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Interest to Male Singers onMain Line.On Monday evening, April 27,at 8 o 'clock sharp , the large malechorus now_organizing to sing atthe Fourth Annual Outdoor MainLine Musical Festival will hold itsfi rs t r eh ea rs al a t Ma soni c Ha ll ,

Ardmore. Application for membership in this 'chorus can be madeto Joseph McGarrity , 226 Forrestavenue, Narberth; Russell A. Cuthbert, Merion (Merion 6I4-R), or tothe mus ical d ir ec to r, C la rence C.Nice, just previous to the rehearsalon Monday evening, April 27. Iti not necessa ry to int roduce theleader, Clarence C. Nice. He iswel l known in Phi lade lphia and aconductor of the San Car lo OperaCompany.There will be about five or sixr ehearsals, he ld on Monday evenings, in Ardmore. Last year thischo ru s total led about 100 malevoices, but the interest grows eachyear and at the concert in June ind ications now are that there willbe a t least 200 voices. The re isno ent ra nc e fee no r expense a ttached to membership in thischorus, but prompt and regular attendance at r ehearsals wi ll be insisted upon.Fifty members of the Philadelphia Orchestra will accompany thecho ru s as t hey have in . the pas t.The art is ts thi s year will be RuthSt. Denis and Ted Shawn, dancersof wor ld r enown; Anna Rosel le ,formerly prima donna of Metropol itan Opera Company and nowleading dramatic soprano of theS an Ca rl o Ope ra C ompany, a ndCiro De Ritis , bar itone of the Chicago Civic Opera Company.One of the reasons for the greatsuccess of t he Main Line musicfest ival , held a nnu al ly, i s thepresentation of the best artists thecountry can offer. The lure ofbeing out-of-doors for a programof this character i s a lso accoun ta bl e f or t he l ar ge crowds thatalways at tend and over-sell theboxes. This music festival isgiven in aid of the children'shouse of the B ry n Maw r Hos pital. The commit tee in chargeco-oper at ing with Mr, N ice are:Mrs . Charles S innick son, cha ir man; Miss Ann Vauclain , Mrs.George B. Evans, Mrs. King Wain

wright, Mrs. Edward ShippenWi ll ing, Miss G er tr ud e E ly , Mi ss :Ad el e Morr is, Mrs . Archibald;'Barclay and Mrs. William A/','Seiber"";.,1ale singers make a p p 1 i c a t i o n ' , ; ~ ~ :at once a nd b e at Masonic HallilArdmore, Monday, April 27,' . . ;'

Kite Contest.On Saturday aftrenoon, April18, a l ar ge number o f boys fro111different Main L ine Schools part ic ip at ed i n a unique kite f lyingcontest at Haverford College Athletic Field. The six events inwhich prizes were awa rded wereas follows: First-highest flyer infive minutes, won by Ted Harris;second, Stewart L a Rue ; third,William Young. Second eventthe 120-yard dash, won by Matthew McConnel l; s econd, Jo lmDel levigne, and thi rd , StewartLa Rue. The smallest boy flyinga k it e w as Lawrence Tingle; withConnie Wickham a c lo se second.'rhe tallest f lying a f lite was Erin1'ingle, with Thomas Ottey second. Pr iz es for t he b es t h omemade k ites were: First , StewartLa Rue, and second, James Vance,The winner of t he l as t event, thehighest flyer of the afternoon, wasJohn Pennypacker; second Thomas Ottey, and third, StewartLa Rue. The prizes awarded to

the boys were the big monoplanekite invented by blind Perry Hale,of Yale, who spoke recently inseveral of t he schools.Mrs. Julia S. Morgan, of Am-herst, Mass., is the guest of herdaughter, Mrs. Charles H. Shaw.

.\.NARBER'JlH, f..;\., SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1925OLUME XI, NUMBER 29Lively Election Adds Zest Crowell to R e p l a c ~to Annual Civic Meeting .Walzer as Manager

Managet-Elect Resigns asRalph S. Dunne Re-elected President. Harmony MoveMessage Shows Much Accomplished

BUYS ARDMORE NEWSPAPER N' b h 11 SAnnouncement was m ad e this . ar ert A et to En]oyw eek of the sale of the MainLiner, Ardmore weekly n ews- Kl . Kl ' K 1~ t ~ n ~ \ / N a ; ~ ~ ~ h . Atlee Living- .. ' .. ever as,sy arnlVaThe Main Liner, which has acirculation throughout Lower TIT:. /"Y I R . fi 'T7.Merion Township, was founded rr omen LiOmptete reparation or.I.WO-and published. , b:y, .Louis R. Win-Arrangements aplenty are now ~ d i t 2 r r . a r k ~ ~ ~ s h : n e r o f s 8 ~ Day Event at Ji: M". C. A . Next weekunder way to have baseball i n Town and puolisher and owner .....

The allnual meetinlr of the Nar- T f b k ., N b th t k th fi t I ' of the. News of Bala-Cynwyd. T th h k th "S ' did d b Cl' bPlll1g 0 a year 00 , contammg a er1 . a e . e rs p a);,. . . . . The enlarged staff now formed 0 ose w 0 now, e prmg an louse resses, rna e Y. uber th C ivic Assoc ia tion held on a fund o fva luab le information for WhICh )eJongs to It, as becomes\-,.: -;"\;to operate the 'three papers will Karnival," of the Women's Com- members, will be ready for you atWednesday evening, April 22, in new res id en ts of Narberth. The town of champions, and the ad;" " permit of a more complete re- munity Club,means two d ay s o f the household booths, as will a llt he Y. M. C. A., proved to be a p resident showed the membe rs a vance n ew s i nd ic at es that the porti?g system for O u ~ T ~ v n , fun and festivity. To t hose who kinds of kitchen needs. Th e Clubmost interesting and stimulating rough p la n of t he yea r book as local fans may well lick thei r and, In consequence, a stili better h av e not participated in the tw o will aid di sabl ed sol di er s and. d d l' d fl f l " paper for Narberth readers. f K ' 1 d f d 'l b .one. conceIve ,a n out me some 0 ClOpS 10 anticIpatIOn 0 t le np- . ormer arl11va s, awol ' 0 a - SalOl'S and hnd workers andThe p re si dent , Mr. R al ph S. t he con te nt s p la nn ed , i nf orming p ing repast in store for them. The LIBRARY ASSOCIATION vice, "Don't miss the third event." prisoners by selling their handi-DUI111e, r ea d a s ta tement o f p as t t hem that these could e it he r be team will line up pret ty much the The day s a re F ri da y an d S atu r- w or k o n commission.accomplishments and plans for the sent out a t th_e expense of the a s- s ame a s l as t s ea son , with a fe\v Governing Body for Library Recently day, May 1 and 2, from 2 P. M. Flower lover s w il l f ind plantscoming year. The message was sodation or by firms or indiv idu- notable additions, and it i s sa id Formed. till midnigh t. You may buy a ny - b ot h a nnua l a nd perennial a t t hewell-received by t he membe rs als i nt ere st ed in r ea chi ng new- that the pl ayi ng field will be A new organization was formed thing f rom a shoestring to a can flo\ver booth, a nd may chat withpresent, and can be read by those comers to Narberth with such in- greatly improved as a result of the at a r ecen t pub lic meeting in the opener at very r easonable p rices. a landscape artist about ' layinginterested in the work o f the o r- f ormation . flow of funds, which has found its lobby of the Y. M. C, A, build- There wi ll be l ot s of things to out their gardens. She wil l a lsogan izat ion as p rinted e lsewhere The increasing interest in the way to the Recreation Board's ex- ing , It i s called t he "Narberth amuse thekiddies wbile you are atten d to having f lower boxesin th is issue of the paper. association was shown when a chequer. It is planned to have the Community Library Association" buying your Sunday groceries and filled at a reasonable rate.Mr. Dunne followed this. mes- number o f c it izen s who attended season b reak out in big l ea gu e and w il l in the future be respon- y?ur N!onday lau ,odry needs . From 9 t o 12 there will be danc-sage by a more informal explana- stopped at the secre ta ry 's d esk f ashion , w ith the r ai sing o f the sib le for the Narberth Community L ~ t t l e MISS Muffet WIll beon h and i ng in the regular Club room at ation of the association 's activ ities , f irst to pay their dues and enroll pennant in formal f ashion , t o- L ib ra ry which ha!'; previously WIth numerous pockets f or the moderate admission.and everyone present marveled at as memb e r . s , . gether with the parade, music and been a d e p a r t m e ~ l t of the ch.ildren.to hunt through. K 3 . p t ~ i l l One o f the best features o f t hethe success fu l conclus ion of the A very hve ly e lectIon took place a ll the t rapp ings which are part o f \ ~ T o m e n ' s Community Club. At Kldd Will supply otber s ~ r p n s e s Karnival will be the kafeteria supvigorous work done by the officers when two entirelydifferent ballots such eventful occasions. the meeting by- laws were adopt- a l ~ d . af te r tha t they may VISit the pers, served both days from 5.30and directors in approaching t h were presented; one by the regu- A switch has been made in ed and the followiner trustees wlshmg well. You need not be to 7 P. M., platters from'l5() centsmerchan ts o f the town, as wel l as lar n ~ ) 1 1 ~ i n a t i n g committee of the managers, Bill Crowell t ak ing the were elected: T. C. T ~ o t t e r , J1'., t h i n ~ t y l on g for there wi ll . be up. You may selec t f rom the

Borough Council, for the support aSSOCIat.lOn, and one a t t he recom- place of Fred Walze r, who s teps E . A. Muschamp Miss Anna Mc- punch, lemonade and soft dnnks following menus:ofa new lighting system for Hav- menda tlOn of .Mr . Edg ar , '.vho of- d own becaus e he i s imp re ss ed Keag, Mr s. E .' C, Drew, M rs . f or s al e, a nd if y ou have a "sweet Friday-(l), roast beef, s ca lerford avenue. The sum of$3,113.- fered a full 1.lst of.new dIrectors that the re are some per sona l c ir - Horace Moore, Mrs. Joseph too th" your palate may be ap- loped potatoes, string beans, rolls90 realized to defray expenses of and off icers, mcludmg Mr. Harry cumstances which wou ld short Hongler, Mrs. H. A. Jacobs, Mrs. peased at the kandy kounter and butter.th is work, was t he r es ul t of u n- A. Ja,cobs, a former director and circuit the possibilities of supreme E. A. Mus ch amp and M rs . R. F . whe re there; will be homemade (2), fish cakes, baked beans,tiring e ff or t o n t he part of the ex- ed Itor o f Our Town, f or p resi - success , and he does not believe \\Tood. a nd o th er good kandies. Don't stewed tomatoes, rolls and butter.association's officers, and the gen- dent. The results of the election in star ting the team with a handi- The by-laws provide that i f bother to bake a kake at hoine, buy Extra, cof fee, milk, ice cream,erous contributions of the busi- were a.s follows: cap if it can be avoided. gi s appropriations for the library one a t t he homemade kake boo th . cake and salad s.ness men and Bor ou gh Counc il . P re s! dent . ~ a l p h S. Dunne; letter to Mr. Cabl"ey settiner forth should be made by the Borough In case you expect a package b y S at ur da y- ba ke d h am , mac a-Vis ib le app rova l cou ld be no- first VIce. p r e s l d ~ n t , A. J. Laos; his position is as follows: b : ; Council and by the schoo l board , mai l v is it t he parcel post booth, roni and cheese, string beans, rollsticed when the president showed second vIce preslde.n t, Mrs. C. P. "I t has come to my notice that' as is done by the commissioners which is to be in charge of the and bu tt er . Ext ra s as on Friday.the ar tis t's drawing of the design Fowl:r; thIrd ~ l c e . president, my recent election as manager of and, the Schoo l.Board o f Lower wide- awake Juniors. Buy your Platters 50 c en ts , b ev er ag es ,o f the borough s igns the associa- Georl:>e A. ~ a h l , secletary .al;d the Narberth Baseball Club has 'Menon TownshIp for the sever al g if ts at the f ancy goods t ab le ; sal ads and desse rt ext ra .t ion i s p la nn in g t o e re ct at the t r e ~ ~ u r e r , ,MISS J e a l ~ e t t e ~ Gllhs : not f ound favor w ith all the act iv e l ib ra ries in their' jurisdiction, luncheon and card t ab le s et s, The p ro ce ed s of t he Karnivalvar ious app roaches to Narher th W l ~ e c t ~ s ;0 s e ~ . eb u n t ~ 1927. elements in our local situation, and t r u s ~ e e s . , s h ~ l l be elected by those candle shades, guest towels, v ases , a re to enlarge the bui ld ing fund,from its adjacent pikes, They are \Va ~ r ] \ f ' E' C B e rt ellows while I realize tha t it is IlOt rea- J)pbhc bo I e 1111ma Ion 0 a 00 s or 1 I"ness of several months due main- will be affected for the f irst time ~ every way pOSSible, and 111 look- the Narberth Communit Librar val an< ~ e w lat It IS. .ly to the infirmities of advanced on Monday morning. 1I1g back over th e years I feel that , and to engage dl e t Yd I' . ~ The gi rl s a re u rged . to get thell"I k' 'fi 11 d , r c an '. e superVISIOn 1 ' f I 1 tlwas born on June 30, 1838, 111 the and many business houses also will plOnslups, and bnngll1g baseball!and direction of all expenditures,

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At tention , Mr . Dunne

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Ve ry t r ul y you rs ,KARL H. ROGERS.

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Cotton Bandages, Adhesive Plaster, Rolled Gauze,AntisepticsCan 't avo id them and that is a fact . L it tl e hurt s,scratches, bumps, bruises and burns-they a re bound tocome. Keep a handy emergency equipment within reachall the time. The most vital acquisition and necessity inany home.

N A ~ [ R T n COAL&6UJlDINGMAUlMlCQNARBERTH PENNA.......

The B1'ightest Spot in NarberthA Drug Store in th e Most Modern Sense of th e TermTelephones: Narberth 1267 and 1268

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Gentlemen :_In t h e pa st few weeks I have been besieged bycirculars and l e tt er s f rom numerous coal dealerswho, it seems , would like to give me be tt er coal an dbetter service than you ar e giving me.Thi s ha s all brought to m y m ind t he f ac t thatdur ing the past tw o winters-since I have been deal in g with you - I have not ha d a single c li nker i n mvfurnace-the ashes ar e always fine a nd w ith ou twaste- the house ha s been warm an d comfortableth e fire ha s not gone ou t once.In other words, I am wel l sat isf ied w it h y ou rcoal a nd your service.I suppose you, l ik e every other busi ness con cern, ge t kicks now an d t hen. Ther e fo r e I am gladto p as s on this little pl'aise, fo r I think it is welldeserved.

GeorgeM. DandoGROCERIES-MEAT-VEGETABLES

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C?rocers these days have to think, and t hi nk hard .There s more to this jo b than placing orders and waitingon customers. We don't play checkers in t he back of thestore and "guess" the rest of the time. Our way of doingthings takes all "guess" ou t of business.

Sometimes in ou r thinking We think ourselves in thecustomers ' p lace and try to realize thei r thoughts whilewe serve them. Try to do for t hem a s w e wou ld like tohave done f or us if we were buying the necessities of agood d inner for t he family.Granu l at ed Suga r .................. 6cHershey's Cocoa ... , .......... ~ . l b . 1 2 ~ cShredded VVheat .................... l I ePu ff e d R i c e ..... , . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 cPuffed VVheat ................... 12 cS l V a n s d o ~ Flour ... , ........... 37 cDraino . ,................. 2 lcSaniBush ... ,................. 2 lcOldDu t ch ...... , .....3 f or 2 5c

AN UNSOLICITED EXPRESSIONFROM A SATISFIED CUSTOMERKARL H. ROGERS

MERION, PA.Narberth Coal an dBuilding Material Company.Narbe rth , Pa .

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a smuch as they are backed by new ;EiCl1Ogroups this year. ]3ala-Cynwyd hasnew backing and Berwyn is drawingits players from Doyle's Nurseries.One n ew f ea tu re of the leaguethi s s eason wiII be twi ligh t games .These will fie played on \tVednesdayevenings an d will mean the additionof five games each half to the usualla-game schedule of the clubs.Considerable discussion arosewhen twilight games were broughtup. Ashland and Berwyn protestedagainst them, declaring that playingconditions on their respective home ~ ields made evening games a lmos timpossible and highly undesirable. IThese two wer e won over, however,after they had been assu red t ha tt he y m ight change the ir twilightgames to the fields of rival clubs ands ti ll be g iven the larger par t o f the"gate." All the clubs then went onrecord in favor of the twi ligh taffairs.

Minimum, 30 cents. Price,2 centsaword. Th1'ee insertions for the price oftwo. Classified advertisements will bereceived by telephone from subscribersof the telephone company.

PRACTICAL NURSE wisltoo positiona s c ompa ni on o r attendant to invalid.Phone Karberth 2537.

SEWING l\IACHINES-All makes repaired. Liberal allowance on old machinesfOt new S inge r. Phone Narberth 1639-J.

FOR RENT-Large second Boot' frontroom. with board. near bath. fot twoadults. 111 lona ll\'enue, l'\urberth.

GARAGE SPACE fot rent. Southside, nellr station. Phone Narberth 346.(5-9)

A. d. HERRSCHAFTPhone, Na1'berth 2510 G I FT SHEMSTITCHING SHOP318 DUDLEY AVENUENARBERTH, PA.Dressmaking Plelltlnl;' Buttons Covered

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It is fireproof.It is th e best-known material.

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It harmonizes with an y kind of Archi tec ture.It is made i n many g ra de s to su it a ny p o c k e t b o ~ k .

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Philip Atlee LivingstonBdltor ana PublisherJ. Richmond Magney.4s8oulate Ballor

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Owned by the Narberth Civic Associationand pUblished ever-! Saturday atNarberth, Pa.

OUR TOWNA Co-operative Communi ty Journal

Entered 8S secondclass matter, Octobe!111th. 1914. at the Post Office at Narberth,Pennsylvania, under the act of March 8,1879.

i"-.., eight pennants during h is career as, . y.\ manager. Mr. Walzer is one of the.: , ~ : ; . ) about pioneer residents of Narbert h and.t;:-} 11 he has always played an active part.::, I _ .!o. ~ ed in Montgomery county politics. He

~ ~ b . ~ ~ at en has held several State positions and ~ . at the present time is a just ice ofJO- ., the Peace. He has a w id e fiel d of" " influence an d is personally knownROSES to probably every resident of theSUBSCRIPTION PRICE, One Dollar and I t mattcrs not what goa l you seek, town.Fifty Cents per year In advance Its secret here reposes. Wilmer G. Crowell , the newYou've got to dig from week to week, manager, i s a lso a r es iden t of Nar-To get Results or Roses.-EDGAR A. GUEST. berth and is probably the foremostThe re a re t wo ways of growing football off icial in America. He isroses. One is to plant them in rose a graduate of Swarthmore an d has

beds and ca re for them faithfully a wide exper ience in col lege athletand the other way is to plant them ies , hav ing acted as f oo tbal l coachi n a rose ceme ter y and kil l them for George \Vashington University,with neglect. \Vest Ph il ade lphia High School,If we insis t on planting roses we Central Manual Trai ni ng Schoolmust make up our minds that we a re a nd other institutions. In his schoolgo ing into it thoroughly, that we day s he was regarded as one of theare investing money-not just most skillful players of his time andspending it . The dividend coupons was selected as a f irst choice for theare there an d they a r well worth All-American team. At present he

Ot Ownership llnd Manllgement, Clrenlatlon, CIIPplIlg. is an officer of the National Col-te.. required by the Aet ot Congress of Ausust24, 1912, of Our Town This alI, of course, applies to the legiate Association and of. the N a 11)'brl'd-tea or all- sulllnler blooillers, t ional Association of FootbalIublished weeklJ at Nnrberth, I'll., tor AJlrlll ' l t ~ ~ ~ ' ot PennsJ'l\'llnlll. as the h y b r i d ~ p e r p e t u a l or June Officials. He was manager of theConnty of MontgomerJ . ss: bloomers are much easier to care for Narber th Baseball Club in 1922 andefore me. 11 ; S o t : J r ~ ' PubUc. in nnd for fheState lind connt)' ntoresnill. Jersonllll) nJ.,enred a nd the clilnbers and pillars takeI1923, landing the team in f ir st p lacelhllll> Allee LI\'lngston, who, hll\lng been dill) b Isworn lleeordlng to Inw. delloses and SllyS W"t care of thenlselves, excel)t for I ) r u n ~ on at 1 occasions.he Is the Editor ot Our ~ ' o w n and thllt the follow-I ng I s, to the best ot his knowledge llnll bellet, ing. Six-Club League.a trne stlltement ot the ownershl.p and mllnlllle- \. lb ' I I S d fl '" ~ ~ i 3 i 8 ~ ~ = ~ = ~ = ~ ~ : = ~ i : m : M = ~ = ~ = ~ = ~ ~ = ~ ~ m ~ 1eut ot the lltoresald publleaUou tor the (jate f ly fie -tea ro se can u se on y Six dubs were given f ranchises APARTl\ lENT-. econ oor. u rooms.shown In the abo\'e cUl,Uon, relluired bY the Act b . h f '1 b . I 1\' hall and bath, old shade, all conveniences. ... ....... .... : : :_.. :-::..:..":" " " . . : : . = ~ot Allgnst 24. 1 lt12 . embodied In 'Sectlon ~ l l , a out 15 mc es a SOl, ut 111 p ant- in the 1ain Lme League at an or- PI I to ..... _. .....Postnl LllWS nud UegUllltions. to wit: . tl b I 't ' t d' . . . I I I ' N b I Adults. 103 Chestnut avenue. lOne1. 'l'hot the nnme lind llddress ot the E' :' Reward.. Phone Ardmore 2412.enouO'h to shade the soil and keep i t member of BaJa-Cynwyd last year.moist had declared its intention of entering FOR R E N T - ~ ' U I ' n i s h e d room, use of. . J bath. At station. Reasonable. PhoneHaving s aid a ll thi s we might add a c lu b of It? own thIS season. mt Narberth 37:3.t ha t we very much prefer to buy ~ f t ~ r attendm.g the f i r ~ t t'.vo prefield grown roses and plant them in h m l l 1 ~ r y meetll1gs held m NarberthNovember. Budded roses only, not early 111 the month was not Ol! h ~ n don the ir own roots. Monday to I ~ l a k e formal applrcatlOnTust two weeks arro we removed for a franchise. ROOU and b oa rd fot o ne o r two men.. h ri7 : \ I o n t g o l n e l ' ~ ' avenue.the half bushel peach baskets that \ iVayne, one of the old- timers ,protected our roses last winter and was likewise absent af ter attendingthis spr ing and leveled down t he the preliminary conferences. Neithersix inch hills of soil f rom the old communi ty wil l p robably be a memcanes. these canes were cut down to ber of the league this year.two and three eyes, depending on the Of the teams granted franchisesstrength o f t he cane and the locat ion only thr ee , Paoli, Nar be rt h andof t he e ye s and t hen we o rdered Ardmore , were members of lastsome spraying l iq uid to prevent year's league. Ardmore, led by Joemildew and black spot and some Cullinan, is composed largely of the HOWARD C. FRITSCHnicotine for t he aphids. group that played under the banners Justice of the PeaceIf you won' t spray or powder o f Oakmont last season. REAL ESTATE

your roses to k eep th em h eal thy , Ashland is a new ent ry entirely. FI're Insurance-Best Companiesdon't plant them. - and the other two, Bala-CynwydAccording t o t he 1924 re fe l' el l- and Berwyn, ar e practically new in- Phone 1749W 215 Haverford Ave.

dum of the American Rose Society, -------------------ihe 12 1110st favored hybr id- tea roses , tin thi s State are: t. Radiance. Ophelia, Duchess of Why Are the ,\VelIington, Red Radiance, Mrs. t ,Aaron 'Ward, Columbia, Lady Alice tStanley, Mme. Butterfly, Mme. Finest Residences ,Eclouard Herriot , Los Angeles , Kil - , tlarney and G ru ss an Teplitz. (Note tthe latter needs plenty of room.) inva1iably roofed with ,Please note no whi te r ose was tnamed. Frau Karl Druschki w h i l e : ' ' ' : ' ~ - ' ' ' ; ' ' ; ; ' ~ ' ' i i i tvery popular is a hybrid perpetual, t SLA ,TE? tbut we h av e Kai se ri n Augusta tVictoria of old and Mrs. H. R.Darlington and Edel among the tnewer ones. tHav e y ou r Gladioli ready forearly May planting and your Dahlias ,ready for late May planting. tLOCAL AND LEAGUE tBASEBALL ORGANIZED t

(Continued from the First Page) tthe matter, with t he result t ha t t helast es tate would be wor se than thefirst, and your effective handling ofthe case well merits our applause asa gracious and handsome act. Youhave proved that you do indeed believe in the t own in which you live."* * *Fred \Valzer has been identifiedwith baseball for Narberth for maily tyears , both as player and manager,I COOK BROS ,and he was influential in bringing fthe Main Line League into existence.Quite a few borough residents who ,are hovering on the horizon of mid- l 256 Haverford Ave. Narberth 1752dIe life played under his directiona nd the records credit hun \ "i tht' ....__ .. . ~ __ . . . . . . . - . . _ ~ ~ _ __ . .. . _ _ .

IT LOOKS HOPEFULWednesday night President

Dunne, of the Civic Association,went to the Y. 1\1. C. A . Bui ld ingwith the expectation of deliveringhis annual address to s ix per sons ,the usual attendance. Instead therewere half a hundred.The Nominating Committee arr ived fully prepared to "wish" thejob of director on a few long-suffering citizens. Instead there was ac ompl et e oppos it io n t ic ke t in t hefield, And the opposition party wasa strong one , made up largely ofthe "Old Guard" who felt that theassociation was deviating a bit fromthe ideas o f th e founders.Thus, instead of yawns there wasmuch doing. Tellers worked fever

ishly; two brothers., members of theregular pa rty , rushed breathlesslyupstairs in answer t o e it her anS. O. S. ca ll or some intuition.There was a close election.All that is more than hopeful. Itshows th at P re si de nt Ra lp h S,Dunne has resurrected the association and made it live. It shows interest, and after all that is whatmakes for community success.The accomplishments of the pastyea r, l ar ge ly the result of i\Jr.Dunne's own efforts were praised byall present. The future plans wereapproved. Th e election, instead ofbeing a formality was an event.Certainly it looks hopeful.Receiving Congratulations.

Mr . and Mrs. Ralph "Cy" Perkinsnre receiving congratulations on thebirth of a daughter, Dorothy, onApril 17, at the Germantown Hospital. Mrs. Perkins ' mother, Mrs.Nauss, of Gloucester.. Mass., is aguest of the Connie Macks.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. AdeJizzi

are receiving congratulations on thebirth of a son , ] oseph C. Ade lizz i,J r. , on Ap ri l 23 at the Methodis tHospi tal . .Mrs . Aclel izzi was Mis sMary C. Cawley.MARY J. MARKHAM

Narber th f ri ends of l\lary L.Markham will regret to learn of hereath 011 Easter Sunday at the homef h er son. H. Gilbert Markham, inakland, Calif. She is survived bySOil, James H. Markham, o fAnegeles, former resident ofrbert h, and a daughter, Mrs,H. Vallette, of Chestnut ave-ue.

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THIS IS THE THIRD BIENNIAL "KARNIVAL"WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CLUB BUILDING FUND BENEFIT

n ~ a y withdraw in jud,icial, county, MANY REAL ESTATECity, borough, township, or school S ales a nd Transfers Reported indistricts. Township and Narberth.November 3-Election day. Northwest corner Levering MillDecember 3-Last day to file ex- roadand Derwen:oad, M e r ~ o n , Pa.,pense accounts by candidates at the three s tory English dwel ling anNovember election. two-car garage. Mrs. Eleanor .Gibson, Merion. Price, $35,000.DAD'S SEVERAL NAMES Nor theast corne r Derwen roand Winding way, Merion, P

Depends on Family's Individual and three-story English dwelling; 1\Social Characteristics. car ~ a r a g e .. Mr. Murray, Gibs

If he is wea lthy and prominent Menon. Pnce, $35,000. . "and yo u st and i nawe of him call Cynwyd, Pen art h and Conshohim "Father," says Capper's hocken State roads, .southwest corWeekly. If he s it s in h is shi rt ner, plot o f ground , IS reported solds leeves and suspenders at ball by Le Roy A. Worre ll for ~ V a l t e rgallles and picnics, call him "Pop." S. Sutherland to E: B. r:alrman,If he t i ll s the land or teaches Sun- who c?ntemplates. Improvmg t?eday school cal l h im "Pa'" plot With a dwellmg. The pnc e

I f he w l ~ e e l s the baby'carriage asked was $7500.and car ries bundles meekly , cal l J. Howard Mecke, J:., has pur him "Papa," with the accent on chased from. C. W. English, 66 acresthe first syllable. If he belongs of ground situated on the southwestto a l ibra ry c ircle and writes cul- corner of Strafford road at Pugh'stured papers or is a r ef orme r in r o a ~ , Stral!0r?" Pa:, further kno,,:npol it ics and f or ge ts t o vo te, call as ? ~ e r l l l g . h , wluch propert,r 'Y1llhim "Papa," with the accent on be d.lvlded I11to three-acre butldmgthe last syllable. l o t ~ 111 t 1 ~ e very near future, a n on'If, however , he makes a pal of which wI!1 be constrtlc!ed very lughyou when you 'r e good, and is too class r ~ s l d e n c e s . It IS understood".wise to let you pulI the wool over tha t tillS property was sold .for,the_'--,::h is loving eyes when you 'r e not; sum of $ 8 ~ , o o o . .;.iif, moreover , you 'r e sur e no o ther Ralph S . D u ~ n e to Arthur H.fellow you know has quite so fine Cordo, et: ux., Narberth, $1. ..a father, you may call him "Dad" K a t h e n n ~ R. Connolly to Wtlltam-bu t not otherwise. J. Butler, Narberth, $1.

Wrong Name. Heard at the Ritz.Roy Simpson, Negro laborer , was "Oh, yes, you Americans are a l l 'putting in his f ir st day with a con- rite, but I jus t cawn' t grasp yourstruction gang whose foreman was slang. : r show you w h ~ t . l mean, ......known for get ting the maximum old fr01Ic ..That fello ..y slttmg next .;amount of labor out of his men. to me at dmner, the Silly ass, t p a ~ e . i ,Simpson was helping in the task of some ,blasted reference to. a . c a t s < ~moving the right-of-way, and all day ankle.? Now what the devt l d id he t,;I?ng he. carried heavy timbers and m e ~ n .. He alsotalkt t:hout.the s a m ~ .,'ties unhl a t the close of the day he cat s l1lg?tgown. I Simply c o u ! ~ p t.was completely t ir ed out . Came grawsp It, you ~ n o w , so I. seI i....qui tt ing t ime. Before he went he the first opportul1tty to shed him a .app roached the boss and said: shoyed o ff .. Of course, you do,'"Mist er, you sur e you got me n o h c ~ the bhghted stuff,because. 'down on thepayroll ?" hear It every bloody day. Justr .The foreman looked over the list same, w o r ~ the the ol? bean. ~ of names ,he held. "Yes," he said, tieand see If you cawn t under;finally, "here you are-Simpson- why. I hate so . b l ~ s t e d m!"chRoy Simpson. Tha t' s r ight , i sn 't the Jolly old ku;tg s ~ ~ ~ h s h mit?" ed so. Well, pip, pip. ."" " Y a a ~ s u h ~ boss," said the Negro, The a d v e ~ t i s i n g 'Columns foP::dass right. I thought rt,J;ebbe you directory of progressive /111had me down as Samson. chants. Refer to them often,.'

ELECTION CALENDARFOR 1925 COMPLETED

Dates Impor'tant to Electors Who Desire to Qualify as Voters.The elect ion ca lendar for thisyear has been completed by CountyClerk Harry S. Shainline, following the receipt of election datafrom Harrisburg.Dates that are important to electors who desires to qualify as voters,as well as dat es impo rt ant to allcandidates, have been listed.The calendar follows:May 4-Registry assessors sit inboroughs and townships to startMay registration and party enrollment.July 9-First legal date to obtainnomination petitions for county, cityand local offices. These petitionsare to be filed with the county commissioners.I July 14-0n or before this date

Ilerks of boroughs, townships andlocal school districts are required tonotify the county commissioners ofall offices for which candidates areto be nominated.July 14-15-Registry assessorswill sit in the borough and township pol ling places f rom 10 A. M.to 3 P. M. and from 6 P. M. to 9P. M., to register and enroll personsnot registered or enrolled and tochange party affiliations of electorswho des ire to change the ir par tyenrollments from prior election.August I ~ L a s t day to file petitions of candidates for county, borough and township and school dist r ~ c t . offices with the county comnUSSlOners.August 24-Last day to file objec tions to candida tes ' pet it ionswhich have been' filed wi th thecounty commissioners.September I-2-Registry assessors sit at polling places to correctand revise registry lists.September 2-Last day to be ass ;s sed to vote at municipal elechons.September Is-Primary electionday.September 3o-Candidates required on or before this date to fileexpense accounts if more than $50'October 2-Last day to pay taxesto vote.October 9-Last day candidates

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~ course, you recall that big "Karnival" of two years a g o - n e a r ~ y . e v ~ r y o n e d ~ s . So many Narberth f o l ~ s and their friends just had a wonderful tune. Somany folks were no t expected and, of course, had to WaIt In linefor theIr suppers. Plenty to ea t this year, and quick service too. Andthe Dancing will be on t ime, as well as everything else. Everything ready for you-such as Groceries, Aprons, Gif ts Cakes Candies S ~ f t Drinksand 'Lovely Plants. And the "Kiddies," it will be a long-to-be..remembered affair in their young lives, and we should ~ d d , in ;ours, too:

SUPPER GROCERIES APRONS .KIDDIES GIFTS DANCINGGet a week's supply, "Wishing Well" There n eve r was Parcel Post5.30 to 7 P. M. Useful, ornamental, Beaded Bags

BOTH NIGHTS including laundry sup little and big. Kitchen Miss Muffett'ssuch a Lamp .Shade. Fortune Teller

plies and toilet paper. pocke ts ful l of good ,Little shades, too, Ifor Big CakesChoice of Pla tter s. Someone will get a de. towels and utensils. things. the wall c a n d i e s , Candies

Special Meals-Home. licious HAM for- Wash dresses - every.. "Kaptain Kidd"isn't Vases , luncheon sets ,Soft Drinks

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required to keep t he swimm in gpools i n p ri me condition a nd t hewater pure. The r aw water mustbe filtered and recirculated throughquar tz sand b ed s s o that a volumeequal to the entire contents of thepool s ha ll be turned over eve ry 24hours. The sediment must be removedevery morning f rom the bot tom of the pool by a s pe ci al apparatus, something like the nozzleof a vacuum cleaner. And thewate r must be sterilized either bydilution, which consists o f pou ringi nt o t he p ool a stream of filteredsterilized water in sufficient vdlume to r educe the en ti r e bac t er iacontent of the pool below th e dan ger point, or by chlorina tion, whichi s r ea ll y the oxidation of the bacteria by chloride of lime, or achlorinator.

organizat ion .should reach a number sufficien t to assure theofficers and dIrectors of a y ea rl y sum of money they could callupon to further the work which they have planned . There arethree. c l a ~ s e s of memberships, voting members, $1.00 per year;contributmg members, $2.00 per year, and sustaining members$5.00 per yea r .. 1 hop!! that the t ime will come when we c a a;rrange for membershIp meetings every three months in additIOn t o t he directors' meetings. There is no reason why withs uch a p la n, membe rs c oul d not be induced to lend ~ c t i v e~ u p p o r t ~ o ~ h e tasks c o n f r ~ n t i n g the officers and directors, andIn establIshmg thus a workmg as wel l as a paying membershipthere wou ld b e no l imit to the results we could obtain 'After all, it's YOUR town. Why not be one of i t? '

NARBERTH BOYS ONY. SWIMMING TEAMLower Merion Bra nch Sw ims inNational Campaign.,The Junior Li fe -Saving Corpsa re mak ing great headway at theArdmore Y. M. C .,A. The interest shown by the boys is greaterthan that of any other a ct iv it y. .Several of the boys are goingright through the tests with,?ut anydifficulty whi le o th er s who are al it tl e l es s f amil ia r with the modern methods used a re pas sing themmore slowly. The boys who atemak in g g oo d as life savers areHenry Banks , Richard Banks , Robert Ross, Jack Foster, Russell Gray,Tom Gallagher, Morris Abromsonand Leo n Napolitania.VVhen the boys have passed thetests they will be awarded the Y. M.C. A. l i f e ~ s a v i n g emblem and be- Histrionically Speaking.c ome a permanent member of life- Those who are at all interestedsaving corps of the Ardmore Y. M. . d . '11 I .C. A. and will do volunteer work in 111 ramatIcs WI sure y want to Wlt-.ness the forthcoming product ion ofthe poo l whi le groups are swim- "The Colonel's Maid," a comedy inmingo The ~ o y s w ~ become I ~ 1 e m - three acts , given by the Narberthbers o f t he hfe-savI.ng corps WIll be Epworth League. It is a cleverencouraged to c o n t m ~ e on through little play with enough love and acthe t es ts , !f master hfe savers and tion t o m ak e i t exciting, b ut i f y oumaster SWl111111erS ~ n f orm t he nu- want to k now mor e a bo ut it comedeus of the leader s c l ~ b . to Elm Hall on :May I at 8 P. M.The old idea of p u ~ h t l 1 g pe.rson and see for yourselves: 'off a dock to make h1l11 SWim IS asou t o f dat e a s t rave li ng by stagecoach. Intricate land-drills are likewise "old stuff." The effective wayto l ea rn to swim is t o t ak e a gripon yourself , jack up your confidenceand t ryout in t he water itself thevarious strokes and kicks.This method, according to Mr.Cranford, of the local Y. M . C. A ..one of the organizations c o - o p e r ~ t ing in promotin'g the "learn to sw :campaign" to b e h el d in the :\rdmore Y. M. C. A ., from Apnl 27to May 4, is t he o ne in use in t ~ 600 odd association swimming poolshere and a br oa d i n whi ch duringthe past IS years. many thousandshave learned to swim and thousandsmore have been g iv en life-savingin struction."The association is interested inencou raging swimming both a s a. "sport and as a s a t e t ~ m e ~ s u . r e ,said Mr. Cranford. . Bu t It 1S afact that in every l ine of wo rk andpla y a thing is muc h m or e f un ifi t i s done well. It is a lso a fact thata sma ll f aul t may seriously handicap an athlete, j us t a s a l oo se cogmay cripple a m ac hine . A swimmerwho doesn' t brea the properly , forinstance, i s of l it tle use t o h imse lfor anyone else w he n a r ea l emergency ar ises."Because these things are so, theY. M . C. A . i n its swimming classes,its swimming contests at its summer camps, and in the communitywide "learn to swim cat11paigns" inwhich i t co-operates with other organizations, stresses the importancenot only of knowing how to swimb ut o f knowing how to swim properly."I t may surprise people to learnthat , according to George Corsan,a leading swimming authori ty andY. M. C. A. swimming instructor,

110 swimmer h as e ve r d rown ed ifhe could swim cor rect ly . Onec ou ld d ie i n t he water of old age,or chill to death, or starve to death,Gr be killed by a sea animal or afish, but drowning i s real ly strang- "Ser1lfce 1DI th a Sm.Ue"ling or choking to death and is R. S. TOUHILLa bo ut a s h ap py a way of leaving Elife as a ny ot her violent means. lectrical ContractorDrowning is r ea ll y inharmonious MAPLE HALLbreathing. South Narberth Avenue"There is as muc h d an ge r i n a Estimates FurnfBhedf au lt y knowledge of swimming BEL L ' PHONE: MERION 121

technique as there is in no know1-1edge at all. Perhaps more danger, Phones: Narberth 661-J or 1612-Wbec ause a non-swimmer seldomtakes risks, whereas the poor swimmer, or one who h as b ee n improperly t aught , very o ft en does.""Some swimming s tars who tra in I STEAM & HOT-WATER HEATINGat Y. M. C. A.' s and who par ti ci - JOBBING Narberthp at e I n Y. M. C. A. meets havegained national and international GEO. W. BOTTOMSfame in aquat ics . Notable amongthem is Robert Hosie, of t h Brook lyn Cen tral Y SwimmingClub, who l as t y ea r estab lished aworld's mark at in termediate d istances from 500 yards to 1500 meters besides winning the nat iona ljunior back-stroke championship.Harry Lewis , f ree- st yl e indoorchampion and caBed "one of thegreatest speed swimmers eve r developed in the East,' is a ls o a Y. M.C. A. man."Mr. Cranford described the care

TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE NARBERTH CIVIC ASSOQIATION:When an organization such as the N a r b e r ~ h ~ i v i < : Association has existed continuously for eleven year.s, It .IS e V 1 d e ~ t thatit forms an important part of our communIty l Ife. It IS truethat during the years o f i ts existence, there have been lapses ofactivity on the part of thE; l!-ssociation, but these l!ave been consequent upon periods of dIsmterest and unresponSIveness on thepart of the town. .The Association, during t he p as t year, has gathered Itsforces to combat one of these p e r ~ o d s of inac.tivity, and we feelthat in the short time alloted to thIS undertakmg, much has beenaccomplishedtoward making the organization the force it s h o u ~ dbe, partic.ularly at 8; t ime l ike the present, when Narberth ISexper iencmg a per Iod o f t remendou s d ev el opment .I n s pit e of the imp!ession a ~ o n g many people . that theAssociation has accomplIshed nothmg of va;lue f or t he Community during the pas t, a r esume o f f ac ts WIll show that fromamong many smaller achievements, it is possible to poi.nt outseveral big ones that wil lalways stand as a proof that, WIth t,hehelp of the community, there i sn o l imit t o what such an aSSOCIa-t io n can do. . , h DFrom the period of 1914-1924 the ASSOCIatIon as:. e-veloped Narbrook Park from 14 acr es o f swamp -l and Int o$600000 revenue-paying property; helped f ree Lancas te r andMontgomery pikes of toll; instituted and supervised " c l ~ a n - u pweeks" and published the newspaper "Our Town," acquiringpublicity for t he t own by printing a s e r i ~ s of arti.cles on Narberth weekly i n the paper, as well as stories featurmg Narberthmerchants.New Street Light s for Haver fo rd AvenueDuring the past year, one of react ion, as have said! to. alull in activities, the association has been p a r t I c u l a r ~ y actIve mbringing about i m p r o v e m e ~ t s in the town. In the mI4dle of ~ h year we urged upon CouncIl the passage o a protectIve z o n ~ n gord inance which was f inal ly passed and WIll have far-reachmgeffects for the good ofthe communi ty . Then the idea of .thenewstreet lighting system for Haverford avenue was c o ~ c e l v e d andthe project pushed throu.gh t.o a successf.ul conclUSIon. by. theassociation. The contract IS bemg placed WIth the ElectrIC LIghtCompany by the Commit tee o Fire, Ligh t an? Wate! o f B?r ough Council, for six street l Ights of at tract Ive deSign, WIthunderground wiring system, to be installed on Haverfordavenuebetween Narberth and Essex avenues. The funds to defray theexpenses of this work, amountingto $3,113.90, ~ e r t ; raised bythe Civic Association through the generous contributIons of themerchants of the town, and of Borough Council, which has alsoagreed to paythe year ly main tenance fee. Narberth wil l therefor e soon see upon i ts Main street a concrete evidence o f t hework o f the association during t he pas t year.New PlansSo much for past achievements. It i s now our purpose, notonly to continue, but increase in value and number the practicaldemonstrations of service to t he communi ty whi ch we havegiven during this ye ar. We have made ma ny p la ns fo r thefuture; some of them so near completion that they are now beingestimated upon; some of them, it i s t ru e, so far distant thattheir mere outline is discernable. But with a little encouragement and help from this growing community, it will be possibleto shape those out lines into something more tang ib le, and toprogress 'to plans of even greater magnitude in theway of community betterment. New Borough SignsWe are, at present, having designed by a well-known artistan at tract ive borough Sign to b e p laced at the various approaches to Narberth; namely, the corners of Haverford, Price,Narber th , Essex and Wynnewood avenues; and Montgomerypike, Wynnewood and Rockland avenues and Wynnewood avenueand the Bridge. The signs wil l be d istinctive in design andwillbe supported by a beautIful concrete post. We will endeavor tosecure the support o f Councils fo r th is pro ject to the extent ofhaving the s ig ns i ll ummated by n ight . These are something

which will create a mostfavorable first impression upon visitorsentering the borough, or in fact , upon all who pass our t own indriving along the ad jacen t p ikes. Already a few cit izens havevolunteered to defray the expenses of four of these signs.Narberth Year BookAnother an ticipated work of publici ty and one which wil lprove of value, not only to new Narberth residents, but to everyone l iv in g h er e, i s t he compi li ng o f a Narbe rt h Year Book . Asa source of development of communityspirit and more completeappreciation of Narberth as a p lace in which to l ive, sucha publication would prove invaluable. It wou ld con ta in . a fund o finformation valuable to al l residen ts of Narberth , Wynnewoodand Merion, tell ing brief ly the h isto ry of Narberth , g iv ing information about the churches, schools, doctors, club and recreat io na l act iv it ie s l is ti ng merch an ts wit h t he ir add resses and'p hone numbe rs , a nd c ont ai ni ng s eve ra l p ag es of s pe ci alinformation which every family would l ike to know about thehome town they have selected, but h av e no t a means of discover ing. I would recommend as wide a d ist ribu tion as possibleof such a book, th rough the mediums of our merchan ts and realestate men, and possibly by advertising the bookletin the Philadelphia newspapers, that those who are interested in suburbanl if e may have the opportun i ty of becoming acquainted withNarberth . The copy for this is largely completed and we expectthe 1925 i ssue sho rt ly t o go to p ress .Community Building.. . A lt hough a r ecent bond i ssue was d ef ea ted at the polls itis .nevertheless apparent that one of Narberth 's greatest n e ~ d sat present is fo r a su itable communi ty bui ld ing, including an.auditorium large enough to accommodate the large number ofpeople in terested in community activi ties . There is real ta lent~ be found among t h various organizations of Narberth, andIt seems too bad that I t should not be properly housed when itsteps forth t o a mus e a nd e nte rt ai n us. I t hi nk it is up toeveryone to face this problem ser iously and st rive to developwith us and with o ther organ izations a p lan whereby a bui ld ingc an be o bt ain ed t o mee t the needs of a ll .New Railroad StationUni tel recent ly few people in Narberth real ized that morepersons use Narberth Station than any other stat ion betweenWest Phi ladelph ia and Harr isburg . The sale of t ickets at Narberth S ta ti on i s eno rmou s compared t o that in man y o th ertowns which b o ~ s t of a ~ u c h better station. Let us approachthe P. R. R. thiS year WIth a r eque st f or a new s ta ti on a ndsupport the action by a pet i tion signed by every family in Narberth.. We may not hl!-ve imme?iate results, but, at least, theseed Will beplantedwhichmay rIpen beforetoo many years in tot he f rui t o f a beau ti ful new stat ion on this so important branchof the Pennsylvania system.Tunnel Under Essex AvenueA tunne l u.nde r E.ssex avenue would undoubt ed ly meangreater safety to the chIldren from the South Side who travel toand ft;om school.every day. It would be.a grea t convenience tomotorIsts, reducmg the dangers now eXIst ing in the Narberthavenue app ro ach to the bridge. Since this is disti nc tly a~ o r o u g h improvement, an.d of no def in ite value to the Railroad,It would seem that CouncIls would have to pay theb i ll al thoughthe railroad might be wil ling to share in the expense. ' I recommend approaching Council with this matter.Increased Membership. In the s ho r t p e ~ i o d of s ~ v e r a l months, the paying memberShIp of our aSSOCIatIon was Increased from zero to one hundredand f i f t - t h r ~ e . members. This was ach ievedwith just one directappeal In wrltmg to some four hundred families i n the communIty. We feel that the time has now come tocal l uponthose whohave not a s yet been approached, and those who overlooked ourfirst appeal, to ask that they help us make the membersh ip listreach 1000 before the close of 1925 . Surely it is not only theduty, but the d ~ s i r e of every person enjoy ing his home l i fe inSUC? a communIty as o ur s, t o be a membe r o f the associationWhICh, a b ~ v e all o . t h e ~ s , ~ h o u l d t ake the lead in civic improvem e n ~ . ThIS orgamzatIOn I ready and willing to take such lead;I thmk I have sh0 'Y" you In. my talk tonight what great thingshave been accomplIshed by Justa handful of officers and directors, ~ a c k e d b y t he knowledge that they had the moral andfinanCIal support o at least 153 of the residents of Narberth.I hop e that you WIll set;! further with the same vision that Ian? other ~ e m b ! ! r s of the board pave, and glimpse the wonderfulthmgs,\VhIch mIght be accomplIshed if the membership of our

Year's Accomplishments and Future PlansReviewed in Report to Civic AssociationPRESIDENT D U N N E ' ~ MESSAGE

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