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The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
P.O. A. MEMBERS
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Ten Are Honored By Camp
No. 9, at Joint Celebra-
tion Here

Members of Camp 8, P. O. A.,
who have had a birthday during
the months of September, October
and November were rendered a
birthday party by fellow members
of the order in Junior o. U. A. M,
hall, Friday night. The members
thus honored were: Mrs. Abbie
Travis, Mrs. Ella McGann, Mrs.
Flora ndicott, Mrs. Blanche Shaw,
Mrs Clara Burbage, Mrs. Lenora
Knauff, Mrs. Abbie Lee, Mrs. Iota
Terry, Mrs. Annie Adams and Mrs.
Elizabeth Bennet. A full course
birthday dinner was served.
Those in attendance were: Mrs.
Arlinda Cramer, Mrs. Alice Herbert,
Mrs. Ethel Daugherty, Mrs. Emma
Block, Mrs Ethel Hickman, Mrs.
J nnie Adams, Mrs. Ella McGann,
Mrs. Carrie Adams, Mrs. Matte
Leeds. Mrs. Anette Wheeler, Mrs
Olive McFadden, Mrs. Anna Eek
man. Mrs. Elsie Somers, Mrs Clara
Rurhage. Mrs. Sara Sutton, Mrs.
Jessie Chew, Mrs. Mary Perkins,
Miss Anna Chew, Mrs. Ella Ireland,
Mrs. Esther Devendorf, Mrs Fannie
Gordon. Mrs. Lenora Knauff, Mrs.
Julia Mumford, Mrs. Iota Terry,
Mrs. Minnie Wolfe, Mrs. Mary
ever, Mrs Mary Painter. Mrs.
Abbie Lee, Mrs. Abbie Travis, Mrs
Annabelle Leek, Mrs. Nettie Leeds,
Mrs. Ray Ireland, Mrs. Reed and
Mrs. Elizabeth Benner.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

avenue, entertained her sister,
Miss Mabel Dougherty, of Atlantic
| City. Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pole, of Col
Inns avenue, had as their guests on
Thanksgiving Day, Mrs Poles
J grandmother, Mrs. NJ. Bernhardt,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H Clark and son,
Edward Jr., of Drexel Hill, Pa.
Mrs. Ralph Maxwell has been re-
ported ill at her home on Decatur
avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, of
Lake place, entertained at family
dinner party in Thanksgiving Day.
: Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Thoss, of Collingswood, Miss Mabel
Todd, Miss Reba Todd, Miss Mar
garet Todd. Mr.. r. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs Lewis Smith, Lewis Smith
Jr. and Budd Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cramer Jr.,
of w. Haines avenue, Crestlea
Park, entertained at a delightful
Thanksgiving dinner. Their guests
/ included folk from Ventnor who
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B.
Cramer Jr., Master Joseph B.
| Cramer 3rd., Miss Laura Cramer
and MI. William Hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Steelman,
of Hampton Court, entertained at
family dinner party on Thanks
giving the following: Mr.. Isaac
Steelman and Miss Cora Steelman,
of Northfield; Mrs. Russell Schel-
| lenger, Jean, Virginia and Billy
Schellenger, of Fishing Creek.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Woolbert,
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
FAMILY DINNER PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil T. Roser, Of
Merton avenue, entertained at an
annual Thanksgiving family din
ner party at their home on Thurs
day. Those present We1c: Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Walvogel, Miss Blanch
Waldvogel, of Atco; Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Moody and son, Martin r., OF
Collingswood, Mr.. and Mrs. William
McIlhenny, Ocean City; Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin w. Roser, of Wild
wood; Mr.. and Mrs. E. Garfield
Roser, Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
Roser ,Jr., William Roser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Bowen, Mr.. Enoch c.
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. e. t. Roser.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

Lillian and Charles Jr., of Broad
and Willard avenues, motored to
Philadelphia over the weekend.
Members of several sororitles OF
the city are planning to attend a
dance in Red Mems hall, Saturday
night. Ray Goodwin, leader of the
orchestra is nephew of Mrs. Vic
toria Peck, of Broad street, with
whom he spent the past few days
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Robins, Cd
Shadeland avenue, are entertaining
Mr.. Robins parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Robins, of Haleyville, for a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. LutZ, Of
Decatur avenue, attended the Tan
Cedars' frolic at the Globe theatre,
Atlantic City, Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Lake and
daughter, GwendoIyn, of S. HAnp-
ton Court, visited relative; in
Dos sc1, Del, on Sunday.
A children's meeting will be held
at the First Baptist church, Friday
afternoon at 3.45. Following the
lesson, games will be played and
refreshments will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Warner, of
Chester avenue, had as their guests
for the weekend, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
T. Warner and Miss Iva Warner, OF
Malvern, Pa.
Mrs. T. H. Smith has been i'll
for a few days at her home on
First street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Way, OF
Chester avenue, entertained the
following guests on Thanksgiving
Day: James Way, wife and daugh-
ter. Elane, Mrs. John Scull and
Oscar Scull, of Linwood; Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Collins, Of Northfield
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Collins, OF
Bargaintown; Richard Powers. oi
Canada, and Miss Madeline Way.
Mrs. Lawrence Swain, 5I Della
ware, arrived last week for an IN.
definite visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Swain, East Greenway ave
nue.
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Miller and
Mrs. Miller's sister, Miss Beck, at
tended the Army-Navy football
game in New York City, Saturday.
They returned on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Block and
daughter, Hilda, spent Thangsgiv-
ing Day with Mr. and Mrs. Walter
J Anderson, formerly, of Pleasant
vile, at Grandview Farm, Rising
Sun. Maryland. They were accom-.
panied ON the motor trip by Mr.
and Mrs. j. Frank Mathis, Mrs.
Blocks grandparents, of Leeds
Point. Miss Alfredo Anderson, for
merly of Pleasantville, and now
principal of the Dey Grove, N. r.
public school. joined the party at
the Anderson homestead.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
ANNUAL REUNION

MIR. and Mrs. Mark Bowen, of IA
w. Delilah road, entertained at a
family reunion and dinner party at
their home, Sunday in honor OF the
18th birthday Of Mr.. Bowen. The
dinner party is an annual affair
bringing together all members OF
the family in celebration of the
event. Those present were; Mr..
and Mrs. j. c.. Hackney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs Jesse
Bowen, the host and hostess, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Bowen, Miss Mil
dred Bowen, Miss Kathryn Steel
man, Miss Helen Parrish, Miss
Martha Larned, Miss Edith Gaskill,
Miss Eva Hackney. Louis Bowen,
Mark Bowen, George Sutton, Sher-
man Cobb, of Miles City, Montana;
Henry Hackney, Budd Bowen, Cal
vim Bowen.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Harry Devendorf Guest On Twelfth
Birthday

Harry Devendorf Guest On Twelfth
Birthday.
Harry Devendorf was rendered a
party by several friends at his
home, Adams avenue and Mill
road, Wednesday night, in honor
of his twelfth birthday. The rooms
were prettily decorated for the oc-
casion. Games were played after
which refreshments were served.
Those present were: Eleanor Lord,
Mary Klosterman, Angelina Gallo,
Lucy Cesario, Stella Cesario, Ell
vera Cesario, Charles Hand, VIII
liam Degley, Frank Ford, Fred Deg
ley, Merrill Scotch, Eugene Deru,
Fred Erkey, Harry Plummer, Mrs.
Aida Taylor, Mrs. Helen Ryon,
Emma Devendorf, Junior Deven-
dorf, Joseph Geru, of this city; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Eccles, Virginia Ec-
cles, Mrs. Bessie Malta, of Allan
tic City, and Mrs. Herman Deven-
dorf.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
W. c. T. U. MEETS
Plans viii Be Made For Christmas
Activities

HClivtliGS.
A meeting of the DR.. Eva Lake
Union of the W. C. T. u, will be
held at the home of Mrs. Preston
b. Adams, Frambes and Clematis
avenues, Friday afternoon, at 2.30
p. M. Plans for the Christmas en-
tertainment at the Almshouse and
Pine Rest will be completed A
party will also be given for the
members of the union during the
month of December. Mrs. Esiella
Parsells will discuss Sabbath OBJ
servance" as the topic of the after
nOol.
The members are preparing a
barrel of clothing for the Missis-
sippi flood victims in answer to a
plea from the national secretary of
the w. c. 7. u, who has reported
a great need of garments for fanfi-
lies in Mississippi. The barrel will
be closed at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Adams, Verona avenue, this week.
Anyone having contributions for
the barrel are requested tc COM
municate with Mrs. Adams or Mrs.
Roxanna ]. Frendlich, president of
the union.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

Two programs Of vocal music by
the Oliver, Huot, Stewart Recital
Company are promised on the open
ing day of the Chautauqua Thurs
day, according to the outline of
events issued to the local commit
tee by Chautauqua headquarters.
AS previously announced the Chau-
tauqua will begin here Thursday.
Miss Elizabeth Oliver, soprano,
has cultivated voice of natural
beauty and power under the direc-
ton of the best teachers in New
York. Her dramatic ability, well
known to Chautauqua audiences is
said to be fully capitalized in her
singing.
Mr.. Ludovic Huot, tenor, was for
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
ALUMNI DANCE

A holiday, dance was given by
members of the Alumni Association
at Pine View dance hall, Cardlff.
Several members of the Beta Alpha
rau fraternity attended. The
dancers included: Miss Helen Trum-
bore. Miss Kathryn Whitman, Miss
GLADYS Swenson, Miss Helen
Trumbore, Miss Fannie Martin'
Miss Rebecca Brooks, MISS Helen
Walker, Somers Steelman, Howard
Lloyd, Earl Brown, Jack Bostiek'
Chris Luchenburg, Lemuel Hires
Charles Hartman, Dick Meyers,
Toby Price, William Saunders,
William Martin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. Conan
VanLew, Mr. and Mrs. William
Ham
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
FIRST ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Peck cele'
bratcd their first wedding anniver
gary with an impromtu gathering
at their home on Broad street,
Among those extending their con-
gratulations to the couple were:
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Alien, Miss
Mavis Allen, Walter Foster. Jack
DeCray- Roy Goodwin, of Phiiadel-
phia; Mrs. j. S. Sanders, Mrs
William. Shannon of Atlantic City;
James English, of Mortified; Her
man Pritchard. of Absecon; MI.
and Mrs. Andrew Summerville,
Miss Margaret Garwood, Mrs.
Asenath Harris. Miss Betty Bowen
Miss Helen Neff, Roy Daley, Her
bert Bowen, Budd Bowen, Mrs.
Victoria Peck, Miss Constance
Peck and Clarence Peck.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

merly member of the accomplish
ed Lowell Patton Artists, where he
added to his own reputation and
that of the organization by his rare
voice and costume selections.
Accompanying Miss Oliver and
Mr. Huot is Miss Dolly Stewart,
young Australian pianist and COM
poser, who has been heard during
the past season from many of New
York's broadcasting studios, not on.
ly as pianist, but as an entertain
er.
The evening program of this COM
pany preludes a lecture. whittier
Goest Thou?" by Hon. Frank B.
Pearson, formerly Commissioner of
Education of the State of Ohio.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
Coming Events
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
"a NIGHT IN JAPAN will be
presented by pupils of Woodland
avenue school in the auditorium Of
the high school.
FIRE COMPANY No. 3, will hold
business meeting in the Leeds
avenue school at s o'clock.
MRS. ARLINDA CRAMER will
entertain members of the Widows
club at her home on Woodland ave
nue..
ALOHA CLUB members will meet
at the home of Mrs. James Nc
Queen, Linden avenue.
MRS. EMMA TURNEY will en-
tertain members of the supper COM
mittee of Court Hawthorne, No.
1920, Catholic Daughters of Ameri-
ca, at her home on South Shore
road.
ALLEQUIPPA COUNCIL No. Z,
Degree of Pocohontas will mold a
meeting in Red Mems hall.
LAMBDA CHAPTER of the Beta
Sigma sorority will meet with Miss
Constance Peck, Broad street.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
!&10!z'(C,IE'TY1

Verona avenue, entertained at a
dinner party at their home on
Thanksgiving Day. The guests in
cluded: Rev. and Mrs. Robert Ell
wood, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Town
send, Edmund Madden, Herman
Madden, Jane Townsend, Buddy
Townsend, Stanley Townsend, all
oil Absecon; Mr. and Mrs. Hosea
Madden, of Tuckahoe; Miss Anna
Jeffries, Miss Alice Mcintyre, OF
Wilmington, Del; Mary Madden
and Betram Madden.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
PLAN PARTY
Semper Idem To Have Christmas
Gathering.

A meeting of the Semper Idem
sorority was held Wednesday night
at the home of Miss Ethel Nc
Fadden, Franklin avenue. Plans
were discussed for Christmas and
New Years party and Miss Eayre
was chosen as advisor Games and
dancing made up the program after
the meeting. Refreshments were
served.
Those present were: Virginia
MacBride, Emma Turney, Marion
Lear, Helen Babcock, Dot Smith,
Alma Risley, May Keller, Emma
Jackson and Ethel McFadden.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
SOCIAL GATHERING

Miss Mary Dempsey entertained
on Thanksgiving Day night at So
cial gathering at her home in Pleas
antville Terrace. Dancing was en-
ioyed until a late hour when re-
freshments were served. Those
present were: Miss Nellie Meyers,
Miss Goldie Sailor, Miss Margaret
Brown, Miss Margaret Carney, Win
field Shaw, George Miller, Edward
DeMille, Leroy Houser and Walter
Gordon.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
THURSDAY

THE ONWARD BIBLE CLASS
of the First Presbyterian church,
will meet at the home of Mrs. Anna
Eckman, Reading avenue, at
O'clock
POLLYANNA CIRCLE MEM
BERS will be entertained at tie
home of Miss Gladys Searless, e.
West Jersey avenue.
THE ENTIRE NOUS CLUB of Mt.
Pleasant NJ. P. church, will hold a
regular meeting in the hall on
Reading avenue.
KINNEWAUGHA TRIBE No. As,
l. o. r. NJ, will hold meeting in
their hall on First street.
THE LADIES' AID SOCIETY Of
st. Johns M. P. church. will have
an all day quilting bee in the
church. A business meeting follow
ed by a social will be held in the
evening. Members and friendare in
vited.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
CARD PARTY

Members and friends of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of Mainland Post
No. 81, American Legion will hold
a card party at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Bellville Naylor, 6o9
Doughty road, Thursday night.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

Sewer assessments at Glass
boro are to be made on a unit
basis, with lots so by $50 feet as
the unit. under an agreement
reached hY Borough Council
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29
WEDNESDAY

THE WHOLE TOWNS TALK
ING" will be presented in the aud
itorium of the high school by mem
bers of the senior class at SIS p. M.
ENERGETIC LODGE No. 102.
Shepherds of Bethlehem will meet
in Red Mems hall.
STERLING COUNCIL No. g.,
Daughters of America will meet in
Junior o. U. A. M. hall.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

The career Gibbard OF Toledo W. SEQ oapce VI @
cAo on.ra company like fiction Ten years ago. sne
hunted scrap iron Toledo obtain money with winch 70 ouy
She used to newsbys She saved her money TOOK
attracted the attention OF the ballet MASTER
Of the opera compapyL
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

DINNER PARTY
Dr.. and Mrs. L. S. Madden, of E.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-29

and Mrs. Robert Chambers ot
Northfield, and Miss Blanche Bow
en- at dinner on Thanksgiving Day
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Jordan, OF
Washington avenue, entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Robinson, CT
Atlantic City, at dinner Thursday
Betram Madden, who is attending
New York Military Academy at
Cornwall-on-the-H spent the
holiday weekend with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. L. S. Madden, East
Verona avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Boehm,
Mr. and Mrs. John ]. Brown motored
10 Avalon Thanksgiving Day where
they were the guests OF Mrs. Ella
Braywood. The group enjoyed dill
ner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown, Wright street.
Herman Devendorf who has been
located in Wilmington, Delaware,
spent Thanksgiving Day with his
family on West Adams avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Loeffler, Paul
Loeffler. Jr., spent the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Keeling in Waterford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brewer,
of East Pacific avenue, entertained
Mrs. Brower's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Patton, of Atlantic
City, at dinner on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Warren are
spending two weeks as the guests
of friends in Maine. Mr. Warren
will enjoy bear and deer hunting
in the Maine woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. B H. Clark, OF
Verona avenue, had as their dinner
guests, Thanksgiving Day: Mr..
Harry Amole, Miss Elsie Amole,
Arthur Amole and Harvey Amole,
Evening star., 1927-04-03

would not I'm all probability be de-
cline in real estate and in investment
bonds at the same time.
And yet he III bull on real estate.
DO you anticipate slump! L IN
quired.
Replying in the negative, he said;
The market. as we view 1t mere IN
New York. is very strong"
The falling wages in the market
for capital are raising new and dim
cult problems for the savings banks.
which under present conditions hnd
the margin of profit on bond invest
ment steadily narrowing. The yield
TO savings banks is approaching the
interest rate paid 10 depositors.
May Have TO Cut Interest.
If interest rates continue to fall
there is a possibility that savings
banks will have to reduce the interest
rates allowed to depositors.
Mr.. DeBost told me that he though
that the laws governing savings banks
Investments should be liberalized.
"In the first place." he declared.
public utility bonds of the best grade
should be made legal for savings
banks Secondly, so-called second
Evening star., 1927-04-03
WHEAT HAS RISE
ON EXPORT DEMAND
Market Closes Firm at Shade
to | 1-8 Cents Advance
After Short Session.


CHICAGO April 2.-Signs Of
broader export demand for United
States wheat helped prices upward
today. Crop damage news from
western Kansas tended also 10 stimu-
late buying. Wheat closed firm at a
shade to rs advance; corn unchanged
TO Il lower; oats. i off to a shade up.
and provisions varying from ID de-
cline TO a raise of >.
With large clearance Of wheat
from Galveston for Europe attract.
ing special notice and with liberal
falling off expected in the Unite
States visible supply total on Monday,
wheat traders here give only passing
heed 10 the fact that Liverpool quo
tations were strikingly unresponslve
TO yesterdays price advance on tn
side of the Atlantic. May delivery
in particular gained gradually IN
strength and the market as It whole
finished at the days top level. For
eign purchasing of domestic wheat
included Spring wheat as well as
Winter. More rye business, too, was
reported at the seaboard.
Exceptionally fine weather for the
growing domestic crop was check
on upturns in July and September de
iveries Of wheat. Much attention.
however, was given to reports from
a leading Chicago crop expert that
high winds and bugs had virtually
destroyed wheat from Norton. Kans..
TO near Colby, Kans., and that east
from Colby about 60 per cent OF the
wheat seen on a 40.nile drive would
be abandoned. Except from this sec
ton of Kansas, though. crop advic"
almost everywhere regarding domestic
wheat were unusually promising.
Corn and oats failed to reflect
wheat strength. Eastern shipping de
mand for corn remained inert.
Provision trade was light, and as
rule the market held steady in line
with hog values.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. 8. PART

has long been hobby. lie regards Il
as n distinctly human institution
which is the friend OF the great masses
of people Who lack financial sophistica-
tion. I'VE deal regularly" he said,
with men and women who are the
very type who are ordinarily exploited
by vendors of fraudulent securities
and of speculative schemes After an
account begins to run above several
Thousand dollars, we tell depositors
that we think it would be advisable
to withdraw some of the money and
place it in high-grade bonds Offering
a return above per cent"
Mr. DeBost's bank at Fortieth street
and Sixth avenue is in the shadow of
the Great White Way and of Million
Evening star., 1927-04-03

aires Row~~Tifth Avenue 1t draws
patronage from all parts of the city.
howet er, nd has an unusually large
number of colored depositors. One
hundred and fifty thousand CApositors
own the bank
People generally are dressing bet
ter these days said Mr. DeBGst.
You rarely see q shabhily dressed IN
dVidual In these prosperous times, yet
ii is my observation that patrons of
savings banks are at least 90 per cent
better in appearance than the average
run Of individuals Vou pass on the
street"
At this point, Mr.. DeBoSt broke INTO
denunciation of the installment
habit. which. he said. was the only