The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-07-12
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
NEWS OF INTEREST IN AND ABOUT THIS THRIVING CITY
AS cHRoNIcLEo BY LENA ROBINSON.

I The many friends OF Mr.. Willard
Hartman wish him a hasty recovery.
He recently underwent an operation
in the Atlantic City Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wadsworth Wis
, tied their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boice.
William B. Etris spent the week end
with his parents in HIT. Holly.
John S.McMullin is wing his home
on New York road painted.
Mrs. Eva Bowler and mother, Mrs.
Ross, were Burlington visitors this
week.
The Absecon Art Club will be en-
%tertained at the home of Mrs. George
B. Conover Wednesday of next week.
Mrs. Annie Robinson, Mrs. Ceola
Tozer and Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen were
Atlantic City visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Ludlam is spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Garnet Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ludwick are
entertaining Mrs. Abbie Ludwick at
their home on Natalie Terrace.
Mrs. Gussie Lee spent Friday with
her sister, Mrs. Leroy Strickland, at
B~rooklawn.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Irwin, OF Bur
lington, are spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hammell.
Misses Flora and Lena Robinson
will entertain the Absecon Tennis Club
at their home on Monday evening.
Edwin Shovel. OF Atlantic City,
spent Wednesday in Absecon.
Miss Edwina Shay, OF Mays Landing
was a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Soaper.
Miss Nettie Dane, of Maplewood, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ayde-
lotte, at their home at Bay View farm.
Miss Naomi Moore was the guest of
Miss Adelma Miller.
The Tennis Court, which is being
built by the Epworth League on Miss
Reeds property, on New York road, is
nearly completed.
The Absecon Boys baseball team
was defeated on Tuesday evening by
the married men, score ST.
Mrs. John Bewley is entertaining
her nephew, Billy Dietz. OF Harmon
ton.
Thomas Dilks, OF Evan, is spending
some time with his son at the NJ. E.
parsonage.
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Cake were unit
ed with the NJ. E. Church on Sunday
morning. Rev. C.. X. Dilks was in
charge of the Sunday services.
Emerson Shovel has rece' Y ac-
cepted a position with the Colonial Ice
Cream Company.
The section men of the P%ennsylva-
mia Railroad gave Mr.. Ezra Johnson a
surprise dinner on Wednesday, at Alb
secon Inn. This was to celebrate his
18th birthday. Mr.. Johnson was fore
man for a number of years, but is now
retired from active service. Among
those present We're: Mr.. Hayerstick,
supervisor; Mr.. Reed, assistant super
visor; Hosea Kendall, Edward Hack
EFT, George Newman, Martin Valaster,
Charles Krig, William Townsend,
Frank Robinson, John Ireland, Robert
Mashell, Charles Fennell, Charles Gift
fen, John Alberts, Harry Wilkinson
Bray Bates, Edward Erkey, Franklin
Carly, Samuel Mason, Daniel Martin
Several interesting speeches were
made. Many happy returns Of the day
y~dsssaSSessed by tpe entire gathering
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f Absecon 3. & L. Drive.
The directors of the Absecon Build
; ing and Eoan Association held a drive
for new shares. About 1900 new
l shares were taken out Monday. TIL,
directors were divided into tire,
teams, the two losing teams will din,
the winning team Friday evening a
Estelville. The winners turned il
over 800 shares. They were as fol
lows: Samuel Crowley Captain, F
,, G. Turner, Harry Mattson, Jr., Joh1
! Bewley. A. ]. Craven, Elmer C. Bates
j. Towers Townsend, and John Fall
ABSECON $50. -. . 49,. .....
yene. The losers are A. j. Anderson
; (Captain), Harry Mattson, ST., Harr,
l Bowen, A. F. Bowen, Walter J. Rob
erts, Ralph Bartlett, Leon Conoyer
; Reuben l.. Babcock (Captain), Georg,
1 B. Conover, Alfred j. Kurtz, WalteI
: NJ. Burns. William B.. Smith, A. ]
M~organweck, C. A. Beache and Harr,
. j. Lee.
Foreign Missionary Society.
l The Foreign Missionary Society o
l the NJ. E. Church met at the home o
Mrs. John Conover, Mrs. Laura Reed
president, in the chair. Plans were
. made for a bazaar to be held the frs
5 Thursday and Friday in November il
: the chapel. The August meeting viii
be omitted. The regular meeting il
. September will be a luncheon. Tht
study lesson was on Japan and Korea
The hostess served refreshments L
| the following: Mrs. Laura Reed, Mrs
R. L. Babcock, Mrs. Willis Conoyer
Mrs. Daniel Conover. Mrs. Annie Rob
r inson, Miss Marie Robinson, Mrs. E
: NJ. Tilton, Mrs. Emil Carolus, Mrs
Edward Pennington, Mrs. Mabel Smith
Miss Catherine Walk, Mrs. John Bew
ley.
; Pentecostal Church Services.
Services Sunday as follows:
, 2.30 p. M, Sunday School at the hons
) of Mrs. Lena Cleiner, Sth avenue.
s D. M, Preaching by Rev. c.. E. Price
topic, "What think We of Christ
Tuesday, s p. m, Bible Study.
Friday, s p. M, Gospel service.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWS.
Sunday as follows:
, 9.45 a. m. Sunday SCHOOL,.
r 10.45 a. m, Preaching by Rev. William
I3O D. M. Senior Christian Endeavor
Topic, Abolish War; Why? How" lisa
!, 2: IA. The leader will be Mrs. Attles.
The Home Department will meet or
Thursday next.
} The regular meeting and social of tbs
, Senior Christian Endeayor will be held or
Friday evening, July Is. at the home o.
James Ballantine. White Horse Pike.
M. e. CHURCH NEWS.
Services Sunday as follows:
$50 a. M, Captain Joseph Smiths class
! 1890 a. M, Pastor talks to Go-to'
Church Band for a few minute topic
theme, THE Home of the Soul"
IL O'Clock noon, Sunday School lasting
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