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Ir ing Your Flowers EarlySaturday Morning OUR TO Baseball Fans Go To over-jbrook SaturdayVOLUME I. NUMBER 34 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY9 JUNE 3 f 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS

School Children and Band Assist In Celebration

IINTERESTING EXERCISES MARK THE. BEGINNING OF WORK ON NARBROOK

A. H. Cole.

Three Straight VictoriesOne Saturday and two Decoration Day-put Narberthin the lead in the Main LineLeague. I t was a greatweek-end for local playersand fans.Keep up the good work,boys; you're playing realball. You'll have the wholetown ou t before the season's through.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN?All who ar e Interested in makingartistic, as well as us ef ul g if ts f orChristmas during t he S umme r andFall months should telephone to Mrs.Walter Dothard (Narberth 316 D) onor before Satu rday , June 5th, andmake inquir ies regarding t he c la ss i nbasketry which is about to be started.This c la ss is for beginners. No agelimit.

Other School Notes

COMMENCEMENT WEEKPROGRAM ~ N O U N C E D

School Notes.The members of the b as ke t b al lsquads, boys a nd g ir ls , w er e entertained by Principal and Mrs. Melchiorlast Thursday evening.

It was a great d ay f or Narber th- wll1 have hundreds of these beauti fulwas last Saturday-and i f you mis se d trees as evidence of the wonderfulthe exe rc ises a t tending the breaking Influence of just one Idea. Anotherof g round f or NARBROOK, the new illustration was the t ime ly suggest ionmodel community residence centerand of Mr . Alexander C. Shand, chief enpublic park, you missed somethi ng g in ee r o f the Pennsylvania Railroad,very worthY-While. and o ne o f the Vice presidents of ou rFrom the moment th e parade o f a ssoc ia ti on , who sugge st ed diVidingThe p rog ram for Commencement school ch il dr en , h ea ded b y Mayor the borough into d ist r ic ts , each underWeek at the Narberth School has just GAilIES }'OR SATURDAY, JUNE I). Blankenburg a nd the new Narberth the supervision o f s ome one man orbeen completed. The exercises will Narberth at Overbrook. band, c ame int o sight, unt il t he last woman, to report monthly to the as-begin on Sunday. June 13 with the GUlphMills and Dun & Co. ( Tr avel . s pa de fu l o f earth had been dug, the soc ia ti on a ny condition worthy ofbaccalaureate 'sermon to the High ers.) celebration was a suc ce ss I n e ve ry c ommendat ion or needing correction.School graduating class, and close Paoli at Wayne. sense of the word. I The Crowning AcWevement.w it h t he commen cemen t p ro pe r o n A goodh' number of the Borough"'sF . I J 8 h "The crowning work of th e assocl-r ldaY even ng, une 1 . T e pro- WARNING TO } 'LOWER THIEVES. residents were on hand, quite a num-gram follows: ber of out-of-town guests were p re - aUou was th e planning of the park,The mal icious pract ice of pilfering actual work on whi ch b eg in s to daySunday, 13th, 8 P. M.-Bacca- sent, the band made good, Bur- - ,I M d C flowers from th e yards of citizens has and w hich is the e ve nt w e h av e as-aureate exercises, etho 1st hurch. gess Henry proved himself to bebecome noticeably frequent during the s embl ed t o c el eb ra te I n many waysSermon by Rev . C. G. Kopell. a first-class g round b re aker , the .M d 8 M P I past week. this event Is of deep significance. Itson ay, P. . r ln c pa l' s r ece p- R es id en ts on Forest, Woodside, Narberth School child ren gave justt t S I CI Importance and influence are not con-lOn 0 en or ass. Chestnut Narbertll and other avenues the needed touch of color and youthfulT d 10 30 A M G d ' fined w it hi n t he l im it s of ou r littleues ay, . .. ra e promo- have reported partial or total loss of i enthusiasm and Mayor B ~ a n k e n b U r g borough, nor measured by the com-

tion exercises. Pupils will respond to blooms. ! topped off the occasion With one oftheir names, with memory gems or On Forest avenue, three boys were ' those fine, friendly, neighborly talks pa ra t ive ly smal l amount of capitalclass poems . (Meet in g of special in- seen making the depredatl'ons. for whic.h he ha.s no r.lval within involve d. As the e xp re ss ion o f aterest to motllers) 1 d 1 h lofty conception of c iv ic duty, of high. This form o f p et ty tlleft is one of many m ll es o f Phl a e p la.Tuesda... 8 P M Alumni night T f h k d Ideals and pUblic spirited citizenship,J' the most annoYl'ng, a nd the bor ougl l he p la tf orm o r t e spea er s anP ub li c mee tlng Address by Dr It i s worthy of nation-wide attention. . officials are determined to make an guests, and t he cha i rs for the spec ta- and commendat ion.Charles Wagner. Commissioner of example of th e first youth caugh t t or s were set back about 50_ .reet. fromEducation, State of Delaware. W d d f t I t was Mr. George 1\r. Henry, ou r9 30 P 'U Private mee ti ng o f t re sp as si ng o n any property, for the 1ll sor avenue, akn th eWI mllIlu es Burgess, who conceived this idea, and. m. pur po se o f r obbing it of flowers or before four o'cloc e s gna wasAlumni. fruit. given that the Mayor, the band and the presented it at a meeting of TheClvlcWednesday, 9.30 A. M. Victrola school c hi ld re n w er e c om in g. T he y Association in the early d ay s o f lisconcert for pupils (parents welcome). marched from the Y. M. C. A. down formation. I t contemplated reclaim-11.00 A. M. High School "outing." CHILDREN AND VETERANS UNITE Essex avenue to Windsor avenue a nl l i ng an unattract ive piece of land withThursday, 1 P. M. Awarding of IN ilIEillORIAL DAY EXERCISES. thence west to the park grounds. In ou r l imits, developing building

p ri ze s i n t he composition and spelling The Memorial Day exercises at the The Mayor and Mrs. Blankenburg Ilites and laying out an attractivecontests. Narberth School on Friday afternoon were escor ted to the p lat form, and the park, t o be dedicated to the Borough1.30 P. M. E ighth G ra de c la ss d ay were as interesting as anything of school children, led by Principal Mel- and the e njoyment o f its citizens,exercises. the kind every held in the borough. I chior and several of the teachers- without cos t to the tax-paYer. TheFriday, 8.45 A. M. Senior Class A notable feature was the presence each chi ld ca rry ing a sma ll Ame ri ca n p la n attracted immediate attention."Chapel Exe rci ses, " (De vot iona l e x of a numbe r o f Civil War veterans, fiag, were banked to the right of the It nee de d the c o- oper at ion o f pub li cercises and short speeches by seniors al l residents of Narherth, who lunched p la tf orm. They made a fine picture spirited citizens, with a vision clearonly). with the Children, Aild oCCUPied seats and their cheering for Mayor Blanken- enough to s ee how much the suc ce ss8.15 P. M. Commencement e xe r- o f h on or o n the platform. They were burg, Burgess Henry, and th e new of the project meant to Narbe rt h. Tocises. . Captain W. S . McCl el la n, 1 7t h. , New park, under t he l eade rs hi p of Mr. obtain this support, Mr. Henry de-9.45 P. M. Informal reception to York; L ie ut en an t Thomas Monroe, Melchior and their singing of national voted his time and energy In t he mostn ew membe rs o f f ac ul ty and " fa re - 28th., Penna.; Lieutenant Henry Rus- songs w ~ r e f ea tu re s o f the celebra- llberal and unselflsh spirit. In thiswel l" to retiring members. sel l, 72nd ., Penna.; Lieutenant B. t ion. Ins tance , to use a current phrase, the

F. Boyer, 202nd., Penna.: Lieutenant Mr. Henry, as president of the Civic other members of the association wereThomas G. Hall, 1st., engineers, New Associa tion opened t he e xe rc is es b y q ui te willing to "let George do it," andYork; S amue l H . Flte, gunner, Key- Introducing A. J. Loos, chairman of 'George ' certa)nTy did It well! I t maystone Battery; and R. H. Tyson, 129th., the Park Development Committee, who easily be imagined h ow muc h d et ai lPenna. In turn called on Rev. Emerson L. It took to finance the proposition, toCaptain McClellan gave th e children Swift, pastor of t he Bapt is t Church, sell 42 bUilding sites and to attend toa n int er es ti ng t al k, and the various for the opening prayer. the thousand and one other things InThe Department of Pub li c S pe ak ing c la ss es p ar ti ci pa te d i n t he program Chairman Loos' Adllress. connect ion with such a p ro je ct . T he

is attracting the a tt en ti on o f p ar en ts , w it h songs, etc. A quartette of the Mr. Loos then spoke brieflY, review- Civic Association, of which Mr. Henrya nd has been favorably commented g.raduating class sang seve ra l selec- Ing the history of NARBROOK from is president, has, however, done muchupon and stronglY endorsed by the bon. the inception of the Idea up to t l l f ! to help Mr. Henry in this work. Asmothers of the members of t il e grad- The children went through va rious I afternoon's exercises. He said: a result of these efforts, we are aboutuating class. Few High School pupils calisthenics under the direction of ' "The ceremony celebrating the ac- to begin the actual work of develophave th e natural ability, or experl- Miss McGowan, the physical instruc-

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tual beginning of work on Narbrook Ing this tracl{ of about 14 acresence, t o s pe ak i n public, and yet this tor. would be Incomplete without a brief Into a handsome park, bor de re d byIs One of the most des ir ab le accom- - a llusion to the events that led up to 42 building sites. The sal e o f the lotsp li shment s. The work done alongIHOPE TO START ELECTRIC It, and that marked an epoch In the has rea lized a sum sufficient to payt hi s l in e d ur in g t he past season by TRA INS BY ,JULY 1. historv of ou r borough. Thi s was the for t he e nt ir e tract, with a liberalMiss Mary Melchior, i n s t r u c ~ o r i.n the Narberth patrons of the Pennsyl- organization of The Narbe rt h Civic surplus for th e cost of development.Department of P ~ b l i C S p e a ~ l l l g , IS de- vania Rai l road ar e anXiously await- Association, about one year ago, large- InclUding the services of a town-planserv ing of the I l lghest p ra lse. Mem- in g the inauguration of t he e lec tr ic Iy through th e efforts of ou r Burgess, nlng architect of national reputation,bers of the Freshman and Senior service to Philadelphia. The company! Mr. George M. Henry, then recently Mr. Robert Anderson Pope, of NewClasses have had weekly lessons announced some time ago that the! elected, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Charles n. York c it y. The Park Developmentthroughout the season, a nd e ve ry day serVice would be s ta rt ed on June 1 st , B la cl ca ll , Mr . and Mrs. W. Arthur Committee, which has cha rg e of the~ o m e m e m b ~ r s o f t h e Sophomore, J un - but t hi s was f ound to be impossible, Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Gara, and practical work, has a lso secured thelOr and Semor Classes have appea red owing to the great amoun t o f work many other public spirited ladies and services of Mr. D avid Knlckerbackeron the p l a t f o ~ m and taken p ~ r t i n t he to be done east of the Gira rd avenue gentlemen. Boyd, equally well-known, a s s up er chapel exerClses. bridge. Wha t h as been accomplished by Vis ing architect, which wll1 insure a

From information received at the The Civic Association in this b ri ef h armo ni ou s r el at io n b etwe en theoff ice of t he Pub li ci ty Bureau at time is s ti ll f res h i n our memories. character of the res idences a nd theBroad street s tat ion , the company is A to wn m ot to w as se lec ted -"NAR- natu re of the landscape, under properbending every effo rt to have t he work BERTH, THE YEAR 'ROUND HOME restrictions.completed and electr ic t rains in oper- TOWS," C le an -u p Week was i na u- Prllise Civic Spirit.ation by July 1st. gurated; a beautifUl h is to ri c p ag ea nt , "Wh il e we may congratulate our-All that remains to be done is the e xt ending ove r two days, was held selves on the material r es ul ts t ha tcompletion of the wir ing f rom the la st June; a local newspaper has will flow from t he se e ff or ts w it hi nWes t P hi la de lphi a y ar ds t o t he t er - been establlshed; a Community Cen- the next .rew years, i t Is the unseenmlnal. A l ar ge p ar t of the wiring tre in connect ion wi th the local Y. M. Infiuences and effects that are vastlyin the train s he d a t B ro ad street C. A. was formed; a library and a more important. In the developmentstation has been finished, the c ar s brass band have bee n started. As a of a civic consciousness, in renderinghave been comple ted and the train result, t he re h as been a wonderful public service from unselfish motives,crews have all quallfled for the elec- awa ke ni ng o f a community spirit In training citizens to co-operate Intrlc service. among our residents. A beaut ifu l work for the common good, and in theexample of this was a suggestion made development of a ll t he o th er qualitiesby Mrs . Norman Jefferies, one of the that make for good citizenship, will

d ir ec to rs o f the Civic Ass oc ia ti on , be found a much greater benef it tot ha t t he citizens generally p lan t Jap- th e community, th an any m ate rl a\anese cherry trees, of t he p ink dOUble Improvement. We conceive the reflowering variety, s o t h a t we also, like quirements o f g ood citizenship t o i nJa pan, m ay have a cherry blossom c lude more than merely paying taxes,season In Narberth, that wlll attract obeying the laws, and voting perhapsv is it or s f rom eve ry d ir ec ti on ' to w lt - onc e I n f ou r y ea rs . We think a go odness an annual mirac le of lovel ine ss ' , c it izen should give unsel fi shly of h isas Mrs. Jef fe ries expre ssed i t . This time, ene rgy and t al en t to make t hesuggestion was promptly adopted by community in which he l ives , a bettermany res idents , and next year we (Continued on Page 2)

Two ll1ustrated lectures were givenbefore th e student body during thepast week. Profe ssor Braden spokeon Cal i forn ia and Miss Grace Nevinspoke on Yellowstone Park.Principal Melchior spoke before thestudents of the First PennsylvaniaNormal School at Millersburg, onTuesday.

The Child Life Chapter of Narberth,an organization of mothers, wll1 bethe gue st of our schools t hi s Fr idayafternoon.T he n ew Narberth High SchoolAlumni wi ll hold I ts flrst re-union andpublic meeting, Tuesday evening, June15, In th e school auditorium. Therewill be a literary program f rom 8.15to 9.30, to which the public is co rdially invited. Afterwards there will

be a business meeting and social hour.Continued on Page 2)

EVERYTHING READY FOR THE FIRSTANNUAL FLOWER SHOW ON SATURDAY

Interesting Prizes Offered-Experts to JudgeoNarbe rth 's f ir st flower show wlllb e heh! in the Communi ty Room ofthe Y. M. C. A. Building on Saturdayafternoon and evening o f t he p re se ntweek, June 5 th, f rom 3 o 'c lo ck until10 P. lVI. All t he det ai ls h ave beenarranged and th e onl y t hi ng necessary to mak e t he e ve nt a compl et esuccess i s t he hearty co-operation ofall flower enthus ia sts . Eve ryone isu rg ed t o s ubmi t an exh ib 'a o f s omekind. The committee in charge of t heshow ar e anixous that n ot o ne o f tIler es idents of the Borough who may 'Deinterested i n f iower s wi ll r ef ra infrom e n t ~ r i n g an exhibit f rom f ea rit may be lacking in mer it . Exper l.ence l ias s llown t llnt prizes Bre mostoften won bl' those ,vho Itave but asmall Jlumber of a g iv en k ind orflower.

The prize s to be o ffered wil l be ofmuch in te res t to those who. have gardens, smal l or large, and except whereotherwise noted, the prizes in eachclass will consist o f a d ozen g rowingplants or bulbs of such flowers assnap-dragon , a ste rs , verbenas, zlnn ia s, d ah li as , g ladi ol us , mar ig ol ds ,a nd s im il ar flowers. Thu s t he goo11effect of the flower show' wil l be per.petuated all summer long throughoutth e Borough.Attention i s c al le d to the specialc lasses . Of particular interest is theChildren's Class, wherein a f ir st p ri zeof $5 in gOld will be given for thebes t a nd mos t a rt is ti ca ll y a rr ange dbl!-sket or v as e o f w il d flowe rs t o hesubmitted by children under the ageof 16 years. For t he second best exhibit In th is c lass $2.50 In g ol d w illbe given. The children of the Boroughare expected to show great interestin competing f or t he se pr iz es. Another special class Is that known asthe Suffrage Class, i n whi ch a pr iz eof two dozen growing plants is offered for t he bes t a nd most artistical

ly arranged exhibit of yellow flowers.Special prizes are also offered b y t heH en ry F. Michel l C ompa ny In twoclasses.Here Are Tile Rules.The following rules for the presenta tion of exhibits have been adopted:1. All exh ib it s must be delivered atthe Y. M. C. A. Building b ef or e 1o'clock on Saturday , June 5th. Aft(' rt he e xh ib it s h ave bee n received andarranged the doors wil l b e closed andthe exhibits judged.2. Identification cards w ill be f urnished for all the ent ries . Thesecards wil l be marked by the exhibitor with t he num ber o f th e cl as s ~ t tached to the exhibit .3. The flowers will be on exhibitionfor general inspect ion from 3 o 'c lockuntil 10 o'clock P. M.Ever)'bolly Invited.All residents of Narberth, whethercompeting in the show or not, arcrequested to visit the Y. M. C. A.Building on Saturday afternoon orevening and see the flowers. This willgive an opportunity to shake handswith one 's neighbor and become better acquainted with th" good peopleof our a tt ra ct iv e l it tl e Borough.Tlllrty.One Classes.A complete list of t he c la ss es f orcompeti tion Is as follows:Class I-Best vase whi te roses, notover 6 b looms.Class 2-Best vase pink roses, notover 6 blooms.Class 3-Best vase red roses, no tover 6 b looms.Class 4-Best vase yel low roses ,not ove r 6 blooms.Class 5-Best vase climbing roses,one color , any number. First grade Mothers' Day will b\lClass 6-Best vase cllmblng roses, h eld on Wednesday, June 9, at them ~ ~ , ' a i t y number.Class 7-Best vase peonies, White, Y. M. C. A.3 b looms.Class 8-Best v as e p eoni es , p in k,3 blooms.Class 9-Best vase peonies, scarlet,g blooms.Class 10-Best vase peonies, mIxed.any number.crass l l -Best vase delphinium(larkspur) light b lu e, 6 stalks.Class lZ-Best vase delphinium'(lal'kspm; iIark bfne, 6 sfalks.Class 13-trest II blooms cOlumbine.single.

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THE FIRESIDEBy Lady N a r b e r t h ~ ')4

"WatclI )'our step"-the strawberryDansant"-just one of the features orthe "Strawberry Fes ti va l, " o n thp.Just ice l awn, Narber th avenue aboveWindsor, Friday n ight , June 11.THE NEW RAND }lAKES GOOD.Just a few words a bout o ur newtown band. It made its f lr st publicappearance last Saturday at the ceremonies marking the f lr st w or k onNARBROOK, and wba t i s equally important, it made good.Leader Brooks and h i s fellow musi

cians ar e to be congratUlated. In thefew mon th s t ha t t be y h av e been rehearsing, they h ave m ad e decidedprogress and are rapidly developinga first-class musical organization.A year ago we had to go ou t oftown to get a band. Now we haveour own band a nd we ar e ready fora ny kind o f a celebration-big or little.Keep up the good work . BrotherBrooks.

Mr. and Mrs. L. G.' Robbins , ofHaverford road, entertained Mr. andMrs. Wright, of O ra nge. New Jersey,over the holidays. Mr. Wright isMrs. Robbins' brother.

Rev. J. W. S. Toms, wife and twochi ld ren, f rom the Presbyterian Miss ion, of SeOUl, Korea, ar e visiting Mr.J. Burt, of Rockland avenue. Mrs.Toms is a sister of Mr. Burt. Theywill return to Korea in October.

Rober t Durbi n i s s pend ing a fewday s w it h h is p ar en ts , Mr. and Mrs.Robert H. Durbin, of Narberth avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. WilTiam B. Gooda ll ,re tu rned on Monday from an automobile trip to Delaware Water Gap andCresco.

Graduates of th e H ig h School metat t he home of Mr. Melch ior on Tuesday evening of last week and organIzed an Alumni Association.

Miss Dorothy Mulford, of New York,former ly of Narberth, w as t he weekend guest o f Miss Hilda Smedley.Miss Marjorie Chase, who graduatedlast w\:ek from t he Southern Semiuary, at Buena Vista, Virgina, h as r e

tur ne d to he r home on Elmwoodavenue.

lIfr. and lIfrs. H. R. Pr ince and Mr.and Mrs. E. A. Wood, ar e visiting theirparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall A.Wood, of Elwood avenue.

Miss Eleanor Ens inger , of Montgomery pike, entertained at luncheonon Saturday last. Her guests includedthe Misses Isabele DOdds, Mar ionMiller, Helen Craigie, Mildred Smith,Marguerite Mueller, Florence Wyatt,Ruth Shellenberger, M ar ga re ttaDickes and Dorothy Brill.

Arrangements have been made wi ththe weather man for glorious weather for the night of Friday, June 11,when the "Strawberry Festlval" w111be g iv en on the lawn of the Justiceproperty, Narbe rt h avenue aboveWindsor avenue.

DOMESTIC SCIENCE COURSEPLANNED FOR NEXT SEASON.The mothe rs of the pupils of theHigh Schoo l who v is it ed the schoolon 'WednesdaY, had a very interest ingmee ti ng . S ome of the p up il s o f t heSophomore class en ter ta ined themwith an i ll us tr at ed l ec tu re and laterMr. Mel ch io r i nv it ed and answeredquestions, and then spoke of h i s p lansfor next year .

GOOD NEWS AROrT TICKETS FOR I am sure every mother was im-I.oJ)CAL COJDIUTEUS. pressed with Mr. Melchior 's enthu-Of interest to all commuters, is the siasm a nd e ar ne st ne ss a nd f el t theannouncement of the Pennsylvania; lack of room to work out his plansRailroad in connection with the recen t satisfactorily, since two or threeorder of t he Pub li c Service Commis- grades ar e obliged to use the ones ian r eg ardi ng t he l im it of the 100- room, as conditions are now.trip t ic l, et , Whi le the order extends He a ls o t ol d o fh i s wish to introducethe limit f rom s ix mon th s t o one year a department of domestic science nexton all 100-trip t ickets purchased here- year, f or p upi ls of t he u pp er g ra de s,a ft er , t he company has gone a step and says it can b e d on e with comfurther in t he i nt er es t of its com- paratively little expense, and withoutmuting patrons. As soon as necessary any expense whatever to the schoolt ar if fs can be prepared, a ll 100-tr ip board.tickets sold since Dec embe r 14th o f I An experienced grade teacher ha slast year w ll l be good for one year been f ound who wlll teach domesticfr om d at e of purchase, and the six science as well, and by t he new readmon th s l im it on t icket s purchased jus tment of classes contempla tedsince that date will he canceled. nex t y ea r, c an do so without any de-The r ai lr oa d i s a ls o r ev is in g i ts t rlment to the regular grade work.tariffs covering the first-class on e-wa y E ve ry mot he r, I f eel sure, wil l apt ickets . At p resent . this class of tick- predate t ho prac ti cal value of suchet is good f or passage onlY in the a course and wlll want to co-operatedirection specif ied on its face. That with Mr. Mel ch io r in establishing it.i s, a one -way ticket reading "Narberth As a means of getting the necessaryto Philadelphia" has he'retofore not funds, I would suggest that OURbeen good for passage from Phl ladel- TOWN t ake charge of a SUbsc ript ionphia to Narberth. The tariffs ar e now for the purpose.being revised so that these tickets As a mother of o ne o f the graduat wi ll b e good fo r passage between the ing c la ss who has spent t he ent ir estations named, regardless of the di- period of her twelve yea rs o f, ~ C h o o lrectlon in which the holder i s t ravel- life in the Narberth school, I WIsh toing. take this opportunity to exp re ss my

deep a pp re ci at io n a nd g ra ti tu de t oMr. Melchior lind the teachers fortheir interest and efforts.OUrs.) A. P. Redifer.

EXERCISES MARK BEGINNING OF WORK ON NARBROOK

Jlrs. C. P. Fowler,Chalrmull Press CODlmlttee.

FIRE COMPANY'S ANNUAL ELECTION.Members of the Fire Company have

elected the following officers for theensuing year.President, Charles E. Kreamer;vice-president, J. Howard Wilson;Secretary, Charles V. Noel; f inancialsecretary, Edward C. Stokes; treasure r, Carden Warne r; trustees: EdwinP . Dohl, T .B. Du Marais, F. H. Harjes,Charl es Humphreys , Frank Zentmayer; flre chief, Charles V. Noel.President Kreamer appointed hisvarious committees for t he nex t year.The Fire Company holds i ts regularmeetings at 8 P. M., the last Tuesdayof each mon th . Al l members ar e invited t o a tt end.The Company renders an entirelya volunteer service and every residents ho ul d be a du es paying member. The

annual dues are $3.00. I f you ar e nota member send y ou r n ame t o S ec re tary Noel.

H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.

E. A. MUSCHAl\IP.W. ARTHUR COLE.Managing Editors.lIIAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cashier.

H. A. JACOBS,Subscription Manager.

OUR TOWN

EDITORIAL NOTES

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police 1250.

"THE LAST CALL"OUR TOWN wlll gladly printany news i tem about any subjectthat Is of i nt er es t t o Narbe rt hfolks, but in order to meetthe prInt ing sclIedule, al l "copy"-manuscripts-must r ea ch t heeditors by 6 P; M. Monday eachweek.

S end a ll letters a nd n ew s i tems toP. O. Box 956, Narberth, Pa. Do notsend them tJ t he prin ter .':>end all advertlsing cop y t o P. O.Box 820. Make all r emit tances t oP. O. Box 34.Our Town is on sale at t he d epotnews-stand, and at the store of H. E.Davis. ClIILD LU'E CHAPTER NOTES.The members of t he Narberth ChildEntered as second-class matter, Oc Li fe Chapter assembled in th e Y. M.tober 15, 1914, at th e Post Oftlce at IC. A., on Friday, May 21st. An interNarberth, PennSYlvania, under the esting talk was given by Dr. R. HoffAct o f March 3, 1879. man w it h some suggestions of vitalinterest to mothers for their children'sphysical well being. An invitationwas extended by Mr. Melch ior to thechapter t o hold one of their meetingsat the school. The chapter decidedIto avail i tself of this opportunity at.' the next meeting. Friday, June 4. All

members ar e urged to be p re sent ontime at 1 P. M., at the Narberth Schoolon this date.

(Continued from Page 1)community, and help make it clean, t he ir p ower to help keep Narberthwholesome and attract ive. I t means spick and span. He said thei r sharpto refrain from destruct ive cri ticism eyes would enab le them to do thisof those who conduct its affairs, and much better than the older people. Heto help along every movement for its asked t hem to r emembe r this as thebetterment. Such citizens s o admir - ad vi ce of Mayor Blankenburg, andably typified by RUdolph Blankenburg, also to be car eful n ot t o p ick fiowerst he honor ed Mayor of Phlladelphiq., wantonlY, as they di e s o s oo n, whenand Mar ti n G. Brumbaugh, ou r Gov- plucked , and t o p ro te ct t he b frds andernor, are well fltted for th e larger the ir ne sts. H e r ef er re d to his ownactivities of t he Sta te , the nation and youth, when chi ld ren were car el es sthe world-broadminded and pat ri ot ic about t he se t hi ng s, because'they didin th e be st sense of the word." not know any better.Blankenburg's fine Address. Mayor Blankenburg's address wasMayor Blankenburg entered made in a clear strong voice, and was

thoroughly into the spirit of the in ter rup ted by frequent and heartyoccasion, and in the course of a short applause. It was replete wit h th eaddress, made an eloquent and fore i - fi nes t spirit of enthusiasm for all thatble plea for the fulfillment by all is des irable in citizenship. He is acitizens of their c iv ic dut ies . He splendid examp le o f what it reallyr efe rr ed to the two great evils that means to be a public-spirited citizen.interfered with this, the first being Our t ow n i s to b e congr at ul at ed onind if fe rence. He drew a v iv id picture having him with us on this \memorof t he man who i s content with cast - able occasion, and h is add re ss i s sureing a vote once in four years, and to leave a deep impression on theneYer does his share of th e many im- minds of all who were fortunateportant things that must be done t o enough to hear him.make his home town better; t he man Letter froDl Council President.who i s p er fe ct ly w il li ng to stay at At the conclusion of Mayor Blanken-home in his easy chair, an d le t the burg' s t a lk , Chai rman Loos r ead theother fellow do it. The other grea t following letter from President Narevil is cowardice-fear of a boss. This rigan, of the Borough Council:he said we happily did not have to "I regret n ot be in g a ble t o b e p re contend with, as wa s th e c ase in th e se nt at the ceremonies marking thel ar ge cen tr es of populat ion, where formal beginning of the park workthe bosses only promoted what was to-day, l\lr. Warren Anderson, is spendingfor their own in te re st s. T he Mayor, "However, this does not prevent m e se vera l da ys in Ohio.with a twink le in l li s eye , said that wishing y ou su cc es s i n t he final acMrs. Blankenburg was th e only boss compl is hmen t o f t he task that youhe acknowledged. and your associates have before you.At thi s point, the noise of a passing I w ou ld a ls o ment ion t he f ac t thatSUFJo'RAGE JIEETING FRIDAY train threathened to overwhelm the af ter conversa tions with the variousNIGnT. Mayor's voice, but he humorously re- council members, I can assure you o f

The Woman's Suffrage Party will marked t ha t i t would take more than their hearty support, individually, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Verbecke, 303ho ld a ral ly Friday evening in the Y. the lungs of a Pennsylvania Railroad and their willingness to aid the move- Gra)-llng avenue, are being congratu1\1. C. A. Community room at 8 o'clock, locomotive to drown his voice when ment as t he pre sen t and future in- lated on the birth of a s on Richa rdwith Prof. Frank D. Watson, o f Hav-I speaking for civic righteousness. He come o f the Borough will permit. BOWker, born May 18, 1915: Edwarderford College, as sp ea ke r. T he men also touched on t he b eaut y and val ue "Again wishing you sllccess for the iB. and Harry Verbecke, Jr., ar e Visit.of the borough are especially request- of co-operat ion , so wel l illustrated ia future of Narhrook Park , I remain, I ing their grandmother in Brooklyn,ed to attend. the deveiopment of Narbrook, and re- Yours very truly N. Y.ferred to his efforts to have a similar (Signed) Harvey D. Narrigan,WnAT YOU CAN D01 :FInST ANNUAL }'LOWER snow. work done in the development of tTie President , Narberth Council. Mary Pusey Warner , fo rmerly resi-Last week's iss ue of OUR TOWN Kirkbride Asylum grounds, in Phila- The }'Irst Spadeful. d en t o n Highland avenue, Merion, Iswas still warm from the presses (Continued from Page 1) delphia, and to the difficulties in The actual breaking of the ground occupying he r new hom e on Haver -when one of our readers called us up Class 14-Best Ii blooms columbine, accomplishing it, i n v iew of the man y was started by Burge ss Henry who ford avenue, Anthwyn Farms, Misson the telephone. He has been a resi- mixed colors. various conflicting interests and drove the new spade deep into the Warner has been teaching the young.dent of Narberth for many yea rs and Class 15-Best vase Canterbury opinions prevailing in the city. earth. The implement was then passed er children in Merion for t he pas t sixis well informed 011 borough history Bells. Tnlked to Sehool Children. to Mayor Blankenburg who l augh - y ea rs and will continue this line of

11 t ff H v Class 16-Best vase Sweet William. dId t bas we as curren a aIrs. e ga e F 1 A notable part of the Mayor's ad- ingly remarke t lUt he use 0 e a, I wor k h er e. P re vi ou s t o mov in g tous a l ot o f i nt er es ti ng i nforma ti on Class 17-Best vase I ?Xg ave. I d re ss was t o t h e chi ld ren o f t he pub li c f arme r and that breaking ground re- Merion, she had taught in Chester,about local affairs and incidents of CCllass 1189-BBesttvase rplso a p n i Y s C O a O n ~ ; 'school, whom he h ighly commended minded h im o f old times. Others who ' Pa. , f or ten years.k 1 d f hi h ass - es vase p e , J H .. t d' th f 1 1past years, a now e ge a w c I f or t he ir part in the exerCIses. e partJcIpa e II I e ceremony 0 Ie p - - - -every citizen ought to ha ve i n order c O c ~ : ' s s 20-Best vas e sweet p ea s. told them the clean-up week i n . P h i l ~ - Ing t o "start" the park were: Chai r- i Mr. H. R. H i l ~ e g a s broke groundto thoroughly understand just why CI 21-B t vase cornflowers delphia , which was fine, bu t wInch dId Iman Laos. A. C. Shand, vice president jlast week for Ius new home. Thecer ta in t hi ng s were done i n t he p as t, ( ~ s ) es not last beyond the week. As soon of the Civic Association; Mrs. Blank- house wlll be of white concrete withwhy certain things are being done now c a u r ~ ; - ' : " B e s t vase lilies not less as it was over, t he s t ree ts were again I enburg, Councilmen E. C. Stokes and red tile r oof and is l ocat ed on theand why cer ta in t hi ng s can't be done t h a n a ~ ~ r e e stalks. ' l it te red with paper, and ashes and William D. Smedley, D. Knickerbacker pageant g round adjoining the newat present. Class 23-Best vase larkspur in rubbish accumulated as before. He Boyd, consul ting arch it ect ; and Mrs. residence of )'Ir. J ac ob s. Mr. HillegasQuite naturally we asked our f r iend combination with other flower or flow- earnes t ly asked them to have a clean- C. R. Blackall. expects to occupy h is n ew home ear lyto w ri te u s these matters a nd s end ers. up week every week in the year; t o b e The exercises closed with a prayer in October .t hem to OUR TOWN for publication. Class 24-Best vase or basket lily- particular to p ic k up scraps of p a p ~ r I by Rev. J?hn Van Ness, pastor of theDon't misunderstand us. The re was of-the-valley. and rubbish, and do everything 111 I PresbyterIan Church.nothing startling or sensat ional about Class 25-Best vase roses, mixed.wha t he told us-just plain, bu t in- Class 26-Best arranged basl{et tRt ~ r e s t i l l g and impor tant , f ac ts h av ing and hyb ir d roses.to do wit h Narbe rt h' s b orough and Class 27-Best arranged basketofficial history. But our friend laughed rambler roses.and said "Oh, I 'm n o letter writer ; I Class 2S-Best arranged basketl 'ouldn't wri te anything for you." pansies, all colors.We weren't able to bring him I Class 29-Best vase or bowl hardyl tround to our poi nt o f v iew at that Scotch pinks .time, bu t we may get h im later . We Class 30-Best vase Pyrethrnmbope so. daisies, 0.11 colors.The incident is recorded in Class 31-1\Iost at t ract ive basket orthese columns, no t b ec au se w e ar e vas e o f f lowe rs of any k ind or numunder any edi to ri al delus ion th at it ber.is amusing, nor a re we t ry in g t o "fill Slleclal ClasRes.space." OUR TOWN bel ie ve s that Chflllrell'R ClasR : -Bes t and mostthe resident s o f Narberth wil l take an a tt ra ct iv e v as e or basket o f wild flowinterest in local affairs i n d ir ec t p ro - e rs , f lr st p ri ze, $5 in go ld; secondportion to the knowledge they have prize. $2.50 in gold.of those affairs. They want t o know SlIffrllJre ClaRR:-B est a nd mostt he "why" and "wber efor e" o f t hi ng s a rt is ti ca ll y a rr anged exh ib it o f yel-low f lowers , prize , two dozen growingand they have a right to this informa- 1tion. If they don't get it they are sure p aTnlts'H F 1 \ ~ i I 11 C of. . Ie enrv . 1 c Ie ,ompany -to criticise, and unenlIghtened cnti- fl ' il d I f tl e bes'er a arge s ver me a or I . Lc ism o f bo rou gh a ff ai rs i s bo und t o I vas e o f mixed c ut r os es ( no t o ve r 25hurt and h inder borough progress . I hlooms.)So we make this p lea to officials For the best mixed v ase of 25and just plain c it izens to use OUR p eo ny flowers n ot ov er 25 blooms)TOWN t o discuss local affairs. If the Mi( 'hell C o ~ p a n y offer as a firstyou have a viewpoint or an idea that nrire 100 gladiolus gold medal m i ~ -you want to present to the residents tnre, and as a second prize , 100 Pearlo f Narbe rt h, t hi s is the medium. I f tnhproses.you have any in fo rmat io n o n b or ou gh T he exhibi t s wil l be judged by 1\'[1'.matte rs tha t wil l th row any l ight on II Fred Cowoerthwait, of the Henry F'.the s ub je ct s und er d is cu ss io n OUR l\!f if'hell Company. and Mr. EdwinTOWN will be glad to hear from you. Matthews. of Thomas Meehan &;We're l iving here because we like Son!'. These mpn are competentNarberth, and liking the town, we ( ' rit ics on horticultural subjects. anrlshould do our share t o h el p solve its will insure accurate and Impartialproblems and make it an even better !,p1oction of nri:r.e winners.bome town. The f'ommittee In char/?'e will hav",n'l hand as mR,nV extra vases as pos-Ea t your d inner at home, bu t your ~ l h l e . hut exhibitors ar e ure :e d t odessert at the "Strawberry Festival." hrlT1ll' their own VAses 01" haskets allFriday night, June 11-Justice lawn Ir.,,. AS it is nossihlp to (10 lm . in ordp1'--Narberth avenue above Windsor n, . , t t>,o Vllrfpty "no AttrA,('tlveness ofavenue. the s how may be enhanced,

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N A R B E I t ~ I J , _ ~ 1 \ , . : - O U R TOWl'- .JUNE 3.1915UNION SERVICE SERMON

Rev. Chris. G. Koppel Preaches Sermon on Present-Day Missionof the Church

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The "OIICII ai r evellt" of the seasollIs the "Strawbelory Festival," with a llthe good things that go with it -tempting ices, luscious berries a 10.Delaware, music with the jingle,dancing In ze dansant par lo rs , b r il l iant lights, beautiful decorations andthe "Banana Girl," wit h h er Orientalcostume and songs of the nation.

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1many and echoed i n t he life and hear t sinning men to repentance and to keepof al l the other fighting nations i s 9. r ep ea ti ng t he a ng el s' s on g o f peacedisgrace to ou r modern civilization. on earth.It Is utterly contradictory to the teach- What was it that shocked the clvi-lngs and spi r it of ou r Lord. lIzed world last summer? It was theThe radical error Is that the belllg- Interruption of the forces which were

----- . ---- erents are In t he w rong a tt it ud e of contributing slowly and yet s ur el y toNarberth Is justly p roud o f t h e s pi ri t p ermi t them to dest roy our children mind and heart toward the eternal the growth of this kingdom of God, byof unity that exists among i ts local jfor a price in revenue! Ten thousand principles of right. Militarism, the breaking loose over Europe or thechurches, and the union services held babie s for ninety mlllion dollars. One whether of the German, t he French, kingdom of hel l. The c ry of the waron the last Sunday evening of each I baby for nine thousand dollars. the Russian, t he E ng li sh , t he Aus- devil struclt terror to a ll hea rt s themonth are always of great interest. 0, my country, that hastens to r e- t ri an , the I ta li an , the Turk i sh , or the wide wor ld round .When possible, "Our Town" will s en t an i ns ul t to the flag on th e part American type, must be smashed by It rests upon us to preach thishereafter print the sermons t ha t a re of a retarded and misguided member the Chris tian sentiment of the worl d. k in gd om of God with a new confipreached at these union services. of a less favored race (Mexico)-that The time ha s come for Chri s ti an dence in Its necessity, a nd by ever yThis week-bY request of many of sends forth thy loyal sons to figllt and men to spealt out. The man who i s possible e ffor t to secure Its establlshour subscribers-we start this new die f or t he wrong 's redress-go hide interested to revive mil it ar ism i n t hi s men t among t he n at io ns .practice by printing a large part of t hy face in shame until thou hast day and age o f t he wor ld 's h is to ry i s Men with t he t each ings and idealsthe sermon preached by Rev. Chris. washed from t hy g ui lt y h an ds t ~ l e a menace to h uman p ro gr es s a nd a n of the Son of God upon their lips andJ. Koppel, pastor of the Methodist crying blood of the thousands of ht - e nemy to t he advance of civilization. with His sp ir i t i n their hearts ar e theUhul'Ch, at the union service In the tie one s whom thou hast sold for a If the warring nations could only be true empire builders.

Presb)terian Church last Sunday eve- p ' i , ~ ~ ! bathed in the. spirit of Jesus Christ, I The way of permanent peace is byning: And the s al va ti on o f t he adult Is Son of God, Master of men, the Man the path of democracy and not despot-The Sermon. hav ing a new empha si s. R id er Hag- of Nazareth, the war wou ld c ome t o i ism. So l ong a s th e world allows the"Also, day by day , t he L or d added bard l'ecently said, "The old Methodist a speedy end. Kai se rs and t he Kings, t he C ae sa rsto their numbers those whom He was doc tr in e o f regenerat ion is a vital one Down then, foreve r down with mill- and Napoleons t o p la y w ith it s destl

saving."-H.. V. Act s 2: 47. a s e ve r in the h is to ry of t he church." t ar i sm of whatever sort-and on, for- nies, there will be war.These words, few as they are, give Jesus Christ tasted death for every ever on, with the ideal spirit of world- Is it n ot t im e f or ~ u r o p e to be ridus an inspiring picture of the early man. Le t us re-emphasize it. Jesus wide brotherhood i n J es us Christ. of the tyranny of ambitious rulers and.::hurch. Would to God every church Christ tasted death for every man,and Amerlcn's Resp onsIbi li ties. sch em in g di pl omat s that democracyof Jesus Chr is t, o f whatever name, no man has ever fallen so loW' that Turning our f ace upon a ll o ur d ea r m ay have a chance?might attain to that ideal. the saving p ow er o f Christ's love land, we find the conviction of the For, after all, the Kingdom of GOllVital present day emphasis must b e t hr ou gh the gospel cannot r ea .ch him. need of Jesus Christ driven even more' simply means the kingdom of the peo

placed upon the idea that t he church And, brethren, the true social gospel deeply into mind and heart. ipie-the government of good will, "byis literaII)" an engine of progress. It has i ts inspi ra tion in the gospel of It was almost pathet ic to not e t he 1the people, of the people, for th e peomust re la t e itself literallY to the true Christ and that i s t he onl y true liocial interest of the various nations in the I pie."and essential interests of the people, s ~ ~ l ' v i c e . TIll' gCBpel i s the power to , question as to what at t itude America I I t was for the purpose of build ingand a church that does not do this is save the world, and as tha individual: would take when wa r was declared. : such a kingdom that Jesus Christnot making progress toward the com- is regenerated by it, so only ca n the. In every country almost the first' came among men a nd died for theln.ing of the Kingdom of God upon warld t.l'. . i ques tion was , "What does America "For there is none other name und(l":'earth. We should admir e a rchi te c- At this v er y moment t he wor ld lS' think about this war? What wil l she heaven given among men whereby wetural b ea ut y, c ra ve inspirational in t he g reat es t c ri si s of its history. I do t o h el p in t he s it ua ti on ? Wha t a t- mus t be saved."preaching and music-but the cliurch I am int er es ted dur in g this hour to! titude may we expect he r t o t ak e at In this day of trial the living Godmust turn aside f rom sel f -grat i fie a- discuss the question, "What is God's: this time?" The eyes of the world are Is cal l ing upon H is c hu rc h to knowtion and concentrate itself upon t he answe r to this dreadful si tuation1" I upon America to-day. t he t ime of His v is it at ion and to pre-~ r e a t basic p r i n c ~ p ~ e on which it was I make bold to ~ i v e t hi s response: The A perfectly tremendous responsibil- pare t!le way of .the L?rd.loullded by the hvmg God. lone great crYll1g n ee d o f a modern ity rests upon our own government in He IS manifestll1g HIS power i n a ll'Vhell Jesus s et h is face to go to i s t ricken world is the teur:hings, th e these critical days. The destiny of t he qua rt er s of t he earth. Men who, yesJerusalem He gave utterance to the ideals, t he s pi ri t of Jesus Christ, ~ h great nations an d o f countless mil - t er da y, wer e scoffers, ar e to-day seekgreat words of His earth ly miss ion ' Son of God! This is the one ques t ion l ions depends upon our taking the i ng H im and H is chu rch.t1wt "the S on o f man had not come tel I before us to-day. . right course. The fu tu re of democ- In America, thousands ar e findingllestroy men's lives bu t to save them." i Look heatheni sm square ly II I the, racy is largely with us. Him, allli cities ar e being stirred byThat ..-as the vital principle of tl:e: face. What a marred visage it hI! i I thank God for President Woodrow reviva l fires.church. And I Uk!' thp way the Lorll: Go through city after.city t h r o U g h ~ u t I WilSOll! I thank God he is for peace! I n F ra nc e t he goddess of reason nopn t it, for the b u ~ i n c s s of th e churL'll, !\orth Africa, loolc mto the habits, No President of the RepUblic has borne longer satisfies t he hea rt s and conwas to he everlastilJgly the worlt of cnstoms and l if e of the people; no suc h r espons ib il it ie s s in ce Lincoln. sciences of the people.saving lives. lather thought will b e p re se nt witll Indeed it may 1Je questioned whether In China whole cities are turningThe emphasis has too l on g b ee n. you as that pungent saying, "Almighty! ever i the h is to ry o f o ur beloved to the cross.pu t upon the idea of s ou l s av in g I God writes a plain hand." : land have such world-wide issues In India the multi tudes are flockingwhen it should be placed upon man: One out of eve ry four or five native3: hung in the balance. Eve ry man ot to Chri st in greater numbers than the

saving. The i de a of the saving of I whom you will meet., ID(,\n, WOIDen ano! whatsoever faith, who knows how to church is prepared to receive.souls h as ha d too wi de a prevalence.: children, bear in their faces th e marks pray, ought to bear Pres iden t Wilson The heathen nations need Christ;MUll'S souls ar e diff eren t f rom the of t he s in and degradation of hea th en - and those a ss oc ia ted w it h h im i n t he Europ e needs Chri s t; Amer ica needs

Totals . . . . . . . 15 14 27 6 2 livE'S of men. The l if e of the church: ism. Never have you see n s o m an y discharge of t he se f ea rf ul r es pons l- Christ; every man a nd every womanis. o r ought to be, centered upon the: people with defective eyes, with placid bilities, long and often t o t he t hr on e needs Christ.idea ot the salva tion of the lives of I countenances , wi th deformed bodies. of God. The world's regeneration is commit-O. A. E. men. I An Italian phys ician who ha s been There are no o th er two S ta te docu- t ed to Jesus Christ. The f ailur e of2 1 0 I am glad t ha t Protest ant i sm is, practicing medicine in Tunis ~ o more Illlents in all the wor ld , s o fa r as I the churc h to carry the redemption10 2 0 pu ll ing more emph as is u po n t hi s, t han twent y y ea rs b ea rs testimonY to I Imow, which approximate so nearl)' message means the reced ing of clvlli-2 1 1 )Joint. a nd a ls o t ha t i t h as awaltened i the universal prevalence of dlseasel:l' the teachings and ideals of the gospel zation.1 0 0 to the necessity of the saving of the I of the most loathsome character.! of Jesus Christ as the Declaration of To save America and the world is1 2 Olli\'es of children. : There i s, o f c ou rs e, much of that in [ Independence and the Cons ti tu tion of the business of the church and the1 2 0 I The salvation of the child is at last lands where Chr is ti an ity has had a the United States. gospel of Jesus Christ.2 1 11 coming to its own-thank God! Jesus I chance; this in spite of and cont rary I The American Republic and the2 3 O! wrote i t into the Boolt o f L if e anll' to Christian religion; bu t in the so-: Ki ng dom of God ar c t he s is te rs of AITTUOR OF NARBERTIl PAGEANT3 2 1 iwe have been a terribly long time find- I called Christian lands there is a better .modern progress. TO 1'lWnUCE GREEI{ DRAl\IA.- i ng out t hat the l i t tle child was placed i s id e o f l if e, which grows in numbers Oh, that ou r national leaders may . "The Unkuown God," a Greek dramaTotals 6 7 24 14 3 in t he mids t of the disciples. Methods. aud influence with the years, and see our opportunity in t hi s h ou r a nn deal ing wi th the Apostle Paul's visit" in education are being continually re-! which i s bound to p rove t he s av ing guide a ll ou r affairs f or t he advance to Athen s, by L. Eastwood Seibold,Elmwood .4 0 1 4 3 0 2 1 x -Hi Ivised to meet the demands of a grow-I quality in advancing civilization. The of the kingdom! author of the Narberth PageantToomcy 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3- (j ; ing knowledge of chi ld nature and its I degradation, the filth, the squalor, the There Is bu t one hand adequate to was presented last Thursday even-Ineeds. The twentieth century city, corruption of l if e i n heathen lands Is t he t as k of gUiding o ur ship of s ta te ing at the First Bapt is t ChurchIwhen it. shall have been built , will be appalling. t hrough these t roub led waters . It is of Philadelphia . The scenes ar e laidIhe chi1l1ren's city. Turn ing our faces from North Af- the hand that was pierced for the with in and before the palace of Dlom-A. E. From every economic and social r ica towards Europe, coming over the world's redemption. America needs pius, the Areopaglte, and ar e exten-3 0 Iwrong the ultimate and helples s suf- : water of the blue Medi ter r anean , Jesus Christ as never before. If sive as well as sumptuous In s ty le .

1 1 ' ferer is the little child. The greatest I there grows in us the conviction America heed not tile spirit of the Su- Mr. Seibold being an ardent follower2 0 I destroyer of chi ld l if e t o- da y i n o ur deeper than ever before, that the need p reme Teach er i n t hi s c ri ti ca l hour, of al l that Is new i n s ta ge cr af t i s1 0 ! nation is the saloon. Everything that of heathen worlds is Jesus Christ. t .here is imminent danger that civill-11 the child is for the saloon is again!' t . They need His standard of righteous- zation will recede, that the d ia l w il l maldng many depar tu res in the pro-2 I ductlon along the l ine s used by such2 11 ,Think of New York City with its I ness. His conception of the m e a n i n ~ be turned backward, which marks the men as GranviJ1e Barker and Max1 l! ]2.000 saloons; Philadelphia with its: of l if e, the touch of His g re at spirit progress of t he wor ld t oward better Reinhardt . The symbolic significance1 0 i 2.000, and one county alone-that of ' as a means of uplift toward b ett er a nd highe r th ings .2 0 Schu)'lkill-in our State with 1,200 sa- things. Let u s b ri ng t he t hought s ti ll a 1It- color in the schemes of both sceneryI In Europe To.day. I df f and costumes to further interpret theTotals . . . . . . . . 1 11 27 15 .1 o ~ : . read with h orr or th e a nc ien t Arriving i n Europe to-day this one ~ : I ~ t C ~ ~ ~ ~ [ ~ n c ~ ~ : : ; e r : ~ ~ e ~ l o ; ~ ~ lines, has been careful ly worked outd and proves to be an interesting featurepmctices of sacrificing children on convict ion is confi rmed again an minimize the wor lt o f Christ; of that. of the production. Mr. Seibold's costhe altars of heathen gods. I t seems again. Europe presen t s the most pa - presumption on th e part of many to1 tumes are magnificent in color andO. A. Eo 10 liS that those who gave their I thetlc and t ragi c s to ry i n a 1 history. se t aside t he a ton ing work of the Son3 1 1 chihlren to the fiamlng a rm s of Mo-, l'>ight after night, hou r a ft er hou r, we of God. material. Mrs. Hen ry J . Seibold hasI f d 1 arranged special mus ic t o b e used in2 1 0 loch. were far. f ar b en ea th t he l ev el ' sec literally train loads 0 woun e( But where Is the man with hands so3 2 0 that would e nt it le t hem t o be called: soldiers-men with o ne leg shot off, c lean and heart so pure that he dare the production. The drama was2 2 0 civilized. Bu t in this boasted Chris-I with hath arms missing, with an eye stand In the shining light of the great prec?ded by a g ro up o f t a b ~ a u x U o n4 3 2 tian civilization, we find ourselves of- gone, with faces and forms llorribly white throne? No-we have all s inned! Paul s early life, under t he Irec on

8 2 0 fel'ing annually upon the altars of this I lIlutilated, womanhood and motherhood and come short of the glory of Goll. lof Miss Arline Langworthy.2 1 0 soyereign-Devll of Rum-thousands I outraged. Every sensibility in us crieR Let us be honest w it h o ur se lv es a nd T he c as t i nc lu de d membe rs of the1 2 0 of little c hi ld re n- and t ha t for a 'out i n p ro tes t. Can it be that such frankly admit that every man , woman Bible School assisted by the Eastwood2 1 1 price. scenos as these are being enacted in and child needs Jesus Christ. This Is Players, who gave their i ni ti a l per -China Sets Example. the opening ye ar s of the twen tieth the way of p er so na l s af et y a nd of formance last Mar ch be for e the

Two thousand two hundred an(l century? I t seems like a horrible. largest service as well, t o our s tr icken Philomusian Club on "The Vigil," aneighty-five years before Christ c ame to n ightma re . We had believed t ha t it I generation. old English mir ac le p la y b y C la rk eElmwood. " .. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0--1 b less the world with His l ov e a man: was too late. i n th e ~ a for such bar- i One thing affords us great encour- Smi th , o f St. Luke's School, Wayne,Emmanuel ..... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 in China invented an alcoholic drink i bnrities. TillS wa r IS a crime against, agement. I t has been demonstrated Pap

from rice. The invention was consld-; the centu ry in which we live. Ias never before, t ha t t he Kingdom of ,ereel so atrocious that the government i And, beloved, it is just a s c le ar as God on earth is an a bs ol ut e n ec es si ty T he n t he "Strawberry Dansant"hanlslled him from the emp ir e. A nd , the s un i n t he h ea ve ns that the great I to the life o f man a nd to nat io na l and w it h t he music that has been providnow in the twentieth centu ry we are lleed of Europe at t h is moment i s the! I nt er na ti on al p rogr es s. I ns te ad )f cd , you won' t be a ble to m ak e youI'senrling missionaries to enlighten the' need of t he s pi ri t of Jesus Chris t - asldng the question, whe th er the feet behave. Everything to make thepeople of that country, while at home His spirit of forgiveness, His spirit church is needed any longer, I say, evening an enjoyable one. The lawnwe honor t he mnlcel's of rum and del e- o f l ove, His sp ir i t of universal broth- when was t he chu rch eve r more need- will be br il li ant ly i lluminated . andgate a government official to be the erhood. The real difficulty is tho) ed? The church of Jesus Chri s t upon nothing wil l b e left undone to providehonorary president of a great brewery. vaulting of ambition, of selfishness, of earth is an absolute necessity. It is for the comfort and pleasure of tho!.1cexlliblt. Not only do we e xal t thu I pride, of hatred. needed to keep humanity from rotting. who at tend and al l of this for B goollprinces of th e godless tramc, bu t we I " Th e Hymn o f H at e, " born in Ger- Its great mission t o- day i s t o b ri ng CI\U8e.

But Loses Monday's Contest

TOOMEY.R. H.{{oerner, 2b 0 1St.ephenson, lb 0 0Durns, cf. . 0 0W. McClennen, p 1 1Culbertson, 3b 0 2Mulhern, If. 1 1I,arghey, I'f. 0 0TIlde. ss. . 2 1G. McClennen, c 2 1

The Elmwood Field Club opened itsbas e bal l s ea son on Saturday at itsnew grounds on Sullivan Field, by defeat ing the Toomey A. C. of Phlladelphla by the score of 15-6.Martin Cummer, a local boy, pitched the f ir st r ea l g ame of his career,and his remarl(able showing of havingstruck out sixteen men wa s ve ry encouraging t o t he Elmwood Club. Then,on Monday, he held t he s tr ong Emmanuel A. A., of Kensington, to fivehits In six innings, but our boys couludo very l i t t le with Hearne, of the visitors, and l os t by the c lose score o[2-1, although in the ninth inning,with but one out a nd two men onbases, it looked as though Ludovici'shit would at least tie th e score. But,. fine catch robbed ou r bo) 's of theirchance.'I'he batting of Lardle Davis, of thoElmwood team, WIlS the feature of Sat urday's game, while on Monday hisplaying at shortstop was almos t phe"nomenal. Humphreys' work behinllthe bat was of the highest order,catching twe lve men at second basein Saturday's and Monday's games.Manager Jacobs i s v ery well pleas

ed wit h t he excel len t showing of hi,;!Jo)'s, and is hopeful that his team willat least equal its record of last yeaI',of having won twenty-one games outof twenty-six played.On Satu rd ay t he Elmwood Clubplays t he s trong team of the mercantile house of the Standard Supply andEquipment Company.The scores:Saturday's Game.

ELMWOOD.R. H. O. A. E.llowman, b 3 11 0 1 0Humphreys, c : .. 3 4 9 1 1Davis, ss. . 3 3 3 0 0Noble, If. 3 1 2 0 1[,udovlci, 2b. . 0 0 0 0 0Jacobs, 3b 0 1 2 0 0Orr,rf l 3000Dradley, cf. 1 0 0 0 0CUnllnel', p. .. 1 1 1 2 0McKinney, rf. 0 0 0 2 0

ELMWOOD WINSOPENING GAME

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Heal th Officer-W. S. McClellan.Members-Dr. Clarence T. Fairies ,T. B. Du Mar ia s, Carden Warner andChas. V. Noel.I

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MRS. E. B. ELLIS104Woodside Avenue, NarberthlWILL TAKE CBARGE OF CHILDRENIn Absence 01 Parents.

P_ I _ r ' z e " 1111111 IDELIVERIESI I r p e l o v ~ U k C e r l i l l e d WEST palLA.(P . . . . . . . lIe Saelel)') OVE lleOK

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(Reb.rta &: SllarpleMI' BALA-C:YNWYDh ' r ' e a ) N A R B ~ . T .CreamButtermilk ARbMeRETalt nd Wb'pp l ao WYNNEWOODCream.

SCOIT-POWELL DAIRIES45th and Parrish Sts.

If YOU don't l ike bananas, you willlike the " Si ng in g G ir l" w ho selisthem. Enjoy the national airs-theygo with the bananas.

O. A. J-J.1 4 03 0 01 0 01 (j 11 2 10 0 015 0 015 1 00 0 01 0 00 1 20 1 00 0 00 0 0

Take a talk-trip

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A Bell Telephone tollcall, wherever you will,and you've got the business man's e ar and hiswhole attention.The straight-to-thepoint time-economy talktrip wins trade and holdsit. Rates so low thatyou can cut your salescosts in hal f, a nd boostthe volume of business,to boot.

Get His Ear . . . . - ; ~ - - - ~ " " ~ I-Telephone

Use the Bell overthere - anywhere - acountry full of telephonesat your service.

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Turner, ss .Durbin, cf .Fleclc, If. . .Stites, 3b .E. Dickie, 2b. . . .Humphreys, 2b. ..Davis, lb .Simpson, c .B. Dickie, rf. .Kirk, rf. .Hood, p .Gilmore, p. . .Walzer .tEnsinger .

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Local Boys Break Ties With Rival Clubs

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berry Festival."

Remember the date-Friday night,June 11. Remember the plaee, Justice'awn, Narberth avenue above Windsoravenue. The occasIon is the "Straw-\

NARBERTH TEAM WINS FIRST PLACEIN RACE FOR LEAGUE

evening was r eg arded by t ho se whoheard i t as a rare t re at . A ft er listening to hi m for o ne hour, n o o ne wasat a l os s t o understand why he is somuch in demand. In his opening re marks, he paid quite a compliment tothe town of Narberth for the evidenceshe saw as he wandered about thetown of the fine civic spirit manifestedon every hand.He made a vigorous a tt ac k o n t he

l iquor business as the chief enemy ofnational progress. He argued that wehave a two -f ol d task ahead of us;f irst, to put the ~ i q u o r traffic out of theGovernment, and, secondly, to put t heGovernment out of th e liquor business.Mr. Kelly has been accused of beingan Idealist, but his idealism is thekind that has been absolutely essential in all ages for constructive statesmanship of the highest order.At the cl os e o f the lecture, Dr.George \V. Morrow, of Michigan, one

of the leaders of the Anti-SaloonLengue, in America , was introducedand presented the business end of themovement.Beginning June 1st, Mr. Kel ly haslecture engagements 101' every night

until the middle of September and isunder eng ag emen t w it h a lecturebureau for two civic sermons eachSunday during the Summer.

Kirsch, 3b .S. Davis, If .\V. Ev's, lb.Cass, cf .Brooke, p .Shriver, BS.Hall'well, c. . .Cornog, 2b .J. Evans, rf. .

---------PAOLI U. C., 0; DUN &, CO., 4.The Paol i Men's C lub won theirf irst victory in the Main Line Leagueby defeating the R. G. Dun & Co. A.A. Tra"elers on the home grounds, Gto 4.Dun & Co 0 1 0 0 0 1) 1 2 0-0Paoli M. C 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 -5OVERBROOK, 7; GULPH MILLS, 4.Pa t O'Brien's Overbrook colts addellanother victory to thei r l i st by defeatIng- the Gulph Mills Travelers by theRcore of 7 t o 4.

MEllION lIEETIXG HOUSE.

mon by th e pastor on the theme "The CONGRESSMAN KELLY PRAISESHumanity of Christ." I NARBERTH'S CIVIC SPillIT.7 P. M.-Junior Congregation, Mr. The lecture given by CongressmanRobert A. Mueller, leader. An ad-, Kelly, at the Y. M. C. A., on Fri daydress' will be given by Mr. FletcherW. Stiles, on "Running the Race ofLife."8 P. M.-PubIlc Worship. Sermontheme: "Cal led out of the World,"Great preparations are being madeto make Children's Day, on June 13,a notable event . There will be specialexe rc ise s by the p rima ry and j un io r

departments and special music by th eentire school. Brief addresses wil lb e g iv en by Prof. Melchior and Mr.Van Ness. The exercises will beginat 10.30 A. M.The annua l meet ing for the election of trustees wil l be held on Thurs d ay e ve ni ng o f this week, June 3rd,at 8 o 'c lo ck . Mr. A. J. Laos, president of the board of t rusees , wi llpreside.

JIontgomery A,'enue a nd lI ee tIn gHouse Lane.l\f erlon Meeting House is opened forworship every Firstday at 10.30 A.

M. Visitors are cordially welcome.NEWS OF THE LARGEST BruLECLASS.The L it tl e Chu rc h o n t he H ll l hasagain proved its claim to being th elargest bible class on the Main l ine.The l arge attendance at t he r ecen t

meeting was a great inspiration andthe discussions a great help. Messr s.Mul lineaux, Aikes and M c A u l i f f ' ~caused t he leader to bring th e discussion to an end on account of t he t imelimit. Abraham, Isaac, Isllrael, Hagerand Sarah were the subjects discussella nd v er y i nt er es tin g s ub je ct s t he yproved.Genesis is one of t he most in teres t i ng sub je ct s i n the S cr ip tu res an dcontains a corollary to most of th etexts of the Bib le , so the topic embraced most of the pr ese nt day r eligion, science, etc., etc., that t he vari ous thoughts brought to bear uponthe SUbject.The class musical will be the mostinterest ing and enjoyable event o f t heyear, as the class is p repa ri ng t ohave some extra fine talent.A card ha s been prepared whichcombines the element o f humor , w it ha very p leasan t invi tat ion to attendthe Bible Class . I t will be worthwhi le f or you to get one. Ask a nymember of the c la ss f or o ne. Theyare p ri nt ed i n red and black. TheWh it e Team wil l be pl eased t o giveyou a blacl{ p ri nt ed card and t he RedTeam, not to be outdone, w ant s topresent you with the red-y-card.

N A I U 3 ~ H T H " PA.-OUR TOWN-.JUNE 3" 1915

NARBERTH IS PLAYING STRICTLYAlIATEUR BALL.No Paid Plal'el'S on L is t.

It was persistentlY rumored abou ttOWI1 dur in g t he p as t week that Narberth was p ay in g o ne of its players,despite a league rule to the contrary,but this is not fact, and "Ou r Town"is glad to present authori zed in ter views from Fred Rose, president ofthe Main Line League, Robert McCoY,President Narberth Y. M. C. A. BaseBal l Club, and Dr. R. C. Hoffman,treasurer of the l oc al clUb, to subs tan ti a te the t ru th .President Rose says that if anyonewill bring accusations ag ainst a nyplayer of any team, h e w il l p ut t hepla yer under oath a nd enforce theleague rule of forfeiting the game tothe opponent wherever the case isproven. He invites the co-operationof every fan.PresIdent Robert McCoy says thatno player on the Narberth l is t h as r eceived a penny for h is services othert han b ar e traveling expenses-a matter of cents-and a legitimate practicef or a ll .Dr. Hoffman says that his books ar eopen f or Ithe investigation of a ny in t erest ed party and that he has notbeen authorized t o pay , nor has hepaid, any p layer on t he Narberth l is tone penny o th er t han . the travel ingexpenses mentioned by President McCOY.President McCoy further said thatNarberth will jealously gua rd i ts r ep utation for' playing a ny g ame it enters as a contestant in a sportsmanlike manner, of keeping a ny agr eement it makes, even though others donot; that it is the : in tent lo n o f t hepresent management to play strictlyamateur ball--as agreed to by allMain Line League t eams th is yea r j us t s o l on g a s t he o th er t eams k ee pfaith and j us t a s much longer as itconsistently can do so.

)[ETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

ALL S A I ~ T S ' CHURCH.

. Emerson L. Swift, Pastor.The Bible Class will meet nextSunday at 9.45. Worship and theord inance of the Lord's Supper, at11.00. Subject of the sermon, "TheTest of Profession," Evening worshipat 7.45. Subject of the sermon, "TheAuthority of Baptists,"The Woman 's Mission Circle willhave a Christmas tree for the child re n a nd i nmat es o f the hospital atYachowfu, West China, Monday afternoon, at 3 o' cl oc k. Gi ft s w ill b e r eceh'ed for t hi s very wor thy object.The quarterly meet ing of the WestPhiladelphia Baptist Social Union willbe held at the Woodland BaptistChurch, Thursday evening, June 10,Tent work will be the subject for d iscussion.The last business meeting of theTeacher s ' Associat ion wi ll be heldFriday evening, this week, at 6.30.Miss Daisy Dean, o f the PublicationSociety, will conduct a very attractiveprogram in which the members willparticipate.Tlie Bib le School w il l h old t he a nnual Children' s Day service , Sundayafternoon, June 13.Rev. Angelo di Domenlca, pastor oft he I ta l ian Bapt is t Church, Philadelphia, will speak on t he I t al ian work,Wednesday evening, June 16. He isa man of except ional abi l ity, be inggraduated with special hon or in hisclass at Yale. We inv it e the peopleof Narberth to a t tend.The June Christmas Tree.Do not f or ge t t o s end t he tOYS fort he chi ldren o f West Chi na t o ther es idence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jones,South Narberth avenue, any daY thi:;week o r to th e Baptist Church of ThcEvangel on Monday, June 7th, whenthe Missionary Festival wi ll be hel dat three o'clock in the afternoon.There will be a real Christmas treetilled w it h t oy s f or the Chinese girlsand boys. Hospital supplies are wante d; an y article that would be of usein a hospita l. Here are a few suggest io ns : B an dag es of various sizes,gauze, absorbent cotton, commonpins and safety pins of all sizes, laundry soap and toi le t soap , f ace cloths.nai l b rushes, rubber gloves, clinicalthemometers, scissors, rublJer bands,tapes, old shee ts , p i llow cases , tab lecloths. It is expected that Dr. EdgarT. Shields , of Yachowfu, wil l b e p re sent and talk to the c hi ld re n. R efreshments will be s er ved . Al l themissionary organizations of thechurch wi ll participate.

Rel'. Amlrew T. Burke , Rector.Sunday servicesR A. M.-The Holy Communion.9.45 A. M.-The Sunday school.11 A. M.-Mornlng Prayer and Sermon.4 P. M.-Evening prayer.THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

EVANGEL BAPTIST CHURCH.

ST. )('\RGARET'S CHURCH.E ~ r I Y :llass on Sun1.Jy f rom Apr ill

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NARBERTH, PA.Telephone.

B OY LE 'S M AR KET H OU SEPrime Meats

S T O PIN AND TRY ONE OFDAVIS' SUNDAES

VERL PUGHElectrical Contractor

(Successor to E. J. HOOD)JlEATER AND RANGE WORKSLATE AND TIN ROOFER

10:1 Forrest AvenueJobbing a Specialty. Narbertb, Pa.

'IAStore for Particular People"Home Dressed Poultry, Butter, Eggsand Game.

Fancy Frui t and Vegetables.

FLY 'W ' I REBlack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 sq. footGalvanized .08 sq. footCOPller .06 sq. footCblck"n " I r e . Per 150 eSCII. roll SUPPLEES, 1538 Market St.

J. A. MILLER

225 lona Avenue, Narberth, Pa.Telephone-Narberth 381D.

Miesen's BakeryNA RB ER T H A R CAD EBUILDINGBread, cake, Rolls, Pies,Candy, I c e C r eamCATERING FOR PARTIES

Howard F. CotterM'EATS ofI"" QUALITY

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Ladies ' Panaxnas

H. C. FRITSCH

(@ UALITY In the oods,falmess In the pricesand super ior ity In th eservice are the distlogul8h1n features of everyRobinson &: Crawford store. Itwill pay YOU to deal WhereQuaUty Counts.

GOD FREYThe Real Estate Man at114 Woodside Ave.,be pleased to assist you Inting a home.Telephone-Narberth 685 A.

s. P. FRANKENFIELD SONSUndertakers33 E. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore. Pa.

ROBINSON &CRAWFORDNarberth, Pa. Phone , Narber th 12MOther Stores Throughout l 'hl ladelphla

and Suburbs

AHintfDIHint forHintable PeoplemIrs you who'lIouffer If your'roof leaks. \Ve mend them.1Yours rna)' leak later on.\Ve make nocharge for exam.1-:t nlng roofs; It' s a wonder. ) 'ou)_ didn't think 0' US before. _'; . rata M!;Ginley...uf_. . Uli:lSOOtii 1l!!5' .. .I I . . . e t A I ~, ~ ~ ~ ~ .Don't worry about Ule dessert on the Justice lawn-Narberth avenue

Frlduy night , June 11. The l ad ie s of above Windsor avenue.the Communi ty Club have provided I -for all of that at their "Strawberry I The ladies of the Community CluhFestival," on the Justice lawn-Nar- have made especial arrangements t.oberth avenue above Windsor avenue. ,have t he J us ti ce l aw n a nd h ome onINarberth avenue above Windsor ave-Lot s o f music-the kind you l ike- \nue, brilliantly llghted for thethe music with the jingle. "Strawberry "Strawberry Fest ivat ," Friday night,

Festival," Friday night, June 11, on June 11.

will

MISS MARY PUSEY WARNER}'ormerI)' of N. Highland Ave., MerionWlll re-open h er P rim ary SchoolOct. 4, 1915, at her new residence onHaverford Ave., "Anthwyn Farms"

Men ' s Stra" '"7SARE RIPEDICKEY, Hat ShopCor. 16th & Market Sts., Phila.

The Merion Title and Trust Co. I George B. Supleeof Ardmore, Pa. IThe oldest, largest a nd best deposl Steam &HotWater..Heating

tory in this vicinity. PlumbingCapital, $150,000. Surplus, $125,000 Bell Telephone.

Undivided Profits, $40,000. _

Fo r Rent andFire InsuranceBell Phone Sli2 W.

Wall Building. Narberth, Pa.

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2 2 0 0 feet above .e a leve lWith Nature in the Woods. Rhododendrons and Flowers in th e Spring.Lovely Cool Days i n th e Summer. Magnificent Foliage in the Fall. Comfortable Home Life. Splendid Table and Good Rooms. Tenth Season. Fresh Mllkand Vegetables from our Farms.Fo r reservations, booklet and information, address.LAKE PAUPAC CO., R. F. D., Canadensis, Monroe Co., Pa.Location, Greentown, Pike County. Pa. Fifteen miles north of Cresco orGouldsboro, on the D. L. & W. R. R.Tenth Season : Fishin g, Boating, Swimming.

A.I. Loos, Pres., Narberth. Pa. J. Franklin Meehan, Sec'y., Mt. Alry, Phlla.

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PL"l)ILS O} ' lIISS WENTZ IN RECITAL.A capacity aud ience occup ied theY. 1\1. C. A. gymnasium on the evening of th e 25th, t he event being the

aunual piano recital of Miss AchsahWentz's puplls.The re were n in et een membe rs onthe program and each was necessarilyshort, in view of t he you th of theparticipants, whose ages ranged between five and sixteen years , averaging nearer the lesser figure.This talented young lady has givenseveral organ recitals in the localchurches, and those who we re fort un at e enough t o b e present on thoseoccasions, marvelled at he r wonderfulcommand o f t he g re at Instrument, aswell as at he r exquisite rendering ofthe various selections.The same degree of study and hardwork that brougbt about he r masteryof the organ Is refiected in the excellence of t he wor k of the young pianopupils. For the feature, it would bedifficult t o p ic k any part icular number. Each youngster's turn came, heor she did the little stunt called forby the program without a hitch orany apparent s ig n o f stage fright.

ASK TilE BOYS AND GIRLS.The Board of Education planned afine day for the children and patronsof Narberth, on Friday, and gave thechildren and teachers a holiday onMemorial Day.The d irectors believe in cooperation. The)' have not forgotten "Iwas onc e a ba re foo t boy." They ar edoing t hings for our children and the NARBERTH TAILOR ro.hildren in return ar e cheerfully lJworking in the school. "Turn about,is fair play," is t he s lo gan of the Is now prepared t o t ak e orders fordirectors and t he school. Ladies' and S gS tHeretofore, t he chi ld ren have given Gentlemen's prlD Ul SDecoration Day to school activities. The $18.00, Made to Orderdirectors, appreciating the spirit of thepupil s, decided to return the favoI: First Class Work. Style Guaranteedthis year aud give the children a Cleaning, Scouring, Dyeing andholidaY, so that t hey cou ld p lan for P re ss in g. Ladies' Suits Remodeled toa "Decoration Day off." Friday after- Any Sty le . Goods Cal led for and Denoon was therefor given to the annual livered.exercises of the season. The pupils 104 1-2 FORREST AVE.appreciated this , and " pi tched i nt o" Phone, 644 D.the whole affair with fine spirit. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Few patrons probably realize whatthe Board of Education is doing forour chi ld ren. Ask the boys and gIrlsabout i t.

Harry Davis may be getting old, butthere's another Davis coming alongto tal te h is p lace on the first sack.

Root all you want, bu t don't loseyour head.

A barbed-wire fence in a civil izedcommunity is a reversion to barbarism. Witness how Dickie got mut ilated i n t he Monday morning game!

A. Perry Reidfer, J r. , was recentlyelected assistant manager of the 1916base ball team of the HaverfordSchool. Congratulat ions, Perry.

"Tip" Turner celebrated his returnto t he d iamond on Saturday with ahome run the f ir st t ime up.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS IN THE1'IAIN LINE LEAGUE.Won. LostNarberth . . . . . . . . . 5 1Dun & Co 4 2Overbrook . . . . . .. 4 2Wayne 2 4Gulph Mllls 2 4Paoli M. C. 1 5

Captain Fleck was hitting the plllon Saturday.

BASE BALL NOTES.If you'd s ee n t ha t game MondaYmorning you wouldn't need any urgingto "come o ut ." T ak e our word for itand beon band next Saturday.

Be G . DUN & CO., 8; OVERBROOK, II.Pa t O'Brien's Overbrook Colts bitthe dus t b efor e t he R. G. Dun & Co.in the afternoon by the score of 8 t o 6.A. E. Dun & Co. . . . . . .0 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0-83 0 Overbrook ....0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-62 0o 1o /)2 0o 04 0o 03 0

ri. O. A. E.0 2 1 0i 2 0 01 0 2 10 1 0 01 1 0 01 3 '0 11 7 2 00 11 1 00 0 2 I)- -- - -5 27 8 2H. O. A. E.2 1 1 00 11 3 01 1 0 \)0 0 0 00 1 4 11 1 0 02 1 2 00 8 0 00 0 1 00 0 0 0- - - --6 24 11 1

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Totals.

GULPH lUILLS, 5; WAYNE, s.GUlph Mllls came up strong in theninth inning in the afternoon sessionand scored three runs, defeating theWayne Club by the score of 5 to 3.Score:Gulph Mills 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3-5- -8 35 14 -1 Wayne 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-3Totals 4

NARBERTH ,WINS FIRST PLACE.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle wlllnot be present at the "St rawber ryI f you enjoy a social evening, go 'Dansant," Friday evening. June 11,to the Community Club's Strawberry Jus ti ce l awn, Narberth avenue abov03Festival. Windsor avenue.

Totals 1"Batted for Magil l in ninth.

Paoll 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1Narberth 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x-2Two-base hits-Steiffel, Le Roy,Davis, Durbin. First base on errors-Narberth, 1; Pao li , 1. Sac ri fi ce hits

--Fleck, Humphreys, Stolen basesS ti te s, 2; Hayman, 1; Shank, 1;Rho rman . Lef t on bases-Narberth5; Paoli , 7. Struck out-By Ensinger,11; by Magee, 8. Bases on balls Off Ensinger, 3; off Maglll, 1. Wildpi tch-Magi l l. Passed ball-Pawllng,2; Fine. Umpire-Morrisey. T ime o fgame-1.50. Scorer-Earl F. Smitb.

Hayman,2b .Suplee, lb .Shank, If. .Brown, rf. .Rhorman, ss. . .Steifel, cf. .Le Roy, 3b .Pawling, c .Magill, p ."Teamer .

NARBERTH.R.Turner, ss. . 0Durbin, cf. 1Stites, 3b. 0Fleck, If. 0Moore, rf. 0Humphreys, 2b. .. fDavis, lb 0Fine, c 0Ensinger, p. . 0

lUONDAY'S P. 1'1. GAMES.Narberth defeated the Poali Men'sClub in the afternoon, by the score

of 2 to 1, in a fast and exciting game.Ensinger performed well for thehome club, striking ou t eleven, whileMagill struck out eight. The Fieldingof F ine and Davis for Narberth wasspectacular. while the hitting of Hayman and Le Roy, of the Paoli Club,was A No. 1 stuff.The winning run was scored in thefirth inning on a wnt l pitch by-Magill.From then on neither side scored;al though Narberth threatened severaltimes. The score :

OVERBROOK, 5; PAOLI, 8.The Pao li Men 's Club lost out tothe Overbrook Club on the homeg rounds i n t he morni ng by the scoreof 5 to 3 in a c lo se and excit ing exhibition.Overbrook 000 2 0 0 0 3 5-5Paoli M. C 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0- 3

"Batted for Hood In ninth andfanned.tBatted f or K irk In thirfeenth.:l:Jones out, coacher's interference.Stites out, h it by batted ball. Noneout when w inni ng run scored.Gulph Mllls-o 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0-,1Narberth-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1--5

(Continued from Page 5)GULPH MILLS.R. H. O.Brennan, ss. . . . . . 0 0 0Morri s, 3b. .. . . .. 0 0 0Ramsey, cf 1 1 2Moore, lb. . 1 1 I6J on es , c. ., ' 0 1 10Lawless, rf. 0 0 1Single'n, 2b. 2 4 4Kilp'iclt, If. 0 0 2Blindt, p. . 0 1 0

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With a little money, a reasonableappetite and capacity for f un, yo ucan have a great evening Friday, June11. "Strawberry Festival." Justicelawn, Narberth avenue above Windsor avenue.

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONSHieh Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

Two-base hits--Stites. HumphreY3.Home runs-Singleton, Fleck. Lefton bases-Narberth, 12; Gtlph Mll ls ,-t. Struck out--BY Hood, 9; Gilmore,6; B llndt, 10. Ba se s on blllls-OlfBlindt, 6. Hit by pitched b a l l ~ Stites,Now IsThe Time Blindt. Passed balls-Jones, Simpson. Doub le play-Morris, SingletonThe springlike days are coming and Moore. Sto len bases--Turner,when you will want Films for Dur bin, 2; Stite s, E. Dickie, Davis,your Camera. Get them at Simpson. Sacrifice hits-Kirk, Fleck,_F I EDLER ' S 1Turner. Umpire-Morrisey.Telephone-Narberth 368. R. G. DUN & CO., 4; WAYNE,8.

The Wayne Club received the shor tend of a 4 to 3 score in the morning~ a m e with the' R. G. Dun & Co. A. A.Travelers.Dun & Co 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0--4Wayne. " 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - - ~

Lawn Fete to be g iven Friday andSaturday. June 11 and 12, both afternoon and evening, by the Chi PiSorority, on the lawn ofMRS. W. T. BARRIS207 PRICE AVENUEThe principal features wlll be:Cake and Candy Table, Ice Cream,Punch , Grabbag , Fortune Telllng,Straw Rides.

L a ~ n F e t e IJUNE 11, 12.

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