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lWar Chest lOUR .TO 31-1 I- - - - -
VOLUME IV. NUMBER 33 NARBERTH. PA•• THURSDAY. MAY 23. 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS
Quota
$157.350147,000125,150191,2506,150
529,200255,150370,15045,45071,95014,90024,45087,40037,150427,55086,50033,30047,5006,250
55,80019,200
$2,717,200
Delaware
21857612861486296
'2794920193831390553161671143237950239022697
28071
15,690
No.Subscribers
WHO GETS THE MONEY?
Senior Moying Picture BenefitARCADE THEATREThursday,May 30
2Sc. 8 o'ClockVaudeville
of Philadelphia, Montgomery,Ch"ester and Bucks
Total " '" '" '.
WHAT IS A WAR CHEST?
The Main Line subscribed a grand total of $2,717,200 through the Main
Line banks in the third Liberty Loan campaign , according to the final re ceipts at the headquarters of the Main L ine Committee , Ardmore, Pa. This
i s p ract ical1y 4 times th e quota. I t was subsc ribed thr ough 15,694 SUbscribers, which is 37 per cent. of the population of the d is tr ic t. Eve ry sub
district in t he Ma in Line won an hon or flag w it h o ne o r mo re bl ue starsshowing 100 per cent. oversubscrip tion. Devon-Berwyn had nine starsand Bala seven. Of the larger sub- districts, lIIarberth led in percentage
of population, subscribing 50 per cent. through 1486 individuBlI subscribers.The totals by districts ar e as follows:
No.Stars
Overbrook-Merion 4Bala 7
Cynwyd " 1:-.larberth .. " " ' ". 3Wynnewood 2Ardmore 1Haverford " " 3Bryn Mawr " " 2Gladwyne " " 3Delaware Count.y, east 1Delaware County, center 3Delaware County, west 2Villa Nova-Rosemont " 3Stoke Pog,es " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Wayne, SL Davids, Strafford 3Devon-Berwyn " 9Paoli 1Bryn Mawr Col lege . " "" .. " " .Haverford College " .
Haverford School " .Miss Wright's School .
FINAL REPORT OF MAIN LINE
LIBERTY .LOAN COMMITTEE
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CARD PARTY AND DANCECOMMUNITY CLUB
ELM HALL, NARBERTH, PA.
Friday Evening, May 24, 1918I Cards, 8.10 P. M. Dancing, 10-12 P. M.ORCHESTRA TICKETS. 7Sc.
IS'" Tickets may be procured from any member or at Fiedler 's or Howard'sDrug Store.
Betty Baxte r' s Gossip
h. will match 'Narberth's sub.
scription to the War Chest
Fundup to $20,000
THE FIRESIDE
Narberth, Get Busy!
Red Cross wool distributed
at Red Cross Workroom in Y.
M. C. A., Monday. Wednesday
and Friday.
STATES TO THE
WarChestCommitteeof Narberth
that
Buy a stamp.
Come and hsve a good Ume Fridayevelling, Elm HaIl.
On and a ft er t hi s dat e the Narberth
Theatre w il l be closed indefinitely.
D o : n ~ forget the card part.y and
dance, Elm Hall , }'rlds)' evening, May24.
Mrs. A. K. S li er , o f 204 Woodsideavenue, is 1\11 at he r home with la
grippe.
Invest in War Sav:ings Stamps andThrift Stamps. Interest rate i s 4 41 -4per cent.
Mrs. Hugh Brown, of Woodside ave-,nue, ha s returned from a visit to
Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. Wv11iam H. Cohic, of IMerion avenue, have returned from
Atlantic City.
Don 't fo rget c ar d par ty and dance
Elm Ha,\l, Friday evening, May 24, at8 o'clock Isharp.
m ; ~ : ; g ~ : : ~ : ' I ~ : r l e ~ o ~ ~ : c ~ : ; r ~ : : : . THE WAR CHEST CAMPAIGN, MAY 20 TO 21, 1918CGmllounded quarterl)".
fnrd pnrty 8 nd d an ce , E lm Hall, For th Counties}'rlda)" el'enlng, JIll)" 2... Proceeds toepayoff Liberty Bond.
War Savings Stamps are redeemable
011 ten, days' notice to the postmaster.
Payable i n ful l with interest.
Amount of War Stamps to be soldduring 1918 $2,000,000,000. Nar bert h's W hat is a War Chest? Iof th e Navy or are approved by thequota $57,000. Wil l we do it? A community fund-in this case 5. Board of Direc tors of the Wa r Welfare
We are all proud of the fact that 'Five Counties fund-providing moneyICouncil. These act ivi t ie s include
Narberth is represented in the "Over- tor approved wa r relief. among o t ~ e r s :seas Service of the Y 'M C A" For hOW long? I The Amencan Red Cross.
. . .' . . :. For one year - i t Is e xpe ct ed. You The Y. M. C. A. War Work Council.Friends of Mr. Wilham H. Cohlc WIll g iv e o nce t o th e War Chest, and you The Y. W. C. A. Wa r Work Council.
be glad t o k now Ul at he has fully re_ l ar e probably through for that year. The Knights of Columbus "cov er ed f rom h is recent illness.
IWhat area wl1l t he War Chest repl'e- The Young Men's Hebrew Association.
I nves t you r LIber ty Bond coupons sent? I Thl! Commission on Training Ce.ropin War Savings Stamps. You could ' Five counties: Philadelphia, Mont- (Continued on Fourth Pa.ge)help ou r Govcl'II1mcnt in nO better way. gomery, Delaware, Chester und Buck".COnfirmation will take place at All What is its advantage?
Saints' P . E. Church, Montgomery and It take1l the place of constant
Wynnewood avenues, on Sunday, July moneY-raising "drives" and "cam
7. paigns" for wa r rel ief purposes: they
Members and friends please meet are co nc en tr at ed i n o ne War C he st
as usual 011 Tuesday after.noon. May campaign.28, 2 o'clock. at th e Y. M. C. A. for Will it include "Liberty Loan" and
Red Cro ss work. "War Saving Stamp" a.nd "Thrilt
Mr. Henry Howes is temporar i ly en- S tamp" campaigns?
joyl,ng lfife at th e New London, Conn., No. Those ar e investments: no t ITraining Station, preparatory to hi s gifts for war rellet.trip to t he o ther side. I B ~ ~ t h e ; . than thOse, will there beMr R b t COl 3d f S bi no dnves for war-re lle f contribu-
. 0 er . eman, ,0 a ne tions?
avenue, who IS in th e Ordnance De-I No. The War Che st will tak tl eipartment at Washington, was a visi- la e 1 r
to r in Narberth on Sunda)'. p ~ ~ ' a t o ther advan ta ge s ha s i t?
(Continued on Second Page) I It saves you frOm constant calls; Itprotects you from possible unworthy
war relief schemes; it Insures yourr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ Imoney going where it is m/)st need!)(l to A. M. Next Sunday
Mr. Prcl'yol Robprts, Jr. for wa r relief. SubJect-"Tbe Christian View 01 the Slate"U U Then it is l ik e my b an k a cco un t
upon which I draw when I want' METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHmoney?Exactly. The war relief organiza- CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
tions draw upon t he War Chest. When Two cents Per w rd h I tI
an approved wa r relief activity is in In advance. No a d v ~ r t l s : ~ e n t n : ~ ~ e : ~ ~ d c ~ ~ ~n ee d o f funds it does not conduct a leu cash accompanies copy.
I"drive" or "campaign" as now; it WilliWANTJo;D-Dah)' high choir. Do" 19, Nar-app ly t o th e War Chest. berth.What activities, for example, will be ]O·O=U:-:N:-:I)....-O=-n--N-a-r-he-r-u-'-T-e-n-n-(s-C-lU-b-C-ou-r-t;
entitled to share in th e Wa r Chest? I chaIn an d locket. Call at Postoffice. .
Such war activities a re a re endorsed LOST-On SuntIay. In Ardmore. or betweenby the President of the Unitoo States: Ardmore and Narberth. from an automot he S ec re ta ry o f War , the Secretar; ~ ~ 1 6 ~ ' c : ~ ~ ~ ~ s b l ~ h ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~ o a t . Phone, Narberth
Narberth "War Chest"OrganizationPercival Roberts, Jr., Chairman for Montgomery County.Alex. C. Shand, Chairman for Narberth.A. J. Loos, Vice-Chairman for Narberth.F. W. Stites, Vice-Chairman for Narberth.Mrs. C. P. Fowler, Chairman IOf Woman's Community Club. _Mrs. D. D. Stickney, Chairman of Woman 's Auxilia ry /
Y.M.C.A.Mrs. F. W. Stites, Chairman of Red Cross Society.Miss M. J. Simpson, Red Cross Societ.y.Chas. V. Noel, Treasurer.H. C. Gara, Secretary.
THE Narberth Guard
NARBERTH WAR CHEST FUND e v e n i : ; l ~ :h:1-l:iI::::'CAMPAIGN IN FULL SW ING \._7_.4_5_to_S._45_P_.M_._-.I
At a large and enthusiastic meeting held Monday evening in the lobbyof th e Y. M. C. A., arraillgements were com\pleted !for th e local War Chest
campaign. Chairman A ~ e x a n d e r C. Shand presided, assisted by Mrs. C. P.Fowler, ,president of th e Woman'lS COmmunity Clu'b, a membe r o f the Nar berth Committee, and Messrs. Gara, secretaTY; Noel, treasurer, and Loos,vice-chairman. There was a full atte. ldance of th e ladJies who took part so
successfully in the drive ,for the sale of the th ird Liberty Loan Bonds.Mr. Shand opened th e meeting wi:h a brief ,bTht very earnest and com
}}rehensrlve explanation o f t he objects of the Wa r Chest f und, t o which the
cl.()sest attention was given by his aUdl,tors. He eXipres:sedthe wtmost confidence th'alt NaIlberth would rise to this occasion as nolYly and patrdotically a s in al l th e p-recooing eampaigns. Referring to the selection of the
women assolilcitors, he ellipressed the ,belrief that they would secure better
results than <Dhe men.
He then called on Mr. Loos, who brief ly gave sOme sta,tistics as to simIlar ca,mpaign.s c ar ri ed on elsewhere, and menibioned the objective ,point ofth e five 'counties campaign, ,namely, twenty m111ion dollars. H e stated
i .hat i f Narberth did lJS wen as ColUmbus, Oh'io, we would contribute
$45,000, or the equivalent of $12 per annum for every man, woman and
chi ld in th e borough.Mr. Gara followed, 'and in Ms usu 11 thorough manner Ipresented fu'\)
and ,complete details as to th e method of conducting the drive, an d exhibited 'specimens of all the materials needed, includ!ing explanatory circulars
and leaflets, 1 to 31 "stickers" and 'label,s, sU'bscrLption 'blanks, 'buttons, 'etc.He h'ad on hand a fUIl Isupply of a ll o f t he se ma te ri al s fo r distribution
to the captains an'd their aides. He hada lso prepared all' envelope fu r eachclllPtain, with the name of every householder iill eBich distri<lLThere were
t l l i r l t y ~ f o u r envelopes tin aH, covering each of tJhe districts ,inoo which theborough had ,been diVided, and tot al :ng 788 houses, or all' average of abou tt w e n t y ~ t h r e e houses ,for each captain.
Acting Scoutmaster Patton ,then ann.()un1Ced that the Boy Scou ts were
prepared to help the committee in ev ery p O S l 3 ~ b l e way, an announcement
that was very hlighly 'appreciatoo. He was requested to have the Scouts re
port early Tuesdaymorning ,to distribWe circulars explaining ,the War Chestto every home in Nar,bellth, which he said would be done. The Boy Scoutsare requested to report in uniform an j 'be prep,ared to carry messages. Byso d · ~ , i n g they would easi ly be recognized by tJhe solidtoIls on their rounds.
Mrs. C. P. Fowler then addressed the ladies present, ,giving final in
struotions and distri'buting th e em'elopes to th e various captains as follows:District. No. Houses. Captains.
CheSitnut avenue 41 Mrs. Harry A. JacobsConway avenue 51 Mrs. Henry W. DerbyDudley avenue 71 Mrs. A. Perry RedliferElm Terrace 14 ,MLas iMaizie J. SdmpsonElmwood avenue 38 Mrs. S. T. HallEssex avenue 54 Mr,s. D . D. StickneyForest avenue 29 ML3s IMaizie J. SlimpsonGray ling and Hampden avenues 63 Mns. C. E. KreamerHaverfo rd and lona \lIvenues 7'3 Mrs. Fletcher W. StitesMtg. House Lane, WHllam 'street 20 Mr.s. J. G. FooteMerion avenue 44 Mrs. PurseMon.tgomery avenue 32 Mrs. J. G. FooteNorth Nallberth avenue 36 ML3S Maizie J. SiimpsonSouth Narberth avenue 13 Mrs. Harry A. JacobsNarbrook Park 21 W. Arthur ColeP r ~ c e avenue 15 Mlls. A. Perry RedJiferRockland avenue 10 Mr,s. PurseWayne avenue 16 MLss Maizie J. SimpsonWi.ndsor avenue 20 MLss ;Maizie J. SimpsonWood'oine avenue 56 (To be assigned Ito men)
Woodside avenue 57 Mrs. A. B. RossWynnewood avenUe 10 W. Arthur Cole
Each captain will have a for ce of a ides to a ss is t i n the work of solicit-ing contributions. '
Sugge ;tlOIlSResidents ar e r e q u e s t ~ to be preparoo to fill ou t the pledge cards
promptly. lJt goes WLthout saying th 1t t,he collectors wlll Ibe received withthe courtesy thlllt i s t he ir due, and th 1t every'body will realize that they areno t soliciting Mms;burt giVing an oPP:J<rtull'Ry to al l ,to d o s om et hi ng tohearten the 'boy\s who ar e offering their all for our sakes.
All captains are requested to re:>ort eBJch evening at the committee
room, Y. M. C. A. building, where Tr 3asurer Oharles V. Noel wlll receiveand tBibul1!lte their returns.
If checks ar e offered, have them dr,awn to the order of "Narberth War
Chest Fund."Extra pled'ge c ar ds and o ther sup;J1ies are obtainable at the committee
roo,m.
CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETS 1pointed as a m e m b ~ r s h i p committee to
devise ways and means to increase the
numbe r o f active members. Mr. Colesuggested a change in th e by-laws
which wl1l create a new class of mem_bers of the association, which is to
be cal led the Home Owners ' Membership. Come ou t to the next mee t ing to
hear the final discussion. and cast }"Ourvote.The Garden Con tes t Commit tee is
(ContinUed on Thi rd P ag el
At a meeting of the Narberth CivicAssociation held last Friday evenin1g,th e new president, Mr. Joseph H.'Nash, appointed several new committees ou t o f whi ch h e expec ts t he a c
t ivit ies of the association to broaden
oonsiderably.Mr. W. Arthur Cole, Mr. H. C. Gara
.and Mrs. L. W. Nickerson were ap-
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NAHllER"£Il, l ~ A . - O U R TOWN--MA.Y 23. IH18
Of course. wedellver - anyp I a c e - 1l0Y
time.
Less
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or
HREAT WAR LOANS
4 per cent.5" "6" "7" "8 "9 "10· ..12 ..
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I v io la ti ng t h e c it y a nd State laws gov-
I
erning traffic. These ar e in addition
AVENUE to th e reg,ular officers. I n Nar be rt han effect ive methOd of putting a s t ~ pto speeding would be for every cit!
I f Not zen to become a plain-clothes officer,t ak e down the number s, a nd c au se t h e
arrest and f in ing o f th e offender.
HOWARD'S
Probable
Checked
Price and Montgomery Avenues, Narberth
Telephones,
1267
1268
The Brigh te st Spo t i n Narberth
A drug store in the most modern senseof the term
SEEDLINGS, 2Sc DozenTRANSPLANTED PLANTS, SOc Doz.
THE GARDEN NURSERIES
TOMATO PLANTS
SPEEDING ONHAVERFORD
.earmng-
$ 2,000 to $ 3,000 a year3,100 to 5,000 "5,100 to 10,000 "11,000 to 25,000 "26,000 to 40,000 "41,000 to 50,000 "51,000 to 99,000 "l(10,000 an d above "
For Men and Women Earning $2,000 a Year
One Day's Pay Each Month
Here is the scale of glvmg that the War Chest Directors suggest to the
people of the five counties:
How Much Shall) Give to the War Chest?
To those
A SCRAP OF PAPER .
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TAXPAYER.
THE }'I1n:SIOE
(Contlnned from First Page)
Th e prayer mee ti ng s c onduct ed
\Vednesday of last week were a great
success . Mess rs. RahLlly, Stevenson,
Hausma,n and Durbin appeared on
schedule time, ea ch s pe ak in g f or t enminutes at th e Catholi c , Methodi st ,
Baptist and Presbyterian Church. The
a t tendance was good. At the Catho li c
C hu rc h t he l ec tu re r oom w as h an d
some ly decorated with fiags and bunt
Ing. Mr. F. A. Lanaha n took c ha rg e
of t h e spe aker s as they a r rived . Amember of t he Bapt is t Chur ch was so
e nt hu se d b y Mr. Rahl l ly ' s addre ss ,
that he sai d he co ul d haYe listened
to h im a ll n ight . All of t he speakerswer e e xc el le nt , a nd tho se who atten'd
ed obtained a clear idea of t he W ar
Che st a nd i ts objects.
HARRY A. ,TACOBS.Edftor.
MAIZIE J . SIMPSON,
Cashier.
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1918
EMERGENCY PHONE CALLS
Fire 350.Police 1250.
NA.RBERTH CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
Karberth boys a,nd g,irls ar e bearingu p w it h commendable fortitude under
th e strain ' of havin'g schools dosed
fo r tw o weel,s. owing to mea sl es .
Speeding on Haverford avenue ge ts
a r ap i n t hi s issue. Now le t' s ge t a f te r
the rapscallions who speed, and hale
t hem b ef or e t he Mag ,i st ra te f or a
whackin'g big fine.
Columbus, Ohio, where the War
Chest idea s tar ted , achieved a n a ve r
age of $12.50 p er a nn um fo r every
man, woma,n and child in· the d ist r ic t .On that basis, Narberth 's quota. wouldbe about $45,000 per annum. We oughtto do at l ea st a s well as Columbus.
Mr. D urb in tel ls us i t m ay be hardto make sacrifices for t he War Chest.
bu t it is n ot n ea rl y a s hard as a Ger
ma n bullet. Now is our opportunity
to show our appreciation of th e boys
who ar e f ac ing bulle ts and bayonets
every day and night in the month.
Giving one day's income per mon th is I,little enough. When the collectors
call on you, open your heart a nd you r
pur se . a nd d o e ven better. Do not,
forget that your p le dges go on record.
To th e Ed,itor of Our Town:1 a.m informed that the borough i5
"up a ga in s t it" f in anci al ly . On inve'
t iga t ion, i t appea rs that this Is due totwo causes. one bei ng t ha t t h er e are= = : : : : : : : : = = : : : : : : : : ~ = = = : : : : = = = ~Ide I inquencies amounting to nearly
$10,000. and the other. that assess
ments ar e not high enough to produce
revenue sufficient to meet expenses.
A scrap of paper , blowing ahout the
~ t r e e t , w as t he ca us e of t he f orml
tion o f t he Merion Civic Association.
Who is it, i n t he se el1'llghtened days,
that throws old newspapers and other
.odds and ends of paper into th e
S ub sc ri pt io n p ri ce o ne d ol la r pe r ,streets, or within their own grounds?year in advance. WAn. CIIES']' PUAYER lUEETINGS: There is noth ing more unt idy nor un_
sightly t ha n paper blowing about. It s
presence is no t due to accident; it
must be de liberate . Whoeve r throws
:out paper, or does anything else to Fatalities.offend hi s neig,hbors and ma r th e
beauty of a nel'ghborhood, commits asocial c rime. worthy of the severest
reprimand. Mr. Bol t told us that in The fine concrete roadway on Hav
Germany it is an i nf ra ct io n o f l aw e rf or d avenue, from Montgomery ave_.to throw even a "dead" mat ch i nt o nut to Narberth avenue, about half
.the street. If people cannot be shamed a mile in length, affords a fine oppor- Th e following ar e th e greatest wa r
into an observance of th e ordi.nary reo tunity f or s pe ed fiends. A rate of loans mad e b y va rious be ll igerent na
quirements of tidiness, there should be from 40 to 50 mil es a n hour 18 often tions:
a n o rd in an ce d rawn mak in g i t a n of - attained by au tom ob il es a nd m ot or- B ri ti sh vi ct ory loan early in 1917,fense punishable by fine to throw cycles. 15 pe r cent. Total subscriptions, $5,-paper or a ny o the r rubbish in to pub. There are many. small children re- 1096,245.320.
lic highways. s id ing a long thi s speedway. and par-I United S tate s Second Liberty Loan,
In these days, when th e public can. er.ts ar e in a continual state of alarm, 4 pe r cent. Total subscriptions, $4,science is being awakened a s it n ev er f ea ri ng t h at t he ir l i tt le ones wlll be 1616.000,000.was awakene d before, a proper re - maimed or killed. Eve ry r es id en t Eighth German war l oa n, 4 1- 2 pe r
spect fo r the opinion of o th er s s ho ul d al on g t he ay en ue should be a mem- cent. and 5 pe r cent. Total s u b s c r i ~To Every Man in NarbeJ'lth: prompt everybody to be carefUl about b er o f a n inf orma l v ig il an ce commit_ tions, $3,600,000,000.The members of the Karberth H o m ~ such m atters. In some cases , resi- tee, take dO\Vln the numbers o f t he of_ French wa r loan of 1915, 5 pe r c en t.
Guard ar e .of the opinion thllJt th e or - oents of Narberth think they have f en di ng a ut os . a nd h av e th e drivers Total subscriptions. $2,261,864,409.gan iz at ion should d is ba nd unl es s t he done their full d ut y w he n t he y have arrested and fined, t he mor e t he b et - II Austrian seventh wa r loan. 5 pe r
men o f Nar be rt h ar e willing to g iv e cleaned u p t he ir own p rem ises a nd t er. a nd t he s oo ner will th e dang,er be cent. Total SUbscriptions, $1,150,-
up one hour each week for th e p ur - dump ed t he ru bb ish o n t he p rem is es remedied. ' 000,000.
Pose of d ri ll a nd pat ri ot ic e xamp le a s of some other property ownel '-some Si'gns should be placed at each end Italian fourth wa r loan, 5 pe r cent.
news Item to Iet by neighboring towns. vac an t l o t who se owner is no t a resl-I of t he a ve nue, a nnounc ing th e speed Total subscriptions, $1,000,000,000.
O. I n t he b or ou gh t he re a re over 600 dent. This i s i ll ega l , t hought le ss a nd l im i t; i n f ac t. at every entrance to Hungary seventh wa r loan 6 pe rmen, members of t he guar d now num- c o n t e ~ p . u b l e . Memhe rs o f the Civic I t he b oro ug h. s uc h si gn s sh ou ld be cent. Total subscriptions, $600,000,000.ber t hi rt y- one, s hould 'nu,mber over ASSOCIatIon should ca re ful ly note such consp icuous ly placed. I mm ed ia te ac - C an ad ia n v ic to ry l oa n, Novembe r,
100. Narberth is in th e front i n e ve ry : lr ts a nd report t hem to th e author- ti on i s necessa ry, a s an accident is 1917, 51-2 per cent. Total subscrip-
movement. What is the cause for Iities.. due to h a p p ~ n a,ny ?a y. There ar e tions, $418,000,000.; ;u ch a poor showing in th e guards? douhtless ordmances 111 effect regard- --------
(Signed) WOJU:N'S COllOIUNITY i ng t he speed of vehic les .wi th in t he I'N('J,,\DJEH U:'r1'!mS ATE. P. DOLD, I CLUB OF NARBERTH bor ou gh l im it s. O ur offiCials should NAlmERTH POSTOn"ICE
First Lieutenant. take steps to have them r igor ou sl y_________ enforced. Misi-l Ban
NARBEUTII } ' INANCES I P ~ e s i d e n t . - M r s . C. P. Fowler In Philadelphia there i s at. present Mr. A. C. MooreVlce-presadent-Mrs. Ellery K. Tay- a corps of plain-clothes officers whose .:tlward S. Haw!ol,
10rR
d' M A rluties include th e arrest of anyone Postmaster.ecor 1I1g secretary- rs. Hurry .
Jacobs
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. RoYE. ClarkTreasurer-Mrs. Edgar Cockrlll
Chairmen
Food conservation and production-
Mrs. A. B. RossLegislation-Mrs. Edward C. Batche
1 am n o f on de r o f paying taxes t HI' lo r
the average citizen, bu t 1 realize t , h a ~ Hospi tal l ty . -Mrs . Rober t Dotha rd
the expenses of running a borougI
Community marketing-Mrs. Wllhave ver y mat er ia ll y i n cr ea se d dur - liam M. Cameron.ing th e p as t f ou r yea rs . There has Libra.ry-Mrs. Edward G. Schaurothalso b ee n some increase of taxable Music-Mrs. Jose,ph Barclay
property, bu t not enough t o l te ep p a ' 2 ~ Auditing committee-Mrs. William
with increased expenses. S. Horner. Mrs. Romaine C. Hoffman.In v iew o f this condition, th e tim n
has c ome f or a tllOrough revision n'
a ss es smen ts . O ur tax ra te is high
enough , bu t properti-e.s could s tand sconsiderable increase, as they ar e as
sessed considerably below their rear
value in mos t i ns ta nc es . I n Phi la de l
phia 1 have a p i·ece of property that
was assessed $500 above its cost; thi"was appealed, and th e assessment re
d uc ed t o j us t a bout cost.
We positively must have enough inc ome t o maintain ou r streets, ,schcols
a nd o th er p ub li c s er vi ce s. T o neglect
their Iproper u pk ee p wou ld be the
wor st k ind o f e.conomy. I t would pay
well to have a commiss ion of impar
t ial expe r ts appointed t o r ea ss es s a ll
properties on th e b as is of a l,argerpercentage o,r t he ir a ct u al v al u e than
is nlOw th e case. At the same time
care should be takMl to treat al l alike.
leaving no ground for complaints of
inequalities.
Send al l letters and
P. O. Box 404.Send al l advertising copy to P.
Box 820.Make al l remittances to P. O. Box
118.Our Town Is on sale at tbe depot
D e w s s ~ a n d , an d at t be s to re of H. E.
Davis.Entered as second-class matter, Or.
tober 15, 1914, at t he P os t Office at
Narberth, Pennsylvania , under tbe
Act of March 3, 1 ~ 7 9 .
President-Joseph H. Nash.
Vice-presidents-A. C. Shamd, James
Artman, A. J. Loos.Secretary-Treasurer-Geo. M. Coles
worthy.
Directors-W. Arthur Cole, Mrs. C.P . F ow le r. Henry C. Gara, W. R. D.Hall, George M. Henry, H. R. Hillegas,Charles E. Hu,mphr.eys, Daniel Leitch,E. A. Muschamp, Mrs. A. Perry Redi
fer, Mrs. A. B. R os s, Fletcher W.
Stites, Walton M. Wentz, A. E. Woh
lert, Mrs. Ohal'lles W. Young.
OUR TOWNI
after our own Civil War. Prepare for
this new per iod of reconstruction. The
d ay of r eck on in g i s b ou nd to come.A.n EXl'erhueut in Co.operathe Begin to save now. Thrift is the need
, ; ournall sm-No Paid Workers. o f t he present, the hope o f t he futurlJ.L iber ty Loan Bonds, War Savings,
Owned and Published every Thurs- th e safest seourities in th e world, ar e
day by t he Narbe rt h Civic Assoc ia - a wise provision fo r the day peace
tion. comes.
)frs. Roy E. Clark A. J . L ao s
Mrs. C. T. Moore Henry Rose
a. M. Henry W. T. Melchior
.Associate Edftors.
Which means that a man or woman with an income o f-
These suggestions of giving are below those wh ich were so successful infilling the War Chests in other cities. In Columbus, Ohio, the percentagesran 'Up to 15 per cent. and above. In other cities the percentages ran notonly higher but the pledges were made for the duration of the war.Residents of the five counties-Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware,Chester, and Bucks-are only asked to pledge for one year. Think how
little it is suggested you give compared to wha t ou r soldiers and sailorsare giving.
As we go t o p re ss . th e indications
ar e that Wat so n w as elected OVCIf
Stites for Congress in t he E ighth dis
trict. Mr. Stites put up a gallant
fight. bu t it did not p re va il agaLnst
th e campaign of money a nd mi sr ep
resentation. I t is a sa ti s fac tion to
realize that ou r local candidate
s ta nd s h ig he r t ha n ever in th e esti
mation of h is n ei gh bo rs . w ho k now
h im f or h is r ea l wo rt h. H ad t he bat
' t ie been fought on th e real merits oft he c andida te s, a nd no t on false is
sues , ' backed by unlimited money and
l ie s. Mr. Stites would have bee n tri
umphantlyelected.
WHEN PEACES CmlES
,Some d ay p ea ce w il l come. Thou
sands-mlllions of men-wl11 suddenly
'be thrown b ac k a ga in i nt o civll l i f ~Consider the vastness of t11e readjust.
ment that will be necessary. Lonk
back at the period of reconstruction
Remember t he Red Cross work·
rooms ar e open every morning , every
afternoon (except Saturday), and on
Monda)" e ve ni ng s. C ome i n and help
little.
Mr. Albert S. Clift was ment ioned
'among a list {)f capa'ble business men
noted in a r ec en t i ss ue o f the Ladies'
Home Journal a s " do in g h is b it " w it h
the Red Triangle in France.
There w il l b e a bazaar given b)' the
T. C. Club girls at t he h ome of EllaDothard, Wynnewood avenue, for th e
benefit of the Narberth Red C r o , ~ s .Saturday, June I, 1.30 P. M.In buy ing S tamps to fill pledges it
is not r equi re d that t he S tamps be
bought In the months speclfied. They
may a ll be purchased at o ne t im e Ifmore convenient to the purchase r .
Measles ar e spreadIng, with alarm
ing rapid ity through'Out the town, th e
S un da y a nd weekd ay sch oo ls b ei ng
c lo se d t o prevent an epidemic.
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$ 2,000 a year should give $ 6.66 per month3000 .. ".. 1000....3:100 . . . . . . 12:915,000 2M 3 ..5,100 2550 "10,000 50,00 ..11.000 64.16 ..25,000 145.83 ..
$ 26,000 a year should give $ 173.34 per month40,000 .. .. " , 266.67" ..41,000 300.75 ..50,000 375.00 ..51.000 425.00 ..99,000 825.00 ..100,000 1000.00 ..
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N A R R ~ ~ { T H " P A . - O U l ~ ' . rOWN-MAY 23 . 1918
HOUSE
CANDY
MARKET
ICE CREAM
WM. D. SMEDLEY
Hi&h Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 6U A.
Storm Work
C. A. SPEAKMAN
OUB TOWN ",m gladI, printa010ewII Item aboot 1101 subject
that Is of Jnterest to Narberth
folks. but In order to meet
the prlotiog sche4ule, al l "COP1"
-manuscr ip ts -mus t r eae h t he
editor by II P. M. ! Ionday each
week..
ARE BECOMING SCARCE
H. WILLIS DAVIS, Proprietor
Prime Meats
CIGARS
Fo r Bent and SaleFire Insur&aee
BeD Phone 109 w.WLl11 Bundlng. Narberth, P..,
214 HAMPDEN AVENUENarbertJl
CARPENTEIt AND BUILDER
AlteratIons RepairIng
H. C. FRITSCHPnpertles
Screen Work
Frank CristMEATS &PROVISIONS
Home .Dressed Poultry, Buller. E g ~ s and Game .~ A ' R ' h ~ L " L ~ R n ~ E t ~ L ~ ~ , I P S . "A TORE FOR
Telephone. NARBERTH . P A .
Also choice building sites. Don't hesitate if you want a good home.
HOWARD F. COrTER'MEATS of.IT.I QUALITY
Pasteurized Milk I DELIVERIES
B r Y n e I O ~ ~ l k C e r t l l l e d WEST PHILA.
(Pedrlane Society) OVERBROOK
Special .. Guernsey '· MERION
Milk WYNNEFIELD
(Roberts ·&: Sharp l es.. ' BALA-CYNWY
Dair ies) NARB."RTB
Cream Buttermilk ARDMORE
Table an d Whipping WYNNEWOODCream.
SCOTT-POWElL DAIRIES
A smaH man',s id'ea of greatness is
to have other men point 'him 'O'llt and
s ay : " Th er e heg>o,es."
thereupon hiis ,guests f o t e L ~ (he cele
brat iOll a ,grand success. It wa s a will!
night, but Officer Hil l was lenient anl!
sa.id h e d id n' t b el ie ve In being too
NARBERTH HIGH SCHOOL IGLEAN···SAFE···WHOLESOME. WINS ANOTHER OUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEED
UNDER BACl ERIOLOGICALCONTROL
C]f It systematizes war-relief giving.
fi It s a v ~ the peop le from the bother and annoyance of'j J incessant "drives" and appeals for war relief .
fi It groups all approved war relief , local and national,'j J in one big communi ty fund .
fi It puts that money into the hands of a carefully'j J selected group of trained business men.
C]fIt assorts the worthy war rel ief f rom the unwor thy.
fi It simplifies giving by a pledge . sys tem of once a year'j J and by pay ing once a month .
fi It enables everY man a nd woman to say to all w a r ~'j J relief appeals: "Go t o t he War Chest. I gave to that: '
WHAT .THE WAR CHEST DOES
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CIVIe ASSOCIATION llEETS
Messrs H. R. Hillegas and S. A. Ru
dolph and Mrs. Richard O. Gifford. IfMr. Hll,legas starts talking to you
about garden imp rovement s, don 't
turn a deaf ear . b u t listen attentively
and probably at the end of the season,
you will g et o ne of the new awards
that ar e being contemplated.
Mr. Bok In hi s recen t address be
fore the association 'gave spec ial em
pha si s t o c le an s t ree ts as a requisite
for the town beautiful.
As a committee to look after this
p has e o f the work, t he Vacan t Lots
and Streets Committee was appointed
co,nslsting; of Mr. A. E. Wohlert, Mrs.
Ross and Mr. W. E. Smedley. I
Your Account Solicited
Rev . Ave ry S . nemmy, Pastor
ST. MARGAItE'f 'S CHURCH
~ J E m O N MEETING HOUSE
ALL SAINTS' P. E . CHURCll
Rev. Andrew 8. Uurke, Pastor
Service on SundaY:
9.45 A. M.-Blble 'school. Classes
f or a ll . Every,body welcome.
11.00 A. M.-Mornlng worship. Ser
mon by the pastor.
7.00 P.M.-Young people's service.
7.45 P. M.-Evening worship. Ser
mOn by the pastor.
nAPTIST CIIURCllOF THE EVANGEL
Nex t Sunday mor ning . May 26, at11 o'clock a ,patriotic and memorial
service will be held in honor of th e
veteran!:: of th e Civil War, and of th e
n(}ble b oy s who ar e now serving in
th is world war. Mr. George W. FraleY,a membe r o f ou r church , who is also
an honored veteran of the Civil War,will assist the .pastor in conducting the
service. The Hon. Fletcher W. Stiteswill give an address. Mr. Taylor andMrs. Worden will sing by. special reo
quest t he due t, "Tent in g on t he OldCamp G ro un d," a nd there will be
other special music . The church will
be elaboTately decorated wi th flags.Arter th e service a large American flagwill be raised on a pole from the
church t ower w it h appropriate cere
mony with a g ·u ard o f h on or of Boy
Scout s a nd G ir l S cout s.
At th e evening service at 7.45 th e
pastor will preacll on "Our President's
Call."On-Memorial daY, Thursday, May 30,
at 11 A. M. a prayer se rv ice wil l c.e
held in the church in response to
president Wilson' s proc lama tion tohumble ourselves in penitence before
God and p ray for the b less ing in this
crisis our nation is in so that He willgive success to ou r cause. AI! patriotic
citizens ar e invited.
Early Mas s o n S un da y from April
1 to OctGber 31 at . 6.30 A. M. From
NoveIDI1}er 1 to Ma.rch 31 at 7 A. M.
Late' Mass, 9.30 A. M. throughout they ea r. Mas se s on h ol yd ay s, 6.30 and
8.30 A. M. Weekdays at 8. Evening
devotions an d other serviccs at regu
lar times.
2% Interest Paid onCheckingAccounts
3% Interest on Savings Accounts
Capital, $100,000; SurplUS, $120,000; Undivided Profits,$100,000 I o p ~ ~ : ; : f l ~ r a a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : n ; e : o ~ ~ ~ t o ~ o r ~ ~ =bish, garbage, etc., by Incinerator or
otherwise. Those In charge of this
movement ar e Mrs. Cameron, Mr. --Nicholson and Mr. Gara. Nar,berth High SchoGI won Its sixth
The association plans t o h av e fre- straight game last Friday, easHy dequent meetiongs of a social nature and featlng Haverford School Reserves bythe following committee has been ap - t he one -s id ed s co re o f 10-1. Narbert.h
pointed tG en ter ta in us f rom t ime to knocked out eleven hits on the Haver-
time: Mr. Muschamp, Mr. Jacobs and ford tWir l ers, Burns leading with. aMr. Loos. single and two doubles .
A Finance Committee composed of NARBERTH
Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Muschamp and Mr. R. H. A. O. EHaws has been formed to supervi se a l l Burns, c. . 1 3 0 12 tl
work that will come under that head. Dickie, ss 2 1 3 2 0When you ge t down this far, dear Anderson, lb 2 0 1 8 0
r eade r, don' t think that rull we do is Q. Yowell, p 0 1 3 1 0
appoint committees. These committees IWalton, 2b. . 0 3 3 2 0only presage t he ex ten t of ou r actlvi- ,Nolan, 3b 0 0 0 1 0ti es an d we invite you to ou r next ISchaffer, rf. 2 1 0 0 1
mee ti ng t o hear and IXlssibly take ' B. Yowell, cf. 0 0 1 1 0 45th and Parrish 5ts_=:===============,=============== part In an organized effort t o m ak e !Jenkins, If. 2 1 0 0 0 I _
\
Weekday ServIces Our Home Town the mor e bea ut if ul War d, rf. 1 1 0 0 j
Wednesday, 8.00 P. M.-Song and 1and desirable to live in. - - - - -,praise service. 10 11 11 27 2
I Thursday, 8.15 P. M.-Illustrated I SUFFRAGE NEWS HAVERFORDtravelogue on Pales tine in the new as- R. H. A. O. E
Me rion Mee t ing House is opened for Winne 3b 0 1 4 3 1sem'bly room o f th e Alpha Bapti.;t -- I ' ." .. . .. . .worship eve.ry First-day at 11 A. Church, Hancock and York streets, bv Have you e ve r d ro pp ed In for ,Watson, cf. . 1 1 0 0 0M. Visitors ar e cordia.lly wel come . t he p as to r, Rev. Howard K. Will iams, luncheon at the Woman Suffrage' Baird, 2b 0 2 1 1 0 Y . M. C. A . B U IL D IN G
A regi&try book is kep t f or visitors. from p er so na l e xp er ie nc e i n t he H ol y s ho p and lun-::h room, at 1721 Chest-: KendalI, c 0 0 4 8 0All ar e a sk ed t o regl5ter their lIla-mes. L an d, fo r t he b en ef it of th e B aptist n ut str ee t? I f not , t he re is a treat Berry, sS 0 2 3 2 3
Institute. InstitJUte girls will ,sing. This in store f or you and th e pr ices are a! Ross, If. 0 0 0 0 2Is a worthy cause and well worth great s ur pr is e. H er e is a sample of ,Curran. rf. 0 1 0 1 ahearing. a 30 cent luncheon. Of course th e menu' Oliphant, lb 0 0 0 9 1
varies each d ay : Roa st lamb. creamed' Lind. p 0 1 0 0 0 GARA d R fTIn; PRESBYTERIAN fHURen macaroni, le ttuce salad, corn bread and IWilbur. p 0 0 0 0 0 ntee 0 0 S
___ but te r, t ea or coffee. Fo r 25 cents IBarr, If. . 0 0 0 0 1 _
Rov. John Van Nes s, lJinlster the following is offered: Puree o f pea,l - - - - - . -__ corn b re ad a nd butter, tea or coffee, I 1 8 12 24 8 CALDWELL&CO.
Meetings for next Sunday: tapioca p udding or baked apple. Sand- N. H. soo 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 x- lO
10.00 A. M.-Sunday school. All dll- wiche s may be had for 10 and 15cen' .a . H . Rev 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 R e a l E s t a t epartments. Soup, milk. hot chocolate and c er ea ls Tw o-b ase hits-Burns, 2; Baird.
11.00 A.M.-Public worship wi th a nd m ilk for 10 cents. DeRserts: Ice Sacrifice hits-Q. Yowell, Jenkins. I n su r an c e
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~ A H B E H 1 . ' l l •. PA. -OUH l . "OWN-MAY 23. IB18:
LOST AND FOUND
Take a Course With the Bur-roughs School fo r Service
The above dep..rtment sbollid be ot thogreatest u..e to the community. the lIet con·talns the name ot e"ery profe.."lonal man.trade..man. mechanic.. .hopkeeper, etc., whodoe .. or can In ..ny way ..erve hi" f..llow.town ..man. and who I.. progre8lllve enoughto add name to n. t of ·Regl..ter.A" It Is dlfflcult, for tho..e contrlbutln8
their t im .. and elfort" to the production ot"Our Town" to personally either know orInterview all ..u ch . It would be mo ..t he lp·ful If tho"e not now fOllnd In th .. prIntedlist would ..end In a memo of their name••add res phone number.. and bu"lne••e. orprofe" on. tor lI..tlng. Thl.. will co"t UI fol·lowe: 10 cent. each 18IIue for I l in .. . ; 5 cen t.tor e..cb addItional l ine.
For the Boy or GirlWho Wants to Earn
MILKS e ~ t t - P o w e l l Dalrle•. Phone, Pre..ton 2398.See display advertisement In thl .. I....ue.
1I10RTGAGES8lm.lson, JameR C. 232 Essex ave.Phone. 63li, or 1420 Chestnut .t.
IIIVSICCowIn, T. Stuart . Plano Teacher206 Mprlon Rve. Phone. N a r b e ~ t b 347-1l.
Loo., Fanny H. Plano teacher .StUdIo, Arc..de Bldg. Phone. 316-J.
SJoholm. 1IIIss Ebba. lIluslc Teacher and Ac .companist, 228 lana ave., Narberth.N O T A R ~ J"UBLIC
Jell'erle., J. II . 111 Narberth ave.Phone. 666·111.
T)·.on, "'arren R. 200 Woodbine ..ve.Phone, 1202-'V.
0 I ' T I C I A ~ 8F ..nton. Carl F. 606 Essex ave. Phone. 638-W
Phlla. addre••. 180R Che.tnut ..t. .Col ... Jame. R. PAINTERS,246 Haverford ave. Phone. 1226.J.n. G. Cummer. Phone 12-62 W
.210 Elmwood ave.. Narberth. ."aber. Fr..d.117 Wln ..or ave. Phone. 1247-J.
PAPER IfANGERSn ..nv ..r, Richard A. Arcade Building.
Phone. Narberth 1693-W"·ltte, G...,. ,i . Fairview ';'ve. .Phone. Cynwyd 778-J. Flr.t·cla•• work.
I'HOTO PLAYli" A ~ e a d l a . " 16th and Che ..tnut "t•., Phil.See dl.play advertisement In thl .. I...u...
PLUMBING. £TO.Suplee, G...,. D. Phone. 1289.S ee d l..play advertl"ement In thl. I...u..
Wall. H. B. Phone. 319-J.See dl ..play advertl..ement In thl. leau•.
REAL ESTATECaldwell & Co. Phone. 1271-W.See dl ..play advertisement In thl.. I...u..
Frltseh. II. C. Phone, 252-W.See dl ..play advertl.ement In thl" I ."u..
Godf...,y, Wm. D.114 'Voodslde ave. Phone. 686-W.
N•• h, Robert J. Phone. 605.Money for F lr..t and Second Morlgage•.
ROOFING, ETO.Gara-MeGlnley Co. Phone. 1268-W.See dl.play advertl..ement In thl " I....ue
Miller, John A. 248 lona ave. Phone. 661:01Shop, 246 Haverford ave. Phon.., 1226.01.
SCHOOLS, ETC.
Zentmay..r 's , The 1II1s.....Phone. Narberth 651-J.SHOEMAKERR
Good Wear Shoe Repai r Sbop,Constantine, B. G. Y. M. C. A. Bldg.
Tw o Line8. 10e: pe r i88ue; Se: for eae:h aclclitionalline
Narberth Register
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THE WAR CHEST CAMPAIGN
By June, 1800 , a sufficient number
of p·tpes had been laid to supply four
hundred lvouses in M an ha tta n with
water.
As n ot ed i n the last i ss ue o f Our
Town. those members who are serving
In th e U. S. army or navy at th e time
of their membersMp expirat ions have
S:HA. :HA .N
WALTON BROS.
c.
GarageN-::8f' Essex Ave. abo Haverford Ave.
Lee's
L .
It is a case of " l et t ing George do it"; . .George" being the War
Chest.
N A R B E R T H 6'72
It protects the public from constant appeals.
It asks a man or woman to p ledg e once a y ear and pay on ce amon th a nd enables either to say justifiably to all war·relief appeals:
..Go to t he War Chest. I gave to that."
It puts th e whole question of giving t o w ar relief on a systematic
business basis.
It doe s away wit h unworthy caus es , f or e ach is c ar eful ly l oo ked
into by a Boa rd o f t he best b u ~ i n e s s m en i n the five counties.
It conserves the man·power of Philadelphia and vicinity by askingthem to leave their bus iness affai rs only once a year to take part
in a drive instead of five or six or more.
It reduces to a m in imum a ll was te of time and effort by eliminatingall "drives" for war relief except one each year for t he War Chest.
ADVANTAGES of theWARCHEST
PROGRAM
. A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
When you want automobile trips, furnituremoved, p.-ckages carried, freight h.auled.
aulomoblles stored, etc.
IN FIRST PRESENTATION OF
Plumbing, Gas Fittingand Heating
NARBERTH . PA
HARRY Bo WALL
•
Overland Sales and Service AgencyRepairs, Storage, Gasoline an d Oils
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
ARCADIAHESTNUT. Bel. 161h StFlnesl Pho lop l av The-a t re 01 It .. Size In th e
Ent l reWorld.Pbolopl . , ." ,-Cont lnuous 10 A. M. 10 11.30
P.M.Phl la . . P a .
PHONE TOThe last words o f J oh n Lauder,
Harry Lauder's son, as he died o n t he
battlefields of France,were "Carryon."H e m ean t them for his men, bu t letus take them as an appeal to us to Activities o f the Wa r and Navy De-help ou r boys "carryon" by glladly partments.
giving at l eas t our asslll'ned port ion to IThe Salvat ion Army.th e War Chest. INational Jewish War Relief.
IWith such a live wire at t he head of The Boy Scouts of America.
order the police force of the borough ou r Civic Association this year, it IThe CommunitY Recreation Service,to make arrests of the offenders. looks as If we might alii be made to t og et he r w it h s imil ar n at io na l and There is constant demand for comI'etentThe o f f e n ~ e s of which complai,nt has sit up and take notice. Mr. Harold local apgroved wa r relief activities. oyerators of the BURROUGHS CAL·
bee n made mclude the following: Nash has t he r ig ht idea how things ' Will t hi s no t r eq ui re c ar ef ul d e. CULAT ING AND BURROUGHS
Running autos with muffier c ut -out s should be done in a town and only clsion? BOOK·KEEPING machines.o en " Y o u n ~ men and young women whop . . f d k i h asks th e support o f e ac h resident to It certainly will. Each war relief complete the course can secure attractive. Run11lng autos a te r ar w t out he lp h im keep things up. activity wiII be carefully investigated Isalaries and steady emplovment.
lights. . All Sain ts ' Epi scopal Church now before an y money is g iv en f rom the 'W,e especially invite . inq ui ry from. p a r k m ~ autos on borough s tr ee ts h as a service flag with seven s ta rs. W ar Chest. Iparties wh? deSire to fit their ~ o or gir lWIthout. hghts. . The honor members are: Major Spack- Regardless of race, creed or COlor?! tor promotion. Day and Evening Classes
Runmng, autos at.a speed m e xc es s man . Cap ta in Hardi ng , L ieut en an t I Absolutely. The o nl y p oi nt r er og ·1 Burroughs School for SCfYl'C'Cof the lega l requirements, t o t he dan_, Brock Lieutenant Foulkrod L ie ut en - n iz ed w il l be t he worthiness of th e ob-
ge r ~ life and limb to pedestrians. an t McKaig, Pri va te Ear l Smith, of j ec t a nd i ts a pp lic at io n t o wa r relief 912 CHESTNUT STREET
FaIlure t o s ou nd h or n o n a ut os at the Aviation Co ps and Rober t Co'e- Who dec ides on t hi s? 't et I r " . Te l e phone s -Wa l nu t 4292. M.I .826cross s re s. man, 3d, of Ordnance Department. The Board of Directors of the Wltr
R i d ~ n g bicyc le s on the s idewa lks. The Boy Sco ut s wi ll b e on the job Welfare Council.Rldmg mot or cy cl es with mUffler'
lt o h el p pu t Narberth over the top in Who compr ise t h is board? he can; in mud a nd r ai n, i f n ee d bei
Week Commenelng ~ ' o n d a ) ' , May 20 cut-outs. open . . t he sale of War S tamps, by continuIng The officers are: E. T. Stotesbury, And h e offers his life.
SESSUE HAYAKAWA.D U ~ p m g y ar d swe epmg s a nd r ub -I to c al l f or orde rs and deliverlnK p re si dent ; J os eph R. Grundy, vice- COMPARED TO HIM
blsh m the. gutters a nd o n t he stre.ets IStamps to ou r citizens. No one Is president, Buck,s county; H. A. Beale, Your life i s s af e and p l ea san t
and burnmg same withou t ha vm g I obl iged to p u r c l ~ a s e from the Scouts, Jr., vice-president, Ches ter coun ty; Isn't t he mer e g iv in g o f mon ey Ii
prnper r ~ c e p t a c l e . but t he ir a ss is tance is a great con- Perc ival Robert s. Jr., v ice .p res ident , smal I th ing f or y ou to. do, when you
The White Man's Law . Throwmg papers a ~ other rubbish; venlence to many folks, and they get Montgomery county; William C. think of what he is doing f or you?m the ~ t r e e t s . . . I credit fo r t he sales they make. Sproul, vice-president, Delaware coun- F i gu re what you give to the War
D u m p 1 l l ' ~ bUIlding. materIals on the I Reports o f p le dges . s o far rece.ived, ty; Drexel & Company, treasurer. Chest on that basis .streets Without having obta ined per-I for t he purchase of War Stamps dur- What is the War Welfare Councl!? He goes; you g iv e.
I mit. . Inlg the remainder of t he y ea r amount An organization for which a chartp.r
~ : o s ~ ~ ~ E ~ C : J 0 i ' o . l ~ o r . : . R - : " ~ . : 2 ~ O O ~ o : . ?pening s ~ r e e t s without having ob- I to ove r $21.000. and they ar e still com- has been applied under t he l aw s of3.45, 11.45, 7.411. 9.80 P. M. tamell permit. I i,ng in The Women's Committee did the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
_____________, Operation of a u t o ~ o ? j , J e s by persons fine w ~ r k in c a n v a s s i n ~ the commun- Who ar e t he membe rs o f th e Coun-
under p rope r age hmlt. ity. and the results indicate that Nar- elI? If there Is one boy in Narberth wno
BURGESS DOWNESAnd the Council of the Borough of I berth wlJI surely succeed in dlspos- Every cont r ibu to r to the War Chesl is known t o h av e never misplaced or
INarberth do further respectfullY sug- ing of th e requ i red amount of War Ea ch membe r will be en ti tl ed to one lo st h is h at , he should be awarded a
SOUNDS WARNINGgest that prompt measures a s a for e -t Stamps hefore December 31 vote at all mee ti ng s o f t he COllnciI. front seat at the "mOVies" for a term
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s ai d b e t ak en t o cor re ct 31nd reme.dy M il via aeroplane to New York 'and How can I cont r ibu te to the Warth I I t· f tl I I a 1 of 'a t least a year! He would, holY,ese v 0 a Ions 0 Ie aw. Washington wlII l eave Narber th at 9 Chest? ever, be a "peculiar" boy.
I f th e auto-owners do not know the Very~ r ~ y ~ o u ~ , : s ' n .... M., COTlnecting at Philadelphia with By giving a definite sum e a ~ h Ten "regular fe llows" have dnIringautomo'bile laws of Pennsylvania it • .n. • nil . 'P Id t aeroplane fCJr Washington which month for one year. the past winte r s ea so n " lo st " their 'will be a good business investment to WIllI J II dres enn. leaves at 12.30 P. M.; and for New How much sholl lid I give? "lids" at the Y. M. C. A. Buildl·n"".
. am • e n e rs o M Th i i i AlI y u po Ibly an G' n 't '"wnte to t he Stat e Depar tment and te t I I ~ K ' York at 1.30 P.. e t me g ven s 0 ss c . Ive un I I Parents, i f y ou r boy h as b lamed y ou
this law. I f you know the ,Jaw and nCWI\ ' L ' I t : m that on which the planes ar e sched- hurts. for mis pl ac in g h is h at , " somewh er e
don't obey i t, y ou cannot expect visi- A a e R ~ l f e u le d to l ea ve Bustleton field. Special Why should I give? a round t he hou se ." tell him that h etors with machines to obey the laws. • • ; , : , t ' delivery service is included in the cost Because ou r boys ar e giving their might find one just like it " down d t
We h av e ordi,nances we must live up ~ ~ ~ ~ : : . •S: : M : ~ : ~ X of s tamp. twenty-four cent,s. l iv es f or you. the Y."to in our boroug,h if we want t o l iv e Mr. GeoI"ge W. Braden s w.ork as YOU I A rummage sale wi ll soon be a pos·
in a town of which we ar e proud, or a physical d irecto r o f the Admmistra-. You stay at home. have your regular sfbility. as even neckties ar e incllUdedtown in which we expect outsiders THE }'IRI-;SIDE tlve S ta ff i n Italy was h ighl y com- meals ; your b ed ; you r pleasures; you Iin the collection.
to invest. The following l et te r h as I me,nded by Dr. Luther H. GuIlck upon k ee p y ou r p os it io n; y ou r loved ones
c ome t o my a tt en ti on . Tbe Chief or (Continued from Second Page' his return from a tour of the battle ar e around you. All that youl love - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Police has been instructed to arrest - - - ' f ron ts o f Europe . Mr. Braden super . you have at your h and For A ll K in ds o f Jo b
all. offenders. Narberth's representatives in the Ivises the physical recreation of th e H . p . ·Carroll Downes, Red Trlang,le Service c ou ld be a dded en ti re I t al i an army. Mrs. Braden is 1M rzntzng
Burgess. to. for 1200 additional men are needed supplementing h is " bi g b it " at home All t ha t t he man who goe s to fight C an . W r it e o r P h o ne
each mon th unt il July. InformatiolJ, by he r faithful service in t he Narbe rt h for you i s away f rom home. He leaves The R 7i
May 13, 1918. may be had at the local Y. M. C. A. Red Cross Unit. Ih is home. his job, his loved ones. He orne ow n PrinteryHon. Carro II Downes, Chief Bur- R,ev. John Van N es s. writes from The Ladles' Aid Society of the. pres-, eats when he can and s le ep s where P 108 CHESTNUT A VENUE .t . O. Box 943 Phone. 12380
gess. Borough of Narberth. Columbus, Ohio, as f ol lows : "Am byterian Church are very anxIous 0
Dea r S ir : having a delightful time in attendance do relief work for ou r Philadelpilia
The Council o f t he Bor ough o f Nar- upon the sessions of our General As- hospitals and o rphanage s. Thi s work,
berth respectfulIy c al ls t o you r atten-I sembly now being h el d i n Col'lImbus." as everyone knows, is desperately
tion t he fact that a number of laws of It's a mistake to think )'on ar e help. n ee de d and the society woul.d be v ~ r ythe Commonwe3llth as well as ordi- l ug t he GovenJrnent if )'011 leane ),our grateful if they could obtam sewmg
nances of th e borough are being vio- "'bert)' Rond coullons reposIng In the machine s f or this -purpose. Anyone
l at ed b y the citizens of the borough. deposItor)'. I f Pil l want ),onr GO"ern'l willing to le nd o r d o n a ~ e a used
Your Counci l beIleves that, for the m ~ u t . to havC' the l is e o f that money m a ( ' J h i n ~ kindly commUDlcate with ACCOUNTANTS .
most part .. these violatl'ons are due to I n ~ e s t In War stamps. Pledge 'now. Mrs. W. J. Peebles, -109 Iona avenue. Kelm, H. C. Certified Public Accountant.202 Dudley ave. Phone. Narberth 300-W.
Ignora'nce on th e p ar t o f t he c it iz en s Regular meeting of the Ladles' Aid The mos t r oman ti c s to ry in Amer- ADVERTISING
and that on d ue w ar nl n' g either Society of the P re s' by te rl an Chu rc h i ca n h is to ry , that of the feud b'1' Col... W . Arthur Phone. 632-R., . d A Idea•. Plan., Copy. Art. Typogr..phv.
thrOug)l t he pub li c press Q r by proc- w il l b e held on the f i rs t Tuesday of tween Alexander Hamilton an aron I AUTOMOBILES 'lamatlon of You r H on or. the viola- June instead of t he fourth Tuesday of Burr, is told in "The Beautiful Mrs. I Censore. Sable To .hlre.I . d" b ' h Wedne.- Phone. 1289 or 6.5.t ions compla ined of would be aba ted . I this month. The ladles ar e u rged toIRe'ynol s . to e s own ~ - L e ~ ' " Garllce-Repalrlng. Etc. Phone. 1605.
Failing to accomplish th is result by Ibe present at 10 A. M. i n o rd er to day a fternoon an d evelllng at th e See dl.play a d V ; { ~ ; ; e : s e n t In this I••ue.means of this course, your Council I get the garments in good order for thll i Palace Theatre, Ardmore. The cas t Is Merion Title & Trust Co. Phone. Ardmore I.
further respectful ly suggests that you IReIlef Chest lone of the largest and mos t b ri ll iant See display advertisement In thl.. I..sue.. . .. t I BUILDERS~ ; : : ; : : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; . ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ ; ; ~ ~ ; : ~ ~ ever selec ted for a mot iOn pIC ure. aliI Smedley, Wm. D. Phone. 600.I t he s to ry needless t o s ay , is historic- See dIsplay advertl.ement In thl. I....ue.
ally accu:rate and Is not only an edu- Da\·I., II . E. ~ ~ 0 ~ , ? Y i 2 ~ ~ V .cation but a splendid entertaiment. See dl.play advertl.ement In thl .. Is,,"e.
CARI'..:NT..:ns AND BUILDERSJenkin., Cha.. L.
Y M C A HONOR ROLL103 Dudley ave. Phone. 382·M.
• • 0 0 Speakman, C. A. Phone. 1652-R.Carpenter and Builder.
CONTRACTORSShand. A. C. Jr. Commercl..1 Trust Bldg.,
Phlla. Phone, spruce 6263; Narberth 1214-JDENTISTS
Cameron. Dr. 'V. M. Phone. 396·W.112 E...ex ave.
Orr,Dr. A. L. 101 Elmwood avo Phone. 393-W.been cont inued as members f,or the Phil... Phone, Filbert 4252. Keith BIde.ensuing year. TMs wil l b e a continu'- DRUGGISTS. H,nvurd'.. Phone. 1267.Ing policy and WIll work automatiCal., See dl ..pl..y advertl.ement In thl.. Is.ue.ly. providing; t he secre t ary is notified EI.EC'l'RIClANSwhen a member enters the service. l'ulI'h. VerI 226 Jona ave.The names of those members to I Nar. P h F ~ ~ H 6 ~ N ' r i ' : : : T l R ~ o n o " 163-J.
whom this courtesy hall now been ex- Imperial "roel 'ry Co. Phone. Narberth 606.See dl ..play advertl.ement In thl. Issue.
tended follow: GARDEN NURSERIESJ R Bracken Wohlert, A. E.. . Montgomery ave. Phone. 696 Narberth.Newton Compton GROCERSWilliam Durbin Ilmperlal Grocery Co. Phone. Narberth 606.
Ch I En iSee dl ..play adverU.ement In thl.. I....ue .
ar es s nger HAULIN", ETC.Edward Ensinger Walton Bro•. Phone. 672.
G Fl kSee display advertl.ement In thl. Issue.
eorge ec INSURANCEF re d H ar sc h bowman, Samuel P. (Life.)Allan Kirk 116 Elmwood ",·e. Phone, 663-W.
Jurkhardt. MllJer. General In.urance.George P. McCaig 100 Maple ave. Phone. 659-M.Walter Miesen Jone., Cha•. R.Louis Nicholson o J o ~ ~ ~ , ~ v : a ~ , ~ e ~ ~ ~ : . v ~ a ~ b h e ~ ~ ~ · a ~ ~ ~ - ~ h o n e .Earl Russell Price 680·J. Phlla. addre..... Penn Mutual Bldg.
T ro tter Bro .. (FIre . e tc .)Perry Redifer 209 Wood.Ide ave. Phon... 1262·R.Harry Simpson LAWYERSCharles Stretch Gilroy, John 211 E...ex ave. Phon.., U46-R.I. Phil... ..ddre.... Lincoln Bldg.The secre tary wil l welcome any in- Henry, Geo. M. 107 Che ..tnut ..ve. Phon.., 608.
f i th ill. hi t dd Phlla. ..ddre..., Finance Bldg.
ormat on at w permIt m 0 a Stlte., F1eteh..r W. 41' Haverfo rd ave.t o t hi s list. Phone. 872·W Phil ... addre..... Crozer Bide.
LIGHTING FIXTURESMcDonald John. Narberth phone, 1288.1688 Che.t.•t., Phlla. Phone, Spruce IU8.
JofEATS. ETC.Cotter, Howard F. Phone, 1298.See d l ~ D l a y adverU ..ement In thl••luue.
Cr••t, Frank Phon... 6H-W.8ee dl..play advertleement In thl" I...ue.