Our Town June 22, 1916 · 2020-03-09 · our town volume ii. number 37 narberth, pa., thursday,...
Transcript of Our Town June 22, 1916 · 2020-03-09 · our town volume ii. number 37 narberth, pa., thursday,...
OUR TOWNVOLUME II. NUMBER 37 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS
S U P P O R T T H E
J U L Y F O U R T H
C E L E B R A T IO N
B A S E B A L L ,
P A O L I A T N A R B E R T H ,
S A T U R D A Y
NARBERTHITES PLAY IMPORTANTPARTS IN AD MEN’S CONVENTION
President Durbin Leads Host of Live Wires And Is Assisted By Many of His Neighbors
Beginning next Sunday, and continuing for one week, Philadelphia entertains the world’s largest business convention—that of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World.
Narberth is the home town of Mr. R. H. Durbin, president of the Poor Richard Club (which acts a s the host club to the 10,000 men and women who will come from all corners of the continent to swap ideas), and Narberth is also the home of many of the live-wire members and associates of Poor Richard, who include Messrs. Edgar S. Taylor, Roy E. Clark, H. C. Gara, W. A rthur Cole and W. F . H aist as members and Messrs. W alter Brown, F rank J. Wisse, J. Howard Jefferies, S. T. Zooks, Chas. Verna, E. A. Muschamp and Robert Durbin as associates.
Mr. W. H. Cohic, chief passenger car distributor of Pennsylvania R. R., and another resident of Narberth, hasbeen delegated by his company to plan and supervise the twenty-eight signal men who will assist in directing the movements of the mammoth pageant on Broad street on Monday night, June 26. This is the first big parade that has been conducted by automatic signals controlled from a central point, and Mr. Cohic is to be congratulated upon being selected as t he organizer of a method that is bound to revolutionize present meth- ods of direction if the system works on this occasion—and tests thus far made promise entire success.
Mr. Frank J. Wisse, secretary of our Civic Association, is in charge of press arrangem ents for Monday night.
Mr. H. C. Gara is serving on committee in charge of buildings and grounds and on committee in charge of speakers for churches, it being the unique practice to open th is great convention on Sunday with sermons in many churches by laymen and clergymen who ta lk on the relation of business ethics and the teachings of the church. I t is the usual thing to have some of the country’s greatest preachers as speakers in the pulpits on the opening Sunday.Lay Sermon in N arberth by Ad.
Club LeaderIt is expected tha t N arberth will
have the pleasure of listening to a lay sermon by Mr. Jam es MacMar- tin, of Minneapolis, who is one of the powerful personalities th a t lead and inspire this big educational movement. If he arrives in Philadelphia in time, lie will be the speaker a t the Union meeting a t the Methodist Church, Sunday evening, June 25.
Mr. W. A rthur Cole is serving on committee which is preparing the “Poor Richard Dictionary,’’ a unique guide book given to each delegate who registers, on the committee in
charge of printing, on the committee in charge of the national exhibit of j advertising literature and on the re- j ception committee which meets all delegations as they arrive, escorts all | dignitaries and supervises grandstands on the evenings of the three big, spectacular events. Mr. Cole also is to read a paper before the Graphic Arts Departmental on Tuesday afte rnoon.
Mr. Roy E. Clark has charge of the “reta il’’ division in the big exhibit which will be staged in Houston Hall a t the U. of P.
This convention was brought to Philadelphia largely as a resu lt of the work of our townsman, Mr. Durbin, whose able executive direction and eloquent and thorough presenta- tion of Philadelphia's claims as the convention city at Chicago last year,defeated all other contenders to a standstill, Philadelphia being unanimously elected the 1916 convention city on the first ballot. Mr. Durbin has worked day and night during the year that has ensued—and the prodigious amount of detail has been carefully woven into a perfected plan because ot the foresight of Mr. Durbin in the selection of his lieu- tenants—the members of the conven- tion committee.
i No convention of the Ad Clubs has been in such a state of readiness as is that to sta rt in Philadelphia next week. The delegates might have begun their influx ten days ago just as well as on next Sunday. The Poor Richard Club had all meeting places arranged for even before they sought the honor of being hosts to the Ad Clubs and their entertainm ent plans have been perfected for months. Many of the twenty-nine different departmentals of this convention are as large numerically as the average convention.
Many N arberthites have manifested their desire to register as participants in the meetings of this great business school and as observers of the big, spectacular events. The privilege is open to men and women and costs $2.50 each person. Registration may be made a t the Bellevue-Strat- ford Hotel or a t Houston Hall, U. of P., beginning Saturday, June 24.
POOR RICHARD WOMENFOLK ALSO BUSY
The wives and other womenfolk of the households of members of the Poor Richard Club will be as busy as the men. They will act as hostesses to the women who accompany the various clubs. I t is expected tha t there will he about two thou sand out-of-town women who are to he entertained each day and evening during the stay of the Ad Men in Philadelphia.
UNION SERVICE
SUNDAY NIGHT
METHODIST CHURCH
YOUNG PEOPLES’ MEETING
LED BY
BAPTIST SOCIETY
LAY SERMON MR. JAMES MacMARTIN
6.45 AND 7.45 YOU ARE INVITED
EVERY ONE OUT SUNDAY NIGHT.
Lay Sermon by a Famed Advertising Man—Methodist Church Union
Meeting.N early ten thousand men and
women from many parts of the world meet in Philadelphia next week to consider the ethics of business and to help establish new standards for its practice.
These folk are earnest men and women who are try ing their best to apply the practice of practical Christianity to the world of commerce—and they have made much progress in the decade of their career.
To s ta rt its week of proceedings with sermons in the churches of the convention city is one of the unique things introduced by these advertis-ing folk, and N arberth is honored by being the only suburb to have a lay j preacher this year.
Mr. J a mes MacMartin, president of MacMartin Advertising. Service, Minneapolis, Minn., has consented to come to Narberth to give a lay se rmon Sunday evening, June 25, a t the union service at t he Methodist Church.
Mr. MacMartin is one of the big personalities behind this movement and will be well worth hearing.
Every loyal citizen of N arberth should at tend th is union meeting as a personal tribute to the president of the Poor Richard Club, Mr. R. H. D urbin, who is one of our fellow tow nsmen and who heads the local a rmy of hosts to the members of this main- moth educational force.
JULY 4th, 1916Some day for Narberthites has been planned by the com
mittee. A whole day of fun for the kiddies and grown-ups, too.A big brass band is ours for the day.A wonderful display of fireworks on the ball field in the
evening. Big parade in the morning, in which the school children will
participate. Every boy and girl in line will be given a flag to carry.The members of this Fourth of July Celebration Committee
are all busy. Avenues have been assigned to each one, and every house will be visited. You are asked to give your mite to make this day a “big success.’’ If you are not at home or missed by these collectors, do not be overlooked, just send your contribution to any member.
Don’t forget to decorate your porch and hang out the “Good Old Stars and Stripes.”
Route of parade and full day’s program will be published in next issue of “Our Town.”
EDWIN P. DOLD, Chairman, RAYMOND C. JONES, Secretary, FLETCHER W. STITES, Treasurer.
SPECIAL COMMITTEESFlag Raising—Messrs. Stites, Cole, MuschampParade—Messrs. Dold, Noel, Gray, RoseBand—Messrs. Walzer, Jones, Mueller, EsslingerBall Games—Messrs. Walzer, Jones, RoseFireworks—Messrs. Dold, Noel, Smedley, Gray, Brooks
ST. MARGARET’SLAWN FETE
The annual lawn festival for the benefit of St. M argaret’s Church will open this Wednesday evening, June 21st, and will continue every evening for the balance of the week, w eather permitting. The closing is scheduled for Saturday evening, when a popularity contest for the most popular baby boy and girl will be decided and prizes awarded the successful contestant. The prizes are on exhibition in Fiedler’s drug store window.
EVANS’ SINGLE IN TENTH INNING BEATS NARBERTH
Berwyn Downs Narberthites, 3-3—Ensinger and Lewis in P i t c h e r s ’ Battle—Fleck’s Throw in Ninth Staves Off Defeat For An Inning
It required ten innings for Berwyn to down the Boroughites a t Berwyn Saturday. To s ta rt the tenth inning. Flick Stites poked Kelly in the ribs, and he stole second, and advanced to third on L. Davis’ fly to centre field, and scored the deciding run of the game, when Joe Evans banged out a single over Mellon’s head.
It was evident from the s ta rt of the game, tha t it was going to be a pitchers’ battle, between Ensinger and Lewis. Our own Ed. stood the pace until the ninth inning, when the first three hit safely, and during the excitement, Lewis was run down between third and home.Fleck’s Throw Makes Game Go E xtra
Inning.E. Hayman, the fast flying centre
gardener of Berwyn, flew out to Fleck, and McLees tried to score, but Fleck’s throw beat him to it, completing a fast double play.
Berwyn scored the first run of the game in the fourth inning, when Ensinger passed three men in succession, filling the bags; Hayman then scored the ir first and only run of that inning, when Evans was safe on Walter Hum phries error. Ensinger then fanned L. Davis, and caused G. Hayman to fly out to Colwyn Humphreys and Lewis grounded out to Davis on first.
Berwyn then made the count and none when in the sixth inning they tallied their second run of the game, Kelly singled, hut was forced out a t second by Watson, who immediately stole second, and scored on L. Davis’ single.
Narberth Evens Up the Score.It was then the seventh inning and
things looked badly for Narberth, but things turned about and Fleck and Gene Davis both singled, and Davis stole second, but F leck was held on third. Gilmore then scored Fleck on his fly to Evans in righ t field, which, by the way, was a very close play.
Colwyn Humphreys then did the unexpected, when w ith two strikes, he cracked out a single over W atson’s head. Colwyn, however, was put out of the game for disputing the umpire’s decision when trying to steal second, necessitating Charlie Humphreys to finish out the game as catcher.
With two out in the tenth inning, Bill Simpson singled, and the faithful rooters w ere howling for W alter Humphreys to clout one, but he was out via 6-3—shortstop to first.
Then Berwyn scored the winning
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OLD-TIME RESIDENTVISITS NARBERTH
Perhaps one of the oldest form er residents of this section now living is Mr. Adolphus Edler, of Millville, N. J. Mr. Edler was in N arberth re cently and one of the reporters for “Our Town” had the pleasure of an interview with him. More than fifty years ago Mr. Edler lived in the house now occupied by John A. Mowrer at Montgomery and Woodbine avenues. At th a t time the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, which was a n a r row gauge track built with rails laid upon square stones, many of which are still in evidence w ithin the limits of Narberth, ran directly through the orchard which belonged to the property occupied by Mr. Edler. Many times, the old gentleman said, he would stand by the tracks with a basket or pan of apples and hand them to the passengers as the trains went by. He was asked if the tra in s did not go too fast, and replied th a t the fast line traveled about as rapidly as he could run, and it was not difficu lt to band apples to the passengers on the accommodations.
The building occupied by Mr. John R. Kernan at the corner of Essex and Montgomery avenues, was at th a t time a station, the name of which was Libertyville. The engines on th is interesting railroad were all named for certain prom inent persons, so that in speaking of the arrival of a train, they would usually say, “How soon will he Bill Jones be due?” When desiring to stop one of these “fliers,” the engineer or brakem an would put h is foot on an iron rod which extended down to the track . By pressing his whole weight on th is brake, he would he able to bring the train to a stop a t short notice.
We hope on some future occasion to have Mr. Edler come to N arberth and tell our citiezns about the in te r esting days when he was a resident of this place.
INDIA SUPPER.
Menu.Chicken Alphabet Soup
Chicken Currie RiceMango-Chutney
Indian F ru it Pot-Pouri Rolls and Coffee
Don’t Miss It.Served by real natives.
SOME RELIGIOUS BEGINNINGS IN NARBERTH
Dear Editor:I have been repeatedly requested
to furnish in some perm anent form, the historical data presented during the celebration of our twenty-fifth anniversary. In compliance with that request I venture to send you some ex tracts from my historical address delivered on the morning of June 4,in t he hope th a t it may be of in terest to your large circle of readers and also afford an opportunity for those who so desire, to preserve these historical facts.
Sincerely yours,John Van Ness,
P asto r of the N arberth P r esbyterian Church.
Historical Address On the evening of June 2, 1891, the
N arberth Presbyterian Church was organized—just twenty-five years ago la st Friday night. It might seem to some an event of such re cent origin would hardly demand a celebration. Ours is one of the youngest churches in the Presbytery. We have erected our building alm ost w ithin the shadow of an old Quaker Meeting House whose antiquity is m ore than two hundred years greater than ours. But still we will do well to pause and reflect upon t he passing of the first quarter of a century of our church life. I t is m ore than likely that m any who are here this m orning will not have the privilege of celebrating th e passing of another twenty-five years, although th e re are som e of these little ones who may
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PYLE—LATCH WEDDING.
A very pretty wedding was solemnized last Wednesday afternoon a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Latch, Hagy’s Ford road, east of Nar- berth, when their daughter, Eva G. Latch, was m arried to Mr. Ellwood Baker Pyle, of Phoenixville, Pa. The ceremony took place on the spacious veranda in a nook embowered with mountain laurel. The bride looked very charming, beneath the folds of her bridal veil. She was attended by her sister, Miss Emma Latch, while another sister, Miss Anna Latch, played the wedding march. The best man was Mr. George Klenk. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Van Ness, pastor of the Narberth Presbyterian Church. A wedding dinner followed, served under th e shade trees of the lawn. A large company of relatives and invited guests were present.
One of the Guests,
Y. M. C. A. BENEFIT.
India Sapper.Thursday, 5 to 7 P. M.
Admission 25 cents.Come and bring the whole family.
J. A. MILLER SECURES MORE COMMODIOUS QUARTERS
Our enterprising roofer and tin- smith, J.A. Miller, has removed from his former place of business on Forest avenue to w hat is known as the old fire house building, 246 Haverford avenue. This will give Mr. Miller an oppotunity to develop, as his b u s i- ness had greatly outgrown the former location.
Jam es R. Cole, painting contractor, has also established an office and shop a t 248 Haverford avenue. Both of these young men have established themselves firmly in business in our town. The fact th a t they are compelled to seek larger quarters is sufficient evidence of this.
POST OFFICE NOTES.Box rents for the quarter ending
September 30th will be payable between the 20th and last day of June. Every box in the post office is rented, and there is a waiting list of more than a dozen applicants.
There has been received a t the Narberth Post Office a bulletin from the Department of Labor a t Washington, containing a call for 30,000 to 40,000 men to help harvest the crops in Kansas. The ra te of wages range from $2.00 to $6.00 per day. Bulletin is posted in the lobby.
SEROMANI AND MOONSHAMIWill direct you through the hall of "Oriental Curios.” Come and see how the “other half lives.” Thursday, 5 to 9 P. M„ a t the Y. M. C. A.
OUR TOWNOwned, and Published every T hurs
day by the N arberth Civic Association.
HARRY A. JACOBS. Editor.
Mrs. C. R. B lackall G. M. Henry Mrs. C. T. Moore A. J. Loos Mrs. E. C. Stokes Henry Rose Miss Adah Durbin W. T. Melchior E arl F. Smith O. L. Hampton
Associate Editors.
MAIZIE J. SIMPSON, Cashier.
H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.
Send all le tters and news item to P. 0. Box 404.
Send all advertising copy to P. O. Box 820.
Make all rem ittances to P. O. Box 118.
Our Town is on sale a t the depot newsstand, and a t the store of H. E. Davis.
Entered as second-class m atter, October 15, 1914, a t tbe Post Office at Narberth, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1916
EMERGENCY PHONE CALLS F ire 350.Police 1250.
Our attention has been called to the fact th a t some person or persons have wantonly mutilated one of the finest trees in Narbrook Park, by cutting out a large piece of the bark. We cannot too strongly condemn such acts of vandalism, and tru s t the offenders will be strictly held to account. Efforts are being made by the Park Development Committee to find out who the offenders are, and we believe it is the ir intention to offer a reward for the a rres t and conviction of anybody who trespasses in this manner, e ither on any of the lots held in private ownership, or on that part of tbe tra c t held for the public. In this particu lar instance, the damage may have been done thoughtlessly by children; in any event, it must be understood tha t any further destruction of this kind will be punished.
The stereotyped phrase, “Every one present had an enjoyable time and voted the affair a big success,” is often used when it is only half or less true, but the old-fashioned complimentary w rite-up never fitted an affair better than it does the commencement exercises of the N arberth High School of 1916.
The invocation was delivered by the Rev. Andrew S. Burke.
There were three good songs by the Girls’ Chorus, and one by the Senior G irls’ Quartette, a ll acceptably rendered.
Commencement addresses are often rather labored affairs, and of a character, it m ust be confessed, th a t are not especially interesting to an audience, but our old friend, the Rev. Dr. Abbott, now of Albany, N. Y., who by a happy thought was invited by the graduating class to speak to it, proved th a t an address of th is kind can be made interesting and educational to any listener. I t is not too much to say tha t Dr. Abbott’s talk, the subject of which w’as “The Three Grades of Thinking,” and delivered in the m asterly fashion of which Dr. Abbott is capable, kept all the audience deeply interested, word for word, sentence for sentence, from the beginning to the end—in fact, like all good things, it seemed much too short. It is unfortunate that the address cannot be printed here verbatim for the sake of those who were prevented from hearing it. Suffice to say, it was a classic and most peculiarly appropriate to the occasion.
The short ta lks given by Mr. McCarter, P resident of the Board; Mr. Melchior, the Principal, and Mr. Downes, one of the Directors, were well chosen and well delivered.
A feature th a t deserves special mention is the little speech made by the Class President, Carroll Downes, in which he surprised the Board of Directors by presenting the la tte r with a check for $100, the gift of the Class of 1916, to be used toward fu rnishing equipm ent for the physics class. The speech itself is w orthy of a great deal more than passing m ention. Carroll goes to Dartm outh in the fall, and some day may be a g reat
lawyer. Surely there is no apparen t reason why he should not he. He certainly has a big s ta rt on h is prospective fellow-students when it comes to m aking a speech with all the word “speech” implies.
N arberth may rest content th a t it has a high school to be proud of. T hat is an indisputable assertion and m ight be contradicted only by those not fam iliar with the true situation. The class graduating on the 16th is the largest senior class in the h istory of the school. Proof is not lacking th a t if any one of our g raduates is not properly equipped to en ter any college in the land, it is positively not the fault of the school. No college entrance examinations a re more difficult to pass than those of Bryn Mawr. Two of our 1916 class, Jean Justice and Agnes Rose, have taken these examinations successfully and with no special preparation.
Now as to how the graduates were dressed. Well, the girls swore—at least the girls wore some light th in g s ' that looked like wedding garm ents, j but for further details, please refer |to one of the lady editors.
W hile definite plans have not been made in all cases, our graduates will pursue their studies in various colleges, conservatories, etc., depending upon the career each has mapped out for him self or herself.
The Honor Roll is as follows:President, Carroll Downes, J r .Vice-President, Jean G. Justice.Secretary, Alice H. Smedley.T reasurer, Agnes M. Rose.Marion F. Haws.Madeleine V. McCoy.Augusta B. Witherow.J. Estelle Cohic.Marion E. Trotter.Chas. H. McCarter, Jr.F ranklin J. Foster.Narberth, you may well be proud of
your school. You will have occasion to also be proud of the children you send there, but see to it th a t a s thetown grows, the school facilities are increased correspondingly.
There was just one fly in the o intm ent on Friday evening—the w eath er—but as everything else was m ark ed 100 per cent., we will let it go a t that, and forget the long w alk up the hill in a driving rain storm.
Senior DanceThe week’s exercises were brought
to a fitting close by tlie Senior Dance on Saturday night a t Elm Hall.
It was a trea t to the uninvited to take a peep a t the dancers. R ight here the question of clothes crops up, but as our lady editors a re not w riting this, a mere m an’s description of the dress proposition will have to suffice, but even so, mere m an knows enough of the subject to say definitely that the array of gowns was s tu n ning. Ju s t paste this in your ha t— our girls know how to dress and need no coaching from anybody. Of course, they have one great advantage, in that they are such a goodlooking bunch th a t anything they may happen to w ear looks beautiful. When it comes to dad's pocketbook— but le t tha t pass.
The dance started a t S.30 and stopped a t 11.59. A m ighty good natured and overworked orchestra responded to all encores, and tha t means th a t there were few chances to re s t between dances. The whole affair was refined and very enjoyable and quite on a par with the previous successful functions, of the week.
The Class of 1916 may be heartily congratulated on the very happy “send off” given it. N arberth’s best wishes for a bright and happy fu tu re go with each graduate. They a re a credit to "The- Year Round Home Town.”
UNION TWILIGHT SERVICEThe regular Union Twilight services
will be held as usual in July and August, under the auspices of the Young Men’s Christian Association.
P lans are already under way and it is hoped tha t in terest in these m eetings will be greater than ever.
Owing to a recent real es ta te deal the lo t a t the corner of W indsor and F orrest avenues, our usual m eeting place, has been sold. However, we have been exceedingly fortunate to secure a place which in some respects is better. Mr. W. D. Smedley, who has purchased the Justice property on North N arberth avenue, has w illingly granted us the use of th a t lot and house for our meetings. W atch for la te r announcements.
Silence makes a bluff th a t’s hard to call.
WHAT’S HAPPENED TOTHE COLLECTORS OF ASHESl
To the Editor of Our Town:Christopher Columbus, it is assum
ed, discovered Am erica in 1492. Can any of our esteemed citizens, with occult powers prognosticate when the ash collecting brigade of Narberth will be discovered gathering ashes in our classic precinct? I t is alm ost five weeks since the last collection and no signs indicate they will be gathered a t an early day. The only favor, outside of paying taxes, a g reat many of our citizens have been g ran ted is the collection of ashes. For goodness sake do not take tha t privilege way of the citizens m ight issue a “Declaration of Independence” of their own.
As a num ber of our citizens still persist in carrying ashes from their cellars, the ir trim lawns are “beautifully” decorated with old boxes, tin cans, etc., which beyond a doubt do not add to the beauty of this pretty litle town. Besides, these receptacles are the breeding-places for mosquitoes, and as th is up-to-date borough has declared a w ar of exterm ination on the pesky insects it behooves the borough officials to ac t promptly in the m atte r and insist on the regular two weeks’ collection in summer,
j By the way, the pile of ashes ac- j cum ulating in the rea r of the fire I house w ere prom ptly removed by the I energetic attendants, but the collec- : tion of slops, refuse, etc., on the Y. M. C. A. property is a disgrace to the town, a menace to health and a source of annoyance to the neighborhood. Why not be public-spirited and follow the example of the fire house attendant? Cannot the Board of H ealth take action? Get busy. Clean up!
PubUc Welfare.
CHILDREN.Bring them to the India supper.
I They will be taken care of by a competent person. No charge for children under two years of age.
NOTICE.
On Saturday afternoon, June 24, from 2 un til 6, there will be a cake and candy sale, also peanuts and ice cream cones, on Moore’s lawn, corner Merion and Wynnewood avenues, for the benefit of the new parish house of All Sain ts’ P. E. Church.
This is being given by two little girls, Elizabeth H unter and Dorothy Moore.
U . S . MAIL—M a y 3 8 , 1 9 1 G .
Arrival.6.00 A. M.—E ast and through west G.43 A. M.—E ast and through west5.59 A. M.—Local w est
10.37 A. M.—East and through west 11.50 A. M.—East and through w est 12.2G P. M.—Local west1.37 P. M.—East and through west 3.2G P. M.—Local west4.27 P. M.—East and through west G.37 P. M.—Local w est
D eparture.G.43 A. M.—Local w est8.59 A. M.—E ast and through w est
10.37 A. M.—Local west10.4S A. M.—E ast and through west 12.26 P. M.—East and through west1.37 P. M.—Local west3.2G P. M.—E ast and through west4.27 P. M.—Local westG.37 P. M.—East and through west G.59 P. M.—East and through west
S u n d a y .Arrives G.00 A. M.Departs 5.47 P. M.
WHO’S WHO IN NARBERTH.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.Burgess—Geo. M. Henry.T reasurer—Edwin P. Dold.Clerk of Councils—Chas. V. Noel. Tax Collector—Jam es F . Sherron. S treet Commissioner—W. S. McClel
lan.Building Inspector — J. Howard
Smedley.Counselor—Fletcher W. Stites. Constable—Fred. W alzer.
POST OFFICE NOTES.Stamps a re on sale of every de
nomination from one cent to fifteen cents, except eleven and fourteen; also a plentiful supply of postal cards, stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers.
Prices of stamped envelopes:25 lc envelopes.............. $ .28
100 l c envelopes...............1.1025 2c envelopes..................53
100 2c envelopes............ 2.10
All potatoes have eyes, and some have specs.
NOTICE OF SPECIALPUBLIC ELECTION
P ursuant to an Ordinance providing for a special election for the purpose of obtaining the assen t of the electors of the Borough of N arberth, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, to an increase of the in debtedness of the School District. Notice is hereby given to the
qualified electors of the Borough oi Narberth, Montgomery County, P ennsylvania, th a t on Saturday, the fifteenth day of July, A. D. 1916, between the hours of seven A. M. and seven P. M. a t the building of the N arberth F ire Company, F orest Avenue North of Haverford and Merion Avenues, in the said Borough of N arberth, an election will be held for the purpose of obtaining the assen t of the electors of the said Borough of Narberth to the increase of indebtedness of the School D istrict in the sum of Fifty-eight Thousand Dollars ($58,000.00.)
The following is a statem ent of the indebtedness of the School D istrict of the Borough of N arberth:The last assessed valuation
of taxable property w ithin the Borough w as..$2,202,920
The am ount of the existing indebtedness of the School D istrict of the saidBorough is ........................... 23,888
The am ount of the proposed increase of indebtednessthereof is ............................. 58,000(Which includes the paym ent of
present floating indebtedness in the sum of $9,000.00.)
The percentage of the said proposed increase to the last assessed valuation is. .02632
The total am ount of funded indebtedness afte r said in crease is made will b e___ 72,888
The percentage of said total am ount of funded in debtedness to the lastassessed valuation i s ............... 0330SThe purpose for which the in
debtedness of the said School D istrict of N arberth is proposed to be increased is to erect, upon the grounds owned and occupied by the School District, a new building for school purposes to consist of eight rooms and a well lighted basem ent for gymnasium purposes, and to install a new heating p lan t capable of adequately heating both the present building and the new building, the total cost of which will require an expenditure of Forty-nine Thousand Dollars ($49,000.00), and to provide for the pay-
| ment of the present floating indebtedness of the School D istrict in the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00.)
The said electors may a t the time | and a t the place aforesaid cast their ballots for or against the said proposed increase of indebtedness of said School D istrict.
Said election is pursuant to Ordinance approved by the Board of School D irectors and enacted into an j Ordinance on the tenth day of Juno, A. D. 1916.
C. Howard McCarter,President.
A ttest:Mary S. Melchior,
Secretary of the Board of School Directors.
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL. !Finance and Law Committee—A. P. \
Redifer, chairm an; W. D. Smedley, j H. D. N arrigan. |
Highway Committee—II. D. N arri- gan, chairm an; E. C. Stokes, Robert! Saville. j
Police and H ealth—W. D. Sm edley,! chairm an; E. C. Stokes, W illiam J. i Henderson. j
W’ater, F ire and Light—W illiam Henderson, chairm an; A. P. Redifer, Robert Saville.
POST OFFICE NOTES.
Printed stam ped envelopes may be secured a t the post office a t the following prices:500 1-cent envelopes....................$5.62500 2-cent envelopes......................$10.62
These envelopes are of first quality. The nam e and address of purchaser neatly printed in upper left hand corner, with request to re tu rn i n ------------days. Note th e price.
Edw ard S. Haws, Postm aster.
Stepping on a banana peel has enabled a lo t of men to go the ir length.
Don’t blam e a g irl for assum ing a striking attitude when she’s trying, to make a hit.
EVANS’ SINGLE IN TENTHINNING BEATS NARBERTH
run in their half of the tenth, as stated above.
The score:
BERWYN.R. H. o. A. E.
E. Hayman, cf___ . 1 0 3 0 0Kelly, ss................. . 1 1 1 3 1W atson, 3b............. . 1 0 1 0 0L. Davis, lb .......... . 0 1 10 1 0Evans, rf ............... .. 0 1 1 0 0G. Hayman, c. . . . . 0 0 9 3 1Lewis, p.................... 0 1 0 5 0McLees, 2b............... 0 1 5 0 1Higgins, If............. .. 0 1 0 0 0
T o ta l s ................ .. 3 6 30 12 3
NARBERTH.R. H. O. A. E.
W. Humphreys, 2b 0 1 2 3 2Stites, ss., p ............ 0 1 1 4 0Mellon, 3b................ 0 0 3 2 0Fleck, If................... 1 1 1 1 0E. Davis, lb ........... 1 2 13 0 0McClellan, cf........... 0 0 2 0 0Gilmore, rf ............... 0 0 0 0 0E. Humphreys, c ... 0 1 4 2 0C. Humphreys, c ... 0 0 3 2 0Ensinger, p.............. 0 0 0 0 1Simpson, ss.............. 0 1 0 0 0
_ _ _ _ _T o ta ls ................... 2 7 *29 14 3•Two out when winning run was
scored.
N arberth ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-- 2Berwyn .......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-- 3
Earned runs—N arberth, 2; Berwyn, 2. Three-base hit—E. Davis. Sacrifice hits—Mellon, Gilmore, 2. Stolen bases—Stites, 2; E. Davis, Simpson, Hayman, Kelly, Watson, Higgins. Left on bases—N arberth, 5; Berwyn, 9. S truck out—By Ensinger, 5; by Lewis, 9; by Stites, 1. Double plays— Fleck to Chas. Humphreys. Bases on balls—Off Ensinger, 5; off Lewis, 1. H it by pitched ball—Kelly by Stites. Wild pitches—Ensinger. Umpire— Beck. Time of game— 1.55. Scorer— E arl T. Smith. '
Notes of the Game.Gene Davis tripled in the second
inning, but the next th ree batters couldn’t score him.
Paoli visits us next week.Three weeks now, since we have
won a game. Come out next week and see us tu rn the tables.
Nig Koons and Dick W allace were down to the Penn Alumni celebration. They’ll be w ith us next week.
Ensinger surprised us.Hard luck Eddie.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS ATNARBERTH POST OFFICE
Mrs. M artha T. Chapmay, N arberth, Pa.
Edward S. Haws, P . M.
DON’T FAILTo take the “Oriental E xpress” through India Thursday a t the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, lietween 5 and 9 P. M.
INDIA SUPPEROn Thursday, June 22nd, from five
until seven o’clock, there w ill be a British India supper in the Y. M. C.. A. served by Oriental boys in native costume. This supper w ill be under the supervision of twro ladies, who have lived in India. I t is fo r the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. P rice of tickets, 25 cents. There will be some one in attendance in the Y. M. C. A. to look afte r all children during the supper hour.
EXTRA.
Please buy your Sunday cake on June 24t a t the cake and candy sale given by Dorothy Moore and E lizabeth Hunter, on Moore’s lawn, a t the corner of Merion avenue and W ynne- wood road.
If you cannot come, phone your order to N arberth 675-M.
All kinds of home-made cake and candy, also peanuts and ice cream comes will be for sale.
This will be for the benefit of the new parish house of All Sain ts’ P E. Church.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSTwo cents per word In advance; minim..™ _______________ten words.
FOR SALE—Rich top soil, from old garden, 50c per load on promises. F. M. Justice.
616 Montgomery avenue.
FOR SALE—Five thoroughbred collie pups, four weeks old. Apply J. p. O'Neill, 316
Meeting House Lane, Narberth, Pa.
A ll BERTH, P A .-O U R TO W K -JU N E 22, 1916
JfaniB of tfie QUiurclffaMERION MEETING HOUSE.
Merion Meeting House is opened for worship every F rist-day a t 11 A. M. Visitors are cordially welcome.
A registry hook is kept for visitors. All are asked to reg ister th e ir names.
ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH.Early Mass on Sunday from April
1st to October 31st a t 6.30 A. VI. From November 1st to Marcn 31st a t 7 A. M. Late Mass, 9.30 A. M. throughout the year. Masses on holydays, 6.30 and 8.30 A. M. W eekdays a t 8. Evening devotions and other services a t regular times.
EVANGEL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Emerson L. Swift, Pastor.
Sundays: 9.30 A. M.—P rayer se rvice of the Bible school for all who a re interested in its work.
9.45 A. M.—Bible school. Mr. J. B.Davis will be the teacher of the m en’s class. The tem perance talk by Mr. Braden last Sunday was very in te resting. ,
11.00 A. M.—Morning, worship.Captain W. R. Howell, of the Colfor- teu r cruiser “Robert G. Seymour,” th a t plies in the w aters of Puget Sound, will preach. This will be a very interesting occasion.
7.00 P. M.—Union young people’s service a t the Methodist Church.
7.45 P. M.—Union m eeting a t the Methodist Church. Mr. Jam es Mac- Martin will speak.
Wednesday, S.OO P. M.—P rayer and praise service: subject, “The Glad Triumph,” Psalm 92: 4-6. Our m idweek service is well attended and helpful.
The proceeds of the Ladies’ Aid Society festival will be a li ttle over $50. This is a good resu lt from their first effort. They feel encouraged to attem pt larger things.
tion to the residents of N arberth, Wynnewood, Ardmore and vicinity to attend any or all of the services.
There will be a cake and candy sale a t the southeast corner of Merion and Wynnewood avenues, N arberth, on Saturday afternoon, June 24th, for the benefit of All Saints’ Parish Hou: Fund. This sale is being given by two little girls of the Sunday school, and it is hoped the members of the church will come and help them out.
The church ’busses leave W ynnewood ami N arberth stations a t 10.40 on Sunday mornings.
SOME RELIGIOUSBEGINNINGS IN NARBERTH
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Itev. C. G. Koppel, Pastor.
Sunday services:9.45— Sunday school. All classes
m aintained throughout the summer.11.00—Morning worship. Sermon
by Mr. Koppel.G.45—Union m eeting of a ll young
people’s societies of local churches. Service held in the lecture room, led by a member of the Baptist Society.7.45— Union church service. Sermon
by Mr. Jam es MacMartin. Miss Wentz a t the organ. Selection by Miss Prescott and tlie chorus choir.
Mid-week service, 8.00, W ednesday evening, in charge of the pastor. A quiet, helpful hour of p rayer and meditation.
Ladles’ Aid Society.The members of th is organization
held their final m eeting prior to the summer recess last Tuesday evening. The reports showed the organization to have enjoyed a most prosperous season. E ight new members were received at the meeting, m aking the to tal membership to date of sixty-five. The ladies are planning for a busy winter season with an active campaign for increased membership. W ithin two years, led by the efficient president, Mrs. W ard, th is society has more than doubled its w ork and membership. After the transaction of business the m embers were en tertained a t the home of Mrs. C. E. Anderson.
IE NARBERTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. John Van >’css, Minister.
Next Sunday:10 A. M.—Sunday school.11 A. M — Public -worship, reception
of new members and celebration of th e sacram ent of the Lord’s supper.
7.45 P. M.—Union m eeting in the Methodist Church w ith speaker fu r nished by the P resbyterian Church— Mr. James MacMartin.
ALL SAINTS’ F. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Andrew S. Burke, B*ctor.
The services a t All Saints’ P. E. Church, Montgomery and Wynne- wood avenues, fo r next Sunday a re as follows:
8.00 A. M.—Holy communion.9A5 A. M.—Sunday school.11.00 A. M.—Morning prayer w ith
sermon.4.00 P. Mi—Evening prayer. .The pews of All Saints’ Church a r t
free, and Rev. Andrew S. Burke, the rector, extends a m ost cordial invita
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ta rry to participate in the centennial celebration of this church.
I also remind you that the first twenty-five years in the life of a church are exceedingly im portant years. Especially is this true in a community as young and as changeable as is this one. This church is one of the oldest things in N arberth ; in fact, it is older than N arberth itself, for the little village th a t clustered around the little railw ay sta tion called Elm, twenty-five years ago, did not receive officially the name of N arberth until some tim e after this church was organized.
Within w hat is now the corporate lim its of N arberth, this was the first church to he organized. Previous to tha t time there had been religious m eetings held in private homes and
I elsewhere. A Sunday school had I been started in the dwelling house 1 now occupied by Mr. Bowman, on I Elmwood avenue. M inisters also from various denominations came a t times and conducted public worship in the same hous«. This continued for a year or so when it was thought best by many th a t a regularly organized church should be established. And so those inclined toward the Presbyterian faith s e n t . a petition to the Presbytery of Philadelphia, north, for the appointm ent of a committee for the purpose of organizing a Presbyterian church. This committee was duly appointed and consisted of Gen. Louis Wagner, Rev. J. E. W right, D.D., Rev. E. J. Levingood, W illiam H. Scott, J. C. McCurdy and Rev. C. R. Erdm an. This committee m et a t the home of Mr. Charles E. K ream er at Elm Station on Tuesday evening, June 2, 1891. Dr. W right presided, and Mr. Erdm an, of the Overbrook Church, acted as clerk of the m eeting. The petition was read and after full discussion the request was granted and the organization was effected. The following nine persons were received as the charter members of the new church, the first two of whom are still mem bers: Mrs. Anna M. Owens, Mrs. William W right, Mr. and Mrs. Freem an S. Belcher, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Yardley and the Misses Blanche and Grace Yardley, and Miss L aura E. Smith. Messrs. Belcher and Yardley w ere elected Ruling Elders, and Mr. Erdm an was appointed M oderator of the Session. The following w ere elected tru stees: J. Alexander Simpson, Charles E. Kreamer, Joseph Mullineaux, Jr., F. S. Belcher and Edward Forsythe. It is indicative of the liberal sp irit m anifested by other denom inations tow ard this new horn church, th a t only one of the members of the Board of T ru stees was a Presbyterian.
During the autum n of th a t sam e year a modest church building was completed a t the corner of W indsor and Grayling avenues, and was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on November ceremonies on November 24, 1891. The sermon of th a t occasion was delivered by Rev. Charles Wood, D. D., of Germantown. Others who participated in the exercises were: Dr. Patton, of W ayne; Dr.Miller, of Bryn Mawr; Rev. C. R. Erdm an, of Overbrook, and Rev. Thomas C. T rotter, and Rev. P. L. Jones, of N arberth.
On November 7, 1892, Rev. W. Y. Brown, D. D„ w as called as pastor and was duly installed on F ebruary 11, 1894.
In the ea rly m orning of Saturday, January 11, 1896, a d isastrous fire completely destroyed the church building. T hat sam e evening i t w as decided to erect a tem porary chapel and within less than a week, the building was erected and occupied the following Sunday. T hat Sunday m orning a t a m eeting of the Session the following in teresting resolutions w ere recorded: “The Session records w ith deep sorrow , yet w ith hum ble submission to Divine Providence, the destruction by fire of our beautifu l chapel, and all its contents a t about 3.30 o’clock on th e m orning of Jan
uary 11, 1896. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss is estim ated a t about $6000, on which the re was an insurance of $5000. The Session further records its gratitude th a t on the m orning of the fire the Methodist Church, through Mr. C. E. K ream er, president of the Board of Trustees, and the B aptist Church, through Rev, Harold Kennedy, its pastor, tendered to our church the privilege of sharing with them the us® of their church edifice a t such times as m ight be agreeable to us. We re tu rn our pro- loundest thanks to these dear brethren for thieir expression of sympathy and love in this hour of loss and affliction. I t is w ith profound thankfulness tha t the Session is permitted to s ta te also, th a t on S atu rday evening, January 11, a t an in formal conference with th e Board of Trustees, and some m embers of the congregation, it was determ ined to build a tem porary place of worship on one side of our own church lots, to be used by the congregation, pending the rebuilding of our chapel—th a t Mr. John K. Ketcham was directed to procede with the erection of a tem porary fram e building 20 x 40 feet, boarded and double lined w ith telt paper, and th a t he has completed it within the space of five days and that to-day we are perm itted to occupy it and to resum e all the stated means of grace. For all of which we thank God and take courage.
(Signed)Freeman F. Belcher,
Clerk.
That tem porary chapel w as used for nearly two years and then re moved to Cook’s Coal Yard, w here it now stands used as a storage building. A t presen t the only churchly thing about it is the colored glass windows in the gable ends.
Dr. Brown closed his pastorate in June, 1896, and a t a Congregational meeting held the following November, Rev. Loyal L. Graham, Jr., w as called to the. pastorate. Mr. Graham accepted the call and was ordained and installed on December 22, 1896. The sermon on th a t occasion was delivered by Dr. Alexander Henry, the charge to the pastor was given by his father, Dr. L. Y. Graham, and the charge to the people by Rev. C. R. Erdm an.
On January 28, 1897, the cornerstone of the present church building was laid with appropriate ceremonies and the building was completed by the following autum n, when the opening service was held Septem ber 9, 1897. In the meantime the Sunday School had been keeping pace w ith the growing church. There is no record of the beginning of the school, but in April, 1894, the school is reported as having fifty-three members. Among those who acted as superintendents in those early days of the life of the Sunday School were Mr. Samuel Mc- Conaughy, Mr. R ichard W allace, Mr. J. George Bucher, Mr. E. S. H aw s and Mr. Loder. In November, 1904, Mr. Haws was elected treasu rer and has continued in th a t office up to the present time. At th a t time the following teachers were in the school:
Dr. J. Berg Esenwein, Mr. W. D. Ross, Mr. C. N. Beddall, Mr. J. G. Bucher, Mrs Mary E. Marcelle, Miss Florence B. Ketcham, Miss Elizabeth Shaml, Miss M arguerite K irk and Miss F lorence Kirk. Mrs. E. S. Haws was placed in charge of the prim ary departm ent in 1904, and has been the efficient superintendent of th a t departm ent ever since. On June 18, 1905, the Session elected, as superin tendent of the school Mr. R. L. Beatty, who has served in th a t capacity up to the present time, and to his wise adm inistration is due m uch of the success of the school. Mr. G raham resigned as pastor in June, 1910, in order to accept a call to the F irs t P resbyterian Church of R ahway, N. J. The following October tlie congregation issued a call to the Rev. John Van Ness, of Germantown. This call was accepted and Mr. Van Ness was installed as pastor November 16, 1910, which pleasant rela tion ship has continued up to the present time.
This in briefest outline is the story of the beginnings of th is im portan t work. As in the days gone by, so may it be in the days th a t are to come, and even w ith m ore em phasis, th a t the N arberth P resbyterian Church may stand out In this com munity as a Beacon Light, shining for T ru th and Righteousness, and lighting up the pathway of the Kingdom of God.
WHAT IS MANGO-CHUTNEY ?
Come to the Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening and find out. There’ll be lots of others.
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Phone, Narberth 625 or 1284
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Try a Pound of
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J. A MILLER(Successor to E. J. HOOD)
HEATER AND RANGE WORK .SLATE AND TIN ROOFER
104 Forrest ATenneJobbing a Specialty. Narberth. Pa.
MAIN LINEBASEBALL SCHEDULE
The schedule follows:June 24—Paoli a t Narberth, Dun &
Co. a t Overbrook, Berwyn a t Wayne, Ardmore a t Bon Air.
Ju ly 1—Berwyn a t Overbrook, Dun & Co. a t Paoli, N arberth a t Ardmore, Wayne a t Bon Air.
Ju ly 4, A. M.—Berwyn a t Narberth, Wayne a t Overbrook, Paoli a t Ardmore, Dun & Co. a t Bon Air.
Ju ly 4, P. M.—Dun & Co. a t N arberth , Bon Air a t Overbrook, Ardmore a t Wayne, Berwyn a t Paoli.
Ju ly 8—Dun & Co. a t Narberth, Berwyn a t Wayne, Paoli a t Ardmore, Overbrook a t Bon Air.
Ju ly 15—Ardmore a t Overbrook, N arberth a t Wayne, Dun & Co. a t Paoli, Berwyn a t Bon Air.
Ju ly 22—Berwyn, a t Overbrook, Wayne a t Paoli, Dun & Co. a t Ardmore, N arberth a t Bon Air.
Ju ly 29—Berwyn a t Narberth, Paoli a t Overbrook, Dun & Co. a t Wayne, Bon Air a t Ardmore.
August 5—Overbrook a t N arberth, Ardmore a t Wayne, Paoli a t Bon Air, Dun & Co. a t Berwyn.
August 12—Dun & Co. a t Overbrook, Bon Air a t Wayne, Berwyn a t Paoli, N arberth a t Ardmore.
August 19—Overbrook a t Wayne, N arberth a t Paoli, Berwyn a t Ardmore, Dun & Co. a t Bon Air.
August 26—W ayne a t N arberth Overbroolt a t Paoli, Dun & Co. at Ardmore, Berwyn a t Bon Air.
September 2—Bon Air a t N arberth, Ardmore a t Overbrook, Paoli a t Wayne, Dun & Co. a t Berwyn.
September 4, A. M.—Overbrook a t N arberth, Dun & Co. a t Wayne, Berwyn a t Ardmore, Paoli a t Bon Air.
September 4, P. M.—Dun & Co. a t Overbrook, Berwyn a t Wayne, N arberth a t Paoli, Bon A ir a t Ardmore.
September 9—Ardmore at Narberth, Berwyn at Overbrook, Bon Air at Wayne, Dun & Co. at Bon Air.
September 16—Berwyn at Narberth. Wayne at Overbrook, Ardmore at Paoli, Dun & Co. at Bon Air.
September 23—Dun & Co. at Narberth, Berwyn at Paoli, Wayne at
: Ardmore, Overbrook at Bon Air.
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On E asy T e rm s .
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WM. D. SMEDLEYAt the Cabin,
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Bell Phone—Narberth 6G9 D.
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Phyllis—Do you know, mother, Moses used to have Indigestion Just like you do!
Mother — Why, dear, whatever makes you tjiink that?
Phyllis—Why, ’cos In our Bible lesson to-day Miss Smith said, "God gave MoBes two tablets.”
All Outdoors Invites Your Kodak
Moving Furniture and Hauling!Automobiles for Passenger Service Night Trips When Ordered
WAL TON BROS. Phone, Narberth 672We Invite Yonr Kodak Patronage
Films-Speed Films and Plates, all sizes.
Papers in all grades for those who like to do their own printing.
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Howard's Drug StoreFrank Crist
MEATS & PROVISIONSHigh Grade Butter
Telephone—Narberth 6 4 4 A .
HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fitting
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H. C. FRITSCHProperties For Rent and Sale
Fire Insurance Bell Phone 352 W.
WaU Building. Narberth, Pa.
Miesen’s BakeryNARBERTH ARCADE
BUILDING
Bread, Cake, Rolls, Pies,___ttCandy, Ice Cream” CATERING FOR PARTIES
Detective Bureau
INFORMATION FURNISHED ABOUT VOUR ROOF ALL KINDS OF LEAKS DETECTED
BAD LEAKS ARRESTEDLOSSES FROM LEAKS PREVENTED
“WHO SAID CHICKEN'?”If you follow the crowd Thursday
evening, you’ll do more than say it— you’ll eat it.
The Judge—Five years’ penal servitude.
The Prisoner (to friend In the gallery)—Go in an ’ tell the missis I sha’n ’t be ’ome to supper, Bill!
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3% interest allowed on Saving Fund accounts, compounded semi-annually.
Deposits of $1.00 and upward received in the Saving Fund Department. ____________
N ARBERTH OFFICE, Open From 8 A. M. to 4 P. M. Friday Evenings, 7 to 9.
THE FIRESIDEBetty Baxter's Gossip.
Miss Mabel Seymour spent a few days last week a t Atlantic City.
’Dorothy Moore is entertaining W arren and Mildred Hottle, of G erm an-! town. j
William J. Henderson and family, : of Chestnut avenue, left Friday for Ocean City. j
Mrs. E. C. Town’s mother, Mrs. Guitillius, from Mifflinsburg, is visiting her daughter.
Miss Anna McCaig, ot Woodside avenue, has gone on a visit to her aunt on Long Island.
Miss Mary T. Rudolph and M aster P ierre Smith have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jos. M. Dorsey.
Mr. and Mrs. F rank Calvert and daughter Marjorie, spent the weekend with relatives in Phoenixville.
Mrs. McCaig, of Woodside avenue, has as her house guest, Miss Henrie tta Collins, of Woodhaven, Long Island. ,
Mr. Geo. I. Dorsey, of 303 Wood- side avenue, has rented his house for the summer to Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Stalnaker, surgeon in the U. S. X.
Elizabeth H unter and Dorothy Moore invite you to come down to Merion and Wynnewood avenues on Saturday afternoon, June 24, to the cake and candy sale.
Dr. J. Berg Esenwein, formerly of Narberth, and now resident in Springfield, Mass., is a visitor in Philadelphia, and liis former home town for a few days.
Miss Virginia Downes is having a house party this week, including Salome Downes, of Dover, Delaware; F rank Winne, of Bryn Mawr, and Norman Graf, of Philadelphia.
Mr. J. Howard Jefferies, who is enjoying a three months’ leave of absence from his duties a t the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., will spend two weeks at Albany, N. Y., w ith Rev. A. H. Abbott.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. M. Dorsey, of Chestnut avenue, had as their guests on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jas. V. Gallagher, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Howard White and Mr. F. C. Dorsey, of Baltimore.
Horace Smedley is home from Syracuse University; B ertha Redifer, from State College; S tuart Thompson and Geo. Smith, from Delaware College, and Elva Darlington, from West Chester State Normal School.
Major H erbert A. Arnold, Medical Corps, National Guard of Pennsylvania, has been ordered to the mobilization camp a t Mt. Gretna. He has been detailed to duty on the staff of Major General Clements, Division Commander.
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P R O G R A MWeek Commencing Monday, June 19th
Monday, Tuesduy nnd Wednesday Triangle Presents
LILLIA N GISH and SPOTTISWOODE AITKKX in
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MABEL TALIAFERRO, Supported by EDWIN CAKKWE And a Notable Cast, in
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FLIES AND MOSQUITOES. YES OR NO?The Board of H ealth requests the co-operation of all citizens in its
efforts to exterm inate mosquitoes and flies. _Mosquitoes a re propagated in standing water. Do not allow w ater
to stand in cans, buckets, bottles or other vessels. Pools of standing w ater m ust be drained.
^ NO STANDING WATER, NO MOSQUITOESFlies are propagated principally in m anure and garbage. Stables
m ust be cleaned frequently and the m anure kept in pits. The pits m ust be screened to prevent the access of flies and m ust be kept dark.
Garbage cans m ust be kept covered.
NO BREEDING PLACES, NO FLIES Y o u r c o -o p e r a t io n i s r e q u e s t e d b y
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
"CAMP TOHICKON”The following item concerning the
life of Tohickon will doubtless be of considerable interest:
As far as possible, the small group idea or family unit is the standard for classification. Each ten t accommodates seven boys and an adult leader and this same grouping is carried throughout the round of daily activi
ideal is constructive, and every effort is made to secure men who will uphold this ideal. W ith few exceptions, they are recruited from the schools and colleges near Philadelphia.
The diciplining of the camp is not too strict, but does insist upon the observance of a few regulations th a t are for the camper’s safety and enjoyment. Every boy is expected to act as a gentleman and is on his honor. The use of tobacco in all forms is
ties. In the dining room they sit a t the ir separate table and are served as a family by their leader. This a r rangem ent enables the grouping of boys of like age and secures a close supervision, as well as helpful influences through contacts with picked men of strong personality. Parents need not fear to place their sons under Tohickon influence, for the camp
absolutely forbidden a t Camp Tohickon.
The following N arberth hoys are already signed up for p a rt of the season: Carl Metzgar, Ned Morgan, Baird Caldwell, R ichard Compton, Richard Odiorne, H erbert Krell, Edward Odell and Francis Wipf. We are adding to this lis t daily. How about your hoy?
Mr. and Mrs. William Livingston on Saturday evening entertained the following a t cards: Mr. and Mrs. A rthur Llewellyn, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Verna, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Cochrill and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Moore.
The police authorities of Lower Merion Township are determined to stop automobile speeding in the comm unity of Merion where the "speed laws’’ have been flagrantly violated. H ereafter motorists driving a t an unreasonable ra te and disregarding the signs will be fined, and continual offenders will be deprived of their licenses.
flies and the prizes carried out the same idea. An accordian band added to the attractions. The affair was in charge of Mrs. Ketcham, Mrs. Silf- ridge, Miss Edna Silfridge, Mrs. Arthur Cole, Mrs. Edward Muscliamp, Mrs. William Baily Goodall, Mrs. W illiam Horner, Miss Fanny Loos, Mrs. Charles Verna, Mrs. Edgar Cockrill, Mrs. Clarence Fowler and Mrs. Robert Dothard.
“FOLLOW THE CROWD”Thursday evening, and you will have a grand time. Whole families will be at the Y. M. C. A. eating chicken currie.
The garden and card party given by the N arberth branch of the Woman Suffrage party Wednesday was a g reat success. The porches of Mrs. John Sylvester Ketcham’s and Mrs. W illiam Silfridge’s homes were used for the card tables a which bridge and “500” were played. The tallies and decorations were yellow butter-
Employer—You have asked for an increase of salary , but I have been thinking of taking, you into the firm. In tha t case would you w ant the in crease of salary, too?
Clerk—Oh, n o ; in such circumstances I should he rigidly opposed to any Increase in our running expenses.
NARBERTH, PA .-O U R T O W N -JU NE 22 1916.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK A GREAT SUCCESSEvery Day Brought Something Worth While—School Spirit Ran High—Did You Miss It?
It’s All Over Now But the Memory of a Happy WeekYes, vacation is here for the throng
of hoys and girls who have found joy and hard work interm ingled on “The H ill” for the past ten months. Tired, hut enthusiastic teachers have bidden farewell to N arberth for several m onths’ sojourn in their homes. The principal and secretary alone rem ain, engaged in office work.
The prosperous school year was brought to a close by a week of school activities th a t shall long live in the minds of those who had the pleasure of being associated directly or indirectly with the school.
Baccalaureate Exercises.Commencement week was ushered
in by the baccalaureate service, held in All Saints’ Episcopal Church on Sunday evening, June 11th. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Andrew S. Burke, who took for his text, Rom. xii, 11, “Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.”
The sermon was practical and impressive. The class, faculty, Board of Education and friends who packed the church felt the hour to have been one deep with significance.
Field Day.N arberth School field day was the
attraction on Tuesday afternoon. The day was ideal and hundreds of parents and friends turned out to participate in the exercises of a gala day on Shand field. The little to ts’ races a lways are a feature of keen interest to the mothers. They were not disappointed at the pretty sight of the little white clad racers as they sprinted across the new smooth field.
Much credit is due Carroll Downes, Jr„ chairm an of the committee of arrangem ents, and to the junior class which had charge of the refreshm ents. The gross receipts were $39.48.
A full account of the field meet with events and w inners is published elsewhere in this issue as is also a full account of class day and commencement.
Alumni Night—Second Annual Alumni Reunion,
This was the evening th a t brought to the school the old students. It was Tuesday and Cupid did not in terfere, but ra th e r aided in getting out all the “singles.” Of course, the m arried members were all there.
After a private business meeting held in the office, a t which time Miss Ruth P rescott was elected to succeed Mr. Paul C arter as president, the members of the association adjourned to assembly hall, where an audience awaited the program of the evening.
Needless to say, school sp irit ran high. The school yells and song greeted P resident Carter, Speaker K ratz and P resident of Board of Education McCarter as they passed to the platform. A fter brief words of g reeting by the president of the association, Mr. C arter responded in words of appreciation of what the association is doing, and urged a continuance of the work. He pointed out some things that the association m ight do to help the school.
The speaker of the evening was Maxwell Kratz, Esq., of Philadelphia an alumnus of Princeton. He was perfectly a t home in an alum ni m eeting and his delivery and sacred advice and words of encouragem ent and congratulation won for him the adm iration of the audience.
He strongly emphasized the need of play grounds and athletic activities, of adequate equipment and room, and urged the members of the association to do their p art in influencing citizens to support advancement. He said he spoke authoritatively when he said "The next ten years will not find school worth while that does not have adequate grounds adjoining th buildings.”
The alumni history, w ritten by Miss Prescott and read by Miss Mary McCarter, was indeed interesting. It put the audience in touch with every member of the association. (A card index in the school office keeps the school in close touch with the members.)
W atson Owings did not fail to “deliver the goods” to the seniors in his advice to them prior to their “taking the degree.’’ Each member of the Class of ’16 had to come to the p la tform and face the audience. They were “perm itted” to remain close to
Watson, bu t many “p referred” to get j to the far end of the platform . j
A sho rt sketch by Carroll Downes, Jr., and Ruth P resco tt brought the program to a close.
The alum ni roll, by classes, was re sponded to by the old class yells. This was an in teresting feature.
Vocal selections by members of the association which interspersed the other num bers added greatly to the success of the happy hour.
A fter outbursts of school and class yells, the audience enjoyed refresh ments and a social hour.
Promotion Exercises. W ednesday m orning m arked another
m ilestone for 375 boys and girls. Pupils m easure life not so much in term s of years, as in term s of “grade.” This was promotion day and eager faces turned toward the principal, who held in his hand long rolls of "prom otions.”
The first grade was first called. W hat an applause bu rst forth from the student body! Everybody realized this was the last tim e the little ones of the first grade should please them with the ir happy faces and splendid reciting as “first g raders.” The prin cipal seemed to realize this more than any one. He has always shown a particu la r love for the wee tots. At the call of each individual’s name, one afte r the other arose am idst hearty applause. The grade then quoted appropriate lines from Lowell’s j Vision of Sir Launfal and passed into the m ysteries of second gradehood.
As promotions continued on up through the grades, here and there there was a disappointm ent, b u t Mr. Melchoir tried to save feelings where possible. Of course, no reference was made to those not promoted.
The exercises were closed with the beautiful little p rayer of the grade now dubbed second.
Class Day.The exercises on Thursday afte r
noon w ere a big draw ing card. No one was disappointed. An hour in length and full of spice was the program. Humor bu t no wit, roasting but not singeing added to the in terest.
The faculty m em bers say they are all the w iser for the advice given them. I t rem ains a question whether they w ill “mend th e ir ways.” The under classmen of course never profit by the advise of seniors—so how could they this day? ’Tis hoped they will.
Senior Chapel.An entirely different atmosphere
pervaded Assembly H all on Friday m orning on the occasion of the last devotional exercises afte r term. The services were in charge of the seniors. Each m em ber took som part in making th is an hour long to be remembered by the faculty and student body.
Awarding of Prizes and “N’s.”At 10.30 the pupils again assembled
for the aw arding of prizes and “N’s.”The principals first announced tha t several classes had conducted spelling and composition contests. The successful pupils w ere then named. Prizes will la ter be given.
P articu lar em phasis has been placed upon the m atte r of attendance records. Announcement was made tha t m any pupils missed no days, others w ere not tardy, and others had no early dism issals, but only five held a perfect record. No ta rd iness, early dism issal or absence. To these pupils was aw arded a school ribbon. But as they came to the platform they heard an applause that spoke more loudly than words, the opinion of the faculty and fellow stu dents.
High School—Quincy Yowell. Seventh Grade—Bennie Yowell,
Adeline Smith.F ourth Grade—W illiam Fink.Third Grade—Annette Melchior. Coach Eshelman then presented the
official “N’s” to the boys of the basket ball and base ball team fellows, m aking interesting comments as he proceeded.
Mr. Melchior followed, and in words of appreciation of Mr. Eshelm an’s services and exampleship of a man of clean athletic and personal life, presented him w ith an “N.”
The g irls of the basket ball team w ere now called to the platform for
their letters. “Truly our girls have done their p art tow ard making this a great year for N arberth athletics.”
Lastly, a beautiful bouquet of white roses and stream ers of school colors were presented to Miss Wilson as a token of appreciation of her untiring efforts in behalf of athletics in the Narberth schools. Unselfishiness has stamped itself upon the pupils as one of Miss Wilson’s virtues. Undoubtedly no teacher has been more busy with school duties, yet she always found time to be on hand to cheer for the boys and girls. The long continued applause and call for "speech” was no m ore than she deserves.
The prizes for the Field Day w inners were now awarded. Needless to say this was a big event. (See list of winners.)
Closing Exercises.And now we are ready for the
closing exercises! L ast year!— ?— ! ? Ask anyone w hat happened.
Some one thought he had planned the exercises ju st right. So he had for the non-emotional. But alas for the calamity howlers! By the time the first verse of “God Be W ith You Till We Meet Again” had been sung the teachers and pupils were m aking a sudden exit. Overshoes and hacks were in demand as people fled from before the flood. A few have not been seen in N arberth since.
Well! this year a ll was different. It is said wise people are ap t stu dents. The “weepers” who remained away missed a g rea t treat. The new Philadelphia orchestra had been engaged for the occasion. Upon signal, its members, forty in number, equipped with the la test invented in strum ents fell into line, D irector Haws leading. Such “m usick!” The audience is still wondering w hether the tune was “God Be With You,” “Blest Be the Tie T hat Binds” or “N arberth School Song.” At any rate, it was something, and everybody re mained.
Then followed a few short bu t ap propriate rem arks from the re tiring teachers, Miss M cCarter and Messrs. Eshelman and Kebler.
Now came the dreaded moment the next song. But all fear of floods was dispelled when the orchestra struck up, “Put Away Your Books and Papers.”
“Now we tu rn our faces homeward right m errily.” A pause—and then together was given the Mizpah—and school was "out.”Commencement Exercises a G reat
Success—Seldom, if Ever, Surpassed —A Crowded House Greets the Class and Speakers—Rev. Alexander H. Abbott’s Address M asterful. Rain and wind could not combat the
throng of people who wanted to go to commencement. Prom ise had been given that this would be the “best ever.” Although ex tra chairs had been procured, many persons had to stand.
Promptly a t 8 P. M. the forty girls of the chorus entered the auditorium, followed by the class, Board of Education and speakers. By 9.15 the benediction brought to a close one of the best commencement program s ren dered in Narberth. Nowhere was there a break nor moment lost. Every one who spoke was brief and to the point. The music was, as always, an attractive feature. The audience was attentive throughout.
Mr. C. Howard McCarter, president of the Board of Education, presided,
j The program as announced in last week’s issue of Our Town, was followed throughout.
Although every feature deserves comment, undoubtedly the big featu re was the address of Rev. A lexander H. Abbott. We shall endeavor to present a synopsis of h is address in a subsequent issue of Our Town.
Principal Melchior, in a few words, presented the class to the president of the board. P resident McCarter, in his usual pleasing and practical way, addressed the class and audience. No one hearing him could but appreciate the keen personal in terest th a t he takes in the N arberth School. Again it became his p leasant duty to presen t the diplomas.
No less forceful and sincere were the rem arks of V ice-President Downes, upon whom P resident McC arter called for a sho rt address. It is hoped that citizens will ponder over his frank talk with them. He spoke as only one can who has lived close to school life for years.
A pleasing surprise came to the board, faculty and student body when the president of the Class of 1916, Carroll Downes, Jr., presented to the school a marble bust of Shakespeare, and a check of one hundred dollars ($100). The biggest “h it” of this innovation, however, was, perhaps, not the gift, but the rendition of the p re sentation speech. The class could well be proud of this representative of the class. The gifts were accepted j by President McCarter in behalf of the school. J
The final word before the benedic- t ion was a cheery word from the presi- dent, who said he was speaking for the five men on the board.
"Pupils and faculty of the N arberth j schools, to each and every one of you do we wish a happy vacation. We fu rther wish to extend our u rgent invitation to you to re tu rn to this school next fall, Septem ber 5th.”
The hour that followed the close of the program saw the N arberth School sp irit not only bursting, forth from pupils, but parents and friends alike. Everybody was happy. Why not?
The class consisted of the following who shall pursue the ir studies as follows: Few high school classeshave so great a percentage of itsgraduates go to college: CarrollDownes, Jr., D artm outh; CharlesHoward McCarter, Jr., University of Pennsylvania; F rank lin Foster, a medical college; Jean Justice, Bryn- Mawr; Agnes Rose, Bryn-M awr; Marian Haws, Wilson (will probably take a post-graduate year a t N arberth before en terin g ); H ilda Smedley, Sar- geant School; Estelle Cohic, School of Industrial Art; M arian T rotter, Banks’ Business College; Madeline McCoy, a university and musical conservatory; Augusta W itherow, Cornell.Narberth School Field Day Winners
and Prizes.50-yard dash—F irs t grade boys:
*John Jones, 2nd prize, Robert Ross; first grade girls: *Louis Caldwell, 2nd prize, Anna Phillips; second grade boys: *Norman Johns; third, fourth and fifth grade boys: 1st, *William Heard, fourth grade; second, Baird Caldwell, fifth grade; 3rd, Richard Odiorne, fifth grade. Sixth and seventh grade boys: 1st, *A rthurMiesen, sixth grade; 2nd, Howard Hamer, sixth grade; 3rd, BennieYowell, seventh grade.
Potato race—Third, fourth and fifth grade boys: 1st, Jimmy Humphreys, fourth grade; 2nd, F rank Ham er,fourth grade; 3rd, William Heard, fourth grade. Sixth and seventhgrades: 1st. *John Maguire, seventh
P R O G R A M“Out Upon The Restless Sea”...........................W. N. Neidlinger
Girls’ ChorusInvocation .............................................. Rev. Andrew S. Burke“Wiegenleid” (Cradle Song)...........................................J. Frank(b) “They Met On a Twig of a Chestnut Tree”. . .Clarence Robbins
Senior Girls’ QuartetteAddress ..................................................... Alexander H. Abbott“Stars of the Summer Night”.......................... Ethelbert Nevin
Girls’ ChorusPresentation of Diplomas by C. H. McCarter, Pres. of the Board“Good Night, Good Night, Beloved”................ ........ Ciro Pinsuti
Girls’ ChorusBenediction
grade; 2nd, H erbert Krell, seventh grade; 3rd, Howard Hamer, sixth grade.
Special 50-yard—Third and fourth grade g irls: 1st, Elizabeth Oliver, fourth grade; 2nd, Elizabeth Hunter, third grade; 3rd, E lla Dothard, fourth grade.
Relay race—Fifth and sixth grade g irls: *M arjorie Cowan, fifth grade; *Thelma Fowler, fifth grade; *Marie Miesen, fifth grade; *Audrey Cook, fifth grade. Freshm en and sophomore g irls: *Edith Humphreys, sophomore; *Helen Duff, sophomore; *Mary Sea- bold, sophomore; *Ruth Haws, sophomore.
Shot-put—Sophomores: 1st, *William D urbin; 2nd, Owen H um phries; 3rd, Ross Howenstein.
100-yard dash—Sophomores and seniors: 1st, *William Durbin, sophom ore; 2nd, Charles McCarter, senior; 3rd, Owen Humphries, sophomore.
Broad jum p—Sophomores and senior: 1st, William Durbin, sophom ore; 2nd, Owen Humphries, sophom ore; 3rd, F ranklin Foster, senior.
High jum p—Sophomore and senior: 1st, Sydnie T rotter, soph.; 2nd, F rank lin Foster, senior; 3rd, William D urbin, soph.
Pole vault—Sophomore and senior: 1st, W illiam Durbin, soph.; 2nd, Charles McCarter, senior; 3rd, Ross Howenstein, soph.
Half-m ile—Sophomore and senior: 1st, Owen Humphries, soph.; 2nd, F rank Foster, senior; 3rd, William Durbin, soph.
Relay race—Eight sophomore and freshmen.
* Get ban n ers.The fourth grade gets the banner
played for between the third, fourth and fifth grades.
Third grade had one point.Fourth grade had seventeen points.F ifth grade had nine points.The sixth grade won the cup played
for between the sixth and seventh grades.
The sixth grade had fourteen points and the seventh grade, twelve.
The cup competed for by the High School classes was won by the sophomores, they having won forty-six points, the seniors thirteen.
The individuals winning num ber of points in the High School a re as follows; W illiam Durbin, 22, sophomore, silver medal; Owen Humphries, 12, sopho m o r e , silver m edal; Charles McCarter, 6, senior; F ranklin Foster, 7, senior; Sydnie T rotter, 5, sophomore; Ross Howenstein, 2, sophomore.
The following received the official N:
Base ball—Charles Howard McCarter, Jr., Fred Harsch, A. P erry Redifer, W illiam Durbin, Owen Humphries, W illiam Humphries, Quincy Yowell , K enneth Walton, John Dickie, George Cummer.
B asket ball—Leslie Smith, W illiam Durbin, Carroll Downes, Jr., Fred Harsch, A. P erry Redifer, Charles Howard McCarter, Jr., Coach Eshelman.
Basket ball, g irls—Edith Humphries, Augusta Witherow, H ilda Smedley, Helen Duff, Agnes Small, Mildred H arris.
Received honorable mention—Mary Nolan, Ida Dando, Marian Haws, Leila Anderson.
Banquet and school ribbon—Miss McGowan, Miss Wilson.
Class Day Makes Big Hit With Audience.
The program rendered by the Class of 1916 on th e occasion of th is Class Day was original. There was nothing monotonous or tiresome. Lots of pep and get up to the whole affair. Yet there was nothing “simple." Ju s t w hat people mean when they say class days a re “sim ple” we do not mean. Although m any a re worse than nothing. But “1916” set a pace for future classes. There w as real get up to th e performances.
The platform , decorated as a farm yard, gave a tru e ring to chanticleer’s crows. Yes, a rea l live rooster, caught in some alley by Estelle Cohic and Hilda Smedley, was there as the mascot. The boys were dressed as farm ers. (They w ere out of the ir element how ever); the girls as m ilkmaids, (they w ere s till more lost.)
Ju s t w hat significance th e lemon (Continued on Fourth Page)
AN ORDINANCERequiring the laying of sidewalks,
curbs and gu tters on the north and south sides of Sabine avenue, from Narberth avenue to the w est side of Dudley avenue.The. Council of the Borough of N ar
berth does ordain:Section 1. T hat owners of proper
ties abutting on the north and south sides of Sabine avenue from Narberth avenue to the w est side of Dudley avenue be, and they are hereby required to lay, w ithin th irty (30) days from the date of service of notice, sidewalks, curbs and gutters in conformity with existing ordinances.
Section 2. Failure on the part of any owner to comply with the provisions of Section 1 shall justify the Borough Authorities to have the work done, charging the expenses to the owners with an addition of ten per centum as a penalty collectible in such m anner as the law directs.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent w ith the provisions of this ordinance be and they are hereby repealed.
Passed this 12th day of June A. D. 1916.
C. E. HUMPHREYS,President.
Attest:CHAS. V. NOEL,
Secretary of Council. Approved th is 12th day of June,
A. D. 1916.
and July of each year during the term of said bonds, which shall m ature and be paid as follows:
Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, to the am ount of $5000, payable July 1,1921.
Nos. 11 to 20, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1926.
Nos. 21 to 30, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1931.
Nos. 31 to 40, inclusive, to theamount of $5000, payable July 1,1936.
Nos. 41 to 50, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1941.
Nos. 51 to 60, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000. payable July 1,
AN ORDINANCE increasing the bonded indebtedness of the Borough of Narberth, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of macadamizing or improving certain streets of said Borough by an issue of bonds to . the am ount of Thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars with semi-annual coupons attached; fixing the form, number, date, in terest, m aturity, etc., thereof; authorizing sale thereof; levying a tax for the payment thereof, and rescinding conflicting ordinances. Whereas it is necessary th a t the
bonded indebtedness of the Borough of Narberth, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, be increased by the am ount of Thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars for the purpose of macadamizing or improving certain streets of said Borough.
And whereas the corporate au thorities of said Borough by ordinance duly enacted, approved and posted according to law signified and expressed their desire for said increase of indebtedness.
And whereas an election was legally authorized to be held in said Borough on the Fourth day of November, 1913, to obtain the assent of the electors of the said Borough to such increase of indebtedness and proper notice of said election was given according to law.
And whereas said election was duly held according to law and said ordinance and notice and a m ajority of the electors of said Borough voting a t said election voted in favor of said increase of indebtedness as shown by the return of said election made according to law to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Montgomery County.
And whereas the vote was counted by the judge or judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County according to law and the Clerk of the Court of Q uarter Sessions of said County made a record of the same and furnished a certified copy thereof under seal showing the resu lt of said election to the corporate authorities of said Borough which certified copy of said election record has been placed of record upon the minutes of the Borough Council of said Borough.
Now therefore be it enacted and it is hereby ordained and enacted by and with the authority of the Burgess and Borough Council of the Borough of Narberth, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as follows: ;
Section 1. T hat th e bonded in debtedness of the Borough of N arberth, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, be and the same is hereby increased by the am ount of Thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars for the following purpose or purposes nam ely: To macadamize or improve certain streets in said Borough of Narberth.
Section 2. Said indebtedness shall be evidenced by coupon bonds to the number of Sixty (60) numbered from One (1) to Sixty (60) inclusive, for th e principal sum of Five hundred ($500) dollars each, dated and bearing interest from the F irs t day of July, 1916, a t the ra te of Four (4% ) per centum per annum, payable semiannually on the F irs t day of January
1946.Section 3. The form of said bonds
and coupons shall be substantially as follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIANo. $500.
County of Montgomery Borough of N arberth
BONDKnow all men by these presents
that the Borough of Narberth, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a municipal corporation existing by and under the laws of said State, for value received, hereby acknowledges itself indebted and promises to pay to the bearer, or if registered, to the registered owner hereof, the ju st sum of Five hundred ($500) dollars on the F irs t day of July, A. D. 1 9 .., with in terest thereon a t the ra te of Four (4% ) per centum per annum payable semiannually on the F irst day of the months of January and Ju ly in each year on presentation and surrender of the in te rest coupons hereto a ttached as they severally become due,
’ w ithout deduction for any tax which may be levied or assessed thereon or on this bond or on the debt secured hereby under any present or future law of the Commonwealth of Penn-1
| sylvania, all of which taxes the ; Borough of N arberth hereby assumes , j and agrees to pay, making this bond ; free of tax to the holder. !| Both principal and in terest are pay- j | able in lawful money of the United States at the Central T ru s t and j Savings Co., Philadelphia, Pa. !
This bond is one of a series of Sixty j (60) bonds of like date, am ount and I tenor, numbered consecutively from One (1) to Sixty (60) inclusive, am ounting in the aggregate to the sum of Thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars, and payable as follows:
Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, to the am ount of $5000, payable July 1,1921.
Nos. 11 to 20, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1926.
Nos. 21 to 30, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1931.
Nos. 31 to 40, inclusive, ’ to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1936. '
Nos. 41 to 50, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1941.
Nos. 51 to 60, inclusive, to theam ount of $5000, payable July 1,1946.
| This bond is issued in accordance I with the Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the tw entieth day of April, A. D. 1874, P. L. 65, and the several am endments thereof and supplements thereto, and by virtue of an ordinance of the said Borough of Narberth and the sworn statem ent of the principal officers thereof as appears of record in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Q uarter Sessions in and for the County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I t is hereby certified th a t all acts, conditions and things required to be or to be done, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issue of this bond or in the creation of the debt of which this is evidence, hav.e been done, happened and been performed in regular and due form and m anner as required by law; and th a t this bond, together w ith all other indebtedness of the said Borough of Narberth is not in excess of any constitutional or statutory lim itation and for tlifi prom pt and full paym ent of all the obligations of this bond the entire property, faith, credit, taxing power and resources of said Borough of N arberth a re hereby irrevocably pledged
This bond shall pass by delivery or it may be registered upon the books of the T reasurer of said Borough of Narberth. A fter such registration of ownership, which shall be certified
hereon, by the said T reasurer, no transfer, except upon the books of said Treasurer, shall be valid unless the la st transfer so registered shall have been to bearer and the tran s ferability by delivery thereby re stored; but it shall continue subject to successive registration and tran s fer to bearer, as aforesaid, a t the option of the holder. The transferability of the coupons by delivery
| shall not be affected by registration : of the bond.j It is hereby further certified that ! an annual tax sufficient for the payment a t m aturity of the principal of the series of bonds of which this is
| a part, together with the interest and State tax thereon in accordance with the term s and conditions hereof, has been properly levied and assessed and that said tax is not in excess of any legal limitation.L. S.—In Witness whereof, the
Borough of N arberth has caused this bond to be properly executed by its officers and the common and corporate seal of said Borough to be hereto affixed, attested by the Secretary of said Borough and to he countersigned by its Treasurer and has also caused the coupons hereto attached to be authenticated w ith the fac simile signature of the T reasurer as of date the F irst day of July, A. D. 1916.THE BOROUGH OF NARBERTH. A ttest:
President of Council.
Secretary.
Chief Burgess.Countersigned:
Treasurer.. FORM OF COUPON.
$10.00 $10.00On the .................. day o f ..................
19 .., the Borough of Narberth, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, will pay the bearer at the Central Trust and Savings Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ten ($10.00) dollars, Free of Tax, being six m onths’ in terest onits ................................................................Bond, Series of 1916, dated the.................. day o f ..................... 19.. andNumbered ...................
Treasurer.No.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIACounty of Montgomery
Borough of Narberth Tax—Free
4%BOND
Series of 1916 Due
July 1, 19 ...In terest payable
January and July a t the
Central T rust and Savings Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN HERE EXCEPT BY THE TREASURER
Date of Registry ..................................In whose Name Registered ..................T reasurer ..................................................
Section 4. The proper officers of safd Borough are hereby authorized and directed to execute said bonds on behalf of said Borough and affix thereto the common and corporate seal of the Borough and to cause the coupons to be signed on behalf of said Borough by the T reasurer thereof; and the Finance Committee of Borough Councils of said Borough is hereby authorized and directed to sell said bonds, by and with the approval of the Borough Council of said Borough and the T reasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deliver said bonds to the purchaser and receive paym ent therefor on behalf of said Borough of Narberth, provided such bonds shall not be sold for less than their par value with accrued interest to the date of delivery and payment.
Section 5. There is hereby levied and assessed upon all persons and property subject to taxation for m unicipal purposes within said Borough of Narberth an annual tax of One thousand ($1000) dollars for a
| period of Thirty (30) years, making a | total assessm ent and levy of Thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars, the prin cipal of the aforesaid loan; and an annual tax of One thousand three hundred twenty ($1320) dollars is hereby assessed and levied for the purpose of defraying the annual in te rest and State tax to the aforesaid principal sum for the year 1916; and an annual tax of One thousand three hundred and twenty ($1320) dollars is hereby assessed and levied for the purpose of defraying the annual inte rest and S tate tax of the aforesaid principal sum for the years
1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920; and an an nual tax of Eleven hundred ($1100) dollars is hereby assessed and levied for the purpose of defraying the an-
j nual interest and State tax of the aforesaid principal sum as reduced by the redemption of said bonds to
i to value of Five thousand ($5000) dollars for the further period of Five (5) years; and an annual tax of Eight hundred eighty ($880) dollars is hereby assessed and levied for the purpose of defraying the annual in te rest and State tax of the aforesaid principal sum as reduced by the re demption of said bonds to the value of Five thousand ($5000) dollars for the further period of Five (5) years; and an annual tax of Six hundred sixty ($660) dollars is hereby as sessed and levied for the purpose of defraying the annual interest and State tax of the aforesaid principal sum as reduced by the redemption of said bonds to the value of Five thousand ($5000) dollars for tlie further period of Five (5) years; and an annual tax of Four hundred forty ($440’ dollars is hereby assessed and levied for the purpose of defraying tlie an nual interest and State tax of tlie aforesaid principal sum as reduced by the redemption of said bonds to the value of Five thousand ($5000) dollars for tlie further period of Five (5) years; and an annual tax of Two hundred twenty ($220) dollars is hereby assessed and levied for the purpose of defraying tli.e annual in terest and State tax of the aforesaid principal sum as reduced by the re demption of said bonds to the value of Five thousand ($5000) dollars for the further period of Five years.
Collection whereof shall begin in the year 1917, and the proceeds of which tax shall he applied exclusive
! ly to the payment of interest on said loan and State tax chargeable there
, on and the redemption at par of too obligation to he issued therefor.
| Section 6. The Treasurer of the | said Borough of Narberth is hereby j directed to establish a sinking fund [ for the bonds hereby authorized, said j fund to be known as Sinking Fund ! No. Six (6) and to be used for no ■ other purpose until all said bonds j shall have been paid in full.
Section 7. The principal officers of said Borough of Narberth are hereby authorized and directed to file with the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions in and for the County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the proper statem ent regarding this increase of indebtedness and to perform all other acts in connection therewith in accordance with the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the twentieth day of April, 1874, P. L. 65, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto.
Section S. All ordinances and parts of ordinances not in accord with this oulinancc are hereby repealed insofar as not in accordance herewith.
Ordained and enacted into law this twelfth day of June, A. D. 1916.
C. E. HUMPHREYS.President of Council.
A ttest:CHAS. V. NOEL,
Secretary.Examined and approved by me this
12th day of June, A. D. 1916.GEO. M. HENRY,
Chief Burgess.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Y. M. C. A.
: Board of Directors.; IT. S. Hopper, president; C. E. ; Kreamer, vice-president; D. D. Stick- | ney, treasurer; R. L. Beatty, G. M. i Henry, J. S. H arris, E. S. Haws, Dr. ; R. C. Hoffman, W. D. Smedley, T. C. | Trotter, A. J. Loos. T. R. Coggeshall, j J. G. Walton, I. T. Ward, Vernon I Fleck, Carrol Downes, G. IT. Gifford,E. E. Seaver, J. B. Esemvein, F rank Stone.
Board of Managers.Monday night—Daniel Lietcli, Mem
bership Manager.Tuesday night—A. G. MacKenzie,
Educational and Religious Work Manager.
Wednesday night—It. G. Savill, House Manager.
Thursday night—F. W. Stites, Social Work Manager.
Friday night—IT. C. Gara, Financial Manager.
Saturday night—F red Rose, Athletic Manager; T. It. Coggeshall, General Manager; O. L. Hampton, Executive Secretary.
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tree and sassafras tree had in the barn yard we know not; neither the red sh irt nor night cap, but all the same they were very im portant as a part of the performance.
Qu.ery!— ? W hat became of tne lemons?
The program was as follows:Class Song......................By entire classClass H istory
W ritten and read by Jean Justice Class S tatistics
• Voted on by class and read by Estelle Cohic.
Class PoemW ritten by Franklin Foster and read by Marion llaws.
Class WillW ritten and read by Augusta Witherow.
Class ProphecyW ritten by Franklin Foster and given by Marion Trotter.
\dvice to FacultyW ritten and read by Hilda Smedley
Advice to JuniorsBy Carroll Downes
PresentationsAgnes Rose and Charles McCarter
ValedictoryBy Madeline McCoy
Tlie program closed with another class song, quickly followed by a beautiful farewell song sung by the students and faculty.
Although class days are not as popular as of yore, and rightly so. yet the type of program rendered by "1916" is worthy of future classes to consider.
Tlie senior dance on last Saturday night brought to a close the social season for the young people, who care for dancing. Elm Hall was artistically decorated in the class colors—blue and gold. All those present declared it a most enjoyable and elaborate affair. Three cheers for the Class of 1916!
Carroll Downes, JCs., l ’resenfalion Speech.
In Uriel' his address was as follows:"Mr. President, ladies and gentle
men, as a token of tlie Class of 1916’s appreciation for the hearty co-operation and many things you have done for us during our course in the Narberth High School, I want to present to 'ou r school this marble bust of William Shakespeare. As this is the 300th anniversary of this, our g reatest poet, we think his bust will make a suitable beginning for our Hall of Fame, which we hope the future classes will help to complete. Also, I wisli to tender this check of $100 to the physics departm ent to be used for the better equipment of tha t departm ent. Now, as representative of tlie Class of 1916, I want to thank all the people of Narberth, our school board, Mr. Mclchoir and our faculty, and I hope these slight tokens and our fu ture actions may in measure repay tlie great debt we owe to this our school.”
Pupils who have been neither absent, tardy nor bad early dismissals: High school, Quincy Yowell; seventh grade, Bennie Yowell, Adeline Smith: fourth grade, William Funk; third grade, Annette Melchior. Clinton Show deserves honorable mention.
Spelling contest results: Fifthg rade- Wayne Bond, 9S per cent.; David Casey, 9S per cent.; seventh grade—Several tied on first trial, making 100 per cent: Mildred Chanib- lev, Alice Maltby, George Stanley, Helen Keim, Adelaide Smith, Janette Walton. F inally Janette W alton won out.
Composition contest —• Elizabeth Harsh.
Spelling,—Eighth grade: Elizabeth Harsh, 100; James Artman, 96.
F urther results of composition and le tter writing contests will la ter be announced.
POST OFFICE NOTES.Anyone desiring double postal cards
can secure them a t the post office.Patrons of the post office are urged
to have all tlieir m ail directed to their box numbers.
NARBERTH CIVIC ASSOCIATION.President, A. J. Loos.Vice-president, A. C. Sliand, J. B.
Williams, Jam es Artman.Secretary and treasurer, F rank J.
Wisse.Directors, Frederick L. Rose, George
M. Henry, W. A rthur Cole, George M. Colesworthy, Mrs. William S, Horner, A. E. W ohlert Mrs. George M. Henry, Fletcher W. Stites, E. A. Muschamp, II. C. Gara, Henry Rose, Edward S. Haws, Mrs. Roy E. Clark, Mrs. Leste r W. Nickerson, William D. Smed- lcy.
MEMBERS OF THE NARBERTH SCHOOL BOARD.
President—C. Howard McCarter. Vice-President—Carroll Downes. T reasurer—Will K. Ridge.Tliellwell R. Coggeshall.Robert H. Dotbard.