8/7/2019 Our Town July 4, 1925

1/4

Man-School

PRICE THREE CENTSPlayground is Now'

SupervisedPlan Movies andua l Training at

CELEBRATION TONIGHTThe annual Narberth Fourthof July Celebration will be heldon the playground tonight under the allspices of the AmericanLegion.I t will commence at 7 P. M.with a band concert, followed byspeeches, the presentation of theAmerican Legion ScholasticMedals, and at dark, a wonderful display of fireworks.Every resident is invited toparticipate.

To Observe Fourthon Main LineNarberth, Cynwyd, BrynMawr and WayneArdmore will be t he onl y MainLine community that wil l have nopublic exercises celebrating theFourth of J ul y. Wayn e, Narberthand Bala-Cynwyd are all observingthe nation's b irt hday w ith community c'e1ebrations and Bryn Mawr

wiII have a fireworks display.Cynwyd wil l hold i ts celebrationin the morning; Wayne will conducti ts in t he a ft ernoon and Narber thwill g ive i ts a ff ai r in t he evening .The Bala-Cynwyd celebration is under the general direction of theBala-Cynwyd Neighborhood Clubbut every civic organization o f th ecommunity is t ak ing par t. The\Vayne affair is under the guidanceof the Wayne Men's Club and theNarberth 'celebration is being stagedfor the second successive year bythe Harold D . S peakman Po st,American Legion.The Cynwyd affair which is to beheld at the Cynwyd School field willbegin at 9 o' clo ck i n the morningwith band concerts and patriotic exercises. The feature, however, willbe an impressive sports program fort he chi ld ren of the communitywhich wiII begin at 10 A. M. Twenty event s a re schedul ed and 70prizes wiII be distributed.Commissioner Peter C. Hess, ofBala, wil l be grand marshal of theceremonies.The \ \l ayne celebration, whichwill be h el d at the Radnor Highgrounds, wiII begin at 1. 30 w it h aPun ch and Judy show. This wiIIbe followed by a baby show i n thegymnasium and by f ield games onthe Radnor High campus.Other features of the \Vaynecel eb ra ti on will be a b ig dog show,a pie-eating contest and a greasedpig contest. The celebration wiIIend with a dance in the school gymnasium at 8 o'c lock in the evening.The festivities at Narberth willstart at 7 P. M. witha band concert.There wil l be pat ri ot ic exe rc isesw it h p romi ne nt s pea ke rs t ak in gpart. The feature of the Narberthcelebration, however, will be a f ir eworks display which wil1 begin attwilight.

Narberth is in the midst of someof the most rapid business s h i f t ~ing in the history o f the borough.No less t han eight c hange s h av ebeen noted in the past two weeks.Of greatest interest this week isthe announcement made yesterdayof t he sal e of Howard's drug storeto Mr. Chris Koch. Another important sale is t hat of the Narberthgarage, transferred by Ray \Veiss toEd. vVipf , who now conducts thegarage at 107 Essex avenue.In addi ti on to t hes e two sales,1l10vings are n umer ous . Co okBrothers moved Thursday to theirnew building at 104 Essex avenue.E. J. Hartzel l moved his real estatebusiness into the same building. TheNarberth Electric Shop has movedto t he s to re forme rly occup ied byCook Brothers at 250 Haverford.The other change is the opening ofan office i n t he Narberth NationalBank building by George R. Markle,builder. These, with the recent purchase of the Narberth GeneralStore by Adelizzi Brothers completes the list of Narberth's biggestset of business changes. .The sale of Howard's Drug Storeby its founder and proprietor, Will iam S. Howard, changes the ownership of one of Narberth's largeststores. The business was foundedovet: 10 yea rs ago and. has grownsteadily ever since. The volume ofbusiness last mon th was t he greate st in i ts h is to ry .Mr. Howard announces that hisreason for ret irement is the desireto seek new work later which wil lnot require such an expendi ture Oftime. He plans to rest for a while,then go to Florida fo r several1110nths, finally returning to Narberth.Throughout his business career inthe borough, Mr. Howard has been

at the forefront in civic matters. Atthe present time he i s a membe r ofthe board of governors of the Narberth Tennis Association and a director o f t he Narberth Building andLoan.In comment ing on the sale, Mr.Howard desired to have it knownhe intends to maintain his residencein Narberth, and has expressed hisappreciat ion to the town for theirfriendship in the conduct of hisbusiness.The new owner, :Mr, Chris Koch,comes t o his n ew s to re em in en tly f it ted to carryon the business.He has been a druggist for ..\Iyea rs , and is a reg is te red p h a n n ~ , -c is t in t he Sta te s of Pennsylvania,New Jer sey, Colorado and Nebraska.He has had three former drugstores. One in Logan, another atSixth and Diamond streets, Philadelph ia, and a thi rd at Camp Dix .N. J. He is a past president of thePhiladelphia Association of RetailDruggists, and for 10 years was amember of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Examining Board.While in that posit ion he was oneof the country's leading exponentso f th e drug and narcotic laws andwas the fa ther of the Pennsylvanianarcotic law, hav ing pushed 50 0prosecutions for the violation o f t ha tlaw.Mr. Koch has announced that nochange would be made in the policyor standard of the business. It ishis des ire to j oi n in civic mat te rsand to have his store known as acommunity centre. He and :Mr.Howard have been friends f or t hepast 22 years.Mr. vVeiss' reason for retiringfrori l the garage business is i llness,which h as made the performanceof his work difficult .for some time.It is h is i nt en ti on to con ti nue theauto agency and accessory store,

Supervised recreation, under theauspi ce s o f t he Narberth schools,is now in full swing at the playground. Mr. Karl Oerlein, physical'director of the schools, i s in charge.At the meeting o f t he School BoardMonday hight Miss Frieda Everswas employed to assist him, and totake charge of the work with thegi,rls.Miss Evers received he r trainingat . t he Ber li n, Germany , normalschoo l, and has had considerabletraining and e xp er ie nc e i n p la ygrounclwork.The plan is to afford instructionto three groups: youngest, intermediate and advanced. The oldergroup wil l be given work in baseLall and o ther sports. The hoursof the playground are 9 to 12 A.M. and 1 to 4 P. M. The super

vision wiII continue until the end o fAugust.The Board has ordered suppliesand equipment of all kinds fo r thefield, to supplement that which remained after last year.On Monday there were 60 children at the field and the numberis steadily increasing. The wor kstarted June 22.At the June meeting the Boarda lso employed a new teacher , Mr.Stanley Burnham, who wil l t ea chhistory andcivics inthe Junior HighSchool. He is 3; graduate o f H ar varel and has had several years ofteaching experience. Mr. Burnhamis th e s econd man t ea ch er on thestaff. .To Lay Sidewalk.A big improvement to the vicinityof the schools will be made throughdecision of t he Boa rd t o l a y a curband sidewalk the entire length ofthe property on both Sabine avenueand Montgomery Pike. On Sabineavenue, this will be necessary on ac

count of t he s tr ee t pav ing, whi chwill shortly begin there.In order t o h av e t he work unif orm, a nd t o imp rove t he a pp ea rance of the corner, the Montgomeryavenue side wil l a lso be curbed.The work on both streets wil l involve a considerable task, as thebank has to becu t backa s much as12 feet in p laces . A commi tt ee ofthe Board is working with BoroughCouncil to expedite the work.To Have Movies. "'lThe old familiar textbook will beaided and abetted next year by theinstal1ation of a motion pic ture machine. The board has authorized theprincipal and the chairman of thecommi tt ee on ins truc ti on to purchase not onlya motion pic ture outfit, b ut also a new p ro je ct io n l an tern.The movie films wil l be securedfrom 'the State museum and f romthe Commercial Museum of Phila-"Y" Travelers Take Trip. delp hia. w it hout cost. Various in-

Ten members of the "Y " trav- dus tr ia l p lant s wi ll a lso l end ree lsdel 'S made a very int eres ti ng trip of an educational nature, which willl as t Monday in to the Phi lade lphi a enab le t he facul ty t o make constantNavy Yard. use of this br anch of instruction.The club left the Ardmore Y. M. Plans are well under way for theC. A. at 9.20 and arrived at the instal1ation of courses i n manualNavy branch of the Y. M. C. A. t ra in ing and indus tr ia l educa ti on . Itabout 11.30 . After the boys were is hoped that provision for the shopsthrough eat ing thei r lunch the tour can be made in time to have thi sof the yard was started under t he important b ranch added wit h t heguidance o f Sargeant Bowman of fall term.the Marine Corps. The need for manual training inEach boy had the opportuni ty of the schools has long been fel t, ands itting in an aeroplane with his the lack of a course was one of thehand on the cOlltrol1er. There wil l point s used by the insurgent groupbe an over-night trip t o Val ley which defea ted the l as t schoo l l oanForge next Monday morning, July and compelled the abandonment of6, leaving_on the 9.06 t ra in f rom the Narberth Senior High School.Ardmore for Devon. The Club will Walter Peverly.hike fr0111 Devon t o Val1e)' Forge . \\Tal te r Pever ly , of 30 \VoodsideArdmore Y. M. C . A. L.eads. avenue, died at his home earlyA fight ing good game was play- Tuesday morning, after a short ill-ed Tuesday evening between Cen- ness. .tral Y. M. C. A. of Phi lade lphi a Mr. Pe\ "e rl y, who had Q ~ e n a resiand t he local b ranch. The local den t o f Narber th for 17 years, was

0. , Escort. Ship. branch started off by winning their one of t own' s mos t r espect ed ' ~ n Joseph Snyde r, son of D r. a nd f irst game in the .league which puts best beloved residents. He hadMrs. O. J. Snyder, of Narberth ave- them first place. made his home during this periodnue, has been assigned to the post The players o f th e local branch at t he s ame hou se on Woodsideof fourth radio man on the steal11- are Hoops, catcher; Francis, pitch- avenue.'ship Putnam, which is commanded er ; Murray, first; Shaw and Rein- He is s ur vi ve d by h" o daughby Commander C. H. Shaw, of hold, second; Morrison, shortstop; tel's, Mrs. C. S. Ras er and MissNarberth. Rutty, third; Hanson, r ight field i Hilrriet Peverly, of Ni:irberth,a:rid: He accompanied,the ship when. Bil l S t ~ n d e n . centre f ie,ld; McCann, a sori, Mr. Chai-Ies Peverly, ofi t c ar ri es t he government"radio to left field. The game \vas called at Philadelphia. . "the MacMillan expedition at Nov a th e end of the seventh inning fo r Services , ~ e r e held Thursday eveScotia. During the summer the ,Central with the score 10 to 6, favor ning. at hi s l at e r esi den ce. R ev ;:Putnam is to b e e sc or t s hi p t o t he A rdmo re . F ranc is p itc he d a fine Tohn E. Nidecker, 8" nei-gnbqr, o Mayflower during President Cool:' game. . . . ficiated. The' funeral a,nd'btirial

' i 4 g e ! S " " " ' e T 1 : 1 i s e ! t ~ - , i t l ~ " ' N e w -'En-glan "'. ' ' " ' ' ~ - - ' ' - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' - . - "," , .., ' . " ' ~ ~ ' - - - - ' were held at Rutland, Vermont, Mr.waters. Peverly's old home, on F ~ d a y .

. NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1925

MORE BASEBALL

"lVIr_ Editor, you a re a ll wet ." other public enterprises i t is hoped\Vi th thi s pol it e announcemen t a by a ll the inhabitants of the occuresident of \Voodside avenue p ied area that a force of five maygreeted us last week after having be maintained until the war is over.read his copy of "Our Town." General Supplee , i t is s'aid, un-It appears that on this page last off ic ia lly, of course, is ready to fightweek there appeared an art ic le on along these l ines if i t t akes a ll sum-the improvemen.ts being made to mer. :'Woodside avenue f rom Maple to The residents of the section are\Vynnewood.. It a p p ~ a r s also that about to appoint a committee to rethe WOrk .Il1 quest Ion has' lior port on the most modern equipmentbrought una ll oyed happine ss i nt o in the way of gas ma sk s. Whi lethe hear ts o f the residents of t ha t s ewer g as may not work qui te a ssection. fast as some o f the more recentlyHousewives are complaining that developed means of chemical warthe closing of t he s tr eet f or we eks f are, it t ak es mo re than listerine tohas caused del ivery men to avo id ove rcomeit.the section. They complain of gas, Mosqu it oe s and flies are lookingof mud, of many annoyance s. wit h a ll t he ir fond eye s for quarters"There i s lot s o f g as ou ts id e, but in and a round the wat er -soakednone ins ide," sai d one housewi fe . t renche s with o ld General Mal ar ia"I f there is a coa l s t ri ke thi s f al l we s ta lk ing in the offing.will be o ut of luck," a ~ e r r e d an- And just t o add t o t he joy of lifeother, "for the work v",11 not be the Health Commissioner andfi ni shed in t ime to open the s tr ee t Street Cleaning Commissioner is histhis summer." __ . own worst enemy. He can't recon" Another. suffer.er cne? ~ u t , cile his two jobs. K nowi ng thatWhy, oh why, IS our h&htmng though he i s improving the s tr ee t,street-paver, R. .F. Wood, l Eu- he wonders about the public health.rope? Perhaps If he wou ld organ- But what c an he do in t he ci rc um ize h is commi tt ee we would be out stances?of the t renches by Christmas." . Two week s was r eq ui re d t o d e-These, and many other t hmgs , ci de how the job was t o be started.were. told us by the auth.or of . the And for two weeks the36-inchpirleso p ~ n m g sen.tence of t ~ I S . article. "improved" the appearance of theFlnany ~ l laid 01.1 the e ~ ~ t o n a l d ~ s k landscape before the big offensivean artIcle entItled, Improvl11g b. . was e

8/7/2019 Our Town July 4, 1925

2/4

8/7/2019 Our Town July 4, 1925

3/4

.PAGE THREE

. 1Spec ial Music . - . - r ~The, music on. Sunday morningat 11 o'clock 111 t he Lut he ra nChurch will be . rendered by threepersons, mothe r, d aught er andgranddaughter. Mrs. Buck willsing a soprano solo, accompaniedby he r mother o n t he piano, arida viol in obligato by her daughter.Three'generations will accomplisha pleasing part of t h services

r----.. , ~ a b o u t:, - ' ~ ~ t l i e . . . J; ' ~ a r U e n. ~ ~ - t~ ~ ~ 1 " ' "" Some persons I know, good' gardeners, too, do not c are f rom whencet hei r pl ant s comc, n or cven to knowthe ir specif ic name s, a ct in g as i f t he irc he ri sh ed g rcen thing s s prang d irec tf rom the pages of catalogs, quite innocent" 0 f any other hab itat . But theseincurious ones miss something of theb es t tha t pl ant s h av e to give us. Toknow t hei r names, both proper andvernacular, is l ike knowing the namesof our friends or household pcts; toknow from whcnce they came is to beable, at will, to spread a magic carpe tf or the mind and journey thither."Louise Beebe Wilder. In Adventures inMy Garden and Rock Garden.To know t he nat iv e habitat ofa plant is to know how to handl eit in the garden, a nd t o know thebotanical name of a plant is toknow the plant family or naturalorder and in kn owing th is weagain learn mor e a bo ut t he soiland situation required to grow theplant. Common names a re t o t headvanced gardener a misleadingnuisance, as t he y a re not even descriptive while t he p ro pe r namegives us the plant family name,the species name or native habitatand in addition t he var ie ta l namewhich is, or should be, descriptive.So let us l earn the proper namesof ou r garden flowcrs. Do youknow that t he proper namc of ou rgarden peony is Peony Chinensis?If you do you will know at oncethat it is a nati\"e of NorthernChina and Siberia and is, at home,accustomed to se\'ere winter conditions. You wiJl know thatpeonies bloom better in Canadathan they do in t he Sou ther n

L ~ n i t e d States, because the longera nd h ar de r t he w in te r t he b et te ris t he peony 's rest ing period andthe bet te r t he bloom. A mild,warm win te r d is tu rbs it s r es t andit is no t so healthy in the spring.So do not hill the soil up aboutthe plant to protect the poorpeonyf rom the cold . It l ikes the cold.thri\'cs on it. it is a native ofSiberia. .Lik e every herbaceous ( herblike) or bulbous plant that losesits foliage i n th e w int er, a nd ha sno woody s tems , it is necessarythat th e foliage be allO\ved to fadeslowly and naturally, because, inso doing, t he p la nt is storing upsubstance in its roots for nextyear's growth.So do not cu t the foliage entirelyoff when r emoy in g t he flowersfrom any spring bulb, i ri s, gladi

olus or/ peony if you want it tor ip en a nd do well the next season.Allow three leaves to each peonystem. The upper le aves should becut off wit h the fl ower . The threelea\'es wiU r ip en t he p la nt a ndmake eyes for next year, hut a f te rOctober their work is finished andt he st em s c an be c ut down a nddestroyed.Hardy phlox between peoniesmakes a fine combina tion andSweet \ViIliam 'planted on thesunny side o f h ar dy phlox makesa fine shade fo r its s urf ac e rootsand covers up the lower foliage,Darwin tulips can be p lan te d inback of t he Sweet Wil li am andchrysanthemums in front for asuccession of bloom and a border

that always looks right.Suppose we planted two peonies,\'ariety Wal te r F axon , in thecenter and on e it he r end we willl jlace a good plant of phlox Elizabeth Campbell. Directly in front ofthese fiye plants, on the south, wewill plant a r ow o f Darwin tulips,Clara Butt , i n f ront of these a rowof six plants of Dianthus Barbatus,Newport Pink and in t he f ront ofthis a d ozen plants of chrysanthemum, Mrs. \Villiam E. Buckingham. Phlox subulata, varietyVivid wou ld b e u sed for a border.Early May comes the brightp ink dwarf phlox, next the tulips,salmon pink, t hen the salmon pinkpeonies and salmon pink dianthusfollowed later in t he s umme r bysalmon pink phlox and finished offin the faU by the single pinkchrysanthemums.Early Ju ly . G et ti ng ready toplant seeds of perennials.Weeding, weeding and moreweeding, or perhaps some mulch.;.ing.

Giving 50c a t on o ff f or cashmakes our net p1'ice the lowest for f ines t quali ty coal.Phone-Lansdowne 888

83d &: MARKET 51st & GRAY'SKUNKEL

Mr. and Mrs . George M. Dandohave moved from Essex avenueto Sabine avenue.Miss Evelyn Jefferies, of Forestavenue. is enjoying a week's s tayin the P9conos.Mr. a nd M rs . M. A. Wood, ofForest avenue , l e ft Thur sday t ospend the summer at South Casco,Maine.1vIiss Eleanor Michaelsen , o fHaverford avenu e, i s sojourningin t he Pocono Mounta ins for th e

mon th o f J ul y.lVEss Dorot hy V is sman , ofLouisville, Ky., is visiting her"Vellesley classmate, Miss FannyH. Loos.Mr. Wallace Meade Loos, ofReading, Pa., just graduated from,Annapol is ,Nava l Academy , ismaking a brief visit with Mr. andMrs. A. J. Loos. Th e latter leaveThursday on a visit to their relatives in Salem, N. Y. Miss L .M .Bea ty accompanies them and willr emai n i n S al em dur ing J ul y and

August.Mr s. A. R. Kneibler and child ren , o f 100 Elmwood avenue,have returned home aft er spending" some t ime in Atlantic City.Miss Marg'aret Fowler is spending the week -e nd i n a nd a bo utNew York city.Misses Ella Dothard andThelma Fowler will be guests ata house party in Atlantic City atthe home o f Miss Evelyn O w e n ~ ,

of Ches tnut Hill.

Mr. and l\Irs. Nathaniel 'P.Knowles and family, of Audubon,N. J" formerly of Narberth, visited friends here on Sunday.Mrs. Arthur N. Edrop, of

\Voodside a ven ue, is spendingsevcral days in Cape l\{ay as theg ue st o f M r. a nd Mrs. A. C. \Vi ll iamson, of Cynwyd.Mrs. E. C. Griswold and daught er Eun ic e a re s pend ing t he s ummer a t \Vestbrook, Conn.

Mr. Horace Michener Schelland family ha\'e moved from N"arberth to Rosemont .

The Presby ter ian Church.Rev. John Van Ness, Minister.Meetings for Sunday, July 5:9.30 A. M. Bible Schoo!' Alldepartments, orchestral accompaniment to the singing. The Men'sand Women's Bible Classes havecombined for the summer and meeti n t he v ac an t s to re r oom 011 Narberth ave. promptly at IO A. M.Mr. Van Ness is the t ea cher . All

adults cordially invited.,II A. M. Pub li c Wor sh ip . M r.Van Ness wil l preach on Christ ian

patriotism f rom t he text: "A Citizen of no mean city."7.30 P. M. This congregation willp ar ti ci pa te i n t he unio n tw il ig htmeeting to be held on the law n ofthe Methodist Church. Speaker:Hon. Fletcher W. Stites.Next Wednesday evening thefirst of the series of Union PrayerMee ti ng s will be h eld in t he Bap t ist Church with the leader furnished by the Lutheran Church.Empty safety match boxes ares ti ll ne ed ed by t he Junior Departme nt of t he Bib le Schoo l. Theemp ty c ar to n in t he c hu rc h vestibule is for their reception.

BALA, PA.

AL L SUBJECTS

Bala and Union Aves.

G1'de?' Now t01' Winter50c a Ton {or Cash in

10 DaysL, M. THOMPSON

Cynwyd 280

YOU CAN'T HAVE THE I

8/7/2019 Our Town July 4, 1925

4/4

. J

STORAGE

Narberth 2629

Narberth 2602

OIL

Tailors

Say Good-byTo Washday Fatigue

WINDSOR GARAGEKeep YOU1' Car Off the Streets.

We Specialize in Day Parking.

ADELIZZI BROTHERS

IF YOU FIND US OUT OF GASOLINE

$50.00 REWARDHaver ford and Essex Avenues

GASOLINE

102 FORREST AVENUE

Yes, you can overcome to a greatexten t tiredness experienced bywomen who must attend to coal firesor heat water in a tea kettle onwashday.Install an Automatic Storage GasWater Heater.I t absolutely does away with work,dirt. ~ l 1 d both i n ~ i d e n t to .obtaining

' ~ ' h 9 t . w a t ~ t . ' I t : s P 1 J P ~ i e s ~ : a l 1 o f your hot,.water needs in the most economical'PRICES way_CONNECTED I' , ~ '.,

~ g : : : : : : ; : : ~ : : : ~ : : v - : ; . , ~ SeM:a demonstration at the gasG o - : f ; J ~ ~ ~ I ~ l i i . ~ " ' r . office, or phone for a representative.l'AYl\IENTS

................................IIIIiiiI+!tIiiHOPWEET

Shelter it Under a strong, weather-tightG ~ n a s c o Latite Shingleroof. The heal th ofyour family.,-the safety of your propertydemand completeroofingprotection

G e n a s ~ o ' Latite Shingles are especiallyadapted fall laying tight over your old woodshingles. I t ~ s just as easy a s laying themover new boards. AnliYQ':lsaye t i m ~ , tr0\lble \1llIld.money.- ';. ,._'.... _0'Thousands ofhomes and farm buildingsallover the United States are being re-rooredthe "GenascoWay."

Take Home a Qua1t

"At,the Station"

KEEP KOOL

If you own a home. -protect it l

'Phone: NAR8ERTH 1620

'. " ' . ' .; ,

WE DELIVER ANYWHERE

WHITE'S

Dropping in here for a dish of Wh it e' sfamous Ice Cream is no t on ly a h e a l t h ~ful habit , but it is a most enjoyableone. ServedI to you r liking, plain orwith a topping ' o f your favorite flavor.

Healthful Habits

THE NARBERTH CARPET CO.

Frort \'iew "f a G e n ~ l l C OLllf;Ye Shingle. In threenatural, unfading articipate in this camoaiD'n and a im' Interior and Exterior ,p ~ ,to make Narbert1'1 a t le ast a 7 . per , PAINTING 'cen t. vot ing town. This wou ld be :a credit to the intelligence of Nar- , Kitchens and Bathrooms Made 'berth' and boosters of t he home " " , :, Att ract ive , Brigh t and Clean ,town should lend all assistance pos- , ,sible. . : WJ1l' b Irlad to E 8 t 1 ~ a t e ~ 'Remember-last call July T-1 an(l ~ . -.w7 ' E s s e x - r . A " V e l 1 u e ~ . , ,r5. ' i -C' ,.:'; . I '; :

~ - PH6N&'NARBERm...2637' ':~ , ~ ~ , . _ " - - , - " ~ " - " ' - " , '; '' J ! : , ' ; ' ,- ,'., .,'