Our Town January 21, 1915

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VOLUME I. NUMBER 15 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS

The Park Development Committeemet last Thursday evening at the Y.1\1. C. A. Mr. Pope and his assistant,Mr. Enegess, were present, and various detai ls o f th e p lans were diSCUSSed. The commi tt ee voted to haveall individual l ot s surveyed and marked -on the g ro un d w it h permanentmonuments in order that owners,when rea'dy to build. would no t needto emp loy a surveyor to s take out hisproperty.A t th is meet ing the resignation ofDr. Esenwein, who ha s r emo ve d to.Springfield, Massachuset ts, was readand accepted.Another meeting was held Mondayeveni ng and r ev is ed p lans were gone

over carefully, with special referenceto s iz e and location of lot s. Thepreparation of final plans i s now underway a nd will be comple ted within ashort time,Mr. .T. H )ward l\I cCarter waschosenby the committee as Dr. E s e n w e i n ' ~successor.S PE CI AL M E E TI N G OF COUNCILS.A special meeting of Councils washeld last Friday evening for th e purpo se of d isp os in g o f matters n otreached at the regular meeting thepreceding evening. Among the matters discussed and acted upon- wasa communication from Mr. A. J. Loos,cha irman o f t he p ark developmentcommittee, r equest ing the assistanceand co-operat ion of councils in thel ay in g of a sewer for the use of prop'erties abutting on t he par k and alsoto provide for future developmentabove this tract. This communicationwas received favorab ly and refer red toMessrs. Albright and Mebus, ou r borough engineers_A petition was also presented. asking for the vacation of certain

streets within the park t ra ct . Thi swas referred to th e law committeeto prepare an ordinance to vacate. Asthis is of more Or less importance toall, we prin t the petition in fUll,which Is as follows:To the Council of th e Borough ofNarberth:Gentlemen:-We, the undersigned.property owners abutting on and adjacent to Berkley avenue, Homewoodavenue and WOOdbine avenue. hereby petition and request that said avenues be vacated and stricken fromthe Borough Plan between the following po in ts : Berk ley avenue, fromWindsor avenue to P ri ce a ve nu e;Homewood avenue, from Windsoravenue t o Price avenue; WOOdbineavenue, from Wynnewood avenue toConway avenue.

AUGUSTUS J. LOOS,EDWIN P. DOLD,JAMES C. SIMPSON.WM. D. SMEDLEY.EDWARD C. HAWS,ELIZABETH J. ARTMAN.MABEL C. FRITSCH.JOHN B. WILLIAMS.

Trustees for Narberth Civic AssocIation.OUR A UT OM OB IL E N EW Y EA R' S

GREETING."That your tour in the new 1915model may be th e most successfulin your life,That your spark may never fail;That your stearing gear may nevergo wrong;That your d if ferent ia l may nego ti a tethe turns and angles;That you r b lowout s may be jollyones;That you may t ak e grades as easilyas yo u do th e levels;That your brakes may hold you backwhen you need it ;And that you may turn into thegarage at the e nd o f the year witha record to be proud otIs our happy New year wish to you."H. C. Gara.

" AN D T H EY ROSE IN THEIRMIGHT!"

THE PARK COMMITTEE MEETINGSHOWS SPLENDID PROGRESS

NE W POST OFFICE MOVEMENTSHOULD TAKE DEFINITE

FORM.

U NC LA IM ED L ET TE RS AT NAR-BERTH, PA.

Mis s I {a ti e Butler, Miss Nellie According to a RoumanIan s c i e n U ~ t ,Wintz, Mr. Albert Cotler, Mr. W. A'I old age is simply due to a decrease inPatton. George Roberts, Mr. S. J. the amount of water in the humanSimmons. B ~ s t e m .

The article written by Mr. Wohlert ,in t he Decembe r 24th issue of "OurTown," has undoubtedly influence'imany of our residen ts to admit thatpart of the responsibi l ity involved inour g et ti ng a new post office restswith them.It is pretty hard t o convince thegovernment that grea ter facilities areneeded in our borough, unless wecan s how that we ar e giving everypossible suppart consistent wit h ourdemands.And surely o ur s up po rt has beenforthcoming i n t hi s respect to such anextent that there should be no undued ela y i n our get ti ng the new buildi ng so very much needed at this time.Wheth er o r not t he re has been definite action t aken in this matter. I donot know, bu t some plan should imme diately be c onsumma ted by ourt ownsmen t o encou rage s ome recogni tion of our demands, after the government has been placed in possess ion of cert a in data substantiating ourclaIms, which h av e b ee n so heartilyendorsed and suppor ted by the residents of Narberth.Can the ed itor of "Our Town" enlighte n us a s to what act ion. i f any,has been taken in this respect? Anyfavorable news at this time. when enthusiasm is running h igh, wil l sure lyencourage everyone !of us to ask."What more can I d o t o hurry thegoodwork along?"-Harry A. JacobsOfficials at Washi ng ton h av e b eenasked to have proper parties investigate our local post office building and

its inadequate facilities with a view toward improving conditions. They havealso been informed of the general dissat isfact ion of the patrons.-Edltor.

THE FIRESIDE

W E EX TE ND WELCOME TOMr. Dav id L. Sloan; who with h i bride has recen tly moved to Narberth.They are occupying 338 Dudley avenue. Rented f rom Mr. Harris. BothMr. and Mrs. Sloan are natives o f t henew "Gretna Green," Elkton. Maryland.Dr. and Mrs . Geo. H. Hungerford. ofPitman Grove, who have rented fromMr. GodfreY, 102 Narb,erth avenue.

PRUNING OF S HA DE A ND ORNAMENTAL TREES.By A. E. Wahlert.Silver Maples.Among other shade -trees generallyfound are Silver Maples-Which, by

~ h way. s houl d n ev er b e p lant ed , a sthey do no t l ive long; ar e easilybroken by snow and ice storms; breakWith the greatest of ease when coverellwith the least bit of s le et o r ice, anda re v er y troublesome to sewer pipes.In a good many boroughs these t reesand Carolina poplars are expressly forbidden' by an ordinance. and if I amnot mis-taken, the borough of Lansdowne for instance has expressly forbidden further planting of these trees.The b o r o u ~ ha s at its own expenseremoved all of these trees they foundgrowing a long i ts curbs, out si de o fproperty lines, as t he y h ad provendisastrous to the sewer sys tem, aswell lliS clogging ,the main sewers whenthey were no t very deep. The SilverMaple should be t reated somewhat dlffer ent i n pruning, cu tt ing back thelong growth as much as possible, consistent with a natural appearance. I tis n ev er w is e t o r emove s o muc h G[tops of trees thl\Jt i leaves a largesurface expos ed t o the weather, asdecay i s almost inavariably apt toGtart, and it cannot be retarded whenfairly under way. With thi s tree. itis a lso t o be recommended that yout hi n o ut the branches, removing theweake r b ra nc he s, a nd th rowi ng t headditional strength into the s t rongerones so that they may become thickenough t o r es is t ,storms and winterconditions.

DO yO U UNDERSTAND TH E NE WY. M. C. A. PLAN?All of 1':>u good people o f Narberthar e no doubt congratulat ing yourselves that the Y. M. C. A. is goingto remain wi th llS, but how many ofyau have looked into the thing deeplyen:>ugh to find out j us t how t hi s wasbrought abou t -how an entirely newp lan o f managemen t was worked out,a new financial "payas,yollgo" systern pu t into operation, an d t he organization put -on a thorough businessbasis.Do you know that it is planned tomake our Y. M. C. A. a "real" Communlty Center-for the benefit of Nar ber th a s a who le ?Wouldn't you be interested enought:> stop in any Monday or Wednesdayor Saturday e ve nin g a nd have thewhole thing made p la in t o you?. You of course know that the expenses of the Community Center couldnot be incorp:>rated in the Y. M. C. A.'

budget, and it i s w it h th a i dea o f obtaining your endorsement. your opinion, and you r help that we a re thuscalling the matter t o y ou r attention.A RARE TREAT.

On February 26, Mr. Henry Such, aviolinist, of much note. will give aconce rt i n Elm Hall under the auspices of the Civic A S o ~ o c i a t i o n . Gett he d at e clearly in your mind. Youwill not w an t t o miss it.

A FLOWER SHOW IN JUNE FORNARBERTH, GET READY FOR IT

"Through the open doo rA drowsY smell of flowers-grayheliotrope,And whi te sweet clove r, a nd shymignonette-Comes f ai nt ly in, and sllent chorus'lendsTo the pervading symphony of peace."Fletcher W. Sti tes.

A Breath of Spring.During the ice-bound months ofth e year the average suburbanite willnot g ive much t hought to the greenthings of the earth unless he belongsto the class of thirty-second degreel overs of f lowers . Circumscr ibed bythe fetters of Old Boreas we almostforget that we loved the fragranceQf our J une roses or gloried in theblue of o ur larl, spurs o r the w ax ywhiteness of our Madonna lilies; andQur interest is only awakened whenth e voices of the frogs are heard piping their music in the early spr ingand the skunk-cabbage shows itsbroad leaves in the marshy p lacesand along t he banks of nearby brooks.Bu t th e fishermen a long t he Jerseycoast have a saying that "when youar e no t fishing, it's well to be mending your net s." And a fresh cataloguefrom the seedsman lying before meh as j us t t ur ne d my thought to theFlower Show that Narberth i s goingto have early in June. Didn' t youknow that we were to have a flowershow? We ll, I didn't either until amoment ago, but I bel ieve that a fte rwe have talked it over in Our Townand among ourse lves we' ll thinkthere's so much fun in the idea thatwe'll set aside the afternoon of thef ir st Satu rday in June and look in atthe Y. M. C. A, building to s ee whohas captured the pri ze for the best'vase of a dozen peonies or the mostattractively arranged display of rosesor iris. First of a ll , Narberth has thematerial. Delightful l i tt le gardens areto be found throughout the borougha nd t he ir owners wil l d oubt le ss b eglad t o con tend in friendly rivalryfo r such p leasan t honors. The priz-- 'es'wtu- be eallllrfortheoming. Nothin g is needed. bu t the enthusiastic cooperat ion of the flower-lovers of Narberth and the first annual FlowerShow of the Narberth Garden Clubwill be a glowing success. The GardenClub? Ah, that will follow as a matterof c ourse . Te ll us what you thinkabout the Flowe r Show eitherthrough the generous columns of OurTown or personally. At any rate, don'tfo rget the first Saturday in June;come around to th e Y. M. C. A. building and see where , in the languageof Whittier,


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NARBERTH, l>A.-OUR TOWN-JANUARY 21, 1915

AND SHOPHaverford Ave. an d Ayon Road.Narbertb, Po .

Learn whot can bedone For you. Tbursda y nlgbt . suppers ar e beingserved. Try our h om . mode pin, homebaked bean., calr.... jellieo, candieo, etc.Not ions .cut Rowers and plants. Send inyour requirements. We arehereto serve.TELEPHONE, NARBERTH, 12-52-0

VISITThe Little White Tea House

Arrangement"! have just been madefor the s ale of fo rt y million fee t oftimber on th e Tonglles na tiona l forests in Alaska.

ON THE 8.14And Elsewhere in Our Town

"Three r o u s l n ~ cheers!"Who mad e that saying famous?The equivalent of two tickets fo r aT ri p T hr ou gh the Clouds-one fory ou rs el f a nd o ne for Your LadYFrlend-wlll be given tp the personthat first s ends t he cor re ct answe r t oChief Wingebone, Jr.,Care The Editor.

How does the reorganization planof the Y. M. C. A. appeal to you? Themen wh:> conceived it, and are givingtheir time to the execution of the newplans, ar e not "candidates for office."And It Is a bo ut a s near the genuinet ru th a s you will ever get , to say thatwhen a sane and Intelllgent man givesof hi s t im e a nd brai ns, after he isthrough with his bread-and-butter job,t he re mus t be something to the Ideanr Ideal f or whi ch he is workinK.Tha t' s t he situation at the Y. M. C.A., to a T.It follows, therefore, that what is

proposed by t hese men affects you. Ifthe new plans are carr i ed to a successful conclusion you wll l be benef it ed; If t he p lans f ai l y ou wil l sutter.You can't escape. The Y. M. C. A.Is n)w Virtually a community affair.Who do you suppose composes thecommunity? Fo r answer we refer youto that well known pamphle t whichbegins "we the people," etc.First of all, we suggest that youwalk arJund to the Y. M. C. A., someeve ning a nd d rop in. Look the placeover. You'll be surprised at th e equip'ment and t he f ac il it ie s. The Associa.tlon Is now In a position t o "put over"a lmos t a ny p la n or suggestion thatwill make for the pleasure or assistance of the people of Narberth.One o f the managers Is on duty eachnight. He's looking for suggestions;he wants to know wha t you thinkabout the place and what your ideaSa re f Jr Improving it.

First robin seen last Saturday!Over hack of Ardmore, but headed inth e directl:m o f N arb ert h. Ki nd o'barks up that "spring dope" In lastweek' s I ssue ; still-we're not b ragging, rememher lng the weather forecaster who prophesied a clear Inauguration d ay o ne Marc h a few yearsback.

Like BllIy Sunday, we're not going"to bawl out any s in ne rs personally,"bu t we do propose to tell you, asstraight as we know how, that thecondi t ion of the gr,:>und around therailroad station Is a disgrace.Never mind, Mr. Rae, you may keepyour s ea t; t hi s I sn 't ano th er uprisingof commute rs . Howeve r, If you feeldisposed to help us, we' l l all beobligedto you.The subject at hand Is the waYwaste paper Is llttered over the

g ro un d a nd s id ew al ks o n b ot h s id esof the station.'What's t he matt er, fellow commuters, a ren' t t he was te p ap er boxes bigenough; a ren 't t hey emptied oftenenough?'We're not I dddlng ; we mean that.If any of the blame belongs to thet own o r the railroad company, write a.few l ine s to the editor of "Our Town,"Whatever the tnuble, I t ought to bed is co ve re d a nd reme di ed . In themeanwhile, you can help a l ot b y baIng a l it tl e mor e t ho ug ht fu l, a s y ouopen a nd r ead you r letters; as youunwrap packages; as yo u go throughyour pockets "cleaning ,out th e trash."Here we are, living out here on the:\Taln Line, pretending to be clvl1lzed,anll oh, so very refined and cultured,and pret ty near ly all the time th ec;round around t he s ta tion looks likethe "morn ing after" Barnum & Baileyhave ]luIled up stakes and moved onto Haz le ton or Xorr istown or someother big metropolitan center.

PRUNING OF SHADE ,.ND ORNAMENTAL TREES.Continued from First Pagenecessary to cut out the frUit t r ee that

has not been pruned, an least onethird of the entire amount of branches.Of course, a f ru it t re e that haS hal lattention r ight a long wll l not neeclsuch dras t ic measures; bu t I t s houldbe kep t open, so that f ru it may growthroughout the top. Fruit will nevermature or perhaps even se t it thecrown or to p of t he t re e Is too dense.To be .sure, you would a lways havesome f ru it on the ext reme end s ofthe branches even then.

ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIPFOR NARBERTH.An I nc re as e o f 107 new schJ lars,

more than doubling the membershipfrom 101 In June, 1914, to 208 In January, 1915, an average at tendance adyanclng from 40 to 106, o f w hom 52per cent. are men and boys, all 'Ylthlna per iod o f s ix mon th s, establishes :lnew record f;)r Sunday school workIn Narbertb.This notable achievement has beenaccomplished b y t he Sunday school ofth e Methodist Episcopal Church. Witha n e nr ol lmen t o f 208 exclusive of alllosses and remova ls. it is now thelargest Meth:>dlst school along the~ n b l \ r b a n section of the Main Line .A ga.in of 91 has b een r ecorded inthe adult, In termediate and pr imarydepartments, an increase of 71 to theresent enrollment of 162. The CradleRoll oC 7 Increased to 20.One of t he notab le facts is thesplendid gain in the number o f men .Tw.) classes were organized, one formen an d another for young men.StartlIlg with half a d oz en o f mem ber s t he se c la ss es now have a totalof 47.The equipment has been trebledand enthusiasm abounds in startingthe new year with an effort to gain100 more for the year. From an inactive handful ,of faithful scholars theschool has b ec ome o ne o f p ow er a ndforce in the community. A splendids ta ff o f men and women teachers Isco-opera.tlng with the superintendentand pastor in seeking a better knowledge ()f the Bible.The "Little Church on the Hill" !sp roud of he r Sunday school. Sheshould be, for the spiri tual growth haskep t p ac e wit h t he Inc re as e o f n um bel'S. A warm, e va ngel is ti c, h el pf uland friendly spirit prevails. Anumbel' of t he men a nd young men haveuni ted with the church. Pastor andpeople are one In advancing the causeof Christ in our communlty.-Dr. F. W.Sadler.

WHO'S WHO IN NARBERTH.BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Burgess-Geo. 1\1. Henry.Treasurer-Edwin P. Dold.Clerk of Counclls-Chas. V. Noel.Tax Collector-James F. Sherron.Street Commlssloner-W. S. McClel-lan.Building Inspector-G. W. Light .

COUNCIL.President-Harry D. Narrlgan.William .J. Henderson.Charles Humphreys.A. P . Redifer .R)bert G. Savill.Wm. D, Smedley.Edward C. Stol{es.

SCHOOL BOARD.PreSident-Howard C. McCarter.Wl1l K Ridge.Carroll Downes.T. R. Coggershall.Joseph Mullineaux 3rd.

BOARD OF HEALTH.Presldent-Chus. E. Kreamer.Secretary-A. P. Redifer.Health Ofi lcer-W. S. McClellan.Members-Dr. Clarence T. Fairies,T. B. Dll Marias, Carden Warner andChas. V. Noel.

FIRE COMPANY.President, Chas. E. Kreamer; sec

retary, Charles V. Noel; financialsecretary, E. C. Stol,es; treasurer,Carden Warne;r; c hi ef e ng in ee r,Chas. V, Noe l: f ir st assistant engineer, Ed",. Wlpf; second assistant engineer, A. P. Redifer; third assistantengineer, .John G. Walton; fourth asslstant engineer, A. \V. Needham.

would stlll feel slighted because they Ididn't ge t a c ha nc e t o v ot e o n t ho sethings. I t' s t he way of SJme women.The sllffrage s to ry ha s two sides,.nd unle ss Our Town Is willing to runboth sides, I t should be " neut ra l" and"non-partisan" in a town where a fairy accurate poll at the pageant demonstrated a. rather surprising majori tyagainst woman suffrage.J. s. Eichelberger.

MUSICALE.

LIVING TRULY.

A PLAIN STATEMENT. IIn l ast wee k' s I ss ue of this paper

t here was repr inted from The Independent, an article entitled "It Is NotWar."

MRS. C. R. BLACKAL4Editor.W . ARTHUR COLE,Business Manager .

H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.H. A. .JACOBS,Subscription Manager.

OUR TOWN

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THURSDAY, JANUARy 21, 1915.

NARBERTH'S FAME SPREADS.During recent time there have beenseyeral Inquiries come to officers ofthe Civic Association, a sk in g f or d e'

t al ls o f the Narberth Plan of Community Service.From Huntington, L. I., there comes The annual musicaltl of th e E'Jrtan Inqui ry for complete Informa tion night ly Club will be held at the resio f w or k s uc h as our organization has dence of Mrs . A. Loos on Friday even'been doing, especlally in promoting the ing of this week. The program in'park Improvement. They contemplate cludes an instrumental quartette,wor k a long s im il ar l in es . l\Iessrs. Joseph H. NaSh and A. ShelT he e di to rs o f the Civic Club Bul ' do n Woodle, .Jr., violinists; Mr. Wm.letin of Philadelphia asl{ed for an ar ' P. Nash, 'cello, and Mr. Frank StJne,t lcle tel l ing of the promoti:ln plan pi ano. Mrs. L. Wayne Arny, soprano,that made the park possible to Nar' and Miss A. Mary Beissel ', eontralto,berth on a self-supporting basis. This will sing favorite selections. Mrs. F.waS published i n t he December i ss ue ; H. Harjes will add greatlY to the en-Our neighbors at Ridley Park have joyment by readings fl"Jm Eugene

asked for complete facts about our Field, and Miss Fanny Harwood l.J)OSpageant, for they contemplate dupli - wil l play a plano solo. The remaincatlng ~ o u r succesS a long thi s line ing numbers will be ' ce ll o sol os by"The Survey" of New Yorl{ also ask IMr. L . Wayne Arny and violin soloseu. f or c ompl et e f ac ts a bout our pa-\ by Mr. A..J. Loos. As the programgeant and published an illustrated ar Includes selections a ll t he way f romticle which was c ir cu la te d t o the e x B ac h to Debussy, "Ie dern ier cr i" int en t o f 24.000 caples In all parts of music, the members and their friendsthe United States and abroad among ar e anticipating a delightful evening.social and phi lan thr .Jplc worker s andstudents.Doe s I t pay to do things co-operat lv el y f or the ben efit o f o ur hometown? Those who l iv e afar think so.What d o y ou think? Write us a letter, letting us know your belief int he ma tt er .

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THE OTHER SIDE.I was amused as well as interestedto notice t he l at e p os e o f Our TownIn favor of " vo tes fo r women" inview of th e fact that it is ostensiblY a"non-partisan" paper , a nd th e recen\vote In Congress bas demonstratedTwo or our readers have objected to woman suf fr age a great political quee.

this a rtic le on th e grounds that it t lon with two sides. Under a head ofwas unfaIr t) Germany; another r ead- "Votes Fo r \Vomen" Our Town puber objected because be thought "Our Ushed In a recent Issue t he accJun tTown" should be neutral on the sub- of a New Yo rk woman who w as unJcct of the war. One o f t he three said succeEsful i n g et ti ng money she hadhe did not want "Our Town" sent to helped to earn but h ad placed in bankhim, or to one of his friends, any under her husba nd 's n ame. Thi s waslonger; the other two saidtbey would unfortunate, bu t I cannot guess thediscontinue their subscriptions if we connection with "votes for women,"printed any more similar articles or as this wife-or a child of ten, for thatf ai led to remain neutral. matter-might have deposited he r savPerhaps a mistake was made in pub- Ings In t he b an k h er se lf or In theJishlng the article under t he title "I t postal banks without le t or hindranceIs Not \Va r. " It would h av e b ee n from he r husband, even had It beennearer the truth to have given it the his entire pay-envelope's contents.caption, "This Is Exactly What 'War Moreover, th e poi nt would be betterIs." taken if It were not a fact that In sevBe that as it may, let this be clearly eral suffrage S ta te s t he husband can

understood: "Our Town" has no de- squander his entire property withoutEntered as secondclass matter, OC', s ir e t o Jffend an)' of our citizens. Ap' h is wi fe 's c on se nt or signature, atober 15, 1914, at the Post Office at parently, two o f t hem have been hurt t hi ng h e cannot do i n mal e suf fr ag eNarberth, P en ns yl va ni a, u nd er t he hy th e article pUblished In last week' s S tate s, whereas the f ir s t legislature InAct of March 3, 1879. issue, and to these two we franldy the world to give married women con-apologize. tn l over their O\vn property was right

It has been said that a newspaper here In much maligned Pennsylvanianever mal tes an out-and-out apology. in 1848. before "women's rights" wereThen let t hi s is sue of "O ur Town" formul at ed.mark a r ad ica l , and pe rhaps , much- Then, In reporting Mrs. Scott Nearnceded l'eformati)n In American jour- ing's speech, editorial comment Is Innalism. Ic lu de d t o the e ff ec t that legislationThe primary purpose of "Our Town" I ahout "night work" has b een hroughtif to p ri nt Narbe rt h new!', and the\ by "votes for w)men." Th!s Is rathel.:EDITORIAL NOTES Iopinions and Ideas of Narberth foll{s unusual, as up to . Ja nuar y 1, 1914, no_ on suujerts that affect the Interests suffrage State prohibited n igh t l abor

_ I and , alfare ::If our people. This It has Ifor women, although many male suf-. OWIng to l a c ~ { of spa ce t he conelU, !donev prac t ical ly to the exclusion of I frage States do, and it reflort { ~ a v eSlon of the a ~ t l c l e o school m a t t e r ~ Iall ;ther subject s ' t hi s policy it willi bef or e me, Issued by the AmerIcanhad to be omI t ted thIS week. ' t . t f 11 ' ILabor Legislation Review for 1914,ron mue 0 0 ow.. t d t f \ states that n) suffrage State hadAll material for publication j Narberth IS ~ r ~ t y ?oo t s ~ 0 a passed any reform leg isla tion In theSHOULD be In hand early IIIonday Ihome town, a I IS gomg 0 'lle even past year, except Colorado, In minormorning but MUST be In t he l as t hetter. Tl he 1m p r o v e m e ~ t t s WIt come ' matters, whereas Massachusetts, New, largely t lroug 1 commull l v en e rp r se - . 1mall Monday evening. 1 .. "0 T ' ,; b r it II ork , and varIOus other r na e suffrageall( acunty. .ur own. e leves 'States took the lead. Then, too, thehas fur the red tins work l l l . t he s ho rt I"ht.hour law In s)me suffrage S t a t e ~A L:IBRARY A PUBLIC BENEFAC. time . that. I t has been p U b l l ~ h e d , an,l ~ ~ v h l c h , by the way, was p as se d b eTION. that It WIll be a bl e to help II I the fu- f or e women voted-allows S hours ev-

A library is not a l uxu ry; It i s no t ture. ery day, or 56 hours a week, certainlyfor the cultured few; it Is not merely :'\aturally, t he re fo re , w e do n ot n ot the equal of our 54-hour laws, andfor t he scientific; it is no t fo r a ny want to l os e a ny sub sc ri be rs o r read- night regulations In le ad ing ma le sufintellectual cult or exc lusive l i te ra ry e rs . NJ t for the same reason that f ra ge S ta te s. When we con si de r that.set. It Is a g re at , b ro ad , unive rs al t he ordinary commercial newspaper Dl'Jst suffrage S ~ t e s keep everythingpubUc benefacU:m. It lifts the entire Id is li ke s t o l os e r ea de rs , bu t bec au se 'wide open" on Sundays , saloons , the community; it is t he r ig ht a rm o f t he we do no t rare to weal{en in even th e atres, and business houses , often, itintellectual development of the people, Emallest way, the co-operation and sup 'emonstrates fa ilure when women can-ministering to t he want s of those who port of all ou r citizens. not g et a six-day week.ar e already educated and spreading a However, If any of our citizens feel A faithful comparison of remedialuniversal des i re for educa tion . It is c on st ra in ed to d is cont inue reading nd protective legisla tion sh)ws thatthe upper story of the public sclr)ol "Our Town," there Is no way-nor women ar e much more able to getsystem, while it is a broad field where- have we a ny desire, t o p revent them needed laws as due to their womanIn r ip e s chol ar s may find a fuller from taking .such action. If we have 100d and miss ion to mother the worldtraining for their already highly de' offended anyone we apologize . We than a s t he s ex les s " pe rs on s" wh Jveloped faculties. It is a bove a lL , a can't d:> any more than that, and be- drop a "piece of paper Into a ballotsplendid instrument for the education Ing h uman . a nd h av in g s ome u nd er - box."a nd c ul tu re o f t ho se vast masses of standing of that fact, we don 't believe And I, for one, do not believe ourboys and girls that are denied the In crying over spi lt milk. American women ar e so " pet ty, " o rhigh privileges 'of the systematic I We're going right on as long as we s.:>ap-box oratory, house-to-house cant r aIn ing of the schools. I have enough readers to make I t possl- "g)sslpy" or "narrow" that they needWny shouldn't Narberth enjoy such ble to publish. If "Our Town" fails vasse s, caucuses, convent ions , eleca blessing as this most democrat ic at anv time the loss wlIl fall on the t ions, etc ., to "broaden and develop"Institution affords? What do YOll s ay ? s h)Ul de rs o f ev er y resident of Nar- t hem . Ou r h omes are not harems inberth. No, it will not be an intellec' the Unltell S ta te s; n eit he r a re our

tual loss, but t he loss of an opportun woven "slaves ," l ,ep t f rom that greatIty-the l os s o f a means to a b igge r, mys te ri ou s somethi ng called thebroader and better future. "world." If a woman Is not in the"world" now, as the mother of therace. the teacher and inspirer ofchlldh)od, t he p a rt ne r and companionof man, it Is hard t o s ee how she canbe b rought i nt o I t by the p ie ce o fpaper "once or twice a year on theway to marke t. " S oc ia ll y, mor al ly ,educationallY and econ)mically, women a re supreme in their own sphere,as women, a nd e ve n the most ardentsuffragists admit that the majority of

women ar e well satisfied with the distinction that Nature, and not "manmade laws" has placed upon them.Suffrage Is a fad, bu t sex Is a f act .As for school suffrage-that is n:ltt he s or t of thing t hey a re screamingfor from soap boxes. In Massachus et ts . w it h schOOl suffrage, and theo ldest and strongest suffrage organl.zatl:>n in the c ou nt ry , f ew er wome nYotell on school questions in 1914 thansince the early nineties, I bel ieve , although theY were offered additional inducements this year . It i s t he same inEngland, where t hey have every formo f vot e t he men have except the Parliamentary franchise-and no womanhas been a Mayor ,:>f an English townfor two years, though the PankhurstsLife becomes noble r and happier as and t he ir ilk ha ve bee n destroyingthe sympathies and offices of l i fe ar e priceless t reasures during that period

enlarged. Life is immeasurably vast h trying to get control of the ilodyer than we th ink . richer In opportun that decides mllltary, naval, fiscal andity. To l iv e f or others, t o s uf fe r f or national affairs ' and which should beHeater Clocks, is.50 othe rs , i s the inevitable condition of' under the administration :of the menll' our being. Isolation Is the measure of who are responsible for the enforce''W'hUe lasting pain. We live truly exactly in ment of Its laws and i ts a tt it ud e toproportion as we go out o f our se lv es war ds other nations.and enter into th e experience of those If women could vote tomor1.'low onwhom we serve , and by whom in turn everything bu t commercial cred it s o rwe are served. the bonded debt, th e hysterical few

Send al l l e tt e rs a nd n ew s i tems toP. O. Box 956, Narberth, Pa. Do no ts en d t hem t:) the printer.Send a ll advertising COpy to P. O.Box 820. Make al l remit tances toP. O. Box 34.Our Town is on sale at the depotnews-stand, and at the store of H. E.Davis.

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Sundays: Early Mass, May t o September, inc lu sive , 6.30 A. M., earlyMass, October to April, inclusive, 7.00A. M.; late Mass, 9.30 A. M.Masses on hol ydays : 6.30 and 8.30A. 1\1.; Masses on weel,days, 8.00 A .M.Lenten and o the r evening devo-tions, 8 o 'clock.

8.60147.73

2.47175.00

2,600.00244.2911.0029.28

$3,231.61

$19,747.56

(To be Continued)

Wes t End Trust Co.. .Fo r police expenses . . . .Fo r refund of l icense feesFo r Narberth Fire Co. Relief Association . . . . .Fo r Sewer Cons t ruc tionAcct.-laterals .To balance ..

Disbursements.For e xp en di tu re s t o W. S.McClellan, Street Commis-sioner . . $3,054.14For in teres t t rans fer red toGeneral Fund .To 'balance .

The followIng warrants have notbeen presented to banks for paymentNos . 2649, 2666, 2675, 2676 and 2680,amounting to $410.69, the ,bank balance is, therefore, t hi s amoun t Inexcess of book balance, or $558.42.

3.85

340.00

Current Cash Account-Receipts. I.50 Bal an ce l as t aud it $ 13.757.50 II From warrants t o E . P. Dold,5 '>2 Treasurer . . , 3,216.4015:00 !From interest on deposits.... 2.462.50 I104.%23.5025.00

8.50

$3,231.61

200.00 $1,098.738,993.13 Warrant No. 2661, amounting toI$18.00, has not been presented to bani ,for payment. the hank b al an ce i s,therefore, th is amount In excess Ofbook balaneC', or $13!UIO.

72.50

Gentlemen:We, the unde r signed Audi tor s orth e Borough of Narbe rt h, h av e examined the boolt, and accounts of Mr.E. P. Dold, Treasurer, and submit thefollowing statements:

General Borough Account-Receipts.Balance f rom last audit. . . . $ 73.23F rom J . F . S he rr on , T ax Col-12ctor 14,998.74From Build ing Inspec tor 'sfees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Loans-West EndTrust Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,350.00From Loans-Centrai TrustCo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,600.00From A. D. Smith and Son -

I REPORT OF NARBERTH 'S TREAS URER.FROM AL.L. ANGL.ES.\ MERION MEETING HOUSE.IMontgomery Avenue and MeetingHouse L.ane.Merion Meeting House is opened forwor sh ip e ve ry Firstday at 10.30 A.M. Visitor.'5 ar e cordially welcome.Isaac Wilson, one of t he best kIl!:)\vnministers among the Friends , wlll attend 1\Ierion Meeting on First Month24. It i s h op ed that every Friend inthis vicinity as well as everyone intercsted will avail themselves of anopportunity, I1')t often afforded sucha smal l meet ing as Merion, and attend.

EVANGEL. BAPTIST CHURCH.

Narberth defeated the Ardmoreteam in a league contest by the closescore of 24-21, the guarding '


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BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime :Meats

IIA Store for Particnlar People"NARBERTH, PA.

Telephone.

aome Dressed Poultry, Butter, Eggsand Game.Fancy Fru it and Vegetables.

IThe Merion Title and Trust Co.of Ardmore, Pa.

The oldest, l ar ge st a nd b es t deposit or y i n t hi s vicinity.Capital, $150,000. Surplus, $125,000Undivided Profits, $40,000.

MENTION OUR TOWNTO ADVERTISERS

George B. SupleeSteam &HotWaterHeatingPlumbingBell Telephone.

BANK 'W"ITHFor Your Own Convcnlcnce

Properties For Rent and SaleFire InsuranceBell Phone 352 W.

H. C. FRITSCH

Wall Building. Narber th, Pa. FELT WEATHER STRIP,1 CENTPI:R FOOTHoward F. Cotter Supplee's Hardware Store1538 M A R K E T STREET

Y . M. C . A . B U IL D IN G

Miesen's BakeryNARBERTH ARCADEBUILDINGBread. Cake, Rolls, Pies,Candy. I ce CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES

wqt IUtttnl10UBt Wfu.at -

MEATS ofQUALITY

Pa.

Jobbing

CREAMTelephone-Narberth 368.

Plaster and CementWork

AN D

Narbe rth , Pa.

Estimates Furnished

Hi,h Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

Estimates

Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONSTelephone-----------

Narberth

Geo.Hansens'SonsMILK

JAMES G. SCANLINContracting Painter

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EDWARD HAWS

A T A visit to a modern sanitary Dairy is auite asn ..I.nv1talion interestingas i t is instructive. Atripthroughour plant will show you how far science andinvention have enabled us to safeguard our milk and cream. You are cordially inv ited to make such a t rip. Telephone Belmont 4205 orWest 143 and we sha ll beglad to make an appointment, or call at any t ime at 4709 Lancaster Avenue, whereguides are always available.EDWARD W. WOOLMAN, 4709 Lancaster Avenue

NARBERTH, PA.

Contented Consumers CommendCook's Coal

COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES

'. ", . Who's Your Rooter?." . .e oUg'l\t to bea tho . ghly com.I '. petent and r e s p o n s l b l e ~ ! i O n . Heought to havea g r e a t ' ~ of e.lCpeo rlence. He ought to be equal to all emergencies.,; . I1EOUOHT BE- (flOOICRS i) r a r & l ~ n .t n a . . , T k Uf9 C

c. P. COOK

Prompt Deliveries Assured

BOW IS YOUR ~ ~ ~ . , ~ A F E G U ~ D E D ? RegentTheatre1632 M A R K E T S TREE TBear Al l Organs In Pbl ladelphla-COmpare them w l tb t h at In tb e Regent

PROGRAMMETHURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST,

Wm. Far num i n"Samson.(Not a Biblical Play)FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND,l\Iax Fignan and Lolita Robertson in"The Truth Wagon."SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD,Robt. Hilliard's Greatest Success,

"A Fool There Was."Coming-Lillian Russell in

"Wild F ire . "

NARBERTH, PA. -OUR TOWN-JANUARY 21 , 1915=================

There aremany attracti"e SPECIALS a t our stores this week. See our announcements in The Evening Bulletin and The North American-.nd be sure to "i.it YOURR. & C. store.

The EfficientHODsewife

ROBINSON &CRAWFORDW. D. Smedley

NARBERTH, PA.100 Narberth AvenueBell Phone-Narberth 669 D.

"Meetme at theCabin"- to consider the pur ch as e o fHome Bui lding P lo t, or havingany k in d o f Bui ld in g A lt er at io no r Repai rs made.

Geo.&W.J.MarkleSELECT DAIRIES

Special Nursery Milk In Paper CartonFilled at Penhurst Farm

$3.40$2.75

$1.75$2.30$1.20$1.'75$2.75$1M

Choice California Peaches.. . . . . . 15cSliced Peaches , la rge cans.. . . . . . 20cSliced Peaches , smal l cans. . . . . . . 10cSliced Hawaiian Pl,neapple....... 15cFancy Cher rie s 25cChoice Pears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12c

Can. Doz. CaseChoice Lima Beans.. . . . 10c $1.15 $2.25Gold Seal Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10c $1.15Choice Spinach . . . . . . . . . . . 12c $1.

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Our Town January 21, 1915