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

Miss Margaretta Kesler a tender
ed a delightful surprise party on Fri
day evening at her North Absecon
home. The evening was spent in
dancing and playing games, . after
which dainty refreshments were serv-
ed. Those present were: Katherine
Morris, Leona Conover, Harriet Nit
chell, Eleanor Conover, Reba Higbee,
Vera Allen, Elizabeth L~inglebach,
Ruth Leek, Mable Bailey, Florence
Kesler, Myra Kesler and Margaretta
Kesler, Bill Schaaf, Harold Barker,
Ephriam Mitchell, Raymond Conover,
Everett Clarke, Ralph Bartlett, Rich
ard Albertson, Gilbert Barker, Frank
Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Kesler enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Lotus Eldridge, of
Atlantic City, at dinner on Sunday.
Miss Myra Kesler entertained Miss
Ruth Leek, of Atlantic City, owe the
weekend.
School closed on Thursday afternoon
for the Easter holidays and will not re-
open until Tuesday morning. Most OF
the teachers returned to their respect
i've homes to spend their vacation.
Miss Clara Conover is spending her
Easter vacation at the home of her
brother, DR.. Howard Conover, at Bar
negat.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Joslin entertained
this week Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sheets
and son Albert, Mrs. Jennie Platt and
daughter, Miss Edith Plat, of Bridge
port, N. ]. They motored here last
Sunday in the formers sedan.
Mr.. A. L. Hammell motored last
Wednesday on business to Bridgeton,
where he stayed over night with Rev.
and Mrs. G.. M. Johnston, at the par
sonage of Trinity M. E. Church.
Miss Blanche Alderman, one of the
teachers of the 9Th, 7th and 9Th grades
in the Absecon school, has been indis-
posed this week.. Her position has
been filled by Mrs. j. w. Wainwright,
who was a teacher before her marriage.
Mrs. Reuben L.. Babcock has been
confined to her home with illness this
week.
Mrs. Henrietta Ray, Atlantic City
r~estaurateur, who maintains her home
on Shore Road, has returned from st.
Petersburg, Fla, where she passed the
winter and has reopened her residence.
Mr.. Gilbert Conover has been on a
business trip to Hampton, Va, the last
two weeks. He went to buy seed oys-
ters for spring planting on his local
beds.
Special Easter services will be held
in the Presbyterian church, tomorrow,
Easter Sunday morning, and special
Easter music will be rendered by an
augmented choir. The pastor, Rev.
Ernest Potter, of Athens, Pa, will de-
liver an appropriate Easter sermon,
.rl.1o D. TNl--~~1 Ill -J-11-.
welcome any new members who desire
to unite with the church during the
Easter service.
Miss Eunice Risley went on. Friday
to Pine Rest at Mortified to recuper-
ate from weakness of the lungs.
Work on plastering the new bank
building has Deer in progress the past
week. :
Mrs. Townsend Showelt is entertain
ing for a week Miss Beatrice White, of
Philadelphia. Miss White is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel A. White,
owners of the former Will Ryon farm
property and summer residents here.
Walter Borneman, Jr., of Millville, a
former resident, arrived last Wednes-
day at the home of Russell Elwood for
a visit until the first of next week.
Mrs. May Townsend received on
Wednesday a letter from her son Allen
at San Antonio, Texas. In the letter
he stated his aunt, Mrs. Byron East
burne, formerly of this city, has plan
ned for his utmost enjoyment and is
making his %Sojourn there one of great
delight. He went to San Antonio six
weeks ago from Detroit in the interest
of the Cadillac Automobile Company.
He is expected home about the first of
May.
Rev. Robert A. Elwood was expected
home last Thursday from an extended
evangelistic campaign and lecture tour
through the States of Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia n Ohio.
Several of the cities visited included
Cumberland, Hanover, Paramount,
C~larksburg and Greenfield.
During the heavy rain last Monday
night which ended the day of summer
weather, the strong wind snapped off
in the center both street gates on the
east side of the Shore Road railroad
crossing and razed part of the large
auto sign On the meadows at Shore
Road and Ohio
Alfred Roger, Jr., returned home the
first of this week from Miami, Fla,
where he passed the winter.
Mrs. Zepheniah Hackett went to
Philadelphia last Wednesday on bust
ness and pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zepheniah Hackett en-
%tertained last Sunday their daughter
and ~son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Winder, of Philadelphia.
Walter j.. Roberts. is preparing to
have a brick garage built on his prop
erty at Shore Road and Bolton avenue.
Rev. George E. Archer, who was
transferred from Cape May Court
House to the pastorate of the Absecon
N. e. Church in 1904, has just been
assigned to the East Mauch Chunk,
Pa, charge by Bishop Berry, who an
nounced the Philadelphia Conference
appointments last Tuesday. Mr.. Arch
er had previously been stationed at
Calvary Church, Allentown, Pa, three
years. Rev. J. l.. Laird, son-in-law of
the late Mr.. Lord, OF this city, and a
former visitor here goes to the Mauch
Chunk M. E. Church as pastor.
The monthly meeting of the WO-