The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-09
Concluded from page So

they motored to Ocean City and at
tended the camp meeting and enjoyed
a sermon by Rev. Harold Sloan, of
Central Church, B%ridgeton, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund B. Tilton, of
Camden, called on relatives here and
then continued their journey to At
lantic City on Labor Day.
Mr.. and. Mrs. William Collins at
tended the Egg Harbor Fair on Friday
and then took a trip to Atlantic City
which was Mrs. Collins first visit to
the resort
Mrs. Joseph Tilton was the guest of
Miss Leira Conover at the home of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boice, at luncheon On Friday.
Miss Dorothy Mancusa has returned
home after spending a week with rel
atives in Philadelphia and German
town.
On account of the shorter days the
Sunday evening services and the mid
week prayer service of the M. E..
Church will begin hereafter at 7.3O
instead of s o'clock, the hour for eve
ming worship the past three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr.,
and family, motored last Saturday to
B~rooklawn, where they stayed over
night with the family of Mrs. Matt
sons sister, Mrs. Daniel e. Steelman.
They went up to get their son Edgar
who had been visiting his uncle and
aunt for a week Returning home on
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Mattson also
were accompanied by her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Strickland, who also visited the lat
ter's sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Steelman r. Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Godfrey re-
turned home the first of this week
from %Clementon, where they sojourned
several weeks with relatives.
Miss Carrie C. Reed returned home
last Monday from Asbury Park, where
she passed a week with her friend,
Mrs. Anna Mette. Last Sunday Miss
Reed attended services in the Ocean
Grove camp meeting auditorium,
where she listened to one of the great
est and most inspiring sermons she
ever heard, it being delivered by DR..
Stewart, of Indianapolis. The choir
consisted of 800 voices and music was
furnished by a performer who played
on the largest pipe organ in the world.
About 11,000 were present.
After spending her summer vacation
at Mortified, Mass, Miss Nettie L..
Alexander, principal of the local public
school, has returned to her boarding
place, the Absecon Inn, in readiness
for the opening of school lex Monday
morning.
Miss Alderman Resigns.
One day last week the Board of Ed
ucation received the resignation of the
assistant principal, Miss Blanche l.
Ackerman, who has planned to teach
in the Heightstown, N. j. public school
the coming term. She taught the
higher grade subjects here the past
five years. Even though her resigna-
ton came at a late hour the vacancy
has been filled, the Board of Educa-
ton at a special meeting last Tuesday
evening electing Miss Frieda Smith.
of Walkersville, Md, to take her place.
Outside of this change all the former
teachers will be in charge when school
opens Sept. 18th.
Automobiles Collide.
A Chevrolet car driven by a West
Creek oma who had several small
children with her, was struck by a
larger machine driven by a representa-
tive OF the Texas Gas Co., Philadel-
phia, at the intersection of New Jer-
sey and Station avenues, at noon last
tuesday. Fortunately only the small
est OF the children, a girl. was slightly
cut about the head by the broken
windshield glass, although all were
badly frightened. The front wheels
and steering apparatus of the Chevro-
let were damaged. The child's injury
was bandaged by Bell Telephone men
who happened to be in the neighbor-
hood at the time.
w. c. T. U. Meeting.
The September meeting of the w
c I. U. was held last Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. C. Flem-
ing After the devotional exercises
were held a general discussion of the
tall work was participated in, after
which numerous reports were read.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Anna c. Fleming; Vice-President for
the M. E.. Church, Mrs. John w. Vain
wright; Vice-President for the Pres
byterian Church, Mrs. Robert A. Ell
wood; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Ed
ward Pennington; Corresponding Sec
rotary, Miss Emma Collins; Treasur-
er, Mrs. ID. S. Tilton; Superintend-
ents: Franchise, Mrs. May Townsend;
Sabbath Observance, Mrs. j. d. JOS
I'M; E~vangelistic Work, Mrs. p. H.
Bo1ce; Scientific Temperance Instruc-
ton, Miss Carrie Reed; Parlor Meet
ings, Mrs Walter Burns; Flower Mis-
slonh, Mrs. Harry j. Lee; Literature,
Mrs. Steelman Lee; Press Su%perinten-
dent, Mrs. J. S. Tilton. Refreshments
We're served by the hostess.
Birthday Surprise.
A birthday surprise was given Mr..
Robert Hornbostel on Thursday eve
ming, Aug. 31st, in honor of his father,
mother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Karl
Hornbostel and Miss Katherine, of
Germany. Mr.. Hornbostel was very
much surprised when he returned
home, and his friends came from the
darkened room, and wished him a
happy birthday. Then the guests en-
tered the dining room, where there
was a beautiful cake, lit with the
number of candles of his birth. The
evening was spent with music and
dancing and games. A fine collation.
was served. Present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl Hornbostel and daughter
Katherine, Mrs. Marie Schultz, Mrs.
Albert Ulrich and son Junior, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. DeHaven, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kobler, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Watson, Mrs. j. Thomas and