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VOL. XVII—No. 7
SWARTHMORE, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1945
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CLUB RESUMES
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Mystery  Continues
Tonight and Tomorrow Night
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Players Club audiences are enjoying being "in the know" this
week as a topnotch cast under the
direction of Charles Deacon
achieves an excellent performance
of Florence Ryerson and Colin
Clements' "Through the Night." A
mystery with a difference the production is finished, fast, and funny.
Oldtimers dn the cast appear to
good .advantage; newcomers are
promising and very interesting.
"Through the Night" is an auspicious resumption of what has been
a most satisfying Players Club season.
The Holbrook -, household Is
strangely assorted. Dwight Holbrook its hekd played by Allen S.
Olmsted is amiably absentminded
(and*, wouldn't you be under the
same circumstances?); Aunt Alicia
Keefe in the hands of Dorothy Q.
Harrar Is "middled" to put it mildly, but always charmingly so;
Sayre Holbrook their niece is given
attractive appeal by Bernyce Atkinson. Then there is Bunny, Truman W. Read, whose nonchalant
reference to Bangkok, Zanzibar,
and more remote spots stretch the
night's horizons, and Roberts by
whom Ernest O. Lange does very
well indeed.
' JoJ^-thg.thejp-..for- -pre-wedding
festivities are Sayre's fiance Gregory Stanton, a scion of capitalism',
played adequately by Paul Atkinson, and his sister Kay with Peggy
Good making an exciting club debut in the role. That Stafford W.
Parker as Calvin Driscoll was also
present was a major factor in the
superior quality of the production.
The role Is a meaty one which Mr.
Parker fills with his usual ease.
The audience shares Kay's enthusiasm for William Price as
Smith, welcoming his lively appetite for other things than turkey.
L. C. Hastings as Bart Jessup the
voluble, tractable arm of the law
liven3 the latter scenes but unless
you see him you'll miss his sudden
and nicely handled contrasts/
All this and—yes it's sheer
bounty that the staging maintains
the-Intrigueing variety of the current season, that the cast is pleasing to the eye and the evening attire elegant enough to cheer the
wartime scene, and that the dia-
. logue is as fresh and dizzy as anything you've heard in; gayer times.
Mr. Deacon is to be highly complimented on the production and
the Players Club thanked for the
boon bf fun and relaxation for* all
who enjoy it. The play continues
tonight and tomorrow night.
Seeing Eye Need Help
Each year the Junior Woman's
Club of Swarthmore collects contributions for the Seeing Eye. To
eliminate a house to house canvass,
boxes have been placed in several
public places.
The cost of training these Shepherds, Boxers; and Labrador Retrievers is between eight and nine
hundred dollars. They are sold to
ex-service men for $1.00. They
are also sold to civilians for a much
smaller amount than the cost of
training.
Today the dogs are in greater de-'
mand than .ever before, and the
Seeing Eye needs your contribution.
WELCOME VISITOR
Mrs. Louis J. Koch of Elm avenue was visited Friday by Captain
Gabriel Mauro -who. fought in the
same sector - and action in which
her son LL L J. Koch, Jr., was
killed in France last August.
Capt. Mauro, who later received
serious injuries from a mine ex-
plosion, is now stationed liy Atlantic City, n.;j..v- ;,•■>- ;v. ■
Blood Donor Days
Near
The rapid approach of the
borough's Blood Donor dates
March 15, 16, and 17 find Mrs.
Phelps Soule and her district
chairmen and booking chairmen earnestly working to secure the maximum number of
donors and the smoothest run
meet to be held.
Early volunteers will be most
gratefully received and may be
phoned in at either Swarthmore
2883-J or 2243. The first number listed is that of Mrs. Soule,
■the second that of Mrs. Everett
L. Hunt. The present set-up indicates that the borough will
participate in only two meets
per year. It would therefore be
wonderful if Swarthmore's
quota could be .filled by those
eager to give this service, eager
enough to offer voluntarily. Mrs.
Soule says, "We'll take a call
any time and thank God for
them."
All chairmen and booking
chairmen in the district which
participates in the Ridley Township meet met Tuesday at the
Soule home on Park avenue to
map their campaign.
PRESIDENT URGES
MD TO WAR FUND
Rally Here  Feh.
WiU Set Off
Drive
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D. W. R. MORGAN
GIVEN NEW TASK
Appointed Manager
of Westinghouse
Steam Division
President Roosevelt's proclamation calling for nation-wide support of the Red Cross War Fund
Campaign, which starts March 1,
cites the Red Cross for "helping
the people at home to stand
firmly behind our fighting1 men"
and at the same time carrying on
its peacetime activities.
The President's proclamation
follows in part ....
"WHEREAS, under the provisions .of its Congressional charter,
the American National Red Cross,
in this fourth year of the war, Is
fulfilling its obligations to comfort
our wounded, to cheer and help
our servicemen on every fighting
front and to provide an essential
link between these men and their
families at home, thereby relieving
anxiety and restoring hope to' all
those who are suffering and In
need of aid; and . . .
WHEREAS the American National Red Cross Is also carrying
on its peacetime activities by assisting the civilian victims of tornado, flood, and other disasters,
and by training the people of our
Nation to combat sickness and accident and thus to prevent suffering and death; and . . .
Do hereby designate the month
of March 1945 as Red Cross
Month, confident in the readiness of the people to respond
to the utmost of their .ability in
support of this organization built
by their generous contributions in
the past and dedicated to their
services in this hour of increasing
need."
The Southeastern Pennsylvania
quota in the War Fund has been
raised to help finance Increased
Red Cross activities on all fronts.
Certificates of participation will be
issued to ejich purchaser pf a $6
share in the Fund. Swarthmore's
quota in the drive is $23,000.
Speakers for a community .•• Red
Cross rally. In the Woman's Club
on February 28 will be announced
next week.
■ War Fund volunteers are enthusiastic about the Share Red
Cross idea. These certificates,
which bear the name of the contributor, ' may be dedicated to a
relative In the.;service or any other
The appointment of D. W. R.
Morgan to the managerialshlp of
the Steam Divisions of Westinghouse Machine Company has been
announced by L. E. Osborne, vice
president. Mr. Morgan whose background and organizational experi
ence with the company gives him
the necessary qualifications to direct the production pf the .huge
Steam Division was formerly Assistant Division Manager for the
Steam and Merchant Marine Divisions.
Upon graduation from the Ohio
Northern University in the year
1913 he was appointed a technical
apprentice at Westinghouse where
promotions followed closely upon
his induction.. He was promoted
to Assistant Engineer of the Condenser Division in January, 1916
and became Chief Engineer of the
division in November, 1917. In
1926 he was appointed Manager,
Condenser and Diesel Engine Engineering, while in January, 1929,
he became Manager of the Diesel
Engine Engineering. His next promotion came in June of 1931 when
he was appointed Manager of the
Condenser Engineering Division;
Assistant Manager of Engineering
In February, 1940; Manager of
Manufacturing in July, 1941; and
Works Manager in April, 1943. He
was appointed to his former position  in. February,  1944.
Having taken an interest in community affairs of Swarthmore, Mr.
Morgan was elected President of
the Borough Council for the year
1942-43 and today is actively interested in the community as a
member of the council. Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan reside on Strath Haven avenue. They have two children; a daughter, and a son.
Mr. Morgan has been responsible
for a number of improvements in
the design and manufacture of
surface condensers, pumps and
ejectors, and has had the claims
allowed on approximately thirty
patents. He was honored by Westinghouse in the year of 1942
through the presentation of the
Westinghouse Order of Merit.
Choose   Blanshard
Dr. Brand Blanshard will give
the Swarthmore College Commencement address on Sunday afternoon, February 25, at 3:15 in
Clothier Memorial. Dr. Blans-
hard's topic will be "Education as
Philosophy.'*
Hottest for Pi Phis
Mrs. James H. Hornaday of .Dickinson avenue was hostess . to . a
luncheon-sewing' meeting of the
Pi Phis on Thursday.- 'Mrs. Bonnet
of If ale avenue who -recently returned from South America sot*
aa lnfora-ft];.
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World Day of
Prayer
Friends Meeting on the college campus will house this afternoon, the first Friday in
Lent, the borough's observance
of the World Day of Prayer.
The service which is in the
charge of the local Interchurch
Council will open ot 2:30.
Always a constructive spiritual privilege shared by worshippers around the world today's
shaping events give this year's
service the significance of deeply felt needs of the spirit. All
are welcome to share in it.
SPONSOR GERJG
TALKS SUNDAY
State Dept. Member
Has Valuable,
Experience
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One of the timely local events
of the year will be the address by
Benjamin Gerlg, of the Department of State, on "A Positive Approach to World Organization," at
the Friends Meeting House next
Sunday evening. Mr. Gerig's discussion comes just after the interest of Swarthmore residents in this
subject has been whetted by the
recent public opinion poll. lit
comes also upon the heels of the
momentous meeting of Roosevelt,
Churchill and Stalin.
Few Americans are so well
equipped by experience and background to discuss the requirements for effective cooperation
among the world's peoples. Mr.
Gerlg was a member of the information seotion, League of Nations
Secretariat, from 1930 to 1940 and
was also attached to the League's
mandate section. While serving in
that capacity, he was appointed as
commissioner general of the
League of Nations at the New
York World's Fair in 1939-40.
From 1940 to 1942 Mr. Gerig was
associate professor of government
at Haverford College. Since then
he has been with the United States
Department of State and is at present chief of the Division of Dependent Area Affairs. Mr. Gerlg is
the author of "The Open Door and
the Mandate System," one of the
most authoritative works on the
operations of that controversial
product of the Versailles Treaty.
The address is being given under
the.joint auspices of the Cooper
Foundation, Swarthmore Monthly
Meeting, and the Swarthmore
Branch of the* United Nations
Council. It follows several preparatory meetings for discussion of
the Dumbarton Oaks proposals
sponsored by the Swarthmore
League of Women Voters. The program will begin at 8:15 o'clock
and, because of the wide public interest, is expected to attract one
of the largest gatherings of the
winter.
Valentine Party
The students of Mr. Baldwin's
8th grade homeroom staged a Val-<
entlne Party on Wednesday for
which they worked with enthusiasm. Under the guidance of Mrs.
John Pearson, they made cup cakes
and pulled molasses taffy.
RITES HELD FOR
JOSEPH J. CEUA
Shoe Repairman Was
Borough Resident
For 41 Years
Joseph P. Celia, Sr., shoe repairman who began his career 41
years ago as the college shoemaker
died Monday at his home on Park
avenue after a short illness. He
was 75.
Born in Petrizzi, Italy on July 1,
1869, Mr. Celia moved here from
Philadelphia in 1904 to open a tiny'
shoe repair shop, having been> in
this country for only a year. The
building which he rented for the
sura of $5 a month was a! two-by-
four wooden structure which had
originally served as the borough
post offlce. Originally it was located near the railroad station on
the site of the stone memorial before the under pass was built.
After carrying on his business
here for six years, Mr. Celia moved
to the basement of the Shirer
building on South Chester road.
His next move was to larger quarters in Dumall's store, now Sipler's
Hardware, and here he remained
until his first building was erected in 1925 on the site of the present improved structure, 104 Park
avenue. He won the certificate of
merit award for good workmanship for rebuilding shoes in 1930,
1931, and 1932. In 1940 he received recognition for his superior
work in shoe repairing when he
was given an award at the Shoe
Repair and Dealers' Exposition in
Philadelphia-
Surviving are his wife, Linda
Olivier! Celia; six sons, Anthony
C, Joseph M., Frank G., Albert P.,.
Victor E., and Pfc. Dante J. Celia,
one daughter Mrs. Amelia Plper-
ata and; three grandchildren all of
Delaware County.
Funeral services were held
Thursday morning from his late
residence 104 Park avenue with
Solemn High Mass of Requiem at
Our Lady of Perpetual Help <
Church, Morton. Interment was in
Holy Cross Cemetery.
Movie at Clothier
The College will again sponsor a
movie at Clothier tomorrow eventing, February 17. The feature
will be "This Is the Army." The
short to bo presented is "And to
Think I Saw It in Mulberry
Square."
The feature will be presented at
'7 o'clock and again at 9.
HEAR MRS. PIERCE
Mrs. Catherine J. Pierce reference librarian of the college ad- '
dressed district librarians of Philadelphia and vicinity meeting at
the Drexel Institute of Technology
on Wednesday. Mrs. Pierce's topic
was "Government documents as'
sources of information for the general public" and her talk furnished much useful information to all
present.
Public Librarian Bettina Hunter
and "Mrs. Peter E". Told attended
the morning and afternoon sessions. \
The next meeting of the    group
will be held in Swarthmore in May    •
with local Public Library as host.
THIS  WEEK'S  CALENDAR
Friday, February 16
10:00 A.M.—Book Review .-. Woman's Club
2:30 P.M.—World Day of Prayei   Friends Meeting
8:20 P.M.—"Through The .Night" iPlayers Club
Saturday, February 11
7:00 P.M. & 9:00 P.M.—Movie—"This is The Army"  - Clothier
8.20 P.M.—"Through The Night" J.  Players Club
Sunday, February 18
11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship ...... . ,—.— Local Churches
6:00 P.M.—Evening Prayer   —   Trinity Church
8:16 P.M,—-Lecture—Benjamin Gerlg  .-—*—'*.... Friends Meeting
- Tuesday, Hefa-jnary 30
3:00 P.M.—Literature Section .».._»«' -,—  Woman's Club
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