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LEAGUE TO MEET

Junior Notes.The regular meeting of the JuniorCommunity Club waos held on Tuesday. May 5Plans were discussed for another

card party to be held Saturdayafternoon , May 23, on the lawn atFittipoldi's, Merion avenue. Ticketswill be one sale ina few days. Don' tforget there will be a prize for ea--:htable.All dub members are urged to beout at the next meeting. There willbe election of officers.Mrs . Fowle l' asked the g ir ls togive h er a l ist of all girls betweenthe ages o f 21 and 25 who a re n otregistered to vote.Evelyn Patten gave several read-ings for our program.

Magistrate Fahnestock to Speak inNarberth.

Philadelphia's only womanMagistrate will address the meeting o f the League of Women Vot ers on Monday, May 11, at 2.30P. M. in the Y. M. C. A.Mrs. Fahnestock was appointedto her present post by GovernorPinchot and comes up for electionthis fall. She will speak of her eXperiences in her official capacityand it is no t too much to anticipate interesting accounts in con nection with her pioneering in the.iudiciary.An out li ne of t he more important features of the national conv en ti on r ec en tl v h el d II I Richmond, Va., cOI{sti tued a p ar t o fthe program as well as the impressions and experiences of localmembers serving on grand andpetit juries in Norristown.Complete registration data willbe available and plans started forthe get-out-the-vote campaign,the latter having been constituteclan annual fixture. At the conclus ion o f the p rogram there will bea s oc ia l hour with Mrs. W. S.Horner a s ho st es s. A cordi al i nvitation is extended to all womenof Narberth to attend this meetingwhether members or not.Eastern County Conferencemembers of the local board willbe among the guests at luncheonat the home o f Miss Martha G.Thomas, \Vhiteford, Pa., onThursday, May 14.This is an all-day conferencefor county and local boards ofEastern counties when the national convention. the get-out-the-votecampaign and the State convention in November will be discussed.

Congratulations.A new candida te for a job in thelocal post office has appeared in theform of Mr. Lester Edwaord Peters,Jr ., 6 pounds 1 ounce son of Mr .and Mrs. L. E. Peters, of 24Haverfo,rd avenue.

Motored to Shore.Mrs. Harold C. Fenno, accompan ied by her mother, Mrs . Marshall R. Ford and Mrs. C. L. McKee motored this week to AtlanticCity to spend ?everal days.

Benefit Card Party.A card paorty was held Monday atthe home of Mrs. Romaine C.Hoffman for the benefit of the Devon Hor se Show f und o f the Br ynMawr Hospi ta l. Mr s. Robe rt M.Town is the local chairman.

Girl Scout Sunday.Sunday, May 17, i s Gir l S co utSunday. A ll the Gir l Scouts onthe Main Line will attend churchservices on that morning at oneof three churches-St. Martin'sChurch 111 Radnor, the BrynMawr Presby te ri an and the Narberth Baptist are the chosenchurches. The Narbe rth Scoutsand those in nearby towns will allero to t he N ar be rt h BaptistChu rch. M r. Keighton has verykindly prepared a special programfor the g ir ls and i t w il l b e a mostin teresting and inspiring servicefor all.

New Realty Wrinkle.A new wr in kl e 111 rea l estateboosting and community organization is being inaugurated byMr.Martin Molony, who is developingthe old Belmont race track in theGeneral Wayne district. He hasfermed the Merion Park Civic Association and everyone who purchases a home in the operation becomes automatically a member ofthis organization, which Mr. Molonly declares is formed for community service and protection.'rhe assoc ia tion recen tly sen tout booster l i terature to prospect iv e h ome buy er s, whe reupon itbecame confused with the MerionCivic Association.

NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, MAY 9 , 1925

VAUCLAIN PRAISESMusic Fe st iva l Ma leChorus.Recently commenting upon theprogram of the Main L ine musicfestival to be given on June 6, Bryn:Mawr Polo Fie ld , Mr, Samuel M.Vauclain. pr esident o f the Bryn:Mawr H o s p i t ~ l , expressed his opinion tha t the male cho rus is one o fthe most popular features of thisannual concert , and tha t the timegiven by these singers to make thisaf fa ir such a success war rant s a Republican Luncheon.ready response a'I1d s up po rt f rom The Republ ic an women o f Nar -the residentsof the Main Line vicino berth are invitedto attendthe fourthity. Mr. Vauc1ain fur ther s ta ted annual luncheon of the Repub licanthat he came each year especially Women of Pennsylvania, to be held

I thO h d 1 k' Tuesday, May 12, at 1.30 in theto l ea r IS c orus, an was oO'll1g Bellevue-Stratford Ballroom. Theforward to their program on Jttne6.One of the numbers on the June speakers at"e Mrs. RUdolph Blanken-6 program will be a lovely obligcrto burg, Honorable George 'Whartonwhich Mme.Anna Roselle. d ramatic Pepper and Honorab le Richardsop rano , will sing with the male Washburn Chi ld, fonner Ambassa-chorus. dol' to Italy.A ny information regarding the Tickets a re $2. Cali Mrs. E. C.male chorus or details of the con- Griswold, Narberth 652- J. unti lcert canbe secured from Mr. Joseph Monday.McGarrity, 226 Forrest avenue, Mr. -------Russel l A . Cut hb er t, Me ri on, o r Called to West.from Clarence C. Nice, musica l di - Pos tmas ter Fred C. Patten wasrec to r, Main L ine mus ic festiva-l, called to Sheboygan, \Vis.,to attendBryn Mawr, Pa. , or telephone Nar- the funeral o f h is mother, Mrs. E.berth 1608. M. Patten, who died la-5t Saturday.

The' Beaded Bag.The beaded bag at the recentCommunity Club Carnival was wonby Miss Margaretta Runyon, whoguessed nearest to the correct number of beads.The committee found that thebagcontained 16,093 beads. Miss RunY011S guess was 16,113-only 20beaods away from the correct total .Most of the guesses were wide ofthe mark, a lthough several o thersme wit hi n a h undr ed o f t he cor ct count.

JEANNE ALICE V A N Z A ND TTeanne Alice, the IS-month-oldchild of Mrs. Juliet Van Zandt, diedat Cape May on Wednesday night.The loss of the baby is the thi rdde ath in the family within threemont hs. Li eu tenant George VanZandt, the father, died in Februaryfrom the affects of gassing suffereddur ing the war . The other child,Katharine. died last month, and thedea th o f the baby leaves only Mrs .Van Za-ndt surviving.Mrs . Van Zandt is the daughtero f M r. and Mrs . J oh n H. Gold, ofWoodbi ne avenu e, and recentlyp ur cha sed t he Narbe rt h BeautyShop from her sister, Mrs. HelenToland. She has expressed through"Our Q'own" her t hank s for themany expressions of sympathywhich have come to her.

VOLUME XI, NUMBER 31Will Dedicate NewlSuccessful Luncheon is Held Marines Entertain Annual Meeting of Tennis ScheduleChurch Soon By Women Voters Local Scout Troop Trust Company AnnouncedProgram. of Lutheran . Narberth Boys Enjoy Trip Merion Title Re-Elects Narberth Club Has GoodCeremony Announced Many LocalMembers attendannualaffatr To Supply Department Directors . ProspectsAn important event in Narberth's A t Cricket Club One of th e jol li es t out ings ever Growth, s tabi li ty and prosperity -T-he--N-a-rb-e-r-U-l-t-e-n-n-is-t-ea-n-,,-w-illhistory will soon take place in the attended by Troop No.1, of the were shown at the annual mee ti ng open i ts D iv is io n "A" Leagueded icat ion o f the new bu ilding o f l o v e r 20 Narberth women were tionsseem better for the present Boy Scouts of Narberth, was h el d of the Merion T it le a nd Trust schedule today, playing th e Belthe Lutheran Church, at Narberth among the 350 members who at- and future than they were a year last. Saturday, when the ent ire Company held las t week i n t he field Whites a t Belfield.at 'Woodbine avenues. tended the annunal luncheon con- ago. Except in France, opinion in troop boarded busses and motored company:'s building, Ardmore. Captain of the Narberth teamThe ded icat ion which wil l t ake ference o f the Montgomery Coun- gene ra l, i s t hat t he election of to the Mar ine Corps Depot lof Each year five of the 15 mem- reports the prospects most favor-place on' May 24: 1925, will c o n s i s ~ ty League of Women .v o t e r ~ last Hindenburg will not materially Supplies, No. 1100 South Broad bers o f the Board of Directors are able for a very successful season.of s ix di str ic t services t hr ee on Thursday at t he Menon CrIcket alter Germany's foreign pol icy. s tree t, Phi lade lphia, where , for a e lected a nd t hi s y ea r t he follow- All the old stars are rapidlySundays and three on ' week eve- Club. The arrangements were. in The German President is v es ted wh ile , t hey were entertained by ing were re-elected: Parker S. rounding into f orm and some ofni ngs r especti vel y on Tue sday, charge of the L o ~ e r M e n ~ : ) 1 l with very little power, and as Hin - t he U. S. Marines. \Villiams, Winthrop Sargent, Jr., th e newer members of the clubWednesday and Thursday evenings League. The chaIrman, MISS denburg was only a minority can- As soon as the boys arrived a t Hen ry Delaplaine, John S. Clarke seem to have the necessary abilityat 8 o'clock. Sydney Evans , opened the con fer- d idate, h is personal leadership their destination, at 11A. M. , they and L. Stanley King. to make a p lace for themselves onOn Sunday, at II , there will be ence and turned it over . to Miss with its monarchistic tendencies assembled on t he s te ps of the The Board of Direc to rs has de- the team. Narberth's full sched-regular preaching service with an Gertrude Ely, county chairman of i.5 not l ikely to be a menace to t he d ep ot for their photo, the U. S. dared a regular d iv idend of 8 per u le i s as follows:2ble speaker and good music'. the league. existing order of things i n Ger - Ma ri ne s p os in g with their young cen t. for the six months ending May 9, Narberth vs. BelfieldIn the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the The first s p e a ~ e r wasMr. James many. In fact, with the failure guests. Scout Master Arthur L. March 31 and an extra dividend Whites at Belfield; May 16, Nar-dedicatory service will take place ~ c D o n a l ? , preslde?t .of the For- of monarchist ic hopes to material- C o o ~ e and Assistant ScoutMaster of 2 per cent. berth vs. Penn A. C. at Narberth;wit h Dr. 1.. Chantry Hoffman, of elgn Pob.cy A ~ s o c l a t 1 o n " of New ize, the republic may be strength- J .' B.. Wilson, accompanied by Richard J. Hamilton, president, May 23, Narberth vs. OverbrookPhiladelphia, secretary of the Board or k. HIS s ~ b J e ~ ~ was Interna- ened and gain prestige. It now seven committeemen, met Cap- p resented a report that reflected a t Overbrook; May 30, Narberthof Home Missions, as the speaker. b o n a ~ R e l ~ ; l O n s . Around the seems to be up to Germany t o t ai n W. J . Crosson upon the i r a r- very credi tably o n t he company 's vs . Idle Hour "A " at Narberth;There will be special music by the questIOns, Are the .wounds. of p rove that th.e election is not in- rival and in a few minutes the management and showed the June 6, Narberth vs. Bel fi eldchoir and specially selected, trained war and peace t rea tt es heah.ng d icat ive of her desire to upset the troop filed into the building. Merion Title and Trust Company Blues a t Narbe rth ; June 13, Nar-

singers. de.an, or do they merely lude world . It is to be hoped that Ger- The entire depot was turned to be an institution with its berth vs. Cynwyd at Cynwyd;. ~ , p O l s o n of new wars," and " ar ew e ma ny will judge it wise to fulfi ll over to the visitors. Then things $8,500,000 resources, that the June 20, Narberth vs. West Jer-In t h evemng, a! 7-4-'. odock, nearer permanent peace?" he out - h er part of t he Dawes P lan, as- happened, one i nc id ent following whole Mai n Li ne se ct ion c an s ey at V\Test Jersey; June 27, Narthere Will be a serVice,. with Rev, l ined the significant facts that sure French security, and enter t he o th er so rap id ly that it is point to with pride, and also in- berth vs. Belfield Whites at Nar-Nathan R. Melhorn, editor of The t b t k . t 'd t' tile League of Nat' s d b f 1 'f h b I I I' t' f th d f I th b tl JIl l N b h P, S' mus e a en m 0 conSl era IOn Ion . ou t u 1 t e oys t lmse ves (,lca 1ve 0 e won er u g r ow e r 1; U Y , ar ert vs. ennLutheran, Phtladelphla, a n Rev. . for formation of intelligent France is a country i n s or e coul d r ec al l the e ve nt s in detail. of Lower Merion and vicinity. A. C. a t Penn A. C.; July 18, Nar-D. Daugherty, D. D., superll1tendent .. th t' H financi' 1 t 't th h h Th 1 d I I S' M h 1 1920 th d b th 0 b k N b hf . . h k G d opm10n on e ques Ions. e a s ra1 seven oug er e b oy s were e to t le arge tI1ce arc, ,e e- er vs. ver roo at ar ert ;o miSSions, as t e spea ers. 00 k f R ' t' B 1 people are null h d k h 11 I' d f M' 't h f $2800 J 1 25 N b h .' Idl Hmus ic has been p rovi ded and the s po 0 USSla as presen mg 0 - u u s a y ar wor - room \V ere a

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Baptist ChurchSUNDAY, MAY 10th

MOTHER

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Th e service will be especially fo r you.

We Want You .a t th e Evening Worship

Sermon: "Songs My Mother Taught Me."

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CakesN. B. C. New Cake-Minerva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29cFig Bars-Real figs . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20c

Specials for Following WeekGranulated Sugar 6cFine Sifted Peas . . .. 2 cans 3&Quart jar Olives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55cRed Pitted PieCherries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25c canPineapple-Broken slices Large can 2&Garden Grape J uice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pt. Bots. 2 5cGarden Grape Juice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qt. Bots. SOcHire's R oot Beer 2 Bots., 25c; $1.45 doz.Gold Dust 4c Fab 5cSolvene WashingM achine P owder 3 for 2&Steel Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 5cQuart bottle Ammonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2&Linit Starch ........:.......... . . . . . . . . . . 6cFlour-All brands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69c

Now that th e Karnival is ov.er yo u ladies of NarberthCommunity Club will have m'ore t ime t o v is it us , l ook u s o ve ran d note ou r prices.We think we h av e th e n i ce s t s to r e i n Narbe I; th and wear e willing t o s ta nd argument.. Th e "Montco" line of canned goods, mayonnais .e, e t c. ,whIch you featured a t your Karnival is t h e ve ry line we willo f fe r you a t ou r KarnivaI.We take considerable p ri d e i n what we sell an d ar e nol es s p ro ud o f th e money-saving advantages we offer you.Some one called us Narbe rth ' s egg headquar ter s , bu t wewant you to cons ide r us headquarters fo r all your t ab le r equirements, though we must admit we do special ize on ou rGood Dependable Lancaster County Fresh-Laid Eggs.

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This isone-tenth of the daily grist of 4,500,000 calls.During every minute of this "peak hour" 5,000 peopleare talking-at the same time. 900,000 have talked beforethe hour is up.The orgamzing for this traffic is no first,thing-in,themorning job. In every central office the type and design ofequipment, its volume, and the size o f t he operating forceis based on advance calculations o f t he traffic expectancy,

down to a fraction of a call per telephone per ciay.Some unexpected happening in the community, affectinga large portion of the populace, may upset these calcula,tions. But with reserves to call on, the Chief Operators,whose forces now number 10,600, have met many a trafficoverload of 30 per cent. without a break.In the machine-switching offices there are proportionatemargins in equipment.And to speed and accuracy of service is added, the im,

portant element of reliability.

BETWEEN 9 and 10 in the mornine, each weekday,450,000 local calls are handled in the Bell central office&of Pennsylvania.

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Size Ohuted OarriedEGG , . $14. 25 $14.75STOVE $14.75 $15.25NUT $14.25 $14.75PEA 510.25 $10.7550c a t on d iscoun t if cash in10 days

Her Horses Capture Prizes at NewYork Show.Miss Jean Brown Scott, daughtero f John R. K. Scott, "GlenhardieF arms ," St raf fo rd, former ly o fCynwyd, won the blue ribbon in the"over 15.2 hands class" of the NewYork Horse Show S a t u r d ~ , withher impor ted ch: l:npion mount, 'I'Knight Commander," defeating theAmerican champion, "TerringtonWitchery."Miss Scott also won the ladies'

phaeton class with her other Englishhackney, "Newton Victor," and carried off a tot al o f ei ght blue midfour red ribbons in the show. Hershow horses were shown this weekat the Philadelphia Indoor HorseShow. They will also be exhibitedlater at Devon.

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Prize fo rTax Report.The Pennsylvmlia League o f'vVomen Voters has offered a prizeto the league of any county in theState that sends in the most complete informa1ion about its tax collection, and Miss Gert rude Ely,chairman of the MontgomeryCounty League, is appointing a committee of five to accumulate da1a inreference to the collection of taxesin Montgomery county.Dope This Out.The nite falls but it doesn't break,and the day b reaks bu t it doesn'tfall.

Finished Laundry ServiceA recent Laundry Service which people have

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COMFORT'MDOEiJ)FEERNNDSSTUDENTS SUBURBANITES WAGING .WAR ON CATERPILLARSHaverford College President Blames OIl.Soaked Torches Light Up Districts

Preachers for Lack of Religious In Fight.Interest. Suburbanites have declared warReli gious "mode rn ism" per- on the flocks of caterpillars thatvades American colleges and uni- c ame with the a dven t o f spring.ver si ti es t oday , a nd a new meS- Herman Hornig, city entomolosage for the youth of the l and is g is t, r ef ut ed the theory that theneeded to offset the effect "this i r- pes t r eappea r in enormous numr ever en t a ge " wil l e xe rt on the bel's eve ry seven yea rs , when hereligion of the future. explained that the caterpillars nowThis is the view of Dr. '\V. W nes ti ng developed f rom eggs deComfort, president of HaverIOrd posited last July and August, andCollege, as expressed Monday a t t ha t the c rop is espec ia lly heavy

a meeting- o f t he P re sbyt er ia n thi s yea r bec au se wea ther c ondi -Ministers' Association. He stress- tions favored the insects.ed the fact that the "modernist" "I f there was much r ain, " hein the fo rm o f a co ll ege student said, "the nes ts would have been"cannot be reached today with t he washed o r shaken f rom the treesmessage of 40 years ago." and bushes and the caterpillarsDespite his belief that the aver - wou ld have been exposed to theage student of today is a modern- birds ."ist , r el ig ious ly , he is never theless Torches made f rom oil -soaked'''away ahead" of the s tudent of 40 rags at the end of a s tick , the ~ a v - : ; : : = = = = = = = = = = : : : = ~,years ago physically, ,morally and orite weapons for the externuna- in te llec tual ly , Dr. Comfort said. t ion of the pes ts , h ave l it up the., "The age in wh ich we are liv- suburban sections at night duringing," said Dr. Comfort, "is as ir - t he pas t week .;reverent as any age in history. "This is not necessary," Mr., "The generation of today, is, on Hornig adds. "I t would be equally. the surface, a fine generation. But effective to knock the nests with aone of the t roubles with it is that stick. They r emain in the ir nes ts'the majority of s peakers c an no t d uri ng t he d ay an d emerg e at'reach our young men. Pos si bly, I n ight fo r food to avo id the birds."might add, thi s is t he fault of the .Tent caterpillars attain a lengthspeakers, 'and not of thegenera tion of f rom one and a half to twoof- today. inches, and r emain above ground. "The ave rage s tudent does not unt il the fall , when they bore ungo to church and does 110t want t o del' the surface later to emerge asgo. This is not hostility, but a moths.feeling that a speaker cannot sayanything that wil l beof benef it tothe individual."I t is a rare man who can getthese boys of the present generat ion into church and prove thingsto them. The message which sufficed in our own youth wil l not dothat. ."The c au se of t hi s change, inmy opinion , is a shi ft in the soc ia lstanding since the war. This shiftis due to the fact t ha t o ur boysare livingin a larger world. Theirinterests are more diverse. Thereis more speed."Th ese boys have a terriblethirst for moral and spiritual realities. Their thirst for the spir itualrealities causes them to turn to theNew Testament and disca rd theald."He voiced the bel ie f that theOld Testament means little to thepresent-day student, in slight partbecause of his interest in scientificstudies. On t he o ther hand, t hespeaker said, the New Testamentteaches him something in accorda nce w ith h is own life.. "The you th o f t oday a re mor eadventurous than we were," saidDr. Comfort. "This, too, is ana fterma th of the war . They aremore res tless and more apt to bediscoverers. Increasingly they arestudying science and all that goeswith it."There was never more dancingthan today, but I do not thinkthere is an immoral tendencythere. They a re p la ying morecards, but I 10 not see much harmin tha t."Physically, intellectually andmorally the college student of today is away ahe ad of the studentof 40 years ago.. "The only way in which minister ial bodies can copewith the inc reas ing doubt and indec is ion ofcqllege students isto adopt a modernized medium of instruction intheology."~ - - - - - - -CITIZENS' ARMY CAMPS

LAUDED BY MAJOR HICKSQuo te s Rooseve lt a nd Har di ng InLower Merion High Address."The mil itary tent where boysside by s ide wi ll r ank nex t t o t hepublic school among t he g rea ta ge nt s of democracy," w as theopinion expressed by Theodore

~ 9 0 s e v e l t , of the citizens' militarytraining idea, as practiced, first atPlattsburg, and now at the Citizens' Military Training camps, explained Major H. E. Hicks, speaking ' in behalf of the camps at theLower Merion High School Monday."The great men of t he nati onhave been back of this idea s incei.t was f ir st s ta rted ," said MajorHicks, addressing more than 500.boys. "PresidentWarren G. Hard ing mos t hea rt il y i ndor se d theplan and placed upon it his stampof approval.", l\'1ajor Hicks is assigned to dutyat the Citizens' Military Trainingc amps ' h ea dqua rt er s, No . 135South Broad stree t, and recentlywas appoint ed m il it ar y aide toMayor Kendrickto assist with themil itary act iv it ie s of the Sesqui-

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SCHOOL NOTES

Auxiliary to Meet.The regular monthly meeting ofthe Women's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will be held in thechurch on ' Wednesday, May 13,from 10 until 4 o'clock.All ladies having Red Crossa pr on s k indl y b ri ng th em for RedCross work.On acc ount o f t he new chur chbuilding operations each womml isrequest ed to bring her own b oxlunch.Everybody welcome!The May meeting of t he Westm in st er Circle will be held in theSunday school rooms of the churchon Thursday evening, May 14. Mrs.Van Ness, Mrs. Manning and Mrs.McCulley are the hostesses.

All Saints P. E. Church.Rev. Gib son Bell, r ec to r. Rev.Malbone Birckhead, associate rector.Services for next Sunday:Holy Communion, 8 A. M.Sunday School, 9.45 A. M.Morning praye r and sermon byRev. Birckhead, I I A. M.Anthem, "Let Not Your Hear tBe Troubled," Eaton Fanning.Te Deum, \Villon, in B flat.Choir of 30 voices.Church bus leaves Narberth station at 1040 A. M.

945 A. M .- Su nd ay Schooland Bible Classes.11.00 A. M .- Preaching service,"Mother's Day." .7.00 P. M. - Lu th er League.Live discussion of scripture questions.7.45 P. M. - Eveni ng s ervice.Sermon, "Fathers' Duties."On l as t Sunday the re was a verycheering session of the Su nd aySchool.The morning service was excellentand the whole day was encouraging."Forward."Senior Luther .League.The Senior 'Luther League wil lmeet on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.The subject of the topic is, "Whereand How Should We Spend theLord's Day." It will be discussedby Erna Kaehler and WhilmaWeigel. A duet will be sung' byMarga re t Hershaw and Eli zabe thRoser.

First Church of Christ, Scientist.Woman 's Club Bui ld ing, Ardmore avenue, Ardmore, Pa .Daylight Saving Time.Sunday services, I I A. M.Sunday School service, I I A. M.\ ~ r e d n e s d a y evening testimonialmeeting, 8 o'clock.Reading room, 19 vVest Lancaster avenue, open each weekday, 12to 4.30 P. M.The subject of the Bible lessonsermon for May 10 is "Adam andFallen Man."

Narberth Methodist EpiscopalChurch.Sheridan Dawson.

NEWS OF THE CHURCHES

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.M. E. McLinn, Pastor.Regular services Sunday, May 10,1925.

The Presbyterian Churoh.Rev. John Van Ness, Minister.Meetings for May 10: 9.30A. M., B ib le s choo l, a ll departments. The Adult Bible Class formen and women meets at 9.45 inthe vacant storeroom on Narberthavenue n ea r Hav er fo rd . Alladu lt s cordi al ly inv it ed . Mr. VanNess is th e teacher.11 A. M.,.morning worship.Cel eb ra ti on o f Mother's day.Sermon theme : "H ann ah, t heMother of Samue1." The childreno f t he Junior Church will participate in this service, meeting firstin their own room at 11 o'clock.6.45 P. M., meetings of theSenior a nd I nte rmedi ate En deavor Societies.7.45 P. M., evening worship.Sermon on the text "Let No ManDespise Th y Youth." A speci almessage for all young people, incongregational prayer meeting willMother's day. .. Church Notes.. Next 'Wednesday evening thecongregational prayer meeting willbe' held. S ub je ct f or s tu dy : "Le ssons from t he swimming ironax-head."Next Wednesd ay t he r egul arall-day meeting of the vVomen'sAuxiliary will be held in thechurch beginning at 10 A 1'1. Allwomen having Red Cross apronswil l kindly bring them for RedCross work. Box lunch.Nex t T hu rs da v the "\Vestminster Circl e w il i hold i ts regular monthly meeting in the churchat 8 P. M. The hostesses are Mrs.M an nin g, Mr s. McCu ll ey andMrs. Van Ness.The Men's Bible Class wil l holdits business meeting in the churchnext Monday evening. There willbe an election of officers a nd i t ishoped that all membe rs wil l bepresent.

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IVORY SOAP2 large cakes 23c

CORN BEEFLibby's, 12-oz can 25c

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ACMECHLORIDE OF LIMECan ll c

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PRUNES-Sunsweet California Fruit2 0 ~ 3 0 lb. 25c, 30-40 lb. 20c, 40-50 lb. 15c

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BROOMSValue 90c, each 75c

SILVER SUDSBot. 10c, 18c, 27c

DUTCH CLEANSER3 cans 25c

IVINS ASSORTED CAKESRaisin Cookies, Sugar Cookies, Kiltie Cookies,Butter Jumbles. I-lb. box 29c

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REFUGEE BEANS IConewago Extra Stringless, can 30c

This is our second big lot of these Peas just arriving. Buy for months t o come and save money. Peas a re not going to be cheaper, an.dif they are not the biggest bargain in Fancy Wisconsin Sweet Wrinkled Peas on this market we don't know anything at all about the pea busIness or the grocery business. You may buy these in the quantity we suggest and if they don't please you bet ter than the money you areputting in them you may send them' back to us and there will be no ques tion or quibble about i t. He re i s a pea barga in that you do notwant to miss.Fairwater Sweet Wrinkled, No. 4 sieve ...................................... Can 20c, Dozen $2.35, Case $4.50Fairwater Extra Fancy Extra Sifted Early June, No.2 Sieve ...................... Can 25c, Dozen $2.90, Case $5.75Fairwater Fancy Wise. Sifted S. W., No . 3 Sieve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ca n 25c, Dozen $2.90, Case $5.75

R. Go A. COFFEE BUTTERIn this coffee we ha\'e a bean of excellent appearance and a drink.ing quality of superior goodness. If you are not buying coffee from Sweet Cream Heathized Butter under the R. G. A. labelus we do believe it would be to your advantage to give us a trial . Lb.55cLb.45cFRESH EGGS .SUGARHumphrey's Brand from Snug Harbor Farm. Not over two days old. Best Granulated Sugar if purchased with other groceries.Dozen 3& Limit, 25lbs., atLb. 5 ~

GINGERALE MARMALADE PEACHESCanadaDry Ginger'Ale, 6 bots. $1.00 Hartley's, Imported, jar 38c Del Monte, large can 27cPORK AND BEANS GULF SHRIMPS PINEAPPLECampbell's, 3 cans 25c New Pack Wet Shrimp, can 20c' Del Monte, large can30c

ASPARAGUS FLOUR.. MEATS Pillsbury or Gold MedalDel Monte, can 38c 12-lb. sack 65cBABY MAINE CORN APRICOTSCurtice Bros. Blue Label, can 20c Rib Roast, thick end . . . . . . .Lb. 20c Pickwick California ApricotsLarge can 23cTOMATO SOUP Rump and Round Steak . . . . Lb. 45c FRUITS FOR SALADCampbell's, 3 cans 25c Neck of Spring Lamb. . . . ; .Lb. 25c Monticello, can 30cTOMATOES Breast of Spring Lamb. . . 3 lbs. 25c WINE JELLYBlue Bell, Solid Meat, Large Cans, Breast of SpringLamb . . . . . Lb. 25c Rich, asst'd, Port, Sherry, Madeira25c value, can 20c Swift Premium Hams, family I Pkg.25c

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Re,. \\ '.Minister.Services Sunday, May 10: D,45 Annual Operetta to be Given Nex tA. :M., Bible school, Han . F . \\T. Friday.Stites, superintendent. A spirit of exci tement now pre-II A. M., morning worship, vails throughout th e whole schoolMother's d ay. All the mothers of for everyone is preparing for thethe congregation will be our annual ope re tt a. A ll the teachersguests. Sermon theme: "A Godly have thrown themselves wholeMother." Anthem: "Comrades heartedly into the work, M is sEternally," by "\Vaghorne. Quar- Speakman to t ra in t he singers,

tet, "To Mother," by Willard. ~ I i s s Jenkins. to teach the speak-2.30 P. l\L, Tunior Epworth mg parts, MISS Jantzen to paintLeague Service. the scenery, Miss Eames t o make; : :__ _ "" _ ,..""'"_ ,.._"" ,.. __ 6.45 P. M., Epworth League de- the costumes and Miss Church to,: MARSHALL COMPANY :, H 0 vot iona l mee ting . Speci al ann i t ra in t he dancers. Last year, youOW ne Man Provided versary program. r emember, an excel lent operetta' CONTRACTING PAPERHANGERS '" T o my dear Wife: . 7.45 o'clock, evening worship. was given and enjoyed by all. TheThe enclosed Life Insurance Policies I have taken out Sermon theme: "The Man Who play t hi s y ea r is of an entirely: PHONE, NARBERTH 1661-J : for you and the children; one i s the Mortgage Policy for Came Too Late." Anthem, "My different type and, we think, more: : ~ ; 2 2 0 ~ n d h ~ c l : a r ~ i l I leave our home to you and the kiddies Evening Song," by Stults. Quar- enjoyable t han t he previous one., "....................... 'G d' \xr'll I B "b The "R'ddl f l o " OIl b .. You .wiII also f ind two Education Trust Fund Policies tet, 0 s 'V 1 S est, y . leo SIS WI e g lvenwhIch WIll enable the children to have the education we Geibel. Ion Fnday, May 15, at 8.30 o'clock.planned for t h ~ m . T h e ~ e is also a Policy paying you $190 Monday, 8 P. lVI., monthly K ~ e p that date open.and tel.l yourper month until th e chlldren ar e s elf supporting and th en meet l' ng o f the officl'al board. fnends about thiS dehghtful$75 per month to you as long as you live.. With alI my love, Tuesday, 8 P. M., monthly operetta. and the complicated,YOUR DEVOTED HUSBAND. meeting of the Ladies' Aid So- dd' fi cu lt nddle to be solved.

It Costs Nothing to Receive Inf01'mation, yet it ciety. Honors for Fifth Perloa.may prove invaluable in the future-if not now. vVednesday, 8 P. M., prayer and First h on or s: G ra de VIII,EDWARD P. JONES praise service. Top ic : " Pr ay er , Rut h Hopki ns , E rn es ti ne Hun t,D uty and Inf luence of Family Elizabeth Terry; Grade VII,THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF PHILADELPHIA Worship." Betty Jones.Organized 1847 Thursday evening, choir reo Second honors: Grade IX ,103 S . NARBERTH AVENUE S. E. COR. 6TH AND WALNUT STS. hearsal at 8 o'clock. Robert Barclay, J oh n Ube rt i;j.F.; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; N ; n ~ r b ; e ; r t n h ; 2 ~ 6 ; , 7 4 ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; ; i ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; L ; o m ; ; b n ; r d ; ; 9 ~ 2 ~ 5 0 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ Friday, May 8, Epworth Grade VIII, Richard Banks, Fred

II; ~ ; , ~ , ; m . ; ; . , : , ; ; ; o : . ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ : l ~ E : : ; ~ ~ , o ' t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ; ~ ! ; ~ ~ S ~ i \ ~ ~ h ~ ~ : 1 ~ ~ : : ; . o ~ ; [ : i, I ~ 7.15 P. M. All :Main Line Leagues rvIonks, Dorothy Miller, Janei F LIE S i wil l be represented. Murray, John Snyder.~ I "The Church of Good Fellow- On Tuesday, April 19, t he rer. t ship" has a welc om e fo r y ou at will be a dua l track meet at Lowerlj' all its services. Merion High School in which the~ I are beginning to appear. Keep these dangerous .ii Narber th team wil l part icipate .!!Ii Iiil Baptist Church of the Evangel. This w il l be the l as t t ra ck mee t

i ~ pes t sou to f your home-use ou r Screens. Ou r Screen li'i Robert E. Kelghton, Minister. before the Suburban Junior High11,1 I:i. M Cl 1 S 1 1 h T'II. Doors sell fo r $2.79 and up. Window Screens can liii 945 A. I . - mrc.l W100 'h' Sc 001 rack a nd Field Meet~ i be h ad a s low as 49c each. 1

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1. 1 S e ~ ~ ~ , A ; , ~ ~ ~ - ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ g R i g ~ ~ t S Igf ~ ~ t ~ ~ e ~ ~ f i : r l ; ~ l g ~ i ~ I C ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ r w ; ~ ~I :il Kings." suburban championship. Ournj Iii 745 P. M.-Evening Worship. track team is strong in the weightlui II: ' ' This is to be a special service for events and i s f ai rl y good in the1::1 I niother. dash.iii U Everything will have her. in mind; Editors for this issue-Eliza-~ , Fo r Spring a:nd Sl; !mmer Sports we have J old hymns, appropriate anthems, a beth Terry and Richard Banks.

stocked ou r Shoe Department with Keds, th e Tennis I ~ memento for each mothe r who m-I ~ tends, the atmosphere of home.i, Shoe and with th e Endicott-Johnson "High Kick," :1 The sermon topic is, "Songs My

Children's Sho.e. A 50c baseball is given away wl'th Mother Taught Me."I" Tuesday, May 12 :every pa ir o f "High Kicks." Ii 6.30 P. M.-Church Dinner8.00 P. M. - Annual Church

u Business Meeting. ,:i Wednesday, May 13:8.00 P. M.-Prayer Service.We are beginning a study of theGreat Scenes in thebook of theActs.The topic for this first meeting wil lbe "Pentecost."Friday, May 15:4.30 P. M.-Class in Christ ianEducation.

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No ! is the proper time t o g et your clothes in shapefor Sprmg and Summer wear. Let us French dry cleanyour dresses and suits, and, if you need a new suit, consultus f i rst. Wecall and del iver .

We have added t o ou r line of auto accessoriesa complete line of sporting goods.Fishing TackleBaseball EquipmentGolf NecessitiesGuns and Hunting _AccessoriesCamping SuppliesTennis Rackets, Balls, NetsVelocipedes and Wagons

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Wins Three Contests.In the Music Club' s d is tr ic tcontest held April 25 i n t he foyerof the Academy of Music , Pennsylvania won all four entr ies, twowinne rs b ei ng Phi la de lphi an s. nOne in whom the Main Line is ti nt er es te d is Rosetta SamuelFrench, member of the faculty of nthe Main L ine Sch ool of Mus ic, 'Ardmore avenue, Ardmore. She "has won the first three contests Iover keen competition and expects f1

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K i ds W a x Facetious. I ~The ed ito r found beneath his Ii.!.front door this week a home-madecartoonunder which was the follow- lijiing thrilling news item: "Reaches I ~Ninety-Seventh Birthday-Mr. P. :T o A id Assessors. J. Blewit, a prominent citizen, to- IPlans for assistance in increasing day became 97. He mtr ibutes h is \registration of voters were discussed longevity to the fact tha t he never iat the Monthly meetingof the Mont- rode in the Narberth school bus."gomery County League of Women Ver ily il faut que les enfants ,Vot ers Borough and Townsh ip jouent . rChairmen, held in Philadelphia, 0111______________ '

May 4. The women decided to become personally acquainted with