The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-06-07
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
NEWS OF INTEREST IN AND ABOUT THIS THRIVING CITY
AS cHRoNIcLED BY LENA ROBINSON.

ing.
Jesse Sorden has been confined to
his home with mumps.
Miss Clara ConoYer and Miss Eliza
beth ConoYer will attend The wedding
of Miss Alma Corliss at Barnegat on
/. Saturday. They were sehoolmates
/. when they attended Trenton State
Normal School.
Mrs. ]. Sorden has been spending
some time with relatives in Atlantic
City and Melville.
Mrs. N. Rose was a weekend visitor
in Absecon.
Mrs. Annie Robinson and Mr.. Hor-
ace Carr visited Mrs. Jack Caldwell in
Atlantic City.
The boys and girls are making great
preparations for the tennis court,
which is being built or the property
of Miss Carrie Reed.
Mrs. Charles Kunkely was hostess
to the Mite Society of the Presbyteri-
an Church, Tuesday evening. Present
were: Mrs. Martin Spokesman, Mrs.
!, NJ. NJ. Townsend, Miss Hannah Mad
!, den, Mrs. Charles Ireland, Anna Nc
Carthy. Emily Reep, Charles Holcomb,
f Russell Elwood, Miss Margaret Kun
f kelly. Francis and Mildred Kunkely,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kunkely.
Mr.. Henry P. Miller, principal OF
Atlantic City High School, viii be
speaker at the Grammar School com
mencement on Wednesday evening,
June II, in school auditorium. The
/ class motto, THE Elevator TO Success
: is not Running, Take the Stairs" was
selected by the members Of the class.
/ Dorothy Allen, Catherine Mccarthy
Helen Kunkely, Marie Moore, Nellie
r String, EmilyPeter son, Elizabeth
/ Hartley, Ada DeHayen, Ernest Gramp
Florence Hunter. William Frymire
Leroy Taylor, Carl Ellenburgh. The
music will be furnished by the local
: school children. Students will attend
: Atlantic City High School next year.
Mr.. Samuel McCambridge, a Civil
War veteran and a resident here fol
many years, died at his home on Boil
r ton avenue, Wednesday night, at II
O'Clock. Mr.. M~cCambridge had beer
practically helpless for some time, and
when able to be out, had to be taken
in a wheel chair. The body may be
viewed Friday evening at the W.
, Parsels parlors, and will be shipped
to Philadelphia for burial Saturday
morning. Services held at Oliver
BARS parlor Saturday at 2 o'clock.
Tennis Club.
The Absecon Tennis Club was en-.
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
James Edward Sooy, Nashville avenue.
Ventnor, Monday. After a brief bust
} ness meeting the evening was spent in
various games, many prizes being
awarded. Refreshments were served
to the following: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Y. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
French. Mrs. Hattie Williams, Miss
Edith Bowers, Misses Catherine Nor
ris. Ella Shovel, Lena Robinson. Flo
ra Robinson, Ethel Giberson, Adelma
Miller: Messrs. James Conover. Harry
Weer, David Curley, and Mr.. and Mrs
Sooy. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Misses Flora and Lena
Robinson.
w. c. T. U. Meets.
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meeting of the Absecon w. c. T. u at
the home of Mrs. Lille Pennington, on
Tuesday afternoon. Several interest
ing talks were given by various friends
of the cause. Mrs. R. ]. Frendlich
spoke on Law Enforcement; Mrs.
Munson, of Atlantic City, on Work
with the Young People. Mrs. A. c.
Fleming spoke to those present on
temperance. Mrs. Carroll Hoagland
sang a solo, and Mrs. Amy Riley gave
a reading. Present were: Mrs. c. K.
Dilks, Mrs. A. C. Fleming. Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Fleming, Mrs. Strong, of Orange. Nj,
Mrs. Abbie Boice, Mrs. John Lewis,
Mrs. Cassie C%onoyer, Mrs. VIM. Bow
ker, Mrs. George D. Shovel, Mrs. Mar
garet Johnson, Mrs. Steelman Tilton,
Mrs. Joseph Tilton. Mrs. Harry Matt
son, ST., Mrs. Leon C%onover, Mrs. G.
Guenther, Mrs. Charles Mason, Mrs.
Harry Lee, Mrs. Walter Burns, Mrs.
A. Leeds, Mrs. n. Burd, Mrs. E. D.
Riley, Mrs. Carroll Hoagland, Mrs. R.
]. Frendlich, Mrs. Munson and Mrs.
Pennington.
Beyer-Conover Wedding.
On Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock,
Leona, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Conover, became the bride of
Roland Boyer. The bride looked char
ming in her gown of white georgette,
with veil held in place by wreath of
orange blossoms. The bridal boquet
was sweetheart roses. She was atten
ded by Miss Mildred Boyer as maid OF
honor and Miss Myra Kesler as brides
maid, each attired in peach g%eorgette
and carrying pink ~rosebuds. The best
man was Jack Wood. The wedding
march was played by Miss Eleanor
Conover. The bride was given in mar
riage by her father.
After the ceremony the wedding
breakfast was served 10 the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Conover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Boyer; Misses Ella and
Sara Wallace, OF Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Courtney, of Washing
ton, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Shinn, Sr.. of P~ennsgrove; Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Featherer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer Shinn, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Shinn, OF P~ennsville: Misses
Reba and Madge Ashton, of Paulsboro;
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Featherer, of Gibbs
town; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mattson,
Miss Emma Featherer, Misses Elsie
and Annabell Mattson, of Swedesboro;
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Cavileer, of
Overlook. Pa; Miss Edith Vain
wright, of Toms River; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. F. Shaw, Mrs. Norman Rose, of
Wilmington. Del Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Deetz. of Mortified; Mr. and Mrs. Al