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Boost Narber thAnd Knock No One

VOLUME VII , NUMBER 23 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1921 PRICE THREE CENTS

Civic Association Annual MeetingThursday Evening, March 31st

Election of Officers an d Directors.Amendments to Constitution to be proposed .I ll us tr at ed Lec tu re with Slid es in naturalc olo rs. S ub je ct : "Beauty in a Small Garden,"wi th co lo r effect by Miss Emily Exley.The Narbe rth Garden Club to be organizedat t h is Meet ing .

EVERYONE WELCOME

THE FIRESIDE~ r r s . Lela C. Gar a a nt l ~ [ i " ][,'1"11

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all,l \ I I ' ~ . I';,l\\al'd . . I I a \ \ ' ~ .

A WORD IN PARTINGIn accordance with my' understanding' with the Board ofDirectors of the Narberth Civic Association, at my reque st I

am rel ieved of the duties of Ed itor of Our Town with thisi ssue of the paper .The regular publication of Our Town \\-ill be continued,and the newly appointed Editor will assume his dut ies withnext week's issue.After se rvi ng five and one-half y ea rs as Edi to r, I havebecome great ly a ttached to t he work of edi ti ng th is pape r,and sincerely trust that my successor will derive fully as muchpleasure and support as I have.I take this opportunity of thanking all those who have sogenerously contr ibuted in every way to the success of OurTown during my period of editorship,Yours truly,HARRY A. JACOBS.

CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS.

:'.larch 19 Children 's Dancing- Class l'onllllunit." Rooll1 2.00 P. M.:\fnrch 21. . W. ,C. C. Literature Class l Avoll Hoad lll.30 A. M.:\larch ' ~ Collllllunity Club Comlllunity R O O ~ 1 ~ . 3 0 P. lILMarch N W. C. C.l\[illinery Class l0 7 Ehnwoo,l A \'C !JA5A.1\LMarrh 24 W. 'C. C. ,ChoraL . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Elmwoo ( ' h o I ' J J ~ ( ' ~ . ~ l r . ~ t a l l l is a s l ~ l l e dI I l u ~ i " i a n , all,] jf YOU lo\"(' (foo,l lIlusicyou will 'lljO.V ihat f('atl;re of thel ) lpctings,

T I " , ~ " I I l e " t i n g ~ ,.-ill I'UII throug-h Holy\\','('k, ('lIdillg- E , , ~ t , , 1 ' SUllday nil-rht.r r h ( ' ~ " hpg-ill a1" 7.4;') f i l l ' tlil' S ( ) I I ~ ser\"h'p, t 11( sPI'\"iel' pro}lPI' hl'g-illlliJlg"ahout S. '1'111' pnhli,' i "ol'dially in\"itedto ntll'lI,] t h ( ' ~ l ' ~ ( ' r \ " i ( , , ~ , whiell art' partof' a ~ r : 1 I 1 1 1 1 l'\":Ingpli:-;! it' l'aIJlpaig-1l byth " P r t ' ~ h . , t " I ' . " of I'hila'lJolphia North.

n.40!J.11010045l ~ . O O1.45:UO4.456.50

Sundays.~ r a i l arrives i.IO A. 1\1:.~ f a i l closes 5 .25 P. M.

~ r e l l l h e r s o f t he : '\ ar he rt h Choral So '('iet." yoted their first monthly social""('ning a great ~ u c t ' e ~ ~ . Aftl'r a shortr l ' h ( ' a l " ~ a l , thl 'y weI'(' invited 10 th eConllllunify Hoom, whcre a eOlllmitteelInlleJ' the able d i r l ' d o r ~ h i p (If Mrs.E a ~ l l h y h :l ll p repa l'

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or course, ".del iver - an,place - an,t ime,OWARD'S

c e ~ ' : ' 1 ~ 1 ~ ~ : ~ : ~ 1 ~ - 1 : : : - ~ 0 ~ ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : : : ~ ~ : lo th er s c os t u s 28c. pe r to n more in t he w ay of freight rates to Narberth, IPa., j us t bec.'\use th e c ar s i n t ransi t cross an d recross th e Delaware.

From now on we will bu y coal that we can ReU at r e ta i l ma r ke tplices, which we be li ev e t o b e !tood in flU:1lity, b u t h av e !lever lJeen inJersey,

We a r e d i st r ib u to r s of coal an d coke,

P ri ce s f or th e mouth of March fo ll ow , wh ich ar e s uh je ct t o c ha ng ewith th e changing conditions:Wheeled or carr ied

Cann el C oa l .. ,. ' """", . , ' , . . " .. "", .. ". ' , .. $15,00Buckwheat Coal .,., .. ' .. ' ,. '""' .. , , . , ," . . , ,.,,, 8.75Coke , .. . ' .. . "" " .. ' ."',."",'., ".""", "",, 8,75'-

\Ve assume t ha t yo u ar e y ou r o wn efficiency expert.W e a re l oc at ed at t he r ig h t place t o s er ve you.W e n ee d an d w a nt y ou r business.We ca n give y ou a s much f or your do l la r as y ou c an ge t anywhere,

an d it i s o ur 'ambition to give yo u a. little more, fo r we do !lot forgetthat owing to cirC1IDlstances beyond ou r con tr o l ( wa r t im e conditions)lllany of ou r Narberth c i ti z en s p a id us p ri ce s i n excess o f t ho se prevailing elseWhere, much to our mortification an d disgust.P rof i ts h ave gone- just exactly as have salaries an d incomes of manyo f o ur Olstomers.

Wheeled or c ar ri ed t o t he cellar, 50c, e,, 'ira p er t onPe a Coal , ., .. "' .... ,'.,.','.,,,,' .. _, , , , , .. , . , , , , . , , , , , . , $11.00Eg g Coal ",.,, ' . , ' . , , _, . , , , , . , , , , , , , , .. , , . , , .. , . , . . , . 13.50Stove 00:11 ". , .. , , '.". _. , .. , , . , , , .. , . , , , , , , , , . , , . , ,. 14,00Nu t Coal .... , . . . ", " . . . ",."., .. "." .. "", _. , , , , , , ., 11.00

ROBERT J . NASH~ e a 1 ' t c > r

1001 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADE lPH IAB r an c h O f fi c e a t Sta t ion . Narbe r th . Pa . Telephone . Narberth 1 7 1 0

Ratts CIIf't'r(ullyFurnis!trdon APP!icohof l

Banking hours: 8A , M, to 3P .M .Sa turdays un t i l 12 o 'clock noon.Fr iday even ings 7 to 9.

was paid for gas, groceries or meat? Wom en who have ahousehold checking account here need not look ove r o ld billsfor bills may be des troyed when paid, a s eve ry check is a provenreceipt, and the stub carries a p lace for needed information.

This institution solicits the savings and household accountsof wotnen, offer ing many conveniences t ha t mak e it pleasingand profitable to have an account here.

Last Month-What

The Brightest Spot' in NarberthA Drug Store In theMost Modern Sense of the Term

The Merion Title and Trust CompanyARDMORE NARBERTH RALACYNWYD

$9,500.00 Ne w tw o RtOry hollow tile bllllgalow, three bedrooms, tileh at h, l a rg e Jiving l'oom (stone open lire place) , < 1 i n i n ~ room, kitchen,I'ront an o hack cement porches. U n u ~ l l a l hascment. Lo t 50 x 117. Bestloca.tion.

$12,000.00 Nea.ring completion, c'ol'ller residence, colollial plan. Im medi at e \ ' ic i ni t y of properties up to $30,000.$15,000.00 Colonial farm house, rPlllodelNl into (lelightful eight!'oom resi

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1921

HAHRY A .JACOBS,Editor .

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Send all adver tis ing an d new>! i tems top, O. Box 966.

O ur T ow n is on sale at th e depotr.ew8stand, an d at the s tor e o f H. E,Davis.

Entered as s ec on dc la ss matterOctober 15, 1914, at th e Post Off i ce r . t"a rbe r th , P en ns yl va ni a, u nd er t he a ctof ] larch, 1879,

Subscription p r ic e one dollar alld fiftycents pe r year in a{h:l J lee.

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Owned an d Pu bl i sh ed ev er y Saturday~ t he N a rb e rt h Civie Association.

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EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire, 350Police, 1250

OU R T OW N w il l g la dl y printa ny n ew s itllm about a.ny subjectt ha t is of interest to Narberthfolks, bu t in Order to meet th epr in ting schedule, al l 'copy"-manusc r ip ts -must reach th eeditor by 6 P. M. Wednesday eachweek.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cashier.

IOUR TOWN

OFFICERS OF T H E N ARBE RTHCIVIC ASSOCIATIONMarch 2 6, 1 92 0.

Pres id en t , Hober t J. Edgar .Vice-President, Joseph H. Nash.Vice-Presidcnt, Augustus ,1. Laos.VicePresident, ~ r r s . C, P. Fowler.' l 'reasurer, :Miss ~ r : t i z i e .J, Silllpsoll.Secretary , J\Iiss I ~ u t h E. Prescott .Directors 192:1, Mrs. A. B. Hoss, :Mrs.D. D. Stickney, .J. Garfield Atherholt,r. A. J\ Ii l ler , C. Lawrence Warwick , A.E, Wohler t ; D i rec tor s 192:2, ,J. J. Cabrey, Walter A. l

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ARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN_ . ~ . . . : : : - ....:::. . . . : : : - - ~ - . : : . . . c - . . . : . : . - . . . . : . . : : . _ ~ - _ . : : . : : . - : . . : . - - = - = = : : : : : - - = = = = = = = = = = = : = = : = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

" Se ek y e first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness"

FOR A BETTER NARBERTHFOR A BETTER WORLDFOR A BETTER PERSONAL LIFE

News of lIte QJIturrIttBTHE OLD MERION FRIENDS'

MEETING HOUSE,~ l o n t g o m c r y Pi],:p, . : ' \arhcrth, \Yus estuulisheu 1 l ; ~ 2 . 111)1'1' William l"jun wurshipclI, as \I'pll as lIU1uy other nutedFrieuds . Oue of I hp h isturical spots ofA merica is opeu fo r worship e\'ery! ~ ' :\11'. '1'111'1I1'1'. \Yith " i" l il l " h li goal" l > ~ ' :'Ill'. KI"'IllI'r. 'I'h" Qllart ,t t"Choi r " 'i ll : - , j l l ~ "l\:illg' :\11 G l n l ' i ( ) l 1 ~ . "I,., Baril],.". ~ , ' r l l l " l 1 ,"I'.i""t. "Chl ' i , t 's I'T'l'illml'hal E l l t l ' ~ ' , " .:'Ilnrk 11: ] - l l . I

These ser-

Te le phone Na rbe rt h 1633

WEEK of MARCH 21st

Repairs-all kindsSuppl ies -al l kindsEDWIN WIPF

Phonea -Nar be rt h 1726W or 672

MAIN PUODUCTION STAR' !' ! ! AS NEAaAS l 'OSSlllLE TO 10.00 A. ~ I . , 1Z.00, 1.00.1.Jll, 11.411. 7.411, 9.30 P. II .

Narberth AutoRepai r Shop125 Haverford Ave.,Narberth

P h I lo . , P o .

HOWARD C. FRITSCHJustice of the PeaceREAL ESTATE

Fire Insurance-Best CompaniesPhone 1749W-215 Haverford Ave.

GEORGE ALEXANDERWhi tewashing by Spray or Hand, HouaeCleaning, Rugs Beaten, Spading Card .n l , C ar e o f l aw ns , Painting,Calcimining llnd Walla Scraped53 Prospect Aile., BRYN MA WR, PA .

Phon", Bryn Mawr 282 J

NARBERTH GARAGERaymond Weils. Proprietor

GASOLINE, OIL, SUPPLIESEXPERT REPAIRING

TONY GUILIAN

P R O G R A M

30 6 Woodbine AvenueNA.RBERTH. PA.General Hauling an d Contracting, Lawna ndGa r den Wa rk , HedgeTrimmingTree Planting an d Trimming

A RCADIACIIESTNUT.Rei .16 th SlF ines t Pho lop lay The-a l r e 01 Us SIze i n I heEnt l r 'eWorld .Pb . lop lav s -Con l inuous 10 A. M. 10 11.38P.M.

"What's Worth While't

DAY PHONE NAR. 302J

NARBRTH. PA.

For PermanentSatisfaction.

BUY A

OPPORTUNITY!Sat i s f ac t ion Moderate Prices

T UN IN G RE PA IRIN GPIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS

MUSIC FURNISHED . Fo r AIl Occasions Write to Q. UBERTJ3 '5 Hampden Ave., Narberth, Pa.

The NarbertbElectricalShop230 HAVERFORD AVE.

ELECTRICAL CONTRAcrfORS\V e repair, sell a nd i ns ta ll anything

BlectricuJ. Ol d house wiring a specuilty.A sk a bo ut o ur three p a ymen t p l an in cluuing fixtures.

Phone 1633 or 395W.

Phone, Narber th 1G87WM. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY

J. A. CALDWELLREAL ESTATE

and INSURANCE

Smedley Buill "orne

COOK BROS.

DR. ARTHUR F. BISHOP

NARBERTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHfor th e purpose of meditation and prayer.vices a re being conducted by

NIGHT PHONE NAR. 687

\\'1' an ' sOl'n' I" 1I0tl' t h( ' I lp at h (11':\1,.. Gl'O,.g-1' 11'. L."oli at hi , hll ll ll> i llSpriligficlll, : \ Ia". :'II,., L ~ ' o l i ha s Illadpa Iilllllhl'r of warm r,.il'lid" iu :'\:lrlo"l'th111I,.illg' hi s I 'i "i h a t 111( hOllli' of hi sr1al1!!hl (\1', : \ Ir", ,rh'l l l l' l l t Boot h. of :\1,,1'iOIi a 1OSjo't'nttJll. CarJ 1/. &06 Essex a v e, P h one , 618-"Philu"w ldl '( 'ss , l t i:n ('IH':-:tnut :-,t. ~ p r l 1 c e 7 7 ~ 1 i "Z e l l t m l l ~ ' e r , JOHel.h, :!28 S, 15th st .. Phil&.

PAINTEItSWalzer. Fred .117 Wlneor ave. Phone. 1247-J,l 'AI 'En IIAl'(i1l"(' .

l J o ~ ' d , I1"rll"e S. :l1:l ~ 1 1 ' e t l n g House Lane.1'J!ollP : ~ i ' i t j ,PIIOTO PLAYS"Arcadia," 16th and Cbes tnu t Stl., PhlllSee dllplay adverUeement In thle ISlue.1'lIl'SICIAJSS.Daniel E. stell em, )1. B. ,:!]2 Forrest AYe. Pholle, Narberth 601.

Olliee Hours: 7-ll1'. ~ .. \Yedlles'ys excepted.l 'L \XO ' rLX IX (.Uh,'rll. Q. :11:i IInlIlJld"1l An'.

~ l ' e 1l1:-:VI:lY ad\'PI'USl'llll'ut ill th is issut',

'l'he above department ehould be or tb.great.lt Ule to t he community , the lilt conta ln s t he n am e of every profeeeional ma nt r ades lDan , mechan ic , shopkeeper. e tc ., wh edoee o r can In any w ay serv e his fellow.towllsman, an d whO Is procre lve enouabto add name to l is t o f Reg is te r.AI It I. d lmcu lt f or t ho es contrlbutlnltheir t ime an d e l ror ts to the production or"Our Town" t o p er 80 na ll y e i th e r know 01Intervtew all SUCh, I t wou ld be mOl t h el p.ful If thOle not now found In the printedlilt would send In a memo ot t h ei r n am.l .addresl. phone numbers and bualne_" orprofesllonl for llatlng. Thll ,..11I COlt A I tol10wI: 10 centl e aoh INue f or I IInel: i GenUtor e ach add it iona l I In l.

I 'LUl I I8ING, ETC.Cool, Bro.. 1'holl(' 302-.1.

~ e dIsplay ad"ertlsement In this Issue,\l all, n. ll. PhOIlt', :--:urberth Hi02-J.See dlftplay adve r t i s emen t 1n this t u_I' 0 '1"1'1;n\ ' .

. \iklJI, .J. U. .J :\"lIl'lll'ook Ho:H1.~ ( ' e lli:-:J1lu,\" Hf ln ' r l lSI'tllt'n!: in Ihi s i:-:suC,

REAL ESTATECalliwell. J. A. Phone. 1G87See dleplll) ' adverUlement In tble lelUII"rltsch. U. C. Phone, 252-W.S(>e d l " ~ J a y advertisement In tble le8u8Jlnll. ,\II>,r\.. ~ " I ' n , ' " 74!)1,I Land ' I ' it It' Bllllding'. Philadelphia, I'u.Hyberg, Uen t T . Spruee 74!l1.See I l l s " l n ~ ' advertisement In this Issue.Na.h, Robert .J. Phone, 605.Money for Flrl t and Second Mortgag88.EHml)80n, Jilines C. 232 E s se x a ve .Phone, 636, o r H 20 C be et nu t et,UOOFlNG, ETO.Gllra-lIleGlnley Co. Pbone, 1258-W.See display advertisement In thll ISlue.Miller. John A. 243 lana ave. Phone, 661-.1Shop, 246 Haverford ave, Pbone, 1225-.1SUOEMAKERSGood Wear Shoe Repair Shop,Consiantlne. n, G. 2rJ2 IInvertord ave.Phone , Narbl' r th li06-W.Nl lr b er th Shoe S to re . ~ O ! l Hl\verford aYe.i'ee dlspluY n,!I'ertiselllent III thIs ISlue.

ACCOUNTANTSGottHhalI. II . Ii. PUblic Al'countunl, 303C o n w a ~ ' Ayenue, Nnl'ber th. I 'u.1te1m, H. C. Certified Publ i c Acoountant .202 Dud ley av ". Phone . Na rbe rt h aoo-w.

. \ l : ' r O ~ I ( ) I H L E ~ .L_' aaralt&-Repalrlng. Etc, Phone. 1805.Narbcrth Gllrlll{e. Phol'" Narbertb 1633.Rep display : l l l \ ' l ' r l i sPJIlPl l t in th is iBAlli'." r i ) ) f , } ; t lwin. H ~ ' p a l l " j l l ~ . pte, 1'1Io)lt ' , l i" :!t j 'yf;(\p dhqday :1l1n'l'ti:-:1'1ll1'1l1 ill thi:-: h ~ ~ l l t ' ,

A U T O ~ I O U I I , I : ; ~ E l t Y I C I : ; .Donahue. I 'at rkk I". Phone 1U:l:l.See d l s p l a ~ ' a l . 1 l ' ~ l ' t i s e n l l ' n t In t h l ~ Issne,Sable Cenliiore. Phone, Narherth (Ti:!.See display a,l\'el'tist'luent In this Issue,RANKSl\lerlon Title 8> Trust Co. Phone. Nal 'b' th 3118See display advertisement In thll!l Is8ue,

RUILI>EItSShand. Alex. C Jr . Phone. No. 1710.Narberth Station.S m e d l e ~ . Wm. D. &: H. T. Phone. 600.See d i sp lay adve rU8ement In thtl!l IlJlIlle.CANDY, ETC.Davis. U. E . P ho ne , 1254-W.See display advertisement In this Issue.

CARPENTEItS AND BUILDERSJenkins. Chas. L.103 Dudley ave. Phone, 1684.COX'l'It.\C'rOItS OF ( ' I ' ; ~ I I : ; : > O ' l ' WOltli.Gioni ,Frnnh; . :nn 'Voodhinp ,Ayp.S('C' tlb:pla;\- :111\"(,lt hWIIlt'lit jn th is lSSlIt'"CON'!'ItACTOIt OF PLASTEIUNGFra tantoul, James , IJ, SODS.239 Hampden ave. Phone. 1697-W.

IIEI,ICA'l 'ESsEX.~ n r h t . I ' t h Ihlitutts! 'itn. !'lIclue ljI!):'\,Sl'P (lb..play :ul\'(,l't i;-;PIIH'llt ill this l : - ; ~ l I t ) .

DENTISTSOrr, 1>1'. A. L. 101 Elmwood avo Phone, anew.Philo. Phone, l

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4 NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN

A L L D R U G G I S T S SE LL I T

Cleveland and Ford Sales and Service. Quick deliveries onall cars. All k.inds of Auto RepairingWork. Guaranteed Oils, Gas, Supplies

Narber th 180S L. C. SHAHAN, Prop.

MIC.KIE .I- tERES A NI:\IIIS I"EN'