The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-11-18

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The November meeting of the Mite
Society of the Presbyterian Church was
held at the home of Mrs. Martin Spieker-
man. on New Jersey avenue, last Tues
day evening. About 20 We're present and
a pleasant social time was passed.
Mrs. Hosea Kendall has just gathered
from a tensyear-old English walnu tree
on her New Jersey avenue premises. "a
when considered as the product of a local
yard. She also has several other trees,
but only the one produced.
AT a meeting Of the Sunday School
afternoon, Mrs. j.. w. Wainwright was
elected a delegate to represent the M. %.
Sunday School at the sessions of the an
nual convention of the New Jersey State
Sunday School Association, held at Pit
man this week.
lacked up and on rollers the former
post office building at the foot of New
Jersey avenue will soon be moved to the
lot adjoining the meat market of job A.
Conover. e. Station avenue. who bought
the building from Christopher Hare, the
original purchaser, when the county sold
ii at public auction a month ago.
Rev. Arthur Attack, pastor of an M. Il.
Church in Omaha, Neb., with a member
ship of more than 900, delivered a mas
terful sermon i'm the interest of the Dick
inson-P bennington movement. in the NJ. 10.
Church, Sunday morning, Nov. D. At the
evening service Rev. David Newell, of
Ohio avenue. n retired Baptist minister,
preached a strictly Biblical sermon teem-
ing with gospel truths from beginning to
end. Special musical selections were rem
dered by the male quartet composed OF
Walter Burns, f. G. Turner, Al. Ham
Nell and j. w. Cordery. In addition a
bass solo was sung by Mr.. Cordery.
Masquerade Party.
A merry masquerade party was given
by William and Bertha Olsen, of 70. Ne
yada avenue, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Addison, on w. Bolton
avenue, Friday evening, Nov.3. The rooms
were appropriately decorated with black
and yellow crepe paper, autumn foliage,
scene. Those present came masked and
much fun developed when they tried to
reveal each others identity. The eve
ming was pleasantly passed IN music
when an abundance of Halloween re-
freshments, consisting of fruit punch.
cakes, fruit, nuts, CONNECTIONS, ETC., were
served. Present were Misses Anna Dee
mer, Mary Essington, Mary Ford. Doro-
thy Kingston. Elizabeth Essington. kath-
ryn Weist, Estella Lovett. Margaret Lo-
chel, Bertha Olsen; William Olsen, Irwin
Fields, George Albrecht. Russell Summers,
William Kingston, Garfield Roser and
Mrs. A. Olsen, of Pleasantville; Ralph
Conover, Edmund Adkisson, MIR. r.. T.
Addison, Mr.. and Mrs. William Adkis-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ADHESION,
of Absecon.
Women's Republican Club.
The Women's Republican Club will
hold their November meeting at the reg
ular time, the fourth Thursday evening
of this month, instead of the third Thurs
day evening, which was planned. owing
to a misunderstanding on account OF
Thanksgiving coming on the fifth Thurs
day.
Absecon Art Club.
The Absecon Art Club members were
guests of Mrs. Leland S. Madden, at her
Verona avenue residence, P~leasantville,
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. l. Following
the period for artistic needlework. the
usual social time was INDUCED in. Dam
ty refreshments were served, Present
were: Mrs. A. l.. Hammell, Mrs. r. l..
Babcock, Mrs; F. +. Doughty, Mrs. Rob-
ert Mclaughlin, Mrs. George B.. Conover,
Mrs. Frank B. Off, Mrs. William B. Smith,
Mrs. Robert A. Elwood. Miss Hannah w
Madden, Mrs. May M. Townsend, Miss
Lorine Boice, of Absecon, and Mrs. Jas.
b.. Townsend, of Longport.
Red Cross Roll Call.
The time for the renewal of Red Cross
memberships is here. New members also
are solicited at one dollar per year, half
of which is allowed to remain in the local
treasury for use in helping ppor the
district nurse service, the other half go
ing to the support of the national work,
which is always so efficient in rendering
aid in case of large disasters. During
the past year it ministered to 10000 needy
and worthy cases, while the local service
responded to upwards of 1000 cases.
Saturday, Nov. IL, to Thanksgiving Day,
is the time set apart for this member
ship drive. Those authorized to take
membership fees include Mr.. F. G. Tur-
ner, at his New Jersey venue store;
Cashier Walter j. Roberts, of the First
National Bank of Absecon. and Mrs. May
Townsend. Shore Road and Church street.
1t has been stated by the local leaders in
charge that a systematic canvass will be
made for new members, also for the re-
newal of expiring memberships. Last
year the total number of local Red Cross
members was only So, while during the
war it exceeded 200. The Absecon COM
mittee requests our citizens interested in
benevolent and charitable work of the
kind represented by he Red Cross or
ganization, to hand their membership
fees to any one of the authorized collect
ors as promptly as possible, without wait
ing to be solicited.
New Meat Market.
Absecon is to nave a new meat and
provision market about Dec. list, when a
market is to be opened by w. w. Todd,
of ~Pleasantville, in a store opposite the
salt meats and provisions will be carried
at attractive prices.
"A Southern Cinderella"
Under the auspices of the Mite Society
of the Absecon Presbyterian Church, ar
amusing play entitled "A Southern Gin
derella", will be presented in the public
school auditorium, or Friday evening
Nov. "a, for the benef of the church's
cement sidewalk fund. The play will be
staged by the local church's talent, which
will appear at its best, insuring a very
early and don fail to attend this benefit
performance. In addition to the play
plain and fancy aprons will be sold from
a booth especially prepared for the occa.