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T h e be s t aennOn8a r e p r eached 'W i th -o u t 'Vorela.
VOLUME I. NUMBER 27 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1915
PRICE TWO CENTSMAIN LINE LE AGUE CHAMPIONSCOME LOOK ME OVER,"
SAYSTH E LIBRARY.
HIND-PAWS CIRCUS,
As t h is i s posi tively the f i rs t appea!'l ll l('e in
Ameril'a (anll maybe th e Tastl?f t.he great HlndPaw's Circus ,
whichwill exhihit In th e Y, i\1. C. A., Fr il l a ~ ' n ight . Apr
il 23rd, s eve ra l mov ing picture eoncerns a re a rr ang ing
toseC'ure th e moving picture rights ofth Is wonderful circus,
THE BIRDS OF "OUR TOWN" cember 19, Fleck and Nevin s hu t o
ut-_.._-_._. . . . . . . . the vi si t ing forwards wit Jhou t a f
ie ldHalle you been a ro un d to T he Nar' Narberth Basket Ball T
eam Goe s Through Sea son Wi thout Defeat, goal In th e se co nd h
alf , I n th e g am e1>erth F re e Pub li c L ib ra ry in th e
Y. with St. P au l' s o n J an ua ry 9, FleckDo Your Shar e t o
Eucourage Them a l It H. C. A. Community Center? I w h umphr ey s
shut out t he vi si t ingInhabitants. Oh, y es . of cour se: there
's been a forwards wi thout a field goal during
Las-t Friday, April 9, wa s "Official "lot of t al k" i n th e
paper about it, the entire game. In the game w it hBird Da)'."
Should we no t take s om e an d all that, b ut a re t he re an y
books the Haverford A. A, on F eb ruar y 5.definite action this
spring toward,; t ha t a re re-ally worth reading? ./ au }, D ro p
in a ll ll 1001, the bookR over, ord hy sl'oring in every game
except" Iu eb ir ds , s on g s pa rr ow s and O l ~ ' ' ' 'atch OUR
TO\VN for th e news of the last one. There wer e v er y feweasional
vireoR. 'We could have more the new books. guards who cou ld keep
tract of Gene.vireos, warhlers, wrens. ca t birds, In th e
meanwhile-old as it i s-d id owing to hlR alertness, and that
ao-Baltimore orioleR and many otners. Oil t fl' ..~ . o u ever read
"The Cast ing Away o i I' n s or liS scorlllg II I every game,A
fe.w simple measures ma y he su!; )fl's, Lecl{s and Mrs. Aleshine,"
by save one.geste;a.hout. Stray C'ats should be Ihsposet! Who Is
Brand Whitlock? , , ' ~ I I' tIt. . d d I' " :\Iareh 10th-"'arhert
:n, Independ F let cher Stites, who was t he re f or tyf t1v nd
expeditiously as p o ~ ' . I.... I la s, )onne s: C,lPS an er )I",.
ent ('Iuh of \ \ ~ e s t Chester 17.o as gen. , a I tl 't 't I 'I
HoI\' ahont R rand \Vhltloc\" lH' \\ " \\ '21'1' nnmerous. l ~ l r
e c'racker match ways. S pe ec he s w er e mad e b y F re ll"i'hle
t a k ! O ~ care a ways la, 1 sn t .,. :\Iareh I ;lth--Narherth
31i. Haver R t1:\I' I ' I b' . ..., If ' 't k p ap er r ep or te r,
lawrer , five t l l n e . ~ c,;, tl'1l'k matchl's. matches which
were fol' (l All Stars Hi. ose, on I e . am ..Jne ,eague as eth e
neIghbolr s clat. t IY011 clan't k e e ~ p rna\'or of Tolerlo,
Ohio, aurl now l IP\ 'e r meant to hurn, and balloons hall
situation, Robert McCoy. on th evour ca t fe l an I eon ro e l, I
on ',p, .. ' . :\Iarch 20tll-l':arherth 20, ' ' 'eSt N 1 tl t I R 1
I: IUllltpd States rnl1llstel' to H e l ~ l 1 l m - - - hplpl'll 10
makp th e occasIOn memor al'ler 1 eam, all( a Jel't sa vii an '.
!It. Iever read a n ~ ' of his Rtories'? :'Ill'. I ahle.
Phila(lelphia H. S. Alumni :l9, : several others.J oi n s ome o [ t
he na tiona l b i rd as so " 'I ",I I' t I I ' . t I' t ' . .
:\Ial'('h 27th-:'\al'berth 3(i, Lan 1>. , Th e other ...~ u e s
t s of' tIle even'tng ' ' 'ere
.' . , '. I lIu ()( ', accep el. li S a ) J p o l I ~ III 11. I
'flIP sl'j. B 1 . t t tl I 1 1 ' (.putlemen : -As s ec re ta ry o r
th e h ome t eam is ;;08, against :103 scorPI!,. , - e gll1m 0
wrl.e Ian Ie Wall I 111 " I 'phia is a large organization o f g re
at Toledo. Bu t th:, newspaper s have ~ a l ' ~ ) e l ' l I ) . ~ I
C, A. baske t ba ll team br th e \'Isitiug teams. I ELIMINATE THE
BREEDINGmerit in which membership is free. told how mist.aken
Minister Whitlocl, ~ gives me gl:eat p l e ~ s u r e in p r e s ~ u
t . I will give lo-OU th e scores of each PLACES.Our fea the red
bird friends ar e on e \\-as and how he ha s heen reuder' n!( lllg
. to. you t l l l ~ e\'enmg vIle foIlowmg player on th e team: If
the good c i ti zens of Narherth hadof the grea tes t ass-ets of th
e commun '1 t t d I A e ' alII stat.lstIcs relative to the
successfu l l,awl'el11'e navis, 11 games, 48 field Ilestl'o.\'ell a
ll t he fll'es anll mosq'llitoes. '.. all a s rau el m I'lcaus " ,
(C Ity. They cheer us WIth theIr songs Rtarving Belgia.n
t'amili('s. He hasn' l s ea son of 1,)14-1." JllSt closed, goals,
10!l FOlll goals ou t of 168-2U;;. in their h ou se s a nd c el la
rs last w:n
an d yield wor lds of sent iment, and ~ done mUch wri ti ng s in
ce he wpnt At t he heginning of the season th e . Captain '''Ill,
Durhin. 14 games. :15 tet', there would be no th ing more t.ot he s
ame time a r of great . e c o n o ~ l c abroad-excppt rpports to
Washing. team e ~ l l i s t e e l in th e Main T ~ ! l l e liplrl
goals: ::;; I"oul goals out of 6 3 - be done: hu t since tlhey d id
n't t he\'alue through theIr destructlOll of I l l ton, Bu t he did
write some rl'al L ea gu e, w hi ch w as eom)Josel1 of th e 10;;.
campaig-n must now be moved t th esects a nd w ee d seeds. Learn
more " to r ie s While he was mayor 01' 'folello. Overhrook Cluh,
Ardmore Y. ~ r C. A.,' I ~ u g e n l ' Davis, 11i games, 34 fi
el(!, out door hreeding places. \Ve promisedabout them. Two o r t
hr ee of h is hool,s ar p In 0111' St. Paul'R Cluh and Narhe rt h.
The; goals: 111 1"0111 g oal s o ut o f 44-87. :some weel{s ago to
d.iscuss the fumign.lihrary. One o f t hem, which is pal" final
standing of th e league is as f01-' Vernon I'lee]" 16 games, 2G
fiel(!: tioll of ('ellars. hut did no t do so [01'I I I goals-:J2.
tl I I Iticullu'ly ~ 0 1 ) ( 1 . is " Th l' I a p p ~ ' AVf!r
0\\"5. Ie reason t la t tI e aval able dislna ~ e " - : ' \ o .
7:1. Won. Lost PC'[' 'Valtel' Humphreys, 13 games, 9 fectants ar e
either 'poisonous or exThose Who ar e i nt er es te d i n thl'l 1 t
t. ] v . 0 1.00Il fielll g-oals: 12 foul goals ou t of 38--
plosive." . I . us :l l'1\' 1\'01'1 S mor0. Ion prO,I' :o\al'hel'th
. , , , 7manly ar t o[ sell (lefense wlll have th e II I' l ' PI'I
I I I' II OverhrolJI - 4 . -, ' :lO. No,\\" that t he w arm da.vs
of sprln ... . . a ) v IY!'l III 11 III 10' plla , 01' lerl' ( . .
.:HI.I ...oppOr(Ulllty 01" wltneSslllg a very : \ h ~ n t s , for a
YC1U' 01' so, at least, be. Anlmore 4 4 ,!'iOO l.ester J:tl 'erles,
10 games, 6 fi el d ha\ "(' come, yonl' joh iR to clean up
ele\'er l ~ o u t bc;tween. two clever hox f or e y ou Illovl'd
out hl're to Narhert.h, Sf I'au!'s 0 S .1)00 goals: no t ou l goals
ou t o[ 1-12. , your ya rds so t ha t t he re will not bt)e l' s. T
hIS act IS I"urlllshed th rough the \\"1 ' . . I !I t y I I-laving
won th e :\Ialn Line ]..eagUil: ,\Ian Klrl " 4 ~ a m e s , 4 f ie
ld goals-S., a hl'eeding place in your ne ighbor ,( 'onrtes\ ' of
th e 'Vm . J. Herman InsU HII IS 1 1 l 0 1 ' l ~ . ~ ' O l ~ pro Ja
I y I ' ( l e champ ion sh ip t he t eam began I llayin
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NAHBEHTII " PA.-OUn TOWN--APRIL 15" lU15
I{
THE FIRESIDE
GOVERNMENT SEEDS FOR YOU.Postmaster Ha.\\,s ha s receivedfrom
Congressman R. E. Difenderferseveral hundred packages of vegetable
seeds. There is enough to provide a package for a lmost every
family in Nar be rt h. T he p os tm as te r i sdlstl'!buting the
seeds to th e patronso f t he office. If you have no t receiveda
package inquire at th e General Del ivery window.
Any ci ti zen of Narberth with a. litt le influence and fifty
cents wlII haveno trouhle entering HindPaw'sCir.(us. which wiII
exhibit in th e Y. IVLC. A., Friday n igh t , Apri l 23rd.
BT Lady Narberth:lllss Jean Chalfant ente r ta ined atdinner
last Monday evening in honorof :lllss Marjorie Chase, who i s
spending th e Easter holida:\-'s w it h h er parents. T hos e p re
se nt i ncl uded Mi ssChase , Miss Chal fan t , David R. Stief,an d
Earl F. Smith.:Ill'. and Mrs. Charles C. Yocum, o tElmwood avenue,
e n t e r t ~ l n e d in honorof : lI is s l\larjorle Chase l as t
Thur s 'day e\-ening, giving a delightful pa.rty.T he l is t o f
gues t s, beside Miss Chase ,were :lIlss Gladys :\ lonroe, of
Wasliingtol1, D. C., 1\lIss Mildred S. Smith,:\llss Marguerite
Mueller, Miss ClairYoung, o f Phi lade lp hi a, M is s L il li anP.
Compton, and Mes sr s. C. Watsonuwings, Jl., Robert A. MueHer,
Waltel'S. Nevin. H. :or. Compton and Earil ~ Smith.:lIiss Mildred
Schurch Smitll ha sarrived at he r home again after spend.ing
several da:\-'s with friends a t ahouse party in Tioga.BilI W.
Denni s ha s moved from 326Dlldley a \' enue to 220 DUdley
avenu'.!,t he house f orme rly occupied by Mr.~ l ( ' K i n n e y
.The Fortnight ly Club of NarberthIllet 'VednesdaY afternoon at th
ehome of 1\lrs. A. L . J acoby, Ion a ave nue, Narberth. 1\lrs . C.
P. Cook discusseu th e daY's topic, "Humoristso f t he p er io d
1880 Until th e PresentTime," after which te a wa s served.Those
present included Mrs. A. PerryRedifer, Mrs. C. p. Cook, 1\frs.
WalterSmith, Mrs. John Gilroy, Mrs. FrankA. Stone, 1\Irs. Lester
Nickerson,:\ll's. Augustus Loos, Miss BarbaraShand. Miss Anna
1\IacKeag, Miss B.Roberts, MIss Redifer, Mrs. A. S.BlOOd an d Mrs.
Frederick Harjes. J r .Mr. F . Mar ti n Cumme r ent er ta inedon
Saturday evening th e "NineteenClub" of Logan. Th e following wereh
is g ue st s Misses Katherine SchIltreI', Florence Carnan, lAnda
Scheela,Eva Reussne r, Ethel scnmidt, Mine rv a a nd Rut h Stewart;
Messrs. WaIte r Proper, "Monty" Trout , HowardSchmidt , Wi ll i am
Russel ,Al fred navisand Raymond Havens.
"LOOK ME OVER," SAYS THELIBRARY.
ContinUed from First Page.
Narberth Free Public Library, Y. M.C. A. Community Center.
OPEN EVERY WEEKDAY ANDEVr..NINr;
FOURTH INSTALLMENTLIBRARY CATALOGUE
at 812-Arabianof 813-J03n of
MRS. C. R.:aLACKALL,Editor.w. ARTHUR COLE,Business Manager.H. C.
GARA,Advertising Manager.H. A. JACOBS,
Subscription Manager.
EDITORIAL NOTES
OUR TOWN
ItMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 360.Police 1250.
(Seal):'Ily commiss ion expi res Jan. 5, 192U.
STATEMENT OF TH E OWNERSHIP,MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC.of "Our
Town," puh l ished week ly
~ a r b e r t h . P a. . r eq ui re d 'by Ac tAugust 24, 1912.~
a m e of P. O. AddressEditor-:llrs. C. R. Blackall,
~ a r b e r t h , Pa .:llanaglng Editor-: l lrs . C. R. BIacka
11,l"arberth, Pa.Busini?Ss :llanager-\V. Arthur Cole,Narberth,
Pa.Puhlisher-Narherth Civic Association
~ a r b e r t l l , Pa .o w n e r s - ~ a r b e r t h Civic
AS'Sociation.Officers-{}eorge ?>L Henf:\o', presIdent: Hafl-r S.
Hopper, Dr. O. J. Snydel', Augustus J. Loos. vice-presidents;\V.
Arthur Cole, secretar:\-treasurer.(Signed) \'\T. ARTHUR
COLE.Business ){anager.Swo rn t o and subscribed before m
this 29th daY of :\ 'larch, 1915.W. S. McCI ..ELLAS,J us ti ce o
f t he P ea ce .
I l81-JI'he Day's work,Rudyard Kipling882-The Roman Road,
Zack883-Moscow, Fred. Whlshaw8S4-Freshman and Senior, g!\'es ro u
the unique exper ie nc e o fEllvirton Wright feeling that you ar e
actualI:\-' walking885-Rose 0' th e River, around the streets of
Philadelphia lOllKate Douglas Wigg in years ago a nd mor e a nd
Ilvlng In 1915886-The Search for Basil 1,yndhurst, at th e same
time.Rosa N. Carey A Word About "Bill."887-The Pastor's Son, If you
don' t l ike Shakespeare , don' tWm. W. Walter be afraid to say so.
Read what you888 to 912-Encyclopedla Britannica, Il1le. Robert
I.ouls S te ve ns on onc e(Complete-25 volumes) said that he l lad
searched a.1I ' hi s l ife913-The I..ead of Honor, for a man who
was hone st e nough to
Norval Richardson say : "Shal le spea re ? I t h ink he' s rot
I783-Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad 914-The Two Van R ev el s, ten." II to
784-Two Little PlIgrims' Progress, I Booth Tarkington Bu t If
you're fond of an y kind of, S en d a ll ~ e t t e r s abnd t ~ e ~
: t ; ~ I J D o t Frances Hodgson Burnett 915-0ver th e CliO', Char
lo t te Chaut er r eading s top in th e Y. j\L C. A. ComI. O. Box
.56, Na r e r , . I 785-Trilby, . Geo. du MaurieI' I916-Mlss Lou,
E. P. Roe Inuni ty Cente r when you want a goo ,\send them tJ th :
printer. . 786 to 791-New Testament Hours, III I -A Young Girl's
Wooing, E. P.Roe Btor:\-' and l ook the books over. Thera!Send all
advertIsing. copy to P. O. I in si ' volumes 918 D I' ley G P R J a
m e ~ a re o ve r 1.000 vol umes o f a ll k in ds, 0 M k 11 l'
mittancea to x , . - an, . .. ., I .~ o 82 . a e a e Cunningham
Geikle 919-The lAtst o f tbe Macallisters, ; on th e shelves , and
more com ng 111I . O. Box 34. 792 to 800-Worlls of Theodore Amelia
E Barr el'ery day.Our T own iil on sale at t he d ep ot Roosevel t,
in 9 '\olumes 9 2 n ~ R o s e l \I at he r, M ar y J. Holmes I Some
fine, reli,able reference. books.news.stand, and at the store ot H.
E.. 80l-The Maiu of Malden Lane, Vol. 921--JGIengarry School Days,
! too. :lfllsbe y ~ cI have some I d e ~ asDaviil. I 1, . Amella E.
Barr Ralph Conno r t o "'I.lat all tillS wa r n e \ ~ ' s ~ r o m
Con.---- . S02-The Maid of : ll a iden Lane, Vol. 922-Calmlre. ! s
t a n t l l 1 ~ p l ? means- the slglllficance ofEntered as
second-class matter, 00 ' 2, Amella E. Barr 923-Hearts Courageous,
H. E. Rives th e A I ~ l e s attack on t ~ D a r d e n e l l e
~tober Hi. 1914, at th e Post Oftloe a t 8 03-T he Conqueror, Vol.
1, 924-Robert Browning. : forts. If y ~ dropped m th e
IibranNarberth, Pennsylvani a, under the Gertrude Ather ton 99
'i-Redemption of Kenneth GaIt ; some evell1ng for a h al f h ou r
andAt '! o f March 3 1879. 804-The C V I 2 -, W'll U Harben looked
ove r s om e of th e llooks on, onqueror, o . , I '. Turkey an d th
e relation of the______ . Gertrude ;\therton 92\;-'1'he \Vatchers o
th e Plams, . C r e s c ~ n t t o Eur op ea ns civilization.
THURSDAY, APRIl. 15, 1915 S05-At Home With the J a ~ d l . n e s
, RIdgewell cullum You PR:\- good money for your mornI.I1I:an BeIl
!l27-Black Rock, Ralpll Connor. ing and evening newspllipers. It
won't806-Rnler o f K ings , 928-ln Defiance of the King, : cost vou
any more to find ou t what(}ertrude Atherton C. C. Hotchkiss II tl
' . b t, , a Ie news IS a' ou .807-Little :\Ien, Louisa M. Alcott
929-01d :llam selle s Secret. . i Don't ge t a larmed: nobody's
tryin:;808-Aunt Joe' s Scrap Bag, E. l \l ar ll tt t o educate you.
01' s pr in g a ny o f thaiLouisa 1\1. Alcott 930-The Federal Judge
, high.hrow stuff. Just a little cordialS09-The Very Sma ll Person,
Charles K. Lus11 invi tat ion to come aro un d a nd picllAurie
Hamilton Donnell 9 3 1 - B u r ~ ' s I t a l i ~ n EngIl.sh and Eng
ont what you l ike.Sl0-Black Rock, Ralph Connor hsh ItalIan
Dichonary. ! Personally 1 don't mind telling you8I1-The Great
Hesper, 932-Romance of the Insect World, I : it's O. Henry f or me
. But If you beFrank Barret t L . U . B ad en oc I, l on g t o
Shakl ?s pear e' s g ang, why goNights' Entertainments 933-The
Rudder Grangers Abroad, i after Blii. All I go t to sa y is:
don'tthe Alley, Frank S t o c k ~ o n miss anything tha t' s coming
to you.Fred ' l, Or in Bartlett 934-Lucile, Owen :\'leredlth.
Jonathan Dough.S'14-Eben Holden, Irving Bacheller 935-Peep 0 ' Day.
----- - - - -815-The Boyhood of L incoln, 93t '-Llne Upon Line.
:WHAT THE FIRE CO. HAS DONE INHezekiah Butterworth "J7-Precept Upon
Precept. . THE YI;;AR JUST CLOSED.81G-Bonny l,esley of th e Border,
938-EvangeIlne, Some Interesting facts telling of th eAmy E.
Blanchard Henry \V. I..ongfellow worl, done by The Narbe rth F i re
Com817 -J e\ \' el . C la ra IAuise Burnham 93!J--'The British
Poets, . pany during the last twel \ 'e months .Oliver
Goldsmith818-The New Magdalen, . h a\ 'e b een compl ied hy Chief
CharlesW!Ikle Collins !l40-0ur Children's Teeth, N IIsaac Woolworth
V. oe .8I9-lncomparable Bellairs, During th e year ending1\la rch
'15.A. an d E. Cast le ! J41-A Soul in Bronze, th e company ha s r
espouded to 4::820-Putnam Place, Constance Goddard Du Bo is al arms
. T he number o f a ct ua l firesGrace Winthrop Collin
,,42-"Badsworth" on Bridge. In th e Borough o f Na rbe rth wer e
13,821-John Peddle, Chas. H. Banes 943-Storles of England. t h e
major it y o f the remaining alarms822-Dr. Sevier, G. W. Cab le
944-Last Days of -Pompeii, 'having c om e f rom places up
and823-old Squire. B. K. Benson S ir Bulwe r I ..ytton, down th e
Main I...ine. In each such824-Ivanhoe, Sir WaIter Scott 945-Sir
Roger de Coverly Papers, , case our l oc al f lr em en
rendered825-Judlth's Journal, . D. O. S . Lowel l v al ua bl e a id
an d saved man:\-' thouJanie Pr ichard Duggan 94ll-His 80m bel'
Rn'als, E. P. Roe s ands o f dollars worth o f p rope
rty.82G---'Hero CllUms, 947-Timothy's Quest, .: Th e to ta l value
of propert ies In NarWiII Allen Dromgoole Kate Douglas WIggin ber
th th re at ened by fire during tlleS27-The Senior 's
Granddaughters, 948-Beginning Life, Charles Wood p as t y ea r w as
$170,800. The total94!J-The Green Hand , Geo. cupp le s amount o f
actual damage by llr e an d.J. P. Duggan 950-The Wreck of th e
Grosvenor, ' water was $2,549.50-a record of which828 to
842-Complete \Vorks of Wm. . \V. Clark Russell any borough would be
jus t ly proud.THOSE CHERRY TREES. Shakespeare. 95I-The Broad
Blglnvay, I Fires , l ike time and tide. walt forJust p'cture to
yourself th e won- 843--I,ewls Rand, :'Ilar:lo' Johnson Jeffery
Farnol d th t an d efficient. I . t "I 844 8h t St CI s Vol 11 no
man, an e prompdrons bauty of Narbert 1 nex 1> ay - 01' ory ' as
ICS, 952-A Blc:\--cle of cathay, ' work o f o ur firemen a lone
saved Narif each householder would buy one or ;845-8hort Story
Classics, Vol 2 I Frank R. Stockton berth citizens no t ' onl y m
any thollmore Japanese cher ry trees and plant 846-8hort Story
Classics . Vol 3' 953-Bob, Son of BattIe, . sands of dollars as the
figures sho\\',tI lem in their yards. In our m ind' s i 847-Between
Dark and Dayhght , Alfred 01Iivant 1ll1t countless v ~ l u a b l e
articles which
eye we c ~ see people flocking from i . . . . W. D. BowelIs
954-The Cave :llan, John Corbin, mere money could never have reoall
dlrectlOns to see the gorgeous I 848-Chl'lstJa11lty III t h e N
inet eenth 95 ,, -Abr aham Lincoln, I placed.bloom. If you have
v.ot already done: Century, Geo . C. Lorimer I Norman Hapgood: The
foregoing figures do no t includeso, do no t fall t o p la ce y o n
~ order 8 ~ 9 - 0 I d . England, James;\1. Hoppin. 95ll-Shandon
Bells, William Black th e damage done to th e garage on th ewith
Mrs . Norman Jefferies thIS _week 8ilO-Telllng Bible Stories, 9[
j7- fn Grea t \Vaters. . : Percival Roherts es tate. In th is Inor
you wiII lose a splendid opportun' I Louise Seymour Houghton Thomas
A. Janvie r s tance thel'e was a delay in turningIty to g et t hem
for a s ma ll pr ic e.. 8SI-The Throne of Eloquence, .
958-:'IllchlleI's Crag, Grant Allen, in tohe alarm. and difficulty
In gettingOver 50 trees were o rd er ed before: Paxton Hood
95!J-Questlonable Shapes, !water even after the company reachedlast
: \ londay night. These t re es a re 852 to 8 5 8 - E n c ~ ' c l o
p e d l a of Engineer \V. D. Howells r the scene . Fo r these
reasons the lossbeing s11Pplied at special r at es to the! ing,
'Calvin' F. Swingle 9GO--Tbe Christian conversationalist,! should
nothe cha rged agains t t he localCivic Association through th e
cour. 8 ~ [ l - T h e Innocent Abroad, R. W. \Veav er fire
coDllPany.I t f 'Tl G I "I k T 'n 'r W tt I GRAND CONCERT AT ELM
HALL.tesy of E. A. \Vo her , 0 ' 1e ar! l\ ar - wal 961-Tbe TeIler,
E. ",. e s co . During th e year there were also adens." : SGil-The
Beleaguered, 962-Peggy, Gilbert A. Pierce' numberof grass and b
rush fires which The Lad !e s' Aid Society of Nari Blia \V. Pea tt
ie 963-1.ee ' s Guide to the Game of were checked and extinguished
before berth Presbyte r ian Church announcesTHE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
!8GI-I'arcissa, IAlura E. Richards D r a u ~ t s . i they had a
chance to spread and se t a popular concert t o b e g iv en
Tuesday"We a ll believe in public Iibrariel" .. 8ti2-The .Snp ce
ssor s of 1\lary t h 964-Davl
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N A l ~ B ~ H 1 . ' H ~ P A . - O U l ~ T O W N - A P l ~ I L l
o 1915
NARBERTH'S lEADING
M EN TIO N O UR TOW N1'0 ADVERTISERS
The Imperial
10li9-ThelOGO-The1061-The
GROCERY
1058-The Vagabond,Frederick PalmerProspector, Ralph Connor ..L
ion Ski n, John S. WiseConquering o f Kate,J. P . Mowbray10G2-Cade
ts of Gascony,
B. E. Stevenson1063-Blazed Trail Stories,S. E. WhiteIOG4-Allan
Quartermain,H. Rider Haggard10Gii-Adventures in Friendship,David
Grayson10fiG-Partners of th e Tide,Jo s C. LincolnContinued Next
Week.
STOPI LOOKI READI
Con ti nu ed f rom Second Pag e.!lS:l--The President,
Alfred Henry Lewisf/84--The Quest of Jahn Chapman,W. D.
Hillis985-Hypatla. Chas. K i n g s l e ~ -!lSfi-Forty l\lInutes
Late,F. Hopk:nson Smith9S7-Rosallnu at Redgate.Meredith
Nicholson9S8-The Archbishop and the Lady,
Mrs. S. Crownin Shield9SB-A Speck led Bird,Augusta Evans
Wilson990-Blenuer-Hassett, C. F. Pidgin9!11-A Bunch of Cherries,L.
T. :Meade992-The Winn ing o f Barbara Worth'l ~ - H. B. Wright
'!l93-l\leridiana, South Afr!ca,Jules Verne
994-Nancy Stair, 1Elinor :11ecartney Lane!l!lii-Chrlstmas Day
and All th e Year,9!H'-:\lr. crewe's Career,Winston
Churchill997-The Crossing,'Wins ton Churchi l l I99S-Coniston.
Winston Churchill I!lB!l-The Belle of Bowl ing Green,
Amel !a E . Barr I1000-The Patience of .John l\lorland,Mary
DillonlOOl-Two Gent lemen of Virginia,Geo. E. EgglestonlCl02-Down
th e Bay,Wallace P. Stanler I1003-FI ' ec l tl es, Gene
StrattonPorter I1004-Scottlsh Chiefs, Jane Porter '10.0li-The
Crisis , Winston ChurchillIOOG-The l\1idlanders,Chas. Fenny
.Jacl,sonI007-John MarcIl, Southerner,Geo. W. Cab le1008-Qulsante,
Anthony Hope1009-In Search of :\lademoiselle,Geo. G l b b ~1010-The
Pursuit of th e House Boat,John Kendr ick Bangs101l--Life on th e
MississippI,:llark TwainlOl2-Treasure Island,
Rob t . Lou is StevensonI1013-Tbe Las t of t he Barons,Bulwer
Lytton1014-Whlte F ri ar s, Emma Robinson I101 i i -Here -ward and
Wake ,Chas. Kingsley'101G-Harold, Bulwer Lytton1017-Barnaby Rudge,
Chas. DickenslOIS-Hagar. Mary Johnston1019-In Old Bellair, Mary
Dillon1020-The Pres!dent of Quex,Helen l\f, Winslow1021-1022--Tolll
Grogan,F. Hopkinson Smith
1023 Law Wi thou t. Lawyers,Henry B. CoreyMen of' th e Narberth
Baptist 1024-Old Merry Trave ls on th e Con:Church and
congregation, answer th e Unent,letter that was sent to you last
week 1025-Tlle Stories Mother Natureannounc ing the f ir st a nnua
l banquet Told, Jane Andrewsunder the auspices of th e Ushers' As
102G-Just I r ish, Chas . Batte ll LoomissoclaUon, to be held
Monday evening, l027-Lovillg Service Stories,Aprll 19, at 6.30
o'clock, In th e Y. M. 1028-Two Rose Trees ,C. A. Bulldlng. Minnie
DouglasWe know you i nt end to come; bu t I029-Michael Strogof, Jul
es Vernewe don't know how many t o provide 103O-The ,Boat ClUb,
Oliver Opt icfor. Let's hear f rom yo u at once, so , 1031-Qcean to
Ocean on Horsebacl{,that t he commIt tee ma y m ak e Its Wlllard
Glazierfinal arrangements. ]032-Pecilliaritles of American
We're going t o have a f in e time and Cities, WllIard
Glazierplenty of good ea ts , consist ing o f - l033-Doctor Papa,
Sop11:a :Maycome a nd s ee ! ,10::l4-Adam Bede, Geo. EllotThen th e
electIOn and' inauguration 11035-Sir Mor tim er , Ma ry Johnstonof
ou r next president. Who is he? 1036-Young Folks' B ~ O k o f B
irds ,Come and see! . I T . B il byThe n t he re w!ll be some
splendid 1 O : ~ 7 - T h n d e u s of \Varsa\\',musical numbe rs .
B y whom? Come Jane Porterano s ee ! 103S-The Private Tutor,Then
comes the s p e a ~ e r o f t he ev.s, G. Bradford, .Tr.nmg . Who
did you say. Why, Mr. E., 1039-Chats About n ,,!'manyJ. Cattell, s
ta t is t ic i an f or Phlladel. l\I 'Bro ne~ h i a ; and that mea
ns t he re i s a t reat 110. IO-Autocra t of the Breakfast ' ; .a.m
s to re f or everyone and you can't ble, O. W. Holmesafford to be
absent. lOn-Cornet of th e HorseSo ~ o m e and b ring . the ladies;
let G: A. Henty~ h ~ ~ m on this ~ c c a s : o n : They'll en
]042-Qne of th e 28th, G. A. HentyJ O It and appreciate a Dlght of
f, free 104::1-EIlzabethall Songs,from houSeh?ld cares. .
1lOH-Water Babies, Oharles KingsleyAnd, wbat s more, th e c o ~ m l
t t e e 1045-Songs of th e Beloved,wllI be ~ I a d to see that th
ere's "a 11 04G-Essays o f E li a, Chas. Lambplate on for everyone
though no t a 1047-How to Feed Children,Bap ti st o r a member of
ou r congre'l, L u'se E Ho"angat ion, I f ~ n care to join us on
this 1048-Old s \ \ ' e e t h e a r t s ~ ~ u t h Crossleygala
occasIOn. . . 1 1049-\\,arrior, th e Untamed,All they h ~ v e to do
IS to adVise th e I Will Irwincommittee r ig ht awa y how many
IlOiiO-The Arch.Satirist,p lates to ~ e s e r v e and send $1 for
each F. de W. Fenwickplate. We 1l do ~ h rest! I 1051-Deacon Babbit
t ,Come now, l; t s ge t t o ~ t h : r . Edgar G. Blanl,manMr.
Cattell IS a!ways at hiS best 1052-20,000 Leagues Under the Se
ab:fore a large audience; so let's have Juies V e r n ~. h Im at
his best. 10'3 Tl P t t tl n kf t TA. A.. CHALKER, I;)'- Ie oe a Ie
rea as aH. 1\1. HANKS, ble, 0 .. W. HolmesW. S. HORNER,
jl054-Thesaurus of EnghshWords,C t t P. 1\[. RogetOlllmi ee. , '
IOiiii-Essays of Fmncis Bacon,
- - - - - - - - 10jli-.Jane .Jones and Some Others,FOURTH
INSTALLMENT LIBRARY)' Ben K in gCATALOGUE. 1057-Cecilia's
Lovers,Amelia E . Barr
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FIRST BASE BALL GAME ONHOME GROUNDS.
Totals
Narberth played a practice gamewith Penn Street of th e Twin C o
u n t ~ 'League, a nd l os t ;by t he s co re o f 7 ~ ,Manager
Walzer t r loo ou t a.ll of hisprospectlv.e players who we,re
present.NAThBERTH.R. Ii . O. E.o 1 1 IIo 1 2 0o 0 7 i)o 0 0 0000 0o
0111o 0001 100o 2 3 ()o 0 :> IJo 0 2 1o 0 1. no 0 () l)o 0 0 II0
0 4 l)o 0 1 1.1 2 0 l)
Totals . . 7 11 27 :lTwo base hits-Dillie, Marl'land.Albany,
Mon-is, lAIrd, \Valzer. Baseon balls-'Walzer, 1. S tr ik e ou ts -
Wall,er. 6: Kelly, 14: Alhany, 2.Passed 'ball-Simpson. Stolen
bases-Da,is. 1.: 'Walzer. 2 ; Turneor, 2.
........... I 7PENN STREET.R. H.Mol'lfonagle. ss. . 1 1Morris,
lb . .. 1 1Dillie. rf. 2 2Lord. c 0 1Harrison, 2h. 0 1l\larkland,
3h. 1. 2Albany. cf .. p 0 1Getz. If 1 IKelley, p., cr. 1 1.
Turne r. s s .A. Jones, ss. . .Simpson, c .G. Jones, c .W.
Humphreys, 3b .Stites, 3b. . : ..Fleck. If. . .l\lcCloure. If. .E.
Davis , lb .Kirl" ]1> .E. Dlcke3', 2b. . .Bl11 Humphreys, 211
.Barker, rf .Shellenherger, 11. .. B. Dickey, cf .Scanlin. cf. .
.."'alzer. P. . ..........
Order those Japanese cherry treesnow. The b lo om I s wonderful.
Helpmake Narberth a place beautiful.Th e double pinkblossom of
theJapanese cherry tree is a real thinK ofbeauty. Remember to o rd
er yourquota to-l1aY.
Bring your appe t ite wit h you t o t hegreat HindPaw's Circus
exhibiting atth e Y. 1\1. C. A., Narberth, Fridayn ight . Apri l
23. Rverything that afirstclass circus affords, including theold
stand-bys-red lemonade and peanuts. It wlll be necessary to
havewith YOIl a little change.
KIN,G'S DAUGHTERS HOLD MONTHLY MEETING.The regular monthly mee
ting o f the
Evangel Ci rc le of King's Daughterswas h el d In the Communi ty
room o fth e Y. l\1. C. A. with a very good attendance. Lunch was
served by l\lr;;.Geo. Sheldon. assisted by :III'S. Geo.:llitchner
and l\lrs. Graves.The a ft er noon mee ting was opene.1with Scr ip
tu re r eading and p r ayer bythe president. :\lrs. Fred Derby.
Themee ti ng was t he n de:roted to the"Shut In" worl ,. o f wh ich
!\Irs. Gravesis chairman, assisted by Miss H ele n
Kraft." 'e hall with liS :III'S. Crawford. ofLansdowne, who gave
a very intere3t.ing tall, 011 he r work w it h t he "ShutIns:'The
eircle will h ol d a rummage salein t he ci ty April 29. Those hav
ingcontributions will notify Mrs. .1. W.Shinn. \Voodb ine
avenue.
!SUGGEST IONS FOR HOME STUDY II GIVEN TO THE PUPILS OF THEI
NARBERTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HOT SCHOOL LUNCHELIn line with t h e spi ri t of progress
which is placing ou r borough in th ef ront r anks of th e live
communitiesalong th e :!\fain Line, th e NarberthSchool Board 'has
determined to equipa ldtchen and sPorve t he p up il s w it hwarm
lunches. 'fhis does away withthe necessi ty of the children going
ad is ta nc e to their homes an d e at in ghurriedlY in order no t
to be late forth e second sess ion , or to ea t coldlunches which
experience ha s shownis no t best for their bodily welfare.In
following o ut t hi s pl an th e object of th e Boa rd i s to
furnish a wellcooked, palatable, wholesome lunchat act na l co st
an d m ak e it selfsupporting.Personal investigation of a numberof
k i tchens . where similar service isnow inst:tuted, ha s shown
that withou t except ion th e s choo ls v is it edrecommend th e ho
t lunch i n t he highes t terms. A sample menu withprices charged
folIows:Veget ab le s oup wit h crackers, 5c.Baked heans with
1'011, 5c.Creamed beef on t oa st , 5c.Cocoa with rol l, 5c
.Creamed or scalIoped potatoes, 5c.Cream toast, 3c.Ic e cream
(octlasionalIy), 5c.Chocolate pudding, 3c.Rice pUdding, 3c.Stewed
:ohubarb, 3c.Mill{, 3c.Sandwiches, 5c and 3c.The menn, o f cou rse,
i s var ie d e achday and would include many wholeNEWS OF THE BASE
BALL TEAM. some, nut ri ti ou s d is he s: T he ir p la n
l\lanager \valzer expects, w it h t he should appeal to th e mot
he r o f th eMeeting p ick of th e home talent, and a few family
who would thus be relievedothers, to h av e a first-claSS team on
of trying to ans wer th e vexatiousthe field by th e beginning of
the Main quest :on , "What shall I pack in th eLine s ea so n. T he
t eam is t o b e s tr ic t i children's lunch basl,e t to day?"ly
amateur. The parents ar e invi ted to v is it t heThe folIowing
young stars ar e t r ~ ' kitchen a ft er i ts e s t a b l i s h m ~
n t andi ng for positions on the team: Ver non s ee what is being
offered th e puplls.Fleck, the Cape May star; Eugene - - - - - - -
-Davis, who is covering th e first bas':) UNCLAIMED LETTERS.lJag
for Central High School in first Let te rs a dd re ss ed t o t he
fo11owln;class s t ~ ' l e , having five hits ou t or named persons
remain unclaimed inseven times at bat i n' two games ; the th e
Narberth post offlce:Dickey brothers, Alan Kirk, Bob Sihel 'Mrs.
Frank Coffman, Miss Veronalenberger, t he v et er an F li ck S ti
te s, Morphia. Miss Re,becca Morgan. Mrs..John Fine. Blll Durbin,
Walter Hum- H. A. Nolte. Mr. John Potraskey.phreys, BI1l Humphreys,
Ed Scanlin, Edward S. Haws, P. M.Honse Ed Ensinger , Har ry
Simpson, Lorenzl \ I ~ C l u r e , George Fleck, Char l ie Bark er
a nd J im Moore. Bob Hood i s alsoou t for the team. Next Saturday
Narberth plays t h e s tr ong Towanda A. A.team of Philadelphia on
Narberth'sgrounds. Game called at 3' o'clock.Come out a nd
root.
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ALL $AINTS' CHURCH.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
MERION MEETING HOUSE.
EVANGEL BAPTIST CHURCH. (These apply to the pupils in th e uppe
r g ra de s a nd th e High School;pup il s i n th e lower grades ar
e expected to do little if any home s tudywork.)1. S tudy away from
interruption.Have a definite place f or s tudy whe reyou won't be
inte r rupted.2. Concentra te. P l l t ~ ' o u r attentionon your
work, that i s d on 't le t yourmind wande r to what people are
say
ing, to look ou t of th e window, to thinltof other things.3.
'Cultivate regular study habits.Have a deflni te t ime for study.
Makeup your mind always to have the samet im e f or YOllr worl, and
in the endy ou w il l form a habit so that WOl'!,will be easier.4.
Unders tand the topic. In starting to work on your lessons he
surethat you understand them: you willunderstand if you hlllVe paid
a tt en tion. Do no t tr y t o s tUdy topics thatdo not mean any th
ing to you. I f th etrouble Is In th e words, ge t a dict iona ry
and look them up. If th etrouble is in th e topic i t se l f. ask
th eteacher to help yOIl. p ri or t o t he recit at lo n. C om in g
to c la ss a nd sayingwhen caBed upon. "I don't understan,1th e
topic" is poor method.5. Reason about it. Rea d t he les,son over
as a whole: then tr y to plcltout t1le important points In each
paragraph. A wel1written ,paragraph ha sone topic. Do not tr y t o
l ea rn everything In th e lesson: hu t piCk out th echief th in gs
and re late th e minol'topics t o t hem. Write down a listof th e
most import an t topics in th elesson: 11len having closed the
hook,METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. tr y to I\' lvc th e J I I 0 ~ t
ir."portant factsIa'bollt these topics ou t lond. Do no tRev.
Chris. G. Koppel, Pastor. open ) 'ourbook for help: do th e
hes!Sunday, April 18: you can unt il you have been ove r th
e9,45--8unday school assembly. Bi whole lesson. Then open )'our
book
~ - l e s tudy c lasses for adults. and see what yOIl have
failed to recall.11 OO-Puhlic worship. A sermon 6. Review often. If
you can. studyon character study, "Love That En your lesson at two
d ifferent t imes .vieth Not: ' Study it in th e evening and review
itG,45-Epworth League. in th e morning befo re going to
class.7,45-The pastor will preach a I 7. Will to learn. Make up
yourspecial s ermon t o roung men; Rub mind that you can learn. It
ha s beenjec t , "Crushing the Beast: ' Ifound from experience that
whenSinging of m er it b y c hu rc h cho ru s p eopl e "wi ll t o l
ea rn " t he mind Willchoir. Strangers and friends will reo work
more e asily. D o n ot s ay : "Icelve a cordial welcome. , can't
leaI'll it: I am not Inte res ted init," When one t akes th is a tt
it ude. itis almost impossihle to do successfulwork.S. Ta1J, over
your work. Talk overRev. John Van Ness, Minister. your school work
a t home. Tell ahQutAt the l ar ge ly a tt ended commun. \ t he int
e re s ti ng t hing ;s in H i s t o r ~ ' , Inion service last
Sunday s.eventeen English or in Science. or your liardwere publ
icly welcomed mto the problems in :lfathematics. This wl11church
membership. f if te en on pro- help you t o m as te r y ou r
work.fession o f f ai th and two by letter __
from other churches.Next Sunday the Bible school willmeet at 10
A. M. and th e meeting forworship at 11. T he t heme o f t he s er
man will b e "Li vi ng by F ai th ." Inthe evening 1\1ar:on Unangst
will leadthe Junior congregation at 7 and at8 th e pastor wl1l
preach a gospel serm an a bo ut t he " Th ree Crosses,"Next
Wednsdav even ing, Apri l 21.the annual congregat ional mee t
ingwill b e he ld with reports from thep re sident s a nd t r ea su
r er s of all thechurch organizations.
Rev. Andrew T. Burke, Rector.Sunday servicesII A. M.-The Holy
Communion.9.46 A. M.-The Sunday school.11 A. M.-Mornlng Prayer and
Ser
man.4 P. M.-Evenlng prayer.
Montgomrey Avenue andHouse Lane.Merion Meeting House is opened
forworship every FIrstday at 10.30 A.M. Visitors are cordially
welcome.
ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH NOTICEEarly j\lass 011 Sun:'lllY from
April
l ~ to October 31st at 6.JO A. :II. From~ o " e m b e r 1s t to
:'Ilareh :lIst at 7 A. l\LLate :\las5, !l.::IO A. JI. throughout
theyear. Masses on holydays, tL::IO alhl8.30 A. l\L W e e k d a ~ '
s at S. Eveningdevotions and o ther ser,-ices at regulartimes.
Pl an ts a nd Cut F lowe rs . Michell'sFlower an d Vegetable
Seeds.UJNaIIONS AND SDPPI!IS SU ' . TO ouaPhone, Narberth 12-62
D.
The Little Wblte TeaAND.HOP
Emerson L. Swift, Pastor.T he mon th ly m ee ti ng of the
Sunbeam Miss ion Band , under th e direct io n o f Mrs. J. T.
Houston, w:U meetat th e home of Mrs. Will iam JonesFriday
alternoon at 2.30.The Bible School wn t meet Sundarat 9.30 A. M.
Every depar tment andc las s i s a. place of intensive work.Morning
worship at 11.00. Subject ofsermon, "Spiritual Ascension and th
eSpiritual 'Church." Young People'!!service at 7.00: subject, "One
Day InSeven for th e Highest Things" Ez.20:1 -20. Eveni .ng
IOWOJShJip .at 7.45;subject , "Sabbath Observances." Thl3two
e"enlng services wl1l be devotedto th e consideration of an
excl"edinglrImportant topic.T he fi rs t a nn ua l h an qu et or
thp,cJl1lrch. under th e Ushers' Associat ion, Monday evening at
6.30 in theY. M. C. A. Building, promises to hea notable event i n
t he p ro gr es s o f t helocal work. Mr. E. J. Cattell, statist ic
ia n o f Phi la de lphi a. will be th es pe ak er . An interesting
musical program ba s ,been provided. The men o fthe church ar e
endeavor ing to malicthis a pleasant and profitable occasion.The
commi tt ee In c ha rg e i s A. A.Chalker, H. l\J. Hanks a nd W.
SHomer.The Woman 's !\Hssion Circle will
meet Tuesday at 2.::10 P. M. at th ehome of Mrs. W. S. Horner.
Thesubject will 'be th e book "..hich is beingread by th e circle.
"I n R ed Ma n'sLand,"
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ANDCREAMGeo.Hansells'SonsMILK
Instructor in P i a n ~ 1 Ofgan andTheory of MusicStudio, 6
Arcade BuildingTelephone-Narberth 604
Niesen's Bakery'NARBERTH ARCADE :BUILDING Bread, Cake, Rolls,
Pies,Candy, Ic e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES
Th.. C hur ch would 8tll l .... th ..Church. and contlnu.. to
II" ... It tb......were no preachers.That seeming))' e"tra\'a!nLnt
.tatement Is not malle In dloparagemento t t he mini st ry, b ut
only to a rre ota tten tion to the \ 'I ta l t ru th that
th..Church 10 meant fo r the worship otl lod. tor the fellowship ot
believersIn Him. nnd to r edlneatlon In theChrl.tlan talth.A church
may be a good church,deoplte Imitation. In the pastor.,\n
un.,dl8factory prcacher Is 110suftJ
