The Ambler Gazette 19280322

              The
Gazette
VOL.   L -NO. 7
AMBLER.   PA..  ]V|aRC1I   22,   1928
!S1.75  A   YEAR
ITEMS
CF LOCAL INTEREST READERS
TO
WEDDED
KOWAN—ItKYN'EIt -A   pretty   home  wedding took     plac Thursday   evening,   when   Miss   Ksther | ' Reyntr.   daugliler   of   Mr.   and       Mr?.. I I fdiver  lieyner, of Blue  Boll, wa.-* mar- i I rJed   to   Xorman   Kowap,   son   of   Mr. I anrl   Mrs.  James  .\.   Kowan,  of  Belfry. ' '     The cereinony tool< place in the  pre- i .ience  of  (10  yuests,  incluiling  relatives ' and   near   friends.   Rev.   Clyde   Eevctr-   ¦ good,  Iiastor of  the  Bethel  chapel,  of¬ liciatcd  al   the   ceremony.   Walter  n>.- _.   .      .      i.i JJ,    rrrl'ontaine,  of Norri.stown,  playid  the —Plymouth   Centre  Fight fop. Wat«r^^.^,(],]l,jg.   „m,.j.i,.
Service—Cold Point Baptists Con- Tho bride was given in mnn-inge iij sider     Pastoral       Call—Harmonville.  ber   lather   and   was   attended   by   lier
[.sister, 'MlsH I.illian Keyner, as maid of lionor. The best man was t'liarU.s Rowan,    brother   of   the        Iirldegrooni. ,
.Tlic l.ridi' woi'e a gown of white s.itiu and a tulle vi il held with orange blos¬ soms. She cari'ied a .«liowcr bouipiet of lo.s jK and lilies of the valley. A rcce)i- tion   followed   tlje   ceremony.
SCIENCE REVEALED 'D. S. Ai THE
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Whitemarsh  Women's  League to Tour
AMBLER   HIGH     STUDENTS FAVORED
AKE   COLONY CLUB TO ENJOY ADDRESS ON   SUBJECT
WHITPAIN
Charles I!cikliiiiii r in di-iviiic; a n»-w   lOssex  ear.
The tldwer.s in B wlim's church on !<iinday miirnini; were eiven'by the MWiuK circle of the church.
Mr.-i. Howard Ilei-nhard is at the Lankenan ho.sidtal, liavUii; underuont an    iiiieratiiin    for    appenilli i'u.'s.
A      chieken    suiiper   will    be      S'iveu tills   .Satunfay    -vcnlns;'in    the   base¬ nient   (.f  iiiiehm's  cliurch   by   the   .<^i'w- TiO cents, of    Hlu<>    I!(
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The meetini? of the riymouth Town- Khip League of Women Votois, held nt the home of -Mrs. Wilmer KeariLS, of Echo Bale Gardens, in I'lymouth townt- Khip, wa.s conducted by its president, Mrs. K. M. Clark,'with 17 inembers in attendance. A major part of the meet¬ ing was allolted lo the hearing and discussion of sundry committee re¬ ports. Tlie niembers voted to accept sin invitation to attend the political institute ot ail women voter.s' organ¬ izations in Berks, Bucks, Jlontgom¬ ery, Chester and IJelaware counties on" April 10, al Bryn iMawr college. At .t,,,,,,,^ that time, it was annuuiued, there will wii|i;,,n be discussion on stato rights and the federal commissioners. Tho menibers were also invited to enjoy a lunclieon at William I'cnn inn, Gwynedd, on Wedneisdav, April IS, under the aus¬ pices of ihe Montgomery County Ijeague of Women Voters. JMrs. Theo¬ dore WicdenKiii will .eutoitiiiu at tho ne.xt meeting on April 1).
Aftw having iniid a visit with friends in Spring .Mill last Friday, HariT Weinberg, a former resident of Har¬ monville. juniiied in liis car and start¬ ed for his home in the cily. Not long after he got underway tire broke out about the hood and engine just as he af«;endea Josliua hill. The Spring -Mill Kire conipany was called to the scene and saved the car. The engine, how¬ ever, was put out ot commission. Wainbcrg is remembered as the recent proprietor of the service station on Kidge pike below^ HarnionviUe^. before it was purcliased by the i)res<'nt pru- jtrietor,  AVilliam  Koch.
D. R.  Schall,  wlio  sold   Iheir  proper¬ ty  at  thti corner  of   IU<,•kor^'tow^l  lane and N.arcissa road recently  to -Mr. and Mrs. Hall, of New York, has just pur¬ chased  a   36-acres farm   near  Worjes- ter.   The   uroperty  was owned  by  Mil-1 ton Reiil., uf that i)lace. Air. Schall. who ¦ is   tniTiloved   in   a   contii'.cting   business j Ht   Falls   of   the   Schuylkill,   will   move: his   ftunilv   thereto   shortly   after   Ap- I ril   1,   and   irttends   later   to   operate   a ] dairy farm. j
The congregation of the Cold Point: Rarti.'^t church will consider calling a: fXLStor for the pulpit after the churcft i service ne.\t Sunday pioining. The. pulpit   comniittee   will   pre.sent the,
names ol the candlilatps for election at this time.
Another   step   has   been   gained       in; tho  fight  to   obtain  water  facililies   in : the   Plyniouth   Centre   seinion.        Mi.ss | Marion Klliott, wlio has staged a deter- , mined   stand   for   the   extension   of   the water  miiins  of the  I'hlUideliilila  Sub- ' urban  A\ater  cumpany   from   I'lymouth ; Meetinir  tu   I'lymouth  Centre,  received , nn outline of a  plan  to make this move on   the   pert   of ,thi'   watir       company, ivn... trntittf .Viaj   secured   the   sul port
1   wodding iridc   will
trip live  at
Uses   of   Compressed   Air   Illustrated—
Commercial      Department      Students '
Win    Honors    in    Typewriting—Min-i
strelsy. 1
The   iniition   iiictures   show   in      iTi.'j -\nibler schools  JMonday morning,  con-  .'Vnibitr  spent slsted  of   two   i-r^els;   one,  a   "Lesson   m Science,"   .showing   the   earth   In   rela¬ tion  to  the  other  planets;   the  s K'oiid. The  Uses  ot Compressed Ail
Dr.   Melchoir  to   Sipeal<   on   March   28— Mr.   Wyni<oop   Will   Tell   of   the   Na¬ val   Prcgram—Success   of   Card   Par¬ ty and   Other  Activities. On   AVednesday   the   Colony   Club   uf very  enjoyable after¬ noon viewing pictures of the most pru¬ nilnent   artl.^ts,   nn<l   the   program   wa.-* feTi.nly   enjoyed   by   lovers   of   art. •Jlrs.   II.   -Morris   Harrison,   a   re|.ie
lia.1
and   family' mwed proiierty   purcliaseil
ill   wii;i
-Mr.   Rowan       'j'hc   following   impils   gave   readings   sentiUive ot the art  museum  uf I'hll'.-
Lansd.-i]
CENTRE   SGUARF.
-!f|Uaiv   lire   ligiilrrs  held
ill:
lr anipict    SaliU'day      night   at enn   inn.      -MmosI   I'OO  rcsi- (fi'iits   I'i   the   cummunity   helped   tho I tlremen enjoy- tlii's event. I
I JVlrs. John Kiyi) is making arrange¬ ments for cnlering into tlie business uf   I oultry   raisln'g.
The   roast   beer  supper  given   !-"atiii'-' ' day evening b\   .St.  Helena churcii wii."-! well    attended    and  a  neat '.sum. was realiz «d.
.\ numbei' of uur re.-idents atlen4- : ed the shewing of the "Itig Para.le" a: niekiiy llill liall Saturday evening. This well knuwn u» <tiun picture play of the war w;i well re<'eive<l luM'e as well as elsewhere.
I'raneis     McClure,   of   l'elfr\'     ruatl.
. has   returned   after   having  atlended   a
<'eii vent iun      in   Bo•.^toll,   .^^ass.,   vrhleh
was      lleld      on        Monday      evening
.¦in.f  feeding  thereof.
An u-pen meeting of Centre Square ludge, Kn-l'ihts lot the Mystic Chain, I held an open meeting -Monday evening I hi their new ipiart<"rs. Bethel I'lall. An enter.ainiiicnt was given cunsisting of I instrumental and vocal .seleetion'.i an>l ¦ there alsu was an address by the ' mcml/ers of the objects and beiiefitu I uf the order.
I Tho iuteri'or nt fai'mers' hull at '¦ Center Point hic.s been renovated and i repainted, which lias greatly improved I same.
I I'Y.ank Hu'dnut, leading fruit grower I of tlie county, has about completed I the   work   of     preparing   his   Iar'.;e   or-
in Senior liigh school assembly Tuas day murning, the l.'ith: Kvolyn ITal'p, "Tlv.i Optimist," by iMarjorle Cook; Ashley Cullis, "Ihin.s Brlnl<nian's I'ai-- ty."
In tho cuminerclal dep.nrtiiient of tlte high schuol tho following students have won awards for spiked and accuracy in typing: James Roborlri, Sara Cii-- scl,   Beatrice   O'BrKii,   Thuiiins   l.yncli.
delphi.i, giive a very comprelicnslvi' talk (111 the origin uf the I'ennsylvania Art .Museum, which was formed by man and women who wore interested ;in the art shown at the centennial ex- Ijositiun held in Philadolphla in LST'; This cnmmittee made it possible foi the iiieinorial hall, ono of the centoii- niiil buildings to .be .savixl for a lier¬ man.iii   hume   for   tho   soveral   coUoo-
ing c;ircle.   Tickets
Johi-\, .Sclii'lbei'. moved   to  Aniblor.
Georgt Rossiter this week to tho frum   John   Schi'lber
J.  Ilai'ulil   llu.vor,  is liaving ago  ero<'tod   un   his  proiH'rty.
JMabol      Walton    has   been grip.
I'a.i;oaiit      practicn       ,al. cliurch   thi'.i   Friday   evening
The Blre Bell Inn has I,oen ro- pai>erod anil new carpots laid,'which Jiresents a  fine appearance.
Jfrs. K<|ward Cook and daughtM- liave   roturned    from   the   hospi al.
Galen Perry is building .i garag<' on the property ho piir.liased frum J.   Hailold   Hoover.
MISCELLANEOUS    ITEMS    OF TEREST
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Bui'InnVj
Catlierine   1 rroltiinger,   Uoruthy   Bishop,   tlons, and   today  it   is  ono  uf  the  n.ost Alvlna   Ott,   Thelma> Adnm.s       Charles  ntuiuiuiisly visited niuscuiiis uf its kind ; l.,ee,   Helen   Brosz,   .   Marjorie       Deck,   in  I'liiladelphia. '
•Sylvi.'i   Sehwarlz,       Geoi'ge       .Mclntyre, 1     In    l.S!i3   the   city   was   left   tho   f.im Floronce  iJufts, Kllzabeth  rmstoad an.- ®us   W'illstuck   collectiun   and   later   tie Bernese  I.,ee. ;Johii   .^^eF<ldd   ii   eolloctlon   uf   the   iSih
Buring  tho  month,       Klizabetli  i;m-   and   linh   centuries,   which   are   placeu stead  and  Alice  Wortlillno have iiuall-(in   luonis   furnished   In   the   fittings   of fl d   for   monrbersliip   in   the   Order   of   that period. .Artistie  Typists. i     'I'be   Geo.   AV.   Klkins   collection   wa...
The  fulluwing   program   was      given 1 left,  providing  .-i  suitable   place  of  e.-i- by   itiom   ITl   in   the Junior  high  school   liibiticin   was   built   to   place   therein.
ADDRESS   BY   WM.   H. AMBLER
FAUST,   OF!
asspuvbly on l'"ri<lay murning: Mln- i.silrel show—Kdw.ard Shtnldx, Intoa-- locutor. John Sylvester. llomenico Romondio, .lames I.eonard .and Boh Hugo, ond mon; Specialties, iiiiiirtet. '¦The Dovo," Marion AVhitcomb, l''raTi- cos .Arnold, Pnrotliy AVhite, Hilda Sundstrom; iMirnet solo, Adam Rex; clog dances. Irene Cnwley, Mary Ber¬ wind,   Marian   .lulinsuii.       dance,     John
.Sylvesti,r; buck nnd Towler. Julie O'Neill, and Kdilh .Amey.
wine
Klin.-r iiu'^ plac
Tills   colleetlon   wns   .almost   lost   nn til   l-;ii   K.   Price   and   friicnds   interest- ell   tliemselves   in   tfio   present   museum loi'.ntrd    on    thn   Fairmount      rarkwiiv.
The Rockefeller gift of .$3r)0.'IOO was niadi providing the museum will seeuri. $1,000,00'I. .Many rooms in this builiiing are orlglnnl designs brought from various parts uf this and foreign coiimri.is,   with   paintings and  furnish-
ti.
time       and
.Muri.'il   .Scott
irs
cliards     nf   fi lUl     trees   fc.;'   the spraying,   wh.Wi   is   ir.sually  dune  when the   dan.'jer  oi freezing   is pa.st.
'I'here is ro thief so mean as tlio one who steals from a. i;huroli .\ever-tliei U'M-i' I belt' is sU('h a one somowhere abuut. Some lime agci the trustees uf Bethel Metliodist EpLseupal church jj; i:'cha.sed a second hand piplos.s heater, was left slanding uul-.^iilo one night pr^paiatory tu b^v.Jn.g it lilacod within the building. Hi'iAvever, the ii'.'xt nie^rning wlien workmen- appeared to put the heater in tlio.v found it gone. The di.s ricl allurui'y's uHlce Was notilied,   and   nuw   the   autliorit:es   iir.^'
OBITUARY
HIRAAI   EFFRIG I'Jffrig.   a   former     Lanailale died   at   the   home   of     his llura""    I'-ITriu'.   uf   N'o^vluwn. an   illne.ss   of   more   than   a year. Ife was 67 yoars of age.
.Mr. I'i'friir and his wife resided for \-e.'irs .on what was known as thei KITri'; Iiroperty. un .H lUlli .Main street , Moio h;in I.'i yi ar.<! ago thev muved! to I'lilladelpha. ronia liiJP'-; there un--.f Iil o.'irly  iii-21 wiie-.'
Hiram resident, bruthor. following
ro'idenci' ¦rhe     d wifo.   Alami
correspond   with
presented.
.\ir.   Kuheit   Patterson,   of   the  Auier-
lonn   Federation   of   Art,   located       at
Washington,   1\   ('.,   theii  gave a  vory
interesting   talk   on   art   and       showed
slides  of  m.any  famous   paintings from
different periods, and explained the line
light,   sli.adow.s   and   arrangement       of
; Sllll n ets.
' On Friday afternoon the card party .held at the homoi of Mrs. AV. Thonip- 'son, ot Bethlehem pike, for lire build- ' ing fund was a huge success, there li'ing  'j:>   tables   filled.
l>o  not  forget  the  trip  to  the  Com-
nieieiiil   mus.-uiii   to   the   Iiower   sho'w
,        .     . ...   itliis  Thursday  under  the     auspices  ot
they tuuk up tbeir jti,,,   ^„,,u,„   cuniTnittco,   and   do       nut
Trans-Continental Plane Stops at Pit¬ cairn Field—Wilmer Wood li^eoover- ing — Baseball Schedule — Graco Church Activities—Dresher ard Jar¬ rettown.i
I'itcairn lleld, Hailowell, last weeK was onu of the stopping points ot tha [ traii.'i-cuiillnontal auiiliine night frmn I Nuw Vork to the I'acitie cuast fur liijr- posu of exporimental radio cumiiumica- j lion. A Hlinaon-lJctrioter plane, bear- : ing five experts comiileted the tirst I .stage ot tlic Journey successfully at I Pitcairn tmd Friday afternoon. -After ! a lay ovor ul 2 iioiii's tho plnne again i touk filghi fur Wasiiington, whence it I continued p, trulumbus, Ohio. Tho- ' plane is in eoii.stant communication ¦ with the ground botli by telephone and ' radio. Amateur radio fans witIC>sft.<t I capable uf leceiving at lJU-nipter.s\ at ' which Uie plane broadcasts, heard Uirj calls.
-i^fr.   and   .Airs.   Charles   A.   Schlaclii-; ler arrived home in Horsliam on -Mon'¬ diiy,   ending  a   d'llglitful  iriii   to   CUU- ' furnia,   where   they   visited   relatives   lr« I'lisailona ami sto| pod at variuus placea I of interest enroulo.
Wilmer Wood, llorsham, whu had his wrist deoidy cut Jjy .'i band ot hay wire wlilK. sliredding fodder, a i week ago, is regaining strength fi'om : the exlreiu'e loss of blood and shocic I suftered fiom the accident. A numiber I oi stitches wer,. taken to closo tha j wuund uhicli is nuw healing nicely. -M r. Woud is nuw able tu be down stairs.
Iredell Palmer, uf iiorslumi, is at¬ tending tu UlO farm duties of Wilmer Wood   during   his  convalescence.
AVilliani Wliiteside, Is ill al liis liomi> ill lloi-shajn and 's reported uulio weak.
The teiiunt house and  barn  liuild.Cng3
History  and  Practice of   Modern   Bank¬ ing    under    Federal    Reserve    .Act   —
1     Club    Considers    Community    House for  Ambler.
Banking is an i xt nsive and mosl exhaustive sulijoct. To speak upon its many phases is diflkult, bul in an ad¬ dress befoi-e the Kiwanis Club of -Am¬ bler  on   Tuesday   evoning,   William   11.
j Faust,   vice   presideni  uf  Ihe   l'"irst   Xa
i tional  Bank  of Anvbliir, g.ave  a  gener¬ al  version of the  primary functions ot! on   lhe"7orniVi|''"'rheodme'''.sVirill   fiuTjiL.
l"''"i""^',      .., ,      , ,      ,. ""^^   owned   ..y   Samuel  High
I     After   hastily   reviewing   the  hi.story    ney,   uf  Je.kinluwn.   ar,, 1
;of banking,  stating that      Assyria   and | eled   jiiid
I Babylon      appeared   to   conduct   a   sys- | that Mr.
'tem   of  banking,  and   under   what   liiw
iforget   the  lecture  on  March  2Sth when
I-ir.
of    Girard    College, will
It   Xewtown
:eased     is   siir\'ived   by     his
the brother, and one : ,i,,.„^., j,,^ subject of "Th.. Fnited .Hist^^r, .Mrs. Kn,;o Spii.ro uf Boyles-1 j^,^,,,,,, ,,„,, „,p ,-„ril,beiin Situation" town.   Mra   Htl rig  is  staying with  Mr
I town .vr.sl-.ti rig IS staying with .Alrp Atlend and be ac.iiialntcd with the (and .Airs. Kdwin Landis. ul WcAi Maiife ,„,,,,., ,,, sitiiiiliun of unr uwn Fniicl jflroet  and   1 ranconiu  avenuo,  at  vre^? ^t:,^, ^
"i"* [ttiittiilt'ff   -"ei'in-i nr SevernTTWBnWiWir''iiTr
w; irking on llu of some of uur
ca'.-i rosi
ll   is  Ih
.JHy,rtir,t tl... ¦kim.„t^i,n^i..-.l  .^.f^i.l^       ¦H'«it'-|l -   J>11.
)iiui»: is til:
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ty   and   together   their   insisliiiiee    li.-i-^ brought     favorable      response.        I';ach j- move   on   the   part   uf   the   Philadelphia Suburban   AVater   Cumpany   brings   the; ¦water   ouestiun   clu.uer   lu   reality,   and wjth  llie  determined  support  of  all   in ; tlie   village   uf  Plymouth   Centre,   Miss Klliott w-ill overcome the odds and -give. the  village  this   much   needed   facility.
Carpenters have  torn away the shed to  the rear  of  the  liome   of  Air.     and Mrs.   Eugene   IJghlkep,   in   I'lymouth Cenlro  and   are   preparing   to  build   a 4-room   addition    thereto.    The    plans j call for a kitchen  and   diningVumii   and tw'o upstairs licdruoms in lhe now iiart. ] A few alterations-have jusl been com-! pleted on the.oxteriur ot the home.
The Cold I'oint Grange, Nu. llOfi, ' ]>I-\inouth Centre, have planned a sor- , les of (vents to lake lilace through, March and -.\pril. 'i'lie chicken supper., •which was the initial event of thisj program was vory largely attended. ! The Grange estimatod that 300 meals , . were sei-ved. On -Alareh :;7, a card, ,^;'.i"i"=»V partv will-bo held at tho hall in Ply-*; mouth Centre. The Sewing ' Circle j meets Wednesday, Jlarch '2li, at thei home uf Mrs. Harry Slyer. --V cake sale j is Iilanr.id tu bo held at tho borough! market   in   Norristown       on      Friday
It'ler  than  a   rosidci:! ¦.¦buuJ.       ''' Murri.s    road  south
fl
tills   nel!?RTT
i.'iii    l.'eKalli liousi'  ruad
March 30. The three-act piny to be siven by memiiers uf the Grange, en¬ titled "One Minute uf Twelve," will be prrronteil on Tuosday evening. .Ap¬ ril 10, at S.lTi. Tickets are already in circulatisr.   lor   this   eiitei-tainmont.
Milton Jlarple, John Jlarple and Mrs. Helen Ilaniel. all of Plyniouth Centre, attended a family dinner. Sun¬ dav, at the liume uf Jlr. and Jlrs. <!. Clayton Rox. of Alaple Glon, which was given in honor uf the birthday of an aunt. Mrs. Kllwood AVinter- iKjttom, of Folcrott. Bolawaro eounty. Mr. a.nd Jlrs. RHymond Jlarple. of Norristuwn. Jfr. and Jlrs. .Arls Willing- h.am and Jlr. and Jfrs. Russell Nilter- iiuer, of CedarvPle, were the uthers presenl.
Jlodern   penology   was   o.xpluinoil   to niemiiers  of  the  AVIiitemarsli  AVuiiioii's club by Jlajor llomanus Kelliiiaii. war- ilem of the  Jlontgumory  county prison. last  Thursday afternoon.   Tlie mooting of the club was  field  at  "The  Pleas.'i- uance"    in   Plymouth    Jleeting.    With deferinoo to liis exporionoe and a prac¬ tical    interpretation   of   tlie       subject. Major Fellman  spoke of methods  used to inspire the best iiuallties of the pri¬ soners who are in his charge, lie also discus.sed the maintenance- of the pri¬ son farm and the  splendid results de¬ rived.       His  addruss upon  the       little known work of this county  institution was   enlightening   to     his       audience. Papers on current events were road by Miss Catherine Page,  whose topic was international  events.       and     by    JIiss | OathCirinei Flynn.  wlio   stressed  county i event.".   Tho  club  made   plans  to  visit; historic places In Phiboilelphia and will leave  Plymouth  Jleeting  at  1   o'clock j on tire afternoon of April 10 In a motor bus   A demon.slration of the Frigidaire ¦ electric refrigeration  under the direc- ^ tion  of John  Keenan.  of  Conshohock- ¦ cn,  was  witnessed  with   interest.   Re   ¦
Sireit pike to tlio .School is in not /only a bad crxidiliun, but is dangeruus as well. Thero are many hulls in the road bod. and' the water in ."uiiie places has washed deep .gut- tors, and in lUldltiuii to this water flowing   d.-iwn   the  .'sutlers   has  wasliol
111 uf the ruad bod "'my so thai: highway is much narrower ij; places. This road Is not vory wide, at d at tho best twl) vohiclos can .scare- ly' pass at .some points. .V person not ac HI ,a ijilo'i with Ibis highway and driving at night might eir.sily skid in¬ to the deep gutters. -At ono time the Alorris road, espocially that seciion now reforrwl f'n wsis o:-.e of the best in l*liH township, but iu latter years it  has 'been, much   iieglect"d.
.1.  -Albert Stemple,  who livo-.s on  Ue¬ Kalb     fireet   pike,   held   public     sale of   some   of   his     housoliuld Ifl ets.  It  Is refuted  that Jlr. Stoinple a'nd   family   expect   tu   move  from   tills ¦.-<( ctii'.i   in   the  near  future.
This Saturday evening tlie .Sewin.;- Circle of Boohm's Reformed church w-ill huld a cliickoii supper in tho roc- real iun  room  ut the church.
G. D. Pony, has started tho erection uf a garago in Iho roar of Haruld Hoover's prnpo-.-'iy, on   Ponllyn  pike.
ORELAND I     \
]       P'ircla.\'    .-\lego.    Jr..    nnd     K;iymij.:id
¦ Triiidell. who havo juintl.v buill a line wireless set. are reported I i, liino      leeeived    i ommuhiicatioii      with
;a party in Bu k. Kn.gland, last Sal- j unlay   evoning.
! I'^ -A. AV<irron Is adding' soiii'.' I shrulil ery to his lawn. 'Pho liand- , :-'i,nio      weeping   willow    tree   ill      tho
yard has beon replaced by a youii'g , oak        tree   |ir   better   si\ttlng.     -Air.
AX'arren   will   .soon   r.reparo   his   liower
beds tor early plant'ng uf lii^i prize : plants  and   seed'.-i.
Jlr.  and   Jfrs.  A.  G.  Cressman  have j lioth  been  111  with Iieavy colds. i      -V    second    case   .-  of   '.scarlet   fovor
has bv ikon niit in tho community. The patient is George Daniels. '¦ Josepii      Cranks,   who   also   has     the
malady.      is    reporteVl   very       greatlN
impruved
Jfr.s.   Jiitm   Gifnlack   Is   iro-rttofin'.'
her  house,   now   occupied  by  AVilliam.
JIarccllas and familv. Jlr. Jlarccllu-.s, , liiiii>elfi is doing the carpenter work. I frum grip. ,
¦ Robert C. Ros.-* has suffered .a re- ! lap.-e after h.aving been cut of bed j for   only   a   few  days   and   is   now   in
bed  again.
Hussell Barnes is driving .a new1 l-r-.istx sedan.
Jacob Hummell, who lias been ill with pneumonia. Is able to le down stair.s'.
-A. l.Tj-g-o eongregaHion /'filled ithi^ Lutheran church on Tuesday even¬ ing   to  boar  the  fine  sennon  of  Rev.
sunt.
MARY BFFKV J
\Iary* wifo of tho Into William Pu^ fy. died .ll h 1' homo. T.IndonwaJS avenue. Ni-i'.'-i, Alondny evoning, nfi tflK.,,.in tlllll J: uf several weeks. Tl/^ W*" I'i in>'<iM>iB|.«iifi,.»i^':a. .bAViiir u:'en bui'ii Kebruary rTtli, IS.")."), anVl was 11 life lung lesident. except fm-'.-)' short  timo. of the  .Vurili  Ponn .sectlo»i.
Slie   was   the   daughter   of       Ihe     lule j Charles  and   Suiliia   ijuiiiloy,  of  Kans- diilo.   Hor   husbanil,   tho   dato   AVilliaiii Duffy,   was- identified   fur  .many   years [with the Ko.nsboy t^- Jliiltison company ;ind laler with  tiio   Plyiiiuuth  Jlagnfshi I company.  For a   number  of  years  dur- I ing   their   early   married   life.   Jfr.   laul I Jlrs.   Duffy   lived   at   Kdge,  Hill,       anrt Iupon   locating   in   .Aniblor   thoy        wire iamong the uriginaturs of tho Jletliuilist I Kpiscupal   chiirch.   uf  Amblor.  atfll   lit¬ tler  of   the   First   Presbyterian   cliurch. Mr.   Duffy   being   identiflod   in  this iir- tivity with  the  Into  VVilliam  .1.  Divine. Tllo   deceased   Is   survived       by        I wi daugliters:       I'JIi'/.abi <li,  wife  of    U. G. Buchanan,   of Greenwood   avenue,  ,Aiii
lilt
Air. >.'urman W.\'iikoup will li-ll wh\' we sliuuld liave tho billiun dollar a)!- pi I prialiuii   fur a  larger  navy.
^'uti  have be.n  gi\'on  Iho prI\'ilego   il c.'isiing 11   vute.  1 lu  nut  IhinU   it  luu tri¬ vial  lo  accept.  .Let the  nation  see yuu ¦.YT>1»ie<iat'.\ the  eontidcnee   ith::-' ed   upuii   All,I.        I ;ivo-:4t--y.uiii
eelisiil'     :; 1 mil :      1 i.'l     let      Oonscj
vunr guidi .
Ccvtf Testers Conference at Norristown , .V cvinforeiice I.f the cow- fosters and Cl unty agents uf suuthoastern Penn¬ sylvania Is I eing held at Nurristown Wediu sda> nnd Tliir\"sday of tills Avcek.
C R. Gcarhart, hoad of cow testing iis.-dciatiuii wui'K in Peniisylvaniii, win k'lid the dijseiis.siuiis. Cciw tosteiTi^ and cy-junty agoiils- frum iiidjoipin.'^ ooun- tit'h aro expected tu uive ihoir o.xpori- feniies Jn methods to promote cow Iceiling' work ajnc-ng the diairymen in their   euuilL'.es.
K. Cl. Connelly, in cliarge of cow test¬ ing work in New Jersey, Is expilcted bier, and I>aura who resides at home, j to attend, i r. C I), .\ouiiaus. uf Pliini- Jlrs. Duffy lias fh < fulluwing Vl.-3-;o:'s | delphia, a representative of the bureau and brothers: Sarah, wife of the l.ilr ' of animnl industry, will address tho Goorge  Jfuwory.  of  Park  avenue.  -Ain-: conferen,co   AVodnesday   nfterncai.
wife   uf   -Albort   A\'"< .i.s. i      i.ee   Jlc'ausUn    and    F.    K.    ,Alartin. ;   .Annie, wifii of Cbarios I testors   f >r   Iho   Jlonlgomorv   asso;:iii-
altor-
ai',( being  roinod-
rec'.iiiditioiiod.   il   is   reporteiX
High  will occupy  the      place
this summer.
A mooting of the Bux-JIont Amateur Baseball Leaguo was hcild in Horsliam. lire hall, Tliursday evening and tlia si'ludiile prepared for the conilns sea¬ son was drawn up and passed upon.. Six teams compriso tho le.iguu wlilcl. is newly fonned this year. They are Horsham, Hatboro, AVillow r:rove^ Jenkintuwn -Aloose, Bridge A'alley ana ,\ew Britain. The seiisuii will be dlvi- dud into two part.s, as in other nearby leagues, with the throe-game series to. be played at the end of tho season between the winmirs of each half. Con¬ tracts were distributed among tho teams. A speciiil ixill made by Passoii ^porting Goods concern will be uscT. 'I'he league hiis deckled to uso two um¬ pires at each game. The season opena Jlay .")tli.
Horsham A. A. met last weok and elected as manager of tho base'ball team, llonry -MacGuire, of County Line. Tlio team will be gotten togeth¬ er within llie iie.-<t nioniii. Tli \ elub la entoj'ea in the lIu.^-JlunL Aiuniour I<«a8iie^..toiL wi|l -lui\ Ka.i, iiKind   Polls   i osl.i
of llie a.ssociiWion, nun .-i ipu n iinu bard was clicted. The ha»<- lall team It iirucuiod a playing field," iiobably secure a Heid near the Village. Buring the mo itfng the linal repurt uf the iiiin.~tiej was made and a neat jirolit wus i ,ii 1 intu the treasury.
The rcfresliiiient sliiiid 1u:atcd «i] the I iiciiiin Aviation li Cd has been leased and opened by J. -\lbagli, res¬ taurant owner in Jenkintown. The stand ha.-* been openel as the "Cafo to I Jack." and will s( rve mi tils to tho aviators and the transionl public. Jleals, sandwiches and all kinds of refreslimenis   will   be   served   here.
tion-.s, .sions.
will     be   piesonl  at   all   the  ses-
I
I bier;    -Adeline lof N'urth Wall
Slial'f'er, alsu uf Nurih AValos; Fluience, wife of Frank Knight, of I-,T.isd.il'?. 'nnd Kmiiiii. wife of the late Harvey |A\'atci's.   uf Pliilndolphiii:   .T'lmos   ijniii
lioy, of A'oungslowii,      Ohio:       ,'harlps, ' Boy  Scouts,  No.  1, Ambler
i Kdwai'd and Albert Quinley. of Pliili-j The field iKccutive, -Mr. Davi.s. visit- I delphia. Funeral .services will be lRld;od our troop last Thursday eveninv.; Friday afternoon at 2 o'clo-'k from licr Ifor the regular three montlis' inspilc- Jnt'> lesidenco. S31 Llnlenwoll ;ivcii:o. I tion covering our work from October Ambl. r. wilh mteiiiMit at Ro.s,- it'll, to DocemiAi', iiielusive. Air. Jensen. ,-;cii.eltry.    Friends   may   iiill   Tim, .-.'iiy; j-jt-n   Telephone   lirsl-aid   team   ciiptiiin
very  kindly  instructed   us   iu   lirsl-aid.
A   flr.st-aid   team   is   being       urgani<'.eii
and  wo exijocl  this  team  tu  jiut  truup
No. 1, un the iiu(|i. Gur truup bus agrciil
to donate  lirsl-aid  medals for all  cuii-
11     Stenton j tests   held   in   this     district.       Sevoril
The   Kssex 1 other   liams   will   be   organized   within
Josepii   ni
I the Bank of Kngrland was e.stablished lin 1<)'J4, Jlr. Faust launched into the Icundncl of banking in America. Tbe jold  system  as  used   in  Kngland       was
copied  tu  .sunie extont,  but  in   Bll3  the ! Federal    l-toserve    net    eslablislied        a 'more complete system. !     The primary' functiop of hanking to¬ day   deals   with    credit,   accopting-   de¬ posits and niaking loans and discounts.
Roviowiiig  each  ut  tbem separately, tiie
banker oxpl.-ilnod  liow  the  bank  und «
federal control accejits the deposits of 'its customers nn accuunt, bunds itself 'fur security .and keeps  a  casli balance
for  the  aci'oiiijiiudation   uf  its  ]iatruns.
Ha   further   ela'oorated    upon   the   ex¬ tensive    system    ot     protecting       and
larnig   money   fur   it   sstockholdtrs   and
the pruteclivo measures followed I who,,  money  is  in  circulation.  The es-
tnblislimeiUs "of   credit   was   discusiji'.i
lo   a    reasonable   extent,    dealing   piir-
ticiiliirly with persuiial credit as well a.-^ Iling puisnii- 111 lliis fu Id. Tlie . ing ,ot iyaus  i.s  .iiioijier  branch  of
i'linking   which   norpssltates-Hhe .^'jjei ;
cise   uf   care   and   cunfidoni-e.   To   make
a.    luiin    the    liaii.k    reiiuires    character Iciipiicity   and   capital   in   the  man  wno ¦seeks Iho loan. 'Phe judgment note, pro- i has   Hot ' missory   note   iind   the   collateral   note j put   wi'l
are tho three tyies of loans honored liy jthe iiiink and tho method uf issuing. I pruteeting  nnd   discuunting  them  were
de.sorilioil.
!     Tho club hoard  .another viewpoint of ' the   proposed   community   house   when j Williani  C.  Irvin  explained  that  in  his ' estiiiinliuii tlie iiost proposition for such !an    iindortiiking'   is    to   en.ct   a.   con.- |iiuinity   huuso  .as   n   war   memorial Ithe   42fi,   who   left   .-MTiblor   iind   vie;.--; (ity to go to war;   17 of whom  did  i-ut | I roturn.   "In   doing   this."   explained   Jfr. I
1 Irvin, "A stale stiituto roads that aj Geoi'ge Freas, jiroprLitor of Horsharn i borough may iiici'ea.>-e its bonded in- Serviee station, hiis received the stato .debtedness lo raise money for such n appoinlmenl for tho fociLsIng of head- memorial. -Mready there exist a. dec-I Jiylus uf luulor vehicles in that soc- !of trust  and  uno or  two  funds  in   ih ' j tion, and will  be op.n al at: times for
town    for   vurious    niomorial    iiru.iecis ; this   service. Itliat  br.ve Wiivorod   in  a   good   pursuit.!     iMrs.   fieorge   Lear,       AVillow   Grove lit wire best that  instead of a new pre-j called  on  Jlrs.  Frank  Forker, of Hor-
011ning
Motor Collision at Stanton Avenue Jlrs.    Alary    I'ijura,      Lalayetjlo   lllii, w.as  badly  hurl   in a  a nuluniublle col¬ lision.   Jlonday  iifternoon. avenue   and    Butler   plko. coacli,  drivi 11   by  her   son, jura,   was   a   mass   of   wreckage striking a large aiiimal-conveyi'i'j; tro.-k and   turning  euuipletely  uver.   Tin   cnr is   nwiicd by a daughter, Catherini   151- jura,   uf   Lafayette   Hill.   Jlorris   Gol:'.- slein.   ot  Broad   .A.xe,   is   the   owno,'   of j tlie truck, and was driving at'tlio time
the  ne.xt   several   weeks,   arwl  we  want ler  every   scput   on   at   least   one   ot   those teams.
-At   least   si.x   of   the   Scouts        hav
prepai'nl  themselves  to  pass       various
merit  badges.   We  are  aiming  to  hav.-
the   t'ourt   of  Honor   meet   in   -Ambler
.        . on   April   12.   On   this   night  wc      will
of tho acoidenf.  l-airoute west on But-|iiavo   .a   big   time.   AVe   now   have   1':!
ler  Jiike.  Goldstein   had  nearly  cl,   re 1 ] boys registered,  with  a  waiting  list  of
the   inlersection   when   the   car   siiuck  six   or   seven   boys.   We   can   still   Ilnd
I tell rear of liis  truck' and  lurched  into  room   for   several   good   boys,   and   if
:the embankment at the: side of S'. iito.i ,you are acquainted  with any boys who
'.avenue below tlie intersection. Tli,   cur   want   to   join   the   troop   bring  "   thom
1 rolled   over   and   tutally   destro'.-c 1   the  around.   Thea'o   will   bo  another   week-
I frame of tho tup. -All glass in 111," .-1 din   end   CiUiipinff   trip   to   JJelmont       next
was shattered.  AVhen  Jlrs.  Dijui'.i  was  month.   Siiort   hflies   are   held       every
¦ taken    in    a   semi-conscious    coniitiim ; other Saturday atternoon,  and at  this
from the wreckage she w-as found h,!;!- 'time the hoyspass the several tests.
hy lacerated a?>out  the face and  bad al     On  March   27   tho.  boys  will  have  n
, deep  gash   in   Intr  head.  ,4t     Chcstniit : miovie in tho openi house. The picture.
1 Hill liospital,  wliere  she was      i u.shed I "The Moose," staiTing Richard Bartho-
by n  motorist,  who reached the scene I lemess,   is  a   .sure  winner.   There  will
shortly after the iiccident, the woman ] be a matinoo, and two shows in     the
iwas  found   suffering  only  from      h-r I evenjnf. The tickets are selling at 23c
• superficial   wounds   and   body   bruises. , lor   adults   and   cliildren,   except   for
(The  boy  driver  and  Goldstein      were jthe matinee', when the children's tick-
1 unhurt.  The  body  of fioldstein's truck ic»ts aro 15  cents.  Tlie proceeds will he
iwa-s splintered  in     several jilacc.-  andj used  to   purchase   necessary      e:iuip-
ilhe i-ixdiator 'oattored when    the truck I ment.
Iswunfr into a liole at th?, side of But- |    Regular meeting on Thursda;- night ;ler pike. 'at   7.30.    Something   different   will   be
trial,  and   we  w;i.nt  oviryone
I ject altogetlier that the town get b'^- hiiid the legion .and give fliem a wortb-
Wliilo homo that will stand as it com¬ munity   house   as   well.        Frank   Kim.'
j who  represents   the   club   on   the  coni-
|r.iun.'ty   coiiinilltee,   oxpiossed   his   a-,-
ipreciatiun fur the Information and idea
I which   is   tangible   to   the     suggestions
'whicli   nro   In ing   cunsidcrod.
I'resident Tum Lani^ wus pleased lu and sn maii>- uf the members riiidy le lift, lid the eoufei'once of the disliict clubs in Hiiverfurd AVednesday tiftor- r.uun. and  explained  tlii' plans.
j Tho club is 11 ady lu supi urt tt;i 'ooys'   achiov.men*,   exhibit   ;ind   liobby
; fail lield jointly by Kiwanis and P.'-- tary in --Amblor luwn hall on Salurd.iv afternoon   nnd   evening   of   Jlarch    ')!.
;A1I the members will be there and ready  to  assist  in  slvlnpr  the  boys  nn
I interesting time.
'     The   -Athletic   committeo   has       leen discussing  plans   for  tho   summer   and attofnpt   to   organize   both
re~ orv tu If.
anrj
will
and baseball teams. The Kiwanians aspire to enter the intcr-cIub tennis j league and promise some interesting .meets. Tlio b.aseball engiigements will ! liei seaurcd for tho entert.alnment or I the club membors and  their freinds.
Harvey JI. Stout, of Ambler, was j introduced as n guest by Chairman -A.- , iiiert S. Brenneman.
sani.  on  Tuesday.
Jlrs. Klla Guild, of Union Cit\-, haa closed Uer home tliere and has" como to Horsliam to keep house iur her son, Kdwin Guild, of that place.
Jlis.   Alary   tielple,   of   Al)iii,glon, visilid   old   friends   iu   Ilorshiim 'I'lieiday.       .She   Wiis   < ntortained dinner  l.y       Air.  and   Jirs.  Grurgo i Zeitler.
I Jlr. anl Jlrs. Leu is .-^liirkey I sons. If Halboro, when rhi.y rccenliy j visitid .Vlr. and Alls, irank Forker, of j Horshiim, took the latter for ji de- : lightlul automobil • rido through tlio : bciiutiful spots along the Delawar» I river.
The election of ollicers uf the Sun- ] day scliool of the Graco Union churcn : of Horsliam took placo last week and Elhvood AVood w.as clectid iis tho new superintondent. Tho ollicers are as I follows: Kllwood AVood, president iind I superintendent;  Jlrs. (Jliarles -AlontelUi
.Death  of  Margaret  Meyers
freshments wero sei-ved by JIls.<j Helen; I- Chantry HolTman, t>. X>'., who is JAvo^'W mistress of "Tiie rioas.aunce." , chairman of tlie Kiistern Lutheran 40 mem-ocrs wero jiresent.  Mr.s. C.  B. 1 i:^ynod     (of   iViin^yivanlii.    is-   aUvfayk:
Biirke, president of-the Whitemarsh ¦AVomen's I'eague. >n'osided. ' The former Joslali Froas property In Plymoulli Centre, now owned 1>y If. F. Jackson, of Chostnut Hlll, has been rented to a Norristown party, who *no\i possession on Mondiiy.
(continued  on  I>ii.^'e S)
enjoyoil for his splendid iiddresses Next Tuesday evening llio Lenten •services at the Luthenan church will lie continued, Avhen Jlr. Harry Ilod^ges of Philadelpiiia, w-ilf speak. Tho' services.'"oontinuo until BastdT. and ai"o Ix>ing conducted under fhe . ' suixvi-A'ision ff Hev K. B. Parsoirs, } po-'stor,  each  Tucsdaj' evening.
Entertained in Ambler Cu Thursd.n.^- evenin?-, Mr. am! Mrs. R'llsKell Ij. Bavis, ctf Ambler, dilight- full.v entei-talnod .at dinner, :in honor of liio host's namcsiili©, Russell Davis-.Shaeff, Mf Norristo'wn, who Aviil oolebiittf^ lii.s biithilay anniversary, on Marcli 170i.
On Katm-day Miv-Shaeff av.ob a 'Tuest, ill the annuiil dinner, "f the •lalcs department, of the Lanaton -'onntyne Companv. of Philadilphia. at tho Benjamin Priinklln hotel.
given
present. To the boys who are not ac- i;va1nfed with us, we will say that wo meet (fvery Tliursday night at 7.30 'n the  basernont  of the Eiipti.st  church.
Wonvan Recovers Lost Dcy. Suc¬ cumbs to Exciteni-^r-i Kxcitcd over tlio !:>.¦¦<: ci' i p.:-t dsg which she liivd be<?n Keeiung-, Mrs. Mary Souder, C7, of Nortii AVales, dieid from, a heart, attack aa ^lie Avaa bein.';  removed  to  a i)h> siciiir.'!;  olTleo.
tennis I .assistant superintendent iiiiri socre- tiu-y; -Mrs. I';i'le Buckman, treasurer. The buluiico ot the meoting was al¬ lotted tu plans fur the Kii.ster service, whicii will bo held during the evening servico on Kaster Sunday.
Tiio  Aid   society   of   llie   church   re¬ elected all their ollicers  Jlonday even¬ ing' at the meeting  lieid  al the home- of Mrs. AVilliam J. Tyson in  Plorsh'dm- Jlrs. Lloyd Trauger is iigain president; Mrs.   -Andrew   Jlack,       vice   president; Mrs.  Erlo Fillman,  secreiary.  ¦K) mem- , liers   intended   the   meeting.   Two   ne^v I     Aftar   a,   short      illness,       Margaret l mem ims  were welcomed. The business i Jleyers.   daughter   of  Georgo   and   the I meeting   was   allotted   i^i   preparations later   Julia   Kalb   -Meyer.',   dietl   Sat-j for a cold   suppar  to  bo  held  shortly I urday morning at 3 at flio Bryn Mawr | after Kuster. 'fhe members wa^re treat- hospital,   of   pneumonia.   .Sho   was   re-i ed   to   coffee   and   cake     afler       their moved   to   tho   hospital   Friday   from j meeting.
her  homfi,   224      Spring  Jfill  avenue, i     The   Christian   Kndeavor   society   ot
Her condition was critical at tho time, i tho Grace  Union   church   or  Horsham
however, and sho failed to respond to   conducted  services  in Doylestown jalT.
I treatment. last Sunday. Rev. Jlr. Oiitos took charge
I    Born in Conshohocken, a inember of   and   spoko  encouragingly   to  tho  pri-
i one of the mo.st prominent families in   sonors.   Regular   ciiurch   si.a'\'ice3   will
I tho liorough, Jlisa Meyers resided there   be   held   .Sumlay  both   momlns'      and
all  her life.  Deceased   is  surrived   by    ovening  with  liev.  Mr.  Cules   preaclt-
hei'  ftithor.   George   Jfoyi'.-s.     o;       22-'    ing, .'lutiige ui'iiy.r mc-'iting this AVod-
Sprlncr   Jlill   .avenue,   w-ith   whom   .she i nesday   evening :V.i!l -ue   lie.kj   at      tnu-
1 lived,  one sister, Julia, wife of AValter | lionie, ol   Jlr.. fin...! ¦ Jlrs.  .William       IC
j Lacey.   of  AVos-t   Third   .avenue,       foui | Helmbold.  'itfn-.   Jlr.   Calo will  conduct
brothers.   Franci.s,   Ferdin.and,   Carroll  l.tlie   i'ibie   loss.in.   'nie-^'o   nicotings   are
.all
:",f Conshohocken a:id L.o.v,-:-''--- •Iv'-i. -V. Y.
I — Dv. and Mr.?. William ii. .^.....i,. r i well known In Pottstown, celeii^rated 'l their  -list  v.'odding  annivor.-nary.
very   pojiualr   and ar?   well attended.
Choir rehcar.sal  will  bo held Thursday
evening iit  the  hon:.^  of Jlr. and  Mr^ William  Iv. liclmhold.
(contln'ied
on  pas
S)