The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20
Absecon

where they visited his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew White and son
Harry entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Little, of Germantown, the middle of
this week.
William Prettyman, ST., of Philadel-
phia, is visiting relatives here.
Don't forget to patronize the clam
bake Friday night, Aug. 26, $50 to 8
O'Clock, on the school grounds, for the
benefit of the Mems Bible Glass of the
M. e. Sunday School.
The August business meeting and
social of the Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY. of the Presbyterian Church was
held last evening (Friday) at the
home of Mrs. Lawrence Beckley on
Shore Road.
Prayer service is held in the Presby-
terrain Church each Wednesday eve
ming at s o'clock.
Mrs. May Townsend was expected
home Thursday or Friday from her
weeks trip to. Collingswood, where she
visited the family of her brother, DR..
T~heophilus Madden. She also spent
sometime at Forest Grove, Pa.
Turning the sharp corner from
Church street into Adams avenue at
too rapid speed last Wednesday caused
a New York autoist to crash into DR..
e. H. Madden's front fence, w~recking
one panel.
According to the announcement of
Pastor Wainwright, Rev. Alexander
Corson, the District Superintendent,
will preach both morning and evening
in the M. E. Church tomorrow. Sun.
day, and will conduct the second quar-
terly conference following the morn
ing or evening service.
Mrs. Charles Irelan, of Absecon. and
sister, Mrs. Della Davis, of Pleasant
vile, are expected home the last of
this week from their interesting weeks
to Niagara Falls and other places in
New York State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben l.. Babcock
and children motored last week to
Seabright, where they spent several
days. They enjoyed witnessing the
lawn tennis matches held while they
were there.
Bertram, youngest sol of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Hammell, is recovering
from a painful abscess of the left ear
which had to be lanced to relieve the
congestion. He has been ill a month
with the trouble, which was caused, it
is believed, by going in swimming.
Lewis w. Bowker, of the Absecon
Inn, has been i'll the past week.
Miss Joanna Doughty, of Atlantic
City, has been the guest of her broth
er and sist~er-in-law, Freebooter and
Mrs. f. Fraley Doughty, this week.
Mrs. Henrietta Ray was on the sick
list several days this week from what
was thought to be a touch Of ptomaine
poisoning.
There will be a meeting of the Wo-
mans Republican Club of Absecon at
the home Of Mrs. Lewis Clark, the
president, next Thursday evening, Aug.
25. Ex-senator Edward A. Wilson, of
Atlantic City and Absecon, will be the
speaker of the evening. Musical selec-
tiOns will be rendered by Mrs. Florence
Bland, Mrs. Marie Johnson, Misses
Leona Conover, Dorothy Morris and
Beatrice Chase. All members, candi-
dates for membership and friends of
the organization are urged to be pres
ent.
Accompanied by relatives Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Mclaughlin returned
home late Monday night from their
enjoyable weekend motor trip to Del
aware Water Gap.
Mrs. William Sixsmith and daughter
Elizabeth, of Ashland, Pa, arrived sew
eral days ago to visit the formers pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Darius Smith, on
Ohio venue.
Mr.. and. Mrs. M. S. DeHaven and
children have been entertaining this
week their niece and nephew, Alice
and Andrew Shultz, Jr., of Lansdowne,
Pa.
Mayor and Mrs. Harry Mattson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Conover had the
following relatives as their guests
over Sunday: Mrs. Emma Mattson,
Miss Elsie Mattson, of Swedesboro,
and Miss Edna Featherer, of Gibbs
town.
Elmer Hammell is the owner of a
new Ford touring car.
The Home Department of the Abse-
con Presbyterian Church gave a chick
en- dinner at Lily Lake Park on Fri
day, Aug. -, in honor of the DIST
birthday anniversary of Mrs. B. Oberle,
mother of Martin Spokesman, this
city. All enjoyed the dinner immense
ly and ate to their full capacity; some
more than that, ii is said. The table
was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers and other appropriate souve-
Mrs. A handsome birthday cake grac-
ed the centre of the table. The terms
of participation were that each mem
Der present should earn one dollar, the
price of each dinner. Mrs. Oberle re-
ceived many nice presents and tokens
of remembrance. 1t also happened to
be the anniversary of Mrs. James Bal
l%antine's BIRTH but she did not state
her age. A jolly good time was had
by all. Those who assisted in making
the day a memorable and happy one
were Mr.. Robert F. Ogden, Mrs. Mar
tin Spokesman, Mrs. Henry Grunow,
Miss l.. Gladys Coon, Miss Hannah
Madden, Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers, Mrs.
| William Hunter, Florence, William,
Jr., and Robert Hunter, Mrs. Lawrence
Beckley, William Beckley, Mrs. James
Ballantine, Mrs. May Townsend, Mrs.
Hosea Kendall and Mrs. Mary Shaw
and daughter Ruth.
Norman Rose has a new Maxwell
touring car.
Cyril Elliff returned home last Mon
day from a delightful weekend motor
trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pa, whittier he
went on Friday to bring home his
wife, who had been visiting relatives
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Roberts,. ac-
companied by his sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Worri-
low, of Media, Pr, took a trip to Great
Bay last Tuesday in the formers
house boat. They remained over