The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
ABSECON NEWS
BY LENA ROBINSON.

ia ELENA bODi1NoOIN.
Mrs. Walter Sheppard was the Sun
day guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Sheppard and Mrs. Laura Shovel.
Mrs. Mary Schrider has returned to
her home in Millville, after spending
several days with friends here.
Mr.. Gus Hickman, a coast guard
from Atlantic City, was a visitor here
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Lutz, of
Pleasantville, visited Mr.. Franklin
Carton, recently.
The Women's Republican Club will
hold their regular monthly meeting on
Thursday evening, at the. home of Mrs.
R. L. Babcock. 1t is being held a week
earlier because of Thanksgiving.
The Boys Club will meet at the
home of William Frymire, Iowa axe
nue., on Friday evening.
Mr.. Hopkins Hammell, after spend
ing several months here, left today,
Wednesday, for his home in Moratico,
Virginia.
A number of the local boys will take
part in the play that Mainland Post,
American Legion, will give in the near
future.
Mrs. Annie Robinson is spending a
few days in Philadelphia with her
brother, Mr.. D. Martin Shovel.
Miss Elizabeth Conover is able to be
Out again, since a recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Henry spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. o. Garnet Reed.
Many of the towns people attended
the Chautauqua held in P~leasantville
the last four days. y
Miss Viola Bosen, of Egg Harbor,
spent Saturday with Miss Clara Como
YER
Mrs. Steelman R. Lee has returned
to her home on Church street, after a
few days in Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. HARRISON, of Atlantic
City, spent Thursday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Hurd.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen is spending a
few days in Pleasantville and Somers
Point.
DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Madden, of Col
lingswood, spent Sunday at the Mad
den home on Church street.
Mr.. Hosea Madden, MI. Hope Mad
den and Miss Sara Madden, of Tucka-
hoe, spent Sunday with DR.. E. M.
Madden.
Miss Florence Draper spent the
weekend with her sister, Louise ORA
per, at Glassboro. 4.
Mrs. James Townsend will entertain
the members of the Absecon Art Club
at the home of her sister, Miss Lorine
Boice, Shore road, this Wednesday af-
%ternoon.
This is educational week, and a gen.
eral invitation has been extended to
parents and all interested in the aus
of education, to visit the schools. .
Members of the minstrel troupe are
~rehearsing Tuesday and Friday eve
nings in the school auditorium, for the
show which they propose to give on
Dec. s. The proceeds from the show
will be placed in the building fund for
the Community House.
Presbyterian Notes.
Rev. J.. S.. Morris preached in the
Presbyterian Church, Sunday.
The Senior Christian Endeavor will
meet for q business and social meeting
at the home of Russell Elwood, Rest
Haven, Friday night.
Home Department.
The Home Department will hold ar
other all-day meeting at the home of
Mrs. Charles Ireland, White Horse
spike, Thursday. The ladies are busy
sewing, making aprons of various
kinds for sale.
Red Cross Drive.
Work is being continued on the Red
Cross Drive here. A number of new
subscriptions have been received, and
most all members have renewed their
membership. The drive will end on
Thanksgiving Day.
M. E. Church Notes.
Midweek prayer meeting, Wednes-
day evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Rev. G.
K. Dilks will have charge. All are
urged to attend.
The Official Board held a meeting
Monday evening.
Choir Rehearsal on Monday and
Wednesday evenings, at the home of
Mrs. R. L. Babcock, to rehearse the
sacred Christmas cantata, "The Light
of Life"
Junior League on Wednesday, at $50
o'clock. Mrs. Dilks, the president, is
working hard to get all children inter-
ested. Florence Noaft will be the
leader.
Young Peoples Society.
The Young Peoples Society held a
SOCIdl SdllC1 u III IllC VI l.. 01lQp0ig
Friday evening, with Miss Marion
Hoagland in charge of the affair.
Those present were: Misses Mary
Mitchell, Irene Mitchell, Marion Hoag-
land, Ruth Barker, Ada DeHaven,
Charlotte Hammell, Virginia Babcock,
Ruth Reed, Laura Sutton, Edna Jones,
Merlyn Thomas, Ethel Hammell, Clara
Conover, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Dilks, Stan
ley Mitchell, William Frymire, Bert
ram Hammell, Jacob Reed, Durham
Boice and Rev. C. K. Dilks.
Bus for School Children.
Al, the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Education last Thursday
evening, due to the strike on the SUI
Duran trolley line, the parents were
invited to attend and discuss the prob
lem of transportation of the children
to the Atlantic City High School. 1t
was decided to advertise for bids for
a bus to transport the children to and
from school. They also decided to
have Mr.. Atkinson transport the chill
dren until other arrangements could
be made. The bus question has been
before the Board of Education for
some time, due to the crowded condi-
ton of the trolley cars, which caused
the pupils to stand going and coming
from school
Farmers Held Meeting.
Poultrymen from Absecon attended
a meeting in the Leeds Point school