The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-07

ing old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Alton Mitchell have
had electric lights installed in their
home.
The new house built by Isaac Stone
has been purchased by David Lingel-
bach, of Port Republic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Barlow are.
e~nejoying their new radio. The out
fit was installed by Alton Bowen, son
of Philip Bowen, a former Absecon
resident.
Miss Carrie Reed was an interested
listener at the Midwinter Conference
of Atlantic County Council of Moth
ers' Congress and Parent Teachers
Association Saturday at st. Paul's M.
E.. Church, Atlantic City.
Mr.. A. ]. Craven spent the week
end in Tacony, visiting his sister, Mrs.
Albert Groome.
Mr.. Ralph Bartlett, of Port Repub-
lie, who conducts the Absecon Gar
age, has the agency for the Chevrolet
automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Townsend, Of
Church street, are enjoying their new
radio. On Friday evening Misses
Caroline Smith and Violet Conover
enjoyed the concerts with them.
Bankers Dine.
TIC. celebrate the event of the pass
age of the $400, 900 mark in deposits
in the First National Bank, President
Reuben L.. Babcock entertained the
Board of Directors at dinner on Tues
day evening, at the Seaview Golf Club.
Those enjoying Mr.. Babcock's hospi-
tally were Walter j. Roberts, cashier;
F. Fraley Doughty, Harry Mattson,
ST., George B. Conover, A. L. Ham
nell, Frederick Somers, William F.
Banks, Christopher Hare, Louis B. Off,
DIR. E. H. Madden, and Walter H. Bah
cock, of Haddonfield, a relative of
President R. l.. Babcock.
The two remaining directors, Harry
Bowen, of Port Republic, and Samuel
W~interbottom, of Egg Harbor City,
are s%ojourning in the sunny south.
Plan Minstrel Show.
The Absecon Fire Department is
planning for a minstrel show and
dance, to be given. at Lily Lake Park
on or about February %. Fire Chief
C. M. Kesler will furnish the public
with a splendid time on this occasion.
Every member of the department is
III 6Cu " tahC oil aStifo Poit IL thio
event. Funds raised will be used in
buying a new truck.
Absecon Tennis Club.
The Absecon Tennis Club rendered
Mrs. Ephriam Mitchell a shower at
the home of the groom, Absecon
Heights, on Thursday evening. 1t
was a complete surprise to both bride
and groom. Many beautiful and use
full gifts were received, and after
speeches by Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell,
the evening was spent in music and
playing games. Among those present
were Misses Ella Shovel, Emily
Reep, Carrie Saalman, Estella Bailey,
Ethel Giberson, Elizabeth Conover,
Flora and Lena Robinson, Mrs. H. v.
Miller; Messrs. Walter Sanders, Will
liam Etris, Jack Kitchens, Ralph Bart
lett, Franklin Mccarthy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell will be
remembered as Miss Mabel Bailey. a
teacher in the Pleasantville schools.
Civic Club.
On Thursday evening, Feb. 8, the
Civic Club is planning an evening OF
games to be held in the school audit,
orium. The committee is making
I 6lcdI pItpdIdtlOuS lOI Tile OCCdSlOu.
Tickets are on sale at S1.00 each. The
local merchants are donating prizes
for the winners of the various games.
Arrangements will be made for the
playing of any kind of standard
games. A feature of the evening will
be an indoor QUOT match between
two mems teams, headed by Mayor
Mattson and William Wyand. Sr.
At The Show.
The Automobile Show, on the Mil
lion Dollar Pier, seemed to be quite
a drawing card for the towns people
ON Saturday. Among those seen were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller, and Miss
Adelma Miller, Mrs. J.. Alton Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H.. Henry, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Falivene, Misses Violet
Conover, Laura Conover, and Amanda
Price; Messrs. Edwin York, Norman
Rose, William B. Etris and Harry
Conover.
School Was Closed.
Owing to the lack of fuel, Absecon
school was forced to close its doors
on Friday of last week. The teachers
took advantage of this and visited the
Atlantic City schools. Mrs. Garnet
fleeu anu MIS-. II. ". TURNER plS1t6Q
Massachusetts,, Brighton and Texas
Avenue schools, while Miss Carrie
Reed spent the day at the Pennsyl-
vania Avenue school.
3. G. L. Meeting.
The regular meeting of the Absecon
Building and Loan Association was
held on Monday evening, in the Coun-
Gil Chamber. Mr.. John NJ. Bewley
assumed his duties as new secretary
of the association.
M. 6. Church Announcements.
A Cottage Prayer meeting will be
held on Wednesday, 7.30 p. m, at the
home of Capt. Joseph Smith. A large
attendance is desired.
Last Sunday was Missionary Day in
the M. E. Sunday School. There were
one hundred and fifteen in attend
ance and the collection taken was
thirty dollars and seventy-two cents.
The Ladies' Aid will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. James Hamilton, on Thursday
afternoon, February s, at 2.30 p. m.