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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
Annual Luncheon of
Lafayette Chapter
Members in Colonial Costume
Will Render Patriotic Musical
Selections During Dinner.

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the annual D. A. R. Lunch
con this Saturday, at the Hotel Chel-
sea, under the efficient Luncheon
Committee chairman, Mrs. A. w. Ely.
One feature will be the singing oil
appropriate airs by some of the mus1-
cal members in Colonial Costumes.
The singing will be led by Mrs. Sam
ueI Barbash, assisted by Mrs. Marga-
ret Evans Tilton, Mrs. Alice Sachse,
Miss Nora Lucia Ritter, Miss Ada
Thomas, Miss Mida Blake, Mrs. Jame'
G. Scull and others.
The chapter guests will be the new
ly elected president general, Mrs. An
thony Wayne Cooke, of Pennsylvania;
the vice president general, Mrs. Henry
Dusenberry Fits, of New Jersey; the
New Jersey state regent, Mrs. Charles
R. Banks, and the vice regent, Mrs.
Joseph j. Summerill.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
Pupils Enjoy Sport
On Field And Track
Gloucester and Ocean City High
Schools Competed With Local
High Athletes.

The pupils Of the local high and
grammar schools enjoyed field and
track events on Thursday afternoon
and all day Friday, at the old ball
park. The exercises started Thursday
afternoon, when the participants yer
divided by weight into Junior and Sen
ior classes. There were four entrants
for each event from each school. The
high school boys acted as officials and
the school having acquired the largest
score will be awarded a loving cup.
On Friday morning the pupils OF
each school assembled at their re
spectiye schools and marched 10 the
corner OF Washington ven and
Main street, where they all formed a
procession and marched to the ball
park. The first attraction was a
Health Crusade Program" as fol-
lows:
Introduction by a doctor; health
drill, Our Health Crusade" seven
teen girls; recitation. Health Cru
SADIE Chores" Helen Stuck; song. "A
Yankee Doodle Diet, four boys; song,
Foods" six girls; recitation, on the
Road TO Better Health" Virginia New
man; n "Ch-Ch-Chew," first
grade; recitation, Crusaders Band OF
Health Violet Glenn; song, Mary
Had a Little Cold" ten children; rec
itation and song. "A Health Round, !"
ten boys and girls; song, Garry Me
Back to Happy Dreamland, all.
Physical training program, school
showing superiority in completion OF
numbers to be awarded a prize.
The judges were Miss Dorothy
Quieksell, Miss Ellen Mahoney. Miss
Irma Stiles and Miss Mildred Hagan,
of Atlantic City.
Program: Dance, High School girls
ribbon dance, third grade; mimitic
drill. fifth grade; games, Grammar
school boys; hoop drill, Leeds Avenue
school; dance, High School girls
games, Grammar School girls; wand
drill, High School girls; country dan
ces, seventh and eighth grade girls OF
School /; flag drill, seventh grades
May Pole dance, sixth grades; mass
drill, eighth grade.
At 1.30 p. m, Inter-school Track
Meet, Gloucester vs.. Pleasantville.
At $50 p. m, Ocean City High
School Baseball team will play Pleas.
antville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
BOARD
REV|SES RATE
Absecon Tax Rate for 1923 In
creased from $4.97 to $5.23-
New Building Inspector.
SIDEWALK LIMIT CHANGED

Absecon City Council held a special
meeting on Wednesday night. AT
hat time it was made known hat the
Atlantic County Tax Board had revis-
ed the tax rate for Absecon City for
this year, and that the rate would be
1923 per hundred dollars valuation,
instead of $4.97 as originally fixed by
the County Board. The change was
made absolutely necessary because
the first rate would not permit the
raising of sufficient funds to meet the
appropriations made by City Council
at the beginning of the year. The tax
rate for 1922 was $5.36. A resolution
was passed for the city auditors to
meet with Council at the next regular
meeting, to confer On the tax rate, to
ascertain whether or not the new rate
would raise sufficient funds for the
city's needs this year.
Harry d. Miller was appointed Bull
ding Inspector under the new Building
Code but recently adopted for the city.
Permits must now be obtained and the
proper fee paid to the building inspec-
tor, before any building operations
can be commenced in the city.
The City Solicitor was instructed to
prepare an ordinance TO be introduced
at the next regular meeting OF Coun-
Gil, to limit the time for beginning
construction work on sidewalks and
curbs, where ordered to be placed by
the city. The new time limit will be
80 days, instead of 80 days, as is now
in effect. The Solicitor will also pre-
pare a resolution TO be passed at the
next regular meeting of Council, order
ing all property owners to keep their
sidewalks clear of weeds and tall
grass during the coming summer and
fall.
A notice was received, from the At,
lantic County Water Company, of the
intention of the company to apply to
the State Board of Public Utilities fol-
permission to increase the present
rates charged for water supplied by
the company.
Council gave permission for the
erection of a new automatic flash
light traffic signal at the intersection
of New York road, White Horse Pike
and Absecon boulevard. This is a
new invention and is placed for ex.
pertinent at this important road juno
ton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
Estate POLICE
TRIAL FRIDAY
Hearing of Trooper Horace Ran
kin Postponed on Request of
State Officials.
SCHWARzKOPF IN DEFENSE

Il the statement as published in an
Atlantic City paper Of Wednesday,
purporting to have been made by SUI
perintendent Schwarzkopf, OF the
State Police, is true, then there seems
to be little use of City Solicitor Cham
pion preparing charges against the
troopers who arrested patrolman Carl
sen here on Sunday, as he was in
structed to do on Monday by City
Council. Superintendent Schwarzkopf
is quoted as saying that his men have
already been exonerated of any action
~unbecoming members of the State
Constabulary by Attorney General Nc
Gran. If the state officials have al
ready cleared the troopers without
full knowledge of all the facts, then
there is no use in making an appeal
to them for justice. Any report on
which Attorney General McCran could
have rendered his decision could only
have been n submitted by the State
Police and certainly not giving Pleas
ANTILLES side OF the affair.
Trooper Rankin will be arraigned
before Mayor Jackson. this Friday af-
ternoon, at n o'clock. The post
ponement of the case was made at the
request of state officials. They may
learn some facts at this hearing they
We're not in possession of when such
a decision, generating the men, was
made.
Trooper Rankin packs a gun and he
seems to be ready to draw" at the
slightest ~proyocation. On Tuesday
Chief of Police Robert Marshall went
to Absecon TO serve a warrant on
Rankin to bring him before Mayor
Jackson to be arraigned and placed
under bail for his appearance on Fri
day. Rankin did not relish the idea
of being arrested on the warrant and
drew his gun on Marshall. The Chief
refused to be frightened by the gun,
however, and brought his prisoner in
despite the display of firearms. The
hearing is expected to bring out some
interesting facts in connection with
this case, which has attracted wide
spread notoriety.
Incidentally, while the controversy
is going on, Justice Black sat at Mays
Landing on Tuesday and a part of his
charge to the Grand Jury was as fol
lows: When an automobile driver
goes on the public streets and high
ways with a total disregard to human
safety, drives an automobile at such a
rate of speed as to take human life,
you ought to indict them for man
slaughter"
On many occasions State Police
have driven automobiles and motorcy-
Giles through Pl%easantyille at a speed
much greater than the law allows.
When speeding the State Police are
not always on such urgent calls as
they allege claimed their attention
last Sunday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
ASPHALT BLOCK
WILL Be USED
FreehoIders Decide on Material
For Paving Absecon Boule-
ward at Cost of $1,000,O 900.
Reject TOWNSHIP OFFER

According TO the decision Of the
Board OF Freeholders on Wednesday,
Absecon boulevard is TO be paved with
asphalt block. The total cost of the
work was not definitely stated. but It
has been estimated that it will reach
about 81, LOCO. 900.
Work on the Absecon boulevard will
begin shortly after Labor Day. There
will be a fifty foot hard surface and
ten foot gravel shoulders from the be-
ginning of the boulevard to a point at
the meadow edge in Absecon, and a
width of forty feet and fifteen feet
shoulders for the remaining length.
County Engineer Nelson submitted
a communication he received from the
syndicate promoting the Brigantine
beach development project, stating
that they had withdrawn their request
that the county build two bridges at a
cost OF approximately 100000. The
County Engineer was instructed 10
discontinue for the present work con-
nected with the bridge survey.
Freeholders Lippincott and Rodgers,
of Burlington County, appeared before
the Atlantic County Board and offered
to have the townships of Bass River
and Washington transferred from Bur
lington County to Atlantic County.
This proposition was not looked upon
with favor by the Atlantic County
F~reeholders. It would add two more
Freeholders to the large Board and
there would be other Objectionable
features brought about by the anneza-
ton of these two townships. The real
object is believed TO be a scheme 10
duck" the proportionate cost Of a
new bridge, which is to be paid for in
part by both counties, as, if the an
nexation were carried out. the total
cost would fall on Atlantic County.
This part of Burlington County is
not a paying proposition, and while no
one can blame Burlington for the ef-
fort to rid itself of a burden, yet At
lantic County can very well get along
without this additional territory.
Bids were received for the contract
OF building the proposed extension at
the county asylum. The Freeholders
recently voted 10 build an addition
providing 100 extra rooms. The sue
cessful bidder was A. 2. Bowen, whose
offer was s73.22s.
In an effort to keep worknaen on The
eounty's various outside operations,
the board voted a Slsnt HcIedSt II
wages. Chairman John Tomlin, OF the
road committee, in offering the resolu-
ton on the subject. explained that
this increase has been found necessa-
~. The resolution provided that Ia
borers receive 40 cents an hour IN.
stead of 37a; foremen, $4.25 a day
instead of 81; drivers of teams, SI2o
a day instead of 81; steam roller engI
neers 1925 a day instead OF So; a
tor operators, 1915 instead of $3.50 a
day. The increases viii be effective
May Is.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
SUNDAY OBSERVED
AS MOTHERS A
Ministers VIII Preach Appropri-
ate Sermons and Choirs to
Render Special Selections.
PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR.

Sunday is Mothers Day" and as
such will be observed in all the local
churches with appropriate sermons by
the pastors and special music by the
choirs. The white carnation will be
worn generally throughout the day.
Governor Silzer has issued a procla.
nation urging display of the flag on
Sunday and other fitting recognition
Of Mothers Day. The proclamation
says:
Whereas, the service rendered to
the United States by our American
homes is the supreme source OF ouI
country's strength and inspiration
and
Whereas, We honor ourselves, ouI
homes, State and nation when we dc
anything to give emphasis to the
home as the ~fountainhead of the
State; and
Whereas, the American mother has
done and is doing so much for the
home, the moral and industrial uplift
and religion, hence so much for good
government, patriotism, humanity and
religion.
Therefore, l, George S. Silzer. Gov
ernor of the State of New Jersey, dc
hereby direct that the United States
flag be displayed IN all public build
ings in the State of New Jersey On the
second Sunday in May, 1928, known as
Mothers Day, as a public expression
of love and reverence for the homes
of our State, and especially for the
mothers and other patriotic women
therein.
Il would further urge that in all
places of public worship on that day
fitting recognition be given TO the
purpose OF that day"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
BIBLE CLASS MEETING.

The Ladies Onward Bible Class Of
the First Presbyterian Church, met a.
the home OF Mrs. Floyd Smith, Mon
day evening. May 7th. After an IN
teresting business meeting. a social
evening was enjoyed.
4 solo was sung by Mrs. Maud
Howell. A prize was Won by Mrs.
Calvin Burns.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess, after which the Glass adjourn
ed 10 meet at the home Of Mrs. Ezra
Lake. 121 \. Main street, June 4th.
Those present were: Mrs. Calvin
Burns, Mrs. VI. Cheyney, Mrs. Maud
Howell, Mrs. Sieweli, Mrs. Gus KOehl-
er, Mrs. Anna Thomas, Mrs. Henry
Mitchell, Miss Nellie MeCadden, Ms.
H. Kinsey, Mrs. Clarence Davis, Mrs.
Anna Eckman, Mrs. VIM. Gordon,
Mrs. Geo. Scholes, Mrs. Woodward.
Mrs. Parish, Mrs. FLOYD Smith, Char
lotte Smith, Mrs. Samuel Ireland and
Mr.. Ezra Lake, Glass Teacher.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
KIWANIS CLUB HAS
lST ANNIVERSARY
Over Two Hundred Members and
Guests Enjoy Banquet and
Dance at Country Club.
ADDRESS BY WALTER GILL.

Over two hundred members and
guests of the Kiwanis Club assembled
at the Atlantic City Country Club on
Tuesday evening, for the first ami
versary of the club. The club house
was handsomely decorated with flow
ers for the occasion. A specially pre-
pared menu was served at $50 O'Clock,
after which a pleasing program was
rendered and dancing was enjoyed
until a late hour.
President Robert L. Race presided
during the evening and introduced the
speakers. He made a short intreduc-
DRY address. Other addresses were
made by H. Walter Gill, a past presi-
dent of the Atlantic City Kiwanis
Club, and Richard Swift, also of the
Atlantic City Kiwanis Club. Kiwani-
an Gill urged the local club to do
more and yet more active work for
the benefit of Pleasantville as a COM
munity, but was advised to think out
the problems which it took up before
taking action. During the course of
his address, Mr.. Gill deplored the
present day habit of many people who
go to others for advice, rather than
think out their own problems.
There was a vaudeville stunt on the
program which pleased the audience
immensely. Numerous prizes were
awarded many of the guests, as well
as unusually attractive lucky favor
prizes during the dancing. The music
was furnished by dwellings, orches-
ira. DR.. w. J. Hudson led the audi
ence in singing several Kiwanis songs
at frequent intervals.
The local club was congratulated
or arriving at its first anniversary.
The club has seventy-eight members,
mons which are included the leading
business and professional men of the
city
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
SALEM CHURCH NOTES.

The Mems Club will furnish white
carnations for all who attend the ser.
vice on Sunday morning. 1t is ear
nestly hoped that every member OF
the Club will be ready at the night
service to take his place in the big
chorus.
The Sunday School report last Sun.
day showed a record attendance for
the year so far. and Y new en-
rollments. Plans are being perfected
for a program of unusual interest on
Children's Day.
At the service Of the Holy Com
munion last Sunday the following per.
sons were received by letter: Lewis
B.. Ryon, Miss Caroline Ryon, Howard
S.. Cant. Hannah Cant, Mrs. Lottie G
NanSant, Gertrude VanSant.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
MT. PLEASANT CHOIR.

The Choir will render the following
program on Sunday evening, Song Ser
vice:
Hymn 37S.
Scripture and Prayer.
Hymn 322.
Solo-Selected.
Anthem-"Unto Thee VIII I Sing"
Soprano Solo, Violin obligato-l
Do Not Ask, Q Lord'-Niiss Irma E.
Stiles.
Violin Neutrality-suspicious."
Soprano Solo-"T Heard the Voice
Of Jesus SayH-Mrs. Mary Ortendahl.
Anthem-"Just For the Present
Hour"
Violin Solo-"Grossnutterchen't.
Hymn So.
Benediction.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
NELSON 3. sooY.

Last Tuesday, at Ocean City, Cap
ain Nelson B. Sooy died at the age
og "A years, at his home, 423 West
avenue. He was born in Smiths
Landing, and always followed the sea.
He moved TO Ocean City in 1885. five
years after it was founded. Capt. E.
o. Sooy, of the Brighton Hotel, Ocean
City. is his nephew. Two sons sur
viye him, Capt. Curtis r. Sooy, OF
Willow Grove, and Capt Edward Sooy,
OF Ocean City. The funeral service
was held this Friday at ? o'clock and
interment made in Salem Cemetery,
Pleasantyille.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
NEWS

Mrs. E. Adams. OF Leeds avenue.
spent Saturday afternoon in Atlantic
City, and attended the executive meet
ing Of the ParentlTeaehers and Moth
ers' Congress. which was held in
Haddon Hall.
Mrs. ". z. Petit viii leave today.
Saturday, for Columbus, Ohio. where
she viii attend the Executive meeting
of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Protestant
denomination. Mrs. Petit is seere-
tary OF Scholarship and Native Work
ers, and viii present a report OF this
work for Japan, China and India.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
S L MAY BE MAYOR.

i. John w. Risley, proprietor of Ris-
ley's Laundry of this city and a form
er resident of this city, is 0 a Com.
missioner of Margate City. He is also
a member of the Atlantic County
Board of Freeholders. By reason of
the splendid vote Risley was given in
the Commission election be will like
ly be selected as Mayor Of Margate
City.
The vote stood: John ". Risley,
Isl; Gottlieb Strotbeck, 81; Josiah
Norcross, LOG; Charles Hart. 105: Carl
voelker, 103; Mrs. Jessie McClain, 10;
Anthony Gertzen, as; William A. Nc.
Ardle, 46; and John H. Ray. 43.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
RECEIVES WORD OF
NIECE'S DEATH,

Word was received by Mrs. John
S. Lewis, of N. Main street, of the
death of her niece, Miss Nellie Autin,
who died on Sunday, May 6, in a New
ark Hospital, where she had been a
sufferer from cancer of the breast for
a number of weeks. Interment at
Monument Cemetery, Beverly, on We'd
nesday noon The deceased was the
only daughter of the late Mrs. E. j..
Austin, who for a number of years
made her home in Absecon, and who
died at Montclair on Nov. s.
After making all preparations for
several days absence to attend the
funeral of her niece, Mrs. Lewis was
physically unable to leave her home
as expected.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
GRoTTo PARADE
AND CEREMONIAL

This Saturday afternoon the mem
beers of Airline Grotto, with their
band, will escort members Of Koran
Grotto, Of Philadelphia, in a big par
AIDE in Atlantic City, starting from
New Jersey and Arctic Avenues, at
three O'Clock. In the evening there
will be a big ceremonial in the Garden
Pier Theatre. Many local Prophets
will be in line and in attendance at
the ceremonial, when L. s. Senator
Edward 1. Edwards will be n OF the
candidates.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
WOMEN.

The American Association of Uni
versity Women will meet at the home
Of Mrs. G. B. Howard, 1901 Atlantic
avenue, this Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
A talk on "The Work of Historical
Societies in New Jersey" will be CIV
en- by Mrs. John G. Thomas, President
of the Atlantic County Society.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
ANOTHER PROPERTY SOLD.

The Gouldy property on First street.
in the rear of the City Hall, was re-
Gently sold and the reported purchas-
ers were Jellinek and Allen. who have
acquired considerable local real estate
in the last year. 1t is said that sew
eral houses will be erected on the
Gouldy property in the near future.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
AN oLD-FASHioNED PLAY.

There will be a very interesting
play in the auditorium of the High
School, this Friday evening, entitled
"An Old-Fashioned Mother, to be CIV
en- by the Ushers Union of the First
M. E. Church of Atlantic City, for the
benefit of the Westminster Guild OF
the First Presbyterian Church of Plea
santYille. Admission is 35c. This
play has been given in Atlantic City
with great success.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
EGG Harbor High School.
BUILDERS CLASS MEETS.

The Builders class of Mt. Pleasant
Church met at the home of Nelson
Adams, IA w. Leeds avenue, last Fri
day evening, with a goodly number
present. After the business session,
games were played and refreshments
were served, and a pleasant evening
was enjoyed by all present.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING.

The County Council of the Moth
ers' Congress and Parent-Teacher AS
sociations held an interesting meeting
at the Hotel Chalfonte last Saturday
afternoon. About fifteen Associa-
tions from various parts of the county
were represented by delegates, and
splendid reports given in.
Arrangements were made for the
Annual Meeting to be held in Ham
monitor on Saturday, May 26. Mrs.
Drury Cooper will be one of the
speakers and special music will be
furnished by the Hammonton Associa
ton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
Egg HarbOr Loses
In Twilight Game
Pleasantville High Team Ran
Wild and Scored at VIII
Against Upstate Opponents.

In a seven inning twilight game
Wednesday, P. H. S. easily defeated
Egg Harbor H. S. by the one-sided
score 15-2. The Egg Harbor boys
had an off-day in the field and at bat.
P. H. S. ran wild on the bases and
scored almost at will. Ten visitors
men retired via the strike-out route.
The game gave the local boys a good
workout for the game with Ocean
City H. S. on Field Day.
Thn hn-- nnnrn.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
WESLEY PRoeREssIvEs TO MEET

The regular May business and so
cial meeting of the Wesley Progress
sive Bible Class for Men viii be held
Thursday evening, May l., in the so
cial room of the church. A very en-
joyable evening is anticipated and the
president desires a full attendance.
New members are being added TO the
class and interest and enthusiasm are
On the ascendencY.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
CARDIFF SOCIAL | U

The next meeting of the club will be
on Monday evening, May IA. New
members are joining all the time; will
you be the next? A welcome awaits
YOU.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12
LOCAL

An entertainment and social viii b
given by the Juniors Of Bethany II. E
Church on Thursday evening Nay II
Everyone welcome.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-12

The school pupils hope there will
not be another war, as it would make
another history lesson to learn.
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