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VoL XI, Number 30 Narberth, Pa., Saturday, May 1,1926 PRICE THREE CENTS

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MERION TITLE ANDTRUST ENLARGES

Tw o Ne w Vice-Pres idenc iesCreated an d Surplus

Increased.L A R G E S T

Resources, $12,000,000.Both mee tings were marked by

good fellowship a nd m ut ua l c ongra tu la t ion for the steady growthof th e company. Th e new officeof Vice President Claney wasbrightened by two large basketsof flowers, t h e t ri bu te of his fellow-employees a t th e t im e o f hi sadvancement.

It was po in ted OLlt at the meetings that the 1\1erion Title andTrLlst Company is s lowly becoming a metropolitan institution. Th etotal r e sources have grown t o t heprocligious sum of $12,000,000,making t h i s inst i tut ion the largest i ndiv idua l suburban bank int he P hi la de lp hi a d is tr ic t. Onlythe Norristown-Penn Trust Company, a merged bank, exceeds thelocal company in resources .

WILL FILE LIENSNotices have b ee n s e rv ed on

all proper ty owners l i ving on th erecently improved streets, a nd w hohave not' paid the bills l evied fo rthe work, that liens will be filedagainst t he m i n 30 d ay s.

L ie ns a re already placed againstthose w ho ha d sidewal k workdone by t he borough. Dur ing thecoming week foreclosure proceedings will he ins ti tuted aga ins t anumber o f p ro pe rt ie s against

which liens h av e b ee n standingfor five years. Most o f t he s e areo n N or th N ar be rt h avenue.

RUMMAGE SALEThe King ' s Daughte rs w il l h ol d a

rummage sale in vVest Philadelphiathe second week i n M ay.

In your attics or wardrobes i f y oufind material to b e u se fu l f or t hi spurpose, p le as e p ho ne to Mrs.George Shinn, Narberth 25-63.

TO ENTER CONTEST' f h e L o w e r Merion High

S ch oo l B and , of w hi ch Freel C.Patten, of Narberth, i s leader, wil lc o mp e te t o da y in a c on te st t ochoose t he b es t high school bando f t he Phi lade lph ia d i s tr i c t .

Th e affair will be h el d a s a partof the opening clay of Boys'\Veek. Mayor Kendrick andother notables will r ev ie w t hecontestants, who will march fromBroacl street and Oregon avenueto th e ne w Stadium, where thejudge' s s tand wili be.

Forty.five boys in uniformwill represent Lower Merion.Over a third of this number comel'om Narberth.

one commit teeman and one committee woman. Following is thelist filed a t th e co un ty s ea t fo rthe Borough of Narberth.

Narberth, No. I -Char les V.Noel, Lola Auchenbach , Margaret

G. Town.Narberth. N o . 2 - C a r r i e L.Douglass. \Villiam S. Thompson,Edward S. Haas. D.

Narberth, No. 3- T. BertramN e sp er. A n na H. Dar\ ' i ll e , Marg-aret Griswold.

In 'Lower Merion t h er e a r e tw oreplacements among th e me n bu tthere ar e no' contests for these ora n y o t he r committee p os ts i n t hetown.hi .....- ,~

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Th e names o f t he c an di da te sseeking election t o t he Republican~ ! l 1 dDemocratic county committees, filed o n A p ri l 20, were madepublic in Norristownl this week.T he re a re b ut t wo c on te st s in the16 districts of Lower Mer ion and

Narberth and both of these are in.Narberth.RiYal candidates are seek ing the

post o f R ep ub li ca n committeewomen in t he Narberth f ir st a ndthird districts. In District 1, LolaAu ch en ba ch a nd M ar ga re t G.Town are opposing each other andin District 3, Anna H. Darvillea n d M a rg a re t Griswold have filedr iva l pe t it ions .

B o th p a rt i es a l lo t e a ch district

W as B o u g h t b y M e r io n T i tl e & Tr u s t C o m pa n y i n 1923 asProposed S it e f or Ne w Branch Office.

Mrs. L. C. D o u g l a ss P r e s i de n tof N a rb e rt h Wo m e n ' s

Organiza t ion .

H E A R V I OL IN A N D H A R P

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COMMUNITY CLUB NARBERTH Y. M. C. A. BUILDING IS JACK JEFFERIES I~ - C - E R E - M O - N Y - T - O D - A Y - 'ELECTS OFFICERS SOLD BY BANK TO ROBERT J. NASH IS NEW MANAGER I h ; ~ : w d c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i t ~ e B : ; N d i : gf ~ ~

the Playground will be held a tP I L I A hI W 'II -I o 'c lo ck t hi s a ft er no on . T heo pu a r oc a t e t e I keys will be t ur ne d over to t he

H e a d Championship . B or oug h and t he n t o t he t hr eeBal l T earn . organizations who w.iIl use the

C O M M U N I T Y C E N T R E SINCE A S SO C IAT IO N FA IL E D b U ~ ~ i r o ~ ~ i n gthe official openingP R I N C E T O N G R A D U AT E of the building a reception will

The Y. M. C. A . B ui ld in g, at the I erect in the very n ea r f ut ur e two be held by the Library Associa-H tion in the ir new rooms. There Th I ' f ffiAt its annual election of officers corner of H a ve rf or d a nd F or re st s tores on the vacant l ot o n a ve r- " Ja ck " J ef fe ri es , o r , if you prefer, will be an inspection of the splen- . e re-e e ctlOn 0 0 cers and

on Tuesday, April 27, the Comn1tl- avenues, has been sold by t he Me r- f or d a v ~ n u eJUS! east of . the struc- John Howard Jefferies, Jr. , will did new equipment installed this t he c reat ion of t wo n ew vice pres-n it y C lu b o f N a rb er t h c ho se : Mrs. i on Tit le and Trust Company to ture, whIch was mcluded III the sale. manage the Narberth b as eb al l t ea m week, an d a w ar m wel com e t o al l idencies marked th e annual elec-Leroy C. Douglass as president f or R ob er t J. Nash, local realtor. As s ~ o na ~ t!,e structural plans. of Ghis year. He will succeed Wilmer v i ~ ~ l r s ; e s i d e n t so f t he B or oug h t ion of officers o f t h e Merion Titlet he co mi ng y ea r. Mr s. Do ug lass The sale price was not made pub- the b Ig bt1l1dmg h av e b ee n s tu dI ed . C ro we ll , w ho , h ow ev er, will con- have been invited and urged to and Trust Company, held Mondayh as s er ve d t he c lu b in many capar i- l ic . alterations will be made, f or whic h t in ue to serve the term a s a ss oc ia te a tt en d th e c er em on ie s t hi s af te r- n i gh t a t Ardmore.ties, most recently as vice president. The buildinCT was s ol d t o t he trust plans will be announced later. manager. 1I00n at -I o'clock sharp. Murdoch Patterson Claney,He r varied interests and hermarked company in November, 1923, for a Fo r the present, h o w e ~ e ~ ,it l!as. In choosing Jefferies, the players who has been a ss is ta nt t o theexecutive ability assure the club of consideration of $60,000. The s al e b ee n s ta te d that the . ad .ml\ lIst ra tlon have indicated thei r in tention of OPERETTA CHARMS President, \vas m ad e Vic e Presi-wise leadership and continued pros- was made b y t he d ir ec to rs of the of that p.art of the btllldm.g used f?r keeping local baseball on i t s present dent, in charge of banking. Harryperity. The o the r officers are: First extinct Y. M. C. A., who placed the c ~ m \ 1 1 u l 1 l t yp ur po se s WI ll. re mal l1 f or mi da bl e b as is . B us in es s d ut ie s, LARGE AUDIENCE c. Bare , fo rmer ly Ti t le an d Trustvice president, Mrs. E. H. Cockrill; equity, about $33,000, plus a $sooolWIth the vVomens C O m ~ 1 1 t 1 I 1 1 t y.Club. necessitating absence from Narberth Officer, w as e le ct ed Vi ce Presi-s ec on d v ic e p re si de nt , M is s M ar - g if t f rWll the trust c om pa ny, in a \Vhether .or not they WIll b.e WIthout part of the time, has prevented dent in c ha rg e o f the Title andg a re t ta R u ny o n; r ec or di ng s ec re - n ew community building fund. a home 111 t he f all r ema ll 1s t o be C ro we ll f ro m c on ti nu in g, but his Junior H i g h School S t u d e n t s Trust Departments.tary, Mrs. C. A. Farmer; corre- Attempts were then made to raise s e ~ n . . , . , successor is himself a conspicuous Perform With U n u s u a l Richard J. Hamilton was re-sponding secretary, Mrs. J. D, Suth- sufficient money, by contributions fh e Menon l l t le and" frust C om - f ig ur e i n the sports world. Ta l e n t . elected P r es i de n t; H e rb e r t A.erland; treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Hong- and a bond issue to e re ct a $1-0-1 pany bought the p r o p ~ I t yt \ V ~and A resident of Narberth s ince he A rn ol d a nd Horatio 1. Yocumler. 00 0 buildinO' on the playO'round:J t ~ 'one-half years. ago w l ~ hthe II1ten- was twoyears of age, Jack hasmade S C O R E S PA RT I C I PAT E D Vice Presidents " Daniel J. K e n ~

T f f l> l : > ' t'Oll of IllOVI110' theIr Narberthh e p ro gr am 0 the a t er no on h ou se all the borouCTh o rg an iz at io ns I l> an enviable name in basebal l and nedy, formerly assistant Titlewas perhaps the best of the year; to and p ro vi de a n a"'uditoriul11 l a r g ~branch there. . S h o r t ~ yt f t e ~ w r . d s ,basketball. He attended the local That children of the seventh Officer, wa s m ad e Ti tl e Officermusic lovers an unalloyed delight, to enough for local events. The bond howe,:er: a rulll1 g l ol t

lei . an ll11 g grammar s ch oo l, t he n Haverford . h h d . h d " 'Iand L. J, Peterson, o f S t. D a vi d s,

the musically unintelligent, like your issue, voted o n t he following year, conl1;'lssloner st:;tee t lat t lel .r c ;ar- school, finally graduating from Ped- elg t ~ n 1 1 l ~ tgra es, compnsll1g I was elected Trus t Officer.correspondent, a great pleasure. The was defea ted by an overwhelming te r dId t ;o t permIt them to mf1t1tall1 a d ie I ns ti tu te . the J umor HIgh School, can. p r e s ~ n tM r. P e te r so n is a new memberartistes, Dorothy Johnstone Baseler, majority, part ly due to the fact that b[anch.1I1 the .borough of N a 1 e r \ ~ ,Upon entering Princeton, he we nt a n o p e ~ e t t aworthy of , ~semor hIgh of the company's staff. Anotherharpist, and Florence Haenle, violin- the $7- 00 0 street-pavin cr bond issue 1 hey 1I1l1.neehately purchase t e out for baseball and basketball, with schoo! IS . r e : ~ l ~ r k a b l e .The Bells of new employee , A. Al fredJohnson,1st, are too well known to need \vas bl :6uO'ht up at the s ~ m eelection. "Log Cabm" property on the south- such success that he was captain of BeauJ?lals,. II I two acts, p er fo rm ed w a s m ad e ass is tan t Trus t Officerc ha ra ct er iz at io n. B ot h exc el l in Upon t he de fea t of the plan for a east corner of ,Narberth and Haver- b ot h t ea ms in hi s s en io r y ea r. He last l11ght 111 the Narberth School and tw o ass is tant ' f it l e officerssympathetic in terpre ta t ion possible large bui ld ing, the Y. ]\1. C. A. direc- ~ o r davenues,. Just over the bo:ough played forward in basketball, and aue!itorium by students and t e a c : h e r ~ ,were elected. They are Horaceonly through real maste ry of one's tors spent a part of the fund t o i m- I t! 'e , a n ~ 1~ r e c t e d~ h e r e . o nthe ~ p l e ~ -many positions, from the pitcher's d e l t ~ h t e da large and e n t h ~ l s I ~ s t l cEntriken a nd A rt hu r Grant.II1strument. Neither i nc li ne s t o prove the playground tract, and t he d Id bt1 llehng w hI ch IS now t he r mound to the f ie ld , in baseball. audIence that p ac ke d t he a ud It Or iu m Branch Ma na ge rs P ro mot edshowiness of t ec hn iq ue , w hi ch s o r em ai nd er was used to e re ct t he h om e. \f I ' I . . f to its capacity. "S . R. 0. " signs Robert J. Bo d m al la er o'f the

f I I I f 1 I ' I . I A B it o f History. 1 ter eavmg t le UI1lVerSlty, rom \\'ere11eeeleellJefore ti,e llerforillallce Bala CVll I IY ' h g 1 t dten concea s ac ~ 0 une ers tanc - three-organization hll1lding w llC 1mg. The sweetness of the blended wil l bededicated this afternoon. 'rhe building, one of the largest which he graduated in 192 3, Jack had begun, and even standing room ~ s s i ~ t ;lt w i e Jranc , was e ec Ietones of the two instruments in duet No Plans Yet. and most v al ua bl e i n t he b or ou gh , was coach o f t he Hil l School for a was conspicuous for i ts a bs en ce \ViIra I L r F s u ~ e r ,as was a s ~

d tl I ha s the C I I f r 'f f is l oc at ed in t he v er y h ea rt o f t he y ea r. He then entered the insurance before the first a ct w as h al f finished. the ~ a n l \rtl bO'averh' manager 0ma e lose fltl;;l l e rs per P ' ompete pans or e ISPOSI 10n 0 business section. I t w as constructed business, taking up coaching work f " e 1 r nc .most lovely 0 a . . the building have not as yet been an- as a side line. At t he ! lr es en t t im e C ol or u l s et tm gs , p lc .t ur es qu e C?S- Daniel L e it c h, o f E s se x a v en u e,

Readings by Eve lyn Pa tt en, of notlnced by Mr. Nash . He plans to CON"l'INUlm ox 1'HE S l ~ C O N DPAGE h e i s f oo tb al l and baseball coach at tt1l:les, graceful, da.ncmg, p l e a s l l 1 ~treasurer, and all other offj'cersNarberth, varied the program. Her Swarthmore Preparatory S ch oo l in a ct mg , t un ef ul s ~ n g l 1 1 g - a l lcOl;tn- w ho se p os ts w er e no t c ha ng ed ,dainty i ng en io us ne ss w as m os t E SECOND APPEAL MADE the sp ring and fall. ~ n t he winte r b ut ed t o m ak e tl1l5 most pretentIous were re-elected.c ha n ni ng a nd her selections most OR. BARNES NOMINAT0 FOR BOY SCOUT FUND he is freshman basketball coach and ~ f t he N ar be rt h Sch091's produc- At t he s tockholde rs ' meeting inadmirably suited herse l f, I f ap- OFFICER ~ F COMPANY _ _ assistant varsity coach at Princeton. hons a tremendou,s t u ~ c e s ~ .A lVIaYi t h e a f te r no on s i x directors whoseplause be any t rue witness, her num- To Tag Motorists Who Raceto F ir es. A lt er at io ns to Cabin Await Filling of In addi t ion to l11anacrinO' the l oca l p ol e d an ce by g l l ~s m .( ~ ' e s 1 e s0 terms expire t hi s y ea r were re-hers gave as much pleasure as those Dr. Albert C. Barnes , p resident Q u o t a . , .. team , on w hi ch h e ha"s 1 ~ l a y e dfor g re en , o ra ng e, ye o w, p t l 1 . ~ ,H:,en- elected. T h e y a r e John S. Arndt,o f t he m or e experiencd artist\ :Mrs. 0' f . l.l,'e' < B ~ a ' r ' ll ~ e ' s " ' 1 ~ O ' : ' l I l ' a a '. l. I o " ' n ,.,-ot" ,,"..Y-du d,ic1" i1Cl!l25 ' ."diil-\'olritl [he past "three yea'ls. Jack \"TilI he' ~ l c r " " l I 1 ( l b l u ~ i 'w l t h a ~ p r ( ) P : l a t ; - " s l m g -Fi"cilik H. '1'i1itlian;"FRal lda l l Wil- ."A. Y. Rinkil1lt"servetl as hustess; l ' ' l J h I bl II1cr of I o ms C oe rn e s Iync N ay- I' J I L . E E~ ;, , ] H2G?" is t he s lo ga n a do pt ed by amonO" t e pl av ers pro)a y cover- . '" ~ f I I " f I lams, Oln eWls vans, .He r aides were Mrs , N. C.. . \nder- Menon,. noted ar t connOlseur a!'d t h e F a th e rs ' : \s s oc ia ti o n in the inO" fi;st base. , ttl11e,." w as o ne 0 t le lltS 0 t! e Evans \Villiams and Harry J.s on . M rs , G eo rg e G il pi n, Jr., Mrs. laval fnenc1 of t h e N a rb e rt h FIre '" " " . '" evel1lng. Another d an ce , by SIX Haas.C. F. Haist, 1\1rs. vV, J . S aw ye r, , - ' " f i n a l e ffo r t be ing Illade t o r ai se t he A call fOJ candlClates has been I ~ - 'harminO" maidens of Broadway de- .

T J C o m l ~ a . n y ,was nO.111I11 . e r y " - I hus jar bu t 1;l'J r ep lt es h av e ers and a speCIal e ort WI l e mac e l> I '1'1 I' , ; ) , . " regu al e IVI en 0

Again the biennial! It i s possible fer, who is retiring as an officer been I : e c ~ i v e c lto tlle letter :,'ent to enroll newcomers to the borough. exceptIOnal y m a r t ~ l r e .lell?I,ot cen-I

4 per cent. was decla red , togetherto s ec ur e a r ed uc ti on i n carfare to a f t er se rv ice extending over m an y e ar ly in February to some ]200 C tred around the 'IrenchfnBo JI It?' l a J ~ ew i th a n e xt r a d iv id en d o f t he sameAtlantic City i f you w ri te to M rs . )ears. .President, Tristan 13. c111 ' 1 . I 1 ' I Tl ASH SCHEDULE CHANGES peasantry of the sle 0 eauJo alS, amount to stockholders of record

G 'II . Q } " l '11 reSI( ents o j t le loroug 1. 1e " 1 " , f N , I . I ' ' "Irwin L. I esple , 20 3 1 . e rr ys vl e : \ I ara i s; t r easu re r, George B. Sup- . 1 ' .1 , 1 10' _ ., '''''>0 ., _ _ oU t le c o . t ~ t0 ~ , o r n 1 < l n ey, ,we 1 \' la rc h 1.avelltle. N. S ., Pittsbure:h, 1'a., for I fi' ffi \" I e ' tot,\ oj tI e )! H ,..,et IS ~ I . ~ . t llei r 'Yuests an American )'achtincr , .~ ee; n an ce 0 cer. '\ a ter OWI11. f in al c he ck -u ll last, evennH.." re- Winter Collections End May 15-To '" J I' B I altll'" rh e annua l repor t of t h e p re sl -a certlfi'cate. These certificates are I t J F J"l " l)'ll"ty Oln ene er a we yane secre ary, a me s . - l I r s e . vealecI the fact t ha t t he F at he rs ' Repair Streets. .,' ,:. ,. . "". 't" I ." f'. > I \ I" s- dent showed that t h e c om p an y e n-to be l lresentecl on buying your I 11 I'e 110ll11'llateel "\'11' I:Jllrs e \ . . " J , . , - " . I I I f I 1 ," mellC,ll1, ,ISSIS ~ 11:> Ilene .. I _ U , . . I ] I' I ' Iwe e a - . ,,,. , . Ssoclatlon IS stl I about S2, a I he \ \ 'l I lte r sc lee u e or t Ie eo - j ]) I f B . I ' , ~ 1 1 1 ' ~Jovee a arge growt i e unng t letlc],ets. 'I 'hey are e:ood from l\'1ay I . tI f ' lIS II ~ e 0 eauJo 'us 111 . , . c ~ was a so nomlllaec or a new short o f t hi s a m ou nt . lectio11 of ashes wil l end on May , t I - I ' 'tl' tIl' 'COtll1tes's past )'ear. Deposits' IIlcreased2 0 - 2 6 , \\'I'tll ,I rettlrn limit of June I t t l Ila c1 1111 'InO' \ V I ' 1 e- - t lree-yeal- term as a TUS ee. FeelilHt t ha t m an y !)ersons to IS and from t he n o n, u nt il October 1\f . - " t '" t tl ) esseel m or e t ha n $1.000,000; 1:,>(10 new

1 " . . ' ' ane con rary 0 le eXI r , . ' . ,. Plans were discussed ,for a r e- whom tho o r t ~ ' l l 1 a lletter was II , t he a sh es wi ll b e c ol le ct ed o nl y '. I ' f 1 tl F '\ I I't 1S '." depOSItors were added, bnngll1gf I I II f I

I " I I f WIS lCS 0 )0 1 . ' or .' ta l S t S " .

TEO lIewalo t le e nv e to co ectune s sent lad l I lad\el" tenth I1l lsplaced once a month, on t le w e e ~ s0 . f I ' t l ] 3 I . "" d el the total ot ac t Ive accoun ts toHESS ELEC ' f f ' . " . 1 111 atuatee WI' 1 Jene er s WI owe - ~ , I I ' . - 0- - III South Menon to p a y o r tl e It. or pOSSIbly overlooked 1t en- June 21. July ;lli. August 2:1 ane. \ t S I ] I tl e ]4,.:>'13. n ade lhon there are 4;>0

\ I I , I I 1 " I sIster / un ara 1 essup, all( 1 . d ' dPresident of L. M. Narberth Republi. lIew apparatus. 1 etter ma y Je t Ir e y, a no t le r one, lea.rtng t ~ e September 20. Countess is enamollred of Bender savl11F:s account ep,?sltords ancan Club. d ra ft e d, c o nt a in i ng t he c om me n- abO\'e s log-an w as m aIl ed thIS .\11 residents shol1ld keep this I" If B 11 t I '1 3 00 0 m the school sav1l1gs epart-

d elations r ec ei ve d h y t he local c om - w ee k tO th'nse who had ass is t ed in ehan_."'e III schedule in m in d a nd , lll1ls e. ut a . c om es O t ~ 1llapPleYll ment.Acting upon a rec.ommen 3:tton -

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" t !J all)' fc)r their work in th e l\'lich- the \\'ork last e'l ' ) ut ir 111 l'lls,"ofar as IJossihle.. aim to ,2'et an< every e I ~ -. made by i t s execu tIve COl11ml te e . , y ,I . ) -. 0 ., Bend'r 's f r iends Larry' and Tony.week previous, t h e L o we r l\ler- ener fire on E lm wo od a\'eIllIC, whom no word had been receIved the ir winte r accumulation of rnh- I el '. ti t PI '11' d? n a n d NJalbelth Republican As- Februa r )r 28. thus far t h is year. hish i n to t h ei r ash c a ns b ef or e t h e am t l el l' s we e l e ~ rs, - 11 IS an

10 Fl'nes for Pes ts . 17'.ver effolt IS bel'11 )tlt fOItl, "[ 0 I Belle,. who playa Jo".e Oil t.hem hysociation at a session in the " y g I week beg-inning l\' ay li'. t ler-o, "nshl'p btll'lding at Ardmore by t he Fathers' A ss oc ia ti on a s well w is e. t hi s r ub bi sh w ou ld r em ai n c ha ng mg costumes w1th thell ' new-t v .:\n i nc reas ing tendency among .\S tI,' 'I' 00 C 'tt 't ' k found sweethearts, Suse t t eand Fan-Friday evening elected Peter C.

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P R EM I ER D U PL E XA. B. C. WASHERS

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HAVERFORD AVENUE

Fun For The KiddiesA SANDBOX

Sales

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' ~ A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ Narberth 375

ALEXBE' ELECTRIC

For the Kiddies' out-of-door playtime, nothingcould give better s ur e ty o f their safety and enjoy,:,ment than one o f t he sandboxes we are selling.

They are s tr on g a nd well-built, with legs tora ise them from the ground, and a ledgeall around onwhich the little folks may sit. Each box is 4 feetsquare, and priced at $10.00. A canvas cover to fit

is $2.25.White seashore sand is $1.00 a bag.

WIRINGCONVERTING

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

NILCO LAMPSFRIGIDAIRE

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Th e Merion Title an d Trust Company

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WYNNEWOOD OLYMPICS

Williams, of Bryn Mawr and Miss g ir ls ' on Saturday morning at 10.Mary B. North, ofArdmore,mem- Pract ical ly every school in or nearber of the Mine Line Commi tt ee . Phi lade lphia has t eams for these

"The scout-parent pinic" to be races, and they have become one ofgiven th e 22d of M ay a t t h e h om e the mostpopular and interesting feao f Mrs . Cha rl es C. Harrison, Jr., tures of the Wynnewood Dog and"Chuckswood ," Vil la N o v a , Pony Show. Mr. Lawson Rober tpromises to be a great success. son and Mr. Sydney E. HutchinsonGodmothers of troops were urged are again assisting Mrs.Krumbhaar.to be sure that invitations g et t o Mrs. Edward Le Bouti ll ier andall parents in Dist r i ct No. 8 and M r ~ .Sumner Rulon-Miller are cothe opportunity a t t he same time chaIrmen of the cafeteria commitof s ho wi ng t he ir S co ut spirit. tee. They have announced that

At the annual election, Mrs. lunch, tea and dinner will .be s ~ r v e dC ha rl es C. H ar ri so n, Jr. was both days, b!1t the c a f ~ t e n awdl beelected chai rman to succeed M rs. a t the Clot?ler house 1 1 1 s t ~ a dC?f atLawrence P. Bodine, of Newtown Dr. Ashtons. The commIttee IS asS qua re . S ix te en m em be rs w er e f ol lows : Mrs .. Andrew W. Portet',e lected to the committee and six ~ r s .John Holhngsworth, Mrs. Edold members re-elected. wm C. Donaghy, Mrs. Ralph Earle,

Bryn Mawr's foremost archer Mrs. Max. Marston, Mrs. LawrenceMiss Mil l icent Pierce, instructed Begg:s, MISS M a r ~ y nGeorge : Thea group of 75 Gir l Scout s in th e d ~ n c 1 1 1 gand evenmg e n t ~ r t a l l l m e n tancient sport , S at ur da y o n t he WIll be n ea r t he cafetena. so tha tcollege campus. Th e Scout s a s- t abl es may be reserved to msure asembled at 11.00 A. M. a nd a f te r f ;ont row sea t f o ~the.very.attracthe instructions by th e cap ta in o f t ive p rogram whl.ch IS bemg ar-the i \rcher t 11 d

ranged by Mrs. Brmton Lucas.y eam were a owe . ,o t ry the ir prowess with the bow T ~ efollowmg chairmen have been

and arrow. appomted: Mrs. Thomas Hart, caketable; Mrs. J. Stewart Rodman andMrs. C. H. Ludington, candy table;Mrs. H. Bartol Brazier, cigarettes;Mrs. E. Florenz Rivinus, dog show;Miss Anne D'Olier, The Dansante;Mrs. Wil liam R. Nicholson, fancytable; Mrs. H ow ar d S. Worrell,grab bags; Mrs. Charles M. Wood,market booth; Mrs. Frederick Kirk,t oys ; Mr s. Ma tt hew H. Cryer,pr iz es ; Mr s. K it ty B rin ton , sideshows.

We A r e R e ad y to Discuss

Your Coal Requirements

f or N ex t Wintel'

Will Be Feature of Dog and Pony. Show.

Mrs. Edward Krumbhaar, chairman of the Wynnewood Olympicswhich will be held on the A s h t 0 1 ~and Clothier estates on Friday andSaturday, May 14 and 15, has announced a change in the o rder ofthe events from last year. Theboys' Olympics will be held Fridayafternoon at 3.30 o'clock, and the

HIGHLANDDAIRIES

MILK AND CREAM75 8 LAN CASTER AVE.

'BRYN MAWR.PHONE, BRYN MAWR 882

Narbe r t l l l a s a W REPAI lUNOIf It's Anything in

RADIOC. ROY SMITH

About It

22 ARDMORE AVENUEABDlIIOBE. PA .

CHAS. F. EBERTJobbing of All Kinds

Screens Made, Repaired andPu t Up

103 Dudley AvenuePHONE: NARBERTH 229

Officers Elected and Plans Made forPicnic.

Plans for a Girl S co ut R ummage Sale were completed at theMaine Line Committee meetingof the Philadelphia Girl ScoutCouncil, held Friday at the BrynMawr Community Center. AllScout leaders in District No.8 areexpec ting to t ake part and willdiyide the proceeds for the benefit of the various t roo p c am pfunds. Th e committee in chargeis c om pos ed of Mr s. C. Duane

Bala-Cynwydrdmore

IMPORTANT NOTICEITRAVEL BUREAU

We have recently ins ta lled this service an d canarrange bookings in detai l -hotels-rai l roadservice-steamship passage-passport visa, etc.,for any foreign t r a v e l -

Great Britain,

The Continent,Scandinavia,South Europe,The Orient.

Alsowe have installed modern safe deposit departmentsat Ardmore, Narberth, Bala-Cynwyd-burglaran d fireproof in construction an d surrounded withall modem safety appliances.Be sure that your valuables are always safe-bothwhen traveling a nd w he n at home-by rentinga b ox .

Narberth

11.25 To n

Carry

$15.75 To n16.00 To n'15.75 To n12.09 To n

NET CASH PRICES

for

JAMES S. BOYD

Narberth 375

April Prices

OF NORRISTOWN, PA.

Pennsylvania.

Chute

Egg $15.25 To nStove 15.50 To nChestnut 15.25 To nPea 11.50 To nRainey WoodCoke $7.00 (1250 lbs.)

Regular Repub li can Candidate

12TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT,

STATE SENATOR

Republican Candidate

for

Primary,Tuesday, May 18th, 1926

Fred C. Peters

Primary Election, Tuesday, May 18

ASSEMBLYMAN

V OT E F OR

First Legislative District ofMontgomery County

PreventMachineDomination

RetainRepresentativeGovernment

Nominate Hi mon th e

lRepublican Ballotin th ePrimary ElectionTuesday, Ma y 18

in theSenate

u. S. Senator G ~ r g eWharton Pepper

Vote lo r PepperCrush Vare-islft in Pennsylvania

For the Honor of Your State For the Preservation of Yoar PartyVOTE TH E WHOLE

Pepper-Fisber-Smitb-Woodward Ticke t

Pri lDary E le c ti on Tu es da y, May ~ 8Pepper-Fisher Campaign Conimittee

Keep PepperU nited S ta tes

Th e United States Senate is th e mostimportant deliberative body i n the world.

In many respects its powers equal orexceed those of the President.

Ho w shall yo u be represented there 1

By a statesman of experience, whose occupancy of th e office h a s s h ow n him topossess every qualification 1

Or by a professional politician w ho s ee ks t o fasten th e grip of th e PhiladelphiaM ac hi ne u po n e v er y c om mu ni ty a nd th e Republican Party of Pennsylvania 1.

A .coolidgeRepublicanPresent U. S.Senator

,Nationally knownStatesman

Able an dExperiencedEndorsed byA. W. MellonA Credit to YouAn Honor to OurState

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Daylight saving time is with usagain, t he c ha ng e being effectedSunday mortling wi thou t the leastexcitement.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLOPERETTA CONSPICUOUS HIT

SPECIAL SERVICEDo not forget an excellent song

service in the Lutheran Church onSunday evening, May 2. Goods in gi ng a nd a sparkling address.Remember it with your presence.

NEWS OF THE CHURCHES

MUSICALEA spring musicale and tea will

be held at t he Merion Cricket Club,Haverford, on S at u rd ay, M ay I,at 4 o'clock.

M rs . J os ep h B. Townsend, 3d .,will pour tea.

All Saints' ChurchWynnewood, Pa.

Rector, Rev. Gibson Belt.Asst., Rev. Francis A. Gray.

8.00 A. M.-Holy Communion,10 A. M.-Church School.11 A, M.-Holy Communion and

sermon by the Rector.Anthem-"Light's Glittering Morn."

West.

First Church of Christ, Scientist,\\'omcn's Club Building, Ardmorc Ave

nuc, Ardmorc, Pa.(Daylight-saving timc.)

Sunday services-l1 A. M.Wednesday evening - Testimonial

meeting, 8 o'clock.Reading room, 19 West Lancaster

avenuc, open daily, 10.ao A. M. to4.30 P. M.

The subject of the Bible lesson ser1I10n for Mar 2 is "Everlasting Punishment."

OF ALI,KIND!"

O UR T O W N

O f f l ~ e :21r.i Hllovertord Ave.

Phone: Ardmore 2340

FALL CLASSES

DODGE SEDANSFOR HIREBY THE HOUR ORDAY

STANJ..:EY HOPKINSElectrician

Plumbing, Ga s Fi t t ingan d Heat ing

NARBERTH, PA.PHONE, NARBERTH 352-M

I,cssans in Plnno nnd Singing bySClltcmberfor Indlvidunl and ClassAPpllcatlons wlll be receiyed iuMiss Loulsc "r. Bntts w ho hus\Studios in ~ e wYork, phllndelphin,and snhurbs. Dancing Ciasses,whicb hu\'e IJecn held In Xarllerththis spring, wl1l bc resumed atthnt timc also. I"or fHrlhcr informutlon Phone Nnrberth 1;36- W.

LOUIS DI' FRANCESCO& COMPANY

39 N. Narberth Ave.High Grade

Shoe. Repairing

Phones: Narberth 661-J or 1612-W

HENRY & COMPTONPLUMBING I

STEAM & HOT-WATER HEATING IJOBBING Narberth

LIGHT HAULINGlocal or out of toWD

Quick and Efficient ServiceP. J. DUFFY

335 Dudley Avenue!'hone, Narbertb 18U'..I

W I R I ~ G: FIXTURES : JOBBINGESTIl\IATES FURNISHED

P. O. Box 223 Wynnewood, Pa.

PREPAREFOR BIGMethodist Episcopal Church. HOSPITAt DRIVE

Rev. W. Sheridan Dawson, Minister. CONTINUED F R O ~ rTHE FrnST P 'GEServices for Sunday, May 2: Do9.45 A. M.-Bible school, Hon. Flet- P ic k C h ai rm e n a nd Capta ins the ~ v e n i n g .A ls o d es er vi ng of

cher W. Stites, superintendent. 111e t hf $1 000 000 C . - .n IOn was t e actl' n! ! o f Ves tu s11 A. M.-Morning wo rs hi p; sermon. . or " ampalgn S dl ~An t hc m, "God I s Ki ng, " b y H ey se r; of B r y n Mawr. ,pm er and. Ned Montgomery asquartet, "Anywhere With Jesus," by ) oU,ng Amencan friends of Ben-Excel\. del 's; Robert Valle tte as th .

6.45 P. M.-Epworth League devo- WILL TAKE PLEDGES glel P' d C e Jug-tional mceting. . lerre, an hades Ross as the7.45 P. l\1.-Evening worship. A . . wrestler Chicot.

spccial musical program wil l bc ren- Samuel Rea, executive chai rman Most amus in cr wa M B 'dered by a chorus choir, which wil l be of the coming campaign t o o bt ai n Icough at inopp;rtun s r. ender sfollowed by a short sermon. The choir $I,O.O?,OOOto build and equip a large his s ister' s COU!!!I ateemuoamllents,.~ n dwill rcndcr the fol lowing anthems: dd t t l B 1\,1" H I ~ q y cnttcal"Praise and Thanksgiving," by Ash- a I IOn 0 t le ryn .Lnawr os pi - m om en ts , h aI ti ng h is f low f Iford; "Brest the 'Nave, Chr is tian!" by ta l, announced today t ha t E d wa r d 1quence. Philoso!)ll\' " 0 k

e0 -. . I II' B I- R J H 'l I W ,,1\. . . was II1VO -ed'J\

When we finishScreening you l'home or place ofbusiness - no fliesneed apply fo r admittance. Made toorder, expertly fitted. Call me.

Narbe1'th 1671

'Phone, Narberth 1254

We Call for and Del iver

Open Friday evenings, 7 to 9 o'clock

When Dissatisfied Try

HEWIT'STailors, Cleaners and Dyers

EVERY WEEK I ADD TO

MY BANK BALANCE

By following this s y s te m a ti c s a vi n g p l an , I alwayshave a nea t ba lance to m y c r e di t when I n e ed m o n eyfo r some specia l purpose. A h a ph a z ar d p l an o f savin g will never accompl ish anyth ing , as I found tom y s o rr ow. It is t h e c e rt a in amount every weektha t counts. Tr y it once.

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234 Haverford Avenue

NARBERTH",-NATIONAL.. BANK

HARRY H. HAMER, Jobbing Carpenter

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88 used it all last winter with EGG, $15.75- less 50c a t o n f o r cash-$15.25 Elo88 splendid results. In all do- STOVE, $16.00- less 50c a to n f o r c a s h - $ 1 5 .5 0 El8Elo mestic sizes, screened and damp- NUT, $15.75- less 50c a to n f o r c a s h - $ 1 5 . 25 DO08 ened f or delivery. Ap ri l and PEA, $12.00- less 50c a t o n f o r cash-$1l .50 8 May prices: $11 for 2000-lb ton. Charge customers who pay in f ive days allowed 50c a ~DO 50c a ton off for cash. . ton discount ci:l88 ElSoDO 0~ ~ nn88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

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Natureflavors it,

HOlllalwe of Flori.la i ll t lH ]{I'VOllltionar,I'neighbors can find any or aJl of "The connty s U P 1 ~ o r tof. a U. S. Residence, Station,d l l ~ ' t ; , these in the club activities. S e na t or a n d a canchdate tor Gov- Narberth 1731 Narberth 1713-W

"With '1I' Withont," FlIlJlljp Hl'asliJl . crnor who haye unequiyocably de-Leu. Of a borp

Almost SelfSupporting Records of consti tuents can't c a rr y t o success GEO. W. BOTTOMSWarden Fellman Show. w it h i t s uc h a candidacy as Boyd's.

"Three square m eal s a day" are Se\ 'enty-four thousand . ~ l o n t g o m -s e rved e very day at an ayerage cost e rv C o un ti a ns are g01l1g to doof less than eight cents a meal to t he ir own choosing a n d t h is is notthe 200 inmates of Montgomery the kind they choose."county prison, according to recordso f \ Var d en FeJlman.

Reporting on l as t we ek' s su mmari e s th is week, he s ai d t he c os tof food for one person one d aya v e r a g ~ d$0.232. The maintenanceof o ne p ri so ne r p er day, all expenses of t h e p r iso n included, averaged $0.888. Th e maintenancecost per day was r edu ced $0.078 bynet receipts f rom p ri so n labor,'which amounted to $5464-49.

22 Boys Go to Camp on Show Proceeds,

Happiness reigned supreme att he B oy S co ut h ea dq ua rt er s att hi s w e ek ' s r e gu l ar meeting- wheni t w as a nn ou nc ed t ha t a sufficientamount o f m one y h ad be en realized by the en te r ta inmen t to permit of sending 22 scouts to CampD e lm o nt t hi s s um m er for a fullweek in camp.

Following th e business session,w hic h w as devote d e ntir ely tomatters pertaining to th e entertainment. E c 1 w ~ n\Volf, o ne o f t hep at ro l l ea de rs . was placed inc h ar g e o f t h e m e et in g. He gave am o st i n te r es t in g talk 011 birel l i fei n t he v icin itv o f Narbe rth .

His r em al :k s o n t he s ub je ct ,w hic h w ere m ore or less of atechnical description of the localbirds a nd t he ir habits, lead to around-table discussion in whichmany o f t h e S c ou ts , p a rt ic i pa t ed .

B e fo r e a d jo u rn m e nt , h ow e ve r ,12 S co ut s a rr an ge d t o j oi n p at ro lleader \\ ' olf toda v in a search ofthe w oo ds a nd fields sl1l'roundingt h e b o ro u gh with a view to ascert ai ni ng h ow m a ny d i ff e ren t va rie tie s o f b ir d life could b e r ec ognized. A report on this will bemade at nex t week's meeting forthe benefit of t he members of bothtroops.

There were ;Hi Scouts in attendance this week. A canvass of themembersh ip showed that seven ofthem will be prepared t o a pp ea rbefore t h e C o ur t of Honor, wh ich ,

in M ay. will sit a t B ry n Mawr.Some of them will ta ke a s h ig h a sf o ur t e st s .

ROAD WARNING SIGNSA system of a u to m at i c r o ad

signs and dange r signal lights, simila r to those used on important highways all o ve r t he c ou nt ry , will bestarted shortly in Montgomery county, it is learned at t h e Co ttn ty COI11missioners' o ff ic e i n ' :N or ri st ow n.