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FIRESIDE ITEMSW A N T ~ D , FOR:- ;OUR "TOWN

RED CROSSWORKROOM'ATY. M. C. A.

VOLUME V, NUMBER '13 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1919 PRICE TWO CENTS

Here, Mr. Narberthite, What is Your OpinionAbout These Borough Problems?

Our Local Council Is Facing Questions That Directly ConcernEvery Resident-What Do You Know About the Coming

Increase in Your Tax Rate and Why Suchan Increase Is Necessary?

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sllrr,ris1cd a t w ha t' s coming after theawur ll ing of the prizes. By t he way, ift he doc tor says you shouldn' t laugh ino r d i n a t c 1 ~ ' , have ;rourself in good con trol. :Maybe y ou 'd b et te r s ta y away;bu t no, that would never do. If youllIust suffer from over-laughing, you 'IIjust. have to rest up for two o r t hr eenights be fore the affair, and corne prepared to do your best a nd s ta nd t hestrain even if it lays you up fo r acouple o f d ay s.And then, as a wind up, there will bea dance. Excellent music, a nd , w e as

sure yOIl, t he mos t c ha rm ing partners,the sume pleasure awaiting the ladies,as the menlRemember, n ex t Sa tu rday evening,

January 11, beginning at 7 o'clock,Victory Dinl ler and Dance, at Elm Hall.Send acceptances to A. J. Newell, th eTreasure r, a ll d send them to Mr. Newe llright away if you haven't thought tod o so up to t he t ime you read this.Memhe rs o f t he Association ar e wel

come to bring guests fo r t ho who le a ffair. Informal elress will b e t he o rd erof the evening.

NARBERTH WEATHER REPORTFOR WEEK ENDING DEC. 29.

Precipitation.Total fo r week " '" .79 ineh'1'otal fo r month to elate . . . . . 4.67 inches

CAN furnish 1919 Automobile Licenseapplications and take acknowledg,

men ts o f l eg al p ap er s. Wm. B. Godfrey, Notary Public, 114 Woodside aveTlue, Narberth. (p )

Two c en ts p er w or d ea.ch Insertion, cashIn advance. No advert isement accep ted unless cash accompa.nles copy.

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UNCLAIMED LETTERS AT NAR-BERTH POST OFFICE.

Mrs. C. K. Arnold.l\Irs. John Davia.'Mrs. H. W. Donnelly.Miss Fanny Hammond.Mr. Joseph Harley.Clarence R. Kelly.Mr. Anelrew Mahon.Mrs. Geo. E. Paules.1\f. Strause.Mr. Alex C. Vaugn.'1\11'. Ir a Vaughan.

Next Saturday Evening's the Time For the IBi,Tennis Dinner, Surprise and DancePlans Are C o m p l ~ e fo r th e Borough's Most Interesting Affair.

FOI' Members o f the Association and Their Guests.

E. S. Haws,Postmaster.

A regular meeting of the Narberth Civic Associationwill be held on Thursday Evening, January 9th, at 8.30o'clock, at the Y. M. C. A.

At this meeting reports of all committees will be calledfor ; two new Direc tors will be e lected and other work outlined for the new year.

The past yea r has been one filled with so much workalong the war activity lines thatmany of us have found lit tleor no t ime for Civic Improvement work. The re i s muchthat our Associa tion can accomplish and we want to ge tstarted early.

The Membership Campaign will be in full swing soon, solet everyone interested be at the meeting.

Are :rOll lL nlf'llTber of the NarberthTennis Assoc iat ion1 You are, then \Yewould ha\'c a word with you.Have you sent your acceptance to A.

J. NeweIl, tllC Treasurer of t he V icto ryDinner and Dance, Awarding of P r ize sand B ig Su rp ri se , t o b e h el d next SatIll'dny cvenillg, .January 11, at ElmIInlU I f you ha\'en't, attend to it immediately; don't delay a day.

1 yO Il s ta y awa y from that affair~ - O l l '11 regret i t f or -w e ll , we won'ts ay j us t ho\\' l ong , because we don'twant to make y ou f ec I t oo ba d so earlyin the Ne\\' Year. But you' l l regret itfo r a long, long t ime .Confidentially, thero never has beenan alI'aiI' like it. Th e Committee illcharge, headed hy Bob Pattison-anelyou know Boh-guarantees tha t you'llha ve a good t ime f rom start to finish.You'll enjoy the dinner-whiep, by th eway, starts at 7 0 'clock; you'll beruther surpriseel tho wa y it will beserved, bu t y ou 'l l enjoy it more thallany dinner you have had in a long time.You'll he interesteu in the present .at ionof tho prizps won in th e Labor DayTonrnaments, and you' ll c er ta in ly he

Remembel', next Saturday evening,January 11, at Elm Hall, beginning at 7o 'clock, th e Victory Dinner und Dancog iv en by the members o f t he Nar be rt hTennis Association and t he ir friends.

Danc ing wil l follow t he p la y to begiven in tho High School Auditorium onJanuary 4th.

THE FIRESIDE

There ar c some pretty Christmastrees in this vicini ty.Tennis players, attention I Big cele,

bration nt Elm Hal l, Saturday evening,.Tanuary 11.

Death of Henry Clark Gara.

Local merehants report a bi g ChristIII as business .

Our comlllunity was profoundly st i rred on Saturday last, when the llcathof our helo\'el1 fellow-citizen, Henry C.Gara, was anolluncell . :Mr. Gara hadonly been il l about a \reek, anll it wasnot gellerully 10l0wn tlmt pneumonia.hllll s et in . Hi s many frienr1s l1ill no trealize that t he t roubl e was so serious, ashe had seemed a s w el l and as adive aseYer UJl to the time o f th e attack.

~ [ r . Gam's act ivi t ies wero so yarieuin this community, that he was proba1>ly t he b es t k nown r es id en t in Narherth. As olle o f t he p ri me mov er s in .the Civic Associat ion, anu :i\Iltnager ofthe advertising columns of Our Town,he made many friends. In Narbel'thPresllyterian Church he took prominentpart i n e ve ry activ ity , anu to the Y.~ r C. A. he \m s e ve r r ea dy t o g iv e h istime and best thougld. In every patriotic moyement during' th e war hisw or k w as in\-aluahle. lI e thoroughlysyst ema t ized every campa ign fo r raising monpy, attending personally to thel as t de ta il , so that t ho w or k fo r th eactual eanYassers was much sinl1)lified.I t \\-as largely owing to hi s thoroughanl1 systematic work tha t Narber th always has made such a good showing inalI of our patr iot ic campaigns.The esteem fo r a nd l ov e o f M r. G ar a

\\'('re evidenced at the funeral, whichtook p la co o n Tuesday last, December::lst. A very large numher of hisfriends, representing eycI')' activity inthe Borough, at tendel l . Very many alsocallle f r6m P ll il ad el ph ia t o p ay t he lasttrihute of love anl] friendship.Tho services were conducted by Rev.H. Alford Boggs, of the Prillceton Pres

byterian 'Church, Philadelphia, an d Rev..fohn Van Ness, of t.he Narberth Presbyterian Church. Among others presentfrom th e Princeton Church were .10hn E.Sto\'enson, Clerk of the Session, and1%ler ~ r S. Collingwood, J. R. Collingwood, E. ~ r Shannon and 'V. H . Burn et t. ' fh e intc'rment., which was private,"'as ill '.Vpst Laurel Hill Cemetery.

There were many .family reunionsaround the Christmas llinner table.Quite a number of Main Line soldiers

and sai lo r s nre home fo r the ho lidays .

The Chri s tmas services in th e localchurches were weIl a tt en de d a nd t hespecial mus ic al p rogr ams wer e exeellently rendered.

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Don't forget tho little Thank Box.I t wil l d emons t ra tG how thankful wea re f or "'hat the boys have done.

creaso of 1 mil l o ve r the 1918 r a t ~ ,which, in turn \I'as nn illerease of 2mil l s oyer the 1917 rate; tho increaspsbping cnnsed b y t he necessary increasesin tho school facil i ties occasioned byt he mar ke d i nc re as e in th e Borough "population, and t ho "high cost of education," \\'hich, be it understood, hasincreased just th e same as food, clothesan d shelter.' fho Borongh ta x rate fo r I !lI!J has

been tentath'ely fixed at 13 mills, whicbis an illCl'eaSe of 2 mills ove r t he 1!J18anll 1!lJ7 rate; and t.here is a strongprobability t ha t i t will have to be increased another mill, making the total14 mills. The c hi ef r ea son fo r the inerpase in the Borough rate-althoughthere are several comparat ively minorreasons-is t he increa se in water ratescharged by the Spr ingf ie ld 'Water Com'pany fOI' suppl yi ng t he Bor ough with\\'Uter fo r fire protection. Formprly thoBorough paid the Water Company a f la trental of $15 pe r year fOr each firoh:'drunt, which totalell about $J20 per~ ' e n r . Dnuer t hc t erms o f t he elecisioJl.handeel down recently by the Public:Servico Commission of t he S ta te , theWater Company is instructeel to reuuceit s minimum charge of $18 pe r year foruomestic us c to $12, bu t it is also authorized to charge fo r water suppliedto boroughs and townships fo r fire protection at the rate:rif$385 ' ~ b r inne of\yater main. Under t hi s n ew met hod ofcharging, Narberth's water bill fo r firpprotectioll, with ou r 11 miles of firowuter main, j umps from $420 pe r yenrto within a few dol la rs of $2,900. More,over, t he d ec ree o f t he Pub li c ServiceCOllimission makes the new rate effective as o f Apr il , 1918. It is truothat the boroughs an d townships affectpd have re fused to pay t he n ew c h a r g e ~made b y th o '.Vater Company pendingan uppeal o f t he Public Service Commission's decree to the State SupremaCourt. Bu t if the Supreme 'Court de-cides the case in fa VOl' of the PublicSen'ice Commission's decree an d againstt he ap pe al o f t he h or ou gh s an d townships, Narberth will finll itself facinga b il l o f somet hi ng a round $2,000 for1918 from April to the end of December, and' an additional $2,900 fo r watercharges during 1919, aU of which willhave to be provided for in the l!Jll)budget.

I t i s repor ted that Cheltenham andAbington, bo th of which have beensupplied w it h wat er f or fire protectionby the Springfield Water Company, haveannounced that they will abandon the\YUter system of fighting fires and willdepend on augmented chemical fir.1fighting apparatus exclusively, bu t it i doubtful whether the eheUlical systemwilI give such communities sufficientprot ec ti on to insure bo th safety and nreasonable firo insurance rate. Someconsideration has already been given tosuch a sub&titute fire protection systemhere in Narberth, b u t n ot a few peoplellavo expressed graV{l doubts as towhether chemical apparatus alone eouldcope adeqately with our local conditions.Furthermore, the State Fire Mu'rshallhas, under a law passed by t he S ta teLegislature in 1915, considerable to sayllbout the firo fighting equipment in boroughs and townships, and it is doubtfulwhether he would O. K. an "a U ehemical department."

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Eye ry r es id en t o f Xarlwrth who can,should attelld t he n ex t mee ti ng o f t heBorough Coulleil, to he held ~ [ o J l l 1 a ye\'ening, Jannary 13, in tho CouncilRoom, Elm Hall , because, i n the opinionof citizens f am il ia r w i th borough affairs during reCl'nt yellrs, t here neve rhas been u t im e w he n questions ofgreater importanco to t he Borough aw lit s citizens were up hefore Council fo rdiscussioll alld d C ( ~ i s i o J l .The three (,hid qll

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SPECIALNOTICE

NarberlhTaiioringCO,

Have Removed to myNew Address234 Woodbine Ave,Narberth, Pa.

Phone Narber th 305Will g ive my customersevery attention in every res pe er . Wo rk good; pricesreasonable.

Fre nc h D ry Cleaning,D,eing an d Pressing

ICE CREAMDAVIS'

Telephone Narberth 1633

CIGARS

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CALDWELL& CO.Re a l Es t a t eI n s u r a n c e

s O U l ~ . ~ ~ d ; . a l l o D NARBERTH, PA.Frank Crist

MEATS&PROVISIONSHillh Grade ButterTelephone-Narbertb 644 A.

A COMPLETF LINE OFSCHOOL SUPPLIESAT

Before buying anything asimportant as a home, lookthe following overNo . 500 Woodside" 6 Elmwood14 Avon Road16 Avon Roadand the White ColonialHouse On Anthony's Road.

WM. D. SMEDLEY

AZPELL'SMUSIC STORE32 E. LANCASTER AVE.

ARDMORE, PA.

Phone, Ardmore 967 W Day .n d NightJOHN MARMORAHauling and Moving

ANYWHERERates Reasonable ARDMORE, PA.

NARBERTH GARAGERaymond l\ eils, Proprietor

GASOLINE, OIL, SUPPLIESEXPERT REPAIRING

HOWARD'S

104 Forrest Ave.

H. C. FRITSCH

HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBER . TH . PA

Telephones,12671268

GARAnteed Roofsr a r a . - M ~ G i n l ~ t Q 'U 123 South 1mst PhIIadc1 ia.

Y . M. C. A . BUILDING

HOWARD F. COTlER"MEATS of1 ~ . QUALITY

JOHN B. HERTZTERStore. in Darby, Swarthmore and Phil

A t You r S e r vi c ePro.mpt attention given all orders.Estimates Cheerfully Given.

A New Meat MarketWill be Opened at

2 05 Haverford Ave.Decembe r 15th

To g iv e t he people t he b es t grade ofmeats at th e Low_sI 'Possible Prices.WATCH FOR OUR CIRCULAR

We w!l1 make it w orth y ou r time tocarry It home.

WALTON BROS.' GARAGET A X I S ER V IC EHauling Trunks, Baggage and Freight

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

Pr tpertIes For Rent and SaFire InsuranceBeU Phone Bil! W.

W.aU BolldJng. Narberth, fa.

PICTURES FRAMEDAt reasonable prices

Telephone: Narberth 1261-W fo r pricesand to see samples .CHA S. T . W EAVE R

334 Dudley Avenue, N"rberth

GOOD MORNING!GEO. B. SUPLEE Why Go To City?

tor Buy YourPlumbing Establishment ~ ' ' V I C T ~ ~ L A SIS NOW LOCATED AT . -- RECORDS

LEE'S GARAGE Essex Ave. abo HaverfordAvenue N a r l ~ ~ ~ l hOverland Sales and Service Agency

REPAIHS, STORAGE, GASOLINE AND OILS. OPEN DAY AND NIGHTL . C . S H AHAN

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OUR REPRESENTATIVES ON THERECEPTION AND MEMORIAL

OOMMITTEE

NARBERTH",JlA.-OUR TOWN

your JIlemhership? Four nu'n huye doneso hefore the renell-al notieps have goneout. J )on 't wa it for your notice, Renew , 'oluntarily and encou rage t he of,fieials of the Associa ti on . The membcr'ship total on Decemher :l1st was : ~ 1 : ! ,which is a gain of 7 for th e month.

ar e Mr. Clarence L. :Metzgar, a membero f t he Boa rd of Directors, and ~ f r , Henry ~ [ H. Bowen, our General Secretary.TIll'se rl'presentatiYes are appointed atthe in"itation of t hl ' Home Guard 'COIllmittel ' to e"ery organization in t own toname two mpJIlhers o f t he committee.Our Assoeia ti on i s wi ll ing to aid thisfine projpet to honor Oll1' hoys in the

spl'\ 'ice in e \'p ry way possible.

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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DOWITH THAT GIFT MONEY?

Lower Merion Average i s N ex t to BigCity Districts.

HAVE YOU RENEWED

OPEN HOUSE GYM CLASSES HELP.FU L TO MANY.

TEACHERS' SALARIES

The movemen t fo r increased salar iesfo r school teachers hus llrought out tlu,information thllt the Lower ~ [ e r i o nSchool BOlli'll has always followed thopolicy of seeuring thl' hest instructorsand paying them a fair salary.'rhe 100 Lower Meri on tpachers thisyear will liverage in salary per month$105.!l5, based on a ten (10) months'te rm . T he 85 g nl de t ea ch er s i n th evarious schools average t h is yea r $!lti.:!O,sO it docs no t look as though Lower:Merion wus underpaying so milch. Asa ma tt e r o f f ac t, Lower :Merion pays itsteachers better salaries than an y otherdistrict in PCllIll

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NARBERTH,'JlA.-01JIt TOWN s'E'" ', , , OUR CHR.lStrMAS CLUB:

offers you an opportunity to accumulate a fund for Chr is tmas , orho sav.e a certain amount out of your earnings during theyear. It is open to everybody. There is nO'membership f e ~ , or other cost to join. All that is necessary is to call at our bank, make your first club deposit, and secure a depositor's card.Make a small depos it every week from now unt il the matur ity of the club, anrl you will receive a check for the full amount

due you next December (about two weeks before Christmas), just at a time when a little readY' money will come in handy,You will never miss the small deposit weekly, and will be agreeably surprised to see how easily you have saved a nice sumof money for Christmas.Deposits may be made weekly (or I n advance). Classes are offered to suit all purposes.Club is now open to receive members.

JO IN TODAY!G et Y ou r F riends to Join Everybody is WelcoDle

THE MERION TITLE & TRUST COMPANY NARBERTH OFFICEST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL

ENGLISH LUTHERAN CllUIWHOrganIzed 176i)-Ardmore, Pa.

Rev. Clmrles Walker Anschutz, D . D .,PastorSflrvices every Sunday.Morning at 10.45.Evening, 7.45.Sunday school at 9 .45 A. M.Christian Endeavor mee ting at 7.Prayer meeting Wednesday eveningat 8 o'cloek.You ar e most cordial ly invi t ed to

come and W'Orship with us; th e pewsar e al l free; you will be most welcome.

l\IERION MEETING HOUSEMerion Meeting House is opened fo r

worship every First-day a t 11 A.M. Visitors ar e eordially welcome.A regiSll;ry book i s kept fo r visitors.AU ar e a sked t o register their lIIilLlDles.

ALL SAINTS' P. E . CHURCH.Rev. Andrew S, Burke, Rector.

The services at All Saints' P. E.Church, Montgomery and Wynnewoodavenues, f or n ex t S un da y arc as follows:

8 .00 A. l lL-Holy Communion,9.45 A.M.-8unday School.

11.00 A. l .L-l\forning prayer a nd s er nion.Any Episcopal ians who h ay e n ot af

filiated w it h a ny o th er Church arc reoque st ed t o deposit their l(}tter at AJISaints. 'The Rector will be v er y g la d to caJl

upon strangers or any new comers int h is v ic ini ty .T he w in te r work of the Sunday

School is progressing nicely, and it isurged that parents sec that their children attend regularly.Tr y and follow the Brotherhood of

Saint Andrew p la n and make an efforteach week to bring some person toChurch o r S un da y School. I f we allwould do this All Saints ' would have t obc enla rged to twice th e present capacity.Thc Church 'bus leaves Narberth and

Wynnewood Stations at 10.40 on Sunda y m o r n i n g ~ .

ST. MAIWAltET'S CHURCHRev. n. }" Cowley, Rector

Early Mas s o n Sunday f rom Apr ll1 to October 31 at 7 A. M. FromNovem!ber 1 to March 31 at 7 A. M.Late Mass, 9.30 A. M. throughout theyear. Masses on hol yday s, 6.30 an d8.30 A. M. Weeltdays at 8. Ev,eningdevotions a-nd other services at regula r times.

BAPTIST CHURCHOF THEEVANGEL.

Avery S. Demmy, Pastor,Services fo r tho wcek:Sunday, 9.45 A. M.-Bible School.11.00 A.M.-Comlllunion service. ScI'-

lIlon h ~ the pastor. Suhject, "The N cwY"ar' s Task. " T('xt, Luke j:l: S.

i.1I0 1'. ~ r . - B . Y. 1'. IT. lIIl'cting.TOJli,'. "\ V ort h \\'Ilile Life I 'urpos, 's .".\Ionthly Holl CaJl.

iA.; 1'. ~ r . - E \ ' l ' n i n g ' worship. S"r'Ol!JlI by thl' pastor. Suhjl'ct," Aroundthl' 1'ea('(' Tahle." Texl, . Ioh 22: 21.

\ Y e l ~ n ! ' s d a y c\'euing from S to 9o "']oek; soug and ! , r a ~ ' " r sl'l'\"ipl' Ic,l hyth .. pastor.

Church Notes.'\[1'. Keith Che rr y, f rom G lo us te r,

surely proHd his right to tho titlc FunDodoI' last. Friday e\'cning. His entertainl l lent was cleun, helpful and inspir.in g au d Il 'ft e \'e ry faee wreathed insmiles.Tho Youug People fnrnished'the slide8

i l lustrat ing the w or k o f the Red Crossin the war, that were shown last Sunday ewning. The B. Y. P . U. n ow num,bel'S 1Il0re than 60 lIlelllhcrs and ncar lyall arc presenteach lIleeting. Four newIIlcmbers were received lastSunday.Sunday e\ 'ening, January 12th, Hey.

C. A.- :lI-[cAlpiric, of -tIJi&church, '\\'hohas Ii\'ed for some t il lle in Californiaalltl has trayeled extensi\'ely on thePacif ic Coas t, w il l s pe ak o f that greatcountry in reference to t hc wonderfulIIllsslonary possihilitics there. The arlod re ss " 'i ll h e i II us tr at cd h y l an te rnslides.To al l who 1II0nrn and need comfort ,

t o al l \\ 'ho arc t ir l' l! a ll ll necl l r es t, t oa ll who an ' friendless :u1l1 wnnt f r iendship, to a ll who sin and neell a Saviour,ant! to whosoe\ 'l 'r will, this church openswide her doors an d says, "Come an u~ ' o u will he welcome." Th e p asto rI h e e r f u l l ~ off .. rs a J l ~ ' sen'iee he may heahle to rcnder to llnyonl' reganl1ess ofchu re h o r C1'(l

in g play, by lIIcmhers o f t he SophomoreClass for Junior Red Cross Benefit, willbe gi\'en in tho Higl1 School Auuitoriumon January 4th, at 8.15 P. M. Iml11ediately before the play, :lI1rs. John A.Mather, Jr., of Camden, will give ashort talk on Junior Red Cross work.:l\Irs. Mather is direc.tor o f t he B ur ca uof Product ion for th e Camden CountyChapt er o f t hc American Reu Cross.

Spanish Influenza canbe prevented easier thanit can be cured.At the first sign of ashiver or sneeze, take

~ ' L l . : tC A S ( A R ~ i 9UININE

~ ~ O M \ O ~Standard cold remedy for 20 years- in tabletform_Ceo sure. noopiates-breaksup a coldin 24 hours-relieves grip in 3 d ay s . Mone yback if it fails. Th e genuine boxhas a Re d to pwith lVLr. HiU's p ic tu re . A t All Drug Stores.

CLEANSAFEWHOLESOMEOUR PRODUCTS ARI! GUARANTEEDUNDERBACTERIOLOGICALCONTROL

Pasteurized Milk 1 DELIVERIESBrynelovls Cerli l led WEST PHILA..Milk(Pedrlal le Soelety) OVERBROOKSpecial ..Guernsey" MERION

Milk WVNNEFIELD(Roberts 4: Sbarpless ' BALA-CYNWYDairies) NARBERTHCream Buttermilk ARDMORETable an d Whipping WYNNEWOOD'Cream.

SCOTT-POWEtL DAIRIES45th and Parri sh Sts .

~ s 5 ' U T ~ . E !Ainest Photoplay Tbe-atre 01 It s Size In th eEnt i reW orld.Pb.topla:vs-Conl lnunus lOA.M. to 11.38P.M.

Ph i l& . .Pa .

PROGRAMCommencing Monday, January 6th

WM. S. HART- I N -BrandingBroadway

MAIN PRODUCTION 8TARTS AS NEARAS POSSIBLE TO 10.15 A. )[.. 12.00, 2.00,

8 .45 . 5 . 45 . '7. 45 . 9.80 P. M.

OUR TOWN will gladly printany news Item about any subjectthat Is of Interes t to Narberthfolks, but In order to meetthe prInting sclICllule, all "'copy"-manuscripts-must reach theeditor by G P. 1\1. Mondoy eachweek.

Save and BundleYOUR NEWSPAPERS

For the Y. M. C. A.

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N A R B E R T H , _ P A ; ~ O U R TOWN.. . .' '. . . ~ . ~ . . . . - , : . .

I f buying Coal, you' re buying Heat ,Buy JEDDO coal, it can't be bea t.

Present h igh p ri ces for Anthracite coal make th e best coal th echeapest. Ou r experience ha s shown that only JEDDO givesuniform satisfaction, or in other words ;-

Narberth RegisterTwo Lines, .lOc pe r issue; Sc For each oe/e/itionalline

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with ou r Boro,ugh's problems and,theefforts that ou r Council is making to,meet tho se problems In t l le most sa ti s factory manner.

The ver y b es t placo i n t ho worId fo rus to "muke t he world s af e f o r democrucy"-unquestionably tho very bpstplace in which to make 'tho start, ~ least-is right here in Narberth. I t ' sal l right to t ak e a n i nt er es t i n tho PeaceConferenco and t o know som et hin gabout the " t rado routes to the Fu rEas t" and whether l\Iesopotalllia shouldbe under tho con tr ol o f Grea t Br it a inor u League o f Nations , Or free to go\'ern itself, bu t all these things are a longwny from home compared wi th the jumpof more than $2,000 in th e Springfirld\Vater Company's charges for water fo rfiro protection here i n N ar be rt h, a nd fI100 per ccnt. in cr ease in tho charges ofremo\'ing garbage, just to mention a f ('wof tho facts in th e local case. l \ I a j ' b , ~the iVat('r Company's chargo fo r wa tpris exccssivo and outrageous and maybesome other way ougbt to be found tosupply eommunities wi th wa te r so thatthey won't bo at th e mer cy o f s uch increases, bu t we can't find the correcti \'0or solvo tho immediate problem if wewait un ti l t he ta x bill comes i n a ud t he nkick au d complain and blame it al l onHay .Tones o r C ard en W ar ne r o r thomcmbers of Council.Council meets the second Monday of

ench month, 8 r. :'IL, Council Room, ElmHall. Xext meeting, January B, 1919.

: l l lLKScott-l'owell nalrle8. Phone, Preston 2898.Sec display advertisement In this losue,MUSICT. Stuart Cowin. 206 Merion ave.See display advertisement In this Issue.Loos, F an ny H. Plano teacher.StUdio, Arcade Bldg. Phone, 316-.1.SJoholm, Miss Ebba. Music Teacher an d Accompanist, 228 lona ave .. Narberth.NOTARl: I'UBLIOJefJ'crles. J. H. 111 Narberth ave.Phone, 666-1.1.Tyson, War re n R . 200 Woodb ine ave .Phone, 1202-W.O I ' T I O I A ~ 1 5Fenton. Carl F. 506 Essex ave. Phone , 618-WPhilo.. addrees, 1806 Chestnuts t . LOCU8t Us.

Cole, James R. PAJNTERS246 Haverford ave. Phone, Spruce 1688.W. G. Cummer. Phone 1 2- 62 W210 ElmWOOd ave., Narberth..Walzer. Frcd.117 'VlnAor ave. Phone, 1247-.1.PAPER HANGERSDenver, Richard A. Arcade BUildingPhone. Narberth 1693-W .Witte, Goo. A. Falrvlew;'ve.Phone, Cynwyd 778-.1. Fl r st -Cla sa work. PHOTO I'LAYS'ArcadIa ," 16th an d Cheotnut s t s. , PhllLSee dIsplay advertloement In this Issue.PLUMBING, ETO.Suplee, Gao. B . P ho ne . 1289.See display adVertisement In this IsouWall, H. B. Phone, SI9-.J.See dloplay advertisement In this Issu.REAL ESTATECaldwell & Co, Phone, 1271-W.See d lop lay adVertisement In this Issu.F r it s ch , H . O. Phone, 252-W.See dloplay advertlsement In thIs IssueGo,lfrey, W m, B . .114 Woodolde ave. Phone, G86-W.Nash, Robert J. Phone. 605.Money fo r F i rs t a n d Second MortgagesSimpson, James C. 232 Eosex ave. .Phone, 636, or H20 Cheotnut stROOFING, ETO. Ga ....-lIlcGlnley Co. Phone, 1258-W.See display adver ti sement In this l88ueMiller, John A. 248 , I ona ave. Phone, G61:.JShop, 246 Haverford ave. Phone 1116-.1:SHOEIIIAKERS 'Good Wear Shoe RepaIr ShopConstantine. B. G. Y. M. C. A. iUdgThe above departrnent should be' Of th e(rea t e st u se to tb e community, th e list con

t ai ns t he narne of every profeealonal lI1antradesrnan, mechanic. shopkeeper. etc., w b does or ca n In any way s er ve h I s f e llowtownoman, an d Who 10 progresolve enouSbto ad d n am e to l is t o f Register.As It Is difficult for those contrlbutlnlt h ei r t ime an d e lf o rt s t o t ho p roduct ion of"Our Town" to peroonally either know orInterview all SUCh, I t w ou ld b e most helpful I f t ho se no t n ow f ou nd In th e printed1I0t would send In a memo of their n&!Des,eddreos, phone numbe re an d businellllltls orprofeoslons for l is t ing. This will cost .s followo: 10 c ent s e a ch Issue for II linea: II c.nu' fo r e ac b a dd it io na l line.

Season's Greetings..JEDDO"

Tho only ,thing they ask-a t least, th eono thing they as k above everythingolsc, is the in terest and a t ten ti on and~ o - o p e r a t i o n of their ' fellow-citizens.They don' t as k y ~ l U to ugreo with everything they propose, bu t t he y do fecIthat you; as the citizens whom thej" represent, should tuke enough intere3t intheir problems and what they a re t ryingto do, w it h t he l im it at io ns t hu t tlrcp la ced u po n t hem, t o k now what iH goin g on in our local governmcnt.

l\[uke it ~ r o U l ' husiness , citizens, totalk to our Councilmen. Ask them whatthey'rc doing, how they're doing it , and,,-by they did t hi s a nd why they d i d i ~ ' :do that? Don't be afraid to disagreewith them, if j"OU feel that way, afteryOIl know thc facts i n t he matter; owldon' t bc afmid to co-operato with themand support th em when you al 'pro \'c ofwhat. t hey a rc doing. ' rhey 're" regularguys," e \ ' e r ~ " one of them; thc S,lll,eBil l s, Toms and l Ia r ry s t ha t Jon me.ctin th e Post Ollice, in church, at the railw ay s ta ti on n ud r id e in nnd out wi thon tIle 8,29 a nd t he 5.15.

Bu t above a l l th ings , find out whar '5going on in Conncil. Make it your bu"in es s t o l e arn wha t Council is tryillg' todo and the nll'ans it hus for ealTyillgt h rough i t s program.

As t he Borough ne\\'Hpaper and as theollicial organ of the Ch'ic AHsociatioll,Our Town feels that i 1 can sene no bette r purposo than to acquaint i ts renders

ACCOU1'iTANTSKelm, H. O. Certified Public Accountant .202 Dudl ey a ve . Phone, 1'iarberth 300-W.ADVERTISINGCole, 'V . Arthur . Phone, Spruce 1638.Ideas , Plans , COpy. Art. TYPography.AUTOMOBILESLees' Garage--Repal r lng. EIC. Phone, 1605.See d is p la y advertisement In this Issue.

BA1'iKSMerion Title &: Trust Co. Phone, Ardmore 3.See d i sp l ay advertisement In this Issue.BUILDERSlSmedley, Wm. D. Phone, 600.See display advertisement In this Issue.CA1'iDY, ETC.JI",-Is. II . E. Phone, 1254-W.See display advertisement In this luue.

CARPE1'iTERS AND BUILDERS"enklns, Cha8. L.103 Dudley ave. Phone, 382-M.DENTISTSOrr, Dr . A. L. 101 Elmwood avo Phone, 893-W.Phil .... Phone, F i lb e r t 4252, Ke it h B ide .

DRUGGISTSlIoward's. Phone, 1267.See display advertisement In this Issue.ELECTRICIANSPugh. Veri 225 Iona ave.N ar . P ho ne , 650-W. A rd , P ho ne , 168-.J.FISH AND OYSTERSImperial Grocery Co. Phone, Narberth 606.See d i spl ay advertlsement In this looue.

GARDEN NURSERIESP r imros e F l owe r Sh op . A r dmo re , 1'.... Cu tflowe.ra an d p l a n t ~ , funeral dsslgna.Wohlert, A. E.Montgomery ave. Phone. 696 Narberth.GROCERSImperial Grocery Co. Phone, Narberth 606,See d lop lay advertisement In thlo luue.l IAULJNG, ETC." 'al ton Bros, Phone, 672.See display adver t isement In thlo Issue.

INSURANCEBowman, Samuel P. (Life.)116 E lmwoo d a ve . P ho ne , 658-W.~ u r k h " r d t , Miller, General Insurance.100 Maple ave. Phone, 659-M.Jones, Cha s. R .305 S. Narberth ave. Phone, 682-.J.J one s , ' Vm. J. 1 03 S. Narberth ave. Phone,680-.J. Phlla, addreso, Penn Mu tua l Bldg.Trotter Bros. (Fire, etc.)209 Woodsldo ave. Phone, 1262-R.

LAWYERSGilroy, John 211 Essex ave. Phone, 1245-R.Phlla. a dd re s s, L i nc ol n B ld g.S ti te s, F le tc he r W . 413 Haverford ave.Phone. 872-W Phil .... addreoo, Crozer Bide.LIGHTING FIXTURESIIIcDonald J ohn. Na rbe r t h phone, 1288.1538 Ches t . o t. . Phil .... Phone , Sp ruce 1138.

IIEATS. ETO.Cot ter , Howard F. Phone, 1298.See display advertloement In this Issue..Orlst, Frank. Phone, 868.See d lop lay advertloement In this lAue.

c. P. COOKCoal, Wood, Cannel Coal

it y unl es s.we , t he t ux payers" providethe funds. .Tho l ig ht in g o f tho Borough is an

other e:x,pene that increascs as the tOWI1develops. Each yen r 11101'0 lights arcinstalled a lo ng o ur s tr ee ts , n nd rightnow therc i s r oom f or still more, bu t itcosts money to incr case tho number o flights. I t i s t he business of the electriccompany, you understand, t o se ll ourBorough illumination at n profit; bu t itis our business to provide the necessaryfunds or f in d a way o f p rovid ing chl'ape r l igh t. So you sce, here again Council has a nico li ttle problem on itshands.

Sti ll another item that mus t b e cons i d ' ~ r e d during I!JI!J is t he t aking up ofbonds that arc coming due d ur in g t henext twelYo montlls.

Last year the Borough budget totaleuahout $23,000, bu t t hi s y ea r the esti,mates a re t ha t i t will r un u p to :q')l1'llX:-mately $28,000.

What About t he Fire Company?At t he mee t ing of Couneil Monday

evening, January 13, an ordinance "' ilIbe introduced authorizing Council totake over, i n b eh al f o f t he Borough, thoFire Company. Ever sincc Narherthhas been" on the map" our fire protcction ha s bcen in t he h an ds of this priYate, o r wha t might be more aptly called, this "semi-public" orgallization.All of I ls-every last one of us-husbeen getting the protection 'of t hc P i roCompally, bu t a comparatiycly ;;mallnumbel' of 11S h av e b een "pay ing tIll'bill." That arrangement is unequitableand should be remedied, bu t here again,Coullcil is fa ce d by t he p ro bl em vifinaucing thc proposed project. TheFire Company has ofl'ered to transfer alli t s p rope rty to the Borough for a cons ide rnt ion o f $ l .OO-wh ich iH merely anomiual Hum to make t he transactionlegul; the Borough to own and operateth e fire department henceforth, just asall municipal fire departmcnts arc operated. The ycar ly maintcuanc ' J o t thofire compally is ubout $2,000. 'rl1l1t exp en se i s n ow boi ng b or ne by th e voluntary membership fees cont r ibu tcd bya portion o f t ho c it iz en s. Under theproposodplan.of Borough ownership andoperation, that expensc will be borneproportionally by all citizens, each citizen paying his shar e th rough h is taxes ,

Fo r tw o j'ears the Borough has beenpaying fo r the main tenanco o f tho firefighting apparatus, and when the Fh eCompany's recent o ff er wus presentedto Counc i l it wus referred to a jointcommittce composed of mcmbers of theF inance nnu Ordinance a nd L aw Committees. On Deccmbcr 23 lust t h is j o in tcommittee repor ted back to Council ad\-erselj- on t he F ir e Dompuny's offer,and recommcnded a substitute plan,wh ich was that tho Borough should provide funds to p uy a ll c xpe ns es o f theFire Compuny, except thc upkeep ,1ftho Fire House i t se l f, which shou ld remain in t he hands o f t he Piro Company.The committee '5 recommendations werevoted down by a v ot e o f 4 to 3. Thena spec ial commit tec was appo inted toconfer with the Fire Compuny, surveythe wholo proposition and preparo anordinancc which would cover every pointand anthori:te tho Borough to take ovorthe Fire Company in total. This is theordinanco which will be introduced atthe next meeting of 'Council. I t is no tan assurcd thing that the ordinauce willb e pussed, as a two- th irds voto is necess ar y f or such action, and it is knownthut thl'rc is some opposition to thcprojected plan. I f tho o rd inance ispassed, auditional funds will bo ncededb y t he Borough.

Your Part, Citizens.Xow, neighbors aud citizens, uon't

mistake Our ' rown's purposo in printing this accoun t o f our Borough's business affairs and the outlook und pros'pect fo r I!JI!J. W0 hold no b r ie f f or a nyindividual Councilman, nor do wo meanto intimato that Council is nursing 11grouch because it has a hurd jo b ahead.T he m embe rs o f Council arc al l residen ts o f our town, nlOst o f t hem bcingproperty owner s and most of thcm hu v'ing children attending our schools. Thcyaro giving their timo and intelligcncegratis to tho wor k o f solving our Bo rough's problems und making N a r b o r t l ~ ,so fa r as it lies within their power , theYery b es t a nd most desirable town inwhich to l ive .

The Main Line Forum opens it s meetings f or th e s ea so n o n Sun day aftcrnoon, January 5 , 1919, at 3.30 in theWoman's Club and Library Building,Ardmorc, Pu. The speaker is D r. A.R. H at to n, Pr of es so r o f Politica lScience, \Vestcrn Hescrvo University,Clcyeland, Ohio. Dr. Patton is alsoPicld Secretary of th e National ShortB allot Organization. The subject,"Shall Pennsylvania Have aX ew StatcConstitution 1" Everybody como tohear th e d iscu ss ion o f this timely subject.

Ma de fa mous in this country andEngland by tho a et in g o f S ir .r. ForbesRobertson, "Passing o f t he Th ir d F loorBack," Jerome K .Terome ' s s tago p layhas l)('en }lut into picture form and willhe slJ()wn at the Palace, Ardmore, on"rednesday. Sir .Tohnson plays hisoriginal part of t ho S t range r , and thesamo gentle dignit) which was so w in ning' in the spoken play is brought ou tequa l ly as wel l on the screen.

Red Cross Ro ll Cal l Well Answered onMain Line.

Thc Christmas roll c al l o f tho MainLine district o f t he Ame ri ca n Red Crosshas been answered by morc than 9,000residents of this distr ic t.

To bo exa ct , t he ro w cr e 9,103 mombel'S enrolled up u ntil last Tuesdaymorning, bu t the finul repor ts were notcompleted unt i l la ter .

Mrs . A lexander Brown, chairman ofthe membership compaign, and the lllem,hers of th e committee in charge o f thowork desiro to thank all those who helped them to lllake the r ol l ca ll such a bigsuccess in thc Main Line district.

Here, Mr. Narberthite, WbatIs Your Opinion Abont TheseBorough Problems?(Continued from Page 1,)

OVER 9,000 MEMBERS.

\Ve aro vcry g la d t o )'eco1'(l the bigi m p r o \ , ( ~ l 1 l e n t in f r on t o f tho Post Ofiicc- the approach from the street to thes idewalk, which overcOJlles the deepgutter whi ch p romi sed a ll k in ds o f difficultiefl \I-hen t he t own, and particularly the gutters, aro "buried" undersevell 01' cight inches of s now o r s lu shthis w in tel'. The approach was installeda s t h e result of the co-operation betweenPostmaster Haws, Council and StreetCOlllmissioner HUlllphrej'S.

High Cost of Borough "Housekeeping."As to thc exp en se s o f t ho Bor ou gh

governlllent, none of the costs has deereusl'u over 1918 a nd m an y havo increused. Few of u s r ea lize, for instance,thu 1. during th e year just past th e Borough has paid $50 a month, or $600 forthe year, f or t he collection of garbage,whi le f or 1019 thero ha s been rcceivedonly one bid, whero heretoforo thercwere sevcral b idseach year , and this ' oncbi d is for $100 pel ' month, or $ I , ~ O O fo rthe year , which is an increase of exactlyOlNE HUNDRED PE R CENT. Laborcosts and materials used i n t he w or k o fc ar in g f or the Borough ' s s t ree ts arohighe r than th ey huve ever been. During the y ea r j us t p us t Street ComnLissioner Humphreys an d Council, in orderno t to exceed t he p as t ycar's budget,have bcen compelled to make only tho sestreet r ep ai rs w hi ch w er e absolutl'lynecessary. Bu t this en fo r ced method o f"patching" can't go on indefinitelyand nono o f u s want it to. We are proudof our t ow n and wo wunt our streetsto b e k op t in the best possible condit io n. When st reets need rebuilding wcwant them robuilt. Bu t such work costsmoney-it is costing an increasingamount with eueh suceeeding month.Couneil and tho StreetCommissionofcan't take t ho g oo d e a ro o f o ur streetsthat mako f or t ho good o f the eommun-

--;:that our Edito r i s siek and hope it willbe bu t a short timc be fore he is backin tho traces. In tho meantimo overyon e i s urged, to send in news items 50thiit the work of our Editoress and. thoAssociate Editors c an b e m ad e liS lightas possible."

"Tho Oxford A ff ai r. " i s g oi ng t o b ethe best showing o f home talent thistown ha s ever seen. Don't make anyothcr engagemcnts f or th e cvening ofJanuary 4 th . Remember , tho proccedsare fo r 1I. good cause, tho Junior RedCross.

The play to be given by Sophollloreson January 4th will bc preeeded by ashort talk on Junior Red Cross workby Mrs. J. A. Mathe r, J r ., D irecto r oftho Bur ea u o f P ro du ct io n o f CamdenCounty, American Red Cross.

Nothing liko it h as e ve r b ee n g iv eni n Narbe rth ! Tho Victo ry Dinner an dDanee, and Surpr ise, to bo given by thoNarberth Tenn is Associa tion for itsmombers and thei r i nvi t ed guests, nextSaturday cvening, January 11, at ElmHall.

-, THR- FIRESIDE:,

"Thc Oxford' Affair" is an exceedingly amusing p la y a nd you, will fecIwell repaid if you go to thc High SchoolAuditorium on J a n u a r ~ " 4th at 8.15 P.l\L This is a Junior Rcd Cross Benefit,given by Sophomores, N. H. S.

First 'Citizen: "Come around to thohouso next S at ur d ay n ight , a nd we' llha vo a game o f cards."

Socond Ci tizen (who is a member ofthe Narbcrth Tennis Association):"Not on your l i fc-if you 'l l pa rdon theeJ..-pression, I' m going to th e VictoryDinner and Dance at Elm Hall. "

I t scems kind 0' mCan to take advantage ofa s ick man, bu t ,we a re ve ryglad to give a l i tt lo publ ici ty to thofact that Editor Harry Jacobs, who hasbeen ill, is convalescing, an d will soonbe able to walk over h is f arm a nd sizcup tho condi t ion of his winter wheat.

Shalles of Kew Year's Day last year!On Wedne:,day , this N e\\" Year's Day,ono' of the residents of Woodsido nvenue, picked several pansies that wereblooming in he r garden.

Don't forget to send you r name in asa member o f t he Civic Association. Voting mcmber $1.00, sustaining member$5.00. Cheap at twicc th e amount.

Januury 15, I!J I9, is the da y sot fo rtho colleetion of tho Thank Boxes. Ourboys d id t he ir p ar t, le t us s how ourappreciation in a substantial way.

I f you havo no t ye t bought your tickets fo r "Tho Oxf or d A ff ai r" y ou hadbot to r hu rr y up and g et t hcm. TheSophomores have them, bu t if you don' thappen to bo ablo to f ind a Sophomore,como anyway. You can pa y at tho door.The doo rkeeper w il l only charge you 25eents apieee.

B c on hand to en joy the bi g surprise,tennis players, at the Victory Dinnerand Dance o f the N arbcrth Tennis Association at Elm Hall, Saturday evening,January 11.

Mrs. W. Elmer Titus, o f E ss ex avop.ue, entertained'Friday at luncheon followed by c ar ds , M rs . H . C. Kauffman,Mrs. L. Knowlan, Mrs. R. Rapp, Mrs. E.Mitchener, of Collingswood, N. J. ; Mrs.Victor C. Abel, Narbo rt h, a nd MissEleanor Rogers, Camden, N. J.

(ContinUed f rom P age 1.):Mrs. J. F. Donnelly and children have

boon spending th e Christmas holidaysw ith re lati ve s a nd f rie nd s i n 'B alt imOre.

The funniest part of it i s t ha t BillKirkpatrick is a member of tho Gen"eral Committco in charge of th e TennisDinne r and Danco next Sa turday evcnin g in Elm Hall, and ye t hc doean'tk now wha t t ho b ig surprisc is. Ncitherdoes any other momber, even those whoaro on tho Genor al 'Committee, exccptthose who nro planning the affair.

Presidcnt Nash, o f t he Civic Associa,tion, writes: "A great d ea l o f c re di tis d ue M rs . Harry A. J ac ob s f or h ergood work in gettiug ou t t ho t ow npaper on. t im e. Wo ar e a ll s or ry t o hear