1 June 1934
BIRTHS at Israel Zion Hospital
JAFFE, born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin JAFFE of 1973 70th St., a boy
WRUBEL, born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul WRUBELL of 1629 51st St., a boy
MERIANS, born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph MERIANS of 902 44th St., a boy
GOLD, born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gold of 1312 54th St., a boy
LEPOW, born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin LEPOW of 6824 21st St., a boy
HAGER, born to Mr. and Mrs. Simon HAGER of 1718 66th St., a boy
COHEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin COHEN of 937 59th St., a boy
KANTOR, born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank CANTOR (sp) of 4015 15th Ave., a boy 
AULETE, born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael AULETE of 1217 57th St., a boy
ROTHSTEIN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Jake ROTHSTEIN of 7623 21st Ave., a boy
SORGENTI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis SORGENTI of 1020 47th St., a boy
LIEBERMAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack LIEBERMAN of 1919 82d St., a boy
PETERSEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter PETERSEN of 59 Gatling Place, a boy
ZAHLER, born ot Mr. and Mrs. Aaron ZAHLER of 902 44th St., a girl
SITKIN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin SITKIN of 68 Bay 31st St., a girl
BOARE, born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter BOARE of 1730 60th St., a girl
CULLEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence CULLEN of 760 60th St., a girl
LITWACK, born to Mrs. and Mrs. Wold LITWACK of 2203 64th St., a girl
BROWNE, born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry BROWNE of 1173 73d St., a girl
PEARL, born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis PEARL of 7101 Bay Parkway, a girl
ROSENSON, born to Mr. and Mrs. William ROSENSON of 959 42d St., a girl
ISAACSON, born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard ISAACSON of 1771 60th St., a girl
HIRSCH, born to Mr. and Mrs. Habib HIRSCH of 6714 22d Ave., a girl
GOLDSTEIN, born to Dr. and Mrs. Max M. GOLDSTEIN of 6001 20th Ave., a girl
COHEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. William COHEN of 8411 21st Ave., a girl
MAGLARAS, born to Mr. and Mrs. Christ MAGLARAS of 6924 4th Ave., a girl
BECKER, born to Mr. and Mrs. Julius BECKER of 301 81st St., a girl

Methodist Episcopal Hospital
MORAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis MORAN of 343 16th St., a boy
HALLORAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter HALLORAN of 1517 8th Ave., a girl
MEEHAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold MEEHAN of 424 8th St., a boy
CARABETTA, born to Mr. and Mrs. Rocco CARABETTA of 391 3d St., a boy
MacGREGOR, born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacGREGOR of 530 4th Ave., a boy
CANNON, born to Mrs. and Mrs. John CANNON of 1920 4th Ave., a girl
NICOLL, born to Mr. and Mrs. George NICOLL of 478 4th Ave., a girl
BUELL, born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter BUELL of 618 61st St., a girl

8 June 1934
Israel Zion Hospital..BIRTHS
TERMINI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwad TERMINI of 7615 New Utrecht Ave., a girl.
ESOUDERO, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe ESCUDERO of 4922 Fort Hamilton Parkway, a
	girl. *(name spelt two different ways)
PRUZZARO, born to Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore PRUZZARO of 851 52d St., twin girls. 
PRESS, born to Mr. and Mrs. Murray PRESS of 1107 55th St., a girl.
WEINER, born to Mr. and Mrs. Sol WEINER of 1548 51st St., a girl.
KURLAND, born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel KURLAND of 2236 71st St., a girl.
GOLDBERG, born to Mr. and Mrs. Jules GOLDBERG of 2009 85th St., a girl.
BATZUR, born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis BATZUR of 7402 Bay Parkway, a boy.
BRAGG, born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert BRAGG of 905 43d St., a boy.
GOREN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry GOREN of 8814 Bay Parkway, a boy.
SALZBERG, born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben SALZBERG of 5501 14th Ave., a boy.
RENNERT, born to Mr. and Mrs. Jonas RENNERT of 1641 65th St., a boy.
HORN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam HORN of 861 46th St., a boy.
FREILICH, born to Mr. and Mrs. Isadore FREILICH of Bay 29th St., a boy.
ASHERMAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ASHERMAN of 1840 61st St., a boy.
KLEIN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack KLEIN of 267 85th St., a boy.
HANSEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Hans HANSEN of 5417 9th Ave., a boy.
SULLIVAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter SULLIVAN of 343 101st St., a boy.
HARARI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Max HARARI of 1801 60th St., a boy.
FRUCHTMAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Abe FRUCHTMAN of 1855 66th St., a boy.
MICHAELS, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MICHAELS of 5100 15th Ave., a boy.
KALTER, born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam KALTER of 1729 67th St., a boy.
ELMAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin ELMAN of 971 47th St., a boy.
ABRAMSON, born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis ABRAMSON of 2126 73d St., a boy.

16 June 1934
HUNTINGTON PUPIL HONORED
Miss Anna HOLLER, a student of the eighth grade of the Huntington School
System, was honored yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. William P. HAUG,
pastor of the Huntington Baptist Church, presented her with a prize offered
by Ketewamoke Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution of Huntington,
to eighth grade pupils best exemplifying the qualities of good citizenship.

3 GENERATIONS TO WED AT MASS
A triple wedding ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at a
nuptial mass in St. Joseph's Church, 30th Ave. and 44th St., Astoria.  The
mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Peter HENN, pastor of the church.
Miss Theresa M. SCHILLER of 30-64 41st St., Astoria, will be married to
Leopold BERNY of 30-50 41st St., Astoria.
At the same time, Miss SCHILLER's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valentine SCHILLER,
will be remarried on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, while
Mrs. Schiller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam BAYER of 47-03 31st Ave.,
Astoria, will be remarried on their 50th wedding anniversary.

20 June 1934
TWO COUPLES WED--20 YEARS HONORED
The twentieth anniversary of their wedding was celebrated jointly at a
dinner and reception, Sunday afternoon, by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DWORSKY, and
Mr. DWORSKY's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. ZIMBLER.  THe
affair took place at the Imperial Mansion, 1657 78th St., and was attended
by more than 100 relatives and friends.  Theodore TROPP was master of
ceremonies.
Mr. DWORSKY, a leading business man of Bay RIdge, is proprietor of the
Superior Leather Goods Co., which has been located at 5714 5th Ave., for the
past 16 years.

HONOR DIC RICHARDS AT BACHELOR'S DINNER
Dick Richards, 460 Ovington Ave., who is soon to marry Miss Marion Conners,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Conners, 812 8th Ave., was given a bachelor
dinner by the members of the Marine and Field Club, last Friday night at
Henry's 5th Ave. and 69th St.
Among those attending the affair were:  
Jerry MURPHY, 
Joe TRIMBLE, 
Tom MATHEWS, 
W.J. SHERET, 
Ed CABEIL, 
Vincent NUGENT, 
W.J. SMITH, 
George MILLON,
George MILES, 
Frank WILSHURSEN and William KEEGAN

LOCAL COUPLE OBSERVES 10th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. William KEEGAN, 1812 Cortelyou Road, were feted on their tenth
wedding anniversary by their friends at a dinner given in their honor at
Henrys, 5th Ave. and 69th St.  Dr. Thomas MATTHEWS, 972 82d St., was the
host in charge of the affair.
Among those attending the affair were the following:  Dr. J.J. CAHILL, Mr.
and Mrs. William SMITH, Mr. and Mrs. John CAUGHLIN, Mr. and Mrs. J. SHERB,
Vincent RICHARDS, Vincent NUGENT, Frank WILLSHUNSEN, George MILES, and Mr.
and Mrs. Edward CAHILL.

Israel Zion Hospital..BIRTHS
BANDER, born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry BANDER of 1806 48th St., a boy.
GOLDSCHLAGER, born to Mr. and Mrs. Max GOLDSCHLAGER of 4401 17th Ave., a boy.
GREEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry GREEN of 1429 47th St., a boy.
COHN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard COHN of 410 Ocean Parkway, a boy.
MUFSON, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MUFSON of 1909 78th St., a boy.
KRAMER, born to Mr. and Mrs. Morris KRAMER of 639-A 5th Ave., a boy.
PORT, born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles PORT of 1601 65th St., a boy.
HAMWAY, born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel HAMWAY of 7314 Bay Parkway, a boy.
SEIDEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Perry SEIDEN of 1546 38th St., a girl.
SIEGEL, born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack SIEGEL of 310 85th St., a girl.
HOROWITZ, born to Mr. and Mrs. Irving HOROWITZ of 2271 82d St., a girl.
GUDINSKY, born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence GUDINSKY of 2414 84th St., a girl.
KATZ, born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac KATZ of 6601 Bay Parkway, a girl.
ITKIN, born to Mr. and Mrs. David M. ITKIN of 1152 42d St., a girl.
HELLER, born to Mr. and Mrs. William HELLER of 5414 11th Ave., a girl.
SEGAL, born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob SEGAL of 870 42d St., a girl.
FREILICH, born to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence FREILICH of 1429 35th St., a girl.

22 June 1934
Methodist Episcopal Hospital BIRTHS
BRUCE, born to Mr. and Mris Francis BRUCe of 420 Greenwood Ave., a boy
CARDELLO, born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael CARDELLO of 508 President St., a girl
REED, born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis REED of 1043 64th St., a girl.
CARBOY, born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis CARBOY of 571 82d St., a girl.
DOWDALL, born to Mr. and Mrs. James DOWDALL of 25 Sterling Place, a girl.
ESPOSITO, born to Mr. and Mrs. John ESPOSITO of 488 12th St., a girl.
WALES, born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward WALES of 314 Propsect Ave., a girl.
JAMES, born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrews JAMES of 7913 3d Ave., a boy.
GARILLI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul GARILLI of 973 52d St., a boy.
DVITT*, born to Mr. and Mrs. James DEVETT* of 1579 40th St., a girl. 
COLLINS, born to Mr. and Mrs. John COLLINS of 444 9th St., a boy.
CUCCURULLO, born to Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale CUCCURULLO of 586 Carroll St., aboy.
JOHNSON, born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard JOHNSON of 184 Dean St., a girl.
SOBIERAJSKI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles SOBIERAJSKI of 69 16th St., a boy.
VELTRI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph VELTRI of 1555 68th St., a girl.
ENGSTROM, born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter ENGSTROM of 822 51st St., a boy.
BRTOWSKI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Felix BRTOWSKI of 315 7th St., a girl.
HANSEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. Ingwald HANSEN of 637 11th St., a girl.
COFFEY, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph COFFEY of 2922 Fort Hamilton Parkway, aboy.
PEREZ, born to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony PEREX of 1928 71st St., a boy.
BROADLAND, born to Mr. and Mrs. Haakon BROADLAND of 4109 7th Ave., a girl.
KENNEDY, born to Mr. and Mrs. James KENNEDY of 482 7th Ave., a boy.
SIMONE, born to Mr. and Mrs. RIchard SIMONE of 348 2d St., a boy.
RUSS, born to Mr. and Mrs. George RUSS of 402 7th Ave., a boy.
ROSZAK, born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter ROSZAK of 131 5th Ave., a girl.
DEE, born to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DEE of 481 10th St., a girl.
MAYER, born to Mr. and Mrs. George MAYER of 739 43d St., a boy.
GRANCIO, born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph GRANCIO of 1915 58th St., a girl.
MAZERATI, born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis MAZERATI of 715 President St., a girl.
O'DONNEL*, born to Mr. and Mrs. James O'DONNELL* of 576 17th St., a boy
ZAMPARIOLO, born to Mr. and Mrs. John ZAMPARIOLO of 1052 53d St., a girl.
(*Names typed as in paper.)

24 June 1934
Borough Park Hospital BIRTHS
ALOTTA, born to Mr. and Mrs. M. ALOTTA of 454 36th St., a girl.
GOLDIN, born to Mr. and Mrs. L. GOLDIN of 1188 43d St., a girl.
SCHOCKET, born to Mr. and Mrs. D. SCHOCKET of 4017 15th Ave., a girl.
ABRAMS, born to Mr. and Mrs. L. ABRAMS of 1546 43d St., a girl.
REISEL, born to Mr. and Mrs. G. REISEL of 1042 45th St., a girl.
FISHMAN, born to Mr. and Mrs. S. FISHMAN of 37 Parkville Ave., a girl.
CANTWELL,  born to Mr. and Mrs. CANTWELL of 5110 19th Ave., a boy.
FUTORANSKY, born to Mr. and Mrs. I. FUTORANSKY of 344 68th St., a girl.
TRAUT, born to Mr. and Mrs. R. TRAUT of 1623 44th St., a girl.
KRAMER, born to Mr. and Mrs. S. KRAMER of 52 Bay 35th St., twin boys.
BARON, born to Mr. and Mrs. E. BARON of 1467 42d St., a boy.
MIRRA, born to Mr. and Mrs. A. MIRRA of 3819 15th Ave., a girl.
BORDEN, born to Mr. and Mrs. A. BORDEN of 1761 55th St., a girl.
BLUMENCRANTZ, born to Mr. and Mrs. E. BLUMENCRANTZ of 1852 67th St., a girl.
MARGULIS, born to Mr. and Mrs. MARGULIS of 1466 44th St., a girl.
KELLER, born to Mr. and Mrs. M. KELLER of 6319 18th Ave., a boy.
LOWE, born to Mr. and Mrs. LOWE of 1319 55th St., a boy and girl.
LIVINGSTON, born to Mr. and Mrs. LIVINGSTON of 1860 52nd St., a girl.
ROSS, born to Mr. and Mrs. M. ROSS of 6408 New Utrecht Ave., a girl.
EINE, born to Mr. and Mrs. G. EINE of 730 53d St., a girl.
DAKS, born to Mr. and Mrs. S. DAKS of 7215 19th Ave., a boy.
GELLAR, born to Mr. and Mrs. S. GELLAR of 7005 11th Ave., a girl.
LEVINE, born to Mr. and Mrs. R. LEVINE of 1449 42d St., a boy.
BILMES, born to Mr. and Mrs. S. BILMES of 1150 52d St., a boy.
CUTIE, born to Mr. and Mrs. N. CUTIE of 5223 12th Ave., a boy.
KRUH, born to Mr. and Mrs. R. KRUH of 8801 21st Ave., a boy.

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Baby Falls Down Shaft, Unharmed
Ignazio PLANA, despite his brief two and one-half years on this earth, dove
head first down a 40-foot airshaft in his home at 144 Wallabout St.,
Brooklyn, last evening and only split his lip and cut his scalp a bit.
Ignazio was playing about the second-floor apartment, saw the window of the
airshaft and decided to investigate.  He lost his balance and plunged down
to the bottom, landing with a thud on the cement floor.  His mother ran
screaming to the basement, where she found Ignazio sitting up ruefully
feeling his head.  Dr. Henry LIPSON of Beth Moses Hospital examined the boy
and treated the cuts on his lips and scalp.

15 August 1934
BIRTHS at United Israel Zion Hospital

McGLYNN, Born to Mr and Mrs James McGLYNN of 844 42nd St, a daughter
THURMAN, Born to Mr and Mrs Henry Thurman of 377 Bay Ridge Ave, a daughter
STRUPP, Born to Mr and Mrs Arthus STRUPP of 324 53rd St, a daughter
BRAUNSTEIN, Born to Mr and Mrs Frank BRAUNSTEIN of 904 43rd St, a daughter
BRITTEN, Born to Mr and Mrs Cecil BRITTEN of 186 Bay 20th St, a daughter
APPEL Born to Mr and Mrs Louis APPEL of 8801 Bay Parkway, a daughter
BERMAN, Born to Mr and Mrs Max BERMAN of 2301 23rd Ave, a son
GREENBERG, Born to Mr and MrsSolomon GREENBERG of 2047 81st St, a son
LEVINE, Born to Mr and Mrs Robert LEVINE of 1333 51st St, a son
HEISIGER, Born to Mr and Mrs Herman HEISIGER of 2109 85th St, a son
LIVOLSI, Born to Mr and Mrs Frank LIVOLSI of 1142 42nd St, a son
CHALFIN, Born to Mr and Mrs Harry CHALFIN of 1626 43rd St, a son
POTELL, Born to Mr and Mrs Alexander POTELL of 1333 51st St, a son
SADER, Born to Mr and Mrs Samuel SADER of 1564 54th St, a son
JACOBSEN, Born to Mr and Mrs Leon JACOBSEN of 1259 45th St, a son
ASHKINOS, Born to Mr and Mrs Oscar ASHKINOS of 931 51st St, a son
BARR, Born to Mr and Mrs Marcus BARR of 2000 84th St, a son
RESNICK, Born to Mr and Mrs Nathan RESNICK of 1415 73rd St, a son
FRANCO, Born to Mr and Mrs David FRANCO of 6514 Bay Parkway, a son
FRIEDMAN, Born to Mr and Mrs Lester FRIEDMAN of 1316 44th St, a son

Births at Methodist Episcopal Hospital

ARCIELLO Born to Mr and Mrs ARCIELLO of345 20th St, a son
BOLTE Born to Mr and Mrs BOLTE of 207 Prospect Park West, a daughter
GALLO Born to Mr and Mrs GALLO of 271 48th St, a daughter
MULENARE Born to Mr and Mrs MULENARE of 87 Garfield Pl, a daughter
ROILAND Born to Mr and Mrs ROILAND of 9313 Fort Hamilton Parkway, a son
WARD Born to Mr and Mrs WARD of 255 E 5th St, a son
OTARZEWSKI Born to Mr and Mrs OTAREWSKI of 162 15th St, a son
BARGISEN Born to Mr and Mrs BARGISEN of 217 A 34th St, a daughter
GALETTA Born to Mr and Mrs GALETTA of 6612  17th Ave, a daughter
MANNEY Born to Mr and Mrs MANNEY of 177 16th St, a daughter
MANERA Born to Mr and Mrs MANERA of 2263 82nd St, a daughter
MULLIN Born to Mr and Mrs MULLIN of 322 61st St, a daughter
TATA Born to Mr and Mrs TATA of 1268 Bay Ridge Ave, a daughter
GALLO Born to Mr and Mrs GALLO of 141 28th St, a son 
SENATORE Born to Mr and Mrs SENATORE of 678 Sackett St, a daughter
GALLO Born to Mr and Mrs GALLO of  606 6th Ave, a daughter
PIRAINO Born to Mr and Mrs PIRAINO of 311 Baltic Street, a son

17 August 1934
ANTHONY SIRICIA, BACK FROM ITALY, TO BE DINED
In honor of their son Anthony, who has just returned from Italy, Mr. and Mrs. 
SIRICIA of 638 53rd St. will hold a dinner at their home on Sunday evening.
Among those who have been invited are Mr. and Mrs. Dan PRAY, Mr. and Mrs. 
Alex Mc EWAN, Mr. and Mrs. Francis COOPER, Mr. and Mrs. Francis MULLINSMr. 
and Mrs. Mike CAVOLLO, Philip SIRCIA, Francis MULLINS, and Catherine ENG will 
entertain.

24 August 1934
Interest in the moonlight sail sponsored by the John Hughes Council, K. of C. 
and scheduled for Tuesday evening, Aug. 28, is widespread and growing, it was 
announced last night at the clubhouse, 13th Ave and 86th St. The trip on that 
evening is to be made up the Hudson to Bear Mountain and one of the features 
will be an entertainment staged by the famous Show Boat Revue.
The steamer will leave the Battery promptly at 8:15 pm. An orchestra will 
furnish music for dancing. Grand Knight Bernard J. BROPHY heads the committee 
in charge. He is being assisted by a large group from the Ladies Auxiliary. 
His associates on the committee include:
Albert CLAUBERG
Walter J. COUGHLIN
Dorothea HOFSTAD
Daniel J. GILVEY
Lewis J VALENTINE
John BURKE
Sal MENICCI
Dr. John SABBIA
Frank SWEENEY
Walter HUTCHINSON
Edward MURPHY
Michael SANTANELLA
Cosimo SICILIANO
John POLLACI
A.V. CARRETTA
John BOYLE
Patrick DALY, Jr.
Richard DRISCOLL
William J. CROOK
Joseph LEOPOLD
Joseph HART
Joseph MADEO
Joseph REDPATH
Frank McDAVITT
Michael J. PIZZI
Stewart MacDONALD
John E. CIANO
John WENZEL
James HURLEY
Michael J. WALSH
Theodore NEDDERMAN
Michael ARCOMANO
William CLAUBERG
D. DONATO
Thomas MacFARLANE
John HEWITT
William SMITH
M.V. COSGROVE
Nick G. SASSI
Paul RAGUCI
W. SAUNDERS
Peter J. MARSALO
Joseph LANE
Frank HENRATTY
j. Ross THOMPSON
James P. MEADE
Charles BUSCH
Richard B. DOHERTY
W.J. SCANLON
Vincent J. KIVLEN
William MITCHELL
Joseph ALBANESE and 
Thomas J. GATTO

Those on the ladies auxiliary committee are:
Mercedes CORDE
Mollie SEXTON
Ann DALY
Helen CONNELL
Marcella CORDE
Edna BURKE
Ann WALSH
Catherine GLEASON
Agnes HANRATTY
Marguerite CONNELL
Mrs. Florence HENRY
Mrs. Hortense LENTINI
Esther INDRIERI
Grace MOLLICA
Veronica CARROLL
Mrs. J. E. CIANO
Eleanor DILLMAN
Mrs. Jane ENGLISH
Helen FLANNERY
Margaret GLEASON
Bessie HEWITT
Katherine KELLY
Beatrice KENNY
Virginia LONE
Catherine HEWETT
Helen McCORMACK
Mildred GRECO
Christine McLAUGHLIN
Sadie HEWETT
Mrs. Blanche MURPHY
Helene NEWMAN
Dorothy REEVE
Augusta FERRARA
Mrs. Edgar PLUMEAU
Ruth VALENTINE
Mrs. James HURLEY
 Mrs. Michael WALSH
Kay YOERG
Gernia SCADUTO

26 August 1934
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
GERRITSON MILL, OLD LANDMARK, TO BE REBUILT
Marine Park Reliquary Dates from Days of American Revolution
Three centuries ago the tidewater mill if the GERRITSON family ground between 
its huge circular stones the flour for its section of old Brooklyn.
Today Park Department officials are planning to restore the ancient structure 
to its early vigor, so that Brooklynites may soon visit Marine Park to watch 
the big water wheel revolve as the tide ebbs and climb the stairway inside 
the building to see the old shafts and pulleys in operation while grain is 
ground to flour between the three sets of grooved stones.
RELIC OF REVOLUTION
Plans completed this week by architects of the department call for an almost 
complete restoration of the GERRITSON Beach landmark by a master millwright. 
The date when work will start has not been determined. This depends chiefly 
on the development of Marine Park, on which property the mill stands.
With the exception of a lean-to extension, which will contain waiting room 
facilities, the mill will be repaired so that its machinery, its outer 
appearance and its inner galleries will be the same as they were during the 
American Revolution. It was then that the mill's owner, a staunch patriot, 
took the stones from their place and buried them so that the Hessian troops 
marching from Gowanus along Kings Highway to his farm could not obtain the 
flour they sought.
MILL MADE FORTUNE
The story, as recalled by Benjamin J. KING, executive secretary of the 
Flatbush Chamber of Commerce which for years has asked for restoration of the 
landmark, ends curiously. The soldiers arrested GERRITSON, held him as a 
hostage pending the recovery of the stones. A son, fearing violence to his 
father, found them, and the mill was put in operation again. The British paid 
handsomely for the service. It was said the GERRITSON family fortune dated 
from that time.
The restoration will not be done by a contractor. The honor deserved by what 
some have called the oldest remaining building in New York State is that the 
work be done by a master millwright. Park Department architects believe such 
men are scarce in 20th century New York, but the officials hope to locate one 
who will be able to put the mill into its early condition and will also 
continue as custodian there.
EARLY MACHINES REMAIN
The grinding stones, 53 inches in diameter, are still in their original 
places. So is the great 20 inch octagonal oak drum on the wheel. The remains 
of shafts, pulleys and the four sets of sifters inside the structure are 
still there after the 300 years, needing only repair and assembly work. The 
face of the building will be reshingled, as will the roof. They will be hand 
split shingles, 36 inches in length, the same size as those the GERRITSON 
family put on their mill. In 1931, six years after the city purchased the 
property from the WHITNEY estate, civic groups began a movement to preserve 
the historic relic from souvenir hunters and vandals. A fence was erected. 
This, however, proved insufficient protection.
BROWNE SOUGHT REPAIRS
Former Park Commissioner sought $20,000 to restore the structure, but the 
Board of Education followed the advice of Acting Mayor McKEE, who called the 
mill "a chicken coop" and the request was denied. Subsequently, at the 
insistence of civic organizations, a watchman was assigned to guard the place.
One of the leaders in the fight to restore the old mill was Roy M. MANN, 
chairman of the League for the Improvement of Marine Park who yesterday 
welcomed plans for the restoration and termed the structure "one of the few 
outstanding Revolutionary buildings." Others who praised the Park Department 
for its efforts were Mr. KING and Frank FRERICHS, president of the GERRITSON 
BEACH Chamber of Commerce.
Plans for the restoration were made by Aymar EMBURY II, consulting architect 
for the Park Department, and H. B. GUILLAN. These call for the replacement of 
the modern windows installed by the WHITNEYS with others such as those used 
by the early Dutch settlers. More than 50 years ago Nicholas KOWENHOVEN, then 
an old man, told youngsters playing near the mill, the story of the GERRITSON 
pirate and those same windows.
Before the mill was built on the east side

34 August 1934
Brooklyn Daily Eagle--Births
SANBONE, born to Mr and Mrs Peter SANSONE of 1027 64th St, a girl
SEIF, born to Mr and Mrs Leon SEIF of 8605 Bay 16th St,a girl
SKLAR, born to Mr and Mrs Al SKLAR of 2440 83rd St, a girl
SATTILE, born to Mr and Mrs John SATTILE of 1445 68th St, a girl
MOHL, born to Mr and Mrs Milton MOHL of  1207 49th St, a girl
GOLDBERG, born to Mr and Mrs Irving GOLDBERG of 2126 Benson Ave, a girl
CHUSED, born to Mr and Mrs Bernard CHUSED of 1627 65th St, a girl
HAMMER, born to Mr and Mrs Bernard HAMMER of 935 48th St, a girl
ROPP, born to Mr and Mrs Abraham ROPP of 4812 12th Ave, a girl
SCHWARTZ, born to Mr and Mrs Joe SCHWARTZ of 1804 76th St, a girl
RIZZO, born to Mr and Mrs Generoso RIZZO of 1980 65th St, a girl
COHEN, born to Mr and Mrs COHEN of 909 58th St, a girl
EISMAN, born to Mr and Mrs Sam EISMAN of 371 Dahill Rd, a girl
FRANKEL, born to Mr and Mrs Jacob FRANKEL of 1953 70th St, a girl
DORNSTEIN, born to Mr and Mrs Joe DORNSTEIN of 1751 67th St, a boy
SCHWARTZ, born to Mr and Mrs Herbert SCHWARTZ of 6801 Bay Parkway, a boy
SPEILBERG, born to Mr and Mrs Emanuel SPEILBERG of 829 44th St, a boy
BRICKENTHAL, born to Mr and Mrs Morris BRICKENTHAL of 4901 8th Ave, a boy
MILLS, born to Mr and Mrs John MILLS of 450 Ocean Parkway, a boy
DEUTCH, born to Mr and Mrs Max DEUTCH of 1853 76th St, a boy
TRAUB, born to Mr and Mrs Emil TRAUB of 1440 47th St, a boy
GLASSMAN, born to Mr and Mrs Hyman GLASSMAN of 5801 15th Ave, a boy
HAMMER, born to Mr and Mrs Bernard HAMMER of 935 43rd St, a boy (??twins)
WARNER, born to Mr and Mrs Jack WARNER of 969 43rd St, a boy
COWITT, born to Mr and Mrs William COWITT of 1638 66th St, a boy

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