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BROOKLYN EAGLE, JAN. 24, 1954 13 'Sponsors Announced ror Smith Club Bridge Mrs. 'W'illUim B. barter, Mrs. William O.

Prescott, Mrs. Valentine K. Raymond, Mrs. Reg- Edward ii. i'hir Methodist Hospital Guild Members to Meet The monthly meeting of the Guild of the Methodist Hospital will be held on Monday, annual briage and ick-- wy.wA Smith College Club of Brook ilvn' which will be held on Feb.

1, at 12:30 p.m. at the nurses residence. Luncheon Wednesday evening at the Ho-: will be served by Mrs. Harold SL. tJeorge Maraust Koom, ''announce, the following spon Khame, hostess for the day, and her committee.

I OLD TIMERS I lit 4 i i i i H- I' sors of the bridge: Miss Gladys Baily, Miss Ellen W. Batchelor, Mrs. Adolph R. Bergbom, Mrs. Edward J.

Black, Miss Elsie N. Rrllev. Mrs. Otis S. Carroll.

BROOKLYN "J'MrsT Glenelg P. Caterer, Mrs.j Best Sellers Mrs. T. Whitney. All proceeds from the bridga and food sale go to Smith College to be used for scholarship purposes.

Miss Brcmdinelli Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Domlnick, Brandinelll of 1878 W. 8th St. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Camille Brandinelll, to Frank DeNardo of 2 Planting Field Road, Nor-gate at Roslyn, Roslyn.

Miss Brandinelll is a graduate of Lafayette High School and St. Simmons SWhool of Laboratory Technicians, Manhattan. She is associated with the Lutheran Hospital. Mr. Da Nardo Is a graduate of Rhodes Business School of New York.

Th following report li bated oa wlei Uit week it Abraham A Strain, Namm Loeitr't mi Martin' t. Fiction 1. Lord Vanity Shrlltibnrger 2, Not Ai a Stranger i Thompson Francis T. Christy. Miss H.

Cot-trell, Mrs. Elizabeth Mrs, William H. Good, Miss Matilda Grose, Mrs. Earl B.1 Harris, Mrs. James M.

Hills, Mrd. Raymond' V. Ingersoll, Mrs. Palmer H. Jadwin, Mrs.

R. Keith Kane, Mrs. Henry F. Kramer, Mrs. William C.

Lau-ritzen, Mrs. Sumner Lavlne, Mrs. Edwin P. Maynard. Mrs.

James N. McBane, Mrs. Robert G. McCormack, Mrs. Andrew J.

McGowan, Mrs. Irar M. Men-sher, Miss Frances Miner, Miss Edna L. Newman, Dr. Foster D.

Park, Mrs, Frank J. Parker, Grayce Anne Burgess Grayce A. Burgess, Robert F. Mulvey Become Engaged Mr, and Mrs. Joseph A.

Bur 3. The High and I he Mighty Garni 4. The Female Wnllmnn 5. Beyond Thii Place Cronin 6. Time and Time Again Milan 7.

The Robe Dougtai gess of 1649 Bay Ridge Ave. and Peeksklll. N. announce vwvwv 8. The Doctort Snuhlr 0.

Battle Cry Irij 10. The Lady of Arlington-Kane BEST POTATO CHIP YOU CAN BUY General VHtCIOVS ff mm the engagement of their daughter, Mls9 Grayce Anne Burgess, to Robert Francis Mulvey, son ol Mr. and Mrs. John Mulvey of 1632 Bay Ridge Ave. Miss Burgess, an alumna of Fontbonne Hall, is attending Niagara University, Niagara University, N.

V. Mr. Mulvey is a graduate of St. Michael's High School and is now serving In the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Snowden.

'Dummy 1. The Power ol Positive Thinking Pealt Life li Worth LivingSieen Triumph and Tragedy -Churchill 4. The Secret Diary of Harold Irken fcfcei RAPID TRANSIT from Brooklyn to Fort Hamilton so the sign reads in days gone by. trains" usually coupled two passenger cars to boxed-in locomotive. mm City of Brooklyn Disowned Village of Bay Ridge in 1884 heating.

A "large, barrel outside the house caught rainwater GOLViN BROHYM POTATO CHIPS Thinner Crispi'tr Mor flavorful NEW YORK'S FAVORITE from the roof, carried into the house in pails, after the ice was broken in Winter weather. A backyard outhouse was a nec Plan for Card Party A card party will be given, by the Catholic War VeteraiiF. Ladies Auxiliary of Our Ladv; of Perpetual Help, Bay Ridge. Unit 5, on Thursday at the! S. The Spirit of St.

I.nuii I Lindbergh .4, Fire in the, Ahet, Whit- 7. Lelia Mauroil 8. A Man Calli-d Prter i' Marthnll t. The Age of Mogul Hnlbroolt 10. Cone With lh indor Brodv essity, uncomfortable in cold or wet weather.

Telephones were Htk rl economy few and far between. The popular doctor at that period was Dr. DeMund, who drove over In his buggy from his home on 18th FOR 23 YEAR5 SSiT 25? Chanticleer. The proceeds will be given to the welfare fund. Ave.

Bay Ridge had one general store, where anything could be bought from needles to anchors. It was just below "Pope's Corner," 3d and Bay Ridge and was kept by Mr. and Mrs. Oriscoll. George Self ran a small grocery store at Ovington and Stewart had started In business by going from house A glimpse of Bay Ridge as it was 70 years ago might be Interesting to many.

In 1884'iny family moved into a little house that my father had built on 67th between 4th and 5th Aves. The street had been cut through and small maple trees planted along the sides, but no paving or sidewalks. Bay Ridge was then just a country village in the Town of New Utrecht. The City of Brooklyn, ended at 60th and only two main thoroughfares entered Ridge 3d and 4th Aves, 5th Ave. ended at 60th Sti The next avenue td the east was Fort Hamilton Ave.

(then; called Franklin Ave.) The "dummy trains" ran on 3d from 25th fit. to Fort Hamilton, ronNisting of a boxed-ln locomotive and two pas-enger cars. The avenue was beautifully ohadrd moot of the way by fine old willow tree. 4th Ave. was paved through Brooklyn with granite block along the center, cobblestone along the side.

Entering Bay Kldge it wan an unpaved dirt road, very -muddy In wet weather. Bay Ridge had no street lights of any kind, and a flashlight would have been handy on moonless nights, but not as yet Invented. Most people stayed at home evening a there were no movies or outside attractions. 'Kerosene stable lanterns were much in use. When the day were short I went every evening, carrying a lantern, to meet my aunt at 63th Hu and 3d Ave.

a she arrived on a "dummy train" from work in Fulton Ht. store. There were no housekeeping shortcuts, not even what we consider necessities. No running water, gas, electricity or sewerage. Kerosene lamps for lighting, coal stoves for cooking and si- SIK For tEi iegmiiiiii to house carrying two large cans containing milk and kerosene.

Sam Ryder had a small butcher shop on Ovington Ave. We called for our mail at the post office In the two-story frame Atheneum building on 2d Ave. at about 70th St. A hall on the second floor wa used for meeting and school graduations. A few years later Mr.

BIN, an old-time resident, opened a small free lending library in this building, which grew with the years. Christ Episcopal Church was on Church Lane, just below 3d the Sunday School on 3d facing the beginning of Kowenhoven Lane (now Senator The Methodist Church had a white frame building at Fourth and Ovington Aves. Their original building stood forlorn and unused on Stewart not far from Ovington Ave. FRANK STQUT. 409 Old Coast Highway, Santa Barbara, Cal.

1 I Save ffloro j. vv, Beach ieastern pkway SQUATTERTalenled Old Fresh Fruits and Vegetables! Brighton Vivid in Memories debate goes ON and on Yellow 'Crisp U.lKa.1 Grade 3 gnosis Of Old Timer In '54! Srt Cabb Editor Old Timers: The squatters of Eastern Parkway have created quite debate in the Olr Timer section in the past, and I would like to add my little piece to the discussion. The section in question was bounded roughly, by Eastern Parkway, Washington age New Green From Southern Farms Fresh From Western Farms Ave, Empire Boulevard and tree-lined streets. Adjacent was csrrofs Editor Old Timers: It is with great Interest that I read the Old Timers. Page every Sunday.

I would like to say some-thing about Brighton and Manhattan Beaches in the gay nineties and the early the Nostrand Ave. and was known by the picturesque name "The Bunch of Berries." I don't know how it acquired this Florida Medium Size name but it in no way described century Frozen Food Favorites! Timers Bring Joy To Hospitalized Editor Old Timers: On Jan. 17th. a John Rchlos-ser asked "Why don't the old timers get together, Just now I have an organization of both young folks and old timers 'who entertain at various hospitals all over the city, and even out of town, and the Red Cross has been very cooperative with us in occasionally furnishing busses for-us. There are singers, dancers, readers, and all types of musicians in our group and we call ourselves "The Jolly Trouba-dors." All during the holiday season we entertain many hundreds of aed and orphans, and also at hospitals where we were well received igfcthe sick, the doctors adding that it was better than medicine.

Anyone, no matter how young or old, (the youngest is 8 and the oldest 81), having any kind of talent, even harmonicas, mandolins, for we have goori violinists and pianists, is welcome, and I would like for one Douglas Pinto, who had an The Brighton Beach Kids who lived there as and the race track nearby) they were a rough and tough catered to the appetites and constantly on the look-amusements of many for a scrap and disputed porting and otherwise. (the rights of other hoys to go The Brighton Beach Rall-j-iwimming in Prisoner's Pond road ran practically up to to fih in Steamer's pond for rear of the hotel, which had tolgoW sliver fish. However. an 18-hole golf course. How many Old Timers remember this location? Mr.

John J. Rodger mltwed the clincher to hi argument when he did not request the Ht. Teresa Boy to stroll along Nostrand where he would have aren some real squatters. I refer to the ev-eral large gypsy village that used to ramp along there each Sum in cr. I wonder if Mr, Rodgers or Mr.

Moriarty ever participated the stone fights between the boys from Classon Ave. and the boys from Underhill Ave, Sfrawbsrries when school opened thev had be moved bark from the 'ocean on account of the encroaching tides wearing away the beach. The railroad started at Atlan tCif 8S Baxter, Blrdseyc or Libby's tic and Franklin where Thee battles were fought fonj Birdseye Introductory Offer 2ioz. the Long Island Rail Road also had a station, where one could hoyrd trains also on the Rock- to come out of their lair and that's when we got even with them. There Isn't any doubt that a good many of the families who lived there were equat-trrs, however there were quite a 'ew substantia home in the area that could not be classified as shack or shanties, so the ground must have been owned by the people to justify the erection of two and three-ntoried bouses.

One of the disputants re the right to play baseball In the open fields along the Boulevard from Washington Ave. to what Is now Underhill Ave. These were all bloodless battles and usually ended with the ap. pearanre of a cop. One event, not mentioned to Grocery Buys! PSCiSlllGSYellow CN sliced Beach and Manhattan Reach divisions.

A rapid transit train ran from Flatbush Ave. to East New "York, making numerous ''stops, All of these trains fan on the street level and Hot underground and overhead as at present. Mummer Musical At Brighton Beach, adjoining ferred to the section as "Pig Town." This is not correct. Pig my knowledge, but looked for- article in the Eagle's Old Tim-ward to by both young and page several weeks ago, to of the Ninth Ward, was thejeontart m. We do not merely boat ride and picnic up thejentertain around the holidays.

Hudson River, run by a clubithen forget about it the rest whose headquarters was Mal-jof the year, hut we are busy sted's Saloon, St. John's Place with dates several times a and Classon Ave. There was! month, or anv time we are rune Juke 25 Jane Parker Bakery Values! lown was located a round Ltica the hotel was the Brighton Ave. and East New York Ave. Beach music pavilion, in which There war also a plaee called "Spotless Town," located, I believe, about what would he Golden Peaches now Brooklyn Presi i Flaky Dust plenty of music, dancing, beer, soft drinks and sandwiches and a good time was had by all.

PETE ROGERS, 3-17 McDonald Ave. dent St. This, as 1 recall, was a very lovely section large homes with spacious lawns and Enriched Sliced Orange Cocoanut 1909 Incident of Hippodrome Tickets the Metropolitan Opera House orchestra played the finest classical muslo during the Summer Reason. Anton Seidi; the conductor, was instrumental in bringing the Wagnerian operas to the United States and also assisted Richard Wagner in Europe. The "assistant conductor was Max Splcker and later on none other than the fumous Victor Herbert.

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Oldllmer Diet Editor Old Timers: Keran Guilfoyle has passed on. We oldtlmers will miss him. and I will truly find a loss in the reading of his cheery, witty, letters that he so often sent to me, and that I will never get again. 1 remember how he joked, and made me feel light of heart, when 1 visited him at the hos- Editor Old Timers: One evening in October, 1909,1 I boarded an open 3d Ave. trolley car at Borough Hall and took an end seat.

We rode as far as L'nion St. Suddenly I looked down at the floor and YOU STILL SAVI MONIY ON If you uie a vacuum-packed coffoo girl was crying. When she saw me she put out her hand and said, "tickets." I gave her the tickets and the car went on. Now here Is a strange thing. At First St.

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Try Eight O'Clock. You'll enjoy I believe this to be a case of gone a paintui operation, nm; that was Reran. Truly, he was left the flavor and the savings! tained two. for the Hippodrome for that very evening. I was reading the tickets; and wondering what I should do, when the car came to a stop at First St.

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Goldman played the cornet In the Metropolitan Orchestra at the age of 17. Mr. Franko had a brother, Sam, ajso a famous violin virtuoso, I attended many of these concerts. Enjoyed them Immensely, The price of admission was 25c for the lower floor and 15c for the 3-Lb. Bog $2.61 mm PanaMar ja mm Drl.

QCr m. cm mt blessed with a merry heart, "and he that hath a merry heart hath a continual feast," so said Solomon, he of great wisdom, and so Keran Guilfoyle not only was a happy oldtiraer but he Imparted generouily of his' joy to others, and we have been blessed with his life. Forj many of his last months he, BOKAR 91 3-lb. Bog $2.67 lick aW rl 4iW RED CIRCLE 90 3-lb. Bog $2.64 SAVI AN IXTRA BUY THI 3-LB.

BAG I Brighton Beach Mayor's Lttttr Brought Joy Editor Old Timers: I Mike Reilly, Flnnegans, Clares, Answer Mayor Brighton'Levlne and the Whltewoods; balcony Ronh vi-p. fhfli Roach I'Tn vnni- namollney wei your neiglllWrs. YOU AMIIICA I aoilMOST OO0 IITAIlll was a verv sick man, vei ne '54! 7" swanky Manhattan Beach and in tne F.ag!e Sunday Old Tim- continued to send in to the edi-Oriental Hotels. They were rr hl.nn!rl,. l)ul not lel anb 8'tor of the Oldtimers page many on restricted propertv! Uuny l'a'k "omIef 8iea through your gate.

I knew of nU so that the prominent people spent Ior mp' llsed to al1 'Hy-ihe Blake- tmrt jov 0f SAVE MOREIN V- Summer 1,1 living I'nllr Thf.i 1 THI OIIAT ATLANTIC I PACIFIC TIA COMPANY of the one by. CHARLEY LA W.SOX. ess ssth su fort. ALBERT E. RfESTOW, Z2d St.

was a young fellow. Old Tim-; EDWARD WHITEHEAD, ct's that ued to live there were 246 Warren Brooklyn. PrlcM aMxtiv )(wflt WmI Ju. la lur Maraati an1 lH-lrvie Horn la N. J.

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