Nassau County Review 19181227

              assau County Review
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918
VoL XXI, No. S2
I StKci* oap4M of tha BcvWw for Mia at °;i»WilillUtfi ani Braithwmitt'a, Aaliroai Ara- •ama; liiabnrmas'*, Nmmm C««nty lUviaw, iMUNm'* and MicHiio'*. Mala Btnwt; Spit aar** Btmtiontry Bton, Or*** StraM: Mm* mC*. WMt Uorkk Roa«.
School ia now closed for tho Chriit- j holidays, and will open next Mon- y, the SOth of Docomber.
Tha PatrioUc  Circlo will hold its _. and •ochre at the homo of . A. Bitchie, East Railroad Ato- •n Pridar eveaiagr, Decembor 7.
romer Fraeport
Lad a Father
Mr. and BTrs. Merle W. Richard of Jnoklya,   fomeriy   of  Chia   villagre (Mr. Richard is the son of Rev. and I. W. A. Richard) are annovEicins bbth of a sen. WiUiam George, OB Piiday, December 6.
HYMENEAL
PAATH—NUGENT
Miaa Julia    Batricia    Nugent    of okljm  and  Harry W.  Paath    of irelt were united in marriage by D. A. Jordan on Tuesday, De- Si.
Auction Sale Tomorrow
The hoosehold furniture, etc., of F. Waterbury, 61 Weet Merrick ad, will be sold at public auction see adv. in this issne.
Payment of United
War Work Pledges
AU payments of pledges) for the re¬ cent United War Worlc Campaign ¦iust now be sent to Douglaaa Conk¬ Hn, treasurer, Mineola, L. I., the lo¬ cal oflHeials having closed their books as directed by the County Organiza¬ tion.
Presented Life Membership
At the last meeting of Freport Led^e of Elka, the treasurer, Emest a. Rai^da'l, was prenented with a hand- ¦ome gold Eiks case, containing a life membership card, in appreciation cf liis work iii^ that positicn since thc Lodge WES mstltated.
School Has Short
Christmas Vacation
Schools will open Monday, Decem¬ ber 30, instead of waiting till the day day after New Year's, as usual. The vacation is shortened in order to make ap for some of the time lost by the schools being closed on account of the infiaenxa epidemic.
Body Removed to
New Burial Groimd
The body ef A. Levy was recently moved from its former burial place at Unden Hill and re-interred at Spring¬ field Cemetery, in the Levy family burial ground.
Kansas Mess Fund for
.        the Freeport Red Cross
When the crew of the Battleship Kanaaa finished  their active    work, previoua to receiving their discharg- ''^Aa, there waa $20 left in thair reserve ness fund.    Through Ensign Harry K^^ Tapp it was decided to aend this to ^Ira. R. H. Earon for the Freeport fSed Cross RoU Call, and the names «f the following ensigns are accord¬ ingly on the Freeport list: Carl Zeiss C. W. Williams, jr. 'R. M. Kerr
F. C. Cox
'.A. F. Splerling 'N. W. White
E. J. Hawkins
S. W. StinemeU
H. F. Tapp
G. D. Yovag
P. W. Wilmarth Chris, Schlacter C. L. Soderstin E. F. Sharp H. B. Summar C. R. Simon .William Roth R. H. R'chardson R. H. Knight J. J. Sullivan
Coming Events
Tuesday, January 14, 3:00 p. m., an¬ imal   meeting   stockholders   Freeport
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Brief   Itaau   Ceacaraiac   Ra*i4Mt«   af   Our
riiaaiiiaHy, and Tkair Caa*t«. Viaito
aad Saaial Affaira
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Asch have now gone to Florida tet Mr. Asch's health. Mrs. Hunt aad Mias Mabel Hunt, Mrs. Atch's mother and sister, weot with Mrs. Asch this week. Mr. Asch left a couple of weeka ago.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ryder are now added to the list of FreeiKnrt so- jonmera in Florida for the Winter.
Gilbert Sievnirt has returned from his work in the Soath, and taken up his High School studies again.
Robert E. Donaghy haa been at the Nassau Hospital for an appendicitis operation.
Henry L. R. Himmel has been suf¬ fering from a fractured arm.
Wesley Pearsall of Raynor Street is nursing some fractared ribs, as the result of a fall aeveral days ago.
Mra. C. D. Baker has retumed home, from the Long Island Hospital, and is improving nicely.
fraternaT orders
Deias* af tba Sacrat Frataraal Orsaaiaatiana af Fraaport and Viciaity
Masons
The regu?ar meeting of Spartan Lodge will be held at the old Odd Fellows' Hall, West Merrick Road, this Friday evening, December 27. The Entered Apprentice Degree will be conferred.
Masonic
Albin N. Johnso.i of Freeport was elected Junior Warden of Morton Lod?e at their annual election Monday nigbt.
Commercial Travelers
The fourth annual Christmas party of Long Island Council No. 550, U. C. T., will be held at the Freport Club House c.i Friday evening of this waek, December 27. This is a family affair for the members of the Council, with Santa Clausf dancing and a "roy¬ al good time."
Thursday, January 9, "New Year's iaU" at Brooklyn Hall', managed by rmiam Buker and Ed. Nichols.
„   The regular meeting' of the W. C. T. U. will be held at the home of Mra. Charles Roe, 80 Pine Street, on Tburs- ty, January 2, at 8:00 p. m.
^919 Calendars
Thanks for calendars from: Johnson A Johnson, Mtoroeys. , Lewis H. RosA, lumber.
The   p'ace   to   buy   coal.     Sinclair nynor, 8 No. Main St, telephone 184 Treeport
Adv«rt!>*mcDt
„ Cleaning ap sale of fine nunery itoek, large and small; low cost; spe¬ cial discount to dea***^ muat clean ground for bui'ding purpbses. Wood¬ bine Nursery, John J. Randall, Ocean snd Lena Avenuea, Freeport; tf
Advartiaaaiaat
REP CROSS NOTES
When nhaking contributions to the Red Cross pease make checks paya¬ ble to the Freeport Branch, American Red Cross, and send to Mrs. Charles M. Hart, 160 West Merrick Road.
The regular monthly meting of the Freeport Branch of the Americau Red Cross will be held at the Freeport Club next Tuesday, December 31} at 3:00 p.m.
Higti bchool Pageant
"To Arms for Liberty," a pageant of the war, was very successfully pre¬ sented by thc Freport High School in the American Theatre Friday after- noci and evening of last week. The pageant was panned to add to the en¬ thusiasm of the Red Cross Drive for membership and to have it represent the contribution of the High School students to the Red Cross. At both performances the theatre was well rilled so that there wiU be aboat |15C- to donate to the Local Branch of the Red Cross.
Tho Pageant showed, ftrst, a festi¬ val of the nations representing Peace and consisting of the dances of the Allies and, aecondly, the entrance of these countries into the war. Each girl impersonating a country wae dressed in its national colors, bore its flag and was greeted by its nations' anthem sung by the membera of the Glee Club.
The dances, planned and directed by Miss He!en Wicks, formerly instructor of physical training here, were ver> pretty and the dancers were appro priately costumed. As each group completed its dance, it added to thc spectators cn the stage and to the general atmosphere of happiness. The last dance by Miss Wicks most grace¬ fully and realistically represented Strife who broke in tempestuously and horribly upon the pleasure and joy of the others and prepared one^or the entrance of the tragic figure of Belgium.
This flrat country to feel the suf¬ ferings of the war, was sympatheti¬ cally and beautifully taken by Naomi Livingston. Helen Rollo showed weh the bravery and enthusiasm of France. Britain, entering at the head of her states, was well represented by Edna Schluter who took her part with clear¬ ness, strength and dignity. Irene Hol¬ land expressed very feelingly Italy's faith in the greatest country of that world discovered by cvie of her sons. So, one after another, the different countries entered and, more and more, the attention of all «vas directed to the thought of America's attitude. Her entrance prepfired^for by Faith, Hope, Charity and Mercy impersonated by Edna Wrictht, Isabel Miller, Martha Joerissen nnd Mildred Maier. Colum¬ bia made a striking e-.itrancc as our flag was lowared from above. Henri¬ etta Terry, who took this part made i splendid Coumbia speaking cleary and forcefully and looking, with her] diadem and torch, as Columbia should j look. At her rtisponae and promist of help, a group of high school boys as Red Crosa men, sailors and soldiem marched down from the rear of the
LOCALJiOFlCS
Ccnaawata  aad asylaaatlaaa Bat aatiraly af a aawa aatara, aa vUla«a affair*, by thaaditor.
And again we say^to all our readers —to all our friends-Mind to those we would like for our friends—all good men and tnie>-Hapf)r New Year, not in a sense of being Aerely joyous, but n the real happiness that comes from supreme service for hne'a fellow-man.
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The New Sollien Clnb
For some reaaon ^ave been asked leveral times aa to fte real necessity for the larger rooms for the soldiers ind sailors club, an^ the advisability .t taking new rooms.^
I feel inclined to hiake this public ;tatement of facta, nt of comments.
Pint, let me aay, | bave no official -esponsibilty for the trork oi the club, jeyond being one of "the members of the executive commfitee. I was also '.reasiurer of the Fr«i)ort Federation, «bicb preceded the Community Ser- /ice, bnt bills are now paid by the bounty organixation^ excepting inci- lentals which some ,oae has to ad¬ vance the cash for pending payment ;hra the County treaaarer.
Then as to the conditions:
We opened the preaent rooms in the Spring, without a»y other place avail¬ able, and not knowing what the work might require—having closed up'the previous Winter when the camp had i.osed for the Winter. Since then the barracks have been built and the ;amp made permanent.
This increased our work and re- ponsibility aad we looked around for a larger place. With the exception cf i "^he writer who did not like the loca¬ tion, the executive committee was jnanimously of the opinion that the Freeport Club should be asked to let us have their honse daring the war. The proposition was pat up to them and they did not approve of it. Ihe proposed rental was $309 a month, without any sleeping accom¬ modations for the boys.
We then considered what could be done with our present location. We had already built a small addition, the labor being given by the members cf the House Committee—who, by the way, are getting absolutely no com¬ pensation for the time put in there— and the same applying to every work- sr at the rooms—and would have to have a larger one when it was so co d that the. boys could not stand around outside as they had all Summer. We secured rough estimates and found it would cost around |1,200 to build an addition to the building put in a new
boldiers and Sailors
Move to New Quartarc
; War Camp Community Service Take
Hold   of   Larger  Qoartcra  With
Improvementa and More Room
for Winter Work
ABOUT IHE CHURCHES
The War Camp Community Ser¬ vice, Freeport Branch, moved fron- its quarters on Brooklyn Avenue tc the former chop suey restaurant, cor ner of Church Street and Olive Boule vard, and held open house dnring Christmas Day aftemoon and even ing, with music and special refresh ments for the visitors, soldiers and sailors, inclading several retume< FreepoA sajlora and soldiera, amoni> .he latter being Carl Darenberg, now It Long Beach with a hospital unit and Ensign J. D. Lloyd Smith.
On Saturday evening, December 28 ihe opening dance in the new rooms will be held at 8:30. F. Howard Cov- ly, who is director of the War Camp Community Service of Nassau County will be present. The music will be rumished by a band from Camp Mills. Grirls over 18 will be admitted, by in¬ vitation only. There will be a chap srone fnr overy ten girls. Invitationf may be secured from the Ladies' Com¬ mittee this Friday evening between /:30 and 9:00 p. m., at the Club House.
Sanday evening there will be music ind songs will be under direction of the Y. W. C. A. of New York.
Tuesday evening will be inspection night when all the residents of Free- port are invited to drop in during the jvening and see the work that is be- int: done for our boys.
Contributions
The following contributions are noted (A the duty book:
Mr. McDonough, 400 cigarettes.
Mrs. W. S. Tower, 92 toward the Christmas fund; (turned over to the Ladies' Committee).
Mr. McDonough, 2 boxes needles for phonograph.
Mrs. Flatt, $2 smokes fund.
Tom Powers, |1, smokes fund.
The following contributions are not¬ ed on the duty book:
William P. Collins, pound of Union Leader tobacco.
Mr. Markheim, 3 cartons .cigarettes.
Mr. McDonough (regular as Sunday comes) 2 cartons cigarettes.
Mrs. ^irsch, 17 New York Avenue, carton cigarettes.
(ftaiaa ia tkia coluaui ara wiltiiil (raa ba  paatara af charcbaa aad  aacra' tbar   afSciala   af   cburcb   aaciatiaa. taaM,   witbia   tba  UmMa at  aa Mar aa laralibad.    Schadala af ra; /icas awaara ia Tllla«a diractary)
Baptist
The regnlar mid-week prayer meet- ng at 8:00 Thursday evening. The lible Scho6l Christmas entertainment vill be on Friday evening at 7:45.
Next Sanday, December 29, appro- )riate Jiew Years' messages will be ;iven moming and evening. Tbe vhristmas music will be repeated.
The moming service begina at 11 i'clock and the evening service at /:45.    All are cordially invited.
The  Bible  School  is held at 9:45 \. m. and the Young People'a Chria-J ian Endeavor meeting at 6:45 p. m. m Sunday.
HERRICK
There will be a service ui the church jn  New Year's Day at lOKW a. m.;^ celebration of the Holy CSmmanioa.
Mrs. M. E. Powell with infloensa.
ia aeriooaly ill
,, t    tu      t u        4.U     1 cesspool;   line   the   present  buidrng,
theatre  onto  the  stage  where  they      ^ ^S   j^^^ ^„ the floors which are took  the  oatp    of    allegiance    and' *^
OBITUARY
MRS. SADIE CONWAY
Mrs. Sadie Conway, age 34 years, of South Main Street, died Tuesday moming of last week at the Nassan Hospital, Mineola, after an illness of about four weeks with influenza. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell, Freeport residents. Besides her parenta, she is survived by four young children, three broth¬ ers and four sisters. Her h-jsband died eleven months ago in Nassau Hospital of pneumonia and typhoid fever.
EMMA BOGARDUS
Emma Bogardus, aged 56 years, died at her late home, 137 Washburn Avenue, on Sunday. Funeral services were held on Tuesday with interment in the Lutheran Cemetsry, Brooklyn; C. A. Fulton, funeral director.
marched off to the strains of "March Cn To Victory." Victory herself, im¬ personated by Evelyn Barker, ap¬ peared, the soldiers filed back and th^e was formed for the finale tho most beautiful of the many beautiful scenes of the production.
The music'furnished by the High School orchestra, assisted by Miss Annie Smith and Fred Grim, was ex¬ cellent and it deserves much credit for the faithfulness with which its members practiced both for their own
cold, being right on the ground, new curtains (see the ones we have been using), a ladies' toilet and proper places for the visitors to store their overcoats, and the workers their out¬ er clothing. And at that we would have no room for entertainment or sleeping.
Up to this time the writer had not favored the proposition of moving to Church Street, but was induced to in¬ spect the building, and was surprised and pleased to find so conveniently ar
Magazines Needed for Reading Room
We are short on current issues of magazines. KlTidly pass them on after you have finished with them. Don't send any over 4 months old.
We could also use several copies of daily papers, especially Western pa¬ pers.
Methodist
10:30, moiming worship and sermon )y the minister; subject, "My Resolve 'or New Year."
2:30 p. m., Sund.iy School.
6:45 p. m., Epworth League devo- :ional service; Mrs. Albin Johoaon, eader.
7:30, Happy Hour Evening Service, with address on "Is the World Grow- ng Better," and answers from the Tollowing well known men of Freport will be read: T. Benson Smith, J. R. Mowry, Alfred T. Davisson, W. S. Hall, William G. Miller, John J. Ran¬ dall, jr., Harry G. Clock, Robert G. \nderson, Elvin N. Edwards, Davi,! Sutherland, jr., E. R. Collard, Judge Clinton M. Flint, Arthur Thompson Harry S. Maxson, Chester C. Cope- land  and  Samuel  R.  Smith.
Special music by quartet and choir. Solo by Mrs. Cora Grifiith; trumpet, Mr. Brojwn. Gospel singing by the whole congregation. You are invited to spend the hoiir with us.
Tuesday evening, wctch-night ser¬ vice from 8 to 10. Miss Jeanette Tuttle a leading elocutionist of New Haven, Conn., will present the come¬ dy, "Tum to the Right." Miss Grace Bums, Contralto, will assist. Follow¬ ing this a social hour with refresh¬ ments will be enjoyed. Then untii the mid-night hour the regular watch- night old-fashioned servics. Every- bcdy is invited to spend the evening with us.
Donation for  Base  Hospital
We had the pleasure of forwarding to the Base Hospital a basket of fmit, nuts, candy and cigarettes donated by Mrs. Isabel Raynor Mowry.
Beat target te order all yow frait vatttablaa; also Chriatmas tr««s, Cauriatauu fron tha Pohlk Mar- 60 Sovtib MiUs Street, opposit*
iks Poat OMeat tsL l»4.  DsUvwy 4
f. m. every iap.
Freeport Burglar
Escapes from Jail
Ignatz Yesowitz, 21 years o'd, cf Bellmore, who was convicted in the C3unty Court about two weeks ago for burglarizing the tailor shop of George Helm in Freeport, and who was later sentenced to a term of four j^years in S'ng Sing Prison, escafted from the Nassaa County Jail last week, after he had gone to a room containing a telephone under a pre¬ tence that he wished to talk with a friend.
The prisoner skipped down the ataiirway to the boiler room, while Keepers Mills and Combs had their backs tumed, and i^nning out of the boiler room, leaped to the top of an incinerator and from that point scaled a fifteen-foot wall surrounding the jail yard and disappeared.
Bank Shows Prosperity
The Directors o fthe Freeport Bank, following their uiual cistom, have de¬ clared a semi-annual dividend of six per cent, on the capital stock, an in- dicatitn cf the continned growth and prosperity cf this stron? representa¬ tive flnancial institution. The con¬ tinued CDurtesv and pmdenca of ths management of the bank is being re¬ warded by continaed increase in tho number tff patrons.
Weekly Westher Report
(For our readers in. other localities)
Friday, December 20, clear, not cold.
Saturday, same.
Sunday (first day of Wlater) over¬ cast in a. m.:'rain in p. m.: not cold.
Monday, c'ear, like Sprinrtime.
Taetday, rainy in a. m.. with aettled heavy rain aftemoon and niffht. > Wedneaday (Chrivtmaa) (rmeaat ia a. m.; e*«urtd off vara.
Thnniiiy, anewid for • diort vih\*» in «L m.; aot eevuiac gtmai; elaaroi
numbers' anralBrfor-'the^d^ces Vnd 1J!"^*!""!.!!!*? •.£!e"V»S p"^-^
for service—we forthwith (the Presi-
Many teachers rendered valuable I «!«"* *'*yi»» ««'»"t«Jt»'« H°use Com- assistence in producing the Pageant.! ™>".«« ^ P«P"« " budf t, and the Mention may be made of Miss Wicks I ^«'™*" of the committee being in who had charge of tha dancing. Miss I f busmess Christmas rush) submit- Grace Reed, dramatic instmctor atl^ed « budget based on the proposed the High School, who gave the train-1''"'Id.ng at corjer of Church Street ing for the speaking parts, and Miss «"'* ^''^^ ^ Boulevard wh:ch was Ruth Speir, music supervisor, who "'S^^f^ by the President and Chairman trained the Glee Cluh and orchestra ! ^^ "je House committee, was forward- and directed the production. To heri^^ to the county organization, ap- the greatest credit is due for the sue-j P'-°'«d by them and then unanimously C2SS of the Pageant. approved  by  the    National    Budget
Committee of the W. C. C. S.   . We have been    allowed    sufficient
Appreciated Help on Drive  i'f'^?' tll"/'''^ Tl^ °" ^^^- ^^''a'
Freeport, N. Y /Dec. 26, 1918. | ^he bud^ does not  however  include Mr. Smith F. Peiraall, anything for refreshments     Freeport
Editor Nassau County Review.      '« «"^'"«> '" fumishmg these to the Dear   Sir:-A8   chairman   of   the  *'»>'» ^'»^°"* '^^"'^fT'* »>" ««'«'"^^ Freeport Committee of the American' ^"t*'   ^hilc  and   still   seems   worth Jewish   Relief   drive,   it   affords   me >»»'«•    .f°   long   ««   o„, ^bors
great pleasure to be enabled to ex-!«'?'«« ^'tj* »»«"'*7'"'?""\h the re¬ press mysef to the people of the vil-;'"'bments we shall continue that part lage through the medium of your pa- °f the work; when they stop we must per. We have never before asked out-! «i°P' *°°' *»»* ^"' »^'» ^, able to-keep ^ -       the rooms open—-.laturally with small¬
er crowds.
That brings me to this point. The Ladies' Committee is miw getting the refreshment schedule down to a defin¬ ite basis, and each househo'd is asked
side financial assistance, but theae be¬ ing unusual tiines, uncsual means are resorted to gain the object of getting immediate aid to the millions of he'p- less and suffering in the war zones.
Nathan Straus, the great philanthro-1 '"'= ""?"" """ :-^." "">"'="•'" » »--"' pist, in a recent spe«h on one of the « '"»''«» contribution once a month drive meetings said: «  y°\•'^ ,"f ."u"""  * """?'• ^
"Th« slogan is: Give until it hurts, ''*'"•'' ^ k'**" *» **•"?,/».*'" "«"•*"*
but my personal experience makes me  >:»'";.7%'"'«' y"." ^'» ^* P'«"L?
change  that  to:  Give  until  it iaelal^'' '"*•    ^o one is asked to contrib-
^j ,, j ute more than once a month—quite a
It Uems as if the people of Freeport I'«'' 7»»« *f. ''"d »'»^« voluntarily made have adopted the slogan as .tended » "^t"*"";"" ^"'=««,^«^J tbose who by Mr. Strauss. There is an old say-l'^* '"^'"t"'' »° V"* ."**" »'"* "" ing that: To give in health is gold, to j »*'"'» ^\^ »»« P'^K J"'* *««* '"""^b give in sickness is silver and to give "?<"•«' °"'*,''^.'^'';V""'«''" '^"'1«" •fter death is lead; what the people of I *^«^*^« .L«'l«"' Committee will do Freeport gave was gold, being for the *^t a '^ «=»"?"*'» the-supp ies do- immediate use to save those suffer- "'If/'-'""*, ""*'""« w:ll be wasted. irr from goin? into,the other stages.    .T,^'' ''"^A^ ""'' t'"*u''~*^ '^fj'l'v"
Auain cn bahaf cf the committee I \ V^ ''/y^ '"'^ *bose who have foujht the want to thank all those whoae geaer-j ^"'!f.=" *" yo« »|"1 '»«• me-for our
Canteen  Work
The Liberty Girls had charge of the Soldiers and Sailors Club on Satur¬ day night, December 14, and every¬ thing went very smoothly. Mrs. Mur- {phy played the piano, relieved at in- ; tervals by Marie Milbank, Helen Piatt ! and Ruth Mack and the boys certainly I used their lung power to the fullest [ extent.
I     Cakes were given very generously by  Mesdames  Bernard    Kremeiberg, George   Kremeiberg,    Elijah     Smith, j Gilbert Smith, A. Lewis, A.  McCar- jthy, C. Lewis, R. A.  Patrick, F. G. I Va'enline, Thompson,  Appleton,  Gei- bell,  Schell,  Seawwrd.  Michnofr,  Ful- j ton. Raynor. Barker. Mayer, Lyman, i Downey,   Dickinson,   Duryea,   C.inton Brown,  Marshall,  Fred  Wright,  Mil- bank, A. V. Johnson. Lumley, Amber- m&n, McCauUffe, Downing, Jones. Hal¬ pin.    H.    Millard. W.  Raynor, Post, Earon. Brown and the Misses L. Am¬ merman,  Patterson,    Cuthbert,  Ruth | Brayton, Alice Haiarht,Lillian Streese- i man,    Bemice    Newman,    Henrietta I Knaup, Travis, Fannie Smith, B. Wal¬ ters,    Ebson,    Helen    Sealy,    Maud' Chasey.
Sugar was equally generous'y do¬ nated by Miss Nichols, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. Milbank, Mrs. Amberman, Mrs. Sloat, Miss Baker, Mrs. Magnusson, Mra. Gardner, Mrs. Raynor, Mrs. Newman. Plates by R. A. Patrick and coffee and milk by Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Pat¬ rick, Mrs. E. H. Biihrens, Miss Edna Schluter, Miss E'sie Eidt and from both Mr. George Story and Dr. Ham¬ mond.
We are very grateful to the givers and wish to thank them all. The Lib¬ erty Girls were all present and help¬ ing with Dorothy Gould as chairman.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Christmas exercises were held at the High School on Friday, December 20. In the morning the Grammar School gave the following program in the High School study hall.
Play, "The Night Before Christmas," by pupila of the first four grades.
Song, "Sleep Holy Babe," by thc school.
ReciUtion and Tableau, "The Red Cross Spirit Speaks," Viola Boland, Clinton Golden and Roger Golden.
Red Cross Pantomime, by the pu¬ pils of Miss DuBois' Eighth Grade.
Red Cross four minute speech, by Claude Boiler.
Pantomime, by Mies Huhes' 8th Grade.
Red Cross speech, Mary Halpin.
Pantomime, 7th Grade.
Red Cross speech, Marion Wallace.
Song, "Oh Holy Night," pupils of Eighth Grade.
Pantomime, Sixth Grade.
Red Cross speech, by Lawrence Schloss.
Pantomime, Bth Grade.
Presentation of Junior four minute men certificates, Mr. Jennings.
Flag salute and song, "God Bless Our Splendid Men."
In the afternoon Miss Reed's stu¬ dents in public speaking gave the fol¬ lowing program:
Saute and  Star  Spangled  Banner.
America's part in the Rjconstruc- tion of the World, by Sidney Felten¬ stein.
Christmaa Dinner on the Wing, by Marguerite Glover.
Piano Solo, Helen Kremelbenj.
.lim Fenton'.s Wedding Day, by Ly¬ man Fussel.
Song, "Oh Holy Night," by the school.
osity made this drive a financial auc¬ cess.
Your very troly,
H. BARASCH.
B^dwife Sentenced
Mrs. Bsrtha Rsese of 77 Rut'and R(>ad, Freaport. wIm was convicted by a jury in the County Court last week on a serious charge, made againat her by Mrs. Frances JMmr- phy of Lynbrook, waa sentenced by Coanty Judge Smith to « term of not moro than three yean and six montha nor leas than two yaara in tha Stato PriaoB for wooMa. at Aabsni. N. T.
families—are yet to c:;me and we an¬ ticipate havinq: many ef them M'ith us durin? the Winter—we must look to ycu fcr help during the Winter.
Incidentally let us remind yoa as to special needs at the c'ub rooms for:
More volunteer men workers for the times the rooms are cpaned.
Magazines for the room^.
|And whenever you want to bring around special a box of candy or some smokes thsy wiU be pot into inuaedi- ate service.
Vmr Maay Wa Too Bave?
Excerpt from  CMdal Report, Di- {CeeOmeei en Faga •)
We will print next week the list of contributors to the Christmas special entertainment. .
A Comparison for Our Move
Speaking of toking a placs with a bar rcom in it for a soldiers and sail¬ ors club, one of our readers hardsd US the following c'npping from the Brook Nil Eagle, the cpsaker being Mrs. Th3adore Roosevelt, jr., an act¬ ive Y. M. C. A. worker-
"When the Army asked the Y. M. C. A. to organize the fir-t leave area, a few others and myself went down tc Aix-je°-Bain8 in the midd'e of January to make thinga ready. Yoa mast un¬ derstand that in tiiese areas tbe gov- uiunent pays for the men's room and boud and the Y. M. C A. pruvidca foi'j hib nereation. The Y. M. C. A. Urad Oa Casino at Aix aod w« tried
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VILLAGE TRUSTEES
Al the regular meeting last Thurs¬ day afternoon Fred S. Howell was paid $1,800 on account work on Hose 2 house. .
G. Bennett Smith was paid $867.70 for a Ford motor truck for village ase.
Applicaticns for water service were granted James K. Mead, Broadway; John J. Dunbar, Bedell Street; John J. Randall Co., Sportsman's Avenae.
Police Justice Clinton M. Flint re¬ ported ISO collectod from fines and re¬ volver licenses.
The Village Treasurer, S. Dimon Smith, reported the foUowing balanc¬ es in the various village funds:
General , 15269.37
Electric Light _: __783.5.2i<
Board of Health    BUl.lii
Interest   1295.93
Fire Department _., 7952.54
Street Lighting
Sidewalk	
Park	
Po!ic3	
Water	
E'ectric Light 	
Flmployeai Insurance
Water Sinking	
Light Sinking —t—
... 5835.78 _ 863.0> -^   181.93
- 8060.93
- 7408.11
- 7408.11 ~ l»71.1f>
- 7287.72 -14888.4':
Misa Julia Bums, gradoate mtrae. is enjoying a two weeka' reat at the liome of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bums, of Kirkwood Ave.
Services at the Charch of th* Re¬ deemer Sunday, After <3iriatnas, at 11 A. M. and 8 o'clock P. M. Mora¬ ing Prayer and sermon. Special av^ ening service. The Sunday School meete in the Parish Hooao at 10 A. M. Lesson; "Solomon, King of Israel." The Woman's Auxiliary meete again the second Thursday in January in the Rectory at 2.30 P. M. Next meet¬ ing of the Boy Scouto is Jairaar^ 7th. Choir practice is held for the present on Satorday aftemoons at 8 o'clock. A cordial invitetion is extended to all to attend the services of thia church and to become identified with Ka com¬ munity interests.
Mrs. Reed Midmer will reopen her residence here and the teachers'of the local public school will make their home with her. This is a very happy solution to a real diflUcuHy vidiich the community has faced,-how to fina home accommodations in ^e vUlage for the young women who teach our youth. Willingness has had to wait on convenience. Mrs. Midmer is a community blessing.
Mrs. Holmes M. Narwood who has been under the doctor's care suffer¬ ing from an attack of broncial pneu monia is mending.
Miss Ruth Kent gave a most en¬ tertaining and instructive lecture il¬ lustrated with stereopticon views of her work in Hankow, China, in the Parish House upon Thursday even- ng last before a large audience. Miss Kent is a missionary for the Episco¬ pal church and is enjoying a furlough after four years' absence from this country, returning to the field in Feb¬ ruary. Miss Kent came to Merrick at the invitation of the local Wo¬ man's Auxiliary of the Charch Mis¬ sionary Society and being a former resident of this village and a member cf the well known family of the Mer¬ rick Kents was most joyously re¬ ceived. Miss Kent waf given $25.00 for her work in China.
The Altar flowers at the Church of the Redeemer Sunday were 'in m»- moriam" of Jacob Offerman who dc-' parted this life Dec. 20, 1912^
The Christmas Party of the Btmiey School was held in the Parish House Monday eVening from 7.30 to 10.00. It was a glad occasion for the chil¬ dren and the grown-ups as well. A beautifully decorated tree was lightei with candles. Games were entered into with great zest. Sante Claus in the person of A. C. Doane made a re¬ markable hit developing a large fol¬ lowing of youngsters who ventured that it was so-and-so or somebody else, but some thought it was Sante himself this time aure enough. A Community Sing waa a feature. Miss Male Mecking was the recipient of an insignia showing a perfect attendance at all sessions of the School for thc last five years. The rector who pre¬ sented the insignia remarked that i*, was indeed noteworthy that a member of the School had gone through such un epidemic year as the past and been uble to keep an appointed date at a fixed hour each week. He .said also that it was not only an evidence of her good health but, too, an evidence of her gocd purpose. Ice cream and cake were served to all and to the children present a box of candy be- Kid->s. The officers and teachers re¬ ceived a special box of candy. Good friends of the School furnished the money and the cake to make this event the enjoyable success it was. The School is grateful to'its friends. May their tribe increase!
A suggestion to the Merrick War Service Committee, Mr. Harry Leich, Chairman. It is via Freeport. A good thing for Freeport! "Tis true. That "Honor Roll" near the west bound track of the L. I. R. R., sag- arests that Merrick should have one too which shall be as creditoble in ap¬ pearance. Let the Committee and ite self-sacrificing leader not think ite work done and itself discharged until some idea like the Freeport one has been materialised. The Freeport Honor Roll with painting now and then will have days as many as a house. If a better nnggestion is not forthcoming, such an Honor Roll as Freeport's for Merrick would cost, perhapi $126.00, without the electric 'ighting, of CDur.se. Tbe Lui>h Sign Painting Corporation were the artists and builders.
Ctmunents aiid CooinMnts
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The special Chri«tmas Carol Ser¬ vlca and Patriofc which was to have been he'd in the Church of the Re¬ deemer last SLnday evening was postponed on account of the very in- c'ement weather until this Sunday ey. sning at 8 o'clock. The caro's are those wiiich every on* Irnows and can sing. The Ladies Quartette viH sing "Holy Night." Tbe carols in mntio form may be taken bome as •oiiv»,'. nirs of the occasion.
C. L- Mook, the popular BreahiyB Avaana taaairyman, haa pen^maai tha hasinoss of CharUa Uoetai at It Wast Merriek Saai.
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