The Pleasantville press., 1924-10-11
ABSECON NEWS
BY LENA ROBINSON.

RoAI VI dpouI P1to was mdue from the
oyster supper and bazaar held recent
ly. The funds will be used to pur-
chase piano for the church.
The Garibaldi Republican Club held
q very important meeting at the club
room on Station avenue. Many inter-
est1ng subjects were discussed by the
large attendance.
The newly organized Civitas Club
IN Absecon held dinner meeting at
the home of j. w. Cordery on Tuesday
evening. The meeting was well atten-
ded. The constitution and bylaws
were perfected and the charter from
the international organization is in
readiness to be presented at formal
meeting to be held soon.
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson left
Monday for trip to Boston
Mrs. Essie Giberson visited her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Smith, of
Smithville, recently.
Miss Laura Sutton, of Pine Villa. is
visiting Mrs. Stout, of Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Shovel are
visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Stewart and Mrs Josephine
on Monday.
3hi. dliUCIl oIlllu, ldJIl6T OI MTS.
Ira Giberson, died Tuesday at his
home in Smithville.
Mr.. McKeem, Mr.. NJ Carton, Frank
lin Carton and Charles Carton visited
Sea Brook farm on Sunday
Edwin York spent Monday with
friends in Absecon.
Miss Hannah Madden visited rela-
ttves in Trenton over the weekend.
Mrs. S. r. Lee is entertaining her
father, Mr.. Mathis, of Tuckerton.
Miss Leira Conover and Howard
Brannin visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boice over the weekend.
Leroy Showell, Tony Kendust and
Edward Mccarthy left Monday for an
auto trip to Niagara Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Showell, OF
Maple Shade; Misses Ada, Mertyle
Showell and Robert Showell, and Mr.
and Mrs. Wilburn Shovel, of Camden
motored to Absecon on Sunday to visit
Mrs. Annie Robinson
Rev. r. A. Elwood preached in the
Presbyterian church in Bridgeton on
Sunday. Mr.. Elwood has closed the
Boardwalk church and will soon start
his winter lecturing tour of the States
The October meeting of the Foreign
Missionary Society of the M. E.
Church will be held Tuesday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock, at the home of
Mrs. Laura B. Reed, Linwood A large
attendance is requested by the presi-
dent of the society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Burns expect
to spend the winter in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Sheppard, Mrs
Laura Showell and Benj Sheppard,
Jr., spent the weekend at their home
here.
Miss Ethel Giberson visited her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Giberson
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller and Miss
Adelma Miller motored to Ceilings
wood on Sunday, to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Mershon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chase, who have been
living in the Weaver bungalow on
Shore road, have moved back to their
apartment in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Alice Hurst, of Port Republic
Is spending few days with friends
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Weaver have
returned to their home on Oregon ave
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Conover enter
tained Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Conover on
Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph higgins and son Lester
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
D. Showell on Sunday
Mrs. Sara higgins and Lester Rig
gins visited Mr. and Mrs. John Tozer
and Mrs. Edwin Robinson recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kelly visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins, of Shady lane
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. ]. Hammell, OF
Ventnor. visited Mr.. and Mrs. C. p
Hammell on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Showell are
spending a few days with friends in
Johnstown, Pa.
The visitors of the Home depart
ment will hold a meeting this Saturday
afternoon, at 8 o'clock, at the home oil
Mrs. A. L. Hammell. A quarterly re
port will be made.
The boys club acted as host to the
Queen Esther Circle on Friday, at the
home of Louis B. Off. The evening
was spent in gamess Attending were
Mrs. A. L. Hammell, Anna Mccarthy
Marion Hoagland, Esther Boice. Vir
ginia Babcock, Louise Hammell, Doro
thy Allen, Laura Sutton, Elizabeth
Thomas, Lizetta Taylor, Catherine Nc
Carthy, Rev. c. K Dilks, Reuben Bah
cock, Jr., Bertram Hammell, Edmund
Smith, Ladow Hammell, Carlton Giber
son, Paul Ellenberg, William Frymire
Clyde Dougherty, Billy Off, Reuben
Babcock, 3rd, and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
3. OFF.
Mrs. Steelman Tilton has returned
home, after brief stay with friends
at Bloomingdale.
Ground has been broken on Wyom-
ing avenue for a new house for Chief
of Police William Schoepfiin.
Vernon Derr suffered painful inju-
ry recently, when he broke one of his
fingers
Mrs. Manse Massey is somewhat
improved, after falling while crossing
New York boulevard
Charles Frymire, of Iowa avenue,
celebrated his 18th birthday, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frymire,
Jr., Wednesday of this week. Mrs.
George B. Conover, of Bolton avenue,
Is the daughter of Mr.. Frymire. He is
planning a vacation to be spent with
friends and relatives in Philadelphia.
The meeting of the Absecon Art
Club was postponed until later date,
owing to the death of Mrs. Doughty's
father
Mrs. Richards acted as hostess to
the members of the Absecon Ladies
Aid connected with the M. E. Church.
Mrs. Hamilton, the vice-president, pre-
sided. The next meeting will be at