our town october 20, 1923
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VOLUME X, :"JUMBER 2NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1923 PRICE THREE Cf<.:NTS
(Oontinued on Pagf,l 3)
Many Speakers at Annual
Opening Affair Tuesday
at Women Open YearWith Crowded Club
LuncheonFirst Affair Held by Holy
Name Society
leave
in the
spenll
1.fr. a ll d M rs . R ob er t F. WOOd, of
Forellt Ave., have returned from II
three "'eeks ' visit at Marblehead, Mass,
The reblUla r meeting of the Ludies'
Aid of Holy Trinity Lutheran Chureh,
will be held at the residence of Mrs,
Weil!l!', 207 Hampden Ave., Wednesday,
Oc t. 24th .
The annu a l m e et i ng of the Nl'edlp
work Guild will h e h el d on Thursday
No,". 8th, at 2.30 0 'eloek in t h e Meth
odist -chureh. A eordial invitation is
emended t o a ll . ~ f r s . C. C. Herron will
be o ne of the speaker&
ftrf'iFMisH Ruth Ha\l''lV en-ptain of th,'
Girl Scouts of Narhe r th , Miss Marion
Hnws, and Miss Peggie Eckber t , n l' e on
a motor trip through the South. T I ] ( ' ~ 'were lit 'Vinsl'On-SlIlem. N or th ( 'a ro
linn, Ttiesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles V . N oe l and
Mr, a nd M rs . Charles A. F l et e he r. o f
~ o r t h Narberth a ve nu e, h av in g j us t
r et ur ne d f ro m an aut omobi l e t ou r
through Canada, were in New York for
the world series.
Mrs, E. C. (triswold has OS her gues t
t hi s w ee k M rs . F lo re nc e B ro ok s, f or
merly 'of Narberth.
Mr. an d Mrs . Wm. Bar tl e t t, o f Elm
wood avenue, will h ave a s ' their dinnl'r
guests -on Saturday evening Mr. ond
Mrs, Ed-ward C. Bell, of Germantown.
~ I r s . H. C. Fl'nno will
v.-eelt f or L ak e Cassayun-a,
rondacks, where s he wil l
,,·eelts.
In Another The FIRESIDE Social Evening
Meeting @) St. Margaret's~ l i s s Betty Huhhell , o f Chl' s tnu t aH
nul ', w il l entertain 1I numhpr of hrr
friellds at a Hallo\\(' 'pn jlllrty 011 IlP,t
Sa turdlly ('yelling.
--- I T hp l ir st of a series of entertain-~ I r s . W. Hl lJ l tl ' r ~ f r D o w e l l , of Elm t I tl . f St Mar
\ \ I ' ~ l d OHIlUI' , hns ~ e f t , f ~ r C I I ' \ " ( ' l a l l d ' , ~ ~ ' ; ~ t S ' s u ~ ~ ' I ; ' ~ l ' a ~ I ~ I S ~ ~ ~ ' ; : t ; \ : l \ ~ -hel.; r" r the h('Il('lit of those ullfortllnotes
OhH., \ \-hen' sh( ' Wil l \"lSI! hpr slS!<'r,: '" th., Parish l In ll 011 la"t \\ 'pdlll 'sday II ho \\('re not a,]1Ie to he present, \\e
:\lls Rllshtoll _\lIen, I ' I h I -"I lIaul to "ay that t he l un ch eo n w it h(' \( 'nillg, an, t e sp e nUl( program re-I II hi"h t he Womel l 's C ommun i ty ClubI,('i\p,] Ihe hearlY an,] eorllial acclaim
"outh :"llr ,I of Ihe seYl'ml h;mllre,1 m en w ho \1 ere of :\arherth opelled its 1 ! l ~ ; 1 - 1 9 ~ 4 year
l11otl,,'r _, I' 1 I lias an evellt \1 hil'h \ \i ll h e long re-"lll. ( 'nt. ~ l H : - - s 8 1 1 l ~ l B ~ \ \ a ~ llre{'trl YY
IIIl'mhl'f(',1 b ~ all \\ ho 'altended_ ThisEilly L I l I \ renee, e oa rh o f the ~ I i l l s t l e l s ,
i , t he fir,t a ff ai r o f i ls k in d al \\ hi,'hII ho also indulgp ,1 in a mirthful mOllO, 1 II
~ r, all,l ~ r r s , .Tohll Fergu,t1n, of I-:lm k 1" II ' t the ('Iu'b eould 1I0t (\('('ommo, :lte alogue, Jac '>e y, III r e ~ p o n s e 0 a _ .
10 ( l e t t ~ - ~ - Iho>e deslnng to be p re se nt . T he hos-th\""lerou, ,Ielllalld, ,\as persuu,]ed to I
' , "" \\_ pilalit\- ('ommittep 11111 ils ai,Ies are toSllIg as on 1\. he ean SIng I t , .es, I' - ,
.' "1 'II 1 hp ,'oll"rntu!(\!I'd on Ihe beautlful c!ee-Ho\ ' !' : '\ 0 Ballanas, t WI 'Ie re'
;lavc I I" 11 I Ii t t l l i l l t i l l l l ~ ill the eluh mom and on the(ulled that r. 'I.e v was tie Ir" 0
IhcY I - , I' - 1 I I 't ' ,'eeIll'lIt JUIII·h('OIl, 'prepured and servcd- 'Il,g Ihls mil ' d el llnl ( me 0 'y , all' I IS ,
, I 'I I' h\ ~ f r A l l l , l l ' r , ('alcrer.a grpat coml 'hm l 'n t an' In lUte 10 II " •
r."I I irre"istible p('fsonalit\- a llc ! f Or <'l of ,\ftl'r Ill(' III II l 'l leoll, Ih! ' 1111\ 1'IIIb
W , _:, h:lradl'f th:lt he 01:1\, f el 'l s i l O('I'n "horus T1'lIderl'd •('\'I'rnI s o n g ~ \\ hil'h~ I I ' , nllc! ~ I r s , \"'111011 l-1l'ek, of 211h " I' II ('J(' f('I'l'i\('.1 \lIth ('Tithusi<lsti,' ap
I :-; lol lul l \p IH\(·(' . ~ a r y to put a g U l l 111 liS
\\'oo,lhin<> (\\'l'IIUe, arl' rl'el'il'ing COli 1 ,,,,,'ke(' '" h" " o t ' ~ out 011 thp s t r < ' l ' I ~ , as 1":111"', The I'residl'lIt, ~ I r s . ,\, H, Ilo-s,
g r n t n l a l i o l l ~ on t he h ir th o f a SOli, 011 )I<.t more th ll ; ' t llO o r thTl' l' s('riou- e f- I l.pl I a ,!drps sp .l thp Cluh, : ll Id prl'sl'ntl'd
()l 'Ioher I-1lh , Rohert Yl'rnon. I f or ts h "v e hl'PII Illlldl' 10 lake h is p re - I},( fir,1 sp('"k,'r, :\[rs, Monlr<h<e Ora'
" ]'f I<:m T III l t hl ' 1Il1\ I'resi.lpnt of th e• I ( 'lOllS 1 e. l~ I r s . An,]rcw Orl 'en, of (h('"tnut a\'l" \ numh('f of t'xecl!put cntl'rtainer, I'hilol11u,ian Clnh, ~ I r ~ . Tull spoke on
Ill"', i" l'nterlllining nt I lIn"hcon on 'I f 11 " I I I' II, ., imj10rtalll' l ' o f }H'ing hrief, saving. . \ ~ { 'n' (l . o prpspnt rom 11.al ( Jlun .
Thnrsday 111 honor . f ~ I r ~ _ f 10rcIII'(' I 'I - 11 ' I I ff I t h ut b r ev i ty givl's us inspiratioll nll,1•
.;1111 flit ' lT 11g'
l ~ £111.10.,'·n) p (' or \ \ ( 'TP' • • •
B",(Jks, fo rmerlv of : ' \a rh( ' fth , II I tI l tl 1'1 Ihl ' ,]" Ii . .htflll oj11'ortuulty 10 d Ig s om e, ,\ I Y "uPI' emell (I 1Y 1(' \ e rs ll , (.
I,..;, I as,iall Illldoll'h II ho pla\'cII nn,1 sling il forlll:llioll 0111 for ollr 'eIves.' Irs R, C, i 'h ar j l, o f ~ l o l l t g ( ) l I I e n - 1 " '. ] I 1\ 'I ( ' h ' f- .' , lIilh an a ' handon 1I]1l(,h C\'en resld('nt, : \Irs, Hie l<lTl ami ton, , :urman 0
a\'Plllle, has returne,1 from a I \' l' pk '81 • t" , _ _ I in \\ 'Yl1llc \\oo,1 ~ I a l l o r ( "1 Ilno t o \- cr - (h, ' <'<Iunt,\ F('deralion, I\'as next In r o-
\ ' ' 'I t In A I ' h n l l ~ ' . :,\, '\. '( om(', .luI'l'd, anc! ga\'l' a splcndid talk on clu})
, I Th(, CllllliplI,'e 'UIS a dd Te ss pd h y E ll lIlgnllization nlld <'Iuh ethics. She Jaill~ I r s . Fmnces Ottingl'r, of O,'ean CIt",' h Ib I • f. . '" ' IInr,I.T, Daly, Presi,]ell t of Ihe Holy parlieular stre,s 011 tea a n e l l l ~ °:,\, .1., IS \'ISltlllg hpr da llgh t( ' r, ~ I r s . ,.. 1- ' I' 1- t 1 II t t l " , lI'I'!!I" ,IIll< 1"1 tll n elilbs, so that tllP.\·. " I m p 1 1 1 0 1 1 . " 10 In( l (' a Pt lC gr(\: l <" ....
\\-m, C. Clllghorll. of Che- tnl l t a \ 'e l ll ) (' , ,' , ] . I ' 'Inwhl h{' half IHactieal and half euI·__ _ ,I ' ,"grt ' ' ' lIf I II' " o" le ty a n, l Is USplrll' .
, ,I til,IIS for {I memhership of 100,000 men tural, in I hi s m ann e r b ec om ing int{'r-~ I r s . Franklin D 'Olter cnterta1l1e,] ., M H
f \\' If \\' k ill thp I'hiladplphm ArchdIocese, He e , li l lg 10 a ll t he memhers. rs. om-hcr ~ a r b c r t h team 0 I' arc or -, '1 k f tl I f
T1 also outlillPd Ihe plans fo r ohservrng ilIon II so spo I' 0 Ie v a u e 0 pune-
crs at the Bclleview-Rtratfor'] on h ll rs - I . , I f d f1 tlu' n:iOth nnn ive r sa r y o f t he f o undmg t l " , ~ i t : v au,] the n( 'e( 0 regnr or our
, I a ~ - . ' h 11 ' I 1 I1"f Ihl' S o " i l ' t ~ · , whi fh w il l he I' ( In "u 1 awS .
. 1 1 ~ 1 2 - 1 The vallie of t he F ede r at i on o f Woo~ I r , lin'] ~ r r ~ , FredCTlek Rrown, of ' . , f ~ 'f t ,.
ITh(' sorIa] e \-cnlngs 0 .. . ,. > argarl' , 111(11 ' s < 'Iuhs W l l . shown b y M rs . Loui!>,
Pl.iln<1elphio. were thc , ] inncr g l le - ts of. 1 ' , f_ . ~ o c I P t y are IIn,er the SIlPI'T\'ISIon 0 Piek, who nttrihllted IlIlIch of the SUI"~ I r . a 1111 ~ f r , . \\ nl. Rartlett, of I.1m'l " '[ H h 'I B k r
I (1)(' olueers, .1 r. aug e ~ - , "r , 1( e , l'I'S. o f t hl ' various ..tubs to the s t reng t l l
II Dod avenue, 1 ~ r. 0 'Brien, an ,] M r. Lannhan, a nd ,.f this llllion.
I h , ' ~ - 1I:111t to emphasize th e fact thot Thl' Hatha\\uy Rhakespeare Club was
all l11en of the parish, II hether thl'Y are repre"cnll"j 'bv ~ [ r " . Purnell, \I'ho g ~ I V ( >nlPm·hers of t he society o r no t, a rc aI- un in ter l ' st ing h i l of information nbout.
\ ' : a ~ ' " very welcolne, tI,l' proposed ,•.Jane Campbell Seho!nr-
sl.ip" at State College.' Mrs. Purnell
'[JOke enthusiastieally of the nUffilher of
I'luhs lI'ho were coming for\\'ard so reall
il,\ with contr ibu t ions . The cultivatioB:
o f b e au t y lind cnrrying qualities in the
"del ' (\>! a n a ss et to every c lub woman,
l ia s ano ther theme on which she spolte.
The Narh l' r th Clu,h was much praised
'by Jltrs . Roberts, Prl'sioent of the New
Century Club, who mentioned' t h e m any
Franklill fone things it has done. Mrs. Rober ts
cmtsl'd much amus em en t w hen she lik
l'nl'd us to the ob lig ing chameleon, who
in hi>! effort to p le as e a n d livjl up to
his r('putation, hurst when he was
plllced on a p il 'c e of Scotch plaid. The
s ec re t o f t he u nr es t o f t he t imo s was
ano ther though t shc g av e t o h er listen
ers, s a ~ ' i n g that the un ifo rm desire nnd
, p ar e h f o r hnppinl 'ss was at the ·bottom'
of mnny of onr troubles.
One of t he mos t b r il l ia n t and enter
t a in i ng t a lk s o f t he a f te r no on w a thnt
of Miss Gertru ,]e E ly, Coun ty Pres i
(knt o f t he L ea gu e of Women Voters.
Miss E ']y p ra is ed t he activity of the
women of Narberth at th e p ol ls o n the
Inst primary eleetion, a n d spok e of the'
v as t n um be r o f men nnd women whO'
do not take the t roub le to either reg
i s te r o r vote. S h e e voked much l au gh
t er i n r el at in g a n inc iden t w i tnessed
by ber of a m6 n wh o tr ied to ge t
a r ou nd t h e very impor tl ln t civic duty
o f s er vi ng on n j ur y, b y answering
10n<lIy iu t he n ff ir ma ti ve w he n the
Judge very qu iet ly Inqu ired if he were
deaf. .. If the people cared very much,
what was g oi n g on i n t h e wor ld ," ¥iltB
Ely sa id, ., we wou ld not h a ve wafs.'"
Lust, bu t by no means lellst, Mrs._
Prentiss Nichols, who surely needs no'
i n tr o du ct i on t o t he c lu b m ember s, alsl)'
praised the Narberth Club both on its
NEW STORE
RUMMAGE SALE.
WEL!'ARE TEAMS FORMIED
Th" leallls whi{'h \\ ill he in eh:llgl'
o f t h e W"l f ar e Dri\'l' in Narberth nll\"llext bce n f ormI'd lwd d ist r ict ehairlll('n al'
A,li- poinled. Tllp drive will take 1'1:1<"
two frolll Oe!<lber 24th to November 5th,
Thc fo llowing \\"On]('n II re i n l ' ha rgl '
o f t he three distriets i u to whi eh ::'\ar
h er t h h as h ee n d iv id ed :
D i st r ic t C ha irm an , Mrs.
D'Olier.
North. Side-Mrs. Fletcher StitCl';, 41:1
Haverford Roa,]., Narber th i l i2-W; Mrs
Edwin C. Town, Mrs. F re d E . D er by ,
~ f r s . R,omaine O. Hoffman, Miss 1<1:1
Buekman, Mrs. A . W. Wnr<l , Mrs. !Le
roy A. K ing, Mr s.. Leroy C. D o u ~ l a s "Mrs. F. Dinwidd ie Walker , MiS'S Mai
zi" Simps\ln an d Miss Edi t h G ar a. ,
South Side-Mrs.• James 'V. DILrvill,'~ f e r i o n and Essex Ave., Narberth l i i 2
Mrs. Hugh Speed, Urs. C. P. Fowler
Mn E. C. Griswold.
i'iarbrook Park-Mrs . George .\
Mabl, 20 Narhrook P ar k , Nar be rt h
Ji14-Rj lItrs. W. H, Oonnaldson, :14
~ a r h r o o k Park.
Philadel'Phia ifi fortunate in hnving
sueh a system. Before t h e o r ga ni za ·
t io n o f a central coJ.lecting agency forcharities and ll<Jspitals aad other money
need ing organ iza tions , as high a s 3 7%
o f t he mone)' collec ted somet imes went
fo r so lic i ting expenses. 'l'he soliciting
now costs o nl y 4 %. F orme rl y, t he t im e
o f t he B oa rd m ee ti ng s of variouB wel
fare institutions wns taken u p w it h t he
611-important que st i on o f t h e n ec e ss it y
o f r a is i ng money . Now, they can dis·
cuss what iii fundamentally m or e im·
porta.nt-the possibility of increasing
the e f f i c i e n ~ y o f t he ir wor k. A no th er
b en ef it i s that t he p ub li c is annoyed
lo&s frequently iby sOlicitations.
Donors can -indicate, th e in>!titution
to which they wish their money to 'be
given. It is distrIbuted ~ a budget
sy"tein. & ch institution gives an
-, Mr. and Mrs. G. Y. RObison".of 503 estimati:; o f i ts needs in a d ~ a n c e an d
~ i e k e t 8 ar e -sll'ning ,ihic1t ana fast Dudiey avenue gave a eostume party presents it t o t h e We lf a re ,Comm i tt ee .
for the "movie i ,"oenellt f or t he ' Y ~ : ;eeently in h ' o ~ o ' r of the- 'birthday of SO, far, the full ~ u o t a has b e e ~ nHsed
men's C o ~ m u n i t Y , : O ! \ l b of NBl.'bertll to their . d a u g l ~ t e r , :MillS Julio. 'Robison: eac:h y e ar , ' b ut It has meant harder
b e g hr en at ,the, : A r d m o r ~ , Theatre on 'J;here were fourteen guests . wOl'k than e h o u l ~ 'be necessary.
Monda1;' O c t o b , , ~ , : 29.' ~ h e ' dancers, Be: ' Practically every i n s ti tu tion in ,thIs
cured: ' neighoorhood, with the excep t ion o f t h eD. A. B . TO. MEETBryn Mawr Hospi ta l, eo -opera tes in
The regular meeting o f t he D r. B en - t ld s. The ltospital rec'eive.1l. grent denl, 'H«;Jrae
~ f i s s ,Jennie Rl1U111 has opened a. new
millinery and no tions s tore on Essex
Avenue, l Ie ar t h e c or n er of Haverfor<1.
The nc·,. shop will l?peeialize in mil
!enel;V f or a du lt s a nd e hi ld re n, trhirt
lI'nits, hosie ry underwear am i ehilclrell's
dresses.
~ I . i s s S ma ll l ia s hacl a number of
years' e;xperlenee in >the millinery de
pnrtment of Io llU'ge- Philadelphia store.
The Evangel Circle of King'fi Daugh·
ters will hold. a rummage sa le Novem
ber 6. Save your d isca rded c loth ing ,
rugs, c a rp e ts , f u rn i tu r e, p ic t ur e s a n d
gl11"SWnre. Anything in the house
f nr n is hi n g o r wcaring appare l is ae
l'l'ptalble.
Call Narberth 1652·W or 386-R allY
time t he w ee k of OctO'ber 29th.
Hummnge will ,be collected Monday
morning, Novem'ber 5th.P le as e c al l p ho ne e al ls ' be fo re Mon ·
tlay A. M.
Girls Taking PlaceAmong
Leading Town Groups
:KNt1TZEN-KEROBER.
Mr. B j ar n e B ern ar d Knu tz en , o f l!02
Foresl avenue, wos married on Wed·
nls.lay eVl'ning, OetO'ber 10th, to Miss
E lsie Marguer ite Kercher , daughter of
)[r. lind Mrs. Jnmes S. Kercher, of
We!t Philadelphia.
T he w edding t oo k p la ce -at the Geth·
Sl,mane Lutheran Church, Sixtieth
strel't and' Weslmi1l>lter avenue, Phila
delphia. The Rev. Henry l\{oehling,PlIl'tor of the ehurch, officiated at the
coremony, W1hich was followed 'by a
fllmily reeeption at the 'b ride 's home.
The bride was g iv en i n m a rr i ag e 'by
her fa. ther Qnd was attended .by her
The n('\\ BOllro! of Dir('I'tors of Ih"
I'howl S()('iclv ha \' e h ad t hl 'i r Iir,1
llIeeting and h e ~ 1 I 1 \ th(' w or k o f plan-
tions,
of it,
Th" a,'('olllil of la st Tupsday night's
tlil,ner t o I he .1>lI,(1>a11 elu1> I llus t h e :l
tall' \\ ilhnut f ri ll -_ I I \ \ l IS a goo,1 ~ o l i , 1elvic oeea,ion, ~ l i r t h and llIl'lo,ly were
Community Spirit is IBright Prospects for IJ u n i ~ r sBanquet Keynote Choral Floe
Large Attendance at Af - New Interest Manifest Infair to Victorious T ea m P la ns fo r Season
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Social AffairsSOLD BY
C.H.CRANENARBERTH, PA.
NARBERTH
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HOWARD'S
sUPPLEEICE CREAM
ARDMORE
"Notlce th e Flavor"
Three
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Each 44'x115' j fh,e
minutes from station.
All improvements in.
Ol d shade.
ANNOUNCEMENTl
A Millinery an d 'Notions ShopHas been opened at
105 ESSEX AVENUE
Carry ing a Ful l L ine of Millinery and Notions ofAll Kinds
Shirtwaists, Hosiery, Underwear, Clothing for Children
Children's Millinery
THE ..MERION TITLE ANDTRUST COMPANY
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Resources $7,<>'00,000Complete Banking Facilities
Three Convenient Locations
R. E. PRESCOTT
Narberth627 -W
The· .Narberth DelicatessenThe L o u i . · B u r k ~ s Me!lt D e l i c ~ c i q E x d . ~ ~ ~ ~ e l y '.'
Hom, Boiled and Baked Ham,Vlrrln la . tyle', 0 oil' Own Mak':Poi:at."Saoladand C,eam C a ~ b l i " , Ju . t received Marinated HelTlnl'; R . . . . .~ CaYiar
andPate d'lFole Gra. with T r u f f ~ l . . . OPPOSITE F / ~ E HOUSE,
PHYSlCIANS' 'OPINIONSui am convince4 of the ~ u p e r i ( ) r method o f the
Chiropractic form of health practice."-Wm. Vore, M.D., City Point, Va.
"Chiropractic truth is so simple, so mathematicallyexact t ha t i t seems too good to be t rue . " -h W. Edwards, M. D., Omaha, Neb.Pbonl!, .\rdmore 10·11 R Nlllbt Calla, Narberth 667 J
WRAY HUGHES H O P K I N ~ , D. C., Ph. C.Palmer'CHIROPRACTOR Graduale
ARDMORJ:': THEATRJ:': 8UILDINGHOIln: 9.15 to II A. M., 2.15 4 P. M. HYLO TABLE
. 7 .1 5 to 8.30 P.M,
We . L e a d ~ W l l Y : ? ·Prompt serVice, 'Workm&ns1llp, . T .Pr1cesfil <>nr FoUq
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The Brightest Spot in NarberthA Drug Store in theMost Modem Sense of the Term
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H. RICKLIN'S
L iV ingstonprinter
10 8 Chestnut AvenuePHONE :u61
q Narberth'smerchants, busi
ness and professional menreqllire printing which, in
quality, reflects credit to
its user.
q Narberth c an s erve you in
thisrespect as well asPhiladelphia or Ardmore.
CJ A Complete service in this
line is offered.
HEMSTITCHING
Pleating Buttons CoveredAr t Needlework an d Notions
DRESSMAKING - SMOCKING
A. J. HERRSCHAFT, 318 Dudley Ave.Phone Narberth 1632 W
Hardware Store
Citizen-" 'l'ha t' s m y ca r. A thief
is just f ix in g a hlowout."
Policl'lIlnu-." All right, I' ll go over
and arrest him."Oitizen-"Sh-h.ll! W ni t t il l h e g et s
t he t ir e p um pe d u p. "
H ig h. L ow .
Barometer 30,43 30.20
Temperature 70 38
Prec'ipitation, . O of a n i nc h.
Total since Oct. 1, .03 of nn inch.
TemperatuT(}. deficiency sinc.e Oct I,
(l" tlegrees.Temperature l'xcess same per iod last
yl'ar, 100 d·egrees.
Total. . . . . . . . . . . • il l
Team Standing.
' ," on . L os t.
P r ( l ~ h y t ( ' r i n n 2 1
:Methodisi 1 2
Baptist 0 °Lutheran 0 0
NARBERTHWEATHER REPORT :FOR
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 13".
Total. ., 688
Methodists.
F. Miller 140
C. L. Jenkins 129
Henry 140
E. Jenkins 134
Bailey 168
LEADS OPERA
You,'. and Y'Our children,. will. nlit
wnnt'<to miss' the opportunity of ~ I e a r . : ·
Three llUndred motor cars were reg
istered in the United oStntes in 1895.
In 1925, thirty years o1ter, the num·
ber ; i l i ,be' in' ex;e:8S o·C16:t>6'0:OUo.
This is not a .prophecy, bu t a con
tinuc.tion of 11 table of registrat ions.
In HIe ten yenrs from 1913 to d a t ~ , .tbe.
table o()f motor ear registrat ions in hun
dred th'lluSIlnd!l, 'reads as follo\\"18: 12,
Ii , 24, 3", 51, 61, i3 , 91, 104 , 123 .
It i lmrdly ' P r O ' p h ~ y to say that bhe
n l' xt t wo yeaJ"S will' show figures of
140 and 160 hundred thousand or 1.4,
000,000 lln<1 16,000,000 caM regi&tere-d.
It is incvita.b'1e that these cars have
more an d moregooo roa'l1e to run upO-n.
If this numober.of wheeled vehicles.eon
gest ( } ~ r f ew h un dr ed t ho us an d mil es
of good roadl l, it is obvious that e.
gl'(>llter n u ~ e r wHl compel more nnd
more hal'd-'Su1fooe hi,gthwaye.
Opposition to .good roa-d'8 comes f rom
two 8Ourcee: the ignorance of taxpay
e rs , w ho think thnt the ,boni! issue or
t he r oa d ta x re-presents outgo, instea·d
o f t he m ea ns of increased ineome, nnd
,politieian6, who des ire "pork barrel"
nationl1'l degislation in ord'er to ge t
votes, rather than 'money t -o Ibe spent
upon roads .
'Both ela6Ses of opposition are slow
ly 'but Burely .'being steam 1'01lered out
of .existence, with the automobile in
the role of steam ·roller.
How many car s in 1935'
SIXTEEN MILLION OARS IN 19251
The c'urrent e"ents t a l k ~ hefore till'
1 l 1 0 r n i n ~ aSllemhli{'s ,,"ill he st.nrtetl ncxt
w{ek hy the hiSJt<Jry cI3ssl"S. Each ,·Ia,s
gh"{ 's a program. Four "hlllent., H,
HssigIH"1 topi l 's o f current intl'rest ;\n,l
the t a lk s a r e g iv en b ef or e the Tu{'s,lny
l J l ( ) r n i n ~ ' l s s e m ~ ) l y section.
Lower Merioll is determined' to sink
Rudno r i n the ( ln nu al g ame t hi s y ea r .
A ~ u 'Presented by Mr. J. L. Kilpat
rick, formerly of B al a ' bu t now of
XcI\' York, is another ineentive i n a d·
d i tion to the keen r i v a l n r ~ ' between the
two schools. The school that wins the
trophy three times out of five retains
the cup. Lower M er io n w on t he first
leg l a st year , when it defeated Radnor
by a 3-0 score.
:xew cheer r eh ea rs al p er io ds wer eannouneed th is week. Henceforth for
the foot·hall season Seniors will rehearse
cheers on Tuesdays during Ule noon
hour, JUlliors on \Vednesdays, Sopho·
more s on Thursdnys and a ll t hr e e sec
tions on Fridnys.
They arc: President, Ivan Gould; Vice- PBESBYTBRIANS WI N 'OPENING
President, Katherine Timlin; Secretary GAME.
and Trea sure r, Mary Pa yn e; Fa cu lt yAd'Visor, :Miss Dillon. The Inter-ehurch Bowl in g L en gu e
The purpose of the organization is to npene,1 on Fr iday n igh t , October 12 th ,
give one pla;r a month 'hefore the s ch oo l " 'l le n t he Preshyterians l lnd Method
at. assembly. Due t o t he sl ow ne ss i n id s met., t he f or me r w in ni ng t wo of
getting o r ga ni z ed t hi s y en r, however , the three games. The Method is ts won
no play will ,be g iv en f or t hi s mon th . I t he o pe ni ng g ame, Ibut the Preshyter-
The rehearsc.1 o f f oo t ha ll s on gs for il.JIS came 'hack and won the nex t t wo
the Harlnor game w il l h e s t ar t ed next easily.
Tuesday, t he d ay after the selection of Caproin Larer, of the Preghyte ri an
the 80ngs by t he students' commit tee team, was h ig h m un for the evening
is made, a nd will ('ontinue until .tlle with a total score of 4112.
week of the big game. Rehearsals of On Friday n igh t , Oe toher 1llth, Pres-
songs will be held weekly on Tuesdaye, ·hyterian8 and Lutherans meet.
Thursdays and Fridays. The score was a s fol1o\\"s:Presbyter1a.ns.
Laughlin 14i,T. Hause 134
H. Smith 10i
Ruberts .. . . . . . . .. 115
LlIrer 185
The first of the qunrterly rep"t·!
will he issued on Friday. Xovemhcr lli.
just prior to thl ' R :H lnor game :1J,1
T h a n k s ~ v i n g D l l ~ · . AnnouncC'ment "f I
tIl l ' date of the firs t J 'l '! ,ort WaS SllIt
out hy the superintendent 's ofli"e II '
Anlmore th is wl'ek t o al l the town-It",
nlong < p j l O o 1 ~
1 64 ; Opp o-
The nltCJHlanre rt tltc' Ch"lt"n'l:t1ll
c:nme lllst week was ahout ~ O O O . This
\"as !lng-htly helo"" th l' a t tel ldnuce at
'Ireyiolls games. A larger ~ u r n o u t is
(ill; Berwyn "xpecte,l f or t he Ab in gt on s c ra p t h is
Friday.
:n; CheHen-
Lower Merion H. S.
This Fr idny, the foothall tenm plars
Ahing ton High awny . Ahing ton , coach
ed b yLo u L i tt le , former Penn s t ar , al
ways puts up a clever gume, b ut t he
Lower Merionites, while conceding for
the sn1l:e of nrgument that A'bington
might Ibe able to stop t h ei r e le v en
somewhat in its flcoring rampage, have
n'ot Ule slightest doub t a s to whom the
final victor wil l b e.
A large crowd will accompany the
g ri d war ri or s i n t he ir iuvas ion of Ab·
ington territory. The line-UJl for 'Low
e r Mer io n, it is ell.-peeted will ·be the
llame this week as in the- l as t f ew
games. Peterson will start at left end,
Dowan n t l ef t tackle,HiII at left guardl,
Barr at c p . n t e ~ , Loekwood n t r ig ht
OUR·'ToWNeuged with Duchess Ince would >pass in
spec t ion as .meeting with the specifiC1l
tions as pr.omulgated by the manifesto '!
Also would it not be a -idealistic inno
vntion, If such an office were created,
t o b es tow a title ~ o m m e n s u r a t e with
such l In omnipotent pos i tion as "Ar ·
hiter Elegnntarium of the Old Tin
Buckets a n d Ru st y Wash Boilers'l" Ifs uc h a posi t ion were crea te,1 n sll'itnhle
uniform could he adopted, Sllch as worn
by the City 'Troopers or the Ro yal
B r it i sh Grenn ,l iers , wi th all their gor
g-eous trappings and gewgawll. The
I\ ' ri ter would he h i ~ h l y complimentetl 'if
offl'red s uc h a n e xa lt et l office with the
a]'ove euphonious appellation, hu t
I' he's got n jo'h' ' - h e does not want
apother.May the utopinn w or k go on for the
bette-rment of the horough beautiful,
even if the unders igned and n few
others cannot afford it.
Not&--Owing to the ' h e l l i ~ e r e n t atti
t nd e o f tIle better half o f t he f am il y,
the co llecto rs condescended to remove
t he a sh es , whi ch have 'heen disfiguring
t he l awn f or t he last week.
FRANKLIN CANFEL.
A LIGlI ' l'ED STREET.
Phlltp Atlee Llylngston, EditorRalph 8. Dunne, Treasurer
EMERGENCY PHONE CALLS
Fire, 350.Police, 1250.
or Ardmore 20.
SATURDAY, OCT. 20, 1923
Correspondence for the Editor shouldbe sent to p(\st Office Box 966. Remittances for advertising, subscriptions and
membersh ip to Box 58.
Our Town is on sale at t he d ep ot
aewtl-stand, and at the a to re o f H .• E.
DaviA.
Entered all second·class matter Octohpr16th, 1914. at the Po.t OlDce at Narberth.Penn.flyanla, under the act ot March 8,1879.
OU R TOWN will g ladly print any"ews about any subject which is of
interest to Narberth fo!Jks. Copyis due on Tuesday of each week, at6 P. M. Late copy received Wed-
nesday evening will be printed onlyif space is still available.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. ODe Dollar andFlft:r Centa pe r :r. . . . In Myance
O wn ed a n d pubUahed everY S at u rd a :r b ythe Narherth elylc Aaa...,latIOD.
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Repair
City Office1214 Locust Street
YOUR INTEREST IN
HOT WATER
Now
Re-Build
Teiepbone Cynwyd 662
BALA-CYNWYD
NO HALF-WAY METHODS
$14,500
New single house, lot 50x150 f eet. 8main rooms, plus 2 baths and out-kitchen.Gar age . Well bu il t, eve ry modem improvement. Your choice papering and fixtures. Splendid value. Act quickly. Ar range with us and see t hi s a nd other a ttractive Narberth properties.
$13,500
New hollow tile residence, 8 rooms and
bath, hardwood f loors, open f irep lace;garage. Convenient location.
Desirable lots in this suburb are becoming mighty scarce. We ha ve a few, welllocated, attractively priced, near Stat ion.Restricted development.
. . , . .
When we s en d a representative to dO'any work for youwe expect it to be d(lna 100 per cent. perfect. ThiS refersto free·work as. wen as those· tbings for which a charge ismade. Don't be satisfied with half-way service. IDs1Bton .entire $ & t i B f ~ Q n . . Our.. ~ l o y e e $ know that this iso ~ p o U C Y 8.Dd will dQ. aU that h1lJl@l1Y lio8a1ble to meetyoUr wlsh,8s. ' . . . . .
a nd buy your LlJ·MBER from
SHULL LUMBER COMPANY
HANDY HENRIETTA COMES TO TOW N
BERGNER HARDWARE COMPANY
Re-Roof
We have just received a shipment of a combined mop·and scrubbing brush special ly designed to make mopp ing and scrubbing less onerous . Handy Henrietta isa faithful servant and will not permit her mistress toscrub on hands and knees, nor place her hands in dirtywat er . Phone Narberth 2277.
Ardmore 111I-"
Narberth OfficeAt the Station
$11,000
Hollow tile residence; 4 bedrooms and
tile bath on second floor; garage. Conven
ient location.
$8,000
Hollow tile and frame residence, 6 roomsand bath, all improvements, near Station.
$12,000
Half stone, detached residence, 10rooms
and bath, modern improvements. Lot , 66x
100 f ee t. F in e n ei ghborhood , v ery con
venient to Stat ion. Owner moving to an
other city.
Narberth 81l-Y
ROBERT J. NAS'HREALTOR
VERL PUGHElectrical Oontractor
NARB·E'R""'I'M. . . . i- : . . . . . . : , i . : , . ' . . . . .
Narbertb Taxi Service IPat r i ckF. D o n a b u ~ .
Six Unusual Offerings at Very Low Cost
Member Philadelphia Real Estate Board
Open Day ilnd Night Phone 1633
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Electrical Repalre aod AppUaocell
Sl4 O... y1ln1' Ave. 8 Cricket Aye.Nuberth, P. . Ardlllore. Pa.
PAINTING GLAZING
DECORATING JOBBING
WilLIAM NEWBORO I CO._ 'alntlng and Olooralh,g
212 Woodbine Ave., N.rber th, P ••
Phcre. Ardmore1436 W Narbtrt 1768 \l
BELL PBONJll, Narberth 125&-W
GEORGE W. BOTTOMS
-CoDtractor and Builder
420locklaad Ave, Narberth. P•.
Trotter Broe. (Fire, etc.) .200 Woodside ave.Pbone 1262·n.
Campbe1l, Fralik D. Automobile, Fire. etc.'\! Stuart ,ave. ·Phone 895·8.
I U N D E B G A D ~ E N311e8 ZentllUl7.er'1I KlDderCart..... N. W.. cor. llllBex· and W i J l ~ o r ayea.
LAWYEDS
GUro;r, Joho. 211 Eesexave. Phone 1245-8. ' 1 1 ! S = = = = = = = = = ~ = 5 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ! ! !Pblla. addrel., LlncoJnBldg.' -
StiteS•. Fleteher .W .. 413 Haverford ave.Pbone 872·W. P h l l l L a ~ d r e s l , ,CrozerBldlr·
LIGJlTING F IXTURES
McDonald, John. Narbertb phone. 1288.1l133Cbelt. I,t., Phlla: Phone Spruce 81lI8.
. l UL l [ AND OBEAHH I ~ h l a o d Dalrl•• ·lnc.See \llspl.7 advertisement In tbll lalne.
MOSIVLooe, FanD;r B. Plailo taacher.StUdio, Y M. C. A. ·Bldi. Phone 816·J.
N O ~ . B Y PuBLIONaa!lt.· Benr;r, 'T,", lit Narberth Statioll .·PhQne;Nallber.th -1710. . ..
~ b i l . p l l c i l l . JlM'i7, A, .200 Avon .Road.Phone. Narberth 2283-J. .
TyeoJ;l. Warr_ B. 200 Woodbine ne ..Pho.ne ~ a r b e r t h ~ ~ W ~ .
. OPT·ICJAl(S· .F e n t O l l ~ Carl ~ F ; ~ 111a1 CheII.mut St. ,: . . , . . :. spruce,.'l'JllT. : R e a l d e n ~ ·Wa7De,:Pa.P!illmlll,: ·B •. E., 209 B;avel'for4. Av.. PholM.. 301.J. · P ~ C ' J l l t i O B I .filled· &SIll reoa1rtDlf.
. ~ t m a ; r .. , JosePh, 260. s. 17: th S t. ; Phll a. .
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OUR TOWN
RECORDS FOR YEAR
Narberth· RegisterTwo Lin.., IOc " .r g la . / 5c for .ach atlditionalline
NARBB&TH METHODIST
EPISCOPAL cHURCH
Arthur S Walls, D. D .• Pastor.
AOCQONTANTSKelm, II . 0. CertUled Pnblic Accountant.
202 Dudley Ave. Phone Narbertb SOO-W.AUTOlllOBILES
D.orao 'Motor 00., Ardmore, Pa.S,ee dillpla7 ,advertisement in t b la Wue.
A ~ T O M O B I L E SEDVIOE
D.onahoe. Patrick· Jr. Phone 1688.See d1aPlaj advertisement Ul thta 1••U8.
BAKEBY
White·. SW. . Shop•. Oppoalte Station.See dllpla7 advertisement In tbl.Wue.
. BANKS
Merion Titlea ~ r o e t co. Phi,ne. Narb'th898See ,dllpla7 advertisement i n t hl a lalne.
BEAUTY PABLOB
Narberth Beaoty Shop, 2U Haverford Ave.\See display advertleement In tbls Issue.
BONDSFleer. Frank H. 15 Woodside Ave.Phone, Narberth 1230.
. BUILDERs
Opening Luncheon(Ooll-l.i nuecl from Page T)
"Tc-n or ( ~ o f f ~ e 1 "r r Oo-ffl.C wilt-hout cream."
"You'l1 have t'6· tahe it, sir; withoutmilk, elr; we're dUt' (If cream."
Samlll'1 ' W i ~ l r r . B u ~ i n p ' R ),1'lIlager of
thp ~ a r h p r t h Basehall Cluh. has prp
parel1 a n i n tl 'r p st i ng anlll.\·,i, of the
hatting ,,..ores for t h l' yenr .
}[i,>key Hilma ! , J a ~ . p < l in the highest
num'hcr of g ~ I T T l ( ' S . lin. ha t t ing !Il'arly
.400. A glance at the hatting records
gives an i ns i gh t i nt o the reason " ·hy
:-<arhl'rth ran away with her opponen ts.
Xnme GanH"s At Bat Hits Aver.
RlIrns !i!) 1; I 6i< .3!Jl
Y. Fle,·k ; ; li'i' ii! .440
Davis !i5 16:2 6i .410
R. Humphril's H H5 :;0 . ~ 4 0W. Rumphr, ies.50 H2 61 .421
G. Flc<-k ·1-A 75 2,," . ~ 7 0D i ~ k i e . 4 12; ;(1 .:100
-.Tefferil's 34 71 :l0 .540
Diehn .. ' ~ 75 2 .:rjOTlrl'kel 24 6n 3:2 04'60
Hicklin 23 127 !i0 .300
Townsl'!HI 20 45 25 .-5;;0
Yowt>1l 10 :if) Qi .4:i1
Sunday, Oct. 21:
!J.4n A. ~ L - B j l . l e Rchool.
11.00 A. ?If. antI iAn P. ),r.-),[orning
:tnd E\'enillg W ( l r ~ h i p . rrl':II'1Jiu;: hy
t.he Pastor.
6.4;; P. ! \ f . -YOll I Ig T'eop!P'H ~ r t ' e t ,iug. Epworth League.
at the
WorK
Broad,
good'S,
accept.
Rev. :M. E. McLinn, Pastor.
NfUlS of tllr mhurdlrs
Avery S. Demmy, B. D., Pastor.
BAPTIST ClIU'RQH OF THE
EVANGEL.
HOLY' TRINITY L'UTlIERAN
OHlT.RCH, NARBEBTH, PA.
Sunday serv ices at 11 A. M.
.Sunday School services at 11 A. M.Weflnesday e ve ni ng T es timo ni al
~ [ e e t i n g , 8 P. M.Lesson s ermon fo r O ctob er 2 1s t w il l
he "Doetrine of Atonement."
Women's Club BullcUi:lg, Ardmore Ave.
CHRISTIAN SCIENcE SOCIETY OFARDMORE, PA.
Services Sunday, October 21, 1923:
9.45 A. M.---8unday School and Bible
Clss-s.11.00 A. M.-Morning service.
7.45 P. M.-Evening service.
Theme in the morn ing , "Destructive
C< nstruction.' '. In evening, r, A Moth
er's Triumphant Fai th ."
Two splendid· meetings on 1ll8t Sun
, lay w ith unusuol ly la rge a t tendance are
to this congregation t h e e a rn e st of an
I nc re as e i n t he n umber p r es e nt o n n ext
SUIlclay ani! t he pmm is e that as we
may h av e the power we w il l have still
,hetter and morl' enthusiostie meetings.
The people, we are surl', will come with
u s a nd heIp us to realize our purpose
aIld ambitions.
THE OLD MERION FRIENDS'
MEETING HOUSE
~ r , ( ) n t g o m e r y Pike , Narber th , was es tab lished 1682. Here W ~ l l i a m Penn w'Or·
shipped, a s w el l as many other noted
F ri e nd s. O ne o f the historical spot6 of g rowt h a nd i ts p ow er t o weld the com
America 'H open f or w or sh ip e ve ry m un it y i nt o one interest..F i rs t -d a y (S und ay ) morllJing at II Her t al k wall on the Women's Na-
o'clock. tional Committee for Law Inforcement .
First-day School i s h el d e ve ry First· She laid emphlUlis on the great things
day (Sunday) at 10 A. M. in the Meet· which can 'be done when women come
ing House. Any ono deshing to a t- t o ge t he r a s 0. body for the. good o f t he
tend eiUMer th'B "du l t cbs s o r t he yOung c ount r y, a n d the i mp or ta nc e o f o ur
people's, c lass w ill be very welcome. reverence f or t he laws o f t he n at io n.
The Phi lade lph ia Quarterly Meeting The 111te President Harding was quoted
' ~ i s i t i n g Oommittoe will attend Merion as saying that the Eighteenth Amen
Meeting on Ninth :Month (Sept.) 23. ment to the Oons t i tu t ion had beoome an
issue on whether the laws of this eoun
try eould or could n ot be enforced.
r, A great many peop le du not seem to
r6alize that the Eighteenth Amend·
ment is a law past the debatab le po int ,
and a n e ff or t s ho ul d be made by all
of us to d.iscourage lightness and flip
puney about t l li s law," s a id Mrs . N ic h·
ok She exp re ss ed t h e h()IJe that the
eluh Presidents would make tbis sulb
jcct (l hig i ss ue i n t be co mi ng clu,b
Far .
The event was concluded by Mrs.
Ross, who c xt en de d h er t ha nk s t o t he
Ilospitality r.ommittee f or t he a'ble mnn
ner in which the affair was 'handled,
and ':11so f or t he c or sa ge of tee. rosesw hi ch w as presen ted to her.
ST. MARGARET'S CATHOLICCHtJB,CH
Sunday mll8ses at 7 0 'clock and 10
, , ' ~ I , ...k. On first and third Sundays
'hl' Illte Mass is B High Mass , followe,1
10)" hencdiction.
))ail)" ~ f a ~ s at 8 A. M.
'",
Ben Phon., Sprace 38-ge lind 38-117
KCY.lone Phooe. Rec. 70-14
For Bowling andPocket Billiards
c om e t o th e
RECREATION ROOMNo.1 Forre8t Ave.
C 1- PARKE
Narberth Beauty Shop2nd Floor, 211 Haverford Ave.
Scalp Treatment, ManicuringHair Bobbing, Marcel Waoing.Rellidential Appointments
Phone Narberth 1749-J or 1606-J
Jobbing promptly attended to
Nishl Phooe. Nerb.rth617De,. Ph_e. Narberth 302 J
For Permanent
SatisfactionBUY A.
.· · · T h o S ~ A " K e t r i u ~ · : & · ' s o n .", , · : B u i l d ~ · g and C o ' : ' t r a ~ t m l .,. · · ~ o ~ e a : F o t ; s ~ o ~ ~ ~ . ,.,
.:.l?an.& "~ a t e a '. . ,FUriI1shildFor. '
'. A i t e ~ a ~ o 1 i l l ' . ·BeJl.Jrmg .
COOK BROS.PLUMBING, HEATING
ROOFING
HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fitting
a n ~ H e a t i n gN A R B E ~ ' l " H PA
Phone. NarbUth 1602-.1
TAILORClean1Dg, AlterlDg, PrellB1Dg
Beady-madeSolte aod Solte Illadeto Order
S. N. PRAGER211 HAVERFORD AVENUE
Above Am. StoreWe call for and deliver
GARAnteed Roofs
DURANT and STARDORAN MOTOR CO.
Show Room
45 East Lancaster Avenue
Telephone, Ardmore 171
HOWARD C. FRITSCH
Justice of the PeaceREAL ESTATE'Fire Insurance-Best CompaniesPhone 1749W-216 Haverford Ave.
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•.·S1l100ltyBUiltflomcJ Y ' M . D ~ &H.T. S M ~ D L E Y
HLMMlsMILK AND CREAM
75 8 LANCASTER AVE.BRYN MAWR.
Telephone: Bryn Mawr 882
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PHONE. NARBERTH 1661J
BALA-CYNWYD SALES & SERVICE
'.t6ottp£An entirely new body design lends distinction inappearance,addsmeasurably to individual comfort,and provides greater convenience i n thenew Ford
Coupe.
Streamline body, windshield visor, and nickeledfittings make t hi s new Coupe highly attractive.Deeply cushioned seats,improved interior arrange
men t,and cowlven tilatorprovideincreasedcomfort.Wide doors that open forward, revolving typewindow lifters, enlarged rear compartment and arecess shelf for parcels, back of the seat make forgreater convenience.
See the I!e 'W Ford Coupe tJndolher bod." typesat )'our Nearest Ford Dealer's showroom.
MARSHALL CO .
CONTRACTING PAPERHANGERS
Miss Zentmayer's
KINDERGARTENOpens October 1st, 1923,
tJPAJ1i!itTBII VlflVll l laAL CAll
CAR.S .. TRUCKS· TRACTOR,S
That's only one phase of the construction program
we're working on this year in Pennsylvania..It does , ~ o t include 30 I a r g ~ additions to other BellTelephone Buildings in the state.'
And in 1!J24 ,out' expenditures for buildingoperationswill be greater than this year.
The staggering' d e r i i a n ~ for telephones-moreand more t ~ ~ e p h o n e s ' - : " h a ~ brought, a,botrl thegreatest telephone constrUction, program everattempted in one yeCU'.
This,'yeat'lle are a 76,OOOteleph<mes; :sometenP.Jiffions ofdoUars' worth'of new,switchbOardsan:d'other 'CentralOffice:equiPmerit ;ha1filmillion
· = Z : ~ ~ e . l n . ~ k e e p ~ . \ O i \ h ·t h ~ , i i . e e d s ' o f d i e p e o p l e o f , t b i s s t a t e f P r , · C O n i m u n i C a ~tiOn facilities. ' ,, , , ' " ,', ' ,"
Twenty-Two Ne-.v BuUdiDC-
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GENEIROUS JURIST
Infants' Wear
Pandora's Box3 I East Lancaster Ave.
Ardmore, Pa.
Junior ApparelTwo to Six Years
SCHOOL SUPPLIESWe have a complete line.
Come in and see them.
DAVIS' SHOP
Narberth Electric ShopSpecial Thi s Wee k
Bridge Lamp, $3.75
w. G. CASE, Manager
It i< pro!'o>('I] 'h," the ~ t a t e H i g h \ , ' a ~ 'Department to ,et to \\'ork i m m l ' , l i a t e l ~ 'on the unimproved rC:<lds shollIII thr
e ll 'r to rs o f t h e COl11mollwl'alth approve
the nml 'ndmel l t maki llg the ,hllllil is,'III'
possihle.
Pro"i . illll \,.,'s mad,· ,b,Y t hl ' l as t L l' g'
i K ~ \ 1 t l l n ' f l l r ilnllll'di:ltp t ' ( ) I l : - , t r l l l ~ t i o n uncIill1'!'rll\'('mI'1I1 i f t h" fUII,]s are pro"idl'd.
Thp , \ ~ s " l 1 I h l ~ ' ella('ted a I"w dl'lnilinl.';
th ,' pr ll l 'l ,pdl lr ( ' t il h(' followl'd in s"lling
t he hou, I s. ,0 thnt no tilll(' would he
I l l ~ t il l f i J lan /· j l lg H(!'\\' rUl I:-:tTlU't i l l l1.
OUR TOWNTO VOTE ON BONDS.
Aspirin Tabletsto avoid that ringing i n y ou rears which signa18l the comingon of ,a cold.
Absolutely pure aspirin, tablets so sldllfullymadethat theirbeneficial action begins in 15seconds. Snow-white, highestpurity, never irritate or burn.One of 200 Puretest preparations fOT heaJthand hYgiene.Every item t h e be st that skilland conscience can produce.
-because electricity (lightning), in passing through theclouds; meets res1stance whichcauses heat. This heat makesthe air expand in violentwaveswhich thunder a.gainst the eardrUm. Alwa.ys take
Whdoes itlhunder9
If Issue Carnes Sta te Will Help Ooun
ties on Roads.
A t the X ovell1'be l' election, the citi
70"11' of the : ' t ~ l t e will he a ske ll t o v(lte
for all amendment to the Bta te Cons t i ·
I I. I iOIl I ' r o l ' o s i l l ~ I1I10th,1 $,;0,000,000
gc,ocl roa ,Is Ibond issne.
If l',nrril'd. the lJ,mCIlCIllIlnt will I lU '
I h or iz e a n inc'rease in the 'honde,! ill
d l 'h te dl ll " 8 o f t h e ~ t l l t l ' of $100,000,000
for rO'ld c'onstrudioll. In lOIS. the
\ ' ol e r s a n thor iz l 'd the first issue of road
hOll, ls in the Ulllollnt of $;,O,tlOO,OtlO hy
" l1Iajority of ~ l i : ! , O O I l , All of thl1t
nlllll('y has hl'en spellt for 1'011,1 ,",II'
strnl'lioll, . Iu ,]ge-"Twl'lI ty yenrs nt hanl 111-
.>-;ltollld Ih,' IIlW isslle of $;;0,000,0110 hor."
fo" an thor i z( ' d. t he H t' at e H, ighway De, Pri""nl ' r -"All T have to say is that
Partment will match $10,000,000 with yon ar!' migh t y l i he ra l with anothl'r
tl,e vurinu, ('oullties 011 n f if t y, f if ty mnl l' s t ime. "lntsis for eO}l:-itru. · tioll an d r ( l e O J l ~ t n 1 ( · - ....I iOIl II' Itl'rc' ju,tifi"d, Thus rOlld8 of
s,'c'olldary illll '0rla11l'l ' will 'he illlprovc·,1
:0 lit" "XI"lIt of Solll" $ ~ I I . O l l O , O O O .1"'I1I1>,\'h'a11ia look t lt l' l ea ,1 ' l \ m o l l ~
all th,' ~ I a l l ' s of Ihe :'\ation in road
.'ollstrlll'lion il1lllll'dintely following ap
proval of tltl' lirst $;'11.1100,000 road bOll,1
isSlll' of l ! I l , ~ . TI,er(' ar c 1O,:l2.) milt",
o f ro ad in thl' ~ t ' a t l ' highwny sys tem.
of whic,h ;,,:!i'i' ha\'e hl'en improved.
Thel'!' a rc ' , i, lI lS m il l' S of llnimprovecl
highway,
fRANK, 'H.:FLE'ER. NQrbnih, I236
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 29th
Ardmore Theatre
Ask any member or merchant lor tickets
For the Benefit of the
Think!«!.UThe product of Power and Light Companies is in
increasingdemand,asthis is a basicnecessity. ClThey' d o ~ b l . J s i n e s s on· a cash basis,and never suffer a losson
invtritories. because they have no, goods to carty.
, c . E ~ r n i n g s , ' ~ r e ' ',permatlerit b e c a ~ e " . their' rateS are
fiXed'hY t h e P l . J b l i c U t i H t j ~ q o ~ i S s i ~ h . C I . , ~ p i t a l -",izatiot:ls ,'s're·sot.1nd;,for t h ~ y a r e : : ' ~ n t r o U e d bylhe
" C o r r t m i s s i ( ) n ; ~ ' "«I.P'hone ,or"s¢ridfor" l i ~ t ~ f s e l e ~ t ~ d ~Pubiic Utility B o n d s ' a n d d e $ c r i p t i v ~ circi,dars:' ",
Women'sCommunity ClubBuilding Fund
Don't Forget the Moving Pictures
HEALTH WORK GROWS
JOIN WELFARE COMMITTEE.
LUII ..h('m1 w il l h e sen'l'c] th e tl'ac,h('l's
at t he H ig h f:;..hool IUl1clI room.
lIIr, .Tos('ph Huf f, s Ulwr in t en d en t o f
th(' Ha\'e rf( lf( l Township R ( ' h o o l ~ , will
he in rhnrge.
It is intNesting to know that Illnsl
Ill the pnhlic sl11001s o f t he ~ f a i l l Lin('
ur(' alrf 'al]Y u s i n ~ the newest and Illl»'t
atlrurtive fl'nhlrrS of the modl'rll
h,,:,lth pl'ogmm a s t a ug h t hy nutritioll
work r rs o f the Intl'r·f<ta,tt> Dairy ("01111
cil.
III tl1(' I n ( ) l ' l l i l l ~ , fl ier!' will htl :I d i I 'n "i o ll o f health t,'a"hillg l111'thods for
thl' p r i m : I r ~ ' anI] pll'Iut'Jlfary g r : l t l p ~ , Jed
hy ~ l i , s A u h ~ ' u ('hillu, of th, ' : ' \utr i t i il l l
fl"pa1'1lIll'ut of tIll' I l i t e r · ~ t a t " Pairy
('oulI(·il. Tlds is t lw I hi rd ~ ' ( ' a r th"
)lairy ('ounc'il ha s I ' o,opl ' ra t" , ] "il,l
Ihl' ~ I a i u Li'l(' S"h",ds iu c'cllJllucfiui!
th,' h( 'alth l ' rogr:lm. T,,'o tll'lIlou,lra
tiou ],'ssous will 1>1 gi\'l'n w it h t hl ' pu,
pils of t)Il' ' ' '( 'oud grad" n f th e 1.1:111
"I' .. h ~ c ' h o o l . TIl<' ' ' ~ ! : J , k : - :tor, \"" with
thl' ('I,ildrl'u t ak iu g th" pari of ..h" r
acf,'rs iu thl' !'tor,\', told hy th,' 11<',lIth
I\'ork"r. aud tIll' "Haskd of I ~ r l l i t , ":1 gaml' 1 ' I a ~ ' l ' d hy l i t" l ' hi l dr , 'n . "i'1 1,,
givl'n,
Tu th(' nfleruoou, a },('autiful 1 11>:"
'l1lt, "Th( ' Gal'l]I'1I nf HOllrs," pi<' lur i ug ' t h( ' IH'althful \ \ ' a ~ ' of srl('II 'lillg "
c1:ly, will he l'uadl',1 hy a ('ast of 1"
I'ils from th(' Oakmont H igh S,'IJlII'l
(:'\am('O' of the ,'ast mllY he o1>taiu,',:
from ~ r r , truff,)
lI"alth tea,('hill/.{ ill the puhli(' s"ho,,:s
to ,l a y ha s hec'ollle II, fille art. X 0 101lf[
,'r i, th,' ollL·faRohiullell ., p h y s i o l , , ~ . "1 l"S"" ." wi th its diagrams of the h ( , : l r ~ ,Ihl' l uugs aud th(' h r , ~ i u , " o l l ~ i d " r " , 1 all, , "11k i, 'u t. I II this field. ,. hook 1<'arll
illg" h a la'en Illad" tn take a h:lC'I,
' ' ': I I, a ud a vi!: , ] 1t l' :l l lh I I l I ' S ~ : l g l ' , teac'h
il,g th,' r u le , o f r ig ht li\'iug', wholl'SOOI"
l ' a t i l l ~ , e X ( l f ( · i ~ t , l an d frl 'Hh :Iir, has t:lI .
,'n its pla('l'.
Tc'ac·lters of f l l, l aw : ln ' ('ounly Ita\',
j(,I'1I q ui "k t o adopt I l ln ,!t ' ru hl 'a 1'1,
t,'a,.. hill/.{ 1I ,, , lh ,"ls tn their ('la",s-rOlITll'
But iu oT4l"r to ha\',· a n'al s<'il'utili,
kllowh'dgl' o f t hl 'i r ,uhj('c·t, th e Del:l
W:lrt ' l . County ' TpHt'lH'rs ' A ~ ~ o ( ' i : l 1 ion h : l ~pl'"II1,'d "H":l l th ! lay" to h,' held Oc'
toh"r ~ l l t h . The s ( 's s inu w il l last ,Jil
day alld will takl' pla"l' ill thl' Oal:
IIlnlll lIigh ~ ( ' h o \ d :luditCll'iulll, ~ I a l l , 'fp: l('ht 'rs fronl ~ ( ' h o ( l l ~ t hrougllollf 1h.
,'oullly pIau to ,Jlt"1I1l.
THE LIB:RARY
PRAISES ADVERTISING
Two cents pet:word if, e:uh accom·paDiei aiiv¢i8ement; otherwiaefivecentis pet ~
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
:\frs. A.• J. Herrsehaft, of 318 Dudley
Avenue, C'<!udul·ts her dressmaking husi,
ness from her hOIllI', relying on nd ver'
tising I nr gl 'l y t o e xt e nd h e r business.
Recently s he e xp r es se d the v al ue o f
., Our Town" as II medium \\;th the
words, "They are c om in g t o m e from,
II 11 di re e' ti ons , e ven 1lS fa r 3S Bryn
Mawr , t hr ou gh t h e assistnnc,e of your
"aluable paper." The Sllme report has
come to u s f rom mal1Y o the r adver t i s,
ers.[Mrs. Herrschn.ft has edended .hl'r
hemstitching lind art needlework bu'Si·
n es s t o i nc lu de children's smocking,
notions and genera l d ressmak ing .
:,FOB 8 ~ F ~ { o p e n < l l r e p ~ a c e , o n ~.'" : t h r e e . n i e ~ e r gill' log, 'one coal grnte;
Nai'bertli682'W, ' (2.p). :
The (OI11I1l\1l1ity L ih rn ry h as now
sef\'''<! the ]J('''plP or : ' \arhe rth f or t wo
and a h:Jlf ytl; l l ·.... Book-t'a:o:cH hll\°C
hePI l l lClught :Il1d hl l l ,kt , : \ st 'l 'l ha \ 'P h l) l' n
horrowl'II alld still Ih,' ]..",1" ,)\ "rllow.
:01111 w('"k, agll l i t. ' f il , 's . ho\"'d that
the two thllu,all'[ "",rk had h""11 r('a.,il'
ed, It has illd",'d 1""'0'"" n n'nl Li
hrary.
T he l a t" s t work ulld"rtakc'u hy the
lihrarians is that IIf m"lId ing books.
It i, a trihutl' to th .. a ut ho rs t ha t
thl'sl ' hooks han' j,"l'n 1'(,:,d ~ I sO mallY
lIlI,l ill ~ p i t " of amatl'ur hilll l ings , thl '
hook, will still sprY!' for a I..ng whilt',
In t Il£' JIle:lllti,nC' 1I1'W huoks an ' ('orn
ing- ill : l l ld t l l1·n' i:- Ol l t th : l t dPHer,'('s
very '!"'l'tl(·i:d 1III 'IIt ion. I t is c':111pd • I l ) l I i "
tor Dolittll"s I '", t Olli,'e." alld won
thl' :'\"\\ b , ' r r ~ ' ~ l e d : t 1 for t Il l' l lI os l d is
tillh1.l til"'ht.d {'olltl'ihUitioll to Atllt 'rii ':Jll
_lit"ratur. ' for l'hildr,," in l ! 1 ~ 2 .B"c'alls" it was w ri tl t ,u f o r l 'h il tl n' u
do('sll 't I I I f 'all, howt'Yl'r, t !lnt th e g-rll\\ II
ups w il l lIot ,,'alit tu r l' al i t. Th,· I"""
d i( 't i ol l i s t lt : lt wll('11 it OllC'( gp1s int·o
n home, t i ll ' yOll llg folk, will ha\'(' to
l ig h t f or it, 'IS fa thN :11,11 llI"t hN wi 11
baYf\ }Jt' . ·OIlH' so i l l l t ' r t ' " tpd ill it 111:11
th"y "'Oll't gi\'" it Ill"
\ lodor Doli t ll l ' l i \ ",I i ll l 'uddll ' ],y ,cl II '
tlte ~ l a r s l t , But as h,' was l'l'lurnill;';
home frolll a trip to \,"l"t "'fril,:t.
ehanre ],rCtught, him to the ];:ingdOll1
of Fant i l 'po , 11,,1'( tIll' I'0st ollieI' "'liS
in f1t:10" A f, ,\ \ ' yc'ars ],c,f',re the Kill:!;
hnd hn. l St'lIl1pS l,rilltel] with hi, \'f'ryprl'ttil">'t portra,it 1111 the111, alld hall had
pnst hoxes Pllt Oil the strl'l'lS, hut thl'
i na i l w as n e\ 'l 'r c,,,I1('d,,I], as the Killg
thought th,t! th,' ~ t a l l 1 p s Wl're magi,'
and would 11I"\ ', , the kttc 'rs witltnllt
lIulllnn aid, :-:0 Dr. ])olilll<' l'Nllllisl',1
to st ,ny i ll Falltip!'o an,1 show the Kill,C:
how n post olli"e ,hou"l ],1' run, 1/"
sent f o r p o stman 's uniform, hut as it
was too hot in A fr i, 'a t o w en r mallY
1'10thes, the I"tter rnrriers o nl y w or e
t he h at s ani] a s tr in g o f beads.
The story tl 'l1, Illl\\ thl' Afrienn' "er , '
nn t s a t i ~ f ' l d u r y as let!l'r'enrril'rs. so
the Doi"lor ("allNI hi , hircl f r i"n l l" to ,
gl'ther :111,1 elllp[oyNI the111. "Cheap'
si.1('," t l te London ~ p a r r o w , hac] "'largc'
o f th e "i ty Ilwil. h ee au se h e w ns used
to e i ty s tr ee t s, and the otl1l'r hinls
a s t he y migra tec] , ( 'a rr ied fOfl ' ign mlli l
nnll pareel post.
The postal se1'\'i,'e hl'(,llllll' , 'ery pop' The MaiD Line C i t izens' Association
n l ar p nr t ly '1>ecaus( thl' llr. ,erYl',1 tea is now a member of the Welfare Fed,
l'vpry c l a ~ - n t f ou l' ( ~ e\ 'e ryone honght eration of Philadelphin.
stnmps at 4 1', ~ l . ) a nd p n rt l y her,ansl' The Federation is now about to start
t he' g lue iln the stamps was marle f!"Om i ts d rive. All t he c ommuni t y should
lil'oriee, alld taRted so good t,hllt the b e w il li ng t o h el p make t h is a success.
'people hought stamps he"ause they liked E ve ry m embe r o f t he M ai n L in e Cit·
the flavor. iZl 'ns ' Association will, ,be solicited for
Befu re the Dr. returl1e,1 to Pui},llehy, funds, and it is hoped that our memoo l 1 , t h e - M a r ~ h , he meets a very snwl't 'hers will bear t hi s i n m in d when mn:k· C H CRANE. . '
white mouse lind a turtle who wn ,s on i n g t h ei r c o nt r ib ut i on to t h e We lf a re
t he A rk w it h Noah. Federation. 'J7IiI, ,eMeaUDIwI SfotvBu t read i t, e it he r to y'Ollrself orI~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; E ; ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ : : : : : : ; : ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~
a lo ud t o ~ ' o u r ehildren. It is a d l' li ltht ·
fu lly en te rtn iniug an{j, fandful tale,
at th e
, : ' : ~ ~ r n ~ ~ ; ~ t o o d ~ , ~ n ; ~ . ~ ; i e ~ ~ ; :'i<!odc 9ndiif;ioJ!."',l15.UO;' 1 9 ~ 0 9 d j l l d e'AvelJue.: "PhqJl.e:; Narbiii-th: 1 6 9 5 ~ M ~ :
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