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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1921
Page
1
Sunday morning preache by Rev J E Curry on The Model Church Acts 4 31 35 Sunday School at 10 Prayer meeting Friday 7 30 Community Service at 7 30 Subject Without Exception Acts 17 80 Opening song service Saxaphone solo Evening Star by W H Baum also Abide With Me Miss Ella Grover and Mr Albert Priory Hightstown sing a duet
Morning worship at Schultz Memorial M E Church at 11 o clock led by Pastor Rev. L. E. Lennox.
The C. E. Society of the First Church will hold a 6 30 PM meeting in the chapel next Sunday. The program titled How Does Christ Wish His Day to be Spent will be led by Harold Scott.
The Stitch and Chatter Club will hold an all day meeting in the Second Church chapel on Thursday April 14. Hostesses are Miss Bessie Bergen and Miss Adelaide Tantum. The C E Society of the Second Church will meet in the chapel next Sunday evening at 6 30 o clock led by Graham Campbell.
The annual meeting of the Congregation of the First Church will be held in the chapel on Saturday night April 9 at seven thirty o clock. After the business there will be a social hour with refreshments. Refreshment Committee members listed.
The Ladies Aid Society of Schultz M. E. Church held their meeting at the parsonage on Monday night to elect officers for the new year. President Mrs Raymond Griggs First Vice President Mrs John Carlson Second Vice President Mrs Joseph Wicoff Secretary Mrs William Cox Assistant Secretary Mrs A Simonson Treasurer Mrs Edward Dolan Collector Mrs Joba Soehler.
Under Pioneer Grange auspices a community meeting will be held in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening April 12 at eight. Cranbury residents may hear of a proposed community nurse program with state support details. Miss Willetts from the State Department of Child Hygiene will speak.
The Woman's Club of Cranbury met at Miss Marie Groves's home for an open meeting featuring Rev. Frederick Schweitzer. His lecture on Socialists Archists and Bolshevists was praised as instructive and entertaining, emphasizing human voices in serious matters. It was the second annual club address by a local pastor, following Rev J E Curry's lecture on Unrest in Ireland.
The Presbytery of Monmouth met at Second Presbyterian Church with about eighty presbyters. Officers and committees were elected for the term. Willard Purdy was licensed to preach. Commissioners to the General Assembly were chosen. The May assembly in Winona Lake Indiana will decide on church issues including ordination of women to elder ship.
Dr Lennox pastor of Schultz Memorial M E Church receives a Friday parsonage reception marking his second year. William Cox presided and welcomed, with department heads giving greetings. An essay by Mrs Carlson, musical items, readings, and an official gift presentation followed, about eighty members attended.
The W C T U will meet next Tuesday with Mrs. Fred Schweitzer. Committee members include Mrs. H J Butcher and Mrs. Wm Perrine. State President Miss Esther Elfreth will address the Hightstown Union on Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Enoch Eldridge's home. Public welcome.
Washington April 5 Former Senator Theodore E Burton of Ohio who joined the House last election was added to the foreign affairs committee by the Republican committee on committees. Seven new members join the appropriation committee and T Frank Appleby of New Jersey’s Third District is named to the banking and currency committee. Wayne Parker of New Jersey’s Ninth District is chosen for the military affairs committee.
Mayor William C Wilson announced two rewards raised by the Perth Amboy Evening News for the arrest of George Washington Knight the murderer of Edith Marshall Wilson. One reward of 779.50 went to Charles Hauser and 8500 to Officer Asbury Mount both of Keyport. The ceremony in the council chamber featured brief remarks from Hauser and Mount and was attended by local citizens.
A four scene junior church event titled A Little Heroine of The Revolution invites attendance at Second Church chapel next Thursday at eight. Dorothy character interacts with soldiers and a dress display by Jemima, with cast including Virginia Pullen and Ruth Campbell among others. Tickets listed.
Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist bring a joint concert to the Newark Armory on Tuesday evening April 19. The duo will perform individual selections and works together, marking a rare appearance after a year apart. Tickets available at Bambergers Lauters and Fuerstman office with phone reservations.
Efforts target stable prices by coordinating quotations and distribution. The Jones Howe Company will manage grading and handling, reducing selling costs and stabilizing prices in consuming centers. J H Jones plans to open an office at 124 Main Street June 15 with local support from farmers and dealers.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Second Church announces officers for the year starting April 1 1921. President Graham Campbell. Vice President Mrs Martin Welsh. Recording Secretary Miss Helen Carr. Corresponding Secretary Miss Mary Hughes. Treasurer Miss Ethel Snedeker. Pianist Mrs John Stonaker.
Seed potatoes available including Washington County Giants and Red Star Virginia Second Crop Giants. Four half-car loads in stock. Bennett and Denison invite customers to Prospect Plains, New Jersey for seed and fertilizer.
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