The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-29
lakewood

Mrs. VIM. Osborne, one of our war
mothers, who has a son buried in
France, has recently returned from an
overseas journey to view this lasting
place. He was one of four who volun-
teered for a special duty, and they are
each cited h%onorably as giving their
life bravely. John was one of u
church boys, and a golden star hangs
over the pulpit in his memory. Mrs.
Osborne speaks of the awful wrecked
condition of the country she passed
through on her way to the spot where
a cross marks her boys grave. She
has a picture of these surroundings as
she stood there, to her the most
sacred spot in all Franco lonely lit
tie war mother. We wonder what u
feelings would be if this devastated
place, ever without the giving of one
of the many, many lives of the sacri-
fee, were our W country. And it
might have been, you know. Mrs. Os-
borne's people are Scotch, so instead
of returning with the wal mothers
party, with whom she was photo
graphed for the various newspaper ar
ticles, she returned to Paris, and a
little later crossed the channel to visit
the home folks. She speaks of the al
w~ays-giving courtesy she received
everywhere, and while the trip was not
a pleasure trip, it has brought a GER
tain sense of peace and contentment.
Mr.. Osborne was taken ill shortly
after her return. He has volunteered
to refinish the pews of the First Bap-
fist Church of lakewood and primary
room, and was taken with a a attack
of rheumatism while looking after the
work. He is now able to walk out a
short distance.
One evening lately Mrs. VIM. J.. Nc
Dewitt, Jr., had a few friends together
for the celebrating of her younger
daughters birthday. Good wishes,
birthday tokens and the enjoying of
the candle-decorated cakes, candies
and the iced sherbert formed the eve
ning's program. Added to this was
the interesting behavior of the honor
lady of the evening, who insisted upon
having a bottle, the contents of which
she imbibed freely at intervals, which
accounts perhaps for the rest of the
time she spapt crawling around the
floors of her new home that her par
ents have just finished building most
modernly and have recently been
moved into. These demonstrations
would otherwise have been rather
startling, had not one taken into con-
s%ideration the fact that the young lady
was just n year old that day. But
with truly feminine intuition she re-
fused to have anything to do with the
blowing out of the candle that pro-
claimed her age.N Her elder sister, of
three years, who had no misgivings OF
future age, attended to this for her.
The relative neighbor families were
the guests: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. s..
Walker, great aunt and uncle; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Mcmahon, MI. and Mrs.
George Blood, their grandson and lit
tie daughter. The little affair, was a
pleasant house-warming. The house is
just as pretty within as the outside.
and we wish MI. and Mrs. McDevitt,
their daughters, Virginia Caroline. at
ter her two grandmas, and Glendora,
every happiness and prosperity in
their new home.
lakewood is steadily growing with
new homes and enterprises. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Smiths fine new home is
a sample. Constantly home-seekers
are locating here, and property is in
creasing in value.
We wish to thank those We visited