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Cranbury Press

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Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1922

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Church notices mix of services and events across several towns

Sunday services and programs listed for First Presbyterian Schultz Memorial M E and Plainsboro Monmouth Junction churches. Also notes memorial sermon for Charles W. Burke at Prospect Plains home with surviving family.

Plainsboro Monmouth Junction A. Raymond Eckels Charles W. Burke Robert R. Vandenbergh Prospect Plains Englishtown Samuel McCue Hightstown Harry Elms Trenton Charles Burke Jr

Traveling potato dealer seeks West contacts

G A Bennett of Hightstown reports via The Press that he is visiting potato dealers in the West while in Pittsburgh. He notes good grain crop prospects around Cleveland. Church Receives $5000 Bequest. Cranbury Methodist Episcopal Church gains $5000 from the estate of Mrs Gertrude Schultz of New Bedford and now holds about $8000 to support and expand its work.

G. A. Bennett Hightstown West Mr. Bennett Pittsburgh Cleveland Cranbury Methodist Episcopal Church Gertrude Schultz New Bedford Mass

Van Cleaf and Stout Nup at First Church Manse

The couple Van Cleaf of Jamesburg and Frances Stout of Cranbury wed Sunday night at the First Church manse with attendants Leon H. Nixon of Dayton and Elizabeth Bibus. Reverend J. E. B. Curry officiated.

J. EB. Curry Gray Gon van Cleaf Jamesburg Frances Stout Furman Stout Cranbury Leon H. Nixon Dayton Elizabeth Bibus

Peddie Musical Clubs Give Fine Concert at Second Presbyterian Church

The Peddie Musical Clubs entertained Tuesday evening under the C. E Society at Second Presbyterian. The program featured Fraternity Overture Honey Town In Poppy Land Gypsy Love Song and more. Over $4500 was raised for the society. Rev William F. Wefer of Brooklyn accepted the Dayton Presbyterian Church pastorate and will be ordained this evening at 8. Daylight saving time. Wefer, a Princeton Seminary and Lafayette College graduate, will succeed the late Rev James B. Clark. The parsonage is being renovated and Wefer will marry Miss Marion Seik of Haston Pa in the fall. He is currently staying with Mr. and Mrs. H R Dey during repairs.

First Presbyterian J. &. Curry India Helen Mershon Alberta Clayton Woman’s Home Ella Chamberlin John D. Chamberlin Alvah Forman Calvin Derrick Jamesburg Old Tennent Brotherhood Plainsboro Ladies Aid Society of Peddie Musical Clubs Second Presbyterian Church C. E Society Fraternity Overture Honey Town Poppy Land John L Burr Sizilieta Mr. Nelson Traumerer Basket of Roses April Showers Winegar’s Society Orchestra Peddie Glee Club William F. Wefer Brooklyn Dayton Presbyterian Church Wefer James B. Clark Princeton Theological Seminary Lafayette College Mies Marion Seik Haston H. R. Dey Dayton

A Very Interesting Outing by Cranbury Woman's Club

Members of the Woman's Club of Cranbury toured the New Jersey College for Women in New Brunswick on May 24. The outing highlighted the college’s growth since 1919 and its stately grounds, with plans for dedication of the Federation Hall on June 8 and a forthcoming graduating class of 42. The Three MM League opened the season last Saturday with Cranbury losing to Yardville and other results, with upcoming matches scheduled.

Woman’s Club of Cranbury New Brunswick Woman’s College State Federation of Women’s Clubs Drury Cooper Martha Mershon Een Nasium Liberty Motors Federation Hall State Federation of Woman’s Clubs

Morning Motor Trip to Delaware and Atlantic City

Mr and Mrs W H Johnson and Mr and Mrs Russell Johnson plan a trip by car to Wilmington Delaware tomorrow. They will be joined there by Warren F Johnson of Washington DC and then proceed to Atlantic City for the weekend.

W. H. Johnson Russell Johnson Wilmington Del Warren F. Johnson Washington, D. C Atlantic City

Base Ball Decoration Day Game Set at Cobblers Giants

Baseball game listed for Decoration Day at 9:30 a m. featuring Cobblers and Giants against Fire Company with two teams in the morning schedule.

Cobblers and Giants Fire Company

Miller Smith wedding in New Brunswick Rhode Island note

Miss Mary Emma Smith wed Charles William Miller at the Hallberg home in Bigwood Rhode Island. The ceremony was led by Rev. Dr. Richard Hollington with maid of honor Miss Margaret West and best man Herbert J. Miller. The couple will reside in New Brunswick after a Maine honeymoon.

Margaret M. West Herbert J. Miller Edward J. West George Miller St. Peter’s Hospital New Brunswick Miller New Brunswick High School The India Rubber Company George Puerschner

Princeton Commencement Week Features Parades and Proms

Princeton University prepares for one of its largest classes with more than 450 graduates. The Freshman Parade on June 16 will march on campus grass after the High Hat Parade by sophomores. Alumni will view Princeton movies and Nassau Street parades conclude with a long line of classes. The baccalaureate sermon is by President Hibben. Class Day programs include history, oration, poetry and a presentation. The Sophomore Prom runs from 10:30 PM to 6:30 AM with a New York orchestra and 2,500 dancers.

Princeton University Princeton Nassau Hall Nassau Street John Grier Hibben Thomas C. McHachin R. Miles Warner Burnham Carter Ivy Louis E Tilden W. E. Stevenson New York

Marriage Announcement for Hugh Boyd and Mrs May Roof in New York

Public notice details the marriage of Hugh Boyd publisher of the Daily Home News to Mrs. May Roof of Seattle at the Broadway Tabernacle New York. It notes gifts of 1000 to a local industrial home YWCA and two New Brunswick hospitals plus 5000 for a public comfort station. Boyd, from Belfast, came to New Brunswick 42 years ago bought the Daily Home News and will sail for Europe June 17 on the Majestic.

Hugh Boyd Daily Home News New Brunswick May Roof Seattle Wash Broadway Tabernacle New York Boyd Belfast Ireland Europe Majestic

Potatoes Noted From Lewis H. Schenck Field in Cranbury

The season is early but reports a superb potato field owned by Lewis H. Schenck in Cranbury. Local growers praise the quality and promise strong yields for the area.

Lewis H. Schenck Cranbury

Memorial Day observances and parade in Hightstown

Memorial Day activities in Hightstown begin with a 9 am parade on Main Street featuring 115th Infantry Band from Trenton and West Grove Fife and Drum Corps. Veterans groups, firemen, and students participate, with ceremonies at the Soldiers' Monument and cemetery, followed by the Peddie Institute address by Rev. Gill Robb Wilson and a 3 pm baseball game at Peddie Field. Evening supper by Methodist Church ladies.

Hightstown Main Street Plants 115Th Infantry Band Trenton Fife West Grove Peddie Institute Legion Boys Fire Department Partle Soldiers’ Monument Stockton Street Gill Robb Wilson Fourth Presbyterian Church of Peddie Field Ladies of the Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society of

Farmers May Organize on Wholesale Markets

New Jersey farmers consider cooperative wholesale markets to streamline selling in Newark Trenton and Atlantic City. State officials see standard grades and organized marketing clerks easing distribution for many growers, following a Detroit model.

New Jersey Newark Trenton Atlantic City Detroit Michigan State Department of Agriculture

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