Scarsdale Fete Marks Perfect May Day in Station Park
The All-Scarsdale pageant at Station Park celebrated a sunny May day with broad community involvement. Gratitude goes to the Bronx Parkway Commission, Faith Van Valkenburgh Vilas, Mrs. Roy B. Guild, Mrs. May Pashley Harris, and the New York Community Service for making the fete possible.
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the Inquirer
Scarsdale
Station Park
Bronx Parkway Commission
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Peter Stuyvesant
Rip van Winkle
Captain Kidd
New York, Community Service, Incorporated
Hobbs
Faith van Valkenburgh Vilas
Spirit
Vilas
Henshaw
Castle
Upjohn
Awards contract for arched bridge over Bronx River
The Bronx Parkway Commission awarded a contract to Fairlace Brothers of New York City to construct a 40 foot wide arched bridge over the Bronx River linking Hartsdale and White Plains. The project includes a reinforced concrete arch with a granite ring, designed to blend with the Bronx River valley landscape. Construction starts immediately as part of the Parkway Drive program, with additional stone arches underway at Williamsbridge and a Woodland Place Viaduct planned across the river and railroad tracks.
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Bronx Parkway Commission
Bronx River
Hartsdale
White Plains
Fairlace Brothers
E. 42d Street
New York City
Woodland Place
Gilmore D. Clarke
American Society of Landscape Architects
Williamsbridge
Prospect
Tibbetts Avenue
Village Websters Introduce Three New Words
Edgewood School pupils inquire about amercials and a teachers panel confirms three bona fide words have appeared in school papers. The passage notes families choosing to write amercials in the Bible record or spell the name in full.
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Edgewood School
Edgewood School to Present Two Operettas on Wednesday
Pupils under Miss Ellen Nelson will stage Mother Goose's Garden by grades one to three and The Fairy Shoemaker by grades four to six at 1 30 on school grounds. If weather fails, performances move to the next pleasant day. An art exhibition supervised by Miss Marjorie Wilson will also be shown. Parents and friends invited.
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Edgewood School
Ellen Nelson
Schwal Onder
Marjorie Wilson
Many Women Attend Westchester Democratic Conference
Westchester County Democratic Women plan an All Day Conference in White Plains on June 12. Notables include Mrs John Humphrey Watkins as Chairman and list of attendees such as Miss M Louise Gross Mrs Frederick H Allen Mrs Daniel O Day. Watkins remembered as Suffrage Leader for 1917 campaign. Jonathan Farm Mount Kisco noted as show place.
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Westchester County
White Plains
John Humphrey Watkins
Frederick H. Allen
Daniel O'Day
M. Louise Gross
Robert A. Osborne
Wm. Rand
M. J. Walsh
Samuel Untermeyer
W. R. Yard
E. W. Fisk
M. Truman
Wm. Belknap
Wm. A. Sawyer
F. X. Donohue
Clifford Couch
S. van Tassel
Adelaide B. Bayliss
Verne M. Bovie
Chas. Hood
Virginia Waldorf
E. L
Manhattan
New York City
Watkins
Luke Wright
Memphis
Alfred E. Smith
Brown's Buick Service Offers Used Cars in White Plains
Oakland Sedans priced at 1885 dollars and Touring Cars at 1235 dollars anchor a small ad for a Six Cylinder Valve-in-Head General Motors automobile. The notice promotes a few good used cars through Brown's Buick Service in White Plains New York.
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Oakland
General Motors
Brown
Buick
White Plains
N. Y
Holmes
Fireside Players Picnic With Burlesque, Meeting
The Fireside Players host an outdoor picnic at Mrs. Edgar A. Levy’s home on Saturday afternoon June 5. Activities include games a burlesque review of season plays camp fire supper and a business meeting with officer elections. All active participants invited.
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Edgar A. Levy
Be An Associate Member Now for Citizenship Training
The notice urges every eligible person to join as an Associate Member to fund character development citizenship training and Americanization of tomorrow's men and fathers. It stresses small or large contributions and the essential impact of membership on future generations.
British Subject Arrested On Beach At Rye
A British subject was arrested after a tennis ball incident at Oakland Beach in Rye. Two Scarsdale residents and a British visitor were fined five dollars each and ordered to court, with no beach warning signs observed about hard balls. The episode ends with a note on extending a Boy Scout Drive for 15 000 dollars to support 66 troops and 2 002 scouts nearby.
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Oakland Beach
Rye
Scarsdale
Rye Station
Hom
Westchester County
Pageant Day Yields Estimated Net Proceeds for Scarsdale
The Community Service Committee in Scarsdale reports estimated net proceeds from the pageant of about 1450 dollars after expenses of roughly 550 dollars. With more funds to come in, the group plans another fete and seeks money to build an outdoor amphitheatre in Station Park to improve seating for audiences.
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Community Service Committee
Scarsdale
Village of Scarsdale to Hear Committee Report on Lands for Playground
At a 1919 meeting the Citizens heard a report by a committee appointed to study acquiring lands near the High School for playground and community use. The village board later named R R Hunter as representative. A June 7 meeting invites all citizens to hear the report and vote on the proposal amid school-grounds concerns. Signed W Field, Village President.
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George A, Harwood
A, M, Crane
R.M. Atwater, Jr
O. H. Cheney
R. R. Hunter
Board of Education
W. Field
Fire Causes Only Slight Damage in Skov Home
Fire broke out early Sunday in the Brambach Avenue residence of Henry Skov. Defective chimney construction blamed. the baby’s room suffered damage before firefighters arrived. Mr Skov escaped by stairs. Hook and Ladder crews arrived promptly. insurance men called the response a wonderful stop. Boy Scout troops gather June 5 at White Plains Fair Grounds for County Championships and events.
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Henry Skov
Brambach Avenue
Westchester County
White Plains Fair Grounds
Acknowledging the tireless helpers of the village pageant
The village thanks Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Williams for long hours at the coffee tent. Walter Burr's chauffeur ran the hot dog wagon while girls served ice cream and lemonade. Volunteers provided sandwiches and cakes. Mr. Katt, Mrs. Collins, Mr. Hogg, Mrs. Fagan, and Miss Hanfling supported the day. Firemen organized grounds and piano loading. Charles Mascari donated lemons. praise also goes to the band and musicians.
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Harry Williams
Walter
John Katt
M. G. Collins
Mr. Katt
Mr. Hogg
Fagan
Miss Hanfling
Charles Mascari
Scarsdale
France
Harold Picot
May Day Cantata Shows Strong School Musical Training
The High School pupils presented the cantata May Day on June 1 under Miss Nelson. Two four part choruses, the Revels sung by senior boys in harmony, and Clara Welting as May Queen showcased the department’s improving musical program and the beneficial influence of Miss Nelson’s coaching.
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Miss Nelson
Clara Welting
Nelson
Veterans of 18st Provisional Conduct Impressive Service
About 200 veterans of the First Provisional regiment gathered at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The event honored the regimental burial plot with the First Provisional Memorial Boulder decorated by friends and flowers, as County Judge Frank L. Young prepared to deliver the main address.
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First Provisional Regiment
Sleepy Hollow
William Rockefeller
First Provisional Memorial
New York
Tarrytown
John B. Rose
Newburgh
Frank L. Young
Fish and Game Association Holds Meeting
The Southern New York Fish and Game Association met at White Plains courthouse on June 1 with over 100 members, bringing total membership to 960 and eyeing 1,000. The Conservation Committee reported stocking 218 cans of brook and rainbow trout in feeder streams across Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties, plus 16 cans lake trout and 15 cans pike perch. An estimated 80,000 brook trout were released in streams. The group funded 2,000 seven inch brook trout for fall stocking at 3.40. R. P. Holland spoke on hatcheries. The association voted to become an associate member of the American Game Protective Association. It also favored issuing a combined fishing and game license and urged farmers to provide bird feed grounds for winter.
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Southern New York Fish and Game Association
White Plains
Edward Schirmer, Jr
Conservation Committee
Westchester
Putnam
Dutchess
R. P. Holland
American Game Protective Association of the
United States
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Xoaps
Bradford Roads
Wright
Victor Bean
Larchmont
Bronx
Village Websters
SKOV
18ST
Fish and Game Association
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