Graduates Celebrate 19th Class at High School Ceremony
A graduation marked by 19 graduates and about four hundred relatives. Dr Samuel W Graffin of the West Side M C A in New York delivered a masterful address on A Bunch of Keys citing four keys to success and five gold keys including temperance and courtesy. Leonora Golablatt gave the valedictory as the ceremony closed with remarks by William Roane and other school officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton High Bohbol
Board of Education
William R. Roane
James J. Duros George Minton
Thomas le
William “ H. McClelland
W. Francis Irwin
Gunhild Friberg
Samuel W. Graffin
West Side ¥. M. C. A
New Yo City
Temple of Success
Leonora Golablatt
R_Roane
Irvington High School Class of 1927 Diplomas Parade
The Irvington High School Class of 1927 marched from the auditorium to receive diplomas and gifts in the lobby as friends offered congratulations. Officers included Florence Warren as president and Blanche OctRo as vice president, with a list of graduates across Commercial English Latin and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington High School
Florence Warren
Blanche OctRo
Gunhild Friberg
Katherine Ferguson
Evelyn ‘Maude Adams
Agnes F. Behrens
Alfred
Fletcher Corp
Englis
Mary Carmen Dotolo
Joseph Arthur Ballon
Gunhild F. Friberg
Engllah
Leonora R. Goldblatt
Enna Harrin Jaffray
John Leonard
Helen Josephine Mattuccl
Walter Raymond McBride
John Holland Norris
Latin Scientif
Blanche A. Oetgen
Henry Oscar
Katherine Mac Roane
John William Tualele
Enis
Charies A. Stover
Thallah
Florence Aely
Warren
Engi Urvaice Ane
Firemen Host Weeklong Carnival in Irvington
At Thursday’s meeting final plans for a June 27 weeklong carnival were set. Local firemen will staff concessions from top vendors, supporting the Benevolent Fund. A high dive jumper will entertain each evening as organizers press locally to draw crowds. The event extends to Tuesday night due to the July 4 wash night. Applications to join the Weatchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association included Capt Gallagher, William J Fallon, and Assistant Captain Matthew Janatello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Capt. Gallaher
K. B. Conger
Leo W. Beck
Irvington Estates
The
Weatchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Capt. Gallagher
William J. Fallon
Matthew Janatello
Former Irvington residents plan trip to Europe
Mr and Mrs F M Abercrombie and family of 45 Colonial Road expled to leave on July 7 aboard the steam er Lapland for a grand tour of England Scotland France Switzerland and Italy. They expect to return about September 10. Clipped from Ridgewood N J Herald.
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Abercrombie
Colonial Road
Lapland
England
Scotland
France
Switzerland
Italy
Ridgewood
N. J
Herald
Irvington Drives Rapid Growth for Chamber of Commerce
545 members are counted in the new Chamber of Commerce at Washington Irving High School in Tarrytown. A general meeting Tuesday evening will adopt a Constitution and By Laws and elect a Board of Directors. Program of Work sessions will run in three villages to outline a permanent activity program. Since the drive closed Friday June ith, 43 new members joined, 32 via Irvington teams, bringing the total to 545.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Irving High School
Tarrytown
Chamber
Irvington
Burke Proud Papa Birth Announcement in Hastings
Mr and Mrs John A Burke of 441 Warburton Avenue Hastings welcome a son born Thursday morning at 8 o clock at the Maternity Hospital Yonkers. Mrs Burke before marriage Mary McCurtin of Hastings. Both mother and baby are reported splendidly. Abundant congratulations have been received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Burke
Warburton Avenue
Hastings
Maternity Hospital
Yonkers
Burke
Mary McCurtin
Graduation Exercises at Immaculate Conception School
The Immaculate Conception School held graduation Sunday at 3 PM in the church. Twelve in the class. six girls won gold medals. Joseph Smith received five dollars for meritorious work in grades seven and eight in one year. Father Denton spoke on graduation and etymology, praising Sisters and thanking parents and the School Fund supporters. Medalists included Catherine Dillingham and Mary Downey among others. the class list featured Joseph Smith, Edward Leahy, and Virginia Murtha, with sisters Ida Bollard and Dorothy Burgoyne noted for vacation plans to Ansonia and Torrington, Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception School
Joseph Smith
Father Denton
Father Donlon
Catherine Dillingham
Mary Downey
Virginia
Martha
Alice Fallon
Gillespie
Beatrice Smith
Edward Leahy
Egene Fallon
Joseph Jendrucko
James Jack
Virginia Murtha
Meatrice Smith
Claire Gillospi
Catherine Fa
Irvington Seeks One Dollar Gifts for Washington Irving Memorial
Community urges every citizen to contribute one dollar to the Washington Irving Memorial fund. The text emphasizes national and international significance, invites participation next Monday, and requests donations to be sent to Treasurer R G Aber crombie to sustain the monument in perpetuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving Memorial
America
Ichabod Crane
Rip van Winkle
Washington Irving
R. G. Abercrombie
Irvington
Wedding Notice for Helen Wheeler Gorey Engagement
The upcoming marriage of Miss Helen Wheeler of Ossining to Peter A. Gorey of North Fifth Street Ossining will be solemnized at St Augustine's Church Ossining on a Saturday in July. The notice indicates a church wedding in Ossining with the couple named and the ceremony planned in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wheeler
Ossining
Peter A. Gorey
North Fi Street
St. Augustine’s Church
Irvington Presbyterian S. S. Picnic on Church Lawn
The Irvington Presbyterian Church Sunday Schools hold their self annual outing this afternoon from 2:30 to 6:00 on the church lawn. An artist from New York will perform for an hour, then games and refreshments follow. All parents are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington Presbyterian Church
New York
Red Cross Chairman Heads to Europe on Extended Trip
Last Saturday Mr and Mrs James Hall of Gray Gables North Broadway sailed for Europe on a several month journey. Mrs Hall serves as local chairman of the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Europe
James
Gray Gables
North Broadway
Hall
The
Remarkable School Record By Mary C Dotolo
Miss Mary C Dotolo, recent high school graduate of the Hill estate, has an average of 81 percent and would have earned three diplomas two years ago. She led her class in counts and credits her success to close study. She will work with Lord & Burnham Company this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Dotolo
Dotolo
Lord & Burnham Company
Matthiessen Park Open Brings Families to River Breezes
Matthiessen Park opens and families enjoy the balmy river breezes. Children learn to swim as bathers take advantage of the facility. A new bath house for women is being erected with up to date showers. The park remains a premier recreation spot for the community’s youngsters and their friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthiessen Park
Memorial for Washington Irving to be unveiled in Irvington
The Mayor Matthew J. Murtha invites Irvington residents to honor Washington Irving with a memorial unveiling on June 27 and to display the national colors in front of their homes as a tribute to the celebrated author and longtime village resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Washington Irving
Matthew J. Murtha
Washington Irving Memorial Unveiled Monday at Sunnyside
The Washington Irving Memorial will be unveiled Monday June 27 at 4 30 pm on John Daniell Jr estate across Broadway from Sunnyside Lane. Young Washington Irving will cue the ceremony with a Star Spangled Banner and donors list will be placed in front of the monument. Various civic groups and schools will participate while Col Franklin Q Brown presides and speeches by Dr Albert Shaw and Major George Haven Putnam are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
John Daniell, Jr
Broadway
Sunnyside Lane
Irvington Town Hall
Mr. Daniell
Washington Irving Memorial Association
Henry V. D Black
Black
Gloria
Washington Irving High
Washington Irving Grammar
Irvington High School
East Irvington School
Irving School
Girl Scouts
JK. Benjamin
Ann Whiting
Cremonies
Franklin Q. Brown
Albert Shaw
Irving Place
New York
Matenile
Pet ES Ree
Hudson
Boy Scouts of
Tarrytown
Daniels Estate
Daniel Chester French
King Boabdel
Granada
Rip van Winkle
Irving
Henry ‘V.D. Black
Franklin Q.” Brown
Frederic C. Sayles
Leslie .R. Palmer
Henry K. Browning
James Donner
Harold B. Scott
Wallace Odell
Robert G. Abercrombie
Henry V. D. Black
Wiliam Evarts
Benjamin
Howard J.carroll
Benjamin 1 Prince
Robert G. Abercrombte
Robert A. Patteson
George ‘Haven Putnam
Col
Franklin” Q.brown
Lewis Dupont Irving
Louis Dupont Irving
Frederic C.sayles
Leslie’ R. Palmer
Coleman ‘Dupont
Coleman Dupont
Donaldson Brown
John W. Don *Aldson
Homer Foot, Jr
Joseph J.clendenin
Walter D. Blair
Finley J. Shepard
Caspar Whitney
Charles D. Fraser
Leslie R. Palmer
Thomas Luke
Howard Carroll
Harold 5. Syatt
Kenyon B. Conger
Way
Weil
Mg. Hopkins
Abercrombie
Mist
Adam K. Luke
Building Operations at Cedar Ridge Heralded in New Community
Homeland Company announces A. M. Hunter 2Son purchased prime sites for Cedar Ridge first homes. John Hunter of Irvington National Bank leads the venture. Plans call for six room homes designed for limited settings. Blasting and improvement work proceed as crews prepare the land and cabin office gains attention. Maurice Rice oversees daily property activity from dawn to dusk.
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Cedar’ Ridge
Browaway
Harriman Toad
The
Homeland Company
A. M. Hunter
2Son
Duttora
John Hunter
Irvington National Bank
Cedar Fg
Cedar Ridge
Maurice Rice
Conger Receives Signed Place Card From Clarence Chamberlin
K B Conger of Barney Park received a signed place card from Clarence Chamberlin, famed aviator of the Berlin non stop flight era. The card, used at a Berlin dinner Chamberlin attended, links Conger to prominent U S aviation figures and diplomatic circles.
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K. B. Conger
Clarence Chamberlin
Barney Park
Germany
Chamberlin
Berlin
J. H. Conger
Mr. Conger
U.S
Col. Conger
Bor- Waux
Herrick
Col. Lindbergh
France
Irvington Parent Teachers Association Meets in June
The Irvington P T A held its second meeting at the High School on June 22, 1927, with discussions leading to some amendments and a membership push. Fifty members were reported with plans to add three more, and the group pledged to prepare next year’s program during the summer for pamphlet publication. Meetings are set for the second Tuesday monthly from September to May at 8:00 PM. Mrs Stephen Hart of 59 Main Street chairs the membership committee and invites inquiries by phone at 1375-M. Mr and Mrs Harold W Dolph and family are spending the summer in Eastern Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent‘Teachers Association of
Irvington
High Schoool
Parent-Teachers Association
State Congress of Parents and ‘Teachers
Stephen Hart
Main Streets
Ines
Harold W. Dolph
Barney Park
Pennsylvania
Frank Barker Dies After Illness at Grasslands Hospital
Frank Barker a longtime Irvington resident died today at Grasslands Hospital after months of illness He lived on South D Street and spent years with the Village of Irvington later with Urban Industries Inc He is survived by his wife and two daughters Wanted Experienced dressmaker apply Hastings 1785.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barker
Grasslands Hospital
Mr. Barker
South D Street
Irvington
Urban Industries, Inc
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WM. R. Roane
Samuel W. Grafflin
NEW Chamber OF Commerce
Proud Papa
the Immaculate Conception
Ida Bollard
Dorothy Burgoyne
George Bollard
Ansonia
Torrington
Conn
S. S. Picnic
Imary Dotolo
Cny Apna
Ashington Irving
Ievinatons
Onl North Broadway
George Haven Putnam
St. Barnabas Sunday School
Dresama