The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 2, 1938, Page 6

Key West Woman’s Club Social Calendar Holds Interesting Session syrsmsoax— (@®y MRS. Regular meeting of Key West Woman’s Club was held 4 p. m. Tuesday in the Public Library. Mrs. J. J. Trevor, president, oc- cupied the chair. After the Club Prayer was read in unison, and the flag salut- ed, the members sang two verses of “America, the Beautiful”, ac- companied at the: piano by Mrs. Frank H. Ladd. Mrs. E. Bailey, reenrding secre- tary, read the minutes @f-the pre- vious meeting and the corre- sponding secretary, Miss Etta Patterson, reported that she had written letters of thanks to Miss Edna Smith, Mr. and Mrs. George Mills White and Messrs. Ayala and Barroso for their help in making the club reception, held on January 12, a success. Mrs. Haydn Mlingworth was chairman of the program for the reception. Mrs. Trevor announced that $28 commission was made by the club by assisting the representative of the Curtis publications in Janur ary. The president announced the S‘C. S.) date for the annual Fashion Show at Casa Marina Hotel would be February 17, 9 p. m. This Show is sponsored by the Senior and} Clubs. Mrs.) Trevor stated that the announce- | ment was carried in the New! Junior Woman's York Times of January 30. The annual election of officers will be held on March 1. There being no further busi- ness, Mrs. Trevor presented Mrs. George Widmeyer, a talented mu- sician, who has recently come to Key West, and the audience thor- oughly enjoyed the short program rendered by Mrs. Widmeyer, who played “Sparks” by Moskowski, “Arabian Romance” by Yedum and “Etude Artistique” by God- dard. A social hour followed the ses- | sion and refreshments were serv- ed by: the Hospitality chairman. Mrs.; P: -her.commit- “a Mrs. Harry Shaw was a passen- ger on the carly morning bus go-_ ing to Miami for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Lintner, and will possibly be gone several weeks. Oliver Haskins, engineer with the P. and O. S. S. Co., who was visiting with Mrs. Haskins and members of the family, left this morning for Miami to join the Steamship Florida, to which ves- sel he is assigned. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Knowles and daughters left this morning for Plantation Key, after a visit) with members of the family. J. F. Matchett, representing several companies sending their products to Key West, left this morning on the bus for Hog Key, to visit buyers in that section. Harry B. Peacock, who had been spending a short visit in Key West, left yesterday over the highway for his home in Mi- ami. TRANSPORTATION | Alamo Brines Freicht Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, arrived in port yesterday afternoon from New York, with upwards of 225 tons of interlocking steel piling for the naval station, and shipments of miscellaneous items for the mer-| chants. } i Shipment for Warbler Wrecking Tug Warbler went | this morning over to the Mallory! Mrs. Sybil Ashe, who was in Key West for a brief visit and left for Havana to visit her fath- er, Jerry Warren, who was ill, returned yesterday afternoon on S.S. Cuba. Tony Cruz, who was visiting in Havana for about 10 days, was a returning passenger on Steamship Cuba yesterday afternoon. B. F. Sasnett, second assistant keeper at American Shoals light- house, arrived in the city yester- day for a quarterly vacation with his family. John H. Elgen arrived this! week from Westminste?, Md., from his home and met HM. Ramey, of Baltimore, and togeth- er are spending a delightful vaca- tion while guests at La Concha Hotel. Meeting, Rotary Club, 12:15 P! M. St. Paul's Church, n:| nex. Meeting, Stephen R. | Chapter, U. D. C. Home of Mrs. Claude 1009 Grinnell Street. M. E. Church. 5:30 P. M. —o— | FRIDAY— Meeting, Room Mothers, Harris School P.-T. A. 3:30 P. M. Home of Mrs. Mervin Russell. =a SATURDAY— Whiteway Dance. 10 P. M. Pena’s Garden of Roses. —— MONDAY— Benefit Supper, Ladies of ieee From The Files es “Your boulevard is the finest | stretch of driveway my wife and I believe we have ever seen”, de- clares Chas. A. McGonagel, of} Plainfield, Indiana, a guest at the Hotel La Concha. Mrs. Bingham,; | @ member of the party, said that | she had ridden all over the coun- | Bry janid tad ‘Hever ‘traveled ‘over fing; giege of roadwayy {We do t pretapg.to bays Seen all of thie road in the county”, said Mr. icGdnabiet’ “but I have to say tt in-ail the riding T-have done, | ere is.po finer stretch of road- | Way apxwhere over which J have, | ridden”. pte George H. Yereck, of Provi- | dence, R. L, committed suicide by jumping from the Cuba and drowning himself Monday night within an hour after the boat left }Havana. Three officers of thej | ship and scores of passengers saw } ‘the man as he deliberately jump-/| | ed from the vessel. The leap was made from the promenade deck to} the water which is about 45 feet} Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken | Beard Proves Powell Did! ,, KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY net Found Boy Scouts’ i — | (Continued from Page One) the girl scouts before some one lelse did. The organization was saying, “To Whom It May Con-/ started, the name copyrighted, cern: The Judio, the Palaco of} < oi oe Cuba; and the United States is| 2" the copyright is in the posses- now looking for his last Cadena. | Sion of Mrs. Daisy Barrett of I am not at present physically fit|Plancton, L. 1, who was chair- to see my wife, so I am taking/man of the original executive the pleasure of saying good bye) board. From this organization : : < Sprang the Girl Scouts of Am- OF The Citizen WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1988. Floor She There's newer 2 Gull moment at Meeting, Music Guild. 8 P. M.| below. Nothing was known here) Oversea Hotel Salon. | of the occurrence until the vessel! —o— {reached the dock at Key West) TUESDAY— | yesterday afternoon, bringing the} Meeting, Stone Church Service| body. The suicide left a note Club. 6 P.M. Church An-} try arrived on the 2:30 train thi afternoon and. were-guests.of the log) }€ amber of Commerce un- til their departure on the 6:30 train. The visitors were met at the station by a delegation of of- ficers and members of the cham- ber, and taken on a motorcade} around the city and a drive over the boulevard and Over-Sea| Highway. Two pieces of business proper- ty, one of them on Duval street, a piece of residential property on Division street, with fwo pieces of Keys property, were sold dur- Campfire Girls of America was organized in the former Aldine; Club of New York. Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Van Dyke, +George Washington Cable and jother distinguished people were | members. Boy Scout Idea j Plans for the Boy Scouts were | formulated in “Uncle Dan's” mind when he was a boy of 12 years palling around with three other boys whose first names were Tom, Dick and Harry. The group organized the Boone Scouts. They were experts in woodcraft and practiced with a tomahawk until they could split a grain of wheat at five steps. “Uncle Dan” today can throw as wicked ing the past week, through the}a tomahawk as any of his boy efforts of Johnson and Johnson,}scouts. Five miles from Coving- for $30,000 cash. The purchasers} ton, Kentucky, they had a secret were Philadelphia investors who | clubhouse on the opposite side of are already planning to improve|a creek. A wilderness grew to Petersen Family __ Mth | Goes'To Miami it. .and Mrs.S. A. Petersen jand children, Ralph and Jean, left over the highway Tuesday morning for their new home in Miami, after having resided in Key West for the past three and a half years, where Mr. Petersen was connected with the United States Coast Guard. Both Mr. and Mrs. Petersen ex- pressed themselves as being par- ticularly pleased with the public schools of the city, and the prog- ress made by the children while here. They made many friends while here, all of whom expressed re- great at their leaving. There will be a regular mect- ing of Stephen R. Mallory Chap- ter, U. D. C., held tomorrow aft-' ernoon, beginnirig ‘at 4 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Claude Albury,' 1009 Grinnell street. { A request is made for 4 large} 1 Be Beat”. CLAGHIFIED - COHMN | MOTO-SCOOTS | | RENT A MOTO-SCOOT by hour or day. “A Treat That Can't! Moto-Scoot Service, ; | 701% Duval street. feb2-6t FOR RENT ROOM with private entrance, | private bath. 619 William street. feb2-1t | FORSALE ' | FOR SALE—1937 Tudor Ford Se- dan, °38 license plate, good rub- ber. TERMS. Box T, The Citi- zen. jan31-3t CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet. Cor- | ner 5th and Staple Avenue. Apply Box D, The Citizen. nov2-tf Wor | } | | } 75 ROOM GOING HOTEL, derful future. Over Sea the ee} _Ppurchas- Editoria comment: A tourist camp is, any city, and a real one, as Key West has al- ready had an opportunity of see- ing. A couple planning to stay here only overnight, has decided to stop indefinitely since they learned that. the city has a tour- ist camp. The yacht Lotis, owned and commanded by J. A. Averill of New York, put into Key West yesterday expecting to leave to- day for a cruise of the coast of Florida. Mr. Averill has as his guests, A. C. Davidson and E. C. Pedro, of Ogdensburg, N. Y-. C. C. Monroe, colored, who was principal of the Douglass Colored School, last year and up to the present, has been dismissed be- cause of conduct unbecoming a teacher. Before County Judge Hugh Gunn, Monroe was arraign- the bank of the creek on that side. A tall tree, uprooted. its base of they wuz watchin’ a skunk hole. Pudgy Motts sez a snitch in time saves some fellers from stayin’ after school. All Normal “Your wife has been delirious all day”, said the nurse, in a w ried tone, “calling for you crying for money” “Hah!” sn “Delirious, hell id the husband hands and broiled them over hot Those experiences form ed the basis of a “Handybook™ stones. clay, stones and roots® 20 feebpwFitten by Daniel Beard, which high, formed one wall house. It was compl iN cealed. The boys got % it! grapevine route. A large | vine from a sycamore t cut and allowed to hang over the stream from which it was reach- ed with a hooked stick and brought to the “bank towards Covington. From that bank the | boys, in turn, clung to the vine and with a leap and a jump cleared the stream. A branch of the organization was similar to the present Sea Scouts and was called the “Three Ancient Mariners”, “3 A. M.” be- ing pricked on their arms. In later years, “Uncle Dan” said, the marks were removed only by a painful process. This group had dugout canoes. The boys caught turtle, catfish with their bare Chamber of Commerce for infor- mation on the trip, and they said ¥eweon~, Hand on a charge of drunkenness} and entered a plea of guilty. With the promise of leaving at once if} given his freedom upon payment that the drive.and trip on the ferry was just ag pietured. ter begame, the “Boy, Scout er y WHAT PRICE VENGEANCE? —aiso— popuishor_ accurdang w Clerk Fred B Richards ! | i ' Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and Wednesdays at 238 P. M., arriving Key West 7 A. ‘M. Mondays anc Thersdars Leaves Key West Mondays and Tharsiags #39 A = for Havana. Leaves Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 5 P. M. fer Port Tampa, Fila. For further information of the costs in the case, he was ‘released and the sheriff escorted him to the boat sailing for Tampa. attendance of membets of the of-| PResH LAID EGGS everyday | Frank Rhea, of Washington, D. Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Candee are &2nization. visiting in the city and are enjoy- er) ing a delightful time. Mr. Can-! Charch Group To dee is vice-president of the Wa- G terbury Ferrill Foundry Machine from nest to you. Call at 1699 C- and John Bolan, of Lexing- Flagh . a ton, Ky., arrived in the city yes- eee. ee terday afternoon after a delight- SECOND SHEETS—506 for 50c.; ful trip over the highway. “The | The Artman Press. mayl9-+f ‘Tip was delightful, especially that | Company, and is on his regular vacation. The name of Patricia Duane was unintentionally left off the Honor Roll of Harris School pub- lished recently in these columns. The correction is made here- with of the omission. George Smith, Kathleen Smith, Willard Smith, Paul Stutz, Dora Stutz, Arthuk** ShE°° Betas | Stutz, Clarence R. Middleton, Nila Middléton,) Fay! Middleton, Miguel Castilfo, Horaci® ‘Castiti6, Anne Castillo, Horacio “Gastina, | Sponsor Sapper | Church will sponsor a supper to- morrow afternoon beginning at 5:30 o'clock. Excellent menu has been pre- pared which includes roast pork, candied sweet potatoes, roast beef, creamed potatoes, pie, cof- fee and tea. | Twin daughters, who were born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baker last Sunday night, have been given th | been decided at the time the birth Q@Heantement was published. Sed age sheets, 75c. The Artman Press. TO SELL OR BUY REAL ES- TATE or mortgage on Florida Keys, address E. R. Lowe, P. O. Box 21, Tavernier, Florids. nov9-tf BICYCLES | BICYCLES FOR RENT, by hour, day, Stowers company. week or month. J. R. nov2-tf part of it made on the ferry”, said | Ladies of First M. E. (Stone)| TYPEWRITING PAPER — 500 the-pair. They had written the| RATES: $1. $2. $3 Per Day PLAN TO LEAVE KEY WEST IN TIME TO ENJOY MEAL BEFORE TAKING FERRY Stone Crabs — Turtle Steaks Steaks Phone No Name No. 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Craig. Mgrs. end retes call Phome 14 dock to get a shipment of steeb| Je, -Tepy;Cruz, Fausto Gonzal and cable for the vessel, and re-| Helen Guerra: cas To Whom?—.— | Stranger (in college town)— BEACH WEAR ax CRUISE WEAR turned to the berth at the old P. and O. Dock. S.S. Cuba Arrives From Havana Arriving yesterday afternoon on Steamship Cuba, of the P. & O. S. S. Co., from Havana, were 24 first cabin and 10 second cab- in passengers for Key West, and 23 first cabin passengers for Key West arrivals«were: Nana Lane, George Jack, William Jack. Adeline Bowman, Sybil Ashe, Juanita A. Hane, Lawrence .. Lindsley, Evans Wil- cher, L. Simona, Paul Simona, R. S. Phillip, Mrs. Phillip, Julius M Wheeler, Anne Wheeler, Edward E. Jandy, Edgar Reynolds, Fran- ces Reynolds, Robert W. Stewart, It is dangerous to sell a SUBSTI- TUTE for 686 just to make three er four cents more. Customers are your best assets: lose them and you lose your business. 666 In 1932 when the Miami Jockey Club On the manifest of the vessel! Are you a fraternity man? j were five tons of freight, three} Bootlegger—No, I sell it. automobiles and one sack of mail ; the beach, from Everything for Bathing Suits to Play Dresses! rrcde application to conduct Sharkskin for Key West; 126 tons of freight and nine sacks of mail for Tam- pa. S.S. Cuba sailed shortly after | 5 o'clock with the following pas-| sengers booking at Key West: J. Seelack, Mrs. Seelack, S. P. Judd, Mrs. Judd, P. Marcus, Mrs. T. Jones, R. A. Pellett, Mrs. Pellett, F. Pellett, M. Pellett. 50c SUPPER 50c —Auspices— Ladies First M. E. Church SUNDAY SCHOOL BUILDING Thursday. Starts 5:30 P. M. —EXCELLENT MENU— Street Waterfront is worth three or four times as { much as a SUBSTITUTE. “MONROE THEATER | Edward G. Robinson THUNDER IN THE CITY Matinee: Balcony. 10c: Orches- | tra. 15-20c: Night: 15-25¢[ Old Island Trading Post | i | SPRING LAMB —and— Top-grade Western ! STEER MEAT Lamb SHOULDER, by whole, Ib. ___ Lamb STEW, TO VISITORS— Even as we have a dis- criminating clientele in Key West—we are sure we PLAY SUITS —both short and long skirts Sharkskin SLACKS BATHING SUITS Lastex. Silk and Dress- maker siyie., Catton and Silk } For Men— New assortment of POLO SHIRTS Hand-embroidered. Evergiade DRESSES —cotton and linens SPORT DRESSES Afternoon—Dinner DRESSES ings ot Hialeah Park it pledged itself te foster for racing im Florida the highest ethics of sportemanmship—it promised te crecte the most race horse meet- March Sth bas magnificest racing plant im Amenco—to build the character of the races themssives to the equal of races held anywhere in the world—and te return te the State of Florida « sizeable reve- nue fer distribution to the sixty seven counties ‘Arc ‘The records of be cme ome & me mae ores of of recing prices. The pase ter Ge come bes grec 8 mo > mpotar se the Stee, “Hew bee © Seed (ae Le ees = he selves, Last year each County of Finite secerwed S34 19858 bom rocmg and we bewe ne peeiency m= precicang ter fs vem ome One visit to Hiclech Park is proof positive that these objectives have not only bees reached—they have been fa: surpasses im fouowing years these revesce: wa Be sup Wher :ses ae Bo peng “ence eE Hiclech Park todcy is one of the showplaces of the nation. its sctural charm enhanced by « tremendous ect the beauty of which must be seen to be apprecicted. Ai Hiclech Park this season are housed the foremost racing stables of America the names of the great who “Sport of Kings”. They bere brought here the we mantic ths property as © gree pars te the beoet: of jandecapung pre}- of vest and of te Frense ane parbopete i= tus outstanding therobreds of the schon te com pete for the many splendid purses being eiered. The feature race of the season. “The Jesepe we pice 5 ee oeee octentmes We me fe = we bere but 6 ey cee we wort pee eee Wet ce whee you can i» soaees oF oub—pen =e Gwcye be weccme The WIAMI JOCEEY CLES. tac. E. Weteser, Presetest