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THE
NAZARETH
ITEM
VOL. XXXII
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, O.TOBFR4. 1923.
No. 45
AM   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER,   DEVOTED   TO    LITERATURE.    LOCAL    AND    GENERAL    INTELLIGENCE.
SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS   ANNUAL MEETING
ADJOURNED MEETING     OF MORAVIAN HIS
INFAIRVeDUILDINGj      TORICAL SOCIETY
Contrads for Electric Fixtures Numerous Articles Added to
aa i. /)..,„.,c.tle /,.. List in Museum: Offirorc.
Received; Proposals for
Window Shades
The adjourned meeting of the
School Board was held in the Falr-
T|ew School building, Monday even¬
ing, September 24, 1923.
Members present; Kern, Knauss,
Hawk and Gold.
On motion of Knauss and Kern the
following hills were approved for
payment and the Treasurer author-
El to pay them:
Slate Belt. Tel. Co $     1.42
John Werner      5 7.00
L & N. E. B. R      I os. mi
Jas. Paul        '.SO
Motion ot Kern and Hawk that the
Secretary open the proposals tor fur¬
nishing the electric fixtures for the
new High Sehool building, carried on
the following vote: yea: Kirn.
Kumiss. Hawk and Gold. Nay: None.
Proposals n ci Ived from following:
Collins-Wagner Mfg. Co., 17-19
West 45th stre t, New York, 1932.75,
f,o.b. Nasareth $1082.76, Installed
ind certiftcal ■ 't Inspection Issued.
Lamps not in. luded.
Cassidy Company. 101 Park Ave,
"lew York. N. V $1079, f.o.b. Naza-
rath.   Lamps not included.
LiglHolier Company, 509-571
Broailway, New York. N'. Y. $104S.40
installed, lamps not included.
Tbe R. C. Heather Co.. 19-21 West
16th St., New York. N. Y. Installed
(1192.50. Extra for lamps $67.0:5.
otal $1200.13.
The Horn &- Brannen Mfg. Co.,
127-433 N. Broad St., Phila. Propo-
Itlon N'o. 1: $1250 installed and un-
lerwriters' certificate furnished, but
imps not included. Proposition No.
$1154.70. installed and under-
rriters' certificate furnished, but
limps not included.
W. A. Tydeman, Inc.. Easton. Pro-
fosition No. 1 : Installed, lamps In-
tluded. and underwriters' certificate
tarnished $1570. Proposition No. 2:
1810.35. installed, lamps included.
m4underwriters' certificate furnish¬
ed
Jiy Kern, seconded bv
R«m\. rtmr the Secretary advertise
for proposals. as follows. In the Eas¬
ton Daily Express, in the issues of
October 3. 10. 17 and 24, 1923. and
the Xazareth "Item" In the issuer, of
October 4. 11. 18 and 2 5, 1923:
Proposals Wanted.
The Board f Education of 'he
Borough of Nazareth, Northampton
county. Pa, is ready 10 receive pro¬
posals for furnishing and Installing
window Bhades in 'ho new Hi ill
School buildinir now in course nf con-
itrnction in said borough.
Shad, s  •..  '      in   accordance  with
ample shade i    •■■ hung up in build-
in quality of material and work¬
manship, and to be Installed in build-
i| ready for use.
All measuremi nts necessary 'o de¬
termine sizes of similes .ind number
of shad•-•« required, must bo taken in
Mldinz ' y hi ' 1'i's.
Sample of a omplete shade, with
titures. showing quality of material
W workmanship on which proposal
Is based, must he submitted with pro¬
posal.
Allproposnls must be !ti the hands
of the undersign, -d at 36 Green s;re<t,
N'azarpth, pn., no: later than 6 p m..
Monday. October 29.  1923.
The Board reserves the rlgh' to
Kiect any or al! proposals.
C. J, KNAUSS, Secretary.
Motion carried  on   the    following
W*   Yea:    Kern,     Knauss,   Hawk
Ml Cold.    Nay    none.
Motion  of  Hawk   and   Kern,   that
.. /isinc   Principal   purchaae
"W additional  desks  for    the     Ural
ft* rooms, carried on the following
'ol«:  Yen: Kern. Knauss. Hawk and
<™1 May: none.
Go motion of Hawk and  Kern tho
p adjourned
r j KNAI'SS. Secy.
List in Museum; Officers
Elected; Vesper Held
The sixty-sixth annua] meeting of
the Moravian Historical Society took
place here on September 27.
The business meeting at 11.15 a.
m. was held at the Whlteflald House,
with the president. Dr. W. N.
Bchwarie In the chair. Among those
in attendance from a distance were
Miss Fries, of Winston-Salem: the
Misses Bell, of Philadelphia; F. S
Bixler. of Easton, and Hoy. A. I\
Lawry, president of the Northamp¬
ton County Historical Society,
In t
he absence of the treasurer. \v.
E,  Sii
girled,   bis  report   was  lead by
the g,
retai      It showed an exa -s of
Invi si
■ vei-    trust    funds    of
$ S 5 4.
,: ol resources over liabilities,
|309.
2; the receipts for   the    year,
$781.:
8;     disbursements     1253.86;
which
with the balance of the last r -
porl a
mounting to $693.43, showed a
balan<
e of $1200.95,   September    1,
1
1923.
The secretary reported the death
of eight members during the year.
Seventeen new members were ele< ted,
twelve nitlve and five associate.
Seven hundred dollars were order¬
ed placed to the credit of the Publi¬
cation Committee to meet the ex¬
pense of the printing of the forth¬
coming volume published hy tho -o-
ciety.
Albert Brodhead contributed $6
for a suitable notice of the places of
historic interest to be placed in the
hotels.
Immediate attention to the monu¬
ments of the old graveyard and at.
Shekomeko, N. Y. and Wechquad-
nach  was ordered.
The librarian reported the follow¬
ing sifts to the museum:
From Ephraim Loux. two sickles
such as were used on the farms at
Christian   Spring,   both   left   handed.
A cut of the old Moravian parson-
ate. Nazareth, from the "Item" Pub¬
lishing Company.
Volumes 26, 27, 28, Reports of
Pennsylvania German Society; the
German Soldier in the Wars of the
V. S.. a portfolio of lithographs: two
receipted bills of payment of wages
to Washington's coachman, one of
th.se hearing the name of the first
President, and thought to be his au-
tograph signature; and half dozen
other Interesting relics, from Mrs. A.
D. Thaeler
Relics .i  the Moravians in  North
'Continued on  Page Three.)
WANTEtf-A NEW FALL SUIT
RECORD RALLY DAY
IN EVAN. CHURCH
The Rally Hay services held in
Hainan Memorial Evangelical church
on Sunday, September 30 were a
great success.
The main auditorium and the Sun¬
day School room were decorated with
palms, ferns, cut flowers and corn
stalks, which, together with the
abundance of fruits and vegetables
tastefully arranged within the chan¬
cel, formed a beautiful picture.
Special instrumental and vocal
music were features of the day. In
the morning the pastor delivered an
interesting message on music and
song and also gave the history of a
number of standard hymns. The
Rev. John F. White, pastor of Trinity
Evangelical church, Easton, waa the
tli«
GOLDEN EAGLE PAST CHIEFS
ASSOCIATION MEETING
The Past Chiefs Association of
Northampton county of the order of
Knights of the Golden Eagla held
•heir quarterly moo ing on Tuesday
i ,'enlng al Baal Bangor with 51 past
chiefs if the ensiles preaent. Presi-
di ■ • Oscar I.a Rue, of Easton. presid¬
ed Bl the nif. ting. Past Chiefs were
present from the following castles:
Easl Bangor, Fllckavlllo, Eaaton,
Nasar th and Bethlehem. District
Grand Chief E. H. Young, of Easton,
assisted by Grand High Priest Ga rge
II. Bcharer and oth rs of the past
chief association held a special meet¬
ing of the grand castle of Pennsyl¬
vania and conforred the past ehl ■■(.
degree upon 1 1 members of th" var-
loua I astlaa. The next meeting of the
is-, i latlon will be hold al Easton on
December  12  al  which  time Grand
Chief   Harrison   Fox.   of  EaatOtt,  will
.1. liver the main addreaa
spoake
■  of  the  :
ftl
rnoon.
He   e
tose
for   hil
subject
"Nehen
li.ih.
the
B u i I d e
" and th
d
Iscoursi
waa
»oth
Inter
int.-  anil
plring.
The
Inal
servlci
of the all
-di
y rally
was a
har-
VI si  !
■ ii   servii
at wbic
i lime
the
,i...  Rev
-.     H.
Klch
inc.
pi   ich
.1 a time
ly
sermon
on
the
text, "
.e-l   I's  (',,
Into the
Field.'
Thi
attandanc
3 a
t each s
ervli e
was
gratify
ns   and   the
total   i
ill 01 IT)
di'
money
raised   W
is
$lil2 51
Fclb
wincr tbe
m
ornlng
jervlci
\\\
H. Kortz and V.
A
Mi ix, 11
gave
•cry
timely
addresses
in
thi   Sun
I l v BC
lOOl
rally.
VAZA1
ETII LADY
NAI! IK
nvi v
IS
(AIMS   1)1
tOWM
ING
COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MEETING
At Arndt's Church, October
12th; Interesting Pro¬
gram Arranged
Mrs.
njuries and drowning by Stepp-   and  f).nm tIlpl.e
Miss Irene Roth spent the week¬
end at Scran ton where she attended
,,... ,•,,.■ rai of her nn. le, William
Oberst.
Mrs. .1. V  F. therolf and the Misses
, rr   and    Geneva    Miller
(nests of Mri   1. I. Groner
Raymond Oswald, South
Broad street. Nasareth, on Wednes¬
day morning narrowly escaped seri¬
ous  i
ing on a floor concealing a cistern or
well in the cellar of the house.
Not know what was under the
board floor, presuming It was tin or¬
dinary cellar floor, and while doing
her house work, unthinkingly stepped
on the same which save way throw¬
ing her into the water. Presence of
mind saved her from going down by
getting  hold   Of  a   nearby  pipe.     She
struggled heraelf clear of the hidden
.lane. r.   Th-- chaml er containa more
than elghl  feet of water.
A very interesting program has
been arranged for the County His¬
torical Society which meets at
Arndt's church, near Tatamy, on Fri¬
day, Oct. 12, it being Columbus Day.
Rev. P. A. Laury, D. D., president, of
Bethlehem, will read a carefully pre¬
pared history of Arndt's church.
Amdta, is one of the historic church¬
es of our county and much interest is
taken In the coming event. Many of
the founders of our county and also
Revolutionary soldiers are buried in
Arndt's i bun hyard.
Mi>> Barbara Fretz, of Eaaton, will
• at a paper on the "Fur Trade 0f
impton County." From Arndt's
church the society will proceed to
Hecktown church, where Miss Minna
Von Steuben, will address thi
ence, and give a list of those who
s i", ed in the Revolutionarj War. and
are buried in 'he Hecktown I • -.i -
tery, and she will then read a short
paper on the Von Steuben family.
Dr. Laury la getting together much
valuable historical matter, relative to
the Colonial churches of Mi. county.
lb- i- doing a vast amount of work
translating from the original old rec¬
ords, an.l Classifying all the loose
data in such form, that it will add
very greatly to the historic value of
all such records, and be of unbound¬
ed advantage historically, to North¬
ampton county.
The meeting  at    Arndt's     church.
to
tbe
Hecktown
ROD & Gl'S (I lit SHOUT
ON sAll 111i \V, hi TOBEH
GET TOGETHER FOR FIRE PRE¬
VENTION WEEK-OCT. 7 to 13
The Naz
i'l   held     1
• a
■; at   1.30
tt
till of our patrons and]
lr share in .'• 1 brat- |
a week. Tha t'e.a- I
i k  is sal    isldi   :' ir
n purpoeea is d
October  9     '   :'     the
IIIIob
ty consume
sry w.. i; in
ravantton w.
■. I fie   "
\ number
■ l  bv r >rr
hill
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fo previ ■
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kirn |a
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k
ajk?,1")':,! "' bo,  ashes   in
p,a',!|s  an.I   agHlnst   comba-'ibl
•"trial,.
IS,l. "''    '■iMrettea     rr.:
Electi
!'.:'.        ■    ectrlc v
log!     -   lue to us- o
th  Rod  and   Gun   club
eeting Monday e, ening,
OH Municipal building.
n street   ad   •   ■ hoped all
ira will be ; ri -• at,
g Satui rnoon, i let.
o'i lock 'he club will have
lr bow grounds i Nasa
la),    Ni w i i the time
,•  trip to th •
id  tel in a
church, promises to be of unusual in¬
terest, and will tend to show to the
people of old Northampton county
how wa are indebted to those who
lived, .am! endured privations, and
the many dlaadvantagaa of pritnative
living, In tha early yeara of our his-
torv.
OLD FOLK DAY IN
LOCAL CHURCHES
Old Folk Day will be celebrated
with appropriate services at St.
John's Reformed church. Nazareth,
next Sunday morning, Oct. 7, at
10.30 o'clock.
The following committees have
been appointed: Decorating com¬
mittee, the Teacher Training Class;
Flower Committee, Mrs. Howard
Shafer, Mrs. Elmer Trine and Mrs. O.
T. Knauss; Flower Oirls. Lena Mill-
heim, Stella Johnson. Julia Walters
and Mae Hoch: Committee on Auto¬
mobile Service, A. J. Stofflet, Owen
Hess. Fred Honeyman. John Mohr.
Steward Schmidt. Alvin l'nangst,
John Sobers and Howard Shinier:
Committee on Fetchinsr Decorations.
Charles H. Rasley, William Smith
and Ceorge Roth.
The names of those 70 years or
: ■ ■ • ' ■ .'.■"■ W 111 im Har-
ind '.'':"■- H - ' ii upon en¬
tering the church. The flower eirls
will be dressed In white. Every per¬
son 70 yeara i f agi or .above will be
pi •■"",..1 with the usual beautiful
flower, whilst a large bouquet will he
given to the oldest member attending
as well ss to the oldest visitor pres-
int.
NAZARENE IN
JAPAN WRITES
OFJARTHQUAKE
Edga r Fleischman Tells A bout
His Experience During
Horrible Disaster
The following is a letter received
by Mrs. E. H. Fleischman. of Green
street. Nazareth, whoso husband is
an employe of the Rates Valve Bag
Co., of Chicago, in the capacity of
traveling salesman, and was located
at Yokohoma at the lime of the great
earthquake. Mr. Fleischman has
been employed by the Bates Co, for
Quite a number Of years and about
two years ago tho company found it
necessary, through increased busi¬
ness, to h ive n representative in
Japan and Mr. Fleischman being one
of thi ir most capable men was trans¬
ferred to Japan to establish and
maintain an office there. Mr. Flel '•-
man has many friends and is wdl
known in Nazareth and the following
letter waa much welcomed in reliev¬
ing the situation.
Kobe. Japan, Sept. 0. 1923.
I wiah to tell you al! just how I
Baved my.-. If. and am very glad that
I did not lose my head al the time
this great disaster happened.
The earthquake occurred tit 12
o'elock noon, September 1. Friday
evening Mr. Bates and I were to-
getber at my hotel and we arranged
'n bo together Saturday and get.
ready for a trip through Japan. I
left the hotel at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning with my Interpreter. Mr.
Iwamoto, for the bank and then to
go to the barber shop and to the
Grand Hotel to see Mr. Bates. I met
Mr. Bates at about 11 a. m. and
asked him to go to the bank alone as
1 wished to go to the barber shop,
which was in the basement of the
Grand Hotel and then to meet each
other again afterward.
(Continued on Page Two)
MOTHERS DISCUSS
ERECTION OF MONU¬
MENT WITH COUNCIL
Gas,   Water  and   Sewerage
Companies to End Work
This Week
GRADUATION EXERCISES
OP CRADLE ROLL
On Sunday   evening    the     annual'
graduation exercises of   the    Cradle,
Roll  of  St.  John's  Lutheran  church
will be held  in   connection with  the,
regular vesper service.   At this serv-
j fee .i very encouraging group of chil-i
dren will be promoted from the;
Cradle Roll  to 'he   Sunday    School..1
| The   children   will   appear   upon   thei
platform   robed   in   white   caps     and
gowns for the presentation of the di-
plomaa.
\ special program   con=istinc    of
addresses by persons whose ability as |
public Bpeahers la wall and favorably
known  and exercises by the primary I
i hoi: w
SOCIETY
RI SINESS
MEKTIM.
A general meeting of the Nasareth
Choral  Society la called for October
, ■ . i,i p. m. In the boys' room at
the "Y." All members ere urged to
attend a> very ; r i bueln «s la
■    bo trai By   n '
On Sunday morning the annual Old
'  'a service will be held In   St.
Jonh's Lutheran church.    Invitations
have  boon   extended   to   all   members
and friemis of the congregation who
are seventy or more years of age.    As
gueats of the congregation th. -
sons win be conveyed to and from the
church in automobiles placed at their
disposal by the members of the con¬
gregation. The church Will be ap¬
propriately decorated for this oeca-
aion as a tribute to those in whose
honor this service is held, \ bou¬
quet of flowers will in the name of
the congregation will be ; r< sented to
both   the  oldest   member   an !   i laitOT
pr sent.
The several committees are work¬
ing diligently with determination to
. -  ',- •'-.'   occasion both pleas mt and
department.
id.    Tl
nual event to
forward   with
Come and  see
'   ■:
diploma.     II   i
Special   music  will  be
is  has  become an   an-
'.'hieh many people look
pleasure  and  delight,
'; ippy these chil-
iving  their  firs-
s a scene worth whip.
The decorating committee for thi-
occasion is as follows; Mrs. Fro.'
Heckman, Mrs. Charles Savitz. Mart-
Hawk. Irene Savitz. Anna Kaiser
Mrs    Engene Rader, of Wind  Gap
waa the guest of Mrs. Emellne White-
sell on Sunday,
Mrs. Allen Starner is spending
s.v.rai weeks bI Ithaca, N. Y., visit¬
ing her husband.
A regular stated meeting of Town
Council was held this first day of Oc¬
tober, 1923, at S o'clock p. m. in the
Council room with all of the members
present excepting Mr. Starner. The
president. Mr. Welty, presided.
On motion of Mr. Knecht, seconded
by Mr. Kern, the minutes of th r f-
ular stated meeting of Sept. 3 and of
the special meeting of Sept. 12, 1923,
were adopted as read.
On motion of Mr. Yeisley  ser I
by  Mr.   Hartzeil.   the  following
were ordered to be paid r.s read
.1.  P. Maeey     ,1       00
Clarence Everett      13      |
John  Snyder  121       I
Nazareth  National  Bank   .    .800!       '
James   Hoch             0 25
Vigilance Hose Co      50   Ifl
w   i:   Slegfriod       10.25
C.   F    ."" 20 "0
II.  IV   Kmz       SO.00
Slate  Belt Tel.  Co 14
E, J, Dnangat & Sons         1.38
Trumbower Co    200.74
The Keen Edge Shop           i "0
Dexter Concrete Mfg. Co.   ..     "■     I
Gamewell Fire A. T, Co.  ... "I
f.udwig Himler       18.00
Neumeyer  Brothers 1917.58
Grant  Kahler           5 oo
Warren Fdy. d- Pipe Co.   . . .     79.08
AtlanticaRefining Co    £79.S9
E. H. Tiller    145.00
Naz. Coal & Lumber Co.   ...     51.39
Edward  Broad            4.35
Blue Mt. Water Co    225.00
Phoenix P. C. Co      10.10
James L.  Ritter           3.30
Naz. Planing Mill Co      14.00
J. L. Simons          5.05
James Paul         50.00
Friedman   Brothers         22.50
Supervisors Pay Roll    235.97
Communications.
Communication from the Chief
Burgess suggesting the purchase of a
new flag for the Circle and fixing a
bad spot on Main street to prevent
horses from slipping were referred to
the Public Property and Highway
Committees respectively.
On motion of Messrs. Leopold and
Lindenmoyer. communication from
the State Highway Department Ball¬
ing attention of municipalities to pro¬
hibit placing of gasoline tanks on
highways which would prevent the
passage of two machines while a
third machine was parked, was r. .1
and ordered to be placed on file
On  motion of Messrs.  Y-isley and
Hartzeil.   communication    from
John's Lutheran church council r\
tive  to  extension  of  curb    line-       n
Broad and Prospect streets waa r   - 1
and ordered to be placed en fil
Reports of Committees.
Highway:    Mr.   Lindenmoyer   re¬
ported that due to the delay of  'he
Interurban  Gas Company in  gt
their    mains    and     extensions      in
promptly on North New street.  Neu¬
meyer Brothers had been eom '■
to move their shovel three time         1
therefore unable to start on the New
street  hill  on  Friday last.     He  fur-
ther stated that  the contractor
vised him that  due to the cor.
dlgginc up of the graded stroa
(Continued on Page Eight*
The perso
as   foil
Kleppini   r,
Iola Laudlg,
in.. I
Der
Mrs
Mrs
Uti   ■ Esther
' •   e commute >   -
srating:  Mrs. i
Herbert     '!  Im
Henry Hoch, I
•■   Mrs. R   T
Hoch; Flowers: Myra Druckenmiller
Pearl Schnen   Helen Roth; At
Frank Rohn, It I Roth. C. TI
j Klepplnger, al 1" Stubi r, Morris
j Kahler, Ce ■       1 Savlti
up-.; - I musl      'ill    be
ACTIVITIES GALORE AT "Y"
FOR COMING WINTER SEASON
The  ' ■ s  formally I forma  of  exercise    for     the  "t
opened September 2 1 when  'he Brat J business man.    Here's   h     ng
In rlli |   league    was  some new faces will be aeon  h
oiled  '   ■ teams captained I gym during the coming month.
1'-"'  Mr    Grim Mr.     Loux.     Thei I hose who are interested in this
league  Is  madi I      n  teams  ol   i f exercise should hand their n
the way the   to the director.    The following
men ha tumping    into    the[ temporary schedule of hi
' neh    lous claaaea:
iho
All
kind
lines
A
riirviv AGENTS DOING
vidiirnnii \i
i ever
rtna ...    0f
aeen
n.i will 'trove
WORK
Id.
ted .a in acting
Mrs     Hai
ii ,r '•
Mra.
»d Mi
Bui
Frld "
>, •
day, ' '.
Basket
Men's Claaaea,
- Monday, ; to
M r
In  Tr  ubl
Monday
> A
r,n\-' ci i
Mi n.
Frl-
Fii-
-
I
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l)Sl
:      tt!      'I
ith   I:
Yankee American League Pennant Winners of 1923
Sparks from •■' <■ -
rubblsl    without
ton
ks.
ri   -i 1111   furniture
• ■    •  with   -'
•     ">■   hre    ;.iss     Is
■ i everybody's ft-
ifOWng, curtains, etc. exposed to '   ™«  'll'«  ,he greHt *f
"**'« i'h  stove   and     open flame I jorltv    of     "'• *        , r-ven-abl"
through   the   .-xerclse     of    ordlBary
v.,
"M foals falling from stove
carefulness
7 to I.
,1!  practice—Friday,
Y"
no
hood
at thi
I   to
Evening—Wednesday, 7 to s
i! classes will be arrans.
0est if groups are largo
i'f   forget  that   "Who   R
Wis in Flower" will be s'
a
•lira
iiere
I'.ir  the third  consecutive  fear  Miller  Ilugglne b«» piloted the N. Y. Americans to a pennant and tbe
rlKlit  tn play In the World Series.    This Is a new picture of the 1U23 playera.
those
Ok   part  In  this
leagM    last
11 again come o it
for the var-
This is e,,p
"f the finest
". Oct.  15-10.    This 1<
One show '<nd should pre .
. ni • a  ■    Ing.    Remamber that
aril! be ' nt  oba ihow each r:lu'
tint 're . •  7.30   o'clock.    Got    your
They ar» now on sale.
"i to awlm at the "Y."    Imll-
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clubs for each class.