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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Civic Club Soon To
Start Member Drive
Plan Series of Social Functions to
Raise Funds for New Com
munity Building.

The recently formed civic club of
Somers Point, is soon to start a mem
bership drive. The club now meets
twice a month, the first meeting being
devoted to business matters, while the
second meeting is given over to social
functions. At a meeting held last
Thursday night plans were started for
a new Community Hall, at Somers
Point. Several social affairs are being
arranged to raise the money for the
building, which is Dol to be started.
Mrs. Edith Norman was present at
this meeting and gave an instructive
address for the women. Mrs. Norman
is connected with the home bureau
work in Atlantic County and has given
valuable aid to women in their home
work.
The community hall is badly needed
at the Point as a place where public
gatherings, dances, etc, car be held
and where the young people can spend
their evenings.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Officers Find Gun
Near Murder Scene
Double : Barreled Weapon Had
One Loaded Shell and One
Empty One in Chambers.

County and State Police, scouting
around in the vicinity of where Sey-
mour McKeague was shot from am
bush at Scullville, a short time ago,
found on Friday a double-barreled
shot gun hidden in a clump of bushes.
The gun contained one empty shell
and a loaded one when found. This
circumstance has increased the inter
est in this case, on which County de-
tectives and State police have been
working day and night since Nc
Keague was killed.
1t is said that officers visited differ
ent people in the neighborhood of
where the crime was committed, and
several people identified the gun as
one various members of the Lee fam
lily had used on hunting expeditions.
Finger prints, 1t vas reported, were
taken from the stock of the weapon.
and when photographed will be COM
pared with those of the Lee family.
AS a result of this clue, the police
state. the bail set of 100000 each on
Franklin Lee, road supervisor of At
lantic County, and his two sons, Her
man and George, who are still in the
Mays Landing county Jail, was declar-
ed void by Judge Smathers, and they
were ordered committed without bail
pending further investigation and the
action of the Grand Jury.
The county police state they have
witnesses to the effect that n of the
boys was seer in the vicinity five min
utes after the shooting. State police
hav located several footprints in the
gravel near the spot where the gun
was found and photographs and meas
urements have been made of these.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
ZION CHURCH WILL
HOLD CELEBRATION
One Hundred and First Anniver.
sary to be Observed for Week
Beginning Next Sunday.
TWO WEEKS REVIVAL.

Zion Methodist Episcopal Church
at B~argaintown, is one hundred and
one years old, and in commemoration
of the anniversary, a celebration is to
be held at the church, beginning next
Sunday, for one week. Following this
anniversary week there will be revival
services held for two weeks, under the
leadership of evangelists Merton
Steelman and wife. They will sing
special selections every evening dur
ing the anniversary celebration.
District Superintendent Alexander
Corson and several nearby ministers
have a part in the anniversary pro.
gram, a different minister preaching
each night.
The complete program for the week
is as follows:
Sunday 10 a. M, Love Feast
2 D. M, Sunday School. 8 p. m, Ser
non bysRev. Alexander Corson, Supt
of the Camden District. Z p. m, Ep
worth League. 7.45 p. M, Song Ser
vice. 8 .. M, Sermon by Pastor, Rev
B. F. Buck.
Monday-7.30 p. m, Song Service
7.45 p. M, Sermon by Rev. w. L
Shaw.
Tuesday-7.30 p. m., Song Service
7.45 p. M, Sermon by Rev. S. Monroe
Van SAINT.
Wednesday-7.30 p. m, Song Ser
vice. 7.45 p. m, Sermon by Rev. Johr
B. Adams, Ocean City.
Thursday-7.30 p. M, Song Service
7.45 p. m, Sermon by Rev. G. H. Neal
Atlantic City.
Friday-7.3b p. M, Song Service
7.45 p. M. Sermon by Rev. Alfonso
Dare, Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
P. H. S. DEFEATS
CAPE MAY ELEVEN
Borden Painter and Angelo Russo
Star Performers for Local
Team Last Saturday.
SCORE WAS 1912.

Last Saturday afternoon the Pleas
antville High School eleven defeated
the Cape May Court House team on
the local gridiron by the score of IS
IL. The star performers for the local
team were Borden Painter and Angelo
Russo. Painter made two of the Plea
s~antville's touchdowns, while Russo
added another.
Skirting around the ends and line
plunging resulted in Painter scoring
his first touchdown in the opening
quarter, when he sprinted twenty
yards to score. In the third period he
again went over the invaders goal
line for another touchdown.
/ Towards the close of the second
quarter, Russo sprinted through a bro
ken field for twenty yards before he
registered.
P%leasantville High School had the
ball on the Middle Township High
| School vineyard line when play ended.
Tho 11mnarV'
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
FORMER PASTORS GREET
WESLEY CONGREGATION
Many Attend Anniversary Supper Fri
day Night-Church's First Pastor
breaches Sunday Sermons

The Anniversary Supper on Friday
night was parUaken of by n ndr
persons. despite the heavy storm. Al
ter supper had become history, Elwood
c. Weeks acted as POSTMASTER OF GER
emonies and introduced Rev. Z. A
Miller. who spoke briefly Of q pleas
ant times in the church during the
WI years of his p%astorate and OF the
loyalty and faithfulness of those who
stood BY the church in her early days,
The next speaker vas Rev. T. A
Wells, who served as pastor OF Wesley
for six years. He, too, spoke OF the
pleasant memories Of the past n OF
the devotion OF the people, which con
tributed largely TO the success OF his
pastorate.
DR.. j. L. Sartees, the immediate
predecessor of the present pastor, was
then introduced and felicitated Wesley
upon her achievements and posslohi
ties.
Mr.. Wilbur Reed was introduced
and spoke of two or three things he
had recently heard from prominent
speakers, and which he thought pc
culiarly applicable to u future. He
gave credit to Enos Ware and J. Al.
McAnney for his conversion. and ad-
voeated more of the big brother
spirit among men of the Church.
J. Al. McAnney was reminiscent OF
Wesley's history. going back to the
early days and gave great praise for
what Wesley Church had been to him
thro' the years.
The pastor spoke briefly at the close
concerning the bright future which
looms up before the Church in this
community.
Il was a most happy hour in the re
newing of old friendships with former
pastors.
On Sunday Dr.. L~awrenson Cornell.
of Burlington, delivered two powerful
and somewhat unique sermons on
''The -Extravagance of Love-, and
Witnessing for Christ" Both ser
mons were received with rapt atten-
ton by large and appreciative congre-
cations. The subscriptions toward the
Organ and improvement funds am
ounted to about S2500. The subscrip-
tions ove a period of twelve months,
beginning Jan. LIST, 1924. To all who
in any way contributed q the great
success of the 20th Anniversary of
Wesley Church the officials extend
most gracious appreciation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
HELD FOR A JURY.

Henry B. Lewis, of Bargaintown,
was before Judge r. G. Brown last
Friday, on a charge Of assault and
battery made against him by his wife.
He was placed under $500 bail and in
default was committed to the County
jail.
After the man had come home in.
toxicated, it was charged that he drove
his wife and two children out of the
house in their night clothes. They
were forced to obtain clothing from
neighbors. Lewis was arrested by
State Trooper Hunter of the Absecor
station. He thanked the Judge fol
sending him to Mays Landing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
FAREWELL TO PASTOR.

A number of the members and
friends of ST. Johns M. P. Church
met in the Church on Thursday eve
ming to tender to Rev. G. w. Toms, Jr.i
and his family a surprise farewell
party. They will leave this week for
M%anasauan. Rev. Toms has been pas
tor of st. Johns Church for two years,
during which time he has endeared
himself to the members of the church
and community. He was also very
active in the work of Atlantic County
Sunday School Association, being the
President for the past year. Prof. Ril-
ey. of Absecon, who was present,
spoke very highly of the efficient ser
vice rendered to the work of the AS
~sociation by Mr.. Toms. Rev. D. B.
Mahoney, of Seaview Baptist Church.
representing the Mainland Ministerial
Unon, also praised Mr.. Toms very
highly for his Christian character and
for his standing for all that was pure
and right in the matters pertaining to
the community. Many other express
sions of the high esteem in which Mr..
Toms and his family were held by the
members and friends of the church
and community were made and many
I6SI6lS welt tARit0SNA IAdl IA pas
torate had terminated so soon. All
wished him much in his new
fields of labor.
Those present included: Rev. and
Mrs. G. ". Toms. Jr, Virgil c. Toms,
Rev. and Mrs. r B Mahoney, Prof. and
Mrs. E. D. Riley, Mrs. S. Mccoy, Mr..
and Mrs. Al Ang, Mrs. Carrie Lafferty,
Mrs. Neya Somers, Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
nelius Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Simpkins, VIM. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Horton. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Cheeseman. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hor-
ton, Mr.. John Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
Caste, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. OFT, Mrs.
Thos. Steelman. Miss Gouldy, Mrs.
Rosie Adams, Mr.. Peter Sutton, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Oakley and VIM, Jr.,
Mrs. Bert Conover. Mrs. Swindelman,
Mrs. Mary Wagner, Mrs. Elizabeth
Reinar, Mrs. Reba Quein. Miss Nina
Duberson, Mrs. NJ. Dieling, Mrs. Sarah
Sutton, Misses Alice and Marian
Quein, freedman Messick.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
County Convention
AT Absecon Friday
Atlantic County Sunday School
Association Meeting to be
Held In Nj. E. Church.

On Friday the annual meeting of
the Atlantic County Sunday School
Convention will be held in the Abse-
con Methodist Episcopal Church.
There will be sessions in the morning,
afternoon and evening, and at noon
the Ladies Aid Society of the church
will furnish a chicken dinner to the
delegates from the several Sunday
Schools in the County. They will also
provide supper.
Every Sunday School is urged to
send a large delegation to this meet
ing. The sessions will be presided
over by Rev. George w. Toms, Jr.,
who has Just been transferred from
st. Johns NJ. P. Church to Manasquan.
A successor will be selected to him,
as he has removed from Atlantic
County. Prof. E. d. Riley is Cores
bonding Secretary of the Association
and he will again be reelected, hav-
ing served in this Office for many
wears. to the great satisfaction OF all
interested. He is also Treasurer OF
the Association.
John S. Weaver, of this city, is a
member of the Finance Committee.
Harry F. OFT is Superintendent of the
Adult Department, and Mrs. Thomas
Parker is Superintendent of the Mis-
sionary Department.
AT the morning session State Score
tary Rev. ]. E. Appleby will deliver
an address. Miss Frances M. Hedden
will deliver an address during the az
ternoon session, and it is planned to
have the school children present TO
hear Miss Hedden, who is Superinten-
dent OF the Children's Division n a
wonderful speaker. H. w. Blashield,
Superintendent of the Daily Vacation
Bible School, and Rev. J. E. Shaw, OF
Cape May, will be the speakers at the
evening session.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
MRS. j. w. coRDERY.

Mrs. J.. ". Cordery. of Absecon, died
at her home IN Saturday afternoon
from a stroke of paralysis. She was
80 years of age. Besides her husband
she is survived by a daughter and son
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Warke,
Jr., of Atlantic City; a sister, Mrs. C.
c. Allen, Of Absecon; and two broth
ers, DR.. Joshua Hilliard, of Manahaw-
kin. and Phineas billiard, of Pleasant
vile. The funeral will be held this
Tuesday afternoon at 2.3O o'clock.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
COUNCIL ACTION
UPHELD ON APPEAL
Somers Point School Matter De-
cided Against Board of Educa-
ton by Commissioner Enright.
INCIDENTAL ACCOUNT CUT.

In a decision given last week State
Commissioner of Education John En-
right sustained the action of the City
Council of Somers Point, in refusing
to appropriate for school purposes the
necessary by the Board of School EST
mates, On the recommendation of the
Board of Education.
An appeal was taken by the Board
when Council refused to grant the
money, in spite of the previous decis-
ion of the Commissioner that Council
was absolutely right in using it's dis.
erection, when the amount asked for
was in excess of the three-quarters OF
l per cent. of the assessed valuation
of all property in the town. The board
still persisted in its contention that it
should have at least $500 of the $500
which Council had cut from the ap-
preparation.
The commissioners latest reply is
that under the law Council has a per
feet right to refuse the amount in
question, and that as the Board of Ed
ucation did not in either appeal dis
pute the assessment, and he was
lilC1EDg OOQ4d " bdhC allC A60ACo CIV
en- by Council as correct, it a. plain
that under the law Council would have
been perfectly justified if it had re-
fused to appropriate more than ST.
19417, which is the three-quarters OF
l per cent. limit provided for by law,
instead of the s11,475 that was apDro-
priated without question. If thn
sum were 10 be demands6
Board of Education, it vol
show that the assessed W
all property in the town vas
of $500, 900.
The figures show that
Council did not cut any of the am
which provided for specific needs%
that the only cut was Il redH
the incidental" a4 from the 8
~sked for s23GoWnfu-re $500. a
which Il had efo0d in 7Q12 and cthe1
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
JUDGE vERNoN's COURT.

Judge Peter Vernon held court on
Saturday and fined James D.. Leo, OF
Atlantic City, $40 and costs for reck-
less driving and using a fictitious tag.
He also fined Ernest Schmoll, of At
lantic City, s25 for driving without a
license. Charged with desertion and
non-support by Mrs. Mary OFT, her
husband, John OFT. of Millville, was
also before Judge Vernon and promis-
ed to pay his wife SIS a week for her
support.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
5oTH ANNIVERSARY.

On Thursday Kinewaugha Tribe, No
40, Imp. o. R. NJ, will celebrate their
5oth anniversary with a masquerade
dance. Prizes of gold will be given
for the various dance contests and also
a door prize of gold. A handsome lou
yenir programme viii be presented to
every lady, containing a brief history
of the tribe.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
KILLED WHEN
HIT BY AUTO
Mrs. Matilda Stadler Dies Instant
Iy on Pike Near Pottstown-
Daughter Injured.
GOING To WERNERSvILLE

Mrs. Matilda Stadler, mother of
Ferdinand Stadler, of East Park ave
nue., was instantly killed on Saturday
evening, when struck by IN automo-
bile on the pike about six miles from
Pottstown, Pa, while en- route to WeT-
n~ersYille, Pa. Her daughter, Miss
Lena Stadler, was also struck by the
car and probably fatally injured.
Mrs. Stadler was IS years of age,
and was the widow of the late Ferdi-
nand Stadler. who for many years
conducted a bakery and ice cream
business in Atlantic City, which bust
ness was later taken over by his son.
Accompanied by her daughter Lena
and her granddaughter, Miss Lois
Stadler, daughter of Louis Stadler, of
Atlantic City, she was going to Wer-
nersville for a short stay. In another
car was Miss Helen Semple and Miss
Gertrude Coffey, of Atlantic City, who
were also going to Wernersville for a
weeks stay.
The party left Atlantic City Satur-
day morning, Miss Lois driving the
machine. They had just left Potts
town on the way toward Reading,
when at a distance of about~seventeen
miles from the latter city, Miss Lois
Stadler noticed that the a was ruD-
ming low on gasoline and decided to
stop at the next reflling station and
replenish the gas tank. Arriving at
the station the women left the car
while it was being filed with oil and
gas. Lois Stadler stood by watching
the reflling going on. The aged wo-
man and her daughter walked out in
the road and started to cross.
When about half way across the
pike they suddenly observed automo-
biles bearing down on them at an ex-
cessiYe speed. Becoming confused
when the approaching motorist blew
his horn, the women jumped back, and
in doing so stepped directly in the
path of another car bound in the op-
posite direction. Both women were
and hurled TO the pavement
|kefore the motorist could bring his
: to a stop.
TIE injured women were picked up
rushed to the Pottstown Hospital,
II was discovered that Mrs.
had died. Her daughter was
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
SCHOOLS CLOSED MONDAY.

The schools were closed on Monday
because of the Atlantic County Teach
ers' Institute, which was held in the
High School, at Atlantic City. Sever
al noted educators were present and
made addresses, and gave many sug-
gestions to bring more success for the
remainder of the present school term.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
CHANGE OF DATE.

The date of the first fall meeting OF
the Atlantic County Historical Society
has been changed from Friday, Octo-
Der 26th, to Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 9th. 1t will be held in Central M
e. Church, Linwood.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

them to the hospital He al held IN
$500 bail. later being exonerated and
freed on order of Coroner Neville, who
issued a certificate of accidental death
The body of the aged woman will be
returned 10 Atlantic City, after the IN
quest is completed. Jeffries & keates
are in charge of the funeral arrange
ments. The funeral will probably be
held this Wednesday or Thursday al
ternoon. =
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
-HALLoWEN'EN PARTY.

The Westminster Guild will give a
Halloween party in the chapel of the
First Presbyterian Church, on Friday
evening. Tickets may be obtained
from any member Of the Guild for %
cents.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

Please accept my love and best
wishes, for yourselves and your peo-
pie in the fellowship of this anniver-
sary and of your entire p~astorate.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

The big man with his pig roll and
the small man with his small roll are
each accorded the same c~onsiderate at
tention at our bank. PLEASANT
VILE TRUST co. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
WESLEY UsHERs' UNION.

u nusuai
S tunts,
H Apply
z Entertainment,
r ocular
S cream.
u sual
N bibles,
l Impressive
o pening
N light.
October 23rd, 1923-"COME".
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

IOIdI. !. . !. . : . . !. sIOOI AIFI
The Third Precinct of the Second
Ward was taken from the First and
Second Precincts after the General
Election last November.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

VIM. E. Mathis. Plumbing and Heat
ing, 40 E. West Jersey Ave.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24
Cane NAV C. H.

ter, Ross.
Substitutions: For Pl~easantville,
Carnesale for Roser, Roser for Carne-
sale; for Cape May, KimOall for Gar
diner, Thomson for Foster.
Referee, Spencer Bennett, Temple
University. Tims6c1duarters, Is min
uteS each.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

which it had stood in 1922 and other
years previous.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-24

lHdL Lut UnIy cut
the incidental"
~4skeu for 1928
Evening star., 1923-12-10
$373,9)O INCREASE
/. TO ST. EL|zABETH'S
Budget Recommends Total
of $1,805, ,000-HoWard
University, $815,0O0.

Appropriations recommended in the
budget for. ST. Elizabeth's Hospital
total s1,S05.000, as compared with
s1.431,500 in the current act. Among
the items are: $1,350,000 for the sup
port, clothing and treatment of the
insane from the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps. etc: $4,000 for general
repairs and improvements to build
ings; $4,000 for remodeling and ex-
tending the power. heating and light
ing plant and s250,000 personal funds
Of patients.
An appropriation of $1os,00o IS
recommended for the Columbia Insti-
tute for the Deaf, as compared with
100000 in the current act.
The appropriation recommended for
Howard University Is $s15,oo0, as
rent year.
New items proposed for Howard
University include $127.500 toward
the construction Of q building for an
assembly hall, gymnasium, armory
and administrative headquarters for
a department of health and hygiene
AN increase Of $s7,5o0 over the cur
rent act; $370,000 for additions to the
medical school building. and $4,000
the medical school building.
For Freedmen's Hospital an appro-
priation of $174,70o is recommended.
against $172.S0 in the current act.
For the National Training School
for Boys in Washington. D. c., an ap-
preparation Of $60.436 is recommend,
ed the same as In the current aca !,
Evening star., 1923-12-10
Fire Department

Appropriations totaling $1,5I8,71o
are recommended for the fire depart
ment. as compared with $1,3ss.s13 in
the current act.
Recommended changes in the per-
sonnel are as follows: .: ,ea.
Four additional sergeants at s1,70o
each: nine additional privates. class
8. $3.50 each; seventeen additional
An item Of $50. 600 ;SpV Tor tho eIt purchase
OF hose Is proposed, an increase Of
$4,000; for the purchase Of one
gasoline tank and oil wagon, $500.
The following permanent improve
menta are recommended:
For three pumping engines, triple
combination, motor driven. at $12, 300
For one aerial hook-and-ladder
truck, motor driven, $I5,5o0
For one automobile, $1,000.
For one drill tower and one con-
crete smoke-test building, to be To-
Gated on land owned by the District
Of Columbia adjacent to No. 8 engine
For house, site. furniture and fur
nfshings for a truck company to be
located in the northeast section Of
the city in the vicinity Of 18th and
HI streets northeast, including the
cost OF necessary instruments for re-
ceivtng alarms and connecting said
house with flre-alarm headquarters.
$4,000.
For house. site. furniture and fur
nishings for an engine company to
be located in tho vicinity Of the inter-
section OF Conduit road and Reser-
voir street northwest, including the
cost Of necessary instruments. fol. re-
house with flre-alarm headquarters,
$b6,000. -
Evening star., 1923-12-10
District Courts

A total appropriation Of $47.617 is
recommended for the Juvenile Court
as compared with $37.1s0 in the cur
rent act.
Salaries for twenty-six employees OF
the court total $41,51S, an increase OF
$4.532.
The salary Of the judge Is In
creased from $500 to $500.
The total appropriation for tho
Police Court recommended Is $72,sO4
as compared to oi$59,S40 in the current
act.
For thirty five employees salaries total
S52,704, an increase OF $4,000 accord
ing to budget recommendations
The salaries of the two judges are
increased from $500 to $1,000.
The Municipal Court.
Appropriation recommendations Tor
the Municipal Court total $6S.216 as
compared to $53,SS0 in the current
act
The salaries recommended for twenty
two employees aggregate $51,616, an In
crease of 5000 and provide for one
new assistant clerk, grade q, at
$3.50.
creased from $500 to 5000.
District Supreme Court
Tho appropriation for the District
Supreme Court as carried In tho
budget Is practically the same as FOR
the current year.
The appropriation recommended for
the Court of Appeals is approximately
the same as in the present law.