New-York tribune., 1897-06-26
TARRYTCWN.

The cornerstone Of the new Washington Irving
High School building laid yesterday afternoon
by Frank r. Person president Of the Board of
Education. The exercises were begun at 4:3O
O'Clock, when the school children assembled at the
present schoolhouse and marched in body down
Broadway to the new school After they were
seated America" was sung, after which followed
of Christ Episcopal Church who was personally
acquainted with Irving MIR; Spencer alluded TO the
statue of Irving just completed by J. NJ. Mundy,
and suggested that the plot in front of the school
would be fitting place for IT., Then followed the
laying of the cornerstone which bore the simple IN
SC pton, washington Irving High school the
following is a list OF articles placed IN the stone:
The names Of all the pupils at present attending
the High School. names OF the teachers and princ
ali the former pupils of the school. the architects;
contractors, men now working on the buiidng' n OF
Of Trustees. the Water Commissioners the Board
Of Health Police and Fire dePartweniis a ise and men
sermons preached on December A. 1859, by the Rev.
Church. and the Rev, }. Selden Spencer the pres
ent rector, on the occasion OF the death OF wan,
Of Irvings life Of Washington" photographs Of
Snnnysde the eHrance do to Sunnysde my nrf M Mon G
ment, the Revolutionary ana Union soldiers NOM
ment and the present school the aest u
and The Board of Water Commissioners; map
eb0wime The Village in 1850 souvenir medals Of the
Years coins a history of the school written by T.
Lester Crocher progra amme of yesterdays exer-
cises and a catalogue showing the course of study
for is.s7 After the stone sealed the children
sang ';Thc Star Spangled Banner, following Whicn
Hamilton W Mabie the Editor OF line OHtooKb ,h ne
singing Of "Counbia the Gem OF the ocean, me Inc
building is being erected at d WG Hose famous
as an inn where the British soldiers often stayed IN
the ReyouGnaG NTn DOWN only last October that Kat
rina Van Tassell, the heroine of Washington Try irv-
ings egeGdd d orS OF SieGpT ao of the house has been
preserved and will be placed in the new % bding bddiing
VIII whep he e2mRS'ffo 2nadS for occupancy m az in the fan
Miss He.on Miller Gould Will give iaWn IN IS.e Ieed a.
Ivndburst her beautiful country home In brpau-
wav this afternoon, for number OF poor cnildfen,
including those who are now al Woody |reS''
h9ne Th man@gers Of Robins Nest the summer re;
treat for New-York children when was Tpen1f ~
generTTosb among them being $50 from Mrs;
rom fSMH Mrs ou j. II Whhoas 50 from Mrs Md9pGg dSpGS
Willard and 81 eaGh IRON Mt5 md1e The other con-
trhusors t ns f are Mis- Charles Edson Mrs Chris Chris,
Tarber I9n4beT nGs Mrs LOUIS @ Stern Mrs Joseph
the Misses Coles the Misses stern, MISS A'0"-
O9G Tbo 1qn Kew ~ ard Nd'",G MT Wam y Compton are
spending the summer months at Chatham Coiufh-
" B. Kilmer. Of BROOKLYN, state orsanizzers OF
the Unique order of chosen trcnts, i"93tu.eu @ % %
cnnrcU nf that order in Irving Opera House on
Thursday evening. ard the following officers were
chosen: Byron A. Wiey co9nc yr.cnS4 sccretary:
W9llace OdelL treasurer; william /. SackeIt pre-
atc Robert l.. Forbes. TnarShal, NiIutIi 1.i'n -,
Gili: guard. w. A. H. Ely; sentry H. X watson; son
trustees Arson Husted. Nelson warren ana Oin
] Lyons The council vii be known as GOODWILL
Council No. 50. Of Tgrrytown. e -,
Mrs A. w Emer~au. wife Of Professor i1mef- i1m
son principal Of the T1r----0n High schoo!l mas
received the degree of master Of science from Syra-
cUse University J., 49,, ,,,or, -
Kyk-I't Council Royal Arcanum on Wednesday
evening only small number Of invited guests
were present besides the memn.Is r
i party of young people Of Tarrytown ana nv
incfon held Licvclc picnic 1T woodlands Lake.
near Ardsley. on Thursday; The rarty which Was %
village President of Irvineion. and Mrs FREDERICK
A Russell wife Of the treasurer Of this village In
Guided Miss b. Marion Wilson, Miss Edith Bait.
Miss Florence Maci}ean Miss Edith Temple, Miss
Uonora Gibson. Miss Mamie Townsend. Miss
Georgia Townsend. =. Lester Croclcr George Ray
rnond William MacBean. Charles Farchild, Fred
erick Russell Shredder BAIT Leon Temple and
James Cannon -
Several hundred hremen from Westchester Coun-
ty and Nyack attended Hope Hose Companys fair
on THURSDAY evening. There were six companies
nresent from across the river. IN charge Of Ed
ward L. Baldwin Chief Engineer. Before visiting
The fair the flremcn paraded through the village.
Vhe Mount Vernon Afcm"n entered the contest
for the chair and leading by twentyfour votes.
The Gfth anniversary Of the Rev ". H. Taylors
.oasiorate Of the Shiloh Baptist Church VIII be
Moderated on Monday evening. The Rev. Alfred
" II Holden. OF the Sixteenth Street Baptist
Church New-York City, will deliver address.
on Monday Mr. Holden will be the guest Of John
d Rockefeller at Kaak-Out Pocantco HIS.