Nassau County Review 19200806

              NEWS OF FREEPORT
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Official Paper, ViUage of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920
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VoL XXin, No. 32
TEMPLE BENEFIT A WONDERFUL SHOW
Aaerican   Tiieatre   Packed   For
Vaadeville Giten by the
Daughters of Israel
The people who packed the Amer¬ ican Theatre Tuesday evening when the Daughters of Israel staged a bene¬ flt for the Temple that is to be built by the Hebrew Congregation of Free- port, witnessed one of the best vaude¬ ville performances that has ever been given here.
A great deal of credit was given to the Puck family for the work that they did in getting the show together, as well it might be, for the acts that came to Freeport through the cour¬ tesy of B. F. Keith and the big-heart- ednesR of the actors themselves were obtained by the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Puck and the well-known Harry.
Entering the tjieatre one was ac¬ costed by dainty bits of girls who found willing buyers for the button¬ hole bouquets that they had for sale. Mrs. Hiram Parks was in charge of the flower girls who were as pretty as the nosegays they had for sale. They were the Misses Frances Shie¬ bar, Estelle Reese, Hortense Meyer i and Diana Crawford of Providence, i R. I.
Following a welcome by Mrs. Moses ' Feltenstein, president of the Ladies' | AuxiliiTv, came Martells, a female im- j personator, whose act h;<l most every¬ one guessing until he removed his • wig. Harkinp back through the days, of the Russell Bros., EllinKC, Stow- rt, '.he male Patti and others whose, name.'* have escaped us, it is sale to • say that Martells has the best female ' iniper.sonsUion act seen in .vears.
Frank Ward of the Keith forces, had' a distinct novelty act. besides aii amutiing monologue. With the aid of four f-f his lirtgers he presented danc¬ ing dolls in what proved to be a very clever bit. i
Harry Puck of the famous Puck family, entertained in his own clever way and sang snatches of his former hits svlch as "California and You" and "There's a Light Burning Bright In the Window Tonight." His whole ; act is one of grace and charm, poetry and music, done in a way that leaves i nothing undone.
Betty Bond, tha charming and "easy j to look at" singihg comedienne, well j known to all theatre-goers, sang sev- j eral .songs as well as the solmen He-; brew Chant, "Eili, Eili!" She was, fost enthusiastically received. j
PHotos.By •J.HuYVEft Euusorg
rRCEFO-RT  PROnTHEAIR.
PLAZA SQUARE
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HAS FIRST WEDDING
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Sam   Hearn,   his .^iolin   and   rube
makeup,   made   merry"  every   minute! 	
that he was on the stage.    His patter; Bellmore Church Has fhttial Wedding is up to the minute and his playing j           —Bride's Father Officiates happens to be the superlative of good. 	
Jack Kaufman of record fame, ap- The Bellmore M. E. Church ccle- peared in person and sang several of brated its first wedding Saturday af- the songs that he has sung to us from 'ternoon at 5:00 o'clock, when the pas- oiir Victrolas. j tor. Rev. J. L. Robinson, married his
Sam White, of the Winter Garden, | daughter, Helen Mae, to Leroy T. wa? one of the hits of a show full of Wells of Wantagh
hits. His impersonations of the dif ferent dancing of well known steppers was perfect in every detail.
Harry and Emma Sharrycock pre¬ sented a baffling mind reading act that was enlivened Jay quick answers and a little humor now and then.
A quintette of Lights Cruisers, the Swift Creek Quintette to be exact, made the journey from Bay Shore in order to help out at the show being given here* They were Bert and Frank Leighton, Eddie Carr, Frank Westphal and Babe Philbrick. I
Mrs. Abram Puck, who produced the | show, appeared as a finale and in a |
few  well   chosen   words  thanked  the 	
large audience for their help and the Record for Reviews Sold On Street actors for their very valuable aid. Broken Last Week By "Newsies"
Al White made a hit as announcer  ~. .
and was a good act himself. His ref- Thp record for selling Reviews on erence to the new theatre at "Great the streets was broken last week when Nose," L. I., and the Hebrew chant as the boys sold six hundred and twenty- "Ale, Ale, a Jewish drinking song," j three papers under the stimulus of a were but few of his quips that con
The grroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Wells of Wfintagh and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Robinson of Bellmore.
The bride was attended by Miss Mildred Robinson and the groom by George Box of Wantagh. Mendel¬ ssohn's Wedding March was played by Miss Catherine Conover. Charles Peak and Frank C. Lindgren were the ush¬ ers.
Mr. pnd Mrs. Wells will make their home in Wantagh.
SELL 623 PAPERS
vnlsed the house.
From the opener to the act that closed the bill Freeport was treated to an exceptionally good bill, contain¬ ing novelties that were clever, and cleverly done. Too much cannot be said in praise of the actors who jour¬ neyed from New York and from Bay Shore to entertain and to help the He¬ brew Congregation build the beauti¬ ful temple that they have planned. The big heartedness of actor folks is no new thing to Freeport, but it will be well to remember Uiem after these various shows are over and after they have done all that was asked of them. One way to show the appreciation that all muat feel towards all actors will be to patronize the Lights Cruise next Tuesday.
Ushers recruited from the young men of Freeport gave their services and the evening will go on record as a wonderful success. "' The officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary are as follows: Mrs. A. Puck, chair¬ man; Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Markheim arid Mrs. Hiram Parks.
Publicity Committee: Mrs. Nathan Schlesii, chairman; Mrs. Appleton, Mrs. Mark I*vy and Mrs. I. Meyer.
Many people prominent in Freeport society and in theatrical circles were present in the large audience.
FOUNlTFirAliANY
first and second prize
Joseph Cassasa, age twelve, of 84 South Main street, won the first prize, selling seventy-one* and Isadore Kra¬ mer, age eleven years, of 58 Henry street, won second.
He was the little chap who won first prize the last time that one was of¬ fered, and might have duplicated his feat had it not been for the fact that the Review ran short of papers. An¬ other prize will be offered in the near future.
MINISTER ON VAaTION
Methodist Church to Have Well Known Speakers During August
Rockville Centre Men Who Left Home Last Week. Brought    Back
Accompanied by acting Police f ap¬ tain T. G. Bacon of Rockville Centre. who went to Albany for him, William Schleuter. of 3(11 Nprth Park avenue, the grocery store manager, who mys¬ teriously disappeared last Monday, ar rived hopie on Saturday evening.
Capt. Bacon located Schleuter, ac¬ cording t6 report, near the railroad station In the Capital, after a search of several hjjgrs. He learned that the missing man had left home in a de¬ pressed state of mind and did not ap¬ pear fully recovered. Schleuter had kspent   much   of his   time  at   Albany
"" ¦ Ig the streets and lotering noar
a docks.
Rev. E. A. Burnes, pastor of the M. E. Church on Pine street, will have his vacation during the month of August and tiie pulpit supply committee has arranged to have some well known and strong speakers to fill the dates that the minister will be away.
The following ministers will preach at the 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. ser¬ vices on the following dates:
August 8—Rev. Howard Richard of Riverhead.
August 15—Rev. 'Harry Dawson Mitchell,' pastor of the Metropolitan M. E. Church of Washington, D. C.
August 22—Rev. Solon Fairbanks of Springdale, Conn.
August 29—Rev. George Moohey, pastor of Grace M. E. Church, Patter¬ son, N. J.
"The soloists as arranged by the mu¬ sic committee will be as follows: Aug¬ ust ?, Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Davisson. August 15, Mrs. Bevan W. Colby. .August 22, Mrs. Charles R. Legg. August 29, Mrs. Uriah Bock.
"rne church extends a cordial invi¬ tation to the public to enjoy these ser¬ vices.
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THE "ELKS MINSTRELS
Plans aT€|prognessing favorably for thei Elks minstrels to be held some timt this month. The very latest songs and jokes v/ill be sung and told and it is positively promised that the one about taking medicine two days run¬ ning and then akip-^ day will be left ont.
BUILDING LARGE AUDITORIUM HERE
Conventions, Balls,   Dances   and Smokers to Have Home in the Village Soon
C. Herbert Kerr is building at the corner of South Main and Smith Sts. Freeport, a large auditorium for the accommodation of balls, dances, smok¬ ers, conventions, athletic events and the like. The building has a ninety- two foot frontage on Main street and one hundred on Smith street and will seat fifteen hundred people, seats be¬ ing on all four sides of the building.
In the winter time the building will be heated, and will be equipped with ladies' and gentlemen's' cloak, dress¬ ing and toilet rooms. In the centre of the auditorium there will be a danc¬ ing floor about fifty-two feet square.
For public speaking, mass meetings, etc., when extra chairs can be placed on the dance floor, the building will accommodate two thousand people easily and it will be at the service of anyone and everyone who conducts themselves properly and orderly.
The work is being rushed to com¬ pletion and it will not be many weeks before the building will be ready for use.
BOY SCOUTS MEET
HOME DEFENSE GUNS
Holders of Firearms Should Turn In Same, Says Police Captain
SITE FOR MEMORIAL i      school election LIBRARY SELECTED Board
of Education  Elects  New  OfH¬ cers At .Meeting Tuesday
Police Captain John N. Hartmann is making an attempt to round up the guns that were used by the Home De¬ fense during the war. Several have been turned in so far, and in one case where it had been lost, $25 was col¬ lected.
It is known where the others are, and people having such guns in their possession are re(iuesled by the police to turn them in to headquarters, and avoid any trouble in the matter.
TO VOTE ON MORE SCHOOL SITES
Meeting September Srd to Consider
New Propositions—Prices are
Higher Than Last Meeting
Option Will Be Closed When the
Village Board Approves Site
on the Merrick Road
The general committee on the Free- port Memorial Library have received and unanimously approved, the report of the site committee. The proposed site is at the corner of Merrick road and Ocean avenue and out of five or six proposition.'; submitted by real es¬ tate men, tnis one was chosen as being
POPULATION OF FREEPORT 8599
Censos Figures From Capital Show That Number, Subject to Cor¬ rection—Steady Growth
The returns from the Census Bu¬ reau on the population of Freeport were contained in a telegram received (by Supervisor H. R. Smith on Mon¬ day, stating that the preliminary count, subject to correction, stood at . 8599.
While the figures seem absurdly '- small to n.any, it should be bome in mind that they apply to the in¬ corporated village while the territory ordinarily spoken of as "Freeport* coriiiiri.<!es a much larger i.-m,
P'ntport has grown steadily during thf Inst twenty years as the following census figures show: 1892, popula¬ tion 1821; 1898,2215; 1902.2937; 190«, •-•'iT: i:UO, -ISOO; 1912, 6527 and 1920, ^'t'.i'.i. When lhe corrected figures cunie fr.ini Washington they may pos- sibiv show ten tho.;?and or more peo- in the incorporated limits of the villajce, and half as much again live outside the village boundaries. I The percentage of increase is 77.8 which is a very high figure. Accord¬ ing to available figures Freeport has gained 3799 inhabitants between 1910 and 1920.
Thert' are many people living in the town at the present time who can re¬ member F'reeport when it was a fish¬ ing hamlet.    Miss Carrie B. Atkinson, J. J. Randall, James  Hanse, William H.   Patterson   are   among   those   who can describe the days when  Main St. was nothing more than a row of frame iii'.dings. Freeport  today presents a different ¦ ispoct.     .She   is  the   largest   town  on ; LonK Island, unless recent census fig¬ ures correct  this  statement, and  the sixth   Imprest   in   the   State   of   New York.
Freeport boasts n municipal water and liuhtini? plant that have outgrown (hemselves and will be added on to .-;hortl.v. Froeport boasts four schools that have also outgro'«ii themselves land another will be built as soon as a I site can be selected. j F'reeport boasts as fine a fire de- ; partment and police forco as there is jinywhere in the country in a town of the same size, and Freeport boasts a Village Board whose members serve without pjiy and with a zeal that is v.orthy and tc the best interests ofthe town.
; A glance at the town wil2.^how that I it is..^''rowinf!: every day and that the time''will come when the incorporated ' limits' will have to be extended in ord- ¦er to accommodate all of the Free- I porters.
i F'reeport is rich in fraternal organ¬ izations and is one of the leading commuting centres on the Lon^ Island Railroad. Twenty-five trains are run to the city every day, carrying twelve hundred  commuters.    There  are  sev-
The election of officers to the Board of  Education  in  Baldwin  took  place enty miles of streets in the village and Tue-sday evening and resulted  in the [some   of  the   best   known   names   on defeat  of  the  woman  candidate  who j I-"">f Island are found on the roster
had been propo.sed for the position,     l"^^!}^ ^'^^"'.    „    .„• u ,      j
T^     „.    1 • I    ..    ,   ,     T,       , '     Miss Carrie B. Atkinson, a beloved
Dr. Steele, president of the Board, j teacher in one of the Freeport schools, was on hand as well as a goodly num- I has stated that: ber of nien and women who were at- |  -por manv a Combs and Ravnor tracted  by  the race that was  expect¬ ed to take place.
The   candidates   for   the   positions were Mrs. Helma B. Maykels for one year, running against J. P. Brundage. ,     , , ,       ,    I Charles L. Wheeler for two years andi wherever there is room, in spite of the
the best and most appropriate for the | David V. Dailey for three years.   Mrs. \ high  cost  of  material,  and  with  the P^f^-       .      ,      , ,.    .    J ,,   I Maykels received  18 votes, Bri'indage i steady    immigration  of  people    into
An option has been obtained on the | loo, Dailey and Wheeler both 115 The I Nas.sau County from the city, Free- property and will be closed as soon as j tellers chosen for the election were I Port is getting a full share. With the the  Village   Board  has  approved  the j Messrs. Sessler and Conran.
Unto my portion fell
Not leaving out the Posts of course,
.Nor Pearsall nor Bedell."
Homes are being built everywhere.
The Board of Education of Freeport has given notice of a special meeting to be held on September 3 at the Grove Street School, when threfe prop¬ ositions on school sites will be voted  brary Tund"will''"please n'otTthat t'be
site. The property takes in a space about two hundred by one hundred and fifty feet.
The general committee are warm in their praise of the ladies of Steams Park for the excellent help they gave the library with their card party.
Secretary J. Huyler Ellison has pre¬ pared the following notice for sub¬ scribers :
Subscribers 'to   the   Memorial   Li-
AWARDED COMMISSIONS
upon by the taxpayers. > I first payment is now due.   Holders of
The Board of Education has no spe-' books will please present the book and cial favorites in any of the sites and I $2 at the office of Smith F. Pearsall, 3
To Compete In Stunte At Baldwin On Saturday—Baldwin vs. Glen Morris
Next Saturday the Boy Scout Band of Troop 1, Baldwin, will hold a meet against Troop 1 of Glen Morris, L. I., when Scout stunts will be engaged in.
Among the athletic events sched¬ uled for the occasion will be an ante¬ lope rate, boiling water contest, 100 yd. dash, 1st aid, sack race, potato race, 3 standing jumps, shoe race, sem¬ aphore tilting, relay race and an ob¬ stacle race.
Baldwinites are hoping that the lads will come off with the major part of the points as they did a week ago. They are under the careful direction of J. H. Kirby and their band master, Hen¬ ry Wechtel.
The races will start at 2:30 p. m. on Smith's field, south of the Merrick road and all Baldwin extend? ..a wel¬ come to tlyise-who arc Jnterested in tbe Boy Scouts."
J. 0.U. A. M. CARNIVAL ^
At Hempstead, September 1  to  11— Prizes for Popular Boy and Girl
Members of the Junior Order United American Mechanics throughout the? Towi>.of Hempstead will co-operate to make a big success of the carnival to be held afWest End Park, Hempstead, September 1 to 11, inclusive.
Besides the usual features of a suc¬ cessful carnival. Success Council No. 4 of Hempstead, in direct charge, has arranged to present a gold mesh beg to the most popular woman o'/ Nassau County, as determined by the vote, and a loving cup for ^he most popular Boy Scout
West End Park is admirably situ¬ ated for the purppse, can .^^ reach«-d by trolley and afi^ady has a reputa¬ tion as the place where everybody bas a gpod time.
their sole object is to alleviate the school conditions that now exist in Freeport at the present itme.
It is a matter of great importance that something be done so that the fall term, only a short time off, will not find the schools of Freeport starting out under the tremendous handicap that will exist when the schools open.
The first proposition that will come before the people is located at West Merridk road and Bayview avonue and is known as the Figge property. There is a frontage of 300 feet on Mer- rici; road and a depth of 495 feet. The price is 175,000.
The second proposition is the one that was voted on before, at Merrick road west of Ocean avenue, known as the Story property, with a frontage of .''32 feet on Merrick road and a depth of 450 feet; price $60,000, which is 15,000 more than was asked last time.
Thejhird proposition is that prop¬ erty at the southeast corner of Mer¬ rick road and Bayview aveni'e. takin^r in the Alpine Hotel ar.d other prop¬ erty. It has a frontage of 393 feet and a depth of ,'512 feet. Price $101,- 300.
If tho taxpayers of Freeodrt intend that a new school site shal^ be gKen to fhe towtf, the time to vote on it will be at this meeting as delay in the mat¬ ter only increases the cost and does not change the conditions , in the' schools.
KILLED BY TRAIN
Woman   Returning   from   Church Struck By Express Train
Celia Mc Monagle of Bellmore wks struck by the 8:14 express of the Long Island Railread at Bellmore station on Thursday morning and killed. She had been to church and was crossing the tracks on the way home when struck, she was about sixty years of age and had relatives on Linden street by the name Qf Tinney.
Railroad avenue, or at any banks."
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of    the
increase of homes, come demands for more lights, more gas, more water mains, etc., and the growing village will soon be a small Bized city.
Manv  residents  of  the  town  have
T.  W. Lucas Wins Real  EKtate Sale | stated that the census figures of 8599
Case—Tried In Lynbrook |are small and that when corrected will
] show a  much  larger count, even for
The    case  of Thomas    W.     Lucas j the incorporated limits of the village
against Charles Connors, both of Free- \ alone.
port, was brought to a close last Fri- i   	
day when Judge E. T.  Neu awarded | LIGHTS' CRUISE  OPENS
CHURCH CONCERT
Soprano   With    Reputation    In   Two Countriea at Baldwin M. E. Church
The Baldwin Methodist Church had as its soloist Sunday evening Madame Bettenetti, who has a reputation both in this country and Europe. She sang "I Come To Thee" and "The Holy City," beautifully and with feeling and technique, proving that the latter song was not intended for a baritone solo entirely.
Madame Bettenetti is now devoting all of her time to church and concert work and to teaching.
Her accompanist for the evening was the organist of the M. E. Church in Roosevelt, Mervin Golden, who played in a way that reflects great credit on himself and his chosen pro¬ fession.
The organ in the Roosevelt church was presented to the church after hav¬ ing traveled for years with an Uncle Tom's Cabin Company.
AMATEUR RACING
Races At Mineola Next Saturday To Be for Silver Cups
Lovers of the harness racing are looking forward with much pleasant anticipation to the trotting and pac¬ ing schedule that has been arranged for this Saturday aftemoon on the Mineola Fair Grounds, by the Nassau Driving Club. All the events will be participated in by amateurs and sil¬ ver cups will be awarded the ¦winners. There is a good-natured rivalry be¬ tween the owners of the horses to score the greatest number of points and be one of the lucky winners of the special cups, and with this object in mii^, they make every effort to land their respective entries in froni.
Mr.   Lucas   full   amounts   of  commis¬ sions plus interest and costs.
The action was to recover commis¬ sion on a prospective sale of real es¬ tate and was tried in Lynbrook before Justice  Neu on July 20.    The judge
Bay Shore Theatre Filled for Opening Show—Freeport August 10th
_ ^       The Lights Club annual cruise Btart-
requeVted  counsels to file  briefs "and I «<!  auspiciously  in   Bay  Shore  Tues- withheld his decision until Friday.        l/^^V evening by playing to a capacity
Albin N. Johnson appeared for Luc- i bouse, as and District Attorney Elvin N. Ed-      L«o Canllo was announcer for the wards appeared for Connors.    Judge I "^ts and did a "bit" between each one. Johnson  was formerly  assistant dis-1 The   program   was   an   excellent  one
trict attomey.
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
and  was  staged  under the  direction of Fred Gray.
Several oil the acts  appeared  both in   Freeport' and  Bay  Shore  making
  i the long journey  in  the  interests of
Seaford   Appoints   Freeport   Woman , the Lights Club and the Hebrew con- As Teacher—Plan New School (^'egation.
! ITie bill as presented at Bay Shore The yearly school meeting was held | was a.-, follows, and will be seen in Tuesday evening, August 3, with Pres. Ithe American Theatre next Tuesday Harry Livingston in charge. Various I evening: Swift Creek Four, Crawford reports were read, and approved. Two i and Broderick, Diamond and Bren- trustees, William Whitner and Walter inan, Norwood and Hall, Anderson and Heidelberger, were elected for a term I Graves, Victor Moore & Company, of three and two yearii respectively. I Williams ard Woolfus and Martells.
All  the  teachers   salaries  have been ]  4
increased. Miss Hague of Freeport { was appointed to take the place of; Mrs. 'r. P. Woolcott, who 'nas moved
IN NEW UNIFORM
Motorcycle Officer Sensibly and W«m- fortably Dressed—Speeders Fined
New York's four hundred was rep¬ resented in Freeport Tuesday at the speeders' court when Miss Force of Islip, a sister of Mrs. William Dick, who was Madeline Force, and then Mrs. John Ja<fob Astor, was fined $25 for sailing by Motorcycle Offlcer John Hahn at a speed greater than the law
to Brooklyn. The other teachers are M. M. Lawyer, principal; Mrs. O. D. Baylis, Mrs. F. Shoals. Wdliam Whit¬ ner, as chairman of the July meeting, reported the following as a commit¬ tee of ten to act as a building com¬ mittee in conjunction with the school board: Thomas Roberts, William Mor¬ gan, George Lush, H. Graef, C. W. Sands, Frank Raynor, Garnet Payne, Delaney Powell, George Weeks, Ed¬ ward Mansfield. C. W. Sands was se-' allows, lected as secretary of the committee, i Richard Kantor of Brooklyn was The regular monthly meeting of the 1 fined $25 for speeding and Benjamin scho<d board for August will be held Grifenhagen of Whaley street. Free- next Tuesday eveaing at the school ^ port, $10. Christopher Hoffman of house. Important business is to be' .New York paid $26 for going forty- transacted. The building committee; three miles and Whitney Warren also will meet in the near future and make of New York, a aum of flfteen bills of plans for the new school house. ; the realm.
 ;—'— -  I     Benjamin Filler of New York Ciiy
WHO IS HE7 was served with a summons for throw-
Next Saturday evening wil! be a big' jng a spotlight on his car into the time at the Light/i Club when the: faces of other motorists. He claimed "Mysteriotu; Skipper" will hold forth, .he was blinded, but the judge opened Great interest is expressed as to his his eyes with a requetit for $20, whieh identity, but we know! 'was granted.