Our Town December 5, 1930

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School Board Re-electsKenneth L. M. Pray was re

elected president of the NarberthSchool Board at a special meet'ng of the Board on Monday'ght. Mrs. F. T. Van Auk en ,vice p re si de nt o f t he Boa rd , w asa lso re- elec ted. Th e secretaryand treasurer are chosen by theBoard in July. Th e regular' 1 ~ e e t i n g of the School Board willh e h el d on Friday. December 12,i ns tead o f the 19th, because o fthe Christmas holidays.

Grade Teas at SchoolOn Tuesday afternoon, December 9,

at 3:15 there will be grade teas at theNarberth School in th e followingrooms: Miss V.'i1Eams,' Miss McAuliffe's, 11iss Eckfeldt's, Miss Kelly 's ,Miss Enion's, l\liss Bishop's and Miss\Virst's. All the parents of pup il s i nhese g ra de s a re cordially invited toa tt end and mee t t he t eachers i n a s oc ia lway.

P. 11.TIll' tIl 'W a ss es smen t, u po n wh ic h

J '.131 taxes will be b as ed , w as made.Iring the past summer by E. C. Griswold, who w as e lected rea l est at e a ssessor in 1927. Th e real esta te assessment o f 1930 f or t he Borou gh o f Nar b er th amoun ts t o a t ri fl e over $5,000,-

:10, r ep re se nt in g a n incr ea se of a pproximately $400,000 ove r t he a ss es sment of 1927.The triennial assessment of 1930, Mr.' ; ri swold sta ted , represents a new a ppraisement and equal izat ion of assesslIlents. ":-'1 any i nequ al it ie s h av e b eenst ra ightened out," said Mr. Griswold,"by raising quite a number and re duc in g s ome. I have viewed everyproperty in th e bo rou gh, " Mr. Gr is wold continued, "and e ve ry e ff or t h asbeen made to assess propert ies at afair valuation."Inasmuch as the increased assess

ment will result in an additional $15,000income t o t he borough' s exchequer, and, in ce M r. Griswold was p er su ad ed t orun for t he p os t o f r ea l e st at e a ss es so rdt h the idea of equalizing assessmentsanel effecting a reduction thereby intaxes, a slice in the tax r ate fo r 1931:5 anticipated at t he mee ti ng o f COUIl

~ i ?llonday n ig ht when t he r at e is set.

Tuesday, Decemher 9, has been set.lY the County COlllmissioners at Norr ist own a s t he elate on which protestslIlay be made by Narberth residents on;eal est at e a ssessmen ts . Appea ls willile heard in the of fi ce o f t he Count y-':oml11issioners from 9 A. M. until 3

Borough's Assessment Is FiveMillion; Increase of $400.000

Over 1927.

Assessment ProtestsMay BeMadeTuesday

Price, Five Cents

. ~ O R E S E E TAX REDUCTION

to Bettractive Articleson Sale at VeryLow Prices.

Fathers' Association inAnnual Meeting Wednesday

The annual Chris tmas bazaar of th eNarberth l \ le thodist Episcopal Churchwill be held tomorrow in t he p ar is hhall of the ne w chur ch at Essex andPrice Avenues, Narbe r th . Heretoforeit was necessary to hold the bazaarat Elm Hall. It will be open from 10A. M. till 10 P. M.Realizing t he need for economy this

Chr is tmas , the committee in chargeare pricing their hundreds of usefularticles at vcry moderat e cost. Oneof the big features of the bazaar willbe the low-p riced dinner of severalcourses, including fresh-killed turkey.cranberry sauce a nd r ig ht on throughto icc cream and cake. It will bes erved f rom 5:30 until 7 :30. A cafeteria lunch a t n oon wil l a ls o be servedReservations can be made by tell'

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the fund have volunteered thei r services. Minor expenses of mailing, publicity and promotion will be borne b ythe publisher-members of the MainLine Community \Veekly NewspaperCouncil. Every cen t of the fund willbe expended for the pur cha se of coa l:It the lowes t cost pe r t on mad e possi bl e by the co-operation of t he c oa ldealers.Superintendent Smith, as director ofrelief, will ascertain the names of thosefamilies in Lower Me ri on o r Narbe rt h

who are in need of coal. These names'Yill be obtained by patrolmen of thethree police squads of the township,who a re intimately in touch with theneeds of residents in every district,"This is an e xt reme ly u rg en t a ndworthy cause ," s aid Mr. Hess in an nounciug that he would accept thetreasureship of the coal fund.

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The annual meeting of the Fathers'Association of the Narherth ScoutTroop will be held Wednesday eve ning, December 10, at 8 o'clock inthe Scout Cabin.Football Banquet Tomorrow Membership in this association is

Th e annual football banquet for the open t o all mature men (whether theyLower Merion team will be held in be fat he rs o r not), who are in terestedthe Sen io r H ig h Schoo l cafeteria to- in boys and scout activities in Narmor row n ig ht a t 6 o 'c lock. All mem- berth.h er s o f t he first and second squads will The e lect ion o f o ff icer s and pla nsbe the gue st s. Many prominent mem- , for the coming year wil l be the prinl)ers of the commun ity a re expec ted I,::pal business of th e eveni ng . A ll men I'to attend. are welcome.

Ladies' night was celebrated on 110nday e\'ening by the Bala-Cynwyd-Narb er th Rot ar y Cluh with se\'en ty-twopresent at the Cynwyd Club.Th e aff ai r was in charge of the pro

gram committee, consisting of ]. Bedford \Vooley, Raymon \Vatrous, Dr .R. C. Hoffman, Barclay Jones and itschai rman. Ralph S. Dunne , a ct in g a smaster of ceremonies.Entertainment features i ncl uded a

humorous monologue by Mrs. Horace~ 1 c C o n n e l l o f t akeo ff s o f various members of the c lub. a character study playby t il l' dramatic club o f Lower Mer ionHigh School, and the awarding ofprizes to the ladies.In the cast of the sketch , "Lijah,"

p r e ~ e n t e d by the Dramatic Club, wereRoher t Penning ton, Geo rge End :cot t,Joseph Hal lenbach and Helen Wood.The group was coached by Mis s MyrnaSheely and was und er t he general direction of :Miss Margaret \Valler.As master of ceremonies, Mr. Dunneraffled off prizes with on e to e ac h lady

present. A handbag was presentedby Mr.. \\ 'atrous to Mrs. \VilliamDecker, wife of the p re si dent , o n b e-

LADIES

Sketch by Lower Merion Dramatic Club and Monologue Are Features.

Rotary Celebrates IMethodist Bazaar toAnnual Ladies' Night Be Held Tomorrow

Narberth, Pa., December 5, 1930

As a r el ie f measure fo r unfortunatefamilies the Main Line Weekly News,.Jer Coal Fund was es tablished thisweek.Plans for t he p romo tion o f thi s fund'\'ere made at the Tuesday meeting ofi he ? \Ia in Line Commun ity W'eek1y\1ewspaper Council at Whitehall, Haverford.Lower Merion Township Treasurer

Peter C. Hess, of Bala, volunteeredhis s ervices to act as treasurer for thefund. Superintendent of Police Charles" Smi th ha s agreed to se rve a s di: ec to r o f relief.Contributions to the fund may be

made through any community weeklynewspaper o f t he ~ ain Line or directto ~ r. Hess at the Township Bui lding' in Ardmore.In the handl ing o f the fund' there\ill be no overhead expense.. Thosein cha rge o f collecting and distributing

Coal Fund Established by Main LineWeeklies As Aid to Needy Families

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NARBERTH COMMUNITYWIilDSOR AVE,NARBERTH,

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Kenneth L. M. Pray who was ree lected p resident of the NarberthSchool Board on Monday night. Mr.Pray, director of the PennsylvaniaSchool for Soc ia l a nd Hea lt h Work,Philadelphia, lives at 310 WoodsideAvenue, Narberth.

Christian EndeavorTh e Christian Endeavor Society of

the Narberth Presbyterian Church willhave as its guests ten members and theSuperintendent of t he P hi la de lp hi aSchool of t he B ib le at it s meeting onSunday evening, December 7. Allyoung people are welcome.

Mrs. C. M. :Merrell, was t he speakerat the \\'oman's Community Club of!l:arberth on Tuesday afternoon at ElmHall. Her topic was "Unemploymentb efor e a nd after Th e Panic." Mrs.l\ferrell is the autho r o f a noteworthybook entitled "Some People Won't\Vork." Her pen name is C li nc h Ca lkins. She w ro te h er book in Narberthlast year , concerning unemployment inprosperous times and not about the unemployment in th is l ast d ep res si onperiod. It is compi led f rom a vastnumber of questionnaires, from variousparts o f t he United States. In prosperous times, according to Mrs. Merrell,unemployment still goes on f rom monthto month, year in a nd y ea r out.In certain lines of business, there are

se aso na bl e l 'm pl oyme nt s su ch a s t hemill inery trade and o ther occupations,wh ic h onl y ke ep t he ir worke rs busyf o a certain period. A good manyfirms, such as Procter and Gamble,have ironed out the ir own seasonableproduction and have managed to keeptheir employees busy for certainperiods.

REPORT ON RED CROSS

Mrs. C. M. Merrell, FormerBoro Resident, Discusses

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Now plan to haw YlJur b:autiful lincns l aundered for yourXmas parties. Have you r Curtains anel Rugs cleaned so thatyour guests cannot help hut rcmark Oi l t he wonder fu l appear ance of your home

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December Is Here

The Linl.:. Bt'llVl'.'n Forest ,lIId I i ollie25 an d 29 BALA AVENUE .. CYNWYD 662

IHOLIDA Y HOURS-From Decemb", 1 /tlltil after ChriS/llI', over 35,000 square feet ofcut and broken /l3gsI01.e.Why nol give your honte 3Christmas gift-a new walk, aterrace, a stepping stone walk,a walled garden, a pool. or apair of steps?

Phone NARBERTH 2800NOW

Y Ott cannot do betterthan deal at Bradley's,where all prices are mod,erate, and "vhere youare assured the best meatsthat are obtainable.

Uni te d Shoe Repair"\ J) 11.\ T CI.EA N 1:\;(;' . '",- . ", fu r Sntlst 'IIt 'tlnn

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II IOrchestra's Future Bright,, Says Joseph R. Micklef' _"The Main Line Orchestra is one

oi Ihe best amateur groups that I! know of," said ]osel ,)h R. Mickle, ofCynwyd, vice president of t he Orches tra Association, in c omment in g o nrecent concert."The orchestra is l arge r t hi s year

than ever b c f o l ~ , and I think the playing Novembe r 23 was of a betterquality than heretofor.e. "" ..\nother encourag1l1g feature, conlillllCd :\1 r. ~ . ickle, "wa s t he audience.II not only was as large as a ny t ha tat tended previous concerts hut it represented a rea l c ri ti ca l g ro ll p. Therewa,.; no wholesale broadcast of t icketsto lin up the house, showing that thosewho callie were really inten'sted in thel lIus ic to be played,"The program for 0111' lirst cOllcert\\'a,,, IInusual, I believe, since some ofthe modern French music 011 t he p ro - Igrall l had never been playecl in concert IIlt,inre. In i nt roducing thi s 1I1nsic toa ~ [ a i n Line aud ience we feel the or chestra made a real contribu tion to

h e l , ~ h t e n c d musical appreciation." .The orchcst ra' s iu ture looks bnght,according- to ~ [ r . ~ l i c l d e , s ince i t is nowin a better position to choose itspIavcrs, " \\' e a rc a rons ing more andllIo"re, t he i nt eres t of good players,"~ r. ~ [ i c k l c said, "and thi s is going- torc,.;nlt in better conc"rts, There is amore active i nt eres t on the part of ou rboarrl, most of whom are snhscribers toIhe Philadelphia Orchestra and henceha \'" set us a high s tand ar d. Mr s,LOUIS Di FRANCESCO Thayer, heing musical herse lf , makesSHOE REPAIRING an ideal pres ident.39 North Narberth Avenue "One of t he t hi ng s I hat is going toresult in hctter pl,riormanccs by the1==(:)1:":":':i,:,::a.:,:,:,":,= ; ' : l , = t ' : ' : ' : : : 3 : ( ) : P : . = M : . ~ _ orchestra," ~ r. ~ [ i c k l e continued, "is;. the work of Dr. \V. F. G. Swann as associatc conductor. It is only possible10 ge l our g roup tog-ether for pract iceonCl ' a weck and hy having the servicesof ])r. Swann, sections of the orchestracan he rehearsed sillluitaneously andthus save Illuch t il ll c. His work inorganiz ing the Redwood Str ing Quar tet fronl the llIemhership o f t he o rches-

-.--- --- "-,---- t ra , \ \'hich wi1l give a public concertlater in the season, win afford yaluabletraining' to sevcral players," \Vc wan t t he !\[ain Linc Orchestrato hccomc the musical institution of the~ [ a i n Line and to that end arc planningto play good music better than we havee\'cr done before," M1, ~ [ i c k l e conclullcd,


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John DrizinNarberth Theatre Bldg.Phone: Narberth 4053

fine black and variousshades of Cm'awl .. .Millk alld Bab')' LambCoats, smartly styled,at prices considerablyless thall rece1lt years.

Holeproof Hosieryto Blend$1 p e pair

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Membership Still Open in INarberth School Orchestra iTh e ? \ ' ~ r b e r t h I:ubli,c School's or - i

~ h e s t r a Will l II ake I ts hrs t appearancc Im a fe\y weeks. according to plans!noll' beltlg made by Principal \V. iJ a ~ J 1 l ' s Drennan, ~ usic Supen'isor Ii\11SS Frances F ricke ant! (;11\' Shortz:a nd R al ph B in z, inst ructors of i n s t r u ~ !mental music at th e schooL iCons idering the short timc th e 01'- Ichestra has had for rehearsals. it i ~ rep,.rted to he making fine progress.!i\I e m l ~ e r s h i p in !t is still o pe n t o boys:and g ir ls attcnlhng the school. Those, _without instruments ar c advised t o con -sult :\I.iss Fricke hefore purchas ingthem. 111 o rd er that ones may be~ e l e c t e d that a rc adapt ed to their abilIty, a nd t ha t a rc m od er at e in pric l' .

Elm Hall will he t he s cc nc oj an Iopen house on Christ1llas evcning. from'8 until 10 o'c1ock, for everyone on'r IC>.There will he communi ty s ing ing ofcarols. a \I'('!cOllll' hy the Burgess . s ing- ,in g hy the American Legion quar-:t et te . t ap and hallet rlancing, and l i ~ h t irefreshments. All in the atmosphere'of merry Chri stmas decora tions and a :real bi g trec. Come and bring your Ifrit'nds.

OUR TOWNDecember 5, 1930Unemployment Topic rorganiaztion. Mrs. C. Arley Farmer, IN b th M r PI, . ' a c ~ i n g . cha}rman, stated the amount ar er u leres an Iat Club Meeting IraIsed In ?\arherth was $1002. I Gay Xmas Festivities I, Followillg wen' the amounts r a i ~ c d I ICONTINUED FROM THE FIRST PAGE I by the "arions workers: J. B. l\csper" . . ...'I captain for the Busi l less lIIen of Nar.: J hc regular meet1l1g 01 the ~ uheres i~ : h r ~ ' l I i c 1I11l'II1ploymellt, )'Irs. i\lerrelll he,rth. $3;); ~ I r s .. \Y,. ~ ~ e \ ~ ' l I 1 a n . Sap. II of t l ~ c J;iarberth Fire .Company was!"11'1. IS duc to a large e xten t, to the tam of Narhrool, I ark, $_8, ~ I r s : I . J. he1c11l1 ".1111 Hall at 2 0 c lo ck on ~ I o l l "I . . ., \\'hee1l'r. Lapta1l1 of AnthwI'n I 'anns \.. )) I .\. ,IJ. _Illtro, IIctl(ln "t l11a"h1l1ls. wllleh replace $13' ~ C-I I SI C' , f I , I ~ . ('ce1l1 leI' III'S!. en lie,,' ml'lIl'. " ; , , rs. la r es law, aptalll 0 I d" .hlllllan l ah or . S he po il ll ed Ollt that a t he S llnl h Sil le . $227; ~ I r s . \\ 'arren leI'S were reporte . In add it ion to till'"ertaill firm that bOllght and installed \ \ right. Captain of t hl ' d ai ly hour at fourtl'en in No\elllher. A hig incrtase:'Trtain machillery, kt 100 men g o a nd , th e P os t U ~ r l c e , ~ 2 3 . 2 5 ; ~ n i \ l i s ~ Emma in membership is expccted in Janllary IIhat a t kast 50 of the men would proh- I i\.ll1eller. (aptal!! of North SIde, as.- whl ,n t he y ea r real ly hegins. :II slSted 1)\' i\lrs. Iclmer Lane. ~ rs . H. (J .a) y han to search for work for about Rel"'s , ~ l 1 d ~ [ i s s Gertrude Hodel'. $581. J'lans for the communi ty cclebri!t:ol1'three months. Thc fifty who werc left on Christmas Day arc well under way . I

w011ld prohably drift into final une111- Methodist Bazaar to There will be a 1110vie, free for chii-ploy1l1ent, which according to :\Irs. dren, at the local theatre o n Chr i ..;t1l1as,:\1 errell's opinion, is worse than slavery, ' Be Held Tomorrow afternoon.for the uneillploved 111an or w01l1an Ia ~ t e r hunting for 'a joh for weeks, l o s e ~ \ C O X 1 : I : ' \ U l ~ 1 ) " ' R ( ) ~ I TH E " ' I R S ' ~ ' l 'AUBhIS conrage and stn'ng-th. L'ne1l1ploy-1 phonll1g i\[rs. ,\ . J, Bawden. :'\arherthmel1t a ff ec ts h ot h their me nta l an d 3911., \\ ' 1 I" '1" ' }}" E" ' , \ ..I 1'1 .llrs. . , "I I e\ , ot __ 0 ssex . \ e-101 I Y state. n11e. has m ~ \ ( l e ami' donat ed dozen s o f

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Just Comments

Father now can hardly be botheredwith app ly ing as descriptive word soconteuted and s le ep y is h e beh ind thesmoke from his Corona Corona. Luckyman! :I: * :{:Su icelin!-: not at peace with th"world and forced to do something ofan energet ic n at ur e, i t is urged th efeminine adjective lovely must be augmented by othe r less hackneyed, bu tjust as pleasing adjectives. Turningto our Roget, we find f ir st beaut iful .\Vell, that can be just as much abusedas lovely a nd must be used discriminately.Handsome is nex t on the list. Thatmay pass on occasion. Pretty, elegant. dainty, fair. personable, comely.seemly, bonny. Now that's a goodSco tch wor d that ought to be usedmore.(By the way, when writing of overworking descript ive words, it's surprising that the small and defensdess"wee" has not been total ly worn ou tliy the "braw" Scots.)* * *Sightly, goodly, dapper, jaunty, natty.quaint, trim. t idy, neat, spruce, smart.tricksy. blooming, ruddy, blooming,bril\iant, shining, beaming, sparkling.splendid. resplendent, dazzling, glowing, glossy, s leek , showy , specious.rich, gorgeous, superh, magnificent,grand, f ine. sublime, enchanting, attractive and ornamental.Now t he re is go od ly list. To behandled with discretion to be sureFor each has a sl ight var iation. Poor"lovely" has los t muc h of it s selectiyepower. Eyerybody c an be l ove ly andeverything. "How lovely of you " w ehear constantly.Sometimes loyely can mean lovableand synonyms in thi s instance may beadorable, sweet , a tt ract ive, seductive,winning. charming. engaging, interesting, enchanting. captivating, fascinat-ing, bewitching, amiable.

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Three adjectives in England at thepresent s tage of existence the mostused. insofar as may be judged from anaverage conve rsat ion, a rc perfect.poisonous and putrid. The Trini ty aP's. On the Bryn Mawr campus, so wearc told. "perfectly poisonous" is thecurren t expression.That's in the fall of 1930.

Onc e up on a time one could sayO. K. as a term of approval. In 1930t he proper retort is " It clicks."* '" *But return to the subject of t he t ur key , t en chances to one if t he twentyfive-year-old duughter of the housecomments, the word lovely will be involved. Lovely is a very much overworked feminine adjective. It slipsout w it h ....ery l i tt le effort aud in parrot-like fashion.* * *

Another h ol id ay c ome an d gone.Thanksgiving past, Christmas looms upas a re al ity . Toy makers and giftsho ps a nd d ep artme nt st ore buyersbegin to feel the Christmas urge around!about the Fourth of July, if not earlier..Dut the ave rage man in the street:once he ha s e at en his Thanksgivingturkey realize,,; that in a little time heagain may go rg e himself with delicacies.Fo r who doesn't love the "cats" partof the holidays?........Succulent is the word we wish tou sc t o describe the s ta te of t he turkeybut stay; other adjectives arc necessary.That brings us to po in t whe re wewish to complain of or r emons tr at eagains t the pauci ty of adjectival power.Ask Mr. Fourteen-year-old how theturkey was and ten chances to one hewil1 reply "smooth or neaL" Theyseem to be the overworked words inhis vocabulary at the p re sent t ime..Forward passes, movies, food, Ford'cars ; everything in fact is "Smooth."Can it be that a mechanical term inthis mechanical age has s li pped intoour descriptive language to be appliedto an ything and everything thatpleases!

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H as the H ospital Forgotten?The need fo r a contagious diseases ho sp it al o n t he :\'1ain L in e ha s

heen rccognized fo r years. This week the Lower Merion Board of Healthhas aga in hrought th e que st io n into t he puhlic eye.There is no adequat e p rm ' is io n made at t he pr cs en t ti me hy th eBryn Mawr Hospi ta l fo r the e a n ~ of contagious diseases. . \ Mr. Vauc1ain. Chairman oi th e Hospital's Board of Trustees s ta te d. n ew c as esar e seldom admitted. Unlv those cases which develop into conta"iousdiseases in the hospital arc t-aken care of as a rule. ,..,Th c whole mat te r o f an adequate iso la tion ullit fo r contagious diseases se('Jns to he one the hospi tal is anxious to soft pcdal. A committee,consisting- of mClllhcrs of t he Boa rd of Trustees of the Hospital, wasappointee l l as t June to confer with th e B oa rd s of Health of Low erIv[erion. Have rf o rd . Radnor Townships an d the Borough o f Narherthwith the obj ec t of looking into t he mat te r. h il t t o datc th is committce ha sno t ft1llctioned.There also s eem s to hc somc confusion as to whether or 1I0t anisolation unit wa s promised at the time th e d riv e fo r $1.000.000 fo r th enew Hosp it al Bui ld in g was being conducted. Mr, Vauclain is quoted in aPhiladelphia p ap er t o t he effect that "n o memher of the hoard.of t rus teesever promised anyone that a contagious unit was to bc built at th ehospital. .,Upon consu lt ing the tiles of TH E MA IN LIN"ER we find in th eIssue of May 14, 19::?6. th e fol1owing puhlicity release from th e Bryn] 'dawr Hosp i ta l pub l ished in connect io n with i ts c ampa ign f or fu nd s 'o fthat veal':. "The trustees oi the Bryn ;\1 :lwr Hospital have announced theirintention to establish an bolation Department for patients with communicable diseases if suf ficient funds are ohtained in the $1,000,000campaign to be conducted early in June... 'The need of such a departmenl at the Bryn ?llawr Hospital.whi ch s er ve s t he who le Mai n L in e and its adjacent territory. ' said

~ a m u . c 1 Rea. chairman of the, Executive Committee of the campaign.IS eVidenced by the fact that m one week last l\Iarch. 34 new cases o fcommunicable diseases were reported by the 11l'alth officer o f o ne township alone. making a total of 75 then under quarantine. Schools wereclosed at Paol i due to the epidemic of scarlet fever.'"M r. Rea added t ha t s uch an Isolat;on Department as IS contemplated by the Board of Trustees of the Hospital would minimizeto a great extend the danger of c'ontag:on to such epidemics."The s ta tement made therein by th e l at e S amue l Rea makes qui te

clear that it was th e Hospital 's i nt en ti on to p rovide a separate unit fo rth e c ar e o f con tagiou s diseases Hi f sufficient funds ar c obt ai ned in th e$1,000,000 campaign." Shortly after t he conclus io n o f th e campaign. itwas announced that $1.297.142 had heen subscrihed.There has p la in ly been a slip-up somewhere. Perhaps the money didno t go as far in the huilding prog ram a s was anticipated. But w hy th eattempts to make out that such a p ro je ct was n ev er con templat ed ami thatth e present methods of handling contagious d isease cases ar e adequatefo r th e ?ITain Lille territory?

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The ideas of people differ as to whatit t akes to l ive all. The papers tell ofa wife asking $10.000 a month fromher husband for support . claiming thatit takes $4000 a month to support thechQdren. Can you imagine hav ing$4000 a 1110nth tn Ih' e all?

I t is a very odd t h i n ~ what propinquity can do. A member of one ofthe Main L in e branches of the N. S.D. A. R., returned home f rom a meet ing one af ternoon recently with a bagwhi ch s he had purchased. This bagwas but one of the many p ieces ofhandiwork which the D. A. R. chapt er s ha d on d ispl ay . a ll these articlescoming from the Crossnore School, amountain institution in a f ar -o ff cornerof North Carolina. And this samelady had been reading an article onRussia, which article eventually l ay onthe library close beside t he bag .That evening th e b ag was displayedIto the head of the house, with a fullexplanation that the object in the saleIf these goods was to raise funds necessary for the education of the descendants of our earliest patriots.W ~ l 1 , tl?e bag and the article on . \ t a t ime whe ll ~ c h ( ) o l s and colleges a re " oi ng into hig' husiness an dRussia, Iylllg closest together, roused I . . ,. ,., .... .a train of thought in the mind of the ma .;1l lg nllm.ey raIsers ou t ol thC'lI' foothal1 teams .I t IS rdresh1l1g to findhead of the 110use and several days Lower J(e!'lon take th e s ta nd t ha t g re at er recC'lpts should not he th e

later his wife was as tonished to hear determining factor in where a game should he plan'd.him holding for th as an economist. Jr ' , I ' . . . J _."Sla\'e labor," he wa s telling his d i n - . . I s c u ~ S l O n la s arisen over t he a(hlsahl.hty of selcct1l1g thc \ ~ l 1 a n o v aner p ar tn er , " look wha t it did to the S t a d l l l ~ \ 1 as tl.1e scene of th e Lower l\'le!'lon-Radnor game agam nextpoor white people of t he So ut h. T he y fall. 1he c hi ef a rg ul ll cn t a dv al lc ed f or s uc h a course is th(' g T e ~ t e rhaven't gotten ov er the effects of i t seati l1 '" capacitv a t t hi s field .yet. They will need help. That's ,." J . , . , .,us t where Russia wil l do to everyone. In hIS report presented to the Lower :\lc!'Ion School Board, S U J l ' - ~ n n -if t he p re sent gover nmen t ke ep s on tenelent S. E. Downs s ta te d tha t. "attendance at al1 of the Lower Merionwith i . t ~ . pre/sent p o l i ~ Y : In days before games IS exc('l1ent and I helievc that th e majority of those who comethe Cn; II VI ar, the wh,ltes of the S o ~ t h thron"hout th e season prefer to watch ou r "ames on the home lieldcouldn t and wouldn t compete With - "., . . ,., . , . . .the slaves. Hence the" did nothing but 11 he questIOn of greater. receIpts s h o t ~ l d no t b a deterlllln111g f ac to r a sbarely exist on a poor farm. And to- these school g a l l 1 c ~ reqUIre only suffiClcnt rccelpts to meet th e necessaryday-w,ell. t!le); h av c n ot hin g. And . if cxpenses incident to equipmcnt. medical scrviccs . pr int ing and officials."s o m ~ t h m g IS!l t do ne a bou t R ~ s s l a , For it s decision that al1 homc "amcs he p laved on t he Lowe r i\ ferionthey 11 put us m a pretty bad statc. fi I I I '. . 1 1 I ,., It was some time before the as- e ( . an< Its reI us a t It'rehy to a Iowa hn e school ~ p o r t he transformedtonished' wife could quite undcrstal;d into a mom'y making proposition. the l .owcr ::\!l'rion School Hoard i towhere her husband had developed such he cong-ratnlatl'( 1.decided views, for she knew he nei therbeen to Russia or in the mountains ofNorth Ca rolin a, for that matter.Finally she r cmembe red t he bag andthe article on the Russian question andthe hteory that psychologists hayeabout "association of ideas."And she looked at her husband inthat particularly discerning and intentway tha t wives do when they disco\'ersomething entirely new about t he manthey think they know all about.* ... *It is a surprising fact that manywomen who visit beauty shops discussa loud the ir pcrsonal affairs in suchminute detail. Two were overheardt he o ther day. Just s l ight bi ts of conversation. but very amusmg to t he unwilling listeners. Poor listcners, thcycan't help themselves, no more than anymortal can help himself or herself when

111 the dentist's chair. "My bill was$60." shrieked one lady under a drierto a f riend under another drier. "Yes,and I had t o ta ke on e b ot tl e back."Latcr from the conversation wegathered that the bottle containcdolives. 'Ve wonderea whether thc totalbil1 was for oli\'es, but unfortunately aconversation closc by cut-in with aradio stalion sureness , "Goodness , Iwas told that Mrs is now wear-ing a transformation. "This was too much. we gbt underour own drier in sel f-defense, to drownout o r dry out these terr ible secrets.... ... *One of t he drivers of the Ardmorcbuses cer tainly bel ieves in starting theday right. Or at least he bel ieves instarting his cash cus tomers off eachmorning with a cheery good-by. Aseach foot thumps on the step. gettingoff. h is pleasant t hough cur t farewellfloats out th e d oo r a fte r ea ch depart

i n one.No mat te r what the weather . or thestate of t he s tock market. or the election. or the footbal l news, nothing upsets his calm and even disposition.There is always a gnod-bye waiting.

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ITALIAN LEATHERG I FT AR T I C L E S

Anolher imporli ll ion in lime for Ihe gift season. . . all pradiclll. useable arlicles wilh the colorfulhllnd-wroughl designs Ihal characlerize I!ah6llLealhers. Se e Ihem on Ihe Main Roor Sllllionery DeparlmenL

G IFT ASSORTMENTOF UMBR E L L A S

Jusl off Ihe Hcmdkerchief Shop. Ihe gifl assorlmenl of Umbrellas for men. women lind children.Mllny new and differenl slyles in smart handles.

TOILE TRIES IN FULLCHRISTMAS DRESS

Imporled Perfume Bollles. Dressing Table Sets.Novelties,Chrislmas Combinations. including IheLucien Lelong Sets Ihal crealed such a furorein Paris.

GIFT HANDKERCHIEFSON THE SECOND FLOOR

Handkerchiefs from every counlry Ihal producesfine handkerchiefs lind from every mllker knownfor good values.

IMPORTED FRENCHGIFT STATIONERYOur own imporllliion a nd never havewe had ashipmenl to equal Ihis in beauly. in var ie ly . inrelll llrlislic worlh. The smarlesl and mosl unusual p llpe rs in con la iners Ihal a re disUncrty ofIhe 1930 idea.

A new dep ll rl rnen l wilh mllny new Wllres. justoff the elevlliors on Ihe Second Floor. A shop10 linger in. 10 look 10 for suggeslions.

Every Voor in Holiday dress. every department primed to meet the demands of abusy season . . . to make shopping pleasan i and convenient . . . to spreadChristmas cheer . Santa Claus presiding.GIFT BOOK SHOPSECOND FLOOR FOYER

Now open .. . Ihe Foyer Gifl Book Shop. Brightinleresting. varied. Books for old lind young. forIhe browser lind Ihe "smllr(rellder. for Ihose whojusl wish 10 "pllSS Ihe lime" lind Ihose who orehighly critical.

THE SECOND FLOORG IF T SHO P IS OPEN

READY FORek.risbnas

OUR TOW'N

Monlgo lDe ry A " ,enue & SI. Ja.lDes P l a . c e . . . Ard. . .o re

STRAWBRIDGE& CLOTHIER

MAIN LINE STORE

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Every so oft en in thi s world tendingt owar d r obot s and mechanism andstandardization of all sorts. a superlative a nd o ri gi na l creative effortstands out. Such an creative successis an extremely attractive l it tle bookof woodcuts, "The New Philadelphia,"b y A. B. Weaver, Jr .The subject matter is the new archi

tecture viewed in Philadelphia fromunusual angles. There are twenty-fivewoodcuts of distinctive Philadelphiabuildings. The crisp definite cut s andstars.skIllful handl ing o f light a nd sh adeare no clearer than the terse captionsaccumpany each cut.The A rt Mu seum. from across theriver, looms with majestic beauty.

And un der i t, b ri ef , descr ip ti ve andalllu5lllg: "Ulgll1heu 111 IlIlc-rcstr


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December 5, 1930OUR TOWN

TradeMark

DairiesPhone JVayne 1121

IN MILK

"A Complctc, Dcpcndablc Dairy Service"

When th e da y's"choer., full" ofthings to do , Ide-I {O ,p 10nCJ[mo apIlOlllt-mcnts ~ - : ' : l d avoiddday.

BROOKMEAD GUERNSEYMILK and CREAM

FOOD VALUE

Brookmead Guernsev

d i 0 n ~ t, v ~ i t

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The beautiful Guernsey Cow produces1110re FOOD VALUE

$10.00

West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne

gives you greater FOOD VALUE,Finer Flavor, that "Golden Color"and real Economy by actual test.

'Twenty Years' Production and Distrilmtion on the Main Line

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Supported by wonderful cleanliness, low Bacteria andsupervised by four f.1ain Line Boards of Health

Bicycles Rel'tliredWUNDER

lATTEI\.Y & ELECTRIC SERVICE108 Fores t Avenue"lI 'mlder Stal ts Them All"

Xmas Bazaar Committees 'Colonel Alexander J. Cassatt Among Firstand Aides Announced to Appreciate Possiblities of the lvIain Line

1 ---Th c Christmas bazaar to be held at \ BY HEOIU.H'; MOUGANthc Hannah Pcnn House, December '7 \ few fDook'" For the Main Lille COllllllllllity IVccklies.11 and 12, wil l be espec ia lly attractive. J Vt D ,.,J The 11am Line, while not the firstMrs . J . Earl \Vagner , Cha irman o f the IJhiladelphla suburb, was the first large________________ . ISUlJUrlJan development of the Philadcl -Holiday lIarket Committee, has a s he r I ph,a region. Even in Washington's

or less co-chairmen Mrs. Stanley G. Flagg, Juvenile Volumes Itime, Germantown was regarded as aRebuilds ~ rs. Geor ge Da lla s Dixon, :Mrs. UB \ I B n 'BU llY L. L. CIU.PBLL healthy and pleasant place to go whenyour George McFadden, Mrs. Clarencc H. "Rillg.r!l\OUllcl; a l-O;;cctlOll 01 versc for one wIshcd to turn hiS lJack 011 bricks;Cl L'k N I /Joys alld lilr[s," by Mildrcd P. Harrlllg I thc ICng's H.oad down a long the Del a-Vacuum caner I e ew , ;c is t, Mrs . Charlcs 11. Lea, 1111'S. \ \ . tOil. (J'hc MacmiLlan Compa.ly, ~ 3 . 0 0 ) . ! war e, in the direction of Chester, at-

U.egnrdlt"MM o f ' l I n k ~ o r ( 'nJlllillou II B '1 J Btl' p I h.GlInrnnt" .. ct I 'or Olle Yenr . arrv rown, l\ rs. . er ram _Ip - 1\1. thc agc 01 auou!. two years , eac 1 tr acted Inany; and ot ers went to up-EHtl l I lnt lng \V Itholl t CllllrJ.:" .ncoti.?l1 rs. Theron 1. Crane, 11 r s. hUluan IJClllg ucgllls to es tal)JIsh rela- river placcs where the sLeamlJoatsGUS WELSH l icorge A. Dunning and Mrs. Clinton tlons Il'Ith thc l Jook -wond. Bccausc s tappcd. Later, the Readn.lg a l ~ dRogcrs \Voodruff. Mrs . Newton \V . hc thcn dclights m cOlOr and mUSIC, North l 'cnn and l 'ennsylva11la RaIl-EI . . . . tr l .. lnll Corson ' I' il l be the treasurer and 1 \ I r ~ . 1115 lIrst IlIJrary consIsts of I1nght PIC- roads attracted quite a goodly nUJJl-

411 ANDERSON AYE ., Ardmore eorge Horacc LOrimer is the presl-I' tures and nursery rhymes. It is io r the bel'. Oddly enough, the 1 ledl a Road_ ,__.P,;h;,;,.,;,";,;,....,;,r;d.";,;..r_ I ; , ; I : . i i i ~.. dent. run-alJoul child of two LO SIX years t il at l ir st caught Thomas A. Scott's fancy____ = = = = = = = = ~ = = = = ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - the Lesloe Drookes, the Elsa Beskows, and hc and Anthony J. Drexel enthc E. Boyd Smi th s mak e p ic tur e- I de avo red to establish the f ir st o f ou rhooks, and thc A. A. Milnes, t he Hos e, mod ern suh urbs in that quarter . l\lr.Fyleillans, a nd t hc Laura Bcncts make IDrcxel did indeed promote the s u ~ u r poctry. han plan for \Vayne and St. DavIds;Of the new picture-'lJooks, we h op e, bu t it was an a lt ogethe r different A. J.to spcak in latcr notes. This week a -Alexander J. Cassatt-who turnedbook of pocms for the prc-school I:hild Ithe balance in favor of th e Main Li ne.danlls our attention. I No t lhat Colonel Scot t d lsregardcdInto "Ring-A-Round," )..Iildred P. the Main Line; bu t it so happened thatHarrington has gathe rcd many happy Colonel Cassatt's parents lived at Brynsongs and vcrscs written by poe ts who IMawr in a socially important hotel,10l 'e childrcn. Herc arc poems to , shel tering Gcorge L. Harrison, Richsatisfy and .cncourage the chud's love Ia rd Brinton , Henry \Vhelen, Percivalof rhythm, poems to decpen his undcr- I{ohcrts, t he l 'h il le rs a nd little Isaiahstand,ng of familiar things, and poems IV. Williamson, the dried-up bachelorto hroadcn his intcrests. The pictnres who endow cd the \Villiamson Tradehy Corydon Bell arc inst inct with deli- School with a coupl e of mil li ons ou tcatc fancy and gal ' humor . A lt ogethe r, Iof a fortune of twenty. From Cityit is just thc \ 'oiume which any aunt Line west lived many other folk of highwould like to g il 'e hcr smal lest nieces I consequencc. Thcn the re were no auand nephews, prOl'ided they permit her I tomobilcs and Colonel Cassa tt knewto stav and cnjoy it with them. i their wishes and what he was ahout I when he moved to es tablish Philadel-"American Folk and Fairy Talcs," selcctcd by phia's greatcst s u l ~ u r b on t he Hav er -Rachel Field. (Charlcs Scribncr's Sons, ford-Ardmore-Paolt parallel.

~ 2 . ) 0 ) . Just think of it! the Fortie th Paral -Glancing through the table of con- awa it ed the arr ival f rom the city oft en ts o f this pleasant volume with i ts ThOll las, Richard and Henry-if not.drol l i l lus trations hy l\largaret Free indeed. Tom. Dick an d H ar ry . Th eman. wc were impressed by the variety "Paoli Local." or as s ome w it c hr is tof American folk-lore. Here meet ened it. t he "Laol i Pocal," is wel l re types as diffcrcnt as the I nd:an nature membercd.nlyths and Hawthorne's "The Greal Fo r half a century the Uain Line hasStonc Face." as BreI' Rahbi tt and P au l enj oy ed its p rcst ige among Ameri canBunvan, as Louis ;ana plantaLon tales suburbs-a something in and of i tscl f,I and 'I{ip Van \Vinkle. Considered in wit h a charm of i ts own. and a glory ofI juxtaposition. they suggest the vastness its own. Now we arc in a new er a of

' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! - i i i i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ' ' ' ! ! '~ - ~ - ~ ~ - ~ - ~ . ! ' ! - - ~ - ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ ~ - ~ - ~ . 'Iof this country whi ch c an foster ele- progressive ideas and imminentI ---- ments so diverse. In thc mind of the changes.Itcn-ycar old. however. they wil l i ll lluce lei. which bclts the whole world in thisno such ser ious t hought s, but ralher most populous. prosperous part-the

I a deal of interest in the "Origin of the g rea t corn-growing zonc; and it is, ?II e(Lc;ne Pipe." and in "The 1\1 ule- something marc than a coinc:dence thatI Hum ans." T ony Beavcr, introduced ou r section of it is a girdle of stcel' by ?llargare t Prescott 110ntague. is a rails.memorable figure. He is. it seems, the Colonel Cas sa tt a nd o th er s of theI strong lumherman of the South , a \Vest Lancast er Avenue Improvement AsIVirginia counterpart of Paul Bunyan. sociation reconstructed t he roa d from"The Big ~ usic," a Tony Beaver \V cst Philadelphia to Paoli. Th e first,;torv, has a f re sh . carthly al1vor and a road. following an Indian trail. dates, hapiJy-go-lucky air. And J can Malin, from about 1687. Lancaster Turnpikeof Louisiana. is a good l itt le f ellow. was authorized in 1792. a nd openedH e didn' t know his agc, hut " he had t hree yea rs later-the first turnpike inheard his mother say that he was born America. Colonel Cassatt's c ~ t l 1 p a n ywhen the peach-trces were in b loom the began its improvements in 18f\O: and

' y ea r t he snow fell." made a good h i ~ h w a y t hr ou gh t heTh e book is most interesting as an Main Line suburbs.Iepitomc of one phase of American iife. Old Lan ca st er Road followed theIt ought t o be of \'alue t o t he s tu dent line o f wha t is now Montgomery Aveof Amcr ican lite ratur e. a nd it will n ue. According to a t urnp ike t ab le o fsurely please many youthful Americans. distances. Merion :Meeting House onthis road was exact ly seven miles, two"Thc Shadow of the Sword," by lHawthomc "uartcrs and sixty-five perches f romDaniel, (Thc Macmillall Compa'ly, $2.50). Philadelphia. T he n came the ThrecI n "The Shad ow of the Sword," Tuns tavern. then the Green Tree andHawthorne Daniel has written for then t he Red L io n in Athensville (Ardyoung people. aged twelve to sixteen, more). h ome of Dr. Joseph AndersonI a romance of fiftecnth century Briqany. and his sister Corona, who ownedI t is a story of the Hundred Years much of the land.\ Va r as it concerned Mont '3t. :Michel A lo ng t he railroad. with its growin t he yea r 1433. when the Bretons of ing hos t of commuters and along thethat island were threa tened by the hig hwa y wi th its SfJanki':g t eams g rcwEnglish who had sei7.ed and fortified up the ea rl ier 1\'la:.1 Line.a neighboring i sl and in t he b ay . The poi nt ed t he F re nch t o victory.struggle betv;ecn the tw o islets was aminiature enactment of the grea ter war \drama then involving France against Th e young Breton. Edmond. rereived, England. 51. Michael 's message on t ha t d ay ofSeveral battles on l \f on t S t. M ich el h att Ie . Ann Enmond. who hore himar c vividly defcribed by Mr. Daniel. self so hravelv throughout all the strugwho has a scholar 's understanding of gle to hold ]\I ont St. Michel. eventuallymcdieval life. That t he F re nch a rc he rs b ec ame a knight, and. so. a worthycould successful ly defend the fortified suitor of the love Iv Ladv Claire du Val .wall of Mont St. : 'f iche l aga in st t he Edmond's story and Mont St .Eng li sh and the ir dread new machine. Michel's story dividc eCjually the incalled cannon, seemed due. at last. to t er es t of the hook. In the one theret he i nt er ve nt io n o f S t. Michael. Th e is movement, adventure, excitement: inarmoured statue, from its h:gh place on the other. the still, sweet enrhantl11ent~ ! ! ! ! ~ ~ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the v er y apex of t he Ahhcy 's s lender 10f a heautiful place graced with perfectI -- ' ' _ Ispi re , ga ve the shadowy sign ~ h a t architecture.


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Too . . . .

Land 0 ' Lakes ! I Best PureBUTTER LARDlb., 45c 2 f ~ s . 25 c II_F_r_ei_h_of_e_f's_D__N_I_S_H_S_P_I_R__A_L_._._._1_7c_1 II

!

Buy Now Means Food,IIII - -On looking over our ever.present specials, you will find they are

111 in accordance with the Feature of the Moment. BUY NOW!-

\i 1 And save money. Following are our prices, effective December 4

to next Wednesday, December 10, inclusive:Maxwell House Coffee .. '" . l b. c an, 39cAstor Coffee , lb. can, 35cBosant Coffee , lb., 25cKellogg's Corn Flakes pkg., 7'l'zcPost Toasties pkg., 7Y2cHecker's H. O. Quick Oats..........................2 pkgs. , 25cShredded Wheat . pkg., lOcThompson Seedless Raisins . 7-oz. pkg., 5c

Cotter'sMarket

e.

.,

Snider's VEGETABLES in Glass.

Mrs. Harting's PRESERVESAPRICOT, PINEAPPLE, BLACKBERRY,PEACH and STRAWBERRY . . .. . ..... .... .... jar WAX BEANS, REFUGEE BEANS, PEAS,BEETS, SPINACH and TOMATOES . 25 c........ Jar

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C O T T E R ' S m t A R K E T Phone: N A RB E RT H 4 05 0

Cherry Handle Brooms each, 49cReiner's Cloudy Ammonia qt. bot., 19cDrano, tin, 2lc; Palmolive Beads . pkg., 9cPowdered, XXXX or Brown Sugar 2 pkgs., l5cSour Kraut, . 2 large cans for 25cDromedary Frostettes, Cocoanut pkg., lOcChiclets, 3 pkgs. for lOc; Tastyeast...... .3 pkgs., lOcHershey Almond Bars......... . . . . . . . . . . .3 for lOcBeardsley's Shredded Codfish pkg., l4 cIvins' Chocolate Cordials lb. , 29cIvins' Half and Half Layer Cake each, 25cExtra Quali ty Ripe Apricots .lb. 19c

I,I

can, 5 c

GORTON'S

BORIS BrandTomatoes

We Deliver From City Lineto Bryn Mawr

FRANKLIN FineGranulated SugarlO-lb. 49csack

Clam Chowder9 c can; 3 cans fo r 25c I

SWEETHEARTToilet Soap4 c ~ : ; s 25 can d One Blue Streak FREE

Mrs. Harting'sGRAPE JAM

3 ~ . o z . 33cJar

Ohio Blue Tip Matches '" 6 boxes for 2l cI. X. L. Tomatoes . 2 large cans for 25cRosedale Sliced Pineapple iarge can, 23cBabbitt Cleanser 2 cans for 9cOctagon Y. L. Soap 2 cakes for HcPeeress or Rosedale Sliced Peaches, or halves,

large can, l7c; 3 cans for 50cCrisco '" l-lb. can, 23cNew Dried Peaches....... . . . . . lb., lOcWaldorf Toilet Paper. . . .4 rolls for 25cPabst Malt Hop Flavor... large can, 45c

Welch'sGRAPE JUICEpint 23cbottle

Tea Towels9 c each; 3 fo r 25 c

Turkish Towels18c each; 2 fo r 35cFlorida ORANGES, sweet and juicy, dozen. . 23c and 29cGRAPE FRUIT, extra quality, each 5cBest Yark Sta te GREENING APPLES, 3 lbs. for..... 19c

I Galvanized lO-quart BUCKETS, only 15c I-----FRESH PORK LOINS (Whole or Half), lb. 29cM SHOULDERS OFE VOGT'S FINEST STANDING GENUINESmoked RIB ROAST Spring LambA HAMS Cut from Finest Com.fed lb., 20cSteer BeefT Family Size .---j I

lb., 29c lb., 38c Lamb ChopsS Rump and Round Steak lb., 45c. lb., 39c.. RIB


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P ag e E ig ht OUR TOWN December 5" 193()

IIIIIiB a l ~ - C y n w y d

December 12 ~ n 1

\Vi th Lilli an Roth, at t he

EGYPTIANTHEATREa qaramount (j>idure

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THE~ ~ ! ! E R S~ I:s, '\ > /., ."- ...-.. i ~ . . "'C ..c_(';'

BETTER PENNSYLVANIAHARD [OAL

Better coalburns longerIneeds lessattention,makes more heat.That's whywe offer ReadingAnthracite,for whateveryou need. caU-

GLEN WILLOW ICE MFG. CO.BELMONT AVE. and RIVER 1m.WEST MANAYUNK Manayunk 4244

: \' 0 \\ ' P LA " I l "G :

Next Week-End:

ttHOLIDAY"Ann Hardingbes t ill t he IIIo;t talked abolltpictllre:

Buster Keaton

windows andad'Yertisementsfor Christmassuggestions.

DAVIS'

WATCHD A V I S ~

ANDY CLYDE COMEDYNEWS CARTOON

"ANIMAL CRACKERS"

~ ~ C O N S P I R A C Y "Bessie Love, HlIgh Trevor:

HDOUGH BOYS"

The Fou r Marx Brothe rs:

Lal lra La Plall le . Johll Bohs II I"Captain of the Guard"

ShoUl Shop 0/ the Main Line

(Old"st Store in Narberth)224 Haverford AvenuePholle: Narberth 4035

at her

EGYPTIANThis I"rldn,- nnd Sn tn rd n, -

S"t. M"t;lIt'C Ollly:Hool Gibsoll ill "Mollllled S t r a l l ~ e r f '

~ ~ M A N S L A U G H T E R "

Comillg! Begillll;,\g Salllrday Mati,ICe.December 13:R1NT1NTlN ill"THE LONE DEFENDER"

A Serial of 12 Chapters

l.olli; ,\1all II alld koberl ,\1olllgolllayill a drama YOIl'/1 like:"Si"s of the Childre,,"

~ l x t Frhh , , nn d ~ n " l r t l n , .Latf Riot: "UP THE RIVER"

\Vednesdu)" un " ' I 'hursdn, '

Clc1l1d{'tte Colbert . F'cderic March:

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Why not take the time to inspectollr s tock "efore bllyi llg elsewherr!'

Narber tH p r ; ~ : ; b : . ; t : n : h o ~ a t l ~ : r ~ : : : s roles, i ~ ~ ' I ':\lIn Harding is Linda in "Holiday," I Shrieks I! mirthfullest quartet ofthe Philip Barry stage play whose italking' pieturization is playing at the f F' I comedians will leap intoXarberth Theatre this Fri da y and Sat - i 0 un. II the Egyptian Theatreurda\. It is the story of two s is te rs I 'I next week-end, with aof u iJ iimited wealth who fall in love I Mark '" 0 "r calendar IIwith t he s ame man-a young manwho," II brand-new repertoire o fscurns money and hopes to enjoy life 'lOW I-Friday and Sat- 11[, gags, grins an d goings-while he is young. The c as t includes I "rday, December 12 and on ! Te n times funnier:'.Ii,s Harding, :.orary Astor, Hedda II,: than "The Cocoanuts."Hopper, Rohert Ames, Creighton Hale 13.and Edward El' eret t Ho rton. i"Sins of the Children," Narberth's I'ieatnre next : \londay and Tuesday, isa tuuching and amusing s tor y of the Ilife ui a ( ;e l' ll lan i l11migr ant f amily,purtrayed by Lou is Mal in, Robert. :\luntgol11ery, Elliott l\ugel1t and Leila IiIlyams. IJolm Bolt'S ill a great singing role is ''ailkd hy Laura LaPlan t e and a large IIl l"h and army in the pretentions "Caplaill oi the (;uard," a stllry of theFrellch Ih'\'(llution and the :\.farseil- I'lai,e. :\Iuch of the l11usic by Charl es I\\akefield Cadman. It's a t N arbe rt h I

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The price reductions, coupled with theincreased size and improvemcnts . at tracted to dea le r showrooms c rowdsestimated as sccond onlv to the attenda nc e d ur in g t he early s howi ng o f t henew si x at the t ime of the changeovcrfrolll the four-cylinder car in 1928. At en ta ti ve p roduct ion schedul e o f morethan 60.000 cars was set for NOVCIllher, and Chevrolet's s al cs d iv is ion repo rts t he output of cars fcll bch indorders already booked.

Victor Records ChantsVictor records have recently hecn

r e c e i v l ~ d at the Narberth Elect ric Shopof Grcgorian chants sung by t he cho irof monks of the Abbey of Saint-Pierrede Solesmes. Profoundly 'b(,autiful anddevotional, the c.hants sung by theBenectines rangc from the purely syll abic to t he mos t o rnat c. Thev arc rccorded on twelve doublc.faced Victorrecords, and are i ssued in two volumes,wi th a descriptive and illustrated booklet by DOI1l Gajard. choirmaster atSolesllles.

Signs of ChristmasElectric trai ns in the \\ !under radioand electric shop opposite Elm Hall,and jn the Narberth Hardwarc StoreamI elsewherc-Christmas greetingcards in g if t shops h er e and there-Preparations for attractive seasonalwindow displays by many s to re s a longHaverford Avenue-Advertisements int hi s paper calling a tt en ti on to the fine

stock of s ome o f the bo ro ugh 's business folk-Post office r eq ue st s t o b uynow and mail early-Yes, Christmas isnot far off-less than a score of shopp ing days left. as a matter of fac t.

Good Season of Haverford Soccer Team Ia------------------,Recalls Outstanding Aggregation of 1915!IIOne of the best seasons which a would not have fared so welt. IHaverford Col lege socc( 'r team has I These defea ts had o ne g ood effect,:

eve r enjoyed came in the fall o f 1915. for the. Scarlet a l ~ d ~ I a c k snapped ou t Iof their slump 111 tJIl1e to shut o utIn that year the S carlet and Black Pr inceton and Navv on the n ex t twowas a me!l1bcr of the now dormant successive Saturdays. In the last game II n t e r c o l l ~ g l a t e Socce r League: ~ h of t he s ea so n t he 1930 soccermen keptteam whIch r e p r e s e n ~ e d t he Mam Lme up their goocl work and t oo k ove r t he ir ICollege was e ~ c e p t l O n a l l y good .and ancient rival, Swarthmore, to the lune Itook first place 111 the . I ~ a g u e standll1gs of 2-1. \Vh il e not a s wholly successful,after a clo se and exc ltmg race. from a won and l os t s ta nd po in t a s t he IIn the same manner as this year's s ea so n o f 1915, the soccer season o f j ' ASt. Louis Cardinals, the Haverford 1930 will stand out as a very s u c - I ' 1 . ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ,booters rose from fifth to first place cessful one. IIby a sensational winning streak in the -------last month o f t he season. In t he very Ch'ld' F H Ilast game of the schedule this wonder 1 s oster orneteam held a desperatelyfighting soc- Ic er a gg re ga ti on fr om th e Univ er si ty Discussed by Expertof Pennsylvania to a 1-1 tie and earned IHaverford its fourth league pennantby the s ca nt margi n o f a point in the Miss Beatrice MacNally Speaker Ifinal standings. Th e record of thete am was four victories and two tie at Meeting of L. M.g ames for a t ot al o f t en p oi nt s, whilePenn checked in w it h four wins, a loss Narberth Council. jand a tic to finish one poi nt in therear. Princeton, Columbia, Yale andHarvard took setbacks at the hands of Miss Bea tr ice MacNally, o f t he Chilthe :Main Line c leven, while Corne ll d ren' s Bureau. of Philadelphia, was t heI P cI speaker at the luncheon meeting of theane enn manage to gam tics. Lower Merion-Narberth Council of Re-!Although nol as strong an aggre- publican \Vomen on Monday at thegation as the one in 1915, the prcsent Lodge Te a Room in Haverford.Scarlct and Black soccer tcam has clonewell. Their record shows five wins, :'Jiss MacNally has charge of f indingtwo losses and two tics. The season homes for children who ar c unmanstarted off with a I-I tic with the agea ble in t he ir own hOlms. or forstrong ChaIfontc-Haddon Hall soccer chi ldrcn who, f or s omc o th er reason ort eam. Fol lowing this camc wins o ve r o th er , have not had the proper parental

Lafayette and Lehigh and a well- supervision. He r topic was "The e' 8!----." ~ - , " - " - , 1p layed tie wi th I'enn State. At this Proper Cnders tanding and Treatment . BALA.CYNWYD .. I \-",.- 'ipoint in t he s ch edul e Havcr fo rd wen t o f the Difficult Child." N . ~ ' , '. _ . ~ " . ..i nt o the doldrums of a losing streak . Th e Bureau, Miss Mac l1al ly s ta ted,Cresccnt A. C. handed the socce rmen works in co-operation with the Courtsa 6-1 plastcring in a lonsc contest at and the Children's agencies. It also Cynwyd 280 IBrook lvn. And on t hc nex t Saturdav. conside rs special applications of par- "N "T ~ Pcnn, 'played to a standstill in 1915, ent s, and f ind s a home o f mut ua l un- 'rose up and ove rwhe lmcd t he ir ~ I a i n derstanding" and IO\'e for t he ch il d. I I ! ! ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - i ! - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Line neighbors by the score of R-!. ~ iss MacNally said that it was her '.!This was thc wor st a nd l as t defe' lt for cxpcrience that an unruly cluld hadHaverford of thc 1930 season. IJl1t it Aten been made so by it s cl1\iron-proved conclus ively that had therc ment. . Ibeen a close Intercoliegiate League All the foster homes the childrenrace this year the Sca rl et and Black Jr e placed in are carefully selected.0ften a special child needs a speci al

home. Th e pay to the foster parentsis small and foster parents are selectedwho will teach t he c hi ld Io n in thehome. a nd p ar en ts w ho ,Ir e wil li ng t otry to m ake a bad little boya r girlgood, and do no t c ons id cr t he f inancial r et ur ns . S ometime s as many a s adozen homes arc visi ted before findingthe right home for a speci al type 01child. The children see thei r own parcnts during their stay with thei r foste.parents and finally return t o t he ir ownhomes.Of course, all t hc chi ldn' n an ' notunruly; sOllle a re unwan ted. o rphanedor for some other reasons need a home.Mrs . MacNa ll y said thcre were fivethings to hc considered in selectinga home: Plenty of room, mutual respect and understanding between parents, also understanding bctween the Ichildren of the family, a big brother orbig sisfer. plenty of outdoors and finallva good school. . iMiss Kate Brusstar. of Brvn III awr Ichairman of t he \Ve lfare C ~ ) J ] l I 1 1 i t t e e : 'was in charge o f t he p ro gr am , a nd in troduced the speaker w ith a fcw ap. Ipropriate words. 'Mrs. Le Roy Dougl ass, o f NarlJl'rth. !gave an interesting report o f the e ighth Iannual convent ion of the Pennsylvania ICouncil of Republican Women held inHarrisburg l as t month.According to Mrs . Dougl ass t he out s tanding feature of the convention wasthe spe ech of Governo r F is he r 011\Vednesday afternoon, i '\ovember 13.Governor Fisher commendcd t hc wor kof the Council and said that undoubtedly women, after t hey had been givclIsuffrage, had put politics 011 a higherplane t ha n t he y had cver bcen beforeThat womcn always did much goodin the things they were cspecially in.tcrested in s uc h a s thc public schools.hcalth and welfare work. He alsomentioncd the various accomplislllllcntsof his a dmin is tr at io n and , a s Mrs.Douglass said. it was a glorious swans ong of which any man c ou ld h av ebeen proud.Mrs. H. Tatnall Brown. Jr., presidentof t he Counc il , p re si ded.

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~ I i s s J ane S t e Y e n ~ . of Haverford IAvenue, entertaincd at a d an ce a t hcrhome on Friday c\'I'ning" in honor of~ I i s s Hel en Hed le r, elf Kahle Vista,Jenkintown,

~ H s s Laura Brel \I 'n, o f:\ venue, was th e hos tes s tohcrs of hcr hridge cluh onevening,

~ I r s , Agnes ~ Rose, of \Voodside:\ venuc, will entl'rtain th c mcmbers ofI I l ~ r Thimble Cluh at I nncheon nex tThursday.Mrs. Richard T, CJdiorne, of Scuth.\'arhcrth :\ vcnuc, ~ crieln, entertainl'dat a shower and bridge on Saturday inhonor of her ~ I s t e r , AI is , :-1 arion Botloms, whosc marriage to Mr. Paul\Vinters, of Uak Lane, \Iill take placeon Decembe r 2i.:-'Irs. Le Roy King, of Shirley Road,entert!..all lor till' :-1 i " EllJi!l' Titus. uf C h c ~ t n u t AI'e',Jallksgl\'mg 1 ] ( I I I C l a ~ : ~ . . nul', el lierta i'ncd at all informal party I, ~ I .. lIarry . :\Idnch, 01, ~ l e r w y n 011 Saturdav I'\ening. . II\llad, 1: spe)lChllg.:1 shllr.t tll.ne al. the ~ r . I 'h il ;p Cal lah; ln , who is a stu- II ,1.1 1t."1 (,()\'el'llnr lltlltOIl m :\1 '11' \ ork delll al (;dly, .hurg Collegc, spent the!t . l . t l ~ l " I f 'I II II I' Thanksgiving holida\ 's at his home on i11' I l l ; ~ n y ' tnenc S II "rs . - aro c {. Dndlev :\ye'nul'. -L ~ ' e k e , 1I1 ;":arberth Hall Apart ll l. en t. s. : -' Ir s, 1.. C. Piercv an d h cr ~ o n , :-'11'.wdl ~ s or ry to l ea rn , t h at ~ h ~ , IS In Ll'on 1 iern', of Stu;lrt A\'enul', ar e vis-fhe hryn :-'1 a\\" I' Hll"IHtal. hav ll lg r e- -celltly undergolll ' an operation. \Irs. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAn ELl'I'ke i" conYa!e't'ing nic'ely. ' I\Irs. t.;l'orgl' .\ . Gill, of I ? u ( ~ l e y ~ \ \ " c - I Will Wed Dec. 27th I

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A Charming Debutante ,Iweek-end at their cottage i n Ava lon,IN. J.Mr. and M rs . Alec Hicks, of SabineAvenue, spent sen:'ral days in )\ e\\"IYork this week."

~ I r s . Hicks gave a party in honor o fhe r small daughter Dorothy's birthday last Thu rsday a ft ernoon . AmongIt ho se who were present wer e BunnyNormand, Betsy Anne Kenned\', \ViI,Iliam Kennedy, June Chapman, 'NancyKnapp, Doris Mac Kellar, BobbvI Town, Robhy Hindell, Buddie Kohler,!Jane Kohler and Kathleen Glose.I Mr. Andrew Green, formerly of NarIberth, now of Evanston, 111., spent theIweek-end at his mother's home onChestnut Avenue.:\1 r. and l\\ rs. Herbert Barlon, of

~ f e r i o l 1 Avenue, spe ll t l as t weck- l' ndon the Eastern Shorc of Delaware.l\\r. and Mrs. Alfred S. Knapp, ofBeechwood Lanc, had as their gncs lsover the Thanksgiv ing" hol idays, l\\ r s .Jamcs Elder and her daughter. :\\ issElainc Elder, of Brooklyn, N. Y.l\liss Anne Speed, of Chestnut : \ \ 'cInue, g a\ 'e a tea on Sunday afternoon in.. 1honor of Miss Mary Spindle , of SanAntonio, Texas, who was l\fiss Speed's-Photo b ~ Zamsky . guest over the week-end. Among theMISS BEATRICE HANCOCK PAYNE , g u . ~ s t s ; . w ~ r ~ . l \ l i ~ s . poroth?, Russell,

~ ~ W ~ M ~ ~ d M u w . f u n r o ~ I ' : : 1 : 1 S : s . \ ~ l r ~ g ~ . I ~ n i l a ~ C ~ l i l e ~ \ ~ \ ~ n ~ l n ~ g ~ . ~ M ~ I ~ S ~ s ; H ~ o ~ n ~ o ~ r ~ a ~ i _ ! , ! ~ ! m ~ ~ ! ~ ! n ! ~ ! M ~ O O ! & ! " ! ~ ! m ! ~ ! $ ! ~ ~ ~ ! M ! ~ ! $ ! " ~ ~ ! ~ ~ " ! ~ ! " ~ ~ ! m ! ~ ~ ~ : ~ ! M ~ m ! f ! I D ~ ~ ! M ~ 6 ! ~ ! M ~ ~ ! ~ ~ n ! ~ ! l l i ~ ~ ! M ! n ! ~ ! m ! ~ ! ~ ! " ! ~ ! m ! ~ ! @ ! " ! * ~ " ~ ' ~ d ~ 1ayne, who was i nt roduced recently a t a -_ . . . _-tea gi"ell by her parents , a t the ir home in IWynllewood. I--------1IIICONT. FROM P R ~ C E D I : S ( ; PAGE rI

iting in Indianapolis, Ind. "Mrs. R. C. Kennedy has returned toher home on Sabine Avenue from Pittshurgh , where she spent the Thanks-!giving holidays. :Mis s Anne Speed , of Chestnut Ave-jnue, wil l spend the week-end at FortMonmouth, N. J., where s he w il l at-!tend a t ea dance and hop. iMr. and Mrs. Charles Evans, of I"l'atchedon," Penn VaHey, spent l as tMiss Helen D. McHugh I

Is Bride of Edward iP. Doyle, 3d, of Merion IThe marriage o f Miss Helen D. Mc

Hugh daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JohnB. l \ 1 ~ H u g h , of Mer ion, and Mr. Edward P. Doyle , 3d, of Mer io n, tookplace on \Vednesday morning at 10o 'c lo ck in S t. Margaret's Church, Narberth. The Rt. Rev. John J. McCortperformed the ceremony.The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown ofivory tone satin made on princess l i ~ e swith a train falling from th e wais t.Her tuHe veil was held in p lace by c lu sters of orange blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of gardenias and liIiesof-the-vaHey.Miss Betty l \ \cHugh, who attendedher sister as mai d of honor, and l\1iss:Mae Gillespie, who was the bridesmaid, wore dresses o f caf e au l ai t c repe ,wi th h at and slippers of flame-coloredvelvet. Thev car ried tal isman roses.Mr. Charl es A. McHugh, 2d, actedas best man and the ushers wer e M r.Roy E. C. Bell and Mr. Arthur C.McHugh.A small reception followed the ceremony at t he h ome of the bride's parents. IMiss Martha F. Payne 's IWedding Plans Announced IThe marriage of Miss Martha Frank- Ilin Payne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.VV. Hancock Pa)'ne, of \\Tynnewood,and Mr. Henry Newbold \Voohnan,Jr., of Ardmore, will take place on Sat urday af ternoon, January 31, in AllSaints Church, Wynnewood.A reception will follow at the homeof the bride' s parents .The matron of honor will be 1\1 rs.John M. Kennedy, 3d, and the maid ofhonor , Miss Beatrice Hancock Payne,another s is te r o f t he bride.The bridesmaids will b e Mrs . CharlesC. Day , Mrs . ~ Hamil l Horne, Mrs.Frazier Brooke, Miss Frances Le Bouti1lier, Miss Georgina Wood and MissIn a Gwyn, o f N ew York.


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Page Fifteeafirst rejected, because at the age o f 17.in 1861, he weighed less than a hundred pounds, a nd was smal1 and frail.He finally entered the Grand Armyo f t he Republic as a drummer boy; bec au se hi s left-handed drumming created confusion wit h his fellow-marchers in the dr um c or ps, he a gai n wasrejected. Aft er mak ing life uncomfo rt ab le f or his n ei ghbo rs , practicingright-handed drulllming on a big drumat his home, he finally entered the service, whe re he was wounded in act ion.He stil1 rec al ls t he p le as ant ye ar o fcare gi ven him while ho spi tali zed inPhiladelphia; and when he was mustered ou t of the service, he declinul tor et ur n to his home town in M a ~ s a chusetts, and remained in Philadelphia.where he eventually entered t he mi nistry."I am a rabid pacifist," Dr. Hoy t declared, "and yet I lock my door whenI go to bed; al l men are not honest.

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"We did," he said. "D r. Hoy t hasbeen a gentleman, a Christian of thehighest type, and his was t he i dealwhich has been worke d o ut by. thepeople of t hi s community for t he parisho f S t. John' s. We are going to have aBala, and Dean of t l ~ e Convocation of b ronze t ab le t placed in t he chu rch,Chester, declared Dr. Hoyt has been with the names of Milton Medary,his spiritual father, ever since, a s y oun g a rc hi te ct , w ho h ad the vision to plannewlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Bird were this undertaking, and of Dr. Hoyt,invited to d ine wit h Dr. Hoyt at the who has been the force hack of thisDennis while visiting Atlantic City, work."and the waiter at the conclusion o f th e Dr. Hoyt was called upon by Presimeal t ol d them: "Doctor, it is vcry dent \V. B. Richards to "defend himnice that you have your 5011 and his self a ga in st a ny a nd aU charges," andwife with y ~ ~ 1 tonigh!." "l:Jis ~ e l a t i o n - he traced the early h is tory of the 51.ship to me, Mr. 1.31rd saId, has "al- John's Men's Club, many of whose 125ways heen o f t he k ll ld es t and h es t Imembers of years ago becallle membersDr. Albert E. Clattenburg, rector for later of t he Cynwyd Country Cluh andsix years of 51. John's Church, said then of the Bala-Cynwyd Neighborthat he accepted the call here with hood Club. He declared that he hassome t re pi da ti on , h l' cause he was t ol d been a member, and sti ll is, of everythere would be a rector emeri tu s c lub in the communi ty except for the("something I'd never had before") \Voman's Club.and because he was told it was l1Clped Concerning his Ci vil \Va r exper it lw) ' wou ld get along wel1 t oget ll l' r. c nc cs , he mel lt ioned that he was at

DR. H. A. F. HOYT

December 5, 1930

Eulogies were pai d th e Rev. HenryA. F . H oy t, D. D., 86-year-old rectoremeritus of St. John's P. E. CI ' urch,Lower }'Ierion. a t t he Novembe r m(:eti ng o f the Bala-Cynwyd NeighborhoodClub, held in the Cynwyd Fire HallTuesday November25. The meetil'1gwas inthe nature of a testimonial to D r. Hoyt,who is one o f t he section's few surviving Gr and Army veterans, and whohas becn a membc r o f t he Nei gh bo rhood Club ~ ; j n c e its second meetingIwellty-three years ago.Strawbridge and Clothier's prcsident,

Herbe rt J . Tily, doctor of mus ic , or gan is t and chu irmast er of SI. John'sChurch, dec la rcd he has known Dr.Hoyt for half a century-"ever since,as a boy s op ra no , I doze d in the choirwh ile he p rea ch ed in thc pulpit." Thechoir was in thc Episcopal Church atThi rd a nd Dauphin, and Dr. Hoyt att ha t t ime was conncctcd with thc Episcopal Hospital at Lehigh Avenue. Imet him again when I was p la yi ngthe organ a t O ld 51. Paul's, Thi rd and\Valnut, while he was t ry in g 10 putncw li fe i nl o t he Reformed EpiscopalChurch at Twenty-first and Ches tnut .. . And then in Cynwyd, wherefor twenty-eight years he and I haveenjoyed an uninterrupted friendship, amost plcasant relationship. . . .Here Dr . Hoyt has huilt to himself andto God a beaut iful , impre ss ive testimonial."Dr. Hoyt's life reminds me of Ihe13th chapter of Fir st corinth ians' lwhich describes Christian charity. Heis patient and full of kindncss."Gwynnc T. Shepp erd, who hasknown h im for twenty years, declared:"D r. H oy t ha s be en an example forall mankind and for all in this comnl ll ni ty , whe re he has c reat ed a remarkable spirit of fricndlincss regardl ess of rel igion and nationality. '. ' .Even the dogs waf; their t ai ls when hcpasses by. . . .Township Trcasurer Peter C. Hess,who has been associated with his rectorfor twenty-five y ea rs a s an usher andmember of the vestry of St. John'sChurch. pointed o ut tha t Dr. Hoyt isnot only a man of peace , but , in timeof need, a good soldier. He waswounded severely in the Civil \Var, andserved as ch ap lai n in t he Spani sh American Vlar.'N. R. Caley, a n c id er of t he P re sbyterian Church of thc Covcnant, Cynwyd, dec la red he has known Dr. Hovtfor thirty-fi\ c years, sincc t he y b ot hwerc in Fox Chasl'. and that theclergyman has contributed greatly to

"the wonderful home life and spi ri t ofthis community."Th e Rev. Benjamin N. Bird, rectorof thc nea rby Chu rch o f 51. Asaph, in

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, ~ O : - ; T . FROM pngC-EDTNCl PAGEAll nations are not as peaceful as wearc. . . . I still choose to be listedby t he National 'uard of Pennsylvaniaas 'subject to call'."One of the statcmcnts he made in an

i nt ercs ti ng and sometimes a m u ~ i n g Italk was this typica l one: "My chiefpleasure in life is the good will and,esteem and affection of the people that 'II have been wi th so many years." IIt was pointed out that Dr. Hoyt.although on the ret ir ed list. is stillact in enough "to t ak e h is k id brother i-some seventy years old-by the handand go t o Obe rammergau t o sec thePassion Plav, and take an occasionalside trip to Florida and California."

Plays Church Chimesc. 1L Bancroft, of the Class of 1934,Haverford College, holds the positionof carilloneur at thc Hol y T ri ni tyChurch of ~ ) h i l a d c l p h i a . He learnedchime playing from his fat her . whnpreceded him in the work. Bancroftis subst itu te cent re on the varsity loot-Iball team. ,,

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"Mail Early" as it s key note, has beenissued by Main Line postmasters.The la test dates for mailing to different parts of the c ou ntr y to ensure,

delivery before Chr is tmas a re as fol- Ilows: I"For California and the Fa r 'Vest'iMonday, Dec embe r 8; for Rocky I

1lountain Sta te s, Tuesday , December IlJ; for other States of the Middle \Vest,\Vednesday, December 10; for South-Iern Sta te s, Thu rsday, December 11;for Ohio, Indiana, I1linois, Michigan, IKentucky, Thursday, December 11; for INew England States, Saturday, De-,cember 13; for Maryland, Virginia,!\Vest Virginia, North Carolina, Saturday, December 13; for New York, New IJersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, IWednesday, December 17; f or Phi la delphia city (parcel post) Friday, De-Icember 19; for Philadelphia (Christ-,mas card s and l et te rs ), Saturday, De Icember 20. I"The use of sma ll s iz e cards and envel opes i s discouraged by t

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