Nassau County Review 19090115

              VOL. XIV   NO. 12
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1909
Official Paper of Nassau County
8ingle copies of the  Review   for  wile I a)   Gobetz'n,   DaSilva'.s    and     Kcvic'W BaildiDK- tf
Mr, and Mrs. Milford VanKiper  are! the proud pai'ents of a young daughter. ,
The annual meetings of the Freeport Bank and the h ir.st National Bank were
The .lakeaonia Club held a beefsteak dinneri with the accompanying good time at Jake Post's office, Main St., last Saturday night. Eighteen sirloin steaks were_ disposed of.
Court Iroquois, F. of A., eiite'tained their  deputy,   Mr.   Valentine  of Lyn-
held Tuesday evening when the  direc- I brook, and his official  staff,   Tuesday  school.
School Notes
Kegents' e.xaminations begin January 2',.
.Margaret King has been compelled to leave School o!i account of illness.
Mrs. C. W. Bedell :;nd Mrs. F^ugene Helland   have been substituting at the
tors of each institution ed.
were   re-elect-
evening.    A pleasant time re.sulted, in¬ cluding .serving of refreshments.
The Freeport Kindergarten Mothers' Club will hold a cake sale in the store ne.xt to Fletcher's millinery store on Main St., Saturday atterroon, January 23.    Proceeds  are  to  apply    towards
The regular monthly meeting of the Presbyterian Church Improvfement So¬ ciety will meet at the residence of Mrs. Charles Reach, 19 Wallace Street, next Wednesday, from 10 a. m. to ."3 p. m.   All women of the congregation are  purchasing a piano for kindergarten.
The new Sigmond Theatre will, if the Commander George R. Carman of ' work of construction is not delayed by Montclair, N. 'J., a member of John ' ^^^^ weather, be opened early in Feb- M. Wheeler" Post, No..94, G. A. R.. . ha.s been visiting his sisters, MrH. Kt™ J. and Miss Sarah J. Carman. He was a guest of D. B. P. Mott Post, G. A.   R.,   at their installation   Saturday
evening and made an address.
Miss Eleanore Christy of Wallace St. is home for a short while, and has been entertaining R. J. Caldwell and Frank R. Morris of Phila, Pa , who drove down in Mr. Morris' new Panhard touring car.
. Miss Christy has accepted an engage¬ ment for this Summer to star in a new musical comedy which will open in At¬ lantic City, N. J.
Messr. Caldwell and Morris left town Wednesday for a trij) through the sonth in their car.
About forty members of the Free- port Club attended the annual meeting Monday evening, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, David Sutherland jr.; vice-president, h red Hart jr.; secre¬ tary, J. Huyler Ellison; treasurer, Ernest S. Randall; Directors to serve two years, Piatt (Conklin, Smith Cox, Charles J. Cartwright, Charles Bet¬ zig.
"The annual statement of the Club showed an excess of receipts over ex¬ penses during the year of .^DJ'.Ki.XS, apd a total eijuity of nearly $10,000.
Mrs. Etta J. Carman. Sujjt. of Re¬ lief Work of the W. C. T. U., wishes through the Review to thank all who helped in her Christmas work among the worthy poor of the village. She entertained at the Christmas tree fes¬ tivities W2 children. 4 mothers and 2 fathers. There were pads, games, books, dolls; also a bag of candy, pop¬ corn and nuts and a new garment for «ach.
Mrs. Carman, with the help uf the County W, C. T. II., also gave the L. T. L. at Mineola Home their Christ¬ mas of postal books, story books and <3hristmas cards. There are '?,2 mem¬ bers of this .society.
Mrs. Carman requests donations of warm underwear or any good clothing for this needy cause, and anything suitable for children or adults will be uaed to advantage if sent to her home «n Brooklyn Avenue.
i ruary.    An interesting fact in connec¬ tion   vvith   this  house  is, that spcinl care will be taken to prevent fire.    All electric wires are to be run in iron pipe. i Two   reels  of  ho.se, on stands, will be I ready   for   in.stant  use,   in addition to : chen)ical fire e.xtinguishers.    Commod- I ious cloak and checking   rooms   are   to be   built   and   there   will   be an   ideal ! dancing floor.
Considerable interest is being taken ; in the Union Evangelistic services now i being held in the village churches. ' The  services  have  been   exceedingly
¦ well  attended.    Sunday  evening    the M. E. Church was fdled  nearly  to  its
\ limit.     A   choir  of  about 100   voices
i leads   the singing each   evening.    The
' .services will continue all next week, in
the M. E. Church.    The meetings  this
week   have   been   held  at the Presby-
, terian   Church and vvill he   Iield   there
to-night.
The loss by fire at Assistant Chief : Cameron's house last Thursd.-iy evening was only partly covered by insurance. It might be ajjpropriate to inform the . "knockers" who seem to like to get out their hammers at the Frepeort Fir" ! Departnient that the furniture was re¬ moved from the building before tlie ar¬ rival of the dei»artmeiit and while the work vvas undoulitedly done vvith trhe best of intentions the goods vv<n'e moved only just outside the building, and that the firemen damaged some of the fragile pieces while laying their hose is a matter of regret, but not one foi' which the firemen can he blamed.
The committee of the Freejxirt Club for the annual dinner has set the event for Wednesiiay evening. Jan. 27, and is working hard to make it a big success.
Arrangements have heen made vvith a well known caterer of New York to provide a most excellent repast.
The Committee have jirocured mus¬ ical talent of a high character ani^ in addition it is expected that there will ; be present an interesting speaker.
The Dinner Committee are Charles Betzig, chairman; William   1).   Finch,
¦ .sec'y-treas.;    Henry     L.      Maxson, Thomas J. .Sprouil, Hamilton G.  Kipg,
: George    J.   Harrison   and   .Albert    L. Earle. «
Mrs. Kelley visited the School at chapel exercises Tm^ay after vaca¬ tion, while staying with her sister-in- law, Mrs. A. E. Barnes.
Inspector    DeGroat       visited     the Schools again Monday.     He  addressed | the students at the opening of  the   af¬ ternoon session,   emphasizing  the   im- | portance of completing a High   School ' education. 1
Last Monday the Athletic Association i held its regular monthly meeting. The ' treasurer reported the association in j ^0od financial condition. Melbourne Kastenhuber vvas elected manager of i the baseball team for the coming sea- ! son.
The list of classes to be formed tlie : first of February are as follows: 1st, ¦ 2nd and ;ird English, 1st German, 1st j Latin, (^ae.sar, Cicero 1st French, Bi- i ology, ,\lgebra. Pl. Geometry, Sol. \ Geom., Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Ancient History, Drawing and Vocal; Music. i
L^st week a team of six pupils from \ the fifth and sixth grades of this school I
The regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held this Friday evening.
Ladies' Home Journal for January at Nassau County Review Stationery Store, 62 S. Main St.
An Old Folks' Concert will be given at the Bethel A. .M. E. Church on Hen¬ ry Street, Thursday evening, February 4.
1     The stores of F. C.   Willis,   sporting igoods;   .Miss  Bird,   millinery; and H. Vollmer,   dyeing  and  cleaning,    have I -lo-sed.
, Come out to the Evangelistic meet- I ings at the Presbyterian Church to- 1 night or at the Methodist Church every : night next week but .Saturday. They j vvill do you good. ,
I     Funeral services over the remains of
! George Frost, proprietor of the LeRoy
House, were held Monday morning from
Mrs.   Whitson
WANTAGH
visiting rela-
BALDWIN
ClifTord Smith has .secured a position in Elizabeth, N. J.
Frank   Duruz   has   closed   his   meat market on (Jrand Avenue.
Mrs. T. Dowling of Brooklyn  is guest of Mrs. J. H. Story.
the
Miss  Helen   Place tives at Hempstead.
A moving picture show appeared in Ultsch's Hall Monday evening.
The Queens County Mutual Assist¬ ance Association have removed their headquarters from Ultsch's to Young's Hall.
The i^adies' Aid Society of the Me¬ morial Church held their annual meet¬ ing Wednesday afternoon   at  the  jiar-
¦ I     The first number of the High   School
Archer Seaman has rented the hou.st-M'^^'*''"' '"^^^"^ Record," has been issued.
on Wantagh Avenue, formerly occupied j ^hi^^ paper vviU be issued bi-monthly.
by Frank Box, and with his family vvill
Mr. and Mrs. C. Seeba are   at   their home here for a few days.
Wilford C. .Southard has returiio<i Ithaca to resume his studies.
to
the home of his sister. Colyer, Wallace Street.
Harold E. Brown, son of Jere E. Brown of Brooklyn Atenue, has been admitted to the Bar, and has opened an office for the general practice of Law at 31 Nassau St., N. Y.
occupy it.
The Wantagh Brass Band is practic¬ ing regularly Tue.sday evenings in Young's Hall. Prof. Waldau is the instructor.
Their many friends are glad to note that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Seaman, vvho have been confined to their home, are recovering.
.Miss Amanda (Judzinsky has return¬ ed to iier home in lorrington. Conn., after W pleasant visit vvith ^her .sister, Mrs. {'has. Jaitsen.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the .M. E. ('hurch vvill m<H't next Tuesday af- ternoonw ith .Mrs. Henry (Juntlier at her home on Merrick Road.
The Nas.sau oounty Ladies'  .-Md   .So-
met  a   like   team   from'the   Seaman i ^'^ty will hold a progre.ssive euchre  at
Avenue School   in   an arithmetic  con-1 Fraternity Hall  on   Wednes.lay  even
divided    intn   >"e. Jan. 27.
A dancing school fo been opened in Firemen's Hall, for ev¬ ery Saturday afternoon, imder the di¬ rection" of Mrs. Wm. Doncaster.
About lifty friends of Mr.  and   Mrs.
.Salvatore Sorretitino were   jire.sent   at
hildreii  has i ^^^^ christening of their little son,  Syl-
test.    The   teams
an were
Residents  here-   have    heard pleasure that the United States
with Army
Read Prof, this issue.
The turning over of a heavy load of hay twice within an hour and the sec¬ ond time in the middle of the trolley tracks was the experience, Thursday «ngineers, who recently made a "tour "^ternoon, of two Italians in the em- «f the Houth side of Long Island with a ¦ P'^y "^ Jo^n J. Randall. The men view of looking into the advisability 1 were driving north on Grove Street of an inland waterway from New York ' when the hay toppled over near the presbyteria through Jamaica Bay and various other ^'"o^e Street crossing of the Long Isl- ^^a bodies of water to the east, a distance , *>"'' Railroad. After spending con,sid- of about 125 miles, have reported fa- t^rable time reloading the wagon, they vorably to the Rivers and Harbors Com-, ^^^'^ one .short block, when the hay mittee of Congress, suggesting that' «Kain went over at the corner of Main the preliminary survey be made. Street  and   Brooklyn  Avenue.    Only
this is an important sfep, and will ^ ^^'f the load was placed on tho wagon be of material assistance" in the final, t^i>« <^""e, and a path was made through construction  of  this  waterway.    The  ^^^ P''« ^'^r » trolley, whicli   was  held
two sections of three each. The result was a victory for a section from each school.
A preliminary jirize speaking con¬ test will be held at the High School Study Hall tomorrow (Saturday) even¬ ing.    Tickets are now being sold.
Following is the i)r()gram : Piano Duet Selected
Edna Eldridge, Edith Bedell CcdcA and Spain John Thurston
Walter (Jeorg*- Sheard The Rough Riders Aflapted
Lawrence Hulbert Wright Aux Acaliens     Robert Bulivver Lyttoii
Florenee (Jhurchill Stiles The Winning of nhe Cane
Jessie Lynch Williams Edward Doak Boyce Lily Seivosses Albion W. Tourgei
Florence' May P'ullagar Skiinjisy .'Mfred Stoddart
Frank Walter Pitcher Rollo Learning to Dress
Robert J. Burdette Delhi .May Chtshire Aiichoreil G. .\. N'eazie
G'irls' Glee Clul. The Cyclopeedy Eugene Field
William Frederick Kraft The Whistling Regiment J. C. Harvey
.Myrtle Virginia Fisher In the Toils of the Enemy I
John Seymour Wood | ^^y' fc^'Corge Robert Burnet Paterson Huw Ruby Played ^       .Adajited
Jane Irene B<^ne The Honor of the Woods .\dapted
Stanley Allan Armington Funrculi, F'unicula. (.\   Merry   Heart)
Denza Girls' Glee Club
Tickets may be bought  at   Mrs.   Hf Schloss'. 80 S. Main St.
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The Ladies'z Guild of the Episcopal Church is tagive the "Old Maids' Con¬ vention" at Merrick on Wednesday evennig, Jan. 20. They are to be a.s- sisted by the Men's Club of the Ejiis- cojial Church at Merrick.
(Officers of the Freeport (iun Club have been elected for the ensuing year . as follows: President. Charles .Schneiker; secretary^osejih J. Albin; treasurer, Wm. Simonson of Mineola; captain, I'enjamin 1). Homan.
Rev. H. I!. Munson pastor of the M. E. Church at Hempstead, who has oc¬ cujiied the local .Methodist Church sev¬ eral times, Mias accepted an offer to crjme to the Bushwick Avenue (Central .M. E. (Jhurch, in Brooklyn.
The .ifhcers of 1). B. P. .Mutt Post. Ct. A. R., were publicly installed last .Saturday evening, as follows: (Com¬ mander, William H. Patterson; senior vice-commander. James Johnson: jun ior, Wiliiam H. Tabb; adjutant, Hen¬ ry Mead; (juartermaster. Lsaac J. Post; surgeon, John Hes.sen: chaplain, Charles B. Raynor; patriotic instruct- A. Fanjoy; ofiicer ofthe day^ Daniel Bender; officer of the guard, Mordecai Post; quartermaster sergeant, George Conway; color ser¬ geant, James C. (Jornwell; inside sen¬ tinel, (Jeorge Anthony.
The scholars of the jiublic school are usily Jirejiaring for the Winter exam¬ inations, under the tutorage of Princi¬ pal Schorr and Miss Josephine Lawler, his assistant.
Fajan's announcement in
Collections for the earthquake suffer-I ers  were  taken at the Methodist  and Churches   Sunday  morn¬ ing
t Green   &   White   have  ojiened their restaurant  and  oyster  house   in    the building   formerly occupied by L'Hom¬ medieu's bakery.
work  on   the  sgrvey  will probably be  ^IP ^^everal, minutes.
begun sometime in the early spring, as
soon  as  the  weather  permits.    It  is
thought the plans will be complete and
ready for adoption  in   time  to secure
an appropriation  from   Congress  next
winter for the building of the route.
Considerable credit for this favorable action is due the people who arranged the Freeport hearing before the Board -of Engineers last Fall, held vat Opera Hall. This was an afternoon meeting' but the hall was fllled with a represent¬ ative gathering of business men from all over the Island, and oonvincirfg  ar
The chairman of the   committee pointed';oclose up the   affairs  of
ap- the
HYMENEAL
Smith -Brower Harry Smith of this place and Miss Bessie Brower of Roosevelt were mar¬ ried Sunday evening by Rev. F. A. Smith, pastor of the Baldwin M. E. Church,with Mr. and Mrs.Chris. Rosen-
Freeport Masonic Association has re¬ ceived ^vvord that the balance of the money in the hands of the treasurer, $18.84 has been paid to the children's fund of the .Masonic Home at Utica. In his letter of acknowledgement to Bro. Robert Perry, treasurer of the Association, the Superinetnt'ent of the Home says "express my personal ap¬ preciation   to  your  brethren."     This
Asso-
Freejjort Lodge, No. (UIO, I. O. (). F., has installed its new officers as follows :
Noble grand. D. Frank Seaman; vice grand, Frank M. Smith; recording sec¬ retary, 'Miles S. Rhodes; financial secretary. Archer B. Wallace; treasur¬ er, Sylvester P. Shea; conductor, Clar¬ ence M. VanRiper; warden. Charles E. Helland; right supporter to Noble grand, Franklin Bedell; left supjiorter to Noble Grand. [Joseph W. Ritchie; right scene sujiporter. Joseph J. Albin; left .«tcene supjiorter, Eugene W. Hel¬ land; inside guardian, Robt. J.Mur¬ ray: outside gyiardian, James W. Ray¬ nor; Jright supporter to vice grand, Fred W. Greaves; left supjwrter to vice grand, Emil Anderson;, sitting Jiast grand, William .S. Merrill; '-hap- iain. Ellwood V. Btldw:n. .A.fter the ceremony, a luncheon was served.
Rev. rhomas S. Braithwaite vvill preach in the Memorial Church next Sunday evening on "The Story of a Changed Man;" evening, "Early Prim¬ itive  Fellowship."
Letters reniain unclaimed in tlse Wantagh Post OHice for C. R. Pa.-ch, Master Joseph Ranibisch, .Mrs. C. Bishop, Mrs. Wilhelm Nirnmick, Mrs. Longheed, Mr. J. Nichds aiul .loehan- nal Kerns.
At the last meeting of the Whut.so- i'ever Circle of King's Daughters, held at the home of-Miss DeliaIJussoll, it vvas decideil to hold an entertainment March 17, which will probably c<<nsis of a play by local talent.
At the shoot of the Wantagh (Jun Club Saturday afternoon, at twenty- five targets, the following scores wero made : Class A -W. Ashdown, 14; W. Schultz, 11. Class B--J. M. .Seaman, 18; (Jrover Siem.s, 11; Bert Smith, 10; C. VV. Allen. 10; .1. Suydam, S; J. .M. Lawrence, H; W. Garner, 7; .1. J. Fus¬ sell, 7. (Mass C Elli.jtt Van.Nostrand, 12; Harry Braithwiite, ;t; Henry Ultsch, (5; (J. Sniith. <;.
The highest score counts 24 points, the next 20 points, .''.rd. Ki points; 4th, 12; .'jth, 8 and (ith 4 poinis. The next shoot ofjthe Club will be neld the sec¬ ond Saturday in February.
The annual meeting of the Wantagh i Hook and Ladder Co. was held .Monday evening, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Foreman, Frank N. Box; a.ss't fore¬ man, Fred Wiebel; 2nd ass't foreman, Frank Coran ; secretary, John Seymour; financial .secretary, Warren James; treas., Wm. F. Dean; trustee for three years, George Box. Edward Hanning- ton was elected a member.
The committee on the annual supjier consists of William F.   Dean,   Warren James, ("orodon Norton, John .Seymour, I Frank Box and Fred Wiebel.
vester, Sunday afternoon last.
The Trustees Jof the M. E. Church met in the chajiel .Monday evening and elected C. W. Sprague ijresident and Wallace H. Cornwell trea.surer.
Mrs. A. J. Thomas of .Montgonieiy. and Mrs. II. Conklin of Bradley Beach, N..J., have been visiting .Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Thomas.
About thirty of his friends gave Harry Boll a very jileasant surj>rise last Friday night. .Ml .'¦orts of games were jilayed and the young folks all had -A most enjoyable^eveiiiiig.
Beginning this week the Orville Stock ("ompany will give their nutving Jiicture show at the .Star Theatre Tues- ilays,   Thursdays   and   Saturdays.    On
I .Mondays, Wednesiluysand Fridays they
j show in other villages.
Sometime .Monday night thieves broke (ijien the slot machine mi the premises of the Silver Lake Pluirinacy. j They scarcely j^t iiaid for their trouble, as the money h:id been taken from the^machine .Monday afternoon.
Early Wednesday morning .1. B. Mc- Colley discovered that A. H. Balcom's barn was,burning. The lire was then under .'rUch headway that nothing could be done to save it. Mr. Balcom's val¬ uable French automubilo iUid also a handsome carriage were burned but the live stock was saved.
Read Prof, this issue.
Fajan':-' announ'i'ineiit in
ROCKVILLE CEr^TRE
Hi. Ben. W. Seaman has ojiened an office at his residence, Lincoln Avenue.
The Dragons were badly beaten at the Parish Hall on Saturday night by the Five of the Sagamore A. C, of Brooklyn, the score being M to 12.
BELLMORE
The ball of the Smjithville .South Fire (Company held in the hall last night was quite successful. So much more for the engine.
Samuel Kilpatrick is back from .St. Ijouis, where he has been employed <jii a steam dredge. He starts next week for Mexico, to follow the same line of business.
berg as  witnesses.    They   vvill   reside  disposes of all the funds of  th
here.    The  gnxim is a brother of Min-   elation and closes itn affairs.
turn Smith. - l
Six new  applications  for  uiemlw*-
^^ ...^ ._ ,-..^ .,„.,, .p,   „.        Read what  the  Johnson Realty Ex-   ship were received last Friday evening
fumente'muse have ^R^en "^^^ change says about  a  very   important at Freeport Counci No. 57, Jr. O.   U.
induce  the  Board to change  a  report' subject this week.    , It. ;  AM.    By the time of the class initia-
praviously-made adverse to this propo-! >''«"• ^.'jl'^J '^^ be held February  o,
Jiition. - '     The wisdom of avoiding colds cannot  there will be about twenty-five  candi-
The building of this  waterway  will I lie too strongly emphasized, nor should <Jat«^. ^ ,^  , ^ .^
|m the start of a boom on Long Island i the means be overlooked.    Note Smith      At the meeting  held  last    Friday
^idi will make our pre«ent proaperi ^ MMin (imall by.comparison with the iMMfits to be received when thia means 'itai tranait with New York and villages j^tOf the KMith aide ia opened up.
» wainam br Wool- lAllqw. Hrrar teUa. Sold
& Bedell's ad in this issue.
At  the Xt.       evening,  the  question of leasing the lodge rooms in the new Otten Building Enuusu Spavin  Liniuent   ntnoves , was thoroughly discusised.    A vote be- Hard, Soft or Callonsed   Lamp«   aud  jr^ taken it was  found  that those  in
Sf°^^'"«.i?!I2r' SSL^^ i$r„''. i f»*<"- o' tfc« proposition ^ere consider- ma   worba,   Spunte,   Sweeney,  Ring i ,,*.%„ ^ .u^ -».t,»li*,, Boue. Stillee. Smdua. SwoUen Throat-, •'>'y ^ ""* majonty.
Qoagfas, ete. Save fSO by aae of one bo^ A wondBrfDl Blenieh Ooie. SoM^ThoauM JohMton, Drnggid.
Tbe hall will be lea8ad^for a term of five yaan and af¬ ter betnc fomidiad by thia lodKe it will be rablet to otber mtanisaVtens.
jTiiiMiiniii-iiifitiiirri
Wm. Molloy of Smithville .South and Mrs. Nellie Baldwin of this place Wire married New Year's Day by Rev. C. A. Logue, at Freeport. They will reside here.
The Boird of Trade met Wednesday evening vvith Vice-president Elvin N. Edwards in the chair.
The Board appointed Mr. Edwards and William P. Jones dele'^ates to the State Inland Waterway conference to be held in Brooklyn; also appointed J. B. Hibbard a delegate to attend the conference of Manufacturers' Associa¬ tion, to be held .some time in February, in New York City, for the purpose of uniting in an effort to have Congress Last Sunday evening a meeting was pass a five hundred million dollar bond held in the M. E. Church to organize a issue for the improvement of Inland branch of the Epworth League. Much Waterways. interest  is apparently   being    taken,
There was considerable debate over and the following officers were elected: the necessity of having a revision of President, J. E. Harrison; ist. vice- the building code and a building in- pres., Mrs, S. J. Osborne; 2nd. vice- spector. and a committee was appointed-pres., Wm. Workhauser; 3rd vice- by the chair consisting of Roland M. prea.. Miss May New iand; secretary, I^mb. J. D. Keifer and J. H. Hib- , Joseph Smith; treanirer, Walter Gai«- bard, to investigate the conditions and | toff.    A oonunittee was anpointad on
report at tlw next meeting.
Itwif aaeidsdtohold a smoker at the Fafamuy maa^ag.
^^^'^^^^^-^^"•^''^iiiirtm^
amnginc by-laws. Meeftinga will be hal^ every Sunder avaniiK JoitpMh viava tn tlw rsgolpr ptmuJUtig *<f%l^
¦JBHBHHliil
Mike .Shields has moved his barber shop to the second floor of the Leder Building, over the old barlier shop for¬ merly occupied by Louis Leder.
The entertainment an<l beefsteak sujijier of the Business Men's Associa¬ tion will bo held in the Atheneum Hall on Wednesday evening, January '4d.
The   subject of the lesson-sermon in the Christian Science church ne^t Sun¬ day  will  be   "Life"  and  the (Jolden j Text "For ye an; dead, ^and [your   life is hid with Christ in (Jod.' '
The Ladies' Aid Society of tlie First Baptist Church are arranging to fitting¬ ly observe Lincoln's Birthday with il¬ lustrated views and a lecture, followed by a supper.    Tickets are now on sale.
There was a large attendance at the meeting of Charter (Jak Ckiuncil, No. 1415, Royal ^rcanum, Thur.s<lay even¬ ing when the following officers were installed: Regent, Herman Sessler; vice regent, John P. Meeker; orator, Etienne Coty; past regent, L. L. Dav¬ is; guide, John W. Thompson; secre¬ tary, John C. Bucken; collector, George J. Quinn; treasurer, Epenetus Smith; chaplain, William Scott; war¬ den, Herbert L., Allen; sentry, J. An¬ thony Bassett: trustee for tliree years, Dr. D. N. Buison; representative to Gran^ Council, L. L. I>avia
SLaaA ftpt. Flajan's ani)oancement in
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