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Volume 16, No. 12 Narberth, Po., Friday, December 27 , 1929... _ - - ~ - - - - - _ . _ - - - - _ ..- . _ - ~ - - - , _ . _ - - - - - - - - - _ . _ - - - - - _ . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Price, Three Cents

Local Talent toGrace the BoardsExpect Christmas Mail

to Break All RecordsBigCrowd Fills Every Seat atNarberth's Community Christmas Service

EFFECTS

A meeting wil l b e hel d at the homeof Mrs, Eberhardt MueUer, 208 EssexAvenue, on Monday at 2 o'clock forall women interes ted in participatingact ively in the benef it to be given dur.ing January for the Narberth FireCompany. All proceeds wi1l be usedto help payoff the balance of $2500due o n t he hook and ladder of the Narberth Company,The benefit wi1l include a card par tycake sale, a t al k a nd demonstration 01

modern furnishinj;{s and color schemesby an interior decorator, a fortune tellerand a sale of miscellaneous articles.Everyone in the ter r ito ry served b}the Narbe rt h F ir e Company is urgedto assist in making the benef it a suc,cess. Donations of cash, saleable mer.chandise or cakes will be welcome.

Workers For Firemen'sBenefit to Meet Monday

FINE S TAG E

Auditorium Overflowing at Ad.mirable Christmas

Program.

Making Good RecordsThat Narbq rth s tudent s a tt ending

the Lower Merion High Schools a remaking first-rate records in their workwas r evea led in the superintendent'sreport at the December meeting of th tNarberth School Board.All members of the Board were pres.ent at t he mee ti ng which was concerned chiefly wit h r ou ti ne bus in es sTh e Borough' School wi1l reopen aftelthe holidays on Thursday , january 2.

Fill every sea t in the Narberth Theatre a nd a dd to that multitude aU whocan comfortably stand in the rear andthe resul ting total will be the correctfigure of the attendance at the Nar berth Community Christmas service atthe theatre last Sunday evening, Itwas a highly stimulating audience forany group of artists or actors and, inturn, those who occupied the s tage presented an entertainment which, in everyrespect, was worthy of the attendance.

Al1 of the details of the serviceshowed careful and painstaking rehearsin[:! and a degree of stage managemen t whi ch r ai sed i t far above the or dinary Christmas entertainments. Thisservice was made possible through theco-operation of the Protestant churches,the Me'rion Prepara tive Meeting ofFriends, the Women's CommunityClub and the owners of the NarberthTheatre. It is generaUy reported thatthe Rev, Rober t E . Keigh ton was oneof the moving spir i ts in this commendable enterprise, but it would be impossible to prove tha t s tatement by theprinted program f rom which his namewas conspicuously absent. Credit forthe staging o f t he tableaux goes to Mrs.C. Arley Farmer and to Mrs. HenryThe Main Line \;\"omen's Committee A, Frye for th e d ir ec ti ng o f the play.of the Philadelphia Chamber String The combined choirs of the variousSimfonietta includes t he f ol lowing : churches, aided by the excellent theatreMrs. John P. TwaddeU, of Berkley organ, at which Harry C. Banks, J r. ,Road, Haverford, chairman; Miss Mary presided, sang th e hymns of the firstPeirce, Haverford; Mrs. Winfield

C f d \V HID C tableau with remarkably fine effect.raw o r , ayne; ,nrs. . . arson, R J I V N ff d h .N b th 'C ' Ell W' H ev, 0111 an ess 0 ere t e 111-. ar er ; ''''ISS en II1sor, aver- . d .,d 'c ' 'c E B 'c vocatIOn an read an appropnate scnp-or ; mISS ",ary vans, ryn mawr; I \IT'C Al SIN b h u ture e s s o n . v . RusseU Green pub-,n rs. rt tUr tap es, ar er t ; '>'irs. I' I d I . .CI H II ' I ' '1 F k IIC y expresse t le appreciatIOn of thearence a," enon; "rs . ran 'C R I J P I ,. . A D large audIence to the owners of the. 0 >erts, r., ao I; 'nrs. . . tl t d d h h IIH H f d UD ell G 'I lea re an announce t at t e co ec-unt, aver or ; ,,,rs. u ey ti l - . .f d H f d d M' 'c B d hon, after defraYlllg necessary ex-o r , aver or an ISS ,nary oy .Radnor.' ' p enses, whi ch were smal1, would be de-The nex t conce rt of the Simfonietta, CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE

which is composed of e ighteen members of the Philadelphia Orchestraunder the direct ion of t he founder andl over s w it h the large , beautiful andgeneral ly unfamil ia r literature forstring orchestra, the strinj;{ Simfoniettahad at the end of last season playedthirty-four concerts in Philadelphia andother cities. In the co urs e o f theseprograms about forty unusual and distinct novelties were presented.

Name Women's CommiteeFor String Simfonietta

Wynnewood Girl to PlayLead in HThe First Year"Miss Helene Boericke, o f \Vyn ne

wood, will play one Of 'he leading partsin t he n ex t p e r f o r m a , . ~ e of the MainLine Repertory Theatre. "The FirstYear ," writ ten and a ct ed by th e wel1known comedian, Frank Craven, is thename of the play to be given Wednesday, January 8, at the Woman's Clubof Bala-Cynwyd. This is the thirdoffering of t he season. The theatre,founded las t yea r, has been pu t on asu bscr ip tio n b asis an d will presentthree more plays after this one.:\[iss Elizabeth Cunningham, ofRosemont, who will be remembered forher excel1ent portrayal of the role ofLady Kitty in the theatre's f ir st bi llof the season, "The Circle," by W.Somerset 1\laugham, will t ak e t he p ar tof Hattie, the colored ma id , in "TheFirst Year." Edward McI."lichaelShaw, of \-\ 'ayne, wil l play the part ofTommy Tucker, whose ini ti at ion in tomarried life supplies the many amusing episodes of th e play. I t is expectedto be most enthusiastical1y received bythe subscr ipt ion membe rs a s wel1 asthe general public, who may purchaseadmissions at the door.

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Superintendent S. Edgar Downs,Principal Edward H. Snow, of the Junior High School, and Ralph Davenport,princ ipal of the Ardmore and \Vynnewood schools, left Ardmore Christmasnight for the State Educational Association meet in g b ei ng h eld at Newcastle, Pa. , yesterday and today.Mr. Snow is pre sident of the JuniorHigh School s ec ti on o f the association and wil1 conduct the annual roundtable discussion held in his particularfield of education. Mr. Davenport isa delegate from the Lower Merion district.

Schoolmen Attend StateEducational Meeting

By Tommy Macklin.A fast-stepping, high-scoring quinte tte, representing the colors of Lowe!Merion High School, fel t t he t an g 01Christmas in the air last Friday, th tlast day of the school year of 1929\Vith the true spiri t of the sea son, the )w ra pped up a v ic to ry f or Coa ch BillAnderson and the loyal foUowers 01t he Maroon a nd \-Vhite, put a sprig ofbay leaves on the package and general1y managed to celebra te the holida)t ime wi th j oy and gladness.The vic tory was at the expense 01the Haverford High School five, agreat bunch of athletes and fine bas ketbal1 players, The score was 51 te26, and just about showed the differ'ence between the two teams in scoringpower when ranged against each other

It was not that Haverford was poorbut t ha t Lower Merion was in another

Haverford High Bows, 51.26, asMaroon ForwardsSet Fast Pace.

Lower Merion WinsFirst League Game

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The Main Line Kiwanis Club playedhost to a group of twenty-five boyswho were members of the KiwanisCamp at Kimberton, Pa., last summerat a Christmas banquet held at Whitehal1, Haverford, on Monday evening,Everett E. Burlingame presided asmaster of ceremonies while W, ]. WiI- Stops Signs Up Soonson, of Bryn Mawr, took t he p ar t of Through traffic stop sign at the inSanta Claus in the latter's absence. tersections of borough streets ,withEach boy, after enjoying a fine Montgomery Pike and at the intersec

Christmas dinner, wa s p re se nt ed w it h t ions o f Wynnewood Road, Narbertha pearl-handled pocketknife; a box of and Essex Avenue wi1l b e ere cte dcandy and a watch. Edward H. Snow, Ishortly after the f ir st of the year, acd ir ec tor of the camp, sp ok e o f plans, c or di ng t o i nf ormat ion f rom bor oughfor th e next season at Kimberton. Iauthorities.

Kiwanis Club Entertains.Boys at Christmas Dinner

Post's tRadio Minstrel Show' IsJanuary 6th, 7th, 8th,

at Theatre.Records still incomplete at the Nar

ber th Pos t Office will probably show

Ithat t h i ~ y ear' s v olume o f Christmasmail was tht: greatest in history here.Thousands of c ar ds a nd par ce ls com-FINE TALKIE ON BILL Imenced streaming in early last week,but the grea tes t volume of b u s i n e s ~was Sunday , when del iv er ies wert

Christmas is over and eyes are made all clay by the postmen aud theilturned toward the New Year. Of 'assistants, in an effort to relieve th tc o ~ l r s e the first day will be appro' congestion of Monday and Tuesday.pnately .observed e ~ e r y w h e r e , ,but Nar- The rush contiuued until Christmas~ ) ~ r t h WIll not en:1 Its cekbra,tlOn there. Ieve, late. A sma ll army of extra workI he J:Iarold D: S p e ~ k m a n ost of the ers, many of them college students: o \ m e n ~ a n LegIOn WIll he nght .on .the home for the holidays, aided the postJob wIth an e v e n ~ of c?mmunlty IIn- master, J. Bertram Nesper, and hispor tance a lmos t IInmedt at ely , for on force in deliven- and dispa tching thet he 6 th , 7th and 8th of January they mail. . .will literally "take o\'er" the NarberthTheatre with an up-to-date "Radio~ instn'l S how" and the well-knowntalkie, "The Cock-Eyed \\ 'orld."

It has been fo ur or tlve years sinceenough of the ex- se rv ic e men couldarrange their trips to New York hIconform to s ome s or t of a rehearsalschedule so that they might put on aminstrel. Ano th er reaso n is thatGeor ge S hin n, who has graced the'boards of lo ts of places besid es ElmHall, has been absent in the nearby SUBS GET OPPORTUNITYmetropolis, thus e limina ti ng mos t o fthe inspiration and l ea der sh ip . Nowhe is back-and how! He has the ITo f mins tr el s so that he can make youlangh until you cry,Clarence Long has b een t oo busywith the Xmas mail to rehearse "LittleNel li e Kel ly ," so that will he savedfor a future occasion; and Doc Staleyhas not had t ime to ref re sh his memoryon that sto ry abo ut the fellow wholooked down a dog's throat while insearch of th e s eat of his pants. Bu tShinn has developed new talen t to taketheir places.John Mowrer, erstwhile dignifiedpo st ad ju tan t, j ust cannot keep theladies away a ny more, so he is s ur e t obe a headliner. Bi1l Fretz and Bi1lDurbin-Amos 'n' Andy have not hi ngon them-and John Nash and StantonHen ry and many others whose reputations are known as far away asLower Merion.\Ve need not say much about "TheCock-Eyed \Vorld" because everyonehas hea rd i t or heard o f it. Many a re


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Pag e Two OUR TOWN December 27, 1929

ton, Gideon Boerickc and Mrs. WParker Shortridge.Mr. Mur ray h as bough t fifteen acresof ground through the' same brokers onl\f t. M o ro Road at Vil lanova on whichhe is now bnildin'g a residence forh imse lf and wife and two other residences f or h is son and daughte r at anapproximate cost of $200,000;Mr. Thayer h as r en te d t he Wynnewood property through Hirst & MacFarland until next fall at which time hewill occupy t he p rope rt y for his ownresidence after ext en si vc imp rove l IIents have heen made .

1929-1930

MONDAY-Rin Tin T in in"THE M I ~ L I O N - D O L L A R COLLAR"

Jeddo-HighlandAn t h rac i t e

WEDNESDAY an d THURSDAY-George Jessel inHLOVE, LIVE AND LAUGH"

NARBERTH COAL COMPANY

We have a great deal fo r which to be thankful t hi s NewYc:ar's Eve. Thankful to th e ever-increasing number of customers who have supported so generously this community enterp ri se ; t hank fu l t o th e Jeddo-Highland Coal Company f or t he irefforts in maintaining an unvarying high standard i n t he ir p roduct; thankful t ha t o ur organ izat ion and equ ipment pe rmi ts us toexpress ou r appreciation in t erms of good service ; t hu s ru ns ourHymn of Thanks.

We hear many comments about poor business conditions,ye t in our own e,,;perience, there ha s been no year qui te s o goodas 1929. Competitive fuels. s uc h a s oil, gas 'imd coke may haver,',,;been active in some sections, ye t we have sold and delivered th e

.. l ! l r ~ ~ s t tonnage in the history of this business.W e d u ~ y appreciate the part you, oUf customers, have played

in th is successful year, and we hope that Good Fortunte; Health,and Happines s will attendyou in t he y ea r now begiiting, 1930.

Holiday Mat inee at 2:30 Dai ly to New Yecrr's, InclusiveTODAY an d TOMORROW-William Haines, Anita Page an dErnest T o ~ r e n c e in th e thrilling Speedway"laugh speCIal

~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ n A Y - T h e all-talking d r a m a t i c ~ ~ N o Defense"

The country estate of Raiph'L. l\ Iurray at t he c or ne r of Lancaster Avenueand Rem in gt on Road , Wynn ewood ,known as "Wohlrush," has been soldby Hirst & MacFarland to Fitz-EugeneD. Thayer, sub jec t to a mortgage of$100,000 held b y th e Girard Trust Company. It is reported that the propertysold for $175.000. I t has a frontageon L an ca st er Pi ke of 552 feet alld adepth alonlo{ Reming-ton Road of 62-1feet and con tains e ight acres o f g round.Th e residence consists of an all-slone A cw York g ir l who found a $2000house with a slate roof, with twenty bankrol l re tu rned it to its owner androOIllS and {j\,C baths, together with a thus g"ot a hushalJel. YOll can't he tong-arage for six cars and complete chauf- careful about what you pick up in thefeur 's quarters . Therc is also a ~ a t e I streets.1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1II 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111NARBERTH THEATRE

It he opp ort uni ty to aid thc township' s h ou se o f six rooms and bath.poor. Thc propcrty adjoins the estates ofIsaac H. Clothier, Dr. Thomas G. Ash-tTwo Black Crows' andWill Rogers FeatureEgyptian's Holiday Bill Make Transfer of-- Wynnewood Properties"China Bound ," with Karl Dane andGeorge K. Arthur, is the latest of astring of comedies to hit. the Egypt ianCynwyd. It is being shown the end ofthis week, with a Charlie Chase talkie,a Mickey Mouse comedy, and the De,ccmber Horoscope as accompanying attractions.Mor&n and Mack, famed a s radio's"Two Black Crows," will entertain intheir comedy, "Why Bring That Up?"at the Egypt ia n n cx t ~ ondav andTuesday. -On New Year's Day-when a special 2.15 matinee will supplel l lcnt theusual 7 and 9 P. M. performaneesan d on Thursday, \Vil1 Rogers wil1 aidMain Liners t o l augh in the New Yearwi th his talking cOlllcdy, "They Hadto Sec Par is ." As an added treat,Manager Joseph Conway has booked"Sp ri ng time ," c la imed t o be e\'en funnel' than "The Skelcton Dance:'Nex t F ri day a nd S at ur da v. a n "OurGang" comedy will conclude the l is t oflaugh-specials for the fea tu re aUrac tiot.l will be "The Unholy :'I1ight,"claImed to be the pee r o f a ll -t al ki ngmystery dramas. It s cast includes Er nest Torrence, Dorothy Sebastian and

Roland Young.

Bala-Cynwyd business folk, "Uncle\Vip," Vete rans o f Foreign Wars fromBala-Cynwyd, t he E gy pt ia n Theatremanagement, and several hundredchi ld ren got toge the r Monday afternoon at the Egyptian, and the resultswere:Food donations for Lower ~ erion'spoor children, distributed bv townshippol ic e a s part of their ann'ual charitvcampaign. .Motion pictures, a "rad io " talk tothe childrcn, and d is tr ibut ion of themerchants' gifts, and ice cream, cakeand candy, a nd t oys a nd novelties.Th e gift-giving was continued at thctheatre's Monday evening performance,when man y a dul ts t ook a dv an ta ge of

tSpeedway' Is Week-endBill at Narberth Theatre--Ernest Tor renc e and Ani ta P ag e a rcassisting" stars in \Villiam Haines' picture, "Speedway," which is at the N ar-berth Theatre the end of this week. An "Our Gang" comedy is among theadded attractions.Nex t week' s pr og ram at Na rber th wil l include Ril l-Tin-Tin in the farnom. dog 's lates t film, "The Million Dollar Next FRIDAY an d SATURDAy- t tBIG l ' IME"-You'll like it lCollar," coming Mondav matinee andnight. At Tue sd ay ma-tinee and eve-nint::', "N o Defense," :l.n all-talking" COMING- JANUARY 6.7.8 ( on e pe rfo rmance each night at !rama, will be featured.New Year's Day and Thursday. 8:15)-ttTHE COCK.EYED WORLD" an d NARBERTH'S AM

George Jessel, Broadway comedian, ERICAN LEGION' h RADIO MINSTREL SHOW will b e seen-heard in "Love, Live and an t e ~ I - : . ~ t ; I ~ ~ i d ' ~ ~ i

ga : : ~ l I I S ~ t ~ s r J . : ~ l o ~ . ' i t ~ ~ d l ~ ~ ~ nllllIlIlIlIllIIlllIIlIIlIllIIlll"111111111" 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111T ra cy , Mae Clarke. Josephine Dunn, '. - IDaphnc Pol la rd and S tepin Fetchit.Children at Egyptian's

Party Receive Gifts

~ f 7 ~ V T I A ~Tii1:4TVI:. . , , ~ W . , , ( )Performances-7 an d 9 P. M.-Program Subject t o Change

Where to GoTHEATRESADELPHI-"Thunder in t he Air "llecond offering of Professional

P l a ~ ' e r s , \Vell recommended,BROAD - "Waterloo Bridge",Glenn Hunter returns to th estage In a,good p l a ~ ' ,CH ESTNU'l'-"Pleasure Bound".r evue with well-known entertainers.FOnnEST-"The 1':ew Moon",lavish musical show.GATIItlCK - "Major Barbara".last two d a ~ ' " of Ilnt> 8hawofferln,;" h ~ Theatre Guild.Upenlng M l ) n d a ~ ' , I';ddle C'lntorin "\Vhoopee."KEITH'So-Victor H,'rhert Fe"tl.. ai, Fritzi Seh .. ff in 00:1 lie. ;110dlsle."L \ " R ] C - " J ( J u r l l l ' ~ " S 1':"


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December 27, 1929 OUR TOWN Page Three.. .. .. ~ . .. .A" "Good Start Toward A" Successful 1930

To start the NEW YEAR RIGHT-in a truly economical m a n n e r ~ t h e people of Narberth are invited to deal with Narberth Merchants and other business people including the fol-lowing:. , ......... ,., ..........

You are in"itedto inspect MUNSINGWEAR undergarments here before buying elsewhere, this year. The famousMUNSINGWEAR is not excelledfor quali ty of material, fineness offashioning, and reasonableness ofprice.

Patricia Elizabeth Shop125 North Narberth Avenue

PHONE NARBERTH 2898

Houbigant's PerfumesRichard Hudhut Compacts

S h ~ a f f e r Pens and Desk SetsCoty's Perfumes

Whitman's and Johnston's ChocolatesWestclox in Colors

Kodaks and BrowniesAND AN UNEXCELLED DRUG SERVICEMeticulous care given to the preparation of all

prescriptionsOUR PRICES ARE RIGHT

Shea's Drug StoreRight At the StationWhere the Apothecary Has HelJ Forth for the Last

Qllarter Centllry

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Your Opportunity

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Plumbing: Heating: Roofing104 ESSEX AVE., NARBERTH

Phone Narberth 4040

COOK BROTHERS

This is NOT the popular time to buy a suburban home.Therefore i t is the BEST TIME fo r the prospectivebuyer to look a round. Now is your opportunity to receiveno t only the very best service, bu t also to choose from themost complete list of homes.Remember: Demand has the same influence on rea l estate prices as it does on o th er commodities. This Springpromises to be on e o f unusual activity i n suburban rea lestate.Th e wise buyer will get in touch with us now, and avoidthe competition of the increased demand that will comewith the Spring.

FOR THE.L-N__W_Y_f_A_R.:_--.:_ IS THE YULETIDEWISH OF

ROBERT J. NASHREALTORNarberth Office City Office" At the Station 1214 Locust St .Member Philadelphia Real Estate Board

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Whitman's and Shellenberger's ChocolatesFresh Tobacco

School S u p p l i e s ~ T o y s - G a ~ n e sLending Library-New Books Twice a MonthAl l the Magazines-Highbrow and ~ o w b r o w

( )A ~ l J!)"The Oldest Siore in Narbertl,

224 Haverford Avenue

DURBIN & HOWARD

Let the New Year See the Culmination of YourPlans for a New Home

MAIN LINE HOMES31 NORTH NARBERTH AVENUE

Time cannot be ha lt ed in i ts course, but nei ther can t imehinder the fulfi llment of well laid plans.

Make it a point to s top in and consu lt with us on ycmr hous- "ing problems. A large experience, backed by the fact that we areagents for many of the most desirable properties on the marketin Narberth and vicinity, enables us to be of concrete assistanceto you.

THE "OLDpST $TORE IN NARBERTH" GREETS YOU AT THEBEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR. TO BE OF INCREASED SERVICEAND USFULNESS TO THE RESIDENTS OF NARBERTH AND

VICINITY IS OUR WISH FOR 1930

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Warren Lockwood, Alfred D'AmoraIAlfred Mandes a nd Hen ry Gane areround ing out the ir fifth year as varsit}Imembers of Lower 1\1 erion basketballteams. They s ta rt ed playing f or tIl{Orange and Black in their eighth gradtyear and have been p laying togethersince. "Perk" Scott f ormed the fifthman on t ha t g roup , but h e d ropped thegame this season. This group madet he vars it y t eam in the ir sophomoreveal ' and have been the backbone of itsince then.

December 27, 1929

LIVINGSTON PUBLISHING COMPANY

! : ~ T i m e Out"

UNCLE CY'S COLUMNJess Comes AgainDear Unc le Cy:In referring to my "unp lea sa ntpseudonym" and "amazing pen-name,"it is probable that you do no t intendto be insulting; bu t we persons w it hnames unusual t o th is locality are ap tto be somewhat sensitive. I am a newcome r t o th e Main Line. Bea re rs o ft he c og nomen Li tt le ki ss may be fewand far between in t hi s s ect ion o f t hcIcountry, bu t in Wisconsin the name is

i honored-not ridiculed. In Buckner'sHistory or' the Civil War, volume twoat page 329, in the middle of the chapter on the Third \Visconsin Volunteers,you wil1 find a not al togcther uncoll1-

Iplimentary reference to Major Jos iahA. Lit tlek iss, my great -unc le . Representative WiI1iam B. Littlekiss, whowent to Congress i n 1890 f rom Mad ison, where he had been a professor ofEng li sh , was a second cousin: Th cname is pronounced as i f spelled "Litlayk-is," wit h t he ac cen t o n t he p en ul t.It is of continental origin, and you willfind lIIany of my ancestors in the li tt lechurcll\'ard at Tournai, which is dueSOllth 'of ( ;h cn t a nd slightly cast ofLille. Even today , the. name is farmore frequent in that neighborhoodthan y our Smiths and Browns are o nthe 1[ain Line. And my ancestorswere making and wea ri ng fine armorand silks when your p roud Wel sh citizens were living in mud -hut s a ndsp endin g th ei r d ay s c arin g for halfdomesticated pigs.As for your no doubt kindly-meantinvitation to submi t "an authori ta tivearticle on the recently insti tuted American sports of 'neck ing' and 'parking,'e tc. ," I do not see your point , if pointthere be (note use of the sub junc tive ).And as for h uman s as a noun, my ex emplar is no less an authority than thatmas te r of style, Robert Louis Stevenson. And I have 110 doubt bllt thatTommy Macklin. you will f ind the same locution used bythat exquisite English bard, Cha rl esThe value of a co ll ege education hasbeen demonstrated satisfactorily this Tennyson.past week at the Ardmore Post Office Th e world has assumed that AmPostmaster Joseph M. Bal tz announced brose Bierce, who is acclaimed by some"everything c le ar ed up" on Monda) as the writer of the best Am er icannight. The deliveries were back to short stories, has passed into the greatnormal a full day before Christmas beyond. He was l as t ~ I e a r d of dow nthanks to the efficient corps of emer: Sout!l somewhere. Unhl further newsgency helpe rs on the job. Among tht" of hllll cmes t o h and , . I feel that Iextras were bovs from colleges all ovel am p ~ r ! l l I t t e d , along With t h other

th e land. Roger Revnolds, now at authOritIes, to a ~ s u m ~ that he IS dead.Geo rg etown Unive rs it y; Ronald Rud . I I ~ a v e no deSire, Sir, to t l l r ~ l YO\l 011dick and F ran k Peabody from Dukf a . SpIt over t.he c ? ~ I ~ . . .1, subl1l1ttedUniversity, Harry Francis from Notn brief constructive c r l h c l ~ m s 111 tht; bopeDame Doug F lemming from Lehigh Ithat they w ~ ) l I l d be receIVed as friendlyalld Charles Pennypacker from Hav. I advice. It IS my r e ~ r e t th.at Y O ~ . ha,:,eerford College, no t to men tion a half no t se.e!!, ~ to . r e c ~ l v e thiS ad'lce 111dozen from the high school helped tc the SpIrIt 111 wlllch It was s en t.d d I I d' Ch ' Truly yours,s o r ~ an elver t l e r ec or rlstmaf JESS A LITTLEKISS.mall. All of these boys are formel . . .Lower Merion High School athlete! I Bravo, Jess! It's all qUIte plall1 now,and a re home for the holidays. bu t I have a lways had a sort of m or-* * * bid curiosity about middl e n ames ."I ' . Does" "-" by an v chance stand forJ Ie Christmas season also brings "A th ' OJ? Jback other boys who in recent yean no. er . h I at the Smiths an dr ep re sent ed the Maroon on the athleti< I It IS a same t 1 . .fi Id AI C k h f L f Browns a re less prolific t ha n t he LItIe. an 00 ' IS ome rom a a tl k' . ' '. 't ' t ' \Vhy didn't vouyette C II ge Se r 'II G" f e Isses, Isn I.' ,D k' 0 e 'B ' d" ,1'11'11 'I )solnH rom I add tllat , 'our ancestors were makingIC 'mson. 'u " I er anc oract ' . - d 'Ik I 'I' [ f tl U' 't f AI and wearlllg fine armor an 51 s w 11 e,v owen' rom le nlversl y 0 a 'I ' k' 'th th .I a 'J I ' I C' d "H ." nllne were c ra c ' lI lg n ll ts WI ell') ma, . 0 In !V C rowan an ,orsle teeth, just as you write finc phrasesDohall ~ r o m Cornell, A l f r ~ d Nicholson I while I am b us y r id in g an almost exfrom Prmceton, Bob Cunm!lgham from I t' t d' I do nesticated animal orF, and M, Bob Elmore BIll Gane and IlIlc '. me leva, IJ k \\" ' f ' . . C II prumng rose bushes,ac . 'oodward r om TWl lt y 0 ege I k' f tIle "exc\uI 's ite bardS th C I I "13 d" K hlh . ' n spea IIlg 0 . . 'ou aro l ila, anc ru. 0 as ! Charles Tennyson," didn' t you pOSSIblyfirst c1assman froll1 Annapohs, Alf d L I'd DI'ckens?* * * mean re 0 . ''J'I '1 'k b II I d Thank you for your concise explana-1 "aroon ):ts -et a tt;am .1a ;; tion about th e whereabouts of Ambrosepractl.ce ga!ne w ~ t h the ~ m v e r s l t , y 0: Bierce, or the late Ambrose Biercl.:.Pennsylvania freshman fi\C two \ \eek . Mv dear sir, I trust I have not una go and had the edge on the boys al Iwit ti il gl y o ff ended you by ttly senilet l ~ e Palestra. P e n n y p ~ c k e r and B ~ n ' pleasantries, and if I have been unI1Iwell looked ll'0od ~ 11Igh sc,?rers WIth Iappreciative of the advice and constrllc-Lockwood domg IllS usual bIt. t' 't ' 'Slll I't ,vas due soleIv to ttly* * >I< ave cn ICI. . ' .C I" " 'I I own stupidity and in no wise to an yoac 1 Doc Fred Wallace WI I havI< '" *

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Icstablished or wi ll be estabhshed untilIevery part o f human it y has bee n givenlopportunity for self-expression, ColonelIVetherill said. He declared t ha t t hefoundations for a great civilization haveI been la id in America, and this civiliI zation will materialize after some gen-Ierations if Americans will unite on thebasis that members of the human famI i1y be gran ted the opportunity for self-Iexpression."\Ve cannot call ourselves civilizeda s yet ," he said. " \Ve a rc in a transiI tory s tage ."I

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Henry Ford, Thomas E. Edison andother great creativc minds of todayar e as much artists in everv scnse ofth e w or d as t he p ai nt er o r t he a ut ho r,Co lone l Samuel P ri ce \Vetherill, Jr.,o f Haver fo rd , d ec la re d l as t Thursdaynight in an addrcss on "Artists as Civilization Builders" at the PhiladelphiaAr t Alliance.No real civil izat ion has ye t been

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~ ~ e l D ~Photo bY BachrachI RA.I:.NECYOK-EWOO:. D I For Prompt, Reliable Sen'iceMiss Mary Todhunter Clark, $11.00 a Ton 1__ Phone Ardmore 3433daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P er cy H . \; b ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ a g ~ ~ ~ t U ~ ~ b Y M r . C ~ ~ i : o ~ 1 ~ t : 1 ; t : 1 ; t " 1 ~ ~ ; h t : 1 ; 0 ; ~ ; e ; e 1 ~ ~ ; a ; t ; ~ ; ; ~ ~ ; h ; t = l ; 2 ; ~ ; ~ ; 0 ; ~ ; ; ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IRockefeller, youngest son of John D. I -_ ...~ . - . - - . ... -

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Martin P . Glynn , Wil li am Fischer and IBcn Allen. ITh c Post meeting at t he new hea d- Iquartcrs was highly successful, and it ;was decided to continue to meet thcrc,lt hc mce tmgs to be hcld on the firstTuesday of cvcry month.At thc salllc mec ti ng D r. HerbcrtFischer was appointed a s new chairman of the Membership Committee andRobert ]. Boyd was a ppoi nt ed a s per -Bala-Cynwyd Legion sonnel officer.Post Elects Officers ----.-.

__ Americans Not CivilizedAt thc Dccember ml,eting of the Yet, Declares Col. WetherillThomas D. Vandi ver Post of theAmcrican Legion, whi ch is thc BalaCynwyd Leg ion Pos t, held at the newPost Iwadlluartl,rs at the (;eneral\Vaync Ho tel . t he following" officerswerc elected for thc coming year:COllJmander, Conrad J. Albrecht:Vice Commandcr, G{'orge \V. Barr:Financc Officcr, r;eorgc E. ( ;i IIcspie;Adjutant, L. \V. Melcher: ExecutivcCommittee, Harry C. Duncan, G. Fenwick Shepperd, Howard V. ~ cGeoy,

- - - - - - - ._- - --- --- --------------Thc Chora l o f thc \Voman's Cluh

of Bala-Cynwyd is mak ing p la ns a ndholding a seri cs of r eh car sal s ever y~ OIalay evcning in prcparation for aspecial entertainl1lent which i t wil l g iveduring the fi rs t wcek o f Fehruary. Thisconcert will featurc a trip by Zcppelinaround the wor ld which wil1 be uniquein its s tagc set t ing and p ro gr am . T hestage arrangement and direction is tobe u nd er the care of 11 r. Barrs E.Thompson, Cynwyd artist.Aesthctic dancing, which wil l be rep

rcsl'ntati,'c of sevcncountries to be"isited on thc flight of the dirigible,will Ill' directcd by ~ iss }.Iary CoronaSchoff, also of Cynwyd, who herselfand with her group of five or sixdanc{'rs will introducc several unusualdance features.

}.! rs. J. E. B acon, ~ c ri on . who ischora l cha irman, has the musical program wcll arranged, to be gi\'en underthe leadership of 1\lr. Philip \VarrenCooke, who has selected intercstingand a tt ra ct iv c c ho ru s numbe rs withsolo parts by s e\ 'c n o r eight Bala-Cynwyd mcn and womcn. The namcs ofthcse chora l soloi st s and those of thechorus wil he announced latcr. Rehearsals havc bcen tcmporarily discontinued until January (j when intensivework wil l bc undertaken.

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The SocialObligation

NEW YEAR'S

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Villanova College conferred upon himt he deg ree o f d oc to r of music in 1911,when he was president of the Philadelphia :Music League. In 1926 hewas chairman of the Music Committeeof the Sesqui-Centennial.Dr. T il y wa s mar ri ed to Miss LucyP. Allen in 1889. Their home is onMontgomery Pike n ea r t he corner ofPemhroke Road. Landscaping' of thecorner property, on which a housestood until this year, has only recen tlybeen completed, causing' the T ily estateto become another of t he Ma in Line'sbeauty spots.

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Celebrates Golden AnniversaryFifty years ago Dr. Herhert J. Tily,Cynwycl, worked as c ash hoy at $2 aweek i or S tr awhr idge & Clothier,Philadelphia. Frequently he spurnedthe horse-cars that roamed the streets,and walkeel f ou r mi les f rom h is hometl? the store and hack aga in , to stretch

IllS 33-cent-per-day income. Taken ononly as an extra Christmas-seasonhelper, he expected to be fired Christmas Eve, 1879. But he wasn't.\V e l ~ n e s d a y of. last. w e ~ k Dr. Tily Iwas given a test nl 10mal d ll lne r by theStrawbridge & Clothier directorsmarking half a decade of service f o the department store. Early in the~ M ~ = M M = M M M ~ I\ ' IE WISH YOU I

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maculate. the Lower ~ erion TownshipPolice Force, e ighty- th ree s trong,drawn up in mii ltary formation in th erear of the Township Building, wasreviewed on December 18th, 1929 byFrank H. Sykes. president of the Boardof Commi ssioners. and by the I'oliceand Fire Committee.Short addresses were made by l\Ir.

President Sykes and C o m m i s s i o n e ~ ~ R e v i ~ w -I eighties h was p r ~ ; - 1 1 ~ - t e d ;0 the a c counting department. In 1897 he be-Lower Merion Police at Annual Inspection Icame chief accountant. In 1905 he was-----1 general manager ; in 1922 he becameI vice president , and in 1927 he was1chosen president of the organization.II The dinner to Dr. Tily was tenderedby the directors of Strawbridge &IClothier \Vednesday evening. I t wasI,preceded by a reception on the sixthfloor of the recently completed firstunit of the new $10,000,000 building.Presentation of a gold cup commemorating Dr . Tily's fifty years ofservice was made by l\ lor ri s L. Cl ot hier. Presentation of the Golden Trophy trowel was made by L. HerbertTily.I Significant and fi tti ng was t he giftpresented hy 150 buyers and executives10f the store. It consists of two costly,beaut iful volumes of Dr. T il v' s musical compositions-one containing piano

I scores with words ; t he o th er , t he complete orchestrations.Fo r Dr. T il y' s hobby is mus ic . In1882 he became organist of St. Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal Church.For more than a decade he has beenorganist and d irec to r of music in St.John's Episcopal Church, Cynwyd.

Commend Officers Forciency and Tact ShownWhen on Duty.

Sykes and by A. D. \Varnock, chairman of the Police Committee of theBoard, commending the men upon theirefticiency and tact in the performanceof the ir dut ies.Fol lowing the torma1 inspe ct io n oft he force the Commissioners looked,O('r the rolling stock, including sevenautomobiles, se\ 'en motorcycles andsixty-five bicycles. I nspection of thelockup and its s oli ta ry occupan t, anhonored guest, complete,1 the annualrevle\\. At the meeting of the TownshipCOlllmissioners which followed, LutherA. Jasper was appointed a patrolmanin the police force, effective January I,to fill the vacancy created by the discharge of James J. Farrell on November 27 for "conduct unbecoming a policl'Jnan."A cOlllmittee, consisting of ~ essrs.(;ray, :-'f:lllCil and Barker. was constilutcrl an un(kr cOlllmittee oi the Finance Commi tt ee to inves ti ga te salar ies o f township employees.The personnel of t he Lower :-'lerionPolice Force i s as fol lows: Chief , twolieutenants, six sergeants, one detective,one police clerk, one turnkey, sixtysix patrolmen, two ofticers assigned tothe 1ferion Civic Association, one toMerion Community Association andthree to t he Bo rough of ~ a r b e r t h .

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By Tommy Macklil/.Seven years ago, a group of us were

s ta nd ing on t he bank above the standsat the Lower Merion High Schoolathletic field, watching the boys o f th eJunior High School m their prac t icesession a s Coach Harvey Harmon wassend ing them t hrough the ir paces ont he c inde r t ra ck .

\Ve noticed a little tow-headedyoungster t ak ing pa rt in a long grindaround the cinders, a nd t he r emar k wasmade that "that l i tt le spindly-leggedfellow will break in two if he doesn'ttake a rest." The little eighth graderdid not t ake a r es t, however, in fact heWiIS the last boy off the track. As hewalked i nt o t he dress ing room we addressed him, asking if he didn't thinkhe was o\'erc lo ing the thin!-{ a littlebit. He smi le d, d is ag re ed , ' an d wen ton his way.

This sort of t hi ng con tin ued dayafter day, and this same l i tt le tow-headforged his way to t he f ront for manydcturious races for the lunio r audScuior High Schools. .Last Saturday afternoon, Tom Otleyadded auother champiouship to hislong string of accompl ishments bystepping ou t in front of a sma ll b utfast field in t he K ni gh ts o f Columbuscross-country race held over the Shanahan course in \Vest Phi ladelphia. Hc isthe XI iddle Atlantic A. A. U. Seniorcross c ount ry c hamp ion, a nd r un s forthe meadowbrook Club. In this race.however, he wore the colors n f B ishopKenrick Council, and stepped the limein 13 minutes, 47 seconds.

Tom started winning th es e r ac esseven yea rs a go on the c inde r t rackbehind the J un io r H ig h School. andif he continues to improve as he hasin the p as t, he will be doing his favorite distance before many years inNurmi time. .On the same winning team with Ot tey last Saturday was Ni ck Cardoni,Ardmore boy, who learned his lessonsat \Vest Catholi c in his high schooldays, an d w ho is now going to Drexel, where he was a teammate with "JUkl'", ~ " i l l e r on the football team this fall.

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Iagain been recognized by th e formationof th e Main Line Women's Committeeof th e Philadelphia Chamber StringI Simfonietta. This orchestra, now in it sIfifth year, is a unique and in te re st ingorganization com posed of eighteenmembers o f th e Philadelphia Orches-Itr a under the direc t ion of the founderand conductor, Fabien Sevitzky.- Aiming to present modern as well asclassic music, an d to familiarize music-lovers with the la rge , beautiful andg-enerally u nfam iliar lit erature forstring orchestra, t he P hi lad el ph iaChamber String Simfoniet ta has so farplayed about for ty concerts in Philadelphia and o th er cities. I n t he courseof these programs thirty- three unusual

I and distinct novelties have alrcady beenpresentcd.To b et tc r a cq ua in t residents ofsuburban P hi lad el ph ia w it h t hc S im fonictta and t he r ic hl v var ie d l1lusicalfare to he offered ( h ; r i n ~ the pre sent

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c rs who have s pe ci al iz ed for years in Other officers of 1\rirkil, Valdes &c en tr al c it y real estate, especially in Co. ar c V. Francisco Valdes, of !than,the new financial district, recently an - vice president, and Frederic C.nounced the opening o f a department \"heeler, of \Vynnewood, secretary anddevoted to suburban real estate. The treasurer.I1C\V dcpartnlent is under the 111anage- .--,-..-.__ . - . - - . ~ .. - - - . - . . . . - - ~ - . . . .ment of Charles V. Murphy, of Wynne- HOWARD C. FRITSCHwood. .I n connect ion with the opening \V i l - ! Justwe of the Peace lliam I. l\firkil, prcsident of th e com-I! REAL ESTATE l'pany, said: Il Fire Insurance-Best Companies ;"Philadelphians ar c bec om ing mor e J Phone 404D-W 2Ui Haverford AYe. jan d m ore inclined to snburban living ...-...-...-..--.-...-..--.-....-....-..-- . - . . ~The country homc, t he farm and th e : ; : : : . . ~ ........~ ...~ ~ ~ ~suburban house mee t t he modern idealI H B WALL If healthful environment. Modern Itransportation methods make them :pract icable for t he y ear round. Th e Plumbing ... HeatingMain L ine and other sections ncar th c J00 FOREST AVENUEc ity provide the finest s ubur bs o f any Phone: Narberth 3652.Mmetropolis in the world. Many of ou rc li en ts have asked us to e xt end o ur ~ ~ ervices to this field and we intend inour suburban department to a pp ly t he Iame efficiency and protcction of

NOTICE OF MEETINGTHE NARBERTH NATIONALBANKNarberth , Pa , I Th e annual meeting of t he S to ck - ,hol de rs o f t hi s Bank will be held at Jit s office, on Tuesday, January 14, 1930, ,.at 5 o'clock P. M., f or tile e lect ion ofD ir ec to rs a nd f or th e transaction of Isuch other business as may be broughtbefore them. WM. D . & H. T. SMEDLEY,J. L. McCRERY, I IN C :Cashier.

Th e dreams of residents of Bala andCynwyd o f r id in g t o and from th e cityin electric trains ha\'e moved a bi tcloser towards realization with theerection of the great st eel p ol es to apoint beyond the Cynwyd station. Th epoles, painted a bri ll iant orange, prescn t concrctc cvidcncc th at thc J'cnn syh'ania Rai lroad' s p lans for electrification o f t hc Schuy lk il l Division ar cgradually taking shapc.Th e ncx t s te p will bc the laying of

the overhcad wircs, which m ay not be-Igin until all the polcs arc in place.According to information f rom tht ' railroad authorities, th c Pcnns y has C\'cryhopc of inaug'uratil1g the elcctric scn'icc ncxt summcr,:\ minor innova tion is bcing intro

duccd on the Main Linc Division,whe rc t he two inside tracks from OYcrbrook to Paoli ar c hc ing "douhlcdsignaled" for usc in cit her d ir ec tionin order to speed up traffic at ccrtaintimcs of the day,

Pennsy Erects Poles; Hopesof Electrification Brighter

CASH PR ICE SStove-$15 .00 Pea-$10.50Egg-$14 .50 Nut -$14 .50 Buck-$7.75

J . J . J I \ ~ L T ( ) ~ ( ) ~Bata-Cynwyd, Pa.Phones: Cynwyd 700 and Greenwood 7484 Who ' . Who? Loa:; i l t t.:.f! Telephone Direct.oryac>!!\. . . . . ' ~ " ' : "f


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\Vest Virginia girl f lagged a train , saving a neighhor's lifl. Lynx-eyed PipDaqiels 'ohserves that the engineer, apparently, w1\;s lonking ' dOll 'n the track

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Baptist Church of t he E ya ng elRobert E. Keighton, :-'1 iuister.Sunday, Decemher 29:

I) :45 A. l\1.-Church School.11 :00 A. l \L-Morning Worship SCI"

Holy Trinity Lutheran ChurchRev. Cletus A. Sen fl. Pastor.Suuday, Decemher 29:9 :45 A. l\L-Bible School.II :00 A. M . -- ':The service. Theme:"Time with God."6:45 1'. M .-Luther League.7:45 P. M. - The Vespe r Ser vi n' .Theme: "Named Jesus."Tuesda)', December 31-Ladies' ;\idSociety Meeting.Friday-8.00 P. l\!.-Choir rdlearsal.

The Presbyterian ChurchRev. John Van Ness, :\Iinister.11 eetings for Decemher 29:9:45 A. M.-Bible School.11 :00 .:\ . :'.I.-Morning worship. SlIhJect of the sermon: "( ;olcl andFrankincense alld Myrrh." Special Christmas music.11 :00 A . ~ I . - J u n i o r Church. con .ducted hy :'.1 rs. A. S. Dighy.7:00 P. M.-Meetings of the threeEndcavor Societies. The SeniOl

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237 Haverford AvenuePhoncs:Narberrh 2446Narberth 3669

Hen ry . o f ~ I l ' l t i n g House Lane . a rcentertaining at a bridge party on ;\lewYear's Dav . at the home of MissDigby. .Autocar Trucks Leadin Philadelphia TerritoryThe old s ay ing tha t a prophet hasno honor in hi s own countn' is knocked;n t he head hy the :\utocar 'Company in:ts home territory of Philadelphia.The Ill 'W truck registratiuns for 111( 'tirst c1e\'Cn months of 1929 in Phila'lelphia County. ell 'arly reveal from an

impartial source how :\utocar l eads thelarge field o f hea l' " dutv t ruck manufacturers. Those ' regis'tration figuresare as fol lows : Autocar.~ 6 0 ; Brock,'ay. 115; Diamond T , 51; Federal, 95;(i. ~ 1 Coo 235; Inte""ational H ~ oteroIIl-l; ~ I a c k . 352; Reo, 215; Sterling,1-11; Stewart, 50; \Vhite, 231.-

New Assistant at A II Saints

~ I r . John King, son of Dr. and Mrs . co hn E. Peabody, rector of the churchLeRoy A. K in g, of S hi rl ey Ro ad , re - a ssi st ed b y t he b ri de gr oom' s father,turned last Saturda)' from Carson-Lang performed t he ceremony .Mrs. Frances Hayward was the!Military Academy and will spend t he mat ro n of honor , a nd Miss Anita I. IIChristmas holida)'s with his parents. Shields the maid of honor . Th e brides

Mr. and Mrs , Franklin 1'. Dunlop, o f maids were Miss Carolyn R. Davis,:Dudley Avenue, spent C hristm as Miss Martha D . Mac hol d, Mi ss Elcawith ~ I r s . Dunlop's sister, Mrs. \ViI nor Colket and Miss Mary Chestonliam R. Greenway, of Clif ton, N. J. Ellzey.Mr. and Mrs. S. Robert Ross, of Mr. \Villiam Ball. o f Cha rl es tonElm Terrace, entertained Mr. and Mrs . S. C, was the best man and the ushE. J. Lang. Mrs. Ross' father aud ers were Mr. Court land Y. \Vhite, 3dmother, aud Mr. \VilIiam Davis, Mr. George Knox Mcilwain, Mr. V/iI1brother of Mrs . Ros s, at dinner 011 liam Phillips. Mr . \Villiam Henry Sny IChristmas Dav. der, Jr., brother of the bride , and 1'lr ,:\1iss Virginia Douglass, daughter of Donald 1lacKubbin.

~ I r . and Mrs. Leroy C D,ouglass, 01 A reception at the home of the;Elm Terrace, is entertaining at a t ea b ri de 's father followed the ceremol1\'. ithis afternoon (Friday), from 4 to 6. :\11'. nent and his bride u\)on tlieil' ,:\1 r s . Nel lie n. Ramev and :\1 rs. L. HTrotter will pour. . return from a wedding trip will live at ::\1 r. and 1\lrs. Isaac E. Leech , o f E lm 201-17 L l a t i m l ' ~ l l IStreetl' I' hi lfadellJ)hiaTerrace entertained 1\1 r. and 1\1 rs. w lere t ley WI )e at lome a te r an:

:\rthur 'Russell, of Stonehurst, on uary 7. '" '" '" !Christmas Dav.:\Irs. Charles V./augh and her son :\Ir. Thomas J. ~ I a n n i n g . Jr., of ;Charles , o f Newtown, and Mr. Fred \ \ 'a shington, D. c., will spend Christ ;mas with his parents, 1\1 r. and Mrs iHeffinger, of Trenton, were the guests 'I I 'of Mr. a nd M rs . T . Somer s Newman, lOmas J. :\Ianning, of Hampden;.\venue. 'of Lantwvn Lane, over last week-end~ I r . and' ~ I r s . Newman and their ~ 1 i s s Agnes ~ 1 Rose. daugh te r o f: The Rev. Edward J. Bubb, Assistant to th e Rev.daugh te r Barba ra are spending th l :\Irs. Henry Rose, of \Voodside AYe': Gibson Bell at All Saints Church, Wynnewood, sinceChristmas holidavs at Scranton, Pol. nue, has returned f rom Linden . ;o.i. J.,' October I, who was o ~ d a i n e d in Pittsburgh on December:\Iiss Jane Nash, of :\nthwyn Road, tu s pend t he Christmas holidays with: 16. He is in charge of the Church School a nd Youngis spend ing the Chr is tmas hol idays in her mother. Mr. George Rose, 'of N e\\ : People's Fellowship work at All Saint s.Xcw York. York, will s pend Chr is tmas Day with, - - - - - - - . : . ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1\1 iss Dorothv Clevenger and :\1 iss his mother. I. .: \Iaddine Baughman, of Nort h N ar :\Ir. and :\Irs. E. C. Griswold, of I Lakewood. :\ . .I .. \\'III S I ~ e l 1 ( l thy , , " - ~ e ~ berth Avenue, ar e giving a tea at M is, Chestnut Avenue gave a dinner on ; end .as the guest of ~ l l s s .Iulra l'ltltBauJ.(hman's home on Monday a ft er Chr is tm as Day , 'Among th e g ue st s pold!, ~ l a u J . ( ! l t e r of ~ . r. and :\1 rs. JO!1I1noon, f rom four unt il s ix o 'clock. were Mr. and Mrs. J. F. l...lonoghan .I:. r - : l t t I P ~ l l c . h , o! .Menon . ~ v e l 1 l ! e . MISS~ 1 r . and :\hs. J. Lloyd Rickert, of of Philadelphia; :\1r. and Mrs. C. E httlpoldl IS . ' . \ " I \ n l ~ a b ~ , d g - e I !l hO!lO.rEssex Avenue. and t he ir s on , Mr. \Vil Dodds , o f Highland Park; Mrs. J. U. of I ~ e r cousm. M I ~ s GlOvannla F!t tJliam R icke rt , l ef t l as t week for Johns 1lacElwee, of Highland Park; ~ 1 r . , pold!, tomorrow (Saturday).town where thev will r emai n unt il Robert MacElwee, of Ba lt imore , a nd i 1\.1r. and ~ I r s . n. (i. Const.antine ; ~ n dafter' New Year's: 1\1 r. Thomas MacElwee, of Chicago, t heIr sons: J o ~ e p h B. amI ConstantmeMiss Bird Rober ts , l\liss Barbara Mr. Frederick Van A uken, Jr., son 1 .. . of ( , r a y h ~ l g : \ve!1Ue, spe.nt theShand and Mis s Ida Buckman are giv of L ieut en an t Commander and Mrs . C.hnstmas holtdays \ : ~ t h r e l a t l \ ~ s . atinJ.( a I nncheon and card party this Frederi ck T . \ 'an Auken , o f Chestnut, New Bedford, :\Iass. I hev also \'Isltedafternoon at \Vhitehall. Haverfurd. to , Avenl1l '. i s going on a huntinJ.( tril; Boston and are stopping' uver a fewthe memb er s o f the :-.1arherth Fort 'next week to the Clove VaileI' Hunt n ig ht in :-.1ew York.n ight ly C lub. ing and Gun Club, ncar l' ou gli ke ep sie . M iss Helen Hoffman gave a linll.Mr. and Mrs . Roher t H. Durhin, 01 N. Y. s howe r a nd luncheon folluwed hI' al\orth Narherth Avenue, entertained :\Ir. Frederick Van Auk en , Jr .. and bridge last Friday in honor uf ~ l i s ,:\.Ir. and Mr s. L ou is A. \Vinne and Miss Anne Van Auken a tt ended thl Emma Col1idge Painter. daughter 01family, of Wilmington, Dcl., at d innc l d ance given by Dr. and Mrs. Edwir. Mr. and :\Irs. Huward T . I 'a in te r, 01on Christmas Day. C Town, of Narberth Avenue, in honOl Summit Avenue, \"ayne. whose en ,:\1r. and Mr s. G eo rg e Hop ki ns , 0\ of the ir daugh te r, Miss Jane Town I gagement to l\lr. Donald Stuart hOI.;Mer ion Avenue , enter ta ined Dr. and at the Merion Tribute House l as t Sat ,lJeen recent ly announced.Mrs. \V. H . Hop ki ns, of A.rdnlOre; urday evening. Mr. and Mrs. \\T. Russell (;reen and

: \ 1 r ~ . T. Mattis, ~ . l ' h i l a d ~ l p l l l a ; Mrs ( 'mong the gues ts whu.at tended t.lll i family. of \\Toodbine Avenue, spent the.Icfhe Shaw, of I l ll ladelphla, and Mr Imdge par ty and dance gIven by M l s ~ ! Christmas holidavs with :\1rs. (;reen'sand .1\lrs. E. F. H.opkins, of Ruthe rf ord Anne S p e e ~ , daughter of Mr. and Mrs Iparents. :\lr. and ~ I r s . :\Iahlon H. Rick-at chnner on Chnstmas Day. Hugh R. Speed . o f Chestnut Avenue ' er t of Sellers\'ilk I'aMiss Rita Dwver, daughter of :\Ir last Saturday night were 11iss 11ar, ;1'1 . ( : '1 I t I 'I, J ' D f C' r ("II f C I ' l ' . ;\ ISS _olnse 'OIl'. (aug I er 0 .\ r.and ~ I r s . I . . ' wyer. 0 ,ray!ng g!iret la .JI) )C;lI1S, 0 ) ' nwyc; . ) ! S and :\hs. Charl,'s' ~ l e r r i c k Ga,. of ,Avenue, !eturned from .?-1.arywood Col, Kathleen Qumn, o c.:ynwyd; : \ l ! s ~ , HOI 'vsford and I{i 'hter's :\'Iill j{oacl.lege ~ ?cranton I?-st I-nd.ay to spend Doroth? ' Rus se ll , ot. C Y I l \ ~ y d ; : \ l l s ~ . Na;l;erth. former!l' ~ ) N ~ York willthe C h n ~ t m a s holtdays WIth h er pa r, ~ a t t y Sellers, ?f 1\1 enon; 1\.llss H ~ ) l 1 o r a ' be one of next' season's d e b u t ~ m tesents. ~ l t s s Dwver has as he r guest Snvder, o f Nar be rt h; MISS Mlldred" 1 I '11 I tIt ' t. ' I ' "1 . I J f N' o d" f N I I ' I ' H B ' \\ len s Ie WI Ie presen ec 0 socle I'tIllS week 1\ ISS 1\ un e ames, 0 e\1 lorne, 0 ar >ert I; . ) ISS ope ur, , 1 PI'I I I I ' I ' N Y k 'York. lingame, of B ryn M aw r; Miss Bett) in 11 ac C pIt a a nc .m . ew ;:r ' :Mr. and 1\lrs. \V. Elmer Titus, 01 Swing, of Bryn Mawr; :\1iss Ellen! Mrs. John 1". :\ltller. o 21/ I-.ssexChestnut Avenue, entertained at b ri dg e S haw, of Merion; Nt r. Harr ison Bar t I ve.nue, enterta1l1ed a famIly l ~ a r t y onlas t F riday evening at the Green Lan lett, of New York; 1\1 r. Jack Brenne ,Chnstmas Day. t!le g u ~ s t s b ~ m g , : \ 1 r.tern Lo dge, A rdmore . Among the man , o f Cynwyd; 1\1 r. Clinton Muchi n :


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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSHouse to House Mail Delivery to BeInaugurated in Haverford Thursday

Phone Your Ads to ARDMORE 3100

MRS. ANNIE M. CLEMENT

"Onr Town" for 52 weeks-$1.50.

England's poet-laureate has w ri tt ena poem of 4000 lines. God save t heking if he has 10 read it.

Mrs . Ann ie M. Clement, widow ofSamuel M. Clement , forme r Sheriffof Philadelphia County. died on Fridayal Ihe home of her daughter, Mrs.Samuel F. Irwin. 5J ),1 e rhrook Lane,Merion. She was 88 years old a nd hadb een ill several months.Mrs. Clement is survived bv twosons, John B. and Cieorge \V. 'C1cmenl, and three daught" ..s. Two of he rdaughters marr ied brothers . Samuel F.and Rober t F. Irwin. The Ihird dauj.(htel' i s Mrs. G. C. Ramsdell. Twentveight g ran dchildren and t h i r l ) ' - f i ~ ' egreat-grandchildren also s ur vi ve h er .Funeral services were held on 1\1on day at I I A. M. at the res idence of he rdaugh te r, Mrs . Samue l F. Irwin. 5J~ e rb rook Lane, 1\1 erion. Intermentwas private.

New Information Bureauto Serve Main Line SectionApproximately 5,000,000 telephonenumbers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,Delaware and several la rge cities in th (eastern part of the Uni ted States no\'\ar e quickly available for certain subscribers in the Main Line an d UppelDarby districls through a central informa tion bnreau opened las t week inthe Hilltop central off ice bui ld ing,Llanerch, by t he Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania.The bureau is the first of its kindto be opened for the convenience ofsubscribers in suburban Philadelphiaand was planned to m eet the ever-in ..c reas ing demands for thi s type of servoice. .Initially, the bureau is to ser ve sub scribers in the Ardmore, Cynwyd, Merion and ~ a r b e r t h central of fi ces in theMain' Line district, and those reachedthrough the Madison, Clearbrook,Bouleva rd , H il ltop and Sunset exchanges in the Upper Darby district.From t im e to time the service wil l beextended to olher centr al oRices, sothat by next spring requests for information origina l ing in Bryn Mawr,Wayne, Sharon Hill, Darby, RidlePark, Media and Swarlhmore also wil lbe handled hy the HiIIlop burean. Approximalely 53,000 subscribers eventually will be sen-cd through th e newinformation office.Th e bureau is equipped with positions for fourteen operators, each ofwhom will have within reach directoriescontaining telephone numbers in manytoll and long-distance points in Pennsylvania, New J er sey a nd Delawarc,

in addition to New York City andsuburbs, Baliimore, \Vashing'ton, Bost on a nd H ar lf or d.

Next Thursday, January 2, will seeIhe inauguration of free house-to-housemail deli\'ery in Haverford. Two carriel'S hal'e been a ppoi nl ed who willmake two daily deliveries throughout

Ch . S T Id t he s ec ti on served by the Haverfordr lstmas tor les 0 . Post Office. One dehvery of parcelat Library on Tuesday posl will al so be made daily..., -.-- I This b ri ng s t o a close an issue ofSpeCial decorations, a Iree and all . . . . .I the t rimmings marked the holiday sea .. nearly live years s ta Jl (hng which hasson in t he l ih ra ry and , in addilion, the. pnwId to bl' on\' of the most agitatedch ild rens' story hou r last Tuesda) . . . . .fternoon was devoted by Miss Church II I t 1 ~ e hIS/or): of Ihls Malll L,ne COlli't o C hri stma s stories. There was OJ mUll1ty. \\'11111' many Haver ford resila rge at tendance of ch il dren an d s om l d en ts prided themselves upon havingparents and, as another mark of the the simple address. 'Haverford, I 'a."season, all were gathered about the . 'large fireplace where a big fire of j o g ~ others felt t . h ~ t the c o m ~ l l t 1 l l 1 t y hadwas burnini:. grown 10 suffIc'ent proporllons to warThe stories which Miss Church told r an t h av in g mai l del ivery and werethe chi ldren were: "Nancy E t t i c o a t ' ~ irked al t he was te d time necessitated

R i ~ l g , " !>y Madge B , ~ n g h a m ; "A Night hy going to the post offi ce for t he irW,th Santa Claus, by Anna n, an d '1 f . ."Tilly's Christmas," by Louisa Alcott mal 0 len In mclement wealher.At th e previous week 's story hour til( Haverford's postmaster . (i c' or ge Rchildren h ~ d . heen promised a s U I ' I : ~ i ~ c Fleming, looked favll rahly upon thefor the Chl'lstmas s to ry hou ;. 11m idea and in 1927 sent 0 t t' -.p rove d t o be candy canes, wInch wen . : u ,I n , ICC redistributed to all the children present C!uestmg the puttmg np of mad boxesThese canes were bought w ith a small or the c nt ti ng o f mail slots in doorsstlln which h a ~ l heen c O ~ l t r i b u t e d fOl It was disco\'ered later, h o w f ~ v e r . Ihatthat purp.ose, auled matel 'lally by. are (;O\'I'r11lnc'nt anthoritv was n ' S" ,dnced pnce on the canes contl'lhuted '. . cce. s ~ r )by Mrs. Schultz, of \Vhite's Bakery. hefore free postal service cou ld b e I l l No th in g but the weather seems te augurated. This brought a lull iu theinterfere 'with the public use of thc proceediugs.Ii.brary,. as Ihe growing a t t e n d ~ n ~ e and Early in this vea l' a c it izens' comCIrculation o f b ook s clearly IIIchcates . . .The busy weeks preceding the hol ida) mll .tee got busy and several commulll-season would seem to be a time of th , catIons passed ~ > e t l \ ' { ' " n it and the post ..year when,. if ever, h o o ~ - I o v e r s w o u l ~ master. Following a trip to \\lashinghave l es s t ul le fC?r r ~ a d l l l g , a n 1,>0SSI' ton. )'Ir. Fleming reported to the at-bly a close examllla tton of statIstICS a t t fl'th e l ib ra ry m ight r evea l that on the on.ley 0 t Ie committee that theaverage each volume was kept ou t a LJmted States Post Office Departlllentlittle longer at that time of the year. was "prepa red to authorize the estabbut e\'idently you; real b o o k - l o v ~ r must lishment of c it y de li ve rv s erv ic e inhave a book available all th e tnne reo H . f d . (I 'gardless of whatever else may be a\' e: or as soon as you ostmastergoing on. Flemlllg) can report that all housenumbers , s tree t signs and mail receptacles are provided."

A petition was circulated by Ihe committel' signed hy over two hundredhouseholders, signifying their readinessto comply with the II( 'cessan' contlitions. Only thirty residenls' refusedto sign this, according to t he Exe cu tive COlllmittee.After conferences wilh John S. G

Dunne. superintendent of highways ofLower Merion Township , and A. C\Villiams, engineer for HaverfordT own sh ip . t he comm itt ee was soonable to report that all street s igns hadheen erecled , ho uses n umbered a ndmail receptacles provided. Announcemen ts t ha t mail delivery wou ld c ommence t he first of the y ear was m ac khy Postmaster Fleming iu Novembcr

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Real Estate for RentMODETIA'rE R I ~ N T A J . to desirable ten-anls - serni-detaehed; newly-reno\ 'at ed honse ; southern exposu ..e: 8l'OOIllS al,,1 bath (5 hed ..ooms), largey:u',1. No .. th side, Narberth. ApplyI lurhin & Howard, 31 N. Na ..berth Ave.Phone Narhe ..th 3843. (ttob)Rooms and Boarding

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MONTGOMERY BUS CO.

Yulet ide Greet ings

(B y F. A, H, )Last Call for Taxes

Main Line FaetsResidents of t he Main L ine ar e

now so accustomed to excellenttrain service to a nd fr om Phi la delphia that it is taken as a inattel' o f course. In the '60s, however, it was different. Therewere six trains a d ay ea ch way.If you missed the 6 o'clock fromtown in the evening, you sa taround until midni gh t fo r thencxt one known as the "Emigrant. "Oil l amps provided illumina

tion in t he cars, and in coldweather t hey were heated by coal, loves-one in each ellll of th ecar. Brakemen stationed in each('011' helped stop the train byturning- the wheel brake s such a sarc no\ \, s e, 'n only on f rei gh tcars.

nllY in Narherth.

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our town december 27, 1929

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