Nassau County Review 19200409

              Nassau County Review
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FREEPORt, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1920
VoL XXm, No. 15
miAGE EMPLOYEES I special
GET MORE MONEY SMITH elected
Wfflisims Appelated Street Cobi<
anssioBer—-PreskleBt Edwards
HoMs Bakace ef Pewcr
ASST. FIRE CBIEF
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tbd salaries of all the vIUhk-; em- were raised to meet the increas- eost of living ut a me-'t'ni? of the ! trastees of the village of rreeport, held April 2. Clarence H. VS'illlams, chief of the Preeport (Ir-t deiiartment, appointed commissioner of atreeta, an tSOO Increase over the tlJOO ral- ary 'drawn by^ Millard F. Band, the ^Xoraaer coirimisaloner. VlMago Clerh Jaylveater P. Shea, Police Capt^^m iVII- D. Jefferson and Chief l?nglii«>er WUliam R. Smith, the other f^mployeea, :'«xoept Villioge Treasurer B. lUmon ;8Blith, were granted a twenty per cent f Increaae.
Mr. Smith asked to have his salary 'M^reaaed from $1800 (the amount of his | i.aalary laat year, including a commis- on tax arrearages) to $2600. or to have it put on a commisaion bosia of -flve per cent on water rentala and taxes. ^^After considerable dlacuesion, the boanl /voted to put the salary on the commis-
lon basis suggested by Mr. Smith.
D. Frank Seaman, the village tax I'COllector, was appointed to work on ]tttia assessment books at $< a day. to :^ auch work as the board might as ^idgn io him.
With the exception ot the police onp- ^taln, upon recommendation of Prssl- 'dent Edwards, all of the village em¬ ployees (except the village clerk. Miss /Bvelyn F. Bedell, deputy clerk; Clinton iM. Flint, village counsel; Henry E, Rl |eer, meter reader; James R. Smith, hy ; drant inspector, all of whom were re- (ippointed* at the flrst meeting of the ird) w^re reappointed.
President Kdwards said he wished to [^hold In abeyance his decision as to po- ^:11oe captain. An application was'read from Carl Darenberg of 137 Nassau 'avenue, a former police captain, asking J'for reinstatement,  No action was taken.
Upon recommendation of the presl- ^dent, John R. Hahn of 156 Milburn ^Ilvenue, Baldwin,^ wa* appointed a mo- itorcycle  ofllcer.
Mppll«atlons for the position of po¬ liceman were received from Arthur C. Smith of S3 Raynor street; I.«fferts Oarrett Willlnmson, 87 Smith street: Wilbur C. Reeves, Jr., 94 Rnynor street; Richard 8. Schaefer, 36 North Bergen plaoe. No action was taken. ', Power House Plans      _^
A discussion was held relative "to the lighting system in the village, and the pro?mfled Improvement of this system by the tnntnllatlon of more lights. Chief Bnglneer Smith explained the conditions at the village plant, and recommended tho installation of nn oH engine. It would cost nbout |5«.000 to Install this engine, and approximately |26(» to raiae the roof of the plant, according to Mr, «mlth. He said the oil enRlnc wouM result In a substantial savinir of; fuel. The board voted to hav<> tlio villag>' olerk Instruct the companies manufac¬ turing thes© oil engines to send n rrii resentative to attend the meotlnR of the board nnd explain the work of th- engines, price, types, rtc.
Tt WBH voted to hnve 2000 copies of th*> village trafflc regulations printed for 'llstrihntion.
Tho village clerk was Instnioted to obtain bids on nn order of a sco>v load of prnvpl, to be used on the village streets.
The offloe of hydrant Inspector wnu chnnged from the Jurisdiction of thf> water detwrtment to the chief of the flre dennrtment.
ntscuss Increased Salaries
Thtre was oonHldorahle discuHHlnii be¬ fore final action waa taken on the In¬ creasing of salaries. The members of tho board thought that the village om- ployees were entitled to more nonpy, but felt that too radical an lncr«>asr would not be practical, because It couM not be afforded by the village, and furthermore. It would set a bnd prc- cedonti In giving the heads of the dp- partments a flve per eent increase ovor the Increase granted to the otheis. the board thought this waa fair, aa thoso in chnnre of the department's have more resTMmsiblllty.
Village Treasurer Smith brought over a number of his books, to show the board Just why he thought he was en¬ titled to more money. He explained the many phases of the work he had to do, and said it required practically all of hia time, and that he had to hire two aaststants. In addition, ho was pAvlmr hia own offlce rent. Ho promised, if ho received the Increase askod for. to do voto all of his time to the offlce. an<l to have no outside business connections. He wanted his salary mined to $2500. or put on a percentage babls.
Preeldont Edwards asked Mr. Smith If he would be willing to have his offlro lecAted In the village offloe. Mr. Smith aaid thnt he would, but that he did not think there was enough room. Informal dlacusalon at this point showed that tho board was in favor of enlarging the vll¬ lase offlce so that both the treaa-iror and the collector could have their offlces there.
Upon suggestion of President Ed wards, Mr. Smith promised to havo » renresentative from . his offleo at tho Vitlnro offloe dally, berlnnlng Mny 1. no thst the tnxpayors could pay thoir tsx»s rlaht there, when they received their bills. wUhout walking up to the treas¬ urer's ofllee. There was further dis- cus«'on. pro and con, as to whethor Mr ftenlth should be given on iTiorpasp- In aalary. or have his compensation flx^ii on a nercontatfe basis. The latter course ,waa flnallr sdonto-4.
Three to One Vote
On the mattor of the apoolnlment of street f>ommiss1oner. a secret vote wa« taken. The annlioatlons sotod on woro tho»» of Firo Chief 'Williams for an- piMntment. and ttr. Bond, thp fonner
8. Dimon Smith defeated Edward Rice tonight in a hotly contested ftsrht for the position of First Assistant Fire Chief. The vote stood Smith, 105; Rice 78
ROOSEVELT WANTS IMPROy^ SEVIGE
Chric   Assodatiea   WoHdag   For
Dedde TroBey Tracks Betweea
Freeport and Hempstead
That the Civic Association of Rx>08e- velt is determined to do everything pos¬ sible to obtain better trolley service for that village was made obvious by the Smith was a candidate   report  of  the committee appointed  to
look into the matter. This report was submitted at a meeting-of the associa¬ tion, held in th^ auditorium of the Roosevelt schoolhouse.^ ^nd although the report showed that the trolley corn- date for re-election as Chief, received, psjiy had not made any definite prom
to succeed himself and Rice was Sec-
O'lid  Assistant. j
Clarence Williams, unopposed candi-,
BELLMORE BOARD HOLDS LADffiS' NIGHT
Women Are latrodMed To Gtk
Work of Progresdre Or-
faaizstioB
SPECIAL
BARTMANN NAMED
POLICE CAPTAIN
At the special meeting of the Board of Village Trustees held tonight (Thnrsday) John N. Hartmann, form¬ er captafai of flre department in New York, was appointed Captain of Po-
166 votes, and  Charles Frits, unop-1
lae to make the desired Improvements, , yet the company recognized the need of posed candidate for Second Assistant; aame. and pleads lack of funds as the
received 124 votes.
ACTION ON POUCE CAPTAIN PENDING
Change Expected To Be Made At Spedal MeetiBf pf Tras¬ tees ToBight
At a special meeting of the board of trustees of the village o' rieepori this (Thursday) evening, it is expect¬ ed that a police captain will be «p-|^^^,       ^^ ^-^ ^^^ .^^ ^^.,|„ ,.. pointed to replace William D. Jcffer- „j ^^^^ ^^^^^ timo. Ilo
son, the present captain. Village Pres- ident Clarence A. Edwards was out of
^^Tx *i!'  K**^"*^' "" UW^^^A^rf^'souring the double track.
could be obtained from huff.   At the i    ^^^^^ matters discussed wore tho in
excuse for not Improving the nervk-e The association talked tho matter over in detail, and the complaint will probably fr* submitted to the Public- Service Commission. Tho members of the association were Instructed to seoure all possible data on delays. Irregulari¬ ties, etc., in the service, nnd submit same to the assocjaflon's committeo on transportation.
The association wants <i 'louhle trol¬ ley track from HempHtc\il to Lyn¬ brook. Previously the asso*.'-itlon h<«d thought of trying to Induce the trolley company to have the switch now at stop 72 moved to stop C-'S,- »<> t''''^ com¬ muters living in RoOMOvelt, t'Omlng hy Free- owever, the association hns nl)andonod tho plan, and will concentrate nil  ita  efforts on
FREEPORT FRE CO.'S^CnONS
Smoke Eaters HoM Aaaad Meel-
iags—Departmeat Chases
OficeiB
Over   two   hundred   peraons,   Includ- lSf,"^"'f."*Ji'ii,'"'.^'"^'^!^"'"/*u'"   ^"''' '^¦^ appointed Captain of Po-      Clarence  WillUms,  chief    of    the S^im^ ^Td!ff TrtrT^H^M      '"11 !««=•• ^'^'P^'^   Fire   Depi^tment,   rtinnin*
^S'i^F^remeSf'^n 'Vflmonn Village President Edwards decided |'--e'-tion is unopposed, at tZ Entertainment wasnK«4ahed by pro [the matter by stating that he had rea- ' rnKTihu^.v) st^he flre hlse rf fessional talent from 15ew York city ' soqs for opposing the reappointment! ElcelsiorH^^k and l^dde^ Spany The occasion was a regulnr meeting of I „,  Capt  Jefferson  which he  did not  i"  Church  street.    Chief Williams  is
care  to  make  public  at  the  present'* IJ?.*'"*^^ •*' ^°'^ Company No. I. time [    The only contest is between S. Di-
¦   ^     „ . . J L   u  J '"'*"  Smith, the present first assist-
Trustee Maxson stated he had come j ant chief, and Edward Rice, the pres- prepared to vote for Jefferson, but in ent_ secdnd assistant, who aspires to view  of the  statement  of  President  f"?"^® "P *<> t^e position of first as-
Edward, he changed his mind.   Trus- i "'^'^ti, ,.«„„^. Ji      *u p ^
*„ u:ii._ .* * J ^-    1,    .1. ""^^ '^ connected with Engine Corn-
tee Miller stated practically the same  pany No. 1.    Smith is a member of
last two meetings of the recently el¬ ected board of trustees, upon recom-1 mendntioh of President Edwards, no \ action was taken on the appointment '• of a police captair.. |
Captain Jefferson quite positively I denies having worked against Mr. Ed I warda' candidacy during the village' election. |
On the evening of the election, Po- licenian Adam Yulch was working (In what he claims was his time off) for the interests of Mr. Edwards. Cap¬ tain Jefferson made Yulch stop his el¬ ectioneering, on penalty of being siu
adequate lighting system In tho uil- liige, and the proposition of tlv- tnx- piiyera to take ovor tho privatoly owned wator compnny. .No doflnlt'' MitUm van tnken on these nmttors.
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NOGHBORHOOD WORKERS
To Hold .Vll Day MeetitaB At Home of Mrs. C. I>. Smith
The annual meeting of the Neigh borhood Workera will be held on Mon¬ day.   April   I2fh   at   the   home   of   Mrs.
pended if he failed to obey the order. chnVios D. Smith, i»i W. Merrick This incident aroused considerable ro,,^. This will ta- an all-tlay meeting, feeling. Captain Jeffer»on said he had j beginning at 10.30, with the anntiai ro- Mo personal feeling in the matter, and I j,orts and other business. Luncheon that he was simpUr obeying the order ( wju be sened by a {^mmittee of which of the chief of polTcfe, Who was at that j Mrs. Smith is the head, time, former Village President Ander- in the afternoon Miss Ella Howard son. Macauley, ot the Board of Child's Woi-
There   is   much   speculation   as   to | fare, will speak on "Widows' Pensions.' who will receive the appointment of | sions."
police captain. Mr. Edwards has been 1 Plans for special sewing to lie done non-committal. At the last meeting j at this meeting have been chnnged of the board an aplpication was re- \ and membera aro roquosted to ceived, for the appointment, from Carl bring any handwork of their own If Darenberg,  a  former  captain  of  the I they  so desire.
Freepcrt police. !     As unusually . Important matters are
Other )ii:\tier8 to be taken up ut tho' to be decided, the president, Mrs. Clar- I-eeting tonight include the proposed I ence Jones, asks every one to attend rian of improving the lighting sys-jand help in those transactions, lem of the village. President Edwards has made several statements relative to the pre ent system, and thinks thai
j ^he villaj^e is entitled to more adequate!
' lighting'facilities.    At the last meet-I And   Other ing of the    board,    Chief    Engineer I
Smith  recommended   that  an   oil   en-1 	
limine be installed at the power plant! Mony of the dances that woro onvo as one of the measures to improve and ' very popular, including the InncierH, enlarge the lighting system. This; schotttschc, caprice, etc., were revive.l matter will probably be discussed for tl)e evening at the "old-faahloned ag.<»in this  evening. I hop." held In Alpha Hall, Roosovelt. on
Proposed  street  repairs    and    im- i Monday  evening.   Over  three   hundred provements, and other importa-nt mat-1 attended, and It was a ftnancini os woll ters  pertaining to the    welfare    of as an artistic succe^.   The proceeds, reeport,   will   be   brought  up.     The ! over the actual expenses, will bo donated
DANCED THE LANCERS
Old   Fashioned Koosevelt.
Steps   At
meeting will start at 8.30.
commissioner, asking for reinstatement. The vote was three for Williams, ono for Bond, and one blank.
Trustee Maxson said that although he thought that both of the applicants were <^pable, that Mr. Bond had pro%' en what he co.uld do, and that he ought to be  reinstated.
President Edwards asked Mr. Bond If he would be willing to accept the position of engineer of the stoam rol¬ ler. He replied he would, at $6 a day. The prosldent pointed out thnt the steam roller would only be in operation part of the season. Mr. Bond said that there were probably other things the vil¬ lage could flnd for him to do, to help make the Job permanent. The president asked . Oommissloner "Williams. if he could use the services of Mr. Bond. The commissioner said that he would like to have time to think ihe matter over. The board took no deflnlte action, leav¬ ing the matter for the time In the hands of Commissioner Williams. Bdwards Has Balsnce of Power
There was much discussion over the recommendation mado by Trustee Max¬ son, that Franklin Bedell, who was de- fealed In the recent village election while running for re-election on the Board of Trustees, be hired to work on the oasessment books at t75 a month. Trustee Maxson said that Mr. Bodell had told him that he would be wllltne to take the Job at that flgure, and do- vote practically hie entire time to It Mr. Maxson said that he thought Mr Bedell ouffht to be given the position because' of his long oxoorience In hand¬ ling the tax books of tho vUlage.
President Edwarda and othor piom- bora of the board thought that the sum proposed waa too much for the v/nrk Thr. William H. Runcio, tho villae' health officer, said thnt this work shoulr* be bid for by comnetltlvo b'dd'nar.
Trustee Pearsall movod thnt CoU»o tor Seaman be emnlovo<i to do the wor'' at !• a day. Tiusioe Maxson m^v"-* that an Individual vot« he ,tak»n f»n t*''i» The vote wss takon that way. Trit'«to«-'^ "Maxson and Miller "otod aBr«'n«t '» Prosidont Edwnrds. Trustees William" and Pea>eaU voted for It. It was car Ttod.
the board, rombine<l with "ladles' night." C. M. Vnnderoof, prosldent of ths board, presided.
The railroad committee roported that the Long Island Railroad bed promised better train servi<'e for Bellmore. With the summer change of time on tho road, two trains that did not stop nt Bellmore before, will make lU-llmore a regular stop. A west bound train will stop at R.36 a.m. An east l)ound trnln Will stop at-^6.40 p.m. The electric light committee reported progresin and pre¬ sented to the board a map showing the location of the streets and houses in the village. This may will ho plaroil | on exhibition in the railroad station. The matter of the proposed incorpor atlon of Bellmore was not taken up. Theboord hns decided to t|ike no deli¬ nite stand on this matter, but lo leave It to the individual opinions of its mem¬ bers,
GROVE STREET TROLLEY
Line  Opens Season,  Kunning  On  Part Schedule
thing.
Vor t!io benefit of commut<-i>- liviiiK in Freeport the Orove Htnot trolley line In that village hus pari >.«l its mm mer schedui*; nirendy in opcritioii. The flrst tri|) in the morning Ls .started al 6.66, from Front wtreet. 'Phi' tlr«t i\oii Ing trip starts from Freoport I'oint at 4.45.
Threo trips each day aro being made, and the service is appreciated, ospeci ally by Freeport residents who live quite a distance from the I.ong Island Rallrond  station.
It has not beeh' ^^nnounced yot whi'ii the   full   schedule   will   bo   started.
to the churches in Roosevelt
Old-fashioned costumes were worn many of the dancers, 'and this contrib¬ uted much to the spirit of the ent'i- talnment. The prize for the most old fashioned costume was awarded to Miss Margaret Dryer.
The members of tlie committee wero: John J. Boston, William Pearsall, Charles DeLapp, Robert Ramsbottom. Jesse Rhodes, Oeorge DeLapp, George' Mole, Thomas McCaffrey, Robert C. Denton, R. H. Mollineaux. Professor Mole's orVihestra  played.
GIRLS GO ON HIKE
Oatiier  Aroand   Camp  Fire  To  Feast On Frankfurters
« WILUAMS ViaORlOUS
Klertrd  To  ^mty  Committee   In   In- ' " teresting Contest
Claronce Williams, chief of tho Fri-e- liort Fire department, who was Just recently appointed road commissioner nf that village, scored a victory In the primaries In Froeport. Tui«day, when he rtK-elved the desig»:itlot) of county commltteenmn, (teCjatlng Charles D. Wick, by UO to 69 votes. Bdth men were candidates on the Republican l)allot. In the eleventh district. Wll- li.-ims reeeivod UO votes, and 6 void; Wick,   59,  and  2   void.    /
This was the only contost inr Freo¬ port, and excelling in this contest, but littie intereirt was shown In the prim¬ aries.
roo^veTTfireTept.
Klection April  I.S—.Joseph CTuger Run¬ ning  For  Chief
Joseph Cruger, the prosent second deputy chief of the Roiwevelt flre de¬ partment, is to be the candidate for chief ot the coming (Ire departmont electi9n to"he h*1d April 13. He has no tHipositlAir ' Charles Epple is run¬ ning for lirst deputy; Henry C. All>er8 Is tho candidate for second deputy. It is not thought there wlil be any op¬ position pitted against either candidate for deputy. '
RRE IN ROOSEVELT
Property  Threatened  For  Four  Hours By Burning Brush
About twonty girls of the Freeport Y. W. C. A. took a hike on April 1, under the direction of Misa Margaret Johnson, recreational secretary. They left the "Y" about » o'clock In the morning, and hiked several miles.
At the Four Brooks In Roosevelt, the girls broiled frankfurters, and feasted on these and other good things they brought alon». Two baseball nines were formed and a game was played. The "leaders" beat the "stars" by a. thirty to nineteen score.
Theae hikes are taken frequently, and are one of the most popular fea¬ tures of the recreational work of the Y. W. C. A.
(X)MMUNrrY   GIRLS'   DANCE
The Community Girls' Service Club of Freeport gave the last dance Wed¬ nesday evening in the series of danc¬ es th^ have been giving in honor of the American Legion, at the South Shore Hotel. There was a large at¬ tendance, including many former war ;;amp workers. The club has afilliat- td with the National League of Wo¬ men Wofkers.
A lively grass and brush flre in Steam's pork. Roosevelt, gave the Rooeevelt flre department a hnrd flght Wednesday, and for nearly four hours threatened much property in that vi¬ cinity. For o time, the flames, fanned by quite a breeise, threatened to get be¬ yond control, and what might havo developed into a conflagration was pre¬ vented hy the hnrd and offlclont work of the  flre-flghters.
The flre started in the neighborhood of Pennsylvania avenue, and worked over as far as Nassau road, burning over an area of nearly flfteen acres.
Tho flremen were directed by Henry C. Albers. captain of Alpha Hook and I.«dder Company.
H, S. BASEBAliTfEAM
Will Open the   Seasoa  With On Home Grounds
Game
Schedule of Freeport H. S.
The Freeport High School baseball team will open its 1920 seaaon on April 17, when it will cross bats with the Rockrille Centre High School team. The g^ame will be played at Freeport.
T. Jr. Spenee, manager pf the Free- port team, expects to have a fast nine in the field, and equal, if not excel the record of last season, when the team won nine aut of twelve gamea.
COUNTY SANrrORIUM  READY   I     ^ number of *"« P'»ye"  ^ !«» __     „ r^     ,.    c     L   s        ^ yearns nine will probably be seen m
Tno Nasaau County Sanatorium atUv- ii._«,.  !.;. „....   ^„a tt.^.^   .„«. Hicksville. for the teeatment of th-  ^^^ *"l«»P *'"» y**'' »"*^ *^*"' ""»-
bercu^osis patients will open April 15. Appication for admission should be made- to the auperlntendent.
mented by some new talent, are ex¬ pected to uphold hte baseball atand¬ ard of Freeport High.
WANTS TREASURER IN VILLAGE OFHCE
Village   President   Edwards   De- dares That Official Shoold Be More Readily Available
Clarence A, Edwards, President of the villago nf Freeport. In an inter¬ view with a representative of the Oh-1 server-Post, said that the iidminlstrn j ti.in w.os looking into the nei-ds of the [ lo'ip'e of that village, and it thoy ] «>ailil lip patient, tho various prohlems, j including the proposed improvement nf tile lighting system, and the "rusty" apiienranco of the water, would I* tak en  c-ire of.
Mr. Edwards' is pleased that Villago Troasurer S. Uimon Smith has eon sented to have his office or a i-epre- .sentative therefrom, at the village of flee daily,  starting  May  1.
"At our la.st meoting nf the Board of Trustees. hoUl last Friday afternoon," said Mr. Kdwiirds, "1 suggested to the village ti-oasurer, S. Dimon Smith, that he hitvo his offleo, or a representative from his offlce, to sit at tho village of- IUl' dul-lng offlt* hours every day af¬ ter- Mny 1st. Mr. Smith has agreed to tills nnd 1 Ix-lleve that this is a pro- ijresBlve step whicii the people of Free- port will greatly appreciate, due the fact thfit one-pan obtain a water bill from the village clerk and step Into the rear of the village offlce and pay the tox without having to go up to Railroad avonue and climb to the second floor to Mr. Smith's offlce. Sometimes some (leople have had dlf¬ flculty in finding the office. Mr. Smith hns agreed to do this and 1 am in¬ deed vory pleased that this has eome about.
".4s a matter of fact I am fully con¬ vinced that It Would 1)0 more agree¬ able If the collection of all taxes could he mnde at the village office to cen¬ tralize the departments of our village government, so that the peoplo would knojy Just where they would havo go instead of having three different places   throughout  the   villaKo.
"I do not think there is any eon dition under tho law hy which it re quires the treasurer or the collector to have their offlces at the village headquarters and this voluntary aet of Mr. Smith will be greatly appreci¬ ated  hy  the  taxpayers.
"I liave not talked with Village Col¬ lector, D| Frank St^aman, but I am quite sure that he will see tho wisdom of the plan, and voluntarily arrange to have his offl<* in tho village offlee. This is a matter that we will have to take up with Mr. Seaman.
"As to the electric llght^ system 1 think I can siieak advisedly for the village board and its entirety that thoy all feel that the village is entitled to lietter lighting conditions and as soon ua arrangements can be mode at the power house for the production of ad- ditionol power we then will be In o position to supply the needs of theso sections that are not lighted at the present time. It Is our desire to see that each and every section is treated alike and I would ask the people of Freeport to bear with us until we are In a position to supply their needs, which I think will only be for a short time.
"There have been a great number of complaints regarding the water. It is true that a discoloration of the water when It leaves the faucet at our homes, ia Indeed very annoying. It seems to have a destructive effect an clothes and espe<.ially white goods that are washed.
"The vllloge board is endeavoring to locate this trouble by a proper chemic¬ al analysis and to aacertalr whether It Is possible to eliminate this trouble In some way. It seema that the water that comes from the wells at the pump
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Ing station ts clear In every ^way, but by the time It runs through the main and is taken from tho faucets at the house something happens - by which the water appears to be rusty. How we can overcome this at thla time I am not In a posiUon to sUte. We will, however, do everytliing In our power to adjust this 'trouble if it can be ad- ,Justed."
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WILL ENTBRTAIN  H. M. 8.
Tbe Home Missionary Society of the Finit Methodist Chtirch of Freeport will meet this Friday aftemoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. (}eor|:e Paterson in North Ocean avenue. Mii^a Marian Northbridge of Merrick i the new president of the society, will be installed. Mrs. Avereil Miirlow will have chsrge of tbe program; Mrs. Paterson and Mrs. Place, of the re¬ freshments.
Hose Company No. 2. Both men have been  working  hard  to win  out.
Charles Fritz, captain of Hose Com¬ pany No. 4, is running for second as¬ sistant chief.
The annual business meeting o fthe fire department will be held tomorrow (Friday) evening, at the Excelsior fire house.
Companies of the Froeport flre «l<- partment elected officers Tuesday even¬ ing ns follows:
Hose Company 'No. 1—Captain, 'V'ul- entlne C. Wright; iirst lieutenant. Kd¬ ward C. Smith; second lieutenant, Kay¬ mond Combs; recording secretary, J uio Rjiynor; financial secretary, William E. Terry: tivaaurer, Frank Moran; trusty's for three years, John Koebel; delogato (N. Y. State), John Koebel; Southern N.  Y.),  Valentine  C.   Wright.
Hose Comiiany No. 2-Captain, Ham¬ ilton King; first lieutenant, Frank Jvjl'n.«; second lieutenant, Austin Mon- tro.vs; recording secretary, T^eon Roue; (iiiaiicial seeretary, Bdwln Throckmor¬ ton: treasui-'T, Walter li. Coiaens; dele¬ gate (N. Y. State), .Hamilton King; (Southern   ."V.   Y.),  Frank  Johns.
Hose Comiiany No. 3—Captain, S:im- ucl Corker; flrst lieutenant, Pilniiii Combs, Jr.; second lleutonant, Oordon H. Ebson; recording secretary, William H. Arnold; flnancial secretary, Millard Johnson; troasurer, Enistus Johnson; trustees, H. Harry Pope, Frederick Bish¬ op, Andrew Clark; warden, Samuel Corker; delegate (N. Y. State), A. L. Clark; (Southern  N.  Y.),  T>oster Rpdoil.
Hose Company No. 4—('^puiin, Don¬ ald McKeeman: flrst lieutenant. Hurry Chilton; second lieutenant, Willis Sum¬ mers; recording secretary, Harold Smith; flnancial secretary, Olen l>nmb; treasurer, James H. Cruikshank; trus¬ tee, Williain H. Ryder; delegate (N. Y. State), Donald McKeenmn; waid.-n, Harry  Chilton.
Truck Company No. 1—Captain, John r,. Mauorsherger; flrst lieutenant, (leorge Hoffman; second lieutenant, John N. Hartmann, Jr.; recording sec- rotary, Charies O. Niles; financial sec¬ retary Meric Raynor; treaaurer, Har¬ vey H. Sn' th; warden, C. O. Niles; trus¬ tee, Wm C. Raynor; <delegi«fe, 8. N. Y., J O .Mauersberger; alternate, Stephen W. iliiut; delegate N. Y. State Assoc- laU>'i; J. M. Keegan; alternate, F. B. .SriideUcr.  Jr,
Engine Company No. 1—Captain, Charles Vogt; lieutenant, John E. Fln< h, Jr.; troasurer, M. F. Bond; recording secretary, O. Murphy; flnancial s-eie- tary, C. D. Baldwin; trustee, throe years, Joseph Klein; warden, C. Vost; delegate (N. Y. State). W. A. Cook; (Southern  N.   Y.) Andrew  Murley.
I'atrol Company No. 1—Captain, O- A. Olssell; flrst lieutenant, a; C. Hmith; second lieutenant, A. J. Post; recording secretary, Oakley Smith; flnancial sec¬ retary, A. C. Smith; treasurer, O. Soa¬ man; warden for two years. S. L. T-nr- sall. ^ 'i
BUSY LOSING THINGS
Husband    Lost    Umbrrtia,   Wife Home Made Boos
Oood Friday seemed to be a hard luck day for a certain Freeport store¬ keeper and his wife. The storekeeper lost a good umbrella Some person took It by mistake or otherwise, and left a poor one In its plaoe. A Ilttle later the storekeeper's wife brought In some home-made hot cross buns, and laid them down in what she thought wot) a safe place. She prepared a cup of coffee to complete a light breakfast. When she looked for the buns, they had disappeared, and a thorough search failed to flnd them. Bbe bought some more bot croas buns at a bakery but these could not adequately replace the home modeones. •d-
PRAISE FOR MISS POST A recent issue of the Palm Beach Past, gives a complimentary account of* piano recital rendered there by Miss Bessie H. Smith of Merriclr road, Freeport, who is sojourning in Flori¬ da . The Post says: "She is a little mite of a girl, not much more than twenty. Her maaterfol touch in dra¬ matic paasagea was most remsrkable especially in the 'Polonaise' ot Pad¬ erewski I-  ^	
Eastern Star
Freeport Chapter, O. E. S., will hold its regular meeting in the chap¬ ter roonis this Saturday evening, April 10th.
On Monday evening, April 6, a dele¬ gation from the iShapter made a visit to Hillside Chapter, O. E- 8., to wit¬ ness the ofllclsl visit of the District Deputy Grand Matron and tke Aaaiat- snt Grand Lecturer. EveryoM had an enjoyable time, aa ia oaoal at theae affairs.