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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
NEW HOPE
PERSONALS

Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Charles Minor
to Miss Helen Rauch, Of Bethlehem,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Cryer were
guests at the announcement party
at Miss Rauchs homo last Satur-
day.
Mrs. George Haven, of the upper
River Road, is being visited by her
mother, Mrs. Agnes S. Ely.
Mrs. Maud Du kworth and Mrs.
Elsie Bardley were Philadelphia Wis
itors last week.
Miss Belle Van SAINT, of Newtown.
sister of Mrs. Louisa Foullto of this
borough, will sail ON July 2nd Cor a
trip through Europe.
Another call has been issued by
the Thompson Memorial Church, OF
Brownsburg, for a pastor. DR.. Thoms
of Princeton, for Is years mis-
sionary, was invited by the church
in session Wednesday, June IL.
William l.. Bush, local Ford agent,
conducted a moving picture eXhibi
ton Tuesday night at the Sergcants-
vile Community House, showing the
steps in the manufacture of these
popular cars.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
Nature CLub Has
ConaI Outing
Barge Trip From New Hope To
PIT. Pleasant

Members of the Doylestown Ma
ture Club had canal outing from
New Hope to PIT Pleasant and re-
turn last Saturday afternoon ON one
of the canal barges. l.. M. Hodge
was master of ceremonies, leading
the cheering and singing on the
trip. DR.. J. w. Harshberger delivered
an address on the up trip, with
ready illustrations to his talk being
furnished all along the canal by the
luxuriant flowers growing on the
banks. His subject was Upper
Bucks County Wild Flowers Needing
Protection"
Blotters were distributed by Mrs.
l. M. James containing the words,
Flowers in their natural haunts
are enjoyed by many for a season;
but picked, are enjoyed by only a
few for a day." Ralph Waldo Urine,
the author, made talk on the
giant Redwoods of California, fol-
lowing the picnic supper at Pit.
Pleasant. Lollypops were distributed
to the voyagers enroute, and des-
pite a slight rain fall before reach
ing New Hope, the outing was a
great success.
During the trip Catherine Ross,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Cannon
Ross, fell overheard. But she was
quickly rescued by H. L. Kister, and
she suffered no ill results from the
experience.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
Little Pinkey" On
Special Express Run

Little Pinkey," of the "Tooner-
vile Line" to Pennington, is all
swelled up with pride like a kitten
with its first mouse.
The famous 11.50 a. M, Strouds-
burg Express, didn't show up Mon
day, due to derailment farther up
the line, but that made little differ
ence to Lambertvillians, because
Little Pinkey," which had arrived
at 11.3S from Pennington, was
groomed up for the run, and sent to
Trenton on the express schedule. 1t
was deemed best to let one of the
ordinary main line expresses take
care of the travellers from that city
to Philadelphia, however.
Aside from the effect upon few
of the Titusvillians and Washington
Crossingers, who thought they were
seeing things" when "Pinkey" mos
eyed into those stations in place of
the usual life-size steam train, the
plan proved success. "Pinkey" is
now living in hopes of being called
upon to supplant the Broadway
Limited" some day, or even carry
a Presidential party within its red
sides.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19

New Hope-The drawing for jur-
ors to serve in the September term
Of criminal court in Bucks County
was made in Doylestown this week.
Seven women were among the jur-
ors drawn, one of them being Mrs.
Florence Naylor, of this borough.
Jurors drawn for this vicinity are:
GRAND JURORS
Chas. Culverson, Buckingham Twp.
Florence Naylor, New Hope.
Emma Paxson, Solebury.
G. II. Rutherford, Northampton Twp.
George Worrell, Wakefield Twp.
VIM. f. Carver, Buckingham.
William Cryer, New Hope.
Chas. II. Gilmore, Buckingham.
A. d. Robins, Buckingham.
Harvey M. Rice, Plumstead.
Russell Shupe, Solebury.
Edith W. Smith, solebury Twp
Joseph Smith, New Hope.
VIM. r. Yardley, Wakefield Twp.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
TROLLEY MOVE
DELAYS BRIDGE
IMPROVEMENT
viii Have To Change Plans Ii
= Tracks Are Removed.

The Pennsylvania--New Jersey
Free Bridge Commission advertised
last week for bids covering repairs
and general oyerhauling of the Lam
bertville -New Hope Bridge Ae-
cording to the advertisement print
ed in the last issue of this paper,
these bids were to be in by the 18th
The Commission meets in Philadel-
phia tomorrow, and it was expected
that contract could be awarded at
that time with the understanding
that work would be begun immedi-
ately.
But on last Thursday the Penn
sylvania-New Jersey Railway Co.
posted notices that application had
been made to the Public Service
Commission for permission to dis
continue their line from Trenton to
New Hope and Lambertville. They
claim they have not been making
expenses on the line. This is no
daubt true, for the Trenton--Lam-
bertville bus line operating on the
New Jersey side with hourly service
and cheaper rates has no doubt
taken most of their business.
A public hearing on the trolley
application will be held Friday, June
81 in Room 496 City Hall, Phila-
delphia. At that time anyone OBJ
jecting to the discontinuance of the
trolley line can appear and state
the objections. But the line has
been so little patronized lately that
it is not anticipated that there will
be any great amount Of objection.
At any rate, The uncertainty of
the outcome of the matter may de-
lay the bridge repairs. The plans
and specifications on which bids
were made provide for special steel
work underlying the trolley tracks,
and which is made necessary by the
vibrations of the heavy trolleys over
the bridge. Also the extra labor
entailed in placing flooring in and
abont the tracks makes the repairs
more costly, and naturally the Bridge
Commission looks to the Trolley
Company for their share of the ex-
pense. SO that pending the decision
of the Public Service Commission
the Bridge Commission will be held
up. If the tracks are taken up
then new plans and specifications
will have to be prepared and new
bids asked for.
Without the trolley tracks a much
better flooring can be placed on
the bridge, according to Commits
sioner Focht, engineer for the Bridge
Commission. He has planned to place
steel plates along the main road
way Of the bridge everything the
new four inch oak flooring If the
tracks are removed then two addi-
tional lines of plate can be placed,
thus providing for reinforced floor
ing for both east and west bound
traffic. And without the trolley
tracks it is estimated that the cost
of the work will be reduced.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
LambertviHe Defeats
Ne0U Hope in Tennis

Last year the New Hope Tennis
Club smeared it all over the Lam
bertville Tennis Club, but this year
Lambertville came back with ven
geance and took every set in the
tournament but one The games
began Saturday afternoon, but rain
prevented the completion Of the tour
nament. The finish was played Mon
day afternoon.
In the first singles on Saturday
Fred Massey defeated Moore Price
in two sets by score of 6-3 and
rs. In the second singles Monday
Bob Hoppoek defeated Sloan Bredin
in two sets with a score of 7-5 and
6-3. In the third singles Saturday
afternoon Kenneth Massey defeat
ed Dr. Magill in two sets by the
score of go and GO.
Both the first and second doubles
were played Monday. In the first
set Worthington and Janney, of
New Hope, struggled thru "a games
with Fred Massey and Albert Read
ing, before getting the deciding two
games necessary to win the set The
New Hope players took this one
set by a score of 1911. The second
set of these players had to be called
on account of darkness when the
score was 6-3 in favor of Lambert
vile.
Lambertville won the second
doubles decisively, represented by
Bob Hoppock and Kenneth Massey,
with scores of GO and go. New
Hope was represented in these
doubles by Hooker and Taylor.
The doubles called on account of
darkness was called a draw by the
scorekeeper, thus crediting one-half
to each team. Lambertville won all
the other sets, leaving the final
score Az to1s.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
Firemen'S C0nventi0n
Draz0S 5000
Local Companies In Attendance


Eagle Fire Co., Of New Hope, and
Fleet Wing, Columbia and Hibernia
Companies, of Lambertville, parti-
cipated in the parade in Quaker
town, Pa, last Saturday which
marked the close Of the annual meet
of the Bucks County Firemen's As
ISOLATION. 1t was estimated that 5000
people witnessed the parade
The New Hope organization was
prominently represented during the
festivities, and Chief Thomas Thorne,
of Lambertville, officially represent
ed the Fire Department Of that city.
This convention is Of the same or
ganization that met in New Hope
in 1922, and which Lambertyille as
sisted in entertaining.
The Junior Order Of American
Mechanics field music attended the
parade, being transported in MeRn-
mes large truck. When returning
Saturday night the lights Of another
car blinded the drived, causing the
truck to crash into fence near New
Britain, along the Doylestown Nor
ristown Road. No one was hurt ser
iously however, beyond shaking
up and few scratches.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
ODD FeU0ses Honor
Their Dead

Lambertville-Im services
were held Sunday afternoon by
Len Lenape Lodge of Odd Eel
lows in their annual observance of
honoring their dead. The members
assembled at Odd Fellows Building
on Bridge street, and headed by the
Lambertville Band marched to Mt.
Hope Cemetery where ceremonies
were conducted.
The program included an open
ing song; prayer by Samuel Percy,
chaplain; address by past grand
Thomas r. Hunt; song by male
quartette; roll call of deceased mem
bers by Secretary John Saunders;
address by Rev. Michael Evans, of
New Hope; decoration of graves
with flowers and flags; prayer by
Rev. +. Il. Purcell, of Centenary
Church; closing ode by lodge men,
bers.
Only two members of the lodge
have passed away since the last an
nual observance of this rite, and
these died only last week. They
were Charles B. Smith, of Lam
bertville, and Frank Y. Dalrymple,
of Stockton,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
HUNTERnON FREEHOLDERS'
MEETING

The Board of Freeholders met in
regular session at Pennington, June
18th. Present: Dilts, Haynes and
obinson. Minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Clerk directed to notify the LVRR
that during repairs to the Fleming
White House road it will be
necessary to establish detour and
to use the first grade crossing west
of the Overhead Bridge at Fleming
ton Jet and to request that a
Waterman be placed there account of
the increased traffic.
Board met Delaware Twp. Com
mittee in the afternoon on the road
from Prallsville to Green Sergeant's
Bridge and discussed the question
of widening the road and building a
new bridge at very narrow and
dangerous point in the road. Engr.
Davis was directed to prepare plans
of the proposed alterations and to
submit same to the Freeholders and
Twp, Committee.
F, J. Dineen, Clerk.
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Chiidren'S Plays
Entertain Farm ers

At the meeting of the Solebury
Farmers Club, held Saturday after
noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Edwin M Paxson, Center Hill, the
children's program occupied large
part Of the program.
Mrs. Wilmot Qiunby and her help
ers had drilled the children, who
took four parts, all in the interest
of the pure milk campaign. There
was an act, Following the Milk
Can" a song, Did You Ever Know
a Lassie," an act, eating Milk" and
milk For the Whole World" APP
propriate little dances we're given by
the children. Those taking part
were: Paul and Raymond Slack,
Frank Long, Tom Baggs, Betty Kol-
Ter, Charles Roller, William Short,
Alice MACEDONIAN, Maud Funk, Mar
garet Tinsman, Dorothy and Mar
gerry VanPelt, Joseph Bernard and
Celia Price Nellie MagiIl Winfield
and Thomas Magill, Hubert, Mary,
Katherine, Bcvin and Laura Walton,
and Hubert Francis, Alice and
Lewis Kitchener.
Mrs. y. c. Frampton reported on
the child labor bills, and Fred San
son, Of the Poultry Committee, said
this was good time Of the year
to Gull the flock of hens. Eggs are
now about the same price as last
summer since the recent three-cent
rise.
The next meeting will be a picnic
affair, and vii be held at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Tinsman, at
Lumbervillc. II viii begin at A pm,
standard time. The afternoon will
be devoted to sports, and the even
ing latter the eats, of eourse) will
be given over to social entertain
ment. The committee in charge is
Mrs. Edwin NJ Paxson, Mrs. Fred.
Samson, Carroll B. Price, Eugene
Roberts, Thomas Baggs and A. Bar
rett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ives L. Harvey and
Miss Enid Grant, of New Hope,
were elected to membership,
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OBJECTIONS TO
BUS line GOING
0NUPT0WNRUN

At Tuesdays meeting of the Lam
bertyille City Commissioners an APP
plication was received from Jacob
II. Holcombe for the position of as
SCISSOR for the North District
Commissioner Ilayhurst moved
that the mayor be authorized to
stop the operation of busses north
of Bridge street until further orders,
and he also made a motion which
authorized Commissioner Cooper to
inquire if an ordinance could not
be prepared to license jitneys in
this city.
A supplement was presented to
the ordinance under which the Lam
bertville-T Trenton motor bus line is
operating, extending the privilege
Main street, through Elm to Union,
down Union to Bridge, to Main, and
down Main to the city line. The
privilege is extended to May /, 1926,
and the ordinance is to take effect
as soon as properly published ac-
cording TO law, and when all costs
connected with the same have been
paid by said John T. wilkins. A
public hearing will be held on the
ordinance on July /. All the com
missioners voted in its favor.
At last weeks meeting of the
Commission, according to minutes
supplied this paper by the City
Clerk, the following action was TIA
ken; "On motion clerk was instruc-
ted to have supplement prepared
extending the limit under the ordi-
nance to May -, 1926, and amend
ing the route to extend on Main
street to Elm, to Union to Bridge
and back to Main street"
The busses accordingly started
covering this route Monday morn
ing. But it seems the taxi drivers
opposed the extension of the bus
line, claiming that it hurt their
business. AT present the city de-
rires no revenue from the local
taxis, but the bus line pays the
city one-half of one per cent of their
total earnings. This amounts to
about $50 per month revenue to the
city. Residents of the Third Ward
will undoubtedly favor the extern
sion of the bus line along their
streets, and as taxpayers they have
a right to appear in its support.
AT the same time the bus line has
legitimate grounds for asking this
extension of operations because il
pays it's way.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
Local Women Form
Coolidge Club

Miss Gertrude Wise, of Plainfield,
field agent of the New Jersey
Women's Republican Club, was in
this city Tuesday for the organiza-
ton of Women's Coolidge Club,
A meeting was held on that day in
the Fleet Wing Fire House cont
prised of a representative group of
Republican women.
Mrs. Carrie Cochran was elected
central chairman; Mrs. Reba Saun-
ders, First Ward chairman; Mrs.
Gordon Cooper, Second Ward chair
man; Mrs. John Faherty, chairman
First District Third Ward; Mrs, Ell
sic Jarrett. chairman Second Dist
riot Third Ward; Mrs. Ida E. Pier
son, chairman West Amwell Town
ship.
This club forms unit in the ma
tional organization of Coolidge clubs,
and but temporary in its character.
The object is to get the Republican
women of this community to go tc
the polls on election day.
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section of our class gave an essay
ON 1.-THE Development of Agricul-
ture." This was followed by sing
ing by the class accompanied by the
orchestra. doc" Decker followed
with her essay on that well-known
subject, "The Progress of the Amer
lean Women in Education" This
was followed by an essay, "The DAN
ger of Professionalism in Sports,"
given by Eugene Beckner. The or
chestra then gave some very inter-
esting selections from civilian Tell"
which were followed by more sing
ing by the class. Next, our president,
Edgar S. Smith delivered his essay
on, Washington, Our Nations Cap
itol." This was followed by the vale
dictory by Alma Pittore. Next we
were honored with eornet solo by
John Pilley. He was accompanied by
his sister, Grace. The class song,
written by Dorothy Rays, followed
this. Next came the most interest
ing feature of all, the Presentation
of the diplomas. The address to the
graduates was given by Mr.. Charles
Strahan, Asst. Commissioner of
Education, New Jersey State De-
partment of Education. The Kiwanis
prize of twenty-five dollars in gold,
given to the best student in the
senior class went to Edgar S.
Smith, who received it from Mr..
Charles A. Malloy, president of the
kiwanis Club. The two prizes of
twenty-five dollars in gold awarded
to the all-around boy and to the
all-around girl athlete who has the
best scholastic averages were won
by Dora Dudbridge '25 and Eugene
Beckner of the graduating class.
Beatrice Wetherill '25, received a
prize of ten dollars in gold for
having the best average in a series
of spelling tests that were given
These prizes were awarded by Mr.
j. II. Herring, Supt. of Schools
and then the closing march was
sounded which marked the departure
of the class of "a from l.. H. S.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19

WOMEN TO HAVE OUTING

The New Hope Women's Club
has completed arrangements for a
Canal Boat trip, Saturday afternoon,
June Dist, leaving Worthington's
wharf, Bridge ST., at o'clock, Day
light time. The cost of the trip will
be thirty five cents for each per-
son. The Club will welcome any
friends who desire to join the trip.
Box lunch.
The speakers will be Mr.. James R.
Gillin, of Amber, we'll known
naturalist, and Mrs. Edward Perish
ing, of New Hope. At lumberville
a social hour will be spent upon
the lawn of Mrs. William Tinsman.
An early return trip will be made.
Those who wish to join the party
may notify Mrs. w, w. Cottman or
Mrs, Blackfan, by phone,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
THE CLASS POEM

Symbols of courage and purity,
OF loyal faith and sincerity,
OF ideals clean and high,
And youthful love that will not
die,
All that is fine and true and
bright,
Live in our colors-the Red and
White.
Lovely banner-Steel and Blue,
The Red and White has followed
you
Upheld your honor. fought your
fight,
Kept your record clean and white,
Now must we leave you, soon to
face
The world of work, to find our
place.
To the Red and White--to the
Steel and Blue,
We who go forth, shall e'er be true,
Well add to your glory, your
fame,
Great deeds perform to grace
your name;
And ne'er shall class be classed
before
The class of Classes-Twenty-
four.
Hannah Hoppock.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-19
LAMBERTVILLE COMMENCEMENT
UNDERGRADUATES CHANGED

Observation-Disclosures exerci-
ses for the High School were held
last Friday evening in st. Johns
Hall. But there were about dozen
seniors who We're bitterly disap-
pointed at the last moment by re-
ceiving notification from Principal
Snyder that they could not receive
their diplomas.
Considerable dissatisfaction and
criticism has been expressed not only
by the relatives and friends of these
students, but by citizens at large.
Complaint has been justly made that
|if these students could not gradu-
ate they should have been notified
in time TO avoid the expense atten-
dant upon their graduation prepar-
ations.
In one case the mother of girl
who was to graduate insisted upon
having assurance of her daughters
graduation before spending money
for engraved invitations, cards, cap
and gown and other incidentals nee
essary for graduation. She wrote
II note to the school authorities. ex-
planning that she could not afford
to spend the money unless absolute
ly necessary, and asked to be cor
rectly informed. The reply was that
her daughter would graduate, and
that she could go ahead with pre-
parations.
She accordingly bought invitation
and sent them out by mail. Friends
sent graduation presents and went
to the commencement exercises. only
to be disappointed by not seeing the
girl graduate.
When Principal Snyder was APP
pealed to, SO we are informed, he
replied that the girl had not passed.
When asked what subject she had
failed in, he replied that it was
a general low average. The grades
We're asked for, but Mr.. Snyder re-
fused to show them, so we are in
formed.
If il is true that these students
We're refused diplomas because they
had low averages, then Principal
Snyder should have known early
enough to inform the students SO
that they would not be put to grad
uation expenses and then be humil-
lated in the end.
1t is understood that they have
recourse to an appeal to the Board
of Education, and failing in that,
they can appeal to the State Board
Certainly it is unjust to lead these
students to believe they would grad
uate, and then "break" them at the
last moment.
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The "Stecl and Blue" account of
the Commencement says:
Friday, June 10, marked the forty
third Annual Commencement of the
Lambertville High School. Forty
seven members of the class of "a
received their diplomas from the
president Of the board Of education,
Andrew J. McClinton. The com
mencement exercises began about
sos T.. M. when the graduating
class marched in CARRIED in their
black robes and mortar boards, and
took their places on the platform.
The invocation was delivered by Rev.
Francis b. Purcell. This was fol
lowed by the salutatory and an
essay ON "Modcrn Slang" by Erma
Eddy. Immediately following this,
Edwin Strong, one of the rural