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Lovers of the terpsichorean art will revel amidst the collection of excellent jazz orchestras in Lake Placid this summer. Each hotel has tried to outdo the other in securing good music for the summer months. The result is that people will never again be content with second-rate orchestras — they are now educated up to the best.

The Skyland Seven arrived from New York several days ago to play at the Lake Placid Club. This orchestra, made up mostly of Columbia University men, will be remembered as the Skyland Five of last year. Two saxophones added have made a vast improvement in this excellent orchestra.

Joe Raymond’s Beaux Arts Orchestra from New York have turned to the Grand View for a second season.

The Fawn Club Orchestra from Buffalo, under the direction of Gilbert Bickel is here. These players have attained popularity during the past three years that they have been at the Fawn Club.

The music at Stevens House is always good. Bernie’s Orchestra from New York, which played at the Lakeside last summer, is there again. Mr. Fowler is the director.

Max Barr’s Orchestra from New York is playing at Whiteface Inn again this summer.

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Ackerman Park

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The Ackerman Park property on Mirror Lake, long discussed, twice voted upon within two-and-a-half years, was purchased by the village the first of the week. The amount voted toward its purchase in March 1921 — $9,000 — was paid to the former owner. Notice of bond sale to provide the remaining $7,000 needed for that purpose appears on the legal page of this paper.

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1 a.m. closing

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At the meeting of the village board, held last Monday, the thing of chief public interest was probably the ordinance directing all lunch carts, restaurants and other public eating places to close at 1 a.m. The reason for this is that a certain element, many of them well behaved, but including some who disturb the sleep of visitors and townspeople, use these places as centers around which to linger through the wee small hours. The village board hopes this will induce rounders to retire more early.

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Uihlein punch bowl

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Above appears a photograph taken of the massive silver punch bowl, with gold lining, that was presented last spring to Henry Uihlein II, president of the Lake Placid Skating Association, by the people of Lake Placid. It is a Tiffany bowl, standing 14.5 inches high and measuring 19.25 inches across the top. It is a sea design, hand-hammered and hand-chased throughout. The original value placed upon it by Tiffany was $1,500. Figures of dolphins support the bowl itself.

The inscription upon it reads: “Presented to Henry Uihlein 2nd as a token of appreciation and esteem by the people of Lake Placid.”

The money to buy this punch bowl was raised by popular subscription, and was participated in generally here.

Lake Placid in summer and Lake Placid in winter are two separate countries. In winter, opposite the Northwoods Inn on the surface of Mirror Lake, is the rink on which six finals were skated in the concluding tournament of the Adirondack Skating Association, and five out of six world’s records were equaled or shattered. The chief spirit in the arranging of this and other such meets was Henry Uihlein II of New York and Lake Placid. It was in this way that this final word in punch bowl art came to be given to him, as an inadequate expression of thanks for what he has done for winter sports in Lake Placid.

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