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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
Red Cross Benefit
Was Well Attended
Card Party Held at Granny
wood Wednesday Afternoon
to Raise Necessary Funds.

On Wednesday afternoon a benefit
card party was held at "Grannywood"
the summer home of Mrs. q. G..
Shreve, at Mortified, to raise funds
for the Red Cross nursing service in
Pleasantville and vicinity. The affair
was very successful. A large number
of ladies from this city and Atlantic
City who are interested in Red Cross
matters, attended. During the after
moor fifteen tables were filled with
interested players.
The Red Cross report for the last
year, recently issued, showed that the
cost of nursing service in the Pleas
antville district was $3334.32. OF this
amount the Board of %Freeholders con
tributed as nurse salary $1420. The
balance was raised from various
sources. The card party was given
to raise ONE of the funds needed
this year.
Among those present were Miss
Mary f. Reddig, r. N; Miss Clara A.
Martin, X. N; Miss Mary w. Pottrell,
r. N; Mrs. A.. S. Risley, Mrs. j. w.
Furney, Mrs. Warren Somers, Mrs.
Harry Champion, Mrs. James Is. Car
mack, Mrs. William Burkhard, Mrs.
w. j. Hudson, Mrs. Henry Crawford,
Mrs. w. ID. Dare, Mrs. Walter w.
Whitman, Mrs. William NJ. Fort, Mrs.
Samuel Ireland, Mrs. Charles Adams,
Mrs. e. e. Titreville, Mrs. w. Adams,
Mrs. j. E. Wallis, Mrs. f. Reinhardt,
Mrs. E. f. Ketler, Mrs. William Brick
man, Mrs. Charels NJ. Chattle, Mrs.
Clara Mag, Mrs. /. S. Reite, Mrs. A.
Geyler, Mrs. Albert f. Bossler, Mrs.
Horace Swain, Mrs. Wesley Todd,
Mrs. Jack Frank, Mrs. Frank Will
Jams, Mrs. Warren Austin, Mrs. G. H.
Conover, Mrs. Lockwood Seeley, Mrs.
H. w. Lewis, Mrs. II. l.. Harley, Mrs.
H. c. Munro, Mrs. George w. Leech,
Mrs. r. Pullen, Miss L. Long, Mrs. l..
North, Mrs. C. +. Thompson, Mrs. t.
H. Smith, Mrs. Scott NJ. Long and
Mrs. L. G. Shreve.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
SCOUT HOWARD CHAMBERS
AWARDED SILVER MEDAL.

Howard Chambers, a member OIL
Troop Seven, Boy Scouts, of this city,
has been awarded a silver medal for
bravery. The medal, with an accom-
panying letter, came to Scout Execu-
tive Clarence Davis recently. The let
ter follows:
we take pleasure in notifying you
on behalf of the National Court of
Honor that you have been awarded
a silver medal for your bravery / n
rescuing Alberta Swain.
1.-The intrinsic value of this medal IS
small, but that for which 1t stands
should mean so much to you o and
in the future. 1t shows that you as a
true boy scout were prepared to do
your utmost even though it may have
resulted il the loss of your w life.
you will, we are sure, prize this
medal very highly and it will always
tend to keep before you the great les
son of being prepared to render ser
vice in an emergency.
''The medal is being sent through
Scout Executive Davis, under sepa-
rate cover
with congratulations from all the
members of the National Cour OF
Honor, | am,
Fraternaly yours,
DANIEL c. BEARD,
Chairman"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
Council
To Start Building


After many months of delay be-
cause of unavoidable circumstances,
Excelsior Council, Junior American
Mechanics, is about TO start the erec-
ton of the new lodge room, apart
ments and stores on the lot owned
by the Council at the corner of Main
Street and Decatur Avenue. The
work is to be under the general SUI
peryision of Clarence D%augherty, for
mer Building Inspector of this city.
Ground for the building will be bro
ken on Monday evening. Prior to this
event the Council members will as
semble at Red Mems Hall at seven
O'Clock, for a street parade. Headed
by the Junior Mechanics Band the
line of march will be down Washing
ton Avenue to Main Street. Up Main
Street to Adams Avenue. Counter
march on Main Street to Wright
Street and countermarch to Decatur
Avenue.
When the parade arrives at the lot
there will be several speeches made
by prominent members of the Order,
after which the first spade full OF
earth will be dug to mark the start
ing of this important operation. On
Tuesday morning the real work OF
constructing the building will begin
and it will be rushed to completion
as speedily as possible. Excelsior
Council is one of the Oldest fraternal
organizations of Pleasantyille and
numbers among its members many OF
the most prominent citizens of the
pitV
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
WiLLIAMS-PRlCE.

A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized on Thursday evening OF last
week. when Miss Emma Price became
the bride OF John Williams, both OF
Pleasantyille. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Alexander Corson,
d. d., at his summer home in Ocean
City. The bridegroom was attended
by George Carmen as best man, and
Miss Stella Policy was maid OF honor.
The bride was beautifully alfred,
wearing a gown Of satin and rare lace.
The maid of honor was becomingly
gowned in pink silk and ~georgette.
The bridal party motored to Ocean
City c%haperoned by their parents.
The engagement took place in Decem-
Der. 1921, and although the wedding
was expected, yet it came as a sur
prise to their friends, as they desired
a quiet wedding and kept the affair
a secret until too late for a reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will reside
with the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Price, for the present. Mr..
Williams is the son of John Williams,
and is employed at the Atlantic City
Water Department. Congratulations
from their many friends are being
received.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
H LAST CHANCE.

If the Pleasantyille Regulars expect
to come out at the head of the new
Atlantic County League in baseball
this year the Egg Harbor team must
be defeated by them this Saturday af-
ternoon when the two strong rivals
for first place will play here. With
the present standing of the clubs the
winner of this game will likely take
championship honors. Egg Harbor
has won three games and lost %
up to this time. Pleasantyille has
won two and lost one. Neither Ham
monitor nor Germania have yet won
a game.
Pleasantville will play Germania on
the ~latter's grounds on Sunday. Ger
mania plays at Hammonton on Satur-
Egg Harbor will play Harmon
ton at home on Sunday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
Painters Ball Team
Shut Out Travellers
Jeffries Club Proved Hard Slug
gers and Obtained Five Runs
/, in Seven Innings.

The Jeffries ball team, composed of
painters from Atlantic City, played a
twilight game with Betterton's TRAY
elers, on Wednesday evening, on the
local diamond. The visitors were in a
smuggling mood, and after five innings
Clarence Booye relieved Adams, in the
box for the Travellers. The visitors
obtained a run in the third inning, two
more in the fifth and still two more in
the seventh. The Travellers were
completely shut out.
Bill" Hearing, of the st. Charles
College, pitched for the visitors and
only two hits were made off his de-
livery, by Stephenson and Stretch.
Tony Long made several sensational
catches Out in left field, and made a
pretty throw to catch a runner at the
plate.
The box score:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
FAIR To START
NEXT THURSDAY
Atlantic County Agricultural
Exhibit At Egg Harb0r To
Continue Three Days.
Fine Display of Fruit

On next Thursday morning the la
bors of those earnest men and women
who are zealously working for Allan
tic County's annual exposition will
eliminate in the exhibit of our CouD-
TVS products at the Annual Fair at
Egg Harbor City, when the result of
the extensive work of County Agent
Arthur Eldred and the work of the
Home Demonstration Agent, Mrs.
Edith G.. Norman, as well as the work
Of the Atlantic County Board of Agrj-
culture, the intensive educational
work of the several Poultry Associa-
tons will be tellingly told.
The Fair Secretary, Walter Nc
Dougall, announces that the fruit dis
play, intensified by those beautiful
cups of the Atlantic City Press Union,
the Atlantic City Chamber of Com
merce and Governor Edwards, will
make for a display superior to any
ever seer in this County heretofore.
In the Ladies' Home Demonstration
Work, Mrs. Norman files reports with
the Fair Committee in which she
states that the cups of the Atlantic
City Gazette-Review and Governor
Edwards two cups as well as the
l. al 8noONldJlOD > DtQutiluA llIliC VI
yer trophy for the cutest, prettiest
and best baby have set the feminine
members of our County all agog. At
Elwood recently where Mrs. Norman
gave demonstrations she discovered
everyone determined to bring n of
the six trophies to that center Mrs.
II. e. Keller and Mrs. L. G. Woods
being the clothing leaders and Mrs.
Mary Brown the organization leader.
AT Cologne Mrs. William Schmidt
heads the community Home Bureau
exhibit with Mrs. Esther Dreyer an
able second. Here, too, the c~oncensus
of opinion of the ladies is that one of
the Gazette-Review or the Governors
cups will land there. From North
field Mrs. A. M. Dick reports that
Mortified Home Bureau exhibit will
enter competition for all six of the
cups in the Ladies' Department, while
little Nesco from the far-off north
corner of the County contends
that no section or community will
surpass its exhibit. Mrs. Lewis West
cott,.at whose home in various buz
reau Sxhtbtts 7are being cons-zzrr,
seenH : Nj kilf <.7rn1
views
tition.
Among the poultrymen's Associa-
tons there is great rivalry as to.
who is to win that 36-inch high
500 silver cup that the First Nation
al Bank of Mays Landing offers
for the best exhibit among each
of the Associations. OF course, the
u. S. Senator Walter r. Edge sweep
stakes cups go to individuals, so does
the handsome little cup for the best
dozen of eggs and the Linwood Asso-
trophies in addition to all OF
these there are many cash prizes also
worth while.
OF course, the usual Fair attrac-
lions and many speakers will be on
hand. As noted before, band concerts
day and night, are announced, in ad-
dition to which vaudeville attractions
other side issues will help give.
amusement and educational value,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
LECHNER DIES
BY ACCIDENT
Ran His Automobile Into Rear
OF Truck On Pleasantville
Boulevard Tuesday.
-
0nn ,,.n p,,.nAu.oI
One Lung Punctured

William Lechner, a well known &C.
block contractor and a former
councilman of Somers Point, died on
Tuesday night, shortly after being adj
mitted to the Atlantic City Hospital,
following an automobile accident on
the P~leasantville Boulevard. Lechner
was driving his own machine and
crashed into the rear of a wagon load
ed with lumber. A projecting piece
of lumber broke through the wind
shield and pierced his chest and lung.
The driver of the lumber wagon,
Samuel Greer, "a. colored, of 26
Hughes street, Pleasantville, and his
~10-year-old son, Lemuel, were thrown
from the wagon by the impact of the
collision. The father escaped injury,
but the son sustained a severe strain
of the back. He was treated at the
Atlantic City Hospital.
According to County Physician Lew
is r.. Souder, investigation developed
that Lechner was driving his car at
about thirty-five miles an hour when
he apparently lost control. He hit
the heavily laden wagon at. an excess
sive rate of speed.
He was rushed TO the hospital by
Jerry j. Hurley, of % N. Trenton Ave
and George Bach of the same street,
who were travelling in the same di-
rection as Lechner and saw the I'M
fortunate mans car swerving from
n side of the boulevard to the other,
while a half mile in front of them.
Robert Fulton, of 2221 Watkins St,
Philadelphia, was another witness to
the fatality. Eye witnesses state that
Lechner was driving at a reckless
speed, but that there might have been
something wrong with his engine.
Lechner is survived by a wife and
five children. Prior to removing to
Somers Point he resided in this city
on Adams avenue, in the Oakhurst
section. He was a constable here at
one time. Lechner was in Pleasant
vile on Monday evening on business
and was at the City Hall for a time
%conversing with friends. He was of a
joyial disposition and had many
friends throughout Atlantic County
who were greatly shocked on We'd
nesday morning to learn of his sud
den death.
Thesfuneral will be. heldsthis sEriday.
.X&&5m6mzazaf h1MH&f z
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
WAY A SCOUTS.

A troop of Boy Scouts will be or
ganized in Somers Point If plans OF
numerous citizens who have watched
the activities of the troop now en-
camped here go through, 1t has been
stated that a meeting will be called
this Friday night, at which time eff
forts will be made to organize the
boys into a troop that will do credit
to the town.
Members of the Women's Republic
can Club sanctioned this movement
early in the Spring, when Scouts were
being trained under a leader from
Ocean City. With the coming of the
warm weather nothing more was done
in the matter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
NO SUPPORT ALLOWED.

Action to compel Charles F. Smith,
of Edgewater avenue, this city, to
support his wife, Emily Smith, of At
lantic City, was dismissed Thursday
by Judge VIM. H. Smathers in Domes-
tic Relations Court.
The court after hearing testimony
of both sides, ruled there had been
errors on both sides and declared that
both were to blame and under the
circumstances could not allow Mrs.
Smith the sunport.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
WILLIAM !. GARRISON ILL.

William L. Garrison, ESQ., has been
ill for several days at his home, cor
ner of Merton avenue and Main street.
He is suffering with an affection OF
the jaw and face. Recently he visited
Atlantic City to consult with DR.. Sen
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of an
operation, but this was not performed.
The exact nature of the ailment is
rather a puzzle to the attending ply
stefan. On Thursday morning he de-
cided to go to the Atlantic City Hos
pital.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
SOMERS POINT SCHOOL
OPENS SEPTEMBER LIST.

The date for the opening of the
school at Somers Point has been set
for Friday, September l. AT this time
the teachers will place the scholars,
issue the school books and prepare
everything for the commencement of
regular school work on Monday, Sep
TENDER 4th. Last year Somers Point
school ranked second in attendance
for Atlantic County and efforts will be
made this coming term to even beat
this record and place the school in
first place.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
GOING TO ScHWENkSVlLLE.

George Zippler, Jr., a member of the
Atlantic City Rotary Club, will jour
ney to the Boy Scouts Camp, at
Schwenksville, Pa, to-day. with a
large number. of Rotarians to pay a
visit to the Scouts. Mr.. Zippler will
be accompanied in his automobile by
his son Stanley Zippler, Captain John
NJ. Hilton and Tax Collector Webster
Price. There are a number OF Pleas
antville Scouts in Camp, who will be
pleased to see the familiar faces of
the gentlemen who are making this
trip.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
BANK

A very pretty wedding took place at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
L. Banks, on West Washington ave-
nue., Friday evening, Aug. 18th, when
their daughter, Miss Elvy Madeline
Banks, was married to Mr.. William
Franklin Walker, of Woodbury., N. ].
A reception was given at Burwells
Auditorium. The guests numbered
about so. There were many beautiful
and costly presents received. Dane
ing was enjoyed into the late hours.
All departed wishing MI. and Mrs.
Walker a happy future.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
TRUCKS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Plans are being made, in response
to repeated requests, to run trucks
from Mortified on Sunday afternoons,
to bring those desiring TO attend Sun
day School at st. Johns Methodist
Protestant Church. This service is
planned to begin this Sunday after
noon, and trucks will leave Marshalrs
store on the New Road, Mortified, at
2 O'Clock. All who desire to attend
Sunday School, are asked to be there
at hat time. or to intercept the trucks
as they come along the New Road.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE.

Vice Chancellor Robert H. Ingersoll
has issued a rule to show cause why
Arthur Risley should not be adiudged
in contempt of court for his failure to
pay his wife, Mrs. Jennie Risley, of
Pleasantyille, the alimony decreed to
her by the court following the trial
of her action for divorce.
According to the petition for the
rule t. show cause, it is alleged that
the husband is in arrears $3.50 in his
alimony, The petitioner in the action
is represented by former Judge c. C.
Shinn.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
RECOVERING FROM OPERATION.

The many friends of Miss Hattie
Soul will be sorry to hear that she
was stricken with appendicitis at her
home, on Monday, August IA, and had
to be taken to Atlantic City Hospital
by her sister, Mrs. Raymond Conover.
Miss Scull was operated on the same
evening, and thanks to the wonderful
work of her doctors, Grier and ALL
man, she is well on the road to recov-
cry. She will be better in all ways,
when she returns from the hospital.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
K1WANIS BASEBALL.

The Pleasantville Kiwanis Club will
stage another baseball game with the
Kiwanis Club of Atlantic City, at At
lantic City, this Friday evening at 6
O'Clock. Atlantic City Kiwanis re-
Gently won the inter-club champion
ship by defeating Rotary. Pleasant
vile Kiwanis recently handed the club
from the seashore a defeat, when they
invaded the diamond at the Atlantic
City Country Club. All look for a
close game.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
||I'iii y l1||1l : 11r7 11 ~
ksssse qs.. .Ss

Nng YOU
SE1bse who live within the zone
rived by free city delivery SER
RsSlAs@ me following notice is being
IN IThe Post Office Department has
Z &f~AAltphrized the establishment of City
Deltyery at this Office effective Nov.
LIST, 1922.
1T will be necessary that every pa
&&r0n of this service erect a mail re-
ssFTceptacle or a slot in the door to re-
saoeive their mail and have their house
properly numbered. This is impera-
tive as Postal Laws and Regulations
instruct the P. NJ. to discontinue the
service to patrons who have not COM
piled.
please meet us half way in this
matter"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
"WILD" BILL PlERSON
SUSPENDED TWO WEEKS

-Four members of the Chester base
ball club were fined and n suspend
ed by George p. Cartwright, president
of the Philadelphia Baseball Associa-
ton, for their participation in a riot
at the South Phillies Park last week.
Bill Pierson, the star Chester pitch
er, formerly of Connie Mack's Ath'
letics, the Atlantic City High School,
and well known in Pleasantyille, was
suspended two weeks, or until Sep
TENDER 5, and fined $50. Persons
striking of Umpire Rakus was the be-
ginning of the fight that ensued.
Bris Lord, manager of the Chester
team and former Athletic outfelder,
was fined. as was Ayau, the short
stop. Jake Munich was fined $25.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
LIBRARY NOTES.

The Library will be opened one
more Wednesday evening. After the
first of September the winter schedule
goes into effect, namely, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, from 3 z. m.
to 5 p. m.
During the summer the Circulation
has been fair. And especially Wed
nesday evenings were well patronized,
those who work took advantage OF
the evening hours.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
MAN BREAKS ARM.

j. Ostroff, who recently opened a
store in the Solomon Building, suffered
a broken arm on Thursday when he
was cranking his Ford car. The arm
was fractured between the elbow and
wrist.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
PREPARING FOR
NEW DELIVERY
Postmaster Obert Notifying All
Affected of Requirements
Under Postal Laws.
Auto for Parcel Post

In anticipation of the two new sys-
TENS of mail delivery to be installed
here in the near future Postmaster
Obert is now engaged in getting his
office and force in shape for the chan
GEES. There will probably be a civil
service examination held in the near
future for clerk-carrier to supply at
least three additional carriers to go
on duty on November list, when the
free city delivery begins here. There
are now three carriers who will start
on as free delivery carriers, namely
Walter A. Field, Adelbert Adams and
Norris l.. Carly. The other three al
lotted to the office for free delivery
service are yet to be selected by the
postmaster.
In the future there will be supplied
by the Post Office Department an au-
tomobile truck for the delivery of
parcel post matter. Just whether the
Department will send a government
owned truck here or hire one, from a
local owner is not positively deter
mined. Postmaster Obert has been
advised by the Department to ascer-
tain the price of hiring a truck here
and the number of hours it will take
to do the parcel post delivery work.
The Rural Delivery is to start Sep
TENDER list from the local office and
in order to facilitate more rapid de-
livery in outlying sections of this city
some residents will in future receive
their mail by the rural method in
stead of by the Village Delivery as
at resent served. The Postmaster is
ag to all such persons the fol
notice:
ost Office Department has
change your system of de-
iii Fad of being served by
HI None but ~ as now, you will be
III | delivery.
III Nothing bus and Regulations re-
iii this delivery to place
X along the line of
III 1T of the road. This
parcel post and all
iii in the morning in
is now.
iii n inns Sept. LIST, 1922,
Ill that date, your post
LESS ill be Pleasantville, R.
" N. ]. Kindly advise all cor
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
IGGS-McLAUGHLlN

On Thursday, August 18th, at the
of Mount Pleasant M. P.
Church, Mr.. Walter j. Biggs, of West
Vile, N. j., was married to Miss Mar
garet Mclaughlin by Rev. w. E. Pet
tet. County Road Foreman George
Biggs and his wife, parents of the
groom, attended the bridal couple.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26

No n e does anything very i'm
portant with gloves on.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-26
SOMERS POINT.

Two-base hit-Williams. Struck out
BY Craig 8, by Hentz 1. Bases on
balls-Off Craig 4, off Hentz 2.
, 1922-06-08
Steel MERGER
lawyer HELD
in CONTEMPT

NEW YORK. June o.-Thomas l..
Chadbourne, lawyer. who projected
h Republic idvaie Inland steel mer-
Der today was adjudged in contempt
by the Lockwood legislative commit.
tee when he refused TO turn over X.
pers' reports on the seven companies
which we're originally intended to be-
brought into the consolidation
NEW YORK. June s.-By The As.
ISOLATED Prcas).-Denying tina the
me- OF the Bethlehem Steel corp
grafton and the Lackawanna Steel
company will operate - restrain trade,
the two companies asked the federal
trade commission today to dismiss
h complaint issued against the con
sohdatior hy tho comm sion on June
2
The two companies n1nde the re.
quest in responding to the complaint
OF the commission They also asked
for advancement OF the date of hear.
Ing on the complaint, set by the com
mission for July "a and this wa taken
under consideration by the commits.
sion.