The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-15

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Johnston by the congregation of Trim
ity M. E. Church, B~ridgeton, at the
reception given him last Friday ave.
ming in honor of his return as pastor
for the third successive year.
Miss Florence Babcock, who has a
government position at Washington,
came home last Friday to spend her
Easter vacation with her mother, Mrs.
Frank Babcock, and sister, Miss Anna
bel Babcock.
Charles M. Kesler received last Sat
urday his new Rec Speed Wagon
chassis, on which will be mounted a
bus body of 25 passenger capacity, for
use in conveying patrons to and from
Lily Lake Park.
In celebration of Sabbath Observ-
ance Week the Absecon w. C. T. u.
will conduct the mid-week service in
the M. E. Chapel next Wednesday eve-
ming, April 10, at 7.30 o'clock. An
appropriate musical program will be
rendered. 1t is expected one of the
State officers will be present and give
an address on Sabbath Observance.
Other talks will be given and respon-
sive readings will be taken part in.
Literature appropriate to the occasion
will be read and distributed. This is
an open meeting to which everybody
is invited. Refreshments will be serv-
ed.
Miss Ruth HartZell, who has been
quite sick for two weeks, is slowly
recovering.
Mrs. Anna Fox, sister of Mrs. Susie
Hartzell. this city, died on Wednesday,
April IL, at her home in Gloucester,
N. J. The funeral service will be held
on Easter Monday at Salem, NJ,
where interment will be made. She
was Mrs. Hartzell's youngest sister.
General job j. Pershing, comman-
der-in-chief of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces during the World War,
is reported to be at the Seaview Golf
Club, where the distinguished visitor
is finding healthful advertisement in
teeing off on the famous greens.
Edward Jones, of Berwyn, Pa, pass
ed the weekend at Mrs. M. M. Town
sends.
Miss Catherine Morris is spending
her Easter vacation at her home in
Devon, Pa.
Miss Mabel Bailey is entertaining
her sister, Miss Estelle Bailey, of
Wdyle, I'd, DIT MIS-. MAY lOWnSenu =
during the Easter season.
Special Easter music will feature all
three services, morning, afternoon and
evening in the Presbyterian Church
tomorrow, Easter Sunday. Mr.. Walter
A. Groves, of Germantown, a Prince
ton student, will deliver the Easter
sermon at the morning service. He
also will be in charge of the local
Presbyterian passionate during the
summer months. An Easter service
will be held by the Junior Christian
Endeavor in the church at 3.45 in the
afternoon, while at 7.30 the Senior
Society will hold its meeting in the
church, Mrs. Samuel Johnson being
the leader.
New electric signal lights have just
been installed by the p. r. r. on it's
main line through here. They replace
the old style signal oil burning lamps
which required frequent filling, light
ing and much more attention and in
spection thar the latest electric type
now in operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boice Celebrate
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary.
A pleasing event took place last
Wednesday at the North Absecon
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Boice on
the occasion of their sixtieth wedding
anniversary. On that day they were
surrounded by their many relatives
and friends representing four genera
lions of the family. Numerous letters
of congratulations, which also con
tanned regrets for inability to be pres
ent, were received by the aged couple
from relatives and friends both local
and at a distance.
John Boice, aged SO next month,
son of the late Peter Boice and Sarah
Ann Chamberlin, and Hannah Ann
Tilton, aged S3 last November, daugh-
ter o f the late Daniel Tilton and Ma
riah Murphy, were married by the
Rev. Thomas Wilson, pastor of the
Absecon NJ. E. Church, at the M. E.
Parsonage, then located on the site of
the late Jesse Shovel property on
Shore Road, on April IL, 1862. They
were attended by Mrs. Hannah A..
Jackson, now of Camden, sister of the
bridegroom, as bridesmaid, and by d.
Steelman Tilton, this city, brother of
the bride, as best man. An interest
ing feature in connection with the eel
cpio Is LIC ldtl lIdL oil IltIlDGIS
of the bridal party are still living.
Mrs. Jackson, however, was detained
from being present.
The rooms were beautifully decorat-
ed in white color one effects. In the
center of the long banquet table in the
dining room appeared a white Love
Ship" bearing two hearts, one at each
end, on which were inscribed in large
gilt letters 1852" and 1922. From
the top of the masts of the ship white
twisted streamers led off to the place
cards at each diners plate. Another
table ornament was the monster pound
cake richly ornamented with white
icing effects sent by Mrs. Boice's sis
ter, Mrs. Joseph H. Lee, of Washing
ton, d. G. On the top of the cake APP
peared the inscription "6Oth Anniver-
sary" in pink icing.
A super-abundance of savory viands