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On Monday, May 7, was launched the drive for $10,000 to make the first payment on the proposed new general hospital for Lake Placid.

A short time before, a committee of five men from the Chamber of Commerce had made a contract for the purchse of the Dr. Proctor property near the south shore of Mirror Lake, with the purpose of converting it into a hospital. This house of 16 rooms was built six years ago.

Dr. and Mrs. Proctor had in mind a possible hospital in its construction, and even made certain provisions for convenience in adapting one room to be used for operating. Dr. Proctor died soon after.

The cost of constructing this building was about $26,000, and at present prices, the cost of construction would be much greater.

Mrs. Teresa Proctor, who became possessor of the property through a joint deed at the death of the doctor, had offered it, including furnishings, to the people of Lake Placid for hospital purposes for $25,000.

As soon as the facts were placed before the people, the project was well received.

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Memorial Day

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Memorial Day was fittingly observed in Lake Placid under the direction of the Women’s Relief Corps. On Tuesday afternoon, a delegation had visited all soldiers’ graves in the cemeteries round about and placed on each a flag and a wreath.

On Wednesday morning, the Women’s Relief Corps of Saranac Lake and several members of the G.A.R. arrived in automobiles and joined in the parade that was formed soon after 10 a.m. at the town hall. Firemen, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other children, with others, joined with the American Legion in the line, led by the Lake Placid band.

This procession of marchers and automobiles then proceeded to Wells corner, where they countermarched up Main Street as far as the foot of Stevens Hill. There they countermarched once more as far as the Grand View, where they took positions near the boathouse of that hotel.

The W.R.C. then conducted their regular service for such occasions. A pile of balsams had been covered with an American flag, and upon these wreaths were placed in connection with a service for the “Unknown Soldier.” A service was then held at the pier of the Grand View for the soldiers and sailors, 12 little girls strewing flowers and portions of wreaths on the water. Four World War soldiers then fired a death salute over the lake, and the procession returned to the town hall.

Six of Lake Placid’s seven G.A.R. veterans were present: Sam Barton, James Colby, James Littlejohn, Moses Dashnaw, Peter Segua and John Walton. Benjamin Wood was absent. At the town hall, 225 were served lunch, including soldiers, Relief Corps and all who took part in the affairs of the day.

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Baseball game

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The Old Bucks and the Young Bucks came together on Decoration Day afternoon at the Grand View diamond to settle their differences. The game started at 3 p.m. The bachelors beat the benedicts by a score of 11 to 5.

The married men got a little encouragement by scoring one run at the end of their first half. That was the last heard from the Old Bucks in the line of winning, as the single men scored three runs at their turn to bat and held a good lead throughout the game.

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