The Pleasantville press., 1924-04-26
ABSECON NEWS
BY LENA ROBINSON.

Miss Elizabeth Lingelbach. OF Egg Har.
Dor city, spent Easter with Dr.. and Mrs
| @. 9. Allen.
Misses Leira Conover and Elsie Bow
man, Messrs. Howard Branin and Albert
| Branin. of Merchantville: Dr. Doris Tut.
| Tie and Mr. Edward Brazlin. of Nj Holly
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
| Boice for the Easter holidays.
Mr. and Mrs Harry AIattson and Mrs
Leon Conover motored to Woodstown
| tuesday, to spend the day with relatives
Little Miss Laura Bewley is another
victim of the mumps.
| Mr. Matthews. of Pitney road made a
! business trip to Philadelphia Tuesday
A new bake shop viii be opened on
! New jersey avenue by Frank Harbor-
str0h, formerly OF the. Oceanville bakery.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Mems Bible Class and the Ladies Bible
! Class OF the NJ. r.. Church will be held
Tuesday evening. April %. at the home
OF Mrs. Pearl Herbert. Of Eighth avenue
] Mr.. Mathews. of Pitney road has a new
| sport model Buick
Mrs. Matthews and daughter of Red
Bank, visited J. Matthews. OF Pitney road
Walter Conover, of Philadelphia visited
his father. Harry 3. Conover, over the
| weekend.
Walter Conover and Miss Elizabeth
| show on Saturday evening
Mrs. Harry Hewitt is still in the At
lantlc CITY Hospital Her many friends
| hope for an early recovery
Miss Draper. formerly of Washington
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thom-
as Draper. yesterday.
! Queen Esther Circle will meet Friday
evening in the chapel, at 30 All are
| urged to attend.
Or. Barnard gave a very interesting
talk on Sunday evening. He is SO years
old, mas been connected with the church
6S years and a preacher of the gospel 46
years He gave his life from the age OF
10 years until the present time. He serv-
is retired Congregational preacher OF
| the New England States
Rev. c. X. Dilks received into member
snip with the NJ. +. Church. Sunday NOR
nlng, Mrs. Lena Boice Smith, Misses Sara
| Elizabeth. Rachel and Lillian Boice
Mrs. Louis 3. Off, Mrs F. F. Doughty
Mrs Robert Mclaughlin. Mrs. Walter
iam smith and Mrs. r. L. Babcock were
the guests of Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Dea-
kyne at the Country Club.
The Christian Endeavor monthly meet
ing has been postponed until a later dafe
due to the rehearsals of the play Ferry
House, which will be given by the Mite
society. May 2 in the school house.
Mrs. A. l.. Hammell will entertain the
visitors OF the Home Department on Sat
urday afternoon at her Shore road home
Mrs Elsie Headley and son Theodore
OF Atlantic City, were guests of Mrs
Jessie Snover this week
Mrs. Sarah Carton entertained Mr.. and
Mrs kirkland, Of Blackwood, recently
L
| her mother, Mrs. Ludlam. at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnet Reed
Freeholder c. NJ. Kesler is reported on
Mrs. Mary B. Miller is confined to her
bed by illness.
Rev, r. \. Elwood spoke to the Chris
| tlan Endeavor Union of PHILADELPHIA in
| the Bethany Presbyterian Church Rev
| Elwood will lecture in Georgia and Lou
isiana. Later he will give his famous
! lecture at West Point
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Shovel entertained
| their son over the weekend
DR.. Barnard, of New York, is spending
a few days with his niece, Mrs. Carroll
Frank Miller has returned to his home
IN Philadelphia. after the week -end with
| Mr.. and Mrs: George Shovel.
| Miss Beatrice Showell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Shovel. has returned
to Dickinson, after spending the vacation
at her home.
Miss Olive Hammell. teacher at West
| field High School, has returned TO her
| duties. Miss Hammell spent the Spring
vacation at her home on Shore road.
| Nh. and Mrs. James T. Hamilton enter
| tanned friends over the week end
Beckley d Clark will build a house on
| the New Oaks development, on New York
road. The ground has been staked out
| Mrs. Mabel Smith spent the Weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs f. Pen
nngton.
Miss Clara Conover has returned to her
home. after spending a few days with her
niece Miss Reda ConoVer, Barnegat
Mrs. l. 3. Off, of Shore road, enter
tanned her sister and family. of New
| York, over the weekend
| Mr.. and Mrs. DIETRICH. of Tunkhannock.
We're the Weekend guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. John Bewiey.
Mrs. F. H. Babcock has been very sick
| during the past few days.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fall of Philadelphia. We're
the weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
| H. Hare
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Doughty entertained
/ Afr nd ATpe Volt TpoIr !
dontield, over the weekend
Miss Emily Reep spent the week end
with her parents in Wayne, Pa.
| Miss Estella Bailey has returned to the
spending few days with her parents in
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips. of Phil
adelphia, We're the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Phillips, at their home on
| New York road.
Mrs. Norman Rose. of Wilmington.
| spent the weekend with friends here
Mrs. Addie Leeds and Miss Agnes Leeds
| spent Tuesday with Mrs. Leeds sister.
Mrs. Darius Smith.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Ryan are making
! their home at present with Mr.. and Mrs.
| Thomas Draper.
| Miss Abbie Alexander spent Monday
with her nieces, the Misses Robinson.
| Frank Dumont and family spent the
weekend with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Harry Earl
Mrs. r. A Elwood spent Monday in
! EHltduelpftld-
Rev r. A Elwood spent Tuesday at
| his home on Pitney road
! Lawrence Carr. of Pleasantville. visited
! Mrs. A. Robinson, on Monday.
! Miss Louise Draper has returned 10
! GlassbOro Normal school after spending
| the Easter vacation at her home
! Rev. William Irwin viii fill the pulpit
| for the summer months in the Presbyte-
rian Church. Mr.. Irwin has been sup
/ ply every other sunday during the win
! ter He attends Princeton Seminary and
will come to AbsecOn as soon as school
! closes. He will make his home with Mrs.
/ NJ NJ. Townsend.
Womens Republican Club.
The meeting OF the Womens Republi-
/ can Club. which was postponed from
Thursday evening April p. TO Tuesday
/ evening. April % has been postponed
/ school questions pending before the legis-
! lature viii be explained and discussed.
! An invitation to attend viii be extended
] the public school teachers. the Chamber
of Commerce, and all persons interested
/ in the above questions whether members
/ of the Club or not. AIRS. Van Ness and
/ County Supt. Gresham VIII be among
/ the speakers.
Art Club.
Mrs Robert Mclaughlin entertained
| the members OF the Absecon Art Club on
! Wednesday afternoon The ladies enjoy
| ing the social hour We're: Mrs. N. NJ.
| Townsend, Mrs. r. A. Elwood, Miss Han
[ nah Madden, Miss Alice McIntire, Mrs.
| r. L. Babcock. Mrs A L. Hammell. Mrs.
! F. F. Doughty. Mrs. Walter Roberts. Miss
Lorine Boice, Mrs. Leland Madden and
! Mrs. Roberts. The next meeting will be
/ at the home of Mrs. William Smith.