New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Women Open DiSpenSary in Bor-
ouuh Park Section.

The New Utrecht Dispensary, at NO. ls''
s-+b street. in the Borough Park section
was opened a few DAYS ago the LEADING
men OF the section taking fttins cogniN-
snce of the fact. The dispensary grew oui
OF a movement which began some time ago
among the women Of the neighoorhood Tor
the erection OF hospital They met WIN
little luck in collecting funds SO oel.i
mined 20 open a dispensary nrsl' INC
funds. now amounting 70 about Nl'""' Nere
raised at various affairs. me Ladles Aiu
Society. as the organization behind the us
pcnsary is called. has rented the puiiulhs
at No f~75 S7th street. with the option OF
buying IL within year. To carry "u' TINS
man the society must collect S'A" For
this purpose the women are arranging 10
bold several entertainments. ana among
these will ne a play which viii be pre-
scented IN a few weeks az the borough
Park club house. The dispensary IS open
between 1.s0 and 3.so o'clock each after
noon 10 an persons needing medical al
tendance.
A little boy down in South BROOKLYN the
otre- day announced 70 his mother that he
never intended marrying.
..Whv nor "" she asked.
"Td never le- any woman order me
around the way YOU order papa. ne re-
nled .Td lake II from YOU. hut I'd never
take 10 from any other woman
Another Htyo boy vino lives IN tho same
section has reached his own decision re-
sar1iuc pho origin of tho species and other
biological matters from the conversation
of his elders. few days ago he was
iaken ul and among his visitors was ms
amt. "A woman with strictly orthodox
turn % mind. After she had been talking
with him for a little while NE suddenly de-
manded
DO YOU believe that We IRE descended
from monkeys
No of course not." size returned IN hor-
ro- .r don't believe any such thing
"I do declared the youngster. Oh
Sc. H's ike this. Whom monkey dies il
sces 10 heaven. and then @ hti'e o@Oy
comes down 20 earth.
Tie Kings County Historical society neio
g. exhibition of antiques last week A.
I'm. Church 81 the Nativity, N AmerSioru
place 20 commemorate the -l6th ami
,erss-v Of the arst purchase OF lano on
LONE ISLAND. The money received VIII be
Used 20 help swell funds for the purchase
Of some Of the old Dutch homesteads SUI
standing on the island According u"
Charles A. Ditmas. president Of the fo-
o,etv while some believe that settlements
were made on the island ~ early as H.
the first authentic purchase OF lano OF.
cured on June is. 1896 on that day three
purchases were made from the Indians IN
accordance with the custom OF the Dutch
settler. one was made hy Jsconus van
Corlea-. His tract lay To what became 'he
,ou.r of Flstbush. Another purchase was
made bv Andres Huddie and Nolphert
Cerritsen. THE property involved also ia'''
formed pa~- Of Flatbush a third pur-
chase of land. now IN rho Rugby Feciion'
was made bv Director Wouter y an IWlle4.
Tho city is the last place where one
would expect 20 find violation OF the game
laws. but SO many violations have occurred
among the squatters Just on the eastern
PARKWAY that the attention Of the autnor-
tioe has been called 70 the conditions. and
Y. Sauter. Assistant Chief Game FRO
rector. announced the other Gay that ne IN
tended cleaning up the section. raid was
made bv three protectors a couple OF DAYS
ago on twenty-five snacks. ana after nghl-
ING their way through = mob Of men,
women and children the invaders conhscat-
sd three Gagged birds. The charge against
the equatters is that they are IL ths habit
Of sharing American soldhncnes. chlehy IN
Prospect Park. The complaints were mace
rs the Audubon Society.