The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 8, 1936, Page 4

man’s Club Holds Interesting Meeting’ (By EDITH M. LUETHI) New quarters, a ‘new president and. new enthusiasm started , off the activities of the Woman’s Club which met at the Hospitality Lundquist, J. G. Piodela, Ralph’ House on Duval afternoon. street Tuesday this was the first regular business session held since the summer va-} cation there were many items of business for our new ~ president’ Mrs. J. J. Trevor to present to} the club for its consideration. j{ After the repeating of the club prayer, the salute to the flag and the singing of America, the Beau-| tiful with Mrs. Frank Ladd at the piano, the minutes of the June; meeting were read by the secre- tary Mrs. E. J. Bayly. The re-: Mesdames Chas. L. Roberts, Emory Pierce, James Adams, A. M. Hewett, George Reynolds, Otto Russell, Clarence Pierce, O. S. There were . approxi-; Long, Edwin Trevor, Eola Swice-; mately forty members present. As, good, J S. Golden, W. R. Porter,! Geo, Allen, Chas. Curtis, Stephen Singleton, Louis Pieree, G. N. Goshorn. Fine Arts Department Mrs, Haydn Illingworth, chair- man; Mesdames Phillip Cosgrove, Carl Bervaldi, A. D. Luethi, John Gekeler, Fred Kirtland, E. R. Evans, Frank Ladd, A. B. Cleare, Sr., Thomas James, Hugh Taylor, Ross Sawyer, W. L. Bates, Harry Beyer, Bascom Grooms, Chas. J. Cc. D. Harrington, Harry Prindie, Julia Bean,! port of the treasurer, Miss Harris,!Curry, William Kemp, Lionel which followed held unusual in-! Plummer, Wallace Kirke, Miss terest as it told of the paying off,; Leila Pitcher. of a debt of long standing to the; American Citizenship So. Florida Cont. and Eng. Co.| Department and appreciation was expressed} Mrs. A. C. Elgia, chairman; for the kindness of the company. Mesdames W. J. Phelzn, C. G. in waiting so long. Insurance on’ Hicks, C, Curry, Cvrry Mozeno, the books of .the public library: Den Navarro,.J. k. Valdes, Sr., amounting to $52.15 had been paid J, R,; Valdes, Jr., W. Hunt Harr's, as well as the insurance of $40.40: P. D. Hollowey, Stan‘ey Baker, on the Club House. Expense of Milton Curry, Sam Goldsmith, Joe repairs on the Club House and the} E. Shourds, J. R. Stowers; Misses installing of a new electric en- Etta Patterson, Minnie Porter gine had been met as well as the, Harris, Ileen Williams. promised donations of $25.00 for! Junior Department the WPA music project. | All members of the Junior Club. Among other expenses paid was} Chairman to be clected by Junior that of the cleaning of the library | Club. and the moving of the club equip-| ment from the Club House to the Hospitality House. The treasurer! man; Mesdames Ralph Rustell, Joe announced that with the excep-/Siourds, Eola Swicesood, Louise = — mel pares yet pre-|Auxier, Luther Pinder, John Cos- sente, e club was out ofjtrr, Carl Fervaldi, Jack Guiti, Ar- ve end = had a — balance thur Pastorin, Dan Navarro, W. in ie treasury. was an-'R, Porter, b. D. Trevor, Jon: nounced that a water tank, no: Wardiow, Willard Albury, James longer of use at the Club House,' Adame; Miss Edna Gato. had been given to the FERA for Decorating Committee use on the beach. It was voted to! Mrs. B. C. Moreno, chairman; turn in to the Welfare Social) Mesdames Harry Galey, Chester Service for relief work to the; Curry, C, W. Goethe, Hush Tay- needy the balance of $26.99 left! lor, J. S. Golden, A. E. Sharpley, last year se =~ welfare depart-| Fred Kirtland, Geo. Reynolds, 0. ment of club. is. Long. It was voted to allow the mem-! House’ and Grounds Committee bers of the Junor Woman’s Club: Mrs. Clifford Hicks, chairman; to elect their own chairman from' Mesdames A. M, Hewett, Julia the membership of the Senior Bean, W. R. Warren, G. N. Gos- Club. Mrs. Warren called atten-/horn, Wallace Kizke, Harry Shaw, tion to the main gate of the ceme- J. R. Valdes, Sr.; Misses Etta tery which is hangmg by one hinge; Patterson, Minnie Porter Harris Hospitality Committee Mrs, Norkerg Tiompson, chair- and the support of an old rope., Library and Book Committee The stone posts are also crumbling.| An estimate of the cost of re-' Mrs, Vesey Johnson, chairman; Mesdames Norlerg Thompson, pairs was given as $40. The club] W. J. Phelan, P. Cosgrove, Lionel voted to pay half of the cost of re-: pairs and will seek the coopera- tion of another organization. Mrs.! Warren also called attention to the Governor’s proclamation rel- ative to the amendment to appear on the ballots in November. The, amendment, if carried, will allow the State of Florida to participate with the Federal government in! the care of the needy aged, the! blind and the dependent children. | At present the cost of this relief! is being carried by the counties. All members were urged to vete for this amendment. The attention of the members was called to the fine appearance of the Hospitality House grounds in the rear of the building. The upkeep of these grounds has been assumed as one of the activities of the club. It, ig hoped that each memberf ~ Will “endéavor to bring back into the club at least one new or for- mer member. At the close of the meeting the club was favored by two duets “Night in Venice” and “Auf Wiedersehen” (’Till We Meet Again) offered by Mr. and Mrs. George Mills White with Gus Ayala at the piano. The following is the list of de- partments and standing commit- tees as appointed by the presi-| dent: American Homes Department Mrs. Arthur Pastorini, chair- man; Miesdames Stephen Douglas, John Costar, Jack Gaiti,, Frank Delaney, Willard Albury,,..A. .E. Sharpley, Ben . Trevor,,,.Godfrey Thompson, Harry Galey,, Stephen Lowe, William White, Nellie Wil- liams, Claude Williams, . Mary Thompson, Alfred. DeBarritt, Charles Barnes, Charles Falk, J. ¥. Porter, Jr., Frank Gato, Louis: Harris, Vining. Harris, Vesey; Johnson, Fred Knapp, Luther! Pinder, Miss Edna Gato. Educational Department ‘Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz, man; Mesdames Sebastian Ca-} brera, Harvey Eagan, George Archer, Harry Baker, W. C. Dun- can, Horace O’Bryant, C. w.! Goethe, Louise Auxier, W. De- meritt, I. Appelrouth, J. B. Sulli- van, Frank Brown, Roy Faulkner, Frank Rieker, Harry Shaw, John Wardlow, Ed. Bayly, Misses Susie Gardner, Mae Hill, Mary Trevor.{ Public Welfare Department Mrs. W. R. Warren, chairman;, Plummer, Chas. Roberts, Geo. Archer, A. D. Lvethi, Stephen Singleton; Miss Mary Trevor. Press and Publicity Committee Mesdames Stephen Douglas, Charles Barnes, G. N. Goshorn, A. D. Luethi. Membership Committee Mrs. W. H. White, chairman; Mesdames Stephen Lowe, Stephen Douglas. Floor Committee Mrs. A. E. Sharpley, chairman; Mesdames Chas. Falk, M. E. Berko- witz, Wm. Kemp. Floral Committee Miss Leila Pitcher, chairman; Mrs, Sam Goldsmith. Historian ‘Committees For Raising Funds October—Mrs. E. J. Bayly, hainman; Mesdemes M. E. Berko- witz, P. D. Holloway, Jack Gaiti, C. W. Goethe, John Costar, Wm. P. Kemp, W. P. Archer, Otte Lundquist; Miss Mae Hi'l. November—Mrs, A. E. Sharp- ley, chairman; Mesdames Fred Knapp, Willard Albury, J. S. Golden, Frank Ladd. Vesey John- |son, James Adams, J. B. Sullivan;) Misses Etta Patterson, Mary Trev- or. December—Mrs. Stephen Doug- las, chairman; Mesdames Arthur Pastor'ni, Luther Pinder, Car! Bervaldi, Frank Delaney, J. R. Stowers, W. C. Duncan, Charle+ Barnes, Stephen Singleton, Harry Prindle. y January—Mrs, Wm. R. Warren, chairman; Mesdames James Rob- erts, Edwin Trevor. A. M. Hew- ett, Fred Kirtland. George Reyn- ‘lds, Ross Sawyer, Sr. Benj ‘Trevor; Misses Minnie Porter Har- vis, Teen Willtams, You and Your Nation’s Affairs By HARLEY L. LUTZ | Professor of Public Finance, Princeton University During a presidential campaign Public attention is often focussed upon topics that ordinarily receive | but Little notice. The question of direct versus now, which of these definitions the fathers had in mind. ys it, while ee ‘one person ferred to others by the shifting. This distinction under peculiar circumstances. On’ contrary, conditions may prevent ———_ indirect taxes from being The principal direct taxes are those on property, incomes, estates and in- heritances. Among the important in- direct taxes are those on sales, on business transactions other sales, and on specifie commodities such as/gasoline and tobac: The chief advantage of a direct tax is that the person who pays it can know how much he is Indirect taxes are thought of as being con- cealed, and to some extent they are. In the degree that this is true, the per- son who bears the burden of such taxes is unaware of what he is paying. Two results are supposed to flow from ‘these hypotheses. The first is said to be that when people are aware consti- | taxation is as unpredictable as the of their taxes, they take a greater in- terest in the public business. This is not always the case. Tax conscious- ness is not invariably a product of direct taxation. In more than one state the le have rebelled against has never been any effective protest from the ineome taxpayers. against federal extravagance. The direction that will be taken by opposition to | ! course of a bolt of lightning. It may | vantage of direct is said to be that it permits of a Feragiedes i of the tax burden by, relative incomes. Such tax- highly desirable. but it can the sole basis of govern- ry 5 5 ation should be based on ability are prone to conclude that all taxes ks three things-__ The first is that if government took all of the larger incomes the revenue so obtained: wowhd not mect oe enor- abi. rou! pose that tidus a cosstderable mass ability inthe. ‘odd per cent pay no income tax. The third thing | overlooked is that the current public expenditure is so extensively devot- ed to the benefit of the mass of the population as to make it reasonable that every one should contribute in some degree. For administrative rea- sons this mass ability must be taxed bce ae indirect rather than direct The conclusion is that both direct and indirect taxation are necessary and defensible. The proportion be- tween the two forms is never definite- ly fixed, but must be determined by many factors which have nothing di- rectly to do with tax administration, (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) High School P.-T. A. Holds Interesting Meeting Tuesday A very enjoyable and instruc- tive program was presented at the first meeting of Key West Junior-Senior High Schoo] Parent- Teacher Association held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock auditorium of Harrris School on Southard street. Program was presented under the direction of Mrs. E. R. Evans, chairman of program commit: tee, First on the program was se- lections by High School orchestra, march entitled “The Sky Bird” and “Jolly Coppersmith”. Mrs. Enrique Henriquez _pre- sided and opened the meeting with the Lords Prayer and singing of “America”. A chorus of seventh grade pupils led the audience in the singing of P.-T. A. song. Or- jchestra played another seleetion jentitled “The Harbor of Dreams”. Interesting talk on Citizenship son, member ment of good citizenship. t An instructive talk-on Amer. ianization of . the foreign. born was made by Mrs. Hilda: «Salis; another member of the’ faéulty of | Key West High School... Mrs. Bradley, who recently gained citizenship through natural- ization, spoke on “How I Became a Citizen of the United States”. A business session of the P.-’ A. followed the above program. Selection of a new treasurer to replace Mrs. H. S. Dexter whose husband had been transferred to New York, was placed in the hands of the nominating commit- tee consisting of Mrs. C. H. Ket- chum, Mrs. Gerald Adams and Mrs, Juliette Russell. Mrs, Henriquez appointed the following committees ‘for the 1936-37 sehool year: Hospitality: Mrs. C. H. Ket- chum, chairman; Mrs. Arthur Lu- jan, Mrs. Harold Pinder and Mrs. Joseph Mixon. Program: Mrs. E. R. Evans, chairman; Mrs, H. S.:\McClana Dan Navarro, M. Russell, Sebastian in the! Publicity: Mrs. Mervin L. Rus han and the senior faculty. |to serve on committee. Arrange Dance larger incomes and | ‘argument overlooks | today: high schoo} Membership: Ms. Milton Saw-, Greece. Servia : ’ yer, chairman, all room mothers Entertains -At Informal Tea A delightful “informal tea” eeeeccenscccccscoce was given at the home of Mr.and G. L. Scheer, United States Mrs. M. E. Berkowifz, 1101 South boiler inspector, arrived on the street, on Suffday “afternoon to Steamship Cuba this morning honor their-son Sidney A. and his from Tampa on a regular inspec- charming bride. tion visit. The sweet table was prettily decorated with the bride’s cake in ae the place-of honor. The punch se Lillie Carey, who was bowl was graciously presided over VE Miami with relatives by Mrs. E. J. Bayly ‘and the for several weeks, was a return- Misses Dorothy Bean and Anita M. Berkowitz acted “as fléaters. Among these who called were Judge and Mys..Charles Barnes,’ Mrs. J. C. Gekeler, wife of Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aronovitz,' J. C. Gekeler of the First Presby- Mr. and Mrs. Morris Holtsberg,' terian church, who was spending Mr. and Mrs. George Kantor, Mr.;a pleasant visit with her mother and Mrs; Joe~ Pearlman, Mr. and at Plant City, Fla., returned over Mrs. Kirehik, Mr. and Mrs. A. the highway yesterday. Einhorn, Bev..and Mrs. Male, Mr.; : and Mrs. William Mendell, Mr.; Mrs. Will Baez, who is making and Mrs. B. Weintraub, Mr. and her home with Mir. Baez in Miami, Mrs. I. Appelrouth, Mrs. Ella: arrived yesterday afternoon Friedman, Misses Tillie and Ida companied by her sister, Weintraub, Harry Weintraub and. phyilis. Richardson, who Melvin Nesele.. i ' | ac- Miss was | spending several weeks in Miami. | ae | Mrs. Olivia Gordon, nee Ful- | ford, of Tampa. was an arrival in ; Key West this week and is a guest at the home of her brother-in-law At Cuban Club Cuban Club will sponsor a mem- | bership dance at the clubhouse on 24 sister, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Duval street tomorrow evening. , Faulkner at 830 Simonton stree~. In addition. to having. a. good, - 4 i i Herbert Reck, WPA director in ey West, received a call tate esterday from. Jacksonville to « which -he ‘responded this morning ““\Hstteaving on a state road depart- jment plane which was sent here * i for_him. a4 | Winiam Cason, cable splicer ©°*|tor‘the Southern Bell Telephone 1793—Lyons, France, in re- 2nd Telegraph company, . arrived volt against the French Conven- th’s morning by plane to do some tion, taken by Republicans after! work on the loce! cables. siege and its inhabitants shot in| batches of 200 and 300 at a time. , to fatknish | in of Thomas Ree er West, was an arrival this morning 1820—Henri Christophe, negro by plane from Miami and will be born in slavery, revolutionary in the city for 2 few days. soldier against the French in Haiti, ' king of Haiti, whose cruelties as: king led to desertion by his troops, _ Mateolm Wetler, operator of a shot himself. j dredge located at Miami, who ar- ae ;Tived Sunday for a visit with his A family, will leave on the return 1871—Chieago’s great fire 4)-. .¢, pe . Faarted at §-46-p.on. teem Q'lee- (ne ee OF me. ry’s, the millsman’s, shed. Great fire the night before had destroy- ed most of city’s fire apparatus and exhausted fire-fighting force. formetly of Key Walter Maloney, of the bakery! firm of Maloney «nd Peacock, who was visiting briefly in Miami, was a returning passenger on the! lane fi iami thi ing. 1912—Montenegro (now a part plone Sree en te ene, of ‘Yugo-Slavia), followed by uigaria, de- iclared war on Tutkey—opening DOG FOUND MISSING . NEW BRITAIN, Conn —aA dog was left to guard the jewelry to store of A. H. Enoch im this city. ,Sell, chairman; Mrs. Raymond |Kennedy and Mrs. Joseph A. When Enoch returned he found nothing missing but the dog. was given by Mrs. Lorine Thomp-} present to become of high school hers faculty and head of the ...depart+ 1930—U. S. Navy reduced within: limitations set by London naval treaty. € | Boza. Ways and Means: Mrs. Law- ton Watson, chairman; Mrs. How- ard Russell and Mrs. Menendez | Key. | {A new chairman of room mothers to replace Mrs. H. S. Dexter will be selected from this! group. Roll call of teachers and parents showed that Mirs. Lorine; Thompson’s class, 10-B’s, was the} winner of half-holiday reward for highest percentage present, i In_a short talk» by Professor; Horace O’Bryant, he urged parents acquainted the Balkan War. vodelieions « Meet Tomorrow Arrangements have been com- pleted and everything is in read- iness for another of those delight- ful social afternoons given at reg- ular intervals by the members of the. Junior Woman's Club of Key , West. j The event will be held tomor- :row afternoon beginning at 5 o’elock in the rooms of Key West ! Hospitality House on Duval street. , Bridge and Michigan will consti- | tute the pastimes. } Misses Barbara Carey and Ro- | malda Johnson have been nominat- ed as hostesses for the afternoon and they are concluding prepara- tions today for a delightfully pleas- pnt afternoon tomorrow. | February—Mrs. G. N. Goshorn, !Cabrera, Jr., Eola Swieegood; Miss ; chairman; Mesdames W.. J. Phe- _ iam, W. R. Porter. Hayden Hling- chair-| worth, Stephen Lowe, No Thompson, J. J. Trevor, Wardlow, Julia Bean. March—Mrs. Louis Pierce, chairman; Mesdames Emory Pierce, Lionel Plummer, Victor Moffat, Hugh Taylor, Joseph Val- des, Jr., O. S. Long, Harry Bak- er, Godfrey Thompson, A. C. Elg- in, Hicks, John Prestige x Clifford jirman; Mesdames Harry Galey, Curry Moreno, Horace O’Bryant, | Edna Gato. | May—Mrs. Chas. Falk, chair man; Mesdames E. R. Evans, :George Areher. Allen Cleare, Sr., {Arthur Pastorini, Wm. Demeritt. } Wm. H. White, Louise Auxier, , Bascom Grooms. 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