Swarthmore High cast shines in It Pays to Advertise
Swarthmore High School graduates staged Walter Hackett's It Pays to Advertise at the Woman's Club last Friday. Miss Alice Fricke directed a polished performance with Nella Arnold as Mary Grayson and Ethelwyn Hickling as Comtesse de Beaulieu drawing strong praise for diction and style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sswarthmore
Woman’s Club
Swarthmore High School
Walter Hackett
Alice Fricke
Nella Arnold
Mary Grayson
Ethelwyn Hickling
Comtesse de Beaurie
Wallace Butterworth
Rodney Martin
Alfred Fricke Clevely
Cyrus Martin
Clifford Ixties
Ambrose Peale
Mr. Martin
Nella Arnoldohnson
Butler
Martin’s. Ridgway Bunting
Marine maps World War battlefields for Meuse and Champagne
Tel. Grant J Powers of Swarthmore led a Marine mapping party in Europe in June. Powers, a WWI veteran and son of Yale and Swarthmore alumni, will chart ground fought by the Second Division from Mont sec to Meuse, Mihiel, and Soissons. Maps show terrain features for future reference.
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Marine Corps
Tel
Grant J. Powers
Swarth- Org
Europe
Pyr Powers
Wilers
Yale
Swarthmore
Mass
Philadelphia
E Mont
Meuse Reg
T. Mihiel
Soissons Bates
Hellean Wood
Swarthmore High School Commencement Noted For Sunshine And Music
The twenty sixth Swarthmore High School commencement was held Saturday in the college amphitheatre. Twenty four graduates shared equal numbers of boys and girls. Girls wore white with pink snapdragon bouquets. boys formed a visual background. Rev W H Humphrey opened with prayer. A school chorus performed well. Florence Wolverton Green spoke on Fritz Kreisler, his manner and delivery praised. Clifford Barnes played two violin numbers. Eliza Fisher praised for Appreciation of Alfred Noyes. Herbert Butterworth sang with a clear tenor. The chorus sang a Dvořák work. Page Two continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore High School
W. H. Humphrey
Florence Wolverton Green
Fritz Kreisler
Clifford Barnes
Eliza Fisher
Alfred Noyes
Herbert Butterworth
Butterworth
Dvgorak
Distinguished Missionary to Speak at Swarthmore Church
Rev. W. M. Hayes D D LL D missionary pastor of Swarthmore Presbyterian Church and Mrs. Hayes will attend services this Sunday with talks in the morning and evening. A reception to the couple will be held Monday at 8 o'clock in the church parlor.
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W. M. Hayes
D.D
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Tengchow Mission College
Yuen Shi Kai
China
Windstorm Uproots Dozens of Swarthmore Trees
A severe wind and electrical storm hit Swarthmore last Thursday afternoon uprooting about fifty trees on the north side. Large trees felled on Walnut lane and on the EF H Buckman property. Emmons place described as the storm center with forty trees uprooted. The town laments past losses from a previous summer storm.
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Swarthmore
Walnut Lane
EF. H. Buckman
Emmons
Presidential Choices in a Time of Political Craft
The article argues political bosses favor candidates who can be controlled rather than those with intellect or moral worth. It condemns one party for evasive platforms and for supporting disordered license over law. It warns patriotism and national welfare are neglected by leaders who pursue self-interest.
Birth announcements for three local families
Dr and Mrs F A Brill celebrate birth of daughter Kathryn Helene on June 16. Walter Rodman Shoemaker and wife welcome daughter Margaret Jack Shoemaker on June 16. Mr and Mrs L E Drew joyfully announce birth of daughter Florence Warrell Drew on June 17.
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F. A. Brill
Kathryn Helene
Walter Rodman Shoemaker
Dickinson Avenue
Margaret Jack Shoemaker
Community Spirit Boosted by Local Newspapers in Swarthmore
A Philadelphia journalist notes Delaware county’s lack of public spirit in some areas and credits Swarthmore with strong local pride driven by its home newspaper. The piece argues local papers stir sentiment, advertise communities, and deserve resident support.
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Delaware County
Philadelphia County
Swarthmore
Philadelphia
The News Expresses Willingness to Co operate with Public
The publication states it lacks regular reporters and sometimes omits meetings and entertainments due to missing copy from authorized parties. It emphasizes readiness to cooperate and serve the community by providing space for reports of all kinds.
Child Welfare Garden Fete on P.M.C. Campus
Remember the Garden Fete on the P.M.C. campus Saturday July 24 for the benefit of Child Welfare Stations in Chester Full particulars will be given in our next issue.
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P.M. C
Chester
Harold Ainsworth
American Legion
E. A. Stockton
Motive Letter Ships News From the Holy Land
A village mother shares a grim personal wartime note from her son Pat who writes he is now in the Holy Land. The priest asks if she heard from the War Office, and she reveals she learned the news directly from him through his letter.
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Ireland
Pat
War Office
Holy Land
the Argonaut
Swarthmore Church Notices and Local Social Briefs
A June church notices roundup lists services and events across Swarthmore churches including receptions for Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Hayes in the Presbyterian Church. It covers civic league joining, noon grocery hours, sewing for the Children’s Aid Society, and plans at Whittier House. Several residents’ travels and visits to see family in Missouri and California are noted alongside Legion fundraising on E. A. Stockton’s lawn and community reflections on world order and action.
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W. M. Hayes
China
Presbyterian Church
Swarthmore Civic League
Children’s Aid Society
Whittier House
Chester
The
Golden Rule Society
Park Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Comtesse de Beaulieu
Odney Martin
Wallace Butterworth Grus Martin
Alfred Frickembrose Peale
Clifford Barnes Lake
the Martin’s
Florence Greenliss Burke
Mary Walter Ir, McChesney
Lewis Buckman
Charles Bronson
Charles Roberts Siriae da Nance
Leonard Sawyer
Charles Beleldrice Fricke
U.S. Marine
Ates
Powers
Iny
Child Welfare Garden
George A. Marr
Helen and
Margaret Marr
Point Pleasant
Misses Ayres
Mr. Bucher Ayres
Vassar Avenue
Beatrice Brooks
Mrs. Robertson
California
Bucher Ayres
E. M. Ferguson
Auburndale, Mass
Mrs. Martin B. Young
Thomas Downs
Missouri
Mrs
Albert N. Garrett
Wildwood, N. J
Muriel Cianci
Vincent Cianci
Cianci
Asbury Park
Man
Mrs. J. Barnard Walton
Edward M. Bassett
Minneapolis
Great Lakes
Duluth
Atwood A. Zane
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