Nassau County Review 19170420

              Nassau County Review
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Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1917
VoL XX, No. K>
HOME DEFENSE ^ DRILL Saturday  and Sunday  After¬ noons at 3:30 JBayview  Avenue  and  Smith Street DO YOUR  BIT
FREEPORT
HK.MWATKlT'riDE  T.\BLE
(OfKcial    Fiirures for   .Sandy    Hook)
Friday,   -\pril 29      7:00 a.m.
Saturday, ^^1       7:4'Ja. m.
Sunday, ^^^      8:37 a.m.
Monday. '^¦i      9:2.'l a. m.
Tuesday. ^4     10:08 a.m.
Wednesdav. 2r,    10:.'56a. m.
Thursdav, 2e<     11:4.-, a.m.
Kriday, ^7     l-:-*' P- '"•
Saturday, :i«      1:41p.m.
The annual report of the .Neitrhbor- hootl Workers is necessarily held over because of lack of space in this issue.
The -Mothers' Club will hold a meet¬ ing to which mothers in the eastern section of the villatre are especially invited, in tbe chapel at Turk's Isl¬ and, next Wednesday, April 2o, at -i p, m. Rebreshments will be served and all mothers, whether members of the club or not, are cordially invited to be present.
Car Jumps from
Track to Sidewalk
Sixty passengers in a trolley car of the New York & Lonir Island Trac¬ tion Company were badly shaken up when the car jumped the track on At¬ lantic Avenue, .Sunday. Tbe trolley car, in charjre of Motorman K. H. Mott and Comluctor C. !•'. McFaul, was speeding westward toward Bald¬ win.
When the car reached Kast Avenue the front wheels .struck a spreadintr rail, left the track and shot forward,' strikinu' the curb and jumpinK over to the sidewalk. The car completely j blocked Atlantic Avenue, and was not replaced until late at ni^hl.
Those who were the most painfully hurt included T. ("hristyn of 1067 Myrtle Avenue, Brogklyn; Mrs. Ar¬ thur Wilson of the .Merrick Road, Har¬ ry Schwartz of Baldwin, T- Shea of Atlantic .\veiuic and Locust Street, M. Mayer of Brooklyn; Benjamin Hoffman of Brooklyn; Michael lliir- Xins of Oceanside, and -Miss C, (iiide of Haverstraw, N. Y.
Entertains Temperance
Tots At Mineola Home
TheLoyal Temperance Legion of the Mineola Home was royally enter¬ tained by its friends from Freeport last Thursday afternoon, when they were iriven an Easter social by the Ladies' .Aid Society of the Lutheran Church, and Mrs. Etta .1. Carman, Superintendent of the L. T. L., follow¬ inK the regular temperance e.xerclses of the yountrsters. F^a.ster eirn:s, can¬ dy, cake and an Easter card for each LeKion niember helped to make the event a pleasant one for them.
Fun at the Mask and Wig Club
On Tuesday evening the  .Mask and WiK (^'ub held its first regular month¬ ly   and     social     meetinjr   in   its   club rooms, with  President .\lbin  .\. .lohn¬ son   presidinir.     Several   amendn>ents were   made   to   the   by-laws.     It   was also sujrjresteil that the club produce '. a coroedy drama in four acts by Fran-1 ees  Hodjrson Burnett and William  H. : Gillette,  entitled  "Esmeralda."   w^ich j on its oriuinnl production ran for .'15(1 nijrhts   In   .New   York.     It   would   be jriven  about  the  latter  part  of .June \ and   the   members   seemed   to   favor' havinu it pro<iuced for the benefit of: the local Ued Cross Society or for the .Minute   .Men  of  Freeport.     An  inter- estinjr  social   projrram.   in  charjre  of Mrs.   Edmynd, T.  Cheshire, concluded the evening.    '
The place to buy coal. Sinclair Raynor, S No. Main St., telephone 147 Freeport.
Ailv.'iliHi'mrnt
Oliver K. C Reynolds, plumber. hn» an uttractive adv. in this week's issuv of a comidete bathroom ouItU for $l'>0.
Queen Quality Shoes for Women. A ' new kid lace boot, plain toe, French, heel, M'l Inches hijrh. Pricc $8.00. A .similar style in our Boston Favor- \ ite line, $4..">0. Crevoiserat's.'95 So. j Main St. i
Freeport leads the way. Do you l^now that you have the larjrest stock of bicycles and tires in New York to select from rijrht here in Freeport? Sidney Smith has a selection of 200 bicycles and 400 pairs of tires from $l'..'>0 up. Ball bearinjir roller skates $1.50 up. Call und look them over and compare the quality nnd price ¦with any other store and you will be fonvinced that it pays to shop at home. Sidney Smith, 15 W. Merrick ' Koad. FneporC, N. Y.
Advrrtiavmcnt
Ladies' Suits Dry Cleaned, $1.50; Kejjrel'i.
Advfrti-emvnt
If tk« «arly mominj; sun anaoya your eyes window shades can he ij\- 9t«lle<l inside of the white transpar¬ ent ones ih dark colors such aa ifreen Mill blue, as mo<ierate in price as 60 c«Dte, accordJDK to L. H. Schneider A Son's adv. in this issu«.
ABOUT THE CHURCHES FRATERNAL ORDERS
Subject   of   Srrmons,   SifrvlcM   ot   the   week •
¦nd other <loinf«  in  the churctet
and   church   tocictifft
Catholic ,\
I he time for the masses on Sur^tfly i
I.s «:IHl and   Hl:;!(> a. m.
Methodist
.\ concert under the direction of Bessie H. Smith, pianist, will be jriven ncNl Tuesday eveninjr, .Vpril 24, in-the lecture room. Other numbers on the lirojrram wil) Include Arthur Bender, \ioiinlst, and a quartet of mixed voic¬ es. .\ silver offerinjr will be taken- proceeiis for benefit of the Sunday .School.
iiapti-st Church
The pastor, Kev. William Hrecken- rid'-'e. will pleach at both services on Sunday; II a. m. subject, "The Bajp- tism of the Holy (ihost;" 7:;{0 p. in. subject, "An Old-Time .-\mbulance Corps." The Sunday School meets at !»:4.j a. m.; classes for all. Mid-week service for prayer and Bibles study on Thursday at H p. m.
Ur. W. A. Gramrer, President of the New York Stote Baptist Convention, will bejrin a series of evanjrelistic meetinjrs on Sunday. April 29. -Mass meetinjr for men at 1 p. in.; jreneral meetinjr at 7:;10 p, in.
Dr. Dowey In Freeport Over two hundred persons as¬ sembled in the Baptist Church last Sunday eveninjr to hear Rev. George G. Dowey. who is special orjjaniger of -Men's Bible Classes in connection with the .S'ew York "Billy" Sunday cainpaijrn. An inspirinjr and helpful serv ice was held. The choir rendered the anthem. "Sittinir at the Feet of .lesus," with irreat effect. Mrs Breck- eiiridjre sanj; the solo, "Wbo is This .Man of Sorrows?" and Mrs. Dowey also sanjr two beautiful solos. Dr. Dowey jrave ii stirrinjr address and specially dealt with the orjrani/.lnjr of .Men's Bible Classes. At the dose of meetinj;- twenty-five men sljrnitied their desire lo join a Bible Class. It was arraiijred to hold a meetinjr of those interested in the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, the 24th, at ^8 p. m. Dr. Dowey will be present to ex¬ plain the plan, which has worked so successfully in other places. -All anx¬ ious to have a Bible Class in their own church are urjred to be present on this occasion.
Meth(Klisl
On .Sunday morninjr Dr. (."urt.ice will take for his sermon theme "The Church's One Foundation." The ev¬ eninjr address will be on "The Pres¬ ent World Crisis and Our Country's delation To It." The service will be distinctly jiatriotic in its spirit anil purpose.
The followinjr is the projrram for a concert to be jriven in the lecture room of the M. E. ('hurch Tuesday eveninjr, .¦\prll 24, under, the direction of Miss Bessie IL Smith, pianist. A silver offerinjr is to be taken for benefit of the Sunday School:
(a» Minuet Caprice, Weber; (b) Walt/, op. 42; Chopin.
Violin; (a) Northern Sonjr; ib» Berceuse; Arthur Bender.
Quartette: (al Perfect Day, C. 1. Bond; (b) Dreams, Strele/.ki; (cl Rockin' in de Win', Neidlinjcer.
(a) Prelude, (.'hopin; (b) Butter¬ flies, Novitz Rosenthal; (c) Liehes- waltzer, .Moszrowski; (dl Sextettts "Lucia," for left hand alone, Leschet- itsky.
Violin: Bajiratelle, Bohm; Thais, Massenet.
Quartette: (a) Sweet and Low, (b) Carry Me Back; (c) Tentinj;- Tonijrht.
Selection.
Solo
Rigoletto.   Liszt.
Christian Science
First Church of (Christ, Siientisl. Services Sunday moruinjr at 11 o'clock. Fulton and Franklin Streets. Hempstead; subject next Sunday, .\pril   22,  "Doctrines  of   .Atonement."
I   in   the  secret   frutcrnaf   organisations of   Freeport   and   vicinity.
.'\t the next meetinir of Massape¬ qua Lo<ljte No. 822. F'ree and Accepted
' ¦Vlasons. the -Master -Mason Dejrree will be conferred up<m a class of five
^candidates. The Historical Lecture Viil be delivered by Wor. William |«isf|uin of Cornucopia  Lo<l;re.
Lutheran
Services are held in this church ev¬ ery Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. The Sunday School meets at 2:30 p. m. The devotional m»«etinjr of the Luther Leajrue is held every Sundify eveninjr at 7 o'clock.
Episcopal
The Women's Guild will hold a cake, apriin ami bajr sale in the basement of the church this Saturday, .April 21, from 2 to 5 o'clwk.
Epworth   l.eaj;ue   News
Topic. .April 22. "Courtesy as a Christian (irace;" leaders, Freeport, Robert Paterson; Roosevelt, Miss R. Lytle-
Rally at Lynbrook, Thursday, April 20, >' p. m., at M. E. Church.
.K membership contest is on in Koosevelt Chapter; two terfliis of 12 members each, with Miss Gertrude Hubbard and Robert Williams as cap- Uiins. will clash. Several applica¬ tions have already Iwen deceived on each .^ide. '
The rejrular monthly meeting of the Frecport Chapter was held last Tues¬ day evening, ut which the officers for the coming year were elected.
The officers electe«l are as followii: President, Dr. G. .A. H. Smith; first vice president. Miss Marion Bedell; second vice president, Miss Sarah (}reen; third vioe president, Miss May Carpenter; fourth vice president. Miss Myrtle Roantree; secretary, Morton Crevoiserat; treasurer, Stephen Car¬ penter; publicity secretary, Stanley Raynor,
Dr«s8es   Diy   Cleaned* ,$1.50;   Ke¬ gel's.
Advrtisement
The Jlelpinj: Hand .Sewing Circle met at the home of Mrs. G, Dunker on TueHiiay afternoon, and the follow¬ ing officers were elected: President. MrK. Franci»4 Raynor; senior vice president. Mrs. Emmie Mount; junior vice president, Mrs. Lizzie Kaynor; treasurer, .Mrs. Elsie .lohns; record¬ ing secretary. Mrs. E. H. Bentley.
The Busy Bee .Sewing Circle held its last meeting at the home of EUeu .A. (jolden. when a busy session was held. The next regular meeting will be wilb .Mrs. Liliiin Kaynor on Ttuirs lay. .<kl)ril 20.
Daughters of America .A supper will l>e held under the auspices of the local Council in Me¬ chanics' Hall next Tuesday evening, from li to 8 o'clock. Fartcy articles will also be on sale. Tickets can be obtained from the inembers frtr :!-'ic.
Drummers' Banquet
at McAlpin
A hlTgt- ilelegatioii froiii Long Inl¬ and Council iNo. or,9, U. C. T. of A., of F'reeport attended a banquet at thi.\ Hotel McAlpin last Saturday even¬ ing, which was given In honor of Su¬ preme Counselor George E. Hunt of Massachusetts; Supreme Page R. .A. Tate of Utica, .N'. Y.; (irand ("ounsel- or John .M. Weekes and Grand Coun¬ selor -A. V. .Jamison of Xew .Jersey, Delaware jurisdiction, and other prom- inentWicers of the Order. The gath¬ ering consisted of members from 14 (Councils in the .Metropolitan District and the class initiation of forty mem¬ bers which took place later, was con¬ ducted by the Metrojiolitan Past Coun¬ selors' -Association. Since the Coun¬ cil from Freeport had seven of the forty candidates. Senior Counselor -Albin -\. .Johnson was accorded the honor of leading the first candidate through the mysteries, and Past (;oun- selors E. -A. Spiegel, E. H. de (Juis- card, .John .1. Boland and Forrest S. Dunbar and Page Leon (;. Moore were also privileged to assist at the Initia¬ tion. The candldst'tes presentt>d by the local Council were: S. P. .Arnold. Hen¬ ry B. Fennelly, Charles C. Winston, Frank S. Johnston and Samuel IL Geer of Freeport and Harry .A. Dan¬ iels and William H. Wardell" of I'atch¬ ogue.
The Council is arranging for an¬ other of its euchres in .Mechanics' Hall thi.s Saturday evening, -April 21.
At its regular meeting on the first Saturday of May next a number of candidates will be initiated and ad¬ dressed by Senior ('ounselor J. M. Wile of Knickerbocker (Jouncil In Manhattan, a distinguished orator of the Order.
Social and Personal
On Thursday. -April 12, little "Hil¬ ly" Moran of Harrison -Avenue, eiiter- tain(!d a numlwr of his young friends, the occasion bring his first birthday. The table was attractively arranged, Easter decorations being used, and with Easter favors for the ki<ldies. Among those present were: Misses Jacquelin Nolan, Jeanette Duryea, Claire Williams, F^dith King, F]dna May Bedell, Gertrude Runcie, F've- lyn Virginia Kremelberg,and -Masters Billy Moran, Silas A. Williams, 3r<l, Howard Moow> and F'reilerlck King.
(ieorge Wallace of Ocean -Aven»e was an attendant at the Single Tax ("onference held at the Hotel St. (Jeorge, .Atlantic City, last week, at which time a national single ta.x movement was discussed.
Mr. and Mra. C. E^ Raynor of Por¬ terfield Pl.tce send greetings from Daytona, F'la.
Mrs. Herbert E. (folding of Stam¬ ford, (!onn., has returned home after spending a week with her parents. .Mr. and Mrs. Joseph  R. Clark, East Ave.
* Jarvis Whitman, who has been em- [iloyed by the Brooklyn Water Works Department for the past 11 years, and was recently laid olT wiien the pump¬ ing plant-s along the south side closed down, hus secured a position with the Queens Department at Queens. Mrs. Whitman has been ill all Winter, suf¬ fering from a nervous breakdown, but is slowly improving.
Baldwin  Girl Missing
Miss (iladys I.t.  Austin, 2(i year.; of age,   has   been   missing   for   ten   days, and  her  parents.  Mr.   and   Mrs.   Wil¬ liam   B.  Austin, of  Harrison   -Avenue. have searched day and nijrht for her. When   she   left   home  a  week   ago Wednesday.  Gladys   told  her   parents ; that  she   was   on   her   way   to  a   re- I hearsal  at the   F'reeport  Cluh, where , she  was  to  take  part   in   the  spring , frolic.    She wore a green velvet suit, n   long   black  and   whit^  coat  Und   a large black silk hat. .
.She  did   not  .get   to  the   rehearsal. Her father thinks that she might have ; gone  off to join  some war organiza- , tion of nurses or \T)lunteer3.
—Brooklyn Eagle. I
'     Scout Shoes for Eloys and .Men. We '¦ now have a full line of Scouts in both , Black   and  Tan—the     best    weiunng i j shoes on the miirket for rough usage. ] ! Crevoiserat's. 95 So. Main St. i
.^fi\ erti»#aft*»«4 1
V iliage Police I Officers ApF>ointed
-At a st)eclal meeting of the Village Board of Trustees last F'riday evening a resolution was passed amending the rules of the Police Department to pro¬ vide that Instead of a captain, three desk men and four jiatrolmen, the force should consist of eiirht police¬ men, one of whom might he appointed captain, on the recommendation of the chief. The present oilicers were re-appoliited as regular oilicers, none bein.: de.-^igna'.ed as desk men or cap¬ tain, namely: F^lmer E. Raynor, John J. Dunbar, F'rancis Smith, Carl Dar- ' enberjr, George Boyden, Stanley Smith, .\nthony Feilden, William S. -Merrill! .Appllcafions from Wilbur D. Ry<ler, Theodore IL Gissell and , Peter Eiuc were laid on the ta^le. Ap¬ plication of .A. James Cronley as spe- ¦cial policeman was acted upon favor- i ably. These api)oiatments were all maile until further notice.
Captain Hanse spoke at length upon the work and plans of the department : including a well-defined plan of orgnn- , Iv.ation for local protection by the citi zens of the various sections of the vil¬ lage. The police department is neces¬ sarily small, and in order to do most ctfeetive work must have the'co-oper¬ ation of the citizens.
Antonio   F'allotta   was   engagcil   'o take care of the Village  Park at the ¦ .il pot. at a salary of $2 a d.-iy.
Thomas   Lucas  was  directe<l  to  is¬ sue u policy for $4000 on the new hose , liouse of Ilone 3.
.Application of citizens near Fllliott and  .Archer Streets for a light at the i corner of those two streets, was   rc- ' f( rred to the light committee. j     F'rank   IL   .Stevens   complained   of r\svrong grade for walk at his proper- tV on Grand .Avenue.   The Street Com- I niissioner was instructed to have the : walk  properly  replaced,  without  cost to iXlr. Stevens. I     A Vesolutioil   wa."i   passed   cotitinu- i Ing Lt^ F'ishcl as attorney in the mat¬ ter  of Vollection   of water  and   light ' rental   arrearages,   also   the   suit   ot j .Mrs. Lydi'vi P. Stewart against the vil- ' lage, both  of which  were undef way with him as attorney of record.
Dr. Rhame, Town Health OHicer, was present upon reiiuest of Dr. Run¬ cie, Village Health Officer, and the sewer and cesspool proiiosition was discussed. .A site had been presented for consideration just east of the vil- j lage, and it was decided to inspect I the ground with Dr. Khame and Dr. I Ituncie the following morning. I Under the.jjteslmt regulations the I Police Justice charges $2 for each re- I volver license issued, an<l all members lof the .Minute .Men must-have Jrcenses I before they can carry a gun. -A reso- I lution was accordingly passed pro- I viding that no charge should be made ffw licenses issued to special deputy I sheriffs or police oflicers. '¦ It was decided to have a ilay and ! night watchman at the village munl- I cipal plant, and Chief Hanse was au- I thorized to place these men, at com- i pensation of .$18 for the night man i and ilo for the other. i Village (,'lerk Shea was dlrecleil to j ascertain price on three carloads of I Peekskill gravel.
The newly-nominated officers of the ' F'ire Department were approved as I recommended—Chief, J. Jay Randall, jr.; first assistant, Clarence B. Wil- ! Hams; second assistant, S. Dimon j Smith.
' HYMENEAL
MILLER—FISHER
• Roliert -A. .Miller, jr., and .Miss Myr- jtle Virginia F'isher. both of F'reeport. ! were married at the Presbyterian Par- j soiiage by Rev. J. .Sidney (iould Wed- j nesday morning. I      Mr.   Miller   is   the  son   of   Mr.  and
.Mrs.   Robert  A.   .Miller  of  270  Smith j Street, and  is one of the young men
who has grown up in F'reeport.
The couple were accompanied by I Mr. and Mrs. R. -A. Miller, sr., .Miss iAdell Miller ami E. \. Colyer. I -After the ceremony a luncheon was 1 served at the home of the groom, and Ithe happy couple left, to later make i their home in N'ew Jersey. . The con- I gratulations of many friends follow : them.
i      RED CROSS NOtES      ,
! FREEPORT   AIXILIARY |
' The work room is crowded ilaily I with women doing their "bit" toward I national jreparedness. There is al-^ I ways plenty of work on hand and ev- ' erybwly is urged to come in and help. \Vhether you are a member or not I tome i') whenever you can and help j with the sewing.
j     The    -Membership     Committee   has
been   doing   excellent   work-     In   the
I short   time  elapsed   since  the   -Auxili-
lary forme>l they rejiort-an enrollment
I of  over  one  hundred  members-     The ;
I branch ' chairman.     Mrs.   W.   .Albert
Pease, expressed  her thanks and con-
I gratulations to our trasurer on Free- ;
I port having the tirst auxiliary to have i
I its report  in  on time, and  absolutely
correct.
I The chairman, Mrs. Hill, and the, members of the Ways and Means Committee are working constantly- on jilans to help swell the tinances of the organization. -A series of card parties are being arranged for, the lirst to be given next Monday. .April 23. at the- home of .Mrs. H. L. -Maxson. on South Lonj;   Beacii   -Avenue.
The Mothers' Club has al.so ex- ' pressed its desire to help and will ¦ shortly l»ro<luce an opera, thu pro<eeds ; to go tfl the Red Cross.
This week the benefit that was giv¬ en at the .American Theatre was the | chief Red Cross attraction, and much '. thanks is due both the committee and .Mr. Walden. manager of the theatre,' for their efforts in helpiim to make it j successful. ,
Mrs.   Swezey.  chairman  of  tinaiue. i i.nd her committee also report  splen¬ did   work.    The  subscription   fund   is ; fast gaining and they  rcfiort to <late: i First -National Bank $5.00
11. B.  Hagen & Co. .5.00 ,
Chautaucjua  Circle „^ -^       ."i.OO |
Alfred Davison <•'   ' l.'i.OOj
S. 11. Swezey .'..00 i
Adelaide Sutherlaii.l LOO'
Sarah  Stuart '>.00 ;
Neighborhood Workers 3.05 j
William  \ossler 5.00 !
Raymond S.. 3 yrs., and Shirley !
Pearsall, 2  mos. 5.00 I
Mrs.  .John   Harrington 5.00 |
Mrs.  Elizabeth C.  Story "-.OO |
.Mr. R. H. Baine 5.00 |
Mrs. Edgar Williams 5.00;
.Arthur Brown 5.00 '
Seaman i^-  Rovegno 5.00 i
' .As much money is badly needed , toward the base hospital eiiuipment, itj is hoped that everybody in Freeport I will place their name on this list. No i amount is too small or two large so everybody help. Contributions can j be sent to the chairman, Mrs. S. 11. Swezey, or members of the commit-| lee.
BELLMORE
MERRICK
tliink Rol.prts i» our r.-pri».-iiuiti\ e in lt,:'ni,iri' lind vicinity. Ail urdern and iifwn left v^ith him will reeeive the sanie •¦arrful atli-ntion  H<  at   our  oflfice.
F'rank Doty and family have moved to the Samuel Self cottage on Linden Street, recently vacated by John Calet.
Jerome Messina has- purchased the barber business formerly conducted by .Nicholas Plusso on Bedford .Ave¬ nue, and will move to his new loca¬ tion next week. Mr. Plusso moved to Roosevelt with his family on Mon¬ day of this week, where he will open a barber shop.
Herman Heckley has been awarded the contract for the erection of four residences in F'rederick Park by the Long Island Realty Company :inil has started work on the first two.
Bellmore Baseball Team opened the season last Sunday when they met and were defeated by the F'reei)ort Colored Stars in that village by tbe score of 3 to 1. The lirst game on the local dia¬ mond will be played next Sunday af¬ ternoon.
-A dance for the benefit of the club will be given in F'iremen's Hall this .Saturday evening. Th^ boys hope to have the pleasure of j,Teeting a large number of fans on thi* evening.
-Mr. and -Mrs. Samuel Seaman of F^ast Williston spent Satunlay and .Sunilav vvith relatives  in  Bellmore,
The   reyular  semi-monthly   meeting
¦ of the Hand-in-Hand League was held at the home of the .Misses .Margaret and Kathryn Mulcahy -Mon.lay even¬ ing. The members of the League will make  their annual  visit  to  St.  Giles"
, Home this Saturday. -April 21.
.A committee from the Merrick Branch of Boy Scouts was also pres¬ ent at this meeting. .Arrangements and plans for the cake and candy sale and dance which is to be given by the League for the benefit of the Boy .S<'OUts next F'riday eveninir.  .April 27.
. were made. It is hoped that the friends  of  the   Scouts  will   join   with
; the League in makinir this affair a success.
Services at the Church of the Kc- deeiner Sunday, the Second .After F'.aster. at 11. o'clock A. .M. and H o'clock P. .M. Morning Pniyer and sermon.    F^vening Prayer and sermon.
I The Sunday School meets in the Par ish House each Sunday at 10 .A. .M. The Woman's .\uxiliary meets week¬ ly on Thursdays at 2.:!n P. .M. The V.   F.  .S.  meets  bivvM'kly  on   F'ridays
iat  7.3(1  P.  .M.    Tbe  Boy  .S.-outs  meet
! each Tuesday at 7.30 P. .M. .\ ror- ilial welcome is extended to all to at tenil the service- of this church ;ind to become  idcntilii I   .vith  its (-oiiinuinity
1 work.
.A   public   entertuiiiiiiciit   in   relelira- • tion of .Arbor Day will be held in the ^chiinl    house   tonitht.    F'ridav,   at    S .'ilwk.
WANTAGH
Harry Zeiner has rcsi^iiied tlu lastership of the village
post-
Real Elstate Sales
Thomas W. Lucas has rented the following houses: •
F'urnished:
House of L. I). Aiiimenimn on South Ocean .Avenue to Dr. William S. (Jothie! of .New York City.
House of H. Platt on West Side .Avenue to Mr. Kohn of New York City.
Cnfurnished:
House of C. II. Platt on Smith St. to Robert Purvis of Brooklyn.
liouse of T. P. C. Forl>es & Co., Weat End -Avenue, to .lames .Mullens of Bro<ik!yn.
House of T. P. C. F'orbes & Co., -At¬ lantic -Avenue, to -Mrs. Edwards of F'reeport,
House of -Alex. Hardie. Whaley .St.. to E. A. Dennig of Bay Shore.
House of F'rank Stevens. Grand Avenuel lo .Mrs. F^. Reynolds of Od- arhurst.
House of J. Roantree of Roosevelt to H. Dueand of Queens,
House of C.   E.  Raynor of  Porter¬ field Place to O. -M. Saxton of Brook¬ lyn- House   of  J.   J.   Randall   of   Miller I -Avenue to H. .Ahearn of Brooklyn.       i
No Mail To Germany       i
postmaster T. Benson Smith an- j nounces that the post oflice depart¬ ment has issued an order that owing to hostilities with Germany that no mail will tie received for Germany. Also that as mail for Austria-Hun- gap-y. Luxemburg, Bulga/ia and Tur¬ key has flrst been transported throtigb Germany that mail will not bc ac¬ cepted for nny of those countries.
OBITUARY
Catlicniic K.   Farreii   dird   .\|)nl   .S, '
of   tetanus, aged   1^   yrs.;   burial   on I
-April   Kt   in Holy     Cross     Cemetery, ; Brooklyn.
WILLIAM H. WEST '
.Another of our venerated veterans of the Civil War, William H. West, | answered his final roll-call lasl F'rj- j day. Comrade West was a lirst ser- . geanl of Troop F, Third Cavalry, U. j S. -A. l-'urteral services were held on • Monday at the home of John Bannon, | Smithville South, with whom Mr. i West had resided. Interment In the ! soldiers' plot at (Jreenfield Cemetery. ', Wilbur F'.  Southard, funeral director. '¦
ESTHER   A.   R.\YNOR
FIslher -A., aged 88 years, widow of j the late .Sidney Raynor. died at the! home of her daughter at Rockville; ('entre Monday, April It). Four child-¦ ren survive her—.Mrs. James Wright i of Oceanside, .Mrs. F^dmund Oirnwell of Rockville Centre; William T. Ray-1 nor. North Bergen Place, and George i Rayrwr, South Grove .Street, this vil-j laire. I
JOHN  W. FLECK
.John W. Fleck died .Saturday at hisj home, oOO West 157th Street, Manhat-; tjin, where funeral services will bei held Tuesday. .A few years ago Mr. ' F'leck resided in .Miueola, anil was a j member of F'reeport Lodge of F'Iks.i His wife survives him.—Times.
SA-MLEL E. (iOLDE.N
.Samuel E. (iolden. aged 37 years, died at his Inte home in Roosevelt on ; Tues<lay. F'uneral services were helil ¦ Thursday, Rev. D. S. Coors, pastor of i the Roosevelt .M. E. Church, officiat¬ ing, with intermanl in (Jreenfield i Cemetery; C. .A F'ulton, funeral di-1 rector.
.Mr. Golden is survived by two broth¬ ers, C. Wesley and Mervin (iolden and four sisters, .Mrs. F'rank H. Seaman, Mrs. .Tack Halliday, .Mrs. Addie Bier ling and .Mrs. Charles Stoudt.
To Paint the Town
For the lirst tiiiu'. as far as we re¬ call, the Nassau Coun.ty Review this week publishes a full page advertise¬ ment for a local business house. Page. S of this issue is taken by the Lee- Patterson Co., for advertisirfif their agency of .She'"win-Williamp paint. Coupled with the excellent iiuality of the paint advertised, the results should be commensurate with the extra ef¬ fort and expense.
Harry T. Braithwaite hns gone to the Catskills for the benefit of his health.
Miss .Miller, teacher in the Public School, has been ill two weeks.
The -Arbor Uay exercises will be belli 111 the school on F'riday of this week.
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Justice Corodon Norton, Mrs. Nor¬ ton and sons Corodon and F'rederic are spending a few days on the farm in Connecticut.
F'ive schools in this vicinity will fiold a lield day on the Bclliiiore dia¬ mond F'riday,
The regular services of tlie -Memo¬ rial Congregational (.'hurch will bt' held next Sunday, Kev. Mr. .Mlis nlli- ciating.
The Wantagh baseball Icaiu will play Seaford at Bellmore nexl Tues¬ day.
SCHOOL NOTES
Following is the result of the third iiuarlerly spelling contest:
(irade 8—-Fidward .Michaud !»'.», Ar¬ thur OJseii 07, Charles Jamison 100. .Martha Huhnken '.Mi; average 08',..
Grade 7—Lucy Albrecht 01). F^dna Smith 00, Ruth Garner 00, Reuben Nilson 10(1, William Coron 00, Alfred Anderson 84, Adelaide Ludford 'J8; average, 9o  1-7',, .
(irade 0 -Talbot Baldwin 04, F'.dlth Bradley 10(1, Lurana DeLong 07, Al¬ fred Herrlich 84. -Arthur Lawrence 72, Cecilia Meyer KK-, Ethel Michaud 100, Howard .Seymour 04, Fidna Venue 00; class average, 03..'!' i .
(irailc .'i-Juilson .Mien 'tO Bertha .Albrecht 07, F'red Box 0(i, Victoria .Mull-r '17, Frederic .Norton 08, Ida Venue Sii, .Mary Washburn IOO; av¬ erage, 9(,.\',.
(irade 3— .Marion Jamison 100, Gertrude James IOO, Basil DeLong 08, .Alex. Norton 07, Thomas Davis OO. Raymond Wood 00. John McKaba 88. Dorothy Connors 8.'"), Dorothy .Mack 82, Clinton Stevenson 73, (Iharles Baldwin 03, Carl Dreyer ,'.0; average, 84 3-4'>.
Grade 4 Palmroy Box OH, Shirley Vail 08, Fiuiiice Duryea O.'i, John Bon- ert 04, Edtrar Ludford .SO. WinifrtMl Duryea 87, Sadie Miller 87, E^sa<l .Mc^ Kaba 82; average, UI  1-4'. .
Perfect attendaiue, March:
Room I .Mi<s .Miller, teacher; (,'harles Keu.sch.
Room 2- .Mi.-s (irimm, ti'iuher; Palmroy Box, Thomas  Davi-;,
Room •! .Miss Harper, teai'her; Bertha Albrecht, Fred Box, Ethel -Michaud,
Room 4 -Mr. liruoks, tcarher; Fid- ward -Michaurl, .\lartin Huhnken, Ch.trles .lamisoM, Liny .Albrecht, Kuth (iarMcr.
The baiiiici- for the month ua,- awarded to Room 1 because of the irreatest i/ain in attendanct-
BALDWIN
.About Ml men of the village trath creil in tbe tire hall on Thursday ev ening  of  last   week  in  the  interest   of
I organizing a Home Guaril. After prayer by the Rev. W.M. II. Litte¬ brandt   and   the   singing   of   .America.
; Charles A. Calkins turiieil the meet¬ ing over to llaniM Bunker as tempo rary chairman. .Mr. Hunker intrn- duied speakers to outline the work in
; hand from sunouMiling communities, includinj; ('apt. McAllister, the Sher- ilf's military deputy, and -Messrs. Fir- win, (irace, Kucker. and Pettil, The iii.celing then procceiled to elect liar old I'liiikcr as |U'rin.iiiciit chairman, ILirry I eich. Secretary: .1. W. 1. Van .Siileii.   V'icc-Presidciil;    .Vlajor   I'hris-
I tolVel, .Military Dai'i-ior; .iod an F'.x- I'ciitive Conimittei- roiuposeil of .Messrs. Clarkson. Phillips, .Spear and Wolfe. ..A iiOVtl^icr signed up for ser¬ vice  after  the  meeting  and   on  Tues-
jday a drill was held in the lire hall with ."lO  111 the line up and rvery  mail
¦ showliic a bill' spinl. If the (iermaiis could  .-^ce  them,  they  would  surrender
iat oiic-c. .Major Cliristoll'cl was assist¬ ed by able aides in Messrs. .lohnson, Scliwab,  llill, and   Bunker, all  men  of
I military   training.     .A   drill   is   railed
I i'di .Saturday afternoon at I o'clock and for those who cannot allend then oil   Sunday   afternoon   at   3   o'clm'k   in
.the   lot  ailjoining   Franklin   G.   Hill's
¦ |-esi(|,-iii.-f. If the iiicii so desire, they may   keep   both   ;i|:ipolTilci|   drill   ses
'sions and >i) li.isleii the \vhi|i|iiiie into , -iliajH',
.      ll     S,    ('ammann   and    family    rc- 'liun.'d   to  the   village   on   Wcdiic-day for the season.
Kev. W.M. 11. l-iltcbralult eiil.T tallied the Clericus of Queens and -Nassau at luncheon at the .Vlasonn- ('lub. New Vork, on Thur.sday of this week. The Dr. Percy W. (irant of Ihi- Church of the .Ascension addressed the  Clericus  upon  "Church   F'orums."
Kudolph  Koeppel was  in the  villaee on Sunday.    -Mr. Koi'ppid is hoping to . return   to  his   home   here   before   lone ' with his family.
Miss  Avery of the local  .silioid  far ulty   has   had   the   pleasure   of   enler- ;taining her mother from   WaliTtown. .V.   ^     for the last week.
\Ke i-i;grcl to have .Mi.ss Flurtiiic Cburch who is conipletiiiy two years' "service teiichiiig hert" announce that she will not accept iippointiiienl foi»- another term but will teai-h in hi'r hoiMc  town.
Mrs. W. II. Bowne and Mi:..^ Ilown.- have returned to Ihcr hoiiu' here alter spending the winter in Ovcrlen. Md.
Tiikcts are oul fo ¦ ;i l'a.'.a:ir .uni DaiK-e to be given by a j'rnup of uui young L'lrls with Miss .Mary Driggs leadirii.' in the I'arisli House on .May !«th. fi/r the benefit of the  Ked Cro.s--
The f;iiid heinir raised for the Boy Scout e-iujp)iieiit has reached Jfll't The dt'sire is to have JJoo, If you have not sent in your bit. Mr. and .Mrs.' Reader, will you not attend to it and so lend a hel|»injr hanij n ;> i-'/ml work for .Merrick boy lifi-
The pastor of the -M. F.. Church will (ireach Sunday morning and ev¬ eninir. Regular prayer meeting on Wednesday evening.
The 73rd anniversary of the church will be observed on Sunday, May 13. Bishop Luther B. Wilson will preach in the morning.
Minute Men Drilling
The citizens of the village, belong¬ ing to the F'rseport Branch of the Minute Mer. of Long Island, are bus¬ ily drilling, in preparation for any war emergency that may arise. Drills are held at various points in the vil- lage nearly every evening, and Sr.t- unlay and Sunday al'ternoons, under instruction of military officials.
Polo Coats Dry Cleaned. $1.50; Ke¬ gel's.
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More  Fr»ep«irt  News on  Pmge 5
The -April nieeting of the Woman's Advance f^lub was held with .Mrs. William Bruchhauser- on .April 12 "The .Needs of Baldwin" aa a topic, presented many worthy suggestions. To assist the War Relief (ientre for the purcha.se of materials needed in its work, $10 was donated by tbe dub.
The club regrets accepting the res¬ ignation of Miss Sherer, w-ho was its secretary for several years and a small token in rei ognition of the club's esteem has been sent to her
The War Relief Center wnll huve, through the courtesy ot the Baldwin Coantry (itub, its hall in which to have an affair to raise money for the work.
Till-   .Ari hiJeaionry   of   (,/u.-. ri-   .umI ¦ Na---sau   will   hold   ils   quarterly   and (irinual  meeting .-it (ireat  .Net k  in  AH Saints' Church  on  Wednesday  next
.\ll meetings for women in war re¬ lief work are held at the fire hall on TuHday afternoons for the present and every woman in the Village is asked to attend am) lend a hand. Thi're is work for all. The Branch of the .Surgical Dressings Committev untler Mrs, 1). A. Clarkson and Mrs. J. W. Birch which has been doing such admirable work for over two years now continues harder thun evtr and the new work for the navy start ed on Monday will be pursuinl there also.
.Major J. B. Christoffel hat been mjf- pointed by the County fudge and Supervisor Smah a menilwr of th* Committer of Seven r«comnimi«d by the Governor U> supervis*) Home Guard organi2M,tiori in Nassau Coun¬ ty. '
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