Nassau County Review 19190103

              Nassau County Review
Offktal Paper, ViDace of Fraeport
FREEPORT, N. Y.. FRDDAY, JANUARY 3, 1919
VoL XXa No.
FREEPORT
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DaSUva't and Miciino't. Main Btrart; Bait-  War  Camp   Commnnity   Seryicc,  »1
New Soldiers and Sailors Chib Takes With the "Boys"
Saturday  waa  the  official  opening: nifcht for th« new club rooms of the
aar** SUtlonary  Btor*.   Grove Street:  MRh ¦««¦¦. Weet Merrick Road
Proaperity of Local Bank
The First National Bank haa de¬ clared a semi-annual dividend of 6% •n its capital stock, payable Janu¬ ary 1. '
FRATERNAL  ORDERS
Dafai«s of tka Soerot Fratonwl Or»aaltatlu«a af Frtijart aad Viciaity
Maaoaa
The next »--gular meeting of Spar¬ tan Lodge will be held on Tnesday evening, January 14, when the Fellow- Craft Degree will be conferred.upon a class of five.
Weekly Weather Report
(For our readers in other localities)
Friday, December 27, clear, cool.
Saturday, clear. Winter weather.
Monday, same.
Tuesday, rainy in p. m.
Wednesday (New Year's Day) ov¬ ercast and rainy all day.
Thursday, same.
SeDs Vegetable Store;
Opens Movie House
John LaGreca has sold his fruit and vegetable businesa in the building op¬ posite the -Post Office and has en¬ gaged the former Crystal, now the Lil>erty Theatre, on Brooklyn Avenue, which he opened on New Year's Day.
j though we  used    the    rooms    over Christmas Day, and entertained a lot [of the boys with refreshments.
James A. Sutphin, the new chair¬ man of the entertainment committee, had the work well in hand, and a num¬ ber of young ladies, with chaperones, | Commercial Travelers EnterUin were invited to the dance, when over | Santa Claus
150 were counted in the room at one Several hundred members, and fam- time, and they aUyed until we almost | ilies of members, of Long Island had to put them out As a matter of i Council, U. C. T., enjoyed its annual fact it is a rule that these dances | Christmas party at the Freeport Club must cloee promptly not later than 11 j Friday evening. Entertainment was o'clock. ! furnished by the children, after which
Sunday evenmg the Y. W. C. A. re-, Santa Claus distributed presents to quested permission to take charge, and | all the children present. Refresh- furnished a program of games and | ments were served, after which danc* music for the soldiers and some in-. ing was enjoyed, with music by Miss vit«d guests. Helen Kremelberg.
It is ^the plan of the entertainment | 	
contimittee to put on as many attrac tions as practical for our guests. New
IN MEMORIAM
EMILE CRESSY  BERARD
Ensign Emile C. Berard, command¬ er of the U. S. S. Spartan, died of pneumonia on December 14. Funeral services were held at Portsmouth Naval Cemetery, with full jnilitary honors, on December 16.
Eiisign Berard is the son of Claude Berard of thia village, and was 38 years qld. Hii home when not at tea was on Miliar Avenue, where his wife, nee Alphonsine Lanctot, and 3 children, Claude, Alphonse and Chas., survive him.
ETisign Berard was in the Merchant Marine Service for 20 years and en¬ listed in the Navy when the war broke out. He was widely known in American and Canadian waters and was held in high esteem.
ABOUT THE CHURCHESI
MERRICK
Soldiers Welfare Association
The Soldiers Welfare Association of Nassau County acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, situat¬ ed at 392 Grove Street, Freeport:
Mrs. William R. Weyant, $200.
Frank Willetts, JIOO.
Mrs. B. Dorman, one bed, mattress, spring, dresser, two chairs.
Donald S. Mackay, one roll-top desk.
Mrs. Ida Summers, Victrola.
Miss Rhoda Wood, one ton coaL
The Association will be pleased to receive any donations for the equip¬ ment of this house.
The Soldiers Welfare Association is actively engaged in preparations for the home-coming of our veterans, who will be received at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial. Our veterans of the world war will there enjoy every possible comfort in thia cheerful, sun¬ ny house, designed with 56 windows for light, which will give them the sunshine and brightness that they have been deprived of on the battle¬ fields of France.
WiD Spend Vacation
Working fbr Y. M. C. A.
Rev. Everett A. Bumes, minister of
Eastern Star the M. E. Church of this village, "is
The children's party given by Free-   preparing to spend his vacation from
Yeai-8 night another dance was held, i port Chapter, O. E. S., was a pleasing January 13 to February 15, in work
Caateen Committee Busy , success, many of the children assist-  for the Y. M. C. A., speaking to the
The canteen committee, m charge oi[mg in the entertainment. There were I soldiers in the Southern camps.    He
Mrs. A. P. Davisson, has done a re- ] games and  prizes for winners and a   has spoken in some of the camps in
markable work over the holidays. Be- figh pond which was the child's delight.
cause   "everybody"   was   so   busy   no j The children were presented with box
(Itaaia ka thia rohnaa arc oeincacd fraai tko paatara of ckorchao aad cocrotarici or othor aflklalc of ckorck oaclrtloa. Tkeae itaau. vitkla tko Uaaita of onr ipgri, o^ poar aa faraiakad. Srfcadulo of ratwlar aar¬ vicaa appeara ia viUaflo dkactory).
Methodist
Let everybody start the New Year right by going to church. Services as follows:
10:30, Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- {iliary meets in the Rectory Thursday per and reception of new membera.     I at 2.30 P. M.    Choir practice is held
2:30 p. m., Sunday School, William ' Saturday aftemoon at 3 o'clock in the
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the Second After Christmas, at 11 A. M. and 8 o'clock P. M. Litany, Celebration of the Holy Communion, and sermon at 11 o'clock. Evening Prayer and sermon. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 A. M. Lesson subject:— Solomon's Temple. The Woman's Aux
O. Seaman, superintendent
6:45 p. m., Epworth Leag^ue devo¬ tional meeting; topic, "What Shall I Do thjs New Year?" Leader, Mr. Bumes.
7:30 p. m., honor service in which the devotion and sacrifice of the boys with the colors will be fittingly rec¬ ognized. The gold star in memory of Harold E. Maxson will be placed on the' ervice flag at this time. Dr. Emest   G.  Richardson,    superintend-
ehurch. The Boy Scouts meet weekly on Tuesdays at 7.30 P. M., Chas. A. Calkins, Scoutmaster. A cordial in¬ vitation is extended to all to attend the services of this church and to be¬ come identified with its community interests.
SOCIAL AND ratSONAL
Itaau   Caaeeraiaa   Raaidaata   ml   C untty. ami Tkeir Gaaota. VtoHa
Edward  Tidden aad family    hava gone into town for the ramainder eti the Winter.
R. A. Kennedy and family, Ba} and Archer Street, have gone to Pior*^ ida for the Winter season.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Seaver Barrie ef Wallace Street will spend the tlirae months of the Winter season in Brook- yln, stopping at the Margaret.
R. E. Donaghy has retumed to kia home on Shonrutrd Avenue, from Nas* sau Hospital, following a successful operation for appendicitis.
committees were assigned to the work es of candy by Santa, who waa a great of taking care of the refreshments feature among the kiddies. Cocoa but the main committee has had the and crackers were given them, while work the Saturday and Sunday before I the grown-ups were served coffee and Christmas, Christmas Day, the Satur- j cake. Those taking part in the enter- day and Sunday before New Year's, tainment were: Miss Shirley Fulton, New Year's Day, and^will be aga^n on ! piano solo; Miss Alvemia Noble, reci¬ tation; Miss Helen Smallwood, vocal solo; Walter Dunbar, comet solo, "I Hate to Get Up In the Moming."
duty Saturday and Sunday night of this week, after which the committee hopes to be able to go back to the old schedule with some neighbor taking charge of the work each Saturday or Sunday evening.
As To the Dancee It is perhaps hardly necessary to re¬ mark that no dances are allowed Sun¬ day nights, and that no dancing is al¬ lowed except when planned througi the entertainment committee, and that no girl is allowed on the dance floor without a ticket issued to her person¬ ally by the committee upon proper ap¬ plication; and that each -girl is placed on her honor not to come to the hall with a soldier, to leave with one or to make an engagemSDt with one while there. NeadI More Cigarettes
Odd Fellows to Install D. D. G. M. Eugene B. Fenner and staff wSlI install the newly-elected and appointed officers of Freeport Lodge No. 600, I. 0. 0. F., next Mon¬ day evening, January 6.
this section during the Fall months.
Red Cross Notes
Th?    Freeport    Branch,    American Red Cross, acknowledges with thanks the following contributions which have been made during the past week: Liberty Larkin Club $2.00
Russell Park  Helpers 3.55
Mrs. Jessie L. Cutler, monthly      1.00
Total $6.55
Kindly    make    checks    payable to
Freeport     Branch,     American     Red
Cross, and send to Mrs.  Charles M.
Hart, Merrick Road, Freeport, L. I.
Lest We Forget
The following report of weather conditions was from our issue of t year ago next Friday:
All our readers know of the hard -ships they or their neighbors or their friends have gone through, with tbe thermometer getting down as low as 18 to 16 below zero, water pipes fraecing and then bursting, and in moet sections a shortage of eoal, al¬ though Freeport has been fortunate in this respect, compared with the larger cities.
The bay is frozen over solid, even so that it has been possible to walk across the inlet right to the "point of beach." Several have ridden to the beach on bicycles and further east the trip has been made by automo¬ biiea.
The  condition   for  the   oyster   in- dustay" is g^ing serious.    The supJ mother waiting to greet him on plies, even of the largest dealers, is Return to Texas, npinincg   shoirt,  and, umless   unuaui^V'' conditions serve to loosen up the ice
in the bay it is feared there w|il be no oysters for sale for several weeks. If the ice holds solid enough there nay be aome brought up that way, but is a slow and expensive method. This was tried last week, but the Weather was then ao cold that the holes froze up as fast as they were cut by the workers, and this was abandoned.
Weekly Weather Report (For our readers in other localities)
Friday, January 4, clear, still suf- feringly cokl, thermom. 3 below at 7 a. m.   Got up ta 18 during the day.
Saturday, some warmer, with heavy wind; 12 above at 7 a. m.
Sunday, nice day (during day) ther¬ mom. 16 to 86 above; rain late at night. ¦ '
Monday, rain,freeze; slippery walk¬ ing, almost impossible to walk or for autos to travel; thawed considerably during day; walking continues slip- j>ery in places; foggy and drizzling rain during the day.
Tueaday, clear, walkiac jlippery m places, but generally good; blew up >eeld in p. m., freezing good "skat¬ ing ponds" along the roa<is.
Wedneaday, colder, waOuag aUp- peiy in places.
'Thursday, clear, cold, atill alti^cry «apecially on roads.
Our fund for' smokes is runnmg down. We have offered every boy wAo has visited us the opportunity of hav¬ ing a auMtke from our desk, but the fund has reached the limit and we naed more belp. Our past experiences convince us that this is aratt said. Can Use More Magazines
The aereral conrtibutions of maga¬ zines aeot in have helped, but we can use some more, as we now have a good-sized reading and writing room. Beys Remember Us
The editor of this column received a card postmarked St. Louis on Satur¬ day momingt
"I got my discharge yesterday, and am speeding for bome to start in again where I left off when I enlisted. Mer¬ ry Christmas to you and "mi amigo" Senor King.'"
Your friend,
B. R. Mcknight.
t/lr. MtcK^ight had a wife and a sick his
The following contributions are not¬ ed on the duty book, including special contributions for Christmas treat:
Mr. McDonough, 400 ^'«Earettes.
Hiram R. Smith, $5.
Mrs. Towers, $2 Ladies' . xpd (for candy). "^
George B. Paterson, $3 for Ck>ldy.
Mrs. Goller, bag of nuts.
Mrs. Winship, magazines.
Mr. Keegan, candy.
Mr. McDonough, 400 cigarettes.
Mrs. N. H. Ashdown, magazines.
Braithwaite's, smokes.
L. Peroni, a large basket of fruit and nuts.
Mr. Norris, cigarettes.
Maier, large assortment of cakes. Lee-Patterson Co., painting.
Mr. Farren, set chess men.
C. C. Copeiand, cigars, cigarettes and matches.
Frank Devlin, cash, $10.
Cornelius O'Brien (a visitor from New York), $1 for smokes fund.
Mrs. Edgar Williams, magazines.
Mrs. May Benham, magazines.
Miss H. Cornelius, magazines.
Mrs. Irving Oxenham, cigarettes.
Payment of United
War Work Pledges
All paTinents of pledgee for the re¬ cent United War Work Campaign matt IMW be sent to Douglass Conk¬ lin, treascqrer, Mineola, L. I., the lo¬ cal oflicials having closed their books as directed by the County Organisa¬ tion.
Checks cannot now be accepted by the temporary local treasurer.
Tbe place to buy coal. Sinclair Raynor, 8 No. Main St, telephone 184 Freeport.
JkByarnamaggA
Cleaning up  sale  of flne nursery
The regular Ladies' Committee, lately on duty reports the following contributions:
December 22—Mesdames Oxenham, Magnusson, Travis, Goldman, Pear¬ sall, Myrick, Nutt, King, K»bn, Mar¬ low, Ihi^ason, Permento.. Watkins, Walten, Brown.
December 26 — Committee, Mes¬ dames Clinton H. Brown, H. G. King, S. F. Pearsall. Averell Marlow, A. L. Fenton. Elbert Walters, A. P. Dav¬ isson, Misa Rand and Liberty Girls, Mrs. Myron Johnson. Contributions of cake, Mesdames Tooker, Nutt, Fen¬ ton, Goldman, King, Walters, Marlow, Brown, Myron Johnson; coffee, Mrs. Goller.
December 28—Committee, the Mes¬ dames Mvron Johnson, Fenton, My¬ rick, Marlow, Nutt, PearMill, Gokl- man
Dorothy King. Contributions from Mesdames Travis, Downs, Myrick and Swesey, cakes.
December 26 the Ladies' Commit^ tee  again served.    Special conrtibn-
A Singing Nation Behind
a Victorious Army
Washington, or in other words the United States Government, desires that the home-coming soldiers and sailors be welcomed as heartily as they deserve. Our wonderful fighting men by their heroic efforts and sacri- fice have made us safe from auto- Or Smoke Money | cratic aggression.. We must not fail to recognize their service and ac¬ knowledge our gratitude.
Singing is one way in which to dem¬ onstrate our appreciation and at the same -time to arouae community in¬ terest in local activities and prob¬ lems by assembling large group!.
War Camp Community Service of Nassau and Queens is directing its ef¬ forts toward organizing every com¬ munity in this territory for this pur¬ pose. F. Howard Covey, Director of the work, has secured the services of l^ertram Bailey as Community Sing Organizer. Mr. Bailey is a singer of national reputation, having served as soloist in aeveral of the large church¬ es in New York City before appearing in opera. He has been with the Cen¬ tury Opera Company and several oth¬ ers. During hostilities he performed some special services for the War De¬ partment in organize^ community ainging. His slogan is "Every Son's Mother and Dad, too, is going to sing and we are going to give the return¬ ing heroes such a welcoe as they never dreamed of."
Several scores of girls from Rich¬ mond Hill, Jamaica, Flushing, Great Neck, Port Washington, Freeport, Flo¬ ral Park and Hempstead were led by Mr. Bailey in singing Christmas car¬ ols last Thursday night at Camp Milla. A soldier audience of over 1,000 lis¬ tened with evident appreciation and then joined in. A better mutual un¬ derstanding was effected. The girls who were brought together by the Di¬ rector of the Girls'_ Work Division of War Camp Community Service are en¬ thusiastic and readily see the benefits that may be derived from what might be called a singing forum.
War Camp Community Service invites all who. are interested to com¬ municate with Mr. Bailey at Mineola. He is ready to help any comunity start a singing club. The singing clubs will form the nucleus for large community singing societies whose function will be the welfare of the community and the entertainment of our fighting men. He will personally direct eings in theatres, churches and in fact at any gathering. Mr, Bailey ia anxious to procure two or three volunteers wbo know the songs and can sing a bit to carry on the work. Let us lift up our voices in victorious song.
Appreciated Work K Mr. S. R. Smith
We are pleased to publish the fol¬ lowing letter, with the added state¬ ment that it was not furnished us by Mr. Smith:
Campaign Headquarters, Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. December 26, 1918. Dear Mr. Smith:—
As Chairman for Nassau County in the Red Croas Christmas Roll Call, I want to thank you most heartily for coming into the breach at the last moment and taking Mr. Edward's place as Branch Chairman for Free- port You have certainly done most effective and vigorous work, for you have put Freeport towards the head of the list of towns in the county in a comparative way. These are only a very few communities where the mem¬ berships this year total larger than last year, but in Freeport you show i gain of nearly 600, which is the larg¬ est gain made by any Branch in the County.
On this result I want to extend my hearty congratulations. It could not have been achieved except by the most eamest work on the part of the Chair¬ man and his most devoted workers Please extend to those who have lab¬ ored with you in producing this re¬ sult my hearty and sincere thanks. Yours faithfully in the Red Cross,
HERBERT S. HOUSTON
at  Wilmington,  Del.,  has  accepted  a position with  the    Boy    Scouts    of ent of the   Brooklyn   North   District, j America with an office in Brooklyn.
will be the speaker of the evening and 	
Mrs. Theodore S. Henderson, wife of Mr. and Mrs. A. Schledom were Bishop Henderaon, will assist the | sadly bereaved on New Yeara Day church choir and render a special solo, when within a half hour of each other Seats are free; everybody welcome. two daughters died of pneumonia fol-   I lowing influenza. Mrs. A. Miller, Car- Baptist rie, in the twenty-ninth  year of her
Sunday, December 29, at 11 a. m., | age, died at the home of her sister, in the Baptist Church, the pastor, Rev. ] Mrs. WM. Varneke, leaving a husband J. L. Hynes, gave us a fine New Year's. anrt four children, the oldest nine; the measage. | youn^-est fifteen months.   The Millers I
The musical program was most ex-1 had arrived from Boston last week ex¬ cellent, owing to the addition to our I pecting to live in Bellmore and were regular church choir of the pastor awaiting the arrival of their house- and his wife, also the pastor's sister, | hold goods. Mrs. C. Roy .Aitkin, Em- Miss Blanche Hynes of Brooklyn, and i ily, in her twenty-fifth year, died at Louis Murcell, also' of Brooklyn, a | har parents' home, being here on a cousin of Mr. Hynes. We were pleased } visit, and leaves a husband and a fif- to see our Frank Pitcher in the choir  teen months baby.
again, who always adds greatly to the i 	
singing. Mrs.   M.   E.   Powell   who   has   lain
Joel Pitcher, one of our church male critically ill with pneumonia for more quarjette,   has   retumed   to   college. I than a week and been the despair of
John   Draper   having   severed     his       „ .   „_   „ ... .
connection with the Dupont Company   - ^-'- *"^ **"• .^^"^^ *'**''°" *"* ot  n7;i.«;»~* r»_i    u.. ...j '   family, who are m Manhattan for the
Winter, spent the holidays at their home here. C. H. Reach and family have gone to the city for the Winter.
Mrs. Whitney Van Wicklen is slow- ly improving from an attack of pneS- monia. ,
Red Cross Workers
Helped Wounded Soldiers
The Red Cress Helpers of Russell Park en December 24 took to the Base Hospital at Mineola two large boxes of preserves, jellies, candies, cakes and fourteen packs of cigarettes to the boya; alao fumished the Afghan which the ladies have helped to make at their meetings.
The names of the Red Cross Help-
jers   are:     Mrs.   Abbott,   Mrs.   Beth-
i man, Mrs. Dougherty,  Mrs. Germer-
' w*>?"''' rt^""'   "^^"'   ^r"" joth, Mrs. Kirby, Mrs. Kobin, Mra. Mc-
, Walters, Davisson, Swezey, M.ss!^^;^  jj„  ^^'^  Pearsall, Mrs. Rob-
bins, Mrs. Frank Robbins, Mrs. Stel¬ lar, Mrs. G. K. Cheney, secretary.
•tock, large and small; low coat; spe-, tions    acknowledged, in addition    to
eial discount to dealers;]most clean ground for building purposes. Wood¬ bine Nursery, John J. Randall, Oeaan ami Laaa Avaniias, Freapoirt. tf
others reported in this aame coluron—^ P. J. Kiernan, 2 gallons preserved apples fer pies (which Ivffl be made),
.   (OoetiBiMd «a FBsa •)
Arte Oub to Meet
- The regular monthly meeting of the Preeport Arts Club will be heW at the bome of Mrs. Alfred T. .>iivi8on. UO Fine Street, on Monday, J A. ^ar^ 6, at
tm p. m.
Neighborhood Workers
Made Many Happy
The Neighborhood Workers gave no red stockings out tHTs Christmas. As the Social Worker of the village, I have been asked why we didn't. In looking over the field before Christ¬ mas, to my delight, I found the fam¬ ilies in good condition. The wage earner making good money and in many families the allotments from the sons in service has added much to the comforts of the home. Widows with small children receive help from the Widows' Pension and with the help which we give daily in securing work for those who apply were, with a few exceptions, able to provide their own Christmas.
The Neighborhood Workers have in the paat given the county children living in Freeport the red. stockings. This year the Nassau County Associ¬ ation gave to ten of our children. Many donations of money were sent into our oflSce to be used for Chriat¬ mas, as with it dinners were provid¬ ed, coal sent and the sick in homes and hospitals were remembered with toys and fmit. Freeport boys in institu¬ tions were sent postals. The Home for the Aged and Infirm at Uniondale were remembered with fancy crackers and pop-corn and some of the in¬ mates with gifts. The St. Giles' Home for Crippled Children with a box of toys. Many, both young and old, were given gifts of new warm cloth¬ ing. The Neighborhood Workers re¬ sponded to an appeal for a small do¬ nation to the Welfare Leagae Asso¬ ciation which provided a Christmas fund to make each man a grift to bring some cheer to the men in pris¬ on and their children. Many letters of appreciation have been received and to those who so generously gave to our organization at Christmas, in¬ cluding many of our friends who sent us their discarded toys and books whicb are always welcome and help to make some children happy over again to all I wish a Happy New Year.
Yours in the interest of the work. MRS. C^AS. H. SCHOLEY.
Greeting from the Southland
George H. Magill sends a very pret¬ ty dind ''aggravating" booklet issued by the Chamber of Commerce of West Palm Beach, Fla., showing some of the attractions of that pretty Winter re¬ sort.
We shall  miss him
Our pastor is not only a fine sing¬ er, but a fine leader in everything per- taini ig to church work and music. He is building up our church financially and we expect soon to have quite a large additio*n to our membership. Come in and rejoice with us.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Class¬ es for all who will come. Pastor's Bible Class at the same hour.
Younk People's meeting at 6:45 p. m. If you are seeking help, come to this meeting. Begin the New Year right.
Sunday moming worship with ser¬ mon at 11:00 o'clock. The paator Wj(t apeak on the subject, "The Loet Axe-. Head, or the Natural and the Super¬ natural in Religion." A glad hand for the soldier and the sailor. Strangers are specially welcomed and all Bap¬ tists who have not found their churcli home with ua.
In the evening at 7:45, the subject will be "The Significance of Christian Baptism, or Why Should I Be Bap¬ tized?" Muaic by male trio and choir.    This service will interest you.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at 8:00 o'clock. Subject this week, "The Hero Chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews." We are nearing the end of the book which is so rich in prac¬ tical and spiritual helpfulness. Do you know your Bible? Perhaps these studies would help you. Come and see.
her m«ny friends gives signs of hav ing passed the crisis and now hopes are entertained for ultimate recovery.
Little Walter Baldwin had the mis¬ fortune Monday to fall from a wagon in which he was driving with his father and sustain a "green-stick" fracture of the right arm.
Private Alfred H. Brown and Corp¬ oral Richard P. Brown of Co. M, 1st Prov. Reg., spent Christmas at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Brown of Lena Avenue. The Brown boys are stationed at Valhalla, N. Y.
Lieut Frank W. Fraser; after spending his Christmas in Freeport has retumed to Dorr Field, Fla., where he is instructor in aeronautics.
Corporal George Rostoucher paid us a visit Thursday moming, when re-^ tuming to camp after a nine-day fur¬ lough.
Harry Greenwald and family, form¬ er residents of this village and now of Rosendale, N. Y., have bt^n spending the holidaya with Mrs. Greenwald's mother and sister, Mrs. John Carpen¬ ter and the Henry Offermans.
Baptist   Church   Entertainment
The Sunday School Christmas en¬ tertainment, December 27, at 8:00 p. m. this year waa exceptionally fine.
The children certainly did credit to their teachers, especially the infant class, which was a whole entertain¬ ment alone.
Mias Margaret Verbeck preaided at the piano. Misa Dorothy Weed, the sweet little singer, waa greatly appre¬ ciated.
The instrumental duet by Miss Ash¬ down and Miss Kranz was fine.
The vocal duet by Eleanor and Gor¬ don Hynes was very sweet.
The whole achool did wonderfully well. Thanks to their teachers and the superintendent.
Lutheran
Services in this church are held ev¬ ery Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7:46 p. m. The Sunday School session is held at 2:30 p. m. The Luther League has its weekly devotional meeting at 7:00 p. m.
Next Wednesday evening the annu¬ al nfieeting of the congregation will be held in the church to hear the reports of all officers and societies, to elect two new deacons and to transact such other business as my come before the meeting.
Episcopal
The church is situated on the cor¬ ner of Long Beach Avenue and Pine Street. Sunday services will be: 9:30, Church School, 10:45 Holy Commun¬ ion, 7:45 musical service. At this B'.-rvice the choir will repeat its (Dhrist- mas music.   All are invited.
,• .0igb price of Christmas treea coat Merrick dear this year. There is a head on collision in somebody's train of thought when an act of vandalism does not seem out of keeping with the proper keeping of Chriatmas. Mr. H. H. Cammann lost five trees from his property, either in whole or in part,— topa cut out. From Mr. C. D. Hainea' place the tops from two trees were taken of about seven feet in height and thus were ruined trees which we are told would require $100.00 apiece to replace. Mrs. Betts on Smith Street was also a loser. It is a common story from many sources. Automobil¬ ists were seen to alight from cars with saw in hand and decapitate ornament¬ al trees by the roadside. And this to celebrate the Christ-child! It is to despair.
Mrs. Katherine Betts' home or. Smith Street was entered by thieves while Mrs. Betts was away in New Jersey. The work waa that of ama¬ teurs viciously minded. Mrs. Betts had left nothing of great value in the house. All the windows of the house were broken.
Falls Overboard in
Creek and Dies
Israel Eldred, a bayman of Bald¬ win, lost his life last Wednesday afternoon on Milbum creek, a stream of water which he has aailed in ever since he was old enough to manage a boat. Eldred, who was 53 yeara old, waa standing in the bow of the sloop Progress, which was coming up the creek with a load of oysters.
Captain Wright Ramsden, who was at the wheel, said he heard Eldred call as if in distress and then he saw him struggling in the water. He threw him an oar and jumped in the yawl, but by the time he reached Eldred he had disappeared. He also declares that the dead man was in the water less than five minutes.
Afttr grappling with oystto tongs a few moments the body was brought to the surface and Dr. W. H. Runcie of Freeport applied the lungmotor, but his efforts were of no avail. Eldred was a native of Baldwin, leaves a wife and three children and has worked on the bay all his life.
Fourteen Years Ago
* Presbyterian
The regular aervices will be held in ijr_ Q. U A. M the Presbyterian Church next Sunday, both moming and  evening, and  the preacher will be Daniel H. Overton, jr. |
10:30 subject, "Liberalism, Its Per¬ ils and Advantages."
7:30 subject, "The Fatherhood of God," being the Hecond in a series of sermons on the Lord's Prayer.
To those of the village not worship-  Wednesday ping elsewhere, and also to the boys ^Thursday
E. Burgess of Westbury takes over meat market of Frank Seaman on Fulton Street.
Hiram R. Smith elected Superin¬ tendent M. E. Sunday School. ^	
Theodore Bedell elected President j logical action that effectsthe cariii#, Freeport Driving Club; Benson Smith, it is best to place the jar to a cellar Secretary. | or « cave.   Several days shoald ba aU
C. Wesley Golden elected Councilor j lowed after the kraut is curid befur*
Troop 3, Boy Scouts, Social
On Friday evening, December 27, Troop No. 3, Boy Scouta of America, of the Church of Our Holy Redeemer, held a Christmas social in the parish hall. The hall was prettily decorated with the flags of the Allied nations and evergreens. About thirty were present and everyone participated in the merriment of the evening whicb conssited of games such as tug-of- war, won by the 2nd Patrol; crab race, won by Patrick Dougherty; wrestling, relay races and other Scout amuse¬ ments. At 10:00 o'clock the Scouts marched to a large table in the middle of the hall filled with goodies. After a bountiful repast the boys spent the remainder of the evening in singing and story telling.
Among those present were: Rev. John L. OToole, chairman of the troop committee; Douglas E. Trayer, Scout¬ master; Walter J. Loonam, assistant Scoutmaster; Senior Patrol Leader G. Loonam, Patrol Leader G. Kremel¬ berg, Assistants Gallaher and Keir- jiftn, Scribe Bynner, Scouts Blake, Co¬ hen, Keiman, Dougherty, Sullivan, Fisher, O'Brien, Whitehead, McAvoy, Higgins, Murley, Sands, Venditt, Cart* Wright and Beck.
How to Make Kraut    "^
Sauerkraut, for a time under a cloud because of its seemingly German or¬ igin, is now coming into ita own again, judging by the number of inquiries coming nto the New York State Col¬ lege of Agriculture for directions for itg making.
To make sauerkraut, the loose, green leaves are removed from the cabbage, the heads are cut lengthwise and the cores taken out with a sharp knife. The cabuage is next cut in long, fine shreds, either with a sharp knife or on a cutting board. This board preferably is provided with a sliding box in which to hold the cab¬ bage aa it is being ahredded, to pre¬ vent the cutting of the operator's fingera.
Uae Earthen Jar
A layer of shredded cabbage 4 to « inches deep is then placed in the bot¬ tom of an earthen jar. Dairy salt or the best grade of table salt is prin- kled over the surface at the rate of one pound of salt to 40 pounds of cabbage. The layer added is tamped with a hardwood weight. Otker lay-^ ers are added, salted and tamped un¬ til the jar is heaping full. If desfred, a few juniper berries may be added to give a distinct flavor. Loeee eabba^ leaves, thoroughly rineed, are laid over the kraut, and a porcelain plate or perforated wooden cover is fitted to the inside of the jar. A clean atena^ is used to weight the lid down do the curing process. If the tami has been thoroughly done, the tents of the jar, other than the atmia weight, will be covered with U<[uid. Protection from dust and flies SMy he provided by tying several layers et cheesecloth securely over the jar. t TiBie of Curias *•
I^ut made early in ths ttmttin \a sixteen to twenty days. Latar ia tha sea-son, the curing proce^^ eaBtiaaea for three or four weeks. Sine* a tem¬ perature of 69 degrees to 64 iagtaaa F. is most favorable to tbe bacterio-
in unifwiu we extend a hearty invi- IFriday tation to attend these services. Iflatnrday
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it is used.   The curing process is com¬ pleted when bubbles cease to rise at the edge of the jar.   This can be de¬ termined by removing the cloth eovmti occasionally.
The cabbage leaves, with poaaQAyj thin   layer  of  discolored   kraat, need to be discarded from the toyi the jar.    Properly cured kraat is. i rich light yellow c<dor.
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