The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-08

~Pleasantville vas ION the map" be-
fore this week but never before in all
it's history was the name Pleasantville
so we'll received and so much talked
of as during the continuance of the
Atlantic City Fall Pageant. To start
with, Miss Alberta Dorothy Smith,
who was Miss P1easantville", simply
won the crowd by her demure deport-
ment, type of beauty, winsome smile,
grace and poise on the many occas-
ions which might well disturb the
most experienced society maiden.
With honors suddenly thrust upon
her, as she was chosen as sMiss Pleas
antville', and with constant plaudits
and compliments of thousands ringing
in her ears, enough to carry away any
person, Miss Smith bore it all with
that queenly grace which made her a
favorite wherever she appeared.
Photographers, professional and am
ateur, eagerly sought her out for poses
and the movie men simply raved ove4
her type of beauty and snapped her
for the weekly reels which will be ex-
hibited in the many high class movie
houses of America. Not alone to Miss
Smith, but as well to her Court of
llOlIOl, dOCo pl dlot DClOhS " IIO
parts they took in the Pageant cele-
bration and the in which they
assisted to bring P~leasantville to fame.
Miss Ethel M. Bradley, Miss Edythe
E. Baker, Miss Laura Dougherty and
Mrs. Malinda Fennell, as aides to
Miss Pleasantville' and the Misses
Elizabeth Bradley and May Rutledge
standing at the Gateway To Atlantic
Cs4,-fs 80 tn Danraa~+ A4a+ oil
and well deserved the plaudits of the
countless thousands who witnessed the
Pageant parade.
The committee which carried
through the work were highly compli-
mented on all sides for the manner in
which they placed Pleasantville in the
Pageant. Due to the untiring efforts
of Jacob o. Herr, E.. K. Biggard, Har-
~ Lovett, DR.. w. J. Hudson and R. A.
Gale the city was far better advertised
in a few days than EVER before in all
its history. People from Maine to
California and from Duluth to Dallas
viewed the Pageant events and saw
Personalities representation. Men
and women unknown to the town or its
inhabitants heretofore became ac-
quainted with Pleaasntville because
of the efforts put forth by the men
named above. The city officials and
business men who stood back of the
committee and made their efforts pos
sible from a financial standpoint de-
serve and get a part of the credit for
the successful termination of weeks of
work to put the town before the eyes
of the United States.
Mrs. Elmina C. Westeott, as chaper-
one to Miss Pleasantville" performed
her part to absolute perfection. Mr.
Seeley Turner, of Turner & Adams,
who gave his services and that of a
bort six cylinder car for the Official
Car of Miss Pleasantyille" on several
occasions, also deserves the credit
which just belongs for this part OF
the work. All in all, everybody work
ed. cheered, boosted and the thing
was put over" in such a way as to
bring the greatest amount of praise,
applause and compliment to Pleasant
vile.
Miss Pleasantvllie" vas a p~artici-
pant in all the events staged for the
inter-city beauties. She began the
round of activities, with her chaper-
one, Mrs. Westcott, on Tuesday at
noon when she attended the Rotary
Club luncheon. Here she was sur
rounded at all times and complimented
and applauded. In the reception to the
beauties at the Traymore she was
again a center of attraction. At the
American Beauty ball on Tuesday
night she wore an American Beauty
gown and again received many high
compliments. On Wednesday she at
tended the Million Dollar Pier meet
ing when all the inter-city beauties
received replicas of the Liberty Bell
from the Sesqui-Ce Centennial committee.
Then she was the guest with her
chaperone, at a luncheon given in her