Contributions for Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund drive
A public appeal urges ongoing 25 cent contributions to the Red Cross tobacco fund for Our Boys in France, noting that weekly Gazet te contributions to 25 West 44th Street New York are appreciated and that more funds are needed as soldiers fight for liberty. Lieutenant Clarence E. Wackwitz leaves for Houston to assume drill instruction duties. The Board of Education plans evening classes after holidays in cooking manual training physical training for women shorthand typewriting and bookkeeping with registration through Principal Fred J. Bierce and designated instructors. An engagement involving Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Dunham of French Ambulance fame is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
France
West 44Th Street
New York
Wackwitz
Regim
Board of Education
Fred J. Bierce
Marlon 8. Roy
Amy R
Woman's Club Plans December 11 Event and Red Cross Auxiliary
The Woman's Club schedules a Tuesday gathering on December 11 at 8:00 in the Parish House where Ailes Darling rehearses for the Pageant and participants must attend. The regular dance will follow. A Red Cross Auxiliary formed by Church of the Immaculate Conception women, with Mrs Parsons and Father Earley attending the organizing meeting. Mrs Laffan elected chairman and the group will meet Wednesday evenings in the Red Cross workroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailes Darling
AAI
RED Cross Auxiliary
Church OF the Immaculate
Conception
Red Cross
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Talking Machines and Records at Tyo Well Shop
Hoffmann Becker’s Tyo Well store stocks Columbia Grafonola machines and records for the holidays. They have delivered Christmas goods and offer machines on easy terms. Visit 67 Main Street to see the best assortment of machines and records. inquire about terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyo
Hoffman & Becker
Columbia
Red Cross Notice Seeks Unremembered Boys From Neighborhood
Katharine Corbin Parsons asks readers to send names and addresses of boys from the area who have entered service so woolen articles can be sent promptly. She notes that complete sets have already been mailed to East Irvington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Irvington
Katharine Corbin Parsons
Westchester County Fuel Administrator Duties
Walter W. Law Jr. describes powers and duties of the Westchester County Fuel Administrator to ensure fair coal access and pricing under National and State coordinated plans. He outlines supply coordination with mines, dealers, and federal aid, plus a public contact point in White Plains for inquiries and price guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
National Fuel Administration
County Court House
White Plains
Walter W. Law, Jr
Westchen
Scouts to Organize Troop Meeting at High School Gym
A meeting will be held Monday December 10 at four o'clock in the High School gymnasium to organize a Girl Scouts troop. All girls over ten interested in learning about scouting are welcome. Miss Amy Howland Irvington Physical Director will lead the new troop with regular Monday afternoon meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Howland
Irvington
Captain Judson to Report to Rock Island Arsenal
Captain Cyrus Field Judson departs Tuesday evening for his new posting at the Rock Island Arsenal. Louis Eugene Tepp, a well known Elmsford counsellor and editor of the Elmsford Eagle, will marry Philadelphia girl Miss Minnie E. Bolzer Spivak. The wedding is planned for some time after the war, with Tepp returning to duty after serving at the Mexican border last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Field Judson
Rock Island Arsenal
Easter Louis Eugene Topp
Elmsford
Elmsford Eagle
Philadelphia
Minnie E. Bolzer Spivak
Tepp
Mss Spivak
Irvington Bank Comptroller Statement Noted on Page Eight
The Comptroller's statement for Irvington National Bank covers the term ending November 20 and is signed by directors R. V. Lewis Andrew Elder and R. G. Abercrombie. The notice mentions a reserve and notes the Public Library offers books to help you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comptroller
Irvington National Bank
Ding
R. V. Lewis
Andrew Elder
R.G. Abercrombie
Mrs Maire and family leave for city residence
Mr Edward H Maire and party left for their city residence on Tuesday while Mrs J U Ratter and daughters of Irvington spent part of the week in their city home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Maire
Tandy
Elty
J. U, Ratter
Ort
Irvington
Exemption Board to Mail 1917 Questionnaire in Irvington
The Exemption Board of Greenburgh begins sending the draft Questionnaire on December 15, 1917. Within seven days responses must be filed or face punishment. A County Legal Advisory Board forms committees in Irvington and East Irvington to assist residents free of charge at the Village Clerk’s Office on Main Street starting December 17, 1917 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., and on Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings thereafter during the draft period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exemption Board of
Greenburgh
Irvington
East Irvington
Town Hall
Main Street
N. Y
Government Thrift Cards and War Savings Certificates Explained
Postmaster M. J. Murtha outlines Thrift Stamps and War Savings Certificate Stamps, noting the 25 cent stamps convert to a $5 certificate paying interest, with full card exchanges accruing greater returns. Stamps fund U S government loans and residents are urged to participate in the Irvington savings program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New England Thrift Sets Tone For War Time Diets
From a Boston visit comes a portrait of New Englanders embracing Hoover era food conservation. The piece contrasts Puritan thrift with wartime shortages, urging households to save daily and cooperate with federal food administrators. It includes practical tips like bean loaf recipes and calorie measures highlighting national sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Mr. Hoover
Massachusetts
Hoover
Public Library Sends Books for Front Line Readers
Books are being sent to soldiers fighting for you. November deliveries arrived from Mrs. E. 8. Jaffray, Mrs. Robert Hewitt, Mrs. Robert Stearn, Miss Buckley, Mr. F. King, Miss Benjamin, Miss Hurst, Mr. L. D. Irving, Mr. A. K. Luke, Mrs. Nesbit, Mr. John Luke, Miss OConnor, Mr. Wier, Mrs. Ackerman, and Mrs. Katte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 8. Jaffray
Robert Hewitt
Robert Stearn
Buckley
F. King
Benjamin
Hurst
L. D. Irving
A.K. Luke
Nesbit
John. Luke
Christmas Shooting at the Ardsley Range
Christmas Day target practice planned at the Ardsley rifle range if weather allows. Hastings to Tarrytown marksmen expected. Harold J. Elsworth, winner of Thanksgiving prize, donates first and second prizes a goose and a pair of ducks. Shooting from 9 to 1 if clear. postponed to New Year’s if weather stays bad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardsley
Hastings
Tarrytown
Harold J. Elsworth
Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund Subscriptions Grow
The fund has 31 subscribers contributing to a total of 58 dollars. Tobacco is distributed in France under Red Cross supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OUR Boys
France
Tobacco Fund
Our Boys In
Red Cross
Irvington Home Guard Holds Drill and Arm Loan Discussion
The Irvington Home Guard met with about 45 members including new recruits. Captain Black led a drill in the school gym after a briefing on whether to loan or sell part of the arms to the re organized Dobbs Ferry unit. A committee was formed, and the meeting closed with a brief address by Lieut J B Cates and plans for a Christmas Day shoot. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will hold a Christmas sale December 14 and 15 at the church parlors with cards, leather goods, linen, and household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monuay Mga Meung
Black
Dobbs Ferry
F.T. Hill
J.B. Cates
Urief
Ladies Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
The Conflict with Cruelty lecture at Town Hall
The motion picture lecture The Conflict with Cruelty will be shown at the Town Hall this Saturday December 8 at 3 o clock. It promotes the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with an adult audience in mind though children may enjoy it. Boy Scouts will act as ushers and supervise an informal evening. A corrected official roster of Irvington village residents enlisted or drafted for war service is to be compiled for the parents or next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mi Msr
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Irvington
Joseph A. Murphy
Fevington, N.Y
Pean
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Clarence E. Wackwitz
Houston
Texas
Vening
Theodora Dunham
Theodora
Nesco
Carroll Dunham
French Ambulance
Dunham
America
Dorothy Borg
R. Morris
M. J. Martha
F.T. Raban
F. J. Morgan
Morro
Anna G. Morgan
Mra
C.D. Fraser
Robert Dashwood
Martha Coleman
Florence C. Crugan
Georgiana L. Cushman
William B. ‘Evans
Joseph'p. Fallon
H. B. Morris
Cannon
Joseph Denault
Edwin B. Katto
John B. Calvert
Emily Skeel
M. Virginia Ortom
N. Morrison
Theresa Ward
John Ga
James J. Lyden
Harry French
Charles Eadison
Wm. H. Fallon
Allison Weir
A. J. Menzies
Woman's Club
Talking Machines and Records
Judson
Bustor Louis Eugene Tepp
Cyrus A. Bishop
Frank H. Morrell
Matthew J. Murtha
Norman C. Templeton
Frederick S. Abercrombie
Charles M. Pateman
M. J. Murtha
Food Administration
ITENS
Conscience
M.H. Havemeyer
Thrift
Cara
Great Britain
United’ States
Washington
Alaska
Is, Elsworth
Irvington Home Guard
Henry V.D. Black
Chas. M. Pateman
Ralph’ Matthiessen
ESB, Katte
Ladies Aid
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