The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1941, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIETY :-: | U. S. WEATHER | BUREAU REPORT Demonstrates Display Birthday Ball Of Artistic Flowers . (By MRS. HUGH WILLIAMS) A’ demonstration of artistic “Plans are rapidly developing | flower arrangements was given for the annual Birthday Ball for| this afternoon in the atid 6f the the President, when funds are |little gallery, next door to the Old raised for infantile paralysis vic- | Island Trading Post; by Ronald P. tims,” stated Julius Stone, wen eee of Philadelphia,‘ ‘under eral chairman for Monroe County. |the auspices of Mrs. Wallace Mr. Stone also revealed that|Bryant Kirke and in cooperation Miss Thelma _ Strabel, famous | with the florists of the city and| author and Key West resident, ! many local horticulturalists. Mr. ‘would be one of the patronesses | Beckwith was assisted by Norval! of this outstanding social event. | Read, of Reulliehrent : Pewee The annual Birthday Ball, to be | ' held in the Rainbow Ballroom of |K. O. Thompson, president of the Coca-Cola Bottling La Concha Hotel on Saturday,|Key West February 1, promises to be a fes-|Company, provided copies of a tive occasion, judging by the large booklet containing color photo- aoa teen aine ne aay | graphic illustrations. “Flower Ar- by Laura Lee Bur- patronesses, which will include | Tanging” many prominent in the army, /roughs, which were distributed to! navy and civilian life of Key West, ! those who attended. will be published shortly. | Mr. Beckwith, who was for- é conga eds ey os merly connected with Gump, the ot all, : =F Tata n D. Koose- | famous San Francisco oriental im- mm: «ve Pa f “the containers which -were used ee oe torerest (n.chilacen |in making the illustrations for the , we are book, Old porcelains, dating from ~ ox | carvings, silver and enam of the national foundation, which jand +s objets dtd neh, a os Sige hope to so many beys (Trading Post collection were used and girls, must go on, even in the/in the demonstration as contain- The President’s FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Sunday) colder tonight; Sunday partly cloudy and considerably colder; | tfresh to occasionally strong shift- | ling winds, becoming west and|{ morthwest tonight and Sunday. FIRST OF DAYLIGHT RAIDS IN 12 DAYS (Continued from Page One) while the others were believed se- riously damaged by direct hits. CONCENTRATE ON BRITISH SF:IPPING (By Axssocinted Press) BERLIN, Jan. 18.—German air and naval units co-operated today in an attack on British shipping in the English channel and bombers subjected London to a new daylight raid, German com- muniques announced. Returning flyers said they had seen southeastern towns and docks turned into seas of fire and smoke after a heavy raid during the night. GREEKS BEAT OFF ITALIAN ATTACKS {By Associated Press) ATHENS, © Jan. 18.—Greek troops around Valona have beat- en off two more heavy Italian jan enemy bomber approaches, it face of other catastrophies, and other kinds of suffering.” counter-attacks and are continu- | ers or accessory pieces. ing their slow pressure on the Mr. Beckwith said that the trend of flower arrangements is toward the use of bowls, or flat Marriage Here containers, rather than tall vases. Needlepoint holders, a recent in- This Evening : er vention, which permit many new Marriage of William Ralph}and attractive displays of cut Pratt and Charlotte Ellen John-| flowers, were used by Mr. Beck- son, both of Key West, will be] with and Mr. Read in the demon- performed tonight by Justice of| stration. Free rereshments were the _Peace Enrique Esquinaldo, | provided by Mr. Thompson. Jr., it was announced today. This demonstration was the Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cleveland | first of a series to be held during Johnson, parents of the future|the winter season. bride, yesterday signed the mar- riage license for Miss Johnson, Garden Clab To Meet Monday who is a minor. Discuss Rereation pert ae eS (By MYRTLF. COSGROVE) For Visitors An important meeting has been called for Monday evening, Jan. 20, at 8:00 o'clock, at the Parish Hall on Bahama street, for the purpose of re-organizing the Gar- den Club, The president, Mrs. E, P. Win- ter, has a number of interesting plans, among them the Flower Show, to bring up for discussion. The Flower Show which is an annual event and one of the high- lights of the season, is scheduled for Feb. 28-Mar. 1-2. There is an urgent need in Key West for a Garden Club and it is hoped that all the old members will attend this meéting. A cordial invitation is extended by Mrs. Winter to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, as well as ‘all | Key Westers, newcomers, and} visitors to the city to join this or-| ganization and to do their bit to- ward making this little island the beauty spot of Florida. “The News Letter” for January, a pamphlet for Florida Garden Clubs can be obtained at the Key West Library. This issue con- | tains much interesting material on the care of lawns as well as lessons in gardening funda- Winter visitors in Key West and chamber of commerce offi- cials here met last night with Stone Church Service club mem- bers for a discussion of a winter recreation program. Members of the group discussed possibilities and heard suggestions from the visitors. They will meet for a further discussion next week at the art center. MAN KNOWING STORY OF ‘MAINE’ RETURNS (Continued from Page One) had been disrupted during the fighting. Entering Havana harbor with} a heavy artillery unit, Dixon re- calls seeing the Spanish flag| come down from Morro Castle and the American flag go up in token of the occupation by the United States. The fiag was later | taken to Richmond, Va., by Gen- | eral FitzHugh Lee and has been on display there since. | A return to Key West over the | present Overseas Highway is one} of the most striking experiences | mentals. he says. At the - anish war, he re-| Se¢ Time For calls there were no large build- ings here and the southeast end| School Exams of the island, where he and Mrs. | oe Dixon are visiting here, was cov- | ered with brush and far from the | | | High school students next week }will have to go to school 20 center of town. minutes early to take their semes- The war veteran, a friend of | ter examinations on Tuesday and the father of Joseph B. Kennedy, | Wednesday former ambassador to England,| The examinations will begin at Sees the present war struggle |8 o'clock with first period classes from a viewpoint opposite to that | taking tests from 8 to 10; second of the former diplomat “We | period, 10 to 12; third period, 1 to erything in our power |3; fourth period, Wednesday, 8 to 16; fifth period, 10 to 12, and sixth . | Period, 1 to 3, ‘SLAVES IN BONDAGE’) Cold ‘The enthusiasm with which the Symptoms, city, they reported today. ! Dispatches from the front said more than 1,000 Italians had been captured in the action, but no mention was made where the cap- tures had taken place, Italian officers among the prisoners told their captors two supply and transport ships com- ing to their relief in the Albanian struggle, had been torpedoed in the Adriatic. British planes, | meanwhile, dropped leaflets along the Yugo- | slav frontier warnnig of attacks to come if attempts in that coun-j try to aid the Italian cause with supplies were not halted. Sev-; eral Yugoslav ships have been captured along the Albanian! coast and the leaflets warned they will be Sunk if the traffic in supplies continues. FINE PROGRAM TONIGHT ' AT SLOPPY JOE'S BAR re terete i} Norman and Donovan, the pop- ular Wisconsin boys now playing at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, will present a special program of entertain- | ment for tonight’s show. 1 There will be dancing to the music of Eddie Tryon’s orchestra, rhumba dancing and community singing. Rollin Rhythm Special— Chicago Shoe Skates | White Shoes with Maple Wheels $9.75 Tommie’s Skating Palace = Z FOR, YOUTHFUL SPIRITS ROLLER SKATE Southard Street—Ladies 25 SESSIONS: 2:30 P. M. till 4:30 P. M.—Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. 7:30 till 10:00 P. M.—Fri. Sat. Holidays 8:00 till 10:30 P. M. | If You Can Walk You Can Skate Shoe Skates For Sale—Terms | HOLTSB ety | | showing of “Slaves in Bondage” was greeted by audiences at the late show at the Palace Theater Jast night has resulted in the management hold the film over for one more exhibition tonight, late show Movie lovers of Key West who attended the showin t might agree with the metropolitan re- viewers why ’ that the film is an « ners and n world Vice loathsome bu: young girls into “Slaves in Be and pictures p lures and pr agents in th a constant youthful bod districts of la As w adults will be fh show at the Palace tonight. in the man- of the under- *” is strong, the enticing s of Vice Ring ties that keep new faces and red light y Strictly Fireproof 666 Liquid or 666 Tablets with 666 | Salve or 666 Nose Drops generally relieves cold symptoms. the -first | day.—Adv. DR. A. M. MORGAN Announces that MRS. JULIA HERGATT of Chicago is now in charge of the Physical Therapy Dept. “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail Lounge DINING and DANCING Garage OPEN THE YEAR AROUND See et rn ee ent ee ee ere ere } Fun, Surf and Sun THE KEY WEST CITIZEN COMMITTEE ANSWERS [MINSTREL PARADE AIRPORT QUESTIONS! de (Conmuues from Page One) ‘TUESDAY EVENING Public will get an idea of what Key West and Vicinity: Rain | would be rather nice to have an | «Rollin’ Rhythm” is when the en-| this afternoon and early tonight;|Army Air Field at the head of the | tire cast will join in a parade down | reception line. As to why the six percent: None of us like to pay interest, none | of us pay. more than we have to. But, money lenders are like ‘Tax- payer’ in at least respect. They want to know what there is in it for them, and they are somehow willing to loan money | Ohio. to a man with excellent credit |local people. and resources on a less interest} This gigantic musical revue is that they charge to a person | peing directed by Leo Spaith, who whose credit is none too good and | .ame to Key West especially to who regards the loan as necessary Ki Cc tothisswell"Geing: direct the revue. Kingman Curry “There seems to be one more |is the pianist assisted by Miss item, With the airfield six miles | Beatrice Moreno. from the city and with the nat-| Vanessa Collins, in her ural targets (no small asset) and | dividual style, will present a novel target ran, ying to the north- song number and play the part as west, there is not much chance of one of the “end-men” in the U.S.A. airplar kicking up a minstrel, Johnny Esperdy, as dust on Duval street. And, if air-| ysual, will take the role of a planes are going to make a|«Jewish” passenger on the bus racket around here, we are in fav- trip which starts at Key West and or of having some say as whose trayels to all parts of the country airplanes they will be. Hitler is’ and Mexico, not going to rub out Miss -Key CARD OF THANKS |Duval street Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. More than 50 members of the cast will be in costume brought to |\Key West especially for this per- formance by the John B. Rogers Producing Company of Fosteria, All ot the characters are one in- West’s number in his little black | book just because we did» not have an airport when he was ready ta call”. We wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to each SS of our many friends, who in any BIG FLOOR SHOW AT | way assisted us in our recent sor- STORK CLUB TONIGHT jrow, the illness and death ‘of our — |beloved one, Harold Jones. We What is claimed to be “the most | are especially grateful to Dr. J. Y. | sensational floor show that ever) Porter and to those who gave the hit Key West” is scheduled for | use of their cars, and to the donors tonight at the White Heron (Stork) | of the lovely floral tributes and Club on Roosevelt Boulevard. messages of sympathy. Full program of all-star enter- | jan18-1tx THE FAMILY. tainers has been lined up in three | ————————_________ big acts with Marcus and Odette, | eeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooes world famous dance team; Mama | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE Inez, rhumba queen of a thousand} TRIUMPH movements; The Masked Model, | COFFEE who she is and what she does can | only be found out by attending | the dance tonight. : | MILLS Art Wilson’s Band with the AT ALL Solo-vox has arranged a splendid} _ GROCERS program of dance music for to- night’s entertainment. JOHN HALL—LYNN BARI in KIT CARSON —also— COMEDY AND NEWS FRESH FRUITS. AND. VEGETABLES —tThere’s just one form- HEALTHFUL and INTERESTING MEALS. . .Plenty of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. 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