The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08

Gil the result of its investigation. The
Second Ward, it was announced, is
without a place to hold its elections
and provision for anne must be made
before the passage of the appropriation
ordinance.
Chairman Bates announced his com
mittee appointments as follows:
Drives and Walks-Henry, Pitney,
Henderson.
Electric and Steam Railway-Hack-
EFT, Bates, Henry.
Finance~Henry, Pitney, Bates.
Fire and Police-Henderson, Town
send, Hackett.
Law and Rules-Bates, Pitney, Hen
ry.
License and Taxes-Henry, Hender-
son, Townsend.
Lights-Henry, Pitney, Bates.
Ordinances Pitney, Henderson,
Hackett.
Printing-Townsend, Hackett, Bates.
Public Property Pitney, Henry,
Henderson.
Wharves-Townsend, Pitney, Hen
derson.
Water and Sanitary-Pitney, Town
send, Hackett.
Streets-Henry, Henderson, Pitney.
School Estimates-Henry, Pitney.
Present at the organization meeting
were Mayor Mattson, Clerk johnson
and the following Councilmen: Fred
H. Henry, Martin Pitney and Crawford
Townsend, of the First Ward; Elmer
C. Bates, Walter Bates and James Hen
derson, of the Second Ward.
Following the meeting Councilman
Henry dined his fellow members at the
Hotel Rockingham. Present were:-
Mayor Mattson, Clerk johnson, Coun-
cilmen E. C. Bates Walter Bates,
Henderson, Pitney and Henry, also DR..
R. M. Sooy, of Pleasantville.
AbSecon School News.
Mrs. Lewis Clark, of Absecon, visit
ed the school Wednesday morning and
presented the prizes offered before to
the pupils who succeeded in getting
the most members for the S. p. c. A.
The first prize was a ten dollar gold
piece, won by Kathryn Mccarthy, who
secured eleven members. The second
prize was a five dollar gold piece, won
by Virginia Babcock, who secured five
members. Mrs. Clark stated that any
member who secured three members
would receive a two and a half dollar
gold piece.
The School will give a play soon to
raise money for the purpose of buying
a new school piano. .
Before the holidays the boys of the
upper grades cut a Christmas tree and
placed it in the, School Auditorium.
and the girls trimmed it.
The Auditorium was decorated with
branches of pine and cedar. On the
window panes the pupils put pieces of
cotton and icicles on the curtains.
Santa paid a visit to the school on
Thursday. He gave each boy and girl
a present. After Santa left the teach
ers gave the children a treat.
The Primary Department of the. Alb
secon Public School had their room
decorated very deliberately for Christ
mas. The Sand Table of the room was
converted into an ancient scene, Beth
lehem. Many visitors attended the
party given by the Primary room. At
the conclusion of the party. Santa
Claus entered and distributed presents
to the children.
The School Board will meet Thurs
day evening in the School office.
The Civic Club will meet Thursday
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Honor Roll for December.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy.
GRADES Z and s: John Beckley, John
Chloride, Bertram Hammell. Esther
Bolce, Emily Gaskill, Ruth HartzelI.
n Hartzell, Adelma Miller, Kath-
ryn Miller, Ethel Price, Lizetta Taylor.
Percent of attendance, SIS; Enroll
ment, ~. Nettie l.. Alexander, princi-
pal; Blanche l. Alderman, assistant.
Grade 6: Durham Boice, Charles
Shovel, Samuel Smith, Virginia Bah
COCK, Florence Hunter, Anna Krieg.
Catherine Mccarthy. Percentage of
attendance, 1927. Principal, Nettie L:
Alexander; teacher, Blanche l.. Acker-
man.
Grades 4 and s.: Frank Bird. Irving
Riley, Angie Bird, Ada De Haven,
Edith Freas, Louise Hammell. Clara
Miller, Lillian Price, Catherine Van
Syckle, Frances Smith. Enrolled. Al
pupils; Percent of attendance, S5.4.
Cordelia G.. Turner, teacher.
Grades 2 and 8: Reuben Babcock.
John Bewley, James Bewley, Harlan
Bolce, Elmer Dolquist, Archie Ham
mel, VIM. Hunter. Marvin DeHaven.
Ed1th Conover, Erma Gaskill, Natalie
krieg, Nora Miller, Jennie Van SICKLE.
Percentage, S5.7. Carrie E. Saalman.
teacher.
Grade L: Arthur Bird. Clarence
Price, Margaret Price, Elmer TAYLOR.
Edgar Mattson, Leonard Bruckler. Dor
othy Hartzell, Frances Reeves. Per
cent at attendance, S9sS. Carrie Reed.
teacher.