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THE BETTER CONQUEST
It is well to conquer Ger¬ many, my somer. But it is Setter to conquer yourself.
¦The Huns cannot hurt you haU so badly as the inner en¬ emies that devastate the soul.
The wounds of enemy bul¬ lets are honorable. But the wounds of your own unmas- lered weakness   are scars of
"^C are not doing all the Blvlng in this contract between vou and your country. To be iL you give your time, your toll'your obedience, perhaps your life: but you are getting iomethlng in return, and wmethlng more than adven¬ ture keep, insurance, and the Mitlsfactlon of duty done, for you are getting something as precious as life Itself, as with- out It life is a dull and limp¬ ing thlng-you are getting Dis¬ cipline.
you will not only be Uught how to obey your oBlcers, you wUl learn how to obey yourself.
When you realise the pride and pleasure of Instantly heed¬ ing your captain's command, you Wlll nnd It but a short step to that finer pride and keener pleasure that come from quick and unquestioning obedience to the captain of your soul, whose name Is Ought.
For the first of all vlrturs Is the soldier virtue, promptly doing what we Ought to do.
Con.seieiu-e is tho soul's cap¬ tain, and Judgment and Inf 1- Ugeuee Its lieutenants.
When orders come from Ihesc authorities the thorough¬ bred soul salutes and leap.s to obey; It Is the loose .soul that argues.
Every soul has It.s Balaklava. Tho->? that are noljle ride forth in th? splendid carelessness of danger, "theirs not to reason why. theirs but to do and die."
There is hardship in military life. There is gruelling exer¬ tion, hunger, cold, heat, and always the po.ssibility of peril. To the soul that finds no hap¬ piness but in the flr.sh-pots of s?lf-indulgence. to tho Imagin¬ ation that can revel only in the delights of Dalliance, the soldier's career may be repul¬ sive. But there Is a b;'tter and a manlier happiness that lies only through obstacles, and can only be found by conquest. This "..tern Joy th.it warriors feel" is worth all the feather beds of pampered ease.
This is what is meant by the saying that he that evcrcometh shall receive the crown. For If you .set your teeth and lock your steeled will against self- pity, trample your fears and lust.s ruthlessly under foot, and plunge r-?soltuely on to the conquest of yourself, yours is the crown, the kingship of self, that divine peace that passeth understanding, which the cowards and slackers do not know, neither indeed can know.
Mobilize yourself, call every passion to the colors, bring every thought and longing to subml.'islon, put your mind and heart In military training, .save your kindness and mercy for others, and when your soldier¬ ing is over you wlll flnd that you are more than a soldier, you will be a Man.
Make up your mind to find the hidden joy that lies in Dis¬ cipline.
This is the Better Conquest. —DR. FRANK CRANE.
The Nazareth Item
VOL. XLII
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1933
Nazareth Service Clubs Fete C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. Officials Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Successful Business
Baseball To , Make Bow Here On Saturday
The Nazareth Athletic Association wlll open the baseball season here this Saturday aftemon with the strong Northampton BufTalos.
The Nazareth Hall diamond hai been put in excellent condition and Is now a much faster diamond than It has ever been before. There are no ridges even in the outfleld and the Infield looks like "big stud. New bleachers have been erected for the comfort of fans. Nothing Is left undone to start the season In great style this year. 	
There will be a parade headed by 1 .       . .^   »t
the Nazareth Band and Legion Drum' A very unique meethig of the Naz- Corps from the Club House on South areth Service Clubs was held at the Main street to the Hall Field where "V Monday evening In honor of there will be a flag raising with Chief the one hundredth amrlver.sary of C. Burgess Fulmer ofTiclatlng. Mr. F. Martin & Company, manufactur- Pulmor will toss out the flrst ball ers of the world-famed guitar.   The
startine the came nromotlv at 2:30 auditorium  was    filled  to capacity , „ ., , ^,   ¦ ,
starting the game promptly       -=-»» ^^.j,j^ members of The Chamber of  tian Gottfried Seifert. and Christian
With weather conditions favorable Commerce.  The  Nazareth  Buildin-, | Friedrlch August Memel. nicknamed big crowd will fill the  and  Loan  A.ssociation,  and  friends
Including many from our
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NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO LrrERATOB*.
LOCAL ANO OENERAL INTELUOENCB
No. 21
Churchmen Meet  In St. John's Reformed
Pioneers In The Manufacture of Mandolins and Guitars Are Honored For Long Career; Frank H. Martin, Senior Member of Firm, Relates His¬ tory of Company; Handsome Engraved Loving Cup, Baskets of Cut Flowers Presented; Artists Render Musical Selections
MATERIALS FOR MANUFACTURE OBTAINED FROM MANY COUNTRIES
Shipments by way of New York de- and a nephew. Christian Frederick
year 1800 certain cabinet makers were building guitars, in particular Johann Oeorg Martin. Christian Friedrlch Martin, Carl Gottlob Wild and Carl Frledrlck Jakob, later on August Paulus, Johann Friedrlch Durrschmldt, Helnrlch Schatz, Chr.s-
P. M.
it i-i ho!3od
st.v.ids to see these two good teams figlil it out. The probable Une up for Nazareth will Ise: Hartz^-11, If.. Hii-rick. 2b; DofTin. lb: Balos. cf; He.r.h. c: Frable, 3b; Piedre, ss; Hartman. p; and Kern in rf; with Hiir.ler, Drake. Christman. Soffera. K<ifpr. Andrewss, Lindy and Beck on the bench.
FAMILY OF EIGHT FOUND WITHOUT FOOD OR BEDDING
Director of the Pcor Alvin Itterly of town la.st week investigated the condition of a family reported to be livir.g in Moore Town.ship, North¬ ampton County. He found a man. his wife, and six children without food and with only piles of straw for bedding.
The man claimed to be an ex-ser¬ vice man and a basket maker by oc¬ cupation.
When local records provided no evidence of his rcsldenre. he admitt¬ ed that he and hi.^ f.^.inily wandered on foot through New Vork and New Jersey, finally settling In Moore Town.ship.
The New Jersey Poor authorities, when Informed. ,sent state troopers who identified the man as a fugitive asain.st whom -serious charges were PLMiding. The New Jersty police took charge of the man and retumed the familv to New Jersey.
DRAMAS TO BE PRESENTED AT P.-T. A. MEETING
and guest^s; neighboring towns and cities, eager to hear the  history of this, on.^ of the  oldest  industries   of the entire^ community. I
Mr. Harper, secretary of the '"V" as well as hi.s assistants appropri¬ ately decorated the tables for the affair and served luncheon fit for a king in a manner fitting the occa¬ sion. The meeting was in charge of Lion Snyder, president of the Lions Club and Rotarian Silfies, president of tho Rotary Club and was conduct¬ ed with a lot of snap. |
Rev. George Kleckner offered the invocation after whicli Lion Fry and Rotarian Yelsley. noted son? lead¬ ers of town, led the gathering in singing familiar numbers, as.si.sted at the piano by Profes.sor Charles He.ss.
Then came the introduction, or rather the treat, as no Introduction was necessary, by the two members of the Martin firm. Frank H. Martin and C. Frederick Martin. Much ap- plau.se came from the audience when these two well known busin-ss men of town rose to their feet to relate the experience, in part, of a con¬ cern operating continuously for a Ijerlod of on» hundr^S vear.s. The good w-ishes so graciously expressed l»?id tht! appiTc'a'.^on of the mem¬ bers of this Nazareth industry was well cxamplifled at this meeting.
As a treat to this large gather¬ ing Fi-ed Martin Introduced Hya't Berry, a teacher and artist on string Instruments, who rendered several selections on a Martin Mandolin pleasing    and    well    demonstrated.
-on the hill.'
-In memoranda of May 25th and July Oth. 1826 the violin makcr.s, who had already complained of this state
Staufler of Vienna,' had produced guitars' which In point of quality and appearance left  nothing to be according to an advertisement in th".
pended on stage coach conveyance to Somerville. New- Jersey, and later to Ea.ston. Pennsylvania, The Central Railroad of New Jersey was flrst called the Elizabethtown and Somer¬ ville Railroad Company and oper¬ ated in conjunction with the Ellz- abethport and New York Ferry. Th j road to Somerville was con.structed between 1831 and 1849, apparently in a cautious manner, and between 1849 and 1871 was extended to Easton as we know it now. Business In this period must have been satisfactory
de.slred and which marked him as a distinguished craftsman,' Under date of July 9th. 1832 the authorities again permitted the cabinet makers to continue making guitars because these instruments were not men¬ tioned in the Articles of the Violin Makers' Guild,"
It will be noted    from this    that while we ob.serve the one hundredth
Baltimore Ohio of January 18,50, which reads "C. F. Martin. Guitar Maker, respectfully informs the Musical public generally, that the grt^at favor beslowed on him haus in¬ duced him to enlarge his Factory. In order to supply the increasing de¬ mand for his instruments." About the same time another factor devel¬ oped.   Christian    Frederick Martin,
of affairs in 1807, demanded an in-'y^ar in America, the Martin Guitar junction against the 'bunglers' and was actually founded by John Georgo
Martin about 1800 and that his son Fr.->derick was kno-.vn as a guitar maker iu 1826,  Mr. Albaii Voigt, the
r.sserted that they them.selves be¬ longed to the -class of musical in- stiuinent ULikgrs and therefore to tlie class of artists', who.w work noI only .showed finish but gave evidence of a certain understanding, a cul¬ tured taste,' while the cabinet mak¬ ers by contrast were 'nothing more than mechanics' and 'their product consisted    of all kinds   of articles
Jr.. bom in 1823 and who had cros«-' ed the ocean with h;.s father in 1833. gradually took over the business nianagemrnt. In 184D he bought a , ;-iropcrty to the north of his father's coiTO-spotident in Oei'many wlw sen'. '.iOm<> which he occupied for a tim'5.
known as furniture.'    With asperity Christian   Frederick   Martin  and  a
the violin makers asked: 'Who so George"c. Krlck of Philadelphia, also stupid that he can not see at a glance^ home never to return. In ths usual a teacher and concert artist demon- that a grandfather's armchair or a way intolerance had harmed Itself; strated all that can be accomplished stool is no guitar, and such an ar-'what the Guild feared came to pass;
this work remarks, "There is little; Thu. piotJtr'o- io i.s'.v th'j hon:.- oi|?.:icl other instruments wonder that men   who knew what  Fred    L. Andrews.     Apparently h5  matp  personal   type.    At tljey were worth got tired of having | considered It would be better to hvt-
within the Nazareth limits. Cherry
Hill being  more  than a  mile  from
the Post Oflice. for in AugiLst  18,57
he took title to the block on North number of his a.s.sociatcs left their Main   Street    between    North   and
alv.-ays to flght against narrow- mindedness and jealousy." and there we may believe lies the reason why
Early Easter Sunday Morning Services In Lutheran Church
The early Easter morning service In the local Lutheran church was at¬ tended !)> a large and appreciative »«illenc..' when the Senior Luther ]j«»gue prp,sented the pageant "The trtumpii - written and directed by o»nlel Rohn, The pageant was giv. • at 7 A, M.
The following was the program: wjan Prelude. "Hosanna!" Dubois; *nthem. "Jeru-salem" Parker. Pro- "lue. Rev Snyder: Scone I. Gol- jWha and the Centurion. Quartet, "*«* Yet Awhile Lord Thou Art *<Plng" Bach, Scene II. A Tomb l« the Oaiden; Anthem "In Jo.se- »« Lovely Garden" Dickinson; w^Mrs. V.'alter Bender, "Alleluia!" rWimor-Morrls. Offertory, "Dawn" ijyns; Postlude, "Christus Resur- "jw!"' Ravanello.
I ll* characters In the pageant in- ^»<1: Centurion, Oilbert Heara; ^ Magdalene, Janet Rinker; JU' Ethel Pehr: Salome, Grace ffW»: Man at the tomb, John 2": Peter, Willard Werkhelser; I^JWohn Young. I
*tlw evening at 7:30 theSunday Ij^** "^ndered an Easter program |1''''W assemblage.   The Beginn- ^*partment under the direction «» Itku M. Savitz. Supt. and "taary Department under the ^sion of Mrs. William R. Wll- Supt,   and a.ssisted   by the choir took part in  the pro- The Bcsinners' had a  pro- "'f SIX nuinbf rs and the Prl- Departmcrit had four numbers '« Jhare of the .services.
llC?"'""'  '^^''   ""''^¦t'l's  and  potted
|2~»dorivd the aWav  and wer.-
flwing the services after having
•nom of decorations In rccog-
' Of the sorrows of Oood Frl-
The Dramatic Club, under the di¬ rection of Miss Sloat. wlll present three one act plays In the High School Auditorium. Thursday. April 20. at 8 P. M. after the meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association.
"The G.vpsy's Prophecy" by Eli.se Ripley Noyes, gives a mid-Victorian epi.sode, showing how .shocked the people became when a gypsy pro¬ phesied such modem things as tele¬ phones, tennis, flats, d'elicatessens, typewriters, and women voting,
Tlie characters are: Mrs, Ervin, Lucille Hagenbuch: Mrs. Sherman. Elizaljeth Marcks: Mrs. Paul Bar¬ bara Tioxell; A handsome Gypsy Girl. Maria Marx: Child. Kathryn Hahn: A Maid. Vema Thomas.
"Sauce for the Gaslings" by Elgine Warren, portrays a father, mother, and grandmother in a desperate ef¬ fort to correct the si^eech of their .son and daughter. They achieve their effort by adopting slang on the occasion of an important visit from a college chum of their son.
The characters are: Richard Tay¬ lor—Father. Nelson Uhler: Margaret Taylor—Mother. Hannah John.son; Robert Taylor—Son. Edward Sloyer; Elizabeth Taylor—Daughter, Orthia Heyer; Martha Lee- Grandmother, Henrietta Wemer: James Ward— Tlio son's friend, Maurice Zellner; A maid.Dorothy Nagle.
"The Teeth of the Gift Horse" by Margaret Cameron, shows how the Butlers have received a pair of hid¬ eous, hand-painted vase.s from Mr
on the guitar as only an artist can. Both of these demonstrations prov¬ ed to the listeners the quality of ' tone and music that Is incorporated In each Instrument manufactured by C. F, Manln and Company, especial¬ ly when rendered by artists such as Mr. Berry and Mr, Krlck. Fi-ank Martin, .senior member of
tide appearing among our Instru-! guitar making was carried Into a ments must look like Saul among foreign land, and by some of its best the  Prophets,      And  just  as   little exponents,
would a violin or guitar finished byj The books of record show that a master hand, when It had become; customers were soon found in New old. flgure In a lot of new carpenter York. He established himself at 196 style goods but it would, like a Hudson Street, presumably a central nightingale among gaily colored j location at that time, where he con- parrots, remain unnoticed,"   Besides, ducted   a store   as   importer   and
High Streets, buying from the Naz¬ areth Moravian Congregation. Tli'^ following year he built the residenc- standing at the corner of Main and North Streets with a workshop di¬ rectly behind it and in July of 1853 the business was moved from Cherry HUl to the new location.
It is of Interest to note the com¬ munity life existing at that ume. BushklU Township was not back¬ woods.    The  old Jacobsburg  Forgo.
the firm, then related the following, ''^*'- 'he violin makers potnted^out.j manufacturer. Tradition tells that he the Bolton Gun Works, and later on history of the Company in an inter¬ esting manner. Some of the old- timers, of which quite a few were pre.sent. w-ere reminded of days-gone, by   and  vivid   recollections   of   the
I past:
I    "One  hundred  years ago,  in the Fall of    18.1.T.    rhristian    Frederick Martin landed in New York with h w-ife.  one  son   Christian  Frederick, Jr.. and an Infant daughter.   What
! moved him to leave his home in Germany we can only gather from records of w-hat transpired there and
among the 120 Master of their OuUd 'about 40 members made guitars ex¬ clusively.' Finally they warned that the cabinet makers employed outside help, that a certain Dressel in St. Petersburg and a certain Bormann In Langenhelm. In the Duchy of Nas¬ sau, had already established them¬ .selves. and that there was great danger that the guitar making In¬ du.stry would be dragged Into fore- ign lands. Although this applica¬ tion was rejected September 26th, 1826. flve years later the violin mak-
from his activiUes here. It Is a fair ers again asked that the cabinet assumption that he. in common with, makers be enjoined from making manv others of  his time, felt dls-! guitars,  .saying
'Our  Guild  of   the
.satisfied with Old World surround¬ ings and longed for the freedom of a new country. New York City did not plea.se him. but when he reached Nazareth six years later he must have found what he wanted for he .spent the remainder of his life here.
What conditions w-ere in his na¬ tive tow-n of Mark Ncukirchen in Saxony Is .shown in a Historical Re¬ view- of the Violin Makers' Guild of Mark Neukirchen. published in 1927. tw-o hundred and fifty .vears after the founding of tlie Guild, as fol¬ lows : —
"Out of    the stipulation    in  the
Violin Makers that has existed in this manufacturing centre for 150 years is entitled to the exclusive right  of  making everything   under
never felt quite at home there and that his family spent the flrst Christ¬ mas in tears becaiLse there w-as no celebration such as they knew- In Germany and such as they wero soon to find among the Moravians In Pennsylvania. One of his fellow- Im¬ migrants was Henry Schatz. men¬ tioned in the Guild article and at one time a partner in the New York venture. Why Schatz came to this ¦-ection does not appear but Court I'.ecords of Northampton County sliow- that on th-^ fourth of November 1835 he bought from Sam¬ uel Siegfried and wife a tract of fifty-five acres at Millgrove. now- .'\Iuta. Letters and vi.sits followed. In 1837 there are entries of guitars made by him and sent to the New York store for sale, also of musical
the category of violins and related, supplies s-^nt to hnn.   Meanwhile his
instruments, being all such as have ^ood friend Martin was busv in N.-w
a soiuidboard    and     strings in the York,    Mav   Lst   1838  he  formed  a
manner of a violin and by a com- partnership    with    Charles    Biimo.
blnatlon  of the    two produce tone, founder   of the present    im;xirting
which Include.s Ba.s.ses. Cellos, Zlth- hou.se of C, Bruno .t Son, New York,
ers. Lutes.  Mandolins. Guitars  and The .same year we flnd mention of a
Harps.      The cabinet  makers,  they m,-. Clevel mow Clewelli who visit-
Ihe Guild might produce violins and similar wares' there arose a long drawn out dispute between the Vio¬ lin Makers' Guild and the cabinet makers' trade.   Beginning about the
Butlers aunt a-s a wedding gift.   For Guild Articles that only Masters of
the pa.st flve years, these vases have   ""
b<-en carefully tucked away In the attic. When Mrs. Butler sells the va.ses at a rummage sale, she learns this aunt Is coming to vi.sit them. Their explanations and frantic en¬ deavors to recover the vases lead to many laughable situations.
The characters are: Richard But¬ ler Elizabeth Wunderly; Florence Butler-Hls Wife.   Freda   ScheeU;
EASTER    CANTATA
The choir of St. John's Reformed Church will render the Easter can¬ tata: "The Cruciflxion and Aacen- MarietU Williams—His Aunt, Olga I alon", by Fred W. Peace on Sunday Radovlch: Anne Fisher—Friend of evening, April 23, under the direc- the Butlers. Eva Werkhelser; Devlhi' tion of the organiaed Chaa. W. Hess. Blake—Another Friend, Sara Free- xhe canUU Is compoeed of solos, man-  Katie—The    Maid.    Marjorie'quartettes, andn Impressive choruses
portraying the Ea»t«r story in song. Solo parts wlll be taken by Mlss
charged, had stolen the patterns from models w-hich were furnished them by the violin makers for the purpase of fitting cases and packing lx)xes, and had then presumed to build guitars on their own account. The violin makers felt all the more dissatisfied because in Kllngenthal, which was 'only a village' the cabi¬ net makers were forbidden to make guitars. Moreover, they said, the cabinet makers already had an 'ex¬ tra and very profltable support' from
ed New York and caiTled back a nies.sage to Mrs, Martin at Nazareth, The lines w-ere plainly drawing clos¬ er. And w-e recall that there was a panic in 1837 which may h.ive form¬ ed a link In the chain of destiny. Be that as It may the record shows that on May 29th 1839 he .sold h:s stcKk of goods to Luderus <t Wolter of New York, agreeing to give them .sole agency for his product in the United States, and on December 21st
Oetz.
The president of the club. Mildred Lapp, has appointed the following committees  to assist In thejc pio-
diictions: ,,mj«,j
Propertv and    costume;    Mildred Lapp. Renee Harper   Arlene Bakor, Alice Brodv, Gladys Fleishman, B.-at- ri--e Mohrey, Rose Fraiicyak, Make up: Grace Brelnig, aud Betty
M.iicks, ,     .    ,
Prompt' r: Elma Hordendorf
Mr and Mr,- Willis neinhart and children of Meyerstowni, Mr^ and Mrs Alfred Sinoyer and children of Bath were guests of Mr. and Mrs Charles Bon.ser on Sunday.
Lena Marks, Mrs. Luther Batt, Mrs Walter Diehl, Mr. Walter Knecht, Mr. Edward Heilman, Mr. George Smith, and Mr. Lester Hawk.
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P, O. OF A.
Camp 315. P. O. of A. held their regular meeting on Fiiday evening with the piesident Carrie Holland presiding. On Fiiday evening there w-ill be no regular mi>etiiig. but the nirinl)er.s will meet at 7:15 at the hull and Journey by bus to Weavers. ville where tlie district meeting w-ill be held.
the Douglas Slate Quarry gave in¬ dustrial activity, homes and gardens were attractive, and the Moravian Church at Schoeneck was noted for its flne music, from all of w-hicn w^ can gather that there was contact w-ith the outside world. Nazareh about the time of the moving wa'- .\ thrifty settlement, industrious, quiet, well kept. Communication of cours> was by stage coach but that was th> order of the day and sinee a main road from Philadelphia to the north ran through the town the locatioti was convenient enough, Manufact- nnng w.is mostly for local need'^.
Prominent among .such cstablish- mcnt.s w-er^ Miksc-h's Foundry an:l Atiricultural Works at Chestnu- Avenue and North Main Street, th' I^eibfried carriage factory In the Square. Clew-ell'.s Furniture Factory. North Main Stifet. Schafer's P'.an- inc Mill and Hoeber's brick yard on Whltefleld Street, Kna-.i.ss "Tannei-y at .Mauch Chunk and Chureh Streets. be.sides Ricksecker.s Nurs'-ry at the north end of to-.vn and a num¬ ber of smaller shops such a.s tin¬ smiths, shoe makers and cabin-^t makers, with a good supply of stor¬ es .\mong :iam»s proin:neiu at th-^ tiir.e the following, at lea.st. are s*i'.: found here, viz,,—Bardill, B<'ck, Ber- el, Christ, Clewell. Et.schmann, Hart¬ zell, Henrv, Kern, Knau-ss, Knecht Mlk,soh, Shafer Stocker and Venter The cultural life was mostly an inheritance from the early Mora\-:an Community, Nazareth Hall the Moravian Church in Hall Square, and the historic Whltefleld Hou,*e were landmarks. Gradually after this time other churches were esta¬ blished, other business moved in. new- famllles became prominent, until the coming of the cement industry completed the change from an In
Hartmann. also a skilled worker from the home town who had follow¬ ed at an early day. About 1885 C. F. Martin, Jr., became sole owner and in 1887 built the flrst addition to the factory, but his health failed and he died hi November 1888 at the age of 63. From then on the third and fourth generations in direct line have been in charge, Frank Henry Martin untU 1921, then « corpora-, p^^,^^ tion with P. H. Martin, C. Fred-' erlck Martin, and Herbert K. Martin as ofTicers. Herbert Martin died in 1927 at the age of 31 leaving the present representative.s F. H. Martin, born 1866. and C. Frederick Martin, born 1894. |
The closing years of the nineteen¬ th centurj- and the opening years of the  present  century  brought many| changes.      First  the panic    of 1893 lialted all busine.ss:  when it moved again conditions were different.   All Martin guitars  from  the  start had Ix-en stamped New- York because an agency wa-s kept  up there;  In 1893 t!ie stamp w-a.s changed to Nazareth, Pa., recognizing the tact that small¬ er tow-ns were coming to the front in manufacturing    The demand for musical irjstnim'nts    w-as different. Mandolin and guitar clubs sprang up and flourished greatly: the banjo be¬ came prominent; .styles changed and j competition  increased, all of which I was-rather    difficult for   a factory j with    old    traditions.      Then    the i ukulele   came.      Zithers    had been made in the 70's and mandolins wero ! added in 1894 but the ukulele, being j in   (fleet   a   miniature   guitar,   w-aj particularly suited for a guitar fac-' I tory.    A few- w-ere built in the Fall j of 1915: they served as samples and ; i^f.nr-.'.'hile   the  fashion   swept   over the land, first in California, then in , New York, then in all districts. Bv i 1517 the factory had to be enlarged, 'and again    in  1924 and 1925.   The, '';aiiio. which v.-as produt-ed for c'v-i ' rral years after 1921. wa.s crow-ded out by this excessive demand, ' '•'P*et
The Ukultle craze ended with th" year 1926 and is now a mat:..r of. histnrv poialbl.v U broke the w-ay i'or a more g'^n^ral use of guitar; ol the ii;'.' any ra'c, the pioneer days are ovnr. The Mar¬ tin Guitar is established. It has grown up with the nation and is now about to enter on its .second century in America."
Follow-ing the historv as related by the .senior member of the concern, Andrew H, Kern on behalf of the combined .service clubs, presented a handsome engraved silver loving cup to the Messrs. Martin in memory of the occasion. Mr Kern expressed briefly in well chosen w-ords the privilege accorded Nazareth in com¬ memorating an event of this nature. stating that on rare occasions has a manufacturer conducted a business successfully for a century und'-r the same name by the same family In the same tow-n. The loving cup is now exhibited in the window- of R. E Saeger <fc Son,
Atty C, Shimer on behalf of the .service clubs aLso presented tw-o l^eautiful basket.s of cut flowers to the w-ive.s of the Messrs. Martin. These tokens w-ere a complete sur¬ prise to the Martin.s and they ex¬ pres.sed their sincere appreciation and re.spect with many thanks
Here is wishing them another hundred years of siicces.sful business. May they continue to s-Tv-e Nazareth as manufacturers and the world w-ith good musical instruments. i
The men of St. John's Reformed church numbering approxlmatalT 125 gathered in ttie social rooma of the church on Tuesday evening foe their monthly dinner meetinc.
CUfTord Taylor ctiairman of tha .session was unable to be prawnt and H, P, VeUley acted as chairman. Tha ladles of the Sunday School rlnaane of the Sunday school under tha dl« rectlon of Mlss Liena Marcks (tirn- Ished music during the eTaningi Several fine vocal selections were by the La-ni-H»-ICa quartet consisting of MiaaH ICaa Yeisley. Fannie Oemet, Lena Uar- ck.s and Mrs. W. J. Happel during the program. Eddie Buti of Bel¬ fast gave a reading by meana of tlM Braille system entitled "The Blabop." Announcement was made that the next meeting would be held on Magr 18.
The guest speaker of the evening was J. W. Fetzer of Allentown who gave a very Interesting talk on the subject of "Plain People." The sijeaker stressed the various charace- eristics of the people with whom the daily contacts in basiness and social life are constantly being made cit¬ ing many Illustrations of his view¬ point along those lin"s. Hs out¬ lined also In detail the traditions, tlie personalities and the traces of gi-eatness that are characteristic of the various groups of people met In ordinary- life. According to his theory all w-orthwhile ambitions of a youth should be encouraged and even during manhor-d no attempt should be made to frustrate any real worthy ambition even though the ultimate accomplishment of the pro¬ ject may be very diflicult or seem- iiiglv impossible.
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CHAMBER OF COM¬ MERCE DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING
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Big    Turnout    at    Ann«al Meeting Next Month.
1839 he bought from Philip Deringer the violin makers since they 'build and wife a lot of eight acres in the many caaes and packing boxes Bushkill Township, on the road from needed for the transportation of In- Nasareth to Wind Gap, which Is struments.* Alao, that the Oulld Ar- now the Cherry HIU Store property. tlcles of the violin makers made sev- New York waa left behind. Preder- er requlremenU for a Masterpiece:  ick Martin and Henry Schatz could
the cabinet makers on the contrary work at their beloved trade In quiet, '^^'^Mi^i^^in^tiH^'k^ui^'^ a^ys"u> did not have to undergo this test and surrounded by the hills of Pennsyl- ^ modem Industrial town m consequence their work would In- vanla Just as they once lived among Jure ttie standing of local producta the hills of Saxony. In the foreign market. I    The years following, up to 1857.
"The cabinet makers 'said In reply formed   a   period  of   development that the violin makers had no vested , There is mention of a branch store
at 385 Broadway in 1850 but goods
were shipped to many other points
which were  then centres of  trade.
mostly towns that could be reached
by boat, since railroads had not vet
covered the country and the  West i
w-.as undeveloped.   There Is frequent
mention  of Bo.ston.    Albany,  Phil-
LEGIONNAIRES TO OR. GANIZE"SONSOFTHE AMERICAN LEGION"
Th'- Sons of the members of the American Legion in good stancUn? and the Sons of members of the American l.egion who died w-hile in god standing are eligible for mem¬ bership in the Sons of the Ameri¬ can l>>gion.
The Sons of men who died in th" milit^iry .service cm or t)efore Novem- V."': 11, 1918. are eligible for mem¬ bership.
The formation of this organiza¬ tion was authorized at the last Na¬ tional Convention held at Portland, Ore, The permanent organization will be adopted at the next National Convention at Chicago. Ill , October 2-5, 1933, Those joining this vear will be considered charter members There is no age limit.
Member of the  American  Legion
The regular .stated meeting of the l;oat d of directors of the local cham¬ ber ot commerce w-as hsld In Iha cf9(N' af Tne Farmers Union MutaaT F.re Insurance Company Monday ev-iiiiig w-ith the follow-ing directors present: Mes.srs, Trumbower, Pulmer, Yeisley. Freeman. F. Schmidt, Kna'-iss. S;mons. Shafer. Shimer, Fcrtuin. Champion and Fred Hunt as guest.
After the regular routine of busi¬ ne.ss President Champion asked for reports from the different committees ar.d tt-.e flrst committee to report wa.s T:-." Power Committee headed by J H Fulmer. Mr. Fulmer re¬ ported that his committee liad in¬ vestiga t-d the pow-er situation and that he and Mr. Hun had made a survey of the town in order to as¬ certain more necessary data to com¬ plete th" project now- sponsored by the chamber. How-ever, no flnal re¬ port w.ts made at this meeting, but pos.sibilitie.5 are that a very inter¬ esting report may be made at the Annual Meeting w-hen all interested citizen-s will be invited to attend.
Mr. R. B Fortuin reported the prieseiit status on reduced gas rates for the town, saving that Ills com- niitte* was successful in having a s-j,bstantial reduction made In gas rates tn Nazareth, eflective May 1st. as the result of the chamber's hi- vestigation. More such movements are no-w considered by the chamber and spoivsored for the beneflt of Nazareth and comniunlty.
The annual meeting which was -scheduled for April 28th has been postponed until Mav 19th. when th9 cimmltte^ expects to have the pro¬ gram completed. This committee a.s.sured the board that this year's afTair wotUd be more than interest- -uig to the citizens as the chamber had some verv definite plans well In hand and If materialized would mean dollars and cents to every tax- pawr. While the committee is not in a p<>sition to divulge their pro¬ gram now. It Ls expected that plea.i- ant -i-injrises are in store for those who it'end the Annual Meeting.
NAZ.\RErH SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS RE¬ GULAR MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of the School Board of the School Dis¬ trict of Nazareth. Pennsylvania, was duly held    in the    Nazareth    High who have sons who ttiey would like' School Building on Mondajr e««ning,
right In the making of guitars and that the 'discovery of the guitar' had been brought about by travelers .some 30 to 35 years before and had been completed by the cabinet mak¬ er Oeorg Martin, and submitted a testimonial from the wholesaler Christian Wilhelm Schuster that Christian Friedrlch Martin w-ho 'for a number of years had been foreman 111 the factory of tlu* noted violin and guitar maker,   Johann   Oeorg
I    The guitar factory, being now fin¬ ally settled, kept on, enjoying pro¬ sperity and sufTering depression as the business cycle moved.   Tlie books show that several years before the Civil War business was bad but dur¬ ing the w-ar It Increased very much. After that there was a general tigh¬ tening of credit which culminated In the  panic  of  1873.    Reoovery came I about six years later.   Then a new I era    began,    and    meantime   other I changes had come.   Christian Fred-
to have Join the Sons of the Ameri can Legion will kindly get In touch I with the Commander J. Stewart Eyer I at anc« so tiiat tlie Nazareth unit may be organized at once. '    Remember the Sons of the Ameri¬ can Legion will be In existence long after tiie American Legion.   SION UP FOR YOUR SON OR SONS AT ONCE.
COLONEL F. M. BUTZ, Commanding 30th District. •     • A force of men have been at work renovating and refreshing the local ba.se ball fleld.
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adelphla, Baltimore. Rlclimond. Pet-|erick Martin died In 1873 at the age ersburg,   Na.shviUe,   Pittsburg,   Cln ciniiatl. Louisville. St, Louia. Vlcks
77,   In 1867 the weight of years al- I ready .showed a^id he formed a co- burg.   Natchez and   New   Orleans, partnership with his son Frederick
Nazareth Quoit Club wlll meet at a buslnes meeting on Tuesday even¬ ing In John Edelman's Milk Station oflice.
April to. 1933.
Members present: Bennett, Martin, Hawk, Zeigler, and Beck,
Members abaent: None.
The minutes of the previous meet¬ ing were read and approved as read
The Treasurer rendeied ttw foUov* ing rex»rt: Bal. March 1,1M3 m^ltt J3
From Tax CoUector  ..|14a.'n
SUte Appropriations ....
Tuition  1]
Interest     HtM
Rent 	
Total  ,
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