The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-29

of Atlantic City; Mr.. and Mrs. Giber-
| son and children, Dorothy and Carl
ton.
Republicans Meet.
A rousing meeting of G%aribaldi Re-
publican Club, No. 2, was held in
| their hall on Station avenue last
Tuesday evening. Thirty-fye men,
bers were present and considerable
routine and special business was
transacted. 1t was planned to give a
sumptuous banquet to the club mem
bers and specially invited guests in
| their local headquarters ext Tuesday
| evening, Aug. list. A gala time is an
ticipated.
Bible Class Meeting.
Prof. E. D. Riley's Organized Adult
Bible Glass, of the M. E. Sunday
School, composed of women known
as Willing Workers, held their
monthly business meeting and social
at the home of the secretary of the
class, Mrs. Leon Conoyer, on Shore
Road, last Tuesday evening, when
routine matters were considered and
topics bearing on the future growth
and development of the class were
discussed. Mrs. Edward Gosline in
NlIeu the HltllDtlS W bt ItI SueSlS
on the occasion of the August meet
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
f. G. Turner. During the social per-
iod which followed the business SEES
sion Mrs. Conover served refresh
ments. Present were Mrs. J. w. Vain
wright, Mrs. Steelman r. Lee, Mrs.
Arthur Conover, Mrs. Edward Gosline,
Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr., Mrs. NJ. S.
n-IT-r- AT,- J,.-;, Di1Ap AT,, T.
eph Smith, Sr., Mrs. James Hender-
son, Mrs. Darius Smith, Mrs. Harry
Mattson, ST., Mrs. Leon Conover and
Miss Leona Conover.
MaIacca M. lreIan.
Ill two years with ANGER which
caused her intense suffering toward
the last, Malacca M, wife of David
Irelan, aged So years, died at her
home on Ohio avenue last Friday eve
ming. In addition to her husband,
Mrs. Irelan is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs. Nettie Leeds, of
Leeds Point; Mrs. Julia Rogers, At
lantic City; Walter Irelan, Philadel-
phia; John Irelan, Elwood; Mrs. Ed
ward Hackett, Mrs. Harry Irelan and
Peter lrelan, of Absecon. Under the
direction of Rev. j. W. Wainwright of
the NJ. Il. Church, the funeral service
was held at her late home last Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment
was made in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
~Pleasantville.
Surprise Party.
A pleasing surprise party was ten
dered Mrs. Harry +. Mattson, ST., wife
of Mayor Mattson, on her natal days
-, Ias Ol.AaA Dad .Aaf
dence last Monday evening. The
friends assembled at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Leon Conover, Shore
Road and Bolton avenue, whence they
marched in a body to the Mattson
home, where numerous pleasaDtries
were INDUCED in and many c%ongratu-
lations extended. Refreshments con-
sisting of ice cream and cakes were
served and a very pleasant social eve
ming was enjoyed. Those who helped
make the celebration a merry one
were Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Il. Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Adams, Miss
Kathryn Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. William
b. Parsels, Mr.. and Mrs. William Par
sells, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. George Parsels
and son George, and Milton Parsels, of
~Pleasantville; Mayor and Mrs. Matt
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Conover, Miss
Leona Conover, of Abseeon, and Ro-
land Boyer, of Atlantic City.
Council Meeting.
AT the July meeting of City Council
held in the Council Chamber last
Wednesday evening, first reading was
unanimously given to an ordinace am
ending section three of the Mercantile
Ordinance in such a way as TO provide
a yearly mercantile tax of 500 on
each person, company or corporation
erecting or maintaining in the city
limits signs for advertising purposes.
This is in lieu of the individual tax of
$25 imposed on each sign by the Mer-
camille Ordinance as originally drawn
and passed, but which was found to be
uncollectable. On motion of Mr.. Roy
er the Clerk was instructed TO adver-
tise the amended section as required
by law and to %stipulate as the time
for the public hearing on same the
last Wednesday evening of August,
when Council will hold its mex regu-
lar meeting, at which time the ordin-
ance as amended will be presented
for second and final readings.
Considerable discussion developed
over the excessive blowing of trains
through here, which it was declared
constitutes a nuisance which must be
stopped. Mayor Mattson reported he
had beer in touch with the railroad
officials who promised to have the eX-
cessive screeching stopped, effective
last Thursday morning.
Signed by the residents of E. Bolton
avenue, a petition requesting Council
to order a street light placed on that
avenue was received. On motion of
Mr.. Henry it was ordered referred TO
the Light Committee. In this connec-
ton motion was carried authorizing
the City Clerk to communicate with
Mr.. Jesse Bowen, of the Electric
Light Company requesting him to eX-
plain why the electric street light or
dered several weeks ago for e. Church
street has not been erected; why sew
eral electric street lights on New Jer-
sey and Pitney n are still hang
ing from short arms attached to poles
on the side of those venue which a
long time ago it was said the light
company declared to be a temporary
position, whereas the proper location
for the lights is in the centre of the
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