
The object of the contest was to Sc
lect a candidate TO represent the Alb
secon school in the county contest, to
be held at Egg Harbor in the near
future.
Cyril cliff bought a new Briscoe
touring car a week ago.
Mrs. John J. cliff and daughter
Marguerite have gone to Philadelphia
to ~sojourn for an indefinite period
with the family of the formers daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Owens.
John d. McMullin, Esq, and family
have returned to their winter resi-
dence at. Moorestown, N. j., after
spending the summer at their Shore
Road home neal Station n
After spending four months with
the family of his sister, Mrs. Samuel
w. Giberson, whom they helped nurse
during her prolonged period OF criti-
cal illness, Captain and Mrs. James
Abbott expect to return soon to their
home in Port Republic.
Clarence |. Hatton has a new Ford
ton truck.
Run into from the rear as it stood
parked on the side of the Philadelphia
Road lear Eighth avenue, Absecon
Highlands, last Sunday night, the
Maxwell touring car of Harry Hutch
inson, this city, was badly damaged
by a Buick roadster driven by a young
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Henrietta Ray, OF Shore Road.
near Illinois avenue, has gone to st
Petersburg, Fla, where h has plan
ned TO conduct a boarding house dur
ing the winter season.
Mr.. James w. Wray, of New Road
and California avenue, is recovering
from his period of indisposition and
is out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Rose are coZi
ly quartered in their new e. Bolton
avenue home which they recently
bought from Harry V, Miller. Mr.,
Rose has just had a garage erected
On the premises.
Mrs. Alfred Shovel, of North Abse-
son, has been so%journing several
weeks with the family of her son
Charles Henry Shovel, in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. George d. Shovel. of North
Absecon, passed the weekend with
Tile 1dul1llto Vi htl dtu5ih1iP - 49,
adelphia.
Having sold their premises on
Leeds avenue west of New Road to
parties zeal Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs,
Alonzo Leeds will build on their prop
erty which they recently acquired at
N. E. corner of Shore Road and Ne
yada avenue, South Absecon. Con
tractor Elmer Leeds already has brok-
en- ground for the new structure,
which is to be OF the three-story,
three gable type.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Roberts and
daughter Sophia motored last week
end in their new Ford sedan to Avon
dale, Pa, where a reunion of the Rob
erts family was held on Sunday at
the home of Mr.. Roberts brother.
Miss Ethel Hammell planned to
spend this weekend with her sister,
Miss Olive Hammell, at Westfield.
The total amount u on the school
piano has been raised in full, the in
strument on which $110 was due al
the beginning of the campaign a
month CO., now being entirely free oil
debt, thanks to the generosity OF AID
secon's citizens.
The Red Cross Drive in Absecon
was inaugurated yesterday, Armistice
Day, and will continue until Thurs
day, Nov. "a, Thanksgiving Day
Please send to or leave your subscrlp'
lions to the Red Cross with Mr.. o
erts, cashier of the Absecon Bank
Franklin G. Turner, Mrs. r. L. Bah
cock or Mrs. May M. Townsend, as
soon as possible.
Mrs. f. Fraley Doughty was hostess
last Wednesday afternoon to members
of the Absecon Art Club. Despite the
storm a large attendance was noted
Refreshments were served. Presen
were Mrs. r. A. Elwood, Mrs. M. M
Townsend, Mrs. William b.. smith
Miss Hannah Madden, Miss Carrie II
Saalman, Mrs. r. l.. Babcock, Mrs. A
!. L. Hammell, Mrs. Leland Madden
Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin, Mrs. George
B. Conover, Mrs. Frank B. Off, Mrs
Laura B. Reed, Miss Lorine Boice
Miss Joanna Doughty and Mrs. Dough
ty. :,
The Woman's Republican Club viii
hold their meeting on the thirt
Thursday of this month, Nov. IL, in
stead of the fourth Thursday, on &C
count of Thanksgiving, at the hom'
of the President, Mrs. Lewis Clark
An unusually interesting program
being planned. All members ant
friends are urged to be present.
Those who attended the TESTING
NAL Dinner from this place given Il
| honor of Mrs. Eva j. Ingersoll, men
I Der of the Republican State Commit