The Ambler Gazette 19280510

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL.   L-NO. 14-
AMBLKI^   PA..  MAY   IO,   1028
«1.7.5  A   YEAR
AND COLD POINT
ITEMS
OF  LOCAL  INTEREST READERS
TO
Points  Scored   at   IVIay       Festival       by 1 Class   A   Scliools.
Tlic poiiiUs scored by clasrt A liLuli schools at tlie May festival, Ursinuf colleKc   Collegeville,   are:
Sprlnj-'tleld, 40; Ijansdale, 33; Am¬ blor, 21: Uoyersfortl and Bridgeport, 1!) each; Kast Gieenville, 18; College¬ ville.  Ill;   ,7enkinlo\vn,  6;   .Souderton.  4.
Sr>ringf!eld,   by   its   victoi-y   for   the third  time,  wins  pennanent  po.ssession I of  the silver cup.
Rev.   D.   A.   Draper   Returns   to   Ply- | mojtii   U.   E.   Church— Mrs,     BerVt- himer Celebrates  Birthday—Harnnon- ville   Firemen   Elect   Officers. |
]!tv. Uuniel A. IJraiier  i.s returned to/ Ills  pastorale   in       I'lyi.iouth   .Meeting ' tor anolher year by  the   L'niled  Kvaij- eellcal  conference  body, which  met ;it' Mohnton'  last   >veek.   Itev.   Draper   re- . turned   Wednesday   to   his   residence at tiio   ijarsoiiage   in     I'lymouth   Aleetlnt;. | JJurins tlie rest of lusl veek ho receiv¬ ed   many   calls  and   visilations       from anxious   niembers   of   his   congreyalion who extended  their hearty congratula¬ tions   when   nolilled  of   his   roturn  for ut  loa.st  one  mure  year.
An an observance uf her 73rd birth¬ day ajiniversary on -May 1, Mrs. Siu-ah Jierldiinier, of I'hiladeliihia, Hpent all of last weeli among her friends in Jlainionville and I'lymouth Centre. Shc! was the parlicular guest of Jlr. and ilrs. J^eonard Beck, of Harmonville. .Mrs. IJerkhimer airived on Sunday jireceding hcr birthday and her friends found her in good health and spirits. .She remained in Jlannon- ville over t^alurday so that she might enjoy the birthday ot Miss jMildred Uerk, the 10-year-old daughter of her host and hostess Mrs. Uerkhimer re¬ turned to her home in I'hila. on Sun¬ day after luiving attended services in tho morning at the Cold I'oint Uaplist church where she was welcomed ".>y many ot her friends. «Two changes took ))laco when the Hiu-monville Kire company reorgan¬ ized Uust Friday evning. Tlie resigna¬ tion of E. V. Peters, as treasurei-, and John Stoudt, as lir.ancial troa,sur- «r were accepted. iiiTiJamin .Mosely was re-elected presideni; Ilarry Dray- er. vice president and Charles Itluiads, recording secreiary. (ieorge Kitten- house received the majority vote for the offlce of financial secretaiy, and Kugene Lightlicp was elected treasur¬ er. The tiuiiteo for a 3-year term is Isiuic J iShe.| heni; chief cng.lieer, Kllaa Slavin, and lire chief, Kalph Hallman. The directors are Daniel Ai-mstrong, l.ewis Shepherd, Ilarry Markle, Ceorge Alosely, Kobert Weale- moyer,   and   two
AT    REGULAR      MEETING TUESDAY
NEXT
I
TWP.
Program.
The Association of Colleges ain. Secondary Schuol of iliddle Stale: and Maryland was organized rceeiv.l.\ for   the   puipuse   of   raising   the   stan
Theodore F. Wood Speaks on Crim¬ inal Types and Means to Correct the Erring Tendencies of Youth — R. Lynne   Pyne   Becomes   Member.
1,1    lunuii    of   the   nu;iiory   ol'   niulh-
1-1,    next    Tuesda.>-    evi n.ng   has      been
.jot   aside   as  n   special   night  at       the
. nieeting   of  the   Kiwanis  Club  of  Ani-
¦ Ijler.  Mother.'?  are  to  be the guesls  of I i'a rds of secondary school work and ot WATER I Kiwanians   at   this   time.   K.ach   mem-, formulating   a    li.st   of   high       .scnuji.- lier is to bring Ills niolher or Ills wife ! whn.se   work  is TTccepted   fur       coilegi ul-   one   whom   he   holds   in   such   close j onirunce    on    certllicate    without,   ex- lelaliunsliip.   .Action   was   ta'ken   at   the : aiiilnation.  .V  pupil   must,  however, al- Extension  of  Water   Line  to   Plymouth   nieeting last Tuesday evening  to make j lain   the  grade  of   Sii   per  cent.,   wliici, Center   Awaited Road   Work      Dis-    '•''"    cunipletely   a    mother's    niectina, |is  reiiuired   by   the  high  sehool   In   or¬ and eveiv  lart  of the progiani  will  he (der   lo   be   entitled   to   the   certitlcaliui. .illotled   to  a   Irlhute   to   her. luivilego.
I'lesident   Ume  had   tbe  plca.suiv   of,j     ''''">   accredltwl   list   uf   high school welcoming a new niember,      K. Lynne*"''•' 1 I'yne,   who   received   a  ivreat  ovation.
,   .        ,. 1       ¦.,  i     Oscar   ll.   Stillwa.gon   and   his   coin-
1'ire   company   aiji   hein.g   lavored   with
n   20    lieiceiit   reduction    ill   tlieir   lire
insuranco   rates   on   all   policies.   This
vei*y'^   twilisfactorv   oondiLioii'   was    re- |
vealed   al  a   mei ting  of   the   I'lymouth '
township    coiiiiniissioners    on      .Monday
WHITEMARSH
Mr. .-md Mrs. .\t e Kins<.v- an 1 dai.E'hUr .Mary ;U.end?d the' play given by the Cnivei-sity of Penna. iii the Academy of Mubic, PJiiia., on Friday   evening.        ,
(George   lluber,   of   Belfrv,   called   al he home  of lii.-, iTunt,  Mrs.  Aiie K.n- •sey.  on   Saturday  .
itro.       Kugene. Kiti,;z,   of     Eureka
COLLEGES jT™.""' ''"'"¦' '"¦''• "'¦ ^""'"'' ""¦ < Parish Society will mot .r tn V.ill.y , Torge  on   Saturday.
.Mrs.   Loul.se  Kiu»Tniarr.   of  German
11 r^    J ,    <,   ,,        I *""'"•      visited    h?r       daughter     .Mrs
mission  and  from   Dar-tmouth  Collage ! Clarence   Hostette "••¦'^oi-ei,    .mis
—Class 7A   Presents  Very  Creditable    this  plaoe.
.Mrs. Abe Kinsey, on Saturdav vlHit.d. her f.Uher, who is ill in 'a Philn.  Hosi.lt.Tl.
BY   ASSOCIATION     OF
AND   SECONDARY   SCHOOLS
Letters   from   Chairman   of   the   Com-
UPPER DUeilN ili I
MISCELLANEOUS    ITEMS TEREST
OF    IN-
on      Saturduy
DISTRICT   SERVED        BY
AND   FIRE   COMPANIES
c.Esed   by   Commissioners—Road   and Epjed   Signs  Ordered. ,
The districts ot I'lymoulh town.slii])' served by the I'hiiaUeliihia Subur,>aii| Water   conipany   and   tbe   1 laniionv.lle
others whose ii.imes ¦w«re not announced. 30 mombers were present. The commiltee, whieii directs tho drive for fields to make a down- jjayment on the new building lol, on Consholiocken pike, nporlod just one- <|uarter of the district canvassed and a toUil of i'i31.13 collected therelur. The liremen planned a supper benelit for early June, and placed a com¬ mittee in chargo of all anangenients. Plymouth lown.ship schools were '    " 'd   and        properly
evenmg al i'lymuulh Centre. The in¬ slallalion of tiro plugs and the ef- tic.ent operation of the llarinonville I'ire Compan.v ure rospon.sible for this saving to the residents ami properly oWllc^^i, and the i.uiiimissioiiei s have arranged ior the installation of lire plugs along the now water main lo be laiil Ui) the Liermanlown pike lo riymoiith Ceiitie. A plug now m.iin- liiined a.t I'lymoulh .Meeting just soulli of the lownship line, one lialf of the cost of wilicil has been jiaid by Ply¬ mouth, will doubtless be thrown en- ti.rely on nc'igliborhood .suhseription. as Plymouth will withdraw from the agreement witli the close of the jires¬ ent year, before which time plugs will be elected on the new main lo be laid within the tuwnship alung (ierman¬ town pike. Tills will alfoid lire proteci- lion and provide lower insurance rales witliin   the  district  sei-ved.
itelvoir aveirue, a lownship liigh- wa.v, will be used as a detour during lhe imiirovement of lierniunlown pike by the stale. The present plans of the stiite higliway department in leading this iniproved liighway througli the busy cenliH' of Xori-isl(n\'n and ac¬ tually diverting the straight and dir¬ ect course of the roadway to accom lili.sh it. was strongly President (JrilUth as.a policy. As tho plans now .are this through traflic will be directed intu the ciuinty seal, wherea.s if the pri's¬ ent course of tho road be followed the
, mittee in charge of the prescnlalion of the   Kiwanis   jiicturo   shuw   last   week,
! was inoud to relioit an exact iiroflt ot $100 in aid of the underprivileged child work. .Mr. SUllwagon express¬ ed his apiireciation uf the line suiipiwt by the meinbers.
The iiccumpiishiHonts in the lesr selling of the great upheaval of crime in this counly were lold in a brief but very comprehensive talk by Theo¬ dore F. Wood, assislanl director of public safety in the city uf Pliil.idel¬ phia. IMr. Wood was secured as speak-, er by Joseph A. Uuchanan, chairnuin of Tuesday evening's meeling. Mr. Wood had served in llie cily ileleclive service for 20 years and had been promoted to a captaincy duiing the term of tieneral Smcdliy Puller as director of the bureau of iiublic safe¬ ty.
Assoeialion uf Secuntbir.v Scliuul.- iof .Middle' Slates and .Maryland is le- ¦ cognized by all but a, few colleges : W'hicli admit sludents hy examhialion : onl.v, regardless of the high school ami ])reparatur.v school at which )iie- l>.'ii'aliun   Ls   received.
'J'lic  following  letter from  the above
nssociallon   has   been   received   by   Mr.
K.  i;.   Kerschner,   principal,
'     ".My  dear Air.  Kerschner: It gives nw
great   ple<isui-e   to    iiirurm   you        that
the ('omniisslon  on  Sccondar.v   Schools,
l>y uiiaiittiLuiis vute, has apiiroved yuur
school   for   menibership   on   the   list  ol
accredited   secondary   scliools   of       llle
; .Asdciallon   of   Colleges   and   Secondary
Schools   of   the    Middle   States and
.Maryland.   A   copy   of   the   list   of   ac-
' cri'dilcd  secondary  scliools  is  eiK'losed.
"The    commission    will        appreciate
iiUurmatlon. from  time  to time, of any
, iniportant developments  in >'our school,
' Copies    of    your    catalogue    ,'ind    other
i ollieial    inrolicalions    and        occasional
'copies   of   student   piitilicalions       w.ll
LOSE BALL TEI
DEPENDS ON  ATTENDANCE I HOME GAMES
on
A
con-
tho
par-'
Zini-
"Tlie   criminal   type«   found       today  serve  to  keep  the  comniisslon  in  clos' are   mainly   boys   of   the  ages   of   17   to j loiich    with   the   schuol    in   order   Ih.i 22.  This  is  lliL'   typical   crime  age,   and j it   may   be   in   a   posilion   lo   render  ef il   is   these    boys   who   must   be   dealt with   and   guided   from       their       mis- shaped   Course.       The   experts     of   the public   .s.ifety   depariment   are   delving
1
into   the   causes   of   crime anal.vzed   llle   criminal   as   one opiiurlunity in early youth.
"Knvlronmenl."   continued Jli is-lhu   cause  of  crime  and   nut lary    instiiict.s.    I'rlmlnals   can ' lo    tho   right    iiatii.   and    some 1 developed   into   .great   men   and iidemned   by I citi/ens.   There   is   a   movement <hort-siglited : at the present lime  to  correct 111
lertive    service    as    a    clearing-house | ing ot   inform.'ition   concerning   th<'   schools un  the  accredited  list.
".Any servico the ofllce of the couii- niisslun can render to your school is .it vour 1 unvmand. Yours very sin¬ cerely,
E. ©.   GHIZZELT^, Chnirinnn   of   the   commis.sion   on   sec- be   led ' ""•'"'5'  KC'hools."
hay^'t    The   accri'dili.'d    list   of   high   schoo, UHefjIlLof   .Muiiigomery   county   is   as   folluws: .\blnglori.  Ambler,  Cheltenham, Spriii.i,'- l:eld,   .Vorristown,   Lower   .Merion.
und   have 1 eking
Wood lieredi-
closed   and   fumigate        ,—, .. , ,    .     .,, ,, • ¦   ..,
aii-od Monday and Tuesday to prevent! Hiraugh tra lie would avoid the con- further epi-edd-ofc. th»:«4iide*uic- ui i iiva^ted county seat by passing to the moa-sles  repol-ted.   There   were  a   large i f''«V^'"''l  thereof.
The   lollowing   bills
nuniber of new cases recorded during tbo week-end and caused iiiiiiuediale action on the part of tlio school auth¬ orities, wlio had been guardin.g against contagion.        l-larly   cases dcveiolied
among^  the   lirsl   grade   children       ami proper   disinfection    was   done.    :More than   a   score   of   cases   had   "M-en   re¬ ported   by   iMonday   morning. I i' Mr.   Pickles,   of   Philadeliiliia,
were       ordered paid:    riiiladelphia    Suburban-Counties (ia.s and   HIectric Co., .$270:   road  repair work.   $713;    Lukens  and   Vi.'rkes,   $00.-, mont." 10:    Philip    Carey    Manufaituring   Co..!     Kobert     11. .l-loii.OS;    A.    F.    Wernle,    $22.0S;     lotal. ! of  the  Kotary SUO.'i.rili.
The   Keystone   Automob
red   to   furnish,   erect   and   mainlaiuled    of    llis    iiitiniucy    with    .Mr.   Wood whoi road signs at  no cost lo tbe  township,   and   llis   linowlcd.ge   of     the     W'ond
iousness   of   misguidad   youtli,   and   a 1     \Ve   are   also   pleased   to   publish   the Philadelpiiia    welfare    work   is    und^^'following   letter   from   Dartmouth   cid- way  Willi  tills in  view  and  lo  iiiiproVCj i, :.•,..   granting   the  .Amoler   high   si-houl the   eunditiuus   of   early   youth   hy .(JJ^Imii   ccriilicaiiuns     privilege: minating   idleness   and   the   surruund- .Mv   dear   .Mr.    Kc-rschiier:    I am glail
.il'ii-l. thal_cauaiijjuj^jja.d  conditiuii,   -    ' ,,,    ue    able    lu    advi.so    you    that    our ¦'This   sort   ot   tvoiTi,"    ' lie      sldlud. | Commitlee   on   .Admi.ssions   aftPV   carc- 'must   be   taken   up   by   service   clutiB. j lul   consideratio,,   of   your   applicatloii and    their   el'lorts    will   aid   materiu,)ly : to  have  the  .Ambler  high   school   pla'- in   the   betterment   of   such   a   nioye-   ed   on   the   Dartmouth   Approved   Lisi
f   Secondary   Schools   has   voted        to
Montgomerty County Leag.ie Open', and Ambler Loses Two by Close Scores—Lansdale With Strong Teair Wins Two.
In the presence of about 200 fan. Anibler opened llie .Monlgoiiiery Coun ty League season Salurday afleriio> i oil Knight lleld. I'ottstown wa.s the at¬ traction and the game resulted in .. victory for the visitors liy the s.oi i t to 3. Judge Harold (i. Knighl losse. out the lirst ball ;imid the ciu ers i,,. the fans. Freshour was on the ruo- her for Aniibler, with Sheehan behiii.. the bal. Kav Kepner pitched foi 1 oltsluwu, and iierriiiian did the le ceiving. There were many new face. on the Anibler club, and several f:iil- L'd lo impress the Ainbler fans. liowever, tlie season is youngi an, these same ooys may come througi. b.g    before    the    seasun    closes.
Anibler. juinpeil   lo  the   had  by scor- twice.   They   maintained   the   lea, Jiinlil   the   liilh.   whe,,   the   visitors s;-oi- , ed  three  and  having  tallied  one  in tlu previous   round   the  count  wa.s       the. 4   to  2.   Both   teams   then  drew  blank." I nntil   the   tlnal,   inning,    when.   Polls- town  put  over  two  runs  that    shoul.i Hot liave been scored. .Ainulcr made il j count   three    by    scoring   another. I     I'resident   Camburn,   of   the   Amble. Iclub  staled  atler  the game  that      lhe aUciidai:ce  was  ft'ry discourag.iig. au. Iif the  further home games to  be play- j ed   this  nionth  are  not  belter altcnoe I the   team    will    be     disbanded.        Tin j Kame  action   will   bo   laken   by    evii'. club   in   the   league,   as   the  ollicials aii I tiling of facing a big deljt at the closi j oi'   each   seasun.
I     tin   Sunday   Anibler   played   a   close I game with Norristown, lying thij„st<jr 'in  the ninth   unly   to  lose   it  w'lien No, ! ristown   hcuird   wilb   oiH'   uul.
.Anderson,        presiilent Club  of  .Ambler,      after
school   the   full   certilicati
j exjiresslng   liis   pleasure   on  lieing  iVili llle   inu'u   of-I again  lo .griict the I'Clwaiiians,  remjt'k-
riHjentlv purcha.sed and remodeled the'and the oiler was accepted. I'roper foi-mer' Dowrie lionie in i'lymouth idesignaliun of all township roads will centre moved his lamily therein last''le furnished tlie club, .and locations week. vvlll   be   designalod.       Mr.   IMarple   and
Grsice   Mosely,   of   Harmonville,   has   Mr. O'Neill will represent the town.ship developed measles. Harriet Sliepherd is I in   the   operation. .     .     ,    ,
also anolher in the villago who has: Consliohucken road is in bad condl- Uie  malady. I '•'''"•   and   Plyiiiuuth   seeks   lo       have
j^^pgjjj^o-1 Con.sliohucUen   improve   ils   end,       as ° i tile   township   last   year   did       lertain I
I'lans
mane   at   tho
i (l..)ll   bv 'ter th
the   counly   conuiiissionors   af- appeal day hearing. Tlie I'liila-
wcre
of  tho  Ladies'   Auxiliary   of  the  Har-[ ,   .     n, ,,   • ,,
"*¦       V,,     i,,..„   ,   ,,„.,„„   i.,.,t   Thiiiu.i-iv   work on  the end  nearest to l^lymoulh. i the
nionviUo  rire   conipany   last   inuisuay' ,     ., ^-    ..  ,,, .,
evening  to  liold a play ami  entertain- I ^   'J'l">, as.scssod  valuation  ol  l'y'n'n|t^
ment   on   Friday   evening,   .Alay   25.   jn! t««nship has been reduced nearly »10i.>,-
view of the great success  Willi  whicii j
]^e£'Tu^'^''piZ  i^;^.!^'!^ ia-lpUia Klectric Co. secured a reduction
ciety,       enlilled
Twelve,"   was   recently   jiresented
decision   was   reached   lo   secure
sea-vices   of   this   body   of   women
present the  same  play  at
Idated   school     house     in
fill work bl ing none by this _depart- nn;iit to heli> keep people oul (if trou¬ ble. As an expression of tlie friendli¬ ness of tlio man toward the assis¬ tance of another in such work Mr. Anderson noted the poem "Let l\te Livo by the Side of the Road." This he described as a wonderful "oeacon for all men iu service.
W. I'l. Kdiiiondson, a guest fimii AVillow tlrove Kiwanis club, tuid of the great Kiwanis circus to be held in Willow (Jrove on Jlay 10, 11 aad 12. Tills, lie .stated is .arranged as a lienelit   for   llie ,1'oy   Scouts   and   lire
jlleKl, tho
ORELAND
llilw' 'od   Tliii..ii   was   ill   Spriiii Ohio, for thrco days last week.
Walter   AVolsivi   has   i:onlracted measles. '
.Mrs. Dernlce Simons, of Phila-"' delphia, is spending somelimo with licr daughter, .Mrs. Alurphy, cf I'ly- mui'tli avenue.
Jlr. and .Mrs. Charl(y< AVilsIm, of r.iernianiown, wre c;jl!ers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .iV. L. Aiman, on  .Sunday. x
llonry Lauer visited with his sister, Jlrs. ruiiry trucKiniiuivt, and :'amil,v In   Chestnut   Hlll,   Sunday.
(i'-orge Cunnin:4iuini lias rcceivi^d '25 fine black giant chicles from Kose- 11.ont, N. J., He has c'recldl a neat (lilcken houHe and twV poultry n.'k- eries  to ¦.¦start  his  bu.sinos.s.
Tulips are tommon and ma.v be. leiii in many a pretty spot, lut the ti?;ht of F. A. Warren's bed of pari- (lue'.K, doubles and giant tuUi'.s is one to long remember. This is one of the tirst   of   .Mr.   AV;<rrens   hundsume   dis-
bring any children from tli« town to SCO tlic circus, free of cost on the lirst day of perforniain<:i. The talent is mainly local tu AVillow Orove, nnd includes a numbor ot professional acts   also.
Visitors introduced by President Ivane wero Mr. .Anderson, Mr. Edmond- son, R. jr. Hallowell, O. K. P.ricsel, Harry Hahl, Jlr. W'eplcy and AVm. H. Faust.
The members of the club wero urg¬ ed to correspond with 'Willinm Lan¬ dis, a Kiwanis brother, who is cnn- valescent in ill liealth in the I'ucimo mountains  at  present.
A letter of appreciation from Jlrs. AVocrt S. llrenneman and baby son for flowers from tho club wa= re.nd by Secretary  P.iddle.
company   of ihat  town.   An   invitation
"On'e"^  Jl'inuU.»^     of."'^  more  than   $50,OCO  on  the valualiou I waa   cordially   extended   to  all  Aniliier
ntui   v,i-r.unntt.ri    tlic I °'-'   '^^   ""^^^  elcclric   statloii   ajid       111-,'I Kiwanians   to   altend,   and   further   to
,jl,Q, right ot  way  througii  the  town.ship.
andi     '^"''° treasuiy stands a.s follows:  Bal-
ibe  Consul-'''"ice   at   last   nieeting,   $I»'I8.07;    taxes,
Plyjiiouth 1 ctf-  11-.".':"^:   bills paid,  $1103.50;   bal-
Meoting.   A   committeo   was   placed   in j ""•''^ *""''••'¦'•
eliarge   of   these   arrangements.   There j	
were 24 members present. Jlrs. Lewis j Shepherd presided. Two were recoiv- , cd as new  membors  al this  moeting.   I
During- services next Sunday morn¬ ing Cold I'oint Daptist ciiurcn Jloth¬ ers' day will be observed and tho Cold Point Church and Commujiity club will attend in a body and prese.nt carnations lu all mothers present. Kev. Kiclimond Taylor, jiastor, will preside and deliver an appropriate ser¬ mon. Special soloists have been ob¬ tained for lhe occasun. In tho even¬ ing at 7.I.'l itev. Taylor will again, spc^illi. Ldiiiuiid IJruck, superintendent of the Sunday school, and JIiss Grace Killmer v.-ill address the eongregation on "What Jly Jlotlicr Jloans tu Jlu". Mrs. Karl Duckman rendered a beau¬ tiful inlerprelalion of "Koclc of Ages" With vai'iatioiis at the piano in Sun¬ day scliool la«t Sunday mornin.g. This effort brought more jiuints lo the Dailies' I'ibie class for the Sunday school aclivily contest. Communllon waa   servod   at   the   churcii   services.
The class of girls under Jlrs.  Dewis Kolle,   Who   won   the   liv-st   attendance and activity  contest in tlie Cold  I'oint; plays,      which Baptist  Sunday  school,  recenlly,   were j i,;,'^,.,',  from  th treated to the pleasure of seeing  "Un- I untii  frost.
cle   Tom's   Cabin"   in   a   city   theatre i      oi-eland    VoUinteed   Fire   compoany last   Saturday  aflernoon. ! ^^.j],  purchase a new aparatus. -A  vote
Kev. Kiclimond Taylor and laimly , ^^.^.m^d (1,^ i.ssue at -Monlav eve- are movmg from Chester into the, ning-i; meeting and the choice of the Cold   I'oint  pai-sonage  this   week. members is lo  purchase ajt Arnerican
Eugene   Dightkep,   Jr..   of   Plymouth    j^^   France   truck.   The   flremen   wero
grant   your privilege.
"1 am emdosing herewith certain printed inateriai which 1 trust may be ul   inlerest   to   you.
"Permit mo to exjiress the Iiope that the future relations belween your .school and Da.rlnioutli may prove to bc muluall.v pleasant and satisfac- torj-.   Cordially  yours,
AKTHUK  D.   WKir.HT, Kxeciilive   Secretary,   Commiltee   on
Admissions.
AVilliam Brister, of the Senior class, has been admilted to Dartmouth Col¬ lege on certilication, having been chosen from a large number of ap- jilicants.
Uordon  Houpt,  of  this year's  Senior class,   has   been   admitted   to   C University on cerlillcation. He ter   the   freslinr
ber,   and   will   take     the       engineerin course.
Colony   Club   Will   Attend
h.
The   Colony   Club   of   Ambler accepted   an   iiivilation   to   attend     lu 1 Jlontgomery    Count.v    Feder.ition        c lAVomeu's   l^'lubs.   This   luvilatitm   is  ex¬ iiended   for   the  last meeting    of       tlu Dounty   i''ederation   of   Women's   CUih, of   the  year   PJ27-192S   to  be  held       a St.   I'eter's   cluirch,   Darren   Hill,   jus oft  the   Kidge   Pike,       Jluy   17th,       ai j 10.30   a.   111.   The   couny     orgaiiizaliu., will gather  as  guests  of the      White¬ imarsh AVomen's Club.      liox luncheon, I Four-miiiulo   reports   of   the       variou; i chairman   and   a   greeting   from    Jlrs. I Charles   S.   Jlusser,- president   of       th< ; Delaware   ('ounty   Federation,   will   b< 1 th<?  morning  program. I     In   the   afti'rnoon        Jlrs.     CJrlscom, Cornell I W'lio has char.ge of the Thunias E. M.t- will en-I ti-'h   ''•'¦'J   sanctuary   al   Klkins      Park cla.s.s   next   Sepleni-':''viU give an illustrated talk on "Birds.' As the iasl   part  of   llie  program there will lie a liisiorical pilgrimage through
On   Friday   iiiofuing     in       assemlily i the   histuric   St.   I'eters   churchyard, period   the   7.A   Class   presenled       thi |     The  new fealuro of  tho      federation lollowing    program:    lUicilalion,   irem ' meeting   will   bo   the   publicity   booth Wyhrunski;   sketch,   "John   Smith   and , This will be Pocahontas,"   Pocahuntas,   Sara  IJoice;
miniature state conven- jtion Ijooth ,and il is lioped every club Iwill help h.v bringin.g somelliing to the j exhibit lo make it a success. l'ust?rs. I calendars, bulletins, pictures, ye.ii [books, news cliiipings, scrap books. ! and any other article of interest tu Iclub women will compriso the exhibii Tho   JIary   Jlorris   Hamilton
John Smith, Kalph Marchant; I'owha- lan, Krank Jlantzell; AVenonali, Irene AVybranski; Jlovvka, Kose Lel'ore; In¬ dian braves. Nelson Deck, James Cogeshall, Kichard Ball and Dick Amey; Dance, JIarjorie Potts, sketch. "Peggy's   Presenco   of   Jlind,"     whicli
depicted tlie hazai'ils of pioneer life, scholarship has readied almo.st $Sliii. and the cxliibit of children of alinust ! The Colony Club has sent its share, uncanny courage in warding off the ! ^trs. Koss appointed Mrs. Walter lin Indian.'*. Characters, Gertrude AValker, I Boi.s, Dansdale. and Jlrs. J. Jl. Fisher. LeRoy Jensen, Harriet Ramsey, Ciiarles'of jVmbler, as auditors of the I'cdera- Kernhardt  and   Alverda  Fleck. I tion books.
_____^_____^ Kxecutlve   board   meeting     of
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A'Kii.X.V   LISUOP
Jlontgoniei'.v   County   Federation 'be   held   Sept.   2(illi.   at   the   New
liir.v   guild   cuunt.v       meetings, , Thursdays   in   October,   January, '     The   Colony   club   will   attempt
I win   a ' or   the
pri:.'e—atland.-ince, county   and    the
Iiower, county
elc.
: FK.vNK godi.:y
Fraiil<    tiodey,    elght.v-four,        whu;
n- ,  „  , .,,. „!, iT.-i,.  „  „., 1  ,. ,,.   I father Louis .Antoine Godey,  publislu
\eni(t, daughter of AAilson and cir- f,,nious    "Cudeys   Lad;'..;   Book,
rle   Bi.shop,   died   Jlonday      aged       ^^, fishiun mai:ai'ine iiruduced    ,.   suulhea.stern   district   prues.
years    Funeral   services   ^vlll   'le   hc^d ,   ^^/^^ „f-'  >,^,/'^-^ „rs.   C.    II.   Kegar,   of   Collegeville
this   Thursdiiy   afternoon   at   1   " ^'"'^'* Lon x   J i •i"'^   ''cen   appoinled   chairman   of   the
fiom    h(;r   late    residence.    601    Water   '   ^i;'dJath   occinred   Sunday.       Tn. ' ""^^•<?'-  •''huw.  .All  members are     urge-.l slreitAnibliM-    further   services   win Rum.son : to   take   lo   the   federation   meeting   t.,
be   held   at   Hllltown   Lutheran > hui ch I ,^.^^   ,^|.^.^^    |,.^   ,j_,j^jp   ^j,^j,^^   ^.^^        ..^^ , e.\-<'liange   .seedlings  well   wrapped   and at 2.30.  Internieui  in  cemetery ad.)u
are  to   be tl rmSnalion
found   in if winter
CerJU'e,  is ill with measles.
Mrs. Ziegler, of I'lymouth Centre, was brouglit homo frum Jlontgomei-y hospital  on  Saturday.
Cold I'oint Grange Kei-\ed a s'uc- cessful cliicken supper in Grange liall :tt I'lymouth Centre Suturday evening.
James McKcown, Sr., of Cold Point, has suffered tevei-ely with an attack of grip iuid rheumatism. i
Mrs. Benjamin Light and .'eon, Jo.-— eph, ar.d Mrs. .Arthur Airj', of Nor¬ ristown,   yisited    their   Jiarents,        Jlr.
ing.
The dece.a.sed is survived by her parents, three  orothcrs and  one sislei-.
Jlis-.' Bishop wa." employed .is .'in operator at the Bell and Keystone telophon.^    exchange   during   tbe   las'
(luite   .soiccessfid       with  their
j'Ummfi"'e   Saturday,   clearing   $Cj.
CiJ.ria CheriT. 14-yeur-old girl ev;'<ngelist. will be heard in the Ore- land Baptist church next Sunday eve¬ ning. She luis the heart of a child and the mind of a prophet. Sho is .a stud¬ ent in the Eiistern ITniversity of Philadelphia and i.>i the Idaughtcr ol i\ well-known Philadielphiii. preaclier and lecturei".
Tl rci' girls- wer? slighlty hurt When the S)iringfield town.shlp school bui from  Oreland   was. struck  by  a  Gulf
las three years, and, had many friends? She Wiis a membor of St. Jt.Oin'.'r I>uth- er.'ivi church.
Deceased   is   surA'ived   by  her  piir¬ ents    one   sister,   Dorothy,   and   three «il'?   oti brothers.  Albert,  Chio and  Ralph
and  -Mrs.   Joseph   James,   of  Plj-mouth i [it-fln!n.g  Company' oil  truck.   The ite
Centre,   on  Thursaiy  of  last   week.
Williiun Vogt and ..jhildren and Jlr. and Jlrs. .Adoli>h A''ogt, Jr., and da-.igh- ter, of Plilladclphii-., were guostn of Mrs. Maj-gai-et Vofft, of Plymouth Oentre, on Sunday.
(oontlnued on pare I)
Mo day on Jlill rljad ire Kutii .i:-_l Ethe and .Elcano.-'  .S:iii-Ji.  o'
r.lden:  oc.urr
The     injured
Sinitii,   Misters
^'amp   Hill. Several   residents  aro  liaving     toie 'lonoH     Installed   a-s  tho      Bell  Teb '..,,,., fimrany (^xtend.s its line alon ¦¦¦•.-,,.,ith   fiveniio.
Rev. E. J. JIaltson. pii.stor of St. Jlohn's Lutheran church. Ambler will conduct lhe funer.al services, assisted by the jxij-'.or of the Hllltown Luth¬ eiiin church.
EJIJIA   STEMPLE   SHITTT
Mrs.   Emma   Stemple   Shutt,   v.'i.low
it AVillam       S'-.utt.   died   at  the  riKl-
Icnce lOt  her     .-on,   Clvirles  Shett,   lr
^liilad-lii'ci::.   agtj   70  y'.;ars.   Tlie tie
'ea.';ed   wa-i   tlie  liau-^ter  of  tlie  lat
oseph B. and  Taicy B.  Stemple, an
-.aw   l>orn    and   reared   in   Pi..isi>ect
lib-.      Sue   is      -¦U"vive,'.   Iy       thro
¦   -iiterii  and     "ii>-non.   A  daaglit-
1.:   two  ponn preceded   hi;-r  In  deal
•leral   'Jfvi.es.   wero   held   on   F'
ay iifternoon  ait  li  o'clock  frtim  tl
"kelback   funeral   paniora nt   Hi""'
¦ot and Oermantown  .ivenue. Ph
-     •     •   "¦"•¦i,i„  Cemetery.
whicii lime he muved from ;iii oiu i colonial home in Jl.ithers Lane, While- : marsh, where he li\ed for many years..
Jlr. Cjode> never mai'ried. and Uv- i ed'-in seclusion. He is survived by ii ' sister. Jlrs. Jlarian Seeger, of Boston; and a niece, Jlrs. Helen Godey AVil- I son, of Viilanova.' .Funeral sei-vices | were held at 2 o'clock, in St. Thonuis' ; Church,   AVhitemarsli,   on   Tuesday.
A "gentleman of the old school," Jlr. Goodey was known to hts neigb- boi-s as a kindly, friendly hermit. He dressed habitually in a flannel Khirt, high boots and cirduroy trousers, iuid spent his time in his library, sur- roundCHl by several tiiousand books. His beiird Wii,s long  and  shaggj'.
An autliority upon militai-y and naval matters, as they wero reported in various riew.spapers and periodicals he had made a, collection tf clijipingi upon tiiese subjects that filled twentj huge  sci-apbooks.
ticide.v's  Ijiuly's  Book  wa.s  'Jie  fash- Ion iiuthority of  the d^ys of cflnolin: and   tlu*  hoop.skirt.  Mr.  Godey'o f;-l ¦r  •¦ It;'.Ml•'bed   it  ir  J-J!;-.   :s3l',  -..n.i   1 ¦eiichej    the   jicl^iit   of   it.'i   popuLi: letween   1S30  ar.-.!  ISEO.  In  1S78  it- -lergoil    with   a,:ii->tber   maga^ln niilar cliiinicter.
the  viiriety  marked.
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EJIJIA   LOUISE  HANSELL Emma   Louise,   daughtei-   of   AViUiei
—^Dansdalo Bchoote liave Jieai-Iy pupils enrolled.
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and JlinJiie 'J'rimbern Hansell Barren Hill, wiis called by death c. Thursday, May 3. Had she lived un til Jlay 22 slie would have been '- years of age. Death was due to i heart condition. Sho iiad. been bed¬ fast since last July, :ind her conditio) liecamo critical about a weelc befor. her death. She was a girl of a ver; (juiet disposition and suffered patient ly during the long- months of her ill ness.
She was oorn In Barren Hill, an attended the L'arren Hill school an; tho  Lutheran  Sunday  school.
She is survived by her j,a;-i nt.-- known   residents   of   the   c-oiKinuni; . a  sister,  Edna,  iit  home;   tw-o   I.-.-.. - ers,   John  at   liume.   ajid   Earl,   o: U".   S.   is'avy,   statiimed   iit       No^^'^;l: : Va.
The funeral wa.=' held on Jlonri ¦ afternoon, with al! eervlccj at th hou.se. Rev. H. M. IVvwer, of the Ba,' ren Hill Lutheitm ahurch. conduct- tlie ser\'ices. Interment follo-.ved liari-f n  Hill  cenieterj-.
Horsham School Won Class D Music Contest at Collegeville—Other Stu¬ dents Aid Hatboro Celebration — Horsham Road Under State Canti ot July  1—Jarrettown  and   Dresher. ,
The showing made l,y the stuilenla ot tlie llor.sbiim yrade scliools ;ii lIi« play festiViil at I rsimis coilcye Saturday is ijuite cuimiu.nil..iljle. Hrst prize in ihu class D music test was won by 24 pupils of grade scliool in llorsham. Tliose ticipiitiiig were Jciin Jlaim, Ida ! merman, I'erniecia Downs, Sarah j While, AlOert Steever, Idii Smith, [ Ulady.s Ty.son, Hiinui Seddall. .-Vly.se 1 Henry, John Jansen, Alice Bilker, i-ls- 1 Iher Pierson, Irurotliy Cr;:vcn, Sarah , Sprouse, Lillian Fiizgerald, .Nauini I Jansen, ArUiur Jarrett, Helen Heiiiv, f*- ' Vcriiii Weir, Su.san Eviin.s, JIary C:i- j hall, Florence (.'lend.uiiei, Aluert Fili- I man aud Florence Hamnionil. For children of grades 3, 1 iind 3 the llr,st prize in tlie 50-yai-d daiSli for boys was won by John Jlciirs, of the Pros- pectville schools. Adii Worthington, iil¬ so of I'l-uspcctvillc, out-spelled all others competing in the elementary giiide spelling conlest. The children, liarticipaling w-ere in the charge of Mrs.   Thomas   Henry,   of   Horsham.
The (hildren in the ilor.sluim school were also jiarticiiialing in the celehration al Hatboro o^ Salurday in observance of the se.S(|ui-ceiitennial of the battle of Crooked Billet. Tliose ehildrtn of the school not sent to Collcgiville lu enter the play festival contesis attended the llalooro par¬ ade. Children of Ihe Second and Third grades wire ei.tered in the parade on. i a lloal ir.iuimed in hluc. This was de- 1 curaied by .Uoriis Buckm,;iii. Two \rere dresse.l as IJeoige and JIartha Wash¬ ingtoi) iind the others were in Indiiin and Puriliui cuslunies. Aiiuther group, carrying .American Mags, represented the Boston t,.a. party. .\ second float, composed of (hildi-cn from the Fifth to the Kighili grades, decorated with bunting and pennants hy J'ial Henry, icpreM-iiled cliaractcrs of the coloniiU Jieriud. The tiaclieis of llle school wero in   cluii-ge   of   ih.s   creditable   display.
Horsham township supervisors re¬ ceived <,lh( ial notilitiitioii at tlieir meeling Moiidiiy evening to the effect that the llorsham mad will be taken under the care ol the state department ot bighwaya on July 1. A blue print maiking lhe portion lo be repiiiretl ifccordiiig lo pluns outlines the llors¬ ham roati iieginning at its extrem¬ ity at l-laslon road in Horsham and continuing noithwestwiird into lliit- lield lownship to tire borough of llat- Ihdd. The plans also specify the bed to be laid with conty-tle. The super¬ visors conducted routine business and receivetl $-l.-,ii in taxes f r jm Col¬ lector Kelly. Kuadmi'.ster Charles Gtiuiik reporte.i tlio ropairs m;ido to the highwiiys including the resurfac¬ ing o€ Davis (jrove road with small stone.
Thornlon Stackbouse, resident ot the K. G. E. home, Davis Glove, lin¬ gers at the point of death with a I drojisical eondilion, and physicians give no hopes lor his recovery. .Mr. Stackhouse is neai'ln^ iiis liStli birth¬ day.
Mennhers of the Horsham troop of Boy Scout/i under Scoutmaster Clar¬ ence Hiigerty, paraded in the lOOthaii- niversai-y celeh»alioii of the. Battle of Crooked Billet in Hatboro on Siit¬ urda.v. Tlie Horsham troop has jiro- I grcssed well of late and now has 2'!; members. The temporary school build¬ ing abandoned oy the school autiiori- ties of Horsliam on the old achool lot liius been placed at tho dUsposal of 11h> troop, and for two weeks tho boys have been meeting tliere. This tliey call their cabin, and they have undertaken to outlit the new tiuartera in  true scouting  style.
AVillium AVorthington, who roccntly purclmscd -.t lot on the Chalkley Stacklious tract at tho end of Cot¬ tage avenue, is planning to build a house   thereon.
Horsham A. A. basel.>all nine, after romiiining idle on the opening day of the season last week, will open this Saturday wilh Bridge Valley. Tho Loan f-amo will be played at Horsham on the old school grounds. The "neiv dia¬ mond tbiit tho team is prcjiaring on tho new grado school jiroperty is not yet in condition for use. Horsham in ono of the ti contenders in tlie Dux- Mont Cuunty circuit.
Mr.s. AVilliam Sill, of Horsham, is iigain under the doctor's care. Slie is suiieriTV4-   wltli   heart   iroulile
A theatre party to be enjoyed next Wednesdiiy aitcriioun in tlie treat which .the niembers of the Ladles' Auxiliary of tlie Horsham Fire com¬ piiny planned at the lueeting .Monday evening. The meeting, though sparee- I ly aiientii-ii. was lively, iind under the (iirection of President Jlrs. Samuel AVhite tentative plans for the ouling were made. The parly will iittend the I'iirl theatre in Phila.delphia. All members are invited who wore not pre-sent at the moeting. Tho ladies also planned to present a play on the Kiiine evening of their annual straw¬ berry festival ill June. Jlrs. George ITroas was elected as ehairlatly and instructed to select a .suitable play. Parts w-ill bo assigned by the com¬ mittee and work begun iminediately. .No date has yet been sent for tho festiviil. .Yfter completing routine business the ladies adjourned to the home of Jlrs. George Freas, wliere they enjoyed a pleasant social cvcn- in.i;-.
Jlr. and Jlrs. Archiixild Guild, ot Union City, were entertained by the former's brother, Edwin Guild and fimiily of Horsham over tho weelc-end. All attended the parade in Hatboro on Saturdiiy afternoon.
Jti-.   and   Jlrs.   Ifarry   C.   Wentz,   of
Camp  HIU  road, .Incflier,   tiiterttiined
on   Sund.ay   Jlr.   and       JIi-s.      A'Villiaiix
Singley. Jlr. and JIis. Edwsird AVeigelt,
of Holmes. Pa., Jlr. and Mrs. Franklin
AVe.st   iintl   Jlrs.   Ida  .Tackson.   of   Tie-
vose.   Jlr.   and   Jlr.-;.   Geor.ge    I.    Bodie.
of Flourtow-n      nd Jlrs. J. Walter Dln-
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sent   botU n  the  oi- homesteml
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