Swarthmore News Notes and Local Social Items
Dr William T Ellis plans travel to the Balkans Constantinople Palestine Egypt the Caucasus and Persia at end of next week Mrs Charles Hetzel Ridley Park to host first subscription dance of season on Saturday December 14 The Junior Section of the Woman s Club to meet at Miss Helen Elmore s Thursday evening December 12 Miss Anna Madeline Halli to spend weekend in New York City Albert Burgett missing in France Mrs Emil Gretzmacher sells Vassar avenue home to live with mother in Philadelphia The Sabbath Day in Washington draws comment as city commerce grows Mrs Frank Sauter back on streets Miss McConnell Elm avenue to Maitland Florida for winter Miss Crothers to Nebraska for several weeks
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William T. Ellis
Swarthmore
Balkians
Constantinople
Palestine
Egypt
The
Caucasus
Persia
Charles Hetzel
Ridley Park
Woman's Club
Helen Elmore
Miss McConnell
Elm Avenue
Maitland
Florida
Miss Crothers
Nebraska
The Christmas Club Opens at Swarthmore Bank
The article promotes a Christmas Club encouraging regular weekly deposits with no joining fee at Swarthmore National Bank. It urges readers to save steadily to have ready cash for holiday spending and quotes Ben Franklin to emphasize frugality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Swarthmore National Bank
Official Election Returns for Governor and Courts in Philadelphia
Official returns of the November 5 election show Philadelphia totals for governor and judges. Sproul 154001, Bonniwell 60147, Simpson 95689, Kephart 36078, Fox 6913, Abbott 6966. Haselton 14611, Porter 135949. Counts include soldiers votes.
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Shoemaker and Wessel
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
William C. Sproul
Washington Party
Eugene C. Bonniwell
Fair Play Party
Alexander Simpson, Jr
Justice of the Supreme Court
John W. Kephart
Edward J. Fox
Edwin M. Abbott
Superior Court
Stephen H. Haselton
William D. Porter
Wo man's Club Junior Section Meets at Elm Avenue
The Junior Section will hold its next meeting at Miss Helen Elmore's home on Elm Avenue Thursday evening December 12. Miss Margaret Hill will lead the music. Members will discuss current events and read soldiers letters as extracts.
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Woman’s Club
Helen Elmore
Elm Avenue
Margaret Hill
One of Our Heroes Lieutenant Baldwin Remembered
A elegiac tribute to Lieutenant John S. Baldwin of West Chester a U P and Law School graduate killed in October 1918 at the Argonne Forest honoring his courage and sacrifice. The poet recalls his noble youth devotion and enduring memory as the New Day owes him gratitude. JOHN RUSSELL HAYES
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John S. Baldwin
West Chester
U. of P
Law School
Argonne
John Russell Hayes
West Chester Normal School Sees 737 Pupils Listed Amid War
The West Chester Normal School reports 737 pupils on its roster reflecting wartime conditions. Residents include Charles I. Andrews Ridley Park. Paul J. Beechwood Glenolden. Franklyn E. Elgin Glenolden. Julia Hostetter Wallingford. Anna C. Homer Wallingford. Grace Lederle Swarthmore. Edwin F. Smith Moore. Frances M. Smith Moore. Edgar T. Stephens Wallingford. Alice H. West Swarthmore. Mildred E. Wilde Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester Normal School
Charles I. Andrews
Ridley Park
Paul J. Beechwood
Glenolden
Franklyn E. Elgin
Julia Hostetter
Wallingford
Anna C. Homer
Grace Lederle
Swarthmore
Edwin F. Smith—Moore
Frances M. Smith—Moore
Edgar T. Stephens
Alice H. West
Mildred E. Wilde—Moore
My Auto Tis of Thee Ballad of a Worn Car
A nostalgic poem laments a costly purchase and the subsequent decline of a once proud vehicle. The narrator recalls gaudy colors worn tires and expensive upkeep while money dwindles and debts rise. A wish to buy another car remains. The Sovereign Visitor.
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John
Boy Scouts Declares War on Tent Caterpillars in Delaware
The Boy Scouts of Delaware and Montgomery counties plan a campaign to combat tent caterpillars. On Saturday December 7 two thousand Scouts will burn nests with kerosene torches under adult supervision. Residents urged to report pest locations to local Scoutmasters or the Philadelphia headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Delaware
Montgomery
Winthrop Sargent
Delaware and Montgomery Scouts
Public Service Commission Dismisses Water Company Complaint
The Public Service Commission in Harrisburg dismissed a complaint against Springfield Consolidated Water Company by eighteen Delaware County boroughs. Borough solicitor Albert N. Garrett said the case will be appealed. Further particulars will be in the next issue.
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Springfield Consolidated Water Company
Delaware County
Public Service Commission
Harrisburg
Albert N. Garrett
Friends in Whittier House knit for refugees and fund-raisers
This year the Whittier House group completed thirteen knitted blankets and fifty four quilts for civilians and refugees abroad. A French note with two franc piece accompanied a quilt sent earlier expresses gratitude from Mme Barbonnet a refugee. A new college girls group now meets one evening weekly to join the reconstruction sewing efforts.
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Whittier House
France
Methodist Church Events Show Busy December Schedule
The Little Light Bearers meet Saturday at 3 PM at the church with weather plans for a large Sunday attendance. Dr Henson preaches at 4:30 PM. A Travel Talk on Ireland by Rey McAdams arrives Thursday December 19 at 8 PM in the Woman's Club House with Philadelphia soloists and Irish songs. admission 50 cents plus 5 cents tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturda
Hens
Ireland
Rey McAdams
Woman’s Club House
Wharton Street
M. E
Philadelphia
Swarthmore
Storage-Choice Room for Dry Sanitary Goods
Notice advertises suitable storage space for groceries meat market delicatessen and related items. Describes dry clean sanitary storage room facilities available for tenant use and emphasizes suitability for perishable and nonperishable goods.
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Anna Madeline Halli
Sailor
Alfred
New York City
Albert Burgett
Emil Gretzmacher
Vassar Avenue
Washington
Frank Sauter
the Christmas Club
America
Prussia
Green Argonne
Lorraine
Berlin
Boy Scout Headquarters
Real Estate Trust Bldg
Springfield Consolidated Water Co
Mlle Glancy
Mademoiselle
Mme Barbonnet Refugiee Barraquements Americains No. 7
Rutledge Auditorium
Rutledge
Sylvian Avenue
Unity Terrace
Jack Pickford
Vivian Martin
Pauline Frederick
Fedora
Fatty Aruckle
Kendall
Fatty Arbuckle
Coney Island
Viviette
Mack-Sennett Comedy
Taming Target Centre
Sessue Hayakawa
And
Pastime Theatre Media
Paramount and
Artcraft Pictures
Christmas Club
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