Local Swarthmore News and Society Directory
Swarthmore bulletin lists editors Jutta R Hazard Anna Camden Hall and officers including John W Adams as President £. A Stockton as Vice President Julia R Hazard as Secretary and Treasurer. Subscriptions $2.00 annually. single copies available. Community groups and associations named include Library Board Health Fire Athletic Home and School Players Charities Scouts Woman’s clubs and churches. Entered at Swarthmore post office as second class matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Adams
A. Stockton
Julia R. Hazard
Treas
Percy Webster
Thomas W. Simpers
Swarthmore
John Russell Hayes
Board of Health
A. E. Bassett
J. Milton Hazard
William F. Butler
Samuel M. Dodd
Asso
Julia C. Yarnall
Players
Thomas H. Calhoun
Associated Charities
Helen C. Culin
Boy Scouts
Ambrose Hirst
Woman's Suffrage
Bertha Sellers
Woman's Club
Rebecca Holmes
Woman's Peace Party
Anna
Post Office
Planting Time Urges Swarthmore Helpers to Boost Food Supply
Swarthmore Pa June 22 1917 urges residents to join Community Gardening Association efforts to plant now for next winter and prevent hunger. Citizens are asked to donate two to three hours this week and next to cultivate idle ground and help America feed the world.
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Community Gardening Association
Swarthmore
America
Sealed Proposals for Marble Wains coating at Media Court House
Sealed proposals will be received at the County Controller office in Media Pennsylvania on Monday July 9 1917 at 10 A M for marble wains coating for the main stairway and second story front corridors of the Court House in Media. Drawings and specifications are on file at the Commissioners Office in Media or the Architect's Office Crozer Building Chester and 1133 Broadway New York City. A certified check of at least 3 percent of the bid amount must accompany the proposal. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
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Media
Delaware County
Court House
Commissioners’ Office
Crozer Huilding
Chester
Broadway
New York City
Orson L. Davis
County Contro
Delicate Diplomacy in Local Community Matters
The piece argues for tactful private conferences over public rebuke to strengthen weak points within a suburban family. It warns sarcasm harms progress, favoring charity and subtlety to foster improvement without causing discomfort. Human nature mirrors global trends in response to direct critique.
Swarthmore Prep Commencement Address War Time Duty
The address urges mobilizing national strength for world democracy and just war aims. It emphasizes voluntary sacrifice, postponing internal reforms, and training for national service beyond military duty, warning against zeal overtaking prudent judgment as wartime requires. It notes postwar demand for educated workers and engineers and calls for patriotic duty through the U S Commission of Education.
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Europe
America
France
England
Russia
United States Commissioner of Education
Ains
West Point
Republic
Swarthmore Borough Tax Rate Amended 1917 Ordinance
Ordinance No 210 amends the 1917 tax rate for borough purposes from five mills to five and eight tenths mills per dollar of assessable valuation. Passed June 7 1917 and approved June 18 1917. officials Vincent S Pownall Albert N Garrett J A Perry noted.
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Swarthmore
Vincent 5
Pownall
Albert N. Garrer
Seal
Jf. A. Perry
Burgess
Swarthmore Ordinance Calls Bond Increase for Fire Equipment
Ordinance No 209 authorizes Swarthmore to increase municipal indebtedness by 5000 to fund a motor driven hook and ladder truck and related gear. It sets a public election for November 6 1917 to obtain voter approval with bonds issued at up to 4.5 percent interest if approved. Passed May 17 1917 by Borough authorities and secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough of
Swarthmore
Vincent S. Pownall
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Swarthmore Publishing Company
Vassar Avenue
Jutta R. Hazard
Anna Camden Hall
Preparatory School
Stanley C. Howell
Woolman
Collins House
Elizabeth W
Churches Friends’ Meeting
Emilie G. Pollard
Methodist Episcopal
Helen K. Fricke
Presbyterian
Swarthmore, Pa
Particu
Swarthmore Preparatory School
Phila
Suburban Gas & Electric Co
Victor D. Shirer
Rutleye
George Schalles
Srone
Alma E. Aumack
Rutgers Avenue
Fki
National Bank OF Media
Bank OF Safety and Service
Springfield Consolidated Water
Lansdowne, PA
First National Bank
Main
Albeert N. Garrett
Yj. A. Perry
Keller’s
Clover Crest Dairy
Bittle
Carroll Thayer
Bell Telephone
Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania
H. Mathews
Chester, Pa
I, Mares
City OF
Erie
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Buffalo
Cleveland
Arriee
Cedar Point
Put-in-Bay
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Company
Cleveland, Ohio
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