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Volume 18, No. 11 Narberth, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1931-. - ~ - - _ . _ - - - - . - - - - - - - - - _ .__._--,- ._ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ' - - ' - ._-_ . _ - - - - ~ - , - - ~ ~ . _ . _ - ._ ... Price, Five Cents

800 Witness XmasEntertainment Sunday Second Period Honors Children Invited to FreeAnnounced by School Movie Show This Thursday Bal1k's Directors Voteto Give Information

Chance Gave Church O p p o ~ t u n i t y to WriteHis Famed Editorial, ~ I There a Santa Claus'?

DRAMATIZATION PLEASE OTHER

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Accede to Request of DepositorsCommittee of Six

Members.IS INDEPENDENT GROUP

Midnight Carols, Communion atAll Saints; Dawn Service

at Lutheran.

Authorize Bill PaymentAt thc regular meeting of the Narberth School Board held at the schoollast Friday n ight payment of bills forthe Ilew building was authorized. Additional i nsur ance on the building wasalso authorized.

Churches ObservingChristmas Season

'fhc Christmas season in NarberthChurches was u sher ed in l as t Sundavwith special music an d t he communityscn-ice at th e !IIethodist Church in thec,cning.Christmas entcrtainments took placcthi" wcek for thc schools of thcchurchcs. On Tucsday evening theannual party of.the Church School ofthe Bap ti st Church was held at 7:30.Thc entertainments of the Mcthodist,Luthcran and Preshvtcr ian Churcheswerc held. At thc l\Iethodist Church,a party for thc beg inners and primarydcpartments of the Sunday School tookplace at 2 and a pageant "at themanger" was prcsentcd a t 8 P. M. Acantata cntitlcd "The Awakening"was given at the Lutheran Church byt he Jun io r Choir and a Santa Clausparty in t he lowcr chu rch.Christmas Day will be ushered in atCo .. thlUet l . .. . L au d P,,"e

Thc hoard of d ircc to rs of the c losedMcrion Titlc and Trust CompanyTuesday morning authorized informat ion for a depos itors' committce of s ixmembcrs.Ardmore is rcpresented on the committce by Benjamin H. Ludlow, Philadclphia attorncy and Ardmore resident.This i" a committee working independcnth' o f the c it izens' committeesclcctcd "last wcek by the BullockSandcrson Post. American Lcgion,officers in conncction with the directors of the ~ I e r i o n T it le and TrustCompany. l . I t ~ m b c r s of the citizcns'at committcc at a mecting Friday n ightdccided to withhold anv statemcnt regarrling spccific plans until an expression of publ ic opinion was r egi st er edby replies to the newspaper questionnaircs.The action of the Merion Titledirectors consistcd in passing a resolution authorizing thc State Banking Department to give the independcntdepositors' committee such informationa s the dcpartmcnt considered necessaryto rehabi li ta ti on of the Main Lineinstitution.The Icttcr requesting authorizationfor information was add rc ss ed to thedircctors of thc bank and read asfollows:

" It is rcqucstcd that, by resolutionof your board in proper form, t he departmcnt be authorized to discuss suchmat te rs r cl at ing to the f inancial cond it ion of the Merion Title and Trust

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Nineteen HExtras" WorkingNarberth Post Office on

Holiday Mail.

All childrcn- of Narbcrth, Merionand BaJa-Cynwyd arc i nvi ted to a freemotion picture show at the ArdmoreTheatre this Thursday afternoon atthe Xarbcrth Thcatrc undcr the auspice" of thc Hala-Cynwyd-NarbcrthRotary Club.Any ch ild up to the agc of 14 yearswill hc admit te d to t he show, whichcommenccs at 2:30. Thc picture willbc "Charlcy's Aunt," with additionalshort subjects. The pcrformance isbeing gi"cn Thursday instead of'V cdncsdav. as was s ta tcd las t weck.Thc mceting of t hc cluh on Tuesdaynoon was takcn up with a discussionof club plans and the singing of Christ

ma" carol".Christmas Rush BeganMonday in Earnest

STARTED1.Ionday saw the hcginning of thcChristmas rush in earnest at the Narhcr th Pos t 0 flice. A force of n inetecn"extras," car ricrs. parcc l pos t men andclcrks, assistcd the rcgular force inhandling the tide of packagcs, greeting

cards and window cus tomer" .To the fact that Christmas this yearfalls at thc cnd of the wcck is attrihuted the somewhat later than usualarrh'al of the "rush" I,, Narbcrth'sPostmaster J. Bertram ?,csper. "\;v'hcnCh ri stma s come" car ly in the week,"~ r. Nesper ~ a i d . "pcoplc start theirmailing- ahout a weck carfier than whcnit comc" on a Friday or Saturday."Vnlcss thc" arc o"crwhe lmcd b , alast minutc a"'alanchc, the Post Officeforcc cxpects to ha"c all delivericscleaned UI1 hefore Chri"tmas Day.\Vorking a" carriers during- the rusharc Elmer Jcnkins, Paul ~ r a s t o n . PaulCoopcr, John 1.1 ulligan and Rol)ertHarris. Employed on parccl pos t a reChcster Joncs, Harry Roser, John A.Purring, Leon Picrcy, Patrick O'Hara.\;v'iIliam 1\1 cSor\ey. Frank Jones,Adricn Horsay. J. A. Sahrouch. Spe -

of thc Army and Navy Journal amilater, with his brothcr. \Villiam COllantChurch, foundcd and cdited the GalaxyMagazinc. Old-timers in ncwspaperwork may remcmber him as onc ofthc bright young mcn with whomCharles A. Dana surroundcd himselfon the New York Sun to give toAmcrican journalism a new and brilliant tradition and recall that he wasonce an editorial writcr on t he Sun.But there were sevcral brilliant editor ia l wri tc rs on the old Sun and onlya happy accident gave Church hischance for enduring famc. One Septembcr day in 1897 a quccr I ct tc r camcto thc edi to rial dcsk of tha t ncwspapcr .I t was from a Iittlc girl, who wasgreatly troublcd bccause her playmatcshad tried to shake her ch ildish fai th inSanta Claus and who wanted the question of whether or no t there was Stich

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Many Pupils Win First Honorsfor Six Weeks' Period

of Work.

Bridge Club to Hold OpenHouse Mon. and All Week

The honor roll for the second sixwccks ' pcr iod was announced thiswcek by Principal \>\T. Jamcs Drcnnanas follows:I'"irst honors-Eighth grade; EleanorBr iner , Helcn Chubb , Nelson Buchcr,Archic Sparks. Lawson Yow.Sevcnth gradc: Jolm Krout.S ix th gradc ; ).larie Tapp, CharlesTimm.Fifth gradc; Virginia DeHart, BettyGracc , Dick Graham. ~ vra Mark le,Billy Morhanl. Charles Palmcr, BettyRasc r, Shir lc" V incen t, Bi lh' Wcnt z.Suc \Vilson. . .Four th gr ad c: ~ crcdith ),1 \mns,Anita Goodrich, Jane King. DorothyBoericke, Jcan Tripician.Thi rd g radc : : \I ar ga rc t Hebsacker,Virginia Knapp , :\lary P ru it t. J an eStrohm, Dick Ber ry. Cl aude \Va tcr s,Gcorgc Brcslnw.Second honors-Eighth grade: HelenBrock. Lois Enz. J ea n Har kncs s."'ancy Havclcck. Margaret McCourt,Julia Poorman, 'Va) 'ne Dean'", Car-roll Palmer, Joe Pcrry. ..Scventh gradc: Virginia Bossc rt .Janc Chillas, ),1ary Alice Krauskop,?'ancy :\Iackenzie, Bct t)' Lou Nold,

Harrison Berry. Richard Boilcau, Edmund Bossonc, DeHaven Grace, Sam~ f c C a r t n e y , Sam Pru it t. Emi l Rocsler.John Schwabcnland. l.Iichael Spinelli.Sixth gradc : E linor Abcl, Kathryn

The Narbcrth Bridgc Club will holdan "open house" in itS rooms at ElmHall ncxt ) 'Jonday c"ening a t 8:15. :\duplicate bridgc tournament will behcld with prizes and refreshmcnts.All mcmbcrs arc cordial1v invitcd toa tt en d and t o b ri ng their li\cn fricnds.Evc ry n ight t he re af tc r n ex t week thcclub rooms will bc opcn to any manwhn wishcs to makc np a tablc or tofind a partncr.

Francis Pharcel1us Church is deadthese score of ycars and had it notbecn for an a rt ic lc of somc four or fivehundred words which he dashcd offhastilv at his dcsk in aNew Yorknewsl;apcr office it is prohable that hisname would have bcen forgot tcn foras many years. You will l ook in vainfor mention of him in most encyclopedias of biography. If you happento ge.t the right one, you will f ind sevcnlines devoted to him-but thcsc as apart of t he sketch of his father, Pharcel lus Chu rch, a d is ti ngu ishcd NewYork c le rgyman o f the l as t ccntury.I n t hos c seven lines you will Icarnthat he was born in Rochester, N. Y.,February 22, 1839, was graduatcd frol11Columbia Col1ege with honors' in 1859.studied law, b ut gav e i t up because hediscovered that he was more interesteclin writing than in legal matters, bccame one of t he editors and publishers

Parish Hall ofMethodist ChurchPacked for Community

Service.

A gatherinR of nearly c ight hundrcdpeople filled the Parish Hall of thcNarberth Methodist Episcopal Churchand overflowed into thc balconies atthe Communi ty Chr is tmas scrvicc lastSunday cvening.A dramatization of Dickens' "Christmas Carol," p rcs ent ed by t he g roup ssponsoring the scrvice under the direction of the Narberth Players, fcaturedth e affair and was enthusiasticalh' re-ceived by the audiencc. -Exccllent acting was done by "VallisBoileau as Scrooge, Arthur L. Cookcas h is nephew, Hcl '\ 'cy Kcim as MarIcy's ghost, and Raymond Vinccnt asBob Cratchit, th e c1crk, all mcmbcrs ofth e Narberth P la ye rs a s t he principalcharacters. The scencs in whichScrooge looked upon his past andfuture life at t hc be hes t of t hc spirits,wcre cleverly managcd by the aid of aback drop. These s ccne s wcr c wcllmanaged and colorful, bringing ou t indetai l the charm of t he story.Thc large cast which fillcd the par tsmost competent ly was as follows:Solicitor, C. \V. Graham; Spirit ofChristmas (Past), Miss Peggy l\1acGuffin; Littlc Boy in School, MastcrStanley Grecn; Fan, 1\1 iss TrudellGreen; Boys in Shop (Ebcnczcr, Dick),\,vallis Boileau, 3rd, and Billy \Vatson;Fczziwig (best-hearted of masters), \V.Russell Green; Mrs . Fezziwig, 1\lrs.E. B. Clark; Fezziwig's Daughtcr, MissVirginia Ste in ford ; Young Man andYoung \Voman, Horace :McConnell

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Executive Board of Senior ClubGuests at Delightful Affair

Last Thursday.

Juniors Entertainat Christmas Party

Last Thursday evening the Jun io rCommunity. Club of Narberth held adelightful Christmas party at whichthey e nt er ta in ed t he membe rs of thecxecutive board of the senior club.The club room at the Community Cente r was a tt ract ively decoratcd withChristmas greens, a t rc c, and stockingsfille.d with gai ly colored candics Iincdthe wall, one for each person present.Bridge was played and a feature whichpleased everyone was the p re sence o fa lady who read in t he c ar ds t he goodf or tune which wou ld befall everyonethis Christmas season.Shortly before the stroke of 12screens were drawn aside to disclose adelightfully decorated table, U-shaped,to seat the twenty-seven .present.

Cont inued o n L ust PageReading Group Meets

The Reading Group of the LiteratureDepartment of the Women's Community Club of N a r b e r ~ h he ld a meeting att he home of Mrs. C. Arley Farmer,Woodbine and Cleveland Avenues, onTuesday afternoon. Mrs. Wil liamLevis gave a v iv id and interesting review of Bess Streeter Aldrich's newbook, "White Bird Flying."


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Anita PageBuster KeatonSIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK

December 25, 1931

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Couvert, 50 cents Weekdays75 cents Saturdays and Holidays

.. . gay nightly with the dance rhythmsof Doc Hyder lind His Southernaires, . moderately priced menu ... companiable atmosphere.

. , . H o s t e s ~ e s who value quie t chermin their surroundings find Pierre's THEplace to entertain at bridge to givea happy party , to bring e specielguest at luncheon or to dine.Luncheon, 35 end 45 cen tsDinner, 85 c en ts and $1.00Plat ters, 60 cents to $1.00

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~ ~ ~ i O R "PALMY DAYS"WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY, December 30, at 2:15 P. M.Robert Woolsey and Bert Wheeler in "CRACKED NUTS"and surprise feature, including stage attractions. The regular price will prevail for this children's party.

Gre ta GarboClark Gable

FRIDAY and SATURDAY NEXT, including matinees both daysLAUREL and HARDY in "PARDON US""Our Gang" in "Big Ears" :: "MONSTERS OF THE DEEP"

MONDAY and TUESDAY NEXT

The Autocar Company of Ardmorehas received a n o rd er f rom t he S anitary COll1mission of New York Cityfor I(,l hca\'y-duty truck chassis at acost of $48(,,000. This is t he secondlarge order received hy Autocar Company from t he San it ary Commissionin the present year, the earlier orderheinf.( for lOn trucks. \Vith the newpur chas e N ew Yor k City will han' aflee t of 445 Autocars.The trucks just ordcrcd arc to heequipped with bodies for strcet flushing. The o rd cr provides that deliver), begins within 60 days and be COIl1plcted within a period of four 1110nths.

Autocar Gets Large TruckOrder from New York City

I The Story Hou r a t t he Li bra ry o n1 [on da y was one of unusual in terestIand charm. It was the day forC hr is tm as stor ies and about fortyj children l is tened with delight to MissChu rch' s p rogram. "Tilly's Christmas," by Lou isa May Alcott; "NancYEndicott's Ring," by Madge Bingham;"The Christmas Angel," by Dr. Ros-s it er R aymond , a nd t he s to ry of theIfirst Christmas were among t ho se t owhich the children 1'csponded most1 eagerly.'I l\Iiss Church took t he oppor tuni tyto show the children the Library'sIspecimen of a desert rose, and toI relate to them the history of its fori mation. l\1rs. Chetwood, who was presi en t as a guest , re la tcd her experiencesin crossing t hc S ah ara on a camel,during which t ime she made her collec tion of desert roses, one of whichshe has recently presented to theLibrary.A customan' feature of t he Chr is tmas story hour which the childrcngive e\'ery e\ 'idence of enjoying is thedistribution of lollypops, a gift from:'ofrs. R. B. Vincent, of \\ 'indsor Avenue. These arc attractively wrappedin r ed t is su e p ap er a nd f as te ne d w it hChristmas seals, t hu s l ending a YCrymerry ai r to t he L ihrary 's Christmasparty.

IQl ~ I11IiStoryHour at LibraryMonday Delights Children

OUR TOWNWith Gifts and Good Cheer

ANITA PAGE,n'''" appea,s Chris/mas Day alld Sa/urdayill Bus/er Kea/oll's "Sidewalks o f NewYork" a/ /he Egyp/iall Thea/re, gives heridea of /he spiri/ of Chris/mas.

Liability Is Commissioners',Says Treasurer's AttorneyLiabi li t\ for the Lower MerionTownshi\i funds, amounting to approximately $350.00n, tied up in the lIerionTitle and Trust Company , res ts w it htlH' Township Commissioners, ThomasHallman, attorney for Peter C. Hess,Township Tt' l' asurer , declared lastFriday,Action by the Lower ),1 erion Boardof Commissioners directing the Township Sol ic itor to make demand uponMr. Hess and t he Roy al I nd emni tyCOl11pany under their boud for theal110uut of Township funds t ied up inthe Merion Title took place at theCommissioners' meeting- 1:Ist \Vednesday.Mr. Hallman said hoth iI[r. Hessand the indemnity company wouldrefuse th e Commissioners' demandsand that the case would eventually goto Cou rt .

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Added : "Sant a' s Toy Shoppe"GALA HOLIDAY PROGRAMMatinee Daily at 2:30 P. M.

" F . n ~ J ~ ! " J ) . \ Y mill . ' rHUH8DA\"WARNER BAXTER and EDMUND LOWE In~ ~ T H E CISCO KID"

Wamer Baxter as you l ike him!

GEORGE ARLISS~ ~ A L E X A N D E R HAMILTON"Added-Floyd Gibbons in "Tum of the Tide"Ruth Ett ing in "Old Lace"

Eocal ChIoviesCantor's ~ ~ P a l m y Days" andGarbo andGable at Cynwyd

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Anita Page and Buster Kea ton a rcat t he Egypt ian Theatre this Fridayand Saturday in "Sidewalks of NcwYork." Also in t hc comcdy' s cas t isClifT Edwards ("Ukclcle Ike").That uproarously funny come( ly ,"Palmy Days." C\'en funni cr than"'Vhoopcc," brings Eddie Cantor toCynwyd n ex t 110nday and Tuesday .Surc-fire fun for thc family.Most intcresting" pcrsonalitics atHollywood, and pcrhaps most popularstars in c incma, ar c G rc ta G ar bo a ndClark Gablc. co-starrcd in "SusanLenox. Her Fall and Risc," which willbe thc Egyptian's fcature ncxt\V cdncsday and Thu rs da y. Ba sed o nDavi d G ra ham Phillips' best-scllingnovcl of 25 years ago. t hi s s to ry has 'ancmotional appeal that is greatly enhanced by supcrlati\'(, acting,At a sp ecial c hi ld re n' s pal ty 2:15P. M. next \Vcdncsday, thcrc will bestage featurcs. some surprises, andRobcrt \Voolsev and Ber t \Vhcc le r in"Cracked Nuts."Fr iday and Saturday of next week,inc luding mat inecs hath .days, theEgyptian will p re se nt L au re l anclHanly in their first full-length comedy."Pardon Us;" a more-than-usuallv inten'sting feature, "Monstcrs o ( theI?eep,:." all(1 "Our Gallg" in "Big

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N ARBERTH. THEATRENOW PLAYING-Lew Ayres and Knute Rockne'sFour Horsemen in

~ ~ T H E SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME"

George Arliss andWillRogers to Be at NarberthLew Ayres and many f amed foo thall players are starred in "The Spiritof Notre Dame." the picture dcdicatedto Knute Rockne. whi ch is playing atNarberth's theatre this weck-end.Two historical films of extraordinat '\ 'interest will show at Narherth nex'tl\{onday and Tuesdav : "Alexande rHamilton," (;eorge .Arliss' latestvehicle, and "Turn of the Tide," athrilling talc of the \Vorld \Var.

featuring" Fl,)yd Gibbons.\Vednesday and Thursday, theborough playhouse will fea tu re an exciting w es ter n drama, '.'The C is coKid," with \Varner Baxter andEdmund Lowe.\Vi1I Rogers is coming iu "Am- (\ 0 one is so old that h e may n ot Ihcbassador Bill" next Frielav and Satur- a yea r; none so young but he may dieday. . today.

IIJeJUnA\" n "d !i l , \ ' rJ :nn. \Y i.Will Rogers in ~ ~ A M B A S S A D O R BILL" I

ICOMING - All the Big Shows - COMING I"Susan Lenox"--"The Sin of Madelon Claudet" :"Secret Service"-"Penrod and Sam"-"5Star Final" IJo e E. Brown in "Local Boy Makes Good" IISeth Parke r in "Way Back Home"~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ! i ! i _ ~ ~ . _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! i ! ! . . - ~ _~ ! ! ! ! L ~ ' 1 J ! : = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~


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Narberth Boy Singing atOberlin Glee ClubDavid Strong, 29 Narbrook Park,Narberth, is one of th e twenty-eightmembers o f the Varsity M en's GleeClub of Obe rl in College who wilt a ccompany the club on its annual holidaytour. The twenty-eight start theirIOOO-mile t rip the day a fter Chr is tmas ,a nd have for their objective Vlashington, D. C. Concerts a rc a ls o s ched uled for l\Iaryland, \Vest Virginia,Pellllsyh"ania and Eastcrn Ohio.Strong. a junior ill Oberl in thi s year,sings bass.

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iBeautiful Xmas Operetta !Is Presented at School i:

Hit-Run DriverWho InjuredIHarvey Cook,b . . Ham Watson.Nar erth GIrl Is Caught John Schwabenland, Drayton Benner, Guy Bailey, John Krout a nd Ron -A hit- run driver who crashcd into a aid Page to ok t he part of Mummers .car in Narber th on Sunday night, re- The characters in t he Nati vi ty pl aysuiting in a broken jaw for a Nar- were Jane Chillas, Virginia Tobert,herth girl. was apprehended Monday by Betty Kennedy, Betty :Morford, EmilyLower :\Ierion police. Schembs, I1a Truesdale, Virginia Bos-The accident took place shortly be- sert . Bet ty Weidemann . Wills Burforc midnight on :\Iontgomery Avenue rows, Sam Clevenger, Robert Tyson,nea r Brookhurst Avenue. Miss Mar- Clarencc Griffiths, Wit ti am Furbe r,garet Xilsson, 17. of 737 Montgomery Hoyd Humphreys, Ronald Page,Avenue. Xarberth. who suffered a Drayton Benner .broken jaw, was riding in a machine. The carolers were \Vatter Case, Norwith Horace Gosser, 22, of Overbrook; Iman Eg-otf, Eleanor Briner, MaryHoward Baldwin, 22, of East Lans- Nulty. Eunice Caldwell, Lois Enz,downc, and ~ I i s s Elizabeth Plank, 19, Peggy Peden . J ea n Harkness, Nancyof 829 Montgomery Avenue, Narberth. Haveleck. Helen Brock, Margaret l\fcAccording to police, the h it -and-run Court, Rita Salvatorelli, Dor is Ber ry ,II Ioto ris te rashcd in to th e l'ea l' of the. ' ~ ~ ! ! i ' ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ~ 'car driven by Gosser, throwing Miss 1'1 IN'ilssou a ga in st t he windshield, and Idrove ofT without offering assistance.The injured girl was t akcn to Bryn I I:\fawr Hospita l.A fre sh ly painted bent fender on acar pas sing through Ardmore Mondaynight aroused the suspicions of Officer ILance, who captured it after a cha se .T he drher. William Ayler, 28, of ICOllnty Line l ~ o a d , Bryn Mawr, was Iarres ted and pronounced intoxicated by' Ithe police surgeon. IAt a hea ri ng bei or e :\Jlagistrate IThomas \V. Cronin, at Ardmore policestation on Tuesday morning, Ayler washeld on $2500 for a further hearing.He was charged '''ith hit-and-run. andassault and bat te ry by automobile.

The Chris tmas operet ta, "The Magi's IGift," was splendidly presented by tthe Glce Club of the Narberth School, Iass is ted by a group of s ix th grade boys, Ilast Friday evening. The play was Icast in a s i x t e ~ n t h century setting with IIIa pp ropp ri at e c os tume s a nd scenery.The solo and chorus work were verywell done a nd t he t ab le aux 'yere verv Irbeautiful, The orchestra, under the di-IIrection of Miss Frances Fricke, de- rserv ed it s sh are of h on ors, p lay in g a imedley of Chris tmas carols before the Iperformance. IMiss Fricke and Miss Gassner areentitled to a great deal of credit for I'the success of the operetta.The principal parts were portrayed iby Dick ~ 1 : a s o n . Louise Megee, John ILebo. Eleanor Moore, Helen Chubb,Eunice Griswold, Betty Lou Noh!':1~ ~ I IMerry Christmas! I II' IShea'sDrug Store I

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SHUBERT P h i l a ~ e l p h i a - B e g i n n i n g Xmas'Nite Dec. 25th-Mail Orders Now IIlHE FOREMOST SUCCESS OF MUSICAL STAGE HISTORY IBLOSSOM !TIMEVERYTHING NEW BUT'STORY 6. MUSIC

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Appoint New CuratestoMainLine ChurchesHolmes Takes Up Duties at AllSaints, Wynnewood, This

Week.REDEEMER GETS HELPERTwo ncw curates have been appointcd to Episcopal Churchcs of the

:M ain Line. They arc David Holmes,who will ac t as assistant to the rcctorof All Saints Church. \Vynncwood, andthe Rev. S. Thorne Sparkman, who hasaccepted a call to the Church of theRedcemer, Bryn lIawr.111'. Holmes, who will be ordained adeacon by the Right Rev. Bi shopFrancis M. Tai t t a t St. :\fary's Church,Ardmore , on New Yea r' s Day, took uph is dut ies at All Sai nt s t hi s week.Hc is a graduate of thc PhiladelphiaDivinity School, c lass of 1931, and hasbeen t caching a t G irard College. Asassistant to the Rev. ( ;i bson Bell, ofAll Sai nt s, hc will have charge of theservices at St. Joseph's Chapel. Gladwyne, and of the Sunday School andyoung people's organizations at AllSaints. He succeeds the Rev. Edward

J. Bubb who has accepted a ca ll to t hercc torship of Grace Church, JcrseyCity.lfr. Sparkman, who has accepted acal l to become cura te a t thc Church ofthc Redeemer, of which the Rev.Ernest C. Earp is r ec tor, has been

r ~ c t o r for the p as t t hr ee y ear s o f theChurch of t he Nat iv it y. Un ion, S. C.Mr. Sparkman was a Rhodes Scholarat Oxford Univers i ty and is a graduateof the University of South Carolina.He will assume his new dutics onJanuary 25th.Attractions Planned forElm Hall tOpen House'"Opcn Hou se " o n Chr istmas ni gh tf rom 8 unt il 11 P. M. will be given atElm Hall by the Mulieres of t he Nar

berth Fire. Company. Burgcss HenryA. Frye will address the gathering and:\1 rs. H. 11.. Griest will play the Christmas Carols. Other interesting formsof entertainment will be featured. Following the program , those who careto s tay and enjoy the social time whichwill follow, including cards and dancing, are cordially invited to do so.There witl bc a gorgeous Christmast re e and ref re shments. Mrs . J. E. Bur reU is in c ha rge o f t he cakes and lIrs.I-Iowan! Haws is in charge of thecoffce. The opcn house is g iven fo rthe benef it o f every res ident of the. community and all are invited to at tend. There is no charge and no invitations have been issued. All theyoung g irls of sixteen and upwardsarc cordially invited to COllle and bringtheir friends.


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G)'anl/latedSUGAR10 lbs., 47c

Kellogg'sCORNFLAKESpkg,7C

Ltmd 0' LakesEGGS?oz,39C---

Pabst-EUeCHEESEpkg,17c

Ready.lo-FryCODFISH2 cans, 25c

Cut Rite Paper2 pkgso, 15c---------ione Hand Soap8c; 3 canS, 23c---------arly June Peas10c; 2 cans, 19c---------c l a r k ~ s Telephone Peascan, 15c---------ancy Golden BantamCorn_ 13c; 2 cans, 25c---------ani-Flushcan, 19c--------------"ashing Sodapkg., 7cConqueror MixedVegetablescans, 23c

MATCHES6 boxes, 19c

~ . - - -8-OZ. Fillet ofMACKEREL13c; 2 for 25cGorloll's

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APPLES6 for 15c

Washbum's

Stayman Wi"esapExtra Fancy Large

Howard F. Cotter.

Gold MedalPancakeFlour9 c; 3 pkgs., 2 5

gives us the opportunity to send our hearty goodwishes. May the happiness of the holiday seasonremain with you throughout the year and may1932 be the best you have ever known in peaceand prosperity.

Fancy Stayman A P P L E ~ 3 lbs., 14cExtra Fancy TANGERINES, 15c dozen

FLORIDA ORANGESMedium Size, 19c doz.; large, 25c doz.

Once Again the JoyfulChristmas Season

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Extra Fancy GRAPE FRUITMedium size, 6 for 25c; large, 4 for 25cJ - '-

Sour Or Dill IT O M A T ~ I l ' S O U PICKLESqt. jar, 19c 3 cans, 25cMONEY.SAVING MEAT SPECIALS

Fresh Killed Roasting Chicken lb., 39cFresh Loin for Roast . . lb., 25cPORK Chops ........ lb., 29cRib Roast of Beef (Thick End) " . . . lb., 25cTender, Juicy SIRLOIN . . . . . . lb., 59cSteaks RUMP STEAK .lb., 39cSPRING LAMB: Leg, lb., 29c; Shoulder, lb., 19c

Ritter's CaliforniaTOMATO JUICE LIMA BEANS12-oz . bot., 10c I 9 c; 3 lbs., 25cI

Quilllall'sPRETZELSlb., 25cAnd 'l'2-1b. Quinlan's SaratogaPotato Chips FREE with eachpound purchase of pretzels.I

E"eryday Milktall can, 7csml., 3 for 11c

Kirkma1l'sBorax Soapbar,5cSoap Chips

19. pkg., 17csml., 3 for 21c

Schlorer'sMAYONNAISEhalf pt. jar, 15cpt. jar, 29c

COFFEE IBosant, lb., 23cAstor, lb., 33c

StaudardTOMATOES3 19. cans, 25cFancy lHRIMP

can,15cCut Beets

19. can, 10cGulden'sMUSTARD8-oz . jar, 12cl Fancy MixedNUTSIb,23c. -CO&!d!'ueE!:S M A ~ ~ ! ~ TPHONE: NARBERTH 2250 Bu1;ng Co-operati'J!ely


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TAILORS, FURRIERSCLEANING. DYEING

December 25, 1931

Adelizzi Bros.

.we extend the heartiest greetings of. the season, with bes twishes for thei r hea lth andhappiness during the NewYear.

162 Forest A,e., Nllrl,ertlt 2602:':::0 linin ,1\ ,...... ( . ~ , . J l " y . l . D2R

To Our Friendsand Customers

,Merry Christmasand a

Happy New Year

.extends best wishesfor a

WHITE'SSWEET SHOP

219 Haverford Avenue, NarberthPHONE: NARBERTH 4005

DAVIS'

for th e

OUR TOWN

All GlassOrnaments

224 HAVERFORD AVE.

at

Best Wishes For aMerry Christmas

CHRISTMASTREEAt Half Price

The Alpha Gamma Chi Sorority helda Christmas dance at the MerionTribute House on Tuesday evening.~ I r . and ~ I r s . F. T. Van Au ken , o fChestnut .' \ \'enue. arc entertaining ata family dinner on Christmas Day.Among t hc ir gue st s will he Mr. and

~ [ r s . :\ . L. Le ipo ld, of Stamford,Conn., and },[r. and 1-lrs. \VilIial11 H.Sehring' and 1\frs. J oh n J ewet t, of1'Iainsfic1d, N. J.~ I r . a nd M rs. E rn es t A. Hughes, ofCedar. Lane, ~ [ e r i o n . ar c entertainingguests frOI1l Toronto. Canada , a nd(;erll1antown on Christmas Day,~ [ r . an(1 ~ [ r s . John \Vhorf, of Essex:\ ,cnue. will hc the guests of 1\1'. and

~ rs. Earle H. Williams. of Gardenl{oad, On:rhrook-Hi1ls-in-Merion, atd inne r on Chri"tmas Dav.:'I [ iss E \ ' ( ~ I Y l l J eff eri s: of Dudley

:\ \'(:n 11c. wi1l entertain ~ I i s s RuthQllil1n. of \Vyncombc, this week-end.

THE FIRESIDEMrs . W ill iam Bailey Goodall, of

Dudley A\'l.'nue, entertained the l11el;1-he rs o f the Fortnightly Club at luncheon l as t F ri day. A t t he m eet in g following :\f rs. S. Z. Shope gave a talkon "The Restoration of HistoricalLandmarks." ~ l r s . Goodall h ad as herguest last week-end ~ l i s s ~ r ary \V cstDavis, of Oaklyn, ~ J.

~ I r . and ~ I r s . Rohert ~ 1 \\'ilson, ofShir ley Road, have announced the engagement of ~ rs. \Vilson's sister,~ iss E th el L yn ne Brown, daughterof 1\lrs . George l{ichard Brown, of\Vestminster, ~ l d . , and 1\lr. CharlesSnowden Rockey, son of 1\1 rs. Helen( ~ e r m a i n e Rockey. of Germantown.

~ r. and : \l rs . Roher t Lees, of Schil ler Avenue, arc spending th e Christmas hol idays at Camp H ill, Harrishurg, where they arc the guests of~ f r s . Lees' sister, :\[rs. H. B. Dunlap.Mr. and ~ l r s . John H, Stallard, ofHampden Avcnue, arc spending Christmas Day at Sharon Hill, where theywill be the guests of ~ r. Stallard'ssister, 1\[ rs. 1.. :\\artel.~ l r . (;corgc F. Stallard. of Elizabeth, N. J., ",ill he the guest of Mr.and ~ rs. Stal lard next week-end. ~ rs.Stallard will attelH[ a l un ch eon andhr idge next Tuesday givcn hy ~ rs. D.

~ I y e r s , "i Lansdowne.Dr . aIul 1\l rs . Gar th Ihl er icke , ofKeni lwor th Road, ~ erion, arc entertaining at ,j party on Christmas E\c.Thei r gue st s will he Dr . Hans 5)'1\ 'esilT, of Fox Chase; 1\11'. \Valter Stuher, of (;ermanto",n; Dr. and ~ rs.William Young, 1\[1'. an(1 ~ r r s , \VilliamRing, 1\1 r. and :\Irs. J. B. Taylor, 1\11'.and ~ l r s . Roy Rit tenhonse.Dr. and ~ rs. Boe ric ke wi ll entertain at an "Open House" on New'tocar's Day fmm 3 until Ii oc1ock.They will also spend the week-end ofDecember 26 in !\ew York, where theywill hc t he guc st s of Dr . Boeriekc"ssister, 1\[ rs. Larry Symmes.The Sigma Kappa are holding aChristmas dancc at the Pcnn AthleticCluh on Christmas night.

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l I i B l 1 ~ i you ~ a p p i t t ~ S Bl U i t ~ o u t lull

Next Year, May You H ~ v ea Merry Christmas anda Happy New Year!

Membu o f FeJual Reserve System

Open 8 A. M. Daily, and from 7 to 9 P. M. Fridaysfor Your Convenience

Pay from 25c to ~ 1 weekly in our 1932Christmas Club for 50 weeks, and receivefrom ~ 1 2 . 5 0 to $500, plus 30/0 interest, earlynext December. A club for every purpose;a class for every purse.

The NarberthNational Bank

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Greetings!"A Merry Christmas" sounds a cheerful note,whether uttered by the lips, heart. eyes-or inprint. . . . So to you again-in remembrance ofhappy years gone by-in anticipation of happier years to come-we say, "A Merry Christmas," and may it prove a true symbol of theJoy we are wishing you this year-and always!Narberth Coal Company

RALPH s. DUNNEDISTRIBUTORS JEDDO.HIGHLAND.ANTHRACITEOVERBROOK TO WAYNETelepholJes: Narberlh 2430.2431


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C!tttutttry

Road, has returned from ChathamHan, Virginia, and is spend ing theChristmas vacation with her parents.Mr. and :Mrs. Loos and family willspend next Sunday in Lancaster, Pa.,where they wi1l he the guests of Mrs.A. W. Davis.Miss El1en Pray, daughter of Mr.Kenneth L. M. Pray, of Woods ideAvenue, returned last Saturday fromthe Univers ity of \Visconsin for theChr is tmas hol idays. Miss Pray is asophomore at Wisconsin.Cont lnue l l Oil Next Puge

Located on Belmont Avenue above City Line:Adjacent to the Bala-Cynwyd Section, accessiblefrom all points . The Westminste r landscape hasall the charm of a picturesque rural countryside.For information-without obligation-call, write or telephone

Post Office Address: .Station I, Philadelphia

OUR TOWN

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas,andmay your home be cozy and warm.I f you have heating problems, theywill vanish if you'll just call Cynwyd280 for ou r ServiceMan.

Brookmead Guernsey Dairiesw. Lancaster Ave., Wayne, Penna.PhoneWayne 1121

L. M.Thompson

Bala Avenue atUnion AvenueBala.CynwydCynwyd 280

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THE FIRESIDE Pa. Year week-end.Mr. and Mrs. H. Ronald Paige , o f I Miss Muriel ~ h i t e , daughter of Mr.Dudley Avenue, have a s t hei r guests Iand Mrs. 'VllIte, of E s s e ~ Avenue,for the Christmas holidays Mr. - and gave a party on. Saturday n ight . T.heMrs. E. C. :Myer a nd t hei r s on and g ' u e ~ t s w ~ r e M l s ~ Jane Nash, MISSThey will attend the Sigma Kappa 1\11'. and Mrs. R. J . Aljoe , o f E li za -, EJ!llly Titus, MISS .Betty Stratton,dance a t the Penn :\. C. on Chri stmas beth, N. J. MISS B ~ t t y ~ a r t o l ! MISs Bunny Cornnight. Miss Barbara Sutherland who is a man, MISS Blny Bieber, Mr. Ned Bart-Miss Pol ly Jefferi s, of Hampstead student at the University of Michigan, I ~ t t , Mr . Wi ll iam Hemsl ey , Mr . WilRoad, 'Vynnewood, will hav e a s her Ann Harbor, returned las t Saturday ham Holmes, Mr. Crozer Ludlow, Mr.guests at dinner on Christmas Day and is spend ing the Christmas vacation Douglass Br:yant, Mr. Ber t Lord, Mr.Miss Evelyn Jefferis, ?\Iiss J os eph in e with h er p ar en ts , Mr. and Ivlrs. J. D' I Sam. Goldsnllth and l\Ir. Jack Moffett.Jefferis, 1\'11'. and 1Ifrs. S. E. ]e fferi s Sutherland. of 'Woodbine Avenue. I MISS Jean Loos, daughter of. Mr.and Miss Ruth Quinn. Mr. and ~ [ r s . Frederick A. Egmore I and ?lfr s. Paul R. Loos, of Shirley~ l r . and ~ I r s . ]. Folwell Scull . Jr. , and t hei r son, Mr. Frederick A. E g - I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ! ~ ~ ~ ~of_ Merion, will have as their guests more, Jr., are leaving this Thursday II == ==at d inner on Chr is tmas Eve l\I r. and for 'Vilkes-Barre, Pa., where they willMrs. Id n C. Fli tc ra ft . Mr. and Mrs. be the guests of Mrs. Egmore's sister,Scull will he the !{uests of ",r r. a nd Mrs. Malcolm Burnside, f or the ChristMrs . J os eph F . Scull. of Bala. at d in- mas ho lidays .ncr on Ch ri stma s Day. 1\[1'. and l\-Irs. Robert :Mochrie, form-Mr. Elwood Richardson and ~ rs. erly of 'Vynnewood Court, are occupyClyde Richardson have r eturned from ing an apartment at Sev il la Court inthe Uni versit y of A labama and are Bala.spendin" the Christmas vacation with Among the guests who attended thetheir parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Rich- d inner and bridge party on Sundaya1'(150n. oj Val ley View Road, i llcr ion . n ight g iven by Mr. and Mrs . Bernardo~ l r . Hichard Toomey, who is a stu- ]. Segui, of Putnam Road, Merion,dent at t h University of Alabama, were Mr. and Mrs. John H. Link, Mr.has a lso returnee! and is spend ing the and Mrs. Le Roy Crehen, Mr. andholidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. }'lrs. Car l 1\1. Randel, Mr. and Mrs.M. :\. Toomev, of Stuart Avenue. 'Villialll C. Lindner, :Mr. and Mrs.Mr. Philip -Calahan, who is a s tn- \VilIiam J. Cahill a nd Mr. and 1\[rs'l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : : : = = = = : ; : = = = = = = = = ~knt at (;ettyshurg College, is spend- Harry Sherwin Gebler.ing his Chrishnas vacation \ \' it h h is ~ f r . and ~ { r s . C. V. Gunther. ~ I r . ' I ..uncle and aun t. ~ [ r . and ~ rs. A. H. and Mrs. Van Aiken and Mrs. Sarah I 1 I

Ripper, of Dudley Avenue. White, all of Tuckahoe, N. Y.. willi. , ~ ) . ~ [ r ~ . ~ A ~ I ~ l ( I ~ r ~ e \ = v = S = I = = n ~ y < , : t : = h = = , = O = = f = B ~ _ = r o ~ o = k ~ h = U 1 = ' S = t ~ l ~ l e = t l = l e ~ g ~ u = e s = t = s = O : = f = ~ ~ I = r . ~ a n ~ d ~ 1 \ = I = r s = = . = = J ~ . :::s:::s"" I 1" 93uy your own gift". . . iI I What a thrill! I~ r e t f i n Q . g ! II I c/lnd just see what II! that Christmas check or Ii I gold piece will buy here! II I 1.

Toaster ToasterCurling Iron PercolatorHeating Pa d Hair Dryer! I' Lucky Lady Mixer I Electric Fa n I

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for aMerry ChristnlasBest Wishes

"hfl"" Xnrl,ertll allo..Sprill1l.er1e, Allise Drops, P"mpki"d:ld Millce Pies, etc.

NARBERTHBRIDGEGARAGEC. 1', COOK

Narberth Avenue up the Hil lat the Railroad BridgePhone: Narberth 2603

Happy NewYear

The Season'sBest Wishes

NARBERTH PASTRYSHOPPE243 Haverford Avenue

El se rue the day!For lawycrs quickSha ll come to I11CCount mc ou t -Of your jubilce!My lifc, forsooth, 1 livc aloncY(lU shall 1I0t have-~ r hit s of s tonc .

TH E SPECTATOR.

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HereFor Your Last-MinuteSHOPPING

You Will Be Sure of ReliableSERVICE and QUALITYYNATCHES, TELECRON CLOCKS

CIGARETTE SETSBUXTON BILL FOLDS

DIAMONDS, PENDANTS, RINGS,BROOCHES, BRACELETS, MESH BAGSAnd Many. Other Useful Gifts-IJJrL

J e w e l r ~ S O p ~ i c a l ShopM. ROSENBER9

48 WEST LANCASTER AVENUEPh. Ardmore 2298 Ardmore Pa.Open Evenings Unt il 9 :30

THE LIGHTS ON MAIN STREETAnd Also on N ~ r b e r t h AvenueWhat ho -This Christlllas glowOf stringed l ightsAnd holidav sho\\ '-As alc rt men dare-Finc couraKc to restorcBui ld hopc oncc 1Il0rc\Vhcre t h c ) ~ have gonc.To harken back-The mcrry 50ng-Of \'cster-\'t:ar-W h ~ n hcart s were lig-htAnd spirits hright\\Thcn Iifc was snrerSweetcr, pUTcr-\Vhen King Midas-Had Icss swav-As folks pIHsi .led -.\ gentler IVay. * * *

Shreds & Patches

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Thc contest for mcmbcrship bctwecnthc Rcds and the Blacks in theWOlllcn' s B ib le C lass has bccomc exciting. Therc wcrc 48 present lastSunday, and next Sundar bcing thelast day of the contest promises to heanothcr record brcakcr.

T l l 1 1 ~ far. lI u fartlll'rShall you go -Stnp r ight 1 1 ~ n ' -\\'ith \'our C h r i s t t l l a ~ Show!\Vhat 'care 1-For hearts that sing:\\'hat care 1 -For l i R h t ~ l l l l ~ t r i l 1 g :T h i ~ liouse is Illilll'AII mine. I sayKecp off I I I} ' groulJ(!-

1Ill111ey" bS get ting the GO\'crlllllent topas $1.50(),O()O " fo r a bUllch of foreigllhooks." ~ T, C o J 1 i l l ~ ultimate sUl'l'CSSis said to ha \'C derin'd frolll his explanatioll to his constituellts that such alargc SUIll was necessa ry " in order toget a Bihle that ~ I o s e s wrotc out of thehands of t h 11l'athl'II." .

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Decembn 25, 1931

Narberth 2229

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R. ROY KESSINGER

Merry Chris tmas an dA Happy New Year

Merry Christmas!

Montgomery Pike atNarberth

237 Haverford Avenue

SUNSHINESERVICE

J. J. WhitesideVegetables, Groceries, Fish, Oysters,Prime Meats , Paramount Poult ry .

Alld may you be prosperous, happyalld n' el / fed in t he New Year.

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OUR TOWNPage TenChance Gave Opportunity I IThree Teams Now Tied .. !ChristmasMotif Cheersfor Famed EditorialI Time Out for Bowling League Lead I Borough Business Center

Contlnue,1 from FlrMt l"nge I Three teams are now tied for theI Narberth's business section this weekI By TOl lMY llACICLIN fla .person set tlcd once and for all. The ..' lead in the Narber th Inter -Church r e ect s credit to the co-operation andletter was handed to Church for a rep ly I . Basketball I certan!ly 11! the. Sp?t-; Bowling League as the result of last Christmas spirit ,!f the borough's b ~ s i -and he, accordinR to the tes timony of I !Ight now. 1 he Mam Lme dlstnct . , !ness folk responSible for the attractIvea contemporary "bristled and pooh-lIs, as Herby Goo'd would say , agog F n ~ a y s matches at the Ardmore Rec- display. Lights and greens a re s trungpoohed . . .' bu t he took the fetter; with interest , the a ir being literal ly ful l reatJOn alleys. from the Narberth National Bank toand turned with an ai r of resignation i of basketballs f lying for baskets, with The Pi lot s t ook two games out of the Narber th Theat re . Wiring wasto his desk." A jcw minutes later he i p l ~ n t y of chances t ha t many ,! ! t h ~ 1 1 l three from the Camels whi le the Bat- done by \alter G. Case.handed to his chief a few pages of IWill drop for s c o r ~ s . ~ h e ~ a J O Lme t ie rs won thr ee g ames ' b forfe't from At the theat rc , Frank p ' B r j ~ n ar-handwritten copy and promptly forgot I Leaguc, the Mam ~ 1 t l e 1 rotestant y I ranged an unusually attractively hghtedthe inc ident. \Yhat he had writtcn \ Church League, the 11Igh schools, 11re- the Pep Boys. The three t eams a re tree in front, another in si de in thewas printed unostentatiously in thc cdi- paratory schools, junior high s choo ls, now ti ed fo r first place with the Lions rear, two on thc stagc and otherto ri al co lumns of t he Sun 011 Septem- I ~ t c . , all arc in full swing in the winter and Colts only a few points behind. Christmas grcens. 'hc.r ~ l , . 1897. It wa s his r cpl y to l it tl e 1 1 I ~ d o o r spor t , and l!lany r e c ~ r d s of 0 1 ~ C . No games. will be rol led during the . l !n .offi cial a.wa rds for best-dressedVlrglllla O'Hanloll as to whether or I kmd or another Will be registered thiS I I'd ., Th . ~ r did 1 IIldlvldual busmess places a re h er ebyno t t her e was a Santa Claus. , season. .10 I a} s. . e n e ~ t ~ e u e matc 1 handed the Narberth Theatre and Nar-The next ycar, just before Chris t- 1 * * * IIS for Fnday. eVC1lJng, January 8. berth Coal Company for best-dressedmas, t he Sun r ecei ved a r eque st f romI Many strange things have hap- The standmg of the teams and buildings, and to Davis' store for thca reader that the editorial bc reprinted. pened s ince baske tbal l started I scores: W L P most attractive window display of mer -The s amc thing happ ened the next forty-two years ago in Springfield, ICamels 22 ' 14 ~ S c h a n d i ~ e . ~ o n o r a b l e mention toI 'ear and thc next and the next. Thus I Mass., and this year is likely to Pilots , .. 21 15 28! Hamer s Dehcatessen for the best-\I'as a ncwspaper c la ss ic born. Church i see many more. On March 6, 1930, l13at tl er s , . . . . . . . 21 15 281 dressed tree OJ.I Haverford Avenue, anddicd April II , 190(l, and thc following; two high school teams, playing in ILions , . . . . . . 20 16 26 i to the ArcadIa Res ta ur an t a nd manyday thc Su n lifted jar a m0111ent the I a tournament in Illinois, played a Colts , , .. , . . . . . 17 19 2.1\' othcr business places for pleasing win-anonymi ty which vei led i ts cdi to ri al l 1-to-0 game, and it was regulation Meteors .. 17 1!J 23 dow displays.writcrs to tell it s r eade rs that the rcp ly ! throughou t. Georgetown scored a IBooster 1:1 2:: 18 -------V. ., ()'IJ I 'I I ' I I fu l l ' th fi t t d Pell Boys , .. .. .. .. 12 21 17 Ito I r g lm a l a n on set ter , w llC 1 I 0 goa 10 e rs quar er an Pilots, 3; Camels, 1. : Hold Christmas Partythey had groll 'n to lovc, was fr om his i played a stalling game for the rest PII,O'l'Hpcn. . . I of the evening. Very unusual. Brown 147 1;\1 172 150 The Dr. Benjamin Rush Chapter,Fur his editorial was already famous. * * * Hause. 179 144 127 450 D. A. .. of ~ a r b e r t h , held its annualI

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ThompsonBaJa-CynwydCynwyd 280

H. B. WALLPlumbing : Heating

100 Forest Avenue,Phone: Narberth 3652

aPlRlDO-L. M.

Narberth-Merion-Pennl,oeil I &HellnhleSer,,-It.-c

W. P. MIESENCarpen ter . : . Builder . :. J obbing100 N. NARBEUTII AVE.

Phones:Day-Narber th 3973-MNight-Narberth 2890R

Jobbing CarpellterPhone: NARBERTH 4163-W

~ ~ GUS WELSHI! :h-ctr it- Inll-PII . Archnore 112540 AXIJEIlSON AV E .. Ardmoreglectrlc \"aRhcr and MotorRepairS-Armature \VindingE"Un.ntlnJ;" 'VUhont CbllrJ;"eC"ntrlJ(UnJ;". 'V 'r ' nJ ; ". Jobbh 'J ; "= ~

Narberth Beats Haverfordarbcrth defcatcd thc HavcrfordAccs 29-10 last Thursday ni!{ht in a3fain Line Lea!{uc baske tbal l g amc ,Pennypackcr and Roa ch s co rc d eightpoints cach for th e arberth Ii\e.

If t he c ut C hr is tm as tree is placcdin a pan o f wa te r it will hold its ncedlesvery much longer. The falling necdlesarc a b it mcs sy an d the sl igh tly-moistened trce is vcn' llluch safer in regards to firc than' th e I'ery dry tree.And d on 't forget t o fee d t he h ir ds !\\'e will bc broadcasting aga in nex tweek with "Gardcncrs' Ncw Ycar Resolutions." Unt il t hc n, a r igh t : \l e rryChris tmas to yon all. Signing off, Sta

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For 75 cents y ou c an telephone t o f ri end s, r el atives or customers as fa r as 140 mill 'S awa,l!'Fo r ex:,mJllc: fr01l1 Philadelphia to Williamsport, \Vnshingtl1n, n. C., or Brir lgql lJ rt , Conn,An d IIft"r 8: ao l' , ~ I yon c ll n c al l ~ h e J l 1 fo rout, cl:i ( ~ . ~ . .. "'% . .TIlt" service is fast, clcnr,depcndablc- the mils cas)' to makc. Just give thcnnmhel' lo the operator (/lsk Information if ~ ' O U doa't know it) l ind"'hold the line,"

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Troop 1 of Gladwyne, Boy Scouts Iof Amcrica, undcr th e leadership of ac ommi tte e of w hi ch t he membe rs arc IRichard O. Crout , cha irman; J os eph Ilfurphy, Charles Halberstadt Ralph\Vanamakcr, J r. , a nd Stuart B ~ l l , wenta round Gladwyne col le ct ing toys and Iclothin!{ to be !{ivcn to those w ho duc It o p rc se nt c on di ti on s, h av e n ot a'vcrychecrful Chr is tm as t o look forwarclto., Many t oy s t he y ycry g ladly re -IpaIred, :Th e candidatcs ' c lass of St . Joseph 's IBranch of t he G ir ls ' Friendly Society,have col lectcd toys, clothing and vegc- !t ables to be distr ibuted wherc they Willlbring Christmas cheer. Thev alsomadc halls and s tu ffcd anima ls andd \e ss cd d ol ls which ar e to be dis-Itl'1buted by th e Philadelphia General IHospital. I.Th,e r c ~ t 1 l a r branch of St. Joseph 's I~ l r l S Fnendlv Socic!y lllet Tuesday Inight to stuff stocklllgs to be dis-tributed also. .Th e Gladwyne P la yc rs a re ~ i v i n gth e chIldren of Gladwyne a Christmasen te r ta inment th is Sa tu rday .

Gladwyne Groups Participatein "Christmas Activities

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Rates 10 cents a Une I n ea ch paper; 25 cents a Une In all three.- -Minimum charge, 35c In onl: paper; 75 cent s In al l three AV e rage o f f ive words to th e Une. No blackfaced type used.Deadline (OJ' InseJ'tions- Classlned advertlsernen1s wl11be accepted up to Wednesday 6o'c loc k fo r OUR TOWN or al l three papers: Thursday, 1 o'cl oc k, for THEMAIN LINER; Thursday, 5 o 'c lock for NEWS OF BALA-CYNWYD.

General Notz'ce- Classified Advertisements w1ll be charged onlyt o res id en ts of th e Main Line whose namesappear In th e telephone directory; to persons maintaining an account withus, or to regUlar subscribers to either THE MAIN LINER, OUR TOWN, orNEWS OF BALA-CYNWYD.

Help Wanted\VA:-I'I'gf)-\ \'hltc woman for part-timcwork. Ph , Narb. 2810. (0-25)

MAN wishes wor lt cleaning windows,housecleaning, butl c r o r Idtchen nlan.Splendid refl'. Ph. Ard. 2535-.1.(omh-tf);I; RETURN for rOolll and board, cul-tlll'ed, travelcd WOlllall dei


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December 25, 1931UR TOWNage SixteenEight Hundred at NarberthCommunity ServiceJuniors Entertainat Christmas PartyBank's Directors Voteto Give Information

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ShoeslWE Operate a "Shoe Clinic" that lengthens and widens them-vamps that cut-shoes that gap-heels that are too lowor toO high-all Can be adjusted.Doctors' prescriptions followed correctly.Shoes soled, heeled, and refinished-good

as neW in a Shoe Factory at regular repairPrices.Service for the entire family.

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-Olltillul'd from FlrMt P u ~ e CONTINUED FaOM '!HI!: FIRS'!' PAGE Conthme from FlrlJt PugeCandles glowed in the center of the Bailey, Dora Ell?, Myrtle Hager, Do r- and Luc ia Keim; S pi ri t o f C hr is tm astable and a t iny red candle lighted each othy Havelcck, Hel cn Mellor, Mar- (Present), Miss Betty BruneI; Mrs .individual place. The effect was charm-I garet Stalll , J3illy Aiken, Everett Cly- Cratchi t, Mrs . K. M. Williams; Tinying and elrew a round oi applause fromImer, Donald beaves, Billy Furber, Tinl (crippled hoy of Bob), Masterthe g u e ~ b . : \ real party feast followed Roger Graha lll, Cl arenCe Gr iff is , D ick \ \Tar ren Vincent: Children in Cratchit-carols were sung and a general holi- Hopkins, 1-eddy Meredith, Bohby Family Scene, Shi rl ey 'Vincen t, Vir day a t m o ~ p h e r e g ra ced t he occasion. II Rowlcy, Bobby \Viltnot. ginia Durbin and Samuel Clevenger ;Mrs. j. A. Hongler, p residcnt of the Fifth grade: F:rllcst Bailey Calvin Fred's \Vife, :Miss Helen Aiken; Herscni,!r .club, exprcss ed the board 's ~ p - I Batchelor, Charles D ca tti:, Carl sister, 1[ iss Katharine Loughlin;precla l10n o f th e p lc as an t evenmgIBrool's J J (I F' ',Johl' R r Fo TOPIJer, John Nasll', Spectre of Chris t-afforded them. ~ \. , 0) Itll I, ag e x,']'1 ff . . I f tl e Elinor Hause , Alall Munro. Deborah mas yet to comc, Will iam Loughlin;le a aIr w a III c large 0 1 t . fi \1 Old .Ioe, L . L. Sha rp e; Mrs , DiIlcr,social program committec hcaded by , Smedley, Jaile String cld, Ruth \ 0 01-: \ . f r ~ . j a m e ~ D. : \Joore, additionallv as-!mington, Don ald C la gh orn , Ro hc rt Mrs. V ic tor K ra usk op f; The laundress,

J Mrs. \\T. P. Gross; the undertaker,sisted by l \Jiss l\Iargaret Burrcll, Miss Truesdale. Burns F. Best; Boy from Street,A l b c r t ~ Da\'!s, :\1 iss. M a r g a r e ~ ~ e n t : , Fourth grade: Richard MacFarland, l\1aster John Heyman; and Santa: M r ~ . I ~ B. Clark, 111s5 Jule Fltttpolch I D tl ' F I)n 'far', L . I) I CI us \ \' It B T 't tand :'If rs. n. F. Keenail. I oro 1) 'u r ~ r .' : oUlse au , a . , . 'a er . a l .Chris tmas baskets will be sellt to I Louise JohnstOn, I>oulse Barnett, Bill :\[r. :McConnell, the young man inC rrall the Christmas past scene, substitutedseveral poor families through the ac- a . ' . at the last minute for Mar vi n Lebot ion of the welfare committee in "'hose ThIrd grade. Grace Bustos, Barbara I II b

YO N D S' J HI II w 10 was una J e to e present.hands is t he expcndi tu rc o f t he f unds ason, oris t InIOIIS, cannC? V\ 0 1 crt.for this purpose, acquired a t t he r ec en t James B ~ r n e t . : .K enneth Lems, Jame s Caroling s inging, led by Bruce' f ck 11 In I I I cth F It !\I a Carey, of Cleveland Avenue, Narberth,card !,artv which the girls gave. I ' a 'e z ~ , Iza ) 0 Z, ryJ E lea der o f the Men de lsso hn Club of'J'} " kIf I t .vans,. lC Jnnlors .too a. co or u par I TI . f 5 philadelphia, opened the service. TheII I the cl1lIJmumty Chnstmas celcbra- . le pUP.IIs r 0 the .ellOol h a v ~ Con- s cr ip tu re l es son was read by the Rev.tion at the Methodis t Church Sunday tnbu ted I ~ b e a l ~ y to . the C h n s t n l ~ s Cletus A. Senft, pastor of Holy Trinityevcni ng bei ng t he cha ra ct er s in t he s howe r Whlcl1.WIll be gIVen to t he Mam Lutheran Church, while the Rev...Fczldwig" tableau. The se wer e p or- Line F

our town december 25, 1931

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