The Ambler Gazette 19190123

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AMBLER.   PA..   JANUARY   23,   1919.
S1.75   A    YFAR
ICOLD POINT AND PLYMOUTH.
Happeniiik^ «1 Local interest to Our Readers.
BANKING
IN AMBLER.
Dr. R. V. Mattison Gives Hls^Views at Stockholders' Meetini:.
Cold   Point, I of  "lo relatives   in I 'luring
Rev.    William    Cusworth    Visits—Mrs. Kooliston      Adopts      Four      Orphan Children—Plymouth   Church   Notes—1 Hirkorytown and  Harmonville Notes I —Drtiscellaneous. ;
<':.;irles  Slavin  and   family,   of  Con-' shohocken.  xi.-^ited  the  former's  moth¬ er.   .Mrs.   Sallie   SInvin.   at   ColA   Point, on Wednesday evening of last week.
M.arlon and Arthur Thim. children of J. Thim, formerly of (^old Point, "havo been ill with mumps at theii" hi'T.ie In  New  York city.
.T. Harvey H.art, of Phiiadelphiii, sjient Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ja- co'. Hart at Cold Point.
At the funeral services of Mrs. Mil¬ ton R. Marple,* of Hickorytown, held Wednesday afternoon of l.ast week, R"V. Ciiarles Graeff, of- Coatesville. officiated. Interment was made in Uarren Hill cemetery.
Airs.  Mary  Vanhorn,   of ¦W.-IS  a  recent    guest  of Ambier.
-Mr. and Mrs. David Rhoads enter¬ tained the following guests on Sun- Ar.y : Mr. and Mrs. Christian Wlslef and son, Mr. Sellers, of Lansdale, and Mr. and Mrs. I^ynn V. Rhoads and d.'iIghter Dorothy,  of  .Vorristown.
Kugene Lightkep and daughter Kl^abeth, of Hickorytown, visited Mr. ann Mrs. Walter Lightkep, of Morris¬ town, on  Sunday.
>Ir. and. Mrs. Harvey Kex and child¬ ren visited Mr. and Mrs. Warren Geis- inger.  of Harmonville,  on  Sunday.
Mr.s. Irwin and Mrs. William Ryan .and son William, of Norristown. vis¬ ited Mrs. Samuel Pisher, .Sr., in Hick¬ orytown on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Kmma Campbell .and daughter Ella, of Norristown. visited Mrs. S.am¬ uel Fisher, Sr., on Sunday at Hickory- to-wn.
Mrs. Lf'muel Rodebaugh, of Hick¬ orytown. on Sunilay entertained Mr. and Mr.s. Martin Berkheimer, of Har- niuiiville, and two grandchildren Mar¬ ion and Violette Rodebaugh, of Har¬ monville.
Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. II. (is- car Yonng, of EJIymbuth Meeting, has been quite ill.
The   recent   offering      taken    in    the Cold   Point   Uapiist   church   and   Sun- j day school, amounted  to  $r>.").   which  is, pledged  to  the Armenian  relief fund,   j Mrs. Geor.ge .M.  Hooliston, of Flour- I town road,  Cold Point,  has taken four, orph.nn   chiWreii   under   her   care   from the   Children's   .A'ul   societ:..   of   Phila-i delphi.o.     The  great   charity   i.-;   all   the more apjiareiit  when  it  is known   that; she has  three  children  of  her  own  to provide and care for,
Ltist   Sunday  morning   there   was   a I larga  attendance   iiv tho   l^lymouth   U. | E.   ehurch,      Rev.   It.   VV.     Musselman. pastor,   pr' aching  the  sermon.    In   the | afternoon seven new pupils  were add- ] ed   to  the    Sunda.v school   roll,    therei lieing   11.")     per.'ioii.s   pres-nt.      in     the' evening     ;)i -     attendance     was     very gratifying,   and   there   \vere   also   pre¬ sent 25 mcmbevo of the  Ladies'   I'dble fllass.     Miss   Mary   Hairis     nnd   Miss HaZel   Hex     .^ang   solos,     ahd    ;illssc;» IjCtti'i    Mervine      and      TCtliel   Moseley j rendered   a   duet.     Thomas   Vvingston, I of   Norristown.     delivered   au   adilrcss. '¦ Mrs.    Harry   Maxwell   gave    a    partial report of the work done bj   the Ladies'. Bible   class   during   the   year,   and   the i report   was  verv   ent-oiira.ging. '
The Woman's  .Missionary  society, of thie   Plymouth    ['!   IC.   church,   met   at the home of Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Mus- ¦ .selman.   Plymoutii.   on   Tuesday  even¬ ing.
The   regular   weekly   meeting-   of   the ^ prayer service  of the  Plymouth  II.  S. | church   W.'IS   held   Wednesday   evening, at    the     home   of    Eugene   Lightkep, Hickorytown.
An   oyster   supp-r   will   bi'   given   byi thie Men's Bible class in the  basement of  the   Plymouth   V.   K.   chu'.ch,   next ¦ Saturday evenin.g from 5 lo 10.    Tick¬ ets   are :     Adults,   7.'p   cents;   children, under  12,  S.'j cents.    It is desired that as  man.y  as   possible  of the  members I of the Ladles' Ihble class attend in or- ! der  to   help   the  men,   who   anticipate | a great rush.
Mrs. E. K. Miles, of Harmonville, has been on the sick list.
Mr. and , Mrs. Lewis Sheppard, of Washington Square, have both been hedfast with illness.
William White, ot the magnesia company's farm, on Monday, killed .some line pork.
Mr. and Mis. Franklin Howard, who have been spending the winter in J'hiladelphia, were in Plymouth Meet¬ .ng over Sunday.
Rev. Harry Swartz. who is in tlie . ervice of the U. S., preached at the : Hckorytown mission Sunday. He was in the uniform of a chiiplain. I
Next Tue.oday evening and  continu- \ ing for four nights cottage  evangelis- j tic services, under the auspices of thei Plymouth  U.   E.  church,   will  be  held in   Harmonville     homes   as     follows : Tuesday   evening,     Mrs.   Mary   Keys; Wednesday      evening,      Mrs.      James Wood;   Thursday  evening,   Mrs. Char¬ les .Sulzbach;      Friday   evening,   Mrs. Millie   Hiltner.    Everybody  welcome.
William Vanderslice, of Collegeville, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr.s. ()llver Reed,  ilarmonville.
Reuben Croulham'el, one of the up¬ per Plymouth boys, who was badly wounded in Franc . is now on this side, being treated at a .southern hos¬ pilal. He spent Sunday at his home ¦ml visited the Hickorytown mission. ;vriss May IMrlett, of Philadelphia, spent .Sunda-,   m  IfainionviUo with her jf'""",.
HRE TRUCK IS PURCHASED.
Wissahickon  Flre Co. Efficiency.
Adds to Its
WHITPAIN AND L. GWYNEDD.
Who's Who and What's ^hat in the Two Townshipa.
nine   nuniilis
Tho    Ra-b      ,     I   i ¦• „ «     .       . „ .    ....,   _ Hornce   .M.    li.irion.   son   of   .\lr.   audi
ine oank as Intermediary Between i Packard Cnassis Will Carry the Chem-I .Mi s. Ricliard liarton, (4Spriiiglioii.se, Government and Citizens — Banks ioal Tanks—$2300 Invested in New bas reached this coiii'itr.\' from i'rance Should Be Useful in the Community! Truck—Regular IVIeeting of the!'""' is now in c'lmp at Sattdy Hook. -Bank Director Assumes a Public I Company Approves of the Appara-i!!;: 'iv.'rbeen'o'v^r^-'if''''''' "'" """"• Trust—Integrity  the   Keynote. |     tus. j uith Battery F.
.•U the annual meeling of the slock-j The Wi.sHabickoii Kire ompanv, of '"i Monday morning about ll.l."i thej holders of the First -N'alional Bank ofl.Vmbler. n cognizing the necessity forjl'irge barn of R. K. Kibblehouse. north i Ambler, which was held at the bank-!:! reliable motor truck on which to' "f Spiiiigliouse. took lire from a hul! itig hou.-if on Tuesday, the l Uh inst., I mount the chemical tanks and realiz-:'^'''"''"g on the straw baling machiu-i the president. .I. M. Haywood, after the ! ing the iinsatisfuctorv and unreliable ''''y. •'"<! burned lo the ground. The ¦ conclusion of the rieading ot his an-| condition of the converted Pelrcc-Ar-i ^^'•¦''¦'""'''ckon Fire comiiany, of Amliler. i nual report lo the stockholders, depict-' row touring car as a truck for this i ^^it'i hs powerful motor puni|i wasi mg the material progress which hud I appnratiis. has purcliased a Packard i-'"'""¦"""ed and did exceedingl.\ good! lieen made b.v the Ijank during the ! 1 i;t^-ion chassis and mounted thereon'"''''^- sa\ing the house. V wliich isi year lina.  called  upon  Dr.  I!.  \.   .Vlat-| the cheniii-al  tanks. ineiii-by   and   the   frame   garag.'.   uhich |
tison,  as  a representative  stockludrler. (     The  new  chassis  arrived   in  .\mbler I-"^'oud   near   the   barn   and   right   along M'.v to  give   voice   to  his  views  as   lo   tho i l.-ist Saturday at noon and bv  1 o'clock I-"^''l'' <'t a luiikiing  which was coiisum-[ l^"'
that afternooii the tanks and body of'"^''- '^''" 'fel of hose was run down I the old machine were transferred to j''-> "'f crock and ;i constant stream ofl the   ii-w     chi(,ssis.      On    Monday     the^l "'''''''     was   played   on   the/   luiildiiigs'     "Tin
Soldiers' Reception Committee.
A meeting of the soldier.-*' and .sail¬ or.s' reception committee will be held in the fire house. Ambler, on Mondaj evening-, January 27th, at which time the .¦irrangement committee will sub¬ mit ll report. •
Citizens of the borough of Ambler, Ijpper Dublin, Horsham. Lower Gwy¬ nedd. Whitpain townships and ICast District of Whitemarsh tounship. who are Interested in this movement arc earnestly   iei|U sted  to  be  present.
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work which the bank had done dui the past year, to Vhich the doctor re¬ plied by saying, th.at so far as he is concerned, he is very well satislled with the manner in which the affairs bank have b-'en administered the past 12 months, and while he owns three-fourths of the capital stock of the bank, he has not been Inside of tlie banking house since last April, lull has kept in touch with its progress from the weekly reports sub¬ mitted to him. He slated that for one i thing, very few people in tho neigh-' borhood liavd tlu. remotest idea or | comprehension of thi' Irememious I of amount of work which has been doiio by the employes of the bank in patri¬ otically laking caro of tho subscriii- tions to the Liberty loans. The public subscribed the hundreds of thousands of dollars to these loans, ii is true, but do the people have any idea of the immense amount of detail that tin- bank assumes in this connection, at the expense of the stockholders alone? Tho bank as a United States deposi¬ tary stands between the thousands of lieople who subscribe the loans ;ind the treasury department of' the United States, and fhis great work the bank i-hecrtiilly underlakey and performs without pay, lor the substantial up- iiuilding of the glory and honor of our country, but the people should Icai-ii that banks ar,. cnguged lu niaii.\- otlicr things lliaii merely iiiukiug money.
The doctor coiiliuued. saying that so I'ni- as ho is (-oncei-iied. he iiiigbt epito¬ mise his desires by s,-iyiii.g that as long ns tiie First X-itionaj liank of .'Vmbler is a material help to the com¬ munity in whicii it is locipted, he, liiiii- self, will be salislied, regardless of nu e.M-ess of proSt beyond the oidinar.v return that nii.glit accrue to him as the owner of  the bulk ot its .shares.
Hr. Matlison .Maid that when he bought the control of tho bank a year ago, he did it under the Ihewry that banks are .semi-public institutions, and that Iheir object sliould be, not how  much   money   they  can  make  for
.Members  one and  all 1 Whose   Jovial,   meiry   laughter   rings Throughout   this dear old   hall. Hero's to frolic's fondled houi- That  c-irrics "your coii.-ses  thru. Here's  lo   lhnnl(in.g  my lucky  stars, I'm   here   tonight   with   you."      g
-Vftn- wliicn the society joined in singing several patriotic selections ied b.\- .Mr. Harner and closed by a blicf address b.v Kev. ('. i-;. Smith, pasior of Whitemarsli Lulheran churcii, wiio ilso ojiened tho <yei:tng's t.xerci.(|fs 1 Iitting prayer commemorative of beautiful   oct'.ision.
¦ioa-v 'lesa
ei|uipnienf  was run to
shop and   the machine  will  be  in ser
vice  yet  this  week.
The Wissahickon Fire company held Us regular meeling last Fridn.\- even¬ ing at which time Chief Hayden. chairman of the committee to considiir n motor ihassis, i-e|iorted that .a chassis from the l^ackard Motor com¬ pany had been contracteil for at a price of $2.'!l>0. , The chassis is of the I'4-lon ty]to, guaranteed for a period one year, subject to monthly in¬ spection, lltted with electric lights, starter. Sewell ai-tiller.v wheels, and iu thorough condition, lie said it could be lilted up ullli yi^ry little expense, and the committee was unanimous in recommending- the truck to the com¬ pany.
1-larry Durkin. Wm. J.   IJevIne,  Rob¬ ert   H.   Anderson,     Lew-is   Farrington, Wm.   J.   Hrown.    Georgo     Ruch    and others,   who   hnd   had   experk^nce   -with the    Packard   trucks,     expressed  their | satisfaction     that   the   machine     Is   ai bar.gain   and     that   it   will     prove   Itsj economy   to  the  compan.v.
On motion the. company uiinnimous- ly endorsed the action of the commit- ic.'. accejited the truck nii'l passed an order for $2.'iliii to pny for same. The coniiuittcc was instructed to dispose of the Picrce-.Vri-ow- chassis lo best advantage.
Tw-o iiropositions for nu'inberslilp were received, nnd the following per¬ .sons.  who  were pronosed nt  a  iirevhius
the  wheelwright I "..''i'^'''   were  .saved.     The   .Vorth   Wales j usual
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.lohn   ir.   Xili- It.   Jones,  Jr..
ha\ -
meeting,   wei lei'ted
lock.   Joseph   .Xiblock, John  Cavaiiaugb.
The  games  comiuitl' ing- collecied .$]2.2ij.
It   was   decided    to on  lhe new-  Packard  truck.
The new fender for the American lia-l''rance macliine, has arrived and since the mt'eliiig lias been placed on the car.
repoiterl plac
insurance
Cards  of   Thanks.
I'lank  R.  Pptt^  and
their      stockholders,      but    how    niucli j benetit   thev   ian   lie   lo -the   coinniunl-i r        '^t ties   in    whicii   they   are   located;    and   •''^''''''"""'" that   any   man   who   buys   shares   in   a'!',' national   bank   or   in  a   trust  compan.v, |      .,,. sh<iuld   ask  himself   when  making  tho j '"'i" luiri-luise.   "Of   how   much   lienelit   can ; ''''"' I   )<;   'o  my  ix;'ighbor«  b.v   Inlying  tliesCii shares ¦.'"   not   "Ifow   niucli   mcuiey   will this purchase pay inc as a return  u;>oii my investment ?"
Banks are desigii.'d lo bo the legall.v aiilhorizecl instrument..^ to gather lie? small   savln.gs   of   the   pulilic   to.getliei
and to loan these to those eiiterpris»1 for trcsiinss llleil in behalf of John ing persons—surrounding these Ioan;?| Westley Howland. of .Nm-tli Wales, vs. wilii peri'ect safely, of course—wlio [ w,ui;ei- 1 >. Hini's. director general of will mnk" .good use of this uccommo- | the Uniled States Itailroad Adniiuis,- clalioii lor the purpose of acquiring i n-ation. o|K'i-#liiig the I'liiladeliili'a N: wealth as a frugal industrious i-itlzen. j Reading Railroad company. .Mr. How or of building up a local or national i land, the iJlainlH'l', is 22 years old industry that will furnish employ- ¦ is said lo be Iving at the poin ment   to  our  country's     cilizens.   thusjdeulh  as  the result  of  injuries  he
family, ofl
take   this'method   of   es-i
ssing   tlicir   sincere   appreciation   ol'
s.vmpathy   and   aid   of   I'riends   nii'l'
gl'bors    exlended    during    Iheiy  j-e-
bei-cinemenl. i*
First  Carnage Suft-FileJi, ¦¦
j     The initial legal action brbiight ,-is_aLi result   of   the   w-reck     of   the   Reading' Ehiilroad  ,ui Jan.  l:! at   l-'orl  Wasliing- 'jton.   was   tilled   .Saturday   in   lhe   ollico ^ , I of  the     |irothoiiotar.\-.     It   is  an   aclion
. I fire  company  also  responded   and   did i a good attendance good  work.    The live stock was saved. | dnmii    and   misty but   a   Itu-ge   quantity   of   crops,    etc., I business    ses.sion. was   consumed.      The    loss,    wliich    is-j eastern  dis;ri(-t of more  than  .^000,   is  pai-lly  covered  by' insurance.
.Mrs. liolland Wentz. who was for¬ mei l.\- Miss Sara Shoeniakpr,^ of Hlue liell, was given a surpii.se ffi'honor of her birthday last Wednesday evening at I'iourtown. A good social time was cream and cake w-ere served. Tbe hos- spent and at n seasonable hour ii-e tess was the recipient of.some useful lu-eseiits. Those present were Mr. and .Mrs. Rolland Wentz. Mr. Cleaver and family. Mr. and .Mrs. Waller Hand. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walton. 'Mr. anil Mrs. .Joseph C. .Shoemaker, Mrs. Wil¬ liam Sholler. Mr. and Mrs. Mathias liooz, Conard nnd Violet Shoemnker, Mrs. Wentz, Bessie Wentz, Florence Sailer. Miss Kister, Letitia Phipjis-(, Ada Hoover, May Rossiter, Evelyn Ross, Mabel. Grace and Williani Wal¬ ton, Clara Stannard, Esther Shearer, Mnry Bernhard, , Mr. Leon Bernhard iiiid famil.v, Heleii Fislier, Miss Bean, Tyson Wliittoclv-. Ralph Shearer, Knrl 'Wood. .•;.
.Miss Allen, of Ambler, wns eiitei- tniued on Sunday iit the home of .Miss   Katie  Roberts.   Iilue   Bell.
The loliowing piogram was i-ender- eil liy the sewing circie of Hot Inn's cluirch. Blue liell. on Thursd.iy even¬ ing nl the high school. Reiiinil.-s liy the princijial, .Mrs. Harry Walton, pra.ver, piano solo,' Clara .-^tniinard: ler-itatioii. .Vda Hoover; Jiiniio duel. .Mis. Percy Latch and M:s. Clarence Ziinmermaii: vocnl solo. Mabel Wal¬ ton, rt'citation. Helen Fishei-; vocal solo, Margaret Bower accompanied b.\- .Mr. Fish, of Germantown: liistor.v of ''"¦ so<del,v by .Mrs. William Sholler. dialogue, entitled "A Business .Meet- iiilg."' by .Mrs. Harry Wultoii. .M;s. Walter llaiul. .Mrs. "Rolland AVentK',' .Mrs. .VfatUias Booz. Ari'na ami May Jlossiter, Violet Shoemaker. Ada Hoover, t^lnra Stannard, lli-leii Kisher, closing -witii "The Star Span.gled Ban¬ ner."
.Mrs, llar!\- Hoover. of Blue Bell. attended the funeral of her niece on Wednesdyy   in    Philadelphia.
"The   Neighbors." '   Neighbors"     gathered place,   Hatboro.   on  Jan.
at 18
of memliers for afternoon.     In a   meeting,  of the S.  F.  P. N.
tlie with the' the tu,l was announced     lor   Jan.   21     at   tiie   New j Century club. Philadelphia;  the annual meeting  of   the  Consumer's   league   of eastern   Pennsylvania   on   the   22nd   at ' the    Ritz-Carlton,      Philadelphi.i,     an f the  .Mont.gomei-y  County  Feduation  of' Women'.-!  clubs   in  Ambler on   the  2.'ii]. i To   the   last   delegates   were   appointed. Miss   Sara   Goentner   read   a   resoiu- tion  c.\ijressiiig the  satisfaction  of  the club  at   the  adoption   iiy   the  states
HORSHAM AND UPPER DUBLIN.
Miscellaneous  Items of Interest^H Many Readers.
Horsham  School   Board  Mt  ts Dresh'*'
er Poultry $5.71 Per Poun  Wound¬ ed Dresher Boy Home—o.<-rettown Miscellaneous   Items,
I     The,   Horshnm   ,scliool  has  bet
, eil   for   111"   week     becauxe   of
.among pupils  anil  teachers.
I     Miss  Anna  Meddinger,    of Hut oi-o
.¦spent   Monday   ev.uiing   with   Mi-    "n ' ^Mr.s.   rij-irry  S.   Nash  at  Hallowell.' ¦     James   IJ.   Ervin.     of  the    K.  f}   ,
farm.   Davis  Gro\-",   I.as  been   prmilnt,
ills apple trees.
i J. M. .'Vlegar.g-ee car of manure in yard and hauled Hallowell  farm.
Timothy Ely and family and Mrs. Robert Ambler, of Chalfont, have moved into the former Willinm Sat¬ terthwaite house, on the Doylestown Jiike, Ilallowell, wiiich projierty Mr. Ely  has  purchased.
A robin has been seen, on the Twin¬ ing farm  at  Da\'ls  Grovo.
Joseph G, IJitiiir. of Hallowell, has had a force of men at work in Am¬ bler loading on cars piping inirchas¬ ed from the Keasbey & iMattisonL compan.v-. This material has beeii shipped   to   Philadelphia.
Tho Horsham school board met at the home of Frank W. Worih, Pros¬ pectviile, on .Ian. II, with all the mem¬ bers present.    The members and their
recently unloaded a lhe Hatboro freight the   material   to   hia
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-wives and Jamea A. Cozens and Misa entertained at dinne4[ previous to the meeting, Mrs. Alberu Tyson, of Horshain, tilJne being a\>\ sent because of Illness. At the meet¬ ing the loiitine business was trana- ncteil.      Th-"     stale     ajipropriation     Of
boro Baptist church under tlie'l-are'^oi'^S'iX^^^ *"?"• ^'''' fePO'"ted received, the committee on education. Mrs.; ^il'^^ f??""."' '^ an Increase over last Thomas Kirkbride. Maria C. Scatter-' ^If^' «3-J(n dog lazes for BUS, 1914. good. Mrs. Cummings. and Mrs. Ferris |'"1:' ¦'"?'' 1S»16. was reported received. "ill    speak.      All    women    are    invited,
the   prohibition  aniendmeiit  as  liart  of   ,,„„„„„•   .   „ the   constilulion   of   the   United   Stales ' ^"''^"'^    ^'^'^'^ and    tlie   regret   tiiat   Pennsylvania   is not one of the +t), '
Mrs. .Mni-y B. Smith nnnounced a' mothers' ineeting for Jan. 'M) vt '.J^ o'clock In  the lecture room ofthcHat-
alj  mothers  of school  child
Tile    mission      band    will      meet    on   .-Vmerlcan      cotuposers.      Miss Saturday   aiiei-noou' ar ' the ''Bhif^WsH-1 r>.   W'n-thingion-'f    .w>.h'^'.-^%>fe imrsonage. ; !   "
I'athariiie Shandler. o£,^.Germanti)Wii, j was a week-end guest-of j-'Iizabeth : llilishman, of Blue Bell.       ¦ :
lloscoe Jones and famil.v, of Allnn- tii: Cit.v, is visiting the former's fath¬ er.   R.  R.  Jones,  of  Blue Bell. ;
h:iwood Walton iias left the enijiloy of  i.eor.^e   Reiger.  of  Sp'iMnghouse. j
Mrs.   Eugene   Johnson   spent   a   da.\ ,
esjiecially ren.
She leferied to the bill about lo come belore the li gislatiiie for hi.gli'r salaries for teachers and emiiliusized the nei-essity for the passage of this bill. Miss .Sara Goentner said it is impoitant our future cilizens have good education. .Mrs, Sinilh and Mis. Mitchell were ajipointed a connnillee lo prepare a resolution, have it signed an.l send it to the legislators of tlii^ district. '
Tlie |u-ogi-ain for tbe afternoon u.is .-Vmii-ican .Musical Coinoosers. .Miss ,'\'In\- I.. Iredell has a pajicr, on "Tlie Neviiis Famil.v," who were of Si-otch descent. Uhe lold much nbout this Pennsylvaniaii, who studied very hard with the determination to inake a name lor himself. Mrs. G. A. Glenn jilayed ,\evin's "In My Neighbor'.'^ Garden" and ".Shepherds All and Maidens l'"air.'' Miss -Vnna W. Lo- gtin's .<t'ie(?tioiis were ¦"l''iie A'enetian l.ove Song." 'The Gondolier." and "The  Uosary,""  all  by Nevin. ,     1
Mrs.   Waiii;!'    Rothwell    sang Moon   D-oiis   Low"     bv   Cadmau, "Will   'o   the   Wisji"     by   Spross.
Eleanoi-
¦¦K«oiO
the   Lund  of the Sl<y  Blue \V"a'ter" 'iind
"Since   I   Kissed   Vou,"   both   Cadman's.
Carrie  Jacobs-lioiid   was  the  Arn'.'ii- can   composer   assigned   icj riell e   Jones     and      .Miss Downie.     Miss  Jones   saiig |)ay'"   and   "A   Little   Pink .Miss   Downie   'l   l.ove   Vou
•"Tht and both
1915   and   1S»16.   was
The fnmily of Michael Dougherty, of lu-esher.   has   liecn   iil   with   influenza.
Robert .AIcMullin. of Philadelphia. spent Sunday in D.-esher with laifl parents.
Mrs.  James  Carson,  of  Philadelphia, siieni   l''i-idav   in   Dresher  wiJi   ber  si.s- • I'-r.   -Mrs.   James   Bni-iutt.
Charles Kessler, of Horshain. has been  ill   wilh  inlluenza.
.Mrs, Warren Starkev has returned to her home in Croyden after having' s'lent some time in Hoisham wilh her sister.   .Airs,   l-'rnnk   Forker,
."Mis. II. (". Ruyce and children of llorslinni.  have been ill  with iii.laenza.
Mr. and .Mrs. Klnier E. IJotls, --if Horsliam. left Monday to sjien i some time with a daughter in lianvers, Montano. 'Phe.v will spend a da.v en¬ route ill Chicago, III., with Mr. Potts' sister. Tliey expect to reach their destination  on  Friday.
"1  notice  lont  uii:ess   we  have  horse- ,shoe   sliarpeniii.g  lo   do   before  Jan.   15,. there   is   noi   much   of   it   to   do   after that     date."   —   Charles     Rutherford, blacksmith.   Hallowell.
A prayer meeting was held, Wed¬ nesday   evening   of   last   week,   at   tho
Smith,  Horsham. Horsham,  riicentry T'lo '   animaj ^
-Miss llav- Hlanche    C
"A Perfect Rose." and Truly" and
\ngeline   Jones
St.
an.k, It  or
aiding ihem in securing homes, up- I building their 'families and otherwise, becoming u.seftil citizens of our great j nation.
Tie said that he regards the position of   a   director   in   a   national   banli   us 1 Ihal of an offlcer In a jiublic trust, and ! that   n      diiectnr    is    recreant      to   his I dtllies if  be does not seek to  inculcate;
i.ghborhood   t'ae   principles  of i
frugality,   and   with   this   an!
whioh can  not be assailed.
Hnancial  crisis ot 1907,   it it  was necessary  to raise
ill   his  u'. a   sound integrity In the said that
Peirce   School  Commencement. I
Tiie Vice-President of the I'liitedi States, Hon, Thonias R. Marshall, j will be the jirincipal speaker at the annu,al graduation exercises of Pierce School,Philadelphia, to ho held in the Academy of Music, Wednesday even¬ ing, Jan. 29.
The class includes the graduates of hand and secretarial cour.ses. and iiumticrs about 21," .voting men and women. .Nineteen of the young men are in active service in the Army and .Navy, and two of the young women are enlisted for  .voik in  the Navy,
million dollars lo prevent a well known iirm from piisslng into bankruptcy, and that ajiiilication was made to Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co, for help. The story is that .Mr. Morgan made the loan w-hen new loims could not be readily obtained, even when U. S, government bonds were pledged a-* collateral. "You loaned this man a million ilollars," said one of the bank¬ er's intimates, "What jiledges did you get  as  security    for  the  loan '!"    "lie
pledged     ills;   integrity,"     replied    the       The   following   letter   received   from banker,   ""It   was   all   he   had,   and  my   n.  l-^-anklln Royer, M. D., acting com¬ missioner.   Department   of   Health   of
Appreciation   of   State
Health.
TO   ALL   BRANCHES
lARIES ;
The   following   letter
Department   of
AND   Al'XIL-
lii-ni will nol loan money to those who do not have it, no matter what their collaici-al may be." What a moral this story conveys ! Wh,-il virtue is to a woman, so is integrity lo a man. With it any jiersoii may aspire to suc¬ cess. Without it there is nothing but tho world's condemnation. Remem¬ ber then the touchstone of the Mor¬ gan success,  for  it  lies  in inte.gril.\-.
sister, Mrs. Lewis Richards.
James Eisenhart, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in Harmonville -with Mr. and Mrs.  Oliver Reed.
Mrs. Lightkep, of Carr's lane, Har¬ monville,  has been quite ill.
Stewart Davis, of Harmonville, -who bas be-n ill for threo weeks, is able lo be out.
Mr. and rJIs. Alexander Turner, of Harmonville, are now residing -with Mr.s. Samuel Ramey, of Conshohocken pike.
Jiis. .S. 11, Myers and daughter Ger- truile, of Harmonville, \nere on tho trolley car that crashed into the auto¬ mobile in Norristown last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Seese, of Llan¬ erch, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. f'Idgar E. Miles, of Ridge pike, Har- aionville."
Miss May Markle and Miss Reba ,F''zgerald, of Harmonville, spent >S-,iiiday with friends in Wiss.ahickon.
Miss Gertrude Myers, of Carr's lane, Harmonville, spent Saturday and .Sun¬ day with fripnds iu Norristo^wh.
(Continued on page S.)
A.   R.   Place   Dead.
A *R. Place, nged (il, of Lausdale, a prominent member of the .Montgom¬ ery county bar an.i burgess of Lans¬ dale died earlv Sundiiy niorning at the 'state hospital. He sul'fered a mental collapse a few months ago. He was founder of the .North Penn Building & Loan association, one of oundcrs and former vice presi¬ dents of the Schissler College of Busi¬ ness, Norristown, editor of the Mont¬ gomery Countj- ]>aw Reporter, former principal of the l..ansdale and Hatboro high schools and an active church¬ man He was a graduate of Ursinus college, Collegeville. He is survived by his -wife, one daughter, Jlrs. Mor¬ ris Evans, of Muskogee, Okla., and a brother, J. Warren Place, Lansdale. He was admitted to the Montgomery county bar in 1887 after reading In^v at the ollice of Judge Aaron S. Swartz^, a Norristown jurist, and was a mem¬ ber of the  Bucks  county bar.
Lenigh Valley Transit Earnings. For the year ended November 30 last the Lehigh Valley Transit com¬ pany now controlled by tho Lehigh Power Securities corporation, reports gross earnHigs of ?3,320,145, an In¬ crease of $4-15,072, iuid incomes avall- ahle for dividends of $348,255, against $453,537 the previous year, a decrease of $105 282 For the Jast year the re¬ gular dividend on tho preferred stock waa not paid.
the   .state   of  Pennsylviinia,   is   such   a gr!itif.ving evidence of iijipreciatioii for the   great     .service   rendered     li.\-   Red I t^ross    workern   duifing   the    inlluenza epidemic,  that it is quoted  in  full : I     "The world's greatest agency in pro- j nioting democracy,  the one  institution I of   all   others   that   prompts   true   ser- j.vlce to humanity and acts as tiie great . leveler     in     America's     cosni'ipolltan melting   jiol,     is   the   American     Red Cross.     Ev-er.v   Ameiiciin     <-itiz<'ii   has doffed   his   cap  times   without  number in  these times of stress and strain on witnessing   rich •and   poor,     men   and women from all w-alks and sin I ions of life,   doing   good   service   to   humanity in   relieving   distress   incident   to   in¬ fluenza.
"I wish it were possible for me to extend to the thousands and thous¬ ands of individual workers ;iiid to the hundretis of chapter chairman the very .great debt of gratitude the i-oinmon- wealth of Pennsylvania and il»e citi¬ zens of this gi-eat state owe lo the Red Cross.
"Tho servicea of this splendid or¬ ganization, both collectively and indi¬ vidually, have been appreciated every¬ where, and those who hiive given of tlieir strength, at risk of lite and health, have the profound satisfaction that comes from service well render¬ ed, and they will bo the belter for having given  it."
Will yon please m.-ike known the contents of this letter to iill Die mem¬ bers of your branch or auxiliary, since it is believed that practically all of them had their share in the great work of mercy and aro entitled to tho .gratitude of the community. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Cn.\PTER AMERICAN RED CROSS, 1C15  Chestnut Street.
recently   with   ber   sister.   Mrs.   (leorge Rossiter, botii of Blue Bell.
Rev.  J.   1).  Detri(-h.  wlio  preailied  al re-    Boehm's   church   on   Sunday,   was   en- leived   in   lhe  collision.     xNo  statement j tertained at tli(> home of J. Irvin  Vost of claim accompanies the  tiling of the   and  familv,  of  Centre  Souarc. suit. 	
Irving   Literary  Society's  Annual   Ban¬ quet.
Tho annual banquet f,<»f the Irving I>iterary society, was held in Odd Fel¬ lows' lAll. Flourtown, last Thursday evening. The attendance was good consideriifg that much sickness juevalls among m "inbers of the society. Three long tables were, altr.actively arrang¬ ed for the occasion by incapable com¬ mittee and graced by the savory tur¬ key and all the good things of the season, brought' tVe merr.v assemblage of guests wide awake to the spirit of the hour.
Tho Irving Literary society was or- | ganized   l.'i     years  ago.     10  of    those i early   charter   members   were   able   to .grasp   hands     witb   the   new     at   this, memorable   feast,   to   wlii<'h   the   mem- | bers     look   forward   each   year.     As   ;i mailer of fact,  tills society has grown iu    strength    and    liikcs'' leadership    in j the i-ominiiiiiiy affiilrs of Flourtown.     j Daniel    I.   .Nnsli.   acting   toastmaster j of   the     evening,   added     iiest   to   tho j merry   making   by   his   ready   wit  and i clever  art   of  eniertaining.     Those   in i order   of     succession     who     acted   as I sponsors,    were   the   following :      John ' C.    Barnes.      in   a,   clever     coiK-cjition, "Resjionsiv.'   Roll   Call""   featured   alike t?he sli',^ individual and  the moro bold, giving  every  fellow  a chance  to  dis¬ play his ability as an orator.
Mrs. W.   lieidler gave a rendition of merit in :\Iiich was divulged lier liter¬ ary ability "What Is the Object of the Lildy  Jlembers of  Irving Literary  So- I iety '1" a composition framing up some I ironical    expressions    on    the    w'orth- ' whileness  of  feminine  capacity  as an indispairlble,     which    provoked    much laughter.
A quartette of female voices, . well selected and nicely blended, featured Mrs. Russell Pullinger, Jfrs. Irene "World, Mrs. Klemm .and Miss M. A. Hammil!. -^ J- McAllister spoke at length on lhe merits produced by the lifo of the society in Flourtown, voic¬ ing a strong plea for suffrage and its effect on tho Prohibition ticket, wind¬ ing up ills address by a response to Mrs. Beidler : "The Ambition of tho Men a,-; Concerns the Development of tho Society."
Mrs. Wilson Stahlnecker gave ".V. Prophecy" that tender to establish in the minds of her hearers "the Culmin¬ ation of Flourtown in the ensuing 10 years." The subject was fittingly chosen and ably rendered, givln.g scope to Mrs. Stahlnecker's pow"ers as an aspirant to high ground in the fleld of oratory. Mr. Samuel Yeakle, of Fort Wasliington. made a glowing tri¬ bute to tho success attained by tne society in past years, closing upon his eIo(|uent address with the recitation of ah original poem, entitled "Success." Mrs. II. R. Stuhltrager, of Glenside, gn\-e the following original toast : ' "Here's  to Irving Literary  Society
•His    Lullaby,"      .Mis \ras   their  accomiiiini
A    vote   of   tiianks   was   giv in    the membtfis   rendering'   the   jirograni   and' those    who    planned    it    last    siimmfi-. j The   president   mentioned   the   removal from   Hatboro of  .Miss  Fsther  Frdmnii. chairman   of  Ihe  ho.-iiitality  comniit'ee; and  the  club  voted  to  send  her  a let¬ ter.
Miss Logan pl.ayed Nevin's "Nai- | cissus." The members sang "Amer¬ ica." and "Jveep the Home Fires Bu.-n- , ing."" The club ndjourned to 2.45 on ' Fell. 1. when Arthur D. Rees wil.l ] sjieak on "Peace Terms iind What Thev Should Be To Render Them i Durable." |
Red   Cross   Notes.
The wonderful time looked forward to all through the dark time of the world war, when the lumjj would come in the throat when we sang '"Keep the home fires burning 'till tlie boys come home," for fear it would be so long- until our boys did come home, has i wil.'i come to j)a.ss. The boys 'aro coming' and home, now a few wounded perhaps, who tell of how much the Red Cross has done "over there." Now a sliiji full of hnpiiy, husky soldiers anxious to resume civilian life, for they have nobly done their jiurt and have finish¬ ed. AA'e, friends of the Ambler Red Cross, have not yet finished; it's only a   hit   further   perhaps,   and   now  it   is
—MoiTlsville tional bonk.
is agitating for a na-
hnriler to slick to the work than it was before the armistice, but let us stick, and put in only th> few hours expected of us in sewing for the ref¬ ugees und homeless ones of France anil Belgium.
It will probably oiili, be a. matter of the rest of the winter and tlien from, lieadiiuarters our orders will come to (¦nil our work "Iinished." In tho mennwhile the duties aro not arduous, the hours ri'quired iire not many, and in after years the record of Ambler Red Cross will be without tarnish. I'irst, last and all the time the womon did  their share without stint.
A senator from Massachusetts, a father of three boys in the service, the youngest of whom hiid given his life in France, told a party of gentle¬ men iu tho smoking compai'tment in a tlirou.gli triiin that to tho Red Cross of America he swore his allegiance, that tho news of his boy's detith ciime from them, that all his boy's comforts came from lh?m, that he hoped to be a member until ho died, and he ex¬ pected to use his Influence for mem¬ bership always. That, friends, is the Red Cross "over there." Wo "over here" upheld the arms of the workers over there by our long hours of labor on the dressings and the garment-", and now it's only for a little while longer. So once a.gain let everybody Join in and help. Many* hands made light work.
The rooms are open every Monday and Tbiirsluy e\-oning. All day Tues¬ days   and   Thursdays.
¦Wo tnke this opnortunitv to thank the   color' d     workers   of   thp   Tuesday
home of  .Mi-s.  O.
Frank  Forker;  of killed     a   lini^     pov; '.•,eigiie',l  317   pvi-irie
.Miss lr<rmnia T.v.so- i . i."'h.a8
recoveri'd    from     lu-i     ,   .. illness.
Her   mother.     Mrs.   Alliert   Tj.son.     ia steadily  inijirovin^  from   influenza.
l''oiir members in Die family of Wil¬ liam Tyson, Jr., Horshain, have been ill.
Miss Phoebe Potts, who was ill at her parental home in Horshiim. has resumed  her  duties  in  I'hiladelphia.
Miss Mary Morrow, of Horsham, who   was  Iiuite  ill.  is somewhat better.
-Mr. and .ATrs. Charles Monteith and-- d.aughter Katharine, of Piiiladelphia, sjient   Tuesday   in   Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gouak, of H6r~ sham. on Sunday entertained Phila¬ deljiliia   relatives.
Mrs. C. M. Haddaway h.as returned to her home in Jai-rettown after hav¬ ing sjient some time with her son and lamiiy  in Palmyra iind Reading.
The children of Mr. and Mrs,. Thomas J. l.ane, Dresher,. have been ill. ¦ • _       ,
Peter Dougherty, late of Jarrettown, gives his wife a life interest in his $37.50 estate with reversionary interest ill  his  children  after her death
Probably the highest local pric- e> or secured for Jioultry was palA J'diii IL Robinson, of Dresher, one day l-i it week, when he sold a seven-poiiia! b-n for $40, or $5.71 per pound. The fowl ¦' a jiure bred Rhode Island Red, was one of the prize flock rais. d b.v Mr. RoViinson, who has a flne poul¬ tr.v-  and   truck  farm   there.
Miss Florence AVhiteside, of Hall-- i well, who 1-ias been ill. lias recovprtil imd on W^ednesday resumed her i)'=i- j (ion as teacher at Willow Grove ! Josejih and William A\[hitesiile ao I I AValter V. Allen, of Hallowell. are i j iijaking  three   trips  each   to   Philaue'.- t
jihiii   markel     weekly   wittti    potatoes.
1 They  go  by   motor  trucks.
I     Miss   A4ice    Kerns,    teacher   of   the
i Horsham  primary school,  has been  ill
j at   her home  in  Hatboro.
I During the past few days the Baby¬ lon school has hiul a full'attendance, which is an unusual condition in this period of ejildemics.
j     On   Monday  the  stockholders  of the
' Jarrettown and Horsham Turnpike Koiul company met at Hotel Wynd¬ ham to consider the offer of $420i) m.ade for the two miles of road r-o- J.   E.   Webster's   farm  at  Three    ' n
; past   M.aple    Glen,    down    to   the    oidj
, Ne.al Bhop.i at Jiirrettown. 1'iicre seems to be some obscurity as tc :'o correct number of shares of s' -¦¦¦. outstanding of the old company. I,.' origin.al issu' wiis 200 shares i.r i p,-ir value of $20. .Now thero are nv than 300 sh.ires. Tho stockliob'. ¦ -, considered the -offer and ndjournc [o meet at the same pUice on Monuay, Fcb.   10.
I Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Smith, of Jar¬ rettown, sjicnt Saiur-lny in Philadel¬ phia  with  their  daugliter.
Hugh Shields, of Springhouse, vis¬ ited John McMullin, oC Dresher, on Sunday.
i     John   Rotelle,   of  Dresher,   is  recov-
' ering from his recent illness.
!   .Charles    Paxson.     of   Dresher,     '  ¦¦
I returned   after     having   spent    -.
I days  with  his  son,  Joshua,  ii;   i' Mich.     Tho  latter  has  been   'Uti;!-.
I by   a   contractor     who   is     '.'lei-iig  ;..
I building for Henrv Ford and I.-s man-
Uf-'"tii.-Jng     leferpstS.
Horace   Willard      of   AVillow   Grove.
evening class  for  their   devoted   work, i was  a  guest  of  Wnii-iin   .(^todemick  in We   are   giving   up   this   class,   as   Miss' Jarr tlown   on   ifiuci'v
McCool can no longer give her time to'—-    	
it. '* (Coiif , igv i.)
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