Nassau County Review 19120524

              Vol. XVII
FREEPORT, N. V., FRIDAY, MAY 24,1912
No. 30
FREEPORT NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. James Andrew Sutphin are entertaining a dnoKhter, who has been named Mary Grace; born Sunday, May 19.	
Progreeaive Coancil, D. of L., No. €6,   will   hold an   entertainment  and
In the Fire Department
(H. E. P.)
Matters of interact to and about tha firaman in our local dapartmant
Ex-Chief Wallace, manager of the South Side Observer, in accordance with bis announcement made at the be-
dance next Tuesday evening,   May 28,   ginning   of the   bowling  tournament,
in Brooklyn Haj	
Next Thursday being a le^al holiday, our advettiaers and news correspond¬ ents are requested to get their capy in a dayjearlier than usual.
Miss Phebe A. Parshall sailed Thurs¬ day fof Europe.. She wili be gone three months. She will visit Madeira island. Spain, Gibraltar, Italy, Switz¬ erland, Belgium, and Germany (where ahe will visit friends), Holland, France and the British IsIbb.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ashdown have moved to Sodus, Wayne County, N. Y., for the summer.
has presented a year'ii subscription to the Observer to the bowler having the lowest score of the tournament. S. Dimon Smith was the winner, but there must have been several of us who were pressing him cloae.
Plana are progressing for the annual "Firemen's Day" of the Department, committees have been appointed and although the affair is three months off, they are already working toward tbe success of the event.
Members of the various neighboring fire departments will be asked to serve as officials and acceptances have al¬ ready   been received from   Geo.   Ebel-
A party was given to Lydia Golden ' ing, Lynbrook; Charles DeLap, Roose- on Craig Avenue, Monday, .May 20, it velt; Fred P. Bennett, Hempatead, being her 7th birthday. The after- and Frank Cotte, Baldwin, as judges; noon was spent in playing games of , A. D. Murphy and A. S. Malcomson, all kinds. The room was decorated in Freeport, measurers; F.rnest E. Bos- violets and the table of pink and j ca, Rockville Centre, timer; and white. There was a large birthday David L. I'odd, Hempatead, starter. cake   with   7     candles     on.     Mervin
School Notes
The Freepon Club of the Nassau Coanty Baseball League played at Lyn¬ brook again Sa'.urday and won by a score of 8 to 2. The game was inter- eating throughout, despite the fact that the visitors showed superiority at the bat and speed in fielding.
"Pete" Smith pitched a fine game for the visitors, holding tbem down to four hits, and did not give a single pass. Unger caught for Freeport, and showed that he could bold the pace that he showed early in the season. Mott did the slab work for the home club during the first five innings, after which he was relieved by Jackson. Stein did creditable work behind the bat. The result of the game leaves Freeport and Rockville Centre tied for tbe lead, neither club having lost a game. Score by innings: Freeport 13 1110 10 0—8
Lynbrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2
Batteries--Smith and Unger; Mott, Jackson and Stein.
Golden played a march and the little friends marched around the houae once, then through the reception hail, par¬ lor and dining room where cream cake and orangeade were served. There was a Jack Horner pie, out of which each one received a token of remem¬ brance. Those present were: Miaaes Elva Hedell, Jeimie G;itter,   Kdna Gat-
The annual parade and tournament of the Nassau County Volunteer Fire¬ men's Aasociation will be held at Hempstead, on Wednesday, June 19. From preaent indications none of the Freeport companies will attend, al¬ though Hose 2 and 3 and Engine 1 are still eligible.
, r...   , ,  L.       r,  .L       Chas. Lenker   is improving his prop¬
ter, 1-anniefceaman, Ethel Johns, Ruth ; g^jy q,, j^ j,^^^^ gt. by grading in the Methral, Helen Conklm, Marion Lo.see, f^^^^ ^^ ^is house and making a side- Myrtle Halliday,    Dorothy   Valentine,   y,.^\\r
Carrie   E.    Raynor,     Lydia    Golden, ' 	
Masters Fred Losee, Frank Gatter W. E. Golder sold his Henry St. Alvin ScMman, Sterling Raynor, house to Ira Duryea. Alao hia bunga- Eugene Epple, Charlie Epple, Robert low on the beach to Mra. Richard Car- Valentine. Donald Stoudt. nian of Baldwin.
Everybody is leoking forward to Monday afternoon. Miss Lillie Tree, June 4. Why? you ask. Because that daughter of Rev. E. O. Tree of Porter- is the evening Mr. B(jb and his friends field Place, was operated upon at the have their outing at the Colonial Nassau Hospital for appendicitis, and Theatre, followed by   a   whirlwind   of   is slowly improving.
the richest novelties ever preaented by —r	
Freeport talent. Tickets are selling Mrs. John J. Dunbar laatKing- rapidly and if ycu want to spend an hampton this week as a delegate of evening replete with music and melody 'he local Lodge of Daughters of Re- dont' fail to get in line at Smith and ^^^^ah. She is in attendance at the Bedell's drug store and pick out your State Convention of that organization, .seats. Don't put it off and be disap-! Through the agency of Pettit & pointed for the program is an inviting j ^^^^^ Wallace Smith haa aold a large one suited to every taste, therefore j,ouse at the corner of Bayview and suited to you, so be^there. It' 3,,^^ gj^^ Avenues to Harry   Howard
The Hill Stock Company with   Miss  of Indiana, who has become   a   perma-
Alice Donaldson, will present  "Monte.yient resident here.	
Christo" at the Colonial Theatre Wed- ,^[
nesday evening, ilune 12, for benefit of     Y^ow that   the   weather   is   getting
Fraternal Council. Royal Arcanum.
Board of Supervisors
The regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors wts held .Monday morning when all the members were present. Jj
The Board gave permission to the New York & Long Island Traction Co. to lay a switch or siding on South Main Street, Freeport, from a point approxi¬ mately 300 feet south of tho Long Isl¬ and Railroad, southerly about 350 feet. Only girder rails shall be laid and any macadam di.4turbed shall be replaced subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors or the County Superin- tenden of Highways. "It is further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions set forth in tbe fran- chiao granted by the Village of Free- port on July 26, 1901, shall be and are binding upon the Company in the con¬ struction and operation of thia switch or siding."
Fourteen Years Ago
(Itf'Dis of interest from the Review files fourteen years ago this week)
Big plans for parade and celebration in honor of introduction of electric lights for street lighting.
Roy Miller elected a member of Vigilant Hose Company.
Fred Greaves and Archer B. Wallace of the 7l8t Regiment at Lakewood, Florida; temperature 96 in the shade.
Spalding's Baseball Gooda at Da- Silva's. It
Geo. T. Boynton,   24 W.   Dean   St., '¦ Saab Rods, 2 for 5-5c-]0c has Sweeper-Vacs ti) rent   as   well   as 1 Ranny Refrigerators, $6.75 for sale.    See adv. 4t   It
warmer do not exert yourself too much in the hot kitchen. Henry Wahlen, the new dellicateasen man on Main Street, opposite the Colonial Theatre, is willing to do all the cooking. Just order your cold meats, salads, cheese, smoked fish, etc., by 'phone. He will deliver the goods and all you have to do is to eat and enjoy them. Lobsters for Saturday. It
2 Burner Gasoline Stoves, $3.50
3 Burner Gasoline Stoves, $4.98 Single 2 Burner Oil Stoves, 75c Double 2 Burner Oil Stoves, $1.59
2 Burnei Blue Flame Oil Stoves, $3.69
3 Burner Blue Flame Oil Stoves, $4.98 New Perfection Oil Stoves
2 Burner, $6.75
3 Burner, $9.00 Single Burner (las Stoves, 69c Double Burner Gas Stoves, $1.19 up Ovens for Gas or Oil Stoves, 79c up 2-in. Chicken Wire by the roll,   Jc  sq.
ft.
Window Screens 18 in. extends to 33 in., 20c 24 in. extends to 33 in., 26c 24 in. extends to 37 in., 29c 28 in. extends to 37 in., 85c Guaranteed Garden Hose, 10c ft. Special Porch Rocker, 95c Blk. Wire Cloth, 2c sq. ft. and a   10'V discount by the roll 10 tooth Mailable Iron Rakes, 15c Galvanized Watering Pots, 12c up Garbage Cans, 25c up Ice Box Pans, 20-25c Hammocks, $100. to $600. Lawn Mowers, $2.69 up
EIGHTH GRADE BASEBALL
VV        L PC
Lincoln 6 1 .857
Seaman                           2        4        .332 Grove  2        5        .285
The Lincoln School team met their first defeat at the hands of the Grove Street team on Tuesday afternoon when the lads from the High school building won by 1 run. The Lincoln players lea off with three runs and the Grove Street boys captured one in the fifth inning and 3 more in the seventh, or the last inning played in the grade games, owing to the lateness of the hour of starting the game. Both teams played ball well worth witness¬ ing, 'ine score by innings were: Lincoln :i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3
Grove 0 0 0 0 0 10 3—4
GROVE .STREET SCHOOL. A number  of   the   athletes   of   the Freeport School will take part   in   the meet to be held   at   Rockville   Centre Saturday  between   representatives   of the schools at Rockville Centre,   Law¬ rence,      East   Rockaway,     Lynbrook, Baldwin and F'reeport.    Nearly   every event has several entries and the Free- port lads expect to bring home a  num-| ber of prizes.    The local entries are as ; follows: L.   Murray,   100   yard   dash and 880 yard relay   rac";    F.   Lynch, same; Leo  Schloss,    100   yard   dash; M. Farmlette, 50 yard dash   and   run-, ning broad jump; T. O'Brien, 50  yard dash; Edward Meaney, shot put and   1 mile   relay   race; Howard   Aldridge,! shot put; Howard Teas, shot   put  and j 1 mile run;    Harold   Humphrey,   2201 yard dash and  880   yard   relay   race; Steward Cutler, same; HarolJ   Smith,' 1 and i mile runs; George Rhodes and W.   Guest,   same;   W.   Herring,   run-j ning high and   running   broad   jump;| Earl Sawyer and Edwani   Keogh,   880 : yard run and  Joseph   Pettit,   Garland j Gaden and Claude Soper. 1  mile   relay 1 race. 1
Miss Florence Cooper ia back in j achool after spending several days at! her home in Adams, N. Y., where she; was called by the sudden illness of her i father, who died before she reached j home. j
LINCOLN SCHOOL j
The atendance banner for laat week was captured by the third grade in | charge of Miss Downs. The average! attendance was .946.
The school garden has been laid out j
and planted.    Various   vegetable and
flower seeds   have   been   planted and aome h^ve already sprouted.
During the morning recess military drills are indulged in and various ath¬ letic sports enjoyed.
DaSilva
We cant' make cool breezes but we can make cool kitchens. Our gaa ranges do it. Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co. _ It
NOTICE I
Commencing with June Sth and until Sept.   1st,   Ross   & Randall   Company \ will close on Saturday at 1 o'clock.   It
Middy Blouses, 98c to $1.26 Ladies' Shirtwaists, $1.00 to $2.50 Ladfea' Gauze Vests, 10 to 25c Ladies' Gauze Lisle Stockings,
Black, Tan or White, 25c pair Ladies' Fine and Sheer Stockings,
Black,,Tan or White, 15c pair Children's Stockings,
Black, Tan or White, :0-15-26c Children's Underwaists, 15-26i: Ladies' or Children's Gloves, 25-50c Dress Materials Poplins, 25e yd Percales, 12c yd Lawns, 10-16-20c yd
Seaman's Reliable Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Freeport.
Sea Ross & Randall's adv. in this is¬ sue, when in need of garden tools.
Go to tba Crystal if you want to sea good, clean, clear picturea. It
Memorial Exercises
The D. B. P. Mott Post has issued the following general orders for Memorial and Decoration Day exercises.
"No. 1—The Comrades will as¬ semble at the Post Rooms on Sunday morning, May 26, at 10 o'clock, to at- I tend Memorial services at the Presby- i terian Church.
No. 2—Sunday May 26, the Post j will attend the exercises of the Union I Sunday Schools in the M. E. Church at 3 p. m.
No. 3—The Comrades will as¬ semble at the Post Rooms on Decora¬ tion Day, May 80, at 10 a. m. to hold I Memorial services at Freeport, Ceme¬ tery ; after rest and refreshments, will go by trolley to the Rockville Ceme¬ tery to bold Memorial Services, ine Freeport Enterprise Band will accom¬ pany ua.
No. i—Sunday, June 2, meet at tbe L. I. R. R. station at 9 a. m. to at¬ tend Memorial services at tbe Memor¬ ial Cburcb at Wantagb.
Tbe ladiea of tbe Relief Corps will escort and take part in our exercises.
All comrades, veterans, citizens and ebildren are invited to join witb ns."
One of the biggest surprises of his life was accorded Harold Hunt, Tues¬ day night, May 21, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace K. I'ost, Brooklyn Avenue and Wsllace Street. Having gone over to the house to spend the evening "socially" with his chum, Frank Snedeker, jr., Mr. Hunt was not prepared to greet the dozen or so friends who arrived and rushed out to greet him as he came down stairs to respond to a 'phone call.
The entertainment of the evening consisted of a "College Field Day." The party was divided in three groups of four each represtening L'nion, Dartmouth, and Yale. Each college entered one man in the events which consisted of composing an original yell and song, peanut race, potato race, cracker race and water race. Yale team witn four firsts and two third places, won out with a total of 22 points. Union finished second wiih 16 and Dartmouth 16.
The members of each team, their captains being named first, were as follows: Darrmouth—Harold Hunt, Mrs. John Mott, Mrs. George Schafer and Miss Violet Rhody. Union—Miss Mae Larabee, George Schafer, Leon Rose and Miss Isabel Hibbard. Yale—Frank S. Snedeker, jr., Miss Beatrice Vilas and Miss Leena Latban. Field Judges and Timers- Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Post and F. S. Snedeker, sr. Others present wera: Miss Grace Post, Mrs. F. S. Snedeker and John Mott.^
"Tba party was given in honor of Mr. Hunt's birthday which falls on Thurs¬ day, May 23. As he would be out of town on tbat date tbe birthday surprise party was sat abead two days.
Village Trustees
At the regular meeting of the Board Friday evening representatives of sev¬ en or eight electrical firms appeared before the Board to submit bids on a list of supplres, including transformers and meters desired for the year.
Some of the bids were in one item for the entire list, while others were itemized. The lowest bidder for the entire contract was the Fort Wayne Electrical Works, $3634.75, and the highest was the Westinghcuse Com¬ pany, $4642.94. Other bids seemed to be lower for part of the goods. It was decided to refer the bids to the clerk and light committee to tabulate and report at a special meeting of the Board to be held next Tuesday evening. May 28.
The representative of the Westing- hfiuse Company asked to be allowed to withdraw their bid becauie there were "many errors in the bids," claiming "we all have not bid alike." I'resi¬ dent Hanse said there wa? no objection to the withdrawal of the bid, and no further action was taken.
Bida for supplies from local dealers were also opened and disposed ot in the same way.
A. S. Johnson, who has the contract fur laying aidewalks in front of the property of Mrs. .Martha Raynor, un Main Street, waa instructed tu go ahead with the contract.
It was reported that the matter of crossing the railroad track at Colum¬ bus Avenue was still in the hands of counsel to consult with the Pulilic Ser¬ vice Commission.
Trustee Kandall, as a special com¬ mittee, offered a resolution that the President be authorized to enter into a contract with Smith & Malcomson for a map, which is to show every house and lot in the village, and to be re¬ vised each year at a cost of not over $150 a year, on a live years' contract.
William P. Jones and Rev. E. 0. Tree, representing the Bc;ar.'i uf Trrale, asked that tbe "Nanieltss llouKvard" be designated ('ity Boulevard, in.-teaii of Aciua as it has been, or "Olive," as Jacob I'ost had reguested by a petition. Trustee Randall offered a motion, which was carried, that the name be changed to Olive Boulevard. Trustees Myrick and Sigmond voted No.
Trustee Randall was appointed a committee to consult with the school authorities regarding the census to be taken thia summer, and combining the two, achool and village.
It was decided to accept an invita¬ tion from Rev. W. A. Richard to at¬ tend services at the M. E. ("hurch Sun¬ day evening, to listen to the sermons on "The City of God in F'reeport."
Upon motion of Trustee Sigmond, S. Foster Sprague was re-appointed Street Commissioner, at a salary of ?M.50 per day, and 40c an hour for overtime.
Hearing on the application for a trolley franchise for (jrove Street was brought up, and Arthur I'eacock ent¬ ered a protest on behalf of the N. Y. & L. I. Traction Company. He aaid thia new line would not serve the peo¬ ple of Freeport any better than their line now in operation; the company hafl never paid any dividends, but had always paid a liberal part of the taxes of tbe village, amounting to over $1000 a year, and that they should be given some special consideration on this ac¬ count.
Mr. Cohen of Stanton Park said that he was also a big taxpayer, and he thought that the trolley would be a good thing for the village.
Mr. Lamb, representing the trolley c«mpany, said that their case was all in ; they had filed a petition of people wanting the trolley service, also the neceasary consents up to 80 per cent of the property value on the street.
It was decided to lay the matter over to Tuesday evening, M^ 28, to either grant or deny the application and if granted to publicly discuss and make conditions.
Thomaa Burleigh and John 'Sumner appeared before the Board, and asked that Porterfield Place, between Long Beach Avenue and Hayview Avenue, be pioperly lixed, aa it had been im- paasable during the winter. The mat¬ ter was referred to the street commit¬ tee, as was the complaint of VVm. H. Sammons, regarding the condicion of I'ine Street at Third Avenue.
Leonard Golden complained that Jo¬ seph Ritchie as official dog catcher waa locking dogs in the barn, and that they were howling all night, so that hia neighbors were un¬ able to sleep. President Hanse said the Board would see that the condi¬ tions were remedied.
The committee to revise plans for removing surface water from Brooklyn Avenue, Wallace Street and other streets in that vicinity submitted a recommendatien, on which it was de¬ cided lo advertise for bida for a stone sewer for Wallace Street, Brooklyn Avenue and Broadway.
I Local Topics
(By the Editor)
Commantaand explanations not antirely a news natura, on villaga affairs
Church Notes
Subject  of  Sarmona and othar doini
Sarvicaa  of tha  w**li I in tha churchaa
Jake Post gets "Nameless Boule¬ vard" designated Olive Boulevard, as the Review predicted he would several months ago.
William P. Jones stated what many of OS are quite willing to agree with at the Village Board maetinK Friday evening, when he said tnat we are be¬ ginning to realize that our new Village President is on the job all the time.
There is good reason for complaints from the residents of Porterfield Place, regarding the condition of their street. There is no street in the village more built up and receiving less attention, and aa Mr. Sumner told the Village Board Friday evening, streets remote from the main part of the village and not built up (and which will not be built for yeara) receive more attention than this. It will be a matter of in¬ justice if any other street is improved befure this street, with the pnasible exceptiuii uf the little strip on I'ine Strt'tt, between Main ami Church Streets.
It is expected that Rev. Harold B. Drew, of New Bedford, Mass., will preach in tbe Baptist Church next Sunday morning and evening. Otber services as usual.
A "Fair of Naticns," under the aus¬ pices ot the Ladies' Circle, will be gtven on June 4 and 5, in the churcb. Very attractive features have been planned and a large attendance is solicited.
In this issue is an interesting cum- municatiun from the liusiness Men's Association, regarding the proposition to eatalilish a_ municipal building in Freeport. I have not yet found a man who did nut think that this would be a paying investment for the village, and that we sh jukI have it at once, but no one has taken the first step necessary, and consecjuently nothing has been done.
I am glad the Business .Men's Asso¬ ciation has taken this up with a good lively committee, and 1 am going to predict that work on the new hall will Le begun within the next 15 months, to be one that the village will be proud oL
We will welcome communicatiois and opinions from our readers on thia subject.
.Mr. I'eacock, representing the trol¬ ley company,- saya that the growth of l-'reeport has in a great measure been due to the service of the N. Y. & L. I. Traction Company.
I do not doubt he is honest in mak¬ ing this claim,' but I cannot figure out where the trolley has bee:i any remark¬ able benefit to our village. It was an advantage to smaller villages inducing people to settle there, who might oth¬ erwise have become reaidents of Free- port, but the trolley company has never been very famous as a charitable organ¬ ization, and I have yet to hear of it having made any special effort to ac¬ commodate the people of Freeport.
Take for instance, when the plan waa tried by the trolley company of making all Freeport residents change cars at Hempstead to get to Mineola, which was very uncomfortable in mud¬ dy weather, no attention waa paid to any protests, until the scheme was so bad that the Public Service Co.mmis- sion made the company stop it.
Owing to my rush of other ^ork I have been obliged to surrender my ap¬ pointment as a notary public, and hereafter will be unable to do any further work in this line.
Mrs. Jessica Lozier Payne, a well- known lecturer of Brooklyn, will talk to tbe Arts Club and their invited guests on Monday afternoon. May 27, at tbe Freeport Clnb House. Her topic will be "The Message of tbe Hour."
Don't fail to see theLost Dog at tbe Crystal Saturdsy, May 25. Come early and be tore of a seat. It
There has been much talk about the prospects of the New York Central Road using the Motor Parkway, run¬ ning through the centre of the Island, as a railroad in opposition to the Long laland Railroad. I happened to notice a map of this road one day recently, and was much amused at the prospect, when I saw that the line 's more crooke'' than the proverbial ram's horn, and in ita present conditions it would seem highly improbable to think of running a railroad through it.
THANK YOU!
May 21, 1912.
Nassau County Review, Freeport, L. I. Mr. S. F. Pearsall,
Dear Sir:— I have read the note in the Review last week under Local Topics regarding the value <jf your paper, and it has concentrated a half- furmed resolve which has been in my mind for some time, namely to write you and state my appreciation of your paper.
I believe in placing credit where it ia due, and believe that you deserve it.
I have read your paper ever since I became a resident of this Village, and will admit that my first impressions were somewhat the same as those you have printed. I have, however, noticed a marked improvement in the last few years, and am free to say that a close perusal of the Review has been ol great assistance to me in busineas.
I am somewhat averse to "breaking into print" without due cause, and do not intend any criticism of the remarks you have published, for the value of anything depends upon the use it is, put to, but simply wish to let yeu and others know that to a local business 1 man your paper, though not perfect, is | very well worth what it costs. j
Yours very truly, A. Sidney Malcomson
Great doings at the Crystal.
It
lore Freeport lews on Pages
Cards of Thanks  and Resolutions  of I Symyathy hereafter printed in the  Re- I view will be  charged   at  the   uniform rate of 10c per line.
"The glory of our soldiers" will be the Sonday morning sermon theme of Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey at the First Presbyterian Church where tbe D. B. P. Mott Post, 527, G. A. R., will attend the Memorial service. The evening's subject will be "Life accord¬ ing tu Sermon on Mount; "Blessed are the meek."
Florence Stiles is announced to lead the Epworth LeagUt' meeting Sunday night in the M. E. (hurch; topic, "The False Use of Religious Sym¬ bols ;" special  music.
The Freeport Luval Temperance Legion was organized Tuesday after¬ noon, in Brooklyn Hall, with 17 yuung people present.
The following officers were elected: .Mildred Cummings, president; Milton Seaman, vice president; Florence Fuwier, secrutary ; Celia Noon, assis¬ tant secretary; .Miss Wells, corre¬ sponding .-ecretary, and Augusta Bent- ley, treasurer.
Next week the Legion will visit some shut-ins and furni.-h them with music and their entertainment.
All the young people of the village are invited to join and help in the work.
At the Methodist Episcopal (.'huich Rev. Joseph Whitehurst will preach at lo:;i(i a. ni. Sunday. At 7:15 ]i. 111. the pastor, Dr. VV. A. Richard, will give the second in the series uf ser¬ mons on "The City of God in Fiee¬ port," entitled "The City of Life." In this address the topics of health, sanitation, parks and playgrounds, the "Clean City Week " the co-opeiation clubs,     organizations,      schools.
of
churches, etc., will be treated. Free- port business men are invited to attend in particular.
A L'nion Memorial service of the Sunday Schools will be held in this church at 3:30 p. m. when all will be welcome.
"The City of God
in Freeport"
Dr. W. A. Richards, pastor of the M. E. Church, began last Sumlay night a series of four sermons on 'The City of Cod in Freeport." These addresses deal with present and pro8|jective local conditions, including health, education, morals and village improvement. The Village Trustees attended the service in a budy. Dr. Richard spoke on "The City Beautiful," basing his re¬ marks on Rev. 21:10-11. He said the warrant for such a theme is the vision of the ideal city given in divine revela¬ tion. The movement towards city life is providential, though not always so regarded. The ideal and ultimate destiny of the redeemed race is the organized city. Like every other vital movement it is fraught with possibili¬ ties of both good and evil. It is not ours to fear, denounce or abolish the city, but to redeem it. Freeport, indeed all Long Island, is rapidly taking on the essential characteristics of the  city.
The material conditions of the city are the origin ol all else. First tho material, afterward the spiritual. The city uf God was one of ravishing physical beauty. It is irreligious to perpetuate the ugly, the squalid, the unadorned, where attractiveness is possible. Freeport should plan to be beautiful. Much has already been accomplished. This is a place of homes and schools and churches. But there are many opportunities still be¬ fore us. The City Beautiful is first in the divine mind, then in the mind of good men, but practically it is in your own streeta and spaces, vacant lots and water front, in your brooks and swamps, in your public buildings, your private dwellings, in your own door- yards all waiting for intelligent tasty development. Loudly call fer artistic treatment '.he railroad park, the New Boulevard, the Viilage Cemetery, the proposed park and playgrounds.
Then we need a "Plan." A plan fifty years ago would have saved Brooklyn millions. The plan'should include sanitation, s public library, a city building, an adequate railroad station, an auditorium, a High .Schriol, new streets, parks and playgrounds.
The speaker closed with a strong ap* peal to local pride and public spirit to suppcrt these efforts in the part of in¬ dividuals, public officials and voluntary associations on behalf ot the higher life of Freeport.
My wife says there is no better place fer amusement in the village of Free- p«rt than at tbe Crystal, where the pictures are up-to-date, and she knows what sbe is talking about. It
Tbe John J. Randall Company an¬ nounces a big auction sale of lots ad¬ joining tbe South Shore Yacht Club, for Decoration Day; see adv. for par- tiealan.