The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-12-31
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY CHRoN-
lcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

annual Christmas entertainment, n
the cleverness and skill from practice
with which ii was rendered evoked
many words of favorable comment
from the admiring audience which de-
clared il to be the best cantata pre-
sented locally for several years.
Edward Prescott, Jr., went to Balti-
more last week to see his wife, who
is in a hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Prescott, ST.,
entertained from Monday until Thurs
day his eldest brother, Mr.. Littleton
Prescott, of Hampton, Va, a chef on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with
headquarters at Richmond. This was
his first visit here in twelve years, he
being on a ten days vacation. He
had a pass which entitled him to free
transportation from his home town to
Atlantic City and return. He also has
his annual pass for the year 1922 on
the B. & o.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hammell enter
tanned on Christmas Monday their
cousin, Miss Joanna Doughty, of Chel-
sea.
Mrs. J. T. Townsend went on We'd
nesday to Philadelphia to undergo an
other radium treatment at Hahne-
mann Hospital.
Prof. E. d. Riley expects to leave
next Tuesday for Jacksonville, Fla,
where he has planned to spend the
balance of the winter.
Mrs. A. l.. Hammell was hostess on
Wednesday afternoon to members of
the Absecon Art Club at her Shore
Road home. Those who enjoyed her
hospitality were: Mrs. James B.
Townsend, of Longport; Mrs. Leland
Madden, Mrs. Laura B. Reed and Miss
Lorine Boice, of Pleasantville; Mrs.
+. f. Doughty, Mrs. X. L. Babcock,
Mrs. William b. Smith, Mrs. Samuel
Johnson, Miss May Cordery, Mrs. ].
w. Wainwright, Mrs. r. A. Elwood,
nah Madden, of this city.
Charles M. Mason presented a hand
some Victrola to his wife for Christ
mas.
A daughter was born Christmas
morning at East Orange to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence II. Hedden, nee Miss
Leonora Lutts, formerly of this place.
The happy parents now have a son
and daughter.
AS the result of the special offering
taken in the M. e. Sunday School last
Sunday, which was combined with the
collection received at the Christmas
entertainment Friday night, the treas
urer of the schools missionary society
sent On Tuesday a check for 1858 to
the Centenary Office of the Methodist
Church at Chicago, same to be applied
to the Christmas Fund for the welfare
of needy children in this and distant
lands. In addition the school treasur-
er will forward, in accordance with
action previously taken by the Sun
day School Board, remittance for $30
to the Near East Relief Headquarters.
About go boxes of chocolates were
distributed by the teachers and collec-
tors among members of the school,
home department and cradle roll as
the school Christmas treat. Tomor-
row Sunday, afternoon will be the
regular time for the meeting OF the
Sunday School Missionary Society.
Officers and members OF Alletah
Tribe of Red Men held a meeting in
their wigwam Wednesday night, when
it was formally decided and initial
plans were made to give a minstrel
show some time in February for the
benefit of the local tribe.
Hosea Kendall, Local Section Fore
man, Receives $50 For Smoothest
Riding Track.
Mr.. Hosea Kendall, railroad fore
man having in charge that three-mile
section of the p. r. r. roadbed which
begins at a point a short distance
south of Reed Road crossing, this city,
and extends for that distance across
the meadows, received a Christmas
present of $50 from the railroad com
pany on Friday of last week for hav-
ing the smoothest riding section of
track on this division. The check was
accompanied with the following letter
OF explanation from Superintendent
Mitchell:
Offices of p. r. r. Co, Camden,
N. j., Dec. 81, 1921.
MI. H. Il. Kendall, Foreman, Sub-Di-
vision No. 20, Absecon, N. j.
Dear Sir
| am very glad indeed to be able to
forward you the enclosed Voucher No.
240S0 for $50 as a premium awarded
you for having the best Subdivision
(smooth riding track on Supervisors
Division No. IA, Pennsylvania Rail
road, and congratulate you for your
efforts and the results accomplished.
Yours truly,
A. G MITCHELL,