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Community Club ol Holbrook Is Active In Many Civic and Social Affairs HPHE meeting held by the Commu- nity club of H&lbroolc last Tues- day is a good example of the civic interests of the club. In conjunction South Holbrook Development Civic association , the Community club has sent a resolution to the Long Island railroad to have certain trains , which arc not , at the present time , stopping hero/ stop for passengers hereafter at tlie Holbrook station. The ' club has voted ti}.. send a petition to tho Public. Service commission/ to have danger -signals installed at the rail- road crossings on Patchogue ' roacV and Coalcs avenue for the safety of the school conveyances and many auto- mobiles which pass over these cross- ings daily. • At the meeting plans for insstnll- ing a more practical heating system in the Holbrook hall , which is owned by the club , were discussed. A dance to be held in the near future was decided upon. Also , a soft ball team was organized wh i ch will play a sim- ilar team soon to be started by the Republican club. The officers of tho Community club are Herbert Wehrenberg, president; Henry Heine , Sr,, vice-president; Charles Baack , secretary and Charles Flubach , treasurer. • The Community club is a men ' s or- ganization and it meets once a month. Evangelist Will Hold Series of Meetings HPHE Kev. Hurley D. Sheldon , who *¦ has a national reputation as tin evangelist , will begin a series of meet- ings at the Undenominational Com- munity church , Yaphank road , Middlo Island , on Sunday at 3 p. m. These meetings are to continue every night during the week at 7:30 p. m. except Saturday, September 14. Thpsc meetings are not only in tho interests of this community but of the entire county. Pastors and peoplo of' all denominations , or those who have no church affiliations whatever are cordially invited to attend. The Community church is located, on the Yaphank road one-half mile south of Middle Island center. These meetings are being sponsor- ed b y the Rev. Walter D. Britt , who assures everyone that the Rev. Mr. Sheldon will have a message that will be most helpful and needed by all in these days of trials and tribulations. Last Sunday afternoon the Rev, Mr. Britt turned his regular meet- ing over to tho Rov. Mr. Sheldon and the entire congregation expressed tiro wish thut this series of services bo held as outlined. HEADQUARTERS TOR PINE Fountain ponn ,.nd pencils. Wide rnnj-je of p. iccm. Kiillcr ' n - Jewc-J ry Store , PntchoRUO, —•« Adv. * . . , Bap tisms Performed In Lake at Yaphank B y Rev. Samuel Post Five Members of the United Chris- tian Church of Long Island City Take Part in Ceremony jWTANY people of Yaphank witness- ^* ed an impressive baptismal ser- vice held by the United Christian church of Long Island city in the waters of Swezey ' s pond , Saturday afternoon. A group of about 30 wor - shippers , led by the Rev. Samuel Post of Long Island city, arriyed in a large moving van at 3 o ' clock. They proceeded to the southeast end of the pond where- the Rev. Mr. Post gave a short sermion followed by a prayer. Everyone joined in singing several hymns and while the last was being sung the Rev. Mr. Post took his ' place in the water about 25 feet from the shore. The people on shore sang \W> re He Leads Me I Will Follow \ r one by one , five of them , follow- . . .inn into the water and took tlieir places at his side. There were three girls , clothed in white , Ethel Steav- ens , Ruth Steavens and Alice Nelson of Yaphank , an older woman also in white , Mrs. Burns , and a boy in black , George Stcavew-s, also of Yaphank. The minister repeated their names , asked them if they would obey the rules of the church , and immersed each one into the water, After each immersion the group on shore sang the chorus of \Where He Leads Me I Will Follow. \ This service drew a large crowd of people and was watched with great interest. It. is believed that there has never been a service of this kind held in Yaphank ,Jake before. . CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW. You ' nuiy atnrt your Ohristmafl HhoppInK Tnow , at Kallor ' n Jewelry Store ' . A email de- posit /will hold nny article until wanted. —• 'Ad V.. ' , ¦ ' ¦ ' - ¦ ' ¦ :. . - ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ' . ' : . ' ' • .. State Report \ i Cites Conditio! Of County Home Modernizing Needed Through- out , Inspector Says Administrative Conditions Found \Generally Good\ — Buildings Are Fire Traps—New Plumbing Needed AN additional . reminder to the ** board of supervisors to the effect; that the Suffolk County home and in- firmary at Yap hank constitute a fire trap is contained in a report from the Department of Social welfare and based on a recent general inspection of the buildings. Dr. David W. Park , who inspected the buildings , also urg- es the employment of orderlies in tho. men ' s ward who have more experi- ence and are better able to assume responsibility. In other respects , the report states , the administrative con- ditions are good. \Much modernizing is needed throughout , and the provision of modern fireproof buildings would bo- far more satisfactory and in the lonji run , more economical , \ Doctor Park states. In this connection it is noted the supervisors have already approv- ed , as work relief projects , the con- struction of a new home and infirm- ary along modern lines. The report goes on to state: \There have been no special chang- es as efforts are being made to secure a new plant , \ the • report reatlb. \Painting and renovation has contin- ued. The buildings are old and ncn- fireproof. The proposed new p lant is very desirable. Administrative con- ditions appeared generally good ex- cept in the larger male infirm aiy ward. \The buildings are old and of frame construction , so that the danger from fire is always present. Plans have been drawn up for a new plant , which (Continued on page 7) Tlie Suffol k Comity Sanatorium To Occupy Its New Quarters Soon Children Start School iii Marshall Memorial Building Today —Ross Building Almost Ready for Adult Bed Patients \\THE beautiful new buildings of Suf- A folk County sanatorium at Holts- ville are almost ready for occupancy, and the citizens of Suffolk might well be proud of them. In these days when institutions of all kinds are being forced to curtail their activi- ties , it is heartening to know of one that is spreading out and increasing the scope of its work . Half of the expenses of the sanatorium are paid by the stat e of New York , under the County Health department , but the institution is wholly a county one and is open only to residents of Suffolk county. The two new buildings—the Mar- shall Memorial buildings and the Ross building—are on a hill north of the original -buildings and are about 250 feet above sea level. On clear days there is a view of both Long Island sound and Great South bay, and . in ordinary weather there is al- ways a restful expanse of green tree tops and open sky to look at. Along the drives aha \ around the red brick buildings , trees have been set out— tall cedar which form a pleasing- background , and which might always have been there. (The labor of planting was done by the Work Divi- sion of . - Suffolk County Temporary Emergency Relief administration \ of the stat e of New York.) The Mar-shall Memorial building, which is name d for Dr. Joseph H* . Marshall , who was on the sanatorium board since its beginning and who died two years ago , is to be the chil- dren ' s home and their former wood- en structure (built in 1916) is to be remodeled into quarters for help . Dr. Edwin P. Kolb , the able super- intendent of the sanatorium , hopes that the children may move in this week or next , but school is going to start in the new quarters today, whether the moving has been accom- plished or not. The sanatorium is a separate school district , under the supervi- sion of District Superintendent Ros- coe C. Craft , arid includes eight grades which are conducted by two teachers . The regular curriculum is followed , and the pupils ' rating i.s comparable to any other grade school —in fact many of them have been outstanding when placed in other schools. The only difference hi the schedule in . the sanatorium is that there is a rest period of an hour and (Continued on page 7) Town Delays Purchase of Lot Near Holtsville Board Finds Easement Had Been Previously Granted i Considerable Sand Has Alread y Been Taken from Site But Purchase Will Be Held Up Temporarily TriE plan of the Brookhaven town • •*¦ board to purchase a large piece of land on Morris avenue in Holtsville to be used as a sand supp ly source has been temporarily delayed hy the discovery of the fact that an ease- ment over the property has previous- ly been granted to the Long Islan d Lighting company. Meanwhile a con- siderable quantity of sand has al- ready been taken from the site , the agent who negotiated with the town having informed the board some weeks ago that the title was clear and that immediate use could be made of the property. In searching title \ to the site Town Attorney Ral ph J. Hawkins learned of the easement granted to the light- ing concern about 10 years ago. In addition there is one tower c arrying power wires that now .stands just inside the property line of the lot ( Continued on page 3) Coram Resident Wins Prizes at County Fair Ruth A. Mailer of Coram won the following prize s at the Rive rhead fair : three first prizes for tomatoes ; two first prizes for sweet corn , one first for peppers , one first for wat er- melons, two second prizes for water- melons , one second prize for musk- melon and one first prize for squash . Auxiliary of Selden Fire Dept. Has Party •\TH E card party held on Friday A evening at the Nature Garden cl ubhouse was attended by more than 100 people. It was sponsored by the Auxiliary of the Selden Fire depart- ment. Numerous prizes were on dis- play which included the door prize , a jardiniere , and a set of sheet and pillowcases. The door prize was won by Mr. Gibson of Port Jefferson. The pillowcase set was won by Mrs. Doris Jones of Selden. Prizes for cards were won in pinochle by Mrs. Swain , Port Jefferson; Julia Van Cott , and Charles . Blackwell* . Holtsville; In bridge , Mrs. Daytort , Port Jefferson; Mr. Dayton , Port Jefferson , and Mrs. Quirk , Port Jefferson ; In bunco , C. Hart , Betty Patrick s and Harold Gunn. Boy Scout Troop No. 263 At Flour City Park A BOUT 40 colored Boy Scouts (* *¦ spent two weeks at Flour City park on Middle Island road , Yaphank. They were from Troop No. 2G3 of Brooklyn and were led by Edgar C. Pulley. J. R. Spurgeon , Sr., attorney and counselor-at-law of Brooklyn , also spent some time with the camp- ers. Mr. Spurgeon organized the first Colored Troop in the world , Troop 255. J. LOGAN DARE , SELDEN , HAS PRIZE HORSE TEAM A team of black farm horses , ex- hibited by their owner , J. Logan Dare , at the Smithtown Horse show on Saturday won first prize. They were also awarded a ribbon at the Suffolk County fair at Riverhead.