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Strawberries! Music! Dancing! Friday Evening!Where? Justice
Estate,North Narberth Avenue
VOLUME I. NUMBER 35 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915 PRICE
TWO CENTS
Y. 1\1. C. A. TENNIS COURT.
To-morrow night, Friday, June 11th,Strawberry Festival on th e
JusticeIllwn-Narberth avenue above Windsor.
l I E R E ~ ~ ~ : i ~ ~ M ; ~ : O : : ~ : . FOR iOur First
Flower Show Was a Big IT I S X ' T B ~ : i i ' ~ ~ . J D ~ E ~ f E
NAB.When Mayor Blankenburg urged theCommencemen t week exe rc is es
o f Success I-n Every Sense of the Word Narberth school children t
o help makeThe Narberth School start nex t Sun- t he t own clean
and keep it clean, atday evening with the Baccalaureate the
ground-breaking exercises atsermon to the graduates, to be de-
NARBROOK, the bo}'s and girlsIh'ered by Rev . Chr is . C. Koppel,
at Ev e r y b o d y ~ a Su r p r i s e d a n d P l e a s e d a t t
h e F i n e cheered and applauded the words ofthe Methodist Church.
Sea ts w il l b e B the disti.nguished speaker-but f ew ofreserved
for the graduating class, and Exh i b i t of P e o n ie s , R o s e
s a n d O th e r loo:rns. the residents, attending the
ceremon)',
the members of faculty and t he Board A t t e n d a n c e P a ss
ed th e 1 0 0 0 Ma r k . knew the s to ry b ack of t hose cheersof
Education. From then on until and that applause. I t is a story
ofFriday evening, June 18, it will be a which every boy a nd g ir l
i n Narberthbusy week for scholars , teachers, ann THE SHOW ITSELF.
PRIZE WINNERS. AN APPRECIATION. may feel justly prOUd, bu t it
oughtfriends and members of the families After a d il ig en t
search we found Narberth's fi rs t flower show was in- t o make
many of the older folks noto f t he pupils. t he one r es id en t
who did not a tt end ( Judges : lUre } 'red Cowperthwai te , o f
deed a Vision of lovel ines s that f ad ed onl y hang their heads
with shame, butEspecial attention is called to Narberth's First
Annual Flower Show, tile Henry l ' . Michell Company, Ilnd away all
too soon, but that will re- t r ~ ' to do better in the
future,Alumni Night. next Tuesday, in the held last Saturday
afternoon and ]Ir. Edwin ~ I a t t h e w s , of the T h o m a ~
main long in our memories. I t was From Pri nc ip al Mel ch io r of
ourschool auditorium. An unusually in- evening in the Communi ty
Room of. l ll eeban &; Son's Nurseries.) another i l lustrat
ion of the awakening publ ic s choo l OUR TOWN has ob-teresting
program has been arranged the Y. M. C. A., and upon cross-ex- Class
1-Best vase white roses, not of a new spirit in our community-
tained that "story." I t follows:and everyone is urged and
cordially ami nation he-yes, it was a man, ad : over 6
blooms-Samuel Bowman. the spirit of c o- op era tion f or t he c
om- "You probably noticed the sponinvi ted to at te nd . T he
address of t h mitted that he "started to go." Which Class 2-Best
vas e p ink roses, not mon good. There was rivalry in evi- taneous
and hearty applause given theevening will be made by Hon . Henry
was s omet hi ng , and proves that over 6 blooms-Samuel Bowman.
dence, but it was a generous rivalry, Mayor when he s poke to the
childrenHouck, Secretary of Internal Affairs Fletcher Stites' debut
as a l ocal hori- Class 3-Best vase red roses, not wherein each
contributor vied with on keeping the s t ree ts clean and freeof
PennSYlVania, and for many years cultura l impr es ar io w as a bo
ut 99 over 6 blooms-Mrs. Galen Clay. the other to mak e t he whole
more f rom paper . There was somethingAss is ta nt S ta te
Superintendent of 44-100 successful. Class 4-Best vase yel low
roses , del ight fUl aDd inspiring. Exclama. back o f
that-something which everySchools. This meeting wil l g ive the not
over 6 blooms-Samuel Bowman. t ions o f p le as ur e and surp ri se
were cit izen should know.it' of 0 r to t ' t And what's more, t he
nex t t ime we "The school authorl'tl'es have workedc Izens u wn an
oppor um Y hear people say anything about Nar- Class 5-Best vase c
limbing roses , h&ard o n e ve ry side. We did no tto take part
in the school activities IbM W It I' b r I I f I hard all y ea r t
o t ea ch children thisof our community and enjoy a mos ', berth no
t being beautiful-outsiders, one .co or, any num e r - rs. a er rea
Ize e are w lat co or u treasuresd b ICowm. our I\'arbertIt gardens
held, nor how habit of care and r es pect for pub li cde lightful
address by a forceful of course, wil l be pardone ecause, I . . I t
et latforms etI '. I' tl t f tit Class 6-Best vase chmbmg roses,
much pleasure could be deri \'ed from paces, s re s, p ,c.speaker
and noted worker in the ed11- poor sou s, It 'Was a It e ou 0 e I .
T' "L st fall pup'ls l i ttered the streets. I way f or t hem t o
come and see-we're mIxed, any number . (No entnes). bringing
together our choicest speci" a IcastlOnal worHd. k f h t going
blank that Class 7-Best vase peonies , White, mens in friendlY
competition. This wi th c and y a nd lunch bags, papers,ecretary
ouc is one 0 t e mos ' to tell t hem poi nt etc '\ 'e stopped that
and soon got13 blooms Mrs A L Campbell exhibition will be a s
timulus and in- .popular as well as one of the most they don't know
what they're talking; -. .. . ' . I i h t t With tClass 8 Best vase
peollles pmk spiratlon to all of our amateur f1or- them c ean ng t
e s ree s. ouable speakers i n t hi s part of the that i f t he y
will just recall how the, - " any pUblishing of the fact, we
cleaned-3 blooms-Mrs 0 E Jackson ists to attain still greater
perfectioncountry and Narber th is to be con- Flower Show looked
and remember . . , . ' up manv. a day. Dif fe re nt days ourCla ss
9 Bes t v as e p eo lll es scarlet in their gardens, and will
result ingratulated upon secur ing h is p resence t ha t a ll t
hose f ine b looms came from - . " Freshmen Class (girls, some of
them)3 blooms MISS Helen Shand annual displays of ever-increasing
in-for next Tuesday evening. I\'arberth gardens, they'll resign - .
' . went down town with large bagsCommencement Week P rogr am .
immedia tely from The Knock -You r- C la ss 10-Best vase peOllles,
~ I x e d , terest and beauty. picking up pa pe r. Many t im es
boy:{Sunday, June 13, 7.45 P. M.-Baccala11- Own-Town Club and
thereafter lead any number.-Mrs. A. C. S h a ~ d , hon- The baskets
of wild flowers, gather- have done the same.. orable mentIOn, Mrs.
C. T. Fanes. ed and arranged by boys and girls,reate sermon, by
Re\'. Chris. G. a mee.k a.nd wiser eXistence. Class 11-Best vase
delphl'nium "Men would be ashamed to knowwere especially
interesting. ThereKoppel, in the Methodist Church. Which IS just by
way of saying that (larkspur) II'ght blt le, 6 stalks-Sam- . . how
many t imes their envelopes andwere many surpflsmg evid en ce s o
fMonday, June 14-Entire school at as- t he F lowe r Show was t ho
roughl y uel Bo""man paper and magaz in e wrappers have" real
artistic skill i n a rr angement ,sembly. Reports of examinat ions
worth-while and success fu l in every . heen picked up. Envelopes
to rn upd d Class 12-Best vase delphinium whereby t he bes t
possible blending andannounce. Reports of gra es, an- partlcular.
Over one thousand people- ' (Ililt nanles stl'll legl'ble)(
larkspur) , dark b lue, 6 stalks-sam-I' contrasting of colors was
effected. It .nounced in the grades. Regular 1001 to be exact ,
visi ted the Commun- "CertainlY it is a shame t o see ourmorning
program in effect. ity Room be twee n 3 P. M. and 10 P. uel Bowman.
is well worth whi le to arouse an i n- chi ld ren h av e this
example set them.8.00 P. M.-Principal's reception, 1\1. There were
250 exhibits and Class 13-Best 6 blooms columbine, ; terest in our
Young people in such a Almost d ai ly some pupil speaks of
t o th e S en io r class. ' literall}". as well as olfactorily,
filled single-Samuel Bowman. heautiful, and i ns tr uc ti ve pur su
it , t he p ap er that is l it ter ing the s tree tsTuesday. June
15-All present at as- the r oom to over-flowing. Not even Class
14-Best 6 blooms columbine, whereby a true love of nature and joy
-thrown there by cit izens. Anothersembly mixed colors-A. J. Loos.
in healthful outdoor l ife is fostered. care less example i s that
se t by some. announced, "all t he pageant aroused more enthusiasm
Class 15-Best vas e Can te rbury One of t It e f ines t col lect
ions of wild10.30-Promotions and interest among exhibitors and of
the store men and the ir deliver}"-d nt Bells-S. A..RudoltJu, 2nd.
flowers and p lan ts was gathered andgra es prese . l:lpecta:tors.
There was a steady men.8 P. M.-Alumni Night. Class 16-Best vase
Sweet William arranged by a boy of eleven, Master "When I came to
Narberth m}' eyoWednesday. June 16, !l.30 A. M. to 10.30 stream of
people going in and coming -Mrs. E. A. Muschamp. Addison Covert,
who s t ar t ed out at at once caught the untidy appearanceA.
M.-Victrola concert; parents are o ut o f the Y. M. C. A. from the
time: Class 17-Best vase Foxglove-Mrs. four o 'clock in t he morn
ing in quest of many of the streets, especially inwelcome. t he
show opened until it closed. Galen Clay. of rare a nd s tr ik in g
3pecimens. front of the business block. I t was10.45 A. \\f.-High
School Outing. In another column Mr. Loos has told. Class 1S-Best
vase Iris, any color- Through fields and woods and swamps hard t o
l ook over that. in the 'beau-Thursday, June 17-Joint assembly. o f
the beauty an a significance of the A. J. Loos; honorable mention
for the he sought, and then arranged his col- ties' so strongly
urged upon me by11.]5 A. \\I.-Awarding of athle ti c Flower Show,
but we canno t refrain Spanish Iris exhibited by Mrs. George lecUon
in a truly artistic c olo r one of the directors who tried to
im-prizes and "N's." from saying just a few words that Barrie.
scheme that won warm approval and press me wit h the merits of
Narberth.1.00 P. M.-Awarding o f p ri ze s i n may trespass s li gh
tl y on h is con tr i- Class 19-Best vase Poppies , any p ra is e
frolL all who saw it. I\'ext came my parents, then my wife,spelling
and compo si ti on con te st s. b ut io n. Even t he most enthusias
ti c color-Mrs. Norman Jefferies. Flowers fil l so large a s pace
in ou r and a ll alike were, at f ir st, d is ap -1.30 P. M.-Eighth
grade class day a nd mos t hopeful were a bit doubt- Class 20-Best
vase sweet peas. (No li\"es, that every movement to stimu-
noint.erl. We ar e now happy in Nar-exercises. ful of the success
of the affair. It entries). l at e t. heir cul ti va ti on s houl d
b e en- ilert.h. and p roud o f the co-operationFriday, June
18-"Senior chapel" ex- was the first t hi ng o f the kind ever
Class 21-Best vase cornf lowers couraged. The annual f lower show,
so we are receiving. bu t ashamed of theercises; devotional
exercises and held in Narberth and initial efforts
(centaurea)-l\lrs. George Barrie. auspiciously begun under the
direction appearance of our streets.short speeches by the Seniors.
are always more or less uncertain. Class 22-Best vase l il ies, not
less of M r. Stites, wil l re-double interest "I see men and women
deliherately10.45 A. l \1.-Distribut ion of re- But fhe first
impreSSion, as you.look- than three stalks-A. J. Loos. in our
Narberth gardens . The re is no t hrowing paper bags upon the
pave-ports. ed in the door of the Community Cl ass 23-Best vase
larkspur in , pursuit that brings more pleasure and' ment deliverv
men tearing off paper.11 A. \\f.-Closing exe rc is es ; a ll Room
last Saturday, dispelled even the combination with other flower or
flOW-I' quicl,er returns i n heal th and happi- down' town, ~ n
throwing it in thepup il s in assembly. Parting words smallest
doubt. ers-Mrs. l'\orman Jefferies. ness, tItan the cultivation of
a garden. street.hv members of the faculty. (Continued on Page 4)
(Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) "Well wor th whi le t o
l ec tu re to the'8.00 P. IVL-Commencement; ad- children! I admit
they were extreme-dress by Professor Smith Burnham, CANVASS ON
SCHOOL LOCATION (UJH:S }'On SATFRU,\.Y, J[7NE 1'> I W A ~ ' l '
E n : A COJDWXITY } 'LAU !l y careless-some may still be, buthead ~
the d ~ p a r t m t ~ t ~ ~ i s t o r r , QI'};STIOX PARTIALLY Dun
& Co., at I\'arberth. -'I POLE. Iwha t c an w e e xp ec t?
"West ester orma c 0 0 . COllIPLETED. 0 b k t "" "Otlr l ' ~ w n "
Itas ll"ard murmUrillg. I _10 P. :M., to 11 P. M.-Informal ver r oo
, a n ayne. vreception. old and new faculty and I In response to t
h canvass bei ng GUlph Mills, at Paoli. from many patriots that
seem to de-\Board of Directo rs in th e lunch Iconducted by t he N
arb ert h School mand that we start the ball a-rollingroom '
Welfare Association, quite a number for the establishment of a fund
for. f th t ' id t h i'ft d CLASS I nASKJo:TUY. I d i fT ' i th d f
thePrb:es for Good Work. 0 e own s res en s a v e s gm e t Ie
purchase an erect on 0 a c om -I IllS s e secon year orOne of the
most interesting features the i r wil lingness t o vote for a schoo
l t Those who have g i v e ~ .their names mun it y flag pole , t o
be l ocat ed near IY. M. C. A. tennis court-naturally,of the week w
il l b e the awarding of loan at the I\'ovember election if the .0
Mrs. Dothard as desll 'lng to leaI' ll the s ta ti on and from
which a fia;!: it is in much better shape t han l as ttwenty-four
prizes to the pupils i n a ll p:oposed measure specifically pro-
basket ry will receive notice ~ the date' shall fiy in correct
position each day year. For those who do not know its" 'rades for
the highest averages at- ndes that a por ti on of the money se of
the first meeting wit ll ln a few, of t he year. location, we wil l
s ay t ha t i t' s on the+'I.ined in composition and s p e 1 l i n
~ cured from the sale of bonds, is used days. A few individuals
ha\"e poles a nd c re st of Anthwyn Farms, off Haver-fasts. The
work for which these pri zes to erect a primary school within t he
s choo lhou se on the h il lt op f li es ford avenue and just
opposite Gray-" ' i I l be awarded was all extem- 1,000 feet of the
railroad station. The UXCLADU;D LETTERS. a flag on occasions; the
post O!fiCe,lllng avenue.""oraneous an d t he splendid averages
c.anvass i s s ti ll in progress but offi- Letters addressed to the
fol lowing since Edw. Haws has been p os tmas te r, T he hovs a re
a lr eady v er y muc hnhtained. by the majority o f t he pupil!!
cers of th e association plan to com- n amed persons remain
unclaimed in flies a s l ar ge a fial-': as the building
Iinterested: I f you cou ld have hap-,reflects high credit on the
members plete th e work i n a very s ho rt time. tile I\'arberth
post office: conveniently permit s; but the borough , pened a ro un
d on Monday afternoonof the facultv for the inte res t awak- rh e
petition that is being submitted to Mr. John Schrack, Mr. E. M.
should have. a pole that would be of iann seen fifteen boys and
young menened in the' pupils a nd t he evi dent t he voters reads
as follows: Barnes, Mr. Patrick Powell. sufficient height t? fly a
flag .that coulll Iwith Secretary Hampton gett ing itT)leasure with
which the boys a nd g ir ls " Th e un de rs ig ne d v ot er s o f t
he Bor - Edward S. Haws, Postmaster. be plainly seen m our busmess
cen- into playing condit ion, you would ap-n"tered i nt o t he s pi
ri t of the te sts. ough of I\ 'arberth, Pa., agree to vot e I tel'
and from passing trains. Ipreciate the fact that the boys are
'rhe pr iz es to b e awarded have b e ~ n in favor of a sc hool
loan to be used NARUEUTII l\{AY H,\.YE BANK. The Borough Treasurer,
E. C. Dold. Iinterested.donated by one of the town's public to
erect a primary school within 1,000 has pledged himself to supply
regula- i This court is for the use of ourspirited citizens. feet
of Narberth station; to pay ol'f The Merion Title a nd T ru st Com-
t ion government flags as they wear Imembers and the ir f ri en ds.
T he ne texisting temporary indebtedness, and pany have been
investigating the pos- out and suggests t hat the pole he i ke t at
the Y. M. C. A. and also~ m S I C A L E AT THE l\rETHODlST ,make
necessary repai rs to the present sibllities of opening a branch
bank In .erected on the flrehouse lot where IS" p "'" b th .tllere
IS someone to see that the fla::: the Te.nnis Book i n which our
mem-CHURCH. school buildings, if such a loan IS "a r er . "-Ma f th
b s iness houses and is Iloisted and lowered eacll dav". bers sign
up. for the hour they wantThe Men's Bible Class of the', nroposed
by the Narberth School ny 0 e u . fi t iti e h e ex s l I t l'S
furtller suggested that there I to play. ThIS is essential because
0Methodist Episcopal Church have 901'- Board in the November ele
ction of or om nen c z ns av . pres e, 1]915" themselves as
favoring the supplying be a public flag raising on July 4.1 the
numbers that will want to pay.ranged an exceptional musical pro- .
of banking facilities her e and not a d ed ic at in g the new pole
and flag. with You can phone the Y. M. C. A., (694D)gram by several
artists from Phila- Members of the association ar e f hid d t band
concert and fireworks in t!l(l the previous day and engage the
hourdelphia as well as l o c ~ l talent, for l li eased with t he r
esul ts t hus f ar ob- . ew ave p e ge suppor. evening. that will
suit you bes t. I f you arenext Tuesday evening, June 22, at tained
in the canvass, and are also itt d 11 t tl Y M C A ndS Do " ou w an
t this Idea to be trans- n eres e ,c a a Ie . . . . a8.15. The
names of the artists: Mrs. especially interested in the new Silt-,
'f. C. C. mSCONTINFE "AT l at ed ' in to act ion? To wha t e xt en
t? g et fUll details regarding rules andBmily Stokell Hagar,
soprano; Mis,; and-Six plan, which has been adopted HOMES." Slim
your c heck and mail to "Our regulations.Marie Loughney, contralto;
Mr. Clay- recently by the Boardof Educationanll! The Women's
Community Club "at- , _ton L. FarradaY, baritone; Mr. Marion
Principal Melchior. They are hopeful homes" on Tuesday afternoons
wil l be Town" right away.('heney, tenor; Miss Isabel Dungan that
th e natural divisi on in the disrontlnued unt il fal l. These
event '3 ----Fer ri s , pianist ; Mr. Clarence Scott ~ r a d e s ,
made possible by this new at th e Y. M. C. A. Community Center Come
t o the Strawberry Festival.Pedrick, pianist; Mr. Robert H. Nearl ,
system, wll l l ead to a quick and easy have been unusually
successful anll, Friday night, June 11. You' ll enj oyViolin; Mr.
George B. Abele, 'cello. solution o f t he whole problem. will
undoubtedly be revived. 'yourself.
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N.AHBEHTll, P A . - U U l ~ r . r O W N - J U ~ E 10, IBI5
By Lady NarberthTHE FIRESIDEThe Presbyterian Manse was thescene
of a pretty wedding on laRtWednesday when Rev. John Van Ness
t ie d t he matrimonial bonds o f Mr. FJ.Russell Roberts, of
Narberth, and MiSt!Helen E . Hyno , of Ardmore. Aftertheir wedding
trip, Mr. and Mrs.Hoberts will make their home at 111Elmwood
avenue.
:\liss Clair Young spent t he weekend with her aun t, Mrs.
Marshall A.Wood. of Elmwood avenue.l\Iiss Alice Coates, of
Greenfield,Mass., and Miss Eva A rmst ro ng , o fDanbury, Conn.,
schoolmates o f M is sMarjorie Chase, at t he S ou th er nSeminary,
Va., s pent t he l as t ten daYilwit h h er .
Mr. Horace Smedley, of 1'\orth Narberth avenue, is home from
SyracuseUniversity. On July 1 he returns fo rthe summer
terro.:\lr;:. R. G. Seymour and Miss MabelH. S e y m ~ u r , ar e
visiting at GlenHidge, New Jersey.
The :'.Hsses Mary and Emily Martin,of PhiladelplIia, were en ter
ta ined overSunday ])y l\lrs. C. R. Blackall.
Mr. and :\lrs. W. D. Smedley antIsmall daughter Louise, spent
theweek-end at Ocean City, No J.Among those who will g r a d u a ~
efrom the Universi ty of Pennsylvanhnext week are: William C.
Simpson,
Hichard Wallace, a fo rmer residen t;Langdon Koons, of
",-ynnewood (aformer Narberth base hall star); RoyRidge and
Kendrick Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. C li fford T. Moore celebrated their tentll wedding
annivers ar y l as t week.
C. Lorenz McLure ha s taI{en a position in the sales depar tmen
t of the>7Ilidvale Steel Company and has movedto Philadelphia to
be near h is p la ceof business.
I n h on or of he r birthday anniversary Miss Emily Bell was
surpriselIwith a handkerchief shower by te n ofhe r young f r iends
and classmates onthe evening of June 1st. The affairtook place at
the home of Miss Bell'sconsin, l\Irs. Frank ""isse, who chaperoned
the party. Music and gameElcontributed to make t he e vening amost
pleasant on e. Tl Ios e presentwere: Misses Alice Jenkins,
DorothyWilson, Helen Cole, Helen l\Hesen,Elizabeth l\Iiesen, Mary
Chalfant, LeIla.Anderson, Ida Dando, Elizabeth Miller, Eleanor
Eyre.The Overbrook Golf Club held it sF ro li c a nd D an ce at t
he c lu b house
on the evening of May 26th . All th eavailable seats were
filled, and standing room was l lm it ed when the curtain rose.
Little Miss Ava MUlholland,o f Narbe rt h, g av e he r beautiful
aesthetic d an ce and was encor ed repeateclly. Her performance
excited th ea dm ir at io n a nd won de r o f the audience and was
easily the t ea tu re o fthe evening's en ter ta inment . Af terthe
show th e members of the club andt hei r f ri ends held a dance
which d idnot b re ak u p u nt ll the new day 'Waswell under
way.
H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.
E. A. 1\1USCHAMP,W. ARTHUR COLE,Managing Editors.
l\IAIZIE J. SIl\lPSON,Cashier.
H. A. JACOBS,Subscription Manager.
OUR TOWN
EDITORIAL NOTES
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police
1250.
"THE LAST CALL"OUR TOWN wll l gladly printany news item about
anl ' subjectthat Is of Jnterest to Narberthfolks, bu t In order to
meetthe prInt ing schedule, al l "eopy"-manuscr ip ts -mus t reach
theeditors by 6 P. M. Monday eachweek.
Owned and Published every Thursday by th e Narberth Civic
ABloclation.
Entered as secondclass matter, OCtober 15, 1914, at the Post
Office atNarberth, Pennsylvania, under theAct o f Mar ch 3,
1879.
S A L E ~ I OR NARBEBTH-WHICHl iMostof us do our own butl ering
and NARBERTH LOSES HIGH TYPE OFTo t he Edito rs of "Our Town: ' ga
rd en ing and we' re l ucky to get a ' CITIZEN.It is quite t ru e,
a s s ta te d b y "One man occasionally by the day. To ge t E. E.
Seave r, wbo resigned lastof Your Readers" in the i ssue of May!
som e o ne to tote ou t a sh es o n th e Monday even ing as supreme
manager27 that "i t i s f or tu na te t ha t t he laws'
pS)'chological evening before the ash of the Y. M. C. A., be-cause
bi s work
a r changed from time to t ime ," oth- :man comes Is too wild a
gambl e; t o calls him t o r es id e In anotber city,erwlse we wou
ld still be governed by do it ourselves is not convenient; and is
the type of public-spirited citizenthe enlightened regulat ions
that ob- to hire a gardener is too expensive. Narberth needs a nd c
an il l afford totalned in the glorious day s o f Salem' So there
you are. We w il l p ay the lose.Witchcraft and other Puritanical
op- 'bllls, bu t if you want us to boost ou r He cam e forward to
do his pa rterat ions of unsavory record. town give us ash service
or give us a for the welfare of the communitywhenIn those days one
' s buSiness was cen tr al heat ing plant . ihe was most needed in
the recent
everybody's business, but in these de-' We have been told to pu
t our asbes ic ri si s i n t he affairs o f t he Y. M. C.
A.generate times, when t he cur few and In boxes, not cans. W ~ no
t say dou- IHe devised an unique plan of manageo ther cheerfu l ins
ti tu tions have been ble your fire hazard. What do the,ment,
whicll has already demonstratedrelegated to the llifitio, we may n
ot ?re prevention people say about ashes, Itself altogether p ra ct
ic ab le . He orpry i nt o t he doings o f o th er s w he n m
wooden receptacles? What do the! ganized a force of volunteer
workers,they are none of ou r concern, wi th - insurance Inspectors
say about i t? Ig av e t im e, mtlney and thought toou t dr awi ng
f or th the sh ar p repri-, Leave .the unj us tl y h eavy , c a ~ s
.Of :back up the plan he adap ted ; and,Send all letters and news
items to mand, "l\Iind your own affairs!" ,ashes. m the cellar, bu
t don t mVl te iwha teve r measu re o f s ucce ss t he i n-P. O.
Box 956, Narberth, Pa . Do not I Why should anyone work in his c a
l ~ n l l t y by ordering. wooden boxes. I stltution ha s made, or
may make inBend them vo the printer. !garden on Sunday morning when
DeSignate a standard sIze metal recep- Ithe future, it i s d ue t o
h is ene rgy and
Send all advertising copy to P. O. Isomeone, who i s real ly
quite familiar tacle.. . 'persis tence as a director.Box 820. Make
all remittances to with the facts, deems it unnecessary? I ThiS IS
a ?roblem ?' business man l\lr. Seaver has been promoted to beP. O.
Box 34. Should not the ben ighted wretch who W O U l d ~ o l v e m
t\\:o nllnutes. Yes, we assistant sa les -manager of the Robt.Our
Town is o n s al e at th e depot r1ares spend a Sunday morning in
hi s can ofter S ? m e t l l 1 n ~ b e ~ t e r than ~ h Gail' Co.,
of Brooklyn, N. Y., whichnews.stand, and a t t he s to re ot H. E.
garden chas ing the bugs from h is p re se nt ru lmg, wInch IS a
pollcy firm he represen ted in this and theDavis. rose bushes and
pulling dandelions ou t harmful to all conc:rned. Base our,
Southern terri tory, and mus t move toof lawn be punished severely?
I say, payments. for c o l l e c t m ~ ashes on th13 'Brool{lyn
before July first.sentence him to spend an hour a week a v e ~ a g
e tIps plu.s W:lat IS necessary to I We believe "OUR TOWN" voicesin
t he company of his self cons ti tu t- make up a fair \\ age f?r
the men: t he s ent im ent of al l pUblic-spirlter]ed j udges and
other superior humans emp loyed. Or arrange With a couple: c it
izens of Narberth when we wri te :of immaculate perfection who are
so of men t o precede t he wagons on fo;t "Mr. Seaver, we're g lad
yo u came;uroad that they would ra tt l e around and t ak e out ~ h
ashes for those '' : 0 we're sorry you're going . S uc ce ss toif
la d 'n s i .wan t t he service. I am told t he t Ip s you i n t he
measu re you deserve."p ce I a ga p pe.' . make norma l wages for
two men.The above reflects th e sentIments oft e f ! Above a.1I
make r . e a ~ o n a b l ~ arrange- ,HOLIDAY HOlJSE DOXATION DAY.a
least on 0 ,ment qUIck, for thIS IS gettmg on OUi' i)lany of Your
Readers ,nerves. I On Friday, June 11, Donation Day
I i'IORE XARIUmTH ASnl ':S. I The w r i t e ~ signs. ,,:ith the
full will h e o bs e:v ed at the
Kin.g's===========================' I AX}) THEY'RE STILL HOT!
,courage of IllS conVictIOns. .Daugh te rs ' Hohday Hou se on
SabmeI Ed ' 0 T A fiE. A. Sterling. avenue, off Wynnewood avenue.
HelpItor ur own:- s a case 0 T ., 191- , . . .. . ffi ' d' u n e ~
. n. . tillS trUly splendId work by supplymg: groanmg l Ile c
lency, as a proce ur e ' .of town ki ll ing mer it , a s a
burlesque ~ o m e of theIr needs. .Money, grocer-:
------------------ ; ,which might be funny if it wasn't Y. )I . C.
A. DIUECTORS AND ~ I X N - .Ies. canned goods, jellIes, books,
toys,I staged s o e ar ly i n t he morning, and as ,\GERS )IEET.
an.d games are some of the usefula case o f p et ty small town
politics- The monthly meeing of t he Boa rd th.lllgS already
suggested. Luncheonwhkh it pl'ob'lhlY is-.this asb col le (' t- of
Directors of the Y. M. C. A., was ":111 he served f r o ~ t \ ~ e l
v e to . twoing proposition wears a. mask and ha s held jointly
with the Boa rd of iIlan- 0 clock, a nd t he pnce WIll be tlnrtyour
peacetul horough backed in to a agers, last l \ l ~ n ~ a y evening
in the five cents. Tea, from four until fivecorner going t hrough i
ts disposition. Y. 1\1. C. A. h U ~ l d m g . o'clock. Try to he
there! The annual meeting of the LowerIf I . . , J I l lnaU: l ' r
s R
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THE sur es l "'ay t o I ns ur e l hepeace and protect lhe purse
01the ~ a m i J y Is toconduct house.h o J ~ busmess on a > tr
ic tl v csshbUSls .THEREIN l ie s t roe sa li s lac tionand
economY-and Ooe 01h o u s e ~ ~ ~ ~ r ~ : ; ~ n s "'hy
thouebtlul
WHERE QUALITY COUNTS
OUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEEDUNDER BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTROL
F. M. JUSTICENarberth, or 612 C h e S l n u t I S t , , ~ P h i
l a .
SCOTT-POWEtL DAIRIES,45th andParrish Sts..
One big nlgllt of good things to ea t-dancy dances, singing g ir
ls ; a ll to ra good cause, to -morrow night , Friday, June 11th,
Justice lawn, Narberthavenue above Windsor .
1
~ ~ V T ~ . E ? s ~ I) Fines t Photoplay The-a t re 01 U . Size
In th eEnUreWor ld .Pholoplays-Cont lnuous lOA. MoflO
U.liOP.M.TJmrsday, Friday and SaturdayJnne 10th, 11th an d 12th
'
William Fox presentsWILLIAM FARNUM in"THE PLUNDERER"
i1i Narberth's Highest]i;Tracfo 10 Minutes' Walk from Stationo
"I am just in love wi th those lots ofI) y.ours." And why not ? All
t he a t traco ' tlveness of the country, High Groundo Beaut ifu l
Locat ion , Shade Trees:o a long Montgomery avenue througho
"Stepheny Place" Road and downEssex avenue. Every lot a choice
one!I) Look them ove r; then come and t al k11 it over with me.
E.o MRS. E. B. ELLISoo 1 104 Woodside Avenue, Narberthb lWILL
TARE CHARGE OF CHILDRENo In Absence of Parenls.ooo
7
11o
!l
6 24
6 27
. . . . . . . . 3
NOTES 01" TilE GA]IE.
Totals
Totals 4
GULPH l\1ILLS.R. H. O. A.Breen:in, ss. . 0 1 3 0:\1orrls, 3b. .
0 1 0 4Ramsey. p. . 10 0 0 4Moore, lb 0 1 12 0Cook, c. 1 1 9
1Jones. rf. . 0 0 0 0Singl'n, :lb 2 1 1 0KiI'p'k, cf. .. 1 0 2
0B1lndt, If . 0 1 0 0
Two-base hlts-Beglet, Rigg-!=;.Frazer. Stolen bases-H. B a r n l
t ~ ,Breenan. Left on bases--Dun & Co.,~ GUlph Mills, 8. Struck
out-BvRamsey. 11; Deegan, 9. Bases onballs-Off Deegan, 4.
Dmpir&Regan. Time-J .15.
R. G. Dun & Co .. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-:.1Gulphy l\lilIs . . .
. 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 x -4
Next Saturday, Narbe rth p lays theDun A. C. on Narberth's
grounds. Ane xc it in g g ame i s looked for betweenthe contestants
f or t he fi rs t place. Pasteurized Milk IDELIVERIESB r y n C I O
V ~ l k C e r l i l i e d WEST PUILA.IPedrfal ic sade ty)
OVERBROOKTurner was certainly hit ting the pill Special M Guernsey"
MERIONS at ur da y. K ee p it up, Tip! Milk WYNNEFIELD
(Roberts '&: Sharpless ' BALA-CYThe many fr iends of Wm.
("Bill") . Dairies) NWYDDurbin will be glad to know of his ICream
Bu l le rml lk NARBERTHb ei ng h on or ed w it h t he c ap ta in cy
o f ARDMOREthe Haverford Prep. School Base Ball Table ~ - : ' ~ a ~
~ I P P I D D WYNNEWOODteam for next year.
Monday and Tuesday,STAXIHNG OF TilE CLUBS. June 14th and
15thWon. Lost. Pet. The World Film Corporation presents
Narberth . . 6 1 .857 VIVIAN MARTIN in~ ~ ~ ~ b ~ O ~ . ~ .. ~ :
: : : : : : ~ ; i "PRETTY MISS BROWN"GUlph Mills 3 4 .428Paoli M. C
2 5 .2851-- - - - - - - - - - - - -Wayne _ _. 2_5 .2851
GLEAN---SAFE---WHOLESOME
Who s ai d A la n Klrle couldn't hit?The same may also be appl
ied to EarlDickie, who, with a d oubl e and a slng-le. helped
matters along to good advantage.Good boy , Gene! Keep your headat
all times. Le t the other fellow dothe d ir ty work!(Continued on
Page 4)
2
5
9
261o
R. G. DUN & CO.R. H. O. A.H. B'nltz. 2b. . 1 0 3 2O. A. E.
H. B'nitz, lb . . 0 0 6 01 0 0 Biggs, If. 1 2 1 0o 0 0 Frazer, cf 1
1 2 11 2 I) Fahey. c. . 0 1 11 0o 0 0 D'Fratz's. ss. . 0 1 0 0o 0 0
Begley, 3b. . 0 1 15 1 I) Deegan, p. 0 0 07 0 1 Shank s, r f. 0 0
04 1 0 Storer, rf. . 0 0 0o 0
3 01 ilo 0
O. A. E.2 0 17 0 02 2 11 3 23 0 00 0 10 0 00 0 012 2 00 4 0
7 27 11
OVERBROOK.R. H.o 1o 0o 2o 0o 11 0o 0(J 2o 1o 01 1o 0
........ 5
Totals . 5 13 27
Totals
Two-hase hits-Dickie, Fleck, Turner . Rhoades , Packey.
Three-base h i t- : \ I ~ X l c h o l . Stolen bases-E. Dickie.Fl
eck. L ef t on base-Narberth, ;Overbroolr, 7. Struck out-By
Gilmore. 11; by l\lcXlchol, 6. Doubleplays-Langton and Loughery;
Turne r and Davis. Bases on Ball s-Ol' f(;iImore, 2. Passed
balls-Simpson.Gatef'. Umpire-Cooper. Time ofgame-lAO.
Scorekeeper-Earl Smith.
I'AOU D E ~ ' E A T S WAYNE.The Paol i Men's Club won tram th
e\Vayne Club, at Wayne. by th e scoreof 5 to 3.
WAYNE.R. H. O. A. E.Hallowell, c. 0 0 4 2 0Shriver, ss. 1 1 0 3
1Cass, cf. .......... 1 1 1 1 0J. Evans. rf. ...... 0 3 0 0 1VI.
Evans. lb . .... 1 0 13 0 0Dettere. If. ...... 0 0 2 0 0C. Evans.
3b. . . . . . . 0 1 5 2 1Martin. p. .. , ..... 0 0 0 4 0
~ I u r p h y . 2b. ...... 0 1 2 4 1:\Iosman. p. '" .... 0 1 0 0
0Totals .. , ..... 3 8 27 16 4
PAOLI M. C.R. H.Hayman. 2h. 1 2Supplee, lb. 1 0Le Roy, 3b 1
2
Rhor'an, ss. 1 1Brown, If. . 1 0Stiefel, cf. 0 1Wood. r f. 0
0Rice. rf 0 1Pawling, c. . 0 0Magill. p . . 0 0
Paoli M. Coo . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-5Wayne. : . . . . . . 1
000 0 20 0 0--3
I n ; m o ~ : : I I E t ; T l ~ G nOrSE.
I Totals 2 8 27 8 1"Robinson batted for Gates.J L \ J ~ LIXE
:nsllIXG CLI;B HEREBY WARXS ALL FISH! l':arberth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
-5Overhrook 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1-2Here's a new kind of a c lub. and th
eright kind of a clUb, too-no dues, audr ep le te w it h p le asur
e: The Main LineFishing Club, with headquarters' in;\arberth.L. B.
Southerland, W. G. Cummerand W. C. Claghorn, three of th echarter
members, opened the season,a few weeks ago. by capturing
ahasket-full of tautog at Cape May.Charles Verlla, the secretary,
followedwith a good catch of Rainbow trontat Hammonton Lake. A. E .
Eyr e andWilliam H. Coh ick journeyed to Fort es qu e a nd c au gh
t s ev er al h un dr el lpounds of weakf ish and croakers. Aweek
later Verna and Claghorn triedthe Hammonton L ak e a nd r et ur ne
dwith a good c at ch o f Rainbow troutand pike.Last week another
party, consistingof Messrs. Southerland, B r a d l e ~ ' .Cohick
and Claghorn a lso journeyedto Fortesque and returned
triumphantwith a b ig b as ke t o f c ro ak er s an
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J. A. MILLER
NARBERTH, PArTelephone.
GOD FR E YTh e Re al E st at e Man at114 Woodside Ave.,be
pleased to assist you inting a home.
Telephone-Narberth 685 A.
S T O PIN AND TRY ONE OFDAVIS' SUNDAES
BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats
VERL PUGHElectrical Contractor
MIintful HintforHiutable P e o D ~I I IT'S you who' lI sutler If
your'rool leaks. We mend them-IYours may l ea k l at er on.We
makeno charge for examl.'., E. nlng roofs; It 's a wonder ) ' ~ )_
. didn't think 01 us belore. '. ra MCflif .@__.'..Ult\o.-i7Md.
0\'IAStore for Particular People"home Dressed poult ry , But ter ,
Eggsand Game.
Fancy Fruit and Vegetables.
F L Y \N ' IREBlack .02 sq. foo tGalvanized .03 sq. footCOllller
.06 sq. foo tChicken Wire , Per 150 eSCfl . roll SUPPLEES,
1538Market St.
George B. SupleeSteam &HotWater.HeatingPlumbingBell
Telephone.
Tbe Merion Title and Trust Coo f A rdmo re , Pa rThe oldest, l
arges t and best depository in this vicinity.Capital, $150,000.
SurpluS, $125,000Undivided Profits, $40,000.
225 lona Avenue, Narberth, Pa,Telephone-Narberth 381-D.
:Kiesen's BakeryNA RB ER T H A R CAD EBUILDINGBread, Cake,
Rolls, PIes,Candy . I c e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES
Howard F. CotterMEATS ofQUALITYY . M. C . A . BU ILD ING
Saleor Rent andFire InsuranceH. C. FRITSCH
S. P. FRANKENFIELD SONSUndertakers33 E. Lancaster Avenue,
Ardmore. Pa.
Totals . 8 6 24 7 :3
La ke Pau p a c" T H E LAND OF ' TH E CLOUDS "2 2 0 0 f_ t a bo
ve s ea le ve lWit h Nat ur e i n t he Woods. Rhododendrons and
Flowers in the Spring .Lovely Cool Days in th e Summer. Magnificent
Foliage i n t he Fall. Comfortable Home Life. Splendid Table and
Good Rooms. Tenth Season. Fresh Milkand Vegetables from our F arms
.Fo r reservations, booklet and information, address,
LAKE PAUPAC CO., R. F. D., Canadensis, Monroe Co., Pa.Location,
Greentown, Pike County, Par Fifteen miles north of Cresco
orGouldsboro, on the D. L. & W. R. R.Tenth Sea lon: F ll hln g,
Boating, Swimming.A.. 1. Loos, Pres. Narberth. Par 1. Franklln
Meehan, Bee'y., Mt. Airy, PhUa.
MISS MARY PUSEY WARNER IFormerly of N. Highland Ave., Merion
IWil l r e- op en he r Primary SchoolOct. 4, 1915, at he r new
residence on IHaverford Ave., "!nth 'l fyn Farms"
(Successor to E. J. HOOD)HEATER AND RANGE WORKSLATE AND TIN
ROOFERBell Phone 852 W. 104 ForrestAvenne
Wall Building. Narberth, Pa" Jobbing a Specialty. Narberth, Pa
.
Properties
FOR SALE2 ThoroughbredScotchColliePups
SouthportSample StrainABEL SM I TH ,4 0 6 Du d le y A v e n u
e
Follow the crowd to-morrow night,you will make no mistake,
goodthings to eat, dancing, real music. Theladies of the Community
Club providea ll th is at the Strawberry Festivaland Dansant , J us
ti ce l awn, Narberthavenue above Windsor.
The wea ther man s ay s: "Warm an4clear for t o-mo rrow n ight ,
Friday,June 11th. The Strawberry Festivaland Dansant , Justice
lawn, Narberthavenue above Windsor.
Pavlowa, the dancing wonder. willnot be able to attend the "S
trawberryDansant" to-morrow n ight , F ri day,June 11th, Justice
lawn, Narberthavenue above Windsor.
Bowman was missed at h is u su alplace at first base. The Flower
Showattracted h im for the afternoon. HSam makes good a t t he
game, as hedid at the Flower Show. the Elmwoodhoys wil l certainly
bring home thebacon again thi s year.
The g rounds a re coming around ingood shape, and our boys are
pleasedwith them to s ay t he least.
The v is it or s had new striped greysuits.
Elmwood 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 1 x -9Standard 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 -8
willPICKUPS.The grandstand was filled.
Totals ........ 9 14 27 11 4STANDARD.R. H. O. A. E.Glass, rf.
......... 1 1 3 1 0Lare, 2b. ..... .,. 2 0 2 0 0Brown,3b. . . . . .
. . . 2 1 3 2 1Enright, c. 1 0 . 0 1 2 0 0Rembach, ss. . . . . . .
2 0 3 1 0McNelis, lb . , 10 0 0 6 1 0McPhelps, If. ..... 1 0 2 2
1Phelen, rf. .. ,I. 0 2 2 0 0Kuhn, p. II "' 0 1 1 0 1
ELMWOOD.R. H. O. A. E.Winne, cf. 0 1 2 1 0J. Jefferies, If. 0.0.
0 1 1 0 0Davis, ss. ., 0" 1 1 3 2 1Noble, c. 00' 1 1 7 2 0Ludovici,
2b. I I 1 1 1 1 2Jacobs,3b. . . . . . . . . 1 2 2 1 1L. Jefferies,
lb . . . . . 2 2 6 2 0Or r, rf. II , 3 3 3 0 0Cummer, p. ., .... 0
2 2 2 0
place behind the bat, as the latterwas participating in the big
game atHaverford.Next Sa tur da y the R it ne r Fie ldClub, f rom
Sou th Philadelphia, willbe the visiting team. Everybody invited-no
admission.The s co re o f last Saturday's gamefollows:
A. J. Loos.
Le Bonbon Enfant.
BJ\SE BALL NOTES.
CAPTUN "Bill" DURBIN.
F.Ll\IWOOD WINS AGAIN; RITNERTEAIU NEXT SATURDAY.The Elmwood
Base Ball Club continued their good work last S a t u r d a ~ 'by
defeating the strong team of thdStandard Supply Company, of
Philadelphia, at Sullivan Field, by thescore of 9-8.Cummer p it
ched a remarkably goodgame, bu t his su pp or t wa s not up tothe
standard. Nevertheless, our Elmwood boy s won , and the crowd
ofnearly a hundred, went home happy.Doc. Orr's hitting was the
featureof the game, while Lester Jeffries' fineplaying at flrst b
ase wa s of muchhelp i n p ul lin g t he g ame t hr ou gh inou r f
avo r. Nob le t ook Humphreys'
Electric Service on the l'Ialn Line.-No t ready, b ut t hi s
does n ot p re vent you enjoying yourself to-morrownight at the
"Srrawberry Dansant,"Justice lawIi, "Narberth avenue
aboveWindsor.
N'llrberth's All-Round Athlete to LeadHa'ferford School.Wil li
am Holmes Durbi n, knownt hroughou t Narbe rt h as "Bill,"
ha:.;been elected to the captaincy of Haverford's champion base ba
ll team, forthe season of 1916. He succeedsJack Fine, Narberth's
sterl ing bacl{stop.Bill is known in th e athletic worldas the best
al l-around athlete of theMain Line. He wa s the star on
Haverford's foot bal l , basket ball, track,a nd ba se b al l
teams, hav ing f or twoyears straight, won the coveted "H"in all
these major spo rt s. "Bill,"
a lt hough he has been rather bus y i nathletic activities at
Haverford, always finds t ime t o s ti ck up f or Nar berth. He
played on the championfoot ball and baske t bal l teams, andhe is
now sending many a poor pitcherback "to the bushes" b y hi s mi ght
ywallop, on the Narberth bal l team.Take your hats off to "Bill"
Durbin,a Narberth lad, and wish him thefuture success that is due h
im. Got o It, Bil l.
Mana ge r O'Br ien, of Overbrook,maintained his reputation for
"watchful wai ting ," much to the disapprova.!of his own fans last
Saturdar.
(Continued from Page 3)Some loyal rooters Narberth has!Half
those in the grandstand at Overbrook Saturday were from Narberthand
we were well represented 011 thebleachers . Rev. Chr is . G. Koppel
wasprominent among th e pilgrims.
s ings Walter Scott. We recall thedeep pathos of "Plccio la , t
he P ri sonFlower," a nd t he exciting adventuresin Dumas ' "Black
Tulip." Shakespeare sings of "DaffodilsThat come before th e
swallow dares,and takeThe winds of March with beauty; violets
dim,But sweeter than th e l ids of Juno'seyesOr Cytherea's breath;
pale primroses"-Solomon bids us "Consider the liliesof the field,
how they grow," whileIsaiah tel ls of the deser t that
"shallrejoice and blossom a s th e rose,"And then when twilight
comes, an'lour beloved flowers are veiled by theeveni ng mis ts , h
ow our imaginationis stirred by t he won dr ou s tonepoems of
MacDowel l-"To a WildRose" and "To a Water Lily." or Nevin's
"Narcissus," or Goldmark's "I nt ile Garden," from his Rustle
WeddingS ~ ' I l 1 p h o n y .And thus It is, that whether it bethe
lingering memories that clusteraround some favorite bloom, or
thatare aroused b ~ its subtle perfume, ortheir association with
some immortal1loem, book or musical composition-In some way. f
lower s g ive us pure.unalloyed delight.
"The rose is fairest when ' t is buddingnew,The rose Is sweetest
wash ed w it hmorning dew,"
allusions to flowers in ou r literature.Everyone will recall
many instances-a nd t hi s i s an added pleasure-the as sociation
of the flowers we cultivatewith some favorite poem or story.Poets
and litterateurs wi thout number have glorified "all the
sweetestflowers that in the fores t grow."
PIUZE WINNERS.
AN APPRECIATION.(Continued from Page 1)It broadens the mind,
quickens thesympathies and leads to a keener appreciation of Nature
in all of hervaried moods. How true this is weeasily see in t he
many and beautifui
TelephoneNarberth, Par
Champion Exblbltors.
NARBERTH, PA.
Automobile Service
Telephone-Narberth 368.
THE FLOWER SHOW ITSELF.
Hiah Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.
C. P. COOK
Prompt Deliveries Assured
Contented Consumers CommendCook's Coal
Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNAR BER T H . PA
COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES
(Continued from Page 1)People who have no particular respect for
the King's English are veryfond of picturing so-called "riots
ofcolor," but if eve r t he re was an excuse for using such
extravagant language, that occasIOIi is at hand. Narberth's flrst
Flower Show was a "riotof color." It was a picture that wlll
berememberea for many a day. Nextyear we'll have an even better
show-althougn that seems impossible now-with the recollections of
last Sat-urday so vividly in mind.
Mr. SamueT 'Bowman, of Elmwoodavenue, and Mrs. Norman Jeffries,
ofNarberth avenue, carried off th ehonors for winning the greatest
number of prizes-Mr. Bowman receivingsi x blue ribbons and Mrs.
Jeffries five,:Mr. Loos was a c lo se third with fourfirst
prizes.The largest exhibits, and the closest
MEET ME AT THE CABINW m. D. Smedley
Estimates (Continued from Page 1)Class 24-Best vase o r baske t
lilYJoseph C. Mowrer of-tlle-Yalle)". (Ko entries).Class 25-Best
vase roses, mixedMrs. Korman Jefferies.Class 26-Best arranged
basket teaand hybrid roses-Mrs. Fletcher W.Stites.Class 27-Best a
rr anged baske trambler roses-Mrs. Robert Saville.Class 28-Best a
rr anged baske tTO BUY TO BUILD TO RENT pansies, al l colors-Mrs.
A. C. Sta-I , plcs; honorable mention, Mrs. C. T.Faries.Class
29-Best vase or bowl hard:!r
Scotch pinks-A. J. Laos.Class 30-Best yase Pyrethrumdaisies, all
colors-Mrs. Fletcher W.W LZER Stites.F. H.A Class 31-Most
attractive basket orI vase of f lowers of a ny ki nd o r
numPainting in all it s Branches I ber-Mrs. Norman Jefferies._ _ _
S)lee)al Clnsses.Estimates Cheerfully Given. Children's Class:-Best
and mostTelephone-Narberth 3ll-D. attractive vase or basket of wild
flow-ers-$5 each, Phillips Witherow andEleanor Ward; $2.50, John
Dean; $1,Addison Covert; honorable mention,Mabel Sauder.Suffrage
Class:-Best and mostar ti s ti cal ly arranged exhibit of y ellow
flowers, prize, two dozen growingplants-Miriam Ward.The Henry F.
Michell Company silv er medal fo r the best vase of mixedcu t roses
(not over 25 blooms)-Mr!'l.
~ o r m a n Jefferies.For the bellt mixed vase of 25peony
flowers (not over 25 blooms)First prize, Mrs. A. C. Shand;
secondnrize, Mrs. C. T. Faries. The prizeilin this contest were
also given by theMichell Company, flrst, be ing 100, ~ l a d l o l
u s , gold medal mixture; second,. 100 pearl tuberoses.
John A MowrerMOWRER BROS.Carpenters, Contractors
andBuildersTelephone Connection, Narberth andMerion.
J,\MES G. SCANLINContracting Painter
contests, were in the rose and peonyclasses. The blooms in both
wereexceptionally fine and the judgespondered a considerable t ime
i n several instances before being able to decide the winners.All
the baskets and vases entered bythe -chi ldren were pret ty and
attract-HARRY B WALL ed a great deal of attention. The bOYIt and gi
ri s t ook a great deal of interestin the s how a nd s ome o f them
hadrare and unusual wild flowers in thei rexhibits. F or t ha t
reason Our Townbelieves Diat e ach one is ent it led tohonorary
mention. Besides t he p ri zewinners these boys and gir l s
exhibited vases and baskets: Lewis Rudolph,Wayne Bord, Herbert
Krell, MayRommal, David Anderson, Anna Paul,Dorothy Chalfant ,
Elizabeth Miller,Lawrence Houston. Carl Metzger,Francis Covert, Ava
Mulholland, Joseph T. Mullineaux, Elizabeth Jones,Marion Bottoms.
Dorothy Bottoms,Alexander Leighton, Marjory Warner,Florence
Mueller, Douglas Anderson,Gladys Hanks, Raymond Saude r andMargery
Cowin.Baird Caldwell didn't enter thechildren's contest, bu t he
did enterI.Class 18 with several specimens ofI ris, of which he was
very proud.They didn ' t win a prize, but Baird\seemed completely
satisfied just to beIn th e show, r egardl es s o f whe therhe won
or not.l o n e very in teres t ing exhibit, no tIentered in any of
the classes, was aGloxinia plant wi th tWO fine blooms,lowned by
Mr. Rudolph, winner in
I Class 15. Special men tion should bemade of the exhibit of
tiny floweringplants, owned by Mrs. Gara.Exhibitors and spectators
also en-Office Closes Noon SaturdlL)'s, June 1 joyed the special
exhibition of peoniesto Sell tember 1 made by A. E. Woehlert, o f ,
th e Nar -ber th Garden Nurseries and t he exhibition o f p eon ie
s, p oppi es and therare Storax tree, made by the ThomasMeehan
& Sons' Germantown Nurseries.Mr. Stites . as chai rman of the
CivicAssoclatlQIi1S-'Committee, i n cha rge ofthe show, was
assisted by Mr. andMrs. F. Dinwiddie Walker, Mrs,Sti tes amI Mrs. E
. A. Muschamp.A novel r ef re shment f ea tu re wasthe serving of
ice cream in paper cups,A R D M 0 R E , P A . se t in small flower
pots-the top of, the ice cream covered with powderedcho{'olate, and
a sprig of mock
orange "grow[ng" out of each pot.The saf e of the fee cream
netted quitea nea t l it tl e s um for the Civic Association.After
t he sh ow closed the flowerswere sent t o t he B ryn Mawr
Hospital.
Chas. M. StuardFUNERALDIRECTOR
EDWARD HAWSPlaster and Cement Work
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