8/7/2019 Our Town November 9, 1916

1/4

..

Don't Forget theBaSeball/Banquet,Thursday, Nov.

23d, Elm Hall D U RTO SEND US ITEMSFORFIRESIDECOLUMNVOLUME Il l . NUMBER 5 NARBERTH, PA. , T HU RS DAY. N OV EM BE R 9, 1916 PRICE TW O CENTS

RASE l U L L RANQUt:T COMING.

'- . JI. r. A. a Real Serv ice .The Y. M. C. A. a ga i n p ro ve d its

real service T ue sd ay n ig ht w he n itwa s the N ar be rt h he adq ua rte rs f orthe election returns. You shouldhave seen the crowd.

Community Rible Class.T hi s a t tr a ct iv e organiza t ion con

tinues to draw a large number ofpeople every Tuesday night. Drop inan d s ee f or y ou r se l f; yOU'll enjoy theevening of real Bible s tudy. D r. T illis i s h a nd li ng t he c la ss in fine shape.

B oy s' G am e Room.Here is the all Important announce

m en t, o ur o pe ni ng n :g ht w il l b e Friday, November 10.

The remodeling a nd a dd it io na lequipment is r a p i d ~g et ti ng t hi sroom in shape a nd t he re is no doubtb ut t ha t this r oo m w il l be th e finesta nd m os t useful addit ion to ou r Boys'Department.

Don't forget the night, Friday, November 10, and we t ak e t hi s o pp ortunity to extend an invitation to allthose who have cont r ibu ted so tha tthis room has been made possible.We want the boys an d the ir parents .D on 't f or ge t, b ri ng y ou r fat her o rmother, or both, if possible.

Come. We will have som ethin gt ha t will in terest you.

Boys, b ri ng y ou r p ar en ts .P ar en ts , b ri ng y ou r boys.

D on 't f orge t that " Da te B oo k" atthe Y. M. C. A. It will be jus t asvaluable as you make it. P h on e N a rberth 694 W.

of a good game. I t will give ac ha nc e f or s o me r i va l ry, a definitegoal to aim at, a p oi nt t o win; inother words to e n li st h is i n te r es t a n darouse his en thusiasm."

OF NARBERTH

every success.

FLETCHERW. STITES

This is very gratifying, indeed, to the n u m ~

e rous friends of Mr. S ti te s, and Our Townjoins them in wishing our popular townsman

ha s been elected Assemblyman fromth e First Legislative District of

Montgomery County bynearly 4000 votes

In Narberth Mr. Stit es' vote wa s 431 to

106 . In other places throughout the District

he ran ahead of the t icket.

K ee p i n m in d t h e b a nq ue t g iv en tollLe Narberth team, the Main LineLeague Champions. The banquetwill be held in Elm Hall, and is j us t

Rush,! 'ss lIen's Gl'm Class . two w ee ks f ro m this coming Thurs-Friday night is al waY s a noisy day. Remember th e date, November

n ig ht a t t he Y. M. C. A. No-I t ' s not 123' 1916. One d ol la r p er plate.the youngste rs. I t' s th e older boys.I f you question th e genuineness ofthe enthusiasm, ask anyone who has I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSbeen there, or, better s ti ll , d ro p in T wo c e nt s pe r word In a d v a n c e ; minimumon Friday night and ge t into the te n words .game. " 'A X TJ o ;U - Pu p Il H t o t u t or In mathematics

Here is th e key to th e situation In Illl

8/7/2019 Our Town November 9, 1916

2/4

NARBERTH, P A . ~ O U RTOWN--NOVE}tIBER 9" 1 ~ 1 6

No, that isn't a human semaphore

Applicat ions for membersh ip In th ePinchback C ad et s , t h e new local organiza t ion , shou ld be m ad e t o eitherG en e ra l H ol me , C ol o ne l A nd y G r ee n eor Major Ra y Jones. The necessaryo ut fi t c o ns i st s of a pinchback coat ,wrist watch and p a ck o f c ig a re t te s .

Noticed Bill Kirk buying his bridean ice cream soda last Saturdayn ig ht . M ar ri ed about t wo w ee ks att ha t. T ha t' s c on st an cy f or you.

"Cnb."

Don't forget tile b as e b al l b an qu etto be gIven to t i le Champions.

u. S. l \ IAIIJ-1Uay 28, 1916.

HOME MISSION WORK ICUB'S EAGLE EYEFOR METHODIST WOMEN f WILL GET YOU

SOONER OR LATER

Chairman-Mrs. W. lVI. Cameron.Financial Manager-Mrs. William

Cur t i s Po l lock , Jr .L ibrary Manager-Miss Fanny Loos.House M a na ge r- M rs . J am es F,

Donnelly.Social Manager-Mrs. C. P. F ow le r.Membership Manag.er-Mr. Harry

Hartley.Athletic Manager-Mrs . E. Hurth.

A re yo u com in g to th e b as e b al lbnnquet ' l

} 'IRESIDE.

Y.31. C. A.

(COntinued tram Firs t Page)

COl tl lnTTEES OF COUNCIL.F i na n ce a n d La w C o m m it t ee - A . P.

Hedlfer, W. D. Smedley, H. D. Narrigan.

Highway Committee-H. D. Narrig an , F. T.J. Rose, Robert Savl1le.

Police an d Heal tb-W. D. Smedley,F. L. Rose. Robert Cavllle.

Water, F ir e a nd L i g h t - F. L. Rose,WilHam J. Henderson, Robert Saville.

Ordinance-William J. Henderson,fi'. L. Rose. Robert SavilJe .

674

776

2nd 3rdgame. game.

172 17;j143 104134 1110166 132161

by Its secretary, Dr. J. G. King. Thecommit tee unan imous ly recommend,edthat th e church extend a call to Rev. A new organ iza tion of grea t prom-Ward Ro lls High Score of 214 I th II I t of d y l'n the comEmerson L. S wif t for o ne yea r. On se sa w e g I a -motion t he r ep or t w a s r ec ei ve d a nd m un lt y last Wednesday night when T o t he Editor of Ou r Town:adopted unanimously. an auxiliary of the W om an 's H om e C al dwel l & C o mp a ny d e ny t h ey ar e

Mr. Swift has accept.ed the c al l a nd M is si on ar y Soclety of the Methodist In th e jitney business or give freetook c ha rg e a s p as to r on Novem- E p l s c ~ p a lChurch was o rg an iz ed i n Irides. Their denial i ~ s o em phat icbe 1 He is a n at iv e o f New York t he L It tl e C hu rc h on ' t he H il l. I ca n only i nf er t ha t a n y o n e gettingS t ~ t e :an d a graduate of th e Unlver-I With the foreign s oc ie ty d oi ng s o a bo ar d t he ir ' bu s pays well for Itslty of R o ch es te r a nd of Roches ter success fu lly led by Mrs. Chalfant, the sooner or l at er . W it ho ut c as ti ng an yTh.eologlcal Sem inary . H e has b ee n g oo d women of th e church ar e t u r ~ -asparagus, if they In vi te d m e t o t ak eIn active ministry for twenty y ea rs , i ng their attention to t he w or k of the, a ride, I' d leave my v a lu a bl es h om eh av in g h el d pastorates at Norwood, home field. In this w id e r m i ni s tr y before accep t ing .Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pa., and more re-j in o ur g re at land t he m em be rs willcentlv at Narherth Pa. He pur- not forget the work to be done here E d. D ol d is t ak in g a n e ar li er t ra inc h a s ~ da farm near Brooke, Va., about in ?u r own. community. This organl- to the city s in ce t hi s c o lu m n c al l edt hr ee y ea rs ago, since when r..e has zatlOll merits t he h el p a n d s ym p at h y attention to hi s "long" hours. Johnspent a portion of his tim e In this of all. D. (not the one you m ean) says so,vicinity, and is well an d favorably T he elect io n of the f ol lo wi ng o m - anyway.known to many res idents of this city. cers assures a most s uc ce ss fu l a dHe has served 'ille l oc al c hu rc h' a s m i ni st r at io n : Mrs. Miller Burkhardt,s up pl y f or the month of October, and president; Mrs. A. W. Ward, vicehas made many friP-nds b y h is sound president; Mrs. C. E. Kreamer, coran d lo gical p rea ch in g and eordia l responding seeretary; Mrs. J. T. How-greeting. Mr. Swift enters on th e enstine, recording secretary; Mrs. M.

807 w or k w el l e qu ip p ed , h av in g h ad widp. I. F r en c h, t r ea s ur e r.experience in o rg an iz at io n w or k, M em be rs hi p is open to an y womane sp e ci a ll y a m on g y o un g people. s e ek i ng a n interest in the evangeliza-

Mr. and Mrs. Swift and d au gh te r, t io n o f A me ri ca . ~ ' a s h i o n sno longer have their ori-Miss Marian, will move i m m e d i a t e l ~ ' gin in Europe. The leading author-to this city Their son Is a t t e n d i n ~T n E P R } ; S n T T E R I A ~ ity lives il l Narberth, s tr an ge a s t heBiddle Institute in New Jersey. I J n S S I O ~STlTDV rI,ASS. statement m ay s o un d . London, Par i s

The church has a membership of and New Yo rk B ea u B ru mm el s n ow188 1156 an d a Bible school of 900. Dr. I TI I t'l of tIle Mlssl'on I take off t he ir h at s to ou r own H e n ~ y

- - I . . " . I ", Ie seconl mee I 19 779 ' P ~ t t ,.eldltor of the ~ , e T h l ~ l O nI Her: I ~ : S tu dy C la ss w as h el d at th e h om e o f IHowes. Can you b ea t h im ?

ot Hi e Imollll says: JlS c lU rc I IS i\" D ff M nday afternoon withI 1 t .

II t'I [ ! I r s .

u ,

on 0t Ie strongest anI mos II I uen la 0 t I' se t "TheI t R' I d I W sl t w en v - nl l le w om en p e n .~ n ~ 'Je w.ee.n IC Imon a l ~ 1 a 1- Living Christ for Latin America" is you see on t he s t at io n mornings, asI Il gt on . T hI S same ? a p ~ rgIves .to . u ~ ( )th title of the book being used b y m uc h as he ma y resemble one. It 'snew pastor an old-taslJloned Vlrglllia e d 't f . 1 f sclnat I Shorty Ludovici wirelessing horne.welcome. , ~ h eclass: an I . urllls les a a - I

I l lg and IIlterestmg s tu dy o f . t he c on - I .. . . . .

i ne nt o f S ou th America, w hI ch i s at I Samuel Athel holt IS beglllnmg IllSp re se nt s uc h a popular subject for I c ar ee r a s a b .u il de r on his own acr e se a rc h a n d discussion. Icount by e re ct ll lg t wo h ou se s o n E lm

The Mission S t ud y C l as s a ff o rd s an iwood avenue. Call him Mr. Atheru nu su al a nd different m et ho d o f a p- ihol t herea f ter, please.p r oa ch . s i nc e it Is n ot o nl y o f ed u- IcaUonal value, bu t e m ph a si z es S o ut h I .Among th e n ew d W; lI er s ~ n ou rAmer ica ' s need from a spiritual view- nUd.st Is A. S .ku nk . Now d on t ge tpoint as well. Mrs. Foster is the IeXCIted . . He IS the. r ea l t hi ng , bu tleader o f this cl as s, w hi ch w il l h ol d m l ~ u ~hIS ~ o s tdls ti l lgu i shed characIts next meeting on Monday after- ten.sbc, W ~ I ~ hmakes ~ i mn o les s a

. T 1 Htl a t the h om e o f deSIrable clbzen. Is saId to make a1I00n, "ovem Jer , I, fi h I ld t H I' .Mrs. A. C. Warner, 216 D ud l ey a ve - ne , ouse 10 pe . e l v e s 111 a boxnue. A c or di al I nv it at io n t o attend o ~ tm t he b ac k yard o n N or th Wood. -t I I t II those interested I n SIde avenue. I t looks as t h ou g h s om eIS ex I 'll I el 0 a . . t" t'

Mem- the " K i n ' s business." one IS an IClpa m g a no th er outbreakg of t he s um me r fu r brain storm.

M O N T G O M E ~ YTAKES

TWO FROM PLUGS

,\ WORD TO TilE N E W R E SI D EN T S

Fo r the Information of the latelyarriving r e si d en t s o f Narberth we announce a g ai n t h at to purchase postages ta mp s a nd s tamped envelopes In thelocal post onice Is of grea t advantageto th e office as it s advancement If'b as ed u po n the sales, We aim tobe courteouE! and obliging. We alsowant to do business with ou r patrons.

Edward S. HILWS, Postmaster.

Totals . . 738PLUGS.

1s tgame.

IHumphries . . Hi :Mathews 13:>Haws 1:!0Trotter 117Savill . . 144

HAURY A. J AC OB S,EdItor.

H. C. GARA,Ad"Cl'UsIllg Manager.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,CaslJler.

OUR TOWN

Owned an d P U b l l ~ h e devery Thursday by t he N a rb er th Civic Association.

An EX}JerIment I n C o- op er at iv eJournaUsm-No PaId Workers.

Three of the m o st e x ci t in g g a me s ofXAIUlElt1'J[ CIYIC ASSOCIATION. the league w.ere bowled last week,

Pr,esldent, A. J. Loos. when "W a H a" W ar d' s Montgomen'Vice-presidents, A. C. S ha nd , J , B. t ea m co pp ed t wo f ro m "Swan Neck"

Williams, James Artman. Savil l ' s p lugs .Secretary an d tr:Y

8/7/2019 Our Town November 9, 1916

3/4

.'N A R B ~ H T H ,PA . - O U R TOWN-NOVEMBER 9 ,1916

Storerugan d have them filled as your

d o c t ~ rorders

Th e old fami ly remedy - in tabletfonn-safe, sure . easy to take. Noopiates-no unplellSant after effects.Cures colds in 24 hours-Grip in 3d ay s. M on ey b ac k if it fails. Gett he J !e nu in e b ox with Red Topand Mr.Hill's picture on It-25 cents.

At Any DrucStoro

True to Specifications-Bring YourPrescriptions to

P. MIESEN,Confectioner

Cure that cold- Do it today_

+'W.C A S C A ~ A i q U

~ ~

Fiedler's

Wm. F. J. FiedlerGraduate in Pharmacy

N A R B E R T H , P A .Phone, Narberlh 1284

None but Registered Druggists employed

ANDOTHER TASTY CAKES

A t M i e s e n ' sE V E RY S AT U RD AY

Try Our Sticky Cinnamon Buns

" Ne ve r p ut off t i ll to -morrow whatyou can do to-day," quoted wnuoemother.

" T ha t 's r ig ht , rna," agreed wnuocheer fu l ly ; "so I glLess I'll finish upt h e o th e r part of that c h er r y p i a r i g b ~away."

Dr. W. M. CAMEROND E N T I S T

Arcade Building

BUILDUP YOURTOWNBuildUpYourHome

} : Y . \ ~ m n ,UAPTIS'l' f l l F U C U .

] t H . ,101m GorlIon, J) . J) .. ActingPastor.

Program f or S il ve r j ubi le e week,beginning November 12, 1916:

Sunday. 10.30 A. M.-Twenty-fifthanniversary of our Bible school.

7.30 P . M.-Song service. underauspices of th e young p eo pl e o f ou rchurch.

S P. M.-Si lver jubilee. celelJratlngou r twenty-fifth anniversary. at whichtime the c hu r ch w il l b e dedicated freeof debt.

M ond ay, S P. M.-Ushers ' Association n ig ht . S p ea ke r. Rev. J . Wa ll a ceGreen. pastor Third Baptist Church.Germantown. G re et ing s f ro m ou rneighbor churches and ou r Y. M. C. A.Special music.

Wednesday. S P. M.-Jubilee prayera nd s on g service. Special features.

Friday. S P. M.-Community social,

under th e auspices o f t he y ou ng people of ou r church.Wednesday. November S. 1916. S P.

M.-Prayer a nd p ra is e m ee ti ng. D r.Gordon will speak on "Delight in th eH ou se o f God," Psalm 122. Be sureand b e p re se nt and remember ou rm ot to : " E ve r y m e mb e r p r es e nt at tl:Ieprayer mp.eting." Last week we ha dthirty-elg,ht present. Make it fifty thisweek.

!

NtlUB of tilt Q!llurcl1ea TilE PRESBYTERIAN CIIURCll. filNfiERBREADMERION MEETING IIOUSE. ]{el. ,Tohll VIlli Ness, )[fllister.

Merion Meeting H ou se i s o pe ne d f o r IbeT: : f : ~ ~ ~ ~ sfor n ex t S u nd a y will LIVINfiIworship every Frlst-day at 11 A. 10 00 A M -S d School. AM VI It e 0 d II I me

. . ,un ay. s ors ar c r la y we c o . place and a welcome for 11 - - - Ga s Admin i s t e r ed

A registry book is kept for v isi tors . 1 . a : T H E day began unpleasantly. I t fol- - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - -All ar e asked t o r e gi s te r their names. 1.00 A. M.-Publ lc worship. Ser- lowed a n u n pl e as n at week dur- Ar.tRtlc Hairdressing. Electrical Treatment,

mon theme, " Th e N at ur al ne ss of Iing which the sky had b e ~ na AlDerlcan \Vav" 1Ilanicuring- - Prayer"

ST. "UAUGAltE'f'S CHllRCH. 7 0 . P g ri m g ra y canopy tha t threatened A M CASE__ _ .0. . M.-Christlall ~ n d e a v o rIevery moment to fall a nd s mo th er

E a r l ~ ':Mass on S un da y f ro m A pr ll meetmg. All y o un g p eo p le m v lt e d. the earth A lt a g o t breakfast sedately Scalp Trentment. Fnclal Mnssage. Dyeing.8.00 p. M.-Eveni?g worship. Ser- One wouid have to k n ow A l ta a Ion ' Blenching. Clipping, Singeing, Shampooing.

1st to October 31st at 6. JO A . M . From mon tll.'':!lne. "StumblIng Blocks." tl'me to be a,"are that SUCII s e d a t e ~I 242 Haverford Ave., NarberthNoyember 1st to Marcn 31st at 7 A. M . TI "Late Mas,s, 9.30 A. M. throughout th e Ie p as to r h as b egu n a series of n es s c ove re d a very volcano of Phone. Narberth 303-J

ear. Masses on holydays, 6. :l0 an d talks O l ~the . Epistle to t he H eb re ws t em pe r. And Harry knew it. He had - - , - - -

S .30 A. 1\1. ' ' 'eekdays at 8. Evening to be given I1l the mid-weel{ prayer been married to Alta e i gb t y e ar srLEAN...SAfC...WHOLCSOME JAMES G. SCANLIN'. meeting. The second of th e series . . lJ L L

devot ions and other services at regular '11 b i l l d ti l Harry at e IllS breakfast in a tense CWI e (e vere I s Wednesday quie tude tha t m ig ht h av e p as se d f or I ontraeting Painter

times. I evening. The p u b l i ~Is invited. e ve n h um or Alta havin bor h' m OU R PRODUCTS AR E GUARANTEEDI T he c hu rc h has accepted the invl ta- tl hild . h' g ne l I UNDERBAC1ERIOLOGICALCONTROL N " " lree c reno w 0 w er e n ow s eep- arberth, Pa.

~ n : T I I O ] ) I S ' l ~IU'ISCOI'AI, CIlUUCIl. I t l O ~of the. Bapt is t Church to join in Ing In the' bedroom an d whom res-I Estimates Telephone- - - their me.etmg o f. next W ~ d n e ~ d a ye nt ly s he would have to awaken

Pand ' P a s t e u r i z e d Milk I DELIVERIES - - - - - - - - -

"The !AttIe ( 'hurch on th e lUlL" e v e l ~ l n gIII celebratIOn of their Sliver. d re ss f or school Imew Harry quite IB r y n c lo v l s C e r t if i e d W E S T P U I L A. Iloward F. Cotter_ __ 'llInlVerSarv This will take th p l a c e ' Milk' . . e . well. And she knew that at the (Ped r l a l l c Soc i e ty ) OVERBROOK

UC". ('. G. I(OPllCl, Pustor. 10f ou r r eg ul ar p ra ye r m ee tm g next .__ _ \Vedne d a' mom.ent he was h at mg h er for the Spec ia l " G u e r n s e y " MERION MEATS of

TIs M ~ :. prevIOus evening's q u a r r e l - a quarrel Milk WYNNEFIELD

Sundu)' Sen-Ices. Ie lSSlOn Study class meets . QU'ALITY__ _ next Monday at ? P M at th h III whICh she began an d which sh e did, (Robe r t s ' & S h a r p l e s s ' BALA-CYNWYD, 1\ " . , e 0 e no t care how long would last. I t I Dai r i e s ) NA'RBERTB

9.45-Sunday school. World ' s Tem- of frs. A. C. Warren, 216 Dudley gave he r a certain angry amusement Cream B u t t e r m i l k Y . M . C . A . B U I L D I N Gperance S un da y. A dd re ss , Ii'letcher avenue. Mrs. S. W. Foster is the to see him bite his lips until they ARDMORE - - - - ~ - ~ - - - - , - - - -W. Stites. Esq. All c la ss es a nd d e- l ea de r and. a.ll ladies are invited. s ho we d w hi te t ee th m a rk s. S he k ne w Tab le a ~ : e ~ ~ I P p l n oWYNNEWOOD lpartments ~ susual. . Much s at is fa ct io n h as h ee n ex- that he wanted to say m ea n t hi ng s C P COOK

l l -Mornl l lg worshIp. S er mon b y pre ssed at the announcement that b i tt e r t h in g s as she h ad sa id to h' m SCOTT-POWEtLDAIRIES; h e p as to r. L ar ge c ho ru s choir. Miss Mrs. L u c ~ 'L. Shepard, t1w "silver- last n ig ht . S he h ad taunted him a b ~ u tPrescott. s ol oi st . H ec ep ti on of new ! t o ~ l g l ~ , e dorator of the Hocky. Moun- his small earning capacity. Other AnthracIte Coalnembers. I tams has heen secured to del.lVer h ~ rmen in th e neighborhood gave their

7-Epworth League. Leader, Mr. E.Ifa?lOUS address on Mormoll ism . II I wives more. She had regretted that 45th and Parr i sh Sts. I... Pedrick. . t ~ l l Schurch on Sunday eVelllng'j s he h ad m ar ri ed him. He had given WOOD AND

7.45-Evening worship. S e rm o n b y I :"o\ovember 1 9 . . . icy assent to that wish. S he h ad w is h-the pastor. Congrega tiona l song ser- : The typograpillcal error In Our ed that the c hi ld re n d id no t exist. ful was odorous. The children sidled I BUILDING SUPPLIESvice. C ho ru s c ho ir w it h Miss Wentz ITown of last w e e ~II I reportlllg th,':! IT h en s e pa r at io n would have been Iup and giggled in anticipation. "No Iat the organ. ; a t t e ~ d a n c eat thiS church on the easy. He h ad s ai d nothing to t ha t. c an 't s ta y, " p ro te st ed the donor.

1I.ellls of Interest. ipreylOUS S u n d a ~ 'morning at 796. has IMerely buried himself in th e evening I" Ca rl a nd 1 ar e going to the the- Narberth, Pa.Last week w as t he high water mark eaused much amusement. Of cours., paper. atre." And sh e ran back. I

in Sunday school attendance. Mrs. I he figures shOUld read 196. I All n lg ll t t he y h ad lain s id e b y s id e Absently, Alta c ut t he c hi ld re n a I ----------------Anderson's address on "Mission Work In a bed bought on th e instalment Islice, though it would spoil their SUP-j You will find a variety ofin India" was admlrahle. Fo r th e I AI,T, SAIXTS' P. E. CHUnCH. Iplan, an d n ot y et p ai d for, a nd e ac h Ipe r, s he knew. Then, ungraciously,sixth consecutive Sunday new scholars ,had known t ha t t he o th er w as t en se I she sliced the remainde:- an d pu t it I GERMANCOFFEECAKESwere enrolled. Three In t he j un io r Ue\". AIHIrew S. Burke, Pastor. with dislike. T hi s m o rn in g t he y h ad on the table . Harry liked gingerbreaddepar tment and five on the cradle roll. dressed an d s he h ad prepared b re a k- b et te r t ha n a ny other cake. In he r

Blue and gold are the n ew s ch oo l The services at All Saints ' P. E. fast an d he was eating it in hating present unpleasant mood she did no tcolors. Church. Montgomery and Wynnewood s i lence. Well, she did no t care. Life care to pu t a n yt bi n g o n that would

College. n ig ht w as a huge success . ay,enues. for next Sunday a re a s fol- w as t oo hard and dry an d grim. It please him She had half a mind -Our young folks are resourceful. It lows: would have been better for he r and But he wa s t he r e, h an gi ng h is c o ati s s ai d that the l ad ies exce l led in the 8.00 A. 1\1.-Holy Communion. for Harry i f t he c hi ld re n nevel nad on the rack. Then he washed hissp eech making. !I.45 A. M.--Sunday School. been born. " 'h en t ll ey n ee dn 't h av e h an ds i n th e bathroom. She pouredL We g ua ra nt ee t he p uri ty of our Ice

Watch for boys' day. The boys ar e 11.00 A. ! \ f. - M or n in g p r ay e r and s tayed bound to each o th er . h av in g t o o ut th e coffee averting her eyes. Cream. All orders pro'!1ptly attended to.out to give you a great big surprise sermon. quarrel whether t he y w ou ld or not. S il en tl y h e sa t down at t he ta bl e,in Sunday school work. Help t.hem 4.00 P. l \ 'L-Evening prayer. Harry worked h a r d - s h e g ave h im a bs en tl y h el pi ng t he c hil dr en to po-with your presence. T he a tt en da nc e at th e S un da y c re di t f or t h a t - b u t it seemed im- tatoes.

Mr. Dorizas is coming S u n d a ~ 'even- S ch oo l i s increas ing . and it ha s b ee n p os si bl e f or he r to manage on what " Oh ! You 'v e baked gingerbread!"ing. t he n in et ee nt h. T hi s noted col- necessary to s ec ur e t he s er vi ce s of h e m ad e. Meat. re nt, shoe s for th e he r:marked, in p leased surpr ise . And

lege champion a th le te Is w el l p os t ed additional teachers. children, grocer ies- the items seem- he mbbled a piece before passing theon his suhject, "The Heliglous an d I f YOI1 have not received your ed to da nc e before her, t aunt ingly" meat .Political Situation In t.he Balkans." packe t. o f Duplex Envelopes . p le a se l ik e the colored b ul bs o f an electrical Alta had t ur ne d, a nd s he caught

Ladies, p le as e n ot e: T h e Aid Society n o t i f ~ 't he r e ct o r or a ny o f tbe vestry- ad, h u rt in g h er heart. She smiled the look on his face. It was a Wistful,meets in the lecture room Tuesday men. g ri ml y t o herself. Nine years b ac k t ir ed , p le as ed look, a nd s om e th in g i nevening. the fourteenth. Newcomers The church has provided fre':! she h ad given thanks b ec au se s he h is w is tf ul m un ch in g hur t her. Itc or d ia l ly i n vi t ed t o pay this society a transportation from th e s ta ti on s a t m ig ht s h a re H a rr y 's life an d home. Iflashed over he r that his l i fe , too, wa svisit. W Y I ~ n e w o o da nd Na rbe rth . ' buss es When breakfast was finished I barren of pleasure; that h e w or ke d

Success to the newly organized jlea v l 1 lg ' at 10.40 on Sunday mornings . Harry l ef t h ur r ie d ly. S h e d re s se d th e a ll d ay at monotonous work; that un-Woman's Home Missionary Society. c hi ld re n . T h ey w e re a bi t constrain- til t h e c hi ld re n grew he never wouldWe now have organizations for mis- Arl' ) '011 coming to thl' Imse bull ed. T he qu ar re l hung over th e h av e m uc h pleasure-except an occa-sion work at h om e a n d a hr oa d. Mrs. banf/ueU house, oppressing it as t he g ra y sky, s io na l p an o f g in ge rb re ad . Which inMiller Burkhardt. th e p r es id en t. i s !outside oppressed the earth. Then the l ~ s tyear she had baked onlywell qualified to l ead in t h is i m po r t- AFFABLE. I t he y w e nt to school, a nd s he w as l ef t tw ic e.an t work. TIM! well-dressed stranger stepped Ia lo ne t o c le an t he house, sew awhile. "B ut you shouldn't have gone to

Dear fellow townsman: I f you ar e i nt o t he c he mi st 's shop, and, p as si ng g et lunCh. get supper. t h ~ t ro ub le o f b ak ing it, Alta," heinterested in the welfare of the king- by the b oy w ho usual ly a t tended to I S he d id not take m u ch p ai ns with said. "when you're t i r ed - "dam ou r activities ar e b r oa d e no ug h c a su al c us to me r s, a pp r oa ch e d t h e p r p t.he s up p er. T he boiled potatoes were Alta hoped t he c hi ld re n w ou ld n' tt piace vou i n c on ge ni al w or k. " 'e prietor. who was arranging some Ithe only vegetable, t ho ug h s he k ne w tell him. Fo r o nc e t he y didn't tell al l , - .h ~ v ea p ia ce f or y ou r t al en t. I' g oo ds in the show-case . . t ha t H ar ry d is l ik ed b o il e d p ot at oe s. t h ey knew. T he y d id n' t h ea r t he ir I famme had not existed, an d onlysomething- worth while. "Mr. S - - . 1 presume?" he re-I And she fried t he p or k chops, though Ifather's remarl{s. S h e w on d er ed at n a ~ u r a ldeath come t o m an , a nd t hi s

marked, pl.easantly. and the chemist she knew that h e p re fe rr ed s te ak . I iherself. bu t sh e wanted Harry to pair had. d o u ~ l e do nc e i n thirty years,

I

t ur ne d a nd .bowed gravely. "I have r And-wel l , s he h ad t he p in ea pp le . h is Ithink that ~ h ecared enough for hi m and the ir childre n h ad doubled, an dh ea rd m y f rI en d Mr. Quorn. speak of , favorite rUit, so s h e s li ce d it . Then, to go to a l i tt l e t ro ub le t o p le as e him. so on, how large would the popula

you of ten ," sa id t he b ri sk man. "HeI

having somehow got th e m e al t w en t yI f

he knew t.hat he had f oo li sh ly l ion of the w or ld b e at this t i m e -told me ,f e ve r 1 n ee de d anything in minutes too e a rl y s he la y down a few Itaken too much for g ra nt e d. t h e o ld , c ou ld they stand upon the e art h a st hi s l in e to come to you. He spol{e minutes. The children were ou t in stiff. angry look w ou ld c om e back, a plane?of you as a m an on whom one could Ithe yard o f the big flat b ui ld in g. S he t he old quarrel would continue. We were sitting at the b r ea f as t t ar e ly w i th p er f ec t ~ o n f i d e n c e .who had rather dreaded their noisy inrush. Ellen, though, cried. "Mrs. Colby hie when he asked the question, Weonly the b es t o f e ve ry th in g, a nd w it h I Presently when t he y r us he d in. says t ha t a s long as we have a l it tl e t ho ug ht t he y could not.whom it w as a lw ay s a pleasure to Ishooed i n by th e f allin g darkness of gingerbread once in a while life isn't "But if they stood closely, an ddea)," night. sh e w a s i r ri t ab l e. T h ey go t on so bad!" others stood on their shoulders-

"Mr. Quorn i s v er y kind." answered Ihe r n er ve s. S he wished-she sighed Over Ellen's head Alta smiled man, woman and chi ld-how many~ , h . eo t ~ l e r .b e am i ng w it h g ra ti fi ca ti on a w ay the wish. C hi ld re n h av e t he ir shamefacedly. "S he' s r ight, H ar ry ." layer s would t he re b e? "

He IS one of m y b es t c us to me r s. o wn rights an d in he r hear t s h e k ne w Harry smiled back, With something I said perhaps three.What can I do for you th is morning?" tha t they s o me t i me , too, m us t e ar n of the old tenderness. I t made Alta's "How n i an y f ee t of men," he asked.

"Wel l - e r - t h i s morning. as it hap- t h e h a rd n es s of life. A certain s or t h ea rt ache. Sh e remembered when "Possibly thirty," 1 s ai d.p en s. " s ai d t he s t ra n ge r , with just 'I of p it y f or them. partly checked he r she first saw that look that h is f ac e "Oh. more!"l it tl e b ri sk ne ss . "this morning I irritation. Bu t s he f ro wn ed w he n s he was young, vigorous, unl ined-and "Well , we 'l l say a hundred."shOUld l ike. i f you w il l a ll ow me, to heard Ellen Whisper to H ar ry, J r. , now t he re w er e furrows a worn "Oh, more!"c o ns u lt y o ur directory." "Mamma's so cranky! 1 w is h p ap n' d w or ri ed look that would ~ e , " e rc o m ~ Miss Hersche l sa id :

"C,ertainly," was the calm reply. hurry home, a nd m ay be w e' d go to a ofr. "Enough to r e ac h t he m oo n. ""We also have a good selection of nicl{el show." "We'll have it often," she said "To Ihe sun."p en ny a nd h al fp en ny s ta mp s as well "Don't a sk t ha t to-night," said he r earnestly. "More, more," c ried S ir J ohn , e x-a s r ai lw ay time-tables. if you need mother sharply. The q u a rr e l t h e eve- ulting in ou r a st ou is hm e nt . " Bi da n yt h in g o f that kind." ning before had b egun b ecause s he higher."

lacked less than a do ll ar to p ay th e WIIITEWASHING WAR. "To Neptune," said one.meat bill . "Now you burn," he replied. "Take

Ellen pouted in to th e s ec on d r e ad - Sir J oh n H er sc he l, t he g re at a s- a hundred times t he d is ta nc e o f Nep-er, bu t she pouted in s il en ce . T he n t ro no me r, was a most humane man, tune, an d it is v er y n ea r. That Iss om e o ne knocked at th e kitchen like all scientific men, by the way, my way," he said, "of whi tewashingdoor. Harry ra n to open it. Mrs. and one of th e p ro bl em s o f h is li fe w ar , pe st ile nc e a nd famine."Colby from the flat a bo ve s to od was to reconc ile the horrors of war,t h er e , s mi li ng , w it h a pa n o f g in ge r- p es ti le nc e a nd f am in e w it h the benef l. - DOII't forget the b as e b al l b an qu etbread. cence of the Creator. B ut h e did i t to be given to th e ChampIons.

DOII't forget tl 18t tiLls I s a com "I expected company and they in a queer way, a s Ma ria Mitchellm o nl ty o f home m ak er s a nd homek ee pe rs a nd tha t one of YOUR couldn't come, so I'm s i mp l y s ta c ke d r e la t es in he r "Reminiscences of th e}IOST i l lPORTANT DUTIES Is to with food a nd i t' ll w as te " s he Iaugh- Herschels," in 'the Century.keep It so. ed. " Wi ll y ou t ak e part of th e over- One of Si r John Hersche l' s numer-

Yoo cal l nJd materIally by do. supply?" ical problems was this: If, at th eI 11111: y ou r s ho pp in g a nd marketing Alta took it a nd t ha nk ed he r. S he t ime of Cheops, or three thousand

Are rou coming to t h ~ buso ban with th e advertisers In this paper. was he r nearest an d most c on ge ni al y e ar s ago, one pair o f h um a n b ei ng sbanqueU " ..:. neighbor. And th e brown, spicy, pan- 'had lived, an d w a r, p es ti le nc e an d

8/7/2019 Our Town November 9, 1916

4/4

NARBERTH, PA. -OUR TOWN-NOVEMBER 9 .1916

'4I

FIRE COMPANY.

T he K in g' s Daughters' HolidayHouse has issued a little booklet of

twenty pages an d cover, in which isshown a picture of the house, afterwhich follows th e list of o ff icer s,h oa rd o f d ir e ct or s , a n d t h e p re s id en t' sa nd o th er official reports. A largenumber of the bookle t s have been sentto our townspeople, who a r e i n te r es ted in the good work.

T he t re as ur e r' s r ep or t is interesting indeed, as well as the donationl ist .

I f you haven't se"'n the r ep or t ofthe King's Daug,hters' Hol iday House ,you've missed quite a treat.

President, C na s. E . K re am er ; s ec r et ar y. C h ar le s V. N oe l; f in an ci alsecretary. E. C. Stokes; treasurer,Carden Warner; chief engineer,Chas. V. Noel: first assistant engin.eer. Edw. Wi pf ; s ec on d ass is tan t en gineer. A. P. Redifer; third assistantengineer, H. B. Wal l; f ou rt h assistant engineer, A. W. Needham.

Interesting Booklet Gives Reports of Various Depart

ments

REPORT OF THE

KING'S DAUGHTERS'

HOLIDAY HOUSEContinued from Firs t Page)f ee t i n 1914, w hi ch , of course, is directly in opposition to the concededfact that t h e r a il r oa d s are entitled tomore revenue on this traffic t h an t he yw er e t he n receiving."

T h e p r op o si t io n o f the PennsylvaniaRai lroad concludes with the s ta tementthat it is s ub mi tt ed " in t he belief tha tit is a substantial compliance w it h t h esugges t ions of the commuters, and

inthe hope that it w il l s o commend its el f t o them as well as to the Commission."

Appended to the proposals ar e detailed s ch ed ul es s e tt in g f o rt h p re viously existing, rates for 100-trip comm ut at io n t ic k et s a n d comparing themwith the proposals of the commutersand of t h e r a il r oa d company.

Copies of the company's communication to the Commission, and o f thefa re exhib i ts , h av e b ee n f or wa rd ed t oMr. Edwin M. Abbott, ch ief counse l forthe commuters.

Narberth Register

BOROUGJI OFFICERS.

BurgeEs-Geo. M. Henry.Treasurer-Edwin P. Do ld .Clerk of Councils-Chas. V, Noel.Tax ColleC'tor-James F. sherron.Stree t commiss ioner-W. S. McClel

Ian.Building Inspector - J. HowardSmedley.

Counselor-Fletcher W. Stites.Constable-Fred. Walzer.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD'SINTERESTING LETTER.

581,361.15359.390.15201.197.33337.970.56113.345.62

198.00470.782.02

150,000.00125,000.00

95.958.701,693,286.13

Phone. Narberth 67 2

BUSINESS

1 9 1 6

DlPORTAXT COMING EVENTS

FOR NARBERTH l'OLK.OST OFFICE NOTES

:::; = -

The MerionTitle and Trust Co.

$2,064,244.83

$2,061,244.83

NAmnmTII OF}'ICI';-AUCAI)}; BUILDING. Ollcn from 8 A. ]1. to 4 P. ]1.~ a t u r d u , ' sfr om 8 A. 1'1. to 12 NOON; }'rida, ' evcnings, from 7 until 9 o'clock.

YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED

Moving Furniture an d Hauling!Automobiles for Passenger ServiceNight Trips When Orderea

WALTON BROS.

LIABILITIES.Capital Stock $Surplus .Undivided Profits .Deposits .

We

BARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fitting

and HeatingN A R B E R T H . PA

(Only Eastman Agent in Narberth)

BOYLE'SMARKET HOUSEPrime Meats

Home Dressed Poul try. Bul ter. Egl:,s 3 n d G 3 me .~ ~ n l i t . l ~ u L ~ R n ~ E ' b e p L k ~ ~ " O S '"A STORE FOR

Te ephone. N A R BE R T H. P A .

S T A T E M E N T C L O S E O F

Frank Crist S E P T E M B E R 3 0 ,MEATS & PROVISIONS RESOURCES.IMortgages a n d J u dg m en t s $

Hi.h Grade Butter Loans and Collateral : .Telephone-Narberth 6 ~ . A. Inves tment Securi t ies .

Commercial Paper .Real Estate, Furniture a n d F i xt u re s .Documentary Stamps .Cash on H and a nd i n B anks .

HOWARD'SDRUG STORE

Eastman, the Dependable Film.sell it.

The film theY use f o r m ot i on picturesTh e film that told t he s to ri e s o f Peary

and ScottTh e film that is t el lin g t he story of

th e warThe film that is always chosen for

important work.

Two Lines, 1 0c p e r issue; Sc fo r each add it iona l line

G U ; , . . ! ; ~ g b l a l ( gDetective Bureau

INFORMATION FURNISHED ABOUT YOUR ROOF

ALL KINDS OF LEAKS DETECfEDBAD LEAKS ARRESTED

LOSSES FROM LF.AKS PREVENTED

Entire Week or November 6t hTRIANGLE P r e s e n t s

Douglas FairbanksIn a N e w P i c tu r e

"American Aristocracy"Need Any More Be Said '1

IIIAIN l 'RODUCTION starts at 10.30 A. M

12.30, 2.11; , 4.00, 6.00, 8.00 an d 9.4G r. III.

Wh y not keep w a r m t h es e coolmornings an d evenings beside a

Ricldin PerfectionPortable Oil Heater?

Phone or call at20 3 Haverford Avenue

Modern HomesF O R

SALE OR RENTW M . D . S M E D L E Y

B u D d e r

George B. SupleeSteam & Hot Water Heating

PlumbingBell Te lephone .

Try ~ aPoundof

HOME MADE FUDGE

H. E. DAVIS

OUR TOWN will gladly printany news Item about any subjectthat Is of Interest to Narberthfolks, but In or'er to meetthe printing schllllule, all "COpy"_manuscripts-must reach the.editor by 6 P. M. Monday eachweok.

: . - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

BASE BALI, BANQm;T.

Just a word to keep you in touchWith the coming b as e b al l b an qu et .The. banquet will be lleld In E lm H al lo n T h ur s da y evening, November 23rd,and from th e present indications the

T h ~ nbove Ie n now depar t lnent . an d tnorder t h a t It s h a l l be o f t he l ar ge st us eto th e c om mu nit y t he JIst should containthe nllme o f e v er y protcs9'lonal man. t radesman. m e ch a ni c . s h op k ee p er . e t c . w ho d oe sor ca n In a n y w a y s er ve h is f el lo w- to wn smen.

As It I s d if fi cu lt fd r those contr ibut ingt he ir t im e n nd e ft or ts t o t he p ro du ct io n o f"Our Town" to personal ly elther know orI nt er vl e\ v a ll s u ch , It w ou ld b e most h e l p ~ful If those no t now found In t h e p r in t edJIst would send In 0. m e mo o f t h e i r name, address, phone n u mb e r a n d business o r p rofession. f o r l i st in g . T h i s w il l c o st as follows:10 c en ts e a ch Issue fo r 2 lines; 6 c e n t s for"ach addi t ional Jlne.