The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-22
NEWS


Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Smith re-
Gently entertained Mr.. and Mis-. N. r.
StYeck and Mrs. Paul Holloway, of
Cedarbrook, at their North Absecon
home.
Mrs. Harry w. Smith went to Ce-
darbrook on Thursday TO visit rela-
tiyes for an indefinite period. Mr..
Smith Joined her for a brief stay there
while on a business trip to Philadel-
lhia.
Robert Mclaughlin has a new Co.
lumbia Six sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loxley Bowker, nee
Miss Ethel Galloway, niece of Mrs. J.
w. Wainwright, of Camden, were over
Sunday guests at the NJ. E. Parsonage.
Miss Carrie Reed entertained from
Friday until Monday at her Shore
Road home a former school friend,
Mrs. Anna Matte, OF Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dashiel and
daughter Eugenia and Miss Helen
Gibbs, of Washington, d. c.. have been
enjoying their vacation at the Pine
View Villa the last two weeks.
An auto party composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hummell and his father, of Beth
lehem. Pa, were recently quartered at
the Pine View Villa.
Mrs. Russell, of Philadelphia. has
been sojourning at that boarding house
on Shore Road, while Mrs. NJ. j.
Smith, of Atlantic City, is spending
her ninth season with Mrs. A. c. Flem-
ing. the proprietress.
Mrs. Harry j. Lee entertained at
luncheon on Wednesday Mrs. Walter
NJ. Burns, of Absecon, and Mrs. Leslie
Golf, of Pleasantville.
The July meeting of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
OF the Presbyterian Church will be
held mex Tuesday afternoon, July %,
at 2.45 o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
Edward Nicholas, Absecon Highlands.
The regular business meeting and
social of the Senior Christian Endeav-
or Society of the Presbyterian Church
was held last evening, Friday, at the
home of Mrs. Lawrence Beckley.
Having leased his Church street
home for the summer to the Finley
family, of Atlantic City. former sum
mer residents ON Shore Road neal Lee
avenue, Prof. E. d. Riley is so%iourning
for an indefinite period at Newfield
and Malaga.
A representative of the Anti-Saloon
League of New Jersey will address
the congregation in the NJ. f. Church
tomorrow. Sunday, evening.
Mrs. Hosea Kendall received her
new Chevrolet sedan last Tuesday.
Gramp Buys Property.
1t is reported that Peter Gramp,
CtattAr - As,., H.. I-..-1-4
the middle OF this week from DR.. LIE
Roy Woolbert, of Atlantic City. the
dwelling at Shore Road and Colorado
avenue he purchased a short time ago
from Aaron Albertson, now a resident
of Berlin. The property just changed
hands for many years was in the pos
session of the Mickle family.
Want Whistles Subdued.
Mayor Madison was appointed by
the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
evening TO communicate with an Off
cial of the p. r. r. with whom he has
been in touch several times recently,
cnce over having the hedge trimmed
on the railroad property on New Jer-
sey avenue, particularly near the in
tersection of Station avenue when it
had grown so high autoistS could not
see around nor over the corner, and
again over having the Shore Road
railroad crossing rebuilt on account of
its terribly rough and damaged condi-
ton, owe having the enginemen driv-
ing trains through here reduce the
terrible shrieking of locomotive whis-
ties which, it is claimed, has been car
ried to needless excess since the New
Road crossing horror, two months ago.
AS Mayor Mattson's former requests
were speedily granted, ii is believed
his present complaint will receive
prompt attention.
To Discuss School Affairs.
AT the July meeting OF the Chamber
of Commerce, presided over by Presi-
dent Roger in the Council Chamber
last Tuesday evening, it was decided
to hold the next meeting in the school
auditorium on Tuesday evening, Aug.
IS, when subjects pertaining TO pub
lie school affairs, including the neces-
sity Of sending local grammar school
graduates to the Atlantic City High
School the coming term instead of the
Pleasantyille High School on account
of crowded conditions in the latter
school, will be fully discussed from
every viewpoint. The Chamber of
Commerce is planning to make its Au-
gust meeting al open one, to which
members of the Board of Education,
the several school teachers, the local
civic bodies and the public in general
will be specially invited. President
Roger states the Chamber of Com
merce has no criticism whatever to
make of any of the acts or decisions
of the Board of Education respecting
school matters, but thought it would
like to assist and cooperate with the
board in dealing with school prob.
lens since Mr.. A. L. Hammell of the
school board stated Tuesday evening
the latter would be glad to receive
help, encouragement and suggestions
from the civic bodies with the object
of helping improve the school system
wherever possible and for the promo
ton, of public school efficiency in gen.