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VOL. XIL No. 47
FAMILY POSERS
H. & S. TOPIC
Dramatic Skit Presenting Typical
Family Problems to Precede
Panel Discussion on
November 26
The Home and School Association will
present a dramatic .skit entitled, "A
Quiet Evening' at Home" in the High
School Auditorium on next Tuesday evening November 26 at 8 P. M., as a
starting point for an open discussion of
the problems which arise in the typical
American family. As the skit was written
for the occasion, the scene is laid in
Swarthmore, but it is hoped that no
Swarthmore family has all the troubles
that assail Thomas and Grace and their
children, Ted and Helen, in the course of
a single evening-. But unhappy as the
thought may be, there is probably no
Swarthmore family which hasn't wrestled
with a good many of them.
The parts of the father and mother
are taken respectively by I. R. McElwee
and Mrs. C. "W. McDowell. Gordon
Douglas will play Ted, and Laura Lee
Hopkins, Helen. Mrs. Robert H. Reed
will direct the production, and Bill Spiller will handle the properties.
Immediately following the production,
the cast will assume their real personalities and return to the stage in order
to form a panel for discussion under the
leadership of Robert J. Cadigan of the
faculty of the Friends Central School.
They will be joined by Mrs. G. H. Froebel, Howard Kirk, John Schobinger, and
Virginia Craemer. Helen Campbell, of
the Psychology Department of Swarthmore College, will summarize the points
which have been raised and the conclusions which may or may not have been
reached.
Senior High School students, as well
as parents and teachers, are invited to
the meeting and to take part in the discussion so that, at the end cf the evening, there may be no family in Swarthmore which has not had its case history
read and its problems amicably solved
for all time. * *      - -••■ *■-■'
Community  Thanksgiving
Service
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In accordance with the custom
of previous years the various
churches of Swarthmore will
unite in the annual Thanksgiving
worship to be held this year in
the Methodist Church, Thursday
morning, November 28, at 10
o'clock. Rev. David Braun will
deliver the Thanksgiving message.
Rev. J. Jarden Guenther will offer the pastoral prayer. Mrs.
Chester Roberts will read the
proclamation. Rev. Jones will select and read the scripture lesson.
Rev. Clarence Carter will pronounce the benediction. Mr. Frederick Roye will preside at the
console and the senior choir will
render two anthems. A cordial
invitation is extended to all
Swarthmoreans to participate in
this service of praise and thanksgiving.
LEGION PLANS
CURRENT MEETS
Tonight'sGet-Together With Aux-
iliary, Tri-I*o8t Session in
Chester Next Month
Discussed
The regular meeting of the Harold
Ainsworth Post No. 427 American Legion was held Monday evening in the
Legion room in Borough Hall. Plans
were made for the tri-post meeting on
Thursday evening, December 5. In past
years it has been customary to hold
three of these meetings, one each at
Chester, Ridley Park and Swarthmore,
but it has been decided to limit the number to one large meeting and share the
expenses equally among the three posts.
This year the meeting- will be held in the
Chester Club and a large attendance is
expected.
Plans are complete for the Legion-
Auxiliary annual get-together tonight in
the Swarthmore Woman's Club lounge
and all ex-service men and their wives
are invited.
For the past several years at this time
the Legion Post has raffled off a pair or
two of Army-Navy game tickets; this
year however the difficulty in getting desirable seats has forced the Post to post-
Pone the raffle for the 1940 game at
•east. But it hopes to resume the custom
next year as usual.
SWARTHMORE, PA., NOVEMBER 22, 1940
College Equestrians to
Hold 'Gallop Poll9
A revival of the late political campaign will be staged Saturday, November 23 at 8:15 P. M. in the Field House
when the Swarthmore College horsey-
set bands together for its annual show.
'The Gallop Poll' will attempt to revive
some erstwhile political sentiments, as
well as to demonstrate the horsemanship of the collegiates.
On the program are listed five major
events, three of which are competitive.
Besides the usual relays and jumping
events, the show will be high-lighted
by a special military drill and a square
dance on horseback. No admission fee
will be charged.
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CLUB EXTENDS
RECIPROCITY
Drama, Music Sections Entertain
Representatives of Forty-five
Neighbor Clubs
The Swarthmore Woman's Club entertained the Presidents or their representatives of forty woman's clubs of
Delaware County, the Hathaway
Shakespeare Club of Philadelphia, the
Woman's Club of Wilmington, the New
Century Club of West Chester and two
officers of the Delaware County Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Thomas
Redden, president, and Mrs. Edward
R. S. Tull, Jr., second vice president,
Tuesday, November 19.
The guests were greeted by the officers of the club Mrs. Roland L. Eaton,
Mrs. J. Paul Brown, Mrs. Walter
Haines Dickinson, and Mrs. George A.
Hoadley, and seated at tables with
members of the Swarthmore club.
Great praise is due the women who
were responsible for the luncheon and
the entertainment. Mrs. A. V. B. Orr
had charge of the committee which
planned and cooked the delicious
luncheon. Mrs. Frederick R. Lang and
her committee served the lunch. The
place cards were created „by the art
committee, Mrs. Alexander Lackey
chairman. Mrs. Howard J. Dingle and
Mrs. Harold G. Griffin had charge of
the reservations and the seating of the
members and guests.
The clubhouse and the table decorations were done by the garden committee, Mrs. Roy S. Latimer, chairman.
After the luncheon the Drama Section, Mrs. William F. Boyle, chairman,
presented a playlet, "Romance of the
Willow Pattern" by Ethel Van Der
Veer. The Woman's Club chorus under
the direction of Henry Hotz accompanied by Margaret Collins sang five
selections. Marjorie Kahler Larkins of
Chester and Ruby McGlathery of Media sang the solo parts in two of the
numbers.
Reciprocity meetings among the women's clubs date back before the clubs
of Delaware County were federated in
1912. The Swarthmore Woman's Club
was one of the six clubs forming the
Delaware County Association of Women's Clubs which is now the Delaware County Federation of Women's
Clubs with thirty-four federated members and eleven associated members.
The meetings are held to allow an exchange of ideas and to create a feeling
of fellowship and unity of purpose of
women working together.
Christmas Decorator Tuesday
Mrs. Samuel P. Felix, President of
the Lansdowne Garden Club, will demonstrate the making of Christmas decorations to the Woman's Club at a
meeting Tuesday, November 26, 2:30
P. M.
Mrs. Felix will exhibit tables for various Christinas holiday occasions and
will give special attention to mantel
decoration. All of Mrs. Felix's displays
and instructions will stress the use of
material available in our own gardens.
Margaret Wulle Patterson accompanied by Mrs. Anthony Ventner will
sing a group of three songs in French,
"Obstination" by H. de Fontenailles,
"Knowest Thou the Land" from Mig-
non by Thomas, and "Conseils a Nina"
by J. B. Wekerlin, and "The Lord's
Prayer" set to music by Fcrsyth-Kraft.
The Garden Section of the Woman's
Club is in charge of the program. Non-
members of the club may attend this
afternoon by paying the usual guest
fee.
The class in short story writing which
meets at the home of Mrs. John C.
Moore on Amherst avenue each Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock held its third
session this week. Anyone interested in
attending the course may join at any
time.
Red Cross Prepares Kits
For England's Christmas
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The Red Cross is furnishing
Christmas kits to be prepared by
Swarthmoreans and sent to the
many English women who have
lost homes and possessions in
bombing attacks and need desperately the bare necessities of civilized living.
Mrs. E. M. Bassett, production
chairman for the Red Cross, urges
all those interested to call Swarthmore 1010, to secure kits and lists
of articles to fill the kits. Contact
must be made by November 25 so
that Mrs. Bassett may order the
kits needed.
These fifteen inch long and ten
and one-half inch deep Christmas
boxes may contain: comb, mirror,
hair pins, bobby pins, wash cloth,
towel, toothbrush and powder,
soap and articles which total no
more than $1.50 in cost
Those who wish may fill the
boxes with articles of their own
purchase. If $1.50 is sent to Mrs.
Bassett workers will fill the kit
The kits will be distributed in
England on Christmas Day by the
Red Cross as a greeting from
American women.
92-50 PER YEAR
Pre - Thanksgiving
Charity Session
Friendly    Circle   in   November
Meeting at Mrs. Hanzlik's
Anticipates Holiday
Cheer
"PENNY WISE" IS
ABLY PRESENTED
ROLL CALL WORKERS
PRESS DRIVE
"I speak of the American Red Cross—
it is nece3sary for every patriotic American to give his support by becoming a
member." This was General John J. Pershing's recent plea to America to support the National Roll Call drive.
Volunteer workers have been canvassing the borough for two weeks, in order
to solicit funds which will be expended
for national disaster relief and the Red
Cross health and relief agencies in this
country.
Under co-chairmen Mrs. Wayne Randall and Mrs. Franklin S. Gillespie the
captains and workers have been highly
successful in the borough districts.
• Rcmembir this drive must incorf. orate
the support of each American. If you
have not already been solicited, won't
you contact your district worker and
offer your contribution ?
BRITISH BENEFIT
BY BRILLIANT BORO
BRIDGE PARTY
The Crum Creek Bridge Club in cooperation with the Swarthmore Bridge
Club and the Strath Haven Inn swelled
the local source of British relief Tuesday evening with a very successful
benefit card party at the Inn.
Mrs. T. G. Collins won the door prize.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carvell and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wilson were winners in
the first section, Dr. and Mrs. F. O.
Hendrickson,  Frank   Butler  and  Mrs.
E. C. Lappe in the second section, and
M**- and Mrs. Sewell Hodge, Mrs. S. C.
Hanna, and Mis. R. C. Welch in the
third section. There were 18 tables
of bridge.
At the regular Monday evening play
of the Crum Creek Club held as usual
at the Inn the winners were as follows:
North and South—Mrs. Wallace M.
McCurdy and Mrs. Philip W. Kniskern,
first; Mrs. H. Bardwell Lincoln and A.
F. Robinson, second; Mr. and Mrs.
B. A. Semb, third; East and West-
Mrs. J. K. MacDonald and Mrs. William Soden, first; Mrs. A. Ludlow Clayden and L. G. Luckie, second; Mrs.
Harry Armitage and William Craemer
tying  Mrs.   Albert  Hill   and  Mrs.  K.
Kennedy for third place.
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Mrs. Griffin to Head S. A. Drive
Mrs. Harold G. Griffin of Rutgers
avenue will head this year's campaign
for funds for the Salvation Army in
Swarthmore.
Mrs. Henry Hanzlik of Cornell avenue
entertained the November meeting of the
Friendly Circle with Mrs. T. Harry
Brown as co-hostess. The president Mrs.
Arthur Hughes presided. It was voted
to respond to the appeal from Mrs. M.
E. Shelmire secretary of the Family Society of Western Delaware County with
carfare to enable a child to attend a psychological clinic at the University of
Pennsylvania for a month, to pay for
two pairs of glasses and to supplement
the income of a needy family.
In reply to a letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Worrall supervising nurse of the
Community Health Society of Central
Delaware County telling of needs, the
Circle voted to pay for a pair of glasses
for a man badly in need of that help, to
contribute $27.56 for medical supplies and
prescriptions and to pay for dental work
for a sufferer of arthritis whose recovery
may depend on this assistance. A brown
sweater made by the knitting committee
brought pleasure and comfort to a child
in a Tuberculosis sanatorium.
It was voted to give an afghan made by
Mrs. John Esslinger to an invalid as a
Christams gift
Mrs. Henry Hanzlik is taking care of
the Thanksgiving baskets which the
Circle will send. Tea and a social hour
followed the meeting.
RED CROSS DANCE,
FASHION SHOW
Town and  College Cooperating
In Plans for December 7th's
Benefit Event
A combined fashion show and dance,
"Fun on a Budget," with tickets at
budget prices will be staged for the ben-
f efit of the" American Red Cross Saturday
j evening, December 7, from 9 until 12
midnight in the Swarthmore High School
gymnasium.
Swarthmore College will consider the
event one of its dances and provide the
orchestra. The Del Nova Orchestra has
been secured for the evening.
The dance will not be strictly formal.
The college and town will supply models
for the show which will be given by Kate
Hcmmingway head of a floor in a Philadelphia department store.
Miss Hemmingway an expert in budget planned clothes for business groups
and college wear will bring a specialist to
train the models.
Miss Hemmingway has directed shows
at the University of Pennsylvania and
Columbia University and spoke at
Swarthmore College last year. Eight students and four faculty women from the
college and four high school pupils and
four townswomen will be mannequins beginning about 9.30.
The student social committee at the
college which is co-arranging the event
consists of Ruth Wilbur, Grant Heil-
man, Virginia Rath, and Betty Walker.
The community committee under Mrs.
J. Paul Brown is Mrs. Ralph Dinsmore,
Mrs. Irvin R. MacElwee, Mrs. John
Marshall, Mrs. R. J. Littlefield, Mrs. B.
W. Collins, Mrs. A. B. Reavis, Mrs. E.
L. Mercer, and Mrs. F. Norton Landon.
Tickets will be available on Monday of
next week.
Monthly Skating Party
The November roller skating party of
the Ushers' Association of the Methodist Church will be held at 7.30 next
Friday evening, the 29th, in the social
hall of the church.
THE WEEK'S CALENDAR
8:15
8:15
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8:30
7:00
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10:00 A. M.
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7:00 and 9
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FRIDAY,   NOVEMBER   22
— GalloD Poll College Field House
— "Penw Wise" Players C,ub
— Legion-Auxiliary Get-Together Woman's Club Lounge
— Junior Prom H,?h Scho<jl Gym
SATURDAY,  NOVEMBER  23
•no p M  Movie:  "The Informer" Clothier Memorial
— "Penny Wise" Wwe-* Club
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 84
— Morning Worship ~^.?J tS^h*?
— Choral Vespers Clothier Memorial
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 25
to 4:00 P. M. — Red Cross Sewing Woman's Club
TUESDAY.  NOVEMBER   26
 -How To Make Christmas Decorations" Woman's dub
— Horn* and School Meeting High School Auditorium
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 27
00 P.M. Movie: "Generals Without Buttons"... .Clothier Memorial
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28
 r«mmnnitv  rrhanksgivhur  Service Methodist   Church
— Tharttog\vfngService Christian Science Church
Jackson   Directed   Comedy  De*
lights First Nighters With Subtle
Humor and Veteran Cast
Those gales of laughter which rolled
across Swarthmore last Tuesday evening
emanated without a doubt from the
Players Club house on Fairview road
where the three act comedy "Penny
Wise" threw its opening night audience
into hysterical laughter.
Produced by an all star cast under the
skilled direction of Dr. A. F. Jackson the
sophisticated comedy of manners by Jean
Ferguson Black provides very good entertainment and deservedly bids to be
one of the season's most popular performances.
The players are evenly matched and
together make up one of the best casts
seen recently. Lines are given their full
value of innuendo, characterizations are
consistently sustained and the timing is
kept at a smoothly rapid pace throughout. The play itself is a subtle, charming
thing gaining much of its suspense and
humor from the quite evident truth that
things and even people are not always
what they seem.
Any woman who can safeguard her
marriage and her disposition against the
inroads of a playwright husband's past
and present amatory indiscretions is a
puzzler and something of a fable. Penny
is all this and more. In the hands of Margaret Latimer she is a subtle, charming,
gentle person whose wisdom or dullness
will arouse considerable controversial
discussion. Robert M. Stabler as her
philandering husband, Gordon Chase,
gives an adequate performance as the
virile, flattering male for whom women
apparently yearn. He has a civic conscience, too, which should endear him to
his audience and what a way with an
axel
Elizabeth H. Swan takes light comedy
in her capable stride as Tina and witji
Julitta Powers whose skill and experience
give Martha a nice contrast accents the
situation's "obvious possibilities. * June
West Atkiss as Katherine, heart interest
number three, handles a fat part easily.
David Narbeth's easy going Jeff is a
delight, drawing many of the most spontaneous chuckles of the evening. Mr.
Narbeth's ability to handle varied roles
is an asset to the club. Dr. Jackson's
third act appearance is all too brief
hut adds much to the production's inferential humor.
The stage set is most attractive and will
cause many a feminine heart in the audience to covet a Connecticut farmhouse.
Mrs. A. F. Jackson is in charge of stage
decorations and Charles Deacon is stage
manager.
Mary Ryan O'Brien and Elizabeth
Swan serve as assistants to the directors,
J. William Simmons as the technical director, Stafford Parker in charge of
make-up, Irma Keighton in charge of
music and effects, Ferris W. Price and
John A. Vanderpoel as electricians.
For a gay, jolly laugh in these disheartening times see "Penny Wise" tonight or tomorrow at its final showing.
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JUNIORS AWAIT
"ROBIN HOOD"
Rumors   of   Sherwood   Forest's
Growth and Castle's Progress
Stir Suspense 'Till Nov. 29
Robin Hood, courageous and beloved
outlaw, will lead his Merry Men
through a Sherwood Forest of real
trees on Saturday, November 29, when
the Junior Plays committee of the
Players Club brings an original dramatization of his classic story to the local
stage. Two performances will be given,
one in the afternoon and one in the
evening.
Thrilling the hearts of young and old
anew in his courageous struggle to free
the poor from the cruel Prince John's
persecution, Robin Hood, Little John,
Friar Tuck and the gallant, lovely Maid
Marian will be seen in a medieval Norman Castle whose turrets stand tall
against the sky; whose brilliant flags
serve as an overhead ladder of escape
to a cornered Robin Hood; whose
arches and narrow windows and stairs
fit into the high excitement of the play.
Swords will clash and flash during
Robin Hood's dramatic fight on the
castle stairway with the guards who
hem him in, lusting for the kill.
Under the eager hands of David Linton and the Junior Stage Crew, the forest with its host of wild fowl and the
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