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Irvington Gazette

Location

Irvington, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1920

Page

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Urban to Build Motion Picture Institute at Irvington

Charles Urban announces the purchase of a premier property at Irvington-on-the-Hudson to house Urban Motion Picture Industries and Kineto Company of America. The limestone building with a domed classical design will host Spirograph and Kinekrom projects, an extensive educational library, and a world encyclopedia in motion picture form, aiming to become a global center for educators and artists.

Charles Urban Irvington-on-the-Hudson Urban Motion Picture Industries, Inc Kinto Company of America, Inc Urban Products America Stanford Urvan Urban Institute Irvington-on-the-Hudsson Kineto Company of America, Inc Kinekrom The Kineto Company of America Mr. Urban Educational Pictures Kineto Review Living Book of Knowledge Rivoli Rialto New York Urban Moving Picture World

Red Cross roll call and birth notice

During the week the following members enrolled in the Drive Miss Wright Mrs James Reynolds Florence Grugan Martha Coleman Mrs M J Touhey An error corrects Miss Mary M Tewey to Mrs M J Touhey Air and Mrs Kenyon B Conger Jr are happy parents of a daughter born Thursday of the past week The Congers are Ardsley Park residents

Miss Wright James Reynolds Florence Grugan Martha Coleman M. J. Touhey Mary M. Tewey Air Kenyon B. Conger, Jr Congers Ardsley Park

Women’s Club Meeting Time Change Notice

The Women’s club announces a shift in meeting nights from Thursday to Tuesday for all future gatherings. The next meeting will be Tuesday, December 1th, with renewed emphasis on member attendance to sustain the club’s activities.

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Essay On Man Sums Up the Successful American Man

The Boston Transcript Notes and Queries asks who wrote Essay On Man and argues it echoes ideals of the successful American businessman. It extols courage, foresight, industry, conscience, and service, urging honesty, fairness, self-reliance, and virtue as keys to personal and professional success.

Boston Transcript

Evening classes offered by Board of Education

The Board of Education plans evening courses after January 1 in Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Plain Cooking, Manual Training, English and Citizenship for foreign-born residents, and Physical Training for women. District residents may register. contact Principal Fred J. Bleret if interested and send in any news items.

Board of Education Fred J. Bleret

Junior Class Meeting Postponed And High School Basketball Recap

The regular monthly meeting of Junior Class, postponed to next month, contrasts with Ardsley and Irvington High Schools basketball on Ardsley's floor. Ardsley wins 23-21 as Burke, a top guard, is absent. Behrens and Sweetman score thirteen and Becker adds eight for Costello team.

Theasketball Sams Ardsley Irvington Hgh Burke Ernest Behrens John Sweetman Costello Wi Fon Becker

Christmas Exercises In The Irvington Public Schools

Irvington students prepared for Christmas exercises across East Irvington Irving School and Irvington High School with a pageant The Awakening of Christmas and a new Christmas operetta The Heart of the World Parents and friends are invited to attend at the High School The girls and boys basketball teams opened the season with Dobbs Ferry and St Johns Military Academy planned cheer practice and a fire drill announced by Principal Townsends office Next week Rutgers College senior spoke on interscholastic debating with no action yet taken

Irvington East Irvington Irving School Irvington High School Pis Wxer 1. H St. John's Military Academy Ossining Dobbs Ferry Renner Con R. E. Townsend Rutgers College

Pastime Club Notes and 1921 Show Tickets

The Pastime annual Show tickets go on sale soon with Joseph Fallon handling good seats. January 26, 1921 is the date, but tickets may not be bought too early. The column notes various local personalities, events, and humorous items including a singer, gear, and a humorous mishap with a “Fuzz” device.

Joseph Fallon

Audubon Society Notes on Palisades Park Birds

Members and friends of the Audubon Society are urged to study a new guide by P M Sifloway from New York College of Forestry. The publication notes over a hundred summer bird species in Bear Mountain Harriman Palisades Park and offers arrival guidance field study tips and three annotated local lists. It highlights the Bear Mountain Park resources and invites Irvington on the Hudson residents to join the Audubon Society.

Audubon Society New York College of Forestry Bear Mountain Harriman Park Palisades Interstate Park P.M. Sifloway Essex Institute Bear Mountain Park Audubon Society of Irvington-on-the-Hudson

Hudson River Committee of Fatherless Children of France

The Hudson River Committee of the Fatherless Children of France announces it will close its books December 31 1920. Thousands of adopters remain in direct contact with their children and will continue sending funds until the children are self supporting. The National Executive Committee appeals to each adopter to keep supporting their child by writing and sending financial help via drafts on pols through the American Express office or local banks.

Hudson River Committee of the Fatherless Children of France American Express Company John G. Luke

Hastingson Hudson and guests attend social events

Hastingon Hudson and Mrs W Tompkins and Dorothy of Ansonia CT were guests of President and Mrs Kneen last Sunday. Hollis Reynolds on extended business trip to Washington DC. Mr and Mrs John Maher of Cedar Street welcomed a baby boy born Tuesday. both mother and son in Dobbs Ferry Hospital. Fremont Clark, formerly of Hastings, visited friends. A Westchester League basketball game will be played in the high school gym between Dobbs Ferry and Hastings High. Longue Vue supper-dance by Riverview Manor residents drew about eighty couples with music by the Clef Club of NYC and listed patronesses. Mr and Mrs W J Mansy hosted guests from Reading and Bloomfield. Prince & Ripley leased J R Marlin's Edgar Lane home to R M Pennock. Miss Mary Zebrock returned from Albany after attending Mary Saltis wedding. Harry Mylett of Eva Fay travels in Amsterdam this week. Miss Edna Doersler attended Yonkers High School senior day.

Longue Vue Riverview Manor Clef Club New York City A. O. van Ness C. L. Doty J. R. Glassford H. M. Loomis W. L. Morse H. B. Lindsay

Incoming Events Highlight City Activities

Firemen's Reception at Town Hall set for January 19 1921. Pastime Club hosts Minstrels at Town Hall on January 26. Hastings 902 appears as a contact reference in the listing.

Town Hall

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John B. Walker McKim, Mead and White Stanford White John Brisen Walker Spirograph Hudson River New York Central Station Irvington On-The- Hudson New York University Hudson Westchester County Mecca RED Cross En’s Club Man Charles Urban Home Cosmopolitan Hecker Permelia Hayes Irvingston Pastime Club Lynch McKee Bill Kirk Smithie Hjatmar Sabla John Graber Carno Pateman Eid Harry Subway Banerca Feeryone McNells Audubon Society Notes Palisades Park Udson River Committee OF Hollis Reynolds Broadway Washington, D. C Mis John Maher Cedar Street Fremont Clark Hastings W. J. Mansy Hanson Heights W. Kenster Reading Paul and Mary Kenster Bloomfeld, J Prince & Ripley, Inc Misa Mary Zebrock Albany N. Y Misa Vera Saltis Mary Saltis Harry Mylett Eva Fay ‘Mra. Mylett Amsterdam Edna Doersler Minturn Place Yonkers High School Ford Gare Josaph “A. Bavi
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