The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-10

teen years. Mrs. Matte Roger, wife
OF Councilman Roger, took her seat
also, she being the first woma to be
appointed on the Board of Education.
New Store to Open.
A branch of the Peoples 5-1O-25
store, of Egg Harbor City, will open
on Feb. IT, in the Burns building,
opposite the Post Office.
Missionary Society. to Meet.
The meeting of Foreign Missionary
Society of the M. E. Church will be
held at the home of Mrs. F. II. Bah
cock on Shore Road, at 2.30 p. M. on
Tuesday. The members have been
studying Building with India" and
will continue the study of the subject
at this meeting. Quarterly dues are
payable, and as this is the last meet
ing before the Annual Conference, all
members are requested to be present.
M. E. Church Announcements.
The Epworth League of the Abse-
con M. E. Church meets every Sunday
night at 6.45 o'clock. Mrs. Reuben l..
Babcock will be the leader for Sun
day evening.
Rev. John w. Wainwright, pastor of
the M, E. Church, is busy planning for
a series of revival meetings, to be
held from February IS to March 4, in
elusive. Rev. Richard A. Conover,
the Conference Evangelist, will have
charge of the meetings. On February
% an all day meeting will be held in
the church. and DIR. Alexander Corson,
| Superintendent of Camden District,
| will hn nrncAnf Pr D. vIr..r--s-II =
planning to hold cottage prayer meet
ings in three different sections of the
city, a week prior to the revivals.
Civic Club Entertains.
The Absecon Civic Club held an
evening of entertainment on Thursday
in the Auditorium of the school.
Games of all kinds were played and
enjoyed by children and grown-ups.
Prizes were donated by the merchants
to the winners of the various games.
The donors were MI. Hurd, druggist,
toilet waters and writing paper; Mr..
Todd, ham; Joseph Flynn, cigars;
Kenderski Bros, cigars; National
Bank, $500 gold piece; w. B. Etris,
$500; F. G. Turner, safety razor;
Samuel Johnson, silk hose; E. McCar-
ehJ, ioh1y CdhCo, D.. d. rIdHlDeS,
lantern; Joseph Smith, waters.
A musical program was rendered.
which follows: Mrs. Garnet Reed and
Mrs. A. l.. Hammell, duet; Miss Mary
Elizabeth DIETRICH. solo; Walter
Burns, violin solos; the Male Quartet,
composed of Mr.. A. L. Hammell, T. ].
Hamilton, F. G. Turner and Walter
Burns, sang several selections. The
musical program was greatly enjoyed
by all.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Samuel Johnson,
Mrs. R. A. Elwood, Mrs. Louis B.. Off,
Mrs. John Bewley, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Hammell, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Babcock,
Mrs. George B. Conover, Miss Ethel
Hammell, Mrs. Edward Mccarthy, Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Conover, Mr.. T. ].
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Smith. Mr.. Gilbert Conover, Mr..
Franklin Mccarthy, Mr.. Harry Weer,
Miss Carrie Saalman, Miss Nettie
Alexander, Miss Freda Smith, Mrs.
M. NJ. Townsend, Mrs. Waddams, Miss
Black. Mrs. James Ballantine, Mrs.
Earl Fairbrothers, Miss Flora Robin
son, Miss Marie Robinson, Mrs. T. d.
Shovel, Mrs. Garnet Reed, Mrs. Mary
B. Schrider, Miss Lena Robinson,
Mrs. Jerry Carton, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Turner, Mr.. Walter Burns, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter j. Roberts, Mr.. Harry
Mattson, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. F. F.
Doughty, Mr.. VIM. B. Etris, Mr.. Ed
win York, Miss Mary Elizabeth Deit-
rich, Mr.. William Wyand, Russell
Elwood, Bertram Hammell, Henry
Smith, R. l.. Babcock, Jr., Louis Off,
Gerhard Gramp, Charlotte Hammell,
Virginia Babcock, Dorothy Allen,
Frances Smith, Anna Waddams, Ma
bel Brooks, Ruth Roger.
M. E. Ladies' Aid.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
met at the home Of Mrs. T. ]. Hamil-
ton, on Thursday afternoon. After an
important business meeting a social