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Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1919

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First Church Notes Sunday Services and Events

Sunday morning preaching by Rev. J B Curry with the sermon The Mission That Failed from I Kings 4 31. Evening subject Three Kings and a Prophet of Jehovah from I Kings 3 16. Special organ music by Lillian Koenig Bordentown plus vocal selections. Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m in chapel How to Use the Bible Leader H Perrine. Friday Prayer Meeting December 12 addressed by Walter Haveng state master of the Grange. Attendance totals: Reds Blues 228 107 121 Peiota 433 554 total 2875 8442 making 567 points for Blues.

J. B. Curry Mies Lillian Koenig Bordentown Christian Endeavor H. Perrine Walter Haveng The Grange Reds Blues Peiota Blues

Second Church Notes Promotes Sacrament and Meetings

The Second Presbyterian Church notes the Lord's Supper this Sunday after special prayerful prep. The session meets Friday after the Preparatory Service to hear professions of faith or letters. Preparatory Service on Friday evening. Baptism of children available Sunday. Rev Schweitzer addressed the congregation on The New Era Movement and installed deacons Conover Walker Vreeland Campbell Owens.

Second Presbyterian Church Second Church Frederick Schweitzer Mr. Schweitzer A. G. Conover E. W. Walker Nicholas Vreeland Carleton Campbell Joseph Owens

Work Among Chinese in France During the War

Sunday morning address by Rev. Andrew Wu recounts his May 1918 departure from Princeton to France for Y M C A work with 800 000 Chinese attached to the British army. He describes wartime service and his return to Princeton in September before resuming ministry with a Sunday School at 10.

Andrew Wu France China Princeton University Y. M. CO Princeton

Grange Meeting Quotes From National and State Conventions

Grange members met Tuesday evening with State Master W. H. Havens recounting the recent National Convention in Minneapolis and Le Roy Scott detailing the State Convention in Atlantic City. The gathering featured recitations, readings, and refreshments.

The Grange W. H. Havens Minneapolis le Roy Scott Atlantic City

Cranbury Social Club Set for December 18 Meeting

The Cranbury Social Club will meet next Thursday evening December 18 with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Perrine hosting at 7 o'clock.

Cranbury Social Club Wm. F. Perrine

Stitch and Chatter Club Meeting Set for December 16

The Stitch and Chatter Club plans a gathering next Tuesday December 16 at Mrs Harvey Scott’s home. The women of the church are invited to attend.

Stitch and Chatter Club Harvey Scott

Christmas entertainments planned by Sun day school committees

Church groups announce plans for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day programs. First Church schedules December 24 events with a cantata Cheer Up Cornelia and a play A Home Made Santa Claus. Second Church holds December 23 entertainment with a multi‑member committee. M E Sunday School also set for December 24 with selections and music.

First Presbyterian School Anna Chamberlin I. C. Hoffman Clarence Perrine Samuel Bennett Stanley Conover Carleton Campbell Bertram Clayton Margaret Perrine Margaret Bergen Bertha Applegate Cornelia Santa Claus

Christmas Exercizes at Public School Evening Program

The Christmas exercises of the Public School will be held in the School Building on Monday evening December 22 at 7 30 p m. Children will present playlets recitations and songs to foster the Christmas spirit and invite community participation.

Thomas Burke Griffith

Stitch and Chatter Club Elects Officers at Meeting

The Stitch and Chatter Club met at Mrs. George Stille's home and elected officers for the year. President Mrs. W. H Gordon, Vice President Mrs. Samuel Dey, Secretary Mrs. C. R. Wicoff, Assistant Secretary Mrs. Joseph Owens, Treasurer Mrs. George Stille, Assistant Treasurer Miss Mary Groves. Weekly meetings were postponed until after the holidays.

Stitch and Chatter Club George Stille W. H Gordon Samuel Dey C. R. Wicoff Joseph, Owens Mary Groves

Bennett Hosts J F F Club in South Cranbury

Mr and Mrs J D Bennett will entertain the J F F Club at their home in South Cranbury on next Monday evening.

J. D. Bennett J. F. F. Club South Cranbury

Cranbury Woman's Club Meeting and Notable Hunt for a Stolen Car

The Cranbury Woman's Club will meet next Wednesday in Mrs. D W Clayton's home with Pershing as the topic. Attendees at a Trenton reception for District Deputy Benjamin Havens included D W Clayton H N Scott D O Mershon J D Chamberlin Wm F Perrine R P Stillwell T B Wools ton N Vreeland Charles Symmes and Fred Heidinger. Redford Job of Stockton street recovered a Buick touring car stolen about three months ago in Trenton. The car was found in a Baltimore Md garage after ten weeks there and had only about 200 miles on the odometer. It returned to Hightstown on Tuesday.

Cranbury Woman's Club D. W. Clayton Pershing H. N. Scott D. 0. Mershon J. D. Chamberlin Wm. F. Perrine R. P. Stillwell T. B. Woolston N. Vreeland Charles Symmes Fred Heidinger Benjamin §. Havens Masonic Temple Trenton Redford Job Stockton Street Baltimore, Md Baltimore Hightstown

Cranbury Woman Injured in Windsor Route Car Crash

Viola Braxton of Cranbury sustained a broken arm and other injuries when her Ford skidded and overturned while trying to pass a large truck on the Windsor Hamburg road Monday. Her companions escaped harm.

Viola Braxton Cranbury Windsor-Hdmnburg

Stockholders Meeting at First National Bank Cranbury

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Cranbury New Jersey will be held at their Banking House on Tuesday January 13 1920 to elect nine directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business. Polls open 11 A M and stay open for one hour. GEO B MERSHON Cashier Cranbury N J Dec 10 1919.

First National Bank of

Plainsboro Boy Scouts stage minstrel show week

The Plainsboro Boy Scouts led by Captain Lieutenant George Fisher presented a minstrel show on Thursday and Friday with Barker Nichols Griffith and Dudley as End Men and Luther Luther and others in the chorus. Attendees included Miss Betty Fosher and Miss Hazel Mather. The community heard funeral notices for George Wolf and infant Caroline Stelcup, along with Mrs Sarah Hart. An Oyster supper and Xmas Bazaar was announced for Friday December 19 at the hall.

Boy Scouts of Plainsboro George Fisher Barker Nichols Griffith Dudley George Charlie Luther Edward Barlow Mervin Stelcup Harold Terhune John Wicoff Henry Jeffers Betty Fosher St. David Boy Scouts Lourse Jeffera Hazel Mather Hightstown Herbert Mather Norman Gertrude Barnard Mather George Wolf Cranbury Helen McCabe Wolf

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