8/7/2019 Our Town October 7, 1915

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FootballStarts Saturday. Baseball Banquet Ictober 28.. - - -

VOLUME I. NUMBER 52 NARBERTH, PA., lHURSDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTSNARBERTH'S FOOTBALL

SEASON STARTSNEXT SATURDAY

ATIILETIC } ' IELD ASSUREDFOR USE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

A. C. Shand Uuys Land AdjoiningSchoolhollse and Grants Use toSchool Board.

IIILocal Boys Wlll ~ I e e t th e StrongGrace A. A., of Philadelphia, atNarberth and Price Avenues-Come Out an d Cheer.

The first foot b al l g ame o f tlte season will be played on the Narberthbase ball field witl t t he s t rong GraceA. A. next Saturday at 3.30 P. M.

I t will be remembered that this teamheld Narbertlt to a 6-6 game last year,and tlte members of ou r home teamfeel sure they will get f ul l revenge.Manager Jones has arranged a good

s chedul e a nd has had t lt e c andida te spracticing. He assures the patronizQfso f t he gridiron sport that he w il l h avea s tr ong t eam on the field next Saturday.

The boys wil l appear on the fieldwith brand new togs and will make avery nice appea rance . This is the flrlltyear Narbe rth will have started theseason in suits of like kind. Thisfeature will make the game ver y m l l l ~ l lmore in te res t ing to their followers,and also e na bl e t hem to d is ti ngui shtlteir own bors. .This Is o ne o f tlte many advantages

i resulting from the wor k o f t he newly. organized central physical committeeI at tlte Y. M. C. A. Communter Center.

It is hoped that a large crowd willbe 011 Itand at tlte in it ial game of t h seaSOn and "be generous."

Will Our Town Suspend Publication?NOTED ENGINEER TOEXPLAIN MAIN LINEELECTRIC SERVICE

Ernest U. Hill, WIIO Planned and Cons t rnc ted ' fhe New System, WillSpeak at Presb,terlan ChurchNext Monday Evening-Free

To A ll

This is th e 52nd issue of Our Town- .Woman Suffrage Party.marking the first anniversary-and it may be Automobile activities.the last! Narberth Assembly.With this issue the present editors resign. Young Folks' Sorority.You'l l find a brief statement f rom them on Private Schools.the editorial page. Needlework Guild.For one month the Executive Committee Everyone of these organizations andof th e Board of Directors of th e Civic Asso- act iv iti es is the source of news every week.Wby has the Pennsylvania Railroad ciation, which ha s in charge the management Will th e directing head of each take th e re-electrified its "Main Line?" o f t he paper, has been endea voring to find a spons ibility of appointing one member to col-

Will the change help the people o f new editor-or editors-and work out a plan leet and write th e news of his or he r respec-Narbe rt h a nd other SUburban towns, fo r a co-operative editorial or reportorial tive organization-and see to it that thatand if so, how? board. person fulfills his or he r duties?He ".1 will it help the company? Up to the time of sending this issue to press I f OUR TOWN is to continue publicationthe Committee has not been successful.Wbat problems were met and over- I f some one. or several of t he residents of it must be upon a co-operative basis-an ac-come in th e two and one quarter years Narberth do not volunteer immediately to tual and active co-operative basis.t ha t t he work was under way? edit OUR TOWN fo r a per iod of six months During t he p as t year a half a dozen in-Tllese and other questions of i11- or one year, th e paper will s uspend publica- di vi dual s have taken upon themselves, per-

t er e5 t t o every rider on the electric I t ion to-day. George M. Henry, president of sonally, the responsibilities of collecting andtrains w il l b e answered in a lecturo' the Civic Association, and chairman of the writing the news and advertisements.t ha t i s to be given at the Men's Club Executive Committee, is th e man with whom From some of our borough's organizationsof th e Presbyte rian Church by Ernest you should communicate. the editors have received generous co-opera-R. Hill, of the electrical engineering What Is Needed. tion, bu t fo r th e mostfirm of Gibbs & Hill, of New York An editor, or two of them. part it has been aWOULD IT BE MISSED7 t . ht 'ob fity, who planned the worlt a nd c ar - D e fi n i t e co-operation s raIg newspaper ol 0l'ied i t t hr ough to completion. This from every organization in "Our "digging up the news."(To be sung to the tune ofwill be the l irst public talk upon the Narberth. Town.") Now that's all very wellsubject by an) 'one who took part in Have you any idea of for newspapers that arethe work, howmany various organiza- The r ea l test of any publication is . . b tThe lec ture , which will be given "How many readers would miss it if commerCIal enterprIses, uat eight o'cloclt, Monday evening, I tions there ar e in th e it ceased publication?" OUR TOWN is no t in thatOctober 11, wil l be f re e t o a ll a nd will I borough? Consider this list: Usually one turns to one or two or class. I t is a town-a civicmar k t he first mee ti ng o f the Men's Churches. three local papers if one should go enterprise, purely and simp-Club for the present season. All men Methodist. ou t of busines s. ly. It is YOUR PAPER justa nd women of Narberth ar e invited. Catholic. Not so with th e Upper Dar by Her - the same as your house fur-The lecture wi ll be f re e. Presbyterian. ald. Were it to cease publication there niture is yours.Mr. Hill will speak a s t he guest of I Baptist. is no paper now in existence thatthe c lu b an d at its Invitation. The I could replace it. The Philadelphia news-Episcopal. hid t d t U t nd shouldecture w il l not be technical but willi: I t is t eo n y paper eva e a pper paper canno, adeal with the s ub jec t i n a way that And all the various so- Darby 'fownship. It is in a position not be expected to publisheveryone can up.derstand. cieties, associations and to do more cons t ruc tive work vita lly any Narberth news other.. -MI". Hill will, at the conelu13lonof clubs affiliated with these affecting the lives' Jf it s readers than than those happeningshis ta lk, gladly answer any questions churches. any othe r paper published. which are ofgeneralinterestthat may be asked and clear up any Athletic Activities. The Upper Darby Herald looms to Philadelphia and subur- The public-spir ited ac t of A. C.p oi nt s i n r eg ar d t o the electrification Football. larger in t he aff air s of m ore homeS ban readers. I f you want all Sh and, of North Narberth avenue,that the audience may be i n d ou bt : Basketball. p i : p ~ : P P ~ b l ~ ~ : ~ : Township than any t he Narberth news-all maltes the athletic field for the use ofupon . ; that concer'ns Narberth the School children an assured fact.Everyone in Narberth must have Baseball. We "take care" of Upper Darby Mr. Shand has purchased the largebeen puzz led at one t ime or another Tennis. Township only-but do that capably folks-you'll have to look to area of ground adjoining the school-about some feature of this work. Let, Official Borough Interests. and well.-From The Upper Darby a home town paper. house, and has gran ted its use for rec-Mr. Hill e xp la in i t t o you. I Council. Herald. Do you want such a reative purposes to the NarberthWho ~ [ r . Hil l I s. I paper? School Board u nt il s uc h t im e as thef t . Board of Health.Ernest R. H il l i s one of th e oremos d' OUR TOWN peopl e o f Narberth authorize t hem toy Bard of EducatI'on Have you enol'oyed rea mg ;electr ical engineers of ,America, he 0 b purChase the land for their requlre-was bor n in Pompton , N. J., in 1872 Public School. . have you been interested in what has een ments.and received his technical educa tion Fire Company. printed in the las t 52 issues? The l an d h as b ee n i n th e open mar-at Cornell University from which he i Civic Association. We're not looking for bouquets-OUR ket , and some such far-Visaged ac t waswas graduated in 1893. Hehspentt ~ h l 3 ' Boa rd o f Directors and g ener al member- TOWN is looking for an editor and a co-opera- necessary by some individual, lest itnex t two yea rs in general s o p r al lt - ship. be lo st for al l time. Mr. Shand meting at the works of the Westinghouse Park Development Committee. tive reportorial board. the si tuat io n o f h is o wn Will, andElectr ic and Manufacturing Company. t I If the edl'tor or editors, and th e reporters, therebv once more puts h imse lf onF 1895 1901 h i I i Women's Communi y Cub. Jrom to e was spec a eng - with the co-operative plan for supplying the record-as h e di d in the developmentneer at the Westinghouse plant, work- Y. M. C. A. news of the town, do not materialize between of Narbrook-as a believer in the NewIng under t he p er so na l direction of General activities. now and next Monday night-this will be the Narberth that is fast developing-aGeorge Westinghouse in perfecting t h ~ ' Athletics. UR TOWN year-round home town that is in theelectr ically controlled air brake , for. R r . last issue of 0 .Which he Inven ted a number of im- e IgIOUS. t t. ? It ' ' vanguard of progressive action.Library. Do you want the paper 0 con mue. s up Surel\' no thinking pe r b tp rovement s. Dur ing this period he Juniors. to you; Narberth folks-and especially you feel h a p ~ y because of Mr. s ~ ~ a ~ ~ ~ a ~ a lso supervised the insta lla tion of llll MI'scellaneous Interests. who have the capacI'ty, by vir tue of your t' W ttlheavy railroad work by the Wes ti ng - Ion. emus no neg ec t to makehoUse Company and prepa red the corn- Child Welfare League. special experience in newspaper and publish- t hi s l an d o ur own When the opportu-plete plans, contracts and specific:!.- Fortnightly Club. ing work, to take up the job. nity is offered. It is necessa ry fort lons f or o th er important engineering the prope r conduct of the school, andprojects. is good business.In 1901 Mr. Hill wa s sent to London In Newark, N. J ., th e City Commis-as engineer- in-chief of th e British STIWCK UY AN A U T O ~ l O B I L E . i BAZAAR AND E N T E R T A I N ~ I E N T I B U n G J o ~ S S HENRy H ~ NARllOW. si on i s condem ning ei ght t o t welveWestinghouse Electr ic and Manufac- MI F Di d fWd Id : \T EUI H \LL OCTOBER gO) I ESCAPE IN AUTO ACCIDEl'iT. acres of land around each schoolhouseturing Company, in charge of all th e ss ranees amon , 0 00 s e,l 1, , " ,w to guarantee play and athleticcompany's electric, steam, mechanical! avenue,. met with a painful accident An entertainment and bazaar is Burgess George M. Henry and Mrs. grounds, as well a s p le nt y o f a ir andand civil engineer ing work in connec- . last Fl'lday a fternoon, in f ron t of he r b in Ian ed b the Ladles' Aid S()- IHen ry had a thrilling experience last sunshine. Have we no t one-tenlthhome. She h ad b ee n pl ayin g with e g p n y th iii ?tion with the conve rs ion of s team ra il - II d i i ciety of the Narberth P re sbyt er ia n F ri da y n ight n ea r Collegeville. They e l' v s on .H I h d some ch dren an sw n g ng on a Up at Ardmore, th e Lower Merionroads to e lect ric power . e a s o II r ope, whi ch made he r dizzy. Before IChurch. I t will be held on October were i n their au tomobi le o n the.ircharge of the company's work on I I b Township School Boa rd i s now spend water supply projects, a nd t he engi- she realized it she l os t h er balance 122, in E lm Hal l. Mrs. Lester W. way to Harr sburg. thad een ratn- i ng m ore t han $70,000 f or l an d an dneer ing work in connect ion wi th in- and fel l Into th e street. An automo- Nickerson is p re si de nt o f t he societY, lng a nd a s t he y wer e c ro ss ing a trol- g,rading of an a th le ti c field which,dustrlal p la nt s, m ines , m ine hau la ge bile h ap pe ned t o b e p as si ng on t ll e a nd she and the members ar e working l ey track on the outskirts of College- when first proposed, about three yearsa nd s te am r ai lway s i nc luding the de- north side of Woodside avenue. T he h ar d to make the affair a bi g s uc- ville t he mac hi ne s ki dd ed o n t he w et ago, could h av e b ee n p ur ch as ed f orsign and c o n s t r u ~ t i o n of complete I driver could not change his course much less. A re w e t o mak e t hi s m is -power stations, sub-stations, transmis-: quickly enough and one of t he m ud cess. , I rails, and stopped running. Mr. take? Why should we? Ours is asion lines, revision of track work, s ig - .guards s truck Miss Diamond on th e Various organizations in the Presby- IHen ry s aw t ha t t he rear of the ca r smal l investment and wil l n ever bena l system and th e ventilation of forehead, infl ict ing a s ev er e c ut . S he terian Church will ha"e charge of the ' h ad n ot c le ar ed the tracks and tol d les s than now-bound to be more.tunnels. ,Was attended by Dr. Faries. . He r booths. Mrs. Hen ry t o g et o ut and go dovrn Thank s t o Mr. Shand thi s p rope rt yFrom 1906 to 191'2 Mr. Hil l was in lnany f riends wi ll be g lad to know Mr. P o o r ' ~ class will be in t he t ra ck a nd signal an approaching is held in trust for the public good.the service of the Pennsylvania Rail- that s he i s v er y muc h improved. charge of th e parce ls pos t booth; the trolley freight. The motorman evl - Now , let the people as a whole awakenroad, engaged i n t he electrification of Mary a nd Mar th a Club will sell pop- to t he present opportunity and cashthe New York terminal and tunnels.: corn and candy; t he senior members dent ly did no t see Mrs . Henry, or hear I n on it before individual patienceHe ha d special charge of th e design Since 1912 Mr. Hill has been a mem - of t he Ladies' Aid Soc ie ty wi ll have her calls, and bef or e he could s to p wea rs out. Let's do t he r ig ht thing bya nd c on st ru ct io n o f th e power sta - b er of the firm of Gibbs & Hill, c on - c ha rg e of the fancy t ables; the Thim- h is train it had s tr u ck t he auto. ou r School Board th is year !tiona, track, line and cable equipment, suIting electrical engineers for the ble Club will be i n c ha rg e of th e Mr. Hen ry , w it h one eye on the ap -electric locomotives, ca r equipment, Pennsylvania Railroad System, th e apron table, and Miss Maude Wipf and p roac hing t ra in , h ad r emaine d in th e The Evangel Circle of King's Daughsignals, lighting, service power plant MISS FRANCES DIAMOND the younger ladies will sell grab-bags, au to t rying to get h is e ng in e s ta rt ed . ters have decided to postpone theirand se rv ice fac il i ties of all k inds f or Chicago Association of Commerce, th e balloons and other novelties. IThi s h e w as u na bl e to do and h ad t o fa ir, which was t o h av e been held th ethe Pennsylvania station and yards. At Nor fo lk & Western Railway, th e Pub- The re w il l be a h om e b ak e table, j um p from the ca r to k ee p fr om b e- latter part of October, i n f avor of th ethe same time h e w as engal"ed in th e l ie Serv ice Commission for t he F i rs t and lunch and supper wil l b e s er ve d I i ng ca ugh t i n the sm ash. He es- IPresbyterian Fair. The date of theextens ion of th e e l e c t r U l c a t ~ 1 of th e District of t he Sta te of New York, and at individual tables between 5 and 7 Icaped injury bu t h is aut o was badly, King's Daughters ' Fair is to be an -Long Island Railroad. I th e New York Connecting Railway. P. M. damaged. Dounced later.

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8/7/2019 Our Town October 7, 1915

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NARllERTH, PA.-{)UR TOWN--OOTOBER 7.1915

Solo i s t ,

By Lady Narberth

SUBJECT :

Semon Series

RUTH PRESCOTTChorus Choir

Gospel Song Serv ice

.THE FIRESIDE

COAL RANCE FOR SALEYou Will Do Welcome

HappySunday Evening

METHODISTEPISCOPAl CHU'RCH

UIUE DIVORCE PROBLEM""The Home-Its MakiRg,Building Breaking"

Rev. and Mrs. J. E. N id ecke r, o fWoodside avenue, are away on a twoweeks' vacation.Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCoy entertained Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCoy,of NorfOlk, Va. , at d inne r one evening last week. Dr. McCoy is a brother o f our own Mr. McCoy, and he andMrs. McCoy stopped oiT at Narberth ontheir honeymoon. They were marriedin Norfolk on September 25.

Used only three months in Summer. A I condition-hotwaterfront6 hole top.W., Ou r Town.

AT THEStIDe Pumpkinslittle While TeaHoose & Shop

THURSDAY NIGHT, Chicken andWaffles.BUilding may be ren ted with orwithout service.

Phone, Narberth 1252 D.

WHEN CAN A YOUNG MAN AFFORDTOMARRn

E. A. MUSCHAMP,W. ARTHUR COLE,Managing Editors .MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cashier.H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.H. A. JACOBS,Subscription Manager.

ASIIES-ONCE MORE!

OUR TOWN

PLEASE OllIT ~ ' L O W E R S .

TIlE NARBERTH VISION.

"Arcades for Chestnut Street.

"THE LAST CALL"OUB TOWN will gladly printany news i tem aboutany snbjectthat Is of interest to Narberthfolks, but In order to meetthe printing sehC'lule, al l "copy"-manuscripts-must reach th eeditors by 6 P. M. Monday eachweek.

Owned and Publi shed every Thurs By Rev. Chris G. Koppel.~ a by the Narberth Civic AII.ocla first Sermon In the Series: "Home--tion. It s Making, Building and Breaking."

"To the Edi to r of Public Ledger:

I Neither employer or trade union ar e: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ; perfect. WIlIlt Is needed Is to makeA I R II both be tte r, but we eannot do awa:rnnua a y with either . Where a trade union canbe organized, that Is th e b es t wa y t oNext Sunday raise wages.I I t remains, however, true tJlat un "Many water s cannot quench love, der modern conditions a large number

neither can the fioods drown it. I f a! I!VAN(lCL of unski lled Industl."les ar e not, andman would give a ll t he subst ance of II bll cannot be organized. What then, is 1his house tor love, it would utterly to be done for these ml1llons of per-1>e condemned."-Song of Solomon. 8-7 BAPTIST CHURCH sons for whom the trade unions can-The Ideal condi tion of man is to be not bring relief? We tJlink tJle bestha pp ily mar ri ed . Home, with love, way Is for the Sta te to enact a generaland children, is the divinely appointed law as to a "minimum wage." No Imeans for man's happiness. The longer wage should be allowed i n t hi s coun-I live the m or e I am impressed that 1 try that wi ll n ot s uppo rt a man orSend al l le tte rs and news I tems to 4:),'ble S'l.ool Ral'1'at Morn Miss W d H t I hthe home problem i s the grea tes t prob- tY n oJ - woman In decency and respectability. a e owens e n as re-P. O. Box 34 or Box 576, Narberth, lem of our country. The home is th e ing Worship. A number of States have introduced turned to her home on Chestnut ave-Po.. Do not send them to the printer . I cent re of everything. I f the home life laws looking, to this end. nue, after an extended t r ip through:::lend all advertising copy t o P. O. is pure, all is pure. The home is th e ' MarylandBox 820. Make all remittances to , foundation of morality, t he chief edu- MISS D' AlSY DEAN Ho,v call the "mlllimum wage" law I .18 I :rJ be wo rk ed i n Industries employingP. O. Box 1 cational institution, and the sou rc e of chi ldren and forelgners t I Fred L. Rose has gone t o J ames -Our Town is on sale at the depot Inearly alI the real contentment among I Will Give the fiddress 'town N Y bit inews-stand, and a t t he store of H. E. men, To create a max imum number If an employer Is no t w l I l i ~ g to pay j , . . , on a us ness r p.Davis. of happy famllles Is the en d of all such a I?W wage, he f inds h imself In I Don't forget the Wynnewood Fete,

Entered as second-class matter, Oc- statesmanship. All other aims sinkinto M1?: H. E. 1):.4VIS clOmpetitlOn Wdlth men WIIlO WlI1llfabY'i October 9. Visit ou r neighbors andinsignificance when the stability of the - ow wages, an sooner or ater w I help along inter-community interests.tober 15, 1914, at th e Post 01llce at family is at stake. Will Lead the YoungPeople's undersold and driven out of business. Narberth, Pennsylvania, under the k d b H i 0 dltl I 01 deHard times ar e ahvlI)s mar e )' a Service. ere sac n on w lere . . 0 rn I Secretary Samuel Atherholt, of theAct of March 3, 1879. downward cune In the l)ercentllge of employer cannot pay mmlmum 1 Civic Associat ion bas r ec en tl y r e-marriages. In our country th e decUne wage." 'I'liis Is whe re t he S ta te mus tIceived severa l c ~ m m u n i c a t i o n s ask-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1915 IhilS become chronic for some )"ellrs General Church Rally in s tep In and forbid tile payment of less Iing about the var ious enterpr lzes pro-EMERGENCY PHONE CALLS I)ast. Men marry la te , a nd whe n the el1ening with talks by PrelSi- thllll th e minimum ,vage. I f this were( mot ed by the associa tion . Outsidemating season for youth Is once past , J l1 d t he l aw , a nd t l ~ e law were enfor ced, p eopl e wat ch Narbe rt h and expectFire 350. Illany never marry at alI . The number ~ t of a epartments. emplo)'ers wlI Img to pay less than Imuch of usPolice 1250. of unmarried men and wODlen between the minimum wage cou ld no t do so, .===:==::====:==:::::::===::::::=::== Ithe a ge of 25 and 44 who ought to be -WE INVITE YOU.' !and hence those employers desiring to I Miss Est el Ie Coblc , o f Mer ion ave -EDITORIAL NOTES ienjoy ing a home and rearing children p ~ good wages ~ ~ u l d be f re e f rom Inue, entertained a number of her,Is cause for concern . I disastrous competItIOn and heart less Ifriends at "500" on Saturday. Those,-- ---, 1\OW the attraction between men and greed. , present were Misses Sydnle Bol ick,women i s j us t as fundamental a fact I TI r t' f tl .. I Iin socia l l ife as t he a tt ra ct ion o f t he Ie app Ica Ion 0 liS prmclp e I Virginia Downes, Margaret Eyre,earth i s In physics . and the onl y way Tile home cannot be happy where there' may be difficult at lfirst, but I t is the IMarian Haws, Edith Humphreys, R u t ~In which that tremendous force of de- is such lack or uncertainty of income s ta nd of the ChurcI in u r g ~ n g legis- ' Jones, Jane Laird, Madeline McCoy,sire can be p revent ed f rom wrecking t il at l ife h as to be l ived in continual latlon in favor of the "minimum Agnes Rose, Hilda Smedley, Eliza-Istrain and wOl."ry for the necessities of wage." Here comes In an important I eth Speakman Marian Trotter EI-l iv es Is t o make it build lives by home bl'ancll of Christianity, the recognition' eanor Wilson,' Augusta Withe'row,contentment. The e x l s t ~ n c e of a large life. Wherever the economic conditionclass of "olulltal'r celibates in socie ty of any class is hopeful and improving of the community as a family. and the Katharine Stree t.is a more threatening fac t even than ti le re is an I nc reas e In marriage. Government as an expression of thethe Increase of divorce. The slums ar e Wherever there is economic disaster unity and good-will of the family, seeaggregations of single men and women. there is decl ine. The Ameri can peo- i ng to it that the lowliest members ofI f the monastic celibates of the Middle pIe who s uf fe r by the competition of:the family, at least. have opportunity.Ages, who had the powerful Incentive the immigrants and who feel th e tight- I Christ dill not tell us what wagesof religious e nt hu si asm a nd a ll the en ln g g ri p of an industrial develop- we must par, He only lays down I)rln.Thi s i ssue marks t he r et ir emen t o f preventives of Isolation and supervis- ment, r ef us e t o bri ng chi ld ren int o clples and leaves His fol lowers tothe present editors of Our Town. They i on , cou ld not keep chaste, is it likely a world which threatens t hem with work out thei r appUcation. But If wehave enjoyed t he wor k and hope that that t he unmar ri ed t housands i n t he poverty. ,will hold fast to th e principle oftheir s ervi ce s h av e done somet hi ng f re edom of modern l ife wil l maintain TIle student of Industrial conditions, brotherllOod, that wages must be pa idtoward making Narberth a better Year Iheir own purity and respect the purity is discerning that the wage system Is iul)On that ~ r l n c l p l e , and that the law'Round Home Town. of otbers? on t rial. We h ear mucb of the term' should forbid l ~ s s t han the m i n i ~ u mThey have n ot grown fat no r rich E,ery )'Ollllg man who Is phrsically "IY .. Le 's l t' d ' wage, the workmg out of the prinCIpleat the ; ob , b ll t they have found many fit. and has fair prospect s should I I!l.g wage, . gl. a lv e an m- would no t be so difficult.new friends, and t he y t ak e t hi s op-l marry. That Is th e divine and human dUlltrlal co-operatlO'. IS devoted to all We have found that tile high cost of I NEW BOABD OF lrANAGERS OF

portunity to t hank a ll who have as- law. Enforced eellbac) ' 118s proven II ' ~ I I ~ a ~ e s of ~ ~ l ~ l a b o ~ p r ~ b l e m d ~ ~ l iving Is the greatest factor In t he de I WOllEN'S COllMUNITY cumsisted In any way in getting out t he c urs e. IV ng wage sana yze an IS- clinlng nnmber of mOl."rlages; anotherpaper. Pre)laratlon for marriag e i s more cussed everywhere. llany States aUlI Is t he c os t o f living lugh. Chairman-Mrs. C. T. Moore.necessar3' to.day than ever before, be. countries ar e finding It necessary to The social nature of man makes Fin an ci al Manager-Mrs. Roy E.cause home Itself Is at once more fix b)' law u "minimum wage." him an imitative creature. Thc In- Clark.simple and more complete. A mother Government statistics show t ha t a t s t inc t of Imitation may be a power fu l Li brary Man ag er - Miss Gracehas to learn to guard the family least 60 per cen t. o f t he mal e work- lever for good if Individuals a nd Ha ig ht .Last Monday hou sewl fe s o f th e against adulteration of food, mora l e rs in t he c it ie s. of the United States classes se t up a r eal example of re- House Manager-Mrs. Alexandersouthside were 'treated by the vision polson often found in schools. the con- are to-day r ~ c e l v m g less than $600 an - finement of manne rs and t as te . Cham?ley.of empty ash wagons par ad ing by t am ln at ion of d is ea se , amusement ~ u a I I Y . ThIS app li es to manufactur- But th e process of competitive in- SOCial Manager-Mrs. F. W. Stites.their homes. places, and numerous o th er things. mg everywhere. Idustry has poured vast wealth into Membership Manager-Mrs. DavidAll summer long the collectio!ls Much trouble comes from the l ack o f Unltell Stutes B U I ~ e t l n of th e De 1the hands o f a few, and laas se t a p ace D. Stickney.have been every other week'on Tues- knowing how to co?k properly-to purtment of Labor No. 29, relating t'J of unpara lIeled ext ravagance. This I Athletic :Manage r-Mr s. Wal te rdays. No not ice of change hav ing p r e v ~ n t waste and utilize the less ex- agricultural wage s in the State of has infected all classes. Dothard.been given, they ~ e r e no t prepared pensive grades of food. Pennsylvania, shows that, without FashIons o p e r a t ~ downward. Eacll - - . - - - - - - - - - - -for the Monday viSitation. I t hi nk t he t ea ch in g of dome st ic b oa rd the farm hand receives $21:14 class t ri es t o Imitate th e one higherW h e ~ the telephones were use d to Iscience I the ~ d v ~ n c e d grades of ou r It he y ea r a round, w it h boa rd $13.84. up. And so all classes ar e worried tomake mqulry as t o the change, th e ImbUc schools" ould be of great IWages per day during harvest ar e k . th " I" The 010.t t I Ii d th t u tl I I . I t eep up m e process on. ns ree comOl SSlQner rep e a e prac CII va ue . So many glr s stop a - I $1.51 without board and $1.20 with I l' I h' I bib hthad other work he wanted to do TUt1S- tending school at the age of 17 to board ; ' 10 Ives on y on ~ s a or . s rongday , so he ' sent the teams aroundMon- enter business' and various industries I ' . . mto social competl t lon WIth peopleday. that when they marry t hey have no t I JOhn. ~ I t c h e l l , In 1907, estImated that who have addit ional Income throughWhen, oh, when. shall a schedule be had opportunity to learn housekeeping. I t h m m l l ~ l U m wage that , , : o u I ~ sus - r en ts and profits, and must break his Iplanned that shal l be regula r? Whi le I lomest le science should be I tam a mmer and his family 10 the back merely to keep his wife and chil-Thi s i s r ea ll y impor ta nt , Borough t au gh t i n o ur schools, the principles: coal regions was $600. dren on a level with others.Council. r Ic an only b e practiced properly In th e Xow consider the rising cost of I Iv I The very spir it of democracy wldch. Ihome-home shou lll be t he d omest ic Ing. In twenty years wholesale prices' has wiped ou t the old class Unes i n

IlaboratorJ have r is en 49.2 per cen t. above the imodern life makes the rivalry keener.To often girls expect to be Sup))orted average price. Farm products have IThe whol e c ount ry i s feverishly afIII idleness nntll )"oung men lire fear. risen 95.5 per cent. since 1897. Thus, fected. Th e maid wan ts t o dress asSuggest ion for Chestnu t S tr ee t 1m ful to attem))t home making. to-day, prices are nearly 2 1-2 times, well as the mistress. The workingprovement by Narberth Man. :nany parents endeavo r t o p romo te above t he average prices of 1897. So ; girl, l ike t he wealthy. th e wage-earn-a marriage for thei r daughter s with prices to-day ar e 100 per cen t. more er like t he banke r. The who le processl1).en of some wealth, and so called than they were fifteen years ago. i s bec ause o f t he unear ned money atsocial standing, although. it is known EXllmlne th e rise In cos t o f l iv ing tile top. The embezzlements of busl.that they are living an immoral l ife. during the last twenty years and the ness men, the nervous breakdown ofThe girl who weds' ~ o riches alone Is e xis ti ng w ag e s ea le to .d ay . No won - women, the ruin of gIrls, th e neglectlittle better than the whlteslaTe. In- der young men ar e fearful to take up of house and clliidren ar e largelys tead of women cultivating the double the respons ib il ity of home bui ld ing! caused by the unna tu ra l c os t of livingstandard between men and women. 'l'here are two kinds of wages, un- high.they should shu t t he door in the face orgllnlzell and organized. The la tt er It Is t Il e cost of l iv Ing h lg ll that Isof a ny man who is deliberately p ur- are hIgher I1nd often double. There rulnlna and making unhappy homes.suing an evil life. can be no stronger a rgument for or- The des ir e t o go one b e t t ~ r than ou rGlrls-do.n't look. forward to mar- Iganlzation of labor . How f ar wages neighbors Is bringIng us to the break.rlage that IS made for revenue only- Iare affected by t ra de unionism is Ing point. MISSthere are worse things in l if e than thus clearly shown. Low wage to.day God help us t o g et back to the morebei ng an o ld maid-single b l e s ~ e d n e s s means less InCl)me than the (lost of I Iv . s impl e U fe !i s b et te r t ha n double unhapp ness. Ing therefore one sees how tradeYoung men-don't f al l in lo ve with l I n l ~ n Is olle effective barrier again ta girl simply because she Is a good- slooker, or a good dresser. The other low wages. It i s thus per fect ly c lea rd v I was going down Broadway and why the workingman should stand byj : ~ t ahead of me was a flne-looklng t he t ra de union. I t also shows veryflgure, high-heeled slippers, t ightskir t , ';Ilainly, the folly and ignorance ofbig ha t on t he b ac k o f t he he ad . S he th ose who tr y to break up trade unionlooked like a winner ; but when I pass- 'lin favor of the "open shop." Thised her I sa\v she was somebody's does no t mean that every defense of

g r a n d m ~ t h e r . You c anno t count on ex- t he t ra de union Is jus ti fi ed . Does notternals these days. Igive the right to beat the so-calledThis l eads us to th e thought do ou r I"scab," nor t he r ight t o commi t v io Indus tr ies pay enough to encourage' lence upon a man's property. Andmlltrlmony and the family meT I' yet t hi s Is jus t what happens, soonerthink the Chief cause In t ile decreas ing or late r. when a t r ade union is brokennumbei' of marriages Is economic fear. up.

"Slr-WhlIe notic ing paving onChestnut street lately, I wondered whyI t wou ld not be profitable to propertyowners and merchants, a s well as toth e c it y . of Phi lade lphi a, to spendenough on t he s tr ee t t o mak e it oneof th e finest thoroughfares in AmerIca. This could be done by broadeningtlle street so t ha t t he sidewalk oneach s id e would be included in thestreet proper. This would necessitateremodeling all the buildings on bothsides a ft er t he manner of the Commercial Trust Company at Fifteenthand Market streets. That is, the upperstories would remain as they are now,bu t t he lower story would be cut back15 feet, allowing the sidewalk to ru nunder t he covered archway. The re sult would be a beautiful wide streetand p ro te ct ed s id ewal ks f rom, s ay ,Ninth street to Broad s tr ee t. T hi s isprobably a wild suggest ion, but , onceaccomplished, would be an advertis&oment for Chestnut street and for thecity that would pay mightily."CARL T. MATTISON."Narberth, Pa., Sept . 29, 1915."

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A GoodWay 10 Laythe Log. 10 Creole Ihe NceeSlaryDroll(From the Count ry Gentleman.)

THEY DO SAY.

That It would b e v er y pleasing ifDrexel H11l had a lady "rooter" likeMaizie Simpson, of Narberth, a ndthat it Is a pity she was no t " roo t ing"for the winners.T hat th e fellow who th re w tb elemon on th e diamond at th e DrexelHi ll -Narber th game is very sorry hed id i t. This Is an apology. (Mr. Gilmore p lease note.)

And then they bad th e nerve toprint a picture of ou r goat and pn tthis leg-end under It : "The Goat Narl'erth D id Not Get."

That Bill ie Katz Is the most ac tive"non-worker" on tbe Hill.

EPISCOPAl, CIIURCH NEWS.

Rev. John Van Ness, :MlnIster.

The services at All Sai nt s' P . E.Church, Montgomery and Wynnewoodavenues , f or n ex t Sunday a re as follows:8.00 A. M.-Holy Communion.9,45 A. M.-Sunday school.11.00 A. M.-Morning prayer andsermon.4.00 P. M.-Evening prayer.The recto r, Rev. Andrew S. Burke,officiated at a ll t he services last Sunday. ~ ~ The q ua rt et te choir, under tbeleadership of Mr. J . P. Rowland, isrendering some excellent music.The free ta s iell.yes WynnewoodS ta ti on eve ry Sunday morni ng afterthe ar rival of the 10.36 train. Thistrain leaves Narberth at 10.34 A. M.The Church Guild resumed meetingsfor the f al l a nd winte r last Mondayafternoon, the first meeting being baldat the residence of Mrs. A. S. Burke,on Montgomery avenue.The church was well filled last Sun-daY, and it is boped th e congregation , .will increase so rapidly that it will be That Narberth WIll have a Minstrelnecessary to enlarge th e building. Re - Show. under the m:"nagement of B!llsolve YOll will be one to hel p b ri ng IDenms. Wel l, B il l, you have tnethis about. . best wishes of the Do Say writ er.

: Tha t t he n ame o f that Drexel Hil lNEW SEllIES OF BUILDING AND ,goat i s n ow "Dennis;" "all Butt."LOAN STOCK STILL OPEN. IAlthough the people of Narberth

know that the Narberth Building anllLoan Association is a thriving organization, it is doubtful if many, asidef rom tho se connected with the association, ar e aware of Its scope andmagnitude. With mon th ly r ecei pt sp as t t he $5,000 mark, it ha s a sse tsamounting to nearly $300,000, securedb ~ gilt-edged collateral, namely, loansto t he membe rs on their own s to ckand mor tg ag e loans on real esh.te(principally right h er e in Narberth).In its e igh t a nd a h al f y ea rs ofoperat ion the association ba s no t los:a dollar th rough bad Investments. Infact, It i s h ardl y possible for it tolose, all loans being on safe margins.The association ba s recently adopted the policy of allowing its stockholders to borrow or wij;hdraw at anyt ime wi thout wai ting for the monthlymeeting.A new ser ie s opened in Septemberand new shares may be t aken ou t atthe meeting on Thursday evening, Oc-tober 7th, by pay ing th e back dues "How d o yo u manage to get alongfor September. since your busband l os t h is money?"The associat ion ba s money avan- Inquired an old f r iend of a young ladyable to le nd to r elia ble p ers on s on w hose marriage bad, a f ew y ea rs b egood Narberth real estate, affording ~ o r e , been considered a "fortunate"ou r residen ts an oppor tun ity to pur- one. Ichase homes withou t too severe a ta x "Oh! just sew, sew," replied the vic-on their incomes. It,lm of adverse circumstances.

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHunCH. I ~ I D S WANTED FORI WYNNEWOOD ROAD A Blaze in Your Fireplace, Pennsylvania State Highway Depart- . .ment, Harrisburg, Pa. Sealed proposals THE accompanYIng dIagrams show an easy method of lay ing a f ir e that will10 A. M.-Sabbatb scbool. The en- wlll be received at said office until bum successfully. By the time the !JIIlaller sticks of kindling haYe burnedtire school Is graded, and the re is a 10 A. 'M., November 4, 1915, when bids through, the larger log

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Telephone

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J. A. MILLER

NARBERTH, PA.Telephone.

NARBERTH, PA.

CYRIL MAUDEHPEER GYNT"FRIDAY and SATIJRDAYDaniel Frohman Presents

JAMES G. SCANLINPainter

c. P. COOK

Prompt Deliveries Assured

Contented Consumers CommendCook'a Coal

BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats

VERL PUGHElectrical Contractor

(Successor to E. J. HOOD)HEATER AND BANGE WORKSLATE AND TIN ROOFER

104 ForrestAyenue,Jobbinga Specialty. Narberth, Pa.I ....O,

COAL, WOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLiES

, IAStore for Particular People"

Miesen's BakeryNARBERTH ARCADEBUILDINGBread, Cake, Rolls , Pies,Candy, I ce C r eamCATERING FOR PARTIES

Home Dressed Poultry, Butter, Eggsand Game.Fancy Fruit and Vegetable.

225 lona Avenue, Narberth, Pa,Telephone-Narberth 3S1D.

852,634686,085145.52,309.026741,61032.1248,82746,416367,76678,001149,59220.2

3,942,2063,722,9051059

6,007,750354,2905.91,390,564279,6682Q.1

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Montg'mry St. of Penn-County. sylvania.169,590 7,665,11123,238 1,438,71913.7 18.8

H. C. FRITSCH

S T O P

LAKE PAUPAC CO., R. F. D., Canadensis, Monroe Co., Pa.

Telephone-Narberth 368.

8,021 84,7257,578 84,865

4,943 51,370879 10,989 21.4157 3,37033 532581 4,942108 2,145 1,915 17.4

12,820 137,780508 5,863 4.31,489 22,602336 3,993,. 17.7 205 419

Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingN A R B E R T H . PA

Sales Agent for BLASIUS Pianosand Players.Pt lone-Narber tb1211

IN AND TRY ONE OFDAVIS' SUNDAES

Tenth Season: Flshln g, Boating, Swimming.A. 1. Loos, Pres .. Narberth. Pa. 1. FranklIn Meehan, Sec'y., Mt. Airy, PhUa.

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Location, Greentown, Pike County, Pa . Fifteen miles n or th o f Cresco orGouldsboro, on the D. L. & W. R. R.

With Nature in the Woods. Rhododendrons and Flowers in the Spring.Lovely Cool Days i n t he Summer. Magnificent Foliage i n t he Fall. Comfortable Home Life. Splendid Table and Good Rooms. Tenth Season. Fresh MIlkand Vegetables from our Farms.Fo r reservations, booklet and information, address.

PORR EN TMRS. E. ELINOR SMITH, 406 soun:: INARBERTH AVENUE, has for r en t a Contractingsecond and third floor apartment.Complete housekeeping on second floor. I Narberth, Pa.Meals optional. Estimates

EDWARD HAWSPlaster and CementWorkEstimates Furnished Jobbing

Y. M. C. A. NOTES.

"}'ORTUNATE FOUTESCUERS."

(Cont inued f rom Thi rd Page) Caseing up mail i nt o n ea rl y sixcan still do your part-25 cen ts t o a hundred Post Office Boxes is a con-Idollar. __ siderable job, especially when tWIl,three, four, or, as in some cases, halfI Educational. a doz en people of different names ge tIn our p rogram for t hi s ye ar , we mai l i n t he s ame box.. h av e mad e arrangements for some Th e N ar be rt h Post Office ha s anwork along educati()nal lines. unusually large number of rented boxesA re yo u interested in a c ou rse in a nd While the office force do theirsalesmanship or advertising? In a best t o g et each person 's mail properreading club o r a camera club-for ly placed, they could be assi sted great bot h m en and women? ly if the box r en te rs , a nd moreI f you ar e interested. call Narberth especlaJ\y those who g et t he ir mail694 Wand tell Secretary Hampton. through boxes rented by others , would(Do i t now). Either of these courses cult ivate the habi t of haVing their ma!lwould malte seve,ral very in teres t ing directed t o t he ir respective box numevenings this winter. hers. Quite a number of patrons :10this, a nd it i s g re atl y appreciated.To t ho se who do n ot n ow u se t he irbox numbers we wou ld request thatthey "get the habit" of having theirmal l d ir ec te d to their box numberwhether lett ers , newspapers , magazines or parce ls pos t p ackages, andthis refers especially t o th ose whoreceive their mail in boxes rented bysomeone else.

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