Village Board Deliberates Roads Water and Development Plans
Three hour village meeting reviews Scarsdale water condition and many local projects. Plans for Butler property development and Fox Meadow road widenings are referred for committee action in coordination with the Planning Commission and village engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Fox Meadow Road
Willard Parker Butler
Planning Commission
Butler Property
Frank Chambers
Lockwood
Rodney Terrace
Park Circle
Madison Road
River Road
Highway Commission
Collin Armstrong
Seventy Scarsdale Women At League Luncheon
More than five hundred women gathered May 7 at Briarcliff Lodge for the fourth annual League of Women Voters convention. Carrie Chapman Catt delivered the main address, praising members and discussing recent league activities and county government reform plans. Mrs. Caspar Whitney outlined the Blue Bulletin and discussed the 48 hour work bill and legislative hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briarcliff Lodge
League of Women Voters
Carrie Chapman Catt
League
Caspar Whitney
Blue Bulletin
Investor's Catechism Promoted by Mortgage Co
Lawyer's Mortgage Co of Mt. Vernon advertises guaranteed safety and first mortgage certificates. Prospective buyers are urged to send for An Investor's Catechism from 8 North Ninth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawyer's Mortgage Co
North Ninth Ave
Mt. Vernon
Hillevest Enne-Aiet
Edgemont Dines and Dances at Scarsdale Golf Club
Edgemont Association held its annual dinner and first dance at the Scarsdale Golf Club on May 8 drawing a large crowd. Mrs Le Roy Brewster and committee oversaw a long dinner, followed by lively dancing and songs from across the years. Many prominent Edgemont residents attended, with bridge and mah jongg after dinner, and the event billed as this year's greatest success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Edgemont Association
Ralph Armstrong
William H. Blauvelt
Louis C. Bock, Jr
Barney
LeRoy Brewster
Burnham
John F. Bigelow
John Wilmot Brewer
C. F. Bond
Cyril B Clark
Thomas C. Cosmos
Martin H Clapp
EB. K. Cherrill
Stephen de Baum
William H. Foster
Alfred Georgi
R. H. Gibbons
Ernest J. Hanford
EB. G. Hibbell
Philip Hill
Harry Huberth
Mayer
H. D. Meyer
Willis Mason
C. F., Puckhafer
Alfred Smith
Woman's Club Notes a Winter Scarsdale Revue Benefit
At the annual meeting the club praised Mrs Muchfield and Mr Shipherd for their roles and thanked the Congregational Church for the Dyckman Hall use. Treasurer Mrs James H Briggs reported expenses under two thirds of income and the Building Fund surpassing five thousand dollars, with other committees signaling strong finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Scarsdale
Muchfield
James H. Briggs
Flower Show Fund Aims to Improve Club Grounds
Mrs. Clarence Smith chairing the Garden Section explains the Flower Show on June seventh to raise funds for planting around the Wayside House grounds. The show will charge 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under fifteen, with club members urged to exhibit and attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
Wayside Garden Club
Bishop of North Tokyo to Speak at Church House
The Rt. Rev. Charles 8. Reifsnyder, Bishop of North Tokyo, will speak Monday evening May 19 at 8 15 at St. James the Less Church House. Open meeting invited by Scarsdale Men's Chapter for the parish and friends. Reifsnyder helped found St. Pauls University in Tokyo and led its early years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Reifsnyder
Greenacres Players Dinner Show Dance Next Friday May 23
Greenacres Players present a dinner show and community dance at Purchase Community House with a buffet, music, and merriment lasting until 1 am. The Flapper Chorus includes Virginia Burkitt Katherine Kirkpatrick Madeline Woodward Aline McAdoo Adelaide Jennings Elizabeth Kirpatrick in multiple numbers with Bernardine Gleason LeRoy Miller Cheater Van Tassel Roy S Durstine. Charles C Hommann Jr will perform a lantern slide song sketch as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Greenacres
Purchase Community House
Inquirer
Virginia Burkitt
Katherine Kirkpatrick
Madeline Woodward
Aline McAdoo
Adelaide Jennings
Elizabeth Kirpatrick
Bernardine Gleason
LeRoy Miller
Gallowhur Gardens Open for PTA Garden Party
Mrs. William Gallowhur offers her Scarsdale garden for a Friday PTA garden party with entertainment planned by the committee. Tickets are $1, 50 cents for children, available from committee members or the Green Fisher Shop. The PTA aims to support school programs through fundraisers, with weather noted as a potential variable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gallowhur
Parent- Teacher Association
Scarsdale
Association
Green Fisher Shop
Misa Adams
Woman's Club
Caleb Hyatt
C. R. Hermann
Frank Ayres
O. H. Cheney
BE. M. Holden
Linus Keating
F. Bramwell Geddes
James Oliver
H. Be, Lesan
Willard Winslow
Chamber Announces Sand for New Beach at Mamaroneck
The Chamber of Commerce says enough clean white sand from Port Jefferson to cover a new beach at Mamaroneck will be ready by Memorial Day. It was moved a distance of seventy five miles for the summer opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamaroneck
Port Jefferson
Long Island
Chamber of Commerce
Scarsdale Republicans Back Coolidge and Wart Tax Plans
The Scarsdale Republican Town Committee met May 8 at Scarsdale Golf Club and expressed unlimited confidence in President Coolidge while criticizing Congress for tax and expenditure policies. The letter urged veto of unsound bills and noted broad public support, with officials detailing new county and local committee appointments and fundraising plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Republican Town Committee
Scarsdale Golf Club
Coolidge
Congress
George W. Field
Wadnworth
Wainwright
Assemblyman Shonk
Roderick Stephens
Shonk
William Gallowhur
Stephens
Thorne Baker
John Appel
Leland Stowell
Republican
Christie
Gallowhur
William E. Castle
Memorial Day plans set by American Legion committee
The Memorial Day Committee of the American Legion met May 7 at Post Headquarters to organize the parade and exercises. Arthur F Hebard was elected Grand Marshal and Lt Col Ross, Army Corps Area Adjutant and Personnel Officer, is named principal speaker. Flowers, music, and publicity roles are assigned and invitations sent to towns clubs, veterans groups, and students. The procession moves at ten from the station area to St James the Less church yard for prayers and then to the high school grounds for exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Day Committee
The
American Legion
Thorndike Deland
Arthur Boniface
Ralph Underhill
Palmer
Beatrice Crane
Arthur F. Hebard
Raymond L. Korndorfer
Leland Stowell
Liggett Gray
Bradford Downey
William P. Bentley
Carl Nimm
Town Club
Rotary Club
Tobey
State Constabulary
Alexander Crane
Caleb Hyatt
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Women's Motor Corps
Women's Signal Corps
William Waters
Fred H. Harrington
Legion
Army Corps
Ross
Ayroo
Frank Ayres
Wayside Players Stage Farce and Romance
The Wayside Players presented a three act bill with The Maker of Dreams and Allison's Lad praised for its convincing storytelling. Cast members Mary Buchanan Lawrence Dan Hinckley Arnold and Harold Davie drew strong performances in key roles. The final comedy As the Limb is Bent showcased Roy Durstine Caleb Tucker Briggs and Van Tassel delivering strong humor and old age themes. An advertiser notes a Buick financing offer from Brown's Buick Service in White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Oliphant Down
Alison
Mr. Kirby
Pierrette
Pierrot
Mr. Wallace
Dan Hinckley Arnold
Mary Buchanan Lawrence
Allison
Colonel Strickland
Harold Davie
Roy
Durstine
Caleb Tucker Briggs
Mr. van Tassel
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William Castle
Circle Road
Boniface
Bell Street
Drake Road
Post Road
Major Warner
Lavis
Cullen
Lavin
Mrs. Whitney
Herbert Shonk
Meade
Channing Moore
Moore
Mastick
Shank
Rastus Ransome
Edgemont
Mrs. Brewster
Mr. Bond
Dinah
Juanita
Bridge and
North
Charles 8. Reifsnyder
Who's Who
Harrison
Webster Briggs
President Coolidge
Wadsworth
Rollin Kirby
Brown
Buick
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