Dedication

by JAY ROGERS

Dedication of the new World War II memorial in front of the Homestead Hotel, May 31, 1948. This replaced a much bigger wooden memorial sign that included all of the men and women who served. The bronze plaque includes the names of those that gave their lives. Joel Kovitz, the Boy Scout playing taps on his trumpet, was in Troop 15. Joel lived on Talbot Street. He was really good on the trumpet. Everybody knew that because his father made him practice every day with his 2nd floor window wide open. Joel became an accountant.

Photograph courtesy of Jay Rogers. Jay Rogers lived in Kew Gardens from 1939 to 1963 and attended P.S. 99 from 1940 to 1949. His mother, Mildred Rogers, operated the Kew Gardens Dancing School from 1950 to 1980. Still a Boy Scout and stamp collector, Jay is retired and lives with his wife in Hendersonville, NC.

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