The Pleasantville press., 1924-12-27

| anu MIS-. 11Opt Mduuen duu MISS Od-
rah Madden, of Tuckahoe, on Christ
mas Day.
Miss Clara Conover is spending her
Christmas vacation with DR.. Howard
Conover and family, of Barnegat
Walter Borneman, of Millville, re-
Gently visited friends in Absecon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller enter
tanned Mrs. Catherine Miller Christ
mas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Branin have
returned TO their home in Masonsville,
after visiting relatives in Absecon.
Mrs. NJ M. Townsend was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Townsend on
| Thursday.
Mrs. Leona Reed and daughter will
over the holidays.
cvitan Club.
The Absecon Civitan Club held their
regular meeting Tuesday evening, at
Flynns Restaurant The Community
Christmas tree is placed at the inter-
section of New York road and White
Horse pike The club extends Christ
mas greetings TO Absecon Those at
tending the meeting were: Leo |.
Hewlett, Rev. c. K Dilks, Henry L.
Smith, Alfred Kurtz, Walter ]. Rob
erts, William B. Hurd, Ralph Bartlett,
William B. Etris, William B. Smith,
George Kuhl and Herman L. Madden.
Program of Presbyterian Exercises
held Sunday evening: Prelude; School
Song, No. /; responsive exercises;
prayer; greeting, Ethel Bird; recita-
lions. Elizabeth Atkinson, Stanley
Faifbrothers; song, choir, No. s; rec
itations, Mildred Freas, Minnie Bird,
Mary Kelly, Virginia Attales; violin
solo, Edmund Atkinson; recitations,
Mary String. Anna May Daniels, VIM
Beckley; school song, No. A; recita
ions, Kenneth Irelan. Maisie Fairbro-
theirs, Bud Attales, Elmira McElroy;
song, primary class; recitations, Irene
Hutchinson Edward Budd Carrie
String, Virginia Channels; school song,
No. II; recitations, Maude Mccarthy,
Norma-Virginia-M Mildred Dorothy Con-
/ over, Bobby McMullen song, boys
class; recitations. Elizabeth Attales,
Floyd Conover, Ruth Shaw, Marie Hol-
derman, Lawrence Beckley, Margaret
Kunkely; carols; address. Rev. Nor
ton; offering, missions, choir No. 10;
JOY TO the World, congregation; ben
ediction.
Christmas Entertainment of Bay
Sunday School.
Program: Opening song by congre
cation, "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name; prayer by pastor, Rev. Dilks;
recitations, Phyllis Hunt, Richard Ay-
delotte; legend of Santa Claus, Bill
Lauck; christmas news boys, by six
boys; recitation, "Granma's Mistake"
Helen Dutch solo, Elizabeth Frazier;
reading, Arthur Aydelotte; recitation,
Fern London little boys speech, Ed
win Tashner; recitation, Margaret De
Somi; song by five girls; recitations,
Lester Hewitt, Elizabeth Frazier; song
by boys and girls club Holy Night;
recitations, Fern London, Rocky Di
Somi; duet, Eva May Thomas, Ruth
Tashner; dialogue, THE Wanderer"
Ruth Tashner, Helen Dutch, Arthur
Aydelotte, Ben Sickman: christmas
marketing, by five girls; reading,
Charles Burchell; recitations, Harry
Walk Howard Conover, Edison Mill
er, Harold ConOver, Clarence Conover;
reading, James Lauck; recitations,
Billy Lauck, Edith Schrepper; solo,
Mrs Grace Fairbrothers; address by
pastor; Santa Claus is coming; song
Praise God from whom all blessings
| flow" Entertainment was superinten-
ded by Benz. Sickman with Mrs. Grace
Fairbrothers at the organ.
Civic Club.
Mrs Robert Hornbostel acted as
hostess 10 the Absecon Civic Club, at
her home on Lee avenue, Thursday
evening. Many interesting things
were discussed by the gathering 1t
was decided to ask City Council to
place new fire plug near school
house. 1t also was decided to recon-
mend to City Council the cueaning up
around bathing beach, placing of
shade trees, benches, diving boards,
and cleaning bottom of pool, before
city budget of 1925 is made up.
The book committee reported they
had purchased "The Angelus," to be
given to the room having the most
parents present at the parent-teachers
meeting held three times during the
year. The room must gain the honor
twice out of three meetings 1t was
decided to recommend to Board of
Education the question of a teacher
for child hygiene also to act as nurse
in the community a trial for one year.
hS lOilOWlnS NClC dloCuoStu
for the new school house: a basement
room to be used as recreation room
and a kitchen, the auditorium to be
placed on the first floor. Also having
movable furniture in one or two class
rooms, so they could be used for pub
lie affairs.
After the business meeting a social
time was enjoyed, several beautiful
violin solos being rendered. Mrs. |
Hornbostel's guests included Mrs. r.
l.. Babcock, Mrs. Charles Shovel, Mrs.
John Kaufman, Mrs. Susan Hartzell, |
Mrs. T. M. Carter, Mrs. Marvin Della
ven, Miss Ada DeHaven, Marvin De-
Haven, Mrs. Carroll Hoagland, Mrs.
NJ M. Townsend, Mrs. William Pretty
man, Sr., Mrs. John Bewley, Mrs. w.
b. Smith, Mrs. Edgar Herbert, Mrs.
Richards, Mrs. Grace Lavelle, and Miss
Hornbostel.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWS.
Sunday as follows:
9.45 a. M, Sunday School.
10.45 a. m, Rev. John Mcmillan, former
pastor of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, win speak on the topic. Our
Wonderful Gift"