The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 11, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Woman’s Club To H old Joint Anniversary Fete Thursday The Key West Woman’s Club will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Silver Anniversary of the Key West club on Thursday evening of this week at 8:00 o’clock in a meeting to be held at the clubhouse on Division street. There will be a pageant and There willbe a silver offering} tableaux presented depicting, in song and story, the beginning ‘PERSONAL MENTION A. E. Peirce, manager of the Key West Gas Co., left on SS.| Cuba yesterday for Havana, as| vice-commodore of the Key West} Yacht Club, to make arrange-| ments for the final leg of the yacht race from the Cuban capi-| tal to Key West. | Mrs. Elia Lee Cash was a pas- senger,on the Steamship Cuba} yesterday, going to Havana for | a vacation and her first trip to the capital of Cuba. Paul Albury and family, for many years residents of Miami, have moved to the city and in- tend to make their future home here. John C. Hayes, prominent at- torney of Washington, D. C., who has been a visitor for over a month in the city and a guest at the La Concha Hotel, left this morning for home after a delight- ful vacation fishing and making some excellent catches. Mrs. Irene Kinsella and_ sons, Joe and William Hesson, were visitors in the city yesterday from Miami, returning in the} afternoon. Attorney Paul H. Marks of Mi-; ‘ami, arrived yesterday for a brief stay in this city to look after busines onnection with Brown Prope He left for Miami this afternoon. Harry Gwynn was in the city today visiting with ‘his many! friends and spending some time looking after his property here. He left for Miami this afternoon. Bill Lee, local correspondent for the Miami Daily News, ac- companied by Mrs. Lee, left yes- terday for a vacafion of several days in Miami. Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Betty were visitors in the city today and had a pleasant time visiting at the aquarium and the light- house museum. Earl De Noon, member of the American Society of Testing Ma- terials, who had been in the city for several days, left afternoon for Miami where he is in charge of the activities of the General Motors Corporation. Junior Women To Elect Officers Regular monthly meeting of the Junior Woman’s Club will be | held tomorrow afternoon at 5:00| o'clock at the clubhouse on Di- vision street, with , Miss Susan LaKin, presiding. A good turnout of membership is requested in that the annual election of officers is to be held at this meeting. Pickers Liked Island City Mr. and Mrs. William Picker, of New York City, arrived last weekend for a short visit with Mrs. Rhoda Kiefer, 710 Ashe street, leaving today for their northern home. While here, the Pickers became greatly enamored of the city and stated that they would plan to establish their future home here. Division P.-T. A. In Fathers’ Night Division Street School Parent- Teachers Association will hold its| annual Fathers’ Night program } tomorrow night at the school audi- | torium, starting at 7:30 o’clock. Fathers of students, either members or husbands of mem- this | and following events of the club’s history, starting on March 1892, Mrs. Stephen W. Douglass, 8, president, urges all members, |- past and present, to attend this ceremony-meeting, and she ex- tends a cordial invitation to all visitors to attend, also. taken and refreshments will be served. Headliners In Current Habana-Madrid Show Featured in Billy Armond’s current attraction at the Habana- Madrid Club is Alberto and Edna, internationally - famous rhumba dance team. They lend the true jair of Latin atmosphere to the grandest array of talent ever be-,words and knew history and the | jfore offered by any nightclub in this city. A line of beautiful and clever girls consisting of specialty art- lists gives the current show the finesse of a great revue. Jakie Ray reappears in the cast after an absence of two years, her gyp- number being most outstanding. Marie Marquette, a new face for Key West entertainment seekers, of popularity. _Two shows. are given each night at 11:30 o’clock jand. 1:30 o’clock in the morning. Give Farewell Fete For Mrs. Demeritt A farewell reception is being | given by the First Congres ational Church members and friends in the Recreation Hall of the church tomorrow evening, Tuesday, at 8:00 o’clock, for Mrs, Wm. W. De- meritt, who will leave Key West shortly for Jacksonville. Mrs. Demeritt has been a valu- ed member of the Congregational Church for many years and has endeared herself in the unvary- ing kindliness and_thoughtfulness to the people of this city and to members of the church. In recognition of that service, members and friends will gather to pay her honor tomorrow eve- ning. POSTPONE LIONS BENEFIT SHOW |ponement of the benefit show at |that theatre this | Wednesday night, originally scheduled by the Lions Club. The club is doing considerable work among the city’s blind and | student population in supplying | (glasses for those needing sight corréction, and the benefit show, which will be given at a later date, will use proceeds to aug- ment the club’s treasury for that work. THE ANSWERS | See “Who Knows?” on Page 2 1. In 1918. 2. Same as “fiord”—an or banks. 3. No; the Turks say they are {a “non-belligerent ally” of the British and French. 4. 1936. 5. Java, Sumatra and Borneo. 6. March 12; New Hampshire. 7. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. 8. February, 1916. 9. The Latin phrase “ad libit- applied to a performer, impromp- tu utterance. 10. Appointed by the King to represent the crown. ANSWERS TO TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Below are the Answers to Today's Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 Balkan peninsula. Nepal. The leading, or star, part. Infantry. Pennsylvania, No. Isadora Duncan. bers, will have full charge of the program to be rendered. Refresh- | ments will be served and it is| hoped that a good attendance! will turn out | Molina-Perez Naptials Saturday Marriage license was issued ; from the office of County Judge | Raymond R. Lord Saturday eve- ning to Armando Perez and An- gela Molina. The ceremony was performed! | | One hundred dollars. 5,280. Conservator. 9. 10. |by Judge Lord and witnesses were Vicente Molina and Manuel! | Ortega. A license, which was issued to Raymond G. Dowell and Blanche R. Powell, on March 9, was re- jturned to the office of the judge \this morning, showing that the | wedding had been performed by! Rev. P. J. Kelleher, SJ. Wit-} nesses were Mrs. Millard Bur- chell and Evelio Vargas. sy routine to a Hungarian Dance! is slated-to attain great heights | inlet | : | from the sea between high rocks | jocurred during the last 24 hours | Other bookings at the Palace |Low Theatre has necessitated a post-j ! i PEOPLE'S FORUM The Citizen weleomes expres- sions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words, and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writers must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise. Editor, The Citizen: Have been looking over your paper of March 2nd, relative to} the author “wants to save time”. It reminded us of Senator Ham- ilton Lewis and Senator Fess. The latter would say, “I suggest the absence of a quorum”, But Senator Lewis would say, “Mr. Speaker, after looking over this vast sea of empty benches, and - EDWARD MARKHAM Best Loved Poet Of Labor |’ a By C. H. UMSTEAD Whenever the ‘poet, Edwin Markham, ton he always stopped for a few mimutes at our home, and when- ever we visited, the lower part of point to visit Mr. and- Mrs. Mark- ham at their homé“at'92 Waters Avenue on Staten Island.” Mr.} Markham would have been 88 years old on April, 22, The last time my wife and I visited them was in mid-summer about 7 p. m. ‘On the day before we started, I realized that he had | without the fear of contradiction, | | Senator Fess was my teacher at | school and he never wasted any |} Constitution thoroughly. Both | men were a great help to our| country. C. H. UMSTEAD. Key West, Fia., March 9, 1940. THE WEATHER Observation taken at 7:30 a. m, 75th Mer. Time (City ofa: Temperatur Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night - Mean -. Normal Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches — Total rainfall since Mi inches = ~ Deficiency since March 1, inches _. Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Deficiency inches 1.22 Wind Direction and Velocity E—9 miles per hour Relative Humidity 89% N.B.—Comforvable humidity should be a few points below} mean temperature Barometer at 7:30 a. m., today Sea level, 30.08 (1018.6 millibars) | Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset K Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 0.38 0.06 | . 2.56 since Jan. 1 . m.| pan. . m.} P.M. 9, | cordial jit was funny to ride inside such | House, Mr. just written “The Gallows Bird” be embarrassing for us all if the |poet should ask me how I liked |his latest poem. Thinking I could get a copy at all. or any book store, I started out. Going along Vesey Street, Christopher Street and Varick Street, I was unable to find a copy. All were sold out and I had to travel to near the Battery before I found a copy. Fortified by the satisfac- tion that I had read the poem in “the Mercury”, we proceeded to the ferry and landed on the/| north shore of Staten Island. My wife suggested that we! phone from the ferry depot and | be ‘sure that they would be at home. Upon receiving an af- firmative answer and a_ very invitation, we boarded what looked like the first street car made in America. When the motor started the roof of the car seemed to sway from side to side and to recede from the motorman about a foot, and when the brakes were applied the reverse motion took place and the roof would leave the con- ductor about the same distance as it previously left the -motor-| man. This kept going until we reached our destination. Some of the passengers seemed to think an antiquated conveyance but to one who realized the danger} jthere was nothing grotesque} about the whole outfit, only a case of greed upon the part of an unsympathetic utility company and politicians. Arriving at Winter Avenue and Mrs. Markham | greeted us very cordially. My wife had assisted the poet in his |previous arrangements for his) jlecture tours and they went into | 134 5:13 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m.,_ Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday;)| warmer tonight; moderate east} and southeast winds. Florida: Partly cloudy andj |slightly warmer tonight; Tuesday High . 5:56 |partly cloudy in south and cloudy |on a narrow plank, over a brook jin north portion with occasional |rain in extreme north portion in afternoon or at night. CONDITIONS A strong high pressure area} |overspreads the Lake region and) Ohio Valley this morning, and) pressure is moderately high over the South Atlantic States, while | pressure is low over the North Atlantic States, and from the |\Plateau States southeastward to the Rio Grande Valley. Precipitation, mostly light, has throughout much of the western | portion of the country and east- ward over the Qhio Valley and Tennessee to the: Appalachian _re- gion. Temperatures have fallen from the Lake region and Ohio Valley eastward over the North Atlantic States, with readings somewhat below zero this morning in por- tions of the Lake Superior re- um” means “at will”, hence, as| gion, while warmer weather pre-| vails in the Gulf and South At-/ lantic States. G. S. KENNEDY, Official In Charge TRANSPORTATION S. S. CUBA Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. Co. arrived yesterday morning 8 o’clock from Tampa and St. Petersburg, first cabin passengers and two, second cabin passengers for Key West; 128 first cabin and seven second cabin passengers for Ha- vana. Key West arrivals: J. E. Flynn, Coamis Gillis, Mike Gillis, Harry Good, Mrs. 9. Good, K. P. Kursh, Ed. Hudson, Mrs. R. Matcovirch, Ernestina Garcia, Chas. Boll, Jr. Shown on the ship’s manifest were the following items: For Key West, 139 tons of freight, }one automobile and one sack of mail; for Havana, 146 sacks. of mail. The vessel sailed for Havana at 12:30 with 151 first cabin pas-} ;sengers and four second cabin; passengers booking at this port,! } | and four automobiles and 20 sacks of mail. with eight t a discussion of rates, railroad | \routes, tickets for proposed lec-| |tures, ete., while Mrs. Mark- | |ham seemed to be disturbed | about her son, Virgil, who wasj jaway at college and had been, or |was about to be, initiated or haz- | {ed before entering some college} fraternity. She said something | |about having to walk thinly clad, | on a cold night, and was in an jawful state of anxiety. | The poet had told her there} }was no danger and to think| nothing of it, and I tried to assure | |her that the poet was absolutely jeorrect and that her son would initiate the next set of applicants | |to the ranks of his fraternity. But none of our arguments ap-|. |peared to her mother’s instinct as |very convincing. When we were about to leave, | the mosquitos had started to col- }lect on the screen doors of the) enclosed porch and Mrs.’ Mark- | jham carried out a large table lamp te help us find our“way tojR the sidewalk. Upon reaching the /& car line, my wife hinted that it} jmight be considered rude not to | have paid more attention to what the poet had to stay but she for- got that the poet and I had a long discussion relative to his latest poem, “The Gallows Bird”,. while |she and the poet’s wife were dis- cussing their fine library, which covered the walls of two large rooms on the first floor. On a later occasion the writer visited the poet alone at his house |where he gave the writer several e ~ Melvyn Douglas—Joan Blondell THE AMAZING MR. WILLIAMS NEWS COMEDY. 8 COS eSeSeesesesoeacosee TRY IT TODAY— The Favorite in Key West STAR ¥* BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS NO NAME LODGE Stone Crab Dinners a PHONE NO NAME Mr and Mis. CL. Craig, Owners came to Washing-|¢ New, York City, we;anade csiite oe) w jsoon have a chance to haze or|” THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Ceecccccoccocococcosoces OFFICER'S SUGAR A Certain Lion Gets Told BEFITS HIS RANK eo Have you ever heard the’ story of “Officer's Sugar”? If you hayen’t, you probably will if, perchance, you belong to an organization and, again, per- chance, you invite’ Commander |Ray W, Byrns, of the local naval station, to speak before your group. A certain Lion of the local club had it told to him before the whole membership at. the supper- meeting Thursday—and it goes like this: “A warrant officer had been promoted to chief gunner on a certain ship in the navy, and, in anticipation of all the benefits of his new position, which included a new rating for mess, he order- ed that the steward ‘strut his stuff’ in giving him service that was his due. ; “All went quite well at his in- auguration meal as a ranking of- ficer until it came to the coffee course. When he lifted the sugar- bowl lid, he discovered just plain granulated sugar to be therein. Then he exploded. “Where’s my Officer's Sugar’, he demanded to know.” “Upon inquiry it developed |that, as a lower-grade officer, he had once seen an officer’s table, and he noticed that the sugar used by his superior officer was cube sugar. Not just plain granu- lated sugar, the kind he had been using all of his navy-life to date. “T want my ‘Officer’s Sugar’, was his demand”. And the story told Thursday by Commander Byrns was by way of chiding the club program chairman—that certain Lion—for not. seeing to it that the Lions Club’s “steward” had “Officer’s Sugar” for him. \Everready Stars Meet Tomorrow * Regular monthly meeting of the Everready Star Club will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock at the home of the presi- dent, Mrs. G. N. Goshorn, 326 |Elizabeth street. All members are requested to be in attendance, Mrs. Paul Mesa, secretary, announced. Henry L. Stimson, former Sec- retary of State, was a law part- ner of the late Elihu Root when ie was Secretary of State. copies of his poem written upon the occasion of the visit of Hon. Ramsay McDonald, prime minis- ‘ter of England at that time, to this country. The poet was of the Henry M. Flagler type and had he been ac- |quainted with our city, he would have done all in his power to push Key West forward, or, as your paper states, “Put Key West Ahead”. NOTICE TO BOAT OWNERS All boats fishing or transport- \ing fish, fishermen or fishing} parties through tidal waters of} \the state must have state con- | servation fishing license or. ‘be subject to arrest for not having jsame. Licenses may be obtained \from State Police Agent Bennie | Russell, 321 Margaret street, or "L. Dowling, Supervisor ‘of Conservation, Tallahassee, marl1-1tx “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned Room and Cocktail Lounge DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garage Open The Year Around Boca Chica Resort and FISHING CAMP a MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1940 COUNTY SHERIFFS IF ELECTED STATES HE WILL} NOT DEMAND RESIG- NATION LETTERS SNOW AIDS CAPTURE ering his store robbed of: $130 in cash and $107 in merchandise, LEWELLEN, Neb- Neb.—When Joe | found a broken rear window, Out- Clay decides to play robber again, |side the window were tracks in {he'll probably be more careful of | |the snow. The followed grocer ae weather. A grocer, on discov- |the trail right to the home of Joe. POLITIC ‘AL ANNOUNCEMENTS TAMPA, Mar. 11.—Sherifis and | Monroe County Democratic Primary, May 7, 1940 other county officials elected by | opesensaasiensvocerieveveccccocsececesscooooqooes the people will be given their , For Judge of the Circuit Court commissions without the “ex- GEO. E. McCASKILL action of undated letters of resig- (To Sutceed Judge Trammell) nation,” if he is elected, Walter Fraser; business man candidate For State and County Tax Collector FRANK H. LADD "+ for governor, today told the (For Re-Election) Florida Sheriffs’ Association, in annual convention here. For County Tax Assessor CLAUDE GANDOLFO “When the people elect a coun- For Clerk of Criminal Court ty official,” Fraser said, “that is a mandate and shall be so ob- LEONARD B. GRILLON “Lennie” served by me. No sheriff or For Sheriff other county officials will be re- moved from office while I am T. JENKINS CURRY governor, until indicted by a For Sheriff grand jury and convicted by a BERLIN A. SAWYER jury, despite the fact that the Fon, (County Co-amissioner, First District state Constitution gives the gov- ernor the power to make re- EDUé RDO C. — “Eddie” movals. Circumstantial evidence For County Committee First Date submitted by enemies of elected officials will get no consideration WM. H. MONSALVATGE {For Re-Election) from, me. ; “I favor greater loéalization of For County Commissioner, Fifth District R. W. CRAIG government and when I become Known Universally As “Poor Old Craig” of Craig, Fla. je CE governor the will of the’: people | | shall govern through their elected officials, -without intervention from me. I will not ‘tolerate’ in- timidation of sheriffs ‘by repre- sentatives of the governor’s of- fice. County affairs shall be left definitely to county officials.” For Fifty Years A NAME! 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