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VOLUME I l l . NUMBER 50 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. ~ E P T E M B E R20, 1917 PRICE T " 0 CENTS

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

PARADE AT ARDMORE[ n Honor of National

Men-Narberth Takesing Part in Main

Demonstrationto

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Rev. John Van NessNarberth Home Guards

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n e tt , - B a x te r 's Gossip

THE FIRESIDE

O ~ I S:!17 " I E ~0(; '1 ' OF 1400 i - - = = - - : : ' : ' = - - = - - - - = - ~ ~ - - , .I

Others Jo'alll'll to I'llI' I' ! 'hysicall ,- , 'lIad } ; n U s t ~ d ,Wer e A li en s or

l ' l l I l l I I ~ iExemption - WhntnOllrd lias nunc

THE SAD, SADSTORYOF THE NARBERTH

TENNIS TOURNAMENT!I t Started a Long, Long Time

Ago, Bu t I t Will Be FinishedSome Day-With a Veiled

Reference to the Feud Bet ween Colonel Kirk

patrick and Mr. Bliss

IA f te r c o mp le t in g t h e p hy s ic a l e x am -

Ination of the me n In t he f ir st 1400numbers on its list, t he L oc al B oa rdfor Division N o . 1 , of Montgomerycoun ty, which takes lu Lower Meriona n d C h el t en h am townships, a nd N ar -Iberth borough, found that only 247/men, out of the whole 1400, had failedto talw ou t exempt ion claims. I

T h e o t he r s either failed to pass th ep hy si c al e x am in a ti o n, o r did not ap-I

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, pear at all, or e ls e t he y h ad persons Cold an d chilly.t h e s a dd e st w e h av e noticed anyWhere I I Idepelll e nt u po n t Jen!. A very arge , H Iaround these parts lately haVe be en g roup wa s a lso a lr ea dv i n t he A rm y I 1 eater fires were startet onth e Saturday exc lamations of Colonel or Navy and s t il l a n ot h er goad-sized I a)'.Bill Kirkpatrick and other l ea di ng h lo ck w er e students of d iv in i ty at th e I Tlmemhers of th e Xarherth Tennis As- Seminary of Sl. Charles Borromeo , at ' d Ie f ro st h as not helpedsociation. And consequent ly, no ti ce Overbrook. There is also a large cla ss ens.i s h er eh y g iv en Mr. miss, t he w el l- of aliens who had to be dischaged. I A1000wn weather man, that he had het- The hoard announcer! the granting nd the price of coal is sti l lte r stiek close to Xinth a n d C h es t nu t of a numoer of claims for e x ~ m p t i o n ,up.streets anll no t come anywhere near I I '11 I I II f I - - -

the tennis c our ts a t E sse x a nd Elm"1Il\

las sO anot 1Cr arge st~

I rvl'ss Mayo SlHlo has heen theg u e s ~

cIa ms ~ o pass u p ( ~ n .In cases prevI- or Mrs. A: K. Siler,wood avenues. ously dIsposed of hI cases were turn-, _

Ail of which is hy w ay of saying I I I I d I It .h at i t r ai ne (1 aglin last Saturday, el ( .o wn , SO t J at t Ie hoar . now la s I Miss Helen Cole is ill in the hos-w hi ch m ad e it three straight, a u d n on ll na ll y :lOS men for serVIce, ' pi ta l w it h a p p e n d i c i t i ~ .

Bu t many of the aos haye ta lwl l ou t Ithereby ga ve t he Itetl Cross Tennis . I t ' I . I . tl II I)' . t I

llll us na c al ll l s WI I , Ie Istnc I ~.' II'. I ' ~ . ( ~ . J a l ' , o l l ~ 'allll fa, In I'1.\ haveTournament another jolt. However, B I t TI I I I " .111l1t,(',hes ar e hein ..... slipped in hetween oa rd ~ L :i.l

neas cr. Ie loarl laS returned f ro m C ap e May.... to furnIsh .397 men a nd fr om present

s h ow e rs , s o to speak, aUll u u l e ~ sthCl I I' . I I Iweather should be unusually inde- IIC !CatIOns m a ~ 'have to ea I ) e t \ ~ e e nI l\'1rs. A. H. W il so n e nt er ta in ed t he

5?0 aud GOO. m or e me n for e ~ a m m ~ -T hi mh le C lu b on WednesdaY.ment, it is hoped to play th e finals tlOn, some tlllle next week, wInch WIlli .in t he s in gl es at, say , 10 A. 1\1. I ' tl I" . ?OOOtl

lrIng Ie ( I s tn .d to Its - I man. Charles Bo da nsk v a nd f amily re 'Thanksgiving Day morning, an d th e l \ I a n ~ 'whose clalll1s have a l r e a d ~ 'heen " . . ' ~ . . . . r e. IHHL\U)) Jlc('AIt'I'EHdouhles at 2 o ' clock in t he a f te r no o n. d en ie d h av e appealed to t h e D i st r le t turl1ed 10 thell home OIl L s ~ e xale- I , ,This "'i l l mal,e it espec ial ly conveni - B I nue. I 1"01 ' ' I ' W C l l t ~ ' . t w o'Years He HilS IIlld th e " e l l u r e of th e ~ a r h e r t hSchool litent f er X ar he rt h folks w ho u su al ly o ~ ~ r (. J I J B 'l r IT f I I - - - Henr t l lJul HilS (Jhen Ills Until' in!-\, ..:I'iortI' in I t s I )Cle lop l1 l cn t

II rs. , os l il a ~ , al ey, 0 aye I' on , . ~ ' I r .allll "Irs' I-Ierlllall I3l1bb, ( If 1 ';5- cgo i nt o t ow n to see t he P e nn - Co r ne I II I I I I k a "las al I PI to appea s a real y ta 'en sP.X a\'elllle 11,'lve I'etllrllell 1'1'0111 Ocean Mr. C. Howard McCarter, president of Xarberth School Board, ha s beengame; tha t is, t he y c an stay in ou r t b I I b I

I f 'u ~ ' I e r lUS an( an appea r om C .t active in the welfare of t h e b or o ug h school s in ce i ts o rganiza t ion twen ty-

01\ 11 !lllrg all (la\.', have a full daY's tl I I ' fi I' I' I I II I Y. Ie 10ar( 111 III ( lllg 11m p Iys ca y I . two years ago a nd h as served in the following offices:spor t an d thus avoid the crowd on fit I tl ' '11 I t I II . anI I l l ' case WI lave o. Ie ~ . '11s.,S \.II.....IU',,I 1 ) 0 1 \ ' 1 1 " ~ . 'left tlll's \\ 'eel, Elec ted schoo l d i rec to r at f ir st b or ou gh e le ct io n h el d February. 1895.Thirty-third street a nd t h e c o ns e qu e nt tl I I t I t B I " M c.,. 1res leI au at ~ a n ( ' a ser. al e ~ " f S t ! ' ('olle,ge at !'\orthampton, Elected t r ea s ur e r a t first m e et i ng o f hoard held June 10, 1895.POSsIllle dela)' in catehin . a t ra in a t I' I I I I tl t 1 . or ml I ..

b C alme( ( epen( ency all( 1U Ie IS .1 1\ Elec ted pres iden t of t he b oar d J un e I , 1908, a nd e le ct ed e ac h s uc ce ed -Wes t P h il a de l ph i a. a nd b e in g late fo r consc ien t ious objector'. I l a ss ing year.the ir T hanks gl ving din ncr. ..:xe JJI IIt ~ e l0 r n isell lU!.t'ed ' . . , ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=

TI ! I IEll Wlll An(lerson I ~ on 1 1 l ~wa y to

fomIllctc Scores t.o Date Ie lOarl anuounces t lat . exemp- . . .tl d I h ! t d' Canada to tram II I th e Impena l Royal IELOQUENTANDn the meanwhile it will not be on or ISC large as leen gran e II I Fl ' ~ .

amiss to r em in d m em be rs of t he T en - t he following cases: ylllg vorps.n is A ss oc ia ti on a nd o th er s w ho a rc A rd mo re -L or en zo Paolone, Nicola - - . - , . II IMPRESSIVESERVICEp' . I I ' }< ' . , X I D Mrs. J. h .. Fulton IS cntertamlllg. he rinterested, that the 1917 tournament I s c ~ s c e ~ ,~ a n ( , e s c o .a rcone , 0- mother, Mrs. and M is s D ev in e, or Is ta rt e( 1 a long, l on g w hi le a g o - S a t - melllca dl, Glllseppe. S an te C ar us o. I Pittsburgh, Pa. Iurday, September 1. and t h at t he com- Charles I. B a rk er A rt hu r Johnson, ' . - - - ' ByP lete ~ ; c o r e so f m at ch es p la ye d up tlJ IPasquale Fratone, I ~ g ! d i od i Giuseppe, 0 T I 1\1' EI ' b 1.1 S e k. n ues( av . ISS Iza e I p a -Id a te f ol lo w: IAlexander HUlton, S a ~ n u e l! 3 r O \ ~ n ,AI- 'man leaves i'or th e Conservaton' of

'I r FI R I fonso Masehangela. FIlIpOlll Glllseppe'j .' . . . ', y k ' - - - . Jlell s S n ~ l e ! ! -rRt, ,olllle _ Domingo A r ia s. S a mu e l G. Johnson, 1\!usJ( a t ! tl uc a, Nell o r . \ Last Sunday mornmg those mCIll- 'I he "hig time" at Ardmora,

G r ug a n d ef e at e d Hartle), 6-1, 6 O. Ot tav iano Pamif ilo Ben jamin D Mos- - . - - I Ibers of : \' ar be rt h H om e G u ar d who scheduled for l\'1onday night to honorO. Humphreys defeated Schulte, I se r George C. S'talker W i I I i ~ mJ .' 1 \ ~ r .A . r t h ~ l r! I ~ l . n e s ,.of Bakersfiel( . take par t in th e weekly dril ls, attend-I the men from the First District whD

6-" 6-1 , . . ' I CalIforma IS VIsItIng Ius mother, Mrs, . CI . I d . 1-, . ' ~ _ M sl {e on , W Il Ii an l J. Gavin. Edgar C. I . ' e cd th e Preshy tenan lUrch 1Jl a 10 y. , g o to hg It o u r b at tl es and p r e s e r l . ' l ~J ~ S h ~ ~ .defeated Laos, 5- t, 6-4, ~ _3. Phillips, Michael Palma Guy L. corn_jl\lar y Haines, o ~ x,Ivenu . ITw,enty-five men ~ u r n e dout. an d the ou r p r ic e le s s f r ee do m, w a s a S U C C l : ~ ~\ \ a rwlck defeated Dr. Town, ,6 . man, Thomas W. Kearney, John Spam- . _ 1'- u su al l ar ge l l lormng attendance w a ~b ey on d t h e expectations of tiLe com-

6-0 lO U must n ot mIss Mr, h.oppe s'l d b I 't j' t t I . . .. . p in at o, T h om a s S he a d. 1 , . I . I a ugmente y many v Sl ors, crOWl mg ml ee 1Jl c large. or tlus comUllttecCowan defeated SImpson, 6-0, 4-G, Narberth-RoY L. Simmons, Arthur se.rmon on Sunday m ~ r n l l l g ,WI uc I th e main auditorium and over f lowing Honorable }

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NARBER'-rH, l ~ A . - O U RTOWN--SEPTE}iIBER 2 0 ~1 ~ 1 7

CANDY

Of course, wedeliver - an yp i a c e - an y

time.

ICE CREAM

safestth e best

DAVIS'

THE FIRESIDE(Cont inued r rom Firs t Page)

A COMPLETE LINE OF

SCHOOL SUPPLIESA T

CIGARS

H. C. FRITSCHPr tpertles For Rent and Sale

Fire InsuranceBell Phone 862 W

W,lll BnlldIng'. N,uberth. Pa.

small one, IS th eYour checks are

HOWARD'S

TIIANKS

Telephones,

12671268

W O J U : ~ASJOW ' fO VOLUN'fEElt' I 'HElH SEltV1Vt: } 'OR REGIS'I'nATION

The Brightest Spot in NarberthA drug store in the most modern sense of th e term

T h e lVI isses Z e n t n l . a y e r ' s

T H A T A B A N K A C C O U N T

Even though it may be ameans of doing business?receipts for all bills paid and your funds will beneither lost or stolen. W e invite small accounts aswell as larger ones.

The Merion ~Title & Trust Co.N A R B E RT H O F F I C E , ARCADE BUILDING

OPEN FROM 8 A. M., TO 4 P. M.SATURDAYS 8 A. M. TO NOON. FRIDAY EVENINGS 7 UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK

DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU

( C on t in u ed f r om Firs t Page)

A. J. Loosl I el lr y R o seW. T. Melchior

ASHociate Jo.:d1tors.

HARRY A. ,JACOBS,EdJtor.

H. C. GARA,A

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N A I ~ I 3 ~ H T H ,PA . - O U R TO W N - S E P T E M B E R 20 . 1917

M . C . A . B U I L D I N G

45th and Parr ish Sts,

A few more le!'son.periods are ather disposal.

Hiih Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

r a r a - M ~ G i n l ! i ~U 123 South 17!t!S!. P I 1 i 1 a d e l ~ . ~

Narberth and Forrest Aves.

A ma n t h a t whispers < lo wn a well.About the goods he has to 8ell.Can' t reap so m a n y goluen dol lars ,As one Who cl tmbs a tree an d hol ler .

Y .

Piano InstructionFANNY H. LOOS

scorr-POWEttDAIRIES

Miesen's. BakeryN A RB E RT H A R C A D E

B U I L D I N G

Bread, C ak e, R ol ls . Pies ,Candy, Ic e Cr eam

CATERING FOR PARTIES

Marguerite ]\lervine, pupil of J. W.F. Leman, of t he P hi la de lp hi a O rchestra, will g ive v io l in l e ss o ns i n th estudio of M is s L oo s, No. .6 ArcadeBuilding, Narberth, i f su ff i c ien t applications ar e r ec ei ve d. O nl y methodsrecognized as th e best wII be used.

Term w il l b eg in a b ou t S e pt e m be r23rd. F o r r at es a n d o t he r i n fo r ma t io na pp ly t o

lIIISS MARGUERIi 'E MERVINE301 C h ur c h S t re e t, nO}'crsford, PII.

R O O F E R S

FOR SALE!Nine rooms an d bath; ho t water

heat, e lect r i c l igh t s; high g r ou n d. L o t60x125. Fo r q u ic k s al e, $5000.

CALJnVELL & CO.

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONS

George B. SupleeSteam & Hot Water Heating

PlumbingBell Telephone.

W e Sti l l Have Remain ing

Also a BUNGALOW on Avon RoadAnt.hwyn Farm.s. Don't miss th Is oppor:tUIIIty of securmg a good home.

WM . D. SMI::DLEY.

For SaleTW O OF TH E

Five Houses

Turner

NARBERTH, PA .

Begs to Announce the

Miss Jeannette M.

Opening of Her KindergartenClass on October 1, 1917.

122 WOODSIDE AVE.,

J us ti ce a nd G ru ga n defeated Patt is o n a n d W. R. D. Hall. 6-3, 6-8, 6-4.

Kirkpatrick an d Staples defeatedLoos a nd Wa rw ic k , 6-4, 6-4.

Humphrey Bro thers defea ted Newellan d Shaw, 6-2, 6-2.

Semi.}'lulllsKirkpatri('k and StapleS!, defeated

I Humphreys bro thers , 6-2, 6-3.1 Cowin and R. To wn d e fe a te d

t ic e a nd G ru ga n, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.Singles- }'irst ItoUlul

ConsolationsStap les defea ted Simpson, 8-6, 7-5.R. O. H a ll d ef ea te d Muschamp, 6-2,

8-6.McKell defeated Foote, 8-6, 6-0.W. R. D. Hall defeated DonnellY,

6-1, 6-4.Watts defeated Hartley, 6-0, 6-1.Loos defeated Burkhardt, 6-3, 7-5.

Second UOUlllIStaples defea ted Dr. Town, 6-2, 6-0.McKell defeated R. O. Hall, 2-6, 6-4,

6-1.

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Ol"LY 2:17 :m;N OUT 01" 1400

AU, SAINTS' p. E. CIlURClI,

UCy. Alulrew s. HU1'kc, Uector

The serVIces at All Saints ' P. J:Church , Montgomery an d Wynnewoodtlvenues, for n e xt S u nd a y ar e as follows:

8.00 A. M.-Holy communion.9.45 A. M.-Sunday school.11.00 A. M.-Morning prayer and

sermon.4.00 P. M.-Evenlng prayer.On S un da y, S ep te mb er 16, the

church '!Jus will resume Its trips andleave ! \ ' arberth Sta tion at 10.40 In themorning.

A l a rg e a t te n da n ce is requestedt h e s e rv i ce s n ex t Sunday.

, u t : l W ' ~ME'!'ll\1U JlOL'SE,

Rev. C. G. Koppel, Paswr.

Uc, , , John Vnn Ness, iUlulster

Nrwa of tltr QUturrlten

ST. lU,UWAUE'!"S CIWIWlI,

'I'he Uti le Church 011 the JlIll.

TilE l > n E S n l " ' r t ~ m A NCJlURCII

A grea t crowd of ) 'oung people I'I'In; SA) ), S A) ) STOUY 0.. . Tn Egathered to hear t he p a st or 's Candle :\',\JWt;U'l'll ' I ' t ; ~ ~ J S' I ' ( ) l ' R ~ A ~ I t ; : \ ' T

. L i gh t s e rm o n In the Young People'E - - -m ee ti ng . B ot h olll a nd y ou ng seem (Continued from Firs t Page)

. . to w a nt m o re s u ch m e et i ng s.Menon Meeting Boutl e IS opened r::r TI . I . f tl d '

worship every First-day at 11 A.' Ie speCIa . m ~ s l c0 I ~ . ay W : l ~

M. V i s i t ~ r sa re c O ~ d l a l l Ywelc0;IDe. . ~ ~ ~ I r l ; ~ s i n e l t 1 ~ : n ~ l ; e ~ ; l n : s P ~ ~ ~ I I ~ a n ~ I I ~ ~A registry book IS kept fo r vIsitors. help but he Inspired and upllftf"d

All ar e asked to reg iste r the ir nalJ.!.es. , un de r t ha t kind of music,

All who ar e n ot r eg ul ar ly a tt en ding church elsewhere ar e Invited tocome and wors hi p wit h t hi s chu rch~ a r l yMass on Sundl!.Y !;'Olll AprlJ

I ~ t to UcLOlJer :nst aT. C.JO A. M. From~ ( ) \ ' e D l l l e r1:;t to !\Iarcn 31st at 7 A. M,Late :'Jass, 1I.:;U A. 1\1. throughout th ey ea r. ; \j ass es o n h ol yd ay s, 6.::10 andJj:lO A. M. Weekdays at 8. Eveningd e vo t io n s a ud other services at regulartimes.

TILe m ee ti ng s n ex t S un da y wEI beas follows:

10.00 A. M.-Sunday school.11.00 A. M.-Publ lc w or sh ip . S er

mon on "Belshazzar ' s Feas t. "8.00 P. M.-Evenlng worship. Ser

m on t he me , "Making Men." Gospeislng1ing.

Church :\'otesNext Tuesday wilI he the regUlar

monthly meeting of th e lacHes o f t ll econgrega t ion . The Ladles ' Aid Socie'ywiII convene at 11 o'clock, lunche,)nwill be served at 12.30 and th e missionary me.etlng wiII be held at 2 P.M. A ll l ad le s cordially Invited.

Th e special music of last Sund:J.Ye v en i ng w as greatlY appreciated. Another song s e rv i ce w i ll be he lei nex:Sunday evening.

Mr. Van Ness and Mr. Beatty a(tended th e fall m e et i ng o f Presbyterylast Tuesday In the Mt. A ir y C h ur ch

COMMUNITYMARKETING)1 AM AT TH SERVICE OF. - I THE PUBLIC OF NARBERTH

It may be o f i nt er es t to th e reEl-I Automobiles 10 hire at all h ou rs o f d aydents of Narberth to know that a and night." co mm un it y m ar ke ti ng " c om mi tt ee SABlE CENSORE Phone 1 2 8 9 0 r 6 2 5has been formed under t h e a u sp i ce s N,..., B E RTH , PA .of the Women's Community Club or ----Narbert h. I ts succes s will depend rLcAN...SAfC....WHOLCS01MClargely upon the co-opera t ion it re- lJ l.i II L (JIllceives from you. I

O UR P RO DU CT S A RE GUAIIANTEEDA letter from the Department of I UNDER B A C l ERIOLOGJCALCONTROLA g ri c ul t ur e s t at e s that this depart. _

lIlent is prepared to s h ip p o ta t oe s a n, l P a s t e u r i z e d Milk 1 C E l I H F I E SJu s apples in carload lots around th e first Brync lov l s Cer t i f i ed

two weeks i n O ct ob er . A minimum I Milk WEST PUJIA .c ar lo ad o f a pp le s c on ta in s 150 bar-I ( P e d r i a l l e Soc i e ty ) OVERBROOKr el s a nd p ot at oe s in either b ar re ls o r S p e c i a l .. G u e r n s e y " MERIONsacks to th e amount of 600 bushels I Milk WYNNEFIELDp e r c ar l oa d lot. I(Robe r t s & :Sha rpJe s s ' BALA-CYNWY I

The committee m en ti on ed h as a l- Dairies) NARBERTHready received l a rg e q u an t it i es o f b u t- Cream B u t t e r m i l k ARDMOREtel' an d hope to follow with other Ta b l e an d Whipp ing WYNNEWOODhouschold commodities. C r e a m .

I f you are interested i n p a rt i cu l ar srelative to the foregoing, an y informati on w ill be cheerfully given, if YOllwiII phone Narberth 395-W on Mondaya nd T ue sd ay s b et we en t he h ou rs or10 and 12 A. lVI.

nunl t les - l ' l r s t nOlllul I f this appeals to )'OU, it Is expedl-"It Xewell and Sh aw defeated W a t t ~ent that you communicate at once, IHOWARD F COTTER

and n. O. Hall, 6-2, 6-3. ~ o that the c 0 . n ~ m i t t e em a y a s ce r ta i n

IMcKell and S i mp s on d e fe a te d F o ot e If th e proposItIon ca n be carried. MEATS f

an d Henderson, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. . through successfully. 0I HuuIJIC!l ]

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N A I { B E I { ' r H ~P A . - O U R TOWN -8 E P T E M B E I ~2 0 ~1917

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}'IIlE COl'IPANl' .

R ea d t h e a d ve r ti se m en t s.

The above depa r tment . hou ld be at ths

I r reate .t U.e to the communi ty, the lI.t contain. t he na me of e ve ry p ro te lonal man.t radesman, m e c h a n i c , E1hoplt:eeper. e tc ., w h odoe. or can In a ny way .erve hi. tellowt ow ns ma n, a nd w ho Is progressive enoucbto add n am e to l I . t "f Regl.ter.

A. It I . d ll fl cu lt f or tho.e contrlbutlnat he ir t im e a nd e rr or t. t o t he p ro du ct io n ot" Our To wn" to p er .o na ll y e it he r know o rI nt er vl e, v a ll ouc h, I t w ou ld be mo.t helpf'JI It th" . .. not noW tound In the printedl I. t woul d se nd In a memO of their name ..addre... phone numbers a nd b u. ln eu ea o rprote lone for U.t lng. This wl1l coat as follows: 10 cent . eaoh luue for: ' l ines ; 6 "snuf or e ac b a dd it io na l l in e.

IIIIr,KIInhnbneh. ,\. Phone, Cynwyd 766- 'V.,Addr.ess , ! "n rh( ' rLh P. O. Box