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The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LIX-NO. 14
AMBLER.   PA..  MAY   27.   1937
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
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mm mmm tribuie planned
AT VALLEY FORGE
SCHOOL   BUDGET   ADOPTED
L^CEIVES      HIGHEST      RATING AMONG 2'JO PATROLS ATTENDING
APPROPRIATE   SERVICE   MONDAY AT   DOWNS   POST   HOME
Local   Boys    Sit  as  Judges  at    Valley | Rev.   J.   M.   Ewing   Will   Deliver   Ora
Ambler  Board  Accepts  1127,810  Dupli¬ cate  Under 11   Mill   Rate
Amliler Horough Srliiiol ILjard In an .•Kljdiirni'd rPKnIar meptlng la.Mt weok finally pasHCd upon the tnirtget for lli.17-."S. Tlio meeiing was held ul, tho lionie of the preHldent, (Jeorge Y. .'-Jl.ver, on Korre.st avenue.
The new dujilii'ate given tho district only   a   narrow   working   margin   thiH
ye.'ir with  the i-ate at 11 mlll.i and $3 1 .	
per   capita   ta.x.     Total   proposed   i°e-i sp|_£^[)|Q   GIFTS  TO   BE   PLACED I'ciiits, If all taxes, all tnllionH and all ' appropriations    are    received    will ¦•inimint  to  $127,SIO and  estiiTifited  ox-
Memorial Day Sgeaker
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YEAR OF ACMY:
IN CLIFTON  HOUSE
Forge   Event — Special   Program   for Parents     Friday — Memorial     Day Service  for All  Scouts Sunday Ambler  Troop  No.  2,  Uoy   .ScouIh  oC
pi'nditures, not  including any  |>o«.Hit)le, tion-Honor  Roll of   Departed Heroes !„„f„,.„,,pn     ,.p,«ilrs,     or    requirements to Be Read—Graves in  Local  Ceme- ¦ amount  to  $l?7.7il. teries  Will   Be   Decorated I     The   resolutlvin   tn  adopt   the   l)iKl'?et
Ilev.   Jo.sepli     .M.   lowing,   iia.stur     of [
was made at  the  regular hoard  meet-
America   partlclpatoa    In    the   annual   Ambler I'resbyterian  church,  a   lepul-l"-" ""   ¦*'"'"   '^^-    "^^^^  •"Pnulred  30-day conducled    by    the    Valley I,uile  oialor,  will  deliver  the  Muinorial ' I"""'"'''   '"   ^^'i'"^'"'   *''<'   iMidget   must   l.e
iniblic   view,   has   elapsed,   and   on
P. S. C. FIXES DATE
caniporee,
Forge Council of Delawmre and  Mont- { 1,.,'iy   aldress    Monday    lU' riiiivK'   from
gomery Counties, J^oy Scouts of Amer- j the steps of the Legion  home on Lin- | ^^"y 1** "^^ ^•"^'¦'' »'''>1"«1 the budget lea, at lilstorlc  Valley Forge. denwold avenuo    at J'ark  avenue     In
The   troop  was   repre.sented   by   the  Ambler,   In   reverent   tribute   to   those
On Ambler's roll of honor. ii,      .       r      ... i      .» n      >
Hearing for Water Company Purchase The   program,  appropriate   to   Mam- •      »     li       o  »
.,,.,,,, ..,,.,    I in  Ambler Set
onal  L)ay,   will  he  conducted  in   Amb- |
ler   by   tl.e   ISTortmi   D iwiis,   Jr.,   I'ost, |     -"Ifwart  Nase,  solicitor for the  B.)r- No. 125, American  Legion,  asslHted  by I ""»'^''   "¦   ^'n'-'f'.   has   received   notlfl- Ita     Women's   Auxiliary     unit.     Com¬ imander    Roy    Kmlth    nas  announced Unit   this   program   will   really     com¬ mence with services ,111  .'¦Sunday morn-
Fo.x Patrol under the leadership of I'atrol Leader Ge.iige Sandiford. With hlni wero Scouts Carl Klelnhofer, Oeorge Brumbaugh, Klmer Spenee, Franklyn and Thurman Wright.
They received the award of C.rade "A" in competition, (iver 2110 patrols, comprising l(»,'i2  scouts were entered.
Junior Assistant .Scouimastcr l>avld Iilank and John Stuidlford acted as <;/.'udges of tho iiatrols" from the South¬ ern   District.
There will be a special program of-
i cation from the Public S*>rvice Com- mli.sslon at llarrisburg that a public hearing will be held '.in Monda.v, Juno 7, In City I loll, Pliiladeliihla, be¬ fore   the  coinniissloners   to   prove   the
Ing at  11   o'clock   which   will   l.e  held j j,,,,.,,,,^.^     capable  of  purchasing    and
In   Trinity   M-inorial   church.   At  thii, , ,,,„„,„^.,i„^,.    j,,^,  business of a    water
time fraternal  orgunl/ations,  ]{ii>   and | company.
(Iirl    Scout troojis    ana  the    Legion- | _,	
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fered   l-'riday   night.   May   2S,   ai   tho   nalres    will hear ;in  address  by     the
headquarters of Troop 2, In Trinity Memorial church, Ain|bler, to which the parents and friends of the troop are  cordially  Invited.
There will be pictures of Camp IJel- mont and Sea Scout activities und a. review of the year's Work. The pro- pram will start promptly at 7.'30 o'clock.
This vvill mark tho "2nd anniversary of   continuous   regislratlon   for   I'limp
lion.   Harold  Ci.   Knight.
Monday morning at 9.30 the Amerl- j can Ix^gion of Amblor will paraie on j Butler avenue and Lindenwold avenue! prior t(i the exercise .at the liCgioii 1 Post home. Tho Ambler high school i band will lead the Ilne of mtirch in | which will be tho Ix-gionnalres .and ' auxiliary unit, .\mbli'r's lone surviv¬ ing Civil   War   veteran,   (ieorge   Wood, '
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and .1 group    of schoid  cliildren    and | No.   2,   one   of  the   veteran   tro.ips  of  citizens. j
;he   Valley  Forge  Council. |     l^''^'-   M'l'lin   Ij.  To^cr  will   open   tlirj 	
There will    be a special service    at; ¦'^f'"vice  with the invocation.  Onn man-| LEGION   LEADERS  CONDUCT   FIT- Trlnlly   church,   Sunda.v,   May   31),   at : f'^i-   I^''y   Snilith,   who   will   preside nt j    TING   CEREMONY   TO'   HtROES
Interesting Reports Heard at First An¬ nual Meeting of the Fort Washington Society — Philatelic  Club   Did   Well With Cachets An  interesting li.st of tlie articles of
historical value and iuleresi, tliat have
lieen received tor the furiiishing of Uie
Clifton Hiiise,  was  read  by  Mrs.  Bus- sell Conover, chaimian of gifts at the
llrst  annual   business   meeting  of   the
Fort    Washington    Historical    Society
Ihat  waa   held   last  Wednesday  after¬ noon In  the Clifton House.    There was
a   full   attendance   of  active   members
and   the   I'resident,   Mrs.   J.   H.iward
Buck   presided   and   led   the   opening
song.
Mra. Conover  reported  that slie had
received from  Mrs.  Kllis and  Miss At-
kin.son,   datighter  of  the  lale   Thomas
Atkinson    of   Three   Tuns,   a   map   of
Monlgomery county tnat  had hung on | ington.
his  wall   for  25  years a   picture  of  his j
sword,   saddle  and   knaj^sack,   that  he 1
used   during   the   Civil   War,   a   scrap '
hook, of his efTorts in working for good '
roads   In   Upper  Dublin,   many   b.)oks .
of   local   interest,   an    old   picture   of
Three Tuns and one of Cherry Ijane. A large framed piclure of Henry W. i
Longfellow was  given  by Mrs.  Kdwin I
Haupt   and   Mrs.   I.   Milton   Khoads   Inl
nipiniory of the late I. .Milton Ulioads. ! i .Mrs. O "Brian gave a dinimrrooin table, j i There were also books frmii Mrs. Lud- ! j wl/T,  a sword  from  Mr.  Park Mitchell, j
Ilea   kettle   from   Mrs.   Alvin   Fleck,   a .	
jsilhouetle,  Mrs.  Hesse,  two  large  •''ilk j p^yRONS   AND    WORKERS    WEAR I nags   from   Mr.   and   Mrs    '•;¦   D^"";"' I qf OLD PHILADELPHIA COMPANY
Just, a silk flag and standard from the 	
j GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES
\ A,mbler   Senior     Group   Plans     Picnic ) Supper  and   Boat   Trip
]     The   Ambler  (lirl   Sciiuts   on   l''riilay last   enjoyed    a  delightful    s.vimniing I trip at  the Abingion   V.   VV.  C.  A.  The^^^^^^^^    ^^    ^^    ^^^^^^    ^^^
EVENT
girls   worked   on   tlie   .swiiiiiiiiiig  meri ! bad;-re.    Tli|e    girls   coiiipe1.;ig    ll.    the j ' liMi-yanl   dash     were   IClen   Ambers,
DEPARTED   VETERANS
i I'lorence   l'"aust,   Ann   -lendenhall,   and <
HAMILTON f:SH, JR.
William Bouiton  Pixon Po.st,  S American   LoKlon.   and   I'ort   llill   Me- j mori.al Association have been fortunate j 111   securing  the  seivices   of  Hamilton l''ish,   Jr.,   ('ongressman   from   the  2i;th | District  of  New Vi'ili as  the  speaker ! for their JVfemorial  Day s"rvlcos to be held   Monday,   May   Hl.^t,   10   a.m.   on Historic  Old   I'Nii'l   llill   at I'ort   Wash- I
Memoiial Day agtiin this year will Kulh Buler. Florence Faust also pass- ^ "'e a gala occasion on Fort Hill In ed I art .if the work on her swim- j l''o'-t Washington State Park. This oc- ming  merit   Irad^e. ' caslon   will  be  solemnized with  appro-
Thls Friday evening a box luncheon l"'''ite ceremony on Monday afternoon, will be held at the home of Mi:;s Julia ! when such Memorial events are 10 be Landis, their captrln. All girls and ; held Ihls .vear. The day will he begun Ihelr friends and parents are invited ' "t 1.30 p. m. when a parade will be to come. The ghls, who hr.ve no : held prior to the jirogram 1.. take place means of transportation, will meet at j "n F^irt Hill. Ihe  church  at  (i   p.  m. The  Fort   Ilill  Memorial  association.
The boat trip, which the girln h.ive ¦ sponsoring tlie celobnitive event, has looked forward to M-ilh great anxiety ] obtained as speaker of the occ.ashm, will he next Saturday, May 2fl. The ' Hamilton l'"ish. Jr.. member of t'on- girls will le.avo the Philadelphia do.k; gross, a great orator and notaldo ••It 10..10 a. in., and cruise along the ! statesman. Bands, tho musical units Dola\\tire   river.    The   girls   extiect   to   attoched    to    William    Bouiton    Dixon
ANNUAL MEEIING OF
I arrive   back   i.i   I'hiledelphia   at   Cin I the   evening.
I Junior TrOop  Supper
i Girls of the Junior Troop, No. IOS. j of Ambler, will enjoy a picnic supper as Iheir final meeting of this year nt I (iloria Simi^on's home on I-lshland i avenue,   next   Monday   evcnin.g.
fireme;n name dates for an¬ nual FAIRS
11    o'clock    commemorating    Memoiial j'ho   event   will   introduce   Uev.   Kwing
Day   and   Constitution   Day.     All   the j "•'^  ¦''PP'i'^*''" of  the day.    Afler a  band ! Past   District   Commander   Leon   Walt
nelghborlngdlrl and Boy Soul Troops j •''•"'ft'lion  a   wreath   will   be   placed   on
have   been   invited   to  attend. I
Judge   Harold (1. Kniglit  will  deliver j the   siddres.s,     Jiudgo   Knigiit   i^a   the j president    judge    of    tho    Montgomery (bounty Courl, and was formerly chair¬ man   of  the   Boy   Scout  Committee  of tiie   Kastern . District.
Continued on Pago G
LOCAL   WOMAN   ACTIVE   IN OPTOMETRIC  SOCIETY
LOSES A
.Talks   of  the   Legion — Roy   Smith,
P. (). S. of A., a silk fla.g and standard from the Daughters ot Liberty,
A   gift   of   $5.(10   was   received   from Mr.  Allan  Cor.s-,)n   to  help pay  for the Commander  of   Norton   Downs   P3»t j jcdicatlon Invitations, and the .SiK-lety
The Woman's Auxiliiiry to tho Phil- I Ulidelphia    Count.v    Optometric    Society held     their     monthly     meeting     a n d j luncheon   M.ay  20th  at  the I'enn  Ath- | lotlc  Club.
The president, who was also thoTioe- tess of this afl'alr, road a letter from the Uochester, N. Y., Society, urging all, who could, to attend the sessions ';if the National Society meeting in that  city In  Juno,
Mrs. W. P. Sageblel is chairman of the Publicity Coinmittee for the City Society, and her Interesting anlcles about the club's activities, aro pub¬ lished in New York and ("hicago pa¬ pers and all oiflicial optical  magazineij.
Reads  Honor  Roll
The siiirit of .MeiU'Orial Day onhan- i ced the meeting ot the Kiwanis Club lof Ambler Tuesday evening when a I I'l-ogram was held in reverent tribute ; lo the veterans who gave their all Tor a nation's cau.se. Koy Smith, com- i mander of the N.irton I>owns, Jr., j Post,   No.   12.'),   American   Legion,   and
  I Leon   Walt,   past  commander   of     the
B.   STILLWAGON    PASSES   Ninth   District   of     Pennsylvania,   o.ie AT £8 VEARS I "f 'ho greatest workers in the Li;glon
  1 ranks   in   this   area,    were   guests   at
Was  Anibler  Postmaster   Eight  Years j this  occiision. —Conducted   Bakery—Carpenter    by !     Kegionnalre  Walt  was  guest speak-
I er upon this occasion and was intro¬ duced by his comrade. Commander .Smith,   of Ambler.    Mr.  Walt  decried
ABRAM
received   a   very  fine   piano   from   .Mr. and   Mrs.   Lane   Mclfride.
Mrs.  Stanley Houser of ihe Friends'
Eerthold A. Sorby Shows Slides of Prominent People Who Gave Amer¬ ici Intellectual History—Odd Books and Old Cartoons Exhibited The Ambler Public Library Associa- IKin held another of lis annual dinner meetings last Thursday evening in the
'I'he Tri-Cdiinl.v Fair .'\ssiici;itli>ii of l^iistein l'eiinsylvani;i. of which Wil¬ liam J. (losls, (hairmnn of the nour¬ town Miir, has announced Iho dates for Ihe  i;i,"!7   year.
Tho dales are: Barren Ilill. June IS t.> aO; Spring Mill, July y to 17; Kjim- lierlon, July 21 to 31; Flourtown, Argiust fi to 14; Norlh Wales to be announced later.
Select School of Overbniok played a I Library building un Uidg,' avenue at suite of six d.ance songs from si.x dif- Pace sireet and 51 members and ferent n.atlonalities. In a very pleasing guests, iiicludln:r presidents and active m.anner.    A Negr-o dance first, then tlio i workers ot  other local  ilubs,  were de-
shadow  dance, a gavotte and  French Continued on I^ago 3
POLICE CHIEFS 10 PUSH POLICE RADIO
Trade—Married €4 Years—Wife  Sur¬ vives—Born   at   Lansdale
Hugged and lieirty I,ir more Ui;in four score years and eiglit, Abram BigU'r   Stillw.igoii,   long   a   resident of
the fact that many of our citizenry look forward to and think ot Me¬ morial   Day  as  a  day  set  aside  as a
JUNIOR COLONY CLUB
Anilblei-, was taken ill several weeks ; hallowed event in the year to pay ag,) and died on Sunday at his home j ,-everont tribute to the departed from intlrmatics of liis ad\aiiced ago heroes of American Wars. It ia a very of  88 years. '.sacred  day  to  those  wh.o  serveo,   Mr.
I'or   moro   than   half   a  century   he   "v^r.^n   f,,,j(i^   ^nd   particularly   to   th.)ne
who served in the Civil War for this day was set aside iKirticularly as a day in memor.v of their conn ados, ciatlc part.x. During the Clevi land i Today, the veterans of-the W.irhi War adminislralioii he served as iiostni.is- I ,suay „n and H has grown to mean a ler of Ambier. This was in LSS.S and i resi)onaibiiity to them, in 18113, when Cleveland was reelected I Mr. Stillwagon was again appointed. ! i Cleveland's   second  admini.stralio.i   be- I
lightfully cnlerlalnetll Tiiomas .\, l''oulke, president of the as.sociation, waa chalinian of the meeting.
There were R few business reports .'It the enrly part of the meeting nnd Pi'l'sidcut Koulke, in iiresenting a brief ouiyiie of the financial status oi' the association, staled that the trea.Siiry is sti'iiiiger this year than a year ago.
Miss Mary Cnift. librarian, reported having slarted a picture file and al¬ though   this   is  slill   in  an olemenUiry ' Asaoclatioji  will carry  the fight for a
  i stage, all piituros will soon l>e mount- 1 county-wide  police  radio broadcasting
FENERTY,     VETERAN led and  Ihe file delinitely established in jst'itlon lo the floor of the State Senate.
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WILL ATTEMPT  TO   REVIVE  BILL "PICKLED"  IN   THE  SENATE
Support of Governor and Secretary of Revenue Solicited — Member III — Sheriff Bellis and ( Work   of  Chief's  Association
Montgomery   Couniy    I'oliee   Chief's
Post, No. 10, American Kegiou of I'ort Washington, l^egionnairif patriotic units, file companies, school children and citizens of the comnninlly are all to lake part.
The   program   of  the  day   will   open
with   the   parade   of  «ll   imrticipatin,?
units. Formation will be made at Fort
! Washington and Prospect avenues and
I will   proceed   to   Summit   avenue   and
then  south   to  Montgomery  avenue,   to
i Washington  Lane, where turning west
I they will  proceed  to  Bethlehem   pike,
i then   south   on   tho   piko   to   Fort   HlU
I State park entrance, inence to the lop
¦ of the hill where, ahout the old re¬ doubt, the ceremonies will lake place.
I (ir,'ind M.arahalls of Ihe parade will i be Melvin James, commander of ' Bouiton   Di.\On   Post,   and   David   Mc-
¦ (^rork. president of the Fort Hill Me¬ morial Association. The lino of pir- ade   will   be   separated   into 'five   divl-
I slops.   (Commanding these units will be i Assistant Marshalls ,Iosei>h  I>rlscoll In charge '.if  the  first   division,   composed j of military units:   Thomas M. Fi'essler, j second  division,   composed   of   pLitrlollc and   fralern.il   organizations;    Kdward Murjihy,    fliird   division,    composed   of jimi lr organizjitions;  J. Howard Buck, fourth    division,    comiiose.,1   of   school children:   Joseph    lladdon,   fifth   divi¬ sion, coniftHised of fire companies.
0.1 F.)rt Hill the program wll! be cenducted b.v Melvin James, com¬ mander of the Fort AVashington Le¬ gionnaires. The invocation will ba siioken    b.v    Kov.    C.    C<.    (iilbert,    as-
look a keen interest jn politics and was reco,gnized as one ot the county leaders   in     the  ranks  of  the    Denu-
CLARE G
AND ATTORNEY TO SPEAK  j
  ' Craft  also   stated,  are  in   the  Interna-
Major-General    Shannon    Will    Accept |'i''""'  Mind   Alcove  of  the .\mbler Li- Gift,   Commemorating   Four   Wars— Thirty   patriotic   and   Veteran   Units Will  Take  Part—Date  is  June 'S
Whiteniiu-sh. This will be followed by drills by children of the Fort Wash¬ ington, Whitcuiarsh and Flourtown schools. Selecilons are t.'> l>e rendered by  both   first  and   second   unit  of  tbe
orderly fashion.    l''ive new- book.s, Afiss ¦'This action was decided Thursday eve- 1 I'"k1o and Drum Corps of Fort W.asJi-»
In   his  address     Mr.  Walt  also  pre-
the
PROGRAM   ENDS   CURRENT   YEAR OF AMBLER  GROUP
Miss Dorothy Allen Becomes Nca President — Retiring President Pre¬ sented with Gift—Work of "The See¬ ing Eye" Explained — Contributions Made
The spring dinner oi' Ihe Junior Col¬ ony CMub of Amibler closing the aea- iJt s-on'a activities was held al the I'ly¬ mouth Country C;iub, last night. About forty menibers and guests were pres¬ ent.
The Installation ot officers w.as held at the end of the program niuiking the start of a new year, Oillcers who were In.stalled by Mra. Cullls M. Y'oung, retiring director, to serve for two years are; I'resident, Aliss l>or- othy Allen; first vice president, Mrs. llarry .Selheimer; second vice presi¬ dent, Mrs. Tliomas J. Ijiine, Jr.; cor- I'oaponding secretary, Miss Bruna Ah- rahaiiis; treasurer. Miss Helen Ziegler, The recording secretary. Miss Kdythe Campman, was unable lo be present.
I'ho following appoinlmonts were ¦made hy the new president: direi- tors—Mlss Mae Arnold and Mrs. Lloyd AV. Steelman; chairman of deparl- ments—(art. Miss Helen Kudolph; dra- miitlcs. Miss Mae Brubaker; llnanco, Mrs.  Thomas J. I.,ane, Jr.;   hou.se and
fh'ispltalily, Mrs, Karl Baker; lllora- \<^^\ve, Miss Atargarel Dalley; momberr ' ship, Mlss Mae Arnold; niusic. Miss Cleta Kriel)el; program, Mlss Marian Carson assisted by Mjms Cyriie Knott; piibllclly, Mrs. AA'illiain Itlttcr; weltaro. Miss   Miirjorle   Kerns.
Miss Mae Arnold, retiring president, opened the meeting and inlroducid the special guests: Mrs. lUi.viinond Maxson, preaident, and Mrs. I'ercival Theel. presldont-elect,   of   tho   senior   Colony
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seiiled somie of the Ideals of Legion. It Is an organization f.ir peace, he s:iid. Althougii believing primarily in preparedness, yet the group, who iiiistinlingly served with alleginnco to their fkig, are now pledged for peace and are yet to be rciiionsiblo    for  ono    ¦.)f tho    greatoat
Continued   on  Page  2
gJin in 18D3.
The deceased was alao one of ..Amb¬ ler's leading buslnesfaneii. For many years he carried on the baking liusi¬ ness at the orner of Butler avonue and Spring Cii'rden street. Wiien he sold Ihis propert.v ho then creeled the biiililiiig on Butler avenue at the railroad crossing. Jlr. Stillwagon was also a cigar maker by trade.
Abram Stillwagon, son of Enos and Mary (Bilger) Stillwagon, -was bom | near Lansdale in 1840. AVhon but a i b'.iy his father, a miller, mood into i the vielnltv of Plumaleadvllle, Lucks P^'"'*: "'' 'he AVhilemarsh AVomen's countv, whore thev lived f, years. I'rior ! <^-hib in AVhiteniar.sh township, mem- fo Ainbler)   whore ho secured work at I hPi's of the club were Invited by Mrs.
Sundav afternoon, .June Clh, a AA'ar Memorial, comimeiii4iralin,ir the four great American Wars, will be dedi¬ cated at Wliitemarsli .Alemorial I'lrk, located al Prospeciville. More than thirty veteran and patriotic organiza- tKins will participate in the unveiling and dedication.    Al the    base  of    the
brary.
Sjieaking brielly in  behalf of the or ganization   Ihcy  reprosenied,   Mr.   llar-'^^'hut is holding up  the passage  of the
j hill,   presented   .some  limo  ago  by As-
ning al the regular moiiihly .session of! iiK^fon and the Clrls' Harin.inica Band the as.sociation  held  in   Bluo  Bell   Inn. j "^ l''"'"'   Washington.
.V   cominittee   will   be  sent   to   Harris- |      Moral   iTibutes   are   to   lie  reverently burg .with    inslructiims   to   a.scertain,.
old Steinlirighl, proHident of the Kl¬ wanls Club of Amblor and .Mrs. Puy- j sfublymun John Long\iker, of Mont- luond Ma.xsoii, president of the Colony !-"'"f'"y count.v. The bill was pas.sed Club of Aniller, had words of prai.se i weolvs ago by tho House for the splendid woi-k of Iho.'ie wh'> | This bill gives to the district at- make the Ambler Public Llbr.iry the torne.v of the .sevenl counties of the splendid success il is. stale   the   right   lo   have   installed   a
Berthold A. Soib,\-, a  nieiuber of the ' h'"<'adca.sting   stiitlon   for   jKilice   work.
'chief  Theodore   Hallowell,  of Chelten¬ ham   township   police   who   is   chair-
paid   to   the   deceased   veterans   of   the (Continued   on   Page   3)
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WOMEN'S  CLUB VISIT THE STOTESBURY   GARDENS
recognition    of    Ihe    outstanding
I Memorial   Flagstaff     aro   four   bronze | Library C'oiiiiiian.v of I'iiilaileliihia,  was plaques,   e.ach   one   commemorating    a   the   guest  speaker.     Mr.   Soiby   traced,
major  war,     namely   the     Kevolution,   the  history  of Ihe company  from  thej""'"   "^  'h<'   commitlee   said   the   bill (Mvil,     Spanish-American  and     AVorld   time  of  its  oigwuzallon   by  Benjamin War, Fraiiiiliii.   through    tlic   (^ivil   AVar   to
The principal address will be made ; the present day. lie sliowed slides of b.v Clare I<'encrly, a AVorld War Vet- I the men and women who Iiavc been eran and a memlx'r of the J'hiladel- prominenl in its history, one ,,1' -.-.bom phla bar. The Acceptance Addriwa ! was James Logan, who cami. lo .Aiiier- will be made by MaJor-(Jeneral Ml- ! |ca as AVilliam Penn's secielar.v. He ward C. Shannon, of the 2,Sth Division, ! .„;ii,l  that   .Mr.   Lo-au   was a ver'v" bril-
villa,ge of AA'issahickon  (since  changed
|K. T. Stotesbury, of AVhitemarsh Hall, lo   A.mbler)    .vhcr  ho   secured   work  ;, t j "V^'hil'-marsh,   to   visit   the   gardens   of his   trade  of  carpenlering.       Hero   he''ho  estate and  have  tea at her home met   and  married  Mary K, Hulet,  Uio|T""Sday afternoon, only   surviving   dauirhter   of   William
land    Susan   Unlet.       Mrs.   StlUwa.gin,
j who still survives lier husband, is Rlightly more than .a year his senior. y.he will be ninety this year. Their lalter years  the  couple h.ivo spent in
their  homo   on   Mf.   Pleas.ant     avenue i Whilemarah   Police ,al fhe corner of Reirfs Mill road. Tlie.v I trance.
would  havo  observed   thoir li.'ith wed- j     Admitled   by   the   superintendent   of
ding anniver.sary  next Christmas  day.   tho  estate,   they   were  shown   Ihrough
llesides  his  v,ife  he  Is   survived   by j famous  formal  gardens.    At  3.3«  they
Oscar   Sllllwa,'-ron,   who     Is '¦
Tho group of 4,5 AVhitemarsh Club members and guests mot at the home of Mrs. t;i|irenco V. Byrke, Pl.vmouth Meeting. They loft for AVhitemarsh llall in 15 automobiles and were es¬ corted by Chief David Knnls of the to   the   main   en-.
I'ennsylvania National (luards. The presiding oUiccr will l>e the Kev. Dar¬ lington K. Kailis Stale Chaplain of the   A'eterans   of   Forclcn   W^ars.
The arrangements for the dedica¬ tion ot the AA'ar Memorial are being made l\v the United Military Commiit¬ tee, composed of veterans m. tho Spanish-American War, V.cleiaiis .if I'oroign Wars, Aiiieiican Legion and Dls,abled Amerha,n AVar \eleiau.s. Music will be furuishe.il by a number of local Miiitiiry Bands, including the I'lilled .Spanish VA'iir Vetcraii.s' Baud, ;.nd   ('adet  Bugle   a:ia   Drum   Coips.
Among the palrh tic organiz itlons to ixirticipale     will   le     the
lianl Iierson  wlio lia,|  much lo do with
the inteilecdial liistory of Pliiladeiiihia.
(continued on  page 2)
UNEMPLOYMENT   FUNDS
Employers     Notifed   That     Contribu¬ tions   Are   Due   June   1st
Contributions to the Penna. Uneni- l)lo.viment C'.>mi)en.satioii I'^ind for the first qi,i,irler of 1!I37 are due and pay- al'io on oj' before midnlghL June 1, ItJilidi M. llasliore, Sc-;e;ary of Ijnhor awl Industr.y has .¦lunounced. He stated that no further postpoiiemeut ••'-•.is     and i'Of time   would   bo  n-raiilcil.
ono   .s'.in.
W'Wo   received   at   |AVl|itemarsh    ItvH
i Iiresent pnstmasler of Amblor, ser,'- I and spent a half hour viewing the I Ing his secon.l Icrni under President rare collections of art. Tea was I Koosevell;. and one daughter, Mr.s. I .served at 4. A tour of the l.'i period ¦Jennie  Oliver,   of   New  York  Cfty. j guest   rooms  was   the   concluding 'foa-
I     Funeral  .wrviccs  weve held Tuesday | ture  of  Ihe delightful  vl.slt. I from     the     undertaking     parlors     of Tesse  I''.  Davis .ind were conducted  by
Ibe Bev. O'tto C. F. .Tanke, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church. Interment was   made  In   K.ise Hill  cemelerv.
Mrs. Burke, president of tlie Wbite¬ marsh AS'omcn's Club, a.ssisted in re¬ ceivings.
D«ughlei-3 ot the Annerican Kevolu- I Air. B.aslr.ire s.iid thai forms for Iho tion, and Sons and Daughters '.>f tho { first contribution .ue in Ihe mail (irand Armiy of the Itepublic A con- jand vvill probably reaili all iimploy- ceit will be rendered on Alililary | ers Ihis week. Tliose eiiiployers who Plaz:i by the Cadet Corps. The ,<crv-i havo not received sullicient foinis to ices   will  coii-menco at  1.30   i>.   m. I meet   Ihoir   reiniiroiuiits   sliould  apiily
 ' .— jto   tiie   neares,t   ITnemiiloyiiient     Coim-
Announce   Spring   Flower  Show       i P-nsali.m   Cdiee   or    irite   to   llarris- The  annual   Spriii;^'   Flower  Show of ! ''urg  for  an   addilonal   suiipl.v.
Ulloll reaching the senate, has, thus far, beon "pickled" and there It will remain unless sume concerted action Is taken to bring il out. In a letter to Secretary H. Charles AA'ialer, Dislrict Atiorney Fred H. .Smilie, stated he will be pleased to go Harrlsljurg wltli the committee and assist in getting the bill before the Senate. Somo of the mcmliors were in favor of dropping Ihe matter, hut it was finally agreed to keeii up the fight which has now Ijoen going on  for flvo years.
Secretary AVisler also reported hav¬ ing sent telegrama to Oovernor Kkirle, ,'-;i 'leli.iry of Itevenue J.ihn B. Kelly, whom he ,'ilao endeavored to get on the phone, and iir.ued them lo use their infleuiice in favor of the- bill. Continued   on   Page   2
COLOe WCIN HELD 12,500 BAIL
HATTIE  McMEAL GOUGED  EYE Or HATED   RIVAL
EDUCATIONAL TRIP
Ambler WPA Class On Another Jaunt to   Valley   Forge   Park
Alembers of the A.mbler WI'A Kdu¬ cational class enjo.ved anolher of lis delightful, knowledge seeking trips last Thursday, this timo visiting A'al¬ ley   Forge  I'ark.
Man Also Arrested for Stabbing in North Hills—Victim in Critical Con¬ dition—Ambler Man Loses License Airs. Hiiltie AlcNeal, of 23 Chestnut sireet, Aiiiiiier, was beld under If2,5'l)0 bail by .lustice of the I'eace Urban on the charge of assault and liatlery, and ag'gravaled assault and battery with intent lo kill. At the hearing Chlel Fluck and olher witnesses testified the wonian llrst started a disturbance in a tap room on Chestnut street for whicii she was put out of Ihe place, .'-'ho re¬ turned a, moment later )."id threw a Iar.ge stone into Ihe i)li;ce narrowly niiasing some of the patrons, Afler this it was said she laid in wail for .Mrs. VAla Tate, who she attacked wllh weapon, which Die police believed lo have been a knife ind before she had completed her attack she had cut out Continued   on   I'agre  2
TRAIL   OF   BAD  BILLS
Lust week a. trail of iiad $10 iiill.i upset the mild demeanor of a number of Anibler merchants who proved vie. tims of the malpraclii'e of passing coiinterieil   nione.v.    The   lens     looked
ATTEND
EPISCOPAL TION
CONVOCA-
FINE  SUMMER   DAY CAMP FOR  SMALL  CHILDREN
fllio Norristown darden Clul) will l>e held In (^ity Hall. N.rrislov, r., on Thursday, June Srd. There are forty- eight cla.sses. Mrs. Ira L. Kllinger Is chairman ot the Mow.-r Show and Alls, (iiles P. r'Uler Is the cl- ') presi¬ dent.
Under liie terms of llic l.'w.
Tho  trill,   whicli  was  ispons'.irod    by the   Ambler   AdvLsory   Council   and   in | ppeuy good and did not for quite som. rnntvi- !'h'"'-<^   of    Luther  Frolz,  included    a i ti„„. .^{^p^. ,ho visitors had di.sappe.u- butions   were     pa.vable   April   Jtn,     bul ' y.':''". . '"      'he   _ chapel,      ob.servalory, | ,,,..,,p,,   „,.^„   u   found   Ihat   there   wer this  ori;:inal  dale    was set back    one month  by  .'•'ecielary   I'ashoie  in  order lo  Insure all  eiuployers ample  time  to make   complete   reputs.
visit      Id      the      ciiapel,      observatory
AVashington's   Headquarters   and     an   spurious  notes  alloal.
But best ot all, according  to  .\mbler police,   detecllves  in  I'hiladelphia havo
! automobile   tour  of  the  parli
I     L'arlier in   Ihe  week  Air.   Vvety. spoke
I I.)    the   students,   explaining   to    ihPni | .i^Hnitp   information   and   have   idenii
The   re.'.;ulai' Kliiscopal   Convocation
FREE THEATRE TICKETS!
Every  Week See Page  5
l''or youngslors, both l)0.vs and girls, spring  meeting  of  the i hetwcen the ages of rtve and eleven, a
,    f   Niirristown'^'"^' f''*'"I' ^"  one  of  the  happiest  ex-
1 will   1)0  held   this  Thursday,     AL-iy   27, ! P*"'"'*''^'^''''^  during  the  aunimer  months,
ittttttitiittitit} I ^^  ^*.  Anne's  Church,   AVillow  drove! P^'hen  there isn I much of anything to
!I I The delgates from .St. Thomas' church '''" around home. Many a child's .^um-
nre     Alaiirlce   .T.   Crojin,     deorge     AV, ' ""''" '"'" '"'*'" '"" "¦' ¦I'-tlvily and de-
A'forris  and   Donald   H.   AVilliams.   The ' "*'ht   because   lie   or   she   has   been   to
II ^leleiales   to  the AVomen's Aid   lo con-l'"-   '^•¦^*'   ''''"l'-     "'"h   a   day   camp     Is
vocation     nve   Mrs, J.   A,
:i
Mrs.    Af.   J.   Crean,   Mrs.   Afarniaduke Tilden   and   Afrs.   C.   C.   Kuemmerle,
Alessenger I I'f'if? t""'l<lin^''<'d   in AVhitemarsh   town-
—.arandview   hospili'l.      Sellersville, nttttffit s:»'aduate U nurses ilay 24,
ahii), known as the Aflipion Country Day Camp. Parenis who may be in¬ terested may secure full informal lon from Kev. N. B. CIroton, rector of St. Thunijas'  church.
JUNE  FETE   FEATURES
The June tele of the Colony Club of Anibler will he held Wed¬ nesday afiernoon of Juno 2, froui 3 lo I) o'clock al the home of AIi.-i. Henry lA-e A\lllets op Butler pike near  Three  Tuns.
J'^ealiiring the entertainment of the afternoon will be a marioneto' show, pony rides, grab bags ami a  big  food  table.
Admission charge to adults will he 2f> cents and to children, 1') cents.
LEG.CN  TO  CLEiJT OFFICERS
The rc'.ular business session of llio Norton Downs, .lr.. Post, Ainerican Legion, of Anibler, will be held on Tliiilisda.v evning, Jnoe 10, and the ,1 ii.xiliaiy unit will ineel on Tuesda.v, .lune 8, for election of ollleers of bolh llio Post anil .Ai'Xiiiar.v. The Hi-Coun¬ ty Council meeliiig v.ill be held at!<"'i'*'l< Ciliberto Norristown, June T3. On June 2 iv card i ^'^''''h'.ilas J''anu, par	
Ihe   importance   of   Valley  Forge.    He   ,i,.d  the bill-passers.   According  to in- di'sciilied   the  development  of Amerl-, f,j,,|„,,tj,in given by two of the victims I e.l,  pointing out how me colonies won j i,i  Ambler. Joseph Kicclardi and Frank their independence, | l.-iddie,  the  men  who came to Ambler,
He stressed the battle of dernnan- j i„,th .olorcd, have been Ideniilied town and told of the retreat to ViUley | ,h, ongh the ro:!ueH j.allery at Phiia- Forge and   of  the  winters   the  Anieri- j delphia  Cily   Hall   and   city   detecllves
can   Soldiers   spent   there.
Those      who      enjoyeil       ttie      \'olley
Forge trip were:   Frank  Scorza,  Dom-
Aiithony     Signore,
John   Pulli,     James
ty v.ill  1)0  hold the first ?ind lhird j 1"<^^'p^''"".  Leonard     Alesslna,     Joseph
Pulli,  George   Benlgno,   Kuasel   Benlg¬ no,   Pasquale   (Jai'lilio,   Benjamin   An- tonucci,   AVillis   Alalioney,   dabriel   An- -Auto deaths increased markedly in ;f-'<''"l'''^'     *''¦»¦   I'"-   <*•   Menna,     Angelo
Tuesday   of   next   montli   when   plans will   be  made  for  a picnic.
I'J 3 7,
Jlenna, Nelson DccU and Luther Fretz,
Ire on the tr,iil of liie now very al¬ lusive siii'jecis, botli of V. hom have disappearel from their I'siial haunts. The other viclini in .Ambler was David Cohen, whose simrious bill was deteiled when he made a deposit last l'"'ridii.v in Ambler .N'ational Bunk. Tho suspects woikc.l Ambler on AVednes¬ day afiernoon of last week and it Is believed other bills, not yet detected, were alao passed.