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SWARTHMORE, PA., FEBRUARY 23, 1934
$2.50 PER YEAR
VITAMINS OF CLUB
LIFE DISCUSSED
Mrs. Eaton Leads Luncheon Discussion — Girl Scouts Give
Play on Tuesday
The House Committee Luncheon at
the Woman's Club House Tuesday
with the subject "Vitamins of Club
Lite" proved to be one of the most
popular programs Mrs. Roland Eaton,
chairman, has sponsored.
As a vitamin is an essential nutrition
to the body, so are club vitamins essential to a strong, healthy club. "Friendliness" was chosen as a vitamin and
discussed by Mrs. E. H. Bonsall. She
quoted Lincoln's idea of friendliness
as a "wayside well", and spoke of the
club as a place for diversified groups
and a clearing house for ideas for the
community. No one is more qualified
to speak concerning "Cooperation" as
a vitamin than Mrs. William T. Johnson, who said it meant team work and
that "Contribution and cooperation"
are necessary, if folks are to work together and grow spiritually in all walks
of life. "Publicity" is certainly a vital
part of club life, Mrs. William Hanny
said, if the club is to grow. Oral as well
.as the written word tells your neigh-
bor'what the club is doing and creates
a desire to be a part of club life. Mrs.
Edwin A. Yarnall, a past president of
the club, spoke of "The Balanced Program" in a knowing as well as witty
way, warning her hearers not to be
"no" folks when asked to do things.
She named the three elements necessary to the balanced program. These
are "Information", "Pure entertainment" (she quoted Shakespeare to
prove that pure meant joyful) and the
educational program. These give the
club member a liberal education.
?In the last twenty years women have
-/leveloped.or at least been given credit
IttT a keener sense of humor, Mrs. Eaton said, and Mrs. O. J. Gilcreest added
that it was the salt and pepper of club
life, and that "joking presents people
in their holiday attire." When mixed
in a club program it sends the mother
home with more patience, and she
advocates making it an "every day garment." Mrs. J. A. Perry's subject
was "Club Life Develops Personality". Distinction cf character is
brought out by work) in the club, especially in the section meetings which
are growing each year. The speaker
advocated being "receiving as well as
giving" members. To get the best out
of club life, one must be willing to
accept duties and give a helping hand
to the person by one's side. Mrs. William Earle Kistler told of the need of
the Federated Club; how in attending
these larger meetings one learns to be
a better wife and citizen and receive
a wider vision.
Mrs. Theodore W. Crossen said
''Expression" is necessary to growth."
She told how much the club meant to
her as a new resident, and advocated
having the club act as a place to form
groups of any kind for creative work.
She passed out paper and pencil for
ideas along that line. These suggestions were diversified and covered the
entire field of activities for women,
which is a healthy sign.
Mrs. Robert L. Coates said "Without
vision, people perish", and "that we
must understand the past to know the
future." Groups of women first met for
church work, because they found they
could do more work organized than
separately and enjoyed it infinitely
more; then the literature group was
formed, then came civic affairs and
now there are over two million women's
affiliated groups. Mrs. Coates, who is a
past president of the club, reminded
her hearers that Delaware County had
the first junior group to the club, that
ours was the first club house in the
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Dr. Holmes Nominated for
Governor
KARL DE SCHWEINITZ
Dr. Jesse H. Holmes of West Elm avenue, professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College, has been nominated by the
Socialist Party as its candidate for Governor at the forthcoming elections. Thej
nomination was made at the State convention of the Socialist Party held at
Harrisburg last Saturday and Sunday.
Among other candidates nominated at the
convention were Burch Wilson of Reading for the position of Lieutenant-Governor, and James Maurer of Reading as
Senator.
Dr. Holmes is widely known for his
long and active interest in social and
political problems. He was the Socialist
Party's candidate for representative in
Congress from Delaware County in 1932,
and is president of Local 192, American
Federation of Teachers, affiliated with
the A. F. of L.
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POPULAR PLAYERS IN
MARCH PRODUCTION
"The   Irresistible  Marmaduke,"
Amusing Comedy, Directed
by Charles D. Mitchell
The fifth series of clubnights of the
Player's Club season opens Tuesday evening, March 6, and continues for five
nights, with a production of the amusing
comedy "The Irresistible Marmaduke" by
Ernest Denny, under the direction of
Charles D. Mitchell who will also play
one of the leading roles.
This modern play has met with success on the London stage and has to its
credit an original and amusing twist to
the dual-role plot.
The assembled cast contains many
established popular players together with
newer members making their first appearance' .
The players include Elizabeth May
Roberts, Winifred A. McDowell, Isobell
Murdock Price, Gladys W. Hayes, Helen
M. Hall, William W. Price, Walter C.
Crouch, Stafford Parker and Albert E.
Holl.
MRS. MUTH GIVES
WELFARE REPORT
Red Cross Allotments Increased
—Individuals in Boro
Give Assistance
Speaker at Home and School Meeting
Tuesday evening.
DR. de SCHWEINITZ
ATHOME AND SCHOOL
Dr. Karl de Schweinitz, Professor of
Child Helping at the William P. Carter
Foundation of the University of Pennsylvania, will address the next meeting
of the Home and School which will be
held next Tuesday evening, February
27th at 8:15 o'clock in the Auditorium.
Dr. de Schweinitz is successor to the
late Professor James Heberling, a former president of the Home and School
Association. In addition to his work at
the University of Pennsylvania he is
Executive Director of the Pennsylvania
School of Social Work, Executive Secretary of the Community Council of
Philadelphia and a member of the Phila-
ideJpWf* Courstv- Relirf Board.-He- tiv
the* author of "Growing Up" and "The
Art of Helping People Out of Trouble."
Through his wide experience he is well
qualified to address the parents on the
problems of young people, and will
bring a challenging message to parents.
Police Pick Up Boys
Last Friday night at 6 o'clock officer
Charles Manata picked up five boys from
Trenton at the Swarthmore Station. The
boys were: Joseph Giochetti, 16, Joseph
Badessa, 16, Dominick Rosatti, 17, Louis
Anebite, 17, Joseph Graziano, 17, all of
Trenton. Captain Rogeri called the
Trenton Police, but they had no police
record, so he got in touch with the boys
parents. The boys were fed and kept
until one of the parents drove over from
Trenton and took them home.
THE WEEK'S CALENDAR
Friday, February 23
Service of Evening Prayer, at 4:30, at Episcopal Church.
Boy Scouts, at regular time and place.
Church Week-day Night, at the Presbyterian Church, 8 o'clock.
Saturday, February 24
Girl Scouts, at Woman's Club House, at 10 o'clock.
Annual Meeting of the Woman's Bible Class of Presbyterian
Church, at the home of Mrs. Clewell, 227 Benj. West Ave.,
at 2:30 o'clock.
Scries Dance at Woman's Club House.
Sunday, February 25
Friends Forum, at 9:45, at the Meeting House.
Services at 11 o'clock at the Methodist, Presbyterian, Friends,
Church of Christ Scientist and Episcopal churches.
College Vespers; organ recital by Alexander McCurdy, organist,
at 6:30 in Clothier Memorial.
Methodist Services at 7:45 P. M.
Trinity Church Lenten Sermon at 8 P. M.
Presbyterian Church: Religious Drama at 8 o'clock.
Philosophy Lecture Series at 8 o'clock at Whittier House, Dr.
Jesse H. Holmes will speak on "Christianity and Changing
Morals."
Monday, February 26
Art Section of Woman's Club to visit Museum. Meet at Club
House before 1 o'clock.
Library Board Meeting at Library at 8 o'clock.
Chester Forum at Y. M. C. A. at 8:15.
Tuesday, February 27
Woman's Club at 2:30.
Methodist Men's Supper at 6:30 in the Social Hall.
Home and School Meeting in High School Au<htorium at 8
o'clock. Karl de Schweinitz, speaker.
Wednesday, February 28
Services at Trinity Church 10 A. M.
Mothers of 4th Grade, College avenue school pupils to meet at
home of Mrs. Gilcreest, 318 Haverford avenue, at 3 P. M.
Annual Parent-Teacher Dinner at the Presbyterian Church at
6:30 o'clock.
Friday, March 2
Story Hour at Woman's Club at 3 o'clock.
"Pride and Prejudice", Senior Play at High School Auditorium,
at 8 P. M.
NEW PARKING
ORDINANCE PASSED
The report of the Central Delaware
County Health Society as presented by
Mrs. Muth is as follows:
It is with mingled feelings of regret
and pleasure that I give my report. Regret that Miss Foster has resigned and
pleasure that I am to have the privilege
of carrying on the work which she started.
As the previous month's report showed
the great bulk of strictly unemployment
relief in this district is being handled by
the State Emergency Relief Board leaving cases in which other major problems
exist to the private family agencies. The
group of such agencies in Delaware
County is comprised of Chester Relief
and Family Welfare, Upper Darby Relief Association, Main Line Federation of
Churches, the Family Society of Eastern
Delaware County, The Neighborhood
League of Wayne and the Media Community Center.
Some of the outstanding problems with
which these agencies will attempt to cope
are marital  difficulties,  unstable mental
conditions,  mental deficiency, minor  delinquency,   child   guidance,  acute  illness
and  poverty.    All  of the  items except
poverty fall under the general heading—
Service; the latter falls under the heading
of relief which would include all those
supplementary  forms,  not provided   for
under the State relief.   Out of 118 cases
under our care in January there were 39
in which the chief problem was the need
for some relief.    Of the remaining 78
cases, 34 needed minor services, and 45
were major cases.    The latter may  be
further divided according to their problems:  marital   difficulty—12,  mental   instability—9, mental  defectives—4, delinquency—4, personality difficult}-—3, educational—5, "vocational   guidance—2,   and
work—6.    This   is  purely an  arbitrary
classification and shows only a cross-section  of   the  problems   in  the   district.
■Child -guidance is not'listed sepa/atei) because the need for this service grows out
of a larger problem such as marital difficulty.   AH factors being normal, children
are not problems in themselves.
All the social legislation in the world
will not completely eradicate these problems because you do not change people's
basic natures. You divert certain tendencies into more socially acceptable channels, but this is a change in direction
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J. V.S. BISHOP SPEAKS
AT LEGION MEETING
American Legion to Give Awards
to Outgoing Boro
Officers
Council Authorizes  Printing of
Small Maps—Law Suit
Postponed
The ordinance covering parking restrictions in the Boro was passed as submitted.
Parking will be prohibited on the north
side of Dartmouth avenue between Lafayette and Princeton avenues; on the west
side of Lafayette avenue from Dartmouth
avenue to the first bend; on the west side
of Park avenue from the business district
to Harvard avenue; on the south side of
Harvard avenue from Yale avenue to
Chester road.
Parking is to be limited to one hour in
front of the stores in the business district along Chester road and Park avenue.
N. O. Pittenger was authorized to have
maps of the Boro made, at council meeting last Wednesday night. The maps
will be of a small size but a reproduction
of the large map hung in the Council
Chamber. It will even show the restriction zones of the boro. There has been a
demand for this type of map for some
time past.
The suit against the Boro for refusal
to extend its apartment zone was deferred
from last Thursday to the fourteenth of
March. A committee consisting of Mr.
Harry L. Miller, Mr. Archer Turner and
Mr. Ellwood Chapman was appointed to
meet with the Presbyterian Board of
Pensions committee to effect a settlement.
T.  E.  Hessenbruch,  chairman  of the
highway committee reported that the one
thing that has held up action in the matter
of the proposed by-pass around Swarthmore was the refusal of the trustees of
the Thompson Estate to even consider the
project.    The Thompson estate  extends
from the Railroad at Morton to the Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township. The
by-pass would _cut directly through this
ground and', merge wittf Woodland avenue
between Morton and the Baltimore Pike.
Springfield Township Commissioners may
be able to interest the trustees   of   the
Estate.
Several oral commendations were heard
for the prompt removal of snow from the
business district and the sidewalks after
the last snow storms.
Bids are to be asked for before next
meeting for the purchase of about four
hundred feet of fire hose to replace some   *
old hose that the fire company now has.
The Harold Ainsworth Legion Post
held its monthly meeting in Boro hall
Monday evening. It was an open meeting
and many business men in the Boro were
guests of the Post.
J. V. S. Bishop was the speaker of the
evening and gave an interesting talk on
how the National Recovery Act and code
system had benefited the steel industry.
To him it seemed particularly significant
that small steel companies as well as
large ones were materially advanced.
He referred to conditions in March,
1933 as being on a socialistic basis of living—Statistics on employment and profit
available now show a marked improvement since that time.
After complimenting the Legion on their
stand they have taken as a national organization on educational standards and
the work they have done to further these
standards he suggested another worth
while project which needs support. If
the legion would foster a movement to
increase the efficiency of the judicial system and decrease the costs they would be
doing a great service for every citizen.
George Gillespie, chairman of the membership committee introduced a suggestion that the legion endorse some form
of recognition for the service rendered
by outgoing members of boro offices.
Leonard Ashton, Joe Bates, Sproul
Lewis and Burgess Landis were the outgoing officers and should receive some
commendation and thanks for the work
they did and deserve a public expression
of appreciation.
A committee was appointed consisting of
George Gillespie, Colanel Dravo, Dr.
Murphy and Bob Bair. They will decide
on a medal or certificate of award which
will be presented by the Legion to public
officials who have made a record of
achievement while in office.
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To Present 'Pride and Prejudice'
The Class, of '34 at the High School
will rpesent "Pride and Prejudice"
on Friday evening, March 2nd, at 8
P. M. at the High School Auditorium.
It will be given for the benefit of the
Senior Scholarship Fund. The following are included in the cast:
Mr. Darcy, John Murrell; Mr. Bing-
ley, Henry Wellburn; Colonel Fitz-
william, Charles Caldwell; Mr. Bennet,
John Marshall; Mr. Collins, Harvey
Whitaker; Sir William Lucas, Gunther
Reuning; Solonel Forster, Paul Fea-
kins; Mr. Wickham, Arnold Viehover;
Mr. Denny, William Craemer; Harris,
Warren Egee; Mrs. Bennet, Ruth
Lewis; Jane Bennet, Mary Ellen Mercer; Elizabeth Bennet, Elizabeth Schobinger; Lydia Bennet, Ruth Kurtzhalz;
Lady Lucas, Mildred Brewster; Charlotte Lucas, Angela Mason; Miss Bing-
ley, Peggy Ford; Lady Catherine De
Armitage, and Martha, Alma Williamson.
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Annual Health Report
Dr. Franklin S. Gillespie, the Borough Health Officer, gives the following report: For 1933, Measles 80 cases,
German Measles 3 cases, Mumps 0,
Chicken Pox 24 cases, Whooping
Cough 20 cases, Scarlet Fever 2 cases,
Diphtheria 0, Miscellaneous 3 cases.
Total for 1933, 162 cases. The total in
1930 was 232 cases, in 1931, 196 cases
and in 1932, 141 cases. It must be interesting to note that there has been
only one case of diphtheria in the past
four years.
Director of State C of C.
Mr. William Craemer of Harvard avenue, Treasurer of the Sun Ship Building
and Drydock Company was elected
Councillor and director of the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce in
Harrisburg, last week.
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