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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-02-29
NEW HOPE ODD FELLOWS Oh.
SERVE 10th ANNIVERSARY

New Hope-Unity Lodge of Odd
Fellows observed their 10th Anniver-
sary on Thursday evening of last
week with fitting program of en-
tertainment. The Lodge room was
attractively arranged, and a large
attendance of the members were
present with their guests from other
lodges and the members of the
women's Rebecca Lodge.
The committee on arrangements
was composed of Alfred Cryer,
chairman; Harry Warford, Frank
Scheetz and Edmard Davis. Mr.. ST.
mon presided at the meeting. Due
to their efforts the entertainment
and refreshments were unusually
good. The program consisted of a
half hour of magic by Raymond
Scheetz; group of recitations by
Thomas r. Hunt; vocal solos by
Jack Sklute, and an address for
the occasion by Editor Gordon Coop
er. Walter Rief's Orchestra supplied
the music, and dancing followed the
program.
Unity Lodge has very attractive
quarters, and its membership of
about 100 is unusually active The
lodge owns the building where its
quarters are located, and the or.
ranization is in prosperous con
dition.
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of this society that he has been
compelled to relinquish these
duties through impaired health and
that it is hoped that he may so
improve that he will long live to en-
joy the rest from active affairs
that he is so surely entitled to;
and be it
Further Resolved, That the Sec
rotary be directed to spread a
copy of this resolution on the min
utes of the association, and for
ward transcript of the same
to Mr.. Finger.
President Hayhurst named as obit-
uary committee Theodore G. Kitchin,
Maurice A. Marjarum and L. F.
Harris.
The election of officers held no
surprises, as is often the case in
other organizations. 1t has been
President Hayhurst" since 1868
twenty years it was DR.. jeremiah
Iiayhurst, and since 1888, the year
Of the famous blizzard, it has been
Walter +. Hayhurst.
II has been Vice President Dilts
since 18S8-for more than third
of century it was Robert II. Dilts
and now it is Charles N. Dilts, his
son.
David w. Hoppock, treasurer, long
held the title of new" officer of
the society having only been an
nually reelected since 1906. The
salary is five dollars a year, or
trifle under ten cents week, so
the competition is not strong. It's
largely labor of love, and no audi
ting committee has yet discovered
an error in Mr.. Hoppock's accounts.
Joseph G. Lear. secretary, was re-
elected, this being his second year.
Harry +. VanHorn filled the office
yesterday, Mr.. Lear being absent
on account of illness. His predeces-
sor, Samuel A. Finger, assisted
with the secretarial work in 1879,
was acting secretary in 1Ss0-1s81,
and elected to the office in 1882,
serving for forty-one years.
The ladies of st. Andrews Church
covered themselves with glory in
connection with the dinner, and ev-
eryone who partook of it smacked
his respective chops and mentally
vowed to be on hand next year.
While turkey dinners now cost
Sf.75 per head, and are cheap at the
price, the banquet in 1847 cost about
thirty cents per man. 1t is as
sumed that somebody thought there
was profiteering then, because thirty
cents was quite a neat sum of money
away back in lS47.
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ST. AepREW,s CHURCH

Weara day next, March 9th, is
Ash Wednesday, or the day on
which he season of Lent COM
mencc. Many people have the idea
that Lent is period of forty
day during which certain strangely
constituted people with peculiar be-
Iiefs, otherwise most amiable folk,
endeavor to be good and during the
remainder of the year allow things
O drift. However, this is a miscon-
ieption arising from misunder-
standing of the true meaning of
lent. Just as merchant annually
axes stock and balances his yearly
accounts, so during this period the
Christian withdraws, or should with
RAW, from worldly pleasures and
p ritual business AS the first step
II the spiritual life is the conviction
IF ones own sin and the need of
personal redemption, so during these
forty days Of contemplation the
Church brings before her members
n sequence, the power of tempta-
ton, the reality of sin and it's eff
fleets, the penalties of sin and its re-
mission, eliminating in the dread
ragedy of Calvary and the trium-
plant victory over sin and death by
our Risen Lord. Thus on Wednesday
next the Church will not bid her
members to be good during the
next forty days, but, using the
words of her Master, she will urge
them, "Come we apart into the
desert awhile watch and pray
for at what hour We think not the
Son of Man cometh.' On that day
ohere will be celebrations of the
Holy Eucharist at $40 and 10 a.
M, evening service with address by
he Rev. T. j. Bensley, DID,, at s
o'clock. The following Friday there
will be Holy Eucharist at $50 a.
n, and at half past three in the
afternoon the first of a series of
Chidren's services will be held to
which all children are cordially in
gited; prizes will be given at Easter
20 those children who are regular
n their attendance at these services
throughout Lent. The services on
Sunday next will be at the usual
hours, the preacher at the Choral
Eucharist at half past ten will be
The Rev. A. w. Henzell, MISC, and
at Evening Prayer at half past
seven the preacher will be the Rev.
T. J. Bensley who will take as the
subject of his address "The Power
of Love"
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FREEHOLDERS PUBLISH AUDIT
IN ONLY ONE PAPER

At the February 21st meeting OF
the Hunterdon Co. Board of Free
holders, motion was made by Rob
inson and seconded by Dlts that a
summary Of the Auditors Report
for 1928 be published in one paper
only. A thousand copies were order
ed printed on slips to send out to
inquisitive people who insist on
knowing how the County's money is
being spent
This CLOSE corporation" conduct
of business is not appreciated by
the people who believe in an above
board administration of the county's
funds. The cost of publishing the
report in all the papers would be in
significant in comparison to some
other expenditures.
Plans and specifications for new
bridges in Crestmoor and Fleming.
ton were approved, but the expense
for building them was not given in
the report issued by the clerk. II
was reported that Commissioner
Lewis, of the State Department Oh
Institutions and Agencies will make
personal investigation of the jail
after adjournment of the Legisla.
ture. There has been some com.
plant that the Jail is not kept in
proper condition.
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ter public use than the Govern
ment can.
"Tske the Ford car as AN illus
tration With the high surtaxes ad
voeated as a benefit to the poor
man or the man of moderate means
| doubt if ever we should have
reached a point where we could
have produced a car under 81 500
and that only by pay ng very low
wages.
''The men who tell the country
that the high incomes must be
cut down are not working for the
benefit Of the masses. What they
are really saying is something like
this:
you workmen and farmers
have got all you ought to have
Let us stop right now From now
on this country must be run fol
the benefit of politicians
"Any administration or any sci
of legislators that advocate high
taxes ought to be run out of Of
fee, because what they are really
advocating is the high cost OF
living"
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LAMBERTVILLE VICILANT SOCIETY
HOLDS 88TH ANNUAL MEETING
President Hayhurst Elected For 37th Time
Others on Job Long Whle-Gain in Cash
Assets Shown Turkey Dinner Fine.

The eighty-eig annual meeting
of the Lambertville Vigilant Society
was held yesterday in the City Com
missioners rooms, followed by a
roast turkey dinner in st. Andrews
Hall.
The society, which is the oldest
organization of business charac-
ter in this section of the state, lost
five members by death during the
past year-the largest number in
and recent year. They We're DIR.
George /. Romine, C. C. b. John,
Robert A. Montgomery, John w.
Smith and Isaiah p. Smith. Two
new members were admitted, Joseph
Akers and Frank Banchoff, both
local merchants.
Owing to the Inconvenience that
is caused to many members by hav-
ing the annual meeting in the fore
noon, and the attendant dinner at
noontime, it was decided to have
he meeting and dinner in the eve
ming next year. The dinner will
probably be held first, and the meet
ing follow.
Originally, members wanted to
get home before night, because it
took some time to make the journey
with a horse half century or more
ago. Now any members living out
ide the city limits can get home in
six or seven minutes, with a "fliv-
ver,' and probably in much less
ime some Of these days with an
airplane.
The treasurers report showed a
larger cash balance than for several
years past. and things in general
rood condition The auditing com
mittee, which consisted of B. Frank
Barley and l.. +. Harris, reported
the treasurer's books absolutely
correct.
The special committee appointed
last year to draft resolutions on the
resignation of Secretary Samuel A
Finger--Joseph N. Hazen, Corridor
Cooper and Theodore G. Kitchin-
submitted the following resolution
(Which was adopted by vote);
Whereas, Samuel A. Finger ha
resigned as secretary of the Lam
bertville Vigilant Society, afte
serving in that capacity since 1886
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the concensu
Of this society that his long an
patient efforts were valuable, an
not only have been in the past
but will, in years to come, be prop
crly appreciated for their tru
worth; and be it further
Resolved, That it is the regre
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SON BORN TO MIR. AND MRS
HOWARD SANDS

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sands, Of
Solebury, are the proud parents of
son born on Washingtons Birth
day. He has been named J. Howard
Sands.
Mr.. Sands, in notifying this paper
of the birth, enclosed copy of the
poem by the editor, entitled "a
Standing Agreement. This was the
offer Of years subscription free
to parents for the prompt notifca-
ton of birth. Mr.. Sands has been
subscriber to this paper for some
time, and we feel that we are of
fering congratulations to zone of the
family" when we extend our good
wishes to the parents and the baby.
And in accordance with "a
Standing Agreement" Mr.. Sands
subscription has been extended an
other year in repayment for this
interesting bit of news.
Who's next.
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SERGEANTSVILLE TO HAVE
WATER SUPPLY

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Amey, in Sergeantsville, was de-
seroyed by fire Monday morning,
February 18th, and it has led to
The realization of the need for a
water supply in that borough. The
Stockton Fire Co. responded to a
call when the fire broke out, but
they were handicapped for the lack
of water. All the nearby wells were
pumped dry, but they could not
save the house.
Accordingly a meeting was held
last week to formulate plans for a
reservoir. 1t was decided that a
board of trustees would be legally
empowered to. control the reservoir,
which they decided to place on the
top of the hill in the center of the
village A committee was appointed
to carry out the plans as follows;
DR.. J. l.. Chamberlain, Edward
Brown, Christopher Jurgenson, Will
liam Cole and William Fisher. Funds
are being raised to finance the pro
ject.
The yearly loss by fire in the
United States goes into the hundred
millions, and this tremendous loss
can only be avoided by proper fire
prevention measures. And the Ser
geantsville people are to be com
mended for this community pro-
lection. Recently Ringoes raised
funds for a fire company, and they
have purchased the old engine from
the Lsmbertville Columbia Co. II
is hoped that Sergeantsville will
woe be abe VI tsve rs own epgs4ts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-02-29
| PLUTOS STAGE SUCCESSFUL
INITIATION -
Seat IFS At Large Banquet


Lambertville-The Pluto Degree
of the LEM Lenape Lodge Of Odd
Fellows was conferred last Friday
night on class Of SO candidates.
The Degree Team, headed by Wal
lace p. Thornton, Grand Pluto, in
troduced number of new features
in the initiation that were keenly
appreciated by our members. If you
want to know what they were, ask
Paul Jarrett, our popular newsdeal-
err. He was the acting candidate on
whom the initiation was featured.
Following the ceremonies, Caterer
Harry Slack served a pleasing ban
quet assisted by an efficient corps
from the membership. During the
banquet community singing enliv-
ened the affair, with Walter Ref at
the piano. Following the dinner.
Past District Deputy Jones told a
series of humorous stories in very
acceptable way. Robert Groat, Grand
Warden, of Washington, N. j., spoke
briefly in commentator of the gem
uine spirit of Odd Fellowship fos-
tered by features of that kind.
Charles J. Housed, Grand Guardian,
Of Trenton, was also present as were
number of other visitors from
chat city, Frenchtown, Pennington
and New Hope.
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ROTARIANS HEAR DIRECTOR
DERRICK

Lambertvile-A the Monday
evening meeting of the local Ro-
tary Club the speaker was Direc-
tor Calvin Derrick, of the staff of
the New Jersey State Prison. Mr.
Derrick spoke on "The Aims Of
Prison Education and Self Govern
ment" He outlined the methods
employed for educating the prison
eres and instilling them with the
idea of the honor system.
Mr.. Derrick is a close friend and
associate Of Warden Osborne, of
Sing Sing Prison, and is utilizing
some of the same valuable ideas
of reform practiced by Mr.. Osborne
Mr. Derrick was formerly superin-
tendent Of the Jamesburg Reforma-
tory. His address was keenly en-
joyed by the Rotarians.
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NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH NOTES

Communion services next Sunday
at l1.30. There will be reception
of new members, and visitors will be
welcomed.
During the week DR.. Lunger has
been preaching evangelical sermons
with much acceptance. Incidentally,
he is personal friend of Mr. and
Mrs. Ives Harvey.
The Ladies Aid met this week
with Mrs. Ireland on Delaware Ave,
Lambertville There were refresh
ments following the transaction of
business.
The play, FIFTY Fifty, given at
the Hall Saturday night was sue
cess in every way. The characters
were well acted, and the audience
was well pleased. About $40. was
realized.
Mrs. Ruth Denson's two children
are quarantined with the measles
We trust they will rapidly recpv-
or.
Mrs. James Mcgowan is still SER
iously i'll.
Mrs. Howard Large is reported
improved this week, for which all
her friends are grateful.
Miss Nellie Gibson, of Upper
Wakefield, is going to Corea next
August as teaher.
Mrs Mary Rossiter Antrobus has
also been engaged by the Presby-
terrain Board to teach in a similar
capacity. She will leave this country
in 1925. Mansell Evans is likewise
being considered for position Of
the same nature.
Rev. Michael Evans, the pastor
was a visitor in Philadelphia last
week. He and his son, Henson
Evans, attended the 0. A. B. c. Con
vention there last Friday. Governor
Pinchot was to have addressed the
convention, but illness prevented.
John McSparran, Democratic can
didate for Governor against Cover
nor Pinchot, spoke in his place Mr..
Evans reported his speech as the
greatest he had ever heard.
Henson Evans made a report of
the convention to the school last
Sunday morning.
DR.. Lunger and Mr.. Evans were
visitors at the High School on
Wednesday. They both spoke to the
students.
Mansell Evans last Friday night,
while attending the Hatboro Bas-
ketball game, received his letter for
1923 from the Hatboro team.
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NEW HOPE
PERSONALS
The Women's Club held an inter.

The Women's Club held an inter-
esting meeting last Wednesday
afternoon. The meeting was address
sed by Mrs. d. A. Davenport, of
the New Hope Art Weavers.
George Chamberlain, who is en-
ployed at the Universal Paper Bag
Co., had one of his thumbs crushed
in one of the machines last week.
Eagle Fire Co. is conducting a
canvass for funds with which to
pay off some of the Indebtedness
Of their new engine. Contributions
will be gratefully received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot Quimby en-
tertained a number of friends at
their home at Solebury Saturday
evening. Five hundred was played
and refreshments were served.
Miss Thelma Short is reported
confined to her home with case
of grippe.
William Purcell was Philadel-
phia visitor last Saturday.
Miss Margaret Ely entertained at
tea in her home on York Road
Thursday afternoon of last week.
Miss Francis TODD, of Chester,
was a weekend visitor at the
Methodist Parsonage.
Miss Mary S. Weaver was Phil
adelphia visitor last Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. r. A. Leiby, of
Bridge street, were visitors in Eas-
ton on Thursday of last week.
A benefit dance will be held in
Worthington Hall next Monday
night, March 3, by the Eagle Fire
Go. They are raising funds for their
equipment, and should receive the
cooperation of local householders.
Mr., and Mrs. Robert Hartford,
of Holicong, have announced the
engagement of their son, Leslie w.
Hartford, to Miss Donna M, |. Coy
err, of York. The wedding is to take
place in the early Spring at the
Hartford home, "The Naples"
Students of the local High
School will stage a play in Worth
ington Hall Friday evening, March
9Th. The play will be "a College
Town. and promises to be attrac-
lively presented. The students are
raising funds for their educational
visit to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Battye were
visited over the weekend by their
son, Garfield Battye, of Trenton.
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| Secretary of the Navy. Josephus
Daniels, was the author of the BILL
and he advocated leases by the GO
vernment of its oil lands.
The full extent of the demorali-
cation of the Senate can best be
appreciated when it is realized that
the Republican leaders are actual
ly considering permitting Senator
Wheeler to select his own committee
to investigate the Department of
Justice. That means, of course, that
the investigation would be conduc-
ted by hand-picked committee as
completely insured in advance to
bring in a verdict of guilty" as
would be jury hand-picked by
the prosecution. In fact, a hand
picked jury, having no political fish
to fry, probably would bring in a
fairer verdict,
A fine example of what a hand
picked jury will do has just been
afforded by the conference of Nc
Adoo supporters and henchmen who
have just sat in judgement on their
chief and employer and solemnly
decided that his relations with +.
l.. Doheney in no way disqualify
him for the presidential nomination.
If McAdoo had not kept his rela-
tons secret and had not quit the
minute his client got into trouble
it might have been possible to save
the McAdoo boomlet. But it will
take more than the verdict of the
hand picked McAdoodle-ites to give
their boss a coat of whitewash that
will hide his really contemplate
conduct from an observing public
While the Senate is devoting it.
self to hysteria and "blatherskitis"
grave developments are taking place
in the House. Garner, the Demo-
|, cratic leader, has frankly avowed
his purpose to go just as far as
he dares to destroy the Administra-
ton tax revision bill, although he
does not want to make it quite bad
enough to compel Mr.. Coolidge to
veto it. And unfortunately, some
nineteen insurgents are helping him,
they holding the balance of power in
the House. There is, however, grave
danger that the Democratie-insu
gent combine will go so far that Mr.
Coolidge will veto the bill, or at
least that there will be- deadlock
which will prevent the Taxpayer
from getting any relief in the way
of reduced taxes. The President and
the Republican leaders have pleaded
with the insurgents to give the Mel
Ion plan fair trial, pointing out
that if Mr.. Melons contentious are
right no one will want to amend
it, and if they are not it can be
easily amended later; but without
avail. They know it is useless to APP
peal to the Democrats because they
are only playing politics and are
entirely willing to sacrifice the tax
payers to put the Republican admin
istration in bad.
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Newspaper Association Member
No. 2144
MODERN MACHINERY AID
TO MAINTENA NCE
Scrapers on Trucks Keep Roads

Scrapers on Trucks Keep Roads
Fit
The best road in the long run
is the hard road But there are
many localities where the use OF
the hard road does not permit its
cost to be an economy for tine
community. Hence the sand-clay
gravel, shell, and other types OF
roads, not hard surface, which are
built.
Such roads require constant main
tenanee if they are to remain
smooth. Formerly such work was
done by teams. But modern ingen-
uity has provided road tools which
can be applied to trucks, with a
great economy of time, labor, and
money.
AS an example, consider Kent
County, Mich, where, according to
the annual report of the County
Road Commissioners, there are 252
miles of gravel roads, varying in
width from 10 to 16 feet, the to-
tai width of the grade varying
from 90 to 80 feet.
Nearly all the scraping and
grading work is taken care of by
scrapers attached to trucks, which
with the scraper attachment, travel
about 10 or II miles per hour
Each truck does the work of six
or seven teams.
Nine trucks equipped with scrap
ers maintain an average of nearly
30 miles each. The quality of the
work of this kind of equipment is
said to be much better than with
horse-drawn equipment, and it takes
less supervision to look after this
kind of maintenance organization
The gravel roads are kept smooth
by the constant use of scrapers OF
graders, and by the application OF
thin layers of screened gravel where
required. One-half inch to one inch
of screened gravel is kept on the
surface of the road all the time
by scraping around to fill ruts and
holes, it is possible to maintain 9
smooth road under traffic OF
several thousand vehicles day.
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ARTISTS CLUB TO STAGE
TWO PLAYS

New Hope-The former New
Hope Follies," now known as "The
Moth Millers," will stage two plays
at Phillips Mill tomorrow night at
8 o'clock. They are zone Day More"
by Joseph Conrad, and "The Twelve
Pound Look" by j. M. Barrie.
Those taking part in the pre-
sentation will be Mr.. Davenport,
Mrs. Folinsbee, Mr.. Price, Mrs.
Holmquist, Mr.. Holmquist, Miss
Scott, Miss Holmquist, and Mr..
Sharp. Scenic effects are by Harold
Toksvig, and the plays are produc-
ed under the direction Of Miss Mar
garet Fowler.