Woman Health Board Deadlock Escalates Rural Town
A political clash in a small town over appointing women to the Health Board triggers a stalemate. Mayor Blum and Commissioners clash with holdover members who threaten resignation if a woman is seated, while the plan to nominate candidates stalls amid party tensions and verbal sparring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Commissioners
Board of Health
Blum
Carr
Annie L. van Winkle
John Eagieson
Attorney Parry
Lefferts
Commissioner Carr
Dr. Whelan
Nutley Day at the Seashore Planned for July 16
The Nutley Sunday Schools annual excursion to Asbury Park and Ocean Grove will be held Thursday July 16. Belleville Methodist Church joins Nutley churches this year and two special fast trains are arranged for going and returning with a nine o'clock evening departure from Asbury Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sunday Schools of
Nutley
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
KR. R
Old Ocean
Belleville
Nearly $300 Raised for Former Baseball Player
A total of 290.90 was turned over to Frank Diven by the subscription and benefit performance committee. Contributions came from all over town and from diverse classes. 175.90 was from subscriptions, 72 from the benefit, and 43 from the police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Diven
Police Department
Nutley Star Lets Williams Graduate From Vassar
Miss Phyllis Hamilton Williams, Nutley High School graduate class of 1910, will graduate from Vassar College on June 10. She is among five Nutley girls who attended Vassar, and the only one prepared by Nutley High School to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Hamilton Williams
Nutley High School
Glass
Vassar College
Nutley
Vassar
Auction at Mrs. Diamond's Brunett Place Thureday Afternoon
Mrs. Carroll Diamond hosted her afternoon auction club at Brunett Place. Guests included Mrs. Dean Welch, Mrs. A. D. Usina, Mrs. W. F. Dabney, Mrs. H. J. Waltjen, Miss H. I. Waltjen, Mrs. St. Clair Hitchcock and Mrs. J. C. Bolger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Diamond
Brunett Place
Thureday
Dean Welch
A. D. Usina
W. F. Dabney
H. J. Waltjen
H. I. Waltjen
St. Clair Hitchcock
J. C. Bolger
Board Sees Delays in Health Board Reappointment
The Wicked Newspapers reports that the board failed to reappoint the Health Board at the regular time and President James L. Miller has resigned, leaving no president to call a meeting. Members discuss gender roles and push forward urgent licensing for plumbers and milk dealers with several names approved for licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Miller
Carr
Dr. Whelan
Annie L. van Winkie
W. AH. DeVausney
Ernest E. Faith
George Hawksworth
Thomas Hayes
Ernest EB
Faith
Wilbur Garrabrant
F. A. Forgerson
Robert Wasson
Henry Hoffmeister
John Reilly
Fairfield Dairy Company
Borden Milk Company
Robert Williams
Nutley Baseball Club Discontinues Saturday Games
Financial troubles force Nutley baseball club to discontinue Saturday ball at Park Oval after today. Manager Walter Gorman cites recurring deficits and plans to form a new club modeled after the ten year old organization with prominent officers. Today Nutley faces Newark Stars at Garside Oval and Bronx Stars at Park Oval. tomorrow the Empire City A. A. of Brooklyn game is canceled. Smoeck Simpson of Perth Amboy is joining Nutley as pitcher, with Bart Henry sidelined by a leg issue. Last Saturday Nutley defeated Majestic Stars 14 to 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Nutley
Walter Gorman
Garside Oval
Hawthorne and
Elizabeth Avenues
Newark
Newark Stars
Bronx Stars
Haggerhorn
Yankees
Empire City A. A
Brooklyn
Gorman
Harry Sherwood
Bart Henry
Smoeck
Simpson
Perth Amboy
Paterson
Stara
Library Closes Today for Memorial Day
Free Public Library shuts for Memorial Day with altered hours. Afternoon hours run 3 30 to 5, evenings 7 30 to 9 on Mondays and Wednesdays, and all day Saturday from 10 p m to 12 p m.
Nutley Progress Day Postponed to Labor Day Event
The Nutley Progress Day committee voted to postpone the celebration to Labor Day September 7 after concluding insufficient time remained to finish Arrangements. The nominating committee headed by A L Huntley could not secure a head, but will try again this week, aiming to name a leader by Tuesday. The decision favors Labor Day over July 4, seen as less novel due to other celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Huntley
Open Air Performance of As You Like It Planned
Preparations for an open air performance of As You Like It on the James R. Hay grounds Enclosure Friday are underway. Mrs Perle Evans Barbour who staged A Midsummer Night's Dream last year directs. Proceeds benefit Grace Church building fund. The Ways and Means Chapter promotes the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hay
Perle Evans Barbour
Grace Church
Ways and Means
St Marys Euchre Draws Large Local Crowd
Twenty five tables at St Marys Church euchre event hosted by Holy Name Society. More than 150 attendees. Edward H Verg led the tabulation. Prizes awarded to James Jackson Charles Freeman Mrs William R Tice Vincent Kane Daniel Dineen William Gorman Mrs Ernest G Weischedel Domenick Hawkins James Dwyer Walter Stager Mrs Frank McMurray William Reilly Miss Anna Reilly and Mrs Martell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society
St. Mary's Church
Edward H. Verg
James Jackson
Charles Freeman
William R. Tice
Vincent Kane
Daniel Dineen
William Gorman
Ernest G. Weischedel
Domenick Hawkins
James Dwyer
Walter Stager
Frank Mc
Fire Apparatus Stays Home Amid Passaic Dairy Fire
A dairy fire at John Reilly & Son on Passaic Avenue caused about $3 000 in damage. Fire apparatus from Hose Company No 1 remained at the home due to orders, delaying a response until two other units arrived. The blaze damaged the milk and chicken houses and hay. insured losses were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reilly & Son Dairy
Passaic Avenue
Lovie Knabb
Prospect Street
Charles Gillman
Knabb
Reilly
Memorial Day Exercises Highlight Local School Programs
Memorial Day programs were held in area schools. Grammar students at Park School included Joseph Ciccone Ethel Perseb Walter Sutcliffe Anna Samplawaka Rose Viggiano Gladys Cueman Sophie Smith Esther Cavanaugh Walter Woodford. Primary participants were Mildred Bennett Elizabeth Broadbent Agnes Woodruff James Kinnear Frank Torono and Charles Zingler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park School
Joseph Ciccone
Ethel Perseb
Walter Sutcliffe
Anna Samplawaka
Rose Viggiano
Gladys Cueman
Sophie Smith
Esther Caveanaugh
Walter Woodford
Mildred, Bennett
Elizabeth Broadbent
Agnes Woodruff
James Kinnear
Frank Torono
Charles Zingler
Will of John Howe probate divides estate among wife and four children
The will probated this week splits John Howe's estate equally with his wife and four children. Mrs. Howe receives a fifth in trust and life income, with the principal to pass to the children on her death. Children each receive a fifth. Edith Clark Albert B E James J Howe Theresa Kierstead of Nutley. Executors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howe
Howe
Edith Clark
Albert BE
James
J. Howe
Terésa
Nutley
Howe Ig
Prospect Street
Nutley Philharmonic delivers praised first musicale
The Nutley Philharmonic Society presented a first musicale at Town Hall to a large audience. Mme Henrietta Foster Wescott’s singing of Olde Time Songs drew top praise, with Mrs Llewellyn Pratt and Prof Sidner contributing notable performances. Master Lawrence Caikina was absent. Other onstage artists included Charles Pool, DuBois Ostrander, Stephen Czukor, and Eugene Czukor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley Philharmonic Society
Town Hall
Mme
Henrietta Foster Wescott
Llewellyn E. . Pratt
Charlea H. Pool
DuBois Ostrander
Stephen Czukor
Eugene Czukor
Friday Afternoon Club closes season with play
The Friday Afternoon Club presented Jerome E. Jerome's The Passing of the Third Floor Back at Mrs. Prior’s Mountain View Avenue home. Members Krueger Rundy Pratt Hebert Broadbent Bird Cumming Kinsley Slaughter Lecky Prior Finn acted, with invited guests attending. retiring president Mrs. Prior received flowers from officers after three years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome E. Jerome
Sahe
Annual Election of Auxiliary Officers Held Monday
The Woman's Public School Auxiliary will hold its annual election of officers on Monday at the Woman's Club. The event will decide leadership for the coming year and engage members in planning school support activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Public School Auxiliary
Woman's Clad
Education Board Moves to Acquire Part of Busby Estate
Nutley Education Board plans a new southwestern school building costing about 35000 for land and 35000 for construction, potentially on the Busby tract near Bloomfield Avenue. Architects Simpson and Armstrong submitted sketches. an eight to ten room fire-proof structure is planned amid pupil illness affecting attendance and exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board‘ of Education
Rueby
J. Matthew Sattler
Busby
Bloomfield Avene
Harrison Street
Nutley
Church Street
John T. Simpson
New York
William T. L. Armstrong
Girl Agent at Station on Erie Road
Miss Marie Riley of Park Avenue becomes an agent at Nutley station. She is sixteen years old and likely the youngest agent on the Erie road. Her brother Edward J. Riley works as an agent at Avondale station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Riley
Park Avenue
Nutley Station
Erie Road
Miss Riley
Edwart J. Riley
Avondale Station
Nutley Lodge Plans Monthly Meeting Schedule Change
The Nutley lodge announces a shift to one meeting per month with the spring fourth Wednesday designated as the regular gathering date.
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Health Board
Merry Row
Miss Williams
Mrs
ST. Mary’s Euchre
Education Board
BITCH
Beachler
Beachbler
William H. Mitchell
William J. Kineley
Nutley Lodge
Elké
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