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AND F O R T A D V E R T IS E R VOL. 82 GREENWICH, N. Y., VKIDN'ESDAY, AUGUST 6 , 1924 E ti cmnm mi Session Ending Yesterday Was Much Enjoyed. BIG CRM FORECLOSING NIGHT A b o u t S ix ty G u a r a n t o r s S ig n up fo r 1925— To C h a n g e P la n o f H a n d lin g T ickets—O u t s t a n d in g ■ F e a tures of W e e k . T h e Sw a thtnore C h a u t a u q u a closed its week’s engagem e n t here la s t even in g , and local patrons o f . the enter tain m e n t s h a v e contracted for it r e tu r n n e x t season fo r the tw e l f t h year' in 1925. A lth o u g h fo r the p a s t two or three years the expenses o f the a t t r a c t io n h a v e som e w h a t exceeded the receipts fo r the sale o f tickets, G reenw ich people seem u n w illin g to be deprived of the pleasure and u p l i f t fu r n is h e d b y this sum m e r attrac t io n . A b o u t six t y g u a r a n to r s have signed an agreem e n t -to assum e a n y deficit ' t h a t m a y exist next year, an d the M g te n t w i t h its series o f entertainm e n ts w ill be w ith us a g a in n e x t year. The a g r e e m e n t , signed fo r t i e com ing year differs fro m th e one th a t w a s fulfilled this year. The latte r p la n provided t h a t o r e hundred per sons should each agree to take six a d u lt tickets at; three d o llars per tick et, the idea being th a t the y w o u ld sell any the y did n o t care to use. Tlie result d id not prove all th a t w a s e x pected fo r i t . There was no organized plan for the sale o f tickets, and m a n y o f the hundred preferred to give thefti aw a y rath e r than to m a k e a personal canvass. Next year’s guaran tors sim p ly agree to assum e the deficits, as w a s done previous to th is year, and the ticket sale -will be in the hands of a com m ittee of g u a r a n to r s . Tire C h a u tauqua association also agTees to send a representative here to sta y fo r several day s previous to the opening n f C h a u tauqua w h o w ill assist in m a n a g in g the sa le o f tickets. The p r o g r a m gjven th is year was fu l ly up to the standard o f fo r m e r years. B o th the le c t u r es a n d the m u sical entertainm e n ts have been excel lent. and the J u n i o r C h a u t a u q u a ses sions have fu r n ishe d much enjoym e n t fo r the youngsters. Th e fe a t u r e en te r ta in m e n ts g iv e n ‘ s e v e ral evenings attracted m a n y visijprs fro m o u t o f tow n . * ^ The “ B ig n i g h t \ of the C h a u t a u q u a is u s u a lly play n ig h t , an d this year it w a s n o exception. I t is estim a ted . t h a t nearly tw o thousand people were present last evefring to w itn e s s the production s f he p lay , “ T h e ir H o n o r the M a y o r ,” w h ich was enthusrastica.1- ly received. 'Other features th a t were especially enjoyed included the con cert last T h u r s d a y evening b y the S o r o r ity Singers, the recital b y Frances F n g r a m 'o f the M e tro p o litan OpdVa. c o m p a n y .the p r o g r a m of m a g ic -by H e n r y and com p a n y and the lecture M o n d a y evening1 b y O p ie Reid. No. 32 ABOUT TO STM WORK ON NORTH GREENWICH ROM B u ild in g o f P e r m a n e n t H ig h w a y W i l l 1 S t a r t a t V illag e Line— R o a d F iv e M iles L o n g . I t is expected th a t w o r k w i l l be commenced th i s week on the to w n road from . G r e e n w ich to N o r th G reen w ich. H ig h w a y S u p e r intendent C a rs w e ll has h a d th e to w n ro a d b u ild in g e q u ip m e n t b r o u g h t to the site c f th is w o rk, an d as soon as a few s m a ll jo b s in other, p a r t s o f the tow n *are com pleted th e to w n road g a n g w i ll be p u t to w o rk B u ild in g an o th e r stretch o f pe r m a n e n t ro a d . W o r k on th is piece o f road w i ll be g in at the G reenw ich v illa g e line a n d proceed no r th. A sub-base o f field FIRET I HE FALLS ' IHIS THREEUILDIHGS l TO r . — -C -\!11 * . . . A u s t in F a m ily Lose A l l TKeir B e longings 'W ith o u t Insurance— P a s s in g M o t o r is t \ D iscovered Blaze;. Tw o dw e llin g s a n d a third b u ild in g in w h ich there w e re liv in g apartteeftts and a g a r a g e were destroyed by a t MitfdLe F a lls e a r l y S u n d a y imorin- in g . The c h e m ic a l tru c k from . Greett- wich w a s se n t over b u t arriv e d tpe late to be of a n y assistance crtfcer th a n p r e v e n tin g • t h e spread of the flam e s to o t h e r near-by b u ild in g s . The b u r n e d b u ild in g s wejxc located directly asaro&s th e M a in stre^te* a£ villa g e fr o m the b a r n on tb & ^ o lS Phoenix h o t e l pro p e r ty . ® h a y were owned by B r y a n t S h a w , w lk) stone w ill be p u t in on a mile or tw o purchased th e m a fe w years ag o froir) But Business Went ©n -Just the Same. INCREASENSOHOOL I ME! A m o u n t to be Raised by T a a is Larger T h a n E v e r B e fore— S a la r y List L a r g e r — Present Trustees R e nom inated. of the road th is season, and la t e r a m a c a d a n f or g r a v e l top w ill be added. The to tal le n g t h of the road to be im proved is ab o u t five m iles, and its com p letion w i ll probably require three o r fo u r years. T h is road is to be b u ilt w id e r the the estate c f the la t e W . P . Seyxiot O n e w a s occupied by „ S a m u e l A u a t f c and the other by M e r r it Buxch. * T h e blaz-e was discovered shortly before three o ’clock in the m o r n in g b y a p a s s in g a u t o m o b ilst, said to h a v e been from A lb a n y . H e stopped 'his eounty system, and the expense is car ajid ran and beat on th« doors ol shared betw e e n the tow n and county. O ther roads in this vicinity th a t have been constructed under this system in clude the S a n d street road fr o m D u n n ’s T a v e rn corner through Coss- the endan g e r e d houses, s h o u t in g to the occupants. T h e neighborhood was soon aroused, a n d the volunteer h e lp ers succeed cd in rem o v ing n e a t ly everything from the B u rch house. ayuna to S o u th A r g y le, the ro a d fr o m M r . an d M rs. A u s t in , however, w e r e B a ttenvillc th r o u g h Jack s o n to the i u n a b le to save an y of th e ir fu r n i t u r e G reenw ich-C a m b ridge state road n e a r , a n d h a r d ly a n y o f th e ir clothing a n d ! Coila, and the A rgyle-Fort E d w a r d personal belongings, road. * i W o rd was telephoned to A. R . --------------- 1 G riffiai, in-whose home the Green’Wich fire a la r m telephone is Jlocatcd, and h e * g o t help and w e n t down w ith the chem ical truck. A Une of hose w a s s t r u n g fTom the fire pum p of the M o h ican m ill, b u t by the tim e th e FINE RACING PROGRAM - FOR CAMBRIDGE FAIR stream w a s on there w a s little le f t o f horses in the E a s t. The large and • The>’ haV(1 rem o v e d to a house o w n e # In s u r a n c e . . ■ ssy list o f entries is explained by h y th « (. onsolidated E le c tric com p a n y , a n _ e BOVS FROM THESE PARTS EW1LLED AT M I M M Young Men From This Vicinity who are Learning Soldiering Under Army Conditions? B ig Show O p e n s N e x t W e e k W ith Largest L ist Of F a s t Steppers E v e r the' thre e b u ild in g s . E n tered— L a r g e r Purses Offered, j Those first on the scene say th a t _______ I the fire looked as tho u g h it had origi- A n especially pood racing p r o g r a m ' n atedl at- the r e a r and on tlie O u tside is prom ised at the C a m b r idge f a i r , ' ° f the unoccupied building. A n ira- which w ill open next week. Sec re- tom o b ile owned b y W ilb u r D i n g r o a n tary T h o m a s W ilso n states th a t housed m Lhi& b u ild in g was sa=vcd. m o re th a n 100 entries have been re- ' ^ a f b sy m p a t h y is felt for M r. an d ceived for tlie various races, an d , ^ r8- \A u s tin, w h o lost all o f th e ir be- am o n g them are several of the fast- . lo n g in g s , '^hich were not insured, est classy the fa c t th a t the fa ir m a n a g e m e n t |aru* n e lE'bl>ors a n d friends have con- this year adopted a very liberal policy* t r ibuted household articles a n d money in the m a t t e r o f ra r in g and appropri- ■1:0 Pa r t>ally replace the ir I^ss. M r. at^d m o re th a n double the sum ever and ®\lrs- B u r c h are s t a y in g w ith Al- before offered in purses by the asso- I ^ e r l ® u r c ^ f#1- the present. ciation. I , -------------- T h e re w ill be three days o f racin g , W e d n e sday, T h u r s d a y and F r id a y of next week, and every day offers a | card of unusual merit- T h e re are | three stake races fo r one thousand ! ------ d o llar stakes, and the free-for-all | C o u n ty C o m m ittee A d o p t s ResOlu- which w i l l also pay b ig m o n e y . In j tiores E n d o r s in g Salem m a n and The a n n u a l school m e e ting held lkst evening a t the school b u ild in g as a rival a t t r a c t io n to the C h a u t a u q u a ’s last evening’s en t e r t a in m e n t w a s a com p lete flop. A s fa r as the tra n s a c tion of the d istric t business w a s con cerned, perhaps it fu n c tioned ju s t as well as though there h a d been a fu l l house, b u t the attendance was s li m . There were twelve persons pre s e n t and voting, and these twelve parsed approval u p o n a budget o f 531,185.73. At th a t , how e v e r, there w a re only five few e r voters present th a n la s t j ear, a t w h ich tim e there was no other en t e r t a in m e n t in to w n , not even a m o v ing picture. The tw e lve d id n 't 'm iss a n y t h in g either, fo r the m e e ting was called to order p r o m p t ly at 6:30 o’clock, standard tim e , and completed its work in tim e fo r the opening of C h a u tauqu a play. Justice C h a rles C. V a n K i r k was ■•hairman of the school m e e ting, and \ S. L a n g d o n was secretary. The clerk read the fo llo w in g esti- i-.i'e o f the expenses and receipts for '-e m m in g school year, w h ich was i ' .[>U'd at a m e e ting of the Uoard o f ■ i i i a t i o n last week. Disbursements Tn.ichers’ salaries . ■'•ate w ill charge district 7 - 1 0 ' for teachers’ r* tirem e n t fund T ■ • o a l ......................... Supplies, incidentals and ilerk .......................... Tanitor ........................... I'\ pay bank note . i'.epairs KILLED IN Alim WRECK H mi TO GREENWICH Mrs. W illia m \W ilkinson V ic tim o f A c c ident Near H e r k im e r L a s t W e e k — H u s b a n d W e ll. K n o w n H e r d 1. RELIEF CORPS OBSERVES TWENTY-SIXTH AHEM M a n y Members and V isitors P r e s e n t F r id a y Evening— H istorical Sketch o f the O r g a n i z a t i o n . -------- N in a Buyea W ilk in s o n , w ife o f W illia m W ilkinson, a fo r m e r resident of this tow n , was killed in a n a u t o m o b ile accident last week W e d n e s day, -when w ith her husband and step-son she was on the way to this v illag e , w h e re they were p la n n in g to locate. M rs. W ilk in s o n was driving their N a s h car on the state road a short distance this side o f H e r k im e r w h e n it le f t the road \and sm a shed throu g h the guard ra il and down a thirty - fo o t em b ankm e n t'. A p p a r e n t ly, the steering knuckle of the car broke an d caused the accident. M r s . W ilkinsoTi w a s in s t a n t ly killed. H e r husband and his son, D a v id, es caped w ith m inor bruises. The re m a in s were taken to Syracuse, her fo r m e r hom e , w h e re fu n e r a l services were held S a tu r d a y , 4lr. W ilk in s o n has since cbm e o n here a n d is a t presdnt em p loyed at\ the Phoenix paper m i ll a t lia t t e n v ille . \IMr. W ilk in s o n , w h o was b o m \near N o r th C a m b ridge, w a s for several years a resident of this village. Som e m x years ago he removed to the central part of the state, and his first w ife died there soon afterw a r d s . MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE • AT GBUIV1Y FAIR G R O K 1.13.5.73 3,000.00 .RENSSELAER REPUBLICANS FA10F! PARKER'S RETURN ad d it io n to these there w ill be the usual races. Joseph H. Potter o f S a lem is the race secretary this year and h<f prom ises th a t the opening d a y ’s p r o g r a m fo r next W e d n e s d a y w ill be u n u s u a lly good, and th a t lov- ,]u t jon ers o f harness ra c in g w ill n o t w a n t to 1 m iss either o f the other, days. | Congress - Praising His Record. , . | p resent office. In addition to the stronger ra c in g , wg5 'prwsenteJ attraction, the Cambridge show w ill be o f special interest to poultrym e n . The list of entries is so larg e th a t an ad d itio n a l hundred feet of show coops has been b u ilt to accom m o d a te the birds, and there are indications th a t this w ill be fo u n d too sm a ll. A l l the The Renssselaer C-ounty R e p u b lican comm itte-e a t a m e e tiflg held in Trny yesterday afte r n o o n adopted a reso- endorsjng C o n g ressm a n Jam e s S. P a r k e r fo r re n o m in a t io n to hi~ The resolution. wFuch b y fo r m e r Coant> Judge M. A . T ierney, was a s follows M e d ii a l L ib r a r v inspector and apprratus Estimated Kempt* Cash on hand .... F r o m state publn F r o m state academ . ; F r o m ^gtate institute penses .......... F r o m state non-resiiiert tu itio n . . . . N o n - resident tuitio n , l.« a l B a n k ta x .m-y ...t.l I \- 1.2<M>.00 1.200.00 2, 090.00 300.00 330.00 200.00 15.0 00 10=0 00 f>0 00 * U , I X S 73 j.i'OC 00 voe oo i!' w ill D isbursem e n ts E s t im a te d receipts 14 1 90 :{.L’0 « .0 0 fiOO.OO ISC) 00 SI 1.230.(15 S-51 ,l>ri 73 11 ,-jr.o. ss Several y o u n g m e n fro m this vi c in ity are atte n d in g the A u g u s t m ili ta r y tra in in g ca m p at P lattsb u r g h . A p p r o x im a te ly 3,000 are enrolled for this cam p , and m o s t o f the m arrived\ a t P lattsb u r g h F r id a y fo r their th i r t y days o f soldier life , d u r in g w h ich they w ill be trained in the rudim e n ts o f a r m y life. Those fro m th is v ic in ity w h o are atte n d in g the A u g u s t c a m p include the fo llo w in g : ^ G e w g e C. Cleveland, an d A r liss M o s h e r, c f G reenw ich; F r a n k C. R ichardson, J o h n Ja r r e t t , Jo h n A . G a llow a y an d H e n r y A . S h e r idan o f C a m b r id g e ; W jilk e r B . B row n and H a r o ld J- C a m p b e ll o f S h u s h a n ; Frederick A. Infield' an d W i l l i a m W. L a t in e r o f H u d s o n P a lls; B e r n a r d A . B a r r ie of Schuylerville; Rafael- R . Roberts, Bishop H. V a il, N e w ton H . W illia m * , E d v a r d T. P r itch a r d and W i l l i a m C . Q u in n of G r a n v ille , and L e land A. W e lker of Dresden. Fire Damages Gas Plant. The p la n t o f the G r a n v ille Gas and E lectric com p a n y at G r a n v ille w a s v isite d by fire S a t u r d a y n ig h t , caus in g a loss estim a ted a t $20,000. The loss w a s nw s tly due to the destruction o f boilers a n d m a c h inery. o f Rensselaer bled, being c o g n i z a n t o f the impor tanco of the c o m i n g n a tio n a l, stati and county e lection, and the nece<- ...... i s it y o f P a c i n g befo r e the electors: of o ther d e p a r tm e n ts o f the fa i r are r e - , the candidates stand j ported to have u n u s u a lly good pros- and a r d fee|ing thftt i t pects, and the officers of the associa- thjs tim p # f ^ first . , tion are looking for a ban n e r year N e c e s s a ry to raise by tax ^1^,1*11-4.68 It w a s moved to raisp by tax the sum of $20,000, some m e re th a n the estim a te callS for. A separate m o tion was also m ade an d carried to raise $500 Hy tax tow a rd the support o f the Gl-een#irh Free library , iraak- The R e p u b lican county com m ittee (n g the total am o u n t to be Taised by co u n ty , duly assem - | tax on the district !?2<V>r>i>. T h is j am o u n t exceeds any previous budget. I L a s t year the total am o u n t raised,.in- ; eluding the lib r a r y appropriation w a s j $18,800. T h e increase is accounted fo r by the | steady increase in teachers’ salaries, the a p p r o p r iatio n for w h ich th is year the party and the cou n try to elect to js ^ I J O O greater than las t year, the M o torcyclist Injured. Jariles A lverson o f D e e rstow n , D e l aw a r e county, is confined to the S a r a to g a hospital w ith a broken a r m and nose and in t e r n a l injurie s as a result o f an accident M o n d a y on the d r y railroad bridge between B a llston and S a r a t o g a Springs. Alverson w a s d r iv in g a m o torcycle' when he was strock b y a C o le e ig h t autom o b ile, ow n e d and driven by Israel F o llow a y o f B r o o k lyn. F o llow a y was said to have been d r i v i n g on the le f t side of the bridge. T h e motorcycle and a u tom o b ile were considerably dam a g e d . The w reckage of both vehicles h a d to be rem o v e d before th e body o f AJver- son was released. Folkrefay m s a r rested a n d released on $500 bail to a w a it the outcom e o f the m a n ’s in ju r ies. To Plan Farmers’ Picnic. There w ill be a m e e ting of the exe cutive com m ittee of the W a s h ing to n C o u n ty F a r m B u r e a u association S a t u r d a y , o f this week a t one o’clock, sta n d a r d tim e , in the fa r m bureau o f fices at F o r t E d w a r d fo r the consid eration o f bu r e a u w o rk and to arrange fo r the a n n u a l basket picnic o f the a s sociation. j the house o f re p r e s e n tativ e s m e n of I.courage, eaperience an d fidelity to party principles. N o w , therefore, be it resolved, that this co m m itte e , re c o g n izin g the lov a lty and p a t r io t ism o f the man, hi* efficient service to h is district and to the country at la r g e , and his worth to the R e p u b lican p a r t y , he now be in g the ra n k in g congressm a n from the state of N e w Y o r k , and therefore one of the counselors o f his party in all im p o r t a n t fe d e r a l and sta te mat- teers, endorse the candidacy ami recom m e n d the no m in a t io n o f Hon Jam e s S. ParkeT as the Republican candidate from the increased cost of coal, and ot^ier dem a n d s resulting from the steady grow th in the size of the school. T h e n o m in a tio n of candidates for m e m b e rs of the board of education ■ re sulted in the placing on the ticket of the three m e m b e rs of the board whjose term s expire this year. They' i a re Jo h n H. F ielding, F r a n k 1 . Tourn- ■ send and G r a n t J. Tefft. T h e election a t w h ich these nomi- ' n a tio n s ■will be ratified o r repudiated occurs-today. Polls opened a t eleven for m e m b e r of congr*'^ ! o’clock a n d w ill close at three o ’clock , x, 29th congressional district this afternoon , standard tim e . Th-ere of N e w York s ta te . • ,g ^ gjg.:n of excjtem e n t a t th e etec- 1 tion, a n d no announced opposition to : the re g u la r ticket. E n d e d L i f e in Ja it. K r i s t i a n \R a n taniem i, a F in n ish prisoner held a t Jbhe C lin to n county • — — ---------- ja i l at P la t t s b u r g h on a charge ot i Saunders Reunion H e ld, evading the im m i g r a t i o n law s , lived ! T h e ei Kh t t an n u a l picnic of eighteen hours a f t e r s li t t in g bis _ , , ., , i j throat from ear to e a r w i t h a table j Saunders fa y knife. B e liev ing jth a t lie w o u ld live, : Oaks, Lake Cossayuna, the. m a n made a second atte m p t to i A u g u s t 3. end h is life w ith a n o t h e r knife wh.ile on the o p e r a t in g ta b le , b u t attendant* ■the the S a tu r d a y , N in e t y o f the clan were present, A b o u n t if u l dinner was served a t noon, a f t e r w h ich the £ol- disarm e d h im . H e died e a r ly Sunday, i . . „ , . . - R a n t a n ie m i b e c a m e despondent be- ] '0Wln§' o n c e r s were elected fo r £he cause h e w a s le f t b e h ind when seven i com ing year: President, Joseph other prisoners w e re taken to Al-1 S a u n d e r s ; vice president, H o w a r d ban y io r a r r a i g n m e n t in Federal P o tuznick ; secretary, R u t h S a u n d e r s ' Court. R a n t a n i e in i ’s w ife an d three treasurer, M r s . H o w a r d P o t a z n i c k . children axe in F i n l a n d and ha h o p e d . The afte r n o o n w a s spent in th e good to b r i n k th e m h e r e . J . « I old fashioned w a y . C o m p leting A r r a n g e m e n ts fo r 'A n n u a l Show W h ich S t a r t s There A u g u s t 18. | Improvement-* to ta lin g m a n y thou- i sands> of dollars h a 'e just been c o m pleted to the irruundR o f the W'usb- i inKton County A irm - u ltural society t in ifort E d w a r d in preparation for | the an n u a l fa ir of the society to be h e ld .d u r in g the e n tire week of A u g u s t 18, ^’hen day and night ses sions w ill lye sriven. Im p r o v e m e n t ' include the placmtr o f all bu ild in g s on a line a im s ; the m idw a y and doubling the w id th <*f this popular j thoroughfare nnS the erection o f a <lozen nr more, four-w a y booths the center of th* roadw a y . This wi m a k ^ it more convenient for the throngs w h ich a n n u a lly find this one of the principal places of am u s e m e n t T w e n t.1 thousand dollars represents I the expenditure o f ' t h e society for race purges, prem ium s , free attrac- ! tion-< ami fireworks. It is evident | fro m this expenditure tha t there w ill I he som e thing doing every m in u t e o f | the six days and nig h ts for the 'a m u s e m e n t and entertainm e n t o f I the visitors. f A com p lete w ild west w ith rode o | a n d steer roping exhibitions w ill fu r n ish the thrills for the free show each day in fron t o f the g r a n d s tand. A n o th e r b ig free show w ill be th a t o f the state of T e n n r ^ e e w h ich is b r in g in g a m o n s ter w a r relic exhibit to the m idw a y . Sam A n d e rson’s C a lifo r n ia shows, ca r n iv a l and his rides have also contracted space in liberal am o u n ts ami prom ise a su- periar list of attractions. A g r ic u ltu r a l exhibits w ill be plen tifu l th is year in spite of the early dates o f the fa i r , and the horse ra c ing program w ill be the most ex tensive th is society has ever stashed. A v is it to the W a s h ington C o u n ty fa ir th is year holds m u c h ' in store o f u n u s u a l m e rit. The twenty-sixth anniversary o f .A. M . Cook post, W o m e n ’s R e lie f C o rp, w a s held last Friday evening in the I . O . O . F . hall, where about tw o hundred and f if t y m e m b e rs and guertg w e r e present. Besides the Green w ich corp, ladies from Glens F a lls, Schuylerville, Salem and H o o s ick F a lls attended the reception. The h a ll w a s very p r e t t ily decora ted for the occasion w ith red, w h ite an d blue b u n ting and A m e r ican Sags. Cosgrove’s orchestra whose services had been obtained for the occasion, occupied the stage, which was banked w i t h ferns. The #>resiident, Mrs. Frank- TaH- m a d g e , presided as hostess, and w h ile a m a r c h was played by the orchestra, the. conductors and fla g bearers e s corted the Schuylerville, H o o s ick F a lls, Salem , and Glens F a lls prcsi- dents in turn to be welcom e d by in the name of the Greenw ich corps. A prayer was then offered by Mrs, W o o d a rd, after which a l l . t h e guests joined in singing Am e rica. Edw a rd Gleason, the only past- com m a n d e r of the corps, gave a v c iy interesting address in w h ich he ex plained the organization of the cor^S some years ago and how ra p id ly ita marr-bership has srrown into the pow e r f u l body it is today. Two bumorou-s selections by Mr-3. jS lo t r is Cooper de'ishted the guests I a n d M rs. Cora Stiles read a history | o f the corps which was received with Im a r k .'d attenti n. Mrs. L u lu S m ith I s a n g a very pretty ‘•old, and M iss Id a I RJay W ils o n pla\ed h-r accompani- I m o n t. I The feature of th>* evening was a | d r ill by sixteen ladies led by Mrs, H a r r y Perkins. A present %vas tendered to Mrs. C a rver Rice, a form e r president of |’the corps and the only living- charter m e m b e r, and finally the presidents o f the various corps expressed their appreciation and plea«’ire- of tho kindness -hown them . Then fo r m a l ity cesed, and the guests were fu r th e r entertained by Mrs. M a g g ie F ly n n and Mrs. H a r r in g to n who danced jigs. Refreshm e n ts, consisting o f rolls, salad, olives, cream rheese, punch, ice cream and cake, were served. T h u s ended the txanty-sixth a n n i versary of the W. R. C., and foT a l l w h o attended, ended a very joyooa occasion. W o r k m a n II a r t at Thomson, Ja m e s Francisco of Schuylerville was taken to the S a r a t o g a hospital F r id a y w i t h 'a com p o u n d fracture of the leg a n d injurie s to his b a c l^ ih e result of b e in g ca u g h t under a bank o f e a r t h a t T h o m s o n . Francfsco w a s one of a g a n g of laborers m a k ing an excavation a t a site where the Ir o quois P a p e r co m p a n y is constructing a new b u ild in g w h e n a fifteen foot e m b a n k m e n tfo f clay caved in, bury- jng h im up' to the w a ist. H e wks d u g out' by fe lfo v w o rkm e n and. given first aid tre a t m e n t b y Dr. F. T . S o w o f * S c h u y lerville, after -which h e w a s rem o v e d to the S a r a t o g a hospital. R a ided G rand U n io n H o t e l. Iszy E in s te in and M o e S m ith , fa m ous liquo r sleuths, w a lked in t o the G r a n d U n ion H o t e l of S a ratoga S p jin g s M o n d a y seized a q u a n t it y of alleged wines and ales and arrested two employes w h o m the y charged w ith vio latin g the p r o h ib it io n law by selling the liquid refreshm e n ts to the crowds for the ra c in g season. E a r lie r in the m o r d in g E in s t e in an d Sm ith raided a place o n L a k e A v e n u e , and m a d e one a r r e s t t ‘ < * - * \ • ■ iV-. - ■' ■ ■ The Post H istory. The history of A. M. Cook post, N o 73. w ritten by Mrs. Cora Stiles and read by her at the m e e ting F r i day eveninc, contained m u c h o f In terest Extracts from it fo llo w : “T h is Corps was nam e d for the Inte Albert M. Cook. H e enlisted a t the age of nineteen on A u g u s t IT, l^fi2 at Greenwich, was ’ m u s tered into service as corporal of com p a n y A on Septemb^j- 4. 1R62, prom o ted to sergeant November 14, 18fi3, and was mustered out of service Ju n e 8 , 1865, near W a s h ington, D. C IFe m a d e his home thereafter in Green w ich. He died February 23. 1R72, a t the age of twenty-nine years. “This Corps was instituted Ju n e 15, 1898 with twenty charter mem bers of whom only one survives, M rs. A m e lia Rice, wife o f Dr. C a rver Rice. “A t the beginning- only wives and? widow s were eligible to jo in b u t , afte r a short time, any loyal, w o r thy wom an, who had not given aid to the enemy, was adm itted to our order. It has been a school of le a r n ing for both old and young. O u r Post has heen one to be proud of, as thousands o f dollars have been expended th r o u g h it for relie*f and other purposes neces sary to the organization. Each and every M e m o rial day, we- provide flowers and m a k e bouquets fo r soldiers’ graves, and serve a sub sta n tia l dinner, not only fo r our ownc local Post, b u t to a ll v is it in g soldiers and ^ i e i r fam ilies; also the clergy m e n and their w iv^s, who are invited, to din n e r ; and since tlie W o rld w a r V e terans of the W o rld .war have been invited as our guests and have--re sponded. Flowers and program s hav- been provided for the unknow n dated and for those who sleep 'neath the ocean wave. “ It is the oldest org a n ization body of women outside of the churches. “ O u r Corps has done m u c h patri otic work. W e entertained the Tw e nty-eighth an n u a l reunion of the C o n tinued on page two I
