Scarsdale Gardens Exhibit Delights With Flower Show
The Scarsdale flower show on June 6 showcased artistic arrangements from local gardens. Judges Louis Schmidt Frank Chapman and Alfred McEwan praised cooperation and sportsmanship as a standout exhibitor won two first prizes for unconventional centerpieces made from poppy stems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Henry
Scarsdale Gardens
Louis Schmidt
Frank Chapman
Alfred McEwan
Garden Club
Max Sehling
California
Scout Shack Fund Drive Nets $313 for Camp Curtis
Scouts of Hartsdale Troop 1 report $313 raised from a Thursday evening entertainment in Hartsdale. The funds will go toward a Shack at Camp Curtis, with a $500 estimate, and seek further subscriptions from local friends and supporters.
Peony and Iris Show At American Museum Of Natural History
The Horticultural Society of New York presents peonies irises and herbaceous plants at the American Museum of Natural History. The display opened yesterday and runs today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Society of New York
American Museum of Natural History
Buick dealers showcase closed model cars in 1925 demo
Brown's BUICK Service in White Plains New York advertises 1925 closed models on hand to demonstrate and mentions 15 years of selling Buicks including some used closed models.
Painter of Czar Visits Village
Michail V. Rundaltzoff court painter to the late Czar visited Butlerwoods and Fox Meadow Brook near Bronxville and spoke with enthusiasm of Bronx Park scenery. He painted two Bronx River pictures, one bought by an Atlanta resident, and a portrait of Pelham Country Club president Mont D. Rogers given to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michail V. Rundaltzoff
Czar
Russia
Bronx Parkway
Butlerwoods
Fox Meadow Brook
Inquirer
Bronx River
Bronxville
Atlanta
Mont D. Rogers
Pelham Country Club
Rogers
E. K. Howe
United States
Europe
Prof. Rundaltzoff
Carina
Czarevitch
Early Morning Fire at Mr Naylors House Causes Minor Damage
Fire crews were called to Fern Cliff Road at 4 30 am on June 9 to extinguish a small blaze in the home of Mr J H Naylor caused by an electric conduit. Damage was limited to wiring and was discovered by the Naylor son who woke to a smoke smell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Naylor
Ferncliff Road
Naylor
Hikers Plan Overnight Westchester Trails Outing
The Westchester Trails Association will hold a two day overnight hike June 20 and 21 led by Albert Whitney of White Plains. The group will use Camp Curtis S Read on Long Pond four miles northeast of Lake Mahopac with ample cooking and sleeping facilities. Participants should bring food for three meals and their own blankets and sheets. Access is via Saw Mill River road or train connections on the Harlem or Putnam divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester Trails Association
Albert Whitney
White Plains
White Plains Boy Scouts
The
Trails Association
Curtis S. Read
Long Pond
Lake Mahopac
Curtis S. Reed
Saw Mill River
Elmsford
Pines Bridge
Yorktown Heights
Camp
Harlem
School District Votes Yes 17 500 Bond for Land Purchase
The Union Free School District No. 1 held a well attended special meeting June 8 at the High School auditorium to authorize a 17 500 dollar bond for land purchase and grading. The vote was 137 yes, 51 no, with 6 voids after polls opened at 8 30 and closed at 9 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Free School District No. 1
Edgewood
George A. Marsh
Board of Education
Willam C. White
John R. Ross
George W. Both
Marsh
A. M. Crane
O. H. Cheney
Scarsdale PTA Names Officers and Committees for 1925 26
The Scarsdale Parent-Teacher Association announces its officers for 1925 1926. President is Mrs Caleb Hyatt and vice president is Miss Mary R Piedalue. Recording secretary is Mrs Dixon Fox and corresponding secretary is Mrs F Huber Hoge. Treasurer is Mrs Joseph Ford. Delegates include Mrs George Mayo and others. Committee chairs cover membership program music publicity entertainment dances library child study and grade mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Parent-Teacher Association
Caleb Hyatt
Mary R. Piedalue
Dixon Fox
F. Huber Hoge
Joseph Ford
George Mayo
Haven Babb
O. H. Cheney
Harlow Savage
George Field
Raymond Morse
Max Goldsmith
John MacNeille
Charles Wykoff
Robert Updegraft
A. W. Page
Frank Ayres
H. Lydenberg
E. M. Holden
Edgewood
Stephen Angell
Greenacres
Hugh Young
High School
Proctor
Durfee
Chataway
Scarsdale Delegates Attend Young People's Service League Conference
Miss Mary Reynolds served as advisor to the youth. Mrs. Paul R. Reynolds and Mrs. C. C. Capp hosted the third annual conference at Miss Mason's School in Tarrytown on June 6 and 7. Scarsdale delegates included Miss Agnes Hyatt Miss Marion Tarbox and Mr. H F Zimmerman. Recommendations urged funding a nurse on a Native American reservation, missionary sermons by diocesan rectors, and league visits to East View County Home and other public old and sick care institutions. Canon H Adye Pritchard delivered an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Reynolds
Paul R. Reynolds
C. C. Capp
Young People’s Service League
League
East View
H. Adye Pritchard
Want Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers for Hospital
The committee for White Plains Hospital asks garden owners to donate vegetables fruit and flowers. Deliver supplies to the Woman's Club House Thursday morning June 18 between nine and ten o'clock or call Mrs A O Griest Scarsdale 378 W to arrange pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains Hospital
Woman's Club House
A. O. Griest
Scarsdale
Largest Scarsdale High School Class to Graduate
The largest class in Scarsdale High School history will graduate Friday evening June 19. Nine boys and sixteen girls will receive diplomas in the high school auditorium at 8:15. Valedictory by Celina Rousseau and a Harvard Professor Arthur N. Holcombe address will mark the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale High School
Glee Club
Celina Rousseau
Arthur N. Holcombe
Harvard University
Pelham man’s car lightly damaged in trolley collision
On June 8 a car driven by H. Grinnel of Pelham collided with a street car on the Post road. Grinnel escaped injury and his vehicle sustained only slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Grinnel
Pelham
Post Road
Grinnel
Truck Collides With Mrs Ruggiero Car On Post Road
Mrs. Benjamin Ruggiero of Scarsdale and Emil Brown, a mechanic, were badly bruised in a June 6 collision on Post road. Oriente Tedster of White Plains drove a Dodge truck into Ruggiero’s car while Brown inspected it. Brown was thrown over a wall and Ruggiero under her car. Police carried them to Dr. Ryan and Dr. Austin treated them. Both were home recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Ruggiero
Scarsdale
Emil Brown
Ruggiero
Post Road
Brown
Oriente
Tedster
White Plains
Police Make Many Auto Arrests In Scarsdale Week
Police records from June 4 show multiple traffic fines and suspensions in nearby towns. Adolph Moller faced a $50 fine for passing a traffic signal. John Steinman $10 for damaged license plate. Aguielino Herran $10 for no license. others fined for missing licenses or speeding and reckless driving. Several men received suspended sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Adolph Moller
Lett Place
Greenburgh
John J. Steinman
Bronxville
Aguielino Herran
White Plains
John Amealarico
Mount Vernon
Donald Gilpatrick
Ralph Heyman
New Rochelle
Frederick Benedente
Sherbrook Road
Pilliarmo di Guglielmo
Tuckahoe
Ed. Graham
Heathcote Road
Fred Crouch
Yonkers
Ernest Getz
Elmsford
George McClennan
Dominick Garaguino
Edward Philan
What Rotary Means To Me Luncheon Talks At Scarsdale
At the Scarsdale Tavern Rotary Club luncheon on June 10 five local members spoke on What Rotary Means to Me. Speakers included S. T. Angell Walter Collet T O O'Farrell Franklin Henshaw and Henry Piccot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Scarsdale Tavern
Rotary
S. T. Angell
Walter Collet
T. O. O'Farrell
Franklin Henshaw
Henry Piccot
Opposes Erection of 90 Foot Water Tower Near Her Property
Mrs. Alice Beaver-Webb objects to a proposed 90 foot water tower near her Garden road home. George Gordon Battle, her New York lawyer, argues the tower would be a visible eyesore, block sun and winds, and devalue her land by about 25 000 dollars, though she values it at 100 000 dollars. The village board plans a public hearing on zoning amendments and the project, with details published in the Inquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon Battle
Alice Beaver-Webb
Garden Road
George Gordon Battle
New York
Beaver-Webb
the Inquirer
Pianist Percy Grainger to Perform at Briarcliff Lodge
Percival Grainger, renowned pianist and White Plains resident, headlines a Briarcliff Lodge recital tonight in the grand ballroom with Duo-Art orchestra accompaniment. The program features Grainger arrangements and recordings, followed by dancing with Phil Ohman’s Society Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Grainger
Briarcliff Lodge
Grainger
White Plains
Phil Ohman
Society
Charles A. Laurino
Aeolian Company
New York City
Handel
Mr. Grainger
Greig
Troldhaugen
Harold Neubrand
Harry C. B. Rederick
Charles Vanderbilt
Miss Burton Receives European Trip for Service
Miss Amselena Burton assistant cashier at Scarsdale National Bank and treasurer of many local activities was awarded a European trip by bank directors for five years of faithful service. She and Mrs Franklin Henshaw sail August 1 from Antwerp aboard the New Amsterdam for France and England and plan to return from Glasgow around September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amselena Burton
Scarsdale National Bank
Scarsdale
Miss Burton
Franklin Henshaw
Bologne
New Amsterdam
Holland American Line
France
England
Glasgow
Richards Hosts Group at Scarsdale Luncheon
Mr. Harvey Richards manager of the White Plains office of Fish and Marvin entertained the Scarsdale office staff and Mr. George Hill at a luncheon held at the Scarsdale Tavern on June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Richards
White Plains
Fish & Marvin
Scarsdale
George Hill
Scarsdale Tavern
Winchester and Mason Win Doubles Title at Fox Meadow Club
The Mason-Winchester pair defeated Quaid-Haywood in five sets to win the Men's Spring Doubles at Fox Meadow Tennis Club. Final score 7-5 6-8 8-6 0-6 6-4 amid a disrupted schedule and limited crowd due to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Meadow
Mason-Winchester
Quaid-Haywood
Winchester
Mason Winchester
Haywood
Quaid
Deuce
Mason
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Henry
Deborah Rossmassler
Helen Faries
Mildred Denna
Trene Toussaint
Marie Jordan
H. J. Sands
Morhotus
J. E. Johnson
John Brewer
5. Steim
Charles Herrmann
F. O. Ayres
Martin Clapp
H. Adair
W. Jennings
Hartsdale Troop 1
Hartsdale
Camp Curtis
Read
Mahopac
Walter C. Tilden
Marvin C. Williams
Friends of
Elk’s Band of
H. P. Kineh
Dyris Morris
Hillman Hunnewell
Canon Pritchard
Mount Kisco
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Edward L. Martin
M. VY. Rundaltzoff
Exile
Parkway
Mr. Naylor
Camp Road
Parent-Teacher Asso
Nurse For
Briarcliff
MR. Richards
Winchester and
Mason Victors
Winchester-Mason
Gager-Pearson
Halsey-Stringham
Taylor-Carnochan
Doubleday- Palmer
Speiden-Welling
Waters-Scully
Pleuthner-Waxman
Shank-Niles
Haywood-Quaid
Jackson-Clapp
Pfeiffer-Evans
Winchester- Mason
Halsey- Stringham
Haywood- Quaid
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