The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 23, 1949, Page 4

, SE FOUR ~ : eeee ‘a7 Phones: Residence a3 | 1 | | { Week, and will be observed all Commander J. A. Fitagerald Guest Speaker At Meeting Of Offieers. |, Wives Club Held Friday At Ft. Taylor a, ai » 4 Mrs. T. M. Dick was hostess for & very informative and attention- holding program at Fort Taylor * on Friday, when the Offieers Wives Club héld their luncheon meeting, and where the guest speaker was Commander J. A. Fitzgerald, executive officer at the Nava) Station. The Officers Club was beauti- fully decorated with native flow- ers, and a large and lovely bou- quet had been placed on the Sheakers table. Behind the speak- er hung a large American Flag, and this was very apropos of the eeeasion, since Commander Fitz- rald’s talk dealt with his ex- pefiences as a prisoner of the Jap- anete from April of 1943 to Au- « of 1945. = Pens Cbetvariter was skipper of tie Grenadier when he and his men were taken prisoners, and “during their incarceration | suf- fered many hardships supposedly .wohibited by international law, since the prison camp itself was unknown to the Red Cross and otber authorities. Several announcements of in- terest to the club were made by Mrs. Alice Laughon, among them the fact that during a recent visit t the County Old Folks Home on{ were the fortunate winners. Two , Steck Island, a visitor heard one old gentleman inmate express a desire for a guitar. Club members Pythian Sisters To Celebrate Fortieth Birthday Of Key West Temple No. 20 Tonight At Hall ' **Key West Temple No. 20 Pyth-| Mrs. Katie Cochran, Sr., Past 2 Sisters will celebrate its 40th | Chief. « hday tonight at 8 p. m. at the Eathian Hall. An entertainment Will be held for the public during which the charter members wilt be honored as well as the Past Chiefs of the Temple. *Phe following program will be presented during the evening: Orchestra numbers by the Fer~ nandez & Watkins String Orches- tra, Flag Ceremony. ‘ i, Singing of “America” by au- en ce. . ano selection by Miss Myrna Curry. «Zemple History by Mrs. Linton Curry, Past Grand Chief. Piano Selection by Miss Penny Ann Rosam. “Forty Years a Pythian Sister,” and guests immediately contribu- ! ted to this project, and a sizeable sum was collected toward the purchase of ‘the instrument. - It was also. announced that the | Gray Ladies classes are to begin shortly, and all interested gvere instructed to eontact Mrs. Ellis | or Mrs. Nettles at the offices of | P# the local American Red Cross. Mrs, Reggie Belt, co-chairman of the bridge and bingo game and cake sale project of the club, an- nounced that the date for the af- fair has been advanced to June| 10 instead of June 8 as originally planned, since it has been learn- ed that June 8 is high school graduation day.. The purpose of the party is to raise funds for the purchase of more and better toys for the Navy Nursery, which is already enjoying marked success, | Members were urged to’ begin: making plans to’ prepare. any. number of ‘goodies for the eake sale, and also to bring any. good toys they might have to be dona- ted to the nursery for use there. Following the meeting, the door prize was awarded, and Commander.and Mrs. Fizgeratd other prizes were won by Mrs. Beverly. Folta. and Mrs. Ruth Smith. { ‘ Presntation ‘of Jewels, Mrs. Bernice Park, Past Grand Chief. Trumpet Solo—Jackne Drudge. Voeal Sole —. Mrs, Flora Mith- ael. ; Presentation of Past Chief's Ceremony. Piano Selectign, Stickney. Presentation of Present Offi- cers. Qld Fashion Waltz by Mrs. Lil- lie Kemp. Selections by Orchestra. The Program will be followed by refreshments and all friends of the Temple are cordially invi- ted to attend by the Pythian Sis- ters. Miss Joy Many Birds Noted By Pa rticipants In Bird Walk Held Saturday Morning | Under the auspices of the Mon- ree County Audubon Society, a field trip was conducted Saturday morning about 8 o’clock by Mrs. Frances Hames, the Society’s Field Trip Chairman, at the re- Mrs. Albert Carey, teachers in the Poinciana Elementary School. The following pupils went on the trip to the Botanical Gardens at Stock Island: Mary Lou Trauth, Barbara Ann Solt, Stella Diaz, Barbara Ann, Baughman! Mary Wofford, Virginia Holloway, San- dea’ Warren, Charles Ellis, Tom- y Gibson, Gail Pardue, Roger mant and D. C. Roach. ‘In addition to the teachers andjdove, American egret, Floridz pupils, ‘the’ field’ group contained Albert Carey, principal of the schgol, Mrs. C. S. Trauth, mother off@ne of the pupils, and Stuart S. Bivision St. School P..T. Al natallation, Dedication Meeting Tomorrow Night ify & Re installation - dedication ‘Mieting of the Division Street School. to be held tomorrow night in the school’s upstairs auditorium beginning at 7:45 “clock will be the final meeting of the present school year. Mrs. C. Sam B. Curry, retiring president, will be in charge. She urges. all members to be present fer the important session. ‘The new officers to be installed tomorrow night: ‘ Mrs. Merville Rosam, dent; Eugene dent; Miss Mae Sands, secretary; : Ralph Rash, treasurer; rs. torian. : Roberts, The new piano recently pur-' showed what the young stu- chased ‘by the P.-T. A. for the dents should wear on rainy days. ——— Apply To Wed quest of Miss Helen Taylor i staged by pupils of the meen \ presi-| city at the same time, there was vice-presi-| show. i) Whiting, president of the local Audubon Society. So many pupils wished to take the field trip. that there was not sufficient transportation facilities available to aecommodate them, so it was decided that the re- mainder of the children from the fifth and sixth grades of the school would go on another trip possibly on Saturday morning of this week. Many birds were seen and heard by the group, including the cardinal, double-crested cormor- ant, ‘yellow-billed tuckoo, eastern ground dove, easter: mourning | grackle, gray kingbird; American knot, osprey, brown pelican, American redtart, Louisiana wa- ter*thrush and yellow-throat. sehoel will be dedicated at this special meeting. 1 Fashion Show Friday Night Proved Successful The Children’s Fashion Show Street Elementary School Friday night and sponsored bythe Room Mothers of the institution proved to be highly successfuk Despite the fact that other ac- tivities took place throughout the a large attendance at the fashion The pupils modeled school, beach, party, dress, sport and western wear. The night scene Nellie Hendricks, his-| displayed the proper attire for| test for bedtime. The school scene also S. Navy and Katherine Hamner, 27, of 1212 Olivia street and by “Applications for marriage li-|Brasker F, Dunn, 28, of 176-B eenses were filed in the office of | Poinciana and Josephphine Ai€ounty Judge Raymond R. Lord | De Locadi, 27, of 170-A ‘Pamciana! * ‘py Alton P. Rogers. 20, of the U.| place. jommunity Night To This week has.been designated as National Park and Recreation over the country by all parks and } recreation centers. This ig the "| first time that a week has been set aside as such and has as its object to bring adults as well as children to their parks and recré- ation centers. Paul G, Albury, city. recreation, director, has announced a, Come Be Held | Monpay, may 2— \On Wednesday Coming Events Mrs. E. R. Evans. and Miss | Mildred Evans, sponsored. by Woman's Auxiliary of First |. Coneragsticomt Church, 7:30 Pp. m. at Servic Diselssion of ness, and color films of bird- life taken on Midway Island munity Night program to be pre- Le U. 9 leer a sented in Bayview Park, Wednes- |. tation. Free to public, which day night, May 25, at'7:45 o’elock, | is invited by the ‘Society to in which the Harris, Division ' attend. i street, Poinciana, Convent of| ° fo igs sy Mary Immaculate, Junior and| Key, West Temple No, 20, Pyth- Senior High Schools will partici- te. Gerald Saunders wil] play the violin, Roberts, Fernandez, Wat- kins String Band will provide music, Mayor Adams, City Man- ager Capt. Spalding and Mrs. William R. Warren, of the Key West Garden Club, will make short talks. After the pregram, a free dance will he held on the newly constructed teenage eenter dance court. ‘ T. Luther Pinder To Take Extended Automobile Trip T. Luther Pinder left yesterday afternoon by automobile for a trip of two months or more be- fore returning to Key West, and during his ttip will visit a large number of places. First he plans to go to Miami, and from there to see his grand- son, Thomas Luther Swicegood, ‘who is attending the University of Florida at Gainesville, from which he graduates this year, From Gainesville Mr. Pinder will go to Tallahassee, Pensacol# Mobile, Ala. Memphis, Tenn,, Little Rock, Ark, and Hot Springs, Ark; at’ which place he plans to remain for twenty-five day to take the medicinal baths there. : After his stay at Hot Springs, Mr. Pinder plans to drive to St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Chica- go, Ontario, Canada, Niagara .} Falls and then back to Key West down the east coast. a la, Salvador Graupera, Anthony. Sunti-Johnson Morra, Eleanor B. Roth; Violet | Sissons, Louise Wolsfeld, Mar- Engagement gatet Snetting, Lawrence »Brig- nati, Purificacion Sanchez, Nico- Announced las Gutierrez, Walter Marian, Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Sunti of 1209 Margaret Street have an- nounced the engagement > § their daughter, Carmen, te Pvt. Nor- man W. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walter Johnson of 1128 Margaret street. 5 Miss Sunti is employed at the S. H. Kress Company store here, and Private Johnson will gradu- ate May 28 from Engineering Draftsman’s Sehool in Fort Win- field Scott, California. The wedding will take place in June. James Peter McDermott Honored James Peter McDermott, well- known locally, is the recipient of a signal honor, it has,kee@njlearn- The Most Worshipful ' Grand Master of the State -of Florida Grand Lodge of jFree and Ac- appointed Mr. McDermott? Dis: trict Deputy Grand Master in and over Masonic District No. 24, and this is a very high honor indeed te be bestowed upon a Master Mason. ~, 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 hoenie' of Mrs. Hollon Ber- valdi, 1215 Washington street. ian Sisters, 40th. Birthday Celebration, 8:00 P.M., Pyth- ian Hall. Program and En- tertainment. TUESDAY, MAY 24— Meeting, all Arm; Force Reserve Otticers, 8:00 p.m, Home of George A. Warren, §11 Eaton St. Offi- cers’ from Miami Military sub-district will’ jbe present in advisory capacity. Special Meeting, Parent-Teach- er Association, Diyision . St. School, 7:45. P.M.” Installa- tion of New Officers and Dedication. of N Piano. * Meeting, Everready Star Club, 3:30 P.M,,. Home of Mrs. Hol- lon Bervaldi, 1215 Washing- ton Street. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25— Luneheon Meeting, Navy Wives Club: No. 88. Noon, at Build- ing 178, U. S. Naval Station. THURSDAY, MAY 26— Summer Roundup of First Grade Registrants of Division Street School, 1:30 to 4:00 P.M., Reynolds Street.School, Continuing Friday, May 27, Same. Hours. Meeting, American Legion Aux- iliary, 8:00 P.M., at Legion Home. GFVVEVVVTETVTVTVVVVVe . e Aerovias “Q” s e Passenger List in i AO hd Mn Sy tn Me Passengers leaving for Havana via Aerovias “Q” planes over the weekend were: its Maria Estrucha, Hilda M. Agui- | Leona Marian, David Hurka, Juan Salome, Roberto Lango- masino, Esther Zatarain, Clemen- jte Hero, Dominga “Hernandez, Onelia Mariscal, Margaret Red- riguez, Angel Rodriguez, Thelma Wilson, Mary Hester, Max Hes- ter, Harry Reynolds, Hilda Reyn- ! olds, Clarnce Hasley, Delila Has-" ley. Ben Wiggins, Melvin Brooks, Jose M: Rodri- guez, Dorothy Davie, Jean Davie, Hazel Davie, Alejandro Buttari, Juan Jose Buttari, Maria Luisa Ducbouchet, Otton Buttari, Es- : ther Buttari, Norma Lopez, Cora- lia Rodriguez, Marta Estrugo, Mario Fernandez, Jorge Esteva, Marina Cobion, Jose A. Carmona, Eloisa Sanchez, Marcelino Ara- gon Jr., Eduardo Aragon, Marce- lino Aragon, Thomas Hernandez, Gloria Inclan, Norman Read. Aristedes Bauta, Carmen Gar- cia, Darlene: Perez,, John Down- ‘ing, Mae. Downing,, Claire Gaugh, Sally Gaugh,* Francis DePatie, €aernelius Henderson, “Cardline Wilkinson,.. ‘Henrietta... ee, Emil Bangert,- Raymond lle, cepted Masons, A. W. Connor, has| Payline Welle,; Donald..Hamilton, Anne Griffen, Ethel ..Donahue, Robert Fisher, William: Kincaid, Pauline Kerfoot, John Nuhfer, Henry McMasters, Helen’ Thayer, Florence Schmidt, Matilda Flana- gan, Clayton Johnson,” Vivian Johnson, Enrique Esquinaldo, Josefina Esquinaldo, Thadeus Za- kowski, Theresa Zakowski, Jean Maillous, Daniel Coggenshall, Kark Seidel, Edith Seidel, Linda Seidel, Laverne Merklein, Doro- |thea Blakely, Charles Blakely, Gladys Euband, Elizabeth Burk. Sergio Esquinaldo, Rosa . Es- quinaldo, Edmund Curry, Pat Brown, Rafael Berastegui, Romon Benitez, Ernestina Abreu, Ernesto Benitez, Caridad Rios, Milagro Moreno, Beinvenido Baso, Amelia Baso, Ramon Baso, Dulce Maria 7”) ‘ont Vi » oS Ferrerrio, Sam Poetry C fest cunts ‘Olga Ramos, Ligia Winners To Be Lopez, Manuel Roman. Announced Mario €alleja It has been announced that the names of the prize winners in the recent Florida State Poetry Con- Elementary Schools will be, broadcast over radio station WIOD, Miami, next » Saturday, May 28, at 4:40 p. m., and the winning poems read. A horse power is equivalent to raising 550 pounds one foot per second. Nineveh, capitol .of the. Assy- rian empire; was destroyed in 605 B.C. Visiting Family Mario Calleja, a Key Westers who for the past eight years has been employed by the U. S. Gov- ernment in the Canal Zone, ar- rived in the city Thursday night with Mrs. Calleja and their two children, Mario, Jr., and Marta. Mr. Calleja has three: months’ vacation from his work, and plans, with his wife and chil- dren, to spend that length of time here with his father, Juan Calle- ja, at the family heme at711-Car- oline street. ; iter, Mu- , Sigal program, Members and | friends of the eh ich invited by the Auxiliary. attend. street. ciety busi- shires ¢ and Air Reynolds and South Streets. |' Carrie Wiggins, -* SCREEN ACTOR JAMES’ STEWART. 5) Wirephotp '. (night): are engaged, according to. a‘ ‘statenient. by Stewart in in New York's Stork Club August. The couple is’ this month. irs; . merly: wed to Edward’ B. 5 Walsh McLean; ex-ownér ofthe Hope | children by'the marriage...) rt ere A eee oe JAILED VET CHANGHS DIAPERS ©. conan ve (#) Wirephoto RALPH FUGATT, 26, of Springfield, Mass... diapers his two- month-old son he. saw for’ first time Friday in jail at Rutland, Vt., Saturday. Fugatt,: an’ ex-soldier, has been locked up two months under ‘an old Vermont law. because he did not haye the money to pay a $2,000 judgment. resulting from an automobile accident. Mrs. Fugatt stands by in case hubby needs aid as son Mark yets the treatment. : TODAY IN. HISTORY i (Kne« America) 1788—South Carolina the 8th State to ratify the new Constitu- 1810—Sarah Margaret » Fuller tion. i [das Mex ica formerly FP aunty ck noted weit clares war on the United States. |€! 2moné America’s most + re- 1872—The first national . con- markable women, born near Bos- vention of workingmen, in New | ton. Died .in a shipwreck, July York, nominates the regular, !9, 1850. Republican candidates for Presi- 1820—James B. Eads, famous dent and Vice President. (engineer, builder of ot per TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES (Know America) 1890—The National Society off ifonclads, deepener ‘of rivers, Colonial ‘Dames founded in New ! born: in, Lawrenceburg,.ind, Died York. 4 March 8, «1887. 1929—Henry Ford attends his-| 1824— Ambrose E. Burnside, toric dinner in New York with famed Civil War Union general, 2,000 Jews—after several years Rhode Island governor and sena- of anti-Jewish propaganda in his ; tor, born in : Liberty, Ind. Died Dearborn paper. Cept. 13, 1881. 1930—Congress 1828—Edward Hitchcock, first Plant Patent Act. professor of physical education ; i American college, at Am- 1939—U. S. Navy submarine; 4 ‘ «“ > oF herst, born in Ambherst, Mass. | ae sinks off Porthmouth, | Died Feb. 28, 1911. Set 1883— Douglass 41—U. S. Sen. Burton K.! : Wheeler and Charles A. Lind.| dashing screen star of ae bergh urge the United States “eae Denver, Colo. to stay out of the war. 2a) oe . 1944—U.S. 5th Army launches; ¢ js estimated that by the year = ote on Anzio beach-)' 1649 there were 25,000 English in 1945—Hitler Gestapo Chief|New England. enacts the Ftirbanks, a gener- Died | Himmler commits suicide in prison. ’ 1946—Railroad strike, paralys-| Dr. J. A. Valdes 1 | ing the country opens. i Pc eagrate leat en ag — Specializing in i — pial lates Eye Examination and centratio! . age 1948—Lebanon rejects U. §! Visual Training demand for release of 41 Ameri- e Complete Service on Duplication of Lenses cans taken off American “Marine ; Carp’ at Beirut. Seeks Divorce wa ean Expensence A petition filed in the office of | oppice HOURS: Circuit Court Clerk Earl Adams seeks a divorce for Ruth E. Mc- Andrews from J. D. McAndrews. The J. D. McAndrews listed in 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 P.M. ADDRESS: Galey Memorial Hospital 7 Eaton Street the Petition lives in Erie, Pa., and j waueeaae is not to be confused with J. D.} McAndrews, manager of La Cen- Office —332 cha Hotel. oman