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

ter, Elsie s., to Mr.. Percy w. Smith.
The Bayview M. e. Sunday School
at Conovertown raised $21.50 for the
destitute suffering Armenians.
Prof. E. D. Riley left last Wednes-
day for Florida to sojourn Indefinitely.
He will make his headquarters at st.
Petersburg, but. will also visit Jackson
> vile, Miami and many other places.
He spent considerable time last winter
at Jacksonville. MI. Riley passed sew
eral days in Atlantic City before leav-
ing on his southern pilgrimage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Newell, of
Pemberton, were recent guests of DR..
c. c.. Allen and family.
Miss Ella Shovel visited her sisters
in Philadelphia during the holidays.
Leroy Mattson spent several days
last week at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Daniel E. Steelman, at Carney's
Point.
Mrs. Carolus and daughter Florence
spent Tuesday visiting friends in At
lantic City.
The January meeting of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society of
the M. E.. Church will be held next
Tuesday afternoon, Jan. II, at 2.30
o'clock, at the residence of the vice
PIcSluclllR MIS-. II. L.. DduCOCh. M0ul-
bers and friends are invited.
Rev. C. M. Johnston, of Bridgeton,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Conover from Monday until Wednes-
Jay.
Fred c.. Boice witnessed the Mum
-ners Parade in Philadelphia and Cam
ed on several relatives at the latter
place.
After spending two weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Frank Babcock, and sis
ter, Miss Annabel BabcQck, Miss Flor
ence Babcock returned last Monday to
Washington to resume her clerkship.
Mrs. Anna johnson, of Port Repub-
lie, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Clark.
Mrs. Zephaniah Hackett and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl Peterson, went to Phila-
delphia New Years Day to see the
Mummers Parade and to call on rela-
tives.
The Garibaldi Republican Club of
Absecon gave a Package Party in the
front room of the Sooy Building New
Years night to their wives, sweethearts
and friends. Following the d~istribu-
ton of presents and the serving of
refreshments, music and dancing were
enjoyed until a late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Addison, Sam
uel Addison and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
am Adkisson and family visited rela-
ltives in the Quaker City over New
Years Day and Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Stout, of, Berlin, is spen-
ding an indefinite period with her sis
tiers, Mrs. A.. c. Fleming and Miss
Emma Collins, at the Pine View Villa.
At the annual election held at the
close of the session in the chapel last
Sunday afternoon, all 1920 officers Of
the M. 70. Sunday School were re-elect-
ed for this year.
Lewis and Haines Johnston, of
Bridgeton, were guests of their former
chums, Ladow and Bertram HammelI.
from Thursday until Sunday. On &C.
count of the illness of Mrs. Ida Bah
cock, the Johnston boys made their
home while here with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. l.. Babcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Joslin entertain
,ed last Sunday and Monday the fol-
lowing Bridgeport, N. j., relatives who
motored here in their Ford Sedan:
Mr.. n Mrs. Thomas Sheets and son
Albert, Mrs. Jennie Platt and daughter.
Miss Edith Platt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Burns returned
home by motor last Sunday from Cape
May, where they spent New Years
with friends. j
At the meeting of the Absecon Bull
ding and Loan Association last Mon
day evening the former officers were
reelected for the ensuing year, as fol-
lows: President, Elmer c.. Bates; vice.
president, Abram J. Anderson; secre-
tary, Walter j. Roberts; treasurer,
Harry Mattson, Jr. Two new mem
bers were added to the board of direc-
tors, Norman Ashley, of Port Republic,
and John Siracusa, of Atlantic City.
Misses Margaretta and Myra Kesler
gave a party Thursday evening to the
local school teachers and several
friends in the clubhouse at Lily Lake
Park. After pleasurable pastimes
were INDUCED in, ice cream and cake
were served.
William F. Davis, of .Glassboro, for
mer proprietor of the Hotel Rocking
ham, this city, called on friends here
on Thursday.
According to the announcement of
District superintendent Corson, Rev.
]. w. Wainwright, of Cape May Court
House., transferred to the M. e. Pas
torate here, will conduct the services
in the M. e. Church tomorrow. Sun
day.
Marked progress was made during
the nice weather of the past week by
the artisans employed in rearing the
handsome new bank building being
constructed of steel and concrete, orna-
mental stone and brick, at New Jersey
and Station avenues
Mrs. Samuel Smith, Jr., entertained
the Mite Society of the Presbyterian
Church at her home Tuesday evening.
Jacob Altman returned on Wednes-
day to his home at Passaic, after spen-
ding several days with Herman l..
Madden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben l.. Babcock
entertained her brother and sister-in-
law, DR.. and Mrs. William o. Roop, of
Atlantic City, last Sunday.
Willis r. Conover, of Conoyertown,
the champion fox hunter of Atlantic
County, has killed two foxes since re-