The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-02-18
NEWS


A meeting of the Women's Republi-
can Club of Absecon will be held at
the home of Mrs. Lewis Bowker, Alb
secon Inn, on Thursday evening, Feb.
%. Addresses will be delivered by
prominent speakers. A social hour
will also be enjoyed. Any one desir-
ing transportation please advise Mrs.
T. d. Shovel.
The February business meeting and
social of the Senior Christian En-
deavor Society of the Presbyterian
Church was held last evening, Friday,
at the residence of Mrs. May Town
send on Shore Road. 1t was planned
to have the annual election of officers
at that time.
Attended by fifty members and
friends the choir of the Presbyterian
Church gave a very successful Valen-
tine party at the home of Mrs. r. A..
Elwood, Pitney avenue, last Wednes-
day evening for the benefit of the new
church platform and furnishings. En-
tertainment was furnished by the
choir and a very pleasant evening was
passed.
At the annual election of officers of
the Bayview NJ. e. Sunday School,
held in the Chapel at Conovertown
last Sunday afternoon, the following
selections were made: Superintendent,
Andrew j. Craven: assistant superin-
tendent, Willis Conover; secretary,
Miss Elizabeth Hammell: assistant,
Miss Beatrice Conover; treasurer,
John Conover; %organist, Miss Beatrice
Conover; assistant, Miss Elizabeth
Conover; president of Missionary So
ciety, A. j. Craven; secretary, Miss
Elizabeth Hammell; treasurer, Mrs.
Margaret Conover.
Miss Alma Hackett. of New Road,
spent Wednesday with her friend. Jo-
seph Pedrick, at Woodbury..
Mrs. Harry w. Smith returned
home several days ago from a weeks
trip to Cedarbrook and Hammonton,
where she sojourned with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Winder, of
Philadelphia, were guests OF her pa
rents. MI. and Mrs. Z~ephaniah Hack
EFT, over Sunday.
Miss Ethel Hammell returned home
on Monday evening from Westfield,
N. j., where she passed the three pre-
ceding days with her sister, Miss
Olive. who teaches there.
Miss Emily S~nellbaker, of the
Quaker City, was down looking after
her w. Leeds avenue property the
first of this week.
With Councilmen Craven, Henry,
Roger, Reilly, Henderson and Town
send present City Council last We'd
nesday evening met and passed the
financial ordinance for the year 1922
on first and second readings. The or
dinance carries the following items:
For school, $11,025; amount to be
raised by taxes, $14, 449.74. Miscel-
laneous revenue, 1920; total, $27,-
394.74. Deducting the amount of mis-
cellaneous revenue. 1920, from the
total, leaves a balance of $25.474.74
to be provided for by taxes.
A dance and package party was
given by Garibaldi Republican Club
No. 2 at their headquarters on Station
avenue last Monday evening. Music
was furnished by IN Atlantic City
band and orchestra. The festivities
lasted until midnight and a mirthful
occasion was enjoyed by all. There
was an abundance of refreshments,
including ice cream and cake. Near
ly a half hundred members and
friends of the club of this vicinity and
Atlantic City were present. Following
the jolly party a street parade, headed
by the band, was held on New Jersey
and Station avenues in the center of
the town. John F%alivene, captain of
the club, and James Mosca, the vice
president, were instrumental in pro
noting the social event.