\: PRICE, FIVE CENTS New Girl Scouts G ir l S co ut T ro op , N o. 4 7, r ec ei ve d f o ur new members at its meeting this week. Kathryn Baily, Annette Warden, Maria Markle a n d M a r th a Duffy were initia,ted and received pins. Ho w Utility is Fighting Depression T ol d at Rotary T O ASCERTAIN OPINION All Interested in Matter Urged to be Present at School Auditorium Edward M. Prisk, vice-president and general manager for the B el l T el ephone System in Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, des cr ib ed to members of the Bala-Cynwyd-Narberth Rotary ClubTuesday what his organi zation thinks o f t he f ut ur e . "Weare looki ng a h e a d, building for the future, confident that a favorable turn wil l come," he said. "We know that eventually y ou w il l want more and more telephones, and that our responsibility is to be r ea dy to serve you w he n a nd as that service may be required. "In 1931, f or t he first time, the Bell Telephone ( ; om pa n y o f Pennsylvania s ho we d net loss in phones-29,000, t o ge t he r w i th a loss of re ve nue of $2,500,000, compared with 1930. This year we anticipate a further loss of over four l ui ll io n. Y ou can see in this that the c o mp a ny i s sharing the depression, and is feeling it now more than ever. " B ut t he r e h a s b e en no l o w er i n g of standards and no layoffs. We are working on a part-time basis, and mamtaining a high level of pl an t maintenanc-e and r e p la c e me n t , $28, 000,0 0 is being spent in this way this year. Our adverti sing in newspapei.'s an d s ale s i or ce h av e a ls o b ee n inreased." Muli eres Meeting Monday The Mul iere s of the N a rb er th Fire C mpan y will hold t he ir r eg ul ar monthly meeting in Elm H a l l, o n Monday afternoon, at 2 P.. M. Following the meetingthere willbea card party for the members. Guest f e e, 25 cents. This will be the last b u si n e ss m e et ing of the season, as there will be no meetings ill J un e, J ul y or August • The Mulieres are planning a series of card parties to be held at the homes of the members d ur in g the summer. In B ry ,z M aw r Fe te ELLEN HAND SHAW, daughter of M1·. and Mrs. Wal te r Y. Shaw, of 507 S. Narbe rt h a ve nue, Merion, a seniorat Bryn Mawr College, as sh e w il l a pp ea r in the May D(J,y fete to be given at the C ol le ge thi s Friday and Sat urday. Narberth Troop Tw o Wins First H on or s i n M e et Narberth Players to Give "The Shelf" as F i na l P l ay Citiz ens' Commi tte e to Report on Merger an d Present Pet iti on at Meeting on Tuesday Boys Meet at School All Narberth boys who d es ir e to take part in the B oy W ee k Parade this Saturday, which will wind u p t he week's activities on the Main Line, should be at the Narberth School at 9.30. They w il l be furnished transportation to and from Bryn Mawr, and w i ll b e a cc om pa n i ed by the hook and ladder of the N a r be r t h Fire Company, w hi ch w il l p ar ti ci pa te in t he parade. The f i nd h lg s of the Narberth Citizens' C o mm it te e i nv es ti ga ti ng t he f ea s ib i li ty of m er gi ng t he Borough with Lower Merion Township will be presented at a p ub li c meeting to be held at the Narberth P u b li c S ch oo l auditorium on Tuesday night. The petition prepared by Franklin D. Wright, Norristown attorney, addressed t o t he C ou rt of Quarter Sessions, asking nullification of the Bor ough's Charter, w i ll also be pres ented. The petition h as n ot yet been circulated nor signatures sought. Everyone interested in the matter, either or i s u rg ed to tend the meeting, and it is likely that a show o f h a nd s or some o t he r m e an s will be takEn to ascertain sentiment of Borough residents on the matter. A report em the findings of the Citi. zens' Committe e was submitted to the Lower M e ri o n Board of Commissioners on April 3. A cc or di ng to this report a m er ge r of the Borough and Township ,vCluld mean an approximate saving of $15,000 peryear to taxpayers of the Borough. Elimination of duplicate hmctions, it w as p oi nt ed out, would aff ord Borough taxpayers t hi s s av in g and still provide the Township with sufficient revenue to meet operating expenses for the Nar berth area. A committee of the B oa rd o f Comm i ss i on e r s c h ec k ed the figures presented by the Citizens' Committee and notified the group that their findings, as regards the Township f u n ct i o ns were correct. According to the State law it is necessary to secure t he s ig na tu re s of two·thirds o f t he t ax ab le residents of The N a rb e rt h P la ye rs have a n. the Borough on the petition before it nounced that the final performance' w il l b e c on si de re d by t he C ou rt of of the s ea s on w il l be a come d y- d ra ma Quarter Sessions. ~ n ± i t l e d "Tbe.shelf," instead of the The move ment for a merger arose " 13 th C ha ir ," as formerly planned. o ut of a citizens' meeting called to "The Shelf" is a highly modern and discuss the ]Jossibility o f r e ta i ni n g t h e swift-moving comedy, with g oo d o p- Eighth Gra<le of the Narberth School. portunity to p re se nt t he t al en ts of It was felt that the educational intersome of the seasoned actors of the ests of the Borough would best be group, as well as one or t wo n ew s er ve d b y a merger of the t w o s ch oo l stars who ar e sure t o p l ea se . districts, or this being impractical, by T he p la y will be given two nights, the merger of the Borough in its enW ed ne sd ay a nd Thursday, May 25 tirety w it h L ow er Merion. and 26, in the N ar be rt h School Au- Members of the Citizens' Commi td it or iu m. T he s ta ge a nd seating ar- t ee w ho have been investigating the rang e me n ts h e re are well a d ap t ed to matter are: Arthur W. Burns, the production of such a play, and chairman; E. L. Woehling, R. L. Ranthe attractive atmosphere has t h e r e al kin Archie G. Sparks Lou is A. " l i tt l e theatre" a s pe ct , w h ic h is so Y o ~ n g and D. Warren Wright. pleasing to the a r t i st i c a l ly minded. Subscribers, of c o ur s e, w i ll attend t he p la y by virtue of their season's tickets, and others will be w ise to place an order for their seats well in advance, a s t he s ea ti ng capacity isof course, limited. Mrs. C. Arley F ar me r i s coaching the cast, and M r s. K a th l ee n McConn el l w il l have the lead. NEWS LU B The openir .g game o f t he season f or t he N ar be rt h Baseball C lu b w il l b e p la y ed t h is S a t ur day on the Playground with the Penn A. C. Several new facE'S will be seen in the Narberth line-up, including Long, of Col gate, behind the plate; Buz Will ia ms a nd ]\Ioody, of Media. G eo rg e B abb, who is sched ul ed to be the starting pitcher for Narberth, will be opposing his former teammates. N o bl i tt , w h o was Paoli's mound ace last season, will be the hurler for Penn A. C. T he g am e will be called at 3.30. Narberth Meets Pe nn A. C. in Opening Ga me Sattlrday On e Ac t Playlet to be Presented as Well as Reports by Officers Nancy West; g a rd e n n o ve l ti e s, M r s. R ob er t D ec ke rt ; i nf or ma ti on , M rs . Richard L. Barrows. A s pe ci al feature of the sale this ~ - e a r w ill be a booth of inexpensive articles s u p er v i se d by Mrs. Robert Decke r t. T h e se articles are unusually attractive and very suitable for gifts; it will be wise to make an early select io n. S om e of these aregaily painted flower h o l d ~ r s , shears a nd g lo ve s, small pottery vases, brass novelties, stools, iron b r a c k et s and artistic table sets of basque linens. The Federation of C h ur c he s wil l use th e funds obtained by the sale to continue t h ei r w or k of relieving the m an y in need and d i st r es s in this community. All are urged to buy as generously as possible and to make as large donations of plants, cake, candy or money. as they feel inclined. '" The n e w B oy Scout Troop, No.2, of L- -' I Narberth, won t he t ro ph y for high score at the s t an da r d me et of the Main Line District, which was held at t he M er io n Tribute House last SatUl'day afternoon. With a s co re of 78 the troop was 15 p o in t s a h ea d of Wynnewood, who p la c ed s ec on d in n um be r of p oi nt s scored. The two Narberth Troops were the only ones to win the Red, White and Blue Ribbon for making t h e s t a nd a r d g ra de i n f ou r events. Narberth No. 2 made t hi s g ra d e in ins p e ct i on, k n o t- t y in g , s i g na l l in g , and first aid. It also won 18 points in the unknown event. At a g iv en signal the v a ri o us t e am s were r e qu i re d to demonstrate their abil ity to rescue a companion who had dropped t h ro u gh thi n ice at a distance of 35 f e et f ro m t he shore line. In this same eventthere was a test in first a id a nd another in observation. As Narberth No.2 is the young.!!st troop in the district, the boys have very good r e as o n t o be proud o f t he i r newly acquired trophies. 'I Luncheon Tuesday is Final Club Meeting NARBERTH, PENNSYLVANIA, MAY 6, 1932 -Photo Dooner. THE REV. R OB ER T F . H AY ES Tenth Little Garden Day Sale, Sponsored by Feder ati on of Churches, is Next Week The tenth Little Garden Da y sale, held annually f or t he benefit of the Main Line Federation of Churches, will take pla ce on Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 A. M. to 6 P. M., on the grounds of the Memori al B u i lding, L an ca s te r a nd B ry n M a wr avenues, Bryn Mawr. T he s al e auspices the Federations' Volunteer Committee, of whi ch M r s. J. Emmott Caldwell is th(> chairman. Thosewho have consented t.o act as chairmen for the various booths are: Potted plants, Mrs. J. Holcomb Genung; a n nu a ls , M r s. P e rc i val Nicholson j p er en ni al s, M rs . W il li am R. Breck, cake, Mrs. George W. Super; candy, Mrs. W. B. CowaI\ and Mn . Thomas Kelly; vegetables, Mrs. F. W. Marshall; cafeteria, Mrs. Frank Wheeler; children's attractions, Miss Patty V au lc la in ; i ce cream,' Miss To Attend Congress Abroad ELLEN S. BRINTON of Narbert h , F i el d S e cr e ta r y o f · th e Woman's International Leag ue for Peace and Fre edom, 'who sai led for France this week to a t te n d t he s eventh International Con gre ss of the L ea gu e. S h e w il l a ls o m ak e a study of economic conditions in European oounti:ies;' ;.etitrninl1 in mid-summer. strange withal in a new l an d a nd apt, mayhaps, to forget. See him provide well for them, observe his daily OTHER administrations amongst them, and note the missionaries of their own The Women's C o mm u ni t y C lu b w i ll tongue whom he regularly secured for hold i ts a nn ua l Spring Luncheon in their souls' rejuvenation. Significant, the Communit y B u i ld i ng o n T u e s d a ~ - poss ibly , is the f a ct t h at the day be- at 12.45 P. M. f or t he member s only, fore he died the customary Italian as the final meeting of the seasol'). m i ss i on had just b ee n c on cl ud ed a n d There will be reports from the offi- with results more f ru it fu l t h an 011 cers of the club a nd g ro up s in gi ng . any previous occasion. A featul'e of the program w il l be the Superbly s ta un ch in h is c on vi c- p r e s e nt a t io n of a one -a ct p l a y l ~ t , entions, complaining not at all of the titled "How t he S to ry Grew." under a il me nt s w hi ch b af fle d t he a ch ie ve - the direction of Mrs. John C. Nash, m en ts of his heart's desires, it was chairman of dramat i c s. not di f fi cu lt t o disc ern, without word The Literature Group of the club f ro m h im , that his exceeding sorrow held a meeting at the home of Mrs. was in the contemplation of a, task Lee Trower in Ridley Park on Mon undone, as he surveyed it-not in the day. The a f te r no o n was devoted to terrible physical misery which racked the reading of poet ry. Mrs. Caryl E. his body. Starr, chairman, announces that the He q ui ts t he earth in the prime Literature Group m ee ti n gs w il l c onof his years, doomed to die w h en l i fe tinue d u ri n g t he summer. needed him somuch, and, as the Mas- Mrs. Edward Marburg, president of te r c a ll et h, h is parishioners, loving the S. E. District of Federated Clubs, him with a great gratit ude, shall a c- will hold a Presidents' Council at her 'claim the f iv e bles s ed years he was home On O v er hi ll r oa d, A r dm or e , o n t h ei r p a st o r and the i m pr es s of his May 19, in honor of Mrs. Richard J. Search for the m e as u re of a man sojourn shall long be a holy and h a l- Hami l to n , p r es i de n t of the State Fed- and see if it s qu ar es w it h t he n a tu r e lowed thing in their memories. eration. of the task appointed for him. The Father Hayes was a good priest. M J h A H 1 'd livery o f C hr is t c an be a mere habili- rs. osep . ong er, presl ent ment. Whither goest the man so clad? J. J. C. of the c lu b, h el d a meeting oftheEx- What are his concerns and w ha t a re I ecutive Board at her h ome o n M er i on hi s a ff ec ti ons? B eh ol d the p oo r, a n d M r s . K a r ne l l to Speak at a ve nu e on T ue sd ay , followed by a th e m id st of their Borough and who at- father and their friend, their hop(, tended were M rs . W il li am C. New- and their chiefest consolation. "Mothers as Master Builders" will m an , M rs . William' H. M ul le r, M is s A d h h 'ld b th th f dd b M Margaretta C. R u n yo n , M r s. W. Rus- n t ese c I ren, like unto whom e e erne 0 an a ress y rs. 11 G M L P k M'll b M · . K LK 11' th N b th se reen, rs. . ar er I er, you must ecome, lest the Kingdom o f Inllle . . arne In e ar er L H e av e n s ha ll b e d e ni ed y ou , who vies Presbyterian Church this Sunday eve- ~ r s . W. R. Knauer, Mrs . W. J. ough- with him in their loves and whose ning in celebration of Mother's Day. I h n a nd Mrs. H. F. Stevens. grief is keener, now that he. has gone. Mrs. Kamellis a speaker of n a t i ~ n - Mrs. H o ~ g l e r is h o ld i ng a . m ee t in g T h ~ i r ownsweet and simple faith was al reputation, a nd h as had u nu su al of t h e c h a l r ~ a n ?f the val'lOUS deever a grac i ou s b e ne d ic t io n to him, a o p po r tu n it ie s of s t u d ~ ' i n g the problems partments thIS ~ r l d a y , followed by a perennial source of t he youthful ar- of mothers and the home. luncheon and b r ~ d g e at he r home. dor of his own fi ne soul, and no casual . , The last meeting of the Montgom- d The : n e e ~ m g IS sponsored by th e c ry C ou nt y F ed er ati o of W om en ' s i re c ti on d id h e g iv e the schoo l which Wom en s. BIble Class.of the. church. Clubs will be held at t h e M ot io n P i ~ harbored them, but always, as There WIll be a sp eC Ia l mUSIC by a ture House in Lansdale Pa on strength l as te d, a personal freight- ~ v 0 l ! l e n ' s chorus. All are cordially Thursday, May 26, at H).15 A. M. ing of spi rit ual stores int o t he h e a rt s InVIted. sharp. The speakers of the morning of the little ones, the most precious of his solicitudes. will be Mrs. Grace M. Poole and Mrs. 1---------------- T o S e rv e L u nc h e on W e d n e sd a y John P. Frick. At the afternoon ses- Harken, f r i en d , to his tale of the The NarberthParent-Teachers' A s- s io n t hr ee or four short motion pic- use of it all, the saving and t h e s c r ap . sociation will serve a " co ve re d dish" tures will be shown. ing and the sacrifice, that the far l in es l un ch eo n o n Wednesday noon at 12.30 There will be a flower show and b ey on d t he h or iz on s ho ul d b ec kon e n- o' clock in the socialroom of t he L ut h- a wa rd s f or the club having the best terprise of eternal days, as well as of eran Church, corner of W oo db in e entry, as well as for t he c lu b having earthly concerns, that m en s ho ul d and Narberth a ve n ue s. B u si n e ss m en the most entries. ha"e a t I' ue perspective of the Divine will find this luncheon tasty and sub- The Press and P u bl i ci ty Depart- scheme a chartered course, sure a nd s ta ni al . The pri ce is 40 cent s. ment w il l a ls o award prizes f or t he sound and true, t o h is Father's house- best scrap books. hold. ' Plan Dinner Thursday Members should take a box lunch- In h i s p ro vi nc e l i ved the Italians, The Ladies' A id S oc ie ty o f t he N a r- eon a nd f re e parking s pa ce w il l be long scions of a universal church, but berth M e th o di s t Epis c o p al C h ur c h a v ai la b le near the theatre. Mrs. E el - w ill serv e a swis s steak dinner 011 ward Heymann, of Haverford avenue, Thursday evening, May 12, in the Par- is chairman of transportati on f or t he rish H al l o f t he church from 5.30 un- W o me n 's C o mm un i ty C lu b, of Nart il 7.30. T ic ke ts , 50 c en ts . R e se r va - b e rt h . Members of the club who de tions may be made , v i th Mrs . F. Guy sire places in cars should communiSteinford, Narberth 2793. or 1\11'13. W. cate with her. The cars will leave .J. Bailey, Narbert h 36ll-W. the Narberth s t at i on at 9.00 A. M. Last Rites to b e Held This Morning for Narberth Pr iest , Rev. Robert F. Hayes The R ev . Robert F. Hayes, rector of St. Margaret's C at h ol ic C h ur ch , Narberth, di ed on Monday morning at 9 A. M. in Misericordia Hospital. He had been ill for a year, but was belie ved to be on t he w ay to recovery until a r e ce n t r el a ll s e. Funeral s er vi ces w il l b e h el d at St. M a rg a re t 's t h is Friday with Divine Office at 9.30 and S o le m n Requiem Mass at 10 o'clock. The R ev . R ic hard Kell y will be the celebrant of the Mass and Absolution of the body will be given by Cardinal D ou gh er ty . Inw il l be at Holy Cross Ceme tery. Rector of St. Margaret's sinc e September, 192 6, when he succeeded the late Re v. Richard F. Cowley, Father H ay es w as b or n in Phoenixville, Oc t o b er 10, 1879 . He attended St. Joseph's Col leg e the Seminary o f S t. C ha rl es B or re me o, O ve rb ro ok . He was o rd ai ne d to the p r ie s th o od by Archbishop Prendergast on May 31, 1905. His first Missio n was St. Bernard's at Easton, where he remai ned for five years. In 1 911 he was a s si g ne d to St. M a ry ' s C h ur c h, Coaldale, Pennsylva n i a, w h er e he served as p as to r for 15 ~ ' e a r s . On the silver j u bi l ee of his ordination to the Priesthood in 1930, Father Hayes was the recipient of a surprise testimonial dinner from his parishioners, h el d in E lm H al l, N a rb er th . Father Hayes was the spiritual director of the Catholic Information L ea gu e and a member of the Holy Name Soci ety. Ever active for the w e lf a re of hi;, parish, Father Hayes was instrumenta l in securing a new o rg an f or the church, the school faci l i t ie s were increased by him andthe rectory remodeled. He is sur vived by four brothers, Wil lia m H a y es , of Narberth; J am es and J oh n H ay es , of Philadelphia; the Rev.Joseph A. H a ye s , o f Reading, a nd a s is te r, Mother Immaculata, superior of Green Tree Academy, near Paoli. PLAN B AN Q UE T T HU RS . Upper Schuy lkill to beSceneof Re gat ta The Junior C o mm un it y C lu b h el d its annual election of officers la E t Thursday at the C lu b R oom , C ommunity . B ui ld in g. M rs . Ellsworth C l ar k t u rn e d o ve r t he chair to the first vice-preside nt,' Mrs. James D. M oo r e, to conduct the elections, as the nominating committee, with Miss Margaret K e nt as chairman, present ed its slate. Election returns were as follows: Pres i de n t, M r s. E l ls w or t h B. Clarlt; first v i ce - pr e si d en t , Mrs . James D. M oo re; second v ic e -p re si dent, Mrs. Harold Griest; recording secretary, Miss V i r g in i a Steinford; corresponding secretary, Miss Margaret Burrell, and treasurer, Miss Margaret Livingston. Miss Albert Davis was c ho se n a delegate to t he S ta te Conv e nt i on , t o beheld in Philadelphia in Oct obe r. A p r og r am of e n te r ta i nm e nt , arranged by Mrs. Moore, social program chairman, f ol lo we d. B a la -C y nw y d .Tunior s were p re se n t a s guests, a nd the president of their club a nd th e Narberth p r es i de n t w e re i n st r uc t ed to choose side s for a spe l l in g -b e e. Mrs. Bernard Keenan, senior advisor, gave the words, and it seemed di ff icult f o r h er at f ir st t o break through the bulwarks of ei the!: li ne. Howe v e r, a gradual d im i ni s hi n g of n u m b e r ~ was noticed, and the Bala -Cynw;I :d' s side were p ro no u nc ed v ic to r s, w it h M is s Mon a L yl e a Narberth visitor, the individual winner. A s ma ll p ri ze was awarded Miss Lyle f or h er success. In the meantime, a ca st of club members had been p r ep a ri n g for a little s k it , a p a n to m im e , e n ti t l ed "The Light Went Out ," and were i n t ro d u ced to the compa ny p r es e nt. M rs . Ell s worth C l a rk d id the reading, and the' characters i nc lu de d M is s Dav is , as the h e ro i ne ; M rs . Edward Corrigan, as the mother; Miss S t e in f o rd, as the v il la in , a nd M is s Margaret Burrell, as the h er o. Mrs. Moore was behind ( C on t l nu e a on Page Six) Y al e, P e nn a n d C ol um bi a Crews t R ace H e re T hi s Saturday S p el l in g B e e, Skit an d Singing by Miss Harshaw Feature Meeting PARKING RULES GIVEN Mrs. Clark Re- Ele cte d Junior Club Head Residents of the M ai n L in e will have their first opportunity to view an intercoll egiate boat race v i r t u a l l ~ ' from their doorsteps this Saturday when the Yale, C o lu mb i a a nd P en n s y lv a ni a crews m ee t on the Upper Schuylkill in the Blackwell Cup Regatta. The course , r e ce n t ly s el ec t e d by the University of Pennsylvania, supplants that formerly the part of the river. There w ill be four r a c es bet w e en the Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman and 150-poundcrews ofthe three universities. The varsity race w il l b e the last run. T h e f in is h of the mile and a half c ou r se w il l b e o pp os it e the intersecti on of River r oa d a nd Mill C re ek road. The start will be just above Youngsford road's intersection with River road. The cou rs e may be approached on River road, starting at Bel mont avenue bridge, or by Mary W a te r s F o rd road to River road. or by Mi ll Creek road to River road. According- to regul ations announcpd yesterday by S u p er i nt e nd e nt C h a rl e s P. Smith, of the L ow er M er io n p ol ic e, t hl !r e w i ll b e o ne -w ay t ra ff ic o n Mill Cre ek road, from Roso G1Pll rOIle! to R iv er r oa d, w i th parking on one side for this distance. O ne -w ay t ra ff ic w il l b e e n fo rc e d o n River road from Mi ll Creek road to Youngsford r oa d, t he section facing the course, w i th p a rk i ng all o w ed on t he e a st side of the road. Youngsford road, w hi ch w il l serve as th e chief exit from the course area, has just been resurfaced and willbe completed by Saturday. T r a f ~ fic in either d ir e ct io n w il l b e permitted on this road, although it will 110t be of any a dv an ta ge in g o in g e a st , . d ue to the o n e- w ay t ra ff ic on River road. . The regulations w ill be in force from 1.30 P. M. until after the races are over. An observation train, brought spe.:cially from Derby, Conn., where it is uSed f or t he Y a le races on the Housi. · .. tanic r i v e r, will be run over t h e P e nn: r ~ r ' : ' l 3 Y l v a n i a R a il ro ad on the Philade1:V,i,)hia<tiank. ~ P l l o · s i t e . . ' ., .,,",: : ' 0:.",.' , · ' : · · ( ~ 4 · ; k ~ ~ i ~ ? : " , ; \ ~ : ~ i ; ; i ; ~ ~ ! : . VOLUME 18, No. 30 ~ ~ ' N'ARBERTH COMMUf l1 TY l . l BRARY :. W[NDSOR AVE, UARBERTIL PA .
