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Prominent Hawkins Family to Celeb ra te Their 300th Anniversary of Founding Lake Ro_k-__k-„.ia T_ 8e Scene of Reunion > i ¦ Members Expecte d to Come From Many States The Hawkins family ia to celebrate the three-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the family in this country Sat- urday at Raynor ' s beach , Lake Ronkonkoma. Approximately 500 people are expected and assurances hav e been received from members livin g in Ohio , up-state New York , Connecti- cut , Rhode Islan d , and Massa- chusetts. County Judge Rich- ard W. Hawkins will give the address of welcome shortly, after the function gets officially under way at 2 o ' clock in the afternoon . No foi-maJ program has been ar- ranged • and no formal speeches are scheduled , although th ere will prob- ably be brief remarks from membe.s who hav e come any great distance. Each person present will fill out a sli p on which he will trace his an- cestry to Robert and Marie who came to this country from England on the Elizabeth and Ann in. April , 1635 , and whose son , Zacbariah , located at Stony Brook in 1655 , and from whom are descended the members of the Hawkins family on Long Island. Going still further back in the fam- ily history it is discovered the for- bears were of French stock . Osbeit de Hawkinge , an officer commanding part of the army of William the Con- ( Continued on page 5) The United Veterans i Corps States Aims Group Has Headquarters In Patch- ogue—-Is Also Active in Medford And Vicinity THE United Veterans ' corps is a . political non-partisan organiza- tion , having as its members citizens of the United States who are serving or who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine ' corps , any National Guard unit or as;^members of the U. S. Reserve corps , wives , widows, fathers , mothers , sons , daughters , sisters and brothers , are also includ- ed. Its purpose is to maintain true al- legiance and fidelity to our govern- ment and its constitution; To place a higher value upon the life and hap- (Continued on page 8) Another Field Day For Middle bland (~\N Saturday, July 27, the second ^-^ field day will be held at the Com- munity Center , Middl e Island. One of the principal features will be an- other ball game between the Yaphank \Hill Billies \ and the Middle Island boys, This will be the beginning of a series of three games between the two teams. The team winning two out of three games will receive a very handsome prize , given by the Rev. Walter D. Britt. In connection with this afternoon of sports there will be a \ weenie roast. \ There will be no admission charge and everyone is welcome. The Old Farmingville School Hous e Scene of Fiftieth Anniversary Reunion A SPECIAL meeting of the offi- cers , directors and members bf the Farmingville Reunion association will be held at the old Farmingville school next Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. Arrangements will bo made for the fiftieth annual picnic at the school in August. \ The officers of th e association are : Hollis , H. Terry of Terry ville , \ president; Septer E. Terry of Farmingville , vice-presi- dent ; Clarence Terry of Farming- dale , secretary ; J. David Terry of Lake Grove , treasurer ; tho board of directors is composed of Morris G. Terry of Stony Brook , LeRoy Ruland of Southampton , William W., Smith of Patchogue; Mrs. J. Grant Smith of Center Moriches and Mrs. Wen- dell Still of Selden. Farmingville Firemen : ' 6i v%ii Benefit Carnival •\pHE carnival which was held in the * Farmingville Fire house last week- end was a big success and greatl y enjoyed. Given under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary, for the ben - efit of the . Farmingville Fire depart- ment , it drew a large crowd. A pic- ture , which was awarded as a prize , was won by Bruno Olsen of Long Island city. Medford Man Hurt In Auto Accident \WILLIAM SCHLEYER of Med- i^* ford avenue , met with an acci- dent on Tuesday night when driving- home alone in a sedan . Some dis- tance below the village on the state road , he ran into a parked sedan which , he claims , had no lights. Mr. Schleyer suffered several cuts and bruises and was taken to the Car- man Street hosp ital for treatment. There . was a report th at he was gravely injured , but on the follow- ing day it proved that his injuries were not so serious , though very painful. The other car belonged to John St. Lawrence of Sayville Hei ghts , Say- ( Continued on page 2) Episcopal - Church -in Yaphank Monument io Faithful Founders A GREAT deal has been written in • * **• story and song about rural Eng- land , and the general impression is that the American countryside has nothing to offer that can compete with Eng land in quiet charm and na- tural beauty. It is true , that things change more ' rap idl y here and that there is a certain mellowness that comes with the undisturbed passing of time . But there are some out-of- the-way places that have preserved a restful atmosphere , quite as delig ht- ful as any to be found in the eld world. Such a place is the church and church grounds of St. Andrew ' s Ep is- copal church in Yaphank. (Inci- dentall y, Yaphank is an Indian nam e , which some students say means \Val- ley of Peace \). The church , a small , white-pillared building with a square belfrey, is \ surrounded by green lawns and shaded by great trees th at spread above it. Behind it is the burying-ground , and it is here that one mi ght easily imagine oneself in England. Tall firs , white pines and arbor vitae make a secluded shelter for this quiet spot with its thick car- pet of pine needles , green myrtle and lillies of the valley, Like in Englan d too , this church was built and maintained largely by the efforts of one family, and it dates back over SO years . It was built in 1853 and the story is something like this : In 1828 , James H. Weeks and his wife, Susan , and their only son , Wil- liam , aged seven years , \ remove-i\ from Oyster Bay (to quote from notes in their family Bible) to the \ obscure and retired hamlet of Yap- hank , then called Middle Island , \ partly to attend to some business connected with the purchase of a tract of woodland , and partly be- ( Continued on page 4) Aimed Chiefly to Please the I Children Two Magicians , Henry and Davis , Do Their Stuff — Entertainmen t Is Arranged by Rev . N. E> . Lindner •yHE children of Holtsville sanator- i ¦-*¦ ium had a real thrill last Wednes- day evening when they were enter- tained by not one magician , but two ¦—one an amateur , and one a profes- sional. * The performance which was put on for their benefit was almost as big an event as the circus coming to town. Fifty youngsters and 25 adults who are patients in the sanatorium , were entranced by the many feats of sleight-of-hand which were perfo rm- ed before their eyes and the tricks which were \ pulled\ under their very noses. (Continued on page 8) Fine Show Given For Sanatorium : . Folks * Holtsville t * « SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES , Thi- - lu lin un- ' Bually short . .summer season. U.prelord' .B- t-clt-inna Dry Goods -tore , 0 So, OQcan .^yb' ,V Patchouuo , d. cldcd to jjreatly re duco . prices- on nil thoir summer Roods. A Brent . (.win ' s ' event which yon cannot afford to ' mie-,tr-Adv. \NAUGHTY MARIETTA \ AT SAYVILLE Here ' s ci picture you 'll ' wnpt to sco twice I I. you missed it In Patchogue bo sure to sco Joanotto . MacD.nal d and Nelson \ fljEddy-;- . in ''Naughty Marietta \ at the Sayvlll. Theatro W«d. nndi Thurs., July 17 and 18, —Adv. ' , $1.00 WILL OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT Willi the Rose OutlHUns Co,, 12*1 W, Mnin St., l-atc ' iofi. ie , L.. I., where a co -iiilcto line of \ women ' s and men ' s furnishinnH, jewelry, furniture , and dry . Roods , mny be purchased on easy time \ payments . A phono call will hrinnr our representative to your door , Phone PatchoKvi . e \. . 65 . rODAY. -Adv. ' •• ¦ i f Medford Attendance Officer Gives Report __________ _ ^ ERNST KAMM , . attendance officer of the Union Tree school No. 20 at Medford , has made the following report to the district superintendent for 1934-35: 36 cases of absence re- ported to him from Medford ; 13 cases from Patchogue High school ; 5 cases in New York city and one in. Brook- lyn. All were investigated by him , 64 visits having \been made and the •following information received : 30 children found sick; 2 had no books; 2 had no shoes , and 2 were absent due to sickness in the family. WEEKLY A MATEUR CONTESTS YERK' S BEACH , RONKONKOMA A coming attraction at .Tack. York' s Beach , Lake Ronkonkoma, will be the weekly amateur contest with Dick Ryan of Joe Fennel'-- . radio progra m as master-of-ccrt' . - monies. The winners of these con- tests will be given radio audition - . Weekly dancing contests are also planned. --- ' .,,.¦>. . ,..,..: - ' , ¦! FOR YOUR. CONVENIENCE Open evening. . '8 to 9 P. M„ Knllcr ' s Jew.I*. ry Store, —Adv. !' . ¦ ¦ _ ' ,
