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One exllft'\ple 1 . ~ r t ha thousand a r g u -ntents

VOLUME I. NUMBER 22 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. MARCH 11 , 1915 PRICE TWO CENTSTHE FUTURE OF NARBERTH

SHOULD BE GREATF L O WE R IN G T R EE S .

U NC L AI ME D L ET T ER S.Let te rs add re ss ed t o t he fDlIowingnamed persons remain uno1a.imed in

the Narberth post office:Mr. George Tanner, J r..Miss Margaret Right. H . P . Wor ra ll , Mr. NeadeAilams.

Low Cosl o( Good Reading

M AR R IE D L A ST SATURDAY.The Rev. George H. Humason,D. D., of Moorestown, N. J ., and MissSarah C. Lippincott, ot Philadel,phla.Dr. Hwnason Is a Methodist clergyman and bis 'bride was formerly aresident ot Narberth and is a membe r o f t he c hu ra h in which sh e was

married.

I t is part ot human nat ur e t o t hi nkwise things and do r idiculous ones.

DON'T LE T 'EM GET OUT ALIVE. W O M EN ' S C O MM U N IT Y C L U BWORK.The flies and mosquitoes whicb By A. E. Wohlert, Proprietor of "Thehave been toasting their shins ,by your Report Read by p ha lr ma n of th e Garden" Nurseries, Narberth.fire all winter a re g et ti ng r es tl es s pBoard of M anag ers Show s Rapid I Flowering t rees a r e no t used nearb' Ithese wal'IlJ. days. They want to ge t rogress. enough in plan'ting the count ry place,out and get busy laying eggs. Don'tlet them ou t alive, LaSt Tuesday afternoon 41 women i in spite of the fact that they ar e My friend, W. Arthur Cole, hasgathered in the community room ot I among the most desirable subjects for drawn mr attention to an e ~ t r e m e l y

I f you haven't hunted them in their the Y. M.C. A. for th e first "a t home'" this p ur po se : t he )' ar e highly orna,. able and fascinating a.rt1cle in thelairs, as suggested, do It now. They a nd "get..together" social of th e Imental while in bloom, unrivalled hy July 1914, Craftsman, entitled, "Coun.ar e still hid away-down cellar in Women's CDmmunity Club of the Y.; any other SUbject. In addition to thlo try Folk on th e Stage," and sends medark warm corne rs ; up s ta ir s b eh ind M. C. A. decorative v al ue o n the lawn, there clippings from recent papers, illustrllpictures. mouldings. books; a nd e ve n Mrs. W. Arthur Cole, chairman ot is the advantage that a well developed tive of wha t m ay be d one b y homt!outside i n t he barn. the Board of Managers, r ead t he fol f lowering tree ,,111 supply a p r a c t i c a ~ - talent. Mr. Col e a.sks me to writeAt th e c al l o f spring they will stir lowing report: ly unlimited quantity of f lowe rs f or something for "Our Town" on thisout on stiffened wings and with emp ty "O n Tue sda y, J an ua ry 19, 1915, a house decoration. Very few other sub- subejct, but I am sur e I could do nothEltomachs, full of desire to perpetuate meet ing was h el d i n th e Y. M. C. A. j ec ts i n the garden, with a pos si bl e ing bett er than quote from his letter,

the species, bu t easy victims if you bui ld ing to which all who were inter exception of c limbing roses, can SUll- as follows':are on the alel't. iested i n t he :possibilities of this build ply such an abundance of flowers, and "Narberth has s tar ted a movementyear: Don't l et th em c om e a nd ge t out.' Ing and i t s equipment for th e further- I do no t believe that any o th e r gar that i s not f ar behind oilier towns thatGeorge M. H e n ~ . ~ o is the time to swa t t ho se YOIl: ance of good work In tMs community den plan t can supplr flowers that a.1'6 are- blazing pathways. We h av e doneW. Arthur Cole. Imissed 011 the "stili hunt," They wil l .were invi ted . Mr. E. E. Seave r was of equal decorative value. well In pageantry; we have a partlyH. C. Gara. ~ n o l l be out of re ti rement buzzing It he s peaker of the evening and his While a g reat many o f t he se flower. trained Glee C lub that might o1fClrMrs. Edward Odell. ~ ~ o u n ~ t he warm rooms, w o n d e r ~ n g i f s ub je ct w as t he b us in es s plan of th e ing trees ""hen ful ly developed can something for the future, the nucleusC. R. Blackal l. It s still too ment that bids fair

~ a . c h monbh 14 v o ~ u m e s ; total for the I It .would almost IIle worth while to the work of the men Df the Board of do not 'think t ha t t he fact that the,;' to become famous as 'The ~ a r b e r t h~ e a r 158 volumes. put l J screens ..now, so you could M,anagers and to f ur th er t he wor k o f make only a medium growth ann de. plan,' a Ill. Wisconsin plan, Des MoinesHow many names wi!! be a dd ed t o keep In and kl,1I the flies and mos - the Communi ty Cen te r, a more 'busi- velop into a small tree only is any plan, Galveston plan, etc. W1hy can'tth e list during th e coming week? Iqul toes which winte red W. ith you. If nesslIke plan, s imilar to that in us e handicap, a s i t is a matter of fac t th:l .t a suburban town have things-goodEach pledge wil l b ri ng us 24 books none e sc aped .from our houses, there by the men, should be adopt ed by th e tl,e most places in or about Narbllrth things-for its people? Why shouldnearer the 600. would tbe no disease bearing, pester women . Mr. Seaver was asked t o a p- are not sufficiently large to a cc ommn . we be obliged to go to a me,tropolltanHave you obtained entertainment, ing hordes later 011. T h i ~ k of it, the point a < X l ~ m l t l t e e of ten women Ida:te very many large t rees , and While center of ar t t o g et t he b et te r things

pleasure or assistance from books? few thousand. dormaIl!t msec t p es ts JUd,ged by him to be most a bl e t o se ' l it is. of course, desirable to plant ot life? Why c an 't we have themAre you wl11ing to lend a hand .In mak- we allow to live a nd e sc ape d ur in g l ec t t he f irst board of managers. The loome qulck-/n'OwlIlg trees fo:- shaJe, it right at home, where we know t ho seIng possible s im il ar ent er ta inment , t he next. f{lur weeks will produce un following women wer e s el eo te d: Mrs . I is in my judgment far more desiral 'le pre-sent. and enjoy "talking it over"pleasure and assistance for others? told millions of their kind before sum- C. R. Blackall, Mrs . W. A. Cole, Mrs. I to have a var lety-a variety of !inch among friends a ft erwa rd s? I t' s 'kindI d ivi d 11 t b k th mer wanes. To k il l a m il li on in July Car ro ll Downe s, Mrs . R. 'C. Hoffman, t re e" a s would no t take up too ll1uch 0' selfish' tD go al on e to a distantn lu a y, wo 00 s liba mon t will avail little; yet now w e h av e all Mrs. W. S. 'Horner, Mrs Wm. Jones. r o ( ) n ~ Among the se f l o w e r i n ~ trees point, and then have no one in theseem a o ng way from a rary, bu h b d . . i hit50 b oo ks a month, or a t ot al o f 600 in t e ree ers In our power. Miss M. J. S impson , Mr s. E. L. Swift, ar e the leader s . Only a few of them group w th v; om to d scuss he ar t. '11 k 'd . bl ddi Several Narbert:ll citizens have re- Mrs. E. C. Town, Mrs . T. C. TrDtter. attain any g reat size, one of whiCh is portrayed. The little town of Obara ) ea r WI ma e a consl el a e a - t d " f t d " f i t d ' 2 Am i G tt t tlt . t th Ib k I ead th p or e pe r ec roves 0 mosqu' o e And on Satur ay evenl llg, . January 3, t he Tul ip tree Thi s i s a native tree mergau n ermany a r ac s 1011Ion 0 e 00 s a r y on e in their c el la rs T he se ar e the ones thl 't t f t II d t . sands of peTsons from great distancesshe lves , a nd f orm th e 'beginnlng of . '. b 'Ik' b d h s comml ee 0 en was cn e o I with beaut iful tul lp -l Ike yel low bioswhat i s s ur e to become a genuine "e e , een tta mg akio1lut, Ian he gether at th e Y M. C. A. to select a Is om s i n J un e: it grows very quickly. t o w it ne ss i t s Passion play.Narberth L l b r a r ~ ' ones \\ e wan you to -a ong WIt b oa rd o f manalgers. The following Ihas a beautiful foliage, s ymmetr ic al "Na rb er tb 19 soon to have a civic . the more wary fly. Don't delude your womell either volunteered or were I head. and quick and s t rong enough In forum theatre. Why can't we doGood Books at Low Cost. self that these ar e harmless males. !Lsked to give their s er vi ce s f or a Iits growth to sat isfy the most exacting th ings there for ou r peDple, and for

I f one of my g r a n d ~ a t h e r . s had start The " fema le o f t he s pe ci es " is also term o f s ix months, or a lesser time, Idemands. The one disadavantage is those near lUl, and c\lOOte a real cened tb is project he would ver y p rob. present. and ready- to prove herself If they desired, provided they secured I that under such conditions the flowers t er o f the ar t of the civic drama. theably been invited to move away to "more d ea dl y ' th an 'the male," by someone to take the place, they to Ican be seen only out of the'second or pageant?"some other community, for in those sneak'lng out and laying a convenient have absolutE" cnntt:\l:.of.,the womp-n's: thir

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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN-MAROH II" lU15AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE providing for theelection of a Building Inspector,regulating the erection. constructlon, tearing down, moving and alteration of bullddngs in th e Borougho f Narbe rt h, and p rovi di ng for theI s s u i n ~ of permits and inspection ofbuildings.Be It ordained by the Town Councllof the Borough of Narberth and It ishel:eby ordllilned by authority of the

sapie:

AND

By Lady Narberth

CREAM

THE FIRESIDE

Geo.HanseUs'SonsMILK

lars ($1000.00) or fractional partthereof. of the es'tIlma'ted cost of sucllwork; p rovided that no such permi ts ha ll b e i ss ued tor a l es s s um thanThree Dol lars ($3.00). Ordinary repairs that do n ot a dd to or changeth e construct ion of a. building may bemade without a permit.Section 6. AlI dwell ing houses,shops, warehouses, carriage hOUSesstwbles, garages and all buildings ofwhatsoever oharacter, shaH be constructed of stone, brick, concrete, cement, terra. cotta, or other noninfiammabIe material for th e entire first

story thereof; that is, to the line orA masquerade under th e manage- Section 1. The Town Council shall the second floor jols,ts. and no o ne-m ent of Narberth Assembly will b e elect at its first mee ti ng a ft er the st or y build ings sha ll be er ec ted o fheld Wdnesday evening , March 17, passage o f bhis o rd in an ce and t he re - any other material than o f s to neat 8.45 o'clock in Elm Hall. Cards after on the f irst Monday of January brick, concrete, cement, terra c o t t ~of admission $1.50, admitting lady a11l1 In even numbered years by a major- or other non-Inflammable material'gen tl eman . P le as e scoore tickets :lot ity vote of the memtbers present , one provided, however, that where t h e r ~once as number Is l lm rt ed . Comml t- person properly qualifled to Berve as is at least f if teen (15) feet of spa cete e in charge: E. P. DoId, AndreW a building inspector, who shall receive between bui ld in g and property Une.Greene, W J . Hendrson. Isuch compensation as is hereinafter a s id e b ay window of fr am e m ay beThe membership committee of the prov,lded, and who shall hold office e re ct ed on the side or the building,Women's Community Club wlI l mee t until his l:5uccessor iB duly e lected providing s uch bay window Bhall no twith Mrs . Town, member 8lhip man. and qualified. iRis duties shall be to extend over twelve (12) ,feet in width,agel', in the 'Community Room, Y. 1\L examine p lans and speciflcations of and not p ro je ct over f our a nd oneC. A. Building, on Friday afternoon proposed building conlr tructlons and half fe et . SUch frame bay windowat 4 o'clock. alterations to buildings, as soon as must be erected Imm'Cdiately betweenMr. and Mrs. Willlam Hackett and Ithey are filed with h im, t o a pp ro ve an d ab ut t, in g on e it he r s id e of thefamily. of Merion avenue, h av e moved , t h em i f t hey con fo rm to the munlcl- stone, brick, concrete, cement, terr-clto Logan. Ipal requirements, and t hereupon to cotta, o r o th er nonlnfiammable ma-The marriage o f Mrs . Mary I..

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N A J . l B ~ R T H ~ PA.-OUR ' 1 " O W . N - ~ I . A l ~ C H 1 1 1915AN ORDINANCE. 20 ft. s pan and under. . 3x12(Continued from Second Page) 24 ft. span and under . . . 3x16Other Floo....Hollow Tile. 1:l ft. span and under . . 2x81s t 2nd 3rd 4 th 5 th 6th 18 ft. s pan and under. . . 2xl0 or 3x8One-story . . . . 6 20 ft. s'pan and under. . . 3xl0Twostory 8 8 22 ft. s pan and under . . . 3x12Three'story 12 8 8 24 ft. s pan and under . . .3xHFourstory 12 12 8 8 Floor joists shall 'be , pla ced notFive"s,tory 16 12 12 8 8 more than sixteen (16) i nches f romSix's,tory 16 16 12 12 8 8 center to center, and mus t b e prop'No sort or llaJmon ,brick shall be crly bridged, and in no case shall theyused i n t he ext er io r four (4 ) inches, be spliced. They shall have a bearingof auy b u i l d ~ n g wa.lls de scr ibed in of !lJt least three (3 ) inches on a. brickthis section. wall or six (6) inches on a stone wall,

Section 11. All chimneys shall be and be provided with a fire out. Allb ui lt o f hard Ibrick, stone or con- wood studding to be placed not mor ecrete, and lined with terra cotta flue I than sixteen (16) i nches f rom centerlining, and walls of chimney sur It o cen te r and no s tudd ing to be lesSrounding flue l ining shall 'be at l ea st t han two (2) by three (3) inches.four (4) inches tMck. The joints of, Where stud 'partitions c ar ry j oi st s o rthe terra->tta flue lining shall pe set II other weights they ar e to be no t lessevenly, and be firml y !b edded and than two (2) Iby four (4) inches.handed In mol1t:ar. No smo lt e f iue s ' Where s tu d pantitions ar e 'parallelshall be less than eight (8) inches wllli ,the joists, th e joists supportingby eight (8) inches and shall no t be,' them are to be doubled i n al l oases.cut off below, but s ha ll b e s uppo rt ed Aill joists or other t imbers in thewholl y by s tone , b ri ck , con cr et e, or I' party walls of any building hereafteriron built up on solid foundations from ereated under t he t erms o f t hi s ordithebot1om of the cellar, and a ll smoke 1nance shall be se pa ra te d from thepipe connections to chimney flue shallIjoists or thn'bers entering into the opbe protected by a terra-cotta thimble. posite s id e o f th e pal ' ty waH by atAll chimneys s ha ll b e topped and at least two (2) inches o f s ol id masonleast f ou r (4) f ee t a bove . the r oof , If wo rk.f la t. and two (2 ) feet above the r id ge ,\ Sec ti on 16. A ll bui ld ings shall beif a p itc he d roof, u nl ess such chim kept prov id ed wUh proper metallicney ma y be lower, providing that the Ileaders for conducting water from thet op of s uch chimney be no closer than 'I roOf t o the ground, or storm sewer inten ( j II I f eet to the nearest portion Isuch manner as will proteot the wallsof the roof. Where smoke flues oc and foundat io ns f rom damage a ndcur on party wal ls . the ful l thickness I shall not menace t he h ea lt h o r comof th e par,ty wall must separate the! for t o f the pub li c.flne from the adjoining property. No i Section] 7. Any building or portdonwood work of any character shall Iof a bui ld ing, or par ty o r foundationcome closer than two (2) inches of wa ll hereafter erected or placed uponth t outside wal l o f any brick, hollow an r lot 01' premises with in said Bartile or concrete chimney, and in the ough of Xal"berth in violation of thecase of a stone chimney I t s ha ll n ot provisions of this ordinance if:' herebycome doser t ha n t en (10) inches of declared a common nui sance, and thethe flue lining. owner of the ground or th e builder,Sec ti on 12. :\'0 tin o r met al fiue, upon (24) hours' notice personallypipe or register box of a single t hi ck served upon him or them, or a likeness of metal. u sed and intended t{) not ice being pos ted upon said buildconvey heated air in any 'bui lding, lng, in cas e p er sona l s ervi ce canno thereinaflter to 1)e built, or al tered'l' be made within said Borough, shallshall be allowed , unless t he s ame be p ro ceed to r emove the said bU!l.ldinfibuilt in a wall of brick or stone. In I with the nell:tt (48) hours bl3yondall other ('aaes the said flue, p ipe or the Borough limits, or to take downregister hox shall be made double. the same within that time, and inthat i s: two f iues or pipes, one inside the event of his refusal or neglect sot he o ther , a t l ea st Ph) inch apart at to do t he Chief Burgess , or in casee V e r ~ ' joint. or covered with wir e of hi s abs en ce , or fai lu re to act, thelathing, and the studding covered with Town Council shal l forthwith ,proceedtin or other fireproof material, so as to have t he s ai d 'building removed asto be thoroughly fire.proof, a nd i n no a commOn nuisance, the necessary excase s ha n s uc h flue or pipe come pense of which shall be collected fromcloser to the covered studdmg or wire the owner of said building or lot, aslathed wall than Ph) inch. Said pipe other debts are by law collected, proor fiue ,to be he ld i n p lace by st rips o f vid ed that If the owner of such bull:lmetal secure ly fas tened to same, i ing shall refuse or neg lec t to removewhich said ftrips 01' metal are to be i t he mater ia l s o f whi ch the buildingfastened to the above mentioned f ir e' may 'be composed af te r the sam.e hasproofed studding. No wood furring or been depos it ed i n some convenientlath s ll al l he p laced against any flue, p lace for the space of (24) hours afmetal p ipe or pipes, used to convey te l' n ot ic e so to do, the said materialsheated ai r 01' steam in any bui ld ing. shall be sold at public sale after sixNo permanent or stationary heating (G) days b y not less than ten (10)appara:tus of any kind whatever shaH printed b ll ls posted in the Vicinity,he i nt ro duced i n any ' bu il di ng now and t he p ro ceed s thereof paid in to theerected without a pennit from the Borough Treasury for t he use of theBuilding Inspector. owner of such huild,ing or l ot a ft er deSec ti on 13. All op en hearth grates duetlng all cOE,ts, and expe nses f oror fi replaces j ;hal l be built of s tone , tearing down, removing and disposingbrick, or concrete material and s ha ll of same ; any person. co-partnership,not rest upon or be supported by any corporation 01' association proceedingmaterial of combustible nature. The to erec t any building or to make anyjambs s ha ll h e of at l ea st n ine (9) alterations or addit ions to any ,buildinches width and the baclt at least ing without having first obtained th enine (9) inches thick. No range . permit specified in this ordinance in a

their picThey willSunday'S

FROM ALL ANGLESTHE AWAKENING OF THE LIT-ITLE GIANT."

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH.

Emerson L. Smith, Pastor.

MERION MEETING HOUSE.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH.

EVANGEL BAPTIST CHURCH.

Montgomrey AvenUe and MeetingHOUle Lane.Merion Meeting House i s opened forworship every Firstday at 10.30 A.M. Visitors ar e cordially welcome.On second month,21st, the Quarterly ' M ~ e t i n g Visiting Committee willattend Merion meeting.

Tbe women's mass mee ting la stSunday evening was well attended andfull of inspiration a.nd helpfulness.MrS. E. I... Swif t was ass is ted by Mrs.McQuilldn, Mrs. John Van Ness, Mrs.W. S. Nevin, who spoke on "Personal'Vork:" Mrs. W. B. Anderson, whosetopic was, "One's Life in ChristianWork," and Mrs. F. E. Derby , whoclosed with a t al k o n "Wo rk AmongPrisoners," The desire was frequently expressed as they left thechurch, le t us have more of these.We' may add, why not?Tihe WO'll lan's Mission Circle wlUmeet at th e home o f Mrs. W. J. JonesTuesday, March 16, at 2.30. , This wlllbe the annual meeting. The Qook fors tu dy i s " In Red Man 's Land,"The Bible School Sunday morningat 9.45. The Women's class is taughtby Mrs . Elizabeth Needham, and theMen's Class by the pastor. Classes foral l ages. A special sermon a t 11 inobser vance o f denominational day.Young People's service at 7; subject,"Tests of My Christianity," Matt.10:16-31. Service at 7.45; subject ofsermon, "God's Law and Penalty," Web av e h eard considerllible discussionlately as to Whether there Ts a hell.What does th e Scripture teach about

this?

I nt er es t bu rs t i ts bounds and enthuslasm r an r io t at a meet ing of the Narberth was def ea ted at WestMen's Bible class of the MetJhodist Chester by the score'; 28 to 18. TheEpiscopal Church, on Tuesd ay even g ame was :played on an unfami li aring, March 2, at the home of Mr. F.H. Prescott, where the membel1S en 1I00r and t he Narberth team could no tjoyed the feast of reason and the fiow shoot the baskets, wbich were of aof soul that accompanies the festive different tY'pe than those at th e Y. M.b oar d of good felloWS. The sixteen C. A. West Chester wil l p lay heremen present became so enthusiastic Wednesday nigh' t. An excit ing gameover t!le wonde rful , fine plan of !\II'.Foote, that it was like a base baH is expected, and, I think, Narberthgame or a Billy Sunday meeting, every wlll avenge the defeat o f last Satur-man a miniature Bllly. day. Evreybody out t o s ee the game.(Mr. Andereon and 1\11'. Foo te form' BllI Durbin', s foul s hoot in g at Westing hostile camps of determined work Chest er was t he f ea tu re of the game.er s to enlist every man i n Narber thto j oi n a B ib le c la ss and particularlY Harvey Humphreys was rushed toour Bible class a nd mor e especially the rescue in , the second half andthe side of which they were the p layed a f ine g ame, although most 9fres ,pective cap ta ins. So everr one in his attention was g iv en to the twoth e borough is liable to be called uponto join one Ride or the otber , and if "dameS" on th e side lines.you do not hur ry to get under cover Morey Lacey, 'Cha rl ie Ensinger andone of tJhese generals will tag you for Bert Dickie were the chief rootersthe white or red. from Narherth who accompanied theEnlist at the recruit ing offlce for team. Not many, bn t they certainlythe Legion is going to be one of the made the people and the playerslargest things o f I ts l ti nd i n the c oun k nown to the fact that ,they werety. there.North Side-Red. Mr. Anderson. Es' The ~ a v b e r t h team hadsex avenue; Dr. E. W. Sad le r, Nar - tures taken last Saturday.Sunda)'s: Early Mass, May to Sep berth avenue. Whi te . Mr. Foo te . p robabl y appear in nexttember, Inclusive, 630 A. M., early Montgomery avenue: Mr. McAuliff, North American.!VIaEs. October to April, inclusive, 7.00 IWayne avenue. Haverford School begins base ball

A. 1\L; late Mass, 9.30 A. 1\1. South Side-Red. Mr. Clewell, 'Wood practice as soon as the weather per-Masses on holydays: 6.30 and 8.30 side avenue; White. Mr. Sco tt . Wood mit s. A champion t eam i s looked forA. !\l.: Masses on weeltdays, 8.00 A. side avenue. this year.M. If vou want information RtOP at an:{ Notice.-'VedneEday night thereLenten and other evening devo of tl;e above addre sses o r a t North will he a game played at the Y. M.tions, 8 o 'clock. Side. Rev. Clhris. G. Koppl. Essex ave- C. A. with West Chester. This willnue: South Side. R. F . P at te rs on . be t he b es t game of the seaSon, soMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Merion avenue. whe re i nt er es ti ng i n g et in l ine early. West Chest:r de'_ fonnation wil l b e g iv en you lLnd they, feated Nal'bert.h last week and IS ou tRev. Chris. G. Koppel, Pa stor. , ,, ille .n list yon on th e side that yon Ifor revenge. Everybody out and root.Sunday, March 14-9.45 A. l\l., Sun Imost prefer. At the round table w'hale . . ~ Bonbon Enfant.day School Assembly. BillIe study was served, so if you have not had The Nalhelth '\ . :vr. C. A. t r a v e ~ e dclasses for men and women. 11.00 A. whale you have missed a treat. to West Chester last Saturday nl .,ht:'II., Public wor&hip; sermon by the The meeting was a treat intelleotua.\- and were defeated by the Independentpastor. 6.40 P. M., Epworth League ly and spiri tually, a happy concourse Club of the local Y. M. C: A. by th eservice for young people. 7.4" P. M., o f good f el lows. An i nv it at io n is ex score of 2918. The long ride and thePUblio worship; sermon by the pas t ended and i s hereby tendered to every strange f loor being a seve:e handicapto r Mid.week prayer service Wed- man in Narberth to.come and meet us to the local team. The tr IP t ook two'd 8 P 1\" Sunday at 9.45 A. M. Here is our hours to arrive at our destination,nes ay, .1. I .wo new members were received hy :hand and heart . come meet with us. being h eld up by a b rok en e ngme.le tte r last SundaY. The g a ~ e being very rough . th :The new pipe organ is being In r e f e r e ~ bemg obliged to call 38 fouls,stalled by th e builders and will be I ATTENTION! , of WhICh only.l0 were cal led on Nar dedicated Sunday morning, March 21. . berlJh lads, WhICh s ~ o w s the. clean andThe chorus choir i s r eh ea rs in g The residents of our h o r ~ U g l 1 \ \ ' I ~ o s e manly game the l J o r o U g ~ l t e s p.lay.special music for the East!':' season. . tastes run to the vaudeVille varIety Mercer, the Independent s b rl ll 1antof entertainment will have the oppor forwarc'i . and Frame h is t eammate,t un ity of affording themselves a r ar e s co red 4 goa ls each, h el ng the backtreat in the bill to be presented at St. bo ne o f t he Wes t Chester team. V.Margaret's Hall on the eveni ng of F lecl , sustained a bad fall a nd w asRev. Andrew T. Burke , Recto r. ~ T e d n e s d a y . March 17. obliged to leave the game at the end

Sunday services Since the opening of the new hal l of the first half.8 A. 1\L-The Holy Communion. last November unprecedented and un The return game will be playerl9.45 A. M.-The Sunday school. expected success has a tt ended tl le Wednesday evening. 'March 10. at Nar11 A. M.-Morning Prayer and ser - j various social affairs there and great ber th . Come out and root a.nd weman. paluso have b een taken to make the will gh'e tlhe Independents theIr first4 P. !\I.-Evening prayer. coming entertainment no less notable. defeat of the season. Line-up:The a nnua l re tu rn of St. P .a tr ick' s Narberth. Independents.Day ill going to be celebrated :here E. Davis forward ::'Iierccrwith a Big Bll l: yes . a b igger and bet- ICapt . Durbi n forwa rd Frametel' Bill than any seen here before. It (Humphries)won't be Bll l Dennis nor Bill McCargo. L. Dav!l';. centre .. , J . K ir kw'ho wil l mal ,e their debut on our Jefferies guard Yaeberstage. althongh these gentlemen are (Durbln)no tyros in'their line, bu t it will be - Fleck guard , :\fcCormic l:and who would ever guess it? Why, (A. Kirk)Bill Humphreys . Our Bill is so modest Field goals-E. Davis. 1: H l I I l l p h r i e ~ .that he will doubtless exclaim there 1: Merce r. 4: Frame. 4: J. Kirl" 3:is an "impersonator" abroad. Wel l. McCormick . 1. 1

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W'I:ld in th e woods of North Carolina,rt is perfectly h ar dy i n Pennsylvania,as hardy as any of th e others a.nd reosembles the o.thers i n eve ry way bu t[n the beautiful snowywhite gardenialike double blossoms. 'Dhis t i' ee isquite rarE'. and, I believe, we are tht'only firm oft 'er ing any of t he se t reesas ear ly as the year of 1914, the veryyear it was introduced. We have testedHARVEY D. NARRIGAN, them ou t here. and found them pElr-President of Councl l, foot ly hardy, an d equal t o a ll expectations.Flowering peaC'hes come in doubleWhite, double pink, double crimsonan a r ed . T hi s is th e q U i c k ~ t growingof a.ll flowering t rees , and tremendous-GEO. M. HEN1RY, l y popul ar among th e planters. AllChief :Burgess. of th e varieties ar e exceedingly showywhen i n bloom on th e lawn, a nd the

FL.OWERING TREES. long branches ca.n be freely cut. as

I the tree will produce a better crop(Continued from First Page) lo f flowers each yea r after it has beenrose colored. and appear before the cu t baclt pretty thoroughly while inIleaves. It is undoubtedly th e flnest bloom: t her efo re. n o on e n eed h av eweepinj1; t re e i n existence. any fear, but can use :tIDe flowers asFlowering apples. Practically th e much as desired for cu t bloom.s ame can be said about th e apples as. ha s jus t been said concerning th e

If lowering cherries. Wllile the appleblossoms are smaller-at least. in th ecase o f mos t of them. with a possibleexception of Bechtel's'-they are pro-duced in even greater abundance thanthe 'Cherry blossoms, and a re muchmore brilliantly colored: c010rs rang- I . . . . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - !ing frOom blush, through pink, rosescarlet to crimson. In some cases , th e Ir.==============;; Ibuds ar e scar let or dark red, and open Cup a lighter color. and when full GOLD Sf I H . . FRITSCHblown turn red again. The flowering . AL TEA I Properties For Rent and Saleapples are a lso. nea rly all very,'fragrant. the fragrance far surpassing i Fire Insurancethat of the common apple brlossoms I Bell Phone 352 W.in value, not being as heavy, and ca n I IWall BUilding. Narberth. Pa.hetter be described as a perfume. I I--------------Many of them produce a ' he avy crop IH .of smal l frui t v ary in g i n si ze from I I oward F. Cotterthat of a smaIl cherry to that of Il ,I MEATS ofsmall 'apple. ITree lilacs produce an abundance or . QUALITYvery l arge tnlsses of flowers. part icularly the Japanese anc! Chinese'Telephone varieties, and make.a mediUJlll sized---- .- .. - - - - - - - - - ~ , tree w it h v er y glossy green leaves.

John A Mowrer Jo seph C. Mowrer The flower heads ar e truly enormous.f re qu en tl y b ei ng twe lv e to flfteenMOWRER BROS. inciles each way. The "French" varle-Carpenters Contractors and t ies come in many colors, ranging fromB ~ i 1 d e r s pure white, through pink to a fairly1!.'00d red, and from blue ish white to ITelephone Connection. Narberth and 1'1 11 h bl dIM fM I I s.c, g '. ue an purp e. any 0N er on. these varieties are also double flower-OW IsThe Time H d ED. ing, this giving them an additional. . . owar . aVIs vaiue as a decorative bloom. and thisThe spnnghke days are coming f unne ss has a tendency to retain th ewhen you will wan t Films for A FULL LINE OF f lores t somewhat longer than in the Iyour Camera. Get t hem at W h 't ' C d case of the single varieties, they keep IF I EDLER'S I man s an Y b et te r. T he " Fr en ch " a re somewhat________ l ar ge r t ha n t he wellknown commonF k C t lilacs. and as before mentioned in aran rls grelliter variety of colors. They bloomMEAT8 & PROVISIONS about Ule sllJllle t im e a s th e ordinaryEDWARD HAWS varieties,. some a little e ar li er a ndHiah Grade Butter others a little later .Plasterand CementWork Telephone-Narberth 644 A. Flowering almond an d flowering___ plums ar e termed low-growIng. andEstimates Furnished Jobbing ---1 HARRY B WALL could, perhaps. be classed as shrubs. t:.e====::::::::===:::::==:::::::======:::::::::::::::====== The flowers ar e produced In immenseJ . A . MILLER quantities, completely hiding th e stem

(Successor tD E. J. HOOD) Plumbing, Gas Fitting with double pink or double whited H t blossoms, making a very desirable SUb-HEATER AND RANGE WORK an ea Ing je d for garden decoration.SL.ATE AND TIN ROOFER NARBERTH . PA Magnolias are per haps too well104 Forrest Avenue. known to need s'Peclal mention, bu t.Jobbing a Specialty. Narberth, Pa. TO BUY. TO BUILD, TO RENT as they grow into good sized t rees -

t rees ev en o f sufficlent size to heclassed as s'hade trees-they cou ld beused more general1y for planting. asth e f lower is quite va luable for indoorD Smedley decoration, as well as ornamen.tal whi le on the tree.---- Wild dogwood or ollr rorest are per-GAR AGE haps too well known to require anydescription, but it may no t be out o!place to mention that In add it ion tothe beautiful flowers that ar e producedin th e spring, there is also th e perfectfoliage all summer : the pretty scarletberries in the autumn: th e brilliant - ..colored leaves in t he f an : and, i n t heF. H. WALZER winter. the large round buds that givep romi se o f a repetition of Ithe performance next year. The wild WhiteIs th e most common. It is, no doubt,as good as any, bu t It is more frequently met with: therefore . when t l te pinkdogwood was introduced. It atltnte.tellattention at once as a suitable mate _ .__.__ - -----0- .. - - . - . - . - - - - ...--.--------.------.. .---. .to th e white ftowering one. It may 'leenough to say for th e pInk floweringdogwood, that no nursery in th e UnitedStates or abroad seems to b e a bl e to Forsupply trees or this v ar ie ty of a nygreater size t ha n f ou r feet. as th edemand from the public has completely absorbed a l l th e trees that ca n bepropagated, permitting n o t re es t o remain in th e nurseries sufficiently longto develop into large specimens. Anew add it ion to th e dogwood familyIs th e double flowering white dogwood.This is a recent arrival, and , l ik e t h e K. C. ANDUSO.pink dogwood. waBfound g rowing Ce r.....x a Moa1lloaeryAves.