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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1925
Page
1
Mrs. Daniel O Day resigns from the Woman's Non partisan Committee for the Charter citing William L Ward Republican county leader speech that the Charter was made partisan. She notes Ward credited the Charter to Republicans and warned party blame if defeated.
The Wayside Garden Club of Scarsdale won first prize in Section I Class 1 at the Flower Show on September 25 in Larchmont. The Scarsdale club aided by Dobbs Ferry and Mamaroneck clubs impressed judges with evenly matched entries. The event was by the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State.
V Everit Macy of Scarborough, longtime Westchester welfare commissioner, praises a new county charter as delivering efficient responsible government. He says the old rural system, adopted about 160 years ago, is inadequate for current conditions. He spoke this week at the Women's Non-partisan Committee for the Charter offices in the Tod Building White Plains.
Three golfers earned holes in one recently. Edward B Brown of Overhill Rd aced the 9th at Leewood GC on 166 yards. Alexander Brough of Scarsdale GC and resident of NYC achieved a 180 yard ace on Glen Eden GC in Scotland. H P Alton of NYC carded an 11th hole ace at Scarsdale GC.
The Lee wood Golf Club hosted a qualifying round for the women’s club championship. Eight players advanced: Mrs J V Lake of New York Mrs N W Doorly of Bronxville Miss Jean Jacques New York Mrs James Garretson Bronxville Mrs S Monda Tuckahoe Mrs E W Corman New Rochelle Mrs H F MacNeish Scarsdale and Mrs B Treptow Pelham A women’s day luncheon and a brief business meeting followed. The men’s championship qualifying rounds are held this weekend.
The Republican caucus at Village Hall on Monday evening September 28 nominated town officers for the November election. Assemblyman Herbert B. Shonk presided, with H. M. Lydenberg and Thomas R. Fisher as chair and secretary, George W. Field and Collin Armstrong as tellers. Nominations included Supervisor William A. Bassett Town Clerk John R. Ross Justices Guy Forbes and Burchard Dutcher Assessors Samuel T. Reynolds and George W. Both School Director Dr. George A. Shepard. Continued on page three.
The new building near the incline to the New York Central bridge, near Station Park, will be occupied by Cooley Realty Company of Mount Vernon.
Police records show thirty three arrests for reckless driving in Scarsdale last week with fines totaling 144 dollars collected by the department.
Mr and Mrs John W Dickinson donate about 2500 volumes and a trust fund to establish and maintain a public library in Scarsdale. The Board of Education accepted the gift and will place books in the High School library with year round access.
Mrs. Caspar Whitney urges League of Women Voters members to demand clarity on the Charter issue. She questions the non-partisan stance as Republican leaders label the Charter a GOP measure and asks whether members should resign or publicly declare party ties. The letter argues the League must face partisan statements and ensure honesty in political education.
Westchester County Recreation Commission announces an organizational meeting on October 12 for a Scarsdale unit of the county chorus of Negro voices. The choir will join the County Music Festival with similar units in Yonkers White Plains and Mount Vernon, totaling over two hundred voices. Rev. Alan R. Chalmers offers St James the Less Church House for rehearsals, with director Rudolph Grant leading the Scarsdale unit.
The Scarsdale Evening School sponsored by the Woman's Club of Scarsdale will reopen Tuesday October 13 at 7 30 p m at Carmen avenue with Miss Kate Tunney in charge. Classes run Tuesday Thursday and Friday 7 30 to 9 00 p m teaching English branches conversation pronunciation spelling reading correspondence dictation composition and American Citizenship. enrollment is limited and Mrs. Walter Robbins is chairman phone White Plains 2837.
Copies of the newly issued Westchester county road map are available for distribution at the Village Clerk’s office. The notice invites residents and businesses to pick up their copies during normal hours.
New voter must qualify before registration. A new voter is one entitled to vote on or after January 1, 1922 and who has not yet voted in a general election in New York. Certificates of literacy issued by Superintendent Ralph S Underhill at the High School on registration days October 10 16 and 17.
The health film Big Gains for Little Bodies about Camp Waymore at Elmsford, developed by the Westchester County Tuberculosis and Public Health group with Lions Club of White Plains, has been purchased by Massachusetts New York Illinois Florida South Dakota Ontario Canada Island Park Michigan and South America Buenos Ayres. Fifty one children attended Camp Waymore this season.
Fire Prevention Week runs October 4 to 10 with Scarsdale Fire Company distributing pamphlets to every householder. The guide urges year round fire safety, citing Coolidge on fire waste and urging chimney checks, safe electricity use, careful handling of fuels, and avoiding candle use on Christmas trees.
Former prime minister Lloyd George chairs a campaign urging prohibition in England as supporters push for a nationwide ban on alcohol. The effort centers on a national vote and the political rallying around temperance principles.
The September 30 debate at Grace Church Community House in White Plains, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, featured William J. Wallin praising centralized county government while Esther Lape argued the Charter risks bossism and blurs lines between administration and legislation. Speakers included Mrs. Shape and others such as Miss Frabey and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Cadillac limousine owned by Harry Berkowitz of 248 East Second Street New York City was found deserted on Wayside Lane last Friday morning September 25 by Scarsdale police. Chauffeur Hymen Zolinsky of 211 East Eighteenth Street NYC drove the car. Berkowitz claimed the accident was caused by glare from an oncoming car that blinded the driver. Berkowitz was unhurt but shocked. the driver reportedly injured.
The special election in Hartsdale yielded 167 votes for relocating Greenacres avenue and carrying Greenacres drive to Station Plaza at a cost of 75000 dollars. Two opposed. An additional 151 votes supported extending water mains at a cost of 150000 dollars, with 13 votes against.
Deputy Edward Townsend with hikers captured a four foot rattlesnake with eleven rattles near Dover Plains. He also caught a copperhead within a hundred yards. Both snakes will be sent to Raymond L Ditmars at the Bronx Zoological Park for study.
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