The Pleasantville press., 1924-10-18
ABSECON NEWS
BY LENA ROBINSON

Linwood.
DR.. C. C. Allen, ]. w. Cordery an,
c. M. Kesler were Tuckerton visitors
oil Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs r. A. Elwood wer,
Philadelphia visitors over the week
end
Walter Conover spent the week-en,
at his home in North Absecon.
Frank Schram was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Atkinson, Sunday.
The Absecon Tennis Club will holt
its regular monthly meeting at tn,
home of Miss Ethel Giberson, Monda,
evening, Oct 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelly entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. James Kelly, Jr.. O
Atlantic City, on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Giberson enter
tained their daughter Ethel, Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Chamberlain, of Camden
and Mrs. Frank Busby, of Haddonfield
visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Sylvia Henderson has returned
to her home, after spending some tim,
In Smithville with relatives.
Tony Martino, who has been spend
Ing several weeks with Mrs A. w
Klinger has returned to his home il
Philade lphia.
Mrs. Kate Bowen is visiting her sis
ter. MI. James Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sibley, of Swedes
boro, were Absecon visitors, Sunday.
Mrs. Talitha Alexander has returned
home, after spending the past montl
with her sister, Mrs. Caroline Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Garrity ant
Miss Elizabeth Garrity, of Philadel
phia, spent the weekend at the King
er home.
Prof and Mrs. E. D. Riley attended
the annivel sary service at Head of tn,
River Church, Tuckahoe, Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson hav'
returned home, after a pleasant vaca
ton spent in Boston, Mass, and Utica
N. Y.
Mrs. A. L. Ham nell is spending sew
eral days in New York City,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bewley are spend
ing some time in Towanda Pa.
Miss Helen Sooy visited her parent!
In Port Republic, Tuesday
Mrs. Harriet Ray entertained Mrs
Watson, of Atlantic City, over thu
weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Conover ant
Miss Hazel Churchill, of Atlantic City
visited Mr.. and Mrs Enoch Giberson
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Price, of Frank
liz City, Va, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Smith, Sr.
Mrs. Lucy " lex has closed her sum
mer home and returned to her Phila
delphia home.
Mrs. William Hurd visited her sis
ter, Mrs. William Hentz, of Port Re
public, on Friday.
The visitors of the Home Depart
ment held business and social at the
home of the superintendent, Mrs. A
L. Hammell, Saturday afternoon. Pres
ent were Mrs. Babcock, Mrs. SteelmaI
Tilton, Misses Ethel Hammell Flors
Robinson and Mrs. A. L. Hammell.
Walter Conoyer, of Philadelphia
spent the weekend at his home, N
Absecon.
Mr.. and Mrs Nicolds Strock ant
Mrs. Paul Holloway, of Cedar Brook
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
Smith, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn Showell, o
Camden; Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Shovel
Myrtle, Ada and Robert Shovel, ol
Maple Shade, were dinner guests o
Mrs. Annie Robinson, Sunday.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. BENZ. Sheppard, sor
BENJAMIN and Mrs. Laura Shovel
spent the weekend at their home II
Absecon.
Tony Kendust, Leroy Showell and
Edward Mccarthy have returned tt
their homes, aftel wonderful auto
tri) through New York State and Can
ada.
Miss Olive Hammell, who spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. c. P. Hammell, is a teacher IL
Westfeld High School.
Mrs. William Roop was the guest o
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Babcock on Satur
day.
Baker Doughty, who has been visit
Ing the Babcock and Hammell fami
Hes, is now spending few days will
his sister, Miss Joey Doughty, of Vent
nor
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Phillips, of Vent
nor, visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hav
erstroh.
Mrs. Raymond Lashley and sons
Clifton and Raymond, were Absecor
visitors, Saturday.
Miss Helen Scoy visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Sooy, of Por
Republic.
The annual Autumnal Day will b'
observed in the M. E. Church, Sunday
The church will be decorated will
flowers. fruits and vegetables, which
will be donated by the members ant
friends of the church. Harry Mattson
Sr., R. L. Babcock, Lewis Bowker ant
Miss Carrie Reed are the collector:
appointed to gather the various things
to be used for decoration. The Volun
teer Firemen will attend the morning
service in body. In the evening al
address will be given by the Agricul
tural Demonstration from Mays Land
Ing.
The regular monthly meeting of the
meeting of the Ventnor Civitan Club
the home of Steelman R. Lee, Tuesday
at 6 D. m. Mrs. Lee rendered the mem
bers chicken dinner A short ad
dress was given by A. ]. Kurtz, loca
realtor. An invitation to attend the
Civitan Club of Absecon was held al
Wednesday evening, was received
The new charter has been received
and a portion of the constitution ac
cepted. The next meeting will be helt
Tuesday evening, and speaker viii
be present. Members present were
Rev. C. X. Dilks, Albert Mundorf
Ralph Bartlett, George Kuhl, VIM. b
Hurd, Leo l. Hewlett, Henry L. Smith
William B. Etris, William B. Smith
Herman L. Madden, j. w. Cordery, DR.
c. C. Allen, Walter ]. Roberts, ALFRED
]. Kurtz and S. r. Lee.
The Foreign Missionary Society held