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FOUND!A pair of gold eyeglasses.They wer e picked up a t th
erailroad station, a week ago
last Sunday, a nd may belongto a resident of Narberth,or to s
ome one who was v is it i ng N arb ert h. T he p e r ~ mwho found
them has justhanded them to one of theeditors, and th e owner
mayhave them by calling at 24Woodside avenue.
PRICE TWO CENTS
FRIDAY andSATURDAY
Do no t fall t o see J oe Tracey andJohn Lyons, Keith's
headliners, atElm Hall , May 7 and 8. These boys,thivteen years of
age, have remarka bl e v oi ce s of great range and wlllsing classy
songs and execute uptatheminute dances.
Two-base llits-Stites, Wheeler 2.Stolen bases-Dickie, Fleck 2,
Simpson, Humphries, Wheeler, Singleton.Le ft on bases-Narberth 7,
GulPhMllIs 3. St.ruck out-By Gilmore 15,by Ramsey 9. Bases on
balls-offGilmore I; ofl' Ramsey 2. Hi t byp itched bal l --
'Simpson. UmpireBrown.
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NARBERTH.R. H.Jones, ss. . 0 0B. Dickie, ss. . 1 1Stites. lb .
.. 1 1Durbin, 3b. .. 1 1
Fleck, If. . ' ," ' " 2 1Walzer, rf. 2 1Fine, rf. , 0 0Dickie,
cf. . 0 J.Kirk, cf 0 0Simpson. c. . 1 1Humphries, 2b. . 0 2Gilmore,
p....... 0 0
MAY 8.AMES FOR S A T U R D A ~Dun & Co. at Narberth.Paoli at
Overbrook.Gulph MllIs at Wayne.
Narberth's speed boys-home townproducts-won their first game on
th elocal g rounds Satur day, humblingGulph !\oUlls by t he s co re
o f 8-3, inau-I gurating the Main Line League seasonwithout
unfurling the pennant theyMain L.ine League Standing. earned last
year a nd w it ho ut cere
Won. Lost. Pct. mony o f any kind.Narberth . . .. , 1 () 1.000
Despite threatening weather, thereWayne . . . 1 0 1.000 was a
gOOd-sized crowd o f r oo te rs o nOverbrook _.. 1 0 1.000 Ihand t
o c he er on th e boys and t heGulph l\ll1Is 0 1 .000 Imanag emen
t. (See notes on th e gamoP!l0li . . . ............0 1 .000 Ihy t
he spo rt ing edi to r i n ano ther col.R. Q. Dun & Co ,.O 1
.000 limn).
_. - -- I Some fans went to the game skep THIS IS BREEDING TIME.
t ical o f the c lass of b al l a purely amaTh e fight js now on i
n e ar ne st . t en r t eam could produce-but they leftWhat has
,been said during the wint er the grounds completely satisfied
thatabout killlng fiies and mosquitoes was :O-:arberth ha s good
chanc es o f duplipreliminary to the outdoor campaign. c at ing the
wor k of last year's paidIn s pI te o f all that could be don e t
eam. In fact , some enthusiasts coul1enough breeders lived through
th e win see the p en na nt w av in g o ve r Nar.ter to repopulate
th e n e i ~ h b o r h o o d . berth's field during 1916 long
before"Clean-np" week i s y ou r opportun - the first game \y'as
over.Ity. It is surprising how many li tt le N ar ber th showed
unusual speed for\'l1lbbish hraps you can find in your so early in
th e season, and did s o ~ eown h ac k yard. Each of these will
excellent base running.appeal to th e flies as a breeding place,
The features of t he g am e b y Nar an d the one fiy that e'seaped
f rom b er th were t he pitching o f G llmo reyoUI' house wlll
multiply ioto m l l 1 i o n ~ (fanned fifteen and passed bu t
one),before t he sea son ends. the catching of Simpson, t he sensa
There is no sec re t o r mys te ry abont tional one-handed c at ch
and a t imely.fly elimination. It is simply a case hit by Manager
Walzer, th e good workof destroying th e breeding places and of the
ve te ran "Flick" St ite s i n cov all we c an h ope to do is to
keep on ering th e first bag and th e allroundsaying this notll yon
get busy. D ea d work of B. Dickie as a talkative coacn,gras,s.
leaves. Or rubbish of any kind as a substitute shortstop, as a
pinchin a pile where it decomposes, will hitter and as a base
runner. Fo rpro\'e a menace to th e community. It Gulph Mllls ,
'Wheeler and Singleton's high t im e t ha t all such material were
t he heavy h it te rs . Score:was cart:ed awa y o r d es tr oy ed .
Suchaction wllI no t only reduce th e insectpests, bu t improve the
appearance 01your premises. The owners of ,horsesor other anImals
should be particularly careful a,nd, i n u dd tt io n to a
NARBERTH OPENS BASEBALL SEASONBY WINNING FROM GULPH MILLS
?MILO?
WILL YOU DO YOUR SHARE?OF INTEREST TO EPISCOPALIANS. To Help
Make Clean.up in Narberth aMany ci ti zens o f Narberth do no t I
GenUine Success?know that there is an Episcopal Get all your
rubbish together andChurch very near th e town where ev- h av e i t
r ead y for th e collector nexterybody is cord ial ly invi ted t o
c om e SatJUrday. Pu t everything in boxesand worship. and b ar re
ls . K ee p p ap er s and maga-This llttle church i s k nown as All
z in es i n s epar at e bundles. and metal.Saints' Protestant
Episcopal Church, rubber goods and bot tl es in separateWynnewood,
but is located just ou t boxes .side the line of Narberth, at
Montgom- Clean u p y ou r own grounds, an d ifer y pike and
Wynnewood avenue. there is a vacant house or lot nextDr. Burke , th
e rector , wou ld be door to you, &tra.\gllten thIngs upvery
glad t o h av e eve ry Epi scop al ian there a little bit.'n Narbe
rth a t te nd the ser vi ce s and Sow grass seed a nd p la nt
flowersbecome a member of All Saint s' a nd 'brighten up with paint
a nd white-
Church. wash.Why aU this fuss about Clean-up'!Because
cleanllness makes forheal th, reduces th e fire r is k, mak eswill
positively appear a.t Elm Hall, Narberth 'J)leasa.nter for its
citizensMay 7 and 8. Gorgeous costumes. an d more a tt r ac ti ve
to outsiders.
.DISPOSAL COMMITTEE GIVESFINAL. INSTRUCTIONS FORCLEAN.UP
COL.LECTIONS.May 7 and 8 will be coUection day::;at Ithe end o f c
le an -u p week.The Dis.posal Committee fee l that,judging by th e
experience ga.ineddur in g t he three-ciaY collection last:rear,
they should be 81ble to fullyco.m'pass t he w ork in two days
thts
year.This result ca n be achieved, howeve r, o nl y wtth th e
hearty co-opera't lo n of th e good citizens and housewives.
I f abso lu te ly necessary, th e collectors w il l go i nto c
el la rs f or whatis to be taken away, but i f you wou!llfacilitate
matters you will pile yoU!'rubbish on the f ront curb-or at leastin
the back y ard where it will beeasy of access.
If you l ,e ep your rubbIsh ou t ofsight. you should adVise th e
committee by telephone (616 W) or by mall(P. O. Box 820), or t he
owner o f t hewaste mater ia l should keep a look ontfor th e
collection teams which willpwtrol the streets all FridaY and
Batu:,day.T hi s y ear t he committee wil1 nntat:tempt to salvage
saleaJble waste, blltwill introduce a innov/lJtion by helpinga
worthy institution t ha t m ak es I t chief source of revenue ou t
of household wastes-the Volunteers of Amerira. Colonel C. b. Herron
was gladof th e opportunity of sending nLit eam s o ut h ere t o g
at he r t he salvagejust a s qui cl dy as it comes to thedis-posal
ground.This organization knows how to reop ai r a nd make useful
'to th e needyth e many things mos t o f us cons iderutterly
useless and they convert paper,metal, etc., i nt o b re ad and bu
tt er o rgood cheer of one kind or another forPhiladelphia's human
dereliots. Pu tout something that will h el p t he sensefu1 rescue
workers as you rid yourhouse or grounds of stnfl' that you arealarl
to have hauleo' away to be burnflO~ ,buried. tho rough clean ing up
every few days,Give y ou r s tuf f on ly to wagons SI.1 0 111d USe
disinfectants w ~ i c h willbe-aring Clean-up Day p l a c a r d s ~
p u t - kill th e eggs and keep th e f l l ~ S away.ting out any
kind of material excep t Commerc ia l r ock phosphate IS effecashes
o r g arbage (,tile borough takes t lv e a nd chelliP a nd should
be u ~ e dthese at regular intervals.) very f r ~ e l Y overall t ~
usual breedmgThe Borough Highway Commit tee places, m th e
proportIOn of one poundhas most wlllingly consented to co- to every
five square feet of grounl1operate with th e association an d will
area.i its entire equipment and force Th e mosqu it oe s s houl d a
ls o s uf fe r~ o ; e the tw'O days. The association as th e result
of Narberth's "clean.uP"1 TotalswilQ, in addition. h ir e sever al
t eams weel,. The removal of c a n ~ , bottle;;d lis and other r ec
ep ta cl es whi ch holll GULPH MILLS.an Ie per . water and s er ve
a s b re ed ing places. R. H.
should at least drive th e mosquitoes Hitchens, 2b 0 0CONTRACT
FOR PARK WORK TO to natural sources o f standing water . Wheeler ,
3b 0 2BE AWARDED WEDNESDAY Our 'town i s compara t ive ly free f
rom Moore . lb 0 0NIGHT. th e la.t,ter. and probably most of ou r
Cool" c 0 0T he P ark Development C o m m i t t e ~ mosquitoes '
breed in th e WRiter which Ramsey, p 1 1me t Monday evening to
consider anr! accumulates in smal1 receptacles. Fulmer, cf. 0
1compare bids f or t he worl, on th e ne\ \' W'here th e containers
cannot be reo Singleton, ss. . 1 2park. moved or t he wa te r d ra
In ed away, Hart, If. . 1 1,",oUces had been sent out to th e
Ikerosene or p et ro leum o f sufficient Scanlon , r f . 0 0efl'ect
that anI bids mus t b e i n on or Iquant it y to cover t h e sur fa
ce of th ehr'fore MondaY at 4 P. 'M. After a water wirth a thin
film wll1 prevent the Totals 3 7 24 6 4general discussion, it was
decided to I mosqu itoes from breeding .caB f or r e\ "i sed bids
in certain Don 't con si de r t hi $ matter a joke, Gulph Mllls 0 1
0 0 2 0 0 0 0-3respects and Jllimes Artman was ap- or a job f or t
he other fellow. Other Narberth 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 x -8pointed to
attend to this detail antI communities ha ve m ad e
themselvesrepol'ltat an adjourned ,mee.ting Wed more comfortable
and eliminated th enesday evening. at which time final menace to h
ea lt h c au se d b y th e exaction would tbe taken. We go to
istence of flies and mosquitoes.press too ear ly to be a bl e t o
announce ,Show your etvic pride a nd you r in-bhe name of the
successfUl bidder. terest in your own welfare by doingUnder the '
te rms o f , the contract: , th e simple things recommended. Inwork
is to be begun at onCe a;nd com- an intelllgent community it
shouldpleted at t he e ar li es t possible date. n()t be nec'essary
to say ,the sameA number of lo t subscribers ha\'e 1 thing more t
han hal f a dozen t imes.announced their intention of !begin- E. A.
Sterling.ning ,to build as soon as the park work:is under way.
NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1915
be assisted byBaseler, harpist,Pedrick, at th e
1 6 - B e s ~ vase Sweet Wll1iam.17-Best vase Foxglove.18-Best
vase Iris, an y color.19-Best vase poppies, any
Changes In Some Classes
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.Letters addressed to th e followingnamed
persons remain u n c l a i m e ~ inthe Narbe rth pos t
office:Rosario Leatto fu Domenico, PietroRosatell l, Grover Ecker,
Mrs. SydneyGraff , Mr. James L omax , And rewHenson, Mrs. Mary
Cocker, Mr.Louis Crude.Edward S. Haw., Postmaster.
Blackface comedy, A. 10. Dumont,made famous in Narberth by ou r
ownGeorge Rose and Walt Wright. HearGeo rg e s in g "Southern
Hospitality,"in hi s usual way. Wal t Wrigh t, "Onthe 5.15," will
surely make a b ig h it .We ofl'er $5000 in real Chinese mone:)'to
any amate'ur who can ' bea t them.Elm Hall, May 7 and 8. Base
ballteam benefit.
Boys, Come to Special Camp Meeting.Several Narberth 'boys have
already,expressed a desire to go t o t he new Y.M. C.A. Camp-Camp
Tohickon on theDelaware. How about yOU? NextSaturday morni ng , May
8, at 9.30o 'c lock there will be a special campmeeting at th e Y.
M. C. A. building.Come wit h a ll y ou r q ue st io ns a nd g
etfull detalls. 1\'11'. Hampton i s g oi ng t.ov is it t he camp s
it e on F riday and willbe r eady to answer all questions.
W. H. CARMINT IN RECITAL..\V. H. Carmi nt , t en or , who ha sp
leased severa l aud iences in his hometown. wlll be heard in a r ec
it al i nGri ff ith Hal l, 1420 Chestnut s t ree t,Philadelphia, on
th e eveni ng o f M,:J.Y13, at 8.15 o'clock.!\Ir. Carmint
willDorothy Johnstoneand C la rence Sco ttpiano.Mr. Carmint has
given generouslyof h is t im e a nd talent to benefit localcauses
and deserves the loyal supportof Narberthites,
GETTING READY FORTHE FLOWER SHOW
Well! Well! Well! Look who'shear! once more before th e
public,after saying "never a ga in. " We haveinduce d M au ric e Du
Mamas, Narberth's famoUS comedian, to o n ~ emore appear for a good
cause-Narberth base b al l t eam. What is hi sact? Well, we c an n
ot enlighten youat this time. Only at Elm Hall , May7 and 8.
EVERYBODY-CLEANUP!
Main Ulne 'folks, includIng many residents of Narberth. are
greatly indebted With the date for Narberth's firstto Miss Mary K.
Gibson, of "May Flower Show l it t le more than a monthbrook,"
Wynnewood, for th e privilege distant, anticipation is becoming
proof hear:ng Madame Aino Malmberg, nounced among the ranks of ou r
localFinland's famous champion against gardeners. The warmest April
inRussian aggression, speal;: on " W o m ~ many years has advanced
plants rathan sufl'rage in Finland," l as t F riday er beyond the
average and given risileven:ng. The a dd re ss was d el iv er ed to
t he fear t h at e ar ly June may findin the h an ds om e a nd c
ommo di ou s m an y of o ur m os t b ea ut if ul perennialsball
room of Miss Gibson's res- on th e wane. This may prove a bless'i
de nc e, b ef or e an audience of ing, however, to those who
havealJOut 500 p eopl e. The spe aker was newly-planted gardens and
who areintroduced most h ap pl ly a nd w it ti ly , h op in g t o h
av e blooms enough ~ by Miss Mary WInsor, o f Haverfo rd, I carry
ofl' prizes at the show.o f The Philadelphia Woman Suffrage The l
is t of classes open for compeCommittee, and vice-chairman of th e
t it io n i s sufficiently generous to pfolSufl'rage Parade
Committee. vide a first-class opportunity for everyMadame Malmberg,
who was a.>ttired gardener-expert or novice, to securein F inni
sh pea sant costume, held th e a p ri ze . The classes wllI be abou
t a sc lo se abt en ti on o f he r aud it or s i n a fol lows
:brilliant address, f or u pwar ds of an Class I-Best vase white
roses , no thOUr. She b eg an wit h a brief his- over 6
blooms.torical sketch o f F in la nd , f rom th e Class 2-Best vase
pink roses, no tdate of it s annexation by Russia at over 6
blooms.th e con cl us io n o f the war with 'Class 3-Best vase red
roses, no tSweden, of which latter country it was over 6
blooms.originally a part. At that time, Fin Class 4-Best vase
yellow TOSas,land had no llterature nor art. not over 6
blooms.Through th e efforts of Dr. Elias I Class 5-Best vase cl
imbing roses,r..onnrot. who familiarized h imse lf o ne color, any
number .wUh th e folk-lore and folk-songs of ,Class 6-Best vase cl
imb ing roses,th e people, which he noted were mixed, any number.al
l connected wi th heroic episodes ia Class 7-Best vase peonies ,
whi te,its ancient history, a grea t nat iona l 3 blooms.epic,
tJlte Kalewala , was produced 1n Class 8-Best v as e p eo ni es , p
in k,1835. This epic ha s since become th c 3 b looms.foundation o
f Fi nl an d' s nat ion al Class 9-Best vase peonies,
scarlet,ideals, and reflects i t s s t riv ing for a 13
blooms.higher place i n t he family o f nations. \ 'Class 10-Best
vase peonies, mixA l i te rature was gradually developed, ed. any
number.an d with a splendidl! organized SYS-I Class I I -Best v as
e d el ph in iumtern of public educatIOn, the percent., ( larkspur)
light blue, 6 stalks.ag e of illiterary was greatly reduceil. Class
12-Best v as e d el ph in iumbeing now only s ix - tenths of one pe
r I ( larkspur) dark blue, 6 stalks.cent. Madame Malmberg
graphically 'Class 13-Best 6 lllooms columbine,described t he g
rant ing of a u t o n o n ~ y single.to F inland by th e Czar A l e
x a n d ~ r , In Class 14-Best 6 blooms columbine,1809, and vividly
pictured th e despair mixed colors.o f t he 'People when th is
privilege was Class 15-Best vase Canterburywithout warning taken
away, in 1899, Bells.fo r a p er io d o f six years. T he n t he
'Classwhole nation, siPontaneously and with- Classou t much p re -a
rr an gement , f ee li ng 'Classthat th e h ou r h ad come, stopped
al l ,Classactivibies by m ea ns of a na.>tional color .strike,
sent a deputation to th e Czar, (Continued on Second Page)with t he
r esul t thllit autonomous government was at least partially
reostored.Women Stil l Love Their Homes."Woman S uff ra ge w as a
dopte d in1906, when alI women o ve r t he ageof 24, excluding
paupers, received th eright to vote. It ha s proven a pronounced
success. The ,s pe ake r expressed surprise that here in th aUntted
States she found th e same old.11ackneyed and wornout argumentsused
bY anti-suffragists, that have l o n ~since been relega ted to the
dustJbin inFinland. She realized, however, thatthere could be no
new arguments, andl et i t go at that. The women o f F in land have
no t g iven up their place inth e home, and children have no t
suffered a particle because of theirmothe rs ' p ar ti ci pa ti on
in the ballot.AboUtt ten per c en t. o f th e membersof th e
Finnish Diet are women. Thegeneral et'l'ect of Woman Sut'l'rage ha
sbeen uplifting. "Graft," so generallYprevalent in ,this country,
is practicall y u nknown there. I f such a thingshould occur , th e
punishment wouldbe extremely severe. The traffic inl iquor i s
under stringent governmentcontrol. Through th e efforts of women,t
he a ge of consent ha s been raisertseveral years, and social
purity is ata h igh level . In short, nothing bn tgood has resul
ted from th e adoptionof equal iluffrage for men and women.Pleads
fo r Small Nat ions .Madame Malmberg made a strongappeal in behalf
of the smaller nationsof Europe , when the t im e c om es f
or(Continued on Four th Page)
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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN--}tIAY 6, Ilj15
:\Ir. and ~ I r s . Robert Dothard aremoylng I nto their new
home auW ~ ' n n e w o o d Road this week.Mrs.. Henry Rose, Woods
ide a ve nUe. has gone to New York t o v is itfriends for a few
days.
THE FIRESIDEBy Lady Narberth,:\'lr. and Mrs. Howard C.
Fritschand children spent .sunday at Tamil.'qua with Mr. Fritsch's
mother.
Don't bUy milk where the flies ar eon the cans or bottles.
D. K:nickerbacker Boyd, consultingarchitect. and Robert A. Pope,
landscape engineer, for th' e New Park de\'elopment. attended the
meeting ofthe Park Development Committee atthe Y. l\L C. A. last
Monday evening.
MUSICAL GIRLIES.Who said Narberth g lr ll es c an notsing and
dance? W e defy the mostexacting critlcs, after seeing thi s
act.Mis s Mildr ed Smi th . support ed byHilda Smedley, Augus ta
Witherowand Mar ga re t a nd Thelma. Fowler,will s ing the late
song hits and dancesome of t he l at es t s tepS . Gorgeouscos
tumes! E lm Hall, May 7 and 8.Admission, 15 cen ts and 25
cenrts.
The : ' \arbelih Branch of the Needlewor k Gui ld held i ts soc
ia l meetlng atthe home of Mrs. E. D. Bolich, lanaavenue,
'Vednesday afternoon.
~ ' l r s . E. S. Taylor, of 'Chestnut avenue, has been down to
Atlantic Cityfor a v.fslt.
Dr. C. R. Blackall was knockeddown by a h orse at Seventeenth
andChestnut streets last week. Ilisfr iends will be glad t o l ea
rn be sustaIned only sl ight Injuries.
Mr. anl l : \Ir s. Stanislaws and ::\tr.and : \I rs . Randolph,
of Philadelphia,have come out to Narberth fo r thesummer. They are
staying at MissWright's.~ I i s s Ruth E. Prescott Is entertaini ng
s ev er al o f he r friends at he rOcean City bunga low over the
weekend.
Dr. and :\irs. Harry Hartley, ofWest Philadelphia. formerly of
Nl\.rherth. are glad to Inform their friendsthat their little
daughter Bet ty hasrecovered after a severe case ofpneumonia.Mrs .
Cl iff ord T . Moo re, o f Wynne wood road and Merion avenue.gave a
cbildren's party on Saturday in ho no r o f he r little doogbtel'.
\'Iliss Dorot hy Moore. Thp.decorations were sprIng fiowers,
thecolor scheme being yellow, t o c ar ryout the spring-like
effect. The l it t leguests were Miss Dorothy Bottoms,:\Tiss Vernle
Benjamin, Mi ss Lau ra.Hende rson , Mis s Marion Bot toms
,Miss.Katharine Morgan, Mis s Doro thy Moore. Miss Thelma Fowler,
MIssMargaret F o " ' ~ l e r , Aldine K. SHer, Jr ..
J ohn Hende rs on , Rus se ll Boo th andJohn Barnes.
M i ~ s :\Iaizie Simpson chaperoned abel'y of g irl s to Barnum
& Ba11ey',;circus last Fri day a ft er noon . Tho semaking up
the party were Miss EstelleCohic. ihostess: :\I;SSES Eleanor Wi:son
, Ruth .JO'Des. :\Iarion Haws HildaSmedley . Augusta W i t h e r o
~ and:\Iadeline McCoy.
~ l i s s Achsah Wentz entertained theKappa Sigma Phi last
Tuesday at he rhome on Dud le y avenue. Mis s Wentzexpects to give
a recital for ,her pupilssome t ime th is month.
Vlslllhe LlUle While Tea HonseNARBERTH, PA.Home Baked Bread,
Biscuits, Cakes,Etc. Ice Cream Cones. Cut Flowers,Plants and
Michell 's Seeds. Buildingcan be rented for evenings witb orwithout
service.Open from 'i,s0 A. M. to 10 P. M.phone, 1252 D
Mr. Jack Esiher, formerly with thomusic publishing firm of
Watterson,Berlin, -Snyder Co., will s in g E rv inBerlin's late
song hits at Elm Han,May 7 and 8. Beneflt Narberth BaseBall Club.
AdmisMon: Chi ldren, .l5cents; adults, 25 cents.
E. A. MUSCHAMP,W, ARTHUR COLE,Managing Editors.MAIZIE J.
SIMPSON,Cashier.
H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.H. A. JACOBS,Subscription
Manager.
OUR TOWN
EDITORIAL NOTES
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 360.
Police 1250.
''THE LAST CALL"OUR TOWN wUl gladly printany neW8 Item about any
subjectthat Is of Interest to Narberthfolks, but In order to
meetthe printing schedule, all "copy"-manuscripts-must reach
theeditors by 6 P. M. :Monday eachweek.
Owned and Published every Thursday by t he Narbe rt h Civic
ABIDClation.
THE NARBER:;;TO.BE. liN APPRECIATION OF PRINCIPAL NARBERTH MAN
SPEAKS QUITEStrolling over Into Merion l astSu,n MELCHOIR. FRANKLY
ABOUT WOMANday we wande red In and out the It is-or ought to be-one
of the SUFFRAGE.winding ,Berkeley road, and, so t o fu nct io ns o
f "Our Town" to boost ev- Local commuters were amused, sur-speak,
saw a v is ion of the Narbert1t- erybody and every th ing In
Narberth prised, pleased, startled or provoked,that-!s-to-be. All
along Wynnewood deserving of it. Right there I s s eems according t
o t he ir respective viewr oad we had noticed the more o r less to
me that the organ of the Year points, last Saturday morning at
thefrequent dogwood t re es and admir ed Round Home Town has
overlooked a rai lroad station. It was th e day ofthe beauty of the
freSh, white blooms. tr ick, probably because it Is h uman t he big
suffrage demonst1'llJUon inBut It was not until we ha d turned na
tu re not to see the good things Philadelphia, a nd N ar be rt h
womenInto Berkeley road that we realized nearest us, or at least to
take them as were astir early In t he morn ing camthe full
possIbilities of the dogwood- a matter of course. palgnlng for the
vote. Two o f them.and caught the vision of th e Narberth- In
thinking of the school to-day, it Mrs. 'Valter 1. ' Dotlla.rd and
Mrs.that-Is-to-be. The dogwood trees were occurred to me that some
pub li c e x Edw in C. Town, Jr., were responsibleeverywhere-in
full bloom, and pression of appreciat ion was due, or for .the
variety of emot:ons exspreading thei r b ranches and clusters
rather overdue, Mr. Melchoir, our very p er len ce d by our fellow
townsmen.10f flowers like great white p a r a s o ~ s ahle, earnest
and k indly p ri nc ip al . They appeared as "news g i rl s "
seHingove r t he l awns and gardens . The schoo l h as m ad e real
p rogress the special suffrage edition of Tha________________ , And
as we stOOd, and enjoyed a nd u nd er h is p ain sta ki ng
supervision. Ardmore Chronicle. The p ri ce o f th eSend a ll
letters and news Items to .admired the sight, our thoughts leaped
Compl ai nt s- if t he re a re any_re paper was t'hree cenots a
copy, "butP. O. Box 956, Narberth, Pa. Do not I ahe ad o f us-one
year, two ye ars , mlghty.scarce. By thi s I do no t mean you can
gh"e anything you want abo\"e
send them tJ the printer. three years-and we saw o ~ own
c?mplamts t h ~ t R.:PPl; to matters out- three cent s." as one of
the "newsies"~ t ! n d all advertising copy to P. O. town In c l ~
e r r ~ ' blossom time. The S l d ~ of the ~ r l l 1 c l p ~ 1 s
jurisdiction or expla ined . And the ~ a r b e 1 " t h men andBox
820. Make aU remittances to trees were In full bloom and Narberth
winch are WIthin hIS powers to rem- women c hi pp ed i n right
generously.POBox 34 was a place of rare beauty. edy. The total
proflts from the mornIng'S
' O u ~ Town 'Is o n sa le at the depot And then as a henryford
dashed by . Public sentiment is seemingly.a u ~ l t work amounrted
t o someth ing overnews-stand, and at the store of lL E'I us we
came back to earth. The vision In the hope that Mr. MelchOlr WIll
$13.Davis. had vanished in an i n st ant , and we continue at t he
h ead of the Narbertn Incidentally t he tw o y ou ng womE'nwere o
ut o n Wynnewood road again. school. He h as won t he he ar ts and
had several very amusing experiences.Yes, the picture was gone, but
t he co nfi de nce of al l the children, ail II, One elderly
gentleman. when asked IfEntered as second-class matter, OC'I
recol1ectlon of it was s ti ll with us, a nd bel ie ve me , that Is
a big factor in his he would buy a paper . Inquired whattober 15,
1914, at the Post Olllce at i t has remained with us a ll through
the success. Every l it tl e whi le the kids I t w as aN about-why
the special yelNarberth, Pennsylvania, under the week . And every
time we think of It c ome home with a story of some khid- l ow edi
tion? Upon being enlightenedAct o f Mar ch 3, 1879. Iwe are r
eminded of the great good ly act on hIs part-entirelY personal on t
'his p oi nt , he remarked-ratherand beauty that can, and will
come, of a nd n ot at all in hi s l in e of d ut y a s testily, as
may be readHy Inferred:Ia single idea. A few months ago no schoo
lmaster ; somet imes I t Involves "Suffrage? Hell no!"______ . - -
- - one even dreamed of "cherry b lo ssom h is d igging into h is j
eans , too, and (-Editor's Note:-There WIliS a longtime in
Narberth." To-day, scores of you never hear a peep out of him.
editorial conference as to whetherIt hese t rees have been p lanted
through As a dad, I am glad my childreri t hi s emphati c and
positive statement. out t he b or ou gh . A year or two and attend
his school and I congratulate of the aforesaid gentleman shOUld
beI"cherry blossom time i n Narbe rt h" every parent in :-;arberth
that we a re quoted j us t a s he uttered i t-word
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reality. fOltunate enough to have the right word: 'W;jUl the final
verdict that OURI Such i s the possibility of an idea- man in t he
r ight place. I TOWN stood committed t o p rin t all
II voi ce d by an individual and backed Pop. I the news. and h
ad no r ig ht t o toneup by community e ffor t. --- - Idown what
was very evidently sIncere- - : GETTING READY FOR THE I indigna
tion . Of course the gentlemanWHAT OUR BOROUGH OWES TO FLOWER SHOW.
;mig:ht h av e s ai d: " Su ffr age ? He llTHE LATE BEN FRANKLIN. _
_ iYes!"-bllt he d idn' t. And with these~ t a n y years ago there
lived in the (Continued from Page 1) i few words of explanation th
e readE'rbig city surrounding Broad Street Sta. 'may pasSJ on.) F.
~ r Justice has started a new de-tion a wise man n amed Ben jamin
Class 20-Best vase sweet peas. I Sa.id another man, who.
apparently. \-elopment on his estate extending
Franklin. In those days. Phi la de lphi a C la ss 21-Best vase
cornflowers Iwil l not vot e for the Suffrage Amend- f rom ~ t o n
t g o m e r y avenue to Essexwas a "ery small city, th e streets
(centaurea). . Iment next Novembe r: "You' d better I a ~ e n u e .
He has named the new homp.I were mainly dirt roads. Some wer e C la
ss 22---'Best va se d ah ha s, any, go back home and te nd to your
I sIte Stepney Place.unevenly paved w ith round cobble. color, any
number. babIes!" . I - - -stones. As for cleaning them, If the
'Class 23-Best vase lilies, not less OutsIde of these t",'o
experienees ~ I r s . Harris. he r grandchl1d and he rIgood
housekeeper did not do it her- t han t hr ee s ta lk s. .. Mrs.
Dothard and Mrs. Town say they' daughter . Mrs . S t e p h ~ n
Koronskl, ofEveryone c le an upl Iself, It went undone. They did
not Cla.ss ~ 4 - B ~ s t vase larkspur m ha d a very
pleasantmilrnlng, and theY IBabylon, L. I.. ar e VIsiting Mr. and.
know dirt was an enemy. One of t he combmahan WIth other flower or
fllTlv- are quite prOUd of the $13 they earned. Mrs. Geo. ~ I
Henry, Chestnut avenue.
Over II I ~ u t l e d g e the borough . t i l g ~ - I mos t
impor tant t hi ng s F rank li n did erS. P. S. Second Editor's
Note:-Weway CommIttee conducts cleanup lD f or h is own people and
their descE'n. Class 25-Best. ,'ase field-grown are still wondering
whether we should?' thorough manner , even o ~ l i g a t i n g
Idants t o t o-day, was to teach that dirt daisies. allow
retort-SUlphurous to stand.ltsenf to clean vacant lots. It s right,
;was a common enemy and that it Class :W-Best vase field-grown but
the more We ,think ahou,t it theneighbor: for cleaning UP of t hi s
k ind ' would be good for all ' t o uni te and but te rcup s. more
we are convinced t ha t t he pea'is community business. fight
against it. It was Franklin who . Class 27-Best vase f ie ld grown
via - pIe of Narberth should l{now all sideRg ot th e p eo pl e t o
wor k for a clea n lets. of t hi s suf fr age que st ion, and
ounWhat beeame of the new post office I city. He s ta rt ed pUblic
street clean, Class 28-Best 25 blooms of li ly - TOWN doe s no t i
nt end to stand inmovement? Just as crowded to-day' Ing.
of.the-valley. the way o f a ny a rg umen t or reasonas I.t was
several months ago-more 1 EverybodY in Narherth should want Class
29-Best vase roses, m l x e d ~ _ that may shed any light on this
muchso, lD fact! clean avenues and wel l-k ept side, 'Class 30-Best
,arranged basket tea mooted question. Besides, we r emem-walks. l
tmeans a more beaut iful a lld hybr id roses . ber t ho se h id
eous car to on s of theHave you planted your Japanese , borough.
and. what is better, 'it means Class 31-Best a rr an ge d b as ke t
t he n Q
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N A R B ~ H T H , PA.-OUR TO'VN-Mi \Y 6 ,1915=='
45.95
Don't let the closinghou r c atch you with apile of
correspondence tobe disposed of.Telephone! A c ro s sth e county,
or the State,or the country. Don'twai t half a week fo r theanswer
that's important!
I t costs less to telephone,both in the short and thelong
run.What's ten cents orfifty when th e immediat e answer is worth
tendollars or fifty?
Get theAnswer-TelephoneFour o'clock finds theaverage business
manwith two hours work todo, and a strong desirefo r "home."
BOWLING AT THE Y. M. C. A. COM- f ul style. She executed its
technIcalMUNITY CENTER. difficulties with ease , and produced
aBowling Is t he s po rt that Is recelv very pleasing, fUll
tone.ing cons ide rab le attention at th e Y, :Miss Anna L.
Everhart, the accomM. C. A. Communi ty Cente r now. Our pUshed and
popular pianist of the Y.te am ha d bow le d two matches wi th l\I
. .c. A. orchestra, played as a solothe Paol i Men ' s Club, won th
e match Chopin's Fantasle-Impromptu. Misson ou r alleys and lost
the one on thei r .a:.verhart's playing Is characterized byalleys.
It wa s deci ded t o bowl thp- great clearness and purity of tone,
abd" rubber" on-neu tra l alleys-Ardmore her interpretat ion of
this beautifulY. M. C. A. I and difficult composition was
receivedLast ~ r o n d a y , April 26, they met,' with dese rved
enthusiasm and ap 'and their score Is as follows: Iplause.
Narberth Y. M. C. A. ~ I a n y expressions of commendationJahnke
. . , .. 169 102 160 I for the very excellent work of the
or-Rainier ' .. , 190 144 1641 chestl 'a were heard, a nd t he hope
was' ,Vard. . .. 155 139 n : Iexpressed that they would come
againScanlin , 187 187 1 ~ under more favorab le c i rcumstances
.Savill. , 208 197 191 T he c on ce rt w as g iv en under t he
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of771 the ~ a r b e r t h
Presbyterian Church.
NOTES OF THE BASE BALL GAME.We like t he amateurs!Some spe ed Is
to be expected ofNai'lbel'th a s the season progresses.
a ns . S acr if ic e hits-Ruth, Evans.Stolen bases-Brooke 2,
Murphy, SIt er , Eva ns , S uppl ee , Bar sby. Struckout-By Brooke
8, Ruth 4, Magl1l 8.Bases on balls-Off Ruth 2, Magl1l 4.Double
plays-Evans (unassisted);Murphy and Evans . Hi t by p it ch
edba11--..Murphy, Supplee, :Melvin. Umpire-Johnson.
W'hy do t he g ir ls b ri ng party caseSto a hall game?:>:ot
so many c amer as wor king lastSatu rday as u su al . B ri ng them
nextWEek, girls. a s t he re ar e some gooellooking youths on the
team.
Vernon F le ck w as chosen ca.ptalnof this year's team.
Hurry up the college and schoolseason's end. We sha ll n ee d
Ensingerbefore long.
NARBERTH OPENS BASE BALLSEASON.
E. We miSSed Turner. 'Ve need hi"o pep in the Infield.oo No t
oni c a nd n o ,peanuts-no notho Ing!oo BOTH DAVIS BOYS WINNINGo
HONORS IN SCHOOL BASE1 BALL.o Lard. \e Dav is . known as Q
starbasket ball :player of the Lower1 Me ri on High School and t he
championNlarberth team. was elected captain oft.he Red and Wh it e
base bal l te am a tE. an elecmon held In the scbool gym2 naslum
last Thursday afternoon.1 Lardie Is o ne of Lower MerIon'so star
all-around athletes andp!ayed ano exce,ptionally good game against
Epls'1 c opal Aca demy on Tue sday , when heo Il.nnexed three runs
illnd fielded 141 chances with a l on e e rr or . It Iso thought
that he wl ll b e a big aid to1 the team's peppy coach, ca v
Weller.\} IDugene Davis, who also played starbasket 'ball for
Narberth. is da!ng6 great work on the Central High School, base
ball tea.m.Paoli M. C . . . . . .O 0' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 Both these
boys s'hould proveWayne ......1 0 1 4 2 9 2 0x- l0 valuable a ss et
s t o t he local Main LineLea.gue team as soon as tbe school
Twobase hlts-SuPPlee,Case, Ev- season is ended.
Three-base h i t s ~ H e r m e s , 'Crippen,Gilbe rt . S tr uc k
out-By Rhoades 1,Deegan 1, Feist 4. Bas es o n ba11sOIT Rhoades 3,
Deegan 3. Stolenbases-Hermes, Rhoades, Ba rn i tz 3.Double plays-De
Frates to Gi lber t ;Beg ley to Gilbe rt to De Frates.
Umplre-Cooper.
Wayne , 10 ; Pao li , O.The Wayne Club opened its seasonby
adminIstering a c oa t o f whltewa'3hto the Paoli Men 's .club, the
finalscore standing 10 to O. A large following of the fans from t
he westernend of the line witnessed th e game.Frederick l\f. Treat,
vice president ofthe Board of Commissioners of Radno r township, th
rew out the first ball.Score:
Totals ......... 6 5 24 11 2R. G. D. & Co .. 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0- 6Overbrook ... 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-11
WAYNE.R. H. O. A.Kirsch, 3b: . . . . . . . . 0 0 2 2:Brooke., p.
. . . . . . . . 3 3 2 2l\lurphy. 2b. . . . . . . . . 1 1 3 3Cass, c
f. . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 0Siter, rf. . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
1 0'Giroux, c. . . . . . . . . . 0 0 8 3'Veaver, ss. . . . . . . .
3 1 0 0Evans, lb. . . . . . . . . . 2 1 10 1Davis, If. . . . . . .
. . . . 1 2 1 0Totals . . . . . . . 10 10 27 11
PAOLI.R. H. O. A.Ha'man, 2b. . . . . . . . . 0 0 2 1Supplee, 3b.
. . . . . . . . 0 1 1 1Shank. ss. . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 1Melvin,
c. If. . . . . . . 0 0 5 3Stiefel. cf. . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1
0Teamer, lb . . . . . . . . 0 1 7 0Ebel, If., c . . . . . . . . . .
o 0 8 0Barsby, rf. . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0Ruth. p. . . . . . . . .
. . . 0 1 0 1: \fagll l, p . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 2Totals. . .
. . . . . . 0 4 24 9
Good work. Harry! Keep u p thegood work behind ,the visiting bat
ter and pick ou t a good ba t when YOII
(Continued from Page 1) stand up before your opponent.Overbrook
Wins Over R. G. Dun & Co, 909 769The Overbrook Club won its
open- Gilmore was not so "showy" as Paol i Men 's Club.Ing g am e o
n the grounds of the some who have posed on th e local ::\Iathlas
.......187 157 134Overbrook He ights F ie ld ClUb, trim- mound, but
he plugged r igh t a long In Hatch ,119 143 Y, M. C. A. DIRECTORS
MEET.ming the R. G. Dun & Co. A. A. by a most heady way.
Thompson ; 119 102 The monthly meeting o f t he Boardthe score of
11 to 6. Tyler .. _ 124 134 161 of Directors of the Y. M. C. A.
wasA large crowd of rooters was pres Where was t he pennan t?
Hanley . . . 166 199 121 held in the association bulldlng
1\lon-ent, Including a number of p rominent Lann . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 153 day nlg.ht.men In official and professional life.
Besides many of th e faithful qu'et Bowers . . 140 E. E. Sea"er,
chairman of th e BoardEx-)Iayor Weaver tossed the f ir st bal l, f
ans an d t he few r iotous rooters, th e of ~ I a l l a g e r s ,
among other details gavewinning the applause of the crowd by
foNowlng not ab le s wer e noticed on 715 745 699 the following two
summaries In hisa per fe ct t hr ow to the ump ir e. The the
stands: Fred Rose, president. of Narberth took a l l three games. T
ak e r ep or t t o t he d ir ec to rs :game resembled a c rick et m
atc h in th e 11aln Line League, accompanIed notice of the first
game. Narberth Attendance and Membership.the first inning, Dun
& Co. tallying h! Count . ~ I s n o b s k l , the famous r
:us-I bowled a s co re o f 909. That's going Tatrol attendance f or
A pr iL .. 3,804foul' runs, but Manager Pa t O'Brien sIan
mlliglOl8n; Charles HumphrIes, some, and we ar e proud o f a ny
team Average d ay attendancesent h is n in e back at them hard, and
last y ea r' s manager and a former that rolls a s co re l ik e t
ha t. for April 64four s ingl es a nd two t ri pl es , a id ed by I
Princeton star; Rob t. ) fcCoy , presi "Two-Man Tournament." Avcr
age n ight attendanceerratic twir ling by Deegan, s en t t en den t
of this year's c lub; a nd several The "Two-Man Tournament" has for
Aprll , . . . . . 84playe rs scamper ing over t he r ubbe r of the
stllirs llit t he r ecen t circus, in- IJeen causing considerable
Interest on Largest d ay a tt en d-before the side was ret i red .
oluding t he s tr ong man. one of the the local a lleys . Messrs.
Savlll and an c e . . . . .. . , .. , " 94
OVERBROOK. bears, and one of the donkeys. Coacb Jefferies ar e
le ad ing wi th an ave rage Large st n ig ht attend-R. H. O. A. }
< ~ . Towne, of Haver ford, and Dr. Hoff of 317 1-3 fo r twel ve
g ames . Final anCe .. " ., .. , . . . . 352Levan, 3b 2 0 1 2 0 man
were interested s.pectators. scores will b e g iv en next week.
:"ew members-regular . . . . . 3Hermes, ss. . 2 2 2 7 0 INew
members-Boys' 10c a weekCrippen, 2b 1 3 0 2 0 Ray Jones was on th e
job passing ORCHESTRA GIVES FINE CON- plan , . . . . . . . . . .
1Loughrey, lb . . . . . . 1 1 15 0 l o u t the pastelboards and
collecting CERT. I ~ c ml"mbers-Contributing . . . . . 2Conway cf 1
1 1 0 1 them-at fifteen cenots each or two for Renewals 2Pac key, '
rf : : : :1 1 3 0 1 Ia quarter. Owing to the unfortunate shower G a
; " ' ~ . R ~ ~ ~ . i : t e ' ~ ~ I ~ b : . . . .Campbell, If 1 0 0
0 I) --- that came just at the wrong time, th e I Gross receip ts
for ApriL . . . . . $147.73Gates, c 1 2 4 1 1 Faithful "Flick" St
it es wa s on th e c on ce rt g iv en T ue sd ay o f last week
Expenditures:Rhoades, P 1 0 1 6 fJ job as in former years a nd held
down in Elm Hall by th e orchestra of th e I Pin Boys . _
$24.30Evers, rf. . 0 0 0 0 0 the first bag in acceptable form. An
IC en tral B ra nch of the Philadelphia II Electric I"ight Fixtures
7.00allaround man is S ti te s! H ow 's the 1Y. M. C. A. was rather
poorly a t tend- Repa ir s to BowlingTotals . . . . . . . 11 10 27
18 4 arm, Flicker? . ed. Those who d id a tt end, however , Alleys
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35- - - about one hundred in number ,
heard Lights . . ., .. , . . . .. . 8.30We mis se d Count Du Marias
and Ia f ine program and showed their thor-A. E. his aide Stokes.
Saturday afternoonH 10Ugh appreciation by hearty applause. To ta l
. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .2 0 at 3.30, gentlemen! ) Ir . J . W.
F . Leman , the well-known2 0 conductor, who is a membe r o f th e
Net receipts for the montho 0 And Miss :\Iaizie Simpson deserted
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . $101.781 0 our faI th fu l o ff ic ia l scorer, Mrs. f ul
ly demonstrated his ability in The Board of Managers ar e wello 0
Charles Humphries, to cllaperone a bringing out the best that .Is
In th e pleased with the support given the2 0 group of gi rl s who
we nt to see the, material under h i s direction. The or- game
room: b ut w an t it thoroughly1 1 PennPrinceton game. Next
Saturday, !chestral numbers, most ly of consider- understood that
no t on e cent of this
2 0 Malzie? able difficulty, were given with pre' money is avai
lab le for use in maIn1 1 clsion a nd d ue attention to shading.
taining the work of th e buildlng-o 0 Durbin was on the job S atu
rd ay . T he s ol oi sts w er e likewise given a all receipts must
go to payoff bondseven though HWl'erford's season Is very cord ial
r ecep t ion . 'Miss Jean on the game r oom equ l,pmen t. Alsonot
over. nette Batten's beautiful soprano voice Ithe money received
for rent of s to reswas heard to excel len t advantage In goes to
pay t he i nt er es t o n mortgage,BIlI Dennis and many of his
va.ude- a wel l se lec ted group of songs, includ th e water, etc.
The only money ava il viHlans wer e on the bleachers and an Ing
Uassenet's lovely "Eleg le, " wi th Iable for th e r eal work, sa
la r ie s . e tc .,advance agent of the coming S110W a v io li n
obligator by Miss Dorothy: must come from membership and conto be
given for the benefit of the b al l B ib le . Miss Bible, who Is th
e first tributions. Have you done your sharet eam had .his posters
around th e f ie ld. \ 'Iol ln In th e Philadelphia Ladies' as a
citizen to help this communityDon 't forge t to do your part In
buyIng String Quartette, played the Gounod- center onward t o s
ucce ss ? I f not,t icke ts for this benefit! Wieniawski Faus t
Fant as y i n beaut!- !lend in your check to-nig'ht.
R. G. D U & CO.R. H. O.Barnitz, 2b. . 3 1 3Be gl ey , 3b. .
0' 1 1Biggs, If. .. , .. 1 1 1Gilbert, lb ,.1 2 10Langdon, rf. .. 1
0 0De Frates, ss . . . . . . 0 0 3Fahey, c. . 0 0 6Feist, cf., p 0
0 0De'an, p., cf. . 0 0 0Wilson, cr 0 0 0
INarbe rth . Another va luable book onthis s U b ~ e c t can be
obt ai ne d f re e o fcharge. It Is' called "The ThTeefoldSecret of
th e Holy Spirit," by J as . 1:1.~ C o n k e y . Tlhe book Is no t
sold, bu tIs sent free to those who write toFred Kelker, Box 216,
HarriSJbu rg ,Par'Vhen you see ,tbe announcement ofThe Nanberth
Bible Class next fall orwinter, ge t i nt o I t. When you "get",
the Bible rlgh1l. noth ing e lse compareswith it In I nt er es t.
Not even tennisor Shwkespeare. I 'm acquain ted wi thall three.
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH.
MERION MEETING HOUSE.
WHAT KIND OF A CHRiSTIAN AREYOU?Sherlock Holmes Is dull
reading
and a Mark Twa in joke Is dry comp ar ed w it h the Bible when
onc e aman ge,ts the r ight i de a o f it. That'Swhat some of the
membe rs o f theNarberth B ib le CJas5 discovered.When Nar.berth
starts an yt hi ng Itusually makes good a nd the srurrouncling
country hears about it. The Narberth Bible Class was no
exception.One of the surprIsing discoveries ofthis c la ss w as
that there ar e twok in ds of Chris'tlan.s talked about inthe New
Testament. At th e closingses,slon of the class. which was
heldMonday, May 3, a f amo us Christianlead'er came to give a talk
on th esubject, "HO'W I Can Become th e NewKind of Chris tian ."On
the pr indp le tha t Narbertll a lways wants th e Ibest, the Bible
Classlast week had t he man whom D. I.Moody sal{} was the greatest
of a,1l
Bible st,udents that he knew. Thisweek fo r the closing session
,the classhad the editor of a paper that afamous British author
once s ai d wasthe best edi ted pape r In the world:\Jr. Cha rl es
G al lau de t T rumbul l.e di to r o f The SundaY School Times.a p
a ~ e r with a world -wife circulation.(When t he g reat Engli-sh
wrl,ter saidthat, "Our Town" had not ye t beenstarted.)Mr. Trumbull
showed from th e NewTestament tha,t it wa s p os si bl e fo
rChr.Lstlans to live a lif e of continuedvictory In a ll t hi ng s
I ns te ad of theup-and-down life t hat most ChrIstianslive. It was
a lively a nd i nte reSJtl.ng session. Some o f th e mem,bers
waruted Jthe cl8lss' to keep UPthrough th e spring mon1ths, and
allwere In f avor of cODitInulng th e Community Bib le C la ss as a
regularf eature of Narberth life.Members of th e c1aS'S and
otherswho are Interested in Mr. Trumbull'sn ~ e s s a g e o f t he
New Kind of ChristianLife may s ecu re a valuable Utt leleafiet
wri' t ten by Mr. Trumbul l entitled, "The Life That Wins." Copleac
an b e s ec ur ed at t wo c en ts e ac h,either from The Sunday
School T1mes,1031 Walnut street, or from Mr. R. O.McQu il ki n, 110
Woods id e avenue,
Rev. Andrew T. Burke, Rector.Sunday services8 A. M.-The Holy
Communion.9.46 A. M.-The sunday school.11 A. M.-Morn lng Prayer and
Ser
man.4 P, M.-Evenlng prayer.
EarlY Ma ss o n Sund.l"y from Aprillc;t to October 31st at
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BOX '234, Narberth.
NARBERTH, PA.Telephone.
BANK W"ITH
FOR SALE!
For Your Own C o n v e n ~ e n c e
VERL PUGHElectrical Contractor
BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats
Howard F. Cotter'MEATS ofl Y. l QUALITY
Y . M , C. A . BU I LD I NG
Niesen's BakeryNA R BE R TH A R CA D EBU ILD INGBread, Cake,
Rolls, PIes,Candy. Ic e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES
225 lana Avenue, Narberth, Pa.Telephone-Narberth 381-D.
A three-quarter bed o f b ir d' s- ey emaple, with spring and
mattress, Address,
Bargain Shop,Bric-a.-Brac, Etc.244 Have r f o r d Av e .
'tA Store for Particular People"
wqe 1!tittenl,nuse Wrus1
llome Dressed Poult ry , Butter , Eggsand Game.Fancy Fruit and
Vegetables.
that we must b ow to Bonnie Scotlanll.for he r spl endid e nt er
ta in er s. S eeScot land 's wee wee laddie at thevaudevl1le show,
May 7 and 8. ThoseofUis who have seen Mr. Lupton bf:f or e w il l
welcome h im aga in to ourhamlet a nd th ose who h ave n eve rs ee
n h im have a great 'big treat comin g.Don't buy foodstuffs where
flies ar eallowed. -
Pau p a cO F TH E CLOUDS "
Ladi e s ' Panaxnas
E. Davis
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(@UALITY in tho goodll,fai rness in the pr icesand superiority
In theIl8r\'lce are the distinguishing features of everyRobinson
& C....wford store. Itwill pay YOU to deal WhereQuality
COllDts.
G'cMiffIVSij[i]@Detective Bureau
A FULL LINE OFWhitman's Candy
ROBINSON &CRAWFORDNarberth, Pa, Phone, Narberth 1234Other
Stores Throughout Philadelphiaand SUburbs
:I. H. HUNDLEY. Prop.236 Haverford Avenue
INFORMATION fURl'IISHED ABOUTYOUR ROOfAU. IINDSOf LEAKS
DETECTEDBAD LEAKS ARRESTED
LOSSES fROM LEAKS PREVENtU
Men ' s S t r a "7SARE RIPE
D I C K E ~ Hat ShopCor. 16th & Market Sts., Phila.
Ic e Cre am , S a n d ~ c h e etc.Sh o e Sh i ne Cha i r s
NARBERTH QUICK LUN GH
Lake" T H E LAND
2 2 0 0 feet a bo ve s ea l ev elWith Na ture in th e Woods.
Rhododendrons and Flowers i n th e Spring.Lovely Cool Days in the
Summer. Magnificent Follage in t he Fall. Comfortable Home Life.
Splendid Table and Good Rooms. Tenth Season. Fresh Milkand
Vegetables from ou r Farms.Fo r reservations, booklet and
information, address.LAKE PAUPAC CO., R. F. D., Canadensis, Monroe
Co., Pa.
Location, Greentown, Pike County, Pa. F if teen mile s north of
Cresco orGouldsboro, on th e D. L. & W, R. R.Tenth Season:
Fishin g, Boating, Swimming.A. J. Loos, Pres., Narberth, Pa. J.
FranklinMeehan, Sec'y" Mt. Airy , Phila.Wanted by Bnsiness
WomanRoom an d board (two meals) in
Narberth. Address.L, HOWELL,124 S. 39th Street,
Philadelphia,
NARBERTH TAILOR GO.
Howard
The Merion Title and Trust Co,of Ardmore, Pa.
The oldest, largest a nd b es t depository In this
vicinity.Capital, $150,000. Surplus, $125,000
Undivided Prof its, $40,000.
Is now prepared to take orde r s forLtdill.' Bnd S
gSUltSGentlemen's prln$18.00, Made to OrderFirst C la ss Wor k. S
ty le G ua ra nt ee dCleaning, Scouring, Dyeing andPressing.
Ladles' Suits Remodeled toAny S tyle . Goods Cal led for and
Delivered.104 1.2 FORREST AVE.
Phone, 644 D.
F L YW l R EBlack . . . . . . . . . , .. , . , . . . .82 sq.
foot------- .Galvanlzed .03 sq . foot;PR IV A TE SALE Copper 06 sq.
foot;
Monday, May 10, 9 to 12, and 2 to 5. Cblcken Wire . Per 150SS
c108 Forrest avenue. Household furni- It . roll ture, 100-year-old
Grandfather's Clock; SUPPLEES, 1538 Market St.3 sets candelabra;
bric-a-brac; ear- 1 _pets; d is he s; mah og an y crystalcloset;
mahogany dining-room chairs;tables; beds and bedding, etc.
Augustus J. Loos.
NARBERTH FOLKS HEAR NOTEDFINNISH WOMAN.
DENBY AND HER CREW .The musical sexette o f t he Y. M. C.A. Glee
Cluh will off er one of themost p lea sing acts e ve r s ee n at
thelocal theatres. Miss Martha Denby,
Germantown's popular soprano. will!lJppear in Narberth by
special request.Miss Denby ha s a v oi ce of exceptionally fine
range and she will appeal'at her hes t s ing ing the big musica lMt
"Maurice Costello." Miss Denbyhas offered he r services to th e
GleeCluh and we ar e sure t ha t t he GleeClub's followers will
have an unnsulJ.ily big treat. Miss Denby wl11 be asssisted by the
cream of Narberth'ssingers, inclUding Mr. W. W. Dennis,t he popul
ar musical director of t h Glee Club: Mr. Irwin Ward, Mr. Vernon V.
Fleek, Mr. Watson Ewings. Mr.WilHam Durbin and Mr. Earle SmUh.This
ac t h as been a rranged with greatc ar e, a nd , while the
pr.lncipals whocompose th e act are amateurs, stillt he y h av e
that professional ai r thatt en ds t o p le as e a nd d el ig ht
the mostexacting audience. This act may beseen at Elm Hall, Fr iday
and Sa tnrdayevenings, May 7 and 8, in connection"ith the
vaudeville Show to be givenfor the Narberth Y. M. C. A. Base Ballt
eam. T he a dmi ss io n wl11 be 15 anr l25 c en ts . T ic ke ts f
or th e show maybe had f rom H. E. Davis , at hi s storeon
Haverford a.venue.
S TOP! LOOK! L ISTEN! LUPTON!Mr. Walter Lupton, the famousSco
tch com edian, wh o hai ls fromBonnie 'Scotland, wil l a ga in
appearbefore th e Narberth audience in n
Many var ie ti es o f Aus tr al ia n wood f arce comedy whleh
will surpas'S alla re of suc h s ingu la r b ea uty a nd a re o th
er comedies ever attempted in Narso admIrably f it ted for
cabinetmaking berth. Mr, Lupton will sing entlre ll 'that t hey a r
e i n g reat demand for that new s on gs a nd h is usual fund of
witpurpose. 'and humor will add grea t ly to prove
Smedley
Joseph C. Mowrer
D.MEET ME AT TOE CABIN
Hillh Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.
Estimates Cheerlul ly Given.Telephone-Narberth 311-D.
Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBE RTH , PA
F. H. WALZER
Gives a full, steady,non-sp la s hlngstreamwithan easyhan
turn.makes housekeepIng easier.
Wm.
Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONS
Painting in al l its Branches
John A MowrerMOWRER BROS.Carpenters, Contractors
andBuildersTelephone Connection, Narberth andMerion.George B.
SupleeSteam & HotWater HeatingPlumbingBell Telephone.
Narb.rth, Pa.
33 E. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, Pa .
NARBERTH, PA,
1310-12-14 WALLACE STREET, Philadelphia.
Telephone-Narberth 368,
Automobile Service
THOMAS SAVILL'S SONS
c. Po COOK
s. P. FRANKENFIELD SONSUndertakers
Contented Consumers CommendCook's Coal
r = = = D R E E I l ~ S
Prompt Deliveries Assured
COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES
WALTON BROTHERSMOVING, FURNITURE AND PIANOSAUTOMOBILE TO
HIRE
AGENCY FOR THE FORD CARSHAULING OF ALL KINDS
(Continued from Page 1)a settlement of t!he issues raised hyt he
war. The Untted States willnatura1ly have a predominating voiceIn
.the a rbi t ra t ion of claims, and Inreadjusting the stwt us of
the contending powers. lot wll1 make a greatdifference whether this
re'adjustment
-::P::h==o:::n::e:.::N===BI::,be=rl:=:h==8= :7=2=:.= = = = = = =
= = = = = = = = = = = ~ . Is as among powers, or b e t w e ~
nnations. It should ,be among nations.and t he Uni te d States
should chargeitself wolth the duty of seeing thatjustice is done to
the smaller nationsthat do n ot ra nk as '\powers," andw'hlch ar e
no t strong enough to securefor themsetves by force what theya re
en ti t led to by right.Madame Malmberg is a most fasc in at ing
spe aker . Her t ho rough unde rs tandlng of th e subject, he r
clearantI logical arguments. he r natural,
unaffected gestures and e vide nt s in 'cerity carry conviction
with t hem.Leadlnll Seed and Plant Establi shment. Nurseries
andGreenhouses compr ise nearly 300 Bcres and llrow a Clom. Mrs.
James D. Winsor, leader ofplete l ine of hlgb.llrade stock. The
"Toman Suffrage Party in LowerGARDEN IMPLEMENTS, FERTILIZERS,
INSECTICIDES, L.(WN Merion Township, a nd "Mo ther " ofMOWERS,
LA.WN ROLLEUS, ETC. Ad f I d IWith greatly i n c r e a a ~
facilitics, we. arc tb.orougb)fe equipped for bandling our owr- r
'MOre ree p aygroun s. c osed theDREER'S G A . W D E ' N u h ~ ' k
e F o R 1915 mee ti ng w it h a n eloquent a,ppHI.I tois invaluable
to everyonc who grows vAgetablcs or flowers. the men to "get off
-the f en ce " a ndSOW DREER'S L ~ W N r G w R ~ o ~ E l l ' b s ~
O R SURE RESULTS give their financial aid and votes tothe cause of
Woman Suffrage.HENRYA.DREER" . 7 1 4 1 ~ ChestnutSt,PhiJa. Many
expressions of approval werel ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : ~ = ~ : : : : : :
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : : ~ ~ : : ~ ~ ~ heard from the men present . and
thereis no doubt that great gains will be----- made for the
SUffragists as the reSUltof th is addre ss .Aftpr ,the presentation
of handsome
houquets to the :>tleakers of the evenIng. t he g ue st s w
er e i nv it ed b y MIs5Gibson to partake of refreshments onthe
lawn. The grounds were beaut ifully decorated with lanterns, and
themusic of an o rc he st ra was a n addedpleasure.
Many Guests From Narberth,Among Narbe rth 's gues ts were Mr.and
:\Irs. Jacoby and the Miss('sJacoby, Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Town,Mr.
and Mrs. Fletche r S t ite s, M r ~ .James Barr ie. Mrs. A. C. Sh'
and andMiss Shand, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jus't ice. Mrs. Wl11iam
Wrigh t a nd MissGertrude Wright, Mr. and Mrs . Wil liam Selfridge
and Miss Selfridge,:'.Irs. Samuel McDowell and the MissesM ~ D o w
e l 1 . Miss Rothermel, Mr. andMrs. ,Tames Artman, Mr. and Mrs.Paul
R. Loos. Mrs. Walter 1. Dothard.Mr. F. Ml11wood Justice and
tMMisses Justice. :tllr. and Mrs. EdwardS. Haws. Mr. and Mrs. G. M.
Coles'worthy, Re\'. and Mrs. Chris. G. Kop,pel . Rev . and Mrs. E.
L. Swift, Mr.and Mrs . George M. Henry, Mr. anl lMl"s. A. J. Loos,
Miss Fanny H. Loos.Mr. and Mrs. Fred. E. Derby, Mr. andMrs. Chas.
W. T,hompson and MissThompson. Miss Be ggs, M rs. Chas.HARRY B WALL
Fletcher, Mrs. Chas. V. Noel, Mrs. Julius Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
C.Gara. Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson.Miss Elizabeth M. Posey. Mrs.
CharlesR. Jones. Mrs. Horace Moor e, M is sHopper. Miss Margaret
Hopper, Mr.and Mrs. Rohert G. Sav il l. Mrs . Geo.H. Gifford, Mr.
and Mrs. Rowbotham,TO BUY. TO BUILD, TO RENT Mr. Herbert Seymour.
1\I1"s. Wm..J.Jones, Mrs. George She ldon , Mr.Harold Sheldon.
Now IsThe TimeThe springlike days are comingwhen you will want
Films foryour Camera. Get them atF I EDLER ' S
EDWARD HAWSPlaster and CementWorkEstimates Furnished Jobbing
A R DMO R E , P A .DONT'S
Don't 'tolerate flies.Don't a1low them In your house.Don't allow
them on your premises .Don't allow gar ba ge , r ubbi sh ormanure
to accumulate on you r l ot or______________ 1near it.Don't allow
dll't in your ,house. Lookin th e corners, behind th e doors
and
urniture. under 5 tai rs and be ds . R emOVe th e cuspidors. In
brief, keepth e 'house clea.n.Don't a llow flies near food,
especially milk.Don't forget-no dir t -no file
Chas. M. StuardFUNERALDIRECTOR
Eetlmat..
JAMES G. SCI\NUN.contracting Painter
