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VOLUME I. NUMBER 18 NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S ~ A Y ,
FEBRUARY'll, 1915
'WI th -nal lce to'WaIl'dnone , 'WIth cha r i ty
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PRICE TWO CENTS
(M .... ) C. W. Fowler .
NARBERTH CHILD LIFECHAPTER ORGANIZED
U N C L AI M E D L E TT E RS .Letters addressed to th e
folloWing
named persons remain unclaimed int he Narbe rt h pos t omce:Miss
Josephine Hayden, Geo rgeRoberts an d ~ i s s 'Helen Smith.E dw ard
8 . Hawa. P. M
"Wha t h as bec ome o f The Ladies'Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A.,
and wha tis it doing?" is an inquiry that haSbeen heard frequently
o f l at e. Fort hat reason it is believed t hat t he following
w11l b e o f s pe ci al i nt er e st t othe women o f Narberth.The
Au:x.iliary has reorganized under
the name of The Women's CommunityClub, and i n add it io n to t
ak ing overall the act ivi t ie s of th e former association it has
p lanned new activities'which promise to make it an importantfactor
in community life.The management of The Women'sClub is organized
somewhat along th e
s ame l in es as the new Y. M. C. .A..Community Center. The new
board ofmanagers is made up o f t he following:General
Chairman-Mrs. W. ArthurCole.Financial Manager-Mrs. W. S. Hor
ner.Educational Manager-Miss M. J.F'.impson.House Manager-Mil's.
R. C. Hof tman.Social Manager-Mrs. C. R. Blackall.-Membership
Manager-Mrs. E. C.Town.AthleticDownes.The object o f t he club is
to interestthe women of Narberth in th e Y. M.C. A., and Communi ty
Cente r. The
yearly dues are $1.00; a $2.00 membersh ip en ti t le s the
holder to the privileges o f t he Women 's GymnasiumClass.
MR. SUCH'S F A MO U S V i O L IN .The outlook for the success of
th eviolin recital by Mr. Hen ry Suc h o nFebruary 26, at Elm Hall,
is very en
couraging. The twenty-five ladies whohave t hus far expressed
their willingness to s er ve a s p at ro ne ss es , h av edisposed
of nearly one-half of theseating capacity of the hal l. Only afew
reserved seats Temain unsold. Narb er th h as always shown it s
appreciation of and love for really goodmusic, and a good audience
will undoubted ly be p re s en t t o welcome Mr.Such o n th e occas
ion of his f ir s t ap pearance in our community.We ha ve a num ber
of talentedyoung s tuden t s o f th e violin in Narberth, Who
should make it a point toattend, as it will be an inspiration
tothem to see how t he g re at technicaldifficulties of t he inst
rument can -beovercome, and to hear wonderfultone-poems interpreted
by a mastermusician.I t may interest lovers of violinmus ic t o
learn that the instrumentu se d b y Mr. S uc h w as m ad e i n
17651Iy Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, ofCremona , whose fa ther was
a pupilof t he grea t St rad ivar ius . I t was selected for Mr.
Such by his teacher, thefamous Joseph J oach im , of Berl in,who
has played on it.Among other great v io li ni st s whohave used it
may be mentioned Wil
helmj, Tarasate and Kreisler. It is oflarge model and is dist
inguished byan unusually beautiful tone.
PLANS OF THE NEWWOlhl'S CLUB
fe.re-MissNarshe
THE FIRESIDE
A Narberth Child L if e Chapt er h asbeen organized by the local
membersof t he American Institute of ChildLife. The first mee ti ng
was beld atthe residence of Mrs. .Lester W.Nickerson, 111 Elmwood
avenue, andthirty members were enrolled, twentyfive of whom were
present .The meeting was called to order at3 o'clock by Mrs. Hall,
one of thegeneral secretaries of the Americaninstitute o f Chi ld L
if e, who ha s beenin Narberth for the past few weeksvisiting the
interested mothers of thiscommun it y. R ev . Chri s. G.
Koppelopened th e ohap ter with prayer , afterwhich Mrs. Hall made
a few preliminary remarks, warmly welcoming themembers. S he the n
in troduced Mr.Wilcox, a member of th e Home Counsel Department o f
th e Institute. Mr.Wilcox gave a very interesting outuneo f t he w
or k of the Ins ti tu te , i t' s b i rtha nd the s er vi ce now r
ende re d.At the cl os e o f t hi s add re ss th efollowing
officers were elected:President-Mrs. F. H. Harjes, Jr
.Vice-President-Mrs. L. W. Nicke rson.Secretary-Mrs O. J.
Snyder.Librarian-Mrs. C. T. Moore.Chairman Program Committee-Mrs.W.
R. Parker.Ohairman Pres s Commi tt ee -Mrs.C. W. Fowler.The
purposes of t h is Inst itu te areto promote the complete
developmentof the child and t o i nsWl1n t he mindsof mothers t he
h ighes t concept ion ofmotherhood.Thi s o rg an iz at ion i s a
part of theg re at a nd far..reaching campaign of
education that is being waged throughout the country. It s ul t
imate purposeIs to conserve and promote humanefficiency..
Conservation teaches a wholesomeregard for created value; it
preachest he s an ct it y o f a child's life, and th eeconomic
value of ou r boys' and g i rl s 'health.The present century is
distinctly th ecentury of the child. We ar e beg'tnn ing to
understand th e misfortunes ofthe child; to se e t hr ough i ts
tearsand sufferings, many of th e causest ha t a re responsible for
t he t roublesnot only of th e child, -but of adUlts aswell. After
all, there is no childproblem that is not a parent problem,and when
we ge t back t o t he problemof the h ome w e are face to face,
ofcourse, with all our great social,econom1c, i nd us tr ia l a nd
politicalproblems.Every mother knows that the hap
piness or mise ry , success or failureof h er l it tl e o ne s
depends lIpon th eknowledge and sympathy sh e puts intopis or he r
t ra in in g. H en ce s he becomes an active factor in the
presentnation wide movement, to conservethe manhOod and womanhood
of th eManager-Mrs. Car ro ll c ount ry by f ir st c on se rv ing
its chUd-hood.The Ins ti tu te i s no t bound to an yplan, any
'book, any pUblishing interest. It has no pet project, no
financial
scheme. It s impl y d es ir es t o be ofgenuine service, to as
many par ent sand young people as possible.It measures it s success
by the numThe Board of Managers is anxious ber of membe rs who ar e
helpedthat every woman i n Narberth under- enough by its s er vi ce
t o con tinue tostand that he r earo l lmen t in the CUI b 'want it
s benefits. It derives its supis desired; t ha t t he membership is
in port l ar ge ly f rom membership fees
no way limited. Either t e l e p h o ~ e and voluntary gifts.
All profits, IfMrs. E. C. Town or give your $1.00 to there be a ny
, wil l g o t o t he extensionany of th e following members of he r
of the work.~ m m i t t e e : The Narberth Chapter of Child
LifeMrs. Fletcher W. S ti te s, Mr s. F . R. will h ol d its
meetings every o ther Fr iRainear, Mrs. C. T. Faries, Mrs. Wil d ay
at 3 P. M. in the Ladies' Auxiliaryl lam W in ne , Mr s. T. B. Du
Marais, Room i n t he Y. M. C. A. building. TheMrs. W. J .
Kirkpatrick, Mr s. C. G. next meeting will be to -morrow-Fr!
Koppel, Mrs. C. T. Moore, Mrs. day, February 12th.Charles A. Verna
, Mrs . T . C. Trotter, All mothers who a re n ot membersJr., ~ r s
. David Stickney, Mrs. E. L. will be cord ial ly welcomed at
theseSwift , Mrs . E. C. Stokes, Mrs. J. S. meetings and made
acquainted withKetcham, Miss Linda Kir k, Mis s Mar- t he
advantages offered by the In'lltijorie Jefferies, Miss Carrie Beck,
Miss tute.Katherine McDowell and Miss EthelRidge.All former
members-and all memobers of the -Ladies' Auxiliary ar e regarded as
members of th e new organA gentleman alw ays a gre es with
ization-who wish to iden t ify them-you,but a crank never does.
selves with th e club ar e reminded thatth e dues of $1.00 are now
due. Thirty
Usually the hardest pemon fo r a n in e o f the fo rmer members
bave 0.1man to underlrtand ''is himself. ready joined.
By Lady NarberthA del igh t fu l bridge luncheon was
given on Tuesday a ft er no ou b y M rs .Carroll Downes, of
WoodSide avenue,to the members of the bridge club thathad so many
interesting a ffai r s dur ing the past year. SImply an "adj ou rn
ed mee ti ng ," w he re pleasantmemore s were recalled.The house
was beautifully decorated
with ferns and daffodils. The gues tswere: Mrs. Clara Winne,
Mrs. CharlesHumphreys, Mrs. Albert Graf andMrs. Will Maddox, all of
Narberth;Mrs. Bernstein, Mrs. Koons, and Mrs.Tully, all of
Philadelphia, and MissCloe McCaskey, Lancaster, Pa.Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Muschamp entertained at cards last week. Among th eguestswere
Mr. and Mrs . Rezo Brooks
and Mr. and Mrs. W. Arthur Cole.Mr. Brooks no t o nl y wo n f ir
st prizebut delighted t he g ue st s w it h reminiscences of his
trip to South America.1\lr. James F. Dnne11y has
recentlyretlll'lled from a business trip to At
lanta, Ga.One of t he mos t successful entertainments ever g iv
en by th e Ladies'Aid Society of t he P re sbyt er ianChurch was
the Tom Thumb Weddingof last Frida-y night. It was one .ofthe
funniest things that ever happened. There was a large at tendance
anda very satisfactory financial r e tu rn t othe society.One, of
C. P. Cuok's new storebuildings is o cc up ie d b y
CharlesSchwartz, the tailor. The o ther s to resar e all plastered
and th e finishing isnow beIng d on e by t he carpenters .Mr. and
Mrs. Frede riclc VeazlyWethe ri l l, fo rmer ly of 112
Dudleyavenue, Narberth, and 1620 Pinestreet, Philadelphia, have
left forPortland, Oregon, where !\Ir. Wetheril l has been appointed
~ n g i n e e r inthe government's service.The new hou se o f A. G.
Sparks, at
W o o d s i ~ ' e and Chestnut avenues, ha sbeen l ea se d to
Wil li am C. Pollock,treasurer of the Republic Trust Company, by
Harb e rt and Claghorn,Miss Jean Steffan and Mr. FrankBUdnut, both
former residents of Nar be rth , were married yesterday, February
10.Mr. and Mrs. West Megargeet he happy parents of a son . Mrgargee
will be remembered ar
Helen McDowell anu lived inberth until he r marriage whenmoved
to PhUadelphia.The f ri ends o f W. W. Ake rs , 123Elmwood avenue,
wh o has beenseriously ill with pneumonia, will begl ad to learn
that he is fast recovering.The Jun ior KIng' s Daughte rs
arepreparing an a rt is ti c treat for Nar
berth folks in th e f orm o f a dramaticpresentation of "The
Ladies of Cran-.ford." The performance will be giveni n E lm Hal l
at a dat e t o b e announcedlater.
Perhaps you haven't noticed that thtlbig adver ti si ng s ig n
on th e groundadjoining the in-bound side of thestation, is
conspicuous by its absence.One of our residen ts me t Mr.
Henryyesterday and in alm ost belligerenttones d eman de d t o k
now when "thatsign at t he s ta ti on i s coming down!"The Burgess
smiled; he couldn'thelp it; you 'd done the same th ing ifyou'd
been in his place. His replywas "The sign's been down for
twoweeks!"Simultaneous with th is news comesthe announcement that
plans ar e under way for making th e ground, OT!which th e s ign s
tood , into an attractive fiower garden. Michell's, theseed firm,
is going to furnish the
seeds and plants needed, and TheCivic Association is going to f
ur ni shthe plans and t he l abor needed.In t he mat ter of
planning th e gardenthe association feels that it has been
particularly fo rtunate in securing theservices of Mr. Robert H.
Pope, thenoted landscape architect, who is alsoplanning the
park.Thus an objectionable sight has been
removed and a garden will soon makethe same si te b lossom with
fiowers.C iV IC A SS OC iA TI ON A PP OIN TSPERMANENT WELFARE
COM.MITTEE.The E xe cut iv e C ommi tt ee of theCivic AssocIation
recently appointeda permanent welfare committee . Itis the worlt o
f this c ommi tt ee t oorganize and d ir ec t a ll movements,
tomeet appeals-for aid from the outside N E W C OM MU N TY B IB L E
CLASS.
and to promote wa ys a nd me ans of Fol low. ing a talk by Miss
Gracealleviating cases of w an t o r distress 'Saxe, the Sunday
Bible Class organwithin ou r borough. izer, a Communi ty Bible C
lass wadBecause of he r special fi tness. Mrs. s ta rt ed l as t
Tue sd ay n ight at the Y.F. E. Derby, Narberth avenue, has M. C.
A., at a meeting that filled thebeen appointed chai rman of thIs
com- gymnasium. Robert C. McQui lk in , o fmittee with powers to se
le ct h er as- Woods id e a ve nue, one o f the editorssociates. He
r first work will be to of The Sunday School Times , wll l beplan
and conduct a Narberth table at the teacher. Regular meet ings wil
l be0. big bazaar to be given in BrynM i . t h i g in aid of t he
Bryn held every Tuesday evening from 7.45o.wr n e sp r n to 9
o'clock in th e Y. M. C. A.Mawr 'Hospital, which serves our com
IMiss Saxe spoke under the auspicesmunlty among others. of th e
Religious Work Committee.
THE SIGN IS GONE;GARDE. TO FOLLOW
NOTED SUFFRAGIST SPEAKS.The suffrage meeting held on Fri
day evening, l"ebruary 5, at the Y. M.C. A. Bulldlllg was
addressed by Mis:oAdele Potter, of Broklyn. He r audience was
keenly interested i n h er talk.She said in part: "The USe of
thevoting privilege by women is an ent irely normal, modern way o f
get ti ngwhat women want. The want s of men.and women, though
largely, are no tentire ly identical. In man's great
ando.bs:>rhing I nt er es t i n bus in es s he isles s l ikel y
to g iv e special at tent ionto human life, which always ha s
beenand always will be woman's chief consideration, since she br
ings it i n to theworld. The oppos it io n t o woman'suse of this
fundamental ly democraticr ight, because it was- no t enjoyed
bytheir grandmothers, is as absurd as fora man t o take a modern
express trablto the :San Francisco Exposition andinsist that his
wife go by a prairies chooner -bec ause her grandmotherdid it that
way."In r e sponse to an inquiry i n regardto t he Sou th . Mis s
Potter describedthe reception given th e delegates att he r ecen t
National Suffrage Convention in Nashville, where the whole city- i
t s officials and members of the Legi sl at ur e-we lc ;lme d t hem
w it h t ru eSouthern hospitality. The night meeti ng s had larger
audiences than a n ~ 'meetings o f a ny l dn d h el d i n that
cityIn recent years, with th e exception ofseverai meetings at
which WilliamJennings Bryan spoke.In a. d is cu ss ion o f th e f
ai lu re o fcerta in newspapers to fully report suffra,ge news and
the constantly increasing space given to it by others, MissP;ltter
hUlllorously commented uponthe complete somersaUlt. The Ladies'Home
J ou rn al ha d t ak en upon thesuffrage question.
A woman can never understand whyhe r husband has to work so hard
Inorder t o makebot lh ends meet whenHe who lives on promises iSn'
t long he is so much smaNerthan otherfor tb1a world. m6D.
D R AW I NG S F OR PARK LOTS.Work Is steadily progressing on th
epark plans and specificaUons, and the
engineers expect to a sk f or b id s vetysoon. The d rawi ng s f
or l ot s w il l beheld sometime near the end o f F eb ruary. If
you ar e no t a lready a subs cr ib er and wan t to get in on
this,now is th e ti me to do it , while yourchance of obtaining
first choice is justas good as t he o ther fellow's. An inquiry or
application to W. ArthurCole, secretary of th e Civic ASB'ociat io
n, P . O. Box 34, Narberth, wil1ha-ve prompt attention.
RECEPTION T O S CHO OL BOARD.One of the interesting social
events
of the season WlWl a reception tendered the members of the
Narberth SchOOlBoard and thei r wives, by th e facultyof th e
school, on Monday evening' oflast week.The wea th er man wasn' t v
ery gracious in the sort o f wea th er he provided. One of the wors
t s torms ofthe season made the journey anythinghut pleasant. But t
he g ue st s of thofaculty, however, forgot the nightwhen they were
led into the assemblyroom of the 'High Schoal. I t was averitable f
ai ry land; and the colorscheme of green and yellow, w it h a
nabundance of daffodils, made a stagesetting for what p ro ved t o
b e a mostdelightful evening.The guests were r ec ei ve d b y M is
sWetherill and Miss Sailor, the twoteachers longest in our public
schoolservice, and Mr. Melchoir, the newprincipal, who is rapidly
winning th ehearts of the scholars and patrons.Miss McGowan a-nd Mi
ss Wi lso nwere generous wi th several musicalnumbers, vocal and
ins trumental ,which were much appreciated and enj oy ed . M is s
Melchoir gave a readingfrom Riley-"That Old Sweetheart ofMine"-and
l a ter the guests and teacher s were se rved with ices and lots
ofreal "home made goodies."Those present were : Mr. and Mrs.C.
Howard McCarter , Mr. and Mrs.Joseph ,Mullineaux 3rd, Mr. and
Mrs.William Ridge , M r. an d Mrs. T. R.Cogge sh al l, Mr . and
Mrs. CarrollDownes, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy Duff,Mr. J. H. Jef fe ries
and Miss Jefferies, Mr. and Mrs. William Melchoir,Miss Melchior,
Mis s Wethe ri ll , M is sSaylor, Miss Wilson. Miss L a Rue
McGowan, Miss Mercy McGowan, MiSsClayton, Mis s Lar ze le re , Mis
s Kemery, Miss Warner, Miss Cooper andMis!! Grau.
The f irst Community Night Social,under the auspices of the.
Social Com'mittee of the Y. M. C. A., wiU beheld in th e
Association Building, thisFriday evening. Every family is in 'vited
and an en ter ta in ing and enjoyable time is anticipated.A
splendid program of vocal and instrumental mus ic al number s,
andreadings, has been arranged. A t theconclusion of th e p rog ram
refreshments wiU be served.The affair i s i n c ha rg e of Mr. Wil
liam 9. Horner, the social manager ofthe Y. -M. C. A., and Mrs . C.
R. BlackaU, chairman of th e Social Committee of the Civic
AssociaUan, and social ma:nager of th e n ew Wom en 'sCommunity
Club o f t he Y. M. C. A.The Reception Committee will becomposed of
the members of the Y. M.C. A., Board of Manage r s and a committee
of ladies representing the Com'munity Club.'fhis Community Social i
s -the firstof a number of informal affairs whichthe Y. M. C. A.,
and the Women'sCommunity Club ar e planning . In te resting program
will be arranged foreach gathering.Everyone is invited t } Friday
night'Ss oc ia l. Come a nd b ri ng y ou r neigh
bor. you'll find lots o f y ou r friendson hand; you'll enjoy
the entertainmen t, a nd while we're a l l too matureand dignified
ta say much about t he"good things"-don't forget that fairladies
will serve t he refreshments .It 's going to be an aU- 'round
goodevening.
COIIUIUTY NIGHTAT THE Y. I. C. A.
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NARBERTH, }>A.-OUR 'OWN-FEBRUARY 11 . IUI5= = = = = = = = = ;
= = = = = = = ~ =OUR TOWNOwned and published every Thursday by th e
Narberth Civic Association.
MRS. c . R .RLACKAL4Editor.W. ARTHUR COLE,Business Manager.
H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.H. A. JACOBS,Subscription
Manager.
Send a ll letters a nd n ew s items toP. O. Box 956, Narberth,
Pa. Do nots en d th em tJo t he printer .S en d a ll advertising
copy to P. O.Box 820. Make all remittances toP. O. Box 34.Our Town
is on sale at th e depotnews-stand, and at t he s tore ot H.
E.Davis.Entered as second-class matter, October 15, 1914, at the
Post Office atNarberth, Pennsylvania, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.THURSDAY, l"EBRUARY 11, 1915EMERGENCY PHONE
CALLSFire 350.
Police 1250.
EDITORIAL NOTES
WHO'S WHO IN NARBERTH.BOROUGH OFFiCERS.
Burge6s-Geo. M. Henry.Treasurer-Edwin P. Dold.Clerk of
Councils-Chas. V. Noel.'I'ax Collector-James F. Sherron.Street
commissioner-W. S. McClel-lan.Building inspector-G. W. Light
.COUNCIl-.
President-Harr)' D. Narrigan.William J. Henderson.Cbarles
Humphreys.A. P. Redifer.H.:>bert G. Savill.Wm. D. Smedley.I ~ d
w a r d C. Stokes.
SCHOOL BOARD.President-Howard C. McCarter.Wili K. Ridge.Carroll
Downes.T. H, Coggershall.Jo:;eph Mullineaux 3rd.
BOARD OF HEALTH.President-Cbas. E. Kreamel .Secretar)'-A. P .
Redifer .Heal th Offi cer -W. S. McCiellan.Members-Dr. Clarence T.
Fairies,T. B. Du Marias, Carden Warner andChas. V. Noel.
FIRE COMPANY.President, Chas. E. Kreamer; secretary, Charles V,
Noel; financial
secretary, E. C. Stokes; trea.surer,Carden Warne;r; chief
engineer,Chas. V. Noel; first assistant :mgineel', Edw. Wipf;
second assistant en,gineer, A. P. Redi fer; th ird assi s tan
tengineer, John G. Walton ; four th assistant engineer, A. 'V.
Needham.
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PARENTS AND TEACHERS.if you were a stockholder in anybusmess
concern, t he c ha nc es are,)'OU would k eep i n t ouch w it h
that
business. You are
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NARBERTH. PA.-OUR T O W N - ~ E B R U A R Y 11.1915
E. DavisA F UL L L IN E OFWhitman's Candy
HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBERTH , PA
John A Mowrer
DAIIITY VALEIITIIIEBAND OTHER THINGS AT
Wm. F.J.FiedlerDRUGGIST
J . A .M J I J ER(Successor til E. J. HOOD)HEATER AND RANGE
WORK
SL.ATE AND TIN ROOFER104 Forrelt Avenue.Jobbing Q. Specialty.
Narberth, Pa,
GODFREYThe Real Estate Man at
114 Woodllde Ave.,wlU be pleased t o a ss is t you In cetting a
home.
Telephone-Narberth 686 A,
Howard
Joseph C. MowreX'MOWRER BROS.Carpenters, Contractors
andBuildersTelephone Connection, Narberth andMerion.
The Little White Te8 HouseAND SHOPTelephone, Narberth 12-52
D.LOST
Late last Sunday evening there wa.sdropped from an auto a brown
Angorasweater with green collar-at about208 Montgomery avenue.
Finder pleaseadviSe Mrs. C. W. Young, P. O. Box 20,Narberth,
Po..
ALARMCLOCKSAmerica, 69c; Sleepmeter, long ringer,$1.00; Big Ben
Clock, $2.50.SUPPLEE HARDWARE STORE
1538 MARKET STREET
MENTION OUR TOWNTO ADVERTISERS
A CALL. TO THE KIDS-25 TO 75YEARS YOUNG-TO LIMBER UP.During the
winter months whenmany o f u s a re deplived of our favori te out
-door pas times, such as tennis,golf, base ball, etc., we find
ourselvesgrowing stale and loggy for want ofexercise. We fellows
that h ave outgrown our youthful sprightliness, bu tstill have a
few sparks of l ife l ef t, begin, or began l ong ago, t o not ic e
thes t reaks of gray here and there on th'8container of our
intellect ual faCUlties,and a d is po si ti on on the part o f
ourwaist l ine to assume baywIndowlikeproportions.Let 's get
together, remove thosepaunches, and limber up generally, Insp it e
o f the si lver streaks. We willfeel better for it and extend the
timefor the collection of our life insurance.This is not an ad. for
a patent exerciser, chest expander or any th ing ofthe kind, but r
at he r a reminder thatthe local Y. M. C. A. has a finegymnasium
which is open t o us all,and we might a s we ll t ak e advantageof
its facilities.There is nothing more monotonousthan this ten
minutes before breakf as t and ten minutes before bed t imebus
iness of cal is then ics; I t' s too lonesome and there 's no fun
In it. Another thing, we don't stick at it.The re a re doubtless
many citizensof Narberth who would be glad to joina c la ss o f
business men to hold sess!ons one or more fixed nights weeklyfor
the purpose of taking light exer
cise under the direction of someonewho i s f amil ia r w it h
that class ofwork. Just kids, say from 25 to 76years young.We all
would derive much bp.neli tto health and incidentally enjoy manyan
evening, if such a c la ss were organized. At the present time
there isno physica l director at tached to theY. M. C. A., but no
doubt t he re a reseveral ci tizens who are competentand anyone of
whom would be willing t o volun teer to put a class oft hi s k in d
t hrough the pace s. A professional instructor is not
'essential;anyone who has had some experiencealong these l ines
would be qualified'to undertake the job.Will some such gen tl eman
kindlyvolunteer and will all those who thin],they would be
interested in a classsuch as i s h er ei n proposed, kindlycall at
the Y. M. C. A. Bui ld ing onSaturday evening, or send i n th
eirnames t o the Secretary?That man has a p o w e ~ u l clutch
011hlB high speed lever who can refrain _from starting anything he
knows hecan't finish.
FROM ALL 'ANGLES
- ' . ' . W ho ' s Y o ur Roofer?l1e ourht to be a thGilOllIhly
com-, , potent and respoMlble "",n. He
, . v ourht to have a creat1:. ofIll. . . .. tlence. He ouCht to
be equal to all.. emercencles.? . HE OUQItT TO BE -ROCI'eRS IQ B r
a . ~ ! . - n.'n)""'"' U ~
No league game last week.The Narberth team defeated theMain Line
Collegians by the score of23 to 3. The feature of the game wasthe
guarding of Fleck and Nevin,their opponents no t getting a
singlefield goal. This is, by far, the bestexhibition of guarding
ever witnessedon the local fioor. Bil l Durbin playedhis usual good
game.John Fine, the Haverford Schoolall-around athlete, was noticed
in thel Ineup of the Main Line Collegians.Ed Ensinger, the star
pitcher ofHaverford School, is beginning bissprIng t ra in ing. Ed
wil l p robablyp it ch for Narberth this year. Hismany fri ends
expect him to have avery successful year."Mag" Kreable, the young
reporter,who has b een out of t he g ame on acc ou nt o f a
sprained wrist, is backagain. He played Satu rday n ight andhis p
laying showed that his injuryand enforced rest did not ha ve anyi
ll e ffec ts on his playing.Narberth H. S. did not play lastweek.
L. M. H. S. will li ke ly be thenext at tract ion.Girls Play Good
Game.Narberth H. S. g ir ls were defeatedby the strong Woodbury H.
S.by thes co re of 17 to 13 In a v er y e xci tingand wellplayed
game. The franticyells of the rooters urged the localgi rl s on In
the last few minutes ofplay. but the l ea d wa s too great
toovercome. The features of the gamewere the playing of Edith
Humphreyand Helen Duff. Edith had four fie ldgoals to he r credit,
whi le Helen hadtwo fie ld goals and 1 foul. The Narberth guards
also pu t up a good game
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h ad two very clever playersfor their opponents. The
Narbertlcenters were at a d is advant ag e asthey were not as tall
a s t he ir rivals,b ut t he y overcame this difficulty intheir
wonderful fioor worlt. The brightstars for the visi tors were the
Greersisters , who had 8 field goals and 1foul to their credit. The
lineup:Narberth H. S. Woodbury H. S.E. Humphreys forward GreerH.
Duff forward GreerH. Smedley ., center Curtis(A. Witherow)M. Harris
guard GordonC. Yowell guard VoIdField goals-Narberth, E. Humphreys,
4; H. Duff, 2; Woodbury, M.Greer, 5, and H. Greer , 3. Foul
goals-Narberth, H. DutI, 1; Woodbury, M.Greer, 1. Subst itutes,
Narberth, M.Mueller for A. Witherow. RefereeMiss McGowan, of N. H.
S. ScorerMcCarter, N. H. S.The Narberth girls should not
bediscouraged over this defeat as theWoodbury team is considered
oneof the strongest girl teams in scholastic ranks. They defeated
the strongCamden High School team last week.The Church League.The
Presbyterians defeated theMethodist team to the tu ne o f 369.At no
time was the score in doubt,the Presbyterian team goi ng i n thele
ad i n the f ir st few minutes and reomaining there tilt the final
whistle.The feature of the game was the playl ng of "Mag" Kreable
who maile themost points for his team. The foulshooting of "Snead"
Smith wa s th ebest ever witnessed on the localfloor. He made 14
out o f 16 attempts."Irv" Ward, who played forward forthe Methodist
t eam, w as very kindto the Presbyterian players. "Irv"stood under
the goal and said,"Here's my chance," and with grea taccuracy made
a fie ld goa l. Then toh is d ismay, I t occurred to him thathe had
s ho t t he wrong oaSket. Bette r luck next t ime, "Irv."Special
NoticeThe Narberth Main Line Leagueleaders need one more game to
cinchthe pennant of 1915. Thi s g ame willbe played Saturday n ight
on the localfloor with Overbrook as the attract ion. Come out and
root for the first1915 championship t eam of Narber th .Special
care will be taken to supplythe people with seats. The
NarberthJuniors will also play a game inconjunction with the big
game.L.e Bonbon Enfant.
UNlIfflm."
D ra st ic Ac tio n Request ed by SomeMembers.No, t hi s has
nothing whatever todo with the Pennsy lvan ia Railroad
trains. Of course, we woul d be g ladif each engine would follow
the example of t he small boy with his firstcigare t te and swallow
its smokewhi le in OUr presence, but s in ce weare promised all
sorts of good thingsby the railroad when the ' work
ofelectrUieation is complete, we are notcomplaining, and Councils
feel muchthe same way about it. Their presen t trouble is of a much
more serious nature; i n fac t, so serious thatit looks v er y much
as if nothingshort of a r evol ut io n or a const itutional
amendment could settle thematter.The cause of it a ll i s the
followingresolut ion which was introduced by amemher who is so
devoid of humanf ee li ng , s o b lin d to the rights of hisfel low
man, so lacking in t he spi ri twhich led our forefathers to
safegua rd t he personal rights and libert ies o f our people for a
ll time in thatimmortal document-but, anyhow,her e' s t he
resolution a s d ra ft ed :"Whereas, the health of th e memobel'S o
f t he Council
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8/7/2019 Our Town February 11, 1915
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Narberth, Pa.
co.,Philadelphia.
ACHSAH M. WENTZ
H. C. FRITSCHProperties For Rent and Sale
Fire InsuranceBell Phone 352 W.
Y , M. C . A . BU ILD INGc
VERL PUGHElectrical Contractor
"Tell the people whnt you h av e t ooffer."What do f ol ks want
most?" ( ~ o m ' o r t . The) 're elcl( o.t heart,hen ten, wear)",
disappointed, dlscour..aged."Mnlee tIlern IcnOlv thnt there Isr
.omfo l 't fo r thenl al l i n Ch u rc h .' Thus tbls Journalist
testlfted t o t beendurIng Ilower of the invitation otth e Chu rc
h' s Lord. "Come Unto Me.All Ye T ha t ' .a bo r a nd A re H ea
vyI.aden, DDlI I W!ill O lv e You Reat,"That e di to r w as wise.
He sawth a t underlying all t he o the r reaaonafor the existence
and adv-ertlsementvf th e Church Is ma.n's h un ge r t ort he h el
p whi ch onl y Ood can give.In the Church faint and heavyhparts nrc
made strong an d atptace.The hUI 'd e" s o f l if e a re e as ed
Int i le } I"a the l "s house.Pf>I'pl('xltJ1'8 nre l u ade c l e
ar In Illsprtlsence.The light of the e te rna l h op e Isshed upon
th e durlt experiences orou r 11101'Llll li fe i n t he p la ce
whereworshll'e,' nnd 'Vorshlped meet.T ... t und see-next
Sabbatb.
The Merion TlUe and Trust Co.of Ardmore , Pa .
The oldest, la rgest and best deposltory in this
vicinity.Capital, $150,000. Surplus, $125,000Undivided Profits,
$40,000.
George B. SupleeSteam & HotWater HeatingPlumbingBell
Telephone.
Wall Building.Howard F. CotterMEATS ofQUALITY
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s, P ies ,CaDdy. l ee C r eamCATERING FOR PARTIES
225 lana Avenue, Narberth, Pa.Telephone-Narberth 381-D
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HAVE TOOl'},'Elt WIIICII TIlE \ ' CAS OETXOWIIEUE EI.RIo;.":;ueh
was the Rd"lce of 0 ne\VsIlliller frl ..nd to t h e Pub li ci t y
Comnlitlce. lI e llpv('lopf'd hi s suggestionf lll 'thf'.r:"Sar to
the ))"ol'le that thcre I.." ')r one Institution I n : :- ;n rb er
thwhich wf'leameR thetn al LuE\,er>"bod:r Is not welcom-e at
thetheatres . or at th e hotels, or at th ecluus, or at th e
saloons. or at the,Iauc. h al ls . T he se ar e for th"""who 1\11I
Po) ' th e price or who bel on g t o certain select circles."nut th
e Church welcomes everyhody. No m an, o r wom an, o r c hil dl"an
after as a vaUd e:{CUse tha t t.t! 1sHot want l 'd i n ellul'eh, fo
r h Is."
Thpll this sagacious editor wcntfurlht ' l ' , rpvenllng his
lenowledge othuman nature.
nell Phone-Narberth 669 D.100 Narberth Avenue
Burpee Buildings
THE truth 01 thi s famous s logan is proved by thousands
01pleased and permanent customers. The Burpee Idea of
Quality Fits t-"t o give rather than to get all that is
possible"combined wilh efficient service, has built the world 'a
greatestmail otder seed business. We del iver seeds f ree by
parcelpost, and have nol advanced prices because 01 the war.Wtite
today lor Burpee' . Annual , the "LeadingAmer ic an Seed Ca talog"
fo r 1915. It is mailed free.
In case of illness, death orother trouble, any minister will be
alad to help.NOTE-Issued and supervised by thepastors 01 lhe
Presbyterian, Roman Catbollc,Baptistand Methodist Churches 01
Narberlb,Pa. Printed bycourlesy 01 "OurTown."
s. P. FRANKEN.'IELD SONSUndertakers
Th e Full-Weight Package400 Stamps with 6 l b. pkll. $2.8680
Stamps with 1 lb. pka. 6De40 Stamps with 12 lb. pka. 30c20 Stamps
with 1-4 lb. pkg. 16cA blend o f h ig h g ra de Teaswith an
exquisite flavor and deli ca te f ra gr ance . S im il ar qualIty
ordinarily costs from 80c to$1 the pound. outside of Our
St:>res. Try a package and se ebow perfectly I t wil l
satisfy yourtaste.
Burpee's Seeds Grow
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Geo.&W.J.MarkleSELECT DAIRIES
MEN'S CI.UB BANQUET.The fourth a nn ua l b an qu et o f th e
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the Y. M. C.A. building Monday evening wa::;I,..===============:.an
unqua li ti ed s ucce ss . It was attended by nearly tiCty men,
includingl 'e pr es en ta tl ve s f rom th e Bap tistGllurch
Ushers' Union, and iuvltedslJeakers. After t he opening prayeroJY
Principal Wil li am T . Melch;>ir, ofNarbe l th l 'ubl ic
Schools, t he a tt ra ctive menu was discussed with greatand
evident satisfactlou. The tastefulcurds, prepared by Mr. Ellwood
H.SICkels, were mUch admired.
.111. AUUl l t d. Wilson, president ortile cllI lJ, opened tne "
leaSt of reason"with au lllterel:ltmg speech, uetallJn!5
Ute,11IIll> anll accompllsnments ot the cllllJ,n of th e
BaptistChurch, told of it s alms, and alludedto p lans f or a jo
int banquet of themen's organizations of th e Methodist,Bapt is t
and Presbyte r ian churches , tobe given in t he n ea r future,
with th eidea of bringing about a c lose r unionand more e ff ec ti
ve work throughoutthe community, i n t he c au se o f Christ.The
mai n address of the eveningwas made by Mr. Joseph M. Rogers,l i te
ra ry editor of the Philadelphia InquireI'. his subject being
"Lincoln, theMan." Mr. Rogers was followed withthe clOSest
-attention for upwards o fan hour, as, in a maste rly address ,he
portrayed the lessknown an d morehuman s id e of Lincoln's
character.Unusual side lights on th e great libera to r wer e b
rought out by th e speaker;Intimate glimpses of hi s early
struggles and successes were given, andfascinating details of th e
hiddensJjrlngs of action that govern a greatman In his efl'orts to
accomplish greatresults, held the audience spell-bound.Great
applause greeted Mr. Rogers atthe close, and ;everybody
expressedhear ty apprec iat ion at h av in g b ee nprivileged to
hear him. Special Nursery Milk In Paper CartonFilled at penhurst
FarmThe meeting closed w ith votes ofthanks to Mr. Rogers, and to
th e veryeftlclent committee that h ad t he banquet In charge,
Including Messrs. G.M. Coleswor th y, H . S. Gar a, L .
W.Nickerson, William J. Kirkpatrick andEllwood H. Sickels.
Pa.
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NARBERTH. PA.-OUR TOWN-FEBRUARY 11 . 1915
CREAMTelephone-Narberth 368.
Estimates Cheerfully Given.Telephone-Narberth 311-0.
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Eggsand Game.
Fancy Fruit and Vegetables.
TO HUY, TO BUilD, TO RENTMEET ME AT THE CABIN
Wm. D. SmedleyCHARLES HAYES
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NARBERTH
Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONSHi,h Grade
ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.
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PA.
Chas. M. StuardFUNERALDIRECTOR
Coming-Wilton Lacl,aye in"The Chi ldren of th e Ghetto."
Rear JUI Organ s I n Pblladelphla-Compare tbem with that In th e
RegentPROGRAMME
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12THMabel Tallafero in"The Three of
Us."SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH
'Villiam Farnum in"The Gilded Fool."
IA l . . A vis it to a modern sanitary Dairy is Quite asn nVl
l-allon interestingas it is instructive. AtripthroughI I our plant
will show you how far science andinvention have enabled us to
safeguard our milk and cream. You are cordially invited to make
such a trip . Telephone Belmont 4205 or West 143 and we shall
beglad to make an appointment, or call at any time at 4709
Lancaster Avenue, whereguides ar e always available.EDWARD W.
WOOLMAN, 4709 Lancaster Avenue.
REAL ESTATE & INS.Ye Olde Stand At the Stlltion
J. A. CALDWELL W. COWIN
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~ ~ : : . S ELECTTile regular monthly mee ting o f thaJ!,vangel
Circl e o f K ing' s Daughterswas held in t he Bapt ist Church
Wednellday, }t'ebruary 9rd. Twenty members were present and th re e
new one swere admitted to th e Circle.The ladies spent a very
pleasant daysewing. A lunch; was served by Mrs .Mann, Mrs. Meredith
and Mrs. Brown.After the regular business meetingthe annual e lect
i( )n o f o ff icers tookplace. The fol lowing off icers
wereelected:President-Mrs. Fred. Derby.First Vice-President-Mrs.
GeorgeSheldon.Second Vice-President-Mrs. C. T.Faries.Recording
Secre ta ry-Mrs . Art hu r
Meredith, of Ardmor".Corresponding secretary-Mrs.
Stevenson.Treasurer-Mrs. Witherow.The s ta nd in g c ommi tt ee s f
or th ey ea r were also appointed.The ladies will hold a Home
BakeFebruary 20 i n t he Y. M. C. A.The next meeting of th e Circle
willDELICIOUS F R I E ~ AT Geo.Bansells'Sons ~ ~ ~ . l d c ~ n ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ y room of theCampbell's, 234 WoodbIne Ave.
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