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ces | a BROOKLYN BOROUGH HEAD FAVORS EVENING WORLD'S CONEY ISLAND PARK PLAN President Sete Aa Asks Board of Estimate to Take Up Pur- chase of Land. MORE: PASTORS FOR IT. Clergymen of All Denom- «: fnations Unite. in Urging Greatcr Breathing Spot. Borough Preeident’Alfred F. Steers of Brooklyn today asked the other members of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to look into the subject of acnuiting the burned area at Coney Island for a Greater Sea #ide Park, as ad'vocatec by The Even ing World suggestion from Borough President McAneny of Mahbattan that the,sub: fect would be more fitly brought up| by the represetitative from Kings County. | “In my letter asking that a committee | T be appointed to look f the qubstion of the city’s buying, more beach ‘front Property for park purposes at Goney Taland, 1 had in ming of course that the city would keep its eyes wide the recent Drea:ni * explained Mr, Steers to an Evering World re- porter. ‘ “A larger and more | beautiful city Park at Cgney Island tx a subject thay} Should int@rest every member of the Board Gf Estimate. Aij'of ins, boroughs | are interested, for Coney Island yelones | t@ the whole city. I am not in favor of marrowing this big question, down to Brooklyn, Every summer vikitor to New York goes to Coney Island, and.ttJn the duty of the city, to réscue the beaches there from private interests.” Mr. Steers Is also interested in, put: fing Coney Istand ,within the fire limits, to prevent all further construction of frame bulidings ‘there... ‘ “At my request there will be a reso, Yation introduced .at’ the meat tneetin, of the Board of ‘Aldermen ‘extendin, the fire imits to Coney, Island,” Mr. Steers. “TM, MOVE Fein teking Bt the suggestion’ of my very «able! perintendent. of Buildings, «John | Whole city. frame structures’ at*Coney Island—t time has come for the erection of ti root buildings énly:* Mr. Steers believes that the extension | Of the fire limits will aid ‘the clty's ace q@uisition of the beach ‘front property | at a fair and reasonable price. The chief concern is that, the city pay for the beach front no more than it is, worth. He favors a city papi extend- ing all the way from the prevent Bea- side Park to Sea Gate. The Board of Aldermen has alrea recommended the purttase Of additic al beach front property at Coney Isla tucluding the bu: istrict which di- rectly adjoins Seaside Park. >. MORE MINISTERS FAVOR PLAN FOR BIG SEASIDE PARK. From the clergymen of al! denom!- mations in every part af the city letters Continue to poor in to The Evening ‘World unitedly in favor of inore, beach for the people at Coney Island. They agree that a Greater Seaside Park would improve the, morals of the peo- ple'e playground. ‘They support the Project of the extozsion of a clean, Healthiul area owned and controlled by the city on account of the physical And moral benest that would follow, All urge that the city emMajal fim seouring that section of the Coney Islang beach swept. cléar of butldings by the recent fire, & lar letters has been published, ana more are pre- sented to-day. Te the Paste ning, World T have had an opportunity to conve: with many concerning your gre on for the conver the Dreamland fite Into # seaside park for the benesit of th af the privilege of side alr Which nm and find genegal Our city official may claim that wi need more sohool but What good edGeation without a healthy body? may claim the scarcity of funds pre expencing even a couple of millions of @olare for such a park, but 1 vo: That nualltons of people ‘are entitied to demang that medicine, God's preverip tion, which may be worth more t miliions. For God's alr and natu breeze ure the property of ali and should bo free to all Should we neglect this opportun seoure this site the relief It would £ the benefits such a park would ¢ taay be delayed for many years. I fer- vently e your excelent. plan and sound idea may meet with the favor of our officials, REV, LEOPOLD ZINSI Congregation Anshe Emeth, Maj “Would Ne # Trinmph for the Ha- manity of the Clty.” To the KAlior of The Prening World: MH would be a triumph for the hur manity of this elty if Coney Island could be made a place of beauty and.of, rest and peace. KEY. Tilt SMipe, Bt Nicholas Avende Presbyterian, Manhattan, Park and City Has Opportantty Now, ening World piriied citizen’ should Pablic Dewan Exceptional ‘To the Ldiior of 1 Bvery pubvi congratulate The Evening World op iw Ris action followed a)» endeavor to arouse pubite opinion in| |favor of the purchase of the site of Dreamland for a greater seaside park a Coney Island. With the acquisition by the city of the burned district the muntefpal bat)houre Would occupy a central positien with | parking space to the right and left suffi. | tently adequate to accommodate the Aty's poor. ‘The establishment of a five- cent fal Island, which {s| bound to come, and the growing demand for public parks and playgrounds will) ly force the city to provide bet-| mmodations for the poor. Here | eptional opportunity. | ‘The ocean beach ts the greatest natural ter acy sane playground in creation, To convert !t into other uses ts a crime against hu- manity, The city should teach its poor how to play economically. More play rounds and fewer moving picture shows | Would prove a blessing In more than one} way to the poor. A larger aren of play- ground in Coney Island tx needed far ore than a mu # and Indoor has shouldered th ing Its citlzer ters of: play, Island th ‘ork's mas 5 them in a tt make playground of | E. FISCHER. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Brook+ lyn Most Heartily Approves can Side Breathing FE w Paitor of The Rvening Work | 1, betieve most: heartily in a plan which would guarantee to the poor of) New York a seaside park such as the mplated plan would give. Let us, in for and bathing: place for the summer stay tv. W. G. M’CREADY, urch, Brooklyn, St. Peter's ¢ To the Fail 1 am unqual | nvening World the plan for a city 4 Store Noted for its Styles. figured designs. Sailor Silk Foulard Dresses designs. Value 15.00. Silk Foulard Dresses collar ot embroidered effect, Perfect in shape. All the most fashiohable colorings and latest mod- Silk Foulard Dresses Choicest quality silk, in In ‘choicest striped and 5.00 Value 12.75) els in bordered or | very rich designs, trim- Value 17.50. Bordered Foulard Dresses Of very rich quality silk. 9.75 ason’s Vatue 15.00) White Messaline porate designs in Waist and bottom of overskirt shows the beautiful border eflect. Value 25,00. Jap. Silk Dresses Ie rich quality black. andsomely em. broidered waist and new } plaited bottom skirt. 12.75 Value 22.50 bi China Sitk Dresse3 The prettiest models in) very high grade black silk. Trim. | med with soutache and 19.75 silk net yoke. Value 86.00. ' 4 0 All Sk Pongee Dresses In natural tan, gray and) black, fashioned in new- est and most attractive ss 7.59 Dresses eral newest models for wedding, party and pale rtecll 15.00 Value 25.00. Fmb-ofdered Lingerie Dresses Made of all over em. broidery, in a number of very pretty patterns and styles. { 5.00 Value 8.75.) Painiy Lingerie Dresses Very elaborately .trim- ) med with real Cluny and Valenciennes lace. Wier 12. 73 flare bottom, Value #2. 50) pao Ragemeepersee seer | park at Coney Island, 1 want to a | St i | city to recover for t | facilities which should never have ‘The Opportunity Sh To the mont that will benefit the poor, opportunity of securing an open sea alr con | great city should by no means by all-mdans, have a suitable breathing | fected, Hopes City Auth ark on| suggestion that the elty pur site of the Dreamland amusement! site of Dreamland, Coney Island. Offer To-Morrow Most Remarkable Values in med with beautiful gold 8. G . f 8.95) 2 THE EVENING WORL., hy Brockiya, Mark’a Episcopal Chui other beach Is so popular. Wh led there | w | opportuntty Island pro-| the elty spportunity for the people the seaside vides a splendi ch, Brooklyn. lost. New York va Greater sensi better purp use its money to in making such| ng to the City, |privileges mor sible to her eltizens, | To the Fditot of The Krening World: Labial 1 D. RUGGLES. | T think seaside park for the Bt. John's P. Church, Bro: | poor would be a blessing to the city. It Ia @ Chance for City to Atone for Mistakes £1 — w own. REV. JOHN D. ROACH, | Chureh of the Holy Spirit, The Bronx. To the FAitor of The Bening World Success to The Evening World's effort| Finda ‘Two Stro in | to secure & greater seaside park! Let Favor of Park ‘ew York atone for her mistakes in the | To the Baitor of The past and not miss this chance to obtain| The greater Beaside Park at Coney A magnificent park area, If some such seaside resort Ix not secured the swel- ng poor through the sultry days and | ¢ hts of the coming gen: suffer and die, REV. 8. 8. ROC St. Mark's PH, Church, purpose, It we some unwha DREW FLEMING, irch, Brooklyn, “Countless Arguments in Favor, No ¢ Rensonable Objection. xe Haitor of The Kvening World suggestion that the clty secure nd maintain a greater seaside park at| Island warms my heart. There! ountiess arguments in favor of the| fn, but not one reasonable objection. ‘The Evening World 1s rendering a great service in giving the public an oppor- tunity to express its wishes In this mat-| More Impo: ter. REV, J. CLARENCE JONES, St. Mary's P. nurch, Brooklyn, T ‘To the Editor of The F appreciated b. all citizens. REV, FREDERICK WM. DAVIS, St. Martin's Kpincopal Church, B'klyn. \¢ Fditor of The Brening World |r'wetcome. ine ‘opportunity which The | Evening World gives me to say a word in behalf of the poor, the sick and the | unfortunate of New York. A calamity se ee ee yer nsa, Prot {| will be turned tnto a blessing if the dis-| seaside park at Coney Island, and 1 f 1 4 over recently at Coney! : seo thelr way to provide the same, | orc at ail times to the public. Badly | ie “erouter soasile Park ag Coney | MS 4 he Breck, as we need subways and additional ysiang, wnich has been proposed b x | transit facilities, as a taxpayer I woul bv ening World, would prove a perpet be willing to watt longer if we could get another breathing place for our millions who suffer and suffocate under the summer's heat. Give our very own fe chance to cool off, rather than our 11 to do visitors who come among us king amusement. RBV. ST. CLAIR HESTER, Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn. Presented Now| Jd Not Be Negleete 1 of The Bening World | 4 last I am for any tmprove- | The) First breathing place for the denizens of this neg: The pure ozone, the face of! Neptune are invaluable for all. REV. EDWARD A. DUFFY, Epiphany R. C. Church, Brooklyn, East Side Pa T ation of ‘The Eventing World acquire the site of burned- , at Coney Island, as an ne Evening World's! addition to the city’s sea ase the should meet with the heartiest Is tha most active co-operation of every citl- 5 Will Act) jet the Beach, a World that the out Dreamla for their Suits.” 4 Store Noted for its Vaiues, th Ave. 6 Corner 1 TT binw A’ GREAT DRESS SALE Misses’ Embroidery Dresses Entire dress of. allover embroidery trimmed with Val. lace and gal. loon embroidery. Value ra} 8.95 White Embroidered Dresses Beautifully patterned all- over embroidery, with deep flounce, trimmed with face. Value 15.00 | Dainty Marquisette Dresses White, trimmed with pink, ‘blue or maize Mossaline Silke fold oat 5.50 Value 18.76 e' White Marquisette Dresses Elaborately trimmed with Cluny lace and double plaited flounce at bottom of skirt. ee 50 Value 19.75. | Natural Linen Dresses |} Allover embroidery, | trimmed with linen Cluny lace. High girdle skirt and plaited flounce. Value 10,00. Black Batiste Dresses Entire dress of fine pin tucking, profusely trim- med with black silk Val. lace. Value 15,00. Striped Batiste Dresses A very handsome mode! in black and navy, with pe 5.00 | | | white hairline trimmed with lawn, Value 12.75 Magnificent Marquisette Dresses White grounds ran] Imported Marquisette Dresses Elaborately hand em broidered waist and overskirt, in large floral design. Crushed messa line girdle and sash, “(15.00 Striped Lawn Dresses .. embroidered in pink, coral, bluet, lavender and black, Deep messaline flounce. 12.75 |} Value 29.75 | Striped Tissue Ces: | and Attractive black In narrow bleck and) white wide stripe, with | white stripes, new model broad = 1 flounce ‘ 2.95 Island would admirably serve a double I think a large park at Coney Tetand for the New York poor would be greatly | the| nearest ocean beach to the crowded sec- | People get all that is possible for their| tion of the city, and has the transit | welfare, REV, J.D. K facilities for handling large crowds No rrosted | ment |clergymen of t | sition w ark Would Be a) ai. ic, timely suge vuld be a splendid park for New York | «stomt Made for Public ¢ To the FAitor nt m sl ity'’s poor, Such breath | The work of The ne World tol ing #paces are badly needed and th be ablish a wr the poor) fits incalculable both to sick and ehildren and pare w York wil be appreciated by t « re city. It is REV. C. CAMPBELL WALKPR, one of the most co ninble and hu-| St. Anne's Chureh, Brooklyn. N® propositions 1 in the las b fot a -Gettty, bud the pon “Now tn Me | for Clty to Make contury, » people a Yetadd eat 8 Spots well as the papers of Greater New Y bade hd AB de fie This Week's Favors Greater Beach Park as a To the Faitor of ‘The Prening T should be very much tn favor of the neaside as aomething that would be of benefit to the poor. The excellen location at Coney Island tt seems to me could be very advontageously | While the f an awful loa, who RSDAY, JUNE 8, 1911 zen of our metropolis. It goes without saying that we clergymen and our con-|citizeis, The need for such a park is Kregations on the populous east site to every right thinking man take an esp tunity to secure tt now is ex- plan, the hundred i DY, Mornings byterian, | Woald Re of Ineatenta to Both Sick and | To the Rattor of The Evening World 1 fully coneur with the effort mad ng World to induce th y authorities to embrace at ence th opportunity e the s unan’ le 8 ILLTAM POPC ‘an Chur Com To the Kall Ther do in res is to wecure the area recently burne: | over and lay It out for a splendid sea | side park. pride of Cone of The Evening World: RY Holy Innocents, Benefit to ¢ blese’ng to the vast majority of our ake advan: | ¢y Manhattan. presented to| site for a seasside | Water Supply to-day succeeded tn get- | but one thing\for the etty to et to Coney Island, and that |!" y one has a kind of Island, bevauee It ig the that should be promptly, accepted irgest place of its kind in the world. Nature has done all she can for “the island,” and still it has not been per- fected, Now is the time. I sincerely the earltest and best Improvement | of the island on the lines suggested and urged by The Evening World. REV. A. H. C, MORSE, Strong Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn. yn. —veetlifmeastine CITY TO BUY $145,000 PLOT. jo | Land Will Be Used for High Presa. |p e | ure Shaft, e President Strauss of the Board of .|tift the Board of Estimate to appro: | the purchase of property at Delancy and ‘The land 1s needed for a shaft for the high pressure tunnel, which is to carry | atskill water through the heart of | j Man attan and under the East River to " 7h, | tenne owners ot the property have been fairly hypnotized by Charles O'Malley, » Controller's Beal Estate Appraise 1| | President Strauss told the Board. thought $160,000 was the best price we id get the property for, but Mr. O'Malley has reduced that to a figure knows but that ft 1s providential and that the way has b n cleared for bei- | ter things, Riv \ Calvary Li make etnal Blessing you ever bought. iGl'resa Eggs, 20° New Laid Eggs, {rr,"tinnets recived 22° East View Eggs, wire 25° Suger Cured Ezcon, itt...’ 17° Smoked Shoulders, | 10° Smoked Beet, i: orm ei ee 10° Essie Sugar Corn, dre fece® = 10° East View Peas, sifted early June: QB cons BSC Aspera hi gus, Regina rand, choice California; can, O° Belle I Condensed Mil 69 4o¢ Stamps FREE win 4 Ib. 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