The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Rainbow Room Will Be Gala Scene |Fern Chapter To At Yacht Club Ball This Evening|&teet Worthy Matron The Rainbow Room of the foie Concha Hotel will be a scene of color and gayety tonight as the costumed guests of the Key West Yacht Club take over the Good Ship “Conch” The Costume Ball, originally planned as an outdoor party on the grounds of the.Casa Marina, has been trans- ferred to the La Concha because of adverse weather conditions, the’°Casa Marina management stating that their indoor facil: ties are inadequate for so large and gay a party. Miss Elizabeth Sharpley has v kindly offered the club the lusive use of the excellent facilities of the La Concha and it is felt that the change will in no way detract from the success of the event. The dance begins at 10 o'clock, with the Grand March scheduled i Three New Members Of Convent Sodality High School Sodality Mary’s Star of the Church, Key West, r aspirants into its ranks last Sun The reception was held at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on the Con- vent grounds, just before the cele- bration in honor of Our Lady of of St Catholic ceived three day afternoon Lourdes took place. The Misses Solanc who Migdalia member: Yrad Oriquidea C new are therine sta, pre- pared themselves for the o sion by a one-day retreat on Sat- urday. Ali the High School Sodalists, in their white uniforms and white veils, recited the “Hail, Mary” as they escorted the candidates in solemn procession the Jawn to tre foot of the Grotto. After the Rosary, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin and pr to Our Lady of Lourdes were r cited, the candidates were emnly received into the Sodali the Revered P. J. Kelleher, across a1 Following the re Reverend William J. W lain of the United Stat gave a very inspiring sermon on Mary, the Mother of God, vividly bringing to the minds of those present that beautiful scene which took place in France, at Lourdes, so many years ago, anc reminding us of the countle: miracles which have been pe formed st that spot. He also pointed out that it was Mary who pd womanhood to a_ higher and that all should have very fervent devotion to her, ing to her with as all go to earthly mothers and confide in them. He lighthouse which vay from reefs and danger zones into harbors of safetly The celebration was fittingly concluded with Benediction of the Most Blessed S: ament, with the R end Maureau, S.J., officiating. Tonight's ike L con- Pena’s Garden of r their tinues to “pack ‘em in” regular Saturd: night dances. and, according to advance notice, tonight will be no exception to the general rule. Gould Curry’s orchestra again feature an e gram of modern tunes as well as the old favo ites. Dancing starts at 10 o’clock and continues until -the “wee sma’ hours” of the morning. will PEARLMAN’S, INC. Quality Shop QUALITY MERCHANDISE MODERATE PRICES *;where Mrs. Bone _ | specialist ~ the late bus this afternoon. ;the early bus this go- | all troubles just |, compared | ge to start at 10:30. All guests are | urged to be there in time to try; for one of the seven prizes to be} offered. The following notable; persons have been asked to act! as judges: Robert Moses, Com-| missioner of Parks for the City} of New, York; Thomas Buchard,} famous _ photographer; Peter Blume, well-known painter; Jane Froman, popular radio, singer; ; Mrs. C. N. Stone, visiting artist, and Mrs. Bert Garnett. George; White, Key West’s capable im-; pressario will direct the march| from the “quarterdeck”. The proceeds from this ball, the second to be given by the Key West Yacht Club following | last year’s very successful initial affair, will be uséd to complete the furnishing of the clubhouse on Garrison Bight. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. J. B. Pharis, of Jackson- ville, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. O. C. Howell, this week. Glen Surprise and Tom Nickel, friends of Everett Rivas, came to the city on Mr. mendation Thursday from their) home at Cedar Lake, Indiana, and will enjoy a vacation fishing on the waters adjacent to Key West. Rivas’ recom- Miss Doris Johnson, who is em- ployed in the U. S. Immigration} office at Miami, arrived on the 9:30 bus Thursday night to visit her mpther, who recently suf- fered a broken wrist in a_ fall, but is now getting along nicely. j | i Mrs. Mary Gelabert was a pas senger on the 7 o'clock bus this | morning, going to Tampa to} spend a while with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Boney, and| daughter Dolores, left this morn- \ ing on the early bus for Miami| will consult a They will return on | Mrs. Sylvia Seiling and Mrs. | Argo Laudon, who had been} spending awhile in the city and| were guests at the La Concha Hotel, left this morning for their homes in St. Louis, Mo. John Kemp, who had been; visiting his father and other rel-| atives for several days, left on morning for | ' his home in Miami. i | . and Mrs. A. C. Cumming; R. G. Cumming, after a nt visit in the city for! ral days, left on the ome in| bus today for their home in| Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. C. O. Ellis and daughter} Miss Lorraine, of Washington, D. | C., left on the morning bus for; Miami. Mrs. Ellis will continue TRY IT TODAY— The Favorite in Key West STAR > BRAND | CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS For Fifty Years A NAME! In Coffee In Key West STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE THAT'S A REPUTATION Dress Department This department is re- | plete with the season's smartest in Cruise and | Resort Wear Dresses — | sport, afternoon and eve- | | | it All memberssotRenn Gheaten | No. 21, Order of Eastern Star, are invited to attend services at, First M. E. (Stone) Church to- morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, at whicn Mrs, Donna J. Hain- line, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Florida, will be present. Following the church service, an informal gathering will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lowe, 1401 4th Street, for the purpose of greeting Mrs. Hainline. Monday evening, the official visit of the Grand Chapter Wor- | |thy Matron will be made to the local chapter, the services to be held at the local Scottish Rite Hall at 8 o'clock. Preceding the meeting, at La Concha Hotel at 6 o’clock. on to Washington, and Miss Lor- ;raine will return to Key West. Lieutenant F. M. Carter, U. S. N., from the U. S. Oil Tanker Salinas, left on the morning bus for Miami and will remain for a |short period. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kenekee, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rosenberg, and Mrs. Bertha Stern, were visi- tors in the city this morning, coming for a sightseeing trip and ride over the “Beautiful .High- way” and left on the return to! their homes in Philadelphia. V. R. McMilian, of Terre Haute, Ind., is visiting in the city today and is in company with an old friend, Robert George, of the Sutton Line. Mr. McMillan says that he has caught many fish, smaller ones, and comes to Key West to try for the “Big Ones”. Stuart Kettings and William | Slenagel, are visitors in the city and were spending their time ‘this morning viewing the fine collection of fish in the aqua- rium, which are entirely ‘new. The visitors are from Preston, Canada. | | | wedding a banquet will be held} (10. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Fi lorence Sweeting To Wed Soon Marriage license was issued from the office of County Judge Raymond R. Lord yesterday aft- which authorized the of Walter E. Carr, of Rochester. Indiana, and Florence C. Sweeting, of Key West. The bride to be is just 19 years old and it was n ry that'her parents, George F. Sweeting and Carrie Sweeting, give their con- nt to the marriage: It was indicated that the cere- mony would be performed by Rev. First Congregational Church. ernoon, NAVY NOTES MRS. FRANKLIN W. SLAV- EN, wife of Licutenant Com- mander F, W. S n, U. S. Navy, ; commanding the U.S.S. Lea, will arrive in Key West today from from Long Beach, Calif. MRS. MARSHALL E. DORN- IN. wife of Lieutenant M. E. Dornin, U. S. Navy cutive of- ficer of the » Will ar- |rive in Key West from San Fran- cisco, Calif. tomorrow. Mrs. cisco, Calif, today. Mrs. Dornin is accompanied by her twin daughte . ANSWERS TO TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Below are the Answers to Today's Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 Bronze. The Nile. Maps. Foreign Minister gary. No. 160. Hip-rot’-ik; Swimming. 9. No. Spades. of Hun- not hip’-no-tik. FOR EVERY PURPOSE .. . For new homes or any remodeling or repair job is obtainable at this leading company. Phone 297 Shadow Sheer FREE CONSULTATION SERVICE Cheely Lumber Corp. Caroline and William Streets “Everything In Building Material” William L. Halladay of the tl ‘Regular Dance ‘Tonight At Raul’s Regular Saturday, evening dance will take place tonight at j10 o'clock at Raul’s Club. Tomorrow afternoon the cock- tail hour will start at 6 o'clock and continue throughout the eve- ning. Music will be furnished by} Ray Baldwin's Native Hawaiian Orchestra. JOHNNY MORRIS WILL SHOW AT SLOPPY JOE’S Little Johnny Morris, star on he “Call for Phillip Morris” pro- gram, will headline the events at Sloppy Joe’s Bar this He will make his appearance at 11 o'clock. On the floor show tonight there will-be rhumba dancing, an expert jitterbug team and Ed- die Tryon and his Yankee Hot “Shots. Singing Waitress will be there with her songs throughout the evening. S. S. OZARK ARRIVED Steamer Ozark, of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, arrived in port this morning 1:15 o’clock from |New Orleans with 62 tons of freight and sailed at 5:10 o’clock for Miami and Jacksonville. | i for three months. evening. | |JANE FROMAN’S RISE TO FAME (Continued fro from Page One) sible for her to place it on the ground. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1940 ! ! |her biggest thrills when she sang married and yes, very happily to a popular concert at Carnegie |I Hall in New York. During the ;years that she has been on the, lair Miss Froman figures that she! has sung over 13,000 songs and \that only includes those sung at ; may add, to Donald Ross, radio ‘announcer, writer and producer, So in private life Donald Ross. Mrs. Ross has consented to be ene of the judges it is Mrs. in closing graciously Also very Refusing medical aid she was' actual performances and not re-|at the Costume Ball at the Rain- assisted into a cab and then into the studio where a table mike! was rigged up and she did the audition fremsa chair. fifth number: the pain. became so intense that she fainted and was carried from the studio. Later i was found that she had broken the ankle and was on crutches had passed the test with flying’ colors and soon had an NBC com- mercial. I am sure that it was the same courage that enabled her to sing with a broken ankle that finally pushed her to the top in the amusement world. After a year and a half in Chicago, Jane decided that to be a real success one had to click in New York so with very little money but lots of hope she set out for the Metropolis. She hit |New York cold which is Broad- Among the freight for this; port were 4,300 bags of flour, con- signed to the WPA. C. OF C. MET TODAY (Continued from Page One) ing the water, mosquito control, completion of the highway, etc. “3. More facilities for housing and entertaining visitors. “4. Cooperate to make West an even more naval-army center. “5. Complete the intracoastal waterway to Key West”. Key way slang for not having a single in, or knowing anyone. She was unknown to New York, but was an even break because she didn’t know New York either. However within a week she had landed the biggest radio show of that time, the Chesterfield ac- count. Also appearing on the same program were Bing Crosby and Ruth Etting two of the airs’ biggest names. This program made the Missouri girl who in- ‘stead of having to be shown had important © The above are some of the es-| sentials considered fundamental | if this community is to be put | ahead. “Our goal is to ‘Put ‘Key West Ahead’” declared President Russell. “We are making that the slogan of the present move- ; ment”. Curro’s Bar| j Special Price For Liquor For Two Weeks —| Duval and Petronia Streets | shown the world. Last fall she received one of PALACE Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper in THE BIG GUY Also—News, Comedy Peeercascacevesccanasane CASA MARINA Key West's HOTEL DE LUXE American Plan 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra PETER SCHUTT Manager HOLTSBERG’S Resort Apparel FOR SUN AND SURF However she | it! hearsals. bow Room at La Concha Hotel She is leaving the Island City | ‘tonight, and if the event did not Monday and very reluctantly too, have After the for she is having a wonderful this should really make it all she opens aright. i; time. However enough glamour already +4 ; theater tour. in Washington on the 2nd of March and then will visit all of the major cities in| the middle west. 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