Girl Scout Movement Highlights at Scarsdale Club
Miss Caroline Lewis, director of the Girl Scout movement for the county, spoke at the Scarsdale Woman's Club after a PTA meeting. She traced the eight year growth to about 80,000 girls and described the movement's non sectarian origins, aims, and the need for more women captains to lead and inspire future members.
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Caroline Lewis
Girl Scout Movement
Scarsdale
Atlanta
England
Mise Lewis
New York City
Miss Lewis
Masquerade Ball at Edgemont Housewarming
A Halloween masquerade hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Casse in Edgemont celebrated their move from Greenacres. Guests wore varied costumes including a rabbit, a Daffodil, and several Yama Yama outfits, with about eighty attending from Greenacres and nearby areas.
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Alfred J. Casse
Edgemont
Casses
Greenacres
Casse
Edward Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Richard Hunter
Mr. Hunter
Chester van Tassel
William Alfring
Mr. Alfring
Mr. van Tassel
Wheeler Dyer
L. Keating
Mr. Dyer
Mr. Keating
Harold Palmer
John M. Lawrence
Palmer
Mr. Lawrence
Allen Tobey
Lee
Miss Loftus
Mr Loftus
Smart
Robert Wormser
New York
Garden City
Englewood
Beginning Dancing Classes Next Friday at Lockwood Hall
Dancing classes start Friday November 12 with children to assemble at Lockwood Hall for grading. Beginners meet at 3 45 PM and advanced at 4 45 PM under Miss Covington. Mrs Ayres asks prompt reporting for Friday meeting and notes a few vacancies remaining for membership.
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Lockwood Hall
Miss Covington
Frank ©. Ayres
Village Board Loans Girl Scouts a New Home
The Village Board voted to provide a room in Village Hall for the Girl Scouts. They held their first meeting there on Wednesday. A cake sale by Troop L is set for Friday November 12 from three to five. donations of cakes and buyers are sought through Mrs James D Lester.
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Troop L
James D. Lester
Mrs Payne Reviews Foreign Affairs at Current Events Meeting
The October 29 meeting featured Mrs Wayne discussing foreign affairs including Central Europe and the Balkans. Attendees learned about the English miners strike and Italian factory occupations and noted such upheavals inform future events. Tickets for the remaining eight lectures are eight dollars through Mrs H C Schwable.
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Otober
Wayne
Oliver Lodge
Europe
Balkan
England
Italy
H. C. Schwable
White Plains
Plans for Christmas Seal Campaign in Scarsdale
Westchester County Tuberculosis Committee plans a Christmas seal drive with a meeting at Mrs. Guy Forbes home to discuss Scarsdale arrangements. A full committee roster and goals will appear next week. White Plains Reporter published a twenty page issue last week marking its anniversary.
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Westchester County Tuberculosis Committee
Guy Forbes
Scarsdale
White Plains
Inquirer Seeks Support for Children’s Book Week Start
The notice urges local readers to contribute before November to support the Inquirer and cooperate with the Children’s Book Week movement which begins on November 1.
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Soud
the Inquirer
More books in the home mark Children’s Book Week
November 15 to 20 will spotlight children’s reading with gifts and discussion. Sponsored by the American Booksellers Association and partners, the event invites articles from readers and asks for favorite childhood books and recommendations.
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American Booksellers’ Association
Boy Senute of America
The
Publishers
American Library Association
General Federation of Women's China
the Inquirer
Inquirer
Frederic C G. Melcher
Book Week
Tinker Bell
Peter Jun
Scarborough Beats Scarsdale In Narrow Football Thriller
Scarborough defeats Scarsdale 13 to 7 on Section Day in a crowded game. Wiggins, Pasquale and Oliver starred in the backfield, Shepherd, Guild and Trish led the line as Scarsdale mounted late threats but could not overcome the visitors.
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Scarsdale High School
Scarborough
Scarsdale
Wiggins
Pasquale
Scarsdale Boys
Oliver
Shepherd
Guild
Trish
Schnuck
Jarman
Jerome
Collins
Wanlaw
Richt
Anna Shaw Memorial Receives Public Donation at Polls
A sum of 100.89 was obtained at Scarsdale polling places on election day for the Anna Shaw Memorial. The fund will be split equally between the Philadelphia Woman's Medical College for a Preventive Medicine chair and Bryn Mawr College for a chair of Political Economy. The list of poll collectors includes Mrs. H C Schwable, Mrs. Jesse Ward, Mrs. Thomas Burgess, Mrs. Brann, Mrs. Ransom at District 1 and Miss Emily Van Horn, Alice Van Horn, Miss Virginia Coombs, Miss Dedman, Mrs. J E Johnson Jr rand, Miss Yingling at District 2.
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Scarsdale
Anna Shaw
Philadelphia Woman's Medical College
Bryn Mawr College
H. C. Schwable
Jesse Ward
Thomas Burgess
Brann
Ransom
Emily
Alice van Horn
Virginia Coombs
Dedman
J. E. Johnson, Jr
Rand
Yingling
Award Honors At Girl Scout Rally In Westchester
Troops from all parts of Westchester and friends filled the Purchase rally site to honor Mrs. Juliette Low founder of the Girl Scouts. National and county leaders attended a luncheon at the Community House and witnessed a Brownie program before the mass parade of nearly five hundred khaki-clad scouts forming an open square around the reviewing party.
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Westchester
Girl Scouts
William A. Read
Purchase
Juliette Low
Girl Scout
Purchase Council
Arthur Choate
Rippin
Andohn Henry Hammond
Mars
Scarsdale
Caroline Lewis
Col Read
Miss Florence Sims to Speak on Labor and Domestic Help
The Civic Section of the Woman's Club announces Florence Sims Industrial Secretary of the National Board of the YWCA will speak November 19. She is expected to illuminate the labor situation among women and aid locals in understanding domestic help issues.
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Woman's Club
Florence Sims
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Miss Sins
Hospitable Hallowe'en Dance Draws Farmyard Costumes
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Culver hosted a Fox Meadow Road Hallowe'en Dance last Saturday with forty guests in farm themed costumes. The event featured a lively banjo orchestra, a plentiful supper, and spirited dancing as guests embraced a harvest home atmosphere.
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Sndh
Rudolph Culver
Fox Meadow Road
Culvers
Narties
Brittany
W. K
Searsdale
Vocational guidance urged by Dr. Kemp at Woman's Club
Dr. Kemp concludes her final lecture with a call for wholesome youth activities and outdoor life, plus music, art, and literature. She urges tests that reflect the whole personality and asks parents, teachers, physicians, and the child to contribute to guidance through public schools backed by government.
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Kemp
General Organization of High School Elects Officers
Robert Wiggin elected president of the General Organization of the High School with Mac Shephard as vice president Jim Dunham as treasurer and Ruth McNamara as secretary The group includes class presidents and Miss Sutch as faculty member on the executive committee Miss Dickinson appointed assistant treasurer.
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Robert Wiggin
Mac Shephard
Jim Dunham
Ruth McNamara
Miss Sutch
Miss Dickinson
Scarsdale Red Cross Sends $1000 to Hoover Committee
At the initial Scarsdale Red Cross meeting the group unanimously voted to donate $1000 from the remaining last drive funds to the American Red Cross for use by the Hoover Committee to aid relief in Central Europe.
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Scarsdale
RED Cross
Hoover Committee
Scarsdale Red Cross
American Red Cross
Hoover Committee For the Relief
Central Europe
Scarsdale Voters Turn Out In Strong Election Showing
Heavy turnout in Scarsdale featured swift use of voting machines with few delays. Republicans led across offices including 1007 for Harding and Coolidge and 836 for Governor, while Harriet May Mills 245 and John J. Lyons 961 led state contests. Community gatherings at the Woman's Club and Hitchcock Memorial Church praised election efforts and hospitality.
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Scarsdale
Harding
Coolidge
Cox
Roosevelt
Debs
Stedman
Prohibition
Farmer-Labor
Harriet May Mills
John J. Lyons
United States
Wadsworth
Walker
Panken
Boole
Carlson
Schneiderman
Burling
Doyle
Miller
Marschauser
Werner
Miscreants Remove Halyards From Flagpole at Judge Welch Home
An incident at Judge Welch on Popham Road saw halyards removed from the flagpole. The judge offers a reward for information leading to arrests. Workmen's compensation rules mean only a professional climber may be used to repair without liability.
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Scarsdale
Judge Welch
Popham Road
Welch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parent Teacher Association
Village Board
Mrs. Payne
Scarsdale High
Roger Ascham
Grenacres
Miss Sims
Enro
Crosby Kemp
Village
Hitchcock Memorial Church
William J. Ackerman
Rudolph Ackerman
Edna Adams
Engineers’ Corps
Miss Adams
Ackerman
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