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Official Paper, Village of Freeport FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913 Vcl^ XIX, No. 8 Freeport In the Fraternal Orders News of the Churches Single copies of the Review for sale a t G reenblatt’e and B raithw a ite’s, Railroad Avenue; K iefer’s, Nassau County Review, DaSilva’s and Go- betz’s, Main S treet; D a S ilva’s, Merrick Road. D o ings in thle e see cc rr ee tt fraternalraternal organizationsrgi of s f o F r e e p o r t and vicinity. HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE ( The*#? times nro for Sandy Hook, Deduct % Friday, Dec. 19, Ev.10 Saturday, 20, 1.12 p. m. Sunday, 21, 2.17 a. m. Monday, 22, 3.26 a. m. Tuesday, 23, 4.50 a. m. Wednesday, 24, 6.30 a. m. Thursday, 26, 6.27 a. m. Friday, 26, 6.27 a. m. Saturday 27, 7.19 a. m. J. J. Scannel), Locust and South Side Aves., has gone to the city for At the regular meeting of Freeport - - Chapter, No. 302, R. A. M., Wednes W est (]ay evening, the following officers were tf- elected: H P., Clinton M. F lint; king, Smith F. Pearsall; scribe, John L. Raynor; secretary, William H. Sam mons; treasurer, H. P. Libby; trustee, John D. Gunning. The officers will be installed Wednesday evening, Jan. 7. the w inter months. A regular meeting of the 500 was held at the home of Miss Mary Roe, Porterfield Place, on Tuesday af ternoon. | The members of Fraternal Council, | ! Royal Arcanum, with their wives and lady friends, had a pleasant social ev ening at Brooklyn Hall Tuesday even-: ing. As announced, in their recent membership contest the lodge was di vided into two parts, and the one se curing the most new members was the 1 g uest of the other part. The losers were good entertainers and furnished * a splendid program, including a boun- tiful repast for the inner man. FRIDAY, DEC. 19. Preparatory service in Christ Evang elical Lutheran Church, 8 p. m. SUNDAY, DEC. 21. Special Christmas Services in all Churches MONDAY, DEC. 22. Afternoon, Home D epartm ent and Cradle Roll, Presbyterian Sunday School. Home Department and Cradle Roll, M. E. Sunday School. Evening, B aptist Sunday School. TUESDAY, DEC. 23. Afternoon, Primary Department, M. E. Sunday School. Junior Society of Christian Endeav or, Presbyterian Chapel, at 3 o'clock. Evening, Junior and Senior Depart- ^ ments, M. E. Sunday School. Presbyterian Sunday School. CHRISTMAS DAY. 7, 8, 9 and 10:30 a. m., Christmas B A Home Advocate How to Make A Very Merry Christmas for our local Merchants l .L! = pics ..... CHRISTMAS WITH OUR READERS Prominent Officials Send Words of Christmas Greeting, and Talk of Our Village The degree team of Freeport Coun- MagSeg Church ; f 0 u r Hojy Redeemer. 10:30 a. We must request our a d v ertisers and correspondents to get their copy in a day earlier next week, because of the holiday on Thursday. John E. Golding, who has been in the northern part of the S tate for the benefit of his health, is home over the Christm as holidays. The Sunshine Laundry begins adver tising in our issue this week. This is in charge of C. K. Hamakor, formerly with the American Laundry. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Bassett en tertained a few friends from Hemp- ataed and this village on Sunday last, in honor of their fourth wedding anni versary. Next Thursday being a holiday, the Post Office will be closed after 9:30. The bank, the newspaper office and most of the business places will be closed all or part of the day. cil, No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. M., will meet for practice next Tuesday December C0pal; 7 u\theran\am rB e thel a “ 23, in the Council room. On Friday, the 26th, they will hold their next class initiation. services at M. E., Epis- M. E. Churches. 8 p. m., service in Bethel A. M. E. j Church. B A Y UYlNG OUNTIFULLY We sent a request to a number of ! Every year the Christinas s p irit be the public officials and all the clergy igins a little earlier, m anifesting itself of the village for a Christmas letter | in stores and shops, and in the plans greeting our readers in this issue, and 1 of both children and parents alike. ND BUYING T HOME S MUCH S POSSIBLE The first degree will be worked in : Freeport Lodge, No. 600, next Monday | evening. Redeemer, exercises and tree, l Sunday School hall. Senior Class Play and Glee Club C o m m e n t e a n d e s p l a n a t i o n a n o t e n t i r e l y o f a n e w s n a t u r e , o n v i l l a g e a f f a i r e by t h e e d i t o r . * (By the Editor) \M E R R Y CHRISTMAS’’ TO ALL. This being our last issue before Christmas, I want to take this oppor tunity to extend my sincere wishes for A Merry Christmas Tb'All My Readers Your patronage has been liberal dur ing the year, and our circulation as still growing. OUR NEIGHBORING SCHOOL. Considerable has been published in the city papers regarding the school affairs at Roosevelt, and they finally announce that the “ Dove of Peace” is hovering near. The peculiar feature 1 of this affair is that the whole thing was more or less the result of a mis understanding. All of the men con cerned in the affair, both the scu-called , , . . , , , .. old and new hoards, are gentlemen of ’ er9aryc h,a seventy-e.ghth birth- honor and well-known integrity, and it da>- Sucban ex^ e,a,°\ ,froMm a rn?an ; was a regretahle thing that this mis 0CCUpym* the Position tha Mr Car- understanding arose us it did, and all d.oea ',n the public estimat.on u T ln = ! are pleased that it is now over. not to be taken literally of course, but r a r th i ________ it simply illustrates m a few words the supreme satirfaction and pleasure one finds in taking advantage of the take pleasure in printing the follow ing: OUR SCHOOLS. “ This life is such a heaven that I wish 1 could stay here forever.\ This statem e n t is reported to have been made to a number of newspaper men by Andrew Carnegie on the anni- Every year it lingers a little longer in January, and bye and bye its spirit will linger in our world the long year through. May all, during these com ing days of joy, see the Christ Child, who entered the earth at Bethlehem and who sprang hack to God from Olivet two thousand years ago. Elmer E. Loux. THIS MILD W INTER SATURDAY, DEC. 27. <IUU VJ1CC V 1 U U j dandelion (Dec. 14) Sunday School, Church of Our Holy The attendance at the Senior play standmB near remark<‘d: the j anc| d e e Club concert Friday evening , - * U t o T j \ 2 T r : 1 5 v M “ P.e. . TUESDAY, DEC. 30. Rockville Centre, Monday evening, the- Sunday School of the Church of the following officers were elected: Mas- Transfiguration, Christm as exercises, ter, John J. Lewis; senior warden, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31. ^ ,!:earaalV juniur \ afden’ Colored Loyal Temperance Legion, W alter W ellbrock; treasurer, W .lham chrjatm a8 entertainm e n t, Brooklyn II. Sammons; secretary, Wm. H. Con q n m ncll; trustee, William S. Covert. The ’ ^ ' ________ officers will be instajied Monday even- Raptist Church. N e x t Sunday is mg, Jan. fi, hy R. W. W alter R. Jones, Christmas Sunday. Are you planning D istrict Deputy. g0 cj1urcj17 Why not honor the day as well as yourself by resolving to Both Sides Dissatisfied ^ A jury in the supreme Court at 1 he pastor will preach in the morn ing on \The Message of the Sl'\r ” in the auditorium of the High School was not as large a* the work of the Students waft-anted. The room was about one-half full when the orchestra played their first selection. What the audience lacked in numbers it made up in enthusiasm, each number receiving rounds of applause which was well merited. The first part was in charge of the Glee Club under the leadership of Miss Loretta Knighta. The following pro gram was rendered: Opening chorus, \The Skipper of St. Ives,\ Roeckel, Glee Club. \The Beautiful Blue D anube,\ Strauss, Glee Club and orchestra. Vocal solo, \S p r in g ’s A w akening,\ Sunday morning a man showed me a onL ,HK,nK ndelion (Dec. 14) another man opportunities that come to us through marked* ' ‘You can |!1l' t6 be ati tiS our ability will mention this so it can lie r e a d ‘four- pelm it to as great a number of men, teen years’ from now, so here it is. A WILL AND A WAY. “ Charlie\ Niles will, I trust, CHRISTMAS CHEER. The Poet W h ittier was not blind to sorrows nor were the sms of his fellow-men all hidden from hia sight. His tender pity went out to the lowly and the oppressed, and his pleadings for them, and hia indignant protests hgainst the wrongs of his day, are among the literary and ethica women and children as it is possible for treasur®a lbe liast century- us t<5 assist. But W hittier never lost heart that At this season of the year when we 1 r 'Kht would triumph over wrong. Bet- endeavor perhaps more than at any I daya comlr,K- Peace would other tim e to forget self and to re member others and find our greatest follow strife, move sunward\ He \ f e l t the earth and was confident that don my referring to him in this col- u™ . but I heard of an incident lately p a 9 u re 1 ri m akin e '’ ‘o t'he r a lhL1 good work winch he and his fellow- which illustrates why the \ illage Light .. r , ! reformers left unfinished others would Commieeionera agreed with him when happy and thus, consciously ot 1 . he told them he wanted an increase in im itate Him whose natal day we cele- , j no'blind stubborn II. h*.l miaong for b i, .f t « , br«,kin?ihi, leg, there « * » T S out a glorious consumation, were in I ^ 1 the world and moving on the hearts of - -------- rp^y en(| WOuld not be attained suprem e Mineola last Friday brought in a verd- I inK on \Th e Message o f th e Star, i ict of $500 for Harry L. Trubenback, ! C hristmas music by chorus and congre-; Hewley, Miss Cora Werner. A n e w advertiser in this issue is j jr., and $250 for his father. Justice gation will be sung. Everyone most Sextette, \L u c ia,” Donizetti, Henry L. R. Himmel, now proprietor 1 Kelby set the verdict aside, and gave I cordially invited. of the former L’Hommedieu’s bakery, j as his opinion that it was against the ^ The Christmas entertainm e n t by the ble on one of the village light circuits. ^or those, whose tim e will permit to he There had been other tim es when the helpful and assist those under whose lights were out all night and he takes care their children are placed, a pride—it’s almost a hobby—in h a v - , 8Pt’a*<'nK words of encouragement ing them burning. He telephoned for whenever practicable and by oecaeion- by the evolution of innate nobility. I H , viaiting , 1 , school, and showing . ! £ rln th» uunrV started out located and lively interest in the work. It is sur- : dOWn_,COml,nB '.’f a ,IIKh'..r . P°W!.r’: . lthe the Glee Club. Selection by orchestra. Mr. Himmel is an experienced baker and is working up new business daily. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Radio Club of Freeport held its regular m eet ing at the Crystal Lake House. Mem bers of the club were tested as to their ability to receive messages, following received over twenty weight ot evidence. Sunday School will be held on Friday Chorus, \A ll Through the Night. The Trubenback family live in Free- evening, Dec. 26. All will be happily Owen, Glee Club, port. The younger man, who is 21, welcomed. Vocal solo, \ I Know, do the work, starte d out, located and repaired the trouble, and was back at home in less than an hour, \happy as they make ’em ,\ and the lights shin ing brightly. Spross, Miss was injured in Jam aica a year ago by running into the automobile of Charles Stansburg. The boy claimed that he was on the right side of the road, and The | that Stansburg turned and drove di words I rectly across, so as to e n ter his yard, Village Trustees The Village Board of Trustees yes- Dvork, g ir ls’ I terday afternoon received a request ! from the Freeport Railroad Company and that he could do nothing but plunge into the car. A fter the verdict the lawyers both sides asked to have the set aside, one claiming it was the weight of evidence, and the other that the amount allowed was too small. per minute, being in first c lass: Frank Fraser, Ralph Pettit, Newton Carman and Chas. Harris. The following receiving over twelve words per minute, being in the second class: Fred Davison, Thomas O'Brien and Sinclair Raynor. Members being interested in wireless not being able to take twelve words per minute be ing in third class: Millard Sellers, Edward O’Brien, Morton Germond, W ard Frost, Kenneth Carman, A rthur, Keens, Milton Sheehan, William An-1 derson and Bert Donnply. At the meet- I ing three new members were voted in, | dent last Thursday afternoon, Edward Byron Collier, Fred Ware and Curtis I A. Spiegel of Archer Street, is nurs- ----------- Cora W erner Miss Lydie Raynor is announced to \M am a s Lullaby,\ lead the Epworth League meeting Sun- j trio. day night in the M. E. Church; topic, ' H allelujah chorus, \M e s s ia h ,\ Han- j for permission to^extend their trolley \H o w can I make a glad Christmas : del. Glee Club and orchestra, for those who have made many Christ- This concluded the concert and while mases glad for me?\ the orchestra rendered a few selections the stage was prepared by the Seniors will for their play, \F ibs and Foibles,\ a Arm Broken As Auto Turns Over a result of an automobile acci Fulton. DaSilva, W. Merrick Road Flower Pots, all sizes Jardiniers, 25c Oil H eaters Stone Crocks, 25c up; all sizes 25 lb. Flour Canasters, 59c Coal Sieves, 10c C o p p er tiottom Wash Boilers, $1.00 up Glass Washboards, 35c Kitchen Stoves, No. 7, $18.75 Boat Stoves, $8.75 Large Preserving K ettles, 25c Potts Irons, $1.00 set Dietz Lanterns, 50c Universal Bread Mixers, $1.75 Orders delivered. Phone 885-W. A d v e rU s e m e n l. Lost—Gold headed cane, bearing in scription. S. M. Randall, on one side of the handle, and a large M across the end. Reward of $5 will be paid for the return of same to Wm. G. Miller, 21 So. Grove Street, Freeport, N. Y. Auto necessities for winter. Have a Partition Curtain made and attached to the rear of front seat, side curtain refitted and the lights renewed. Tapr. seat covers, storm aprons, carpets, mats, upholstering and trim m ing. R. Williamson, Terry Building, Deer Park Ave., Babylon. A d v e rtisem e n t. Make your Christmas dollars count. Buy at Seaman’s. Presents for all. Toys, 10c to $1.00 Books, 5c to 50c Games, 5c to $1.00 Sleighs, 25c to $2.00 Doll Carriages, 50c to $3.00 Chairs, 40c to $2.25 Box Paper, Handkerchiefs, Fancy ing a broken arm and bruises. Not- ! withstanding this he is being congratu- j lated on a miraculous escape from j death. „ I Spiegel was out in his runabout on j Merrick Road. Traveling eastward ; at a good rate of speed; he had just j.passed Merrick Avenue, Merrick, when the steering gear failed and the car The Loyal Temperance Legion verdict i not hold any more meetings until after j one-act comedy, against the Christmas holidays, sometime ; The c h aracters of the comedy were early in January. I filed by members of the Senior Class, ----------- who soon demonstrated that they had The Christmas services of the Sun- been well drilled in their respective day School of the Episcopal .Church of parts. The theme of this play was the Transfiguration will be held on that Henry Paine and his wife were Tuesday, Dec. 30. entertaining a young girl friend, whom ________ they desired to keep free from the at- The monthly meeting of the Young Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church will be held this Friday evening at the home of Miss Nina Humphrey, 258 So. Ocean Ave. tentions of doctor. young family Paine, who is a hypochondriac, and r e quired much attention by the doctor, explains to Dr. Lester that the young lady is m arried. The girl falls in with v,• o . the scheme and to keep up the joke is ro ram K6 re<luired to invent many atoriea on the program. i 8pUr (^e m0inent, even going so far as to produce a picture of her supposed husband from the family album. This caused a very amusing and rather CHRISTMAS SUNDAY AT THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. , . . tU. , .,, , , , i grave mixup, when this gentleman ar- B„U mo va, ! f ^ rl^ maa , Su\day Wl' 1 b e »abser/ e d : rives at the home of his fiance, in an- plunged into a pile of sand on the ay b^ e t h o d , s t Church next Sunday. , other part of the villaKei only t0 be roadside. The sudden stopning turned ^ the morning Dr Curtice will con-, accU8e(j by hia intended sister-in-law the car completely over, it laying on CJ “de. tba 8ar|ea \f Advent sermons 0f being a m arried man. ' • wh.ch he has been preaching, the Thinga get straightened out when theme being The M aster as Minister, I Dr Leater arriveg and in an interview or the Obligation of the M ighty.\ In 1 with Mra Paine tel,a her that he is the evening there will be a brief ser- ,eaving town Mrg Paine t0 Bav„ mon on the theme, The G reatest Song them all from disaster, explains to the that was ever sung : An In terp r e ts-' doct0r th a t the whole thing was done tl0rru -n l . • , - , in a joke. When the doctor finds th a t vv,..=v™un.,c== h<ire,Wl, ,ue 8pec.lal mUalcal Pro' ; the way is clear to his paying court to and he asserted the ordeal was a m o s tjg a n ?s a t b“tb lnorn,n8 and evening i M|e8 He,en decic|ea tbat be wi|| bave services as follows: a little fun with her before declaring his love for her. The list of char line 1 foot further north on Olive Boulevard and about 700 feet east on Railroad Avenue to Main Street. It was decided to hold a hearing on the m a tter as required by law, on Thurs day afternoon, Jan. 15. A requisition from the fire depart- prising how few of the narents of children attending school, ever even inquire concerning the conditions under which their children spend the hours of the school day. The teachers, many of whom arc far away from their homes and friends, would not feel that they were s trangers in a strange land if they could once in aw h ile look into the faces of the parents and learn that their work was appreciated. The district has every reason to feel incoming of a divine spirit to quicken and strengthen the noblest elements in human character and to add thereto: \The Cradle song of Christ was nev er sung in vain,\ writes the Quaker poet, and in this center of the true C h ristian’s faith is his hope for the world. Are we not forgetting, or ignoring this in our day? Tis good to call upon ourselves and all that is within us to battle for the justly proud of the excellent school fa- 1 [ iKht- Mtin bave much t0 do in tbe nilitipH whirh it has nrnviderl. The 1 betUirmt‘nt of thm K« m every sphere cilities which it has provided. The schools of Freeport stand where they are today because men of thou rht and courage on the Board of Education in the years past labored long, wisely of action. God has called us to an energetic crusade against all that is harmful to our physical, mental and moral life. But us we must have an ment was referred to the supply com- and wfc|| to gjve the djstrict full value atmosphere of the right sort to make m ittee with power. A regular report of the H artford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company was read and filed. Applications for electric light serv ice were granted M. Quirk, 143 Pear- one t o l h ink‘the same.\ sail A v e .; J. J. Ttandall, j r , Grove St., onp. Whaley; Morton Sharp, So. Miller A v e .; A. C. Bundy, Pearsall the groufid upside Speigel underneath. down, with Mr. It was fully ten minutes before an automobile truck passed, the occupants alighting and aided Mr. Speigel in getting out from the wreck, the engine of which was still going. Mr. Speigel did not lose consciousness during the entire tim e horrifying one. Pinned to the ground, absolutely helpless, his great fear was that the smoking machine would burn, in which case it would mean sure death. He was removed to Freeport, where the arm was attended to, and he was afterw ards taken to Nassau Hospital for treatm e n t, and is improving nice ly, being able to attend to business. for every dollar expended and to make the schools of Freeport second to none in the State. There have been some things to criticize, and there always will be, for it is impossible for every- ‘ ’ 1 ' ' Honest criti cism is always welcome, but there is a vast difference between criticism and fault-finding. The proper criticism ............... n • is of a constructive nature and not de- ) doln8 all things as unto the Also for water, Dr. Wm. H. Runcie, stiuctive> and should be courted by any •, «au8. ’ «\ded hy a power and Whaley St. ; ^has. B. Molloy, Locust [)ub|jc 0jbclal whether administering 1— ..... Ave. ; Daniel Brindaley, I me St. t^e a j]ra jrg 0f the school, the village or . A communication was received from other b|ic office a New York sign maker, stating that T[)e (li8trict ia also to be congratu- they had an order to place a sign 4x7j |ated upon tbfc addition of allolht,r alld feet in front of a Mam Street store. perhap8 the fineat bui)ding of the en. They wished permission to place this t jre SVstem, which will soon be under m accordance with the ordinances of , construction and which wi,| wben com- the City of New York, to be not over ,eted g ] accommodations for be- 8 feet from the building line and at tween 460 und *600 pupils, and also least 10 feet from the sidewalk. Per- c o n t a jn an auc|jtorium of sufficient ea rn,ss.on was granted conditioned that . to ^ for our annua| s t i n g s the sign should not be over 4 feet from ^ / ther gatherings of an educational the building. nature without greatly over-crowding The following comm in,cation was an(j thig in itae|f wj|| no doul)t be presented by Mr. Lang, proprietor of highly a|ipreciated. What the future P r rvSta- j ^ eatre \ - j - • - a -ii i will bring forth no one can safely es- \ ! David U n g res.dm g in s e idvill- tj but jf indication8 mean anv. age. de hereby protest to the employ- thj the vears tQ come wj|| at,e Free. ment of one B e.t Seaman, working as aa the educational center of an operator at the Colonial Theatre, L Iala„di al)d when occasion de- and also a young man employed in the mall(,8 it tbe generosity of the voters Morning Service. . ---------- . . . . . - , u=.t . ^ „ tm ctly show m a s: A Meditation, Geo. T. VanRiper. Hymn, \O God of God! L ig h t!\ Jeffrey. Response, \Thou Didst Leave Thy j T h rone,\ Lorenz, Mrs. A. N. Johnson i and Male Chorus. Offertory. Pastoral, from \M e s s iah,\ Handel, i Mrs. Van Riper. Tenor Solo, \O Come All Ye Faith fu l,\ Peace, Harold E. Brown and | Choi midnight Hymn, \ I t came upon the clear, Willis. Greenwald, Mr. O Light of i M'*dred H il'i Euphrosine, Paine's [ maiden aunt, also a hyponchondriac, Mary Fox; John Lester, physician, Je rome Nolan; Maude Van Gush, Doro thy H ibbard; Richard Burnham, George Johnson. Scene—A room in Paine’s home. Time—The present. Much c redit should he given Miss Knights, who, besides drilling the chorus, also had charge of the orches- tra, which rendered fiist class selec-1 ply the facilities required. While taking a retrospective The communication was received, 0f tbe year jU9t closing and finding and Mr. Lang was prom ist the m a tter satisfaction in the thought that some would have careful attention. | advance has been made, may we not Street Commissioner Sprague sub- aig0 |00j( into the future with the hope m itted the following list of s treets im- that the year just before us may prove proved with Pedkskill gravel during to be the best and most prosperous and the year 1918: ^ Bayview Ave., from A tlantic Ave. south, 1250* ft. Nassau Ave., from A tlantic Ave. to Cedar St„ 1225 ft. Grove St., from Olive Boulevard encouraging we have ever experienced. Robert H. Hunt. Pres. Board of Education. our respiration possible, as we must have light in order to vision, so must we have the presence of God before we can do anything of real moval worth. And happy are they who plan and work as in the presence of a \God nigh at hand and not afar off\ : who are help ful today, who are hopeful for the to morrows because they work sturdily, ruling wisdom which could come only from Him who came to earth from heaven, the anniversary of whose birth we celebrate in gift and song and prayer at Christmastide. Happy, indeed, are they who thus endeavor and hope to make the world bet ter! Happy are they for whom such toilers to il! For these, indeed, are the toilers whose \ labor is not in vain in the Lord,\ Saul O. Curtice. (Methodist Episcopal Church) Hymn, \O Little hem ,\ Redner. Town of Bethle- tions on a par with those of last year. Archer St., 3225 ft. The members of the orchestra this Newton Boulevard, Main St. to Olive year are; Miss Gladys Cook, piano; 1 Boulevard, 718 ft. THE CHRISTMAS FEELING Edna Ferber, in one of the atone* she has given us under the title of \R o a s t Beef Medium, ’ makes Mrs. McChesney say in a moment of deep disappointment: \Christm as isn’t a season, it's a feeling.\ There certainly is no small truth in this definition of the great Christian Holiday. At least there must be the feeling to give the season significance. We are not quite warranted in deny ing the season. To us who have al ways lived north of the Equator it ia a Season of Snow. It is the season \W h ere Nature in awe of Him Hath doffed her gaudy trim ’’’ and dressed herself in \The saintly veil of maiden w h ite.\ If our lot were cas’ in the Southern hemisphere we would probably after | generations grow accustomed to cele- What memories are re- brating tha eea80\ <>ut d(>»» or un- der spreading verandas. We would find some substitute for sleighbells and t° THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS C h ristm a s ! vived, what joys are anticipated when Red Cross Seals On Sale At Goods in great variety. Come and see. i ^ umP 9 Pharmacy Postlude.T d estes Fideles, Ashford, j Mi88 A\ n.ie Smith' Jo9ePb Fitzgerald, ! Pine St., Main St. to Bergen Place, '.he w o r d iB u U e r e d ^ j a'not her” tree w o u h iuans^lant thee'e\- ra Grimm first violin * Mervin 1600 f t mas, is more than a mere formula, it L1. . t a . t_ rs. VanRiper. 1 „ . . „ y1\ 11\ . merviii iouv , n __ , _________ . sam E ir as our Christmas tree, but how Schloss and Jessie Smith, second vio- Bergen Place, from Merrick Road is a spirit,^ an atmosphere, for out of lins; Theodore Bedell, first cornet; F. to Brooklyn Ave., 1560 ft. *u- * *u' ' w ‘ 11 ,L 1m Seaman’s Main St., Freeport. Advertlaement. |G. I. B raithw a ite Wm. G reenblatt Smith & Bedell DaSilva Chas. P. Seaman H. Schloss Johnston Drug Co. J. S. Lewis K iefer’s We have an especially varied line of Men’s, Women's and Children’s Slip pers for the holiday trade. Men’s Slippers, 66c up. W omen’s Slippers, 60c up. Children’s Slippers, 86c up. Fancv Leather Goods, Suit Cases, H‘ nd B*'', \ 1 Ch' l»«\'“ T\ “ ! Tree, „pon T , = . .! Dreae and Work Glove.. ! S riee. .m a tin g . Come .nd ,e= .1 the Men’s Lam bs. Woof lined Auto ™ \• ^ ea Lo- Gauntlet Gloves, $8. Women’s Mannish Gloves, black, w hite and tan, $1.00. Charles D. Sm ith,68 Main Street. Advertisement, j Advertisement. Free. A handsome Christmas and New Year souvenir given away w ith every purchase. Also have a full line ! of holiday slippers and shoes for men, An acceptable Chrietmaa gift, Arm- women and children. M. Jacobson, bruster Perfufhes and Toilet W a ters.' Freeport, L. I. Advertisement Advertisement. Mrs. VanRiper. Evening S e n ice. 1 (Mrs. Maude Campbell Fuller, soloist ) Prelude, “ Joy To the W orld,” Mrs. VanRiper. Contralto Recitative, “ Hark the Glad Sound,” Peace, Mrs. A. N. John son and Choir. Hymn, “ H ark! the Herald Angels S ing,\ Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Response, \Silent N ig h t,\ Gruber, Choir. Offertory. \W a ltb a r ’s Song,\ Wag- i ner, Mrs. VanRiper. Solo, \C h ristm a s ,\ Shelley, Mrs. Maude Campbell Fuller. Hymn, \T h e re’s a Seng in the A ir,\ W hathall. Solo. \B irthday of a King, ” Neid- i linger, Mrs. Fuller. ^ Solo and Chorus, \R e joice G reatly,\ Ashford. Postlude, \ H a llelujahC h o rus.\ Han del, Mrs. VanRiper. Monday afternoon the Cradle Roll and Home Department* of tbe Sunday (Continued on page 8) we ever make up for dear old S. Snedeker, jr., second c o rnet; John W rightneur, flute; Cecil Powers, trom bone, and George Wulfing, drum and bells. the joy s of the h e art the mouth Santa and hil 8lei h Beyview *• ^ “ ^ “ w o l S ’ wSkCT'Ynd t b L i g h j ' j \ ” \ by <h, u . m r.in- 6 deer. Wheels or boats or flying ma- ! vard to Liberty Ave., 1800 ft. Coming Events Dec. 26, Friday—Class initiation, Jr. O. U. A. M., in Mechanics’ Hall. Dec. 29, Monday—Concert, High School Alumni Association, at High School. Jan. 10, Saturday—Annual dinner Freeport Fire Department, at Crystal Lake House. Jan. 14, Wedneeday—Annual dinner Excelsior H. & L. Co. ________ _ February 2 Monday—Second Duck Elsworth, Ralph Dinner for Taxpayer*’ League. Gordan, Mr. D. G. \reef Mr. H. H. THE FIFTH IN THE SERIES, i Hentler, J. H. \W HO W ILL MARRY MARY,\ EN ! Rodgers, Mr. Patrick TITLED \A PROPOSAL DEFER-1 Robt. G. Anderson, P. M. R E D ,\ W ILL BE SHOWN AT TH E Dec. 16, 1913. PLAZA ON MONDAY. ^ „ p . , , g 1 ’ • A Porterfield Place, from Park Ave., 1480 ft. Railroad Ave., from Main to Grove it, slowly but surely, are love and hap- . ., , ima„ inM St-. 690 ft. Piness coming into their own. and will | ( S \ CZ a,eiJh has ddne H nsed. South Side Ave., from Miller to at lust stand in the m arket place and \ . B . \ , Long Beach M e * .! 470 ft. reign trium p h ant over street and to come too just a. the year close, and Lung penvn s * tvw ., h v a *. . . tu « ; ___ ; we are thinking of new beginninga. North Lena Ave., from Long Beach home. The better is now, the best is g wjth # ||Kof Btu* bmen8t for Ave., 350 ft. coming. We are living in an age we , , .. . jt • South Lena Ave., from Long Beach characterized by sacred ti is which bind f ,j that rnskes Christmas Ave., 385 ft. all men together. The words Friend- the ,eelmK thal makea t-hnstma*. Bennington Ave.. from Olive Boule- ship, Brotherhood, Humanity, mean j, . , a — io/in ! more today than ever before. Whence came this spirit? It was born in Beth lehem, grew in strength in Galilee, and culminated on the cross at Cal- Unclaimed Letters (Freeport Feel Office) Anderson, Mrs. Arva vary. It has been beautifully said that Christmas Day marks the end of win ter and the beginning of summer. The longest night is Dec. 21, then for three days the days and night* are eqaal. But on the 25th, tbe day* be* gin to lengthen. Herein find a parable of life. Chriet ha* been the forerun- ; ner of the universal good will, the | Golden Age of coming happiness. I When we haven’t the proper feeling we approach the season with indiffer ence or with dread. The feeling i* hard to set forth in words, but once felt it is never forgotten. ’ There is the glorious element of gen erosity in it. The tradition and cus tom of gift giving has brought thia\ element into prominence. Not even the foolish practice of uselea* giving, or giving for forms sake only, or for the sordid payment of eocial o rkinehlp debts. h*s robbed tbe season of dll of the charm of thi* tim e honored cus tom. Love and appreciative regard (Continued on page 8) -■ ii k , ; . . • •, ’
