The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-09-13
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
NEWS OF INTEREST IN AND ABOUT THIS THRIVING CITY
AS cHRoNicLED BY LENA ROBINSON.

Miss Carrie Saalman, a former tea
cher here, h~as~accepted a position in
the Westfield schools.
Miss Ada DeHaven entertained Miss
Dorothy Finley, of Ventnor, wei the
weekend.
This Friday evening an important
meeting of the official board of the M.
+. Church will be held in the chapel.
Plans for the winter months will be
discussed.
Arrangements n plans are being
made for the supper and bazaar to be
held in the chapel of the M. E. Church
on Oct. 2. Carroll Hoagland is gener-
al director; Mrs. Edna Conover, treas
urer, and Lewis Bowker, secretary; e.
D.. Riley will act as chairman of the
reception committee; Mrs. s. r. Lee
supper committee; Mrs. E. d. Riley,
fancy work; Mrs. Alice Mitchell, can
dy booth; A. L.. Hammell, ice cream;
F. G. Turner, soda water; Mrs. Robert
Richards, grocery booth; Mrs. Leon
Conover, fish pond; Marvin DeHaven,
frankfurter booth; Edward Penning-
ton, decorating; Mayor Harry Mattson,
general traffic committee.
At the meeting of the Sunday School
Board held Monday evening in the
chapel, plans were discussed for Rally
Day, which will be held the second
Sunday in October. 1t was decided
to introduce the graded lessons in the
school. Dividing the class rooms by
e of curtains was thought to .be
Impractical at this time. Some dis
cussion OF the teacher training class
was brought before the meeting. Pres
est were: Misses Ethel Hammell, Ma
ny Mitchell, Carrie Reed, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. ID. Riley, Mrs. A. L. Hammell, Mrs.
R. l.. Babcock, Mrs. Edward Penning-
ton, Franklin Turner and Rev. Dilks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Shovel en-
~tertained over the weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Caldwell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Hare entertained
friends from out of town recently.
Mrs. Emily Conover will enjoy a
motor trip to Albany, N. Y, with rela-
tives from Bloomfield, Pa. Mrs. Con-
over will join them at Delaware Water
Gap.
Miss Olive Hammell has returned to
Westfield, after spending the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. P.
Hammell.
The grocery committee for the oys-
ter supper to be given by the Mems
Bible Glass of the M. E. Church met
at the home of the chairman, Mrs.
Robert Richards, Tuesday evening.
Attending were: Mr., and Mrs. Carroll
Hoagland, Mrs. F. G.. Turner, Mrs.
Ross, Mrs. Eva Bowler, Mrs. Harlan
Boice, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mrs. Marvin
DeHaven and Lewis Bowker. A meet
ing of all committees was held at the
home of Mrs. S. R. Lee on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Mary Schneider spent Monday
and Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
French, Atlantic City.
The annual luncheon and business
meeting of the Foreign Missionary
Society of the M. E. Church was held
Tuesday in the chapel. Luncheon was
served at noon, the following persons
enjoying it: Mrs. Laura Reed, Mrs. R.
L. Babcock, Mrs. Edward Pennington,
Mrs. Anna C. Fleming, Mrs. Frank
Babcock, Miss Emma Collins, Mrs.
Harry Mattson, ST., Mrs. Leon Como
yer, Mrs. Alonzo Leeds, Mrs. Emlin
Carolus, Miss Florence Carolus, Miss
Carrie Reed, Mrs. Charlotte Boice,
Mrs. Joseph Tilton, Mrs. Steelman Til
ton, Miss Ethel Hammell, Mrs. Ashley
Cake, Mrs. Nora Burd, the Misses Ma
rion and Peggy Dilks, and Rev. G. X.
Dilks. At the afternoon session the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Laura
Reed; LIST vice-president, Mrs. R. l..
Babcock; End vice-president, Mrs. Ed
ward Pennington; secretary, Mrs. A.
c. Fleming; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Leon Conover, and treasurer,
Miss Emma Collins.
Mrs. James MacLeer, of Philadel-
phia, spent Sunday in Absecon.
Miss Emily Reep, of Wayne, and
Miss Estella Bailey, of Devon, Pa,
will spend the school term at the home
of Mrs. M. M. Townsend.
Miss Louise Draper has returned to
Glassboro Normal School.
Emerson Shovel, who has been en-
ployed at the Colonial Ice Cream
plant, has finished his work and will
start in Atlantic City High School this
year.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
Church met Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Sara Carton, for the pur-
pose of making plans for the chicken
potpie dinner, which they will serve
TO the delegates attending the Atlantic
County w. G. T. U. Convention, to be
held Sept. Is in the M. E. Church here.
Price of the dinner will be rs cents.
After the business meeting the host
ess served dainty refreshments to the
Following members: Mrs. James Ham
llton, Mrs. Gussie Lee, Mrs. Alonzo
Leeds, Mrs. Robert Richards, Mrs. E.
NJ. B. Tilton, Mrs. Carroll Hoagland,
Mrs. Samuel Taylor, Miss Marie Rob
lnson, Mrs. Annie Robinson, Mrs. Leon
Conover and Mrs. Ashley Cake. The
next meeting will be at the home of
Mrs. Richards.
Miss Almeda Leeds, of Leeds Point,
was the recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Kurtz.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hasselbrack,
Frank Hasselbrack and Mrs. Fisher, of
Boston, have returned home, after
spending some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Spokesman.
The Absecon Tennis Club will be
entertained this Friday evening by
Miss Elizabeth Conover.
Misses Elizabeth Conover, Estella
Bailey, Catherine Morris and Emily
Reep resumed their duties On Monday
In the P~leasantville public schools.
James Yelland has returned to his
home in Trenton, after visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Ellen Shovel.
Alfred Shewell spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Shovel.