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Brooklyn Sunday Star from Brooklyn, New York • 6

Brooklyn Sunday Star from Brooklyn, New York • 6

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ulCOOK'LVN STAR. JANUARY WORLD WAR; VETERANS TO HOLD REUNION DINNER TO BE HELD ON FEB. 4, AT ELKS CLUB Holy Family United Societies Prepare for Reception and Card Party at Columbus Clubhouse DR. WARD DIRECTOR Dr. J.

Francis Ward, of 411 Ninth street, wa elected director of the Brooklyn City Savings and Loan Association, of 91 Court street, Wednesday night. Joseph Mooney ia the associa-tion's president Dr. Ward is president of the South Brooklyn Board of Trade and affiliated with several other civic organizations and movements. who netted at the Theodore Room-vrlt eleven during the recent football season. SAFE NOW TO SWIM IN P.

S. 89, DUE TO CIVICS After a two-ytar delay repairs on the water purifying apparatus in the swimming pool at Public School 89, Newkirk avenue and East Thirty-first street, are nearing completion. F. Cornelius Wandmaeher, secretary of the Flatbush Taxpayers Association brought the tiding to the meeting last week of the association in the Linden Library, Linden avenue, near Flatbush avenue. The ass oration took the matter in hand last month when it learned that children using the pool were endangered by contamination because the chlorinating apparatus was broken down.

A resolution was passed favoring the use of Barron Island for a Municipal airport. All the officers were re-elected. They are Gregory Weinstein, president; William C. McKee, vice-president; F. C.

Wandmaeher, secretary; Francis Feger, treasurer; Al-meth W. floff, counsel. Tha fJnlted Societies of Holy Family Church have launched plaga to conduct a card party and reeept Ion on Februury 17, at the Knights of Colu mboi clubh 1 Prospect Park West. Arrangements are being made to play bridge, euchre, pinochle and five hundred. The Floridians" will ov i the music for the dancinbg which will follow the card playing A novel Patrons and Patfonesees Program" has been enthusiastically received and promises to be a great success.

Every effort i being niude to bring all the 01 Id Var etermi- Of the Fourth Compuny of the ISth Regiment together at a reunion dinner to he held at thr Elks Club, 150 South Oxford Street, on Saturday evening, Feb-ruuy 4. The reunion thin ycsfj will mark the Tenth Annnerxary Of the Company being disbanded, St Fort Hum 1 1 Lon prior to the reorganization of rthe artillery regiment fo raervice overseas. The dinner this year promists 1 to exceed that of other years and the commitee has assurances that practically every veteran of the company living in or near the city will be present. Captain Robert Aiken and Henry Bun ner, who are at the head of the committee in i h.trge of this reunion, have used every ans possible to Innate the veterans of the company Others serving on the inm rnittee are Richard Conway, Mathew Schlaer, Henry Kheiri-hardt, William Sullivan, Richard Dalton, Ci I.ogue and Henry Linton, with John F. McGrath, of 3605 Glenwood road, acting secretary of the committee.

i Rx i PLAN OPERAS THAT LAYMAN WILL ENJOY In a recent address before the Flatbush School Parent Teacher Association, Kendall Mussey, director of the Little Art Theatre Movement made an appeal that opera be sung in English. For the first time, explained Mussey, the Little Theatre will produce operas written exclusively by Americans and aung in English, He said it was much easier Many valuable prizes have al- for singers to attain real dramatic K. C. COUNCIL STARTS GLEE CLUB AND BAND The Chnitmnw 1'hrer 1927 Committee of Cardinal Gibbon Council have rendered final report, whuh that about had been raijeed for the purchasing of gifts, toys, for the hoys at St. Juhnx Home.

Grand Knight lull recently announced the appointment of an nthletic committer to supervise the organization of various athletic teams to compete under the auspices of the Council, which is a membei of the A. A C. On Sunday morning last the committee held a four mile invitation ready been donated and with a large sale of tickets in progress, a cn- all indications are toward NAVAL TRAINING DEVELOPS LOCAL MEN PHYSICALLY expression of a song if it won in their own language. A plan to make Brooklyn the national headquarters for such operas, with the opinion that if they were well received here they wolud experience similar receptions throughout the country, was made by the speaker. run, in which about twenty con-i testnnts took part.

In the near parity hall on February 17th. future a modified marathon race! Rev John S. Gresser is pastor will be held ovir a distance of i of Holy Family Church, and Rev. tabout Id miles, and fin- J. Kelly and Rev.

F. Brown i.xhing at the clubhouse Promi- are his assistants. cent distance runners have promised to lompete. A glei- club anl orchestra is mg organized under the direction of James OBrun from among thrlnrge amount of talent in the Council. it is expected that there will be a large representation ifrom this Council at the Fourth Degree Banquet to Exemplification and PLAYERS SET FOR SKIT AT CHURCH HERE Plans are well under way for Sinbad the Sailor, the coming play to be given by the children MASONS HERE PREPARE FOR BRIDGE PARTY t.

i I i i How the U. S. Navy develops the bodies of its new recruits in addition to training them mentally and in useful pursuits is shown in a report from the Navy Department that has just been received by the local recruiting officer. The report will be of interest not only to the relatives and friends of those who have recently signed up with Uncle Sams First Line of Defense Forces but to the public in general. This report listed the weight progress' of the five local recruits who enlisted at the Navy Recruiting Station at 8 Fourth avenue, during -November, 1927, and showed that during the first two months in the Navy thete was an average gain in weight of ten pounds per man.

Regular hours, healthy exer else and good, wholesome food caused this building up of bone and mdscle of practically every young man the Navy enlists. The first annual euchre and bridge party given 'by the Fellow-craft Club of Minerva Lodge, No. 792, F. and A. will be held Monday evening, February 20, in the auditorium of the Kings County Lighting Company, Fourth avenue and Senator street.

Joseph Johnson, of 8418 Twelfth avenue, newly elected Junior Deacon of the lodge, has been named chairman of the entertainment and prizes committee for the -affair. Tables are being reserved for bridge, five hundred, pinochle, poker and euchre, and refreshments will be served. Charles A Bungarz, of 1789 West Eighth street, recently elected president of the club, will be the guest of honor on this occasion. DE MOLAY HERE INSTALLS ITS NEW OFFICERS A public installation of nffin i -was held Saturday evening, the Bay Ridge Masonic Temple, by Theodore Roosevelt Chapter, Or der of De Molay, under the direction of Past Master Councilor Clifford Henze. James McCreery was installed as Master Councilor with his brother officers, William Bell, Senior Councilor, John Fisk, Junior Councilor; William Rerg-gren, scribe; Eric Borgeson, treasurer; V.

Magnelli, chaplain; Ralph Brath, senior deacon; Inge Nilson, junior deacon; L. DEspo-sito, senior steward; H. CarNon, junior steward; C. Naddeo, marshal; Cal Espey, standard bearer; 8. Smith, sentinel W.

Bates, almoner; John Bowker, orator, and Past Master Councilor Cliff Henze, organist Preceptors for the ensuing term L. Peck, first; J. Krietmeyer, second; Jos. Naddeo, third; Bob Weiss, fourth; A. Smith, fifth; P.

Faulkner, sixth, and William Maxwell, seventh. Deputy Charles E. Topping was joresent and guided the evening thought with an inspiring address. "Dad Anderson, on behalf of the chaprte, presented the outgoing master councilor with a past master councilors hat The entertainment committee has selected Friday evening March 9th for the chapters second annual entertainment and reception, Ja bt held at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Clermont and Lafayette avenues. A novel action was introduced to the order at the last meeting when Mr.

Topping presented large chapter letters to the members TRANSFER PROPERTY The Johnston Realty 8612 Third avenue, real estate and insurance, exchanged equity on 228 Eighty-ninth street, a one-family tax-exempt brick house, six rooms, bath, enclosed porch, garage; plot 20x100, for Margaret Lynam, who took 255 Ninetieth street, a two-family, semi-detached tax exempt stucco, 11 rooms, 2 baths, enclosed porches, 2-car garage; plot 24.3x100. BETHEMETH PLAYERS IN THREE SKITS of the Bay Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School, Fourth and Ovington Avenues, on Thursday and Friday evening, February 16 and 17. Charles E. Harrison, the directing coach and producer, has arranged this play into two lively scenes representing the North Pole with its many snowy mountains and icy peaks, scenes that are full of life and action from beginning to end. Not one dull moment can be found in this production.

The songs are tuneful, dancing lively, costumes lovely and colorful, what more could be bequired in a play presented by children from three to fifteen years of age. Teh coach ig assisted by Miss May Zimmer as accompanist. Mrs. A. MacNaughton as costumer and Alec MacNaughton as assistant stage manager.

John J. Armstrong is chairman of the play committee and will bo assisted by Mrs. Charles E. Wardell, Mrs. George Chlenberger and John MacFarland.

Edna Throckmorton has the title role of Sinbad, the Yankee sailor who is shipwrecked and discovers the North Pole. Betty Wardell has the role of Jack. Frost. who makes it rather interesting for Sinbad" and his friends. Among the supporting cast are; Alice Moore, Helen King, Dorothy Bradford, Annette iHenckel, Virly Westfall, Grace Kirby, Katherine Quist, Helen Cnbberly, Ruth Thomas, Helen Fischer, Ethel Hensckel, Florence Foster, Jeanette Bitmeer, Mildred Olson, Frances Maginley, Foster, Ruth Boyle, Alice Bouton, Irene Goldie, Hope Thomas, Virginia Loman, Dorothy Chappell, Agnes Maginley, Barbara Bar-rows, 'Elizabeth Jardine, Bettina Smith, Ruth Brockmuller, Virginia Glass, Mary Manning, Kathleen Long.

Lillian Long, Jeanette Wilson, Louise Maginley, Jane 'Diet-rich, Doris Caporal, Mildred Warns, Pearl Kyle, Louise Barrows, Evelyn Henchel, Hazel Christopher, Florence Jardine, 'William Jackson, Robert Engler, Douglas Smith, William Lehn, Robert Christopher, William Long, Harry Lippam, William Kay, John Foster, Gordon Veitenheim, Thomas Maginley, Warren Kyle, Carl Micklesen and many others as fairies, ice sprites, snow flakes and sailor boys. be held at Columbus Council clubhouse on Lincoln's Birthday, February 12th. The 1928 Communion Breakfast will be held in the new club house. It believed that the meeting room and billiard room will take enre of those making reservations. WORK TEACHES BRIDGE TO AID CHURCH FUND To defray expenses for parish necessities women members of the Holy Innocents R.

C. Church, Beverly road and East Seventeenth street, have arranged a series of weekly lessons in auction bridge to be given in the Parish House. Mrs. G. Gerard Williams, 490 Argyle road, is the chairman.

Milton C. Work, noted bridge expert, will be the instructor at the lessons to begin on Friday evening, February 27, at 8:30 oclock. The classes are open to all residents, whether or not they are church members. MADISON H. S.

SENIORS GIVE-ANNUAL PLAY An audience of 2,000 filled the spacious auditorium of James Madison High School, Quentin road and Bedford avenue, Monday night to see Madison Madness, presented by the January, 1928, Class of the school. Those comprising the cast were Syd Weiss, Al Scharbius, Sylvia Feigenow, Jack Baker, Herman Jafee, Milton Stem, Max Gross-man, Marian Cash, Gertrude Duckman, Harry Zeeman, Vivian Helfand, Ruth Aaronson, Eva Spar, Ruth Bastable, Dave Smith and Irwin Hammer. After the performance members of the class presented gifts to the following of the F. T. Lewis, advisor of the class; Miss Thun, his assistant; S.

H. Barkan, director of the play; Miss E. E. Horne: advisor of the Prom, and Miss Wilmot, advisor of the Senior Book. Three plays were presented by the Little Theatre of the Temple Beth Emeth last night in the social hall, Marlborough road and Church avenue.

They were The Valiant," The Wonder Hat and The Blattering Word. Philip 'Gross, who directed last years plays for the Little Theatre, was on the job this season and his handiwork was productive of a self-confessed satisfied audience. Those in the cast were Seymour Liebowitz, Leo Kahlstein, George Strauss, Arthur Levine, Eiise Maiilard, Anita Serkling, Rose Abramas, Edith Sperling, Auriel Klein, Bernice Dickman, Florence Meyero witz and Miriam Trepel. JACOB SCHAttER UNDERTAKER Th Fntrzl ChUrch" (o--litrlail) ud without chars. Cam -Cfcatra, Coach mntt Auto Equip-, rnaat for all occasion.

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DAY AND EVENING SCHOOL' pr OPEN ALL THE YEAR Funeral Director Formerly of lk Original Firm of Fred Herbit fc Soas ''u 6741 Fifth Avenue TO HOLD DANCE The Catholic Girls Auxiliary of Bay Ridge will hold a Valentine dance on -February 8 at Dongaq Council clubhouse. Seventy-sixth street Fourth avenue. i 1 'Ktgfct ATLaatS ON Dar-Pkeam ATbutle 4MO-4M1 RmlSent Pkrae BHOro Read HS2S.

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