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JOIN THENARBERTH CIVICASSOCIATIONSHORT LOCALNEWS ITEMSWANTED WEEKLY

VOLUME VI, NUMBER 7 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919 PRICE THREE CENTSWhy Music is Such aHelp to a CommunityTHE V IOLIN AN ESPECIALLY IN

T IMAT E MEANS OF EXPRESSION.

All Are Invited to th e CommunityViolin Concert Given for the Peopleof Narberth December 4th, in

th e Y. M. C. A., by MissMary Fu lt on Gibbons.

In ofller to finu her way from Yiennah ac l, t o Ame ri ca durillg t he m os t intense fight ing of the war, i t w as neCl'S'snr)" f or M is s Gibhons to wait morethun a year hefore t he Aust r ian au thor ities would c on se nt t o he r l e av ing thecountry. While studying in Bohemiaand Yienna she made her home withtllC f am il y o f a high oillcer in the Austrian army, a mcmhe r o f th e g en er alstaff. Plans anr1 pape rs d isappearedf rom t he off ic l' r' s t le sk one night, an dMiss Gihhons was s l i s l H ~ e t e l 1 of takingt hem, k nowi ng a s the officer did thathe r heart and soul was w it h t he CzechoSlonl1( idcals for freet lom and not w it htllC Austrian plan of cont inu ing Bohemia's subserviance to the house ofHapshnrg. To reae h a seaport, shetraveled t o B er ge n, Xorwny, speIJ(lingweeks on the way t o obs er ve the temperof the peoples through whose countriesshe passed.Dissention, discussion, f e ar , l oyal ty ,

uncertainty, bitterness, confidence, love,' ha te- in fad , every emotion of theh uman spi ri t s ee th ed w it hi n e ve ry manan d woman with any red hlood in hisveins. A normal conversat ional intercourse with t he p eo pl es of Europe,therefore, :Miss Gibbons found to be almost impos sible . Music , tIle languagewhich expresses an d consoles wherewords fa il , provc

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INTERESTED.

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CANDY

Nurseries12 hou sNarberth

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Of course, wedeliver - aOJp l a c e - aOJtime.

ICE CREAMDAVIS'

Serv ice1633

CIGARS

A COMPLETF LINE OFSCHOOL SUPPLIES

A T

Look a bout t he home Irrounds and haveyour planting done DOW. The ae on i.here again, and the weather condition.ar e advRntageous.

John Albrecht

Greenhouael30,OOQ ft. of gl aPencoyd

GOOD VALUEIn the following up-to-date homes:

208 Grayling Avenue34 Avon Road36 Avon Road100 Avon RoadOTHERS BEING BUILT

WM. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY

NARBERTH, PA.

t TOOK ITS RA1'TLEAWAV AND ITNEVER CRIED ONCE

REAL ESTATEaad INSURANCE

NARBERTH GARAGERaymond Weias, ProprietorGASOLINE, OIL, SUPPLIESEXPERT REPAIRING

T.lephone Narberth 1633

Phone, Narberth 1687

J. A CALDWELL

HOWARD'S

WHATDOYOU I\IIEAHYoUR CAR'S A WELLBEHAVED BABY

NOTICE!Fo r Good Tax i.Call Narberth

24 Hour Service

.r a l " a - M ~ G i n l ~ ~U [ ~ S o u t h 1 7 ~ S ! , P h i l a ~ n a : ~ '

LETS t ak e t he r at tl e ou t of your car and put thejoy back into your automobile. Th e chancesare t ha t t he tightening up of a few nuts will

accomplish this result. Bring you r c ar here and l et u sexamine it.

Prime Beef, Spring Lamb,Country Dressed Veal andPork, Sugar Cured Hamsand BaconPHONE us YOUR ORDER TODA.Y

You will find our prices rightGroceries and Provisions

AUTO NOV I ! ! : .P ".!JY LEES OARAGEThe Brightest Spot in Narberth

A Drug Store in theMost Modern Sense of the Term

Cotter's MarketNAR73ERTH GARAGE

Telephones,12671268

GARAnteed Roofs

DR. JOHN SCHEMBS, Jr.DENT I S T

Corner Grayling and Windsor AvenuesNARBERTH

OFFICI: HOURS-Until 9 .30 A .M. .. until 9 P. M. Sundays, 9 until 12nOOD.

PHILADELPHIA OFFICE-310-311 Perry Bldg., 16th aneI Che.tnut Sta.T.I.phone, Narberth 3U l W

The Misses Zentmayer'sSCHOOL AND KINDERGARTENWill Reopen September 11, 1919

125_WINDSOR AVENUE

'Please do not call Narberth 1633For my serf:Jice.

SABlE CENSOREThe Hack Service Man Has ChangedHis Phone Number to Narberth 1229Jor Narberth 625.

(Oontinued from Pa.ge 1)

XO\l' pcrhaps thc Sophomore hoys will('eaFC their hOl ls ling '. The ;)' h ar l a fairuud squarc' \I 'hipping on the gri ll i ron onW crlnesLlay forenoon hy their chaffingopponcnts, th e Frcshmcn.Of coursc i f results had bcen r ever sel l, w e would s ay t hc samc ahout th e

other fcllows. Thc score was 12-0 favorof Frcshmcn.

Da te s t o Remember.Tnrn to your calcnLlars and memo

randa, an,l mark "closed da te" thecvcning of DeeC'whel' ~ 2 n d , markingbac k o f it Christmas Carol, High SchoolAuditorium. This notice is bcing gil'enin good time.Hcre is anothcr date-Tuesday ufter

noon, Decembcr ~ : 1 \ ' ( 1 , 1.30, ChristmaseXl'rcises b ~ t he chi ld ren of the ElelI11'ntary School.

mothe rs e xchangcd OpJlllOnS :ql1ongt hems el ve s a nd consulted teachels.;\Tany o f t he mot he rs p re sc nt e ag er lyHskcll whcn t he n cx t m ee ti ng w ou ld b eheld. The announcement lllll.de by J\l'r.J\Tc1choir that arrangements would bemade for a fathcrs' meeting to be helelsomp. evening at 8.00 0 'clock, and alsoa general meet ing of fathers and mothers ~ o m e evening at the Sllllle hour, met.with llearty approl'al.

Oombination Sales of Sug ar withGrocel1es Mus t S top.

Thc cont inual complaints brought tothe noti ce of Unit ed States District Att or ncy Kane r egan li ng t he f or ced combination s al e o f sugar with othcl' groceries caus l'd h im on TucsLlay t o s cr vc a, , 'arning to t he managers of all storcs,cspecially those of th e t wo p romi ne ntchain stores, that the practice mustceasc by Friday or arrcsts will follow.Thc complaints show, said Mr. Kanc,

that the custom gencral ly was to s el lhalf a pound o f s ugar with 50 cents'wor th o f goods and two pounds of sugarwith $5 worth.

NOTICE TO GROCERS.

SCHOOL NOTES.

Important Notice Relat ive to Admissionof Beginners.Beg il ll ]c ]' s w il l h e admit.ted to the

first grade during the week of . January5 th , but 110 child w il l b e a,lmit!ed whodocs not p re sc nt a c ert .i fi ca te o f vae ('illation. This State law wil l b e strictly udhercd to . T he local school uuthori,tips have no option in this matter; iti;; thl'ir dnty to o h e ~ ' t he l aw , and tothe bcst, o f t he ir abil iy they will do so.It i s snggcstel l that parent s expec tingto scnd childrC'n, have them vaccinatednO\l' so that certificatcs will be rcadyfor prescntation all the day of Cluollmcnt.

NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWNwar tax, wMeh docs seem very little,doesn 't i t The membe rs of t he c ommi tt ee a re

the following gentlemen: E. II . Wipf,1. T. Ward, R. A. J\iueller , D. P . T ro tter, J. J\I. Trotter, Norman :Magill.

Thc Dance Committee of the American Legion eal'llcstly request that allthose devotees of the Tcrpsichorean ar t\I-ho wish to attend the first of theirscrics of dances , address themselves tothe nearest aI"fiilable member of theLcgion, or to one of the conl lui t tee, uSsoon us possible.I t is obYiously impossible, with th e

limitcd 11001' space of Elm Hall, to accommodate c o m f o r t a b l ~ - all of themembcrs :\lul t hl 'i r f ri cnd s who ar eanxious to indulge t\heir balletrusseproclivities, so that the situation is olleof "firs t come, f ir st s en 'e d, a nd thededi take the. h in dmos t, " a s J\iarcusAurclius puts it so pithily in his"J\bxims of the :Meau-footed."The diYertisselllcnt under (Hscussion

t a k e ~ p laM on Fr id :i y, t he 5th of December, in tliat h is to ri c s hr in e, E lmHall. Those f amous j az z artists, "TheScnators," who did so well by th e Welcome Home danco of tlie sen-iee men,will ugltin be the purveyors of melQdywhich will go fa r t o a ss ur e a livelytime be-il1g h ad b y all. The expens8 ent ai le d i s two dol la rs aeouple, including

Do ,\"ou want to improl'e yonr sparet ime and hecol llc a pract ieal engincer?The PCllll:'.I-ll'llllia State C ol leg e l ia s aHomc Study P la n, owi ng to specialStatc appropriations, to prol'idc ncededinstn ll 't ion for mc n who h ay c n ev erhad an opportunity of getting a practical course of study in thei r d ir ec tline of work ant i who ha l"e interest andambition eno ugh to study at hoine.Professor C 0 l ! g e ~ l l : l l l , of Xarbcrth, I d lOis one of th c faculty of State College,is enablillg- I llcn o f Xar be rt h to hal'cthis pri l' ikl!c of taking eou rs cs i n s ho paritluuet ie. , ;hop skt'tehing. lIlcchanicaldrawing, Jl l:1chine t lc;o;ign, ad,ancedshop mallll'lllatics, strcngth of materialsan d shop organization an,] manag-emcnt.A nlllul)('r of courscs gil 'iug instruct ioni n o th er b ra nc hc s a rc also available.Our loeal y. ~ C, A. ha s g,'nl'I'OUs]Yofl"'r(',1 the use of thei r build ing in. Na;hl'l'lh for tho:,!' l'1ass,'s. I t i:, planncdto hegi n thc clasSl's ahout ncel 'mbcr:;111 It, a nL! so th,'r" is n! 'e d fo r quickd cc is io n so , ,' c c[ln l l\ 'a il o ur se ll -c s oft h i ~ opportunit.I . Classcs in ! 'aeh sub j t 'd [In' hpld onee a w ce k. Each subj" d is , I id' ]e,l into tll'cntr Il'ssons, andsO IlI'cn 1.1' wCI'ks a rc r eq ui re d t o eompl! 't!' a gil'en suhj!'t'I. There is a smallehargc of *,').00 for each suhjl'ct whiehcOI','rs thl' l'OSt of hooks also . Simpleequipmcnt for shop sketching l\lll] drawing for builders ( 'an he sCt'u-rcd at costprice, A dcposit of * ~ . n o is rcquiredon time of l'cgistra tion and t he bal ancein installmcnts of one < lol la r a week.A hanllsolllcly cngral"e

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SCOIT -POWELL DAIRIES

A l Hiah Grade ChickensEggs an d But te r

UP-TO-DATE, SANITARYMeat Market

Ph1la. . Pe .

PROGRAMWEEK of DECEMBER 1stEthel Clayton

Cas h Bus ines s a nd Low P ri ce s w il lenable you to

45th and Parrish 8ts.

205 Haver ford Ave.Delicious Meat..

MAIN PRODUCT ION STARTS AS NEARAS POSSIBLE TO 10.00 A. )1 .. 12.00, 2.00,

3 . ~ 5 , 5 .45, 7 .45, 9 .30 P. 111.

CLEAN---SAfE---WHOLESOMEPasteurized Milk '1 DELIVERIESB r y n c l O ~ ~ l k c e r t l l l e d WEST PBILA.(Pedrlal lc society) OVERBROOK

Sp eci a l "Gu e rn l le y " MERIONMilk WYNNEFIELD(Roberts' 8

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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN

$610 97471 9160203468 3370313

113 29 1061 7710667020]205177006

97 56 204 23 1320 21

uE~ z8Labor Mater ial

":;C,,"~ . rJl:S163 487047136565776

For convenience of ou rpatroms in this Vicinity.

FRENCH BAKERY

Jules Junker Inc.

50 42 ]28 6927 50 56 6493 00 41 6821 70 65 4065 50 111 9134 33 60 20

FAMOUS BREAD ANDROLLS

104 Forrelt Ave., Narbertla

$34 411600203328 1734

106012 9731 4511 00367

1l:;c.. 2!" c~ ' i i im:SLabor

160 443 ]85f> 00

$5 41 $53 1976 812 :J8 100 80

]1807 41339250 93 ]218 15223 96 89] ]911772 42632

177 55 2756J

Labor Material

78

1347066

176

642234 5031 00

37 126400

Labor YardB8137 50 431125 54 385106 45 304112 20 256

ReginelliNarberth Shoe Store

andRepair ShopNARBERTH, PA .

Frank

For - Good - Work - SeeH. PREMOSTThe Home Town Tailoring Parlor

209 HAVERFORD AVENUE

$1441 04

1 75]250227824 1910921500539

l!. 13"1imLabor

$115 1511078100 518946

$10880

25001665

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT COST-1919

32.20 150 9847 45 197 4822 57 191 3589 80 214 ]5178 04 143 6721 75 188 71

899 303960

$]00 00100 001000010000100 00

Feb.MarchAprilMay

Jail.

June 100 00July 100 00AUlf\18t 100 00Sept. 10000Oct. 100 00

A nd , M r. Editor, do you thiuk it\\'ollld be quite th e r ig h t t hi ng if Charlpy )/ oel were to say, \vhen t he a la rmgoes in f ro m m y house, "That 's wherethe guy Ih'es who tried to s co tc h t heFire House plan- le t 'e r burn?"

THE SPECTATOR

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ha " cOllle fo r us all to he unuerway,anll l e ( '" hea rt i ly as"ure th e comlllittee(hat t h e ~ ' s ha ll h av e t he carnest supporto f e \' cr y lI1au anll \\,ol11au in th e community in their purpose to proviue anedifying expression of Narherth 's partieipa tion in t he mos t t remend ol is andimpor t an t even t in al l t he wo rl d' s history.

WHY MUSIC IS SUCH A HELP TOA COMMUNITY.

BROS .

Ou r list of properties for sale in this Borough is nearly exhausted a nd w e ar e in touchwith a number of home buyerswhoar e prepared to ac t quiclcly if w e c an find th e right properties.

We will appreciate an oppor tun ity to talk this matter overwith you. We assure you of our very best an d continuousefforts. RO B ER T ~ N A S HRe al E s ta te Broke rI t N ~ ~ ~ ; r t ~ e l ( f Z 5 e 1001 CHESTNUT ST.. PHILADELPHIA

Or 104 GrayliDlr Avenue, Narberth

WA L TON

Repairing AppliancesEARL E. SNOW"

Electrical Contractor5007 Wesbn in s te r AvenueHouse Wi r ing Philade lphia , Pa.

MEMBER, PHILADELPHIA REAL ESTATE BOARD

Automobiles meet al l t rains throughout th e day and evening.After 10 P. M. by appointment.Packages and Trunks promptly called for and delivered.Moving Furniture and Hauling Freight, etc.

Do YouWant to SellYour PropertyQUICKLY and for CASH?

Phone 672 1 0 0 ESSEX A VENUETAXI SERVICE

Two Line., IDe per isaDe; 5e for each additional line .Narberth Registe.r

30 Jobs within the last 2 months ar e 30reasons why we should do your workMARTIN & HENRY

DecoratorsInterior and Exterior Painting

153 MONTGOMERY AVENUEPhone Cynwyd 895 CYNWYD, PA.

(Con t inued f rom Page 1.)~ h i" t ak i ng g re at pleasure in playingfo r th e people of Narhe rth . He r \'iolinis a very fine ) /icholaus Amati, made inCremona, Italy, iu l6in, an d whi ch f or200 years h as h ee n one of a guanlp,1c ol le cti on i n E ng la nd . ~ [ r . RoccoStanco, a young Italian pianist, willplay th e accompaniments.

Following is th e program:1.

Sonate in A HaendelRomance in G . . . . . . . . . . . Beethoven

234 Haver ford AvenueL ad ie s' a nd Gents ' Garments Dyed,Cleaned. P reBsed and RemodeledWork Called fo r an d DeliveredF re nc h D r y Cleaning a Specialty

Bell 'Phone 12154 J

HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingN A R B E R T H PA

W e are showing a ful l l in e o f 1919 Importedan d Domestic Wall Hanging. and Cretonnes

ave.MEMORIAL QUESTION MUST BE

SETTLED.(Continued from Page 1.)

nate establishment in which to accommodate it s industrious an d capablemunicipal bureaus, a nd th e fire department shall be in a position to operateunder th e new cond i tions wh ich it hasso long desi r ed . These lat ter featureswould unquest ionab ly be fine accomplishments of themselves, b ut i sn 't itobvious that when t he y a re contemplated in connect ion with a memorial p lanth e governing impulse of t he t ru e memorial project is at once rejected, ina smuch a s th e communi ty i s p rov idingexceedingly well f or itself, an d th e newhall eould hardly. be regarded as " thea lt ar t ha t silllctified th e gi f t ," bu trather as a real Y an ke e ent e rp ri sewhich succeeded in garnering th e chiefbenefits of tb e occasion.3. T he d es ir e to s ec ll l' e a meeting

p la ce f or th e Ame ri ca n Legi on i s w it ho ut d ou bt a highly commendable one,bu t care ful thought lilUSt make plainthat such a purpose is as separate froIllt he m em ori al pri nc ipl es a s ar e thePoles in their relation to each other,and furthermore , it is n ot l ik el y t ha tth e Legion shal l suffer fo r quar te rs i ft he F ir e HOll"e p ro je ct i s no t accomplished. Don't f or ge t, f ri e nd s, thatthese fine f el lows h av e never as yetbeen accustomed to w e t - n u r ~ i n g , and iti s not probable they \vill like it i n thelong run , an d it 's my not io n that onoof thesc d ay " t he y are going t o s ho wth e town a thing o r t wo in their abilityto take carc of tl1l'lllseh'cs, for who has.ha d more eXIll'ril'ilel' or better successi n d oi ng that \"Cry thing?4. The cost of thc project i s al to

get he r out o f p ro po rt io n t o o ur means,and ex travagance is no concomi tant o fnobility or intelligence.5. I f I have no t p r ec luded th e admis

s io n o f e vi denc e On the praetieal side,can't we ngrec that th is pro .jed . in\'o!\'in g so many old things made o ve r andin a wretched, makeshift fashion, de-

spite it s high cost, i s l ik ely to retardthat real progress which is due thetown in t he faei li t ie s with which itmust u l timate ly provide i ts e lf , a nd i fit is s t il l i nsi s ted that utilitarian mot iv es must b e r ec og ni ze d o n aU o cc as io ns , w hy n ot make sure to look fo rthe d i sadvan tages which might be imposed as well as th e advantages whichwill accrue'

* * *T he propos al w hi ch h as h er et ofo re

receh'ed tIle greatest and most cordialeonsideration h as b ee n t he clock tower,bu t if th e objections whieh have heellmade to it arc of sufficient m er it towarrant its dismissal, let 's unite 011something else whi ch w il l e or re sp on dwith t he mor al standard by which welIIust be governed on th is auspicious oceasion, even if tbat selection shall beasIa b of gra nite, plain and unadorned,an d m ak e s ur e w e give 110 tolerance tothe dictulII that because we adopt '111expression of bygone days we ar e den'lict in ou r acumen an d ar c not fa it h fulto the hr is tl ing ' spirit of these enligh te ne d t im es , n ot o \' er lo ok in g that tIlesouls of lIIen h av e exi st e d in all ages.'T is t rue the old tree would have toeOIll!' down to make w ay f or th e elol'k.an d t ha t would be II pity, bu t isn ' t ita fa d that th e miss ion we're o n make sliS l l i ~ p o s e d to spend our emotions, no tto Save them, and \ \ 'ou ldn 't t hi s b it of"a('l'ifiee 111' quite in keeping with th espirit of th e projecU And that situation whidl h a bel'lI described as alliUI'OHgl'llOuS Olil', isH '( it th e best uvailaliI!' for any meHlorial an d i"n ' t it likl'Iy to groll" hl'tter liS a result of lhl'Hne p r C ' ~ ' ' ' l \ n e e of thl' towpr s n g : g f ~ : - ; t t , t l .a 11