Nassau County Review 19110317

              Freeport Official Paper
IRRHPORI.  .\. \.,  I K'I DAY,  MARCH 17. 1<>II
NOI. .\\ I. .No. 20
FREEPORT  NEWS
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Mr. and .Mrs. ('hiis. Fitz of Steven street ate e'ltert.lining a young daugh¬ ter.
Local Topics
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will
Charle-  '>'.rig
all   winter    f r
Freeport.
Mr.   and Mis.
Cnlumhus .-Xve.,
of a baliy girl.
it, who ha^ b.'C
his   health,    is
li. <.'.   .M.iore '
aie the pioud
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back in
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By the will nf his grandfatler, Mar¬ tin V. Wood, Martin V. W. Ila 1 in¬ herits several htlndred thousa: il dollars.
Mrs. Wilbur Rider of Wallace street has been eonlined to her home for the past week with an attack of the grip.
  Mr. and .Mrs. F. .VI. Jackson have re-
There's a way    to   positively   avoid turned to F'reeport after  spendinii   the
skin   irritation and   chapping   through winter months in Florida. March      Smith   .fc   Bedell's   ad in this
issue tells about it.                                  It In our   last issue   we   inadvertently
--^  J^,j¦^ fr,,,n the list of honorary pallbear-
Mrs. Elisha Raynor has   returned to f.^^ ;,t .Mrs.  II. P. Libby's funeral, Wil-
Freeport   after  spending   the   winter ijyn, q   Miller's name,
with   her sister, Mrs.   John   Southard,  —
Villajcc   Klection    fjesda^
.Next w-uek the oflieers of the villasre
elected (vr the.-nM.iiig year, as ,   ,.., ^^^j,,^ j,, ^.„jg f,,^   everv pi'npo-
•rtisoinent in another   column, gjtijj,; p^t up at tho pulls next Tues,lay
and   the polls are tn be ojen   Irom 1 to becau.-^e they are all for the betterment
^ "'^¦'"'^'<' of our village.
Ihe   most   important   voting will be i have water and    li^Iit in the street
on the protiositions   submitted as there j   |j^.^, „„_   .,„j ^^^,^^^,^ ^erv    much as to
--" opposition ticket to the  nominees whether   my    street wilfbe lixt    very
much from the road   improvements but
The resolutions
of the People's Parly, are as firllo'A's:
No. 1. To   raise,   by direct    tax   $7500 street   lighting,   including   repairs plant.
This is the same as last year.
No. 2. To   raise, by direct   tax,   .•fiiOOij
for
at Woodmere.
Mrs. P'red Hobe wishes us through the Review to thank all who have been so kind and helpful to her in her great sorrow, and praya God'.s kindest bless¬ ing on all.
Freeport Enterprise Band Basket Ball team playecl their first game Thursday night with the St. George's Basket Ball Team of Hempstead, F'ree¬ port winning; score, 17 to 11.
Among the passengers sailing on the express steamship Rhein, of the North   underwent German l.lnyd line,   from New York to   week. Bremen,   on Thursday,   March 16, was Mra. Anna Hirkholz, of this village.
V'illage Trustee Charlea A. Sigmond, and Ernest S. Randall of JihnJ. Ran¬ dall Co., will sail on the 24th for Jack- .sonville, F'la., to return April S.
The Review haa this week finished an order for the Church Improvement Society of the Presbyterian Church for a forty-page cook book.
Alonzo Foster, the popular proprietor of the Star Lyceum Bureau, and Presi¬ dent of the Freeport Board of Trade, is in a .Manhattan hospitaf where he operation     early   this
needed   apparatus for the lire   depart¬ ment.
This proposition has   the   uiianimous backing   of the F'ire   Council   and   the Board of F'ire Commissioners. No. 3.
To raise, by direct tax, $01111 for ad¬ ditional crosswalks.
We need them.
No. 4.
To raise .*? 1(1,000 on bond issue, pay¬ able $10110 a year, beginning I'JlO, F'or r!.:modeling and extending the elec¬ tric light system.
This is a good business proposition. No. (>.
To raise $10,000 on bond  iasue, pay-
it will help the village. As iar as it might benefit me jiersnnally, I don't care a rap whether the village fire de¬ partment is im[)roved liy better appa¬ ratus if my house burns down it is fully insured, but some jinor chap nn the edge of the village or even not so near the edge may feel difTerently when his house catches fire or the hoase next door is afire and he re¬ ceives word the hose wagon has broken down on the way to his rescue.
1 wear rubbers all winter and boots when 1 need them so 1 don't care whether we have any crosswalks on or not, hut they are handy for the women and children.
I have a sidewalk in front of my house, had to pay all the cost myself, but the fact of the village sometimes paying one-third induces lots ol peuple to put the walks down, so it is a good investment..
Summing up, these propositions are all for the advancement of the   village
Communications
F'llitnr Keview :  -
In Older to correct anv n.i'um'i.r- staiiiling whicii niiiy ay.ittt in the minds of taxpayers of Freepnrt V illage rela¬ tive to Proposition .\'o. !'. which in¬ volves the spending of .•*2,iiOi) for the construction of Petmlitliic Pavement, eaid amount tn cover twn-lhird? the ctist thereof and the remaining one- third to be Piihscribed by abutting property owners, it may be well to set forth the following statement of facts.
.Many are under tiie impression that the type of cniistruction known as Pet¬ rolithic is not open to competitive bids and can only be built by one concern. This is erroneous. A Petrolithic Road is a combination of earth, stone and gravel, together with a bituminous binding material such as tar or as¬ phalt, thoroughly mixed together and tamped. The tamping is best done by means of a labor saving device known as a Rolling Tamper, which is desira¬ ble though not absolutely necessary. This Tamjier i.s patented, but there is no patent of any kind tin the jirocesses or materials used. .Vny contractor wbo is willing to spend time and money in making a study of tho -subject is competent to bid on Petrolithic, the materials may Iwj. purchased in the open market, the tamping can be done by    other methuds or   tamping   rollers
H. P. Libby and Clarence A. Ed¬ ward.s have entered a partnership in the real estate and insurance business. They will have their office in the Libby building on Railroad avenue.
Mr. and .Mrs. Alvin G. Smith were tendered a suprise party at their home on Ocean Ave. Wednesday night by the teachers and older scholars of the Un¬ iondale Sunday School. A very pleas¬ ant evening was enjoyed.
Miss Olive liedell was tendered a surprise party at her home Wednesday evening by a number of friends. With music and lively games avery pleasant evening was sjient.
Mr. Beck of F"'reeport has moved to Roosevelt   and   will open   a   hardware
woman taxpayer who has the interest of the village deeply at heart I shall vote YF^S on every one of them.
ahle $1000 a year beginning    lttl6, for   g^id    in common with everv extending the water system.
This is another good investment from a business standpoint. VVe have the etiuipment for supplying water as soon as the pipes are laid to send it to the people already desiring it. No. 7.
To raise $50,000 on bond  isaue. pay-
i.|   may be leas d.
Excelsior Hotdt and Ladder Company , ...
will    render   "The   Count   of No   Ac-   ^•'':''.  *   P.''?^"'^^  of   imagmation. count" at the Sigmond (3pera House on Wednesday evening, April 19, with en¬ tirely   local talent.     Dancing   will fol¬ low the entertainment.
Another point in (|uestion is the mat¬ ter of location, which is left iiulotiiiite, the theory being that should the propo¬ sition   carry there will be found  some- At   the meeting of the    Village   Im-   where   in the village a siillicient   num- prnveiiient Society last week one of the   ber of adjacent   property    holders who speakers said something had to be done   are public spirited   enough to pay one- to "keep the native element" along the   third   the cost of a strip of   permanent store on Main street.     Mr. Beck waa a ' a'de $2000 a year,  beeinning 1;»15, for   cr...'.'k,"   in   good    humor     intimating   road, and that the benefit to the village pioneer  of   Columbia   Heights,   North : permanent roads in the village. that   from   that section of the   village   at large will    warrant its apending the
F'reeport.     Hia house is now   occupied       Arguments   atiout   good   roads are a   emanated   the   opposition   to improve-   remaining amount in whatever location by Mrs. F]. A. Wilson and daughters.     ' waste of time.     We all know   they are   ments.     There   are 30 many of our vil- --       -- Heeded,    and    the   Board   ot Trustee's,   lagers    ignorant    of the true   state   of
We   are   requested to state   that the   best   (jualified to judge, have   fixt   the   affairs that I must slightly resent thia. item about Rev. A. J. Culler's accident' amount they deaire for   this   work this   In the hrst place, 1 happen   to   be   one
Dr. ! year. Culler   did   not   fall in getting  off the . No. 8
train   and was merely suffering from a !     To raise   $1000 for a map   necessary cinder   in his eye.     We   published   the • as the first step toward a sower propo-
may be chosen. The final decision in the matter i.s left in the hands of the V'illage Board of Trustees.
It should be clearly understood that of the native element along the creek, this prop(isition is not intended to in and I have never voted no on an appro- any way conllict with other prnposi- priation   of   money for   improvementa   tions    for   road   work.     The writer is
duty L'al!s, tliey nobly ri'spniid.
We should be (irnud of any man who perforitis-niHiblic duty without hopenf reward, an.l whn selves the iiatinii. state or the local community ir wbuh he lives Irnm civic  pride.
These tiremen who ask for this $tili(lil are asking for it not for any personal pecuniary gain, hut because experience and the knowletlgo which is peculiarly theirs has cnnvinced them that they cannot render the service winch the people exjicct of them unless they are provided with the proper working ap¬ paratus.
That the people's money is tint to be wasted is apparent from the wording of the pr.ipo.sition. The demand which we must meet is fair and reasonable and from my point nf view it w—'ld be an act of int'ralitude to our voiuntee.- fire department to cast a negative vote on proposition No. '2.
And now a word as to who can vote, and this applies to all [iroiiositions:
F^very man or woman who is or will be (111 the (lay of election 'Jl years of age, who has been an inhabitant of the state for 1 year next preceding the election and for the last 4 months a resident of Nassau County and for 3ii davs preceding said election a resident of the village and of the Town F^lec- tion District and who is the owner of property in the village assessed upon the last preceding assessment roll, is entitled to vote upon a profiosition to raise money hy tax or assessment (Sec. lt;2 Election Law. Sec. 41 Vil¬ lage Law. I
Ymiis very truly.
Henrv L. .Ma.xsnii. March 15,   1:<11.
F-reeport Club Scriblets
(Special Correspondent) I-reeport Club
March l.'i. lull. Dear Hill:
Things have been rather ipiiet in the club house this week, but then there has been (jiiito a little going on around the village and again the mud has been
Announcement is made of the en¬ gagement of A. Sidney Malcomson, junior partner of the firm of Smith <& Malcomson of thia village, and Misa Hazel Braman of Brooklyn, formerly a resident of this village.
A meeting was held at the office of Edwards <fc Levy last Friday evening to take steps toward the organization of a baseball team to represent F'ree¬ port in the Nasaau Couuty League. Elvin N. Fidwarda was elected preai¬ dent: George Levy, aecvetary, ahd Samuel T. Raynor, treasurer. Vari¬ ous sub-committees were appointed and an earnest endeavor will be made to have a first-class team represent the village. Already over $100 has been subscribed. j
item   in good faith,   but are sorry if it   sition. caused an annoyance.
to any part of the village.    But what I fully    awart of the great    necessity of so deep one don't dare   venture out for
wanted particularly to say is tbat when good   roads and heartily   enilorsea   any fear of getting mired.     .Statts and Mc-
No. S                                  our   village   electric    light   and water proper   method by which they   maybe Keeman have been ((uite   regular; they
To raise $2000 for petrolithic   roads,   plants were installed the so-called nat- olitained.     He believes,   however, that would wade down    through the park in
A very enjoyable party   was   held at! abutting   property   owners to pay one-   ive element was in the majority and it a trial of Petrolithic will prove of val- a pair of boots and   leave    thom in the
the   home of   Mr.   and    Mr.s.   Richard   third of the cost.                                             was their votea that    installed the .sys- uc.     The company which he represents flag house at the Grove street crossing.
Conway, 17 Smith atreet,   last   Friday'                               No. 10                                  terns   which are of so much   service at built a strip on Uniondale avenue about lor a while   the   Tournament   Com-
evening.    The   occasion   wa.s in honor i     To raise $20,000 to permanently  im-   the   present   day.     F'urthermore   thia two years ago which  gives great aatis- mittee   ia offering'a sjjecial    firi/.e   for
of Mr. Conway's 76th birthday.    Music ! Prove Ocean avenue, the abutting own-   native   element is keeping   deeply    in faction and which has proven its dura- the IiowI.t who bowls the highest score for   the evening waa   furnished by the j ers to pay one-third of the cost.
Miasea F'lorence .tml Dorothy Bliss and Kittie Bedel
No. 11
Giving the Board of F'ire Commis- aionors permission to .sell old apparat- ua, —^
This is better than paying rent to store it.
A union meeting of the Jr. O. U. A. M. Councils of Naaaau County will be held in Mechanics Hall next F'riday ev¬ ening, March 24, under the auspices of;
Freeport Council. The third degree, F'rank Willets of this village has will be worked the same evening and suffered the loas this week of the the meeting is expected to be one of death of his father. John Willets of the largest ever held in F'reeport. , Hempstead.
St.   Patrick's   Day P doz.     Da Silva's.
iSt     (
I     At   the   meeting of   Vigilant   Hose .     .     .„   'Company Tuesday evening, William F ''    ..Cornell   was endorsed for the   positioi
for instance who declares he always votes against every proposition to spend money unless he has been told what it ia for, and at the aame time don't take hia local papers and when a meeting is called to diacuss these affairs for the benefit of the village in general he is somewhere else.
And one thing  more, the speaker re¬ ferred to dwelt particularly on the con¬ dition   of  sidewalks.     He will   find as Mrs.    William   G.    Murray,    whose   good a proportion   of   good   sidewalks sickness was   announced in a recent is-   along South .Vlain street, as along other sue,    died at .Saranac Lake,    and    was   streets   occupied by "city folks,"   one
touch with village   affairs    not like   a   bility   and he therefore hojies   tnat the   on    Saturday     night;    last   Saturday resident of one of our   bon-toii   streeta   taxpayers   will give   Propoaition No. ".»   night    they put up a pair of   chickena.
due consideration
Alvin G. Smith, President of the F^aslern Petm Company.
ithic
To the FMitor:
1 am not a fireman and never waa, nor am 1 attorney ^jr counsel for the fire council or any 11/ the constituent companies of the F'reeport fire depart¬ ment.     I write   therefore   as a citizen
The   tirirt thing you know they   will be giving away gre«.n trading stamps.
''he club theatre party last F'riday was a decided success ; twenty-eight at¬ tended : we went tn see J. Rufus Wal- lingford, the evening was a most pleas¬ ant one and its now looks as though it Would be an annual affair. J. Rufus gave the boys some gnod points, car¬ pet covered, and I wouldn't be sur¬ prised   to aee some of    them   put   into.
taxpayer, with no personal   interest to   effect; while at the theatre -rrme of tis foster. recognized an ol.l   Freefiorter, he has a
Among   the propositions to  be   sub-   leading nart. one of the ushers; a noj;-
^'   of chief engineer.     The   endorsements i'j"''*''^ '" ^'¦^e"''*^'^'   ^'en^etery   Thurs-   of whoni when askt to attend to havirig   ^j^ted   to a vote of the   taxpayers   „f-keahle   feature of the party   was   the
"' '   -  ' '^ '             ill got home   the   same
wasn't it Bill'.'
Oppoaite South Slmre Yacht Club 50   are now even.   Chief Van Riper having ,''^y-	
ft. waterfront for sale ; reasonable, see   been endorsed by this  company for an-       j^e story to the effect tbat the L^ng Dan Da3ilva, lo VV. Merrick Road.    It   other   term and First Assistant   Chief   igi^nd   Railroad   is   going   to   be   the
Cornell as above stated, the other com-
his sidewalk cleaned from snow said he didn't use it in the winter time, and if anyone else wanted to use it they could clean tfae walks; it didn't interest him.
W. P. W. Half, the largest coal dealer on Long Islaml. The cheapest place to liuy coal. Exclusive dealer in Bome of the best grades of coal. It
Excuse us   for several errors   in our last issue    we were much   rusht   with
going   to I'ennsylvania   and to lose its   identity panics not having endorsed   either can-   jg absolutely   denied by the   high   offi
''"''*^e.   cials of the company, as is alao the re
port that the Long Island Railroad cars   the village treasurer's report, and hav-
A  regular   meeting   of the   Village   are to be painted in P. R. R. colors.        ing several   changes in our office force
Albert Cheshire & Son advertise an-   Improvement Society   was held in Fra- were  somewhat   handicapped   but   we
other auction of real estate,    farm im-   temity   Hall    Tueaday evening,    when .      Wide Awake   Engine Co. has nomin-   got our paper out on time—and    that's
plements,   etc., at   auction   at   Hemp-   the  proooaitions to be submitted   were   ated   the following officers   for the en-   one of my hobbies.
Btead   on March 23.     See   adv. in this   the principal topic of discussion. suing term:    Foreman,   W. A. Cooke;
issue. The Society   decided to favor all the   aaaiatant,   F'rederick fjilbert;  financial       Juat  a   word   with the    boys I    The
propositions   submitted   except Nos. 9   secretary
our village is one numbered Proposi- '**<'' that they tion No. 2, for the raising of $60110 or nij?ht. Queer! such part thereof as may be necessary Thursday night there will be a pin- in annual installments of $600 each "^''le party at the club house. Tom with interest not to exceed 5 per Uurleigh iind Piatt Conklin have been cent, the lirst installment to be paid brushing up on the game and they act- July 1st, l'.il6. for the purpoae of pur- >"*".V expect to win, watch the result, chasing and acfiuiring for the fire de- Friday night the special meeting of partment ,'{ hose wagona, 1 hook and <^ie club will be held to vote ijjjon the ladder truck and necessary fire eijuip- proposed aiidition to the club house, ment. Alvin Sealey walked in the club Frorn good authority I am informed houae the other night and as he forgot that    the    Dresunt fire   apparatus   has '" leave his rubbers   outside, one could
submitted   except Nos. 9 secretary,   John Meyer; recording sec- officers insist that you must   not carry   been in use for over 5 years, excluding   readily see be walked up Bayview ave
NUTICE. and   10,   it   being  decided    that   they retary, John Powers ; treasurer, Joseph air rifles on the village streets, as it is   ofcour.se   purchases of hose and   other   nue      He carried a small sign he fount
$50.00   REWARD   for   arrest     and   should not go on record as favoring any Muller;   trustee, B. J. Loonam ;   dele- violating   the Penal Law for you to do   fniif""   appurtenances made from   time   on Bayview avenue    which read as fol
conviction of one or more peraons, who   particular method of road  construction gate to S. N. Y. Vol. Firemen's Assn., so.    If you want to learn to shoot, wait   to time,   and is  at present   inadeijuate   lows:^     .... ,.      ,
within the last three montha,   have de-   or of improving any    particular   street A.   L.   Ackerman;   to Nassau   County until you are old enuf to   handle a real , to cope with the conditi-ins  which now   ' Don t think the road is alway bo,
Btroyed   three   young   maple   trees by   or   streets   in the village,   but   should Aaan.,   W,   A.   Cooke   and    F>ederick gun, and then make up for iost time if   confront us
catting   them in half late at   night, in   jeave   the  matter  entirely to the tax- front of my residence on  upper  Grand  payers to decide.
Gilbert.
A'venue,   Baldwin,   L. I.      Mrs. M. J. Quinn.
Misa   K. Bohm   has   re-opened    her dressmaking     establishment    at    Pi Point near Bedell St.
you must, but don't break   the law using an air rifle.
F'or half the time it must by       During   the past 5 vears the   village   When days are hot and dry, ysu know, of Freeport has grown at an   amazing   '^e just as full of dust."
Unclaimed Letters
Unclaimed letters are advertised for
rate. New streets have been opened, water mains laid and houses have sprung up like mushrooms. Our vil¬ lage is being   populated   in   all   direc-
At DaSilva|8 Enameled Wash Basire. 10c Enameled Fry Pana, I,bc Coat Hangers, 3 for ^Dc Gold Band Cup and Saucer, 10c Parior Brooms, 29c Sleeve Boards, 10c   ,' Extension Rods, 5-H)c Universal Meat Grinders, 98c-$1.15 Bissell Carpet Swe<tper8, $1.98 Yellow Bowls, 5-lOc Ammonia, 6 bottles, 25c Willow Clothes Baskets 69-69-89-98c Glass or Zinc Waith Boards, 35c Copper  Bottom   Wash  Boilers, 98c- $1.49 Bread Boards, 10c\ '
Rayo Lamps, com;^lete, $1.49 Ironing Boaitli, 69t to $1.25 UoiTeriial Bread MVers. $1.75      It
A committee of three was appointed |     The   name of Freeport   will be hon-
to secure data on the  propositions sub-  ored in Royal Arcanum circles all over
mitted, and to send a circular letter to   the   stpte because   Fraternal   Council,
er   all taxpayers that   they   might be able   No.   1962, has won the   certificate for  	
4t   to   vote   intelligently   on   them.    The   percentage gain in the state for   1910,   the   following   atthe    Freeport   Post   tions, and covers a vaat area.
committee  was  Chas.  G.Hill,  Henry: having   made a net   gain  of  approxi-   Office:
L. Maxson and Leo Fishel. ! mately 44 per cent during that period.
A committee of five   was   appointed I The   members   are  working  hard   to
to act as a campaign   committee to en-  make a better  record   this   year   and
deavor to get a large vote out in favor   anyone   who is considering   signing an
Yours truly.
of the propositio^g.
Home-made Candies at DaSilva's Mint & Wintergeen  Creams, 29c Ib. Peanut Clufitera, 40c lb. Crushed Nut Chocolate Kisses, 40c lb. Old-fashioned Molasses, 19c Ib. Butter Scotch Cuts. 29c Ib. Molasses Peppermint   Drops, 19c Ib. Cocoanut Cakes, 12c doz. Molasses Bars, 5c Peanut Bars, 5c And for Saturday only
Butter Peanut Brittle, 10c Ib.
Walnut Bars. 5-lOc
Hazel Nut. B»ra. 6-lOc It
[ application,    wiil help the   Council by • sending it in at once.
I     /fourteen Years Ago
i (It<.'ms of iuterest from the Review file ! fourtwu years ago this week)
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wil¬ liams.
A Freeport resident, 42 yrs. old, wetit to the city for the first time in her life.
Tom Murray's band badly lacerated by a horae
Bethon, Mrs. Crane, C. H. •
Cornell, Mrs. Thomas Tay nor Downing, Richard Hanson, Mrs. Rose Caworsici, Mr. Frank Hallock, N.
Kerobee, B. M. ,
Meyer, J. H. Stokes, Rev. W. E. Spfague, Miss Rebecca Stevens, F. P., Jr. Stone, Master LeCount White, Mrs. Mary March 13, 1911. 1
Robert G. Anderson, P.
M.
flsgeo.
A special  meeting of the  Club  will be held at the ('lub House thia evening Every   resident is entitled    to   equal   at eight o'clock, to considenthe follow- ' fire   protection,   and if we expect   our   ing prnprjsitions :
; citize.iB fi'e   department to be efficient       let.    To consider the advisability of I and   to be a fire department in fact   as   holding a fair at tbe Club House   some I well as in name, we must put it within . time in the near future. i their   power to deal with   the   present       2nd.    To consider the advisability of j situation. building an addition to the present club
If you expect a man to do good work house to provide a gymnasium, swim- I whatever may be his calling, you must ming tank and basket ball court, and I give him the proper tools to work with, to devise means of financing this propo- However willing and able he may be sition if it is deemed to be the best in- I to do his duty, unless he is provided | terest of tbe Club to build such an ad- I with the necessary facilities he can ac- dition. And also to consid«r all mat- jcomplish nothing. tet'S in connection therewith.
I Tbere is no law in oor state which 3rd. To act on certain amendments { compels a man to serve as a fireman. . to the Constitution of the Freeport I The  niembers of oor   fire  department < Club which consist principally of deal-
are giving their   services at considera-! ing with  members in arrears for dues, A Select   Collection of St. Patrick's  ble personal sacrifice of time and mon-' tb« appointment ef committees and the John  Cuthbert erecting a bouse  on   Day favors await your aelection. : ey for the good of tbe  people at large, ! method of nominating and electing tha
Bergen street. I It DaSilva'a. I and be it said to tbeir cr^it tbat when  offices and directors of the Club.