The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-03-26

Lawrence Beckley and Mrs. William
Hunter.
Mrs. A. L. Hammell entertained the
members of the Absecon Art Club at
her Shore Road residence last Wednes-
day afternoon. Following the period
devoted to the execution of artistic
needlework and dexterous handicraft
refreshments were served. Present
were Mrs. e. A. Wilson and mother,
Mrs. Ridout, Mrs. George ConOver,
Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin, Mrs. F. Fra
ley Doughty, Mrs. Samuel Johnson,
Mrs. Leland Madden, Mrs. R. A. FL
wood, Mrs. NJ. M. Townsend, Miss Han
nah Madden and Mrs. Hammell.
Since moving a month ago into the
New Jersey avenue property which he
purchased from Martin Spokesman,
Luigi Cattani has opened a barber
shop in the front room of the north
side of the dwelling. The room has
been papered and painted; two new
barber chairs and other modern equip
ment have been installed. Mr.. Catta-
mis- son, Matthew j. Cattani, a barber
for a number of years at Newark, is
making his home with his parents.
He came to assist his father with his
Odl Z WOIh N. NIL. Ndltdnl, 81, Oullcl-
ed a period of illness the first of this
year and hasn't been very strong since.
Miss Josephine Cattani, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cattani, and for
mer assistant at the local post Office,
who was operated on for an internal
abscess at the Atlantic City Hospital
three weeks ago, has been recovering
as rapidly as could be expected. She
is expected home in the course of a
few days. Less than a veal ago Miss
Cattani was operated on for appendi-
citis at ST. Mary's Hospital, Newark.
Miss Cattani has received many calls
from Absecon people since being con
fined at the hospital. Last Sunday she
was visited by her sister, Mrs. Louis
Magno, and a friend, Miss Gertrude
Lesko, of Newark, who came down to
see her. They also visited relatives
here before returning home.
AbSecOn N. b. Sunday School
Plans Membership Contest.
AS the means to increased member
ship and larger attendance a member
ship drive will be inaugurated in the
M. e. Sunday School beginning on
Sunday, April 8, the first Sunday in
the second quarter, and continuing dur
ing the ensuing three months. The
auto contest will be employed to create
interest and promote friendly rivalry
among the dozen classes, who will be
called on to vie with each other in
bringing in the largest number of new
and former members.
Last Sunday a dozen men assembled
in the M. e. Church at 2.30 in response
to the appeal of Rev. j. w. Wainwright,
who sent out personal invitations in
Wiling a large number to join the Mems
Bible Class, which was organized Sun
day afternoon, and of which the pastor
will be the regular teacher. He hopes
to increase the membership to SO at an
early date.
Prof. E. D. Riley is the teacher of
the Adult Women's Bible Glass. He,
too, is very DESTROYS to see the men,
bership of his class greatly increased.
The attendance of the school, as a
whole, last Sunday was very pleasing,
but r%edoubled efforts will be made dur
ing the coming quarter to materially
increase the membership.
Edfly C0ncreting of NeW Jersey
AUenue Contemplated.
Coo lids DceH ulduo during the
last two weeks by the steam shovel
excavating the White Horse Pike pre-
paratory to laying concrete on that
highway. Starting in at New Road
and New Jersey avenues, the steam
shovel crew is now operating in the
center of Absecon and will soon be
down to the end of the PHILADELPHIA
road, abutting which pavement was
laid last summer at the forks of the
convergent highways at the Absecon
bridge. After the gravel surface has
been removed work in concreting New
Jersey avenue from curb to curb thru
the center of the town will be COM
menced at an early date at this end
OF the road. 1t is planned to lay con-
crete first opposite the post office and
to work %northward with the object of
having the paving through the city
finished before the summer season be-
gins. A steam unloading crane has
been stationed beside the railroad sid
ing north of the station. AS fast as
the road building material arrives this
device will be used to expedite the un-
loading OF cars. In grading the high
way the aim has been to fill up the low
places and to cut down the hills, in
order to make the surface of the road
as nearly level as possible.