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Six More Weeks TillChristmas
Shop Ea rly . Pa tro niz e Iarberth Enterprises
'----!VOLUME U. NUMBER 5 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY" NOVEMBER I I ,
1915 PRICE TWO CENTS
LAW PROHIBITING SALE OF CIGARETTESTO MINORS TO BE RIGIDLY
ENFORCEDBurgess Henry Begins Campaign To Stop Cigarette Smoking
by School BoysTilE FOLLOWING IS A COPY OJ' A LETTER RECENTLY
SENT OUTBY MR . nENUY TO ALL LOCAL DEALERS IN CIGAIlETTES
wnlCHJURKS THE BEGINNING 01 ' A DETEUMINED CAMPAIGN TO UitEAK
Ul>
THE CIGARETTE HABIT AMONG Tn}: SCHOOL BOYS OJ' NAltBERTII:
W 'ANT EDA young man ( re si de nt o f N ar berth) t o t ak e
charge of n ew s ub sc rip tio ns a nd r enewa ls f or O urTown.An
excellent opportunity t o e ar na few dollars weekly for a
littlespare time during t he d ay or evenings.Address "Our Town,"
Box No. 404.
WYNNEWOOD ROAD WORK
THE REAL FACTS ABOUT THE REMOVAt OFTHE SCHOOL FROM THE Y. M. C.
A. BUILDINGAn Interesting Communication Setting Forth Real
Facts
Verified by Various OrganizationsDETAILS GIVEN IN BnlEF-IIISTORY
AND REVIEW 01 ' ENTIRE
lIATTER CAREFULLY GlVEN-COJUIUNITY ROOM MUCIl USED-ONEPLAN
REJECTED. SCHOOL BOARD p m : S E ~ T S CASE TO WOMEN.PLAN TO MAKE
FINAL REPORT TO Y .M. C. A. DIRECTORS.
Ar e you send-MRS. ANNA M. OWENSRANK H. COVERT
Sub s c r i p t i o n s Rec e i v e d S i n c eLas ' t VVeek
Showing a l os s o f two over th e preceding week.in g us you r
do ll ar before ou r next Issue?
BOROUGH COUNCILIMPROVES COLLECTIONOF ASHES FROM CELLARS
- - -_ ._ ._ - - -Dear Sir-Some time ago my attention wa s c al
le d to th e prevalence TO START NEXT WEEK [I Last week 's O ur To
wn had two around the s id e o f th e gymnasium for
o f t he cigarette habit among the boys 'of ou r community. An
investigation communications which, conta ined the ir exercise.has
shown that a large majority of th e boys under th e ag e of
twenty-one - - - statements that wer e i nc or re ct and' At a
meeting of the Board of Di-years, many of them mere children, ar e
add ic ted to this habit, an d ap - Good News FromState Highway
were un ju s t to th e Women 's C om - i rectors of th e Y. M. C.
A. on Octoberpear to have no difficulty in procuring the necessary
materials to gratify Gives Interesting Figures- munlty Club and :0
th e Y. M. C. A. ' 4, at which C. Howard McCarter, pres-thei r desi
res in this respect, notwithstanding th e ex is tence of a statute
III Brief. ,Ident of th e School Board, was pres-making t he s al e
or gift of c i ~ a r e t t e s to minors a misdemeanor. Work To Be
Completed This communication IS to se t forth ent , Messrs.
Coggeshal l an d Cole re-
The provisions of th is s ta tute will be strictly enforced in
th e future, an d by Christmas t h e r ea l facts in th e
case-without ar- ! ported their plan.as I understand you se ll c
igaret tes In connection with other lines of gument-as to the
position of tIle I (Mr. Coggeshall, In addi t ion to beinggoods , I
want to ask y ou t o c o- op er at e a nd help In confining their
sale to Women's Community Club and th e Y. property eOJllmlttee for
th e Schooladults lI.nd keeping them ou t of th e hands of t he m
inor s. No effort or The work on th e bad piece of IBoard I also ch
Ir at of tl e Bo rdexp en se w il l b e spared in prosecuting v
iola to rs o f th e law, and in order M. C. A., and w ill show that
neither 's a 1 1 at ha t t he boys themselves may have warn ing ,
th is letter wil l b e made pub - l ~ ~ n ~ ~ w ~ l ~ : ~ ~ ~ I ~ O
~ r d o , m w R l ~ l c l k l a s n t a d r t a V i e n - th e
Women's Community Club no r the of Managers o f th e 1'. M. C. A.
and alic in th e next Issue of "Our Town." , Y. M. C. A. "forced"
th e schoo l f rom direetor of the i ns ti tu ti on a s well.In
order that you may have an opportunity to become fami l iar wi th
about one week. th e building. It will show that th e Mr. McCarter
Is also a director of theThis contract wa s awarded by tile W 'c 't
CI b '11 Y l\I C A)th e p rovi si on s o f t he l aw , I quote th e
lollowlng two sections of the Act of omen s ommUlll y u were WI - .
. . .May 9. 1913, P. L. 198: State Highway Department for the ing
to s ac ri li ce ful ly two -t hi rd s oC On hearing th e report
mad e b y Mr."Section 1. Any person who shall furnish to any m in
or , b y g if t, s al e, r eb ui ld in g of Narberth's portion of
th e floor s pa ce o f the library an d Cole, which h ad be en p as
se d favoror otherwise, an . tt . t lb ' Wynnewood road a few days
ago. community room oC th e Y M C f!I a bl y u pon hy Mr.
Coggeshall, Mr.demeanor an d upYonClgare . et .or tCllgaretf e l
pa1lPebr, s lall e gUl lt y of a mis-, This bad piece of h ighway
is to be Building for the use of abou't t i f ~ ) ; McCarter said
that th e plan for th e, convlc Ion lereO s Ill. e s en tenced t o
p ay a fineof . . . " . l ' Idnot less t ll an o ne hundr d d 11
$10000) 1 I h entIrely rebUllt of concrete, wInch c hildren during
school hours It exercise of tI e clllidren wou note oa r s ., no r
more t la n t lree undred. . . . , . , tldollars ($300.00). Will
make It th e finest pIece of road- Iw ll l p ro ve c onc lusi ve ly
that th e \\ 01 k at al l - tha t th e r oom a ll ow e"Section 2.
Any minor, being in possession of a cigarette or o f c igar .' I
work in this part of the country. :School Board acted without wai
ti ng was Inadequate. Then It was, for th eette paper, an d b ei ng
by an y police officer, constable, juvenilecourt officer, The
contract w.as awa:ded to Pugh for any official action of th e B oa
rd of fi rst time. that i t w as k nown that th etruant officer, or
teacher In any schoo l, asked where and f rom whom such &.
Hubbard, a Plllladelpllla firm. The Dlreetors of th e Y. M. C. A.
It w ll l " ro om f or pl ay " w as really " ro om for~ I g a r e t
t e . or cigarette paper was ob ta ined , who shall re fuse to fu
rn i sh such Ind for t h f U ~ ~ 21 f o o ~ r oa dway was s how
that t he S ch oo l B oa rd m ad e n o regUlar school work"- tha t
the "play"mformatlOn, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon
conviction thereof, Ifor $5610.5".. Narberth s share o f t he d ef
in it e offer of adjustment to th e was r ea ll y a part o f t he
edu ca ti on albefore an y alderman, magistrate, or jus tice of th
e peace, s uch m inor , b ei ng total c ~ s t WIll be $3481.53.
Under the Boar d of D irectors of th e Y. M. C. prograJll f or t he
d ev el opment o f th eo f the a ge o f si xt een y ea rs o r u
pwar ds , s ha ll b e s en te nc ed t o p ay a fine State aid p lan
, th e Sta te pays th e cost A.. and t ha t t he School Board acted
children; work that must be, and
not exceeding five dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment In th
e jail of the of ~ n e - h a l f of ~ feet, th e Borough entirely
Independentlv In a manner had h ee n i n Ihe past, regnlar.proper
county no t exceeding five days, or both. I f s uc h m ino r shall
be of N ~ r b e r t h paYlllg the balance . T ~ they undouhtedlv
felt w as for th e S ( ~ h o o l HOllrd Present" ( ' ase to
"'omenunder t he age o f s lt xeen y ea rs , h e or .;he shall be
cer ti fi ed by such a ld er - State s share of t he t ot al cost
IS I'Jest Interests of' th e school children. Mr. MeCar te r made a
request forman, mag is tr at e, o r j us ti ce t o t he juven ile
cour t of th e county, f or s uc h $2129.01. HI t . ,use of f1l;
much of t he l ar ge commun-action a s to sa id c our t w ill seem
proper." Pugh & Hubbard were th e lowest T . 1 O ~ } l ' t Id '
ity room as possible a nd u rg ed thatBelieving that by united
effort we c an e ra di ca te this evil whi ch i s so b id de rs . O
th er b id s r ec ei ve d f or t he 0 reVIew tI e mCl( en s ea mg t
o th e pr opo sit ion be pu t before thedetrimental t o the hea lt
h of the you th of ou r community I am work were as follows: t l ~
e chang e, t he se ar e the facts: j women of the Community Cluo
for. Yours very' truly Union Paving Company, Philadel- \\ hen th e
Scbool Boa rd f i: st mad; , their act io n and that
representativesGEO. M. HENRY, lphia, filbertine cO'l"truction,
$7535.75. a r r a n g e m e n ~ s to take space m th e ,. ' of t he
Scbool Board should be allow-Burgess. I American I:'avlng and Cons
t ruc tion 1\'1. C. A., It wa s agreed. t ~ l a t they ell to
present the cas e t o th e women.
Mr. Henry states t ha t i t would surprise mos t o f ou r
citizens to know Company, Plllladelphla, concrete con- w ~ u l d be
g ~ a n t e d th e P f 1 v l l e ~ e of His request was g rant ed
by the Y. M.how few boys there ar e outside th e 10 wer grades who
do no t smoke, and struction, $9766.70. U ~ 1 l l g what IS known a
s the hbrary, 'C. A. directors.how comparatively easy it is for
them to obtain cigarettes. I t will be seen Mainwaring &
Cummings, Philadel- WIth th e u se of th e larger room as a; On
October 9, both th e retiringthat tile statute above quoted forbids
any p er so n f rom furn ish ing clgar- phla, concrete
construction, $6242,67, p la y r oom for t he c hi ld re n whe n It
B oa rd a nd t be i nc om ing Board ofe tt es t o m inor s, whether
by sale, g if t o r otherwise, thus v isi t ing i t s penal - E.
Morton Fleming, Ardmore, con- \n lS n ~ ' t o th erwi se eng ag ed
, for th e Managers o f t he Women's CommunitYties no ton ly upon
th e deale r but u po n a ny a du lt who s houl d buy t he c ig ar
- crete construction, $6442.17. ~ u of $20 a month f or t en months
iClub met Messrs. C og ge sh al l a ndctles for th e minors. I
Frank McInerney, Easton. amles ite II I e a ~ h year. The School
Board ~ r ~ l , 'Ridge, of th e School Board , l i stened
The second section is most impor tant as an aid in th e
enforcement of construction, $7216.55. occupied t b Y. 1\1. C. A.
when. h.tt.a t o t he ir presentation of th e facta,th e act. While
there i s n o p un is hm en t provided for th e boy in whose pos-
Dwyer & Co., Philadelphia, warren- us e w as bel1lg made of the
bUlldmg, 'went Into executive session and draft-f1t'sslon
cigarettes or cigarette paper Is found i f h e g iv es i nforma ti
on f rom i te con st ru ct io n, $7951.10. especia l ly thi s part
of it, ed tb e following communication:whom it wa s received or
purcbased, refusal to d iv ul ge s uch i nforma ti on I t Is
expected that work on the Outgrow Llbrar). Women Wiiilllg to Give
Space.mak es h im also guilty of a misdemeanor and subjects him to
a penalty of new roadw'ay will be I started in This arrangement
worked tolerablY " ~ I r , T. n. ( ' o g - g - ~ " h a l l .fine or
imprisonment or both. about one week and t ha t i f bad win- well
to both pa rt ie s unt il t hi s f al l "Chairman Hoar,1 of ~ I a n
a g - ~ r "I tl d I d I b ' or thp : - ; a r h ~ r t h y, ~ I C.
A.te r weather does no t interfere the w len 1e gr a e lOuse t ler
e ecam e " D ~ a r Slr:-At t h ~ m ~ ~ l i n g - of the Boardjoh
will be finished before Christmas. cramped in tb e library and ha d
to of ; llanager". pa"t '"HI p r ~ " ~ n t , of t h done
expeditiously and efficiently. It use a smal l pa rt of the larger
room. ~ ~ ; ~ . m ~ : : : , ~ n : ~ ~ ~ ' ~ \ ~ ~ ~ ~ , Y : ; ; , ~
\ , : ~ ~ : : \ ) ~ ~ ~ ' t o ~ a t ~ ; ~ ~was decided that only
those boxes and I When th e larger room was in use, : ' \ a r h ~ l
t h :.;ehool Boarel spoke "cg-ardlng conre t I '11 b d th t I J ' ]
I " ' J U ' } ' ~ C Y CALLS TO}'IUE' ,lItlolls III the lIrst g-nule
school room, thecep a c e s WI e remove a can .. , ': ' > , , ,
> ' th e cl ll idren had to be crowdell into follOWing-
lIeelslon Wa" maue hy thoMe preMobe easily handled by one man, and
ANIl IOLICE 1)F,1ARTJ[},NT8 th e space beh ln(l a sliding
partition. ent: 'We are wllllllg to have" partitionth t' 1 tt t' f
h I It ' . ttl tIl I. placetl acroHs th e room a t t he n e x t p l
la x te r .e pa r ICU ar a en lOn 0 ouse- I IS v er y Imp or a n t
la t8 ep lOne I Accordmg to the preSIdent of th e Mall! partitioll
to remain flown ,lu"IIIg- t i l l 'holders Is d ir ec ted t o t hi
s p oi nt . In Iusers become familiar w it h t he n um -I S ch oo l
B oa rd Mr McC ar te r this con- Meho,)1 Sl'"slon, with 110 p r l \
' l l e g ~ " h ~ l ' n l l l ! tlwt
former tl' e h tl bit t b 11 d h th ' d' t I.' ~ J l a e e
g-ranted to the- :- ichool at a n) ' t im e a ndm S w en Ie oroug 1
em- 'ers 0 e ca e w en e Imme l a e Iditlon was tole rable to the
School the \ \ " o m ~ n ' " Community Cluh p r l v l l e g ~ c l
to ployel; removed ashes from cellars Ial;sistance of th e police
or fire depart- B oa rd i f it did not h appen more than hold
morlling m ~ e l i l l g s of allY nature; hut,Meeting of CouncIl
Thursday dbtl' i' d ' , " f t ~ r ""h",,1 hours. the " 'uh r e s ~
n ' e s theI an asemen s, t l ey wer e In numer - men t s reqUIre .
I five times a month. r lg -h t to U " ~ t h ~ whole spaee,
pCll\'lclel! thatEvening Passes Impor tant i ous cases re quire d
to handle very, The telephone company desires t l ~ a I ( 'omDl l l
l l l t ) HoolD ][ueh Used. ~ ~ ' : " I ~ ~ , ~ , o o l room Is r ~
s t o r ~ " h ~ f o r e the nextR I
. . Ash large boxes and In some cases sugar Iemergency calls may
be made WIth Wit h m an y n ew organizations using " ( S l l - \ '
n ~ d J ( ~ m : ' ; . J A, H. rOLl ' : ,eso utIon- es to be
barrels. Any citizen who g iv es t he t he max imum deg ree of
speed an d cer- th e building, whi ch h as now become > . ' " l
l ~ l i r l n g Ch"lrmnn."Collected From Cellars matter a momen t'
s t ho ug ht w il l u n- t al nt y, a nd feels assured that this
can a community center Mr McCarter 111m to )Jake 1'llInl Uep or t t
o Y. 1'1.derstand that this Is no t as it s houl d b e accompl is
hed by no other method was told t ha t t he re ' was' robabillt (
;. A. nlrectors.he, and Chai rman Edward C. Stokes, t ha n t ha t
each subscriber shall know tl t t l ' I 'ftl 11 hP t bY October 13,
ac te r rece ipt o f f or e- 'l U liS S 11' ng wou ( ave 0 e . . I
M C h 11At a mee ti ng o f Borough Councils of th e Highway
CommIttee of Borough th e telephone numbers of th e proper 11 th fi
t th gomg commull lca t on, r. ogges aheld on Monday evening of
this week iCouncils, i s h op eful that ou r people police and fire
houses, and shal l call ~ ~ . I ; ~ : ~ l ? r e : ' ~ i v ~ m e \
atlm.on ti . !once more met with Mr. Cole to de-t he mat te r of th
e collection of a s h c ~ iwill assist his men in th e e ff or t t
o t ho se numbers direc t in al l cases. t 1. 1 lIS I conS Ih on1
Bc ngd k l I llS. - cide u po n r ec ommend at io ns t o th e, . .
IItlOns, t Ie c 00 oar as ed ItS' B d f .was co nsi de re d at
considerable combme efficiency w it h s at is fa ct lo n. A cc or
di ng ly a space ha s been pro- . oa r 0 DIrectors of Y. M. C. A.I
. .. propert.y commIttee Mr Thelwell Mel Hlength. The borough
authorities have i IS also stipulated III th e new vlded at th e t
op o f th e front. cover oC C sIll" ,r . ,0 e, as ouse Manager ,
said hebeen earnestly e nd ea vo ri ng f or Iruhng of Councils that
the work of your local directory in wlllch those Hogge lU , to c
tnsult with th e t would recommend to the Board thatBome time to
reach a solu-' removing th e ashes f rom t he cellars numbers may
be entered couspicuous- o us e Manag er 0 tlle Y. M. C. A.. : the
women's wishes be c ar ri ed o uttion of this ques t ion calcu la
ted shall he ent ir ely w ithout c ha rge to IlY. In that space
also appears a note IW. Arthur Cole, t o p la n a way ou t of i and
that the rental be made $40 ato give th e greatest sa ti s fac tion
to th e property owner , a nd t he re will, referring you to a page
of th e d ir ec - t he difficulty.. Imonth (since th e space wa s
doubled)ou r citizens an d at th e same time therefore, be no
obligation upon tory on whi ch a complete l ist of Fire I 0111'
Piau lteJected. j and a new partition be installed bykeep ill mind
th e cost involved to househo lders to make any contrlbu- and
Police Stations is shown. Messrs. Coggeshall and Cole me t th e
School Board. It wa s thenthe borough. The chief difficulty has
tion whatever to th e borough em- Please consult this l i st and
enter the Ia nd w en t ov er t he si tu at io n o n Fri- , a gr ee
d by bo th that Mr. Coggeshall,been found In t he m at te r o f t
ak in g ployes. proper num bers on your directory day evening,
October 1. They f el t a s c ha irma n of th e Board of Managersth
e ashes ou t of t h e c el la rs a nd plac- The new p la n f or
gathering the Icoyer , each Issue. that t he y h ad s ol ve d t he
difficulty by !of th e Y. M. C. A., should call aIng them where th
ey co ul d be c on. ashes will be pu t into opera tion on
ftrranglng to p ut u p a temporary par - jmeeting of t he d ir ec
to rs o f t he Y. M.venientlY put into the borough wagons. November
15. ,co}wUNITY CLUU. t it lo n i n th e community room, taking C.
A. without de lay in order to ge tThe ruling of th e Highway Commi,
f'pflr.e e no ug h i n whi ch t o comfortably definite action an d
to report to t hete e which ha s b een i n e ff ec t f or some'
NAUBERTH A S S E ~ m L Y . The s econd Communi ty C lub te a Reat
th e children, and then to open School Board.
t im e m ad e it i ncumbent u pon the First dance Narberth
Assembly, was held In the Communi ty Club room th e t.wo doo rs o f
th e gymnasium bal- No 1'[eeting Called.propertY' own er t o t ak e
t he ashes ou t Novembe:- 20. on Tuesday, November 2. Mrs. C. T.
f>ony anrl allow th e children to ci rcle In stead of calling
this meeting tf h 11 A d i
1"aries was h os te ss , a ss is te d b y Mrs. I b ao t e ce ar.
t Mon ay n ght's Commltt'e of charge, Mr. and Mrs. tI e 10 by b al
co ny and t he b al co ny (Continued on Thi rd Page)meeting it wa s
decided that th e T. B. Dun-aris, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. C. Pollock,
Mis s Loo s, Mrs. J. ._ .... _.-. -borougb. wou id emp loy men
whose IBodanskY al.d Mr. and Mrs. Rezo Mullineaux, Jr., and Mrs. C.
T. Moore.duty it will be to t ak e t he a sh es out B rook s. There
were thirty l ad ies o f Narberthof th e cel la r s and p la ce
them on th e Admission n.50 pe r coupl e for s in - I
present.sidewalks where they can be deposit '.lIb hi i th A I Mrs.
David D. Stickney w ill beed in th e b or ou gh wag on s T h Ig e
b(lancfe, OIh mem i ers fPfi n de s- 110s1ess on Tuesdav , November
16.. sem y or ' , e se r es 0 ve ances, .empty boxes will l at er b
e returned for $6.00, to be h el d o n th e dates, asby t he se men
t o t he c el la r doors or below , whi 'l h are: November 20,
ILIST (H' (1NCALLED l'OHwindows, where they can easily be December
17 January 21 February LETTERS IN NAUB}:UTH P. O.p laced in t h e c
el la r by th e owner OI ,I I and April' 28. " I Miss Martha
Connelly, Miss Pendel..h is servants . The men delegated for! I f
you ar e in terested, k ind ly com- tOIl. Mr. R . S . Machindrich,
Mr. Thomth is duty will p recede th e a sh -wagon s mun icat e wft
h th e above committee, Ias Hudson, Mr. Howard Murphy.by a time
sufficient t o h av e the work or Wm. J. 'ienderson, Secretary. I
Edward S. Da,,'s, Postmaster.
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NAHBEHTIl, PA.-oUR T O W N - - N O V E ~ r B E R 11 , 1 ~ 1
5'f
binding , except numbers 1, 2; 3, 4,and 42.I Mrs. S. P. Bowman,
of 116 Elmwoodavenue, entertained at luncheon onFriday. The ta ble
wa s tastefullyd eco rate d w ith y el lo w and
whitechrysanthemums. Among those presen t were Mrs. J. K. Patton, o
f V an couver, B. C.; Mrs. McKee, Mrs .. Kortelbeln, Mrs. A. B.
Durkee, Mrs. A.C. Durkee and Mrs. John C. Bowman.
Mrs . N. J. Rowand r ,nd Miss MaryHowand, o f Wynnewol'd avenue,
arevisiting friends in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss L in da K ir k, o f Woodside avenue, en ter ta in ed Miss F
dte lle Bot toms, over the week-end.
UAPPYSUNDAY EVENINGSubJect:
"The ChrlstJon Home-The Parents 'ResponsibIlIty"SoloistlIUSS
lIrARJAN BRILLHeartyGosppl Sonl!' ServiceChorus ChoirI f you enJoy
congrell'Rtlonal sInging-come I . ,
P. 0. ' Box 820 can furn ish , wi thout I f you want heart
encouragement--comelcharge. copies o f "Ou r Town" to any,
METHODIST CHURCH('np wishing to. comp.le! e a fi le for
1._--------------..:Mrs. A. L. Campbell has r et urnedto he r home
a t S tu ar t t.venue, aftera week ' s s tay In W a s h i n l ~ t o
n , D. C.
H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.
HARRY A. JACOBS,EdItor.
MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cashier.
NARBERTH Y. M. C. A.
OUR TOWN
MUSICALE FOR NARBERTH.
EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police 1250.
OUR TOWN will glad ly pr in tany news I tem about an y
subjectthat Is of Interest to Narberthfolks, bu t In ortter to
meetth e printing sch4l'lule, al l "copy"-manuscr ipts -must reach
th eeditor by 6 P. M. Monday eachweek.
The ladies of the Soc ia l League Int hi s bo rou gh h ave
expressed greats at is fa ct ion w ith the large majorityhi favor
of th e suffrage movement.
A delightful program has been ar r anged f or November 22, at
8.15 P .M., to b e held at Elm Ha ll. T he participants will be
William H. Carmint,tenor; Gertrude E. Wright, soprano;Piotr Wizla,
baritone, an d Mrs. B.Franklin Armiger, reader. Dancingwill follow
the musicale.
President, H. S. Hopper; secretary,R. L. Beatty; treasurer, D.
D. Stickney; chairman of board, C. E. Kreamer ; directors, W. D.
Smedley, E. S.Haws, G. H. Gifford, Carroll Downes,J. S. Harris, G.
M. Henry, C. H. McCarter , Vernon Fleck, Irvin Ward; T.~
Coggeshall, Fred Stone, J. B. Esenwein, E. E. Seaver, T. C.
Trotter, Dr.R. C. Hof fman. Board of Managers:Chairman, T.R.
CQggeshall, H. C.Gara, W. Arthur Cole, F. W. Stites, R.H. Savi ll .
Execut ive secretary, O. L.Hampton.
} 'IRE PREVENTION A RESPON them in good repai r and keep them
so.smILITY IN HOMES. I Keep gasol ine , o il s a nd o th er
likecombustibles out of them.Carelessness lOs Crlmlnnl. Part
icularly see that the chimney of___ iyou r house is cleaned before
putting
Individual liability for fires is be-I up stoves.c om ing to be
much d is cu ss ed o f late Make i t y ou r motto, "To prevent aand
t he r e s eems to be a decided belief Ifire is easier than putting
one out. " Itthat there is a right of action at com- I saves lots o
f sor row for many.m on l aw by t he own er of ad jo ini ng Chos.
V. Noel,property damaged by fire communi- Assistant State Fire
Marshal.cated from another build ing when thefire was caused by
neglec t, careless-ness, design or failure to comply with THE
EVANGEL THE FIRESIDE In Lower Merion, where reside Mrs.existing
laws or ordinances. UAI)TIST CHUnCH 1J. H ow ard Brown , th e pres
iden t ofThe Supreme Court of New York de- ' the Montgomery County
Committee ,clared a l iab il i ty for ful l cost in two INVITJ:S
YOU Betty Uaxter's GossIp. and Mrs. J. D. Winsor, leader of
thecases for the extinguish ing ot fires. NEXT SUNDAY Lower Merion
suff rage cause, theA number of sui t s are now pending HET'.ry
UAXTEU'S GOSSIl). votes "yes" were 1212, "no" 1178, orGraded BIble
Schoolin Indiana claiming damages from The sound of dropping nuts
is heard a margin of 34.:owners of property wherein fire Sermons
though all t he t ree s ar e still, I - --!s ta rt ed , and i n one
case by a t enan t "Pr es ervIng Pri ce le ss Possessions" And
twinkle in the smoky l ight the I Miss Hulda B. Jefferies, ot
Nar-because the owner had fai led to make "The Power o f Womnn"
waters of the rill, Iberth avenue, en ter ta ined tbe AlphaSend al
l letters and news i tem t o c ha ng es in co nd it io ns t o whi
ch the The south wind searches for the, Chapter of the Chi Pi
Sorority onP. O. Box 404. Itenant had, on a number of occasions,
Young People 's flowers whose f ragr an ce l at e h e: Sat urday
evening.
Send al l a dv er ti si ng c op y t o P . O. cal led to the
owner' s a ttent ion . HrollJ) I,elldershlll Seniee bore, : - -
-Box 820. The Supreme Court of I1lino[s has We Aim t o J le lp You
And sighs to find them in th e wood I T he B eta Chapter of the Chi
PiMake all remittances to P. O. Box held that a p ers on is l iab
le fo r al l and by the stream no more. Sorority met on Friday
evening, at118. those consequences which might have - - - th e home
of Miss Katherine Mc-Our Town is o n s al e at the d e p ~ t been
foreseen and expected as a result DR HORN HITS Miss Eleanor
Ensinger, daughter of i Dowell, on Montgomery avenue.
newsstand, and at th e store of H. ""1 of hi s conduct. In tbis
case fire bad I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ensinger, of I - - -Davis.
been started in dry leaves and grass . I Montgomery avenue, and Mr.
Charles 1'\0. 404 South Narberth avenue isEntered as second-class
matter, Or.- IThe fire got beyond control, no t only MILK DEALERS
Coon, of We st erl y, R ho de I sl an d, Ishort a rubber door ma t
since Hal-tober 15, 1914, at th e post Office at 'burn ing h is f
arm bui ld ings , bu t be- were married on Wednesday evening,
lowe'en.Narberth, Pennsylvania, under the Ic au se o f h igh wind,
burned the bUild-I - - - !':ovember 10, at seven o'clock, in St. -
- -Act of March 3, 1879. i ng s o f a neighbor a quarter of a mile
. ,John's Epi sc opal Chu rc h o f Cynwyd. Mrs. William Cohlc
entertained theaway. The cou rt held that the setting ILocal
Chemist Says Those Who iMiss Ensinge r was attended by Miss I
Thimble Club on Wednesday afterTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1915 10f th e
fire was the p roxima te c au se o f I 'Vater Milk Are Part Murder-
1Mae McConnell, of Cynwyd, as maid Inoon, at he r home on Merion
avenue.,the burning of the neighbor's bulld- I er s and the Nearest
Kind ' of honor. The b ri de smaids wer e I -' in g. a nd t ha t t
he defendant must pay I . .Miss Katherine McDowell, Miss Sarah On
Saturday, November 27, th e Chithe loss. of Thieves 'pedrick, Miss
Florence Wyat t an d Pi S oro ri ty will have an auction saleI
Another case was decided by th e 'Miss Isabelle Dodds: Mr. Charles
H' I for the b en efi t of a h om e f or h om e-_________________ i
Supreme Court of I llinois holding a I D D 'd W'lb H fB I Ensinger
b ro ther o f th e b ri de a ct ed l es s b ovs in Virginia, . r.
aVI I ur orn, 0 ryn' ' I . - .= ~ = - - : : : : . - - - - - - - - -
- - - r a Il road company l iab le for having se t 1\' lit t tl B d
f as best man The ushers w ere Mr -- -EDITORIAL NOTES f l awr ,
clem SOle oa rso' .\ .fire t g r ~ s s a long i ts right 0 way,
iHealth o f L ower :Merion, Haverford INel son Ens inge r, Mr.
Edward En- Mr. George W. Rowbotham, aresultmg m t he d ea th of
woman ICheltenham township and S arthmor: singer, Mr. Arthur
McConnell and Mr. Ibrother of Mr. James P. Rowbotham,Iwhose
clothing caught fire m trying d N b th b I 1 w t h ' WilHam Durbin
The ceremony was, of Price avenue, died of heart failureIto p ut o
ut the blaze. I ~ t : ~ r : ; .oroug IS, l: S c ~ 1 followed by a ~
e c e p t i o n at t he home: on his w ay home from a religiousC as
es s im il ar t o these have also 1 10. 111 a Ie rIng. as campIOn 0
of the bride. at which only the hr ldall meeting on Thursday
evening. FriendsIbeen decided by th e courts of Indiana, I p u ~ e
, heal.thful ~ m l k , m reply to an party and the famil ies were
present . ' of Mr. and Mrs. James RowbothamMinnesota and Missouri.
I a r t ~ c l e . p r l 1 1 t ~ d m a Media weekly The bride and br
idegroom wil l be at !extend their sympathy.I Th e time is coming v
er y r ap id ly Iwlncll IS edIted by Thomas Cooper. home at 6 Beach
street, Westerly.!when every State will enact laws that iMr. C o ~
p e r g rew gen tl y h u m o ~ o u s a IRhode Island, a ft er t he
first of Jan- I The Narberth G lee Cl ub h ol ds its
Iwi ll compel p ers ons t o pay for that I short t ll ne a go b
ec au se a ml1kman uary. I regular mee ti ng on Thursday
even-carelessness and negligence. It i s n ot was arrested at the
instance of the ling.Imore than right that they should and IBoard
of Health o f Haver fo rd town- MI C 1 I' f E I ---be in line with
t he l aw s that have ' ship. Dr. Hor n h ad examined some ss ,aro
)h'n drkwlIl'hiof hssex avfe- Thomas George and Lilie Smith1 ---' I
t E f h 'l k d d h' nue , gave a an er c e s ower or '_____ been ca
rr ied ou in uropean coun- 0 t e ml an faun t at It con- M' El E '
S t d 1spent t wo d ay s hunting on t he P er -tries f or many
years back, resulting tained 8 1- 10 p er c en t. o f butter fats
ISS eanor nsmger,. on a ur .ay kiomenWha t i s so rare as an autumn
day, in thi r ty - th ree cent s per c ap it a l os s and total
solids amounting to 11.5' afternoon. The guests m?luded ~ I S S I
.in the Year-Round Home Town? I'in th e Old Country as compared
with I t A th i t d ,Helcn Jones, Miss MarjOrIe JefferIes. . . - -
-. ' I pe r cen . s e requ remen un er IMiss Evelvn Harris Miss
Adah Dur - Mr. WIlham Boyle, fo r.many yearsI three dollars m the
United States. 1th e recently a do pt ed t owns hi p o rd i- b ' M'
-K tl . 'M D 11 M' connected with the Philadelphia Post. U ' . W
te. m. ISS a lerme c owe, ISSLoc al i tems ar e always mterest-
mae.cessar;) as . . nance IS 8 1-4 per cent. of butter fats,
IDorothy Durbin Miss Sydnie Bolich. Office, w as b ur ied o n l ast
FrIday af -ing. You do not have t o s en d us a I A burned cIty
does not r ep lace I t - I and to ta l sol ids of 12 pe r cent.,
the' Miss M a r g u e r i t ~ Mueller and Miss ternoon. A l ar ge
number of post
quantity o[ them to be acceptable., self. . !d ea le r w as t ak
en before Justice of Elizabeth Justice. office off ic ials and emp
loye s f romWe ar e thankful for even one or two. Fire lDsurance
does not replace lost I t he P ea ce Thomas, of Haverford , and
IPhiladelphia attended his funeral.A few i tems fr om many p eo pl
e will property. I fined $15 and costs. He appealed to. . . . I
---make 'Our Town a ver y newsy she et I Food, clothing and shelter
ar e pro-I t he Del awar e County Court. . MISS Marjorie. JefferIes
e n t e r t ~ m e d "'ork is progress ing on th e firstindeed. duc
ed only by human effort, hence I Mr_ Cooper remarked t ha t " in th
e In honor of MISS Eleanor Ensmger l.ollse to be built in Narbrook
Parkl a ~ o r expended in replacing waste is l ol d day s t he
burden of t he mi lkma n an d .Mr. Charles Coon on Saturday
IWilliam T. Harris is th e builder. C o n ~WIthdrawn from
legitimate production . e ve nmg . T he h ou se was attractively I
.The ed it or , a nd his associates get for the sat isfac tion of
human needs. Iwas to see that th e mIlk he served decorated with
autumn leaves an d ~ t r u c t l o n of the s e ~ e r s and o th er
un-exactly t he s ame s al ar y for edi ting I Nat iona l was te
impover is he s th e i his c u s t o m ~ r s was fre.sh, and if he
quantities of yellow chrysanthemums. l j r g r O ~ n d work .IS ~ r
O g r e S S i n g asthis paper as you do for not editing it.
nation. as family waste impoverishes i could Iteep It S?, an d dId
n ot a dd too The gues ts were Miss Katherine Mc-Irapidl) as
possIble, . considerableSo it is j us t a s much your paper a s the
household. I n ~ u c h ~ a t e r t o It, he could go through Dowel
l, Mis s Evelyn Harris, Miss I ~ i d e w a l k s have been laId,
also curbit is t he ir s. T he n why don't you help I The fire
waste Is not really paid for Ihfe Without a ~ troubles; bu t in
Adah Durbin, Miss Carolyn Irwin, mg and gut te rs . The se rv ice
roadsin some way? A new item, an adver-
Iby insurance companies Fi re insur-I these progressIve d ay s h
e must know Miss Hel en Winga te Miss Helen h ~ v e mostly been g
ra ded and paved
tlsement, or a s U b s c r i p t i o ~ ~ i l l do ance is a dded
by manufacturers and the analy tical contents of t he m il k;
Graves, Mr. Wharton' Ingram, Mr. WIth stone.v ery much, as Our Town
s mcome merchants to th e cost of the goods, must be up on
proteids, butter fat.s Lester Jef fe ries . Mr. Louis Winne,each ~
e e ~ doe s not ~ v e n p ~ th e Iand whoever buys a loaf of bread,
a I a n . ~ l T o t h e ~ technical"matters." Mr. Charles Jones.
Mr. Robert Durbin I t i s v er y g ra ti fy ing to le ar n th
atprinter s bIll. J us t t hmk t hIS ove r, \ hat, a coat or shoes,
pays it . The cost No "mIlk dealer. Dr. Horn . re- a nd Mr. Charles
Ensinger. the squirrels in and about t.hethen do what you can to
help us I of the fire tax Is concealed in the price torts, need
have an y such techmcal borough ar e not being k il le d by
thealong. of th e goods. Every fire is paid for by knowledge,
provided he sells un- Mrs. Hor ac e P . Moore entertained men and
boys who usually huntall the people. Insurance is collected altered
the milk as it comes f rom th e K app a Sigma Ph i S or or it y o n
g am e; c on se qu en tl y, t ho se who ar eTo th e editor, a
communicat ion is f rom all and paid to him who ha s a tl.le. cows.
I.f h.e aims, however, to Friday evening. attempting to care for
and protecth d d th lk t t th t h t he s qu ir re ls a re much
encouraged.always i nt er es ti ng and acceptable, Ifire; enc e the
man who ha s a fire IVI e e ml m 0 one pa r a ebecause it is
original, an d sets forth intentionally, or unintentionally, takes
later sells a s c ream and another part The Missionary Society of
the Dap- Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Haine s Bursome indiv idua l thought.
Oftentimes, Imoney ~ r o m the pocke ts of his ne igh- that he shal
l a l ter se ll . a s whole m i l ~ , tisL Church will have a
Thanksgiving Igess, of New York, s pent l as t weekwe do not
concord WitIl al l of our, bors. FIre insurance is an a ss es sm en
t t he n y ou r..J?tatement IS true. Or If Imeeting on Tuesday a
fternoon, as the guests of Walter M. Burkhardt.
correspondent's ideas, but, neverthe- Iupon al l to pay to o ~ e
; hence every he aims to . ~ d w at er , b ut in such November 16,
at 2.30 o' cl ock. Mrs. 100 Maple avenue. Mr. Burkhardtless, their
i de as may be r ight , and! f i r ~ makes eve ry man s struggle
for a s ~ a l l quantIties as to escape detec - A. J. Row land w il
l gi ve an a dd re ss a ls o e nt er ta in ed f or t ea , G eo rg e
C.ours wrong. If you th ink you' r e right IliVmg h a r d ~ r b
comp,elUng him to tlon, .. t he n a ls o y ou r s ta tement is on
her experiences on the Pacific Corson, of Plymouth Meeting; C.
Rusin any good cause, s ti ck to it and do s p e n ~ for hIS
neighbor s waste what true. ICoast, dwelling particularly u po n t
he scI Corson, Norristown; R. D. Hughes,not be afra id t o t el l a
bo ut it. h e mIght o th erwi se spend for h is o wn Dr. Ho rn
denoun ces m il kme n who, work of the missionary cruiser , the
Woodbury, N. J.; J. S. Bradway.comfort. adulterate milk. "The
dealer Who, Robert G. Seymour. The membe rs o f H av er fo rd ; R
ob er t S. Wickham,
Jlouse CleanIng. put s but 5 per cent. of water i nt o t he t he
society will b ri ng t he ir Thank s- Devon; H. H. Gaul, F . P ar
ke r, Jr .I t must be b or n in mi nd that poor Imilk he sel ls ,"
Dr. Horn says, "steals giving mite boxes to this meeting. and W.
Carlton Harris, Philadelphia.housekeeping is a cause of a great one
cen t o f every twenty t ha t h e col- Everyone is i nv it ed to
attend.majority of the fires. Keep all part s of lects from a
patron. Through him Mrs. Clement Booth gave a luncheonthe home free
f rom t he a cc umul at io n t he h el pl es s, b ot tl e- fe d b
ab y o f t he The Delta Sigma. Sororitywillhold a and "500" on
Wednesday, at he rof r ub bi sh . Ca re s ho ul d b e t ak en in
household is chea ted out of one- twen- cake and candy sa le in the
Y. M. C. home, Narbe rt h and Woodside ave getting rid of this
rUbbish. If done, it tieth of the nutr iment it is supposed A.
community room on Friday af- inues. Those presene were: Mrs.
Ralphshould not be done on a windy day to receive, and i s c he at
ed of Onf'- ternoon, November 19. Hamblet, Mrs. C. A. Strong and
Mrs.~ o should it be p il ed up near a b ui ld - twe nt ie th o f i
ts lease on life. Steal- John Young, of Philadelphia; Mrs.mg and
set on fire. Be sure no t to i ng penni es f rom a blind man i s
sup- Mrs. Robert H. Durbin, of Narberth John J. Byrd, of Wayne;
Mrs. Wil-leave a smouldering fi re, a f ew sparks posed to be
unusually meanness but avenue, s pent t he week-end in Mer- liam
Barker, Mrs. Lester Nickerson,from the fire may fall on a dry roof
is a blind." ' chantvllle, N. J., visiting relatives. Mrs. William
Livingston, Mrs. Cock-and cause a destructive loss. If rubbish
Irell, Mrs. C. P. Fowler, Mrs. Josephwas removed immediately and
not a l- Mrs. Walter Cowin an d Miss Mar- H. Nash. Mrs. Carroll
Downes, Mrs.
lowed to accumula te , it would make CHILD LIFE CIIAPTEll.
Ijoric Cowin , of Merion avenue, have S t u a ~ t McClellan, Mrs.
Charles Verna,housecleaning much easier and lessen The Child Life
Chapter met in the' been visiting Mrs. Cowin's mother, I M r ~ . A.
K. Siler and Mrs. C. T. Moore .the cause of many f ires. Do not
permit Community Club room, Friday after- Mrs . Huf f, i n Trenton,
N. J.children to burn rubbish . This should noon, November 5. There
wer e thi rbe looked after by some adult person. tcen
J)Jesent.Attics and cellars s ho ul d b e kept I t was decided t o
have the meetings
free from combustible accumulations. the first Friday morning of
eachA sh es should n ev er be car el es sl y mon th, from 10.00
until 11.30.disposed of against wooden fences orother combustible
surfaces. eA t id y house-wife i s the worst KING'S DAU'GIITEUS
WILL HOLDenemy of fire waste. This is concurred SALE.In by leading
insurance men. Many Th e Evangel Circle of King'l!jfires h av e b
een p rev ent ed b y good Daughte r wi ll hold a sale in th e
Comhousekeepers keeping cupboards a nd mun it y room' of the Y. M.
C. A.,c lo se ts c le an and free f rom aecumu- November 13, from
11.00 A. M. to 9.30la tion of useless articles.. IP. M. There will
be on sale fancyLook at y ou r b ui ld in gs . Se e that and use fu
l ar ti c les and home baking.they ar e i n g ood repair. I f not,
pu t A light lunch wUl be served.
Mrs.C. R. Blackall G. M. HenryMrs . C. T . Moore A. J . L oo
sMrs. E. C. Stokes Henry RoseMissAdah Durbin W. T . MelchiorEarl F
. Smith O. L. HamptonAssociate EdItors.
Owned, and Published every Thursday by th e Narberth Civic
Association.
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FIEDLER'SBUSY DAYS AND EVENINGS
AT Y. M. C. A.Date Book a Novelty-LibraryStill Very
Popular-BowlingLeague Starts GamesEnglish Class-Week
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SCHOOL EDITOR'SWEEKLY NEWS ITEMS
I n : u l O ~ JIEETING 1I0USE.
~ A H B ~ H T I I , PA.-OUR TOWN-NOVEMBER 11. 1915Pra!'er
Service.Thi s s er vi ce Is h el d w ee kl y onWednesday, at 8 P.
M., In charge of .the pastor, '
i\IEN'S BIDLE CLASS BANQUET.The Men's Bible Class of
theMethodist Episcopal C hurch wlllhold their second annua l b
anquet on I" uebc!ny evening, November 16, at6.30 o'clock at the
church.The toastmaster will be Mr.Fletcher Stites. Speakers will
beDr. George Bickley Burns, Rev. l"rankMcKnight Gray and Rev. C. G.
Koppel.
nev. C. G. KOp]le], Pustor.
N.rw1t pf tlt.r Q l l l u r ' 1 l ~ 5
};VANGEL BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE PRESBYTElUAN CHURCH.neve Jol ll l Van Ness, Minister.Sunday,
November 14:10.00 A. M.-Blble School.11.00 A. M.-Publlc worship,
withsermon by t he pas to r. I n connectionwit h t hi s mee ti ng
the Sacrament ofInfant Baptltlm will be observed.7.00 P. M.-Young
People' s mee t
i ng . Lea de r, Hilda Smedley.8.00 P . M.-Evening worship.
"TheBeatitude for th e Pure in Heart."Plans are being made for the
celebration of the fifth anniversary ofth e present pastorate on
November21. There will be special servicesboth morning and evening.
Effortsw ll l b e made t o s ecur e the presenceof every member.The
Increasing a tt endance i n t heSunday School is m ost
gratifying.The seating capaci ty Is being taxedto the utmost and
arrangements willhave to b e mad e in the near futuref or more
room. Last Sunday therewere 208 In attendance.
"Date Book."It is our purpose t o k ee p a recordof all coming
events In this boole.Enrollment Increasing-Events This enables
anyone who Is planning
.Uontgomery Avenue and Meeting of Interest-Athletic Asso- a
large or small affair to select the1I0use Lane. day or evening that
wil l n ot conflictMerion Meeting House Is opened for ciation to
Have Tennis Club wit h any o th er event.worship every First-day at
10.30 A. -Other Items of Interest QUite frequently th e phone
ringsM. Visitors are cordially welcome. and some one wants to know
If a IA registry book Is kep t fo r Visitors. cer ta in d at e Is
oilen. I f It Is, they FOR SALE OR RENTAll ar e asked to register
their names Enrollment Iucreaslng. Iwant t he ir name or event put
down IDwelling, 507 Haverford Avenue- - - - - - - During, t he p as
t two weeks we weI-I for that time. It is needless to say I
NARBERTH, PA-S \n G \RFT'S "II(TRCII 'omed into o ur m id st about
fifteen that this book saves many a host or 9 rooms and 2 b ~ t h
.roo!,,", hot water heat, EasT. ,U, , " \J ' C and eoalranEe,
eleolr.o lIehllng. Modern, substln'Early :'I1ass on Surdity (roUl
Apr il boy s and girls who have recently Ihostess f rom being
embarrassed be- tiaUy built, beaullful loealion. with old
shade.
l"t to October 31st at C.JO A. ~ I Frum moved to Narbe rt h. We
were glad to c aus e of some entertainment, etc., Apply 10 A. J.
LOOS. .I . or any MI.n Line Aeene:-Joycmber 1s t to Marcn 31st at 7
A. M. hea r f rom the se pupils and t he ir p ar - ,confllctmg with
their wel l p la nn edLate Mass, 9.30 A. M. throughout t!lt! ents
that they have been royally treat- Ievent. Phone Narberth 694
Wandyea r. Mas se s on holyday s, 6.30 an J ed and made to feel at
home. A town: save yourse l f f rom an embarrassing~ . 3 0 A. M.
Weekdays at 8. EvenlUl; can have no better advertisement than:
situation.jel'otlons and other services at regular i ts schools. I
Library. MISS FANNY H. LOOSEmerson L. Swift, Pastor. times.
Although the crowded conditions ex- II Our library,.which Is
absolutelySunday, November 14: . . d 1 f t d t f Narberth con 417 H
averford Ave., Narberth, Pa.9.45 A. M.-Bible School. The ishng at t
he p re sent hme ar e e ep y ree 0 any reSl en 0 ,-}:I'IS('Ol'AI ,
CIIFUCH NEWS. regretted by all, we ar e t ry in g t o I tlnues to
be the center of attraction Phone, 316 DMen's Class wlll be taught
by Mr. IThe se rv ices at All Saints' P. E. show ou r newcomers
that we have the Ifor many people. During
October1'---------------J. C. Davis, a nd t he Women's Classby Mrs.
Elizabeth Needham. Attend- Church. Montgomery and Wynnewood r ea l
school spi r it . over 150 books were t ak en out. The any or all
of these meetings. Comea nc e l as t Sunday 118. "venues, for next
Sunday are as fol-, At community night , a few weeks school
children ar e finding many r ef - a nd bring another.11.00 A.
M.-Mornlng worship. Sub- iows: ago, one of the ladles was hea rd to
! erence books and classics of Interest (;!'mnaslum Classes.
ject of the sermon, "Preserving Price- 8.00 A. M.-Holy
Communion. say: "Look at that group of high: t o t he m. Monday e
ve ni ng -Young l ie n' "less Possessions." 9,45 A. M.-Sunday
School. school girls! I have been w a t c h l n ~ I There are many
Incidental expenses Class.7.00 P . M.-Young People's s ervi ce.
11.00 A. M.-Mornlng prayer , with them for some t ime ; have
noticed the C'onnec ted with a library. We are Tuesday-4 to 5 P.
M., Boys' Class.The meeting will be in charge of the sermon.
genuine comradeship which exists also planning to build more
shelves Wednesday-ll A. M., Women 'sgroup o f w hi ch E li za be th
M ll le r is 4.00 P. !\i.-Evening prayer. among them." We ar e glad
that out- for more books. To assist In the Class.captain. You may
look for this meet- The pews of All Saints' Church are Isiders ar e
a pp re ci at in g t he s pi ri t r ai si ng o f t hi s additional
expense we , Friday evening-BusinessIng t.o even excel th e
splendid mee t- f ree. and Rev. Andrew S. Burke , the which exists
among the pupils. I have placed on t ~ l e coun. te r a glass,
Class.ing of last Sunday, when Miss Helen rector , extends a most
cordial Invita- Iglobe receptacle , mto wInch anyone I Saturday-l0
to 11 A. M., Boys'Jones was the speaker. tlon to the residents of
Narberth.' };,'enf" of Interest. iappreciating the lI?rary and want
ing Class.7.45 P . M.-Evening worship. Sub- Wynnewood, Ardmore and
vicin ity to , Las t F ri day morni ng we had the Ito contribute to
t ln s f un d may do so. 1 SaturdaYject of t he s ermon , " Th e
Pow er of a tt end a ny or all of the services. ,bes t meet ing of
our Li terary Society Bowling. game.Woman." This Is a very timely
The w in te r w or k of t he S unda y' so far this yea r, and I
think s o f ar In On Tuesday evening a practice _theme. ISchool Is
progressing very nicely, and It he h i sto ry of the school. The
par- match was held on the local a l l e y ~ , THE NAlmEItTH
ATHLETIC CLUB.The p ra ye r a nd p ra is e s er vi ce of it is
urged that parents see that their ticipants were fine, especially
the de- wit h t he Bryn Mawr t eam, which IS Our opponent in ba sk
et ball lastthe church wll l be held Wednesday Ichildren attend
regularly. bate, bu t this was no t the only good also one of the
te am s in the Main Saturday night was the Millwoodat 8.00 P. M.
Sub ject i n t he S tudy of feature of the meeting. The attention
Line Bowllng League. Boys' Club of Philadelphia. JudgingRevelation,
Rev.!. Next week " Th e T il E REAL FACTS ABOUT THE of t he pup il
s was pe rfec t. a lso the The fact that the Narberth bowl- by the
score , It would be difficult toChurches of Ephesus and Smyrna," I
n E ~ I O V A L OF TilE SCHOOL singing which was entered into byers
have been rapidly get ting Into say whicll was t he b et te r t
eam. Nar-Rev. 2:1-11. I " ' R O ~ I TilE Y. :n. C. A. BUILDING
Ieveryone. The s oc ie ty cert ainly shape fo r t his l ea gu e i s
shown by b er th won by a score of 25 to 24, butThe meeting o f t
he Farther Lights - - - Iwishes that a lot of t he paren ts would
the following scores, Narberth taking just as t ime was called,
Millwood wasw ll l b e held T h ~ l r s d a y , .3.00 P. M., at I
(Continued from First Page) Icome ou t to these meetings, which are
all three g a m ~ s : making a goal. The play. however,th e home of
MISs MaZIe Simp so n. ,o nce, Mr. Coggeshall decided to wait Iheld
on every other Friday, at 10.40 A'I Narbertb. did not go through
untl l a couple ofThe Sunbeam Missionary Band wlll Iuntil a ft er t
he meeting of the School M,' The nex t meeting will he held on 1s t
2nd 3 rd seco nds after the bell rang. So y oumeet at the home of ~
r s . James Board. At this meeting, th e School INoYember 19. ,
game. game. g ame. see, It was "anybody 's" game. OfHouston, Elm
Terrace, Friday at 3.00 Board decided upon i ts p resent course I
Humphreys 150 143 178 course, allowance m us t b e made forP. M.
Iwithout waiting for official action on At a meeting of th e
Athletic Asso- Scanlin . . . 131 131 the fact that two of ou r star
playersThe Women's Mission C l r c ~ w i l ~ the part of the
directors of the Y. l\I. ciation last week. it was decided that
Ward 176 146 126 were ou t of the game, owing to In-meet at t he
church T u e s ~ a ; . "lovem C. A. and p re se nt ly wi th dr ew t
he this yea r t he fellows on the boys' bas - Rai nea r 125 138
1
juries; Frank Winne with two brokenbe r 16, at 2.30 P. M. Thl S.
S t le :n - school from th e building. ket bal l team wl1l receive
jerseys and !Savill 202 149 173 ribs, and Owen Humphries with an ua
i T ha nk Offering ~ e r v l c e w en No Report to Date November 1
. Istockings, while t he g ir ls g et ' sc ar fs ,Butler. . .. 103
broken shoulder.the T h a n ~ O f f e r ~ g A l ~ x ~ ~ e a ; ~ : e
~ At t he mon th ly meeting of the to keep their hair tog,ether.
The girls iJefferies 11'3 The l ine -up w as a s follows:~ ; I V ~
l ~ ~ ~ u r ~ i e ~ ~ d ' others interested Board of Directors of
the Y. M. c. A 'I a t t hi s mee ti ng declde.d to organize a i
NARBERTH.Field Foular e t ur ed to be resent on this in- Monday,
November I, after the t rans- , tenn is t eam and run It as one of
the I 784 672 731 Goals Goals. gt IP fer of the school, Messrs.
McCarter I the girls' sports. (What abou t those Ur)'n Mawr.mteres
mg occas on. b . 2 d 3 1 C. Humphries, forward.. 3The twenty-fourth
anniversary of and Coggeshal l were present, ut ,nine tenms balls,
girls?) 1s t n rr h f d 2ith d rt to the Board I g me game gamp L.
Smit , orwar .the Bible School will be o bs er ved ne er m.a e.any
repo , a . . ..t t l t t th 0 al of the S LI D 11 174 127 148 C.
Downes, center .with appropriate exercises at the a la Ime m re e
rem v I The pupils in the enlor teran urne . . , . J J ff d
2cllurcll Thursdav., November 18, at s.choOl an.d no written
communica- IClass have sub sc ri be d to th e " Inde- Deery . . .
130 127 133 C e cerletS, guar d.... 11 t t t f th t k W I ht 171
131 141 . Mc ar er, gua.r . . . .7.45 P. M. This Is always a very t
l O ~ re a Ive 0 any pa r 0 e rans-; pendent," which Is t he
forward 100 - i r g ,. Substitutes:pleasant event of the church.
action has been presented to the Y.! ing weekly of America. They
use t h is Scul lin 118 112 .. , F H h f dffi . 1 b th S lIB d I
143 119 124 . a r s , orwar .The election of the Bible School M. C.
A. a cIa s y e c 100 oar . I weekly for c u r ~ e n t e ~ e n t s
whlc.h t ~ . e Y ~ a r v e y . . 145 ID. Odell, center .l ast Fr
iday evening resulted in choice .- -" :have every Fr iday a ternoon
In IS- am sey . . . . . . . . . . . . --IG. Sheldon, guard .of Mr.
H . S. Hopper, supe rinte ndent; In so far a s the foregoing
statement tory class. Ask any of t he members 736 616 691
MILLWOOD.Mr. T. C. Trotter, assis tant superin- deals with th e p ~
o c e e d l n g s at the of th is c la ss w ha t they think of it.
. I Fieldtendent; Mr. H. B. Hopper, secretary, Board of Directors
meetings and with They have some very good and bene- The Main Line
Bowli ng League Goalsand Mr. T. E. Moo re , treasurer. The other
business t ransactions wi th the llting discussions in class. will
start Wednesday e ven in g, No- Bun in , forward 3attendance was
one of t he l ar ge st Board of Directors, the facts ar e as vember
10th. Narberth bowls Bryn Rell, forward . . . . . . . . 1and the
service enthusiastic. stated. ! We were v ery g lad t o r ec ei ve
fur- Ma wr on Nar ber th a lleys on that Melnick, center 1The Union
Thanksgiving service HARRY S. HOPPER, t.her donations of plants
last week. date. Weinstein, guard 1wlll b e held in this church
Thursday, President Y. M. C. A. IMany thanks to th e givers of the
se I English C]ass. Gottlieb, guard 3November 26, at 10.00 A. M.
Note the R. L. BEATTY, , plants. and we wish YOll would come,' In
our schedule, whi ch was print-I Next Saturday evening, we
playchange of the hour from 11 o'clock. Secretary Board of
Directors, Y. M. to school and see how they look. ,ed in last
week's Issue, we s ta ted the I the Northeast Boys' ClUb, and a
veryLe t t hi s be a general community ser- C. A. - - - 'two
classes lu English for foreigners dose game Is expected.vice of
Thanksgiving for God's won- We were g,lad to see so many visit-
iwere meeting weekly.derful blessings both personal and In s o f ar
as the foregoing statement ors from other t owns a nd sc ho ols ;
Owing to the Interest of the Ital- I,OW};U )[ERION, 20;national.
Rev. John Van Ness wll l d ea ls with t he t ransactions made by
corne a nd st ud y o ur methods. Iians It became necessary to meet
POTTSTOWN II. S.. 0be the speaker. all and severally as t o the
deta il s out- "each class twice a week. Messrs. Pot ts town High
School was de-side the meet ings of t he Board of Di- i\UIN I,INE
DIRECTORY IS 'NOV- IShipley and Hart sh6rn, of Haverford feated, 20
to 0, by Lower MerionMETllODIST EPISCOPAL CIIURCH. rectors, the fac
ts are as stated. ELTY. College, who are teaching the classes,
Schoo l In an exciting game. The"Tile Litt le Cll1IrelJ on the
lim." W. Arthur Cole, House Manager Y. r epor t t ha t the interest
is fine and locals were outweighed, and thisM. C. A.; O. L.
Hampton, Secretary The C. E. Howe Company h as j us t the progress
is assured. counted much againbt them.V. M. C. A.; Mrs . C. T.
Moore, Chair- i ss ue d a d irectory which i s a novelty Week or
Prayer. Pottstown High. Lower Merion High.
man Board of Managers W. C. C.; so far as Philadelphia is
concerned, A complete s ta t ement was made i n R. yocom left end
SimpsonMrs . W. A. Cole, ex-Chairman Boar:} Isince It is a Main
Line directory ex- last week's issue regarding the pur- Shaner left
tackle Yocumof Managers W. C. C. clusively, with a full list of the
sub- pose, leaders, and subject o f t he meet- Nettles Ieft guard..
. . . . Sheadurban population f rom Overbrook t.o l ings during the
week o f p raye r. Just, Galloway centre Rlckenba.chBorough Counc
il at Its regular Frazer. including Cynwyd and Bala. a reminder
here: This Is a universal!JaCkSOn r lgh t guard Swingmeeting,
Monday night, after con- It is the first directory of its kind to
Imovement , with all the Young Men's WlIllams right tackle. " . "
Millersl
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8/7/2019 Our Town November 11, 1915
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TelephoneNarberth. Pa.
NARBERTH, PA.
NARBERTH, PA.Telephone.
c. P. COOK
Prompt Deliveries Assured
Contented Consumers CommendCook's Coal
COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES
BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime :Meats
J. A.MILLER(Successor to E. J. HOOD)
HEATER AND BANGE WORK:SLATE AND TIN .ROOPEB1M
Forres::ATeDUeJobbing a Specialty. Narberth, Pa.
Estimates
JAMES G. SCi\NLINContracting Painter
ARCADE THEATRENARBERTH. PA .Fridu,.. Xovember 12thCLARA KIMBAlL
YOUNGIn"In: t:1' !'L'IU'J,E"Snturdll)', Ol'ember t:UhEDWARD
CONNELLYIn"JrAUSt; COVIXf>TON"'l'lIeMIIl)', XOlclIlbcr 16th":x
I-:AL ()}o' 1'1[1': N A.V "Second Episode};"cnlngll, 7,1;) to
Il
'IAStore for Particular People"Home Dressed Poultry, Butter.
Eggsand Game.
Fancy Fruit and Vegetables.
Miesen's BakeryNARBERTH ARCADE :
BU ILD INGBread. Cake, Rolls, Pies,Can dy . I ce C re amCATERING
FOR PARTIIZS
F r e s h F i s hA n d OystersTHE IMPERIAL GROCERY
The Garden NurseriesOffers Fine Specimen Evergreensas Low as
$1.00 Each. Five Orsix planted on your lot wou ld bea joy
forever.
HERMAN'S BREAD,ROLLS, P IES AND CAKESThe Imperial CrocerySAVILL
"SWAN NECK" FAUCET
Non-Spillhlng Po.lII,. THE "SAYllL"Quick Acting Shut-Oll RIg. U.
S. Pit. Ollie.R.commended In i In. Pat.Ilell. dun.ed b, 18, '12All
Tbomas SsvOl's~ ~ B b.,1 131012.14 Wailico St.
W'eHand le
GEO. B.ABELE
Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBERTH . PA
Those who r id ic ul e wel l- gr oomedmen usually wear mourning
for departed cleanliness under tholr f ingernails.
HARRY B. WALL
A. K. HOUSEKEEPER Howard F CotterDRUGGIST NARBERTH, PENNSYLVANIA
MEATS ofTelephone-Narberth 368. QUALITY
Y . M. C . A . B UIL DIN GEDWARD HAWSPlaster and
CementWorkEstimates Furnished Jobbing
W e invite your attention to one of thefinest food products ever
put on the market,
GEO. &W. J. MARKLESelect Dairies
Entire Week 01 Nov. 151hCLARA KIMBALL YOUNG andWILTON L,\CKAYE
in"Trilby"
Wednesday, Nov. 10thROB1!.KT B. MANTELL in"The Blindness of
Devotion"
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,Noy. u. 12 an d 13HOLBROOK BLINN
andVIViAN MARTIN in..AButterlly on the Wheel"
GoldenoyleEVENiNGS
GODFREY
S T O P
BARGAINS
The Real Estate Man at114 Woodside Ave.,be pleased to assist you
In getting a home,Telephone-Narberth 685 A.
Hlah Grade But t e rTelephone-Narberth 644 A.
45th and Parrish Sts.
OUR PI lODUCTS ARE GUARANTEEDUNDER BACIERIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Frank CristMEATS &PROVISIONS
IN AND TRY ONE OFDAVIS' SUNDAES
BEFORE youdo all yourI I XMAS SHOPPINGVisit the Lillie Whi te
TeaHouse & Shop. Higgins'ArtNovelties. Cards. Etc.
Onorderbefore noonThursdaynight chicken and waffles.B ui ldi ng ma
y be r ent edwith or without service.PHONE. NARBERTH 1'52 D.In
Narberth &: Main Line Properties
SALE AND RENTWM. E. YOST, 209 Cheslnnt Ave.,
Narberth,Pa.RepresentlDe Harbert & Claehorn.
SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIESCream BI1Uel'tDIlk
Pas l eu r l zed Milk IDELIVERIESB l ' y q C l O Y ~ l l k C e r
l i l i e d WEST PUILA.(Pedl ' la l icSocie ty) OVERBROOK
Special .. Guern sey" MERIOSMilk WYNNEFIELD(Rober ts ' ' '
'Sharpless ' BALA-CYNWYDDairies ) NARBERTJI
ARDMORETab le an d Whipping WYNNEWOODCream.
PHONE 344 Y.
We h av e been in th e business of manufactur ing and
sellingedible Oils fo r upwards of 25 year s -Goldenoy le is
absolutely th ebest tha t h as e v er been manufactured.Read wha t
Prof . L. B. Allyn, Chemist of th e f amou s WEST-F IELD, MASS.,
BOARD OF HEALTH, has to sa y about it :
"Our examina t ions show that in Goldeno)'le you have ap roduct
o f exc el le nt qua li ty . On beating this 011 to temperatures
adapted for frying, the odor Is s t il l p leasant, andno
objectionable fiavor remains in the food. Thi s, togetherwi th t he
l ow f re e a ci d content shows that the refining process h as b
ee n c ar ri ed t o a high degree. Kitchen tests demonstrate that
Goldenoyle is excellent for Salads, MayonnaiseDressings, and for al
l cooking purposes where a high-gradeedible 011 can be used. I t
has pract ically tt e same foodI value as Olive O il , and
SURPASSES ANIMAL FATS~ - . ; - - - - - _ .-_._--_._-- - - I I
GENERALLY." PIANO TUNINGMay.1 prove to you th e advantages l Al l
up-ta-date hou sek eep er s know tha t th e approval of th e S I A
t f BLASIUS P'h I food d t th h ' h t a es gen or lanoso f owning
your ow n home? Westfield Board of Heal t p aces any pro uc 10 e 19
es I and Players.
S 0 -=-y i grade of excellence. Phone-Narber th1255 D.'WM. D . M
E L Some of i ts advantages:AT TH E CAB IN 1. I t is BETTER f o r
cook i ng an d salads than Lard Or Butter. I '
Narberth and Haverford Aves. 2. I t is much cheaper t h an Bu tt
er an d th e B es t L ea f L ar d, an d DR. HARRY HARTLEYfrom 1-4
to 13 l e ss Goldenoy le i s r e qu ir e d than of Lard or
DENTISTButter . 108 Forres1; Av e n u eW J ; ' : : " ; ~ ; ~ ' ; :
; ~ ' ; ~ : ; ~ ; ; ; ' ~ ; ~ : : ; ' : : - : ; ~ ~ ~ ; : i ' : ; ~
; ; : ; : ' : : : : ; ~ : ~ ; > ~ : " ' ; ~13. Ther e is n o w a
st e w h at ev er . I f may be used over an d over BEGI/liNING
NOVEMBER 16. 1915~ ~ ; We do a g r e a t deal of;1: I again, as i t
does not retain th e odor o r t as te of food cooked OFFICE
HOURS-Dally, 10 A. M. to 5 P. M.:_ _ Spoutinf)"-but don't . i n it
. Wednesday. 9 A. M. to I 1'. M. Sundays snd Eve. _ nines
byappointment. BELL PHON E.:t.i talk much about it! ~ ; 14, I t
does n o t smo ke w h en heated, nor give off an y disagreeablet; ~
~ " , : : - _ : l tiARA. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Co. , 5. It ~ n o t c au se
indiges t ion. Dyspep ti c s can ea t f ood cook ed, H. C. FRITSCH:
~ ; : ~ : w : ~ ; " ~ _ O : : ~ _ : ~ ; ~ ~ ' : : ' ~ ~ : ~ ~ : : :
: ~ ~ ~ ~ : 6, It : . : ; b' : t : :edt f ~ : c : . i : : ~ i n g ,
bak ing , f r y ing , mayonna ise or IProperties F : ~ r Ins : : :
:ee and Sale
o t he r s a la d dressings. : Bell Phone 862 W.Ask y ou r g ro
c er f or Goldenoyle an d a handsome f ree book of IWall BuDding.
Narberth, Pa .CLEAN ...SAFE...WHOLESOME r e ci p es f o r a l l k i
nd s o f b r ea d , cake , p i e, biscuits, c roque t ts , sa l ad
s , If r ied oysters , etc. I George B. SupleeA. C. NOWl"AND
COMPANY \Steam & HotWater_Heating257 and 259 N. Front Street,
Philadelphia. I Plumbing= = : : = : : = : : = = = = = : : = : : = :
: = : : = : : = = = = : : = = : : = : : = = = = = = : : = : : =
~IBell Telephone.A R CAD IA IIllSTOUY 010' THE it was decided to
hold a meeting everyCHESTNUT,Bel.16th St : ~ U . R n E R T H
ATHLETIC CLGn Friday evening, but , l at er , t hi s planFinest
Photoplay The- I was chang ed to the first Friday ofatre o lU -
Size In th e I The r\arberth Athletic Club wasEntlreWorld .
originated in a peculiar manner. One every month, on account of the
smallPhotoplays-Continuous lOA. M. to 11.30 evening (the last of
March 1914) five attendance at t h e weekly mee ti ngs.P .M . I ' ,
Slowly but s urel y t he membership in-PhUa . P a . ,o f our young
men, Jack Jeffries, FrankWinne, Collwyn and Owen Humphries, c
reased, and th e club prospered.and E. Perry Redifer, J r ., a tt
ended a In th e spring, base ball was takenparty, and, during th e
evening the up, and five games wer e played, out
