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VOLUME 11 NUMBER 26MANY AT CHARTER NARBERTH MEN FILE PETITIONS IWOMEN ENTERTAIN N : ~ ~ ' ~ e B o ~ t ~ ~ : D ~ ; ~ s an-CEREMONY OF CLUB FOR STATE BERTHS IN BOTH PARTIES NEARBY CLUBS cient enemy, Lower Merion-\ High, which recently won the-- Class HA" Suburban basketballR ota ri an s fro m 12 Other Narberth will have at least two candidate for assembly in the M a ~ r I nt er es ti ng P ro g ram O ff er ed championship, Rad nor H ig hClubs Attend Presenta- names on the primary ballots, i f no primaries. He is unopposed. This I to Visit ing Members sits proudly on high today,t i on Dinner one withdraws. is the third time that a Narherth Tuesday holding the laurel and parsley. Sate Senator Fletcher \V. Stites man has aspired to that office. For- that goes to t he Class "A "JUDGE KNI GH T S PEAKS has filed his peti t ion for Lieutenant- mer candidates were Coals and A. BROADCAST THURSDAY Suburban League champion.Governor and Edward S. Haws will E. 'Wohlert. In a game played at NorristownRotarians from 12 clubs were be the Democratic candidate for the Local committee candidates arc The \Vomen's Community Clilb Saturday, Coach H ar be rs on 's E ve ryt hi ng is now in readinesspresent at the char ter presentation Legislature. G. vV. Coals, District I; E. S. Haws, had the pleasure of receiving team def ea ted Darby High for for the Main Line League to getdi nne r o f t he B al a-C ynwyd- Na r- J us t wh at g ro up in the present D ~ s t r i c t 2 and Eo V. Smith, Dis- ' t he i r n eighbo rs , the \\Toman's the title, 26 to 19 Len Soren- under way as a s ix -c lu b c ir cu itberth Rotary C lub h el d in t he Cyn - h ot S ta te c on te st Mr. Stites wil l fol- tnct 3 Clu b o f Ardmore and the "Vom- son, the flashy Radnor centre, when the season opens on May 22.wyd Club Monday evening. At- low is not known at thc pr es en t R ic ha rd J. Hamilton, of Ardmo re , a n' s C lu b of Bala-Cynwyd, to a who w as on the bench because The Autocar o f Ardmore has re-tendance was wel l ove r 100 and t he t ime. This and othergroupings wiII has been chosen by the Democra ts Club Institute on Tuesday, March of scholastic ineligibility both considered its decis ion to withdrawmeeting was one of the most en- become known after the t ime for of Montgomery county as candidate ; ~ O . The program, combining times that Lower Merion de- f rom t he Le ague. It made re-appli-thus ias tic held by the newly formed the withdrawal of pet it ions has for Congress fr0111 this distric t in the club ideals with the practicalities feated Radnor on the court, was cation for a franchise at a Leagueclub. elapsed. IVIay primaries. thereof, follows: back in the line-up Saturday. mee ting las t week in Ardmore andThe charter presentation waS I Certa in is is that whether the Sena- Mr. Hamilton is president of the 1 ar >ert 1 .eague meetll1g.. for t le of this season to take place on Aprile l c ~ e ary, I" I. . ant eCrpo "t TIll at 6-45 P. lVI. - ma e now, or. e arl y a s It seems. benefit of. those ~ v h o were unable to II at the A; 'dmore Theat re Ard -lamnan mprovemen 0111ml ' le p upi s of the entire schoo Tho se w ho a tt en ded th e first rooms are Ilrett)' well taken UI) 'ltlend tIllS meetlll CY 'bl I I 1 l ' I . I ' ' . "'. moretee, Mr. \\T. H. Mason. were agreea Y s lOC,e( on ues(ay. meetinCY in the 'Baptist Church wIl for those weeks, .As usual. many improvemenb when. after the rollcall.. they were need I ~ inducement to attend this HEARING POSTPONED For this event i t is presenting theare planned for the vear, which wil l dismissed unti l the following Tues- mee ti ng a s an equally at tract ive BOllARD IN AGAI N The hear ing on the proposed bus French-Cook-Vogel Trio, consistingmake it more than ever the beauty day on account of the epidemic o f p rogr am is being prepared for this "Bill Bollard." often in hot water . rout e pas t Narberth on \Vynnewood of Rosetta Samuel French, pianist ;spot of Narberth . measles and chickenpox. meeting. has again fallen into the toils of the avenue has been postponed f rom Frede ri c Cook, violinist, and AdolphOn Friday, as part of the assem- The Presbyterians are p re se nt in g l aw. A f ew we ek s a go h e was f ined Apr il 2 until the 15 th . Burgess Vogel, 'cellist. This organizationA SECRET bly program. the g irls of the ninth as speaker for the evening, Mr. E. for allowing his truck horses to run F rye p la ns t o ask Council to vot e was formed a year ago and alreadyA ll the 111embers of the Junior grade showed the junior high school H. Snow, Principal of the Lower loose at night. Then he was up be- on the p roposi ti on at its next mee t- is receiving most favorable comLeague o f t he Holy Trin ity Luth- wha t t he y w er e capable of accom- Merion Jun ior H igh School. Hi s fore Magistrate \iValzer for passing i ng , s o a s t o a dv is e him as to what ment. They wi ll p la y o n t hi s p ro -eran Church are consumed with plishing. While fitting music was subject wi ll be "The Blaze Trail." an alleg-ed worthless check. action to take at the hearing. gram the Gade Trio, a group ofcuriosity regarding an entertain- being played, girls in school, morn- Mr. Snow is considered a very fine Last Monday. at midnight, Officer lighter numbers and the Arenskyment which is to behe ld in the Sun- ing, afternoon and sports dresses Young People's speaker. Maxwell -and George Fleck caught MEASLES CLOSE SCHOOLS D Minor Trio .day school room of the church on showed their achievements in sew- 'vVe are expecting at least one hun- h im in t he a ct , they state, of pilfer- Pupils in th e Narberth s ch oo ls K at hr yn Nol l, con tral to , wi ll bethe evening of April 10. The fact ing. The sixth grade gave a series dred and fifty young people and i ng bui ld ing blocks from one of received an addi t iona l two days o f the soloist at this concert, offeringis that some of t he ir good f ri ends of one-minute ta lks pertaining to four pastors; in short, 10 0 per cent. George R. Markle' s o pe rat io ns. v ac at io n this week, due to an epi- a group of interesting songs. Miss'have invited exceptional ta lent to various supjects. attendance from each society. Magristrate vValzer. tire of re- demic o f meas les . Noll has attained excellent successentertain the Juniors and all others The operetta The Bells of Beau- The League wishes to extend a p ea te d warnings, held Bollard under Th e Board of Health closed the in co nce rt s in both the Eas t a ndwho desire to' come, and have let if fe la is" is to be given on April 23. a t special invitat ion to our pastors. It $500 bail for court. At the hear ing schools on Tuesday and vVednes- Far \i\lest.be known that the proceeds of the 8.15 P. :M. Reserved seats are i5 will be an inspiration to have them it was divulged that his name actu- day, in a dd it ion t o t he reg' ula r - - - - - - - -silver offering collected on that eve- cents, and the general admis sion is a ll i n our audience. ally is Bernardino Dinnitelli. vacation per iod beginning Thurs- JOINS COOK BROS.ning are to go t o t he Junior League 50 cen ts . The chorus g ir ls , w e Don 't f orge t the date, young da y morning. The sales force of Cook Broth-to help them payoff their pledge to think! will surpass the Ziegfeld Fol- people, and look for full details of DANCING CLASSES ers, local plumbers and heaters, ofthe church building fund. Person- lies in tone, quality and beauty. The the program in next week's Our Danci ng classes are being con- MRS. HANNAH J . WIGHT Essex avenue, has been augmenteda lly, I have heard faint rumors of s ta rs a re exceptional, too. You Town ." duded at the Y. M. C. A. Friday Mrs. Hannah] . \\Tight, of 12,') bv Mr. F r ank M. Gibbs . who willan orchestra, some piano selections; don't want to miss i t. afternoon and evening of each week. Chestnut avenu e, d ie d at he r head the water heating department.f ine s inging and, last b ut n ot least, Editors for this week: D. A. R. MEETS under th e tutor age o f the Lou ise M. home Sunday at th e age of 83. A new branch office and show-a minstr - there 1I a lmos t gave the KA'rHRYN AUNGS'I', The Dr. Benjamin Rush Chapter, Butts Studios of Music a nd D anc - S he w as th e mother of Mrs: \ i\ l il - room will be opened June I onsecret away! Come f ind i t o ut f or SUSAN Rsltvs. Daughters of American Revolution, ing. They a re meeting with gen- Ham C. Claghorn. Wayne avenue, \Vayne. The newyourself on the evening of the loth! wil l mee t Saturday, April 10 , at eral favor, and there is a dec ided in- Th e funeral was held Tuesday:offices will be under the supervisionT.he J\.\niors will be only too happy Seed i n t he window, and snow 2.30, a t t he home of Mrs . Walte r crease both as to membership and a nd bu rial w as m ade a t M ou ntl of Mr. George W. Cook and M r.to welcome you. in the air. O'Sullivan, 51 2 Brookhurst avenue. enthusiasm. Peace Cemetery . Paul R. Seidler.

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Miss Dorothy Chalfant is homefr0111 Rutgl'rs for the holidays.The V{ omen' s For c ign 'MissionarySociety of the l \ Iethodist church willmeet a: t he h01l1e of 1\Irs. Clintoll S.Rice. Gulph road and Montgomeryavenue, 011 Tuesday, April 6, at : ~ . i l Oo'clock.

Mr . a nd Mrs. L. E. Hatfield andMaster Douglass MacDougall, o f Ea stOrange, New Jersey, arc visit ing Mr.and l\Irs. J. S. Harris.Mr s. E. C. Ba tc hel ol . of Chestnutavenue. spcnt sever al days ill NewYork this week.

William Parker is home fromPrinceton for the holidays.

Mrs. \Varren K. Vanderveer, ofMaplewood, New Jersey, has been v is i t ing her sistcr. Mrs. \ViIHam Livingston. of Chestnut avcnue.

Mr.' and 11rs. J. \V. Hager ty , o fMer ion avenue, w it h their daughterAnne are spending the Easter holidaysin Pittsburgh.Mrs . \Vi ll iam Nash. o f Mer ion a \' enue, is on a n e xt en de d v is it t o ?\ewYork.

Donald Brown, of Woodside avenuc.is home for Easter f rom WesleyanCollege, Connecticut.

:Mr s. C . R. C. Custer, o f Avon road,has had a s h er g ue st h er mot he r, Mrs.A. R. Lynch, of Sedgewick, Pa.Mr. R. Ross_ Howenstein has returned frol11 State College for the holi d ay s to h is home on Chestnut avenue.Mrs. \V. H . Har te l a nd her daughter Helen , of Avon road, are spendingt he E as te r week-end in vVashingtoll,D. C.

Mrs. Elma Lar so n, o f Oak Park.Illinois, formerly Miss Audrey Cook.is visiting her mother, Mrs. Okie S.Cook, o f Windsor avenue.Mrs. S. E. Jefferis. of Forrest avenue, and her daughter Evelyn arespencling the Easter vacation in Buff al o and East Aurora, New York.

Mr. \V. H. H aw s, o f lOll Dudleyavenue, left on Wednesday eveningf or a t en -d ay b us in es s t ri p t o Florida.James and Anna, t he son and daughter of Mr. an d Mrs. James Ford Donn el ly, of McClenaghan's Mill road,h ave g on e t o B al timo re t o v isi t t he iraunt f or t he Easter vacation.

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1f r. and ?Ifrs. George S. Roberts. ofS hi rl ey r oa d. h av e gone to MountCarmel for Easter.

Mr. and Mrs . R. S. Brown, of Wyndal e road, a re spend ing the week-endin ,Atlant ic City.Miss Ruth Torrey, of Essex avenue,who is home from Barnard College forthe holidays, is entertaining MissHelen Hope , of Stamford. Connecticut , and Mis s V irgini a S li ce r, of Rising Sun, Maryland.Mr s. C at he ri ne Be rg en , o f Brookl yn , New York, v is it ed her daughter,Mrs. Dwyer, of Grayling avenue, lastweek.

Mr. James Tilbury. of Lantwyn lane.arrived recently in New York on theS. S. Mauretania after a three months'cruise in the Mediterranean.

Miss Linda Vogel has gon e t o EastOrange, New Jersey. to spend Easterwith her grandmother Vogel.Donald Hoffman is h0111e fromDartmouth for the holid;:tys.Mrs. Arthur Goldsmith. of Montgomery avenue and Mill road, enterta ined at luncheon and bridge f or h e rdaughter Elizabeth o n S at urd ay ,March 27. Covers were laid for seventecn.

D r. a nd M rs . \Vi ll iam Shannon, o fCoatesville, are "isit ing Mr. and Mrs.ID. War ren Wri gh t, of Woodsideavenue.

l\I iss i\fa rg ue ri te N oy es . o f EastGreenwich. Rhode I sl an d. h as h eenthe guest f or the past week ofMrs. T.E. L ~ u g h l i n , o f Dud ley avenue.James BUl'reH. who is a s tudent a tState College, is spending the Easterholidays with his parents, Mr. andMrs. ). E. Burrell, of Valley Viewroad.

Rohert E. Keighton, minister.Services for April .j :. !l.4;; A: :NL-Church school. A speclal Sl'SSlon o f t he e n tir c school meetsin t he church auditorium f or uni tede x p ~ e s s i o n s o f t he Easter message andspmt.

11 A .. ?It-Mortling worship andc.omlllunlon; sermon. "The Resurrection-A Readjustment." A t th e closeof the morning worship t he re w il l bet ~ l e dedicat ion of children, the receptIon o f n ew memhers and the observa nc e o f t he Lord's Supper., ,7. P.. ?lf.-Young People's service.I.hls \\111 be a s erv ice unique in thehIstory of young pI'ople's societies. \Vearc uniting with the B. Y. P. U. ofAmerica in "conversation" Sunday.I f you a re I Il te rc st ed in " so ll le th in f. {new. an.d worth while for young people"we mVlte yOll to attend this service.7.4:; P. M.-Evening worsh ip and! l ~ l p t l s m : . sermon. "Outrunning Peter."I I!e. ord ll lance o f bap ti sm wil l be admllllstered to. se vt; ra l o f o ur youngp e o p l ~ . Aga1l1 thiS service re1ll inds!\S ?l .our oppor tuni ti es for mutua lIllSplraUon and serviceTuesday, April ll, 10.B() A. M.-WhitcC r o ~ s . Luncheon wil l be served."".ednesday, April 7. 8 P. M.-Pravers ~ r \ ' l ~ e . . This sen'i

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