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FREEPORT, N. Tn FRIDAY. APRIL 26. 1^18
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CHORCHES RALLY AT UNION SERVICE
Freeport Congregations Hear Patri- miic Mane and Speeches--Col¬ lection for Red Croas.
The Methodist Ohurch at P'reefwrt wan thronjfpd on Sunday ever^in? »l th« union patriotic service of Ptntsr- tant contrifjfatioTiB held in aid of thr Mbjrty I.nnn Hnd the Red ¦Cnw-K
The pulpit and aitar were de«>r«t» ed in the national colars, with the American nnd lied Cro«« flaj?" oa »tan-dardH on either side, and the star rhurcli .'^^ervic." flag; in front of the pipe organ. The 140th Resriment*! feind from Camp M in.'i furnished mu- rti", <i'>?nin'r thf pro;:ram ty plnyintf "Good-bye Broadway, FWlo. Franc*.''
AKred T. r)i\vi<wn of the Liberty lx»an C-ommitt :o. opened the meptmK and itftroduced .Samuel B. 'Smith ss chairman. Rev. .). Sidney Gould of the -'Presliyterian iChurch grave the invocation, and the reiiponsive service wa» in dharpre of Rev. Mr. Holden, of Baltimore, temporarily occupying? the pulpit of the Baptist Church. MembePB of the local branch of the Red CroHs, in uniform, officiated as ushers and took *he ooUection, which wa« presiented to that branch.
iW,. A. Joubert. for several yeara manager of a ranch in Mexico, cittsd several instances ot a German neigh¬ bor iihejre who peraisted in foistering the German kultur upon him, until it became so umbe^rable that he had to threaten the German with Iwdily harm to keep him away.
"That's the way with Pru8»iani»m in this war," said Joub^. "The Kai¬ ser with 'his Gorman propsjpanda has badly upset Russia, almost succeeded with Italy, and h4w been trying it on the United ^States. His thjrd trial is destined to be a failupe, ajid he will be taugibt to respect tWe United States.
CoL E. W. Halford, of New York, who for three years was with Ex- Pi^ident Tsft in the PhiKpp-ines, and st erne time attached to tHe staff of General (Pershing, said: "I/0<>M"fJ* one of titB papers an cditori#l WiHWI that therj are apparently more liars thsJi buyers of Liberty Bonds. J challenge that statement. If that were true, the country wouldn't be
wui'lit saiviing. .„„.»„ ._.»
"It is tnii- '-^ \\v*.\^ WB} acroM me ii»atBr, and if the United States can send nn army over there," he said, '^GermaJiy may just as easily land an army en our shores. We muat help the boys «ver there to win, and not ffive the -Germans an opportunity to oome ovec here. •
5upper was »erve<l to all sailors a.id soldiers present at the service by ttis ladies of the church.
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Red Cross Display at Chubbuck's.
Throi'»?h Ernest -'Vult, manager of Chubbuck's Pharmacy, the Red Cross o' liVeeport has been tendered the , trivilege of using^ the big s;how win¬ dow for a week of Red Cross display, jrhich will be completed by the time The Nassau Post reaches its read- !r8. Besides giving the use of the Dvdndow and every facility for mak¬ ing the display, Mr. Ault has design¬ ed and printed posters and cards for / It. rtyman Schloss has loaned life- I sized -wax figures used in his store f tor the display.
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If You Can't Do Something
"Over There''
YOU CAN
ii
OVER HERE"
BUY A
Liberty Bond
AND BUY IT IN
FREEPORT
Contributed by
CHUBBUCK'S
Drug ^ Store
FREEPORT
VILLAGE PROCLAIMING LIBERTY BOND VICTORY
FORGES AHEAD TO DOUBLE ITS QUOTA
Work of the Freeport Committee Highest Type of Well-Planned and Constant Effort. Syste¬ matic Campaign Productive of Remarhable Saccess.
Tb3 fiithu!*iastic, energotir and well-organize<l campaigTi of the Free- port Liberty Loan C'oninnlttee will be ft;,t:nded by a gratifying feature thia (Friday) afternoon, when an hoir.»r iiag is to b;? raised al the plaaa near the railniad station. The ceremony wi'l oi< ur at .'J o'clock and is expe.'ted to lv the mo.^t important event Free- pon lias yet h.'ld in oonnpction vith the war bond issues or in many other d i reobiong.
The flag raising will signify that the Fii;c;.oi-t d;&tri?t, whicli includt>» 'Roosevelt, Merrick and F^ast Meadow, has rai.sed its quota of $197,500. The campaign will not close until -May 4 and tho committee is confident that a PTold !=tnr will be added to the flag as a roaull of exoass subscriptions.
From the patriotic and contributivs viewpoint, the work of the F'reeport committcD stands in the Itg'ht of admi- ra.tiork and as an example of the high- leet type in well-planned and constant eflfort. ?^'(jtliing that any member of the committee or the sub-workers could do or think of has been left un¬ done in promoting the sale of bonds to assist the government toward win¬ ning the great war which has upset much of the civilized world, destroy- infc many of its most beautiful cities a-nd towns with artistic and costly structures, also (homes by the thousands, and brought misery and sorrow to mdllions by breaking up families through the loss of loved ofves in battle, by disease, or other causes, including cruelties of the most inhumane variety.
¦But the work of the committee would have been lessened to a con¬ siderable degree had the people of .Freeport, Roosevelt, Merrick and East Meadow lacked responsive tendencies, but they did a-ot and to the many hun¬ dreds of loan subscribers is due a tnihute such
Liberty Loan Committee to Soand Call to Arms—To Start "En Masse" Offensive Toward Se¬ curing Sale of an Additional $20»,0(H) in Bonds by May 4
The Honor Banner to be Unfurled this Afternoon
Piekford. The index has proved of churches, (•.'specially in th: Jil.in lon- ine.= timable value to the committee. Intent of prtjachinc- sfrvics insi Sun¬ day evening to join in -the union pa¬ triotic meeting at the M. K. Church. The Church of Our Holy Redeem-
Gospel Spread b/ Poblicily.
.^n important committee of the or. giiniaation has been that havinj? in [er, through Rev. John ,7. O'TooIs, has
charge publicity work. Charles M.
Hart was given the chairmanship of imarked credrt. The Boy Scouts of
this committee and he proved the right man for the important work Hi.s asRociate has been J. Wesley Mil¬ ler, in charge of placing outside and
done ita .share in the campaign with
the church have fc'?en in the parado.s with the bugles and drums, aided in the sale of l)onds and thrift stamps and given their services to the Local
inside advertising. The com nl ittee f Draft Board wh^n the aolider "bjy.=
lost no time in presenting to the view of Freeport people, a fine array of illustrated posters in windows amd other advantageous places of business houses; on billboards and scores of other places. Besides the posters, the committee circularized extensively, planned and \ put into effect an excel¬ lent and helpful newspaper advertis¬ ing campaign and spread the gospel of
Liberty Loan buying in numerovu mneh success, is Mrs. Robert H
inarched away to oamp. The church and parishioners have been liberal Rubscrrbers to tihe bonds and stamps.
¦Last, but not least of the commit¬ tees, has been that for the Italian- American element. Louis Peroni has had charge of this, and his wdrk bas pleased the committee.
Araonig the women wbo have shown their loyalty to the cause and with
E*ron. She accomplished results of moch value.
The lieutenants of the various vil¬ la^ districts are as follows: No. 6,
ways.
Another important committee which did its work well was that on speak¬ ers with John M. Harrington. Hia
associates were Eklward D. Lent and Stephen W. Hunt; No. 7, T. Benson .u.«w.i>^.s> « —~ - Edward 6. Keogh. The commitiwjj iSmifh; No. 8, Werner Nygren; No. few, if any districts ' presented for the entertainment of;?, Harry J. MoCord; No. JO, Daniel
' ' ^ "" '—'"-"'— ¦" "Morrison; No. 11, Frank SuVens,
Tbm canvassers and the distcicts
Tnts
on Long Island can look upon with ; Freeport people and as mspirators m fW. ereater satiafaction. I the, campaign. F:v. Sau? 0.^Curta^ev k
Tho sub-commrtttees and distrhrt j "Ww*^" '"W'ttlteTson of Wall street Assigned theni by their lieutedlnl
canvassers also have manifested un- | fa.'ne, Congressman Fred C. Hicks,
tiring enen^ in behalf of "Uncle Sam" ^^nd their efficient work is re¬ flected in the quota result. Besides these aids the First National Bank, and Freeport Bank, with their staffs, have applied all effort possible to aid 1
jaie war veterans aiid a;i>dral lotfal citizens.
The "Follow Up" Committee, with Village P'-o-'idp-it Robert G. Ander- .son as chii'i-nian, worked efficiently, looking after th: det'.ilH j' •)...> ving
the work of placing Freeport on the I "P various matti>rs arra-igcd, t > see honor roll of communities that rais- | that they v\ .-re prom'jlpra;<'d. iMiiri-'r ed their quota. The churchmen, wo- | Village Preiideiits Sidney H. Svve.^y
men, and other workers, have accom¬ plished splendid results and justly share in the honor obtained for their home town.
Eirly Start at High Speed.
was of great value to the Freeport Committee, as it permitted the laying of a foundation for a canvassing sys¬ tem which could be changed in part or in whole if its adapt^a-tion failed, and at the same time the early start
and Ernest S. Randall with Werner Nygren servsd on this committee.
The Firemen's Committee work was assigned to Chief John J. Ran¬ dall, Jr., and with his aids, selected from the department members, sub-
.A.n early start in the campaign-j s;.riptions received from the volun- Maxson, Jarvi.s Root, F. H. Holluiid
teer firement have been substantial und co-operation in the ii.:iades ac¬ corded to the fullest exU;n'.
The Comnnittee on Commutors, with 1). S. Mackay as chairman, had an extensive and important ifield to cov-
are
No.' 6, Howard E. Peai*all, Oscar W. Valentine, Lewis Post, Charles O. Nygren, Charles O. Niles, J. M. Kee- gi;;:.
Xj. 7--Stephen H. Whaley. Capt. Hai:man. Mr. Honirninj;-, Cadmaii II. Fredericks, Nelson Ashdown, r)ou.!<- la.«- Lawrence.
No. S—W. H. Hibbard, K. S. Keogh, Edward Cheshire, William H. Runcie, Clarence Edwards, Hilbert Jahnson, Sidney V. Gibson, Harold Cook, Thom¬ as Spence, Harold Maxson.
No. 9—Paul Halpin, Morris Hal¬ pin, Edward B. Thompson, H. L,
.•^.>* « j'iir'L. of the Rooaevelt Commit¬ tee and which proved to t)e an im- portafil part, there was appointed a women's committae, <lirected by Mrs. D. Connolly. Her assistants were Mirs. (ieo. I>elap, Mrs. Walter Steph¬ enson, Mrs. Rebecca Stuart, Mrs. Oharles F]. Whit.'house, Mrs. Jo.<*eph Faath, Miss Mary Whitehouse, .Mrs. F''red Underhill, .Mrs. Cieorge JVIolc, Mrs. J. C. Stephen.wn, Mrs. Charles Fpplc, Mrs. W'illiam Mole, Mips F.;m- ma Roa^nithal. Under direction of Mr.s^ Oonnolly, the woman's commit¬ tee worked with telling results and the acquiring of its (jUotu by Iloose- velt was due in no small dcgri»e to theii- huatling, capable efforts.
Finsl looDd-Up Rallies.
The Merrick seebio«i, «^o fai', has about ?tt,()()tl subscribed locally and $15,000 credited in city territory from summer residents, so that there ia assurance that the quota of $30,000 will he raised. The East Meadow sec-1 tion has not reported yci, but it is estimated that from the small com- munRy at least $.5,000 will be sub¬ scribed. Boy Scouts will begin work¬ ing Saturday for the final round-up in the campaign. Lieutenant Hew¬ lett has had as aids^ F>. A. Parkson, Curtis H. Bowne, Franklin G. Hill, Ernest S. 'Mdller, J. W". Birch, Well¬ ington W. Mepham, J. W. Phillips, Merwin E. Powell, Rudolph Koeppel, Harry Leich, Benjamin S. Carman, George S. Fish, J. W. Van,Sicklen, Frank E. Draper.
FREEPORT SCHOOLS "GO OYER THE TOP"
T^nTif Stamp Sales Net $1,539.50-'
Earn 100 Per Cent in Red
Cross Work.
In tlie ?ale of War Saving .Stamps and in Red Cros.'? work pupils of th« Fi>ee}x>rt ."schools have worked with gp^at interest and 7.oal, the result of which is shown in the grand total of financial returns and supplies |»ro-
About the middle of .March the sale of Thrift Stamps was begun in th« four schools. The children brought ilieir peiini..-* to the teacher who open¬ ed an a;;'(nir.t with them. When twen¬ ty-five cents had been saved the pu¬ pils received from the principal a Trift St;unp and card. Many of the pupil.s liave fiiicd the car«ls and now pos.f- a War Saving Stamp. The .sale goc-i on .steadily and gives prom¬ ise of lr'c'>n^ip.lt a v:'ry ponnancrvt part, of inc .sihoai-life durmg tlie re¬ mainder of the term. It is probahle that arrangements will be made tw cont-inuj the sale of stamps to the children during the summer vacation.
Tho sale of (Stamps in the several schools is as follows:
'Grove street, $2G5; Seaman ave¬ nue, $357.2.'); Archer street, $818; Columbus avenue, $99.2.5; total.
$1,.'>39..50. In the
fall, blie Seaman Avenue
School and t|ie Archer Street School completed the quota which entitled them bo receive their charters as chap¬ ters in the junior membership of tha American Red Cross. In March, the High School became elegible, and at this date Columbus Avenue School and the grades in the Grove Stre«t •School have gon« "over the top." In order to become eligible a sum equal to 25 cents for eacfh child in each sdhool had to be raised. The Free-
A raUy meeting has featured the ' P^'**'*'®®,^ "«^ ^*^« ^^ P'O"'^ ^J'*" Merrick campaign and tomorrow ttaotion of earning 100 per cent in (Sattirday) «vening another .iiwetjng , W».^o^k of organmng for Red Cross will be held in the Fire Hall. AV%hi» 1 ?'***• ^^ present the classes in sew- meeting will be shown by iJlixmilJar^ed; "»« J?^ spending' their regular tune lantern pictures, the actual uses «>'' *^»« ^o^k in doing regulation IRed to which telephones are put in the trenches. Intere^ing talks will be grrv- en by capable speakers and it is an¬ ticipated that the subscription work will be given a big boom.
Summarizing the entire Freeport district work, which has been hard throughout, all sections, the results show that the proper planning of a j
Cross work.
A record of work to date folk>w8. Ths ifirist figures denote completed woj^ and the second work under con¬ struction : 'For Belgian relief! Babies' boo^iiss, 27 pairs, 8 pairs; Shawls for women— circular crocheted, 1, 6; square knit¬ ted, 2, 5; black pinafores for little
50; hot water bag covers, 6, 20; ice bag covers, 2, 10; knitted cuiHs, 0, 3; artdcles for .soldiers—wash cloths, 12, 6; -wristlets, 5 pairs, 7 pairs; com¬ fort bags, containing sewinc kits, 11, 16.
awakened the people of the communi- : er and responded creditably. Asso-
R. H. Earon, .Arthur Luerin, .laines Sutphin.
No. 10— (Jeorge U. Patter.son, t-hark-s J. Betzig, R. H. Hunt. Albin N. Johnson, Walter M. Nichols, Wil¬ let V/. Raynor, Frank Demarest, Wal- ace R. Post, E. F. Goldman, Percy
ty to the great need of the govern-| ciate members of the committee hav^- ^ Morrison, William Thompson, Arthur ment for the money sought in sup-! been Arthur Nosworthy and Leonard '• Frank
pwrt of the war. The Freeport Com¬ mittee had its plans mapped out in full when the campaign bejaran on Sat¬ urday, April 6. On the evening of the fifth, it set the community aglow with bond fervor by holding a patriotic parade and rally meeting. This event was highly successful and started the local movement at high speed. On the I6th, the committee held another pa¬ rade and meeting which also proved a big sueoess. Its effect was appar¬ ent in the added subscriptions and uug^nented enthusiasm by workers and the public at large.
A third feature in connection with tlie Liberty Loan and one which serv¬ ed to further the purpose, was a union patriotic service in the M. E. Church last Sunday evening. While this service was to aid the Liberty Loan, it also s<erved the double pur¬ pose of helping the Red Cross which ivL'eived the congregational collection.
The comprehensive plan of the Freeport committee, for orjranization and operation, embodied the chair¬ man, Alfred T. l>avi9on, as the cen¬ tral figure and from the centre of the organization were branches ex¬ tending to every department. The secretary, Raymond D. .•Vckerman, lield the first kep position, and sec
Mabee.
Schasis Work Enlhosisslically.
No. 11—Frank Aldrich, Robert Donaghy, J. Cotter, Cavie Foster, , Frank LaRue, John Schultz, J. J. l-or the Schools Comnnittee, iLhf Murphv, William Trayer and Mr. chairmanship was placed with Super- Kadd "
intendent Ward C. Moon and it is to ' The headquarters of the committee ius credit principally, tliat results have been at the Freeport Club which ;>bove expetrtations have been attain- ;l,,nated the usx- of its parlors and ed. The laa-ge staff of teachers re- otlior rooms, and placed every re- sjwnded heartily to the cause nnd be- i quired facilitv at the committee's dis- sides making liberal subscriptions for j posal. bonds, bouK'ht many thrift stamps
campaign counts for considerable, the j Sriris—2, 10; hospital garments—(^r- capa'ble management of it for more, ^t'?P leggings, 2, 6; bed socks, 4 and that sy^ematk:, efficient efforts | P^'/s, 4 pairs; comfort pillows, 100, are sure to bring success.
Beginning tomorrow (Ssiturday) the Boy Scouts of the Freeport dis¬ trict expect to clean up the remaind¬ er of the subscription work. They will go to people whom the canvas- ser« failed to enlist or could not xet in touch with and solicit from other prospects. The Scouts ^11 be knoTwn as the "'Gleaners," following as they will, the "Reapers." Each boy who j sells 10 bondf* or over to separate in- | dividuals will be awarded a medal. |
There are three troops in the Free- | I>ort disitrict, each with a substantial membership, and the activity of the
boys in the campaign until it close.s j A large steamship, which the Mer- on May 4 is expected to increase the j ritt^Chapman Wrecking Company subscriptions to a considerable extent ; ^^^ ^^^ ^^e Anglia from Brazil, and also enhance the enthusiasm for °
STEAMSHIP STRANDS
Freighter Anglia Hits Point Look- oat Shoals in Fog.
the final round-up.
f
FREEPORT RED CROSS
The teachers akso organized the pu¬ pils of their clas.ses into effective sell ing agents for both bonds and war stamps.
When the schools opened after thf F]<a&ter vacation, pupils :'.;id teachers began a publicity campaign to as.sist in giving information concerning the Third Liberty Loan. In every grade talks ware grivcn by pupils and teach¬ ers to arouse enthusiasm in the .-school and in the home. In as.sembly {•eriods, principals and the superin¬ tendent of schools gave ailded impetus to tha work of the class rooms.
'Superiiiiendent Moon, captain of s'jhools on the Liberty I.u;'.n (Jomniit- tee, arranigted an essay contest in grades above the fourth in the Fre>e- port schools and also in the schools of Roosevelt and Merrick. The five
ondly, Kdward F. Cook, captain of best essays from each class will he j lieutenants, the second key position. , chosan nnd the best one of these five I Fn>;ii tht' .secretarial potjition were will ie:eive a pri»e. Th? names of the*
the branches extending to all winners will he publisheii in the next
'Aiy; oonimittLe members listed un- issue of The Naasau Po.si.
der sub-heads and from the captain's On factories ahd huainess canvass,
posi-tion were the lieutenants in charge I^avid Sutherland, Jr., was the com-
of dis^tricts. The lieutenants were key-•'^ittaeinan and on fraternities and
ed with the canvassers, who made re- ; clubs, Stephen P. Pettit. Both com¬ ports daily to their chiefs. The lieu- i mitteemen made good as they ware
tenants in turn reported to Captain expected to do when appointed.
Cook. He submitted the returns to, p.fc,ii« ¦¦.^.i„ » •¦ .
Si>cretary Ackerman and the latter, I ""* "eeUajn Execlloil.
after informing chairman Davison ai' F^lvin N. Kdwards had the chair-,
to the progress of the work, turnKid nxanship of the coniimictee on public i Roosevelt Oommittee, divided the vil
over the subscriptions to the commit- aieetings and how well he attended t*> ; lage into four districts, and aus.igned
tei> which listed them. They y^rere then his duties ha« been reflected by the i a captain to each. They were Charlea
Roosevelt Wins Quota Flag.
The captain for thi Roosevelt dis¬ trict, which, with Merrick and East •Meadow, has formed part of the F^ree- port section, but each with the priv¬ ilege of obtainirya: an honor flag, is Melville R. Smith, and the lieu<tenant of Roosevelt is Frank 'S. Wood.
For Mecrick and East Meadow, the laptain is George M. Hewlett F'aL-h sub-dis'rict has responded with vigor to thi' Lit)erty Bond work. The corps of workers selected by each has work¬ ed diligently and with marked success, Roosevelt particularly showing that it wa-i "up and doing" from the ino- nient that thf date for commencing the campaivrn was made known. The quota as.signed the hustling, grow¬ ing coinmunity wus $15,800. It has all bien subscribed for and also a sum well abiive it. The committee and populace in general will iwlebrate the ai'hi.'vement on Saturday evening, when the honor flag won will l»e pre¬ sented at the Royal Theatre. Pa,triot- ic exercises will feature the celebra¬ tion.
Roos.?ve)t had a bii? parade and ral¬ ly meeting to boom the bond sale* and f^dward R. Morawet?., who wai chairman of the rally, showed t^at as a patriotic inspirationist, be was ef¬ ficient 100 per cent.
F^rank A. Wood, chairman of the
went agrround off Point Lookout, L. I.,
' Beach ' during the fog and dtiving
! northeast rainstorm early Sunday^
' morning. The Coast Guards refused
___ ^ •.. V. , j any information concerning the steam-
ContribuHons and Workers for the Vrmnent orders. ' ^*^ agrains gov- Caase Are Active. \, T*"'' '^"'^''"'r «^£?'"di"K ^ ij^ports
I had a cargo of coiiee, much of which
j has been thrown into the sea. Wreck'
Contributions for the American Red | ing tugs and lighters have 'been stand- Cross through the Freeport Branch ing by the stranded freighter, burt j continue with gratifying: regularity. I no move could be made to float her, I The Branch this week acknowledgee ' as the sea has been rough and tha jthe following patronage: ; ship so deeply inTbedded in the sand.
I Mrs. Hca-bert Bacon $1.00 I It is expected that the freijrhter will
1 .Vlrs. .M. E. Powell 1.00 go to pieces.
I Mrs. Arthur P. Daviason 1.00 i .' ^
i .'^.rtliur P. Davisson 1.00
i .Mrs. Jacob Post 1.00
I Mrs. Jere Brown 1.00
Mrs. Herbert O. Reast 1.00
1 W. O. .Seaman 1.00
.Mrs. Jesse M. Hewlett 1.00
Mrs. Fred Wright 1.00
Red Cross Helpers, Russell Park 1.80
Red Croijs Helpers, Russell Park 2.15
.•iOO Club, .Mrs. Knobel Treas. .. ..50 j Vada Combs and Dorothy Ash- ' down 1.75
.Mrs, Clarence M. .Mix . . . 2.00
Mrs. Charles E. Lrster 5.00 i
Freeport Epworth League 4.00 j
A friend 5.00 |
' Collection from churph, I.,iberty j
I Loan meeting ,50.00
'BEN" SPRAGUE RESIGNS
As Alms House Keeper—Overseers to Have Free Hand.
filed with tho l>anks. A complete card success of the excellent meetings held, index system of residents auid their | Ilis asaocktes have been W. D. Finch sub»'.*riptious w^is maintained from and Albin N. Jo4in«un
the beginning of the campaign, Au gust V. JohuDun sarving «ut chainaaa of the oonanittae. Hi* aasociatas wssa
The committeeinan un churches haa
E. Whrtehouae, Henry C. Albers Charles Diehip and William F. Pear¬ sall. They sel«ct«Hl their canvassers and splendid results h>av« been a<.'hi«v
Ueeii iSiunuei K. Smith, who had much I ed. "The comimttee and oanva:>ser:i to do wi«h th*r succoaaful co-operation will comtuiutf si^itiuc until tim cam-
Total $83.20
I Kindly make checks payable to I F^reeport Branch, American Red I Croas and send to .Mrs. Alfred T.
Davison, 110 Pine street, Freeport, JL I.
j On Thuraday, April 11, the Red Croas Helpers, Rusaell Park, met at the home of Mrs. Wilhams. It was i (lecided for all to give thedr spare . change to help raise money for the j wood fund.
I In addition to the regular knitting, I the helpers have completed five aquajnes for the Afghsa find aUo ;« j box of aiiipas for rest p>illuw«. In I the fMist thraa wtieks they hav« oou-
Overseers of the Poor l>ainel E. Morrison and Francis J. Hammill an¬ nounced this week that Benjamin Sprague, who has been the keeper at the Town Almshouse at-East Hemp¬ stead for over eleven years filed hia resignation with the Overseers on April 18. Coincidently the resigna- - 1-tion of Keeper Sprague's wife as ma¬
tron of the institution was alao filed. The resignations are to take effect on June 1, of this year. Mr. Ham¬ mill, when asked about the action of Sprague, stated that the resi;;natioiib had been asked for and that he was of the opiniofi that Sprague was in¬ competent to hold the position of keep¬ er and that Sprague had not proper¬ ly attended to his business a^ koeper of kte.
At a meeting of th« Republican Town Committee, held at Frseport on Monday evening, the cunanuttee voted that the choice of a successor to Sfrra^rue be Lft eptirely tu the Ovisrssars and tluat tho ^ommfittee abstain fnitu makiaic *fKl reoomman-
