Nassau County Review 19200813

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Official Paper, Villago of Freep«>rt
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920
VoL XXUI> No. 33
ACTORS' COLONY LARGEST OF ANY
Woodcleft's AttrtdiTe Clab  and
BtiBfalews, Homes of Many
Fanons  Flayer Folk
Freeport haa at the present time the largest actors' colony that there i> anywhere in this part of the country •nd it has all sprung up in the last fif¬ teen years.
Prominent in the group of attract¬ ive J>ungalows is the Lights Club, ait- Bated in a commanding position on the ¦hore end of the colony. The club house iras built about six years ago and is aiade to resemble a light house. Th^'^ name "Lights" comes from th6 title of the organization, "Long Island Good Hearted Thespians," and resi¬ dents of Freeport will attest to the good heartedness of the actor /oik I who have done much for Freeport.
The colony was started by Robert Henry Hodge, who was recognized as "mayor" itir a tim eand after a period of succeas and then depression, the colo¬ ny gradually gained in strength and beauty until it became the foremost colony in this part of the country.
Victor Moore, who has a moving picture establishment in Baldwin, and who made his name in vaudeville as Moore & Littlefield, with an act called "Change or go back to the woods," and later in "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway," was the first president of the Lights Club and held the reins for three years.
The term of office was then short¬ ened to one year and the president was known as the "angel" or "skipper." He ruled for the summer and was major domo at all the festivities of the season, ^ '
At a time when we are thinking of the holidays and bringing cheer to our friends with Christmas gifts, the members of the Lights Club are doing their share of cheer-bringing by en¬ tertaining from stages all over the country.
Consequently they cannot celebrate our. holi(iays as we can and have to have a Christmas and New Year's of their own, which they do, at the Lights Club in July.
The colony itself is one of Free- port's most attractive features and houses many of the falmous stars of Broadway fame. They are good citi¬ zens of Freeport and are for Freeport first and always, as their loyalty has been demonstrated over and over •gain.
No beneflt has ever gone begging for talent whenever any of the Lights were in town and no matter how hard a season has just closed, they are al¬ ways ready to do anything in their able way for the pleasure and bene¬ fit of Freeport.
This season the Lights have helped the Jewish Temple, the Freeport Me¬ morial Libracy, the Catholic Church and many other worthy charities.
Every Wednesday and Saturday ev¬ ening at the club houae there is "BORiething doing" 'with a show and other features. The vacation of the actors ia brief, for autumn shows have to be rehearsed, meaning that the month of August generally is spent in tiresome perusal of manuscript, aongs and dances. For the time that the Lighta are here, Freeport is glad to have them and now that the time has come when most of them will be shortly leaving, Freeport wishes to thank them for a summer of help that was more than valuable, and to ex¬ press a wish that next year will find tiie colony bigger, busier and prettier than ever.
The active season of the Lights Club ends every year with a "Cruise," iHten a vaudeville show irf* preseijted tn several towns on tke Island, lliis is done for the benefit of the club.
Prominent among the actor folk having homes in Freeport at the pres¬ ent time are: Fred Gray, Edna Nicker¬ son, Puck family, Frank Thiney, Har- <M Morray, Bert and Frank Leighton, now retired from the stage; Kddie Carr, Frank Westphal, Dupree & Du- pree, Leo Carillo, Al White, Tom Du¬ gan,. Harry Von Tiller, Victor Moore, J^mes Morton and family, George P. MtBrphy, the Four Morions, Lew Kel¬ ly,.I^ly WaUon, Al Von Tilxer, Billy Murray, Sam Hearn, Helen Ely, Geo. McKay, J. F. Dooley, N. E. Manwar¬ ing, Jack IsMCs, McWaltera A Fish, WUliams A Wnlfos, Martell, George Barry, Charles Middleton, Morton & Glaaa, Fred Gray and Nellie Graham, Vil Caaraore, Vic Milo, Jack Welch, Overing Trio, Edward Nickeraon. GartmaH A Harris, Harry SulUvan, Harry Seaback, Gene Hughes, " Jim Collins, Rah>h Austin, Tom Smith, Jameii Conlln, Frank O'Brien, Ben- Mulvey, Billie Spedic, Morton Stab- bafleld, Mr. and Mrs. Abeles, Ho'ward Ai^arson, Roy Cummings. George Sayder, Frank Bradley and WaUie, Dinond A Brennen, Leo Doughty, Lew Ledder, Mike Coakley, Arthur Daagon, Robert Hodge, Bogart A Nel¬ son, Frank Shields, Gordon ft Eckoif, Rube Welch, Mrs. Fred Bailey, Jack
SicGee. BilUe Armstrong, Harry ills, Belmont A Hall, Babe Filbrtck, Mr. and Mrs. Boardman, Mr. and Mrs. Jennings and wife, Hdxty Bulger, Harry Norwood, Ned Worworth, Sam Somers, Wally Coyl*.
VEGETABLES "THIBYSS
Farmers of Nassau Connty are again suffering from the depredations ta automobile thieves this year, and tbere are very few days pass but that some field is entered aind robbed of ' com and potatoes. Last year the farms 'were all posted and the farmers thmtaselves guarded them on Sundays. TMa year, however, the petty thiev¬ ery is being done on week days when the farmers are busy in the fleld. Ber- ly piekats hata also developed a fund- nesB for vefetaMes without paying for them.. 'The State trooper* have heen assigned to the duty of cateUng thaae thieves and are constantly pa- -troling the districts where the thieves Lkave operated and will' question all "hose who act at all auspidoasly.
LIGHTS FOURTH ANNUAL CRUISE
AmericaM^Tlieitre Packed (or Last
Perfomaace of Club Tour—
Excellent Vandeyille
PHotos.By
PRCEPOTIT  PROnTHeAIR.
MILBURN PUMPING STATION-Looking North
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr.  and   Mr*.  Phillip   Seabeck
Greet. Many Friends and
Receive Golden Gifts
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Seabeck of 292 Itlier avenue, Freeport, celebrat¬ ed their golden wedding Sunday when many of their friends from the old 16th Ward, Brooklyn, came down here to do them honor.
From early until late open house was kept at the Seabeck residence and it was a glorious day for the couple who have lived to witness fifty years of companionship and love.
The house was decorated 'with flow¬ ers and flags, inside, and out. A brass band from Brooklyn had been hired for the occasion and made merry mus¬ ic for the dancers. Fireworks were set off from the la'WH and all who were there -were served with a dinner and supper, when a great variety of good things to eat were disposed of.
Mr. and Mrs. Seabeck received many beautiful presents and all were of gold. Besides many little articles, she received one huiMred and fifty dollars in geld, gold spectacles, gold fruit dish and a bunch of golden roses,
Mr. Seabeck is retired and he and his wife have been living in Freeport for three years. They came from the 16th Ward, Brooklyn, and are well known there. Among their children is Harry Seabeck, the world's cbam¬ pion bag puncher.
About nfty guests were present from Freeport, Brooklyn, Connecti¬ cut and Jamaica.
  	
TO MARK TREES
Ceres
Mwy At Miaeola Fair Grounds Next Satnrday Aftemoon
On next Saturday there will be in¬ formal ceremonies to mark the me¬ morial trees which were planted by the directors of the Agricultural So¬ ciety 'of Queens-Nassau Counties un¬ der whose auspices the Mineola Fair will be held on Tuesday, September 21, to Saturday, September 26, in¬ clusive.
'The trees were planted to commem¬ orate the lives of distinguished citi- sens and patriots and to sanctify their lives.
A marker will be placed by Robert C. Baird, president of the Society, on the tree planted in honor of Effling- hamXawrence, the flrst president of the Society; one by Miss Bacon, on the tree );vlanted in memory of her father, Thomas H. Bacon, who for many years was treasurer of the So dety; one b^ a son of John H. Van- derveer, a director of the Society, on the tree planted in memory of the 200 soldier boys who died at the base hos¬ pital which wag located on the Fair Grounds; one by Mrs: Emma F. Har¬ old, for her lata huaband, John Harold, for twenty-four years, secretary amt treasurer of the Society, and one by R, L. Vandewater on the tree planted in memory of Colonel Theodore Roose¬ velt.
A cordial in'vUation is «ct«id«d by tbe directors to all to,be preaent.
FOR STEALING AUTO
Machine   .Owned  By Sophie    Tucker Garage Stolen in Baldwin
An automobile belonging to the So¬ phie Tucker Garage at Baldwin, was stolen froTft in front of a house on Harrison avenue, Baldwin, one day last week, A warrant was issued for F, C. Westphall of Baldwin, and when arrested he was charged with the theft of the car. Westphal was turned over to County Detective Car¬ man Plant. He was arraign^ed before Justice Neu on Thursday.
It is claimed that Westphal had an interest in the garage at one time and that the car belongs to him, and that it was being held for non-payment of repair bills, etc.
BANKS BUY WATER AND LIGHT BONDS
New Engine for Plant—L I. R. R.
Thanked—The Bus Matter
Held In Abeyance
It developed at the Village Board meeting held Wednesday afternoon that the First National Bank, the Citi¬ zens National Bank and the Freeport Bank have bougnt the water and light bonds from the village, the $68,0()0 be¬ ing equally   ^ivijtd betwe:ii the three.
Each bank took 121,000 par value of light bonds and $6,000 par value of water bonds, bearing interest at five per cent, pov an-rim payable semi¬ annually the flrst da> of January and July.
A resolution was passed thanking the L. I. R. B. and C. D. Baker for the kindness and courtesy th'it they have sho-wn Freeport in the recent matter of aid with coal and cars.
A 366 B. H. P. Busch-Sulzer-Diesel engine that will drive a 260 K. W. A. C. generator haa been purchased by the village for the Hghting plant and 'Will be installed as soon as possible.
The Village President was enfipow- ered to purchase a generator, excitor end switchboards for a sum not to ex¬ ceed $6,269, f. 0. b. factory.
The matter of the Freeport Rail¬ road came before the Board and the village counsel reported that a viola- tioil of franchise proceedings would have to proceed tnrough the attor¬ ney general's offlce. He was instruct¬ ed to notify the Freeport Railroad in what manner their franchise was be¬ ing violated and that unless the termi at the franchise were complied 'with within thirty dajrs, the village coun¬ sel would take action locking to the violation of said franc'fiise.
The Vilagre President reported that the pubic sentiment in Freeport seem¬ ed to be against any action being tak¬ en in the matter of busses, at least until the Long Island Traction Com¬ pany made changes in their system for the better
CHECK  FOK \vB LIBKART    •
Mayer A Glaser, delicatessen shop ovmers on Main street, Preeport, had a sale of special jirtidee last Satur¬ day and volunteered to give flve per cent, of the gross receipts to the Me¬ morial Library. Monday moming the cheek tar |16 war jv th* hands ef tbe traaimrer. Smith F. Pearson.
FREEPORT FROM THE_HEAVENS
Set of Aerial Photographs Give A
Good Idea of Freeport as Seen
From A Plane
The aerial photographs of Freeport that are appearing in the Review were taken by Capt. J. Huyler Ellison and the full set will represent a compre¬ hensive idea of the to'wn as it looks from the skies.
Planes from Mitchell field have tak¬ en many interesting scenes of Free- port and the idea was conceived that perhaps the residents of the village would appreciate an opportunity of looking over the neighborhood without having to be strapped in a plane.
The set comprises five in number showing most of the village. Captaih Ellison sailed over the yacht racers and obtained some interesting views of them, but the ones of Freeport are ex¬ ceptionally good and well known build¬ ings can easily be identified.
FAILS TO SHOW UP
WRECKS TRAFFIC SIGN
Auto Carries It Along Main Street- Speeds  Away—Arrest  Expected
An automobile went along Main street Saturday at a high rate of speed and running into the traffic sem¬ aphore, carried it across the street and -wrecked it.
The car did not stop, but several -witnesses seemed to agree on the number of the car, which if correct will prove to belong to Henry Sholz of Elmhurst. A warrant has been is¬ sued for him and he will probably be arraigned before the judge in the near future.
East Williston Team Does Not Put In An Appearance Saturday
The uncertain weaUier of Satarday was the reason for calling off the much heralded game with East Willis¬ ton on the home grounds, and the fans who had come to see the game of the season went away disappointed, due to the fact that the visiting team fail¬ ed to put in an appearance.
A scrub team dubbed "At>e Earle's Hinky Dinks" was hastily organized and a game was played, or partly played. There was criticism among the fans for the fact that the local boys took up a collection and then did not play a full game, and the crowd went home in not the usual genial mood that follows a Freeport -victory.
Next Saturday the Erie A. A. will come   to  the  'village
Prizes for NeWsies
The newsboys who sell the mon Reviews during the month of August will be presented -with a liandsome first and second prize of some article that the 'Winners may choocc themselves, auch as roller skates, etc.
George Hoffmann of the Re- -view has offered to give one of the prises and Cecil Johnson, the other. The practice of ha-ving ae-wsboys on the streets is some¬ thing new in Freeport and the boys have not gotten fully start¬ ed as yet, but as the -weeks go on, it is expected that a thous¬ and papers a week will be sold by them alone. ^
Over 700 papers were sold by them hgjit week.
PrisM for Augiwt
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FREEPORT COUPLE GETMARRIED
Pretty Mid-Snmmcr Wedding Fra¬ grant With Blossom—Bride and Groom Both Villagers
On Tuesday evening last. Hazel Schneider, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Charles J. Schneider of Glenada court, and G. Edwin Heming, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E, Heming of 89 Raynor street, were united in marriage at the home of the bride.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Sidney Gould, • pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and took place under a bower of foliage and pink blossoms.
The bride was gowned in white sat¬ in, trimmed vnth princess lace and carried a shower bouquet of white roaes and gardenias. She was attend¬ ed by the Misses Estelle and Olive Fawcet as bridesmaid and maid of honor and they were gowned in shell pink accordion pleated georgette over white satin. Both carried bouquets of opheliir roses and cluflSne.
The home was beautifully decorated with foliage and trailing vines with
gink and white blossoms predominat- ig. The best man was L. Burton Cassin and George E^ase Hatch was usher.
The bride presented her attendants with silver mesh bugs and the groom presented his best man and usher virith silver belt buckles.
Both of the young couple are well known in Freeport. As Hazel Schnei¬ der, the bride was very active in the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Heming is also active in that church and he is assistant cashier in the Freeport Bank and vice councilor of the Jr. O. U. A. M. in Freeport.
The wedding march was playe<l by Mrs. William P. Raynor, sist.er of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Heming are honey- ipooning at the Delaware Water Gap and will make their home in Freeport upon their return.
AC|K>N   ON   GAS   RATES
Henr/ L. Maxson, counsel for* the Town Board of Superyisors in the contest to prrevent increased gas rates, was authorized by the Bmird to start an action seeking to relirain the Nas¬ sau A Suffolk Lighting Company from piittiog into effect the proposed ser¬ vice charge of $1 a month -aith^ the town outaide of the incorporated Tal¬ lages. This will l>e a court action and in addition to the qncati^ of rates before the Public Service Commiseion.
MAY TRACK AUTO BANDITS GANG
Boys Used For Decoys In Device to
Lore Motorists from Machines
To Rob Them
What may prove to be a concerted attempt to rob automobilists along the Merrick road, ifsing boys as de¬ coys, was discovered in the arrest of several Seaford youths Sunday,
Earl Case of Valley Stream report¬ ed to the police at midinght Sunday that on the Merrick Road in Seaford he had seen a tire lying in the road¬ way and then when he stopped to get it, it was pulled into the bushes. He was under the impression that it was merely the pranks of boys, but re¬ ported the incident just the same.
Capt. John N. Hartmann, Lieut. El¬ mer Raynor and Officer VanRiper got into a car and went to the scene of the alleged joke. There they found the tire in the road and it disappeared the same as had been described when they attempted to get it.
Pulling their guns the officers ord¬ ered whoever was in the bushes to come out and several youths made their appearance. They were taken to headquarters and questioned at length and from information gained, it is thought that an attempt to rob autoists by using the boys as decoys has been uncovered.
The boys gave their names as foF- lows: William Wanser of Seaford, age 16, Henry Ketcham, age 17, Ar- tilelo Bassallo, age 16. "They were held over night and arraigned before Judge Southard in the moming on a charge of disorderly conduct, -who pa¬ roled them in the custody of their par¬ ents for a further hearing Thursday,
Kenneth Haskett, colored, of Mas¬ sapequa, ran away instead of surren¬ dering, but a warrant has been issued for him. A man by the name of Hart of AmityviUe claims that the same thing happened to him in the same place but that he was confronted by a man with a gun when he alighted to pick up the supposedly lost tire. He also had a gun and drew it, where¬ upon the man disappeared. Mr. Hart win appear at the hearing Thursday.
If the boys are i>eing used as de¬ coys by a gang of men, an attempt will be made to get them, and' some very valuable information has be<m. ob¬ tained by the officers connected with the case.
The   fourth   annual   cruise   of   tho Lights was held on    Tuesday    even¬ ing at the American Theatre when the j house was packed in order to witness ' a most excellent vaudeville show.
One gets'Sised to writing "the best ever" when speaking of the Lights shows for it seems that each show that is presented by them is a little bit better than the one before, al¬ though the oite before was the best that  had ever been seen.
"Skipper" George McKay of the Lights Club was official announcer for the evening ^nd acquitted himself in the best pos.sible L'nited Cigar Store way "Between the .\cts."
Fred Gray was stage manager for the production and it was due to his efforts and those of Secretary Nor¬ man E. -Manwaring that such an ex¬ cellent array of acts was present. Both of theni have been most active in the activities of the Lights Club this season, looking after the tiresome business details in a way that has placed the club on a sound financial and business basis.
The show opened with the Garden Sisters, a pretty singing act, featur¬ ing a rich contralto voice blending in harmony with a flawless soprano.
-Anderson and Graves were next on the bill in a clever little playlet en¬ titled "Without a Shirt." Their of¬ fering was very well Mceived and de- .-ierving of the applause given it.
Helen Vincent was in splendid voice, singing several selections in a man¬ ner that was deserving of the recep¬ tion given her act.
Crawford and Broderick had one of the cleverest acta of its kind seen in vaudeville in recent years, abounding in quick patter that was far above th.> usual in cleverness and point, be.sidet" featuring a most "easy to look at" girl.
Frank Westphal, in spite of an en¬ gagement with a friend by the name of .Schiller, and in spite of the fact that his Carr was waiting outside, .fave a few moments of his time to playing the piano like F. C. W, can, and departed with hi.s rubber.s on in preparation for the wet night that was expected,
Norwood and  Hall  had  a  most en- • joyable act, dainty and funny, and it went over big.
Leo Carillo, vice president of the Lights Club, appeared, to thank t^e public for the support that they had given the club and to express the friendly feelings that the people of Woodcleft felt for Freeport. He stat¬ ed that the club was always ready to help in any benefit, a statement that Freeport knows to be true. Follow¬ ing his little speech, he recited the old Robert Service classic, "The Shooting of Dan McGrue."
We had hoped that that poem, aa well as the "Mug On the Barroom Floor," and "Gunga Din" had been heard for the last time, but the mas¬ terly rendition given by Leo Carillo revived interest in it aiid made it a re¬ incarnation worthy of the name.
Kline Brothers were a whirlwind ev¬ ery moment that they were on the stage and have an act that is a knock¬ out. With the assistance of Ekidie Carr and Skipper McKay, a quartet was formed and sang a ballad.
Gray and Old Rose was a dainty finish to a wonderful show. It is a clever dancing act, very dainty and well set and costumed.
The fourth annual cruise of the Lights ended s season for them that has been filled with their good deeds, and when the summer comes again it is hoped that all of the old friends and many new ones -will come to Freeport to make their home.   ,
SEVERAL CASES IN SPEEDERS COURT
Tuesday Session Brings Ont Long
Array of Speaders—Several
Cases ef Over 4S Miles
DOG HOWLS AT NIGHT
Dr. William H. Runcie was given a dog by some admiring patient not long ago, and said canine mode the nights wild with itfl howling. Finally, after tbe neighbors had lain awake several nights the doctor was informed that unless something were done, the mat¬ ter would be reported to the Board of Health. Nobody knows what action was taken, bnt the howling has ceased.
FOUR INJURED IN MINEOLA
In Sunday's quota of antomobile ac¬ cidents one was allotted to Mineola when a car overturned on New Hyde Park road. Injuring fonr people. All of them were Uken to the Nassau Hospital, one seriously injured. Louis Levey of Flushing wat driving and tbe others .in the car wer« his wife's mother, Mrs. R. Wittenberg, his wife and Jacob Goldstein.
Speeders' Court on Tuesday present¬ ed quite an unusual array of speed merchants who had come "heeled" to pay for their folly at the mercy of the court.
Charles Albers of Brightwaters was th> first to be summoned and received a suspended sentence after the facts in the case had^ been heard by Judge Johnson.
William Bosman of New York ad¬ mitted that he had been exceeding the speed limit within the sacred pre¬ cincts of Freeport and he was fined $10.
Walter Foehl of Brooklyn was sum¬ moned for reckless driving. It was claimed that he was exceeding the lim¬ it by a good deal and that he endan¬ gered the lives of several pedestrians as well as, the lives of those who were in the car with him at the time. Offi¬ cer Hahn testified that the women iu the party were very much frightened. Foehl was fined $26.
Louis Neu of Brooklyn was relieved of $20 for speeding through Freeport and Charles Abbot of New York waa taxed $15,
Anton Valerichs, who is chauffeur for some wealthy New York family, answered the summons ipr his em¬ ployer and paid a flne of $20.
Maurice McLoughlin of New York, wlu) sicooted up Miain street with cut¬ out open, had to pay $6.
Irvmg Smith of Baldwin 'was flned $26 and severely admonished by the iudge jn tJie bargain. About three months ago Smith figured in an auto a«scklent at Voag Beach avenue and Merrick road, when bath cars were wrecked and he was injured.
It seems \fmt no attention was paid to the summons he had i received. On July 81 he was flned $26 for speedr ing. The same evening lie flgared In •n accident at Valley Stream, and barely escaped injury. ,
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