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2 . BEACON NEWSPAPER, March 25,2010 O u r c o m m u n i t y . O u r p e o p l e . A l l l o c a l . GLPH Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts receive president’s call to service lifetime achievement awards On Sun., Jan. 17 the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 1SR held its’ annual Change of Watch ceremonies and took the opportunity to formally recognize the Village of Babylon for all o f the support it has provided to the Auxiliary over the course of the past 40 years. The Village was represented by Mayor Ralph A. Scordino w h o accep ted th e fo r m a l P r o c l a m a tio n and Plaque presented by the D ivision Commander AlexMalewskiand the Flotilla 01-01 Commander, John Me Eachen. In his remarks, Div CMDR M a lew s k i1 s t a t e d : “I n o te with pride and am pleased to commend Babylon Village and Mayor Scordino for his significant contribution to and*sUpport of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Your actions personally reflect credit upon you, your staff and the Village o f Babylon.” “The Village of Babylon has always been there for us when we needed support,” stated Flotilla CM DR Me Eachen. “We couldn’t be prouder o f our home base,” he added. “Mayor Scordino and his staff have helped enable our flotilla to operate at the professional level that we do. They embody all that is in the highest tradition of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.” The Change of Watch ceremony is a tim e-honored tradition marking the transfer of command from one elected officer to another. It is a formal ceremony conducted before senior Regional Coast Guard officers as well as the assembled auxiliary division where new officers are sworn in to office and the outstanding performances and accomplishments by individual auxilarists are recognized by their peers. Babylon Village museum hosts liiS a children’s Valentine Tea Sm| A ch ild r e n ’s V a lentine tea, was held Sun., F e b .7 a t th e Babylon Village M u seum . The e v e n t was sp o n s o r e d by th e B a b y l o n V i l l a g e H istorical and P r e s e r v a t i o n S o c iety . T h e young children a n d th e i r m o m s enjoyed an afternoon of co n v e r s a t i o n , t e a a n d sw e e t s . T h e event included a m u s e u m tou r and craft. P t u d ti « ilr* t m . l c J t f atU h i pkaUipraphs Mii't'un, M a s ui ill oS f W fo r k /j.tfnien \T i r o j O 'vu itn m iiw .«■»,!., r . n t v n PU™ mJhu'e j our nam e «Jmt. a m i h k p h >«* i,unt Ivr J a v ir A llphottn It. S i hr attachm ent ‘o -u t . m at1 P u a tc ih o h t , , rwiu-riL ’a. publication H j o u h a ie q u n l i o n * ,.l!u s .1 u ll-S S T ra U BIG HONOR FOR GRANDSON OF FORMER VILLAGE MAYOR. Gil Hanse, the grandson of our late form er M ayor Gilbert C. Hanse has been selected to design an 18-hole golf course at The Prai rie Club in Nebraska. The layout of the new club will be routed along the rim of the Snake River Canyon, above the 3 00-foot canyon wall and in view of an old historic schoolhouse built at the turn of the century. We are very proud of our native son. READER’S INPUT. W e received a very interest ing letter from a reader who pointed out a fact that appeared in my February 18 column stating that the Babylon Business and Professional W om en Orga nization was the first women’s organization in the Village. The letter was from a faithful Beacon reader and former Babylonian, William Dalgarno of Bra denton, Florida. “May I take this opportunity to in form you that Pyramid Chapter #594 of the Order of the Eastern Star has been active in Babylon Village for m o re than 94 years,” said Dalgarno. “The origi nal charter was received in 1916.” The Eastern Star Chapter meets at 250 W est Main St. and actively supports the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, New York. Research into this question by Beacon editor C a r olyn James has turned up some more information. An organization called the W o m en’s Exchange, which organized across the country in the mid 19th century, opened a Chapter in Babylon Village in the late 1900s. Readers may recognize the name since in 1889, the organization, which operated out of a Storefront at 309 Deer Park Ave., donated funds to put up the now-famous drinking fountain that stood at Deer Park Avenue and Main Street. Eventually, the fountain was damaged in a trolley car accident and efforts are underway by local volunteers to re place it through the Babylon Village Fountain Com mittee. That’s what we have on the subject. Perhaps our readers will have additional insight. We thank W alter Dalgarno for his interest and perspective. It’s always great to hear from our former residents and loyal readers. W H AT A LOVELY EVENING. Yes, the Reconstruction Project Committee for the Fountain Fundraiser rqally outdid themselves last Wednesday when they hosted a beautiful party at the Venetian Yacht Club featuring delicious food, lovely lottery prizes and much more. All proceeds go to the re construction of the fountain. It will really look so terrific in our lovely Village and everyone worked so hard. Thanks to all. LOVE WAS IN TH E AIR at the lovely Val entine’s brunch given by Good Samaritan Hospital’s Dix Hills-Deer Park Guild at the beautiful Great River Country Club. The spread of foods was de licious. The Guild’s official administrator, Charlie Bove, whose family was there, including his cute son and daughter Muriel M cLear, chaired the delightful affair and Muriel donated the tons of bears that were the unusual centerpieces for all to take home. Guild President Lois Bowen thanked everyone and invited all to next year’s brunch, especially the children of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bove and Mrs. And Mrs. Rich ard Helm, who were so beautifully behaved. A DAY FULL OF HISTORY IN BABYLON VILLAGE. The Babylon Business and Professional W om en will celebrate its 75th anniversary on April 1 8 ,4 to 7 p.m. at the Clubhouse at the Harbor Club. O f course there will be the usual gourmet “good ies” that we have every year, with lotteries, fun and games, etc. So please com e and enjoy such an im portant occasion with us, and share our memories of the good times — and sad ones. Be sure to bring your family members. In the afternoon, our Mayor Ralph Scordino will host a celebration recognizing thé spot where the first black baseball team played. Again, there will be wonderful celebrations and memories. They’ll be lots m ore time for informa tion for these two events, but mark your calendars now. JIM BORSTELMAN, TH E SON OF MR. AND MRS. JIM BORSTELMAN of Babylon has been working out for “The Addams Family,” which is sold out through August. The Borstelmans previ ously lived in Babylon and now live in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Jim previously starred in several highly successful Broadway plays. RICK LAZIO CELEBRATES HIS BIRTH DAY. W h at a huge array of friends, family and po litical colleagues gathered for New York Governor hopeful Rick Lazio at Captain Bill’s in Bay Shore. Rick celebrated his 52nd birthday and the evening was beautifully organized.
