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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
Much Interest In
Big Autumn Dance
Chamber of Commerce Benefit
for Red Cross Will Attract
Crowd to Lily Lake Park.

One of the unique features of the
dance which is to be given Wednesday
evening, October 18th, at Lily Lake
Park, for the benefit of the local Red
Cross, is that every dance will be a
lucky favor dance. There will be a
handsome prize for the winning couple
every time the dancers occupy the
floor. The committee has secured an
exceptional list of valuable prizes for
this occasion.
The affair is under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce and IS be-
ing arranged by the following COM
mittee: Walter w. Whitman, chair
man; Fred. Thompson. E. X. Biggard,
Clinton Reasner, Charles Penhallow.
The tickets are now ready and are
being sold at 81 each. They can be
procured from any member of the
committee or at Crawford's and Den
mis- drug stores. The music will be
furnished by the combined Daugherty
and Neavling orchestras. Handsome
souvenirs are to be distributed during
the evening. The Red Cross is in
need of funds to carry on its splendid
work locally and a generous patronage
for this affair is solicited.
The list of prizes as compiled by
the committee to date, follows:
A large, beautiful bottle of import
ed perfume, donated by Crawford's
Pharmacy.
Very finest quality ladies' silk hose,
donated by Peerless Hosiery Dyeing
Co. (Three prizes).
Pair Ladies' Walk-Over Shoes, do
A.k-I h,r n1o xIToouar Cfarn
Beautiful Boudoir Electric Lamp,
ated by Mcconnell & Wilson,,
Pair Ladies' Silk Hose, donated by
The Fabric Shop.
Electric Curling Iron, donated by
Clark Adams.
A Leather Travelling Bag, donated
by the Pleasantville Bargain House.
Sugar-cured Ham, donated by Nor
ris & Melville.
Box of Lowney's Chocolates, donat-
ed by Parker T.'Harris.
A handsome piece of. Cut Glass, do
mated by j. F. Rapport.
A Pyralin Dish, donated by Ennis
Hardware Store.
Pair Ladies' Silk Hose, donated by
w. j. Hosbach.
A handsome Potted Fern, donated
by Thoms, the Florist.
Fancy Basket of Fruit, donated by
Lakes Market.
Box of High-grade Correspondence
Stationery, donated by Penhallow
Press, Inc.
Fancy Basket of Fruit, donated by
S. & C. Market.
Two-pound Box Whitman's Sampler,
donated by H. J. Dennis & Co.
Box of Fine Chocolates in Souvenir
metal box, donated by Atlantic Coun-
ty Sales Co.
Box best grade Chocolates, donated
by Martins, N. Main st.
Basket of Fancy Fruit, donated by
Strand Market.
Box of high grade Connections, do
mated by H. w. Fennimore.
Box Chocolates, donated by J. e.
Smith & Son.
Basket of Fancy Fruit, donated by
Burroughs Market.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
AUTOMOBILE HITS POLE.

One girl was slightly injured and
three other persons narrowly escaped
death on Sunday, when the steering
gear OF the automobile in which they
We're riding failed to work and the car
crashed into a telegraph pole on north
Main street.
The injured woman, Sevena Mitch
ell, Is, of Egg Harbor, sustained lac.
erations. She was taken to the Allan
tic City Hospital. The others in the
automobile We're: Walter X. Beetle,
Jr., Is, of Mount Ephraim; Herscheli
Sapp, OF 1888 Argus Road, Fairview,
Camden, and James Smith, of Phila-
delphia.
According to the police, the party
was returning from a visit to Atlantic
City. Sapp, who was driving the ma
chine, was slightly cut by glass from
the windshield.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
Conference Returns
Number OF Pastors
No Changes Made for This City
and Surrounding Districts by
Methodist PrOtestants.

Following its usual precedent the
Eastern annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, held this
week at Inwood, Long Island, returned
to their charges all the pastors of this
city and surrounding districts. The
appointments were made last Monday
and are as follows: Mount Pleasant
Church, Pleasantville, Rev. William 4.
Pettet; st, Johns Church, Pleasant
vile, Rev. George w. Toms, Jr.; Beth
any Church, Somers Point, Rev. Lewis
ID. Stultz, d. D.; Oceanyille Church,
Rev. e. V. r. Hughes; Palestine
Church, Scullville, Rev. Murray Ham
ilton; Christ Church, Atlantic City,
Rev. Charles d. Sinkinson, d. D.;
Trinity Church, Atlantic City, Rev.
George D. Jones.
Rev. George w. Toms was very sue
cessful at st. Johns last year, sue
ceeding Rev. William l.. Shoemaker,
who died at this charge. He has in
creased the membership both of the
church and Sunday School, and is a
very popular pastor, so much so that
his salary was voluntarily increased
by the church officials. Rev. w. E.
Pettet was also granted a salary in
crease and has been hard at work in
increasing the membership of his
church. DR.. Sinkinson has been at
Christ Church for over twenty years,
and Rev. George D. Jones has also
been at Trinity for many years. DR..
Stultz has made a wonderful gain at
Somers Point and he expects to have
a new church erected during the com
ing conference year. The new adifce
will be on the Shore Road. The lot
has been procured and a substantial
sum already pledged toward the build
ing fund.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
League Basketball
Contests Scheduled
Strong Team for Atlantic City
Will Afford Fans Amusement
During Winter Season.

With the opening of the basketball
season only a few days off, local fans
are promised many interesting con
tests this season by reason of Atlantic
City having entered the Eastern
League. There will be a strong team
located at the shore, composed of for.
mer Wilkes-Barre team, which has
heen transferred to Atlantic City.
Several local cage stars will be as
signed to the club, including Eddie
Stretch" Miller Alan Bossler, Joe
Mangold and Allen ike" Wiesenthal,
a former Morris Guards and knights
of Columbus star.
According to the schedule there will
be an Eastern League game every
night in the week during the 1928
season. Gainesville will be at home
on Monday, Atlantic City on Tuesday,
Camden on Wednesday, Philadelphia
Jaspers Gas they will be styled Thurs
day, Trenton on Friday and Reading
on Saturday.
A forty-game schedule will be played
with a divided season, the opening
games being carded for the week oil
October 80 and the last game being
scheduled for March II. The first hall
schedule will end January 6, The
winners of the first and second halves
will then meet for the final champion
ship.
The holiday dates will be chock full
of play; on Christmas and New Years
there will be twelve games played
Coatesville, Philadelphia and Atlantic
City being scheduled for afternoons
and Camden, Trenton and Reading al
night. Thanksgiving also will be q
busy day, as Philadelphia. Coatesville
and Atlantic City will be at home in
the afternoon and Reading, Camden
and Trenton at night.
The referees appointed are Herman
Baetzel, Kid Dark and Frank Fergu
son.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.

This week at Washington, D. c.,
Lieutenant Charles Collins, son of
Charles J. Collins, of Somers Point,
was admitted to practice in the United
States Supreme Court and the District
Court of Appeals. Lieutenant Collins
has been on duty at Washington for
ONE time, attached to the staff of
General John J.. Pershing. He studied
law and vas graduated last term from
Georgetown University. He will spec
ialize in admiralty law. Robert o.
Neil, of Atlantic City, was also adj
mitted to practice before the same
courts. In a short time Mark Car
mack, of Linwood, will also be admit
ted to practice. He was prevented
from attending the court this term by
reason of an accident while playing
baseball recently with the <Someps
Point team.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
PLAN DEVISED
TO WIDEN ROAD
Property Owners Propose To
Donate Land For Purpose and
FreehOlders Are Willing
Would Add Ten Feet

The proposition of widening the
Shore Road has been talked of for a
long time, but up to this time there
has been no definite action taken in
the matter. However there was a
movement started this week which
may ultimately result in at least a
portion of that highway being widen
ed. The firm of Zippler & Wootton
some time ago acquired a tract of land
at Northfield for development and one
of their ideas in hal connection is to
have the Shore Road widened. This
firm, with other property owners, in
Guiding the Atlantic City Country
Club, has made a proposition to the
Board of Freeholders to have the road
widened ten feet. The owners of land
on each side of the road are willing to
give five feet for the purpose and have
sc stated to the Freeholders at the
meeting held in Atlantic City on We'd
nesday. The proposition vas favora-
bly, looked upon by the Board of Free
holders, but at that meeting no def
mite action was taken.
However this offer to give the land
is a starting point and may yet devel-
op into creating a wider boulevard at
least from Mortified to Somers Point.
The longer the matter is delayed the
more difficult the proposition would
become, as buildings are constantly
being erected along the road and some
of them are being located near the
present sidewalk line. This proposi-
ton has come too late to benefit Plea
santville, because of the many build
ings erected at the property line.
which would make the expense of wild
ening the Shore Road prohibitive.
In this connection, however, there
are many people who hope to see ac-
ton taken in the very near future to
open Franklin avenue continuously
from Absecon to Somers Point. 1t is
claimed that this would be more logi-
cal than attempting to widen the
Shore Road. The expense would be
far less and it would give two contin-
uous highways instead of one. If
Franklin avenue were opened up the
business traffic generally would use
the old Shore Road, whileN pleaSNre
seekers and tourists would more gen.
orally use Franklin avenue, to avoid
the congestion of the Shore Road.
While a wider Shore Road would be a
splendid move, yot, now that the mat
ter Is assuming definite shape, 1t is
believed the advocates of the opening
of Franklin avenue will start active
work to have this improvement made
instead.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
p. H. S. WINS FIRST GAME.

In the first football game of the sea-
son Pleasantyille High School team
scored a victory last Saturday at Cape
May Court House over the Middle
Township High School team. The
was 80.
Willis Clark's brilliant field goal
from the twenty-five yard line gave the
Maroon and White eleven its initial
victory.
While the locals were considerably
handicapped owing to several inexpe-
rienced players, they held their oppo-
nents without a touchdown through
out the game.
In the third quarter Cape May Court
House almost scored. They had the
oval on the Maroon and Whites three
yard line, but were held for two downs
and failed to send the ball cross
The brilliant performances of Bor-
den Painter and Somers Steelman
were the big features in the game.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
D. A. r. MEETING.

The Gen. Lafayette DAT r. held an
interesting meeting on Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. w. j. Gardi-
ner in Ocean City. Invitations were
received to the Annual Fall Meeting
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution of New. Jersey on Thurs
day, Oct. 26, at the Essex Country
Club, at which the hostesses are Mrs.
Thomas A. Edison, Mrs. Francis T.
Keller, Mrs. William H. Blodgett with
the State Regent and State officers.
Two scholarships were taken for the
Maryville School, Tenn, in the names
of the two gold star boys, sons of
members of. the Chapter, John Collins
and Edward Pendleton. Prizes will
again be offered to the Eighth Grade
pupils of the City and County for the
best essay on some patriotic subject
to be selected later. Excellent re-
ports were received from the heads
of the various committees. After the
business meeting some beautiful vocal
solos were given by Miss Louise>Cor-
son.
Those present were: Regent Mrs.
Martin v. B. Scull; Secretary, Mrs.
Emma White Ely; Treasurer, Mrs.
Thomas Scull; Miss Harriet l. Franz
bes, Mrs. /. G. Adams, Mrs. Esther
Sweet, Miss Eloise Sweet, Mrs. Will
liam Edge, Mrs. A. ]. Mann, Mrs.
Hugh M. Collins, Mrs. Massey, Miss
Mary B. Corson, Mrs. John F. Ryon,
Miss Sarah A. Risley, Mrs. Mary M.
R. Fish, Mrs. John G. Thomas, Miss
Josephine Gardner, Mrs. John ]. Gard
ner. Mrs. Chas. T. Collins, Mfs.sJob G.
Stebbins, Mrs. James G. Scull. Mrs.
Lurelda Sooye, Mrs. Samuel Johnson,
Miss Mae Cordery, Mrs. Margaret Mid
dleton, Miss Eliza Thompson, Mrs.
Joseph Thompson, and many others.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
PLAN D NIGHT.

At the Tuesday monday meeting of
the Kiwanis Club plans were made for
a ladies night to be given some night
in November at the Atlantic City
Country Club. Action on the proposed
World War Veterans Memorial Park
was postponed until the next meeting
because of the absence of the plans,
which the members desire to inspect
before finally passing upon them. The
attendance prize was won by Guy VIII
son. 1t was a large search light do
mated by Raymond p. Thompson.
Clayton Haines Brick, a member Of
the Ocean City Kiwanis Club, was the
speaker of the day. He gave a hui
morous talk on better relations be-
tween seashore resorts and mainland
towns. DIR. Cross was unable to adj
dress the club as planned. Several
members of the Ocean City Kiwanis
Club We're present at the meeting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
p. T. A. FALL CONVENTION.

The Fall Convention of the County
Council of Parent-Teacher Association
will be held at Linwood, in the school
house, this Saturday, October 14th.
Morning session al 1890. Box lunch.
Coffee and cake will be served by Lin
wood Association. Afternoon session
at 2 o'clock. An unusually interesting
program. has been arranged by the
Program Committee. Plans for the
winters work will be discussed at this
meeting. A full attendance from ev-
cry Association in the County is
urged. All members and all friends
of schools and of children are cordial
ly invited to be present. All Presi-
dents and educators are particularly
requested to be present at the morn
ing session for a discussion of Dental
education.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
WOMAN KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
Mrs. Rebecca Adams Dies Fol-
lowing Injury When Run Down
Sunday Night on New Road.
Inquest This Friday

Last Sunday night, while Mr.. and
Mrs. Job Adams were walking along
New Road, Mrs. Adams was struck by
al automobile and knocked down. She
was taken to DR.. Conover for treat
ment and later taken to her home on
Noah's Road, where she died early ON
Monday morning as a result of her
injuries. Soon after the affair patrol
man Howard Clark was detailed on
the cas- to find the machine which had
struck Mrs. Adams, as the driver had
sped away without stopping to inquire
what damage he had done.
Clark soon found a man at Smiths
Landing driving a machine which an
swered the description of the one
which had struck Mrs. Adams. He
placed the man, Lee Weldon, colored,
under arrest and he has since been
held in the local Jail to await the ac-
ton of a Coroner's Jury. County Ply
stefan Lewis r. Souder came here on
Monday to make an investigation, and
upon learning the facts he ordered an
inquest held. Coroner William B.
Parsels will sit at the City Hall this
Friday evening to conduct the inquest.
Witnesses of the affair say that the
machine was being driven in a zigzag
course, and it was said that the driver
appeared to be intoxicated. The same
machine was seen to make several
trips along New and Doughty Roads
after the striking of Mrs. Adams.
The remains of Mrs. Adams may be
viewed by relatives and friends this
Friday evening, between the hours of
7 and 8 o'clock, at her late home, 533
Noah's Road. The funeral services
will be conducted there this Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock and will be
private.
The deceased was M of the older
residents of Pleasantville and was re-
lated to the Martin family, For a long
time she resided on Doughty Road, at
the intersection of New Road. She
was one of the heirs who have been
%contending for a long time for a large
amount of property, which it is claim
that other people have taken I'M
lawfully. Through Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark a fight is now being made to
establish the claims of the heirs to
this property and meetings are fire.
ouently held in this city to perfect the
claims of the many heirs. 0
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
Now Have
Championship Chance
Downfall of Egg HarbOr in Ham,
monitor Game Makes Opening
for Local Team to Tie.

Again fortune has favored the Pleas
antville Regulars and given them an
other chance to try for the County
League Championship. Egg Harbor
met Hammonton on Saturday and lost
the game, SO that now Egg Harbor has
won 8 games and lost 3. ~Pleasantville
has won s games and lost 3 so far and
still has a game to play with German
la. The latter team has not won a
single game this season, SO that it is
fair to suppose that the Regulars can
cop this one game to make them tie
with Egg Harbor. If this is the case,
then there will be a three game play
off series arranged between the Reg
ulars and Egg Harbor. Hammonton
will be in for third honors in the
Championship, having won and lost 6
games.
On Sunday afternoon the Regulars
met their old foes, Somers Point, in
the fourth game for the championship
OF the two teams for 1922. Gegan's
players were on tip-toe for this game,
as Somers Point had already captured
two games to the Regulars one The
Regulars succeeded in downing their
opponents by the score OF 6-1.
The fifth and deciding game will be
played in the nea future and will
probably be the most exciting game
of the season, as honors will fall with
the result of the contest.
Dump" Adams was on the mound
for the Regulars and while he pitched
a good game, he was outpointed by
Bobby" Collins. Five glazing errors,
however, gave the Regulars a great
advantage in the game. Joe Steelman
Eand FranlSs Barry eac,a had TWO errors
lchalked up against them. Meyers.
Stephenson and Wilson each perform
ed well at the bat for the Regulars,
while bill" McDevitt and Somers
Steelman each managed to secure two
hits each from Adams delivery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
Remnant Talks
To Republican Club
Mrs. Riley Advocates Election of
Republican Candidates and
Advises Study of Platform.

Mrs. Amy Riley presided at an en-
thusiastic meeting of the Women's
Republican Club on Monday night,
when Mrs. Florence Reinhart, of At
lantic City, delivered a pleasing ad-
dress. There was an informal discus
sion of phases of the General Election
and committees were named to dc
some preparatory work. Mrs. Riley
said it was the aim of the club to see
and hear the candidates for Office; to
study the party platform and become
informed IN civic questions; to work
from within the party for those things
which are for the highest good to the
greatest number of people SO that the
influence may be strong enough that
only men and of great ability
and character be nominated for office.
She says the women are working for
the election of the party candidates in
November, eau the Republican
Platform and Principles embody the
things which women are working for.
Mrs. Reinhart strongly advocated
every joining n or the other
of the two great political parties, stat
ing that If one wanted to GO some
where they would board the train that
would take them there the quickest
and that it was the same way in poll
tics. The party whose platform planks
agree with the thoughts and ideals OF
the voters is the party that should be
voted for by them. She urged each
member present to read the platform
of each party.
She declared that it was the princi-
pies Of the party more than the perso.
nality of the candidate that should be
considered.
She spoke on each of the Republi
can candidates and gave many reasons
why they should be voted for.
The club will meet again next Mon
day evening, when Congressman Isaac
Bacharach will speak. Between now
and the general election a number oil
speakers. including all candidates fol-
office, will be present and make ad.
dresses during the evening.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
NO BIG LEAGUE GAM ES.

The proposition to have three big
league games in Atlantic County Will
not be favorably considered by the
nag of the Pleasantville Regu-
lars, because of the great expense en-
tailed. 1t was proposed to have a ma
jor League team play the best team
picked from the Regulars, Egg Harbor,
Hammonton and Germania. Hammon-
ton had guaranteed to meet fifty per
cent of any deficit, but Egg Harbor
and ~Pleasantville could not see the
way to raise the other fifty pei cent.
The last ACCOMPLISHMENTS game will
be played on Sunday afternoon at Ger
mania,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
ENJOYED CEREMONIAL.

A number of Pl|easantville members
of Atlantic Forest, Tall Cedars of Leb-
anon, journeyed to Camden last Satur-
day to take part in the 25th anniver-
sary OF Camden Forest. There was a
large parade in the late afternoon and
a big ceremonial and entertainment at
night. Atlantic Forest Patrol succeed
ed in winning second prize in the drill
competition. Brandywine, of Whining
ton, won first honor. In the band
contest Bridgeton won first place, with
Chester second.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
MRS. MARY oTTENHEIMER.

Mrs. Mary Ottenheimer,' widow of
the late Morris Ottenheimer, died on
Wednesday at Mortified. The re-
mains may be viewed this Friday eve
ming at the home of her son, Belmont
and Oneida Avenues, Pleasantville.
Mass will be said in st. Peters
Church this Saturday morning at 9
o'clock and intermnet will be made
in P~leasantville Cemetery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
SURPRISE FOR MRS. RILEY.

Mrs. Amy Riley, Worthy Matron of
Keystone Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, was given a surprise last
Friday night by the members of the
Chepter. She presided at the business
session at Masonic Hall, Linwood, and
after the meeting was invited to the
social hall. Here she found her hus-
band, Prof. E. D. Riley, of Absecon,
and several more guests to the num-
Der of about two hundred. The table
had been neatly decorated with cut
flowers and plants, and in the centre
vas a miniature bridal party. Follow
ing the refreshments there Vas a fine
entertainment given by talent of the
Chapter. Mr.. and Mrs. Riley were
presented with two handsome bou-
quets of cut flowers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-10-14
MAINLAND LEGION AUXILIARY.

The Auxiliary held a very interest
ing meeting on Tuesday night, with
delegations present from James Har-
vey Post of Ventnor City, Berry Post
of Atlantic City, and Funston Post of
Hammonton. Addresses were made
by Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Poulson and
Mrs. Bratton. Mrs. Harvey gave a
detailed account of the recent con-
vention held at Asbury Park. She is
the delegate to attend the national
convention at New Orleans. Mainland
Post Auxiliary is planning a bazaar
to be held in Legion Headquarters
during the second week in November.
The Auxiliary will hold a SPECIAL meet
ing on Monday evening at s o'clock
to transact some very important bust
ness.