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    VOLUMN XI, NUMBER 14- -NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 17,1925 PRICE THREE C E N T ~

    (Continued on the Sixth Page)

    Association ShowsMuch Activity

    TO ,CHASE BOREDOM

    The First Shot.That a real conte st f or tax collector is in si ght this y ear is seenin th e fact t ha t t his e arly acandidate has formally announced his intention of running. E. P. Dold,Borough Treasurer , has come outwith a s tatement th at he is in therunning, and others are expected toappear as elect ion nears.

    INCOME TAX IN A NUT SHELLWHO? Single persons who hadnet income of $1000 or more orgross income of $5000 or more, andmarried couples who had net incomeof $2500 or more or gross income of$5000 or more must file returns.WHEN? The filing period isWHERE? Collector of internalrevenue for the district in which theperson lives or has his principal placeof business,HOW? Instructions on Form1040A and Form 1040; also the lawand regulations.WHA T? Two per cent. nomal taxon the first $4000 of net income inexcess of the personal exemptionsand credits. Four per cent. normaltax on the next $4000. Six per cent.normal tax on the balance of net income. Surtax on net income in excess of $10,000.Please renew your subscriptionto Ou r Town promptly.

    More Stores.The promise of another group ofmodern s to re s and apa rtment s forNarberth was seen this week in thedisplay of ThiJr. Stanley's plans forthe for thcoming ope ra ti on on theo ld Markl e prope rty a t t he corne rof Narbe rth and Haver fo rd avenues.The bu ilding will be s tri ct ly aNarberth affair, apparently, for theplans have been made byBoyd, Abeland Guger t, a rchi tect s, o f whichf inn Mr. V ic to r Abe l is a Narbe rthman. The sketch is on display int he w indows of the Narbe rth Coaland Bui ld ing Mater ia l Company ,who wi ll furni sh the bui ld ing materia l for the job, and the construct io n it se lf will b e under ta ke n byWilliam D. and H. T. Smedley.A lr ea dy wo rk has begun on thed emol ition o f t he old house. Thenew building, of attractive design,wi ll be three s to ri es in heigh t, t heupper two of which will be set asidefor apartments.

    DlnnerDanceCards Planned for NextMr. and Mrs. Walter G. Case Month.will return this week f rom a short Narberth has always been l- - - - - .......,....-------health-seeking sojourn at Atl an ti c k nown t o b e r eady for any emer- Many Topics 'a t Fathers'City. gency. So, to surmoun t the d rab

    Borouoh Will Pay 70 Per Cent. Same . -- feeling of ennui b rough t on by too Meeting Last ,WeekeS .Mr. Adolph Vogel, of 218 Avon much work and no play, sheColo nel I sa do re A. Miller , of Tax Rate Establishedfor .1925 road, Narberth, ' ce ll is t o f the presents through the long winter "Up and doing" is the motto ofNarberth, was promoted this week Philadelphia Orchestra and con- months a success ion of attractive the Fathers ' Association.to an important post in the Penn- ductor' of the Mai'n. Line Orches- entertainments made possible by .The meeting of last Wednesdaysylvania Railroad. The q u e s t i ~ n of apportioning The meeting was attended by a t ra , was the soloist at a musical at the t al en t a nd foresight of her w as str ictly business, the timeThe movement to reduce ope r- the s t ree t pavmg cost , under th e l arge del egat ion of res iden ts on t he home of Mrs. Thomas A. Edi- var io us o rg an iz at io ns . No nee d spent mainly in an o ut li ni ng o fating expenses to a minimum B ond Issue, ~ e t w e e n the borough unpaved streets who, when given son West, Orange, N. J., on Sun - to long for the bright lights o f t he th e proposed act ivit ies of th e as-s ta r ted more than a year ago by and the ~ b U t t 1 1 1 ~ property owners an opportunity, s trongly u rged day last. city when just around the corner, sociation for the benefit of th e newthe Pennsylvania Railroad, was was sat l sfacton ly settled at th e the passage by Counc il o f the 80- - -- issuing from Bo rou gh H al l o r t he m em be rs a nd t he r ea di ng o f t heaugmented Wednesday by the ap- regular m e e t ~ n g of_ Counci.l last 20 dist r ibution of paving cos ts . l Mis s Jean Staples, of Woodside Y. M., comes strains of the tuniest charter and by-laws.pointment of Col. Miller to the Monday e v e n ~ n g . Under thIS set- They directed their remarks par- avenue, entertained 18 of her jaz z or clappings of enthusiastic After that the charter was for-newly c reat ed pos it ion of super - t lement " W l l l C ~ l was f o r m a l ~ y ticularly toward Councilmen friends at her home last Monday audiences. mal ly app ro ved and t he b y- lawsvisor of operatino- expenses. He voted by Councll, the borough w111 Redifer, Griswold, Henderson and ~ v e n i n g . One s uch entertainment i s d ue adopted unanimously with slight\vill be on t he s ta ff o f E li sha Lee , assume the liability for the public Brovvn, ,vho had opposed this - - - to arrive next month; one o f such amendments.vice president in charge of ope r- schoo l property on Sabine avenue, proposition. At thi s point Presi - The regular m o n ~ h l y meeting of a nature as to get even t he P re si dent Frye, occupied theation. for the Merion side of Rockland dent Hall a sk ed Mr . ,;Yentz to the Good FellowshIp Club of Nar- "Broad-way Brummels" by the chair while remarks were hurledMr. Miller has been regional ac- avenue and for a ll i nt er sect ions . t ake the chair and then said that berth M. E.Church will be held ear s, make them s it up and t ak e at him by Messrs. Claghorn, Fercountant for the Eastern r eg iono f a nd al so wi ll pay '/0 per cent. of the spirit of compromise is ' the Thursday evening, January 22, i n not ice. The Women's Commu- guson, Nash, Loos and others.the Pennsylvania Sys tem since the remaining paving costs; while basis of all legislat ion and that t he t he same church.. nity Club, under the auspices of A general discussion on theJanuary, 1920, bt lt during the l as t t he p ro pe rt y owner s w il l p ay f or i ln pa ss e , vh ic h h ad b ee n r ea ch ed - - - i t s Hospita li ty Committee, i s pre- subject of the Scout Hous e andfew months has been engaged in s idewalks and curbs , where neces- on t he 80-20 proposi ti on indi ca ted Mr. and Mrs. E. S tan ton Hen ry, sen t ing for th e pl eas ur e of i ts adjacent property led to the adop-developing his new work, which sary, for two fe et o f the gut te r that the t ime had come to propose S r. , and , thei r son , E. Stanton members and thei r f ri ends a d in- tion of a resolut ion empoweringwill now cover the operating ac- width and 30 per cen t. o f the pav- a compromise which would, as far Henry , J r. , h ave re tu rned f rom a ner dance, promising to surpass President.Frye to consu.lt an.d.co-t ivi t ies of the enti re system. ino- costs based on the footage of as possible , mee t t he legi t imate visi t in Washington, D. C. any former treat of i ts k ind. On o p ~ r a t e WIth t h 1.0 pubhc-sp11'1tedI-Ie has been \vi th the Pennsyl- t h ~ i r abutments. interests of both sides. A previ.;. -- - Friday evening, February 20, the c ~ t l z e n s , who ? ~ l ~ l n a l l y made pas-vania Rail road 25 years, starting A representative of the borough ous adverse vote in Counc il h ad Mrs. 'Valter Lent is recovering stage will be set at the Y . M. SIble the acqUlslb0!1 of the presenta s a l abor er on t he Balt imore di- engineers at the invitation of defeated a 60-40 proposal put f or- f rom a sev er e attack of grippe. C. A., and the committee who Scout House. It IS hoped that avision and gradually ,orking hitn- Counciltnan \i\T entz, chairman of \vard by t hose ,vho opposed the -- - knows says, "Everybody come !" p l ~ y . may be developed w h ~ c hself ?P to the office he now.holds. the highway committee, attended 80-20 . The re fore , he proposed a Mrs. Charles H. Sh.aw, Mrs. F . T he y are safe in asking everybody ~ I l l msure the tran.sfer of th e tItle. HIS war work earned.h11n the the meeting and repo rted that the 70-30 split with the p roper ty T. Van Anken and MISS. Gertrude because they know that this din- m a manner that WIll permanentlyt it le o f Colonel. M r. MI lle r was proposed paving would total owners paying f or a th re e- fo ot R o ~ s a t t e n ~ e d t he me etmg of t he n er dance will hold an appeal of secure the property for th e use ofborn at Mount \ V o l f ~ Pa" and i s 47,420 square yards f rom curb to CTutter PhIladelphIa Mt. Holyoke College some kind to all. th e Narberth Boy Scouts with the43 II H d t MrOT . Alumnae Association at the Bel- b 1 l i d ' . d .. ' years 0 ( . e resl es a e - curb in which 5104 square yards his 70-30 proposi t ion, pu t in FI'rst there IS the d l' nner -a nd o roug 1 10 mg a remal11 er 111-1 nd Essex av nues . Iff levue-Stratford Hote l l ast Sa tu r- ,101 a; e. of two-foo t gutter would be m- t le orm 0 a motion by President everybody l ikes to eat . A del icious terest. 0"eluded. He estimated that water- Hall, was seconded by Council- day. menu h as been planned and will A number ,of s u o g e s t I o ~ s wereLECTURES bound mac adam p av in g wou ld man Brown, but a long discussion M R 1 h P k' f h be executed by a well-known adv:an.ced d u n n ~ the meetmg, ~ u t .__ t $2 square yard and tllat follo"re(1 before an vot e c Id b rs. a p er ms, 0 t e.. . as It IS the deSIre of the assocla-cos a Y ou e Avon Apartments entertained at Pluladelphla caterer . Du1'1ng the t' t 1 tl 10 b '1By Friday Morning C lub of Phila' "penetration" paving :wquld cost taken. Councilman Redifer ex- . ' d' f '1 . Ion 0 lave le su scn Jersdelphia. d 1 1" 'd 1 d I " h tea vVednesday 111 honor of her mner, rom seven unb nme, t th . 0 l ' t. $2.50 a square yar . ;.le Sal t la t presse llS anxIety over t e strain th M N f Gl _ there will be a variety of ent er - presen . ell' own proposa .s, IU l 1 ~ e r t he auspIces of the Penn- these were safe "out side" esti- which this expensive paving oper- mo er, rs. auss, 0 ouces, . was deCIded to have the preSIdent1 L u f Won Vot rs 1 f' I h tel' Mass tal11ment, to please the most t k't 't h tl 10 dsy va111a' f e a ~ Ie 0d , I. en l e mates and that t he t ot a cost 0 atlOn wou d place on t e borough ' . brain-fagged business man or tal e I ul Pt'WI led tmden , ana course 0 elg lt Istll1ctlve ectures the J' ob i nc ludi nCT 10462 cub ic t reasury and a sk ed fo r d ef in it e ' l\ , f ' Ab' '1 CI d' f: 1 . d h k S le r eso u IOn was a op e .'11 b 1 Id ' tl B II St t ' . 0 , . .lV.lISS Igal ark Irector 0 wor (-weane ouse eeper. ev- B 1 ., .WI e le m le e evue- ra - yards of CTradl11o- wou ld n ot e x- cost figures, WIth th e resul t that 1 B ff 1 Y ~ " C'All . It d d h Y t l e ne xt meet111g It IS ex-f db' l' CT F 'd JalUary 23 0 ,0 ' . 1 ~ . tl e u ao . In . . . l as re- era specm y ances an a u- d 1 for egull 1110 1'1 ay, I ceed $100,000. ; Y h ~ n the questIOn t le e n g m ~ e r g av e t he cos t e st l- t urned home after a visit at the morous speaker o f f ame a re sug - pec te t l ~ an a n n o u l 1 c e ~ n c n t 0and continu ing eve ry F riday unt il o f sewers for certa111 northeastern mates whIch have been quoted h f ~ " E C B l i t ' f th 1 h' 1 a p la n s at is fa ct or y t o a ll ..0nccrnMarch 13, inclusive. s treet s was raised, the engineer above. Finally 111'. Red if er s ai d ome 0 mrs. . . atc le or. g ~ ~ I I O ~ ~ 0 th e d ~ l m Jersthw ICll ed wil l be made. This 11('Yt meet-January 23-"Politics As Is," tt l tl t th t h' that he woul(1 II'ke to kno"r M d ~ , R b Nit WI e Iven e Tlhnner t r O ~ g e l in{! promises to be a hum-dinger.W'1l R s a e< . la e owns Ip was .' l r. a n .lV.lrs. 0 ert J. as 1 a - every course. en, a nm A . , ".1 ogers. about to 'lay a sewer along th e whether t he s tr ee t people who d d 1 f l ' f 1 '1 ' k tl fl '11 bid n enterta111ment coml1llttee ISAt vVork," Hon. William C. Red- south side of Monto-omery avenue were present would be wil li ng to ~ .t le Frmtr openHt f t le f c o , . le o C : . ,e eare hard at work-and no,\' that thefield. and that Narberth 0 la terals could accept the 70-30 proposi ti on . A \ V d a m l ~ M ;11 h . 0 e t on orh a ~ l c m g , a t 1 IRm s a t ~ O U d organi za ti on d iscuss ions anelFebruary ~ " ' l ' h e Inside of 1924 be connect ed with that (C t' d h S' th P) .' e nes ay. I r. as IS secre ary o,rc es r a, w lIC 1 as en Ice ao-reements are a thing of the pastPresidential Election," Mark Sulli- . on 1I1ue on t e IX age of t he Phi lade lphi a Rea l Est at e many reluctant f ee t t 6 the lure of 0 1 :bl ' I d f b 'B d tl f t '11 t k tl -t le ta e IS c eare or new USI-van. oar . Ie ox or ango, WI a e le nessFebruary 13-"Today 111 His- BIG GAME TONIGHT MISS SALLY CASK!N ., -- s t a n d ~ " o n with the d a n ~ e . " For Tl;is new business, we are wId,tory," Ida \iVright Bowman. - - - ., .. . . " , : : Mr. and Mrs . Wal te r A. Crowe, tho se whose ~ e e t . a r stIll r ~ l u c - will be not ove r burdensome.February 2o-"Finance and 'fax- Methodists to Meet Cynwyd Pres- WIII Be SolOist at Next M. L. Orcheso ' Jr., left y'esterday for Atlanta, Ga. ~ , a n t , 'Yho;,e 1 1 1 ~ ! 1 1 1 a b ~ : l s n e l t h ~ r Rather, we should say f rom whis.ation," Hon. Selden P. Spencer. byterlan. . tra c o n ~ e r t . . . They were enterta ined extensively collegIate nor cake, there w ~ 1 l pers going the rounds it w il l b eF eb ru ar y27 -" \iVomen' sP olitical Ton ight, a t 7 o 'clock, the r ed :Mlss Sally Caskm, plamste, of before their departure. be cards, tables and s c ~ : e p a ~ s I?, i nspi ra ti on al a nd e nt er ta in in g.P ot en tial ti es a nd Tendenci es ," a nd whi te quintet of the Narberth Haverford, will appear as soloist -- - the .I,obby where " th e doubl u; g There w il l b e one o r more speak-Frank R. Kent. Methodist Church will meet th e at. the next concert of. the.Maill :Mr. and Mrs . John B. Brooks a n ~ , 125 f?r game fans can enJoy ers who wi ll s how the daddiesMarch ~ " H a s Our Immigration husky representatives of the Cyn- Lllle Orchestra, to be gIven 111 the: were guests at the seaside Hotel, theIr evemng. ..... just where, how and when thtyProb lem Been Solved ?" Hon. wyd P re s. Chu rc h, on the f loor of Ardmore Theatre on Sunday aft"': Atlantic City, last week. Is it any wonder that everybody c an he lp th e y ou ngs te r and atDavid A. Reed. ~ } g l e y : ~ r b e r t h Junior High School ernoon, February 1. ' -- - i s invi ted and everybody expected least one man to show th e oldMarch 13 -This date, held open This is the second appea rance August W. Bai leyand Miss Anna to accep t? Th e p r ~ c e of the tickets, hoys how to enjoy l ifea l i tt le morepurposely so t ha t the sub jec t of The local boys are particularly which Miss Caskin has made with' H . T ibban, of Narberth, were li1ar- $1.50 per person, IS so sma ll a s to themselves. As Bob Nash, t hegreat es t nat iona l o r int erna ti onal anx ious to win tonight's game, a s the orchestra, the first being at one: ried at Elkton, Md., last Thursday. be negligible when compared with worthy vice president, expressedconcern ll1ay be pre sent ed a t th is they hope to S0011 l ea d t he race of the orchestra 's conce rt s l as t -- - th,e .bigness of the event. As you it to this here scribe, H\e aretime. headed for the f ir st l eg of t he M . season, whe n sh e s co re d suc h a Mr s. E .C . Ba tch el or , o f Ches tnut wou ld notput off reserving a table going to have one man to make usCourse tickets, $5.50 for league C. A. cup . At present the Meth- success that an insistent demand avenue, entertained the bird-lovers' a tyqur favorite hotel for New feel old and responsible, as hemembers; $7.50 f or non -l eagu e od is ts ar e 111 second place, and has been made for a return ap- section of the Women's Community Year's e ve, do not n eg le ct to re- hammers our heavy duties intomembers. Tickets may beprocured only one game behind the leading pearance. Club at l uncheon Monday to meet serve your t ickets for the 20th of u s and another man to cheer u s u pthrough tbe cha irman of the Nar- Ardmore P re s. However , they Miss Caskin IS 13 yea rs o ld . Mrs . Eve re tt Gr iscom. Mrs . Gri s- Febr uar y. Br in g your friends, and show us that we are onlyberth League. must continue winning games i n Her artistry, however, is that of com has a note d bird s an ct ua ry a t s in ce th is presents a spl endid op- overgrown boy s our se lv es , a s h eDue s Are Payable. order to stay within striking dis- a n la tn re person. Having s tudi ed her home in Glenside, which1 has por tu ni ty t o r et urn that dinner tells us some o f the lighter side

    M b f th 1 1 b I '11 t an ce o f t he Ardmore team. under some of the e-reat masters, been visited by many local omit1010-em ers 0 e oca ranc 1WI obligation. Bri ng y ou r family, of living.". t t . II b d' . T ' rrht' '11 d 1 + she has acqui red a t echn ique and e-ists.ss ls v er y ma ena y y sen I11g 111 omo s game WI no ou ), since mother will enjoy a meal ing-. Every mother's son's fathertheir dues promptly to the treasurer, be a hard one for the home team, musical understanding t ha t h ave she has not had to plan or prepare. will make a w il d d ash f or the nextMrs. E. C. Griswold, No. I Chest- as the visitors have a v er y heavy already won f or h er the enthusi- Lest You Forget. And be there , everybody, at sevennutavenue . The S ta te Bul le ti nw ill t eam, and , hav ing gone down to astic appreciation of many c ri ti cs . The communi ty smoke r g iven by o 'c lock sharp, because, a s t he bestbe discont inued to members whose defeat once at t he h an ds of th e She b id s f air to develop into a n the Ame ric an Legion P os t to th e o f d inne rs spo il w it h w ai ti ng , t hi sdues a re not paid by F eb ru ar y 1, local boys, they naturally s ee k r e- a rt is t o f n at io na l impor ta nc e. men of N ar be rt h Monday , J anua ry one will start on schedule . For . Retu rns F ~ o m China. .Don 't forge t t he l eague luncheon , venge . Las t y ea r Mis s Caski n p la ye d 26, at Elm Hall, is f or the men of the "younger set," who would :Mlss :M. LOll lse Bea ty , a meceThursday, February 5, at I P . M., Folwell Scull, star o f t he Penn a g roup o f piano solos. Fo r the this borough, and due to the l imited rather dance than eat, is a SIJecial of Mrs. A. J. Loos, has returnedI the Y 1\"" C A 'f ' I t $1 0 F resl lmen foo tbal l t eanl IS 111ak- comin{! concert, however, she has capacity of the hall is for the men to her home 417 Haverford aven . .lH. . . Ic.;:e s, .0. , offer of 50 cents admission t o t he ,c -Complete program wil l be IJrinted in i ng h is baske tbal l debut , playing chos.en t h more difficult task o.f only-no children will be admitted. d . t ' 'I k nue. af te r an absence of five yearsd f C 1 th h t S 1 11 d ancmg a mne 0 c oc . . P k' Cl . h I 1these columns in the next issue. gua r . or ynwyd. While his, P aY111g WI . orc es ra aCC?mpa111- 0 c ~ m e ea.r y, a you men, an A f tl f 11' 't m e mg, llna, were s le lasbrother P au l h as been p la yi ng a men t, ~ e l . e c t 1 1 1 ~ ~ her medIUm the make tl1lS ~ f f a I r a success. T h only ny 0 le . 0 owmg comn:1 - been engaged in teaching Chinesefast CTame at forward for the visi - CappncclO B1'1lhante, of Mendels- way that It can become so IS for t ~ e l m e ~ l M J e ~ s wRIlI SsuPDPly you h W I ~ h g ir ls t he art of nur si ng , i n t hetors. o Allan Hol laway, former S O ~ 1 1 1 . Thi .s is a work ,vh.ich o f f ~ r s you to attend, c.rowd in and fill Elm tIC .;:etsr 1 S . ~ . tM11ne, E al t Peking Union Medical College.Lower Merion star a nd n ow a MISS Caskm an opportu111ty of dls- Hal l to capacI ty . The fireworks man, Narberth 2651; r s , . I , From 1907 t o 1917 she held a

    Penn Junior Varsity player leads playing the beautiful tonal quali- start a t 8 .30P . M. sha rp as wecan- ~ a : ; e r , N a ~ b e ~ h t r 5 i i i d ~ ~ r \ i V , similar posi tion in the Presbyterithe offensive attacks from ~ e n t r e . ties and brilliant technique which not ho ld th e wo rl d famou s ta lent 01 eau, 1 ar er 1 ,rs. an Hospi ta l at San Juan, PortoAgainst the formidable array of a re . always cha ract er is ti c of her we have t ~ late. So come e a r ~ y , A. C. C h u r . c h ~ Narberth 676; Mrs . Rico. Aft er t he o ut br eak o f t hes ta rs , composing t he Cy nwyd play111g. both to a v 0 1 ~ t he rush and not 111ISS George GIlpl11, Narberth 1282; o-reat war she wa s eno-ao-ed in theteam, the local team will probably any of the bIg show. Mrs. E. Mueller, Narberth 1283. ~ a m e line'of work in t h ~ e e differ-place Purring and Savill, for- Parliamentary Class. Mark your calendars, and set the ent training camps. in South Caro-wards; Earn Jenkins, centre; Bil l The P ar li amen ta ry Clas s of the alarm clock at 8 P . M., Janua ry 26, COME! COME! COMEl lina, Kentucky and Illinois. WhileHeard and Yo cum , g u ar ds . \Vomen's Community Club will re- 1925. Despite the inclement .weather she was in Illinois, she was select-. . . J As before stated, there will be no the Bible class which hadits be- ed by t he Rockefeller FoundationSUl11e Its sessIOns durl11g anuary,February and March, commencing aclmittance charges of any kind, no ginning at the Y. M. C. A. hall to t ake the position in Peking.Tuesday, January 20, at 1 o'clock. politics, "no nothing," excepta good las t Monday evening was w"ell at- During her stay in Chi na , s heThe mee tings a re held in the Com- t ime and chance to get t ogethe r and t ended. Dr . Shope del iv er ed a v is it ed the principal hospi ta ls,. R know one another. mos t inte res ting and i ns tr uc ti ve s chol s a nd m is si on s there tomumty . oom p rev ious to t he ses-sion of the club. Anyone interested talkon th e subject of the creation obtain students for the course inEXPRESSES APPRECIATION d t . t th t' . Sh 1 . ti n a l itt le i nforma l work in par li a- an e ve n s pnor 0 . e Ime some nursl11g. e l as many 111 erest-mentary law is welcome. ' My family and I desire , through 6000 y ea rs ago when many pre- ing stories to t ell of native lifethis medium, to extendou r thanks sume t he e ar th was originally and condi tions in China, and coland appreciation to the kind created, it being his purpose to lected many souvenirs illustrativefriends, n ei gh bo rs and chu rch con du ct the class through the of manners, habits and customs ofpeople, who were so sympathetic Bible from Genesis to Revelat ion. that c ou nt ry . Sh e also visitedand hospitable during the s er io us . The class is open to men, wom- Japan , and on her return trip.illness and 'death of my beloved en and children-is non-denomina- which began last August, visitedwife. tional and everyone is cordiallyin- Korea,' Indo-China, Siam; India,The :sympathy and help at that vited. Egypt, Turkey , the Holy Land.time materially softened th e bu1'- The nex t meeting will be held Greece, Italy, Switzerland anddens we were compelled to b ea r. ,at the Y: M. C. A. next Monday Grea t Britain, a rr ivi ng i n N ewVV'. J . 'PEEBLES, evening at 8.15 o'clOck. Please York on the Leviathan just in109 Iona Ave. !note the change in hour. time to reach home for Christmas.

    Col. Miller To Get Compromise Is Reached OhNew Post Street Question.Appointed Head 0/ Rail _

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    PAGE THREE

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    STILL FIGHTING CHICKEN POX

    TOWN AND TOWNSHIP L M / L kTAX EXEMPTION LIST ower erlon Ie sUpper Darby Team

    Certified.Delchester 4.5Highl and, I nc . . 3.9Abbott 3.8\Vawa 3.8Scott-Powell 4.7Inspected Raw.97 Duncan 4.9Health authorit ies are still fight- 96 Delchester (De1Ayr) 4.7i ng c hi ck en pox , which has been 9-l Ashbridge , 5.0l)revalent in the South Ardmore dis. \l-l Jones 5.193 Curwen 4.2trict of t he township fo r weeks. In 93 Delehester 4.5s pi te o f t he ir e ff or ts to stamp the 92 Will, Markle 4.7disease out i t is s ti ll raging in semi- \l0 Valley Hitt 3.9'd . f . tl t t' 90 Wawa 4.0epl emlc on n 111 la sec Ion. 89 Highland, Inc 4.1Thirteen new cases o f t he disease 187 Penshurst 4.1are reported there this week by 86 Rabinodtz ' 4.1Health Officer Marvin Reynolds, of 86 Fox Hitl 4.1tl B d f H Itl TI . Ie 85 Emmons 5.0Ie oar 0 ea 1. lere IS 01 84 Claypoole 4.2other case i n the township and that 81 Scott-Powell 4.2one i s l ocat ed i n Bala-Cynwyd. 80 Lawton 4.575 Harriton 4.0HOLI.Y FACES EXTINCTION 96 Kings 4.3__ 94 McManus 3.6Christmas Green May Vanish Unless 92 Abbott 3.9Profitable Cultivation Is Adopted. 92 Lawton 3.8. fl" 1!l1 Markle 4.3One 0 tI e warmngs gIven, on t 1e !l1 Abbott 4.9au th ori ty o f the National Wild 91 McTntire (CL) 3.8Flower Preservation Society , ind i - \l1 Smith Bros 3.7cates clearly that the evergreen holly ~ O Lerner 3.9. 'dl v Scott-Powell 4.6an d the w111terberry a re rap l y ap- 89 Grossman 3.6proaching extinction owing to in-ls8 Jackson 4.4judicious market collecting, says the 87 Bertes 3.6Boston Transcript. 8867 Scott-Powell 4.2D'Andrea 3.6On t he word of the same author- 86 McInt ire (Ard) 4.4i ty the moun tain laurel i s s ai d t o b e 86 Aldred 3.9likely to maintain itself indefinitely, 8 8 Main Line Drug 3.8I u Highl and, I nc . . 4.5except perhaps close to large popu a- 85 Highland, Inc. 3.9tion centres, and is still abundant. 84 D'Angelo , 3.6Th e h ol ly is a prime favorite, and 84 D. r. Morris 3.7its shining foliage and brilliant ber- 88:il l'1,130.e a Rcd Hlil 2.900 3 " 8 . 0 ~ ~ IS only one reverse.t il e f i rs t rescuer Ina,' I 'e ac ll over Star Clay to)' dogs \vere placed i n Hockl edg l' .. ... . . . . 107.3i,O 1.306,9.. . f. ..' Ro)el!ford 166.800 I. a 7 2 , ~ . ~ ~ Th e record of the qumtet so ar :til 110le alld grasp tile " Ictlln by chl'ldren's graves Dogs ,"ere de SchwenkS\lile , . . . . . :?O.MO 3U4,22.. .e . .' - Souder 1011 '. 130.200 1,842,6!0 Lower Merion. 28; HIl\'erford HIgh, 10the shoulders. Those tn t he r ea r scribed in ancient writings as de- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I " c ~ ; " . j , ~ h o C k ' ; , i i 1 t . l ~ . f ~ ~ : g I l 8 1 Lowel' Merioli, 31; SWllrthmore High,t he n h au l aw a y o n t he chain un ti l s troyers of those hostile t o h ou se We,Sl Telford .*a,090 4 3 6 , i J ~ 20.. . . b I . d f ' l d l' f tl AI> ngloll ... ' .. , . . ...08"U 14, 391, 4 I "I ' 6'"' n10ntgomery Schoolthe VIctim IS roug 1t to a pomt an amI y, an ca y Images 0 1em (!" lt l'nham.. .. .. .. .. . 833.650 17,326"13 .ower ., erlol1 u, J ,f f b . d d tl e hold to fend OOull l"" .. . .. . .. . .. . 33.37" U8.11S. 7o s a e ty. were une un er lr s l ~ n s t Xorrlton 110,300 0 6 6 8 6 " 0 0 ~ ~ ' I O\"er Merion 19 ' Philndelphill Nor-"I f lIb ff '1 Frnnconln 72,100 ", _. ." "t l er e a re no lOuses near y, 0 eVI. I1nttll1d 'lowliship .,. n.lioU 1 . ! 2 7 , ~ 3 ~ mnl. 28.

    ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ I : i ~ ~ ::::::::::::: ~ : ~ ~ i : 3 ~ h b 5 Lower Merion. 38; Radnor High. 16.l..owcr ~ I c r l o l l 724.0,,0 4 1 . 6 ~ 4 . 4 0 " Lower l\Ierion. 3 ~ l\Iedia High, 20.l ~ ~ ; ' ~ ~ I [ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ , , i :::::: ~ g : ~ & ~ 1 , ~ 2 i : ~ m ! Lower Merion. 31; Upper Darby, 16.l.o,wr ~ I o r c ! " m l 41.000 1 , 4 7 8 . " ~ 0 Tlll'S evening the Maroon andl.oOw"r Poll"IlI"\'e 8.900 581.1.0 -Lower fro\'ld"nce (l.jO.l00 1 , r . ~ ! I . I H ) White qui nt et h as a no th er l ea gu el.oOwer S.lford 2" 700 1.0..1.,00 I '11'~ [ n r l b < > r o n g h 23.450 5 1 ~ ' ~ ~ 9 game 011 its hands. t WI Journey~ [ o n l g o l l l e r ) ' 78.1,,0 611'2 1 L dXcw HUllo\er 4".700 6 7 1 , l r ~ t o Lansdowne to pa y ans ownePllklolllltl 16.000 443.1.,., . I A b' t . t dPlnuoulh 1 0 ~ . : 2 i , 2.766.0,,& Hl g 1. Ig turnou IS expec e .8nlfor

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    Narberth 369237 Haverford AvenueNarberth

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    Cynwyd 538

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    Happiness-

    128 Bala AvenueBaJa-CynWYd

    WHITESIDE BROTHERSCynwyd 841

    Be assured that you will ge t the best in Poultry atreasonable prices; order from us. Our poult ry isfreshly killed, and, in addition, is carefully inspectedbefore placed on sale. We sel l chickens, ducks , turkeys and geese .Also a Full Stoclc of Choice Fruits.

    . .a :ece e:ee: a I,.----------------_..--' ,, To Induce Soothing Sleep tI Try a Hot Bath It t, A nerve-racking day at the office-sleep- t, lessness at night. Then the fruitless tt attempt to read and smoke yourself to sleep. t .., I ns te ad o f thi s method, many men ar e ,, finding that taking a hot bath-as hot as t ':'

    they can stand-going to bed and r elax ing ,, their minds, brings sleep speedily. t, You should know t he j oy and comfort ,, provided by a S to rage Ga s Water Heater. ,

    '

    SANDS STORAGE I t automatically restores the hot water in HEATER h t k d ,, 20 -G l ll . S i ze $110 t e an as use .3O-Glll. S iz e $130 ,

    , lSO-Gal. Size ., '175 'A. FulZ Year to Pay, P1'iced to please the modest purse. tt The cost of ope1'atio1i is S U RPRI S I NG L Y low. ,t 'PHONE FOR A REPRESENTATIVE ,I The Counties Gas and Electric Co. It Ardmore 17 Bryn Mawr 327 Wayne 47 'I-------------------_.

    Each packagemakee trventysteRmjng breakfasts

    Lights Speed Grass Growth.Experiments at t he J umpingBrook Gol f Club , New Jersey, i t isreported, has proved that t he useof artificial l ight on grass at nightspeeds i ts g rowth. Twenty-fourIOoo-watt globes, with reflectors,were suspended fou r fee t f rom theg round to g ive a cont inuous , evenspread of light. It was found tha tgrass lighted at ni ght g rew fou rinches in three weeks, while grass onthe unlighted part of the greensgrew only one inch in th e 'sametime. On th e li ghted por ti on t heseed came through in five days,while seed sown on the dark sectionof the same plot did not germinateuntil two days later. The lightingsystem was tr ied in an effort toshor ten the delay in putt ing thecourse into service.

    OURrrOWN

    FORGOTTEN HEROES

    Please renew promptly.

    FIVE ASSESSMENTRETURNS MISSING

    WOMEN OF COUNTYISSUE CLUB PAPER

    C o u n t ~ Women Celebrate 10th I COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZED. F. S tou t Re el ec te d Chai rman ofAnniversary of Federation County Board. .At ~ o ~ n lastMonday th e countycommISSIoners assemble d in annual reorganization meeting forthe ensuing year.Daniel F. Stout was elected.chairman of th e board and SamuelD. Crawford vice chairman.The meeting days w;ere fixed atMonday, "Veclnesday and Fridayfrom 10 to 4.Attorney Henry M. Brownbackwas chosen as solicitor, succeeding Freas Styles.'vVarren Cressman' was re-appointed chief engineer, a nd Har man Y. Bready as county superintendent of roads and bridges.Harry Shainline was re-chosenas chief clerk, and Amandus Snyders as assistant.The following were n am ed a stranscribers: John Lennox, ArchieD. Crawford, Howard Gilmore,Raymond Corrigan, WallaceStroud, Ray Rippman, John G.Kugler, Frank Huston.W. S. Anson was n amed mor tgage clerk.Extra clerks: Fred Lachenmayer, Walter Chantry, EgbertBailey, Joseph Mullen.Extra transcriber, Frank BiddIe.Telephone operator, ElizabethDeeves.Superintendent of Courthousebuilding, Thomas Place.

    ~ ' o t a l p l l ~ ' l 1 1 e n t s and bl1lnnce '" $ll63,32Respectfully submitted,ELIZABETH I'::, \\'OOD,Librarian.

    ANNUAL LIBRARY REPORT

    'Exchanging F l at s f or Bungalows inthe Country.

    Movemen t in populat ion fromthe count ry t o t he c it y. h as beens hi ft ed and t he present trend isfrom the c ity to the suburbs, declared Prof. , ,v il liam L. Bailev. oft he so ci ol ogy department' ofNorthwestern Universitv."Vie a re chang in g from flatdwel le rs in t he c iti es i nt o commuters into the country. Two-byfour apartmcnts are being deserted for suburban bungalows withlit t le gardens," sings the professor.Hi s ana lys is o f po pul at io n,made public af ter years of research. indicates that Chicago willshortly pass New York in numberof residents and most of these willdwel l in the districts stretchinga lo ng t he sh or es o f Lake Michigan.Dr. Bai ley' s s tudy shows thathalf the population listed as rll1'alnow live's within ten miles ofsome city of 10,000 or more population. \V it h ha lf the nation'spopulation listed as 1'l1ral. thesefigures may be taken to mean thatthree-fourths of the natiun's population is now either urban or suburban."New York's suburbs nowcon ta in a lmos t as many personsas there are in Chicago . Bos ton 's suburbs contain three timesas many persons as Chicago's. ButChicag-o's rate of suburban growthinclicates that in a few ye ar s thisc it y w il l have t he l arge st s ub ur ban population in th e country."We wonder if Prof. Bailey hasmad e any r es ea rch he re ab out s.The g rowth of apar tment androw-house operations in this vicinity does not fit with the "bungalow with lit tle garden" idea.

    ~ ' o t a l receipts ." , ,. $963,32Puid for books ,. $552,51Paid for periodicals . . . . . . . . . . . :3ii,40Paid f or r ebinding , ,. 4-1,!l-lPni, l for SUPlllies , ,. 12ll.83Balance on hand, Jan. 1. lD2:; .. ,. 200.6-1

    N()rristown Civic:Club Were Hostesses to Montgomery Women'sSubmitted to S t at e L i br ar y Depart Organizations

    ment at Harrisburg.Although the l ib ra ry wi ll n ot The Montgomery Coun ty Fed- Miss Gertrude Ely, chairman ofcome t o t he end of i ts f ou rt h y ea r e ra ti on o f Women's Clubs cele- Montgomery county's League ofuntil th e l as t of this month, the brated its tentl l anniversary at the 'Women Voters, and an illustratedannual repor t has been p repared meeting that was held on January l ec tu re o n " vVashi ngt on, Ou rto cover the calendar year of 1924 8 . The Civic Club of Norr is town Federal City, " bv Milton D.so as to conform to the require- was the hostess club. The anni;- Medary. ments of the State Library De- versary was marked b y t he pub- The only business transactedpartment whi ch s ol ic it s s uch r e- l i( at io n of "Th e Mon tgomery was the passing of a resolution:ports f rom all pub lic l ib raries in County Clubwoman ," a paper ""VI 'I I 'the S ta te Thi s re por t shows a whi ch i s to be t he off icial organ 'd' le;easu .le dreSo utlOndro-remarkabie increase in practically of the f ed er at ed c lu bs of our VI mgt tlr \ i ~ ~ l t e l d c t a t ~ s a lelr-., . county ence 0 Ie '\ or out t on tI eevery dIrec tIOn excep t 1 l 1COm e . basis of the Harding-HuO"hes res-rentals. That remained about the On the first page of thiS paper . t" r ' tht> S .same there is a tribute to th e late Mrs . elva 10.11 IS no\\ It; e e.nateD . . 1 1 l'b" . Leonidas Beck who was the first CommIttee on ForeIgn RelatIOns,urmg t Ie year tI e 1 talY111-. ' creased the number o f opening p resIdent of the Montgomery "Be It resolved: That the Mont-days from two a week to five and Coun ty Federation. gomery Count y Fed er at io n, incontinued to o-ive service on Fri- It was an all-day meeting, and co?ference ~ s s e m b l e d , urges thatday evenings t> as formerly. The a beaut iful ly iced cake, with 10 thIS r ~ s o l u t t o n be reported ou t ofrepai r depar tmen t was added p lnk candles on it , g ra ced the commI tte e, to be debated. andunder the direction of Mrs. Ernest luncheon table, Mrs. R. T. Hamil- ac ted up on on the floor ot theDrew, assisted by Mrs. Jesse Har- ton, of ArdmC1re, president, pre- Senate.ris. This new department is s id ed, and the State F ed er at io n "An d be it further resolved:effectively prolonging th e useful president, Mrs. John B. Hamme. That a cop v of our resolution beli fe of an i nc re as in g number of and the vice chairman of the East- s en t t o S e ~ a t o r Borah chairmanvolumes each month. During the ern d is tr ic t, Mrs . John A. Frick. of the Senate C o m m i t t ~ e on Forsame year the work of t he r ef er - wer e guests o honor, who ad- e ign Relations; our two Unitedence department increased to such dressed the audIence. I,n the after- States Senators, our Congressmenan extent that new quarters were noon there was a bnef talk by and our local papers."provided for it on the balcony.The children's department alsooutgrew its corner and wasmoved.The repor.t sho\.vs a net .incr.easeI"The Montgomery Country Club Lower Mer io n' s Among T ho se Notof '103 books, an mcrease 111 Clrcu- woman" Has Many Locall at ion o f 3684, making the total Contributions. Yet Turned in to the County.circulation for the year 1'1,500, andl A. I lumber of l oc al women a re \Vi th the exceptions of five dis-an increase of 309 in the number interested in the founding of "The tricts, three of them th e largest inof the people who us.e the l ibrary. Monte-omery County Clubwom- valuation in Montgomery county,f 11 ~ all of the triennial assessmentThe detailed r.e.port.ls as 0 ows: all ," official organ of the Mont- returns on :which the 1925 valua-To the State L l b r a n ~ n : gomery COU1lty Federation of tion for taxation is to be usedIn accordance WIth y ~ u r re- Women's Clubs, which made i tsquest and on the form whIch you appearance 011 New Yea r' s d ay in haTvel beeln mla1de ~ Ithe assesso1s.. I I If' I ' 1 d tIl f ,lOUg I a at t lese are (u eprovlC ec t Iere 01 , clln g a , 0 t le slape 0 a newspal>er bulletm .' t I I f h I Is ubm it herew ith t he f ollowmg of s ix page s, all teemino- with pllor];;2 ,t Ie ene Of t e ca en( ar

    f I N b . I C . , . h . vear;;" ' some 0 the assessorsreport o. tI e 1 ar el t 1 ommu- I ll te restmg and educat IOnal mat - - k d f ' hnity Library for the 124, calendar tel'S helpful to all clubwomen a.s e or a s o r t extens ion of. .. ' time.yeat : . _ I ThIS community is well repre- The t d hNumber of da) 's ollen durmg year.. 13l sen ted in con tr ibu to rs Mrs John r e t u r l l ~ l e ,ue at t eNumber of hours open each week.. 12 B' kf dB k f N b .th . county comnUSSloners office areNumber of volumes at beginning of IC or: r oo s, o. ar er ,I S those from Lower Merion, Chel-. ~ ' e u r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,723 the edl.tor, and MISS Laura. B. tenham Abington SprinO"field andNumber of volumes added by I lur- Staley IS the head of the musIcal HI' t ( t>Th fichase . . . . . . . . . : : . . 376 department of the a er. ors lam o \\ 'ns l ipS .. . erstNumber of I'olumes addl(j b ~ gIft.. U:!7 P P four ar e first-class dlstncts, andTotnl number of 1011llneH nt dORe of Other ~ o m e n of the,county who all are embraced in th e big sub-year 3,414 a re con tr ib ut or s t o ItS columns urban belt across the' lowet endj~ ' o t a l number of new bOI'I'owel'S are' . . .rl.gistered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. 31ll " r . of the coun ty bordenng on Phtla-Total number of borrowl.'l's . . . , . 1,221 ~ f r s , " aite;' H. C ? l ' ~ o n , art i Mrs. delphia county, where p roper ty

    ~ ' o t a l number of magnzines rpcpiYl,1 2-1 J,flurR V. W h l t e ~ m b , CIVICS; Mr s. E . C. valuations have made tremendousFinancial Statement. lIatchelor, edllcntlon i Mrs. U, G. S. Fm\c . .Bulnnce on hand, Jan. 1, 1924 $144.8:3 binner, h . o m ~ economics; lI[m. Harty A. stndes 111 recent years.Income from rentals 66i.rm .Jl1cobs. JUJ\1or:S\ Mrs. T. D u n c ~ n ~ u s t Until all of the se returns areI f 'ft no 93 and 1\[ rs . WIlham Bodley l egI sl at ion ' d h . .ncome 10m gl S ,. " '[ CI G d! ' ma e to t e commlSSlOners and_1 IS. arence or ner, iIbrary; Mrs. ').;rlith Darrow Goldsmith, literature; Mrs. thereby the total realty valuation

    . J ~ s e p h Morris, scholarships; Mrs. George of all property in th e county is]luman. ascertained, t og et he r w it h dueThe P o? r ~ a r m chtbs holding exemptions tll lder the law, it will11!emberslllp 111 .the 110ntgomery not be possible for the controller~ o u n t y Federation of 'vVomen's and t he commissioners to prepareClubs are as follows: and determine the budget for 1925

    C o ~ o n y Cl.ub o f Amb ler, M rs . A . C. for the various departments andI.lIndls. president; Melody Clu.b of A r ~ - insti tutions and mak e t he allot-111Qle, Mrs . Nel son D. WarWIck, plef.n- ' .dl'nt; Woman's Club o f A rdmore . M rs . ments fC?r bndges, roads and other11.)\\'Urd Wayne Smith, president i Wom- county Impro\"ements.U. S. NOW BECOMING :.IllS Club of Bala-C)'nwyd, lI'1rs. J. SamuelCOMMUTING NATION 8 t ~ l l h e n s o n . pl'l'Sident; 'VolIlan's Club ofI : yn Mawr , Mrs . John Fleck, prl.'sident;(o,wgevil1l' Civ:e rlub. :\116. Rnlph Gnw-thl'lI)J. president; ""oman's Club o f COll- Namel es s D is co ve re rs o f Quinine,sltohoeken, Mrs, William 'Vhite, pre>;!- I pe ca c and O ther Medical Boons.dent; E v e r ~ ' w o n l a n ' s Club of Glens id". To some llame1ess Ind ian theJIl's. George Filman, Il resident i W ( ) I n n n ' ~ d I(:1 ub of G1em'ide, ~ l l ' t ' l , Fl'edel'ick :Ell i:,. worl owes t Ie discovery o f tha tllL'esident; 110tl1l'l's' Club of XOl'th Glen. great remedy, quinine, used in theside, lIIrs . Russell Smith, president; thll treatmcnt' 0 f malaria and manyNeighbors , Hatboro. Miss Anlla Dal'ruh, other disorders of the human body.llL'eRidenl i Womal l' s C lub o f Lansdal e. \Ve do not kno\\' t he name o f this)lrs. Chul'lI.,; Uetldill/.:tOll. Ill'eRident;)lontgOlul'r)' COllllt,V LenglLc of Womel l benefactor of mankind . says Dr.roll'rs. ~ l i s R UeltllHle m)'. president; Sti fe l, but he was one o f the nativeWomen's C o m n 1 l 1 n i t ~ Club of NlIrbel 'th, Indians, probably ill with malaria)11'8. Hal'!')' A. ,Jucobs. president; 'Yom db ' dId' I: ln 's Civ ic Club o f No ble. Mrs, T l' ell t an urnmg an parc Ie WIt 1:Bosworth, president i Wbmnn's Civic Club fever. T oo weak to r ega in his na elf Norrislown, 11111; I l'wiI i Fisher. presi . tive village he could but c rawl to a(Jent; L ~ t e r n r y Club of ~ o n ' i s t o w n , ~ I i s s stagnant pool in the forest where he.Jeun Eissenhower, f lrcsulHlt ; "'omall' , '; I d I ' I . . , . b'Civic Club of North Wules; ~ l r s , Samu.,I' q l ~ e n c 1e l1S t nrst 111 "atet ItterKriebel. president; Centur)' Club of Pott$. WIth branches that had fallen fromI ()wn . M l I; , RlIpnolHl Storb, prcsident; an overhanging cinchona tree.WOllllln's Cluh of RoyersfOL'd, ~ I L ' s . U, S. I I' I ' I ' 1 ' 1 f(}. Fiultbiuucl'. Ill'esident; Woman's Club m ~ l e e tate) Ie \\ as re levee.Jf Schwenksville, "iSR I'l\'el,1'll Bechtel. the dulls and fever. He showed hISJlreRident; WOllllLU'R C lu b of W ~ ' l l c o t ~ . fellow Indians the bit ter bark that)II'R, ,Tohn C. "Iurlin. president.' had cur ed him, The nati ves gavethe information to the Tesuit mis-

    NEVER SHOOT AN ELK sionaries, who introduced it to theAnymore Than You Would Mason or white se tt le rs, Spanish galleonsOdd Fellow, carried it to Etlrope. where it soonA bear won't molest )'OU i f you displaced the worth less remed ies

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    On "Friendship Tour"Mrs. Fletcher Stites, of Narbert h, who sailed last week t romNew Yor k c it y is a member of a"Friendship Tour" of t he Med iterranean, according to word received f rom the National Boardo f t he Y. \V. C. A. sponsors of thetour.Th e t ou r part y, which includeswomen f rom a ll p ar ts o f t he count ry , was ent er ta in ed in New YorkCity by a member of the Nationa lBoard of t he Y . \V. C. A. beforesailing on t he Adriatic. In Athens,Greece. arrangements h av e b eenmade fo r tea at the old royal palace.In Jerusalem t he par ty wiII be entertained at a reception by LadyClayton. Other social events and

    opportunities to mee t p rominentwomen in every country visited arebeing planned, but arenot sufficiently definite to be announced at thistime.Sixty-eight days the "FriendshipTour" will cruise the Mediterraneanre turning to this count ry in Marcho n t he Con ti ro ss i. Miss KatherineGerwick, na tiona l educat iona l secr e ta ry o f the Y. W. C. A., is directing.

    '1,0 til I 633 685 670PRF:SBYTERIAX JRS.MaeNiven 131 109 139Krammer 87 129Clllf]wplI 145 90Smith 164 145 124Wnllumnl\l'r 138 139 118Watts 121!{nutzen . . . . . 73

    BOWLING LEAGUETh e Baptist and L uthe ra nteams, of the Inter-Church Bowling League, me t for the first timein t he s econ d- ha lf o f t he s ea so nFr iday n ight , January 9, o n th enew Bapt is t aIleys, a nd t he B ap tists celebrated t he e ve nt b y t ak in g t wo gam es . Weiss, of th eLutherans, carried off the honors

    of the evening with a s co re o f 200for a single game and a total scoreof 493.Mon da y n ig ht , January 12,brought together the Presbyter ianJuniors and the MethodistJuniors.The Presbyt eri ans s ta r ted ou ts tr ong by taking the first game,bu t couldn't keep up t he p acean dd ropped the next two. McCarter,of the Methodist team, had a totalscore o f 520, which is the season 'srecord.The Scores:BAPTISTSKinn . .. 146 90 137DUllban 113 105 141McCurter 1i l 140 131W. P. S m e d l e ~ ' 105 144 152H. '.r. Smedley 150 148 180Total 685 627 741LUTHERANSWeif's 148 200 145Boyd 121 137 121Wptherbee 15n 90 116Albellt 139 174 144Bruggerman 106 114 140Tot:ll 673 715 666

    .T'Il1ll1fI1T 12-METHODIST ,TRS.Foote 131 120 121McCuher 144 180 196Rpiss 127 170 107Knupp 106 63H. \V. 90Hel'pr 125 152 106

    WM. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY

    Fo r Permanent. ," SatisfactionBUY ASmedleyBuilt Home

    THE NARBERTH PRESBYTERIANCHURCHRev. John Van Ness, Minister.Meetings for January 18:n.45 A. M.-Bible School Men'sClass following morning wrship.]] A. M.-Morning worship.Sermon on the theme: "Qual i fying for Service."11 A. M.-Junior Church in theLowe r Room and t he Nur se ry int he Upper Room.6.45 P. M.-Meetings of theS en io r and Into ,mediate C. E.Societies. Th e Senior Society isget ting the record-breaking habi t;a ga in l as t Sunday a n ew h ig hlevel was r ea ch ed when 55 werereported present.7,45 P. M.-Evening worship.Theme: "A Night in BabylonWeighed and Found Want ing" cont inu ing the s er ie s i n "NightScenes in the Bible."Church Notes.Prayer meet ing next \Vednesday evening. There \viII be a con

    t in uance o f t he s tu dy of the firstchap t er o f John ' s Gospel.1'hefather and son dinner originaIly planned for January 9 by theMen's Bible Class h as b een p os tponed to Fr iday evening, January30.At the business meeting of theSenior C. E. Soc ie ty held la stTu es day eveni ng i t was d ec id edto present a pageant in the churchon the evening of February 1.

    Cross meeting; 2 P. 1VI.-MissionCircle.Wednesday, at 8 P. M.-Prayerservice. Topic, "The Conditionsof Prayer."Saturday, at 2.30 P. M.-JuniorYV. W. G. meeting.Th e family o f t he past o r wishesto e xpr es s to their friends verysincere thankfulness for the manykindnesses and cou rt es ie s thathave come to t hem in the i r r ecen tbereavement.

    HARRY B. WALL . METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHI Rev. W. Sheridan Dawson, Minister,Plumbing, Gas Fitting Sunday, January 18 , 1925:and Heating 9-45 A. M . ~ B i b l e S c ~ o o l . Hon.Fletcher W. StItes, superIntendent.NARBERTH, PA. 11 .00 A. M,-Morning worship.Phone, Narberth 1602-1 Theme: An Every-Member Church.Anthem-"Ho. Everyone That SCHOOL NEWSThirsteth," by Rogers. The Narberth basketbalI five wasQuartet-"A Constant Friend,"by Harkness. defeated by Mon tg omer y Day2.30 P. M.-Junior Services. School last Tuesday. It was a n e x-c i ting game, espec iaIly in the sec6-45 P. l\l,-Epworth League de- ond hal f when Montgomerv scoredvotional meeting. J7-45 P. l\tI.-Evening worship. the majority of her points. The" score was 13 t o 6.1 heme: 1 urning Aside to See God. The winner of the picture bookAnthem-"O, Lamb of God, StilI t t d I kco n e s a nn ou nc e ast wee wasKeep Me!" by Manney. Eugene Claghorn. He received aQuartet-"There is NoOne So book calIed "The Castaway Island."K in d a nd T ende r, " b y LiIlimas. The baske t fa ll t eam wore the irPrayer a nd P ra is e Ser vi ce on new outfits for the f irst t ime last\Vednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Tuesday. They make the team lookOn Thursday evening the regular real sporty.monthly meeting of the Good-Fel- Printed book lists were dis-110wship Club at 8 o'clock. '1 d h I h I I IChoir rehearsal on Thursday eve- tn JUte t roug lOUt t e sc 100 astning. Monday. They were compiled byThe Probationers' Class will mee t Miss Jenkins , Miss Tys on a nd Mr.Wilson.on Friday evening at 7 o'clock. The second edition of the "Com-

    pass" wiII be issued during the earlyp ar t o f next week.A program of victrola music wiIIbe g iven in the assembly on Fridaymorning. The music to be g iven iscomposed entirely by Tschaikowsky.Malcolm Forsyth was the p rogramdirector. The different records weregiven and explained by the followi ng pup i ls :Overture of 1812 .. \Nm. HendersonEntire Nut Cracker Suite.Patience \VohlertLife of Tschaikowsky and MarcheSlave Malcolm ForsythTwo new bul let in b oa rd s h av ebeen seen in the school lobby in thepast week. One for t he u se of MissJansen, the ar t teacher. and the otherfor the weekly current event s t o bep os te d b y t he N in th Grade civicsclass.Editors of this issue: Helga Wohlert. Jack Cabrey.

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    FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,SCIENTISTWoman's Club Building, ArdmoreAvenue, Ardmore, Pa.Sunday services, I I A. M.Sunday school services, I I A. M.Wednesday evening test imonia lmeeting, 8 o'clock.Reading Room, 19 West Lancaster avenue, open each weekday, 12to 4.30 P. M.The subject of the Bible lesson

    ,1,1,1 f J 8 ' "L'f " HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN' sermon or anuary I IS 1 e. CHURCH- like the lightning that causes ';i M E M LI PI" BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE . . c nn, astor.so many-is an unannounced 1,, Jj!i EVANGEL Regular serVices, anuary 18:visitor. II! Robert E. Kelghton, Minister. Sunday School, 9.45 A. M.The safest course is to expect iill Services, Sunday, January 18: Worship and sermon, 11 A. M.i t-and be always on guard. 9.45 A. M.-Sunday School. ThLeme, " A p p r ~ v e d W7 0prkMmen."Your pr oper ty rep res en ts a : Religious instruction a d ~ p t e d , to eague meet1l1gs, . .pot en ti al l oss unl ess you have t h e age of the pupil is the pro gr am E ve ning service, 7.45 P. M." of Ollr school. Religious inst ruc- Sermon theme, "FaIlen Babylon."dependable fire insurance pro- Jl 0 C . . I" tion a da pt ed t o th e n ee ds o f life ur ommUl11on s er vi ce o n asttection. , ~ is t h e pu rpose of ou r School. S un da y w as mos t delightful and11 A. NI.-Morning worship. helpful. Th e attendance was fine.E Sermon, "The Face of Christ." Bu t we n ee d an increase in theIThis sermon is based upon the re- number p resent in t h e evening .Ii cent discovery of what is sup- Both League meetings were splenI posed to be the original cup used d id in at tendance and interest, an d'11 a t t he L as t Supper. !he Sunday School very encourag

    Iii 7' P. lVI.-B. Y. P. U. Le ade r, mg. Be sure n e ~ t . S un da y to! ! : ~ ! : ' ~ I : f f i ! : m ! : : s ! : : i : i : m : m i l i i l l 1 m : : l i i 1 m l : i i l ~ : : m : r ~ l : : r ; ! I ~ _ : m : _ i ' ! I _ ! l l i _ i 5 _ ' l J S _ j ; : _ , : r ~ _ ~ " ' _ iEmma Mueller. Topic, "Commtl- grant us a repetItIOn and an

    nit)' Co-operation of Churches." ad:ance. .O ur young people a re r ap id ly fh.e annual congregatIOnalassuming a prominent p lace in the meetl11g of the.Lutheran C:hurchchu rch and we are increasingly of Narberth WIll b e hel d 111 theI f tllelll Hall on \Vednesday, January 21,prom o t 8 A M T I' , bI"7.45 P. M.-Evening worship. a l ,lIS assem . mg IS nec.-

    Sermon, "The Thirteenth Apos- essary for. t h transactIOn of ~ ~ S I -tie." He was n ei th er Paul nor ness, but It vnIl be an ~ n t e r t a l 1 1 m gMatthia s. D o you k now whi ch a nd very. helpful meet1l1g. EveryNew Test ament cha ra ct er h e is? m ~ m b e r IS t ~ r g e d t? come. There'1' I at 1030 A M - \Vhite wIll be mUSIC, bus1l1ess, t al ks anduesc ay,

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    PAVING RATIO SETTLED I T ApRebcord ~ t t e n C d a n E c e . S ' Youd. w o n ' ~ have t o l is te n to needs .recording. E. T. Wolf, . ~ W h ... _ ....__ W""" , " " ' ........ _ ....... W ..............-'" ............ h W. . he res ytenan . . oClety long ISCUsSIons on by-laws and .another up-standing father has of- Open S u n d lQ' J1:venJn&,8 5 to '1 . MARTIN A. LANG, Prop.(Contmued from the FIrst Page) had a r ecord meeti ng l as t Sun day, other parlamentary stuff, that's fer ed a .ten..dol la r cash p rize to MAR LANspokesman for the s t reet delega- with 52 present. Ruth Caldwellwas over with . But you will get a r ea l the first Narberth t rooper to be- tion replied that t hey h ad had no the leader. Earl Thompson spoke thri l l out of helping along in a come an Eagle Sc out between Flrst.Classopportunity to discuss i t b ut t ha t on the West Branch C. E. Rally in good wholesome und er taki ng and now and next Happy New Yea r. . DELICAi f Counc il would give them a Philadelphia, and everyonetook part you ' ll be just in time for the real It's quite evident that all the good TESSENchance to ret ire to another room, in the meeting. work and p lay o f rai sing a family Scouts are not in the Scout troop. Milk d 37 N. NARBERTH AVE.they could bring back their an.. Nex t week May Banfield will of worth-while boys. It looks as if the members of the an Cream Burk Products~ w e r . Council, therefore, agreed speak on "Friendliness as Expressed And now we come to Jesse Har- Fa thers ' Association ha ve t o do I " " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~t o adj ou rn for t en minutes and Through Medical Missions." ris. He's another good examp le one gooddeed a day .the street delegation went up into of a father of 'em all. Jesse noticed Well, that's t h a t . =_ - U U Il l. . . .HlUIU.II.II.II.II.IIII1II1.II.IIII1.IISIIIIIIIIlIl.II.II.II.11111111111.11.11111111111111111.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.1111111':.._=Elm Hall to hold their impromptu We appreciate your h el p i n r ec en tl y that following the after- To go ba ck s ome more-HI'p- ~ .meeting. '>ending us personal items. noon movie show at Ardmore the "Old H M d N "ip-hip-hir;-AIl, together, no\v- -. omes a e ew . . _ = .At the meeting of t he s tr ee t east-bound platform of th e Ard-people, the point was brought out FATHERS' ASSOCIATION more station is crowded with boys next meetmg, gentlemen, fool th ethat it would be manifest ly unfair and girls, who, in the natural ex- h ~ : > n o r a b l e Mr. Cab rey and show F I I Sfor the borough to i ns is t u po n a (Continued from the First Page) h ub er an ce of their youthful spiri ts , hIm that there are several hundred . ~ or n ormation eethree-foot gutter when many gut- This Fathers' Ass oc ia ti on i s a a re rather careless of th e safety good fellows in this community.tel'S had already been laid by resi- great bunch, neighbors a nd i t' s first principle . J esse did some J, et 's s ee t hem all at t he n ex t SHULL LUMBER COdents o f u np av ed streets i n ac- g rowing g reater . Any r es id en t of t hi nk in g, whi ch r es ul te d i n the meeting-and when t he smoke r cordance with i ns truc tion s f rom thi s amb it ious community who Fathers' Association instructing comes along, well-men, we for - ithe borough which had speci fi ed a doesn 't b elong i s missing a lot . i ts a lready over-worked secre ta ry , got; can 't s ay any more now. We. ! 29 BALA AVENUE BALACYNWYD !two-foot gutter. The discussion J. F. Cabrey, who never fai ls to the dapper Kent Manning, t o a re u nd er a gr eement not. to re- i CYNWYD 662at the street meet ing was b rief , make one big h it dur ing an eve- write a letter to Captain Donaghy, lease the smoker story untIl later. ;; . iT f h L 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111:111111111.111111111111111bu t sharp while it lasted. It was ning, pu t it this way: " here are 0 t e ower Merion police force,finally voted unanimously to ac- lots of mighty good f el lows in and t o t he Pennsylvania Railroadcept the 70-30 proposition with this town of ours- I know at least authorities, calling their attentionthe proviso that the p ro pe rt y a h un dr ed of ' em and they all be- to th is condit ion and asking forowners should be charged for only longwith us." And i f Mr. Cab rey p ro tect ion for the children. "Savetwo feet of gutter regardles s o f has anything to s ay a bo ut it them from themselves," sayswhether a wider gutter should be I they'll show up a t t he next meet- Jesse. "Boys will be boys and solaid or not. meeting, if only to qualify as on e will gir ls these days. " Supple-The street delegation returned of the immortal one hundred. meeting Mr. Harris' good deedt o t he Council chamber with their Watch this Fathers' Association the Fathers' Association requestsreport. Pres ident Hall immedi- and watch it from th e inside. the parents of Narberth childrenately stated that t hi s dec is ion o f Membership cos ts you nothing in to impress them with the idea thatthe street people was entirely fair dollars and cents-nothing bu t an a r ai lr oad station platform is no tso far as the width of the gutter interest in your town and a deter- a safe playground. Many lives arewas concerned and very reason- minat ion to see the boys of Nar - l os t e ach year as a result of failureable in v iew of the interests of the ber th show what re al s tu ff is in to re aliz e that a mov ing train r e taxpayers who do not li ve on un- them. quires a wide berth.paved streets . :Mr. Hal l, the re - And watch t he Boy Scouts. If One mor e goo d c iti zen' s a ct! ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ 1 ~ O : ' : ~ h ~ : f ~ t ; ~ ; ~ : : ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; : ~ ; ; . ~ : i t ~ f ~ ~ ~ : ' ! ! U l ; r ~ ~ l $ ' " " , , " , , " " " " "charge instead of a three-foot good man for Scout Maste.r. 111 l i i l ~ ' ........, I ~ Icharae as in his previous motion. Art Cooke, and Lane and WIlson liil .-' : . . . ~ !C ~ u n c i l m a n Red if er e st imat ed a re a fine t eam of a ss is ta nt s. . lill W,that the dropping of one foot from Put your. boy in the S c o u t ~ ~ !iii IDVI e ' ~ .the gutter charge would mean an soon a s h e ~ old el.lO';1gh and JOIn I ' : i m coc' Ir:!addit ional cost of more than $6000 the Fathers ASSOCiatIon yourself, I::i I ~ lto the borough and exp re ss ed h is so as to l e tJle y o ~ m g fellow know liii r:id ou bt a nd anxiety as to what you are gIvmg 111m all the moral !iii 1)11wou ld de\ ;e lop in case the entire support he needs. If you haven' t Iii! I ~$75,000 of the b on d i ss ue s ho ul d a b oy o f y ou r own-don't let that if.! 11ibe consumed before all of the hold y ou back, you can a lways I ! II/rite me to VOl/r 1Iol/se, 1 ~ streets had been paved . The root for somebody else's boy. 1:1 pleusc.-Electrie AI. mmot ion was f inal ly pas sed by a Look. at P r e s ~ d e n t Henry Frye .iil IF,!voice vote and while i t se emed and VIce Pr eSI dent Bob N as h. ! ! F!that all. or' the C o u n c i l m ~ n were Henry ain't go t any c ~ i } d . r e n . at li!l "I don't have to benot votll10' "Yes" no vOIce was all and Bob can only exhIbIt gIrlS I ~ coaxed," says Electric AI.heard w h ~ 1 1 the' cha ir a sk ed for -does that phase them (Editor, ill Just a sk him to t he h ou sethe "No 's ." Therefo re as matters please correct jf spelling isn't right) ~ I and Pllt him to work.w er e l ef t the Borouah Council -does that phaze them ?-no, not iii He'll make yo u see y ou rand the r e p r e s e n t a t i ~ e s of the at all. They are an optimistic pair It workaday p roblems in .aNarberth Street Improvement and though they t n ~ d to ~ o ~ g e I different light. \VhateverAssoc iation w er e on r ec or d a s the g lor y, t he F a ~ h e r s . AssocIatIOn H can b e don e e le ct ri ca ll yunanimously in favor of the 70-30 rose up on all ItS 1 ~ l I 1 d - l e g s and H should be done that way.program. elected them to the hIghest honors ~ ~ The r emai nde r of the. meeting and now theyare honorary fathers l : r l l " ' ; J : r 1 : ' i 1 ~ ~ 3 3 L i j mwas t aken up in routine wo rk, a nd of all t he ,bOYS of ~ a r b e r t ! l . .in the passage of the budget and So ~ o t let a httle t il ing hke I ~ ~ ~ ~ r ; , ~ ~ ~ a + . ~ ~ i j I jtax r at e f or t he yea r 1925. While unattal11ed f a t h e ~ - h o ~ d h ol d yo u I ~ the expenses o f the boroug h a re back. I f you. ~ e h e v e 111 boys, step ! ~ Ihigher this year, the increase in as- forward and JOI11 ~ a s t o b e r eady 11-ses sments will make i t pos sib le to f?r the ~ e : , t meetll1g. It's a .good ' ~ Ikeel) the tax rate the same 16 mills. tnne to J01l1 no\\'. The mac1l1nery Iii, . f .., d l' d '"l_______ IS u n c t l O ~ m g an the we 1-0I1e i ~ ~ r + 1 r ! ' 1 ' t ! o ! l j r . : , . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . t ; lBASKETBALL wheels g01l1g round. ~ m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

    Girls Lose, while Boys are Victorious,Narbe rt h G ir ls lost t he ir firstga lli e to the fas t S t. Simeoi1 Girls,23- 15. The Narberth lasses did nothave much o f a chance in the p itwith e ight poles, but S t. S imeon 'swill be at Narberth soon, when theyhope to make i t real warm for t hevisitors. Other Games.The Narberth gir ls los t a fastgame at t he Y. :\1. C. A. \Vednesciay to the Bristol B. B. Club, 10

    to S. The sco re a hal f t ime endedin a tie, 6 to 6. Miss Brennanstarred for the yis i tors with 3 fieldgoals, Miss England was th e bigg ir l for the home team with 3out o f 3 fou ls . Nex t \ \Tednesdava larger c rowd is hoped for at thegames.The :\ arberth boys won a f astgame from the l'l'1emorial Brotherhood Club, 35 to 33. John Dickieled the home boys with 4 f ieldg;oals and 8 ou t of 9 foul goal s.La Grossa starred for the visitors ,.. ....with . field goals and;) out of 6 : N R PEACOCKfoul goals. Any person who miss- ed these two games missed a lot. - -Coming Games. I: Interior and :January IS the Narberth Boys: Exterior Paintingwill travel to Manayunk to play the : :Central M. E. - Kitchens and Bathrooms made -January 16 the boys will travel to Attractive, Bright and CleanYonah Hal l, where they wi ll mee t Will be glad to Estimate :the Vim Club. The Narberth Girls , -will t ravel with the boys and meet 401 ESSEX AVENUE

    the strong Rookwood Club. I Phone, Narberth 1611-WTuesday, January 20, the Nar- -berth boys will travel to CanHlen, ..N.] . , to m eet the Saranac Red\1 ~ n who h av e won eve ry g amethIS season.On January 21 the fas t Greys to ck Boy s' C lu b will be s een atthe Y. M. C. A. build ing, whilethe girls will meet t he S t. S imeonGirls'. Club. Don't miss these twogames a s t he y should be verygood. You can secure tickets fromany of the basketball players or atthe Y. M . C. A. door.