The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-29
KIWANIS HEARS OF
LOCAL INDUSTRY
A. Frech Addressed Club on
Subject of Hosiery Dyeing-
Talk on China Enjoyed.
TO HAVE LADIES NIGHT.

At the regular weekly luncheon of
the P~leasantyille Kiwanis Club, held
at the Atlantic City Country Club last
Tuesday, Mr.. J. A. Frech, representing
the Peerless Hosiery Dyeing Co., gave
a very interesting talk to the members
of that organization on the re-dyeing
of hosiery. The Peerless people had
been requested to furnish a speaker,
in order that the Club members and
the citizens generally could be inform
ed as TO the class Of industry Pleas
antyille has. The Peerless people
have prepared a very attractive win
dow display OF various kinds and col
ors of hosiery, showing at a glance
the stages the product passes through
before the article is completed. This
exhibit is shipped from city TO city,
wherever the larger merchandising
shows are held. 1t is quite an adver-
tisement for Pleasantville as well as
the Peerless people, in that the top,
both front and sides, bear the name of
the company, with the location of the
plant Immediately under. worked in
beautiful art glass. Mr.. Frech cover
ed his subject very thoroughly, taking
the members gradually through the
various processes of REDUCING, and ex-
planning in detail the saving effected
to the wholesaler, jobber and even the
retailer by having his surplus stock of
hosiery re-dyed from an obsolete color
into the latest patterns. He brought
out the fact that Mr.. Brewin. the head
of the local company, was the pioneer
in this line of work, and stated that
they were the first company to at
tempt and actually accomplish the re-
dyeing of hosiery in more than one
color. The talk and exhibit were
greatly enjoyed by the large gather
ing of the members resent
Following the talk of Mr.. Frech.
President Race introduced Mr.. E. H.
Munson, Foreign Director of the Y. NJ.
C. A. in China. who gave a most inter
esting talk on conditions in that great
republic. Nj. Munson has been in
China for the past ten years, watch
ing its development, its revolutions,
it's plaques, and the conversion of ma
ny of its more substantial citizens to
the Christian religion. He told of
many interesting events which had
taken place during his stay in that
country. He referred to the fact that
when he first took up his work there
in one of the larger cities, how some
80 per cent of the entire population
was illiterate, being absolutely unable
to read or write. The Association,
with the aid of several of the more
prosperous business men of the city.
had undertaken TO educate as rapidly
as possible this great body of illitera-
cy. He spoke of the cooperation OF
the students at the various universe
ties in teaching the younger genera
ton the characters of the Chinese
language, and how the work had adj
vanced so that to-day one student is
enabled to have a class OF several
hundred. through the use Of lantern
slides, whereas at the start there was
one teacher for about every thirty
people. The progress being made, be
said. was almost unbelievable. He
spoke of the conversion TO Christian
ty of one of China's greatest Generals
and how he had successfully broker
I'D in several provinces the use Of
dope by the natives and. by heavy
fines. had broken UP its production
These fines had been used in the edu
/ cational work being carried on by the
y. NJ. C. A. China's leading cottoI
merchant is also a heavy contributor
to the cause. and he and his entire
/ family have become Christians.
The Club before closing its meeting
voted unanimously to hold a Ladies
Night on Halloween.