The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 21, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Mrs. Dorothy Flinch Advises Local Actors; Mrs. Max Eastman Leaves) Tuesday night the Key West Players were privileged to hear from Mrs. Dorothy Thomas Flinch, who was Florida Direc- tor of the Federal Theater Proj- ect until that agency was legis- lated out of existence. At the moment, she, with others, is conducting a nation-wide survey of dramatic activity, trying to determine why it does not flourish more. She promised that Key West would come in for its share of praise and_ considera- tion. Mrs. ers good luck, and out long experience on the Flinch wished the Play- of her stage, |the actors from the "hams”, vary | the program and directors, in-| tensify publicity and put on good! plays that stand by themselves. Harris Children Gave Easter Programs Grades 4A and 5A of Harris School presented an. Easter pro- gram in the institution’s audi- torium yesterday morning. The program consisted of the | following: Song—Assembly. Prayer. Flag Salute. The Players wished Mrs. Flinch could stay in Key West for “Squaring The Circle’’ to be presented on March 29—but no. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN, CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOUND FOUND—Pair glasses. Owner may recover same by proving identity and paying for this advertisement. STELLA, La Concha Beauty Salon. mar21-it LOST Mrs. Max Eastman gave her! “Easter Acrosties”—Clo Ann} last session of acting technique | Watkins, Nancy Norman, Mar- jafter the meeting, and compli-|garet Curry, Caridad Bancells, mented the Players for their im- provement. Everyone genuinely | regretted that she must go to-! day, for she has taught so much! in the coricrete, and has made! the difficult process of learning; Lorraine Curry. Play, “Why Spring Was Late” | —Children of the two grades. | Recitation—Willard Ray John- | son and Betty Lou Johnson. Greene and_ Shirley} LOST—Wallet containing sum of money. Reward if returned to Benjamin F. Sawyer, 527 Fleming Street. mar20-3t REWARD AND NO QUESTIONS ASKED for black pocketbook containing Maryland Driver’s Auto License s4 and happenings in tion with growing Art activities in Key West will be TRANSPORTATION S .S. COLORADO ‘The steamer Colorado, of the Clyde-Mallory Lines, arrived! yesterday afternoon from New| York with 84 tons of freight, most of which was for the supply officer at the naval station, and for the Ivy H. Smith Co., who has the contract for building the air base buildings at Trumbo in The Citizen, sponsored by the WPA Key West Art Center. ONE OF FRANK LITAKER’S water colors shown at the first Casa Marina Outdoor Exhibition by the Key West Society of Art- ists; and purchased by ‘Charles Worcester, honorary president of the Chicago Art Institute, has been honored. Mr. Worcester writes: “I showed the water color by Litaker to D. C. Rich, |’ Is- land. ae SAILORS ARRESTED ON CAR-THEFT CHARGES Edward Wallace Usher and T. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1940 ANSWERS TO TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ ‘Below are the Answers to Today's Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 1. It was named for the Jutes, an ancient people who in- habited the land. Tuberculosis. Herbert Hoover. Ignace Jan Padcrews’i (fa- mous pianist), Ann Arbor. Yes. Brewis. Save. The yolk. Handel. meee 5 2 @ sprg = ‘der, was filed in the office of |Clerk Ross C. Sawyer of Circuit | Court yesterday afternoon. ig . Lopez Funeral Service Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers 24-Hour Ambulance Service Phone 135 Night 696 4 ‘Re-elect U. S. Senator thirty-one years, warned them to act so delightful. “Make your-| Song, “Aren’t You Glad to See} License, No. | FINAL DECREE ISSUED |director of the Chicago Museum. against mistakes common to new-/jself feel the emotion, project forming theater groups. After) yourself into the situation and the enthusiastic, but non-per-'forget me and everyone else”, servering have dropped off, and/she drills arid drills, and so very the public’s first curiosity hasjsuccessfully. The Players only been satisfied, comes the real/ wish she could stay and direct at test. Then the group must cull least one play, Flower Show Report Given At Garden Club Meeting By Nifia Leslie Calleja .The March meeting of the Key}Week the third week in April, West Garden Club and Tree}Wwith . suggestions for forward Guild was held on Tuesday night |$tPS in many phases of garden ad f |life., It lists six garden objec- at the Library on Duval pirect, tives: A garden-interest group with Mrs. J. D. MacMullen, presi- within every club, a well-design- dent, presiding. ed garden for every home; «very Mrs. W. J. Phelan, treasurer,|club gardener growing plants for read her report, listing expenses;her own Christmas decorations; and receipts of the recent Flower |junior Garden Clubs and school Show. Mrs. Mario Calleja,|gardens; every club sponsoring recording secretary, gave the/civic garden projects, and every minutes of the February meet-|club sponsoring community ob- ing. |servance of National Garden Plans for next year’s Flower, Week the third week in April. Show were discussed, and it was} Since the by-laws of the local agreed that there will be def-jclub call for the election of of- inite specifications drawn up for) ficers at the April meeting, this the various competitive exhibits. | election will take place, and it is A committee will be appointed | therefore urged that all members to handle this matter. |possible attend the April meet- A letter was read inviting!ing, Mrs. Norberg Thompson members to attend the State!was appointed chairman of the Convention of Garden Clubs to|nominating committee. be held on April 10, 11 and 12 in| Present at Tuesday night’s Daytona Beach, and it is hoped|meeting were: Mr. and Mrs. J. that a number of the local mem-|J. Trevor, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. the Springtime?” — Characters: | |Boy, Leo Hicks; ‘Sun, Thomas | Swicegood; Spring, Conchita Va- | rela; Grass, Ben Saunders and | Warren Bethel; Crocus, Faye} Bervaldi; Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Al-| {len Carey, and Buddy Rodriguez. | 3B’s Performed | Pupils of Grade 3B also ren-} |dered an Easter program, as fol- lows: “Spring”, a poem—Doreen | Wolfe. | “Little Bunny Rabbit”, a song |—Bobby Fernandez and Donald Curry. | “Easter Joy”, a poem—Sophie Roberts. | “Have You Seen the Easter} Rabbit?”, a playet—Cast: Easter | Bunny, Donald Curry ; Little! \Girl, Betty Bowman; Little; Boys, Ralph DuBrueil and Her- | man Johnson; Elf, Edna Roma-| guera; Purple Violets, Dotty Car- | bonell, Betty Ann McDonald, and Patsy Mallory; Yellow Vio-| lets, Mattie L. Weatherford, | Helen Felton, and Lillian Stew- | art; Pink Flowers, Lillian Lani and Cecelio Rolle; Rain Fairies, Aleli Bonnett and Viola Felton. | Songs, “Spring Song”, “How the Tulips Grow” “Easter Eggs’—Class. Flower costumes were made by | the girls of the class as a school | activity: | | Baptist Choir 104-147. Also, a pen, pencil, checkbook of Key West Bank, and other valuables. Apply Houston, 1400 Alberta Avenue, or Phone 807. _ thur-fri-sat—tf BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES RELIABLE PARTY to service (in spare time) route of new pat- ented machines dispensing world famous HERSHEY BARS. No selling. Pays up to $300 monthly. $560 cash re- quired; fully secured. To qual- ify, give age, married or single, if employed and state if cash is immediately available. Box S, clo The Citizen. mar19-3tx TRANSPORTATION CAR LEAVING FOR NEW YORK and Boston first part of next week. Can accommodate 1 or 2 persons. Call 800 White- head street, Room 8, between 12 and 2 p. m. mar21-2tx FLOWERS BEAUTIFUL EASTER FLOW- ERS at lowest prices. Potted plants and corsages. Shipments arriving Friday and Saturday. Open all day until 7:00 p. m. Order early. , BRAXTON’S FLOWER MART, _ Simonton and Angela Sts. mar21-2t FOR SALE }He admired it very much and jsuggested that he should enter it in the coming water color show, ! |to which request I gladly con- sented”. We are pleased that| through the Art Center activities | we have opened up this nice con- ' tact for our fellow artist mem- ber from North Carolina. Mr; Worcester, in writing to, Director | Morgan, also asked that he be re- membered to his various friends in Key West, and expressed him- self as having enjoyed particu- larly his contact with the Art Community here. THE HARRY LEITH-ROSS pi¢tures were here for too short a duration. Members of the So- ciety of Artists could be found, at one time or another, lost in |profound contemplation of the brilliane water colors. The paint- lings became real friends to |many. As this show closes, the |Art Center is glad to announce | |the sale of one of the Key West! |paintings, “The Banana Tree”, to ja visiting Army officer. The| sponsoring corporation negotiates | |these sales, collecting a commis- |sion from the artists for the |benefit of the sponsoring fund. Since this is the first showing of |the work of Leith-Ross on its cir- |cuit of the Art Centers of Flor- jida by the Florida Art Project, WPA, we are happy indeed to establish this precedent and are confident the Leith-Ross_paint- lcar and Waldshmidt J. Waldshmidt, from the De- stroyer Williams, are in lawriting hearing on a charge of stealing an automobile belonging to Manuel Rodriguez. Both of the men were in the forcibly ejected the owner from, the ve- hicle. He will therefore be tried | on a charge of assault and bat- tery. Colorado’s output of gold, sil- ver, copper, lead and zinc was worth an estimated $22,235,979 in 1939. regular classes at the Art Cen- ter. Another idea is to have sketch classes on the beach, with the artists in bathing suits sketching each other, while ab- sorbing vitamins and sun rays in the process. WE RAN ACROSS MRS. ORD- WAY at the Casa Marina Art Mart, who, oddly enough, had seen Martha Watson in Mexico. Mrs. Ordway reports that Mar- tha is having a grand time in Merida, and that she also is do- ing some painting. JOHN PUTNAM, a favorite artist of the local group, has left for a sojourn in Southern Pines, N. C. His many friends here wish him a pleasant stay, and hope that he may soon return to|}- Key West. jail | Final decree in the divorce jease of Phillip J. Winzender |versus Martha A. Reis Wingen- |Enjoyed Meeting | |LIVE EASTER BUNNIES, all sizes, all colors. Apply 918 bers will be able to attend this/Sycks, Miss Etta Patterson, Mes- convention |dames Norberg Thompson, Philip An inte Cosgrove, Stephen W. Douglass, | ings will be equally as popular jin other places as they have been The choir of the in Key West. Miss Elizabeth Al- asting pamphlet had First Baptist | been received from the General E. J Bayly, W. J. Phelan, P, D. Church held its regular business | Fleming street or phone 10-J. Federation of Women’s Clubs dealing with the Community Ob- servance of National Garden, Holloway, Mario Calleja and Mary Duncan, of ~Cincinnati, Ohio. PERSONAL MENTION CHURCHES IN Mrs. ter, Mar the ¢ week par rge Gomez and daugh- | were passengers on | y bus this morning for a} Key West Ministerial Alliance visit to Mrs Gomez’s|announced plans today to hold a us in Fort Lauderdale. |Good Friday Union Service to- Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Schus- | MOFTOW at noon at the Monroe ter and son, Frederick, who have | Theater. been in Key West for four days; Special music will be present- and enjoyed themselves greatly,|ed at this service and the address left this morning over the high- | o¢ the day will be delivered by way for their home in Meridan,; % _ Conn. Rev. J. C. Gekeler. Time of the service has been Harry Gwynn, George Dean/announced as starting at 12:00 and Ed. Moylan, are visitors from | noon promptly, and the close will Miami, and they are simply | ome at 12:45 o'clock. The pub- on a pleasure jaunt to spend the} day. jlic, including town business peo- : ——— |ple, has been extended an invi- Friends of Mrs. P. R. Clements!tation to attend the service. will be pleased to learn that she is improving and is at home here) eecce after several weeks illness in Jackson Memorial hospital in| Notes From Miami. |* Pirates Cove econ eo Mr, and Mrs. Charles Strong, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Noble, ofjof Cleveland, Ohio, are present Hinsdale, Ill, were visitors in|yacationers at Pirates Cove. The the city today and were delighted |Strongs have been regular visi- with the trip over the highway.|tors at this popular resort ever esegciessaie : {since the opening in 1930. Leo E. Braun and William C.} Braun, companied by G. W. J.}| : zi a Molitor, were visitors at the; Mrs. James Roland Angel, wife lighthouse museum today andj! Yale University’s _vice-presi- ed great interest in the | dent, left this week following a a and social meeting Tuesday night | mar21-3tx at the home of Miss Sara Ann Birs. |WHITE MALAYA ROOSTER. | UNION SERVICE They are from Fond du CHECKS UP ON ‘MUNICIPAL LADY’ (Continued frora Page One) said to have liked it, rubbing shoulders with each pilgrim to the isle. Then it palled and he decided to resume writing. So, when they sought him out, hi hired the ugliest Negro in Ke: West, sat him down on the porch | and to all inquiries the black man chortled, “Mistah Hemingway? Sho nuff he’s home—I’se yo’ man. I’se Mistah Hemingway”. ‘a8 When that finally failed, the man who wrote “A Farewell to Arms” had high brick wall constructed, so .the only way to see him now is to climb up in the lighthouse. And if Hemingway, the light- house, Duval street and the aquerium don’t hold you, there’s always the sight-seeing trip to the Dry Tortugas, where the Government is now dabbling at restoration of Ft. Jefferson. That's the old dungeon where a month’s stay. After the business al 'very nice social hour iS Spt nt. | | Refreshments were served by the} hostess from a lovely table dec- | orated with shamrocks in keep- ; ing with St. Patrick’s Day. | | Those attending were: | Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Fischer, Mr. | and Mrs. Raymond Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. Luther W. Woodward, |Miss Freda Hancock, Mrs. Edna | Albury, Mrs. Camille Robinson, | Mrs. Ethel Magawan, Mrs. H. W. Kling, Mrs. Julia Knight, Mrs. S. Lowe and John Robinson and the | hostess, Miss Birs. | Rev. and Mrs. Woodward, of | Hapeville, Ga. will remain in the city for a few more days. Rev. Woodward will preach next Sunday. | \Navy Wives Held Stork Shower Twenty-five members and | {guests of the Navy Wives Club met Friday afternoon to honor M Lucille Holland with a sur- P stork shower. Following the opening of the gifts, refresh- ;ments were served. Previous to the shower, a short business meeting was held. Re- ports were made by the treasur- er and the chairman of the en-| tertainment committee. Mrs. Pot- ter appointéd Mrs. Mezpah Pierce as an additional member of her | committee. President Williamson _ then | read the new schedule for future meetings. The first of each | on, Mr. month to be devoted to busines: the second for a social afternoon; jing a vacation at the Cove. Mr. = ina for educational” pur-| Miller is a leading fish story a ee the fourth to be spent hor, heading that department for 1 S° 3 : | | Outdoor Life af : 2 _ Mrs. Eanu Dilger and Mrs. Katherine Bristow were guests | ! e and Mrs. Pauline Hammond was | j__ Mr. and Mrs. Wingred Loud of welcomed as a new member. |Great Neck, Long Island, left re- The club wishes to thank per- cently following a delightful stay sonally the Adams Dairy and the lof one month. Maloney Bakery for their contri- | butions. | and Mrs. C. 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Will sell entirely or by parts. | Apply Box P, The Citizen. jan19-tf | SECOND SHEETS—500 for 50c The Artman Press. nov19-tf) WANTED WANTED TO RENT for oe anent occupancy, small furn-| ished house with modern con- | veniences. Must be reasonable. | Box JM, The Citizen. mar21-1t POSITION WANTED POSITION WANTED: Experi- enced secretary, stenographer and typist desires. position: Best references. Box Citizen, FOR RENT TWO FURNISHED APAR T-| MENTS, two blocks from South Beach. Available April 1st and 15th. Apply 630 Elizabeth street. mar20-lwkx HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night's rest to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey atmosphere. Satisfactory. rates. 917 Fleming St. may17-tf len of New Hope, Pa., neighbor | and personal ‘friend of Leith-} Ross “up home”, in the Art Cen- ter this week, expressed sur- prise to find his water colors here. She had seen several of the Key West scenes in the Leith-Ross studio but had not an- ticipated seeing them in their natural setting. CASA MARINA ART MART, last of the season, held Wednes- ! day of last week, was delightful- | ly successful, with a large at- tendance and a great deal of in- terest in the pictures. A benefit | for a worthy cause, it was most |satisfying. ‘Next year it is ex- pected out-door art shows may |be frequently given during the season, not only at the Casa Ma- rina but elsewhere in the city. THERE HAVE BEEN SEV- ERAL REQUESTS to. revive the evening model class of life draw- | ing. We pass along the idea in| | this column, Perhaps interested artists may get together and hold} Nhe ‘Kendexvous = 410 Fleming Street WHERE GOOD FOOD MAY BE OBTAINED o—o—o Cocktail Lounge For Fifty Years A NAME! 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