The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-12
Carnival and "Old Home Week.
in May-Plans for Big
Athletic Field.
Ready For Inspection
Railroad Will be Requested to
Provide Additional Train
Service.
Dinner at Lily Lake

One OF the most enthusiastic meet
ings held in a long time was INDUCED
in on Friday night by the Chamber of
Commerce and many matters of great
Importance to Pleasantville were dis
cussed. There was a larger attend
ance than usual and from this time on
the Chamber of Commerce will be To-
ing things that will reflect in the ad-
vancement of the city materially along
several lines.
One of the matters discussed was
the holding of a weeks carnival and
an "Old Home Week" in the neal flu
ture. After some discussion a COM
mittee consisting of Frank Hubin,
John S. Weaver, iIlwood C. Weeks, E.
X. Biggard, Herman Kirscht and R. A.
Gale was named by President Herr to
obtain data On this matter and report
back at a special meeting of the Cham
Der to be called as soon as the COM
mittee is ready with its report. This
committee will start right in and hold
a meeting this Tuesday evening to
commence its work. One of the men,
bers stated after the Chamber meet
ing that the carnival would be held in
May. If the plans are carried out as
anticipated this will be the biggest
event eve held in Pleasantville.
Another matter acted upon was to
plan for a park for outdoor athletic
sports and amusements for the young
men of the city. The Chamber, in
this matter, will have it's committee,
which is Raymond P. Thompson, Har-
ry Brewin, John S. Weaver, John E.
Blake, Jr., and Louis H. Allen, act in
conjunction with committees from EX-
celsior Council, Junior Mechanics,
Mainland Post, American Legion, and
the local baseball team.
The President of the Chamber was
instructed to take up with the officials
OF the Atlantic City Railroad the mat
ter OF having a reasonable number of
trains OF that road stop at Pleasant
Vile. He was also INSTRUCTED to re
qaest or the railroad officials that the
station facilities and right of way of
the railroad, on the west side of the
tracks, be improved by erecting a
platform of concrete, well lighted at
night. President Herr then appointed
a railroad committee, as follows: j.
A. Freck, John E. Blake, Jr., Elwood
C. Weeks, Harry Brewin and E. X.
Biggard. Another matter to be taken
up with the railroad officials is the
placing of safety gates at the rank
lin emu crossing, which is consid-
cred too dangerous a crossing not to
have gates as a protection to the ever
increasing traffic on that venue
1t was reported that the city was
now ready to have an inspection made
by a postal inspector relative to hav-
ing the Post Office Department give
free city delivery to the city. Side
walks in the central portion of the
city have been improved and City
Council is about to have other side
walks and curbs improved where the
property owners have failed to make
the improvement themselves. The
uniform numbering of houses is also
being taken care of. These were the
two matters which have held up the
granting of free city delivery of mails
heretofore. Chairman Frank Hubin,
of the free delivery committee, was
instructed to notify Congressman
Isaac Bacharach that an inspector
could be sent here now to look over
the city and make his report to the
Post Office Department.
1t was also decided to have the
Chamber purchase fifty name plates
of the city to be sold to automobile
owners so that they could be display
ed on ~Pleasantville owned cars.
1t was decided to have a luncheon
at the meeting to be held on he First
Friday in May. This affair will be
held in the gymnasium of the High
School, and the luncheon will be pro-
vided by the pupils of he school. The
luncheon committee includes r. A..
Gale, William C. Sullivan and Charles
E. jackson. A committee was named
for the Sale of the tickets, as follows:
Louis H. Allen, j. A. Freck, James B.
Adams. A committee was also named
to make arrangements for a dinner
and dance at Lily Lake Park for the
First Friday evening in June. This
committee is E. K. Biggard, Louis H..
Allen, William C. Sullivan, Fred
Thompson and ]. A. Freck.
James B.. Adams was selected as
Press Representative for the Cham
Der. A drive for new members is to
be made by the Chamber and the fol
lowing was named as the membership
committee: Charles E.. Jackson, Louis
H. Allen, Harry Lovett, e. K. Biggard,
Walter w. Whitman, Charles Penhal-
low, Fred Thompson and Clarence
KretutZ.