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Over 200 at Annual Affair inE lm H al l on Thurs-

da y Night.SHOW MOTION PICTURES

Series to BJ Opened atMeeting on March

First .RATE O F GAIN IS 8.85 (Yo

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OLD TIMERS' NIGHT

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUEDDuring the . m o ~ t h of January,1928,. five apphcatlOns for buildingpermIts were made to the superintendent of public works. Fourwere granted. one being rejected due BOARD OF TRADE TO MEETto violation of the zoning ordinance. Th e Boa rd o f Trade w il l h ol dTwenty-seven inspections we l' e a mee ting on Monday in th e hallmade and one opera tion was com- of t he Narbe rth Theat e r building.pleted. The estimated cost of theIAmendments to t he by- laws areimprovements was $1000. to be considered.

RUNS TWO GARAGESEdwin H. Wipf, proprietor ofthe Narberth Garage, has t ak enover the former :'Ilon1."'6'omery Garage on 10na avenue, and will ope ra te i t i n c on ju nc ti on w it h thefirst building. He h as r en amedthe Montgomery Garage, th e la rg e st in the borough, Narberth Garage No.2.Mr. \V ip f began h is local garagebusiness eight years ago in ashack back of the old \\Taltonstables. Later he took over th ebuilding at 109 Essex avenue, an dmore r ecent ly m ov ed t o t he ga rage on the Narbe rt h a ve nuebridge. The new garage, despiteits facilities, has long sufferedfrom poor management in theh an ds o f n umer ou s p ro pr ie to rs .Mr. \Vipf plans to re-establish thebusiness by personal supervis ion .

NO WORK FOR FIREMENThe Narberth Fire Companywas called out on two fruitless excu rs ion s last week for n. d. (n odamage) alarms. One was at 406Anthwyn road on February 19. abroken boiler caused the releaseof a large quantity of steam; th eo the r was a chimney at Remington, toad and Lancaster avenue onthe"evening of February 2]...

IS NARBERTH RESIDENT

Robert J, Nash has been chosenas speaker tor the meeting ot theAmerIcan LegIon Monday nIght. towhIch tormer legIonnaIres havebeen InvIted. He wil l tel l of Narberth's growth durIng the past 15years.The meeting Is scheduled forB.15. and In addItion to Mr. Nash'stalk, wlll feature good tellowshlp,eats and smokes. Commander Collins Is using every means to makethIs the biggest meeting the post ' j' l . , If' 1 the attendance at the annua lBefore an enthusiastic audience has held. I . le. IPrl11clpa reason or ton11- Firemcn's banquet Thursday nie-ht, mg' hlll ding and loan associations, I I c>of \Vomen's Community Club wa s t o e na hl e more people to own !a( heen any g rea te r , p a rt of t he

membe rs a nd their guests Ken- TENNIS CLUB HAS their homes. Home owners take gathering would have been servedI . k on the stairs. O\'er two hundredl1eth L. ~ I Pray, a we t ar e w ar ' - L HISTORY more in te r es t in the communityUNUSUA . , . men were seated about the tables.er in Philade11)hia and a resident , In whIch they li\'e: beautIfy theirI I 1 1 Jt was c le ar ly a n occasion ofof :\arherth, deliYered a lucid an(1 SUlT0l11H Illg's: an( )ecome letter ' . .

d 1902 W h F 'f c i t j z e J l - ~ . CI\'IC spint and o fgood fellowship.en lightening ta lk un the spirit Organize It 1 teen Fire-fighting. particularly in itsand method of modern social Members by A. B. Eyre \ \ 'hen purchas ing or building a \'olunteer pllases. was the chiefhome. the usual practise is t o o b-work. Th e club fclt particl1larly an d Walte r Cowin. tain a f ir st mortgage, which wil\ tupir of the e\ 'en ing , and api)recia-gratefu l to ~ 1 r . Pray s1I1ce h e w as not he o ver 50 per cent. of t he al)- tion was heaped upon the localII ,lot t Il e e le \' 11tll 11011r MEMBERSHIP NOW 125 men for th ei r s en' i ce to th e com-ca eu up n a e 'I)raised, \'alue of t he Ilropertv .t t 1 der 't 1(\ t'Ol' ~ 1 . ' .l Trlstall B. du Marais. presIdent of Char:cs V. Koel. former P!l!1:ldc!- munitvo ac as al un :, I Y 1 ~ Banks, insurance comllanies and phla fll'cman, and cllief ot the Nar- .l'C F kl ' f tl C 'e the Narberth FIre Company, who was 'j' . t B l '1 ' 'd toy ran ' 111, u Ie rossnOl .-\s an aftermath of the formation indi\ ' iduals inyest their f un ds i n toastmaster at t he annual banquet berth company, honored at the din- ns an . uUl" arms, presl en 'School, ?\. C., who w as u na bl e t o last week of a co rpor a tion , th e th ese first mortgages o n h omes , ot his organIzation held Thursday, nero He Is also secretary ot Narberth o f th e company, was toas tmaste r,iulfil1 his ' cngagement hecause of directors of thc Xarberth Tennis cons ider ing th em one of the hest night In E lm Hall. He was one o f the council, and charlman ot the bOlO calling upon m any gue st s for'II . first volunteer firemen of the com- Republlcan committee. He Is secre- I ' t t Ik d I t tl t"I ness. : \ssociat ion have heen delving II1to securities in which to inves t the.ir tal'" of the Aldlne Trust Company of )nea '5 , an


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$834,714.00514.00141.50

123,100.0072.50

228,655.90-----$1,187,197:90

l,.$11,034.005,214.00

$16,248.00

Liabilities

Association

Ed:win. P.Vold. ! ' . ' . .. . , . ,Carl B. MetzgerWm. S: HowardJohnS .. Ketcham.Daniel LeitchEclward C.GrlswoiciGeDrge M. Dando

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DirectorsWm. D. Smedley1')\os. C Trotter, Jr.C. Howard McCarterWrit. a . K r a f tCharles S. PowellHoward C. Fritsch

Forest Avenue

Dues i n Adv an ce ..........................In terest Pa id in Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dues Paid in

Ne t Gain

Borrowed MoneyInterest Accrued

OUR 1'1'QW'N

45th SERIESWILL OPENNEW SERIES

Borough Hall

13,641

Long Term Shares in Force 11,034 at $1.00; .Shore Term Shares in Force : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,607 at 2.00 .

Narberth Building and Loan

AssetsMortgage Loans ........................... $1,051,550.00Stock Loans '. 103,475.00Dues i n Arrears 6,706.00Interest in Arrears 1,709.00Fines in Arrears .. " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461.69Premiumsin Arrears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296.94Ent ra nc e F ee s i n A r re a rs 20.25Real Estate ............................... 11,410.60Due from Settlement 8,303.86Cash i n Bank 3,264:56

- - - - - $ 1 , 1 8 7 , 1 9 7 . 9 0 .

21st ANNUAL REPORT, FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1928

Officers

Assets Over $1,100,000.00

WM. D. SMEDLEY, PresidentWM. B . KRAFT, Vice-PresidentC. HOWARD McCARTER, TreasurerTHOMAS C. TROTTER, JR., SecretaryFLETCHER W. STITES, Solicitor

Tract ion and Rail Inte res tsWant Local BussesOutof City Center.

FIGHT ON BUS LINEEXTENSION HINTED

SEE WAIT ON NEW LINE

Thursday Evening, March 1, From Seven to Nine

BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERMS

dents to f the city cledntfierht Hthis I .._.- .. ~ . .. _ . ~ . _ .._.----------.. ~ ~ ~ ' W P ' i 9 ~ ~ ' W P i 9 ~ ~ ~ i 9 ~ ' f ~ ~ i 9 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i 9 ~ ' i 9 i 9 ~ ~ i 9 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i P ~company or one wou get . .extension move, he declared. i t W S h dol f M .B C In'Xo indication has been given by l YOUJ" RecOJ'ds I It c e e 0 ontgomery US 0., C. jthe P . R. T. that it will seek the ! t Wextension. ! A J"e Here tThe hearing last week it w as 1 d ] Montgomery Avenue Liae Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Sta- until 10.30 P. 1\1. ..e.tt Electrically recorde, t W t' . N be h Ibelieved was continued because \ 1 Brunswick R e c o r d s ] Eastbound tho:n l ~ h e ~ o : : _ m 7 e n m t l . l o ~ u e t d e s t i m a t e e s ~ Then 10.50 Mnd every 211 min. unti1..e.t!)roper notification had not been i t 12.30 A. sound best on th e 1 W L . Add M Leaving 54th Street and City Line Then 1 00 200 and 300 A M ..e.ts en t to L ow er Merion township, t eavmg n erson an ontgomery 21 minutes la ter than the above- L . ' 5' it .. "5 lNarberth borough and other g o v - ] Brunswick Panat rope- j ~ Avenues m ~ n t i o n e d times. e : ~ ~ ~ g l a t ~ ~ ~ a C ; ~ ~ ~ b n o e v : . ; ~ ~ :t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ erning bodies whose territories t prised at their tonal t \vEEKDAYI4 Westbound tioned times.1 the Philadelphia Rapid ~ i l l be effected when the P R T ] 1 Starting at 5.30 A. M. Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Sta-..e.t\ t quality when p layed on t Then every 15 min. until 9.00 A. M. tion in Narberth 19 minutes later ~ T ans 't COlllpallY I'll askl'll


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Women

WANTEDA Real Specialty Salesman

In the Theater Building

~ = ~ ~t t lobbing ca,rpenterIoward Hamer

NARBERTH 2762~ e : s = t " 1 M r - o -' i ) _ ~ ; ' @ ) .The General Drafting Co. : ,935 ChestnutStreet :: s. G. C o a t e ~ : Registered Architect : Bell Phone: : Rittenhous6 0328 .

Such a man with forcefu l personal i ty , direetto-consumer sa les experienee, and ambit ionto work for a mosta t tr a ct i ve futu re , canmake a connection witha Main L ine o rga :t iz ation holding franchisesin Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Produc ts n a ti onal ly adver-I tised.. Write giving full detailsI as to 1/0111" experience.I BOX 7273, ARDMORE, PA.I

SUI plus $25,000

MATRIXShoes fo1'E. P. REED CO.Makers

footwear"stockings

Shea's Drug StoreRIGHT AT THE STATION

Where the .4pothecaly Has Held ForthFor the Last Quarte-r-Centul'YTelephones: Narberth 28-38 and 28-39

SHOES

DIRECTORSJoseph O. KerbaughCharles E. KremerCarl B. MetzgerWilliam R. ParkerA. Perry Redifer, Jr .Fletcher W. StitesJames K. Stone

WALTER NEWRUCK

Sereens and Weather Stripping

PERSIANKITTENSHealthy Litt le Beaut ies , HeavilyCoated. Reasonable , Telephone

Carpenter and Builder17 Schiller Avenue, Narberth, Pa,

LOSES CLOSE GAMEEpiscopal Academy's basketballquintet was r leieated . 23-22, in ahard-fought court contest by Ger-man town Friends ' School FridayIf te rnoon. Episcopal was t ied 14-14 at the end of the f ir st h al f. andled du ri ng the t hi rd qu art er . unt il 'decisions on foul t os ses g a\ 'e t hevisitors the game in the f inal per iod .

STEVENSON 6452Philadelphia

1 ! S 2 5 ~ 5 ' 2 m ~ 2 S ~ S ~ 2 S 2 . ! i 2 5 C S C S ~ e - i 2 2 9 ~ ~ i ! S " c ! Q 5 2 5 ~ ~ , ~ ~ 5 i 5 2 t

JOHN DRIZIN

"Specializing In j uveIl;ileGotham gold stri pe silk

Member of the Federal Reserve System

OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS FROM 7 UNTIL !)

President, Carl B. MetzgerVice-Presidents, Charles E. Kremer and James K. StoneCashier, J. L. McCrery

Capital $50,000

William C. Alexander, Jr .F. Von A. Cabeen, Jl.Edwin P. DoldHoward HagerEdward S. HawsH. Boardman Hopper

The Narberth National Bank

It will interes t you to know that we carry t he se famous makes o f shoes"BUSTER BROWN" for boysand girls

"EDWARDS" from little tots sizes till Party pumps"IDEAL BABY SHOES," ideal babies wear ideal baby shoes

"BOSTONIANS" shoes for men

127 N. Narberth Avenue

The stylish correctiveshoe that never needsbreaking inHE FIRESIDE

Saturday, February 25, 1928

HERE AND HEREABOUTS

SUBSCRIPTION PRICEOne Dollar and Fitly Cents Per Year IIIAdvance

Publlshed Every Saturday by theL1\ ' ISGSTOS l' l 'UUSHlXG CO:\IPANYPHILIP ATLEE LIVINGSTON. EditorROBERT MOORE CAMERONAssistant Editor

Entered as second class mlltter. October 13th,1914. at the Post Ortlce at Narberth, Pa.,unde, the Act of March 3, 1879,

OuR l rOWNA co-operative community newspapeL' fOunded in 1914 by the NarberthCivi.: Association.: only Ii jobs with every Sunday night i line. I,ning. Their gues ts i nc lu ded Mr. a ndImore ways than one. A g re at manyoff. except ~ ~ ' h e n t he s ewer s overflow, I How. w i d ~ is Haverford avenu e? ! Mrs . C. "y. Evan s. Mis s E li zabe th Narberth boys and girls were amongw hen o f c our se he has to work, as How wide IS the roadway and how: Peterson, ot Avalon, N. J.; Mrs. Fran- those noted. Some o f the gue st s wereshould indeed b the ca se wi th s uch wide a rc t he s:dewalks S U P l ) O S f ' ~ to be?: ces Egmcre. Mr. Thomas T a n ~ e y , of Mary l'yIegee. Mary Anderson: Dora high-pr iced man. i How come that Harry \Va\1 s he?ge CJ:nwyd, a nd M r. Dunstan Smith, Jr. othy 1\ll1ler, Honora; Snyder, EhzabethI f the thing comes to pass, it sure, compels one to brush ul? to the tIres IMISS Peters?11 was t he week-end guest Te rr y. E le anor MIchaelson, Eleanorwould he a grand and glonous occa-: of a parked car on a ramy day when Io f Mrs . SI1I1:h. Row le y, E ll a R os s, Dorothy Cleysion fO, I one r ea l house-cleaning and, a ll t he b u i l d i ~ l g s arc placed. back at a, Miss Edith M.aguire, of 300 Grayl!ngIngel '. Muriel.Doyle, Bob Vallette, BIIIwouldn't we just lampoon and I ~ x o w r ea sonabl e d Is ta nc e on, thI S par t . o f avenue, .entertall1ed. Tuesday evel11!lg ~ o t h a r d , lrvl11g Dothard . N ed Cu nCounc' l about that "general fund' and! Haverford avenue? \\ hat's t il e Ideal a t bndge. party In h on or o f MISS nl11gham. George MagtJ lre, Malcomi l ea rn h ow it is that if they spent $4:WO' of this "neck o f t he bo tt le " effect any-' Whllma v\ elgel, whose engagement Forsythe, Geo rg e B ot toms , C ha rl eson t hi s i tem in 1!l26, why was it they i ,I'av? was recently announced. The guests l\Iecke. Bert ram Doher ty , ~ o Staley.only spent $3600 f or t he same thing in, How come that there is no sidewalk ; n ~ l u d e d the l\lisses Jeanne Adams and Joseph Ewing and Bob WeIghtman.' l ! l2r? \\'hat kind of business is that on Haverford avenue, west of E s s e ~ Ehzabeth McGrady, from Bryn Mawr:for a growing town, anyhow, and how avenue, o n th e s ou th side a.nd only a Bet ty Ann e R ed fe rn , o f A rdmo re ;can' you expect a country to be pros- narrow one on the no.rth Side of . the t

Dempsey-Tunney light. as it may I 'ery conSIderation 1!1 lght very wel l he g l l'en plan to consolidate might have hadwel l be t ha t ne ll' angles will he dis- to the balmy Side of our borough. \Ve some merit H; years ago. but it is u t-covered and ncw r ea sons adv an ccd f or do know that the young p e o l ~ l e who terly nonscnsical at t hi s t ime. Theor against ,the presem posture of af-; h av e g on e out from our ! \ a r ~ e r t h "Committee" should find a more in-fairs. As it is, !III'. Burns a nd his ? ch oo ls arc very much o f a c re dI t t o t el li ge nt outlet f or i ts e n e r ~ i e s ,friends must submit a great deal more It, as a w h ~ l e , and the p r c s e l ~ t crop C H A CH A.INtha n ha s been said or p rO \' en b ef or e oug .h t t o be If proper control, a,.ded b,Y . " .we c an y ie ld our sub st an ce for a a tlg!1t pull on the ~ p r o n - s t r m g s . , ISs hadow. hut we a rc q ui te w il li ng to e xe rc Is ed on the flammg youth .splr!tconccdc that a decidedly stronger casc t h ~ t everywhere abounds, and whlel) !Scan be made for a consol ida t ion than said to make school work mor e dlffi- Miss Martha Metzger, of Gilpinthe "opening gun" has madc out for i t .. cu lt than eve r. b ef or e. \ \: ,e h av e gone road. wil l be the gues t of honor at theMayhe a much mor e convincing array Ipretty fa! WIth pampenng,. and an bridge party which Mrs , Louis ?>Iandesof facts is in store f or us. a nd . o vc r- o\ 'e r -sohcl tude for the exceedmg com- wil l g ive this afternoon at .her home inlooking the f ac t t ha t it h as h een i nd i- f?rt o f our ~ 0 1 . ! t h proves no : ~ a l affec- the Bellevue A ' p a r ~ m e n t s In A r d ~ o r e .cated that any counter opinion must tlOn o r Chn st ta n a ~ c 0 1 . ! n t a h l h t y . :The guests WIll l I1c lu de t he MIs se sbe regarded, as hokus-pokus, we think If our schoo! r a ~ e IS higher than that B ~ . t t y Cook, Honora. Snyder, Lauraif we tou ch l ig ht ly on the few poin ts of the townshIp, I.t means, of course, v\ mtcrs, Hope. Burhngame" 91ad yswhich ha\ 'e becn a lh'anccd . the advan - t ha t we a re workmg off .a debt t ha t a !l d Rut h RuddI ck . Dorothy GlIllber,ta ge s of t he m er ger m ay n ot be so t hc) : d o no t h av e. a s c ~ r t a m l y OU! op- F l o r e . n c ~ Mead. Janet Hayes . Blancheinexplicable to o ur s lo w intelligence I ~ r a t 1 J l ~ costs arc no 11Ighe,:. Is It the Morns , Doroth y. \Voodbu ry . Ma ry ras t he y c er ta in ly a rc a t t hi s t ime . l m ~ e n t l o n to a s the township to saddle Dold. Frances Glbhons and Cynthia I* * * thIS debt or IS s om eb od y u nd er t he Met zg er . M rs . Mandes will be re-F . t 't ' . I tl t impression that the more schools you membered as Miss Mar ie Clayton. I'01'. illS anc e. I I.S sal( . l a. we ar.e h av e t he lower the unit cost is? The Mrs. Mary M. Livings ton enter -spendlllg $10.00,0 m duphcatlllg ex- Philadelphia situation would soon put tained at a luncheon Thursday a t her IP l e ~ l s e t a l , : e a ~ I Y I k n ~ u r r e 1 by .the tbvn- a quietus to that t heor y and t he whole home on Chestnut avenue. Her guestss ~ o r ~ m l u Inl 0 e " I ~ . o ~ b k c t w ~ l d a ~ 9 r ~ ~ w l ~ ihelf were M ~ A. B. Ro n and M r ~ W ~ ~ ~ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~ ~h Is m ea n that the present !ownshlp to the indisputable fact that we are Iiam W. Baird. from Cynwyd; Mrs.~ o s t would not h ~ v e to be mcrea se ? onl y pay ing for what we havc re- Neale Ander son, f rom Overbrook; I!f Narberth came m to t he f?l d: a nd If ceived, and there is ample evi denc e Mrs . E . C. Batchelor. Mrs. B. F . S af I t, does mean t 1 ~ a t " wouldn.t It s eem tha t we h av e receh'ed full I 'alue. If ber g. Mrs . H. A. Jacobs a nd Mi sst ha t t he , townsillp IS . 0 r ~ a J 1 l z e d ~ 1 . 1 a the school p op ul at ion o f t he S ou th Clark. . I~ r e t t y e x t r . a v ~ g a n t b a ~ l ~ at the. present Side doc s not warrant a separate new Mr. and Mrs. \Vayne D. Burns ide ,tIme, : 1 I I ~ IS!l t the s ~ t r J t , of thIS, chase school, then we might very wel l con- o f l ona avenue, s pen t l as t week-eud! h ~ . ehldllla:lohoft e ~ t ~ r ~ g a n c e ; \ v ~ s ider drawing on the outs ide . in the visiting Mr. Burnside's father, in Rich-m Icate. at e s ar la. we a rc ap same manner as we hi re the cop s, a nd , l andt own, P a.to b thIck a b o ~ l t . t h ~ s e t . l l I ~ g s , a l ~ d w.e o f c ou rs e, the h igh s choo l arrange- Mr. and Mrs. Cletus A. Senf t . of 300won t be angr) If )Oll ~ ee th \'oe ment. but even this contingency is no Woods id e avenue, are rece iving conare i ~ l l t there a . ~ ~ others J1utt s tuse warrant f or t he urge that we shoul d gratulations on the birth of a daugh-a n les.e q u e ~ 10US o,ug 1 0 e a l ~ - wrap ourselves up in t he township and t e' r on Wednesday.s\\cred III pIam fashIon; "Ve don t pass on fore\'er to o blh'ion. Miss Alma Weigel. of Gilpin road,pretend /0 know how tillS. a l ~ l o . u n t of 0 01< WynneWOOd, was a guest at the winter$ 1 0 , 0 ~ 0 s computetd o'Vwhat I l t d l ~ t s u ~ - We wonder where ""Vohlert is going carnival of Colgate Universi ty, inpose tit ~ e ~ r i s ~ n th fie c1;I1 n e s to stand in this scrap, but 're don't Hamilton, X. Y., for several days lastan:>: suc 0 1 ~ , . e nanCla. I' POl think we' \1 be wondering long. week.whIch was prmted III last week spap er ' l\ ! r and Mrs \Valt l\{ W t fWe'lI agree, however, that Mr. Burns H .,' . ,o n .en z, 0is right a b o u ~ ,it and a ls o t ha t it cou ld OKU8POKUS . ;-05 Wayne a v e n ~ e , spent last week-enda ll be s av ed hy rol ling ourse lves in to To t he E di to r o f Our Town: m,Nf elavnYdoilk CIGty O H k I IL. M T. The Ama lg am at io n C ommi tt ee o f . . r. 1\' rs. e. rge en e s l a ~ e. ' ours warns a ll those who disagree with re turned from theIr honeymoon tJ'lP!Irst of a ll , we c o u l ~ cut Fletcher it (him) that they are dealing in hokus - aud are n ow m ak in g t he ir h om e inStItes out o f t ha t chOIce century he pokus. Overbrook. Mrs. Henkels, before hergets ev.ery annU!ll. That has long !>een How can they when it (he) controls marriage, was Miss J os eph in e Mc-a hurtling question and the expendIture that commodity? Menamin, of Chestnut avenue.a lw ay s w as re.garded a s v er y. m uc h It is to laugh! Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan, ofo.ut of order, elght-and:a-half big ber- JOEL YELLEK. II1inois, are v is it ing Mrs . Sul li van' srles per mon th , a nd wlllist the.man we parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Mann,coul d get f or five a month m l ~ h t not of Oakmont. Mrs. Sullivan was Missbe good enough to be a S ta te Senator PAVEMENT WIDENING Sue Man n. Mr . and Mrs. Mann w e or to get u p t he p ~ p e r s f ~ a Tacony- To t he Edi to r o f Our Town: former Narberth residents.Palmyra bJ'ldge, stili he m l ~ h t be good Street widening has had its ups and Mrs. George W. Butts, Jr., of 330e!10ugh for us, and e ve n If t he ma r- I downs in t he news columns and seems Lantwyn lane, entertained last Saturrlage does not t ake p lace we ought to to be in a s ta te o f (innocuous desue- d ay a t bridge iu honor o f Miss Helenb e a le rt to the h u g ~ . h u n ~ r e d - d o ! l a r tude) just at present . It would seem Muller, of Philadelphia. There wereplum our p r e s ~ n t Sohcltor IS shakmg , th at t he u lt imat e obj ec t of t he s tr e et t hr ee tables.down every tIme a n ew y ea r ro\1s widening idea would be t o wid en the Mr. and Mrs. Millard M. Dickie of.! around. r oadbed by pu sh ing the build ing line Haverford avenue, entertained Mr. ~ n The opportunity would also be af- back bu t a ll ow ing at t he s am e t im e Mrs. John Harper, of Stonehurst Hills,forded to put the skids under th at the present ten-foot sidewalks. this week. Mr . and Mrs. Dick ie and$33.33 per month which Charlev Noel These ten-foot s i d ~ w a l k s are t he t he ir young son, M. Merritt Dickie, Jr.,d raws jus t fo r fuss ing two n Ight s a e lu si ve parts of s ome o f h ighways and arl' guests of Mr. Dick ie 's mothe r a twee k o ve r b or ou gh r ec or ds a nd mak - it seems somet imes that -the fifty-foot Hillside Farm, Glen Mills, Pa.ing s ur e t h at they a re a ll right. Why, streets and roa ds on the north 'side of Miss Ruth Egmore, of Dudley avethat's as muc h a s a B, & L . Sec re ta ry t he borough are narrowed at t he con - riue, was entertained at a masked dancegets. or a Third Assistant Kleagle, and venience of the abuttiti'g property given Wednesday evening at the Merwhy should Charley hav e a Cad il la c, 'Owne r. ' Thorny hedges projecting out ;on Tribu te Hou se by the Merion!anyhow? It is, without a doubt , high wi th in five feet of t he c ur b o n Dud le y D an ci ng Class.,time we were gett ing after these th ings a \ 'enue are a nuisance and s houl d be . Mr . and Mrs . Duns tan Smith gave aan d what shoul?n't we ~ o t o qeorge, taken off t h public highway and put ~ e l i g h t f u l dinner party .at ! ~ ~ i r J i . 0 ! 1 \ "Suplee for getting $200 a monfh for b ac k t o the ten foot f rom t he curb m the Avon Apartments Tuesd. , .


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6.4;; P. M.-Senior Endeavor meeting. Leader, Robert W. Caldwell , Jr7..15 P. .!\L-Evening worship. Sermon theme: "The Ecdesiastieal TriaL"Special music by the Young People'sChorus.Meetings for the week-Tuesday evening-Community BibleClass. taught b)' Miss Harrison.Tuesday evening-:\ "Leap Year" Social by the Senior Endea\"Orers.\Vednesday evening-Prayer and missionary meeting. continuing the study ofthe book-Xe\\' Paths f or Old Purposes.

A r ev iew o f Ihe third chapter wi\[ begh'en by ?lIrs. L. C. Douglass.Thursday. mccting of the \VOInen'sAuxilian' from 10 A. ?II. to '" P. M.Luncheoil at 1 P.:-'I. Sewing and surgical dressing for the Presbyterian HospItal. There wil l be the annual election ,)foAicers at t he business meet ing.Friday cvening-:\lccting oi the session.

Cletus A. Senft, PastorSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26

"The Consistent Jesus"The Theme of the Vesper Servicewill be"The Garden Path'

Rev. Robert F. Hayes, Pastor.Rev. Henry J. O'Connor, Assistant.

St. Margaret's Church

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Inaugurates the Series of Lenten SermonsThe theme at the 11 0 clock service will be

The. crowds wellt home alld left the stl'eets without (IsOlll t o s ee ,.4'lid .JeSl/S crouched agaimt II wall (/l1d cried fo/' Calvary.

When .Jesus came to Na"be/'th they simply passed Him by,They neve/' hlOt a haiJ' of Him, they only let Him die;FOI' men had grown more tender, and they would 110t give

Him pain,T he y o nl y j us t p as se d d ow n the s t /' eet , a nd l ef t Him illthe ,ain.

Masses: 6.30, 7.30, 9 ~ 0 0 and 10.30 A. M.Th e 9.00 Mass i s a Children ' s Mass; High Mass

on f i rs t and third Sundays.Communion Sunday fo r B. V . M. Sodality, firstSunday of month.Commun ion Sunday fo r Holy Name Society,second Sunday of month.Communion Sunday fo r Children, third Sundayo f mont h.Sunday School after 9.00 Mass.

Holy Days: Masses at 6.00, 7.00, 8.00 an d 9.00A. M.Meetings o f t he B. V. M. Sodality every Tuesday evening at 8.00. The Holy Name Society meetsMonday after th e second Sunday at 8.00. Holy hourdevotion first Friday evening at 8.00.DEVOTIONS FOR LENT

Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock-Rosary, Sermon an d Benediction.Friday evening at 8 o'clock-Stations of th eCross an d Benediction.

Masses daily at 7 A. M. an d 8 A. M.

The concluding lines are:

G. A. Studder t-Kennedy has a remarkable poemcalled "Indifference." One stanza, w it h a n apparen t substitution that conveys th e spirit of theoriginal, follows:

Holy Trini tyEvangelical Lutheran Church

T h i s ~ A n n o u n c e m e n t inserted:through the, cooperation of the MerionConstruction Co., JohnAlbrecht Nurseries-and KirschtBarber Shop.

Baptist Church of the Evangel. Robert E. Keighton, Ministe,'

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The Presbyterian Church.Rev. John Van "ess. Minister.H.4.; f\ , M.-l1ible school. All depart

ments,11.00 ,\. :\I.-:\Iorning worship. Sermon theme: "In the Shadows of theGarden."11.00 A. :\I.-Junio r Church. Urs .. \.S. Digby. superintendent.4.00 P. :\I.-Comlllunicants' class.liA:> P. :\I.-Junior Endeavor meet:ng. Leader. Walter Wood, Jr.fU.; P. M.-Intermediate l ~ n d e a Y < ) \ 'Illeeting. Leader. Evelyn \Vanl.

Girl") [Like," Is that clear?\Vednesday, Fehruary 2 9 -fl.OO P. .!\L-Prayer service. Topic:"The Cross of Loneliness." This is thelirst of a series of Lenten prayer serviceson the theme, "The Cross of Jesus." Theother topics will be "The Cross of Sorrow." "The Cross of Shame" and "TheCross of Suffering."

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gation as being the best sermons oi 1\)2.Ncxt Sunda\' we shall begin a series ofLenten sernions.. 4;, P. M.-Vllung' Pcople's VcspersWere you prescnt last Sunday c\:enmg:\Vel\, you certainly missed someth1l1g unusual . Ask somcone who was there. Espec ia lly gct t hem to tell you about thequestion hox! .Don't !orget"that I ! ~ x tweck we arc gOIng to diSCUSS Thc I"ndof a I\oy (or. if y ou are a boy. "of a

4.:\{). \\1cdnesday cvenings from !l to!lA.;.The subject for the \lible lesson sermon ~ : , r Sunday, February :.!fi. is "ChristJesus.

Hon. F. W. Stites will speak.

Prayer and S er mo n b y th eAnthem: "Go t o D ark Geth(Noble).

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REV. GIBSON;, .BELL, Rector.

COJ'ner Essex and Price Avenues

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Rev. John Van Ness, M. A., Minister

REV. W. SHERIDAN DAWSON, Minis ter

Feb. 26-"The Ecclesiastical TriaI."March 4-"The Civil Trial."March l l-"Jesus and, Herod."Mareh 18-"A Faultless Prisoner."March 25-"To His Own 'Place."April 1-"On the Way to the Cross."

"Washington-A Man of Faith"will be t he theme at 11 A .M . '

Evening Worship at 7.45, is th e

7 P. M.-Young People's Fel lowship.8 P. M.-Even ing Prayer .

11 A. M.-MorningRector.semane"

Sunday School at 9.45 A. M. a n c ~Epworth League Devotioital Meeting at 6.45 P. M.

A Patriotic Service.

In these meet ings the rewill be a gospel messagean d gospel singing. Th e Senior Endeavor Societywill attend in a body and a young people's choruswill have a special pa l t in t he o rd er of exerciseseach evening. A very cordial invitation is extendedto al l t h e meet ing s o f t hi s c hu rc h.

Sunday, Feb1'Ua1'Y 26th:

The Lenten season affords the Church of Chr ista fi ne opportunity to renew he r c ov en an t a nd t o r eaffirm he r conse rvat ism. Du ri ng t hi s season, onSunday eveni ng s Mr. Van Nes s will deliver a serieso f s ermons on th e event s of th e Passion of our Lord.Th e sermon themes al e as follows:

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First Church of Christ, Scientist.;\ nlmore ,\ venue, Ardmore. Pa.11.110 A. :\l.-Sunday services.11.00 A. 11.-Sunday school services.\Yednesday e n ~ n m g testimonial meeting. H o'clockReading Room. IH \Vest Lancastera\'enue, open week-days from 10.:10 to

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Catholic Churchl ~ O O by Father Cowley

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o f S t. Mary's Church at Coaldale,I'a .. where he was held in highe ste em fo r h is capabi l it i es a s apr ie st a nd a s an educator. 'fheg rowt h o f t he parish has continu-This is the .fi fth of a serie s of ed under Father Hayes' adminisar ti cl es g iv ing the h is to ry of tration and since t he s ummer o(Narberth's s nlendid group of last year it has been necessary toChurche.c;. All Saints P. E. Church ha\'e' f ou r : \I as se s o n SundaY'. allwill be the subject next week. oj t hem numerousl \' a tt ended. a

In 1!)()II Rey. Richard F. Cow- wide contrast to "the situation II . I I I 0 e \ ' ( ~ n I() years ago.ley was c larged WIt 1 t le (uty orestablishing- 51. Margaret 's Ro- The n e \ \ ~ pastor soon came to knowman Catholic Church in Narherth his Rock and there is a universala nd t he p ar is h assigned him in- r ecogn it ion o f the lof t\ ideal seluded a sparsely set tled country- which inspire his procedure, and~ i d e of widespread dimensions, oj his earnest desire t o mak e ther e a c h i n ~ far oy cr t o 1vlanayunk, Christian jaith a yital, practical

with great stretches oj territory in t hi ng ' in the li\'es of his communiot-her d irect ions . S ince that t ime . can ts .of course. new churches have The installation of a pipe oroan.come and con st an t re\isions in which will prohabh' he readyOfo"the boundary lines ha v been the Easter senices. is an 'a


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for all occasions.Seasonable showing of decorativehouse plants andflowers.

CYN'VYDLevering Mill Roadat Montgomery Ave.Phone, Cynwyd 294

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QUAKER SWEETCREAM BUTTER

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Another Drop in Price of Fresh Eggslb. SSe SNUG HARBOR FARM doz. 4 g eEGGS--------------- Direct From Farm to Your TablePURE Truly America's Finest FRESH Splendid Drinking Quality"UNITY BRAND" lb. 3g e ROYAL COFFEE lb. 39BOSANT COFFEE eThe t al k o f Narberth-Bosant Colfee. Let it su flice when we say that it is the b es t col fee so ld inPhiladelphia.

PHENIX SWISSCHEESEDel MontePeachesIn Rich Syrup -HALVES SLICEDlarge can 1 9 e

BLUE LABEL TINYBEETSWILBUR'SCOCOAMOTHER'S ORQUAKER OATSKELLOGG'SCORN FLAKESSUNSWEET LARGEPRUNESWALNUTS, Diamond Brand,Fancy Large Budded

"Co-operat io n Cuts Cost"Hut u n h n . l ~ cuts below thc co-operat l"e pr ice; t h e b es t t h e y clln do Is to sell "as cheap as that,"We are members o f t he biggest co,operat!"e wholesal I' j ( \ ' o e ( ' r ~ ' organizutlon In the c o u u t r ~ ' .~ e n - i c e is a 8 ~ ' s t e m that sutlstles-a pllln tbot prot l ts a 11 eOlle"I'ned, It J l a ~ ' s permanent 11\\-idelllls, -and tbese aI"the o n l ~ ' tU\'idends t b at you can count on,Tbe IllUII wbo se rves desen-es, A nd t be m os t s a t i s r ~ ' Ing par t o r t hi s t h ought Is that t he m an wbo s er "e s well 15'lull" Jlkely to succeed be tt e r than well.

TOMATOES, RED RIPE, each lS cFULL CANSCLARKE'S Petit Pai sT iny can 2'g eTENDER PEAS .8 cans 75c

BLUE LABEL large can lS cSOUR KROUTDEL MONTE large can 17eSPINACHPARISGenuine Maine can IS eCRUSHED CORN3 CANS 50e

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State Farm ProductsShow ~ Harrisburgour milk has kept upita record of consistentlyhirh qualityand wO,ri first prize.Thi. makes a total of32 G o I ~ ; : M e d a l s in aperiod .~ 18 years.No other milk approaches this record.

You Can Have a Range Installed atOnu. and Ta ke a Year to Pay tOl' It .

Come in Today, 01' 'PhOll'e f01' a Representative

No matter what is the condition of yourold coal, wood, oil or gas range we willtake it in exchange if you buy a HeatControl Gas Range before February 25.

There is a wide var ie ty f rom which tochoose. All are Blue Star Seal ranges,insur ing best baking, durabili ty andeconomy.

The Oldest Stol'e in Nm'be1'th224 Haverford A venue NARBERTH 4035

PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN-COUNTIES GASand ELECTRIC COMPANY

. . o ~ ~ " " " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ~ ~ALWAYS IN SEASON The f act t ha t Davis ' is ~ a r b e r t h ' s oldest store does - not make it old-fashioned. Nowhere will you find a busie r,more t imely p lace . Holidays are noted by the di splay ofspecial candies and gi ft s .

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ganizat ion and Local Club.The history of Rotary, bothloca'l and international, was thesubject Tuesday of Alvin E. Shull,speaker at the weekly luncheon ofthe Bala-Cynwyd-Narberth Rotarians at the Cynwyd Club.~ r. Shu ll was o rg an iz er a ndfirst president of the local c lub,and i s a wel l -in formed exponentof Rotary ideals and history. His . ..~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ..? , , ' : O l . _ ~ " ' ~ l O G ~ O O I I ~ -

t al k, a s usual, was enlivened withpuns and quotations.Th e speaker told of the formation of Rotary in Hl05 by P aul P .Harris. a Chicago a tt or ne y. T hesecond club was organized in SanFranc isco. and others followedrapidly. I n J an ua ry of t hi s yea rthere were 2729 c luhs in H coun

tries.Th e Balcvnar Club be ar s t heliUmber 2259. and received itscharter on ?lfarch 2!l, 192G. The

Re\'. George Emerson Barnes. ofthe Philadelphia Club, was delegated by the district governor toform the c lub. ?lfr. Dar ne s wasJ1r esent a t Tuesday 's mee ti ng andspoke brietly..-\. ttendance at the dist r ic t conference at :\,tlantic Citv in ?IIav\\'as urged by ?III'. Sht1li, in addit ion to rep re sent at ion a t t he i nt er national convention in ::\'Iinneapolis.

Asses so rs P r ed ic t Small PrimaryVote, Lacking Contest.I t was a c ase o f " ye ry l it tl e busi ness" for the registry assessors whosat Tuesday and \Ve dne sday at

their polling places in the 13 districts o f L ower Merio n a nd thethree in Narberth to enrol l voter swho were not a lr eady on the ir l is tsfor the primary e lect ion on Apr il24. Few a ppea re d to ha ve t he irnames a dded and in 110 district didthe total exceed a few score .The gener al l ack of inter es t was

attributed by t he assessors t o thefact that the re will be no outstand-i ng c on te sts in the primary . Fol - A1'dmo1'e 8500 Uppel ' Darby Blvd. 1600lowing the l ight r eg is tr at ion, they Bl 'yn Mawr 327 Wayne 3 Hilltop 233~ ; : ~ ~ t e d a small vote in the pri- ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ i i i i . i i i ! i_! i _ ~ _ ~ _ ! i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i _ ~ ~ i ! ! i _ ! ! ! ! ~ i i i i i i ! ! . ! ! . . . ! i _ ! ! ! ! ! . . . . . ! ! _ i i l :

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2106 MARKET STREETOpposite Erlanger TheatreRittenhouse 7070

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"In addition to supplying, very simply andeasily, the protein necessary for life and growthand health, meat carries the i ron and sulphurneeded by the blood. The vegetarian must notonly look to his protein, but he mus t pay addedattention to his iron requirement."This s ta tement was recently made by Dr.Ruth F. Wadsworth, who thus combatted theascetic prejudice against meat-eating.Man needs meats.-Vegetables and fruitalone are not sufficient to keep the average person healthy.-That was thegis t of her findings.BRADLEY MARKET CO.

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Telephone: Pennypacker 2041Spring, the Zero Hour for Contrac tors , i s upon us.

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Chocolates are made every day at White's SweetShop. They are sweet, they Bre fresh, they.are deliciousand they are made under the same sani tary andpainstaking conditions as at home.Try them for yourself and see,!. ~ ' ~ .We also sel l 'othe r makes of candy, as f,reshas wecan get them. . You have bu t to take your choice.',,

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it Silver-Plates. Use It as a PolishLOOK LIKE NEW!Vz Pint. $1; Pint. $1.65FOR BALE BY LOCAL DEALERSandHansell Bros. Service Stationl\lontgomery Ave. bel. Narberth Ave.

At the Y. M. C. A.he :\Iain Line Christian Associationalin with activity almost every ~ a t hc week. Ins ide o f t he . but ld ll 1g ,wel1 as out si de , t he re IS always"on the carpet" to keep t ~ bers. friends ~ n guests b\lsy 111esome recreation and fun 111 onet iv it \" o r ano ther . The p ro gr amthe special events onlyis in addition to t he r egul ar lyeduled activities on Monday, TuesThursday and Saturday for me!!ho\'s and on \Vednesday and Fn ioi women and girls:Friday. February 201, 3.30 P. M ;swimming meet, L o w ~ r MenonSchool Juniors vs. Sel1lors.R.15 P. :\L-Main Li ne Y. M. C. , ~ vs. St. F rancis de Sales C?rps 111basketball meet at the latter.shall.hirt \ - iourth street and Sprll lgf icldie. Philadelphia.Saturday. February 2;; (aftc:;rnoC?n)meet between Ma1l1 ~ l I 1 e1I. C. A. Jun io r s and \Vest BUIldY. :\L C. A. Juniors at WestMonday. February 2i , 4 P. M ;Darby High \'s. L o \ ~ e r Menonin t he f ifth of t he senes of CC;)J1of the Boy s' S ub ur ba n H Ig hSwimming League.Wednesday, February. 2 ~ - S l o ~ vregular weekly meetl11g 111 audI-rium. .Thursdav, March 1, 4 P. l \ I . - S I ~ t ht he series of b oy s' suburban hIghhool swimming meets , Radnor vs.8.15 P. !\I.-Main L in e Y . M . C. A.b ask etb all team vs. Camd enM. C, A. at Camden.Frida\', March 2. 3.30 P. M.-Openmc'et in Girls' Suburban HighSwimming League, Haverford. Radnor .8.30 P. M.-Baske tb at l, Wayneh\terian Girls \'5. West PhiladelY. W. C. A. at Ardmore.Saturday, March 3, 7.30 P. M .-house to Men' s League of thech S treet Phi ladelphia PresbyterianThe association's staff is at y ourAn afternoon or evening ofand entertainment varied toi t \ ,our needs may be arranged foroups i rom churches, clubs a nd o rn izat ions . Consu lt w it h the secrefor detai ls .Radnor H igh Y ie l ds to Chester.

The Chester Y. M. C. A. swimmingm deieated the Radnor High Schoolin a dual me et at the Ard..y" pool Saturday by a score:Hl to 1i. The Chester boys swamn t he ir u sual form. capturing everyir st p lace excep t i n t he breast stroke,b ot h o f t he ir e nt ri es we re d is ualified.B er ri an and S tout . t he mains tays o fthe Radnor natators . captured threesecond places. while DeSat t re won thebreast stroke. The R ed a nd V';hiteteam was seriously handicapped by theabsence of Moore and Kater , f irst -classbreast and back-stroke swimmers.The 50-vard dash gave pract icallythe onl\ ' t li ri ll of the meet. when Kimmer (Chester), and Berr ian (Radnor),f ough t out p ract icat ly t he ent ir e d is t ance . K immcs w inning by a close111argin. Results.Rl'!ay-\" on b y Che st er : \Vilson.Hamil ton. Urgates , Kimmes.50-yard free sty1e-\Von by Kim

m l ' ~ (Chester). second. Berrian (Radnor): third. \Vilson (Chester).;;O-\'ard back strokc-\Von bv Hami lt on " (Ch es te r) , s ec on d. 1Ialmed(Chester): third. DeSattre (Radnor).:!:?O-yard free style-\Von by Hamilton (Chester). second. ~ I o o r e (Chester): third. Trout (Radnor).Breast strokc-\Von by DeSattre(Radnor). Second and third disqualified.100-yard free st)'le-\Von by Kimmes (Chester). second. Berrian (Radnor): third. Wynne (Radnor).D i d n ~ - W o n by Lilley (Chester),second. Trout (Radnor); third, Wetzler (Chester).


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SOCIAL WORK EXPLAINEDCONTINUED FROM ' i' HE FffiST PAGE":\Iodern social work;' t he spe akerw en t o n, "has discovered the individual-a comp l ex cen te r o f all s or ts o fconflicting and interweaving needs andinterests. all o f which are natural. allo f whi ch are parts of l if e, a ll o f whichc on tr ib ut e t o m ak e him what he is.and all of which need to be consideredin hel p ing h im to become something

~ I s e . :\Iaterial relief may be necessary.usually is. but it alone is not enough.It must be sufficient t o h av e s ome eff ec t in helping the individual onto hisf ee t; i t mus t n ot be g iven at the costof self-respect. nor of ambition, nor ofintegrity. It must be a part of thegenera l p lan which t ak e s i nt o a ccounta ll t he other factors t ha t g o to makeup the p er so na li ty o f t he individual.and all the facts that make u p h is l if ein re la t ion to others."So social work is not content tothrow a d im e t o a ragged urchin onthe s treet comer, nor t o s en d a basketof groceries to a wretched f am il y in aback s t ree t, nor to arrest a desertingf at he r and send him to jail-and stopt he re . A ll t ho se th ings may be necessary and desirable. but they are emptyand futile gestures unless they arc fol .l owed up with patient. constructive effort that really reaches t he s ea t ofthe difficulty. . . ."Xow whe n o ne b eg in s t o deal withhuman b ei ng s o n t his basis, not aspersons who need t he doc to r. o r whoneed food. or who are ignorant. orvicious. or what not-but as humanbeings, wi th prec ise ly the same rightto life a nd l ib er ty a nd t he p ur su it ofhappiness-if we are going to helpthem. we must know much mor e abou tt hem a nd all their relationships, thanwe eve r knew before. And so modernsocial work emphasizes this methodwhich we call ' investigation.' 'Thismeans s imply in te l ligent following upof problems, gaining confidence ofpeople and keeping it b y t he s en se o fprofessional responsibility. . . ; Itis a frank straightforward, intelligent.conscientious . devoted effor t to understand, and to get the client to unders tand. the real s ou rc e a nd se at o f th edifficulty. a nd t o help h im p lan a wayto overcome it. It is merely the application of i nt el li genc e t o t he delicatetask of helping people to make themost of themselves."There is no such thing," 1I r. Prayconcluded. "as a dependent defectiveand delinquent class. Each one of uspossesses everyone of these characteristics at times. There is only a d if ference of circumstances in our case."

"'ONTIXTlEO F R O ~ I TH E F1R!':T I'A(WThursdav o f e ach month in thefire house. It is open from sevenu nt il n in e on that evening- to recein dues. The next meeting- willbe Thursday. :\Iarch 1, and t hene\\" -t.) ser ies wil l be opened atthat time.Any o f t he directors or officersof the associatl'011 '\'1'11 be gla d to FOR REST-Ideal apar tmen t , vacan tMarch 1. Five rooms, hall an d bath.explain the bui ldi ng an d loan Conven iences . B ig closets. Must see toidea, and make arrane-ements for appreciate. 103 Chestnut avenue. Phone INarberth 3784-M.s tock in thi s new ser ies. Both the I ; : " ' ~ - - - - ' - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - HOME care at seashore for six normal::\farberth Xational Bank and t he ltttle girls. An oppo r tun ity for pa ren t s:Merion Tit le and Trust Company w ho a re unable to leave th e city to'11 . I" place their little daughters With twoWI receive app Icatlons. cultured, experienced teachers at theirThe monthly payments in the summer cottage on a quiet Jersey beach:long t erm se ri es a re o ne doll ar heal thfu l, h appy summer a ssured ; t e rm,f eight weeks beginning June. 3 0, $ 20 0;or e ach s ha re o f s to ck , a nd the exceptional reference. Address "G," caremonthly payments for t he s ho rt "Our Town," o r p ho ne a ft er 5.30 P. M.term series are t wo doll ar s for Narberth 3972-M. (3-17-28\each share of stock. HOMEMADE potato salad, 25 cenhper pound. 512 Homewood avenue.The new residencesof Narberth Phone Narberth 2716-M.are invited to become stock-holders FOR SALE-Bedroom and dining room NARBERTH H . .in the Narberth Bui ld ing and suite. Also Koeh ler davenpo r t '''bed. TEATERL A' Leather . upholstering. Very oheap. BARBER SHOPoan ..'\ssOCIatlon, and it is hoped QUi ck s al e. 22 Elmwood avenue. Nar-that the o ld s tock holders wil l in- ...;.bert_ --::;2.;..728...;.;..' _ - 121 Nor th Na rbe r th Avenuecrease the number of shares they A P A B T ~ E . N T fo r r en t. SiX teoms, Specializing in Women's andare now carrying b y t ak in g a d- 8Sli. OalI Narberth 4011. Ch.ildren's Hair-Cuttingditional stock in t he n ew forty- LOST-Platinum lUld cUaInond wed- Strictly Sanitar.'y Shopfif h . . ding. ring. laat week,on or near Dudleyt senes. a v e n w t . ~ . 6 0 0 ~ . o m e w o o d . avenue;' _ ~ ~ ! ! ! ! " " ~ ;.;;.,....,,;;.......;

our town february 25, 1928

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