Nassau County Review 19140522

              ^-
Nassau County Review
FREEPORT. N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914
Vcl. XIX, No. 21
Freeport
News of the Churches In the Fraternal Orders!   Social and Personal
Local Topics
Single copies of the Review for   sale   s„bi«ct  of    Sermon..   Ser^c«   of    the w..li   •>»¦»«• '» "•• ••"•» fr.l«niJ or(uiU.tioiu of
»t   GreenblBtt's   and     Braithwaite's,,            ^d otfcer doin,. in th. cbu,ch«. FrMport ««i tkiuuit.
Railroad   Avenue:   Kiefer's,    Nassau'     . ud drareh .ociotio. 	
County   Review,    DaSilva's   and   Go- i                              ELKS' NOTES
betz's, Main Street;   DaSilva's,   West i     ^,i._...:._<,,,_„,  .        „ .             Fred Staats,    J.   R.   S.   White   and
Merriclt Road.
HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE
tf.'   ^ Christian Science Society.    Services   Clarence A°'fidward's'
Mainly   About   Caart..   Vi.iU   and   Partie.   of Freeporter. and Their Friend.
Mrs. Fred HoDe, a former re.sident, is visiting with JMr. and Mrs. L. H. Ross, Pine Street.
tit* and explanation, nui entirely ef n..w. nature, on *illi(. affair, by thaaditor.
Episcopal Rector
Selecled
Sunday   niorning at 11 a. m.;   Sunday   (jh^Tl'j School, same hour ;   Hempstead   Banic
(bowling),   and
(Tli<>"^   tiln,'.' „rr
MliTHlleH
Friday. May
Saturday
Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday.
Thursday,
Friday.
Saturday,
for .S«im1)
H<«k.     Dednrt- Hi
for HmiipitL'Hd Uny)
22,
23,
24,
2b,
26.
27.
28,
29,
30,
6.25 a. m
6.57 a. tn.
7.25 a. m.
7.54 a. tn.
8.28 a. m.
9.07 a. m
9.49 a. m.
10.38 a. m.
11.81 a. m.
A.   Sigmond,   Aubrey    Pettit
,..,,.           „  ,^ .                 „      ,         .. and John Denton (pool), have been ap-
Buiding     Subject next Sunday,   May p^i^jg^j   ^^   committees   to     arrange
21      Soul and Body. tournaments   and   otherwiae   promote
A reading room with Christian   fee i^t^^^j i„ j,^^,j„^ ^„^       , ence literature is   open   at   the   above ^ duck pin tournament will be start- address every weekday  from 1:30 to 5 ^^ j^^    25
Rev. Reginald Heber   J^^:! t!.   lU.n..
 ¦  of  Christ   Church,    Bedford   .'\venu..
NEW BRIDGES ON MERRICK RUAD   Brooklyn, haa been elected  and   calkd
  The Town Board having alloived  the   as rector of the   Episcopal   Church   of
A surprise party was tendered   Miss • application   for   an   appropriation   of   the Transfignraticn   and has  acceptiJ. Marion Gilbert at her home on Graffing   «10(m  each   for   repairing   the   three f 'a^e up his new duties Jun. 1. Place in honor of her birthday.    A de-   bridges on Meriick Road, east of Mam
lightful   evening   was spent in   games   Street, contract has been given to   Ed-_ Ra««kaII
and   music,    and   refreshments   were   w'" H. Payne to   replace   the   present DdSCDall
served.    Among those   present   were:   dilapidated structures with   uji-to date 	
steel and cement bridges.
p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Mayland are entertaining a son at their home in F latbush.- Observer.
The Surety Coupon Company have moved hack to their office in the Realty Building, vacated after the fire.
"Seed Time and Harvest" will be the sul)ject of the morning sermon in the Baptist Church next Sunday. In the evening the pastor. Rev. Jllnter E. Loux will discuss the Sabbath question under the title, "Right Uses of the Sabbath." All are cordially invited, especially strangers.
A prize will be awarded to the mem¬ ber bowling the most number of games, either large or duck pins, from May Ife t6 June 20.
ROYAL ARCANUM AT CHURCH The   fifth   annual   church service of Fraternal Council .No. 1962. Rnyal Ar-
Missea Evelyn Teeple, Ruth Brayton, Edna Hutton, Marie Milbank, Helen Rollo, Hortense Mayer, Bessie Place, Ruth Place, Ella Daniels, Idella Fos¬ ter, Ruth Randall, Henrietta Terry, Helen Fox, Katherine Finley, Isabella Seaman, Robert Williams. IrNie Buick and Noami Livingston; Curtis Fulton, John Hibbard, Edward Davis, Charles Duryea,    Donald    Wallace.   Lawrence
•st crowds of the .-ea- baseball   gan:e   be-
canum  will take place at the Methodist . ^;:;^Q2 Ge'rald^Howeiir'Francrs'Viu":
SOME CATHOLIC FIGURES From "The Offcial  Catholic   Direc¬ tory:   "According to the directory the
  I total Catholic population   of   Brooklyn
The GoodjGovernment Club will hold : and Long Island is 750,000,an increase
a reception and dance at Brooklyn Hall i of 50,000 for the year 1913. Further on Thursday evening, June 14. Re- statistics are as followa: Chorches, freshments will be sold. 228;   secular priests,  481;   priests  of
  ' religious orders,98; seminary, 1; semi-
The   Freeport     Bathing    Pavilion, | narians,60 ; colleges and academies for
formerly conducted by Gere, is now i boys, 3; colleges and academies for opened under new managment, under girls. 15; homes for the aged, 2; in- name of Kegel's Pavilion. mates,     503;    industrial   and   reform
  schools, 4 ; inmates,   895;   orphan   and
I infant   asviums,    16;   orphans and in- William Homan   is   8   new   express   f^^,^_ ^r^^.,   hospitals, S.-Watchman. , driver fnr the Freeport district,   being put on to handle the rush of   the   sum¬ mer season, in addition to the the   two I regular drivers.
Church Sunday evening. May 24. The members will meet at Fraternity Hall, Railroad A venue, at 7:15 o'clock sharp. All members of the order whether belonging to Freeport Council or else¬ where, will be cordially welcome to attend the service with brothers of Freeport Council.
bert, Fred Gilbert, William Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Terry. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilhert and .Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Gilbert.
FKEEPORT BOY WINS Stuart Cutler of Freepoit High School is receiving congratulations upon his success in winning the first prize in the oratorial contest at Law¬ rence High School last week. His sel¬ ection, "The Tar Baby," whs rendered in a fashion which clearly entitled him to first prize.
Memorial Services
One of the larg
son uttendeii    the       „     - _
tween Fretport High School and Rock-   ^^oad and Bayview  Ave
ville Centre liigh   School   at   Athletic
Park    Tuesday    afternoon.      Freeport
won. S to 3, but it was an exciting iganie, the best of the series. Freepori 1 scored all    its   runs   in   four   innings,
after two   were   out   in   each   inning
In the Fire Department
riatte,.  •' l;'ar'.i lo and about the Sremeii
in uur local drpartment
by H.E. P.
Two more .«till alarms have added to the "honor" of being volunteer fire¬ men for .0 ime of the boys the past week.
Last F'riday afternoon H. C. .'•chlu- ter, driver of Truck 1, received word thut an auto was on fire at Meiriok He took two extinguishers from Truck 1 and answered the cail. extinpuishing the tire in a few ("eco.uls with one of them when he arrived.  The loss waj trifling.
.Monday afternoon Hose -1 got anoth¬ er   dose   of   brush   fire   I'or   the »•¦"<'•
The F'reeport team played together , l''"<^e where they were a couple of well. Bedell WHS j;ood on fly bulls in ^ekes ago, Lena ami Pei,i,s\ 1\ ania ieft field and Harris liacked up well in ; Avenue. They worked on this "one for center. Nolan und Edwards were ef- "y*'' two hours before it was in condi- fective at shortstop and third, respect- i''"" *o leave.
ively.
At the ne.\t regular meeting of Freeport Chapter No. 302, R. A. M., which will be held in th; Realty Build-
The Seven Hundred Club met at the hoii.e of Mrs. Fred A. Verity last Thursday. Mrs. Harry Ashmead of ; Baldwin won the honorsjof the day.       |
and Clark was strcng at second. -Eagle.
A recital for the benefit of the Bap tist Church will be given by the pupils iof Mra. M. M.   Dikeman,   assisted   by Peekskill gravel has been plaeed   on !'"'*¦">   f'"'.'"'   Brooklyn,   on Wednesday Church    Street,    from   Smith   Street j ^^^"'"*! north.    Street Commissioner   Sprague | "^''^'^^
work of the evening.
Tot Runs Away
June 10.     The [irogram ia   as
is busily engaged planning for oiling a number of the Village Peekskill gravel highways, which wiil be covered with sand as soon aa oiled.
Attention is called to the iidvertise- ment of Raynor & Hrovver, tisii mar¬ ket, in this issue. Thia tirm alv;a\s ban H good line of stock. .Hnd they have addeii an automobile cielTvery to any part of the village, so that they are now in good position to take care of all oTileis.
(jeorge A., TJ-year.old son of (ieurge A. MacDonald, president nf the Niihshii & SulVolk Lighting Coinpany, died on Wednesday of heart failure following a rheii'natic ailment. The funeral was held Friday morning froni his late hor.ie. 3\h Weat 90th Street, Manlmt- tan.-Observer.
I PART 1
I'iano Duet, ;fileL'lecl, Irene Post and ' H.'ien Rhodes.
I'iano Solo, "Twilight Idyl," .'^chec- k. r, Milton Seaman. I I'i.Kio L'uet, "Love's Dreamland ] Waltz," Uneiier, Minnie Ackerman ; and Helen liornscheiier. I Piano Solo. "Glistenitig Pearls," I Nin.i ('revoiseriit.
j     Piano Solo, "Harp at Midnight Noc I turrc," Aubelt, Nellie Johnson.
Piano   Duel,   Prelected.   Helen   Piatt i :in(l Klizabi'th Anderson. I      l'i:i.;o Solo. "Sunrise   .Mazurka,"   I. ; N.  l-'ntf'son, Lillian <Jombs. i      Piano  Duet.    "The    Return   of   the Robins," Fisher, bjiibelle .Seaman   and i He.^n Bornscheuer. '      Piano Solo, ".Starry Night," Sidney [Smith, Helen Piatt. '     I'iano Solo, " Di.'nce of   the    Brown¬ ies," F. Karinan, Howard Alum,
Louie Schreiber, son of Joae.ph Schreiber, ia but a little more than two years old. but he is a clever baby, with a bump of inquiaitiveness. Rail¬ roads trains have liim.
Mrs. Schreiber, on   Saturday   after- ' nocn, sent Louia from their   home,   in the northern part of the  village,   wJth a message.
Instead of going to the store Louis , wended his way to the depot ami watctied the approach of an eastbound , train for Babylon. He saw the fieople j getting olf and then, unseen he climbed j up to the high step of the car and ent- i ered a car in the roar. The conductor | entered the car but paid no attention j to the child. At Amityville the child i waa alone in the enr. The truth then | dawned on the conductor. He ques- j tioned the chilil, askiiif^ him where   he i
The following   general   orders   have |
been sent out by D. B.    P.   Mott   Post 1 	
No. 257, G   A. R. : ;     The Freeport High   School   baseball
General Order No. 1—The comrades | team met its third defeat of the season
'ot Mott Post No. 527 will assemble   at ' Saturday   afternoon   at
j the Post rooms on   Saturday   evening, | Commercial    High   of   Brooklyn,   the
May 23, at 7 p. m., to  make   arrange- [ score being 1 to 0.    The game   waa   a
' ments for the Decoration Day services. : fast one and following the first   inning
2nd—On Sunday, May 24,   the   Post ; there was not a run made, will attend the   Memorial   services the Freeport M. E.    Church   of   Free-   scL-ontl   inning i port.     Meet at the Post rooms at 9:30. ; taken out of the pitcher's   box   on   ac- The ladiea    of   the   Mott   Post   Relief > count of his wildness and his pluce vias No. 139, will    escort   the   F'ost | taken i)y Harquall, who   did   excellent on that day. j work.     He fanned eight of    the   Free-
,.„... , .,      ,     .      r, '     Iird —Comrades of Muit Po.-t v.ill as-1 porters, while Bedell for Freeport   re-
l.eitlost, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Carman | ^^^(^1^ ^^ ^^^^ p^^^  ^^„,„.   ^^   ^g^^.^.   tj^e,] „.n batters.
tion Day,    Saturday,   May   30,   at   12 j     An unusual occurrence took place  in o'clock   noon,   sharp,   in   uniform,   to i tho fifth inning.    When   Rollo   dodged hold their    memorial   servicea   at   the i to get away from the ball it struck the graves of deceased soldiers and sailors j liut which was across his   right   shoul- in the F'reeport and    Rockville   Centre i dtr and knocked a fair ball; he was   so cemeteries.     An invitation is extended to all soldiers, sailors and Spanish War veterans and   the   clergy   of   F'reef)ort and   Rockville   Centre   to   be   present with the Post.
4th—The   Mott   Poat    Relief   Corps No. 139 will be with us and  take   part
A large number of friends aasisted Mr. and Mrs. Emory Carman to cele- ing on Wedneaday evening, June 3, a i brate their tenth wedding anniversary, special invitation ia extended for all ' Saturday evening, at their home, cor- members of the Chapter and all visit- ner East Lena Avenue and Joy Street, ing companions to be present. Re- The couple were married by Rev. freshments will be served after the Kneeland Piatt Ketcham, former pas¬ tor of the First Presbyteran <^'hurch, j ^.J^'^ and they have one son, Lemont. Among those present wete:   Mr. and Mrs. Al¬
ston
some
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dud¬ ley, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pearsall,   .Mr. i and Mrs. Walter Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Titus, Mr.   and   Mrs.   Arrander fascination   for   t'arman, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Powell, ' .Mr. and Mra. Aleck Braley, Mrs. Otto [ Fredericks,   Mr.   and .Mrs. L. W. Taft; and   furiiily.    Misses    Ninn     Dancer, 1 ('atherlne   anil   Mary   Orohoe,     Laura '. 'Paynes, Mary Gray, Catherine Powell, ' Anna Fredericks, Beatrice  PCing,   Lil¬ lian   Leonard.   Jamea  Burna,   Warren Carman, Fred Sullivan, f. F.   Orohoe, B.   Gray,   (;.   Partridge, James   Esip, ; F"'rank Hilliard, L. Leonard.  J.   Dunn, i P.   L.   Dumphrey, Walter   Thompson, I Roy, Raymond and Floyd   Poat,   Percy Swezey, Ciiarles A. Eckert, F'rank   De Hues, Peter E.   Smith,   .lack   Mauers¬ berger,   Benson Lan;:,  Harry   (Jilman, } Ted   Neundorfer,     and    Charles   Pel  ¦ ton.—Esgle. i
IMPORTANT TO ALL i;F US.
Judge   Kelly,    in   Supri me   Court, OI tne season ¦ under date of May 1. gave    a   deci the   hands   of; that is of  great   importance   to   s ^ronklvn    tha   vojontggr firemen.
i     The decision was. virtually, that   an
i exempt fireman holding a C'ivil Service
I , loeiK was iiui a run maue. i job could only be expelled from his po-
ti     The vi-^itors    made a change   in   the , ajtion opon specifically proven chargea
.   scL-ond   inning,   when    McMahon    was   ^r when the    position   had   been   abol-
! ished, and not to make room for anoth er in the same position.
This decision more than ever ; strengthens the poaition of exempt fire- '. men holuing Civil Service joha, and it : behoovea us mor^ than ever to see that ; the privilege is not abused and that we do no!, take into our ranks men who join only to obtain this privilege, one of the few (hat volunteer firemen pos¬ sess, and yet are not willing todo their share of the work for wlilch we are organized.
'J'he .scheme often advocated of copj- ' pelling a man to anawer a certain per- i centage of alurma is   ciie   that   should become a luw in New Voi k   State,   al- ; though the percentage of fiO per   cent, often suggested seems high.     A small¬ er percentage tould work   lianlshifi   to , no one, and would show good faith.
avvay f the
j aurprised that he did not get ituick enough to take advantage hit.
I     The best play of the game was ir.ade
j by Edwards, vvho was covering    third, and it tiiineil the fans into   a   hmvling
I moi;.     With a man on second    base,   a
The I'.rooklyn Times Saturday devot   , ed nearly a page to a well written item on    "F'leeport,   one   uf Long   Islanirs i > most uttructive placea."    The   article i
I    _ contained pictures ot John .1.  Randall. |
Ernest Kuiulall.Bnd the homes of these ; t ,vc ,t;i'ntlemen, al.=o a picture of the! home Ol' H. Lyon Sinith, and a view of ] Long Heach Avenue, in the Long lieaeh i section.
.'I map, I'iaiio
El
I A UTII
••.Melody of Love,"   ICn- Izabeth Anderson.
•Fia Diiivolo, " Sidney Smiih, L'lt;atiore Wiggins.
I'iano Solo, selected, Percy   Streese- noiM.
Piano Solo, "Shower of Kose.s," Sid¬ ney ;-niith, Jennie Behr.
Piano Solo. "Alice,"   Aschor,   Mer- ' vill Golden. The  (Glencort   Tennis    Club   held   n:     }>,ano Duet, selected.   Alice   Raynor meeting   at   tho    home   of    Frederick   and iMildred Sniith. Henderson   last    Wednesday   evening, I     piano .Solo, " Kigoletta," l.iszt. .Miss May 13.    After the   meeting   refresh-, g^,j,j,n, .„j,jj[,
got on. Louie didn't know. The con-j The Tuesday afternoon Five Hun- ductor asked the child if he got on in j died Club met v.ith .Mrs. Howard Wal- Brooklyn, but the latter vvas blank. | ters this week. The prizes were won The conductor then went over ail the I by Mrs. .Mm ion Chapman, fruit reached Free- i ket; Mrs. I'er.r.-'idl, embroidered I napkins; Mrs. Howard Walters, broidered pique collar.
in our exercises, and will entertain the : (..'ommeri-ial batter  struck   the   ball   a scholars of Freeport High School.
bth — Freeport Council No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. M., Kreeport Lodge No. 12.')3, B. P. 0. E., and meinbers of the F'ree¬ port Fire Deiiartment are cordially and fraternally invited to be with us on that occasion. The Freeport Enter- pris':' Band will be with us.
Williain li. Patterson,
Commander. James ('. Cornell, Adjul;int.
bas- unch
em-
nients were served while several of the members entertained with recitationa and piano selections.
The courts will be ready for uae bv thia Saturday us work has been started on them. All the members are look¬ ing forward to the first game with en¬ thusiaam.
Vocal Solo, "Love's Springtide,'" HaniiiiOnd, .Master PavlolL
Concerto F] Flat for Piano and Or dies tru,  Liazt.
Orchestral purt jilayed on seconil piano by Prof. Hassell.
stations, und when h port I.ouis jum|ied up in the seat and clapped hia bunds. fhe chilii v.as tak¬ en to Babylon, placed in the care of a policeman und returned to the Freeport police. In the meantime Mi. .^schreib- er had renorted his son's absence and the hoy^^^t finally returned to him late that yitfht. —F;agle.
"Green House"
Changes Hands
H. C. and A. E. Ruynor, vvho forthe |)Hst decade huve conducted the   (ireen Houae F'ishing Station, in   the   Heinji- ateud Bay,    south   of   Bellmore,   havei, sold   the    pluce   to   F'red   Johnson   of
Brooklyn, who   bus   t»l<'^"   Possession   , ^^,„,^i^j^^^^j   handkerchief;   Mrs.   Ar For the present   Mesars.   Raynor   will I ^^^^ ^. ^,^^ '^ ...
remain with the new owner f^ i j
The Green Hou.^e is the    beat   known     stations     netween
Want Schools
Represented
Brooklyn   and   Montauk   Point,   being Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis will deliv-   one of the firat houses built aside from _ I er his lecture,    "John   Ruskin's   Mes    houses built on the   beach,   in   Hemp-
Black Screening, 2c sq. ft. I sage to    the   Twentieth   Century,"   in   atead Bay, and for a great many years,
Galv. Screening, 3c aq. ft. ;_rolls 2ic, j,,e M.E. Church, Freeport,    Wednea-; before the growth of   the   upland   vil-
day evening, June 3.     You are invited   lages and fhe increased travel   on   the to come and hear ore of the   liest   lec- , bays drove the game further east, was
Lawn Mowers, $2.45 to $9.25
Window Sceena, 20c uj).
O-Cedar Mopa,   89c;   oil,   $2.50 gal.
Garden Utenails
Perfection Oil Heatera, $2.98
Chicken Wire. 150 ft.   Roll.   4c   sq. ft., jc opened
Wire Fencing, 7c ft.
Chick Wire, IJc sq. ft.
Moth Balla, 5c Ib.
Nursing Bottlea. 2 for 5c
Perfection Cook   Stoves,   2   burner, $6.75; 3 burner, $9 00
Peroxide, 16 oz. bottle, 10c Da Silva 5-lOc Store and W. Merrick Road Advertlreraent
Mis. Henry L Muxson entertained at card-' It^st Friilay and Saturday .'if- The joint conference of ti;achers and ternoons. Friday afternoon liridgi,' annual ineiiin;- ¦: -lr -n, mu C 'i;:': waa enjoyed um! irfizes were won as ' Touchers Aos.jcluiioii una io..u at ..io.- follows: Mrs. D. W. Antz. hand em-' eola High School Building Friday. At broidered ;:entre piece; Mrs. H. S. ! the business nieeting Principal Wil- Wulters. hand embroidered centre Hum W. Wright of ibe M+tieola High niece: Mr>.. (;. M. Manley, hnlf dozen School was elected president of the as hand iiainted salt dips; iMrs.Otto Jinu',   soeiation;   Jamea    E.    Ciinnichaei   of
sewing basket;   Mrs.   Knohel,   sewing   Oceanside,    vice "presiiient, and   .Mi-^.    ._ ,
i bag; Mrs. F:imer Miller of New   York.   Jennie Brown of Oyster Hav, secretary , huses on balls, oil , hand embroidered towel; Mrs. Wiliiani   and   treasurer.     The   letirini;   oflicers ; i,„n ;j.   passed'   balla •Hildiard,    pidure;   Mra.    Churles    G    are:      W.   L. Shubert, president; Ida I Hill,    hand painted plate; Mrs   I.yman , B. Butler,  secretary and treasurer.
hanging basket; Mrs. Barrie, : A resolution, ununiinoualy adopted, centre piece roll; Mrs. Perry, hand ^ to the efiect that a sehool man be ap¬ pointed as u niember of the commission to change ihe form of government of Nassau Countv. vvas referred to the Bourd of Sujiervisors. Il was the con¬ census of opinion that, inasmuch as one of the vita! questions to be deter¬ mined in the modified form of govern¬ ment was the change of school dis tricts, it waa thought that the appoint¬ ment   of   an   experienced school   man
resounding whack. Il appeared to go over the third baseman's head and would have meant another score for the visitors, ijul with a ten ible leap in the air Edwards hauled it down, re- tirin;.; the aide.
The only run of the game vvas   made by    Murpiiy.     In   the   rirst   inning   he singled to right, Spellniiiii was safe on Sprague's error and   .Murphy   ^venl third.    Johnson's Ily to Han is al .Murpliy tn sevre.
The lineup waa as 'ollov^s:
F'reepoit- Noian ss, Haker c, Hedell ll, E(i-.vrrds ;lb, Clurk '2ii. Sjiragui' lb, i;ollo cf, Hf-rriK If, McCord cf.
Coiiinierciul-Murphv ;ib, Spellniaii :JIi, John If, Heeker Ih. Rn.scoe cf, liijinham   ss.   Hillary   if,   F'rugoiic   c,
¦;.':. ;;i,r : .   11   :', .   '^ ¦: ,     C*
iM jepoft t, o n u U 0 O n 0—II
Coi;imerciul I 0 o o o 0 d n o--l
Stolen bust-s, F^dvvards 1, Sprague 1,
Hecker 1, Huinham   1;   sucnliit   hii-.
.lohnson 1, S| ellmhii 1 : lett  on   b^'v.-,
F'reeport ti, Comrneriial 5; struck out,
bv Hedell In, llarquaii .-,   .Me.Muhon 2;
L-ll :!, oil'  MeMu
Bak-r    1;    wild
pitches. Bedell 3, and McMahon 1.
FIRE COI'.N-CII
''he May meeting of lhe F'ire   Coun¬ cil was iield at the engine house   Wed¬ ¬neaday   night.     I'resint,    Asst.   ("hief wed   '¦'^''"¦¦''""t Wardens    V\'.ia ' y   nnd   Wil- liai'is of Hose 1,  VSiiiie anil  ( otter   of ' I •  i.v-.v   3, 4, Nilea litid
Verity    a'ld
.'i    VV^¦^e    le-
IS   grunted
The
thur Wilson, cut gla; - """¦-'¦ : cnnsoation prizes, acts of hat pins, were
18 probably one  of j ^^,„„ ^,    ^,^^_^,,^i^^  ^j,ite   and   Mrs. stations     between i ,    r^   ,,,..,.
Tb" Ku-Klux second team wa-, de¬ feated by Ihe Federal .(uniors Satur¬ duy, May 10, by the score of V2 to 11. The F'ederuls vvere forced to   do   their
Ho.,. :.',   l';,triek i ;, I  i'v.lv Sii.'iiner anii.F'ritz of Hose , Sneileker of Truck  I.
Kl •signal ions of .Xichii Miiton Cini;..- fri^m llose ceived. and e.'<e:n|it ion pii| them.
FoMoveiiig applii'ulii ii:. vvere hp- piovc.i; i-.iwH(ii E. Meuiiey, and -I. .Morton Keei.'aii, Truck 1; Williuiii I'udgelt, Hose 2; William Terry, Hoae 1; (leorgi GiHseli, Hose 3; llariyGlui- ev,  Eli(;ine 1.
11 was deeiiieil that i.w'iii>; lotlii eon¬ dition of the hou.-ie of llos-e 2. the amount appropriated for repairs there¬ on hIiouiiI not be spent, but tbat the Council recoiiioiend to the Village Hoard tbat the ccmipany be allowed ^'4") pi r month for maintenanee of the liorses, from April 1.
Application for permission to take apparatua to Babylon on .lune   1)   was
If you fail to see "Eaat Lynne."   at the Plaaa. on Wedneaday, May 27. you I the offertory and a feature of   the   ev°
tures on economics of today.
DR. PETERS' LECTURE
Rev. Madiaon C. Peters of Brooklyn preached in the Baptist Chureh Sunday morning and evening, crowding the ca¬ pacity of the church to its very limits.
In the morning Rev. Mi. Peters preached on "Miaconceptiona of God," based on the opening sentence of the Lord's Prayer, "Our Father."
Daring the day Rev. Mr. Peters was the guest of hia old-time friend. Rev. Elmer E. Loux. paator of the Baptist Church.
In the evening Ernest Watkina aang
will miaa mias seeing one of the great est emotional pictures the screen haa yet produced
Coal will coat more next month. Buy now and aave money, '''reeport Coal Co.
Advartlaement
one of the best gunning stations with¬ in reach of New York City, and today ' ia probably one of the beat atations in ; this section, because of its location. I Other houses have been built in the ; immediate neighborhood since the Green House waa built, but it haa al- I waya kept ita popularity with the fish- ' ermen, some of whom are still coming ' there today who started in at about jthe time Raynor Bros, took charge of the station.
Application for Lower Rates Denied
An order has been iasued by the Sec¬ ond District Public Service Commis¬ sion   denying the prayer of  complaint
Adverusement i visitor   apoke on   "War,    Waste   and | e^H^yfy/- ^^?f «««««*"'''\|'.« ^""K 'want."    Hisarguments were clinched   '«'?"'^,.«''>";«dCo'npany    asking  for
by a remarkable   array   of  statistics, I "duction of its rate of charge for pas-
ening's musical program was ainging by the choir, "Tenting on the Old Camp Grounds. "    At this aervice   the
showing th*t the b"uVd"en uponTh7baVk ' ^"8*7 |«' "¦«'"" '"&,''^'J'T*''^'"' the   aoldier-and   that ' i"?*. °L^/"r.'.P°'_*.f "'^J''^^""*^ ^"*"""
Trees, plants and shrubs can  be  ae¬ cured at amall cost at Woodbine   Park
of Europe was
America   was   not   far   behind, showed what might be done   with   the I $315,000,000 army and navy  appropri¬ ation   in   the   matter  of     irrigation,
,j   , depot and Pennsylvania Station.
I     "It appeara to the Commiasion   that
the   apparent discrimination  in   round
trip fared between passengers to Free-
Nusrery, Bergen Place and Lena Ave. j far^ns. schoois, ¦coTleges"and";aiTr"o'ads: ' P^"^\*'"'^ paasengera to Wreck Lead on
John J. Randall, He brought out the fact that war takes |  ^^ ^"K .^^''•=^' .^""•=*'  .^^,'*"«   ^'"'^
Freeport   N. Y   ; j^e best and leavea behind   the   worat.   '^'""^ ^"'''"f^ !« ""f^o'dable so   long
Adverusement. : ^ ^^.^^^^^ ^^ President | "   ^^« '°'"}f '"^ '""' '° If^t^      '^
IZr 1.        I      A   I.     \ Wilson in   his   effort   to   bring   about 1 «"¦«'"" »%''"7 '«'. ""^ **>»    '*>« /?'
Mrs.    Anna   Neuas   has   closed   her. „«   also   aaid   that   President "^"f''°"   \^^^'^   ^f   in the return   trip
dressmaking establishment on Federal l^^osevelt, who is known as the War! ".'« *° .^'^^P°'^ '^""'d ""*. ^e made Street and gone in company with Mad p^.y^nt, had aigned more peace treat- without involving a diacr.minat.on in am K. Bohm. on Pieirepont Place,    tf | j^, ^^an anv oth«r nrpaident   nnH  that  ^'^or of the reaidents of  Freeport  as
against those of many other communi¬ ties   on   the   Long   Island   Railroad,
AdTartlSMnuit.
I iea than any other president, and that j Taft was second. He prophesied that I should there be a war with Mexico,   it
which now stand on a footing of equal¬ ity with Freeport in the matter of fares."
tation of thia tear-compelling romance
Try my special box of  cut   flowers,   would mean a  guerilla war lasting  at 75c, for the weekend.    C. R.   Ankera,   leaat ten yeara and coating untold mil- florist, Rockville Centre.   L. I.    Tele-1 lions as well as unnumbered lives.    He phone connection: delivery anywhere. !urged that all talk pes«e and not  war, Advartlsament. I and to supDort, not   criticize,   the  ad-
I ion milk ri '^a^ora mak.. ori.e i "•'"!"*"*''"' '" '*"  «^"''''   '«  P''*"^"" i th«t^ha;'made'riT;hT"ii^rirsmil^'"i;^^ Lioli milk rich nnd pure makes prue pe.ce . fo, half a century, made possible
''•^"'•- - ,      ^.   _^ i   /'»«''»'• •;."«?'»« °'    A"""'"   ^I'y   through the latest and moat wonderful
 Adv*rti.«»«. i the congregation, the aervice was  dia-  j^^^,„j   „f    amusement    annals
: missed by the benediction by Bev. Mr.   ^„„ti„„ pictures.    To be shown at the
SUndard Gaaolina, 17c gal.   Q, Ben-, Peters. 	
nett Smith Garaae. <
L. G, Waltera. I Saturday afternoon the game of F'ive ! Hundred was played, und the winnera i were; Miss Annie Eldridge. hand em- , broidered shirt waist case; Miss Wini- I fred Taylor, towel with laat insertion;
! Miss Edna Eldridge, hand embroidered | would protect the school interests. ! boudoir cap;   Mrs,   Marion   Chapman,'
hand embroidered aprons; Mra.   Helen
Corby, picture; Mra. George Weacott,
conaolation prize.
Obituary
RUTH HARRIETT CUTLER Ruth Harriett Cutler, age 25, died at the home of her parenta, Mr. and Mra. T. R. Cutler, 27 Porterfield Place, on Friday, after a lingering illness of heart trouble.
Funeral services  were  beld  at  her ate home on Saturday, Rev. J. Sidney
Gould, pastor of the   Firat   Presbyter-1 take  a large place in the work of the ian Church, ofliciating, with interment i teachers.
at Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y.
Besides ber parents. Miss Cutler is aurvived by tbree brothers, Lloyd, Stuart and Merritt.
Miss Cutler waa a young lady of lov¬ able diaposition, and had many frienda who mourn her untimely death.
CALLED HOME Like as a ship, her voyage o'er. That safely haa reached port. So one by one our loved ones go. To join God'a heavenly court.
received from ttie four hose companies, hest woik o! tne season. ¦ The ball was I Permission wa.-, granted, ibe conipan- intched by the steady lillie "Peb" j i,,H to leave adequate apparatu- and Haynor, who rarely jiasses a batter, ; nearly all of tbeir hose in their re- anri with   good   supjiort   back   of   him   ajiective houaes.
was uble to take the    measure   of   the'     The   committee   on    motor    tractor
Klu-Klux.     The    home    run   drive   by ; from Truik 1 submitted   sj^eeifieationa
"Sunny" Thomp.son   (recently   becom-: for the kind of ajiparatua tbev thoucht
ing a Federal) waa a   good hard    clean : hest adajited lor their use.     The   eom-
It was also propoaed to have the   as^ [ walloji und    was   a   feature.     Porter's   mitt-'e had pre;,ared a number of   cop-
aociation   join the State SclKiol Teach-luteal home in the eighth with  Wemple'ies of   the   specifications,    and   these
ers Aasociation, and  this   matter   was 1 •lo''''"^'^he bull in hia   hund,   waa   the   were loaned to the several   rejiresenta-
referred to a committee ol three,   who i'""f'^'''"¦'"« pi«L-e of base running seen   tives   of  tractor    companies    j,resent
will rejiort at the fall meeting  of  the I "^'''*^'''«"'«' ''"¦''^ 'his   season,   and   Jiut j witn permission to make   any   suggeg-
' the winning run over the jilate ufter 1 tiona they saw fit. The sjiecificalions two men had been retired and two . v/ere ajiproved aa read, and a commit- strikes called on Paul Cartwright. tee of two, consisting of Stephen W The Federal infield, Mahnken, Dixon, | Hunt and Charlea O Niles was aii^ Gilbert and Lenker, were right on the , pointed to present tbem to the Village job and are certainly a very reliable i Board on Friday evening Muy 29 for and heady little machine, lhe double | their action. The Board is working play of Wemple to Hughes and Tom j with the Council und bida will probablv Spence, jr., throwing to bases featured   be   advertised   for,   and   the   confrac't
*^S..^";'^'."T/'''- awarded at   an   early   date.     The   full
The Federal Juniors journey to Gar-   amount of the  appropriation   will   not
den City Saturday, May 23. to play the j be required.
association
There were about 550 members of the aaaociation preaent, and every achool in the county was represented.
Dr. John H. Finley, State Commia¬ aioner of Education, was to have ad- dreaaed the meeting, but he waa unable j to come, and Dr. Arthur D. Dean took hia plane. He is an advocate of man¬ ual training, and said that this   ahould
The principal address of the day waa made by Dr. Charles S. Chapin, princi¬ pal of Montclair State Normal School, of Montclair, N. J. He took for hia subject the necessity of concentration. He urged upon hia auditora the neces¬ sity of teaching concentration, and he thought that this waa more important than merely teaching a few rules of grammar nnd arithmetic, which were quickly forgotten by the pupil, while the habit of concentration was a last¬ ing quality. Many of the schools re¬ quire but 70 percent in studies,   while
Naasau Boulevard Midget
Score Saturday: Ku-Klux 03520010 0
Federals
Secretary Niles brought up the ques tion of trying fo secure an amendment to the State law   whereby,   instead   of each
1 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 X—121 two wardens   being  elected   by   ^„^,. Batteries,    Wemple    Millbank   and   company each year, after the first year Spence for Ku-Klux; Raynor and   Por-1 of the proposed law becoming   operat-
ter for Federal Juniors.
THE THIRTIETH OF MAY
Yes memory unbars the heart And outflows recollections vast
Of heroes who tnok active part
But now are numbered with the paat.
We grieve not, aa thoae without hope, I busines'" men who employ many of the j Today the nation homage paya
And feel we are nof blest. Because our Lord has chosen tbat The first should win their rest.
Thia change ia but as if they passed Into an inner room, A living soul was never yet Held priaoner in a tomb.
ng operat¬ ive only one would be elected, but for i a period of two yeare. This would as- i sure at least half of the membera of I the Council having had at least one I year's experience in the work, at all j times, and eliminate the jiossibility of an entire'new Council, as at present. It was decided to write Chsirfhan O'Connor of the State Law Committee in regard to prejiaring a bill of thia kind.
An invitation wbs received from   D. B. P. Mott Post,   (;.   A.   R.,   for   the
In that fair place called paradise, Released from care and pain. Our Saviour has prepared a home, I Where we shall meet again. East Lynne," a surpassing presen-1 There is no death.   Our sojourn here
graduates  demanded   a  much   highen     And one and all admit the  power
average of proficiency.    He alao advo-   u,,on their souls as long thev gaze
cated the greater cultivation   of   thor-       ^bove the graves at this sad hour
oughness and rapidity. .    ...
Dr. Sherman Wliliams spok^ nu   the ! And o'er t.it mounds they spread sweet membera of the Deparfment to  j.arade
selection and uae of the schooi library;                   blooms with tbem on Decoration  Day,   Satur-
Mias   Ellen   Eddy Shaw on school gar-       While each is   wrapped   in   solemn day. May 80.    It whs decided to notify dens and gardening and W.E. Barthol-                   thought                                        ; all the members of the  invitation  and
omew on the commercial aection of the   An^ air is filled with softened tunes to request as many us  possible   to   at-
I public schoola.
Adrert
•ummt
\
(Continued on page 5)
I Plaia,   Wednesday   May  27;  matinee ' and evening.
Bat fits us to lay down
This earthly tenement of clay.
To gam a golden crown.
We know our loved ones are not diead. But just beyond the tomb They've put on immortality, Our Lord has ealled tbem home.
By Eva Wendell Smitb.
j     "East Lynne;" what the press says ' of this great creation :
"A marvel   of   emotion   vizualized; I beautifui beyond criticiam." I     "Soconvincing that it sent a'#ay tbe audience in tears." i
\     "Better than nine stage productions ; O yes. we do adore oor flag lout of ten."
'     To be shown at tbe  Plaza,   Wednes- I day. May 27; matinee and evening.
That are with   love   and   reverence ; tend.
fraught. I     The Chief wus instructed to procure
Fair signs of loyalty are seen I a flag and staff at a cost not exceeding
As far as sight abroad can reach $10. for Dejiartment use.
Tbat make   the   heart   with    worship      The  committee   on   new   hoase   Cor
teem Hoae I stated that they were not quite
For emblem that  greet   truth   does   ready to submit   plans   and  specifica-
teach.      . : tiona, and requeated a little more time.
A special   meeting   will , probably   be
The red and"whi\e,'and"sterling blue ' "'[^^ ^'"' "'^  purpose  iri  about' two
Advartlsemeat
Tbat for the right does never lag To sbow its colors, fast and true. E. A, W.
W<;eKii.
More Freeport New* oa Page |
1