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Price, Five Cents
Narberth and Paoli Clash
at. Playground Tomorro'W
The f our th and poss ibly thefinal game in the series fo r thechampionship of the Main LineLeague will be played on theCommuni ty Playg round tomorrow afternoon between Narberthand Paoli.
Narberth leads. two games toone, in the series, and a victorytomorrow will clinch the t i tle forthe Borongh nine. ManagerDavis expects to start McKee onthe mound. Th e game will beginat 3 P. :M.
ContlnllCll on LnNt Pnge
At the first regular meet ing of theyear of t he Haro ld D. Speakman Post .American Legion, of Narberth officerswere elected for the coming year. Anexception was t he office of Post Commander. A nominating- committee,headed by Past Commander ArthurL. Cooke, brought in a slate of nominees for all offices except that of commander.
Af ter t he r out ine and special business of the meet ing h ad h cen attendedto the r ep or t o f t he n omin at in g c ommittee was p r e s e n t e ~ I , and. at t he sug gestion of Commander Frank L.Schrepfer, e lect ion of t he commande rwas defer red until after other officeswere filled. This was done and thenamcs submitted by the commi tt eewere unanimously accepted by thepost. Those elected wer e as follows:
Senior vice commander, Charles Greye r; j un io r vice commander, A. PerryRcdifer: adjutant. Clifford Goodwin;f inance off icer , John A. Mower;
Officers Elected byAmerican Legion Post
Commander to Be Named
Executive Committee
Shortly.
Con t in ne d o n LnNt Pngc
Plans have been completed for thebridge-luncheon to he held in thelihrary of St. ; \Iarg-aret 's School on~ 1 0 n d a y at I o'clock. Th e officers ofSt. ~ I a r g a r e t ' s Gui ld wil l be the hostesses. Those wishing to make reservat ions for this luncheon should cal lMrs. J. M. Townsend today.The regul ar mon th ly mee ti ng o f t he
Gui ld w ill h e h eld on Tuesday e\'eningat 8 :30 in the library of the school.Elect ion of officers f or t he vears 1931-32 wil! be held. .
Guild Luncheon to BeHeld Monday at 1 P. M.
Using as his text " \Vha!"s Ahead,"Kenneth L. 1\1 0 Pray, head of thePennsylvama Sch ool for Social andHealtll Work, addressed the Bala-Cvnwyd-Narbe r th Rotary Cluh Tues<iay.A res iden t o f Narberth 1\1 r. Pray IS
president of the Borough Schoul
Board.Relief problems for t he coming win
ter were emphasized by f igures pres ented by the speaker . Accor ding toconservative figures prepared hy thePhiladelphia Chamber of Comll le rc ethere are 241i,OOO people in the city outof work and ano th er 200,000 on parttime, Th e lowest possible computationof the resultant wage loss is $3,000,000 per week. and t he amount necessary to feed such a number of unfortunates is at least $75.000.000 per yea r.In contrast to these figures, Mr.
Pray showed that l as t y ea r t he mon ey
contril)uted. including the three millions of city horrowing, totalled only
$10.000.000."The difficulty is increasing each
year, t he speaker said, "This is thethird winter of had husiness. Th e
Welfare Expert Tellsof Relief Problems
Situation More Acute This Win.
ter, Says K. L. M. Pray
at Rotary.- - - - - -
- - - - - -ORGANIZATION NEEDED REPORT ON CONVENTION
This IS the o:Jituarv of Acer appeared, followed 'a few y ea rs a go byPlatanoides born in the' 1890's, d ied t he pin oak on the Har ry Wal l propin 1 9 . ~ 1 . crt)'. The tr ee on t he c onco ur se was
Bac k in 1895, when a group of f ar - deserted.seeing citizens of Narberth gathered \Vith the other trees gone, civilizatogether to form a Borough, a very tion turned.its enmit:.- on the survivingyoung Norway maple t re e was begiu- tree. A large part of th e r oots gaveniag Its career on the concourse nor th way to a concrete retaining wall; theof t he Narbe rt h station. It s to od on surrounding plot of ground was rethe south side of a pleasant dirt road duced, and then reduced aga in . Th eknown as Haver ford Avenue, and with surviving roots, covered with macadam,row s o f o ld er cousins. i t kept the tiny' cou ld no longer carryon.business section shaded. And so commuters and shoppersAs time passed t he h or se s whi ch ha ve watched the t ree die. This week
hrowsed on the foliage ncar it gave a group of workmen lopped off theway to autos : t he s lowly-moving hacks b ranches and sawed through the s tump .a t t he s ta ti un were replaced by Fords An autopsy showed rings indicating analmost as slow, a nd l at er b y more dig- age of more than 40 years-not old asnif ied taxis . Private cars begau to trees go. but embracing the whole pedemand space about t he g rowing t ree. riod of Narberth's growth.
Soon mac ad am and concrete took But l es t this be too sad a tale, wordthe place of di rt : houses became stores: comes f rom t he railroad that an everNarberth grew up. One by one the big gree n will replace the departed-anelms, oaks and maples which had made evergreen l ar ge enough t o s er ve as aHaverford Avenue so pleasant suc- coml11unitv Christmas tree. If i t l ivesCUlllb(,d to building operations and as long- as its predecessor. who knowsstarvat ion and were consigned to the b ut wha t it ma " see a new stat ion atfireplace. Th e hig silver maple at the Narhcrth before it, too, becomes
corner of Essex and Haverford diS-I firewood?
Long Time Resident of Narberth, ~ ~ A c e rPlatanoides," Passed Away This Week
Narberth, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1931
Banquet for Ball Team
to Be Held October 15th
ginia Steinford, pianist. The chtl1'chmale qua rt et te will render selectionsand t he commun ity songs will be ledby the Hon. Fletcher W. Stites. Thisbanquet will emphasi ze the f ra te rnal
spirit existing among the churches ofth e coml11unity and the !\'Iethodistfriends will be' g reet ed by Rev. JohnVan Ness, of th e Presbyterian Church,and Rev. Robert Keighton, of the Bap
tist Church. Mr. Senft, t he Lu the ranpastor, finds it impossible to attend.Sunday will be observed as Rally
Day by the organizations. Th e Sundav school will hold its exercises inthe Illorning, and Dr. MacDaniel willspeak on "Aims and Goals.". The chu rc h services both morningand evening will be a dd re ss ed b y D r.MaeDaniel , h is morning theme being
"The Valueof the
Church"and th e
evening theme "The Supreme Impera-
ContinueR on Lnllt Page
Baseball fans of Narberth andvicinity arc urgc.d to reserve theevening o f Thu rs da y, OctoberIS, for the banquet which will beg iv en in honor of the NarberthBaseball Club. It will be held at7 P. M. at Elm Hall.
William H. Durbin, presidentof the c lub, wil l act as toastmaster. Committees of the advisory board were appointed onWednesday night to take chargeof the arrangements. Prominentfig ur es in t he s po rtin g wor ld
will be speakers.
Cont inued 011 Pnp;e 3
Narberth Pitcher Blanks Paoli
3·0 m Last Sunday's
Game.
II)' J ) , \ \' ••: eASF.Y
arberth forged into the lead for the~ ' ain Line League championship lastSund ay a t P aoli when Bill Reynolds.veteran right hander. pitched anotherscintillating s hu t- ou t victor y ove rCha rl ie Madden' s team. The scorewas the same a s l as t Sun day' s game,
3-0 and Gene Davis' hoys ar e n ow ina most advan tageous pos it ion in the
title fight. as a victory this Saturdayo n t he ir home field will enable themto c ap tu re t he ir fou rth consecu tive
Main Line crown.The l argest c rowd of the season
t hronged Swampoodl e Pa rk to w itnessthe contest and for the second straightweek s aw Reyno ld s rise to the occas ion and hold the Paoli sluggers helpl es s t hroughou t t he nine innings. TheNarberth hurler hel d t he l\ladden bovsto four scattered hits, fanned sevenmen and demonstrated his superiorityin such a convincing fashion that noPaol i p layer got as far as t hir d baseduring the c ou rs e o f t he c ont es t. Inaddition to his superlative pitchingf ea ts , th e redoubtable Reynolds was
Reynolds Hurls 2dShutout in Series
STRUCK OUT SEVEN MEN
EVENTSLUB
The first anniversarv of the newChu rc h Bui ld in g o f · the Narberth
Methodists, which was exp la ined a tsome length in last week's issue ofOu r Town." is to be observed duringthe period frol11 October 2 to 18. Th ep as lo r, t he Rev . Samue l MacAdams,has built an attractive and inst ructiveprogram of church events.This evening the series of services
will b e launched with the anniversarybanquet in their Parish Hall. Thishanquet is open to all members andf ri end s o f the church. I t will be apurely social affair, and no appeals willbe made for either pledges or gifts tot he Loval ty Fund. The diversified interests·of t he chu rch will be presentedby representative leaders. An attractive musical program has been pro
vided. Among the important featureswill be solos by Miss Ernestine B.Bacon, lyric sop rano , and Miss Vir-
OTHER
Anniversary BanquetTonight Launches Series
of Special Services at Methodist Church
Mrs. A. A. Crooks to Be
Speaker; Meeting to Be Held
at Community Club
Ralph Dunne on Air\Vi th the idea of informing the pub
ic. and incidentally. of selling morecoal. Ralph S. Dunne , p re si dent o f t heNarherth Coal Company, is broadcasting t hree t imes a week. He appearsat 12:45 P. 1\1. on Mondays, Vvednesdays and Fr idays over station WELK.
To Resume MeetingsThe Evangel Circl e of t he K in g' s)aughters will resume their monthlymeeting for the winter on \Vednesday,October 7, at 10:30 A. M.. at the homcof Mrs. R C. Kennedy, 4 Sabine Avenue. Narberth.
T,he opening meeting of t he \Vom
en 's Community Club of Narberth will
be held on Tuesday a it ernoon a t 2:30
o'clock, in the Girl Scout room of theCommuni ty Hou se o n Windsor Avenue. Mrs. A. A. Crooks will speak on"Club Essentials."Th e chairman of the Fellowship
Committee, Mrs. Joseph H. Mil le r, wil l
have a surpr ise p rogram for t he a ft er noon. The hostesses will b e t he members of the Hospitality Commit tee , ofwhich Mrs. Vic to r O . Krauskop is thecha irman. Eve ry member should cOllieand make a 100 per cent. attendance.The opening luncheon of the club
\.i11 be held on Friday, October 20.Full det ai ls wil l be announced later.Th e board of directors are planning
a luncheon and bridge in November.Full details will also be announcedlater.All club members are urged to atend the Mon tgomery County Federaion at Pottstown, Pa. , on October 22.The club members who will attend
'the State Fed er at io n mee ti ng t o beheld at York. Pa .. from October 12 to]6 , will be the president. Mrs . Joseph
\ . Hongler ; Mrs. J. ''''. Darvi lle and~ rs. Berna rd F. Keenan, who are theSenior Cluh delegates, and Miss Alberta Davis. who is the del egat e o f t he
Junior Club.
Volume 17, No . 51
C o n u n u ~ t yClubOpens Season Tues.
COMMUNITY LIBRARY
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VILLANOVA COLLEGE STADIUM
VILLANOVA COLLEGEvs.
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
Tomorrow Lower. Merion tacklesI It's a short step from a hero's pill~ ' e s t Catho li c in what should be a nacle. t o the land of the "goat." They,. ., • too Jump from crag to cragdIfficult plgskll1 encounter. fh e game ' .
wi ll show def in it el y whether we areRead Haws' Hardware S tor e' s Pa in t
to expect much from the Maroon this offer in this paper, (advt.)s e a ~ o n or not. This writer does ex-
pect a great deal. First reason a t handfor the assert ion is that we really and
earnestly believe that Adam is th e o ut
standing high school coach in or
around Philadelphia along football
li nes. \IIle cia not consider Prevost,
of Radnor. n or an y of the other nicefellows around much mor e t han comparable with him. They all have difficult jobs and we admire their work,but we bel ieve that Adam will outstrip them all before the season is over.'" '" '"
.'Idam's olll,\' w,'al'lIess, if ,\'011 callmi l it II r",'aklll'Ss, is the 101'1.' ofb"illillllce to his team's performallces.The." are I r l " < , ' a ~ ' . ~ steady alld str'QII!!,alld a ..rl'dit to his work, bllt the\'lacl,' thllt III1-orolllld brillillllce thatWall leI I//al.'c nf him al/ olltstalldill[lCMcl, of por'ts.
'" '" '"This column stands for a " , i n n i n ~
spirit ill athletics. '0,1e want to impresson all the schoo l boys who read itthat the only way to he a good athleteis to playa team game al l the t ime. I fcriticism COl1lt'S. use it for a steppingstone to bettcr moments. If praisecnmes acccpt it modestly remembcringthat your success is an opportunity tos e r v ~ .
Out'Timen,· ' I 'O,I ' IY l '1,\CI{I.IS
We sat through two football ganles
the past week- end which caused us towonder what h as b ecome of the good
old-fashioned quarterback. Jn each ofthese two games the weaker teamwalked off t he field the v ic to r just because the s igna l cal le rs failed to givethe r ight number the right tilllc. Thiscannot be b lamed upon the boys themselves, but is more or less a tsndencyon the part of coaches the past fewyears to pay less atte ntion to this department of play.
'" '" '"011 Frida\' l.n"«ler Mcrilll/ lost a
!lllllle to iipiscopal AcadclI/.\' , asmart, bllt certa;1I1y a "«'cal'c/, tellmtlrall thc OIU! tlrat rcp/'eselltt'd tirePlO'i('e/' of tire Maill UIIC. IVe lraceIhat defeat 10 !}rl'ellllt'ss, alld 1'01'
ticlllarl.l' to t lrt' lllCll of e.rperi"lIce illdia,lJllOsill!1 tire proper plays "t timesdllrill,l) tire "Olltcst. II al l TI/omas.callillg si!lllais for tire varsi ty for the
first time. ft/ l/1 I0 t be Ireld accOlllltable for tlris, Imt his H'ork /11l1sl impro-.1e i/ thc team is to IIlal.·c mllclrheadway. (J"<'er' at !J,,"<'er!al'd f{ ;'1/1,
Sc/1001 all tire /ollo"«'ill,l) "/te",,ooll n'cSOH' tire mosl miserablc c.l'hibil iOIl of'l1/"rtcrbocIIiIlY "«'e Irli"<'e S,'CII ill a1011,1) time. Tlrerc's 0 school withIll1limited power ,,1111 tire,\' permitteda so-alld-so teo/ll frOIl/ R"t/III11' tolitter'" rOllt the1ll ill a 1.1-to-2 sctbad'" Bnmhollsc is "" c.rccllelltfootb,,11 pla,\'er bllt his choicc of
N"ys "«'ere forei.1)1I ta yood footb"Il,01/11 tlw'ell)' wellt tire IIUIl .</ame,
'" '" '"Haverford may jus t as wel l face the
facts and straighten t hi ng s o ut n o" , aslater on. I f th ey are t o win hall games Ithey must not depend on Max Forrest Ito do all the ball toting. He is not byany means the threat he is s uppo sed IIt o be. If Brunhouse will use himself int he p un ti ng a nd ball carrying capacities more. the team will go places.Maybe I 'm wrong. I'" '" *
lIad II pJeasilllt com"'l's"tioll n'ithlack Mata, Slll(//'t little lllllfilacli for Ithe Episcopal team, aftl' /' the galliclast "«'ccll. lacll was IlIIstil,ted ill hispraise of the Lower Mel'ioll lillc. IUTI is thc best t('(/III f lw"<'e faced illall Il l)' l ife. " said the wit t, \' )'O/lll!l I
sportsmall. "Bclie"<Ie IIII' it ccrtailllyis well coached. 0111' aliI" cha7lce toscare came "<('hI'li "«'C lIoticed thc tn'Ohal /backs spr"ad a l it tle too far alllillot away "<"ith that forward pass fora tOllchdo-.('". If I-m('('1' MCl'ion fwd/ 'a sud a little more alltl l l i c / ~ e d Ilet-tCI' "«'e H'Olild IIOt hMle lwd a cllllllCi'."
'" '" '"Mata is a hrainy player, and though
weighing only 125 pOI1lHls. he is eas il yt he s pa rk in that backfield. His calling for that f orward pass p lay at that
particular t ime was evid enc e of whatheads-up work will do for a team thathasn't the brawn.
'" '" ..The J/llIior I f i!11r School starts the
football seaso71 off fill' the (Jrall.'/l'IIIld Black followers "«'ith Ridlel'Park t/zis "«'cell. Coach f?icll(//';{Mattis will Pro/1U111)' fwve a7l0thel'strollg team this year.
SAT.ATHOLICEST
Dropkick After Touchdown
Gives Episcopal Victory inOpener.
Week ~ __ N E ! ? ~ .(1f.th_f:_!t!g;;f'l ! i B f : ~ P ! ! t ! l ! l g . · W ~ ~ L t !Johnson Brilliant inLower Merion Defeat
Gettysburg Real Testfor Villanova Team
Lower Merion High Schoo l los t t heopening game of the football s ea son
for the first t ime in year s a nd yea rs
las t Fr iday when they were out-scoredby Epi sc opa l Academy hy the meagredifference of a po in t after touchdown,
7-6.Carl Johnson. clever negro ball
toter , won the admirat ion of the crowdby his smart work in the backf ield andit was he who electrified the assembledmultitudes by carrying the hall overthe goal line for the fiest Maroontouchdown of the 1931 season. ear ly in
the first quarter. Herb Thomas ' attempt for the extra pain t wen t s hor tand Lower Mer io n' s c hance s did no tseem any the worse for it at that time.But Epi sco pal , us ing t he ir he ads forthings other than places for shinyheadgear, soon put the q ui et us on t het hro ng b y hurling a pass for a sixpointer and f on owi ng th is hy a ne at ly Iplaced dropkick for the extra point.Jack Mata was t he l ad who sco red tlietouchdown and T ier na n the o ne whoturned the tie into a glorious victoryfor t he Int er -Academic t eam bv hisperfect dropkick. .The game was f ea tu red hy the punt
ing of the Epi sco pa l backs, a nd thework of Johnson and Ryan for theMaroon. The local boys fai led to takeadvantage of their opportunities. gaining readily and often in their own ter ritory, hut fai ling to advance dangerotisly in the enemy ground.The game this week is with \Vest
Catholic, and is to be pl ay ed on Pennypacker Field Saturda'y afternoon at2:30. Coa ch Adam is getting hischarges in r eadiness for the game. andwith Newborg and Henry his twoguards on the sidel ines with hruises.he is using a couple of suhs in theirplaces. The team will probably lineup exact ly the s ame as it did in theopening set to , a s Coach Adam has ex pressed his confidence in the team ashe picked i t. The boys seem in a fight ing mood, and realizing what they areup against, t he ir work has been snappyand aggressive.
Gettysburg College wil l hring toVillanova this Saturday a team equalto the one which handed the Wild
cats a.3 to 0 drubbing last season, according to Eddie Hunsinger. one ofHarry Stuhldreher's two assistants whoscouted the Bullets ~ i n c e the Blue andWhite has been p laying Vil lanova .Gettysburg has always boasted a strongaggregation and has the traditionalreputation of 'beillg able to turn thet abl es on stronger <tnd bigger teamsconsistently. I
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KICKOFF-2:30 P. M.
RESERVED SEATS ~ 1 . 5 0 - ~ 1 . 0 0FREE PARKING
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OVERBROOK
The EPISCOPAL ACADEMY
GREVILLE HASLAM, B.S., M. A" Headmaster
A COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Regular School Sessions Began Monday, September 21, 9 A. M,I
I, Frequent Train and Bus Service
onPhila.
&Western P. R. R., a nd
IMontgomery Bus Direct to Stadium
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Contlnue.l f rom I 'nRe One
October: 2, 1931
Samuel Gilpin, of Merion, Winner of Five IChurch Bowling Season I ~ : i t ~ h ~ ~ J l ..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: l ~ T . Ch . hi D· 1931 S Opens This Evening/ Riter 154ennis amplons ps unng eason l IRublcan 141.
, The Narbe rt h I nt er -Chu rc h Bowl- I ~ 1 ~ : ~ d l ~ y : .."j.:r ..F: ..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ i i ng League wil l play their first games ISmedley, W. D. 162of t he sea son th is evening on the Ard-I Stillwagon 171more Recreation Alleys. As the prac-I Stringfield 159tice p er io d h as been e liminated, the, Smith 149games will start at 9 P. M. ITurbitt 146The handicaps for the first quarter Ward 161
ar e as fol lows: Watts 138
Albert 167 iWood 164Brennan 178 i Young, C. 155
~ ~ ~ 1 ~ ; 1 .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: l ~ i i ~ ~ ~ f t , ~ : ..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: l ~ Callahan 1551
C a u I ~ ~ 158 1Keirn Stars as CardinalsConlc\ 179/
Dav!s ; E . 163 i Beat Lucky Nine, 14-12DavIs, Georgc 161
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Devanney 1341 l.ast Sat urda y morni ng t he Cardi-Duncan 166 nals cpened their s eason with a 14-12F?II.ette . 158 1 win ov er th e st ronf f Lucky Nine ofFlttlpnl(h 137 i Na rb er th . \Vi th Keim ripping offGallag!ler 14; I tackle and around the end, the visitorsGoodnch 15_ i had their hands full. I n the secondHartley.............................................. 177 quarter Ke im ran a ro un d the end andHaws 161 scored a touchdown after a forty-yardH a ~ s e 145 run. Kane took a pass frol11 Keim.HaIst :............................................. 157 ne tting the other score. BurgessHamer, 1·. 145 tackled Whittingham a ft er th e la tte rHanH'r, H. ;.;..................................... 151 had fumbled a pass over t he goa l line.
SAMUEL B G L IN 11·lame.r, H. 1. 135 vVhitting'ham and J. Dimideo scored. I P i Hopkll1s. 142 for th e Luc ky Nin e on r un s of t hi rt y
Jack Tidba ll , a sensational Californian. IHumphr!cs, C. 173 and forty yards, respectively.
A membcr of t he P hi la de lp hi aIHumphr!es, 1:1. 170 Tomorrow the Cardina ls will playChurch Cup team for several veal'S, Humphnes, ( ,corgc 142'1 the Narberth Bul ldogs at the Com-Gi lpi n was i ts captain this seasoil and I ] o h n ~ o n 160 Illunity .grounds.in the match with the New York tcam,l ] e ~ ] k ! n s , C. 144 The hnetl\> and score by quarters:
t I I I I D f t' II Jenkll1s, EI. 158 I Cardinal ... PORltlon... Lucl,)' Nlnp.ex en< ~ .o]n oeg. ormcr na lona Keim 161 Donahue Left end O'ConnorchampIOn. to thr.ee s et s. Lacey.................................................. 181 \Vright I ef t tackle FilliponpAlthough he lIkes to play better on ILeba 134 Ma..teller Left guard 1. Dilnld"o
grass courts. he finds his game is mote IMcCarter 166 Gl.lllagher Centre. . .. Slllvlltor,,11Ieffective un clay. Three of his cham- M 'C 158 Dixon Rig-ht guard .. A. Dilnidpo)' ' 1 ' · l ' " . .\ I C oy Clarke Right tllclde FinanI IOns lIpS t li S ) ca r w c r ~ \ yon al l ca y McClatchey...................................... 169
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Kane Hight end Manllnl\c O , l ; I r t ~ : a. t Allentown, Spnngfield and M c C o ~ l n e l 1 167 I B u r g e H . ~ Quarterback " Sexton\ \ I ~ ~ n l l . l g t o n . . . !'II acNwen 151 iStroUI) I.eft hlllfbacJ<...... Sml th
( 1 I l p l ~ l has heen plaYing tel !nlS for, M a ~ o n 1451 Gilro)' R I ~ , h t halfbacl<;.:. C I ~ r ~ e ) 'approxnllately' ten years , dur ll lg the },felso!] 143 Kenn F ullbacJ, .. \\ hlltlngh,unlast s cvcn o f wh ich he has engagcd in Mawhll1ney 151 1 , ,=tournamcnt compctition. He is aIMeehan 167
1membel ' of the 11 eriol l Cricket Club Murray.............................................. 161and the CynwydClnb.! I
• • i i-- - ! GOLDEN !I'aoli mcnace. Bill l{cynulds. thcn i G .slamll1cd out his second hit. a dnuhll·. I uernsey !which scorcd thc :-.Iarberth third I Isacker. i MILKAfter Shank, pinch-hitting for Trost, If al lned in ·the n in th , t he hOll1e team' " 'b ,11_ 1'11/.'1. 1JI1le. r f I__ l I.L-staged all abortil'e rally that IVas ki\1ed !JtueTCft1UIft. .. 'rcJD!UIUI
h ~ the greatcst fielding play of thl'series. Vcrna wal ked and UlIlb:lchsmote a sharp ~ i n g l ( ' to r i ! ~ h t , :.nd thcna fast r el ay, perfecth' handled. 1I1artinto :\1acGregor to Jones, trapped Vernaat t hi rd hase and Paoli's hOlIes sankReynolds then ended the ga11lc bycalmly fanning Girard.'rh e ho x ~ ( ' o ] ' e :
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the offensive star of the game, scor ingtwo of t he Narberth runs himself anddri vi ng i n the third wi th a double toright field in t he eighth inning.
Jil1lll1Y Nobli t t, ace of the Paoli staff,also pitched a splendid game and hadhe been given the excellent supportaccorded Reynolds the struggle mightha ve gone into extra innings as Pao lierrors figured in all the :'Iiarberth scurin/{.
All of t he b or ough p la ye rs pUI upa sp lendi d fielding game with HobJon('s, Herb HakeI' and Harry Francis
cxcclling in the alcrt and capable l1Ianner in whi ch t hey t hr il lc d t hc spect at or s and turned Paol i' s drivcs into pntouts. Fo r thc honle tea ll l Barnc \' UIlIbach was the outstanding star.' Thisp l a ~ · e r , beyond a doubt onc of thegreatest outfielders ever sccn in the:VI ain Line League. covered t hc dim
cult left field sector in scint il l at ingfashion. making five grcat catches androhbing' at least two Narberth playersof seemiugly sure hits.After four scor eless i nn ings Nar
her th pushed the ir first run across inthe fifth when Reynolds walked, Francis bea t out a bunt, and Mac(;regorwas safe on Trost's wild throw, whichfilled the bases. Siaughtcr thenhoisted a long flIy t o Dav is and Reynolds' score was the first tally, Rey nolds started .another run-iliaking inning in th e seventh with a s ingle, wenlto third on Herb Bak er 's two-baseblow and scored his sccond run whenPotter dropped Nob li tt 's throw onSlaughter's tap to the pitcher. TheDavismen ended the ir s co ring activities with ano ther run in the eighthinning. J on es , who s co red it, o dd lyenough began the inning by striking
out, but was s afe on fi rst when Eachusdropped the third strike and then
threw wide to tirst. This was a t oughbreak for Nob li tt as King sacrifiedJones to sl'cond and the well-known
Five tennis championships in onc'scason, not t o men ti on the s ca lps ofmany prominent players, is the recordduring· the 1931 campa ign of SamuelB. Gilpin. of 115 Kenilworth Road.),1 erion, s econd ranking p layer of theMiddle Statcs area.
By defeating J . G il he rt Hal l, o f EastOrange, in the tinals of the Pennsylvan ia C lay Conrt Championships atl\\1en10wn r e C l ~ n t l y , Gilpin not onlyacqui red his f ifth s ingles crown of thcs e a ~ 0 I 1 but also gained revenge for aprevious d ef ea t a t the hands of Hallin the National Chamjlionships.
Ear li e)' i n t he sea son Gil pi n won theEastern States title at Springfield. theDelaware St:lle championship at vVill11ington, th e Pennsyh·ania and ?vi iddleStates championship at t he MerionC ri ck et C lub and the \V cst Jerseychalllpionship at Morrestown.
In addition to the s i n f ~ l c s title in theI 'ennsvlvania and Middle States tourn;lI11ent- at Nlerion, which he has wonfor t he four th year , Gilpin a lso sharedin the doubl es and mi xcd doublestitles. having R. Norris \Villial11s andVirginia Hilliary as his partners.
Thc Eastern States crown has falIen
In Gi lpi ll for fonr years "nd the Delaware State championship for threeyears.
These tournamcnts were not theonl y one s in whi ch he d is ti ngui shedhimself. In the Ncw England champ i o n ~ h i \ l s he de feat ed JlIarccl Rai nville, Canadian Davis C up star, and
was runner-up to Eddie Jacobs. Inthe Nassau Invitation tournament
.I ulius Sel igson, formcr intc rcol legiatechampion, fell a victim to Gilpin'sp rowess , whi le at Sea Bright heeliminated Jan Kozeluh. Czechoslovakian Davis Cup ace, and a brother ofKar l Kozel uh . European professionalchampion. In the Nationals at Forc ~ Hi ll s, G il pi n t ook t he l1Ieasure of
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I Find Tropical Valley. Dr . a nd Mrs.-J . Norman Henry and their family, ofIGladwyne, returned last week from anexploritlg trip to British Columbiawhere they visited the fabled "TropicalValley," Ho t springs in the valleywere so numerous t ha t t he g round itsel f was hea ted. Mrs. Henry an d h ertwo daughters are beli eved to be thefirst white women to set foot in thoseremote mountain fastnesses.
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The ordinary things you do or theo rd inar y t hi ng s you s ay may quicklytake an unexpected twist , with resultsthat occasionally prove amusing or
amazing, and part icular ly so in the Isummer time, when the wor ld and his PHILIP ATLEE LIVINGSTON, President and General Managerwife are disposed to take it rather easy ROBERT MOORE CAMERON. Editorin all outdoor. I THOMAS A. ELWOOD, Advertising M a n a ~ e r ...
* * * .And it was this summer that ou r I O f f i c e - 2 5 8 Haverford Avenue , N a r b e r t h
very nice young lady of Narberth. I Telephone-Narber th 2545; if no answer, Ardmore 3100well-known and well-liked amongst us'1 Talks on Japan. Dr. Dav id H. Ten-betook her se lf t o Bal ti nlOre for a short I SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE nent, profe ssor of biology at Brynvisit and whilst there learned that an I· Mawr College, told of l ife in Japan andold school friend had been re cent lv Eu l ..r.." "" ""c..."I -...u.... IUlltt.,r, Octob..r 13 . 1 914 . o t t . . . . . . . ."I om"e lit Java at the weekly meeting of thedelivered of child and was in the midst Nnrbertb I'u .. under t" e A .. I of 1Unr,," 3 . I S. II Main Line Kiwanis Club held on Tues-of her s ta y at one of t he local matcr- ciay at Whitchal l , Haverford, Dr, Ten-nity hospitals. It was entirely reason- October 2, 1931 nent has iust retumed from a tripable, of coursc, that our borough around the wor ld .maiden should wish to see and fel ic itatc Predicts High Speed Line. Dr . Her-her erstwhile companion, but not a E I d bert J , T il y. o f Cynwyd, p redi ct ed thatgreat deal of time was available. a s An nemy 5 Recognize a h ig h spe ed line between Philadelphiashe was homeward-bound with hag From the f ou rt h unt i l the c lev ,'nth of Oc tob er . t he M ai n L ine will and Camde ll wou ld be in o\>eration byand coat, and so the taxi-drivcr wa s 1933 ' ddr I e ' , . t I Iasked to Illove along to the aforesaid J0111 t he r es t of the countr\ ' ill the observance 0 f Fi r e P revent ion week. I " 11
fatlll a Cess ) lore a J01l1 U11C I-
. ,I . ' I ,r , I ' . I 1"1' . . -. ,I con 0 Ie amden County Chambermaterl1lt). 10splta as 1\ C) ~ lC COU l. fh e purpose, and 1t IS a worthv one . IS to focus ou r attentIon upon th e Iof Commerce and the Camden CountyNow, If you know Balt11l1ore. you . I . fi • ; Real Fstate Board last week. Dr. Tily.
will recall what a polite town it is a nd nat lOua scourge wlllch re represents. I .I" t f St b ' I d CI .• i . ' preSI( en 0 raw 1'1( ge an othler,
!10W I ts pcople arc, abovc the a v e ~ ~ g e I Perhaps this vea l' J inds t ir e prevention a more important topic than is also a direc tor of the Philadelphiam the ways of gracIous procedure, Ihe i ' I ' - . ' . , . . I Rapid T r a n ~ i t Company.taxi man soon made it plain that he i 111 norma tnnes. \ \ he n prospenty IS with us, we ar e ap t to overlook:
was out t ? do as he was a s ~ e d , to s te p Iwaste. "Vhen something is burned we hui ld anew and thint!"s t!"o on l lluch , .\ G l ~ e , e t s NewfSNtudebntsl' DDr. Willialm
double-qUIckly, as red Itghts were , . _, un., .,.. larson, 0 ar t:rt 1, ean of tI epassed in quiek suc cc ss io n and a pa ce Ias usual. Savll1gs may he swept away hy D l'mon I 'l re . b ut t he o ld J oh 1S Hahnemann Medical College, wel-
comed a freshman clas s of 150 stu-o!lservcd thal was altogetl!er cxtraor-I secure, amI th e loss is made Ull. Id' I " ,dman', BeWIldered. ou r frrcnd started' .,. I ellts to t l ' l ~ mst it ll ti on on Monday.t o t ai l v igorously on the pane, . which ! \ f ir e thiS year IS more of a tragedy than usual . i\ home destroyed Dr. I ~ e a r s o n IS president of t he Phila-
only served to accelerate the speed. anti hy flames, with th e father johless. means a famil\' without shelter : a fac- idelpbla R.0tary Club.at one point t he hustling caravan was - , f . I I . . I DepreCiates We t Talk. The antiin tercepted by a nol iceman. with whom tory 111 lames means loss of emJl o.\"111ent f or t he workers. an< th e Virtual pr 'lhibition talk at the recent AIlleri-there was some quick whispcring. impossibilit\' of securing new johs. F(Jrest fires a re e at in g into national can Legi?n Convention in Detroit waswhich impelled the officer to clamber • . '., ' charactenzed as "hu ll ab al oo " by Dr.im the running-board and the gait he- resources wh1ch are sorely needed to r economic n'covery. Harry M. Cha lfa nt , of Narberth, edi-came more break-ncck than before, In it s broad sense fire prevention ha s three phases: actual prevention tor of, the Pennsylvania edition of "TheMeanwhile, the frantic passengcr. of th e start of a f ir e; qui ck act ion in checking a hlaze. an d insurance to A m ~ r s c i n I s tue," ofticial organ of the
starteddt o yell her g C l n ~ l e head
lofT in I cover th e loss. The first is up to the ind iv idua l; the second to the C0111- ~ ~ ~ ~ ; t l ~ o ~ ~ b l i : h ~ d \ ~ ~ i u ~ : ~ ~ I f ~ ~ ¥ h ~ = ;
an e n ea vo r to g ~ t l in gs rig It, but muni tv ; t he third again to the ind ividua l . Thus th e greatest I)art of the , \ , ' t d Their Idea," t rac ing theall she go t out of It was an assurance I - , • glta ors anfrom the officer that t hey were doing i hurden 1S one of preparedness hy each of us, d e v e l ~ p m e n t of the temperance i dea inthe bes t t hcy could and for her toI Communi ty hand ling of the fire situation resolves i t se lf into a IAmenca through t he liv es of its foreplease just have a little patience, question of adequate fire plugs, sufficient modern apparatus, and well- most advocates.Abo ll t t,hen a motor cop was hai led . trained firemen. It is more than fitting. the re fo re. tha t the a tt ract ive new App.r0'!es Refe ren dum Demand.and he IS asked to Icad thc way, an d. 1 , r . . F' " C . , '. I, I'.. I I ' • . • f i Rober. K, Cas)satt, of Rosemont, chairfrom what we hear he did it e xce ed- home of th e Penn } nne 11 e ol11lMn} IS to Ie de ( Ic.1te( on t 1e e\ eo, man of the lennsylvania Associationingly well, diverting'traflic of a ll kinds' Fire Prevention VIeek. !ag:rinst the Prohibition Amendl11ent.wha tsoevc r and s cr ce ch in g t he p ro- i Th e l'dain Line i s wel l protected hy i ts group of volunteer companies. I v O l c ~ c 1 .hi;; a pprova l of the American
cession into a perfectly clear road. On , They ar e well e(!ui)llled and well traineu. , ~ n c 1 the huildint!"s ar c strateg-i-· L e g l o ! ~ s demand for a referendnm onthey went pel l-mc ll a s wou ld become I
".f . . ." I 1 . • the bghteenth AllIel:dment. " It is
a blessed ~ d v e n t i nto the worll swing- Ically located. C0111J1lUJ11ty support 0 these cOl11pames ShOll d Jl' given most e nc ou ra gi ng t u our anti-prohihi-in g into t he hospi ta l d r i v e \ ~ ~ y with II willingly, a nd w itho ut th e need of constant hegg-ing, fo r t he y s av e us t ion forces in Pennsylvania," he said.superb skill, only to find the harassed Iman\, tinws their cost. Left $54,000. The will of Henryone in a dead faint on the taxi floor. . _ ) Uecker, of Ardmore , who died Septem-from which she was despatched with- • ber 12th, bequeathed the bulk of hisout delay to the de,livery room! Let, Depart,ng Glory I e s t a ! ~ of $54,000 t o the Mason ic Homeher tell the r es t o f It, I The r emova l o f th e shade tree on th e concour se o f th e Narherth Iat Eltzabethtown. Severa l annuities of
D. . * ~ * " k ' A Ista tio n b rin gs home to man y M ain L in e resille nts th e fact that I$ol,°sOO each were left to various per-rIVing over to 1, C\\' >or ' m ug- d I I d d f I I' I" fl ' s n .
ust with Allie Miller. one of thc stellar ver ure l ~ near y eparte r o n ~ t le H1Stl1.ess ( I s t ~ ' l c t S 0 t 1e vanous Weds Whitney Heir . Miss Gwladysl ight s i n the galaxy of old-time foot-I towns. 1 h e g la re o f c on c re te \\'111 soon r e Ign um1ls turhed . Crosbv Hopkins, Strafford debutante,
balle;s who have established t h e ~ r habi- . The sentim<-;ntally inclined. wil l regret th e passing of bu.colic b ~ c a n i e ~ h bride of Cornelius Vandertats 111 Narberth, we lef t t 1 ~ e tnam road Iatmosphere, bu t It must be ac\l11ltted that t re es a nd mod er n bus1I1ess bll t \Vhl tney, of New York, at a qu ie tat .Newark to makc a busmess c?l1 at , districts do not g'd along well to(}"ether. The d ll t" of shadin(}" th e Iceremony a t the hOlne of t he b ride 'sChfton, and that prompted Alhe to I . "'. . - , ' . ' '" . mother, Mrs. Stevens Heckscher , onr ~ m a r k that.we were p la yin g r i g h ~ to p o p t J 1 ~ c e n ~ u s ~ fall on th e r o a ~ I s l d e . trees of th e : ~ s 1 ( l e n t l : t 1 (1Istncts. Tuesday at 1 o·clock. Whitney is thehnll. as he mtcnded t o sl eep at (.Ien I 1 hu s It IS that th e Mam LlI1e communJt1es which have the Ison of the late Harry Payne Whitney
Ridge that night. at the homc of his Ibenefit of an active Shade Tree Commission h ave cause to con-I and is reputed to be one of t he wealthbrother-in-law, and would we please oTatulate themselves, Narberth pioneered th e mo.Yement and w as i es t men i ~ America. The bride introstop there as we passed so that he I"'f II d b I" r f 'd T r - I ' 'T r J r ,. 1\,]' " I _ r II duced an mllovat ion by wearing a tintcould drop his b ag and not have to 0 ow e y : J . a ~ er 01 .0\\ ns lip.. ".' 0 \\ ~ O \ \ el 1 ~ I<;>n la s a \\ e - ed gown instead of" the conventionalcarry it around with him all day in Iconstructed ordll1ance \\ ' Ith teeth 111 It . an d a commISSion to enforce white.
New York. At,the appointe.d place we th e law. Tie for Honors. Two Cynwyd
took the turn IIlto a l ~ e a u t J f u l stlbur-j I nt el li cr en t h andl in cr o f r oa ds id e t re e p robl ems, with th e co - youths, Coleman Tily, son of Mr. andban avenue, bespread With lovely trees, l ' "'f I 'u "'t '11 t I tl Mrs Harry C Tily, 2d, of Overhilla del ight fu l environment of sUlllmer opera IOn 0 t le re s I en s \ ~ ' 1 nl) o n ) ' preserv,: 1C p re s en t g r een R d d J t'ce D. Upham, son of
peace and quietude, A few hundredIaspect of our suburban sect10n. hu t \\'111 te nd to 1I1Cl'ease th e attrac-l M ~ ~ n d l M r ~ s IMyron L. Upham, ofyards fr,!m, the corner ~ v a s a sm.all t iveness .o f sections needing a.ttention.. Eyen th ou gh t he commer- Sta'te Road, tied for the sweepstake
bank bUlldmg" well c10ls tcred WIth cial secttons ar c shorn of theIr crOW11lng glory, there wiIl still be Iprize at t he firs t annual flower showflowers and fohage. an? on t h sccond I trees a bou t o ur h omes whe re t he r ob in s a nd crntckles c an f ig ht it ou t held las t week at Lower Merion Juniorfloor of the bank Al s relatIve heldI' '" High School Each wil l receive a goldforth as a den ti st . on sUl11mer eve11lngs. schoo l sea l p in . -
"Drive ri gh t iu front of the bank, " j Granted Patents . Main Line inven-says. he, '.'alld I \\ ,o n't be a mim,lte in Needs Are Greater . tors who have been granted patentsgetting nd of the bag and we II he , . , . . Il u ' n ' th ast \ \eek 'nclude Hosfordoff a ain" I The prec!JctlOn was made 11)' Kenneth L. 1\1. Prav, SOCial serVice l n F e p , ' I
g . , . k k ' 1M ' L ' I . k I "I ' ID. Kellog, J r. , of Haverford, for a\Ve s top a nd AI Jumps out , leavlIlg i wor e r sp ea -1I1g all t 1e a1l1 1I1e t lIS wee' . t 1at ( Istress amollg fountain pen and Alan S. Fitzgerald,
the door o \ ~ e n , and up the, stairs he i th e un emp loyed woul d b e greater t hi s w in te r t ha n h it he rt o. lof Wynnewo'od. for an elect rical regu-scoots. He I.S hardly out ,?f s l ~ h t when i This calls fo r greater efforts a t relief work as h e p oi nt ed o ut . lator.a smart-Iookmg young officer IS at ou r ITI . kIM' J ' E C·' I fl ' W ed Gi 1 El '1'1 Iside and is a sk ing how t hings a re i n , . liS wee t Ie al p ~ ~ n e ' l11ergency . o m I 1 1 1 t t ~ e l ~ g a n ormu a t l 1 ~ g ! ynn w ~ .r opes. le e ope-Pennsylvania, an iIHluiry which we: It s plans a t a meetmg 1J1 Ardmore. ThIS orcra11lZatlOn a nd t he Mall1 IWent of M Idss Aillce Eli zabe th Lane, o f
,., vnuewoo ant William Foxall Mac-promptly d educ ed was o cc as ion ed by i Line Federat ion o f Chur ch es have b ee n b ea ri ng t he brunt of relief ' 11' U .' er"r t g I" f . - - ree, mv ~ I t y of P ennsyl vani a
oU"Tha. s. f . h" work In th e section. The ormer in locating Jobs and t he l at te r in I j un io r, t o E lk ton on Sep tember 18th.Illgs are aIr enoug says we 'd ' I I' f ' f f d I I ' I I ' k TI I ' d ?O"and how a re t he y w it h y ~ u ? " ' ,prOYI 1I1g actua I'e I e 111 terms 0 0 0 . c ot l ing and she lt e r. was r ~ v e a l < ; d t liS wee. Ie >rl e, -
, "All right," says he, '''and would you I Both o f t he se a re e ss en ti al an d citizens of th e Mai n L in e s ho ul d I r 1 e a ~ s 10,ld, Iisd thse daughter of Mr . a ndn rs aro Lane. of Knox and
mind letting me see your cards?" 1?0 t ~ l e i r ut!llOSt in co -opera ti ng w! th these agenc ie s whose func ti on- ! Sus's'ex Roads. 'She attended t he Cas -Coutlnued ou POKe 13 1J1g IS SO Vital to man) ' of our reSIdents. Ikin School, Devon.
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To buy furniture at one-third the prices you a re accustomed to pay and, remember, only furniture made byfinest manufacturers and with their guarantee behind it.Gorgeous Bedroom, Dining Room and Living Room suitesworth $250 to $1200 will be sold at prices ranging from$50 to $295.00 . You cannot pass this by.
OPEN EVERY DAY, Including S1D1day, Until 9.30 P. M.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITEDTo an Exhibition of Pain tings by
MARTHA FLECK BROWNbeing held in ou r S tudio of Art. Lovely bits
of local scenery, by a local ar ti st , hang side
by side with q ua in t p or tr ai ts a nd brilliant
floral pieces. Come in an d enjoy th e rest
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role wen in "VVoman of Experience," Ia tal c of spying in war-time Vienna, ,which is com ing t o Cynwyd Mondayand T ues day . A ls o in the cast ar c IH. B. "varner and Lew Cody.
Ruth Chatterton fans will like he r I"Magni.ficent Lie" characterization at Ithe Egyptian n ext W edne sd ay andThursday. Th e story, which has IStu ;l rt E rw in in t he c as t, is adapted:f rom a Leonard 1\1errick story. I
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Jack Uakie will entertain in "DudeRanch ." and there will be a BennyRub in and ~ ickey Mouse comedy.
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239 Haverford Avenue,
Narbet·th
HELEN l\¥ELVETREES~ Woman of ExperienceLew Cod * H. B. Warne r
THiS FRI. S A T . ~ d ! ! ! ! ~ . t i £ t ~ ~ I 1 l l i ~ ~
'A son OF I n D I AlIR/L Conrad N ~ • Mad e Evans
- A t the Egyptian"Son of I ndia;" at the Egyptian
Theatre t hi s wcek- end enabl es Ramon:'I:ovarro to play a "sheik" role, andhe docs it very well. I n addition Ou r
Gang gives a "Bargain Day" and acartoon and sportl ight round out t heprogram.
Hclen T w ~ v e t r e e s plays a dif licult
Fried Oysters, 65c a dozen
Special Dinner Sunday
12 to 9 P. M., 75c and $1
Vegetables served arc all f resh. Try Iollr f resh·opened oysters and clams. i
Narberth Theatre News"Transatlantic" is an exci t ing t al e o f
adventure and r omance on a sea voyage, somewhat on the ordcr of thccelebrated "Grand Hote l. " E dmu ndLowe, Lois Moran and ~ yrna Loy arcin it. At Nar be rt h this F ri day andSaturday.
Constance Bennett does a supcrb bitof acting in "The Coml11on Law," apicture no t recommended for children,but sure to he enjoyed by adults, whichwi\) play a t N ar be rt h Monda y a ndTuesday next.
P ra is ed a s on e of t he s l' ason 's b es tp ic tu re s f or a ll -a round family entertainment is "Thc Public Defender," inwhich Richard Dix wi1l appear a t Narherth "Vednesday and Thursday.\Vi\) Rogcrs in his latest cOllledy.
"y oung As You Feel, " wil l completea week of fine shows at the boroughplayhouse next Friday and Saturday.
Arcadia Restaurant
Luncheon, 35c, 50c
Dinner, 60c, 75c , $1
.eocal (}Jfovies
that it is more economical
t o eat here than at home:
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The Narberth American Legion
Building and Loan Association
October 2, 1931...
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TO BE OPENED
Tuesday Evening, October 6, from 7 to 9
NARBERTH COAL COMPANY OFFICE
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ASSETS, $347,378.68 SINGLE AND DOUBLE SHARES
Single Shares, 1 per Month
Entrance Fee, 25c
Double Shares, ~ per Month
Entrance Fee, 50c
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Mortgage Loans, Stock ~ 2 4 3 , 9 0 0 . 0 0Mortgage Loans, Straight . . . . . . . .
Stock Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dues in Arrears . .Interest in Arrears .
Premiums in Arrears . . . . . . . . . . .
Fines·in Arrears .
Real ·Estate ; ~ 8 , 5 0 0 : 0 0Less 1st Mortgage " 5,000.00
Loans to Other 8. & L. Association
Certificates of Deposit .
Real Estate Advances . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts Receivable .Cash Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,500.00
58,295.00
2,234.00
1,462.08
264.21
512.06
3,500.00
10,000.00
12,000.00
1,499.41
67.578,144.35
Liabilities
Dues (3102 Shares) ~ 2 5 4 , 6 1 5 . 0 0Dues in Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.00
Interest and Premiums in Advance 16.63
Unclaimed Withdrawal '" . . . . . . 123.34
Reserve for Real Estate Advances. . 1,499.41
Contingent Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,100.00
Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . 86,950.30
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J. L. McCreryCarl B. MetzgerJohn A. Mowrer, J r.. Harry T. Nash, Jr .Fletcher W. StitesWilliam H. Durbin
Edward DavisMaurice B. duMaraisRalph S. DunneJames W. FollinWilliam H. FowlerHarry A. Jacobs
Meets First Tuesday of Each Month, 7 to 9 o'Clock
President, ALEXANDER C. SHAND, JR.
Vice President, ISADORE A. MILLER
Secretary, HARRY A. SIMPSON
Treasurer, HORACE T. SMEDLEY
Solicitor, WALTER M. BURKHARDT, Esq.
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Fruit for Salad
large can, 25c
Howard F. Cotter
Proprietor
Campbell's
BAKED BEANS
7e; 2 cans, 13c
Earl Brand 8-0z.. c<m
Sliced Peaches or Pine
apple Tid Bits,
Be; 2 cans, 1Sc
S ~ H ~ R ' : i E S Jcan,lSc
Parson's
AMMONIA
10-oz. bot., 13cqt., 29c
\ Fels NaphthaI_S_O_AP_,b_a_r,_S_c-,
Krumm's Macaroni
or Spaghetti
1 pkg. of either, and
1 can American Beauties
Puree
~ t for 13c
r- r ; ; R U ~ E S a
Be; 2 lb., 15c
RINSO
3 small pkg., 23cI
I Daisy BROOMSII each 29cI
I Land O'Lakes Selected
EGGS
doz.,45c
15c, 19c
each Bc, 10c, 12c
10 lb., 19c- - -30 lb., 49c
SIRLOIN , , . , . ,lb., 59c
RUMP STEAK ,lb., 39c
FRYING - 2 to 3
lbs. average . , , lb., 39c
STEWING . . , . lb., 29c
Grand Opening!
OUR TOWN
Fresh.Kille,d
S AMP L E S
CHICKEN
SPRING LAMB: Leg, lb., 29c; Shoulder, lb., 19c
Meats at Low Prices!
Rib Roast of Beef (Thick End) '. , , , .lb., 25c
Fancy Ripe BANANAS, doz.,
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Fancy Eating and Cooking APPLES, 4 lb., 25c
Fresh California Green PEAS, 2 lb., 35c
Crisp Stalks of CELERY,
Tender, Juicy
Steaks
Fresh Green LIMA BEANS, 2 lb., 29c
Chester Coun ty Whit e
POTATOES
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
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FREE
COFFEE
ASTOR, lb., 33c
BOSANT, lb., 25c
Haverford Avenue near Forest Avenue-Phone Narberth 2250
A QUA K E R S TOR E-Individtlally Owned, Buying Co-operatively
Note these prices, among
those e ffec ti ve now to next
Wednesday n ight, Oct. 7
Old Dutch Cleanser2 cans, 15c
Babo, 2 cans, 25c
Ritter's Catsup,9c; 3 bot., Z5c
Gorton's Ready.to.FryCodfish, Z cans, Z5c
Matches , 6 boxes, 19c
Ken.L.Ration, can, lac
Wheatena, pkg., Zlc
Welch Grapelade, jar, 19c
O'Cedar Polish, can, Z5c
Oakit e, 2 pkg., Z5c
S. O. S., Z pkg ., 23c
Washing Soda, pkg., 7c
Daisy Cheese, 23c
Canada Pale Dry
Ginger Alecase, 12 bot., ~ 1 . 5 9
ANew QUAKER STORE For Narberth
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, AT 8 P. M.
Special music by Freihofer's Band Wagon. Come and have a good time
with us. See for yourself how attrac tive a food store can be. New fixtures,
New Displays. We want you to see fo r yourself why this should be YOUR
Neighborhood Store.
Wilbur's Cocoa ICubes, and lb. can J
f Cocoa
_ both for 2 S ~ ,
COTTER'S MARKET
Everybody Welcome!
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at Shea's
Pharmacy
We Deli'Ver
Phone: Narberth 2838We Speciali<.e in CarellilPrescription Compounding
Also Westinghous, and
Hotpoint Automatic
Electric Ral1g's
Has four burners and a16 in. by 19 in. oven.White porcelain withtouches of gray an dblack. C lo c k ex tr a.
Slightly more on budget plan
L&>HElectric R.ange
Now$ 1 2 5
There will be three classes t o b e en
tered: Bowl room arrangement; Bowl
of cut flowers for effective arrang
ement; and Bowl or v as e o f w il d or
field flowers. Miss Bertamann, who
i s a ss oc ia te d with the Pennsylvania
Hor ticulture School for \Vomen at
Amber, will b e t he j ud ge and a ls o t he
lecturer.
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Slightly mort on budgtlpili".Clock lind(o"Jim",' JtI tX""
For':'erly $ 1 5 5 . ~ Now, including a l l o ~ a n c e , yousave $45! Full size! All-porcelain enamel withautomatic control of oven, appl iance outl et ,and rear burner.
Gr ayba r E le etr ie R a ng e
Special at $120
- $10foryouroldstove
$110
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I.ocnl & ICERellnbleserV'lee
CHESTER G, JONES200 Woodbine Ave. Narb. 4058
The P en n Val ley Garden C lub will
hold a Fall Flower S how f or t he m em bers of the club on Monday at 10.30A. M. at the home of the President,Mrs. John A. l.aFore, Penn VallevFarm. -
Penn Valley Club PlansFlower Show. Monday
for adapting one' s e st ab li sh ed hab it s
t o t he new r eg ime, and p rov id es com
plete menus f or o ne typical month.
A t all ou r Subu rban S to re s
YOU'LL
ELECTRIC RANGE
P H I L AD E L PH I AEI.E£TRIt:£ O M P A ~ Y
Beautiful I07-page cook
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4.40,,21 $4.754.50,,20 5.354.50x21 5.45
Narb, Bridge GarageNarberth Ave. a t th e Bridge
c. P. COOK
Phone: Narberth 3775
You Won' t Need to Buy TiresSo Oft en , When YOr l Buy
Our Goodyears.
Fire Insurance-Best Companies
Narb.4049.W 215 Haverford Ave.
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St il l i t persists, the O r a n g e - a n d - ~ i l kBreakfast cult, for they r ef us e t o callit a d iet , those people w ho a re nowhappily discuss ing thei r f reedom fromformerly persistent ills. N o t r es tr i c- ,tion i n f ood, nor limitation, but , whatis t he phr as e? the "separation of incompatibles" is responsible f or t he ma rvelous effects gai ned by following thenew menus.
H there is anyone who is not acquainted with the underlying principlesof this food svstem, tl1(' Librarv recommends a thorough masticat ion of"Health v ia F oo d, " by Dr. \VilliamH ow ar d Ha y. of East Au ror a, NewYork. Dr. Hay has been delivering aseries of demonstra tion lectures forabout a year in at the Penn AthleticCluh, whi ch par tl y a c count s fnr thepopnlarity of this diet (a s li p o f thet ype) among men.
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valuables
This complete safe dej:>osit service costs
you less than a cent a day, less than
you pa y for your daily newspaper.
Boxes rent for as Httle as $3 a year.
massive vaults, your important papers
and other valuables a re a lway s con
veniently accessible to you-and ONLY
to you; yet safe-guarded against fire,
theft and loss by eve ry modern protec
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thick If steelcretelf w a ~ l s .
In one of the Merion Title & Trust Co's
You r insurance policies, leases, mort
gages, deeds, private correspondence,
stocks and bonds, treasured heirlooms,
jewelry-these things belong in a safe
deposit box.
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October 2, 1931OUR TOWN
Pa., who is returning from a trip to ' Thursday for Mr. John McGowin , o f \ Th e amazing resul ts of conformingBermuda this week, wil l be the guest Cynwyd, who l ef t on Friday for Co r- to th e Ha y precepts for a season proof 1Irs. "V. Russell Green , o f Wood- nell University. Th e guests were Mis s v id es many a . s ub je ct o f discussioilbine Avenue, for several days. Betty Cook, M is s R ut h Lee Cook, when a change i s n ee de d f rom clothes
M. G t d Ii 1 d I f Miss Honora Snyder, Mr. James Stev- '\ o.r t he d ep re ss io n. I n fact the asse.r-
•. I rs . Cha r le . DI'III'llghall1 of Ceclar • ISS er ru e oc er, augl ter a h I I hid, g 'I d 'I F I H d fWd enson Mr. Reed Vvhitney and Mr. tlon as leen m ac e t at t le new let
Lalle, •\Ierl·oll, gave a ,"Illall IUllcl1eoll n r. an lV rs. 'ran;: ocr , 0 00 - , h b . t f . d'I . A '1 lS I 7 Robert Nelms. as een an Impor ant actor IJ1 IS-
at the Pel)n Athletic Club followed by lIne venue, sal ec on eptel11 )er pelling t he g loom cas t by the cont inu-a theat re par ty on Saturday af ternoon for Europe where she will study art in Cont inue , ) on Pnp;e 14 \ ous ten per cent . cuts , a nd what it hasin honor of h er d aught e r, Sus an Gray Vienna. Idone t o c1otbes, let its adherents relate.Dillingham's twelfth birthday. • .\1 iss Barbara. Sutherla!ld, of Wooe!- I Dr. Hay's b oo k h as b ee n i n steady
. . _ bll1e Avenue, IS attendlllg the Um- . I• \1 ISS Florence Pennypacker , . of :>06 versity of Michigan. demand eve r s ince ItS pur c l a se by theSouth Narberth. A v e n ~ e , has Jus t. r e- Mr. and 1[rs. P er ci va l Rober ts , o f ,Library, which is in i ts el f a recommen-turned from a tn p to 1- rance and Eng-j 1 'e nn shur st Fa rm , Penn Val ley, wil l idation. Th e book sta tes in simple termsland. return today from t he ir c amp in the Ithe fundamental principles o n w hi ch
Friends of Mrs. Henry Ainsworth Laurentian l\Iountains, ncar Quebec, . the system is based, gives flexible rules
S mi th . o f R oc kg le nn Road, Penn Can.\ 'Vynnc, wil l be glad to learn that she 11 iss Dorothy Clevenger, of \'" ood
has now r et ur ne d t o h er h om e f rom side Ave nu e, a nd l\1 iss \Iadeleinthe Osteopathic Hospital having re- Baughman, o f No rt h Na rber t h Avec en tl y u nd er go ne a n o pe ra ti on f rom nue, returned to \Vilson College la: ;twhich she is recovering nicely. \Iondav.Mr. and ).o[rs. ",orman Green, of l\lr. ;n d :Mrs. H. G. Reevs and their
(ireensburg, ill1nounce the marriage of daughter, 1'1 iss Susan Reevs , of \"'indthe ir daughter, M iss I ren e Young, s?r Aycnue. motored to Penn Statef orme rl v o f 918 Woodbine Avenuc, College on September 17, where !\'lissand l\fr. Clifton Col es , in Yonkers. Reevs wil l resume her studies. FromX. Y .• August 28. \Ir. and \Irs. Col es t he rc Mr. and Mrs . Reevs motor ed toare now in the . ' \dirondacks. Latcr RiehnlOnd. Va .. whe re t hey spent se,'
they will go to Xew York where they eral days.will reside. l\! r. and \1 rs. Robert l \ l. Savil l and\! r. and \f rs. :\. G. Compton , o f t1wir daughter, ~ arcia. have re turned
\Voodbine, wcr e t he gue st s o f l\-I r. and to I ndi an R idge Farm, Brandywincl\lrs. \\ 'arren R . TYs on . of Haverford :-'Ianor, after a y is it with ~ I r s . Savill'sAvenue, a t t he ir fa;'m ncar \\ ' ycombe. parents . \1 r. a nd Mrs. \ V. R. Knauer,.I'a .. on Sunda,'. of Brookhurst Avenue.The manv friends of :'liss j ane : \ . \ lr. Han'cy Knauer, of Baltimore.~ I o r r i s , of i<:ssex Avenue, wil l b e glad Mel.. spent several days th is week with
to k no w t ha t s he h as recovered from his parents, Mr. and \Irs . \V. R.
her prolonged i l lness and is n ow c on - K na ue r.valescing at t he s ea sh or e b ei ng the \Ir. and \11'';. S. A. Rudol ph . o fguest of her cousin. \Irs . He1l1'Y l\I. \Ianor Road, \\,ynnewooel. forl11erly ofGabr ie l, of Atlantic City. Xarberth , are giving a dinncr on Oc-:'Iiss Dot \Ioore, of Anthwyn Road, tober 9, to celebrate their twenly-fifth
entertained a number of g uc st s a t a .wcdding anni,·ersary.party on Sunday evening. Thc guests \!j-,;. \Vayne \Vallacc. of Dudleywere AI S tu tz , Boot h Hol la r. \ lonk .-\Yenue. who has been vi si ti ng rela
Car son, Rut h Koh la s, Dick Richards. t ins in Bristol. Va .. for two weeks . i sLee Culbe rt son, C la re Hughe s, l\! a ry expec ted t o r et ur n sho rt ly .Hewitt. jack Coon, john \Volfe, l\lary \11'. j. C. Lamborn. of Pittsburgh. is
Truitt. Florence HllS:'e", Leo Fah':, yisiting his sister. \1 rs. E. E. :\n<1erB oh Ow en s, E dd ie H,;l,;ey and jo e s on . o f Anthwyn Road.l!o()re. \11'. and ~ I r s . A. H. Ripper, of Dud-
\1 iss Patr icia Steyens and \[iss jane k-y Avenue. returncd 011 ~ (lnday fromSteyells. of Haverford A\'enue, accom- a t en day s' vis it i n E"ans City, Butlerpanied by \1 iss ~ a n c y \l ilcs and l\! iss and Pittshurgh.Virginia ~ l c I ' - e c . spellt the week-end in l\-Ir. and Mrs. B. F. Linvingston andOcean City. famih' have nlO"ed fn'l11 14 lana Ave-
:1 rs . Sa"rah \Vhite a nd l \l rs . B. \'. nue. io the Narber th Hall Apartmcnts.(;unther. of Tuckahoe. X. Y., w il l ar- :'Ir. Livingston left on Tuesda\' eyer i "e t hi s F ri day and will be t he g ue st s n in g for 51. Lou is w it h a p a ~ t y ofof \11'. and Mrs . j. P. \Vhite, of Essex friends to attend the \\ 'a ri d Ser ie s.Avenue. for several days. \Ir. Phil Ba ll wil l entertain l\lr. Liv-The Bash-Gai-Haut will me et th is i ng st on a nd his friends dnr ing t h ei r
Fr iday evening at the 11llme of l\! iss stay in St. Louis.jane Nash, on Anthwyn Road. Mr. George Alber t Ba il ey, of ~ a r -
\1 iss j u li a F it ti po ld i, of ~ e ri on b ro ok P ar k, r et ur ne d l as t week frol11Ayenue. was t he h os te ss t o the 111em- Tamaqua. Pa.. where he v is it ed hisb er s of h er b ri dg e cluh o n T ue sd ay 1110ther, ~ rs. Elizabeth Bailey.eyening. ~ iss Eleanor Rowley, of Chestnut
The Phi Tau Del ta S or or it y m et a t Avenue, entertained a t br idg e last
the honle of \ l is s j ane Kolb, o f Hav-erford Avenue, 011 Tuesday evening.l\'!iss Hel en S ta le y, d aught er o f D r.
and Mrs. R. M. Staley, of Avon Road.l ef t l as t Tuesday for Fairfax Hall,
\Vaynesboro, Va.'Miss Emn13lfM ueller h"' ,returned tg
her home on Forest Avenue from aweek's 1110tor t ri p t o N iaga ra Falls andDetroit, l\lich.~ 1 i s s Christine Mahl, "daughtcr d'i
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Mah l, o f Nar brook Park, r etu rn ed las t wee k toOberlin College, where she is a sopho
1110re.Mr. and Mrs. Geo rge C. Prior, of
Forest Avenue, spent several days inBaltimore and \Vashington, D. c., thisweek.The Alpha Beta Delta Soror i ty held
a meeting at t he h ome of jI,[iss Virginia Abel, of X ar br oo k P ar k, onTuesday evening.\1 iss Peggy Duncan, of Cynwyd.
will cnt er ta in t he Alpha Bet a D el taSoroitv at a tea tomorrow.
\1 r.' and Mrs. G. R. Richardson, ofValley View Road. \ I er i on . s pen t t he
week-end in A hoona . l 'a .\Irs . Harry Hcinig. of Elmwood
Ayenue. i s i n A ll ia nc l" 0. , where shewas called o n a cc ou nt o f t he s er io usi l lness of her sister. l\1 rs. E. Summerlatte.
\1 r. and \1rs . Ernest C. Drew , whohave been spending a week in Burlingt on . V t. , returned by mot or o n Monda y t o t he ir h om e on l\lorcno Road.
Penn Vallev.\Irs . Herbert n. Price and her
daughter, M iss Doris Pricc. spent lastweek-end visiting ~ rs. Price's mother.~ rs. Geo rg e H . E lm cr , in I \a lt imol 'l ·.
\1rs . P ri cc w as t he g ue st o f h on or ata dinner gi ve n by \ Ir s. A r thm E.Pea rs on , o f Forrest Park, l\altinlOl'l'.on Sunday evening.l\1r. and l \ f r ~ . A . \V . ?\eedham and
family at tended the Shriners ' COI1\'ent ion i n Atlantic Ci ty last Saturdav.
\1 r. Frank A. Sc\;repfer, of Gra)'lingA\ ·enue . g;1\' e a surpr ise par ty for hiswife, \1 rs. Frank A. Schrepfer, on Saturday to c-debrate their ninth weddinga n n i v c r ~ a r y . Th e gue st s wer e Dr. and\1 rs. A. j. Denman, Dr. A. Heckmar,o f Swar t hmo re : 1\lr. and l\lrs. JohnXash. \Ir. and \frs . Arthur 1.. Cooke'.\Ir. a nd l \l rs . A. F rymer , o f } ~ e t h k hem. 1'a.; :\-11. and Mrs. Clifford K.(;oodwin. \fiss E ar ha rt , o f Swa rt hmore: \Ir. A. Fi tzgera ld , of LaSalle.Ind.: \11'. and ~ l r s . Roland K. Hewittand l\1 rs. Hel en Sco tt Po tt e r.
),1 r. J. Randolph Keim, of 202 DuelI cy Ayenue, l ef t on Satur<lav for Cambridge. \1 ass.. whe re h e i a sopho
more at Han'arcl tTnh·ersitv.~ I r . \\'illiam A. Stont. of Hampden
Avenue, returncd on Saturday f1'<lIl1
Loudoun Count y, Va.. where' he hasbeen spending a week with friends.:\Iiss jeannette \Villiamson. of 0011
timore, l\[d., is th e gu cs t of l\1 r. a nd\Irs . Ber na rd F . K ee na n. of Avon
Road.11 rs. Keenan's mother. ),1 rs. C.Pickles. who h as been on an extendedt ri p t hr ou gh N ew Eng la nd . r et ur ne don \Vednesdav.\1iss Henrietta Deubler, daughter of
D:·. and ?lfrs. E. S. Deubl er . o f S ta teand Hageysford Roads. Penn Valleyte turned to Cornell Uni"crsi tv on Sui12day. Dr . and Mrs . Deubl e r' s son. \[r.P e ~ r s o n Deubler. is taking a prevetmary course at Penn State .
~ r. J. Thomas, f orme rl y o f Xarb er th , a nd M r. Francis O·Connel l. ofC ~ ' n w y d Es ta te s . e nt er ed t h e Veterina ry Schoo l o f t he Unive rs it y o f Penn -sylvania on Tuesdav. -Mrs . Bes si e Maild)', o f Lanca st er ,
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Abstracts
Adopt ion papers
Agreements
Bank books
Bills (receipted)
Birth certHicates
Blue pr in t s
Bonds
Books (rare)
Cash records
Certificates
Charters
Checks (cancel led)
Coins (rare)
Contracts
Correspondence
Court decrees
Deeds
Deposit books
Diamonds
Diaries
Documents
Drawings
Fire insurance policies
Gems
Heirlooms
Jewelry
Keepsakes
Leases
Ledgers
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JVew (Booksthe country; Howard Hyde Russell, IPolitical Free dom ticket which wa sf oun de r o f the Anti-Saloon League; used to cover the Just-Boyd combinaPurley Alher t Baker , a superintendent tion, the fact r emains the election was rof the League ; \Vayne Bidwell Wheel- a clean-cut issue either for o r aga in st I
"These Agitators and their Idea", er, whose suggest ions were 'adopted in Pinchol. The election being a primary
Ilal.ge measure in th e framing of th t anv registered c it iz en h ad a perfect
by Harr" M. Chalfant, (Cokesbur" Volstead Act . and Wi ll iam E. (Pussy- I right to vote as he pleased and if
Press, Nash"ille, Tenn., $2.00) I foot) J ohnson one of t he mos t w id el y I citizenship means anything at all it, known workers for prohibition. was unfair to place any man 's p er -Although "These Agi ta to rs" is a . . I R
Except for a pal'donalile bias towards Isonal ambit ion above a prm<;lp e. e- Ibook which t raCes the development of the blessings of p ~ o h i ! > i t i ? n , the v o l ~ m e gardless of what has been ,pnnted els e- ,the temperance idea in America as is non-controversial m Its conception. where the mere handful of us who II
exemplied in the lives of, its foremost The sketches form an intert"sting and Iworked for the Johnson ticket had no ,Iprotagonists, it is also a volume which Iinformative history of the agit:ltors for Iexpectation of w inni ng t he borough'l
temperance in America. Iwhose politics for years h a b.een ,wil l afford enjoyment to all who are * * * against the Johnson orgamzatlOn'j
interested in biography. I Harrv Malcolm Chalfant, a resident With only t wo we ek s to wo rk ~ n no .Beginning with Dr. Ben jamin Rush, ! of Narberth for t he p as t e ig ht een y ea rs , o rg an iz at io n our e ff or t w as dlr.ect.ed
the celeb ra ted physician and Re\ ,o iu -I c ame und er the spell of the Temper- t owards holdil.lg down. the majority ,tionary soldier whose w ri ti ng a nd a nc e mov emen t when, as a boy of fif- and th us helpmg to wm th.e countyspeeches were a potent influence for ten he heard John B. Finch deliver an vote. Of course we accomphshed ourthe cause of sobriety in his day, the, adciress at his school. The convict ion object ive and this talk of slipping away I :
highlights in the l iv es o f fi ft een men n ev er l ef t him that he was called to in t he dark is nonsense. A good sport Iand woman who devoted themselves to this f ie ld of work. Born in Washing- never rubs it in. To b e p er fe ct ly Ithis cause are traced with emphasis on Iton County. Pa., he was graduated frank those of us who.worked for t he ,t he human i nt ere st po in t o f view. from Washington and Jefferson Col- Johnson ticket, meant just that, and I IIt is in teres t ing to note, in view of I lege. One of a family of six sons. he I sUPI>orted the ticket from the top to
t he p re sent h ue and cry for the mOdi-! was brought up by his f at he r, a com- the bottom. However, it was c1earl.yf icat ion of the Prohibition law to per- Illunity physician, on t he d oc tri ne o f understood a nd agr ee d ul?on t h ~ t IfnHt the sale o f l ight wines and beer, scien ti fic, temperan<;e . As. a y o u t ~ . he anyone wa s prompted by.el.ther fnendthat the early advocates of temperance I was attracted to Jou rnahsm, wntmg ship or neighborhood 0PIIHOn to votei n t hi s country attacked the us e of hard, for the paper l ~ u b l i s h ~ d i I his col lege I for t he tw o local candidates,no e ~ o r tliquor only.. Dr. Rush and Lyman Itown. .He .c?nt ll lued I!l thIS field for a Iwas t o be made to change their desll6;. IBeecher, the great preacher, both con - t ime' afte.r IllS graduation, l!ut thought but to press for the b a l a n ~ e of th efined their effor ts in the inter es ts of the milHstry would prOVide g reat er Johnson ticket. An analySIS of the
temperance to f ight ing the usc of dis- ' opportunity in temperance work. He Ivote cast in thc borough will provet il led spiri ts . Beecher himself, how- becamc a Methodist minister and that many people so voted. This stateever, and his fami ly practiced total, served for a number. ?f years as .a Iment is in no sense an apology to anyabstinence from intoxicants in any! pastor. In llJ09 he . l0med the Anti-lone bu t is made in fai rnes s to those Iform. I Saloon. Lea.g!le as ~ ~ I t o r of t h P c n ~ - I who worked and voted for the J o h n s ~ J I 1Lyman Beecher is credi ted with be-I sylval1la edItion of The A!nencan Is-, tickct and f or t he benefit of other faIr- I
ing the father of JllorC brains than any sue:' its official organ, whIch post h Blinded people in the cOJ1ullunity. Iother man in America. He was l1Iar- has held for the. past twenty-two years.,' Strange as it may s eem before clec-,ri ed t hr ee times a nd w as the father of Mr. Cha lf an t IS also the author o,f tion day was over and s in ce : th enthirteen children. alllong thcm Henry "Father Pel!,n a l ~ d John ~ a r l e Y , ~ o r n .• I threats have been passed around of I II
Ward Beecher, who became the most and a pl ay, P a ~ l I ! g the F l d d l e ~ . Hc what was going to h app en t o those Ifamous American preacher of the !las always. ~ x h l h l t e d . a deep I I l t e r e s ~ I who dared vote against the Just-Boyd I Inineteenth century, and Harriet 1111 t he p ohhc al a ~ a l r s of t 1 ~ e ~ ~ ~ t l candidates, and t hi s c ame frolll sonIcBee ch er S towe , t he author of "Uncle whe re w et a nd d ry Issues a re mvoh.bc., of t ho se wh o solicited votes in the!Tom's Cabin," one of t he c la ss ic s of Ia.nd has d ~ b a t e d often on the pro I I- name o f political freedom. IAmerican literature in that cen tu ry and t lon quest ion. Y t I I "which is considered an important fac I ours very ru y, I
to r in th e freedom of the negro race. -I T.
nthe 7lKaz.l"'v7rg I HENRY A. SMITH, I
Neal Dow, whose career covered the .IJ lYJ.l Ow. I'nineteenth century from fo ur ye ar s Iafter it b eg an to within two y ea rs o f I I .A can o f Wethe ri ll 's 4 -R Fin: sh FREE I !its knell, was a national figure who ITo t hc Edi to r of "Our T o ~ v n " : I With SOc purchase. Read Haws ofJ: :i 'v t Iwas r esp on si bl e f or t he enactmcnt of I Being an active worker m behalf ~ I ( .) I
the prohibition law in the Statc of I the Johnson ticket at t he r ec en t Pn - .. I I
Maine. He served with distinction dur- I mary Election I feel called upon, r e- ! I '
ing the Civil \ Va r an d made several Il uc tant a s I am to rush into print, to ! Ethel Ridge Caldwe lltrills to England both before and a ft er m ak e some answer to the let te r o f Mr. Teacher of Piano-All Gradesthe s truggle in the interes ts of prohi- '' Walze r t hat apl>eared in t he l as t issue II . . H' 'd I h f I f Lessons Given in Pupil's Home>Itlon, e IS consl erec teat leI' 0 !of "Our Town."prohibition in this country'in that he I Unlike Mr. Young, who polled a Accompanist - Vocal Instruction 'was largely r espons ib le for turning
diNonviction into law. splendid vote in the county. an . W lose PHONE EVERGREE 1818
John B. Gough , an immigran t Eng- i letter appeared in a n e ar he r I ~ s u e of , :l ishm an and for m an y ye ar s a p it if ul "Our Town." which s tamped 111111 as a I Idrunkard, is one of the interesting Iworthy opponent and a good loser, Mr. COO'L WEATHER Icharacters of the book. He is describe II Walzer seems to have made the clec-i n t he chapt er h eadi ng a s the " p l a t f o n ~ 1 ! tion a s trictly personal issu.e and h.is brings delicious, home.p remi er ." F ol lowing his conversion! l et te r, to s ay t he l ea st , '.'I'as. JI1 marked d I . If rom drunkenness, he became a fiery contrast w it h t he very dlgmfied one of ma e ec arrs, cream Iprotagonis t for the cause of t emper- Mr. Young 's . puffs, crullers andanCe. Gough was a great success as Quite aside frol11 ,anyone man' s per - k
1 b· . d . 't f th cl ak butter cream ca es atplatform orator and was heard before sona am It10n an 111 Spl e 0 e 0his death by over nine thousand cliffer- o f v ir tu e as exemplified in the so-called I the!Icnt audiences and in the neighborhood I - iof four million people. NARBERTHAmong the women prominent in the i \ PASTRY SHOPPE
list of agitators one e nc ou nt er s I The NATIONAL IFrances E. Willard, a s ch ool teacher I o f ELOCUTION i 243 Haverford Avenue Iwho became interested in t e l 1 1 p e r a n c ~ I S£BOOL an d ORATORY Iwork and lived to be one of the leaders I, Phone Narber th 3694in the Woman's Cru sade aga in st I II'UbIlC Speaking ,
57th S t . . , r ~ · TeJllnJ{ I Iliquor: :Mary H. Hun t, another teacher, nraRlutic Art I Iwho was responsible for t he introduc-! Year Teacher.' CourHt'. I It ion o f scientific temperance iJlstruction I n"nclng' Th e Season's New Suits :in the schools of the countr\ '. and Marv I PIll" lind Redlllb in School neal '. I IHarris Armor , s ty led t h ".loan l ~ f ! Special CI...... fo, Child,... I And C t IArc" of the temperance nllWCllIl'nl ill i Individual or Class Instruction ,I oa s :the South. ! DORA ADELE SHOEMAKER -Men ' s an d women 's- IOther agitators who p as s i n r ev iew I 1821 Ch- -u t S - - t ', I
J I B 1-' I I d fIr I ~ . . . . . . . ar e made to order for Iare 0111 . <II1C I, ea er 0 t le "ooc Catalog Rlt. 41119 ITemp!ars, ardent advocates o f prohi-: i your guaranteed satis. I
bition; Sam P. Jones, the circuit-rid- ' I faction by Ijng evangelist; John Granville Woolley, Ia b ri ll iant l awye r who b ec ame calldi- Idate f/)r President under the banner of 'I Phl°1adelphl°a School i Adelizzi Bros. Ihe P rohihi tion par ty in 1900; Michael
J. Fanning'. h i g h - p r c ~ s u r e advocate of I of Office Training I TAILORS. FURRIERSprohihition on lecture platforms across! CLEANING. DYEING
IA Select School lo r Particular I I 's : : : : : : : : : t ~ ~ { P·opl·. ACCREDITED. 'I !
5 10::: Fore.. t A,·e•• Nnrhert l l 2602GUS WELSH I Intensive lIO-DAY COUnSElS for CoJlellie. I ::::0 DlIllI A,'coo C)·llw)'ll. D::S Iigh School and Private School Student.· :
1 ~ l c e l r l l · l n l l _ P ... Arlllllore 11:::1 i ~ " o o : : : ~ r : : , d oJI?I'::'" l I ~ : d ' 8 e : ~ r . : ~ ~ \ : , L ET U S CLEAN YOUR ,I Safe Deposit Boxes $3.00 per I9 ANnEIlSON ,\ VE •• Ardmore III Accountlnlli and Course. In Buslnes. A'd-Electric WllRller and Motor mlnlRtratlon. i CURTAINS, RUGS an d Year and upnellllirs-Armalure Winding 2100 Chestnut Street ! I
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in retail merchandising, enter into the
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unquestioned extra-value-giving events.
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We opened this store in optimistic spirit,
with a seemingly adequate number of
departments. Today we have a s tore that
supplies the needs of the home and every 0
member of the family.
Store 3tours 9 to 5.30- Jlm'f Skop Open SalurJalf £'venbzfJ Until 9 0 'clock
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
The JtCain ~ i n e cStore-ru1rdmoreMONTGOMERY AVENUE & ST. JAMES PLACE
We established our Main Line Store to
bring our services closer to ourMain Line
customers, and in doing so we seem to
have brought the ent ire Main Line to
Strawbridt;e & Clothier.
Gro-w-ing, Gro-w-ing, Gro-w-ing I
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wood, maple leaved viburnum, white
rod, nannyberry, elderberry', yellow
root, sweet spi re and azaleas such as
the pinkster, flame and swamp kindsfor shrubs. To be continued in nextweek's column,
For Haws' paint offer, read ad in thispaper, and circular at your door. .(advt,)~ I
PAPERING, PAINTINGBest Work-Low Prices
Phone NARBERTH 2945
Marshall Company330 Price Ave., Narberth~
PAPERHANGINGPAINTING
Upholstering . . .
Let us renew your furni ture andfurnishings for the new season.How are your window shades, forinstance?
105 NORTH NARBERTH AVENUE
EDWIN M. POOLE & CO. - Decorators
would include alyssul ll .saxat ile ci tr inum, double a rabi s, aub ri et ia s, phloxsubulata vivid, tunica saxif raga, veronica rupestris, dianthus caesius, campanula carpatica, saponaria ocymoidesand p lumba go la rpe nta . Th ese may
all be p lant ed thi s fall. Pot grownplants are more satisfactory than fieldplants.
- the best we can buy, and at
moderate prices. Let our ex'
perts lay it NOW. The work
is guaranteed.
ARMSTRONG'S
LINOLEUM
-A quality job for less money.
To save money, let US estimate N.OW!
Estimates Checrfully Given
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Some day we hope to sec an 11.11-
American garden. Hemlocks, redcedars and hollies, red maplcs, stripedmaples, gray birch, cockspur thorn.bird che rr y, re dhud. whi te dogwood,sweet gum, sour gum, sweet magnoHa,wild c ra b and vel10w wood for t re es .spice bush, shad bush, nine b ark, redchokeberry. sumac, winterberry, sweetpepper, f ringc tree. snowberry. arrow
I' Let Us Aid Your Home's Appearance
This Fall!
CYNWYD 662
known as guinea gold, a wonderful
color and fine lorm.
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:\1 asses of Sit h'ia azurea were 1lI0st
elTective. the color is a soft blue or
gray b lue and the heigl itIS
three feet.This Rocky ; \I ountain blue sage isperennial while the patens and f ar in acea kinds are treated as annuals. Thesalvias do wel l in poor soil.
-ICelosia plu11l0sa in t he yellow co lor
wa s effec tive w it h b lue hanl" asters.\Ve will have this a nnual on' the listfor next spring.
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Tim e to space out pansy seedlingsso that they may be set out conveniently next spring. The same goesfor seedling perennials.
of 'Ten good t ough r ock g ar den p la nt s
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Knowing t he u lt imate s ize o f shrubsis important. :\·Iany fine shrubs arespoi le d by p la nt in g t oo closely. Givethem plenty of space in which to develop, filling in the spaces temporari lywith pere11l1ials, bulbs or annuab.Chrysanthemums make good tillersamong shrubs.
OPEN SATURDAY
UNTIL 3 P. M.
SHULLLUMBER CO.
29 BALA AVENUE, BALA.CYNWYD
During th e golden month of
October , you 'will want to en ·
joy th e changing scenery of
th e Garden.
The beautiful yellow, reds
an d brown provided by
Nature in he r changing moods
can be fully apprecia ted from
one of our. choice Arbors an d
Seats.
Ther e a re still a few of these
available at greatly reduced
prices. Come in an d make
your selection so t ha t y ou may
b e ready fo r th e F all F as hio n
Show in Foliage.
Fall Foliage
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Phone:
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Phone Narberth 4134-We Deli"er
During th e next 8 days, Star ting Tomor row, every adultpurchaser of fifty' cents or more receives a Regular 30c canFREE of WETHERILL'S 4.R FINISHES: Varnishes, Stains,
Enamels-Your choice of Finish an d Color.
During our special paint week comes thi s opportunity to
tr y with ou r compliments t he most r emar kabl e finish you've
ever used . A f in ish that d ri es i n four hours, will no t ma r al1d
scar, an d resists water an d washing compounds. Don't miss
this introduct ion to Wetherill's 4·R. We have a complete
stock-See us for all your Pai nt Needs .
Bring an y sma1l article of woodwork, furniture, etc., an d have it
painted free at ou r Pa int Demonst ra t ion in this store Saturday,October 10 .
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two or' t he Ladies of the Vanitieshuddl ed in t he seat besirle 1 I ~ .
Bespeaking' their close and circumspect attention t o knees and lingeries,we pointed out how easy i t wou ld be fora s ta id husiness man of fandly t o l and
"N 0 objection at atl," says we, "hut ou t he f ir st pages enmeshed in a redwhat's the idea?" hot chorus girl story just because he
" ':\Vhat's the idea yoursel f," says he, tUrl!ecl his head and landed his c.arWith your car stopped in front of a ag al ll st a lamp-pc;>st o r a t.ree d ( ' s l ~ l t ebank, your engine running and YOllr a most l ~ r u d e n t WIsh to aVOId anytlung
d.oor wi de opcn, w ith not a soul in of the, kllld. - .SIght except myself, and I wasn't
IV'!e II let the qcean CIty story go
where you could see me." unt Il some oth.e r t llnc: unless we ~ : e t aAnd when Ali i I' tu 'd I r I phone catl urgmg u ~ 111 a most humhIe
vcr . kl e e rnc , as Ie c I( manner, not to t el l It at atl, and \\ ", doy qUlc y, we were g lad h looked think we ar e ~ o i n g to get the C'ltI
so respectabk. • • TH E S P E C T A ' I ~ c l R .You can ge t the appr oxim ate d at e
if yo u r emembe r when the big' show See pai nt demons tr at ion at 11.1ws'opcned at Atlantic City. I t was a day Hardware October 10. (advl.)or two bcfore that when two of theprettiest girls you ever did see implored us besecchingly from the middfeof the road right at Cynwyd Stat ion .Wel l, something like that is worthstopping' for , a nd we opened the doorto find o ut what w as wa nte d. \V ou ldwe please take thcm to Wanamaker's,as they had missed their train, and itwas mos t impor ta nt t ha t t he y g et i nt othe city centrc at a certain time. \Veweren' t going tha t way, but wc coulddr op th em at t he s ubway station atBroad and Lch ig h Avenu c a nd thatthcy , ;a id, was finc.
As we have explained, t he doo r wasopen and the pair of them clamheredinto the front scat. \Vc pointed ou tthey would be more comfortable in theback, but they said t hey p re fe rred thefront. Ou t comcs their little cigarettesand in our paternal way we ohscrvedthat they were a pair of right goodlooking girls."\"'e're ~ I a d you think so," the\' re
join, "and we guess Mr. Carrotl thinksso. t oo. el se he wouldn't hirc us.""And who is Mr. Carrotl?" W( ' fl "
spectfntly inquire."Surely you have heard of Earl Car·
rotl, haven't you?" t hey both asked inchorus, and t hcn wc knew tha t we had
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Baptist Church of the EvangelRobert E: Keighton, Minister.
Sunday, October 4:
9:45 A. M.-Rally day of the ChurchSchool. Promotion of classes,presenta tion of aw ar ds a nd t he
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, announcement of a great con-Meetings for October 4: test! Vo/ e want a record attend-
Rally Day exercises wi ll he held at ance!
eve ry mee ti ng dur ing the entire dav I 11.00 A. M.-Morning worship andas follows: . , I Coml11\fnion sermon: "Jesus and
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:4 A. ~ l . - B l b l e Schoo l. All de-I 7·45 P 'U E' I ' Ser-. ' . 1n.-· venlllg wors lip.partlllents wII) mee t t ogethe r 111 the I mon: "Rec ove ring a Lost
large social room. Special exercises i Book." Introducing t he ser ieshy each group, and an i ll us trat ed ad- i of sermons devoted to the pres-dress by D.-. Van Ness, followed by ! entation of the B o ~ k of ~ e n e s i ~
. . . . . , ' from the modern vlewpomt.p r o n ~ o t l o n exercIses and dlstnbutlOn 'Tuesday, October 6:of dIplomas and rewards. 10:30 A. M.-White Cross.
11 A. M.-Morning Worship. Rally 112:00 Noon-Luncheon of the \\'om-
Day sermon on "Going Forward." en's Association.
7 P. M.-Fall Rai l )' of the three En- ,8 :0 0 P. M.-Meeting of the Board 01
deavor Societies. Seniors wi ll be con- Trustees.d uc te d b y Mr. John Hav li ck ; In te r- Vvednesday, October 7:mediates by Mis s Dempster and Jun-I 8:0 0 P. M.-Prayer service. Theiors b y M is s Furbe r. ' 1'· first of our discussion groups
7:45 P. M.-Evening Rally Service. Topic: "The Chr is ti an Use ofSub je ct o f sermon: "Preaching in a Sunday."Dr y Valley." I ------Next W ~ d n e s d a ~ , 8 P. M.-Prepara-\ First Church of Christ, Scientist
tory meet1l1g 100kmg forward to the , 'Communion service of th e fol lowin g I Athens and I.I.nwood Aves.. Ardmore.Sunday. The sermon will be delivered .Sunday. serVices, 11 A. 1\1. No eve -
by Rev. Eliot Porter, Ph.D., of the I n l l ~ f servIce.Board o f Chr is ti an Educa ti on . • unday School. 11 ~ M. . .The regular m eet ing of the West- V V ~ r 1 n e s d a y , evenlll/4 testnnolllal
minster Circle wil l be held next Thurs- I meet1l1!{S, 8 0 clock.day at 8 P. M., at t he h ome of Mrs. I Readll1g' Rool1l,. 19 \;y'est LancasterGeorge Fortcnbacher 215 Lantwyn IAvenue. open dal ly, 10:30 1\. M. to
Lane. The assist ing hostesses are, 4:30 P. M. Wednesday evenll \g, 9:15P - F d W' I M J C K I to 9:45.mrs. r e . I son, rs. . . eenan'l TI . l ' f I n'l l IMrs J. c. Taylor Mrs A D Vandling I le SU lJect or t le ,1 l e esson SCI'·
and \1:rs. Willian ; H. W~ a v ~ r . II1l0n for Sunday: "Unreality."
On Sunday evening, October 11,there will be a special musical program iNarberth Girl Initiatedby the ch ur ch q uar te t. Dr . V an N es s 'will give a histor)' of the beautiful Into Bucknell Sororityhymn, "Lead, Kindly Light ." I. . I l\f iss r..lary Jan{' Murray, Lower
Methodut Epucopal Church 11l\lerion High School graduate in the
! ~ e , : . Samuel MacAdams, Pastor. c l a ~ s of 1930, h ~ .been initiated into1 onlght: ,active membership II I Delta Zeta one
6:30 P. M. _ Anniversary banquet. Iof the eight sororities for w o m ~ n at
Good dinner. Fine program. In-I Bucknel1 University. Five otherforma ti on and inspiration. ,sophomore co eds wer e included with
Sunday, October 4-Ral1y Day: I l\ f ISS },oJ urrav in the gr oup of initiates.9 :45 A. 1\1 . -Sunday school. Special' Miss Murray is interested in Y. \;y'.
program. , C. A. work at Buckncl1 and is a mem-
II :00 A. M.-Morning worship. Our I her of the w omen 's glee c lub. She isLoy alt y C rus ad e pr esents D r. II the daughter' of !vi r. a nd Mrs . Hor ac eFrank MacDaniel, of the M. E. ~ Murray. 432 Dudley Avenue,
Board of Home Missions and INarlH'rth.
Church Extension, i n f ir st scI"II
6'45 pmoMn. E th L W. F. M. S. Meets Monday· . .- pwor eague.
7:45 P. M.-Evening worship. Ser - .Th e p ~ r l o r of t!le N a r b e ~ t h Metho-mon by Dr . MacDaniel. I 'd ls t . Episcopal Church wll1 be the
Monday, October 5: n ~ e e t l l 1 ~ l ~ l a c e for tl!e Woman's For-2:30 P. M.-Meeting of the Wom- elgn MISSIonary Society of t he chu rch
~ n ' s Foreign Missionary Society Io n Mond ay at 2:30 P. M. T I ~ : f i ~ s t111 the church parlor. Al1 mem- c h a p t ~ r of the ~ ~ u d Y " h o o ~ , C h r ~ s tbel'S are urged to be present as IComes to the \ l11age, W ill be .9Is -1an in terest ing question is to be cus se (\ by 1 rs. H3I rry M. Chalfant.discussed. , D e v o t l O l ~ S Will be 111 c ha rg e o f Mrs.
8:00 P. M.-Monthly meeting of the IA. ). Sigel. All membe rs a re u rg edOfficial Board. ~ he present a there wil l. h e a very
Wednesday, October 7. I Important. question to be (hscussed at
7 '30 !' MM' f' P thIS meetmg.· . .- ee tl l1g 0 reparatory : _
Members' Class. I8:00 P. M.-Midweek prayer service. Chester Valley Horse9:00 P. M.-Meeting of the Sunday, h
School Board. I S ow Next Week·endSaturday, October IO: I Th e fourth annual exhibit of the~ o u n d e r ' s Day at the M ~ t h o d i s t IChester Vatley Horse Show Associa
Episcopal Orphanage. ExerCIses by t ion will be held Friday and Saturday ,t,he chIldren at 2:30. Oyster Sl!pper 9ctober 9 and .10, in Colonia l Vil lage ,served from 4:30 to 7 P. M. IJ us t n or th o f Wayne.
ITh e commit tee has been v ery b usy
Holr Trinitr Lutheran Church ~ o t h past month arranging 45 classes,Rev. Cletus A Senft Pastor III1c1udmg t hr ee a nd five-gaited saddle
Friday, October 2: . , . Ihorses. h u n ~ ~ r s and jumpers, children's
8 :00 P. M.-Preparatory service. hunters, nul.ltar)' mounts and classesSunday October 4 1931' for polo pomes.
9 : 30 A. ~ 1 . -The Bible School di. I A .feature. o f t he p ro gr am will be avides into its three department· I s p e c l ~ 1 class f.o.r t he cadet s o f the Val·and uses for the first time IS , l e I' orge ~ l I l ! t a r y A . ( · a d e m ~ ' .new Chr is ti an L ife Cou rse t Ie I fh e show WIll be gIVen thiS year for
II '00 A M TI H I C ' . I the benefit of the Royer-Greaves6:45 P 'M ' - I ' Itel 0 LY ommDUluon'l School for the Blind at King of Prus-
• .' .- 4U .Ier eague evo- Isia,tlOnal meetmg. I
7:45 P. M.-The Holy Communion, ....w i ~ h sermon. II 1mprove Your BridgeTuesday:
8:00 P. M.-Councilmeeting. I MRS. ROBERT IWednesday: I' NEWCOMB
7:30 P. M.;-Choir rehearsal.i'
349 Bala Ave., Cyn.I!hursday.. i Cynwyd 1988
l.00 P. M.-Racho revue for all at I Instruction by Appointment
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Firemen, MulieresWork
Together on Carnival
A Committee of the Mulieres was
present on Tuesday evening at the
regular meet ing of the Narberth Fire
Company in Elm Hall, when plans
were discussed for the forthcoming
Carniva l t o be he ld there on Octoher23 and October 24. Two similar meet
ings are to be held on TuesdaY evening, October 1.1, and Tuesday, Octo
be r 20, to which all chairmen andother worke rs who are interested inthe carnival are invited. .The carnival will open at 5 o'clock
o n Fr id ay evening, October 23, witha caf et er ia supper, whieh is in chargl'
of Mrs. Edward Haws and Mi ss F lo raKurzenknabe and the ir aids. A cafeteria supper will also be served on Saturday evening, Octoher 24, from 5 lIntil 7. The carnival opens at I o'clockon th at day. There will he a grocerytable, a cake and candy table, cigars.cigarette and hot dog table: a til)'table, fancy work and apron t ab le s andmanv other tables filled with attractivearticies for t he interested buyer.This big carnival is heing given ior
th e benefit of t he Nar be rt h F ir e Company a nd is in c ha rge o f Mrs. Eberhardt Mueller, of Essex Avenue, presi
dent of the1\'1ulieres. Anyone who isinterested in h el pi ng or who wonld
like to become a memher of the
Mulieres , p le as e call Narberth 3883.The next meeting of the Mulieres willbe held in E ln\ Ha ll on Oct ober 8, at2 o'clock. Everybody is welcomc.
Being too cautious or too rl'ckless ortoo anything is just too l>ad.
It is better to he his se d at thanyawned at.The d igni ty o f SOI1lC peopl e is just
pure laziness.
DISAPPOINTMENT in the purchase of some minor thing may
be only a transient matter. But
no householder can afford an erro r in his selection of fuel. Sucha misfortune results in a loss not
only of money, but also of com·fort and possibly health.
A fleet of modern trucks andan efficient shipping 'departmentbrings this quality fuel to .you
when 'You w an t it' and at Phi la ·delphia Circular Prices.
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Junior Club Winter Season
Opens With Supper Meeting
A hirdie in the fourteenth hole isworth two in the hand.
The first meeting of the Junior
Coml11unity Club will he held on
Thursday evening, Octoher 8, at the
Community Building, west wing, t he
new meeting place of the vVomen'sClub. The mceting will be a suppermeeting. t he menu pr ov ided by themembers,
eachone bringing
a"cov
ered dish." I t is hoped that there willbe 100 per cent. attendance, with thepossibility of new prospects for membership, for a full and eventful yearhas been p la 'nned and an enthusiasticmeeting to s ta rt the year will be thebes t k ind of oll len for future success.Mrs Arthur vVaters, wife of the
Philadelphia dramatic critic, and herself a very act ive participant in affairso f t he theatre, wil l be the speaker. He rsubject will he the new season of theProfessional Players organization, andshe will ten of their lilans and "laysfor the wintcr. The Juniors have beenfortunate in hearing Mrs. Waters inother years, and always look forwardto he r very interesting and charmingd e ~ c r i p t i o n s of stage personag-es andfirst-night anecdotes.
Alumnae Hold Party
The Alumnae uf the Girls' HighSchool of Philadelphia he ld a very successful card party at the home o f theirpresident, Mrs. Arthur C. Goldsmith,on 'Montgomery Avenue, Wynnewood,on Saturday afternoon. There were
about a hundred people present. Thecard party was gi ven for the relieffund o f t he school, whose purpose is toprovide carfare, lunch money and othernecessities for needy students.
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Local Delegate Te Is I THE FIRESIDEof Legion Conventionl .__ . _-- - I (;....Unue.. from . 'nJ \"e 8
Criticism of Alleged Misconduct! !\1 r. J ames Ford Donnelly, a gradu-
UnJ'ustified Says Frank I ate of Lower Merion,High School, for-, mcrly of Ardmore, wno recently moved
Schrepfer, Ito Evanston, I ll ., left · on Thursday to
Ienter the Freshman Class a t Harva rd ,- - - where he is taking a pre-medical
LEGION SENTIMENT WET \course.
___ [ I'd r ~ 1\1. .\L Livingston and her
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I daugh te r. Miss 1\1argaret Livingston,I h ~ N a l t o n ~ 1 C o n v ~ n t l O n of the Iof Chestnut Avenue, who h ave been
Amencan LegIOn held ~ Detr.OIt last Ispenl:\ing several weeks in Evanstonweek was a l extreIlH:I>' 1I1teres.t1l1g and and Chicago, Ill.; whe re t he y havecolorfnl atralr. accorrhng to I-rank A. i been the guests of Mrs, James F.Schrepfer, Commander .of the Nar-
IDonnelly, formerly of Ardmore, and
)er th Pos t, who. attended as one of the Mrs. C. p. Fowler, formerly o f Nar
oeal dele"ates. Iberth, returned on Thursday. SeveralAbout 100,000 111cml>ers were. i.n at- i parties were g iven for 1\1rs. Livingston
endance, he said, and every faclhty of Iand Miss Livingston during thei r stay.he city was at t1leir coml1land. The, One hv 11.1 r". J. O. Roberts, daughterItmost friendliness and courtesy on the: of Mrs. C. P. Fowle r, a t which therepart .of tl,le oeol>le a n city officials iwere twelve former residents of Narwas 111 eVidence at all tmles. 'herth. Thev were as follows: Mrs."The parade," 1\1 r. Schrepfer con-I Lcroy Douglass and her daughters,
tinued, "was a 11JamnlOth and hrea th! Miss Carrie Louise Douglass and Misstaking s pe cta cl e. 'Wi th one hundred iVirginia Douglass, and Mrs. Douglass'thousand men in line, thousands of j mother, 11.1 rs. R. E. Rainey; 11 rs. c. P.flags and standar<ls, and four hundred Fowle r, Mrs . H. P. MathiaS, Mrs.hands and hugle :\l1d drum corps James Donnelly and her daughter,
participating, the parade swung for' Miss Anne Donnelly, and a number ofalmost ten hours from Bene Isle, a I additional guests. Mrs. Leroy Douglass
beautiful city park of Det ro it , l ocat ed abo gave "I luncheon and bridge inin t he Det ro it River. along the mai n hon or of Mrs . L iv ings ton and Missstreets of the city. Overhead, hundreds L i v i n ~ s t o n . There were e ight guests.of planes droned as they circled, Mrs. Livingston spent one day atl ooped, r ol led a ll d per fo rmed var ious Kenosha , accompani ed by a group ofnaneuvers. Perfect weather c limaxed former Narberth residents, and whoou r days of fever ish fun and act iv ity," were the guests of 1\1 rs. Kneebler, for-Conllnenting 011 the criticism of the merl)' of 100 Elmwood Avenue, at
Legion because of alleged misconduct, luncheon and the day.Mr. Schrepfer as::sertcd that of t he o ne Mr. Roher t Har ri s, of 135 Merion
hundred tho.usand men who attended Avenue, has returned to Lehigh tothe convention, o l ~ l y f i f t ~ e n h u ~ d r e d enter his senior year after having beenwere there on offiCIal LegIOn I!usnless. athletic director of Caramac Camp,'The rest came for a gO(jd t nne a nd near the Delaware vVater Gap, duringhey had i t, " he said. t he summer.
The assertion tha t the vote 0 n a 1\1 r. and Mrs. Eherhardt MueIler, o f I l i ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! E E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! - ! ! ! ! E ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ' ! - ! ! · ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ! ! - ! ! ! ·!!!-~ ! ! ! ~ ~ ' ! ! ! . ~ - ~ ~ ! ! ! ' !!'!!'!!'! ! ! ~ Il at io na l P ro hi bi ti on Ref er en dum was Ess ex Avenu e, left 0n vVednesday by I Ihe work of a "n'1ob of drunks," as on e 1110tor for a short t ri p sou th . They DINE DANCEIry leader characterized it, he d ec la re d will r et ur n on Sunday. atvas an unmitiga.ted and malicious lie. THE BAR N I'There was no evidence whatsoever M H I H ff W dthat official delegates were d ru nk on iss e en 0 man t o e A S up per Club of Distinc/ion
the floor of the Conv('ntion,". Mr. Sch- Carl Vogel October 20th Music and Entertainment You'll Like lepfer stated. "[ II fact. the entire Con- Nightly from 8:30vention yielded fewer d ru nken men - - -than would be found in any typical The marriage of Miss Helen Poor On Lincoln Highway-3 Miles west of Paol icity of one hun <Ired thousand people, Hoffman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Every Sunday f rom 4 P. M.particularly at a carnival time. And Romaine C. Hoffman, of Forest Ave- Delicious Chicken, Duck a nd S te ak Dinllers
that is what a National Legion Con-. nue, Narberth, and Mr. Carl Stepbens Also a Delightful Afternoon Tea a t 50c and 75c 'vention is, a gigantic carnival.". . I Vogel , son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles \111. Reservations Are Sugge!ltedThat the sen timent of the Legion IS I Vogel, of York, 1 'a.. will take place in Phone MALVERN 2034
overwhelmingly "wet" is beyond any Ithe Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church,
shadow of doubt, Commander sChrep-1 on Tuesdav, October 20, the Rev. Dr.fe r said. He pointed out , however , Andrew 11utch officiating.that the actual referendum vote was an . Miss Bettv Hoffman a sister of thee x p r < : s ~ i < ; n . of condemnation ?f t l ~ e i bride, 'will b the maid 'of honor. ThereP r o l l l l l 1 t l o l ~ Amendment as a f ai lu re In Iwill be six other a tt endant s to the
effect and 111 fact, . bride. There will be five ushers, in-"The d e n ~ a n d for a. referendun!. by ! cluding the bride's brother, Mr. Doilald
states C O I ~ s t l t u t e s a, p iece o f p o h t 1 ~ a l I Hoffman, of San Francisco. .maneuvenng t.hat ~ ; mori e ~ ' A ~ l v i ~ : Miss Hoffman was graduated twothan the vote Itself. he sa d. . ,'vears ago from the National Parkwou ld t ak e a t l ea st two y ea rs h efor eas' \V I ' t 0 Cnation-wide state referendum vote I enllnarr- ' 3 : ~ ling on, . .could be taken. and as t he nat iona l Mr. \ ogel .1" a g r a d ~ a t e of Haverelections will talle place within a year. "ford Col lege, m. the C l a ~ s of 1927. He
tl I · t ll11arrasses Ileitiler I IS connected With the l ..dgecomb Steelle _eglOn vo c el. , C PI '1 d I h'the Administ ra t ion in its policy inae-: ompany, 11 a e p Ia.
t ion in b ring ing the i ssue to the people, Inor either of th e major parties, as t h e n ~ ICommunity Bible Classwill be no nation-wide r es ul t o f the I
r ef er en dum t o act as a compelling I to Resume Sessionsforce. : _"Correcth' an<llysed, the action of the I .. . .. .
Convention: as wd l as the conduct of 1 he Commulllty Bible Class, whl.chthe at tending Legionnaires, is me re ly a has been led for s ~ l I n e ye ar s by MISSrefle cti on of th e s ent iment o f a ~ r o s s 1:1. C 1 ~ a r l o t t e H a r n ~ O ! I , of t l ~ e Extensection of the : llat ion, which conSiders slon Stat'!' of th.e I h l l a d e l l ~ h l a ScI.loolthe l aw unsou ll d, unwise and unen- of t h Bible, Will ~ e s u m e ItS, SeSSI01!fforceahle. There has always been a next ruesday e v ~ n l l l g at.8 0 clock Insmouldering resentment on the. part of , t h ~ N a r b ~ r t h ,I r e s b ~ t e n . a n C h u ~ c ha very large tnajority of service. men 1MIss Harnsson s s tu lhes 111 the Bibleagainst the prohibition law. ThiS re-' have been most helpful to t ho se whosentmcnt voices i tsel f in disregard for have attended the clas in past sea·the law and in a growing demand for s ons , and a particularly enriching seriests repeal or 11loJdification," of lessons may be l ooked for this fallOne of the illteresting facts brought as she takes up "Di spensa ti onal
ahout by the Conv en ti on is t hat t he I Trnth," which was the general topic foraction of the Convention is a force to i study c ho se n by vot e of the melhberrcompel the new national commander, of the class at the conclusion of thean avowed persona l and political. dr r lessons last spring.to bend
ever\' effort o fthe
LegIOn s- - - - - - " - -= - - - - - - - -
tremendous I j ~ l \ ' e r to hring about a L. Cooke, John C. Nash, Walter P.reierendunl, which is opposed and Miesen and Samuel McQuiston. Allanfeared by the drys. Shubert. f ll rt lledy a member of theBesides Mr. Schrepfer, the following N:Irberth Post, was a delegate f rom the
nen representeel the borough: Arthur Ninth District.I
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,Deadline fOJ· Insertions- ClaMHlfied attvertlSfJlnents wll1'. be acc€.\ltcd up to W e d n e s d a l ~ 6o'clock fo r OUR TOWN or all t hr ee papers ; Thursday, 1 o 'c lo ck , f o r Tn EMAIN LINER; Thursday, 5 o ' clock for NEWS OF BALA-CYNWYD.
Gene,.al Notl·ce- Classified Advert isements wl1l be , ; barged onlyto residents of th e Main Line whose narnell
a ppe ar I n th e telephone directory; to persons maintaining an account wltbUE, o r t o r eg ul ar SUbscribers to et ther, '!'HE MAIN LINER , OUR TOWN, orNEWS OF BALA-CYNWYD.
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For SaleDARK OAI, China closet, perfect con,ditlon. R ea ..onahle. Phone Narh
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I,'OR S A L I ~ - I " u l l y equll>lwd Ford road·HlCl\ u ~ e d ~ i monthS', O\\'ner leav·
ing' city. P h. C yn . 888-1\[. (0Il1bI0-2:
l!I;ll FORD RoadHter Sport <1e I,uxe,
:I 1110". o ld , e xc l. cOlld. , $375. TermsP h. N ar h. 39H5. (omhl0-2)
$7;; wlJl bU)' a (;-4 f r ig ida ir e . used om~ ' e l t r . Perfect c on di ti on . C al l B ry n
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Instruction-Schools( 'O : \T IC \CT BHIVUg, ;1-11'''. H. J. ~ I CUllnell, l 'ertiflcd teacher, Culbertsol
lI lI d o IlIci al S)·Htem. Ph : Studio, Bryn~ l l t \ \ ... 2:117 or Narl>. 2818-W. (ombIU-2J
L1l\U'l 'gD number of p la no p up ilsWall te d by exper ienced teache r , Call
:\Ir>!..1. R. McLaughlin . Narb . 3815-1\{.(010-9)
Dogs, Birds, Petsl"On. H A r ~ ] ! ; - D l t c h H h u n d , wlrehail'edfoxl e....i ..r, 8cotch terr ier p up pi es o f
he be..t, illY o wn hreed lng . C arl W..'\IIHlrll111Il, TI'ooller & R id ge R d.... Nor1',stllWII, It . D. 1. (ombl0.2)
Rooms and BoardingBAI,A·CYNWYD - Attractive, lIewl)furll. twin hellrm. fo r refined tenant"
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" ' ~ ~ l O : ~ ~ : O < ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t t ! : O < ~ ~ ~ ~ : O < ~ ~ O : ; : ~ ~ ~ ! O l ~ ! O ~ ' O ~ N ! l O ~ ~ ~ N ! C } 1 MAN deslrel' pos. llH h u ~ ; e r , p a n ~ - r ) I - S h ~ : I : v Lanc: a n l ~ ~ u n c c s - t ; l C ~ P ~ ; l i ~ l g -0;worlt, d ll 'h waHh lng , e tc . Ref. ,Iohr. a k il 1de rg ar te n a nd nursery school
I Week:; , 331 W. Spring Ave. Ard. ,Octoher 1 Th c Ilours 9 untl'l p . tIl"(ombl0-2f) -. ., - ,
I ~ : - ; ; ' ; - - - - : : ' : 7 " " " " : : : - - _ _ ~ ; - - - - : - ; - : - ; - - ; : : - ~ : ' : ' : ' : ' ~ : : - : : ~ ages, 3 to 5.,MAN wishe s wo r k, p a in ti ng o r remod· * * *
el lng f ur ni tu re . P ho ne Ard. 2458-R(ombl0.2f; Mrs. Ethel R id gc C al dw cll o f 418
I R = E ~ L ~ I - : : A - ; B ~ L ; - ; : E ; - : \ \ : - ' : - h - ; - ; I t : - e - : - w - o - - : - m : - a - n = - w - i l s : : ; h ; : : e : : - s ~ d i a : - Y = : - ' ; : : - f S. 44th Street announces pi a no an d
worl t, c l ea n ing . Ph . Narb. Z811, 01 vocal instruction in th e pupi l 's home ,call 248 Iona Ave. (ombIO.2f) in an ad this week.
COOKING an d general hOUl lework de , * * *sired b )' c ol or ed girl ; no laundry ~ rs. Roland K. (] e an ) H ew it t, of
Ph . Ard. 4060.W. (ombl0.2fl 97 VV'indsor Avenue, announces aSpen .
,WANTED-Posi t ion as governe">! 01 I ce r cor set ie r c se rv icc for WOlllen, at h'crI n ur se f or c hi ld re n by white woman II new residence, 20() \Voodb ine Avcnuc.Exp. Good r ef . Ph . Narb. 2548-W. * * *==== - . , _ ~ - ( ' - 0 . , . I - n - b - I - 0 - - - 2 ; : _ f ) , National Firc P revc ntion W eck,W H I T I ~ woman wants day'>! work iOctober 4-10, r cm i no s u s that becausclaundry o r c lea ni ng . R e f e r e n c e ~ 10 f th e efficient voluntecr firc company,
Phone Ard. 2458-R. (ombI0.2f . Narbprth 's is t hc l ow es t fire insurancc
• ra tc (J I l th c Mai n L in e, a nd t ha t fircM,scellaneous Iinsurance 011 homes, f u rn i tu r c, l o st r c nt ,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! O O i l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O I i ~ ~ ~ l O ~ ~ ~ ~ MISS ARMOUR'S Child'>! Garden School I autoll1obiles . ctc., is handlcd hy sevcral
S · , W d I will r eo ne n O ct ob er 1 st at 11:1 ROCII'1 agcnts in Narhcrth., tuatlons ante land Ave., Narberth. O - I O · ~WAN·l 'ED-Po ..l t lon a.. g ov er ne ss o rl . - - . - - - - - - .nurlle f or c hi ld re n, b y white woman ' i li t Your Ser'l'ice E x p e ~ l e n c e IS one l?f th e few thll1gs
Exp. Good ref. Ph. Narb. 2548-W. I . ,you ca n t bu y on credIt.( b9 -25) DRESSMAKING an d alterat ions II I your I Many a b an k d ep os it or ha s lost
. home or mine. M rs. M. Redlich. Ph . I I t Ik ' t IYOUNG ma rr Ie d woma n ae sl r es l ig h t! Na rbe r th 2365-W (010.9) Imoney )y a 1 1 1 ~ 00 mu c 1:ho u ..eworlt or m in di ng c hi ld re n, b y I F l app er s r u sh 111 wherc WIdows fcar
th e hour. Ph . Cyn . 1170 ·W. (omb9.25f) I DRESSMAKING - Ji:llzabeth Pearson, t o t re ad .
TWO GIRLS desire p os it io n d oi ng I 215 Dudley Ave., ~ a r b Ph Narb I An old·fashioned woman ha s fruithousework, day'>! worl t. c h il d 's nu rs e . i 2728. (o-tf) i ns tc ad o f c :g ar et le stains on hcr fin·
or mother'>! hel per. Ph , Ard. 3244. , gers.(omb9-25f) G O T T I ~ I I ' : B ESSLINGER. carpenter,
= , . . , . = - - : " . . . . . , , . - ~ - - : : - - - : , . . - - - : - - - - - ; - , . . . . . c - jo b b in g, a ltera tlons, 122 Conway A v e ' I ' ' : ! ! ! ! ! ! - ! - ~ ~ ' ~ - ~ ~ ~ - ! ! ! ! ! ' ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ICOOK-Pr ivate , fo r luncheons o r d in · ICalJ Na rb . 3 i 48 .R . (11-20-31) \I .-ne r parties. Exp. Good ref , Ph . I
Ard. 3678. (omb9-25f) LOCAL an d long Dh;tance Hau l i ng - ,
WOMAN desire>! w ork by day, clean- Th e Service Co" 10'. n. 8 e e l ~ ' , ,Jr., Mgr., One Floats.l ng , mend ing , etc. Wri te " R," O ur 5 Bala Ave., Cyn. 877. (ob9-25)
ICI-U':VnOl,ET-Four·door sedan, In TOWll. (omb·tf) ISI .:WINl l wa ll te d by th e da)', regularly.
0 S· kel'y good cond., ha s ha d excellenl I II 6 R "L IABLE " ' oman "'I>!hes d ' ty' s ,vork", Family ..e wi ng a nd m en d ng , a so ex · ne In sare. He a ..onal> e. Ph . :-iarb. 3 90-W c. ,
cleaning or c ooldng , hous ewOrl t ,' p e rl e nc ed 111 malt ing curtalnH an d(01111>10-2. practi ca l nursing . Ref. Ph . Ard. 503.J. (lraperleH. MrH. Emma Hess, 108 Chest-
I IOU8gnOI,D furni ture , Including solid (omb9.25f) Inu t Ave., Narb. 4161. (ombtf)
mahogany t a bl e , a l lt l qu e >!olld wal- "M;A"""N-;--:A""N"""J"J-"W=r"J",,",,7:E=--d""e-s""'l-r-e-I)"';o'-s-;"I"'tI'"'o-n-t"-o-'-. I ALL k in ds o f carpen t ry worlt. Cellars I
lIut dining-room cupboard, etc. Ph. gether or >!eparate, as ChaUf fe u r, ' c le a :l ed , lawns cared for. C. Mar.anymorn l l lg until 1 P. M. Ard. 2572.J'. houlleman, c oo k a nd d oi ng h ou se wo rk . >!hall. ~ J h . Cvn. II 70-R. ( . ~ m ' u . t ~ )_____________......:.(0_11_'..;1_0_.2...;):..1 Ref. Ph. Ard. 491-W. (omb9-25f) i I' l 'ypgWIUTER8-Sold, r en te d a nd r e- COOKING an d dowlI>!talr>! work de· I Laundry at Homep aire d. R eas ona bl e. R ib bo ns an d >!Ired b y Ma ry W il li am s. 118 N. 59thl r,AUNDHY WORK at home, wllJ eall
carbon paller, Ph . Suburban TYPewrlt· St. Ph. Granite 4194. (omb9-25f) I fo r an d (Iell :er. Rea>!. n rlce . Mainillg Co. Ard. 1378. (omb·tf) f 8\ ( b ( ')WOMAN desires to do genera l house' ll , ine re . Ph . Allegheny !IO '. om 1 I .
wor lt a nd c oo lt lng , no laundry. Good I LA IJNLllt)' worK at hUlne, IlItmPer 01
ref. 154 Simpson Rd., Ard. (omb9-250 I hu nd le, or d ay '.. work , c le an ing ' orMAN an d w if e d es ir e p os it io n d oi ng I wml hl ng . H ef er en ce .. . Phone I3n'n
housewo r k. Exce l le nt . cook. 16 year>!Il"LaWr 1941. (omhlO-2) Ichauffeur. A· I r ef . P h. BOWdoin, Ard. WOi\ldN wallt" laul1(lr)' WOrit 0" dean ,
3244. (omb9-25f) j Ing'. AI"o will do launory at home ICOOKINU an d downstalr>! wor k w a nt · I Phone Ard. 50:1·!\l. (11110-2)ed by .white girl. Long eXII. Good'
ref. Ph. Ard. 5 0 ; 1 . ~ . (0I11b9-250 I Help Wanted IB U T L 1 ~ R . ch au f feu r and cook de>!lre> IWANT!'; \ )-Very good laullrlr,'"'' ' ' All)po>!ltlon. Good ref. 338 N. Horter, d a) ' o f weell. Phone Merion 321. I
S t., W . Phlla., or call Granite 5021. : (0I11bl0.20
(m I0-16: i =:-::- :-======--:",--7"-- ;--- :-- :- :---- ;: :"y"O=U"N"""G""-""W=O"l\""{"A""NO:---:d"-e-,.":lr-e-,.-,- " ' : p ~ a " " r " " t . " " ' t " " " l - m " : " e ! HO USgKgEPER-Hel ined woman In
I homo of bu>!lnes.. couple. 2 >! ch oo lworlt, morning p refe n·cd . Phon« c hil dr en . FondneHs fo r children es·.
Arel. 2050-M. (ombI0-2(; I s ent ia l , p r ef e r on e who c ou ld s le ep o ut .1.;..( P I ~ H I g N C E D woman desire>! laun.! No 8undaY worlt. Hef>!. CalJ Merion
d r ~ ' work or c1ealling. Heference>! 114:I!I-,T. f or i n te r vi ew. (omb· t f ) I
I'holl .. Ard. 4264. (omhlU-2f) I\VANTIW )lo>!11Ion a s c ha uf fe ur o r do · !------------------I ng I nsi de housework, Exp. Re f : B T T(717\ TC:'(7C' B T'"PC'
Ph . P. L l o ~ ' d , Ard. 765-M. (omhI0-2f; I U&.J1.J. V.J.j&.J&.J 1..£ &.J IPOSITrON de>!lred by boy, 16, an y Itlnd i Iof worl<. Phone Cynwyd 1170-R. I
(ombI0-2f; I I n g ra nd sty le wil1 be t hc o pc ni ng
this Friday night, 8:00 to 9:30 P. M .• of
Narberth 's nc w Qua ke r S to rc s. T he re
wiI1 hc special music by Freihofer 's
Band Wagoll, at tract ivc displays of
mcrchandise an d free samplcs. Th estor.es, owne d r cs pe ct iv el y b y Howard
F. Co tt er a nd J os ep h J. Whiteside, re tai n th ei r in div idu ality , bu t b uy co
operatively through an association of
hundreds of groccrs in th c Philadel ·
phia district. Oi thcse membe r s, comparatively few ar c scleeted to be
Quaker S to re s. a nd t he ir merchandise
IS un :f o rml ,' h i gh in quality an d low
in p ri ce , a s a r es ul t o f t he c o- op er at iv ehuying arrangement.
Narberth ha s th e distinction of hcingth e only cOIlJll1ullity in which tw o such
s to re s a re pcrmit ted to d o b us in cs s in
on e block. This e xce p ti on would s cem
t o s pea k well for a sp le ndid sp ir i t of
co-operation existing betwecn Mr. ; ,
Cottcr an d ~ r . Wh it e si d c. I* ... '" ,I
At \V . H. Haw s' h ar dw ar e s to rc on i'Haver ford Avenue ncar Narberth Ave- inue, a painting' dcmonstrat ion wil1 be Igivcn Saturday of, next week. Small!p ie ce s o f f u rn i tu r e a nd woodwork ma v Ibe brought tu t he s to re b y anyonc, a n ~ 1 1paint l>d free, t o demons tra t e ~ ' e t h c r i 1 \ ' s II4- R Finishes. In th e lIIeantillle. a '
slllall can of paint will b e g iv en ca ch Iadul t p u rch as e r of : lny f I ft y -c e nt item II
j
ill t h e s t or c. I
'" * ..." Miss M arg are t Lam bel·t, of 612'
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HOOM fo r g'entlemltll, with o r w it ho uthllar,!. CnJ1venient to Iltatlon an d MAN deHlres p08i t ion doing anythll1g
hut'. Inl; Che"tnut Avenue, Narberth. In th e paint ing l ine; furni ture, floor ..
Phone NlII'hcrth 4161. (omb·tf) etc. 102% Crlclte t Ave., or Ph . Ar d2458-H. (ombl0-2f)
('I-II·;I'lIUo'UJ, furn. rool11 with board fOIWaNTgD -Day '> ! w or k f o rWednesday
bu"'. !Jeopie 01' school children. Con\'hOUHtn ' lo r l i or laundry. Ph . Jannlt
to t rain lind bUH. Write "g," care OUIWIIJlalnH, AnI. 2535-W. (ombI0-2f; Iown. (010-2)!\IAN deNlres d l sh ·wa..he rW A N 1 ' I ~ n - - n o a r d and by
!)O>!. asr i l l . young
Itltchen r l lHt l . Ref. Wri te 814 Bid,IHall , P r ( ) t e ~ t a l l t . U. of 1'. medical
di e Sl- ur call I ~ d d l e Coleman, An II<tudent, in e xc ha ng e f or e ve n in g and 3244. (ombI0-2f;soi l l e af ternoon Rervlce>!. Will talt<,('are of furnace. Write Box fiS3 MAN AND WIl"E de>!lre I>">!. togethel
\Vn1l1ewood, or Ph . Ard. 1434.(ml0-2)
0 1' . .e pal ·a te ; w i fe c an do Inundr) ' anci
IWANTgD-Room and hoard fo r highho u ..ework or daY'H work; Inan c lt n d l'
Idd job" . Ph. A. n. ! - la rr IH , Arl1
, "chool gir l. Mu",t b e n ea l' Hchool bu s I 096-J. (ombIO-2f:1-'h. - t l lor l l ingH, ;\frH. Berr)', Narb. 2·!'25
!010-2) l\f1DVLE-AU I.:D <lerman lnnll, mal'1'led
W A N 1 ' 1 ~ 1 1 - 2 pOlnforla1.l1e withdesires I>osltlon on private estate,
Irlns. expo g'ardonel'; horse>!. automobiles an d)lr!. hath anl\ bnard for tw o ladle" chauffeuring:. I'h. Ard. 20lil·W.
I" t or 2nd IIr. State )lrlce llnd full par·(ombI0-2fj
IlcnJiu· ... Write "1>," .care OUI' TownI,II·lJerl.h. (010-2)I
A partments for RentSpecial Classified Rate I
I]<,,J \ " I ' ~ roolllN, hath, voreh. One n l f ) n t h ' ~ Beginning with nex t week's
Irent fn'e. Come an d se c them issue a special rate of olle ccnt
Colonial A)lt>!., 1:14 N. Narherth Ave. pc r word will bc granted fo r all:-iarherth. (01 O·!l;
Situations Wanlcd advertising in
any of th e Livingston news- IGarages for Rent papers, IARAG},; oppo>!lte Merion Title an d AI1 such advc r ti s in g mus t be
' l ' rust Cn . Re a..onahle. Call Mter p:lid in a dv an ce f or t he n umb er I. Narbpl · th 2890-R. (010-2) of wceks it is to run, bu t NOnARAG I oPPosite Merion Title an d MINIMUM CHARGE will be
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Trtist Co. Reasonable . Can after 8. cxacted fo r t hi s t yp e o f ad . Ad s iarberth 2890·R. (010-2) fo r l au nd ry wor k at home mustGARAGE fo r rent, 12 Nnl 'hrook Park. be paid fo r at regular ratcs,heated. Ph . Nnrb .. 2232. (010-2)
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October 2, 19J1
JOSEPH J. WHITESIDE.
We Deli'Yer
Yours truly,
You Are Invited to
Help Celebrate My
Phones: Narberth 3669 and 2446
Owned and Managed by
Jo.seph J . \Vhiteside
Groceries ..• Fruits .:. Vegetables .:. Fish
Oysters .:. Paramount. Poultry
Prime Meats
Hoping to have the pleasure of meeting
you this Friday evening, I am,
237 Haverford Avenue, Narberth
I would be more than pleased to have
you attend the formal opening this Friday
evening, October 2, 8 o'clock to 9:30 P. M.
Be sure aod get a free ticket at the door:
which insures valuable priz.es for you.
On the eighth anniversary of the opening
of my food market in Narberth, I celebrate
the joining of hands with a couple hundred
other independent grocers in co,operative
buying, so that I may serve you more eco·
nomically and efficiently; hence the name:
QUAKER STORE,
This is an invitation not to buy at this
time, bu t to inspect the modern layout of
my store, and the many good things it has to
.offer you for your table at reasonable prices
8th Alllliversary
Continued from Page One
Welfare Expert Tellsof Relief Problems
OUR TOWN
ARESSETS
New Shares of Stock Offered at
Annual Meeting Next
Tuesday
first year COlli 111on la bor was affected.
Last winter th e u nempl oymen t ex
:ended to ski lled labor and white collar
workers. This year even the profes
s iona l c la ss is affected. Re li ef will<i 7 6 t her ef ore co st more be caus e o f they>347,3 8, 8 highe r s tandards of living involved,"
Mr. Pray emphasized his bel ief thatIt s twenty-sixth ser ies of stock will the onlv way to ge t resul ts is through
be opened by the :\ arberth American organization and co- op er at io n. Aidrendered withou.t a c c , ! r a t ~ inf?rmation I
Legion Building and Loan Association and adequate mveshgatlOn IS often,
for subscr ipt ion at the annnal stock- wasted. He quoted studies showing
holders' meeting, 7 to 9 1'. 1I .. next the various abuses which a re sapping
Tuesday, at the office of t he N arb er th away t he mon ey needed for the reliefof acute distress.
Coal Company. At that time also offi- It was s hown , he said, that soup Icers and directors will be elected. kitchens found 75 per cent of theirI ncr eased con fidence in this com- "customers" to he duplicates , going I
munity's hui lding and loan associa tions from one l ine to another. I n schoo ls Iwill probably he reflected in t he sub- supplying free hreakfasts, of w l ~ i c h 12,scriptions for stock in the new series. 000 children partook last wmter, aC h ~ c k s for. the thirteenth double ser!es, great numher were c as es o f c h!l dre n Iw h ~ c h has Just.matured, are now I ~ e l . n g already well fed at ho.me, or of c h l 1 d ~ e nmaIled: and m November a smgle whose parents were well able to give ,series will mature, with checks for them good breakfa st s, and merely,$55,400 being sent holders of 277, shif ted the responsibi li ty to the schools. 1shares. I "I n time s li ke t he se ," he con cl ud ed , IAssets of the association, as listed in "the professional pan handler reaps a,
an adv erti se l1 le nt e ls ewhe re in th is harvest." j'paper, total . $ . ~ 4 ! , 3 7 R , ( l R . ( ) f t i c e r ~ are IAlexander C. Shand, J r .. preSi den t: IA· B tColonel r. .-\. ~ ' i ller , v ice president: nnlVersary anque 1! ~ a r r y A. Simpson, secre tary: Horace Launches Series of ServicesI. Smedley, t reasurer , and \\'alter M.Burkhardt, solicitor. I
Directors are: Edward Davis, 11 aur- C o n t l n u ~ d f rom PlIlte On "
i c ~ . ~ DuMarais. Ralph S. Dunne, tive of Christians." Mr. 11acAclall1s\\'llham r:r. Fowler, Harry A. J acob s, will d ir ec t the services, during which IJ .. L. 11 cCrery, Carl B. Metzger, I. ; ~ excel lent mus ic wil l be hea rd .;"ll1ler, John A. Mowrrer, Jr ... Henry 1'1 The following Sunday, October I I,~ a s h , Jr .. James \ \ ' . Folhn, A. c., Dr. H. C. Leonard, of the Board of I
~ h a n d , ! r .. H a ~ r y :'\' SlIll)SO!l,. Horace! Home Missions, w il l preach. Dr.1r ~ ~ m e d l . e y , F l e ~ < : h e r \ \ . Stlte, and I Leonard has held important past?rat.es I\\ I lham H. Durhl l1 . I in the West and a ls o b een Dlstnct
ISuperintendent. The eveni ng will be IOfficers Elected by Ifeatured by a c o m m ~ 1 1 1 i t y men's mee!-
l n ~ , under t he auspIc es of the Men sAmerican Legion Post I Club of the church, It is hoped this
___ will be a stimulating oc casion. Ad-
C n l l t i n u ~ < 1 from rago One I c ~ r e s s e s will l ~ e . del ivered by the H?n'
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' le tche r W. Sti te s and Dr, r..t acDamel.,ergeant at arm" Edward En, ingl 'r :
IThere will be special music. All the
color hearers. \V. H. Cook and R. 111en of the cO..!llmunitv are 1I10st cor-I
:-' :icholson: executi\'e. conll11ittel" Dr. \ dially invited to attend this service. '
A. J. Denman. \ViIliam H. Durbin The climax o f t he a nn iver sa ry willJohn C. Nash, \\T. P. Miesen, Henry, occur on Sunday. OC,tober 18. TheA. Frye. The Rev, Robert Keighton,' aim of the pastor is to have a 100 pe rwas re-clected post chaplain. cent. loyalty attendance of all mem-!A ft er t he election t he c ommander ! b er s at the morning service, which will :
calkd a recess to permit a caucus to I be held at 10:30. At this service the j
Sl'cnre proper nOlnination for com-,I loyalty pledges to the Bui ld ing Fund Imander. It then developed that it will be an nou nced . Dr. MacDani el 1
wonl d he impos si bl e to select a sat is- : will be the guest speaker aud wil l ell factory candidate at the t ime a nd upon deavor to inspire the local membershipmot io n it was decided to dec la re no to ad opt and p ush a broad and procuntest for the commande rship and gressive program of act iv it ie s f or thethe election was deferred until a subse- following yea I'. All friends of the
quent time. The conllllander announced IMethodist Church will be 1I10st corthat under the circumstances the clec- diallv invited to this jnbilee service.tion of a commander was the first I The services wil l conclude with the:business of the post an d woul d take' Everv-Member Communion service in Iplace a t a ny time w ~ l e n c ~ l I e d f or fr om the evenin!f. Mr. MacA.dams, the P<l:s-Ithe floor. A later chscusslon developed tor, will dIrect th e service. The sp,rthe thought that the selection o f a i tu al r es pons ih il it y o f t he c hu rc h t o t he Icommander fo r t he n ex t year would he community wil l be impressed upon the,
best le ft in t he hands of a competent Imembe rs , who at this time will be 'committee. It was accordingly voted asked to rededicate themselves to anto empower the execuli\ 'e cOll1mittee other year of loyal service in the work ito appoint a commander for the com-I of th e Kin gd om o f God. iing' yea r. Commander Schrepfer then I t is the h op e o f t he p ast or and theannounced that the executive commi t- p al Church that this anniversary willtee would be cal led in session within a' officials of Narberth Methodist Episcoweek or t en days. Among the pronJi- d ev el op such a spi ri t o f service on thenent legionnaires mentioned for the part of the members that Narberth willcommandership were Burgess Henry be inmressed with the b road s pi ri t o f!A. Frye and John C. Nash. helpfulness of this local institution. iCommander Schrepfer reported on Evervone is i nv it ed to support these I
the S ta te convent ion which d l ~ \ ' e l ( 1 p e d I services, which a re p lanned for all. Ano i tems of special interest 10 the local i cordi al wel come is assur ed to all c it i- Igroup.. ~ os t i n l p o ~ t a n t \ ~ a s the m ~ l V e , ' zens of the local community at anyto rechstnct the legIOn Ul11ts acconhng services whic h t hev mav be able to Ito the new Cnngressiqnal a l i ~ n m e n t " attend. . . Imade necessarv 1)\' the census. This 'region would b aflected by this ruling" •as it would separa te Bucks and Mont- Men s Club Sponsoring Playgomery counties which, at the present The Men's Club of the Narbertht ime, const itute the Ninth District. Methodi st Epi scopal Church is pre-Vvidespread opposition to the act ion par ing' t o present t he pl ay , "Corporalof the convention is evident in the Eagen Is Coming." on November 19a ffe ct ed d is tr ic ts , a nd i t is planned to and 20. The play will be produced bybring pressure on the department ex- the Universal Product ion Company,
ecutive committee t o hold up a ction on whic h gave the "College Flapper" inIthis 111 at ter un t i l t hen ext S tat e con - the Borough las t yea r for the bene fi t II~ i ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! i i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i i i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~vention. of t he Boy Scouts, ' :
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