Nassau County Review 19170330

              Nassau County Review
Official Pap«r, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917
VoL XX, No. 13
i
Vote YES on Town HaU
The proposition to spend money for a new Town Hall, for the Town of Hemiwtead, to be vote<l upon at the election next Tuesjiay should be car¬ ried. The present one is a disgrace, not only to our town, but to a civil¬ ized aKe^ It is poorly ventilated, en¬ tirely too sniall, no adequate provi¬ sions for preserving priceless records, and has in every way outlived its use¬ fulness.
VILLAGE TRUSTEES ORGANIZE FOR YEAR
iHome Defence Company
for Freeport;
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Freeport Club Activities
(Special Contributor) (From the Press Committee)
  An elaborate program was enjoyed       You have a splendid club—one that
I by  all   in   the chapel    last    Monday any man might be proud to be a mem- Influential   Residents   -Actively   Inter-  morning.     Mr.   Herrmann,   president   her of.    I think it is one of the best eKted and Work Will Be Rushed,     iof the  Senior Class, was  in  charge,  on Long  Island.—Judge C. .M.  Flint. —   —      ' The   program     started   with   a   very < -
,       ^     ^„. ^      well delivere<l  speech  on the revolu-'     It  was   thought  the  rai^  Tuesday,
Ihe   IO lowing   correspondence   t)e-,^i      in^R,jssia, bV Miss Esther Bray-^ evening would interfere with the at-
^Zli":..? ^?^^}.j:^V.^^ViKt'i^ ^:^.\''^^,\' ton.    she was Voftowed by Miss Marie , tendance at the card party, and per-
BELLMORE
MERRICK
Re-appoint Oflicers at Same Salari^ —Hold   Up   Action  on   I'olice. and Counsel  Till   jNext   .Meetinj?—.Meet¬ inK   Same   Time   as   Last   Year-  {jeneral Stotesbury of New York will, Dedekrwho"plny^T8olo o7thrpi! : haprit did,' but' if'so", and it' had been President—. probably be productive of immediate , „„„      »,,., Lp rame our verv o-ooH   clear   it   would   have   been   necessary
Frank Roberts    Is    our   represrntative • in
Belimorr and virinity.     All orders «n& 4iews
left  kHIi him   will  rreeivp  thr  samp  rarrful
attention as   at  our office.
Mrs. Charles Seaman is confined to her homo on Royal Street by illness.
FREEPORT
HKiHWATER  TIDE  TABLE
(Official figures for .Sandy Hook)
"   -->- 'll        9-9.9. n  '
Compliment   Retiring Select   Official   Paper.
NA,SSAL'   COINTY
REVIEW   NAMED
results:
I'reeport, L. I., March  li). His Excellency, Charles Seymour Whitman, Governor  of  the   State   of Vork, The Capitol, Albany, N.  Y.
1917.
N'ew
After her came our very good clear it would have been necessary elocutionist. Miss Signe Nygren, to Put up tables down stairs, as the speakinii     "The     lamentations     of   ba"'"""' was comfortably filled, with
Charles  E.-Frost of Brooklyn was a visitor in Bellmore on Sunday last.
This column i« edited br Re>. W. H. Lit. tebrandt and all Hems shuuhl l>r sant to hint to  Insure  insertion under  this   keadin*.
The local school, though working on Lincoln's Birt.hday and Washing¬ ton's, will not be in session on Cood Friday.
Friday, March Saturday, -Sunday^. April Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
2:22 p.m. ;
7:47 a. m.
ay'ev-       While eyery patriotic citizen "f the :„"";;'   """^"¦^'''"^^•¦^rr^        *Vh1» I and of  the   United  States  is  wonderin.' what he I W°^' °"'s^«JX%^^^^^^^
-.^.r  frjl-Z-J.'^f ;rre'ThS ^i:rl"3t  --^ then serio^u.s,y a little on the fut- i     „
'¦'''/^l^J*nH":'*¦"r .^n'      The  Seniors'  bowling' team  .lefeat
vn^n ,   ov, f ^1 I X:  ^-'l the .Juniors' team last Monday af
Ttlv,';.,      .fJ  ;   ^f ^^e   f-"-""""   hy   twenty-four  pins, jutlyin^;  districts of our      ,^y^^^^,  ^;.j^„  j,^„^^^   -^^ *l^^^¦^
Church Fair This Week
The fair of the Sunilay School and Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church is being held this week, Thursday^ and Friday. The com mittees SVe in charge of the follow- intf members:
Mrs.   Thomas   Lucas,   chairman.
Stationery Booth, in charge of the Primary Department, Miss Helen Turner.
Grocery  Table   in   charge   of  .Jun-(, ' "'•^' ' V""'
r   Department,    Miss    Nina    Hum-1'pw; you have ».       II 1   r«m»i« I tor   Frecport,
Sidney  H. Swezey took hi» seat as President of the Villaire of Freeport   Your Excellency: at the statutory meetini; Mond eninir,   with   all   the   members  ¦ ';=5°P'"lBoard     present     excepting     Trustee
2'f;, P-""'i Williams, who was still in the south. Jt has seeme<i to me that more, mitfht 5;»^P'"-: Retiring President E. S. Puindall.! be done towards the enlistment for 5:54 p.m. I jj^ turninj: over his badge and keys, , home defense, of thousands of un ^=5;"'" I said   he   wished   to  conjrrntulate   the . trained   men,  yo •••-..
6:44 a. m. , i^PPjjjj^jj members of the Board, not   villanre*  and   ou 7:17 a. m. ;pp]y because they are excellent men ; State
for  the   ofTices,  but  because  the   fact       There  has  been   no   movement,  fori that they were selected  unanimously   instance, in the  Village of Freeport, | .spoke well for them.    He also wished ! Lonjj     Island,   with   a   population   of [ to conpratulate the villase upon hav- , nearly  9000,   to  form   a   home   com¬ ing such men to serve, and in retir- : pany   of   volunteers    who    could    be | intf he  wished  them  all  possible sue-   called   upon   in   an   enierjcency   to  aid cess, and would be jjlad to be of any   the  authorities.     We   have  many  ex- .service    possible   at   any    time.       In '¦ members' of the  National  Guard who answer to remarks by the members,  are  now  beyond  active  service  with he  said   that  whatever  he  had   done | the Colors, but who could be utilized ¦ luring his term had been for the best i by the Government in many ways, and interests of the village. ! these,  reinforced   by   men   who  have
In   reply   President   Swezey   said: I had   no  traininir,  taught   to   handle I feel 1 have a very hard man made a record but  for   ine
Youth." .Next came our peerless quartet, whose motto is "Show No Pity,' consisting of Gcorjre Heur¬ niann, Irvinr Schwab, Kenneth Cur¬ tice and Fred Grimm, who uproari¬ ously sanK "Hunkus Po<lunkus. Last, but bv no means least,    came    Miss
sociable crowd, and it was nearly midniKht ' before the vr^mes were clo(*d and the winners awarded.
Fred Schaardt is erecting a new cottage on the Wilson property, east of Bellmore .A.venue.
Merrick boys' and girls' basketball teams will meet teams from Baldwin tonight, Friday, in the Parish House at H o'clock; no admission is chiirKed.
Rehearsals  are  being held for the
biK  Springtime  Frolic  to be  held at
the  club  house   on   Friday  afternoon
evening,   April   l.'i-^more   about
is promised later.
urt, ,     The spook and coon dance held  on
The .Seniors' bowling team defeat-• ^"turday evening last was thorough¬ ly enjoyed by all attending, thanks to the hard work on the part of the En- ; tertainnient Committee. Some of the costumes were very original. The I ladies' first prize went to" .Mrs. Wil- ; liam R. Grace, for the best dressed spook, and gentlemen's first prize to : George Haker, for the best dresse<l i coon.
John J. Lowry has joined the auto-'     Mr. and Mrs. James T. Gowd after ists of the village, having purchased  fP^n'i'"'-'Jhe winter months in Orook
a new car during the past week.
lyn, arc back at their home rick Ave.
Mer-
The Long Island Realty Company is erecting two new bungalows on Rutland Road, near Newbridge Road.
for the speaking contest last week met Tuesday afternoon and had a tryout before a committee. As a re¬ sult the following were chosen:
Boys—George Heurmann, Irving j Schwab, I'ercy Smith, Sidney Felten¬ stein. Holmes Swezey.
Girls—Esther Brayton, Caroline Muller, Clara Gibson, Gertrude .Mc- Clellan, Virginia Aldridge. ¦ u u
A patriotic rally will be held in the \ 'ii'?". j>u»e auditorium  of the urday evening, March A number of officials
Miss Ida   May, the daughter of Mr.
and  Mrs. Samuel Barlow of Oakwood
Ave.  was   Married     <|uietly     in    the
Adolph   Fischer   of   Brooklvn   has |'^"'"ih  of-.the   Redeemer on   Sundav
rented the Luce residence on Merrick   evening by the rector, the Rev.  WM.
Road and  will  oi-cupy  it about April   "•   I-ittcbrandt,   to   Mr.   Samuel   Otis
1st. .Carman of valley Stream.
The regular monthly meeting of '" " challenge game at quoits l»e- the Bellmore Board of Trade will be tween the Men s ( lub and Boy Scouta held  in Firemen's  Hall  next Mondav  V,"   Wednesday   night,   in   the   Phrish
evening.
Harold  E. deliver   his Yellowstone
Brown  has consented  to i interesting     lecture     on; Park on April  17 at the Mr. Brown has over 150
House, the Scouts wcrtj beaten six games to two games. Representing the .Men's Club were: Herbert .Muller, A. E. Hewlett, Charles Rowe; the Scouts were Arthur Otto, .lohn Wood,
phrey.   Mrs.   Howard  ^«"^f ,-„^..  I villages; ^it Was a common sfght to j oate.,
Apron   fable.   The   Hop^«   ['epart    ^^^_ ^^^ ^^^^^^ attending to af-      With  the aid  ot a  competent offi-
ment,  Mrs.Robert G, Anderson,  Mrs. | ^^.^^  ^^ ^^^ village, particularly re-; cer, I am sure that one hundred men
Saul O. Curtice. i lating to its roads and public works, .can   be  recruited  here for  home de-
Bags,   etc..   classes   under   tne   "'-   j ben^jve no man ever gave better ser-! fence,  and   be   ready   to   relieve
rection of Miss Hattie  Smith. ,   .       .,   . ,   ,"     >     \ r-i 1 :_   m..,. x._.
ian to foi-; modern weapons, would without much I The" UnTt^"st^teV''Army''wiirLn!^rk' - '3'"^" PhSnograp'hV '"  ^
ll, not only  delay be able to preserve order in the  ^"1^ those interested Si be pre'^ent' (	
.•orporatetij'i'stn^t   where   such   company   is   lo-; ._L P'^'" ent. j     *,.j,^. ^rst Edison concert and da
the
Ha'ndkerchie'fs,' classes   under   the I ^"«- that your work has been appre-
rection  ol   Mrs.   tnomas   uuei^..       ,""*«••,' '*"'','' this Board can make a
LinenV classes  under  the  direction   r«^'"-J «"^h as you have left we will
«»«;„„  A ,1„;^ ir'i-i..i,io.o 1''« at  least entitled  to the commen-
CaXKl^llna   Eldridge '•''^•i""  »' ""^ fellow-citizens."
Arf GalK y   and   CoH^^^^^t^^^^^^^   >^y : ,^'^:"f'^ 1 ^""•""'"     '^"    remarked
the   vount" men's   classes i'hat it had  been a great pleasure for
the  young   men s j^iasses. ^._^^   ^^   j^^^,^   ^^^^^^^   ^.^^   ^^^    ^^^
Pathe's picture of "The Life of Our 1 ;)=',"• "".'' he was sure no more faith- Savior" will be given for the benefit; :^'-<l'''Kent an.l  conscientious   Pres- of the Altar Society of the Church of   '.^."'"t   ever Our   Holy   Redeemer   next     Tuesday   •;'"''eport    than    the    retiring    Pres.
"' '      ¦        ~. ¦    .  _i(lent,   who   had   been   active  and   al
direction  of  Mrs.  Thomas   Lucas.
' Guard in very little time.
With great respect, I am. Sir, |
I -    Your obedient servant;       ;
; Hamilton   0.   King. |
March 20, 1917. j ; Mr;  Hamilton G. King, i     Freeport, N. Y.
Dear Sir:— 1
The Governor directs that I should
HYMENEAL
.M«Iflf*«K—stiles Mr. and Mrs. A. Mcintosh of Rock¬ ville Centre announce the engagement of their daughter, Florence Adelaide, to James E. Stiles of Freeport.
Carl   Stoddard   of    Seaford.    well- knowTi   in   this   village,   has   .secured
the appointment of station agent in ,   ,, ,  ¦ ,    , ,.  ,    ,
the Bellmore depot, and  will assume   '''""'"''^ < olvin and t.eorgc Mulcahy
HVgh'''SchoorsiB"t"i'^°'°f,**i ^'i''e« ''lustrating the ""   "ew  duties jibou^ April   1. ¦     j^e brick piles lying along the road
;h 3l. at 8 o'clock. L°f the "i {-llowstontv     ProceedsOp go;     jj ,   j,       Clarence  Smith  left i "re  material  for building some kind
lis connected with ^t°ward paying f^or the Ld.son di^ond , ^j;^^"'','J,//^ extended visit to the  <'f Pit arrangement to carry off water
¦    "       " home of Alva  R. Smith, jr., at North   which remains on the surface after «
River,   N.   Y.    The visit was  necessi- i storm   ami   is   bothersome   to   pe.les- ,    ,  ,   ,  ,       ..    ,, . ,              ."^*   tate<i   by   the   impaired   condition   of '^, ^'^heduled for this t riday evening,  clarence's   health. March   .JO.     .\   great   many   tickets 	
have been sold and the prospects 1 are that this first entertainment for the new machine will be a success.
The   campaign   for   new has   been   very   successful
George Michaels, of Beltagh Ave¬ nue, who is engeged in erecting a L^rge chimney in Philadelphia, sus- taine<l a fracture of two ribs about three weeks ago by a bad fall.    He
trians. This is needed and appreci¬ ated improvement. Thank you, -Mr. Supervisor, and any citizens who may have called your attention to the mat¬ ter.
will be given  for the ben'^fit'''j'''  <l'''Kent  an.l   conscientious   rres-| ^^.^no^.l^age receipt of your  letter of will be given tor the oener ^ , ,,|^„^   ^^,,.^    ^^^^^,^,^^ ^^ilS^^^n-J^ i March 31st, relati^ to the enli
Services at  the  Church  of the  Re¬ members ; ta'ne<i   a  iracrure  01   iwo  rioa  aoout, ,,^.g„,^.^  Sunday,   Palm   Sunday,  at   11 -¦- ,,.a.s   uee,.   very   sucvessiu.   to   date. : three weeks ago by a bad fall.    He, ^^   ^,   j,,,,, ^ ^,,.,„^,^  p   yy     Morning
Ob.server. I There have  been  added  to the  board 1 has recoverwl sufficiently to again be ; j,^_.,yp^^   ,{^,y   Communion,   and   .ser- ^iT" A 'this   month   twenty   names,   nine   of' at work. mon.     Evening   Prayer   and   sermon.
Fourteen Years Ago ' which   were   put   up   the   evening   of —  The Church School meets in the Par-
 — ithe   oyster  stew.    The   president  has,     Advance  Hook, I,adder and  Engine; ish   House  ea<h  Sunday  at   10  A.   M.
(Items of inlerest from the Nassau County .set a mark of twenty-five ucw mem- Company will give a masquerade ball ! Woman's Auxiliarv Thursday at 2.30 Review files fourteen years afo this weeiti ; bers for this month, and it is ex- , in its hall on Saturday evening, April ¦ P M. Boy Scouts meet Tuesdays at -—— pected  that that number will  be re-   28.     Prizes will be awarded for the | 7.;J0  P.   .M.     On   Thursday.   Maunday
ceived   before   Saturday.    It   is   plan-   most  original   lady's   and   gent's  cos-i Thursdays,   there   will   be   a   Celebra-
next Tuesday evening, April ."i. This is a seven-reel film, in colors. There will be two performances, 7:150  and  9:00  o'clock.
The first ai.l lecture given by Dr. T. H. Evans to Boy Scouts of Ameri¬ ca, Troop 1, and their frien.ls Tues¬ day evening, was largely attended and instruction nia.le very clear. Boys desirin.'j: to become Scouts of America may obtain information from Charles W.  Trubenback,  Freeport.
urer, asked that his salary for the year be fixed at an amount more commensurate v,'ith the work of the I otflce. He gave some figures show- I ing that the salary allowed was very I small for the work required. He is now allowed  $900 against $1000  for
  . the    Hempstead    Village    Treasurer,
ni        •        f        n*       I     D and   has  to  collect  each  year  about
Planning for Bicycle Kace   ! $25,000     which     the     Hempstead
Prizes   are   now   on   exhibition   in j treasurer  does   not  handle,  and   last the   windows   of   Sidney   Smith's   bi-1 year   he   collected    $14,603    in    back cycle store, for a  bicycle race,  open j taxes.     The     uncollecte<l     taxes to  aH,  entrance  free.    Mr.   Smith  is! the   Village   of   Hemps planning this event, which uled   for   Decoration   Day, There   will   be  a   one-mile mile   open   handicap,   also handicap open for boys.    F mation     can    be     obtained Smith's i-tore.
of residents of your vicinity for the ,  ,    ,    , purpose of home defence,
ways on the job and had shown re- rpj,;^ jjj^ j, precisely in line with .,iark}ible judgment and unusual j,,j^„_, ^j,ich are now under way, ability in handling the work. | y,)^^^.^ it js hoped will enable the State
S.    Dimon    .Smith,   Village   Treas-: ^^ jj^.^j, ^f ^, „^.^,^ ^.^o is capable
tment|l4 Years  Ago
Over 3700 fares taken in on trolley line on  Sunday.
Freeport Land  Company dissolved.
ned   to  try for  thirty  new  members .tume.    The committee in charge are i tion of the Holy Communion at H I'. April,   and   this   will   be   easy   if   Peter  Johnson,  .James   E.   Place   and | M.    Good  I'>iday  service at   l«.3(l  A.
ROOSEVELT
each     member  does  his   best these   lines..
J '¦
along   N. Mever.
Coming Events
and willing to be of service in the im¬ pending emergency. j vj^vI"'Vor The Legislature must be persuaded I Nassau Rond.
to formulate a system in conformity 	
with    the    service.     At   the   present      At the  Episcopal  Church  on  (Jood ,      ^..,   --,-¦
time,   perhaps,   no. more   important  Friday,   April   G,  mornfng  prayer  at i company ofTicers.
service could be rendered than to im-1 io:3o a.  m.   (about a half hour ser-,     Thursday, April .1
press  upon  the  representatives fromivjce)      ^t  12 o'clock noon  the three   i:>epartment officers.
your district in  the  Senate and  As-1 j,our service; 3:30 p. m., evening prav-'     Thursdav  evening,  April  .^,  instal-
sembly, that the men of Freeport are ^r (about a half hour service*.        "   I lation  of oflicers  of  Freeport  Lo<lge
ready  and   willing  to   subject   them-   lof Elks, bv I'ast Exalted Ruler Cur-
«,     T«xeH     ,u   ^^Ir*  *" sufh  a  system.     Write  or      fhe   United     Boys'     Brigade     of i tis   Holt of Queensborough   Lodge
e<i     taxes     in I pj,]i yp(j„ yjjyr gtate Senator, and up-   Ameri        ---•'¦-        ^- 	
tead  this  last i „„   „„,„.   A.^n^.K! .„    .,„.i    „_„l^".'erj
Charles  Seaman celebrated  his  73d
birthday anniversary at his residence
Tuesday   evening,   .\pril   3,  motion   on  Royal  Street on   Mon.lay  evening
pictures.   "Life   of   Our   Saviour,"   at   of this week.    Several of his friends
Plaza   Theatre,   benefit    of    Catholic i gathered at his home in honor of the
Church. ; occasion, and, as is usual at all gath-
Tuesdav,   April   3,   election   of   fire   erings   in   which   "Uncler-,Charles"
M. Saturday, Kaster-Even. Evening Prayer will be read at ."> o'clock. A cordial invitation is exten.leil lo all to atten.I the services .if this i-hurch and to become ideiitilieil \<'itli ils .•oniniunity interests.
Good progress is being ina.le in tlio ttcr .)f raising .$Jil.l.liii for the pur-
erings   in   vv^hich   "U"cler-X:harles"   is l^.^asV „f equipnu'^nt7or ih.^'iiK-'ai^n^^^^^ the   prime^ factor,   dbmm'6s   was   the   ,-,f Roy  Scouts of America.    At  lea.st
election uf Fire ; order of the evening
W. C.
ing     owners,     aiso, prepared
'^* ^'*°S^al Talker i^'^""^^^^^^^^ Pending,  further   developments,   a
       George      W.     Pashley
Brooklyn, one of the  State  Superin
tendents of the N. Y. Women's the $90(i received he had to furnish Christian Temperance Union, will an offioe, keep it open all the time tell of her work among soldiers and during business hours, and provide sailors,   at   the   regular   meeting   of  an   assistant  in   taking   care   of   **--•
Mrs.
jtQwn   not  paying tneir taxes uuring j     g^ial  note has  been madV of your' officers'^f thrSumh'rSchoortTe'foT 'Cr  the time the collector had his books., timeiv nnd natrintie sniryosHnn  wbirh   I     • tne ftunaaj. ttcnooi tne loi-
of  DurtnLr the nast vear he had receiv-' ^ patr otic suggestion, wtiich ^ lowing were chosen:    Superintendent,
OI , uunng int   past year ne nao  reieiv   ^y^^^ jjre assured, is fully appreciated. I lohn    Cnrnelins-    nssi^fmit    annorin in-  ed and  paid out over $130,000.    For Yours verv tnllv I* .["?,.'  ^assistant    superin-
M.   E.   Church   Notes | iour,"   at   Plaza   Theatre,   benefit
.Vt   the   rec^int  annual   election   of; Church of Our Holy Redeemer.
Yours very truly, Louis W. Stotesbury,
Patriotism and Music
$75.00 is now on hand. Not only tho receipt of contributions but also two lor three notes of ommendation ac- I .•ompanying have given satisfaction I to the Committee. Each member of (tlic Committee returns receipts for , .i...]Lribulions personally rceived. In the eml a full list of .oiitriliutors will ibe published witbout the amounts. I F^ach citizen of the village should I have a part in this gooil work f.)r tho i lioy life of Merrick on Scout, princi- i pies. .About 230 letters have been ¦ .^eiit out to the villagers and It is ' hoped that each has received a copy i :)ut if by any chance some have been Overlooked the Committee hope that cetitly  elected  George  M.  Bo<le  Pres-j [^^'^'^^J' ^'" "'"'^'' '^ ^"'own.   del aboard!
The biennial tovvn nieeting tiikes place next Tuesday. The polls in this village are at the usual place. Firemen's Hall, and will be open from 0 a. m. to r, p. m. There are two ocal candidates in the field, James J. Molloy for Constable on the Re¬ publican ticket an.l N. Meyer for Ov¬ erseer of the • I'oor on the Fusion ticket.
BALDWIN
'ITic     Christian
ident,   W.    C.
Brotherho^ fc  M. Mansfield
vice-presi-
tendent, William Connors; director of!     ''?*«.i-\the attraction at the Free-j dent    K   H    Edgar,   Jr.,   secretary- Senior Department, Mrs. >ert Lytle; i Pi"'t,/i'Kh..School^ Saturday   evening , treusurer.    Rev.   .M..   O.    Lepley
tiow   interest! Merrick   that  v
Shov )u   are
the   boys thi'ir   fi-ien
of
the
the Freeport Branch of the W. C. T. I;., in the Baptist Church next Thursday afternoon, April 6, at 3 o'clock. As Mrs. Pashley has been in this work for some time, and has a son on one of the U. S. bat¬ tleships, her talk will undoubtedly be of interest to the women of Free- port, an.l it is hoped by the society that the church will be filled.
Student Staff Scores
Tremendous Success
Anv other word than tremenduous would be one too mild with which to describe the success score<i by the cast of High School pupils that Btagetl Vintent Dailey's three-act comedy, "The College Aunt," at Brooklyn Hall last Friday and Sat¬ urday   nights.    Both   financially   and
work.    Action   on   the   petition   was laid over until the next meeting, be-  I"en cause   of  the    absence    of    Trustee  ""me
be
Williams. ,
The  following  resolutions  und  ap¬ pointments   were  passed   unanimous- Regular meetings,  first and    third	
Thursdays, at 3 p. m. t»   j ^ tir    ¦
Sylvester     P.     Shea    xeappointed; Ked Cross Work
Viiiage_. Clerk. _at. $m   a   month,: Established for Freeport
WANTAGH
ment blanks are being prepared, the ma Bedell; secretary, James Grif-1 ^''^"ey Feltenstein, and musical se-i. I'assion Week .services will be held proper papers drawn and active work fiths; assistant secretary, Austin i'eet'ons by the High School Orches-i jn the M. E. Church. On Sunday will be started immediately ".     . ..        _     .
Further   information ; tained at this office.
Miss Blanche Rhodes deputy clerk until further notice at $65 a month, Henry E. Rider meter reader at $85 a month, bond of each to be $500.
Treasurer's  bond   fixed  at  $25,000.
Collector's  bond  fixed  at $5,000.
Jacob Post has donated rooms on the second floor of the Olive building for Red Cross work, and work will be started at once in organizing classes
Wood- president Sundav School'Mis-  tra,  the  singing  to  be   led  by   Mrs. i rn^r"ing the  pastor   Rev.   Martin  d.
YYoou,   prisioeni  ounuay  otnooi   mis     p, Lumlev   with   Mr   Van  Rees at I I-epley,   Ph.   D.,   will   preach   on   "The
ob-   sionary   Society,   Miss   Evelvn      Van   ^,'ara ivuiniey, wiin  mr.   van ntes "i,      r   ''        p_,'   , „„.' •     ,i,„ „vo„i„,,
iRiner-   vice  nresident    Miss   Florence   the piano, and  Veterans of the G. A.   triumphal Kntry   and  in the evening
lw?^*'i, president,   .viiss  iiorence   j^   as guests of honor on   "Why   Join   the   Church?"     Ser-
IWfiitehouse;   secretary   and   treasur-¦ «¦        ^-"ests of honor. ^   .^,^^  ^.j^   ^   ^^^^   .^^  ^^^ auditorium
ier. Miss Ruth Lytle.        ..,,,.:        r^  T«   rU.,^^U   C...«,rl.» "^   the  church   every     evening     next
Missionary    Sunday    IS    held    bi- UO   lo  Church   Sunday p^^   e        t   Monday  und   Saturdav,
monthly   on  the  first  Sunday   in  the!     The   season   which   is   u.sually   ob-   from 8 to 9 o'clock:
month. I served in Freeport and elsewhere for      Tuesday—"The   Betrayal
 —- I rallying an interest in church attend-'       —     ~
School  .Notes ance is at hand.    Easter Sunday has
The  pupils  receiving  KX)  per cent,   a sort of "go-to-church" halo hanging
and   instructing   our   citizens   in   the I ¦" the accuracy test last week Friday | over  it,  and   even  the  most  careless Supply   committee   empowered    to I necessary   work   connected   with   the  ^e^re^ as foHows:      ^        r,_    .    . fchurch-goer  finds   himself  drawn  to
attend  to  purchase  of coal for pow-   lines  of effort  of  this    big    society, er house. I which is extending all over our coun-
Freeport Bank and First National: try. Lee-Patterson Company have Bank designated ns depositaries for i contributed the tables, Baumann, fur- Village   funds,   and   required   to   fur- i niture man, the chairs, and  Golding,
We<lnesday—"The  Trial"
Thursday—"The   Denial"
Friday—"The  Crucifixion"
The subjects for Easter Sunday will
The services on .Sumlay at the .Me¬ morial Church will be appropriate for Palm Sunday. "The I'almii' will bo sung by .Mrs. Charles .Schufer.
The MnVs Daughters' Circle met with >Ir«. Rhoda Jackson on Tuesday afternMn. TIk' election of officers was a.^ follows: I'resi.leiit, Mrs. Chas. Schafer; \ ice president, .Mrs. J. J. Fussell; secretary, .Mrs. William Web¬ ster; aKsi»t.ant secretary, Mrs. II. Lev- rich;  treasurer, .Miss Delia  h'ussell.
Miss Gertrude Schafer of Brooklyn IS visiting her cousin, .Mrs. E.lwar.I .\.   Hanington.
and   Lillian   Abriiiiis   of
been   visiting   with
Seaman     and     M-s.
artistically it f ^eeded^the^hopes^of | nish"''Cerified 'sratemVnT'of" ae"count,' a lar^e cTo"ck."""VurThe"r d1?tails'"o'f the
many interestetl. The hall crowded both nights. Friday 130 witnesised the play; and Saturday over 140 • more enjoyed a gotxl long laugh. The actors and act¬ resses .iescrve the highest of praise. Without a break they went through the performance, acting with a spir¬ it that brings applause and success. I will not treat the performers in- dividuutly because I would have to say the same thing for. each one, and I ci'.ii say it once for all, they were goo<l, .n nearly perfect as amateurs ; could he expecte.i to be.
Befoie the actual glory started Miss C;\rol Smith, our young, but nevertheless distinguished eleocution- ist, delivered the prologue.
Between acts the High School Or¬ chestra played and after the show- there was dancing.
(We regret that after "sp^c. con¬ trib." took the time to write m detail tt description of the play we are un¬ able, because of rush of other mat- t«rB, to give it space.—Ed.)
^as i itemized, at or before the first meet-  work will be published each week as "yer-. i„j, of the  Boanl  each  month. i the plans progress.
Nassau   County   Review   appointed' 	
official   paper.     The  Nassau  Post  has
had this appointment for the last two
years, and announced to the members
of the Board that it did not desire to i"
OBITUARY
MERVIN SMITH
the
.,       ,      , , ¦  ..        ^1     Mervin Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. j eragc". 'urallv cover the whole week  bc'tween
be considered  when  the appo.ntnient I Mervin   R.   Smith,  died   on   Tue.sday, j     Superintendent W, <'. Mepham was ^ with a soTemn interest.    It is kno^^^^ was made this year. ;-ipe ^ yrs., 5 mos.     Funeral will be : a visitor at the school on Monday,     'as Holv Week or Passion  Week and
held at hi.s late home, 33 Raynor St.,      Mis«i  Marion Pra!! has heen absent  ' today at 2 p. m.; interment at Green-! the  past week because c'  iPness.
; field Cemetery; Rev. J. Sidney Gould,;    Janitor Geor.ge Denni.s i;; to be con-   Protestant alike, pastor   of   the   Presbyterian   Church,: gratulated   upon  the   success   of  the,     For   several   years   the   Presbyter- ofliciating; Southard & Moore, funer-1 ninnta in o,.„^,r ,,„,*;„.. „« ^u- u..-.,, . .. . -
al directors.
President  Swezey    appointed
following  committees: Light, Maxson and Williams Water, Bedell and  Mahnken •Streets,  entire  Board Supplies, Swezey and Bedell Finance, Bedell, Maxson, Williams,
.Mahnken, or a majority
Police and  Licenses, Swezey Power   House,   Swezey  and   Bedell Assessors, entire Board Sidewalks, Williams and Maxson Park,  Maxson and  Mahnken
is celebrated very widely with appro- jiriate     services     by     Catholic     and
East Conference  will  be  held  in  St. i „,„-u. ^,.,„.,.   in V,; I'l .Mark's  M.  E.  Church,  Brooklyn,  be- : ^*'^*'' "¦"' ' ''^ t^' ''•
.arinning on Wednesilay, .April  11. j 	
J     Rev.   Ihomas   S.   I! The third  of a series of "Thimble
at
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ln""''TbrougJ7ti;r'kindnLfof''wHlf^ "'"''*' ^""'^ o^ Teas" Jnd*;; auspicV^;;^'th^ wimWs
'-     ,^ii!!."K, ,„-".„ .\".-?i!! ."/J'-rrl^-he occasion and this year plans are  Advance  Club  was  held   last  Friday
ABRAM W. GALLIENNE j
Abram' VV. Gallienne, aged 62 years,' died at his late home, 471 Atlantic i Avenue, on Saturday. Funeral ser- j vic«s  w^re  held  at the
the  home  of Mrs.  Henry  Oppcr-
jr.
ducted the funeral Uoyd Joh,nson of last  rne.s(lav.
•uue    eun- servicos   of   Mr.<i.
Ems-.      Uock;.Nvay
inecDng
III.;
Elks    Clpbiin the accuracy test on Friday, March   Besides the hymns of triumph a House, Tuesday, Rev. R. H. Scott, rec-, a.",/ are  as  follows: priate to the day. the combined i
Itor of the Church  of the Transftgu-      tth Grade—Anna .Montross, Foster  will  sing   Parker's  anthem.  "J« 'ration,  officiating,  with  interment  in  Kobin. iGreenfield   Cemetery:   C.   A.   Fulton,;     sth
liam Ellison a large variety of bulbs  completed for a very deep and wide i at were presented to the sehool.    These  interest throughout tlK> church, i man
bulbs are now budding nicely.    A ge-1    'On  next  Sunday  the  congregation;   T.'riends of the members responde<l H~,f.";    .„,.,-      .   „ ,     ,
nininrn   in   the  school  office  contains,vrill  r.-»lly  under  the  Every-Meraber-: to the .Tivitatioiis and a plej.sant af-   i m  A;''" ,'",»"'« ''.re hall was fairly
22 blossoms. ]at-Church   .Slogan,   and   the   services; ternoon   was   enjoyed.     Mrs.   Robin-, c,tn„,^^-.'^.i*-'"''*o'"'"5 **'..'' 'vV"'""'-
The pupils receiving  100 per cent.' will   bc  rich   in   niush-al     selections, -son's  rea.lings entertained the  ladies   rii'' .  ¦    /?'/¦¦,i  '^''"Jh,    Town
- "  appro-   as they served j Cierk . .linklin (J. Gilbert, Justice of
  - - ..choirs   '"Refreshments   w^rc  served   by  the j j!!^,A*"7, "I?''*''' '^- -''feV. ^^i'Ptf"'"
r -**^       ^   L r"'."'  "^ vnu,en  OI   uie   Iransn-u-:     /th Grade-Anna Montross, Foster  will  sing   Parker's  anthem,  "Jerusa-   hostess, assisted   bv  a  committee  of' If"''*"%   w I   *^^   T"^u ^-/'•   'atter-
Freeport CiUn Club | ration,  officiating,  with  interment  in  Kobin. y , lem," and Arthur Davisson will sing j the club's iiien,h<rs, Mrs. Byrne   Mrs \aI    t     Wiiour   !•    .Southard, candi-
The   first  contest  for  the   Dupont i Greenfield   Cemetery;   C.   A.   Pulton,!     4th   Grailc-^William   Wright,   Eve-  ^'Palms,"* by   Faure.     Mr.   Van   Rees; Bruchhauser.   Mi.^s   Wolley  and   Mrs   .u      '"r -JuHtice  of the   I'..-..;-,  wera Trophy, handicap system, which vrill I ""'eral director. , ; lyn Hamaker. will   render   in   his   bfii;;....t   manner  Smi»h. .tne speakers,
be  continueil  throughout the  month, |     Mr. Gallienne is survived by a wife,;     3rd   Grade—Millie   Marino,   .Agnes  the "Sarghetto" from the-second sjTti-       The .meetings of the Club are well was held on the afternoon of March i two  sons  and  three  daughters,  also j Goetz,  Wilbur Fallon. phony by Beethoven as a prelude and   attended  and  the following have re-
24.    J.   F.   Simonson,  shooting  from   o"e sister an.i two brothers. j     2nd   Grade—Peter   Maraback. , everyone will need to be eariy to hear        ¦•    ¦
_  ^ _^ •        ,     scratch,  was   the   undisputed   winner i   Those    receiving   100  per  cent,  in 1 it.     This   for   the   morning   and    an
Victor "talking machines and reeonls, ^f tj,e first leg, with a string of 25 .,„„    ,    unw^wrj   HAvr» i spelling are as follows: I equally   brilliant   program   of   music
..   ._....-_  -:-.- ..  —.1   .>^»  ¦.-    j,trBight breaks.    High scratch  score •"'*^-   •'•   "OWABD   HAND gtj, Grade—Virginia Vollnfer, Mon-1 for the evening.
for the afternoon was made by J. F. ;,   "er   many   friends   will   regret   to! ica   Brockmeyer,  Mabel   Dixon,   Hen-1     The week fo)lt.«..iB  ,..i. ¦«: crowu-   Simonson with 48 out of 50. learn of the death of Mrs. Margaret i rietta Bauer, Charlotte Storey. Helen led full every evening with live inter- To   the   Public,—Notice   is   hereby      Qn Saturday afternoon next, March ; K.   Hand,   which   occurred   in   Cuba,' Finger,     Frances     SmiOi,     Wallac? : est. gicen that I will  not be responsible ; 3j^ at 3 p_ rn., the club will hold its | New   York,  on   Monday   last  at  the • Smith, Edward Heineman. ¦     Monday evening will be "Patriotic for any debts ccntractwl by my wife,, ,<,^ular  prize  shoot at which  every-1 home of her son, Alfretl.    Mrs. Hand I     .3rd   Grade—Agnes   Goetz,   Wilbur! Night," the theme taken from Jesus'
r- if„   o   c.„...i.„~i will be welcome. was well-known in this vnllage.    Her;l»allon. words about rendering to Caesar the
husband.   Rev.  J.   H    H«nH   wna  fai. 1     cr«K««i ..wn -i rn.-—¦
A new advertiser thia week is M.! Michnoff, Weat Merrick Roa(l, who calls special attention to his .line of
and  invites you  to call  and  get ac¬ quainted.
The   Ripubii
The Good   Cheer  rial,  uill
Cornelia B. Southard. .    .
(Signed) P. R. Southfird.
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