The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 5, 1938, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIA ACTIVITI L ES SOCIAL CALENDAR MONDAY— Regular Camera Club meeting. 8 p. m. Key West Federal Art Center. Spanish play, “Campeonato de Medicos” given for benefit of Monroe County Community Clinic. 7:30 p. m. High School Auditorium. The American Legion Auxiliary will meet with fifth district president Mrs. Betty McClure and vice president Mrs. Wil- liam Wood. 7:30 p. m. Legion Hall. Meeting Key West Woman’s Club Board of Directors. 8 p. m. Woman’s Clubhouse. pS OBE TUESDAY— Spaghetti Supper auspices Woman’s Guild of St.-Paul’s Church. 6 p. m, Parish Hall. Regular meeting of Key West Woman’s Club. 5 p. m. Woman’s Clubhouse with bazaar immediately following. aces THURSDAY— Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M. Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Annex. Harris Room Mothers meeting at residence of Mrs. Haebecker, 517 Whitehead street. 3:30 p. m. Gin FRIDAY— : Key West Musical Society meeting at 8 p. m. Armory. ja FS SEs SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park. Choral Society Graces Elks’ Memorial Services Yesterday jeuartette by Barroso’s String Band. i rogram of the| _3—Ceremonies, Lodge Officers: Sac gies aoe | Ritual—Invocation by Rev. J. A. Key West winter season, was held | Tolle. 1 The Elks’ Memorial Services, which are always looked forward at the High School Auditorium} 4 violin Solo, yesterday afternoon with Arthur | Felix Borowski Mulberg in the chair of Exalted | nopp, “Adoration”: William | Ruler. The musical part of the pro- Curry. | 5—Ceremonies, Roll Call of Ab: iF ° | Moore Charms London | | | | MORE OF MOORE was ask- ed by London audiences who heard Grace Moore (above) American opera and film star, sing at a London bene- fit for Queen Mary’s hospital. | Vogues And Esquires Meet | | | i (Billie Camero, Club Reporter) | A joint meeting was held Thursday night by the Vogues, a accompanied by Alce quires, a social club for boys.) William White is chairman. the purpose of this meeting was THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Spanish Plays On Tonight Tonight at the High School Auditorium a Spanish play, “Campeonato de Medicos” and “Chismografia” will be presented by the Cayohueseros as a benefi performance for the Monroe | County Community Clinic. Coeccccccssveseoessecos PERSONAL MENTION | | tired, and Mrs. Archer, who were |visiting with relatives in Key | West for a few days, left over he highway yesterday morning |for their home in Coconut. Grove. Mrs. John Anti, who was visit- Major W. D. Archer, U.S.A., re- | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1938 _ PEOPLE'S FORUM | IN KEY WEST | Seoeescccccocoeceeeeees® | gee Monday SANTA CLAUS ‘i EA RTGS | Key West Southside Associa- Editor, The Citizen: | tion meeting. 8 p. m. Senior High People who have read the} School. poem “’Twas the night before| Tuesday Christmas” remembers that Santa| Deputy scout executive Rance i A Osborne arrives to meet with 1 5 S. Boy Si Claus is called St. Nicholas. But | Monroe County Boy Scout Dis- |. The plays which are written ing with Mr. Anti in Miami, was|“>Y? St. Nicholas was bishop trict committee. |by Mario Sanchez. are, eagerly |folk-for their zest and: humor jand= many Ameérican speaking | people attend. | The “Campeonato” | which |means “Championship of “Dot- tors” concerns a person, ill for |some time. Many doctors vie to jeure him, but he chooses one | above all the rest. And just as |a tip for the Americanos—the |Teason he does is because that | doctor prescribes Ronrico. Even- |tually the patient succumbs and |the “champion” doctor is chag- | rined. | Outstanding will be the second play, “Chismografia”, which |means gossipping. Four gentle- men will be seated around tables in imitation of ladies at bridge (and the gossip will fly. | Taking parts in the play will be Carlos Rios, Evelio Sibila, Mil- ,ton Esquinaldo, Dolores Bello, Orlando Esquinaldo, Ismael Cal- leja, Coto Garcia, P. Valdez, Del- fin Fernandez and. the, author, Mario Sanchez. ~ Woman’s Club To. Meet Tomorrow There will be a meeting of the! Key West Woman’s Club held tomorrow afternoon, beginning ‘at 4 o'clock at the club house on Division street. The program of | the afternoon will be under the sponsorship of the American — Norma Yates ‘social club of girls and the Es- Home Department of which Mrs. a returning passenger on the aft- oe? ‘greeted by the Spanish. speaking ernoon. bus yesterday. Grnest Deschamps, brother-in- jlaw of Charles Perez, who was visiting in Key West for a brief [time with Mr. and Mrs. Perez and family, left yesterday after- ‘noon for his home in Miami, Roger Watkins, who was spending the weekend with his mother and other relatives at the home on Fleming street, left yes- terday afternoon on the bus for Miami. M. J. Horre, construction sup- ervisor for the S. C. Davis Con- struction Co. of Miami Beach, ar- rived yesterday afternoon from Miami where he was_ spending the weekend with his family. Captain Robert Lord, assistant to Superintendent A. R. Miller of the P. and O. S. S. Co., left |yesterday for Fort Lauderdale, and was accompanied by Mrs. | Lord'and: Mrs. John Key. Phil Henson, of Miami, one of \the consistent boosters of Key | West, was in the city last week meeting his many friends. Mrs. E. R. Singleton, mother of Steve Singleton III, arrived on} the Cuba this morning, coming from New Cumberland, Pa., by way of Tampa, and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. | Singleton, at the home on Eaton street. gram was greatly enjoyed by the ‘sent Brothers: Ritual—With Taps | to discuss plans for a Christmas many lovers of good music. | by Leroy Voght. | The Island City Choral Society | "y-cuartatts, “The Vacant’ was heard for the first time and | Chair”: Root — Mr. and Mrs.! is a credit to any city. This George Mills White, Mr. and| party. Esquire President, Dub Bowen, and Vogue President, Betty Bowen jointly presided. It was decided to have the party on The work in connection with) Rabbi M. Goldberger, who was the making of the articles which visiting with the congregation of are to be exhibited from the!/the Synagogue B'nai Zion in WPA Sewing Room will be ex-|Key West, left yesterday after- plained by Isabelle Garing. jnoon for Miami en route to his An interesting session is being home in New York. | looked forward to, and all mem- legend explains the Santa Claus; Wednesday |of Myra in Lycia. The following! Monroe County Commissioners myth. A man had three daugh- | Meeting. 8 p. m. Courthouse. ters: when the eldest was old Q L Roberts p enough to marry, her father was} —* .*, : ‘so poor he could not give her a/ Visiting Here sesh. | ©. L. Roberts, son of Frank O. Nicholas went at night! ee = = # bag of money | Roberts, is visiting in Key West, | through the window. She soon his old home, which he has not found a husband. When the other | visited for the past 21 years, and dowery. two became of marriageable age,|is delighted. He expects to be} the bishop did the same, so they | here for one month. were not forced to remain old} Mr. Roberts’ car was unfortun- ee : ately in the accident which oc- maids. St. Nicholas in art is|*\< a | zi rt 48/ curred last week at the corner of represented with three children! Flagler and White streets, and near him and he is the patron of | though both cars suffered dam- little ones. His feast day is on! ages, the passengers in neither Dec. 6th, and on this day in| yore injured Nordic Europe presents are dis- : tributed to children. In Holland} ‘Saint Nicholas became shortened into Santa Nicholaus, Cholaus, | 1 Claus, his mitre flattened into Hold Meeting fur cap and his cope became @! Members of B. H. McCalla red overcoat. He is supposed to!Camp United Spanish War Vet- ae Bee ssaries by Sead |erans and the members of the to descend chimneys, YS | ili = * - into the stockings of pa chile | eee are today ‘being noti- dren and leave a birch rod for naughty ones. In the French| part of Souisiana New Year is/| Veterans To tomorrow night in the hall of the American Legion. the feast celebrating the coming | po Gna matters<are to of the Three Wise Men with gifts | : for the Infant King. In many) - places Christmas is the occasion | for presents and greetings. | Long live the myth of Santa! Claus and a Merry Christmas to children! i A FORMER BELIEVER IN ST. NICHOLAS. Key West, Florida, Dec. 5, 1938. | All members of either organ- | — | eeccececccccoereccescoses | TRANSPORTATION | Steamer Cuba Arrives | Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. Co., arrived this-rhorning |from Tampa with one first and jfour second cabin passengers for Key West; six first and .one second cabin passengers for Ha- | vana. 1 | Key West arrivals were: Mrs. |E. R. Singleton, Delores Bello, Ramio Delgado, Julia Delgado, Lins Delgado. Following were the items car- |ried on the manifest of the ves- |sel: For Key West, eight tons of freight, 10 sacks of mail. For | Havana, one ton of freight and |322 sacks of mail. The vessel sailed shortly after 9 o'clock with 33 first cabin passengers and four seconds who had made reservations at Key West, making a total of 44 ‘pas- sengers sailing for Havana. Steamer Due Tomorrow Steamship Colorado, of the | ClydelMallory Lines, is due to {arrive in port tomorrow from New York, will discharge freight at this port, and proceed ‘to her destination at Tampa. Power Boat Arrives _ | Power Boat Cross Wind, from Tampa, was berthed at the Por- ‘ter Dock this morning,- having arrived yesterday afternoon. fied of the meeting to be held; and Theater District | t Garage——Elevator——-Fireproo! Open The Year Around A Checking Account... x X can be of real service Plummers Returned |Home Yesterday to you in the conduct } of your business! group of trained voices blended beautifully in organ-like tones. T. B. Klebsattel was director of the Choral Society, with Mrs. Ralph Milner accompanist. Other members of the society are: Sopranos—Mrs. T. Yates, Alce Curry, Clara Yates, Mildred B, Johnson, Isabel Kelly, Margaret Lacedonia, Fortune Lopez and Eva B: Warner. Altos—Norma Yates Dopp, Mary Cleare, Yolanda M. Harris and Mrs. T. B. Klebsattel. Tenors—N. B. Shannahan and H. A. Duffy. Basses—Ernest Yates and Cur- ry Harris. Program Committee was. com- posed of Elks Isidore Weintraub, Leorte Valladared, Armando Cobo and Eva B. Warner, of the WPA Recreation Department. Program follows: —“America”, Smith — Lodge and Audience. 2—Ballata, Papini — Violin P..T. ok: Hone Room Mothers Give Annual Mrs. T. B. Klebsattel, !panied by Gus Ayala. 7—Ave Verdun, Mozart—Violin |Quartette by Barroso’s String | Band. 8—Oration—Wm. Curry Harris. 9—“Abide With Me”: Monk— accom- Ayala., ‘ : 10——“‘Sweet Afton”: Noble Cain —lIsland City Choral Society. | 11-—B. P: O. BE. Ode: “Auld {Lang Syne”—Lodge and Aud- ience. I 12—“Lift Thine Eyes”, Men- delssohn—Island City Choral So- ciety. 13—Ceremonies, Lodge Offi- \cers: Ritual—Benediction by Rev. jd. A. Tolle. | The newly -organized Island | city Choral Club was heard as'a body under the direction of | Professor T. B. Klebsattel, for the ; first time in Key West. Reception Friday | December 22. | The ideas of a Christmas tree. j the exchanging of gifts, etc., were proposed, i A second joint meeting has |been called for next Thursday night. ‘ Those present at the meeting Quartette: Mr. and Mrs. George! : Di ; i were: Dub Bowen, Bob Pittman, | i * Fume ip Mr. taba & TB Ulric Gwynn, Howard Earl Mc- | o'clock Saturday - evening Miss | SPending. the weekend with his bsattel, accompan by Gus) Donald, Sidney Matthews, Bas- | Barbara Jarrett, daughter of Mrs. Ruby Jarrett, became the bride | ‘com Grooms and Tommy Bowen. | Betty Bowen, Dot Bowen, Pau- ‘line Camero, Alice Aguilar, Billie Camero, Catherine Ybarmea, Olga Aguilar, Margaret White, Wilma Russell, Ellie Rae Gwynn and Phylis Aspenol. ‘Johnstones Are Visitors Here Lieutenant Commander G. D. Johnstone, U.S.N., retired, and Mrs. Johnstone, of Washington, |D. C., were arrivals in the city last week and plan to spend the ‘winter in Key West. On arriv- ing they were guests of Mr. and | Mrs. Bascom L. Grooms. | Mrs. Johnstone is an aunt of Mrs. Grooms, and she and the commander are no strangers here ag they have previously visited in The annual reception for the Bryant, Ruth O’Bryant, Mr. and the city several times during the sehool board, principals and teachers was given by the Home Room Mothers of High, Division, Harris Schools, Friday at the. Key West Woman's Clubhouse. The following program was rendered: Selections by the Key West Hospitality Band under the directions of Alfredo Barroso; vocal solo by Miss Virgie Key accompanied by Miss Carmen ; two recitations by Mrs. Alice Curry; a quiz contest fol- lowed participated in Parents vs, the Teachers with winners: Miss May Sands, teach- er, and Mrs. Lillian Griffin, parent. Two prizes awarded. Present were: Mrs. Wm. B. Knight, Mrs. Lawrence Higgs, Mrs. Donald} Myers, Mrs. Leland Sawyer, Alce Curry, Mrs. Isabel Ball, Miss Margaret Neff, W. C. Duncan, | Mrs. W. C. Duncan. Florence Al- bury, Amelia Cabot, Mr, and Mrs. Allan Hampton, Mr . and Mrs. Vernon de Leon, Mr. and by the! were; “Mrs. Sebastian Cabrera, Jr. Hildah R. Salis, Clara’ B. Uank-! ford, Louise Thompson, Mary B. , Trevor, May Sands, Josephine /Doughtry, Alice Curry, Will | Doughtry, O. C. Howell, Myrtle P. Howell, Emmett S. Walden, Lina M. Walden. | M. Griffin, Mrs. Lawton Watson, | Mrs. Enrique Henriquez, Mr. and iMrs. H. E. Day, Mrs. J. H. | Knight, Mrs. Robert B. Russell, Mrs, C. Percy Curry, Sr., Mrs. 'Alger Russell, Mrs. Thelma ‘Porch, Helen Williams, Mrs. Ethea Stricker, Mrs. B. C. Papy, | Mr. and Mrs. Leland Roberts, ; Mrs. N. B. Shannahan, N. B. Shannahan, Linton J. Vitte. { Marie P. Haskins, Gladys Pin- der, Olive Engel, Mrs. Mitchell White, Mrs. Howard Russell, Mrs. ‘Harry Sawyer, Mrs. Fernando |Garcia, Mrs. Pedro Diaz, Mrs. Virginia Boza, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Lowe, Mrs. Corrine Key, Mrs. Reginald Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Milton E. Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kennedy, Mrs. Mrs. Wm. I. Knowles, Mrs. W. | Mrs. Emil Sweeting, Eliza Gard-| Harvey Eagan, Virgie Key, Car- mer, Mr. and Mrs. F, E. Albert,|men McBeth, Mrs. Ramon Rod- Mrs. Wm. W. Habecker, Mrs, riguez, Mrs. Carl Bervaldi, Miss Dumont Huddleston. tJennie Mae Johnson, Howard Jennie Seymour, Horace O’-i Fitch. Sodality Members Thoroughly Enjoy Stay In Jacksonville At the recent S. A. S. U. Con-;of the convent, and her com- vention held in Jacksonville Nov.'panion Sister M. Louise de 24, 25 and 26, the High School! France. Division of the Sodality in Key! Miss Camero was chosen to ‘West was represented by the speak in the sessions on “Modern Misses Dorothy Albury, Barbara Need of Devotion to Mary“ (1) Langner, Billie Camero, Annabel | for success in life, (2) for a happy Moffat. These were accompanied | death. by Sister M. Ludorica, superior) Among the special features of ; past several years. cated at the home of Mrs. James Adams on South Beach, where they will remain until about May. They both like the climate, the fishing and in fact every one of the many allures Key West has to offer. Announcement Of Engagement Mrs. Ross Roberts of 1012 Wil- liam street announces the en- gagement of her daughter, Miss Ottilie Roberts, to Daniel McFar- land of Springfield, Mass. The wedding will take place in the near future, it is stated. the convention enjoyed by the delegates were the Pontifical High Mass officiated by the Rt. Rev. Patrick Barry, Bishop of St. Augustine; a Requiem Mass for deceased sodalists; a Missa Recitata, and a down-town Jacksonville in which all the delegates took part The events.of the last night .of the convention were a banquet and a dance. On the return trip the Key West delegates traveled with other delegates returning to Mi- ami and points south. This group filled three busses which stopped at St. Augustine for sight-seeing and and visiting friends. At the Mother House of the Sisters of St. Joseph the Key Westers saw Sister Mary Loyola their old } schoolmate, the former Miss May Whalton. After this happy re- union, the busses started south, while the occupants immensely enjoyed themselves singing all the way from St. Augustine to Miami. They are now comfortably lo- bers are requested to be in at- tendance. | Jarrett-Saunders Naptials Saturday In First M. E. Church at eight \of Gerald Saunders. Rev. Joe Tolle officiated at the marriage { ceremony. was Mrs. Otis Carey of Miami, jand Miss Florence Jarrett, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. The groom’s attendant was Allan Hampton. Shortly after the wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders left for Mi- jami where they will spend a few days. Stirrup Heads Key West Lodge J. Neville Stirrup was elected Chancellor Commander of Key West Lodge No. 163 Knights of Pythias at a meeting Friday night. Other officers elected were: Vice Chancellor—Robt. White- ‘head. Prelate—Robt.’ F. ,Curry. Master of Work—Eyerett Charlow. Keeper of Reengds and Seal— J. Winfield Russell, . *.., Master of Financé—J. Frazier Pinder. Master of Exchequer—M. B. Gibson. Master At Arms—W. P. Ar- cher. Inner Guard—Chris Knowles. Outer Guard—J. L. Adams. Grand Lodge Representatives —Glynn Archer and Armando Fernandez. Trustees—J. F. Pinder, W. P. Archer and J. Winfield Russell. Deputy Grand Chancellor—J. Lennie Curry. G. Messiers Come ge Spend Winter Mr. and Mrs. Henri J. Messier The bride’s matron of honor | Miss Fannie Cale, sister Miss | Annie Burns Cale and Miss Mari- etta Silviera, who were visiting lover the weekend with relatives | and friends, left on the afternoon Gee yesterday for Miami. | Richard Knowles, who was family, left yesterday afternoon for Pigeon Key where he is em- ployed by the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Commission. Mrs. Edward Albertus, who was spending a while with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Albertus, in Mi- ami, returned on the late bus last night. Miss Virginia Hernandez, of Jacksonville, who had been visit- ing with her sister Miss Mar- guerite for one week, left Satur- day on her return, after having had a very enjoyable time. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Pickrell ar- rived over the highway Satur- day. Mr. Pickrell is traveling dental instructor, and spent the afternoon visiting the dentists of the city, while Mrs. Pickrell was visiting with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William Schultz of Whitehead street. Mrs. Pickrell was formerly Miss Virginia Schultz of Atlanta, Ga. | Bob Smirnoff, local photo grapher, who was in Miami on business during the past week, returned last night. ; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Rice and son, Crosby Rice, Mrs. Glen | Bennett and Miss Allie Renfro, of | Asheville and Hendersonville, } C., spent last week in Key West visiting with Mrs. Rice’s mother, Mrs. Grace Crosby. The party left this morning with the excep- 'tion of Crosby Rice, who will re- main for a longer stay. WASN'T THAT COLD | TLS BUTTE, Mont—It was cold but not that cold, said Jack Dug- gan, assistant police chief, as he saw two men wearing five over- coats down the street. After he had detailed them at city jail, parade through! of Baltimore, Md., arrived here! Calls came in from people who «| Of Pleasure Lionel H. Plummer, disbursing officer at the Lighthouse head-| quarters, and Mrs. Plummer, re- turned over the highway yester- |day from Miami where they had | been visiting for two days with | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST . Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation .; their son and daughter-in-law | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Plummer. _ | Saturday was the second birth | anniversary of their grandson | | Joseph Lionel Plummer, and the | visit was made especially to help | the family members celebrate the event. Seuth Side Assn. Meets Tonight There will be a meeting of the! 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