Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-28

the premium department OF The La.kin
Co.. 1925 Arch street. A photograph
Of the jury appears on the back page.
The prize to be announced tomorrow
Is being awarded BY q Jury from the
Coloniol Ice Cream Co., S55 North
Fourth street.
Talk about the return Of the prodigal
son and the fatted calf which was
brought forth for his enjoyment
Well. he had nothing on today's win
ner, and the welcome that has been pro-
vided for him upon his return to the
City of Brotherly Love after an alb
sence of thirty one years.
Here Mr.. Parvin returns to his boy
hood home. and as a result Of his first
evening in this city he receives 500.
Pretty soft, we think. Only wish some
one would hand over 500 to US when
we come back here after visit TO some
| other city.
You see it's this way. Mr.. Parvin
was born in Germantown and left here
when he was five years old. He has
since made his home in Chicago and
| Fon -du Lac, Wis, but owing to busi-
ness matters he came back TO Philadel-
phia last Friday. Then last Friday
| evening he went into hotel for his first
meal IN IulH CITY uIIPT 1DdUN years,
when, like all other visitors here. his
attention was attracted by the lin rick
contest in the EVENING PUnIC
! LEDGER.
! Not being superhuman. Mr.. Parvin.
! like the rest Of us, could not resist his
| desire TO take a shot at the 500 prize.
He wrote out his offering on the back
Of the menu and sent it in to this Office.
Then the next day he went on a trip
10 New York. Upon his return to this
city yesterday afternoon he was in
formed of the fact that his lim'rick had
won the 500 prize. How's that for Il
welcome home" gift? Oh, boy Ireao
us to it.
Mr. Parvin's father and grandfather
were both natives of this city. His
grandfather was the Rev. Robert J
Parvin, who was the first rector Of ST
Paul's Episcopal Church on Old York
road. near Ogontz. He occupied tn,
pulpit in this church from 1861 unit
his death in 1867. Parvin Hall, on'
the ed'fice. was named in his honoi
and was built By Jay Cooke. the emi'
nent financ;er of the Civil War period
Mr.. Parvin's family at the prcseu
time is living at Fond du Lac. Wis.
and he has decided that his two chill
dren. Robert J. Jr., nine years old, ant
Virginia Lee. five years old. shall cac,
have half of the 500 prize he has won
In fact. Mr.. Parvin has been so de
cidedly pleased by the warm welcom
given to him by Philadelphia that h
has decided to bring his family to thi
city TO live. He is engaged in sale
promotion work and also has done som
writing for automotive publication
and he thinks that lin rickin' is on
of the greatest of indoor sports. W
agree with him.
To make the records complete, here
his name and address-present address:
that is
Robert J. Parvin. Windsor HoteI
Filbert street above Twelfth.
The lim'rick as completed by NJ,
Parvin was:
Limerict No. 35
When these autos 90 slipin' and slidir
It's oil right for the folks rho az
ridin';
But in puddles they thud
And they splash us toith mud
, There's no chauffeur guy on th
sidin'.
- Mr.. Parvin's lin rick was No. 1 o
: the ballot. The other lines were:
: No. I. "Oh. Ware! Oh. Ware! al
. you hidin'9" George F. Davies, cal
4 of 7. B. Nn0 Solver CO., Camden. y
e No. .. When two bits buy Ford l.
e be ridin'. Robert A. Davies 4l5 Ea
e Lancaster avenue. st. Davids. Pa.
{ No. 3. SkiHdin's drivin' tho.
stridn' TO hidin'. II. 8. Fades, a
D. Wizard avenue, Roxborough
Q No. 5. For some show for tChauI
t feurl re dress now we're b'dln'. Mr.
Il T.. l.. Anderson. 1860 Forest avCnu
e T'r-pr Darbv Pa.
) No. 6. Then our "duds" TO Il
c "suds" 90 q rlidin'. Miss Helen
Pitfe'd 5211 Wayne avenue, German
no. :. Muddy ridin'! They ride, nj,
de. riIin'. Josiah f. Du Bois, III Fee
cral street. Camden, y. J.
/. No. g. We're not turtles, we've
shells 20 hide In. Miss Mary Olhause
J; 424l Usage avenue.
- M. Q. So they auto mob II. leg
4 ruidIn'. William +. Davis, 4045 Nor
.s Eleventh street.
No. 10. While we're "ruyed"
10 the guy" who Is guidln' Mrs. Susj
m II Jones, 200 South Thirty seven
n No. II. -! -. -" dor
quote me. old top. I'm confidin'.) } 10
r Iynoh. w.. 23n5 Catharinc stroo
No. IL. We forgive only those with
I'd hide in. Frank y. Fitz Gerald, Nor
Main street. Doylrstown. Pa.
No. I3. And yell go to -,
.: place to get dried in" William
NJ Wear, Jr., Gl3 North Thirty scco
street.
1a No. IA. Same old mud we k
L.. splashell and mud pied in +. f. Tror
;, 40 Woodland avenue, Wayne. Pa.
= No. 15. But, why kick, we'd spIa,
Il. too; provid'n' Samuel H. Horn
Pemherton, y ].
lad No. 16. When they asid we skid
nd tslid tool into hidin'. Miss Shir
Fish. 4Ol Queen Lane.
"' No. II. While the cops In their o
IA skins are hidin. Roland Webb Maur
1920 Belleview avenue. Camden. y.
~ No. rs. Oh, zee the hose Rose Ia
To- uch pride in! Mss Sue Emory, Ii
South Frazier street
70 Mr. Parvin's line received eight vo
nd out Of the eleven votes cast while J.
\. No. il was given two votes by
Jury and Line No. 2 received one vo
nj The jury was composed of lie,
- ;irls in the premium department
- arkin & Co., sOan manufacturers,
nd l026 ArCh street. Thcv were:
-,- Miss Tess a. Bozarth, l07 No
sixty third street.
~ Mss sadie Jones. 27l3 Poplar sire
.,, Miss Margaret NJ. stiles, 5l0 30.