Nassau County Review 19171026

              Nassau County Review
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Oiificial P^^per, Village of Fi«eport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26,  1917
Vol. XX, No. 43
Do it for ynur own or mine!
Knit!
Knit a muffler!
Knit for the Red Cross!
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FREEPORT
VILLAGE TRUStEES
The     a()p!ication   of  the Raijroud   f"o.   (Cirove   ,Stree|t   trolley) j line for pernii.saion to disco|ntinue its
THE SOLDIERS
AT FREEPORT
Freeport
(Official Contribution)
Here   is   an   excerpt  from   a   letter
trolley service during the \\|inter was ; written to his home paper in Chicago
before the Board of Villagej Trustees   by   Private  E.  B.   Hcr.shherger,  wlit-n
at   its   nieeti.ng   last   Thursilay  after-| at Camp Mills:
noon. There wa.^  very  little  interest j     ,.,„   .,. ..        it,.-       _ ,                1      .¦                      io.       1                 In   this   connection   I   nave   some- shown and action  was  postponed  un-t,,.       .             ... i.„ „ i . ,   ,t.           ,.          ,.                ^  Vri,      A       thing to sav that may be more or less
IH«'iK r.er •<   ;
-,.pi<-f( of the Rfvirw for Hal.- at •^ »nd BraithwBite's. Railroad Am- irmarro. NBnsaii Coorty R«-vi.w, and Gohet»», .Main Strwt: Spit- oiu-ry Store Or&ve Street; Mlch- ,t Morricli Ktwd.
HKillWATKK TIDK TABLE
(Official Figures for Sandy Hook) Friday,  Oct. " '"  "
¦Saturday
•Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
WedneNilay
Thursday, Nov.
Friday
.Satunlay
the next meeting, next Thursday .¦ifternocn, because of the absence of two members of the Board.
Application of members of police force for increase of salary from f80 to $i)0 a month was also laid over un¬ til next meeting.
F'rancis Grossniart  was appointed a
^!Sg p-j(j  I special  policeman.    Theo. ftisttell and
6-2,3 P M  j''"(Ifrey Kapp petitioned for appoint-
' ment   on   th?   police   force;   laid   on
Uible.
(i. C;. .Moore asked permission to hold street "gospel meetings;" re¬ ferred to President Swezey with pow¬ er.
4:29 P. M. I
(i:,^.l A. M.
7:40 A. .M.
H;28 A.M.
9:17 A. M. 1(1:07 A. M. 10:.")8 A. M.
' surpris:n;x to you.    J  know it was to
! me.    I had always heard that the West
1 was  more democratic  than the  East.
' A   soldier   finds   it   just   the   reverse.
'. Every door is thrown wide open to the
I soldier.     He   is   welcome  everywhere.
; Although  I have always been treated
I fine in  Kanakee and elsewhere in the
' iiiiddle   West,   I   find" thai   tTie   people
of Lon;j: Island are the most hospitti-
ble and liberal entcrtanrcrB it has ever
been my good fortune to meet.
But I must hurry along, and tell ', you about Sunda.v afLernooii. I left j for Freeport, arriving at about 7:00. i 1 wasn't very much more than otf the I c.ir until  a  gentleman  stepped   up  to
RED OlOSS NOTES
We   acknowledge   with   thanks   the following contributions    which    have been made during the past week: 500 Club, Mrs. G. T. Meadon.
Pres.. jl $1.00'
.NiissiiU tS amy lieviiw 2.00 i
Mr EnHCT*erelIi 2.00
r*00 ('lBb,^rs. Johnson, Prcs. 2.00
A friend : -S-OO ;
Recital'(fiven   by   Mr.   Cor- I
neiius   Van   Ree.s,   assisted
by   Mis;<   Rose   Van   Rees.
soloist,    and    Mr.    .Arthur
Bender, violinist
MERRICK
BELLMORE
editwl  by  Rc^.   W.  Jl. I,it-
;em»  should  be sent to him
n   under   thii«   headin?.
Frank    Roberts
Be!!niore and   viei
left  with   him   wil
attention  aa  at  o
Home Defense Not Disbanded i   ^"** ^*^® Right Address   i us and said, Come upstairs with me.
A iiui'tiriir of the Freeport Unit, Home Defense Corps, was held a^ the Freeport Club House last Friday even¬ ing, at which the question of action regarding disbanding was quite thor¬ oughly discussed and the meeting ad¬ journed to this Friday evening. There is now a strong sentiment against al¬ lowing the work already done in drill¬ ing to be lost, and.it is quite proba¬ ble that arrangements will be made for continuing the organization.
Police Blotter
Last Thursday a burglary was re¬ ported from C;olyer's, 265 South Ocean Avenue.
The same night Mrs. (i. E. Smith, Terrace Avenue, reported clothing taken from a line.
Saturday two colored women from Hempstead, were taken before Judge Flint on a charge of public intoxica¬ tion. ' May E. Howell was sent to jail for 10 days and Florence Woodridge paid $10.
Sunday Daniel Casey went to jail for 10 days; same cause.
During the week $115 was collected in fines for violation of auto speed law.
Tuesday night Louis Ferrara's Ford was stolen from in front of Monte Carlo Inn. The car was recovered at Garden City later in the avening.
The same evening two extra shoes were taken from a "flivver" belonging U C. A. Hegan, 225 Randall Avenue, while standing on Pine Street.
For several weeks past we have' fellows.' We all suspected that there been sending, without charge, the Nas- was something good in store for us, sau  County  Review  to  the following, | as  we had all  been  tnj.nted  the  same
HYMENEAL
VALENTINE—BOURDETTE
Saturday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Pettit, Grove Street, Rodney Valentine and Miss Ixiuise May Bourdette, daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Bourdette, both of Free- port, were married by Rev. S. O. Cur¬ tice, pastor of the M. E. Church. The bride was attended by Misses Gwen dolyn Hornbeck and Myrtle Shea, both ef Freeport, bridesmaids; and Curtis M. iSmith of Woodhaven, cousin of the grodm, wjjsjbest man.
The bride was given away by S. P. Shea, her cousin.
Mrs. Warren Bedell of Brooklyn played the wedding march, at the pi¬ ano. At the conclusion of the cere¬ mony Mr. and Mrs. Pettit, cousins of the bride, threw open their home and a reception was held.
Following the ceremony the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Horn- beck was chrjstened and given the name of Stephen Pettit, Mr. Pettit acting as godfather.
The ceremony was witnessed by only a few friends and relatives of the bride and griwm. Mr. and Mrs. Val¬ entine left on a late train to spend a brief honeymoon at Lake Mohegan, N. Y. Upon their return they will re¬ side on Cottagi> Court, Freeport. The groom for many years has held a po¬ sition with thr Long Island Railroad and at present ia with the Pennsyl¬ vania Railroad 'Company at the Man¬ hattan terminal.
Among those present at the recep¬ tion were: Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pettit, Mr. and Mm. Franklin Bedell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry VanRiper, Mr. and Mrs Sidney Baynor, Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Palmer, Mrs. Jesse Bedell, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Williams, Mrs. Fredcrij-k Greaves, Mr. and Mrs. Saul O. Curtice, Mrs. Ritrhie, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. Cur¬ tis. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bar- thel, Mr. and Mrs. Wynan Pettit, Mr. and .Mrs. Frank P. Hwnbeck, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Shea, Mrs. James P. .Madi¬ son, .Miss Rose'ILotfmaii^ Mii.s Julia Hotfnian, Mrs. Mary Boirrdette, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Merritt, Harper Williams, Elbert Smith and Ronald Hornbeck.
Auction Sale of
Fire Apparatus
A. }f. Wallace, auctioneer, wil
with others; in the S<'rvice:
Harold  W. Smith
Jule Raynor
Burgess Osterhout
A, .1.   .MacElroy
Wallace (Juest
Bert  Donnelly
Lester L. Danley
Fred   < Combes
Dwight Boland
Peter S. Beck
Harry  Albin
We realize the delivery to the sol¬ diers and sailors is poor, and wanting to find who were receiving and using the papers .sent, for .the two weeks we inserted cards with the papers, to be returned, acknowledging receipt of the paper. Those on the foregoing list not having replied, we have crosst the names off the list, until the cards are returned, or correct mailing ad¬ dresses sent by some parent or friend.
Reformation Rally
at Freeport Sunday
A jubilee service commemorating the Reformation will be held at the American Theatre, Freeport, Sunday, October ;i8, at 3 p. m. The service has been arranged by the Long Island Pastoral Association (Lutheran) in behalf of the Lutheran Churclies of this vicinity. The service is, how¬ ever, open to all.
A special musical program will be rendered by a large mass chorus. Both speakers have chosen timely topics of interest to all. Ellwood M. Raben- old. Ks(i., will speak on "The Democ¬ racy of the Reformation." Dr. Charles J." Smith, "The Message of the Re¬ formation to the Men of the 2Qth Cen¬ tury."
I way before this occurrence.    We were i tiiken to a large hall filled with rough- ^ I ly constructed tables.   The tables were j filled with several kinds of fruit, can- I dies, good home-made cai<e and sand- I wiches.    Coffee was served later. This ' I is  a   regular  occurrence  for  the   .sol- I diers every Wednesday, Saturday and I Sunday nights.    There isn't a soldier j in camp but what will fight to the last , ditch  for  Freeport,  Long Island.     In addition   to   serving   light   luncheons,: many of the citizens take a bunch of • the   boys  home   with  them  and   treat ^ them to a "real spread."   As one gen- ', tleman  said  to me last  night w.hen  I thanked him for the nice treatment ac- j corded me:   'Well, this isn't half what j I would like to do for you fellows.    I ' feel  that  you are going to do  much ; more  for  me  and   my  family than   I ; can ever do for you, and I'm going to j treat   you   right   while   I   have   the ¦ chance." I
Such  faith   must  not  be  betrayed, neither will such generosity go unre¬ warded if within our keeping—I feel j safe in making this statement for the ; entire 149th Field Artillery." j
That's one of the opinions of Free- : port—rather^worth working for? ,
Unclaimed  Letters
(Freeport PostoflSce)
Bond, John
Brentel, Miss Susie
Dawson, Miss Mill
Daycoupay, John
Friend Soap (]o.
Gardner, (iustav A.
Horton,   Ralph
Hoguet, Mr. E.
Harris, Harry
Jacobson, Julius
.lenkins, Mr. L. A.
Laall, Mrs. E.
Lee, Joseph F.  (2)
McNeill, R. F.
March, Mr., CJen. DeL
Nilson, Nikolin
O'Neill, Matthew, 18 Ckvehtnd Street
Popper, Mrs. William
Peach, Blanch
Post, Mes. Geo. E. (2)
Raynor, Mr. Willard
Reynolds, Rowland, Meadovrb> 'k Farm
Roberts, Miss Billy
Ryan, Dan, chauffeur
Raynor, Alvin, (Jen. Del.
Smith,  Mrs.,  Ocean   Ave.   ajid   South
Side Ave., Spec. Del. Solomon, -Mrs. A. Van Horn, Mrs. A. N. Walbeck, Mrs. Fred Woods, Miss AIniter, H4;? W. t»th St. Wallton, Mrs. Jennie
T. Benson Smith. P. M. October 24, 1917.
Surprised on
Birthday  Anniversary
Last Thursday evening while Mrs. .\rravilla Ritchie, a Past Noble Grand was ut the meeting of .Vlystic Rebek- ah Lodge, she received word to come home at once. On reaching her home on East Railroad .Avenue, she w-at greeted   by   a'  large   number   of   her
I.ast week the attendance at head¬ quarters was not as heavy as for sev¬ eral weeks past but sufficient to make the work    worth    while.    Peter Ber- ger was in charge of headquarters for the week, with some assistance from other members of the committee.    He was an admirable man for the posi¬ tion, he himself a veteran of the Civil I War, and with a heart as big and as ; young as any of the guests he enter- i .'ained. |
Saturday  night around 200  "boys", were  entertained  at coffee  and   cake and sandwiches, most of them coming ; from   Ohio,   Alabama   and   the   New i York   Regiment.     Mrs.   .lohn   J.   Bol¬ and was in charge, assisted by Mrs. .1. i H.   Mahnken,   Mm.   C.   W.   .Mahnken, Mrs. Olaf Magnusson, Miss  Marie B. | Mahnken,    Miss   Adele   Plump,   Miss Evelyn   Bedell,   Miss   Marion   Bedell, | Miss Viola  Boland.
Sunday evening the Council of Sons ; and Daughters of Liberty did the en¬ tertaining,   receiving   the   soldiers   up j stjiirs  in   .Mechanics' Hall.    This  was ; much more sociable, and the boys en¬ joyed  it immensely.    Music was  pro- , vided  by   Misses  Carolyn  Kobel,  Val- ! ley Stream; Mervin (Jolden, Roosevelt, ; and   Alica   Raynor,   Freeport,   at   the piano;   Hazel   Terry   and   Joe   Kobel, both of Valley .Stream, violinists, and : Charles   Midmer, and  the  only  thing I that seemed  to  hurt the  feelings  of the guests was  not being allowed  to' use  the   music  for  dancing.     By   the ; way.   Miss   Crevoiserat,   who   was   in , charge of the evening, wishes to ex¬ press her thanks to those who assist¬ ed.   She is unable to give a full list of the names.
Cuntrlbution.s
The committee thanks several neigh- bars, who did not leave their names, : for contributions of records; also Har- i ry Leich of Merrick for a donation of ; coffee; also Lee-Patterson Co., for a| shelf for the books which have been ; lying on the table.
Financial contributions for the week \ are:
Ca»h for postage on magazines, 40c.
By the way, we have stopped our pl'in of mailing magazines to soldiers. , The autocratic folk at Washington won't let us send a package of maga¬ zines, weighing U! lbs., to a soldier, unless we pay 64 cents postage, which
40.00 i  Jl I
ToUl $.50,00 1
Kindly make checks payable to Mrs. | Alfred T. Davison, chairman Finance Committee, and sen<l to 110 Pine St.,; Freeport, L. I.
The regular meeting of the Freeport Branch of the Nassau County Chap¬ ter will take place Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Freeport Club. [
It is requested that the women who ! are working on the 12.') knitted sets i for the soldiers, turn (hem in as soon 1 as possible as the boys will be in need ] of them very soon. j
The Base Hospital at Camp .Mills I is in need of fruits and jellies.
.\ftcr   this   the   knitting   material will  be  given  only  on   Tuesdays  .-.nd I Thursdays from the Red Cross rooms ; in t'-c Olive Building.
Working for Liberty Loan
With but little advance notice, it: was decided to have a Liberty Loan Rally Tuesday evening, and circulars announcing the meeting were sent out Tuesday morning. Through the cour¬ tesy of Colonel Screws, the Alabama band was obtained from Camp Mills, a big crowd assembled and the event was a rousing success. Mr. Davison, chairman of the local committee, an¬ nounced later in the evening, that nearly $50,000 had been subscribed as a result of the day's work and rally. The as.semblage was treated to a rousing address by Louis Kutner, sec¬ retary   inter-American   movement.
After the meeting the band accom¬ panied by Capt. Smith, supply officer; Capta. Kimball and Long, medical corps, and Capt. Joerg, reg. adjt, were escorted to the Freeport Club and refreshments were served by a special committee from the Liberty Loan Committee, following which one of the band boys entertained at the piano and another (Bolin) for three years on the stage, at card sleight of hand tricks. Tha soldiers were taken back to camp in autos.
Tuesday afternoon Village President Swezey and J. Huyler Ellison visited the .schools of the village interesting the scholars in the Liberty Loan proposition". Add Liberty Loan item
We had intended to publish the names of local purchasers of Liberty Bonds in this issue, but find that the list is so large it will not be possible to get the names in and the paper out on time, so had to leave it out.
tebrandt  and  all tn   insure   innertr
.Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the Twenty-first Aif- ter Trinity, at 7.30 and U o'clock A. M. and H o'clock P. M. Celebration of the Holy ("ommunion at the early ser¬ vice and Litany, seimon, and Holy Communion at the 11 o'clock service. Evening Prayer and sermon. The Wo¬ man's .Auxiliary meets weekly in the Parish Hou.sc at, 2.;!0 P. M. The G. V. S. meets weelily on Fridays at 7.."50 P. M. Choir practice is held Thurs¬ days at H o'clock. The Boy Scouts meet weekly on Tuesdays at X o'clock. ¦ .\ cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the services of this church and to become identified with its com- murjity interests.
.Vniong   those   leaving   xhc   village this   week   for   the   winter's   stay   in | Manhattan are A. T.  Sutclifo and  H. i B. .Schwab and their families. i
The Post Office looks well in a new | coat of white with green trimming. I Postmaster Koeppel did the work him- ' self. He 's (juite as good a i)ainter' as he is a postmaster. .Merrick is en¬ joying its office of real efficiency and ! courtesy. |
Union go-to-church services will be held Sunday. October 28, in the Meth¬ odist Episcopal Church at 11 o'clock and in the Presbyterian Church at T:!."!, at both of which .<ernions will be preaching by Rev. C. Geihles of Cen¬ tre Moriches If stormy the services wjil be held N'ovember 5.
Paul Jaeger has purchaseil a new- Cadillac touring car.
The (hiii'.'e given by the Bellmore Kaseliall Club at Viremi-n's Hall last ,'^aturday eveoini; wa.* a sucie.>ii in ev¬ ery way. The attendance was good, a (ileasant evenini- enjoyed and the re¬ ceipts amounted to about $100. The boys feel so encouraged by the sup¬ port received that they will hold a sec- oiul dance on Saturday evening. .N'ov¬ ember 10.
C. .M. Van.leroef and Clark B. Davis of .Amityville have embarked in the insurance busines,-. Their office is lo¬ cated at the local bank.
Mrs. ('harles Lawmaster is serious¬ ly ill at her home of pneumonia.
Dean Oscar F. R. Treder, f). D., will preach at the evening service of the local church on Sunday. The oc¬ casion is a special service for the Choir (Juild. There will be special music by the Choir. .\ll this and in connection with Pres. Wilson's proclamation ap¬ pointing Sunday a day of special in¬ tercession for the success of American arms will make the church an ex¬ ceptionally attractive centre.
Seventeen members of Merrick Boy Scouts, Troop No. 1, in charge of Scoutmaster Calkins were in attend¬ ance upon divine service at the Church of the Redeemer Sunday evening. The event was preliminary to the boys' entrance upon a Liberty Bond selling campaign extending throughput the week. Reports are that the boys are doing well and that probably three of them will be entitled to special recog¬ nition at the hands of the county Boy Scout offi.ciaJs for having placed at least ten bonds in as many different homes.
..,       .11       ^L       liviu       makes it prohibitive, handling in quan- fnends who had gathered to help her   ^j^,.^^      ^,^   ^.,^^,   ^^^   alternative   of
celebrate her birthday.
Games   were   played   and   refresh¬ ments   served   and   Mrs.   Ritchie   re¬ ceived   iliany   useful   presents.    The   ,..   !,..,„., ,^ i _  i ¦ ,          I-          .      V-^         J   ui      I wt' have not considered very serious v decorations,   in   red.  white  and   blue,'     ,,   .    „„        »,   , ..          ^ ,      ^,    •
It does seem that the posta  author
sticking pet»Jiy stamps on »on>e 2000 r'lagazines and letting the Postoffice authorities   do   the   deliv.^ring.   which
sell
were done in her absence.
Among those present were: Mr. and XIrs. John Losee and daughter Marion,
at public auction at the old Hose -S | **^ "'"' "W"- K'ias Losee, .Mrs. H. B. fire house on Atlantic Avenae, this Hugen, Mr. and .Mrs. Joseph Hirsch, Saturdav afternoon, October 27, the Mn-. Anthony Fedden, Mr. and Mrs. old housf and a lot of unused firo de- •- tiolden. Mrs. Chris. Bessman and partment property and n-.i«cellaneous ''^'i^ee, .Myra. of Hempstead; Miss tools.    Set" adv. in this i."*.sue for par¬
ticulars.
Calls Negroes to Service
Orders have been received at Hemp stead for all colored men drafted and . i>n,.i,,
who have received their notices, to be j	
Rent to Camp Upton on Tuesday, Oc to'Oer 30.
Christina Meyer, Miss Lillian, Min¬ nie aiKl Irene .Ackerman, .Mrsw Emma t.'revi,isi»'rat, John Crevoiserat, Russell OevoLitrat, Mrs. Arravillia Ritchie, Misses Prudence, Agnes, .\nna, Emma and   Masters   Charles  and   Alexander
ties, too, might »lo their bit, but per¬ haps they will reach a decision to do so some day. Until then, we regret we cannot forwanl the magazines as planrvd. We can and will be glad to fill a fouple of autos going to Camp Upton.
The two large maps now decorating our walU were procured through (^'om- mitteeman Nutt. a large map of the Uniteil States, und through W. P. .lones, via I*rcsident Baker of the L. I. R. R., a framed map of Long Island. Both of theat* are frequently con.sult- ed by qur visitors.
I     Men's heavy working shoes in tan
I and   black   blucher,   lace,   broad  toes,
solid soles.    Ptire $3.00 to $7.00. Cre- i     p ,,  N.   Y.. extends a cordial
voiserat s. 95 So., Main St.^^^^^^^^^^^ j ^^,^„,„„  t„ ^^^^  ^^„   -^ ^   ^y„;^^
  ^ States uniform.
The   plaee   to  buy  coal.    Sinclair'    T^*'". ''***^ ***¦ '**^' sheets say.
The U. S. UnifM-m
at   Army   Headquarters Cleardn^f    up sale of fine    nanery stock, large and small; low coat; spa^ eifd discount to dealers; must clean
Ktound for building purposes.   Wood-, . ,	
biae Nursery, Johi^ J. Randall, Ocean I Raynor, 8 N«. Main St. telephone 184 j >uid that's what we raean.   Here's how ]
Weekly Weather Report
Friday, October 19, clear, warm in a. m., some thunder and heavy rain at night.
Saturday, rain in a. m.; clear in p. m.
.Sunday, heavy frost, clear, cool.
Monilay, clear, rool.
Tuesday, clear, warmer.
Wednesday, heavy wind and rain at 2 a. m. and lasting thru day. Cleared off cold and windy.
Thursday, cold and windy.
Big Shipment of Apples
H. C. .Schluter recently returned from his annual trip up-State to the apple section and purchased a carload and a half of Baldwin and Greening apples, which he will put on sale as soon as they arrive.
Communication
Oct.  1,  1917. Dear Mr. Pearsall: —
Under stress of important business I have not the time to write a cred¬ itable letter for publication, but I beg you to make mention in your columns concerning the use and abuse of our Stars and Stripes.
It causes me pain and distress to see the way many residents of F'ree¬ port are allowing the American Flag to flap or hang day in and day out in wind and weather "torn," or "washed out."
Long ago notices appeared in the city and county papers instructing us in the use and abuse of OW Glory. '
I know full v^ell no disrespect is meant by this inattention an^l care- lt~:sness. But it's '*SRining" hurts to the heart's core, .Americans who love and reverence our country been use of it's great and cloi-ious institutions. How else can v.'c teach and put into others the proper respect for America where love and veneration in them is obscured or entirely lacking, but by voicing publicly our disapproval. Isabel Irene Elterich.
(It is :\ rathe;- difficult problem where to draw the line—we pe-sonally do not agree with the suggestion of taking down every flag eVery night; let It float, but don't let it get into rags. If it does, take it down. In timcxjf peace it is well to rule the flag should not float after dark, but in time of war the only thing that keeps us from floating :i good big flag at our fiagmast all the time is the cost, which might better be applied toward Red Cross woVk.—Ed.)
•Ml Lena ATenovs,'Freeport. tf .Freeport.
MrnXitammmt i
(CoDtiaMd on Pag« 6)
Dr. T. D. Carman, dentist, leaves on October 27 for Nebraska, retttm- ing oc November 10. His alHea will ba open during his absence
J.
A milk demonstration, showing the value and uses of skimmed, sour, whole, etc., milk, will be given at the hall of Merrick Fire Company No. 1 next Friday evening, November 2, by Miss Olga E. Goehler, a demonstration agent of the Nassau County Farm Bureau. All residents of the village and vicinity are invited to attend.
Russell, the infant son of Mr. and .Mrs. A. C. Doane, has a slight attack of measles.
A celebration of the H6ly Commun¬ ion will be held in the local church on Thursday at 10.00 A. M., All .Saints' Day. The hour is made later than us¬ ual upon Saints' Days to accommodate the convenience of the large number which are more interested in this par¬ ticular day as the time to remember their own blessed dead and those who have died and are dying in the war for the common cause.
The annual business meeting of the Hand-in-Hand League was held at the home of Miss Grace Tween on the ev¬ ening of Wednesday, October 24 (Lib¬ erty Day). .A very inspiring talk on Liberty Bonds was given by Miss Catherine Mulcahy. .Much time was taken up in discussing jilans for a very busy Winter. It was decided that the members of the League should try to make the Winter as hap¬ py as possible for the Merrick boys who are fighting for the colors.
The next meeting of the League will be held on November 9, at the home of the,^^is8es Petrina and Bertha Bums.
The f'hurch of the Redeemer has sent out 200 of the following: THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER "Honestly exhorting all my country¬ men to observe the apointed day, ac¬ cording to their several faiths, in sol¬ emn prayer that God's blessings may ' rest upon the high task which is laid upon us, to the end that the cause for which we give our lives and treasure Biay triuniph and our efforts be blessed with high achievements."
The above is the close of Presi¬ dent Wildon's Proclamation appoint¬ ing Sunday, October 28, a Day of Prayer for the s'lccess of .American arms. i
Services—A. M., 7:.10, Holy Com-' munion;    11:00,   LiUiny,   sermon   and
I Holy   Communion.     P.   M. —8:00,   ev-
'ening   prayer;   preacher,   Dean   Oscar
: F. R. Treder, D. D.
!     Merrick. L. I., October 2-5, 1917.
New Postal Rate
Effective Nov.  2
On and after November 1st the new ^^nendnienls to the Postal Laws and rcL'ulations will go into effect, and the following changes will be made In the rale of pbstage on first class mail, in- eluding post.al8 and postcards.
Postage mu.M hP paid at the rate of three cents an ounce or fraction there- ; cf on letters and other iirst-class mail matter except drop letters.    All drop letter:!, that is letters mailed for de¬ livery from the office at which posted,' including those for  delivery  by city,! rural, or other carrier of such office, I are required to have postage paid on them at the rate of two cents an ounce or fraction thereof.    Postal cards ace I required to be prepaid two cents, and,; I therefoi-e.  the  one-cent  postal  cards'
(Cootmuad on Pag* 8)
i     Cornelius .Merritt had a narrow es-
j cape fnim a serious accident last Sat-
'¦ urday  afternoon  when  the  wagon   in
which he was riding was struck by an
automobile     near  the   East     .Meadow
church.     The  wagon   was  demolished
and   .Mr.   Merritt  was   thrown   several
j feet in the air, but sustained  only a
few minor bruises.
Walter Brockman of Fort Slocum spent a portion of the week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Brockman, of Bedford .Ave¬ nue.
A special meeting of the Bellmore Board of Trdde was held at Firemen's Hall on Monday evening of this week to further the sale of Liberty Loan Bonds. A committee was appointed which will canvass the village in an effort to make the subscription in Bellmore as large as possible.
The Boy Scouts have erected a tent at the depot and are hustling through¬ out the entire day, and they have met with considerable success, the sales the first day amounting to about $1,500.
The bonds are on sale at the Bell¬ more Bank, where they can be pur¬ chased outright or on the easy pay¬ ment pl.in. This village did not come uniUr the allotment made by the Crovemment, but a total of over $5000 worth had been sold by the local bank up to Tuesday night. If you contem¬ plate purchasing a bond, Mr. Vander- oef will be pleased to furnish you any information desired ami receive your subscriptidn. All who expect to in¬ vest in the bonds should buy at home and in this way help build up a rep- uUition for Bellmore.
Have Silver  Wedding
Wantagb, Oct. 19.-- .Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Southard celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on Friday evening of last week at their home and received congratulations from a host of friends.
There was an interesting' musical program by Mrs. Thoin;is Thornton, pianist, and .loseph H. Weiner, violin- is. Supper was served and a pleas¬ ant evening was enjoyed.
The guests included: .Mr. ;ui<l Mrs. Oscar Van Sise, Mrs. .Icnnie Evans, Mrs. Nettie Parker, Richmond Hill; Mr. and Mrs. ('•. M. Van Siclen, Ja¬ maica; Mr. and .Mrs. William Van .Nostrand, Howard Van .\ostrand, Floral Park; .VIr. and .Vlrs. Warren Seaman. Mineola; Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Hewlett, .Mr. and Mrs. ('. .M. Weyant, Miss Weyant. Mr. and Mrs William E. Fitz Simon, .Mrs. Mac< l,l!;,rid, Miss Dorothy Maq,Clelland, Miss Elizabeth Hewlett,   P'report;      .Mr.     and      Mrs.
E. Van ."Vostrand, Mr. and Mrs. ' Ifred .Seaman, Clarence Van .N'ostrand, Miss Luella Van.Nostrand. Miss Anna .Sea¬ man,  Central   Park;   .Mr.  and   .Mrs.  T.
F. Bailey. Mr. :ind Mrs. Genrge Bail¬ ey, Glen Ilead; .Mrs. (\ Young, Miss .Maud ^'oung, 'Wen Cove; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Powell, .Mr. and Mrs. (Charles Rolx-rt-ion. Amityville; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ohm, Mr. .and Mrs. Thomas Thoriiion, Mr and Mrs. Jos¬ eph Weimer, Bellmore; .Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Rayn'jr, .Mr and .Mr.s O. D. BayliE, Mr and Mrs. William H. Whi.t- ner, Mr. and Mrs Henry H. Graef, .Seaford; .Mr. and Mrs. William Gar¬ ner, Mrs. Elbert D. Smith, Mi».^ Em¬ ma Smith, Sidney .Seaman, Miss Emily .Seaman, .Mrs. Mary A. Post, .Mr. and ,Mr.s. A. 1). ."-^outhard, Fred Southard, Miss Sarah Soper, Miss -^nnie '.^mith, .Mr. and .Mrs. Everitt \'ail .Miss Jen- netle Van .Nostrand, Miss Lydia Van .Nostrand, F^liott Van NoHtrand, Mr. ;.nd .Mrs. Birdsall Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Peter F, .-Vvagadro, Mrs, A. E, Hunt, Miss Celia Sutherland, Miss Ruth 'liKtfr, .Miss P^nima Whitmore, Miss I^ura B Harper, William A Towner, Mr. and Mrt. George E. Box, SUnley M. Cox, Mr ami Mrs. Charles H. Dur yea, Mius Agnes Box. .Miss Matti«' Box, Miss Elsie Young, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Young, Mr. and Mrs, Harrison J. Young, Mr and Mrs CJiarles Al¬ ien, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Box, Miss Ethel Bor., Miss Florence Box, Miss Alma J. Seaman. Mr. and Mrx Wil¬ liam H. Valentine, Charles A. .Sea man, Mr. and Mrs. James W John¬ son, Miss Ruth Gamer. Miss Mary Gamer, Mr. and Mrs. Birdsall Jack¬ son, Mrs. Naegeli, Walter Booth, Mrs. Blackman, Miss Sarah Hicks, Miss Anaie Hieks, Mr. and Mrs. Prank 8. Hkrkf, Min Atmic A. SMunan, Mr. and. Mw. Hmaa A.. H—man, Wantaga.
WANTAGH
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'     Wantagh's List of Patriotic Boys
James Erwin Fussell. 18th Cavalry, ; Fort Ethan Allan, Vt.
Leroy T. Wells, sergeant, 166th Reg., Camp Mills
Frank H. Britton, Ifi^th Ren;., Camp
Mi Hi-,
los.'ph K. Hunt. U. S. .-5. (leorg© Washington.  Navy.
J. Lawrence Ward. ;orpcdo boat .\nimen. France.
Rudolph Krause, 9th  In*".
J. W. Magee. 9th Inf.
George Box, .Machine Gun Co., lOth Inf.
George Seims, Spartansburg, S. C., Fort Wadsworth.
Camp Upton-Frank A. Link, Wil¬ liam iNoJeil. Russell V. Bo\, Lewis .\shdown, (Jrovcr C. .Sein:^- anil Ly¬ man  S.  Dean.
William Harold Van Tuyl, U. S. Naval Reserve Flying Corp.
(The following items arrived too late for our last i,ssue:l
.Mrs. William Webster irave an af¬ ternoon party to six ladies for the benefit of the Red <'ros:<, previous to 'caving with her family for .\lbany, N. Y., for a month's vacation, where they joine<l .Mr. Webster, who is in business there.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bulling have re¬ turned to their home on Wantagh Ave¬ nue.
(Jood Cheer Club met with Miss Lida Van Nostrand Tuesday night.
Auxiliary League met in Parish House Tuesday night.
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The Kings Daughters Circle met with Mrs. Charles Schafer Tuesday af¬ ternoon and it was voted to work for the Red Cross on our meeting days in¬ stead of our usual work. We meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday in the month at our members' homes and anyone who cannot come out on Mon¬ day to our Red (^ross room will find the same kind of work at the Kings Daughters on Tuesdays and perhaps you can come and help Tuesday better than Monday. Our next meeting will be next Tuesday, October 2:\, at the home of Mrs. James M. Seaman, Park Avenue. The ladies of the Auxiliary League of the church also met with .Mrs. Schafer the same afternoon and members for the annual fair which will tables were as8igne<i to the different be held Tuesday ami Wednesday, De¬ cember 4 and 5, in the Parish House.
The oyster supper which was post- [loned from last Wednesday, October 10, was held Tuesday night of this week at the Parish House. There was a good attendance with oysters aplenty; also a little poem by Rev. William li. Allis, a<ting paslur, read by Mrs. Charles Schafer, which was much enjoyed by all. .^ ¦*
The poem; «- -.^
.\ Way-Down East Ojsler .Supper .\   Blue   I'oint   oyster   ainl   uyslerettc Met on the sands of High Rock Beach: I'houtht   the   oyster,   "Prettiest   girl
I've met;" But   tlie   oysterette   was   too   sly   for
speech. The Blue  Point oyster was liald    and
fat. The oysterette was both thin and neat; While the oyster stood stupidly twirl
ing his hat, .Miss OysteretU' sat studying her feet. At length the oyster found courage to   '
say; "There's a supper tonight in the Wan¬ tagb  kirk; Suppose in a taxi  we drive over that
way, The  crowd   we'll  Kurprise,   'twill   be  a
good lurk." They   chugged     across,   up   Wantagh
Avenue drove, Tlie crow<l waited there ut the < hurch; But the oyster hadn't <lare tell of his
love, He feared he'd be left in the lurch. His luck was with him, for right there
inside .Squire   .Seaman   .spied     hi-     ••Id-lime
bosom chum; ¦Right welcome, old boy, you and your
bride— We're  glad   that at  last    yoi     have
come." Two seats   they   gave  them     ..t     tiie
table's head, Wantagh folks ( rowdcd round In shake
hands; And  there   the  oyster  and   o>  terette
wed, While the .S'luire proclaimeil the bans.
And now this tale has said its say, Buf the supper's here wi;!, its weai.,!!; The .scribbler is sad   -lie's miles away. But old friends, nen  frur ,i        ili.rf's to your health!"
Joseph K. Hunt of tin •,,,,. on board U. S. S. (Jeorge WuHhington, was at home Saturday to visit his par¬ ents; also William Nojeil was home a week ago from Canlp Upton James Erwin Kus-sell, .Sergeant lAtroy T. Wells, h'rank Link, i^yman Dean, Rum- sell V. Box and Grover C. .Seims were .11 home .Saturd.ty and Sunday from their varioun <:»iiip» vigiiing with rela¬ tives. CJomforl bags were given sev¬ eral af our boys at Camp Upton,
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Queen Quality Shoes for Women. We hava a new "Comfort Style" but¬ ton boot made of soft kid leathtr, cloth top, plain toe, medium haigbft heel with rubber heel attAeh»>, fml^ bla sole. Carried in O aad C ¦wUtOm Pric.1 $6.00. Sold aaif at Crrvoiaw^ at'fl, »& So. Maia Si