Sunday, June 30, 2013

Hello, this is Lucy. I wanted to mention the window that was cracked as an act of vandalism. I hope we can raise funds to fix that soon, especially because she was the secretary in a Somers Association that was dedicated to stopping acts of vandalism in 1919. Here is the article, all typed up. It is easier to read than the original. You will notice William Bailey was in this association too.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SOMERS
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
Lincolndale, Thursday.—The annual meeting of the, Somers Protective Association will be held at the town hall Lincolndale, on Saturday." next, July 19th, at 8 o'clock. The presence of all interested in the upholding of the law in the town of Somers is expected. The object of the association, recently organized, is to put a stop to many acts of firebugs and thieves who have endangered and damaged much property in the town in the past, apparently with little effort being made to stop the practice. The new association is offering rewards and taking other means of putting a stop to lawlessness. The temporary officers are: President, Dr. Antonie P. Voislawsky; Vice-Presidents, Dr. W. P. Healy, Albert L. Voris, Charles T. Tompkins, George Turner, F. T.
Hopkins, Jr., James B. Crane, William Bailey; Treasurer: Caroline Wright Reis; Secretary, Edwin Tatham.
The link is below:
Somers Protective Association 

 NOTICE: She was the only woman participating since it was 1919. She was truly ahead of her time.
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  1. Student HistoriansJune 30, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    Lucy, you are quite the researcher! I know you became familiar with the furnishings of the Work Room at the Homestead while preparing to be a docent for yesterday's tour for Independence Day Celebration. You must have seen the calendar from the Somers Protective Association on the wall in that room? It is from 1921. Next time you are there, snap a picture for us to see! Caroline certainly appears to have been a woman ahead of her time!
    And just to clarify...did you mean to add the broken storm window to the list of objects you interns have earmarked to be repaired/restored?

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  2. Student HistoriansJuly 1, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    Hey this is Gabe. It's interesting that William Bailey was part of this association. I read about him during my research for my first project. He was an infantry captain during WWI and a Yale graduate.

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