The Ambler Gazette 19220202

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MBLER Gazette.
VOL. XXXIX.-NO.
AMBLER.   PA..   FEBRUARY   2.   1922.
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COLD POINT PLYMOUTH.
lappenlnss ot Local Interest to Our Readers.
Plymoirtti   Children   Present   "Health"
Program—Mrs.     Danehower     Give*
Stereopticon Lecture—Bronge Tablet
Presented to Whitemarsh School.
/iiegular   sessions   were   resumed   at .¦itjie Plymouth Consolidated School des- ¦Iptte  the  treacherous  traveling  condi¬ tions,    and dfflcuUiy    of coveying   the children to and from th(e school.
Last Sunday, an exceptional servioe . was    held  in  the    Plymouth    Centrei Union mission,  despite the harrassing weather   conditions.     Rev,   Mr.   A.   J. Roberts, of Norristpwn, had been ask¬ ed to Bpeak, and, in order to faithfully keep hie appointment, he walked  thei entire    distance  from    Norristown  in, spite   of  the  hazards   underfoot,   and ^'ajfter   deljiyering   his   message   to   the ^TiohgregOTlon   and   then   heroically   he; tiudged back to his home.
The condition of Thomas White shows very little improvement at the laat  report.
. The machine of Jacob Weidemoiyer, ¦ l-1avrnonV.Hlek bfciame stranded in a snow #lft in front .of the Plymouth Cohsoltoated school 'last Sunday, and Me? occiiivints of the car were compell¬ ed to abandon it until he . was sum- mnned to dig out the car.
Mrs. H. Oscar Young, who visited in Flourtown over the week-end, was un- ab<3 to return to Plymouth Meeting for Buveral days, becaustj of the snow- bloclg^  roads. ,,
.-The Whitemarsh    township    school boaid ¦will meet Tuesday, February 7th. I
Ed.vard Rodenbaugh attended tha fireiiie, n convention in Reading last oaturday. as a delegate.
Annie Zagorski qt Plymouth town- rhip, who has bj^en caught and pun- iiihcd innumeralile times for abscond¬ ing, and who was judge of subnormal rnontably, has recently been sent to th-e iSleighton  farms  for  training.
Raymond Hittlie, 16-year-old scm of Vv'm. Hittle, of Black Rock, was recfent- lir brought before District Attorney Hendric'ts of the juvenile court in Nor¬ ristown, with a gftieral charge of incor¬ rigibility. Hittle had been caught and reprimanded many times for smoking and gambling, but it mad« no effect upon him. About two weeks ago he disappeared from home, and after spending a fpw days in the woods he was located at an aunt's home. The lad seems to have taken a tiueejiv dis¬ like to his home, which he himself could not explain. Further than this,     he     has developed a     habit
of swearing, and also a mania for striliing small children. He waa adjudged below normal mentally, and. ordered by the court to be takon to Glen Mills and given mental training. |b--;.-^nklesteln, .,(g|^;..li;.g^*''
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WHITPAIN AND   iORELAND'S
iTHE COUNTRY    I HOSPITAL AND
L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's Vhstt in the Two rownshipo.
James Hand, long a resident of the Blue Bell section, died Tuesday even-" ing after an illness of several weeks. He leaves a wife, one son, Walter, of Blue Beil, and the following daughters F'lorence, wife of Wiiliam Sailor, ol" Ambler; I.aura wife of Charles Koona, of Philadelphia, and Mary, residing at home,
A meeting was h|eld in the Bethlehem Baptist church, Penllyn, last Thursday evening to discu.ss the school building proposition for Lower Gwynedd town¬ ship. 60 per.sons were pre.sent, includ¬ ing directors of the school board. County Superintendent Landis was. present and gavie a vei-y forceful and sensible talk bearing directly on the school situation in the township, which is face to face with the necessity of. procuring increased capacity and mod¬ ern b.Hiidings for its pupils, as required by the state department. The central school and the two school propositions were considered and a majority of those present last Thursday expressed themselves in favor of the two-school jjlan. .Another meeting will be held this Thursday evening at the residence of Jo.seph S". Evans, Gwynedd, to fur¬ ther consider the subject,
Mable Stannard, of Ambler, was a, week-end guest of Oliver Stannard and family of, Blue Beli.
The family of Arthur l'>etz, of Blue Bell, have all been suffering with grip.
Ladies' Mite Society, of Boehm's church, wiil meet this Thursday after¬ noon at the home of Mrs, J. Irvin Yost, at Centre .Square.
Jlerman Prischmaii. owner of tho Blue Bell inn, entert/iined a number of guests on Monday evening f,i-om Phila¬ del]: hia. They experienced some di- ficiilty il. getting through the drifted load.-i with their machines.
Mr. and Mrs. Ixion Holtsizer, of Blua Bell, were storm-stayed in Philadel¬ phia over the week-end.
The Junior Ni%-;id'.cwoji-k guild, of Blue Bell, gave a pleasant surprise oh Saturday evening to Mrs. John Bauer and Mrs. John Reyner at the former's home.
Xo services werj? held in Boehm's church on Sunday on account of the drifted snow.
Barney Cavanaugh, of Clue Bell, i» convelying persons fro;«'i Blue Bell to, Penllyn station in a sled while the roads are drifted.
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Pike Again    Heads  Montgomery    Co., League.
The Montgomery Counter Baseball League was reorganized at an enthusi- astic meeting held at the Walton Hotel 'S.^reie in attendance, and fe- teir fpanchies for this y i^r'«( J^ani*daie, last year'.s r>enBj|nt :^i;i ;,...Doylestown,;    it^_i5thohoc''
FINE SHOW.
Community
Club   Presents Program.
EMERGING.
Good I Roads Opened and Business Recov¬ ering From Blizzard.
W^"-'«*^mgTiihv,''Mts. Warren E,isenbi
, Tne Sc:hool Weilfare I-.eagiie of Ply-| Harold C. Pike, of Cheltenham, ivasU mouth bi?ld ita meeting at the t;onsoli- i re-e'eftted piesident for the sixth con- I dated      schoolhouse,      last      Tiiursday j t:ecuti\^>!yeai\. William   |Zendf,, of Soud
Previous Efftjrts Surpassed—Interest¬ ing Banner Presentation Followed by Merit and Humor Cleverly Combined —The Booster—Other Notes of In¬ terest.
Last Thursday evening the Oreland Community club endeavored to outdol their performance of the previous year by a unique entertainment developed entirely with home talent. Under the guidance and leadership of Chairman (leoige Aiman, the club labored faith¬ fully for a month or more to make the play a success, and the approval of members and thefr families and friends, was decidedly gratifying, to .«iiy the least. However, there is much discussion as to whether or not this play outstripped that of last year. Uut many think that local talent was the making of a better performance
After a musical prelude by Mr. A. Bothe and a prayer by Rev. E. E. Cur- sons, Paul Brooke ¦ presented to the club a beautiful silk banner fringed in gold liearing the name lintl motto of the organization in gold letters. .Several individual acts were then staged and other features by members of the club were presented. OuLstand- ing among these were the scenes, "Me'rci-less ,Hospital," in which Dr. Sschucis',verger (Hummel) performed a venv intricate oiieration by extract¬ ing a monkey Wrench and a contamin- att<l half smoke from the anatomy o11 an unfortunate patient. The School r^ays- scene, depicting old times in -songs sung by individuals gowned to which recitations were given and little songs sung to i>oitray such paits, and the Primary class conducted by H. Jones, Jr., as teacher. During tha play, individual telegrams were re¬ ceived and read.
These contained thanks and mes- s.'iges of gratitude to those who had labored for the success of the play. Another feature was the reading of the "Booster," copies of which were af¬ terward   distributed.
On the whole, tlie performance was a complete success, and the organiza¬ tion well deserves the congratulations I'estowed uixm it by the community.
Alan Cressman met his family and friends at the Adelphia hotel Saturday evening, where the.y enjoyed dinner toge'.her, after which Mr. Cressman t'eparted to begin ills business, trip td Jai.an.
(;harles Poole is around again after abrif.f illness.
Mrs. S.'jnds is improving slowly and is r.uw able to walk around her room. 'V'.iu luu,t.:«,ci H. C. Jones, on Weldy aveiiy-l^mi^jrogressed rapidly and the roof Js^^^.^being placed thereupon. ¦ ;-.4\lr.s.!^^§^ wlio underwent an opera- i^ili. at^iijiiingiua hospital la.st Satur- tif; iMtvr^rttd home ,i^ a few days ^"IJtJkiin I'fetter, Jr,,''^5"no-\y improvi ''--yei »tioht set back,
'^iiSteb;tli_5-;g^ii^i^__kraut supper ijopnipanj:
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evening. The children presented a short ske.ch ¦fm healtii, called "Tho Naughty .Microbe." 1 ive oher children gave an pxercise called ' Milii," and several hcalii songs were sung. .Dr. Walker A, Veakie, health commissioner of Montgomery County, was the main speaker. The topic for discussion was "Health Problems in the Public' School." There were many visitors present.
The regular monthly hieleting of Friend's in eluding the Plymouth Gwjynedd and .Xorristown meetings, | will be held I'-ebruary 4th at 3.30 P. M. j Home at th,3 Norristown meeting. A box) supper will follow at C, and in th© evening the subject for discussion will be "Dynamic Kaith." The evening meeting will be open to every one. |
A bronz tablet was presented to thejj Whitemaisii ConsoHidated school by; Rev. E. A. Chamberlin, in behalf of tha people of Whitemarsh township. Vico-President Rasisr received the tablet and will place it in the corridor of the school.
There were no services held at the Pliymouth U. E. church last Sunday because of the weather conditions. ¦ Another, uf the series of dances at the Cold I'oint Grange hall, wili be h|old on Saturday evening.
More than 25 men are employed by the township in clearing the roads at tho eastern  end.
The liearing in the case of .t. J. Webster, of Plymouth to\vnsliip, whose) tlelivery truck struck and injured 4- year-old Daniel Hoeo', of 1005 Cherry street, Norri.stown, several weelts ago, has been declai|LHl offi by Magistrate! Clark, as the case has been settled. Attorneys representing the parties concernisd effected a settlement. After his ear struck the child, Mr. Webster was abi^ut to stop, but the child got uii, and ran off. Being in a hurry to keei>, a business appointment, and feeling satisfied the lac! was uninjured, Mr. Welstisr kept on going, and on his re¬ turn, iri the afternoon reported this affair to the Norristown police.
The monthly business meeting of the Cold Point Boy Scout was held iast Saturday afternoon. Practically the entire troop 'las passed the tenderfoot i.itiiigs a: ii-,''now working on the second clasb, Tli.^' troop ia in the bSst condition financially, continually in- creai=iii.g and improving it's equipment. Plans are being completed for the con- stuction of a local Scout home for thei tr 'ip and it is expected the actual wurk of constrnetion will  lipgin soon.
The Camp Fire girls of Temskwaht- awah Camp meet Satuiday at the home of their guarcWan, Mrs. Russel Kirk. The new bead looms havo arriv¬ ed with other supplies from head- ei .:ters v.'hich promitis busy and in- t^..   Ling days ahead for the Camp.
Despite the heavy northeast storm ' Inicr Gladfelder, assistant agent at Plymouth Meeting station on thei Trenton ("ut-off) railroad made his usu.l week-end trip to his home in Elizabethtown, near Ijuicaster. On his return journey Sunday afternoon he was not inconvenienced exceut by t-e walk from tlio Conshohocken'trol¬ ley .s. The latter cais were being opet- aied as far as the Trenton Cut-off rail¬ road.
ort.cn, was elected, secretary, and Haii-i.son V. Stoever, of Doylestown, was re-elected treasurer. It was agreed' ihat the guarantee deposit of cash club would be lixed at $100., President l^ike .appointed the following coni- hiittee on appications: J. Norinan. iCendt, Claiience Lowens and Raymond Wodock, and the following as the com- niitiee on the constitution: A. J. l>'islior Joseuh Wodock, Frank Temple, Russell Trumbore, B, A. l<>edriclts, Howard Williams.
and School League for Upp-er Duiblin.
A meeting"was called under the 0iis- pices ofi the Colony Club of Ambler, iast Friday evening, at the Mathiasi •heeleigh school for the purpose of organizing a Home and School League in Upper i:>tiblin outside of the Fort Vv''ashington district. Wm. Worman was elected temporary chairman and .Mrs. Pyle temporary secretary. Mr. Warren C^handler, presi^^nt of the Home and School League of Fort Washington, was one of tlie speakers. His address revoewed thep regress of the League in his district. The as¬ .sembly was especially impressed with his report of the hot lunch committee. This commit fcT is now serving hot lunches to the children of the Fort Washington school and one special hot dish is served every day at a cost of 3   cents.
Mr. Chandler stated that the reason, for their success in so short a time is due to the thorough cooperation ofi th^ men and wofnen of Fort Washington. The men have promised to finance theS undertaking and the women have volunteeretl to d the work. This does not only include those with children but also others wlio have shown their Sv-illingness to give part of their time ^toward its success.
Mrs. O. W. Ackerman, superintendent !if the school of Cheltenham,'delivered an addresa, entitled, Loyalty on the Part of the Teacher and Parent," bringing out the fact cf the great op¬ portunity that "brings the teacher and l>arent together in thorough accord. It was voted that a . Home and School league should be formed in the dis¬ tricts in L'pper Dublin outside of Fort Washington After a nominating' commiitee was appointed, the meeting adjourned until Thursday. Feb. 10th.
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Hatboro Aviator Married Witli tlic announcement of the mar¬ riage of Malcolm G. Allison, an aviator, and Henri)?tta Slater, both of Plittboro, I.I 1 ay. line, N. J on Sattu'day, Janu¬ ary 21, is revealed a romance which had its start whUe Allison was . an aviation ^tudeiit at the Wai'iiiinster lield, ill uSe Vorlf road section, and its culmination tive ilays after the Mont¬ gomery county courts had granted a divorce decree .toi Mrs, Albert W. Koopor, permitting her to resume her maiden  name,  Henrietta Slater,
Announcements reveivcd by Y'ork road people are to effect the eero- nioivy was performed by the Rev. J. W. .Muste, of Bayonne, at the residence -jf .Mr. and Mrs. Chester F. Smith, in that city. .Mr. and Mrs. Allison aro on a wedding trip, and on their return will resido at 2846 Hudson boulevard in Jersey CUT.
Barren Hill Home and School League. On Fridayq evening the regular ir.erting of the Home and Scliool League was heid in Barren Hill Con¬ solidated school. After a short inte¬ resting entertainment b,y the small children there w^as a s|K?lIing contest, in which the pupils of the Fifth, Sixth, i Seventh and Eighth grades participat¬ ed. The following prizes were award¬ ed: I'irst, ane year's subscription for the Youth's Companion, to Miss Vera Kiiliiner, of Eight grade; second, an eversharp pencil to Miss Lilly Schupp¬ haus, of Seventh grade; thii'd prize, a book, to Miss Lilly Wilson of Fifth grade. Miss Lilly .Schuf)phaiis render¬ ed two beauti|ful songs. •
In the corridor of the school housy there has been placed a bronze tablet, which, was unveiled and dedicated by the school directors who were instru¬ mental in having erected the Ran-eii Hill Consolidated school, which will ln> a lasting memory for their faithful sei- viee. The tablet was dedicated and l>iesented by the.president. Rev. E. A. Chamberlin, on behalf of the Home and School League. (Iwing to the absence of the president of the school board, -Mr. Hai-i'i' T, Ottinger, the tablet was accepted by the vice president, Mv. Thomas Raser, On the tablet are placed the names of the directors who served on the school board at the time the school was erected, Samuel Yea¬ kle also gave a short address, express¬ ing his   appreciation of the tablet.
Owing to the fact that Proif, Calvin Althouse could not attend the meeting Mrs. Alice Danehower, principal of Plymouth Consolidated school, showed stereopticon views on geograpliieal subjects, questioning the children as each subject- was thrown upon thei screen, which interested the children very much, as will as giving them a lesson in geograpliy at the same lime.
The children of the Malkin liome sold post cards realizing $8, Avhich they donated to the school to help de¬ fray exfienses of tables and benches that' are needed for the lunch roum. $10 more being needed, the (inance com"- mittee asked that same be appropriat¬ ed from the treasury, whicii was grant¬ ed. At the next meeting, Feb. 24th, Rev. C. W. Caulkins, of Cold Point Baptist church, will give an addresfi his subject being "Special Objects for Children."
12-lnoh Snowfall Driven by High Northeast Wind Closes Roads—Trol¬ leys Resumed on Monday Afternoon—' Local Experiences in the Blizzard.
The surrounding country has emerg¬ ed from the heavy snow of 12 inch¬ es driven and drifted for 2'J hours on .Saturday and early Sunday morning liy a lierce northeast hurricane.
Roads were closed early by huge drifts and no effort could be success¬ fully madi- to open the highways until ..he ston.i aljated, which it did about 10 o'l-li/ck Sunday morning.
Ambler's streets were opened by a hug.' motor truck of the Keasbey and •Matti.son company, pushing a sno\V plo'.',- ill front, tne work under the di¬ rec.ion of liurgess Anderson. Kob.?rt, LU. Hallowell. the energetic local Ford "dealer, a Fordson tractor draw¬ ing a snow plow, all of which opened the streets.
Tlie Lehigh .Valley Transit company operated its la.st car through Anibl|3r Satuiday evening soon after 6 o'clock, and the car with a dozen Just passen¬ gers became stalled in the drifts just al th.' toot of the hill south of Wm. Penn inn, and the 11 men and three worn 11 were not rescued until Sunday aflernoon, when a rescuing party bat¬ tled is wa.v thi'ough the drifts, headed iiy (!. llerljert Jenkins, Esci,, who.'*© home is nearly, and which party res¬ cued, among others, Mrs. Jenkins anil her niece, .Miss Ediih Jenkins, who had been on the trolley car. In the morn¬ ing .'v-'veral men from the Wm, Penn iim fought their way from the inn toi vhe car with a basket of Jood, which was most acceptable to the iiassengers, but the latter declined to make the< atiempt unaided lO leave the car and tl y to reacli a habtation. They were warm aud fairly comfortable in the car. which was dug out by traclt em¬ ployes late in the uf.ernoon and iiro- uecdea on its U'ay.
I'll .Monday morning Charles T Ci-wiiiier, of Ambler, with a large forco df men, commenced working on the tin r.iiike from Chestnut Hill to Spring- house opening tiie drifts for travel, and ¦-he trolley men opened the electric line. Through Ambler it was neces¬ .sary to use picks to uncover the rails, as the snow had been worn down and conipaiii?d by travel.
'i'he liutler pike was early closed to travel, and on Sunday Lewis Stannard, with a force of men and teams, opened the drifts fts far as Broad Axe, and the; work was continued on Mondaj', with i^th.r fiii'MsS of men at worlc on tiie Si-cipijaek liike.
* Local star route and rural delivery mails were delayed, and- the mail pouches from Springhouse, which are. c'ai-ried on the trolley cars, according to eiintraet, were forwardad Iny Post I'iiasier Hallowell to Ambler by cour- t/y.!.\ of John Marple and his niilk-dc- Ijvery slj^ which pvuiiged through the tiiti i  to^inbler.
->l^k(i,iJeli.yerx t.c|lBlnp Bell. lyas. not uiuleriak.en f^- John -Pt^e'SiHT until Monday. a'"teinoon, when ho secured a liorse and after much labor reached Blue Bell with the mail liouches. Some Blue Bell and Centrei .Sciuai-e lesidents worlced their way through tho drifts to Penllyn and came liy train to Ainbler, but Joseph C. :-!hoemalfer .'ind son, who reside near i;lue Bell, were able to reiicli Ambler .Monday afternoon by means of ai horse-di-awn sled.
GWYNEDD VALLEY.
Two fires occurred here on Wednes¬ day of last week. One alarm was from; the residence of E. G. Stoler, where a lantern ignited the floor of the pump! house. The other blaze was at John B. Haines tenant house, where the roof was liuriied off. The North Wales Fire department did good work at both places and  .saved  the  properties.
Patrick Carney and daughter Kath¬ erine liave recovered from their recent illness.
W'illiam Baldwin still has intact his large electrical Christmas display, whicii he will retain until April. It is open to the public.
—There were 230 wives deserted in 1921 in Berks, and $!I6, 145 was paid for support of wives and children.
—Mrs. Katherine Metz, aged 82 years, of Towamencin, fell over a piece of carpet  and frtictured  a  leg at  tho
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CENTRE SQUARE.
A eucher and live-hundred was heict on Tuesdiw evening in the Fire iiall by the Ladies' Auxiliary. Prizes werei given and refreshments served.
Mr. and .Mrs. Willard Unruh werd the guests of relatives over tho week¬ end   in   Philadelphia.
Victor Baker spent Monday with his sister, .Mrs. Ida Thompson, of German- town.
George    Zimmerman    and    Clai-ence» Zimmerman and family  speiTt Sunday with J. I. Yost ifamily. Yost family.
Miss Margaret Seiple. is spending some time with friends in Mont Clare.
¦^;Irs. H. D. Heffner and .family entei'- tainetl Miss Emma Tyson on Moiida,y.
iVIiss Catharine Bernhard has jusL finished the mid-year examinations at the University of I'ennsylvania and has a week's vacation before the new term.
The blizzard has caused a great deal' of confusion and work. S(;veral crews', of men have been busy all day opening*| the roads.- The trolleys were stopped for a day, which tied up a great deal of traflic. A Buick touring car wan stuck ill a drift on Skipptick pike op- | posite Solon Ivershiier's property, be¬ low Centre Sciuare. There were drifts ten feet in height in some places and felds had to be used for traflic. Thercil were no church services on Sunday in any of the churches because thei roads were blocked. Long's orchestra could not get out to the dance on Sat¬ urday evening. There w-as no school Jlonday because the greater number of pupils coulc} not  gut there.
A fastnacht social will be held in, the Sunday school room of St. John's church Tuesd.ay evening; Feb. 7.
The monthly ineeting of the Fire Co., and Ladies' Auxiliary will be held this Thursday evening,
Howell Seiple is on a business trip and was held up in Williamsport over the week-end by the blizzard.
On Sunday morning HowiU-d Baker and Francis McCIure used four horses to a large sled in order to take their milk to Xorristown, -'Vt this writing the DeKalb street pike is cjieii to the county seat, and the large motor truck of Mr. McClure is lieing used to haul the   mlllc.
John Schultz, in getting off of a train at l-;elfi;y station Saturday evening, failed to notice a deep ditch which was filled with snow. Ue went in over his iiead and had to he rescued.
The snow plow running at a rate of speed said to be about 60 miles ixir hour struck a snow drift on tho cros¬ sing at Centre Siiuare sLation Sunday and drove the snow with sucli forco as to break the lattice work along tha front of J. W. Ih'UiiiieFs porch. An¬ other large lump of snow struck direct¬ ly und'.'r the window. A few inches higher it would have caused consider¬ able damage to tho window and sash.
LEGION, BOTH.
Rees C. Roberts, of Ambler, Makes Seasonable Sus:g:estion.
Hospital Funds Now in Hand Be Given
Dr.   Mattison's      Propoaed   Memorial
Hospital,   and    the       Citizens   Then
Work to Help the  Downs Post. Editor "Anibler Gazette:"
A little before or shortly after thi Armistice, a movement was started in Anibler to erect a memorial hospital in honor of the boys and men of the vic¬ inity who went into the federal service in   the  World  war,
A mass meeting was held in the 0i>- era house, the project was fornuully launched, subscriptions were receivedi and pledges of Ilnaneial aid were mado by citizens of Ambler and  vicinity.
These events liitppened before tiie American Legion was organised by a mightjy number of those wlio had seen service i the World war. This great organization numbers, at the presenl time, over 1,000,000 members, with l>osts in every state of the union.
After the initial mass meeting, the memorial hospital project continued ti* gain headway, various means of ob¬ taining funds were adopted, and, up to the present time, a sum apia-oxiniaiing .$6:100 is in the hands of the hosiiital committee to be applied to tl-iis wurtiiy cause. ,
As time progressed, tlie Norton. Downs, Jr., Post, Xo. 125 was organized ill Ambler; its membership consisting now of about IO'J men, with an avail¬ able membership, in the vicinity of about 300 men.
I doubt if tliere is a community in tbe country which can show an outflt with a better record of hard antl valor¬ ous service than does the Ambler post.
At a meeting of the i>ost on Jan. lO, 1321, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, that should tne people of Ambler and vic¬ inil.v decide to honor the services of the veterans ot; the late war, that thiti movement should talce the iforin of a home for the local post.
After the local poat got underway, and, particuarly, after this resolution had been passeid;, a dit'Herence of opinion began to manifest itself in the, minds of many of our citizens. All of us agree tliat the erection of a mem¬ orial iiospltal will be a great and; glorious tribute to our veterans of tho war, .provided that it can be properly financed and maintained, but many of us began to realize that the upkeep of a iiospltal is a tremendous luianoial undertaking for our community, antj that, furtihermore, with the wislies of these veterans so plainly set forth in the above resolution, that .attention should be given to tiieir wishes in the, matter.
Our thoughts reverted back to those gloomy -(though glorious) days When; ii.o boys of the selective service gath¬ ered at the Xorth Penn Republican club house, stiid goodbye to tlieir re Na¬ tives and friends and turned their laces, aesolutcly toward the training campi and weiA and prayed -ivhen the hQ^ "    iiK..mgnarid-e.tJ--»'.nii.Wi
said   fireir  fa'reW^'JSr'TKie  speets! cucouiagement and  promise on  every- j- one's  lips  was   "There  is  nothing  too ' great  for  us to  do for you  w'licn you come iiome."
Shortly before the bays came home a welcome home fund  was collected and a large proportion of this fund was ex¬ pended ifor a welcoming home ceiebra- , tion and for a medal whicn was  pre- ! .'sented to each veteran.
The  conimittee having this  celebra¬ tion  in  charge,  know-ing  the  desire of i the men, wisely witheld about $600 of the fund, which has just been used to i partially   pay  for  the  furniture  w-hich | has been placed in the Post rooms in the "Gazette" building.
Xow, the matter of conferring honor upon our local w.'ir veterans, assumes! another,  and  greater  phase. ,
i'r. Richard V. Mattison, our wealthiest townsman has purchased' tlie Hart property and will convert it. into a well etiuipped memorial hos¬ pital. Suitably endowed, whieh it nq doubt will be, it will remain a splendid ' tribute to his generosity and civic righteousness for all time.
In view of the erection ot' t'.iis hos- pital, th:'writer sugg'csts tliat the ii;6U'J0:)i collected hy the hospital comniU-tee bei turned over to the liospilal in the form i of a .foundation or endowment, for the maintenance of, a bed tnerein. in tnem- or.v and honor (if the local men, deixd and living, wVo participated in the I World  -war. '  i
HORSHAM AND UPPEOIBLIN
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest ti Many I^eaders.
Local     Storm   Notes—Horse   Fast     iti
Snow   Dies   from   Exposure—Harvey
D. Thorppson III—Dresher Man's Ex¬ perience—Notes From Jarrettown. Ralph liiaaey, of Davis Gro..', waak unable to malce the trip bacJc and f,orCl» from his home to his work at Hallo- , well's garage, Ambler, for several daya after thia blizzard.
Mrs. Pappentick, of near Prospect- <-iile, while driving home over tha Davis Grove road, becam.-' lodged in a, deep snow drift on Saturday evening. Aftei' exhausting attiempts by thoaai who lived in the vicinity, the horsel was abandoned with thtj carriage and iVIiH. Pappentick -vvas taken to a near¬ by houso. The next morning th«J liorse was dug out and found .still alive, but so stiff and eold that it di)?d 4 .';hoi t time after its release.
MI.SS .Susanna L. Walton, of Hors¬ iiam, who btui been confined to her betj with- toxic poisoning, is now suificient- r.' improved to recline in an ai'in chair..
Harvey Thompson, off Horsiiam,* haa been removi-J to Abington hospital with mawtoid conditions. -.ii opera¬ tion ha.s not been deemed advisable aS y.t.
A l)Ui;.-^ing, which Wm. J. Tyson ia erectiiig on Horsham Terrace, will contain a garage and two rooms. The^ roof of this structure lias bi?en com¬ pleted, y
Charles Schlachtcr and wife, of Hor¬ sham, expect to leave for the v,-est ini a few days.
William   Sill,   of   Horshain,   is   suf- j ficiently ^recovered  liO  that   he  is  now about to'move about on crutches.
An   automobile,   thought   to   be   that of Dr. .Smith, of Hatboro, was stuck ii^ front of Benjamin P. W. Park's. Iiroper,:^,    Horsiiam,       and   remain«(3 there  for  several  days.
Trolley service through Horshairt was lesumed on sciiedule, after being almost entirely <¦ of running-dufitng Sunday after the-blizzaid.
A meeting of Horsham Fire Co. wtU lie held Monday, February. 6th.
John  .McCormick of Dresher,  who I3 employed a."!  ni.ght finSlnan  in a Phila-' dolphia plant, had an experieiico Sun¬ da.v   morning     returning   to     Dresher through tho storm, facing the howling northeast g.ale iiead-on for the three- mile  tramp /Irom  Ardsley  to' Dresher, I lighting drifts all the way and breaking I open the road.      He negotiated tho dis- i tance safely, but wus nearly exiiausted when he reached his home.
Upper Dublin township, under th^ liiiecticii of Road Master Grubb, has been making a valiant attempt to open its roads, haying marshalled a larg^ force of men for this purpose. All the highways of tl;-..' 'Lov/nsljip will be open this We-iiiesJay. -Many ni,,n were em¬ ployed inciudiii.g a :'....,. of i;ca:-ly 50 f 1 om Liinleiiwo.d ;,i..,..'. - ..^"-
Miss   Elizabeth   ..-u...i..-.   .jf   .larret town',   ajienit   tho   \v.,e;;-i.,.,-J. vi'-_/.:*;'t;er "
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.'Sirs. Kirkpatrick, of Philadelphia, spent several da.vs Jast weelc with her sister, Mr.s, A D Bai'nett, in Dresher.
Miss Lillie -McMullin, of Philadel¬ phia, spent the week-end vvith her par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. John -Mc-Mullin, ia Dresher
Kiaiik Carey, of I'hiladelphia, spent the weeic-end with his parents irs. I^i-esher.
Charles J. Carey, of Dresher, whO' expects to go into the chiclcen business: extensively, lias erected several poultrjv houses,
John Robinson, of Dresher, spent' Sunday  with friends  in  Fi'ankfoid.
Should this be done, then those of | our citizens, who, lilce the writer, teel , strongly in regard to the honor andl! these men, can combine their energies in meeting the desire of the post, as j e.xjhessed in its resolution and adopt ! ways and means to provide a home for the post. It need not cost a largtj i aniount of money, and the post, will be i -,lf-sui)po'rting.        Let'si   Igiol. '
REES C. ROBERTS.
SPRINGHOUSE.
Mr. H. II. Coxe has Had electric lights installed in his leant houses the past week.
Miss Jeannie H. Ingersoll, was call¬ ing on relatives and friends at this place th;? past weelc.
-Mrs, E, l'", Thoman is confined to her home with illness.
Mrs. Charles Collom has been con¬ fined to the house with illness.
Owing to the blizzard there were 1101 trolleys from Saturday until monday niorning at  10 o'clock.
Teljsphones were out of commission in this community after the storm.
Coasting has Ijeen line the past week ,-ind a. lai-ge number of persons are daily coasting down Cedar' Hill,
Paul Flynn; of Princeton, N. J., spent the week-end with his parents at this place.
Miss, F. Siinonds, of Philadelphia, is spending some time with Dr. Hubbs and family.
Tho Horsham road stipervlsors havo been busy opening roads with a rather limited force of men, but this Wednes¬ day the shoyeling delegation was in¬ creased by the Fovd hooke farm em¬ ployes. Tiie Rabylon road was shov¬ eled oiien on that day. Many other roads are drifted shut, and it may bo many days before the lield detours are deserted for the opened highways.
A Real Community House.
Editor "Ambler Gazette:"- Aa Treasurer of the Anibler Athletic As¬ sociation, I have been brought in con¬ tact with the movement now under way to endeavor to buiid a community recreation hall, and while I have at¬ tended no ineeting as yet, have been: more or less accurately informed that these organization meeting have been attended by as man.v as ninety citizens, which, in a siiia.ll community sucli as- ours, means the rigiit Icind of interest.
it   is   my   understanding    that   thi* building will  be  erected  at   a  oest  ot approximately $5000, whicli is a rather large   amount   of   money,    unless   all  < community   interests,   that   could   use., such a building, will combine.
By this I mean the Colony Club,, scliool board, American Legion, St. Joseph's churcli. Ambler Fieid club,. <jnd the Ambler -'Athletic association, and with this in view, would stigest that a committee made up Dr. Mehler,. to represent the Colony club; Rev. Mr, -Mayberry, to represent the school board, Mr. Sandom. to represent .St. Joseph's, Mr. Fre- to represent the -¦\merican Legion, Mr, Heath, to rep¬ resent the Ambler Field club, and Mr. Amtiy, to represent the Ambler Athletic association, be appointed by the ex- i.'iting organization, so that it can be dotermincd wiiether or not there is need for such a liuilding,—that is, I feel sure that with the full co-opera¬ tion of every one interested, it can be brought  to  a   successful   conclusion.   "
On the other hand, it would seem a. waste of time to consider such a pro¬ position, with only one group of citi¬ zens, such as there is at tho present behind it. Very truly your.s,
M. T. RHODES,
PENLLYN
Tile  revival  .at  the  Bethlehem  Bap-- tits   Churcli   w.as   greatly   impeded   hi the recent storm.
Considerable sickness has priavaJleo,. among the half-grown colored bvyr'ot this section during tij^. -pfTst week.. Doctors have assumcja'that the cause- was from drinking .ci-eek water while; the boys were skating. The conditior . of all, however, is much improved.
Harvejy Reyner has been lielplng 11 B. Cox to haul tho ice from tho cars at Penllyn .station.
H. B. Cox sent out a large sled on Sunday morning to br^ak the Penllyi . pike to the station.
Thpresa Guerney has been In tlit;i Montgomery hospital, at Norristown. with appenicitis and is now ycry mu i t Improved,