The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-29
EDWARD RYON
PRESENTS LOT
Gives Fine Linwood Site to the Atlantic
County Historical Society for the
Erection Of Building.
Mrs. Thomas President

WITS. lnOL1dS IrcSlQcnt
An interesting and enthusiastic
meeting of the Atlantic County His
torical Society was held on Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Charles w. Blake. The assisting hos
lesses were Mrs. Charles Stebbins,
Mrs. Charles T. Collins, Mrs. Hugh NJ.
Collins, Mrs. John f. Ryon, Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Race, Mrs. Preston B. Adams,
Mrs. Lewis B. Ryon, Mrs. Daniel Col
Inns, Mrs. Ferdinand Stadler, Mrs.
John G. Thomas.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Maria Collins Thorn
as.
list Vice-President, Mrs, Emma Cor
derry Johnson.
Ind Vice-President, Mrs. Stewart r.
McShea.
3rd Vice-President, Mrs. Lewis R.
Smith.
Cor. Secretary, Mrs. Chas. w. Blake.
Rec. Secretary, Miss Blanche Rog-
ers.
Fin. Secretary, Mrs. Edna Higbee
Scull.
Treasurer, Miss Sarah A. Risley.
MISS Lizzie d. I1lCb.
Three trustees: DR.. Samuel Bar
bash, Absolam Higbee, Harry Scull.
The various committees reported
splendid work accomplished during
the year. Resolutions were passed
commencing the Kiwanians in their
efforts to have the historic and pic
turesque name of Shore Road retained
for our principal ~thoroughfare instead
4e Al. " NI,s..
street.
The action taken at the October
meeting was reafiirmed whereby Mr..
Thomas Endicott, of Atlantic City,
was granted permission to use the
life boat of the Carolina, belonging
to the Society, for the training of
Sea Scouts.
Mr.. Edward C. Ryon presented to
the Society a beautiful lot on Shore
Road at Linwood, opposite the Post
Office, on which it is hoped a Society
Building may be erected.
Many interesting papers, swords,
and pictures were exhibited.
Hon. Lewis Evans gave a most in
teresting paper comparing Atlantic
City in 1854 with the present day. He
told us that at the time of the incorpo-
TdllOu lHtTt were nl1tlttn NOltIS, anu
the principal amusement of the young
people vas prayer meeting on We'd
nesday evening and a stroll OF the
beach after Sunday School on Sunday
afternoon
The water supply consisted of rain
water caught in watts, and a tank train
run by the Pennsylvania r.. R. during
dry seasons bringing water from
somewhere near Egg Harbor City, and
selling it at ten cents a gallon.
AS ticket agent and telegraph oper-
ator part of Mr.. Evans duties was to
take care of the sale of this water.
Mr.. Evans lived in a room upstairs
over the railroad station, as he was
then a single young man. The entire
address was full of wit and humor,
with an occasional reminder from
members who were contemporaries.
Mrs. Gertrude Albertson Huber gave
some amusing anecdotes following Mr..
Evans paper, told her by her father,
the late Levi C, Albertson.
Comrade Enos f. Ham gave an ex-
cellent address on the work OF the G.
A. R.
Mrs. MARTHA Ketchum read a pa
per on Grazing in Atlantic County"
in which much interesting data was
given of the early use of the land OF
some beautiful homes of the Shore
and of the Linwood Country Club.
An old pair of hinges were given to
the society by Mrs. Timer, of Atlantic
City. These hinges were owned by
Mr.. Isaac Smith and he got them
from the salvage of the "Powhatan,'
the immigrant ship that was wrecked
many years ago on the coast OF Brig
antine. These old hinges We're great
curiosities and were of old workman
ship. They will be used in the build
ing to be erected by the members OF
the Society in the near future.
Mrs. Charles w. Blake, the hostess
of the Society, presented a copy OF a
rare old book that will be quite an adj
dition to the souvenirs and relies that
belong to the Society.
Mrs. Mathis also presented the So
ciety with two antique pictures. N
is of George Washington and it is a
real masterpiece and the other is the
picture of Ann GUSTS. Both these
pictures are very valuable. They were
the property OF Mrs. Enoch Higbee,
who resides in S~teelmanyille.
All these gifts We're greatly apprecl-
ated by the members OF the society
and they are now kept at the Atlantic
City Public Library until the new
home of the society is built.
Mr.. Adolphus +. Johnson loaned to
the society for the evening many val
liable papers and among them was a
deed granting land on the Kings
Highway and the ferries at Johnson
town in 1863. The Kings Highway
mansion is now where the New York
road is being built from Smithyille
around Nacut creek to Chestnut Neck.
There were representatives from all
parts of Atlantic County at the meet
ing and the session proved to be one
of the most interesting of any ever
held. The Society has been growing
constantly and it is now n of the
largest in the State of New Jersey
though it is only seven years old.
UsHERs GIVE BOX SOCIAL.