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SWARTHMORE, PA., MAY 18, 1934
"PAGEANT OF THE
BRIDES" AT CLUB
Woman's Club Entertains County
Guests at Reciprocity
Tea
The Woman's Club of Swarthmore was
the scene of a brilliant spring wedding on
Tuesday afternoon when guests from all
over Delaware County attended the reciprocity tea which marked the closing of
the club year.
Bridal gowns dating from 1820 to 1934
were featured in the Pageant of the
Brides arranged by the Drama chairman,
Mrs. Roland G. E. Ullman.
The clubhouse was a bower of beauty
delightfully decorated with spring flowers by Mrs. Wm. Earle Kistler and her
committee which included the garden
chairman, Mrs. A. R. O. Redgrave.
Miss Charlotte Griffin was the first
bride to tread her way down the long aisle
marked by white satin ribbons leading to
the stage which was beautifully banked
with dogwood, white lilacs, spirea, iris,
and tulips. She was a demure little
Quaker bride of the early eighteen twenties in a pale gray satin gown worn originally by Sarah Hall Dickinson, a great
Aunt of Mrs. Chester Roberts. She carried a testament.
Miss Martha Haviland came next wearing the wedding gown of the grandmother for whom she was named. She
wore the comb that was the engagement
present and her flowers were fitted into
the silver filigreed bouquet holder that
was the groom's gift to the bride in 1850.
Miss Elizabeth Bassett appeared in her
great Aunt's wedding gown of 1869.
Mrs. J:-Bernard Walton wore her
mother's gown of 1874 the. material of
which was brought from England. She
wore the original veil and orange blossoms, and carried original handkerchief.
Her bracelets and brooch were the
groom's gift to the bride.
Miss Kathryn Bassett wore her grandmother's wedding gown 'oT 1883. The
satin and   brocade  were -brought   from
Paris and the pearls from Rome.    The
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IMPROVE BORO HALL
WITH PAPER, PAINT
N. O. Pittenger Cleans Up Boro
Hall — Russell Gets Permit
for Sign
Routine business occupied Boro council
at their regular meeting Wednesday.
Harry L. Miller and John E. Gensemer
were unavoidably absent.
The finance committee was authorized
by council to renew four insurance policies with total premiums of $634.15.
Taxes to the amount of $130.46 were
turned over to the Library association.
N. O. Pittenger, chairman of the Property committee reported on the papering
and painting now in progress on the first
floor of Boro hall. He asked to have the
lighting improved in the library and council authorized the addition of two new
lighting units in the reading rooms. Mr.
Pittenger also recommended that the gas
and electric meters in Boro hall be rearranged more economically. Authority to
have this done was given to him. The
Boro laborers under the secretary's direction will burn or remove the tent caterpillar nests from many vacant lots.
Charles Russell applied to Council for
a permit to hang a banner of colored
lights over Dartmouth avenue. Permission was granted.
T. E. Hessenbruch of the Highway
committee told of the completion of repairing the shoulders along Chester road
between Westdale and Swarthmore avenues. He reported that a survey of the
streets of the entire Boro is being made
and he will make a report on resurfacing
streets next meeting.
Burgess Pitman reported the siren purchased for the police car as being satisfactory. He reported that the college
watchmen have been sworn in as deputy
sheriffs.
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Pupils9 Recital at Woman's Club
- A pupils' recital will be given Monday
afternoon at the Woman's Club.
This program which is under the direction of Mrs. Jacob F. Meschter, chairman of the Music Section will include
compositions played by two pupils of
every music instructor in the Boro.
Nearly twenty pupils will appear at this
Tecttal.
Girl Scouts to Make Pilgrimage
to Valley Forge
All "pilgrims" are to be at the railroad station at 9:00 A. M. sharp, in
full uniform. Several citizens^ of the
boro have offered to drive some of the
girls to Valley Forge and as many as
possible will be conveyed by this means.
Any one else who would care to volunteer such service may call Mrs. George
Zimmer, of Ogden avenue, Swarthmore 675-M and may be assured of the
deepest appreciation. There is to be a
"Be Prepared Contest" also which will
play an important part in the outing.
ANNUAL EXHIBIT AT
SCHOOLS WEDNESDAY
Both Schools Open Wednesday
Evening to Show Year's
Progress
The Swarthmore Public Schools are
completing preparations for the annual
exhibit to be held on Wednesday, May
23, and Thursday, May 24. On Wednesday evening all of the schools will
•>e open, with exhibits in the class
rooms, and on May 24 there will be a
program in the school auditorium presented by the Physical Education and
the Home Economics Departments, together with the annual meeting of the
Home and School Association.
In the kindergarten, Miss Margaret
Price will exhibit art work of different
kinds that the children have made
throughout the year. The chief exhibit
at the Rutgers Avenue school will be
an outdoor play house which the chil-
Jren have built of wood during the
recent weeks of good weather. At the
college Avenue exhibit, pets will be
featured.
In the first grade rooms, there will
be large paintings showing farm life,
with free-hand drawings of farm animals, farm* products; and the farmer's
helpers. There will be paintings of
flowers which were made as an outcome of studying flowers which grow
in Swarthmore. There will be original
poems, stories, miscellaneous drawings
and paintings and clay models. A feature will be the small farm which the
children have made, showing sprouting grains and seeds.
In the second grade rooms displays
will center around the Indian and Holland projects. Indian projects made
by the children such as a large Pueblo
nouse, Indian costumes, rugs, books,
stories, poems and clay work will feature the Indian display. Poems, booklets, pictures, a Dutch bed with quilt
made by the children, and Dutch village made by the children also, will
feature the Dutch project. In addition
there will be charts to show progress
in silent reading and arithmetic, with
a booklet of each child's work on his
own desk.
The third grades will feature Mexican and Japanese crafts and project
work. A Japanese village on a sand
table will show pagodas, tea houses,
stone   lanterns,   bridges,   cherry   trees
and the sacred Torii Gate. There will
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
HOME AND SCHOOL
Physical  Education  and   Home
Economic Program Planned
for Meeting May 24
In the High School on Thursday
evening different departments will have
their work on display. In the seventh
grade room No. 104, there will be a
display of children's collections of byproducts of coal, corn and cotton.
Maps showing states and their products, a model of a blast furnace, and
diaries of children's trip through the
national parks .will be on display. In
the mathematics room No. 102 there
will be a seventh grade project based
on  the "Adventures of Sir Triangle".
This involves the drawing of many of
the figures discussed in the intuitive
geometry class. There will also be a
display of models and trophies won by
the present track team as well as pictures  of  past  track  teams.
In the ninth grade English room
No. 215, there will be pictures and written reports on the lives of authors, together with a scene in a miniature theatre from one of the books studied. In
Koom No. 213 the. 10th grade mathematics classes will exhibit posters, illustrating the relation of Geometry to
/cryday life. The Alegbra class will
exhibit posters illustrating symmetry,
graphs and various types of problems.
In Room 209, there will be an exhibit of the work of the Sophomore
and junior classes in English, showing
notebooks on literature, including poe
Trinity Church to Celebrate
Anniversary
The 40th anniversary of the first meeting held to. plan for an Episcopal Mission in Swarthmore will be celebrated at
Trinity Church on Sunday morning at
11:00 o'clock.
On Sunday evening, May 20, 1894, representatives of about twenty families met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Chapman, 514 Cedar Lane, now the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pittock. Of that
first group three are living, Dr. Mary
Brown, of Drexel Hill, Mrs. Henry V.
Gummere, of Haverford and Mrs. A. P.
Harrower, of Connecticut. The officers
chosen to further the plans were: William
M. Chase, Warden, A. P. Chapman,
Treasurer and George B. Cresson, Treasurer.
The corner, on which the Church was
built, was owned by J. S. Kent and was
purchased in December of 1894.
The Services were conducted by clergymen of the neighboring Parishes until
June, 1895, when The Rev. Fletcher Clark
was appointed first Minister-in-charge.
Mr. Clark is living in Philadelphia and
participated in the Services connected
with the breaking of ground for the present Church and at the Laying of the Cornerstone. Succeeding Mr. Clark was the
late Rev. Henri G. M. Huff and on June 1,
1898 the Rev. Walter A. Matos was appointed Missioner by Bishop Ozi William Whitaker and continued as such until his election as first Rector of Trinity
Church on March 27, 1920, which office he
held until his death, August 9, 1929.
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Poppy Week
Swarthmore will be called upon to honor the World War dead and give aid to
the war's living victims by wearing memorial poppies on May 26th.   This day,
ry, novels and short stories. There"will the Saturday before Memorial Day, will
also be stage sets from Macbeth and
Shakespearean costume plates. Issues
of the school magazine, The Garnet, will
be on display. The Junior class Social
.Studies display, will include work., of
various types, covering studies in American History, World History and
civics. Displays will be posted on walls
and bulletin boards and placed on
desks.
In the Science Room the pupils will
be carrying on experiments in Chemistry and Physics and demonstrating
the use of apparatus. In the other
rooms there will be exhibits of similar
nature, illustrating the work done by
that department during the school
year.
In the auditorium in connection with
the annual Home and School meeting
the girls' physical education department will have an Italian Character
Dance, a Finnish Reel and Children's
Polka and other folk dances; a Russian
Character Dance, an Irish Lilt, a Clog
Oance, a Tambourine Dance and a
Ballet.
The boys of the Junior High School
will present tumbling stunts and pyramids. The girls of the Household Arts
Department will give a fashion show
on the stage, in which the garments
mede by the girls will be worn.
The music department will be represented by the orchestra, playing as a
part of the evening's program.
be "Poppy Day" throughout the United
States and will be generally observed by
the wearing of the little red flower of
Flandfers Fields.
Observance of "Poppy Day"-here will
be directed by the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. J. Pau! Brown, President of
the local Auxiliary Unit has announced.
Women of the Auxiliary will distribute
poppies at the station next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday mornings and receive contributions for the Auxiliary's
welfare and relief work among the disabled veterans and their families.
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Dinner Tendered to Mr. Effing
Gerald H. Effing was the guest of
honor at a dinner tendered to him by the
employees and attorneys and their wives
of the seven closed banks for which he
has been the state deputy on Monday
evening at the Faculty Club. Fifty-two
guests attended and presented Mr. Effing
with a wrist watch in appreciation of his
work.
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Congratulations Hr. Hanny
William Hanny of Yale avenue who
was formerly connected with the Philadelphia Inquirer left yesterday for Chicago where he will be the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Herald-Examiner.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanny left Thursday to
make their home in Chicago.
WORTH WORKING FOR—A TRIP TO THE WORLD'S
FAIR — A BICYCLE — TWO WEEKS AT CAMP
Who wouldn't like to go to the Chicago World Fair this summer or get a
new bicycle or go to camp for two
weeks or get a new tennis racket,
swimming suit or camping outfit?
The Swarthmorean through the cooperation of its advertisers will make
these things possible within  the next
month  for  some   Swarthmore  boy or
girl.
Complete details are given in an advertisement on page 3 but anyone less
than 18 years of age can enter and
we'll bet that some youngster under
twelve will secure the highest number
of votes.
Summer Adventure Opportunity
500
VOTES
Sponsored by
The Swarthmorean
500
VOTES
Please enter the following name in the Summer
Adventure Contest and credit with 500 votes.
Name-
Address.
Who wouldn't get out and work for
a free trip to Chicago with Dr. E. L.
Terman's Westward-Ho tour which
proved such a success last year ?
A lot of Swarthmore boys have already signed up for the trip and this
Adventure Contest will make it possible for one more boy to go providing
a girl does not secure the largest number of votes. Since girls are not taken
on Dr. Terman's tour, any young lady
who secures the highest number of
votes has to chose between two weeks
at camp or a new bicycle.
After a visit at the Chicago World's
fair, Dr. Terman's orravan will go
north into Canada and return to
Swarthmore by way of Niagara Falls.
Camping, swimming, sightseeing all the
way!
For those who secure a high number of votes but are not in the lead
there will be prizes such as swimming
suits, tennis rackets, camping outfits,
tennis shoes, etc.
All you have to do to secure votes
is to get your friends and your parents
to buy at places 'that advertise in
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 $2.50 PER YEAR
SLIGHT INTEREST
SHOWN IN PRIMARIES
Small Vote Cast Tuesday—Favorite Sons Are Complimented
Swarthmore recorded a very light
vote in the Primaries Tuesday.
However, local Swarthmoreans who
were running received good complimentary votes. Colonel Dravo, even
after withdrawing from the governorship race received the votes of 7 persons. Howard Kirk, a candidate for
congress on the Democratic ticket, received the highest number of votes.
John H. Pitman carried the Borough
over his opponent for Democratic State
Committeeman, while Dr. Jesse H.
Holmes received a 100% vote on the
Socialist ticket for governor.
The victors in the county contest include James Wolfenden, Republican,
present incumbent, the candidate for
Congress and John McDonough, Democratic candidate.
The candidates for Representative
in the General Assembly, second district, include, Republican, Elwood J.
Turner, Thomas Weideman, both present incumbents, and Thomas J. Sproul,
Democratic candidates, J. Turner,
O'Donnell, Dougherty.
George E. Hill, Republican candidate
for State Committeeman, was unopposed. John H. Pitman won the nomination as Democratic State Committeeman.
Mrs. Bessie B. Everett was re-elected Republican State Committeewoman
and Mrs. Florence L. Dornblaser received the  Democratic  nomination.
The Republican County Committeeman and Committeewoman are Samuel
M. Dodd and Mrs. Elsie H. McWil-
liams.
The Democratic County Committeeman and Committeewoman are Wills
Brodhead and' Mrs. Adrienne Shcro.
The number of votes cast for the
three highest candidates in the Boro
are given below:
Republican
U. S. Senator—Reed 396, Pinchot
149, Taylor  58.
Governor—Schnader 315, Shannon
145, McSparran 39-
Lieutenant Governor — Talbot 175,
Cox 97, Prince 93.
Sec. of Internal Affairs—Dewey 207,
Taylor 179, McCloskey 49.
Judge of the Superior Court—Trex-
ler 408 and. Regan 92.
Congressman—James 291, Pusey 106,
Trainer 75.
Representatives in the General Assembly—Sproul 463, Martin 318, Bowden 276.
State  Committeeman—Hill 356.
£3fa,te Committeewoman—Felix 327,
Everett 184.
Democratic
U. S. Senator—Guffey 58, Morris 37,
Taylor 9.
Governor—Earle 78, Copeland 13,
McSparran 7.
Lieutenant Governor—Kennedy 53,
Snyder 16, Thompson 3.
Sec. of Internal Affairs—Logue 70,
Fitzgerald 12, McCloskey 11.
Judge of the Superior Court—
Rhodes 54, Trexler 17, Douglas 8.
Congressman—Kirk 38, McDonough
36, Bomberger 10.
Representatives in the General Assembly—Turner 34, Taylor 18, Dougherty, 17.
State Committeeman — Pitman 82,
Gallagher  11.
State Committeewoman—Dornblaser
59, Worst 13.
Socialist
Eight votes were cast for each Socialist candidate.
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Legion Auxiliary Elects Officers
The last Legion Auxiliary meeting of
the year was held at the home of
Mrs. Charles A. Dravo on Wednesday
afternoon. All officers were re-elected
for next year. President, Mrs. J. Paul
Brown; Vice-President, Mrs. Charles
A. Dravo; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Robert Sheppard; Treasurer,
Mrs. Alben T. Eavenson; Chaplain,
Mrs. E. A. Yarnall; Sergeant-at-Arms,
Mrs. Bucher Ayres; Historian, Mrs.
Herbert  Bassett.
College Vespers Sunday
The last vespers program of the year
will be held this Sunday, May 20, at
6:30. This will be the second all student vespers program.
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