Prize for Best Answer on Population and Taxes
A Scarsdale resident offers a prize to the best written answer to whether taxes rise or fall per taxpayer as community population grows. Entries due February 27 at The Inquirer with title Population Problems. The donor cites The New York Times debate on population impact and notes three judges will select the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Inquirer
Count Keyserling
New York Times
Glen Ridge
the Times
Searsdale
the Inquirer
Draper Heads Greenacres Board of Directors
The Greenacres Association elected William H. Draper president and George M. Waugh secretary treasurer for the year. H. C. Schwable and others named as committee chairmen. The board plans ongoing entertainments after a successful December meeting. Next regular session slated for February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Greenacres Association
Messrs
H. C. Schwable
William H. Draper
Harrison Atwood
James H. Purdy, Jr
S. Spencer Scott
George M. Waugh
Donald Hills
Hl. C. Schwable
Walworth Avenue
William P. Breitweiser
James H. Purdy
Bronx River Parkway
Spencer Scott
Furniture Drive for Jennie Clarkson Home Orphans
The Committee of One Hundred appeals for unwanted furniture to furnish a single bedroom and living room for a new matron at the Jennie Clarkson Home for Orphans on Valhalla road. Mrs. Charles Reeves chairs the drive. contact White Plains 2457-J.
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Jennie Clarkson
Valhalla Road
Committee of One Hundred
Charles Reeves
White Plains
Realty Publication Debuts by Westchester Realty Board
The Westchester Realtor launched January 15 published by the Westchester Realty Board with R. Franklin Hull of White Plains serving as board president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester Realtor
The
Westchester Realty Board
R. Franklin Hull
White Plains
Barrie Play Cast in Wayside Players Quality Street
Hazel F. Schwartz and H. V. Leonard lead the Wayside Players in J. M. Barrie's three act Quality Street to be staged February 5 at Dyckman Hall. Margaret Upjohn Marion Slater Keating Agnes Kierstead Emily Van Horn Luisa T Link Samuel E. McCutcheon Harold Hungerford Dudley Upjohn and others fill key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel F. Schwartz
Wayside Players
Samison
H. V. Leonard
Philanthropic Butler
Phoebe Throssel
Valentine Brown
Quality Street
J. M. Barrie
Funday
Dyckman Hall
Margaret Upjohn
Susan Throssel
Marion Slater Keating
Lady Anne
Mrs. Willoughby
Agnes Kierstead
Fanny Willoughby
Emily van Horn
D A R Chapter Organized In Scarsdale
Miss Mary Ridgway appointed organizing regent as Mrs. Charles White Nash guides formation of a Scarsdale chapter. A preliminary meeting January 16 at Walbrooke Road, Edgemont, drew members from White Plains Bronxville and New York City with state regent Nash outlining Americanization work and chapter aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles White Nash
Scarsdale
Nash
J. A. Vuilleumier
White Plains
George E. Green
Reginald D. Taylor
Quincy
Oliver A. Hyatt
Frederick B. Alling
Ralph R. Ryan
Harris F. MacNeish
W. R. Babcock
Babcock
Bronxville
O. Ridgway
L. Gantry Grimke
New York City
C. W. Montgomery
Drake Road
Mary Bacy Ridgway
National Board of Management
Washington, D. C
Obedience and Discipline Theme From Child Study Group
The Child Study Group meets to discuss non nagging obedience and self control in early years using sparse authority. It urges respecting play, limiting commands, and fostering freedom and responsibility in children. The group changes meeting time to 10 30 and next gathers Feb 2 at Hitchcock Memorial Church Greenacres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock Memorial Church
Greenacres
Crichton Miller
Health Consultations for Pre School Children in Westchester
Health officers and public health nurses across Westchester join the State Health Department in a series of Sheppard-Towner child health program consultations for well preschoolers. Dr Richard Slee and Miss Winifred Noon organize with Laura H Couter leading Greenburgh sessions February 16 17 at the Tarrytown office near Elmsford. No treatment is given. each child receives a thorough physical exam while parents are advised and a report sent to the family physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
State Department of Health
Elmsford
Laura H. Couter
Oil Burner Fire at Wood's Lane Home
The week saw a fire at the home of J. J. Devine on Wood's Lane caused by an improper flow of oil to the burner. It matched a previous tavern blaze in cause and timing.
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J. J. Devine
Wood's Lane
Fraser Gange to Perform Four Groups in Recital at Dyckman Hall
Fraser Gange presents a Friday recital on January 29 at Dyckman Hall featuring four groups of songs from Folksong to Richard Strauss. The program covers French composers Lully and Gounod, German voices of Schubert Schumann and Strauss, modern American works, and Scots Folk songs including Bonnie Dundee and Loch Lomond. Critics praise his technical control and deep musical insight. This concert is the second in the Woman's Club Music Section season of three events.
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Fraser Gange
Dyckman Hall
Richard Strauss
Lully
Gounod
Schubert
Schumann
Strauss
Mr. Gange
Loch Lomond
Gange
Woman's Club
Sherbrooke Park Revealed as Scarsdale Residential Scheme
In Scarsdale a citizen led project is shaping Sherbrooke Park a 25 acre tract on the Drake road north of the Obrey estate near the New Rochelle line. Prominent residents purchased the Max Goldsmith property last September and plan an exclusive subdivision preserving landscape with 32 plots averaging 100 by 135 feet and strict development rules.
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Scarsdale
Max Goldsmith
Searsdale
Drake Road
Obrey
New Rochelle
Sherbrooke Park
Special Meeting to Vote on Dues at Scarsdale Woman's Club
A special meeting of Scarsdale Woman's Club members is set for 3:00 PM Tuesday January 26 at Dyckman Hall to vote on amendments to membership and dues. A leaflet with proposed changes was mailed January 15. The January 12 regular meeting adjourned without action per counsel advice for legal reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Woman's Club
Dyckman Hall
Village Sues Westchester Lighting for Lower Rates
The Village Board of Scarsdale served a copy of its complaint on Tuesday January 10 against Westchester Lighting Company in a suit to reduce local electric light charges. Scarsdale pays only a proportional share of the suit costs based on its population relative to other municipalities involved.
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Village Board
Scarsdale
Westchester Lighting Company
Scaredale
Passing Laws Becomes Fetish
Professor William Starr Myers of Princeton told the Scarsdale Woman's Club that the rush of bills to Congress mirrors a fetish for law, noting 25 000 to 30 000 bills reach Congress yearly though few gain support. He warned the tax bill weakens taxpayers rights and criticized party backbone and enforcement, urging integrity in legislation.
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Professor Myers
Congress
Myers
House of Representatives
Emory R. Buckner
Ice Carnival in Westchester postponed to next Saturday
The second annual Ice Carnival of Westchester County scheduled for Crestwood Lake on the Bronx River Parkway at ten this morning has been postponed to next Saturday at the same time and place. Entries will be accepted until January 27 and entry blanks are available from the Westchester County Recreation Commission at Room 617, Court House, White Plains.
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Westchester County
Crestwood Lake
Bronx River Parkway
Westchester County Recreation Commission
Court House
White Plains
Mrs. Josephine Winslow Dies Suddenly in Scarsdale
Mrs. Josephine Valentine Winslow wife of Willard Winslow died suddenly of pneumonia Sunday morning at 16 School Lane Scarsdale after a short illness. She was a founder of the Scarsdale Woman's Club and served as vice president of the Garden Section. Funeral was held at the Church of St James the Less with Rev Alan R Chalmers officiating. Her survivors include her husband and daughter Julia a Vassar student.
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Josephine Valentine Winslow
Willard Winslow
School Lane
Winslows
Scarsdale
Julia
Vassar
Church of St. James the Less
Alan R. Chalmers
Winslow
Scarsdale Woman's Club
Frank H. Behell
Josephine Winslow
Roberts Walker
New York City
Parish Dinner Honors Father Rourke at Scarsdale Lodge
Nearly two hundred parishioners of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary attended a first annual Get-together dinner at Scarsdale Lodge to honor Father Rourke. Gifts from St. Veronica's Guild included gold plated candlesticks and a traveling bag. Speakers included Rt. Rev. Monsig. William Quinn and Judge William Bleakley who urged family religion and warned against unchaperoned late-night rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Scarsdale Lodge
Father Rourke
Arthur S. Driscoll
St. Veronica's Guild
Driscoll
Monsig
William Quinn
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Catholic Church
William Bleakley
Westchester County
Westchester
Thomas G
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Quivis
Scarsdalian
Inquirer Keyserling
Philosopher
W. Draper
Realty Publication
Flapper
Mary Ridgway
Buttrick
Greer
Dickinson
C. W. Munger
Grasslands Hospital
County Social Service Exchange
Goldsmith Land
Woman’s Club
William Starr Myers
Princeton
Washington
Rourke Burns
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