The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 16, 1939, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIAL C ALENDAR TaURSDAY— Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church: Annex, 6:30 P. M. Concert by Key West Hospitality Band. 8 p. m: Bayview Park. Pan American Poetry Society monthly meeting honoring for- mer Georgia Poet Laureate Frank L. Stanton. 8 p. m. Paul’s Parish Hall. St. Brotherhood Banquet of Fleming Street Methodist Church. 7:45 p. m. Parsonage. Red Barn Players play “It’s Father: Who Pays”, opens for two- | day run. 8 p. m. Division Street School Auditorium. i FRIDAY— Miscellaneous Shower honoring Miss Nellie Louise Russell. 4:30 | p. m. to 6:30 p. m. on lawn at residence of Miss Malle Parker. Key West Choral Society regular meeting, open to winter visi- | tors. High School Auditorium. Junior Chamber of Commerce supper-program meeting. 6:30 p. | m. Alibi Restaurant. Stag party and dinner in celebration of national Jubilee founding of order. SATURDAY— j Diamond 8 p. m. Knights of Pythias. Key West Choral Society leaves for Participation in South Florida Music Festival at Burdine Stadium in Miami at 8 p. m. —_o— SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality TUESDAY— Stone Church Service Club supper, p. m. Church Annex. Band. 5 P..ip. Art Center Park. open to winter visitors. 6:00 eed WEDNESDAY— Wedding of Miss Nellie Louise Russell to Allen E. Curry at 8:30 Hl p. m. First Methodist Church. Baseball Club To Sponsor Jamboree | Pirates Fanatical Jamboree, which will be sponsored by the Roadside Pirates, baseball club, is to be held tomorrow night at the Habana-Madrid Club, starting at 10 o'clock and ending at some time in the early morning. It is announced that this dance}! and evening of entertaniment is} being given in order that the, group of young men of Key West may accept the challenge of a baseball team of Tampa, pox to meet the local boys. An exceedingly delightful time! is promised all who attend the} dance and the cooperation of all! the folks who love good sport is; enthusiasticall sought. Fie hice To Give Silver Shower Ladies of the Ley Memorial) church will hold a Silver Shower tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock in the annex. Public is invited to attend this! affair and is requested to bring} a knife and fork, preferably from! the five- and ten-cént store. These kitchen utensils are to be used in furnishing the kitchen. Fern Chapter Sock Social Tonight Annual Sock Social sponsored by Fern Chapter No. 21, Order of Eastern Star, will be held this i “| Choral Society To Rehearse Tonight The Key West Choral Society! will rehearse again this evening in the high school auditorium at 8:30 o'clock. All members, wheth- er contemplating making the Mi-' ami trip or not, are urged to at- tend. “The rehearsals of this society are always open to visitors”, di- ; rector Klebsattel says, “so we will welcome you, if you care to come {and listen”. | Coming To Key West On Visit a Mrs. Lucille Hall and Mrs. Mary | McGann will arrive over the high | way Saturday to.spend the week- jend, and will be guests at the jhome of Mr. and Mrs. William Demeritt, at their home at the | Lighthouse Reservation on White- head street. Mrs. McGann will be remem- bered by many Key Westers as |the wife of Rev. McGann, who was in charge of the Congrega- tional church 20 years ago, and} will be delighted to meet her old friends during -her brief stay in the city. evening at 8 o’clock in Scottish | Rite Hall, corner Eaton and Si- |monton streets. Splendid program will be ren-! dered, including a skit entitled, “The Scandal”, and an old picture; contest. Refreshments will be served. nO enw me pte THE ISLAND CITY Old Ke WITH THE Caen) TION in Key West yesterday of! the sinking of the battleship| Maine in Havana harbor, many} of whose victims are buried in the Maine Plot of the City Ceme- tery here, many old Key Westers | will remember the excitement of | the time. A copy of the Havana Post Maine supplement of 1912, own-| ed by Pressy Weatherford, who} resides at Caroline and Elizabeth | streets, recalls the high excite-} ment 6f the time. Anchored a few miles off Key West the; Maine received orders to go to! Havana January 2, 1898, through its captain, C. D, Sigsbee, whose | opinion should be suspended un-| daughter is now married to An- ton Otto Fischer, well-known il-' lustrator, both of whom are now! residing in Key West. The Spanish cruiser King Ale) fonso XIII was in Havana harbor} and all ‘official courtesies were! exchanged between the ships.’ Captain Sigsbee, however, said} that the Spaniards ashore appear- | y West ship has been blown up and ist | sinking’.” Captain Sigsbee made his way to the deck where, with tears |Streaming down his face at the sinking of his fine ship, he direct- ed the wotk of rescue. Only two) of the 15 lifeboats were left after) the explosion. Two hundred and | fifty-eight of the enlisted men) were dead. They worked fever-| ishly, even pulling one fellow; from under a wrecked ventilator as the water closed over it. At last Capt. Sigsbee gave the order | to abandon ship. He was the last to leave. Captain Sigsbee then wired Washington “advising that public! til further report”. A Court cd Inquiry named ‘by: President Me-| Kinley agreed that the Maine had | Fro, jbeen destroyed by the pecngry of a submarine mine. 1898, wi clared. April 25, are tae Maine” became the’ watchword ~ of ey war, The survivors left Havana on} ee , |BRINGS COLORFUL ; PAGEANT COSTUMES Recreation in Key West last night, bring- ing costumes and makeup to be uséd in the Key West His- torical Pageant. Elaborate armor and arms for Spanish Conquistadores, dashing pirate costumes, col- orful Spanish and ballet cos- tumes, and materials for num- erous others were among. the equipment brought by Mrs. Geiger. Complete lighting equip- ment is expected to arrive in Key West Saturday. V Lach cheuheuheuheuheuter \REHEARSALS FOR “TOCAL PAGEANT. STILL CONTINUE WORK CENTER EMPLOYES | PRACTICING EACH AFTER. NOON; SPANISH DANCE TO | BE SEPARATE FEATURE | | | \ | Tonight’s pageant rehearsal ; | will be held at 7:30 o’clock at the! Harris School, Emil Sweeting, pageant director, has announced. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN GABLE DIVORCE! MRS. CLARK GABLE (above) has established resi- dence at Las Vegas, Nev., while awaiting divorce from film actor. | | i REDE BARN PLAYERS OPENING TONIGHT The Red Barn Players open) their season of stage plays to-| Street School Auditorium with the comedy, “It’s Father Who | Pays”. The series of plays are being) sponsored by the three Parent-| Teacher Associations. of Key, West. The players are under the di-} rection of Alan Gray Holmes, who manages the group in their New England Playhouse, which is! located on the Boston Turnpike | in Massachusetts. It is intended to give a new | { night at 8 o'clock at the Division | | ELKS LODGE TO | NAME OFFICERS. B. P. O. Elks of Key West are) planning to hold the regular an- nual nomination of officers to-| night at the regular meeting of! the order, which has been called) for 8 o’clock. | It was announced that at the conclusion of the activities in} connection with the nomination | of officers that one of the delight- | ful smokers given on these occa-} {sions will be held. } FOR SALE | CLASSIFIED COLUMN ‘NEW ARRIVAL IN KNOWLES FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Raymond | Knowles announce the birth of | a ten-pound boy at their home, | 825 Ashe street. The new arrival has been given | | the name of Raymond, Jr. Mother and baby are reported | as getting along. nicely, | Subscribe; to Phe: Citizen—20c | weekl, ly. PERSONAL MODERN BRICK BUNGALOW. Two bedrooms, enclosed sleep- ing porch, bath, living-room,, dining room, breakfast room, | kitchen. All . conveniences. | Bargain, reasonable terms. 1117) South street. feb15-s| MODERN RADIO—2 speakers, | 10 tubes, $10.00. Apply 315, | William street. feb15-2tx isa | | FOR SALE—Lot 8, block 5, Mar-| tello Towers, $3,000. P. L. Wil. | son, phone 598, Key West. | feb15-1mo _FOR SALE—Cabin Cruiser, fully | equipped, engine and hull, in| very good condition. Newly renovated. Reasonable for cash. Apply 506 South street. decl0s \FOR SALE—Lot on Stock Is-| j land, waterfront. Also, lot cor- ner 5th and Patterson Avenues ' near Boulevard. Apply Box RC, TI The Citizen. _aug3l-s | PERSONAL CARDS, $1. 25 per 100. THE ARTMAN PRESS. | jun25-tt Last night several members of the Play every week with perform-| CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet. Cor- cast were selected permanently | for important roles, and other selections will be made tonight. Employes of the Women’s , Work Center, supervised by Mrs. ‘Etta Curry and Mrs, Piedad Par- Ya, are rehearsing each afternoon, jand will play an important part in the court room scene, rehabili- tation scene, Overseas Railroad scene, and in the various chorus- es. The Spanish folk dance, per- formed in colorful costumes and with castanets, has been trans- posed from the Cuban scene, and | will be presented this year as a | feature of the final scene depict- ing entertainment attractions of- fered in Key West. It is import- ant that all members of this dance group be present at its special rehearsals which are being held each afternoon, Mrs. Ann Living- ‘ston and Miss Christine Calico, | WPA Recreation Division music March Of Time Men Visit Louis de Rochement, director lof March of Time and George | Black, assistant director, arrived | last night for a short visit to Key | West and will leave this after- a Eyed The -pair will be* rem :as filming the section We the March $f Tit fot pring. The pestibabre e some of, its m lu- blicity. At present these March of |Time men are working on a na- tional defense section, and ho| | to pick up a few slants from their | Key West visit. SMa EN Maine had been strewn with |flowers. “For a brief space of | time it seemed that the Maine re- ‘belled at the end. The front por- |tion lifted and sank. But, the! | motion became weaker ‘and! | weaker. At every movement of ‘the sea the rear portion was lift- | ed higher and the other san | lower. It finally sank in 20 | minutes.,ejnis62 | At the femvent of Mary Im- | maculate ir vasiOn, street are pene saleaeisie e, includ- oe aoe pennants. morgen on i “hE “C7 PSA VINGS- AGCOUNTS! ances on Thursdays and Fridays. The professional cast includes the following: George Perkins, Dorothy Carroll, Sharla Wallace, Alan Holmes, Almera Carroll, i Josephia Daniel, Rotholie Wal-j lace and Charles Birmingham. The foilowing Key West peo-/ ple are included in the cast: John William Warner. NAME OFFICERS FOR NEW SHIP William Demeritt, superin- tendent of the Seventh District) of the lighthouse service an-| nounced today that officers of the Tender Zinnia, recently! jassigned to this port, have been} recommended by him as follows: | Officers. recommended are Ar-| \thur H. Sheppard, Jr., for the | {position of second officer, and |Maurice Cruz, has been recom-| jmended as first assistant en- gineer. officers are to be named by the |department at the request of the superintendent. \signed from the Poinciana to the Zinnia, left last night for Cam- den, N. J., to supervise the in- stallation of the TUNDERY: 2 i ¥ sup ‘OURT N AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. IN PROBATE, In re: Estate of SAMUEL E, MOUNTS, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS |To all creditors and all persons! having claims or demands avin) said Estate: You, and each of you, are hereby | jnotified and required to present claims and demands which |you, or elther of you, may jagainst the estate of Samuel E. Mounts, deceased, late of Monroe County, Florida, to the Hon. Ray-| mond R. Lord, ‘County Judge of | jonroe County, at his office in the | |County Courthouse in Monroe County, Florida, withit_ eight calen- dar months from the date of | the first publication hereof. All claims and demands not presented within | the time and in the manner -pre-/| scribed herein shall be barred as | provided by law. A. D. ss MOUN’ Dated February 9th, Putnamn, Virginia Lockrow and) The captain and .other | Herman Demeritt, engineer as- | | LEGALS, JOHN E. As Administrator of the Estate of) Samuel E. Mounts, Deceased.jj | feb9-i8-23; maraivsas | ner 5th and Staple Avenue | Apply Box D, The Citizen. | nov2-tf TWO | LOTS on Washington street, 90 ft. front, 112 feet deep. Reasonable. Apply 1219 Pear! street. novll-s FOURTEEN-FOOT BOAT, with four-horse outboard --Johnson | motor, fully equipped, $150.) 1217 Petronia street, rear. jan4-s/ FOR SALE—11% acres Planta- tion Key, 3% acres on ocean, 8% acres on Bay, on Highway all high land, beach front on both sides. P. O. Box 23, Key West. sept7-s | E | TWO-STORY HOUSE, modern conveniences. Near Casa Ma- | rina, lot 163’x98’. Apply 1125 Von Phister street. oct31-s | ‘and dance specialists, announced. {launched at Camden, N. J., and FOR SALE—2 ‘lots, each 50x100°. Run from Washington to Von Phister street. $1,000. Ap- ply Rear 1217 Petronia street. aug9-tis FOR SALE—80 acres on Big Pine | Key; %4-mile frontage on high- way. Centrally located. High land and fresh spring water.; ‘Write or see B. E. CALKINS, Ramrod Key, P.O. feb2-s |FURNISHED COTTAGE, 623 Division Street. Automatic hot water, Frigidaire, newly furn-! ished. Apply 625 Division; —————. Street. feb7-s FOR SALE—Double house on! Charles Street, $2,500. Apply; 625 Division Street. feb7-s, | |FOR SALE—Lot, 48’x50’, corner | Duval and Louisa streets; two| lots, corner Bertha street and | Roosevelt Boulevard; two lots on Pine Key, 100’x100’, good} location. Apply 1212 Olivia} street. decl4-s have | FOURTEEN-FOOT SAILBOAT, with well. $35. 1217 Petronia | street, rear. jan4-s! | |FOR SALE—Double Corner Lot | | Desirable section. Will divide , Apply box DOM, The Citizen. i febl-: | loae: SELL L LEASE on — City Hotel. Remodel to suit. : » febl6-: al -' WANTED — Experienced White | OLD AT 40! GET PEP. | New Ostrex Tonic Tab- lets contain raw oyster invigo-} rators and other stimulants. | One dose starts new pep. Value} $1.00. Special price 89c. Call, write Gardner’s Pharmacy. | ERY IMPORTANT — ‘Anyone| knowing the whereabouts of Mrs. Mable Petersen, please} notify Miss Mary R. Cook,! * Blackwell & Waiker,. Miami, Florida”. ~~ “feb15-5t WANTED | Cook. Apply Mrs. Rhoda Bak- er’s Restaurant, Fleming and Margaret streets. feb14-3t WANTED—A chance to bid on your next printing order. The Artman Press. may19-t: FOH RENT | FURNISHED HOUSES—all mod- ern conveniences. 1114 Grin- | nell Street. nov3-tf f FURNISHED APARTMENT, centrally located, all modern conveniences. Apply 519 Duvai street. decl6-s APARTMENT FOR RENT, mod- ern conveniences. No. 7 Po- halskie street. feb16-3tx FOR SALE OR RENT FOR SALE OR RENT—Cabin Cruiser with living quarters to accommodate 4. All modern conveniences. Good for party fishing. 1014 Varela street. oct10-s | HOTELS | BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night’s rest te OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clear rooms, innerspring mattresses Under new management, 911 Fleming St. nov18-tf HELP WANTED WANTED—Housekeeper, white. Apply Box X, The Citizen. feb16-3tx | COUNTER MAN and SHORT ORDER COOK. Duke’s Barbe- cue. feb16-tf SPANISH INSTRUCTION BENILDES REMOND, Ph.D., In- structor. Graduate of Havana, | Cuba, University. Private les- sons. For particulars, apply 1112 Varela street. | tues-thurs-sat-tf TSIOIIEO OD | OY as agreeq VL ck hed deudl it | IT PP LLLLLLLLALLLALLEN \ PETER DOE LGER BEER _ | Streets. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 Thursday Regular meeting City Council. 8 p. m. City Hall. Lions Club vs. Navy five. 8 P| |m. High School Gym. Friday Key West Boat Club meeting, | open to visitors. 8 p.m. Light- |house Building Three. Army five vs. Navy and Key! |West High School vs. Miami Beach. 7:30 p. m. High School Gym. ee Saturday “"" President Roosevelt and party of 65 arrive in Key West over Overseas Highway at 2 p. m. to} fish and later to embark on} Cruiser Houston to review Carib- bean fleet. Sunday Biweekly handicap golf tourna- ment. 1:30 p. m. Key West Golf Course. Key West Model Airplane Club | has field meet. 9:30 a. m. Meacham Airport. Roadside Pirates vs. Socks and Seafood Grill vs. West. 1 p. m. Navy Field. Monday Key West Camera Club meet- Blue Key ing, open to visitors. 7:30 p, m.| Art Center. Wednesday Key West colorful Historical | Pageant with cast of 200 opens for two day run at Bayview | Park. Shuffleboard courts open to the ‘public daily are at Courthouse! Square. Bathing Beaches are at south ends of Duval and White Swimming pools are at | Roosevelt Boulevard and Yacht Basin. Tennis and Handball courts, diamondball field, picnic | tables, riding devices dren, checkers, chess, domino tables, horseshoe court at Bay-} infor- | mation concerning Key West ap-' view Park. For further ply at the Chamber of Commerce or The Key West Citizen. Tour of Key West booklets are at the; Chamber’s offices. _ SKINNY GIRLS! and Iron (as coi ‘inol) to their diet. Start tal 1 today and notice how ibs and flat ow ugly angles pear. No matter what you have Oriental Pharmacy “RRS |ANNUAL SOCK SOCIAL Auspices Fern Chapter, O.E.S. SCOTTISH RITE HALL Tonight, 8:00 o’Clock FREE WILL OFFERING for chil-; or how skinny you are, get Vinol. IN MEMORIAM | eeecccccccecccoseesceces ‘ I wish to dedicate this to my beloved friend, Alice Louise Eik- lor, who was taken from us on | the night of January 27, 1939: FRIENDS | riends are such funny things, |Some people say and think. {But I do not agree with them, |In such a foolish thing. We met as strangers at a party, | And, oh, we did have fun. We kept a-giggling and a-laugh- ing, And finally ended up as one. | We went around together, |And traveled as comrades do. aps and fusses, all friends do. | We had our s But, naturally, Why did you have to leave me? |Oh, why did you go away? You know I love and miss you, And wish you were here today. —Blanche Cervantes. Feb. 16-1tx 45 Minutes of Pleasure ‘Betty and Bob’ 8:30 A. M. | 1 ! ‘ ‘Hymns Of All Churches’ 8:45 A. M. .‘Those Happy Gilmans’ 9:00 A. M. Monday Thru Friday | | over WQAM 560 ke First On Your Dial Miami Broadcasting Company Fo e | TOM TYLER RIDING ON —also— COMEDY — SERIAL Key West's Hotel De Luxe AMERICAN PLAN 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Dave Garson’s Orchestra PETER SCHUTT, Manager TRY: j Deepsea and Key West j Reef Fishing on the i Charter Boat “MARLIN” CAPT. FRANK GATES Kw Gi LA CONCHA HOTEL In the Center of the Business INFORMATION R TOURIST Entertainment — Fishing — Accommodations Citizen—Phone 5l or 157! S | ‘Oversea Cafe and Lodge Marathon, Fla. Phone No. 4 | “The Best in Food and Rooms” | Between Key West and Miami | COMPLETE GARAGE SERVICE Charley Toppino, Prop. TROPICAL SAILINGS on the ‘BALMY DAYS’ ; DE LUXE MOTOR SAILER DAILY TRIPS | Leave 9:30 A. M. and 2 P. M. from PORTER DOCK Delightful 24% Hour Trip See Key West From The Seal MONROE THEATER Lew Ayres—Lionel Barrymore YOUNG DR. KILDARE and CAMPUS CONFESSIONS Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25c NO NAME LODGE Famous Bahia Honda Fishing Reef - Tarpon - revi ~ Borie Fishing Cottages—$1 per person and up The Brewery that has brewed good beer for over 70 years... recognized by drinkers of discriminat- ing taste as the BEST BEER. Peter Doelger ed sullen and salutes by Spanish|the steamer Olivette for Key} soldiers were apathetic over this} West in February, 1898, where’! “friendly visit” of the Maine. | many of them repaifed to the | The night of Feb. 15 every of-|Convent of Mary Immaculate for| ficer but one was on board. “At! treatment. Many other soldiers | 9:40 p. m. there was a great/and sailors of the war were mons and Theater District Open The Year Around Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty Phone No Name Key No. 1 For Information | | | | | i } | t | j { q | | PIRATES COVE ‘TILL LA Adhd Weeererens. crashing roar which shook houses] pitalized there. } Ask For— | AMP on shore as if there were an} In 1912 the Maine was raised 1 os saya be earthquake, Captain Sigsbee was} and towed out to sea four miles | i e STRONG ARM Pirates Cove, Sugar Loaf Key just ready for bed when the end | from shore, followed by a process- | eer e Brand BEST FISHING IN FLORIDA came. He groped his way out of|sion of American and Cuban; Individual CABINS with the cabin and at the door met|ships where it was sunk and a} | FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING RETAILERS COFFEE Appointments for the ‘Bill’ Anthony, his orderly. An-| great valley of guns fired over it| Uniform, Delicious—Always Discriminating thony saluted and reported, “‘The|as a tribute. The deck of the SIMI LDaLILI aI LILI IVI aL LD @. Dependable CHARTER BOATS