The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-12
ABSECON.

Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK motor
ed to Philadelphia, Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Williams, of Philadel-
phia, recently visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Giberson.
Mrs. George Matthews and daughter,
of Red Bank, have returned home, af-
ter spending a few days here.
Mrs. C. c. Allen was a Philadelphia
visitor on Saturday.
Miss Mary Dietrich spend the week
end with her aunt, Mrs. R. L. Babcock.
Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Johnston
and son Lewis were Abseeon visitors
on Saturday.
Mrs. Lucas is spending a few days
with her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Dob
bins, after making a short stay with
Mrs. Leland Shovel.
Rev. and Mrs. L. Creamer and daugh-
Myra, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert V. Feather,
Of P~ennsyille. were the guests of May
or and Mrs. Harry Mattson, Sunday,
at their Shore road home.
The Red Cross drive, which closed
recently, shows an enrolment of eigh-
ty-eight members.
The offering taken at the Union
Thanksgiving service held in the Pres
byterian Church, was $1,000. This
amount was sent to the Home for
Friendless Children in Trenton.
Mr.. Alfred Shovel, Miss Beatrice
White, Miss Mildred Kendrick and Mr..
Roger Johnson, of Philadelphia, spent
the past weekend at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. D. Shovel.
Mr.. Thos. Haughey has been very i'll
at her home on Church street with a
touch of appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hone are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of
a son at their home on Church street.
The mother and son are doing fine.
The little one will be called Howard
Clifford Hone.
Miss Betty Conover, Miss Dorothy
Boice, Miss Emily Reep, Miss Gather
inc Morris and Mr.. James Conover at
tended the exercises held, when the
new pipe organ in the Atlantic City
High School was dedicated.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. A. McAnney are
spending some time at the Madden
home on Church street.
Mr.. C. P. Hammell has had a new
heating plant installed recently in his
home on Shore road.
Mr.. Harry Hammell and Mr.. A. L.
Hammell have returned to their home,
otter a cunning trip in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bartlett are
making their home at present with
Mrs. Bartlett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Kelby.
Mr.. Linford Conover is spending
some time with relatives. He has been
making his home in California.
Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. James Ballan-
tines sister, is passing a few days at
her home on New Jersey venue.
The Sunday School of the M. E.
Church will give their Xmas enter
tainment on Saturday evening, Dec.
%, in the Absecon public school. The
choir is practicing for the sacred can
tata to be used on Sunday evening,
Dec. %, in the church.
Mrs. Edith Stratford, of Atlantic
City, visited Mrs. Thomas Haughey,
on Thursday.
Tennis Club.
The December meeting of the Abse-
con Tennis Club was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Sooy, Vent
nor. After the business meeting, the
evening was spent in playing games,
At a late hour the hostess served dain-
ty refreshments. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs. Garnet Reed, Nj. and Mrs. Fred
Henry, Miss Catherine Morris, Miss
Elizabeth Conover, Miss Ethel Giber-
son, Miss Adelma Miller, Miss Ella
Shovel. Miss Lena Robinson, Miss
Flora Robinson, Messrs. Robert Bart
lett, Milton Parsels, James Conover,
Harry Wexer, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sooy.
Thomas Alloway Dead.
Thomas Alloway, a former resident
of Absecon, died at his home in Phila-
delphia. Funeral service was held
Tuesday in Mt, Pleasant Church. Mr.,
Alloway was very sick at the time OF
his sons death a month ago.
Red Men Celebrated.
Friday evening, Alletah Tribe OF
Red Men had a celebration at its lodge
o O on Station venue The building
was recently bought for the tribe from
the brotherhood of the Union. Sever
al new candidates were initiated. Fol
lowing the program refreshments were
served.
Bank Mails Xmas Checks.
More than $4,000 has been sem
from the First National Bank of this
city to members of the Christmas Club,