Scarsdale Asked to Give 4000 to Legion Endowment Drive
Westchester American Legion units launch a June drive to raise 125000 for the national Child Welfare Endowment. Scarsdale’s quota is 4000 with 3600 remaining after local subscriptions. The plan supports placing 35000 orphans in cottages with house mothers and aims for adoptions into good American homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County Organization of the American Legion
Legion
Scarsdale
Post
David Magowan
Cooper Road
American Legion
Legion Poppies For Relief Endowment Drive Tops New York Quota
One thousand American Legion posts reported a statewide response to a five million dollar endowment campaign led by State Commander Samuel E. Aronowitz. New York’s state quota of 1.5 million dollars was nearly reached, with Tuxedo Post No. 293 under Pierre Lorillard Jr. first over the top by raising 3,500 dollars. Hempstead Post No. 390, Long Island, followed with a 2,500 dollar share, while Middletown Post pledged 500 dollars toward its 7,000 dollar quota. Riverhead also began contributions.
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American Legion
Samuel E. Aronowitz
New York
Tuxedo
Tuxedo Park
Pierre Lorillard, Jr
Hempstead Post No. 390
Long Island
John T. P. Calkins
Hempstead Lions Club
Rickenbacker Taxi Burns at Station
One of the new Rickenbacker taxis owned by Central Transfer and Taxicab Company burned at Scarsdale station at 12:15 am. The fire’s cause is unknown. the car was a total loss but insured and replaced. Chauffeur James Bayless discovered the blaze and was badly burned trying to extinguish it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Transfer and Taxicab Company
Scarsdale
James Bayless
Orienta Beach Club Opens Season with Dinner Dance
Orienta Beach Club kicked off the season on Memorial Day with a dinner dance in the new wing of the main clubhouse. It marked the club's first anniversary, with bright balloon decor and a stone dining room seating three hundred. The orchestra returned from last season and overflowed into both dining rooms for 360 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orienta Beach Club
Buick models on display at Brown's Buick service White Plains
In White Plains Browns Services advertises 1925 closed models on hand for demonstration and sale. It notes new and used closed models including 15 zone Buicks and ongoing showroom displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown's
White Plains
Recreation Camp at Croton Opens This Summer
Westchester County Recreation Campopens July 6 under the Recreation Commission with the Park Commission providing facilities. Located on Croton Point overlooking the Hudson, it offers swimming sports and games for residents ages ten to fifteen. Rates are 6.50 per week excluding transport with boys attending July 6 to August 3 and girls August 3 to September 1. Applications at 617 Court House White Plains.
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Westchester County
The
Recreation Commission of
Westchester County Park Commission
Croton Point
Hudson River
Court House
White Plains
Westchester Medical Society presses Grasslands lab plan
The Westchester Medical Society urged the county board to open a centralized laboratory at Grasslands Hospital to speed disease testing. Two hundred fifty members backed creating stations along the northern and southern rail lines to expedite specimen analysis, with some tests still sent to Albany for analysis. New members include Dr. Helen D. O’Brien and Dr. Mary B. Sanford of Mount Vernon and Dr. Ursula G. French of White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County Medical Society
Briarcliff Lodge
Westchester County
County Board of Supervisors
Grasslands Hospital
The
Medical Society
Albany
Association
Helen D. O’brien
Mary B. Sanford
Mount Vernon
Ursula G. French
White Plains
Wayside Inn sign adorns Scarsdale Woman's Club showcase
A new sign on Post Road marks Wayside Inn as built in 1764 and home to the Scarsdale Woman's Club since 1919. Architect Hobart Upjohn designed the sign with Mrs. James Briggs as a donor, reflecting the club's historic charm and community spirit.
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Woman's Club
Post Road
Scarsdale
Wayside Inn
Scarsdale Woman's Club
Wayside
Upjohn
Iris Garden Opens by Hugh Adair for Visitors
Mr Hugh Adair of Church Lane opens his iris garden to visitors inviting Garden Club members at the Scout House flower show to inspect the display.
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Hugh Adair
Church Lane
Garden Club
Scout House
Multiple Arrests For Reckless Driving In Local Areas
Nicholas Armenti of New York City was arrested for reckless driving on Post Road and fined $10. Frank A. Larkens of White Plains cited for operating without a license. Paul Goodman of Mount Vernon fined $20 for reckless driving on Post Road. Jacob Low of New York City fined $10 for reckless driving on Fenimore Road and the Parkway. Morris Torkel of Mount Vernon fined $25 for striking James P. Woolfolk’s car. costs $20.50. Thomas Carboni of Mount Kisco arrested for speeding and fined $10. Two stray airedales picked up by police sent to State Farms and Markets for quarantine and Sound View dog pound. unclaimed dogs to be disposed of.
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Nicholas Armenti
New York City
Post Road
Frank A. Larkens
White Plains
Paul Goodman
Mount Vernon
Jacob Low
Fenimore Road
Parkway
Morris Torkel
James P. Woolfolk
Thomas Carboni
Mount Kisco
Sound View
Mamaroneck Avenue
Garden Days Open in Rye and Purchase for Charity
Two gardens in Westchester county open today for the benefit of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Hillbrook, the Arents home in Rye, features pools, woodlands, a ravine and laurel bordered paths. Elmernan, Smathers estate in Purchase, is famed for its wild garden with rhododendron, laurel, azalea and dogwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Hillbrook
George Arents, Jr
Westchester Avenue
Purchase Street
Rye
Elmernan
Elmer E. Smathers
Purchase
Alumni Golf Outing Elects Club Officers at Scarsdale
Princeton Alumni Association of Southern New York and Connecticut held an outing at Scarsdale Golf Club on May 27. Officers elected include President George A. Walker, Secretary Carlton S. Proctor, Treasurer Edward W. Walker, and Vice Presidents Charles C. Nicholls Jr, Burchard Dutcher, and Clarence N. Peacock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Alumni Association
New York
Connecticut
Scarsdale Golf Club
George A. Walker
Carlton S. Proctor
Edward W. Walker
Charles C. Nicholls, Jr
Burchard Dutcher
Clarence N. Peacock
Dignity Marks Memorial Day in Scarsdale Churchyard
Memorial Day observance at St James the Less churchyard featured dignified ceremonies and flower tributes. Village President and Judge Frederick E Crane delivered addresses. American Legion Scarsdale Post and Town Club organized events with Lester R Stewart as chair and William P Waters as parade marshal. Girl Scouts led by Mrs Burgess participated.
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St. James the Less
Frederick E. Crane
American Legion
Scarsdale Post
Town Club
Lester R. Stewart
William P. Waters
Bradford Downey
Scarsdale
Austin Riley
le Roy Gregory
Girl Scouts
Thomas Burgess
Trails Association elects new Westchester leadership
Albert Whitney elected president of the Westchester Trails Association with Daniel V. Raymond as vice president and Mrs. Chester G. Marsh as secretary treasurer. Executive committee includes J. de la Torre Bueno, Alice Carlson, Col. Charles F. Bates and Albert Brand. Ina Scott chairs membership and publicity and will appoint district representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Whitney
Westchester Trails Association
Daniel V. Raymond
Chester G. Marsh
J. de la Torre Bueno
Alice Carlson
Charles F. Bates
Albert Brand
Ina Scott
Will Open New Tea Room at Heathcote
Miss A. E. Healey and Mr L. Healey announce a new Heathcote tea room. They lease space at Heathcote Plaza through Redk Fox & Co. and plan an outside terrace and private dining rooms in the modern Garden Apartments complex.
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Heathcote
A. E
L. Healey
Louisberg Hotel
Bar Harbor
Red'k Fox & Co
Garden Apartments
Heathcote Plaza
Fox Hall Realty Co
Start Campaign Today to Raise $50,000 Safety Fund
Westchester County Public Safety Bureau launches a countywide campaign led by Major General John F. O'Ryan to raise $50,000 to cover a $15,000 debt and fund operations through May 1, 1926. Coroner Edward F. Fitzgerald notes a 37 percent drop in motor deaths, from 93 to 58, credited to the bureau. J Crawford Stevens of Westchester Title and Trust Co. serves as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Safety Bureau
Westchester County Chamber of Commerce
John F. O'Ryan
North Salem
Westchester
O'Ryan
Carl F. Hartmann
Edward F. Fitzgerald
J. Crawford Stevens
Westchester Title and Trust Company
White Plains
Final Class Dinners Held at Briarcliff Lodge
The final class dinners for graduates from Mrs Dow's School Briarcliff Manor Miss Fuller's School Ossining and Marymount School Tarrytown took place during the week at Briarcliff Lodge.
Manor Association Backs Edgewood Grounds Expansion
At a Scarsdale Manor Association meeting the group passed a resolution urging Union Free School District No. 1 voters to support enlarging Edgewood School grounds. A special meeting is set for June 8 at 8 15 PM in the high school auditorium to approve the purchase of Dav is Place land for a larger playground and public recreation space.
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Scarsdale Manor Association
Davis Place
Edgewood School
Edgewood
Union Free School District No. 1
Scarsdale
Wood
Westover
Cout
Scarsdale Lodge Hosts Housewarming Event
More than 150 guests attended the Scarsdale Lodge housewarming held Tuesday night. The former Lockwood Hall, redecorated and renovated, features a furnished lounge once the school gym. The event showcased forty rooms with many baths as guests toured and later danced after dinner hosted by Cornelius Fish who leased the property to Mr and Mrs Henry I Tanner. Notable attendees included Miss J C Wilberding Mrs Mills and Eleanor Mills from Pelham, Arthur Hunter and Mrs Edward Walz of Pelham, Corey Walz of Sound Beach, plus visitors from New Rochelle and Scarsdale.
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Scarsdale Lodge
Lockwood Hall
Avith
Cornelius Fish
Circle Road
Henry I. Tanner
Pelham
J. C. Wilberding
Mills
Eleanor Mills
Arthur Hunter
Edward Walz
Corey Walz
Sound Beach
New Rochelle
Scarsdale
John P. Allen
C. A. Bishop
New York City
E. C. Toby
James McCutcheon
J. P. Coolidge
Boston
Mass
Oliver Coolidge
Eleanor Brooks
Casenova
New York Military Academy Declared Honor School
The Secretary of War has designated the New York Military Academy at Cornwall as an honor school after a War Department inspection. Cadet Jack McAlister, son of Dr. John McAllister of Scarsdale, attends the academy.
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Secretary of War
New York Military Academy At
Cornwall
War Department
Jack McAlister
John McAllister
Central Avenue
Scarsdale
Warm Weather Draws Bathers to Croton Point Park
Warm weather brings many to Croton Point Park beach within Westchester County Park System. Bath houses operated by the Park Commission with ample free parking under police supervision. Park offers picnicking spots, restaurant and refreshment facilities, tents available for weekly rental. applications to Bronxville.
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Croton Point Park
Westchester County Park System
Westchester County Park Commission
Park Commission
Bronxville
Cake sale by Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Lutheran Church will hold a cake and apron sale on June 20 at 2 pm on Mrs. J Krigsson's grounds Brambach avenue between Scarsdale avenue and Alida street.
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Ladies Aid Society
The
Trinity Lutheran Church
Garden Club Seeks Best Flowers for Scout House Show
Garden Club's flower show at Scout House invites Scarsdale gardeners to pick their finest blooms and enter them for judging by visiting club presidents including Capt. Louis Schniter Mrs. Frank Chapman and Mrs. Alfred McEwan. Entries due tomorrow before ten.
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Scout House
Scarsdale Gardens
Louis Schniter
Nowiie Vernon Garden Club
Frank Chapman
Englewood
N. J
Garden Club
Alfred McEwan
Tarrytown Garden Club
Young Woman Wins $1000 Fellowship
Miss Mildred Stahl of Kokomo Indiana wins the National League of Women Voters fellowship to study Indian affairs. She will start in September at Brookings Graduate School in Washington with a $1000 grant covering fees and living costs for one year. Stahl is a University of Indiana graduate with a Smith College master’s in history and has done graduate work at George Washington University.
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Mildred Stahl
Kokomo
Indiana
National League of Women Voters
League
Miss Stahl
Robert Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government
Washington
Brookings Graduate School
Stahl
University of Indiana
Smith College
George Washington University
Smith College Studies
National League
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Mr. Magowan
Legion Poppies For Relief
Middletown
Riverhead
Croton
Woman’s Club
IRIS
Golf Club
Trails Association
Misses Healey
Bace Harbor
Mr. Fish
Voters’ League
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