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------------------------------------------- - - - -HAVEYOU PAID YOURSUBSCRIPTION TOOUR TOWN?

USE THRIFT STAMPSAS GIFTS AND HELPWIN THE WAR

VOLUME IV. NUMBER 24 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY. MARCH 21, 1 918 PRICE TWO CENTS

TRI SIGMA BIBLE CLASS

Mrs. Lola SiscoMr. Thomas Kible r ,Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herbert BeyerJ:dward S. lIaws,Postmaster.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

consider their thirty d a ~ ' s ' requirement. Those who mail no report willru n the risk o f p ro se cu ti on and th epenal ty f or hoarding-$5000 fine andtwo years ' imprisonment or both. I fany persons fa il to report, the FoodAdminst.ration c an p romise them nolenliency, if found guilty of hoarding." By d ire ct in g t he p ub li c t o statetheir flour holdings on the flour suppl y c ar d th e Food Administration istaking th e s tep necessa ry to preventa possible flour famine. Hoardershasten famine. If next May, June orJul)" we find ourselves without wheatflour, it will be because thousands oftons ar e stored away ,in cellars byunpatriotic householders who banishany consideration of th e soldi er s i nt he ir g reed t o h av e their own desiresatisfied. The flour supply card is aGovernmen t a ct ion which wil l meLtwith th e app rova l o f alI t ho se whohave t ak en t he t ime to s tudy food conditions abroad and who know therefore that food i s p robably the foremOst f ac to r i n winning the war ."

T ime- to A. M. N e x t S u n d a ySUBJECT:"The Right Use o f Money."

UXVI,AHum L . ~ r f ' l ' E R S A'l'XARHtll.'l'J[ UOST On'ICE

- - - -l!'OR RENT-'l'hree furnlAhed, or unfurnish_ed h o u s e k e e p l n ~ room s. Box 738, Narberth.\ V A ~ T E D _ ' V h l t e /llrl, ever 16. to care tortwo children afternoons. Apply 333 Con.way avenue, Narberth.

"A."'ITED-'l'hree furnished or unfurnishedhousekeepIng rooms. Box 738, Narberth.

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NARllEHTH, PA.-OUR TOWNMA.RCI-I 21 .. 1 ~ 1 8Of course, wedeUver - ao yp l a c e - ao ytime.

NARBERTH. P A

The first thing a man does aftermaking a fool of himself Is to tr y toexpla in how it happened.

The Garden Nurseries

HOWARD'S

PLANT AFLOWERING TREE

Telephones,12671268

The Brightest Spot in NarberthA drug store in the most modern sense of the term

1\. E. WOHLERT

And help to make our town themost attractive Villagein th e Philadelphia Suburban DistrictThe double f lowering peach is the quickest growing flower

ing tree and the most showey. P lant t he t re e whe re it can beseen from the st.reet. I offer them at cost to help introducethe plan. 25c each, five trees for $1.00The Japanese flowering cherry i s, on the whole, a f iner tree,but not so strickingly showey, nor a s fast growing:

$1.00 each or six for $5.00Place a quar ter or a dol la r in an envelope with your name andaddress, state what you want and we will do the rest .

CUB'S WEEKLY LETTER

Ever sine,e John Caldwel l 's been al1Iovle manager he's had th e 'aetor!Jug'. He thinks that Douglas Fairb an kR i s all r ight In his own way.hn t John i s sa ti s fied that with a little p ra ct ic e h e' ll m ak e Dou gl as looklike a second rat er. T hat explainswh)' he is trying to climb over th efront of th e h ou se . v au lt o ve r th ehedge, stand on his hands, etc., as

(')Illl'h-s Y. XOI-),Comml tte-eman.HE( 'm ' I 'I 'S WAN'UH }'OR

'l'IIE lU:G(TLAR AImYDo YOU want to enlist in th e Cavalry,Infantry. Field Artillery, Coast. Artillery. Quartermaster's Corps (forcooks an d bakers), Signal Corps (fOl'radio and te legraph operators) , or th e

Medical Depl1lrtment. of t he R eg ul arArmy? See PostmllJSJl:er Haws , who isan ass is tant rec rui t ing officer.

}:Dl'fOlUAL

Associate EdJtors.

HAHHY A. JACOBS,Ed.Jtor.

'I'll}; mU:A'!' lIU'I'Y

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cashier.

OUR TOWN

NAIWElt'rn CIVIC ASSOCIATION.President, A. J. Laos.Vice-presidents, A. C. Shand, J. B.Williams, James Artman.Sceretary and treaslll'er, G. 1'1. Colesworthy.Directors Frederick L. Rose, GeorgeM. Henry, 'w. Arthur Cole, George M.

ColesworthY, Mrs. Wi ll i am S. Horner,A. E. Wahlert, 1\1rs. George M. Henry,Fletcher W. Stites, K A. : "d us ch amp,H. C. Gara, Henry Hose, Edward S.Haws, Mrs. Hoy K Clark, Mrs. La!!te r W. )l;icl,ersoll, William D. Smedley.

Mrs. Roy E. Clark A. J. LoosMrs. C. T. Mool"\8 Henry RoseQ. M. Henry W. T. Melchior

civILIzation and human ity HseH; an dth e more efficient and p romp t we pel}-pI e o f America. ar e in doing our p ar t, -.- -C tI th e mor e q ui ck ly w il l t hi s w ar come To t he Edi to r of Our Tow n:An ExperJment In o.opera va to an end an d th e g re at er th e n um ber T he meet ing of base ball fans to; o u r l 1 n U s m - ~ o PuJd Workers. of ou r soldiers an d sailors who Willi organize a c lu b f or t he season of 1918

Owned an d Pub li shed every Thurs- be saved from death an d s uf fe ri ng a nd was rather slimly ,attended, althoughday by t he Na rbe rth Civic Assocla- t he g re at er n umbe r of th e p eo pl e o f t ho se present represented t he c re amtioD. other nations r e le a sed f rom hondage of th e base iball brains M th e borough . _:=.: ... . .: : . .----------:-: l :-Ia-r=-: :-e=-:t ' and saved from death . IRay J on es , I < ~ r e d Walzer, Jim Foote you may h av e not ic ed lately. Just ,Y M C ASubscription price on e do p T o wor k, to s av e, t o economi ze , to a nd Dav e C a l h o u ~ l , a n ewcome r, c on - n ow h e is i n du lg in g i n swo rd p r a c t i c e . . year in advance. give finanoial support to th e Govern- stituted th e en:lre attendance and - due l stuff, and hor s eh ack r id in g. BIRTHDAY PARTYment is a duty of the nation an d to what wa s lack1l1g .in n U ~ b e r s was IWe hav,e been telling him that stunts.th e wor ld and it is especially a duty offset by th e e n t h u s ~ a s m of the quar- a la Fatty Arl bu ck le wou ld b e more:

to ou r fighting me n who on land and Itette mentlon.ed. ], red Wal ze r, t he in h is li ne, bu t he insists th.at, being. Saturday .evening last, Paddy's Day,sea a re offering their lives for their Peerless Leader. a man who k n o ~ s young, handsome an d athletic. with a a birthday party was give n by th ecoun try and their countrymen. hase baH f rom Conway to. Dudl:y, ~ I l l s ta ge n am e like Harold St. John, his L ad ie s: Anxi li ary o f th e ~ M. C. A. ,aga in guide the de stime s of :'I\ar- snccess would he assured. BII1 Har- I very Simi lar to th e on e given a year. \ I n : H ( ( ' A ~ A ~ I l " : ~ ( ; I , I S H I ~ n ) J n : be rth' s r ep re sen t ath 'e s on th e dla- ri s t,ells him hi s proper' p la ce i s at ago. Ever)' body who attended wa sTAX}:S mone!. Jnst how ]

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N A l ~ B ~ H T H . PA.-OUR TOWN-MARCH 21. 1918

HOUSECANDY

Roofs

AT

MARKETICE CREAM

DAVIS'

WM. J) . SMEDLEY

M. c. A . B U IL D IN G

45th and Parrish'Sts.

A COMPLETF L INE OFSCHOOL SUPPLIES

H. WILLIS DAVIS. ProprietorPrime Meats

CIGARS

r a l " a ' : M ~ G i n l l J aUl23 South 1 7 ~ S t P h i l a d e n a : ~ '

OUR PRODUCTS ARI! GUARANTEEDUNDERBACTERIOLOGICAL CONTROL

R E M O V A LGEORGE A. WITTEPaper Hanging and DecoratingWill Move About March 15th.To Fairview. Bell PhoneBOX 596, NARBERTH, PA.

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Frank CristMEATS & PROVISIONSHiih Grade ButterTelephone-Na.rberth 644 A.

CALDWELL& co.R e a l E s t a t eI n s u r an ceS O U ~ ~ t ~ ~ d ~ t a t i o n NARBERTH. PA.

For Rent and Sal,Fire InsuranceBell Phone 862 w.""ll Bnlldlng. Narberth. Pa.

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CLEANSAFEWHOLESOME

H. C. FRITSCHPrlpertles

Don't hesita te if you want a good home

Attractive new houses are becomingscarce-I have remaining

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FOR SA L ENo. 225 Forrest Ave.

HOWARD F. COrTERMEATS ofQUALITY

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Home pressed Poultry, Butter, El:KS and Game.Fancv Fruit and Vel!etahlt s. "A STORE FORPARtICULAR PEOI)LE "Telephone. NARBERTH . P A .

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Pasteurized Milk I DELIVERIES,B r y a c l O ~ T l k c e r t i l i e d WEST PBILA.(Pedrlal lc society) OVERBROOK

Special .. Guernsey" MERIONMilk .WYNNEFIELD(Roberts' &: Sharpless ' BAIA.CYNWYDair ies) NARBERTHCream Buttermilk ARDMORETable an d Whipping WYNNEWOODCream.

No.6 Elmwood Ave. andBungalow on Avon Road

SCOIT-POWEll DAIRIES

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REGISTER NOWIS MY NAME THERE?!'I)'IIOI)sis of 11 Sermon Wren I , as tS1II1Ill1)' )fornJug II)' Hey. Anry Snemm)'. J)astor of the UUlltist('hul'(\h of the } ; l ' l l n g ~ l , Nnrller thPrint!'l) at the Uefjnest of Oue ofth e Jfl'mlll'rS of lIis fhurchVI'e can find many references in th e

B i b l , ~ to th e Book of Life, also m a n ~E-xhortations to have ou r name wri tten there. The oril?;in o f t hi s e xp re ssion was with t he a nc ie nt J ew s iutheir return from captivity in Ba by lon. In c oming bac k to JerusaLemthey found many of their race, whowere left there. had. contrary to thelaws of Moses . intermarried with thesurrounding heath,en thus hecomingdefiled and disf ranchised . The l1ameso f t ho se w ho se hlood r ema ined pure .however , we re k.ept in a J?;reat bookknown as the Book of Life. An olelcivilization was dying and a new onewas struggling to be borl!. 'rids baal,was c al le d t he Book of Life hecausethose w h o ~ , e names were t he re wer efighting; w ith al l t he ir m ig ht t he b at tl es of ri gh t, a nd w ere t he life giversin rebuildinl?; a new t he Idngdom. Ina def in i te and prac t lca l way I want,today, to c al l u po n ev.ery man whocomes u nd er t he so un d of my voiceor the r ea ch o f my influence to register now in order to vote at the c o n ~ing eLections for those th ings whichmean for t he h ig hes t a nd best andthe spe edy e limina ti on of a ll t hi ng s BOYLE'Sthat r ob a nd des tr oy l if e o f it s g,reates t t reasures and rich.est joys.This Is a political and patriotic

c i u t ~ . Every bit of e n e r g ~ ' and resource we have must 1w registeredagainst our e 1 J o e m ~ . Our hOyH and ou rAllies h ave h ra ve ly aJ1l1 m a n f u l l ~ 'gone t o f ight ou r battles. and the haTt ies of humanity . That we shall finally wi n, we ar e quite sur.e, and thatwill i1Je a grea t da y: hu t In order tohring that day an d hring it quickly.we. here at home, must first defeatt he A ut oc ra cy o f Rum. The o rg an ized, Legalized liquor traffic is moretyrannica 1. mor e t re ac he ro us anddeadly, a greater fOoe t o o ur c ou nt ry ,more destructive of ou r r esou rc es a nd Imor e damaging of our Huccess and ua tiona l r e sources a nd t he strength offinal v ict ory t han a ll th.e skill and ou r Ilghting f or ce , u s wel l as th e peoscience and warfare of our foe. I t Is pi e who must supply thei r needs. Hbec om in g m or e evident with each the wheat, the sugar, the coal, thepassing day that if democracy is to cars and the manpower employe ll bywin th e wa r we must have National t he b rewe ri es in u si ng u p ou r re P rohibi ti on . Thi s is necessary In 01'- sources would have been sent to theGel' t o h ave effiCiency in indus try , con- lJOttom 01' the s ea i t would have beenservatlon of ou r food Ruppl le s and (Continued on Fourth Page)

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};liZllbl't.1L lIuuter.Age 12, Fifth Grade .

He lost t he g ame ; no matter fo r that:He kept hi s t emper and swung his ha tTo c he er t he w in ne rs ; a better wayThan to lose his temper and win the'day.

J r n ~ n 1 z i n e ! ! for tJJe no)'!! In SenlceMany inquiries ar e received at theY. M. C. A. f rom people who desire toknow if magazines are still being rt}ceived there fo r the so ldi ers a ndsailors. This work will go onthroughout the ent,ire year and thereIs no danger of sending too Many. Le tthem eome in. Four c rate s were sent.away l as t week , a nd a no th er Is nowbeing filled.Books ar c al so wanted and carefullypacker1 f or t he d if fe re nt c amps . "'0Id school books, no r musty old volumeswit hout i nt er es t. The Gov er nmen tooes no t wish to pal' the cost of t rans portation on hoolts which will no t beo f in teres t. t o th e boys. Give them

Y. M. C. A. NOTES

Rcr. J ohn Vun Ness, ltllnistcr'l'IIE l)Rt;SBy'rERIAN CHURCH

Me-etings for next Sundaylows:10.00 A. M.-Sunday school. Classesfor al l. M en 's Bible Class taught byMr. H. A. Banks.11.00 A . M.-Publ lc worship.ma n o n " Th e Triumphal Entry."quartet w il l s in g "The Pa lms. "4.00 P. M.-Gommunicants Cla3s.7.00 P. M.--Chr l st i an Endeavormeeting led by Mr. Melchior 's Bibleclass.7.45 P. M.-Evening worship. Sermon on "The Cleansing at t he Temp leon P al m S un da y. "Other JrootlngsOn Tlmrsday of this week at ;: P. M.t he Wes tm in st er C ir cl e w il l h ol d asilver social at t he h om e of Mrs.Moore, 91 Windso r a ve nue. Mr;;.Moore a nd l \h s. Crist ar e hostesses.l\"ext Tuesday th e ladies will hayean "all day " meet ing at the cllUrch.It is the annual nlee t ing for th e elect ion o f officers or both the Ladies' AidSociety and the Missionary Society.Th e former will mee t a t 11 A. M. andlltIncheon will be served at 12.30. TheMissionary Society will convene at 2P. M. All the ladies of the congrega tion ar e invited to these importantmeetings.There will 1le a spec ial meet ing he ldin t hi s chur ch on Good Friday evening. Rev. David S. Kennedy, D. D.,editor of "The Presby ter ian ," wi ll deliver the sermon. He is 2. preacherof nat io na l r eput at io n and a s m anyas pos si bl e should p la n to hear him.

FIGURE THIS OUT

Narber th Office, ARCADE BUILDING

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NAI-tBEI-tTH. PA.-OUll TOW:N-}'IARCH 21. 1!:)18

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OPEN DAYAND NIGHT

Th e officers desire to inform an yrecruit that we h av e separate squadsfor men who ar e not f ami li ar withm i l i t a r ~ - t ac ti cs , s o tlLe fact of yourn ot h av in g had former experie.nceneed no t prevent you coming ou t todrill, on e hour Thursd,ay eveni'ng, 8.15to 9.15.

The above department .hould be or tb .ereatest use to the community , the U.t eontalns the name or every profelonal man.trade.man, mechanic, shopkeeper. etc., whodoe. or ca n In any way .erve hi. feUo .. town.man. and who Is progre.slv. enouebto add name to It.t of Regl.ter.Ae It Ie difficult for tboBe contrlbutinatheir t ime and eltorte to the production of"Our Town" to persona lly e ither know orInterview all .uch. It would be moet help,ful If thoee not now found In the printedUst would eend In a memo of t he ir name..addre.e. phone numbers and bu. lnee.ee orprofe_lone for lI.tlng. Thl. will co.t a" fol .lowe: 10 cente eacb Iseue for 1I line,,: 6 cent"for ' eacb addit ional l in.

~ I I L KScott-Po\\,('11 Dalrle". Phone, Preston 2398.See display advertlsement In thl. Issue.lIlOItTGAGESShnIUIOI1, J:uncM C. 232 Ess e x a ve .Phone. ~ 3 6 . or 1420 Chestnut at.lIlUSICCowin, T. Stuart. Plano Teacher.206 MPrlon Rve. Phone. Narberth 347-R.Loos, Fanny II . Plano teacher.Studio, Arcade Bldg. Pbone. 316-J.SJoholm, 1\lIsl< Ebba. lIlusle 'I'eacher amI Accompanist , :!2S lona ave. , Narberth.NOTAItl' I"UBLICJ"O'"rle J. II . 111 Narberth ave.Phone. 666-lI!.T)'.on, "'urr"n U. 200 Woodbine ave.Phone, 1 ~ 0 2 - ' V .O I ' T I C l A ~ SF"nton. Carl F. 606 Essex ave, Phone, 638-W.Phlla. address. 1 8 ( l ~ Chestnut .t.PAINTERSCole, James It .

246 Haverford ave, Phone, 1225-J.W. G. ClImmer. Phone, 1262 W.~ 1 Ehnwoou aVe . Narberth.Walz"r, ]