The Conshohocken Recorder, June 14, 1921

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Number 5135 PUBLISHED EVERT
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1921.
Arrested on One Charge, She
Admits a Second and Then
Jumps Her Hail Hond .ind
Decamps.
WORKED AS DOMESTIC
Desertlona pilore was IMP outcome
<>f a hearing held at the office of
latrate Ughl on Saturday morn-
Ini . win n lira. Antloni tte I tattoli,
was arranged on the charge of de-serting
her husband and seven child-ren
In Camden, N. J. n was proved
thai the woman was nol the one
wanted In Camden, bul Bhe admitted
thai she had deserted her husband at
Jersey City, N. .).. after he threatened
her life. Later in the day sin- proved
to be a deserter again when she took
French leave from the home of Chas.
Ifoore, Sixth avenue and Maple
street, where she had been employed
as ■ domestic, making him subject to
a Forfeiture of t'Mm ball bond offered
tu kii|i her <>iit i>f Jail and some
other debts contracted for by her and
fur whlch*he promised to make good.
Antoinette came in this borough
several days ago with a man by the
name of Joseph Btaftoll. They went
to tin' hoini' of Mr. Moore and lie em-ployed
her as a housekeeper. The
man did hoi live at the Moon- home
bul waa a frocjtaent visitor, Last
week ii leaked oul tl,»t the woman
had deserted her husband al NTewark,
N. .i. Detective Rungerio notified
the Newark authorities bul he re-ceived
no answer. Later he got in
communication with the Camden nu-thoritles
ami they notified the local
authorities thai a woman in that
city had deserted her family and gave
Instructions to arrest the woman
and hold her until Identification
could be established.
■ in Saturday morning Officer Spur-lento,
armed with a warrant went to
the Moore house and took the woman
into custody, At the hearing before
Magistrate Light, iim woman claim-ed
thai she waa nol a deserter from
Camden but that she had deserted
her husband from Jersey City after
ho had threatened her life. The ball
w;t8 fixed at $300 in order to give Hie
t'umdcii authorities a chance to come
to Una borough for the purpose of
Identification. Mr. Moore Immedi-ately
went the woman's hail and she
was discharged and went homo with
him.
, Lute in the day Mr. Moore relum-ed
to the Magistrate's otHce and told
liim that he had made all ways for
her to escape from the house secure.
II. ;iisn said that the reason he
waiiicd her to be at his iiome waa
i., cause the woman had purchased
considerable clothing an i that ho had
promised tO make good if She failed
to pay the bill..
After having the Office Mr. Moore
Went home only to ' liiul thai h's
housekeeper had again deserted and
left him to face the I,ail l.on.l and al-so
moke good the debt contracted
for Ihe clothing.
when the Camden authorities ar-rived
in town and consulted with the
local authorities they were convinced
that the woman was not tho one
wanted In Camden.
John Bowker Seriously III
John Bowker, a director of the
Tradesmen's National bank and for
many years a resident ot this bor-ough,
was taken suddenly ill yester-day
morning at his home. 4414 Wal-nut
street, Philadelphia, with an at-tack
of acute Indigestion and did not
rally from the attack. At noon to-day,
he bad not recovered conscious-ness.
Mr, Rowker for many years oper-ated
the .1. A 8. I/ces textile mills
In this borough and retired from the
business when lie sold the property
to the H. C. Jones Company. Mr.
Rowker while a resident here served
in town council and Ihe school board
and was identified with every local
public movement. He sold his resi-dence
at Third avenue and Harry
street to St. Mntlhew's parish and
removed lo Philadelphia. Mr. Bow-ker
Is engaged in the real estate
business with his brother George
Rowker in Mnnnyunk and Philadel-phia.
MEN CLASSED AS
DRAFT EVADERS
The following i.s a IM of Ihe men
reported by Draft Board No. 1 "f
Montgomery county aa falling to
respond to the call for service. It
may lie that some If these men were
in the service and had entered before
being called by theli board, rlw list
is published with this understanding
thai if there are nun listed us slack-ors
who wire in the military service,
notice of the fact ahou'l be given
tie War iJepirtmeni ;i Washington
that the records may he corrected,
. The following are listed as slacker;
from District No. -:
Cillllo Armandoe, Norristown, Pa.
Pierre Barke, Center street. Spring
Mill Pa,
Joseph Bell, Church road) Ablng-ton
township, Pa.
Louis Bordley, Boochwood Stable,
Jenklntown, Pa.
Janus Bradley, No ISIS Broadway
street, ttmblum, Pa,
1'iaeeo Carmlllo, aft, Cannel ave-nue.
Edge mil. Pa.
David s. Cassldy, Willow Grove,
Pa.
Matthew Chives, Phllmont, Pa.
Henry Howe Port Washington, Pa,
Baichl Inoyiie. Lee avenue, Willow
Clove. J'a.
Joseph B, Jackson. Highland ave-nue.
Ambler. Pa,
Jos, VV. I.ealhcrberry, Plymouth
Meeting, Pa.
Albert Lee, Willow Grove, Pa.
George Lee, Rosyln, i'a.
Ri bert Lee, Hatboro, Pa,
!•'rank C. LOUX, HatbOrO, I'a.
Cosml Peno, -No. r,ic Christian
street. Philadelphia. I'a
joe Ranello, Fltswatertown, Pa,
.lose Rodelgwea, R. P. D., NOrrto-town,
Pa,
Harry Roth. I'pper Dublin. Pa.
Henry Santera, R, f. i> No. 4, Nor-ristown.
I'a.
Samuel Marcus Scherr, Hatboro.
Pa.
Oscar I.. Bchllpp, Wyndmnor. Pa.
Robert Washington, Plymouth,
West, I'a.
George Whiting. Roslyn. Pa.
Charles Wilson. No. 204 Chestnut
street, rear. Ambler, I'a.
Hlllard Conrad, Roslyn. Pn.
Charles Demino. Norristown, Pa.
Prod Douglas. Plymouth Meeting,
Pa.
Ladlalaw Penes, Norriatown, Pa,
John Kin ley. l-'liiurtnwn, Pa.
ciauder Fitchewt, Plymouth West,
Pa.
Constantine Fomocola, Huntingdon
Valley, Pa.
John W. Henderson. Fort Wash-ingloiiiiirlon.
I'a.
Rryn Kilhniil, Willow Orove Pike,
Pa.
William H. I.ucas, North Clenside,
I'a.
Louis Manias, Norristown. Pa.
Manuel Marcus, Norristown, I'a.
Came (Came) Maim, Norristown,
PedrO Meneli.isa. Norristown. Pa.
Pa,
Gulsoppe MesslneO, Forl Washing-ton.
Pa.
Andrew Mlgky, No. I Nelloy Gean
Park, WW1( w Grp^e, Pit
Willinm II. Smallwood. North
Glenslds, Pa.
John Smith. Plymouth Meeting. Pa.
Gilbert Thomas, No. 108 North
street •Amble-. P i.
Charles Thompson. Cherry street,
Jenklntown, Pa.
Carl V. Tornnuost. Philmont Coun-try
Club, Pa.
Joseph I'rlan, Springfield township.
Pa.
William Warring. Plymouth West.
Pa.
ENTERTAINED TELEGRAPHERS
The Misses Anna and Marie Tier-nan.
Harry street, entertained twelve
vnun-r. ladles of the office force of .lie
Western I'ninn Telegraph Co., Phil-adelphia,
on an outing to Valley
Forge. Saturday afternoon, followed
by a dinner at the home of the Miss-es
Tlernan in the evening. The u.u-iv
went to Valley Forge by automo-bile
leaving Twelfth and S-'aosom
streets, Philadelphia, "at 1.80 n. m.
They arrived In Conshohocken it
f,.30 p. m. after n very enloyiil-l* af-ternoon
spent in the Intorestli.g his-toric
place. The guests were Miss
Anna Hovler, Commander of Amer-ican
i.egion. Pos( No. 50: Mis-- Mar-tha
High. Miss .lane McGlove. M'M
Margaret Transell. Miss VerO PllS-natrlck.
Miss Barn Lledlck, Miss
Pose Royle. Miss Ifnrejnivt Devlin,
Miss Mary Myers. Mir.i Catharine
Connelly, Miss Gathleen Devlin, Miss
Annie and Miss Marie Tlerman.
ST. JOSEPH'S
SEMINARY GRADUATES
The graduation exercises of Mt.
St. Joseph's Seminary. Crestnut Hill,
were held yesterday afternoon,
Amenm those who received degress
were Misses Mary Margaret I I'Neill.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. John
J. O'Donnell. of Kim and Light
BtrOetS, and Alice Marie Moany, dau-ghter
of Mrs. P. i. Meaifey, of Pay-ette
street. Potb received degrees
in music, and both are graduates of
St. Matthew's school. Another mem-ber
of the elnss was Miss Margaret
Bliiabeth McGrath, of Philadelphia,
ami a former resident of this bor-ough,
she was also awarded (he
gold medal for proficiency In the
domestic science class. The address
to the graduates was delivered by the j
Rt. Rev. Mgr. ii. T. Drumgoole, D. D.
HIGH SCHOOLS WILL
C. H. S. Will Graduate 17 and
Hold Commencement June
24.—West Conshohocken's
Exercise June 17.
SERVICE FOR CLASS
The RIOHTKU JBWBLRY BTORH
will ullow a ten per cent, discount on
all purchases made this month.—
Advertisement.
Plenty of Special Business
For Town Council
At the request of the street com-mittee,
president of town council. W.
C. Garret! has called a special meet-
!rc of council for Wednesday even-ing
at 7.30 o'clock. Council will meet
at Third avenue and Maple street to
view the water course there and the
properties of the Cardamones and.
Cardinn, the owners of which have
entered suit against the borough,
claiming damages owing to Ihe un-healthy
condition of the course. Im-mediately
after this business has
b"ii done, council will nd.lourn to
the eenneil chamber and will consid-er
business offered by the street
committee in passing upon the re-vised
bids for the resurfacing of Kim
Street between Fayette and Harry
streets: passing upon the plans for
the grading of Third avenue from
Fayette to Harry street and also to
lake action upon a petition of Loyal
Order of Moose for the use of Front
avenue for a b'oek party to be held
Thursday, Friday and Saturday ev-enings
this week.
ADVERTISE IN RECORDER
The ,"i0th annual .oininciH oment of
the high school will be held in the
high school adultorlum, Priday even-ing,
June 24, at B o'clock, when a
class o( IT win ue given diplomas.
The valedictorian Is .Miss Isabel
Dougherty and Miss Dorothy Hlltner
is the salutatortan, Hon. Pletcher
Stu.es, of Narberth, will deliver the
ci Dtmi no meiii oration and William
Cleaver, president of the school boaVd
and who has probably awarded di-plomas
to more classes than any
other director in the •ounlv, will
again present the diplomas on behalf
of .he Hoard.
The class will attend service In
Calvary P, K church at 10.80 Sunday
morning, and Rev. J.* Kennedy Moor-house,
the rector; will preach .1 bac-calaureate
sermon.
The olasa has completed their
similes 1 n,i on Thursday will e i LO
Washington, 1'. C, chaperoned by
the Misses Bhefly and .liui.-.s. Irnli-crs
in the commercial department.
They will return home 00 Saturday,
The following will be the pro-gram:
March High School Orchestra
Invocation Rev. J, T. Fox
Selection High School Chorus
Salutatory Dorothy Hlltner
Chorus High School
Valedictory Mabel Dougherty
Selection ... High School Orchestra
Commencement Oration
Hon. Fletcher W. Stiles
Selection High School Chorus
Awarding of Diplomas
William Cleaver
(President of Board of Education)
Selection ... High School Orchestra
Distribution of prizes.
Announcements
Benediction .. Rev. J. Aimer Bavies
Selecllon ... High School Orchestra
The Motto of the class is: "To-night
wo launch: Where shall we
Anchor "
The colors are. Pink and Steel.
The Flower Is, Pink Rose.
The Class Officers are, Ralph
WVntling, President; Carl Holliday,
Vice President; Olive Murray, Sec-retary;
Mabel Dougherty, Treasur-er.
The Class Roll Is as follows:
Marlyn lieRoy Ambler, Clara Roslyn
Berman, Mabel Helen Dougherty.
Mary Wilmer Fnringer, Charles
Franklin Goshon, Joseph Carl Holi-day,
Dorothy May Hart. Dorothy
Hlltner, Ida Mae Horisk, Charles
Francis Larkln, Naomi Anderson
Ix)ng. Charles Messlnger, Olive Hey-wood
Murray. Vivian Hazel Myers,
Marlon NevfiTe, Ralph Edward Went-ling,
Jane I.ee Warrell.
West Side to Gr?duate Four
The annual commencement exer-cises
of -the West Conshobocken
High School will be held !n Odd
Fellows' ball. West Conshobocken,
on Friday evening. The class is com-posed
of four members as follows:
Elmer E. Hoffman Lynch, Marion
Ruth Ferrier, Helen Beatrice W.
Colcn and Frances Marie D. Harper.
The valedictorian honors were
won by Elmer E. Hoffman Lynch,
Miss Ferrier lias been assigned the
salutory, while Miss Colen will give
the class history and will also have
the class prophecy. Miss Harper
has the class will and will also make
the cluss presentations.
The address lo the graduates will
bo delivered by Rev. Guy C. Lam-son,
D. D. of Wayne. Dr. Lamson
is a man of wide educational exper-ience,
an extensive traveler and in
hearty sympathy with the public
school. He is nn eloquent speaker
and possesses to a wonderful degree
the fuculty of holding bis uudiences.
The diplomas will be presented by
Thomas E. Ambler, president of the
school board.
The motto of tne class is "Deeds
Not Words''
The class colors are green and
yellow.
Tho class flower is yellow rose.
The following program will be
rendered
Invocation ... Rev. Wm. C. Phillips
Salutatory .... Marion Ruth Dcwocs
Music Orchestra
Class History and Class Prophecy..
1 leien Beatrice Colen
Music Orchestra
Class Presentation
Frances Morris Harper
Music <(rohestra
Valedictory, Btmer D. Hoffman Lynch
Music '.. Orchestra
Address to Graduates
Dr. Guy C. Damson
Music Orchestra
Presentation of Diplomas
Thomas K. Ambler,
President of School Hoard.
Music School
Benediction,
Schools Observe
Children's Day
! Children of Sunday Schools Present-ed
Excellent Programs in Churches
Sunday Even.ng.
Children's Day was celebrated
throughout the borough on Sunday.
All of the exercises . were largely
attended and interesting programs
Were rendered by the members of
the various Sunday Schools. The
exercises in the Methodist and Hap
1 lit churches were held in the even-ings.
Tho programs in full are as
follows;
Presbyterian Church
Processional -"Onward Christian
Soldi,as" Organ and l'iuno
< Ipenlng Sentences:
Superintendent and School
singing 'The Children's King"
School
Prayer. ... , Pastor
Lord'a Prayer In concert.
Responsive Reading,
Mr I laser and School
Song—"I'p in the Tree Tops"
Primary and Beginners
Recitation—''The Children's Day"
Martha Hyde
Song ''Have You a Song for
Jesus" Kitty .Hastings
Recitation Hurry White
Song—"Little Children Praise the
Lord" Katharine Hart
Rodjtt&tlon:— Walter Hhickburn,
Margaret Glass, Margaret 1:111,■ 1.
Charles Foster.
Sou- "lie Loves Me Too"
Elisabeth Barr
Recitation:—Dorothy Smith Verna
Adams, ll.hn [rwln, Margaret
Foster,
Son;-,—"God Cares for Von"
Maitha Hyde
Recitation Anna Gray
Recitation—"Children's Days"
Eleven Primary I'upllfl
Song—"Children's Praises" School
Song—"I Will Follow Christ"
School
Address Pastor
< UTerlng
Bi ue, "Loves Service"
School nnd Congregation
Benediction.
see
Baptist Church
children's Day was observed at
the Baptist eliureh on Sunday even-ing,
when an interesting program
was rendeVed by the children of the
Sunday School before a large audi-ence
A feature of the program was
the seleclnon "Sharon's Fair Rose" a.
quartet rendered by Misses Esther
Rlghter, Margaret Hell, Marvin in
Ferrier and Mary Campbell. The
program in full followa:
Singing—"Happy Golden Summer
time" School
Responsive Reading.
Prayer P.ev. A .1. DavteS
Singing—"Beautiful Hoses" School
Reading Clara Rlghter
Singing—"Twilight Bells" ... School
Recitation "Sunshine and
Roses" '. Mildred Ruth
EDxerclBI—"What I Would Be"
Pour scholars of Intermediate Dent.
Quartet— ''Sharon's Fair Paso"
Misses Ksther Rlghter, Margaret
Bell, Marguerite Ferrier, Mary
Campbell,
Recitation "A Puzzler"'
Donald Toms
Exercise -"The Bosket of Roses"
SIN little girls of the Junior De-
1 :.■ 'ment.
Singing—"Through Woodland
Ways" . Bohn< I
Address Rev. A .1. Daves
Exercise "Johnny Jump
t"ps" Six iTiasat" Scholars
1 iffertory.
Singing "Bellr of Joy, Love.
Peace" School
Bencdlot'on Rev. A. J. Davlcs
• • •
Methodist Church
Seng School
Prayer Pastor
Bong Bunday School Brigade
Primary Department
Baptism
Song School
Cradle Roll Call
Dillle Silk. Marion I. Fisher
Welcome Richard McCiiigan
Walked and Talked .. Helen Griffith
Song—''Jesus Bids I's Shine"
Primary Department
All Fixed Sara Congloton
'•Sky So Hlue and Sunny"
Mar.iorie Minnie;
•"Roily to Bed and Early to niso"
Wayne Earl
"Best Day" Alice Fox
"Frightened" Mary Twredie
"Two Little Rose Hnds"
II illll.'ihel Neill
Olvlng. Sunshine. Helen F.lsenberg
Collection.
"Children's Day Morning"—
Willinm Silk. Richard MoOulean,
Samuel N'eal. Harry Krieble,
Harry Douglass.
Song—"Smiling in the Sun"
Primary Department
"I'll Tell You Something-
Chester Karl
Pretty Daisies.... .Mildred Murray
Little Folks:
Hazel Rigg. Warren Fisher
•'Small Hoy's Catch". .Lerov Todd
"\ Sunbeam' Helen Famous
"Children's Day" Irene Murray
Song-"We Are Little Hosebuds"
Primary Department
"The New 1'mbreUa
Charles McCarron
"A Snnnnv Salute" .Charles White
"The Cutest Things"
Isab"lle Dundon, F.mmn Dewees.
Ithoila MeGnlgan. Louise Davis.
Helen Ballev. Kvelvn Philips.
''Shower and Sunshine"
Dorothv Vnndegrift
"Just line Day* Albert Chase
"So Very Tall"..Clara Rodenhaugh
"Our Very Own". .Herbert Metzgipr
PUNNED FOR 4TH
Sports, Patriotic Meeting, Base
Ball, Hand Concerts and Fire-works
Will be the Fourth
of July Program.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
Conshohocken will fittingly cele-brate
the anniversary of the nation's
birthday on July 4th with a program
that "ill begin early in the morning
and continue throughout the day and
evening.
A meeting of the general committee
Which was ill charge of lust year's
celebration was held In the borough
hall Sunday afternoon. Chairman
Matthias Vercoe called tor reports
and the treasurer, Richard H. Bate
reported a balance on hand of $25!).
Authorization was given to use the
money tor the celebration this year,
The committee adjourned sine die.
immediately a new committee wica
organized to conduct the celebration
this year. Matthias Vercoe was
elected president, George Giles, sec-retary
and Richard H. Bate, treas-urer.
A tentative program was discussed
and a communication was read from
the Community Center stating ihe
Center is planning to bold athletic
spmts on the lib for children at the
athletic field.
The following chairman of commit-tees
were named: George M. S.
U:.ht, patriotic, meeting; T. F. Mo-
Cov. music: James Jones, athletics:
Rlchird II Hate, finance; Wllli"11
Kane, fireworks.
The following program for the day
was adopted:
8 u. m.—Flag raising at borough
hall.
9 a. m.—Athletic meet under the
auspices of the celebration committee
and the Community Center, at the
athletic field
2 -p. m.—Patriotic meeting at the
Park Houes.
3.30 p. m.—Base ball game, Mont-gomery
County IiOague uimc, Con-shobocken
vs. Souderton.
g p. m.—Hand concert and fire-works
at n place to be selected.
The bead will play at the various
events and also at the meeting and
will give a concert previous to the
' fireworks exhibition.
I The committees are now at work
arranging the details and another
meeting will he held in the borough
I hull on Sunday afternoon to hear re-
I ports.
The following report of the money
I collected by the members of the
1 finance committee and spent for
last year's celebration was made by
Richard H. Hate, chairman of Ihe
' finance committee:
RKCKIPTS
Collectors
Richard II. Hate »«55J50
.lames B. Ray !>".00
William Rats 7.00
oscar c. Freas 54 r,°
William Kane 137.00
Joseph Haiti le 10.00
C'lfford Campbell 130°
Jamea Jones, sale of badges 197.19
$1131.19
Ith of July Celebration 1920.
Report of Richad H. Bate. Treasurer
Louis Romalne'S W. C. Fire-works
Co »490.00
Philadelphia Badge Co 100-14
Conshohocken Hand :. 390.00
Incidentals 52.19
»1032.C3
Balance left from 1920 Col-
. . lectIons 98.56
Balance lefl from 1919 Col-lections
1J18
Balance left from 1918 Col-lections
360°
Balance left from 1917 Col-lections
IOOOO
Interest to December 1st.
1920 10 31
Total Balance $2311.05
CURB MARKET WILL OPEN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1 P. M.
The fourth summer curb market
will open on next Friday afternoon
nt one o'clock at Second avenue be-tween
Fayette and Harry streets.
The market is later than usual
opening this year, owing to the cool
weather and lack of rain.but at the
present time the farmers report a
gooil showing of vegetables and
fruit coming on. It is hoped the
housewives will find it both profit-able
and a pleasure to attend the
market The market Commttee ap-
I pointed by Council Is this year tak-jing
an active interest and we may
look lor decided improvement In a
short time the maret will reopen on
Tuesday also
(Continued On Page Two)
BIRTHDAY PARTY
A^party was tendered little Miss
Mary Jeffries, ali-hur home, 328 Hist
Hector street, lust evening, in honor
of her sixth birthday. Forty of her
little friends were present and a
most enjoyable time was spent In
music and games of various kinds.
Mary was the recipient of many to-kens
of remembrance. After refresh-ments
were served the little folks de-parted
for their respective homes,
well pleased with enjoyment and
wishing Mary many more such huppy
birthdays.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
$1.50 A YEAR PRICE TWO CENTS.
Local Woman First of Her
Sex to Head Grand Jury
To Charlotte T. Thomas, wife of
Dr. J. Qulncy Thomas, of this bor-on-
'i. bus fallen the honor of being
the firsl woman in this eoiinlv 10 la-chosen
foreman of the grand Jury.
Serving on the grand jury with Mrs.
Thomas air two other women. Ruth
T. Blnckley, Jenklntown and Ruth
lish. Whltemursh.
Former county commissioner John
Hampton is a member of the grand
Jury ami owing to his ripe experi-ence,
the other Jurors serving for Ihe
first time, desired to make him forc-man
but Mr. Hampton urged the
election of a woman, believing the
women should be given every oppor-tunity
to gain experience In the pub-lie
service, and be nomiii lied Mrs.
Thomas, and to be gallant to the lad-ies,
she was, elected without opposi-tion.
The grand Jury began its sessions
yesterday alter lielnrj instructed in
their duties by Judge Swarl/.. The
ladies say the Judge is a perfect,
gentleman and that District Attorney
Rennlngei is ''awfully" nice.
This grand jury will Inspect the
jail and county home, giving close
attention to" the housekeeping meth-ods
employed.
BRIDEGROOM LOST
James Dixon and Bride, Who
was Miss Helen Donnelly,
were in Train Caught in
Flood.—Mr. Dixon Lost.
SISTERS MEET WIDOW
LOCAL ARTIST DESIGNS COVER
The cover for "Collier's" qf last
week was designed and drawn by
S. Gordon Smyth, Jr., son of Mr.
Mrs. S. Gordon Smyth, of West Con-shohocken.
The cover is In colors and pictures
an old seaman thrilling two children
a boy and a girl, with tales of the
sea. In the back ground is a model
Of a full rigged ship.
The artist chose as his model for
the old seainon Conshohocken's old-est
resident and the boy is also a
local boy. While the artist has in-tentionally
concealed the identity of
his models, much of their likeness
is retained.
Mr. Smyth served in the world
war and alter the signing of the ar-mistice,
he wus chosen from a num-ber
of young American artists and
given a course of study in French
art institutions.
He has drawn the illustrations for
several books and now has commis-ions
for a number of important illus-trations.
Going to France
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fox, of upper
Ford street, West Conshohocken,
will sail on Saturday on the Celtic
of the White Star Line, for Havre,
France, where they will remain in-definitely
Mrs. Fox is a native of
France being born and raised in the
Burgojne Sector, where she. taught
-school, for a number'of years-before,
and during the war. Mr. Fox went
to Franco with the American Expe-ditionary
Forces and It was while
there that he met and wed:his wife.
He spent about eighteen months in
France and returned to this country
with his wife after the signing of the
armistice.
Alterations Nearly Completed
Alterations which have been in
progress at the Meaney property on
Fayette street, changing the former
Market House Hote into two stores
is Hearing completion ' The large
plate glass windows are being set
in place to-day A new cement side.;
walk has been laid in front of the
place While digging out for the'
walk the men uncovered the old
well in which for many years stood i
a pump well known to the older'
residents of the borough but which
wus removed several years ago.
A sad and tragic ending to the
honeymoon of Mr. and Mrs. James
DlXOn, who were wedded In New
York on April ^7. and who were on
their way to California, was caused
by the recent Hood of Pueblo, when
the train in which they were pass-engers
was washed away In the Hood
and Mr. DlXOn lost his life.
Mrs. Dixon, before her marriage
was Miss Helen Donnelly, of Roxbor-ough,
and formerly of West Consho-hocken,
and was married to James
Dixon, Esq., of New York city. They
were on their honeymoon and were
on their way to California. They
were to Join Mrs. Dixon's sisters. Dr.
Florence Donnelly, of this borough
and Dr. Dorothy Donnelly, of Rox-boi'
ugh, at Colorado Springs.
In a letter received here by a friend
of Dr. Florence Donnelly, she stated
she and her sister Dr. Dorothy bad
planned to meet Mr. and Mrs. Dixon
at Colorado Springs and had preced-ed
Ihem by two days. Mr. and" Mrs.
Dixon were on leaving Pueblo. The
trail was held on a bridge crossing
the river just outside the city of
Pueblo and was caught in the tlood
waters. The train was washed away
and a number of the passengers were
lost. Including Mr. Dixon. Mrs. Dix-on
was rescued and made her way to
Colorado Springs where she met her
slaters
Dr. Florence Donnelly and Mrs.
Dixon are remaining at Colorado
Springs and Dr. Doroiny Donnelly
has gone into the devastated area to
search for Mr. DIXon'S body.
No details of the terrible time spent
In the train with the Hond waters
Washing) through it .except that it
stated Mrs. Dixon had a miraculous
escape.
A. L. AUXILIARY
MAKES BIG GAINS
The Indies' Auxiliary of John F.
DeHaven I'ost. A. L. has now enroll-ed
104 members. The regular month-ly
ineetinjn of the Auxiliary was held
last evening in the Park House and
was one of the best attended and
most enthusiastic the Auxiliary has
held. M new members were en-rolled
and the drive for members
will he continued in an effort to have
every mother, wife, sister and daugh-ter
of former service men to become
members.
Miss Mildred Grennor, who has
nerved as president since the organ-ization
of the Auxiliary and tinder
Whose administration such progress
has been made, resigned her office.
The resignation was accepted with
regret and Mrs. McCall. of Fast Hec-tor
street wos elected as her suc-cessor.
The Auxiliary finds need for a fi-nancial
secretary and Mrs. George
Cohee, Fast Sixth avenue, wos elect-
<d •••tivynr*-**"'* '
The next meeting will be held nt
the Park House. July 11 and much
Important business will be brought
before the members.
PURCHASED STORE PROPERTY
Express Train Restored.
The popular 4.10 p. m. express
train out of Broad Street which dis-continued
stopping her,- with the ad-vent
of daylight saving has been re-stored
and yesterday made the regu-lar
stop here. The train is still
operated on standard time and will
be continued on that time until June
26 when a new schedule will be put
into effect and the 4.10 p. m. tain
will leave Broad street at 4.10 p. m.
daylight saving time or 3.10 standard
time making the reguar stop here.
'Ifie Pennsylvania Railroad will
niuke changes In other trains to ac-commodate
the public In accordance
with daylight saving time in the
new schedule.
TO BE WEDDED TO-MORROW
The murriagc of Miss Carrie Hlliott
of 106 Hurry street, and Albert Craw-ford,
of Audubon, will be s>icmnued
to-morrow.
Deference to Public Opinion
"Why should a man of your wealth
care for money?''
"I don't cure for it," protested Mr.
Dustin Stax. '"It's the importance
that other people attach to It that
makes the individual feel it's desira-ble
to have as much of It as possi-ble."—
Washington Star.
ADYEltTJBE IN RECORDER
David Cabin, who has operated the
house furnishing store at the corner
of Elm and Fayette streets, since
July, 1019. has purchased the build-ing
from Mr. Kutner, of Camden, N.
J. It is the intention of Mr. Cabin
to make extensive alterations to the
building and convert it into a mod-ern
store. The front will he entirely
remodeled and made most attractive
The upper stories will be divided in-to
apartments and stock rooms.
The transfer of the building in-cludes
all of what wus formerly tho
old Methodist church building. This
does not Include the parsonage. Mr.
Gabin at the present time is using
all three stories of the corner pro-perty,
the upper story being used as
a ware house.
Mr. Gubin has been a resident of
this borough since 1914. He came
here to open and manage the present,
store for Mr. Berman. When the
war broke out in 1917 Mr Gabtn
gave up his position to engage In
war work and removed to Philadel-phia.
He returned here in 1919 and
purchased the business. Under his
direction the business has grown
wonderfully and believing that the
town needs a better and larger de-partment
store will change his place
of1 business to meet the needs. While
minor operations will be made im-mediately
to give more room Mr.
Gabin does not contemplate rebuild-ing
until next year.
RETURNED TO CAMP DIX
Gordon Hamilton, of the U. B.
Army, who has been spending a fur-lough
at the home of his parents,
Sheriff and Mrs. Jiutul Hamilton, re-turned
to Cump Dx this afternoon.
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BASE BALL WED. JUNE 15. S P.M.
Conshohocken vs.
Roy Thomas' Sharpies* A. A.
Admission 60 Cant*
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