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HAVEYOU PAID YOURSUBSCRIPTION TOOUR TOWN? OUR.TO USE THRIfT STAMPSAS GIfTS AND HELPWIN THE WARVOLUME IV. NUMBER 25 NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~ MARCH 28 , 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS,

CIVIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING ABRILLIANT SUCCESSCrowded House Hears Inspiring Addresses by ',Edward W. Bok and W. R. D. Hall--InterestingReports of Committees and Officials

Betty nuxter's Gossip

Do not f or ge t t he Methodist Church(Continued on Sixth Page)

I,.""ler, JlO:-;. I , 'U';TCIIER W. STITEST ime- tO A. M. Next SundaySUBJECT:"OWNERSHIP"

THE FIRESIDE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHEssex andiPrice Aves.--- ' ._--eLASSIFIIUl A D V E R T I S E ~ I E N T S

FO R SAI,I , Pn . or 2[19 lonn. avenue.

'rwo c en ts p e r 'Yard each Insertton. calthIn advance. No adver ti sement accepted Un-lefts c o . ~ h accompanies copy.

FOlt SAL Jo }- On e wor ur ob e. o ne kitchen('u.bl11l't. nne douhle bed. sp r ing s and mat t r es s , two piazza. cha.{rs, one smal l d es k, o n emlthognTl)" uresslllJ; t ab le a nd stool, onob ur ea u. N o t for sale atter F r lu a y. Mar ch29th. :\oIlS. M. :M. Graves, 46 Manor ronu,'V)'nnewood. Pll.

THE Narberth Guarddrills every Thursdayevening in the Fire House,8.15 to 9.15P. M.

l"OR S A I 4 1 ~ H i t l g e w a Y refrIgerator, douhlcl1oorH; nl:-;o g-tlS ratlgl?, : ! ~ O Hampden aYc ..n u ~ .

"We are pu t into t h i ~ world to make it better and wemust be about our business. n

" ' ' \ : - ; ' r t ;U-Baby chai r . h i gh cdlulr an d crib.P h on e Xn r ue r th lir.:!-.J.

Mrs. J. B. Troutman, o f Mer ion ave nue. has re turned from a visit to theSouth.

Mrs. Will i am H. Nash ha s returnedfrom a fortnight's visit t o O ss in in g,X. Y.

:\11'. F. Richard Gifford, of Dudleyavenue, has b ee n q uit e i ll wi th neu ritis.

Don 't f o rge t t o turn your c lock onehour ahead on Saturday night.

Fo r t he s ak e of savirng the l if e o f, a Karberth commuter , we have beenN I eompellClI to place a special officerup 1 ar - I8t ? I at th e s tat io n t o brel3.!r u p t he p ra c-amps. lice of board ing moving trains.

This s ta tement was ma.d e by a highofficial of the Penus)' lvan ia Railroalllast Saturday after t wo women and(I l le m1311 hoarded e lec tr ic t r ains whilein motion.

~ o r e a l i z i r n ~ that the electr ic trainsgain hea:d:\Vay very rapidly, th e twowomen, hav ing a rr iv el l on t he s ta ti onplatform after t he s igna l to procee(lh ad b een gi ve n t o th e engineer. madea dash for th e t rai n. T hro ug h t heU1ssistance of a ma n who realized th edall/!,erOU!l situation confrolliting th ewomen, I he y we re a bl o t o get on thotrain.Later in th e day, a man cJirrying al ar ge s ui tca se rea ch ed the stationpIa !form after the train was ulllterwary. 'l'he train ha d passed him ,byat least two ca r lengths when hemade a f ly ing l ea p for th e rear platferm muK! "made i t. "(Cont inued on Fourth Page) .O-NIGHT-THURSDAY

AT ELM HALL AT B O'CLOCK

TO-NIGHT--THURSDAY

The speaker s at t he smoke r w il lbe Sergeant Brown , o f t il e BritishIH l l l y ' a soldier Who has served forthree ~ ' e a l ' s in t he t re nc hes ; P au lDeMell, of Philade'lphia, a nd F . W.Stites. All men of Narberth ar einvited to come and spend a pleasan t and prof i table evening. Highgrade orchestra , first-class vaudey il le a nd g oo d speakers.

.Jlr. }:dWllfll w. Boks 'J'ulkThe informal talk by Mr. TIok wa s I,istened to with t he c lo se st attention.

H e c ap tu re d t he heart,s of his h ea re rs a t t h e ver y outset of Ills remarks bygiving a page o ut of hi s autobi{l'graplly. A!bout n in et y y ea rs a go Mr. Bok"sgrandfather was a ppoint ed by th e King of th e Netherlands to t a ke c ha rg e ofa barren isle near tlle coast of Holland, that had p re viou sl y bee n the resortof out1aws. He wa,s made Mayor, and t h e f ir st thing I le d il l to reclaim itwas to se t ou t a l ar ge numbe r of t ree s. T hes e d ul y flourished and becamethe abliding place of count lss 8eagul ls, and later on of nightingales, w.hencei t d er iv ed i ts n ame, "Isle of Nightingales." I t bec ame f amous f or i t s beauty,and was v is it ed by many travelers and artists, among o th er s t he Americanartist Chase. There were thirteen children i n t il e Mayor 'S f am il y, who settledin va rious parts of tile world. All c ar l' ie d i n their heart s the precepts of tneir nt:I'OUT YOUJt Jo'LOUU AT ONe!: IRAILROADERS AROUSED BYf at he r a nd mo ther , one of then1. being to ma'ke the world more beautifulw h e r ~ v e r t he y might be. One son founded t l ~ e ~ a n l O u s B o t a ~ l i c a l ,Gardens in Have you sent in your f lour report I COMMUTERS BOARDINGBataVia, and anothe r fonnded a DUDCh republlc l! l South Afnca . fhere were to th e county food administrator? Tlli!very ma,ny grandchildren sca,uered al l over t.he world .. Mr. B?k re fe r red to report h la nk s a re p ri nt ed only in tile MOVING TR'AINSth e p l a n t i n ~ o th e .rose. b U . ~ h e s al.ong the h a n ~ at. Merton I s t , a t l ~ n as un OUl- newspapers. Th e pape rs have printeJ Icome of thIS mhel'lted lUsdnct to make th e "or ld more beauilfu!. these h lanks as a patriotic duty an'ITh e . i n c ~ p t i o n cf . : : ~ e MeriOJi C i V i ~ Association c ame f rom see ing a news- : th e people m,ust fill them in a nd s eu j IOfficials 'Vill Take Drasticpaper Iymg l! l the nuddle of a beautlfully slladed road. He made a .Pl ea for i t.hem to th e a dmini st ra to r under I A t t A 'd F t 1 A .

d I 1 'b I, 1 . A . t " 't t M 1 tlIde Ion 0 VOl a a eel-b ea ut y a n c ean mess a ou ou r lOmes. recen ... lSI 0 harle r 1 la penalty of having their homes: ; .sl10wn him that ou r road,ways an d streets were fa r from perfect. In the searched. d'ent to Passengers-Ask CIVICc ou rs e o f h is talk h e d rew g ra ph ic p ic tu re s of the prepa rat ions bei ng made 'fhe object. of the blank i s t o a sc er - Association and Others toat o ~ r v ~ r i o u s camps and cantonments to fit ou r .boys .t ? b e c o l l l ~ . the f ines t tain if anyone is hoard ing whea t Assist in Breaking UpsoldlCrs m th e world, an d of t he t ru e democrat IC SPl r tt preva ll l ll g there . Iflour. Hoardlllg is prohibited underaprHe referred t o . the t ime of their return fro.m t he w ar , as m os t of the.m would very severe penalty. rac ICere:turn , very d l f f e r e ~ t in charadeI' and VleWIS f ~ o m when the y e nl ls te d. It Make your report even though youWill no t be a questlon, however, of what we thmk of them, bu t what tlley have no flour in your home.will think of us. In addition to th e great pol it ica l and phys ica l changestaking place, a great ment al , mo ra l a nd sp ir it u al uphe aval is taking place. Are you h.elping to bringIn religion, denominational ,lines will h e swep t away. herth's quota of War Saving

Mr. Bolr particularly emphasized th e necessity o f g iv ing, no t only fortlle supp3,000 for improvemenl and de;el"puH:r .t , Mr; Loon ,)reall a certificate of John Hein s & Co., public accountants, that th e accounts REPOltTS OF ('O.Jon'l''1'EES '\'"1) (l1"}'J('}:USo f t he secretary an d Treasurer w er e co rrec t. T he t ru st ee s a re a s folJows: J!ellllrt of ,"urhrook l'nrk l)eHlopmenf, CommiUee I"armers will have to go to bed inPresident, James C. Simpson; treasurer, l ~ d w i n P. Dol d; s ec re ta ry a n aC- Narberth, Pa ., March 1.1918. I I' 1 1ay 19 It am get u.p in t he d ark .countant, A. J. Loos. To th e Lot Own er s o f Xarbrook Park: IOwing to t he l at en es s o f t he hoh r a ft er the conclusion of the addresses In submitting herewith a report on W'ork done in Narhrook Park, we wish:, Oil up y ou r c lo ck for th e hour-an d repol'ts, It was dec ided t o defer t h e lec t ion of officers and direc tor s to first to express ou r appreciation of your ac tion in buy ing the lots, whereby' saving change th e e nd of th e montu.a meeting to b e h e ld in th e near future. the work of reclamation and development was m ~ H l e possible. The en ti recommunity has benefited by your puhli c -spir i ted ac tion . What wa s formerly Mr s. W. H. P ug h a nd so n William

an offensive and heaHh-menaeing swamp ha s heen converted into a n a lt ra c- s pe nt a week r ecent ly in At lan t ic City.t iv e p ar k a nd building sites.The work included a thorough survey of th e t r ad, laying ou t of park areaand lots, cutting and filling t o g ra de , clearing off dead trees and underbrush,changing course of the s t ream, cons t ruc tion {l,f driveways and service roads,paving, installa tion of sewer, walter a nd gas pipes and e lec t ric service, seedingnd plant ing . The cost of doing this work, through unforeeeen causes, has beengreater than originallY estimated, bu t w e h op e that th e fol lowing itemizedcost account and statement of obstacles encountered will satisfactorily explain t o y ou th is increa se of expenditure,s, an d t ha t o ur ef for ts to administer

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$28,322.50

$23,522.50:J,OOO.OO1,500.00::100.00

$24,695.78

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The Garden Norseries

HOWARD'S

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Telephones,12671268

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

U"1I1 . l - : s t ~ l f e J)elelollDlellfThe Civic Association purchased the fol!cwing lots o f r ea l estate fo r parkand bui ld in g s it es :

AIIlI t hu s was anot.her page adlled toXlirher th' s g lor ious d iamond history. h nr t o ur feet. When we e ss ay t o walkon It without. hoh hoots much will bef o r ~ l v e l l . Whoever invented that:-:ow, it' Mr. Harris wlJl replll '! 'e ihat. pavement anel the one on Wlnd,sor

pest!l'erons sqnare hlock sidewall< In I lind Forrest eould give c ar ds a ndfront of h is n ew i en em en t house on : spar l es to t.he Spalnash InQu.lsltion.Fo rr e st ayenne w ith o ne that won't I "Cub."'PLANT A FLOWERING TREE

. \nd hdl l to make ou r tOlTll till' most IIUrlicUn' l'lIIllge III tJle PhlhldelllhiaSuburllllll DistrictTill ' douhlt' flowl'rlllJ,:" 1)('1\('11 l:-l llH' ( l u l ( ~ k p N t growing lIowl'rltlg' trpp. un d th r nloHt

! ' l h o w ~ . Plau t t i l l ' tl ' f' ' Whl' l ' l ' 11 can IH." :-CPPIl (rum lilt> x l r ~ e l . I offpr them a t cost(lI h ~ l p Inll'o flnwerlnJ.t chern ' , ~ nn the- \\'hoh". n flner In',,,. h ut n ot ~ Mll ' lk lngly" 1 " 1 \ \ ~ . nul' ItN rltst growing. '1 .00 (0;.\('11 OR SIX l'On $i).OO. .Phwf' It qun rt f ll ' o r n tlollnr in Iln t ' H \ " l ' l o f l ~ wllh your l 1 u m ~ H)1I] ut ldrefolH. lilat' whatyou Want 111111 Wp will do t lu ' reNt. ' J ' h ~ ~ P I t r f ' ( ~ N nrt:' helnJ{ oN"t:'re-d at leH!I thon c o ~ t . IfyClU Want un,r. plPRNC tak,.' nl1vunln, ;p u( th f" orrt>r at onee-.

WEEKLY

You will remember that when

CUB'SAssociate Editors.

HARRY A.JACOBS,Editor.

H. C. GARA,Ad fl'rtlslng' JlhUlager.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,CashIer.

OUR TOWN

F.MERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Pollce 1250.

1'HURSDAY, : '1:ARCH 28, 1 91 8

NARBER'fJl CIVIC ASSOCIATION.

Owned an d Pub li shed every Thursday by th e Narberth Civ ic A ssoc ia tion.

An Experiment In co-operative; t l u r n a l l s m - ~ o Paid Workers.

Mrs. Roy E. Cla rk . \. J . L ao sMrs. C. T . Moo re Henry RoseQ. M. Henry W. T. Melchior

Send a ll le tte rs a nd new s ItemP. O. Box 404.Send al l adver t i sing copy to P.Box 820 .Make all remit tances to P. O. Box118,Our T own Is

dation l as t T hu rs da y evening, Vu-, wrote you last week I ment ioned theI tldil1ess Is conspicuously in evidence' line up o f t ll is s e as u n' s b al l t eam asto s t rangers as they alight from trall ls, arranged by Manager W.Jllzer. SomeThis is a bad adver t isemen t fo r :-;'ar- o ne was unkind enoug)l to suggest asb er th. Th e offenders s hou ld s huw a good p et n am e that of "Derelicts,"some respect ' fo r pUblic opinion an d P e r s o n a l l ~ ' I prefer "New Hopes ;' b uthasten a clean-up, there's r.othlng In a name, as AugustE I 'e rgreen has said, a nd i t' s m y f lrm111C fact that th e Civic Assodati.on belief t ha t s om e of this !'J11ent which

Sub sc ri pt io n p ri ce o ne d ol la r pel"' has made such improvemen ts In N ar - ha s heen h ur ie d s o l ong, w lt en f ul ly Civl'c Assocl'all'on Annual M tie Bn'III'anl Syear In advance. berth that property f o r m e r l ~ ' assessed rev ived , w il l fool th e critics of th e ee ng a uccessat l it tl e m or e t ha n $5000 I s assesse. .l new nine , l ' ~ n t h u s l a s m i s r if e amongnow at more than $65, 000 I s n ot t he o ld -t im er s. lwd if hard work wnd Igenerally known, Narbrook Park i::i determination t.o make a good show- .president, A. J. Loos, not only producing aest.hetlc dividends r ing c ou nt f or a uy th in g. w e s ha ll se e ,t.he IUI,IIIS entrus1ed to liS as econcmical ly as possible will me et w it h y ou rVice-presidents, A. C. Sha nd , J , B. approvalin h ea lt h a nd beauty, h ut h as a dd ed s om et hi ng wort.h while at Shand Park' .\Vll\lams, James Artman.

Sceretary an d treasurer, G. M. Coles- a suhst.antial s um t o borough r evenu es . t hi s s ummer . I h,3lve noticed sig.nsThe detailed report of the Park Co:n- this week that bode no good 1'01' th eworthy, mittee in this issue contains m uc h i n- teams that expect to have an easyDirec tors , Frederick L. Rose, GeorgeM H W A th Cole George M. rormatlon of Interest.. time with 1'\arberth. 1"01' Instance.. enry, . I' ur , l' 'r tt. i 11k' g h'l eh II to The Tol and t.rae! 10.791 acresColesworthy Mrs. Wllliam S. Horner, I om ro er a. In . ' aA E W hI ~ Mr George 1\1 Henry MI'. Bok'R i nformal t al k at th e an- a . n y b o d ~ ' that WIll hstein t o h Im . brag- P e n n s Y I V a l ~ i a . Railroad , 1.489 acresl " i e t ~ h e r o W Stite: ' E. A. ~ u ' s c h a m p : I nual meet .ing o f th e Civic Assoclat iJ:l ging abollt his hatllng a b l l i t ~ .':I.IHI John B .. ~ ,Illm.ms ',77 acres, Ed d S was heard with great delight by t h . ~ Iwhat he. is going ,to do to those Pltch-, S. B. Hlchards .20 acresH. C. Gara, Henry Hose, wa r . . . . .Haws M rs . R oy K Clark, Mrs. Llls- large aUdience p re se nt . ' rh e a ss od :, - ers. Howal'(l McCarter Is ca ll in g up I . - - - - : -tel' \V, Nickerson, William D. Sroed- tion is to he congratulatell in having Old Hos s Humph re ys e ve ry day t.ry- , . . '" ." " . ' .. 12. 2 0. a c re sley, secured Mr. B ok fo r this occasi,on,. as ing to a r r a ~ l g e for hatten' practIce. Hy , : I ~ r e ~ m e l ~ t . . \\ Ilh '\ . I!. ~ ! n ~ : l I e y . .1.:. ~ Ha I\,S .986 acre"he is too busy to accept lIlany l Il \ 'l t a- O ld Hoss IS trying to duck and .",IS cOllvey e c to the (IVIe. ASSOCIation, llIaI. Knic1

Business Manager-Harry A. Jacobs, lu t he gut te r s. Of cou rs e. t he wind him and at th e ~ a i l 1 1 e II lstant la prlo-I sewer eonstruetell ou that. avenue. The spi r it of t he ag re emen t haVing been'I. b hpl. . speciive renter IllS actions U>tR er tI e . . . . . I I . I . ." a r e r t , a. li s hound to seaUer I t IIml II I eonse- . . 'rl ' I l ' c:,1J lle( out l) t Ie t 'ommlltee, an app ea l h as heen made to Coune l\ t o refundPublisher-Narberth Civic Assocla-, quence the area of untidiness Is 111- cireumdlances would he del'l .e. ) . t he a mo un t o f t he c on tr ac t. o r at lea.st. to assume t.he int.erest on the note sti N b th I' . I d ou ht fu l h nt of eo ur se . sn ch slan- I' I . . . . . .on . " a r e r a. I creased. The tow.nl l oo ks s lo pp y. t o '.. '. 1 not a I ll ' to p a ~ ' at tIllS t ll ne. l 'he latter suggestion has reeelved favorable

O N b tl C" A 0 'a t 'on del'S as t hi S ' Ir p h lw lv to ereep IU, ',1 ,W I ~ e r ~ . - , 'a r .er I IVIC ss CI. I . , ' 1 8'3'y th e l east .. . As o ll e ( 'o me s on t of : . ' .. , . , . ' . . conslueratlon, anll your comnnltee will be relieved of the burden o f carryingOfficers-Presllient, A. J . L oo s, Vlce- the rallrollll stat.ion th e Impression an) IIhele. the t 'harges,presidents, A. C. S ha nd , J . B. Wi! ,.ou ge t is that( l ' \ a r h e ~ t h is th e home Before e los ing . I wan t to sa)' that Funds fo r the wa te r co nt r ac t we re obt ai ned by loans from seven lo tHams, J am es A rt ma n; s ec re ta ry ;If a g re at m an y or th e unwashed. I OI'er lICard a r a ~ h e r n ~ I ~ ~ a l 1 e d ~ O J ' re - (.wners a nd t wo m em be rs of t he c om mi tte e no t l ot ow ne rs , aggl'egatingand treasurer, George \V. ColeR - Some of ou r people us e the staliou marl< '31. t he s ta tt on thiS mo:nl lIltl?:' t

Of $2950. The remain ing $600 was advanced temporarily from i he funds of th eworthy the eITed ihat when ~ h re-sll en s 0 't T .. . , g ro un ds a s a. dump. par tl eu lar ly on . . ' ..' , 11 'k r COl11nll tee. he w at er c om pa ny haVIng later refunded $9:J8 as an over-Directors-George H. Henry, \\ . the sout.h side. With a few excep- th e H om e T ow n notlCel a I oc ' ( ~ l l'1large, and $50.50 adrlltional, representing 50 pel' c ent. o f t he water rentsArt.hur Cole, Frederick L. Rose, A. tions. t he h om es a nd s ur ro un di ng s o f hU7.7.arrls soa.ring overheat t IC y W.1 collect.ed up to that. time, the committee recouped I t se l f for the $600 advanced:K Wohlert, Mrs, William S. Horner" our people ar e tidv. a,uhough on e 111- lwow that th e llead Olles lare p r : ~ ~ l c ~ by It , and d ls ir ibuted pro rata among t ho se who had loaned th e remainderMrs. George H. Henry, Fletcher W. Iwpt place will m a the appearance of ing. I know th e fellow w 10 ~ I la of th e money. $ : ~ 8 8 . 6 1 . The remalnller o f t he l oa ns will be paid off as theStites, E. A. Muschamp, H . C. Garn, a whole hlock. There's one s po t o n anll he'll ea t crow or I'm no a suc- water company cont inues to p a ~ ' the committee 50 pe r cent. 'on ea'eil year'sHenry, R o ~ e , .Edw.ar.d S. Haws, Mr:. Haverforll a ve nue . n ot f ar from th e l'eSS as 0, gnesser, water rent.s. There Is at present an undlstributell amount of $47.30 on ham!.Hoy E. Clark, ";'11I:am D. Smedle.. , Y. : 'r I. C. A.. which is It ( l i s ~ r a e e to ' Returns 1'01' 1917 have not. y et b ee n r ec ei ve d f rom th e water company.~ 1 : r s . Lester \V. N I ~ k e r s o n . 0 S the lH)J'ough a.nd does more to give a This basehall at.mosphere remlnlls l "u nd s f or th e gllS eon tr ae ! were paid llirectly from the funds of the

(SIgned) HARRY.A. JAC B n(1wcomet. a poor opinion or us than me of th e t ime 1 \a rhe r th p l a ~ ' e i l It c ommit te e. A s r es il ie nc es are connected with th e Rervice, the ga s companyBusllless Manager. unythiing else. team from th e l'\orristown Insane will r ep ay t he eonnnil1ee, unt i l t he e nt ir e amo un t is r et ur ne d. R ef un ds o f~ w o r n to a I ! ( ~ ~ u b f s c r i b e ~ b ~ f ~ ~ e me The Street Commissioner's . a ~ l t h o r - Asylum. Both t eams were gooll. and ~ 5 5 5 have thus fa r heen made. leaving $1.068.50 s ti ll t o be co ll ect ed.

tillS fifteenth d a ~ y 0u M ; ~ c ~ I l r ~ e r ' I l ~ ' . as I UIl lI 'e rs tand I t. ends at the e sped aH y the one e ompose d of the (Continued o n T hi rd P ag e)(Seal) 11 er " . Nt' c ll rh , a nd , a lt ho ug h h e ml!!"ht eIellll weal

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N ARBER'rI-I. PA.--OUR r.rOWN--MARCII 2 ~ 1918

.Jannary.

.Jannary,Victory!

l"ehruary 28, 1!1l8.

SUFFRAGE NOTES

The Woman Citizen, a weekly news,paper devot ed t o w inn ing equa l right.R1'01' women, costs only $1 pe r year , an,1t he l oc al branch o f t he Suf fr age partyreceives a cOlnmiRsion on each subs cr ip ti on . S en d you r do ll ar of M ~ s ,Charles W. Young, Box 20, "arber:ll.

Mr. au d :\Irs. Edward Everett Seavr,',formerly of Xarbe t' th . hu t now un f o r t u n a t e l ~ ' of the city or ch'Urche'land cemeterieR, treated themselves toa f l ~ ' ; n v ; viRil to this (:harming borough,arr iving Saturday anll leaving Sunday.Inasmuch as they still read OurT own, t he y will ex pect to see theirvisit reported in ou r socie ty colnmnBoth ar c looking- wei\, i n R pi te o f t heha rdR hi ps o f Jiv in g in a place likeBrOOklyn. The il ' one cons ol at ion iulife is t h at t h er e iR a p la ce l ik e :\a:-herth to v is it when t h e ~ - ar c in ne:!:lof a little e\H'er allli recreation.

Very sIncerely yours,ANNA A. l \ [acHONALH,

Acting Assistant Secretary,

1'(,)lJ1syhlllli:l }'I'l'l ' 1,1111'111')" (;IIDlJIlissloll, 1'I'III1S)'h':mi:l S t ~ l t l ' UIIl'lIl')',J[lIl'l'lsbul'!o:'.

APPEAL FOR BOOKS FOR SOLD IERS AND SA ILORS

1\11'. A. J. Loos,~ a r b e r t h , Pa.

Dea r S ir :Remembering your he lp and co-operat ion laRt fa ll when the AmericanLibrary Associat ion raisul nlOney 1'01' t he "Wa r L ib ra ri es ," we ar ec om in g to you ag ain f or help, feeling s ur e t he c au se in itSI'll' is o urjustification.Under separate covel' we ar c sending yo u c op ie s o f th e A, L, A. Wa rLibrary Bulle tin , which gives a report o n th e w or l, d on e wit.h th e moneyraised an d t he books give'll, and outlines 01' a f r esh "drive" f o r books .Enclosed is a c op y o f a personal letter from a c amp l ib ra ri an . Rec en tl yt he Commander of a vessel about to join th e flCt in European wa te r s,a sked the A. L. A. Dispatch Otlice 1'01' 1,000 cases of 50 books e ac h to distribute to t he ves se ls a lr ea dy in se rvice there . The re w er e just 200books t o g ive h im!

All this will give you an idea o f t he need 1'01' books p roven by th e usemade of them in t he c amps a nd e an to nmen ts . T he money ra is ed i s bei ngused to the best advantage possible. 13ut thousands 01' books ar e stillneeded, such books a s a rc s ta nding unu se d on th e shelveR of hundreds ofou r h omes . C an no t you help gather these b02ks f or this use by co-oper ating in this "dr iv e" ? Adver ti se a nd manage it aR seemR best in yourtown, and later when you ar e ready to ship them, shipping directions will, be sent.Again expressing appreciation fo r what you have done a nd hop ingsincerely that you c an help in this book coll ect ing for o ur " boy s i n s er Vice, " I remain,

'I'he ""lll 'I 'ul SIIt't'I'lll-\'l' AlllclltlJIIl ' lIt" Th e r ig ht of t he c it iz en s or th eUnited States lo vote shall not hedeniell or a ll ri ll ge d b y the Unit.ell

Any of ou r townspeople interestel l States 01' hy a ny s ta te on account ofin t he s tu dy of Fl'en ch will be glad States or by any S ta te on account orto hear that a el a-s s fo r that purpose First i nt ro (l ne ed i nt o th e Unite:}is about t o b e f orm ed . It will te State s Sena te in 1878.tanght by Mrs. George Abele and wi!! Voted upon in t.he Senate; l - . Janmeet at th e home of 1\1rs. JOReph Bar- ,uary, 1RR7, yeas 11i, nays 34. 2--March.day, :H2 Essex avenue. . ' 1n14, yeas : ~ f i . nays :14.Those wishing to s t. a rt wi th t.he cht,;,s i Yote(l upon in t he Hons e:should notil'y either Mrs. Abele or Mrs. 1!l1 fi, ycas 174, nays 204;Barelay a.s soon as poss:ible. ]!J1S. yens, 274, nays, ]:W.

:\ebraska l eads every other S tate ;11th e Union in th e sale of Wa r SavingsStamps. The s al es t o date being $4.4?,pe r capita, Pennsylvanians have tllll"fa r spent 801' pe r capita. This is fool!for thonght.

Ading on orders from t he GermanGovernment, the officers and crews ofthe German ships interned in American waters infiictell snch damage'upon the machinery of t he v es se ls a st hey deemed absolutely certa in to I{eepthc Rhips ou t of s er v ic e f or two )ear8.By that time the Germans thought th ewa r would he o\er. But Ameri canefficiency and Ameri ca n i nvent ion e ffe ct c II the necessary repait'S In fromMr. Vicenza Wetherill, .of Du dl ey six to eight. 1ll0nthR and at a cost or

and 'Vindsor avenueR, reached th e $ :n: l 0 00 ; the Germans hall f igurell thl'eighty-sixth milestone in h is lif e on cost of rcpairs at. $2.600,000 und th eth e 20th. He r ec ei ve d mauy can nccessary time 24 months.gratUlat ions and good wishes througiI-'out th e d ay from friends.

THE F IRES IDE(Continued rrom First Page)

The regular meeting o f t he Women'sAuxiliary of th e Y. M, C. A. wlll b':lheld ThurRday, March 28, ut 2.30 P. III..at which time t ho se w ho have no 'returned th e hirthdaY tags will k i n l H ~ 'do s o.

Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Fnlton, Jr., orWynnewood an d C hes tn ut av en ues,have he en entertaining Rev, James A,Cos hy , o f Elwood, Pa" and Mr. WilliamFawce t t and Ron, of McKeesport, Pa,

Perry Redifer, Jr., reports fromFrance hi s s af e a rr iv al t he re , h av ingg on e o ve r o n th e s ame s hi p as Newtonn. Bal,cr, Secrctary of War.

Daniel S. Howard made a hurriedc al l t o ='1arberth on Tnesday t o b id h i brother, William S. Howar(I, gooll-!lyehefore Railing- for France.

MI'. and Mrs. A. K. Siler, of Wooll-s ide avenue, ar c entertaining Mr. and, As the vaudeville talent Cor theMrs. Alhert Liplw an d d a u g h j ( ~ r , d smoker of the ='1arherth Home Guard sHeading, Pa. comes f rom the dty, we hope that:\arherth citizens will turn ou t strong

and shOW h ow loy al w e are. As it isahsolutely free and n o c ol le ct io ntaken np the hal1 Rhould he packed.

:VII'. anll MrR. Woodford Anderson, 0fBrooklyn, ar e visiting Mr. an d MrsWilliam Living-Rton, of Chestnut avenue.

Mrs. William D. Smedl ey was host ~ s to a number of BaptiRt women laMl, 'riday evening.

Th e c hu rc h quar t et will sing anEaster cantata in the PreshyterianChureh nex t S unday evening.

Mr, and Mrs. William R. Parker, of Messrs. James Riley, Cooper Graham,Merion and Essex avenues, entel'- Arthur Christian, Stuart, Alcorn , Gortalned at cards on Sa turday evening, ' don Musselman, l ~ r a n ! { Pau! anll Theotheir guests of honor being Mr. an,ll dare 'Varrington,Mrs. Andrew Maclntire, of West phila-I - - -enter ta inment on Friday evening, de lphia . Mrs. S. H. Bodine has arranged fo rApril 5. a complete planting of Persian peachWe a re sorry to hear that Rev, Chris . trees on he r Montgomery avenueG. Koppel and family ar e leaving Nul'- propertieR, whi ch ext end from Nar

herth. They have mad e h os ts ur herth to Price avenue. In addition torienllR d ur in g t he ir s ta y h er e a nd we this, t he ch il dr en a t school plantel lwish them the great .es t snccess in their on Arhor Day enough of t he se t re esMr. J. H. Jefferies w il l l ea ve next, new field. : t.o l i ne Montgomery avenue f rom Nar -

week for an evt.ended hURiness trip to ' i herth a ve nu e to " Th e H ig he st T ra ctt he Pac if ic coas t. If yOll do not c ar e to dr il l wi th t h ~ ' in :\arherth." The Cub's suggestiun,:\arherth Home Guanls, s how you r I seems to be shaping into a reality,Mrs. Charles H. Churchill ha s aI'- patriotism by you r p re se nc e at t1.0:rived home after spending several' smoker on Thursday evening. I t cost:"

wceks in Lowell, Mass. you nothing and )'Oll ar c aRsured :,good time.

Mr. Henry Howes, of 313 Woodside' a venne , has been promoted to quartermaster anll assigned to SuhmarineChaser "0. 341.

~ } ; W DUH''I' Ql'o'rAS

( Fr om The 1\ortll American)

I'N('I,,\DlEnLJ-:'I'TEUS ATNAUnEU'I'1I (IS'J'OH'f('};Mr. G. A. PlomgrewCharles F, Miller!\II'. Hober t Pashold};ll,,111r(I S. Unwll.postmaster.

A re y on going to a tt end the smokerI Imow no t just what heaven i s l ik e, i of th e : \arherth Home Guards? I f

"o r jnst what j oys beyond l i fe 's t ide you 110 not you will miss somethiJ'g.Await f or m e, when dea th Rhall strike 8.15 Thu rR da y e ve ni ng , M ar ch 28,And I shall reach th e other side. lire house.

Bu t this I Imow wilen I have goneT o dwe ll in realms divinely fa ir , Commander Reed and family, wil':>l\'ly soul will yearn lo look upon have been occnpying th e hous e o f Mrs.The o ld -home paper over there. 'Harriet L. Grigg, 218 1\ort!! :\'arberth(Copyright, 1918, by Edgar A. Gue st ) a ve nu e, h av e g on e to Atlantic C it y f or i,the summer.

It's l il ee a smil ing f r iendly face.It's like a voice you long havel,nown,

Yon see it in some distant placeAnd rush t o c la im it fo r your own.The paper from your old h ome t ow nHas h rid ge d t he lo ng a nd d re ar y

milesAnd with it y ou c an settle downAmong familiar teat'R an d smiles.

T he re s eem s to he quite a littlemisunder s tanding as to th e intentand pu rpo se of t he que st ionnai reblanks now being dist r ilmted amongthe farmers through the publics choo ls . S ome a re or t he opinion thatit is only for t he pur po se o f f indi ngon t what. th e f a rmer posse sse s in orde r t o a tr ec t h is assessments and taxa tio n. O th er s t hi nk t ha t if they fillou t tlue blanks t hey will o bli ga tethemRelves to surrender some of theirproducts wit hou t bei ng pai d.All 01' t hese ideas a re abso lute ly incorrect. The information aslwd foris in o rd ,c r to benef it the farmer himsell'. as wel1 liS t he c ou nt y at large.rr you ne-ell lahor it cannot he furn ish ed u nle ss some one knows youneed it. I f erops that y ou p la nt edlast. ycar coul,1 not. lJC harv.ested forlack of help , anll we know it, we mayhe ahle to prevail on SO\1le on e to volunteer the cOllling- year to prevent ar ,epct it ion o f this st:Lte or al'l'airR. Ifv:

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N A . I ~ B E R T I - J , PA.--OUR TOWN--MARCH 28, 1918ROLL OF HONOR

lURIN CORPSEDWIN A. JONAS, MajorJOSEPH H. LIGHTCHUDLEIGH R. LONGNA.VAL ORUNANCECAPT. HERBERT};XGINEJmS CORPSM. M. SHEEDY, CaptainROY S. R IDGE, SergeantJOH:>i B. BALLINGALL01'LEY E, JACKSONJOHN T. ODELL ( In F rance )}'IEU) ARTILLERYRUSSELL 1\1. LUKENS, SergeantCHARLES B. BARTLETT, 2d Lt.GEOIWE H. SHINN, CorporalUlWULAlt AUMYJOHN LACEYHAROLD D. SPEAKMANAYlA'l'ION CORPSH E ~ R Y T. XASH, JR., SergeantLANGDON KOONSHOI,AXD K, HEWITTEDWAIW C. TURNERT. EGIL I{NUTZENHOHACI

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DAVIS'A COMPLETF LINE OFSCHOOL SUPPLIES

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REMOVALGEORGE A. WITTEPaper Hanging and DecoratingWill MorJe About March 15th.To Fairview. Bell PhoneBOX 596, NARBERTH, PA.

You can g et th e address of yourf ri en d who is i n t he service 'by looking at t he l is t p os te d in th e lobby ofthe post office. When you ge t !lisaddr e ss wr it e him a l et te r o r send acard, it m ay cheer him up a bit. Th ebo;)s al l like to hear from backhome.

BOYLE'Sn. WILLIS DAVIS, Proprietor.Prime Mealsflome .Dressed Poultry, Butter. E ~ " s and Game.Fancv FrulI and V".!!etl lh lps. "A STORE FORPARtiCULAR PEOPLE ..Telephone. N A R B E R T H . P A .

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For Kent and SaleFire In8uraneeBell Phone aD! W.

",111 Building. Narbertb. Pa.

H. C. FRITSCHPnperUes

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONSHil1h Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

Also choice buildblg sites. Don't hesitate if you wan t a g ood home.

I HAVE HEMAININGFor Sale No. 225 Forrest AvenueAnd Bungalow on Avon Road

ATTRACTIVE NEW HOUSES

CALDWELL& CO.R e a l E s t a t eI n s u r d n c eS O U ~ ~ t ~ ~ d ~ t a l i o n NARBERTH, PA.George B. Suplee

Steam & HotWater HeatingPlumbingBell Telephone.

GARAnteed

HOWARD F. COTlER"MEATS ofI T. l QUALITY

SCOTI-POWELL DAIRIES

1.661.65$1,412.fiS

Success IGLEANSAfEWHOLESOMElOUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEEDUNDER DAClERIOLOG1CAL CONTROL

$110.00the property of th e

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- - - - - , - - -Some clubs cause scolding wives andsome s c ~ l d i n g WIves cause clubs .

Owing to t he f ac t that . MI'. W. Ij ,:\'y.16present last Sunday and 244 at morn-ing worsh ip . It will he noted rrom the t'oregoing that but for th e unforeseen d e l a y ~

T he C hr is ti an En de av or m ee ti ng ellumerated, there w cu ld h av e h ee n a surplus of nearly $1000, insteall of awill be h el d n ex t S un da y at 7 P. M.The l eade r w il l b e ,Miss Agnes Rose, deficit, as ahove.president. of th e society. A specialEaster program IS being prepared .

An i l lu s tra ted lectu re will be give"in this church ne xt Monday nightunder t he a us pi ce s o f t he Men's BibleStudy Class by Rev. Robert R. Marquis. Sunday school missionary inWyoming. The l e ct ur e w il l b e mustratEld hy unusually fine lantern slides,including views of Yellowstone Park.

Narberth Ofl ice , ARCADE BUILDING

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Iter. A rery S. UI'DlDl)', Pastor

Ask Harris About It!

FIGURE THIS OUT

Why Rent. When You Can Save $156.00 Per Annum?

We have several brand new houses for sale which ordinarily rent for $36.50 permonth. We can sell them on a small payment of three hundred dollars down and theCarrying charges, including interest, taxes, water rent, amount to only twenty-three dollars per month.

Th e services at All Saints' P. E.Church, Montgomery an d Wynnewoodavenues, for n ex t Sunday ar c as follows:8.00 A. M.-Holy Communion.11.00 A. M. Holy Communion allllsermon.3.:{0 P. 1\ l. -Chi ldrCli s service andEaster festival.On Thursday of t hi s w ee k (HolYWeek). there will be a celebration o

the Holy Communion at 8 A. M.On. Friday (Good Friday) there willbe morning pr ay er a nd se rm on a t 11o'cloclcThe Child ren 's Mit e Boxes wlll beopened at the Easter festival at 3,:,0on Sunday afternoon.The church wlll be op en f rom 7.30to 8.30 P . M., on Easter Monday, April1. 1918. for the election of vest rymenfor the ensuing year. It is urged thatall m em be rs of th e c hu rc h m ake anextra effort to cOllle ou t an d vote.On Monday af ternoon, Apri l 8, at

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 3.30 P . M. there will be a meetiug of___ All Saints' Guild at the residence ofRef. John Villi N I ' ~ s . J'lIl1lster the "'lisses Shand, Narberth avenue.___ Nar be rt h. T he l ad ie s ar e invited tv

Easter Sun da y p romi se s to be come and bring a friend.memorlll1>le in the history of this T he c hl ld re n' s s er vi ce on Fridayehurch. In the morning Mr. Van NessI fternoon of this week wi ll be omittedwili preach on "The Fact of Immortal- on account of an order from th eity." an d in th e even ing the sermon Board of Hea lt h c lo si ng a ll schoolsthellle will be, "On the Witness S t a l ~ d an d public p laces where ch ild ren fr'1f or t he Resur r ec ti on ." A t t he mo rn in g quent ly a ss embl e unt il March 31.service th e church quartet will render The chu rch ' bu ss es l eave Narberthspecial Easter music, an d in th e even- and Wynnewood stations at 10.40 Oiling will sing Judson's beautiful Eas- lSunday morning.

$lS6.00 Per Annum Saved

Sunday11.00 A. M.-Morning w o r s h i p ~ Ser-mo n by th e pastor.2.30 P. M.-Eas ter program.7.00 P. M.-Young people's meeting.7.45 P. M.-Evening worship.S ermo n b y t he pastor.Week I ln ) '8.00 P. M.-Wednesday mid-weeksong and prayer service.

( ~ l l l I r c h NotesThe Easter p ro gr am o f t he S un da ys choo l w il l b e given Sunday afternoonat 2.30. Dr. Lamson. of the BaptistPublication Society. w il l b e presentand give a shor t t al k to t he childrE'n.The Ush e rs ' Association is planninl!:a patriotic Hooverized luncheon. Linesar e out for s peake r s o f u nu su a l ability.Members'-of the congregation p l e a ~ enote that n ex t Sunday morning at 2o'clock daylight saving goes into e f f e ( ~ tan d al l c lo ck s w il l b e turned forwarjo ne hour . Our s er vic es a cc or din gl ywill be one hour ear li e r.A fine musical program ha s beenarI"anged with s ing le quartette in th emorning l3.n

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; \ I U. KSeoU-l'O\\'('1I J ) I l l r l e ~ . Pholle. Presion 239b.See dlspla)' atlvcrt lsement In tbls tSl!lue~ I O U T G A G F . S '~ l m J l s ( ) n , t J ~ l I n e , . C. ~ : f ~ E:'Uiex a"'e.P hone. H3ti. or 1 4 ~ O Ch es l nu t I t.lIIUSICCowin, T. Stuar t . P l auo Teacher .206 J\tp.rlon :lVe. Ph,'"me. ~ a r b e r t h 347.FJ...Loos, Fanny II . Plano teacher.StUdIo, Arcade Bldg. Phone 316-J8Johohn, :\1i!'iN " ~ b I J l i . . .:\luslc Teaciler a n Ac

l ' o m } ) a n l ~ l , 2 2 lona ave., Narber th .NOT,Un- rUllI,lCJetrerle", J. II . III Nnrberth nve.}-Jhone. 6 6 6 ~ I .T,"Hon, "onrrl"n It. 200 \Voodb ine aVe.Ilhone, 1 : W ~ . ,Y.Ol'TICIAl'ol'lFfnton. Curl I". 506 I:;ssex ave. Phone, 6 3 8 - W ~Phi la . a u . d r ~ 8 8 . lSUfi Chestnut et.1';\INTIo;RSColt, danlt's It.246 Haverford ave. Phone 1....S-Jn G. Cumnter. Phone. 12-62 W....... " . ~ ~ ~ e ; : ; ' ~ : : ; 3 ~ d u"{'.. Narber th .117 Winsor ave. Phone. 1247-J.l'Al'F.R II;\NGJriJ 5, therew il l b e a very novel entertainment inthe' Method:is t Church at 8.15. I f you('are about having a go ol l t ime , comean d bring a friend, as this is the p lacethat you g et y ou r money 's worth .If you caunot come without th e chll_dren, come aJHl bring them along,;th e prog,ram will interest them, too.Be on h'31lld at 8.15 sharp with rourt w e m t ~ ' - f i v e centR or you m ay m is ssomethiug.