— 1 — OFFICERS PRESIDENT Peter Marcus VICE PRESIDENT Bernhard Preisser TREASURER Peter Marcus SECRETARY Rick Palladino DIRECTORS George F. Calvi Bea Caporale Joann D’Emilio Henry Groth Mary Keehan Robert M. Pellegrino Walter M. Schwartz Steve Wittenberg EDITOR George F. Calvi PHOTO EDITOR Rick Palladino LAYOUT EDITOR Barbara DeAngelo GUEST CONTRIBUTORS Walter M. Schwartz Matt Arone Heeral Mehta Although every attempt is made to maintain accuracy in the newsletter, the editor and the Society assume no responsibility for errors. The editor also reserves the right to edit where necessary. Newsletter P.O. BOX 523, ARDSLEY, NY 10502 ARDSLEYHISTORICALSOCIETY.ORG VOL. 32, NO. 1 SPRING 2019 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: “One is almost bound to fall into error if one tries to say a good deal.” -- Erasmus (1466-1536) Formally known as Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, he was a Dutch Christian humanist, viewed as the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance. Had we been contemporaries we would not have been kindred spirits owing to one of my obvious flaws: I talk too much. Everyone knows that. Even our venerable Mayor, Nancy Kaboolian, memorialized my verbosity on videotape at a televised Village Board meeting when she was about to read a report I had prepared, with the preface “please be patient because George Calvi never states anything briefly.” I plead guilty as charged. In grammar school the harried nuns of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Agnes exhausted their supply of masking tape on my mouth,and awarded me with detention for talking more times than I can remember.Yes,I love to talk.I also love to write, and tell stories.That is my nature. With that said, it is time for me to share that should the Fates allow this will be the last newsletter I will be editing for the Ardsley Historical Society. I really have enjoyed researching, writing, and editing many stories, and I hope you, our readers, have enjoyed them, too. It’s been fun; a genuine labor of love, but it’s time to spread the wealth and let someone else take the helm. I’m scaling back my activities with the several volunteer groups I have been engaged with these last several years, and plan to refocus my energies on some personal projects. I may be leaving the Ardsley Historical Society in the lurch, but I know in my heart I am doing the right thing, and that someone new and fresh will step up to shoulder the responsibility of the newsletter. Mind you, I still have a few stories up my sleeve. It is not my intention to disappear entirely. With the consent of the new editor I hope to contribute an article periodically. After all people who tell tales never truly go away, do they? Getting back to business, in this issue Matt Arone revisits the halcyon days of 1986-89 when Ardsley ruled the world of New York State high school baseball. Walter Schwartz transports us to 1912 when the President known for his voracious appetite came to town. In our continuing series on the impact of the Woman’s Movement we visit with social justice advocate Heeral Mehta,and shine a spotlight on the trailblazing career of Ardsley’s first female Mayor, Marie Stimpfl. Rounding out the profiles we take a look back at the writings of Ardsley’s original Renaissance Man, Arthur Silliman. In closing, we sadly say good-bye to three of Ardsley’s dedicated volunteers, Louis Cillo, Christine Verber, and Daniel Kelly; explore the name origins of a few Revolutionary War – themed roads; and finally, acknowledge the comments of some of our loyal readers. Enjoy reading! Fare thee well! George F. Calvi , OCR Text: — 1 — OFFICERS PRESIDENT Peter Marcus VICE PRESIDENT Bernhard Preisser TREASURER Peter Marcus SECRETARY Rick Palladino DIRECTORS George F. Calvi Bea Caporale Joann D’Emilio Henry Groth Mary Keehan Robert M. Pellegrino Walter M. Schwartz Steve Wittenberg EDITOR George F. Calvi PHOTO EDITOR Rick Palladino LAYOUT EDITOR Barbara DeAngelo GUEST CONTRIBUTORS Walter M. Schwartz Matt Arone Heeral Mehta Although every attempt is made to maintain accuracy in the newsletter, the editor and the Society assume no responsibility for errors. The editor also reserves the right to edit where necessary. Newsletter P.O. BOX 523, ARDSLEY, NY 10502 ARDSLEYHISTORICALSOCIETY.ORG VOL. 32, NO. 1 SPRING 2019 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: “One is almost bound to fall into error if one tries to say a good deal.” -- Erasmus (1466-1536) Formally known as Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, he was a Dutch Christian humanist, viewed as the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance. Had we been contemporaries we would not have been kindred spirits owing to one of my obvious flaws: I talk too much. Everyone knows that. Even our venerable Mayor, Nancy Kaboolian, memorialized my verbosity on videotape at a televised Village Board meeting when she was about to read a report I had prepared, with the preface “please be patient because George Calvi never states anything briefly.” I plead guilty as charged. In grammar school the harried nuns of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Agnes exhausted their supply of masking tape on my mouth,and awarded me with detention for talking more times than I can remember.Yes,I love to talk.I also love to write, and tell stories.That is my nature. With that said, it is time for me to share that should the Fates allow this will be the last newsletter I will be editing for the Ardsley Historical Society. I really have enjoyed researching, writing, and editing many stories, and I hope you, our readers, have enjoyed them, too. It’s been fun; a genuine labor of love, but it’s time to spread the wealth and let someone else take the helm. I’m scaling back my activities with the several volunteer groups I have been engaged with these last several years, and plan to refocus my energies on some personal projects. I may be leaving the Ardsley Historical Society in the lurch, but I know in my heart I am doing the right thing, and that someone new and fresh will step up to shoulder the responsibility of the newsletter. Mind you, I still have a few stories up my sleeve. It is not my intention to disappear entirely. With the consent of the new editor I hope to contribute an article periodically. After all people who tell tales never truly go away, do they? Getting back to business, in this issue Matt Arone revisits the halcyon days of 1986-89 when Ardsley ruled the world of New York State high school baseball. Walter Schwartz transports us to 1912 when the President known for his voracious appetite came to town. In our continuing series on the impact of the Woman’s Movement we visit with social justice advocate Heeral Mehta,and shine a spotlight on the trailblazing career of Ardsley’s first female Mayor, Marie Stimpfl. Rounding out the profiles we take a look back at the writings of Ardsley’s original Renaissance Man, Arthur Silliman. In closing, we sadly say good-bye to three of Ardsley’s dedicated volunteers, Louis Cillo, Christine Verber, and Daniel Kelly; explore the name origins of a few Revolutionary War – themed roads; and finally, acknowledge the comments of some of our loyal readers. Enjoy reading! Fare thee well! George F. Calvi , Z ArchiveInABox,Ardsley Historical Society,Archived Issues of The Beacon,Volume 22-33,ArdsleyHistoricalSocietyVol32No1.pdf,ArdsleyHistoricalSocietyVol32No1.pdf Page 1, ArdsleyHistoricalSocietyVol32No1.pdf Page 1