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PRICE THREE CENTSARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1926OLUME 11 'NUMBER 19

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PRESIDENTSHULL

The Women's Missionary Societyof the Lutheran' Church wil l holdits monthly meeting at the home ofMrs. Rippe r, 405 Dudley avenue,next Tuesday at 2 P. M.

A new Rot ar y Club, t o includemembers fr0111 nine communities ofthe eastem Main Line, was formedTuesday evening.Representatives of Rotary International began nearly two monthsago the t ask of surveying the business sections of Narberth, Cynwydand nearby centres. Local men wereappoint ed as organ izer s, and 25business men, representing as manylines of trade, were asked to becomecharter members of the new club.A supper meeting at the CynwydClub, at which Philadelphia Rotarians were guests, was held lastThursday night . There it wasunanimously voted to organ ize aclub and apply for a charter. Asecond meeting on Tuesday night ofthis week completed organization.Twenty-one cha rt er members ,about equally divided between Narber th and Cynwyd, compr ise thenew club. The territory includesBala, Cynwyd, Merion, Narberth,Pencoyd, Barmouth, \Vest ManaJunk, Faiview and vVynnewood.The " class ification" r ul e, th ebackbone of Rotary membership,permits but one member from eachline of business. The survey showsthat the present business sectionswill a llow a maximum enrol lmentof 67 in thenew body.The charter members are: JohnA, Mil ler, roofer; Howard F. Cotter , g ro c e l' ; Conrad A I b r e c h t.n u r s e l' y man; Vvalter G'. Case;elecrrieian; Dr. Car.l W. White,physician; Dr. E. S. Deubler, dairyfarmer; F red vValzer, painter anddecorator; Philip Atlee Livingston,publ isher; Dr. Rayman M. Staley,vererinarian; L. Stanley King-, druggist; William H. Decker, plumber;Alvin E. Shull , lumber man; GuyCroyle, highway construction; Robert J. Boyd, banke r; Cha rl es B.Aldred, meats, fruits, vegetables;

J ames E , Dolan, rea l e st at e; D r.Herbert "TaiteI' Bieber, protestantclergyman; Frank P . Kromer, t ax iservice; Joseph J. Skelton, Jr., coaldea le r ; James Car ro ll , c emeterymemorial builder; William H. Gillis,public service man of the Philadelphia Electric Co.Officers chosen are: President,Alvin E. Shull; vice-president, JohnA. Mi ll er ; se creta ry , Rober t J.Boyd; treasurer, William H. Decker; directors, Dr. E. S. Deubler,Howard F . Cot te r and L. St an leyKing; sergeant-at-arms, J. ]. Skelton. Jr.The weekly luncheon meeting willbe held every Tuesday at the Cynwyd Club dining room. The evening monthly meetings are scheduled for the first Tuesday, with theannual meeting falling in April.

MOLESTING HOUSESResidents of the north side havebeen annoyed, and in some casesburglarized during the past monthby a negro, claiming to be a coa lman.The man rings the door bel l.Finding no one apparently ath om e he makes his way to thecellar. If detected he has a g li bstory of a mistaken a dd re ss t otell.}\Joney and val ua bl es w er et aken f rom the home of John C.Nash on vVynnedale road severalweeks ago, and a n eg ro was discovered in the house of Councilman John R Hall, of Sabine avenue. A number of other housesin that sect ion have reported apparent attempts at robbery.

CYNWYD-NARBERTHROTARY IS FORMED .Eastern Main Line Will BeS er ve d b y N ew T ra de

Organization.

KING'S DAUGHTERS' SUPPERDon't miss the King's Daught er s ' suppe r, Thursday eveningFebruary 18, 5.30 P. M., at theY. M. C. A.Tickets, 50 cents each, from anymember o f t he King's Daughters,or at the door. .The menu follows: Mashedpotatoes, baked beans, macaroniand cheese, saur kraut, frankfurters, hot b is cu it s, i ce c re amand cake, coffee.

AFTER DOGSInformation has been receivedby one of our readers that representatives of the State Department of Animal Industry wil l beat Narberth about the la st weekof this month to check up on unlicensed dogs,All persons having dogs u n

l icensed will be prosecuted, andown er le ss d og s will be s ho t. Aformer c ampa ign in Narberthleft weeping and wai ling andgnashing of t ee th , he nc e th istimely warning.

BASEBALL LEAGUEWILL ELECT HEADSMay A r ra n ge fo r Eight-Club

Circui t -Four SeekFranchises.

MUSICN

A. J. LOOS DIES;A CIVIC LEADERWa s F o u ~ d e r of Narberth

Civic Association an dFirst President.

PROMINENT

PTOgreSS in Borough WorkShown at Council MeetingFUND APPEAL BYSCOUTS IS MADEFathers ' Association Sends The consideration of reports cos t of both s ide s of RocklandOpen Let te r t o Local a nd the introduction of a n o rd i- avenue.Residents. nance to , keep trash from th e The repor t o f t he auditors, likestreets compn sed mos t of the many similar financial statements,$720.00 IS THE 1926GOAL Iblul':lilnt.ess b,.efore Council Monday depended ent ir e ly upon the pointof view as to how it would be re-.. The n e , ~ ordinance; introduced garded. It shows that the Bor-Plans tor carrymg O ~ tl.;e work by Mr. Kaebe r, would prohibit ough is we ll in si de it s statutory 'Augustus]. Loos, of 417 Haverof ~ h Boy Scouts a t N ar be rt h t he d e p o s i t i n ~ of trash and all debt limit and t ha t t he amoun t of ford avenue, one of Narberth's old-dunng the present vear were k' d j; b' b t bl tt indebtedness is not excessl've, On est and best-loved residents, diedmade public this week by the N11 bS 0 1 0 Jec Iona Ie n:ta e; 0ld1 Tuesday night at his home a ft erF th 'A . t' ' ar ert 1 streets. t IS alme the other hand, it also revealed th e '11 d' I, Y w IC ~ v e r - . '11' He ,vas Olle o f t he founders and'0 1 d a\enue IS cleaned thr t nl s treet Improvements WI payT hi s w as d one in order to o-ive' ee I. es fi 'd f h Nb k I ff d d 1 f promptly. Further rel ief can be ,vas rst presl ent 0 t e arberthit the proper leO'al identity in a wee', las a or e some re ~ , obtained i f Council should decide Cjvic Association. Through tha t ASHLAND WILL DROPfurthering the s c o ~ t mo\:emeilt in l ~ u ~ , s h o p k e e I ? e r s are a s y et paymg to collect about $10,000 of old out- body he became i nt er es ted in t heN e T r a ~ . b ' ~ T r t h h e ' s A c c O c t l o t r d , ! ~ o l g r k t o l ' s t c h a e r r l l . e e t d - ~ ; ~ ; e : t s a . ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ I ~ ~ I ; e t ~ u t l ~ ~ ; ~ ~ f : : . s T ~ standing liens by foreclosure pro- improvement of the lower Willdsor-, b 11 d fi f f ceedings if nec es sa ry . A ct io n i n Wynnewood section, and was one of A cal l f o r a meeting of the Main6n by this association. which n ow n ew .I prO'll es nes or 0 - connection with these old liens the prime l llovers in the reclaiming Line Baseball League has been iscollects and distributes funds, and fenders. " . may be expected soon f rom th e of a l ot of swamp land to form the sued by President Harrv J, Mos-selects the Troop Committee, who, The d.ISCuss.Ion of finances,. m t d' . l' pI'esellt Narberth Park. . teller, of Ardmore. TIle' sessiont I h new s an mg con11111ttee on lensm turn, select the scoutmasters." cOntne\lOn 'i'lt : t Ie si ree: pavhg which was appointed by President Mr. Loo s wa s also a member of will be held in the Autocar Ath -The letter was' in t he n at ur e cos s, rQug It tort 1 tI e . ac t t at Griswold when the present Coun- the board of directors of the Y. M. let ic Associat ion building in Ard-of an appeal for financial assist- Ferguson F e ~ g u s o n , . bUIlders of cil was organized. C. A ., and a f te r t he d ea th o f t ha t more Monday night.ance. The itemized budget a p- t he o p ~ r a t l O l ~ 111 Menon on th e Tl f I I organizat ion, was interested in the At that time officers for thep ende d t o i t s hows that $720 wil l south. Side O! Rockland. avenue, C Ie . report 0 t le I- ighway us'e of tIle funds renlainl'ng, for a coming season will be elected and

contnbuted , -. f fl' . 1 S d-, ! d '11" I was connected wi th the tidewater or ranc lIses 111 tI e atur aytended to you ," i s the way the them some idea of the dut ie s of every)o WI .J?m, a:l,d a rea Oil Company. Le ag ue . \ Va yn e, an old-timeFathers' Association addresses t he t ha t officer, so that they would n ( ~ v e l t y 111 ,addltIOI!. 1he com- He is survived by his widow, member of the le ag ue, is alsoci tizens of the Borough. be better able to decide whether n ~ l t t e e wn t. tell Just what th e Mrs. Jenny Beat ty Loos, a son, Paul a.nxious to ge t b a c ~ and Brook-"I n the little scout cabin at lm- or not a trained social service IHg s u r p n ~ e IS to be-bu t t h o ~ e R, and two daughte rs , Fanny H. hne ?quare Clu!) IS already towood and Essex avenues," the \vorker was necessary in the f ie ld . who a r 111 the secret s a t IllS and Mrs . \Va lt er Dotha rd , all r es i- \enter If r oom for It c an be made.letter continues, "a real, consis The aPl)ointment of such a perso ll a lone Will be worth the' pnce of dents of Narberthtent ff rt 's ! . d t t . the ticket. Better make your - . ' JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWSe 0 I ) emg ma e 0 ram \\'a" l'econl111elldecl to tIle Poor F I I 11 t Il'e."el'\'atl'oll at Ollce.


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CRANE'SThe Busy Drug Store

A t the Station

Open F1'iday evenings, 7 until 9

Yo u may bring your prescriptions to us forfilling with a feeling of absolute confidence. C ~ r e guided by experience anda stock of chemically pur e D ru gs g ua rdyour trust in this store.

THE NARBERTH NATIONAL BANK

The l it tl e s tub on your check-book will tell yo up la in ly "how much" a nd "wher e" th e money went;the neat ly designed check, easily filled i n a nd signed,will be a pleasure to dispense. Payment by check'is a re li able , d ignif ied method o f s et tl in g y ou robligat ions-and a su re p r09f t h at t hey have. beenmet.

A Bank a cc ou nt i s particularly val uab le t o th eHousekeeper.It saves those petty annoyances so often concurrentw i th t he paymen t of your household bil ls-makingchange, asking for a receipt , being sure you have the"cash on hand."

'Phone 1620.-.. u . .. .. . " . . . ~ . . . . .

THIS IS TO THE LADY OF THE HOUSE

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SALES:\IEN!

'Phone, Narberth 1254

ra ta - M ~ G i n l e '0U 218 N . 1 3 t . . h S ~ Phi a.

TAXI SERVICEP. F. DONAHUE

Residence, Station,Narberth 1731 Narberth 1713-WBaggage Called for and Delivered108 COXWAY AVENUE NARBERTH

FOR SALE-Cpright m l l h o g l l n ~ ' pillno ;in good condition ; Y e r ~ ' reasonable.I Phone Karberth 1247.J.

HEWIT'S

ANNOUNCEMENT

OUR'foWN

Tailors, Cleaners and Dyers234 Haverford Avenue

We Gall f or and Del iver

THE FIRESIDE

104 Forest A v ~ n u e

For twoweeks only is runninga cost-price sale of manychoice pieces t o make roomfor our new stock.

YE ODDITY SHOPPEThe Gift Shop of Narberth

'PHONE: BRYN MAWR. 882

Opcn Every Friday Eve. f r o l l ~ 7 to 9

Mrs, Tames VV. Darvi lle has ret urned f rom a , recen t t ri p to NewYork.

HIGHLAENSDoAIRIMILKAND CREAM758 LANCASTER'AVE.BRYN MAWR:

Mrs. Robert M. Towll. ofBea chwood l ane , is sp endinO' aweek in Atlanta, Georgia. 0

Mr. Ralph Megee, o f Dud le yavenue, has re turned from a tripto Florida.

SCHOOL NEWS

Philip Atlee LivingstonEdilor and pullrllller]. Richmond MagneyAnocWte IIIdUor

Saturday, February 12, 1926.

Enterecl 8S second-class matter. October15tb. 1914. at the Post Office at Narbf'rth.Pennsylvania. under the act of Marcb 8.1879.

brew Association. Mrs. George Abbott, J r. , of Tide CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS i l l l l i l i _ ! ! i d m l ! ! D I ' l ! n W ' ' ' ' ' i ' ' ' ' i l i ' ' i i i l U ~ I D l I J I I I I 1 I 1 l I J i l l l J i l _ I I ! D I I - n l l l l l l l l I I l I J I l q ' ' _ ' ' " ! D " " ' " I I I I - I I U I IThe girls a re t ry in g t o f in d a Mills Farms, Salem, N. J., spent the ;Minimum, 30 cents. Prioe, 2 c en ts a Carge. room in whi ch t o hol d their week-end with Mr. and Mrs . A. J. foord. Three insertions for tlle price of are Gwded bymee tmgs and for general .. use. Tobert, of Price avenue. two. Classified advertisements foill beThey want to furnish and decorate" - - - . received by telephonc from sllbscribersl

this r o ~ m in t i ~ e for some special Mr. and Mrs. H. Hollar, of Nar-I \VANTED-Furnished apartment, 2 or Experienceentertal11ments In March. If any- ber th , held a card party and lunch- 3 rooms.mnrried businei!S couple. Reil ly Ione knows of such a room pleaseIeon o n Saturday in honor of the. to "K," cnre of Our Town, P. O. Box 966, Ii!c ~ m m u n i c a t e with the Camp Fire "Drako Club," of Philadelphia. The Nnrberth.GIrls a t Nar ber th Ju ni or H ig h !guests were Mr. James Haines, Mr. 1 -G-A-R-A-G-E-f-o-r-r-el-It-, -r-ea-so-n-n-b-le-.-S-ou-t-hSUBSCRIPTION PRICE, (j)ne DolJar aDd School. Thomas McCaf frey , Miss Bet ty I Klirberth lIvenue. Phone Knrberth 1G42-J.Fifty Cents per year In RdnDe- T I ~ e Scribbler's Club was en- Sheller, Miss ~ u t h Powell, Mr. and ROOl\( for rent. with or without board.tertamed on 'Vednesday evening Mrs. Sundernllerer, Mr. and Mrs. Phone Xarberth 3!};j-R.a t t he home of Beulah Chalfant McCaf frey and Mr. and Mrs . Hol -in honor of Valentine's day. lar.

The Junior Dramatic Club'sl)rogram planned for Friday, Feb- SCOUTS SEND OPEN FOR RENT-Desil'lIble rooms in priruary 12, was postponed in order LETTER TO RESIDENTS \'ate home without board. Convenient tothat L i n c o l ~ l ' s anniversary might , .", . station. 1'. O. Box I H : ~ ,be a p p r o p r ~ a t e l y . r e ~ o g n i z e d . A C O r umED !. ! W ~ ! THE FmST PAGE I GET PAY EVERY DAY-Distributep r ~ g r a . m ot patriotIc s ~ ) I l g s and held regularly every Monday eve- 150 l I e c e s s n r ~ ' l l r o d u e t ~ to est3lblishedreCItations. commemoratIve of the nino- from 7.30 to 8.30 o'clock The u ~ e r s .. Extracts, soap", tood !ll'oducts, etc.day was given under the direction tt 0 d I b d'I' . I "orld s largest c ompan y will b ac k yo uof Mrs Elsbree Ia en. ance. las een s.tea I y 10' with surpl'ising Plnn.. Write Dept. K-O,

T " creasIng With the adoptIOn, around :!:H Johnson avenue. Xewnrk, ~ J.he F r e s h m ~ n dance, whiah th e f irs t of the yea r, o f the ne,\ . (227-20)was the crown1l1g event of the policy of permit ting the boy s to _ . ' .Year for the ninth o-rad h Id I I .t f" .1 . FOR SALE-1,acre farm at LIonville, h. e, was . e se ec 10111 among t lelr own Chester c o u n t ~ " . on lIew mllcadam rondo~ FrIday even1l1g 111 t he aud lt or - numbe r t he one who is to con- SrooUl house. Delco plant electric lightlum of the school. There were duc t the rerrular meetino', This and bath. n!buurlance of fruit. J. T. Barseveral special num ber s o n th e in itself is ;roving an :dded at. ~ I ~ ~ ' . 83 Sabine a\"enue. Phone N'lll'berthprogram. traction for the older s cout s a nd _ ; I . ~ 9 . J . (2-20-26)

Editors: IS ~ e " e l o p i n g , in a marked d;gree, . ~ O S ~ ~ E - B u i c k roadstel'. good c?n-Madeline Baughman, selt-confidence a nd l ead er sh ipI lt:on. $1,.). J. T, B a r c l n ~ " , 33 SnbmeElizabeth Terry. among the rank and file of scouts ,m'nue. (2-20-26)in both troops. ICon tr ibut ions t oward t he Bo\Scout work for ]926 c an be m a d ~ Theera of automatic oil heating is here!to th e officers of t he Fa the rs ' As- ' The oil burning industQ" offers grelltersociation, or to the members of ollportunities for the present lind futurethe Troop Committee. than. UU,\' other ~ e l d of endeavor.Th h I 1 - , I" e 111'1' the pIOneers and the lenders o .' roug t le co umn s o t 'Our this great industry. A thoroughly proved1 ?wn" prop.er aCknoWle.dgment"l'rOdnCt. ,with hundreds of satisfied IOClllWill be made to the donor al- u;;ers. El!(ht ~ ' e r l r s on the nlltionnlmnrket.

though no amount of any indivi- APllrO\"ed b ~ th.e , u n d e r w r i t ~ r s l l l ? o r l l t o ~ i e . . ~dua l co It il t' '11 bbl ' I find all nuthorlties gO\'ernlllg OIIburnmg, 1_ r )U 101! WI e pU IS 1- in:'!nllatinn.l\Iiss Grace Pa do th ed. E. K. l\Iollnlnrr toll ,vI'11 a ct a s 'l' ) r was e guest 0 Du(' tn th" O\'('rwhelnllng demand forot honor at a dinner given Tues- secretary-treasurer of the Fathers' om equipment, w(' need more salesmenday evening b y Mr. and Mrs. Association, while Edwin T. 'VoH on the )lain Line.V\T. A. Kelley, 301 Haverford ave- will occupy a s imil ar pos it ion on We must h'1\e high caliber men of un-nue . :Miss Pardo is returnin rr to the Troop Committee. ' 1 l 1 P ~ r i o ~ l l \ b l e i n t e g r i t ~ who are. d e s i r o u ~b nf tIlal(ln/: a perlllflnent connectIon whereAltoona Hospi ta l, where she has the r e t U l ' n ~ alld lldmncement will only behad charge of t he opera ting room SHERIFF SELLS I'mited b\' their nbilitv and effort. .for 12 yea rs . S he was nurse to the The house and lot of Ray \Veiss, Floatel: ,. need IIOt ~ p p ~ y , .,I ~ t e J. B. Di"en, lvIrs. Kel ley 's fonner garage ancl automobile deal- If ~ ' o u hve 011 th(' : \ 1 ' ~ \ 1 1 LlIle alld aresister. The 17ue"ts l'llcluded fI'I'ellds er in Narberth va lilt W d_l l l l l \\' e l l l l l l o ~ ' e ( 1 nnd makmg a success inL' , S so (as e ~ ' o u r III'e8l'nt 11'01'1,. let us show vou theof Mrs. Kel ley ancl Miss Pardo i n nesday by .Shenff Fox in Norris- p o s ~ i b i l i t i e ~ for a greater future i all inaddition to Miss :May Diven,' of town t o s at is fy a debt o f $2403.io. dustry which i destined to be second onlyO,-erbrook, Nancym James a nd , 'V. C,. Alexander, Jr., attorney, se- to t h n ~ of the ?utomob.i1e.. .Francis Di"en, children of the l at e cured It at a bid of $300 .~ 1 mfol'lnntlou recell'ed Will be kent IIIMrs. Diven. . ' Slrlct (nnfidence.

: : l : : : l ' : : m : ! ~ ' : : ! : . : : l : : : : l " : ' l " : ~ ~ ' n : ' : ~ ~ : , ' l ' : : ~ ' : ~ ~ ' ' ! ' ~ ' ' : ' ~ ~ : ' ~ ' ' : ' l ' ' r : l n : l ' ' : : ~ ' ! : : ~ ' : r : ~ ' ' ' ' ' . Ph 0 Ill ' 0 l' II' rite fnl' nJlIlOintmen twith....." "." ". ".., "'i!il )Jr. Brolllund. District )lanager. nt ~ l I r -Th mb ~ ' l t h 1784. 01' B u c l d e ~ : - S c o t t , Inc" 717e l::l =";Hth Broad street. _Plnladelphin, PoplarMost Popular i:;l ShOO bl'tweeu 4 l ind ' ) P , 11. Mondav nnd~ i i ! ' f u e ~ d a y . .... IuiWilmer G. Crowell, famed foot- Substitute...... I!!I,-----------'----?all player and referee, is laid up ~ ' 1 1 the Medico-Chirurgical Hos- te s ol ve you r hea ti ng !iiipIt al for . a !l ope ra ti on on his h ip . problems in these 'un-);, !

He was 1I1Jured some vears arro at ,; usual times is !::lcollege, and last fall, ,,;hile r e ~ r e e - 1:1 Rainey Wood Coke H; ~ 1 1 ~ ~ m ~ ~ l ~ ~ l a ~ ~ h ~ f l w R ~ ~ r ~ r ~ ~ ~ ~ U We have had three nteatured, he ran aft er a fumbled U years' successful sales Uball. A piaver ran into him l::I to p ro ve this to our" i::!violen.tly, ~ l i s l o c a t i n . g t he h ip , and l'! selves; you ca n h av enCONTINUED FROM THE FIFTH PAGl'; res It 1 . t1 i,.i ....U 1l1g 111 a senous y 111 amed H its clean, wel l - sized nc ondi ti on wh ic h w il l probablv n t Iff i"i Bell Phone. Spruce 38-00 and 38-11'2 .., ' ,......, """" ' ,. . . . ., " " " " " ~ - - - - - . ~.". S ove umps, ree rom ~ . ; ~ Keystone Phone. Raee 10-M ..- - - - - ~make an operation n eces sar y. - U g s d . h' h i . i J'Me C. C. P. New"n,g was t,n- ~ I ; : ~ ~ : n t o ' ~ ~ o v ~ n it e: : i : ; GARAnteed Roofs CLEARANCE I

d ~ r e d a surprise birthday p ar ty a t J: i. B ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ O . 'fi 2 ~ ~ ~ ~ r ~ v ~ o ~ ~ ; - 1 Sale of Lamps I

~ : ~ ~ r ~ : ~ - ' ~ ~ ~ u ~ I . r s J l : h a ; I \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' t j 1 Phone, Narberth 375 Conlracior & Builder i

Anthony Schmiedle, of Newark ' 'N. J.; :Miss Betty Hagen, 1\1r. and: PHONE, NARBERTH 1661J : ~ ~ ~ ~Mrs. H. Seegen, Miss Ida Geist. ' ~ ~ ~ , ~ . _ - , - , - - - , - - , - , . _ ...,.---------_._-------,.---_:Mr. Fr ed Heun e and Mr. Elwo od J' J: iPowell, of Philadelphia; Miss Elva Off INIiIler of Parkesburg. Pa. , and Mr, Wh De J'Richard Ferry, of Woodbury, N. J. en Issatisfied Try I i..I REGULAR PRICE Ii II Table, Floor, Bridge I1 and Boudoir Lamps 1

l OUR FNTIRE STOCK OF LAMPS TO BE II DISPOSED OF AT 1-3 TO 1-2 OFF THE IANNA CASE, America's Foremost Soprano I THE REGULAR PRICE. IIn Recital J ' . iA ~ D ~ O R E ~ H E A T R E , MARCH 7, AT 7.30 P. M. $1 and $2 DownDIrection Mam Line Orchestra Associat ion . Admis- J: ision by subscription only. $10.00 fo r season entitlessubsc riber to two seats for following e'Vents: I IMai:t Lione O r c h e s ~ r a Concert with'Soloist---February I and a year to pay !21,1926. J' J ' . i

ANNA CASE. "Intimate Recital"-March 7, 1926. . e !Frt;lIch:Cook.Vogel. TriQ .with Soloist,-April 11, 1926.' 1 " ' ~ : : : : : : : ; ~ : : f : : ' ; : : ' : : " l 9 2 ' ITHE COUNTIES GAS &ELECTRIC CO IJiQX60:i, ARDMlnm,.PA. ,I Ardmore 17 .. BrynMawr 327 Wayne 471

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PRA ISES NEW SCHOOL SYSTEMTo the Editor of "Our Town":Our schools have been particularl y for tuna te l ate ly when the boa rdwas able to get the acceptance ofCol. Isadore Miller to fill the vacancy made by the res igna ti on of Mr.Dothard.Mr. Miller is a man of recognizedability, recognized by his employer,the P. R R, by the responsible position he holds with that company.During the war , General A tt er -I Mr. \V. J. Peebles, of lona avebury made use of Col. Miller's abil- nue, has r et ur ned from a twoity in the administration of the weeks' t ri p t o JacksonviIle, Fla.

French railroads for war purposes.W. W. At te rbur y wou ld qui ten at ur al ly choose th e b est f or hisown aids and it is a h igh compli ment to our townsman to be chosento administer the finances of theFrench railroad under a man of Atterbury's ability.Our School Boa rd chose Mr .Millerto have charge of the financesof the School District and it is quitesafe to say t hat they will be welltaken care of. It is also certain thatan executive of Mr. Miller's caliberis an asset to the board and that hewill have his own opinions on eachsub ject p re sent ed to h im for consideration as a member of ourboard.As a proof of the executive abi li ty of the new school d irec to rs inc luding Col. Mil le r, may be ment ioned the innovat ion in Narbe rthof placing the entire responsibilityfor the choice of and resul ts fromthe teachers on the broad shouldersof Prof. Wilson, t he princ ipal .Hereafter he will choose the teach

ers sub ject to the approva l o f theboard of directors. This may notbring bet te r resul ts t han the usualcustom, but it certainly should.A. E. 'VOHLERT,

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Coaches: Susan Reevs, Catherine Patton.Stage l\lanagers: Vestus Spindler, Llewlyn Brooks.After the play letters were'awarded to the boys who earnedthem on t he soc ce r t eam, and tothe girls who e ar ned t hem on t hehockey team. The boys who received l et te rs for socce r were:Eugene Lane, captain; R. Caldwell, E. Cunningham, E. Peters,G. Torchiana, R Sigel, R. Young,G. Burgess, H. Claypoole, R. Vallette, S. Thomas, C. Hecke l, F .Pugh, R. Banks. "The girls who were awardedletters for hockey were:Eleanor Michaelsen, captain;Barbara Page, manager; R Cook,P. Grant, H. vVohlert, A. Gregory,E. Lentz, R. Hopkins, B. Piercy,K. Smith, A. 'Watson, B. Jones.On Tue sd ay a fte rn oo n, t heeighth and ninth grade girls metfor the second t ime in a volleyballgame. The first and s econd in-. nings o f th e game were won bythe ninth grade. Almira Gregorywas a fast worker for t he n in thgrade; likewise Eleanor Michaelsen. The last inning' of the gamewas.won by the eighth grade, dueto Kathleen Herron's wonderfulservice. She scored 13 points forher team.On 'Vednesday aft ernoon theseventh grade boys played theninth grade in a vol leybal l game.Th e game was won b y th e ninthgrade, two games to nothing.Th e Camp Fire Gir ls a re in themidst of a busy season. On S at urday evening there will be al l !eeting of all the girls' orga.nizat lOns of Phi ladelphia . The Narberth g roup was chosen to represent the Camp Fire Girls andwill give a 10 or 15 minute ;ntertainment. :rhey are going to givetwo comec!tes, ","Vild Nell, the Petof the Cowboys," o r "He r FinalS a c r i f i c ~ : ' and "The AlphabetTragedy. " This "Frol ic" will beh el d a t t he Y ou ng ';V01l1en's He-

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PAGE THREE21, a Communicant s' C la ss will beo rgan iz ed for al l young people des iring to unite with this church.All Saints Church, Wynnewood, Pa.Rector. Rev. Gibson Bell.Assistant minister, Rev. Francis A.Gray.8.00 A. M.-Holy Communion.10.00 A. M . ~ C h u r c h School.11.00 A. M.-Morning P ra ye r a nds ermon by the rec to r.Anthem-"Sweet is Thy MercyLord," Barnby.Benedicite-in key of G, Kinder.Choir of 40 voices.

L.ISTEN, MENIHe re 's a feast for you.big attractions f or t he nexting o f th e GC:)QdfellowshipTuesday, February 23.Senator Stites will deli\'er ap at ri ot ic a dd re ss , a nd D r. Hess,

. a wonderful Drummer Boy of th eCivil War, wil l g iv e ademonstration o n t he sn are drum; alsoanaddress worth hearing. .I 'Eats? Sure . You can. dependo n che f Krauskop for that.You don't n ee d t o be a member to attend this meeting. Youare all welcome.. Don't fotget th e: date . . .. " .

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NEWS OF THE CHURCHES

"AMERICA ON TRIAL"Sunday, February I4, 1926

7.30 P. M.

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The fact has been demonstra ted that clothes that receivethe proper cleaning and pressing attention last longer thanthe garments that are neglected.I t has also been demonstratedto the men and women of thisborough t ha t a t this shop their c lothes receive the properattenticn and that we only make a f ai r pro fit fr om ourlabors.

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Worn-Brassy Parts of Your Car withPure Silver. Reflectors, Lamps,. Radiator Shell, LOOK LIKE NEW!Silver plates, wornbrassy bath roomfixtures, Sheffield Plate where coppershows, old spoons and forks. Buy abottle of U-KAN-PLATE Polish TO- DAY from your local Dealer or Department Store. $1.00 for half pint.A. R. JUSTICE CO.904 WALNUT ST. PHILA.Wedding GtTts in Silve"

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A few. years ago t he l au nd ry was exclusively a shirt and collar business-todaySt. Mary 's Laundry not only cares for theentire bundle, bu t it cares for it in exactlythe way the patron desires.

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Because of t he wide variety of services St.Mary's Laundry has become the Wash DayServant of hundreds of Main Line families.

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He held t he boys p r ~ c t i c a l l y spellbound during the half hour's discus-sion on tying knots. R. S. TOUHILL"Bob" had large pieces of rope at El lethis disposal, with which de demon- eclrica ontrac orstrated each step taken in tying the 501 S. Narberth Avenuemany var ie ti es o f kno ts a scout is BELL' PHONB: MERION 121r equi red t o tie in t ha t pa rt ic ul ar B.tlmatu Fumlelle4More Than 40 Come Regularly to t t .es. ; , _ ' - - ' - "_ . , -.-;Library Reading Tables. He was highly complimented by N. R. PEACOCKFew of the people who h u ~ r y Scoutmasters VanAuken and Wil- _ Interior and Exterior Painting _in and out of t he C ommunI ty son, as well as by the boys them- WILL BE GLAD TO ESTIMATELibrary to exchang e books r e- selves. One o f them expressed the - 407 Essex Avenuealize how many of the best maga concensus of opinion when he was :Phone, Narbertll 24131 _zines are now available there reg- heard to remark: "Bob surely -'ularly on the reading tables. That knows his stuff!"is the reason, however, why every

cha ir abo ut t ho se t ab le s is oc cup ied by i n t e r e s t e ~ readers p r a c t ~ -cal ly a ll o f the tnne t ha t t he ~ I brary i s open. These two readmgtables by the way, ar e gifts ofMrs. 'R. C. J one s, o f G rayl in gavenu e and Mrs . R. C. 'Aungst,of Dudley avenue.Most of the magazines are con- NlU'berth 2616tributed to the Library, although VERL PUGHsome of them are p rocu red by d i- Elect1'ical Contractorreet subscription. Last year seve ra l r eq ue st s wer e r ec ei ved for"The American City," which is an 314 Grayl ing A"e.excellent publication devoted ex- Narbertll, :Pa.e lu si ve ly t o municipal affairs..-------------------------This was procured by a f rie nd oft he L ib ra ry who l at er h ap pened to meet the publisher of "TheAmeri can C it y, " and t ol d h im o fthe use of his magazine at theNarberth Library. The publishervery generously responded, "Tellthe Lib rar ian in Narbe rth thatthey can have a free subscript ionfor life to my magaz in e a s mycontribution to such a worthwhileenterprise."The magazines haye not comp le ted the ir u sefu lness when thet ime comes to remove them fromthe reading tab les. All those thatare l is ted in the Per iodica l Guidewhich is a permanent index ofmag az in e a rti cl es , a re filed andfrequently referred to in t he reference department of the Library.:Mrs. C. \\T. Bates. of Narberthavenue. in a d d i t i 0 1 ~ to her workof helping in. the d is tr ibut ion o fbooks on Tu es da y af ter noo ns,l is ts t he magazi ne s, k eeps thetables in or de r and files thosewhich are required for the reference department. A complete listof the magazines follows:American, American City, AmericanL eg io n We ek ly , Asia, A ss oc ia tio nMonthly.Bulletin of Lcague of \VomcnVoters. Better Homcs and Gardcns.Collicrs. 'Good HOllsckecping.Harpers.Industrial Digest, Industry I1Ius-trated, International Studio.John Martin's Book, Journal o f S ociety of Automotive Engineers, Judge.Ladies' Home Journal , Libcr ty ,Literary Digest.~ l c n t o r .Nation, National G e 0 g ra p hie ,Nation 's Bus iness, Nature ~ l a g a z i n e ,New Rcpnblic.Outlook.P en na c News, P ic to ria l R evi ew,Popular Mechanics, P ri nt er s' I nkMonthly, Punch.Rad io Bro adc as t, Review o f Re- I ~ : e : e : e : e : e : e : : e : e : : e : e : : e : e : : e : e : ~ ~ m ~ ~ ~ e : o o e : o o B : a : l ~ ~ l : e : l l : e : l l : e : l l : 6 : E c e : e c e : e c d :views. I'Saint Nicholas, Scientific Amcrican,Standard, Stamp Hcrald .Time.Woman 's Homc Companion.Youth's Companion.SCOUT HONOR COURT TOMEET AT NARBERTH of the B e l ~ e r Grade

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Forty Answer Roll Cal l at WeeklyMeeting.An announcement made at thi sweek's meeting of. the Boy Scoutsproved to be a real " thri ller" for the40 members who answered "present" at roll call.Narberth will be honored onFebruary 26 with the "Court ofHonor " for Del awa re and Montgomery counties. This official bodyof the scout organization will meetfor the purpose of examining thoseboys who wish to pass the testsentit ling them to the coveted merit Ibadges.This was received with great joyby the boys. Thus far 15 havesignified their desire to appear before the "Court."On the heels of it came thefurther announcement that Honorable E. C. Griswold, president of theBorough Council and a member ofthe Scout T roop Committee, hadpresented a radio tool box as a prizet o go to t he scout who passes theg reates t number o f merit badgetests,The boys a re looking forwa rdeagerly to the annual pilgrimage toVal ley Forge on \Vashington'sb ir thday hol iday. Las t year therewere 33 Narberth scouts in the as'sembly. This year's trip wiII probably be by train to Devon, or Radnor , h ik ing from there to des tination. Definite plans will be decidedon Monday. Robert Caldwell had charge of Ithis week's meeting at the condu-I'sion of the 2O-minute game peri?d. ~ ~ ! i ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! i i ~ i i ! ! ! i i ! i i ! ! ! i i ! i i ! ! ! i i ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! 1 ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! i ! i ! ! i ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! l ! ! ! i l ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! i i i i ! ~

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our town february 13, 1926

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