New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-26
Resident of HartSdale De
yelOpment Describes
Its Beauties.
FIRST CHARMED BY
PLACE WHILE VISITING
Each Day at the Colony Means
Increase IN The Beneficial
Pleasures Of Life.
Ry HARVEY W. CRAN

BY HARVEY ". CRAN.
Ur-l last fall ! had lived in New
YORK City. ever since my marriage,
about fifteen years ago. then pur-
chased a nome az Greeracres, the de-
velopment % the Scarsda.e Estates at
Eartsda.e. y. Y, and after many happy
months there / am glad 20 have an op-
vorturitv % tell me readers OF The
Tribune why determined 20 settle
~ Greenacres.
had known OF Greenacres for a long
time. and admired its beauties from
the train on several occasions, but /
hadn't even a faint conception OF IT'S
charm until my wife and / were week
end guests in June OF last year az the
home of an old college friend VINO mad
q short time before moved from Ne"
York 20 Greenacres.
he had been enthusiastic over ms
new home whenever l had seen him.
and when the invitation came II was
promptly and gladly accepted.
This weekend visit was not lar ad-
varced when ny wife and l decided
that we owed j, 20 our children and
ourselves 20 Join the Greenacres col
onv. Perhaps | cannot gave an idea
o. Greenacres life and attractions N
any better way than by telling OF thls
I-tle visit.
We arrived late Friday afternoon.
Nv friend and his wife met Us at the
station. 40 conveyance was necessary,
as our hoses artistic little nome Is
crty q very short walk from the sta
to- L stands on woodcrested MIA,
v-.r fine views from every window. 4
was a. once impressed with the HAPPY
combination OF nearness 20 station
and the beautiful. site. with vide,
sweeping vlews-a combination tAat is
uo- very often found.
Alter dinner we were conducted 20
an informal dance az the County len
MS Club. This lively little club mas
is pretty clubhouse and excellent
courts p the valley o. The Bronx, a,
Greenacres. L has o marvellous sett-nG
or me edge Of a forest stretching from
Fa~rscale 20 White Plains. On one
side o. che courts IS the Bronx RIVER
and on the otner side is little lake
and stream. and park LAID out Wl'n
lawns. winding b.uestOne walks, Whlie
bridges and seats, SHRUBS and MOVERS.
Here q. so IS -he Greenacres deer PARK,
ID which were severa. tallOw deer, ln-
c.uc.-e -wo little tawus that mad re-
Gently been born. swans. geese, ducAs'
rreasants. cranes, peacocks ana many
o-rer birds.
The large c.ubrcom Of the club
house Is well suited 20 dancing. The
clubhouse was attrac-ivelv decorated
and +es-ooned. The Japanese lanterns
or the ro-cn and through the grounds
made the scene moss fascinating
am co.t-cra-eC. and, o. course }
brought nv clubs. After breakfast the
next morning We went % me Scarscale
golf course, which also is rgnt az
Croenacres. This CLUB mas one OF me
best lEr-eer-no.e courses ~ the co 1n-
trr. and 70 is -ul o. beauty ana III
teres-. The clubhouse mad oeeh
destroyed 1y IRE a 70" Week oe-o'e'
u-- temporary mouse ha1 pee"
erected. and IN the fall ot lnat Ee"-
-r- clubhouse had been reo---i ana
was l1 use. ..-
.re course mas a 'a- 70 .aH'' ID.
o. aver ca- -o drive twice. ana e~i.'7
. .ea1-.-1. .1o.-s aat -reams. lfo--
.-rl1l- --e streams. and occas 'o'"--'
slayer mas been SHOWN 30 lay @7.-e
co.f clubs and 90 "a'p inc streams
.-r- enough 90 -aae ou- d .i'e ,-0-
AFTER cnteen ho'e-' a. "".l- -
badly beaten Dy NY count -'' .'e
friend. he conducted mo OacH 10 H.
home fo~ lunch. tel-iie me Ie-it- D. a.,
~.r much we would nave ehJoftc ".
--ro OBJ INC broad feiaAA@
Country CLUB mouse it h"c "'-
smoke Tie --nc' '.. "., 4.'.'.-
orer.ootirr mo
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