Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Our Town April 30, 1921
Our Town April 30, 1921
VOLUME VII, NUMBER 29 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1921 PRICE THREE CENTS
Borough COlUIcil Monthly-Second Monday COlUIcil Chamber ex I'l'ril'nl'ed worker) to assist wit h in foreign lun,ls, :\Il,l sent out thou-
sands of young WOII1CIl into hOlllCS as LEISURE HOURS.
Narberth Bldg. and Loan Ass'n Monthly-First Thursday COWleil Chamber llollsework for ~ hours, ;) :1 fteruOOllS a
wl'l'k. Apply after 'rill'sday at ]O(j Christill'j leaders in th"ir respedi\'e
American Legion Bldg. & L'n Ass'n Monthly-First Tuesday Legion Building "OIllI11 un i tics.
As th,) "haraeler of the man depe11l1s
D\Il 11 ey a I'l'Il lie, (:!!l,l')
Narberth Civic Association Monthly-Third Thursday COWlCU Ohamber 'ro,lay this eollege is facing a crisis. \'el'.\' mll,h on how he spends his ll'isure
WANTED-A two-roolll, kitchenette 1 'n,ler the plan of standal'llization hour" while a hoy aUll a young man,
Narberth Fire Oompany Monthly-Last Tuesday Fire House
and bath :qmrtllll'nt ill ?\arherth. Ad· arloptc,l h~' the Assoeiation of Colleges pal'ents "~\(lll1d see to it that the lei"ure
Narberth Choral Society Weekly-Monday EveningsY. M. C. A. hours of the hoys arc \\',,11 spent.
drl'~s C. I';. \V" ]O(j DlI,lley a \'l'n 11 e, an,1 l'repa mt.ory School" of the Mill,lle
Xarhl'rth, (:!!l-e) States ~l!1l1 Maryland, an enrlowlllent of Teaeh your "hildl'l'n to re:1(1 the Book
Date. Name of Organization and Event. Place Hoar :j;;;OO,OOO is I'ssential in order that a col- of Xat~lre. Bneolll'age thelH to learn
FOR. SALE-Two porell rOI·kl'rH USI'<!
legl' Illa~' 1)(' listed as stan,lard. 'rhough the Ilaoll'S of plnnts, Howers aUIl the
011 encloser] ]Jorl'h . .::\nrhl'rth l~IS.
it fulfill" ('vpry other eOllllition speci, ,lfTl'I'l'nt kin,ls of tn'es which grow in
(~n-c)
~ray 5, . , .. Presbyterian Chureh " ., .. 10.:10 ,\. ~r.I\'()mell 's Fed. Co. COIl\-elltion. fiel], Wilson Oollege lacks the half-mil- the forests or hy the roadside; also help
2.00 p ~r. t.hem to observe insects, hirds, anima Is
FOR SALE-Two Pelligreed POHler:Ill' lion endowIIlent.
lUay 6 ....• High School AuditoriuIJI S.l,j P. ~J..rnnior Cl>,h :Musieal Comcd~·. ian pUjJpic". lIIalc mill felllule. Box aIlll their habits, lind, ahove all, teach
~Iay 7 ..••• High Sehool Audi toriulll 8.15 P. lIr..rnnior Club lIIusieal COllledy. them alwap to treut them kindly.-Ex.
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- - Telephones. Of course. we
HOWARD'S
FRANKLIN ON THE POStAGE
OUR TOWN STAMP 1267 del1ver - aD1
place - aD1
1268 time.
Owned and Published every Saturday For ,,'\'l'lIt,\'·tltn'l' yl'ars the cOUlltry
The Brightest Spot in Narberth
~:;
II,. the Narberth Ci','ic Association. has houored Fl'allklin !'outiuually h~'
}ll'illtillg' hi:-i portrnit 011 thp postage
Subscription price olle ,lollar and fifty
cents pCI' year in a,h"ance,
,tauI" alld, llIOSt or th,· tillll' ou stalll]'s A Drug Store In the Most Modern Sense of the Term
of th,' IOIl'I',t \':>lUI' aud in l'''II~t:lllt
OFFICERS OF THE NARBERTH
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Pre~i,h'nt. ,
Yiee·Presidcnt
March 31, 1921
George A. )Iahl
, ,.Toseph H. Nash
daily 11:-\(1.
Editor. :;;1, ,dill ill UJ],~ 1111 tht' *~ alld ~;"j. ill 1hl' WI\",\". If h,' dOl'S. his taJ<ollts
--------- " - - - - '-, -- .. --'-- '11"1' 1I':1S1t'11, h(' IIl1ght to ('ulist in th,' ::EI.ea.11ic>r
MAIZIE J. SIMPSON, REPORT OF FIRE LOSSES. \'i"to]' Talking::\I",'hillL' Co. At Narberth Station Narberth 1710
Oashier. HIIITi,;j'llrg-, I'a., ,\pl"il :?, 1!i21.-'l'he City Office: 1001 CHESTNUT STREET
l~ll1'l'lIll 01' Firl' I'l"0t,'dioll has jllst ('olll- It is lI"t th" ]>1I1il'~' of any 1':'1)('1'
Bend all advertising and news items to pl"t,'d a Ii\"l'-yelll"s au,dy,is of lire losses to ,li~f1('n,,'
fl"l'l' a,h",'rtising-. hut 1hi~
p, O. Box 966.
III ~I(lllt:~"Il)I1I'I'Y County. (IJll\ 1:-; too gOllll to kei'p. Georgt' )'1(,·
Our Town is on sale at the depot hhl'u ill I'l'r el'ut. of 1111 fircs are ~rall11~ . . ~o tlu' ~t()r.,~ f.!.'(Jl':-' , who (lr:l\\~
newsstRnd, nud at the store of H. g,
~Ill'\\-Jl tll lIt' dlH' to lll"glet't 01' ean'll's:--- tht' "F~riJl~illg lip Fathl1r" t':Ll'tOOJlS in
Davis.
Ul''''''', t hl' I'l"i,'l' I'll i<l is I Il'~'UIll! all tIll' "Jhlllt'till," "":IS (lJl('l' t.'Jl;.!.:q,,~'('(l to
Entered as second-elaBs mattilr
rl'a~(jll. a ~Ytqllll!.· lady ",hose p:ll't'llts \\"1'1'1' llot
October 15, 1914, at the Post Office r.l
Narberth, Pennsy!\'anin. under the net
\\'it It tl", "'Hlp,'ratioll of the \'lIrious in 1'"""" "j' thl' matdl, '\""onliug-1,"
Fin' Chid. thl' Bllreall or Fire I'rotL'''- it ,,-as. llI"okt'lI (lil' :lilt! Ut'orgp. ill l'l'·
flf March, 1879,
titlll, h.y iJl('l'I'a:--:l'd lllllllhl'r ot' ill:-illt'C- \"('Ilge ~t:ll'tl'jl to dr:t\\" t'ari('atul'es ot' Order your Winter Coal now and get APRIL
ti'JlI:- alll! 1'I'Jlltl\'nl of hazal'lls, hOpl'S to tll(' f:11lie]' "lid IlIllthl"I', '1'hl' "h"ral'ter
r"dUl'e t hI' los,e~ III I!I:? 1 au aPl're\'ia· ,,1' th" h,'"rll,'"" ""lIpit' I~ sai,l to he
PRICES.
OUR TOWN will gladly print
1.1,' "" L'lll. ,'.x:\(,tl~' liS d]'''\\"11 :llId lh" girl to Iw
any news it<:lID about any subject \\"ith thl' idl'a or 1"",lL'l'1ioll iu \'il'''', "\'t'ry I,it as l'rt'lt,\'. We can make immediate deliveries and give
that is of interest to Narberth
1111 (·iti/.,'u, ,h"llid illllllcdilltl'ly c"- you as good COAL and COKE as you can get
folks. but in order to meet the
"1"'I:ll" \\ ith till' Fin' ('hief hy !'l'II'''\'- :--;Olll"/llIC' ha:-- J'l l iJ1H';-;tt'd t hat poet 1',\'
printing schedule, all • 'copy"
iug' l'lIhhi:..;)) and t1t.'hl'is frotll pl'l'lIli:-;cs, 1,,' ill(']"d,'d in 1h .. ""llIlIln, "pry '\"l'11. anywhere on earth.
-manuscripts-must reach the
l"l'II'"\''' lIuy hazllrdous "Ollliitillu allli 111'1'1' g' ~){''-': :
editor by 6 P. M, Wednesday each
\'l"'!' !,ro] '" rt it" i u II' lll'a I' II firl'!,l'O"l' ;\:lrlq,rth j:-o 1111' g:trIl1'JI :"'\Jllll.
week.
('{Illtlit itlfl~ :1:-- I,()~~i Ille. III SlIlIlllll'l', (,old; ill ,,"'intt'}', hot. CHUTE, CASH PRICES
Fire Losses.
.. ,~:;;)I,iiilO
('\I\llIty. ~t:tte.
B11,7!t;:.n:.!:~
\\'(' :11'C' i11t'1:1'1llt'd tliat ~·('ar:-i :q..!,'O \\"llt'll
., ,\ t ta Boy', Last Ha,"';" )11I"k I"t'll- p:lstilll" \I hilt' stall,lillg' Oil till' station Coke.. .. 8.75 " "
,\IIoll11'1' l'x""II"ut l'lIt"l't:lillllll'lIt ,,,ill Jlt't CUJlll'd.\'. ".:\ :--\UIlllll('r ':-; l)a~~." plal:"ol'ul "aiting for thl' train, \\'as to
1,,' of!"'I'"d II' iu thl' IIlIl~i,':d ",,",,'d.'" to Tu,'sda~', )Ia~'
:\-)) r. :lllll ::\ll's. Cart!'r tJIl"U\\' stOIlC'S at tlll' fl'tlg:--.. Thi:-i <-':trltt'II
he p!'l',,'uI"d t" n" h~' the ,llIlIi,,1' CO!JI'
1I\111:il," ('III!> ou H"xt Pl'id:l~' :llId ~at
urd:I.\· lIig·h1:-:.
Jk' l-Ia\"en ill ., Twin Beds;" CrJllledy,
'f (loi ng rl'h rong-h the By'e."
dll~' aud Thur""lay, ~Ia~' -!·;'-Douglas
]-'airlmnl" in "The l\lark of Zoro" (:l
cl1ucs- "r
thl' tille of "I'onds Extrat't" for 1hat
li\"el.'" "lit l'l't aiUIll('lIt aud ]'('al blt'ul. Childl'ell under t\\"t'l\'(, ~','ar, of age Ihl' p:Ht'IIIl'nt a, a l'l'sult of falling
\\"ill hl' a,!Illifte,1 to the :tftl'l'IIOOII Illati- 0\"('1' l'Xpl"I'SS \\"ag:olls, \"('loeipl'tles, l'oa:-;.t-
A ~s5'ur~.E!A
News of tl1e aJl1urrl1es
BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE
EVANGEL
On Sunday, :MllY 8tlt, ~fother's Day
will he celehrate.l hy appropriatc HPr-
Narberth Girl Helps Endowment
man in th,' 1II0rning UII'1. ~1lL'l'ial IlIllsi('al (Contillued fl'om I'a~c 1) FIDesl Pholoplay The-
alre 01111I Size In Ihe
THE OLD MERION FRIENDS' Rev. Avery S. Demmy, Pastor. s{'rd"t, h.\' the ChnreIt Quartette in tIte Entire World.
MEETING HOUSE, (l\"(lnillp:. Xot. to be ineluded ill thc list of Pb.toplay..-Conllnuou8 10 A. M. 10 I1.S'
stancla 1',1 eolll'gl's would be a ,lisaHter to P.M.
,Montgomery Pike, Xurberth, was estab· n.:id ~\. ~r. Praycr Sf'rviee.
lished 1682. Here William Ponn wor· !I.~;'> A. ~f. :-\uullay I-'ehool. thiH Pl'l'shyterian ~ehool, as its mallY FOhUs.,Pa.
NARBERTH METHODIST EPISCO-
shiped, as \I'ell as many other noted ] 1.011 A. ~I.-('olllllluaiou S"l'\·i,·". ahlnllla,' \\'ho are 1I0\\' teaching woulll
PAL CHURCH.
Friends. One of the historical spots of Sl'1'1II0U hy th,' pa:'tor 1111 "C'ollllllllnioll hold dl'IP'eps whi('h lI'oul,l 1I0t. qualify
Rev. Arthur S. Walls, A. M., B. D., PROGR.AM
America is open for worship every \rith Christ." '!','xt. :\Ia,rk 1~. ]~-:!.'). thl'1I1 for tea,·hl'r's rertificates or ad-
Pastor. IIlit the'" to univcr:,itil'~ for ad\'aneed
First.day (::lunday) morning at 11 1.1111 I'. ~f.-Ylluug Pl'o"ll":' :\[l'l'tillg'.
:-\ullda~', Ma~' ]:
WEEK OF MAY 2d
o 'clock. First-day School begins at 10 Topit', "Th~r l~il!gd(1!1l C1I11I1l'-IJI 7\lr ~tud~-.
f).,L' .\. ?lL-Sunday School. All
A. nL Yisitors cordially invited. C(llllltl'~·'" :\latt. ti:I-1ii. L,'adl'r, Ed- Aln'a 1y lo~-al ahlJl\nln, han' pledged
'rhe First-day School is held every
First-day morning at ten a 'clock. There
is a class for adults as well as for
will C()g~('~h:111.
1..1.; I'. :\1.-En'lIillg \i"ol':,itip. _\lIui-
\'l'I'"ar,\' sl'n'i,·,'s III' thl' :'\l'l\- \\'orld
grtllle~.
] 1 A. l\r.-~forllillg "Tor:,hip. Hcccp-
tioll of IlIelnl>l'I's.
[.onl's NUJlpt'r.
~acratllent of the
$l;JO,O(lO, an,l the Xe\\' Era l\[oveml'nt
of thl' l'l'e:,byterian Churc,h has pronl-
iSl'd $lO'I,(I()(I, thl' gift rontingl'nt upon
"The nome Stretch"
children, and we arc very glad to have :\[0 \'l'IIIl'1I t of :'\orthl'rll Bapti:,ts. :.\Irs. t ht· ,'olll'g'(' I':ll:-olllg $-!1l0,llllO. Th is
liA:i P. l\L-Ep\\'orth Leagup.
anyone who is interested in knowing Chn l'iPs HI'IJ1lillgl'r, of Gl'l'lIt:1ntO\l'lI, will h'a\"e~ :t'~;)f),IlO() to h(' rai~t'(1. Hiu('C' IIIAIN PRODUCTION STARTS All NBA.
IA:i P. l\f.-Eveninh' \\'or~Itip. Go,- AS POSSIBLE TO 10.00 A. ~I .. 12,00. 1.00,
more about our Society of Friends and :'1,,'a1e \\'ilson L'oll,'ge ha:, always hl'f'n in erose
Jll'1 Nong Nerviee. Sel'mon hy the paH- B.JIl. 11.411, 'Mil. 9.80 P. II.
the Friendly illeas visit with us. s.(ln 1'. :\L-\\'l'dlll':"lay "I'l'lIing ::\[icl- sympa t"7 with thl' l'resb~·tt·l'ian Church
t.or. Theme: "'l'he Unreali?pd Ambi·
\I'('l'I, :'l'I'\'i,'l' of t hI' l'hul'l'h. :lIi,1 is the only Pl'eHbytcrian eollege for
tions of Life." Sometime ago a young
,""tr:l1q.!t'TS and \'i:-;it ()r~ art~ weleollll: to
I
Entertainment ('Olllillittt'e. Thpse arc \\'ill knoek me illto the mic1;I1e of 'the UNDER BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTROL
resentatiye 'YOlllell. The box luncheon
prohably thp two IIIOSt importallt eom- block, and we might jnst as well begin
is always a most informal get·together
mittt·('s in the Assoc'iatioll aud the meDi' there.' , Pasteurized Milk DELIVERIES
hour at these conyentions; and during
b('rs shoul,l feel gratilipd that they arc Brync1o~~l1~erlilled WEST PRILA.
the fI.ftcrnoon there will he music Hu,l
llCfI(letl h.v mell of slleh eX('t'ptiollahle
uh:!i!?
other entertaining features, '1'he after· ::'1[1'. alld :\Irs. Frp,1 JIel'lllaUII, IOil
Elmwood a n'nue, elltertniue,1 ~Irs.
(PedrlalieSoclety)
Special .. Gue..nsey ,.
OVERBROOK
MERION
GARAnteed Roofs
1I00n is an open meeting to all womell,
New CO'lrtS a Credit to Narberth Gillis, 1111'S. Firillg, ::'Il:iss Call1phell, ::'III'. Milk WYNNEFIELD
whether or not they are cluh lIlemhers.
'rhe work of the Board of 'l'rllslPes, Harry Biggard, E,111a Bigg:ml, Beall'ice (Roberts· &: Sha..ple....• BALA-CYNWV
At the Pn's'hyteriau 'Chureh on 'rhur'" Dal..le.. ) NARBERTH
whi<'!l 11fIs full ('harge of the deH'lop- Biggard alld :\11'. Beek at IUIIl'I\('oll and
day, May ;')th, openiug fit 10,aO A. ~r.
meut of the Ul'\\' groullds pro.it'd, is Cream Butte..mllk ARDMORE
anotilt'r matl,'r that is d('sen'iug of
500 curd party lm;t \\'eek at' 1 hl',ir hOlIl(·.
Table aod Whlpplno
IC..eam.
WYNNEWOOD Cotter's Meats
puhlk ,·Ollllll(·!lllatiou. Thp develop,
IIlt'ut is OU(' that will Ill' a distil,,'1 as,pt NarberthChoralSociety a1ll1 :\11'''' G. H. Sehulte, fornH'rly
:\[1'.
of Elll1 'J'err:ll't', are ()('l'up,\'iug their
A Quality For
to ::\'arlll'rth. aud of whil'h 1'\"'1',\' ('iti·
zeu-wl)(·th"r 11" i, II t"lIlli, play,'r or
Hot. may \\,,,11 ],(' )ll'OlId.
(Coutinued from Page 1)
lllell
of th" !l"st all,1 most
t' Il1-,,!:agl' ll 111 this l\:ill<1
gflnizations, pointing out essential fac,
tors to he I,ept in mind, and the
\\'ay, whi,'h will ha"" n ],ilrodit<' "nl··
fa"e. This 1101I'" \\ill 'he a pll'asillg
Kreider Shoes HARRY B. WALL
"rocI,s" that a musical organization for Children Plumbing, Gas Fitting
of \"ork, iu th,' Ea't. Ill' !luilt allum, :Hhlitioll to our '·OIl11l1l1l1ity.
her of lh,' .. ourt, al tl1l' :\I"riou ('ri .. ],· "h""i" al'oi". :\11'. Tholll'ou al,o r"latt'"
th" debils eonnected with the found· SPECIAL and Heating
<'t Clu!l al Han·l'ford. IIud abo "oul'ls The ]~itl,!! '," l>:ttlg-h1t'r;..; will }\ll1d (lIl'ir
iup; of the Orpheus Club, which started NARBERTH PA
in Gt'1'I11:lIItO\\n. !I" IIlso ha, th,· t'OU'
trnd 1'01' "rt'ding tht' !la('k stops, \\'hi"h with six mell who just" liked to sing,"
rnllimage "al" :\Iay tllird. Those lu\\', on School Shoes
ing runllllag~' will ldl':l:-'l) 11':1 \'(1 a1 -IO() Phone, Narberth 1602-J
\\'ill !It' 1\\'('1\'" f",·t high; th(· ,\'in' !l"iug until it gl'l'\\' into the pre,;pnt f:lIllom
!lIale ('lhlrus, ,,'hidt will SOOll ce1<'hrate
::\'arhl'rlh an'1I11l', III' ~I~ II:llllJ"I('1I a\'e, Better come in and look
held iu plat'(' !ly sul"laul ial irou posts
a III I top pit'"(,,. its Ii l'tieth auuiyersary. Mr. Thouron
11111~ •
them over
If nrti"I"s ..allllo! b" earripd, \\,e will
Thp n('\\, "0(11'1, will I,,· aUlllll;! th,'
,"pry hpst in thi:-; St,(·tioll of tht\ (·t)lIl1tJ'~·.
(·u"oura,.:e,l th,' Narherth Choral So·
('il'ty h~' t'arnpst expressions of pleasure
IIa \'p t h('111 c':<1ll', I for :\[oll,la~', ~[ay
Narberth Shoe Store , DAVIS'
St·t·OIl'1. A FULL I.INE OF'
'1'h,' tll),('(' uPI"']' ('''uris will I,,' 1oppt'<1 iu th(' I"~"ults of the first concert given
iu the :-",hool .\u,litorilllll, an,l state,l
1'l<oas,' ,,:<11 Xarberth ::8li H, or li2:: 209 Haverford Avenue CIGARS
wilh l},n'" il)(,h(', of roll('d "lay. On H il' rUllllllagp is to I", calletl for.
the fonr Iml'('r "ourts, to prm'id" th" 'it was clillkult to helieve surh aecom· Narberth Stationery. Magazine•• Candiea
proper ,Irainag'", it \raR n"t'",sar~- to put pli,;ll1l1,'ut s po"sihlp !l~' a town \\'hich
.\ lIIost pn.io~'a !lit· t illiP was had h,\'
on ;,n t'ight ilJ('h b~'er of ciutlers, \\'hieh hall hut a half dOZ('1I houses when he th""e \Iho a11plld,',] the !>irtlHlay party
wcrt' roll"d to a firm, sullsta nt ial uloyp,l illto the nearhy eomnlunity fifty gi\'pll iu hOllor of Hllth Dnrhoro\\' last
fouu,lation. Six in('h,'s of roll,"] ('la~' ypars :t~().
Saturllay l'\,Cllilig. 'I'he guc:-;ts iuchHle(l
l'O\"PI'~ 1"hp (·illdl'l's. O\,p]":lll ':-:l'Yl'Jl ::'II:lIJy n('\\' appli('atious were receive,! ~Iiss,'s Jo'rall('i, lIalt, Prant'l's I(eilll,
eourt" will 'h" pla('ed a filial top ,]n's'" last ~[olltlay night for active memher· Hplcn Kpilll, i"oln'ig Knnl'zell, Etlythe
hlg, {'ollsistillg of a thin t'oat"ing of ship, auo! se\'('I'al applicautB aceepted. :\[anll, Edith :-;hindho, Bnth ))U1'horo\\'.
ma('a<1am tlu"t-th I't'e t ous to ('a('h alltl Esther ])ur!>oro\\'i also ~[('ssrs. Cl'('il
court, which will not only act as a hin,l· Andrews, Halph FOil <!('l'slllitlI, Samuel
er, and lllso make the eourls fast, hut
at the same tin)(' mal,,· tht'nl ,lry, aft('r
a hefl\'Y rain, Illlwh quicker tlmn the~'
WEone,
Sell Property for Every-
and at Any Time.
Hartlllall, Tholllas Knntzl'n, Philip
KlllltZl'lI, 'Gprald Lt' \'all, .Iallll·s :\1,,·
:\i\'('n, :tI)(1 En'rett Phipps.
woultl unc]er ordinary eil'l'UlllstalH'es. THE COMMiSSiON IS 3%
A Big Year for Tennis
1A.A./'-,..o\-,.A.,.;Y'-l~~J;-
\"hile the A"sot'ialion's melllh('rHllip
is not )'('t full, Il('\\' lIlelllhers aI'" ,'om'
J. A. CALDWELL CONCERNING ASH COLLECTION
k! l!aEt ROO!
................................................................... Affadavits for Income Tax
As membership in the Civic Association is necessary in order to Workmen's Compensation
become a member of the Garden ClUb, $1.00 to be enclosed, covering
year's dues for new members, 117 WINDSOR AVE.
Phon•• N.rh.rth-1247.J
Mail to the Garden Club, Box 118, Narberth
NARBERTH. PA.