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PRICE THREE CENTSBENEFIT RAISESFUNDS FOR FIELDPrizes Will Be DrawnMonday Night at

Davis ' ,LAST

SILVER ANNIVERSARYDr. a nd Mrs. William 1. Bookcelebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary Friday, June 11,at their home on \ V y r ~ n e d a l c road,An informal celehratlOn was. a r rang-ed b y t he friends and I!elgh

bors of Dr. and :\1 rs. Book 111 th eevenino in t he na ture of a surprise. " ' A m o l ~ g . othcr g i f t ~ theywere the r ec Ip Ie nt s o f a p Iec e ofs i lver in honor of the event.Those in attendance were Mr.and 1'.'Irs. R. Franklin Brown, Mr.and Mrs . WaI te r H . Kleinpell,Mr. and :\[rs. P au l H . Marrow,Mr. and 11rs. Gardelle Simons andMr. and 1'.lrs. Alan J. Smith, all of\Vynnedale road.

HASLAM-LEONARDThe marri age o f Mis s Kathe rine'Marie Leonard , d augh te r o f ~ \ I r .James T. Leonard, of Dudley avenue, to l \Ir . George Carson Haslam,son of 1\Trs. 'Martha Has lam, o fPalmyra, N. J . , took place \Vednesday at 10.00 A. M. at St. 1\Iargaret's Church, Narberth.Mr. Frank J. Ryan, of Oakmont,served as bes t man. The maid ofhonor was Mis s Ade la ide Leonard,sister of t he b ride , and the b ride smaid was Miss Agnes L ~ o n a r d , another sister. Ushers were Messrs.Joseph and Leo Leonard ad Er nes t Bou lay, a ll o f Narberth.A rec ep ti on f oll owed t he c e r e ~mony at the bride's home. After awedding trip to Atlant,ic City, thecouple will mak e t he Ir h om e at

Palmyra, N. J.

K. K. K. MEETSKnights of the Ku Klux Klan,mos t o f them in ful l regalia butminus masks, held a l arge open air meeting and picinic in Bevan'sfield on Black Rock road, Glad wyne, Saturday afternoon. Threehundred to 400 people and carsha d ar rived s ho rt ly af ter 3.30P. M. when the exercises weres la ted to get un de r way and as teady s tream was s ti ll arrivingat 6 o'clock in the evening.Klan ceremonies were held andthere were speeches by leaders.Two crOsses were fired and aneight-foot American flag wasflown from the top ofa large deadcedar tree. Women were presentalong with male members.HOSPITAL FUNDEXCEEDS GOAL

The distr ihution of gifts underthe auspices of the Narberth Baseball Club will o ccur on Mondayevening, June 21, l!:126, at Davis',and those who have not as yetsent In their little d ol la r t o thegenial Ge ne a re urged to do sobefore the curtain finally falls.The proceeds of the affair will., ' be used, among othe r things, toVauclam Credits Women WIth p ay the quite sizable biII whichSuccess o f Campa ign had to be incur red to p rovide afo r Bu i ld ing standard ball diamond on the. Playground and it is said that th e

AIDED BY DEV ON FAIR I ~ y o u t , \ V h i c ~ l has been accon?phshed, prOVIdes Narberth WIth. , on e of the best b al l f ie ld s i n theTh e Bryn Mawr HospItal s Philadelphia section. T he w or kcampaign was officially brought was conducted under the directionto a successful end last Friday of Sam Payne , grounds keeper ofnight with a d inne r a t t he Bel le- the Phi Il ie s for many y e ~ r s ! who. . was selected by the c lub In ItS ef-vue-Stratford, when subscnptIOns f t t . I tl b h 'th. or 0 provl( e le oroug WItotalhng $ ~ , 2 7 5 , 9 4 8 were .announc- a fi eld which won ld fulfill everyed. PrevIous to th e dmner_ the professional requirement.a m ~ u n t reported. was $ 6 4 0 , ~ 6 . D . App licat ion was made to theS m c ~ .the dll1ner, addItIOnal Rec re at io n Boa rd f or the fundssubscnptlOns have b rought t he to defray t he expenses, but t ha tt ot al u p to $1,297,142: . august body repor ted that moneySamuel IV1. Vauc1all1, preSIdent is something they s imply haven'tof the Board of Trustees of the aot a nd t ha t Counc il n ever evenhospita l , pres ided at the d in ne r, l oo ke d i n their direction when theMr. Rea, chairman of the campaign, doles were beino' distr ibuted lastbeing abs en t on account of illness. time. ,.,

~ h i ~ ~ p e ~ ~ i n g speech Mr .. V.au- What a board does w ~ l e n i isc 1 ~ 1 1 1 smd: One of .the prmclpal high and dry on wherewIthal IS at1ungs whIch has c o n t n ~ u t e d to our mys tery which will, n o d ou bt , b esuccess was the selectIOn o.f ~ 1 r . solved some day.Rea to t a ~ e charge of thIS Im- Meanwhi le , t he b as eb al l b oy sportant affaIr. tur ned up the plan o f which most"W.e I: ave o thers. The cntire of the p op ul ac e n ow know andorga11lzatlon has been well selected. the merchants erenerously proIt was fortunate that I was away v id ed the trophie;of the occasion.whi le thi s o rgan iz at ion was being So far a o 'ood ly sum has beenarranged for. becanse J am 'luite,realizc:], hl.t ' not enough to pay ?11sure that h ad I b ee n home and had t he b il ls and those folks who a reanything to d o w it h i t, i t p roba?ly p leasant ly d ispo sed a ~ l ? whowou ld not have been a s e ffec tIve ae rree that excellent faclhtles foras it has been. The ladies have b ~ s e h a l l are no mean part of aworked a s they have never worked o'ood town's asset s, a re r emindedb ef or e, a lth oug h I wish to s ay to ~ l a t a very agreeable 0 I ? P ? r t t ~ n i t yyou a ll here t ha t t he past of the is n ow p re se nt ed t o Jom 111 aB ry n Mawr Hos pi ta l has been nei (yhhorhood movcmen t hy congreatly del?endent upon t ~ l e la.bors t r i l ~ l t i n g a dime or a dollar,. asof the la(hes of the IVlall1 LlI1e. suits them best, and for somethll1g"I n the past few years, the ladies which is worth a great deal moreunder the able management of Mrs. t ha n t he price paid for it. . ,Barclay h av e c on tr ib ut ed $ 150, 00 0 So, then, line up at DaVISto the support of the Bryn :Mawr counter if you have not alreadyHospital t hr ou gh t he Devon f ai r. b ee n served, and also a sk t he man"Our doctors have worke d un- nex t doo r ot you (the one on theceasingly during this campaign, anel right) whether or not l?e has donehave not only subscribed liberal!y himself proud hy dohhlllg , u p ~ atthemselves but have g iven a s much Everybody WIll be wcl eo n e .t ime as th;y could legitimately spare the drawing-!J o ' ~ l o c k s ~ l a r p 111f rom the needs of their patients." the Davis Emp0rlu111 WIth ~ h . . l ' Narberth Imlhng:Mr, Vauclain then paid further p re t tt e st g l r 111 'b I ffi' I from the hat.tn ute to t 1e e clent wor < per- I . o,ht to he worth a dollarformed f or t he b cn ef it o f t he h os- It ou,..,. t ho that lady is!pital by the ladies. t o e arn JUS w '

Resolution Calls f or S up po rto f t he Local TaxicabOwners ,

Narberth, Pa" Saturday, June 19, 1926

F inanci a l Condi t ion of BoroMakes Prompt Action

Necessary,

$600 NOW CLEARED UP WOULD REFUS E STANDS

COUNCIL VOTES TO FIGHT INVASIONOF YELLOW CABS; FORECLOSING LIENSASH COLLECTIONThe monthly collection of asheswill begin next Monday, June 21stand will proceed during the weekon the daily winter schedule.As this is the only collection thism on th, an d the last unt il la teJuly, housekeepers are warned toget their ashes out on their usualdays.

There are bu t few rare days this Mr. and Mrs. George. Adams, ofJune. They seem to be either raw Buffalo, N. Y., are guests of Missor too well done. Ruth Durboraw, Elmwood avenue.

AIDINGS

Vol. XI, Number 37

AUXILIARY

L eg lo n P la nn in g N ar be rt h' sGrea test Ce lebra t ionof Day.

HOLD DONATION DAYThe annual King 's Daughters'don at io n d ay was h el d i n the Holiday House a t Narberth Wednesday,Luncheon was served by t he N ar berth Circle.

WINS MUSIC PRIZEMrs. Arthur Goldsmith, of Narberth, president o f t he PhiladelphiaVI/omen's Club of the Society forEthical Culture , won the nationadult Motion Picture Music :Memoory' Contest at the recent AtlanticCity convention of women's clubs.Mrs. Goldsmith, who wen t intothe contest unp repared, thu s wonthe only honor granted in Pennsylvania.

FUNDS SOLICITEDFOR THE FOURTH

Collections for the annual July GREAT WHITE WAY The Liens Committee made its "WHEREAS, The Public ServiceFourth celebration, under the SOON A REALITY first report of the year a t the regular Commission now has before it a peti-t ion f rom the Ye llow Tax icab Com-auspices of the Haro ld D . Speak- meeting of Borough Council las t pany seeking permiss ion to maintainman Post of the Amer ican Leg- Philadelphia Electrl'c Lays Monday evening. Councilman Kae- and operate a taxicab s tand or s tands'11 I' M and taxicab service in the borough ofon, WI Jegll1 next onday. C on du it s f or N ew ber , the chairman, indicated that a Narbe rth, andMembe rs o f the Boy Scout Lights. program for t he pr ompt foreclo- "WHEREAS, The Narberth Taxi-troop have distributed envelopes, sure of all outstanding borough l iens cab Company and Pat ri ck Donahuea re a t p re sent and have been for sev-printed in red a nd a sk in g for 7 STANDARDS PLANNED has been formulated by the Commit- eral years pas t, giving the people ofcont ri bu ti ons to the f un d f or the tee and he asked for authority t o Na rb er th a t ax ica b service t ha t isffair. lI'1em]Jers of tIle Post \"1'11 Aft th f d I adequate and reliable at rates that area l\ ,v er many mon s 0 e ay, put i t i nto e ffec t. That authority fair and subject to the control of localbegin Monday t o collect the en- N a r b ~ r t h ' s "great white way" \ViII was readily granted by council, sub- ordinances, andvelopes. soon be a,reality. The Philadell)hia . r I I' "WHEREAS, the two NarberthThis yea r' s celebration, which , EI . C Ject to a Itt e more (etalled repor t taxicab operators, by private arrange-i t' I d '1 b I < ectnc ompany this week COll1- to be m ad e at the July meeting. ments with the Pennsylvania RailroadIS lOpe ,WI let le largest ever pleted the laying of underground The present financial condition of Company, maintain their stands, so-held, will be in t he n at ur e of a I 't t I I hIll d ff d fOtH t1l S 0 rep ace t 1e over-. ea( the borough rende rs i t imperat ive; ca e., 0 and remove. rom theSesquicentennial event. Larger wires all Haverford avenue. I II d' r I IPUbhC thoroughfares, andin every way t ha n t he celebrations t lat a outstan 1I1g l en s s lould be "WHEREAS, it would be contrary

h In a short while sevell orllalllelltal collected alld foreclosure I) 0 ed bl' I' de ld i n the past , i t i s b el ieved that . r ce - to pu IC po ICy an convenience tothe at tendance wiII nm i nt o t he lighting standards wil l be e rect ed on ings have already been successfulIy p e r n ~ i t ~ n t a x i c a ~ stands on thethousands. Haverford avenue, from Narberth entered aaainst some of t he o ldes t pubhc h Ighways adjacen t to o r nearto Essex. They wil l be a rt is ti c, l iens . T I borough solicitor's o f f i ~ e the railway station and business centerTh e Leg io n and t he Aux il ia ry . I d I of the borough of Narberth, and suchwi'll co-operate in the collection S1l11p e, and an addition to t he b us i- r ep or te . t lat they had co lle ct ed a nd add it ion al s ta nd s would no t beof funds. Fifty of the auxi l ia ry ness section. T he s ta nda rds a re t urn ed III $600 to thc borough treas- granted or permitted by the boroughmembe rs will mee t w it h 5 0 of the s lender, well-designed affa irs, sur- urer by foreclosure of old liens dur- authorities, andmen Monday nigh t at 7 before mounted by a l ar ge globe. High- ing the past month. Against Cruising.Elm Hall. At 7 the fire whistle power l ight bulbs wil l be used. The possibility of publishina in "WHEREAS, the so-called c r t 1 i ~ i n gwill blow, to announce t he s ta rt Money for the improvement was "Our Town" the names of a l l l ? ~ O p - ~ ~ e e t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s t l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; a ~ : : ? ~ ~ h ~ ~ l e I;; s ~ ~ ~ d c a i ~of colIections, and eve ry home is raised through the personal efforts erty owners who h av e b een h en ed no t available, would add to a str eetasked to be ready for the commit- of Ralph S. Dunne, pres ident of the and also the means of all delinquent congest ion that i t a lready serious andt ee . g iv in g to the community Narberth Civic Association, who tax payers was discussed, but de- be. cont. rary to the long e?tablishedevent t he s ame that would other- cal led on the merchan ts o f Haver - finate action was not taken on this reSIdentIal character and pohcy of thef I . I ' . C streets of t he borough of Narbe rth,w is e be s pe nt for l i t tle f ireworks on avenue to 1l1terest t lem II I the s u g g e s t l ~ n . ~ u n c I I . al?peared t? and would be opposed by the Nar-in the yard. project. be unammous 111 behevll1g that It herth police to the full extent of theirTh e goal is set at *150n, which A to tal of $3138.90 was r ai se d wou ld b e w ise t o print once a yea r powers, andwould provide a colorful spectacle and depos it ed with the C iv ic Asso- the complete list of al l borough de- "WHEREAS, the .drivers of theand a gala d ay to commemorate ciation to pay f or the lights. As a l inquen ts , both for thc information pre.sent Narberth taXIcabs are loc:,tlin a manner lone- to be remem. funds were turnedohr!)owrnA-ofah of those tax IJayers who do IJa)' reSIdents, known personally by theIrpatrons , and therefore under a s trongbered by our residents the day 150 c on tr ac t c ou ld no t be e nt er ed b e- p romp tl y a ~ l ~ 1 as a. m e m ~ s of apply- obligat ion to be courteous and to driveyears ago when even ts o f stirring tween the associat ion and the Phila- ll1g an ad(!ttlOnal ll1Centlve to those carefully; and they do in fact so enjoyimpor tance took place a few miles delphia Electric, t he funds were who ar e h ab itu al ly slow pay. the confidence of their patrons thatto the east. turned over to council, which body R f . Ch chi ld ren are ent ru st ed to them, also. e use Zan II1g arge. I" t' f tl . .Th e day 's p rogr am will b e a lso contnbuted $-00 with the re-' . . . tIe .e;-ecu Ion 0 0 l ~ . ~ O l 1 1 m l S S I O n s. 1 . '11 :J , Another apphcatlOn was receIved reqUITIng care and rellal)lllty, andvaned, an( Its exact extent WI quest tha t the contract be made. from Mrs. Fle ming to altcr her " ~ V H E ~ E A S , it is unlikely t ~ l a t thed e p e l ~ d op thecl1110unt of money \ Council . after.bonds were arrang;- Lla 'ksl11ith -liOIJ lear the ' tn" '. ' " : x I ~ : J b ;drtvers . oLa l r t r g ~ outs!de oravailable. There wiH be two bali ed for, permitt ing the opening of the '- :; I. cu e1 ul galllza tlOn, regardless of theIr per'Tames-one with Berwyn at 10 street and I)avements, contracted f or H av er fo rd and Mon tg omer y a ve- sonal i nt eg ri ty could ever win theA.... ,f l' I \\T P 'I nues , so as t o be able to use it for same dezree of'local confidence, which. r v ~ . a ll ( WI t 1 . ayne a t: :l . "\ '. t he n ew lie-hts. That wa s m an y'1 f 1 the sale of automobile accessories. i an essential part of the service nowTh e band WI I play or bot 1 mon ths ago , and despi te reminde rs , V "1 . . f I renderedgames. . the Philadelphia Electric Company anous. Sl1111 ar petttlOns or t ~ "THEREFORE bc it and it isI n the eve l1 lng an orchestra protested an excess of sesqui work commercial development. of thIS hereby unanimousiy resolved by themade up of members of the band I as an excus e for more delay. property have ,been receIved from Council of the borough of Narberth,W'II I f tl 't 1 I Mrs. Flemine- in the IJast , and all in regular meeting assembled on thi.sI payo r le commUl1l y (ance On rvlay 27, Mr. Dunne, embar-I . I 'l l 30 1 I of t hem have been den ied because 14th day of June, 1!);!(i , that the taxI-W 11.C 1 WI" st,:rt at 7.:. ~ n : l ~ t rassed by the questions of those who it i s t he b el ie f of council that t he cab proPos3l1 of the Yellow Taxica.huntil n. 1he tireworks WIll I ~ e g t r < had contributed to the project, sent . . Company IS con trary to the publIcshortly after .clark. the following pithy communication z?nll1g o r d ~ n a l . l c e should n ~ t . bc m ~ and corporate interests of the h o r o u ~ hIf t l ~ e reSIdents. are generou s, t o t he company: (hfied at tillS tIme and that I t a b usI - of Narberth; that the Public ServIcethe Playground WIll be the scene The Philadelphia Electric Company, nes s development was permi tt ed Commission is hereby r e s p e ~ t f u l l > : ,re-of a wonderful affair. The C0111 Philadelphia, Pa. alon er lVlonteromery avenue it would 9uested to deny the aforesaId petltlO,n, , I I ,b . 1", f f ' I ll1sofar as the borough of Narbe rth ISmittee has s t res sed the f ac t that if (,ent emen: . . . . la'.e an a( \ er:;e e ect upon t l e conce rned ; and tha t the hurge ss andever)' family would 'Tive the . fhe P ? r p o ~ e of tl;ls letter IS to ehclt resldental character of the borough the horough solic itor are hereby au-'" lIl.urmatlOn III defilllte form as to whenamount SI?ent a few years ago !or the work of erecting the street lights on as a who le and might d ec re as e t he t hor ized an d i nst ru ct ed, e it her o rprivate (hsplays, a demonstratIon Haverford avenue. Narberth, is to begin. market value of the next contiguous both, to p r e s e n ~ this I?etition in. p.ersecond to none would he possjble. .The contract f or thi s work was made properties as much a s i t wou ld e n- son to t . h ~ Public ServIce CommISSIonFtlrtllerlll0re tile l a ( l l e ~ . \vOL1I(I' wlth you by t he Borough of Narberth I I kIf . and dIlIgently to represent the., I I h lance t le mar 'e t v a u e 0 p ro pe rt Ie s !)orotlcyll CotlnciJ in reference thereto."II ' 1 several mont 1S ago, all( t e money f ' 1'.1 I ' '"ke to serve r e f r e s h m ~ n t s , aIH turned over to you at that time had been aCll1g l' ontgomery avenue. t ISmay be able to do so If the reo collccted prior to th is. Y ou can readily the belief of council t ha t s uch a ROSE GLEN FESTIVALs po ns e t o the appeal is what it appreciate our embarrassment as the or- mod if ic at io n wou ld be taking a ' fhose who enjoy the pleasureshould be. ganization bdackf" of. tfhis ma.tter \lvhen 'he property valuc away from one of ol)en-air refreshments will haveA 1 . a f tl \" '1' ., are requeste or III onnatlon a )out t ct \ 1e meetll1", 0 le f UXI lat) lights hy those who have a very good C O ~ ' r D n m D ON THE THIUD PAGE ample opportunity t o i nd ul ge toheld 1 uesday a t t he home of Mrs. right to ask-the business men W110 con- their fu llest capacity , when on1'ristan B. dul \ Ia ra i s, p lan s were tributed the funds. AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP the evening of Friday,June 25, thealso discl lssed for the picnic on We c ~ see no reason for the untimely Marguer ite Percy , of Narberth, Rose Glen Can oe C lu b boys of HE NEEDED A MAPJt e 2;' a t V al le y ForO'e for the delay ~ l l l C C the necessary p ~ p c ~ s have The fact that he was not well111 .) < b been SIgned and the money IS III your h as been awarded a $250 scholar- Narberth will again stage a straw-shell-shocked veterans from Hos- hands. and unle ss we have your reply shi p a t the \Vest Chester Normal ber ry a nd ice cream fes tiva l on vcrsed in t he g eo gr ap hy o f Narpital No. 49. immediately with a definite assurance School, and Edi th Maltby, o f Na r- Caldwell's lawn at Essex and ber th cos t one Frederick Fisher, ofthat this work will begin at once, we b I f$' the ci ty of Philadelphia, the sum offrankly shall feci it our duty to call a ert 1, one 0 10 0 at the same 111- Elmwood avenues. $24 Tuesday.mee ting of the Association for the pur- stitution. }I usic , fish IJ011(1 , raffies, 0IJen-

f II ' I . d I . , Mr. F is he r, w it h a e-entleman]lose 0 reca IIlg t lIS contract an lavmg These scholarshil)S were recently air dancin2' , e tc. , will furnish en-the funds returned. friend, was wandering down ?o.10nt-"Ollrs "cry trtlly, inauguratecl by the Richard Hamil- t er ta inment . Those that attended . I' tt lgomery avenue 111 lIS car a 1e gen-THE NARBERTH CIVIC ASS'N. ton estate for a Lower :Merion High last year wil l ce rta in ly not miss t Ie speed of a m ile a m in ut e, when~ a I J l h S . Dunne, President, ISchool e-raduate who will e nt er this one an d th os e wh o di d n ot ffi E'I f N IO f I I I 0 cer ml Piquet, 0 the - ar lerthn receIpt 0 t 1e etter, t le \Ves t Ches ter Normal Schoo l f or wi ll h av e something coming to~ ( ) m p a n y proceecle(.1 to cOl.ne to elementary e-rade work as a t each- them. force, stepped out f rom the corner

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$876.00LAST MERION MEETING

T h l a st mee ting o f t he Boardo f DI rec tor s o f t he Merion CivicAssocia tion unti l f al l w il l be heldT ue sd ay a t t he Mer io n T ri bu teHouse. Th e annual meeting ofthe associat ion at large was heldin May and officers for th e comingyear elected. ;

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.Cletus A. Senft, acting pastor.Sunday, June 20, 1926:11.00 A. M. -Chil d ren 's Daycises. '6.45 P. M.-Luther Leaguesing.7.45 P. M.-Madame Barakat, native o f Syr i a wil l be the speaker.Madame Barakat is a very interesting speaker. She was born in theHoly and , worked w it h he r fatherunt il he d ied, t hen took his place andcarried on h is work. Although sheh as b ee n in t hi s country long enoughto call t hi s "home " s he still h as h erpeople's sorrows and troubles at heart.About them she w il l s pe ak . You a re

cordially invited to c ome a nd b ri ngyour friends.The' Holy Communion will Qe, adminiStered Sunday, June 27, at hoththe morning , and evening servi ce s.Friday, June 25, Preparatory serviceswil l be held.

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Saturday- eveni ng s aw wh at we g ro up o f citizens and award ing itall hope IS o nl y t he first of the to anoth l' .exer- c ar d p ar ti es to b e h eld t hi s s um - e. group. CouncIlmanmeet- me r i n t he p ro gr am to be carried Fretz,. chaIrman. of the Buildingou t b y the w om en o f the Tennis CommIttee,. was 11lstructed.to adviseClub If th e holding of , further M r ~ . Flemmg that he r petItion ,was. contrary ttl d'affairs wa s d e pe nd en t upon th e .0 Ie zomng .01' . I n a ~ c es uc ce ss o f t hi s th e mana gemen t a nd t ha t .It w as n ot t he m c l t ~ a t I o nreceived p len ty o f encouragement of c(;)Un.ctl to amend the ordInanceas t he entire facilities of th e club at thIS time.h ou se w er e t ax ed t o th e limit a nd The s t reet commissioner, Mr .th e financial returns exceeded a ll G eo rg e B . S up le e, reported that theexpectations. . heavy storm ?f Monday evni ng had\i\Tith th e usua l tho roughne ss c a u ~ e d a sen.ous overflow and det he a rr an ge me nt s f or t he e nt er - POSIt of debns on a nd a dj ac en t t otain men t of the m em bers an d the property of Mr. A. Gilfillan,t h ei r gues t s s howed much thought at t he co rne r of ,Wynnewood roadan d preparat ion and no t even th e and ~ o c k l a n d a v e n ~ e . As a resultsmallest matter was overlooked. of. thIS report, councIl authorized theTh e ma in c lub r oo m w as v er y H I g ~ ~ V ~ y " COlnI;littee t o i ns ta ll at a st e fu l ly deco ra ted w i th th e sea- new. cIty type mlet at t he co rne ro fson's blooms a nd t he prizes an d M e n ~ n a n W y n ! l ~ w o o d a v e n ~ e s ,r e fre shment s we re r ece i ved w i th to relteve th.ls condItion. Th e Hlgh-great favor. way CommIttee was also authorizedTI , . f 11 t '1\1' t o cons tr uct a new and permanentIe women s pnzes e 0 ISS f d . fCampbell. Mrs. Fretz, Mrs. Har- su r ace water ram rom . the b ~ s e -. 1\1 '1 7 ' k t' k d M ment of the new CommtlIuty BUlld-rIS, rs. : 111 'p a n c ' an rs. in to th kM eakem , while the f ortunate g cree .me n were Mr . Bloom, Mr . Mc - C o ~ n c l l m a n \ Vood , c ha irman o fT ig he , M r. Harris, Mr . R ed if er the HIghway al:d Sewer Committee,an d Mr . \Vanamaker. r ead t he followmg r epor t wh ich wasM T \i\T M K approved:rs. . . . l ac ay, Mrs. J. C.McKell, Mrs . C. B. Metzger an d . Report of Committee.Mrs. R. C. \Villiams c ar ri ed t he ~ I l I c e t he M ay r epo rt of t hi s com-A., heaviest par t of the work, but mlttee. all of the preliminary work" 11 . . 1 b f 1 for the permanent improvement of\\ ere cl l ) asslstee y many 0 tI e \Vi ll iams avenue and Mee ti ng Houseothers. l ane, i nc luding curbs and sidewalksUnfor tuna t ely , t he wea the r ha s where r equi red. has been complet ed ,no t b ee n s o s et tl ed as had been and t h contractor expects to startI d . d I work thIS week on the permanent pavlOpe o r e xpe cte a nd tI e attend- ing. This j ob should be complet ed inance on t he c o ur ts ha s not been a short time.

~ a r g e only w hen the sun has pu t A,t t he l as t mee ting o f Counci l, a111 an a pp ea ra nc e h as f ou nd a deSire was expressed to receive angood ly c rowd taking advantage of ~ s t i m a t e of the p r o b a l ~ l e c os t o f thetheir opportunities. And the I m p r o v ~ n ? e n t s on :MeetIllg House laneG 1 C . If 1 and \VtllIams avenue. In accordance.roune s omnllttee. nune u 01 \\'itll tllat request s I "t I . II f I . ' . , we u )nll lerewlt It Ie ac t t la t thIS same su n IS only an estimate that "the w or k o n Mee tb egi nn in g i ts w or k f or th e su m- ing House lane wil l cost about $8500mer , h as stretched a n ew c an va s i al!d the wo rk o n \Vi ll iams a ve nu eawning over the s p e c tat 0 rs Will cost about . $ ~ ! 5 0 0 .b en ch es s o that any an d all In our Apnl report ~ \ ' e recolll-. ,1 I I' mended that the resurfacIllg of twocomers, \\ l e t le r nlem leI or sections of north Narberth avenue andstranger, ma y find cool an d pleas- of one sec ti on of 'Windsor avenue hean t facilities for watching the u ,n de rt ak en b y t he Street Commis-game. slOner and the borough lahor insteadtfl d 1 I I 10f letting t hem out by c on tr act W eIe wa r g?es r ~ u n e t la t t Ie estimated that we cou ld do the 'workSaturday even1l1g dl11ners at the on Narberth avenue for $5000 and thec lu b a re an assured feature and ' w o ~ k on Wind so r avenue for $ ~ W o o ,t h e member s ar e arrain reminded which were the budget sums se t asideto ca ll Mr s. Carl M ~ t z O ' e r early to for that p u r p o s ~ . Each of these. k .. .. l:> f igures was conSiderably lowcr thanma e . resen cltlOn, an d also so the contractor's b id for this work. Wethose 111 charge may make proper are g lad to be a ble to report tha t thearrangements. complete resurfacing of nor th N ar -President Bill Evans let ou t a b er th . ~ v e n u e from Haverford avenue. . to \\' lIldsor avenue has been putpIece ~ news th e other e v ~ n l l 1 g th rough to completion within the pas tthat WIll be of th e g r ea test mter- two weeks at a t ot al c os t of $1604.15.est to all th e members, bu t as Detailcd fignres of t hi s c os t wi ll besome of th e detai ls have no t been suppl icd if Counci l desires .s et tl ed t he re c an no t b e a puhlic Will Save Money..on announcement at t hi s t im e. Bu t \Vork was begun today on resur-it is "'ood an d undoubtedlv it wil1 facing that sect ion of north Narberths t i n 1 t ~ a t e al1 who a re intel:ested in avenuc between \ V o o d b i n ~

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whether one lives in a congestedcity or on an isolated ranch, willbe demonstrated graphically in aseries of exhibits, which theAmerican Library Association isarranging for the Sesquicentennial International Exposition.Two electrically-operated maps50 or 60 feet long will be displayed at the library exhibit. One willi l lustrate book distribution froma county library to branches andst at ions in villages, countryschools, general stores, and otherrural centres. .The other map willshow the operat ion of a completecity l ibrary system. A model booktruck will illustrate methods ofgetting books into the l1ands ofpeople everywhere in the community.The close relation between publ ic l ibraries and public schoolswill be shown. Several Stateswhich have pas sed laws compell ing the instal lat ion of l ibraries inhigh schools may be used as illustration, e. g., Pennsylvania, NewYork, Ohio and \Visconsin. Methods o f book selec tion wil l a lso be

exhibited, likewise book service inhospitals , reformatories , prisonsand other institutions. There willbe a hospi ta l hook trust with ahospital l ibrarian in charge. Anequipped and furnished children'slibrary with 300 o f the bes t booksfor chi ld ren wil l be o f interest tothe mothe rs and fa ther s of thelanel.Technical and reference libraries maintained by business houses.insurance companies, engineeringf irms and banks wil l compr ise anexhihit under the auspices of theSpecial Libraries Association,which is affiliated with the American Library Association.SCHOOL NEWS

Coach Albert C. Adam, mentorof the Lower l'vlerion High footballand basketball teams, is to be aidedby two new assistant coaches on thegridiron next fall, according to announcement made at the ArdmoreSchool this week.

Three Plays Feature Closing Days ofSchool.

Last Friday in assembly threeplays were given, one by theJunior Dramatic Club and theother two by the Senior DramaticClub. The. plays given by theSenior Dramatic Club were ''''ritten bv two of the Ninth Graciep u p i l s ~"Robin Hood in Hollywood"was writ ten hy Richard Banks, ofthe Nin th Grade , and p roducedby Arthur Bailey. The characters were:Robin Hood-Robert Vallette.Douglas Fairhanks-HowardClaypoole.Connecticut Yankee-CharlesRoss.

P r o d u c e r ~ E l b e r t l'I'Ialtby.The o th er p la y was w ri tt en b yDorothy Clevenger, also of theNinth Grade. The pupils of theJunior High School were askedto give suggestions for the nameof the play . The one who gavethe best suggestion was to beawa rd ed a pr iz e. V ir gi ni a Eyrewon the prize. Her t itl e was"Lost, a \Vatch; Found, a Sister."The play was coached b y Ru thHopkins. The characters were:Conni e Gal br ai th - V ir gi ni aDoug-lass.Mildred Campbell- EleanorMichaelsen.Mrs. Baird-l\l ilclrecl Gilfillan.Mis's Hale-Sara Burgess.

I Ellen : \Ton tgomery - EvelynJefferies.E the l l \Tont gome ry - HelenV\Tohlert.Beatrice l\IontgomerY-lvlarionHenry.The p}ay producedby the JuniorDrama ti c Cl ub wa s "N evertheless," written by S tu ar t \Valker.The characters were:The Boy-\Villiam Newborg.The Girl-Ray Wilson.The Robber-="Tom Casey.On \Vednesclay morning theJunior High School listened to avery interesting l ec tu re on local"Bird Life, " g iven by Mr. Phi lipA . Li vi ngston, e dit or of OurTown.Editors-Jean Staples andHelen McCracken.