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NEWS OF FREEPORT
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SURROUNDING TOWNS
Nassau CoUnty Review
Official Paper, Village oi Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRibAY, JUNE 11, 1920
VoL XXIII, No. 24
$60,000 SUBSCiUPnON CAMPAIGN FOR FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY OPENS ON JUNE 21. TO RUN FOR TEN DAYS ESSAY AND SLOGAN CONTEST UNDER WAY-PRIZES OFFERED SCHOOL CUREN-DAEY PAPER TO BE PUBLISHED BIG PARADE AND MONSHR MASS MEEUNG TO START OFF DRIYE-COMMIHEE OF 250 WOMEN TO CANVASS VHIAGE
G>apoiis Can Be Paidj
At Any o( Three
Local Banks
12.00 PER MONTH PER HOUSE
SsbscriptioBS May Come Dne Dor-
b( a Perioil of EleTen
Months
For the npxt ten days Freaport will prepare for the bigr Memorial Library .4rlve, whloh will start on June 21 and •will continue until July 1. This cam¬ paign will be cnrrled on along the broad¬ est poeslble lines, and In the most thor¬ ough possible manner, exceeding, If pos¬ sible, even the most Intense ot the lib¬ erty loan drives.
The goal which Freeport Is setting for Itself in this drive Is to raise $60,000 to finance the building of a Freeport Memorial Library, a building which will be a credit to Freeport, aa the largest and best village in the stnte of New Tork, and .which will be a memoriul to the men and women of, Freejiort who f gave their lives in the world war in the cause of liberty, and those who entered all branches pf the service to do their
parts in the \var. 	
' The campaign proper will be preced¬ ed by a publicity campaign. In which the object of the drive will be laid be-
ffore the people, nnd the full details an¬ nounced ot the means which will be em¬ ployed In raising the needed $60,000. Grent progress haw already been made, and within the next ten days tho plans Will be entirely completed, so that- the drive will start off with a grand rush on Monday, June 21. The biggest par¬ ade ever held In Freeport will march through the streets, ending up in front of the First National Bank where a giant mass meeting will be held, and the signal given for the beginning of the intensive covering of every home and every individual In the village for
1  BUbacriptiong.
rs  Briefly loUt, the plan ot the cami)aisn
¦¦^ is to hnve every home In the villatse Subscribe $2 per month for a period of ten months. There are 3000 homea in the vllluge. and with every home doing
¦ its shnre toward defraying the cost of a memorial to Freeport's fighters, which will also have a utilitarian and cultural
^. value too high to estimate. It is expect¬ ed that there will not be the least dif¬ ficulty in reaching the goal set, and even going "over the top" for a fair amount. The total amount to be subscribed from each home under this plan la $20, and with the 3000 homes in the village doing their sharo, the $i!0,000 will be equitably raised. Arrangements havo been made so that tho full burden for the total subscription will not come due Bt nny one time, thus making it much easier for everj' homo to "do Its bit."
Diurtnfe the drive subscriptions will be solicited. The subscriptions come due at • regular monthly intervals, the total amount being payaide in ten months. Under this plan the subscrib¬ er plays $2 on Augu.st 1, and nn addi¬ tional $2 on the flrst of euch month fol¬ lowing finishing up payments on May 1, 1821.
This  arrangement  was   plantied    by
I^Bamuel'R. Smith, who is directing the drive, and it has met with the approval of the entire committee. Many plans Were conaldered, but after each one had been discuased, and the good points of
I'all of them had been noted and com¬ pared, it was the common opinion of the membera of the committee that this monthly payment plan comprised the beat points of practically every other plan, and reduced all of the undesirable pointa to an Irreducible mlnimt^m.
I Let every Freeporter dip tills me- Borandum for future reference, and ar¬ range to have the whole family co-op¬ erate In carrying It out faithfully:
Slogan Contest On— Need Catchy Phrase Less Than Six Words
Every campaign needs a slogan to help make it a aucoesa. and the Free- port Memorial Library campaign needs the best possible slogan that can be coined by local talent.
In order to secure a slogan a con¬ test has been Inaugurated In whloti the pupils of all the schools may par¬ ticipate. Two prizes have been offer¬ ed for the best slogans.
The first prize Is $10 In gold, offer¬ ed by Village President Clarence A. Edwards, and the second prize is $5 In gold, offered by J. Huyler El¬ lison. The slogans must be conceiv¬ ed and written by a pupil of any of the school. It must be In five words or less. It must describe the object of the Freeport Memorial Li¬ brary campaign, and must be snappy and catchy. All slogans must be sent to the publicity committee, at the offlce of the Nassau CoVjnty Re¬ view, and must be in the office by next Wednesday nt 5 o'clock. The derision will be made hy the publicity oommlttee chairman, nnd the awards will he mado at tho m-M.-is moeting. following the parade on the night of the opening of the drive.
r,ot bu.sy, boys .-md girl.s. ITolp the campaign. Win a prize. Tho wln- m-rs' pictures will be pnbll.shod tn tho Nassau County  Reviow.
Taxpayers Have Voted
Appropriation of
$10,000.00
TO BE USED TO BUY SITE.
Appointment   of   General   Com¬ mittee by Board of Vil¬ lage Trustees
Samuel R. Smith
~ I Pledge S«J
TOBEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Fund Payable
August 1 ...$2
September 1   2
October 1   2
November 1      2
December 1   2
Januiiry 2 '   2
February 1  2
March 1  2
April 1  2
May 1    2
, Although tbla plan calls for a pay- 'atent of $2 per month per home, for all '^fSbmod In Freeport. there is nothing'to llAiit the lump contributions to' $20, or ^he monthly contributions to $^ per noath. in fact, it is expected that the MMmbers of many families wiU avaO Ijbemselvefi of the opportunity to mako liAk subacription for homes, and indi¬ vidual subscriptions as well. Ho proviaions are belns made for any
homo falling down on its f|uota, as the sulisoription.s hnvo boon sot at' such 11 reasonable amount, and tho terms of payment so extended, thnt they oun be met without dlfflculty. It is expect¬ ed, howevor, to hnve this FreopVrt Me¬ morial Llbniry drive go "over the top" by sovoral thouwinds, and It Is upon tlio subs<rli)tlonK larger than the mini¬ mum amount that (lopt-ndonoo Is bfing placed to make up the amount above $60,000.
In almost every house thore are flve individuals. At least, that la the aver¬ age number of individuals to each home throughout the United States, as shown by the census statistics, and Freeport is not behind the rest of the United States in any respect (exceiit, perhaps, in the poaseSBion of an adequate public library, and a suitable memorial for her service men).
AVlth flve Individuals in a Iiouae, even though somo of them be Juniors, there ure flve pairs of hands ready to do their shai-e In helping Freeport socure Its Memorial Library. The juniors aro expocted to do their share for the 11- lit-iry, as it will be theirs^ as much as the older folks', and some of the juniors of today will, a few years hence, be tak¬ ing their places as members of the board of library trustees, and then they can look baok with pride on their efforts, to provide their home village with both a memorial and a library.
With the Juniors pitching In und help¬ ing with tlioir pennies, nickles and dimes, each week, the sum of $2 per month will not be hard to raise in any home, and in the homes where there are no longer any juniors will flnd it quite easy to meet that $2 per month (flfty cents por week). Just be laying aside occasionally a fow of the small denomination coins that nocumulate in their pockets and pocket boo)c«.
Coupon books have been prepared, aftd one will be presented to each person who makes a subscription under the monthly puyment plan. When each monthly payment is made, a coupon will be receipted and the stub will be de¬ tached by the proper official, and the remainder retained as a receipt by the subscriber.
Arrangements ha*'e beon made for the payment of these monthly subscriptions at the Cltlaens' National Bank, Froo¬ port Bank and the First National Bank.
Pupils Writiof
Prize Essays
Memwiid Library
An essay contest is now under way In the achools. This ia one of tbe features of the publicity cam¬ paign preceding the campaign to raise $60,000 for the Freeport Me¬ morial Library, and is exciting con¬ siderable intereat among the pulic de¬ spite the fact that examination time Is bere.
The topic on ^^ch the' essaya are being written Is !'A Freeport M«i>- morial Library.    Why?"        ,
The prises will alao l>e awarded on the night of the masa nK^eting, and the winnlnng eaaay and writer'a pic¬ ture publiaiied in the Naaaau County Review.
Priaes acfregate t25. There wlU be ta-o prlsfs. a drst of %S and a sacond of $1. a each grade above the llfth. A committee of teachttrs will make the decision.
The taxpayers of Freeport voted an appropriation of $10,000 at the last gen¬ eral election, to be used In providing a memorial in memory of the Freep<irt men who gave their lives in the world war, and in honor of those who served In the armed forces of the country, and the village trustees. In view of the fact that numerous prominent citizens had agreed to give their aid in furthering the project of erecting a memorial li¬ brary, and others had offered to give substantial contributions for the pur¬ pose, decided to proceed with the pro¬ ject of securing a Memorial Library for the village.
At a meeting of the village trustees on April 28, resolutions in favor of the library proposition were adpptod, „and the village president was directed to ap¬ point a committee to formulate plans for the library, in conjunction with the Bourd of Trustots. The plans, as work¬ ed out by tho genonil committee and the vlllugo trustees, aotlng as a single committee, uro subject to the approval of the Board ot Trustees in their offlclul capuoity. The committee mombers aro: Village Board—riuronoe A. F.dwards. president; Silas .\. Williums. Honry L. Maxaon, Raymond J.' Miller, Howard K. Peursuli; general committoe—Sumuol R. .Smith, chairmnn; Alfred T. Davison. Hlrum R. Smith und Sidney H. Swezoy, vicochnlrmen: J. Huyler Klllson, secre¬ tury, Richard Remsen, a.ssistant .secre¬ tary; Smith F. Pearsall. treasuror; PhootK- A. .^oholoy, Kdw.ird S. Keogh, Stephen }'. I'ettlt, Klvin N. Edwards, .•\gnos Karon, Stella Foromun, CioorBO it. Hunt, Hai-ry W. Beobo, C. Herbert Kerr, Jamos E. Stiles, Hurold K. Brown, Donald Mackay, Arthur Frank,,John .M. Harrington, Honry Bai-asoli, Frod S, Howell, Hurold B. .Smith und Jamos K. Sutiihln.
When the committoe org.'inizod at Ita Hrat mooting, hold in the village olllce, on .May 19, Samuel R. Smith, well known as tho pivsidont of tlio H.ank ot r.,ong island, and now chulrman of the bonnl of directors of the Bank of Man- hnttnn Company, wus olootod chairman. Mr. Smith has boon u mombor of tho Freeport Libnir.v Bourd, directing the affairs of tho iire.sont library In Clrovo street, ever .since It was org.inlzod, und served as prosidont of tho Bourd ot Edu¬ cation for a number of years. He has always boon greatly lntere_atfid in the library, and has given u groat deal of tlmo und uttontnlon to it. He is now giving even moro attention, time and effort townrd making tjie drive for the Memorial Library a success.
Alfred T. Davison, Hiram R. Smith and Sidney S. Swezey were elected vice- chairmen. J. Huyler Ellison was elect¬ ed socrotary, Richard Remsen, assistant secretury, und Smith F. Pearsall treas¬ urer. The plan and scope committeo, comprising A. T.Daviaon, George B. Hunt, J. Hiiylor Ellison, John B. Har¬ rington und Richard Remson, appointed at that meeting, worked up and outlined the plans, which are now being workod out for the drive.
At the meeting of May 26, the fol¬ lowing committeea were named:
Subscription committee—J. Huylor El¬ lison, chulrman; A. T. Daviaon, Donald Mackay, S. P. Pettit, Mrs. Phoebe A. Scholey. Mrs. Agnes Earon and Misa Stella Foreman.
C iub ami fraternal organizations— Edward S. Keogh. chairman; Goorge B. Hunt,  Harry  Baraach.
School activities—C. Dwlght Baker, chairman; Agnea Earon, George Duboise, David Sutherland.
Public meetings—John M. Harrington, chairman.
Parade—Elvin N. Edwarda, chairman; Hiram R.  Smith.
Committee on supplies—Harold B. Smith, chairman; James A. Sutphin, Ar¬ thur Frank.
Publicity and press notices—James E. Stiles, chairman; C. Herbert Kerr, Fred S. Howell.
American Legion co-operating—Richard Remsen. chairman, Harold E. Brown, Frank  Devlin.
Committee on churches—Rev. Sidney Oould. chairman; Rev. Everett A. Burnes, Rev. Reginald H. Scott, Rev. Carl H. Miller, Rev. John L. O'Toole. Rev. AVilllam H. GJoffee. Rev. Erwin Dennett.
The tentative plans provide for the use of the $10,000 appropriated at the village Election In the purchase of a site for the building, or If necessary, a portion of the $60,000 to be raised, in connection with It. It ia hoped, how¬ ever, that it will not be necessary to use'any more than the original $10,000 for the purchase of land, as the full $80,000 will be needed for the building. M^Insofar aa the committee muat flrat paaa on the matter «f the alte and then til* plans for the building, and the action does not become final until the vUla«e truateea a^aln pasa on theae matters, it aasurea the i>eoplo that tbe most mature consideration will lie given to all matters. Iv is not considered neeeaaary to have ttie ftnal plana ready at tbia time, before the drive starta Tills Is particularly the caae, when it ia con¬ sidered that the >lrive may go well over the top and permit the ere<.-tlon of a bul].ding |Wiiich tt wtHild not be possible to put up with mora liattted funds.
  I
Library Has Rendered;
Valuable Service     I
Since 1895 i
STARTED WITH $200
Chairman of the General Committee On
The $60,000 Freeport Memorial
Ubrary Drive
COMlWnTEE OF 250 WOMEN CANVASSERS
WiO Hold Organization Meeting m
Village Office Saturday
Night
On Saturday night of this week, a meoting will be held of 250 women, who will form the cunvusaing committee for the Freeport Memorial Library drive. The meeting will lie hold ut the Villago Ofllce In Morriek road, and at that timo detailed urrungomonts will be made for u thorough and complete plan for cov¬ ering the entire vjllage.
This committeo waa appointed by A'il¬ lage President Claronce A, Edwards und by J. Htjyler Ellison., chattman of the w.-iys und means committee, and it is believed that it is a representative list of tho moat active and capable women available at the time, for the work lo be uocompllshed.
T'pon the efforts mado hy this commit ttV depends the results of the drive— whether it is a auocess of a failure. Perhaps it would be better to put that in unother way, On the rtfiuTl.M secured by this committoe dopend.s tho degree of success achieved in ntlie drive —how- much moro than $60,000 Is socurod In pledges. No mention shcMiId be mudo anywhere of failure, for the entire cam paign is being planned .ia ;i, successful ', and the .ipirit in whloh all thos- who are taking part in the work, ur. entering upon their tuska. gives as surances that oviry committoe is bo ing made up of lOiJ point mon and wo¬ men.
This committoe of J50 la not com¬ posed of individuals, but oaoh individual ia to bo u unit In tfio complete organiza tion, and ouch unit i.s going to perform its pnrt of the tuak liko clockwork—no slipping of the cogs anywhere.
The work of this committoe represents tho biggoat piece of organization work in the cam^iuign, and upon its function Ing proporly will depend whether or not Froeport can accomplish aomething il sots out to accomplish, or whethe.- Free¬ iiort poople are the ones who do things by  halves.
The Freoport Memorial Library com¬ mittee, and everyone in the village, knowa thut Freeport ia a village that believes in doing things by two instead of by halves, and this big canvassing committoe, which in representative of the village as a whole, is going to prove the proposition.
In organizing this committee for Its task, eaoh memlier will take over a block, or portion of a block, or some assigned post, and cover It so that It returns  its full  quota.
The entire village will be divided into districts and into sections, and then into blocks, and each worker will have a definite district to cover, and will be responsible for the results secured In that blook, section or district.
Individual notices will be sent, or have been aent, to each member of this committee, for the Saturday evening meeting, but if any whose names appear here should not receive the notice in time, that shouIO not deter them from being preaent.
In the appolotment of thia committee, the locsil clersymen co-operated with Village reeident Edwards and Chairman Bllison, and the lists were placed in the hands of Mrs. Thomas Lucas of North Grove atreet, who aent out the notices aa the names were received by her.
The members of the commlltee are:
Mrs. A. Hutton, Mrs. R W. Penny, Mrs. M. Barquerin, Mrs. Harry Bauk¬ ney, Mra. Bertha Randall. Mias Mar¬ jorie WUllams. Mies GertnidePeerce, Miss Lida Raynor. Mrs. John Mott, Mlas Annie Eldridi/e, Mrs. J. T. OilUeau. Mrs. C. Reach, Mrs. John Goller. Mra J. N. tiartman, Mra G H. Raynor, Mrs. Ainle &pragiie, Mra. Jn<«b Post. Mra F. K. Rose, Mrs. W. T. Raynor, Mrs. J. H Eailaon, Mrs. George V. Sloat, Mrs. Daniel Morrison, Mi-s. Hattie Cheshire, Mrs. C. A. Carey, Mra. C. A. Reltnwyer, Mrs, Jamae E. BtUes, Mrs. WUUam Hib¬ bard, Mm. Harry &.. Maxen. Mra C. A. BSdwarda, . Mrs, Henry SoluMffr, Mrs. Oeorge WorKniaa. Mrs. Bert Kdwards, Mrs.   mvlii' N.   Bdwards.  Mra.   O.   V.
Samuel R. Smith Has Been Mem¬ ber of Board Since It Was Organized
Freeiwrt has had a public library ever since November 18, 1895, but like many another inatitution of great value to the people, has had to struggle along In a small wny, with little or no recogni¬ tion, and withv the help of a few public- spirited citizens. Now, however. Free- port will have a public library which will be more than a public library, which will be a Memorial Library, and will be in the full sense of the terms, both memorial and library.
Freeport's first library was organized in the school houae on the evening of November 18, 1S95, when a meeting was called of flve of the leading citizens of the village. They wero aolootod by tho Board of EEducation to compose tho Library Board. They wore Hiram Jl. Smith, H. P. Libby, AVilllam G. Miller. Samuel R. SImth and Willium S. Hall. The llbrarj- slnrtod with $lfiO for tho purchase of Ixioks, which umounl wus ¦ matched by the State Board of Regents for the same purpose.
Although it started in a small wuy, the library fulfilled .a big need, iind its usefulness increased constantly. This is shown by the faot that one year after it was organized the library contained 1391 volumes, and 4.'i29 volumes woro Is¬ sued for homo use during the first your. It Is interesting to note ihut tho num bei of inhabilanta In tho sohool dis¬ trict, according to tho libruri.-in's ro¬ port In  November, 1899, was 2240.
In 1911 the library moved to ils pros ent quarters in Cirove streot. the storo being rented lo the library for a reu.son¬ able amount by AA'iiliam ('.. Miller, a membor of tho Libra'ry Bourd. The li¬ brary has remained in the same quarters ever since, remaining open 36 hours a week, and making a much larger num¬ ber of books available to the greatly in¬ creased number of readers.
Daily Newspaper
To Be Published
Dnring Campaign
During the Freeport Memorial Li¬ brary drive a daily paper will be pub¬ lished and distributed throughout the village. This will be Freeport's flrst dailysPewspaper, and will be one of the unique feutures of the campaign. It will be published from the offic-o of the Nasaau County Review by James E. Stiles, chairmun of the publicity committee, and the editorial work on the pai>er will be donated by the editorial staff of Mr. SlUes' news¬ papers.
This daily newspaper will contain the full details of all the daily events In conneirtion with the auiiscriptlon campaign, and will report progress made in securing subscrlptlona, the name of each subscriber being pub¬ lished as the sub.scription is reported. All the announcements made by the heads of committees will be distribut¬ ed through this paper, thus eliminat¬ ing the necessity of dally meelinga. ' whioh consifme a groat deal of tlmo. and take the workers away from their solicitation work, by just so many hours.
What Is your suggostlon for the nnme of  this  daiiy  newspaper?
Smith. Afrs. Tod Uiiynor. .Mrs. Wilson Colyer, Mrs. Emma Wulluoo, Mrs. F^r- nest AVatklna, Mra. Silas Willlums, .Airs. D. AV. Antz, .Mrs. 'loorgo B. Hunt. .Mrs. Georgo AVheelor, Mra. Lyrn.in N. Jono.i. Mrs. Fred A'OUght. .Mrs. Smilh F. I'oar sail, Mrs. Robort Nutt, Mias Gilbert. Mrs. Charlea Egan. Mrs. Sidney Smith.' Mrs, B, M, Ashj .Airs. K, G, Andor.soii. Misa Bonder, Mrs. i\ .\. Botzlg, Mra. John Denton, Mrs. I'luiik Tinney, .'VIr.s. N. T. Cole, .Aliss .AlilcM-od Colo. .Mrs. Ed win Clarke-. .Airs. Horbort O. Hoa.st, Mi.-e.-^ Marion Copeland. Mrs. AV. F. Cornell. Mra. A. W. Place, .Mrs. R. .S. Barrio. Mrs. Herbert Bacon, Mrs. Edward Kioo, Mrs. Sulzer. .Mrs. H. .1. Ruymoro. Mra. Frod Howell, Mra. Gilbert Smith, Mrs. Wnllor Nichols. .Mrs. David Suih- orland. .Airs. B. W. WuL-on, .Mr.s. .loiiii Donton, .Mrs. Ernest .Ault, Mrs. OoorK" I'alterstPii. ilrs. Frank Johns. Mrs. I'uul Dickerson, Mrs. Jolin liolund, Mrs. John Cruikshank, Mrs. Walter Cozzons, Mrs. ]>«'0 Bauman, Mrs. Markheim. Mrs. Ilil ward S. Aljoles, Mrs. N. 1. Schloss. .Mrs, A. Puck. Mrs. A. Rosonstein, Mrs. I. Mayor, Mrs. H. Burusoh. Mrs. Horniaii Schloss, Mrs. Adolph l.ovy, Mra. I.. .Schiff, Mrs. M. I. Mlllor. .Airs. B( rt Seamun, Mra. Jacob Antlau, Mrs. S. Roi.ss, Mrs. Moe FeltonBlein, .Mrs. Kuth ryn Freeman, Mrs. Edwnrtl'^egol. Mrs. L. Appleton, Mrs. Murk I-evy, Mrs. (". Spader, Mrs. D. MacKay, Mrs. T. .M. Harringlon, Mrs. L. P. AVolls, Mrs. W. R. Rhodes, Mrs. T. R. A'ouatt. Mrs. T. A. Cruikshank, Mrs. T. O. Cummings. Mrs. C. E. Copeland, Mrs. L. C. Ammer¬ man, Mrs. John Fawcett, Mrs, C. E. Donaldson, Mra. H. Millard, Mrs. B. Smith, Mrs. Samuel Henderson, .Mrs. John S. Summers, Mrs. C. Reach, Mra. George Reynolds, Mrs. H. Reast, Mrs. W. Wygren, Mrs. Florence Thompson. Mrs. Clinton Brown, Mrs. Jack Thomp¬ son, Mrs. Edward Thompson, Mrs. Har¬ ry Beebe, Mrs. William Stevens, Mrs. Rollo, Mrs. Charles Hildreth, Mrs. Ar thur Helnrich. Mrs. E. A. Burnes, Mrs. C. E. Raynor, Mrs. Arthur Davison, Mrs. Avertll Marlow, Mrs. Frank Combs, Mrs. John Cotter, Mrs. Maybe, Mrs. Francis Morse, Mrs. Fred Hyer, Miss Gladys Howell, Mrs. Charles Knapp. Mrs. Jas. Butphin, Mrs. J. F. Jeckel, Mrs. Thom as W. Lucaa.
ANNUAL FAIR
Nassau   County    Association   Fair— Benefit, Mills  Fund
The annual fair, held for the bene¬ fit of the milk fund, and given by the Nassau County Association, will be held on June 16. The spacious grounds of Mrs. Harry Paine Whitney's estate at Manhasset, L. I., will used for the event.
During the past year the Nassau County Association, through its milk fund, has done considerable prevent¬ ive work among children, distributing milk in cases of illnesH and during the period of convalescence. Particular attention haa been paid to families where there has been a suspicion <if tuberculosis. .
The high eost of living has eom- pelled many of oor families to forego what they consider the "htxury" of milk for the children. The Naarau Cbunty .Association has supplied rtiilk to many homes where the childrea would have been compelled to do with¬ out it because of iniraiBeient meom*.
Village President States
Views on Present
Project
The proposed Memorial Library, h.is roooivod almost unanimous approv¬ al. Howevor, in iho l:ist is.suo of the Review there was printed an article coming from the pen of a man who had lo.=it a !'on in the war, a man who is dear to the community for that rea¬ son, and his argument as set forth in that article has been ably answered by Freeport's Village Presiaeiit, Clar¬ ence A. Edwards.
June 7th, 1920. Editor of the Nassau County Review,
Freeport, New York. Dear Sir:—
I notice in your issue of June 4th, 1920, you printed a letter addressed to you by my good friend, Theo. E. de Kruijff, in relation to the Memorial Library. Mr. de Kruijff, for whom I have tho hijj^hest rcjrard, and whose opinion I most sincerely respect, states that he is against a MeniorialvLibrary and that "a monument is the only fit¬
ting memorial," .   .
In answer to Mr, de Kruijff and for the benefit of our good citizens who do not thoroughly understand the pro¬ ject, I beg to state that the Memorial Library which we have in mind will be constructed on a suitable plot large enough to arrange in addition to the building, if the committee so decides, a granite monument on whiclw will be inscribed the names of the boys who sacrificed their lives for their country. The plot ean also have appropriate pieces of field guns and other World War relics, all of which will deeply impress every person who observes it, and will ever keep alive the memory of our boys who have fallen and nev¬ er will return.
DifTerences of 9pinion are bound to prevail in any community and on ev¬ ery subject. The writer has discuised this library proposition with a great many people, all but one of whom were in most hearty accord, and feel that it is the moat practical memorial that can be provided.
It was only after the most careful consideration' that the Village Board
New Building WiU Be Designed in Co¬ lonial Style
PLANS BY CHAJiLES M. HART
Win Be Furnished Without Cost By Local Man—Promin¬ ent Architect
With the funds raised In the Free- port Memorial Ubrary drive, starting June 21 and continuing to July 1, a library building will be erected flnd fur¬ nished, which will be In Keeping with the growing importance of Freeport aa the biggoat and best village In the state.
Charlos M. Hart, one of the leading an-hltects of New Tork city, who is a Freeiiort resident, his home being at 130 AVest derrick road, has offered to furniah cHjOiplete designs and plans for the building, which will be both a me¬ morial  and  a  library.
Thia offer of designing the building without ooat lo the committee or to the vlllugo was made volunturfty by Mr. Hart, und it represents a valuable con¬ tribution townrd the success of the drive.
The village and committee Is particu¬ larly fortunate In 8ecurlng«the services of a locul man as architect, because, us la particularly the case with Mr. H.irt. he ia personally intereated in .sooing that Freeport is provided .with the best and most attractive building whioh oun be secured for the money lo be oxpondod. Whut la perhaps more important, Mr. Hart knowa and Uves In the atmosphere of Freeport. and knows bettor than any other urohlleot not so situated, what style and design ot building will be most ndoptablo to the needs of tlio vlllugo, and will harmonizo with llio spirit of the village und Its poopio.
The design ut the biilldlng. upon whioh Mr. Hurl Is now at work, is in tho Colonial atyle, a style whioh is lui- tivo to Long Island, and has survived in this section of the country with grow¬ ing popularity, while other styles liavo b<Mn used in occai»ional Inatancoa. nnd thon eliminated becauae ot Inadaptabil¬ ity.
A preliminary drawing of the door¬ way cf tlio proposed building wus plu.' cd in the hunds of the committeo by .Mr. Mart this weok, und returnod to him so tliut he could proceed with tho work 1111 tlio remulnder of tho alruotuif. Tho ilrawiiig of ,tlie building in pi-rspoi-- ti\i- will Im- flniahed in a fow duys. and in next wcik'a issue a reproduotiori of llio ilniwing will be published in the Nas*ui (."ounty Review.
Tho 11. w Town Hull In Hempatead, Now A'ork City's Cily Hull, und tho now Dbsorvorl'oat building in BiK-kvillo (••ntro. uro all worked out In phases cu' the ooloniul atyle of archltwcturo with ploaaing offoct. The beauty of thi.-i stylo of urohiteclure in enhanced by tlio fact tbat tho troatmont of a building In colonial stylo, does not intorforo with the laying out of the building ao that the gn-atest utilitarian effects oun, h<- HOC u rod.
Olc^nlal stylo bulldlnga are pretty, with u aiilitle beauty worked out In nout detaila, wliose attractlvenoss doos not disappear with time, and Freepoit is thus assured thut its new Memoriul l.ihr.iry building will be ono ot which it iniKhl woll ho proud, and one whloh will moot tho growing needs of the vll¬ lugo for a suluible library, as well na furnish a building which will in itself I,.' niiuiuiiioiital In character, und a suitable home for the bronze tablets, which will curry the names of the Freo¬ port men who died in the aervice, und thoso who served in any branch of the ser-cice during the war.
S. O.S. Club The S. O. S. Girls' Club of Roose¬ velt were intertained at the home of Gertrude Hubbard, Washington ave¬ nue, Tuesday evening. The usual bus¬ iness was transacted, after which re¬ freshments were served.
Ladice' Aid
The iadies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church, Roosevelt, wiil hold a cake and bread sale Saturday aftemoon at the church at 2:00 p. m.
Ijpworth Lcefve
An Epworth Leag'uc social wiJl be held June 18 at tbe chorch. A tpAtM program planned.
Jidii.r^
unanimously adopted a resolution and appointed a committee for the puiTiose of planning to raise an additional S50,- 000 by public subscription for a. me¬ morial library. Tho committee ap¬ pointed have responded most willing¬ ly and have shown a deep interest in the matter, and I believe are going to put this preposition across with fine results. Several meetings have been held and arrangements are rapidly be¬ ing made for a drive for funds, begin> ning on June 2l8t, at which time a large celebration will take place.
The Memorial Library wben erected w^ill truly be a Public Library. Every person of this viHage will be eligi¬ ble to membership; every person will have right of access to it; and every person should feel it a privilege and duty to subscribe his or oer bit when called upon fcr funds for this worthy cause; and every person should give as freely as possible. The education¬ al facilities in an up-to-date and com plete library will be helpful to ev^rf^ child and adult; to every kind of prOf fession and trade. I am finhly coivii' vinced that when this project is com' pleted, every citizen who 8ub8<;ribe4 to the Memorial Librarv Association will feel proud of what he or she did. And furtW, I feel that the higheit< prai.-<e and commendaticn will be tend¬ ed to the committee wlio have this matter in charge. Freeport, I arn sure, will be prood of rach an adjunct to our village.
I appeal to every eitiz^a, reaident and association to get their ihoulder to the wheel, and let us pull together; let us lay aalde aO differences of opin¬ ion. Commead. don't condemn, and let us show tile people out of Freeport that we can and wili erect a real monf umcnt, whicb tKrill ever perpetuate dttd' ¦hamp alive tbe memory of our brave MOS «f Vreepert. .
CLARENCE A. EDWARDS, Villagu Preaident