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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1916
Page
2
The Inquirer plans to publish the president’s message in full, a detailed survey of Scarsdale Village state and government. The address is to be delivered at the Heathcote Road home, with heightened reader interest due to its significance and the club’s hosting.
Local readers urged to subscribe to the Scarsdale Inquirer to sustain a village newspaper. The piece argues ongoing community value, the need for transparency from the Board of Trustees, and the importance of informed participation through regular reporting.
George J. H. Schrader millionaire brass inventor died at sea en route to Norway on November 15. The will appoints The Rest, a charity in New York, as trustee with Dr. Schmid describing Schrader’s philanthropy and intent to fund the Poor’s relief. Schrader’s country home was in Hartsdale and he was formerly a leading figure in industry.
Postal records show unclaimed mail addressed to multiple individuals including Mrs Rob lert Poppelan Mrs awd amt Rose Shapiro Mrs W He Quade Katherine Brady Mr C Henry Fierte Griser Mrs Edatund Bear Katene Higgins and foreign Maria Miss M Filipo in Hartsdale. The notice names several recipients and notes awaiting pickup.
Scarsdale notes show residents relocating for summer, including Mrs J Van Heekeren to Wayside Cottage and G M Fowles family in South Dartmouth. Oakwoods meet Hartsdale, while many families plan summers in Greenacres Woodsdole Sound Beach Willimantic and Woodsdole. Civic Association plans women speakers and a Choral Art Club concert supports the Hartsdale Free Library.
Realty notices report Griffen Prince and Ripley leasing a three year residence for Wi B Gambee in Greenacres Scarsdale. William M Leslie estate sells five acres on Sherbrooke Road Heathcote to William G K. Ajax Grieb Rubber Camp stake holder. price 55000. Scarsdale Estates sells a large plot on Gorman Place Satinaires to G R Newcomb NYC.
The Junior Auxiliary of St. James the Less staged The Gift of Self in Mrs. Carstensen's carriage house on Wayside Lane last Saturday. The missionary tale showed a boy and girl learning to help at home before yielding to selfishness, then choosing the gift of self. The room was full, with a bill of works by the Auxiliary on display and plans to send clothes to mountain families in Tennessee and to aid colored missions in North Carolina.
On Sunday June 18 a large memorial window at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Carmen Avenue and Post Road will be unveiled. High Mass at 10 4 m will be celebrated by Father Rourke and sermon by Father W J Stanton S J. Father Stanton finishes a Confirmation class retreat with the sacrament administered by Rt Rev Bishop J J Hayes Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.
Mrs Bethell, leader of what became the Fourth Assembly District, sent a substitute to Chicago for the large suffrage parade to impress the Republican convention. Mrs Bethell could not attend so Mrs Henry E Dey of Pelham Manor was appointed in her place to represent New York.
The Woman Suffrage Party of the Fourth Assembly District led by Mrs. Frank H. Bethell will open a district headquarters in Mount Vernon next Saturday. A reception will feature prominent suffrage leaders, with daily hours and propaganda events planned at Fourth Avenue store.
Residents are informed that during the summer months June 12 to September 23 the Hartsdale Free Library will be run by Dorothy B. Connor. It will be open weekdays with hours 4 to 8 pm Monday and 3 to 6 pm other days, plus Saturday mornings 9 to 12. A Story Hour series led by Catherine B. Spaulding will continue on Tuesdays at 4 pm in the reading room, starting with The History of Our Flags on June 13.
A Wednesday afternoon sale of fancy bags towels and related items was held in the room above Mrs F H Bethells garage Heathcote er to benefit the Church of James the Less. Despite cool weather 40 to 50 attendees raised about 70 dollars. The rain forced the event indoors though the garage space was attractively decorated. The Parish Aid Society presented yearly work and the sale marked its season’s end with committee members Mrs Metzger Miss Benton Mrs Lewis Fish and Miss Nellie Fish in charge.
A damaged clipping shows the Dale School Trustees communicating to many Scarsdale residents, with fragmented phrasing indicating a misquote or miscommunication regarding concerns or scars.
Reader in Scarsdale critiques local paper’s reach and questions why residents lack subscription to the INQUIRER as discussed on Page 2 editorial.
Residents from every part of the Village of Scarsdale met at Mr Dickinson's home to decide placing tablets in the two new school buildings. The tablets will bear the trustees' names and a line of gratitude, to be unveiled by the village committee at a later date.
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