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PRICE, THREE CENTSORCHESTRA GIVESPLEASING CONCERTL ar ge A ud ie
nc e H ea rs M ai nLine Musicians an d Con
tralto Soloist.
Tw o Groups of Phone E m ployees Addressed by
E. M. Prisk.
SERVICE TOPIC OFVISITING BELL HEAD
NEXT CONCE RT MAY 20The Main Line Orchest ra gavei ts thi rd
concert of the season att he A rdmo re Theat re o n Sundayevening
before an audience whichwas o ne of the largest in the history of
the organization. Th e
~ o l o i s t was Gertrude Traubel, contralto.Adolph Vogel, the
conductor ,showed, a s usual , good judgmentin selecting a program
well suitedt o a sma ll orchestra, which resulted in a sure t on e
a nd clear-cutplaying.The first number was the wellknown and
popular overture from"The Barber of Sevi lle" of Rossini, which was
played with allby strings alone, were giYen alight and pleasing
reading. Inthe vi\'acity and enthusiasm calledfor by so energetic
and sparklinga piece.
Group Songs in Second Part,Two movements from Beethoven's C
!'ola.ior Symphony constituted the next number, whichformed the
classical unit of theprogram. This symphony, Beethoven's f irst ,
was written more inthe style of ).Iozart and Haydnthan any of hi s
o th er s, and demand s g re at a cc ur ac y a nd delicacy of
treatment. This wasshown in the first movement p ar t icularly; the
second part, allegromolto vivace, was a l i tt le irregularin
places.:\Iiss Traubel's first song was"Adieu Forets" from
Tschaikowsky 's " Jeanne d 'Arc ," which hadan emotional quality
especiallywell suited to her rich deep contralto.The second part o
f the programconsi st ed of seyeral g roups ofshort numbers.
Gillet's "In the
Mill" and "Afte r the Ball," playedSunset" the orchestra brought
outremarkably clearly the tonal shading and ra ther moody quali ty
o fC O ~ T I N U E D o T HE F IF TH PAGE
GIVE LECTURE ON FLAGALKS OF THINGS IRISH
COMMUNITY BUILDING TO BE MADEAVAILABLE TO MORE
ORGANIZATIONSRecreation Board to Work Out Schedule fo r Use of
West
Wing by Othe r Organ iza ti on s a s Resu lt o f Meet
ingMonday-Gi r l Scouts to Co-operate.
Former Congressman Donohue is D. A. R. Sponsors of Illustrated
LeeSpeaker at Rotary L u n ~ h e o n . ture Tuesday..-\ gentleman
with a bright green The Dr, Benjamin Rush Chapters ha mr ock in his
lapel ta lk ed of of t he Daughte rs of the . \mer icanmatters l r
i ~ h Tuesday a t the Revolut ion are giving an i
llustratedlecture, "The Tra il o f t he Flag ." a tmceting of th e
Hal a-C ynwyd - the Cir l Scout room of the com-:\ arherth Rotary
Club. The speak- nltl1lity lmilcling on Tuesday, ~ archer was
former Congressman. 27. a t 7 ,30 o 'c lock : fot" the schooll\1
ichael F, Donohue , o f Frank- j children of Na rher th a s well a
s thefore!. IBoy a nd Ci rl Scout tr oop s of the
Irish progress under conditions borough. ._ . " , I . I "1lave
vou ever t hought o f the01 c)l\llparatlve ItldejJelH ence wele I 1
flo I . 1 fl' .c II tI' '. . 1- l\1 'D 1 . - (a y t 1e ag w JIl' l
Ie s ttl a par s( 1 ~ ( l l S S e ( l J y ! I. onu 1l1e, con- .i tl
C 't I St t . 1trasted w it h a f orme r state o f i g- 0 1e 1 1 e(
a es was carne (I t '1'1 I d through thIS country, or of the menn o
r a l . l ~ e a t ~ ( pover y. l e ) a who ca rr ie d t he fla t hr
ou h i11l-condItIons m the past, the speaker ." . . . . . ~ . . .t
t I I I 11 d ' I t IMssable \\ I1del nesses such ,IS mosts a e(,
were ) ama Je Irect y 0 f ,I .?tl E I
I P I' t I . I 0 our c ount ry was at t 1at tIme.1e :,-no IS 1
ar lamen W lIC 1 ffl' l' f I Do vou know 0 the Illam' p l a c e ~en
o rce ( I gnor an ce a n( ser (om whe;'e there are memorials ' to
thisul}on the 1eOI)le. f-. . . march 0 the flag? 11 you do. re-,\\
hIle Ireland IS s I O \ ~ ' l y r ecov- f re sh your memory: or if
not, a
~ n n g r ~ ' 0 1 1 l the destructIon of her new a!HI f ascina
ti ng h is to ry ist t ldustnes and schools,. M r: Don- opened for
you ."?hue stated, E n ~ ~ a n d IS s tIl l t ry -I L as t y ea r
th e c ha pt er ga \'c a lecmg .to kep the I,sland unsettle?, I
ture of the same kind known asfearIng t h ~ t ~ 1 l 1 l t y would
sttll "The h is to ry o f the flag." ~ I r s ,strengthen Its
mdependence, B. Earl Auchenbach,the historian of!'resent-day Erin,
the Rotarians t he Dr . Ben jami n Rush Chapte r,wer e to ld, is d
ev elo pi ng water with Mrs. Joseph }li Iler assisting.power and
manufacturing. and has has charge of the program.an excellent
government fr ee ofreligious bigotry or sectionalism. l!EUTENANTS
ILL E. M. Prisk, Vice President and'('he meeting, one of the
largest General .i\Ianager of the Easte rnthe cluh has held, was
attended bv Lower Merion Pol ice Minus Services Area o f t he Bell
Telephone COI11-several members of the Ardmore of Mul tin and
Miller. pany of Pennsylvania, visited Arel-Club and o ther
visitors. The Lower ~ I e r i o n police force is more, \Vednesday,
to address a
Istill minus the services of two of i ts ron ference oi the
female super-A JOURNALISTIC ROMANCE heads, for Lieutenants ~ I u l
l i n and \ 'i sory employees of the Main LineThe e nga geme nt was
an- ~ [ i l l e r .a rc still conlined to th eir ~ n \\ .est
Chester Districts, point-Ilounced this ~ v e e k of j \ liss Edith
hOIll.es 111 . . mg .out the value of a proper seEleanor Maguire.
daughter of Mr. L l e l . t t e n a n ~ ~ [ u l l l n : who has
been' JectlOn, of pers?nnel and theand ~ l r s , Joseph D. Mag ui
re, of o ut WIth q U l l ~ s y , whIch f o l l o \ \ : e ~ 1 an n e
c e ~ s l t y o l oo km g a t t he c o ~ n -;100 Gravling avenue,
and Mr. atta ck o f gnpp;, made a V I ~ l t . to p ; ~ n y s e r v
~ c e from the subscnbThomas"Arthur E lwood, son o f h ~ a d q u a
r t e r s Saturday, behev tt lg e r s \ I e \ ~ ' p o m t . Aft er
t he I.unchMr. and Mrs. Thomas Elwood. of hm,lself on the way to ~
e c O \ ' e r y , but eon . whIch c loscd th e meetmg, aVentnor, N.
J. l\1 iss Maguire is su!'ferel! a ~ e l a p s e . . Lleutenan.t Al
tou r o f ~ 0 1 1 l . e of the central officesFireside reporter of
Our Town, r-.rll1er IS stIll on s,lck leave WIth a of the ( l t S t
~ ' I C t was mad e..and soc ia l repor te r, a lso, for t he touch
of pneumol11a. ]n the a t t e r n o o ~ l ? ~ l r . P r t S ~ h ~ H
lNews of Bala-Cynwyd. :Mr. EI- a c o n f c r e n ~ e . w t t h
.the. dlstnctwood is assistant editor of the SILER-GUGERT heads. G.
I". ')I':rb, D ~ s t r ~ c t Man-latter paper. The wedding of
Aldine K. Siler, a,ger:.S. C. 1 nee, DIstrict PlantIr .. son of ) .
lr . and ~ I r s . Aldine K. SUjlenntendent, and J. C. LongSiler.
of 227 North Narberth streth, District Traffic Superinavelltte. to
;\1 iss l\nna Could Cugert, tendent, at which t ime the prodaughter
of Francis A. Cugert . of gram and plans for 1928 were\ \ 'ayne,
took place Monday at Elk- mapped out and discussed.ton, l\larvland.
The l as t meeting o f the day wasbert, 40, of I Frank lin Terrace,
Th e i}ridegroom attended thc held at the Brokl ine Square ClubNew
York City, as be was ar- Narberth schools and Duke uni- in the
evening with :\Ir. Price preraigned at Ardmore pol ice head- versi
t\ '. Durham. NC. H is fathe r is siding. Mr. Prisk again
adquarters. \Vhen he was searched, a Ph(ladelphia paper box
manufac- dressed the group, this time comvarious pockets in his per
son t ur er . i \l r. G uger t is a member o f p os ed of the male
employees ofyielded silver total ing $57 in three the archi
tectural f irm of Boyd, Abel the Main Line and \Ves t Chesterequal
amounts of $19. One group and Gugert. districts, a nd s tr es se d
t he sameof coins was found in a priest's The young couple, hoth of
whom points h e h ad cov er ed e ar li er ins at in bag , a nd as
only p ar t o f the are 21 have been engaged for a year. the day,
notably the q ua li ty o fmoney is believed to h ave come according
to the br ide's mother. s er vi ce rendered and various imf rom the
S t. Marga re t' s poor box , They became acquainted, it is said,
provements that the compan) ',t he pol ice were of the opinion GiI-
through a mutual interest in horse- hopes to make. -(bert had
robbed other church con- back riding. In addition t o t he
principal talktribution boxes previous to his Nar- of the evening,
short speechesberth attempt. WARNING FROM TAX COLLEC- were made by
J. R. Anderson,Given a hearing immediately after TOR General
Commercial Manager; J.his a rr es t, Gi lb ert was h eld wi thou t
Add it io na l penalti es c ove rin g B. \Vitten, Assistant to Vice
Pres-bail f or a f ur th er h ea ri ng in o rd er co sts f or s er
vi ng notices a nd final i de nt and General ~ r a n a g e r ; R.
C.to enable pol ice to check up on his collections of 1927 t ax es
will be Gla nc y, Ch ief Engineer; G. L.activities. It is believed
t ha t t he a dded t o all u np ai d t ax es on Ap ri l Smith.
General Traffic Manager,other money found on the man was I, 1928, .
according to a statement an d Mr. H . B. Cowan, Plant Sut ak en f
rom chur ch es els ewher e a s th is week f rom Edwin P. Dold.
perintendent, all of the EasternCONTINUED ON THIll EIGHTH PAGE tax
collector. IArea.
PUPILS GAIN HONORS
Burglar Alarm on Church PoorBox Is Downfall 01 Second Thiel
Narberth, Pa., Saturday, March 24, 1928
SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY.\ special meeting of t lte sl'!lOolhoard
\Ionday, ~ I a r c h 26, to consider thc e l e ~ t i o n o f
teachers f ornex t yea r was dec ided upon at t helast regular
meeting of the board onFriday. The use of the schoolauditoriulll
was also granted to theNarberth Fire Company for itsplay, which is
to he held ear ly inApril. Other routine business wastaken up.
The unique burglar alarm whichgua rds the poor box contr ibut
ionsat St. Margaret's Church, Narberth,yielded another victim
Wednesdaynight. The first was apprehended almost exact ly a yea r
ago on :March16, and likewise on a \Vednesdaynight.The poor box at
St. Margaret' s iswired with an electric system, andwhen it sounded
an alarm in th erec to ry a t 6 P. M, Wednesday, theReverend Robert
F. Hayes incharge of the church phoned LowerMer ion pol ice headqua
rt er s. Ser g ean t B rown and Officer B rownwere detailed and
together withFather Hayes they caught the thiefr ed h ande d a s he
was s tuffing hi spockets with money contribut ionsfrom the poor
box.Handsome and debonair, the mangave his n ame as Henry P.
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CALL BASEBALLMEETING MONDAY
( ~ I { . \ D E VIIF ir st Hono rs : ;\I urie l \Vh ite,J an e
Nash, ~ I a r g a r e t MacGuffin,Virginia Abel, Walter Blake,
1\lary;\Iichener , Helen ),[onks , AnnaCha lf an t, Nye Spe ncer ,
S tu rg isPoorman , E lmer K lapper . i \l arySpeakman. Kit ty Jane
?\Ililler, Edward Bartlett, Charles Heinl.Second Honors: ~ ' L a r
g a r e t Bailey. J cs sie :\I altby, J ohn Miller ,Hugh Speed,
Roherta Staley, 1\'1 inadell Venemann. Eva \Veiss.
To Decide on League Participation or Independent
Baseball.
Twice HonoJed
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NEED OLD CLOTHINGThe vVelfare Committee of thePLAN UNION
SERVICES \Vomen's Community Club is col -Plans are being made for
special lect ing clothing, shoes, hats, toysunion meetings of t he
Narbe rth and books which a re t o be distribchurches during holy
week on the uted through the Crossnore School,following evenings at
8 o'clock: North Carol ina. Contribut ions wil lMonday, April 2, in
the Lu th er an be c alled for on notification orchurch; Tuesday ,
Apr il 3, at the they may be left with Mrs , G. N.Methodi st
church; Wednesday , G il l, 216 Dudley avenue, TheApril 4, in the
Baptist church; Welfare Committee has sentThursday, April 5, i n
the P re sby- away several hundred pounds o fterian church. On Good
Friday c lo th in g and i t is hoped that itevening there wiIlbe a
mee ting in may be enabled t o con ti nu e t heeach of these four
churches. good work.
DIET IS TOPIC ATCOMMUNITY CLUB
Diet was the topic at the Tuesdaymeeting o f the \Vomen's
Community Club, discussed by i\1 issElizabeth IVliller, of the
Philadelphia General Hospi tal. She was introduced by Mrs. Eberhard
Mueller.Miss Miller explained that the "rundown" condi ti on which
ca lls for aspring tonic is not necessa ry , ifproper diet has been
followedthrough the winter.A variety of foods with plenty ofgreen
vegetables and fruits is whatthe body needs in o rd er to get
theamount of calcium,phosphorus, ironand magnesium requi red for
realhealth. These minerals in addit ionto water, protein
carbohydrates andfat , form a perfect diet. Miss Mil lerout lined
briefly foods for diebetic,nephritic and obese patients as wellas a
salt-free diet and that for aperson with h igh b lood pre ssure.Chi
ldren, she said, need more prot iens than grown-ups. She
stressedplenty of milk, custards, junket, icecream, "Toddy" and
vegetablesespecially spinach and carrots. Theschools are helping
mothers learn tofeed their chi ldren by using weightcha rt s, p
lays and s to ri es all aboutvegetables, fruit, milk. fresh air
andplenty of sleep,CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT
Women Hear Recital an d Talkon Decorative Art
Tuesday.
w. S. Horner,303 N. Narberth Ave .,
~ ~ r 1 > e r t ~ ~
Contributions f o r Much-Needed Equipment Amountto $149 at
Present. FIRE H OUSE IS SCENE Wider use of the Community t he
School Boa rd . p re sided a t t heBuilding by Narberth organiza-
meeting with a ll t he Rec reat ion
A good start toward the $500 \Vhether Narberth will play in- t
io ns w as made possible this week Board present: l\Irs.
Fletcherneeded by the comt11umty library dependent baseball this
summer or by action t aken a t the meet ing of \V. Stites,
\ViJliat11 H. Fretz, Dr .for the purchase of additional will again
join the Main Line the Recreation Board Mondav Leroy .-\. King and
Clarenceh 1 . d d ' tl t Leaglle \vl'll IJe (lecI'(le(1 a t a meet-
night. The meeting accomplished Kaeber. secretary.s e vmg was ma e
urtng le pas l . A f \[week. In response to the appeal ing at the
fire house on Monday a solut ion of a probl em whIch has r\ .
ComlllUI1lCatlOn rom ;. rs.from the trustees of the library as-
evening, March 26. been the source of considerable Ruth H. Nash,
leader of the Girlsociation published in "Our Town." In view of the
fact that Narberth discussion in past months. Scouts, was read and
accepted bya number of citizens made contri- has the best hall
field on the Main A r eq ue st b y various loc al a motion
expressing the apprecia-butions totaling $99. This added to Line
and a new grandstand is an gr ou ps fo r the usc of the Com- tion
of the Board of the fine andthe $50 given by the trustees them-
inducelllent to play independent lllunity Building was r efused on
generous spiri t shown. The let-sehc-o;; brings the total amount to
ball. since g-ames could be pl ayed t he g l ~ o u n d s that ~ I ~
e west wing ter. f o l l ( ) ~ \ ' s : .date to $149. here e\'ery
week: whereas if partici- was. gIven t o t he (,tt'l Scouts ex- .'
In .vle\\ of !he recen t dlScus-But there is ample opportunity
pation in the league is decided upon, clus1\'ely hy the t r u s t e
~ s . o f t he s lo ns m CounCIl a nd r ep l: es en ta -for every
resident of Narberth and Warr-en Lockwood, of Bryn Mawr. it would
mean playing away eve ry 1Y. M. C. A. when the bmldt llg was I
(IOns made to me regardt11g the
d . sophomore forward of the Lower other week. turned over to
the borough. , Jr esen t use of t he w es t w in g ofthe nea rby
communi ti es to ad Ius Merion High School basketball team, '1'1 tl
1 f tl Ie Efforts haye been under wav (he Communitv Building by
theor her contril.mtion, for $351 is still ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n ~ ~ : r ~ ;
d a : ~ ~ ~ d a ~ ~ e ~ ~ : : ; le t l l e ~ m e n ~ ; e r l s tl
,l e l ague for many months on t he p ar t of (-;irl Scout s, I
"feel tha t there hasrequired to. complete the much for his high
scoring activities durIng are wa c lIng . ~ a r )er 1 s 110ves C 'I
I R ' . B d I I . I . I )'needed $:;00. In the words of the the
court session recently .mded, dosely since the success of the
ouncl. t le e c r e ~ t l o n oar an( )een so m u mlsunc erstan(
mgf I lone was for scoring the highest I I I t i t t t he Bu rge ss
t o a dj us t t he m at te r t ha t o ur pOSItIOn should he
madetrustees' appeal. "I you can le p, number of field goals, the
other for , , ~ ~ g l l ) l e .t(lepetHaStl' )a tlaOIIlge ex e n on
with the trustees and Girl Scouts clear.please make check payable
to The the highest number of foul goals, ." ,Ir el lS p r e l la. .
I . 1 I I I "\\') I ',-, I f 'f tN I C 'I '1 I " . . , 111 a way w
llC 1 wou ( grant t le . : len t 1e ~ , o a n 0 . rus eesarbert
10mnltll1ttv ~ Jrarv an( If mdependent baseball IS deCIded
taxl)ayers wider use o f t he Com- o i t he Y. : \f . C. A. entered
into anmail as soon as I}Ossible to- 1\lrs. 1 1 I dLEGION B. AND
L.
upon enoug1 gallles c ; ~ n Je sc 1 - munity Buildinrr The
solution of agreement with Council underElizabeth .K. Wood. 237 For
re st llle(1 so tllat tile 'Itll) \\111 'ee'l 'tlOll b, .' S.' ~
< e , the question was reached Monday Idate of .'\ u ~ u s t ri,
1925, the use .ofavenue, ~ a r b e r t h , Pa." OPENS NEW SERIES e\
el y '- , l t u r ~ l a ~ on the home n ight as shown in
Corresl}ondence the wes t Wtt1g o f t he CommunItyPersons not
intimately acquaint- grl)tlll(ls 1f It IS t} I}e le'l"lle I)all I(1
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toheighten it s ('harm and luxury.Cushions ar e deep t u ft ed
and form f i tted.This Sedan, l ike al l Nash cars , is powered by
th e great, Nash-type7-bearingmotor,has Nash 2-way4-wheel brakes,th
e Nash straight-line drive, Nashextra easy steer ing, an d al l th
e otherluxuries of performance which belongexclusively to Nash.Wire
whee ls an d s ide -ca r ried sparewheels an d tires ar e optional
at slightextra cost.Save your money , an d at th e sametime enjoy a
finer mode of motoring.Buy this 7-bearing Nash Sedan 1
TWENTy-FIVE YEARS ago milk was sold by the dipper-and.pail
method just as it was a half century back.
Bow different today! Follow it from the inspection of theherds,
housed in sanitary harns, to t he country receiving station, where
it is inspected, tested and cooled, t hen into thecity by "giant
thermos bottles on wheels," safe and sanitary.Then the pasteurizing
and modem methods of bottling, inthoroughly sterilized vessels.
Last, the prompt, dependabledelivery of the capped and iced product
in the bottle ~ e a r i n gou r name.
As you remove the cap and pou r its rich cream-toppedcontents
into the glass, rest assured that you are suppliedwith a product
unexcelled in fresh, rich, wholesomeness, andthat a ll a long t he
l in e the re has been expert care, eternalvigilance, endless
effort day and night, by an organizationthat knows its business,
that reali,zes and meets its responsibility, that keeps step with
progress; inspecting, testing, safeguarding at every step, that you
may be supplied with GOLDMEDAL MILK-measuring up to all that ita
name implies,
Rober ts Nash Moto r Co.Ardmore BranchLancaster Pike at Church
Road Telephone: Ardmore 2975-76
Two more Gold MedalsThis make. thirty-two
Nash-long th e leader infine-car value- now increases iLs marg i
n o f lc...dersh ipby new reduced prices.Now at $1295 I. o. b. th e
Nash factoryyo u ca n bu y this bi g Special Six 5-passenger 4-door
Sedan-a carbui l t toth e highest standards 01 quality an d. ty
le-br i l l iant in perf'ormance-oneo J t h e f i ~ t .You ean have
this Sedan I n an optionof colors-done in th e neW'Nashdeeplustre
finish.Th e interior is upholstered in firstquali tymohair velvet,
with inlaid walnut paneling an d period inte riorware
. o . b . f a c ~
5-possengerSedansat aNEWPmCE'lAMAzINGLY low
Special Six4-Door $edan$1295
SUPPLEE -WILLS -JONESPioneers' in everyproven safeguard
The capthat stands for capability
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NARBERTHHaverford andNarberth AvenuesPhone, Narberth 2861
Mr8. Norman Jefferies
DECORATIONS
EASTER BEE
for all occasions.Seasonable showing of decorativehouse plants
andflowers.
Levering Mill RoadCYNWYDat Montgomery Ave.
Is n' t t he re one buzzing totell you that Easter willsoon be
here?Easter IS here in ourshoppe; you should just seethe new array
of g la ss andpot tery th at 's arrived inlovely Easter
Colors-Yellows, G r e ens, Orchids.Pretty bunches of
imitationflowers, too; smart beadsand bangles in the newestjewelry
mode; and the sweettooth's favorite-our delicious home-made candies
.Yes , there's an Easter giftfor e\'er;rone at
Ye Oddity Shoppe
ARTISTIC FLORAL
The Flower Shops
"The GUt Cente r or the l \ la ln Line"Ha\'erford at Forest
AvenueTelephone: Narberth 2282OPEX FRIDA l" E\,EXIXGS
Got an
REPLATEBRASSY WORN-OFFBath Room Faucets
Brassy Auto Parts . Reflectors, e tc .'With Pure SilverUSE
It Silvel' -Pla tes. Use It a s a Pol ishLOOK LIKE NEWlYz Pint,
'$1; Pint. $1.65FOR SALE BY LOCAL DEALERS
lindHansell Bros. Service Station
REAL ESTATEHOWARD C. FRITSCHJustice flf the Peace
,Forty C..andidates Report for:Lower Merion
BaseballPractice.
HAVE ONLY FOUR !REGULARS ON NINE i
" r " ! ~ ~Jobbing Carpenter B Howard Hamer, NARBERTH 2762 Bn~ ~
W. Chas. Stanley, D. C.CHIROPRACTOROFFICE: 221 CONWAY AVENUEHours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday7.30 TO 9.30 P. M.
AND BY APPOINTMENTPhone, Narberth ssn-w__ ~ . " " ' "-A
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;- ..-.,._.._..... _ . _ . _ . _ ~ . 'R. S. TOUHILL :: Elec
trical Contrac tor : "Benlee With 8IDIle" ,: , .. L BOWIIAN AVDm: :
BeUmatu Pumlahld ,;. t B . P ! ! . ~ ~ ..!!'!'.. .1NARBERTH
THEATERBARBER SHOP121 N ! n 1 t 1 ~ - 'to trY ior infield berths
this Year,proved \ ' ~ I t a g e con(htlOns m tIl lS dol a skel l i
s a good batter and ,;ants i!area ,and IS the ~ r s t step t owards
to play first' base. Elmore wants I!the mterconn;ctlOn of the ~ 1 a
l - to play at third. I f t he se b oy s,";r,n and \\ a Y I ~ ~ s u
b - ~ t a ~ l O n s . make t he grade, t he infield will be1 hIS,
together . \\ Ith p ~ e h ! 1 t m ~ r y r ea dy f or a ct ion, w it
h a ,'eteranwo rk o n t l ~ e \yayne dtstnbutI?n g ro up o f p la
ye rs , a s R ic ha rd se ns y ~ t e m , \ ~ ' h l c h mcludes a
new Clr- handles th e second base pos t.Cutt to V 1llanOYa, about
completed" . ,ill\'olves an exp en di tu re o f $57,-: ::\ ew
players wllI han to be de000. Iveloped for the outf ield j ob s a
nd"The Ardmore area fal ls in line !he battery p o s i t i ~ n s .
L o w ~ r Merthis year for major changes,: Ion was well f o r t I ~
e d behmd theamounting to ap;lroximately $250,- ha t }ast year WIth
t h hefty000, which includes a new auto- iMon IS Abrom.son .
throwIIlg ou tmat ic s ub -s ta ti on equ ip ped w it h Ibase
stealers wtth hIS speedy pegs.t he l at es t a nd m os t m ode rn
elec- i B a l l a r ~ , Tate. G ~ n e , Wannop ~ r t 'trical
apparatus. Th e distribution'all trymg to be hIS successor,
.wlthsystem wil l b e r ehabi l it a ted and iGane and Ballard t he
mos t Itkelyrearranged for 3-phase service,! p r o ~ p e c t s : G
a t ~ e comes fr0!lt thewith special attention given to in_iJuOlor
HIgh WIth reputatIOn ~ terconnection of distribution feed-I a. good
ba.tter, whIch should aIdt>rs for use in times of emergen-i hlm
matenally. . .cies. I Outfield candtdates mclude Mc-Pike Mains
Complete Line. ' Crea,. sub last year; Sherwood.'I '" . Bou tI he
r, M armo ra and s ev er al, In 192 i the Llanerch to . SIxty
:others who m ight show p romise Phone, Cynwyd 294llInth Street a
re a w as rebUIlt and Ilater. ' _Ichanged over t o 3 -p ha se 4000
i ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ;volts at a cos
t o f a quarter of a ~ l t c l 1 t n g prospects a l ~ o loom
""million and th is y ear an add it ional b rI gh t, even though
Horsle Dohan$50.000 will b e s pent o n s ub -s ta - g r ~ d u f t
e d A ' and Rhey b Tyson left I= = - ~ " " ; = = ~ ' C F = = ~ . ~
C ===l'lEC===atbttion and d ist r ibut ion sy stem im- sc 00 . mong
t e oys ou t forprovements, including new c ir - th e m ~ , u n d
post a re J ack Ever cu it into the heart o f t he r ap id ly h ar
t, N Ick Lyo ns , B u ~ g e s s , ParksrrrowinO' S ixty -n inth S t
ree t dis- and Fretz. F rom t ht s group attrict. o . least two
dependable hurlers"The Gas Department i s l oo k- s ho ul d be
developed.
ing forward to a big year. Twomajor p ro jec t s w il l keep i t
b us yfor a while extending its serviceto West Manayunk and
NewtownSquare, involving the l ay in g o fbe tt er t han s ix miles
of main. 42!iservices, an d the ins tal lat ion o f Fire
Insurance-Best Companiel\425 meters. \Vith the installation Phone
40411-W lUI Banrferd AYLof a mile o f 16-inch high pressuremain f
rom Narberth to Lancaste rPike. a continuous hig-h pressure]6-inch
transmission l in e w il l bernmpleted from the \Vest Conshohocken
generating plant to th enew Up"t 'r Da rbv holder."This h ig h p re
ss ur e mai n willb e n ec es sa ry t o the various communities
along i ts route. The costof these p ro jec ts i s estimated
at$200,000."Misce l laneous improvements\ n ot men ti on ed a hove
a re e st imat edat $qo.ooo,"The New Business Department h as s et
a si de in its budg-etfor electr ic l ines and l!as main
extensions. installation ~ transformers , s e rv ices and mete r s.
$.'513.000.Th e Main Line D iv is ion 's p ro gram, of
approximately $1.300.000represents the largest in its history."
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A PAGE OUR TOWNFOR NARBERTH'S PAGE THRE8CHURCHES19, at her ho
me. M r. E. L. Pedrick,the teacher of t he cl as s, in a brief
address expressed t he e st eem a nd g oo dwishes o f t he class
and presented Mrs.Dawson with a beautiful gif t in tokeno f t he
same.
All Saints Church.Rev. Gibson Bell. Rector.S A. M.-Holy
Communion.10 A. ~ L - C h u r c h School.11 o'c1ock-: ' lorning
Prayer and sermon by the rector. Anthem,"O AllYe That Pass By,"
Vitoria.
7' P. M.- Young People's Fellowship.S o'clock-Evening Prayer and
sermon.First Church of Christ, S ~ l e n t i s t .Ardmore avenue.
Ardmore. Pa,
11 A. M . - ~ u n d a y services.11 A. ~ l . - S u n d a y
School.\ Ve dn es da y e ve ni ng t es ti mo ni almeet ing at S
o'clock .Read ing room. l!J \Ves t Lancasteravenue. open weekdays f
rom 10.:10 to4.:10; \Vednesday evenings f rom !l to9.45.The suhject
for the Bible lesson serm on f or S un da y, ~ f a r c h 25. is
"Reality."Merion Friends Meeting,
Services for :'larch 25:10 A. ~ L - F i r s t day school.
Fourclasses.11 A. M.-:' leeting for worship.
Church Notes
remarkable miracle t ha n t he F ee di ngo f t he Five Thousand.
We shou ld re joice as t he se p eo pl e r ej oi ce d afterhe had
fed t h em, because t he D iv in eCompassion is s t il l i n th is
world feedi ng u s, clothing us, sheltering us, saving us.
d ig ni ty a nd p at ie nt tenderness. Hehealed thei r s i ck by
laying His handsupon t h em; and fina11y lifted His handsto s t il
l t h e murmurs tha t ran throughthe crowd. He opened His mouth
andtaught them t h e myste ri e s o f the Kingdom of Heaven. And
finally whennight was falling and t he y wer e farfrom home, many
of t hem, a nd farfrom a village, He p roceeded to feedthem.
supplying the food in a miracul ous way. Star t ing wi th the five
loavesa nd t wo fishes, He had enough and Baptist Church of th e
Evangel.more to feed the enti re company. Here I Robert E.
Keighton, Minister.was a concrete example ot j us t wha t Sunday,
March 25:would happen if men in t h ei r s ear ch 9.45 A. M.-Church
School.for t he h ighe r t hi ng s of l if e. o f which 11 A.
M.-Morn ing Worshi p . Se r-H e wa s the emhodiment, "forsook all
mon: "Standeth God Within theand followed Him." He had said in
Shadow."the Sermon .on t he Mou nt : " Ta ke .10 7.45 P. M.-Young
People's Vespers.thought saymg, what shall we eat. or This service
will conclude the presentwhat shall be d ri nk ?" T he se people
series of Vespers, The attendance ofhad done t ha t a nd followed
him and Iyoung peop le ha s been unusuaUy largeHe took c a ~ e of
them. and encouraging. The topic of the.However, It would he gross
presump-, pastor's talk wil l be, "The Man WhoUon f or m en to lay
aside a ll r es pon -' Had No Epitaph"sibili ty aud say, "Lord. I
am go ing to Wednesday, M ~ r c h 28:!lOld you to your word. I am
follow- S P. M.-Prayer Service. The pro-m g a ft er Thee: Now feed
me." I gram will be u nd er t he d ir ect ion o fw?uld not ad\'lse
.s uch a procedure. t he W om en 's Association of ou rH l s t o ~
y and expefJence have ,Proven Church. They have made specialthat
God feeds man,when he tnes first plans f or an interesting and i n
s p i r i n ~t o f ee d h un se lf . \' \' e h av e gotten be- ~ e
r v i e e . Come and sec!yond that type of life of which
Symeol1Stylites is the outstanding example. In Holy Trini ty
Lutheran Church.42:1 Symeon. seeking a surer mode o f Cletus A.
Senft. Pastor.salvation, started Jiving atop a pilbr. Sunday. Mareh
2,;:For ali years, through day and night, 'l \ 'I B'l lS I 1summer
and winte r, r a in and sunshine. . . .. " , ". 0\'.- I) e c 100
.frost and heat, he stood there, forty 11 ' ~ ' . :.1.-The . ~ e r
v i c e . Thcllle. "The The Presbyterian ChurchDespatrlng .I esus.
' . : .feet ahove the ground, on that pillar (j,4;; P. ~ I . -The
Senior a nd J un io rIRev. J l ~ h n Van Ness. ~ r A.,
MlI1lster.about three feet i n d ia me te r. in an Luther Leagues.
. Meellngs for March 25:at ti tude of pennance and prayer. God .
7....; 1', : 'I .-The Vesller 'Service. !IA,; A. M .-Bible School.
AII de-through the crowds that streamed from T t tf f heme: "The
Cobblestone Botlle\'anl," par men s. .a r a nd near, e d h im . w e
might say. fif th in the series on the "Highwav to 11
o'c\ock-:'lorlllng worship. Ser-From that we could argue. "God
Iike- Calvary." - mon theme : "Bring Me Men to Matchwise owe s me a
l i ving ." Capta in John Tuesdav. :.,Iarch 27: l\Iy
Mountains."Smith's slogan. however, is applicable Ladies'- Aid
Society mel'ts. .11 A. M.-Junior Church, Mrs. A. S.here: "He that
will not work will not Fridav; DIgby, supenntendent.eat." \,Vhen
man becomes a parasite ~ , 4 ; ; ' - : C o n f i r m a t i o n
class Illeeting, . (jA,; .1'.. l\L-Junior Endeavor meet-the Divine
compassion ceases. ~ . I . ; - 1 unior Choir rehearsal ' mg.
Subject. "J esus' Helpers."\Vhen Iesus was in the wilderness' " 4'
I' 1\1 I d' E dilllmediately a f te r the hal)tism the dedI
7-Intermediate Choir rehearsal . h. :1 l .- n t e n n ~ late n
eavorH-Senior Choir rehearsal meetmg. Leader, Mane Wentz .cam e t o
him and suggested that he . 1i,4,; p. ~ l . - S e n i o r Endeavor
meet -feed h imsel f by turning fhe stones Iy- Methodist Episcopal
Church. ing. Leader. George \Vatts . This meet-ing around him i n
to h read . He could . '11 I f II dI I A Re\. \V. S'llerl'dall
Da\\'.oll. ' ,11IIIs.ter. 1Ilg" WI Ie 0 o\\"e hy a rehearsal ofl
ave done t lat, for ".",11 power is gIVen ~ " 1" 1 I d'I . I 1 . I
"H SUlHlay, 'March 2!i. t Ie ~ n eavor c 10nlS con ucted hyunto ~ e
II I leaven ane In cart I, e ~ I r s . L. H. Trotter.k new. Howev
er , He refusl'd to usc \ l . ~ . ; A. ~ L - B i b l e Schoo l.
Hon. F.. 704,; o'clock-Evening worship. Sub-t ha t power for His
own selfish inter- \V. Stites, snperintendent. Ject of sermon. ".I
udas. in His Ownests. Bnt whe n He' was called to use 11
o'c1ock-Morning' \Vorship. Place." Special music hy the largeit for
others He rarely. i f e ve r. r e- IU.; 1'. M.-Epworth Leagne
de\'o- Endeavor chorns.fused. He h ad s ee n fit 10 use i t on
their t ional meeting". ;\'ext Tuesday the Teachers' Associ-behalf
this time. He c ho se t o d o im- -r:here will be no l 'vening
senice. ation wil l h ol d i ts annual dinner, fol-n1l 'diately for
thl ' benefit of ,iOOIl what 1 he P raye r and Praise Service on
lowed by an e lect ion of officers. Thehad been done at creation
immedia te ly, \Vednesday even ing a t o'clock. after-dinner
address wi ll b e deliveredto f eed a ll the world f or all t im e
bv The ladies o f t he S un sh in e Bible by Rev. Donald Gray
Barnhouse.creating a seed and a fish wi th the PO\v"- Class of the
Narberth :.-r. E. Church Nex t \Ve dn es da y e ve ni ng at theer
within t hems el ve s t o i nc re as e a nd g av e Mrs, \V. S.
Dawson a farewel l prayer mee ti ng t he subject will bep ropaga
te. Crea t ion is e\'en a more i receptKlIl on Monday e\ening.
:,'Iarch " \Vhat Think Ye of the Cross?"
PastorutheranTHECOMPAS ..SIGNATE JESUSA Lenten Sermon by Pastor
ofHoly Trinity LutheranChurch
Conflict o f I de al s, p. 499.) In otherwords, a democracy
presupposes anequality in s ta tu s o f the population.To gain that
s ta tus the motive of compassion is necessary. We must havethat
spirit o f s or row a nd pity that isexcitable by suffering and d i
st r es s o fany kind which leads to a d es ir e tohelp or spare
others if we are goingt o h av e a real democracy. I bel ievethat
is the s ec re t o f t he success of ourcountry, for if we arc one
thing weAs Robert Rake mO\'ed through the are a compassionate
people a lwaysdistricts of th at great mil l ci ty, ready to help
those beneath.Gloucester, on a Sunday morning hack More so is this
spirit an integral partin 17S0, he w as imp re ss ed mo re t han of
God's nature. St. Luke wro te inu sual w it h t he g re at hor de s
o f children Act s a nd 51. Paul in Romans t h att ha t r an
around, dirty and unkempt, "God is no respecter of persons,"
thatcursing and swear ing, w it h not hi ng t o is, G od do es no t
accept man on hisoccupy their time. He pitied them. f ace value ,
but on h is i nn er value,\Vhat a shame, it seemed to him, that
whether Jew or Gentile. Greek orthese children were not ca red for
in a barbarian, free or slave. We know hebetter way. Wi th t ha t
feeling of com- l ooks down with pity and compassionpassion he set
t o wor k t o g at he r t hem upon all suffering and alleviates it
moretogether each Sunday morning, the often than we r ea li ze .
Vv'hen mano nl y mor ni ng whe n t he y wer e n ot in fell-yea,
before man fell-God hadthe mills. He was not primarily in- laid out
a plan wherehy man might beterested in g iv ing t hem religious in
saved from eternal death. Shakespeares tr uc ti on . H e mer el y
wanted to get grasped the idea and gave it to t h eagesthem off the
street. Yet from that in the words:small heginning has a r is en
the modern The Rev. Cletus A. Senft, whose "a heavens. c an y ou
hear a good 111anSunday morning Bible S chool. sermon, printed this
week. continues groan,Florence Night ingale was the daugh- th e
second series of seven weekly And not relent. or n ot c ompa ss io
nt er of a weal thy Engl ish land-owner . pages devoted to
Narberth's churches. him?"S he had all the' comforts and con- r
-Titus And" Act IV, Sc, 1.veniences that wealth and the day rial
for her. She wan ted no rewards , . Quite impossible.! Compassion
is ancould give her. S he h ad a h os t o f mtegr al p a rt o f HIS
nature.admiring friends. But her s umptuou s She s er ve d b ec au
se s he h ad compas- \Vhen J esus was I nc ar na te h e d is -m ea
ls a nd w on der fu l parties only s io n f or those in suffering.
And r e- p la ye d continuously t he f ac t that hishel ped t o
enhance her feelings of pity member that that word compassion is h
e ~ r t just c o u l ~ n ' t b ~ a r to pass suffor t ho s e poo r
people who had barely derived from two L at in w or ds " cum" f
ermg of ~ n k l l 1 ~ . N?t least of t h ~ s ee no ug h t o e at a
nd m an y more suffer- . ' ' ' ' ,,' II examples IS t he ' Feedmg
of t he Fivef k f and 'pat lOr, whi ch mean to su er Thousand." O n
t ha t occasion he hading because 0 the lac 0 proper at-tention
during illness. Frequently she together ." Florence Night ingale
sen' ed led his disciples away from the centerswent with t he f ami
ly phys ic i an loaded those in misery b ec au se s he was a of
population. John t he B ap ti st h adwith a basket o f f oo d and
clothing for fe11ow-sufferer with th em a s lo ng a ~ just been
beheaded by Her od a t thethose who were suf fe r ing. This spirit
they were in distress. request of a woman who h ad d an ce dfinally
forced h er t o t ak e u p t he wor k P ro fe ss or P er ry . o f H
ar va rd Unive r- befo re h i evil eyes and so higl}lyof a nurse,
even though the business sity, wrote t h at one o f t he pi11ars
upon Ipleased hllll that he offer.ed .to gIvewas looked down upon a
s t he work o f w hi ch a del; lOcracy is built is "the 1110- her
even up to the ha lf o f hIS kmgdom.those people who lacked
self-respect. tive of c,'l)mpassion.,. "Compassion re'l ~ h
r.equested the .he,ad of Johu, nowShe resolved to make of it a
profes- gards life concretely as an aggregate of 111 pnson for
ha\'Jng t h com.age.tosion. \Vhen t h e Cr imean \Va r h roke
suffering, struggling, hoping men a nd c on de mn H er od for bls
eVil hfe.out she, with thirty-four others. \'olnn- women' it is
essentially remedial rath-, (Would to God there wer e mor e m
enteered their se rv i ce to relieve the suf- cr than'
constructive. It applies itself with his courage that could say,
"Thoufering of the soldiery. How the sol- to raising the minimum
rather than t he a rt the l 1 I a l ~ !") Fol!owing his d ~ a t
hdiers loved her! Many of t hem whom maximum. It ha lt s t he
vanguar d of the popu lat Ion ,,:,as Intensely exc!ted.she c ou ld
n ot persona11y t end k i ss ed civilization in o rd er t ha t t ho
se who a re And so Jesus Withdrew to let thingshe r ver y shadow as
i t f el l on their pil- dropping by the way or lagging in the
quiet d?wn and at t ~ l e same t im e t olows a s s he p as se d a
t n ig ht . Ret ur n- r ea r m ay be brought a br ea st o f t he r
es t whIle he taugh! hIS beloved twelve.i ng h ome a ft er the war,
she w as re - marching column. I t i s l es s i nt er e5 te d Bl lt
t h e weary Chnst cou ld not es.eapewarded hy Queen Vic to ri a w
it h a in the p e r f e c t i o l ~ of t h e f e \" .who demo ,
from the throng and find that sohtudebeautiful, hrooch pin, and the
govern- nns tra te t he h eI gh ts t o whIch human ancl r ~ s t
whIch I ~ crayed. Let l ~ gavement gave her $250.000, whi ch s he r
e- nature can a tt ai n unde r the most fa- no eVidence of n n p a
t t ~ n c e or (hspleasfused to spend selfishlv on herself, but
I\'orable conditions: it is more i n te r es t - u r e when t l ~ e
crowd c l r c u ~ t e d t he Lak erather to found "the Nigh t ingal
e ed in providing the unfortunate man on foot whIle He a nd . HIS
band. wentSchoo l o f Nur si ng " i n London. Shil l with t he s ta
pl e goods of health, food across by boat. To HIS compassIOnate
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leaming ,up-on- legs cabinet.Overnight , it seems.... bu tfo r more
than f if teen years th evas t labora tor ie s o f Gene r a lElectr
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Genera lE l e c t r ic Re f r i g e ra t o r . A lmo s to v e rn i
g h t i t ha s t aken a promi nent place in th e t hought s o
fhomemakers .One hears o f it s r emarkab les impl i c i ty . Th a
t it h a sn ' t as in g le b e lt , fa n o r d ra in -p ip e .T h a
t i t hasn ' t a b it o fmachineryu nd er t he cab in e t - o r in
thebasement . T ha t i t never need so ili ng . T h er e a re many
, manyc omme n t s o n th e quie tness
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ORCHESTRA GIVES
Will Sit t1l May On All RegularPolice Cases-Arthur Responds
toClimate.
Squi r e F r ank li n P. Kromer, ofCynwyd is now s it ti ng o n
a ll po licecase s a t the magist rate ' s cour t in th et owns hi
p b ui ld in g at Ardmore.:March and April are his monthsfor
regular duty.l \[ agi st ra t e S ti llwagon, o f Ard
more will go on in May a nd J un e.an d in July an d August Squ
ir e 1.\Varner A rt hu r. o f Rosemont, is~ " h e d u l e d for hi
s turn . Squ ireArthur l ef t recent ly for a trip toCalifornia to
recuperate h is h e al th,an d it is hardly likely t hat he wi ll b
eback in time to r e sume r egu l ar sittings. Therefore police c
ou rt d ut yfo r t he summer will probably al ter nate between t he
r emai ni ng tw oLower ~ I e r i o n justices.
I n f orm at io n r ec ei ve d t hi s weekf rom ~ rs. Rebecca
Gane, daughterof Squire Arthur who accompaniedhim to California
declares that theve te r an magi s tr a te was respoildingto the
Cal ifornia climate an d i s d oII1g well.
Legion-A ir (7M-e FlnO ",1.4'SIDE I ion; on the contrary, we
have I.L "l l ' J1 , :J ne \' e r r e fus ed th e u se o f ou r
roomT he l ast t wo o r three months have - - - t tl f II f Ien
epochal months in t he Leg ion Miss Dorothy Doyle , of Yalley View
1 0" ',e u extent 0 ou r a u t ~ o r i t y . Is t. An i nc re as
ing i nt er es t has b ee n r oa d Menon has issued im' itations
for I ~ v ha \' e b ut t wo reservatIOns to,in a ll a ffai rs o f t
he Legion. and a bridge p a; ty a t h er h ome n ex t S at - i ~
"e. namely-that. we f ~ e l the G.irlf orwa rd s te ps t ak en . Th
e in- urday. Her guests will include the ' couts should be given
prtmary chOIceo f t hi s co lumn a s a regular Misses Betty
Vetterlein. Betty Tucker, o f t!le use of t h room, and that oura
tu re o f "Our Town" i s one . and. it Marjory \Yood, Hazel P alme
r, Mar - r eq tu rement s f or I ts u se s houl d be methoped, it
will be of sufficient inter- jory Vurn, Suzanne Pequignot, Dor-
before any other engagements for thet o al l to be a featured i tem
o f the othy Botfield, Lillian Graham. Hazel room a re m ad e a nd
t ha t t he d oo r t o th.e Iaper. Marrs. Dorothy Young, Marjory
cupboard ?e l o ~ k e d because we have ItThe meeting this month.
known as Neely Dea n You ng Doris Breedo stocked With dIshes.b s' X
igh t :' will be held in post Alice' Maguire, V ~ n d a Staniflaus:
I "I might add. t ha t we feel c on fi de nt).londay at R,l;; P. M.
There Mary O'Brien. Bernice Piercy. Ruth Itha t the .Recrea tlon
Board wil l sec thate man y items of importance to be Lee Coo k a
nd J an et MacDowell. iour furlllture is c a r ~ d for in a
satisfac- Long experience, coupledand every membe r o r ex- _
Ito.ry m an ne r. I WIll be glad to meet 't h . t k' .man eligihle
to membership is Mr. and 1 Ir s. Isaac McHose, of 4071\\ 'Ith the
board at any time. WI palOS a 109 care In ........~ ~ " " ..~ ~ ~ C
l O C i ~rged to attend. Dudley a venue. entertained ten guests
"(Signcd) RUTH H. ASH ,. p re pa ra ti on o f prescrip-The f ea tu
re o f the e \ 'en ing wil l h e at a St. Patrick' s pa rty last
Saturday, B d Th k S . ti ons m ak es ou r service E b th W Id '
iI;talk by Commander Charles H" evening , ' oar an scouts . = ggs y
e agon oa iii
l ~ S. ~ a \ ' y . o n "Th e Strengt.h: ---. After this l e t ~
e r was r t; ad t he s ec re - unequalled. ; : ~ . ,-' if Ou r
Navy, COl llmander Shaw IS: Dr . A. J. Denman, of Wllldsor ave-!
t
. . did ' I I d las . e 0 r III connectIOn wit1 Ie ~ ~ r ~ r : ~
~ h i ~ ~ ~ : t h s ~ d > a ~ ~ and -K-.-\\-'. McHose. of 3 2 i
~ ~ 1 \ C ~ ~ f ~ ' , . ' ' . . ' ~ .. ~ ' ~ \ : . , ' . I ~
EGGS--Iarge o n e s , sm a l l o n es , m e d iu m _ Ii1=the : '
\merican Legion and the proceeds: Xarbrook Park , wit l s ai l
shortly for 1 ms W ]a we I ~ v e a e t to e Ie --f I I d I tl . Le
IEurope for several weeks' stay r ea l c au se f or a n) a pp ar en
t d el ay wl1lcht:0m t I e sa, e u se >y Ie vartous - . I t he
re may hav e be en in throwing these d II f h Ig I T h ~ o K t : r
b ~ r t h e l l ~ ~ ~ O ~ v o ; ~ ~ t b el ie ve s \ M r. and
'Mr-s.-C-harles Starn, of i Quarters o p ~ n for the further u sc .
of i s I ze ones-a 0 t e h i gh e s t qua ity, a r e to be I,ha' 'n
p,,, ,nn, yoa" m,ny poppi" Ro,k' ,"d ",,,n,, lof ' Snnday fo ' a !
o ' h ~ ' "gam",,?n, ?f t h ,"mmnnn,' FLOWERING TREES found at
White's now. Iwere bought by' residents of Narberth few weeks' vis
it in Florida. : \ ~ ' 1 1 I c h , 11\ the dIscretion ot. the
Recrea- '" -i" Phil ,d, lphia, Thi, y '" w, w!lll , 1"" Boacd,
would In , , ,' ' 'I
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ARDMORE, PENNA.
Acorn Heat ControlGas RangeREDUCED FROM$82.00 to $68.75This
offer is {m' the
month of March only.
Stores an d representatives.
Haverford Road, ArdmoreARDMORE 2991
Small Down Payment-Balance Monthly
DODGE OWNERS
SAVE $13.25 NOW
WHY STUNT ITS GROWTH?MONEY, i f p ro pe rl y handled, has
thenatural a bi li ty t o g row. A SavingsFund Account, added to
little by little, soongrows in to a substantial sum.
Emergencies arise when extra mon ey i sneeded-for pleasure or
necessities. ASavings_ Account helps in emergencies.
Why n ot m ak e a small initial deposit inth e Savings Fund
Department today?
The Acorn range here shown is finished in enamel, hasa f
ive-burner cooking top, b ig six teen-inch ovens withenamel lin
ings and handy utili ty drawer-all in additionto the wonderful heat
control device which takes the guesswork out of cooking.
Right now when you are thinking of improving yourkitchen for
S'ummer comfort and appearance comes thisunusual9pportunity.
THE-MERIONTITLE~ T R U S T C O M P A N YOF ARDMORE,PENNSYLVANIAN
A R ~ E R T H 6 A L A - CYN \ l VYO
This special oller extended until April 1st
ATHENS AVENUE AN D SIMPSON ROAD
We are giving special prices on this work:
s. P. Frankenfield SonsFUNERAL DIRECTORS
GRIND VALVES .. CLEAN CARBONADJUST CARBURETOR . . CHECK
TIMINGCLEAN SPARK PLUGS
PHONE: ARDMORE 9
PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN-COUNTIES GAS& ELECTRIC COMPANYBryn
Mawr 327 Wayni47Upper Darby: Boulevard 1600rdmore 3500Hilltop
233
THORNTON-FULLER AUTOMOBILE CO.
4-CYLINDER CARS, $2.75 : : : 6-CYLINDERCARS, $7.00Take advantage
of this exceptional opportunityto have your car fixed up for
spring.
~ I T H E MA I N L I N E I I ~ ~, ~ - I I BANKING INSTITUTION I
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co.
As Advertisedin TheSaturday Evening
PostSold by
The Sign of the Best Meats
DAVIS '
Open Friday Evenings from 7 until 9 o'Clock
A REAL CONVENIENCEWhen you open a charge account atBradley's,
you save considerable time inshopping around for good meat
s.Bradley's meats are the best in the city,and have been for half a
century.You can rely on our butchers. Whenyou telephone your order
to Rittenhouse7070, you are assured of the best serviceas well as
the best of meats. Twodeliveries daily.Yon Are Invi ted toOpen a
Charge Account
THERE is the Spent DollaJ andthe Saved Dolla,.-the GJoundHog and
the Razor Back. Bothare dollars and both are hogsbut what a
difference!
Shea's Drug StoreRIGHT AT THE STATIONWhere the Apotheca1'y Has
Held Fol 'thFor the Last Qua1te-r-CentUl'lITelephones: Narberth
2838 an d 2839
Thi s i s more t han a store-it is a cheerfu l social
centerwhere, on Saturday n ights and o ther t imes dur ing
the',veek, hundreds come in to buy and to cha t wi th t he
irneighbors.In i ts long hi story, Davi s' St or e h as a lways
been afriendly place. You will enjoy making your purchaseshere.
The Narberth National Bank
WILLIAM H. DUBBINWILLIAM S. HOWARD
.BRADLEY MARKET2106 MARKET STREETh Oppolite Erlanger.Theatre
-.: R i ~ ~ n b O U M ! 7070
31 N. NARBERTH AVENUENARBERTH 3843
1II
Real E sta te MortgagesInsurance
The Oldest Stm'e in Narberth224 Haverford Avenue NARBERTH 4035d
= e H = = e M = ~ M M e M ~ e ~ M = = ~ ~
. ~ d " " d d " l : l ~ d d ~ 'a THE TOWN FORUM
SAFETYIN ANY WEATHER ANDAT ANY TIMENarberthTaxi Cab Co.215
Haverford Ave.
(Walter Roser)Phone, Narberth 3772~ ~ I~ ! 5 a 5 i i ! 2 S i 2 S
2 ! i 2 5 2 . 5 ' 2 5 ' C 2 5 i a 5 2 5 " 2 5 2 . ! : ~ i II. ~ ~ ~
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HENRY A. FRYE.Burgess.
NO. 254
DANIEL LEITCH.President of Council.CHARLES V. NOEL.Secretary of
Council.this 12 th day of March,
WALTER NEWRUCK
EXPERT REPAIRINGEstimates Free
AN ORDINANCE
Screens and' W e ~ ~ l i i ' S ~ r l p p h i g .
CarpentflT and Builder17 Sehiller Avenue, Narberth, P..
DRAW JURORS FOR a m-.;z -APRIL CIVIL COURT DURBIN &
HOWARD
GETS COUNTY POST CHARLES F. EBERTJobbing CarpenterNorr istown
Burgess Succeeds Hower REPAIRS and ALTERATIONSas Sealer of Weights
and 103 Dudley AvenueMeasures. PHONE: NARBERTH 4129Wil Ji am R .
Hendrickson, bur- -==_----------gess of Norristown, wa s unani- , -
- -mously appointed county sealer of HARRY B. WALL""eights a nd m
ea su re s by the Plumbing, Gas Fitting
county commissioners at their I and Heatingmeeting at t he c
ount y s ea t Wed- NARBERTH. PA.nesday afternoon. Th e office pays
PHONE, NARBERTH 3652Ma salary of $2100 a year, and w a h el d for
12 years by William G.Hower. of B ry n M aw r, w ho w aseJected R
ecor der o f Deeds la stfall. Burge ss H endr ic kson wasboomed for
a place o n t he countyslate last fall, bu t was persuadedt o w ith
dr aw his n am e from thelist of potential candidates.
t e ll er Re -E lec t ed Head Three f r om Na rbe rth an d 25at
Annual Baseball from Lower Merion toConclave. Serve.
BA N P AI D P LAYERS Twenty-five Lower Merion andthree ~ a r b e
r t h j urors ha ,' e beenJ. Mosteller. Ardmore, drawn for se n ice
at the twore-elected president of the weeks o f t he A"r i l t erm
of county
L in e Baseball League a nd civil c ou rt a t ~ o r r i s t o w
n , whichE. Harnden . Narbe rth . will begin I\Jonday. May 7.
The
again made sec re ta ry a nd se ss io n, w hi ch i t is believed
caner at its annual pre-season be held in two weeks instead ofheld
at the Counti es the customary three, because ofComlJan,.',
Ardmore, ~ I o n - the rapid clearing of sui ts on file.will be the
last civil cour t unt ilevening. a ft er t he summe r vacation. as
in
at the conclave June there will be only the regularfive teams,
of which three term of Criminal Cour t.members of t he l ea gue l
as t Names of ]fJ2 jurors throughoutPaoli, Berwy n a nd Glad-
Montgomery county were drawnfrom the jury wheel. O f t he se;\ew
nines who sought to Lower : \[er ion names. man" ofthis year 's
pennant con te st which a re o f prominent residents,
to President MosteJJer a re a s follows:Bala-CYl1\vyd and
Oakmont. \Veek of May 7': Edwardla tter club ,vas a member of
Agnew, Robert]. Boyd, Perry \V. \Del awar e Count y Lea gue l as t
Edmunds , Edwar d B. Jarden.Marion A. Karche r. i \f a rga re tMur
phy , E mily C. McKee,season 's l eague members Arthur E. McCarron.
ThomasGladwyne, pennant w inne r. Nel son. C. Frank PoweJJ, J.
BesPaoli, Berwyn, \Vayne, Gar - w ick Rodgers, Ethel Smith.
JohnHiII a nd Nar be rt h. With Snall, Thomas R. Williams andd Dan
ie l Z imme rman . A lso J es seB erwy n, Gl adwy ne a n H ar ri s.
N ar be rt h. - = - = - C = < : ~ O = - C X > = O l : : X = -
= I O = - C ~ ~ O = - C X > = C o l : X ~ I O = - C X > = C o
I ~la-Cynwyd alr ead y s lated as Vl eek o f : \J ay 14: Carl P.
Ber
of this year's league gel', Ludwig Filbert, David Hibbs,will
probably be restr icted Alba B. Johnson, David T.a membe rs hip o f
s ix t eams Mitchell. Mary McCrystal . \Vilmuch uncertainty exists
a s )j am P. McCormick, James Mcwhich two of the following Kaine,
Dorothy M. Ris ti ne , andwill enter the field: Wayne, Annie L.
Stuard. Also Stephenerth, Oakmont , or a team C. Dun ca n a nd F lo
re nc e P ra y,of Ardmore players. Narberth.If Oakmont's
application is ac - Se\'eral residents haye recentlyonly one
\'acancy w il l be been excused from duty on theWhether Wayne or
Narberth February Criminal Cou rt j ur y.fill this ,remains to be
seen. They include Howard A. Foster.borough team h as n ot made
bond sal esman and ex-a rmy man;its mind'whether it wilJ con-
Herbert A. Arnold, Cha rl es P .
in t he l eague or play inde- Blinn . J ames C ro sby B rown and
JOSEPH MILES SONSball. Beatrice Harrit\ ' aU of LowerUndec ided c
lub s w il l p robably Merio'n. H. I:ester Townsend. Belmont
Avenue, West Manayunkheard f rom def ini tely by Mon- Narberth.
failed to answer to rol1 Manayunk 0105evening, March 26, when t he
call : \Ionday. al though he had not
:===================================-will hold its next meeting.
been excused. I:;::===========================ith at time the six
clubs that Ibattle for t hi s year 's pennan t Iprobably be ready
to prepa reseason's schetlule.Ambitious plans were mapped out
Making a supplementary appropria.tionMonday's meeting for the
formation to defray the expenses of the Borough ofa junior league,
composed of boys Narberth for the year 1927.
o young and inexperienced to play IIthe older nines. Each club
will The Council of the Borough o f Narster a junior team,
providing neces- berth does ordain:y coaching. furnishing efficient
um- Section 1. That the s um o f five thoures, and helping in
general to de- sand. silt hundred and ninety-nine dolnew basebal1
talent along the lars and fifteen cents ($5.699.15) be andLine. the
sam e is hereby appropriated fromThe schedule of the junior league
moneys now In general funds increasingprovide for a home and away
the a.pproprlations of Ordinance No. 247mc between the clubs, with
the jun- to defray the expenses of the Borough ofrs playing at home
while the senior Narberth for the year 1927 as follows:is playing
away, and vice versa. Item 11. For roads and bridges, carewill be
given the w i n n i n ~ team and maintenance of same and col-the
season, and leading indIVidual lectlon of ashes : $5.699.15rformers
will also be rewarded. Passed this 12th day of March A DThe
practice of some clubs i n p .ay- 1928. . . .g players more than
the gate receiptsve warranted came in for condemtion . "The time
has arr ived to putstop to the wrecking of bal1 clubsnancially,"
was the way one memberthe association expressed himself. ApprovedA
resolut ion rul ing aga ins t paid A. D. 1928.l ayers was passed
unanimously.no player wil l b e promisedfor any game in which he
par-ates; instead, he w il l be rewarded Ia profit sharing basis.
All receiptsn hand a t the end of the season wille divided by each
team among its Iin proportion to the number C. M. FRIESgames in
which they have played. WATCHMAKERDecision was made to hold a
benefit CALL BARING 0924me some time in May on the Villa- 628 North
May St., West Phlla.va College athletic field, which was ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ = = = ~iven the league for i ts use las t sea-on for a
playoff game. To aid the T A X I S E R V ICE I' f f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ R i 1 1 1 ill1ege fire
rebuilding fund, a game P. l
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