News From West Creek, 1920

TUCKERTON BEACON 22 Apr 1920
On Friday evening West Creek Lodge No. 77 Knights of Pythias gave a reception in honor of
the veterans of the World War. The guests included :
William H. Rulon
Edward A. Cranmer
Ensign Miller
George Pharo
all veterans of the War of Secession. Edward Woodward, William Seaman, Chester W. Kelly,
Ralph Salmons, Noe Laranger, Ross Salmons, and Joseph Glenn, jr., veterans of the late war. The following program was rendered:
Opening Prayer....Rev. W. Johnson
Chorus, "America"
Address, "My Experience in France", Joseph Glenn, jr.
Music, Orchestra
Quartette, A. H. Jones, C.M. Shinn, Harry Seaman, J.B. Cox.
Address, Rev. W. Johnson
Comic songs, H. Winters
Address, Capt. Edward A. Cranmer
Exhibition dances, Harry Winters
Songs, Edward Woodward
After enjoying the program a lunch was served and all expressed themselves as having a very enjoyable evening.

The following persons spent the Easter holidays here;
Joseph Glenn, of Port Norris
Miriam Glenn, of Rutherford
Miss Marie Shinn, of Trenton
Miss Sara Rutter, of Philadelphia
Miss Mary Sprague, of Trenton
O.P. Smith, of Chester
Howard Shinn, of Frankford
Misses Bessie and Helen Pheasant, of Merchantville
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gaskill, of Philadelphia
Kenneth Terris, of Mantua

Harper Rulon spent Monday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jennie Cranmer has returned home after spending the winter in Johnstown, PA.
Roy Rutter and J.C. Horner, of Philadelphia, spent the week end at their homes here.
J.W. Salmons was a Sunday visitor here.
Miss Leah Cranmer, of Pleasantville, spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cranmer.
Arthur Kelley and family, of Red Bank, were recent visitors here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jamison has returned home after spending the winter in Collingswood and Mt. Holly.
Miss Lydia E. Garrison, of Atlantic City, visited her sister, Mrs. William P. Rutter on Tuesday.
John Gray, R.F. Rutter and Theo. B. Cranmer were Tuesday visitors in Toms River.
Three new road scrapers have arrived here and we hope the roads will be kept as good the entire season as they are now.
Quite a number of people are expecting to attend the inter-church movement meeting at Toms River from here.

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