Notable Summer Mrs and Misses Travel and Local Events
Social notes list numerous families off to expositions and summer homes including the Panama Exposition visits by Mr. and Mrs. Pittock, Dr. and Mrs. Alleman at Ocean City, and the Joyce and Speakman parties. Other items mention Kappa Alpha Theta travels, Holyoke Alumnae luncheon, and summer plans for Buck Hill Falls, Lake Michigan, Cambridge and George School graduation remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Duane Joyce
Emily Joyce
Portland
Oregon
Martha Speakman
Friends Summer School at Swarthmore
The Society of Friends announces a biennial Summer School at Swarthmore College starting June 22 for two weeks. Open to ages 18 to 80 from any denomination, with lectures mornings and evenings, round table talks, and entertainment. Full board and tuition $20. course ticket $4. Notable lecturers include Starbuck, Forbush, Spencer, Holmes, Grant, Falconer, Stephens, Janney. President Swain opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Friends
Swarthmore College
Edwin DD. Starbuck
William B. Forbush
Anna Garlin Spencer
Jesse H. Holmes
Elihu Grant
Martha P. Falconer
Frank Stephens
O. Edward Janney
Joseph Swain
Philadelphia Suburban Gas & Electric Forms Strong Team
The Philadelphia Suburban Gas & Electric Company consolidates last year’s four club league into a single representative squad. They plan to open the season on Saturday June 16 and seek teams that pay a fair guarantee for a first class attraction. Address Manager Baseball Club West Washington Square Philadelphia Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Suburban Gas & Electric Company
Jenkintown
Phoenixville
Chester
Philadelphia
Stronnger
West Washington Square
Swarthmore Church to Hold Final Sermon by Pastor Woodfin
The Swarthmore Church notes that next Sunday morning June 27 Mr Woodfin will preach his last sermon as pastor. Evening service will be the final in that series with a brief address and several musical selections. A Wednesday prayer service and a Ladies Missionary Society meeting at 3 PM today are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Summer Friends Meeting Time Change and Attendance Awards
During the summer months the Friends Meeting will be held at 10.30 rather than 11.30 A M. First Day School closes with exercises and a work exhibit. Carol Paxson and Elizabeth Pollard receive books for perfect attendance. Charlotte Bunting and Copeland Palmer noted for near perfect attendance after missing only once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Carol Paxson
Elizabeth Pollard
Charlotte Bunting
Copeland Palmer
27th annual Commencement at Emporia College
The 27th annual Commencement of the College of Emporia Kansas honored Swarthmore resident Rev. Wm. Hiram Foulkes who gave the address on The Master Passion. Degrees were conferred on 21 seniors by Rev. Foulkes, with honorary degrees awarded by President Culbertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of
Culbertson
Lews
Hiram Foulkes
College of Emporia
Kansas
Ivy Exercises at Observatory Ivy Stone Ceremony
The Ivy exercises began at seven on Sunday with the class visiting the Observatory to plant ivy beneath the stone. Laurie Seaman introduced Miss Margaret Milne who delivered the class oration. The 1916 class president received the spade, and the day closed with Chapel exercises and remarks from faculty ending with Alma Mater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Seaman
Glen Cove
New York
Margaret Milne
New York City
Swarthmore Preparatory School 1915 Honors List
Swarthmore Preparatory School names seniors receiving Headmaster's Athletic Medal Alumni Athletic Medal Debate Cup Dramatic Medal Oratorical Medal Swarthmore Scholarship and High Honor Medal. Also lists school officers for 1915 16 and gold pins for honor averages. Visiting relatives plan six weeks in Nova Scotia after Woodbury New Jersey visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Stow
N. J
Edgar D. Tyler
Fred W. Schoen
W. Va
Alonzo Horsey, Jr
J. Murdock Blake
Fla
Swarthmore
Andrew Simpson
Harold Hubler
Pas
Haverford
Franklin P. Stow
Carl Marwig
Randolph Ashton
Henry T. Evans
William H. Guilliam
William Seddon
Grant Benjamin
Walter Dickinson
Edmund M. Fergusson
Paul B. Noll
Leon M. Pearson
Clinton E. Walter
William F. Kimber
Vernon Barber
Edward W. Huggins
George Walker
Jean Walker
Fire Association Notes Endorsements and Local Updates
The County Association leans toward Judge BK C Bonniwell for State Association president though support is not unanimous. Brumbaugh backs the Governor Rate Commission Bill drafted by the Delaware County Firemen's Association. Electric light on Swarthmore Avenue improves a dark borough district. racks and chemical extinguishers go to Borough Hall. Frank R. Marsh moves to Firemen's Avenue area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
County Association
BK. C. Bonniwell
Municipal Court of
Philadelphia
Wayne
State Association
Sharpburgs
Brumbaugh
Governor Rate Commission
Delaware County Firemen’s Association
Swarthmore Avenue
Baltimore Pike
Borough Hall
State Firemen Convenes Octobers Philadelphia Meeting
Fire department members in the county who belong to the State Firemen's Association have received bills and notices for the convention in Philadelphia in October. An extra dollar is charged this year for a mandatory membership button. Politics must be kept out of the County Association for it to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Firemen’s Association
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Pittock
Panama Exposition
Mrs. Alleman
Ocean City
Louis Robinson
Tuckhannock
Susquehanna River
William Speakman
Miss Martha Speakman
Chicago
Kappa Alpha Theta
Cleveland
Ohio
David Lukens
Phoebe Lukens
Catskills
Caroline Hall
Gladys Hall
Buck Hill Falls
Dr. and
Mrs. Blessing
Lake Michigan
Arthur Kent
Cambridge
Mass
H. Miller Crist
Mt. Holyoke College
Holyoke
Martin B. Young
Lancaster
S. G. Mahan
Mrs
Jesse Holmes and Sons
Arden
Burgess Perry
Wm. Byron Forbush
George School
Friends’ Summer School
Swarthmore News
Presbyterian Church Notes
Emporia College
Ivy
Park Avenue
Swarthmore Preparatory School
Joseph Murdock Blake
Vincent FE
Frederick William Schoen
Franklin Pierce Stow
Paul Eugene Stevenson
Edgar Dowlin Tyler
Charles Temple
N.Y
Garnets
Clinton E. Walter, Jr
Grays
William Johnson
A. Wa
Yale Avenue
California
Colorado Rockies
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Grand Canyon
Ww. B. Prickitt
Swarthmore, PA
Fire Association Notes
Ivin
Barrington Hall
Victor D. Shirer
Durnall
Swarthmore Dai
Wawa
Real Estate
Walton & Walton Swarthmore Pa
Swarthmore Tea Room
C. M. Marsh
M. C. Michener
Telephone Media 570
Lehigh Coal
Swarthmore National Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!