The Ambler Gazette 19280517

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL.   L-]N^O.
AMBLER.   1>A..  MAY   17,   1928
S1.75   A    YEAR
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ITEMS
OF  LOCAL  INTEREST READERS
TO
Water  Service  for  Plyrriouth
Electric Co. Completing Work — Firemen Canvass for Funds—Board of   Health   Action—Mother   Honored.
Itcsklcnis   ill   riyniuuth    t'riilri'!   .si'C- ticn are iiKSLinal  of obtiiiiiiny: the wa¬ ter soi-^'ico ot  Uifir Iionio;;.  TIio I'liila¬ ilelphia       .Suburban    Water     oonipujiy has  Btarttd  to  lay a  pipe  linu      alons Germnntown   pike       lironi       I'lymouth Meeting   to   the   White   road    at       the crest   ot   JlkOiorytown   hill.     Muny   of the   resklerit   property   owners   border- ' Ing   thereon   have   contracteil   for   tlu.' ser\'ice   and   are   pleased   at   the   rate i ¦\vitli   whieh    the    water   tonipnny   has complied _\vith   tlieir   deiiu.r.d.   To   Aliss! Miu-ion   KUiott    and    Charles   .bjhiison, ] both  resiUents  oC  I'lyniouUi  I'entre,   is the credit for this  iiiiprovement given. About a year'ago  .Miss  Klliott,  assist-] ed   by   Dr.   t.'orson,   look   the   iiiitiativoi to apply  lo  the I'liiliulf Iphia  Suburban , Water   eoirpany   to   have   its   line   es- ¦ tended   from   Plyniouh     Meeting.       .\ l>etition,  signed   by   a  large  nuniber  of residents   along       (leiniantown     piiie, Jiroved   the   demiind.   The   be.irir.g   and ' Insistanee  of  JMr.  .lohn.son,  who enter- ed   enthuslastlcjilly   Into   the     in.itter, then Ciirried   weight  and  hastened  ac- I tion by  the   company.        ' i
The I'hlUulelphia i:ieetiic eoniiwiny ; havo about completed the erection of the kiige ti-.insforiuing station in I'ly- ' mouth Meeting und the current lines leading thereo. Within tiiree weeks the ¦work will be complete. The liiwt ot the giant genei-ators installed in the; new plant is now being ¦while all c<in.struction work building is done and all chinery installed. Tbt greibt ciible lines is tion.   This   Uuids   to   l!iU'
WHITEMARSH
Mis.s Mal'cl AVorthington, of I'roa- pectvllle, reeently vis-ited Jliss Evelyn Wliiteman,  ot   Wliilemarsh.
Mrs. Krank Andersun, of Prospect¬ ville, called at the home of Mrs. Jacob   Hinkle   on  1'1-Iday.
parish Society motored to Vulley I Forge   la.st   Saturduy.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Truesdale. of Con- liohoeken, Y's'tcd Jose)ih Jliker, of . Whiteniarsh.
Airs. .loseph Alaust and son Aubrey Centre— spent the week-end at the home ot the former's mother, Mrs. Luurn AVeiss,   of   I'rospectville.
Ilarry .A. ICarnest Is ereetJ,,K a kitchen to two of his houses in Whitenvar.sh.
.loseph I'ollon is erecting a huild¬ ing  for  Ills   sumnier  boarders.
.loscjih Aluust visited his sisters. Airs. Annie Gilbert an:l Airs, l.illie A'ui'nuU,   of   I'"lourtciwn,    on    .Sunduy.
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NORIH WALES f
WINS FROM  SOUDERTON LANSDALE
AND
VOj-UNTEER    COMPANY     SPRINGo INTO   BEING
Local   Players   Hit  the   Ball   Hard   and Field      Like   Veterans  —   Plenty     of Thrills   that   Promise   Great   Baseball Season   for  Ambler. Ambler    won    two    notable    victories
over   lhe   week-end,   whieh   have     not
lUBERCULIN lESI
HORSHAM
FARMERS' SIDERS
CLUB   CON-
installed, on the ither ma- lusl of the four undei- ctinisirue- to ItiU'badoes Island, In the Schuylkill at Xorristown. The X*hiUideIi)hia Suburb:; n-('ounties Gas and Electric sub-station is there lo¬ cated. Thero other cable lines are er- ecte<l. One leads from I'onowingo gen¬ erating plant In Maryland, line ull current is furni.shed
Over   this to the lo-
Subject Cpened by C. Wm. Haywood —Trend of Modern Life Menaces Home, Debaters Prove—Other Qjes- tions   Discussed,
Itorsiiaiii fanners listened lu a mo¬ mentous e.xplaiialioii lor lhe benelit uf Lhe lUUereuIiii teat ol cows lur lhe Oaiiymeii given by C. Win. Jlay wood buiurday evcMiing. Tne lusl was de¬ clared almost un absoluie iiecessuy lur duiiyiiieii luday, particularly in the Uisiiosal ot milk clean truiu inteclious bacit-'ria. .\lr. ilaywoud luilher ri^ter- red to the increased value ut llie aiii- laal if placed tur .sale. The discussion ol Ih.s subject, wliiuli followed among the menibers of the llorsham i-'ariiiers' elub, was aimiiiiatcd, e.xccllent oiiiu;- ioiiM were expressed fur and aguiiisl Llle  lest.
fhe Jlorsliami I'armers' club met Salurday eveiiing at the home of Airs. Siira Watson in llorsham. There was a lair   gathering   of   nienibers.   >^aiiies   of
only shown the iiuwer ot tlie locals, hut have cntliused the fuiia.
.Saturday's   game   was   won over
Souderton, 11 to 3, by sheei- super¬ ior qualify ot ball, ana the gc ¦'- wi'h l.ansilale, the league ehumpiorws, was .ils.j wun on merit liy the .score of S to 1.
The lioiii^ fans have secn ' niiiny lirst basemen iila,ying lirsl fur Anib¬ ler, but few have ever nieusuie'' uii lo this iKiy Tracey. lie iilayi-d u.i er¬ rorless game, Saturday, ucceiitlng 10 chances, ami iit the bat he looks I'^al. lie was tilt live limes, getting tliret; bits, and wjis given .i lile on an er¬ ror that should have gone for ii hit. iUs il w;is a tlillieult chiinee to Iiandii', I and on his trill tu tlie plate in the .seventh l.ightoot made ;l most re- niai'kiibb; <atch of his sliurl ily b;icN uf short sloi). In llurns and Sheelian, .Manager   Keiiting   hus   picked   up   twu
bases and hil. These two bu>-s iilteriiiili in    the    uutlield,   and    with    I',.    Tracey
the uutlleJd the Iciigla*. It third iind <iut the iii- if   Saturdiiy
Supported   by   Borc<.iah  and   Upper  anci I      Lower   Gwyntdd    Business   Men   and property   Owners  -^       Other     Town j     S^fit^it.
'     'tne   nagging   between   town   council !unU' tile  omcers   and   nitniuers   ol   our lii4  iiiiiariiiieut   iuis   resulleu,   as   iia& ; been  piuiJhesied,  in  a  town ineeling  ot . ¦ uufclness men and  jjioperiy owners uol i in ^ceuiUiince   wiiii   lue   I'iulical  aciiuii ' lof   towji   eouneil   and   the   orgiinization lof  a   vuiunieer   Hre   tomiiany   wim   iiJo I ineriibers,   1,1   of   tlie  former   '23  of   the ' ¦lire  departnient  arc   among  them,   'llie, nioeniig   wiis   tnthusiasiic.   iJli.ef   W m. I li'ayni   was made  lempoiiiry chief. 'I'lie I 'i.iiuii' selected  is  the  .North  Penn A'ol-! • untei r   1-ire   Co.   of   North    Wales.   Atj lhe-, ncii  meeting   tlie  olhcials   will   be '¦ Hol^lti d  un  attorney   was selecled       Ij McCUie il  cliui'tcr ajiil   to act  in iieijuii'- ' ; liig   Mirh   iippaiiiius   iind    properly   a.s: beioiii;^   lo    llie   cilizens   and   is       nui I owned  by  council.  '1 he chief's ear Wiis 1 pai(l  lor  out  ot   the  men's  own   fiiim.s ¦and   Uie   liremen's   assoc.allon   fuiul   is their own.  Some  of  the  aiiliuratus iinu iill   the   hose   belongs   to   the  liorougli. Ibut llie unitoi-ms aie  private iiroperty.: 'Tills inceting was hurriedly culled ufliM | PrU-iideiit    of    t'ouiuil ' .N'orristown piiper
Scout   News,   Troop   No.   1.
l>ast Tluirsday evening, the Court of Honor met ut Troup No. 1, Ani¬ bler, at whilili time 17 merit badges i were passed, including *IU froni Troup No. 1. The other applleants were from   Springhouse  iind   Souderton.
Friday eveniiig, some of the boy.s frnlll Troop No. 1 and Troop Nu. 2 Ambler, together with boys from S'liringhouse No. 1 ci.ssisted Koger Stevens, Seoutmuster of troop .N'o. 2. with the investiture of HI boys, wli.i took   their   lirsl   sleps   in   scouting.
On   Tuesday   four   scouts   from   Ain¬ bler  p:i.s.sed   their  lirst   cliiMs. tests  be-; fore   the   board   of   review   at   Telford, j
Troo])   No.   1    hus   been   vei-y   ;icUve I for   llie   pust   four   nionths.   They   liave | also  won a metal iduinie,  which  makes' it   the   honor   Troop   of   the   Northern district.
UPPER DUBLIN iO
MISCELLANEOUS    ITEMS    OF    IN- TEREST
Stolen Car Recovered in Easton—Gar¬ den Contest Enthusiasm—Horsham Wins First League Game—Dresher and Jarrettown Items of News. Cleveliiiid Aliiurer, Jr., of tlii^ Catal¬ pa funiLS near Dav.s Grove, is recov- i I'lng   iioin   piicunioniu.
Airs. Howard llulin and 1.41111 bertville,   visited   tlieir
and daugiili'r. Air. and Wliltcsiilc,   uf   Ilurshiini,   on
s
entertained Doliblns, of in   Hallowell
INSPIRING    ADDRESS      EY MR.   MATTSON
REV.
ta
Hue  catchers,  who ure  not alone  good ; an   iirUele    by receivers,   but   cun   both   throw   lo   IheljusciPh  Whilley
was   luibllslieil   on   AIoiKlii.y   iiriernuun.
A nuiiibei' uf uur  biiain(»ss  men muiiu-
facliirers   and   lurs
iking  the voluiiii'
l)ruperf,\-    uuiic
President   Lane   Extends   Greetings Mothers —  Ross    Rile    Welcomed   — ¦youngsters    Entertained    at      Willow Grove.
The tulliass ot the devotion ot om day eacli year to .'^lotliei Iiood is a w..ii- derful example set lorlh by the ivi¬ wanis Club ol Ambler. Inspired by in. IdeiL of setting aside llle secunu Sunday of Alay to .Mothers, ineniDeis ol   this  orguninulion  planned   to  reve,^
learing b.iu j this   meniory   in   their   meeting
liu
cal plant .The Parbadoe.s island line! two, -Miss Helen Watson iind .loiiii i. and a line to Chitwinont and anoUiet W lUiania, of Ualboro, were proiiosed to Allentown section jire sii|il)ly linea and sub»e<iuently elocted to member- from  Plymouth   Aleeting   transforming, ship.
'Jne    evening's    debiite,        a    poiiiiUn
station.
Cold I'oint hill will he one of the points of interest in the historical tour which starts from Barren 11 ill next S.'iturday morning. Gen^'ral tyrant.
part of each month's progriiin, Wiis "Itesolved that the trend of modern Ute is a menace to tlie home." 'I'liia was  the third  of  thoso  competitive dc-
who   led   a   contingent   of   the   Brili.sli j bates  which  ure  huld  for  the   purpuse
" "   ol   choosing   tuur   uf   the   best   debuter.s
iii  lue urguiiiy.atiuii.  The  purpuse  is  tu
liuld   a   grand   debute   in   some   timely
topic at tile  end  uf the club  year.  'I'he
allirmalive   and    winning   side   uf   the
above  question  wus   uplield   by  Charles
wiiiili.   Smith,   of   IJavla   Urove,   and   Aliss
at: tllinor   Wurthinglun,   of   Hartsville.   li.
It.   HaUoweU,  uf  Jenkintuwn,  and   Airs.
JUiny up Skippack pike and across the Cold I'oint hlll maneuvered his troops thereon when Ixtfuyette outwitted the British at Barren HIU. At thia spot the spetJter, who will describe the .sig- | nitlcance ol that section to history, ¦will be James K. Itelm. The tour leave Barren Hill next Siiturday 9.45  a  m.
and    Willianis   Uiey   make
one   of   the   strongest   in
Kbbcris ill   sliort,   Uoiand
Iluggiird   at   secund   nniiul
lield   with   T.   Tracey,   und
is a samiile of their work then the ^ fans oertiUnly known that some of ' the   teams   will   have  to  play  rejil   bail
I all   lhe.   time   lo   nose   out   Anihler   a.., as   l.esl   lor   the   money;    which   was ' ly associated  with  them.  Songs appro I I he   hnisn. _! promised   ifl20o       aid   by   siibscripliun ; priate tu the occusiun and Tncnleius >..
boudertun I      0 J 0 0 (^ I) 0— ., j OeCiUise   uf   the   fact.   Chuirnian   Whu-   the   meeting   were   ultribulive.   liev.   i..
^"'"'P'" 1 U U b .i U U ^ -\—11   it.y iinnounces  that a  new  chief, whose : j.  Mattson,  an  Ambler Kiwanian,  wi.o
On   Sundiiy   Ainoler   won   from      the   name   bus   nut   been   divulged,   and   lin   addressed   the  gathering,   spoke   ot   l.ie
ehamiiion  tciim  by the score uf .S  to   1.   llreiiiiii   uppointed   lo   go   into   service I lual  und  the  true mother.       l-rcsideiii
I''resliour pitched for tlie locals, and on Alondiiy and tluil ellieieiit lire pro-! I'liomus J. I^inc's address of welcom>, i could have shut oui his opiioiienus.  fp ; tectie,,   will   be   given.   How   this   cun   tliough  brief,  bore  the heurfelt leveia-
to   the   seventh   tlie   niiuuldirs   had   got-j be   done   under   present   eircumslances   ti,jii   of   the   occasion.
ten  Ijut   three   hits   from  his   delivery.; in a mystery unless  the lirejiien grae-       Itevelling   in   Uie   iinnieiisily   of   tli.
In that inning AlulUer singled, and i lously or for the town's suke will turn \vord, "Alolher," and its many meaning- ' Voung hit for three buses. This was; in unlil the Nortii Penn Company is fu] phases, Itev. Mattson chose i., 'all    for   Ijiinsdule.    -A.   single   and    t wo j elliriiiiiiy   injting.   tjuiirters for  liremeii   spealc of the true mother's care lor In.
bases   on   balls   lilleil   the   bases        for; and   linaneial   aid   Irom   Ncirlh    N^ii'''.-. ^jjijit^l^.t'ii.   Care   by    the   real   and   tin.
1-unsdu-le   in   tlie   fourth,  iind  then  the i and  Upper and  l.ower Gwynedd  ofle. s j ,n,jiin.i- for  her children   was  analyziv,
fans were treated to a rare piece uf j to bui k the new tire comiiany in cun-j jj^ three cunstinctivo tunstrui.i.ivi : Holding. AVith the bases loaded iind | sidi liil.un of the service. Chief Puym- measures. The leuuhing of a relig.ou. June out, Howney run, gatiiered the j and his men liave done for them, aiul background in youth; example u. .bull  wit.h  one  hund,  loosed  it  tu  Hug-ithe   service   needed    in   the       rapidly   faith;   and   the   svondeiful   example   u.
jbuiliUiig  up  ol  our  suburbs not  wjth.'n   sacrilice. I till!   council's   jurisdiction,     but   whicli ' who   wa.f 1 wus   piole.itd   only   by   consent  ot   the
are
hre  luoleellon   Iroiu  council's      aetam i'I'uesday  immediately following   ".oi..., wlthuul   consulting   property     owners, I er's day."
iireiiirii   ur  coiii'inission,   in    orileiMig  a |      'I'uesday   evening   was   thus   observe Hahn   luimper.   The   new   compiiii.>'   wili ' by    the    club.    Alembei'S    attenuea    lu proliubly    purchase      a      Conshohuckeii | dinner   meeting,   accompanied   liy   llie, made   maciiine   tlial   was  demonslraitM ' inothers,   llieir   wives   ol"   otliers   clus^ aa   bust   ful'   the   nioiiey;    wliicli   wiis ' proiiiisid    Ifl20o        aid    by   siibscripliun; becuiise   uf   tlie   fact.   Chuirnian   \\ bil¬ ley  uiinounces  that  ii  new   chief, whose : name   bus   nut   been   ili\'ulged,   and   -n llreiiiiii   uppointed    lo   go   into   service I on  Alontliiy and  that eltieieiit lire jiro-! tecliuii   will   be   given.   How   this   i-uii be   dune   under   present   lurcumslunces in a mystery unless  lhe lirejiien grae- iousi.N' Ol" for  the  tow"n's suke \\ill turn in   unlil   the   North   Penn   Coniimny   is
gard  will) i"ela>'ed     it to  tirst, coniplev ing  11  double  play.
Ainbler jumped Colemiin, on the rubber *ior I>unsd;ile start and scored twu. In the fourth.   Two   more       were
at
111*'   boruugh ulliciiils.
Harmonville firemen continue to | l,uoi.,ui"d Slack, of liiehburo, loinied th canvas the I'lymouth and 'Whitemiirsh ' uugalive teum. to\V7i>ihip sections in their great drive for a new lieadtmarters. The coinpany ciontemiplates the purchase of the property ot I. Gubin, on Butlor pike. In HarnionviUe, an I'xpendilure of $0,- SOO. Grouiis of men itt work In can¬ vassing the neighborhood have dono exceedingly   well   in   their  efforts,   and
thus liU" hitve made returns I'ly ahout | spoke of  the  liiukward $700.  The  di-.ve   will   be  continued  un- ! jiurled  potatoes  in  llii.-
"is the farm bureau any beiulit to the average larmer.'" is a topic very capably iii»held by Airs. C.eorge Wurtli¬ ingtuii, WHO explained ils iidvaiuuge.-!. The liueslloii ol wliether or nut vanity is an asset wus discussed by Airs. John  Wiliiaiiis.
l''or  the  crop commitlee  Joseph  Kirk si'iisoii and  re-' - -      - . . section planlcd
til all residents, property owners nnd j late. A good stand uf grass and w heat Industries have been approiirhed to ; j.s noted on an average. The president contribute ^.o and show Iheir appre-| ui' the club, iiuoting from tiiu Guaran- ciation of tne good will iind protection 1 luu Trust Company bulletin, stuted ol" the fire company. The comp;uiy has I tliut there is a nuirked inerease in until July 3, whejj its option expires, I s^ues of farm niaehiiiery. to make collections, iind the members Mrs. Joseph Kirk gave are malcing strenuous efforts to raise, string beans and elioeolate a liu-ge  portion  of  the  purcha.se  price! Joshua   Pa.xson   read    the
Ihe new company will third ami'join ilie county association, register- | Tile board of trade on Tliursday met e<l, and in the lifth. Colenien i"*'tii"i\-i , at the W'ni. Penn inn. Tliey had as when .vmbler scored three more. Huiie j guests members of other Nortii Penn Heed then pitched and held the Iuoai.s; boiiids discussing the North I'enn safe   until   tho  eiglith,  wlun  om^   move; section's   welfare.
run was scored. P. Tracey led his siiiei John lUckall is home from the Iius- with the bat, Jiaving four hits. Huh.-, pitul eonvaleseijig from efiects oi .i gard   was   next   with   three.   The   latter i UucUired   thigh.
also  played  a  nice  lielding giimo,  with j     Airs.    Thos.    Procter, is   Iiome   from
frum       thf
T
ppiii an ,
Twu   beiiuiiful   vuctil   selections motlier   were   sung   by   Uuniel "Wonderful   Alother     of     Aliiu "Alother  ilaCree."
To incrcuse the" pleasant spirit u the evening's festivities several priz CS were dislributed among the visitiii. mothers.
The Kiwanians welcomed a ne. member into their niid.st during lb' course  of tlie_meellng  when  Koss K
Air.   and
fam.ly,   of
\ son-in-Iuw
Airs.  John
Sundiiy.
Airs. Susan Sl.'ickhuus, her mother. Mis. Sarah WUrringlon, at hcr hume un Alutlier's d;iy.
Joy   riders   b;"oko   inlo   Uic  gai"ago  oC John   Iliiig,  O),   Kasion  roiid,  llorsham, last   Fridiiy   niglil,   stole   the  Buiik   .se¬ diin and rode to Allentown, where they ubaiidon(''d  it.  The car undumaged wa.s recovered   by   the   state   police   on   tho following   day   and   -Mr.  lluig  retrieved il. The  unknown  parties,  who tuok tho Ciir  were  evidently   sliiinded   in   I lors- j liiim.   An   abandoned   car,   belonging   to I un  Allentown   party  was  discovered iif Hurshani    Saturday   and        Air.   llaigs mui'hine    was    iiarked   on    the        siinio , street   in  Allentown       where   the    car, j abuiidoned   in    llorsham,       had     heen stolen    fi'oiii.    Police   decided    that   the joy-ridels    became   slr;inded  here    and j helped  themselves to Air.  llaig's .sedan I to   return    to   their   destinulion.
ilorshani   grade   school    wiis   closed
"if.M"    ^Umigjution    Uiwl   |i(hiirs"tlii(y   and
I'Yiduy,   when   u   case     of      diphtheria
wus   discovered   in   tlie   school.       The
disease   was  eonlructed   by a  son       of
j Air.   and   Airs.   Harry  IL  Liee,  of  Hor^
\ sham,  who  is  now  in  AWngton  Iioapl-
i tal  for  tieatmenl.   Scliool   was  resum-
i ed on. Alondiiy.
('hiirlif*    l''ri<\lv,    ihuiriiKiii    of        the garden   contest     sponsored       by       tha Lower   Horsliam   Civie  iis.sociatiun this spring and sunimer, repurt.s exceptional j enthusia.sni .sliown   by  residents of the I coniniunity   wiio   have   entered        into j tho spiiit of the idea. Quit^ a number ; of   residents   are   enrolled,   and   from I interest  manifested  by  these       entriea thero  will   be  ii    large       nuniber      of homes   and   gardens       betiutltled   with flowers iind  plants this yeur.  liveryone I In Horshuini  Is  eligible  to  join   In  tho ! contest.  -Mr. Prick  will supply all  in¬ formation   necessary   and   explain   tlie ' six classilieations  for  the  gardener. !     Horsham A. A. won out in the ninth ' Inning   of   Saturday's   baseball     game i„ i with Bridge Valley, 14 to 13. Tho game
¦was played on the new llorsham dia¬ mond and proved very exciting. In the last inning, trailing tlicir oppon¬ ents by 2 runs. Horshum .substituted pinch hitters and scored 3 runs to win. Zeitler's triple in this Inning was tho feature of the game. Ne.xt Satur¬ day Horsham  will  play at Hatboro.
Theodore   Dubree   is  having  a  large garage  built at the rear ot his proper-
] took   tlie   ha{fk&   ot 'meftiVlifshl-p   prt-j fy  bordering  Central  avenue   on   Hor-
l'."liei"t.s  and   Uowlund.   Iloiigey  w"iii- hitting  .star   for   liinsdale.  In   the Clenimer  and   Young  carried   oft honors,   for   the    nujulders. I.;uisdalo i) 0 tj"0 0 0 1 0
Ainbler 1' 0 1   1  3  0 0 1
the Held
the
0—1 X—S
Florida,   and   All".   I'rocter,
sented    by
for dowTi-piiyment. i
Action tiiken on the part of the; PlymonUi township board of health j last week iit their special im-etins: prevent-s any one in cor.tiut withi contagious disease from mingling with | school children at large. The present 1 epidemic tunong tho children of the i lowor grades in the Consolidated school I has caused the school and health nu- 1 thoi'iUes mucli concern. The <iuestion I of isolation of the tiuurantined child from other children in the houseliold so thiit the latter might attend school j was thwarted by the heulth hoard. A j statement that all children in tlio ! same household ivlth a <iuarantined j caso "must bo  conllned  and  not allow- |
recipes for syruji. Airs. Club G.i/.- otte. Airs. John U. Park, under cur- reiii events, outlined tho foremost topics of the past yeur. Airs. Surah Uliceii riiid un iiriiele uii ""Women ii.-< Citizei»s." Howard T. Hallowel made a iipoil bciore Uie eluo of the cele¬ bration of the luOth anniversary of the battle of Crooked llillct held iu Hatboro  lust  fciiturday.
Discussion of a sui'fable location for the annual picnic of the club in Au¬ gust led tlie menibers to choose the campus of Georgo Scliool. The mat¬ ter of arrangements I'or this event was left ill the hands ot the executive coinniittee.
The program committee have out¬ lined   the   following   for   the   meeting
ed to mingle with other children wus j to be held Thursduy, Juno IC. Iteporl resultanUy Issued. The <-pideinie now | of executive committee; music and appoar.s to have subsided, and school ; singing by several menihers; topic by authorities are of an opinion that the John P. U'Ulianis, "Is there such a spread of disease Is nuw under their, Hiing as actual personal freedom and control. I independence'.'" Talk on intei-collegiute
Daniel nhoad.s, of Plyniouth Meet-i tootball by 11. Thomas Hallowell; ing, who had his finger brokcin in two i ijuircnt evenls by Aliss Alnui Walton places while laying stone several , and Airs. John Btans; and the'debate w«d!s ago, is now suffering an infec- , "Uedoived tiwl an old maid will .i.o tion iU"(iirt the injury and is again i m^;.^. y,_,i_,a .„ a cwiimui.itv than a under   treatment. i i^aclielur."   Un  the allirmalive   side  ure
ID. P>. flood, wno with his- invention ; H. H. Johnson und Alias Alartha has been in the limelight in Plymouth | 1 ark, and on the negative, Joshua Meeting  for   some   time,   has   suffered' I'axson   ;ind   Aliss   Alurguerila   ll.illu-
PROSPECTVILLE
Air. and Airs. Kdward Burns and Ron-.-s, John mnd Ivdward; Airs. .lames White, Sr., M'r. and Airs. Jiimes White, Jr., and son, Jaanes, Scott l'"'ruzer, Air. and Alri^. Alex. -Xndersoii and wii'i and l!cv. liiiflL'li IJoyd iind wife, of I'liilil., wi'fi' \'i.'".ilors at llie home of Air. anrl AIi.--. Wiilter Sproiise on Sun¬ day.
Air. aiiid Airs. George Kly and son Geoige Airs. Ivlnilcr, i.f Hatlioir"; .Mr. uiKl Ali-.-i. Wflni. Iloehmer, of Phila., were guests .it the home of Mr. and Airs.  Kdward  Boehmer  on  Sunday.
The entertainment to be given b.v Casper Briggs in Prospectville has been postiioned from Aluy 26tli to June I'nd.
Afr. artd Airs. Georgo Aleikle, of Cynwyd, spent Sunday with Air. and .Mr!>.   Diehl.
Air.   Oliver- Kly,     Albert  Alorgan,  of
Piesitlent    Dime.    Air.    Ki."
?iri;^:sL ""'*'"^' --.iescing!--if^o^irr^""''^^^^'^^""''"'- ,.^::tnb'^'^'rT:r'r-U'''-\^^^^'^-^^
oJiiiciuaiy   ivj.   i:.   i^iitiu'ts    .social   circio i  . ¦ t       •        ¦       »     i i *i
„^s;^ ssaii.'S£?r is:» =::i:rv=
' the  Kiwanis Club  of Norristown urge.'i tiie   club   to   again   undertake   to   senil
^ boys tu Camp Kiwanis this year. ,       i     An  inleresling  report  from       Frank ""^'iKing
The l.adies' Civic Club held then j Alay meeting ut the home of Airs. A\ . ' Al.   Kirkpatrick. i
I     A   new   shoe   repairing   concern ; uliened   up   un   Soulh   Main   street. '     Harry Baskin, a high sehuul athlete, broke   un   arm   while   practicing   high j jumping.
i     Miss   Helen,    daughter   of   Air.   ini.i I Airs. AVilliiim Hoult, has taken it posi \ tion a.s teacher in the commercial  do- j partment   of   the   Conshohocken   high s.ohool.
1    Mr. and  Jlrs.  Alnion  Johnson      iind ! Air.  and   Airs.  Ilarvey  Keely  have  le- lurned   from   a   motor   trip   tu       New ' Voi1t state.
I     The  annua!   luncheon   will   be  given iit  the  AVm.   Penn  inn  on   June  7.
sham Teiruee. His sun, Theodore, Jr., is   duing   the   carpenter   wurk.
Edwin Guild and daughter, Kdwina, and mother, Mrs. Klla Guild, of Hor¬ sham, motored lo Asbury Park, N. J., on  .Sunday.
An old fashioned squiire dance an-i niiiiile sugar sociul will be held this Saturdiiy evening in Horshum firo Parent-Teachers' association of the lyower   Ilorshaiid  school.
Aliss I'jnily Alunly, of Gerniantown, was a guest  of Air. and  Airs. AVilliani
ciiairman  of the underprivilcgea | Veach,   at   the   K.   G.  K.   home,   Davia child   conmiittee,  related   lo  good  lime | Grove,  Sunday.  AIIss Anne Longstreet, given   to  some  iocul  youngsters       last ; of Germantown, called on Monday eve- week.    The   Iocul   club   men   gathered | ning. together  35   boys  from    Ajnbler      and ,      Mr. and Airs. Charlos K. Rutherford,
.vicinity   kist   Thursday   afternoon   and j of  HalloweU,   on   Sunday      entertiilnea
'took   them   to   AVillow   Grove,       wheri ] Jlr. iind  Airs. Carl Heisehberg and Mr.
I they  saw  the  circus  presented   by  the 1 and   Airs.   James   Itamsey   und   family,
i Kiwanis   club   of   that   town.   Thruugh j of  AVest Philadelphki,  Air.  and       Mrs,
i cu-operation given  by the  schools iind
I the  Community  Cenire  in   Ambler  the
1-Vmbler   club   wus   able   to   afford   the.-e
children   lliis  ireiit.
UPPER   "DUBLIN   ANU   HORSH.^M
SPRINGHOUSE
Mr. and Airs.  A.  Sailur
I'hila., Jlr. I-:imei"  W'*rtman and family. | .^l,7y_''-(^\'^i.i',j-[''l^'^r„iie""sr
a, neir'\'-ous colliipse from his strenuous j enterprise and anxiety in perfecting a i worlcing model of his high sjieed nia- ¦ chine. Air. Good left last week for 1 ¦Tjima, Ohio, to undergo treatment of! his fainily phy.sician and will remain 1 thero for the present. '
The   State  highway   department   has : contracted   with   Dalton   Brothers.     of ' I'aoli,    to   improvo   Germantown   inke ,' from   Plymouth   Jleeting,   in     AVhIte¬ marsh town.ship,   to  the end of HXlIo- ' well iivenue,   in       Plymouth  lownship. [ Tho   reconstruction   -^vorlc   will   Ijo   of; conwcte. Tho worlc already .started  by ] Ualton  Brother."*   extends    from       the! crest of the hill southeast of the Ply¬ mouth   JlieeUng   church,       n'.SCt     feet! norUiwcstward  to Hallowell iivenue, a j grcvceful  curve •cutting"  a   corner  from 1h6 Ralph property will bear the new : roadbed  off Uie present    frcnnantown piko on to Hallowell avenue westward to   Norristown   roiid   and   .Sandy   Hill road. The new roadbed will be -0 feet in width.   SurA'eyors ran  lines for  Uie roadbed on Jlonday and also stxilccd a five-foot  strip  to  border each  side of tho   road.   AVorkmen   abso   iirrived     on tho job the .«;une day, but nothing wtis dono  until   the   c-qiiipment  arrived.
Mrs. Adolfili A'ogt wa.s given a beautiful JTotVier's diiy piirty l>y iUl her children. Sunday, at her home in l'l.v- mbuth Meeting. Nearly 40 mem'bbrs of tho family crowded the little liou.-ie, but all enjoyed Uio day iit lionie. Mrs. Vogt received  many flower.s.
well.
WEDDED
GLVAIP—.VTKKH A beautiful wedding was solepiniz- cd Alonday niorning in St. Anthony's churcli, Anibler, when Jlisi; Elizabeth .M'aiie Steer, daughter of Air. and AIr.s. Kdwin .Steer, of Ambler, became the bride ef David Joteph Glymp, of I'enllyn. .V liirge ncmber of the rela¬ tives and friends of the contri.cting parlies   attended    the   ceremirjiiy.    Tlie
bride       was  dressed   in  a       beaulifui
gown of white georgette, trimmed wltli old-fashioned lace, with a bridal
veil which was trimmed with orange blossoms, and sho cairied a shower bouquet of white roso buds iind lilies of tlie valleys. The bridesmaid JIiss JIurS'.a-et .Steer, is. a sister of the bride,  iuid  she wan dresseil  in it p.ale
blue taffeta gown with a liiit to match. Sho carriecl a bouiiuet of pink rose buds.     The  best  man  was     JIi-.  .Tohn
Kunsey, of Swiirthmore. J.'ollowins lhe ceremony a "wteUdlng breakfast wm-t • .served at the homo of the, •-•room's pawnts Jlr. and Atrs. Rtiy- iiiund G. Glymp, ra Penlly:i. Later the
bride and groom loft on a honeymoon ..'."lr to Atlnntlc City, itnd iliron their • iiurn they will resJdo in their new home   on  the  Penn-Ambler   ten-are.
of Nortii Glenside; Mr. John Jlorgan, Howiird Jlor.gan. and JIiss. Dorothy Afc.rgaii; -of Alaple Glen; Jlr. tind JIiv. Harry AVeikel iind Jlr. and Jlrs. t^harles t*:mak, of this place were Tuesday evening guests at the home of Jlr. Edwai'd Boehmer and fiimily. -Mrs. Harvey .Sprouse and Clti.ren("e i^lirouse. of Virginia, uro spenifing two weeks >'.-itIi the former's duirub¬ ier, Jfrs. Clarence Juiins.in, uiil lamily here.
Alr.s-.   Arthur   V\'.Uii«in"s  and   daughter .Alma   spent   the   v.-eek-end   with   llev. -Mex  K.   Sniilh  ;;i:;l'    familv  In  Phlbi- j delphia.
I Air. iUid Jfrs. J. B. Hoftman and ' Mr.<. L.-iura Weiss spent .Sundiiy ut I the liome I if Jlr:^. Henri'tta Alareha'.'^t ) ill   l.iry  llin.
rnd Mr. visited
alll] Jlr.
i Jlrs. Frank Forker, of llorsham, nt- ; tended a dance last Tliursday evenins lat the home of hcr brother, Jlahlun 1 AVinner, of Wycombe, and visited there for several duys.
of
und Mrs.  Emory  AVeisel on  Sunday.
The Girl  Scouts ,of Lower Gwynedd i     „        . ,- „ ,.     t o„i,*t«
ure arranging to Iuild a cake and can- i,^'-^"'^'?   'JP''/'°^l'^i,i^^"*!"?.   „.„¦ dy sale in Springhouse about June  1.1 Pl>'"^?""'   ^^".^-'"''¦„ \ f' ,w Vie Week'
Miss   Siirah   Comiy   Jlullin,   captain |«"13   '"   ^^^^  ^°"^  <1"""S   the   week- of the local Girl  Scout troon   and  her i <^^^-^,^    j^^^^   jj^^^^   ^^       Cold     Point,
obsei-i'ed  her      birthday     annlversun'
I Thonias Fiirquer, of Kiist Geimian'Town, i Jlr. and Jlrs. Ciiarles Kldpath, of j Flatburo, and Jlr. und Jlrs. C R, i Kutherford, Jr., and family, of Harts- ! ville.
I      The   large       16-passenger       Fokker
; monoplane   made   in   New   York       nnd
i enroute   for       San   Francisco,     Calif.,
stopped   at  Pitcairn    field,       Siiturday
afternoon.  This  plane will be put      In
passenger service  between San  Fran.-
j Cisco and  Los  An-geles.
I      Jlrs.    AVilliam   A'eacli,   resident        ot
md her as.slstant, Jliss JIarie Rempp, attended 11 meeting of the district otticlals in Jenkintown   list   week.
Jlrs.  I'lugene Tourison rendered  sev¬ eral vuciii  sol.is  ill  the meetlij,g of  the Colony   Club   of   Ambler   on     Tuesday; evening.    Airs.    Tourison    w.is    accui panied   on   the   pitmo   by   Jliss   Alarie llempp.
The member.s of the Parent-Teach¬ ers' association of the Lower Gwyntdd school district re-elected .Samuel Johnson president. The association re¬ organized lust Thursday evening at the   regular  Alay   meeting  lield   In  the
John   I^eai-,   AVm.   Diehl,   Ira   Leach motored  to       Cape    Jlav on  a  fishing  .Springhouse schotil Airs. Annii JI.Ford trip   last   .Saturdav   evening. "^^s   elected   vice   president;   Jlrs.     T.
Air. and Airs. AVavne Hendricks, uf, Clinton .Alarpk. secreUiry, and Airs, l.ansdale .-pent Surdr.iy with Le-.-lie .Cieorge Lulz, tieasurer. Both Air. Gouak  and  family
the K. Cr. K. liome, Davis Grove, was feted Jlonday eveiiing In honor of her 82nd birthday which occurred May 15. Mrs. Helen Muy Sworn and children, of Sparkill, N. Y., called on Jlr. and Jlrs. A'each on Jlonday and lust  F>Iday. j toolc  Iheiii  into  the  citv  to      celebrato
Air. and  Airs. Frank Forker. of Hor-    n,,. anniversaiT.
sham,   spent   Sunday   at   the   home   oft     .Mr.   and   -Mrs.   Juhn   1! e.sler,   AVii-
their   son,   Ltroy   Forker,   and   famir' : lium   Uoessler,   Jliiss   S.ira  Alcott,  JIiss
n'l ' in   Tacony. i Jlargaret   Roessler and      Aliss       Edna
1      Sheds on   •.he   Jai ri-ttev.ii   NChooI j Thompson, .all   of   Tioga,   called       on
' Ul .und  have been  demoIi.>-hed,  and iin i David H-.irtrunft iit the K. G. E. home,
I iron   fence   now   surrounds   the   lot.       : Davis  Grove,  Sunday.
i      -Mi    and   Airs.   E.   C.   .MoConnell,   of,.   John   Harrar  moved   Iiis  family from
I Jiirrettow n,   weri?   entertained   at   the | Gltn.slde  to  the  tcnent house on       tho
I home   of  their       son,   Howard  H.   AK- } Richard   Vaux   iilace   Satuiduy.   Lewiii
' Connell,       und   family,   of     H'.'fehland | lluber and family who resided therein,
j Park,   on   Siini;l»ay.
havo  moved  to  llatlioro.
Air.   and   .Airs.   AValter   Hurri.t,   Jlrs.
AVilliam AIcGinni.-- und Alias LauiiiHolt,
.._  _ ^   _ of   I'hiladelplii;i.   were   guosts   of   Jlrs.
idjolnlng" the Jarrettown { Helen   Hainel,   of       Plymouth   Centro,
Alls. Frederick Jaeol.i--. wl-\> for ii year luis been .1 refident cf Jarret¬ town Wiis lnui"?d Jlondiiy moniing in the cemo.ery
Jlrs. Elizabeth Bender, of Phila., spent Hcveral da.ss last week with Jlr. and  Airs.  Fred  P.ender iitjLliis place.
Jlrs. Hcm-7.' Blood and family, of Plill.1'.. were Sunday guests of Jlr. an 1 Jlr.'i.   Fred  Bender.
Frank Giilingha und Airs. Gillinghani, leaders of the local Boy Scout iind Girl Scout movement respectively, spoke of tho preparatiorvs now made to send tho lioys the girls to camp thla Burrmier. Tho executive comniittee and  all   committee   chairmen   planned
Jfr...   Prank  Anderson spent  IVIduy i ^^ ""^"^ rerior lo Uie next meeting  in
ir,   f-^^iTit.owTi .3nne   and   arrange   the   program       for
ItobSrt   tvSl       ba.s punha.se.1   a i that meeting. The June meeting     wu,
¦(\1l,i,met  fJdan . I'robably   be   set   ahead   to   Thursday,
"V\nhippet s«'<lan.  _               _ ,     . j^^j^^ „_ because of the commencement
date  which   fiUIs   tlje  week  following.
C«0"'tlr(u«<J <m r^ise HI
 Miss     Katliarine       Mitchell,        of
T'hocnixvillo,  has  ju,st  hoen   graduiited J from tlio I'hoenixville hospiUU trainiiii- Bohool fw nurses.
Jlr. iind Jlr.s. B.aldwin Spence visit¬ ed Jlr. iind MKs. Augustus Huber on AVednesdiiy  evening".
Jtother.s' day w'":i;s observed in Pros- pcctviUe M. E. church l.txt Sunday evening", at which time Jli-s. Blw.-xr.l Boeliner ha.il cb'irge. The ttervice v.-as opened 'v Iw.i IiMnnw sung by tiu- coniiregalion, .i prayer by Jlrs. John Ktvadinq-, iifter which a solo, "Perfect Day." by Mrs. Fraiil; Ander&on. The Scripture lesson wuis read, by Jfr.'. Grillith Ijloyd. A diet waa rendered by Jlra. John Reading .ind Mr.s. Joim Forker. Tho sermoin was preiiehcd b: the pa.stor, Rov. (Iriljltli TJoy'd. Mis. liarrv Weikei and Mrs. Hownr.l Piih- er rendered a be iiliful duet. Tn (Jor- in.g Ml.":' I'orotii.v Kuna .-jaiiig ii ..;_.. ••Toll   Mother I'll  Be There."
PENLLYN
Charles  Ingersoll   and   family   have returned to their sununer home.
P.  G.   Chanibers and   household   are «ut for the summer.
Mrs. "n'miam Piatt opened her resi¬ denco  hero  last  week.
Mlsa Charlotto K.rau.s.s  i.s about at- tei" a severe illness.
Miss g.arah I>un  'ni      visiting      her. brother, Goorgo Dull, iind family.
Mr. and JIr.s. Pi-etl Dewhirst iint' daughters, Sofia and Nancy, of Miireii Hoolc; Oeorge Ki-auss and dau.ght' ¦ Mildred and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mee chani, of Philadolphla, ciilled on Mi •ind   Jlrs.   Robert   Kenyon.   on   Si'ndu-
JI. K. church. .Mrs. Jacols died last Thuri-day after a long illnefi.'i. Her hu.sband and several <^hildfen sur¬ vive, i .' Jlr. JlcConnell, of Jarrettl>wn is mak¬ ing improvements to his lawn und havin,g  his house  repainted.
Jllsses Jlargare:. and Harriet Smith are m.iking their home w^ith Jlr.^. Emm.i Smith,  of J.in-ettown.
Jlr. and' AD's. Galla, of Jiuncttown, ontertainod friends on   f'unday.
Thii Jarrettown Jf. E. churcii has organized an EpW"Wtli League. Evei-^" one is ipvitMl to become n. member.
Jlrs.  .\nnie Lightkept  spent seven' diiys   last     week  with   Mr.     imd   Jlr Hartold   LiSghtkept,   ef  Richboro.
Mr.   and   Mrs.       Alfred Klerbron J.in-ettown,       entertained   friends   .
Sunday.
Jlr. Diesher, Beekler.
.mill   Al'rs.   Gust.iv   JCen,
entertained       Jlr.   and
of   Philadelphia,   on   .Sur
Air.     and   Jlrs.   Henry       ."^'elson   i ' Dro-"hor,   entertained   frionds   on   Suj dr-y. 	
—The       CoUc.geviUi)      postofllce     in
handling       tho   mail   for     Providone.
* Square,  which   ha.q   been   discontfnuod.
Sunday.
j     Jlrs.   JIaggie   Rhoads,   of     Plymouth
i Centre,  entertiuned  her  duughter.  Jlrs.
[ Christian   AVlsler.     und       family,       of
i L.insdale, on Alother's day.
>     The   comedy.  .".Dr.   Jim,"   will       be
! given at tho Grange hall, Plyniouth Center, on Saturday evening by a cast from Jeffersonville. The i>liiy Is for the benefit of the mission.
The executive conmiittee of tlie League of»AVomen A"oters, of Plymouth township. mFt at the home of the presi¬ dent, Jlrs. J. JI. Clurii. I'liiiu- were outlined for a June fete iit tbe rJth;- dale Dahli.i Gardens, th.e 'home uf Jlr. and Mrs. AVilmer Kearns. ihid-gc ii!i:l "GOO" will be enjoyed on the lawn.
j MoUiers were r"overeniIy honored .it . tho services held in Grace Union church of Horsham Sunduy. Rev. .- li*retlerick Cate, pastor, ia the n»orn- "" ' ing spoke o„ motherhoud. The evenint;-
I .S'eiiuon was "The wage of sin is death,
land tho gift of God is eternal life." A solo was rendered by Frederick Tinsley. Midweek prayer servico in held at the home of Mr. and .Mrs. Wil¬ liam Mann  this AVednesday     evening.
Tho Christian Endeavor society wlU hold a servico at the jail in. Do^-les- town at L',.'10 .Sunday afternoon.