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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
MAYOR JACKSON NAMES
MRS. MARGARET c. WHITMAN
Member of Women's Republican Club
Appointed To Local Board
of Education.

This Friday morning, Mayor Charles
e. Jackson named Mrs. Margaret G..
Whitman as a member of the Board of
Education. Mrs. Whitman will take
her place on the Board the first day
of February.
Mayor Jackson said, in making this
appointment, that he had received a
petition from the Women's Republican
Club, signed by a large majority of
the members, recommending Mrs.
Whitman for the office. The petition
was used instead OF calling a special
meeting, because the matter had been
discussed at meetings and there was
q diffeEenee Of aninion meet
ing. As he had pledged himself To
appoint the lady that the Club favored,
he felt obliged to carry out his word,
Mrs. Whitman has been very active in
the club since it's organization, being a
member of the executive committee of
that body, and has always taken great
interest in all civic matters.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
EXCHANGE PULPITs.

On Sunday the several ministers of
the Mainland Ministerial Union viii
exchange pulpits. The assignments
for the exchange are as follows:
Oceanville NJ. Prev. John ".
Wainwright.
Absecon NJ. E.-Rev. Hughes.
Mt. Pleasant NJ. Prev. ". H.
Libe.
Wesley M. E.-Rev. W. L. Shaw.
First Baptist-Rev. Thos. n. Hicks.
Presbyterian-Rey. G.. W. Toms.
Salem NJ. E.-a. m, Rev. L. d.
Champion; p. m. Rev. j. l. Keith
Macleod.
Bethany NJ. E-a. m. Rev. T. II.
Hicks; p. m. Rev. L. d. Champion.
st. Johns NJ. Prev. T. NJ. Sim
anton.
Central NJ. E-Rev. ". E. Pettet
Zion N. E-Rev. B. F. Buck.
ScuIlville NJ. Prev. Murray Ham
ilton.
Seaview Baptist-Rev. B. Mahoney.
Somers Point NJ. Prev. l. D.
Stultz.
Ocean City Baptist-Rev. Buck
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
WORK WILL
BE DISCUSSED
Committee of State Highway
Commission Will Meet Free
holders and Others.

The reconstruction OF the Absecon
Boulevard, the possible reconstruction
of the Shore Road from Absecon to
Somers Point, the completion of Route
No. Is from Egg Harbor through
Mays Landing to Tuckahoe, as well as
the completion of the Ocean Highway
through Burlington and Ocean Coun-
ties, and other County Road problems
are to be freely discussed ON Saturday
morning at 1890 O'Clock, when a com
mittee from the State Highway Com
mission meets the Freeholdefs or At
lantic and Cape May Counties in the
Freeholders room in the Guarantee
Trust building. The Highway Com
mission committee is travelling around
in the interest of the general program
of construction of State Highways
this veal and next year and to hear
the expressions of citizens as to how
the $40, 900, 900 bond issue as authoriz-
ed at the November election shall be
spent. Any citizen is welcome to at
tend these hearings.
Dates of the hearings, the first of
which is Friday of this week at Cam
den, the counties to be represented
and the places of these meetings have
been arranged by the commission
Two committees of the highway COM
mission, one of four to handle the
North Jersey meetings, and the other
of three, to hear the South Jersey rep
resentatiyes,r have been named. The
NerthsJersey committee is made up of
Gonhmfs#ioIiers N ifittemore. Duhy..
Farrier and Paddock; South Jersey,
Collins, Doughty and Burton.
The schedule of dates follows:
January u, 1890 o'clock a. M
Camden courthouse, for Camden and
Gloucester counties.
January u, 2.30 o'clock p. M
Bridgeton courthouse, for Cumberland
and Salem.
January IS, 1890 o'clock a. M
Guarantee Trust Company Building,
Atlantic City, for Atlantic and Cape
May.
January %, 10 o'clock a. m.-State-
house, Trenton. for Hunterdon, Mer-
Ger, Somerset and Warren.
January %, 2 o'clock p. m.-State-
house, for Burlington, Middlesex, Mon
mouth, Ocean and Union.
January "a, 10 O'Clock a. m.-New-
ark courthouse, for Bergen. Essex,
Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Sussex.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
Telephone Five To
Mix With Soldiers
Strong Atlantic City Team to Play
Legion Monday Night at High
School Gymnasium.

The Bell Telephone Company, rec
ognized as n of the best teams in
Atlantic City, will oppose the Ameri-
can Legion five in the local High
School gymnasium Monday night
AT present they are tie for second
place in the Atlantic City League.
According to the pace now being set
by the soldiers they will be hard TO
stop, and are out to make this game
their seventh straight win, but the
Telephone boys are expected to give
them some stiff opposition.
The Bell boys have a lineup of all
stars which include Barry, at forward,
who is a sensational goal shooter. and
Carey, who jumps center and is the
man the team is built around. Ferdie
Eble, the ex-U. of P. star, may play
with the shore men.
The Legion will start the famous
Myers, Reagan, Ortendahl, Payne,
Enderlin combination, whose team
work in last weeks game was unsnr
passed. Messic, the fashy find of the
Legion, will also see service. Bar
nett, who has recovered from his re
cent injuries, will also get into the
game.
The soldiers have rendered a good
account of themselves and have prov
ed popular with the fans, as they are
composed of men who stick to the one
team, and play with no other teams.
The management is expecting
large crowd at Monday nights game
Although the attendance has beer
very good, it is hoped hat more fan:
will turn out. Extra seats have beer
provided to accommodate everyone.
Following is the lineup for tbs
game:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
Local Union viii
Send Two Delegates
Mrs. r. j. Frendlich and Mrs.
Virginia Zulker Named to At
tend Conference at Trenton.

AT a meeting of the executives of
the Pleasantville Woman's Christian
Temperance Union held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Roxanna ]. FTendiich
on Monday afternoon it was decided 10.
send two delegates to Trenton, on
Thursday. January 18th. to attend a
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the New Jersey Antfsaloon Leaeue. .
conjunction with Temperance Unicn
workers and members Of the several
Ministerial Unions throughout the
state. Mrs. Frendlieh and Mrs. Viz
ginia ZuIker were selected as the del
egates to represent the local union Al
this conference.
Because Of this meeting and the al
sence of Mrs. Frendlieh, who is Presi-
dent of the local Union, from the city
on the 18th, the regular monthly meet
ing of the local Union viii be postpon
ed until Thursday evening, January
25th, when the meeting viii be held az
the residence Of Mrs. Bennett.
Sunday, January 21st. viii be Tenn
perance Sunday in the several Sunday
Schools of the city and on that dale
the several schools will be addressed
by members of the ". c. T. e ard
there viii be temperance literature
distributed TO the scholars.
Mrs. Frendlich. as a past County
President, viii be one of the speakers
al the annual banquet of the Atlanpe
County Union, to be held on Tuesday
evening, January 10th, at the Hotel
Wiltshire, in Atlantic City. This ban
quet will be presided over by County
President, Mrs. Eliza Hughes, and rep
re~sentatives from every Union in Al
lantic County, viii attend in large
numbers. The several ministers
throughout the county will also attend
and several of them viii deliver short
addresses.
Those present at the executive meet
ing included Mrs. Mary Fairbrothels.
Mrs. Edward Adams, Mrs. Harry Par
sells, Mrs. Elias Campbell, Mrs. Harry
Lake. Mrs. Zeeher, Mrs. Lewis Smith.
Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. William Sui
Hvan, Mrs. Margie Golf, Mrs. Virginia
Zulker, Mrs. Annie Jackson and Mrs
r. j. Frendlich.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

Arrangements have been made to
have the Myers Family Orchestra
play at the Somers Point Baptist
Church Thursday evening, Jan. %.
Rev. Mahoney, pastor of the church,
met with a number of the members at
his congregation, and made the neces-
sary plans or Monday evening. Tick
cts for the affair will be on sale this
Saturday. The orchestra will be I'M
der the direction of Prof. Benjamin
Reisman, of Atlantic City.
When the orchestra gave a concert
in Salem M. e. Church, Pleasantville,
recently. the church DOR was packed
and many people were sitting in the
Sunday School division of the building
despite the mclement weather.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
PARENT-TEAcHERs' MEET.

Mrs. Charles B. Hobart, county
chairman of the Dental Committee
and president of the Ventnor City
Parent-Teachers Association, was the
principal speaker Wednesday when
she addressed members of the P. T.
A. of School No. l.
Before the address drills were given
under the direction of Miss Hazel
Worcester, physical training director.
Mrs. Nettie Adams, principal of the
school, made a short address asking
for the cooperation of the parents in
regard to perfect honor rolls.
Miss Leila Hilard and Miss Beatrice
Harding also took parts in the pro-
gram. Mrs. Alice Griffith, teacher of
the seventh grade, had her rooms dec
GRATED appropriately for the occasion.
Superintendent Sullivan spoke at the
close of the session.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
coLoRED ELks AID
STRICKEN BROTHERS.

On Friday. December LIST, New Burn,
North Carolina, was visited by a ser
ious co~nfagration which destroyed one
fourth of the city, especially that part
populated by colored people. Many
colored Elks were rendered homeless
and an appeal for aid was sent out Q
other lodges. In answer to this aB
peal. AbseQuam Lodge. of Pleasant
vile. has collected garments of var-
Gus kinds and on Thursday a box ecn
tanning 1S9 articles of clothing was
shipped to the needy brothers Of the
south. Another box is to be shipped
next week and the local lodge sohclts
donations of clothing which may be
sent TO Financial Secretary Robert a.
Johns. No. s Old Turnpike.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
BENEFIT DANCE.

There has been a good advance sale
of tickets for the benefit dance 10 he
given by a number of local women AZ
the Atlantic City Country Club this
Friday night for the fund TO send the
1928 High School Senior Glass 70
Washington for the annual trip next
June. Tickets can also be procured at
the door from members of the commit
tee. The affair will start al eight o.
clock. A fine orchestra has been IN
gagged to furnish the music.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
AUTHORS CLUB.

The Authors Club was delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Race on Tuesday afternoon.
Each one present was presented by
the hostess with a beautiful art calen-
dar, giving reproductions of famous
religious subjects.
Mrs. John F. Ryon had already pre-
scented each one with a diary and ex-
tracts were read from n of these.
Those present were; Mrs. /. G.
Adams, Mrs. Jerry Carton, Mrs. Chas.
Stebbins, Mrs. Daniel l.. Collins, Mrs.
Lewis B. Ryon, Mrs. John G. Thomas,
Mrs. John F. Ryon and the hostess
The club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Samuel Ireland on next Tuesday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL RUN
FOR INAUGURATION DAY

Arrangements have been made with
the Pennsylvania Railroad for a spec
ial train to run from Atlantic City to
Trenton next Tuesday for the inaugu-
ration of Governor-elect George S.
Silzer. The train will leave Atlantic
City at 8.35 a. M, and will leave Alb
secon at 8.46. People going from here
will have to take the train at Absecon
unless they go to Atlantic City early
in the morning. Tickets are now be-
ing sold by Secretary Frank J. Har-
rold of the Democratic County Com.
mittee, good only on this special train.
The train will leave Trenton for the
return trip at 5 O'Clock in the after
noon, and will arrive at Absecon at
6.45 d. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY PARTY

A Washington's birthday party was
planned when members of the Helping
Hand Society, of the First Baptist
Church. held a meeting at the home
of Mrs. Daniel Smith Tuesday after
noon. The party will take place Feb
ruary %, and plans will be completed
when the society meets again Febru-
airy 5.
Those present included: Mrs. L.
Candy, Mrs. G. HI. Adams, Mrs. F,
johnson, Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. John
Bumgartle, Mrs. Albert Bossler, Mrs
George Hill, Mrs. Joseph Thomas, Mrs.
Daniel Smith, Mrs. Edward Wells,
Miss Helen Smith, Mrs. M. A. Warner,
and Mrs. Samuel Lippincott.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
LEGION PLANS
MUSICAL SHOW
Local Talent Will Appear in Cast
of Big Production to be Staged
This Winter.

A big musical show, in two acts
with about tw%enty-four scenes, is be-
ing planned by Mainland Post, Ameri-
can Legion. The production will be
staged at the High School Auditorium
and will be given about the last of
February or the first of March. There
will be an orchestra of twenty-five
pieces for this presentation. The
show will be on the plan of the Zieg-
field Follies and the rehearsals will
begin next week. The talent will all
be local and will be selected from am
ong members of the Legion and ladies
of the city.
The name selected for the produc-
ton is 'sTorpbem Revue of 1929. 1t
will consist of musical acts, comedy,
vaudeville and sleight of hand per
formances. The show will be for the
benefit of the general fund of the
Legion.
Mainland Post met Tuesday night
and elected the following officers for
the year: Post Commander, Cornelius
Candy: Vice Post Commander, Ed.
ward York; Post Adjutant, Milo Bias
sett; Post Financial Adjutant, Walter
Fields; Chaplain, George Manning
Sergeant-at-Arms, Alfred Emmons;
Financial Officer, Clayton Ingersoll ;
Athletic Officer, William T. Payne;
Publicity officer, Fred. K. Thompson;
Executive Committee, William t
Payne (Athletic), Fred. K. Thompson
publicity, William Enderlin ENTER
tainment), Dr. W j. Hudson III
Iaaa,e
On Tuesday evening, February 9Th
there viii be an open meeting held foi
all World War Veterans of this city
and adjoining towns. The installation
of officers will take place at this meet.
ing
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
DEBATING GROUPS.

~Plsasantville High School will take
part in the Rutgers interscholastiC
debates this spring. The school has
been grouped with Glassboro High
School. Mounty Holly High School
and Haddonfield High School. 1t will
debate with the G%lassboro team when
the first contest takes place, and the
winner will meet the victor of the
Mt. Holly-Haddonfield contest.
Two group championships have been
won by the school. The last contest
was lost to Hadon Heights last year
Candidates for the team will be called
out in a very short time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
ATTENDS CONVENTION.

w. w. Edwards, who represents the
Duro Pump Company in this territory
has been attending a convention OF
the company's employees at Dayton
Ohio, this week. AT the meeting dem
onstrations were given to show how
the pumps are made and how they
work. He had the benefit of a three
days schooling with other representa-
tives from all parts of the country.
There were 125 in attendance at this
Good Fellowship Congress. An in.
spection trip through the factory and
various exhibits were features of the
convention The Congress closed with
a banquet ON Wednesday evening.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
HOME MISSIONARY ELECTS.

The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of Wesley M. e. Church met
at the home of Mrs. Irwin Higbee, on
Lake Place, Wednesday afternoon,
and after approving very gratifying
reports, elected officers for the ensu-
ing year, as follows: Mrs. Edwin Gas
kill, president; Mrs. Elias Campbell,
first vice-president; Mrs. w. L. Shaw,
second vice-president; Mrs. Winfield
Adams, secretary; Mrs. Josephine
Coke, treasurer; Queen Esther Super
intendent, Mrs. w. Claude Bailey.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
FiREMEN'S RELIEF ASSN.
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

At the annual meeting of the Pleas
antville Firemen's Relief Association,
held last Tuesday evening at the Fire
House, officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:-
President@Walter w. Whitman.
Observation-Disclosures w. Schmidt
Secretary-Walton Risley.
Collector and Treasurer-Thomas
B. Wootton.
The President named the following
Visiting Committee for the veal 1928:
Harry Loyett, chairman; Jacob Derr.
Mark Sooy, Nehemiah Andrews and
Harry w. Helfrich. Jr.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
AUXILIARY

Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary OF
the Somers Point Volunteer Fire De
partment, No. 1. are requested to at
tend a meeting Friday evening at the
home of the company, New York ave
nue. and Main street. officers will be
installed during the evening. The re-
suits of the recent election were:
president, Mrs. Mary Clement; vice.
president, Mrs. Gertrude Robinson:
secretary. Mrs. Celia Champion, and
treasurer, Mrs. George Tallman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
CIRCUS SURE TO o M

Frank B. Hubin advises that the
Walter L. Main three ring circus,
which exhibited here last year is COM
ing back this season. Business man
ager Fletcher Smith has informed HUI
bin that the show will come to Pleas
antville while entour and that there
will have to be provided a larger lot
than last year because the circus has
been greatly enlarged for the coming
season.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
Hecker To Enlarge
Main Street Garage
Present Capacity of Fifty Cars to
Be Increased to One Hum
bred and Fifty.


rage on Main street below Decatuf
avenue, is about to enlarge the pres
ent building and work is to start some
time this month. At present he can
accommodate fifty cars in the garage.
When the new building is completed
he a accommodate hundred ad-
ditional cars. This section of Pleas.
antville is rapidly being built with
business houses.
1t is rumored that a large building
is about to be erected between Heck
er's garage and Decatur avenue, to
contain a number of stores and apart
ments. The permit for the structure
has not yet been issued, however. 1t
is said that a grocery store will occu-
by one of the new stores when com
pleted.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
RummAeE SALE.

The American Legion Auxiliary 70
Mainland Post. 81. win hold their
rummage sale Friday and Saturday If
ternoon and evening. January rs and
81. Anyone having articles Of cloth
ing, etc, please call 763-W or 107. ard
they viii be called for. There VIII
also be homemade cake and pies icr
sale. Proceeds e go toward INSTALLING
water and gas in the American Legion
hail.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS.

The Finance Committee of City
Council will meet this FRAY evening
t. begin consideration of the 1923 ap-
preparation ordinance. Some report of
their deliberations will be made to
Council at the regular meeting to be
held on Monday night. The ordinance
will probably be ready for first read
ing at.the first regular meeting in Feb
ruarV.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13
RAINBOW CLASS SOCIAL.

The Rainbow Glass, of Wesley NJ
E. Sunday School, was very pleasant
ly entertained Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d
Thompson. A social evening of games
and music vas enjoyed, after which
refreshments were served. The tea
cher is Mrs. w. Claude Bailey.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13

Game called SIS p. m. Referee
Boice, A. C. High School. January 3
Atlantic City Life Guards will pla,
here.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13

We buy calves and dressed hogs
and pay market prices. Victory Meat
Market. opposite Post Office. Pleasant
Nille.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13

DR.. E. A. Creighton wishes to an
nounce a change in his office hours :
8 a. m. to $50 p. m; Thursday eve
ming until s p. m; Saturday. 9 a. m.
to 4 2. m.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13

Sole Agency for w. L. Douglas
Shoes. Katzinger's. 2009 Atlantic
Ave, Atlantic City.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13

Dorothy Dodd Footwear. Katzing-
er's. 2009 Atlantic Ave. Atlantic City.
adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-12
PREMIER MINE MAN HERE TO LOOK OVER
 A-G MINE MACHINERY

Hugh c. 'Stratford, master mechanic of the Premier mine of Premier, B. C., in the Hyder district, is in Jul neau. He arrived on the Northwest. ern and is here to look over the ma. chinery and equipment of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company with the purpose in view of purchasing a com. pressor. motors and such other equipment as may be found suitable for use in further development of the Premier property.
 The Premier mine is being con. stantly extended, according to Mir. Stratford. It is now shipping ap- proxlmaltely 100 tons of high grade ore daily and milling between 165 and ITO tons daily. The concentrates and some of tho high grade ore are shipped to Tacoma, while most of the high grade ore is smelted at Anyox, B. C., on Portland Canal. The high grade ore runs as high as $500 a ton.
 MT. Stratford will remain in Ju- neau several days. He is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-12
JURY BILL FOR WOMEN BROUGHT
 OUT BY BROWN
Sex Made Cause for Exemp- ton If Claimed, Tn Wom-
 ems Jury Measure.

Making il possible for women to serve on juries if they so desire is the aim of Senate Bill No. 53. which was introduced this morning by Sen ator Charles W. Brown, of Nome. Ii is beginning of the present legisla- lures attempt to enact into law the desires of majority of women yot- CTS of Alaska as it was expressed in the referendum on the subject re- qufring women to serve on juries in the election last November, said Mr. Brown.
 Terms of Act
 The measure is entitled An Act prescribing the qualifications for per sons serving as jurors in the courts of the Territory of Alaska, exempt- ing certain classes of persons from such services, and repeating all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act" Section 1 provides: That from and after the date on which this act goes into effect, every per son, without regard to sex, who is a citizen of the United States, an in haIbitant of the Territory of Alaska, over the age of 21 years. in pos session Of his or her natural faculties, of sound mind and who has never been convicted of felony. shall be competent to act and serve as a juror on any grand jury and on any petit or trial jury in or attendant upon any of the courts of the Terri tory of Alaska"
 In addition it is further provided by section two, That in the draw ing or empaneling of any grand jury, petit or trial jury, in any of the courts of said Territory, no discrinin- a.ion shah be made against any women on account of their sex nor because they may claim exemption from service as jurors under the pro- visions of this act"
 The bll, however, does not require compulsory service by women as in the list of those who may claim ex- enption. under the provisions of sec tion 3, the eighth class set forth is women Any women drawn for jury duty under this paragraph could claim exemption and be excused from serving