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feud FOUR “SOCIETY NEWS By NIWA LESLIE GULEY Phones: The Citizen Office—S1 Residence—629-X} Guy Colby To Conduct Barn . Dance In Bayview Park Tonight SOC—Guy Colby To—NO. 24 tag By All of Key West will have an #pportunity to listen to hillbilly music and step to such tunes as “Arkansas Traveler, Irish Wash- erwoman, Bil- ly in the Low Ground, Crip- ple Creek, Rattler, and the Waltz Quadrille when Guy Colby steps on the stage and calls out “get your partner for the mext square dance.” No, every- one doesn’t know how to square **tnee, and Guy knows this? he hes been conducting over two — corkserews, grape arbors, |london bridge spirals and twist- \ers—with a Virginia Reel a longways dancé very popular in| Award. S¢cord arid finial riomina- New England. And to give daddy a chance to dance with somebody else’s ma- ma, and mama to do likewise, there will bea cirele two step and a college mixer. bashful and timid, to keep any- one from being a_ wallflower, there will be a whistle dance. For those among us who come from the Old World, there will phe home land folk dances, ie, j Schottiseh, Polka, Finger Tafiz, | Herr Schmidt, Lott is Todt and eo Paul Albury, City Director of Recreation, through whose ef- forts this dance is being made For the} << Legion Meeting ‘ ay evening at 8:00 p.m. at the Legion Home on Stock Island. ;received at this meeting. Nomin- ations will be received for Post commie dak Vice ss ders; Chaplain; at arms; Finance ' Committeemen; ‘of the annual Life rship tions will bé made on 9 Mareh |1949 and the annual election will be held 23 March 1949. Apply To Wed Applications for marriage li- censes were filed Saturday in the office of County Judge Raymond | R. Lord by John B: Chatterson, | 23 of the U. S. Navy and Patricia Louise Arison, 22, of West Anap- olis, Md.; by Bill Connor, 18, of the U. S. Navy and Gwenn Dur- | bin, 17, of Culver City, Calif.; by) Jahn E. Hinde, 27, of 2203 Plag- ler avenue and Mary Respante, 23, of Clara Antonia Dingal, 18, hundred fifty square dances a/ possible, says “I have seen Guy| both of 826 White street. year for the past ten years; so he will conduct a class for be- @inners between 7:30 and 8:30 this evening on the basketball court in Bayview Park where the big Barn Dance is going to be held tonight. At 8:30 the band starts and ‘eyening of fun and recreation. For these who cannot dance but can walk. Guy will conduct @ grand march full of baskets, | work, and he has an® uncanny way of getting his ideas over to this audience and in thirty seconds he can have five hundred people doing these dances like old | timers.” Only those over sixteen will you are off for an} be permitted on the dance floor, and if you are a_ stranger in our midst, Bayview Park is on Tru- man Avenue at the entrance to the City. Young Woman's Auxiliary Of Baptist W.M.U. Met Feb. 10 +» « On Feb. 10th the Young Wo- ‘ @ien’s Auxiliary of the Baptist W. M. U. held their program and business meeting at the home of the Vice President, Miss Peggy Collins \ missionary program was presented by Program Chair- an, Nell Rose Archer, and de- veatienal was led by the Consel- “Mr Sara Willard "A business meeting fol- wed, President Nancy Fair- eld jing and at the e of the business, a valen- tine cial period was enjoyed, with delicious refreshments ser- ved by Mrs. W. F. Collins, and Mrs. Lois Eden, Young People’s Director of the W. M. U. On Feb. 17 the group met at the home of Mrs. Barbara Skel- ton, 706 Ashe street for the study of the ¥. W. A. Manual, which was taught by Community Mis- sions Chairman, Mrs. Elenor Bennett. A social hour was en- joyed at the completion of the Study. Those present at both meetings were: Nancy Fairfield, Peggy Collins, Nell Rose Archer, Betty K. Fairfield, Helem Ruth French, Beverly Buchannan, Al- lene Spear, Barbara Skelton and Counselor, Mrs. Sara Willard. Former Matilda Knight To Arrive Here Next Week Jeff Knight from Sr. returned yes- Chicago, MWlinois been visiting, in wmpany with Mrs. Knight, their Mrs. Millard Johnson, Matilda Knight. Johnson has just under- very serious operation, ond will arrive in Key West some time tt week with her mother te about two months here uperating Mr terday where he has faughter the former Mr gone a spend re Johnson has sent word he ends a) it the Knight family home Street, during Key West Washington t n Wesleyan Service Guild Vet Tuesday The Wesleyan Service Guild of + Methodist Church held meeting Tuesday eve- at the home of on Southard the then 4 a on February 15, Marie Russell an cripture read- Miss Louise following the busi r f the meeting a was held, during ents were served eeting were la Nettles, Eliza- Marie Russell and Gretna McClain, ¢ Darby, rdson, Margaret Stricker, Adele Saunders and by n i ’ onnie ea ( Ivr Viss Mihalic Wed Frank J. Stuller Saturday M K We ) were Miss nd Frank J Ohio performed Raymond R n the Court Mrs. Stuller plan honeymoon here, Lorraine, Ohio about sine ny was Jud ge M n Stu econd officer of ittsburgh S. S. Co ecorded depth sa point inthe Pa t the Philippines ‘ t--6.398 feet deeper 1M t Everest high wants to see all her old | t Saturday | Rebekahs To Meet | Tomorrow Sparkling Waters Rebekah ; Lodge No. 14 will meet tomorrow } evening at 7:30 o’clock at the jKnights of Pythias Hall on Flemfng street. This organization meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of | each month, and they announce ;that they will weleome any visiting Rebekahs in the city at | these meetings. At the last meeting there were guests from Michigan and Min- nesota, and the Lodge hopes to see other visiting Rebekahs at ( meeting tomorrow evening. Everready Star Club Meets Tomorrow , It has been announced that a meeting of the Everready Star Club will be held tomorrow aft- ernoon, Tuesday, at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Vera Ster- ling, 709 Truman Ave. It has been urged that members attend this meeting. C.MLE. Alumnae Association To Meet Wednesday It has been annonced that the al business meeting of the Convent of Mary Immaculate Alumnae Association will be held on Wednesday evening, February | 23, at 8:00 o’clock, at St. Cecelia’s Hall. ‘Three Births In Naval Hospital all A six pound, three and three quarter ounce daughter was born Jin the U. S. Naval Hospital to ) Mrs. Kathleen Hall, wife of Wil- i liam J. Hall, LCDR, (MC) USN, | of the U. S. Naval Hospital. The | child has been named Mary Eliza- beth. A seven pound, fourteen ounce son was born to Mrs. Louise Sit- ter, wife of Care L. Sitter, Cap- tain, USMC, U. S. Naval Station. The baby has. been named Mi- | chael Steven. } A seven pound fourteen ounce ‘ daughter was born to Mrs. Esther | Thomas, wife of Rodger C. Thom- ,as, HM2, USNAS, Boca Chica. [me baby has been named Joann. Calendar Of Coming Events TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22—- Rehearsal, Basses’ only, for “Crucifixion” oratorio to be presented in April by Key West Community Singers. 7:30 p. m. at First Congrega- tional Church. Meeting, Sparkling Waters Re- bekah Lodge No. 14, 7:30 p. m. at Knights of Pythias Hall on Fleming St. All visit- ing Rebekahs invited by Lodge to attend meetings. Meeting, Everready Star Clu b, 3:30 p. m., home of Mrs. Vera Sterling, 709 Truman Ave: | nue. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23— Bingo Party, sponsored by: Na- vy Wives Club No. 88. 8 p. m. South Beach Restaurant. Bingo Party, sponsored by the Cuban Club, 8 p. m. atyCu- ban Club. Meeting, Navy. Wives Club No. 88. 2 p. m. at Bldg. 178, Na- val Station. Weekly dance, 9:15 p. m., at USO, NCCS. Tune Toppers Orchestra. Refreshments. For all enlisted navy per- sonnel. ; i Meéting, Board %of Directors, Key West Woman’s Club, 3 bp. m. at home of president, Mrs. Lee Goddard, 417 Uni-~ ted Street. Annual Business Meeting, Con- vent Mary Immaculate Al- umnae Association, 8 p. m. at St. Cecelia’s Hall. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25— Annual Charity Ball, spon- sored by Women’s Auxiliary of Monroe County Hospital. 9:30 p. m. at American Le- gion Home, Stock Island. Music by Pritehard’s Orches- tra. } Sb bb be bb be be bp bp dy i) Birathe ba ls ts A A, Ms: ls Ml, a, A, ls A, Mi, hs Ll, is a, i ns Son To Lewises | Chief and Mrs. Edward Lewis announce the birth of a son at! Galey’s Hospital yesterday, Sun- day, morning at 8:06 o’clock. The child weighed eight pounds and two ounces at birth and has been named Mare :Wayne. His father is Chief Eijgineman: in the Coast Guard Service and is sta- tioned hete at thé, Coast Guard Base. WET. i. SRE ors TODAY IN HISTORY (Know America) 1842—John J. Greenough of Washington, D. C., issued patent for a sewing machine for sewing leather—first recorded sewing machine patent. 1871—The District of Cotumbia given a territorial form of govern- ment. 1878—First telephone book di- rectory issued, in New Haven, Conn. 1885—Washington Monument, Washington, D. C., dedicated. 1901—U.S. Steel Company in-| corporated. | 1905—Patent issued Walter C.) Baker for modern differential! drive and casing. | 1922—Italian-built U.S.A. dirig- | ible “Roma” explodes, at Hamp-| ton, Va. { 1927—U.S. Supreme Court! voids Hawaiian law regulating | foreign languages in schools as an| invasion of rights of Japanese as} American citizens. j 1942—Bataan forts pounded by | the Japs. | 1944—American and Allied; forces battle hard against Ger- mans in Italy. 1947—In_ special message to} Congress, President Truman asks} for an appropriation of $350 mil-; lion for relief of destitute abroad. | 1948—U.S. State Dept. rejects! Russian pretest against proposed | Allied conference on Germany | because of Russia’s endangering recovery of all of Europe. | FE AIO 2 SRI AIR ES pC PN ee eT RR Be ED IE Ov ae a ee fr ay a MOTHER JATUEp 2D IN. KANSAS CIT} (?) Wirephoto MRS. VIRGIE FRANCES LIKINS, I€ (right), stands in jail at Kansas City, Kas., Saturday, after ‘he was sentenced:'to'100 days for abandoning he r twin babies (in leff photo). She seid the father of the twins had d@serted her and left them with her mother a week ago, saying she no longét wanted them. Twins’ names are Thomas George (left) arid Warren Lee (right) They are four months old. Learning the youngsters. a LOUISA’S LETTER Dear Louisa: My husband and I have re- cently moved ‘to this town] where he has a new job. His| boss has tried to be nice to us as has his wife but I do-not like either of them. My husband wants me to act} like I do like them and enter- } tain them in my home but I} think that is playing: the part of a hypocrite,: don’t yep? T have always beef-very plain- spoken and let people know exactly where I stand. Don’t} you admire that quality in peo-| ple? i WIFE—IOWA. Answer: \ ———- ‘ Tf there is one suye-recipe for | becoming unpopular; it is that} of being plain-spokeg gnd think-! ing you have a right to broad- cast your dislike of, do no happen to ap And it is certain: . admire in people , so little about h rs other's { feelings that they®sound off whenever they get a chance toi make disagreeable remarks and | comments on others. i Have you . ever - heard ople who | app@al to you.. othing to they care of a! trait called tact? . Well, tact is something that every cultured, kind person tries to develop. It doesn’t mean that ‘you have to lower your standards or change! your principles but it does keep you from saying mean or cut- ting things, unnecessarily. It makes you pleasant to people even if you do not care for them and, in your case, there is cer-| tainly need it unless you! wish to be a mill-stone around | your husband’s neck and hinder | him in his work and chance of | promotion. | for Do you know that many peo- | ple who do not appeal to us at! first are much nicer as we come | to know them better? You say’ that the boss and his wife have tried to be nice to you? If} such be the case, it cretainly is nothing but court@sy on your part to return thei hospitality, Tf you accept . cotirtesies, you | should:expeet to mi a return. } Be nice to these %@6ple. This doesn’t mean that you have to become intimate. You can be pleasant to anyone and do stop bragging about being plain- spoken. Some of the most dis- Bigs its ace eee cars gtione: P Sntern +..a traditional pattern, as American as the Liberty Bell. Early 19thCentury | design at its best. A six-piece place set- tang costs $21.33 (inluding federal tax). 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