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PRICE THREE CENTS LIBRARY NEEDS EQUIPMENT FUND C o m pl e ti o n of Ne w Building Creates Necessity fo r $1000;00. $545 GIVEN TO DATE R e ad t he advertising. THOSE RESE RVAT IONS Are you goin g to the testi moni al banquet fo r t he f i rc me n, n ex t T hu r sd ay n ig ht ? so, get your reserva tions in to Frcd Patten at once. IN ONTRIBUTIONS Pleasing Response to A pp ea l Fo r Funds to Cover 1926 Budget. CITIZENS PRAISE SCOUT MOVEMENT 68 N ~ B E R T H , PA., SATU RDAY , FEBRUARY 20, 1926 Handsome Structure Narberth Haverford Avenues th e Last Word in Convenience an d Utility. MERION TITLE TO OPEN NEW NARBERTH OFFICE BUILDING NEXT SATURDAY F in e mu si c, g oo d s pe ak in g, m an y n ov el ti es and a real civic af f ai r. T h es e s ho ul d b e e no ug h Narberth The Narberth Li one of its fine characteri s t ic s . The brary is planning now to move into announcement co cerning this year's its n e w q ua r te r s in the new Com program for the B oy S co ut s has FIVE CLUBS ASK munity Building on the playground b rou gh t f or th a he ar ty response The new s t r u ct u r e i s r a p id l y nearing from many of t h e r e si d e nt s . To FOR FRANCHISES completion and will in all probabil da te, 6 8 c on t ri bu t io n s h a ve b ee n r e- ity be r e ad y f or occupancy not later c ived. T he se ha ve bee n a cc om - than the e nd of April. panied by words of encouragement More W il l A pp ly Place In But, b ef o re t h e m ov e c a n a ct u al l y and h i gh e st p r ai se for the work B a s e ba l l L e a g u e at March be made-in fac t. before the Library bei ng d on e by t he l oca l scout 01'- Meeting. Association can e ven c om pl et e i ts ganization. plans for the transfer-a fund of "I t affords me pleasure to b e a bl e OPEN TERRITORY RULE $ 1 ~ ? must r ai se d t o prov i de the to a ss is t y ou ," is the way Colonel reqmred eqUIpment f or t he n ew I i- I. A . l ' di l le r , pres i d e nt of the School Five c lu bs m a de a pp li ca ti o n for brary. By equipment is meant only Board of t he bo ro ugh , began a franchises in the Main Line B as e- t he n e c e s s ~ r y shel ving, desks, tables, let ter a cco mp ani ed b y h is che ck. bal l L ea gu e at the fi rst m ee ti ng of et c. , reqUIred to mak e t he new li "The work of t he B oy Scout 01'- that o r g an i z at i o n t h i s year, held at ?ral)' quarter s a p ra ct ic al , w o rk ! ng g an i zati o n, " he s ai d, " l i k e thatofthe the Autocar Athl e ti c A s so c i ati on 1 I1 st lt ut lo n. Unfortunately the ongi pub li c s c ho o ls , i s right at the foun- c l ub h o use in Ardmore M on da y n al fund w hi ch m ad e p os si bl e t he elation of the future of our country. night. construction of t he b ui ld in g m ad e One of ou r p r i me r e qu i si t e s t o da y These c lu b s w er e Narberth, Ber- no provision for t he l i br a ry e quip is l ea de rs hi p, a nd I h av e b ee n m os t w yn Ardmore K. of C ., P r es to n m en t. happy to n ot e the n ew p oli cy y ou A. A., of Bryn Mawr, and Autocar Tlms t he w or k of r ai si ng t he h av e i n au g ur a t ed this y e ar . A. A. Th e B ryn Mawr Fire Com- m one y necessary to pr ov id e th is "By inculcating in the minds of i pany and t he M o os e chapter of that e q ui p me n t h as d ev olved upon the our b oy s t h e i mp o rt a nc e of s tr i ct c om mu ni ty , w h ic h are contemplat- Community tibrary Association, obedience to di scipl ine, the value of i ng j o in i ng for c es to e nt er a no th er t he o rg an iz at io n o f c it iz en s w hi ch s ec ur in g a g oo d e du ca ti on , a bi l! ty B ry n Mawr t ea m, w er e a l so r e p r ~ - now has complet e control and man to perform a n a ss ig n ed duty WIth sented, but made no f or ma l a pp h- agement of the librar y. due regard to health a nd a p ro pe r c at io n for a franchise. Residents of Narberth and vicin co nsi de rat io n f or o th er s, y ou a re B al a- Cy nw yd and P ao li , m em be rs i ty a re , t he re fo re , b ei ng a sk ed to mal.dng a real contr ibution to Nar- of t h e l ea gue last year and \i V ay ne " c o nt r ib u te toward this $1000 fund, berth." an entry of past years, were u nr ep - A number have already made gener William C. Cla gh o rn . w h o is a l- r es en te d, but wi ll i n al l l ik el ih oo d ous gifts, which at thetime of writ ways to the fore in any local under- s en d d el eg at es t o t he next meeting ing total $545. But t he re s ti ll re taking, had this to say concerning of t he l ea gu e, w hi ch is to be held main a pp ro xi ma te ly $500 to be the work that is be ing carried on in M o n d ay e v en i n g, March I. The raised. As soon as t he c o nt r ib u the S co ut Cab in a mo ng t he b oy s: place of m ee ti ng w il l a ga in be t he t io ns reach· $1000 the library will "I a p p re c i at e t he work w h ic h t he Autocar clubhouse. know e xa ct ly w he re i t s ta nd s, and loyal scoutmasters are doing for the B al a- Cy nw yd w as u nr ep re se nt ed w il l t he n b e in a s ou nd p os it io n to I boys. and also the m em b er s of t he b ec au se no one with authority to p r oc e ed w i th a ll t he n ec es sa ry plans FASHION SHOW FEATURE ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL eff ici ent committee w ho a re g iv i ng s pe ak fo r t he "twin- c i ti e s " c lu b for moving i nt o t he n ew b ui ld in g. ; COMMUNITX CLUB , T O COST.$325,797: r fol]eir time and thought to t he wo rk . could be located in time f or t he B ut u nt il t he $1000 is a ss ur ed , t he --' "Let us hope t h at t h e m e mb e rs of jl1leeting. Fred Walzer, of Na r- li rary fi nds itself in a s om ew ha t W D · F' . f P Narberth Students Will Benefit by b . f " . omen ISCUSli lIlancmg 0 roo the community wi ll I -e al iz e what an b er th , who m an ag ed t hi s c lu b l ast em arrassing pOSItion 0 betwIx P d CI b H L. M. Enlargement. db" I' I h ose U ouse. advantage it is to have the scout year, was invited to attend, but an etween. t IS a t 1 Or oug g o- It is a r ar e w om an w ho fails to C on tr ac ts t ot al in g $3 2 5,797 for m ov em en t p r og r es s i n Narberth." I Squire Fred i n fo r me d P r es i de n t i n g c o mm u ni t y i ns ti tuti on , s el f -s u s- r es po nd to the u re of a fashio n an addition to th e s en ior high school Business Men Help. 'Harry J. Mosteller that h e w ou ld , ta in in g o far as t he b uy i ng of new s ho w. H en ce , the well-filled 1'00111 in Ardmore were awarded Monday no t a ga in m an ag e Bal a- Cy I1,vyd b oo ks a nd r un ni ng e xp en se s are b I I M · SI IB d President A. L. :Marks of the at Strawbridge & C l o th i e r' s s p r in g Y t 1e ~ o w e r enon c 100 oar. this season concerned, und is rendering to the . 1 tt' f tl t t All11ar stores eX!lres se d pleasure at ' . s ho wlll g before the \iV omen's COI11- . 1e e 1I1g 0 1e con rac s was au- IJeolJle of Narberth and v ic in it y a , tl . I tl b tl b d bein!!' " i nv i te d to subsc r ib e to en- Paoli and Wayne Wanted. munity Club on ruesday was to be 1 0 ~ l z e c . a mon 1ago y. 1e oar. s e rv i ce t h at is w id en in g i t s s co pe 1 '1 bI 1 tl ffi c ou ra ge t h e s co ut m ov em en t, " w hi ch Paoli was also invit ed , but declin- expected. It was worth comi ne - to 1e IC s were.ope nec 111 1e 0 ce and b ec om in g m or e h el ]J fu l e ve ry f S t W 11 J B s he characterized as a "worthy eel as it had m ad e no f or ma l ar- . d see, . too; g ow ns , w ra ps , h at s for 0. . ecre. ary I lam . 'yrne . cla,.', e sp ec ia ll v to s ch oo l ren \\ II B 11 & C f PI 1 d 1 cause." Other comments from the rangeme nts for a team. Bill I si ng - .J evening, afternoon SIJOrts or b usi -' . II. S, I .' ompany, 0 . 11 a e- and coll ege students. Very shortly 1 1 d I 1 b d f h us in es s i nt er es ts w er e t o t he ef fe ct er s en t w or d t ha t the Pao li F ir e n ess , s ui ta bl e t o all t yp es, f ro m t he P 11a, 5U J l l 1 1 t t ~ t 1e owest or the n ew C om mu ni ty B ui ld in g w il l most f li pp an t f la pp er to the r el uc - t he c on st ru ct Io n w or k. Their fig- that b ec au se of s im i la r r eq u es ts C om p a ny w il l p os s ibly back an en- have been cO m lJl e te d and the library . $ their aPllr01 Jriati ons "would not !ler -.try, but said no a ct io n c ould b e t a k- tant " st yh sh s to ut ." W hi le t he re ures were 274,7 2 4. (!uarters in the centre of the build- d b 1 . '1'1 tl fIb' 11 mit of sendine- m ore." en until a meeting of the company seeme to e n o t 1 m g s t ar t l in g l y n e w 1e 1er s u cc e s s u IC cers ine- wi ll b e r ea dy f or o cc up an cy . . I' . I NC 11 $'> 7 fIt A ct in e- o n t he i nv it at io n e xt e nd ed t hi s Friday e ve ni ng . \ Va yn e w as 111 or 1e 1. y, -7,10, or 1ea tl1e of . d '1 ' k B 11 in t he l e tt e r to the citi zens of t he a ls o t o h av e a tt en de d, but w as a b- of rose or g re en s ug ge st ed spring mg an v e ~ l t l atlon war'; u n ~ a n I 0 Narberth c it iz en s h av e s ai d in the . 1 B tl <: 166 f I 1b g J or ou gh . James e st er le , a c om - s en t b ec au se no st eps have yet been most temptll1gy. 1'0 1 e r ~ , 't' 1 1, ! or p un 111. N I C f 1110st el1l1ll,at·l· " \vay that t h e l i br a ry I U t d £1 t I d C t paratlvely n ew reSIdent of arbe rt 1, t ak en by the Men's lub 0 that 'rhe discussion of IJlans for ane 111 e ec r ica an ons ruc- sllal1 have thenew equipmentneces- l' C $12800 f tl el c d ro pp ed in at the cabin during t h is communit y to o r ga ni ze a t ea m. fi na n ci n! !' the e r ec t i on of a club I?n ompany, , ,or 1e e- I' . l\A" 1 . s ar y a nd h av e i t a t t he e ar li es t p os - t IC 1 ork wee.,;: s me. etmg on 1 oJ.onc ay evenll1. g. CONTINUED ON THE FOURTH PAGE house Ilroved quite as abs orbing as l' W ': . '. IJ I d I sl'ble clate so that t he m o vi n g i nt o. 1'1 dd t 11 tI tl fJ.e w as I mm en se y lI11presse WIt 1 - t he IJrecedi ne- f ri pI Je ri es. A b on d .. 1e a . I IO n W I. a ,e . 1e 01111 I I 1 I. .I I' tI,e 11e,v and more a mp le c !u ar ters = t1 tl 1e \:Jng Wit 111m FAIRCHILD JESSO issu e a nd the individual IJledge 0 ,wo W J l . 1 g ~ on el 1er Sl a 1e 1" 1 I f I fl ' sI1all not be del a ye d after the Com- - . t1 Id n TI l' w 11 be 16 app IcatlOn llan.;: or t 1e use 0 115 m e t ho d w e re s u gg e st e d as possibili- pre:;en JUl. I g. 1e e ) TO B E C ON CE RT SOLOIST l11 uni ty Building is finished. These ties of o b ta i ni n g s u i ta b l e amounts ne w class I ~ o m s , a cafet:Ila and. a sOO ne of t he l et te rs w hi ch w as S ing er f or O rc he st ra P ro gr am Sun. c it iz en s a nd t he ir c on tr ib ut io ns f ol - promptly. In tl; e e n d, t h e d e ci s io n new g yn l1 1a S lt l ll l. \iV IS to. begm low: w a s l e ft t o j o in t a ct io n of the Board as soon as the w e ~ t h e l pe l n11lts l · COXTIXUED ox '£HE FIF'£H P . \GE day W as in Opera. .Tohn R. Williams· ~ 1 0 0 of Directors and the Executive. The cont:acts stlpulate.t 1at t 1ere Program. ~ I r s . P!'l'cil'al R o b e r t ~ .. T1· 100 Boal ·cl. IS to be no IJ 1 te rf er en ce . W it h regul ar ALICE MARY BYALL ~ l i s " ~ I n r y K. GibBon 50 C b F 1 . f \1' "I 1. Overture ~ I a r i t n n n Wnlluce ,,"11' I' I'l ] II ·0 1 '11e vote for tI,e ~ t a t e fl o ,\ 'e r r e- c la ss work." onnectlons et.we. en ~ u n e r a servIces or Ice II' ary ..... . , .J mm >. "OO( II •••••••••••••• :J '" 2. 2r1 :\lo\'cmcnt from Italian Sym- 'f b suited in a d e ci d ed m aJ ' or i ty f or t he th.e new wlI1gs a ~ 1 d the old btlll.dll1. g Byall , w if e of J. Bruce Byall. of I J h o l J . ~ ' ~ I e n d c l S l 5 o b n (X ew Ll e ~ I e m er,,) 2" II b d d tl e ummel \ a "Oldwoods," Bryn l\'1awr avenue, 3 D W RnlJlh S. Dl1nne v white, or ox-eye d, daisy. T hi s e x- WI. e ma e unng 1 s .- .. renJlls. Agner ~ I i ~ 1 ~ I i Z l l b l ' t h ~ I . P { ) S I ~ ~ ' •••••••••• 25 P res"ion of 0IJI'nioI1 is as l ,' ed fl'ol11 c ~ t l O n whe.n there. al.·e no cla sses. N ar l Je l: th, were held Monday morn- In m e m o l ' ~ ' SOf A u g l J ~ t u s J. Loos : \ I r ~ . Jo'll'tclwr 'V. Htites 2.; 1'1 I 1 1 t l ' 1 .I Sl d' lIt 4. Aria Jewel ong from Fllust, '" " "'I' T '1_5 a ll w o me n 's c lu bs in t he S t at e . If 1e east WII.'g,.W 11C 1 IS to 10use 1e 11lg at 1er reslc ence . . 1e lee as Gounotl . ~ ". ' lite .. 1 ••••••••••••••••••• a sufficient nUl11ber ae-ree on a n ew .c af et en a, IS to ready by t he F ri da y after an illnes s of more than H l' le n F l li rc b il d J e ss o : \ I r ~ . A li ne Cant w e ll S n yd e r 2G = f lIS t b Hohl'rt .T. X l J ~ h 25 flower , the State Federation wi ll ask o p e ~ l I n g o .. sc100. 111 ep em er. a year. 5. ~ I e l o t l i c :\0.3 ..••.. Rnchmuninoff H o bc rt F e ll o ws Wood 25 the L eg i sl a tu r e to tllake that the 'Ihe addltl,?n 'Vll1 prOVIde for lvlrs. Byal l \vas a 111enlber of the :\Ielodie No. 4: \. E. ,Yohlt)l·t •••..••••••••••••• 25 off ici al flower of PennSYl van ia. 6 00 n ~ o r e pupils a t ~ d Will d ou bl e t he O ve rb ro ok P re sb yt er ia n C hu rc h G. ~ ~ ~ t 1 ~ e D ~ l ~ ~ ~ c l " " " ' " Fairchild A C. Shllnd. 81'. ••..•.•..•..••.•.. 25 Mrs. J. D. Sutherland: a s h o st e ss , cap a cI t y of .the h l ~ h s c h ~ o l . The and. was active in. r e l i ~ i o u s , club, In Itnly ( ~ e w 'l'!'lI·Yenl' ~ I e l J J b e r ) s e rv e d s an dw ic he s, t ea and c of f e e, new gynmaS 1tllll will be gIVen o v ~ r charitable and m u s l ~ a l CIrcles. Her H e le n F u ir c hi ld Jes so J. P. ' i ' ~ ~ ~ . Y e ~ I ~ . i ~ · i i ~ J ; l b ~ ; ~ ) · · .. , 10 assisted by M.rs . M. F. A le xa nd er , t o t he b oy s. The present WIll husband and two ~ l l I l c l r e n , Jean ancI! j. no' ~ ' I o m o l ' l ' o \ \ d ' ·b"·;]' '1 ')' ',: Stl'u l uss RoIIIIH] P. K e l l e ~ ' .. . , ............ 1 I b d t tI lE B 11 I rc Jcstrll te .. 1( 0 P loge )\ 111·S. R. S. Dtll111e, Mrs. E. K. t 1en e turne over 0 1e glr s. " an y a , survIve 1er. bS .h D ,_ '1 ~ I r > < . Uolllnd P. K e l l e ~ ' 1 - . PIIIUS ance __ 0. -. J G St I 1 Bauer, Mrs. Howard Hipwell, :Mrs. c. Bolero llo';;. ean,.. liP e>< " . 1\:1 k k J . l o ~ · ( l H. l ~ d g e r t o n 1 H. B . S pe ed a nd Mrs. P. A. Wales. L M e He h S 1 e I ' " osz OWS·y Charles Viuton 'Vaters .' 1 The H os pi ta li ty C om mi tt ee is oWer erron rg e ectlng .Helen F a l r c h l ~ d Te.sso, sopran.o, :\11'1<. Chal'IM Vinton Watel 's .. 1 p l an n in g a se r ie s of card p a rt i es i n 0 I N I C w!ll be the solOIst Wi th the Mam PllUI N. Field.................... 1 the homes of i ts m em be rs f or Fri- rator or ationa ontest Lme Orch e st r a concert on Sunday :\Irs. Stella L. Field 11 ft t th A d Th t He\'. :\1. E. McLinn . day a f t e mo o n s during March. Mrs. a ernoon a .e f l' more G a reo ~ I l ' s . ] ~ McLinn 1 Edgerton, 128 Chestnut avenue, is The Lower Merion High School The P h il a de l ph i a r eg io na l com- She was a pupl1 0 t he l at e Le r a ~ d Any r e si d e nt of N ar be rt h a nd g i vi n g t h e f ir st o n F r i d ay , March 5. has been making plans f or t he p a st m it te e of the N a t io n a l O r a t o ri c a l Howland, of New York and Pans, v i c in i t y desi r i ng to help in raising L u n c he o n w il l be s e r ve d at 1 o 'c lo ck , t en d ay s to select their r e p r es e n t a- Contest a n n ou n c es that t h e r eg i on al a ls o ?f Carl T h om ps on and Carl the m on e y n ec es sa ry t o p r ov i de t h e followed by cards. The charge is t iv e f or t he national oratorical con- fina ls f or t he a re a e m br a ci n g e as t- Morns. r e qu i re d e qu i pm en t f o r the new only 50 cents. test which begins March 26. The ern Pennsylva nia ,and southern New Miss Jesso has appeared in opera Community Library either by mak general process of elimination in the Jersey will be held in the Academy !n San Diego, Cal if. , and. was s?lo- ing a spe c i al or by t a k in g o u t a l oc al s ch oo l i s n ow u n de r way, the of Music, Phil a d el p h ia , Friday eve- 1st last year for the MUSIC Festival life membership or a yearly mem pupils having been occ ,up ied in writ- ning, May 28. in Washington, D. C. Sho bership, may make checks payable i n g t h ei r e ss ay s o n the C on st it ut io n. . The c o n te s t, w h i ch take s on an in- present studying with Vltonc to Thomas C . T r ot t er , Jr., treasur- The l o ca l f i na l s b e tw e en t he r ep - t er n at i on a l a sp ec t t h is y e ar , i s b e in g G i an n in i in New York. er, and mail to Mr. Trotter at his resentatives of the various clas s es p a r ti c i pate d in by thousands of high Adolph Vogel, conductor, has ar- r e si de n ce , N o. 2 09 Woodside ave have been set f or M ar c h 23, hen s ch oo l s t u de n t s, b o t h boys and g ir ls , r a ng e d an attractive program of nue, Narberth. Or checks or cash the r e pr e se n ta t ve w il l be s el ec te d i n n e a rl y e v ~ r y s c h ~ l from ~ l t o o n a , works by R ac h ma n in of f , W al l ac e, contrib u ti o ns m ay b e l ef t w it h the f or t he east ern P e n n sy l v an i a fin al s. eas t to PhIladelphIa and 111 New M en de ls so hn , e tc . M is s J es so w il l librarian in charge at the library in Last year the Lower Merion Jersey f r om Trenton south to Cape sing.one aria with the orchestra and the Y .. M . C . A . B ui ld in g any week schools were r e pr e se n te d b y Her- May. a g ro up o f solos in the second p ar t d ay a f t e r no o n . e x ce p t S a t u rd a y , b e bert S. Slaughter, who reached the Marked increase in the extent of of the program. The orchestra will tween 3 and 5 o'clock, or a ny Fri semi-finals in the contest. Slaughter the c om p et i ti o n i s i n di c at e d by t he p la y Wagner's "Dreams," in mem- day afternoon, between 7 and 9 is now a freshman at c o l l e ~ , having early ' ~ s p o n s e s from the schools to ory of Augustus J. Loos, vice presi. o'clock. g o ne ther e o n a s ch o la rs h ip without t h e R e g io n a l C o m mi t t ee ' s of f ic es i n dent of t h e O r ch e st r a Association, examination. Philadelphia:. who died last week, J AUXILIARY MEETS Th e r e gu l ar m o nt h ly m e et i ng of the A m e r ic a n L e gi o n Auxi l i a r y, of the Harold D. Speakman Post, No. 356, Narberth, was held at t h e h o me of Mrs. Susan.Mowrer, 20 0 Mont gomery avenue, 011 Tuesday. T he . a u xi l ia r y i s l o ok i ng forward to a large attendance at all the meet ings during t he e ns ui ng y ea r, in o rd er to retain the cup which the i n cr e as e i n att e n da n ce at meetings w on l as t yeaf. Plans fortheyear's program were discussed at t hi s mee tmg . . SESQUI D. A. R. MEETS Another Will Be Given Later In th e Spring-Illness Handicaps. SEEK FIRST CONCERT OF CHORAL APRIL 13 VOLUME 11 NUMBER 20 The i\'1 erion Title and Trust C om ., the Duplex Burgl ar Alarm System, SINGERS pany on Saturday, February 27, will which means t ha t t he walls, ceiling o pe n the ir new Narberth office. Th e and floor, as well as the door of - - - b ui ld in g, \vhich h as been in the the vault are e n t ir e l y covered \vith Despite an almost unprecedented . d l' h ·h course of erection f or t he p a st y e ar , e l ec t nc w ir es an the s Ig test touc record of illness among i ts a ct iv e c on st it ut es a n ot ab le a dd it io n to of t he se w ir es w il l s et o g t he burglar m e mb e rs , w hi ch t h re a te n ed for a Narberth architecture. The C o lo n ia l alarm. Large s il ve r s t or a ge v a ul t s time to disrUIJt the organization, the . b f h . . . design of the exterior is carried o ut a re btult in t he asem en t or t e Ma m L1I1e Choral has persevered 111 •••• b lk 1 bl ·t k d' t . 1I1 full detaIl-antIque b r ic k Wit h s to ra ge ot u 'y va ua es. I s wor' an IS now concen rat]l)O' I . . S fl' I . 11 d tl . f' t fi t . '" carved stone trlm 1ll11gs. ae ceposlt Joxes are ms ta e on 1e p re pa ra tI On 0 I S rs sprmg The inter ior is finish ed in walnut I n the vault to meet the needs of the concert of the 19 2 5- 26 season, and cream, the whole bein e- l ie -h t ed comm u ni t y, and t h e c om p an y h op es wh ich will be g ive n on Tuesday = = 1 bl f evening, April 13, a p la ce to be by a concealed light arrangement that everyone havl11g va ua es 0 announced la·ter. In addition to t hi s w hi ch d if fu se s a soft g lo w t o e ve ry any nature w ho t so ev e r w il l a va il corner of the building. Upon e nt er - h im se lf of the s af e d ep osi t l;>oxes c on ce rt , t he c ho ra l i s p la nn in g ing through t he r ev ol vi ng d oo r o ne w hi ch m ay be r en te d at a n om i na l o th er t o be g iv en somewhat later in is ushe r ed i n to the main lob by with yearly charge . At the right of the t he y ea r as the fi nal c o n ce r t of its the tel lers ' windows rtmni ng down v au lt a c om mo di ou s c ou po n r oo m second seas on. the left a n d r i gh t -h a nd s id es of t he is b ui lt , l ar ge e no ug h t o p er m it all Formed largely from members of corridor, wh il e t he modern safe cust o m e rs of t he c om pa ny t o e nt er t he N a rb er th C ho ra l S oc ie ty , t he d ep os it v au lt is immediately in the t he ir saf e deposit b oxe s a nd ex MainLine b o d y d e p en d s on t h e b or - rear of the lobby. . amine the contents thereof in abso- o ug h f or much of its support. To the right of t he e nt ra nc e is l ut e p ri va cy . Residents of :Main Line communi- the manager's o ff i ce in which Mr. Above the entrance is a large ties who have had the opportunity William H. Fowler wi ll hol d forth s pa ce t ha t wi ll be u se d f or c om mi t of hearing the choral in i ts f or me r and greet the many patrons of th e tee meetings a nd an y ot he r meet a p p e ar a n c es wi ll r e ca l l the high or- institution. To t he l ef t of the en- ings of a public' or semi-public der of musi c al a b i li t y that h as b ee n t ra nc e is t he l ad ie s' r es t and retir ing nature. d is cl os ed on each o cc as io n. The room. Its appointments are beauti- The l\lerion Title and Trust Com largest part of the work of the 01'- f ul ly c ar ri ed out a nd p ro vi de a pany has given to this community a ganization is devoted to the p er f ec - c o mf o rt a ble r e st r o om for w om e n b an ki n g b u il d in g w hi ch i s c er t ai n ly tion of a c ap e ll a , or unaccompanied, when down t ow n s hop pi ng . o ne o f t he m os t b ea ut if ul that i t is numbers, in which the full value of A t el ep ho ne h as b ee n i ns ta ll ed there poss ible to erect, ancl are quite con the harmonic qual itie s of the m u si c, for the c on ve ni en ce of women fi dent that there is not another bank as well as of t he t on e q ua li ti es of patrons; for it is the ban k' s wi sh ing institution of its size in the en the v oi ce s, i s c a rr i ed t o the listener. that t he y w ill m ak e t hi s r oo m t he ir t ir e c ou nt ry that has a more com Work of this nature r eq ui re s in- s to pp in g p lace w hi le in t ow n and ple te an d b ea ut if ul home than the finitely more c a re i n p r ep a ra t io n . in- make thems elves wholly at h om e. N ar be rt h office. They h a ve issued a sm uc h a s t h e a b se n ce of a ny in- The floors of the lobby are of an i nv it at io n to the e nt ir e c om strumental a c co m pani m e nt m ak es marble block and all. of the wood- munity to visit the building on p os si b le t he d e te c ti o n of faulty work and p a ne li ng i s w al n ut, c r ea t - S a tu r da y , February 27, at which p i tc h , r a gg e d a tt ac ks a nd releases ing a v er y d ig ni fi ed a tm os ph er e. I ti me t he of fi cer s and d i r ec t o rs wi ll and other errors which would other- The vault is of t he m os t m od er n I be g la d t o m ee t v is it or s and escort wise not b e o b s er v e d. It i s t h e c on - c on s tr u ct i on and is equipped with t h em thr ough the bui l d in g. stant ambition of Director Bentz and ' t he m e mb er s of the choral to bring its productions upto the high est possible standard. >""The choralaetlve n1'emhershWhas b e e n l i m i te d to 45 voices during the current season, and with the excep tion of t he t en or p a rt s t he desired b a l a nc e s e em s to be well est ab li sh ed. The choral would w e lc o me a p p li ca ti on s f ro m t en or s who desire to p a r t ic i p a t e i n w or k o f thisnature, and communciations should be ad dressed to Miss lvlary S. C am p b el l, s ec r et a ry , N o . 2 34 East Mont gomery avenue, A r dm o re , P a . Ap p li c at i on s f r om s o pr a no s , alt os and b as se s w il l be c on si de re d i n t he o r der i n w hi ch t he y are received. A number o f t he members of the the choruses of t he Ses qu i ce nt en n ia l Exposition in P hi la de lp hi a. D ir ec tor Bentz isan active member of the general musIc co mm itt ee f or the Sesqui. In this connection, t he membership limit will be disregard ed, and a c or di al i nv it at io n is e x t en de d t o all M ai n L in e s in g e rs to join in the S e ~ q u i c e n t e n n i a l work, u nd er t he auspIces of the choral. Those who desire to do this should write : Mi s s C a mp b el l . s e cr e t ar y . D el eg at es Ch ose n for Con ti ne nt al Congress in Capital. Th e February meeting of t he D r. B en ja mi n R us h C ha pt e r of t he D. A. R.. held at the home of Mrs. H. M C ha lf an t, w as we ll a t te nd ed . Mrs. C. Arley Farmer presided in the a bs en ce of Mrs. Samuel Z. Shope, the Regent. After the salute t o t he flag and the prayer, the mem bers sang "America. the Beautiful ." Mrs. H. G.. Martin reported progress in t he P r iz e E ss ay Contest work. Th e R e gi s tr a r r e po rt e d the fol lowing new members: Mrs. Mae Aiken, Mrs. E dn a Hur d, Mrs. M a ry D ot ha rd , M rs . Arline Free man a nd M rs . E l ea no r Holzknecht. At the request of Captain Ruth H. Nash, a member of the Chapter will take a pat r i ot i c m e ss ag e to the meetings of the Girl Scouts. Th e following persons were ap pointed as delegates to repr esent the Chapter at the C o nt i ne n ta l C on gress at Washington, w hi c h w il l begin o n A pr il 19: Mrs. Tristan B d uMa ra is , M rs . Hugh C. Martin. The alternates will be : M r s. J o hn C. N as h, M rs . J os ep h M i l le r , Mrs. W. R. O'Sullivan, Mrs. C. Arley Farmer and Mrs. Joseph Aiken. . Th e C h ap t er w a s invited to hold e April meeting at t he h om e of. rs.· W. R O'Sullivan. -,

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PRICE THREE CENTS

LIBRARY NEEDSEQUIPMENT FUND

Comple ti on o f Ne w Building

Creates Necessity fo r

$1000;00.

$545 GIVEN TO DATE

Read the advertising.

THOSE RESERVATIONS

Are you goin g to the testimonial banquet for the fircmen,next Thursday night? 1£ so,get your reservations in to FrcdPatten at once.

INONTRIBUTIONS

Pleasing Response t o A pp ea l

Fo r Funds to Cover 1926Budget.

CITIZENS PRAISESCOUT MOVEMENT

68

N ~ B E R T H , PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1926

Handsome Struc ture at Narberth an d Haverford Avenues th e

Last Word in Convenience an d Utility.

MERION TITLE TO OPEN NEW NARBERTHOFFICE BUILDING NEXT SATURDAY

Fine music , good speaking,many novelties and a real civicaffair. These should be enough

Narberth is ag ai n d emon st ra ti ng to pack Elm Hall. The Narberth Community Li

one of its fine characteristics. The brary is planning now to move intoannouncement concerning this year's its new quar ters in the new Com

program for the Boy Scouts has FIVE CLUBS ASK munity Building on the playgroundb rou gh t f or th a he ar ty response The new structure is rapidly nearingfrom man y o f the residents. To FOR FRANCHISES completion and will in all probabildate, 68 contributions have been re- ity be ready for occupancy not laterceived. T he se ha ve bee n a cc om- than the end of April.panied by words of encouragement More W il l A pp ly Place In But, before the move can actuallyand highest praise for the work Basebal l League at March be made-in fact. before the Librarybei ng don e by t he l oca l scout 01'- Meeting. Association can even complet e i tsganization. plans for the transfer-a fund of

"I t affords me pleasure to be able OPEN TERRITORY RULE $ 1 ~ ? must ~ raised to provide theto a ss is t you ," is the way Colonel reqmred eqUIpment f or the new I i-I. A. l'diller, president of the School Five clubs made application for brary. By equipment is meant onlyBoard of t he bo ro ugh , began a fr anchises in t he Main Line Base- the n e c e s s ~ r y shelving, desks, tables,let ter a ccompani ed b y h is che ck. bal l L ea gu e at the first meeting of et c. , reqUIred to mak e t he n ew l i"Th e wor k o f t he Boy Scout 01'- that organization this year, held at ?ral) ' quarters a pract ical , work!ng

ganization," he said, "like tha t o f th e the Autocar Athletic Association 1I1stltutlon. Unfortunately the ongipublic schools, is right at the foun- clubhouse i n Ardmore Monday nal fund which made pos sibl e theelation of the future o f o ur country. night. construction of t he bui ld ing madeOne of ou r prime requisites today These clubs were Narberth, Ber- no provision for the l ibrary equipis l eade rs hip, and I have been mos t wyn Ardmore K. of C., Pres ton men t.

happy to not e the n ew poli cy y ou A. A., o f Bryn Mawr, and Autocar Tlms t he wor k of r ai si ng t hehave inaugurated this year. A. A. Th e B ryn Mawr Fire Com- mone y necessary to pr ov id e th is"By inculcating in the minds of ipany and the Moose chapter of that equipment has devolved upon the

our boys the importance of s trict community, which are contemplat- Community tibrary Association,obedience to discipline, the value of ing joining forces to enter ano ther the o rgan iz at ion o f c it iz ens whichs ecur ing a good educa tion , abi l! ty Bryn Mawr team, were also r e p r ~ - now has complete control and manto perform an assigned duty WIth sented, but made no f orma l a pp h- agement of the library.due regard to heal th a nd a p ro pe r c at io n for a franchise. Residents of Narberth and vicinco nsi de rat io n f or o th er s, y ou a re B al a-Cynwyd and Pao li , membe rs i ty a re , the re fo re , being a sked to

mal.dng a real contribution to Nar - o f the league las t year and \iVayne" contribute toward this $1000 fund,berth." an entry of past years, were unrep - A number have already made generWilliam C. Claghorn. who is al- resented, but wi ll in al l l ikel ihood ous gifts, which at thet ime of writ

ways to the fore in any local under- s end delegates to the next meeting ing total $545. But t he re s ti ll r etaking, had t hi s to say concerning of t he l eague, which i s to be held main approxima te ly $500 to bethe work that is being carried on in Monday evening, March I. The raised. As soon as the contributhe S cout Cab in among t he b oy s: place of mee ting wil l aga in be the t ions reach· $1000 the library will"I appreciate the work which the Autocar clubhouse. know exact ly whe re i t s tands, and

loyal scoutmasters are doing for the B al a-Cynwyd was u nr ep re se nt ed w il l t he n b e in a s ou nd pos it io n to

I boys. and also the members of t he because no one with authority to proceed with all the necessary plansFASHION SHOW FEATURE ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL efficient committee who a re giving speak fo r t he "twin-ci ties" club for moving i nto the new bui ld ing.; . ~ COMMUNITX CLUB ,TO COST.$325,797:r fol]eir time and thought to t he wo rk . could be located in time f or t he But unt il t he $1000 is a ss ured , the

-- ' "Let us hope that the members of jl1leeting. Fred Walzer, of Na r- library fi nds i ts el f i n a s omewha tW D· F' . f P Narberth Students Will Benefit by b . f" .omen ISCUSli lIlancmg 0 roo the community will I-ealize what an ber th , who manag ed t hi s c lu b l ast em arrassing pOSItion 0 betwIx

P d CI b H L. M. Enlargement. db" I ' I hose U ouse. advantage it is to have the scout year, was invited to attend, but an etween. t IS a t1Oroug go-

It is a r ar e woman who fails to Contrac ts tot al ing $325,797 for movement progress in Narberth." ISquire Fred informed Pres ident ing community ins ti tution, self-sus-r es po nd to the lu re of a fashio n an addition to th e s en ior high school Business Men Help. 'Harry J. Mosteller that he wou ld , ta in ing so far as the buying of newshow. Hence , the well-filled 1'00111 in Ardmore were awarded Monday no t a ga in man ag e Bal a-Cy I1,vyd books a nd r un ni ng e xp en se s are

b I I M · S I I B d President A. L. :Marks of theat Strawbridge & Clothier's spring Y t 1e ~ o w e r enon c 100 oar . this season concerned, und is rendering to the. 1'1 1 tt' f tl t t All11ar stores eX!lressed pleasure at '.showlllg before the \iVomen's COI11- . 1e e 1I1g 0 1e c on r ac s was au- IJeolJle of Narberth and vicinity a

, tl . I tl b tl b d bein!!' "invited to subscribe to en- Paoli and Wayne Wanted.mun ity C lub on ruesday was to be 1 0 ~ l z e c . a mon 1 a go y. 1e oar . service that is widening its scope

1 '1 b I 1 tl ffi courage the scout movement," which Paoli was also invited, but declin-expected. It was worth comine- to 1e IC s were.openec 111 1e 0 ce and becoming more hel]J ful everyf S t W 11 J B s he characterized as a "worthy eel as it had made no f orma l ar- . dsee , .too; gowns , wraps , hat s for 0. . ecre. ary I lam . 'yrne . cla,.', especia llv to school Chll ren\\ II B 11 & C f PI 1 d 1 cause." Other comments from the rangements for a t eam. Bill I si ng - .Jevening, afternoon SIJOrts or busi -' . II. S, I .' ompany, 0 . 11 a e - and college students. Very shortly1 1 d I 1 b d f hus ines s int eres ts were to the ef fe ct e r s en t word tha t the Pao li F ir en ess , s ui ta bl e t o all t yp es, f rom t he P 11a, 5U J l l 1 1 t t ~ t 1e owest or the new Communi ty Bui ld ing wil l

most f li ppan t f lapper to the reluc - the const ruct Ion work. Their f ig - tha t because of s imilar reques ts Company will possibly back an en- have been cOmlJleted and the library. $ their aPllr01Jriations "would not !ler-.try, but said no action could be tak-

tant " st yh sh s to ut ." Whi le t he re u re s wer e 274,724. (!uarters in the centre o f t he build-d b 1 . '1'1 tl fIb' 11 mit of sendine- more." en until a meeting of the companyseeme to e not1mg startlingly new 1e o· 1er success u IC cers ~ ine- wi ll be ready for occupancy .

. I' . INC 11 $'> 7 fIt Actine- on the invitat ion extended this Friday evening . \Vayne was111 1I1e or matenal , t 1e s of t s hade s were 1. onne y, - 7 , 1 0 , or 1ea - III tl1e meanwl1ile a I1tlmber of

. d '1 ' k B 11 in the le tter to the citizens of t he a ls o to have a tt ended, but was ab-of rose or green suggest ed spr ing mg an v e ~ l t l atlon war ' ; u n ~ a n I 0 Narberth c it iz ens have s aid in the

. 1 B tl <: 166 f I 1b g Jorough . James e st er le , a com- s en t because no s teps have yet beenmost temptll1gy. 1'0 1 e r ~ , 't'

11, ! or p un 111. • N I C f 1110st el1l1ll,at·l·" \vay that the l ibrary

I U t d £1 t I d C t paratlvely n ew reSIdent of arbe rt 1, t ak en by the Men's lub 0 that' rhe discussion of IJlans for ane 111 e ec r ica an ons ruc- sllal1 have the new equipmentneces-

l' C $12800 f tl el c d ro pp ed in at the cabin during this community to organize a team.financin!!' the erection of a club I?n ompany, , ,or 1e e - I ' . l\A" 1 . sary and have i t a t the ear li es t pos -

t IC 1 ork wee.,;: s me.etmg on 1 oJ.onc ay evenll1.g. CONTINUED ON THE FOURTH PAGEhouse Ilroved quite as absorbing as l' W ': . '. • IJ I d I sl'ble clate so that the moving into.1'1 dd t 11 t I tl fJ .e was Immense y lI11presse WIt 1 -the IJrecedine- f ripI Je ri es. A bond .. 1e a . I IOn WI. a ,e . 1e 01111 I I 1 I . . I I' tI,e 11e,v and more ample c!uarters

= f t t1 d f tl t 1e wor.;: cone, ta \:Jng Wit 111m an HELEN FAIRCHILD JESSOissu e a nd the individual IJledge 0 ,wo W J l . 1 g ~ on el 1er Sl a 1e 1" 1 I f I fl ' sI1all not be delayed af ter the Com-- . t 1 Id n TI l' w 11 be 16 app IcatlOn llan.;: or t 1e u se 0 115

method were suggested as possibili- pre:;en JUl. I g. 1e e ) TO BE CONCERT SOLOIST l11unity Building is finished. These

ties of obtaining suitable amounts new class I ~ o m s , a cafet:Ila and.a sOOne of t he l et te rs which was Singer for Orche st ra Program Sun. c it iz ens and the ir con tr ibut ions fol -promptly. In tl;e end, the decision new gynl11aSltllll. \iV o ~ IS to. begm low:was left to joint act ion of the Board a s soon a s t he w e ~ t h e l pe

ln11lts

l· COXTIXUED ox '£HE FIF'£H P .\GE day Was in Opera. .Tohn R. Williams· ~ 1 0 0

of Directors and the Executive. The cont:acts stlpulate.t1at t 1ere Program. ~ I r s . P!'l'cil'al R o b e r t ~ ..T1· 100

Boal·cl. IS to be no IJ1terference. With regular ALICE MARY BYALL ~ l i s " ~ I n r y K. GibBon 50

C b F 1 . f \1' "I 1. Overture ~ I a r i t n n n Wnlluce ,,"11' I' I'l ] II ·01'11e vote for t I, e ~ t a t e flo,\ 'e r re- c lass work." onnectlons et.we.en ~ u n e r a servIces or Ice II' ary . . . . . . , .J mm >. "OO( II •••••••••••••• :J

'" • 2. 2r1 :\lo\'cmcnt from Italian Sym- 'f bsuited in a decided maJ'ority f or the th.e new wlI1gs a ~ 1 d the old btlll.dll1.g Byall , w if e of J. Bruce Byall. of I J h o l J . ~ ' ~ I e n d c l S l 5 o b n (X ew L l e ~ I e m er,,) 2"

II b d d tl e ummel \ a "Oldwoods," Bryn l\'1awr avenue, 3 D W RnlJlh S. Dl1nne v

white, or ox-eyed, daisy. This ex- WI. e ma e unng 1 s . - . . renJlls. Agner~ I i ~ 1 ~ I i Z l l b l ' t h ~ I . P { ) S I ~ ~ ' •••••••••• 25

Pres"ion of 0IJI'nioI1 is asl,'ed fl'ol11 c ~ t l O n whe.n there. al.·e no classes. NarlJel:th, were held Monday morn- In m e m o l ' ~ ' SOf A u g l J ~ t u s J. Loos : \ I r ~ . Jo'll'tclwr 'V. Htites 2.;1'1 I 1 1 t l ' 1 . I Sl d' lIt 4. Aria Jewel ong from Fllust, '" " " 'I ' T '1_5all women's c lubs in the State . If 1e east WII.'g,.W 11C 1 IS to 10use 1e 11lg at 1er reslc ence. . 1e lee as Gounotl . ~ ". ' lite.. 1•••••••••••••••••••

a sufficient nUl11ber ae-ree on a n ew .c af et en a, IS to ~ ready by t he Friday after an illness of more than Hl'len Flli rcbild Jesso : \ I r ~ . Aline Cantwell Snyder 2G= f lIS t b Hohl'rt .T. X l J ~ h 25

flower, the State Federation will ask o p e ~ l I n g o .. sc100. 111 ep em er. a year. 5. ~ I e l o t l i c : \0 .3 . . • • . .Rnchmuninoff Hobcrt Fellows Wood 25

the Legisla ture to tllake that the 'Ihe addltl,?n 'Vll1 prOVIde for lvlrs . Byall \vas a 111enlber of the :\Ielodie No. 4: ...\. E. ,Yohlt)l·t ••• . . ••••••••••••• 25official flower of PennSYl van ia. 6 00 n ~ o r e pupils a t ~ d Will doubl e t he Ove rb ro ok P re sb yt er ia n Chu rc h G. ~ ~ ~ t 1 ~ e D ~ l ~ ~ ~ c l " " " ' " Fairchild A C. Shllnd. 81'. • • . . • . • . . • . . • • . • . . 25

Mrs. J. D. Sutherland: as hostess, capacIty of .the h l ~ h s c h ~ o l . The and. was active in. r e l i ~ i o u s , club, In Itnly ( ~ e w 'l'!'lI·Yenl' ~ I e l J J b e r )served sandwiches, tea and coffee, new gynmaS1tllll will be gIVen o v ~ r charitable and m u s l ~ a l CIrcles. Her Helen Fuirchild Jesso J. P. ' i ' ~ ~ ~ . Y e ~ I ~ . i ~ · i i ~ J ; l b ~ ; ~ ) · · .. , 10

assisted by M.rs. M. F. Alexander , t o the boys. The present g ~ WIll husband and two ~ l l I l c l r e n , Jean ancI! j. no' ~ ' I o m o l ' l ' o \ \ d ' ·b"·;]' '1 ' )' ' , :Stl'uluss RoIIIIH] P. K e l l e ~ ' .. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

I b d t tI lE B 11 I rc Jcstrllte .. 1( 0 P loge)\111·S. R. S. Dtll111e, Mrs. E. K. t 1en e turne over 0 1e glr s. " van ya , survIve 1er. b S . h D ,_ '1 ~ I r > < . Uolllnd P. K e l l e ~ ' 1- . PIIIUS ance __ 0. -. ~ J G St I 1Bauer, Mrs. Howard Hipwell, :Mrs. c. Bolero • llo';;. ean,.. liP e>< " .

1\:1 k k J . l o ~ · ( l H. l ~ d g e r t o n 1H. B. Speed and Mrs . P . A . Wales. L M e He h S 1 e I '" osz OWS·y Charles Viuton 'Vaters .' 1The Hospi ta li ty Commi tt ee i s oWer erron rg e ectlng .Helen F a l r c h l ~ d Te.sso, sopran.o, :\11'1<. Chal'IM Vinton Watel's .. 1

planning a series of card part ies in 0 I N I C w!ll be the solOIst With the Mam PllUI N. Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1the homes of i ts membe rs for Fri- rator or ationa ontest Lme Orchestra concert on Sunday :\Irs. Stel la L. Field 11

ft t th A d Th t He\'. :\1. E. McLinn .day aftemoons during March. Mrs. a ernoon a . e f l' more Ga reo ~ I l ' s . ~ r ] ~ McLinn 1

Edgerton, 128 Chestnut avenue, is The Lower Merion High School The Philadelphia regional com- She was a pupl1 0 t he l at e Le r a ~ d Any resident of Nar be rt h andgiving the first on Friday, March 5. has been making plans f or the past mit tee of the National Oratorical Howland, of New York and Pans, vicinity desiring to help in raisingLuncheon will be served at 1 o 'c lock , t en days to select their representa- Contest announces that the regional a lso ?f Carl Thompson and Carl the money necessary to provide thefollowed by cards. The charge is t iv e f or the national oratorical con- finals f or t he area embracing eas t- Morns. required equipment for the newonly 50 cents. test which begins March 26. The ern Pennsylvania ,and southern New Miss Jesso has appeared in opera Community Library either by mak

general process of elimination in the Jersey will b e he ld i n t he Aca demy !n San Diego, Calif., and.was s?lo- ing a special ~ f or by tak ing out alocal school is now under way, the of Music, Philadelphia, Friday eve- 1st last year for the MUSIC Festival life membership or a yearly mempupils having been occ,upied in writ- ning, May 28. in Washington, D. C. Sho ~ ~ bership, may make checks payableing their essays on the Const it ut ion. . The contest, which takes on an in- present studying with Vltonc to Thomas C. Trotter, Jr . , treasur-The local finals between the r ep - ternat ional aspect this year, is being Giannini i n N ew York. er, and mail to Mr. Trotter at his

resentatives of the various classes participated in by thousands of high Adolph Vogel, conductor, has ar- residence, No. 209 Woodside avehave been s et f or March 23, when school students, both boys and girls , ranged an attractive program of nue, Narberth. Or checks or cashthe representa tive wil l be selected innearly e v ~ r y s c h ~ l from ~ l t o o n a , works by Rachmaninoff, Wallace, contributions may be l ef t w ith thefor the eastern Pennsylvania finals. east to PhIladelphIa and 111 New Mende ls sohn , e tc . Mis s J es so wil l librarian in charge at the library inLast year the Lower Merion Jersey f rom Trenton south to Cape sing.one aria with the orchestra and the Y ..M. C.A . Bui ld ing any week

schools were represented by Her- May. a g roup o f solos in the second par t d ay afternoon. except Saturday, beber t S . Slaughter, who reached the Marked increase in the extent of of the program. The orchestra will tween 3 and 5 o'clock, or a ny Frisemi-finals in the contest. Slaughter the competi tion is indicated by t he p lay Wagner's "Dreams," in mem- day afternoon, between 7 and 9is now a freshman at c o l l e ~ , having early ' ~ s p o n s e s from the schools to ory of Augustus J. Loos, vice presi. o'clock.gone there on a scholarship without the Regional Committee's offices in dent of the Orchestra Association,examination. Philadelphia:. who died last week,

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AUXILIARY MEETS

The regular monthly meeting ofthe American Legion Auxiliary, ofthe Harold D. Speakman Post, No.

356, Narberth, was held at the homeo f M rs . Susan.Mowrer, 20 0 Montgomery avenue, 011 Tuesday.The. auxil iary is looking forward

to a large attendance at all the meetings during t he e ns ui ng y ea r, ino rd er t o retain the cup which theincrease in at tendance at meetingswon las t yeaf.Plans for theyear 's program were

discussed at t hi s mee tmg . .

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D. A. R. MEETS

Ano the r Will Be Given La ter

In th e Spr ing- I l lness

Handicaps.

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FIRST CONCERT OFCHORAL APRIL 13

VOLUME 11 NUMBER 20

The i\'1erion Title and Trust Com., the Duplex Burglar Alarm System,SINGERS pany on Saturday, February 27, wil l which means t ha t t he walls, ceiling

open their new Narberth office. The and f loor , a s well as the d oo r o f- - - b ui ld in g, \vhich h as been in the the vault are entirely covered \vith

Despite an almost unprecedented . d l' h ·hcourse of erection f or the past year, e lectnc wires an the s Ig test touc

record of illness among i ts a ct iv e c on st it ut es a n ot ab le a dd it io n to of these wires wil l set og the burglarmembers , which threatened for a Narberth architecture. The Colonial alarm. Large s ilver s torage vaultstime to disrUIJt the organization, the . b f h

. . . design of the exterior is carried o ut a re btult in t he asem en t or t eMam L1I1e Choral has persevered 111 • •••• • b lk 1 bl·t k d' t . 1I1 full detaIl-antIque brick With s torage ot u 'y va ua es.I s wor' an IS now concen rat]l)O' I . . S fl' I . 11 d

tl . f' t fi t . '" carved stone trlml1ll11gs. a e ceposlt Joxes are ms ta eon 1e prepa ra tIOn 0 I S rs sprmg The interior is finished in walnutIn the vault to meet the needs of theconcert of the 192 5-26 season, and cream, the whole beine- lie-hted community, and the company hopeswh ich will be g ive n on Tuesday = = • 1 bl fevening, Apri l 13, at a p la ce to be by a concealed light arrangement that everyone havl11g va ua es 0announced la·ter. In addition to t hi s which d if fu se s a soft g low to eve ry any nature whotsoever wil l avail

corner of the building. Upon e nt er - h imse lf o f t he s af e d ep osi t l;>oxesconce rt , t he cho ra l i s p lann ing a n ing through t he revolving door one which may be ren ted at a nominalo ther to be given somewhat later in is ushered into the main lobby with yearly charge. A t t he right of thethe year as the final concert of its the tellers' windows rtmning down vau lt a commodious coupon roomsecond season.

the left and right-hand s ides of t he is bui lt , l arge enough t o permit allFormed largely from members of corridor, wh il e t he modern safe customers of t he company to enter

the Narber th Chora l Soc ie ty , the depos it vau lt is immediately in the t he ir saf e deposit b oxe s a nd e xMain Line body depends on the bor- rear of the lobby. . amine t he c ontents thereof in abso-ough for much of its support. To the right of t he ent rance is lut e p rivacy .Residents of :Main Line communi- the manager's office in which Mr. Above the entrance is a large

ties who ha ve ha d t he opportunity William H. Fowler will hold forth s pace tha t wi ll be used for commi tof hearing the choral in i ts f orme r and greet the many patrons of th e tee meetings a nd an y ot he r meetappearances will recall the high or- institution. To t he l ef t of the en- ings of a public' or semi-publicd er o f musical ability that has been t rance is the l ad ie s' r es t and retiring nature.d is clos ed on each occas ion. The room. Its appointments are beauti- The l\lerion Title and Trust Comlargest part o f t he wor k of the 01'- ful ly car ri ed out a nd p ro vi de a p an y h as gi ve n t o t hi s c ommuni ty aganization is devoted t o t he perfec- comfortable rest room for women banking building which is certainlyt ion of a capella, or unaccompanied, when down t ow n s hop pi ng . one of the mos t beaut iful that i t isnumbers, in which the ful l value o f A tel ephone has been ins ta ll ed there possible to erect , ancl are quite conthe harmonic qualities of the music, for the convenience of women fident that there is not another bankas wel l a s of t he tone qua li ti es o f patrons; f or it is the ban k' s wi sh i ng institution o f its size in the enthe voices, is carried to the listener. that t hey will make thi s room the ir t ir e count ry that h as a mo re comWork of this nature r eq ui re s in- s to pp in g p lace whi le in t own and ple te an d b ea ut if ul h ome t ha n t hefinitely more care in preparat ion. in- make themselves wholly at home. Narbe rth office. They have issuedasmuch as the absence of a ny in- The floors of the lobby are of a n i nv it at io n t o the ent ire comstrumental accompaniment makes marble block and all. of the wood- munity to visit the building onpossible the detection of faulty work and paneling is walnut , creat- Saturday, February 27, at whichpitch, ragged a ttacks and releases ing a very d igni fi ed a tmosphere. I time the of fi cer s and directors willand other errors which would other- The vault is of t he mos t modernIbe g lad to mee t v is itor s and escortwise not be observed. It is the con- cons truct ion and is equipped with them through the building.stant ambition of Director Bentzand ' the members of the choral tobring its productions u p t o the highest possible standard.

>""The choralaetlve n1'emhershWhasbeen limited to 45 voices during thecurrent season, and with the exception of t he t enor part s the desiredbalance seems to be well established. The choral would welcome app li ca tions f rom tenors who desireto participatein work o f this nature,and communciations should be addressed to Miss lvlary S. C ampbell, secretary, No. 234 East Montgomery avenue, Ardmore, Pa. Ap

plicat ions from sopranos , a l tos andbas se s wil l be conside red in the o rder i n which they are received.

A number o f t he members of thechoral wil l part icipate in the massedchoruses of the SesquicentennialExposition i n Phi lade lphia. D irec tor Bentz isan activemember of thegeneral musIc comm itt ee f or theSesqui. In this connection, t hemembership l imit wil l be disregarded, and a c or di al i nv it at io n is e xt ended to all Main Line s ingers tojoin in the S e ~ q u i c e n t e n n i a l work,under the auspIces of the choral.Those who desire to do this shouldwrite :Miss Campbell. secretary.

Delegates Chosen for ContinentalCongress in Capital.

The February meeting of t he Dr.Ben jamin Rush Chapte r of t he D.A. R.. held at the home of Mrs . H .M Cha lfan t, was well a t tended.Mrs. C. Arley Farmer presided inthe a bs en ce o f Mrs. Samuel Z.Shope, the Regent. After the saluteto the flag and the prayer, the members sang "America. the Beautiful."

Mrs. H. G.. Martin reportedprogress in the P r ize Essay Contestwork.

Th e Registrar reported the following new members: Mrs. MaeAiken, Mrs. E dn a Hur d, Mrs.Mary Dothard , Mrs . Arline Freeman and Mrs . E leano r Holzknecht.

At the request of Captain RuthH. Nash, a member o f t he Chapterwill take a patriot ic message to themeetings o f the G ir l Scouts.

The following persons were appointed as delegates to represent theChapter at the Continenta l Congress at Washington, which willbegin o n Apr il 19: Mrs. TristanB d uMa ra is , M rs . Hugh C.Martin. The alternates will be :Mrs. John C. Nash, M rs . J os ep hMiller, Mrs. W. R. O'Sullivan, Mrs.C. Arley Farmer and Mrs. JosephAiken.

. The Chapter was invited to holde April meeting at t he h ome of.rs.·W. R O'Sullivan.

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THE NARBERTH NATIONAL BANK

The little stub on you r check-book wi ll t el l youplainly "how much" and "where" the money went;

the neatly designed check, easily filled in and signed,will be a pleasure to dispense. Payment by checki s a r el iabl e, dignifi ed method of se tt l ing yourobligations-and a sure proof that they have beenmet.

A Bank account is par ticu larly valuable to the

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THE COSTThe c os t o f d ry cl ea ni ng clothes is v er y s li ght i ncomparison to the benefits that ac crue . Many a d re ssor suit-his or hers-that has been pract ica lly discar ded ca n be made to s er ve s at is fac to ri ly if werenovate it. It is fashionable nowadays to make yourclothes serve you fo1' more than one season.

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QUOTA CARD PARTY

'I'he quo ta c ard par ty , which willibe held on February 23, in the Y.M. C. A .. is intended to raise a part Iof the quota which must be pai d

by the local League of Women Voters to t he C ou nt y Lea gu e. Thelarger body, in turn. must pay itsquota to the State. which supportsthe National League.

This interlocking system requires~ h ~ t every unit pay its share; henceIt IS of the utmost importance that

t he loc al group meet its quota,

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Saturday, February 20, 1926.

A. J. LOOS:AN APPRECIATION

OUR TOWNA Co-operative C;o.mrnunity Journal

Owned by the Narberth Civic .A8SOClaUoll

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Entered as second-class matter, OctoberUitb, 1914. at the Post Office at Narberth.PennsylvanIa, under the act of March 8,1879.

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~ : : v ; : ~ s b = e k s ~ ~ e ~ n f d i s ~ p l i ~ ~ h f ~ ~ '11Je FIRESIDh D l ~ i l i E ~ D ~ b ~ T ~ u ~ g t b ~ E J. LOOS, n m l ~ · " " i i j N l i P ! ! ! ! M i W " " W " U I l l l I I I I I . I I I I I I l I I l I I i J I I I J I I I I i I I I W I D I I I I I D I I I I I I J I I I I I I I I U I U I I I I l l 1 I I I 1 I I I I W I U l i l l l i i i i i l l i l i i l m n . ! I i " " . _himself, the father, whereupon Mr. - Lctters T c s t a m c n t a r ~ ' on thc above

L k d "D 't thO k M d M J R Estate ha"e heen l l' ranted to thc under_;OOS remar e: on you In' J: r. an r s . . aymond Sharp, Hlgnel1, who requcst all l)erSons havingGod was pretty hard upon the lad?" of 19 Woods ide avenue enterta ined c la ims or demands against the Estate ofIG d d I

. ' the decedent to make known the samc,o was-an t la t was the tragedy at bndge last Saturday. The guestsIand all pcrsons indebtell to the deccdcnt

o f t he .whole thing, though the com- were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. to n I : ~ ~ l l n f t ~ u r d o t t h o u t delay, topensatlon for the dead boy was IBirkhead Mr a nd M rs Ralph 'vV 15 Shirlcy road. Narberth, Pa.O I . I d' . f . , . . . , ~ I A l U O N ;\1. LOOS DOTHARD. IrougIt out 111 t 1 IscusslOn, or GIbbons, Mr . and! Mrs. D. H. Ma- 417 Hnverford. al'cnuc, Nar.bcrth, Pa.

I ~ t P ~ u ~ : s t ea chmg be t rue , "to Ihaney, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Or t ~ W L ~ t i f 6 ~ i ~ r . : R & SHRADER,dIe IS gam. It was further devel-,Meade Mr and Mr s Horac 'e G 1919 Packard Building,

SUBSCRIPTION PRIcm, 0n . DoUu a .. d' h I I h . , . " PhiladelphIa, Pa ..Fifty Cents peryear In Hf tJ l . ope ~ t ~ es.son t 1 a t e state- MIller, Mr. a nd Mrs. Gordon Mac- I

ent .preclOus 111 the sl!?ht o t h Conkey, Mr. and M rs . Charles B. NARBERTH B. & L. ASSN.Lord IS t he dea th of hIS sal11ts, Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Harr Neel, .has been translated by a great scho- M d:tV! Ed' J Py II k The annual meeting of ~ t o c k h o l d e r s forI "C I . r. an rs. WIl1. 0 oc , election of Officers and Directors fOl.· the.ar, ost y 111: the eyes of )ehova?, Miss Marie Mahaney, Miss Dorothy I ensuing year from nominations made atIS death. to hIS m ~ of kll1dness, Sheip, Mrs. E l iz abeth Meeker and F e b r l 1 a r ~ ' meeting. will be held Thursday,the n ~ e a n m g of whIch. seemed to be Mr . Roger Meeker. March 4, 1926, at 9 P. 1\1., at Borough

that It was at a ternble cost to Hall. Ithe Creator and Eternal King that . . --,- . 'I'HOS. C. TROTTER, JR., !depriving of earth of a cho ic e hu- . M I ~ s Dorotl1{' Speck entertamed Secretary.

man life that might b le ss i t as a Iat bndge la.st Saturday afternoon

Thomas Edi son or an Abraham - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSLincoln or a pa : id ~ i v i n g s t o n e , a?d I Mrs. A. E. \Voh le r t s pent the Minimum, 30 cents. Price, 2 cen ts aa}1 ~ h a t depnvatIon ~ order t dls- week-end at Lancaster, Pa .. as the wOI·d. Three insertions for the price o.f

c lphne a membe r ot the farmly o f h ou se g ue st o f Mrs. B. F. Barr. two. Olass if ied adveI ·t is emcnts wil l bc

G d· I' . h I 1 rl'ccived by tclephonc from subscribers

o , 111 t l1S I l 1 s t a l ~ c e . t at eart 1 y IMr. Loo s w as the chief architect parent w l ~ o w a llllssmg tl,1e mark Mr. Cha rl es B. Young was ten - FOR RENT-Very comfortable lOom.

of Narbe rt h' s mor al a nd intellec- through d l s o b ~ ( h e n c e and SI11. Mr. de red a surprise birthday party at suitable for tw o yo ung m en or couple,tual s truc ture. He came on the Loos never di d s eem. t o. be thor- his home, 207 Haverford avenue, ; ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ . without board. 'Phone Narberth

scene in the beginnings of the bor- oughly co?,verted to thIS vIew of the Saturday evening. The guests in- •ough and the la tte r progressed very t ; la t te r; Ius g r e ~ t heart of s ~ m p a t h y cluded Mr. a nd M rs . C. P. New- FOR S . ~ L E - R l 1 u d Instantaneous lSo.

largeiy according to his p lans and Imed up alon?,slde of that . h t tle lad borg, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Powell, ~ ' a ~ d r f ; : t - m ~ ; : l e ~ ~ e n l ~ a ~ ~ ~ ' , w ; ~ ; n ~ ~ ~ ~ dspecifications. It was a town of c h e a t e ~ by S111. out of Ius human M .. and ~ r s . Harry H ~ l l e r , Mrs. avenue. 'Phone Ardmore 275.magnificent home gardeninO' during c h a n c e ~ . The J ur y of readers can \Vllham NIcholson, the MIsses Ruth . ,

Id.. b ° h take the case. a d B tt H I I · t N' b I' \\'ANTED-A girl, wll1te, for house-

wor war scarcItIes ecause e was , ' , n. e y ? at , 0 1 ar ert 1 , I work alHl cooking; whole or IUl1't time;a s ow er who wen t out to sow; its Mr. Loo s ~ a \ e h be ra ll ) b ot h t o MISS Elva MIller . and Mr. Fred sleep in or out; timall family. 403 Dudleypeople love music a nd h av e music the conuTIun.lty and to t ~ c h u ~ c h Henne, Miss Bessie Hagan and 1\11'.\ avenue. 'Phone Narberth 2227-W.

because 11e loved nluslc alld had Iof the matenal s tores WIth whIchIAnthon)' Schmiedle of Philadel- . ' .G di d bl d I . bib ' . FOR RENT-Desirable rooms II I prl-

music; it is hospi table to art be- ? la hessle hfi t11 , ut tlt.e est phla; Messrs. Robert and Charles va te home without bon rd. Convenient tocause h e e ve r h ad t he a rt is ti c t em - 0 1 ~ was t at le rst g ~ v e us own Young, Jr., of Narberth. station. P. O. Box !}.l:3.

perament; he was a pioneer in its self but. a h : l o ~ t always m a m?dest GET PAY EVERY DAY-Distributesplendid community spi ri t. : t he o ld way. HIS vlOhn was an a pp re ci at ed Rev . Robert E. Keighton, pastor 150 n e c e s s a r ~ ' 11roducts to estaJblishedY. M. C. A. was a tragic failure part of the Sund.ay ~ c h o ? 1 o ~ c h e s t ~ a , of t he Bap ti st Church . will broad- users. Extl'llcts, soaps. food products, etc.only

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. . as one of the trustees ot Ius church f \ TLI'r . with surprising plan. Write Dept. 1\:-6,borough cou ld never qUIte attal11 T •• • • rom i\ 011 Monday, February 281 Johnson avenue, Xewark, N. J.to his own munic ipal generosity I th the s a l ~ l e genIUs which m3;de 22 , at 12.15. (2-27-26) ~ " "'J>"" " " " ~ ' ' %''''''''._'' .'''.'''•'' ....__._ ...._ . and unselfishness, and in the ex- his.own busl11ess a success, he 111

cellence of its schools and t he fer - vanablr s a \ ~ ' the finances of t l ~ evor of its church life very much ~ t r u g g l . l 1 1 g . httle church through .111

is d ue t o him. All this is particu- Its begl11nll1gs, and e.ven well on ItS

larly t rue of the early days; of later. y e ~ r s , and until ~ h e . very end

course, he gave way to other leaders of hIS hfe he w as an I I 1 d l s p e l ~ s a b l e Miss Patience \Vohler t ent er -

as age crept on. c o u n s e ~ o r there: He was even I 1 1 t ~ r - tained at a Valentine Dance at herTI I f l ' t 'b t' ested 111 the Improvements whIch

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. d b f c lurc 1 I11to a new one, an It was d MtaS usua y een mlsse ecause 0 'bl I I . an artha Metz!!er, Helen Hoff-th d t f tl 1 t I

· pOSSI e to ma ,e t l ese a tt ra ct l\ 'ee mo es y 0 le man, JU lIS dr' b f I I I d man , Dorothy Speck , Honora Sny-

own gentleness which made him a (Itlons e c ~ u s e 0 w tat le la so der, Anne Compton .. E li zabe th

great, was a chief fac to .r in making lalrdgellY d.°lne 11

11 t t h ~ t pas t t o make the Cook i\Kessrs Cal'I ' letzcrel' \tller-

N b I I I0 c lure 1 w la I was ' In • . 1 O ' , The era of automatic ~ i heating is here!

ar ert 1 t le rea Ii unusual com- '. t on L an e A lf re d O di or ne Car son The oil burning industry offers greatermun!ty that i t is . There is a com- There used to stand 111 f ron t o f Greene, \ViIlial11 Dothard. 'Dunstan ollllOrtunities fo r the present and futuremumty c en tr e, t he re is a Narberth t he o ld church a . s tu rd y poplar Smit l l and PerlJert Btll'rell of NTar - thlln lInv other f ie ld of endeavor.

I Id f I d h .·1 ,- We a ~ ' e the pioneers nnd the leaders o Park, there is an "Our Town," w 1 0 S ~ el11era .0 mge tempere t e berth; the Misses Frances Gibbons, this great industry. A thoroughly proved~ h e r e are a g re at many good things S t U l ~ s h l d n e Ithat ~ l t d e r e d ~ h r o u g l h the Blanche Morris and Mari e Clayton llroduct, with hundreds of satisfied local111 Na.rberth because Augustus J. s al11e . ass WI11 ows I11to t le ~ a a nd Me ssr s. Maron. Tack and u&ers, Eight yenrs on the nntionul market.Loos hved in it cred edifice. o r s haded the l aughmg i \l at l e\ MI'II r d L .' '1 d Approved b ~ the underwriters laboratoriee.' I ' Id '1 fil d d I lV 1 V e an OUlS . v an es. .' '1 b .

!rrendshil? . is one of the most c 11 ren as t 1er e own t le steps. of Ardmore: Miss Marjorie Sellers ? J : ~ n ~ ~ t i ~ : : ~ h o r i t l e s governmg OI - urmng

IP:lceless pnv ll eges on earth, and But tl

Ile SltJlendllddtreeftfeli bbeforebthet and Mr. Pait! Do ha n. o f Merion; Due to the overwhelming demand for

l!S was a :are friendship ~ possess. ax. ts op la . 0_ en. een e Miss Gertrude McGradv. Miss Com equipment, we n ee d more salesmen'I he 17-ml11ute cameradenes on the before the s t o r m ~ ot wl11ter, but It l\Kar S I' I "I - R d ou the 1\Inin Line.

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b. d . f· 1 ,I new ar chi tectu re 'vVhen t he old ames •au " 0 'I anova; . 1 essrs. of maldng II permanent connect.ion where

. e p rrze ~ 1 1 e I 1 1 0 r . l e s 0 t 1 one \\ 10 . , . ." . Paul Sassman, J oh n Fox . Burrell the returns and advuncement WIl l only beIS attemptll1g thiS very madecjuate structUle \ \ a ~ s\\allo\\ed up 111 the Trl' t E' B 11· d D " '1" -I' l;mited hv their abilitv and effort.. . . I II '1 ' I p , nc a an a\IL ;:,pee". . .tnbute. It was dUrIng one of these new, t l e 0 ( tree went WIt 1 It. n of Haverford Coil 0' • ;\1' \' . Flouters need not npi)ly.that Mr. Loo s d rew a si de t he c ur - t he p as si ng of Mr. Loos there seems L' I,' f C • , ~ " , e , • I. el non I If ~ ' O l l live on the M : ~ i n Line and a:et ai ns w hi ch vei led h is heart and to be a s or t o f sad harmony, a pa- Ip ,111, 0 YI1\\) C• HOI\' e m l ) l o ~ ' e d and makll1g n success In

, I ' . . . .. I I f II ~ · o t l r present \York. l t ~ t 11<' s how you thet ~ l d the story of how he h a ~ 1 fought t letIc appropnateness \\ I t 1 t le a l\Irs. \\Talter Steckbeck. \Ha\'ne Jlo,",sibilities for II greater future in lin in-hiS way past honest doubts 1I1tO con- of the aged poplar. The g randoIeI' d \ l s t r ~ ' wh:ch is destined to be second onlyvictions of spiritual verities. This tree and the. grander ~ I man have avenue, dur ing the pa st week,lost by to t h l l ~ of the :l 11tol l1ob.i le.. "and s imilar conversations we re o f kep t s te p WIth the extt of t he o ld dea th , her father. Rev. \Villial11 Mc- ....~ 1 lIlfol:mntlon reeell'ed WIll be I,ent III

- t d t f 11' 1 church Good by-all three Callum, who died in Hahnemann S l r H ~ t l·ontillence.co.urse 00 sacre. 0 U 1 ~ 0 ( 111 C ~ • HO\U "RD " B \'KI'S HosIJital, Philadel!lhia. after a Ion!! Phone or write for appointment withtall, but one thmg which he said 'I . ~ . ~ . r 1 '>. • Mr. Bromund, District l\Ianngcr. at Nar-

Iillness. Formerlv h e wa s act i\ 'e inmig I t b e men tioned as being per- - berth 1is-1. or B U c l d e ~ : - S c o t t .. Inc. 717

:haps helpful to other men similarly AN APPRECIATION t h e min is try a t J ohnstown . Pa. Th e North BI'oml street. _Plu!ndelphlll, Poplar.situated. It was a sort of crrand To the Ed ito r o f Ou r Town: ,funeral s e . r v i ~ e s \ :,ere. held Thur; ;- S!lOO between -1 and" P. M. Monday and

follow-up of conversations, °some The passinO' of Augustus J. Loos Iday at SlI1kmg Springs., Pa.: 111 1 u e s d n ~ · .personal, others public, t o the ext en t removed f r O l ~ l our community one charge of the Re\' . J oh n \ . a n Ness,,of having taken place in t he Men 's of those rare h.ul11an beings of 10f the Narberth Presbyterian , - - - - - - ---ible Class of the church which we whom t he re are . in these days, al l Church. YE ODDITY SHOPPE

both attended. The subject i nm i nd t oo few-not especially in Narberth I - - - .is the efficacy of the atonement of - bu t i n the wor ld at l arge . V iewed Amon&, tho se to receive degrees The Gift Shop of NaTbe1·thChr ist an d of the s ta teme nt t ha t f rom a ny angle ?\Jr. Loos was an at ~ h n,1ld-year c O l 1 1 m e n ~ e n t o f t he

"there is none other name given un- i de al c it iz en . L ikew ise, he was a Umvers l ty of ~ e n n s y l \ ' a t 1 l a last S a ~ - For two weeks onlyis runningder Heaven among men whereby we generous and kindly man. But of urday were MISS Ruth Bertha Hoff- a ~ o s t - ~ r i c e sale of manymust be saved." M r. Loos s ai d all h is m an y fine qualities t he one s te n, of 21 I lona avenue, who was I chOice piece s to make roomsomething like this: "I know it is that often appealed 1110St st'rongly to awarded the ~ e g r . e e of .Master of for our new stock.

a low ground u pon whi ch to those who knew h.it1l bes t was the A. rts, for studIes 111 Latll1. She se-

j

Open Every Friday Eve. from. 7 to 9s tand, and I t rust that it is but the genuine sincerity with which he al- cu :ed her A. B. degree . at Cornell.lowest p lane upon whi ch I stand ways gave of his t ime. ta lents and l \ I 1 ~ ~ C a r o l . ~ . Cummll1gs. (Mrs. 104 Forest Avenuea nd t ha t I have attained to h ig her money to ever y worthy cause. Phlhp A. Llvll1gston) r:celved thelevels. but i t is playing safe, it is When A. J. Loos said he would Jegree of Bachelor of SCIence.

taking no risk to say to ourselves do " th i s" o r "that," you knew tha t -t ha t i f t hi s teaching is not true, he was "doing" o r " gi vi ng " o ut o f ;\-liss Anna McCracken, daughter

nothing is l os t; a nd if it is t ru e, t he f ul lne ss of his heart. a nd ex - o f M r. and Mrs. C. C. McCracken,

e\'erything is gained." peeted nothing in return. T her e of Merion avenue, w as o n the pro-

Mr. Loo s was a constant atten- was never the l ea st sugge st ion of g ram of the Valentine Musical gi\'en

dant upon t he Men 's Bib le Cla ss in "trading favors" in anything that he b y t he pupils of Marie Meyer Ten GARAnteed Roofsthe Presbyterian Church, and h is d id , and one is more than half con- Broeck, Saturday, at \ Vayne.

questions always kept the teaching vinced that if there were l110re peo- 1' - .:. ~ _ _ _ _ .• '

upon a high level. The l es soncould p ie in the wor ld l ik e A. J. Loos, :

not be commonplace with him in the there wou ld not be nearly so much : ~ I A R S H A L L COMPANY :class. Naturally he had a l og ica l j us ti ce i n Geo rg e Bernard Shaw's,: 'm ind, which was t rained at Cor- famous statement to the effect that , CONTRACTING PAPERHANGERS :'nell, and developed in New York the "only trouble \vith Christianity: :journalism. He l ik ed psychology is that it h as n ev er b een tried." : PHONE, NARBERTH 1661-J ,and often i nt ro du ce d t he s ub je ct E. A. M. , :. I , . , . , ~ , . , - - - - - - - - , - , - - _ • • , •• , - - - , - - - , . _ - , - , - , - - - - - - ~ .1I1tO t he e ss on when it was appro-

priate. One of the most interestinglessons we ever had was that inwhich h is que st ion drew out thefact that there is a very definiteBible psychology, 'which inc ludes

spirit. soul and body. Th e latter isthat thing by which we sense .things,the material universe ; the s ou l isthat by which we sense ourselves,and the spiri t that by which we

sense God.

The incident was being re la ted inclass one day of a father who confessed that he bel ieved one of his

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OUR TOWN, PAGE THREE'

"SCOUT WEEK" OBSERVED'

. BY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

ASK CO-OPERATION

In Campaign Against Tent Cater'

pi l lar-Associat ion Active.

A campaign againstthe tent caterpillar is now being waged by the~ a i n Line Citizens' Association.Ltteratme urging co-operation in itsdestruction was distributed thisweek."The eggs of the tent caterpillar

p are laid on the smalIer twigs of the., apple and wild ch er ry and ot he r8 trees, in masses a hal f inch in lengthand about one-sixteenth of an incht h i c ~ : ' says ~ h c i r c u l ~ r . The eggsare lI1c1osed 111 a gelatll1ous-like material which has a shining metalliclustre. Most of the egg masses willbe found on wild cherry, and oncethey are recognized and known i tis easy to spy them. Th e massesshould be cut off and burned, andif you have no use f or the wildcherry bush tha t may also be destroyed. The eggs of the tent caterp il la r are ha tching now, and willdisclose the caterpillars in Aprilor early May, and start to make thetent s. Each egg mass destroyed before hatching- period in the springwill mean tlie des truc tion o f 300caterpillars.

"An immense amount of goodmay be accomplished in the wintertime by collecting the egg-masses.This is infinitely more effective thanspraying, and costs nothing, besidesaffording valuable exercise in theopen."Further information may be ob

tained through the Main Line Citizens' Association.

SERVICE IS SUBJECT

PHONE, ARDMORE 175

What

ST. MARY'S LAUNDRY

st . Mary's Laund1'y offm's se1'vices tofit every family's budget-all ironed

sm'vices, pa1'tially i1'oned servicesse1'vices in which the clothes a1'e returned damp to be ironed at horne.

You have all these to choose from.

Hundreds of homes ar e relieved of family wash

in g cares each week - a d ay 's t im e s av ed fo r

each home-many year s o f leisure, youth and

health ar e g iv en t o t he women a lo ng t he Mai n

Line.

Means

TO THE MAIN LINE

A few years ago the laund ry was exclusively a shirt and collar business--todaySt. Mary 's LaWtdry not only cares for theentire bundle, bu t i t c ar es for i t i n exact lythe way the patron desires.

T o m ake l aundry serv ice accessible t o e ve ry

family S t . Mary 's Laundry ha s spent l arge sums

of money in t h e best of equipment.

B ec au se o f t he w id e variety of services St .

Mary 's L au nd ry h as become th e Was h D ay

Servan t of hundreds of MainLine families.

BaJa-Cynwyd

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Can we not persuade y ou to begin

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order to insure your personal success

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Narberth

The Merion Title

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Dependable Quality Prompt Se rv i c e= := GEO. W. BOTIOMSOf Speakers at Rotar y C lub Lunch.

C ..c.. B Id eon Tuesday Afternopn. CI<lsses Book Assembly to Middle of

§ COTTER'S MARKET § o n : = ~ H . ~ A . e r O f T ~ I ~ i ~ ~ a ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r i ~ ~ t ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ In t h ~ p ~ ~ : ~ n ~ : r ~ ~ : e : s s e m b I Y.1S', 1S s ubj ec t o f E. Stanley Bowers, hall, Thursday ~ l O r n i n g of last= = ~ i ~ l : X ~ [ i l : i i : : l T I ! : l : L " a l m : ! l ] l i ] l ' : r : : : J i i ' ! ! i ~ ! : i l l f speaker at the luncheon of the Bala- week, the Boy Scouts of the high1S As the Radio Announcer says: "This is StationWEAF, New York City, presenting the 1S Cynwyd-Narberth Rotary Club at schoo l gave a program commem-1S weekly Ever Ready Hour Entertainment." So wem i gh t say: "This is Station C.M., Narberth, 1S West Virginia the Cynwyd Club Tue sday. Mr . orating "Scout Week."1S Pennsylvania, broadcasting and presenting a weekly program in Dependable Groceries and 1S Bowers is the president of the L ed t hr ou gh t he devotional e x-= Meats ," the p rice advantages of which is "Music" to th e ears of any housekeeper who may be = SIC I Philadelphia Rotary Club. ercises by Miss Mildred Coor-,1S "lis tening in" for prices with which to meet the keen competition of the day.. Prices for the 1S pint oa Reverend George Emerson them, the. Scout s op en ed t he ir= week only-February 20th to 26th, inclusive. :: Barnes, pas to r o f the Overb rook program wIth s.nappy bugle calls:: A man gave orders for furnishing a new house, and specified he wanted neither a mu- :: Presbyterian Church and organizer by T h o ~ a s LIbbey. Raymo.nd'1S seum no r a furniture store--he wanted a real home. When you are putting out specifications 1S a semi-bituminous of the local club, was another talker. ~ u d r o n f f then. p r ~ , c e e d e d wIth1S for your needs in Groceries and Meats stipulate that you want neither private brands nor credit 1S that is harder- He stressed the point of a business Ranks o f S c o u ~ m g , followed by:: prices, bu t real value on a close cash basis. Such a "home" for your Grocery orders may be

=man putting service in his business ~ I e x a n d . e r Flemmg, wh.o s ~ , o k e on

1S best had right here at Cotter's Market in Narberth. 1S Chuted: above self. "Many men wait to do The HIstory of ScoutlOg. Jack

.1S 1S 12.00 good in the world until they are Fost .er c losed t h ~ . p r o , ~ r a m .by:: :: Can'ied: 12 50 ready to retire," he said. "Rotary ,Eeadmg a C o ~ p o S I t 1 0 n , ScoUtlOg= = • believes in doing good as you go m the School.§ Flour Sale for This Coming Week § along and not waiting until you are Then .through the efforts of sev-= = A good substitute to ready to depart from this world.",eral .senIOrs John P. .Jones opened= =. b f Ja Lmcoln program, 111 memory of1S Gold Medal , P i ll sbury or Ceresota Flour 1S fill in whi le you are G e o r ~ e M. ~ a m t e r , a mem er o "Old Honest Abe." His to ic was:: = wai ti ng for. Ant hr ac it e the PhI lade lphia Rota ry, was an- "A Few o f t he Less K n o ~ n De-1S .:: other guest at the luncheon. tails of Lincoln 's Life." Mis:>

12-lb. Bag, 70c Catherine T imlin was the second

Narberth CoalNew or Used All lIIakes Repaired ~ s p e a k e r and r ec it ed L in ds ay 'sSEWING MACHINES "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Mid-

:: :: and (Phone-Merion 1458.M) night." Miss Betty McDowell5.lb. Bag, 30c; 48·lb. Bag, $2.75; 98-lb. Bag, $5.50 LOUIS T. SCHOCH ~ A n i s h C e d the exerc ises by reading

= = Building Material Co. 10,7 Kenilworth Road, Narberth hinese Student's View ofoS :: Linco ln as a Hero. "1S § More Assembly Programs.

BORDEN'S EVAP. MILK r. LUX IVORY SHAKER SALT § 1I11111.Hlnlll.llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltnIlIIIlIUlIIIIIIIIIII111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.11I11.111 •• 111111111 A drive by the Student Counci l

:: TaU c an 11c 2 small pkgs. 19c 3 pkgs. 25c = to liven up assembly programs has= = been s tar ted, and a lready many:: :: classes have responded, booking1S BurrER FRESH EGGS 1S a ss embl y pr ivi le ge s u p i nt o t he' Sweet Cream "Heathized" Butter Wtder the Humphrey Brand, d irect f rom Snug Harbor § middl e o f Apri l. A few speak er s- - are included in the prolrrams, to::_ R. G . A. Label, 92-score--65c lb. Farm to us--5Oc dozen. =_- I- _ vary as muc 1 as possible the en-

= = tertainment.:: CORN TOMATOES PEAS = Tuesday morning 's assembly= = had current events as i ts chief a t-1S Oxford Brand, Fancy Maine Red Ripe, Solid Pack Square Deal Brand-Tender § traction. A talk was given by

2 cans 2Sc 3 cans 2Sc and Very Sweet-19c can=====§ Miss "Roddy" Gray on "TheClergy's Attitude Towards Pro hi-

De l Monte Peaches, Rich Syrup . . tall can 15c Puffed Wheat " ',' .2 pkgs.25c b it ion. " Charles Sherman s ta tedDel Monte Asparagus, Mamm. Green, can 3 5c Fancy New Fard Dates lb. 25c many fac ts about t he coal s tr ik eDel Monte Pineapple, Crushed can 19 c Grape Fruit, H.&H. Brand, sweetened, can 25c s et tl emen t and de lv ed i nt o p as tHerbert's Cherries, Royal Anne, large can 38c Freihofer's Macaroni pkg. 10 e strikes, comparing them with theRoyal Baking Powder 12-oz can 45c Quaker City Cracker Meal pkg. 10 c last shut-out, which was theWalter Baker's Chocolate .. , .%-Ib. cake 19c Beechnut Peanut Butter . . " tmnbler 10 e longest in history.H M · A IS IS ' Dr d"""'" C coan t 11. Ib kg 17 1'he Maroon and White basket-art alne pp e auce can c ome _ 0 u 14- • P • cWilbur's Cocoa %-Ib. can 18c Franklin Powdered or XXXX Sugar, 3 pkg. 25c ball t eam los t a tough one whenPillsbury Pancake FloUr 2 pkgs. 25c Clawson's Pure Vanilla 2-oz. bot. 25c i t was rUdely joltedlast Friday byAstor Rice pkg. 1()c Boscul Coffee I-lb. can 55c West Chester High, in the West

Chest er c age, by a scor e o f 32 to.1I1111....HlIlIIlIU.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1I111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I 23. Zimmerman's quin tet pIayed

SARDINES APRICOTS SALMON championship basketball andMarie Elizabeth, Fancy Im- Herbert's Choice Peeled. smartly outplayed the Ardmore

Ported Portuguese Boneless. Noticethisfruit is peeled, in rich Horse Shoe Brand Fancy Red ANNOUNCEMENT l ads w it h t he ir swi ft p as si ng a t-~ = This brand of Sardines needs no s4yJUSc Pcan'n.d extra quality. Value Salmon. .§== I tack. An off night and a hoodoorecommendation from us. ANNA CASE, America's Foremost Soprano glaring at them seems "Alibi AI's"

=___-_ Large can 30c 35 c can 38c can ===_-1 In Recital version of the Lower Merion quin-

tet' s defeat, but even a t that West

:: NATIVE YEARLING BEEF __ ARDMORE THEATRE, MARCH 7, AT 3.30 P. M. Chester never had a free hand and- - Direction Main Line Orchestra Association. Admis- always ha d to keep st ep pi ng to

_§ Rump and Round Steak ', ' .. lb. 45c

IBest Cuts Standing Rib Roast lb. 38c §_ sion by subscription only. $10 .00 for season entitles remain in the limelight.

subscriber to two seats fo r following events: Ton ight , when the Ardmore§ Nice Lean Pot Roast Ib. 2Sc t o 3 5 c Thick End Rib Roast lb. 25c § dribblers meet Upper Darby, at:: :: Mai. Une Orchestra Concert with Soloist-Februarv home, there will p roba bl y be a§ COUNTRY PORK §! 21,1926. • decided change in the line-up.= - ANNA CASE, "Intimate Recital"-March 7, 1926. Nor ri st own con ti nu es t o le ad=_=_ Fresh Shoulder Pork .. lb. 30c , Loin Pork for Roast . . . lb. 38 c Ipork Chops, best cuts . . lb. 45c = _ ~ French-Cook-Vogel Trio with Soloist-April 11, 1926. the league, with Lower Merion

Main Line Orchestra Concert with Soloist-May 16, 1926 ancl \Vest Chester in a tie for:: :: second place. Only a spill handed= Soa cak 5 I S 3 ak 20 Old D h CI 3 20 = Send Name and Check fol' $10.00 to by \Vest Chester and Lower::= Fels Naptha p. . . . e c vory oap c es cI utc eanser, cans c ==_ '\

l \l er io n woul d b ri ng t he Roy al:: YoungP. B.Soap, 1ge. cake 10e Gold Dust ',' .. large pkg. 25c Best Ammonia . . . qt. bot.25c :: BOX 603, ARDMORE, PA. Blue and White five o ff i ts perch

E § for a t ri pl e tie. There's a good= = possibility of that happening, and,:",1111I11 I11I11111I11I11I11111I1111111111 111I111I11111111 I11I11111I111I11I111I111I11I111I11I111I111I111I1111111I1111I11I1111I111I1111I11I11I11111I1111I111I1111: 2 if so, an interesting- play-off would

~ . ensue. If something in that ordershould occur perhaps Norristownwouldn't be so fond of "platterdinners." ,

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a t the league meeting in Ardmore

Monday were President Harry J.

Mosteller, of Ardmore; Jack Mor

ris, secretary; Charles Harnden, ofNarberth; E. T. Dilworth, of Preston A. A.; Joe Cul linan, o f Ard more K. of C.; William Rogers, ofBryn Mawr; Fitzgerald, o f Berwyn, and Harry Hoffman , o f the

C DBAutocar..

HEAD OF WOMAN'S L Jimmy Dykes, of Connie Mack'sAth le ti cs , who bas been act ively

Mrs. J. Samuel Stephenson, of associated with Preston A. A., alsoI 15 City Line, Bala, died in the attended, but left early to broadcastHahnemann Hospital Wednesday a talk on baseball from :wABg, thenight after an operation performed Haverford College radIO stattOn. -------------' I'uesday. She was 58 years of a ~ e . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = II:dentified with nearly every activity of Bala-Cynwyd, and prominentin township affairs , Mrs. Stephenson was one of Lower Merion'shest known women.She was president of the

Woman 's Club of Bala-Cynwyd ,secretary of the So,utheastern Fe.d-eration of \ \Tomens Clubs, chaIrman o f the Red Crosswork for herdistr ic t a nd an active member ofti1C Auxiliary of St. JaIm's Church.She was also active in the Needle

work Guild.Mrs . Ste phenson was the only

woman member of the Lower Merion Board o f Hea lth, hav ing beenthe first woman to hold that position

in the township.She o rigina ted the p l ~ n .for a

building fund and memonal Itbraryfor the Woman's Club a nd waslargely instrumental in c a r r ~ i n g thefinancial drive through to Its successful conclusion.. Mrs. Stephenson had resided atthe City Line address . near.ly 20

~ r e a r s . She was born 111 PhIladelphia, the daughter of M:. and ~ 1 r s .J. S. S tevenson . She IS survIvedby h er husband, a wool m e ~ c h a n tof Phi lade lphia; three chI ldren,Mrs. H enr y Kelly, J r., of BalaCynwyd; Mrs. Edward Legge, ofBoston, and Mr. Samuel Stephenson, Jr. , a s tudent at Lafayette Col-

lege.Funeral services will be held Sat-

t: rday afternoon at 2 o'clock at St.lohn' s Chu rch. Rev. Hen ry A. F.Hoy t and Rev. A. E. C l a t ~ e n b u : g l ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "v:i\l officiate. Interment, whlcl: Willbe private, wil l be at Westmmster

Cemetery.

Operation Fatal to Mrs. J. S.Stephenson. Prominent

in Township.

DALA CLUB LEADER

DIES IN HOSPITAL

PAGE FOUR

FIVE CLUBS APPLY FOR

FRANCHiSES IN LEAGUE

coXTIN'UED FRO)! THE F IRST PAGE

There was no hesitancy Monday in

accepting both the Knights of Columbus and the Ardmore Autocarbecause these teams, though bothfrom the same community, repres:ntdifferent cro'Yds and in no way 111-

terfere with each other.I f an Oakmont team were form

ed, however , i t might weaken theCaseys, as many of the players onthat nine last year came from Oakmont and South Ardmore. AnotherBryn Mawr team might also weak.en the Preston A. A.Regardl es s of t he number ~

'Clubs t her e will be an open terntory alonO" the Main Line for league.membersbto draw upon. This meanstha t a player need 110t live in the

~ : : o m m u n i t y for which he p l a y ~ .Last year there was a "closed terntory" rule, but this w a evaded by aseries of exchanges wluch theleaguepermitted club managers to make.The ter ri to ry rule was the only

action taken by t he league a t itsmeeting Monday. O t l ~ e r p ~ e p a r a -tions for the season, which WIll openthe lat ter part of May, were held upuntil the March meeting, when amore thorough r e p r e s e ~ l t a t i o n ~ clubs is expected. ElectIOn 0'£ offi-cers will ta\:;:e place a t tha t tUlle.

Clubs to Organ ize .

Most of the clubs will meet toorganize within the next few weeks.Narberth is expected to hold a meeting the lat te r part o f the month toelect officers and a manager . A tthis session Bill Crowell and Fred\\Talzer, perennial opponents for theNarberth managership , are againexpe cted t o oppose each ot her .Crowell, who is a nationally

known football official , won lastyear; Walzer copped the honor theyear previous.

I f Walzer sticks to his declarationthat he wi1l not pilot Cynwyd again,this club will be hard put to findanother skipper. Cynwyd will alsobe fhced with the problem o f securing financial backing. Last year

it was financed by the Active Members Club of the fire company, butwhether this organization wiH againback the team is doubtful as i t lostmoney last season. T he newlyformed Bala-Cynwyd-Narberth Rotary Club may be sought as a backer but , because o f the Narbe rt hmembership in this organization.t he re is dou bt t ha t t he move willbe successful.The club representatives present

buy

fire, windstorms, theft, injury and even death.

Premiums may seem h ig h, b ut y ou know the

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YOUNG PEOPLE'S LEAGUE

HOLDS FIRST SOCIAL

The Scarlet Cockerel • . . . .• .• .• S U b l e t t ~The Dark Friiate . . •. •. . . . . . •. . HawesThe Genial Sultan . ••• . . ••• . . . ThayerCamping and Woodcraft .•.•••KephartThe World Almanac, 1926Boyhood Stories of Famous Men .. CatherThe E n ~ h a n t e d ChristmasTree . . . •WildeDramatIzation of School Classic .. LasselleShort Plays Weber and WebsterCilildren's Literature

. Curry, ClippingerChrIStmas Everywhere •. . . • . • . Pa.!:'e CoAllen's Antonyms and Synonyms .. A l l e ~Commercial Geography BrighamPeeps at Industry-Cocoa BrownRainbow Gold . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . TeasdaleSilver Pennies . . . . . • . • . . . . . . .ThompsonNorth America JonesModern BUSiness Geography .. HuntingdonHistoric G irllioods HollandWealth of World's Waste Places .. GibsonRoman Li fe i n the Days o f Cicero

ChurchThe Enchanted Past . . . . . • • . . .HodgdonA Day in Ancient Rome . . . • . . ShumwayLife of Garfield . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . ThayerWhere Our History Was Made. . • . FarisWhat the Old World Gave the New. Southworth

PrIvate Life of the Romans . . . . JohnstonCotton . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . TurpinDutch Boy Five Years After BokThe American Nation TylerElectro'CraftHow to Make a Rad ioA Book of Boyhoods FreyerEdito rs : Ka th r yn Aungst and

Susan Reevs .

and

THIRD

SCHOOL NOTES

GRADE VI II .D. MllterJ. Murray

GRADE VII.

R. GrahamHO:SOR:

GRADE IX.~ I BaughmanE .Te r r y

GBADJil VIII.R. KleinH. wnsoIl

GRADE VII.J. BaileyJ. ~ f c l n t l r e

H. Sigel

SCHOLARSHIP HONORS FOR

FIRST HONOR: PERIOD.

GRADE IX.R. HopkinsE. Michaelson

Many High ScholarshipAttendance Records

Are Earned.

OTHER

STUDENT HONORS

ARE ·ANNOUNCED

R. Bank.E. HUlltK. Smith

B. JonesA. ilIonksJ. SnYder

F'. DovIeSECOND

1,\ nutesD. C ' ] e \ " t . · n ~ ( ' r

A. BaileyIl\ Van Anken

A. Aungst] ~ l"unkI" HohlJR. WllsoIlS E ~ m S ' n J R SCHOLARSHIP HO:\OnS.Plrst honor-Awurded to pupils Whose gen·

ernl t l \ ·eruge In not l e : - ; ~ thonfour major 8ubJectsi ... 00 or h i gh e r n nd who have no mark lowerOUl" SO.

GRADE IX.llnth Hopl,lns Ernestine HuntEillunor MlehlH\lsf"1I Katherine Smith

BUADE \'III .Allee Monksetty Jones

John SnYder

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SIDEWALK DELINQUENTSCALLED BEFORE BURGESS

68 RESIDENTS RESPOND TO

SCOUT CALL TO DATE

Citizen Objects.

In th is connect ion t he e di to r r e

ce ived this week a letter. expressing

oneopinion on the new plowing pol

icy. As it came fr0111 one of theborough's oldest an d most loyal cit

izens, it is p rowated f rom the "let

ters" column:

"I t hi nk the borough had bet te r

bu\' a new horse a nd let t he o ld

plow d o t he first wor k o n o ur side

walks. Left to individual effort the

work is o nly h al f done-a mere

cowpath being cleaned. Then the

use of the big plow in the s t ree t only

piles the sno w in the gu tt er on t o

t he cu rb s, making it almost impos

sible to c ro ss t he s tr ee ts . P le a se ,

lVIr. Road Mas te r, just clean the

crossings an d rest o re t he sidewalk

plow, and we pedest r ians will thankvou. Automobiles can level the

i l l id-road soon enough."

GUADE VI I.Second hunor-Awarded to pupi l s whose ,::en·

eral average In not thon four major subjects IsSi> to 89 .Ild whO have no mark lower than 70.

GRADE IX.Richard Blinks Fred BatesMadeline Baughmall D o r o t h ~ ' Clevenger1mzlIhpllt 'I'errs Helen )IcCrucken

GUAm; VIII . Va le nt in e Day Fi tl y Ob se rv ed byDOlOth:. :\Iiller .Jane l\Iurra,.,

F"ulIl, l l o ~ ' l e G n A l h ~ b ~ ~ l I G r n l t n l l 1 Young Church Folks.

R I ~ ~ ' n ~ X I ~ s o ~ ~ ' 1 I 0 hov.. not been alJ,.nt or tards The f i rs t socia l activity of thednrlng the lI...t semester: ne,vly-formed League of Narberth

GUADE IX.Richard Hun!is HettyBow Y P I ' S .I,. Brooks E. Hunt man oung eop e societies took place

~ i W : ~ I ' ; I I " l s e n J;: ~ : ; ~ f b ) ' February 12 , i n t he P re sb yt er ia nv. :< ;11111" :<. SI,lnelli CI~ 1 \\"'1I1Z II. Z"!rll lurch. Having alread.v set an ex -

BUADE \ ' lI l .

W. iliad' B. Bowmall I eptionall)' h ig h s ta nd ar d f or ou rE. Clpgll P. Cali hUll

~ · . T ~ ~ ~ ~ · ; s ~ I I f : I ~ ~ e l devot iona l meet ings , we w ere re-E. Peters GRAtE ~ ~ ~ o a m in ded t ha t a ga in a n equ al ly h ig h

~ i . ~ ! ; ~ l O r l : ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ i i standard has be en s et f or ou r socialR. WllsolI G. Wolf ,vork.

Junior High School News. Th e Valentine social wa s a great

On Fr id ay, Febru ary 12 , the success. Onl y t he u nt ir in g e ff or ts

school was enter tained by an int er - of Raymond Austin an'd his helpersesting program commemorat ing made thispossible. Th e social room

Lincoln's birthday. "Memories of wa s artistically decorated with

Ta d L in co ln 's F at he r, " r ea d by h ea rt s, r ed s tr eame rs a nd o th er a p

Martha Maxwe ll . a nd "Li ncol n' s p ro pr ia te novel ti es , wh ich upon

Inside Life," r ead by Vestus Sp ind - s i gh t would give one t he realatmos-

ler, we re very e nter taining. phe re an d s piri t of good fun.

These were followed b y t he " Ge t- Many g am es wer e played and

t ys bu rg A dd re ss ." recited by prizes offered to t1)e winners.

Ge orge Tr imble , f rom t he s ixth (They were good prizes, too-asl ,

g rad e, and "Linco ln Walks a t M id- B ai rd C aldw ell) . O ne priz e w as

night,'" recited by Ra y Wilson an d to be awarded to the church pro

Anne Marshall. The program d uc in g t he b es t s tu nt . This prize

closed with a series of bugle ca ll s w as won for the Presbyterian

given by Fred Bates, of the Wynne-, Church by the young talented come

woo d Boy S co ut T ro op . Idians, the 'Wa lsh brothe rs and

:rhe freshman class gave a most ~ a i : d . C a l d w e ~ ~ . They w ere .the

enjoyable dance in the auditor ium I shmmg s t ar s of the evenmg.

on Friday evening, February 12 . A Gerald ~ p e r r y ~ a d e a .great attemptfeature dance , g iven by Evelyn J ef - a t provmg to hIS audience that I ~ fries an d Bernice Pi er cy , w as e n- c ou ld balance a newspape : on hISjoyed by all a nd an exh ib it io n of nose, but the newspaper , bemgstub

t he "Ch ar le st on ," g iv en b y Ruth born and n o his. f a v o r i t ~ paper , h eHopk ins and Eleanor Michaelson pos tponed Ius trick untIl the next

was very ent er ta in ing. E l len Pray social.

and Robert Vallette won the Balloons, confe tt i and au tog raph

elimination dance. At II o 'clock books were among the novelties en -

d ec la ri ng t ha t they had had joyed.

a wonderful time. Th e chaperones Last but fa r fr om be ing least

,,:ere Mrs. Cle.venger, Mrs. Hop- were the rei reshments. Tl1ey were

[.;II1S, Mrs. SmIth, Mrs. Lane an d plentiful and of th e best and need

Miss Pray. Th e teachers who at - less to say they were ~ n j o y e d by

tended were Misses Church , Eames, all. '

Eckbert an d F r i c k ~ ; Mrs. Elsbree, Th e evening wa s ended in a most

M r . a n d M rs . Oerlell1. }vlr. an d Mrs. beaut i fu l an d spiritual atmosphere.

Bu rnham and 1'.11'. W.tlson. 7" The young people gathered in an in-

Last Satu:day .evenll1g the h .. lyu- f orma l m an ne r a ro un d t he piann

g an Camp F Ir e GIrlS w ~ r e ch<;>sen to and sanCT heartily many of their fa

rep.resent ~ h e . Camp Flr.e GIr lS of vorxte hymns. What a splendid endPrhtladelphta 111 a play given at t,he mg for a s oc ia l e ve ni ng ! Th e

Y. M. ~ n Y. \\ . H. A. It "a,s, young people resolved that a more

~ ~ l l e d The Alphabet T r ~ g e d y . pleasant evening could not have

I he s e v e r ~ l players acted thei ! par ts Ibeen spent anywhere.

COXTIXUED FRO:.\I THE F IRS '! ' PAGE to perfectIOn and scored a b Ig suc - Th I . 1 t tl I be eague WiS les 0 lan < pu -

d I d cess. I' I' 'd J Met Ihighly appreciate at s co ut l ea - On Tuesday ou r boys had a bas- IC y ItS presi ent, • ames. .1 c U C.l-q ua rt er s w as received from a ketball game with Montgomery Day eon, an d R a y ~ o n d ~ ~ s t t n , s o c t ~ l\roman resident of the borough. It School. The final score was 46-32

l e a d ~ r ,for

t h e l t ~unttrll1g efforts 111

was s ho rt . b ut very encouraging. in favor of the Montgomery boys. m a k ~ n g the SOCIal a s tl cces s.Th e letter said: "I t is a pleasure to The 66 books added to t he school Watch f or tl:e a n n o u n ~ e m ~ n t of

c o n ~ r i b ~ l t e to so worthwhile a ~ 01'- l ibrary during January an d Febnt- ou r next devotIOnal meet1l1g.

gamzatton as ou r Boy Scouts. ar, ' ',li'e as follows:PATRIOTIC' NIGHTS

Those ,:ho have contributed to IBeitolline t l ~ e Smith , .. , ;ll1'llO:date of g0ll1g to press are: Eml.ly of New Mo.on Montgome;). Senator Flet.cher V\T: Stites will

C A P .. A E \ ~ II t P A Boy <5 Book of Pmltes p) It address a speCIal meetmg for men. . eene). . . ',01 er , . . Bov's Book of Cowbo\'s Pyle . I 1I,r h d' Ch 1 S

\Vales. Leon M a ~ s h a t l , LeWIS \Va:d Stolen 'l'rcllSnrl' : pyll'1ll1 tl e l v ~ e t 0 1St urClon _un:E as hy . H . C. fritsch, F. H. Blake, A HUlHlred Things 11 Girl Can l\Iake I day evemng, February 21 , at / ·4."

Eugene H. Da: ,' ls , E . F . Hox ley, Mrs . Snow' o'clock. This meeting is designed

J. Howard Wllso.n. W. C. Claghorll, Remance of CO!!1 '.' G ~ b s o n l for the men of the community andAlmar Stores Co .. John B. Ketcham, Romance of SCIentific Dlsco,ery .. Glbson II' 'd' 11 . ,'t d Pt' 1"F. H. Glanz, W. H. Creamer, Jr., Homllnce of Modem Mechanism a ate COl ta Y un Ie. a no Ie:}eorge H. Schultz, A. E. Reid. Williams Isongs.Henry Fleer , Virgin(a ~ f Speck, Scientific Ideas of Today . On Tuesday evening, Febntary

Frank X. Purcell. CaptaI11 " '. J. Cros- ~ h r e : .Tohn Golden !'Iays G ( ) 1 r l ~ ~ 23 at 8 o'clock the Good Fellow-s an , D. A. ' N ew ha ll , Mark H. Hub- E abrICs and How to I...now Them .. Delllug : C f h' h h 'Ilbet l, Jr. , Adel izzi Bros.. C. H. Evans , ClotlIing: Choice, Care, Cost shIp . lub 0 t e san?e c urc, w .Elizabeth M. Posey, Gerhard Beck- Woblmand hold ItS monthly meetmg: Tins Willman William P. Nash. Jacob K. Les- HOlllance of Mollern Af'tl'onomy be a p·ttriotic one at winch Senator

sey,'Charles H. Stecl,· Carl B. Metz- . . Bo' B I f B l\IaePBlIetI8ton F l e ~ c h ~ r W S ti te s Bu rg ess HenryC B C "1 E "1 L' L A .",lllel·lean· vs 00 ( 0 ugs, u er- ' . ' .

goer, . . arson,"" .", c mn, . . fl' B 'tl A MI'l le r an d Dr . A. H. Hess WillYoung . les, ee es .

c. Arley Farmer, \ViIliam Hoyt Ret of. ~ o p n l l 1 r Scicnce Books, 15 Y o l ~ l I n e s be the speakers. Dr . Hess, of theC I I n Mr and Mrs E Stanley Elcctl'lclty : GIbson P R R Y. M. C. A. becameo ena . . ., , The King of the 1\10untallls About . . . b' f I

Thomas U. S ~ h o c h , C. C. E;ntenmann, In the Clutch of the Corsican famous as a drummer oy 0 t 1eE ~ n e s t A. BaIl ey, P: M. Fi eld , C. M. I n the Ti "e r's Lair . . . • . . . . . . . .Muller Civil w ar and made a remarkable

Dlttl.e, GAlan J'

ASM11lthl' LdauDrencHe T . The Old T;,bacco Shop Bowen record in'the sale o f L iber ty bond s

aVIS, eorge . or ta r , r. . . Old Engll' II Tales Retold . ld . I 1 'd1\1 D ff H C K · F A L - s" dunner the wor war , \· tt 1 t 1e atI cue, ervey . eun. . . an Tales F rom Chaucer Chaucer . b • •

ahan, Charles R. Starn, P. B. Kraut, The Children's Hoiner ColuIll of hIS drum. He WIll gIve a demon-E Il en S. B r i l l t o ~ . . The Islund of the l \ I i g h t ~ · ColunI stration of his skill on t he s na reEdward Schl11tdhelser, F r ~ d Hance, Tales of the Enchanted :Mountains drum a nd wil l s pe ak on "Princi-

James Osterle. Leroy A. KIl!g, Peter Higginson I 'f A " C't' I'" .Eidenberg, Robert and Laura W. Sny - Jimmy Sharwood . . . . . . . . . . • • . .Haltoll pe s 0 m e l l c ~ n I I Z ~ t 1 S np . .,der , Samuel S . White, Jr. , W. R. Par- Tales of Arctic Heroism . . . • . . . . G l ' e e l ~ · Added .attractions w ~ l 1 be thek ~ r , Mrs . A . H. Durboraw, W. Elmer Tales o the Odyssey . • . . . . . . . . . .Havell. Presbytenan Sunday School 01'-T1tus, Harry B. Wall, J. R. Hall, How- The Childhood of Gl'eece Tampre)'! ches tr a and a male c hor us . C he fard F . Cotter, Robert Fellows Wood, Masterman Ready •. . . . . . . •. . •. l\Iarryat K k f u I 1 'ill see thatT. A. B rady , Col . I. A. Miller, W. M. Nobby 's Luck . . . . . . . . . . . . • •Protheroe ' raus op ,a s St a , " .Wentz. Godfrey Ma rt in . Schoolboy Tu rl ey no one goes hungry. .

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IChurch." All are invited.6.45 P. M.-Senior Endeavor Society

meeting. Address by Mr. Ralph Zundel,of the Phi ladelphia School of the Bible.7 P. M.-Intermediate Endeavor So

c ie ty mee ti ng . L eade r : Mis s Kathl eenHerron.

7.45 P. M.-Evening Worsh ip . I n t heseries of sermons on E li jah and E li shaMr. Van Ness wil l preach about N"aamanthe Leper.The vVeekly Prayer Meeting wil l be

held nex t vVednesday evening . The rew il l b e an interesting symposium on theTwenty-third Psalm.

Woman's Club Building. Ardmore avenue, Ardmore, Pa.Sunday services, 11 A. M.Wednesday evening testimonial meet

ing 8 o'clock.Reading room, No. Hl \Vest Lancaster

avenue, open each weekday, 10.30 to4.30 P. M.The subject of the Bible lesson sermon

for February 21 is "Mind."

Mrs. Allen F. Gwynne. \\'ho has

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Mrs. Harry 1\1. Chal fan t. h as re

turned to he r home.

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All Saints Church, Wynnewood, Par

Rector-Rev. Gibson BellAssistant Minister .-Rev. F rancis A.

Gray.S A. M.-Holy Communion.10 A. M.-Church School.11 A. M.-Litany and Anti-Commun

ion. Se rmon by Rev. F. A. Gray.Anthem-"Go To Dar k Gethsemane,"

by T. T. Noble. Choir of 40 voices.During Lent services will be held on

Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock and onSunday evening at 7.30.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

M. E. McLinn, Pastor.Regular Services, Sunday, February 21,

1926 :Sunday School 9.45 A.M.

Preaching Service 11.00A. M.S ermons by D r. S. D. Daugherty, ofPhiladelphia, Pa., on "Lenten Evangelism and Sacrifice."

Luthe r L eagues : Jun io r a t 6.45 P. M.and Senior at 7 P. M.Evening Service '" " 7.45 P.M.Sermon and Special Music: "Whata re you doing and sha ri ng?"

A cordial invitat ion is extended to all .

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Restdenee::1'1 Haverford Ave.

Citizens Summoned for Violations of

SnowShoveling Ordinance.

About 12 citizens were summoned

to Borough Hall on Monday eve

ning to a nswer b ef or e t he Bur ge ss

to charges by the police t ha t t he y

had neglected to clean t he s now o ff

their sidewalks with in the t ime limit

or to the d eg re e r eq ui re d b y th e

snow-shoveling ordinance. Nearly

all of them h ad a n excu se o f some

kind, bu t as all manifestes a willingness to comply in the future, no

fines were imposed.

Noone who h ad previous ly beensummoned f or t he same offense had

slipped again and been included in

the pre sen t group of defendants.

One warning, wi thout a fine, has ap -Bap ti st Church of the Evangel. parentIy been sufficient in the pa st

Robert E. Keighton, Minister. and, as the IJurpose is to e-et theServices for February 21:9.45 A. :M.-Church School. walks shoveled, r at he r t ha n t o col-

11.00 A. ~ I . - M o r n i n g Worship. The l ee t fines, the hearing undoubtedlysermon will be preached by the Rev. H. accomplishecl the desired end.

The Presbyterian Church. O. vVya tt. Mr. Wyatt is a y oung manRev. Joh n V an Ness, l\Iinister. who has been in Assam for five years. The attitude of nearly all of theMeetings for February 21: He returns on his furlough to s tudy a t defenclant cit izens was o ne of help-9.30 A. M.-Bible School . All depart- Crozer Seminary and the University of ful understanding and approval of

ments. Pennsylvania. Here is your chance to the ef for t of the borough authorities11 A. M.-Morning \Vorship. Ser- hear a real missionary.

mon theme: "Sojourning in Egypt." ! 7.00 P. ThL-Young People's Service in to e nforc e the ordina nces . O ne11 A. M.-Junior Church conducted by the Social Room. man, admit t ing his fault, said: "I

Mrs. A. S. Digby. 7.45 P. M.-Evening Worship and bap- am enti rely willing t o p ay a fine."4 P. M.-Organization of Communi - tism. S ermon: "A P sa lm of Life." At There was one , who by past exper i

cant' s C lass with an address by the Pas- the close of the Evening Service the or-tor on t he "Or ig in and H is to ry of the dinance of Baptism will be administered. ence might have been expected 1110st

Several of our young people are follow- to understand and approve the con-ing the Master-may there bc others! scientious efforts of t he b or oug h

Wednesday, February 24: authori t ies to enforce the ordinance.(;.4,; P. M.-Church Family Dinner. . I' b h I 18.00 P. M.-Church Forum. Our He was m( Ignant ecause e la (

Guest Speaker is Mrs. Wil lard Smith, been summoned an d said he thought

Home Administration Vice President of it w as " pr et ty small potatoes."t he A tl an ti c D is tr ic t. Our f ri ends a re Burgess Frye quite properly an dmost cordial ly invited to dinner and the emphatically resented, f o r h imse lf

Forum.Friday, February 26: officially an d fer the policeman, such4.ao P. M.-Class in Church Member- an attitude an d express ion and a

ship. The Pastor meets those young peo- f ine seemed t o b e impending in thatpIe o f o ur c hu rc h who have re ce nt ly c as e. The "leading c it iz en " s oonunited with us or are contemplating Bap-

r

tiSlll. Here is the opportunit)'-much dis- saw his error, apologized and the i n-

cussed-to "know what I am doing!" cident was c losed.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Burgess point ed out to allHARRY B. WALL Methodist Episcopal Church. p resen t t ha t the era of the S110W

Rev. W. Sheridan Dawson, IVIinister. plow is ended; that on the whole the

Serviccs for Sunday, February 21: ,.v a l l ~ s of NarlJerth 11a,'e been better9,45 A. ~ r . - B i b l e School. Hon. '

F letcher W. S ti tes, Superintendent. c leaned this y ea r t ha n eve r b ef or e,11.00 A. M.-l\Iorning Worship. because shovel ing is more efficient

Theme : "God' s Ca ll t o H is Peop le ." than plowing an d that, while lenien-3.00 P. ~ L - T h e Probationers' Class

will meet. cy wa s his rule and practice, a C0111-

6.45 P. l\I.-The Epworth League de- plete list of all summonses would be

votional meeting. kept an d a f in e and fu ll cost s would7.-1;; P . l \£ .-Even ing Worsh ip . A pa- be imposed on all second of fenders.

Narberth Tax.-Cab Co. triotic service under the auspices of theGood Fellowship Club. Senator Fletcher The o rd in ance requi res t h at t heTuesday evening, February 2a, at 8.00 walks shall he cleaned to the full

W. Sti tes will be the speaker. w idt h o f t he p avemen t within 24-The regular monthly meeting of the h ou rs a ft er t he end of a snow

: : l ~ Haverford Ave. Good Fel lowship Club wil l be held @fl.

o'clock. Mr. Hess, known as the drum- storm.mer boy of the Civi l War, and SenatorStites are on the program.Praver and Praise Service on \Vednes

dav a t 8.00 P. M.Choir rehearsal on Thursday e\·ening.

At the morning service the choi r wi llsing "Come and Abide in Me." byO'Hara. and "Beyond." by Ackley.The choir will render in the evening

"0 Lord. Our Lord," by Schnecker, and"Judge Eternal. Throncd in Splendor,"b\' \Vhelplay.'The church of Good Fellowship hasa welcome for you a t all s en -i ce s,

OF ALLKIND!"

8 Vricket Ave.Ardmore, Fa .

Ardmore 163-J

DAVIS '

LIGHT HAULING

.Narberth 2616

-314 Grayllng Ave.Narberth. Fa.

Large List ot Main Une HomesFunds tor 1st and 2d Mortgages

B. & L. Association MoneyQuick Settlements

HURWITZ & THOMAS2119 North 63rd St., below Overbrook

Station. Overbrook 2405.

Cigars

ElectrIcal Repalrs and AppJllUloos

a t

CUSTOM RADIOBYNESCO

Installation and Service

R. D. Smedley104 Dudley Avenue

'Phone: Narberth 883-J

VERL PUGHElectrical Contracto'r

local or out of toWDQuick and Efficient Service

P. J. DUFFY335 Dudley Avenue

I 'hoae. Narber th l i lT . "

R. S. TOUHILL

Eleclrical Contractor501 S. Narberth Avenue

BELL' PHONB: MIllRION 121

B6tlm4fu 8t1nt16W

HOWARD C. FRITSCH

Justice of the Peace

REAL ESTATE

Fire Insurance-Best CompaniesPhone 1749W 215 Haverford Ave.

Narberth 1683-W Repairing

IF IT 'S ANYTHING IN

RADIO·

C. ROY SMITH

ABOUT IT

ELIZABETH WISLER

Phone-Narberth 1!581l,W

Easter EggsDecor ate d eggs madefrom the purest ingredie nt s. All sizes andp ri ce s. Names put onfree of charge.

Hand - m ad e ch oco la te s o f t he highest

quality an d excellence. A' pleasingassortment, $1.00 perpound.

Made and Sold by

C. Mabel Pedrickand

Mary V. Dold

at 111 Grayling AvenueNarberth, Pa.

Hours: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.Phone, Narberth 1224-W

The h ai r i s i n danger ofbecoming dull and lust re le ss i n w in te r unl es sit has speci al car e andattention.

We offer a regularcourse of

Hot Oil T"eatmentand Shampoo

'Phone for Appolllt 'lllent-f681l·W

Cor. Narberth & Haverford Av.

AT A SPECIAL PRICE

..""._".,.,.,----,.,-.., ,:: N. R. PEACOCK ,, Interior and Exter ior Paint ing :", WILL BE GLAD TO ESTIMATE ,,~ : 407 Essex Avenue :., Fhone, Norber th 2631 ,

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