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Editor, OBSERVER. . . oday, we celebrate the birthday of the “athor of this Country” and years ago Dunkirk ‘honored iself by gaming its, most beautiful park after “him. ‘As Washington founded this coun try 60 Abraham Lincoln’ saved'Li, Let us again ,honor ourselves and call the new. yark, “Lincoln Park,” A REAL AMERICAN Ealtor, OBSERVER; ‘Lshare.The views of those who pre fer an i unpersonal ‘name for our lake trout park. . [I stauget bear the name of some citizen, why not Smith Park. That would please: ‘considerable ble ment of the people. Seriously |t sould be “i remembrance, of the die ting wished citzen, who gave us Point Grattot. * But: the ‘more“you think about “it; the more ‘Memorial Park:. .. appeals. This leads us to, endless possibilities for the waming ‘of particular’ ‘portions of the area: By using the name. ae ioral Park the ‘Porton: surrounding the ‘flag pole might Become Veterans’ Plaza. We, could have Argonne ital Jane: and Chateau @ other..portions of the park. This would send some signifcance ‘to the “whole scheme and Wuilla, story, around each of its parts. It seems to me that this would be more filling and not liable to create, the jralous dex and controversies which ould be associated with the namely of in dividuals, VETERAN BROOKS PROMENADE, Ellitor, OBSERVER. How would Brooks Promenade or Brooka Terrace go for the name of the strip of land along thy lake Ereui, thus honoring * Horatio G,~ Broo! the first citizen who brought wt And prosperity to this community, Bod Gee Who was deeply interested” ag tg people themselves-ay well’ ag’ In the town's, welfare, “Ag. there are large playgrounds: “for the children and young: people in an other: part of town, provided at ‘large: expense by the taxpayers, and parka do ‘the center of town as well a s hotdells, why not make this land:a beauty snot, not only for the towne ‘People but for all. motoring through on this: through ‘highway, thus advert ising Dunkirk-in. the best way posai bilé. Many cities and towns are remote Detect for just with a beauty spot as This could become , with well “kept Biase add: broad walk along the 3em wall, trees’ and ahrade placed wher ever the landscaps gardener consider a best,no flower beds. Then-let atch #,plan ag- pleases: the mayor, common council and people at large- be adopted ,and carried - out to completion by successive councils, Year by year adding-to the beauty. (u Taormina, Sicily,18 a beautiful Hite public. pitk facing the blue tonnad eea, given lit the Duc de Bronte, fBceus any dt Lord Nelson the admis. Extending from the principal € 2- “tranée is a row of tries, each with an inconspicuous chain,around It, with a a@mall disc attached of which is 3 me—each reg being planted in mory of one. of. Taormina’g lacs killed in the World war. Might not something of this sort-ba-a thtiing tribute to those who went over sea ‘each did not Teac h. L. BOOKSTAVER:
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Dunkirk Evening Observer
Dunkirk, New York, US
Mon, Feb 22, 1932
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