Our Town January 18, 1917

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Send News Items inMonday, 6 P. M. News Items WantedFor Fireside ColumnVOLUME III. NUMBER 15 NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~ JANUARY 18, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS

Watch the Tabernacle Grow---Evangelist Depfer is ComingTHIS TELLS WHO IS DR.H. A. DEPFER, EVANGELIST NARBERTH MIN ISTERSHOPEFUL FOR RESULTS

\S 'I'llI-; nl-;p}'}:R ' T A m ; H ~ A C L I - ; Wll,l , .\PPEAU O A ~ T I l W ~ F A R ~ [ S LOT :n;X'l' TO "TEA HOUSE'

n};C};PTION'

Each of the pastors of the localchu rc he s c o' ope ra ti ng in the DepferEvangelistic Campaign was asked toexpress h is v iew of po ss ibl e resultsin anticipation of the Narberth campaign. The letters follow:From n . ~ , . Hr. John Gordon, lhilltistthurch.In view o f t he spe ci al e vangel is ti c

meetings soon to be held in Narberth,permit me to s ay t ha t th e most earnest co-operation of the Baptist Churchof the Evangel may be expected in allth e united e ffor tsof the other churchesand Christian wohkers. T he peoplehave for weeks been praying for God'sguidance and they will con ti nue so to.do. We hope and helieve a greathlessing' awaits this community .Sincerely,

John Hordon,Act.lng !'astor.

COMMUNITY CLUB.

On Wednesday aft.ernoon th e Community Cl ub o f Narberth gave are ceptlon to Mrs. Schaeffer, w if e o f t h new secretary of the Y. M. C. JThe re w as a very nlc.e programwhich began with a couple of readingsby Miss Augusta Witherow, whichplelllBed the audience ve ry much, judgi ng f rom the applause, putting thenlIn a good humor at onCe. This wa;followed by ou r own ar:t1st, Miss Gel'trude Wright, who a s u sual dellg1'liS al l w it h h er f ine voice and select lon s. . A r ar e t re at f ol lowed In t'"person of Miss Muller, of Philadelphiawho is quite an accomplished soloist

The next meet ing of th e c lub wil l Last. but not least. were solOS, bothb e J an ua ry 19, at 4 o'clock in the voeal and instrumental, by Miss KeatY, M. C. A, Mrs. J, Owen Phil l ips ling who charmed al l he r hea.Ters. Rewil l c onduct he r class on "Crea t ive I' freshments followed. There wercThought and Publ ic Speaking." about fi fty present.

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Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gif ford , OJLakeville, Mass., ar e vslting Mr. an tMI13. Edward S. Haws, of Dudley av"nue.

Mr. and M.rs. Lynn Trotter and son:Malcolm and Kenneth, have returneto Vermont. after visiting Mr. an tMrs. Wm. Jones s ince the holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sternberg, of Ko1 Woodside- avenue, gave an I n f o r m a ~dinner Tuesday, January 5, i n h on o.of f riends f rom New York City.

Preaching upon the SUbject, "Jo'inalPreparation for Spiritual Awakening"'1'he general committee In charge ofthe arrangements for t he Evangel - in the Methodist Church Sundayistie Campaign to be he ld in Narber th morning , Mr. Koppel, t he pas to r, p re beginning next. Sunday evening, Jan- faced his address as follows:uary 21. held a fu lly attended meet- "Behold all things ar e now readyIng in the Y. M. C. A. Building Thurs- : lor the f i ~ e from heaven to f ~ l i uponday ev.ening last. I our ~ a c r t f i c e . An organiza tIon hasRev. H. A. Depfer, J


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N.AHllERTlI, PA.-UUl{ ' OWN--JANUARY 18. l i l l7

Of course, wedeliver - an ypIa c e - an ytime.

$2,231,126.02fund for Christmas

A SnlOOL .'OU };n;nYBODYTIll: SClIOOI, lo'OR YOU

rn 'AVORABLE WEATIl};nJ,;\ST SUNDAY

BUTSIX :n;w SCIlOLAUS ])UES.;N'r2 lIEN, 3 BOYS, 1 GIRLl:n;UY TEACHEU PR}:Sl;NTNARUER1'11

JU;TllOIHSTSUNDAY SCnOOLrou Wn,I, EN,JOY oun SCIIOOI,SUNJ)AY, 9.41)

Friday Evenings, 7 unt il 9 o 'c lock

LIABILITIES.Capital Stock .. , $ 150,000.00Surplus ' . . . . . . . . . . 125,000.00Undivided Profits . 104,951.80Deposits ' , 1,851,174.22

And Howard is always at your service.

HO/ARD'S

Get this and that. and that a nd t ha t, and then a whole lot mor e.

OUR TOWN wJII gladly printan y news Jtem about any subjectthat Is o t Int er es t to Narberthtolks, bu t In orc{er to meetth e printing schC'lule, al l "copy"-manuscr ipts -must reach th eeditor by (I P. M. Monday eachweek.

Telephones,12671268

[he light. What's a home for, anyhow, if n ot fo r th at , they Insisted. HaveIt your own way. then, said t he med ic al man , ,m t make sure that everything

emphasized the conveniences of th e hospital. The Narberth folks were no tScotch, but t he y had definite not ions o f where t he neW-born should f ir st s ee

- a nd everything specified-each and every solitary article-was delivered tothe hOl1le of th e prospective activities within the hour. Fo r Narberth has, in.truth, a drug-store which is modern and complete in ev ery s en se o f th e

It Was Quite a Long List, Too!

----_._-_.- , ------ ... - ..---------STATEMENT CLOSE OF BUSINESS 1JECEMBER 30, 1916.

.Open f rom 8 A. M. to 4. P. M,

RESOURCES.Mortgages and Judgments $663,578.15Loans on Collateral 406,752.98Investment Securities " , 237,329.83Commercial Paper 334,354.07Real Estate Furniture and Fixtures 135,778.52Documentary Stamps , 198.00Cash on Hand and in Banks . . , 453,134.47

THE CUB HAS ANADVENTURE BY NIGHT

$2,231,126.02 IOur Christmas Club offers you an opportunity to accumulate a

or to saVe a certain amount out of J}our earnings during the year.Club still open to receive members.

NARBERTH OFFICE, ARCADE BUILDINGnOARD OF fiEALTH.President-Chatl. E . Kre amer .Secretary-A. P. Redife r.Health Officer-W. S. McClellan.Members-Dr. Clarence T. Fairies,

T. B. Du Marias, Carden Warner andChas. V. Noe l.

(Censored)

HARRY A. JACOBS,Eclltor.

H. C. GARA,AdTerUsIng Manager.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,CasIJler.

OUR TOWN

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18,1917EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police 1250.

January 13, 1917.To th e Editor o f "Ou r Town:"A good many of u s agr ee that Narb er th i s a particularly fine place inwhich to live. I t is an agreeable distance f rom Philade lphia and i s s pl en didly l1ituated for both beatlh andcomfort. Our citizens ar e full ofpublic spirit an d make good neighbors.A stranger, however, in lookinga round would probably poin t ou t thatNarberth ha s been marred, and thev al ue o f r e al e st at e l ower ed by toomany h ou se s o f c he ap c on st ru ct io nand s im il ar architectural design. I twlll be Impossible. f or I ns tan ce, t o

Mrs. C. T. Moore A. J. LoosMrs. Roy E. C la rk Hen ry RoseEarl I". Smith W. T. Melchiorq. M. HenryAssocIate Eclltors.

,make our p arkway al l that It was Idesigned to be, while t he upper end Ishows r ows o f houlles t hat a re exactlyAn ExperJment In Co.operatlve alike. No one objects to a smallJournalism-No PaJd Workers. Ih ou se a s l ong as it ha s Individuality . _

Owned and Publ ished every T h I and is built In a manner that Is a To the Editor of "ur Town:"da b t he Narbe rt h Civic Associa-: credit to the city. We have, however, I t was a dark mght-so dark thatti y y In Narberth quite a numbe r o f houses even the new post office bui ld ing cou ld a nd It contained many u nu su al t hi ng s. T he e mi nen t ci ty p hy si cian ha don. in which It i s n ot ea sy t o b e com fo rt - I not be seen-neither would t he e ye sNARBERTH CIVIC ASSOCIATION. able In winter, and which ar e a n em- ' of an owl be able to discern the newPresident, A. J. Loos. barrasslng reflection upon ou r good footpa th over the r a il road bridge.Vice-presidents, A. C.Shand, J. B. taste. Automobile searchl igh t s that blind

Williams, James Artman. It would seem, therefore, tnat l' pedestr ians were strangely missing.Secretary an d tr:lasurer, Frank J. wide awake c it iz en sh ip should talte I t was a ls o a qui et n igh t a nd theWisse. immed ia te a ct ion to p re vent the fur- church bells had long before ceased Is ready.Directors, Frederick L. Rose, George ther erection of buildings that ar e not t he ir noi sy c lamor a nd the sick whom'M. Henry, W. Arthur Cole, GeorgeM. individual in desig,n and built in a they had disturbed , as well as the Take t he l is t to Highprice's. in Philadelphia, for you won't be able to ge tColesworthY, Mrs. William S. Horner, manne r t ha t does no t reflect o n o ur s le ep in g b ab ie s they had awakened.' everything In Narberth-a numbe r o f th e items I have Indicated ar e seldomA. E. Wohlert, Mrs. George M. Henry , p ri de in Narberth. All will agree that had finally settled back to re st . In 'Fletcher W. Stites, E. A. Muschamp, Narbe rth should have adequate b ui ld- f ac t, In w as so qu iet t ha t n ot even c al le d for. Nevertheless and notWithstanding, the l is t was sent to Howard'sH. C. Gara, Henry Rose, Edward S. ing supervision, so that no one may John Caldwel l' s t el ephone gong wasHaws, Mrs. Roy E . C la rk , Mrs. Les - b e a ll ow ed t o create further eye-sores in evidence, no r was Bill Cummer'ste r W. Nickerson, William D. Sm ed - a nd c au se our l i tt le c ity to become a snoring au di bl e t o t he k ee nes t e ars .ley. reproach l ind a hy-word among towns The Y. M. C. A. nightingales were hav-on the Main Line. It would s eem t ha t i ng an i nt ermi ss ion. Ver y l ik ely th e

th e matter is of sufficient Importanee Narberth p ol ice f or ce w as p ou nd in g 11I'esent-day term.to call a town meeting, if necessary. his beat, bu t hi s new r uh ber h ee lsAt any rate. such s teps should be tal,- effectually prevented his presence be-en as may result In th e c rea t ion of a Iing known. :building commission t.hat ha s f ~ l ] J As I was strolling along. midway ipower and the welfare of t .he cIty 11etween t he two neares t s t reet lights:at heart.. and which may be held a -ahout half a mile from each-I wascountable fo r the further dlsfiguratio:- suddenly bumped into by someone or ,of ou r little city. somethlng.1 k new not which.My hands i Th B ' h S t ' N b hIn closing, I wis h t o congratula!e groped wildly in t he d ar k and finally I , e rig test po In ar ertyou upon the success of your splendId c ame into contact with an int angibl e effort in get ti ng u s a n evening express form. something unear thly which I , A drug store In th emost modern sense of the termto Narberth. Also suggest that. now could no t u nd er st an d o r explain.:that the express is an accomplished There wasn't anything strange ahout:. _. ""_ _ _

to fact. h er e i s a no th er s uh je ct worth.Y that thoug)I, as you will perceive jng dt y f at hc r h y refel'l'ing to the 'rHIS "'ELI,S WHO IS nn..o f y ou r m et al a nd h es t fighting quah- when I tell you further on what it avenues a s Hav ine and !\iudley. which II. A. UE. . . . .:n. };VANG.;LIS1'ties. was. For a moment I stood there ' p r ( h a h l ~ ' showed th e impression thei _Hoping that 1917 may p rove a pa l' - unnerved. hu t finally man ag ed t o (,OIHlition left on his mind. I t was: Continued From First Pagetlcularly good )'ear hom ror Our Town blurt, "What. t h e - - . " hut then. rather r on gh o n the Councilman. hut i _and f or Nar he rt h. I am changed my mind and said, "Who ar e 1 hope g,ood results will enRue. : straight w it ho ut b ei ng r ou gh , plain.on sale at th e depot Yours very slncere1\. vou?" The answer came suddenly: without being abusive. and graciousat t he s to re of H. Eo {'III" T. :.l[llUf'SClJl. :' H 1 t 1 ud t I am t he g ho st I b_ _ _ _ _ UR I, no so 0 '" I I sal\' thiR ad. in the paper: "Man wit lOut elng weak. His successS lor th e Nar he rt h Su rv ey . T he n re- ,and wife want joh in camp. \Vife d oe s n ot d ep en d o n h is tr on ic fervor.EVANGELISTIC SERVICE membered. The Narberth Survey had gOOlI cook and willing worker." As bu t he throbs with th e unct ion of th e

I been h or n s om e mon th s h ~ f o r e a ~ d ' 1'0 rthe man, I s n p p o s ~ you c an f orm Spirit of God; no r on id iosyncras ie s- - - fo r al l anybodY' l { n e \ \ ~ had dled in ItR "our O\\"n conclusions. r that appeal t o cur io si ty . though heAfter months of des ir e a nd weel,s incipience. Never having had a chance . ,has an indiv idual i ty al l his own, bu t

I of prepa ra t ion , the Bapt is t , Methodist to see the l ig ht of llay. it w as now 1 11 .1 t I ' on t he truth he preaehes with heaven-and Presbyterian c hu rc he s o f Nar- roaming around in the dark looking Spc(,ulatioll as to the pro la 1 el ua e I anoin ted l ipsf 1 k ' . . 01' ash collections is !?;.ettillO' to Ie an .berth have a rr anged o r a t Iree wee s for its sponsor . who hat! s e e m l l 1 g l ~ "I Withal Dr. Depfer 's experience asseries 01' evangeliRtic meetings, a week {'Xt'itillP; indoor sport.in each churCh, beginning Sunday deserted it. a pastor hefore he E'ntered upon evan-- - - gelistic work. a nd h is e xt en si ve re -evening, January 28, in the Methodist If you want to thoroughly enjoy a Fred Harges likes the 5.40 train. vival campa igns have equipped him

The statement of th e Mer ion Ti tle ChurCh, with b u s i n ~ s s . headquarters 11ne concert. just s ta nd o ut si de Bo b i "Our Town Special." for his present effective ministry, Heand Trust Company, published else-' in the Y. M. C. ~ BUlldll1g. , :McCoy's house an y old evening. I t , -- ha s a remarkable f und o f per sona l I n-where in this Issue, is the hest ever The Rev .. Dr .. D e p f e ~ , of Elmira. N. is l10t general ly known that Bob iR I Cha rl ey Humph re ys w as actually cidents and i l lus tra tions that cllncllmade by this progress ive banking Y., with 11ls corps or w o r k ~ r s , will a most proficient performer on the seen walking last Sunday. his arguments and make them Irresis-institution and shows an unusual in-I conduct these. services and It IS. hope d 11ute. B ob doesn't brag ' mUCh, but "Cub." tible.crease In its deposits. Total amoun t g reat gO'od WIll result from thIS con- to hear him play "The Wear ing of the: - - - , Without disparagement of otherof deposits at close of husiness De- c er t o f effort hy t ~ l e three churches. . Green" or "Sweet Violets" is a sure ( ' O ) D I T ~ I T Y lUnI,E f'I,,\SS. I evangelists who fill th e eye an d a b-cember 30, 1916, amounted to $1,851,- Be fo re t he c ommg o f t he e va ng eh st e no ug h t re at . H ow I envy h is neigJl- sorb the attention of the pUblic, it17422 The Chr is tmas S av ing Club and his par t. y, a s er ie s o f co tt ag e b ar s. I Owin!?; to the evangel ist ic campa ign may he. said that a comparison withat N a ~ b e r t h office ha s Issued over 460 prayer meetings will be h.eld on each - now nnder way in Xarbert .h and vicin- : an y would not result unfavorably toc ar ds t o i ts membe rs . Cluh still open F riday and T u e s ~ a : . : evel1lng at from Sam Bowman says: "Thc nex t c ow : ltv. the Communi ty Bible Class will. Dr. Depfer. We feel no better com-to receive members. 7.30 to 7.55, begllllllng Friday. Janu or mine that Is killed by an automo- i s ~ s p e n d i ts m ee ti ng s u nt il Tuesday' mendation can he uttered than that

I ary 12, and the first of these cottage bi le won't die alone. I have llought a: evening, February 13th. which he will hear hi s Master say:To the Editor of O ur Town. gatherings for these Depfer evangel is- shot gun." Sam is sore allOut some- "Well done, good an d faithful ser-Our "Cub" and "Live Wire" ar e tic meetings will he held at the rollow- thing. I guess. lL \Yl: YOF ]);\In r p YET? vant! "-Upland ( Ind iana) Tabernacledoing good work. hut I fear theY have in g homes: - - - - - I Xews.

overlooked an excellent opportunity to District. Replying to "Constant Reader" . Just a r eminder to those of you who: _No. 1. Albert Walte rs , 124 Conway ) ". re 'again p lac e Our T own in the "spot- (Hampden avenue: 1 es: you a . ar e Y. M. C. A. members. look at your I f some men wer.e to lose their seH-light." "'. avenue. quite right. A diet of wild oats is i c ar d and see if )'OU ar e O. K. conceit ther'd be nothing left..,0 2. (Name to be furnished hy Mr.At t he p re se nt t im e s ev er al mem- . apt to produce l l lack sheep. I f not. get in t ou ch w it h t he secre-,ber s o f t he Suf fr age Pa rt y a re report- I , Jacobs la te r. ) - - - tary and square up. as this is m ost I j- -;ed a s pi ck et in g t he en tr an ce s to the I :'\0. 3. 1


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NARBERTH, PA.--OUR TOWN--JANUARY IS , 1917

BOROUGH OFFICERS.

"Thc Largc" Store in Narberth. "

Pr inted stamped envelopes may besecured at t he pos t office at the following prices: ,600 l-cent envelopes $5.62600 2-cent envelopes. $10.62These envelopes ar e of flrst quality,The n ame and addre ss o f purchaserneatly printed in upper lef t hand corner , wi th request to return In--day s. No te the price.Edward S. Halfl,postmaster.

At1l1resslng Parcel l"ost Packages.Parcel post packages should b e ad dressed plainly. The sender's nameshould be written inconspicuously olithe upper left hand corner of th eparcel. The addre ss and r et ur n c ar don a parce l should appear bu t once,and that in t he s ame relative posl"tion as a letter with return cardw,uld be prepared for mailing.

BurgeEs-Geo. M. Henry.Treasurer-Edwin P. Dold.Clerk of Councils-Chas. V. Noel.Tax Col1ector-James F. sherron,Street Commissioner-W. S. M c C l e l ~Ian.Building Inspector - J. HowarllSmedley.Counselor-Fletcher W. Stites.Constable-Fred. Walzer.

For t he In fo rmation of t he l at el y'arriving residents of Narberth we a n nounce again that to purchase postagestamps and s tamped envelopes in thelocal post office Is of great advantageto the office as its advancement Isbased upon the sal.es. We aim tobe courteous and ob li gi ng . We alsowan t t o do business with our patrons.Edward S. Haws, Postmaster.

ASK for anything you think awel l - s t 0 c ked groceryshould haveand-THE IMPERIAL will not disappoint you.

ASK for fresh poultry, sausage,scrapple or dried meats.

ASK for f resh f ru it s o r vegetables in season.

ASK for fish or oysters onThursdays and Fridays.

ASK for your favor ite blend ofcoffee or tea.

ASK for any nationally advertised staple.

Try This OnThe ImperialRespectfully, WM.]. FIEVLER

Edward S. Haws, P O l l t m l M l ~ r .

BUY IN NARBERTH

COMMUNITY CLUB OFFICERS.,

Falling. to pu t your own name andaddress on le tte rs and packages.Falling t o p la ce stamps on letters,or an insumcient amount.Mailing letters without addressingthem at all.Leaving off t he n ame of t he S ta teor putting on t he name of your ownState where some other Is intended.Leaving oiy t he n ame of the postoffice or address ing th e c oun ty ins te ad o f tlle town; sometimes leavingoff t he name of the' person.Sending currency by ordinary mallwhen a money order o r r eg is tr y canbe secured at such a small cost.Falling to pu t on ' regular postageIn add it ion to specia l de livery stamp

when special delivery Is desired.

COlUltlON ERIWnS TO BE AVOIDEDIN PREPARING AND POSTINGMAIL. .

IFinance a nd L aw Committee-A. P. A WORn TO THE NEW RESIDENTSRedifer, W. D. Smedley, H. D. Nardgan.HighwaY Committee-H. D. Narrigan, F. L. Rose, Robert Saville.Police and Heaith-W. D. Smedley,F . L. Ros e, Robert Caville.Water, Fire and Light-F. L. Rose,William J. Henderson, Robert Saville.Ordinance-Wil l iam J. Henderson,F. L. Rose , Robert Saville.

Fiedler's Drug. StoreWe compound prescr ipt ions for the leading physicians in Narberth. I f you are a stranger allow us to assist you to select yourphysician, as our experience in compounding prescriptions for thepast nine years in Narberth has been second to none.

Thanks to the people of Narberth, our business in the pastyear has increased 50 per cent., so we have decided to declare anextra dividend by reducing the price of all patent medicines.Compare our prices with others.Syrup White Pine and Tar, regular 25c. Special. . , . , 19cScott's Emulsion, regular 50c. Special , 43cScott's Emulsion, regular $1. SpeciaL , , ,83cListeriIie, regular $1. SpeciaL 67cL i s t e r i n ~ regular 50c. Special ,35cI1isterine, regular 25c. SpeciaL 18cSalhepatica, 'regular 50c. Special. 35cSalhepatica, regular 25c. SpeciaL 18cBromo Seltzer, regular $1. SpeciaL 69cBromo Seltz'e'r, r egular 50c. Special 39cBromo Seltzer, regular 25c. Special 19cRemember the Name and Place and the Busiest C o r n ~ r inNarberth

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~ ' E l t m E R S OF THE NARBERTHSCHOOL BOARD.Proesident-C. Howard McCarter.Vlce-President-Carroll Downes.Treasurer-Will K. Ridge.Thellwell R. Coggeshall.Robert H. Dothard.

Captain Shuster's Squad GoesJ!'roll t by Defeatlntr PaoliTravelers.

WAYNE CLUB BOWLERSBEGUN LEADERSJIll'

1)on't forget that thIs Is a commun it y o f home maker s and homekeepers and that one of YOUBMOST IMPORTANT DUTIES Is tokeep It so.You can aid materIally by doIng your shopping and marketingwIth th e advertisers In thIs paper;

FIRE COMPANY NOTES

BUILD UP YOUR TOWNBuild Up Your Home

Totals 669 732Standing of the Clubs.Won. Lost . Pet.Wayne M. C. 30 15 .667Ardmore Y. M. C. A.. 26 14 .641Rosemont M. C... . . . 26 17 .595Narberth Y. M. C. A. 24 18 .571Narberth Rovers 18 27 .4001Paoli Travelers 7 38 .156

The contractor no sooner begins to High individual average-Wright,r aze a bui ld ing than he tears it down Rosemont M. C., 166.High single game score-Wright,Rosemont M. C ., 2 23 .High three-gameWayne, 569.High team single game ,score-Wayne M. C., 879 .High ,team three-game score-Ardmore Y. M. C. A., 2470.

Remember the day and date, Friday,January 19, 1917; place, PresbyterianChurch.

The Conway Boys' Club, composedof boys between the ages of 12 and16. developed only in the past weekand as a starter t hey h av e a membership of 13, with many new applicants.They bave already formed a basketball t eam and have played two games,

Boys' Department.Since last week there have beenmany new members affi liating themselves with the Y. M. C. A. to gainth e benefits of the game room a nd t heactivities which are steadily increasing in the gymnasium. Many or theboys "just dropped in to look on"and who were "non-members," and afte r "seeing" for themselves just whatwas actually taking place, could notresist joining in t he c le an sport.

Basket bal l g ames have been ar ranged for the remaining season, or,i n o th er words, up to the end ofMarch, and every game is a guaranteed star attraction.

Next Saturday night we will havewith us the West Branch Y. M. C. A.fi rs t team, composed mostly of Pennstars, and t he people of Narberth mayrest assured t ha t t he Y. M. C. A. isdoing i ts u tmos t to stage nothing bu tI lta r g ames of the finest attractions.It will do you all good t o t ur n outto see these games and root for thehome t eam. They ne ed you andyou need them.

Narberth Y. M. C. A.Senior Five DefeatsBrookdale Five,36 to 34

Wayne, Pa., Jan. 13.-CaptainShuster's Wayne Men 's Club quinte.came back into the l.eadership in th eMain Line Bowling League after anabsence of two weeks, by winning frul>.Mathias' Pao li T rave le rs ; The champions dropped the first game, bu t tookIn case of fire, telephone Narberth the' second by a five-pin margin andBIG FUNCTION PLANNED 350. walked away with the odd gam.e whenutllcers of the Fire Company: they broke the l eague record for hig,

! 'resldent, Cllarles K Kreamer; s ec - t eam s ingl e, wrecking the maple fOlI'etary, Cuarles V. :\oel; l ll lancia l sec- a t ot al o f 879 pins.retary, Hay Jones; treasurer, Carden Narberth Y. M. C. A. journeyed toWarner; chief engineer, Cllarles V. Ardmore Y. M. C. A. and toppled tlLeI"oel; 11rst assistant engineer, Ed- latter squall f rom f ir st p la ce . Th_ward Wip f; second assistant eng i- boroughites captur.ed the f ir st gameneer, A. P. Hedifer; third assistant by a one-pin margin a nd t he n p to engineer, H. B. Wall; [ourUl assistant ceeded to clean up the entire matCh,engineer, A. W. Neel111am. t hu s p la ci ng Savill's brigade in the' i' he re is a crew of twenty-five ac- running as well as Dave Hamsey'sRosemont Men'lS Club when they madetive members. a clean sw.eep of the match with Nar -The Narberth Fi re Company wasformed for the protection o f l if e a nd b er th Rovers, at Narberth Y. M. C. A.property against tire. It i s solely de- With th e first four clubs battlinghard for first place and the Nar be rt hpendent upon the res iden ts of our Rovers and Paoli Travelers comingby town for its financial and ma,terial along i n bet te r form, many goodten support, and therefore every man in matches are promised as well as shiftsr\arberth who is no t a member s houl d i n the percentage standing.become one at once. Thi s lioes not WAYNE M. C.necessarily mean a n active member, 1s t 2nd 3rdbut a contributing' member. game game. game.The dues ar e only $3 per year o r Shust er 145' 157 162 CONVENIENCE AND ECONOnY25 cents pe r week, and who i s t he re Dunne 167 182 17:> OJ!' POSTAL MONEY ORDERS.in !\arberth who wou ld not g iv e that Hart 141 145 186amount toward the fire protection of 138 180are . The attention of the pa trons of thehi s home and town? Trego 145The company has two up-to-date 178 Narberth Post Omce i s c al led to theWalt 152 140 f di bautomobile machines fully equipped, convenience 0 sen ng money Y pos-kept in first-class condition for fight- Tota l s . . . 750 762 879 t al money order. Th e following lowing fires, and ar e ready for an a la rm, PAOLI TRAVELERS. rates ar e charged for sending sums today or night. The compallY proVides 1s t 2nd 3rd any money order pos t omce in thea man who is on watch a ll n igh t at game. game. game. Uni ted States:

The Narber th Y. M. C. A. Senior I the fire house, so you can r ea li ze t he IMathias 187 148 "'1 For o rder s from $.01 to $2.50,basket bal l t eam defeated the Brook- I interest that is being taken by its Supplee . 138 cents.dale five by a sc or e of 36 to 34 on members to give effident service and Shank 166 141 From $2.51 to $5, 5 cen ts .Saturday, t he 13 th i ns t. The line-up 'respond promptly t o eve ry alarm. Holland . 135 From $5.01 to $10, 8 cents.was as fol1ows: The company has launched a cam- McAllister . . , 155 134 From $10.01 to $20, 10 cents.Narberth. Brookdale. paign to secure new members, and i t S teigerwal t 178 163 159 From $20.01 to $30, 12 cents.L. Casey forward Walker is urged that every new resident, as Thomas 145 158 From $30.01 to $40, 15 cents.E. Davis forward Clark wen as those who a re n ot members Tanley . 171 184 From $40.01 to $50, 18 cents.B. Durbin center J . Campbel l of the fire company, join at once, send From $50.01 to $60, 20 cents.L. Jefferies .. , .guard C. Campbell your $3 for the yearly dlles to the TotaLs 831 757 774 From $60.01 to $75, 25 cents.R. Wal1ace guard Coxe financial secretary, Mr. Raymond C. NARBERTH Y. M. C. A. From 75.01 to $100, 30 cents.In the second half, Smedley substi- Jones, 116 Dudley avenue. 1s t 2nd 3rd Same fees l!-s quoted above chargedtuted for Davis and Kirk for Jefferies. Le t us al l co-operate to make this game. game. game. for remittances to a number of foreignField goals, Narberth: Casey 8, Dav is movemen t a s ucce ss , try and secure McKell . . 126 168 138 countries. Orders ar e paid at 52,0002, Durbin 2, Jefferies 2, Wallace 2. two hundred new con tr ib ut in g mem- Lai rd 168 159 179 post omces in th e Uni ted States . Re-Brookdale: Clark 8, C. Campbell 3, bers before the f ir st of Ma rch . We Har .tley 139 189 145 mittances received in this way ar eCoxe I, Walker 1. Foul goa ls , Nar - know :rou can do it if you will really Humphries . . 149 144 184 convenient for merchants, pUblillhers,berth, Durbin 2 ou t of 5; B rook - try. Savill . . 161 124 149 seedsmen, insurance companies, etc.,dale, 4 out of 5. - - etc.The referee, George W. Schaeffer, is APRON SOCIAL Totals . . . . . . . . . . 743 784 795a Girard College man of the highest ARDMORE Y. M. C. A.repute and we want to thank you, Mr. 1s t 2nd 3rdSchaeffer, for your clean decisions One of our l ocal poets , l iv Ing not game. game. game.and hearty co-operation. Couldn't over one thousand mile s f rom Me rion Cha pi n . . 152 143 156 Pre si d. en t, Mirs. W. M. Cameron;have done better. 'bl r tl f II Oak l ey . . , .. 177 166 158 C P F 1avenue/ is responsl e or Ie 0 ow- Kane 132 139 v i c e - p r ~ s i d e n t , Mrs. . . ower;ing ' - 121 ecording secretary, Mrs. Wm. Living-. APRON SOCIAL. Baltz. . 152 s ton; correspond ing secretary , Mrs.Around your waist a measuring line Zelley , ., , .111 1 ~ 148 Roy Clarke; treasurer , Mrs. W. C.Please draw, bu t not too tightly, Haines 170 Pollock, Jr .

And for each inch a pe nny place Totals . . 742 724 735 Chairmen.(Now p lease don ' t t ake tllis lightlY) Gymnasium-Mrs. E. Hurth.I h . k t ROSEMONT M. C. ClVlcs-Mrs. W. Arthur Cole.nto t IS cUllnmg poe e you see 1s t 2nd 3rdOn this l i tt le apron, made by me Membership-Mrs. Harry Hartl.ey.Bring to t he Presby ter ian Church at ga3me. gam4e. gam1: 5 House-Mrs. J ames For d Donnelly.King . . 1 5 13 Mi Ed d Meight, Rogers . . 122 148 141 Legisillition- rs. war us-On January nineteenth and don't be 5 159 168 1champDykes . .. 1 7 C T Mlate Durnell 176 146 140 press-M_r_S,,__ _ .__ _o_r_e._Or you will miss a good time, I'm 135 153 162 -The pool tournament has proven to 'f aid Wrigllt . . .

be of the greatest interest alUong the I Prep:red for us all hy the Ladies' 746 COmnTTEES OF COUNCIL.men a nd boys, and a s econd tourna- Aid Total!' . . 725 740ment i s now bei ng arranged for the' NARBERTH ROVERS.younger fel lows . Get i.n touch with The lines are, of course, seU-ex- 1s t 2nd 3rdMr. Cooke an d give him ~ o u r nan!8 Iplanat or y a nd r em in d us of the last game. game. game.now, as the tournament Will start 111, two l ines of a much longer poem Dickie 161 158 159the course of the next. w e e ~ . There enned years ago by a western writer Scanlin . . 115 147 142w ill a lso be two tine prizes gIVen for p di Compton . . 119 109 161this tournament and it wil l be worth rea ng : - Lacey 1::19 163 131Your whi le to try for them. Ward . . 135 155 122"Ann sometimes I can't help thinkingwhen we reach the regions blest ,Tha t t he men will get tlle toil andsweat a nd the I,adles' Aid the

rest."

The ba1l of the Junger Maennerchor,o ne o f t he mos t fashionab le affai rs o fthe season, will be held Monday evening, February 12, 1917, (Lincoln 'sBirthday), at the Turner Hall , Broadstreet and Columbia avenue.A cOlllmittee of 100 members conv en e eve ry week t o mal te th is year'sfunction t he larges t in t he h is to ry ofthe society.

} < ~ r o m all accounts the decorationsand electrical displays wil\ surpassanything heretofore given.An orchestra of 20 musicians ha sheen engaged for the dances.The grand march will he ledMr. and Mrs. John Frick andassistants.The general bal l committee consists of the f01l0wing gentlemen:Chairman, Louis F. Elsenhans; vicechairman, Wm. Dohmen; correspondi ng and recording secretary, Louis W.Fuhr; treasurer, Adolph Buehler.

one i n Ardmore , which they lost, andanother with t he Anthwyn Boys' Clubof the Narberth Y. M. C. A., whomthey defeated in a very stirring gameby a score of 22 to 21.Those who ar e not members now,better get into the swing at once, sob that you may grow up w it h the clubMonday, Evening, Fe ruary and thereby gain all the benefits to12, 1917 , Turner' Hall, I be der ived therefrom.Broad and Columbia IAvenue

THE JUNfiERMAENNERtHOR BALL


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NARBERTH. PA.--OUR TOWN--JANUARY 18 , 1917

eOmWNITY CLUB.

Gather fhe PeopleTogetherMen And WomenAnd ChildrenAnd Thy StrangerThat Is WithinThy GatesThat They May Hear

And That They MayLearn And FearThe Lord Your GodAnd ObserveTo DoAll The WordsOf This Law

l '\ arbe r th H. S . Bridgeton H. S.L, Smith forward. . . .. MoncriefJ. Dickie forward KreigWm. Durbin center. . . . . .. GrayP. Redifer guard DareF. Harsch guard: , " MorrisThe point maIlers were L. Smith, 3 :

J. Dickie, 5; Durbin, 5, and 4 out of4 fouls; Fred Harsch, 2. For Br idgeton-Moncrief, 3; Sheppard, 2, and 4out of 12 fouls.Our nExt game w il l b e the hardest

of th e season. It i s w it h P er ki omenund they ar e no t g oi ng t o let us ge taway with a victory if t he y ca n h el pit. But we ar e going to Pllt up somefight.

A wise g ir l n ev er le ts t he ) 'o un gman sh'3 has spot ted fo r he r own seehe r with her hair In c u rl p aper s unt ilafter t he p ar so n has said his ratalwords.

The l in e- np s wer e:

We elec ted a new vice-president atou r last c lass meet ing because Hichai'll Compton, t he f orme r occ upan t ofthe office, has l ef t school. Jessie UaHinga l l was unanimously e lec ted to fillth e office.

'I'he foHowing pupils did no t misstiny worll s in spelling during, December: Elean or Eyre, Mary Chalfant,Helen Cole, Elizabeth MllIer, DorothyWilson. !


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l ' l A R B r oH T H , P A . - O U R T O W N - J A N U A R Y 18 . 1917e::::::

H. C. FRITSCH

210 E lmwood Avenue

Narberth, Pa.

Y. M. C. A.[BUILDING

WM. D. SMEDLEYBuilder

Are Yau a Renter?

A man that \ " 'hl spe r s down 0. well,About I he g oo ds he ha s to sell.Can' t r en p s o many go lden do l ln r s .As one Who climbs a tree an d hollers.

OUR PRODUCTSAREI G U A R A N ~ E E DUNDERBAC'lERIOLOGICAL CONTROL

,c. P. COOKAnthracite CoalWOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES

Properties Fo r Rent and SaleFire InsuranceBell Phone 809 W.

WaU BoIIdfng. Narberth, P..

Art is tic HairdressIng, Electr Ical Treatment,Aa.l1c&n WaH' lIlanlcurlngA. M. CASE

I AM AT TH E SERVICE OFTH E PUBLIC OFjNARBERTRAutomobiles to hire at all hours of dayand night. ;SABlE CENSORE. P : : : ~ ~ i ~ 9 H ~ ~ : ~ , 5

Pasteurized Milk 1DELIVERIESBrynelovls CertUied WEST PBILAMilk (Pedrial le S oc :i et l" l OVERBROOKS p ee ia l " G u er n se y ' MERIONMilk WYNNEFIELD(Roberts 4: Sharpless BALA.CYNWYDDair ies) NARBERTHCreaPl Buttermilk ARDMORETable apel Whipplno WYNNEWOODCrealB.

Many of the c i tiz ens of ou r Year'Round-Horne-Town s ta rt ed h er e asrenters . After living here a while theywere convinced that Narberth is thebest Suburb to Philadelphia .Do likewise-add up your rentreceipts-ask you r b roke r to showyou a "Smedley House." They ar e alIg la d t o do so because they don't haveto t a lk thei r heads off to make a sale.(The houses a re a ll salesmen.)

W. H. HARTMANMAINL INE

Packing, Crat ing , Shipp ingFURN I TUREUpholstering and RepairingPhone, 641-W.lOt DUDLEY AVENUE

104 Dudley Ayenue, Narberth, ParOYSTERS F ri ed a nd HalfSbel l a SpeciallyPhone, Narberth 641 W

Scalp Tr ea tmen t. Fa ci al lIlassage, Dyeing.B l eachi ng, C li pp ing. S i ngei ng . Shampoo ing .242 Haverford Ave.,'; NarberthPhone. Narberth 302-J

ROOFERSURIDGE

DAVIS'WIrltman.'s, Cilocolates andDouglass H ome Mad e Can di esOur SpeelaltlesA. FRESH SUPPLY OF CANDYEvery Week at

Imperial Grocery CO.NARBERTH, PA.

Extra Strength, Lable Red, abontonce aweek 'just use as a polish.'35c a bottle; 15c half piut can.Can be purchased at

For Keeping Brassy BathroomFixtures Beautifully SilverPlated Use SCOll-POWELL DAIRIESU-Kan Plate 45th and Parrish Sts.__ SILVER

PLATING POLISH

Niesen's BakeryNARBERTH ARCADEBUILDINGBread, Cake, Rolls, Pies,Candy, I c e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES

George B. SupleeSteam & HotWater Heating1---PlumbingBell Telephone.

The Eagle Tailoring Co. HOWARD F. COlTER234 WoodbineAve. M"EATS of

Phone, 1203 J NARBERTH. PAT ITJ. QUALITYLADIES' AND GENTS' TAILORINGCleanlne, Pressina, Dyeine and Repairlne.Prices Reasonable . Work cal led lorand delivered

On Saturday evening Mr. anll MrsGerd S chul te , o f Elm Terrace, entertained th e evening bridge party. ThOSEp re sen t wer e: Mr. and Mrs. J. FDonnelly, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. 1\1Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Obdykl'Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cockrill.

prepared for th e children. Thoslwho ar e hungry may pur ch as e amp. WM. G. CUMMERportions of candY, cak e and tea. Tis an unusual occasion to test Oil'appetite and ability. The w o m ~ n ] PAINTINGl andSuffrage Party of Bala-Cynwyd lhis-trict is r e spons ible for the uniqu( I PAPER HANGINGafternoon an d extends a cordial inv. Phone, Narberth 1262-W.ta tion to eve ryone. C. B. HARTMAN

THE }'IRESIDE.

Sergeant W. Loxley Peebles, o[the Headquarter Company, Fifth Regimen t, l eft Narberth on Tuesd ay forthe b or de r, f or another indefiniteperiod. Mr. Peebl es was fortunateenough to be among t he few whoseshort leave o f a bs ence was Isecured tocover the holiday season.Mrs. Raymond C. Jones enterta in!'at l un cheon f ol lowed by a surpris .'_kitchen shower in honor of Miss Nelli,Mae Jones, on S a t u r d a ~ - , January 13,Those present were: Mrs. HoraCEMoore, Miss Linda Jacoby, Miss Flor,

ence Jacoby . !\fiss Maud Wip f, M i s ~ IEdna Selfridg.e, Miss Ethel Ridge, Mill' ,Ruth Prescott, Miss Mary M. CarterMiss Al ice Green. Miss Esther HawsMiss Achsah Wentz, Miss Mildrc'Leamer.

The Narberth Fire Compa ny w ac al le d o ut at 9.15 A. M. Monday ir espon se t o a c al l f rom Merion.proved to be a school h ou se o n fire,the building was saved but dam_amounted to about $2000.

Xarberth is well represented amongthe members of the Poor RicharlC lub, whi ch h el d i ts annual banqueWednesday night at th e Bell.evueStratford, in h on or o f Franklin. Kar'berth's representatives are: R. HDurbin, W. Arthur Cole, Roy E. Clarha nd E dg ar Taylor.

AM; SAINTS' p. E, CIIURClI.

BeT. C. G. Koppel, Pastor.

MEllION MEETING HOUSE.Newlt of lqe C!lllurtllra

Rev. Johu Van Ness, l[fnister.

ST. MAUGARET'S CHURCH.

Merion Meeting House i s opened forwor sh ip e ve ry Frist-day at 11 A.M. Visitors ar e cordially welcome.A registry book is kept for visitors.All ar e asked to register their names.

lowed by a "Pure Food Demonstra-I 't lo n S up pe r" i n t he basement of the Ichurch at 6 P. M. , (ContinUed trom First Page.)

-.-------- , d nte i s tllis Friday evening, Januar\l:"ANGEI. BAl>TIST CHURCH. " ",19.Hel'John Gordon, n. n., Acting Pastor II Among the new residents of NarSunday se rv ice s : I b.erth ar e Mr. and Mrs . E . C. Long, 09.45 A. IVI. Bible School. Classes' iElmwood avenue; Mr. and Mrs. M. 1

for all ages. Men's and Women' s Chi lds, Mr. D. W. Wright and f a m l l ~Bible Cla ss l ed by Dr. Gordon. Ev- Mr. Horton Williamson, of South Na,e r ~ ' b o d y welcome. !berth avenue.Early Mass on Sunday trom Aprll Mr. S. W. Foster wlII address the 'l'it to October 31st at 6.030 A. :VI. From school on "Temperance."

NO\'ember 1st to Marcn 31st at 7 A. M. 11 A. M. Mor ni ng wor sh ip . S ub -Late Mass, 9.30 A. M. throughout th e6 :i0 d ject, "Great Revivals." T his is th eyear. ~ l a s s e s on holydays , . an only serv ice in th e ch urch . We hope8.30 A. M. WeekdaYs at 8. Evening, for a large attendance.devotions and other services at regular, 7 P. M. Young People ' s meet ing

mDes. 'with the Methodist and Presbyteri an: in union service. Place to be an- Miss Augusta Witherow is S0111~ ( } ; T l I O D l S T };PISCOPAL CIIURCn :nounced on bulletin boards. 1art i, st . .While i m i ~ a t l n g a little ~ ~ b Y; 7.45 P. M. Evangelistic services in Icrymg 111 a read. lUg she wa s glVlu.'j'he I.Utle Chu rc h on th e 1I11I. ' the Tabernacle, led by Rev. H. A. at the Commumty Club Room 01'Depfer evangelist. Wednesday, he r c rying was so realisti.

W e d ~ e s d a y , January 17, 8 P. 1\f. Ithat she s tar t ed a ll t he b ab ie s in thPray e r and p ra is e meet ing led by Dr. I room howling.

Sunday services: ,Gordon. Prayer for r evival meetings.j . - - - . Frank Crist9.45. Sunday school. Address, Mr. iRemember ou r motto: "Every mem-j Have you jom.ed the C h r I s t m ~ s Clu.LH. C. Buckalew, secretary Cen tr al Y . ' ber present at th e prayer meetings." a thet.Merion T..t1e ~ Tr.ust Co.. ~ h ~ l . MEATS & PROVISIONSM. C. A., Philadelphia. You will en- This ill t he l al lt prayer meeting until al verllsemf ellilt 1Il. tbls Illssue ~ x P I am s. . . It 1e p an u y. Nar er t 1 certam y ap-j a"h Grade Butt rjoy ou r school. after t he e va ng el is hc mee tmgs a re .tit . . . I . e CLEA FE WH11.00. Mor ni ng wor sh ip . S ermo n over. Come a nd h ri ng another with p r l e t c l t ~ es sdue lh anld en ellrpnsmg m- Telephone-Narberth 644 A. 1 NrA ... OLl!rOME. I st u Ion an s ou we support OUI al La) t,.by the p a ~ t o r . SelectIOns by t 1e yOIl. local b r ~ n c h , u nd er t he management --------------_chorus chOlr. Tuesday. January 16, and Fnday, f D . I L 't r7.45. Eva gel is ti c s er vi ce h el d in January 19, 7.30 to 7.55 P. M. Cot- 0 am e el c 1.the Taber na cl e. The Rev, H. A. Dep- tage prayer meetings at points in infer, evangelist. Union ehorllS choir v ita tlon cards delivered at everyled by Mr. Cartwright. house. E v e r ~ ' member should attendPrayer Jreetillgs. the one in their district.Cottage prayer meetings wiII beh eld T ue sd ay an d Friday eveningsthroughout the, town. See announce-ment elsewhere i ~ a .u r Town. Mid- Itel'. Anclrew S. Burke Pastorweek prayer serVICe m t.he church on ' \Vednesday evening at 8 o ' clock, l ed I The se rv ice s at All Saints' P. Eby the pastor. Church Montgomery and 'WynnewoorillemlU'kable School Ueeorll. a v e n u e ~ , for next Sunday ar e as fol-Despite unfavorable w e ~ t ~ l e r last I lows:Sunday siX new flcholars. lomed the 8.00 A. M.-Holy communion.Sunday school. The entire gtaff of 9.45 A. M.-Sunday School.fifteen teachers was present to wel- 11.00 A. l \L-Morn ing prayer andcom e them . Two men were enrol led, sermon.two boys in the junior department; 4,00 P. M.-Evening prayer.one boY in t he pr imary ; o ~ e , y o ~ n g The attendance at t.he Sundaywoman in the Young Ladl.es B ib le s ehoo l ig increa s ing , and it has beenC la ss . Si xt y- on e n ew puplls have necessan' to flecure the flervicp.fI ofjoined th e school. s ince Octobe r 1st. a d d i t . i o n ~ 1 t.eachers.Every effort i s b emg made to llustain If you have not receivell yourthis unparalleled record f or twe nt y pae!{et of Duplex F:nvelopes piealleconsecutive SU11days.. I f you do n ot n ot if y the rector or : l i ly of the \ ( '8 -a tt end any school, jom 11 fl. You will .trymen.l ik e o ur school. The church has provided free

Ladies' AliI 8 o c i ~ t ) . t ra nspo rt .a ti on f rom the s ta ti on s a tThis organization is domg wonder- \Vynncwood and Xarbe rt h, ' bu ss esful work The womell have deter- .. . leavin!!,' at 10.40 011 Sunday mornmgs.mined to take a hig slICe ou t of the _mortgage on the par sona ge . The y M,r. and Mrs. Michael A. Walsh, o[have started a systematic monthly MEN'S BIBLE CLASS iRosemont, gave a dinner Sunday even-free wiII offering canvass to cover ;ing, January 14, in 'honor o f Thoma scontributions for one year. The i WIDE AWAKE Maguire and family, of 257 lona ave-"h'lrch is to be congratUlated upon nue , Nar be rt h, P a. Miss Durham, ofth e ownership of its beautiful $8,000 I --- PhilatLelphia, ,rendered selections onparsonage situated n e x ~ _ to t h church I Fifteen enthusiastic men. members th e piano, accompanied by s ing ing byin a splendid loca tion . W l t ~ l t ~ 1 e IOf the Men's Bib le C la ss o f the Meth- Mis s Hanna McGarrigaJ, Mr. Michaelchu rch and lot.s free of deht It WIll ollist Chu rc h, met Wed ne sd ay n ig ht O 'D on ne l a nd Mr. Wm. Birmingham,no t take long to reduce the $2.000 llue ! and amid delightful fellowship pre i of Philadelphia. Among others preson the parsonage. Ipared a most p rogr es si ve a nd helpf ul Icn t were: Miss Katharine Maguire,.Tunior and Senior J,e:n!!,'neR. . Iprogram for th e new yea r. iof Rosemont ; Miss Mary Downing, ofMrs. Haze l Sme ll ley Wil l Orgalllze : The class heartily endorsed the ' Philadelphia; Mr. Coyle, of Rosemont,th e child ren of the congrega tion un- Tabe rnac le campa ign wh ich i s to be Ianl! the Misses Gallagh.er, of Ardde r sixteen years of age in a Junior led b y t he Rev . H. A. Depfer and his more.Epworth Society this Friday after party of as soci ates . T he m em berfl . _school, m e ~ t i n g i th e church. T he hav e volunteered to. ac t all u sh er s, . I It was announced Thursday thaISenior Soc le ty Will hold an impor t- p er sona l wor ke rs . slllgers. leaders of Dr. William Wi star Comfort, of Ge.an t business meet ing at the home of cottage prayer meetings and var io us :mantown had bee n e le ct ed to tillMr. Pedrick t.his FridaY night. other committees of service. The p a s ~ presidendy of Have r ford Cou.ege. Htor anel official board were highly w il l s uc cee d Dr. Isaac SharplessT H } ~ PltESBYT};RIAN ClIUIlCIl. commended f or t he ir i nt er es t in pro-I who retir.es next spr.ing. Dr. ComfoTimot ing th e un io n m ov em ent among Inow is head of t he d ep ar tment 0the church ell. I romance languages at Cornell Uni, The annual halHluet has IJeen post-: ver si ty . A lt hough Dr. Comfort liaThe meet ings for next Sund.ay wll. poned until after the campaign. when Ibeen mentioned as a candida te for th lhe as follows: Itlie t hi rd annnal a ffa ir w il l h e helll\ post, he was considered to have HUll10.00 A. M.-8unday School. 'with a great men's rally. . e ha nc e a ga in st o ld er a nd more exA place amI a welcome for all. I The following offieerll were elected: Iperienced competitors. He is an alum11 A. M. Public worship. The pas- Miller Burkhardt , p re si dent ; E ll io tt I nus of Haverford and a former mem-to r wil l p re ac h on "The H is to ry of G. Dodge, vice pres iden t: William .T. ber o f t he colleg.e faculty. He also LRevivals." Bailey, secretary; Nathan E. Smed- president of the Alumni AssociationThis church c o- op er at es w it h t he ley, treasurer; th e Rev. M. F:. B ar- an d wil l ac t as toastmaster at the banother churches in t he uni on evange- tholomew, of th e Nat io na l B ib le I n- quet to ex-President Taft on Januaryl is t ic mee ti ng s a nd therefore will be sUtu te , te acher . The pres ident will ,27.closed on Sunday evenings eluring the announce th e var ious c ommit te es I'progress of the meetings. later. I An o p p o r t u n i t ~ - will soon be pre-{,hurell Xotes. Any man no t attending a ny o th er Isentell, to test the old adage. "TIHAt t he largest attended Communion Sunday school is cord ial ly i nv it ed t o best goods c ome i n smal l packages, "service in the llistory of the c hu rc h v is it t he c la ss which meets everyIwhen a l l shapes ,and sizes of packagelast Sunday morning, t h ~ r e were tbir- S u n d a ~ . morning i n "The Little Chu rch will b e offered for sale at the resi_teen publicly welcomed mto t he mem- on the Hill." dence of Mrs. Edgar S. Gardner, 43.lJership of the church. IBry n Maw r a ve nu e, Cynwyd, WedMr. and Mr s. S. W. Foster will en- nesday, January 24, from 2.30 un't er ta ln t he membe rs o f the session IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN 5.30 P. M.; al l packages selected anIand their wives on Thursday evening Iwrapped by th e discriminating suffra'of this week. "OUR TOWN" ists who ar e in pos it io n t o KnO\'The Ladies' Aid S oc ie ty w il l h ol d what is a tt ra ct iv e a nd practicalan "Apron Social" nex t F r id ay even- Prin t ing th is adver ti sement fifteen While these packages are to be soldin g immediately after th e cottage consecutive weeks helped to add under one restriction-Uslght unseen,urayel ' meeting. A good program is t.hey may b e o gl ed , h an dl ed , ratth'being arru"P'Pll Rnd t he en ti re congre- FIFTY.FIVE s cho la rs in th e and' smelled, bu t a l ar ge s ig n angation is invited. NARBERTH nouncing "No packages punctured orThe monthlv mee ti ng o f th e Mis- METHODIST cord cut " will r equ ir e t he purchase'sionary Society will be held next 0 to depend upon w it a nd l uc k t o winTuesdaY at 2 P. M., to be followed SUNDAY SCHO L Prices w\lI r an ge f rom five cents tlbv It meeUne; of th e Ladies' Aid 80- YOU WILL ENJOY OUR SCHOOL one dollar-value c o n t a i n e ~ and re Be sat is fi ed w it h the b es t y ou canciety at 4 P. Moo a nd t hi s to be f ol - I Sunday, 9.4& ceived, a nd spe ci al p ac ka ge s wiU be get .


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