The Ambler Gazette 19310827

              The Ambler Gazette
V'OL.  LIII-NO. 27
AMBLER.   PA..   AUGUST   27,   1931
S1.75  A   YEAR
SAIL FOR CANAL ZONE
AND COLD POINI
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ITEMS   OF   LOCAL   INTEREST READERS
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'Bible Clasa Haa Marry Outing—G'j' Youna Preaches — Travellers Return — Corson    Interests      Rumored      in Easton—Guild  Lunq.ieon 1 hi» We«k.
tJi.out woinon curried much weiciiL Ul oULUiassing uieir more sK'ii- uer iivais In spui l iust Xliursuiay. U was a,L Lii»; lirsi a,nnuaa ouLiiig oi tliu l^.ui,eB' jjioie cittud Ol. Llio 1 yiiiouui lUettUiiff i^. c cnurch Lhai Uie »l.out.- iieaa U'l. Llie iuiuuiiiie iii^jacuLca iL»cit. The victory wus a i>a.-ieUail claiih w'Uu llie mo'ie slenuer uyi>e auiviiy: im.- picnic lielU au lii« hoiiiw OL Alls. Win¬ fleld Culp In Plyinioutn Centie. Mi-a. \lcKara Taruatton, Haiiiian- vnie, cai>u.lned o( Uue I'at \voni,e.nB leaiii, wnich waa vlclonouvs over lii'. opi>on«:inta, iieiaucd. i>y Aina. ciiaries Aicitruie, ii! to 2. i'he event was hgiu uiln Alias Kiiiniyn IvoUfUauB-h, Uvicli- cr, ana Mrs. ciitU'lea WoeJts iand otliers in cnarge. i'rlaes were awanlieti jMrs. iJuluh fcHiiclair In a Ijall throwing contest and ii.rs. iVftiry Kisael Iji iclolo LiipiiiiiK competition..
Broolccroft, /tlie homo of Mr. nmd Mrs. rsiuuiiiin Keysvt.', .Uuitiwr pUio, Cold I'oint, lornuMt a rustic seltiny; lor the swimming party and l>a,rbecue sup¬ per held laHt ihursosvy n»«ht by tut Three C I'luyers of the Conxmun-ity Center of Conshohocken. Thirty per¬ sons, Including iiiuiu0*^1.1 >. , ti\iiii»i,tu>n ana frteiwls, attentled tho analr. Swimming from o.3u to I'.au was roilow«l i>y outuioor .lupper. After sup¬ per, camp flre songs and, givmes were enjoyed. Jjuring the eveining, tJourgei Johnstone, president ot the Three C" Players, presented Mrs. Joseph Thomas, retiring pi-esideiiit of the gioup, with a handsome bJack pin seal hand bag, on behalf of tha play- era. •      ,.:       •
Jampa VoTlWton, Cold Pol,nt, qn- joy«>d   laat   week  in   Slone  ilarbor.
Mlss Mary HiulclifTe, of I'lymouth MeeUng, haa been .spending two wieeks wifh   friends- in   WUdwood.
John Wairer and family, of Highland I'ark, were guesta of Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Staley. in I-lymouth Meeting, on Hunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peacock, of Cold      Point      aro      receiving      con-
Parents Will Visit Ambler Boy In Bol- boa
Mr. and Mrs. Alliert W. Porter, of Trinity .'tvenue, Ambler, arn ni>aring B.all><>a on the T'a<-illc. side of the Panamia cnnal. The. couple left Annbler SaUird.-iy morning .-ukI sailed .at noon from New York to visit their son, Al¬ bert, .lr., who is stsitloned. there in the U. S. «. I'-^ilton.
Mr. and Mrs, PortC'r w^lll Hix«nd 6 days on tho Atlantic (X'^vi.n enroute for liiilbon, wh<M-i> th<'y iiiro to lme«t their aon. They will spend .Tbotjt ift days in the cana,! »one and then will retm-n  a«aln   by  boat Ho  New York.
ThWr son Is a second cla.'»,s ."se.amnn in tho TTnlted States N.avy and i.s statione<l 971 the Fulton, now doing hyrograpbic.'il survey w"ork In the in¬ terior and in the P.aclflc west of the canal zone. It is this lad who bas writ¬ ten so Intd-estln.gly of thia -work and who from time to time h.as rontrtbiit- ed these conrposdtions for puibllcatlon in thesK) columns.
BEOOESI TO AILER
KIWANIS   WOULD   LINK   IT   WITH OWN PROJECT
Fund Willed for Public Improvement to Ambler is Identical to Planned Idea of Swimming Pool — Discuss Success of Playgrounds.
¦When opportunity knocks, don't bolt tho door! Opportunity la offered to Ambler to construct some public Im- provem'ent and the Kiwania Club of Ambler, alert and re.ady. Is now on the Job to see to it that Ambler will obt.ain and properly make uso of this endowment
Through the will of Mra. EHzal>eth B. Pickering $5,000 la left to the "Vil¬ lage of Ambler." and it Is set down that Its us« shall be for .soma "publio Imnrovement, preferably a swlmBTvlng pool." Tho bequest is made to have this unchlosen Improvement erected as a mftmorlal to her lat© husband, Charles   W.   Pickering,   i
Kiwanis   is   ready and  ia  definitely
<.,uiu      J. .Jt,...      „j..j      ...,  o             planning  to  sponsor  the bequest  im-
gratulatlona    on    the bitrh of a child j mediately.   It  ia   in  direct  line     with August  16.  at  Ch'ewtnut  Hill  hospital.   •""'¦   *- -'"^ "  """
Mrs. I'eacock will be remeimborod as Mlss Keba Amblor, of Plymouth Cen¬ ter.
The funeixU of Mrs. Jane C Weeks, mother of Olarencio AVooks, of Ply¬ mouth Meeting, was hold tVidiiy af¬ tternoon  fronx Conshohocken,  with  in
their purpose to sponsor such n, pro¬ ject, when tho proper .support and spirit of the town was converted. The sum, willed for such ,a purpose, will go   far  to   surport  the  project.
The membera of the club discussed the matter carefully on Tue.sday eve-
PHILA.   AVIATION   O.    C.     PLANS TO   LEASE   FIELD
Airport Ideally Located in Whitemarsh Valley—Plans for CHubhouse of Ear¬ ly Farmhouse Type—Many of Mem¬ bers   Reside   on   Nearby   Estates.
Fur is flying at tho Philadel phia Aviation 'Country club and it looks aa though the amateur pijots will noon hiave a splendid club hious© up In W'hiteinKirsh valley. Of necessity thore | has been qulto a delay In getting tho wheels toovlng but the club plans to sUirt building Immediately.
The directors have approved the lease of Wingsport of the club's 'uses and the membership haa authorized its, execution. The house comimittee has approved plnns and they're ready for bids. The fle*d is active. Many m,om,bers fly there daily and others are constantly dropping in. The club's trianguJar insignia is a familiar sight on the ship-lane and according to re¬ ports from ofllcials the housewarmlng' is not far distant. It is planned to h.ave tho building completed shortly i after the flrst of the year.
The site of the ,fleld is rich In his¬ toric tradition. Near here was Wash¬ ington's headquarters prior to the battle of Germantown, and the tem¬ porary home of General "Laftiyetto ia just over the hilltop. Fair flelds stretch in all directions and beautifully kept coiuntiy estates of many promineTit Phlladclphiana   surround   the   airport.
¦In   keeping   with    Lho   cha,r<actor   of the countryside the club house will be of early American farmhouse tyiM? with a spacious living room, larjre oijen fire¬ places  and   dining   room  on  the  flrst floor,   private   bedrooms   and       hatha abovo  for members  and    gue«ts,  and lockers and showers in the basement, A   .stone   paved   terrace   on   the   east side of the club hViiUBe will  oamm'and a  splendid   view  of      the       boautWuI Wh.ittimarsh valley land the flying ac¬ tivities.  .Here  outdoor dining- -will   be enjoyed   during  tho  sumnner  months. Tho   club   house   is   at    Five   Points, ; otherwise  kmvwn   as     Nnrolss.a,     flvo , mllea north 'of Che.>»tnut Kill on .Sten- j ton   Avenuo   and   aboirt      equidistant 1 from   Antbler   and    Norristown,   thus i easily reached from Main Line points. It  is exactly  sixteen miles from  City Hail, Phll,adelphl.a.
The fleld ia more tb'an hne hundred and thirty-five f>at acnes well drained and with easy nir approaclies from all directions. It is planned 'In the near future to hnve a large outdoor swim¬ ming pool imimediately to the rear of the  club house.
The  Iiresent  membershin  Is  68. This
ABDUCTION   CASE   ENDS
Mary   Condon   Greenleaf      Returns Husband:  Charges Withdrawn
The flnal chapter in the o,i.so tho young bride, Mrs. Mary Condon Ure«>nleaf, who ran off to Florida In company of another man, was written Monday night at a lie.iring t>eforo .l,us- tlco of the I'eace I'rbibn at his ollice, 14 Forest Avenue. Amblor. At this time thte charges of abduction, car¬ rying concealed deadly wxiai>ons, and assault wero wlthdr.iwn by the young hu.-ilmnd, AA'alter Groenloaf, an^d the defendant, Harry White, of Kidlgo and Springlield 'roads. Barren Hill, Wits discharged.
An unfortunate .accident Jiappened In connection with the ho.annp, when a photograr.her from a Phi Uid el phia. newspaper attempted to secure a flash IHgllit plTOtograph of the rfefendjant, tho pov«ir bulb ixploded, .sprayinR Rl.a.ss over the entire a!5Somlvlage at the hearing and hn.dly cutting th(^ photographer in the lie^ul l)ehind the ear an,d his hlands. One of the ladies attending tlio he<aring, wiio Is said to he a relative of the defendnnt, was cut on tho chin by flying glass, although not seriously.
The ca.«io ended much lass drama- ticall.v 'than its out.aot had been, and tho principles in the case were quite tempered at the c.Umax to the oose. Th*! ¦\\fliol'e kmattdr, hiowover, viaa drawn to a ver'i' i>e,aceful hnd conx- mendablo close. The action of the hus¬ band Is to be aiintlretl. Tlie courie unltetl and apparently hap- the  defendant,   Hari-j-   AVhitev
FORMER   RESIDENT   WOULD DOW SWIMMING POOL
EN-
la again py, nnd is free.
SE PROBLi SOLVED
DISPOSAL   WILL  BE   MADE  THRU 'CITY DRAINAGE
..     _   nlrkg   and   viewed   the   miatter   aa      a
terment at Cold Point  cemetery. Mrs,   splendid  opportunity for the improve- Weeks died in a Philadulphla bospital ' ment of a swimming pool in the town.
from   inlirmities     duo     to     advanced I The Idea la  not to be  Ignored, for  it j Ino'udos  nviinly residents  of thia.  the
jhas   been   a   kind   and   ^ihlLanthroplc | Ow^'nedd and the Skippack pike com- llnrmon- (Rift, and .as it is of the name idea, as
years.
Miss   Mary   'M'cbean
MISS    iMaiV    .HUIvfrtii,       .Jt       ...........    I
rille, entertainetl the members of her has been planned by tho Kiwanis Sunday school <-la83 of the Cold Point f:'"h, the membera voted tio pursue the Baptist churclV, last Wednesday even-I Propor action to rarry out thi.s be¬ ing, at her home. Miss Clara Fulmioi- , f^uoflt togietKer with the |i|'ans al- class of boys were also gueats, ' ready   in   hand  for   a  swimiming  pool
ing, and her
Members of  the Plymouth Township, ^or Ambler, of   the   Neet'lework   Ouild     of
munitira Uis well ,aa a ninnber from Chestnut Hill, Norristown and even PhlVidelpKla.
I/otters of admlnlstwtliTi w''pr(' rranterl in the estate of KIslo P. 1T"d- rick. of A,mbler. to Frank F. Hedrick, in an estate valued .at fftftft.
enjoying a  covered"disli ; m'ltf*' -i-t "'"'•If ^"r some time inveaU- g.atin)? costs and locations for a .¦nvlm-
branch    of   f       ' ¦- '        "^'^"^ Kiwalns  Club ha.s had  .a com
America are
Centie. , ^ u  t>  ¦   i   »,„„  'was   ripe,   fnr  .a  pool   la   a   contre   of
Clarence F'.lmer, of Cold fo'nt.ha^ 1 recreation much needed in Ambler, gone to Faston for .an indefinite time. ^j^,^ .committee tiaa been set to the to manage the interest^ of O. and ^\- ,,^^1^ of Investigating the will of Mrs. H. (rorson. who nro reported to be; p,,,,^^,.;^^, ,^ ,.,p^ bequest for such n. opening there a bianch to their line p„,.p„s^ _.jn,, ^,,p rl,,^ .^.^ ^^p„ p„^. busint'SS. ¦ sider   th'e   sponsnrintr   of  the   proieot
CTCorge   Young,   of   Plymouth   Meet- i j,,   carry   ont    both    their   own    plans jng,   preached   to   the   congregation   of   and  the plan of the will as a com^Tion ' the  Fiast  Baptist  churcii    of   C<naho-1 object. j
hKX'ken  on  Sunday,  He supplied in  thei     The   meotlntr   of   the   Kiwanis   Club;
absence     of  the  p-\.stor.       Rev,   Abner   of   Ambler,   beld   on   Tuesday   evening i 	
Da.vies, who is in M^asachvsettis,. nt Bsmkers' CountiT cluh. w.as .a Vni.si- | Has Walked and Cycled Over England
Mr.   and     Mrs,   John   A,   St.ai.b     and i ness   session.   President   Roscoe  Brady j     Scotland   and   Wales  Visiting   Inter- f.amily,   Plymouth   Meeting,     have   i-e- j was  ple.ased   with   the   Interesting dis- inrned    from a wn^k's stay In    Stone , cu«sions which  arose .and  the tomlpcr Harbor. I "t   interest   among  the  TnomV>ers.
M'S. Klla Neliion, Plymouth Meeting,;     An  interesting  discussion   arose  re¬ garding   the   success   of   the     Ambler
Springfield   Township   Commissioners
Are  Due  Much  Credit—Project   Will
Eliminate  Threat of  Epidemic—City
of   Philada.   Conversant   with   Plans.
Siectiona   of   Wyndmoor   have     long
siilfcred the lack of sanitary drainage,
in most cases duo to the imtm-e of the
soil, which is of a heavy clay comiposi-
tlpn  that will  not absorb moisture  to
any great  degree.
The rapid development In the last decade has aggravated the condition so much that it has been .a problem for the state department ot hetUth, as  well as the loca' authorities.
In addition to the annoyance by rea.son of the lack of sanitary condi¬ tions, the resident.^ havo l^een In con¬ stant dread of an outbreak of an epi¬ demic, which often occurs where pro¬ per sanitation is not provided, .M,-iny residonts ha\'o had to forego the im¬ provements so necessary to their daily lives, such aa bath rooms, inaido toil¬ ets, etc. I
WUh these problema all before thejii, tho board of commissioijera tackled tlie situ.ation. In spring of Ift'lft, the board of commissioners and township engineer commenced negotiations with tho city of Philadelphia to arrange for the disposal of the sewage frdm the AA'yndmoor section through the qity sewers, instead of the construction of a    disposal    plant,    tho    cinnmi.ssionors
Will   of   Mrs.   Elizabeth   B.   Pickering Distributes $1,000,000 Estate—«3 Re¬ latives and  Friends, 8 Charities and Religious Bodies iRemembered. Out   of  ua  clear   sky,   without   fore¬ warning nor pre.sentament an end'ow- nient of J.">,nOOi Is made to the "Village of  Amhier."  This  bequest  Is ma,de  in the  wiil   of  Mrs.   Elizabeth     Bunting i i'iiikering,  widow  of  Charlei) W,.   Tick-! eling,   Jr.,   late   I'hiladelphia   banker, I'^om an estate wild to be well over il,«ftiy,Oitlft.    Sho   iKia   befju^athed   the above,  expressing Its use to be mode "in   the  construction   of  name   public Improvement,   preferably  a  swimiming I>ool in the opon to be In m,emiory  of my lato husband,  Clvirles W.  Picker¬ ing, Jr., .and .a  tJiblet la  to mark th© improvoment." i
,Mrs. Pickering, during tbe life of her husband livod On Morris road, near Ambler, In the premises now oc¬ cuiiled by her ibi^oitlier-in-'aw '.and sister, Mr. and Mrs, "W. W. I>ouB'h,- ten. ,
Mrs. Pickering, who was a niece of tho late Lsaac ii. Clothier, prominent educator .and philanthropist, died Jiuiy 22 in Hahnemann Hospital after a short  Illness.
(    S/.it/y-vhree    relatlivfl|i   amj   friondls and eight charitable and religious or- I ganizations   will   share   the   estate.
She bequeathed $100,000 each to ."ier I brother,   I>r.   Harry  ,M.   Bunting,   f>21 ! Swede street.  Norristown, and  sisteir- in-la,w,   Sarah  'TO.   Bunting,   Pr.   Bunt¬ ing's   wife,   and   g.ave   $30,00C   each   to I Mr.   and   Mra.   Wlllhom W.   Poughten. of   .'220   South    Twentieth   street     and Am'bler:    Sarah   A..     Baker,     cousin: IFIizabeth     Hvartman.     gr.andfl.T<ughte/r; ! II. M. Bunting, 3d,  and Fredja H. Mc- I Neill.
i Gifts (Of $n,000 are made to Hahne- i mann hospital, In memory of Jacob S., Klizabeth IT. nnd Hanna O. Bunt¬ ing; Friends' Meeting. Fifteenth nmd Race streets; Endowment Fund of the First T'nit.aj-ian ChurcH .and to the "Village of Ambler," as afore men¬ tioned.
Other bequests to charity are JMfiO to charities and religious organlz.a¬ tions. Her pi.ano is to be given to any ch.arlty the executors of the "Wl'l m<a,y select,
A large part of the estiate c.onsl."<ta of family heiiionms. diamonds and jewels, and these Mrs. Pickering di¬ vided  among a
AMBLER MAN SENTENCED
Frank DeAngelo Gets 16 Months on Two  Charges
Prank I>cAnge]o, of Ambler, arrest¬ ed by Chiet Fluck, August .S. after a raid on his home, nctteil live and one-half gal'ons of "horn'O brew" en¬ teral a plea of guilty before Judge Kntg'ht to a vlola.tlon of tho prohibi¬ tion enforcement  act.
H'oAngelo admitted having the home brew In his ixjsaossion but donied ever having sold any of It to anyone and that he m^ide it for the u.se of his own family only.
The defend.ant was before the court Ine June, 1931, for a Kiiiular offense .and after entering a plea of gtillly was assessed ,a |200 fine and pl.acitl on Xirob.ation  for  three .years.
In addition to 'the viokilion of the prdbibitlon act he was also accusetl of vio'.Tition of hts probation.
.ludge Knight sentenced hlni to eight months in the county iirisou for violation of the pronibition enforeo- men act and eight months and a flne of $50 on tho second count in addi,tion to the coats of the caao. Both jail Bentences  are   to   run   concurrently.
SUPERVISED  PLAY     TERMINATED WITH  PICNIC
Children  Havo Fully enjoyed the  Pro¬ tective   Pleasure    of the   Project  — Closing Program Held — Super»/isors Were Miss Church and Miss Gear. The joyful pUy setison ia al>out over and  children     who  have attended  re- guhuly   the   pleasures   at   the   Ambler playgroundla  on  IVsemaj'y  .avenin) aie prone to give  up  the good times they have   been   afforded   under   supervised dliection this year.
The playground has attracted well over 50 children daily on an average. These kiddies, n.o«t of whom .are under 12 years, have been guided in con- fltructlve p.astlme as well aa team play
MISCELLANEOUS   ITEMS     OF     IN. TEREST
Political Activity Is Scorching in Hors¬ ham—Schools Open Sept. 8 — 4-H Club Will Display Handiwork—Pa»-' tor Moves to Horsham—Other News. 'lliero IB leal uieaiu^scd activity in Poluu:s 111 liiu .siiKul coiiiuiuaily oi iluisiiani. ^soL only a,.e ilieic lucai bat¬ tles oil LUL Llicic iM Uiu tuiiuancy on Luo p.u't ol sume to leave tne Juiuisoa orguni^^Lion ior lho Just colioits. lu inio .light Ior conswbie, Ucnjauun L. ii.iy will navo i.sii.111 opixusitiun 111 iiia at- Lciiipt, to rcLuru LO oiiiue. iiily is a Joh;i- auii man. ilis opiK>suion is 'Hico<ioro Miller, Waller ll. Ahn, Sr., and VVif- u.uu \\ oruiiiiKion. J:.ach canuidate is energellcally stiiviug to secure votes. jV race is alivo on liand for tscnool di¬ i'ector. Wiiliain Jv. llelnilioid, present incumbent, seeks renoininaiion, while ^ lie IS oi'posed by Maurice iiilckman i and Hiirry b.  Woikle. $
ezl/|C;i!U',1i\ w-iibljboo-or-fllUflsqclih Wdl,lt   '
ScliooLs in iloi'ftiham will reopen on Tuesday, S<'ptember 8. Childien will bo registered on tiiat d.ny and atudios will eommen.se on Wednesday.
Miss   I>orotlty   Hood,    of    Hiorsham, who ia is]tudying  the Nurses  Training school in New  i ork City, will coinidete course in September.
her
-Mrs. Anno Shaiikin,  has returnod to Hallowell, .-U'ter a 5-day stay in Atlan- . tic City.
Mrs. John Hoag, ot Hoishani. wiio has been il! in bed for .a month is able to bu down stiiirs .several Ijours each day.
Mrs. Minnie Linton, of Newtown, has been sijonding several day,i with her Hister, Mrs. Siiirah Watson, of llora- ham.
Township roadmen are employed in moving road banks and a few repair jobs in several of tl.j Horsham town¬ .ship roads.
.Mi.ss Catherine Monteith, of Hors¬ ham, will enter training at Abington h,OMpital early in September.
Mvts Susanna Ij. WiUton wiil return to Horshani from .a visit in Ocean City
and  individual  reci-eation.   The  sui>cr- j witli the W. J. Tyson family on Thurs- vinors,   this   ise.-i.son,   liave   been   Mkss  day.
' friends. I In her will, [ March 23, this I'oughten .and i tion.al Bunk & ! utora.
Marjorie Church and Miss Ann Gear, both competant and sincerely interest¬ ed in tho work.
The flnal week at tho playgrounds ta now at hand and under the leader¬ ship of Mi.ss Church a closing prograni of activities is being pursue<l. Miss Gear has had the children during the pa/-rt four weeks and has kept tliem en- score of relatives and | tertained well. There have been .special featiire days, during whicii one game wa.a chosen and played in comp<-titive manner. The larger boys have seem¬ ed   most   interested   in   pitching   horse-
whicji .she made on year, she named Mr. the Tra.de.omiMis Na- Trust Company  exec-
John Helmliold will return to Pleas¬ antville, N. J., on September 9 to re¬ sume his duties as teacher at that ele¬ mentary .school.
Rev. How.ard L. .Fr.',me, i>a.<rtor of' Grace Presbyteiia:i chuich of Horsham will move from Philadelphia to Hors¬ ham next Tuesd.ay .and vvill reside In the Kloyd Tra.nger home on Ceijtr.al avenuo In Horsh.am. Mr. and Mrs. Tr.anger will remove this ThursilaA to ixiylestown. I
Mr. and Mra. Charles Monteith aftd daujhtior.    Catlierine    of   AVelsh    roaA
Close  of Artman   Home  Twilight  Ser¬ vices '
Till' piipul/u- out-ddor Twili,i;!iit .ser- vlc<'s of the Artman Home, Ajnbler, will como to a conclusion witli tlie ser¬ vice on S,vnday evening August 30. Itev. Guy E, McCarney, the popular pastor ot St, M»',rk'.s butheran church, (^onish'f hCK'ken,  will  preach  the sermon.
In  thi.>s Instanoe the cl'oir will be nientod   by  violins  .and   cornets.
aiiir- The
HAROLD     G.     KNIGHT,  JR.,  SAILS FOR   HOME   FRIDAY
fcjiture of those services, .and hii* al w;i\s jwldod to the enjoyment and pro fitablencss of the event.
OBITUARY
Is reported 111. Ka.rry  Hoy    and   family.
Playgrounds.    Reports
been
Friday and  .are  vittiting' with  Jlr.  and Mrs.  FJigar Wiggles wor Ui.
Jacob AMager a,nd givmdlson, Charles Staley, Jr„ enjoyed a deliglitful IfiflO milo motor trip into Can.ad.a last week with   .!« hn     and   Khrjiest   Wttger,
to tbe Anvbler Pla.ygrounds coinmittee, however, was apprised of tho rumors and onini.>ns and will Invosfigato .siucii 'matters.
esting    and  /Pastorale   Scenes—   Is Sophomore  at  U.  of  P. A  walk  across  Kngland  m.ust  be a fascinating  occupation   (or  one   sum¬ mer.       That's   Just   wiiat   Ifairold   O. Knight,   Jr.,   son   of   JudRe  nnd   Mrs.
e,
the
about
iarily known to llils a.sBociat(»s in Ambler, will .sail for home this l^^ii- day. He is boarding tlio Leviathan at  Southampton  and  will  anivo here
MRS. M.\RY 'A. CATHF.RS Sunday .afternoon at 2.30 funepil services for Mary, wife of George AV. Cathers, of Prospectville. were held at her late residence on Limekiln pike at Tennis avenue, in charge of Rev. C. T. Kisenberger, jvustor of the Methodist Episcoptil church at ri3rd nnd Chestnut streets, Phila.. and for¬ mer pastor at Monfgomery Square. Intenuent was made In Rose Hill cemetcr>',   Anibler.
,,     Reports of various com'mlttees were   at  tho middle  of  next week.   Hie ha,s
 „    ,     „. , "  j heard. The fln.ance com'mittee reported   been in Kngland,  Scotland and AValos.
Highland Park. -These youths are re-I ^ savings fund iMiIance of .$3,3S3,3fi, I AVhat an interesUng trip must have puted drivers and luave toured the whole; rpj^p p,„,,, f.j^p^ j,„„^ ,,,^, ,,„,„ and : been his! l=kirlv in the summer, when country. They made the trip Uist week j^,, .^yy,„ j,^^^ ^„^^ ,,a^l,T ^1,^1^ ^¦^^^^^ f,„. j„^^ o^ ^^ college for hla vacation, Jn les-f thj.n 5 driving da,ys, leaving on jh,, second h.-n'f of Uie year wero he »a,Iled for England and began his Monda}.-, tearing throu.:,'h New Kngland urged to setUe. The report of the rambles from, thjo southern extremity to Pennington. Vt., thence to Ni,agara j husiness standards comimittee wa.s In- ; of that great Island. Walking part ^"'alls ioto Canada .and homeward, via (ere.sUng. The ch.anibor of coimneire: of tho time, and at Intervals riding I'ittsbui-Th, arrivin,'j; Friday afternoon, j In Ambler has been org.anlzed for Just , a bicycle, he journeyed ,up the 0.1s. Jiiin Panehower, I hil.adelphia, visit-' such pinpose .as this committee piur- : tern co.ast visiting York iand Cani- rvl his pi.'.rents Mr. ;i.nd Mrs. George ] sues and It Is the purpose of the bridge and other points of historical Paneliower in Plymouthi ¦Alleeting on I oomimittee to hereafter Join with theiand picturesque interest. Sunday. \ work of the cbam'bcr of connmerce and ^     Continuing   into   Scotland   he   went
Mr.   and   Mrs.   I.s.oiic   Sheppard   and ! link their efforts, son.  Joseph,   Miss  Lydia  Strooper  and       A   leave   of absence  w.as  gninted   to nephew. Jack, of Harmonville, have re-   Frank Peirce who Is taking a w-estern turned from a vi.sit of iHeveral d,ays in*'''!*-   Harry  Piu-kin  w.as  classlflc-d     ir Oce.an   City. ' reserved    nTemliershlp,    owing   to    hi^
Fred Stone, flfty-flvo yoar.s old, of't-'i«"R<> "¦' occupation. I—.,i,.,u,„.i,„„ 1., i„ „ „„iti„„i „„„.mi„„ The club will stay at Bankers Conn- try club for an Indoflnite time. Good niejils a.nd very pleasant and ap!>e.al- Ing surroundings have m'ade the sum¬ mer sojourn of the club here appeal¬ ing to .a'l the members.
for a nuniber of years nnd was we'l known in Ambler. She was the daugh¬ ter of tho lato Cbarlesl and Saraii Ann : Andrews  and  was  born  and  raised  in Pittville,   now   a   part  of  Philadelphia. , She  was  of  tho Lightcap line.age.        | She had been III only a wtH>k when [ deatli   occurred.   After n   very  active ; life i-'he was t.aken  ill with  a compli¬ cated heart disease only a week before , doatiil which occiuiTed last Wednesday '• •it her home. I
in is
Conshohocken, is In a critical condition in Momtganiiery Hospital, Noi-ristown, the victim of a hit-run motorist who ran him dovvn on the Ridge Piko at Harmonville, last Sunday night. Stone is suffering from a fractured skull, fractured left arm, and .a possible fracture of the spina. Passing motor- I 1^ picked him up at .about 12.30, ' 'iBitook him to tho hospital. He re- t:w*i.>d con.'iciousness long enough to say that he had been walking to his work at the K. J. Ijivlno plant, in Plymouth, when struck. Since he w.as due jit work at 12 o'clock, he must liae been lying In tho road at least an hpur before being found.
(-ervices in I'lymouth Moetiru-' K. C, church wore conductnl .again b.v I>e»- lie Rodebiiugh, local pastor from Ilar¬ monville. Th" forced jJi|(t>nce of Rev, Gleseke,    who   was   to   hiive   returned
WOMEN'S   LUNCHEON
Montgomery County Republicans Plans ¦to  Better  Inform Women Voters
Montgonier.v County (¦anii>aign work¬ ers are divided intfi six gi-oiijps for the purpose of better informing wo- nfeni 'vomers regarding Ithe inrlniiiry o'octions, Sopto,n^bor 15, Aleetings are to be held in the six distri<ts thus formed and .at oach of these candi¬ dates and political spoakors will bo pivsent to meet with and address the peoplo and to discuss <iuestions fixmi any  who are  present.
northwestward as fa.r as I'^dinbui:',1 Then, he turned hia steps toward the southwest <and came down the west coast of England visiting IJverpool and elsewiiore, flnall.v psissing through AV.ales and then over toward London. Thero he has made his arrangements for i-eturn tmd is, no doubt, now in Southampton, prei>aiing to sail for home. I
This lad's letters have been very intei-<>sting but it will, without doubt bo splendid entoi-tiiinimonf to hear him tell of his raniblings when he ia returned,.
"Sunny" will retuirn to the Univer¬ sity of Pennsylvania ;i^ain this year, for   his   sophomore  year   in  college.
from the conference at osed.-Me Pa k ! ,^,^^ .surrounding dt.tri.'t whi.-h in- 1 which last we<-k left tlm pu pit vacant. Mr. ^,,„,,,,„ Ambler, also takes in Fpiicr games Rodebaugh   p'Tached    in   the   nTr^rning   ,,„,,  j q^^,,,,,  f;,^.,.,,^,,,,,   ijansdale,  Noith
Clymer   Family   Meets   In   Eureka.
The annual reunion of the dcMcond- ants of Henry and .Mar>- Clymor at¬ tracted ab'Mit flfty nionJiors of that b-anch ot the family to the home of Mr, and Mrs. Furman Edwards, at i';.ur<'ka.
Harry B, Clymer, of Glensi'le,  presi¬ dent,   conducted   tho   business  mooting:, preceded    the    usual      outdoor and   contests.       He   was   later
 _  _ iwardod tlie prize for h.aving come the
service and conducted song iservice In; -^v.alesl Whitpilin, AVo.i'cestor, iHors- longest distance, the evening, BecauM- of the stormy andj j,,,n,, H.-uboro and I'pper Dublin, a! It was docidoJ at tho business sies- extremely Icool unhealthful Kveat!|oi, ^ Iun(,l„.on has been arranged for the I'ion to hold the 1,132 reunion at the attendance at Sund<ay sohool dropped kv„me„ „f ti,)„ district and wil" be home of Mr, and .Mrs. Francis .McNair, to the unprecidented mark of 111. Col-| held September S, at iJiinkcr.s' Coun- 1 of Eureka. Misses I'Vances MacNair, lection    wus    $i:i.H«,    Prinw.ry    demirt-j try  Club, I .Anna Cornell and .Margaret Kratz were
  appointed a, I'ommittoe in charge i>f the
Montgomeryville   Postmaster   Is  82      arrangements   for next  year's   gather- William   P.    Hall,        postmaster     of, jng.
MontgomeiVvllle       celcbra.led    hla   82d |	
birthday,  on   Aug.  7.  He was born  in Sent to Prison
Baltimore in 18(!> and has been in the! Charged with larceny. Turner government servioe as post m.aster , A'aughan. 4S, North Glenside. has been since 1882, M.  Hall h.as been at Mont-, coni'mittetl to iirlson for trial by Mia^-
having  rojilized   that  <a  disposal   li.ant j The guea.t pastor brings his own choir. ; would  1)0 ver>-  costly. '.     After   ,a    numi»er   or      consultations i with    the   city   engineer,   the   ideii   of
connections with the city sewers was i then found to be feasible. Tho city eii- : gineer. howevor. rcquirod th.at si>oiilic 1 data be furnished showing the neces- j sary sew<>rage rctiuircments. Surveys, ! tilans   anil   <losii?-n«   toward   this      em;
wero   then  authorized   to  be  made. •     As  a  result  of   this  survey  it was
found that the city sewers would ful'y I nccomlmodate such flows as wonld be j delivered from the section of A\''ynd- I moor, which would be possible to i di'aln into ejcisting sowers .along St,on- 1 ton  avenue,   and   .a   now   sewer  wiiioh
had been authorized. Negotiations j for ,a contract with the city of Phila- ', delphia were  then  started.
h,> •^.•oi-osod agi-t'cnieut was sub- I mitted by foe city of Philadelphia and ' with    revisions   w.a.s    finally   apjiroved
by   the   board   of   comimissioiiers   and
the township engineer as to form. Ne-
gotialtions   'were    continaiod   for     ,'the
best   intorest  of the  township, ?ind a
flnal  contract  has  been  consummated. The  sewer.age   plans  of  the  .area  to
bo   drained   call   for   three     sojiar.ato
B<'ctions   to   be   conatructed.   The   ono
section   in   whioh   .sanitary   conditions
are  most  ui-gently  needed  lies  within
the   ai-ea   bounded   by   AVUUav   Orovo
nvenue   southward   to   Cresham   ave¬ nue, and from Flourtown avenue east- j evening
w.ard   to  a  line  east of Qiioen  street,
.also  including the area, south  of Mer¬ maid lane in the vicinity of Pine roal. i It  is  proposed to  construct  this  sec- ' tion in the flrst contract. I     The  next are.a  In   which  sowers  are
proposed to be constructed is T>oimded
by   Wyndmoor  avenue   southward     to
Merniiiid  .avenue, and  from FlourtoAvn
' avenue   westward   to   Stenton   avenue.
The third  area Is boiiu'lod  bv (iv: v-
e.rs lano southward to AVyndmoor ave¬ nuo,   and   from   I'jaatem   avenuo   and
.Ardmore avenuo west to Stenton ave- I nue.
Enabling   ordinances   nnd   engineer¬ ing  n'ans  will  be  submitted  to      the
Pennsylvania    Pe.partment    of   Healtli
for   aiiproval   .and   the   nccesMary   per¬ mit   obtained   prior   to   conslriuiion. If the i>lans, as outlined by tho pres- j pnt   board   of   comimission<'rs, lean   V'O ' carried   out.   bids   will   be   received   in
tho    e.-iiiy    p.art    of   i!i.'12    for   tlie   (•<^y-
struction   of   the   flrat   section,   upon
completion   of  which   the   stroots     so
disturbed will b" replaced. The cost of
sewers as constructed will be paid for i H\'   tho  owners  of  abutting  properties
along  tho linos  of  the  sewer,  and  not
by other sections of the townsbii>, not
benoflted. I
Recent   growth   of  other  sections   of
the   township   i>oint   to   the  need      nf
s.anihary  sewerage systems  to  1«> hulH
in  the fut\iiH\ .-ind  it  is  hoped  that the
citv   of   Philadoliihia   can   bo       ag.ilin
called   upon   to   i-elieve   these   sections
in   disiiosing  sewage   through   the  city
sowers,   aa   in   the   case  with   AV.vnd-
moor.
special   tmisic     h>us  l,een  a  Prominent! antlcipate,l"   by' the ¦;;mail   and   lai^;;
sHoes.       while   fltoo'   telling   is     nwst I aro sisonding  10 days In Ocean City. fascinating to the small children. Thei     Mrs.  Herman  Kohlor,     of Hallowell,\ playground equiiini-nt is even in tise.     i visited   her   ir^'Hher.   Mrs.   Rodgers,   in
AfliVa Church has tiiken tbe duties of Philadolphia, on Tiie*l«aj'. leader over for the fln.al weok .and is J The Priscilla Chapter of the 4-11 holding elimination conto,sls in siiorts club mot Friday morning to make flnal as a, closing feature. The boys aro busy [ .",rra.ngemonts for the display of tho at Iiorsesh,"ea and there is keen com-! handiwork for the roundup at College- petitions. Bowling and Ivi.sob.-ill are .11 ville. Th'i-oo of the notebooks w^ere I>art of this program also. A track elicisen from tliose of the mombera. meet ia the biggest feature. | The  partil  in  tho pageant,  to be given
Friday will lie the List fUiy of activi- ' at  the     same   timo,     were  distributed, tif^l   whon   all   the   young.stera   will   be' taken   on   a.  picnic.       A\'alke;'s   ground ^ along  Tennis .avenue is the ide.al  s'pof , chosen and  this outing   is  vory   highly
children, alike. Tho children m.ay wade eat and play to their heart.s' content at this last event of the year and they will  enjoy  it to the fullest extent.
Horsham is to conduct n iiantomime callivd "Our Vanity Box." Eight of the pills will take pirt. All of the girls of the (iub will meet .at Horsham store at 10 o'cUkjU, Thursd.ay niorning. to meet Ru.'-ison AT;:'<gai-i,'oo, wliKi will convey thom in his truck, ."^usiin KVans enjoy¬ ed a trip to tbe Stato Colle,ae 4-H Club c^)n\"ciilion  w'oek and E'li'/abiili Swart-
¦Tho playgrounds will on S.aturday.be ; ley w.ui flrst prize for hiking a, cake at
definitely closed for the soason WOULD   RETURN   LOST   PARCEL
Man
Left
Searci'ies   for   Woman   Who Bag   in   His   Machine
Not so often is so kind a deedi done as is found in the act of thi.s man. Tlie virtue of hts honor is, indeed, lefreshlng.
I'riday morning last, a man kindly Iiicked ap a wom.an .and littlo girl jjid took   them   from   Foii   AVasbinjjton   to
Peceascd lived in Ambler Highlands | Chestnut  Hill,  whero  thoy might tal<
tbe trolley into Phi'adelpbia. AVhen the woman and girl alighted, they neglected to t.akc with tboiii a hat bag In wiiich wore several iirticb\s, no doubt   ot   p,articular  value   to   thom.
The parcel was not noticed until the m.an, whose id'ontity he, him.self, requests unrevealed, had roached lijs homo. He. imniMliately, returned to Chestnut Hill but waa unable to find tho i;mir. Proceeding to Fort AV'.as,liing- ton, he loft the bag with tbe post- miati-ess there, to be clalmedl should the owner return.
tbe Farrner's oicnic .at Royersford, last I week. Tlio iirizo was an electric coffee porcnlator,
C.ri',i,n Pre .bvterian  C^hu.rch  of  Hors¬ hani. "Tbo .Active'Church." Rev.  How'- nrd  L.  Fra.me,  |i:iat.ir,  1I.45  a,  m.,  Pihle !isohi)oi   b's.son.   "The   A'liiHsion   to   Coyp- rus."   11   n.   m,,   morniTur  sorvice,     Mr. .n"nalil   JNtonat.   n,   ministeri.al   student, ' will  iiro.ach  .at  both  morninc- and  eve- ! ning   scri'ifos, il   a.,   m.,   Junio-   C.   E'., s<i'bject.    "God's    llelliers.^—The   Trees." 7.15 11.  nv I does   the •.«   p,   in.. ! Snonoor. . American
, ,'-'-ni'r C, K. subject. "What
P.ililo   say   .about   l>li^^ lions?"
evenin!,'   sicvico.      Mrs.   Lydiii,
.",   formor   missionary   tn   th«
Indl.ans.    will    h.ave    charge
It  is  the  sincere  desire  of  tills  man 'ness   meetin,;;
Besides her huslxind she Is survived by theae sons and daughters. Frank, of PbitidiVphia: .Tohn, of Glenside: Julin, wife of Alex Niblock. of Ambler; Clayton, of llorsham; Em¬ ma, at home. A sister. Mrs. Kate ATower, of Beatrice, Nob., niao sur¬ vives.
ALICE  AV.   MICHENER
THo funeral of Alico AA'illiams Mich¬ ener.   widow   of   ItMiac  TSlichonor   lato   Whitpain   Students   Win  Cattle of   Abington,   wajs  held   last   Fifth-day ! ing   Honors
at   2   o'clooTt   from   Abington   Friends' !      ^,,,^0^    students    of    tbe      AVhitpain meeting¦hou^^e. Interment was mndo In   t,,„.„^,,i„   ^igh    school.   Miss     Evelyn
of the (Christian Kndeavor moeting and the cburch service on Sunday evening, Sertembor ft.
The I)irflul.-'v ivirtv.rf tae ,\iil sn'ioty was held on Thursday at 1 p. ni, in the Grace Prosbvtoii'in c'lurob. Tbo lios- teasos were Afrs, Towill. Mn:. Tboodoro IMiPreo and   Mrs.  Anna  Heayn.
The Senior Christian Fndc.-ivor so- olety of Grace P"csbvterian cliurch of Hor-iiam,  will hold  their regular liusl-
to Ikivo tlili^ parcel roturned to Ita owner, and he has gone. t'> tho len,gtli to insert an adveiiisoment in the olassilicd columns of this paper, hop¬ ing to attinact fhe fi.ttentior of the un¬ known woman iind return her pro¬ perty to her.
Judg-
Frid.i',y,    August
ment took Ihe banner. It Is expected that Rev, Gieseke will be in the pulpit next Sunday,
.'iamud Staley and son, Klaine, of Conslii hocken, called on Mr. and Mrs, Cliarlos Staley, in Plymouth .Mieeting. Sunday.
(continued on page S;
(gomeryville since May 15, 1308.
I istrate  WUIlama.
Justice White to  Retire
Afte'' servinir a.s a. jiistioo of tho peace for .almohi 40 ywirs' without in¬ terruption. .1. Winlleid Whito, of l'p¬ per Gwynedd, will not seek re-election, ¦'"'I lias tiled no ncniliiafion pefl- tion.
'Souiro AVhito w.as first commission¬ ed in May, 1»ft'>. nnd has sei'ved con¬ tinuously ever «lnce.
th'e   cemetei->'  adjoining.
Peath occurred on tbe previous Third-day at the home ot her daugh¬ ter, Mrs'. Paul Tjong.sdorph, Elkins I'ark. after an Illneas of several months.
Mra. Michener. who was 78 yearn old, survived her husliand lean than a year, after a, married life together of   53  years.
Besides b'(u" daughter she Is survived by a son. Ch.arlo'' Michener, and one brotlibr, John J. AVilli/iJiia, 1101 Le¬ Kalb street, Norristown.
IDA B. FlJ'iCK
Id.a P.. Fleck, da'.righter of the late Trvin,- W. and Miny A, Flock, died at hor home noar Stii"n,'.vboMso, Sunday moi-nin!,', Auguist IB. after .a three- montlus' illnc. ],-, Service were coiidiict'- ed Wednesday i^fternoon by Rev, M. P. H 'ckcr. l.'i i< or of I'liper Publin T.,uth- eran cburch, AniMor, where deceased was an active member.
.^ihe Is sui'vived bv one brother and five sist'ers, .Ad.am P.. and Flix.ibeth. with whom she resided, Mrs. Harrv M. AVorth,     of   Hatboro: Mrs.   Willia.m
Purkh-.rd, of Hallowell: Alra, Clifford .Martin and Alri. Harvov M. t-tcut, of Amblor.
Interment waw made at Rose Hill cemetery, Ambler.
Rezor. Miss Agnes Ba.Tter .and AValter D. Cassel, have returned froni the cat¬ tle judging contest held .at State Col¬ lege, where they annexed high honors. Mlss Re/er won fifth prize in the corn fcuesslng contest and the Blue Be'l school placed near the tor of tho list In tho school contest ag.ainst more than 300 oompetitora.
PENL-..YN
Mr. and Mrs. Hector A, SInzheimer and children ri^turned home on Mon¬ day after a pleasant months st;iy In Avon-By-The-Se,a.
Pavid Snith, w'lo lived alone in the houae of George Klauder, formerly oc¬ cupied by I'atirck Keane and family, has   moved   into   Aimbler.
Mrs. L. G. AVassor anil son and daughter have returned fi-om a week's trip to Sea.slde Heights, N. J. Mrs, Wasser spent the week-end there with them.
Harold Blum, of Connoitlcut is tbo guest of John H. Steinbiight and family.
(iilbert Barlago led scrvicoH Son- day   evening   in   Penllyn   chapel.   Ills
at 8 p, m. ,it the home ot .Mr, and ATrs. K. Helmbold. Pl'ins aro boin.T in<ado for a .straw ride in  the noflr future.
Cliarlos Dain. Jr., loader of the Northeast Branch of Christian TUn- de.avor lanlon of I'hiladeliihia, Irad charge of the Senior C. E. meeting last Sunday evening at Gr.''.ce Pre ;bytcrian Cburch, Horsham. Other C. K. workors, wiio .accompanied biin, woro Robert Boiinett, who answered (luestions on tho problems of Christian I'lndeavor. Mr, Hariior, wiio led the singing, and Mlss I'C.atborine Chambers, lii.iot Imur chairman, wiio Iod in prayer, and who favored with a soi>n',no .solo.
T. Jl I-Jine and family are expected home in nresher at the end of thia woiic after si>ending Au.gust in I>a- folctto,  N. ,L ;
Harry Murdock and family, of Phll- jida'phia, w<>i-e guests of Mr. and Mra. E. C McConnell in J.arrettown, dur¬ ing tbo week-end.
AA'illi.am Swope and wife, of Presh¬ er, spent tho week-end in Atlantic City. ;
Matthiwv 1 Banlnolzct" returnodi to Presher laist week after .spending 2 months in Germany. Saturday even¬ ing Mr. B,aniiolzor waa given ai home-<'oining reception by a jwirty of lOKiI  frienda.
Mr. and Mirs. I'. -G. Maior. of Jar¬ rottown, roturned on .Monday from a tour   througli   New  England.
Thr(>e cars came together Thursday evening .at the top of the hill Ix'low the church in Jarrettown and were all badly damaged. A man and wo¬ man   wore  hurt.
.sermon   dealt   with   the   13th   chapter
of   First   Corintbiana,   the       text      of  change   Name   of   Station   st      North
"Love."   There   was   a   sparce   atten- Glenside
dance In Sunday school.
—Many antiques were sold recentlv at Holicong from the collection of Mrs. W. B. Force.
atteii-
!     The   l^(vidin;:r   1'nnipa !i\'     announc^^
  tb.it   efl'<vtive   l-'ojitenibor   1.   the   nanno
"erei J«ao Zl^t'nVzt jo aKi!o.l.iop of Norti, Olotwido sLiUlon on the Bclh- B '6I8't't'6'*$ "1 pdluiiouiU ogtjx UJ uoij lehem Branch will bo changed to i-snajbuos  Sujpijnq   uoiaajv  a«AOi--    iNou-th HUls.