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MT 21 Flatbush News Page Community Activities, Personals and Features BROOKLYN D'AIEY EA'GEE, NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 193 Goivns of Past At Flatbush Eras Worn Democrats Fete Mrs. Griffith Quits Bedell Club Post Flatbush Units Oppose i i Council Slate 50 Local Men On Hog Creek Canal Project Residents of Gerritson Reach Compromise on CWA Assign cut Auxiliary President of Democratic Unit Resigns Because of Pending Merger With Kiowan Group Disowns Recovery Faction Mrs. Mae Griffith yesterday announced her resignation as a member of the James J. Bedell Democratic Club and as president of its Women's Auxiliary. Mrs.

Griffith stated that the reason for her resignation is the pending merger of the' RESIGNS Trade Board 0. K's Merger At Sheepshead Executive Committee Favors Proposal to Absorb C. of C. Unil The executive committee of thr Sheepshead Bay Board of Trade hat-approved the proposal to absorb the Sheepshead Bay Chamber of Commerce into its membership and will ask ratification of its action at a meeting to be held tonight. Chamber Approves Merger Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, which in receni months has not been active, recently-met and decided to Join the Board of Trade in a body.

This was given the approval of the latter group's executive committee at a meeting held last week at 1617 Sheepshead Bay Road. The Chamber of Commerce has been in existence for ten years. The Board of Trade was formed more than 30 years ago. The Board of Trade executive committee also voted in favor of the city economy measure as presented by Mayor LaGuardia. The mem bership of the organization will be asked to act on the matter at the meeting tonight.

Emmons Ave. Project Approved William S. Fitzpatrick, president of the board, attended the Sinking Fund Commission meeting last week to back city officials in hastening the removal of frame structures now lining the south side of Emmon Ave. Work on the project of widening the avenue should not be de layed, the organization believes. Occupants of buildings along the Sheepshead Bay waterfront are doing little business at this time, so that their ousting now will not cause them great loss, Fitzpatrick Bedell Club with the Kiowan Democratic Club.

Not a Recoveryite "Being a member of the Kings Highway Democratic Club and a loyal supporter of Leader Tom Ryan and Coleader Lillian Murphy, I will not become affiliated with the Recovery branch of tne Democratic party as represented by the Kiowan Club," she said. Mrs. Griffith said that her resignation has been in the hands of Harry O'Neill, club secretary, since last Wednesday, but it was not made public when the news that the proposed merger had been approved by the board of directors was given to the press. She said that she was represented as having takn no action. Acts Independently Mrs.

Griffith said that she knows of no other women in the club who are following her action. Although the amalgamation of the two clubs has been approved by the Bedell directors, it has yet to receive the approval of the general membership. Action will be taken at a meetig on Friday at the club's quarters, 2428 Ralph Ave. Laufer Elected Class Head At Tilden High by One Vote 1934 VARIETY Kathleen Yaeger of 295 Rutland Road, who is cast in "Varieties of 1934," a musical production, to be given tonight, at Hotel St. George.

Flatbush C. of C. To Elect 20 New Board Members A slate of 20 directors to replace those whose terms expire March 1 of this year has been presented to th Flatbush Chamber of Commerce by its nominating committee. The committee, of which F. C.

Feger is chairman, was chosen at the last membership meeting on Jan. 17. The candidates named will be voted on at the annual meeting of the chamber at the headquarters, 887 Flatbush on Wednesday, March 14. After election they will convene with directors whose terms have not expired to elect officers of the organization for the rnminp fiscal year. Those nominated were: P.

8. Berry J. a. Bllven Thomas E. Clsney Allyn s.

Crumm nciuenreicn John J. HICKey George J. Higgins David S. Holland P. J.

Kruse Paul P. Mcissner C. Bertram Plante Harry T. Pyie Walter E. Seemann Charles E.

Whowell Ernest M. Hollister Henry Mann Jr. Russell M. Nelson Prank M. Powell Daniel T.

Rigney J. William Teske In addition to Feger, the nom inating committee consisted of the following: Arthur J. Horton William F. Ahrend Martin S. Rouike Marshall H.

Covert Miss Jane Mellis Feted by Church Miss Jane Mellis was honored on the occasion of her 16th anniversary as superintendent of the Home De partment of the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church at a meeting of the department recently at her home, 3421 Snyder Ave. The occasion was the annual business meeting of the organization. At the conclusion of the meeting Miss Annie Dickey presented a wrist- watch to Miss Mellis on behalf of members of the organization. Entertainment was provided by Miss Leonie McCormack, reader, and Walter Brown, pianist. ADMIT 40 NEW MEMBERS Forty new members were elected at the last meeting of the Daniel J.

McMonagle Association of Flatbush. Approximately 200 persons attended the first beefsteak dinner of the recently formed organization. Plan Young Folks Party The Y. P. C.

U. of All Souls Uni- versalist Church will sponsor a "get-acquainted party" for the young people of the community on Wednesday evening, March 7, at the church. -Dancing, refreshments and entertainment will feature the evening. The affair is open to anv young people between the ages of 15 and 25. Bridge Aids Cheer Fund A charity bridge and tea was held recently at the home of Mrs.

Irving Levine of 2102 Quentin Road. Proceeds will benefit the Cheer Fund Fort Greene Chapter of Camp Susst. jpli Kill if if Gowns representing various periods in American history were worn by women of the Flatbush Democratic Club at a costume party recently at the clubhouse, 74 Linden Boulevard. Some of the gowns were family heirlooms. Mrs.

Mary F. O'Malley, co-leader of the district, appeared in a gown of beaded white crepe, reminiscent of the "Gay Among the other costumes were a Betsy Ross gown, worn by Miss Jewell Gilbride; mid-Victorian, by Mrs. Mary de Polo; a gown of the Civil War period worn by Mrs. Mary E. Murphy; a lavender velvet princess gown, a family heirloom for more than 100 years, worn by Miss May Ellsworth; a Florodora costume by Mrs.

Arthur Bergen; a green silk Colonial cos 'Rouge Bouquet' Day to Be Marked By Kilmer Post Legion Men to Observe Anniversary of Tragedy Costing Twentv Lives The Sergt. Joyce Kilmer Post 55, American Legion, will observe the 16th anniversary of the "Rouge Bouquet with commemorative ex ercises on Wednesday evening, March 7, at Erasmus Hall High school, Flatbush and Church Commander Joseph C. Graney announced yesterday. Men Buried Alive On March 7, 1918, 20 men of Company 165th Infantry, were buried alive when a German shell exploded and caused the collapse of their dugout in the Rouge Bouquet woods in France. Joyce Kilmer, poet and newspaperman and patron of the local post, who later died in action, had served with the outfit and on the day following the disaster wrote his famous poem "Rouge Bouquet' and dedicated it to the 20 men who were killed.

Cunningham to Speak Maj. W. Arthur Cunningham, City Controller, and Corp. Alfred Helmer, both Company men, will be the speakers at the exercises at Erasmus on March 7. Helmer, who was rescued after spending 12 hours in the collapsed dugout, and Cup-ningham.

who was in command of the platoon, will relate what happened on that day in 1918. Two members of the Kilmer Post, Past Commander Ted White Jr. and Raymond F. Dineen, who also served in Company and who were nearby when the men were killed, will be among those in charge 'of arrangements. The first four lines of the famous poem read: "In a wood they call the Rouee Bouquet There is a new-made grave today, Built by never a spade nor pick Yet coverpd with earth 10 meters thick." Flatbush Boys Club to Exhibit Washington Relics Tn commemoration of the lives of Washington and Lincoln the Flatbush Boys Club has arranged a group of events for this mid-month period between their respective birthdays.

One of these events will be given tonight at the clubhouse, 2245 Bedford when a patriotic program will be presented under the auspices of the Kings County American Legion. County Commander James M. Golding will make a patriotic address and the Drum and Bugle Corps, under Adjt. Joseph V. Carine.

will play and present a number of drills; call to colors will be sounded and motion pictures of scenes from the World War will be shown. Another feature in the Washington-Lincoln program at the club is a valuable collection of Washing-tonia. which includes a number of photostat reproductions of original Washington letters and papers. George Newman, manager of the Lincoln Savings Bank in Flatbush, has provided photostat copies of the original manuscript of "The Star-Spangled Banner" which will be presented to all boys who visit the Washington exhibit. Flatbush Gardens Civics Meet Tonight the February meetuig of the Flatbush Gardens Civic Association will be held tonight at 2101 Flatbush Ave.

Continuance of the civic group's campaign against sidewalk stands and encumbrances on Flatbush between Ave nues and will be discussed. James T. Brady is president of the organization. CORPORATION NOTICES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Board of Estimate and Apportionment at its meeting held on Friday, February 2 1934 iCal. No.

71. adoDted the resolutions: Resolved. That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of The Cltv ot New-York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 442 ot the Greater New York Charter, as amended, deeming it for the public interest so to do. proposes to change the map or plan of the Citv of New York by chamting the lines of Johnson avenue from Bogart street to a point about 40 feet weterlv therefrom, and by establishing dimensions of the block bounded by Jonnson avnue. Bogart street.

Boerum street and White street. Borough of Brooklyn, in accordance with a map bearing the signature ot the Secretary of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and dated November 27. 1933. Resolved, That this Board consider the proposed change at a meeting of the Bord. to be held in the Citv Hall Bor-nuch of Manhattan.

Citv of New York on Friday, March 2. 1934. at 10 30 o'clock a m. itesoued. That the Secrelarv of this i'cimuis anectea inereov that Hiuu.sru uiiaiise win De considered at a meeting of the Board, to be held at the aforesaid time and place, to be published In the City Record and the corporation newspapers for ten days continuously, bundays and legal holidays excepted, prior to the 2d day of March.

1934. Dated. New York, February 16. 1934. PEARL BERNSTEIN.

Secretarv. Board Estimate and Apportionment. Municipal Bunding, Telephone worth i-4otiO. tume by Elisabeth M. Fleming; a skating costume of the "Gay '90s," by Miss Sally Nicholson; a Pierrot costume by Mrs.

Madeline F. Van Kirk. Mrs. Gertrude Gately wore a lavender gown of the mauve decade. Among the women present were: Mrs.

O'Malley Mrs. J. T. Kilkenny Mrs. C.

H. Brelt-Mrs. M. E. Murphy bart Mrs.

G. Gatelv Miss H. Breitbart Miss Ella Kelly Mrs. Daniel Connelly Miss E. Cneshire Mrs.

James Collins Mrs. R. Hernandez Miss Evelub McMnnnMrs. Harold Kohn Mrs. Harry Rown Mrs.

Charles BarUsch Miss P. J. Malter Mrs. E. Driscoll Miss Frances ToomeyMrs.

N. Fischer Mrs. Marv de Polo Mrs. S. Nicholson Mrs.

Acnes Smith Miss K. Collins Miss Grace ConkllnMis. M. Newritcr Mis K. P.

Conklin Mrs. M. Nolan Mrs. F. Burns Miss M.

A. Kiernan Mrs. E. M. FlemlngMiss M.

C. Murray Mrs. J. McBride Mrs. J.

E. Smith Mrs. M. Van Kirk Mrs. M.

C. Gannon Gerritsen Beach Church Observes 10th Anniversary Jlev." Dr. Samuel Trexler Preaches Sermon for St. James Lutherans St. James Lutheran Church, Gerritsen Beach, observed its tenth anniversary last night at a special service at the church, Gerritsen and Florence Aves.

The anniversary sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Trexler, president or the united Lutheran Synod of New York. His subject was The Unsearchable Riches of Christ." The Rev. Raymond E.

Agnew, pastor of St. James, conducted the service. More than 2G0 persons attended. The anniversary celebration began on Saturday night with a congregational dinner in the church hall. More than 300 persons attended the affair.

Pastor Agnew acted as toastmaster and introduced visiting clergymen. These included the Rev. Paul Kirsch, superintendent of missions for the United Lutheran Synod of New York; the Rev. Carl H. Hirzel, president of the Long Island Conference of the Lutheran Church; the Rev.

John H. Wagner, former pastor of St James and now pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Hudson Heights, N. the Rev. Paul Schwartz, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Coney Island; the Rev. George Schorling. pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Paul Schultz. pastor of the P.

E. Church of Our Saviour. Gerritsen Beach. St. James has experienced considerable growth since it was founded ten years ago and hRs a present baptized membership of more than 800.

CORPORATION NOTICES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Boaid of Estimate and Apportionment at its Kieetmg new on Friday, February 2, 1934 teal. No. 8), adopted the following resolutions: Resolved. That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 442 of the Greater New York Charter, as amended, deeming it for the public interest so to do, proposes to change me map or pian oi tne city oi New iotk bv the eraries nf Avenue from East 27th street to East 28th street, and of the intersecting streets affected. Borough of Brooklyn, in accordance with a map oearlug the signature of the Secretary of tile Board of Estimate and Appor tionment aim anted December 4.

Resolved, Tnat this Board consider the proposed change at a meeting of the Board, to be held in the City Hall. of Manhattan. City of New York, on Friday. March 2. 1934, at 10:30 o'clock a.m.

Resolved. That the Secretary of this Board cause these resolutions and a notice to all persons anected thereby that the proposed change will be considered at a meeting of the Board, to be held at the aforesaid time and place, to be published in tne city Kecord and tne corporation newspapers for ten days continuously. Sundays and legal holidays excepted, prior to the 2d day of March. 1934. Dated.

New York. February 16. 1934. PEARL BERNSTEIN, Secretary. Board of Estimate and Apportionment.

Municipal Building, Manhattan. Telephone WOrth 2-4560. iC-381 flO-lOt-osuA-h NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Board oi Estimate and Apportionment at its meeting held on Pridav, Februarv 2, 19.34 Cnl No. 89-A), adopted the follow-inp resolutions: Whereas. The President of the Boroush of Brooklyn under date of January 30, 1304.

has requested the Board to authorise the following Improvements, preliminary authorizations for which were pranted by the Board by resolution adopted on June 12, 1931: "Regulate, grade, regrade. curb, flag and reflag Neptune avenue from East 12th street to Shore boulevard and Emmons avenue from Shore boulevard to Sheepa-head Bav road, topether with all work incidental thereto." Borough of Brooklyn. "Regulate, iiade. reerade. curb, flan and reflag Emmons avenue from Sheepshead Buy road to East 27th street, togethfr with alt work Incidental theieto," Borough of Brjoirlyn.

"Regulate, grade, regrade, curb, flag and reflag Emmons avenue from past 27th street to Bngham street, together with work incidental thereto." Borough of Brooklyn. and Whereas. A resolution was adopted by the Local Board of the Ocean Front District on April 6. 1932. and approved by the Acting President of the Borough of Brooklyn on June 1, 1932, amending Its resolution adopted on April 15.

1931, fnr grading, regrading. curbing, flagging and it-imping tinmons avenue irom sncfpft-head Bay road to East 27th street. Borough of Brooklyn, preliminary authorization for winch was granted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment under dte of June 12. the amended Local uoaro resolution reading as follows: "Grade, remade, curb. flag, reflag and construct necessary sewer basins and out lets on Emmons avenue from Sheepshend Bay road to East 27th street, together with all work incidental thereto." Borough of Brooklyn, and Whereas.

The Board of Estimate and Apportionment proposes to combine the aforesaid projects into a single Improvement, the estimated cost of the combined projects being and Whereas. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment is empowered at the time of authorizing local improvements to determine in what manner the cost thereof shall be borne and paid: and Whereas. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment, pursuant to the provisions of section 247 of the Greater New York Charter, as amended. Is considering the advisability of authorizing the grading, regrariin. curbing, flagging and retlagging of Neptune avenue fom East 12th street to Shore boulevard, and Fmmons avenue irom Shore noulewtrd to Brivii-un and the construction of receivin? baMn where necessary.

Bnrough of BrookJvn; and of providing that 50 percent, of the entire cost and expense of the improvement be placed upon The Citv cf New York Mo be collected with the first tax lew after the contract for the improvement shall have bepn registered In the Department of Finance, or the cost and expense shall have been otherwise fixed and determined, or In the next succeeding year), and the remaining 50 per cent, of such cost and expense be assessed upon the property deemed to be benefited there- oy: oe id Rsolved. That this Board eocMder tJie proposed action at a meetmi of the Board Groups Offer 3 Names to Executive Board at Election Tonight A group of Flatbush civic associations acting through their delegates have banded together in presenting three names to oppose the slate returned by the nominating committee of the Brooklyn Civic Council for election to that organization's executive committee. Fifteen members of the committee are to be chosen at elections tonight. Only one of the three men nominated by the local group is from the Flatbush area, however. He is Leonard Savino, president of the Vanderveer Park Civic Association.

The other two are Alfred Bernheim, president of the Broadway Merchants Association, and Dr. Ignatius Byrne, president of the Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce. It was explained by one of the sponsors of the petition naming the three men that local associations fear domination of the Civic Council by downtown attorneys whose viewpoint is opposed to that of civic associations and their members. Delegates signing the petition nominating Savino, Bernheim and Dr. Byrne, represented the following organizations: East Flatbush Improvement Association.

Flatlands Civic Association. Canarsie Board of Trade and Chamber Ct Commerce. Marine Manor Property Owners Association South Midwood Residents Association. Sterling-Leflerts Civic Association. Vanderveer Park Civic Association.

West South Midwood Civic Association. Democratic Club Of Flatbush to Stage Minstrel Members to Don Grease Paint at Annual Event This Wednesday Night Members of the Democratic Club Of Flatbush Center will don grease paint to present a skit at the ninth annual ball and entertainment of that organization at the Midwood Masonic Temple, Kings Highway and E. 32d Wednesday night. Other features will include a revue staged by Miss Grace Gallagher, a member of the club; a carnival, and the traditional grand march. Edward G.

Dierks is chairman of the general committee, with Miss Gallagher and Stanley P. Leavell as vice chairmen. Joseph P. Mulvihill Is president of the Democratic Recovery group, whose headquarters are at 1987 Flatbush Ave. On the various committees in charge of the ball are the following: ARRANGEMENTS William C.

Hartner, chairman Miss A. Tierney Mrs. J. Clark William P. Dawson Mrs.

E. G. Dierks B. St. Nicholas Mrs.

C. Cumwings Mrs. W. C. Hartner Mrs.

B. St. Nicholas Mrs. W. B.

Hodge Roderick C. Wood John Reilly Peter Shoemaker Samuel Sweeney Joseph P. Bachm.in Dr. Jacob Applebaum Robert L. White George Carroll Jacob Em in Robert Bemer David A.

Bovd John V. Mulvihill John H. Brooks Mrs. Mae Carroll Mrs. D.

F. Murphy Mrs. Edward Fromm Mr. Louis Huth Einil Ott James A. Jones Edward M.

Barrett Charles Burrows Thomas J. Ducan Charles Secor Patrick J. Brough peter iiucnes Miss Laura a lorn one Mrs. C. Salomone Mrs.

Sarah Kay Mrs. A. Smith Mrs. F. J.

Cullen Mrs. F. Lynch Mrs. Irene Gallagher John J. CaiTerty Mrs.

w. F. Dawson Max Currish Mrs. Louis Solomon Mrs. E.

Madden Mrs. J. T. S. Wade Mrs.

J. P. Bachman John Stewart George A. Leavell Thomas Cullen Robert Cox John Dente William Dunnlgan Mrs. J.

P. Mulvihill Mrs. W. J. Higgins William J.

Higgins TICKETS Dr. C. I. Loeble. chairman Morris E.

tinner F. J. Lynch T. F. Weterman Kenneth A.

Morris Michael M. Curran Lawrence Murphy Walter O. Singer William Pari J. T. S.

Wade RECEPTION Daniel F. Murphy, chairman Dr. John B. Neary Louis Solomon John J. Gallagher Francis J.

Moran Ira Garbutt Hazel O'Leary William B. Hodge JOURNAL Thomas W. Carroll, chairman Milton Meyer Francis Murphy F. J. Kerr Ambrose P.

Murphy Elmer Mallon Arthur O'Leary MUSIC John M. Boyd, chairman George P. Moran Frank Scallon Charles Schmidt, Charles Salomone Dewey Marston Harry Hooper Joseph Morris Clinton Hancock BOOSTER Francis J. Cullen, chairman Peter Chartrand Miss O. Murphy Charles J.

Gavin Miss Helen Gallagher Miss Vera Madden Miss Adrienne Hodge FLOOR Dr. Jay Rosten, chairman Robert R. Hart Luke Mulvihill John Daneke Richard J. Pender John Carroll George Grill Sweedler to Talk To Fusion Group Municipal Court Judge Nathan D. Sweedler will address members of the Midwood City Fusion Party of the 2d A.

D. at their weekly meeting tonight in the clubhouse, 1708 Avenue J. Adele Winston, 15, of 997 E. 22d will sing as part of the entertainment features of the meeting. Plans for a testimonial and dance In honor of Gaston Koch, executive member of the club, will be announced tonight.

The affair will be held Sunday night, April 22, at the Towers Hotel. Alan L. Billings Js chairman of the committee in charge. Invitations to attend the evnt have been sent to borough and city officials. Plan Card Party The Ladies Auxiliary of the Floyd Bennett Post.

1060. American, Legion, will hold bunco and card party on Tuesday evening, Feb. 27, Rt the clubrooms, 5715 Avenue N. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served. Hostesses for the evening will be Mrs.

Edith Halcomb, Mrs. L. Karstendiek and Mrs. Anna Lally. of Residents of Gerritsen Beach who have insisted that CWA workers assigned for the project -of cutting a canal at filled-ln Hog Creek be chosen rom the local unemployed have accepted a compromise.

Of the 100 men chosen or the job, 50 have been taken from the Gerritsen Buach area. Men Divided in Gangs The men will be divided into two gangs. The squad of 50 outsider workers started digging last week with equipment provided by the local property owners. The Gerritsen Beach men are to begin tomorrow, according to notices they received the latter part of last week. When outsiders were originally sent to the section, the civic group protested and the men were withdrawn.

At that time the local leaders maintained they would not contribute equipment unless a majority of the CWA laborers were drawn from the ranks of the unemployed in the district. However a compromise was reached and included In the equipment already donated by Gerritsen Beach home owners and residents were 50 shovels, 12 wheelbarrows, 12 picks and a portable shack for use as the job headquarters and for the timekeeper. Work Going; Ahead It was reported at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last Thursday in St. James Lutheran Church, Gerritsen and Florence that the work was proceeding in a satisfactory manner with a large trench dug so far. The reopened creek, it is hoped, will carry off sewage now polluting the beach, it was stated.

The job, according to present indications, will require three or four months before it is completed. Arrangements were made with the Department of Sanitation to have clean ashes dumped into the hollow making up the undeveloped part of the children's playground at Public School 194, Knapp St. and Whitney it was announced at the meeting. Docal men should be assigned by the CWA to spread the cinders and ashes, members urged. The dangerous hollow is eight eet below the surface of the playground now used by the youngsters and contains cement pillars once part of the steeplechase race track in the vicinity.

New Lights Installed A request for lights on Knapp near Shell Bank Creek has been granted and the lights are already installed, it was announced. A resolution presented by John W. Murphy asking the reappointment of the 2d A. D. was passed.

Speakers at the meeting included District Attorney William F. X. Geoghan and John M. Flynn, assistant manager for the New York area of the Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation. Civics Mav Act rJ On College Site Members of the South Midwood Residents Association will be asked by their president, P.

C. Earl, to add their influence to that other groups opposing the selection of the Wood-Harmon tract as a site or Brooklyn College at the monthly meeting to be held tonight in Public School 152, Glenwood Road and E. 24th St. According to Earl, the use of the property will necessitate moving a trunk sewer and a subsequent district assessment. Residents of the section have in the past been assessed $5 a front foot or the sewer.

Earl points out. Other matters to be discussed include the increased water rents and methods of meeting the problem, and the proposed 2 percent State sales tax. The association will also discuss co-operation with the East Mid-wood Civic Association and the latter groups's campaign to secure added police protection for the Midwood acea. Kings Fusion Unit In 2d A. D.

to Move The Kings County Fusion Organization of the 2d A. D. has decided to move its headquarters from 1994 Flatbush Ave. to the vicinity of Kings Highway and Ocean Ave. mis was voted by the executive committee of the club at a meeting held at 1821 Burnett St.

Several sites for the clubrooms have been considered, but none has yet been chosen. The new location will brinij the Fusion group Into the center of 2d A. D. activities. It will enable the club to compete for adherents with the two City, Fusion party clubs now in that vicinity.

The executive committee voted to condemn the Tammany State legislative bloc which has opposed Mayor LaGuardia's economy bill. The 2d A. D. group is the only organization in the district affiliated with the Kings County Fusion Organization. There are several City Fusion party clubs in the district and one independent Fusion club.

Hyman Shapiro, chairman of the Kinds Count Fusion nrMni. I I nun. ai.x executive memoer the 2d A. D. club.

of Auxiliary Holds Bridge The Women's Auxiliary of the Alfred Wilson Post, 688. American Legion, held its monthly bridge party on Friday evening at the clubhouse, 3312 Clarendon Road. of I Mrs. Mae Griffith the senior treasurer, it was decided to elect two members of the class for that office. Those chosen were Peter Keller and Yctta Kornberg.

Other election results were: For vice president: Isidore Berg, 252; Herbert Flatow, 176; Irving Kutlin, 121, and Samuel Wasserman, 97; for secretary, Jeanette Klien, 267; Ruth Blaukopf, 222, and Harriete Farbstein, 157. Civic Units Plan Testimonial to Murray Snyder Acting in co-operation with other civic organizations throughout Flat bush, the Kings County Consolidated Civic League will give a testimonial dinner in honor of Murray Snyder, of The Eagle staff, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Cortelyou Club, Bedford Ave. and Avenue D. Snyder was until recently assigned to the Flatbush area.

Borough officials are among the guests invited to the dinner by John J. Ott. chairman of the affair, and the arrangements committee. Delegations from maliy civic associations are expected to be present. Among the civic leaders who have consented to serve on the honorary committee for the event are: Theodore Bclzncr, Marine Park Community Center.

Benjamin Berlin. East Flatbush Improvement Association. James T. Brady, Flatbush Gardens Civic Association. John V.

Cooney, Endocardium Civic League. James D'Agostlno, Coney Island Land Owners Association end the Gravesead-Stillwell Civic Association. John S. Dowd, Amersfort Civic Association. William J.

Fitzpatrick, Kingslawn Civic Association. William S. Pitzpatrick, Sheepshead Bay Board of Trade. Prank Frerichs, Gerrltsen Beach Chamber of Commerce. Amadeo Giorno, Madison Mnor Civic Association.

Thomas A. Grady, Midwood Board of Trade. William B. Greenwald. Merchants Association of Shrepshead Bav.

Herman S. Lecht, Elmore Land Owners Association. John McSweeney, Marine Park Civic Association. Roy M. Mann, League for the Improvement of Marinp Park.

Mnximillian Moss, Kings Highway Board of Trade. Dr. Philip I. Nash, Coney Island Chamber of Commerce. John J.

ott. Marine Manor Property Jacob M. Poss, Benson Park Civic Association. Joseph W. Ruane.

Gerrltsen Beach Property Owners Association. Leonard Savino, Vanderveer Park Civic Association. George Shanley, Midwood Property Owners Association. Hyman Shapiro, Mansfield Terrace Civic Association. Charles S.

Sollinger, Oravesend Chamber cf Commerce. On the arrangements committee are: Theodore Belzner Daniel Rohan Frank Prless Herman S. Lecht Edward A. Johnson Harry Welsberg Filling In Urged For Snediker Ave. Filling in of Snediker Ave.

at Fresh Creek and of Stanlev from Snediker Ave to Van Sinderen has been asked in a letter sent Borough President Ingersoll by George H. MacBeth, executive sec retary of the Canarsie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce. If this project is carried through, the civic worker declared, it will eliminate in large part the nresence of sewage now discharged from the Williams Ave. storm sewer and diverted into Fresh Creek. Traffic problems of the section would be partly solved, the letter continues, if Snediker Ave.

is ex tended across Fresh Creek souther ly to Flatlands the grading to be done by the Department of Sanitation with city ashes. Bridge at Betts Home Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Betts en tertained at bridge at their home, 541 E.

26th recently. Prof. and Mrs. Gould L. Harris, Mr.

and Mrs. Richard H. Werner and Mr. and Mrs. Harold A.

Mills. said. CORPORATION NOTICES Manhattan, City ot New York, on Friday March 2. 1934, at 10:30 o'clock a and that at the same time and place' public hearing thereon will then and ther be had: and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of thl Board cause these resolutions and a notice to all persons affected thereby to be published in the City Record and the corporation newspapers for ten days continue ously, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, prior to Friday, March 2, 1934. Dated.

New York. February 16. 1934. PEARL BERNSTEIN. Secretary.

Boare of Estimate and Apportionment. Municipal Building, Manhattan, Telephone, worth 2-4560. (C-391 fl6-10t-osuh PUBLIC NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN TO the owner or owners of all houses and lotAi" Improved and unimproved lands affected thereev that the following proposed assessments and awards have been completed and are lodned in the office of the Board of Assessors for examination bv all persons Interested, viz: Borough of Brooklyn. 4559. Grading, curbing and flagging Schenectady ave.

from Clarendon rd. to Avenue D. Affecting Blicks 4768 and. 4963. 4560.

Grading, curbing, flagging, 70th st. fiom Narrows ave. to 275 feet west of Narrows ave. Affecting Blocks 5868 and 5881. 4603.

Paving, curbing, Shepherd ave. from Hegeman ave. to Linden Affecting Blocks 4316. 4339. 4453 and 4476.

4068. Grading, curbing, flagging, E. 12th St. from Avenue to Banner William ct. and Gllmore each from E.

11th st. to E. 12th together, with a list of awards for damages caused bv a change of grade. Assessments affect Blocks 7431. 7432.

7455. 7456. 1484 7483. Awards aflect Block 7484 Lot 23, and Block 748.r Lot 58 Ail persons whose Interests are af-' fected bv the above named proposed' assessments or awards and who are op-bosed to the same, or either of are renuesteo to present their objections In writing lo the Board of Room 2200. Municipal Building.

Manhattan, within thirtv I30i davs from the date of this notice. On Tuesdav. March 13. 1934. at 11 a.m..

at the office of the Board of Assessors. Room 2200. Municipal Building. Manhattan, there will be 1 public hearing before the Board of Assessors at which time and place the said objections will be heard and testimony received In reference thereto Dated Feb. 10.

1934. THOMAS W. WHITTLE. RAYMOND O'SULLIVAN. WILLIAM BOWNE PAR-1 SONS.

Board of Assessurs (C 32.1 8 BALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY the President ot the Borough of Brooklyn, at Room 21. Borough Hall. Brooklyn, tin. til 11 a.m. on FRIDAY, FF.RRCARY 23, 1934.

NO 1. FOR FURNISHING ALL THB LABOR AND MATERIALS REQUIRED DISPOSAL OF EARTH ROCK, ASHES AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM THE ASPHALT DUMP PLATFORM LO- CATED WITHIN THE CORPORATION YARD AT HAMILTON AVE. AND GO-WANUS CANAL. BROOKLYN The lime allowed for the completion of the work and the full performance of the contract Is until Dec. 31.

1934 with th nghl reserved to the President' to terminate the contract at anv time prior to Dec 31. 1934. upon twenty davs' written notice to the contractor. The amount of security required will be Si 0.000. Each bid must be accompanied bv security deposit et S500 In cash or cer- 4 titled check payable to the order of the Comptroller nf The Citv of New York oiuurrs win oe required to otate 1 price per cubic yard or other unit of measure, together with a total for the entire contract.

The contract will bef awarded at a lump sum for the entire' contract. Blank forms may be obtained at tho Bureau of Public Buildings and Offices. Bth fioor. Municipal Building Brooklvn. RAYMOND V.

INOERSOLL? PresldenL Bsrlnstructioni to bidders next to last page. (C-301. SEALED BIDS WIT.r. rp ofV-ftvit the Commissioner of Purchase of The ct of New York, at his office. Room 190H Municipal BMilding.

Manhattan, until 10 JO a.m.. on WEDNESDAY. FFRRI ARY :8. 1934. Bnroiinh of Brnnklvn FOR FURNISHING AND i)Ef IVFRINrl CORDAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OP.

The tunc lor the performance oi contract! is for thirtv i30 conseculivc calendar davs after 1 lie endorsement of the certicate of the Comptroller. No bid shall be considered untpss It accompanied bv a deposit nf S40 The amount nf securltv rcqtnrrd is skOO FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERING CRAWLER TYPE TRACTORS WITH BULLDOZERS AND MOTOR THAWING OUT EQUIPMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF SANI-'" TATION. -na The time for the performance of contract is 45 consecutive calendar davs after the. endorsement ot the certllicate of the" Comptroller. No bid shall be considered unless It Is accompanied bv a deposit.

Such deposit shall be In an amount i.nt ipss than one and one-half per cent, nf the total amount of the bid The amount nf securliv re- quired is thirty per cent, of the contract amount awardrd The bidder will state the price prr unit. as called lor in the schedules quantities and prices bv whirl, the nicls will be tested. The extensions nun: he made and footed up. as the bids will be froirt the tn'al. and awards.

II made, made to the lowest bidder on eqch item or class, as stated in the schedules. Specifications referred tn tn the sehed- ulps mav he had upon application at Ruorn ram. Building. Manhattan. Blank forms and further information may be obtained at the nfllc- of the De- partment cx Purchase.

Room 1900. Munici pal Building. Manhattan. RUSSELL FORBES. Commissioner.

Instructions te bidders neat to last Arthur Laufer defeated his only opponent, Harry Franzus, by a plurality of one vote in the closest race for the presidency of the senior class ever held at Samuel J. Tilden High School, Tilden Ave. and E. 57th St. After the ballots were recounted several times, the vote was announced as: Laufer, 310; Franzus, 309.

Because of the many duties of Vanderveer Park Civics to Decide Attitude on Levy The position of the Vanderveer Park Civic Association with respect to the assessment for acquiring title to Albany from Cortelyou to Glenwood Roads, will be decided at the meeting of that group tonight at the Community Club, Avenue and E. 38th St. The association recently wrote members of the Board of Estimate urging them to reduce the present lu percent penalty for unpaid city was called "inequitable, unfair and confiscatory to taxpayers," in a let ter sent by Leonard Savino, as pres ident of the civic organization. Other matters on the association's agenda for tonight are the questions of free higher education, recently opposed by the Flatbush Chamber of Commerce, and the city economy bill. Madison Manor To Urge Sewers The need for sewers in the section south of Quentin Rd.

will be discussed at the meeting of the Madison Manor Civic Association tomorrow night in Public School 222, Quentin Rd. and E. 33d St. Among matters for which plans will be made are the proposal to intsall water meters in homes throughout the area and another to have an investigation of allegedly unequal distribution of water taxes, The civic group, according to Amadeo Giorno, its president, in tends to petition city officials for a public library branch in the vicinity. Hospital Reports 8 Flatbush Births Sons were born to the following Flatbush people recently at the United Israel-Zion Hospital, 10th Ave.

and 48th Dr. and Mrs E. 19th St. Ml. and Mrs.

Abraham Stein of 1656 Harry Citron of 1305 E. lHtn st. Mr. a.nd Mrs Raymond Byntio of 1802 Ocean arkwav Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Emnire Boulevard. ShatJ of 757 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kranzlrin of 127 Avenue J. Daughters were born to the following: Mr.

and Mrs. Max Bloom ot 635 B. 5th St. Mr. and Mrs.

Hyman Rebntk of 105 Avenue P. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer H. Hertz of 1828 E.

4th St. Entertains Bunco Club Mrs. Ida Weiner of 2820 E. 23d St. was hostess last week to the Wednesday Afternoon Bunco Club of Sheepshead Bay.

Members are Mrs. Weiner. Mrs. Elizabeth Little, Mrs. Jane Lazarus.

Mrs. Minerva Hean, Mrs. Julia McKeon, Mrs. Rebecca Benjamin, Mrs. Mary Burns and Mrs.

Mary Casey. Miss Auditore Entertains Miss Paula Auditore of 551 E. 10th St. entertained her bridge club recently at her home. The guests were the Misses Grace Ford, Catherine Hesterbprg.

Betty Scalzo. Helen Mc-Kinney, Muriel Dunn, Grace Crispo nnd Babs Auditore. Mothers Guests at Guild Members of the Mothers League of Public School 18M New York and Snyder will be guests at the Eagle Home Guild luncheon I to In held la the City Hall, Borough ot 0- ft5-10t-ost.

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