Our Town December 31, 1931

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Volume 18, No. 12 Narberth, Pennsylvania, Thursday, December 31, 1931 Price, Five Cents

Politics, Bank Failure, Zoning Among Year'sOutstandingEvents in Borough-Digest of News

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Magic, Movies MarkLegion Xmas PartyOver Hundred Youngsters En.

joy Frolic Last Wednesday Afternoon.

MERCHANTS COOPERATEA Legion commit tee ap poi ntc d byCOlllmander John ~ I o w r e r and headedby John Nash, enter ta ined more than100 Narberth children at t he annua lLegion Christmas party for children on\Vednesday, December 23. The party,as usual, was intended to prov ide areal Chr is tmas celebra tion for young

sters for whom the holiday mightotherwise be no more than a nameand a memory o f h app ie r y ear s.Perhaps thc outstanding f ea tu re o fthe affair was the strongly markedspirit of coullllunity co-operation. \VithL e ~ i o u n a i r e s working likl' hea\'ers, andwith the help of interested citizens, thepar ty was an assnred success f rom themoment a crowd of exc ited youngstersranging in age from 2 to 12 yearss tr eamed into the Leg ion room in theCommunitv Building unti! a tiredand happy crowd of more than 100trickled slowh' homeward in the lateafternoon. .Lunch was sen'ed to ninety childrenat beautifullv decorated tahles. Thelunch was doilated hy 11arios Chios, thegeni al p ropr ie to r o f th e Arc ad ia restau rant . \Vi th several of his a s s ; ~ t a n t ~ .Mr. Chios arrived early to prepare andserve a plentiful and appctizing lunch.Rolls, douated by the Danish PastryShop, and milk , donated by the Pennshurst Farms , completed the menu.After the luncheon a magic ian ent er ta in ed the chi ldren for a h al f hour ,and the delighted shouting andsquealing attested to thc s u c c e ~ s of hisefforts. This performancc was followed by a moving picture programar ra nged. donated and present ed byRalph S. Dunne . \Vi ld \Vest and Our

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Funeral of Sam Wylie, Boro~ H a n d y Man,' Held SaturdayFuncral services for Samuel Wyl ic ,for forty-fi ve y ea rs a r es id en t o f Narberth, and well known as an "oddjob" man, who died last Tuesday, were

held Saturdav at Stuard's Undertakingestablishment, Ardmore. He was sixty.eight ycars old.- Sam, as he was gcnerally known,was one of t hose cha ra ct er s w it hou twhom no town is complete. Of al'hecrful disposition, he h ad in his timemany mas te rs and many jobs.It was recalled by an o ld res iden t o fthe borough tha t Sam used to work atthe old Belmont track, the posts ofwhose track a re all that remain of itsformer glories.For many years he made his homein the rear of the Strauss Frui t Market on Haverford Avenue, and whenStrauss removed to Forest Avenue,\Vy li e moved with him. When business was dull, as it often was for oneof his profession, Sam lived on thegeneros ity of his f riends , the S traussbrothers. For years Mrs. Howard

Davis sent him his dinner on Sundays and holidays.He was married and had one sonwho is in the furniture bus iness inDowningtown.Donations to help defray the funcral expenses may be sent to GeorgeB. Suplee, care o f t he Borough Office.

Snow Addresses Rotary".-\thletics" was thc topic chosenTucsday by Edward H. Snow, principal of the Lower 1Ierion Junior HighSchoo l, s pe ak ing befor e thc BalaCynwYd-Narberth Rotary Club. Mr.Snow told of many Incidents whichhad comc to his attention in years ofobservation of scholastic sports. Hefeels t ha t s po rt s are not overemphasized.

Kids Pack TheatreA gathering of nearly 1000 youngsters c rowded the Narberth Theatrelast Thursdav afternoon for the freemovi e show - spon so red by the BalaCynwyd-Narberth Rotary Club. RalphS. Dunne , p re si dent of t he club, madea short address of wclcome.

~ O p e n House' XmasDay Enjoyed by ManyBurgess Frye Speaks a t Af fa ir

Sponsored by Mulieresat Elm Hall.

"Opcn Housc" on Christmas night atE lm Hal l given by the :Mulieres of theNarherth Fire Company, was a vcryenjo\'able and soc ia l affai r. A numbero f Chr is tmas ca ro ls were sung with:\frs. H. ?If. Griest acting as acconlpan is t. Rurgcss Henry A. Frye madethe address of welcome.Mi ss L il y Andu ja r, of thc PeabodyInstitutc of Music, of Baltimore, and aniece of the president of the Mulieres,Mrs. Eberhardt Muellcr, played twonumbers and Mrs. Evelyn Patten \\Teav er g ave a number of readings. At thcconclus ion of the program, the youngpeop le enjoyed dancing and refreshmcnts were served by Mrs. CliffordBat es , Mrs . A. \V. Needham, Mrs . J.E. Bur rel l and Mr s. Edward Haws.Elm Hal l was beaut \ful ly decoratedwith garlands of laure l, hol ly wreathsand spr ay s and clusters of hol ly andmis tl et oe . A surpr is e of the eveningwas a largc Christmas tree trimmedwith t inse l and gay Christmas decorations. The firemen assisted in thedecoration of the hall, whilc Maxdonated thc laurel, Mr. Cottcr the treeand the "'under Battery and ElectricCompany the radio victrola which fur-

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In a ccordancc wi th an annua l custom OUR TOWN prcsents this weeka digest of the year's news to hclp itsr eade rs reca ll t he outstanding eventsin t he life of t he borough during 1931.Although the c10siJlg of the Mer ionTitle and Trust Company late in October and the ordering of i ts l iqu idation during Deccmber cast gloom overthe conll1llll1ity, thc year was not without its bright spo ts and int cr es ti nghappenings.Therc was the strenuous polit icalcampaign dur ing the summer and fall,in which two Narberth residents figu red prominent ly . Although fai ling ofelection. "Lou" Young and Fred Walz er wer e th e outstanding candidates onthe Boyd-Just ticket. running in opposition to thc organization. Thc closecontest these men gave their opponents threw a scarc into organ izat ionranks and gave the borough morepolit ical prestige than it has had for

Comes to All Saints

DAVID HOLMESwho has been appoin ted assistant to therector 0/ AIl Saints Church, Wynnewood.He will be ordained a deacon by BishopFrancis M. Tai tt at an ordination serviceat St. Mary's Chl/rch, Ardmore, NewYear's mOT/li,lg.

ThanksTo the Editor of Our Towu:As t he Uniterl Campaign is now

drawing to a close, may I express toyou our very s incere appreciat ion ofthc publicity which you gave thecampa ign and of yo ur able and valuable co-operation in helping us withthe work.

I t would be hard to overest imate thebenefit which we derived from thesplendid support g ivcn us by the MainLine newspapers.\Vith renewed thanks and goodwishcs, I amVery sincerely yours.\Y. LOGAN MacCOY,Chairman.

King's Daughters to MeetThe January mcetiug of the EvangelCircle of K ing's Daug ht cr s, of Narberth, will be held at t he home o f Mrs.F. E. Derby, 124 North NarberthAvenue, at 11 o'clock next \Vednesday.

years.In local pol it ic s the re was the inter esting contest for a seat in Councilbetween Clifforcl \V. Ba tes and JohnA. Mowre r, J r. A lt hough def ea ted forthe Rcpublican nomination at the primaries. 11 r. B at es received thc Dcmocra tic nominat ion then and his f riends 'efforts in his behalf werc crowned withsucccss at the general election.The qucstion of zoning, particularlyon J\fontg'omery Avenuc. h e l ( ~ the s p o ~ -li ght fo r several months, With publichearings. and a r ev is ed o rd in ancc including Montgomery Avenuc in a bus iness d is tr ic t d raWI1 up and introduceclat Council. Before time for its finalpassage arrived, however, i t was foundthat a maj or ity of Councilmen wer eopposed to t he cr ea ti on of a n cw bus iness distr ict and the section was according ly s tr ic ken from the new o rd inance.Conthl1letl Oi l Pnce :1

J. C. Simpson, LongTime Resident, PassesWas First President of Borough

Council; Lived Here40 Years.

FUNERAL ON THURSDAYJames Cooper Simpson, one of heoldest and best known residents ofNarberth, died suddenly of heart attack at 1.30 on Monday.Mr. Simpson, who was 75, was?tricken shortly aftcr arriving at h i

II I the Crozer Building, Philadelphia,where he was eng age d in thc rea l estate and mortgage business.Funeral services will be held at 2P. M. this Thursday afternoon fromhis late res idence , 232 Essex Avenue.'They will be in chargc of the Rev.Robert E. Keighton, pastor o f the Bap tist Church of the Evangel , o f whichMr. Simpson was a member, servingas its clerk fqr many years.-He is survived by h is widow, Mrs.Clara E . Dil l S impson , thrce sons andthree daughters : B. G. Simpson , of\Voodside Avenue, Narberth; WilliamC. S impson , o f Berkl ey Road, Ardmore; Harry A. Simpson, of AvonRoad, Narbcrth; Mary J . Simpson, L.Florence Simpson and Sarah DillS impson , o f Essex Avenue, Narberth.He is also survived by a brother, AlexSimpson, Jr ., of Philadelphia, a Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme

Court, and a sister, Marion Chadwick,of Drexel Hill. Mr. Simpson's father,the late J. Alexander S impson , l ivedat one time on Woodside Avenue before the son became a r esi den t of Narberth. He was a prOlh inen t attorneyand grand master of the PennsylvaniaLodge.Mr. Simpson had becn a res iden t ofthe borough for nearly 40 years, havingmoved to his home on Ess ex Avenue

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I. H. Beyer, Post OfficeEmployee, Dies SuddenlyThe Christmas holidays were saddened for members of the NarberthPost Office s ta ff b)' the de at h l as tWednesday of Irwin H. Beyer , S r. ,

mail messenger at t he Pos tof fi ce forthe past seven years.~ f r . Reyer, who was a iamiliarfigure to many Narberth res iden ts ashe me t the trait is or delivered specialdel ivery let te rs , suf fe red a s tr ok e onWednesday and d ied at 12:15 P. M.Funcral servk .: s wcrc held l as t Sat u rd ay a t 2 P. M., with interment a tMontrose Cemetery, Highland Park.Mr. Be)'er was 59 and lived at 5433Media Street, Philadelphia.Hc is survived by three children,I rw in H. Reyer, Jr., who is taking hisplace temporarily at the Postoffice;Franklin A. Beyer and Ellen MayReyer.:Mr. Reyer, who was born in Nor ri st own, h ad a d is ti ngui sh ed mil it ar y c areer. He served in the Spanish war,in the Philippines and the Boxer rebell ion in China. He was once engagedin thc plumhing and heating busincssin Philadelphia and at onc time traveled with a patent medicine troupe.which experience earned him the nickname, "Doc."He was a memher of several Masonicorders, including the Knights ofPythias. and played in the MasonicRand.


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l ike a dream, for the play has hear tyou ca n h ea r it beat, or thump IJulian Wylie, the producer of "TheGood Companions," has staged it withconsummate skill. He has g iven t heoriginal author' s bes t seller a distinguished per fo rmance . whi ch will d elight all those who can see it duringits brief sojourn here, while spellhound a nd b re at hl es s s pe ct at or s arcassured of a thoroughly satisfyingt im e w it h s omet hi ng t o t ake homc."The Good Companions" has an exceptional and special1y imported British cast, reinforced hy p rom inentAmerican membe rs o f the company,and even the players in the less important assignll1cnts arc all that couldhe desired."The Good Companions" is nevcra solcmn show. It is n ear ly alwaysgay, s pont aneous a nd immensel y a ppealing stuff. As an eminent andhard-hoiled New York critic said: "It'sthe sort of a show you could sitth roug-h a second t imc, which is whatI intend to do." And he did .

WEEK-END NEXTCharlotte Greenwood andBert Lahr"FLYING HIGH"

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAYAlfred Lunt andLynn Fontanne"The Guardsman"

COMING - WILL ROGERS"AMBASSADOR BILL"

1 1 ~ w ~MONDAY and TUESDAY NEXTTallulah Bankhead andFrederic March"MY SIN"

"THE GOOD C O ~ I P A N l O ~ S , "now playing at the Forrest Theatre, isby J. B. Priestly a nd Edwar d Knoblock , f rom ~ [ r . Priest ly's renownedand sti ll widely se ll ing novel, wh ichhas already earned for the author andt he B ri ti sh Gover nmen t some half amillion dollars. It has more amusement in all its sixteen scenes thanall other plays on the boards, and itis as human as the show husines ,;which i t employs for i ts theme . Thereis magic in almost al l i ts epi sode s anddelight throughout."The Good Companions" has a paccof such a breezy descr ip tion that theafternoon or evening appears all toobrief, and the two and a hal f hours pass

fully handled by Dudley Vaughan and\Villiam Price. There will he no SatnrdaY matinee next week and Saturdaynight Shaw's "The Devil's Disciple;'will return to the repertory after a l ongabsence with a cast which includes\Villiam Price, Alfred Rowe, RoseHenley, Ferd Nofer, Catherine Reeserand Dudley Vaughan.Thi s F riday evening the HedgerowTheater in Rose Val ley wi ll p roduceMoliere's comedy "The Physician inSpite of Himself ," which will be repea te d fo r Saturday's Inatinee. ThisSaturday night Christopher Morley's"Thunder on the Left" will he given .

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Ronald Colman inUUnholy Garden"

Charles Farrell andMadge Evans in~ ~ H E A R T B R E A K "

BEBE DANIELS andWarren William in"Honor of the FaIRly"

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"-but here we are," sayStan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who appeal' illtheir first feature comedy at tlte Egyptian this Friday and Saturday.

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Laurel a nd H ar dy in "Pardon Us,"their first full-length comedy, willamuse Egyptian t he at re goer s t hi sFriday and Saturday. Also on theNew Year's program, including matinees both days at 2:15, are an Ou rGang comedy, "Big Ears," and a Talking Picture Epics production, "Mons-,ters of the Deep," which is r eal ly ex -Iciting and interesting. :Tallulah Bankhead, Alabama actress'who won f ame wi th h er work on theEnglish stage, gives a remarkable performance in "My Sin," coming to Cynwyd n ex t Mond ay an d Tues day . Although the plot has weaknesses it hash a r d l ~ ' a dull moment for t ho se whoappreciate the nicet ies of act ing, andit is well d ir ec ted . Ab ly starring with~ f i s s Bankhead is Fredric March, of"The Royal Family of Broadway," e tc .The story is of a Panama tavern hostess and a down-and-out lawyer andtheir rehabil ita tion in socie ty. -"The Guardsman," at the Egypt iannext \Vednesday and Thursday, is t he Ishow you've been hearing about . Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne give anunforget table performance of a cl eyer Icomedy. Very much recommended Ifor adults. ----------------Friday and Saturday of nex t wee l' l 1 h 7'1_C ~ l a r l o t t e G r ~ e n w o o d , and B e r ~ L ~ h r . 1n I e .L (tealer

\\"111 amuse III the comedy , Flymg IHigh." Coming soon is \ViIl Rogers ----------------in "Ambassador Bill." INew Play to Be AddedWill Rogers and Ronald ! to Hedgerow RepertoireColman at Narberth Theatre I Another opening at the Hedgerow" ---:-:;- . . I Theater is announced for next Friday.Ambassador Bill. IS the It.tle of !night when t he t en th new p lay o f theWill Rogers' latest pIcture, plaY1l1g at .the Narberth Theatre this Friday a nd s ea son wllI be added to the repertory:Sat ur day . L ike his other comedies, Lenox Robinson's "The Vvhiteheadedthis is ' an i nt er es ti ng m ingl ing o fIBoy," a merry comedy of family conhumor and philosophy. fusion provoked by Irish enthusiasm.Unusual and worth see ing is "Un- The c,,:sting has been done by placingholy G'lrden" which b ri ng s Ronal d Catherme Corcoran, Rose Cul len, A lCoiman' of ' "Bulldog Drummond" McGranary, Herbert \Valton and Smithfame t the borough playhouse screen Dawle ss in the leading parts. Othersnext' Monday and Tuesday. Bebe in the cas t a re Jean. Sweidel, CatherineDaniels and W'arren 'William star in Ree se r, Helen Craig, Hancey Castle,"Honor of the Family," coming next Walter \Vernher, :Miriam Phil.1 ips and\Vednesday and Thursday. The end Don Shelton. The theater 111 Roseof next week Charl es Farr el and Valley will return t empora ri ly to itsMadge Eyans will g ive a pleas ing per - w in te r schedule of three performancesformance in "Heartbreak." each week. On Thursday evening "ALantern to See By ," by Lynn Riggs,

H . h h 1N wi1l be presentl 'd after having been outL. M. 19 Sc 0 0 otes of the repertory f or s ever al week s.Where Vacations Are Spen t Joseph Taulane will play t he boy whoOn Jatiuary 4th the students and I tinc1s himseli through the destruc tionfaculties wil l again congregate ill the I of the father who has des tr oyed him,Lower l\ fcrion Schools , 1I0t only to i and the other principal rules are taste-study, bu t also to tcll interesting stories I ~ : 0 " 50:: S S : 0 o S 0 8 :;; :8of the ir Chr is tmas vacation. ~ l ry M. 40i =: ,, 5 ". -Collins and Elizabeth L. Hovey, of thl' IN b tHJunior High School ~ a c ~ 1 t y , wi1l un-I ar erfold many t al es of the ir t rip to Ha "ana,Cuba. S. E. Downs, superintendent, I THEATREwi1l tell to his office staff th e beauties XO\\' Pln ) ' l ng -of his f am il y and Pittsburgh. Gl'orgeH. Gilbert, principal o f the high school,may tell of the way he dodged' theg-angster's bullets during his visit to IChicago.

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MarchOver 400 people attended a community service at the Methodist Churchon a ra iny eveuing t o hear Rabbi \ViI-1Iiam Fineshriber. ,Thomas G, Hall, .1 ve teran of th eICivil ,"Var, died at the home of his Idaughter, :Mrs. Carl Greyer, Essex Avenue, at t he age of 97.Permission was granted the LowerMerion basketball team, suburbanchampions , to par ti cipate in the Statetournament, by the Lower MerionSchool Board.A new zoning ordinance, incorporat- lillg a change from resi dent ia l t o busi- r ' ~ " : : ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; i i ; i ; : : ! ~ess dis tr ict for Montgomery Avenue, I ii iwas introduced at Couucil and passed ;- - -_. -- -- - -. ,

on f irst reading. IIThe purchase of a new America n-LaFrance hose and chemical apparatusfor the Nar be rth Fire Company was II'approved by Council.Douglas ROb.ertson, son of Dr. and II:Mrs. G. E. Robertson, of Hampden IAvenue, was elected captain of the ILower Merion swimming tea,m for nextIyear. ,Lower :Meriol1 annexed the District1 title in its quest for the S ta te sCho'I'lastic basketball championship.A farce, "The Whole Town's Talking," was presented by the dramatic icommittee of the Woman's Com-Ilmunit\ ' Club."Apr i l I

Announcement wa s made by Kennet h L . M. Pray, president of the Bor -!ough School Board , of the complet ion!of plans for the complete remodeli.ngIand modernization of the Narberthschool buildings. 'Contributions of the colored race to IAmerican life, part icularly in the arts'llwere out lined by James Weldon John- FIRESTONE batteries, tires, etc. Ion, eminent Negro poet, at a com-munity service at the Methodist I' TEXACO gas and oilChurch. I ANTI.FREEZE--Prestone or Alcohol and GlycerineThe appointment of Harvey J. Har- t

man, a Borough resident, as head coach Ii . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ~ ~ ; ~ ; ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~f t he Univers ity of Pennsylvania e := '" _. - _ _ _ _ Ifootball t eam was wel comed by MainLiners. .Benefit for Unemployed i

The Fellowsh ip Commi tt ee o f t he}Yomen's Communi ty Club of Narberth will give a card par ty at thePhiladelphia Electric Store in Wayne011 January 22, 1932, for the benef it of Iunemployed ill Narbe rth. The re willbe door prizes and a prize for eachtable. The tickets are 50 cents eachand may be obtained from'Mrs. Joseph Open Evenings between 7:30 and 9 by AppointmentH. Miller, chairman of the committee,II ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! i ! ! i ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . ~Narberth 2856-J. , , .

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December 31, 1931Politics, Bank Failure, ZoningAmong Year's IOutstandingEvents inBorough-Digest of News!

IIFebruaryNarberth was the host to 200 rep-Ir e ~ e n t a t i " e s of Parent-Teacher Asso-Ic ia tions of the county at t he fifth annual cOIn-ention held at t he Narberth iSchool. Kenneth L. M. Pray was Ielected president of t he county organ i- jzat ion and 1\lrs . C. T. Woolmington avice-president. ,Strong sentiment in favor of a Ichange of the zon ing of Montgomery IAvenue from resi dent ia l t o busi ness!was m a n i f e ~ t e d at a public hear ing held IIby the Ord inance and Law Committeeof Council. iJohn A. McSparran, State Secretary Iof Agricultu re , was t he s peaker at ameeting of prohibi tion supporters heldI

at the Methodist Church. I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~t the annua l meetin g of the PenniValley Association, Walter D. Ful le r 11m: ill.was re-elected president. Others re-Ielected: Eugene Jordan, vice-president;Gibson Bell , secretary, and E. Burke\Vilford, treasurer. IMiss Ell en Brinton, Fie ld Secretary Iof thl! Women's International League Ifor Peace and Freedom and a Bor-Iough resident. was the speaker at the'\Voman's COlJllllunit}" Club, talking on II"1\[exico ," which she vis it ed the pre-,vious' summer.Narberth Boy Scouts par ticipated inthe a "trooporee" program at ValleyForge.

The ) 'car also saw the reconstruction1I1d modcrn izati on o f the NarberthSchool lJ1lilding effected by a $55,000lond issue a nd no increase in schoolaxes; th e re su rfacing of sections ofHaverford and \Vindsor Avenues. carried ont with the aid of a county app ropr ia ti on ; the reduction of t he boroUf,!h tax rate from 19 to 18 mills earlyin thc year; a mos t successful seasonIt the playgronl1d wi th t he add itionof two tennis courts and a wadingpool; an exceedingly popular Fourthof July celebration: a very successfulcar ni va l given by the Mulieres for thehenef it of the Xarberth Fire Company;the organization of a lIew dramaticgroup, th e Narbe rt h P laye rs. who set ir st -production "Bi lked" and whoseshare in the "Chri stmas Carol " auger swel1 for t he fu ture of d rama tic ent er tainment in the borouf,!h; the formationo f a d ist inct i\ 'e new I;rou\l, the Narher th Bridg-e Cluh. an organizat ion exc lusively for men : the g-allant comehack made by the :\arberth Basehal1Club to cap tu re the second half of the~ I a i n L in e League and push Paoli tot he limit in t he playoff series. and the~ u c c e s s f u l func tioning of t he variouso r g a n i z a t i o n ~ and c1uhs which formsuch an i ntegr al part of the bor ough 'slife.A month-hY-lIIonth SUl1l1l1ary ofchief event s o f t he yea r fol1o,,"s:

JanuaryThe conso lidation of the MerionTitle and Trust Company and the\ rdmore T it le and Trust Company,vhich went into effect December 29,930, created an institution with re-sources over $12,000,000, according toa statement issued hy the banks' authorities during the tirst week of thenew year.Mrs. Fletcher ,"V. Sti tes and J . BruceBya ll wer e re -e lected t o the Boa rd ofthe Montgomery County Children'sAid Society.An 18 mill ta x rate, a reduction o fone mill, was adopted by thc BoroughCouncil for the year.The report of the Narberth ChildHealth Center, submi tt ed at its f ir stanniversary, showed that 195 childrenwere enrol led and the total a tt endanceamounted to 725.Mrs. Maurice Snyder, State Chairman of Juniors, addressed the JuniorCommunity Club.An "Open House" was held by theLegion at i ts headquart er s in theCommunity Building.\Vill iam G. Hower, Bryn :Mawr publisher, was the speaker at the mcet ingof the Bala-Cynwyd-Narbcrth RotaryClub.Kenneth L. 11. Pray, NarberthSchool Board president and socialworker, was the chief speaker at theannual meeting of the Main L ine Fed

eration of Churches held at Ardmore.A st iu1Ulating address was given byDr. Rufus Jones, p ro fe sso r o f Phi losophy at Haverford College, at a community service held at the MethodistChurch.Two hundred mothers, fathers andt eacher s att ended the meeting of theNarberth Parent-Teacher Associationheld at the School.Adolph Vogel conducted the secondconcert of the season of t he Main LineOrchestra held at the Ardmore Theater.Genealogy was the subject of a talkby Mrs. Harper D. Sheppard, Statechairman of the Genealogical Society,at a meeting of the Dr. Benjamin RushChapter, D. A. R.The Rev. Gibson Bell completed tenyears as rector of All Sai nts Church,\Vynnewood.The annual report of the NarberthBranch of the Needlework Guild ofAmerica showed that 3258 garmentshad been coll ec ted and d ist ributed bythe organization.A humorous sk it on the vicissitudesof a bill in the S ta te ' Legislature was

PCresented by the Woman's Communitylub under the ausp ice s o f Mrs. E . C.Batchelor.


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Shreds fit PatchesOURTOWNA Co.operati"e Community N e J l l s . M a 8 a ~ i n e , founded in 1914 by the Narberth No organization, group or sec t em-I ' p loys t he Vagrant as spokesman norI Ci"ic Association, and published ellery Friday at Narberth, Pa., b y t he cven holds him in member sh ip . A sB ISHING COMPANY a wai f he wande rs out si de t ho se wallsNew Book on Shakespeare I LIVINGSTON PU L and bar ri er s which so comfortab ly en-R d LOk M t St PHILIP ATLEE LIVINGSTON, President and General Manager close his fellowmen. Occasionalea S I e ys ery ory glimpses within sometimes stir in himI ROBERT MOORE CAMERON, Editor a faint longing for that secur ity ofThe quest ion has often been asked: THOMAS A. ELWOOD, Advertising Manager which the price is only a l it tle con-

"I f you could sp end a half hour with formity, bu t always the wal ls s cem toone of the immortals, which would Ofice-258 Haverford Avenue, Narberth be too confin ing a nd he turns away.you choose?" Professor Bradley once. Telephone-Narberth 2545; if no answer, Ardmore 3100 His utterances are only his own, asanswered, "I should wish. to s p e n ~ !he I e pheme ra l as t he fireside musi ng s oft ime with Shakespea re , JI1 IllS tmng SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE a night-bound travelcr in a tavern, aroom'"between the scenes of one o f h is Iwandercr who talks furtively to con-plays. Entere1 nil lIeeonl-dallll matte r , Oetober 13 , 1914, at th e PONt Omee a t genial strangers, but who will d epar tThe l ib ra ry now ask s of it s readers Narbe rt l . Po .. under th e A d of l\lorch 3, 187'9 with thc sunrise and be forgottcn hya s im ilar que st ion: "How would YOU,' them ere the dew is off the grass.like to spend a little t ime with this December 31, 1931 -{greatest English dramatist?" The Narberth Players amply justi-One approaches a book about Shakc- ficd themselves in their presentationspeare with no little apprehension, so This Matter of the Colonies I of Dickcns ' "Christmas Carol" at themuch dull matter has been written that Community Christmas service. In ad-a piece of good l it er ature is a rar ity. The recent pro))o:;al uf Congr es sman Loui s T . McFa dd en , that dition to the most accomplished a:na-Suc h a rarity is th e book recently pur- England a nd F ra nc c turn oycr to the United States a few colonial t eu r a ct or s of the community, theyc has ed by the library "S.hakespeare possessions a:; par t payment on debts, is an intriguing idea. I t holds havc assembled an important support-V SI II "b L I H t ing group of s tage tcchnic ians and di-ersus la, ow, y es Ie 0 S ~ l I l , interestinO" possib il i ti es f rom many angle:;. rectors. The availabilit,. of such anewly appomted professor of Enghsh! . b . 1 Jat Haverford College. I Pnde of POSSCSSlOn, pnde 111 popu lat tun and a gain in natura c ~ l 1 1 p ~ t e n t and special iz ed organiza- I Id 1 tl d ' t - c rtt' 1 t tIle hon Increases what may be termedDr Hot son took senously the ~ t a t e - resources wo u a loUt encompass lC a \ an age:; a c It g 0 tl t . '1 ' I lt III turl l. . . ., . f I 1 If E . . 1 t I t le C0111111UI1l) eq up UCI ment of H ~ l I l w e l l - P h l l h p s paper- Ul11ted States 1'0111 such a (ea . : . u ~ o p e IS a JOU I ea ( y 0 go t he rc shoul d a nd undoubt ed ly will he

}'fcmoranda, mtended f?r the. use of b an kr up t, a s t he mor c g lo omy avcr, then t t wou ld be a good way of I gcncrous community r e s p o n ~ c fora m ~ t e l l r " . who ~ r sufficlcntly mteres.t- salvaginO" some rather quest ionab le accounts receivablc. t heir next r eg ular prcsen tatl on atcd 111 thc pur suIt , to make searches 111 b , which of course adequate gate re-the pUblic record office on the c h a ~ l c e I .vVe ~ r cun.ous, ho\yeyer, to learn t ~ l e reactIOn of th e colomes cepits' will be de;ired.o.f dlscovenng new facts respectmg whtch t1l1ght be l t lvoh 'cd , an d of th e tounst. In other \yords, would .,.Shakespea re and the. c o n t e m p o r ~ r y t he se p os se ss io ns n ea r to the coasts of N orth Amen ca be more -\,... for one s \l endt hr if t s hr ubstage. The GuggenheIm Foundation . . dIS d S " d t1 . . . nX1c9 .granted h im a fellowship i n Eng la nd . attracttve to tounsts un er t le tars. an . ~ n p e s or . t ~ cr lC wlllch nllght greet ~ l e x t ~ p r m g empty-He cagerly a ttackcd the records , f ind- Union Jack? The answer to that questIOn he:; tt l a dcfil11tlOn of th e I! landed filled the nllnd ot the Vagranti ng initial i nt er es t in the ent ri es o f reason why a Main Line resident t ravels b ey ond t he b ou nd ar ie s of' lIn fa gardebn rlecelntly whck'nl he ~ ! a t s ~ d ,.. t't" f uret'es of the peace'" h U . d S . lC ore a us I IOncysuc' e w IC 1 111. p I Ions or s I. . ' t e 111te tates.,. . heedless enthusiasm had hurst i ts budsII C., rfeqlu.ests f?r protfecttO!l a g a l l l ~ t the We will s ubs cr ibe to Cong res sman l\Icl< adden s plan prOVided and produccd here and there a fraillarnl u IIItentlOns 0 one s enemIes. . . d f 1 \'T I Id I II \' I . .. - . . . th e col0111es so attal11e be Ie t as t le y are. '\ e s lOU la te to se e and fragrant lossom: . et Icre ,,:.IS~ l ~ l a g l l l e the elation at dlscoverlllg th e coral roads of Bermuda decked with siCTn boards an d th e tropical authentic b e a u ~ ) : g r a ~ l I I g a l otherWIsethIs. . d d . I I d '" . 1- A d tl E Idcad garden. 1 he "agrant s thoufYhtsBc it known that \Villiam vVayte f or es ts o f Jamatca otte Wit 1 ~ o t - og s t ~ n ( ~ . . n le.se < n&"- vcered ahout. as they so o ft en do,craves sureties of the peace ag ain st lish and F rench fo lk- to s ay n ot hmg of theIr Ylsltors-do h ke t he ir caught by t he me ss age of the honey-\Villiam Shakespeare, Francis Langley, a f te rnoon s ip ! Isuckle which spoke in his musingsDorothy Soe r, wife of John Soer, and thus: "vVhat rare 1 for your laws o fAnne Lee, for fear of death, and so , , t tllit k of a be tt er v e ar to bi d good-bye no r a better season or of r ~ a s o n ~ I open my heartforth. vve canno 1 .J , f reelv to al l kll ldly 1I1fluences. no mat-That was the beginning. The search t ime t o sa y H ap py N ew Y e ~ r . ~ 1 u c h ha s h a p p ~ n e d , some. pleasant, Iter 'when or w h c r ~ displayed. Forl as te d two year s. The result was a much unplea san t, to th e Mam Lme. B ut, despIte b an k f ailur es an d though they came 111 what you te.rmcontribution to the field of Shakespear- business troubles , th e ol d y ea r h as still left u s w it h a most attractive December, t h o ~ e w ~ r e th t Ic a r e ~ s ; n gcan criticism that is h er al ded by s ec ti on i n whi ch to live, and a perfectly c:uod e xc us e f or OlJt imis111 hreezes of ~ p r t l l n l ? t Ibaltllso. t l a l e t ~ , \ I ' e c l ~ \ c 'I I . . I P M 'J over my r espo S l\ e (, Jsc 10k arsllas. s ~ . n l s a t l o n a . . etert t U l ~ r o a bo ut t he future. One cannot be sure about. s uch t lungs , bu t we the skics of ),[ay t ha t h ung protectJac ca s It t le mos t Impor a n Slll- f I I' ... I f


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w. M. F. S. Meets MondayThe \ \ 'oman 's Foreign MissionarySoci et y o f the Narberth MethodistEpiscopal Church will meet in thechurch parlor on Monda:lO at 2 o'clock.A very interesting program has beenprcparcd. Members arc urged to comeand to bring their Christmas offering.

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Mr. an d Mrs. Byall and Miss Byallentertained at .an informal supper andbridgc on Tuesday night in honor ofMiss Grace.Miss Elma Reese, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. G. Howard Reese, of Hampden Avenue, and Miss Ann Reihl , ofOlney , a re spcnding s eve ral days inAtlantic City this weck.Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leary, ofWildwood Crest , N. J ., a re occupyingan apartment at the Baird Apartmcntsfor the winter.Miss Alberta Davis , daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Albert Davis, of lona Avenue,is spending the holidays in Pittsburgh.1Iiss Bet ty Armstrong , o f Philadelphia, i s the guest of 1\ rs. C. L. BrearIy. of Elm Tcrrace, for the holidays.

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Miss Mary Hoover, second vice-president; Miss McLaughlin, recording andcorresponding secretary, and Mrs.George Schroder, treasurer.1\frs. H. Prent is s Nichols, honorar)'member, was the guest of honor at thespring luncheon of the \Voman's Community Club.The Narberth basebatl team openedthe season with a 7-5 victory overLansdowne in aMain Line Leaguegame.Herbert Roser , 13-year -o ld :MainLine d is t rict marble champ, annexedthe Philadelphia district honors at CityHall. 1 1 . ~ ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! l i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ?Dr. \\Tittial11 A. Pearson, of Avon IIRoad, was elected president of thePhiladelphia Rotary Club.Tristan B. duMarais was re-electcdpr es id en t of t he Narhe rt h Fire Company. Other officers re-elected: EdwinP. Dold. vi ce pr es id en t; J. FrazerPurse, secretary, and Georg-e B. Suplee, treasurer.Fred Walzer announced his candidac)' for the pos t of shcri ff of 1\rontgomery County.

JuneThe proposed chang-e in t he Boroug-h Zoning- Ordinance. making a newbusiness district on ~ r o n t g o m e r y Avenue. was stricken from the re\'iseddraft of the ordinance by act ion of thecommittee of the whoie of Council.An informal potl showed that fourCouncilmen wcre opposed to the inclusion of that section in the new orclinance.~ f i s s Josephine Baker, o f .290 Havcrford Avenue. was announced as thewinner of the Bryn Mawr Collegescholarship hy the Lower ~ I e r i o nSchool Board.At the closing ' exercises of the Narberth' School. the Nellie 1\1. Wetherillaward was presented to EleanorBriner and Cyril Voight.Agreement was reached betweenJohn T. Odell, proprietor of the General \Vayne Inn, and a gas companyfor the erect ion of a gasol ine fitting'station on the inn property.Approximately twenty peop le metat the home of \V. Russett Green toorgani ze a pl ay ers ' g ro ll p for t he hor ough. JulyA cr owd of approximat el y 10,000viewed the fi reworks d isplay on theCommunity Playground staged on theFourth under the al lspices o f the Narberth Legion Pos t.Announcement was made - that twoadditional tennis courts and a wad ing Ipool would be constructed at the Play- , Iground through the generos ity of the ,trustees of the Old Y, who turned overa fund of approx imat el v $1000 to theRecreation Board. .The Karberth Bu ilding and LoanAssoc ia tion mai led out checks at thematur it y o f the twenty-ninth series,amounting to over $160,000, the largestn.latur ity in the h is to ry of the assoc ia tIon.The reYiscd zoning ordinance, underconside ra ti on hy Council for sever al

months, was adopted at the July meeting. ~ f i n o r changes were made tofacilitate administration of t he ordi nance but no change in the husinessd is tr ic ts was made.The Narberth Fire Company basehal l team won the f ir st -hal f championship of the Pol ice-Fi rcmen' s League .Alan ). Smith, of Wynnedale Road,was appointed to the Board of Adjustment by Burg'ess Henry A. Frye tofil1 the vacancy caused by the resignat ion of P. B. Krout.\Valter ~ [ a s t e r s , former pitching aceof the Narherth Club, was presentedwith an e lect ric chime c lock hy a groupo f Narbe rt h fans hefore t he doubl eheader between \Vashington, of whosepit ching s taf f Mast ers is a member,and the Athletics.Phi li p A. Livings ton, pub li sh er of"Our Town," was the speaker at ameeting of the Bala-Cynwyd-NarberthRotary Club.Charles Sykes, noted cartoonist , related t he hist or y of the car toon at aRotary CIllh meeting.

LJecember 31, 1931Politics, Bank Failure, Zoning Among Year'sOutstanding E v e n ~ in Borough-Digest of News

Con.thmed frOnt Pa.e 3Nelson Eddy, popular Philadelphiabaritone, was a guest soloist at thespring concert of the Methodist ChurchChoir.Ralph S. Dunne was e lected presi dent of the Bala-Cynwyd-Narberth Ro

tary Club for the year beg inning July1. Also chosen were: J. Bedford\Vooley, vice-president; William H.Fowler, secretary, and John \V. Mur-ray, treasurer. .The life o f Dr . Benjamin Rush, Revol uti onary figure, w as sket che d byHarry 1\1. Chalfant at a meeting of theNarberth Chapter bearing his name.Eugene Davis was re-elec ted manager of t he Narbe rt h Baseball Clubfor t he 1931 season. 'Will iam H. Durbin was elected president of the club.Officers chosen at the annual electionof the \Voman's Community Club wereas fol1ows: P re si dent , Mrs. J. A.Hongler; vice president , Mrs . \\ ' . C.Newman; corresponding secretary,l\lrs. W. H. Miller. Mr s. Henry A.Frye was e lected a vice president for aone-year term and the fol lowing wereel ect ed d ir ec tor s: Mrs . W. Russel1Greel), Mrs. N. C. Anderson, Mrs. W.

J. Loughlin and Mrs. H. F. Stevens.Narberth firemen and representativesof the Lower 1\1 erion Fire Com'panieswere t he recipients of a testimonialdinner g iven by the 1\fulieres, auxiliaryof t he Narberth Fire Company.Officers elected by the Junior Comnlllnity Club for the season were asfol1ows: l\f r s. E ll swor th Clark, p resi dent; Mrs. James D. !I'[oore, first vicepresident; Mrs. Harold M. Griest, second vi ce-pr es ident ; M is s Vi rgini aSteinford, recording secretary j Miss1\hrtha Maxwell, corresponding secretary, and l\[iss Marga re t J . Burrel1,treasurer.Herbert Roser , o f Brookhurst Avenue, was crowned Main Line districtmarble champion in the playoffs heldon the Narberth playground. Heeliminated Paul Tapp, Narberth schoolchampion.Roy 'Williams, of Merion Avenue,was elected captain of the Lower Merion basketbal1 team for 1931-32.

MayA new petition was presented toCouncil requesting the inc lus ion of\Vindsor Avenue from Narberth to Essex and t he sections of Ess ex, Forestand Narberth now in a res iden tial d is trict , in the central business district.The same school tax rate as that for1930, 20 mills and $2 pe r capita, wasf ixed for 1931 by the Narberth SchoolBoard.1\liss Frances Chris t was appointedassistant librarian at the CommunityLibrary by action of the Board ofTrustees of the Library Association.Announcement was made that MissMiriam Strong, daughte r o f Mr . an dMrs. Howard Strong, of Nar br ookPar k, was t he winner of a fel lowshipat the Univers ity o f Geneva, Swi tzer land, for 1931-32. Miss Strong was asenior at Oberlin Col1ege.The fol1owing officers were electedby the Sub-Juniors of the Woman'sCommunit) , Club for the coming season: Kitty Jane Mitler, president; Evelyn Hansell, vice-president; Do t Melius, corresponding secretary; KatherineLukens, recording secretary; WinnieJames, treasurer.A premium of $1729.15 was given theNarberth School Board on its bondissue of $55,000 to finance the reconstruction of the school building.At a special meeting the board decided to keep the present seventh gradeat the Narberth School for the nextyear due to the increasing tuition costsat Lower Merion Junior High and because of more space ava itab le in theNarberth School.Mrs. Fred E. Derby was re-electedpresident of the State organization ofKing's Daughters, a ' post she has heldsince 1911.The Parent-Teacher Associationelected the following officers for 193132: Mrs. Samuel J. McCartney, presi. dent; \\TallerSteckbeck, vice-president;


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Merion football team for 1932.Kitty Jane Miller, of Nor th N ar berth Avenue, was elected captain ofthe girl s' hockey t eam a t Lower Mer-ion for next year. .Stoudt, secretary; Mrs. ]. 11. Henry, Decembertreasurer, and Mrs. ]. M. Townsend, The minst re l men o f S t. Mar ga re t' schairman of hostesses. Church s ta ge d "An Uproar in Pina-John A. )fowrer. J r. , wa s cf ec te d fore."commander of the Harold D. Speak- A total of $1034 was net ted in th elIlan Post, American Legion, succeed- bo rou gh a s t he r esu lt of the annua l,ing Frank A. Schrepfer. Red Cross Rol1 Call.A l oyal ty c rusade . in cel eb ra ti on of Kenneth L. M. Pray was re-electedthe first nnnil'ersary of the completion president of the Narberth Schoolof the nell' building, was condu ct ed Boa rd at its reorganization meeting.by the :'\arberth ~ f e t h o d i s t Episcopal Mrs. Harvey "V. :Monks was electedChurch. vice president, succeeding 1\'1rs. F. T.A lIIollstl'r c arni va l w as s ta ge d in Van Auken. who w as n ot a candidateElm I-Inll hv the ~ u ti er es f or the for re-election in the fait. Mrs. Edna !benefit "f U;e Xarbe rt h F ir e Com- Rinehar t, elected to the Board this Ipany. fall. took her seat. Idward H. SIIOW, Lower ~ L c r i o n Provision for 10 per cent. paymentJuniOl' High principal, was the speaker on Christmas Club accounts in th eat a meeting of the Parent-Teacher l\lerion Title was made through a loan.\ssociatioll. by Edward S. 1\furray, a direc tor ofl'lal'ers and oll ieer ,; of the );arberth the institution. IIl1a,;el;al1 Clnb were hOllOred at a t es li - An ordinance tixing' the borough taxulOnial hanquet tendered them at Elm rate at 18 mills, t he same as for 1931,Hall. It was a t t l ~ n d e d by some 125 was introduced at the December meet- :r es iden ts . JimlllY DIkes was the chi ef ing of Council. I. ,peaker . - . Nearl y ei gh t h un dred people at- IThe horough was granted county tended the comnltmit, Christmas servaid til t he cxtent of $3000 for highway icc at the Methodist' Church. It fea- Iwork to help r el ieve local unemploy- tured a p re se nt at ion o f D i c k e n ~ ' Iment. Ha"erford Avenue and Vvind- "Christmas Carol," sponsored by theso r A\'Cnue were suhsequen tl y re- Narberth Players and representa tives I

pa I"e(\. from other groups,~ rs. Juseph ~ 1 Caley. State Regent A plan, sponsored by a committee Iof the D. A. R .. was among the guests of the Ardmore Legion Pos t, to e stab- Iat a l un cheon celebrating the tenth lish a new bank, utilizing a ss et s o f t heanniversary of the Dr. Benjamin Rush :)[erion Title and Trust Company, wasChaptl'r held at the ~ I e t h o d i s t Church. presented to depositors of that insti-The altairs of the ),[erion Tit le and tution through the newspaper s on De- ITrust Company of Ar dmore we re cember 18, four days a fter liquidation I'p laced in the hands of the S ta te Bank- was ordered hy the State Banking De- 'Iing Department and the bank's doors partment.were c lo sed on t he morni ng of Qc- Alba B. Johnson told of his t rip t otober 28. Spain at a meeti ng o f th e n a l a - C ~ ! I l - INovember w y d - ~ a r b e r t h Rotary Club.Councillllan Clifford \\'. Bates re- :\ special Chr is tmas p rogr am wa sta in ed his s ca t in Coun ci l by defeat ing prescnted at the vVoman's Club.1\lnwrer in the general election by 52 The ~ a r b e r t h Leg ion a nd t he },Ien's Ivotes. He was re-elccted under Dem- Club of All Saints entertained needyocratie c o l o t ~ s . having lost the Re- youngst er s o f the borough and vicinmtblican nomination in September. i ty at Christmas parties..;\1 es sr s. F re tz and II a ws were also The) ,f ulieres sp onso red an " op en Ire-elected. house" for all memhers of the COIll-Nancy Byn l TUl'I1er, poet and edi- munitv at Elm Hall on Christm'a1stor. was the speaker at the 'Voman's night.'COll1munity Cluh. She p;ave a sketch I ~ ~ ~ ; . y . v . . ; ; " " , , = v . . ; ~ = ; ; ; : ; . . ; - ~ ; ; v . v . . ; ; . y ; = - v ; ; ~ ~ )iof her life and readings frolll her IP O ~ I ~ ~ ~ ' e \ ' Harman, Dean Warren P. One-Third Off!Laird atid Dr. James C. !lIi1ler werethc principal sp eaker s at th e an nu albanquet of t he Legion. Dr. LeRny A.King was p re se nt ed t he Pos t' s distinguished service certificate.A big success was s core d hy theNarberth l ' lavers in their first production "Bilked," a mystery play,p;i"en at Elm Hall.At the annual IHeetinp; of the Narberth Branch of the NeedleworkGuild the following "n icers wereelected: J-1ollOrary president, ~ rs. F.H. Hewitt: president. )frs. A. H.Durhoraw; t ir st vi ce p resident , Mrs.A. C. Folle tte ; second vice president,:-,1 rs. Robert H. Durbin; t hi rd v ic epresident, ~ I r s . '>iV. H. Fox; treasurer,.1\[rs. A. H. Mueller; secretary, :Urs.]. A. Caldwell; assis tant secrctary,) ,l rs . A. G. COlllpton.Robert Tayler , of Brookhurst Avenue, was elected captain of tbe Lo\\'er

Goodyear was electedS t. Mar ga re t' s Guild.chosen: Mrs. Frank X.president; Mrs. C. D.

(Contluuell from Pl'eeClllng Page)

Politics, Bank Failure,ZoningAmongYear'sOutstanding Events in Borough-Digest of NewsLouis A. Young. of Gro\'c Place, accepted all i Jrvi ta tion of ~ ain Line citizens to rUIl for the post of CuuntyCommissioner at the fall primaries.New American LaFrance fire apparatus was deli\'ered to the NarherthFire COIllP:lllY,The Re\,. Henry Clay Shindle, Civil\Var veterall, died July 28 at the hOl1leof his daughter, Mrs. A..J-1. Durbora \\', o f Elmwood :\\'cnue. ~ I r .Shindle was 92.Edward L. Pedrh:k . a r \: sident of thehor ough f or the past twenty-se\'envears, d ied


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APPETIZERA Cocktail of Egyptian EntertainmentWitli a Kick in Every EntreeSOUP

A LA UNIVERSAL NEWS (with Soun d). You canexpect to find any th ing in i t.Seasoned by Graham McNameeENTREE"P ard on Us," a full-length comedy done in their bests tyle, prepared by those popular chefs, Laure l and HardySALAD

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THE FIRESIDEDecember 31, 1931

1 1 ~ i s s Betty Coleman, Mr. FrederickI~ O p e n H o u s ~ ' XmasPierce, Mr. Thomas O'Keefe , Mr. NedBartlett, Mr. Edward Moore, Mr . Bud I Day Enjoyed by ManyKanaga, Mr. Jack Condon, Mr. Ed - Contlnned from First Pnll:eward Wunder and Mr. Hunter Lott. I

C o n t ~ n n e d from Pnge 6 , )'Iiss Janc Kolb , o f Haverford Avc-, nished the music for th e dancing.1Ir. and 1\Irs. R. W. Brown and fam-Inue, is entertaining at a dance on Sat- iAbout 150 attcnded the open honse.ily, of Belleville, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. urday evenmg. " Burgess Frye spoke as follows:\V. R. Kansteiner and family, of Bay- Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Haigh and their "This has been. a 'dif ferent ' Christanne, N. ]., a nd Mr . \Vi ll iam Hil l, o f I son, 1\11'. Elsworth Haigh and Mr. Rob-' mas f or ever ybody. Th e merchantsDoomfield, N . J ., wer e t he gue st s of crt Haigh , of Narberth Avenue, spent say that their prospects were n ev er sol\Ir. and Mrs. Howard White, of the Christmas holidays in Doston, g loomy as last week, while th e aver-

Brookhurst Avenue, on Sunday. l\fass. age f amily ha:; been living in a blueOn Monday, Mr. and Mrs. 'White Mr. Samuel Cl arke, of Mon tclair , N. fun k for week s !)ecause they realizedhad a s the ir guests, Mr. and Mrs. Ern- J., s pent Chr is tmas w it h h is s on -i n- that by no P?sslble means c O l ~ l d theest Evans and family; M rs. Bertha law and daugh te r, Mr. a nd :Mrs. A. C. n ~ o n e y be available to s pen d as In pre-Johnson , Mr. and Mrs. George Fetters Miller, of N. Narbcrth Avcnuc. IVIOUS years. As the .day approachedand family Mrs Lillian \Vise and Mrs. ' f ' K tl . J '1'11 f N' and wc werc faced wit h t he fact that. S 'I . II f P' N J . "' ISS a ler ll le ane 'v IeI' , 0 '. 0 Id h e to lake tl il ost ofBeSSie t ee man , a o l tman , . . INarberth Avenue, wit l be "at home" on ~ v w u av n Ie l,Dr \V. A. Pearson dea n of Hahnc- N . Y 'D f J 4 n 6 It. we all set out to do the b ~ s t \\:e...' C\ \ ear 5 ay 1'0 n un I . could and soon found companIOnshIpmann Medical College, and Mrs. Pear- Mr and Mrs Paul R Loos and fam 'tl t f' d I . I b If A R d I t . .. - WI 1 ou rlcn s aJ1( nelg 1 ors w 10son, 0 ~ o oa , gave (mner a . ily. of Shir ley Road. spent Sunday in were doing the same thing. As a c1i-t he Cynw) d Club on Chr istma s Da) La nc as ter 1'a., where they were the . t II tl t1' k' . I d dfo r t he , , ~ o r d < : i g l l l sctudllents of Ahe Hahltlle- guests of Mrs. A. W. Davis. ~ ~ ~ : \ u d d ~ n l Y l ~ a J ~ ~ n t ~ l g t l ~ ~ e r ~ : l i z a t i ~ ~mann me Ica 0 ege. mong Ie , E d "I II f E' ' . I '. . lei I I b d Ch .guests were students from Korea, ,,[ rs. 4berl?ar t l\ ue er, . o. ssex I t la t It \\ou not >e suc 1 a a nst-Ja an Porto Rico Spain and other Avenue, p r e s l d ~ n t of the 1 1 t 1 . h e r ~ s . of mas after all, and. now I am told byc Pnt; 'es ' the Narberth FIre Company, IS glVJl1g some of our busmc ss mcn that theou I" , T a card pa rt y and t ea nc"t \Vednesday past two day s witnessed the g reates tMrs. \ \ . ~ u s s e l l (,reen . and her afternoon at 2 o 'c lock in Elm Hall, for buying in such a s pa ce o f t ime as hasd a u g h t ~ r , MISS Trudell Green, of all thc women who assisted at the eve r bccn sccn on Haverford Avenue.\Voodbm.e Avenue, . a ttended the an - boo th s a t t he F ir emen 's Carnival held "To my mind thc answer is notnual Chrlstll?aS reumon of Camp Twec- in Octobcr and for the incoming and har rl to find. Prescnt conditions havedalc, at \VllItford Lodge on Monday. outgoing officcrs o f t he Mutiercs of t.llc forccd to deal with the realities of life:\11'. and Mr s. Green have as their INarberth Fire Company. as ncver before, and despite our hard-guests for th e holidays. Miss Mollyn 1[1'. and Mrs. J. M. Mor se a nd Mr. ships, the experience has no t been anFlynn, former director of Camp Twee- E ll io tt H . Morse of S. Narberth Ave- u np lcas ant one. In the fierce heat ofdalc, now of St. Thomas, Virgin nue, and ~ I r . an;1 Mrs . Kern \V. Mc- our st ru gg le we have come t o appreIslands; ~ l i s s Ruth Tefft. of Glovcrs- Hose, of Shady Lane, wcre among the 1ciate tha t mos t of our values in l ife are. ville, N. Y.. who is the d irec to r of ar ri va ls a t t he Chalfonte-Haddon Hall" abiding, although some are fleeting. InCamp ~ w e c d a l e : ?\Iiss Loretta Sopcr, in Atlantic City, last week-end. \ our ext rcmi ti es wc have .seize(.1 uponMiss Alice Kt:amer, both of New York I those that are real and tried to makeCity, and Mrs. C. \Va tt T re nt , of ' M' d M . M k :our Christmas count for those we lovcCha rles ton, \V. Va. aglc an OVles ar I and th ose in nced-and from it hasMiss ) ,{ol ly Flynn gave a theatre I Legt'on Xmas Party cOll1e that blessing which has slowlyparty for th e guests o f !II r. and Mrs. but nevcrtheless surely brought us outGree n on Monday night. I of ourselves.1 Ir . a nd Mrs. Donald F. Torrey. of Contlnuel from Fl r..t Pnge "SU1l11.lIer is coming a g ~ i n and mos tBro


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Decernber 31, 1931The ages arc from 9 to 14. Weinv ite all to en jo y this eveningwith us

Hall, Sparks & Harris have sold forJ enni e G. Hunter a wooded plot ofg round w it h a frontage of 100 feet,located on th e westerly s ide of Woodl ey Road, so uth o f Bowman Avenue,Merion, together with an all-stoneColonial s ty le rcs idence, conta in ingthirteen rooms with four baths andtwo-car garage to be e rected by RoweConstruction Company at a total cos tof about $27,500. \Vhen the residenceis completed in th c early spring, thepurchascr will occupy it a s h is home.

A cobweb interconnecting chain, including piping ranging in size from six to thi rty-six inches indiameter, is buried in not only every street and avenue in the entire territory, but throughout sparselysettled districts in the rural sections.Underground-and out of sight-but nevertheless representative of a vast investment, and an important liIik in the system that supplies Pure Springfield Water to thousands of users in the ter ri tory ofthe three counties.

(lW F THE network of piping that carries PureI Springfield Water throughout Delaware, Oheste r and Montgomery Oounties was laid end toend it would reach almost entirely across the UnitedStates.

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I : ]1 Cross.112:00 Noon-Devotional service , l edCh h N by the Pastor.. arc 00 otes 2:00 P. M.-Address by :Miss Mabel. Seymour, hostess of the HousesBT T01\I!\IY MACKLIN of Fellowship at Atlantic City.This column would go on record Methodist Episcopal Church I 8:00 P. M.-Meeting of the trusteesnow with the statement that Lower I in the diurch.I Rev. Samuel MacAdams, Minister. Wid J 6Merion will be Suburban champions in e< nes ay, alluary :basketball this season if it were not for Sunday, January 3: 8:00 P. M.-Prayer service. T o p ~ c :the fact that to do so would make it 9:45 A. 1 I . - S u n d ~ y School.. I ":rhe "Why and How of Mls-harder for Coach Bill Anderson to keep 11 :00 A. M.-Mornmg worshIp. The I . slons.his a thletes working a t top speed all sacrament of Holy Conl1nul11on., ~ r l d a y , January .8:the time. The b oys always man age 6:45 P. ~ r . - E p w < ? r t h Leaguc: 7.30 P. M.-Meet!ng of the juniort o r ead wha t is s aid about them and if 7 :45 P. ~ L - E v e l l l n g worship and I boys and gIrls of ~ h c . churchtoo much praise or favorable criticism sennon. . and school for orga!lIzatlon and. 'tt tl tIt 'tl t1 1 . ),[onday, January 4: I plans for the COllllllg months.!S wrl ell ley s ~ e J J l . o. e up, WI I Ie 2:00 P. l\r.-Meeting o f th e Woman'sIdea that everrthmg IS 111 the bag. We I Foreign Missionary Soc ie ty in I = ~ ~ ~ ~ = = = = = = = ~ ~ = = ~ ~ ~ = = = = = = = = ~ ~ ~ = ~want to . aVOId th:;..t for the sake of the church par lor. Members ICoach BIll and the boys. a re urged to be present and to I

... ....... II hring their Christmas offering.I f the Maroon team contmues to 8 :00 P. l\I.-Monthly meeting of the Iwork, and WORK HARD, t h e ! Official Board. ,team is a lmos t cer ta in to come I Tuesday, January 5:through again. This prediction is 8: 15 P. l\f .-The four th qua rt cr lymade n ot o n the man power of the, confcrcncc. :team, but because of the superior \Vednesdav, January 6: :system of coaching that is em- I 7:30 P. M.-Prej,aratory :Melllhers':played at the Lower Merion insti- I Class. Itution. The problem the boys I 8:00 P. M.-Prayer ~ ' I c e t i n g . !have to work out is t o g et into the I 9:00 P. 1\L-Monthly meeting of the \team play and do what Coach Bill Sunday School Board. ,tells them.

... ... ... . i The P ~ e s b , , ~ e ~ i a n C h u r e ~ '. !The first two paragraphs may m- I Rev. John \ a n Nes s, D.D ., MUlIster.,clude rather bold statements aud we Meetings for January 3, 1932: Ibeli eve thcy do, par ti cu la rly with our I 9 :45 A. M.-Bible School. 'neighboring school, Haverford High'lll :00 A. M.-Morning worship . Newhoasting the finest looking g ro up of Year's service. Sermon theme:hasketballers in Suburban Philadel-I "This Year Also."phi a. Coa ch Mentzer has such a fi rst - II :00 A. M.-The Junior C I 1 l 1 ~ c h , con-c la ss team that th e captain has been dncted by Mrs ..A. S. DIgb y andunable to break into the starting Iinc- I Mrs. H. A. SmIth.np. 'V e saw thc Haverford boys play ( j : ~ 5 P: ~ L - = - M e e t i n g s of t l ~ e . three\Vcs t Catholic last week a nd we found Chnstlan Endeavor Socletles.the man powe r of t h squad to be 7:45 P. M.-'-Evening worship. Ser-easily the f inest in the league. They m.on theme: " p i s c e ~ n i n g t ~ are , in addit ion, polished in basketbal l I S l g l ~ S of the Times; SpeCIalways. Good shooters, fine passers, fast _ m U ~ l c by a C h l ~ d r e n s Chorus.and s te ady I Next 1 uesday cvenmg-The Com-, . . * * 01< I n 1 l 1 n i ~ y Biblc Class , taught by ~ f i s sThe team is made up of Wee I H a ~ n s o n . " . IMcCahon and EddieManno at for- i Next W.ednesda): evenmg-Prepara-.ward, Warren Fairbanks at center Itory m e ~ t l 1 1 g l o o ~ m g forward to ~ h Iand Dick Brunhouse and Johnny COnl1llUnlOn serVlcc of the fol lowmg I

Gray at the guard pos ts . Capta in S 1 1 I ~ d a y . 1Bob Owens and Hat ton playas 1IJext Thursday . f r ~ m 10 A. M. t,o Isubstitutes at forward, Dave Wat- 4 P .. ~ L - T h e m.eetmg of the \Von.1en sIson at center and Plank and For- AuxI!lary. Sewmg, l u n c h e ~ ) 1 1 , busmessres t as guards. In these two teams Imeetmg and fine fellowshIp.Mentzer has wonderful prospects. HIT " L h h hHe loses Gr ay a nd McCahon in 0 " rmd')' ut . eran Cure IFeb ruary but Owens and Forrest I Rev. Cletus A. Senft, Pastor.will a l m ~ s t make up for the loss. I Sunday, Janu.ary 3, 1932: ,

... ... ... 9:30 A. M.-Blble School. C las sesI'f l "-I f' 11 d for a ll ages.Ie LC a:,er o ~ ~ J a n s are a enthuse ,11 :00 A. ~ L - T h e Morning service.ab.out t h new defens e emp loyed hy I Theme: "Four Viewpoints."tIns ycar steam.. C?ach Ray Mentzer I 7 :45 P. M .-The evening service .jplayed on the Dlck1l1son College five I Themc: "Andrc\ \' . the Depend-,where the zone defense, or three and able"two, was, ~ n is used. This style ~ f The L ~ t h e r League Devo ti onal Iplay was


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B7 ROBERT J. EDGARAnd n ow come the seed catalogs!

-(:Modern Arabian Nights. written bya Jules Verne, colors t ha t p ut natureto shame . adjectives phts. \Vhat marvels are the fruits of the seeds in thesecatalogs! But we welcome themg lad ly. \V e se arc h for new and bet tervarieties; we use our gardeners' imagination to visualize the flowers in ourown gardens; we d re am ove r t ha t pict ur e o f ou r garden-to-be and mark th eIhings we think we ~ h o u l d like to have.These first marks a re far f rom the listthat the seedsman will receive; thereal list is arrived at by a process o felimination based o n th e limitations ofplanting space-and other limitations.Come on, seed catalogs I We knowyou of old-but we want to learnagain.A model seed cafalog wou ld g iv e u ss ome r ea l information, bu t then we

are supposed to know qui te a lo t aboutwhat to expect. We should like toknow if th e plant is annual, biennialor perennial. Is it hardy or tender?Th e approximate date, or season, offlowering. The height to the top ofthe plant in flower? The ACTUALsize of the bloom? Th e characte r o fthe foliage? The color, or shade, ofthe flowers in mass? It s requirementsas to soil and situation, if difficult.Companion plants or purpose to whichthe plant is especia lly suited. Andmcntion of fragrance, if any. \Villlseedlings stand transplanting or doesit have to be sown where it is t o mat ur e a nd the " to o thick" ones thrownaway? All of this information on newplants would help considerably bu t ifwe are curious we will h av e t o b uy and Iplant and wai t and learn. I-( ,Bel ieve it or not - the davs arel engthening . The c al enda r wrn te r is Ihere. hut soon we will be saying-I" S ; ; : : ; ' ; ' j : ; , 1 ; : ~ i ; d ; : : : , .':::::''''''dIplants th at a re n ec ess ar y for ourgarden.To keep seeds in a tin coutainer sothat they will not hecome too dry, toomoist or mice-eaten.To buy the old standby varietiesthat have done wel l and to try some Iof the newer sorts.To plants seeds on timc, not toocarly or too late. 1'. __To see that wet snows do not b reak 11down branches of evergreens.To take care of al l t re es and shrub sthat are liable to attack f rom sc al einsects. 'This means a dormant oilspray in late winter-from January to

March.To p lant a t least onc new tree as aGeorgc \Vashington memorial.To spray and dus t aga inst a ttacks o f Iinsec ts and fungus before the damageis done.To prune fan-flowering shrubs inspring.No t to prune spring-floweringshrubs in late winter.No t to t ak e t he mulching materialoff too early. .To place sharp c inde rs a round thec rowns of delphinium p la nt s t o keept he March slugs away.To exhibit at the local flower show. ,To attend flower shows th at are ,within reach. ITo vis it gardcns when the privilegeIoffers.To attend garden lectures for educa-tion and not for entertainment. ITo re ad t he garden column in th e Ilocal paper.------ ISometimes about one of the worst'things tha t can happen is nothing .Housewives find that morn ing radiofans don't help get t he wor k done.S ome men think that th e best wa yto kill time is to hit it with a golf club. I ==iii!!iiiii!iiii!iiii!iiii!iiii!iiii!iii!!iiii!!i5iSSi!iiiiii!!i5iSiiii!

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The' occas iona l d is cove ry of stoneblocks used for t ie s on the old Columbia Railroad by residents of the Eastern Main L ine has g iven r ise t o curiosi ty as to the r ou te a nd history ofthis predecessor of the "Pennsy"through the section.Through the courtesy o f \Va lt on M.\Vent z, of Na rb er th . ed ito r o f th e"Pennsl ' lvania News," we are privil eged to publi sh the following article,written by John C. Trautwine, Jr.,which appeared in that p ap er on MayI, 1923.It contains. we believe. the fullestand Illost a ut he nt ic a cc ount o f theColumbia Rai lroad and the remains ofits route still c x i s t i n ~ that has beenwritten.-:-(Ed.)

Old Columbia Railroad, Whose S.tone Tie Columbia Rai lroad l ine with little if and crossed it to the north side oppo-any change in alignment is that of the s it e A ll Saints Church at WynnewoodBlocks Dot Section, Paralleled Mam" Lme , ~ a e y s . e n t Philadelphia and Reading Rail- Avenue. From t hi s poi nt it reached Anderson's Lane (now' Ardmore) and. I Bu t thc por tion between the eastern soon thereafter described t he Whi te -c en d o f Columb ia bridge, Philadelphia hall and Haverford College det ou r r e-Predecessor of the Pennsy' Followed Conshohocken Avenue at and Ardmore, ineluding th e Belmont placed in the seventies, by the BrynB led P Sch lkill D' . . C d d I inc lined plane , was definitely aban - Mawr cut-off.a a, rosse resent uy IVISlon .at ynwy an I doned in 1850, and it has no t been re- Tab le t Marks Old RoadwayParalleled Montgomery Avenue to Ardmore - I placed by . apother line betwe en t he The City History Society found still I same termml. remaining two or three culverts andi . Inclined Plane Abandoned a few bit s of old roadway, now markedagain, a long the Conemaugh, the Kis- i .1' or hardly wa,s t he Belmont in- only by th e square s tone blocks orkiminetas and the Allegheny to Pitts-! chned plane put in operation before it lo ng stone sleepers, to which the railsburgh. was found objectional owing to the were attached. The Atlantic RefinThe canal boats were divided trans- cost, delays and dangers incident to in g Company, digging the foundationsverseh' int ll two or more sections Ar- I i ts opera tion, and search was made for a gasoline supply house at Merriving' at ei th er si de o f the Allegheny If or a " li ne to avoid the inclined plane." ionville, recently unearthed a bit of theMountain, these s ec ti on s wer e s epa- A s, ea rl y as 1835 the vVest Phi1adelphia old roadbed, some ten or f if teen fee tr ated and loaded upon railroad trucks, I R ~ J ! r o a d ~ o l 1 1 p a n y was orgamzed. It s below the present ground surface. Thea nd wer e then transported bodily over Ic1ucf e n g l l 1 ~ e r , Hel .lry R . Campbel l, company has placed -a t ab le t t he ret he mount ai n t o t he c anal o n t he other located a hne leavmg the ColumbIa comlllelllorating the find.sick. Hence t he name "Po rt ag e Rail-I Railroad (o r "The Pennsylvania Rail- One of the 1Il0st interesting relicsroad:' The canal boats were some-I :oad," as it was often called) at what still remaining- is a curved double-tracktimes s i m i l a r ~ y t r a n . s p o r t e ~ on trucks liS ~ o w , Ardmore, f o l l ~ w i n g ~ h e present embankment, just s ou th o f Montgomover the Columbia Rai lroad and, mam hne to Hestonvil le (FIf ty-second ery Avenue at Cynwyd, and' adjoint hr ou gh t he s tre et s o f Philadelphia. iStreet) and then nearly paral le ling ing thc Schuylk il l Divi sion track on- Railroad Authorized i Lancaster Avcnue, wh ich it crossed thc eas t. Here, apparcntly, to save aOn ),Jareh 24, 1828. the LegiSlature I east of Thirty-ninth Strt:et. I t crossed lit tle earthwork, the two tracks of theau th ori zed t he co nst ru ct io n o f the IMarket Street east of Thirty-sixth old l inc were laid at slightly differentPhiladelphia & Columbia (or Colum- Street and r ~ a c h c d the west bank of e levations.bia & Philadelphia) Railroadj when I t he Schuyl kil l north of Chestnut This now abandoned portion of theA century ago, owing to th e con di - f inished it was little more than a high- i Street. Columbia Rai lroad Iinc was sold, intion of such highways as then existed, way with a n improve d surface. It . Some c o n s t r u c t i o ~ l was done on this 1851, by the canal commissionerst ravel ing by land was so difficult that wa s bu ilt owned and maintained by hne. but the first Issue of the Phila- shortly after their completion of theth e wat er of rivers and canals, a I- the Sta te for t ile u se of individuals and delphia "Public Ledger" dated March line to avoid the inclined plane to thethough frozen o \' er d ur in g sev er al corporations, each o f whom fur ni shed 25, ,1836, contained, in .the f irst column Philadelphia & Reading Railway Commonths a 'nnually, offered pract ica lly and operated his or its own vehicles of I ts f irst pag.e, a notIce t o t he stock- pany for $12,000 (or $16,00D-accountsthe only means of inland transporta- and animals. paying toll to t he S ta te holders regardll1g a ~ s e s s m e n t ~ , and the differ) . The Reading Rai lway Com-tion. for the use oj i ts l ine. concern came to grief finanCially. pany never used the l ine, b ut i t i s s aid. At its eastern end, Pennsylvania had The Philadelphia and Columbia Rail.. , -!--ater, the rcanal ~ o m m i s ~ i o n e r . s ac- t ha t t he y sold the iron of the tracksaccess to the sea through Delaware road s ta rt ed j rom the then northern ql1lred the \\ est Plu lade lp ll la Rai lroad to A. and P. Roberts, who used it asRiver and Bay. At its western end it city limit of Philadelphia, at B road, Company's I!ne. and through its e ng i- s cr ap in their mills at Pencoyd.had access to the Gulf of Mex ic o and Vine Streets, and followed the Ineers, \V. ~ [ J l n o ~ R o b e r t ~ and Edward The Reading Railway ran its carsthrough the Ohio and :Mississippi prcsent line of the Philadelphia &" F. Gay. hUilt their own 1 1 I l ~ f rom Ard- over the Columbia Rai lroad t ra cksRivers. Reading Railway, along t he east b an k !llOre to ~ 1 a r k e t Street bridge . fo ll ?w- f rom the wes t end of Columbia bridgeOu r ancestors recognized the impor- of the Schuylkill R iv er t o and across Img practically t hc p re sen t mam hne. to t he c it y; hut in November-Decemtance of connecting these two lin es th e orig inal wood en Columbia bridge, passenger t ra ins began using this li ne ber, 1850, that portion of the Columbiaof water travel, and in 1824 the Leg- which wa s bui lt for the purpose. lIn October 14, 1850. bridge was sold to the Philadelphia &islature of Pennsylvania crea ted a From thc west end of the Columbia ,Little Left o f O ri gi na l L ine Reading Company for $243,200. I t hasBoard of Canal Commissioners with bridge the line ascended an inc lined 1 In 192.0 member.s of th.e City His- e ve r si nce f ormed a part of that comthe view to the construction by th e plane , the car s being pulled up by st a- t

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