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PRICE TWO CENTSNARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY" JULY 5, i917VOLUME III. NUMBER 39 IGOVERNOR BRUMBAUGHATTENDS FIRST UNION

TWILIGHT MEETING

THE FIRESIDEDoes your garden k ee p y ou b us y?Heal ~ u m l 1 l e r at last!

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Tough il l, o fMerion avenue, ar e spending a fortnight in East Pittston, Pa.Mrs. William S. Maddox, o f Wood

s id e avenue, entertained he r bridgeparty on Monday afternoon.

The f ir st meeting of the Union twilight s er v ic es was held on SUlld:J.Yevening, July 2, 1917, at Woodbineand Narbe rth avenues, w it h t he Rev.John Van!l:ess p re si di ng . O pe ni ngp ra ye r was r ende re d by Rev. AveryS. Demmy.The Rev. Chris. G. Koppel Intro

duced Hon. Fletcher W. Stites, w ho Int ur n p re se nt ed t he GovernOl, and inhrief praising hi s Excel l ency as having always b ee n o n th e side of thingsthat were dec en t, right a nd p ro pe rIn the last session of th e Legislatllra.Governor Brumbaugh spoke alongTaylor Fair ies l ef t on Monday fo r a th e l in es o f food con,;erving and aslt-

camping trip. Ing that the people economize duringthe present world wa r so th at the reMadelyn McCoy, of Chestnut avenl\r:, wou ld be no dupl ic at ion o f th e Ameri-is visiting In ;\orl'olk, Va. e an s ol di er s Who starved fo r lack offoods at Valley Forge dui-ing 1777-i8.

Thanks 1'01' th e cool refreshing I Some of his ehie f epigrams were asshowers f or Monday and Tuesday. Ifollows:"I t is a source of considerable reTh e I < ~ p i s c o p a l Sunday School CIOdP.S g re t t ha t your Congre,;s and thefor t he summer after next Sunday. Iexeeutive authorities at Washington

ar e hesitating to pu t i nt o pendingMr. William J. Henderson and fam- legi sl a tion for food c on tr ol a s absoi ly w il l spe nd the 1,1ourth of . T u l ~ in I lute prohibit ion of t he r um t ramc . ICape May. Iam glad that as candidate a nd a s Gov

ernor I have s tood for local ' optionJames Artman, Billie Anderson a nd bec au se I believe that abolition of th ePhillips Witherow ar e camping at liquor t ra ff ic w il l make t he S ta teTurn Villa In th e Poconos. eleaner, saner and wholesomeI' In

every way."" No k in d o f wa r can b e f ou gh t s uc

eessfully If you befog y ou r b ra in swith l,iquor, and Nations at wa r havelearned that you must a bo li sh t he r umtraffic If you want t o w in .""We h av e p ok ed f un too long at th e

f armer s a s ' rube s' an d clodhoppers. 'Now we ar e coming t o r ea li ze thatR. W. Pierpont an d family. of Ches t - f a rmers ar e th e first a rmy t ha t willnu t and Wynnewood avenues, h a ~ ' e Isave us."

gone to .Maine for th e summer. "This wa r a nd the c on se rv at ion of- - - . food wil l t each waste fu l , extravagantMr. and Mrs. Carroll Downe s a nl l Ame rl ea that wastefulness is one of

f am il y. o f Woods ide avenue, motor ed the thdngs that sap ou r national Vigorto Dover, Del., for a few days. and destroy ou r energy as a Nation."

" A N at io n that w in s w ar s to-dRYMiss Bertha Piggott, s id te r o f Mrs conserves at eve ry poin t it s spiritual:-. C. Cole, ha s returned to he r home. forces and advances Its spiritual 01'-III Massachusetts for th e summer. Ig an iz at io n. S ee t o .it that th e al tars

-- - burn br igh ter il l th e days o f war thanMrs. Robert Coleman, 3d. o f SabineIever before. Fo r th e Nation whlcbavenue, ha s been e ?t er t. ai ni ng ~ l e r f or ge ts i ts God shal l per ish , b ut t hemother, Mrs. Gross. of Phll ade lph1a . Na tion which follows God sha ll neve r--- I be defeated."Miss A u g u ~ t a ~ i t h e r o w leaves th.ls II Duets and solos were rende red byweek for HllIca, K Y . , where she Villi Mrs. John G. WHson and Mis,; Emmaa tt end the summe r school at Cornell. Stratton, of Philadelphia.

. - - - . ., On Sunday, July 8, 1917, the Rev.O ur T own 1S an e ar ly viSitor thIS, John VanNess w.ill pres ide and preachweek, mak ing i ts a ppea ra nc e a day at t he Uni on twilight services to beahead of time on account of the holl - held on t he l aw n at N ar ber tb a ndday. Woodbine avenues.

Steps ar e being p rov ided for th",On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Narhe rth avenue entr ance which VimW. St ite s en te r ta ined Governor al1cl i save th e folks from walking aroulldMrs. Brumbaugh and Colonel J. LeWIS Ito t he Woodbine avenue entrance. 'Kolb.Mr. and Mrs. Howar d H ag er , of THE BELGIAN CHILDREN'S

Narberth avenue, tried ~ u their. ne\'ll RELIEF FUNDca r on Saturday by taklllg a tTiP toWillow Grove.

S ever al weeks ago t he s um of $105Why didn't you express your v iews Iwas sent to the Literary Dig:est fo rregarding tin, tunneling' of Essex ave-I th e Belgian children. It was collectnul' a nd the bui ld ing of a new , ; ta t ion ed from Narberth by canvass; andfor Narberth? I th e members of t he commi tte wh oI did the canvass ing dlO'sire to thankMiss Emma Schmuekle, princ :lpa l a l i those who courteously an a gener

of t he T at amy Schools. spent the iously res l!0nded to their petition forweek-end as .the guest of Mrs. L. H' j money. Th e L it er ar y D iges t ha sVon Culin, Merion avenue. I thankfully acknowledged t he r ec ei pt

of the money.Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cohlc and 1\11"1and Mrs. Thomas Munroe, th e lat- Our bas e bal l boys should' receive,ter's parents, ar e soj ou rn ing f or a a ll t he s up po rt possible from ou rIweek or t en d ay s at their bungalow II townspeople a nd t he re s ho ul d be noat Seaside Pari" N. J. abatement of interest on account of a: - -- l i tt le le t-up In their 'w inn ing s t reakI Miss Dorothy Harper Graves, or of the past two years . I t i,; unfortuWynnwood Manor , g av e a n I nfo rm al n at e that th e wa r h as t ak en awa y adance t o t hi rt y- fi ve o f he r f ri en ds o n n umbe r of th e players. At the p re s en tFriday night. The g ue st s w er e f rom w ri ti ng It is rumored that on accountNarberth. Wynnewood. Philadelphia. of conditions, t he t eam may w i thd rawand the bat t le sh ip Kan sa s. from th e Main Line League.._ - - -Fire s ide i tems ar e greatly desired CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

b y t he ed it or a nd short c r ispy news Two cents per word each Insertion, cashi tems c once rn ing you or y ou r h ome In advance. No advertisement accepted uncan be promptly jotted down on a itess cash accompanies copy. -pOiltal card and maned in. Of course, WANTED-Housekeeping apnrtment oryou s hou ld s ig n y ou r n am e to th e A C : : ~ : : S ~ ' A ~ o u d . A : t ~ ' : , ' ; ~ s ~ s ~ 2 ~ a ~ : ~ e ~ f : t ~ : : ~ :(Continued on Fourth Page) Pittsburgh.

POINTERS...

C. W. SmithMiss Catherine Delanf'yMiss .T. 1

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NARBERTH, l>A.-OUR TOWN--JULY 5. IU17Of course, wedeUver - anyp l a c e - anyUme.

READY RELIEF

co;,nUTTEES OF COUNCIL.

The committee (appointed by theCivic Association at t he annual meetIng) dec ided upon a membership feeof $2 per annum, which is to includea copy Of Our Town each week. Onedollar for t he u se of the Civic Assoc ia ti on and one dollar to the supportof Our Town. The i nc reas ed COlltof material and labor in getting ou tthe paper necessitates the withdrawalof the combinat ion price of $1.50.It Hhould be a matter of local prideIn your community that would promptyoU to contribute such a t ri f ling sumas 4 c en ts p er we ek f or the supportof your associat ion and cirCUlation ofyou r p ap er .Remember, every householder inNarberth is a member of the CivicAssociation and will receive OurTown, bu t "hould it not be a matterof honor for him to do his bit, 4cent s per week, toward the support ofthe community in which he lives?However, no compUlsion i8 used, "thevolunteer system" is i n f ul l force inNarberth and all will continue to re c ei ve a copy of O ur Town, except, ofcourse, those (and there are very few,we ar e glad to say) who refuse totake th e p ap er f rom t he post office.Arrangements ar e being m ade tohave all t he volun teer memberdhipfees of $2 in the Civic Associationf al l d ue together at a specif ied timeeach year.Mr. George M. Colesworthy is secretary-treasurer of t he Civic Association and Miss Mary Gara, subscriptionmanager of Our Town.On behalf Of the committe,

F. ltIlIlwood ,Justice,Chatrman.

F in an ce and Law Committee-A. P.Redifer, W. D. Smedley, H. D. Narrlgan.Highway Committee-H. D. Narrlgan, F. L. Rose, Robert Saville.Pollee and Health-W. D. Smedley,F. L. Ros e, Robert Caville.Water, Fire and Light-F. L. Rose,William J. Henderson, Robert Saville.Ordinance-William J. Henderson.F. L. Ros e. Robert Saville.

CABBAGE!

HOWARD'S

Samuel G. Dixon.Commi.,sion.er of Health.

Telephones,12671268

MEOU, AND

3% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts2% Interest on Checking Accounts

FORThe l oca l Board of Heal th has r e

The Merion -Title & Trust Co.NARBERTH OF;FICE, ARCADE BUILDING

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

25,005.004.60120.53$350.9553.19

Unpaid bills $ 166.31Game ro om r e c ~ i p t sclue trustee 1171.41

Ba.lance .

$358.93DISBURSEMENTSPat ri ot ic d emon st ra -tion . . $ 10.00Salar.ies " . . . . . . . . . 183.32Ad'Vertising 2,50War tax on GameRoom July I, 1917, toto June 30, 1918 .Petty cash .Telephone .War fund (Y. M. C. A.)

ClUzell.

Co.operathen

B. T. WlIITE.

HARRY A. JACOBS,Editor.

H. C. GARA,AdvertisIng Manager.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cashier.

OUR TOWN

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.PoHce 1250.

There "'III be dr il li ng at ElmHal l her ea ft er every Mondayalld Thnrsday n igh ts at eighto'clock. AU those who lmve badUII) ' mlllmry experi ence ar eeSlleclally Invited to come on tallli take part , and assis t ill tbework.

A.u ' ExperJment

:ftfEltmEHR OF THE 'NARBERTHSCHOOL BOARD.PTesldent-e. Howard McCarter.Vlce-PrASident-Carroll Downes.'T'reasllrer-Will K. Ridge.Henry Rose.. Robert H. Dothard.

The enclosed article, I b el ie ve , youw il l find i nt erest ing, as it appearspeculiarly apropriate just at t hi s t imewhe n we 'are hearing so much aboutthe needs and activit ies of the Red( ' ross , but so l it tl e as to its originalhistory.

Mrs. C. T. Moore A. J. LoosMrs . Roy E . Clark Henry RoseEarl F. Smith W. T. Melchiorq. M. HenryAssociate Editors.

' rhe presen t Red Cros!:! Society wa!:!founded more than hair a century agoas a philanthropic organization tocar e for the wounded in t ime of warand to s ecur e t he s af et y and neutrality of the nurses and hospi ta ls , aswell as to rel ieve sufferers by pestilence, f loods, great fires and othercalamities.Its name dat es b ack to St. Camilusde Lil li s, a soldier who insti tuted reforms in the care of the wounded andsick a nd also i n th e hospitals onbattelfields.Pope Sixtus the Fi fth gave him permis sion to l is e the Red Cross t o d is tinguish a society he was forming.The origin of his request for thisbadge being a. d ream h is mother bbef or e h is birth. i n whi ch she sawhe r s on w it h a r ed cross on his breast ,fol lowed by other c:hildren with thr

same emblem.The f unds now being c:ollectE'l '.this great charity are for our ownpeople now being hurled into thes tr i fe and it may easi ly happen HIP 'b efo re sn ow flies many may be inneed o f t he Red Cross helpers. Thei rwork is exceedingly dangerous, fort h e ~ ' p lant t he ir flag (Red Cross onwhi te ground) close to the battlel ine ' and whi le a ll nations s tr iVe torespect It, frequently nurses, doctors,ambulance dr ivers and lit.ter carrierst hough wea ri ng t he Cro ss on theirsleeves. fall victims to their devotion.

Y. M. C. A. TREASURER'SREPORT FOR THE' ; " u r J l u l l s I U - ~ o Paid Workers. \ MONTH OF JUNE 1917 c.eived a communica.tion from the State.o d P - ,Heal th Department, which points ou t The Brightest Spot in Narberthwne n nd ub lis he d e ve ry Thurs- __ Ithe n of an energetic Clean I1P in A dday by the Narberth Civic Assoc!a-. June 1 balance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32.71 all l o c a l l t l ~ , in order to assist tn the rug store in themostmodem sense of the termtlon. June 4 to 30 cash receipts.. 358.93 Icont rol ling of any possible epidemic' - ." ,-NARBERTH CIVIC ASSOCIATION. Cancelled check No. 1501.... 12.50 :of infant il e paralySils that may occur flUBhed o ut an d kept free from ac- I A CALL }'OR VOLUNTEERSPresident, A. J. Loos. ithis summer. There were 2000 cases cumula tions of rubbi sh . I ---Vice-presidents, A. C. Shand, J. B. $!O4.14 :in Pennsylvania between july 1, 1916, Ground whe re manur e o r g ar ba ge 'Our Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.00Williams, James Artman. Subscriptions for the iand the 6J;ld of the y ea r, w it h 500 ca s stood or where made foul by sur- ICivic Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

Secretary and tr')asurer, Frank J. year '" ., $ 48.33 Ideaths. The fa ta li ti es might have been f ac e d 'r ai na ge s houl d b e cleaned and Member"hlp f"e. Including --~ i s s e . Full memhership 15.00 imuch greater ha d not the citizens :-'reatcd with unslaked lime. Ou r Town, $2.00Directors, Frederick L. Rose,George Boys' membershdp 9.00 .adopted th e measures suggested by the Foodstuffs exposed f or s al e mu"t beM. Henry, W. Arthur Cole, GeorgeM. JPool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.11 State authorities and it i s u rg ed that Iprotected from flies, dirt and domGstic

Colesworthy, Mrs. William S. Horner, IBOWl.ing . 7.66 no effort be spared to repeat, or uther animals, and where exposed for saleA. E. Wohler t, Mrs . George M. Henry , Store rents 122.50 r.edouble, t hose measures thi s season. on sidewallts they JI'ust be elsmtedFletcher W. Stites, E. A. Muschamp, Chair ' rental 36 at 3c. . 1.08 Space doe s not a ll ow u s to print above the pavement at least 24H. C. Gara, Henry Rose, Edward S. Phone. 1.00 I the full text of the Harrisburg com- Inches.Haws, Mrs . Roy E. Clark, Mrs. Les- Donat ions f rom King's 1llunication, bu t the following extracts It would be well during the coningter W. Nickerson, William D. Smed- Daughters. . . . . . . . . 6.00 should' be car eful ly not ed by every summer that ch ild ren under slKteel1ley. Donations from Ushers' Tesident of the borough and fo:Jowed years of age should not be allo\\'E'd toAssociation, Baptist to the letter.. The Board of Hea lt h i s congr eg at e unnecoo sa ri ly i n p.lblicChurch 7.28 instructed to enforce these rules: places.

Towels. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15War work contribut ions, Loos & Dillworth . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.67War work contMbutions, Narberth Presbyter1an Church ., . 53.86Sale of old papers.... .61Interes t on ;bank dep os it s t o March 31,1917 . 1.68

Send a ll let ter s a nd news item toP. O. Box 404.Send all advertising copy to P. O.Box 820.Make a ll r em it ta nc es t o P . O. Box118.Our Town Is on s al e at the depotnewsstand, and at t he s to re of H. E.Davis.Entered as second-class matter, October 16, 1914, at t he P os t Office atNarberth, Pennsylvania, under theAct of March 3, 1879.

Stables-in Towns and VUlagesManure must not be allowed to ac -Icumulate in open piles. Tho dailY'\contents should he placed i n p its or An experiment bordering close tobins tightly covered or thoroughly fly t he wonde rful h as been made in the

Iscreened. I Clay-testing, depar tment o f a machinI t mu st be removed once a week ery company, at Bucyrus. 0., in whichfrom the f ir st day of May unt il t he a toad was placed in a twenty-tonl as t day of November. brick-press and w as f ou r times sub-Stables must be clansed daily. jected to a pressure of 11,000 poundsGarbage Iwithout injury . The quest ion at issue

Garbage when kept must be placed was whether such pressure would kil lin covered containers. The contam.ers the toad o r whether its ability tomust be scrubbed clean with the compress itself was sufficient t o a llowliberal use o f soa p and water opfore it t o come out of the ordeal alive.refllUng. The toad was f ir st p la ce d in a lump ofI t must be collected at l eas t three ~ r a n u l o u s c la y a nd t he whole pressedtimes a we.ek f rom May 1 until Novem- Into a trick. After the huge pressber 1 ; th e balance of the year it must had done its work the solid brick wasbe removed of te n enough to pe rm it lif ted from the machinp-o and the toadthe container being kept closed. winked its eyes contentedly. stretched

Rubbish and Ashes its l e ~ s and hopped away.-PopularRUbbish, and a s ~ h e s miox.ed with rub- Mechanics.blsh. must be collected regularly anddisposed of i n s uc h a way as not to IWNTCause a nuisance. I ER

$404.14 1' House Cleaning ;All vermin , such as lice, bedbugs,!I r ~ a c h e s , flies, mosqui.toes, rats and This is the time to plantDllce should be extermmated. W C b .Kennels, boxes and cages u sed by mter a bage, from now untIl$1337.72 househOld .pets should be frequently the 15th of July, not l at er .

I Dluld n.. Stickney. cleansed and disinfected, including Plants of th e best varieties nowTreasurer.________ floors, carpets, et c., u se d by t hem . ready.Cellars should be kept clean at al lI ACLIPPING times; . t ~ i s includes the floors, walls The Garden Nurser,'esI

and ceilIngs. Cel lars should be kept-- dry. Cellars should have the windows Montgomery Ave., Narberth, Pa.

The follOWing interest ing art icle ap- as well a s a ll o th er openings for ven-: peared in Monday's Ledger: til'iation, etc., fly-screned.IHrnmbllugh Breaks S I I O O ~ LnlY-,Con. All houses shOUld be thoroughly Th E T1_-=-=--,-,_-,-,_-.,-.-._-_-.- - - - -_-,- - , - ,-'-"-., I

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N A l ~ I : U ~ ~ R T H , PA.-OURTOWN-JUJ.JY 5.1917

Narberth, Pa.

45th and Parrish Sts.

take a look through my newhouses on the brow of thehill, two on Nuberth Ave.and three on Forrest Ave.

FOR SALE!

Good Old-Fashioned, Home-MadeJo'udge_ Tile Kind That l\[other Usedto :lIIuke

C. P. COOKAnthracite CoalWOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIESI AM AT TBE SERVICE OF

THE PUBLIC OF NARBERTHAutomobiles to hire at all hours of dayand night.SABlE CENSORE Phone 1289 or 625 NAkBERTD,PA.

HOWARD F. COTTER"MEATS of.1yl QUALITY

Nine rooms and bath; hot waterheat , electric l ights; high ground. Lot50)(125. Fo r quick sale, $5000.CALDWELL & CO.

Y. M. C. A . BUILDINGMiesen's Bakery

N A RB E RT H A R C AD EBUILDINGBread, Cake, Rolls. Pies,Candy . Ice CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES

AZPELL 'SMusic Store32 Easl Lanees l er AVeDue

fO 'e r t he diamond dew that the whoLenight throughWilI feed the plant a-sleeping.ARY'S LESSON

most delightful outing onware river last Thursdayand evening.Mr. VanNess wil l conduct the Unionprayer meeting in the Baptist ChurChnext Wednesday evening.The presence o f t he Boy Scouts andgirls of the Junior Uni t o f the RedCro ss i n uni fo rm added much to theInterest of t he patr io t ic meet ing lastSunday morning. Mr. Fletcher W.

Sti tes presented in a brief and force-

F I E D L E R

){e," Jolln VUlINess, i\[j1t1ster

ST. ~ L \ U ( a U E ' J " S CJlllllCH.

Tm ; PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Well, Boys, The Size of a Fountain

THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTThe Busiest Store in NARBERTH

MEmos MEETING IIOUSE.Merion Meeting House Is opened f::rwur sh lp eve ry First-day at 11 A.M. Visitors ar e cordially welcome.A registry ' book Is kept for visitors.All are a sk ed t o register their names.

Io:arl y ~ ass on S unclll.Y ! ; 'Ol l l AprilI ~ to October 31st at C.JU A. M. From~ u \ ' e U J b e r 1st to MarCD 31st at 7 A. M.l.ate l\lass, ! l . ~ U A. M. throughout theyea r, ; \I as se s on holydays, !i.au and~ : A. M. Weekdays at 8. Eveningdevotions and other services at regulartlUles.

Has Positively!vothing to Do With the Quality MARY STABLER lived in I Mary knew nature hab it s, and when. G d h 17 D Sandy Spring-a com- the tllac:.tberry vines burst into.OJ 00 s I e rounlain ispenses munHy that was marked! bloom s he added iLer third aOd last_______ by thrift. Thrift had ver se :.... built the houses of SandyI f It IS QualIty and QuantIty you are after, we sell both. Our Spr in g b ig ant} broad; thrift h ad T he b la ckb er ry bowers, o'er fenc.eSodas and Ice Cream are t he bes t mon'ey can obtain. They have I made the rOads good; thrift had .:orn'lr flowers,a flavor whiah is all their own, and will take a medal wherever tended the fields, built up fences and Think of sun that r ipens and mel-kept lawns green; and thrift had lows.shown. ' 1established a bank and a big school The b utt er fly d re ams of the rose'd. . , and bui lt a big meeting-house. But gleams,We also sell one o f th e best FIlms on the market, Eastman s Mary Stabler was not thrifty. Tho oee's at rest with his fellows.

Films, gentlemen. I t is not the film that produces the best results; Sandy SpJlng women and girls sent Iit is the Camera and the man behind. The Film is only the carrying t he ir c ak es a nd their beaten bi scuit , Mary's heart fairly sang w ith t he. baked from century-old receipts, joy ut getting it Into s llape. Sheagent f or t he work the man behmd. produces. along the pi ke t o Was hi ng to n; a nd wrote . I t a ll down toge the r in thr eewhen t he parcel pos t was estab li shed n icely spaced verses on a w ~ l t e sheettlJ.ey doubled their offerings at the of paper and carriell it whenever she1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - r es taur an ts . Eve ry g ir l t urned from could. But s he n eed not h av e bothered rLEAN ...SAFE...WHOLESOMtthe school door to try h er h and at wit h h av ing t he copy upon her per- II In.,some vetnure, old or new. Ro se, on son , for she carried It in a much eaterthe h lI l opops lt e Mar y, baked pies. p lace t han any pocket would a fford OUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARAN'IEEDDebbie, Mary's neighbor on tiLe left, - and that w a her heart. UNDERBAC'IERIOLOGICAL CONTROLmad e j el li es a nd a pp le b ut te r. Mar y Then, before she knew It, Mary wasdid nothing, and she should have done longing to shuw the ver ses to somn P a s l e u r l ~ e d Milk IDELIVERIESmore than any of them. one who might be likely to appreciate B r Y D C l o ~ ~ l k c e r U U e d WEST PRILA.For Mary l iv ed I n the house that them. She could n ot s how t hem i( l (PedrlaUeSoelel ;v) OVERBROOK

the Dela- Elizabeth Lea had made famous. Rose; Rose would never underetand. S I I "G " MERIONIi d h f pe e a uernseyafternoon E zab et h Lea ha come t ere rom And lJebblf , might l augh . At jllst Milk WYNNEFIELDPhiladelphia, a seventeen-year-old I that crit ical moment Mary p ic ked up 'I (Roberls'a: Sharpless ' BAI.A-CYI\WYDbride, fr ail and pr et ty ; an d she had Ia magaz il 'e , turned over the pages Dairies) NARBIRTD?ecome t he mos t famous housekeeper! carelellsly a nd saw In the back o f It ICream Buttermilk ARDMOREm the neighborhood. The Dutch oven I the following advertisement:In the dining room had b ee n In c on - "Soug poems wanted. Do you know Table 8 ~ : e a ' : . ~ l p P l n o W'tNI\I."OOD~ : ~ ~ ~ g t : ~ s : ~ ~ : ~ : : i ~ : ~ ! e ~ ~ : d ~ ~ ; : ! ~ ~ ~ e ~ : : ~ c : ; 2 ~ ~ e : J I ~ : : s d O ~ : ~ f e a ~ SPOIl POwcLL 0RIRICSwhen il l heal th had at last made he r p ai d fo r all a cc ep te d. And to thosp L - 11 H 11a prisoner in her own room ups ta ir s, d es ervi ng s ti ll further success wes he ha d b usi ly written down he r re- will show the way to make hun-ful appeal the cause o f t he Red C ro ss , ceipts and had had them' published dreds. 'to which a substantial o f f e r i ~ g Wd S In a book that became the law in tlJ.e I At t he g at e t ha t v ery noon Mary

made at the close of the servICe. Ineighborhood for pie and jelly and put her beloved verses in the shining Wllitman's Chocolates andI butter making. Ibox to awai t the R. F. D. collection. Douglass' Home-Made Candles atnAP'I'IS'!' {,)ll'JWH OF i When Mary l iv ed In t he hou se the She was p ract ic al . enough to r ea li ze DAVIS'TilE };VANGEL IDutch oven In the d in ing room was I that she would not g et an answer in- - - merely an ornament, and tiLe big flre-Iless than a week: two days for herA " e l ' ~ ' S. n e n L n I ~ ' , Pastor place in the outside kitchen was b ar e verses to go, three dayS f or office--- and gap ing; bu t the inside kitchen consideration, and two days for an

~ l 1 r b e r t h , }) l l . and the wood stove wer e s ti ll i n use'jl answer to reach her . Consld.l!ring theALL S A l ~ T S ' P. };. enUUeH -- . And "Cousi n Lizzie Lea's" spirit ardent tone of the advertisement, she-- Sunday services: lought to have moved her g rand -I t hought that a week w as enough to H. C. FRITSCHHel. Andrew 8. Burke, Rector 9.45 A. M.-Bible school. Classes daughter. ' allow.I Properties . Fo r Rent and Sale- -- ., f or a ll. Everybody. welcome: But Mary was a dreamer. S h was It was. In exact ly seven days after Fire InsuraneeThe services at All SalUts P. E. 11.00 A. M.--Mornmg worship. Ser- I a poet-that wa s the s ec re t of It all. t rus t ing her precious thoughts to the Bell Phone 8 52 W.Chu rch. Mon tgomery and Wynnewood ;mon by t he pastor; subject, "What: She did no t like t o work, because her box at t he g at e. Mary found In ' thatavenues for next Sunday ar e as fol-' Message Has the Church for the World: dreams were so delightful. Wonder- box a l et te r b ea ri ng t he imp ri nt of Wall BundIng. Narberth, pa,lows: at War?" T e ~ t , John 1:29. Illustral-

t' ful phraaes kept flitting through h er t he firm that had advertised. When ---8.00 A. M.-Holy communion. ed sermon to children on the subject, mind. When It was whe at year for she had read the letter she sa t down A ma n that whispe r s down a well,About th e goods he ha s t o s el l9.45 A. M.-Sunday sch\Jol. "The Chinaman and His Seven CoIns." I the field In front of the hou se and On the bank' outside the gat e for f ea r C an 't r ea p so many golden dollars.

11.00 A. M.-Mornlng prayer and 6.30 P . M.-Union vesper service;;, wheat ra n down the hillside to the some one from t he hou se might see A s one who climbs a tree an d boilersermon. Sermon by Rev. John VanNess. stre am a nd winds blew th ro ugh the her. She had to keep that momentNext Sunday, July 8, wil l b e t he last Church Notes stalks, a ll s or ts of original ideas rt.D o f d el ig ht a ll to herself. The l et te rses&ion of the Sunda,y school unti l the On Sunday morn ing, July 8, t h In phrases through Mary's mind; but b eg an :third Sunday in September. All the pastor begins a series of four sermons, t hey never would l ink themselves to- "Dear Madam. We are much Im-scholars ar e urged to make an ext ra ent it led, "Live Quest ions About the gether. IPressed w ~ t h t he beau ty of t he verses R O O F E R Seffort to be present at the closing 01 Church of To-day." A l arge number I At dusk, when f ir ef lies f lut tered in you have s en t us, a nd w e ha ste n tot he Sunday s choo l fo.r t he summer . ;of people seem to be convinced that iand out among t he b ea rd ed g ra in , he r say that we con si de r t hem capab le1----------The afternoon serVICes have bep,n the church is not essential to their ' heart aciLed wit h words ; and when of being made I nto a beautiful lullaby. Before Purchasl-ngdlscoutlnued for t he s ummer months. peace and prosper ity, for t he w el fa re s he walked down to the s t ream I tsel f We suggest that you get Mr. Thorn-The Sunday school picnic last weel, of the community and t lt e Nat ion. and watched I t f low brown and laugh- ton to set them at once to music. Mr. A thewas quite a success, and all the E ve ry Institution in t he l an d Is now ing under t he bridge, she seemed n!>t Thornton Is the composer of "The ny Ing

scho lars had a most enjoyable time. passing through an acid test as to Its only to g ri p t he f ac t that the world ROE,e and the Bee" and of "The So Important as aHomeThe chu rch ' bu ss es l eave Narbertl:l usefulness to the welfare of human- swung bu t t o f ee l t he v er y t hr il l a nd Honeymoon Crowd," which netted himfll1

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NA}{BEltTH, PA..-OUB TOWN-t.rULY 5. 1917

The above department should be or thereatest use to the community, tbe l ist contains the name of every professional man,tradesman. mechanic, shopkeeper, etc.. wbodoes o r c an In any way serve hili fellowtownsman. and who Is proresslve enouchto add n ame to l is t of Regis ter.As It Is dIfficult for thoss contrlbutlDCtbe lr t ime and e tror ts t o t be p roduet Ion or"Our Town" to ' pe rsonal ly e it he r know orInterview all such,lt would be most help.,ful If tbose not now found In tb e prtntedl ist would send In a memO Of thslr Dames,addreSll, pbone numhers and businesses orprofessions for listing. Tbls will cost u to1.lows; 10 cents each Inus tor 21 IInes; Ii ceDtsfor each addlt lonal l ine.

CONTRIBUTORS, NOTICEI

IIIEATS, ETC.Boyles'. Phone. 398.See display advertisement In tblo losue.Cotter, Howard F. Phone. 1298.See display advertisement In this I..,ue.Crist, Frank Phone, 644\V.See display advertisement In this Isoue.MILKI1almbach, A. Phone, Cyn' ..yd 766-W.Address. Narberth P. O. Box 415.Seott-Powell Dairies. Phone. Preston 2398.See display advertisement III this Issue.MORTGAGESSimpson, James C. 232 Essex ave.Phone. 636. or 1420 Chestnut st.lllUSICAzpelI's illuslc Store, Ardmore. Phone t072-J.See display advertisement In this Issue.Cowln, T. Stuart. Plano Teacher.206 Merion ave. Phone, Narberth 347-R.Loos, Fanny H. Plano Teacher and Accompanist. 417 Haverford aVe. Phone. 316-J.Studio, No. C Arcade Bldg., Narbertb.\Vheelock, Klltharlne. Phone, 683.109 lona avc.. Narberth.NOTAR'f rUBLICJell'erles, J. II. 111 Narberth ave.Phone. 666-M. ,

O I ' T I C I A ~ l ! lFenton, Carl F. 506 Essex ave. Phone, 638W.Phlla. address. 1806 Chestnut st.PAINTERSCole, James R.246 Haverford ave. Phone. 1225-J.\V . G. Cummcr. Phone. 12-62 W.210 Elmwood ave., Narberth.Walzer. Fred.117 Winsor aVe. Phone, 1247-J.PAPER IIANGERS\VIUe. Geo. A. 320 Woodbine ave.Phone. 1203-W. First-class work.PATENT LAWYERSFoster, Sam I. \V. Phlla. address. 1011 Chestnu t st . 131 Merion ave. Phone, 1233-J.PIIOTO PLAYS"Arcadia ." 16th and Chestnut sts., Phil&.See dIsplay advertisement In this Issue.PLUMBING, ETC.Suplee, Goo. B. Phone, 1289.See display advertisement In this Issue.Wall, I I. B . Phone . 319- J.See dIsplay advertisement In this Issue.REAL ESTATECaldwell &: Co. Phone. 1271-W.See display advertisement In thIs Issue.Fri tsch, II . C. P h o l l ~ . '52-W.See display advertisement In tbls Issue.Godfre)', Wm. D.114 Woodside aVe. Phone, 685-W.Nash, Robert J. Phone. 605.Money for First and Second Mortgages.Yost, \Vm. E. 209 Chestnut ave. Phone, Nar.1285-W. with Harbert & Clagborn, MaInLIne Real Estate. 204 Bal1sy Hldg. Phil&.ROOFING, ETC.Gara-IIlcGlnley Co. Phone. 1268-W.See display advertisement In this Issue.Mll1er, John A. 243 lona ave. Phone, 661-J.Shop, 246 Haverford ave. Phone. 1226-J.SIIOEMAKERSTamef. lIarry246 WoodbIne ave.Good Wear Shoe Repai r Shop,Constantine, B. G. Y. III. C. A. Bldg.TAILORSl"..aA:le Tal10rlng Co. Phone, 1203J.See display advertisement In this Issue.8ch\Vartz, Charles Home Town Tailor.234 Haverford ave. Phone. 1254-J.TYPEWRITERSI>odge, E. G. 602 Esoex ave.Phone. Narberth 638-1>1.

The EdJror.FIRE COllIPANY.President, \Jhas. E. Kreamer; sec

r eta ry . Char les V, Noel; financialsecretary, E. C. Stokes; treasurer,Carden Warner; c hi ef e ng in ee r,Chas. V. Noe l: f ir st assistant englne er , E dw . W ip f; s ec on d assistant en gineer. A. P . RedI fe r; thirrl assistantengineer, H. B. Wall: fourth assistant engineer. Jo .. >\T. Needham.

Fo r th e past two and a ha lf y ea rsth e following i tem has a ppea re d, w it ha few exceptions. in e ve ry w ee k' sissue:OUR TOWN wiII gladly printa ny n ew s Item a bou t a ny sub je ctthat is of In terest to N arb ert hfolks, bu t in order to meet thep ri nt in g s ch ed ul e, a ll "cOpy"manuscripts-must r ea ch th e edito r by 6 P. M. Monday each week.And still many of ou r g oo d c on -tributors w ho h elp so much toward

mal ti ng Our Town a success, continueto mail their "copy"-manuscrlpt-onTuesday, and even sometimes on Wednesday-the very day on which thispaper Is mailed. I t is imperative thata ll i tems must b e i n the ed ito r' s handson Monday evening. as hereafter al li tems received after th e specified timewlII no t appear in th e current week'sissue, thereby In most ins tances maki ng t he " co py " s ta le n ew s f or t he ' f ol lowing week.

ness that s ome' o f t he boys of Narb ert h. w ho h ave already gone fortha nd o th er s who wllI follow, may beamong, th e beneficiaries. The DireLor s of th e Gui ld w is h to thank everyone for this most generous response.The ne xt sewing, meeting of theG ui ld w il l be held at the home ofMrs. Hewitt on Wednesday afternoollJuly 11. at 2.30 oclock.

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Yowell. Fisher101 Conway ave. Phone, 334-J.GARDEN NURSERIESWohleM, A. E. Phone. 696.See display advertisement In tbls Issue.GROCERS .Imperial Grocery Co. Phone. Narberth 600.See display advertisement In this Issue.IIAULING, ETC.Walto.. Bros. PhOne, 672.See display advertisement In this Issue., INSURANCEBowman, Samuel P. (I,lfe.)116 :Elmwood ave. Phone. 063-W.Burl;bardt, \\IlIIer Phone, 669-11I. P. O. Box.L. (1.lre, Fire. Accident, Healtb, Auto, etc.)Jones, Chas. R.403 N. Narllerth ave. Phone. 696-W.Jones, Wm. J. 103 S. Narberth ave. Pbone.680-:r. Phlla. address, Penn lIIutual Bldg.Snyder. Jtobt.313 'Woodside ave. Phone. 383.Trot ter Bros. (Fire , e tc .)209 'Woodside a\"e. Phone. U62-R.LAWYERSGIlroy, John 211 Essex ave. Phone. 1246R.Phl la . addr.. .. .. . Lincoln Bldg. .Henry, Geo. III. lOT Chestnut ave. Pbone. 608.Phlla. addre8ll. Finance Bldg.Schell, Horace :aI.208 SabIne ave. Phone, 1246-W.Stl te l, :Fletcher W. 413 Haverford ave.Phone. 872W PlIlI&. address. Oro.er Bid&,.LIGHTING FlXTUBES:alcDo"aI4 ,John. Narberth phone. 1888.1613 Cbeat. aL. Phil&. Phone. Spruce 8188.

NEEDLEWORK GUILDLAWN FETEMARY'S LESSON

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BOARD OF HEALTH.

ENGINEERS RESERVEM. M. SHEEDY, Capt.

QUARTERMASTERS' RESERVEEDWIN H . WIPFThe foregoing Is c or re ct , s o

far a s known -a ny additions orchangea ma y be left with Postmaster Haws.

NAVAL COAST DEFENSEItESERVERICHARD BURNSJAMES COOKWALTER COWINEDWARD ENSINGERPRANKLIN FOSTERKENNETH HAMILTONHENRY C. HOWESLESTER JEFFERIESJOSEPH LARKINC. R. LONGJOHN MOWRER, JR .WALTER NASHPERRY REDIFERALAN ROSEWM. C. SIMPSONROBERT TOWNEFRANK WINNEMARINE AVIATIONNORMAN KRIEBEL~ l A m N E RESERVESJOSEPH LIGHTTHIRD N. Y. ARTILLERYGEORGE H. SHINN

NATIONAL GUARDSJOHN R. BRACKENJ. C BRINTON, 3rd Regt.EARL DICKIE, 3rd Regt.CLARENCE HUMPHREYS, 1s tRegt,RUSSEL N. LUKENSGEO. W. R. MARTIN, 2nd Lt"3rd Regt.JOHN McQUISTON, First RegtJAMES McQUISTON. 1s t Regt.HAROLD D. SPEAKMANO}'FICERS RESERVE CORPSLEON DARLINGTONVINCEN'l' F. CUNNINGHAMGEORGE McCAIGRICHARD STOCKTON WHITE

NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOLGEORGE W. FLECK

lIIEXICAN BORDER SERVICEREZO BROOKSMARION CHENEYHAL. KNUTZENA. C. MILLERW. LAXLEY PEEBLESRICHARD STOCKTON WHITE

CIVIL WAR VETERANSDR. B. F . BOYERWALTER C. CREELYGEO. W. FRALEYGEO. GARDNERTHOS. G. HALLALBERT D. HUGHESW. S. McCLELLANTHOS. MONROEGEO. W. RUSSELLSPAIHSH.AMERICANVETERANSF. V. CUNNINGHAMEDW. P. DOLDGEORGE M. HENRYJOS . T. MAGARITYFRED.C. PATTENBEN J. T . WHITE

Th e following me n of Narberth have a ns we re d t he ca llfor th e def en se o f ou r c ount ry :

ROLL OF DONOR

can spare a coup le o f hours an y nay(but Sa turday) to come to th e worltr oom In th e Y. M. C. A. Building from9.30 A. M: to 5.30 P. M. The list with1he names of t hOde In charge Is put)llshed elsewhere IQ. th is pape r.

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GLORIOUS PROSPECT.Th e Rev . Sol Bro il s was p re ac hing

wha t h e c on si de re d h is best sermon,b ut f or some unaccountable reason itfailed to a rouse sufficient interest.

Presldent-Chas. E. Kreamer. He decided to tr y ' h is audience onSecretary-A. P. Redifer. another theme, "Brethren," he shout-Health Officer-W. S. McClellan. ed, " in d a t Glory Land dar a in' t gwlne

Th e Red Cross Headquarters in th e Members-Dr. Clarence T. Fairies, te r be no mo' scuffiin' fer de goodY. M. C. A. looked ve ry business l ike T. B. Du Mar ia s, Carden Warner an d t hi ng s t o e at ! E ve ry th in g gwine tel'on Monday morning when it opene1 Chas. V. Noel. be f ot ch to yo'-sassage, sparerib,for WiOrk. Quite a number at ladles chitlln's, 'possum'. Think uv dat!"we re p re sent t o do t he ir b it for the;r1---------------11 Old Unc le B il l Franklin, w ho hadcountry. The diiTerent organi7JBtions OUB TOWN ",111 gladly priDt bee n sound asleep, wo ke u p a t thisIn t he t ow n wHl have charge ot cer- an ,. news Item about aDY sub ject point and yelled ou t f er vi dl y: "Pa r-tain days for R ed CrOStl work, but that Is of IDterest t o Nar be rt h son, say dem greasy wuhds agio!"everybody Is ' invited and u rg ed to b e folks, bu t ID order to meetpresen.t any morning or - ~ t e r n o o n . Th e " " Old Gentleman: "MY, what a nice"'" th e prInting schlll'lule, all copy 't , ..Red Cross clas s s t ar t ed til Mrs. Stite's little boy you are, aren you-maDuscrlptR-must roach th e s 11 B "N I i 't ic li th'ouse, bu t as th e membership increatl. ma oy : 0, a n no n e editor by 6 P. M. Monday each ' I b It h I' D t h S' kled t o such an extent (seventy-flve in t e oy, ne er ; m u c 'le es,on e week) sh e could no t accommo- week. der terror, an d I can l ick auybody mydate so many, so a sk s a ny on e who' , -=- size around here!"

A miscellaneous tlhower was givenM is s Mar y Mel ch io r b y th e membersof t he ir B ib le c la ss at th e home oftheir teacher. Mrs . Van Ness, on lastFriday evening. Miss Melchior wa smaking a q ui et l it tl e c al l u pon th em i n l ~ t e r and hi s wife when suddenly,t o h er great amazement. th e clasS appeared standing In front of the ve randah. Upon e nt er in g t he ho us e t hegifts were dlsoovered hanging upon ac lothes l ine and Miss Mary a rr ay e d inbonne t and apron was requi red to tak!!down th e delightfUl "wash " a nd op,meach package in th e presence of th eexclted onlookers . LQJter, some yonngme n joined th e party and al l llpent amost enjoyable evening together.

HARRY B. WALL

The A rc ad e T he at re , N ar be rt h, Isshowing some ver y h igh- cl as s photoplays. I t is open every Tuesday, Fri.Lul'''' aliJ Saturday. Program for weekof July 2 is as follows: Fr,iday, July6, t he B io gr ap h Company p r e s e n t ~Char le s J . We st In "The Wife;" sixthepisode of "Pearl of th e Army.... SaturdaY. July 7, program of "Triangle"p ic tu re s. Tue sday , J ul y 10, America'sdaintiest actress. Miss Anita S tewart ,in "T,he Sutlpect." Other pictures always i ncluded. Admiss ion 10 a nd 1 5:cents ' always good mus ic . C om in g;Tuesday. July 24, Charley Chaplin in 'th e two-part comedy. "The Woman."

P le as e don' t f or ge t t he a uxi li ar y s i lve r te a a t t he residence of Mrs. D.D.Stickney on Thursday. July 12, and remember that by your attendance youma y very readily "kill three blr(1swith one stone," I. e., spend a verypleasant afternoon among an agreeable body of women , you ma y alsoacompllsh two good hou rs ' wo rk forRe d Cross, an d last b ut v er y Importa nt . y ou r s il ve r offer,ing will benefitth e Y, M. C. A. July 12 at 216 Wayneavenue.

news i tem. i n which event th e namewould be withheld.

IIIAIN PRODUCTION-(Except Saturda:rSand l I o U d a ) ' ~ ) Starts 10.15 A. I II .. 12.00 ,2 .0 0. 3 .4 5, 5 .4 5, 7 .4 5, 9 .4 5 P. III.SATURUAYS ASD nOLIUAYS-IO. 11.45A. M . 1.30. 3.15, 5, 6.40, 8.20 and 10 P. III.

Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBER TH . PA 1

BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSE III . WILLIS DAVIS, Proprietor IHome D ~ ~ ! ~ ~ ~ ~ E ~ ~ ~ J Game. IFancy frlllt anJ Ve]:'ct.,hl.s. "A STORE FORPARTICULAR PEOPLE"Telephone. NARBERTH , PA .

~ ~ ~ 2 ! A 'inest Photoplay T h e ~alre ol l i s Size In th eEnUreWorld.Photoplays-Continuous 10 A .M . to 11.30P.M. IPhUa . . P a .IIIW)o;)o;K 0)0" ,JUI.Y ~ ! S I l \~ l o n < 1 I 1 ) . Toe.