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er k=3_.—3 THE LEADER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1944 Fireman, Scouts At Blossom Rites Hose 1 Captain Died In Florida; \ Lies in Greenfield Funeral services were con- ducted in the undertaking par- lors of Chester A. Fulton & Son by the Rev. David G. Jaxhei- oier, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Tuesday night for Ro- bert B. Blossom, captain of Hose Co. 1, who died in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, after a long illness. Burial yesterday was in Greenfield Ce- metery, Hcznpstead. Firemanic services were held Monday night by his comrades, followed by rites of the Boy Scouts of Troop 215, sponsored by the Freeport Presbyterian Church, of which he was scout- master until illness forced him to go South. Kurtland H. Quick, commissioner of the Southeast District and Joseph Fleming, of the Nassau County Council, with SznalUng of the troop committee attended the service. • Capt. Blossom was born in Is- 2ip 32 years ago, a son of Mr, and Mrs. George Blossom. He was graduated from the South- ampton High School and before coming to Freeport eleven years ago he and his father were mem- bers of the Southampton Fire Department. They were made ;, Sisters In \lolnt Installation More than 200 persons at- tended the joint installation of officers of Frecport Lodge, 620 K. of P., and Unity Temple, Pythian Sisters, in Pythian Temple on West Merrick Road. Victor di Comb, grand district deputy, seated the lodge officers, while Mrs. Mildred Beck was the installing ornccr for the wo- men. She was assisted by Mrs. Anne Fyvolcnt and Mrs. Esther Siegcl. A collation was served after the installation with Mrs. Evelyn Klein as chairman of hospitality. The new ofncers of the two groups arc: Frceport Lodge — Chancelor Commander, Edwards Marks; vice chancclor commander, Sid- ney Lewis; prelate, Irving Tcss- ler; master of work, Harry Tu- ransky;mastcr-at-arms, Paul Bo- chan; inner guard, Al. Dapilito; outer guard, Henry Kcssler; keeper of records and seal, Da- vid Schwartz; master of finance, Morris Kay; master of exche- quer, Joseph Sicgal; grand lodge representative, Barney Fyvolent, and assistant, I. J. Beck. 's^^^fo?r^GS%8^ lent Chief, Airs. Betty Gillespie; past chief, Mrs. Ethel Frcilich; manager, Mrs. Klein; excellent junior, Mrs. Gertrude Wolder; excellent senior, Mrs. Teddy Turansky; mistress of records and correspondence, Mrs. Ellen Frank; mistress of finance, Mrs. Hilda Harris; protector, Mrs. Estclle Blum, and guard, Miss Blla* A. WMIIam; Dlea In 77th Year Silas A. Williams who was a member of the Freeport Village Board from 1915 to 1921, died Monday night in his horqe, 189 Smith St., after an illness of three weeks. He was bom in Roslyn 76 years ago and had been a resident of Frceport since 1895. He conducted a grain and livery business here until his rc- .tircment In 1912. He was a for- mer member of the Wide^Awake Engine Co. Mr. Williams is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Florence E. De- Mott, of Baldwin; four sons, Harold E., of Wantagh; Cla- rence B., who lives up-State; Si- las P., of Freeport, and Pfc. Harper F., in Africa, and grand-children Freeport Chapter Plans Town Bridge Plans for a Town Bridge to be given on Monday night, Jan. 31, were made at a meeting of Frecport Chapter, O.E.S., Mon- dy night in Spartan Temple. Mrs. Florence Powell, matron, and the hJnorar7'members 'when \they Caroline Wolder. left that village. Corsages were presented to For a time, Capt. Blossom presided. Mrs. Uddy \Woemcr was named chairman of the Mis- cellaneous Club, Courtesies of the East were ex- tended to _ Mrs. Emily Edgerly, past grand representative of the State of Missouri; Mrs. Caroline Wallace, past grand representa- tive of the State of Massachu- setts, and Forrest Dunbar, past grand lecturer of the Nassau District. Mrs. Olga Myers was in charge of the social hour. yard worMn* for the govern-/At JV.Y. Poultry Show ment when taken HJ. He served for several years aa scoutmaster George Braun, of 169 Church of Troop 213, and gave up only St., won a $25 war bond for ex- when he was forced to go to hfbiting the best English bird Florida last November. The Fire in the standard bred class at the Department and the Boy Scouts 13th annual New York Poultry were his main interests. Show. He also 'captured four Surviving besides his parents, Rrsts and two 'seconds in the are his wife, the former Adeline Buff Orpington classification. Partlcia Mangan, of 23 Miller Mr. Braun is ont of the com- Avc., and four brothers, all petitors for $15,000 in premiums Freeport residents, \Arthur, Dc- offered at the 95th Poultry Show Witt, who is in the Air Corps; at the Boston Garden, Boston, George, with the Army in Eng- which opened Monday and will land, and Benjamin. close to-morrow. Thfoa* after a few do*** ..»»- yaur throat 1* Irritated due to coagOia, cold*, In- dnotrlal dust or ex- eeaafve a m o k I n g o;e DR. BTBBLB'8 BBNZOMXNT, the Throat Speclalfet fn a bottle. In oae aa a household remedy for over 40 yeara. raioz—ooo Sold by your neighborhood ^ J. H. Jenklna Heads Tran;#lgura%lon Guild Mrs* J* Harry Jenkins was elected president of the Women's Guild of the Transfiguration Episcopal Church at its annual meeting Thursday afternoon in the church succeeding Mrs. Charles Stumpf. -The slate was presented by the Rev* Reginald H. Scott, and also included Mrs, Edward License and Mrs. Ar- thur Elmer, vice-presidents, Mrs. Fred* Frankel, recording secre- tray; Mrs. Gertrude Peace, cor- rcspondingVsecrctary, and Mrs. Jesse Smith, treasurer. The elec- tion was unanimous. Mrs. Jenkins announced the appointment of the following committee chairmen: Mrs. John Mowbray, membership; Mrs. Stumpf, house; Miss Joanne Ot- tawell, hospitality; Mrs. Gerald Drach, group; Mrs. Henry Tux- ton, Red Cross; Mrs. Dudley Mann, publicity; Mrs. John Earl, cheer; Mrs. Frank Muller, pro- gram; Mrs. John Harrington, Bible vacation school, and Mrs. Berkeley Smith, united thank of- fering. Annual reports submitted by ofncers and committee heads showed the group had spent a luncheon, Members of the Guild are sewing to-day for the Mis* sion School. There will be Red Cross seWing next Thursday. Tea was served by the executive committee. It was decided to meet only the second Thursday of each month, so the next meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 10, when Mrs. Peace's group will serve PRES-TO-LOGS PACKAGE OP * 8 Ibs. each 89c FOR YOUR FIREPLACE Use them in stoves, furnace. No grate, no soot, no ash, long burning, intense heat Freeport Lumber Co,, lac, General Contractors Full Line of Lumber, Pain**, Etc. SB RUSSELL PLACE -\Orf-No. Jjong^Beach-Are;^ Tel. Freeport 3100 OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL 5:30 P.M. IRVING'S MENS SHOP CLOTHIER—HATTER—HABERDASHER TUXEDOS TO HIRE 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET FREEPORT 3371 STORE HOURS Mon., Tilles., Wed.^9 A.M. to 6 P.M. THURS. and FRI.—9 A. M. t6 9 P. M. SATURDAYS — 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. .!. DO TO YOUR PART NK THE AXIS R WAR BOND TODAY 1 CT '* AH BACK THE ATTACK 40 SOUTH MAIN STREET Sodas — Lunchps — Candles WE CLOSE TUESDAY AT 8 P.M.. ORES VILLAGE OF FREEPORT MONDAY-TOESDAY\ WEDNESDAY -THURSDAY EVENINGS UNTIL FURHE FRIDAY SATURDAY EVENING RBTAM, COUNCIL PREEPORT CHAMBER OP COMMERCE '.# .\R •:M MMEPORT'S MONE) BUY NOW BUY HERE W&R BONDS *wd STAMPS 5 CE^TS A COPY FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1944 Legion Endorses Vigilant Hose Company Marks Library Extension 50th Anniversary at Dinner As Civic Project Rev. Henry R, DeShaw Going #o Palerson Disapproves Proposal To Make I* Memorial To Global War Dead The proposal of the Frecport Memorial Library Board to build two wings on the library at West P^ Merrick road and South Ocean |;? ave., was endorsed as a civic and educational necessity by William. Clinton Story Post, A. L., at its meeting Friday night in the dug- out. However, the veterans re- fused to back the proposal that the extension be designated as a memorial to the men and wo- Walter B. Co%%ens, ChaMer Member, Sdll Active, Gets Signet Ring More than 150 persons attended a dinner marking the 50th anniversary of Hose Co. 2, of the Frceport Fire De- partment, originally the Vigilant Hose Co., Saturday night in thf* Rllrc fl^K l^«.r.» Thc Rev. Henry R. DeShaw, who organized the Naza Church here two and a half years ago. will preach his fare- well sermon as pastor on Sun- day night before taking up his Canvass of Homes In Bond Campaign War Loan Show a* in the Elks club house. All the members of the Village Board, except Mayor Clinton M. Flint, who sent his regrets, were present, as were Fire Chief Ken- neth Lewis, and Joseph Manz and Arnold Yungen, his dcput ics. lose their lives global conflict, the choice of a ^..»* ^«- left for those who return after the war to determine. , At a previous meeting' Leo F. latcd the Giblyn, president of the Board of Education, accompanied the Rev. Reginald H On behalf of the company, Toastmaster William F. Cornell, an ex-chief, presented a gold sig- net ring, to Walter B. Cozzens, I \\'\ ' * \an active in the present of the company since it was or- urging that ganized. memorial be Mr. Cornell called on the vil- lage trustees, the chiefs and oth- er guests, all of whom congratu- i_i.j .« 'company on ts anni- versary and Mr. Cozzens on his many years of service to the dc- Rev, J. 6. Hynes Resigns Pastorate Of Baptist Church Going #o Auburn, N.Y., ^ \ l»JW#r— on Church in Patcrson, N. J,, February 1. This was Mr. DeShaw's nrst pastorate. He preached nis nrst °* sermon here on June 15, 1941. Since that time a portable build- Summers, chairman to house canvass divided Freeport into seven- - districts for the mopping up ing has been erected. The prop- '\ **\ drive to sell $1,500,000 crty on which the structure \°r*h °f ^ar Bonds during the stands has been purchased as a Fourth War Loan campaign end- a permanentt structure,, The Rev. Gordon by Scott, mem- ap- . chairman, and the other berg of the library board, -r peared before the post and asked its endorsement of the project as a\ memorial. Commander Alex. G. Reynolds was authorized appoint a to to. .consider JP. Schloss, chairman; Robert T*l Campbell and Joseph H. Me- Closkcy, past commanders. They submitted their report Friday night. The committee pointed out that the library had not been enlarged since it was opened in 1922, \although the population of Freeport has more than doubled since that time, making the pres- ent facilities woefully inadequate to meet educational require- ments/' It also referred to /Uie proposal to make the addition a memorial, and then resolved that the post \wholeheartedly en- dorses the proposal submitted for the extension of the Frec- port Memorial Library' as a civic and educational necessity due to the\ expanding- needs of the school population of. Freeport and that _action be taken immediate- fVly, if\ possible, to alleviate and- J remedy .the Bfssent inadequate, facilities/' — . ,..-.. Next the committee comlnehd- ed the work of the Board of Education, headed by Leo\ F. Giblyn and its library trustees *'for their untiring, and painstak- ing efforts in performing the tasks of administering the school affairs in such a capable and competent manner despite the difficulties arising out of the present emergency.\ It was further resolved \that this post refrain at this time, from endorsing the proposed post- war project, above described, as a memorial to the men and wo- men of the armed forces who gave their lives in the present world conflict.\ Finally the resolutions go into the history of the present build- ing prior to/Its opening in 1922, \when a small group of injudi- cious citizens took it upon them- selves to decide the type of'mc- (Continued on Page 2) portment. The members of Oic company all received tokens. The dinner was followed by dancing, music for which was provided by Monroe Lewis' or- chestra. Capt. Frank Smith and Lieutenants August Sarro and The VjgMent Hoae Cp., organized on Jan. 23, 1894, at a meeting in a grocery and feed store on North Main St., oppo- site Randall ave., owned by Wil- liam H. Post. It had eleven charter members. Monthly meet- ings were held in the mantel shop of Daniel Morrison on Nuilh Grove st. James W. Che- shire was its first foreman, with Mr. Morrison, and Mr. Post as his assistants. A hand drawn hose wagon, maroon in color, with hose, was purchased about a year later. It was kept in a shed in the rear of Mr. Morrison's home. By that time the company numbered 257 In 1893 after the Village Board had finished the power House and stand pipe,. Rre plugs were placed 300 feet apart along the 'street. Three yeajs later the village^ oullt a nrehousc,ior^the nipaii^at a cost of $375. \ The preeent .Headquarters- building on North Main St., was erected •in 1924, and it how houses one of the village's most modern .pieces of nrc apparatus purchas- ed in 1942, Seventeen of the 55 members of the company arc serving in the armed forces of their country. Four of the eleven charter members still survive. They are Oscar W. Valentine, John Sel- lars, . Edwin S. Maynard and Mr. Cozzens, financial secretary of the company. Hynes, who is serving his 14th year as pastor of the First Bap- tist Church of Freeport, has re- signed to accept a call to the First Baptist Church of Au&irn, N.Y., and will begin his minis- try there on March 1. He submitted his resignation following his sermon on Sunday morning. It • was read by Frank C. Filkins, chairman of the Board of Deacons, and accepted site for a permanen structure \6 on Tuesday, Feb. 15. and the congregation also has *\ some districts workers have bought a parsonage. already been organized and star- The Rev. DeShaw announced ^ canvassing, while in others his acceptance of the Paterson *\\? has b«ri some delay. ?*trr?r^hirmvT»rs^^ ing. He preached to the New ced that canvassers would be Jersey congregation on Sunday, ringing door bells in all parts Jan. 16. District Superintendent °f the community next week. Lyle E. Eckley will recommend To-morrow night members of a successor as pastor. He will *\^ be heard and if the members agree he is the man they want LT GOLDSTEIN HOME ... Lieut. David S. Goldstein, for- merly of 116 West Merrick road, now at Camp Kilmer, New Brunswick, N. J., was home for a few days recently* His bro- ther, Stanley Goldstein, of Mer- rick, hss been promoted to cor- poral. He is with the A. E, F., in Iceland. was being read. The Rev. and Mrs. Hynes came to Freeport immediately af- ter his graduation from Gordon College, Boston. His father, the Rev. Dr. James G. Hynes serv- ed as the local pastor during 1919, after which he went to the Qwshwick Ave. Baptist Church in Brooklyn. He succeeded the late Rev. Erwin H. Dennett* Under Dr. Hynes' pastorate the church has had a continuous growth, and now numbers more than 300 members. Its standing indebtedness is slightly more than $3,000 and its current ex- penses are paid up to date. Dr. Hynes preached recently at the Auburn church which is slightly larger than the local congregation. It is one of three Baptist congregations in'^that ci- ty. Dr. Hynes has two daugh- ters and...two_sc^s/sirbonr*ince he' came to. Ffceport. JThey -ace attending' tlie l[ocal schools. - -The letter of resig%ktipn dated on Sunday reads as follows: ^ \On Sunday, Nov. 1, 1930, I began my work as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Frcfc- port. To-day I am resigning from this pastorate, this resignation to take effect on Feb. 29. \The work of this church has been my life for fourteen years. It is impossible to put ,.idto words what it has meant to me, and to my family. Mrs. Hynes and' I came to you as newly- wedii just out of college. It was our first church. To me it was even more than that, it was the church which I had known and loved since my tenth birthday. Our children have all been born here. They know no other home. It will be very hard to pull up roots which go so deep. \Our parting is made more by your unfailing con- (Continued on Page 3) —j , they will send a call to him. Plans Are Advanced For Clergy Dinner Plans for a dinner to be given by the citizens of the village to High School band to tour parts of the village three trucks carrying^ Fourth a Mieengr of tfie of the various churches Sunday afternoon in the Elks building. Peter Stephen Beck was elect- ed permanent chairman of the committee, with Raymond Ma- lone as secretary, and William J. McDonald, treasurer of the Louisville and Nashville Rail- road Co., as treasurer. Commit- tee chairmen were named as fol- ,ows: Robert E. Patterson, re^ ccption; Mr. Malonc, tickets and reservations; Miss Anna Fritz, gifts; Thomas N. dcGiacomo, printing; F. Gordon Edwards, speakers, and George W. Gocl- ler, publicity. Mr. Beck was War Loan placards and giving bond calls. They will then go to Rockville Centre, where they will be met by a police escort, and tour the business area. The South Side Hi&K School will pay a retmini the campaign. later In named toast- master and it was announced the address would be given by Dr. WillaTd Johnson, assistant to the president of the National Coun* cil of Christians and Jews. Leglbn AuxIMajy Birthday Mrs; H ermine cnair-\ man of the Women's Auxiliary of the Nassau County American Legion, and her staff were guests of the, William Clinton Story Post Auxiliary at its birthday party given in observance of its 22d anniversary Thursday night in the dugout. Mrs. Carrie Rob- erts, chairman of the unit, pre- bidcd. Mrs. Madeleine Gray, defense chairman, appealed to the mem- bers for canes to be donated to hospitals, where servicemen are recovering from wounds. Mrs. Toomcy requested cookies as re- freshments for the servicemen's dance under the auspices of the Freeport War Servicq Activities Committee to-night in the dug- out. Mrs. Emily Christ, member- ship chairman, announced that the group had attained its quota o* 125 paid up members. a bond of a face of $3o or more\ wM% be entitled to adrwa. eion to the performance. The preliminary program an- nounced this week shows that the feature picture will be \The Deacrt Song,\ and (hat the ar- ray of radio and stage stars that has been engaged is topped by Can You Top This.\ with Sen- ator Ford, Harry HirshRcld, Joe Laurie, Jr., Peter Donald and Roger Bowers. There also will be selections by the Coast Guard quartet com- prising Homer Smith formerly of the Southernaircs; Thomas Lockwood, of the Los Angeles, Opera Co.; James Lewis, of \The Hot Mikado,\ anoS Martin Boughan, of the Chicago Opera Co. Cantor Maurice Ganchoff will sing .acveraP-folk songs and a prayer, . V\. . Additional .numbers will be announced lattr, The purchase of a $500 or larger 'bond'^ill-^v title the buyer to a loge seat; to the orchestra and a $50-bond to the gallery. Tick- ets will be issued to all who buy bonds at cither the Freeport, Grove or Plaza Theatres. Walter Smith, district manag- er for the Century Circuit, an- nounced that no bonds would be sold at the Frceport Theatre on the night of the bond show. He predicted that all the seats would be sold out before that night. FYVOUENTS WED IS YBAK6 Mr, and Mrs. Barney B. Fy- volent, of 68 Claurome pi., eel- eboalfed their fifteenth wedding anniversary by giving a dinner at their home last Sunday night to 35 relatives and friends. Sev- en sisters and four brothers were included. The couple 'have two daughters, Marilyn and Diane. Cards were played. '•-.!.'. ' •*
