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I 1 ’ * County Review FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918 Vol. XXI, No. 51 lilE M liti DlJiTAKlMAlN l M a tters e l Interest to and About the Fire- men in Our Lccai Department By H. E. P. Fire Council The December meeting of the Fire Council was held at headquarters on Tuesday evening, with the following present: Chief Randall, Deputy Chiefs Williaifls and Smith, Wardens , Paulsen of Hose 1, King aud Coazens i A Q, . of Hose 2, M. Combs of Hose 3, Niles ' „ CIak5 p M‘ J ‘ A' Sherwood, and Pearsall of Truck 1, Ashdown and I £ ^ M°rey, W\ Raynor, C. S.gmond, whoiov r* Potrni i W. Haas, G. Cheney, E. Go dman, O. Brandoflf, M. Post, E. Post, Keegan, J. Maier, H. Hagen, J. Venditt, L. busy at Soldiers Club Cantkn Vtuiu Sunday evening the committee was in charge of Mrs. A. L. Fenton,assist ed by Mrs. N. Dean, Mr;. A. Forbes, Misses P. Ritchie, M. Ackerman and M. Maier; Mrs. A. Marlow and Mrs. A. Davisson. At the Piano—Mias C. Meyer, Miss N. Terry, Miss I. Ackerman. The following contributions are re- —but just join once Pot your flag i t the front window . Two ard three and more 1910 member- ship3 in the Red Crocs are net necessary — one in enough, and all that is expected cf you. V/hcn ycu join ycu v/'.'l receive a 1^19 rncm'ecr- ship button, a service f.e^ and a folder with ten Red Crocs Christmas seals. W e a r your button cn the outside cf your ccat — when your button b where it can be seen you won’t be ashed to join a second time. Put ycur Has in the front window cf your home — with an additional membership cross for each one of ydur family who jeins. If ycu have been a member during 1918, R E N E W your mem b ership NOV/ — this will te your only opportunity to answ er “ p resent\ to the 1919 Red Cross Christmas Call. Whaley of Patrol 1. The service flag was received, con taining 52 blue and one gold stars, and t was decided to recommend that it be p'acsd in the village office until ,uch time as permanent department ieadquar);ers are secured. Committee on mov.ug picture show •eported a final profit of $152.67. Aubrey Soper, who has stored the aatrol wagon for several month;, at 10 expense to the department, being inab.e longer to keep it, the matter >f hoas'ng it was left to the Chief .vith power. It was decided to recommend to the Ziliage Board that fire insurance on he department apparatus be contin ted a: former y. Matter cf testing o’d hose was left ':o the Chief with power. This wii irebaby take p ace in the very neai 'utura, at the usual piace. R. Kr.ee and Ashacwn was approved is a member cf Track 1. A donation of $10 was made-to the I'..d:wment Fund of the State Fire nen’s H-me. Chief Randall reported that the new vagon for Hose 3 had been promised n about two weeks from that date. Matter of 1919 budget was discussed but no action taken. W ear your billion where it can be seen foin the Red Cross V -allyou need is a heart and a dollar T H IS EPA C 3 CONTRIBUTED BY SPARTAN LODOfij U r-ftt P. nnd A, M. A Christmas Suppl.cation For Wider v.sion, c.eaier sight. For bo duess to npho.d the right. For light upon cur way, For w.sdom and grim fortitude, Grant thou, O giver of all Good, These g.fts to us t-day— For strength to help the faTen up, For grace to hold the healing cup ■' U'-.to the wor d's tore need! O not in va.p the awful price Of this vast human sacr.tice— The cross 'ngath wh.ch we bleed—- If through \ffiis bitter, bitter flood Of scu d.ng tears and sweat of biood— lb s dark Geth-emane— At last, though scourged and bruised and tried, The nations, epastened, purified, Shall closer draw to Thee! —LouTila C. Poole. KhJ) CKOSS NOlES IN M U V iO R lA ili ' WILLIAM F. LOWNS . u u A I The 1' reeport Branch, American Mr. and Mrs. William F. Downs re- R3d Cross, acknow.edges with thanks ee.vcd word Tuesday night that their tili; foi.ow.ng contnbuc.ons which have son, William F., had died in France of h;en made dur.ng the past week: lobar pneumen'a, fallow ug an attack Mrs. M. E. Powell, monthly $1.03 of influenza, cn November 27. ; ,U1. h . r . Davison, monthly 1.00 a7ire men Unable x to Save Fropert When the Fire Department unde Chief RandaT answered a call for th< \ad nrxing plant of the Standard 3'tulithic Company, early Wednesda morning, for the first time in man: •ears, they were forced to stand b; and witness the destruction of tin property. One rf the principal ingredients cf the road mixture is tar, and severs 'anks of th:s, together with a num her cf wooden barrels full, made r hot fire for about an hour. Owing t( the danger of the burning tar spread •ng, the chief ordered that no wate hould be u~ed, in which action h< was seconded by the company repre sentatives. The emp’oyees cf the company were working brisk'y with shovels and sane when the firemen arrived and begai rol'ing the who'e barrels out cf th path cf the burning preparation. / great deal of this stock was saved but the contents of the tanks, togethei with the shed wh ch covered them were de:troycd. This is a more oi ’ess common oecurrence in handiinc prepaTatlv.is cf this nature, a- though the first time in Freeport, and the c tnpany resumed work the same day, after e'earing away the debris. The loss is confined most y to the Downey, H. York, J. Meaney, Lyman, J. Farm'ett, F. B. Farmlett, C. Mc Kenna, F. A. Duruz, G. Blaster, F. Brandes, J. Murphy, Gardener, W. Cozzens, S. Pearsall, I. Reis, R. Nutt, W. E: Crevoiserat, J. B. Wallace, M. N'chcls, J. Mahnken, O. Magnussen, iV. Hanse, M. Ackerman, Meyers, P. ilitebie, Kel.'ar, Nek on, T. Cann, A. Plump, C- Fester, W. Dunker, H. Smith, E. Schafer, E. Bede'.lTJ . Laux. V Jchnston, A. Fenton, G. Stone, K. vMnz, N. Deau, J. Schultz, R. Earcn, VuCobin, Mauersberger, S. Stone, J. Shea. Sugar—Plaza Theatre, E. Sprague Coffee—J. G bney, A. Carnie, C. W. Mahnken, A. C. Forbei, G. Gi bert. Cream—Plaza Theatre, F, Zehner. Itlch, C. Fritz, C. LaMcrey, C. W. vlahnken, J. Baland, Yongen, T. Mc- Tally, I. Duryea, A. Peter, Stella, add, F. Gi bert, Gibb-ns, Forfeit, Ming.in, G. Gilbert, Landrigan. Canteen Work at Club The preceding Sunday evening the .■'reeport Woman’s Ambu ance Fund vas cn duty. No list of contributors vae submitted, but they gave the boys i good time, with Harry Puck at tht aiano. This corps of enhusiastic lad es has vo unteered far serv.ee at the oems once a month. _ Later.—The report cf this commit- ;ee has reached us, as follows: Mrs. Ed. Abeles, candy. Mr?. M. Feltenstein, candy, sugar nd coffee for the entire day. Mrs. A. Rosenstein, cream. L. Markheim, cigarettes. Mrs. O. A. Hirsch, cigarettes. Mrs. Kahn, paper plates. Cakes—Mesdames Ed. Abeles, L. farkheim, L. Kahn, W. Weyant, L, Zogel, Grlffenhagen, H. E. VanRiper, ’uck, N. Schless, I.xSchloss, George FRATERNAL ORDERS MERRICK D e te*» e l the Secret Freternel 6 rge»U a tioe. Services at the Church o f the Re e l t r m y - r t — e deemer Sunday, the fourth in Advent, The regular meeting, of Spartan et ac<* o'clock P. M. Morn- Lodge of Masons will be held at the Pi»yer and sermon. Special av oid Odd Fellows Hall, West Merries e‘- n* service. The Woman’s AuxiH- K-au, next r r.day even.ng, Decern- arY w'^ no*1 mee^ *E, *n until Jan. 8, 27. The Entered Apprentice De- ukin5f » recesa over the holidays. The gree will be conferred. Odd Ftilewa Sunday School meets at 11 o’clock w .ne regular morning congrega tion this Sunday, the 22nd., return ing to the 10 o’clock sessions in the Teol,Og F 0L .l Fh L T ^ I Pari’h House upon Sunday the 29th. Lodge No. 600, L O. O. F., w.ll be ned The Boy A. Calk- next Monday evening, December itii. At th.s meet.ng it is p anned for ev- ary member to be pie^ent or send a word of greeting. Commercial Travelers The fourth annual Christmas party it Long Island Council No. 6o0, U. C. x., win be heid at tne Freep-rt C.ub House on Friday evening of next week, December 27. This is a fami.y uffa.r for the members cf the Counc.., ins, Scautmaster, meet usually upon Tuesdays at 7.30 P. M. A cordial in vitation is extended to all to attend the serv-'ess of this church and to be came identified with its community interests. Lieut. Leigh tea Clarke is in civil ian Tfe again, the first of Merrick’s soldier boys to received his honorable discharge. The Lieutenant returned . . o his home here on Wednesday from w.th Santa Claus, dancing and a • roy i Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., where ul good time.” y, N. B. Kapper, Iraithwaite, Shad ’olke, Lew Halpin, Victor Mog e, Sddie Carr, A. McWa'ter, Flah/.tiy, lerr, Philbrick, A. Levy. .M V .Ter, Jr. Maier a:id Miss He en Sc mter. JR. O. U. A. M. State officers will visit Freeport Council No. 57 this Friday evemng. Eastern Star At its meet.ng Saturday evening Freeport Chapter No. uvu, O.’ E. £>., elected the foucw.ng cfficers for a9).U. -Matron, Mrs. Esmv-.d Sti.es; patron, Hi,ward E. Pearsaii; as.oc.ate mat ron, Mrs. Gordon Lindsay; conduc- .ress, Mrs. C.iestcr Fu.to.i; associate conductress, Mrs. Otto Graser; sec retary, Mrs. Charles P. Keisey; treas urer, Mrs. Edward Penny; trustees. Robert L. ChrLtie, Mrs. S. P. Arno c! Mrs. Howard E. Pearsa.l. These, to gether with the appo.nt.ve officers w.l. be instal.ed at the first meet.ng is thr- new year, January. he was stationed for nine months. Mrs. SamT Benner and Miss Sybil have eft their heme here to remain u New York for the winter. In the Spring Mrs. Benner will make a ne- ce sary business trip to her old home in France. Mrs. P. R. Jennings is at the Hotel Von Air, Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Charles Wadsworth has been confined to her home with an attack of grippe. Memorial for Soldiers Planned Firzt a Shaft or Tabl.t for Those Who Died for Us—Lat.r a Library for Those Who Return To Us At the regular meeting of the Com mittee on Plan and Scope Friday ev ening a resolution was passed after a lengthy discussion that it was the sense cf the committee that a shaft shouid be erected to commemorate the memory of oar soldiers, sailors and Mar/.;e> who have given their lives dur ing the Wor d War, and that later when it is possible to get a complete list of our ret urn.Mg v.ctors, a me morial library be erected. ' A committee was appointed to se cure suitable designs for the me morial, and another committee to as certain if permission could be ob tained to place the monument bn the property on the north side of the rail road track between Grove and Main Streets, on \the Brqpk.ya City” prop erty. , ' Don’t forget to order all your fruit end vegetables; a so Christmas trees, for Christmas from the Public Mar* ket, 60 South Nfain Street, opposite the Post Ofllcs; tel. 652-J. Delivery 4 p. m. every day. C. L Mook, the popular Brook'yn Avenue laundryman, has purchased the business of Charlie Howard at 13 Adv»rttie»,«et Zest Merrick Road. Advertisem ent U Cleaning up - sale of fine nursery >*rge and small; low cost; spe- liscount to dea’ers; must clean __ for bal ding purposes. Wood- Nursery, John J. Randall, Ocean Lena Avenues, Freeport tf A d » e r tU s m s f l to buy coal Sinclair . Mala St. telephone 184 TV 1 JU11 1 1 wt*o V VI II IIS JVl VVSV1J II, VII March 10, 1893, and had livsd in Free port for thq, ^ast 9 yean, whore ho at tended the schools, and also High School. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and an active worker in the Loyal Sons C’ub of tha* shurch. He is survived, besides his parents, by one sister. ally destroyed, not representing any etusiderable outlay. November 27. Mr. Downs, who was but s’ight’y Mrs, A. P. Davisson, monthly 1.0J over Ifk worked hard to get into act- ^ n . M. Travis, menth.y 1.00 f c r s s & t ? x z s , i i s s s moo,hly ,0J .« 3, 1917, and trained with them until nunin.y 1.00 transferred to the Aviation Division and sent to the Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio, where he studied until January 15, 1918. Upon comp’.etic'.i of his course he transferred to the U. S. Tank Corps which was then be ng formed and aftertraining at Getty bur\ and Trby- hanna. Pa., he sailed for France Sep tember 23 He was tank sergeant cf the 302nd Battalion, Heavy Tanks. Wi liam was born in Brooklyn Total $3.00 Kindly make checks payable to Freeport Branch, American Red Cross,-'and send to Mrs. C.aaries M. Hart, Merrick Read, Freeport, L. I. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Club The First Memorial of Nasrau County Und.r the Auspices of the Soldiers Welfare Association. This house is really the first me- mor.al in Nassau County to the boys cf this county who have laid down their lives in the service of democ racy. i It is located on the corner of Grove ------ -- e e | and Carman Streets, Freeport. Soldiers Welfare Association a house of sixteen beautiful, bright. The So’diers Welfare Association sunny roomi, standing on an acre cf has been designated as the official bu- rround, it is not alone a memorial to reau of investigation for clainyi made those who have lost their lives in the upon the Government through the Bu- erv ce, but it is a'so a testimonial of reau of War Risk Insurance. he gratitude of Nassau County to the It ia the desire of the So d'ers Wel fare Association to give information wherever possible to expedite pay ments to allottees. Information about a lotments and allowances from sol diers and sailors can be secured from the Associaticp a t 101 Wallace Street, Freeport, ’phone 764-W. HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE ^ridav, Dec. Saturday Sundiy MrndsyJ Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Frday Saturday 21 22 23 21 25 23 27 23 9:52 A. M. 10:41 A. M. 11:31 A. M. 12:22 P.M. 1:16 P.M. 2:11 P. M. 3:33 P.M. 4:03 P. M. 4:52 P. M. Freeport Club Starts Its Winter Season The weather was not prop'tous f ir a spsc'al openipg Fr'day night, bat a number cf the members and friend md families of tbs Freeport Club ves ted the c'ub house and enjoyed the bowling, poo!, cards sod music. It is p’anned to arouse renewed in terest in the club now that tbs war is praetieal'y over and the “boys” will soon be coming back. • ef th* Itertew for sale at i anU SrW'thwe'tVi Re'lroed Av«- ^ Naaaao^ Count j **v >w living heroes who have euifered upon :he batt efielde of Europe. And is like- vise to serve practically in promot- ng the welfare of the disabled sol- liers and sailors on their return fron war to the arts of peace. In this house a gold star will shine for every boy in Nassau County who has laid d:wn his life for liberty. And mJer each star the So’diers Welfare Association wishes to place a picture of one of these boys. The president - t f the Assoc:ation. Eadie Wins Suit Colin M. Eadie, who purchased the nrenvees at the southeast corner rf Randa’l Avenue and No. Long Beach Avenue in this village, has been suc cessful in resisting the suit brought against him in the Supreme Court of this County by Stephen A. Whisten, a builder, to recover abcut $839 for la bor and materials a’\eged to have been furnished the defendant, Eadie, in a’teratjf ns made to the buildings upon E’d:e’s premises. Mr. Eadie c’aimed that the builder abandoned his contract before the sec ond payment of $300 was due and that it cost him to comp'ete the contract about $109 and in this action set up a counterc'aim. Mr. Wh’sten also contended that there was due h‘m about $177 for ex tra work and materials over and above the contract and this claim was liti gated between the parties. Supreme Court Justice Manning appointed Counselor Henry L. Max- son cf this village the referee to hear and determine the action. The testimony was ^b’.uminous. Mr. Maxson in his opinion carefully re viewed a!' the testimony and cited th*- Jewish War Relief JP^port (Special ContributiY.) Tco much cannot ba said of tha way he Ladies’ Committee worked for this lob’e cause. Asida from the hard vork of the men in this committee hese ladies wore caTed in at the last Moment to assist and they certainly made a succe-s of it, a'though the veather was very much against them, hat d d not bother the 'adies at all, Sons and Daughters of Liberty C m Tuesday evening Progressive Council elected the following officers: Councilor, E izabeth Edwards; asso ciate councilor, Pearl L. Southard; V. v., E. Maude Corw.n; assoc.ate vice councilor, Josephine Behrens; R. S., Mary Crevoiserat; associate, Fred. Combs; F. S., Lila Sc udder; treasur er; Henrietta Go.den; gu.de, Et.a Of- fermau; I. G., Lillian Carpenter; O. G., Rose Connors; trustee for lo months, Minnie Fuliager; delegates tc State session, F.orence Ful.ager, 1 hedora Golden, Annie Abbott, Mar garet Qaugell, Aurelia Williams; al ternates, E. Crevoiserat, Aiui.e wi.- lets. The installation of officers will take place cn January 7. The Council will have a euchre true pinochle and domino party on Tues day, December 31, New Year’s Eve, proceeds to he p pay far light re freshments which will be served tc welcome the New \ ear. A Christmas Carol Service and Pat riot c will be held in the Church of the Redeemer on Sunday even.ng at 8 o’c.ock to which all are invited. A aal.ecticn of carols with music may he taken home by each attendant as a souvenir of the happy occasion. The Christmas Partjr of the Sunday School will be held hi the Parish House upon Monday evening from 7.S9-10, the 23rd, to which the par ents cf the members of the School are nvited as guests. Royal Arch Masons Freport Chapter No. 302 e'ected and installed its officers, for Itilu, a. hey worked cn just as if the sun was j the Convocation xWednecday evening louring down on them, showing that j # follows: H. P., Forrest S. Dunbar, -.heir hearts were in the right place j king, Dav.d A. Kennedy; scr.be^Theo nd that their thoughts were w.th th? j dore H. Vought; treasurer, Sm.th F. hnocent across the seas. In my opnion these ladies deserve special mention. Mrs. Ed. Abeles, Mrs. M. Fe’ten- tein, Mrs. L. Markheim each donat ed $25. Heading the women’s donations, Mrs. Kege1, Mrs. Earon, Mrs. W. Wey ant, M’ss Rand, Mrs. Forbes and Mrs. Ed. Abe’es worked very hard in pro curing donations in the coin boxes. Mrs. Kegel procured many- other do nations. , Mrs. M. Feltenstein, chairman of the Freeport Women’s Ambulance Fund, on behalf of the organization, extends her sincere thanks for their kind assistance whenever they are called upon to do their bit. Vandals Spoil Tombstones In Freeport Graveyard The mo;t flagrant act of vandalism that ever came to the attention of the authorities took p’ace late Sunday night in the Freeport Cemetery on. Church Street. Nearly a hundred headatonea and grave markers were leveled to the ground and many of them broken. The vandals did not cmfine them selves to the destruction of the silent memoria’a of the dead, but wrought much havoc generally. Large flower ’aw appl'cab’e to the esse and ^rmd that the buTder waa in default in th a t! urns were pushed froih their pedes- he d'd not perform his contract to en- j tals, flower pots broken and the marks ti’e him to the second payment; that: cf the pieces can be p’ainly seen on the contract was abandoned and ai j the few remaining marb’e tab eti, in- f y as the contract c'a'm is concerned,! d'eating that they had been wautonly ________ dec'ded the ca e in favor cf the de- demolished with fiendish delight. Mrs. itl. James Zu’zer, 101 Wallace fendsnt, H v however, allowed the i The Freeport Cemetery was estab- Street, Freeport, desires very much to j plaintiff, bui’der, ab* ut $31 with in- lished in 1339 by an association of lot have families cf d ’ceased soldiers and; ter-’t f r extra w-irk and mite rials owners and for years was the pr.nc - ai'or; send her a photograph of their : ard has d'rected judgment in favor of pal bury ng ground for o’d res dent’ be’oved cne who has made the s u - -*--1 ■*'- -------------- * * • — 1 **■- ------ ' * -------------------- - ----------- *1— prema eacr fice, together with an ac- cou.it of the same for the above pur pose. Pearsall; secretary, Howard E. Pear sali; C. cf H., E. W. Auit; principa. sojourner, C. A. Ca.k.ns; royui aic captain, George Wood; master thirc vail, P.att Conklin; second, Albin N. Johnson; first, Gi bert C. Shadweltf trustee, Thomas Spence; c.iaplain George J. Birch; sentinel, Frank Johne ton. Sewing for the Needy Pool Mrs. Etta J. Carman.and Mils Car man are busy making clothes fat Christmas presents for the need;, poor. They would appreciate contr butions of outing flannel, or cash tc buy same, or good second-hand c.oth ing. WANTAGH Mrs. Charles Schafer has returned from Saranac Lake to her home ir. this village. The Sunday School Christmas ex ercises will be he d in the Paris! House Saturday evening, Decembei 21, a t 7:45 p. m. The December luncheon of the Wantagh Red Cress Auxiliary will he omitted this month but the bvine$' meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Frederic Kropp on the aftiernov. of December 23. Christmas Day at 7.30 and at 10.00 M. there will be a Celebration of he Holv Communion at the Church of the Redeemer, the second service >vith the Cho.r in attendance. George Christoffcl is about recov- ored from an attack of pneumonia which kept him au invalid during the a;t three weeks. Chas. Simes who we reported last week as announced “among the miss- ng in action,” has been heard from after a thre months’ silence and treat is the rejoicing and thanksgiv- ng of his fritnds. A cablegram re- je.ved at his home in Freeport from Seriiu.My cn Sunday reads; •‘Weil and happy.” Tonight. Fr day, the upper grade of ihe local public school is giving a ,hristma;> party to its friend; in the chco baild.ng to the number of about 10. The lounger glasses entertained he o der ones at an exhibition this ifterncon. Mrs. Harry Leich was the only en- .rant u the examination held in Free- aort Saturday last, for the vacant .aostniastersh.p at Merr.ck. iiirs. eicii has been our acting postmistress during vacancy and g.ven us a sum- ne cf serv.ee wh.ch we are veyy glad ias every prospect of becoming per manent. Mrs. Reed Midmer has returned -’rom a stay in Philadelphia to spend -he coming holiday w.th her mother, drs. Frank Miller, CARD OF THANKS Editor Review:— We wish through your paper to ex press our sincere appreciation cf the Mr. Eadie for the sum of $109.43 less of the village, but cf recent years the many actf of kincMesi shown th’s avowance. i interments have been few. S dney H. Sw^ey of th’s viTare The old barying ground is in charge was counsel for the defendv.it. The ' t f Furman Seaman, who 30 years ago n'a'ntiff was represented by Samuel 1 succeeded his father, Dav.d Seaman. Weinreb cf New York. j Owing to ihe death of many of iti -------- 1 founders the cemetery has keen neg- Th’ man who was behind the gun,!lccted and m3*t clt is -wrergrown w.th boxwuod and vines. and in th’ way of th’ German rhrap- , n I that you might stay at home and the il ness and upon the death of our make mmvy—have you forgotten aon Joseph. ^ . j him? Stop at the Poet Office and, Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Rci. i l ave your order for R d Croea mem- i . -------- ■lu'- Aalvwl^nten. h,r,hlp, f „ ywir who> faeIly. , n j *» b*te\ e‘ ,r— W ^ e? t v, - extra o - for on. of tht| ------- In making candy a Freeport lady boys still “Qvtr H r re.” i Frank A. Weed (now County Sosler bied six varieties of TO-BE CO Food 3 -------- , of Weights and Measures) starta aioa- F’avort and ™ ^ J * » * * * * J2&&XZ ZJ&XSFn&fX * , 40 N*T Y#rkT *** * r* ~ s n d » »•»: L li*vr -aa’s IM*» m Coanty Bevtew, i President RooSOTelt sonde rchoo I Kama g ift Found BrtOrtf• m .% _-»> | anteeranhed foto on request of Snp- Fourteen Years Ago ever the results. .■wraisr^r* — ^ svssrstiStiS” - \ * | 2 U 2 £r<£te. . Lart Saturday evening at her home on Wantagh Avenue, Miss Jeanette P. Van Nastrand, the papular presi dent of the Good Cheer Club, wa lendered a surprise bluebird ihowei by the members of the club. Among these present were: Mrs. C W. Al'en, Mrs. G. C. Siem-, Mrs. A. E. Hunt, the Misies E sie Youn :' lertha Box, Lillian Sieuns, Matti* Bax, Anna K. Gr'mm, Agnei Box Jeanette Van Nrstrand, Emily Box, Henrietta Seaman, F orence B :x Ethel Box and A ’ce S itherland cf Wantagh; Mr . C. R. Place, Miss Har riet P'sc? and Mrs. Anna M. Harring ‘til of Hempitead; M.^rBertha Low- den cf Meadow brook; Mira F orenc^ Cole irf Brooklyn, and Mies E sie Drake of Ccpiague. A most enjoya ble evening was spent by all. The engagement of Miss Van Nos trand to Everitt J. Co'e -*6f Brook'yn was announced se me weeks ago. She was the ree pient of ma:iy beautifu' prersfnts hidden, in various places and wealed by small b’oebirds, which with yellow roses, formed the decore- tieoe for the eecasioo. ROOSEVELT We acknowledge with thanks the -edsipt of list of corrections to our Roosevelt roll of honor, but would lave fe’t better if the writer had dgned his or her name for identifies- Mrs. Sidney Smith of Lakewood Avenue received word from her son n Indiana that he would be home again in a week or two. Mrs. John Denton of Park Avenue •eceived a letter from her eon in franco saying he had been wounded 'out waa improving nicely. The Presbyterian Sunday School W*1 ho'd its, Christmas exercises on Thursday evening, December 26, at 8 o’c.ock. All friends are welcome. Mjas Marjorie Walters spent the weekend with her mother in Inwood. -Z LOCAL TOPICS .'xm ewnte and plana tic a> nel entirely * f u-e. --ii v 'l'a ie affaire, by the editor. Our Boat Wish*a To our readers and friends we eg. .The ccaicn’s greeti-.igs and wish you and those whose happ ness is ours a full measure of Christmas joy, and success far the New Year. tew Before the lire Christmas eve old maids were planning for the hoU- \fliater Molly,\ said the yet “woo'd a long stocking ho'd all w^LV°L\Ch!;istins< rift?\ No, Elvira,” said the elder, pair ef eecka woold.\
