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Houseboat Row:

A Documented Port Richmond Community

by Fred Cimino

Port Richmond is a Philadelphia River Ward neighborhood consisting of at least 30 other minineighborhoods, some of which have disappeared with the passage of time due to political, historical, social, or geographic influences. One such minicommunity was found at the eastern terminus of Allegheny Avenue at the Delaware River where, at the northern side of

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the Pulaski Recreational Pier, were docked several houseboats with families and groups of men whose welfare depended upon the maritime trade of the river. This community, Houseboat Row, is documented officially by the 1930 and 1940 United States Federal Census; other sources confirm that people lived on the river, in this area, from 1890 well into the 1960’s.

There is something about life on the river that cultivates the imagination and stirs the senses. But the reality of the situation is that life on the river, just as Mark Twain portrayed in his novel Huckleberry Finn, is difficult and dangerous. Weather conditions are only one of many factors that caused difficulties. Not much is known whether all of the occupants of House Boat Row were year-round residents, but they were permanent enough to be counted in two federal censuses and other federal records, as well.

An analysis of the 1930 and 1940 United States Federal Census indicates that 25 separate family units numbering approximately 40 people in Port Richmond chose life and survival on the Delaware River living in houseboats as an alternative lifestyle that suited them fine.

The census indicates that the community was located between Tioga Street and Allegheny Avenue where the majority of the boats were docked. Port Richmond landlubbers labeled this neighborhood within a neighborhood, the Beach. Today the Tioga Marine Terminal occupies this area.

Records reveal that the families at the Beach were responsible working class individuals. Two family units are mentioned in both census listings: the Weldon family and the Ayers family.

In the 1930 census, recorded April 2, Charles Weldon, 56, and his wife Catherine, 53, are enu-

merated with their son Raymond, 36. Charles is a laborer, Catherine is a spinner at a rope mill, and Raymond is a carpenter longshoreman.

Their boat is valued at $1500 ($21,120 in 2015 dollars). The 1940 census enumerator fails to record any jobs for the Weldons.

Also, in 1930, Howard

Ayers, 39, is enumerated with his wife, Catherine, 39, along with his son, Norris, 5. Howard Ayers is listed as a junk dealer.

Their boat is valued at $2000 ($28,140 in2015 dollars). It must be noted that the Delaware River area between Lewis Street and Lehigh Avenue was a utopia for discarded scrap

materials. The Ayers family possessed a tradition on the river dating to the 19th century when Howard’s grandfather, Thomas, was a sea captain. His father, Norris, owned a shipping business in Port Richmond. The 1940 census enumerator fails to record any jobs for the Ayers. see HOUSEBOAT on page 7

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• $3,500 to AmVets Post 146 in support of their 2015 Golf Outing fundraiser.

• $3,500 to CEIBA for community workshops where neighbors can get free tax prep and health insurance help.

• $3,500 to Northern Liberties Neighbors Association to fund their Krampuslauf Festival and Operation Santa which brings turkeys and toys to low-income neighbors.

The Penn Treaty SSD, incorporated in 2009, is a 501(c)(3) community-based organization that works to enhance the quality of life for residents of the immediate neighborhoods surrounding SugarHouse casino—including Fishtown, South Kensington, Old Richmond and Northern Liberties—by enabling neighborhood activities, funding physical improvements and providing financial support to

neighborhood community organizations.

Funding — which to date has totaled more than $3 million — is provided

by SugarHouse Casino through an annual donation. Allocation of the funds is determined exclusively by the Penn Treaty SSD Board through a grant request form and a review process.

For more information on the Penn Treaty Special Services District, or to apply for a grant, visit www. penntreatyssd.org.• About Penn Treaty Special Services District The Penn Treaty Special Services District (PTSSD) is a nonprofit organization formed by volunteers from the four neighborhoods named in the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) reached with SugarHouse Casino in 2009.

Contact: Katrina Mansfield, Secretary (215-574-9274) or ptssd.secretary@gmail.com See also www.penntreatyssd.org About The Lyra Society The Lyra Society, established in 2004, was created to increase awareness of the harp as a major solo instrument, expand the harp repertoire by commissioning gifted composers, educate young harpists, and enrich the lives of students. Contact: Elizabeth Hainen at lyrasociety@sara-

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Contact: Regina Post at amvets446@aol.com About CEIBA Ceiba is a coalition of Latino community-based organizations in Philadelphia. It was founded in 1989. Through Ceiba, the member agencies enhance and coordinate the delivery of their asset building services through an approach that integrates financial literacy, comprehensive housing counseling, free tax preparation services, access to the Earned Income Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and public benefits.

IDAs are structured savings programs that provide matching funds for participants who meet a savings goal. Contact: Will Gonzalez at will.gonzalez@ ceibaphiladelphia.org About NLNA The Northern Liberties Neighbors Association is a civic organization that advocates for neighbors, businesses and visitors to Northern Liberties. Contact: Janet Finegar at janetfinegar@ gmail.com •

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THE LOCAL LENS with Thom Nickels

by Thom Nickels

While researching my new book, Literary Philadelphia (The History Press)– due out at the end of the year– I looked into the life of Owen Wister. He was the author of the western novel The Virginian.

Wister was the only child of a physician father and an actress mother. His mother happened to be the daughter of English actress, Fanny Kemble.

The Wister family had strong Philadelphia patrician roots and young Wister was sent to exclusive boarding schools in New England and Switzerland.

He entered Harvard in 1878 where he achieved top honors in musical composition and dramatic writing. Perhaps it was his success in writing the libretto for Hasty Pudding’s comic opera Dido and Aeneas that made him want to become a composer.

He wanted to go to Paris and write music in a garret but in order to do that he needed his father’s approval and financial support.

Starving in Paris without financial support from home was not an option for Wister, despite the fact that many ex-patriot American

Thom Nickels is a Philadelphiabased author/ journalist/ poet, film critic and feature writer for the Spirit Newspapers. artists went to Paris on a shoestring budget. When the almost penniless Ernest Hemingway went to Paris, for instance, he survived by killing and roasting the pigeons he caught outside his window.

Wister’s mother had heavy artistic leanings, but his father was a practical man and not keen at all on his son’s ambition to study musical composition in The City of Light. Wister’s father was a grounded family physician who wanted his son to enter an equally grounded profession. In the end he gave his consent and even provided his son with the financial support he needed.

Now there was nothing standing in the way of Wister becoming a great composer. The only thing he had to do is start building a legacy as great as

Chopin’s from scratch. provided, of course, that he could turn his dream into reality. For most artists, achievements like this rarely occur in a straight, unencumbered path without crooked detours and unexpected pitfalls.

Samuel Butler’s famous saying, “Thus do we build castles in the air when flushed with wine and conquest,” certainly applied to Wister because his Parisian musical ambitions eventually hit rock bottom. In 1883 he opted to return to Philadelphia after resigning to himself that he was no Chopin and that he had best become….a Philadelphia lawyer.

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many young men would have been a fine solution.

In Wister’s case it led to intense dissatisfaction, restlessness and stress.

While working at the law firm, he tried his hand at another artistic endeavor, co-authoring a novel with a friend. But then, just as he was about to enter Harvard Law School, his interior world fell apart.

Psychoanalytical experts say that he had a nervous breakdown. He also suffered from vertigo, paranoia, blinding headaches and hallucinations.

His father, understandably alarmed, urged him to come home at once so, the much weakened Wister complied. By now he had developed Bell’s Palsy. Bell’s Palsy can happen overnight and it can last several weeks.

The numbers of poets, novelists and artists who have had nervous breakdowns are legion. Many have sought refuge in hideaways, sanatoriums and warm climates after coming apart internally.

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In Philadelphia, Wister consulted Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, a member of the Franklin Inn Club on Camac Street, and friend of writer Agnes Repplier’s.

Mitchell diagnosed Wister with a severe case of neurasthenia and suggested a trip to a Wyoming ranch.

Mitchell had developed a system for treating nervous men. That system was to send them to the west where they could rope cattle, hunt, ride horses and engage in male bonding rituals.

In his 1871 book, Wear and Tear: Or Hints for the Overworked, Mitchell encouraged nervous men to go west in order to reinforce their masculinity and to test their willpower. “Under great nervous stress,” Mitchell wrote, “The strong man becomes like the average woman.”

Had Wister been born today, his attending physician would never have suggested that he travel west for his health, but be put on a regime of psychotropic meds that would have deadened his energy and creative talents “like a patient etherized upon a table.”

Weir Mitchell’s ‘go West’ cure for men was a staple of 19th Century life. For Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins, who was fired from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts for removing the loincloth of a male model in front of female students, and who was then ostracized by Philadelphia society, going west was more than rehabilitative.

It saved his life.

“For some days I have been quite cast down being cut deliberately on the street by those who have every occasion to know me.” Eakins wrote in a letter to his sister.

Eakins sought his western cure in the Dakotas and when he returned he was “built up miraculously,” according to Walt Whitman.

Whitman himself sought his own western cure in 1879 and documented that journey in Specimen Days (1882).

Even ‘Rough Rider’ Teddy Roosevelt returned from his western cure without what his detractors called his “former effeminate looks” and “high voice that often provided comparison to Oscar Wilde.”

These were different

times, indeed.

After three weeks in Wyoming herding cattle, wrestling steer, riding horses, swimming and bathing nude in icy, outdoor creeks and sleeping in a tent, Wister, felt like a new man. “I am beginning to be able to feel I’m something of an animal and not a stinking brain alone,” he wrote to Dr. White.

Dr. Mitchell also had his prescribed ‘rest cures’ for women. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who wrote about Mitchell in The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) was once a patient of Mitchell’s but the treatment was quite different for females. Instead of open skies, camp fires at night and swims in local creeks, nervous women were encouraged to seek seclusion, were overfed, and received massage treatments and electrotherapy.

Although historians have come to categorize Mitchell’s rest cure therapy as nothing more than 19th Century misogyny. Wister was so entranced by the beauty he experienced in Wyoming that he came to idolize the cowboy, which in turn would form the basis for his classic novel,

The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, about a Wyoming cattleman that would go on to become one of the country’s first mass market bestsellers.

In the book, The History of Men: Essays on the History of American and British Masculinities by Michael S. Kimmel, Kimmel writes, “To Wister, the west was ‘manly, egalitarian, self reliant, and Aryan’”—it was the true America. Far from the feminizing, immigrant infected cities where, “masculine women devoured white men’s chances to demonstrate manhood.”

Wister never forgot his ranch experience out west and would spend the next 15 years traveling to Wyoming during the summer months. He would visit ranches, cow camps and remote cavalry outposts while getting to know the gamblers and ranch hands. These sojourns provided him with stories that he began publishing in Harper’ Weekly. He started work on The Virginian, and its publication in 1902 changed his life forever.

The book sold 200,000 copies in one year and was adopted for Broadway. It went on to be the basis for five movies and a television series.

The book provided the general outline for the classic western novel. The stock characters included: the green, naïve east coast narrator; the local virginal schoolmarm; the mean, savage Indian; the tobacco chewing cattle rustler; the

wise camp cook who solved problems; the inexperienced, shy, callow kid; and the dreaded “white man” villain.

Since its publication, The Virginian has never been out of print, despite the character stereotypes mentioned above.

It didn’t take long for Wister to become more famous than his friend, novelist Henry James. Wister revered James and thought of him as “a real novelist.”

In a curious twist of fate, the recognition that he had sought for his musical compositions in Paris was now not only his but in triplicate, yet fame made him decidedly unhappy because he looked on his fans as “the semi-literate public.” He wanted Henry James’ fan base, not “the repugnant masses” who he regarded as unread and uneducated.

After writing and publishing The Virginian, Wister was never totally happy with east coast cities, especially Philadelphia. He complained of “the rabble of excessive democracy, populist politicians, unassimilated immigrants and tourists.” In Philadelphia he tried to make a decent life for himself by dabbling in many things including politics and writing nonfiction, like the story of his friendship with Teddy Roosevelt, Roosevelt: The Story of a Friendship.

His journals and letters, edited by Frances Kimble Wister, were published in 1958.•

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Philadelphia Declaration: Mayoral Election Updates in the 2010 GOP primary for state Senate and lost the general election to current mayoral candidate Anthony Williams; Melissa Murray Bailey, who works for an employee recruitment company and switched her registration from Democrat to Republican last month, and; Sean Clark, vice president of operations for Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).

Since the Spirit’s last update, the Democratic pool has grown by one - the already declared Lynn Abraham, Jim Kenney, Nelson Diaz, Anthony Williams, Milton Street, and Doug Oliver were joined by 7th Day Adventist pastor Rev. Keith Goodman, whose eligibility to run has been called into question. Prior to last month, Goodman had not lived in Philly for 12 years since leaving the city for Chester in 2003. The city’s Home Rule Charter states that “the Mayor shall

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There are 82 days left until the May 19th Philadelphia Primary election.

Since 1952 the candidate who received the Democratic nod has become Mayor of Philly. As of last Friday, seven Democrats are running and four GOP prospects, virtual unknowns, have “pitched” themselves to party leadership to be the Republican contender. Businessman Sam Katz is a possible contender as an independent.

Katz was the last candidate who managed to challenge the Democratic registration advantage and did so twice when he ran as the GOP nominee against former Mayor John Street– the final count was 211,000 to 203,000 and 260,000 to 180,000 in ’99 and ’03, respectively. Barring some dramatic upset, voters in the Democratic Primary will select the next mayor from the remaining field at

the March 25th withdrawal deadline and anyone who throws-in a hat before filing closes March 11th.

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FNA Zoning Community Meetings 1) 1509 N Front Street - Revised Proposal - A proposal for a four-story building with ground flood commercial and residential above, and two rear parking spaces.

2) 620 E Flora St - A proposal for two single family homes, with one off-street parking space.

This meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Montgomery Ave. on Tues., Mar. 3 at 7PM. All residents of Fishtown are eligible to vote. Please bring proof of residence or business ownership in the form of a driver’s license or a photo id and a lease, utility bill, or recent piece of mail addressed to your home or business.

PROPAC and Port Richmond Town Watch Meeting The next meeting for PROPAC and Port Richmond Town Watch will be held on Wed., Mar. 4, 7PM, at Columbia Social Club located at 3529 Almond St. (between Venango and Tioga).

• A PSA 3 crime update will be presented by the Police Department • Neighborhood Updates • Zoning Issues: 2101 E. Allegheny Ave.; 3475 Collins St; 3795 Sepviva St. For further updates regarding this meeting please check our PROPAC Facebook page.

26th District Town Hall Meeting The 26th District will be hosting a town hall meeting where year end crime stats for 2014 will be reviewed. The meeting will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. on Thurs., Mar. 5 from 7-8PM. The new commanding officer of the 26th District, Captain George Kappe will also be in attendance and will be available to answer questions and address concerns.

If you have any questions please contact the 26th District at 215-686-3260 or inbox their Facebook page.

St. Michael’s Church and 26th Police District Meeting St. Michael’s Church, Trenton Ave. & Cumberland St., will be in partnership with the 26th Police

District on a Seminar/ Discussion for some practical ways we can keep our neighborhood safe. Become aware - we can make a difference! This event will be held on Thurs., Mar. 19 at 7PM. Mark your calendars for a reminder of this important meeting.

Al-Anon Meetings at Holy Name Church Hall Al-Anon Meetings are held every Monday night from 7-8PM at Holy Name Church Hall, Berks and Gaul Sts. Members share their personal experiences and stories. Personal contact is an important element in the healing process. The meetings provide strength and hope for families and friends of addicts.

If you are worried about a loved one with any type of addiction, this meeting will help you. Everyone is welcome to attend. Anything that is shared at meetings stays there. Al-Anon Meetings are free, anonymous and confidential.

EVENTS First Presbyterian Bible Study Group On Wed. evenings at 7PM a Bible Study Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.

Richmond Library Programs Preschool Storytime is every Wed. at 10:30AM. This program is intended for children from one- to four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St. 215-685-9992.

Storytime at Fishtown Library Preschool Storytime will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30AM. Fishtown Community Branch of the Free Library (1217 E. Montgomery Ave.). These programs are intended primarily for children through four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. For more information, call Miss Sheila at 215-685-9990.

St. Anne Regular Sunday Bingo St. Anne’s Bingo every Sunday! Memphis & Tucker in Social Hall Doors open at 4PM. Bingo begins at 6PM. Cost at door - $10 package.

Bridesburg Rec Center Events R E AC H O U T A N D READ: Bridesburg Recreation Center (4625 Richmond Street) is collecting new or gently used children’s books for the Reach Out and Read program. This program collects books for children who are patients at doctor’s offices associated with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Please bring your donation to Bridesburg Recreation Center, weekdays 9AM – 9PM. ZUMBA: Classes offered year-round. Mon. and Thurs from 7-8PM, Zumba toning on Wed. from 7 -8PM. $4 walk in.

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St. Anne Weekly Novena St. Anne weekly Novena Thurs. evening service, 7:30PM. Church of Saint Anne, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave. First Emmanuel Prayer Partners Prayer Ministry First Emmanuel Prayer Partners Church, 711 W. Girard Ave. Prayer Ministry. Looking for Prayer Partners. Everyone is welcome to come pray with us every Tuesday night at 8PM. 215-456-9974 or 267-746-0448.

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LSH Senior Center Events Lutheran Settlement House Senior Center, 1340 Frankford Ave. Dancercise with Rita Mondays at 9AM, Tai Chi with Milt Wednesdays at 12:30PM. For more info call Jesse 215-426-8610.

Cione Playground Activities Cione Playground is offering a number of activities for people of all ages. ARTS AND CRAFTS CLASS will be held on Saturdays from 12:30-1:30PM. The class is open to children aged 5 to 13, and while there is no fee class sizes are limited.

CHESS CLUB will be taking place on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:308PM at the park. All ages are welcome and there is no fee.

TOT REC still has a few openings, which is offered to children aged 3½-5 and takes place Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9AM12PM. Cione Playground is located at the intersection of Aramingo and Lehigh, they can be contacted at the office Monday through Friday from 2-9PM or by phone at 215685-9880.

Ministry Streams Church Services for the Community Alpha and Omega Fellowship now streams its church services for the community. For those persons who are disabled, homebound, no transportation or just have a busy schedule. You can watch from any mobile device or computer. The streaming time is on Sundays at 4PM at the following link: new.livestream.com/ alphaandomegafellowship.

Viewers can also sign up for the text mobile club to receive service and event information. Visitors can come to our service location at 2341 N. 7th St. Call 215-792-6668 for more information.

The Head & The Hand Press Writers’ Workshop Events The Head & The Hand Press is a Fishtown arts institution who has been working in and around the neighborhood since founded by Nic Esposito in 2012. February Writers’ Workshop events are as follows: Feb. 26: “I’ve Totally Read Ulysses,” w/ Elaine Johanson: drop by the shop to discuss chapters five and six of James Joyces’ seminole work. 6:30-8PM, The Head & The Hand Workshop, 2012 Sepviva St. The Head & The Hand Press Writers’ Workshop, 2011 Frankford Ave.Philadelphia, PA 19125. www.theheadandthehand.com Ladies AOH Famous Homemade Irish Potatoes For Sale The Ladies AOH are selling their “famous homemade Irish potatoes”.

Price is still $5/container. You can purchase them from Kim’s Deli, Belgrade and Columbia or Anne’s Place, Belgrade and Palmer Sts. “Watch Dogs” Town Watch Training TONIGHT WED., FEB. 25 Pablo Mateo from the City’s Town Watch Dept. will be conducting training on how to effectively observe and report criminal activity while out walking your dog. Police can’t be everywhere, but when you’re out walking your dog, your chances of nosee CALENDAR on page 15

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Others listed in the 1930 United States Federal Census are: William Young, 68, a shipyard machinist; William Wallace, 65, odd-job laborer; Frederick Wallace, 45, junk dealer; Henry Spears, 59, carpenter; William Bilger, 59, junk dealer; Jacob Bilger, 54, longshoreman; Charles Kastenhuber, 43, junk dealer; Benjamin Walters, 40, odd-job laborer; James Robinson, 72, day laborer and Joseph Peoples, 52, driver; David Maguire, 52, John Maguire, 50, David Gathier, 50, and Edward Badt, 68, are listed as not employed.

Listed in the 1940 United States Federal Census are: Michael Murray, 58, warehouse watchman, William Young, 75, company caretaker; Louis Olsekewski, 59, lumber yard laborer; Walter Budkus, 45, ironworks machine operator; and Joseph Wolk, 29, dump laborer.

Harry Sprouse, 79, Peter Kolenda, 49, Harry Tomlin, 54, Robert Jenkins, 63, Thomas Farry, 66, Christian Walters, 52, and Charles Adair, 61 are listed as not employed.

A majority amount of the boat residents were docked at Allegheny Avenue’s Pilsudski Recreational Pier where they had access to groceries at Mary and Tom’s Grocery Store located on Allegheny Avenue adjacent to the pier. The pier provided a landing at its river end for access and egress to pleasure boaters and commercial craft. For many years, the Wilson Liner transported Port Richmond school children from the pier to Riverview Beach Park on the river at Pennsville, New Jersey.

Several of the boat people also provided weekend pleasure cruises up and down the Delaware for those willing to pay a reasonable rate. A popular weekend destination spot was Willow Grove Park (not to be confused with Philadelphia’s Willow Grove Park) across the river at Petty Island.

For several years, the U n i t e d S t at e s C o as t Guard and the Philadelphia Fire Department docked their boats on the south side of Pilsudski Pier ready to answer any emergencies that might arise in the river area.

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Houseboat Row is one of many mini-neighborhoods that used to be in Port Richmond. the United States Coast Guard Band.

Other mini-neighborhoods in Port Richmond Included: the Gitneys, Sun Bonnet Row (Dollar Bill Row), Venango, Smearsville (Smearo), Tug

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tion.” Goodwin’s contention is that since he lived in Philly from ’99 to ’03 that he satisfies the literal requirement. His eligibility is subject to challenge by any mayoral candidate or registered Philadelphia

voter, as are all candidates’, in which case the matter would be settled by a Philly Court of Common Pleas judge.

Now for the subject of this week’s special coverage: should the River Wards

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vote for Lynne Abraham and does she have a good chance to win? We said this would be easy and though we don’t want dismiss any candidacy wholesale, especially with almost three months to go, Abraham stands out in a field, which includes odd digits like Milton Street, as a sore-thumb no-sell.

So why do we pick the former District Attorney to vote off of the island instead of the man who can’t seem to file his campaign finances correct? To be sure, Lynne Abraham has many accomplishments of which she may be proud, including the honor of being Temple University Law School’s first woman JD. Before seeking elected office she acted as an attorney in the Regional Counsel’s office of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development from 19651967, as an Assistant District Attorney from 19671972, as Executive Director of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority from 1972 to 1973, and Legislative Consultant for Philadelphia City Council from 1974 until she became a municipal judge in 1976.

She served as a Common Pleas court judge from 1980 to 1991 and gained

prominence in a Philadelphia conditioned to Rizzo’s brand of justice and governance as a “law and order” and “hanging” judge.

Abraham became District Attorney in a special election in 1991, handily won reelection in 1993, and by 1995 she was the subject of New York Times feature dubbing her America’s “Deadliest DA.” 45 of the 69 inmates currently on PA’s death row from Philadelphia were sent there while Lynne Abraham was District Attorney.

Now just a few years out of office, Abraham has presented herself as the city’s best possible chief executive, teasing out her official announcement for weeks and since making somewhat bizarre pronouncements about drugs, race and logging commentary in the press that makes the 78-year old appear transported directly from the mid-twentieth century.

She is tough, persevering, to be sure, and is thus a well-preserved artifact less of a particular time or age but of social and political circumstances.

She supported the death penalty, not as a deterrent, but because her constituency heavily supported it as a palliative for victims. She was quoted in the NYT as having said about her current death count after less than 4 years as DA: “I’ve looked at all those sentenced to be executed.

No one will shed a tear.

Prison is too good for them.

They don’t deserve to live.

I represent the victim and the family. I don’t care about killers. All of our cases now are multiple gunshot executions, houses set on fire and six children burned to death. This is Bosnia.”

Under her watch as the DA the police department was engulfed in large corruption scandal in its 39th District, which resulted in the overturning of around 250 of Abraham’s convictions. It is doubtful that she would be a good broker to

reestablish trust between law enforcement and the community after not just recent but cumulative abuses extending to and far prior to her term as chief prosecutor.

She has changed the hardline position she touted just a few months ago regarding marijuana decriminalization she says it happened after consultation with community and health experts but almost definitely out of recognition that such Reagan-era drug rhetoric would quickly lose her key millennial voters.

Abraham still has time to outline a set of core beliefs and policies that show she understands the decade in which she would potentially govern, but to wait for her to do so issue by issue over the next 3 months, as with the marijuana issue, would be pointless and absurd.

She stands a chance of carrying Port Richmond, which has a high percentage of people 60 and over who tend to vote in higher numbers and are expected to be Abraham’s strongest supporters. But the mean age in all River Wards is about 34 and millennials have little reason to expect the hard-scrabble product of a pre-millennium Philadelphia. Her criminal justice background makes her unpopular with black and Hispanic voters, a large percentage of which live in Kensington.

It is possible, of course, that the former District Attorney will pull through on name recognition alone.

Her best chance would seem to be the efficacy of the local health care system so that those who voted for her previously are around to do so May 19th, along with enough oblivious voters to push her over the edge.• Stay tuned for more election coverage in The Spirit as the primary nears. The Declaration is an alternative news source for Philadelphia, seeking to highlight city politics, art, culture and activism.

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Caponata Adapted from J. Kenji López-Alt 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1 eggplant (about 1 pound), cut into 3/4 inch dice Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/2 large red onion, diced 1 rib celery, finely diced 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch dice 2 tablespoons garlic, minced

1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted 2 tablespoons minced fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves, plus more for garnish 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup raisins 2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over high heat until shimmering.

Add eggplant and cook, tossing occasionally, until completely softened and

browned in spots, about 6 minutes.

Push eggplant to the side of the skillet and add 2 more tablespoons oil to the center. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic and toss to combine with the eggplant. Cook, stirring and tossing frequently, until vegetables are softened and aromatic, about 3 minutes longer.

Add pine nuts, mint, parsley, tomato paste, ground cinnamon, raisins, capers, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, and balsamic vinegar and toss to combine. Drizzle in remaining olive oil and bring to a simmer, add-

ing water a tablespoon at a time as necessary until caponata has a sauce-like consistency that is loose, but doesn’t run freely over a plate.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let mixture cool to room temperature and garnish with extra mint leaves and a drizzle of olive oil if desired. Serve with toasted bread or pasta.• Casey Ann is a local foodie and blogger.

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Hallahan Basketball Fire In Kensington on the Rise

Back Row: Coach Ed Dever, Assistant Bob Hoffman, Assistant Matt Dever, Assistant Kelly Dougherty, and Assistant Chrissy Rodgers. Middle Row: Lillian Betteridge, Emily Dever, Allie Kuprevich, Lola Snead, Megan Elliot, Bridget Miller. Alexis O’Neill, Montana Tomasweski, and Katie Shields. Front Row: Nya Searight, Alynn Phelan, and Sonni Browne.

by Geraldine Dever, Hallahan Class of 1973 Now that the high school basketball season is coming to a close, I’d like to congratulate the girls of Hallahan’s Basketball team for a job well done. Hallahan finished with 10 wins and 10 losses this season.

This, to a lot of people, doesn’t seem like much to cheer about but for us Hallahan fans it is. Spending many years in the Catholic League, Hallahan has begun to make a climb. Last year, the team finished with a record of 6-14.

This year, with leading senior point guard Alexis O’Neill and freshman scoring machine Nya Searight, the team made it to the playoffs. O’Neill’s passing and unselfish play was key, consistently finding

teammates Sonni Browne under the basket and Alynn Phelan for open jumpers.

The team really played competitive basketball this year. Senior center Megan Elliot held things down in the middle and shared time with sophomore Allie Kuprevich. Browne and Searight made Second Team All-Catholic and O’Neill made Third Team.

As a fan and graduate of Hallahan, it was a great feeling looking up their scores and seeing the wins

building up. When I heard the girls made the playoffs, I was extremely happy for them. The team came up short though against St. Huberts in the playoffs but I don’t think it will stop the progress the team is making.

I would like to thank Coach Ed Dever and his staff for a phenomenal season. Coach Dever along with Senior Alexis O’Neill will be a part of the City All-Star Team, which they will be playing a game at the end of March.

Go Mouseketeers Go!•

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The 26th District will be hosting a town hall meeting where year end crime stats for 2014 will be reviewed.

The meeting will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. on Thurs., Mar. 5 from 7-8PM. The new commanding officer of the 26th District, Captain George Kappe will also be in attendance and will be available to answer questions and address concerns.

If you have any questions please contact the 26th District at 215-686-3260 or inbox their Facebook page.•

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Five New Charters Schools for Philadelphia, None Approved In Port Richmond

by Andrew Mark Corkery

Amid intense pressure from both sides of the debate, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission took, what some would see as, the middle road. The SRC approved five new charter schools from among the 39 applications at the end of a tumultuous meeting last Wednesday evening which was filled with protests and arrests,. These new schools are the first traditional charter schools to be approved in Philadelphia since 2007.

At the meeting it was revealed that both organizations who submitted full applications for the open charter school spot in the 19134 zip code, String Theory Academy Schools

and American Paradigm Schools, were denied approval from the SRC, leaving no new charter in Port Richmond.

This comes much to the dismay of Jurate Krokys, CEO of American Paradigm Schools. Krokys sees five charter schools being approved in other areas of the city as a step forward but not the amount of progress as she believes is necessary.

“What it doesn’t do, though, is address the severe needs of the Philadelphia School District to raise the level of quality schools for kids across the board,” said Krokys.

Charlie Mcgeehan, a former charter school teacher, current Philadelphia public school teacher and a member of the caucus of Working Edu-

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cators for the Federation of Teachers Union, had different feelings about the five charters that were approved.

“I was happy they approved five,” Mcgeehan said, “but I still see five as too many. Working in a neighborhood school, I don’t see that the district is in a position right now to afford any more charter schools, let alone five.”

Mary D’Anella, spokeswoman for String Theory Schools, feels as though charters provide an important choice to parents everywhere and is disappointed that the SRC decided not to approve a new school in Port Richmond, her own school in particular.

“We are disappointed and at this point are looking to see what the School District’s reason for the decision was,” said D’Anella.

One of the five members of the SRC, Commissioner Marjorie Neff,

did reveal her reasoning for not voting for a single charter school to be approved in all of Philadelphia in a report published on Philly.com last week.

She sighted a lack of the quality in the applications as her reasoning.

“There were deficiencies in all of them,” Neff said.

Mcgeehan feels Neff was right to deny the charters and sees the SRC as having a distinct responsibility to deny charter schools based on the information the commision has reviewed. In addition Mcgeehan feels that charter schools generally lack oversight and are hindered by a not having a true connection to the Philadelphia School District.

“Having been a teacher in charter schools and in district schools, I do not see charter schools as really being connected to the district in any way, other than every three to five years they have to go

to the district and ask if they can continue to stay open,” said Mcgeehan.

“So as we are giving out these schools, what we are losing is a system of schools that work.”

Krokys points out there are bad charter schools just as there are bad public schools but believes the main element being lost in the SRC’s decision is what children in neighborhoods like Port Richmond are losing in terms of a viable educational option for the community.

“They certainly recognized 19134 as an area in need of a charter school.

So what is the SRC’s answer to this?” said Krokys.

“The school district and the state have to be responsible for each and every one of their kids.

Each child has the right to a quality education whatever form that may take; whether it’s public, public charter, faith-based or independent.”

Mcgeehan feels that us-

ing the valuable resources of the district the SRC and school charter office in order to review 39 charter school applications and spend time approving five of them is a waste of time. It is the only another distraction from what he sees as substantive issues that need each of these school government bodies’ attention to be resolved.

“I just don’t see opening new charter schools as furthering the discussion we need to have,” Mcgeehan said, “which is, what are these charter schools doing that we can bring into district schools? What is working in district schools that can be brought into charter schools?”

“Will what’s working in these schools actually become more successful and be supported in the way it needs to be supported to do that? I do think time will tell.”•

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ticing if something looks wrong are pretty high.

Learn how to safely identify criminal activity, and what to do when you see it, at a free training by the City’s Town Watch Program, Wed., Feb. 25, 7PM, NL Community Center, 3rd & Fairmount.

Register online at http:// www.nlna.org/sign-upfor-dog-walker-watch-atalk-about-town-watchand-dog-walking/ First Presbyterian Oyster Supper First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave., will be holding their annual Oyster Supper on Sat., Feb. 28, from 4-7PM. A full course dinner served “family style”. Ham is also available. Adults $14; children 10 and under $6.

Take-out dinners available, cake table, odds and ends table and a chance to meet friends and neighbors. Everyone is welcome.

Quizzo at Mother of Divine Grace Come out for a fun night of Quizzo at Mother of Divine Grace in the church hall on Sat., Feb. 28 at 8PM. Teams are limited to 6 people. Registration fee is $30. For more information and to register your team please contact Chrissy Yancer at 267.688.9470 or by email at cyancer@motherdivinegrace.com.

Portside Arts Center Classes Starting Mar. 3: Children & Teen Drawing Club, 6 week class Tues. (6-7PM); Ongoing to June 16: After School Arts Program (Ages 5 -11) Mon. - Fri. (3-6PM).

Portside Arts Center, 2531 E. Lehigh Ave. For more information, visit www. portsideartscenter.org.

PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education Program Serves Philadelphia Next programs start week of Mar. 5 in Northern Liberties and North Philadelphia When someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol, the disease affects the entire family. Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recovery Organization– Achieving Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education Program to help individuals and families get information, support and resources for recovery. Participants connect with trained volunteers who have been in the same situation. These information and support programs are offered at two locations in Philadelphia. In North Philadelphia, sessions have a new day and time. They begin on the first Saturday of the month and meet on four consecutive

Saturdays from 10AM until 12noon at the Philadelphia Recovery Community Center. This four-week program includes training on the use of naloxone to counteract the effects of opioid overdose. In Northern Liberties, the program begins on the first Thursday of the month and meets for three consecutive Thursday evenings from 6:308:30PM at the PRO-ACT office. The program at this location does not include naloxone training. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Preregistration is required. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9AM through 5PM or visithttp://councilsepa.org/programs/ pro-act/family-educationprogram/.

Glavin Playground Tot Program Registration Night Thurs., Mar. 5, 6:307:30PM. $20 non-refundable fee. All children must be able to handle their own bathroom needs; NO PullUps! 3 yr old classes-Child must be 3 by December 31, 2015; 4 yr old classes-Child must be 4 by December 31, 2015. Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate. For more info please call 215-685-9898. Glavin Playground is located at Almond & Westmoreland Sts. PVVM Memorial Pavers The deadline to purchase 12”x12” pavers for inscription at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial has been changed to Mar. 5, to be completed in time for Memorial Day 2015. The $300 granite pavers line the walkway to the newly-redesigned Memorial site that honors the 646 KIA in Vietnam; and can be purchased by anyone to honor any loved one that served in the military.

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St. Anne Reunion Committee (SARC) Spring Fling St. Anne Reunion Committee organizes a couple events a year, and would LOVE EVERYONE to know ANYONE IS WELCOME. Did you attend St. Anne school/business school/church? Did u grow up in the area? Were you friends /relatives with anyone in the community?

Maybe you just walked through the area and liked what you saw. Anyone who fits the above discription and then some are welcome to attend any and all of our events. A great time to see many people that you have not been in touch with recently. The Spring Fling will take place on Sat., Mar. 7 at 7PM in St. Anne Social Hall, Memphis and Tucker Sts.

Preceding the event, there will be a 5PM mass at St. Anne Church, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave. The mass will include the Blessing of the Rings (bring any ring or anything else that you would like blessed).

Ticket cost: $50 per person and includes open bar, food, DJ Meg Graham.

A great time and fabulous company. St. Anne Reunion Committee (SARC) will be trending in 2015.

Catering by Chef William Sanders. He has planned “stations of food”: 1. appetizers 2. Seafood Wharf 3. Fun foods 4. entress 5.

Sweets, coffee and tea.

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Tickets are available for both events at the Rectory 215-739-4590, Theresa Staho 215-425-3219 and Nellie Hohenstein 215-634-4665.You can also send a self addressed stamped envelope with check and tickets can be mailed to you.

All Around This World: Music from Ireland and Poland Mon., Mar. 9, 10:30AM, Free Library of Philadelphia, Fishtown Community Library, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave., 215685-9990. Small children and their caregivers will explore rhythms and melodies from Ireland and Poland. Participants will explore the homelands of the characters in the featured selection Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline and middle-grade companion book Rodzina

by Karen Cushman. Facilitator Jay Sand will guide participants through an enchanting and interactive musical tour of countries around the world.

Richmond Library presents: A 2015 One Book, One Philadelphia Event My Family Tree and Me. What is your family like?

Where do you come from?

Join Alycia Kohler to discuss families and recording of Family data. Create a keepsake family tree to take home. Sat., Mar. 14 at 2PM. For more information contact the Richmond Library at 215-6859992. Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St. 6th Annual “St. Patty’s for Matty” Beef and Beer The 6th Annual “St. Patty’s for Matty” Beef and Beer benefiting The Matthew Holmes Scholarship Fund will be held on Sat., Mar. 14 from 7-11PM at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Hall, 2420 E. Allegheny Ave. Beef & Beer tickets: $30 - ID required; TV raffle tickets:

$5 for a chance to win a 60” LG LED 1080p TV. Recipients of the Matthew Holmes Scholarship will be awarded. All tickets can be purchased at Primo Hoagies of Port Richmond, 2703 E. Clearfield St., Rich’s Barber Shop, 2616 E. Ontario St., Primo Hoagies Fishtown, 1501 E. Susquehanna Ave. For more information contact Bonnie Curcio 215-3138216 or Pat Wilkins 267257-9104. www.mattyholmesscholarhip.org.

NC Alumni Association Looking for Alumni for St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Northeast Catholic Alumni Association are looking for past alumni to participate in this coming years St. Patrick’s Day parade. The event will be held on Sun., Mar. 15.

There will be transportation to the parade, as well as a party at the parade conclusion. Call the office at 215-543-1051 for information.

Hello, Dolly! at The Port Richmond Theatre Company The Port Richmond Theatre Company presents “Hello, Dolly! One of America’s beloved and longest running musicals.

Fri., Mar. 20 & Mar. 27 at 8PM, Sun., Mar. 29 at 2PM. Tickets $10 Adult / $7 Student/Child. Dinner Theatre!! Sat., Mar. 21 & Mar. 28 - doors open 5PM-dinner served 5:30PM. Sun., Mar. 22 doors open 4PM - dinner served 4:30PM. Dinner Theatre tickets: $30. All dinner tickets must be reserved, no dinner tickets sold at door! Lithuanian Music Hall, Tilton St. and Allegheny Ave. For tickets: 215-495-3015. www.tcpr. org.

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Breast Cancer Research will hold their 11th Annual Breakfast Brunch Fundraiser on Sun., Mar. 22 at Our Lady Help of Christian Church, Gaul & Allegheny Ave. at 10AM. Tickets $10 adults; $5 children. Contact Marylou Leuters 215-427-3222.

Penn Treaty Park Easter Egg Hunt Friends of Penn Treaty Park are hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Sat., Mar. 28 at 10 AM. Don’t forget to bring your basket or bag for your eggs.

Volunteers Needed at Hagert Playground The Friends of Hagert Playground will be holding special events and programming at the playground this spring and summer, and can use volunteers. Love

Your Park Day will be Sat., May 9. Free summer arts and educational programming will be offered on Saturdays and two evenings a week. Please email hagertplaygroundfriends@ gmail.com if you would like to help volunteer!

Portside 2015 Summer Arts Camp Kids have fun all summer long at the Portside Summer Arts Camp, 2531 Lehigh Ave., 215-427-1514. 2 WEEK SESSION – $300 + one-time T-Shirt Fee $5.

June 22 through Aug. 14. Mon.-Fri. 8:30AM to 3:30PM. Extended Care Hours Until 5:30PM $100 per session. PaintingDrawing-Sculpture-PrintMaking-Character-Building-Swimming. Field Trip every week. Check out our website for more information portsideartscenter.org.

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OBITUARIES Susan Zaccario Susan Zaccario passed away suddenly on Feb. 19th at 48 years old. She will be missed by her children, Gina, David and Douglas, her granddaughter, Caralena, her mother, Patricia Ball (wife to the late James Zaccario), her surviving brothers and sisters, and her extended family and friends. Viewing is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 28 at O’Neill-Boyle Funeral Home (309 East Lehigh

Avenue) from 10AM 11AM.

GALLIGAR MARY (nee Wall), February 9, 2015 at the age of 77; Loving wife of the late Benjamin; devoted mother of Linda, Carol DelPiano (and the late Frank, Jr.), Diane and Benjamin; Dear Mom Mom of 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; sister of Dot Sullivan and also survived by her large extended loving family.

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