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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF  NASSAU COUNTY
GENERAL CIRCULATION
VOL. 8. NO. 9.
FRECPORT, N. Y. FRIDAY SEPTCMBKR 28, 1917
ONI   DOLLAR   PIR   YEAR
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE SUPERVISORS
Re-building of County
Road8-*Many Portions
WiU Be Repaired at
a Cost of $944,410
At a meetliiK of the Board of Sii- pervlaors held on F*rl<lay laat, Coun¬ ty fluperlntendfnt of Highways, W. Fred SUrkH, Bubmltted a Btatemcnt of the amount nrrofsaary to be raised by the county for the linprovement and maintenance of ronds In the county road Rystmn for the ensuing year. The catlmatp totals $!t44,4IO, and it Is rocommondfid that the stini be applied aa follows: County iload .Maintenancp Fund, |150,000; appropriations for special ImprovemoTitH, Town of Hemp¬ atead, $285,260; Town of North Hemp¬ atead, $247,300; Town of Oysier Hay, $261,850, Aside from the general i^alntenance of county roads the statement recoininends that neccsRary permanent improvements he made on many important arteries of travel throtiRhout the  county.
Among the Improvements reroin- TJiciided in the Town of Heinp.stoad are: Merrick Hoad, from end of Har- ntiin Avenue on portion.s westerly, making a total of lOOil feet, to be re¬ built at estimaUvl cost of |iOOO; Wan¬ tagh Ave., frnm Mcn-|(-k Koart lo I.. I. K. II. croasins, a dlHtanco ot abotit 30,^)0 feet, to be rebuilt, estimated cost $10,00(1; Wanlai;Ii Avenue, from Heth- page Turnpike to Hickville-Massape- t|ua Road, distance of 4800 f(>ef, to be rebuilt hy raising grad.', resurfac¬ ing, etc., estimated cost .$16,000; Hethpage Turnpike frntn a. point ahout 1500 feet west of Harniiin Av(>- niie, ea.sterly for a distance of 9740 feel, to he rebuilt, I'Jstiiiiated cost $29,200; Barnum Av(>nu(', southerly, from Old County Road to a pnint 700 feet south of Front Street a distance of 1:5,000 feet, to he reluiilt hy pav¬ ing the gra(l(\ forming riitrlies and resurfacing, estimated cost $44,000; Jerusalem Avenue, from Uniondale Avenue, easterly fnr a rlislance of ,5300 feet, tn ho rehuill, es'.iniate cost $10,0011; Grand Avemic, Miildwin, fiom Merrick Koad northerly for a distanc(> of 315,') feet, northerly for a dis¬ tances (if 3155 feet, total yardago about 11,520 stuuire yards, to be re¬ built, estimated cost .1-28,01)0; Grand Avenue. Balfiwin, from .Merrick Road, southerly for a distance of 1)00 fe(^t, to be t-eliiiilt, estimalcd cost ,?450O; Merriek Koad, beiween Freeport and Haldwin, lo be impi-ov(^d by concrete gutt(>rs, estimated cost $0500; Nas¬ sau Roiiievard, from .Merillon Aventu^ Station to Sti-'wart Avenue, distanco of 3750 feet, to be iniproved by nc.-w- Burface; estimated cost, $:!5,5iiO; Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, from North Village Aviniue, northerly for a distance of IdOo feet, to be re¬ built, estimated   cost   $11400.
While the Ho.Trd adopted the rec¬ ommendation submitted hy Siiporiu- tendeiit Slarks, the question of how much of tlie work reconiniended in the report will be provided for in the annuai budget rests witli the Su- p(>rvisors. It is b(>Iieved ttiat tbe most necessary improvements -will be taken up next year.
lIl>on petition oi Charles K. Rus¬ sell, the Board voted to petition the Slate Board of Health to approve tbe
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eslahlishnient and location of a hos¬ pital for the trpatment of luhercu- loals on either of the Bltea In thP Town of Oyater Bay deaerihed In Mr. Riissell'.i pelition, and that Ihe Com¬ mlasloner of Health fix a date and place for a hearing on the petition na provided hy law.
Upon requ«»8t of Counselor Klvin N. Kdwards, the Board ratified ils con¬ sent, heretofore granted, to the ex¬ tension of the Elmont Cemetery by a re.solution of August 11, 1016, and in connection with Its application for consent and a resolution directing publication of notices, noted in the minutes of November 27, 1!)16.
OVER aIuLUON MEN UNDER ARMS
By Cong. F. C. Hicks Wilh the plAssage of the Compensa¬ tion and I'nstirance Bill for the benefit of the S«ldlers and Sailors, Congress passed to the cflrnsideration of the AJien Conscription Bill, which pro¬ vides for the drafting of aliens into the armed forces of the United Stales. With the iarg(^ tiiiinher of aliens in our Northern .States, it is unfair to the American citizen that he should lie called to duly while the alien i.s allowed to remain at home and enjoy the benefit of industrial opI)ortuniti(^s. It may be of interest to note the streniitli of the aimed forces of the lnit(Hl States at the present time, ex¬ clusive of those who have been draft¬ ed into the new national army, tbe stren,«;th of the Regular Army, Na¬ tional Guards and Reserve Corps Is api)i-o.ximately 715,000 enlisted '<hon, and  7!).000 olhcer.s.
In the .N'avy there are approximate¬ ly Mii.OOO enlLsted men; 41,500 Naval Reserves and 14,500 .Naval Militia. The .Naval also has 0500 men in tbe Coast Guard, and 6500 men in tbe lio>>pil>al Corp.s, making a total of 210,.500. In addition to this, there is in the .Marine Corps, 30,000, wilh Re- j-erves of about 2000, The .Navy has appro.xiniately 12,000 offlcers, and tbe .Marine Corps 1200. This makes a total iirnu'd strength of 1,078,700, all of whom are volunteers.
WOMEN ARRANGE FALL CAMPAIGN
rrepiiiatory to the elo.sjiig of her chariiiin.i; home on tlie hill al Sand's Point and joining- her husliand at Yap¬ hank, where he is ii captaiu of en- tTlneers, Mrs. Fred(-rick S. Greene .uuve a charm ins Itihehcoii on Mon- da.v last. The luncheon-, fixljowcd a mt^eling of the execuiive cfnTHttitf^'e, wtiich lasted a poud part of the day. ,uul at wnich the .general plans for the work ahead of this committee for th(> next six W(^(>ks were di.scussed. I'lach woman left there with a very well defined idea of what was expect¬ ed of her in the time between now and .November tith. The women pres ¦ ent at the luncheon were .Mrs. ,lamf.= I.cos l.aidlaw, .Mrs, Frederick C. Hicks, of Port Washington; Mrs. Charles Tiffany, of Oyster Bay; Mrs. AVilllam K. Way, of Clen Cove; Mrs. .'Mbert Franck(», Lawrence; Miss Irene Davison, l.ynbrook; Mrs. Wil¬ liam Boiler, Rockville Centre: Miss Ruth Dick, Groat Neck, and Mrs. Harry K. .Maule,  of Hempstead.
TAX RAirnXED BY TOWN BOARD
The Town Board has fixed the town, highway and board of health tax for the coining year. The town tax will be 26 cents on eaeh one hundred dol¬ lars of assessed valuation. The fiigh- way tax will be 25 cents and the board of health tax one cent on on.» hundred dollars. The total net bud¬ get adopted for the ensuing year 1.^ !flS2,031.14. NN'hile this is several thousand dollars higher than last year's budget, an additional item this vear of $11.0i)0 for equipment and fur¬ niture for the new Town Wall repre¬ sents the principal Item of increase over last year's expenses.
RED CROSS NOTES
NASSAU COUNH FAIR BIG SUCCESS
OPENED ON TUESDAY
The annual meeting of the Freeport Branch, Nassau Co. Chapter, Amert- ' can Ked Cross, was held on Septem- J ber 25, and the following offlcers were I elected: Chairman, .Mrs. S. H. Swee- zey; vice-chairman, Mrs, A. T. Davi¬ son; secretary, Miss Gladys D. Story; treasurer, Miss t^daa Eldridge. Mrs. G. H. Hanunoud and Rev. Saul 0. Cur¬ tice, with tbe otBcers forttf the Execu¬ tive Board. Mr. A. T. Davison was elected a delegate to tha annual meet¬ ing of Nastdu Couaty Chapter. The plan to (ive the ksjttad aets the Free- port boys was frustrvted, because tbe Chapter had promiaed theoi to Col. Mann for the Rainbow Division.
Many Fine Exhibits and
a Large   Attendance
Promised for Week
With Ihe opening of the gates at Ihe Queens-Nassau Agricultural So¬ ciety at .Mineola Tuesday, the crowds began to flock through, and by noon Indications were that the P'air would be a reeord ono. The crowds were augmented by the soldiers, who were admitted free, their unifonns serving aa a pass.
The exhibits this year are the best that ever were. The exhibit of cattle is especially flne. Wednesday and Friday afternoons there were parades of cattle at the sheds. This was a departure that was instituted by I..ott V'an De Water, the secretary, thre^ years ago, and It has been found to be a great drawing card.
There were a number of classes among the caltle which always ex¬ cite considerable interest and com¬ petition among the exhibitors. Among those are the breeders' young herd, thr exhibitors' herd, the grand cham¬ pion bull and champion cow. The Dexter cattle, which are usually ex¬ hibited by Howard Gotild, of Port W,ashington, are always interesting.
The   Guernsey   and   Holstein   bulls drew   a crowd.      Tiie   great    animals thai are ,so mn.ssive in their strenKth - excite  the admiration of the spectat- 1 ors,  who watch   them  with  fear  and I iremliliiig, and when they are brought j out for the parade, with two men  on 1 each   side   of   them,   th(>y   are   given pl(^nty of room.
The showing of the sheep and swine v.as also exceptionally large, and, as usual, there was a large number of sows with their families of from ton lo fifteen, which excited "the pleasure of the children.
Practically every breed of poultry was shown, and the awards in these .sh(!ds retjuires considerable time. Ihese exhibitors were not only from Nassau County, but other parts of I.Ollf; Isltind. Among theni were such well-known poultiy fanciers as Sila.s 11. Andrews, .Mineola; C. O. Benjamin, Rivciliead; Harold Craft, Roslyn; Sand llill Farm, .Mariin .Melzner, .Mrs. Payne Whitney, Hobert Seaiiuiii, Ben- .iaiiiin Brower and many others too liiiiiurous to mention, '
.A great feature of tlie fair was the miiSlary drill that was held each iflernoon by a liattalion from the Kainliow ifivision, now encamped at Caiiip  .Mills.
I'liis uavc muny of the people an opportiinily to aee the type of man that is going to tlie other side to tackle  the big fmlil.
Tiie fakirs who were outside tho grouii'ds were much in evidence and wei'L- running in full blast, Tbt^y gathered in the shekt^ls from the sol¬ iliers, and the famous Gypsy Princess, wilh a name too long to print, wa.s making a fortune readin.i; palms and leiiiiig jusl  .so much for .so much.
The .Mineola Fair is .somewhat dif¬ ferent from many fairs in that the wealthy people from all sections of tile county enter their prize stock in various classes and (Compete with tho farmer for tho ohie ribbons. In this particular, the farmer is often more lorlunate than the man of wealth, a.s lie is able to grow prize stock which he enters and secures many awards from his wealthy neighbor. The fair i« also patronized by the men ot wealth, who rub elbows with the farmer and village resident ia look¬ ing over the various exhibits.
The hor,se show that started Wed¬ nesday w«s a ijreat attraction and many of the line thoroughbreds from all the society eoioni(>s ot l/ing Isl¬ am, entered their prize blue ribbon winners.
A Suffrage tent at the Mineola Fair has for years been an accepted fact, but this year the Suffragists, except for a few who are able to spare a little time uow and then from their other work, are repre.sented only by a very pretty poster which typifies exactly  their activities  this year.
The olfleers ot the society are: President, K. Covert Hulst: vice pres¬ ident, Kobert St^aman; secretary, of horse departuient, Thomas H. Bacon; secretary, l.ott Van de Water, Jr.; directors, Kobert C. Baird, George .m'. Hewlelt, l.uke Otten; J. Cornell Kem¬ sen, Heury W. Underhill and Stephen '.. Willets; veterinarian Harry S. Field, D.V.S.; superintendents, of grounds and privileges, horses, Wil¬ liam Chester, Jr.; exhibition hall, William J. .Mudge; cattle sheep, swine, Amos Williams; poultry, I. w. .Mole; farm iiupleiuents, K. 1,. Oakley; veg¬ etable tents, William E. Coles: ladles' building, Mrs. George H. Baukney, and gates, Benjauiiu W. Downing.
Reception Committee — George P. Titus, Kdward Cooper, G. Huwland Leavltt, Thomas Mott, James A, Ken- wick and John H. Vanderveer, Town roaiinitte«(i Flushing-Frederick R, Smart, T. Whitney Powell. Charles A. Van Nos¬ trand, K. Platt Stratton and Josepih Dykes.
Hempstead—Peter C. Van de Water, John H. Van Nostrand, Jacob WU- liams and Cbarles C. Smith.
Oyster Bay Rirhard fiownlng. Dan¬ lei ,1. Hpgeman, Richard C. Colyer and KII wood V. TltHB.
North Hennpfitead Jotham Post, Alfred C. Baylis, Philip .1. Miller, Jo¬ seph H. Bogert, M,D., and Samuel Velsor.
Jamaica Chas. Vanderveer, Thos. Napier, George K. Van Sicklen and George Vandewater.
Newtown -Wllllapi C. Card, I. 'Wyc- koff Backus, Fret! D Backus and Charles D,  I^verlch.
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Horses Luke Otten, Thomaa H. Bacon and Stephen T, Willets.
Horse Show—Stephen T. Willets, Thomas H. Bacon and Henry W. Un¬ derbill,
Cattle. Sheep and Swine—Henry W, Underhill, Stephen T. Willets, L. Cor¬ nell Remsen and Rnberl Seaman.
Poultry—"Robert Seaman, Ixitt Van de Water, Jr., and Robert C, Baird.
Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers Grain - Oeo. M. Hewlett, Henry W, Under¬ hill. Robert C. Baird and Ixitt Van de Water, Jr.
Fine Arts, Domeslic Manufacture, Miscellaneous Articlea lx)tt Van de Water, Jr., Robert Seaman and Geo. M. Hewlett.
Implements, Machines—Robert C, Baird, Robert Seaman and George .M. Hewlett,
Articles for the Table—I, Cornell Rcnisen. Robert Seaman and IvOtt Van de Water,  Jr.
Improvements—Thonias H. Bacon, I. Cornell Remsen and Lott Van dc Water, Jr.
Privileges- Thomas H, Bacon and Luke  Otten.
Long Island Railroad Luke Otien, Thomas H. Bacon snd Stephen T. Willels.
.'Vuditors- I. Cornell Remsen, Rob¬ ert C. Baird and Robert Seaman,
MORE MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP UPTON
THE REPUBLICAN COMMIHEEMEN
Rt imblican County Committee of tile County of Nassau, elected at the ollicial Fall Primary, September lil, 1!)17:
Town of Heiiipsteml
1. Wilbur   F.   Southard,  Wanta.sUi
2. Frank A.   .Nolan,  Wantagh :i. James  .1.   -Molloy,  liellmore
4. John F. Gasser, Sr., 1-], Hemps'd
5, Benjamin  S. Carnian, .Merrick (i. Stephen  P.   PettiT, Freeport 7.,l"i"lnian  F.   Freilerick, Freeport 8.  Robert  G.   Audi rsen,  Freeix)rt !). Clarence   Lewis,   Freeport
ill, August  V.   Jolinson,  Freeport
11. George  H.   F. Aring, Fieeport
12. .lohn  J.   -McCaffrtv.   Roosevelt
13. George S.   Smith, Hempstead
II. Archibald O. Patterson. Hemps'd 15. Charles U.  Stowe, Hempstead
Ki. C,(>orge   L.   Iluiibell,  Garden   City
17,  Waller R.   Jones, Hemjistead
I.S, J.   l-;dward   PaltiMson,   Hempstead
III. Charles  Smith,  Baldwin
20. Robert S.  Homan, Baldwin
21. Hernard  .Mdliioi-,  Long Beach
22. Rufus H. Sill ilh, Oceanside
23. O. Howard Tuthill, Bock, Centre 21, Farl J. Bennett, Rockvillo Centre 25. Claude C. Van Deusen, Rock. Cen, 2('). Philip F. Weidersum, Hock. Cen, 27. .leremiah  Wood,   Lyniirook
2S, William   Cornell,   Lynbrook 2!i. Sylvester   Pearsall,  Lynbrook
30. David   L.  Van  Wieklen, F.  Rock'y
31. Carman  Plani,   Lynbrook
32. Paul J. Fritz.  Lynbrook
33. Arthur  H.  Gold.smith, Floral   Pk. 31. Peter J.  Herman, Franklin   Sq, 35. John C. Hendrickson, Val, Stream ;f6. Francis   Hamiiiiil,   Valley   Stream
37. Warren  D.   Burtis, "Woodmere
38. Fdward   Horn.  Cedarhurst
39. Lewis .M. Raisig. Cedarluirst
40. Thonias   A    .McWhinney,   Lawr'ce
41. Charles  W.  Smith, Inwood
42. AugtiRi  Gunther,   Inwood 43 G. Wilbur Doughty, Inwood
Town  of Oyster Hay
1. Jesse F.   .Merritt.   Farmingdale
2, Jeremiah   W.   Robinson,  Ct'n.   Pk.
3, John  C.   Banschbach, Hicksville
4. I'^rank J, Tappen, Jericho
fi, Charles J,   Remsen, Fast Norwich
7. Ashbel  F.   Mills, Oyster Bay
8. Frank  Davis,  Locust Valley
0. Wm.  F.   Luyster, Glen Cove
10. Edgar Sprague,  Glen Cove
11. Alfred W,   Howell. Glen Cove
12. Philip Snyder. Glen Cove
13. Fdward  J.   Conlin,  Sea Cliff
14. Henry L.  Carr,  Bayville
15. John F. Jones, Massapequa IG.  Louis J.  .Monico,  Hicksville
Town of  North HempsteiMl
1. Charles  Snedeker,   Manhasset
2. Cornelius E.   Remsen,  Roslyn
3. George C.  Hyde, Port Washing'n
4. Kdward Schmidt, Mineola
5. Kdmond S. MacFerran, Great Nk. G. Arnold P. Kohler, Westbury
7. Byron C. Gould, Port Washington
8. Richard ti. Allen, Great Neck
0. Martin  Rhodes, New  Hyde  Park ie. Andrew B. Westervelt, Roslyr Hts
11. Williain V,   Pearsall, Port W'ash'n
12. Thonias J,  MoCord, Weatbury
13. Walter E. Sexton, Mineola
THOSE IN PARTT
Start From Hempstead
Given Reception at
Town Hail
(Special to the Post) Hempstead, September 25 — Capl. James Hanse, chairman of the Third District Exemption Board of Nassau County, has signed the order for Ihc drafted men of the district to appear hefore the board in the Town Hall at Hempstead on Thursday, at 5 p. m.. when they were sworn Into the ser¬ vice of the National Army. On Fri¬ day, accompanied by the Freeport Home Defense Guard as an escort, tlie men inet again at the Town Hall at 8 a. m., and headed by the band of the IC5th Regiment, marched to the Hempstead Railroad Station, to en¬ train for Jamaica, and from there tliey boarded a train for Camp Up¬ ton. Harold K. Brown, a well-known lawyer of this village, and superinten¬ dent of the .'Vletbodist Episcopal Sun¬ day School, acted as captain of the company. The men in line were as follows:
Guetano Cuti, Harold Baldwin, Stanislaii Prsibysenski, Joseph J. Less, John Kopp, Jr., Samuel J. (Tie- sliire, Jame.s Verteromo, .'Mtxander i'eirofske, Alexander Walker, Edward llendricksoiiv Charles Becker, James Siininaras. Leroy .Minugh, (Jeorge Car¬ man. 01 to J. Ernst, Charles W. ]':;ck- t-ti'iii, Henry I-;. Grimshaw, Walter Ptalzei-, Archie Ramsden, John Picks- lowski, Tony Carra, Charles J. Smith, Viio l'''lorentino, .Milton D. Raynor, William .\. Shea, Andrew J. Hejnas, vicurge W. Darenberg, 01iv«>r Smilh, lUissel! V. Box, Fred Ondrovich, Pe¬ lt r .Mortura, Sylvester A. Azzato, Lawrence Spilik, Walter D. Crevoise¬ rat, Edward Tyrtm, Charles (), John¬ son, Samuel H, Schreiber, Waller E. Darling, Alfred Scliloss, .loseph. VA- wards George Stratiges, Owen .M. Dangerlieid, Donato Buglione, Lunian Losee, Willinm R. Noon, Charles J, Maguirl, Wenzel , Wcnis(;li, Herman Neuschaffer, Jacob Koeh, Morton Cre¬ voiserat, Nathanial F, J(7nes. Charles 1:. .Merritt, .Marcheon Farmlett, Rob¬ ert Peach, Harold E. Brown. Lionel 11. Van Dusen, l'>iward L, Germerolh, George Davis.
SOCIAL EVENING OF BAPTIST FOLKS
GOOD PROGRAM FOR WANT DRY ZONE AT MACH. GUN BENEHTj    CAMPS EXTENDED
SWKK/Y-BERTOLKTT NUPTIALS
Mrs Sarah Sweezy, a well known dressmaker of South Main Street, Freeport, widow of the late Harvey Sweezy, also of Freeport, was mar¬ ried to .Mr. Warren Bertolett on Sat¬ urday evening last at 252 Nortb }3th Street. Pblladelpbia. Pa., by tbe Rev. Samuel W. Purvis, pastor of tbe M. E. Church.
After tbe ceremony was performed a wedding supper was served at the Hotel Walton, and after spending a few daya in I^iiladelpbla tbe happy couple will make Reading, Pa., their residence, where a new home awaits them.
(Special to Nassaa Post)
A Church social waB held at the home of .Mr. and .Mrs. Deacon Ber¬ ger, al 127 .North Grove Street, Fri¬ day evening, the 21sl inst., for tiie benefit of the BaptLst Church's trav¬ eling basket, which, by the way, was more  than   tilled.
At ten o'clock refreshments were served, after which a general good time was had.
.Music and singing, by several taL ¦enled musicians, was much enjoyed. Miss .Margie Pitcher presided at the piano, l'2veryone seemed bubbling over with   fun and good cheer.
One special feature of tbe evening was the passing of large (luantities of candy by .Mrs. Walling, our good Samaritan in the church. Fruit was much in evidence. One gentleman, very fond of bartlett pears, was help¬ ing himself to a bite from his lady friends, when his wife looked at him and his appetite was immediately sat¬ isfied.
This splendid entertainment is an evidence of the high Christian char¬ acter of this little Baptist Church ot Freeport for love and liberty.
Let us hope all retjriMi wilh the haj)py anticipation of meeting agaiu soon.
Following are the names of tho.se in aitendance: Mr. and .Mrs. Walter Smith, Mr. and .Mrs. J, Collins. Mr, and Mrs. Nailor, Mr. and Mrs. Ches¬ ter A. Fulton, Mr. and -Mrs. William Griest, Mr, and .Mrs. Clinton -M. Flint, .Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Verbeck, .Mr. and .Mrs, J. W. Phillips, Kathryn Phillips, Ronaldo R. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs, Winship, -Mrs. .Mary Walling, Mrs. Mary Pitcher, Mr. Joel Piuber, Mas¬ ter Gilbert Flint, -Miss Margie Pitch¬ er, Miss Isabelle Mahaffy, .Miss Mil¬ dred Coon, Miss Cccelle Lynch, Miss Adelie Klock, Miss KIsie Dubois, Miss Sally Howard, Miss Kthel Eastman, Mrs. Augusta Whittemore, .Mrs. SneP' ker. Miss Elizabeth Sneiker, Miss Edith Guest, Miss Helen Guest, Miss Ella Young, Miss Hedwig Woerner, Mrs. Williara Lowe, Miss Gertrude Conway, Mr. Harold Guest, Mr. Henry Kahn, Rev, C. E. Smith, Mr. aud Mrs. Berger.
On October 1st anil 2d, both after¬ noon and evening of eaoh day, a ben¬ efit will be held al the Strand The- atte, flempstead, for the benefit of Ihe Machine Gun Company at Hempstead, Hvhich is now heing organized for the purpose of taking the place of the former Machine Gun Company, which has been called Into Federal service. This entertainment will consist of thirteen vaudeville acts and eight reels of pictures, which are to be distribtited throughout the four per¬ formances. The vaudeville acts will consist of professional talent from Nassau County. Each performer Is very well known throughout Hemp¬ stead, and all neighboring towns, and comprise very cleverly written acts which bring out the ability of each performer.
Verona Oftkley is Ihe daughter of Slivers, the world-known Hipjio- droine clown. Will dance with a cho¬ rus. Something never before shown in Hempstead.
Miss Ray Hutcheson played In the Parada. Was a very big hit. and It was the re(niesl of several of the peo¬ ple that   she be put on this  time.
Addie Tydeman in a costume dance. Was formerly with some of tbe lead¬ ing pr<Kluc1lons in New York thea¬ tres,
Katherine K(>llog is a professional dancer, and well known for her abil¬ ity.
Irving Walton has Iimi different dia¬ lects, and makes fourteen changes in iia many luinutes. His acl is of auch (lualit'y that his services are in great demand.
.Miss Betty Parsons ' appears in songs  and dances.
The HeuHislead A. A. Quartet are well known, having taken part in many affairs throughout Nassau Coun¬ ty.
.Norma Pecan does acrobatic and water   nymph  danc-es.
Frances Hutcheson and Harriet Sammis appear in duet  dances.
The pioving iiictiire reels will con¬ sist of; Five reels of Alice Brady in Bwtsy Ross in "The I'^irst American Flag."
One reel of Bert Holmes in Travel Pictures.
One reel of comics.
Two   riels  "l»i'otectin,e  Old  Glory."
This entertainment will far excel aiiyliiinji ever bi'foic shown at Hemp¬ stead, not only iu iiiiality, but also in variety.
Our very good !; lends have been so ecneroiiB in (^fering their services thai it would be impossible for us to jiut all tlie vaiidtvill(» acts on in any nne performance, Consetiiieutly, this entt rtainiiient will consist of differ¬ ent vaudeville ads in the afternoon and evening jierformancea. This will enalile you to take in two iierform- aiices and  enjoy tioth  equally well.
Tickets may be liad at the Strand ofHt (>, or from any inember of the .Machine Gun Company. Matinee com- nieni't>s 2.45 p, m.; evening perf%rni- ance, 8.15 p. m.
TOWN HALL BONDS BRING GOOD PRICES
RED CROSS HM>S
We ackDowledge with thanks the following contributl(^nB, which bave been made during the past week: Mrs. Fred E. Story, monthly contri¬ bution, 16; luetic Rebekah Lodge, %2. ToUl, |7.
Kindly make checks payable to the Freeport BrMicb, American Red Cross and send t* Mrs. AUred T. Dsvison, 110 Pine mmti. Freeport.
Supervisor Hiram R. Sniith, at ihe Town Hall on Monday, awarded the lionds for the new Town Hall to J. S. Hache & Co., of New York, the high¬ est bidders, and realized a premium for the town of $1034.62 on the |75,- ()(iO worth sold. Tbe rate of interest is live per cent. There were ten bid¬ ders.
Plans and specifications will be a.sked for from architects within a short time. It is planned to ;urange lor competition in the selection of the architect.
While no formal action has heen taken, there is talk of securing the stone for the construction of Ihe building from the old reservoir at Baldwin. This stone Is very hard, of a grayish color and would make a handsome building. It ia in such shape that it would need compara¬ tively little cutting and can be se- ciir' (1 much more cheaply than, If brought from more distant parUfT' A church has been erected wilh it at Baldwin. '
The list of bidders follows: J. S, Bache &. Co., J!7f.,034.62; H. A. Kahler * Co.. ?"5,0fi7.50; Harris, Forbes & Co., %7ci.itm.2n; R. M. Grant &. Co., !«75.772..^)(»; Hempstead Bank, $75,- fifl7,50: Geo. B. Gibbons & Co. f75,- (530.75: Blake Bros. & Co., $75,603.00; Cummings Pruden & Co., ?75,601.50; Hornblower & Weeks, $75,480.00; Far- son, Son & Co., 175.417.76.
CJ. 0. P. PRIMART
In the Republican judicial prima¬ ries in Nassau Oounty, Ix^ander B. Faber, of Queens, was flrst; Judge Lewis L. Fawcett, of Brooklyn, sec¬ ond; Surrogate Selab B. Strong, of Suffolk, third; Justice William J. Kelly, fourth, and Percy L. Housel, of Suffolk,  sixth,    The vote  follows:
Faber, 1902; Fawcett, 1799; Strong, 1618; Kelly, 1255, and Housel 1650.
Richard S. Newcombe, of Queens, wus flrat in tbe Democratic contest, with 1152: Justice Kelly, second, wltb 1087; hklward Laxansky, thir<(, with 911; Judge Burt Jay Humphrey, fourth,   with 702,  and George J. 8.
CHURCH FOLKS MEET
Form Organization of
Worliers in   Suffolk
and Nassau Counties
A conference of the chtirches of all denominations of Nassau and Suf¬ folk Counties was held Tuesday at Ihe Congregational Church at Pat¬ chogue, when the Aanoelation of Churches of Nassau and Suffolk Coun¬ ties was formed. It is expected to be made a permanent organization OH the order of the New York Cily Min¬ isters' Association.
The present object of the nrgani'^ zation is to work for the social and religious betterment of both soJdiors and civilians in and about Ihe U. S. Army camps in tbe two counties. Three important matters are tiu bo taken up at once. The association will apply to the War Department to have the dry zone about Camp Up¬ ton extended from five to twenty-flve miles, and at Camp Mills from flve to ten miles. Federations will be organ- i'/.eri in the smaller villages adjacent to the camps, similar to the organiz.a- toins now at work on plans for the social betterment of the soldiers at Patchogue and Riverhead. An offort will be made to bring about a tr.n- forence between U. S. .\rmy chaplains, V. M. ('. A. workers and Ihe church asscKMation, for the purpose of co¬ operating in camp work.
The meeting open(^d shortly beforo ,  i 11  o'clock with an attendance of sev-    ' enty-flve  ministers  and  laymen,  rep-. resenting n^early every denomination.     ; The  Rev. Henry Medd. of Bay Shore,. was   chosen  chairman,   and  the  Rev. P.   v..   Brooks,  of  Mineola,  secretary. Later, permanent offlcers were select¬ ed    as   follows:   President,   the   Rev. Ibmry   Medd,   Bay   Shore;   flrst  vice- '• l)resident, the Rev. Oscar F. R. Tre- (ler,   Garden City;   second vice presl- d'nt.   the  Rev,   liOuis    H.   Johnston, Patchogue; secretary-,   the Rev. F, E. IJrooks, Mineola; treasurer, K. D. Ga¬ boon,   Southold.     Mr.   Cahoon   is   the      , only layman anumg the ()fllcers.
.'\n    executive   committee   was   ap¬ pointed, and will have power to carry out oil stig.cr^slioTis adopted by the or¬ ganization.   The Rev.   Henry iMedd Is, . (N-ofTicio,   a   member   and   chairman. The other menibers, who include on*} from  each  of the thirteen denomina¬ tions in tbe two counties, are;  Pres¬ byterian, (he Rev, Daniel H. Overton, Islip:  Kpiscopal, the Rev. William H. Garth, IsLp; Congregational, the Rev. ,lolin   R.   C.eo,   Riverhead;   MethQdlst""^ Kpiscoj^al. the Rev. Walter W. Yihans, HcM-pstead:   Baptist,   the   Rev.  A,pF.   ^ Johnson,   Port   Jefferson;    Luthera^ Ibe   Rov,   A,   C.   Karkau,    Freeport; Methodist Protestant,   the Rev. W. E. Petit,    Kastport:   (Catholic,   the   Rev. .lohn J. Donlon, Centre Moriches. The ,lewish,   African   M.   K.,   Universalist,   ,^j Ptntecostal    and    Christian    Science   „;' inemb(M-s will be added later.
DON'T BE FOOLED BY FALSE RUMORS
".No one need hesitate to can or dry for home use all the perishable products possible," says the State {'ollege of Agriculture, in denying ru¬ mors that the government would seize surplus home canned foods. Ac¬ cording to the College, sUteraents have been circulated to Ihe effect tbat the government Intended to take over from families ail caiin(>d goods in excess of 100 quarts, and in sorae instances the tale charged that the government was urging canning and drying so that the food products would be easier to transport when taken  away fi'oin the  people.
All of these tales are thought to be part of a deliberate propaganda to embarrass the government authori¬ ties and cut down tbe aniount of food put up in American homes. The State College of Agriculture is In close touch with Ihe work of the Food Ad¬ ministration and of the Federal De¬ partment of Agriculture and slates that all such runiori| in regard to seizing food are the wildest of sto¬ ries without any basis in fact. Both Washington and State authorities join in urging home canulug and dry¬ ing In order that buusebolds may have a . plentiful supply for them¬ selves and for no otber reason.
FIRST KXifflBH'
Ao interesting feature at tbe Min¬ eola Fair was tbe exhibit of vege¬ tables grown by tbe elderly Inmates of tbe Town Home of Hempstead. Tbey raised 5000 beiids of cabb«Ke, 3000 bushels of corn aud 1500 bushels ol potatoes, more tb»n enough to sus¬ tain themselves all wfuter, thereby uot being au expense to the town. Supervisor Hiram N. Hiuith placed the products on exhibttlou. Mucb ot flie credit for tbis rMsarlMbl* alMm^ If due Overseers DafUel Morrison totk Vrank UmuubUI. *
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