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OURToVolume 17, No. 36 Narberth, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1931
Price, Five Cents
eonthull' ,1 tn l I.1Jud "' .liKe
Contluued on P ~ & ' e 10
N ext Week's GamesTwo interesting games arc
scheduled for the Narberth ninenext week. The high point is theH
ilIdale game, with the darkcomplexioned team said to bebetter than
ever thi s year.
Monday.Brookl ine at Narberth.
\Vednesday.HilIdale a Narberth.
Josephine Baker, Narberth,Wins B. M. Scholarship
A\'enue h u ~ i n e s s d is tr ic t was al:, o rejected.Th e
new zoning ordinance, whichincluded Mont gomer y A ven ue f
romNarberth to Haverford Avenue as afourth husiness district, was
passed onfirst reading- by Council at i ts meeti llgon April 13.
This s tep was necessa ryto get it before Council and residel lt
sfor purposes of di:,eu:,sion and consideration.At t he c ommi tt
ee mee ti ng o f COUIlcil last Friday night it w a found by an
informal poll that four councilmenwere opposed to the p a s ~ a
g e of theordinance with the 1'Iontgomery Avenue husiness s ect io
n i nc luded . A fou rfifths vot e wou ld he necessa ry to passthe
o rd inance , so that only two dissentillg votes cou ld b lock
it.
T h i ~ ac tion hy Counc il fol lo \\:s ac o n ~ i d e r a t i o
n of the s uh je ct o ve r aperiod of se\ 'en months, it heing
firstproposed in a petition p re se nt ed t oCouncil on l'\o\'emher
10. On January, ~ a puhlic hearing was held on thepetition to make
a bus in es s z on e o n~ f o n t g o m e r y Avenue, a t which tim
e amajority of residents present expressedthem:,elves favorable to
the change,I n accordance with the sentiment expressed at this
meeting, Council prepared a revision of the Zoning Ord inance,
including as the major change
COllt lnuea on l 'uge S
CUlltllllle Oil PIIJ{e 11
As in pas t yea rs , all donations tothe fund will be published
in Ou rTow=-:. James L. McCrory, of theNarherth National Bank, is t
he t reas urer, a nd con tr ib ut io ns may also beleft with any of
the merchants.No house-to-housc canvass for
Fourth of .I uly expenses has heen madein Narberth for five
years, despite thefact that t he expendi tu res here forthe pat
riot ic occasion arc said to farexceed those made hy any
othercommunity in the Philadelphia area.
II" . , , \ " ; C,\SI : \ Th e dec li ne nf the once
invincihle
Narherth Ball Cluh c o n t i n u e ~ apaCt'.Last Saturday
afternoon DannyHelllcher':, rambunct ious Redmcn ofBryn 111 awl' a
d m i n i ~ t c r e d anotheraushing de'feat to thl ' l Ilal
treah:d horough b oy s hy a :,core "f 10-(1.The game w a featured
by heavy
hitting 011 the p ar t o f h ot h t eams , w it ha tntal nf t \\
'e ny-seven h it: ' ringingout from the hats of t he t wo teams
.The Nar hert h hoy:, hammcred tcnblow:, off t he ( Id ive ry of
CharleyTownsend. t he ir nld t eammat e, t hel eading' wal lop: ,
heing re:'oUlHlingtriples fr om t he hats of Boh ( ;i lf il la nand
Joe Ruhican. The sudden revivalof Narherth's hi tt ing power wa:,
pleasin g t o 1IIanager Da \i:, and the fans buttry as they might
the Narberth hatsmenwere unahle to mat ch the w or k of theBryn
}Iawr hoys, who had little dif
Charley Townsend Beats OldTeammates in SluggingMatch.
POLLS SHOW FOUR COUNCILMEN ARE OPPOSED
Action by Committee of Whole Borough Council KillsProposed Major
Changes; Reject WindsorAvenue Petition.
Th e proposed ~ ontgomery Avenueb u s i n e ~ s d is tr ic t was
s tr icken f rom therevised Narher th Zon ing Ord inance hyaction
of the con ll ll it te e o f t he wholeat the meet ing of the
Borough Councilon x(onday lIight. The petition to inc lu de \Vi nd
so r Avenu e and t he e xt en sion of Essex, Forest and i'\
arherthAvenues 111 the present H ;I\'erfor
/Montgomery Aye. Business DistrictI Stricken from New Zoning
OrdinanceSalutatorian
C O l l t h l 1 l t ~ . l Oil Nex t Pnp;e
WHITFIELD BELL, JR,
~ I i s s Josephill'e Baker, daughter of~ I r , a nd Mr s. J. H.
Baker, of 290 Haverford Avenue , Narbe rt h. was announced a:' the
winner of the BrynMawr College scholarship at the me('ting of the
Lower Me ri on Schoo lBoard on \Vednesday evening.
~ I i s s Baker said after hearing of theaward that she had hee
n working for___-, - 1 the : ,cholar:'hip all this year. a nd t ha
t"now I ha ve to pass th e Bryn Mawrexams." The scholarship is good
fortuition at the college.
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Plans have been def in it el y outlinedfor Narberth's observance
of Indep en denc e Day and it is s aid that anappeal for the
necessary funds will bemailed throughout the B o r o u ~ h and
itsvicinity during the coming week.Th e local c el eb ra ti on h as
a lw ay s
attracted thbusands of spectators fromthe ci ty and adjoining
countryside and.under the direc tion of the AmericanLegion. it is
expected that this year'sprogram will be of greater proportionsthan
heretofore,
Plans for Annual 4th of July CelebrationProgressing; Appeal in
Mail Next Week
Contracts for t he r emod el in g o f t he~ a r b e r t h
r1ublic School were awardedat a speci al me eting of the
NarherthSchool Board 011 Tuesday afternoon.Th e general contract,
amounting to$30,8()(j, was awarded to the H. J.
Human Company, of Philadelphia, whowere l ow bidde rs out of 1-1
competing.A Narberth mall, Fred 1'. ~ cCarthy,was low 011 tht'
electrical contract, being awarded the contract with a bidof
$2H8S.,Th e heating contract was awarded
to Crisman & Quillman, of NorristaWil, ""hosl' hid was
$10,890.\\ ' illialll T. Fowdt' lI, of Chester, was
10\1' bidder on t he p lumh ing con trac t.with a hid of
$.,025.The temperatul't control contractwa:, award t' d t o the .I
ohnson ScrviceCompallY. ui Phi ladelphia, with a bid
of $2324.Tlw total alllnunt of the se\'cral con-
LOCAL MAN SUCCESSFUL GET TWENTY.SEVEN HITS
H. J. Homan Co., of Philadel.phia, Get General Contractfor
$30,866 Bid.
Award Contracts for I Borough Nine DropsSchool Remodeling
Another to Bryn Mawr
210UMBERS
Longer Hours, New Equipment for PlaygroundThe Nar her th Commun
ity P lay
ground will open for the SUn11ller on~ f o n d a y . July Ii.
This season thegrounds will he open until 8 P. ~ f . ,
withactivities in t he t 'v en ing fo r t ht' adultsas well as the
older children. Th eRecft'ation Board decided 011 thismove , when
th ey r ealized how nJallYpeople vi,.;ited the playground in
theevcning in search of recreat ion.A new set of teeter to tters
will bei ns ta ll ed . sui tahl e for all age s. Therewill a lso he
two l ar ge sl ides insteadof one as ill previous years. Therewill
he sporb of all kinds ill t he eve ning f o those wishing to
participate,such as tennis. haskethall, volley hall,p l a y ! ~ r o
l 1 u d hasehal l, quoit s, 'paddlet e. ;nis , l awn cr oque t and
th re e newactivities that arc heing added thisyear, "Quoi tennis
," ohstacle golf andhorseshoes.A meeting of the Senior
PlaygroundBa:'ehall League will he held on .Iuly6, to layout the
rule: , and schedule fort he c omin g s ea son . The leag ue
iscomposed of four teams, the Cardinals.1IIidg-c1s, Lucky Nine and
Narbr ookPark. Last ~ ' e a r the Cardinals, captained by Paul Kan
e, nosed out theMidgets for the leag ue championshipand possessioll
of the "Old 'Y ' Cup,"The J un io r Ba se bal l Leagu e will
mee t on the same date, This l eague iscomposed o f four teams:
Eagles, JohnBurns, a\ltain: Red Sox, Rober t K il lion aptain: Park
Team, Ray Nord-
Tonight (Friday) at IUS o'clock1 l 1 e m h e r ~ of the c l a ~
, . ; of 1931 o f Lower~ erion High School will a ~ , e m h l e
forthe la,t time a a hody to receive theirdiploma,.; from the h a n
d ~ of \Vi ll iamL. A u ~ t i n . p r e ~ i d e n t of the
SchoolBoard. at the annual commencementt x e r c i ~ e ~ .The c 1 a
, . ; ~ . Ilumhering 210 g r a d u a t e ~ ,i:' among the l ar ges
t in t he s choo l h i ~ -
tory, The c e r e m o n i e ~ will he held inthe .IUllior High
Auditorium, due tothe greater seating capacity.The program will he
a f o l l o w ~ :
!'of a rch, H igh SchollI O r c h e ~ t r a , underthe direc
tion of Bruce C. Beach: I nvucation hy the Rev. A. E.
Clattenhurg,of Cynwyd: Salut at ory addre :, s, hyWhitfield nel l,
J r. , of Narherth: add r e ~ s , hy Su: 'a n Ahe rn at hy , o f B
ry nMawr. "Lower 11 e ri on . Past , Pre se ll tand Future";
selection hy the orchestra; address, hy James Bailey, of Narherth,
"I n te rschol as ti c Rel at ions";
CLASS
William L. Austin, President ofSchool B o ~ r d , to
MadePresentation
Lower Merion's SeniorsGet Diplomas Tonight
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Sign of the Best Meats
Continue, . I ' ro l l l Pnge On e
Rib Roast, thick end, lb.22cRump Steak .lb. 35cShoulder of Lamb,
lb., 18cBreast of Lamb .. .. lb., 6cDel Roast, Bradley Special;very
economical and deli.cious; try it! lb., 35cBradley's Breakfast
Bacon:delicious mild-cured; bestthe market affords:Whole piece lb.,
30cSliced lb., 35cDel iv er ies Twicc Dai ly to your
n e i ~ h b o r s - C i t y Linc to HaverfordWhy Not You?
Just Becauseour quality of meats is the bes t,don't get the
impression ourprices are high! - Bradley'sMarket prides itself not
only onits fifty-four-year reputation ofhighest quali ty in Phi
ladelphia,but also on its modem prices,consistently low enough for
t hemost modest budget.Note these week-end prices, forinstance
others are corres pond ingly r ea sonable all thetime:
tracts. $-I!!,!!lJO, is within th e amountwhich t he boa rd
expectcd to expcnd onth c al terat ion work . It IS expectedthat
work will begin immcdiatcly sothat the huilding will hc rea rl l'
in thefall. The IOWL'st h id s w er e ~ c c e p t e din each
case.Th e Homan Company is thc firm
which i building the new OakmontSchoul m Hal'cdord
Township.Among lhe improvements to bemade in th e building ar c thc
insta llation of a ne\\' uni t h ea ti ng sys tem, anew auditorium,
ncll ' class) 'lloms andc ompl ct e mod erni za ti on t hr ou gh ou
tthe old build ing.TI;e. firm o.f 'Doyd , Abe l & Gugert,of }
hlladclphta, arc thc architects, oiwhich V ic to r D. Abel is a
Narberthrcsidcnt.Th c work \\'ill be financcd by a $55.000 bond
issue. which was rcccntlvplaced on thc markct and on whi ch ~
suhstantial premium was gained by theSchool District. .Th e
contractors have been instructedby the School Boar d to uti lize
locallabor i n ~ o f a r as IS possible,Bonding for the cont ract
was awarded to \\'. D. R. E'.'ans and Durbin .'\:Howard.
Award Contracts forSchool Remodeling
' fhe Presbyterian ChurchHev. ,Tohn Van Ness, M, A.,
Minister.M"etlngs for ,Tune 14 :
10::10 A. M.-Cf'lehrutlun of Children'sn a ~ ' : n"citatlon" and
songs llndI 'arious exe"el"e" b ~ th e differentdejlurtnwnts of the
s"hool. A"ermonet te by !\Ir. V an Ness on"1 'ongu"s of 1"11'1'."
Al l Invited.P. : \ r . - ~ I e e t l n g s of t he t hree En delll
'or Socletie".P. ?I.-Evening wor"hill. Sel 'mon theme: "'' 'oun,led
for Our'rraI1HgreRsioIlH."Xex t 'Vedl le "day e l' pn lng' -P ra )'
(' 1'll1l',.ting In ('han.;'" of )11' . and "\II'' '.\\1' clol III
iug-to)).
exelciHesPageant ,Parents
Particular People
Seashore Hauling
Bide-A-Wee Gift Shop136 S. 15th St. Phila.
Phone: NARBERTH 3651.R
Week-end Trips to the Shore
nUll" "or,:;.t to "'.' uur ,-ur""" tur1'n'Chrr'H Un)", .JIIJU
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Aparttne1lt MO')l;ng a Specialty
Purchase their greeting cardsand special gif ts 111 this
shop.The Graduation, Bon Voyageand Hostess Gifts arc unusual
OUR TOWN
orLivingston Publishing Co.Memorial Bldg., Bryn Mawr
Main Line Federation of Churches
Thrce hundred fourtecn famil ic s in ou r neighborhood ar e
nowreceiving hclp t hr ou gh t he Mai nLine Fede ra ti on o f Chu
rches, butthe Federa tion wil l b e at thc endof its rcsources
within a weckunlcss YOU aud YOURFRIENDS COME TO
THERESCUEI!!$1-1,291 has heen spent in rcliefsiuce January I, for
residcnts of~ h i s community. At Icast $5000IS absolutely
essential to providethe necessities of life fo r familiesof the
unemploycd and sick hercin ou r midst for thc summermonths. .Scnd
contributions at on cc s othat none may suffcr, to the
Neighbors in Need
Bradley Market210608 Market StreetRITTENHOUSE
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Page TwoMain Line B ~ y s W 'II ~ 1 ~ I ~ i : ~ I ~ a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ s : ~ u e ' I : ~ I ~ ' .lr. 1 -.. .G'o...to..C11-un'Ch','f
P . E . 1 .IOHeph Will iam Li tt le rtnzes at plscopa I,Tohn
Frederick Mann IAIan Raymond McGarvey I- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - -___ I ,John Philip McGarvey IC CI h J Walter 1 \ l a s s c ~ '
Phillip" Baptist Church of the Evangel ot le t ones, Jr., of Ard.!
T ~ d w a r d Pugh I, Jt I ]" I I Ilc rt . " he g'lIon, ?Iin
"ter.
C . Of f Th "erus Taggart Ritter, .Tr. 'more, arrles ree IHenry
Alfred Romherger, .Jr. I S u n d a ~ ' , .I une 14 :A d IDnnlel
Sheppard Royle ' 9:-15 A. 1\r.-Children" Day program [nwar s. I
Aaron Ireland Sanson, :lll ,lilt' phureh "chool. (;ue"t
speal,er,___ I ,John .Tol'ce S " a ~ ' e n I ~ r r " . Predel'I('I,
Tomlinson. 1;:-15ICharl es Henry Scott, ~ 111 :00 A. )I.-MO.
rnlng', """r,,hlp. SermonCLATTENBURGWINS TWO! Charl.es J ~ v e r e
t t Shinn topiP: "Th e I 'owe r to' Become.": ' rhomas Silnmons S l
a c l ~ I 7:4!i P. ~ 1 . - E \ t ' l 1 i l l g \vorship. Ser..
7:olri--- ! 13enjamln Franldln Stahl, .Tr. ' ilion: '''1'1",
Discrimination ofMain Linc boys figurc.l promincntly I .I,ohn Henry
Wallace t :011." HIHI' , loe" Uo,I determine'n tl 'd ' f' d I I 1
homas ,Tohnson 'Vurcl, Jr . who ,,1m,'! How lIoes lI e plaeeI . IC
a\ \ ar IlIg 0 prizes an sc 10 ar-I Frederlcl, 'Villiam
'Vclsenh'll'h I the jlunl"hment7sillp honors at Epi scopal Acadcmy
, .J,ohn ' V l I J i a l J 1 ~ , Jr . ' 1'u""day, .June 16 :Overb
rook , whosc 1-I7th commence-: 1 I ' ; < l W ~ r d ]l,"v'twller
, .. fls'l" I 'l'lll' annual picnic of the Women'sI ,arrlson ood \s
' ,' . t' tIl 'l d t tl I fI1cnt and commendation excrcises I'harl
s M ' . I 'V.' I t . J I ' so t la 'OliO ,e H a Ie 10 m. e 0" . . ,
., e. " Co e" Ilg 1 son, . r. ' ~ { r s . H, BOllrdmlln Hopper in
!\leriol '.vere hcld on ] uesday afternoon. I I"h" ladl"" or the
a"sucla t ion wi ll meetTo Charlcs Clothier Jones Jr . son! MRS.
ELIZABETH R. OLIVER at th e c hu rc h at 12 u 'c locl , nooll .
f '1 d '1 . " I' I . . II';v'Cryone I" cordially invited.o l\ r.
an n rs. ClotIllcr Jones, of Val-! 'uncra services were held on
FrI- 'Vednesday, June i7 :ley road, A rdm orc, president of the i d
ay a ft cr no on , J un e 5, at St . John's . The jlo"t!loned
anllual hu"III""s meetgraduating class, went the Class o f '771 Chu
rc h, Cynwyd , f or :'II rs. Elizabeth lIng of th." c h u r c ~ l
will be held at 8" f" . . ' . I) 01' , , .' . I P. 1\t. Umner WIll
he sen'ed to th epnzc or proficlenc) 111 scholarshIp, I \. 1\ rr ,
\\ Idow of Alfrcd ohver ' l meml"'I'" of t he ehu rch and
cilngTeg-a-a proper intcrcst in athletics, true man-, wool
manufacturer, ancl daughter of tlon at 6:::0 ocloel l . J :a n th c
B. B. Reath s
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Chester Blasts LowerMerion's Baseball Hopes
The t hree F 's . Fairness. fitness andfaithfulness a rc t he t
hr ee qualificationswith which the game of life must bcplayed. said
the Rcv. Edmund GrindalRawson, in the baccalaureate sermonI at
Lower Merion High Schoo l l as tPraises Aydelot te.. H igh trihnte
t o \ Sunday night. D r. Rawson. who isthc work of Dr. Frank
Aydelottc'l pastor of t he A rdmor e P re sbyte rianprcsidcnt of
Swarthmorc Col1ege. was Church, t ol d t hc audience of over
'500paid hy Dr . :-'farion Edwards Park,l that he had preached the
f ir st baeca
prcsidcnt of Bryn Mawr Col1ege. at laureate sermon evcr preachcd
heforcSwarthmorl"s alumni lun,l1\'ol1 last \ a Lowcr Merion
graduating classSaturday. ' eightecn years ago.l
Buek, Sigel Take Firsts as Chester High won thc final game
ofMaroon Cops Track Title the Suburban baseball scason f rom Bil
lAnderson's Maroon tcam Tuesday a tAdam's boys, wearing the Maroon
Chestcr hy the s co re o f 14 to II .and \Vhite, again outdista
nced o th er L ow er :-'terion was erratic in thchigh s choo ls in
thc s ub urba n a rc a o f later inuings and wastcd a 6-to-1
advanPhiladelphia and as far west as Lan- tagc which they held in
the fifthcastcr, at ; \i or ri stown las t SaturdaY,1 inning. AI1
of Lowcr },Ierion's pitchand by scnring 35 points they bccamc I ers
were hit h ard a nd t he g ro un d bal1sthc k i n g ~ of t ra ck
and field i n this, were g ct ti ng away from the slow-
scction of ou r geography. I nlOv ing infielders.Huek and S igel
werc t he o nl y lirst i This loss eliminates Low.er M.erionplace
winncrs, thc formcr coming in i from a chance at the
champlonslup.ahcad of a fast fil,ld in the 880 i n the 1\nicl' time
of 2 minutes 73-5 scconds. Wind High SundayDick Sigel hurlcd thc
discus 117 f ee t 1 . ., .to win. Jim T urn er col1ected two: Durmg
Sunday nIght's storm on thesecond places in tiele! eycnts. Adam's I
},I ain Linc ;t wind vcloci ty of 30 milesrelar t c a l 1 ~ n ~ a n
a ! { e d t o t ak e third placc,l PCI' hour was rcached, \Veathcr
ah-a thsappomtlllg teaturc to sOllie. Joc! . n' l' C1' 1'1 . D k '
f Na I tlLcidy came through to w in third place \ se c l . I . cs
., ec cr, 0 l' )e r I,in thc pole yault. aud in the abscnce
reports. HIgh tcmpcrature of 87 wastlf Dav c Ridge. his points
hclped thc I r cached on Suuday with a drop to 78team to a victory.
Pennypackcr ticd: on lIlouda\ . Lowest reading of thef ~ ) r fourth
p lacc w ith Trout, of Nor-I week was' 50 on thc 3d. Onc
audnS,town. . .. I . , . , ' .fh e ~ [ a r o o n has had an
lIIterestmg 11\\ ent) -four one hundredths Inches ofand successful
track scason. \Io/inners i rain fcl l Sunday night.of al1 dnal
mcets with thc exception ofthc V\'es t Catholic evcnt, runncrsup
tothc State champions. champions ofDistrict No. I, no t a bad s ea
so n a tal1. e\'cn for a school where winnersarc thc usual
thing.
OUR TOWNBoard of Governors of Gladwyne Community Club and
Free Library!Fifty-eight GraduatedI From Haverford College,i!
Haverford College conferred degrees: upon a c la ss of 58 seniors
at the comImencement exercises l ast Saturday.! Honorary degrees
were conferredj upon the following: Doc to r o f Laws,'I'DI'.
Francis M. Allinson, of Brown
SIXTY.FOUR GRADUATES!I University; Dr . \Io/aiter M. Hart, vice!
president of thc University of Cali-A Cynwyd girl. Eli7.ahcth
Cranston! ifornia, and Dr. Jose Padin, Commis-Hodgcs, was awardcd
thc "Annic \ I s ionc r o f Education of Porto Rico,'Shoemaker"
scholarship, paying $500 I Iwho mad.e the commencement address;for
thc first ycar a t Swar thmorc Col-,1 D J H 'c f. mas tc r o t a rt
s, r. esse . !"Loore, 0Icgc, at thc cighty-s ix th annual co 111- I
Harrogate, Tenn. P ro fe ss or Rufusnlcncemcnt exerciscs of
Fricnds' Cl'n. I I Jones made th e o pen ing a ddr es s a ndtral
School hcld on t he c ampu s at I conferred the awards.Overhrook
last Friday. This award I I The g radua te s a re :was hascd ullon
cxccl icncc in cit i7.cn nn"I,,,I,,r "f .\ 1' . . . .ship and
scholarship. Loel,hart Amerman I,ogan:-1 iss Hodges, who was
electcd to I ,John B. Appasamy WlIIlam M. ~ [ a l e rth e C um
Laude Society this "car, was' Hlehard C. Baker Lauman ~ [ a r t l
na lso t hc winncr of a gold m ~ d a l as a! .John W. Blyth
.sl'nior h igh s choo l honor student , se-I Howard O.
Bufflng.Rlehard L. Maslan
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Narberth Theatre Notes.l3ocal Clrlovies
OUR TOWNag e Four
NEWS SHORTS---------1I
OURToWN--T-o-b-e-h-o-n-o-r-e-d-b-y-p-en-n-.--H-ol-a-t-io I A
Co.operatil'e (;'om/llunity N t J l / s M a g a ~ i n e , founded
in 1914 by the NarberthG te LI d of Haverford l>al1ker alll due
atMr. Vauclain blamcd politicians and Narbel'th next ,Wcdncsda)'
and Thursh . k bl' tTt' Id a ~ ' , glveH llichard BarthclmesH an
01>-t elr attac's on pu IC u I lIes as a I Council Writes Finis
portunily f or good ac ti ng. T he titlecontributing cause to the p
r e ~ e l l t I g iv es a n I de a of t hc ]>101.economic
depression. Hc also descnbcd 1'0 111.'\11\' l'e"I'(!"llt" tIle
actl'oll of COlIIICI'1 I'll l'I'III'llg tIle alllelulillelltGencral
W. \V. Attcrhury, of Radnor. . .' ~ ~ " . . . ., I ~ Brendel IH c
om ing to t he boroughas onc of thc grcatcst f igures in th c 111
th c rC\'Jsed Zonmg Orchnancc proYltlmg a buslncss ( hs tn ct on w
lo nt - n ex t ]'rlday and Saturday in " ~ I r .\ I . . . fi I ] I
II 1 I I.Jcnlon of Orange," another of hisgrowth of thc
Pennsylvania Railroad. gomcry .' venue may s ecm ar )Itrary and
unjust! c(. t s lOU ( Ie Jorne flll\n)' characterlzatlonH.-A bad
actor. An apparently insane in mimI. howc\cr. t hat p lacing th e
amcndment in th e ncw ordinance an d Icolored man lcaped O I the .
running passing it on first r cadi ng d id not commit Council t o
adopt ing it. Many I f t the Egypt ianboard of an automobllc drt ve
n by hil1s appear on first rcadintr which in their final s tatc a
rc total1v differcnt. /Theodore Jones, manager of thc J " ,."", .
".. b" y, I .f ".. ,'1 f " "-1 . ' "1'hc n O ~ ' a l Family of B r
o a d w l l ~ ' , "Pennshurst Farm, Pcnn Valley, ncar I' t IS
nccessal ) to Il.lSS It oncc to gc t lC OIC Counci 01
consl(CratlOn. IWhich I" at C y n w ~ ' d ' s thcatre thlHSugar's
Bridgc, Marshallton. last Sun- Th c ch ie f r eason for s tr ik i
ll " ou t thc amcndment relating to Mont- \ ~ e c l , - c n d : Is
I ~ d n a F e r b c r ' ~ and Gcorgcd . hit I ' 'tl k f ". , . . '
, ' J ~ a u f m a n H "tagc Hucecss, 111 which th eay I1Ig t an( cu
11t11 WI 1 a It t c./ gomen' 1\venuc as statcd hv V 't nous
Councilmen IS that CounCil docs 't I f II I I ITI 's I e licve I to
havc escapcd .' . t l a n lleXI:rl ly, of C):nwyd. donor of the
orga.n Ithcl e Is stl .\ 111C,.lIlS 0 1I1l1gll1g a lOUt a. c l . ~
n g c . oune, mcn .u.c t lC W c d n c ~ d a ~ ' and ThurNday. Paul
I ~ u l m Nm the : t ~ l d l t o n l 1 t 1 , ~ , playc(! onc of h!s
elcctcd rcprescntatl\'l's of thc people, amI Insotar a s t he y ar
c ahlc, mter-,' aids in a dramatic pcrformancc thatcomposItions. On
~ w ~ r t h t l l o r e S pret th c w ishc s o f thcir const i
tucnts into action. Three o f Na rh er th 's wlI} appeal to
Chattcrton fanH.Green and Pcacefu l HIII, at th c I . .I 1 f '" ,I
.. ' , ' f 11 ] f 1" I, " " I Not III,e Per cy CrosbY's dally car..
. Councllmcn WII JC Up 01 I( ' -c cetlOn ncxt a . t le glOU)l
(eSlIl11g to Itoon IN "HI,lpl'," which will amUHC andexcrClses. 1
I' I" I ISuicide by gas. Mrs. Clara Louisc m a k ~ 1\' ontgomcrr
.\ycnue a. l l I S I ~ l e S s (Istnct scc ! It , t lCy can. sc ect
a entcrtaln ~ ' , o u n g and,,?ld at , ~ l t e E ~ ' ) ' p -K k 'f
f CI I 1" K k f camlIdate or camhtlates fo r Cmmcil o n s uc h a
Illat torm tI ld With suffi- I tlan next \\ e ek end . SI,lpl>y,
o f \\ homer \\:1 e 0 Jar es Cl. c.r, 0 ~ IChlll'leH Dana GlbHon s
aid, "He Is onoSt. DaVIds. was found dead tll th e 1 clent support
clect hllll. or them. . of the trues t, most thoroughly ~ Y l 1 l p
a -k i ~ c h c n of hcr I ~ o t t l c last Wednesday S ho ul d t he
mattcr he I>rcsented to t he \ 'o te rs in th e fall in this
Ithetic charactcrs 1WIth all the gas Je ts of the range open.. , .
... .S he wa s 65, fashion and a sufiiclent numher of pcople
lI1(hcate theil' support fo r thIs, havc evc r 10IOwn," IsEstate g
oe s t o widow. Bv t he wil l proposition by voting fo r such a
candidate, or candidates othcr memhers Ia Ntory "','Ilten cspe'of
\Valtcr Erbin . of R ~ d n o r : who d ied of Council ar c hotm
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JUNE- --14thClever Talkand Laughs
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Narberth Theatre BuildingOpen Friday and Saturday Evenings
Member Federal Reserve System
BUY sensibly, buy norma ll y. Butdon't spend ALL your income. Pu
t
a portion aside each month. That isthe golden mean between the
wastrela nd t he miser-a dut y t o yourself andyour family. Why not
start today?
Worlel Famous Author and HumoristBROADCASTING OVER WJZand
Associated NBC Stations
as Guest on
High WitClean Fun
IRVIN
SPEND
ENNA JEnICK MELODIES HOUR
SUNDAYNIGHT
TheNarberth National Bank
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ROOF & RESTAURANT
+ + + Entertaint!;e BlithesomeBride or G a yGraduate + + +
When crisp white envelopesflood the mails to remind one'tis the
season of brides andgraduates, it behooves fondparents to celebrate
the eventin an appropriate manner,and place. At Pierre's thereis no
rental charge for theprivate use of any of a dozenbeautiful rooms,
which areavailable for any affair froman Informal tea or
modestsupper party to an elaboratebanquet. But whatever
theoccasion, Pierre is ready withdeft service, and food thatis a
deli ght to linger over.Choose from eithe r regularor special menus
at unusuallymoderate prices.For details and reservationsphoneMaxat
Boulevard2895Available for private affairs. . the following rooms .
. CzechoSlovakian, Russian,Spanish, Italian, EarlyAmerican,
Bavarian, English,Modernistic,Sports,Georgian,Banq uet - also Roof
an dSun Deck.Max's Inimitable 85cent Dinner servedevery
evening.
A del ight fully complete luncheon dallyat 35 an d 45 cents.
PIERRE &On 69th STREET
~ .WEEK-END NEXT
"SKIPPY"-Don't Miss This!
Wednesday & Thursday NextRuth Chatterton"UNFAITHFUL"
UDISHONORED"
Charlie Chaplin inuCITY LIGHTS"SBX'I ' illONDAY nnol ' 1 ' U I ~
S n A Y
. EGYPTIANSHOW SHOP OF THE
MAIN LINE
NO'"f Prhl"y mill S"furll,,) '
Richard Barthelmess inttFINGER POINTS"
Marlene Dietrich in
' V ~ : U N l ~ s n A y "",I 'l 'IlURSIJ,\.Y
NOW-"THE ROYALFAMILY of BROADWAY"Ina Claire, Frederic March-And
on the stage the famous"movie dog," "DAUNTLESS"Next Monday and
Tuesday
Lawrence Tibbett"THE PRODIGAL"
Narber tH
June 12, 1931
El Brendel in-"Mr. Lemon of Orange"COMING-"Royal Family of I
.Broadway" and "Skippy" II~ ~
In the Theater 1 ~ ~ : ~ ~ I I .., ~ l a n ' s uproarious
"Merry-Ga-. " ". I '1' WALTER DOUGLASA met ro poht an J an e IS
caug It ~ Services were held Tuesday morning'
the v?rtex of n ~ o d ~ r n . New ' ;ork. 111 for \Valter de
Cazenove Douglas, Jr"FranCIS Farag-oh s Pmwheel, whIch of
Overhrook, who died last Saturdayp,lays at t h H e d g e r ~ w T h
e a ~ r e next Iat the Church of t he Redeeme r, B ryn1 hursday
mghL Unhke the Cl11derella I:\hwrof musical comecl\' and the
Pol1\"anna I' ,o f t he' drama Faragoh's "little Rirl in ,M r.
Donglas, whose fal11lly. has practhe hig: cit , " f in ds ' t ha t
one man is t l ~ e d law for f ive generatIOns, wasI'k :it! e )
wHlely known as an a tt or ney and wasI 'e aue 1 r. f . I k t . PI
'Iad _IDeparting from its customary pro- a .re cree. 111 Jan 'rup
cy 10 11 e cednre of plaving "Inheritors" on 1\le- pIlla for
sixteen years. He was gr'!dmorial Day and the 4th of July ouly.
nate', of H . a ~ ~ a ~ d and. of ,the Ul1IversltyHedgerow wilt
gh'e a performance of !of J enns) h ,1I11a La\\ School.t he S us an
Glaspel1 play of wrenched I ~ ~ ~ ~ = = = = = = ~ = = = =ideals on
Tuesday evening, with Fran- Ices Tor ch ia na a nd J asp er De et
er inthe leading ' roles . W'ednesday night'sshow will he Eugene
O'Neil l' s satireof famil\" self-sufficiency, "The First:\{an,"
iil which \Vi ll iam Price and IDudlev Vanghan wil1 he seen
headingthe cast. JTarry Bel1a\'Cr and Cele!:\{cLal1ghlin play the
leads in _Lynn IRiggs' new gal10ping comedy, "Roadside," which will
he given on ncxtF ri day n ight and at tomorrow's
lnatinee.Fol1o"'ing thc ncwly-inanguratcllpolicy there wil l hc two
,plays on ~ a t - lunlay. next week. Syug s masterplccl'of Irish
life, "The P la yh oy o f tIll'\Veslern \Vorlll ," for the
a.Hernoon a ~ \ ( 1 jShaw's stud\' of Colonial hystena,"The
Devil's' Disciple," for the nif:\'htperfonual!ce, Tonif:\'ht's I ~
; , e ; s c n l a t i o n IIS the 1Iahan farce comedy, I he 1\1
askand t he F ac e, " and tomor row night's',". I
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refreshments forparties6-Provides delicious hot weathermeals
June 12, 1931
Why face this summer without your:Electric Refrigerator?
ALL SORTS' of new surprises onthe ,table . . . that's what the
electric refrigeratormeans to Brother 1 But Mother knows its
real,inestimable service in her home is keeping allthe good
foodstuffs she buys safe . . . sound .. and healthy . . . for her
growing family. What ablessing in these coming summer months toknow
that, no matter how hot the sun beatsdown, your milk, meats, fruits
and vegetableswill stay in perfect condition . . without
theslightest worry on your part!
. . . from Mother'sElectric Refrigerator
OUR TOWN
I-Makes all foods last longer taste better2-Prevents waste and
saves mdny
dollars3-Permits you to buy in bargain
quantities
Here are some of the services it will perform for yOU:
Low Down Payments Two Years to Pay .,.
PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANYv i Pioneer in Yollmtarily
Establishing Low Rates for Al l Electric Service
c.All Suburban Stores
General ElectricFrigidaireWelsbach$173!!! and up
Your Electrical Dealer, or Mer-chant, or any Department
Store,will be g lad to help you selectyour Electric Refrigerator,
orvisit the nearest PhiladelphiaElectric Store.
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Swarthmore Scholarship \Jamcs A. Turner, of 857 Summit
Grovc Avcnue, Bryn Mawl ', a luemhcr 'of the graduating c la ss
a t Lower 1\1er - ,ion High School, has been awarded a \scholarship
at Swarthmore Collcge, actording to an anuouncement from th
econege. IThe scholarship pays $500 per year I'and i s aw;u'ded on
the Cecil Rhodesplan, based on the bes t record, in sports ias well
as scholastic ability. \
Turner, who wa s c apt am of the I~ I a r o o n championship
basketball 1ealll \this y ea r. a ls u p la yed on the foo tha ll
lteam and was a member of the track Iteam alH! of t hc Hi-V
Association. \~ B a b e ' Bowes Loses in Finals Iof Tourney in
Close MatchiCecelia (Bahe) Bowes. of Cynwyd, Ilost for the s econd
year in the I1I;alsof th e girls' Philadeiphia alHl district!c
hampi on sh ip l ast F ri da y to ~ ary I:M a tt son , of G ermant
ow n, in three Ic1oscly-contested sets. The score: 3-ti.\,7-5, 6-4.
Down 5-2 in the second se t."Babc" pulled cven at 5 all before
\succ um bing to her opponent. An an
alysis of thc game a nd p oi nt scorl',shows the closeness of
the match. ~ l i s s I~ aUson won Hi ga ll le s in t he matchto
l\liss Bowes' 15, while Miss Bowes It opp ed h er o pp on en t in
total point,score, II I to 108. IIIGraduates from Kentucky I
Thomas Emanuel.Van 111 ct.cr, Jr., son iof :Mr. a nd M rs . 1
homas \' an MetcI', Iof 516 Va ll ey V iew Hoad, 1\1 erion,was
graduated f rom t he Cni\'ersity of IKentucky at the s:::ty-fourth
annual IcOlTImenceml'nt of that institution held Ilast Frida\ ' .
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VALLEY IANTHRACITE !Be Coal nat Satialid I=1!Hundreds II
f th ft l louseholders =0 ii :aye ::n adyan.age o! IIour low
prices on anthracite, realizing that theyreceive our guaranteed ~
=_coal at a saving comparedto winter prices. i=_'
iThey ge.tU1ore heat andcom!o" pe' doU...baothose who buy later
in the I:== \
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~ uy our anthracite at the \is year's lowest prices. a'EI~ I L.M.
Thompson ~ I Bala Avenue at Union I_ BALA.CYNWYD
CYNWYD 280 E~ I I I I 1 I 1 1 I D I I I I I I I I I I I I D I I
I I I I I I I I I I D I I I I I I I I I I I I D I I I ~ I
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Fresh GreenPeasi..pk., 35c
Spinach}.pk.,29c
Jumbo Green.Asparagus-tire ')!ery finest gradebunch,29c
Finest Qtlality
Fresh Fruite Vegetablesat money-saving prices. Watch our
windows
14 lb. and I .l b. prints,lb., 31c.
- from Snug Harbor Farm,'Where the eggs are 'White,meatier a"d
larger-a t COlfs;stently 10'W pr.!ces.Land 0 ' Lakes Sweet CreamU.
S. Government CertifiedBUTTER
GreenBeans~ - p k . , 25c
Cantaloupes2 for 25c
at t hes e lo'W prices:Meats
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Prime Ri(, Roast of 29cCorrt-fed Beef, lb.
Extra fancy young 25cDUCKLINGS, lb ..Shoulder GenuineSpring
Lamb, lb.
Leg Genuine Spring 39cLamb, lb. .. ..
Lean,. tender CHUCKROAST, lb 19c, 25c
Extra Special!Sirloin Steaks cu t fr omcorn-fed' STEERS
I b ~ , 59c
Pabst Malt
A Chance
Both for $1.49
to have good cof fee 'Wellmade, at no cost for th ecoffee.A
double-percolatingdripcoffee ?laster, 6 to ~ .508.cup SIze, worth
....AND a pound of our exceptionally fi'tlc quality offresh.
roasted Coffee - thebest you've ever tas ted- -which we are selling
45cper pound a t ..
ouRTOW!'l
We Del iver f rom City Line to Bryn Ma'Wr
Gorton's Ready-to-Fry Codfish,. 2 cans, 25c
Cut Beets large size can, 10cTomato Puree 2 cans, 9cBlack Flag
pint can, 43cParowax pkg., 9cJa r Caps (porcelain) doz., 25cPresto
Ja r Rings doz., 7cRegal Ja r Rings doz., 5cCerto bot.,
27cSani-Flush can, 2I cReputation Cider Vinegar pt . bot., 10cKnox
Gelatine pkg., I9 cPantry Table Cream 2 cans, 25cPantry Whipping
Cream can, I9 cFancy Shrimp can, I7 cMcCormick's Bee Brand
Spices,
9c, 3 for 25cWheaties 2 pkgs., 25cValley Forge Cereal 3 bots.,
25cBooth's Beverages, large bot., 20c,
plus depositSnider's Sliced Beets can,20cIvins' Floral Beauties
~ "lb., I8 cIvins' Jelly Roll each, 29cIvins' Reddy Pkg. Lunch on
Thins , I4 c
inducement to buy all your food needs in COTTER'SMARKET.-Our
records show many more transactions last week than any previous
June week in years.More people are buying and people are buying
more. . . because our prices are right and the quality isas high as
you can ask for.Please note these specials from among those offered
atCOTTER'S now to and incltlding Wednesday, June 17
Ohio Blue TipMatches6 boxes, 19c
Our Prices a Powerful
Light or Dark1_4_3__ ;2_f_o_ _8_'C----!COTTER'S CMARKET
Phone: NARBERTH 2250
can, IOcSliced Peachessmall can, 10e
Cherrieslarge can, 29cBartlett Pearslarge can, 23 c
in Mustard OT TOlllutoSallee
Try some of the famedAll Gol d brand of canm!dgoods at these low
prices:Sardines
S,mstrandPeaches3 large cans, 50c2 poundsBosant Coffee
and 2 poundsGranulated SugarAll for 49c'2 in 1Shoe Polish
can,IOeCloroxbot,ISeKenLRationDog Food2 cans, 23 c
Large Size OctagonLaundry Soap4 cakes, 23cFor Breakfast:Zo or
Fig Bran2 pkgs., 25C
Kellogg's Rice Krispies orPost's Whole Branpkg,12C
One Cereal Set Free witheach 2 pkgs.I Parson'sAmmoniaIO-oz.
bot., 13 c
2 for 25c.qt. bot.,29c
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COMPANY
LowBacteria
Phone: CYNWYD 500
Plus
See It at
CONVERTIBLE SEDAN
A NEW BODY OF UNUSUALDESIGN AND BEAUTY
OPEN CAR ADVANTAGES WITHCLOSED CAR COMFORT
RICHARDS-FISHER
Open Evenings
THE
FoodValueBrookmead Guernsey Milk was awarded the bestscore for
Bacteria at the West Chester Milk Contest,36 Farms, Tuberculin
Tested, Class A-I.
Your Children and the Whole Familyin such times as the present
need theExtra ~ H a 1 i t y - 3 0 P. C. More Than Ordinary Milk
Extra Cleanliness-Proven by 20 Years' WorkHigher
Butterfat-Natural source of protein for thecolder weather
Comhned with B r o o ~ m e a d Service(3 Deliveries a Day to All
Parts of the Main Line)
273-277 Montgomery Avenue, Bala-CynwydYour FORD Dealer
THE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR RAW MILK:
Brookmead Guernsey Dairies"A Complete, Dependable Dairy
Service"
West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne Phone Wayne 1121
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OUR TOWN
CLEANING, DYEiNGTAILORS, FURRIERS
AdelizziBrothers
You know, that wisp of aprinted chiffon requires specialcare;
gentle cleansing agents,conscientious handl ing. Such.' , ' " ,care
is guaranteed by
102 Forest Avenue, NarberthPhone: Narberth 2602
220 Bala Avenue, CynwydPhone: Cynwyd 928
(Also Manoa Rd., Penn Wynne)P h o l l ~ A r d m o r ~ 880
Be Good t oYour Lo'VelySummer ~ t P R I N T "
"I'M. GLAD YOUCALLEDl""Drop in" by telephonefor a friendly chat.
A.cheery greeting bright..ens the whole day 1
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Conthmel l from P"ge On e
Montg. B u s i ~ ~ ~ ~ - D i ~ t r i c ; - - l a n d ~ ' ~ ~ : ~
: h i s included- a s p e c i ~ 1 1 were $ 6 ~ . 1 0 . for-street l
1 l a i n t e n a n ~ - . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - l'olleclton of Clean-lIp vVeek; 214 cuhlc I$7.20 for rollmg
Narhrook Park; $7.20 New Barber in Borough'sStricken from Ordinance
yards of ashes and rubhish were d is -I for repa ir ing the
policemen's bicycles; Oldest Barber Shopposed of dur ing Clean-up
vVeek. $12.24 for s idewalk repa i rs in front"Other items of
expenditure d u r i n ~ Iof the fire s tat ion and $14.40 lahor
cost - t ry Louis Gibboni
the l1Ionth of May were $45.36 for I for operating the s team
roller two days -next door t o Elm Halllabor and $50 for fer t il
ize r for use on a rental basis."around t he t re es and shrubhery
of the I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
mlayground. It is our understanding ==that the $50 for f ertilizer
is to bec harg ed t o the account of t he S hadeTree Commission.
Dur in g t he mon thof May we aIso made a new sewer connec tion for
),1 r. Howard Cotter whichwas p aid f or by Mr. Cotter, Minor'items
of expense du ri ng th e mon th I
a fourth busincss dist r ic t on Montgomery Avenue fr011l
Narberth toHaverford Avenue. A public hearing on the revised
ordinance, as is rcqui re d by the Borough Code, was thepset for
May 1. At this meeting 11I0stof the discussion cen te red around
thedepth of set ha cks which wlluld benecessary t o a ll ow ample
parking spaccalong the p ik e for the new husinessdistrict. Restr
ic t ions were a lso placedupon t he type of husiness bnilding tohe
erected in ordel ' to har unsightly Ilrohject ionah Ie
developments.At this puhlic hearing a pet i tion wasreceived
requesting the i nc lu si on o fVvindsor Avenue anel t he ext
ension
of the side str'eets to \Vindsor in theHaverford Avenue husiness
d is tr ic t. Apuhlic hea ri ng on t hi s s ec ond petitionwas held
last Thur sday n ight a t whicha pet it ion. hearing thirty-four
signat ures . was filed protesting against the( 'x te ns ion o f
the Haverford Avenuehusiness elistrict.
\ ~ r h i l e the ordinance will no t cOllie upfor official ac
tion unti l the next meeting of Counc il on July 13, there is l it
t le chance t ha t a ny further change WIllhe made fol1owiug Monday
night'saction. It must s ti ll be passed on second and t hi rd r
eadings, hut it is nowin the form which is satisfactory :.0the
major ity of Council. incorporatingminor amendment s t o the
originaIordinance.Highway Report Devoted
to Routine Matters
T E L E P HON E
The re port of t he H ighwa y andSewer Commi tt ee o f the
NarherthBorough Council as presented by itschairman. HClhel't F.
\\Tood. at themeeting on 1\lotHlay night i" as f"llows:"Becanse of
th e reduced hudgetunder which we a rc operating this year.the
activities of the Highway Depar tment {or the month of 1[a" were
confined almost exclusivelv to ron tine matters. Effective June 1
we have pu tsix of the horough laborers on partt ime because
full-time work is no longeravailable f or t hem."The total
expenditures o{ the Highway Department. during the month ofMay. wel
'e $1350. of whi ch the la rgesti tem was $921.9(;. which was t he
c os t
"f colleding 1071 cnhic yards of aslll 's
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R.\LACYNWYD
THE
2 o 'c lo ck , S at ur da y, J r" ,e 1 3t hSale to Close
Estate
ARDMORE
Public Sale a t t he late residence ofCHARLES B. SUPPLEE, 144
King St.,Pottstown, Pa.,
Sale of Real Antique Furniture
AROUND
Househo ld goods , bureaus , chest of drawers , pos ter beds,t i
lt .top tables, dishes, ornaments, docks.
For OllL" Small Balallce Remaillillg Oi l Lease
Vacation dreams come true if there is a saving'saccount behind
them. That trip you long totake can become a reali ty next year ...
startlaying the foundation for i t now. Some of ourpatrons open a
special savings account for thei rvacat jon money. They pu t in a
cer ta in amounteach week-and extra amounts when they findit
possible. Come in and talk the matter overwith us. Perhaps our
experience can help youin achieving a successful vacation.
BABY GRAND PIANOCred it Manager of l arge p iano house will t
rans fer leMe on thisfine. nationally-known instrument, to
responsible person. Overonehalf paid for, will be sold for balance
due rather than returnedt o our ware rooms. Just continue small
weekly payments. Thispiano practically brand new, offers
exceptional value for someone.Answe r a t once, mus t be moved wi
thi n 10 days. Address-
Successful VacationsGUARANTEED
NARBERTH
J U STM,ERIONTITLE andTRUST COMPANY
A. D. MACK, Dept. of Credit , 1306 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia
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OUR-TOWN '
For LUNCHEON orDINNER choose ftI!t!1GALOCUST STREET AT 17th.
,TTENHOUSE SQUAl l
Music byTHE WARWICKSTRING ENSEMBLE12:30 to 2:30 P. M-
and7 to 9 P.M. dallyTable d'hote dinner, $2.00fJ '0
carte-Continento' cu'dneExcellent parking .paClldirectlyad)acenlto
hotel,garage adjoinin g. Reservallon. "Paul", Pennypacker 3800.
exceptional entertainIng facilIties for Tea Card Par.tie.,
Banque", Dancel, elc.BENNETT E. TOUSLEY, Managing Dlrectar
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June 12, 19"J1
YOl ( Don't Ha'Ve toLeave Narberth- to have your car fixed
upright. Depend on usfor Alemite Lubrication,Goodyear Tires, Exide
Batteries, etc.,-and our motordriven process for waxingyour car and
restoring itsoriginal lustre-Only $5
NARBERTHBRIDGEGARAGE (C.P, COOK
Narberth A"enfle flP the Hil l-a t the Railroad BridgePluJ1Ic:
Narbcrth 3775
TheFrances ShoppeOpposite the Egyptian Theatre
Bala.Cynwydannounces a new line of
i Children'sApparelin addition to its regular lineof Lingerie,
Hosiery, CostumeJewelry and Notions.Management ofMr, H. ]. Radasch,
Narberth andMrs, Marie R. Pyle, Gladwyne
Phone: CYNWYD 1856
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M. A , BAlli, I'reliden',FUNERAL DIRECTORS1820 Cbe81nut
Street
OLIVER H. BAIR CO.
At any hour of day or night, in town orout of town, a telephone
message bringsinto immediate action thc most completeservice
obtainable. In out o f town cascsou r hotel accommodation, whichis
fnrliished' free, is of particular value.
Individual Attention byExperienced Operators
The JoyRITtenbou8e 1581
Out of Town Service
of l ooki ng one's loveliest isyours, milady , with t hi s p er
.manent wave, which ou r newBonat Waving Machine givesin only 2!j2
houts, and $8.50fo r only
Oi l / ' prier fo/ ' ., Ellf/('IIC perll/a-..11('11/, which
1'l'(/lIi,'CS /Olll/C/', is$10. .
HOWARD C. FRITSCHJustice of the PeaceREAL ESTATEFire
Insurance-Best Companiell
Pbone . O ~ 9 W 2111 DandOI'd A ."
EAT MOREI ICE CREAMI -You couldn't askI\
for better hot,weathernourishment. White'si Ice Cream IS the
an'I swer to that summer!I complaint - "WhatII to eat?"1I WHITE'S
SWEET SHOP\
219 Haverford Ave., NarberthPHONE: NARBERTH 4005
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.List 8uilding PermitsI: Granted During May
The following building permits were: is sued by t he Narberth
huilding inspec: t or d ur in g the month: Edward Bosisert . 409
Grove Place, alterations, $25:H. C. Burrows, 342 lona Avenue. al
terations, $45; 111 erion 'fitle and TrustCompany, 110 Chestnut
Avenue,garage, $500: H. Rlessing, 121 Conway/wenue, garage, $250;
Nick AZ7.ari. 239'Voodbine Avenuc. a lterat ions , $200;E. A.
White. 245 Woodbine Avenue,alteration,. $250: H. E. Bi,hing,
413rirove Place. alterations. $500; E. A.White, 239 \Voodbine
Avenue , roof.$262; John Chain, 333 ).[ erion /wenue , roof, $300:
Dr . Harker . lSI Merion A,'enue, alleratiolls. $175.A total of 38
in,pections were madehy the building in,pccto r during the1110nth,
eight operat ion , heing com-pleted.
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O'COllllell, " 'ranel" D.Ud lorne, l lohert ll .Pals ir, Blvira
~ r Pal'l,e, VilwentP a rv i n, F r ane e sPat ton , ,)ohn ~ l u r
n l ~ 'I'elllling-Ion, Rohcr t I,.l ' e n n ~ ' J ) " e 1 , e r ,
.John S.Powell, .Jane g,Price, 'VlI1larn :-
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mchildren'sboats, balls,b u c ~ e t s J shovelsetc., atDAVIS
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224 HAVERFORD AVE.Oldest Store ;11 Narberth
THE SERVICECOMPANY5 BALA AVENUE
F. H. See ly , Jr., Mgr .
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Y. M. C. A. Camp Office1425 Arch St., Phila.
CAMPCASTLEGirls and Boys 611 YearsChester County HillsS w i m m
i n ~ , Riding, Arts and CraftsDramatics, SportsChi ld ren from p
rof ess io na l andbusiness types of Christian families.Season, 10
weeks, $108. We invitecumparison of pw!(ram, leadershipand equ
ipment with camps two andthree t imes this price.Also separate
camps for ((irIs, 11-16years; boys, 11-16 years: youn((people, 162
I years ; adu lt s andfamil ies, 460 acres.Also Y. M. C. A.
SeashoreLodge, Avalon, N. J.Send for Beal1tifl1l1y
IIlllStratedBooklet
Service frOID cloor-to-doorDelivery the same day.Trunk to Ocean
City orAtlantic City, $1.50To Wildwood, $2. Ratesto other points on
request
Prompt, careful ser1'ice bycourteous employees. Whynot Phone
CYNWYD 877and place your order NOW
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Colonial Apartments5 Large Rooms, bath, private porchBeautiful
grounds, Janitor service
$65 and $75 :: One Month's Rent FREEAl l AgetlJS Protected134
North Narberth Avenue, Narberth
NARBERTHCOUNTRY ,CLUBHaverford and Montgomery
Bring the Family-now that our ISholeminiatur e gol f course
isopen, and enjoy an evening of golf.
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'v.-lI Cook....(_,ood 'oudOME OFIf H E SANS.o M1619 Sansom St.,
Phila.
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CAMP PRINCETON HARBORAVALON, NEW JERSEY
A sea:'hol 'e cal llp for ((iris 6 to 16. Dormi to ri es in
beaut ifullarge modern l o d ~ e . lmtruction--play o r j us t r
est. Cor rective gymnastics, interpretive d a n c i n ~ , basketry,
basketball,b oa ti ng and sw imming i ns tr uc ti on , etc. Camp
mot he r, ex'p.ert cuu\ls.e!lors. e,xt ~ ,aze a s (O U >. e an
sl llg es I 'rwo-hll e hlt -Gazellll. HUlllJlhrlel'.hy H a r ~ l I
l s , Doyle and ClIrVa!l, ~ ( that: Thl'ee-ba c hi t -TIublelln.
Gllfillall.whel! Kent finaIly ended the 1Illllng by IHome
run-Doyle. 8truclt out-By(annmg Hamll lo nd t hr ee runs had', 't
'own...cnd. 2; Kent, 4. na ..... 011 blllJ ...-crossed the plate.
Th e slugging I{ed- Off TOWlll'end. 3; Kent. 2. UmJlit'es-men a
dded a run ill th e second, two Clal 'k Ilnd Hi\ 'el .in the lifth
and another in the sixth. I -------~ I e a n w h i l e Narhelth had
heen peck-.N b h 8 hjllg away fairly effectively a t T own -! ar
ert eats 24tsend's slow c u r \ ' e ~ . In tl!e third Ruhi-; Ward
6.2 on Mondaycan pounded a nllghty t riple down the!right-field
foul l ine, s l 'or ing Kent , who I ---had received a b ase o n
baIls. In the , 1 \ ) ' ) ) . ~ ~ ' I ~ C. \ S l ~ \ 'fo urth fram
e t hey added ano the r on ' l\arberth had h tt le trouble
conquerHlllllphries' walk, which was followed ling 2hh \ Va rd o f
Philadelphia by ahy sharp s ing les f ro111 th e h ats o f Har- '
score of 6-2 ill a twi l ight game playedris and ( ~ i l l i l l a
n . Th e sixth, however. last 1\ londay night at the playground.was
>-'arherth's big in nin g as Ilarri.-. Bill Reyno lds p it ched
mas te rf ul ballBoh :"Iartin and Slaug hter callie I for the
Davislllen. holding the citythrongh with one -haser s and Bob Gil-'
boys to f ive h it s and fanning- eight offlllan poled a long one
hetween Hig-h-, them. The hitting of Rubiucam,flc1d and Curvan for
three hases. all Slaughter and l\lartiu for our boys, ando f whi ch
assisted in adding three llIort' i the fast fielding of De\'inoff,
th e visiruns to the horough hoys' total. Fol-1 tors' shortstop.
were the features oflowin g th is heartening inning the I the
gallic.DavisllIen added another counter in the I The box s co re
:seventh when Ruhican made his second i N A H f I l ~ R T H'" '" *
hit. a clean s ing le to centre, and, after; r 11N o r r i s t O \
~ ' 1 l won the champiarl' lIt l.v l lIis j'udged this hit ,/(101.'
01'1'1' willI a praycr ill !lis hl'urld I f as he ran in a nd t he
n ou t in attempt-011 "WII / , C 0* C ( ~ f S ~ ! O / ' ( / . f
!'I'lldill,!/. ing to field it. bu t it was extremely~ e x t wc ek
w e will prescnt YOU ou r h ard h it h al l a nd t he re IS
considerahle. \ II -Suburban basebaIl team 01;1(1 also douht if the
veteran outfielder would ihave heen able to R"rasp it. even if he
ilist for you a compilation of the 11IOSt had Cllt straig-ht across
left-field to Iouts tanding ' a l l- around athletes of head it
off.Lower Merion High School in t he pas t Inine years. ; j
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B u i ll o r clr.llr fir. Sturdi ly conHlruc ted lindavailable i
n e it he r crOlul-buMe or 'VC"rliculpUII"I. $11.50 II piliI'.
Twelve inch boardllo I d . ~ a l for pr ....erveclotmhl,
IJUntric8 or exl ru 8ht"h,oM in th eb l l M . ~ n l N l t . 7 cents
u square (Otll.
1 ; ~ I t f t r i c l t l J l - P " .1\ rdnlOrt 1:::t.1lI , '
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I ~ l e c t r i c 'VasileI ' allll 11101.01'l te \ la i t ' s
-Anna ture Wlnll ingF:HHll lnt lng Wltbo .. t Cluu
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W H IT E P IN ESHELVING
I'IIONE I tAl>eUFF 4:11:101' writeFRANK C. SNEDAKER &
CO., Inc.Ninth t. . . .1Tiollu . s l t 4 4 ~ 1 " . l 'hilude'IJhiu
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DOORS F O R ,,"0'J.8GARAGE
Fo r clot ItOK cIOHt.H. ' rrculld wi l h a roma ti c- u l n . o
h l l t ~ I ) rolec l i ( )d &ll(uio .. t moth .T o n J l u t ~
nn d IoCrOUVt!tI ... ~ n nu l l c l...d . Puck tlin uir-tip;ht
bundlt"'M. J I CN l t t l II t 4 q u u r t ~ Coot.
L I N I N G
~ = GUS WELSHperennial garden, a rose bed andp k ~ n t y of g
recn l awn, with res traincdplalltillg of flowcring shrubs and
cvergrecns, showing' what may he accomplished hy proper al1l1
intere.;ted plan-ning and planting. ?II. t.1.
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Plumbing : Heating100 Forest Avenue,Phone: Narberth 3652.M
Drought Warning to Tree Owners!~
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Home Office: Stamford, Conn.l>istrict OJ"lice:
15 2 MONTGOMERY AVE., BALACYNWYD, PENNA.'
F. A. BARTLETT TREE EXPERT co.
George A. Wit tePupeJ'hanging alldDecoratingESTIMATINGNarberth
4135W
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Buy Direct FromFactory-Savepoweo 1PEARHEAD SAWNING~ I ' l ,
..l:llIf I t Is Canvas, We Hake ItPO W E R S & C O .lOIS
1,'lIb"rl. st., Pblto..
Send for Catalog II< Samptes
H. B. WALL
d en w it h two long heds dominating its Ihousc, Clwers 100 by
185 feet, for thcreformal design. Hcre in t he spr ing at e is a
wall garden, a rock garden, athe f loweri ng bul bs , wit h J ap an
es eflowering cherry to add to t he g lo ryof the hlossollls.
Planted in these beds,among other things, ar c lilies of several\
'arict ies , i ris (;ermanica, Siberian aU11Japancse; delphiniullI,
whi ch ha\ 'e h ecnra isc d from s ec d hrought fr0111 England, and
chrysanthl 'l l lmns, which an 'gorge,)!ls in thc fall.Very lovcly
c ITed s have been gottenin the whole which, including' the
OUR TOWN
Window ShadesU pho/stering
Fllr!lilllre RepairingPaperhanging, P"inting
Awnings
Edwin M. Poole & Co.. DECORATORS
R,eIiab/e Work, Moderate Prices105 N. N;lrberth Ave., Narb.
Phone: Narberth 2340
of Local Homeage
W.H.Haws'Hardware.Storeat 241 tiaverfordAvenue, Narberth
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-Ready to serve you withpaints, garden tools, hardwareand house
furnishings, etc.
Charming r o c ~ garden planted on a nattlYal slof1e from
terrace todriveway.at t Ile home of Mr. (lnd Mrs. Hart)' C. 'Tily,
2d, Cynwyd.
Garden of Mrs. Harry Tily, of Cynwyd,Is Fine Exanlple of Good
Planning.Oil tla v
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Convenient to EverythingCenter Apartments
-Ren ts As Above, Only $60 and$62.50-8EE THEM TODAY!106 Forest
A'Ve., Narberth
'j rooms. bath, porch, Frigidairc,gas, hcat. hot watcr , housc
phoncs,
hardwood floors
Mrs. ~ I Alex Lal 'c rtv, of DerwenRoad, Cynw\'(1. was awarded
thc silver mcd al fo r the best 10 hybrid tearoses at the spring
Rowcr show heldat Trcvosl ' nnder auspices of thc Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society. Competi t ion was keen and roses from manyof
the finest gardens about l 'hi ladelphia were shown.The Garclcn
Cluh of nala-Cynwydand ~ rs. Laver ty a rc to he congratulate
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EXECUTIVE BODY MEETSTONIGHTA mcc ti ng o f the Exccut ive
Committcc of thc Harold D. SpcakmanPost. American Leg io ll . o f
Narberth.witl be held in the Lcgion Roolll o f t hcCOllll11unity
Building this cvcning a tIUO. This will be thc last mcctinguntil 5
c ( l t ~ m b c r .
Laura Win ters Bride ofCarl B. Metz.ger, Jr.,
on Thursday E"ening
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Clary, of IMiss Gertrude Reichner . .
THE FIRESIDE Cambridgc .Mass.. arc thc guests of I,!\Ir. and
Mrs. john M. Townscnd, of Weds Wm. J. Rainey, 2d,________. : South
Narbcrth Avcnuc. Mr. and :Mrs'1 C d Ch hITownsend rcccn\,ly
rcturncd frolll a at yn"'y uree....th ." ... ) fr ..... l 'nge II
\' wcck's , st av a t Boston. I -Jalllcs Dh'cn. ~ iss :"1 ary
Divcn, al1 of ~ rs. C I ~ a r l e s Durboraw, of U100111 i Th c
marriagc of l\Iiss Gcrtrudc Louisc TIll' marriagc of Miss Laura
StcwartPl.liladclphia: 1.11'. and 1lrs. I H a l ~ l ' \ t i c 1 ~ I
, N. J. ; M.r. and !\Irs. .\Vi11iam iRcichncr. daughtcr (If ),11'.
and 1\lrs. W!ntcrs. daughtcr of ),11'. joseph KarlDlvcn. of Bywood;
~ I r . and Mrs . LoUtS RClsncr and thclr daughtcr, ~ \ ' l l s s
Dor-: S I \ ' R ' I f 3H!\1 t' \ \Vl Il tc rs. o f thc ~ I o n t g
o l l l c r y Inn.Bischoff. of Bala; ),1 r. and )'Irs. L. R. othy
Rcisncr. of Lancastcr, wcr c th c I ' amuc '. CIC Incl'. 0 CC l I ~
g Bryn :\1 awl'. and ~ r. Carl Buel Mctz:Manchcstcr. of Norristown;
),1 r. and Iwcck-cnd gucsts of ),'1 r. and Mrs . A. H.II 'lousc
Lanc. Narbcrth . and !\I r. \ ~ . ' t ' - gcr. j 1 . son of !\I r.
and ),1 r s Car l Bue l1\lrs. Erncst :\. ~ - l u g h c s . of
Mcrion: \ Durhoraw. o f E lmwood Avenuc. \liam j. Raincy. 2d. son
of :\lrs.Char- Mctzgcr, of,. Gilpin Road .. Narbcrth.D ~ am! "Irs.
R., C. ~ I e a r s , oy A m b l ~ r : \. )'Irs. 1-1. H . t ;a gc ,
of Lock Haven. lottc Rainey. of 311) I':trson.s. Avcnuc.! to.Ok
placc 1111.lrsday ~ \ ' c l 1 \ n g a! . h a l ~),llss ( ' l' r
trudc Shaw. o f P lu ladc1p lu :l : I 'a . is t hc gucst of D r. a
nd :\l rs . i.c! Cvn \'y I to I' hc c on \\ ' 'dnc' hV! after scvcn
0 clock In All Salt1ts,~ I r . :tnd ~ I r s . A r t h u ~ Doran, ~
I ; . WII, Roy King, of Shirlcy Road. Mrs. i , - , I . . 0 : p :
"c" Sl.': \ Church. \Vynncwood. : J: he Rcv. G ib hal1l ~ 1 ~ K c c
and ~ l l s s H. ~ l c K c c . :tIl. King and hcr daughter, Miss
Jane: Cvcl1lng. at 7:3? ,It t hc b : t l a . c ) n ~ \ . ) d son.
Belt. the pasto!. ofhclatcd and wasof \\'alhng-ford. : King, havc
rcccntly returncd from I~ I c t h o d l s t E,plscopal Church. J he
I asslstcd by Rcv . Jo.clward j. Bubh.
Dr. and ::\1:". R . C. ~ . I c a r s , of IWcst Nottingham ~ h l
. , whe rc t hc y Rcvc rc nd Frank .Gray. forl1ler pastor! . Th e
hridc, who w:ts given in n l a ~ ' :\mhler. cntcrtamcd ~ I r . and
! \ I ~ s . ! { o h - I were thc gucsts ot Dr. and :\11'5. Paul nf
t hc ~ h u r c h . assIsted hy thc Rcvcrl'ndl r J a ~ l ' hy hcr
father. was .gowncd It1cl:tson and ~ I r . and !\Irs. ~ 1 : t c ( .
u n l l l at I Slaybaugh, for a wcek. Frankhn ~ u n c o l l 1 b c ,
pastor of th c I w h ~ t e organdy .o\'er whltc taffcta.dlt1ncr
last Sunday. ! !\I r. Ltcwel1yn .Brooks and Mr. 1 c h ~ : c h , p ~
r t o r l 1 l c d thc c c ~ c m o l ~ Y , Ir c d l t 1 ~ ~ . t c
st):lc WIth puffcl! slccves and~ I r . and ~ I r s . L. R. ~ I a n
c h c s t c r . of i Hcnry Brooks, sons of ),11'. and 1.lrs.1 Ih c
hl'ldc. who w as glVcn It1 mar fult s k l r ~ . \\hlch opcncd In
t!IC frontNorristown, arc cntertaining at :t farc-I Arthur Brook s,
of \Vayn c . Avcnuc, \ riagc by he r f athc r. wore a gown of \ a n
~ 1 felt , u ~ t o a r ;t th cr long .tram. Hcrwct l dinncr t hi s
wcck in honor of ~ 1'.\ ha\'c rcturncd from The Cltadcl, at whitc
lacc fashioncd on long. slendcr vCII. of tuhc. was arrangcd It1 cap
fashand !\lrs. Robcrtson. who wil1 sail. for ICharleston. S. C, t o
spcnd thc summer lincs, with threequartcr Icngth slcevcs1 ion and
shc c a r , r ~ c d white rosehuds.England f ro lu : :\ Iontrcal on
Junc 12. . \'acation with thcir parents. Mr. Thc g own h ad a sho
rt j ackc t and w it h sweet peas and hiles of the val tey.Mr. and
~ I r s . Horton \\'illiamson.1 L1cwelh'n Brooks ent er ta in ed
his th is s hc worc whi te l ac e m it ts . Hcr ~ I i s s Elcanor
\Vin tcrs a t tcndcd herof 17 \Voodbinc A\'enue, N:trberth, an-\
roonumltc. ~ l r . (;rcgar 1.lacLcod. of vCII. which was of
imported lacc from si"tcr a" maid of hOl1or and worc an a u n c ~
the c n g a g e m ~ n . t of thcir daugh' l \'iltanova. ovcr thc
wcck:cnd. \ Bclgium. was fastcncd to thc head by model of .yellow o
r g a n ~ l y oycr ydlowtcr. ),llss Dorothy\Vllhal1lson aud Mr. ~ I
r . and l\lrs. J. :\ . Scot t and fam-\a wrcath of o r a n ~ e
blossol1ls. Shc tafTcta WIth hrown trnlllnlllgs. Shc\\'il1i:tm ~ [
a t t ! I C \ \ ' S . Crook. s ~ of Mr.1 i!y. of \Voodsidc : \ V C
I 1 t ~ C , witllcavc on carricd a s !, ?w er b ouquct of w hitc \
\' ?r c a .brown tul1e t u ~ b a n :tnd brownand )'Irs. I'rancls
\V. Crook. of! Saturday for Ocean City, whcre they I r ~ s c s and
hhcs of . thc v.alley. Hc r \ ~ a l l t c shppers and carncd an .
old-fash\Vaync. T hc cngagcmcnt was all-! wil1 spcnd thc sUlllmcr.
. shppc rs wcrc of whIte mOlrc, IOncd bouquet o f t10wers II I
pastclnouncl'd. a a b ri dge and tca givcn I ~ y : !\I rs. J.
Tay!or I ? ~ r . l i n g t o n , of, Hamp i Miss. I rcnc H il lc :,
of P h i 1 a d c 1 p h i ~ , I s h : I ~ l c s of rellow., bluc and
o r ~ n g e . !\In;. \Vdh:tnlson last S : t ~ u r d a y II I \ den
Avcnuc. IS vISItIng :;"lrs. fhomas, a couslll of thc bndc. a ct ed
a s nlald I I hc b r J ( l ~ s m a l d s ~ \ ' c r e "!II ISS
;\nnhonor of her d:tughtl'r. '1 hc g ue st s Gc tt )'. o f Ext on ,
Pa. . Io f honor . Hc r frock was of pale bluc IDunham. ~ l l s s
Cyntlua.!\Ictzgcr. sl.stcrwerc ~ rs. Arthur Cobb, Jr . of Bronx-
KC1lncth L. 11. Pray and :;"I1ss Flor- \ point d 'esprit fashioncd
o n t hc s le nd cr of thc bnde!-(roolll; :\llss Bctty Cookvil1e.
);. j. : ~ l r s . P. Haydcn Hannunl . I cncc Pray. of \\'oodsidc
Avcnuc, left Iincs. and on hcr head was a large \ and !\!iss
Elizabcth Patrick. Thcyo! F l c ~ t w o o d . l \ h . V c r ~ l O n
. : - i . Y.; M r s . l y c s t e r ~ l a y on a moto r t ri p to
thc 1\lid l pict.ure ha t of pink, horschair in a I ~ c e worc
frocks of .b rown .organdy, ovcrI ' r:tncls \V. Crook, MISS Ethcl
Crook.! die \\'cst. 1\11'. Pray WIll attcnd thc! deSign. Hc r
shppcrs and \lutts ycllow ! a ~ c t a t rm ll \l cd m ycl lo \\ .
and! \fi ss B cssi c Crook. ) 'I is s ! \l ar ionl ' National
Conferencc of Social ,York to \matched the color of. I ~ c r hat.
Hc r \ made S I l ! ~ l l a : to that of thc mmd ofCrook. ~ rs.
Charlcs Crook, Mrs. bc held at ~ I i n n e a p o l i s ncxt wcck,
bouquct was of delphllllUIll and p:tlc honor.,. 1hell' turbans w c
r ~ of l!ro\\'l1Harry S. Kinloch. M i s ~ . 1 ' : ' 1 c a l ~ o r
Ht;n-: wher. c he will g i v ~ two t a l k ~ . ~ I r . ! pink
roscS. Itunc. I I . l ~ y wore ~ J r ? w l ~ fml1e shPl.Jcrsd;rson.
of \Vayne; M I S ~ h.athen.nc i 'ray s daughtcr. Ellen. who IS l i
l l l s l ~ - \ Amo ng th c bridesmaids wcrc iss IanI! carncd o l d
- f ~ ~ h ~ o n c d bouquets ofClark. Mrs. Robcrt \ V ~ l s h . 11'
.. MIss, I I1g .hcr f r c s l ~ l n a n ,Ycar .a t .tl}c Um-
Arabcl1a Raincy. a sistcr of thc bndc-' p:tstcl-shaded ~ o \ \ c r
~ . , . ., .' .Doro.:hY Rittcnhousc, MISS. Altcc, Pratt. \ vcrslty
.of \Vlsconsm. ' .Vllt JOI!l thcm, groom; ~ l i s s Cathcrinc
Smith. of l \ ~ c r - I !\Ir.. ~ a r l Hucl l \ l c t ~ g c r , \ \
, a ~ b.cst 1 1 1 , ~ nof Stamford. Conn.: MISS I'rances at
!\Iadlson and thcy wll1 con tmue on I i on : l \! is s Elcanor
\Voodruff . of Ncw I f o r Ill;' son, ~ n t hc Ibhcr .s
mc1udcdI'etcrs. ::\[rs. Charlcs E. Krcmcr. Mrs.ithcir trip. Thcy
cxpcct to rcturn tol lork. and ::\1 iss C ar ol in c Ridgc. of '
1'11'. CarSO!1 (.rccne. of C . l , l I ~ a g o . !orA. \'crry
Hcdifcr .. .11'.. !\Irs. ~ a r v c y IXarbcrth about t hc middlc of
July. I ~ I ~ r i o n . Th,l'ir g O ~ \ " I I S wen' of pink Ime:ly
of ; ~ r l ~ c r t h : . :\11'. \ \ l l h a ~ l ~ 1'lsh=Hannan.
)'Irs. Carnc B. H. Eakll1 and \ ~ I r . jallles Mackl 'y . of l
'fontgonll'ry . ponlt d'cspnt fas ll loncd on thc s:tmc i Iltun. of
I nnccton . .!\Ir. Hcrbel t .Bur1'Iiss :\nn \Vitlbl1ls. Avcl1uc. is
homc frUlll the Hahncmanll! lincs as that of thc maid of honor s .1
re,I). ~ I r . Alfrcd Olhornc.. !\Ir. !\hlh!:dMrs. Clarcncc
\Voolmington, of ?\ar-j H o s } J i ~ a l rccuperating from a
mastoid! Thcir h . a t ~ werc pictur.c ha,ts ~ hl.uc! '-: 1I1tcrs.
l ~ r ? t h e r of thc bndc: !\,[r: \ i ' ~ brook Park. :tttcndcd
thc parcnt-\ o p c r a t l O n . : horschalr II I a lacv dcslgn.
fhclr sltp-' hal\l l \ 1 c < ~ l t n n . of Gcrman, t' ;' " ~ I
.Tcachers ' mcct ing at thc Edgcwood 1\lrs.) .._\. Honglcr. of ~ I
c . r i o n . win! pcrs and mitts lil:ttchcd thcir hats. \ joh.n
Coolbaugh and Dr . 1. IonrucSchool. Uppcr !\Icrion Township, on \
cntcrtam at lUl1cheon Oi l \\ cdncsday I Thcir bouqucts wcrc
similar to that Rccs. , '.' f d I" .Thursday cvening. at which shc
g:tvc beforc thc gardcn card. party spon- \ of the maid of honors.
A r ~ c c P t l ~ n ol1?I\C, t.IC cercnlO1_I:a talk on the Parcnt
-Tc:tchcr work. sored by the Board of DlI' cc tors of t il l' :\11'
H' I \Vvatt Raincv brothcr' at I the . ! \[c llOn, \ I ~ ,II' F n l
~ l l l t c ' I I - I O U ~ C ,. .' \\ ' , ' , C t . C I ' f ",. .
. : ~ . . ' , . IFo 10wll11-: a WCI lIng tn p.., r . '
ctzger.1\lrs. \\ , oolnllngtCJn IIlstallcd thc n ew , .0I11,ln
011111111111) U1 0 "ar- of the bndegroolll . actcd as be st man.. I
'. 1 . I ,'11 1'" 550 M .ol1iccrs of that orgal1ization. I bcrth.
tll bc held a.t thc homc o f ! \I r" . al ld thc Ilsllcrs
illCIII(lcd 1\11' james \,:tl\( IllS ln l c \\ 1 I\C at ,anOl_ _ 'I
' I' , ", .. \ "" ' 1 ' I I I" , ' . ." . Road \Vynncwood.!\Irs.
Robert I'cllows \Vood. of 1'01'.1
1,Olcrt . ' "as l.. ,,11 l c r ~ 1 alH ncc Sn1 \' th . o t
Roxborough: 1\11'. Joscph l .. ' ,1"1' I' 1'1'1' 11
rC'st Avcnuc, cntcrt:tined t he Gardcn\ Avcnucs.. He r I-{U;sts
WIll bc ~ l r s . J . Hci ll le sscy o f S tonchu rs t: ~ [ r . \\
'altcr II .1. he. bndc.. s t t l l . I ~ 1 . lt ~ c . 111 ~ ( -
CI 1. 1 I' . I f II \V D'ln'll1c of \ \ vnlll'\\'ood' ! \ I r s
' \ . ' .' phl:t C o n ~ e n aton of 1\ n ~ l c ,1tI1 I-{r,lllu11)
a t u nch con on 'nl:ty. 0 oWl'd 1 ': ' f 'I'. "1 I' "1'11'" f
RClchncr. Jr . of Hur ffv ll le . N. J .. al atcd frolll
\Van:t'nnl'er Institutc 1'11'h,' .\ mCl.ting at wltich thcrc was a
very I nec, 0 .' enon: "rs . '. " u cr. 0 c.ousin of t hc b ri dc '
Ind !\II' \Viniaml' . ' " . " C',"' . 5 t ] J . I' I ~ C' R T tl
k.' " . ' ~ etzgcr IS a I-{raduatc of 'cnn lartcrintl,rcsting
discussion rclativc to gar-I' . ,avll s. ~ n r ~ . . 00 lac cr.
Pricc. of Bala. I" '. ".I' of \ \cst Phlladclphla. . School.I c ~ r
; . s I c Cramlc Bal1 o f Bowll la ll \ ~ i ss Ros :t li c Shaw.
who is a junior AI rc\cVcPtlon. fOC1lo\l\'cdf tBhCI cCcrcmondy ! ..
_" 'I I' I ' k C II'" .t I at tIC . OInan s u 1 0 . a a- vn\\'\' .,
fand :\arberth Avcnucs and hcr:t t ount ' IO )O co egc. rc unlCI
'1'1' I '. , !\[ ~ ' r ' , 11931 Tax Dupbcate or
1110tll"r ' I rs }[ C I;'arg' 0 11a\'e re Thursday to spend
sc\'cml wecks WIth I' Ie sOf 1 1 ; ~ l t ' l d\\ als l . ' rs.
blllen a I., ' l \ . . , I C I I ! \ I ,O \\ 'c rs 0 11 a e p l1a,
a IllCIll er 0 B I d.90 512 46ccnt)y rcturn.cd from :t 10 d:tys'
stay'\ C l ~ r rf ,ar 'H tsSI a ~ n ~ T ~ ~ ' ~ . ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ d '
rs. thc S t ~ a w b r i d g c & Clothicr Chorus. I oro s 'P ,
in Dctroit :tnd Chicago la cs . 1 \ \ . , . d ~ H I" N[ I G . -t f
\' _ :...._ ).11'. Kcith Parkcs has returncd from an .' rs. aro \l
a Ion !ncs . _0 -.,~ I r . ,md ~ I r s . Ball ,md f,l1ml) "Ill \ \"
St. I .. " r T I' " Narberth. was thc orgmllst. Shc -\ccording t(l
thc tax duphcate justh"IVl' 111 Junc 19 for thcir sunnncr CI1I1 atc
alll IS spell( mg 1 1 ~ SllIl1- I I I I l' - b f tl . .. '. " .,..
., nlcr vacation with his parents. Mr. and p aye< scv,cra sc cc
1 0 ~ ~ S . C orc .IC \ rcech'cd 1)\' Borough Tax Col1cetor
homc III 1hc ( ,a rd cn s. Occan CIty, "I . '.1' ,I I" k ' f l'
' k - ' i ccrcnlonV and latcr. Oh . Promlsc . ' .whcrc thl'y wil1
spcnd thc summcr. " r ~ . r , I r r ~ . . . I r ~ . 0 ,-Ol: ,1\On,
:\Ic" ' ] ~ d w l l 1 1'. Dold. thc total asscsscd val-'I ' . I 'I
. 13 S "'1 II f I \{ 0;:111. \" .' . .,,'. I , l' ... t. j ' , ~ ,
.1Il(, :',rs., a ~ f ) , .. , ; ' ,c 01',0 I ~ I r . and 1\lrs,
Kcnncth Bovcc. of .Upon thclr.rcturn frOl.n a ~ \ ' c d d n ~ g ' U
' l t l o n 01 . ; ~ . I r l e r t l ,1111onn1. 0< ' : 1 . l e s
t n ~ l ~ ,:\l.nue .. arc. ~ , ~ m ~ : ~ ~ r a d u ~ , . Forrcst
:\\'cnuc. left on Friday for a i trtl! ~ I r . Ramey a l ~ d IllS
hnde WII1 I\$5.028.470. \\lth thc ]I).H horough ta,xtllon p.ll
ft) I O ~ Slattllld,l) ~ \ I . c n l l l i g In nlOnth's trip to
California. i resale at 34-l Mcetlllg Housc Lanc, ratc at 18 mil1s.
thl ' tax col lectab le thiS
lonor 0 t lClr (;1111-{ ltCI'. j, ISS {osa' 'I ' 1)'11 I' I f C'
II I . \ N I' th ' ind 11 el1or. "ISS 'I Y 'I'C leI'. 0. 0 cl-{c
"mc. ar l c r . ;yca r a lnount s to $()0.:>12,.lh for bor-. .
H:lvcrford. gave a brlll gc part\' on II
!II r. ands!\lrsl" !\I ~ f ' l 1 o r lan,d fannly \\!11
\\\'(\Ill'sdav. . .N sh L t B See of iou.g.h purposcs, ,c : ~ ~ c
on_: ~ 1 I 1 1 a,y ( ~ t l , e ~ r ~ ~ I t t a ~ c , 111 I :\1 i ss
ni l11ny Cornl l lan . ~ I a u g h t c r of a awn 0 e ne :,1 hc
total a s s c s s l ~ ( 1 "aluatlOn 1'0111-~ ~ e a n C I ~ ~ . \ \h
cr c t hc ) \\111 spcnd, ~ I r . :tnd ~ I r s . (;uy 1..
C.ornlllan. ~ , Brid e Part Wednesda !pnsl's thc assessmcnts on t
hc foll ow-1 ; l s ~ 1 I 1 R n l l c l r : I - I ' " f ' I '" A ,'
\ Drcxl'l Road. Ardmore. WIll cntcrtall.1 g y Ylinl-{: imprtl\'cd
lands. $4.611. ')00; un
., I. olert :tIns. 0 ., CllOn \.c- 'It . 1 rid 'C I 11t\' 011
Tucsd'lv \mon" 'I' I . ' I " , .t I" .. 'k 1 ' ,I I. g 1< ' . '
t... , . I scatld l ands (without bui ld in"s or im-nm. I,ll :1s ~
I ,,:ucs ' I ~ t . ' .\;C -c.m.' 1 t h gucsts arc !\Iiss . n c t t
~ Colcman. A l.ardcn hrtdgc 1':lrty. sponsorcd \. ., . " (l . . . .
.... .~ I .. Alfnd Sam1
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g,Edwa r d S. Mu r r a y E l e c t e d\I ,I M e rio n T it l e D
ir e cto r\I0 ' ---o I Edward S. ~ I u r r a y was cll'cted a di-o
0 reelor of th e ~ I l ' r i o n Title and Trust
~ ComlJany .al a rccent meeting of theII ' hoard of
dIrectors.
I, Born and r a i ~ e d in t h i ~ immediale7 ---;- vicinity, M
r. ~ I u r r a y i on e of Ar cl-morc's pioneer h u s i n e ~ s
men, Heo 0 0 0 1-4 bring'S to the ~ [ e r i o n Title and Trust() 2
2 0 x- I i ! Company a wealth of husiness experi -
________ : enee on th e ~ I a i n Line.N f h G "
~ I r , ~ I u r r a \ ' is \ ' ice President an dales a I e ame
i Director of t i1l' I1r\ 'n ) ' Iawr i \at ional"\Vindy" Finnan.
holdout a11- 'I B an k, a nd lives at 120 East ~ I o n t -uouncer.
was again at his old post. g'omery A\l'nue. Ardmnn'.
W caring a glaring red cap. the bass-: J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-!!-~ ~
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ~ ~ ~ 1"oiced prodigy again
delig'hted t he f an s IIIwith his bellowing bulletins. I'"
>I< '" IBarne)' S laughter , a f orme r P en n istar.
appeared in center for t he l oc al s IIan d lIlade a good
impression w ~ his,
efficient co rr al l ing o f difficult flies. i'" '" '" IO n a
cc oun t of t he absence of Herb IBaker, Jo e Ruhican. star
infielder of lth e l ' \arber th Firemen. appear ed a t s ec -Iond
and playcd a bangup fielding!game . bes i de crashing a triple and
a!single. I
'" '" '" IJ im F au lk 's fielding was the high IIlight of the
visitors' play. the star Isecond ~ a s e m a n handling eight
IIchances WIthout an e rr or .
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: ~ ~ ; " t 1 " ~ : : ' ~ ~ ~ n ; f ~ n I ~ ; ; ~ ~ ~ " ~ : ; ' ;
ITwentiethHonorDa}' Lower Merion's SeniorsA db S h' 1 Pruitt,
Mildred Thomas. I H Id J HO h Get Diplomas Tonight,n,nounce y c 00
\ F if th Grad e. First Honors: Bil ly \ "e at unlor 19Aiken, Bctty
Brcarly . Harry Colhorn, -I I, C o nt i nu e d f r o m F l r l l t
P t l g e. d H d ,Burton Davis. Sonja ':!{olf, Dora ~ n z , S ' . '
P '1 L' d HSixth Perto onors an Per eet \VVilliam Furher, Annc
Forsythc, Annc 1 IxtY-SIX Upl s Iste on onor prcscntation of thc
class ~ i f t , a Il lot ion
A d L. Al Hager ty , D ick Hopkins . Gco rge Mor-! R II L . S h
I' . t I' 1 J I ~ I IIt ten anee 1St so hard, J ean P eden,
Margaret Shaver,\ 0, argest In e 0 0 s piC n.re mac line, Iy 011.1
mars 1a
G. I \" It .S.' H' IRockwcll. of Cynwyd, presldcnt of thewen ',
a CI . lI11on5. Istory' .ifth Grade, Second Honors: Hclen \ scmor c
1 a ~ s , a , l ~ d a c c c p t a n c ~ of t hc giftCant aga ll i !
\I bc rt Civitello Buddv ' hy Conrad \\ Ickham, prCt'ldcnt of
the
,Hon01:s at the Narbcrth Pu.blic Connell , ?,ion;laDorsey,
Donaid Edgcr- On \Vcdncsday mormng thc L ow cr jun ior c 1 a ~ s ;
orchcstra selcction; prcs-S c l ~ o o l tor t hc ye ar a nd fo.r t
he Six th Iton, Dorothy Havlicek. Al1ene K i r ~ c h t . Merion
Junior HighSChoOI hcld its \ cntat ion of awards hy Principal G c o
r ~ epcnod wcrc announccd thiS w c ~ k by J amcs Mast on , Roh cr t
Rowley, Charlcs twenticth honor da\' The Honor Roll H 11' G'll t V
I' r 1 FPrincipal \V. J a l 1 1 c ~ Drcnnan. fhosc' Timm. " . . . I
0) "I l e ~ , a C( Ictory, >y cr-winning honors f or t hc yca r
a rc : I Fourth Gradc, First Honors : E .rnc st Io f 66 pup il s
for t!IC last q u a r t ~ r o 1931 1nando AmadiO, of Ardmore;
prescnta-
Scvcn th Gradc , F ir st Honors: Car -j Bailey, Donald Claghorn,
,Virginia Dc-I w a the largcst In thc schools 11Is tory \ t ion of
d i p l o m a ~ to m e l 1 l h c r ~ of th c0linc ~ a s < : y .
EI.Il!ly Edg;rton, Lois I H.art, Bct ty Evans , Earl, M.cCormick;
Iand iss K a t h c r i n ~ ~ orss' hOl1lc r O ~ ' 1 1 1 c l a s ~
of 1931 hy Mr. Austin; "Hail,I:-nz, hun Ice G n ~ w o l < l .
allcy Hav- \ Billy ~ o r ! l a ~ d , . Do,\\' I nut!. ,pett) \'
helped to make thiS record hy add1l1g Lowcr ~ erion": Bcned ic ti
on , 1[ r.h c c ~ , Jean f 1 _ a r l m c ~ s , DW.lght Mackel1,l
Rascr, Janct Stn,ngficl
