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VOL. 9, No. 16 FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR BELLMORE CAMPAIGN MOST SUCCESSFUL $16,300 Quota Topped Foar Timex —Efficient Work of Chairman Vanderoef Praised. RenulU in the last Liberty Loan campaign, particularly in Nassau County, were most gratifying and in no place is there greater opportunity for expression of gratitude and appre ciation than in the Bellmore, Wan- tagh, Smithville South and Seaford districts. In the four communities 773 resi dents subscribed for $(17,200 worth of bonds, exceeding their quota of $1(1,- 300 four times. The general committee at 120 Broadway have taken cognizance of this and expressions of appreciation have been extended to Charles M. Vanderoef, chairman of the committee of that district. ' • Mr. Vanderoef is cashier of the re cently organized First National Bank of Bellmore, and through his untiring efforts in the short time which he has been a resident of that village the civic enthusiasm has developed beyond expectations. The task which confronted the Bell- more committee was to some extent a difficult one. But few residents live in the central section, and it required a tremendous amount of work to can vass the scattered district. IWhen the committee began its work there was little, if any, organization left from the former campaigns, which were directed from the main commit tee at Freeport. The work of the committee bespeaks the enthusiasm of not only the men but the women and the children who worked diligently in behalf of the loan. In the schools and the churches speeches were made and literature dis tributed, all of which played its part in the remarkable success. The headquarters of the committee were at the First National Bank at Bellmore, where one of the women of the committee was always present to take subscriptions. The material and- experience which has been secured and gathered in this campaign will be of great service in future work. Belhnore may ivell feel proud of the leadership which it has assumed in a remarkably short time. WOMEN TO ENROLL THIS SATURDAY Personal Registration Required for Primaries-,-Party Affiliation No Voting Restriction. r. Tomorrow ( Saturday, May 25) will b; an important one for the women, particularly those who reside in Free port, Rockville Centre and Hemp stead. It is the day which has been set apart by legislative enactment when women arc privileged to go to the respective polling places and en roll as members of either of the po litical parties whose platforms and ac tivities may best meet their approval. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Under the law, it is necessary for j th 2 women in these villages to enroll personally and in so doing they will be enabled to participate in the pri maries which are held on the 3rd day of September. J The Woman's Suffrage Party of the Liberty state is advising all women to affili- , ate with the political parties, revising ______ their stand against such enrollment. --------- 1 The primary has been heralded as I on 2 of the greatest of the political i reforms within the last decade, enab- | ling, as it does, the members of the party at large to have a share in the choice of candidates whom they would have lead the party and head the vari ous tickets at the various elections. ! It is essential if the women intend to exercise this influence that they en- | roll in their respective parties to- ■ morrow. I iSome of the women of Freeport , have been under the impression that , , „ , , _ | if they were to enroll in either one Track meets for pupils of the Free-; party or the other on Saturday that CHARLF/3 M. VANDEROEF Chairman of the Bellmore Loan Committee TWO TRACK MEETS FOR SCHOOL PUPILS Freeport Boys and Girls to Com pete Jane 1 and 8 for the Red Cross. CAUGHT BYMARKED COIN port High School and grammar school grades have been arranged respective- Uy for Saturday, June 1, and Satur day, June 8, on the Boulevard between Grove street and Ocean avenue. Arvid N. Kjellander, supervisor of physical training, will have charge of the boys’ contests, and Miss Helen E. Wicks, who has charge of the physical train ing for High School girls, will direct their contests. Entries close with Mr. Kjellander for the High School events on Friday at 4.30 p.m., and fpr the grammar school events on Friday, June 7, at 4.30 p.m. Grades eligible for Gram mar Schools contests are the Fifth, Sixth. Seventh and Eight. Class weights are from 70 to 90 pounds and over. Soldiers Accuse Freeport Woman Arrested on Liquor Charge. Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson of 87 Smith street, Freeport, was arrested Saturday evening by Capt. Tobin and other military police from Camp Mills upon a charge of furnishing intoxi cating liquors to soldiers. Soldiers, it is alleged, went to the private residence of Mrs. Anderson with marked money to purchase the liquor, and when she was searched it is claimed that some of the money was found on her. A cuantity of liquor and beer was found in her home, it is reported. Mrs. Anderson claimed it belonged to her son. She was locked up at Freeport police headquarters to await arraign ment before U. S. Commissioner Fe lix lleifschneider, Jr., in Brooklyn. they would be compelled to vote for that party’s candidate on election, which is held on November 5. That idea is erroneous. The mat ter of enrollment has nothing to do with party binder and need have no influence on the voters’ choice elec tion day. ' There is printed in another column of this week’s issue a political calen dar which sets forth the events so far as they effect the electorate during the coming seven months. The calendar is worth while cutting out and preserving for reference. Open House for Military Men. The South Shore Hotel, Rose street and Long Beach avenue, Freeport, At the events, programs will be sold managedrby George J. Boyle and Mrs. for She^enefl! ofnthea Red Cmss 1E* Minor’ wiU hoid an open h°USe The Service Flag on your stationery tellswith- out words your pride in your boy in our land or sea forces. We have in Hurd’s Service Correspondence in pads at 30c and in paper or cards at 50c the box. A fine quality of paper with a handsomely printed flag with one, two or three stars. Drop in and look at it; also at our complete line of fresh and modish Writing Papers A few bargains in rem nants of«last year's boxes. — CHUBBUCK’S Quality Drug Store FKEEPOKT ! E. Minor, will hoid an open , . . . - , . for military men ii: uniform tomor- The High School contests for boys , ^ ay) evening. wdl be as follows. • l Summer residents if Freeport who 100-yard dash, 200-yard da.h, 4-1- engaged professionally have vol- yard dash, pole vault, running high ln*eer*d *heil! service3 for the affair, 1ump, running broad jump and inter-. and there win be musiC( dancing and ..ass relax. refreshments. Boys fyom the avia- F.or >he b'.-'tS, there will be the fol- field an(] froym Camp Mills are 50nyard dash, basket ball throw, 60- j specially invited, yard hurdle, inter-class relay. The Grammar Schools events for Schwab Held (Of Gland Jlliy. l&ovs will be i Dashes at 40 yards, 50 yards, 75 Louis Schwab, proprietor of the yards and 100 yards, running high Boulevard Hotel, Freeport, against jump, running broad jump; hop, step j whom the military police preferred and jump, and a 6-team basket ball 1 a charge that he had permitted acts of re]ay • | disorder such as singing, piano play- For the girls there will be a potatoe ing and loud language, in his place race, relay and 6-team basket ball re-! after 12 o’clock at night, was held last jay ' i(Saturday by Police Justice Flint for Besides the contests on June 8 there ■ the Nassau County Grand Jury in will be a two-minute drill with wands bail of $250. Schwab s wife furnished by about 200 pupils from all classes, the surety. On June 1 at the High School1 Rev. Saul O. Curtice, of Hempstead, contests, the girls will give two folk former pastor of the Freeport M. E. dances and a costume drill in calis- Church, which is not far from thenics. Schwab’s Hotel, was one of the wit- Points will decide the winners of ^nesses for the people, the contests, as follows: First place, i -------------- ♦ -------------- o / d \ n i l 4 eci\ooin'r6’ 3 points’ and Appoint New Town House Keeper. C ______ ^ _________ 1 John C. Hendrickson of Valley Red Cross Contributions. | » : £ = ^ The Freeport Branch acknowledges day by the Hempstead Town Board with thanks the following monthly to succeed Benjamin Sprague, resign- contrihutions of $1 each: : ed, and his, wife was appointed ma- Mrs. Charlotte L. Hartt, Mrs. Her-; tron. •bert O. Reast, Mrs. M. E. Powell, j The Overseers of the Poor recom- Mrs. Jere Brown, Mrs. Jesse M. Hew- mended the appointments, lett, Mrs. Robert H. Earon and Mrs. Miles Southard; Mrs. Clarence M. Mix, $3 (monthly); Russell Park H 2 lpers, May 20, weekly, $2.20; 500 Club, Mrs. Knobel, treasurer, 50 cents; Nassau County Review, $1; 500 Club, Mrs. H. R. Johnson, treasurer, $1.50; Charles Johnsen, $5; Charles C. Cope land, bi-monthly, $10; Soldiers’ Wel fare Ass’n., $10; collection, Presby terian Church, $18.18; total, $57.38. JudgelScudder Going to France. Supreme Court Justice Townsend Scudder closed his term of court at Mineola last week, after disposing of a case that was held over from the April term. As soon as he can straighten out his affairs in Brooklyn, Justice Scudder will leave for France, where he is going on an important mission for the Masonic fraternity. Piano Gift by Hiram F. Smith. The Infant Department o f the Free- Rob«rt ShearCr WinS V«diCt Of $371 port M. E. Sunday (School is now I A iury of the County Court on etruipped with a fine new piano, the Tuesday rendered a verdict of $371 in gift of former Superintendent Hiram favor of Robert Shearer vs. Dominick R. Smith. The instrument is in token Ferrara. of the memory of his mother, Mrs. | This litigation rose out of dissolu- Catherine J. Smith, a life member of tion of the firm of Shearer & Ferrara last May. Shearer brought suit to re cover $350 which he invested in the business. Elvin N. Edwards appear- the Sunday School, attending it from childhood. It had been expected that the piano would be installed on Moth ers’ Day, May 11, but a delay occur-! ed for the plaintiff and Harry G. red. It was used for the first time last (Sunday. The gift is highly ap preciated bv the teachers and schol ars of the Sunday School department. Annual Episcopal Convention. The annual convention of the Epis copal Diocese of Long Island was held at the Cathedral of the Incar nation, Garden City, opening pn Tues day. Bishop Frederick E. Burgess presided and in his annual address to the clergy and laymen made impor tant references u the war situation. Clock for the defendant. ♦- Two Women Police at Freeport. As a result o f the curfew ordinance adopted by the Freeport Board of Trustees, Mrs. Annie B. Raymore and Mrs. Phebe A. Sc holey, both of whom are prominently identified with the Neighborhood Workers, have been ap- pointecl police officers. They are the first women to be honored in this ca pacity by the Freeport authorities. Others may be appointed i f the situ ation warrants. WALLACE ESTATE GIVEN TO FAMILY Former 11 Observer” Owner Be queaths Bulk to Widow--Chil dren and Others Share. The will of George Wallace, who died at Freeport on May * 7, was filed for probate on Monday. While the transfer tax affidavit accompany ing the document recites that the estate is valued at over $10,000 in real and $10,000 in personal property, the total estate is veriously estimated at from $150,000 to $200,000. The bulk of the estate is willed to the widow, Mariana Wallace, who re ceives the Freeport homestead proper ty and its furnishings, the house oc cupied by a son, Archer B. W’allace, in Church street. Freeport, and $1,000 in cash. In addition she is to have a life estate in the residuary, excepting such of it as may be invested fn mort gage, stocks, bonds and other secur ities. Upon the death 6f the widow the trust estate is to be divided be tween a daughter, Harriet ,R. Wal lace, who is to receive a onerfourth share; a son, Archer B. Wallace, alio willed one-fffurth, and the children of the latter, who are to divide the re mainder when they are twenty-one years of age. Harriet iR. Wallace is bequeathed SI,000. the library in the Wallace home and the automobile owned by her father. Ardher B. Wallace is given the of fice library, office furniture, safes, all papers, clothing, and $1,000 in cash. Two nephews of the testator, Roy S. and Clyde C. Wallace, are devised an undivided one-fourth interest in the corner plot, together with the buildings thereon, known as the Ob server Building, in Rockville Centre, each to have a one-eight share. In referring to this devise, the tes tator writes in his will: “This bequest to my said nephews is intended to more than cover any possible dis crepancy in a settlement made with my said brother, Charles L. Wallace, in his lifetime by me concerning our bfuainess transactions, although I do not think there was any discrepancy in my favor. However, Charles was a very dear brother to me and we were long interested in business to gether, and it is my desire to give recognition of his two boys. The Nassau County Trust Company of Mineola is the trustee and executor of the will, dated September 20, 1916. T ELVIN EDWARDS. TO OPEN CHAPTER HOUSE ON MAY 30 Prominent Red Cross Officers to Speak at Special Cer emonies. The new chapter house of the Nas sau County Chapter, American Red Cross, will be opened at Mineola on Memorial Day. Special ceremonies will mark the occasion. In the afternoon there will be a military band concert, followed by addresses by Henry P. Davison, chairman of the War Coun cil of the American Red Cross; Har vey D. Gibson, of Washington, D. C., manager of the American Red Cross; A. T. Tamblyn of Manhattan, direc tor of Chapter Development of the Atlantic Division, and Ethan Allen, manager of the Atlanic Division. Mrs. Henry Davison, who gave the funds for the erection of the new chapter house, will also speak on the work of the Nassau County Chapter. A flag raising by the Boy Scouts, under the direction of Scout Com missioner Howard Covey, is expected to prove one of the features of the program. A t the conclusion of the speechmaking Rev. Charles W. Hin ton, secretary of the Nassau County Chapter, will formally accept the chapter house. It (is expected that the chapter house will be ready for occupancy on the 24th of this month. It will be one of the most modern and Complete structures of its kind in the East. RED CROSS DRIVE - OPENED WITH VIM Parade and Speeches at Freeport- Expect $11,000 Quota to be Overtopped. Roosevelt Urges Self-Denial In Aid of Red Cross Drive Nassau Co. Workers Enthused by Patriotic Appeal at Garden City Meeting. Voicing an urgent appeal for every man and woman in Nassau County to do their utmost and not to stop short of self-denial in contributing to the Red Cross, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt addressed an assemblage of over seven hundred.. Red Cross workers in the ball room of the Gar den City Hotel on last Sunday even ing. The meeting marks the inaugu ration of the Red Cross drive in Nas sau County to obtain this county’s quota of $300,000. Bishop Frederick Burgess of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island pre sided at the meeting and spoke in glowing terms of the character of the men that Uncle Sam is sending to the other side. Colonel Roosevelt said that Ameri ca’s destiny will he decided- by the valor of the men that it is sending to Europe and that this country’s destiny will be decided for good and not for bad. “Even the poorest should contribute to the Red Cross,” said Colonel Roose velt, “even though it is only a nickle or ten'cents. I expect the rich to give a great deal.” The Colonel reiterated his oft-repeated assertion and de clared that the United States ought to enter the war against Turkey, and declared that he does not believe in a 50-50 war. “In fact,” said he, “I Freeport opened its second Red Cross fund campaign on Monday evening with a vim similar to that displayed for the Liberty Loan. A parade featured the opening of the drive to raise the village quota of $11,000, and was participated in by various organizations, principal among which was the local Red Cross Branch members clad in white, led by a fine collie dog with the Red Cross insigna. Miss Liberty was rep resented by a little girl in full patri otic costume. The tycal pqiicc, Village Trustees, mounted squad of State Cadet Corps, the 218th Aero (Squadron Band and Marshals French, Ackerman and King led the parade. Mrs. Henry L. Maxson led the Red Cross delegation, Chief Randall of the fire department and Franklin G. Hill the Home Defense. Three troops of Boy Scouts were in line, one from the Holy Redeemer Church having its drum and bugle corps. Among the Scouts were four boys on bicycles with another lying on a stretcher to represent a wounded soldier. The bi cyclists had the stretcher fastened to their machine^, one at each corner, and carried the supposedly wounded soldier along with them. The Girls’ Service League and High School Ca dets were also in Hne. In automobiles n,ear the front of the procession rode some Grand Army veterans. The paraders started from the Bou levard near the Freeport Club, where the band played selections and former Sheriff Stephen P. Pettit* conducted a novel sale. Mounted on a spirited horse and wearing a large, broad- brimmed black soft hat, he sold to John W. Bailey at $50 and to Super visor Hiram R. Smith for $20 the privilege of depositing the first codn in the pockets of a blanket worn by the Red Cross collie dog. Great cheering accompanied the sale. After parading the principal busi ness streets and some of those in the near residential section, the marchers returned to the Freeport Club, where Alfred T. Davison, chairmen of the publje meeting, and M. Feltenstein gave spirited and urgent addresses in behalf of the Red Cross fund. Mr. Feltenstein’s talk was a fine oration, and as a result of open solicitations, $4,157 was raised. The Girls’ Service League of which Miss Helen Wicks is the head, sold copies of a waltz composed and pub lished by Leonard Mabee. From the sales and others of the girls have net ted to date $18. There is no doubt that the local committee will secure the quota of $11,000 by the end of the week. (School children have collected, ac- don’t believe in war, unless it is neces- j cording to reports, over $3,000, which sary, but if you go to war, go into added to the subscriptions obtained it to the limit and see it through. The Colonel said that he was ask ed recently‘by a woman who heard one of his speeches as to what he meant when he said that he believes all men, physically fit and of fighting age, ought to get into their country’s ser _ : ( » T ______1 D r. n 1 /-1 4- f ' />! a 1 on Monday evening and others ob tained since, will leave no doubt as to the outcome. Indications are that the quota will be “overtopped” by a substantial sum. Elvin N. Edwards is chairman of the local committee, C. Milton Fore- vice. “I replied,” said the Colonel,; man, treasurer; Mrs. Harry Beebe, “that the fighting age is between 16 assistant secretary, and Raymond and 70, and anybody between those j Ackerman, secretary, ages ought to make dead sure that j Among the women of Freeport who he can’t get in, and if he is in the ; have worked very hard in the present early twenties or thirties, and is in Red Cross drive, and among those doubt as to what he ought to do to 1 which time permitted us to get a list serve his government, let him have '0f are the following: Mesdames Roibt Uncle Sam decide that for him.” 1 ert Earon, A. T. Davison, H. L. Max- In concluding his speech the Colonel , ^ Thomas Lucas, Harry Beebe, W. <A- \It #is no use for any citizen! T. Cornell, Charles Reach, Leonard said: who is asked to give to the Red Cross j Mabee. Neeley and the Misses Stella to say, T haven’t anything to give. I put all my money in Liberty Bonds last month.’ That excuse is not ac ceptable. If you haven’t anything else to give, give the Liberty Bonds. Those bonds would be doing a double duty in the winning of the war.” NEW SUPERVISOR SEATED E. F. Craft Represents Glen Cove- State Police Want Quarters. Edward E. Craft, recently appoint ed by the Glen Cove Council, to suc ceed Ward Dickson, as .Supervisor from that city, took his place as a member of the bounty Board of Su pervisors last Friday. Supervisor Dickson submitted his resignation to the Glen Cove City Council last week, stating that he was physically unable to discharge the duties of his posi tion. IDENTIFIED B Y BONDS Wandering Baldwin Man Carried Liberty Script-Solves Mystery. Thomas G. Duncan of Harrison ave nue, Baldwin, aged about 60 years and well dressed, was found early Sunday morning by E. E. Newton, a trolley conductor, wandering on the Merrjck road in Rockville Centre. He was unable to tell where he came from, his name, or where he lived. The conductor took him to the Rockville Centre police headquarters, where Captain John Kircher succeed ed in ascertaining that Duncan had The Board received a request from come from Brooklyn by trolley but 1 could not tell his name nor give any other information. A search of Duncan’s pockets dis closed some Liberty bonds and deeds to property issued in the name of his sister, Jennie C. Duncan of 526 Macon street, Brooklyn. Duncan was de scribed to her over the telephone and she informed Captain Kircher that her brother,.whom she 'identified, had a wife living in Harrison avenue, Baldwin. Mrs. Duncan was telephoned and she said that her husband was suf fering from anaesthesia. He was tak en home in a taxicab by Officer Need ham of the Rockville Centre police. the State Constabulary on Long Isl and asking that the state police be given a room in the Court House for headquarters. In the absence of the Sheriff, the request was put over until a later meeting. Sheriff Sea man has announced that he is in favor of having the police located in the Court House and wishes to co operate with them in every way. The Supervisors received a com munication from Supreme Court Jus tice Townsend Scudder that the sal aries of the court attendants at the Court House be increased to $1800 a year. The matter was laid aside for future consideration. Foreman. Helen Wicks, Tutle, Cope land, Annie Eldridge, Mrs. Robert G. Anderson, Mrs. Sidney V. Gibson and Mrs. Parke. Elvin N. Edwards, chairman of the Freeport branch committee, made the following statement Thursday morn ing: “There is great danger of Free port’s not getting its quota unless a big effort is made on Saturday and Sunday. I appeal to every citizen in this community to appoint himself a committee of one to canvass and ee- cure subscriptions and contributions.” Mr. Edwards also announced that a unique auction sale would take place in front o f the Freeport Club on Sat urday. Former Sheriff Stephen P. Pettit will serve as auctioneer and will dispose of articles of value which have been given to the local branch by prominent citizens of Freeport. Among the article are household fur niture, one horse sleigh, buggy, phon ograph records and a trotting horse. It is anticipated that there will be a large attendance at the sale. -------------------- * — - -------------- Five Eligible (or Copyist Job. Mineola ((Special)— The State Civil Service Commission has certified to County Clerk Cheshire a list of eligi- bks for the position of typewriter copyist, an examination for which was held in New York City on April 27. There will probably be two per manent and one temporary appoint ments made. The Hat of eligiblea and their rat ings are: Gertrude tj. Crook, Hicka- ville, 89.90 per cent; Winifred Rahilly, Oyster Bay, 83.25; Frgd D. Baldwin, Hempstead, 79.50; Minnie Baer, New Hyde Park, 79; Charles H. P. Smith, Freeport, 75.10.
