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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
1
War era Red Cross notes from Avington to Dobbs Ferry detail volunteer assignments, donations of pipes, pads, pencils and cigarettes, and hospital support. Messages praise member dedication, announce roll calls, and outline upcoming Christmas events and hospital assistance.
Irvington residents at the Town Hall discussed Red Cross Christmas cards priced 25c to $6.00 with all proceeds aiding wounded service members. The campaign aims to raise substantial funds, with early figures showing cards sold worth over $3250 and net gifts exceeding $293.00 for the troops. A savings bank deposit in Greenburgh is noted for interest starting January 10, 1919.
A dated Irvington column reports residents visiting, moving, and returning from Boston. It notes Mr and Mrs Lyons and family moving to New York City, Fanny Kiernan in town, Mr and Mrs William Starr of Tarrytown visiting, and Joseph Leonard, Albert Vincent, and others relocating locally. Also references Red Cross fund-raising in progress and a Westchester County fuel advisory dated December 17, 1918, urging use of coal alternatives for greenhouses.
Irvington residents packed the Town Hall for the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call with Captain Sterling Beardsley recounting the Western Front relief work. J. Robert Dashwood introduced him as the event drew a standing room only crowd and raised several hundred memberships. The program featured a film, readings by J. Templeton Jr, and musical selections by McKee's Orchestra, highlighting strong community support and a high family subscription rate.
Fragmentary notice details a tobacco fund and Red Cross acknowledgments, references to John Person and 44th, and various 1918 dated items. Mentions to be received via Red Cross Society and gratitude to donors. Includes old ad style medical claims and notary phrases.
The Irvington Branch of the Needlework Guild held its annual meeting on November 21 in the Presbyterian Church lecture room. Fourteen directors attended. 733 garments were collected and distributed to local and New York charities, helping several needy village families. Letters of thanks from Helen Ingram Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers, Rosary Hill Home, and others noted gratitude for donated garments and the Guild’s ongoing support. The group announced plans to adopt St Quentin, France, in Quentin Roosevelt’s honor and to hold weekly meetings to prepare linen and clothing for European refugees.
The Irvington Presbyterian Church hosts its annual Christmas Musical Service featuring a quartette choir, New York soloists, harp and violin artists, and a full program including hymns, cantata elements, and readings. The event occurs Sunday at 7:45 PM with morning services continuing, plus a Christmas Eve program and a Bright Day for children at the Dobbs Ferry Music School.
Dobbs Ferry residents contributed to a county thrift sale and town happenings. Discharges, visits, Red Cross progress, a Christmas party, a high school event, and local shop openings are noted along with a few social announcements and a town fire report.
Members of Court Sunnyside No 509 held a monthly social at the Pastime Club parlors with about 76 attendees. W H McNeilly opened the program and EU Jago lectured. Foresters William Purcell George Smith L Sehleman Adam McPadden Thomas Brtth and Frank Hettinger helped ensure a successful event. The gathering featured coffee sandwiches cigars and orchestral music by Prof Crowley with pianist Orton.
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