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Vol. XV, No . 23 Narberth, Pa., Friday, March 1, 1929 PRICE, THREE CENTS

CHAIRMAN

FIREMENPRAISEDAT ANNUALDINNER

Large Attendance Marks Banquet Held in Elm Hall

Monday.DU MARAIS

\ Vomen's C om mu nity Clubc ve nt s c as t t he ir s ha do w beforethem, for on March 1 and 5 therewill be a mo\'ing picture benefit atthe :\ arberth T h ea tc r , t he p ic t ur eto be "The Show Gir l, " recent lyshown at Philadelphia playhouses.The proceeds of the benefit

willgo t o th e \\ ' elfare Committee.This cummittee, throu'Yh the

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clalrman, Mrs. G. N. Gill, alsor e qu e st s u se d c lo th in g to be distributed in the South. She rem in ds t he club mcmhers t ha t a thouse-c lean ing t ime th is discardedc lo th ing may be b un dl ed a nd o neof he r committee will call for it.

On March 5 in t he c lu b r oo mat Elm HalI t h e r e gu l ar m e et in gof t he c lu b will have a double prog ra m. D av id S tr on g, a violinistof note, accompanied by Mrs.H r u c ~B y a ~ l . 'of Cynwyd, will givea recital. SIX members of th e clubwill hold a debate, o r r at he r t wod e ba te s , t h e first s u bj e ct " " Vh a tt yp c o f program does the majorityo f t he club members most enjoy?"The other subject is a surprisewhich m em be rs m us t attend them e et i ng t o find out. Th e womenwh o will debate these sub jec t s ar es om e o f t he o ut st an di ng w om en

in the club, a nd a s e ve ry w om anloves a n a rg um en t, i t should bean en thus iast i c meeting.

On March 15 at 6.30 o'clock atth e clu b ro om will be held them o th er s' a nd d au g ht er s' dinner,served by the American HomeCommittee, Mrs. W . N. Mills.c ha ir ma n. A ny on e n ot f or tu na teenough t o h av e a daughter is invited t o b or ro w o ne f or th e evening. Th e rese rvat ions are be ingt ak en c ar e o f b y Mrs. \\T. Roileau,Mrs. Joseph Aiken, Mrs. F.. K.Bauer a nd M rs . , , , . N. M:""

Interesting EventsAUTOS RECOVERED on Club Calendar

In This Issue.Those who enjoyable expres

sion of Individual opinion havemuch to revel In this week. TheSpectator breaks his winter's silence wi th a column "Here andHereabouts" found on page three

with stimulating comment upont he playground s it ua ti on, ourfriend Mr. C. P, Cook and othermatters. A thoughtful and provocative letter upon the recreationalmovement In the Borough wil l befound on the editorial page; likeWise an epistle from a sucscrlberwho values neat and sightlystreets. O n p ag e six will be foundInstallment number four of Margaret Harvey's charming historical sketch of the Old Main Line,This section figures largely In thisweek's Installment, In fine, don'tthink that you've read the paperafter glancing over the front page;that Is only the door!

Nearly 200 men assembled :'-'lond ay n ig h t to do honor to the volunteers of the Narberth FireCompany. The b an qu et , a s 111

I past y e ar s , w a s held at E lm H al ll 'ristan B. duMara is , p residen t ofth e Narberth F i re C o mp a ny, w astoastmas ter.

Th e gucsts, in addition to theI f ir em en , i nc lu de d officials ofJ ---...: neighboring fire companies an d

municipalit ies. l\'[any of thesemade short addresses , as did several local officials an d citizens.Tw o o f t he s pea ke rs t ou ch ed o nthc p r os p ec t o f a unified signalsystem for all ~ I'lin Line companies,

The first speaker, Frank H.Sykes, presidcnt of th e L ow eri \ i e r i 0 1 ~B oa rd o f Commissioners,

told 01 t he a p pr o pr ia ti on o f $150011 ~ ) ythat ~ > o d ythis year to sta:tthe II1stallatlOl1 of automatic alarmcquipment in t he t ow ns hi p. B urg ~ s sHenry A. Frye, who followedhllll. called a tt en ti on t o t he factthat Narberth's s ys te m, n ow inuse, can we ll fit i n w it h t hi s n ewplan.

. Fi rc - f igh t ing advcn tures and adIscussion oj fire losses, m ad e u pthe speech of F ra nk S ou le fircmarshal for Cheste r county. ' Hedrew a viYid picturc of the terrorof fire, i l lustrated w it h a ct ua le\'ents, an d l au nc he d a n attackupon wooden sh ing les .

Th e financial impor tance of th efire company to t he b or ou gh w as!)rought ou t by John J. Cabrey.'I f only 10 of thes e m en we repaid," he said, "they wou ld be~ o r t hat least $2000 a year apiecetor,24-nour service, That wouldbe $20,000 a year right there ifwe di d no t h a ~ ' eour vo lun tee rs .

"\Ve c an d o a lo twi th that $20.000saved." he went on. "I t wouldm od er ni ze t he N ar be rt h a ve nu eb ri dg e. m a ke possible a n E ss exa\'eI1lIC tunne l , o r build a n e w s t adium, for example."

Other speakers were \V. RussellGreen, Supcrintendent o f P ol ic eCharles P. Smith and Charlcs V.Noel. :Mr. Noel, 111 w ho se l on gsen-ice as chief the fire companyhas b ee n b ui lt up, t ha nk ed t hediners b ri e fl y f or the w or ds of

CON'INUElJ - ON TilE L AS T PA GE

Post Forming Drumand Bugle Corps

10 Highway Robberies F eature of 1928 Township

Statistics.

Prohibition is slowly bu t surely beco.ming an ac tua l ity in Lower :Mcnon township, if police records ma y be construcd as an accurate barometer of public rerrardfor the l iquor s ta tutes . l>

A percept ible decrease 111 thcnumlJer o f a r re s ts fo r v io la t ion of

t he i nt ox ic at in g h ev er ag e lawsduring ] 928 is indicated in theannual report o f t he Lower Meri on p ol ic e departmcnt, recentlysubmitted to t h e To w ns h ip Commissioners.

That knowledge and the factthat liquor violations have decreascd tremendously in the firstthree months of 192 9 in LowerM e ri on . g i ve a lmos t convinc ingproof that m o re a nd m o re p e rs o nsare b eg inn ing to t ak e seriouslythe dJ'Y laws.

Th c number of arrests for violation of the prohib i tion ac t s 111the 12 months of 1928 wa s 280,a cc or di ng t o t he r ep or t, while in1927 th e figure was 302. A totalof 23, p e rs o ns w er e arrested forin tox ica tion las t v e ar. w hi l e 2(j7were n ab be d o n tha t charge theprevious 12 months. Transport at io n o f l iq uo r r es ul te d in butt hr ee p er so ns falling in to theclutches o f t he law in 1928, while

in 1927 11 were arrested on thatcharge. Th e number of arrestsfor violation of t h e l iq u or enforcem en t a ct s. covering- possession,manufacture and s al e . i nc r ea s edfrom 24 in 1927 to 40 in 1928.

In 1928 t he re w er e a total of1585 arrests for b re ac h o f ordinance, covering traffic violationsand other munic ioa l in fract ions ,:IS r o m na r ed w it h 1347 in 1927,Onlv 9::UI o er s on s w e re arrec:tf'rltor (Hc;ordp.rlv ronrlnct lallt vp.ar,"'''.Hp, t'"'P nrf'viOl1S year l\1::l wprpnirkprl 110

Was Township CommissionerSince 1916 From Gen

eral Wayne.

Tal ks o n ChildAnother in a seri es of t al ks on

understanding the child will be givenat t he N ar bc rt h S ch oo l b y JamesHeberling, of the University ofPennsylvania on Monday e\'ening.March 4, at 8 P. NI. The subjectof t hi s l ec tu re wi ll be " Ob ed ie nc ca nd H on es ty 111 Children."

SERIES WAS WELL KNOWN HERE47THPEN

Reports of Examiners Complimentary to Narberth

Assooiation.

B. & L.FLOURISHING,jJ. A. STRETCH, OLDACCOUNTANTSFIND' RESIDENT, PASSES

Social Activities Pause, FiresideReporter Finds-Travelers Returning

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v" F. W. Seek More,Gain Two, Plan Dance

T hi s w ee k s aw the opening ofa recruiting campaign in Narb er th a nd A rd m or e for new comrades of the ~ J i \ l e rMerkle Pos t,Veterans of Fore ign Wars . Membersh ip applicat ions ar e beingg-i \'en oycrseas se rv ice men her'eby a committee, including' Alexnetus and John Conway, Narberth , and Frank Leins, Ardmore.

R ob er t B oyd an d Georg e A,Kling'es were aceepted i n to m embership of the p os t a t its meeting'Monday night in t he B al a- Cy nwyd 'Voman's Club. Decisionwas madc at the m e ct in g t o holda spring dance o f t h e v c t e ra n s amIfricnds early in May.

Social a c ti vi t ie s c ea se a great nean Sea.d ea l d ur in g t he L en te n season, Mr. and l\Irs. John Dwyer, ofwhich, we suppose, IS a good A von ro ad , and Miss Eleanorthing for most people, for it af- Burgess and WiI \iam Burgess , of

fords t he m a n o pp or tu ni ty t o sit Hampden a ve nu e, a re e xp ec te dback a nd r es t a ft er a strenuous home t om or ro w f ro m F lo ri da ,w in te r, a nd l oo k f or wa rd t o E as - w he re they h av e b ee n since thete r festivities. first o f t he m on th .

It must be rather diff icul t for Mrs, A. K. Si ler, o f N o rt h N a r-the trave.lers to sa r whether they berth avenue, and M is s L il li anreally enJoy returnll1g h om e a ga in C om pt on , o f A rd mo re , left thisto this u nc er ta in w ea th er a ft er w ee k f or an e x te n de d t ri p t o Calimany delightful weeks i ~ sun- fornia. Mrs, Siler left last Frinier climes. Mr. E. K, Monning- da y so tha t s h e c o ul d s p en d a fewton, of Elm wood avenue, just days w i th h e r s on , Aldine, a t D e rmissed t he w or st of ou r " bliz- h am , N. C., an d wa s joined onzard" of l as t w ee k w he n he re- Mondav bv Miss Compton. Theyturnprl U nttrlav fr om s ev er al will P'O out bv wa y o f T ex as .weeJ..,,' c T U ; ~ eof the l\1editerra-1 ., ., ", " rWTlTR ",ntl

's Blood.All Indications pointed to dirty

work afoot at the corner of Elmwood and Narberth avenues Monday aftemoon; Gore lay thick Inthe s treet and the signs of footprints In the snow Indicated Itwas a scene of a struggle, or atleast of attempts to remove theIncriminating blood stains, Adaylight tragedy It looked like In-deed, with the blood of at leastthree men strewnaroundthe landscape. This theory was h eld bymany and only disproved by acounter theory advanced by theLower Merion pollee and the Borough's superintendent o f P ub li cWorks who averred that the goryscene was t he re sul t of a n overturned can of red paint. whichperhaps bounced oft the end of atruck. This theory was acceptedwith the amendment that It wasSOME CAN.

THOURON ESTATEAIDS INSTITUTIONS

, James A. Stretch. o ldes t mem-1 he twen;y-second ~ 1 1 I ~ u a lre-I her of the B oa r d o f C o mm i ss i on

port of t ~ l e1 ; J a ~ b e r ~ hBUJI?l11g and er s of Lower :Vlerion township,Luan ASSOCiatIOn .IS ,Pubhshed on wh o d ied l \ Iondav at t he h om e ofa n o t h e , ~page ?f tillS I S ~ t 1 e ,of "Our his daughter. ~ Jrs. Helen S.Town. ThiS aSSOCIatIOn was Troutma;l. of El i zabe thv i l le Pa.started In ,I H ~ ) iand has ]>ro- was bur ied ves te rdav afterna'on atgressed u nt J! It has over 1-1,000 St l'atlJ" I tl r- C tI . f I f

. . ' , s ~ u lC an emc er v:5 lares II I orce an( assets 0 over \ . I . f 11 .' f ' . ,Sl.200,OOIl. Last v ea r i t earned :. 1< nHt)ltel' () to \\1I I ~ l g luner,t1f

S ~ e r I ~ -8 8 per e t ' Ices a Ie cs a) IS lment 0 . .

. c n.. Frankenfield Sons, A th en s an d~ h e t l l l r t y - f o ~ l r t hshor t- t e rm Simpson roads, Ardmore.

Sto m B I"ngs Toll sencs matures WIth the February . .r r !)aV1l1ent alld clle .1onsililit,v. So on e .voun,!!" resi- thc assoCIatIOn and the State De- B . \ . I ' 'I'I

. I I f " . . I' I ' I I an e. : mel'lcan ~ e g l O n ,on uesdavl cn t 01 t l e ) or ou gh o un d o ut t o Pial ~ m c l l t01 . , an ;:Jng las a so ha.d . ~ [ r . S tr et ch , n n e of the "old- night the mo\'ement to form 'abis sorrow on Monday nigh t when t lelr examll1ers go lJ\'er the t' " . I ' f l ' . buglc an d s W,t".. SIIC-B 1-1 \ I

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to a >e ore any II1spectlons are " . ' : . l\1' I" . I . '. . .,I I I ' . , " , ' . tlOns wJ!1 a l so h e r ec cl \ 'e d by an\' . I. ' \ . e l g l t ( ~ nIS sU.le to g l ~ ethe PROHIBITION GAINSm.tl e. n t.le Cdse 01 last \\ ecl-" f t l , f f i , . I" .. . . .- club a most IIltcrest111' and 111s!>ir- ,

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WHITE'S SWEET SHOP

Open Friday Evenings from 7 until 9 o'clock

The NarberthNationalBank

O ur pa st ry, while not baked in your kitchen, is,nevertheless, given the painstaking care, cleanly surroundings, and good ingredients that ar e used for th ebest of cakes, pies and other pastry baked in th e home.

That i s why we are confident you wil l find our past ry a s delicious and as acceptable for your table as anythat is baked at home.

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219 Haverford Avenue

Pioneers Developed below Bryn Mawr. Up t o t hi s time "Just as one good t hi ng b eg et s a n-t he re h ad b ee n talk of water, but noMain Line Section water. There was 'water, water every- other, the advantage of good water

_ _ where, b u t n o t a drop to drink. ' soon made us feel the necessity ofIII a recent address before the mem- "The next step was to get permission sewerage . George B. Roberts, presi-I

bel'S o f t he C om mu ni ty Health and to open . the roads for water pipe, and dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was ICivic Association, Robert W. Lesley, Ihere a g ~ 1 I lA: J. Cassatt, the good a nge l a p io ne er in t hi s field, and h is s on ,of Haverford, retiring president of that lof. Mall1 Lme development, was a Algernon B. Roberts, took a lead ing Iorganization, gave many reminiscences f ~ l e n dof. progress. Keen ~ n dI visitedof the earlier days o n t he Main Line. Ihll11 at IllS house, and he hstened to us part in securing the leg is la tion which I S dlHis speech, in part, follows: patiently a ~ dwithout a . q u e ~ t i o t , I .When made possible the sewerage system of me ey

"The e nd o f the civil war and the w e h ad fi11lshed h e s ai d: It IS water Lower Merion township. T he g re at AD ELIZZI BROS.approach of the Centennial Exhibition, with!n.the n e xt y e ar or a typhoid C;pi- question was how to get t h e s e we r ag e I Bu'il t Homein i tsel f a landmarkof the effec t of the denllc 111 t wo year s and the destruction TAILORS CLEANER

. world's progress upon our community, of t h ~r e ~ u t a t ! o n .of the Main Line as into the Philade lphia sewers a nd t hu s - 8-DYERSbrought into our territory new men a resIdential district. Have y o u w a te r to t he D el aw ar e River and to tide-I' Wm. D. & H. T. Smedley I:: 102 F t Aa nd n ew mind s with vi sion an d f or e- in abundance?' Keen answered , 'Yes. ' water. It was miY pleasure to cal l to \ ' i i ores venue P h one, Na rbe r th 2602sight, ' and it is of the work of these He said, 'I f you wil l sat is fy my e ng i- G eo rg e B . Roberts ' a t tent ion the Bos- .... 1-=Q======

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. h h . 0 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ' "men and their successors that I want neers 0 t Ie fac ts as you state them I ton legislation dealing Wit t ell' ~" . ~ " . 11 . . . I' t h : ~ .,. AIA AI'Ar.:a;e..,...a;t:,,; .. ~ a : . ~ . -... IIto talk tonight. WI give you permission to open every metropo Itan sewerage sys em, avmg .U; ~ ..~ ..~ ~ . " ; '..~ ";' - - ::lI :;: : ;: : ;: :; : : ;: : ; : :;: : ;: : ;: .!o .!o ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .. ;t,; ~ . ~ I O ! O . ~

"As a r es id en t of t he M ai n L in e f or r oa d u nd er my supervision to put down almost similar conditions to ours, and : : " ~ .. ~~ o;:.. ~ , , ~ ~ ~~ ~ :;: ~ .. ~ .. ~ ~ Q . 5 ' :. i!n " d y 50 , , , n "td a hnn"hnld" 'MIyone pi"". ' in thi, ,mall way t o a dd my mite to ~ ~ dIIover 40 y ea rs , a nd a p re si de nt of this 1 "This simple a g re em e nt w a s lived t h c l a bo r s of the gentlemen named and I~ n ~ S h d I f M En!o rg an iz at io n f or s ev cn y ea rs , it has up to to thc letter b y M r. Cassatt and the commissioners of Lower Merion ~=! C e U e 0 ontgo B C In :- I ~been my pleasure to have been from thc township authorities. Th e r oa ds t ow ns hi p in s cc ur in g our admirable I: n ~ mery US 0., C. , ~t im' to tim, . " " i . I o d in th , d" , lnp- w m opno,d. pip" w'" laid wal" " w, , , g ' ,yal ,m. Again pnblie wnt- ~ ~ lI\lIllent of our great and wonderful terri- was supplied, and to the broad:minded tare and public health are closely re- e,,5 ~ n..tory. vision of Mr. Cassatt a nd t he a cc i- la ted . 110'01 ~ " S

"Some time after the Centennial A. J. dental meeting on a t ra in of Mr. Chip- "I n the field of play and health Mrs. ~ U ~Montgomery Avenue Line SUNDAYS lo"jCassatt, vice presidcnt of the pennsYI-lle y and Mr. Pugh the Main Line owed James D. Winsor collected money to

~ 1 t i Then 6 .5 0, 7. 30, 8 .1 0, 8. 50 , 9 .3 0, ~ U ;"n ia Ran,nad. "tabli ,h,d h i, h om , i.. walo' anpply; and th e ol d B,yn hny the fint land .. ,d '0' pnblie patk . , Eastbouud Sta,t ing at G.OO A. M. 10.10. 1 0 ~ 0aod 11.30 A. M. !nIat Haverford , buying a large t ra ct o f M aw r Water Company,of which I was a n d p l ay g ro u nd p u rp o se s in the Main ~ l t ~ Then eve ry %-hour until 9.30 A. M. Then 12.10 P. M., 12.50, 1.30, 2.10. ~ ~la!?d f rom. the old Evans e s t a t ~ ianq: Io n ~of the three original incorporators, Line district. T he re a re n ow 13 of ~ 1 G " lLeaving Anderson and Montgomery 2.50, 3 .30, 4 .10, 4 .50, 5 .30, 6 .10. t n ~belllg a railroad man, t ~ l ew o r ~r o a ~Inu it the sys tem. The company w as t he se playgrounds in Radnor, Haver- ~ ~ Avenues Then 9.50 A. M . a nd every 2 0 m in . 6. 50, 7 .30, 8. 10 , 8 .5 0, 9 .3 0, 1 0. 10 . ~ u ~was a part of the fabr!c of IllS b ~ a m .l at er a bs or be d by the Springfield for d a n d L o we r Merion, evidencing the ~ lt' . until 11.50 P. M. 10.50 and 11.30 P. M. and 12.30 ~ a~ ~ r l ~ ~ ~ da ~ ; , : ~ ~~ h ' : ;::t ~ , ~ : ; a ~ ~ ~ ~ :I~ ~ : ~ ~ ,~ ~ : : ; ~ ~ n ; ~ b l ~ ' : ; ~ i r l ; ,~ h ~p'::~: ~ ~ : 1 : ho:';;i::..VI, in pnhlie wo,k and M W E E K D n s Th. . 12.10 A. M. 12.30. 1.00 aad A. M. 0ported to jw.\'e b een a most Important Ihc health-the synonyms of good gov- ~ 1 t SStarting t 540 A 2.00 A. M. Wynnewood Road ~~s tep in the T?adb.u ilding of the United ernment . R ea d t he N ew s of the Churches. ~ 1" a . . M. Leaving S1,th and Ctty Ltne 5 m'n- ~ 1 t ~States. resultlllg III the wonderful net-I 10' : Then every 20 minutes until 12.00 . Leavmg Montgomery and Mor- ~ U iw or k of h ig hw ay s w hi ch p ut L ow er i "CO"''';:'';::'':::. i!1!1l!::l!:l'!]!'ll:lnZt.lb!.:.!.:.!-:..J:.;!'!":..Tii.li:,.w,.dT;itiJJH .. " " g H n i # ~ pI~ t ~ u te s l at er than the above-men- rt 8 Avenues, Bryn Mawr, for Ard- ~ ~Motion town,hip in the 'o,afcont of' , L i P. M. midnIght. "'n-d "m"". mM'. Wynn-wood. M"""" ,a d LOla l n ~ o s tall American com,munities of r ~ 1 t SThen 12.30 A. M. and 1.30A. M. 62d and Lancaster. Route follows: ~ l t ~the same type in the great field of E . II 0t d t t ' .. ~ 1 t ~ Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Sta- Eastbound-Leaving Morris alld ~ ;:,oadbnilding. arnmg a we .men e repu a IOn t: SUNDAYS " " in Nanb" 'k 19 "';nut . . laton Mootg,m,'lJ A"""...lh"lIn M"wr ~

"Our mal ll a rter ies of t ra ff ic were L .. .: than the above-mentioned t ; ~ t e s .e as t o n M on tg om er y to W y n n e ~~ J t ~th , old L a n " ' ' ' ' tncnpike fcom City I' M Stanting at 5.30 A- M. ... wood Rood; th", .. uth .. W _ , - ~ ILine to Paoli and the Montgomery H C 1 . 1 ' ;'1" Th wo od Ro ad , c on ti nu in g t hr ou gh ~ t s

N b th T b an .,. en every 1L_hour untl19.00 A. M. N b W d N topike f ro m C ity L in e to G ulp h r oa d. ar er aXICa om p Y P 10 01 7"'" a r e rt h Short Line ynnewoo, arberth and Merion; ~ t ;

Both were tol l roads . The f ir st was (J ~ 1 t iThen 9.20 A. M. a n d e v er y 20 mln. t he n s ou th on 6ad Street to termi- ~ u ~purchased b)' Mr. Cassatt and a num- I; 1:; ~ J t ~until 12.00 P. M. midnight. Wynnewood R6ad Line nus at 62d and Lancaster. ,niLeI' o f M ai n L in e r es id en ts a nd was fi 215 Haverford Avenue 1;1 :. ..: Eastbound ....Igreatly improvcd under the supervision ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Th .. 12,30 A- M. and 1.30 A. M. . . : : ' ; : : t ~ ~ d- R,..rning '" " ~ ' ;o f M r. C as sa tt , w ho w as i ts p re si de nt I. PHONE, NARBERTH 3772 I:

~ n iLeaving Pennsylvania. R. R . S ta - Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Station, ~..

~hom 1881 to 1900. The second was , "no Mon in Narberth 7 minutes later Narberth Eastbound ~ " 1bought b y J ud ge L og an , g en er al so-\ ~ l:..~ ~..o:. d G B R h . It ~ I ' than t h , n b ,, ,- . . . . " ' """ " " " , . WEEKDAYS ANn SUNDAYS L' M ' d M ......d ~ : ; ~ r ' o f n t h ee ~ ~ ~ ~ s y i v a n i a e W ~ i 1 ~ ~ ~ d ~ ". - !':!'!1!'-.:'lrm-r.T;-rT, .. " 1 . ~ ! ' 1 ! i , l . ! . f , - C r r ! : . b ' I . l ! ' I " , p e - e 'i 1 t~ Leaving 51,th Street and City Line Starting at 5. 50 A. M. e a v l D ~ v e : : : ~ ~B:;n M : : ~ g o m itt!a nd it also w as im pro ve d b y ItS new .. 21 . "U

J

owners. In 1917 Lancaster pike was J J SKELTON JR ~ 1 t ~ mtnutes later than the above- Th 63 0 710 75 0 830 91 9 WEEKDAYS AND SUNDAYS ~ ~.. mentioned times. en . , , .. , , 0, .50, ~ l t ~p ur ch as ed b y t he State for a State _ _ , _ ~ u " l 1030 11 10 a d 11 50

A M highwa,. a"d i " t he ~ t n ,"at Mont- ~ ~ . 0 Stattiog at G.OO A. M. fI1I

gOll1ery county bought the Montgom- THEATER BLDG., En3 Westbound Then 12.30 P. M., 1.10, 1.50, 2.30, Then e ve ry t h- ho ur '1 12.00 ~ u tery pike for a county highway. Both ~ U ' . 3.10, 3. 50, 4.30, 5. 10. 5. 50, 6. 30, P M m'd ht untt ;; Iroads are today wide wel l-paved sub- BaJa-Cynwyd, Pa. .. . Leaving 62d and Lanca s t er Avenue I mg ..1t;ntban " n o " " . ~ ~ WEEKDAYS 7.10. 7 ~ 0 .8.30. '.10. ' ~ O .1 0 ~ 0 . Westbound ~ Q

"The purchase of these two great ~ t t ' . 11.10 and 11.50 P. M. C ..r oa ds , w hi ch a re n ow t he ma in h ig h- COMPARE TH E SE PRICES . . . Starting at 6. 00 A . M . Leaving 62d and Lancaster Avenues ~ U ~w ays of our countryside, was not ~ 1 t ' .Then 6.30 a n d e ve r y 2 0 m in . until Westbound f or B ry n M aw r via Wynne- ~ U Zu nd er ta ke n b y Mr. Cassatt and his No Charge for Carry or ~ u 5 .11.50 P. M. L eav ing 54 th and City Line wood Road ~ . " ~r.ssociates or Mr. Roberts a nd h is c o- Wheel Th e purity a n d u n if o rm it y of eU5 ioU::If)artnlers for profit, bfut as a public duty I EGG $13.75 S K E LTO N C O AL inaure. yo u a ~~ T h : ~ Ol i l ~A . M. , 1 2. 30 , 1 .00 and S WEEKDAYS AND S1JNDAYS Starting at 6.25 A. M. ~ 1 t ~or t l e p ur po se 0 preserving these STOVE 1425 thoroughly dependable Fuel. ~ u ~ tarting at 6.10 A. M. IAnd every %-hour until 11.55 P. M. e.t

roads frol1l the possible invasion by Y et t hi . c oa l w i ll co. t yo u no ~ t t ~ ~ u ~'Ice" e, ' 0' "dlJ', Iinn\,. w,ieh wot, NUT 13.75 m ~t . a t o . . '. ' M ~f , r : i ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ r~ ; : f ) ~ 7 r ~ ; h ;~,e~,:::,,~~: ~ ~ ~ K '. : : : : : :: 1 ~ : ~GUARANTEED QUALITY ~ ~FOR INFORMATIONON OTHER SCHEDULES,PHONEBRYN MAWR 12801281~

"Mr. Cassatt's work did not end with ~Jf.:..;s .. ~ . ~ . ~ . . ~ . . ~ . . ~ r . ..... . ~ . . .. . ~ , , ;i s d ut ie s to the L an ca st er Ave nu e Additional 50c for credit extend- f f 4 0 Pounds to t he Ton ~:? t . v . . r " ! i " . t t v . t t ~ t t = t F . : : ; ::;: ::::: :;: :;: :!: .s; ,;o.o!o.,o!o .!.& :!o;s .. ;! ; ~ .. t,; 3 " . ~ . ; s . t ; ! , ;.. ;S ;S ;s ;e;..: ~I C

t '. ln g o ve r a p er iO d o f more tha.n 1I~ !!! !! !!! !! ! !"i i~ !! !! !! !! !!! ! !!!!!.!!!.~!!!!!."'!!~!!!!!!!!!u!!!!!~!!~~~~ ~ ~~,-:-~~~ ~ ~~ ' ~ ~.~,":'"~~.'"~";'~~.-:-~~~:;o~_.~.~~.~ . ~ ~.~..~ ~ ~.~ ' ~ ~.~.~ ~ ; ~.~ t ~ ~~ . ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ' ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ " ' ~ . ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ! 5 ~; : r ~.~.= ~.; ~ ~ ~ ; . ~ ' ~ ;.;..v:;,':-";'Improvement ompany; but he, with 1',10 days. l I IAY W E S ED VE Y O U ? ~

his associates-Clement A. Griscom, I f r ~ 0 ' - , \ -- - ,Frank Thomson, C h ar l es E . P u gh , Jr., IEdward C. Yarnall, John Converse,m em be rs o f t ha t group of far-seeingmen-undertook the actual supervisiona nd c on st ru ct io n o f many mi le s o fh ighways throughout the whole MainLinc dis tr ic t; and from 1881 to 1900Mr. Cassatt w as t he r oa d s up er vi so rof the ter ri to ry, be ing ass is ted in hiswork by that effective, energetic and Ibrilliant road engineer, John Dunne,who is still d ev oti ng his life to t hehighways of Lower Mer ion township.It was :Mr. Cassatt who put throughand ins,tal1cd ourpresent form of town-Iship government.

"TillS grcat work of roadbui ld inggave Lower Merion township a nationwide reputation in the country, wherethe suburban districts in general termswere provided at best with rough stoneor d ir t roa ds. N eed le ss to s ay, t hehealth benefits accruing to o ur c ommunity from this development must bemeasured by the increased accessibilityo f o ur m an y h ome s, b y t he d ra in ag efacilities afforded and the great advanta ge s for school c hi ld re n an d t he irparents in good roads to walk andexercise on.

"Good r oa ds in t he ms el ve s w er e amarked step forward, but with theincreased bui ld ing of homes sanitarydifficulties arose. The M ai n L in e h adno sewerage sys tem, and it had nowater sys tem; and the bui lder ofa new

Ih ou se w ou ld h ar dl y s et tl e in it withhis house dra inage in one wel l ~ n dat~ h eother corner of h is p lace his dr ink- III1g water well,. before som

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PAGE THREE

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FRIENDLY

2 pkgs., 19c

Special, lb., 19clb., 3Sc

2 pkgs., 2Sc2 bottles, 2Sc

1/4-Ib. pkg., 23c

come to

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SaveOn That Fuel Bill!

Let us estimate on coveringyour heater and pipes with

ASBESTOSCall Narberth 4040

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For Food Delicacies

COOPERATION CUTS COSTS

COTTER'S MARKETWHERE NARBERTH BUYS ITS FOOD

WE DELIVER FROM CITY LINE TO BRYN MAWR

. __ ====-_--70-arberth 2800

Cotter's Market

CHAS. F. EBERTJobbing

Carpenter103 Dudley Avenue

Pllone: NARBERTH 4129

"Truly America's Finest"QUAKER SWEET

Cream Butter

fi2c lb.It Must Be th e Best.

FANCY BLUEROSE RICE 2 Ibs., IScUNITY GINGERALE, ROOT BEERor SARSAPARILLA, 2bots., 2Sc- -GULDEN'S MUSTARD jar, 14cCAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP 3 cans, 2ScBRER RABBITT MOLASSES can, IScWALDORF TOILET PAPER 4 rolls, 19c

TIMEL Y HINTSRITTER'S TOMATO CATSUPRICH, CREAMY CHEESEPillsbury or Aunt Jemima PANCAKE FLOURSHOTWELL MARSHMALLOWSSALADA TEA, there's satisfaction in every cupRALSTON FOOD, a real health food Special, pkg., 23cCHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN CAKES,made by IVINS Ib.,32cGOLDEN TIP SUGAR PEAS can, 13c; 2 cans, 2ScI. X. L. BRAND TOMATOES can, 18c; 3 cans, SOc

Highest Grades 01 City Dressed MeatsLEGS OF GENUINE Ib45c RI B ROAST- lb. 38 c to 50 cSPRING LAMB BESTNATIVE BEEFSHOULDERS OF GENUINE 35 c FRESH-KILLED Ib45cSPRING LAMB lb. I STEWING CHICKENS .SPECIAL-FRESH-KILLED ROASTING CHI CKE NS Lb. 55e

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Patience and pe1"SeVerence are bringing us new customers one by one. Ou?" weeklylist of food suggestions is falling into the /w,nds of many lwusewives who have heretoforenot dealt with us, and is convincing them of the w is d om o f so doing. If we m ay help insolving your food problems with guaranteed quality meats and g1'oceries at lower prices thanyou have been paying, w e w il l be glad to dQ 80. W/w,t a satisfaction to know you can sendus your o rder and feel a ssured tha t you wil l 1'eceive it promptly and at t he r ight p ri ce !

NarberthPrinting Company

Harry Hollar,109 Forest Ave. (Rear)

Phone Narberth 2618

All kinds of job printingquickly and skillfully done.

II TA X I S E RV I C EI P. F. DONAHUEl R e s i d e n c e , . . S ta ti on ,

~ a r b e r t h4031 Narberth 4007

I Baggage Called jor and Deli" ..: ~ aI 108 CONWAY AVENUE NARBERTII

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(4,5 gal.)

Phone, Narberth 2490

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& FULL-length~ Louis XVI cabinetofhigh-grade construeticn and elegant finish.Ma chedwalnut panels.Contains the 8-tube(includingrectif ier)Phil co Receiver;powerIlupply; built-in aerialandNew Type ElectroDynamic Speaker.

JAMES R. COLE

qeorge R. MarkleBuilding ConstructionN a rb e rt h N at . B a nk Bldg.

Get an estimate n ow onthat bit of alteration foryour home.

R ea r o f 250 Haverford Ave.House ana DecoratIve Painting

MAn Orders and Jobbing Promptl)'Attended te

Phone, Narberth 3639W

more, Penna.RICHARD J. HAMILTON,

Prestdent.Grace Ph1llipy WarnerCharles Arthur Warner.

r- -

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he a t e r coil.

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Upper DarbJ/-Blvd. 1600Warne 8 Hilltop 1J88

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10% Down-Balance in 12 Months

March 1 , 1 9 29

Here and Hereabouts I ESTATE NOTICEEven in t he w in te r, w he n i ts spac- E s ta t e o f John R. Baltz, deceased, late

ious area is overwhelmed by a great Iof Ardmore, Pennsylvania.wilderness of white, t h e P l a ): g ro u nd Letters Testamentary on the above esis bestirring a new interest in I ts po s- ta te h av e been granted t o t he u nd er -. '1" f I r e of com signed, who requests a ll per sons havingsIbI Ihes or. a greater ( ~ ge - c laims or demands against the Estate of

l1lunity servIce, and, cunously enougl.1, the decedent to make known the samethe lead in t he p re sc nt e nd ea vo r IS and all persons Indebted to the decedentbeing taken by t ho sc w ho w er e l uk e- to m a k e p a ym e nt Without delay.wa rm o r altogether opposed t? t l ~ e JOSEPH M. BALTZ,project in the first instancc. whIch IS 23 Cricket Ave.,a very splendid thing to behold. I Ardmore, Penna.

W'thout question, we should all be Or to his agent, the Merion Title & Trustalert I to secure the full frl!i ts o f t he se I co. of Ardmore, Ardmore, Penna.excel lcnt investments and If s o n ~ esys- 3-22-29tem o f o rga n iz e d p l a y is a st ep III that ,direction then i t s h ou l d be a d o pt e d b y I ESTATE NOTICEall mean's. It w il l n ;, t b e everlooked. I ESTATE OF ROBLEY A. WARNER, lateo f c o ur s e, that there IS a great deal. of of the Borough of Narberth Mont-futility in many of the plans whIch .character ize the conduct of many play- gomery COunty, Deceased.ground endeavors, but it is also evident I LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on thethat a reasonable amount of intelligent above E st at e h av in g b ee n g ra nt ed todirection can effec t resul ts .which !ire IGrace Ph1 ll ipy Warner, Charl es Arthurnot possible when a swarm111g legIOn Warner and Th e Merion Tit le ando f e x hu b er a nt youth, of varying ages I Trust Company of Ardmore, all personsand impulses, has i ts u nb ri dl cd w ay,l in de bt ed . t o said e st at e a re requested.

d ht' f ne or two I to make immediate pa.yment. and those

an t e co-opera Ion 0 0 . h av in g l eg al c la im s to present thepronouncedly h um an s up e\ vl so rs same without delay a't the office of The

would probably go a l o n g w a y s 111 enol Merion T it le a nd Trust COmpa.ny ofabling the youngsters to .get t he m o st Ardmore, 5 East Lancaster avenue, Ard-ou t o f t he ir f un and frohc. I

If anything is d on e, t be R e cr e at io n IBoard can be expected to do it w ell.and we m ay be sure that n o s ti lt edmethods nor stuffiness shall he c m-ployed. . ' . ,

Th e subject IS apparently 111terestll1gthe w om en o f the town, and so itshould, not simply to satisfy an itcbfor "doing s om et h in g, " b ut t o ntilizean opportunity which may haye manybenefits in its wake and wh:ch maysolve some o f the streets problcmsw hi ch a rc said t o c x is t . T h e L i b ra r yis one example of fcminine achievement. as that has c om e t o its presentattractive bas i s o f t h c u n ti r in g i n t er c sta nd v er y hard work of a fcw quietspoken ladies who knew what theyw e r e a b ou t and who proceeded to acc om p li sh t he ir task w i th o ut f u s si n gor fuming. to the p r of i t a n d pleasureo f t he entire community.

So let it bc w it h t he d e\ 'e lo pm en tof juvcnile outdoor activities. with a c oo p er a t io n t h at is s i nc e re a n d earnestand self-effacing, and let a widesearch be made as to how the thingca n be best be done and no mistakc iabout it. I

And speaking as we were a bo ut t he Imanner in which we changc our mindabout things as t he y e ar s gather andt he g ra y c o me s o n , it is q ui te rcireshing to r ea d t he p ub li c confession andabject contrition of Brother C oo k a she m ak es a me nd s for his previoush e re s y t h at we s h ou l d w r ap ourselvcsup in a b l an k et w i t b t h e Township andforever depart our borough-bliss. \Vell.t h at m ak es a m a n, a f te r all. to shoutrigh t out in m ee ti ng w he n you'rewrong, but none of u s e \' er had adoubt t ha t o ur erstwhile coal baron,and in thcse t im es o ur leading motormagnate. was always v er y m u ch of a Iman. and we hope that his Packard ofmany e s ca pa de s a nd m em or ie s willh el p h im to a dd t o his already bount e o us s t or c s.

What a great t im e h e must b e h a\ 'i ng w it h t he a ut om o bi le b us in es s a n dwhat a w al lo p he must get out ofbringing in t h e w r ec k s at $ ~ per derelict, a nd y ou don't have to p ay h im at Iall if the cook has handled him rightat breakfast. Neither wi ll we f ai l toheed his urge to buy in N a rh e rt h n o r Ibe s o c a pt i ou s as to a sk w ha t he wasd oi ng a t the Ardmore Bank when wehave our own formidable National , bcspeaking his t ra de a t every proper opp or tu ni ty. T hc re m a y b t ~a ston' lurki ng a ro un d t ha t i nciden t . too . in ' whichcaSe w e w ou ld like to have it. but int h e m e an t im e w e w il l take it on ourselves to say that a ll h e h as t o d o whenthings s lo w u p w it h t he Rcd Packard,and pay-roll hovers n ea r. is to telephone Mr. McCrery and instant ly themoney will be delivered and in j u st t henicest. newest b i ll s our impressi\'e in-Istitution can garner f or t he o cc as io n.

\ Ve h av e a talc to tell about C. P ..a tall o nc of y e s te r - ye a r. a n d if thereis a come-back to what we now setf or th , t he n we shall havc our dispensation to l et it g o.

From what we h ea r. t he n ew c ha inshops which have c om e t o town during the last half-year have not had apart icular ly disturqing influence on thecash-tills of our resident merchants.and one possible reason f or :\ ;

8/7/2019 Our Town March 1, 1929

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TPAGE FOUR O U R T O W N March 1,1929

.In

1928.

1929,

to ns

than

Anthracite

Jeddo-Highland

Anthracite

B uy in Narberth

RALPH S. DUNNE

more

The

Industry sold in

January,

January,

1,500,000

Main Line Distr ibutors

'Phone Narberth ~ ~ ~

Phone Narberth 2600

N a r b e r t hCoal Company

. .

Subs to MeetTh e n I h - ju n i or s e ct i on of th e

\ \ ' oman ' s Club wi l lmee t Mondaye v e ni n g a t El m Hall .

and

especially

Phone, Narberth 2939W

MarceIing-Manicuring

Facial and Scalp Culture

Artistic Hair Tinting

Announc ing

Kathryn Gold Slaine301 HAVERFORD AVENUE

. . . . ...

Next T hu rs . , F r i . & Sat.

"White Shadows int h e S o ut h Seas"with Monte Blue

Next Mon., Tues. & Wed.

George Kelly'sFamous Play

"CRAIG'S WIFE"with Irene Rich

and Warner Baxter

Theatre, Bala-CynwydEGYPTIAN

This Week, on t h e S t ag e :

"Dance Paradise"On the Screen:

Gertrude Olmstead in" S WE E T S I XT E EN "

Narberth's New Beauty Shoppe

Prescription Specialist

V ~ ~ L L~ T f ) I 2 ~of Narberth

WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED

Ct iVIJ

The Rexall Store is a l ink in the largest chain of co-operat ivelyoperated drug stores in the world. There ar e over 10,000 RexallStores in the chain scattered through the United States, Alaska,Canada, Newfoundland, Great Britain, Ireland, Bermuda, BritishGuiana, Mexico, Hawaii, South Mrica, Egypt and China.

Rexall products represent the highest quality and are manufactured in ou r own laboratories-the largest drug laboratories inthe world. They are sold only at the Rexall Store, thus eliminating all intermediate profits.

Phone. Nar. 3694

Circle to Meet

"You Can Save with Sa lety a t the Rexall Store"

243 Haverford Ave.

NARBERTHPASTRY SHOP

238 Haverford Avenue

I Haveclients interestedin purchasing propert ies in B a l a ~ C y n wyd, if f a ir I ypriced. Call

J. RaymondS H A R P

750 Drexel Bldg., Phiia.Phone: Lombard 7996O ~Narberth 4178

Tasty HOT CROSSBUNS

are just the thing forLenten luncheons and dinners. They are delicious,there's no doubt about i t.

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P h o ne Yo ur FiresideNews t o O u r Tow n.

PLiladelpL.i.a

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Fash ions . ~ i a . e .

4n o N e ~ c s t

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More S c ar l et F ev erFour n e w c as es o f s ca rl et fever

w er e r e po r te d t o t he Lower Merio n B oa rd o f H e a lt h l as t w e e k, o n eeach f rom four comm uni t ies:Bala, H a ve r fo r d, A r dm o re an dB ry n M aw r. O ne n ew d ip ht he ri apatient , 5 years o ld , i s l is ted fromArdmore. Th e total o f n e w cases,10, also i n cl u de s o n e p a t ie n t withchickenpox in B a la -Cynw yd , t h r e ew it h w ho op in g co ug h in B alaCyn w yd, a n d a no th er w hoopi 11 g : ; . ~ ; ; i i . ; ; : : ; . i P =; = : ; ; j . ; ; : : ; . i P = . _ " _ ; ; ; : ; : ; . ; P : : : ; ; ; _ ; ; : : ; _ i P = . _ p ; ; , _ ; ; ; : : : ; _ ; : . _ ; ; : : : ; ; _ ; ; P : ; _ ; P : : : ; ; ; _ ; ; : : ; _ i P = _ ; r ; ; i i _ ; ; P : ; _ ; P : : : ; ; ; c ou gh v ic ti m in th e M e r i 0 1 ~ \Vy nn ewood d i s tr i c t.

ALLYN'S

A n n o u n e n a e n t E x t r a o r d i n a r yTo tI:e Rcalu . '6 of Tlt:is P a p e r

B r o a ( ~ eOilI"-, h .. ~ s ~a sNoveEty,( p e r t F'lllI:rics

N ew a n d S ln a rt

SPRiNG ~ O A T S

. t le ravailable. When a thing is a p ub li c a ven ue, g av e a s ur pr ise d in ne r p ar ty \ ' i s i tors were \ \'. \ \ ' h i tl ey K in g , o fneed it can be made a pub li c des ir e, Saturday evening in honor o f he r h us - DR. H. S. DEPUTY t he P h il a de l ph ia 1 Iona rc h Club,and that w hi ch t he p ub li c n ee ds and band. whose b i r t h d a ~was Sunday. a nd R ev . Frank G r ay . o f Cynw yd .des ires i t f inds the w ay t o pay for. Miss Dora E. Mil le r, daughter of Dr . H. S. Deputy, 86, central

"A CITIZEN" M r. a nd M rs . J . Parker Mil le r, o f Dud- city dentist i n P h il ad e lp h ia m o re A ' t t A . t d. I g atl s rp 'IS d Mon- . . SSIS an PPOID e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ey a venu:, w as re y u r e , than 50 y e ar s . d Ie d Saturday ntrrht

day telven1l1g bf severall schofol frtlendtls in his apa r tmen t in th e \ \ ' i n d s ~ r -Rev. \ \ ' i l l iam r. \ \ 'alsh, chap-on Ie occasIOn 0 Ier our een I . 'irthday. The evening was spent in Es se x. H is offices were on A r c h I l a m of th e I m l ~ l a c u l a ~ eH e a r tTo t he E di to r of Our Town: p la yi ng b ri dg e a nd d an ci ng . Her street up to hi s r e ti r em e n t e i gh t Academy. Founta1l1 Spnngs . ha s

T h e l e tt er in your las t week' s paper guests included Alice Edwards, Made- years a'yo been n amed assistant r ec to r o f t h epleased me, for I am g la d s om co nc h as l in e C oh ee , F lo re nc e S ch ro de r, E di th - b CI I " .

i a t l as t d rawn a t tcnt ion to the uns igh t ly Schroder. Kathryn R ob is on , E va ,' Fo r m an y y ea rs Dr. Depu ty lUrc 1 of St. J>Iargarct, It wa sp ap er s f re el y scattered about the Wei ss , E di th P at to n, M in ad el Ven e- took an active interest in P h i la d el - a n n ou n c ed last week.streets M t Ba'l K 'tt Ja I h' I' Th e last assistant t o t he r ec to r. E ve r' y on to pa.v more a t ten tion to her ap- lUrs ay' evelllng.. f F S. Daughters of 1812 will be heldMrs . S . E . Jeffens. 0 orest avenue, , .training for our chlldren-a questlO.n pearance. entertained Mrs. Paul White. Mrs. at the B e ll e vu - St ra t fo r d H o te l ,w hi ch is ve ry m uc h to t he f or e at tillS M. W. P. Carl Bickell and Mrs. William Nickel- Thursday, March 7. at II A. M.,t ime-the answer to which may either john. all of Overbrook, at luncheon and' followed bv l un c he o n f o r m e mb e rsp ro ve o r belie the judgment o f o ur r e- I 'd I t W d d Jcent British guest, at least insofar a.s '1:b FIRESIDE >rI ge a s e n ~ sa y . . an d guests. Mrs. Horace H . B ur-

d I e Mrs, A. P. R edi fer , of Slmley road, II '11 b I k I .that judgment ca n b e passe up on t liS i s v is i ting her daughter M rs A rt hu r re WI e t 1C spea 'er, lavmg ascommunity. Miller, in Washington, ~ n t i l ~ f t e rthe he r topic "E volu t ion o f the Flag."

Until I a tt en de d t he s el "e ra l ci \: ic I c o n t l n u e ~Page One inauguration. M rs . R ob er t H. Newbern-Regentmeetings held for. the purpose of d I s , . . . Mr. ~ n dMrs. J. Raym(;md Shar!?, of will preside.cussing and arousmg public sentnnent spending a sho r t tUlle 111 m os t of WoodSide avenue, entertal\1ed a t b n dg eupon t hi s sub jec t , I mus t confes. s t h ~ t th e larger ci t ies b e fo r e s t op p i ng o n F ri da y at t hei r home when t hei rmy atti tude was worse than p ~ s s l \ ' e ;m at L o s A n g el e s 'and S a n F r an c is - gu es ts w er e Mr . and M rs . Horace I.fact I had none at al l. B ut , hke many . , MiI1er, M r. a nd M rs . Walter Buck ando t h ~ r sattendant a t those mee t ings , I co. Th e retur!1 tn p WIll be m ade Mr. a nd Mrs. D. J . Pollock. . Th e regular meeting o f t he E va nhave given considerable thought t o t he by w ay o f CllIcago. Mr. a nd M rs. W il li am W. Deacon, gel C i rc l e o f King's Daughters willsub ject , and , beinga paren t , I have h ~ d Th e three-(Ia) ' vacation periocll of 1.0.3 South Narbe. rth avenue, .are I I Id \V I 1\1 I 6 I. I d diS I I b I Je 1e ec ncsda)', I arc 1 ,a t t 1esome opportul1lty to ana yzc an - I t , k d " , I e I I recelvmg congratu atlons on t l e Irt 1se ct t he i dea and i ts relation to o ur as \\ ee -en \\ ,lS \\ e co m ( )y Io f a d au gh te r, D ebo rah , o n February home of Mrs. F rank Hewitt . 116chi ldren and thei r future. m any wh o spen t th e week-end 2. Essex avenue. Th e C i rc l e w i ll give

Those of us who were fortunate a t the sh o re or m ou nt ai ns . M r. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mar sh, of a benefit at t he N ar be rt h T he at ere no ug h t o h av e h ea rd Mr. C ha rl es H

Ian d Mrs. \,y, J, Darvil le , of Es - South A r d m ~ r e ,a re b ei ng c o n g r ~ t u -on March 18. 19 an d 20 . Tickets

E ng li sh d es cr ib e t he y ou th fu l b ac k- se x an d M er io n a ve nu es , h ad a l at ed on t h ~h l rth of a daugh te r, Ehza- may be h ad f ro m M rs . H e\ vi tt .ground of t he past and present co ul d d d ' Sk L d beth Jual1lta, on Sunday. Mr. andnot have escaped the conclusion that \. an y t tme at . y top a ge , Mrs. Marsh and their young son Bobbyherc indeed i s au oppor tuni ty fo r us to .Cresco, Pa . vVhde t h e r e t he y s aw moved f rom Gray l ing and Woodbine ~ t : : 1 t : : 1 t : : 1 t : 1 ~ ~d is pl ay o ur c ne rg y, o ur c O l l r a ~ eand I "Dun" Smi th . son of M r. a nd M r s. a ve nu es t o their new home i n S ep "our vision. It is a ques.t ion wlllch reo jDunston Smith. of A von Apart- t e m l ~ e r . , . ~q ui re s a n a ns we r. It IS a cha l lenge , I ' k' h MISS Evelyn L a n n e c ~ f o ~ e r l YQ ,which must bemet . It is NO T a FAD ments, \\ 10 IS wo r 1l1g at t e Narberth, gave a b i rthday par ty" -Sa t.nor a FANCY. It IS. or WILL BE, :Lodge. u r da y a f te r no o n a t her home in Overa LIVE ISSUE, the solution o f w h ic h Mr . \Villiam A. Stout a nd M is s brook H !I !s i n M er io n. Her guest9w il l r eq ui re a ll that Sir ~ e o r g ~says M. E v e ly n S t o ut , of Hampden ave- were Emlhe Schembs, Eleanor Sharp,we have in the way of quahf ica t lons as n ue a nn ou nc e t he e ng age me n of IEleanor McClay, A ! l n ~.Hagerty, allcitizens. I .' . . , from Narberth; Virg in ia Andrews .S I d ft tl et ' g ad theIr mece, lHlss R o s a hn d R o b er t s , Ruth Watkins E le an or M ye rs a ndevera ays a er Ie me 1\1 - M EI H 1 0 fi E k 'd re ss ed by M r. E ng li sh I w as a n in- to . r. 1 t,ller er Jert rttung, 0 velyn Pa r er. .t erest ed par t ic ipant in the open mee t - PhIladelphia. I Mrs. A .. W'. Burns, of WC?odsldeing o f t he R ec rea ti on Board-that Mr. and Mrs . R. S. Dunne, of Shirley I avenue, Will gIve a t he at er b ir th da ymeeting w hi ch w as so a bl y r e p o r t ~ dr oa d, a nd t he ir young daughter Dor- par ty tomorrow a f te rnoon for her sohor described in your columns as one 111 othy spent Sunday at Ocean City, N. J. John. . .w hi ch " vi ew s w er e ai re d" b ut " li tt le Mrs . ] . M. Baer and Miss Helen Mr. Wilton Stackhouse. of Pnce avewas accompli shed. " And I happened Ster l ing, o f Shi r ley road, have re tu rned nue , and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 1\;to s it by au est imable gen t leman , whose f rom a week' s stay in A tl ant ic City. Elw ood, of Bala, spen t l as t , w e e k - e n ~name I do not know, who made t he Mi ss Ann e Speed, of C hest nut av e- ~ s ~ e guestNofJMr. Elwood s parenti; Io pe n r em ar k t ha t "someholV or other nue, is sp endi ng t hi s week-end in 111 entnor, . . "I c an not br ing mysel f to enthuse over Washington as the guest o f Miss Hope F r . and Mrs . George M ; c ~ a l g ,of It he sub jec t ." Unfortuna tely, the ~ e n -Burlingame, who is a s tudent at Hol- ' a l r m o ~ t ,W. Va., a ~ erecelvmg c o n ~t le ma n a tt en de d t he wrong meetmg. ton Arms School. Ann will stay over gratulations on ~ h e .birth of a daugifHe s ho ul d hav e h ad t he p ri vi le ge o f Iuntil after the i nauguration. ter. Mr, McC:ug IS the s

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QURToWN PAGE SEVEN

Narberth Building and Loan Association

WILL OPEN ITS

47 th SERIES

ThursdayEvening,March 7, From 7 to 9 P. M.

E L M H ~ L L , F O R E S TAVENUENarberth

22D YEARLY REPORT

of the

NARBERTH BUILDING an d LOAN ASSOCIATION

For Year Ending March 7, 1929

Assets

Mortgage Loans $1,080,150.00Stock Loans 114,025.00

Due From Stockholders in Arrears:Account Dues . 0 0 0 0 , $6,807.00

Account Interest o. 0 0 0 1,550.13Account Fines . 0 450.87Account Premiums . . . . . 214.05

Real Estate 0 0 00

Cash in Bank 0 0 0 0

Officers

9,022.053,564.90

22,381.15

$1,229,143.10

Liabilities

Dues Paid Monthly by Stockholders ., .

Dues Paid in Advance .

Interest Paid in Advance .

Money Borrowed from Banks to Loan on

Mortgages. 0 0. 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 . 0 0

Money Bor rowed f rom Individual s to

Loan on Mortgages .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Interest Accrued 0" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Net Gain . . . . . 0 0. 00 0 0

Directors

$930,738.00

646.50

151.24

30,000.00

2,600.00

65.00

264,942.36

$1,229,143.10

WILLIAM D. SMEDLEY President

WILLIAM B. KRAFT. Vice President

WILLIAM S. HOWARD TreasUJ'er

William D. Smedley Carl B. Metzger

Thomas C. Trotter, Jr . William S. Howard

William B. Kraft John S. Ketcham

Charles S. Powell Daniel L eitch

Edwin P. Dold George M. Dando

Horace T. Smedley

THOMAS C. TROTI'ER, JR. 0 Secretary

FLETCHER W. STITES. . Solicitor

Howard C. Fritsch Edward C. Griswold

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New Series OpensThursday Evening,March 7thShort Term

Matures in 6~ Years at $200 per Share.$2 Dues Each Month per Share.Entrance Fee, 25c per Share.First Month Payment, $2.25 per Share.Each Month Thereafter, $2 per Share.Earns 8 8/10 Pe r Cent.

Assets Over $1,200,000

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Long TermMatures in 111/6 Years at $200 pe r Share.$1 Dues Each Month pe r Share.Entrance Fee, 25c per Share.First Month Payment, $1.25 per Share.Each Month Thereafter, $1 per Share.Earns 8 8/10 Pe r Cent.

Rate of Interest, 8.80/0

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