The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 19, 1952, Page 5

SOCIETY... PERSON. Mrs. John L. Dawson Named Chairman| Help On The New Job Of Officers’ Wives’ Club At Luncheon’ Business and pleasure were combined yesterday at the luncheon held at Fort Taylor by the Officers’ Wives’ club with ZX-11 wives acting as hostesses. Mrs. John L. Dawson was introduced as the new chairman of the group with co-chairman, Mrs. Carl F. Holden, Jr., by the out-going chairman, Mrs. Alwyn Smith. A humorous slant ‘was injected into the procedure of induction when Mrs. Smith presented her successor with a huge box laneled “Aspirin,” a remedy for the headaches which go with any chairmanship. A delightful luncheon of hott chicken-pie, fresh garden peas, spring salad, with cheese dressing, strawberry-lime frappe, hot rolls were served to over decorated in a Hi FH HiceelEslll af E i ERE = u Ht i feo 828s bat ge 4d ao 8 » 5 i i : Fe in hospital Monday, April 21, at 7 o'clock by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars. chairmen are Kitty Darley, Lee and Mary Cruz. be assisted by Miss Martha of the Red Cross. members are asked to at- weighing 6 pounds, born March 30, to . Nugent, wife of | Douglas H. Nugent, aviation elec- | tronicsman, third class, USN, at | the U.S. Naval Hospital, Key West. | it, who is serving at the Na val Air Station, here is the son of | Mrs. Margaret F. Nugent of 748 West Morton, Porterville, Calif. | | is the first child for the Nugeat family. AbbeLaneTo | Grove, ML, who has 350 samples | gos Wed Xavier Cugat |ot all Kinds. He exchanges them|ices HOLLYWOOD @ — Bandleader Xavier Cugat and his singer, Abbe | Lana, were here today, celebrating his divoree in Las Vegas, Nev from Lorraine Cugat. Cugat's attorney said after the divorce Friday that the rhumbs king and Miss Lane will marry “within two months.” There were reports here they are already wed but Cugst declined to say when or where. Mrs. Cugat, an orches: in her own right, got a pr divorce decree im Santa last January on testimony that Cugat “kept me in a state of virtual slavery.” Cugat testified in Las Veg day that Lorraine left > and he hed made many ful efforts te get her to him. A preperty seitiemen as Fri im 1989 Local BPW Staris Election Campaign For Mrs. Harvey ‘The BPW club of Key West fs during ° fl aay ip ? i i p38 sty ? é : 3 al i ? be desired as our top executive. “Mrs. Grace Crosby for State Corres} ry by vir- tue of living within the same Citizen Staff Photo FOR ALL THE HEADACHES that go with being a presiding officer, Mrs. John Dawson, left, incoming chairman-elect of the Officers’ Wives’ club is given a big box labeled “Aspirin,” by the out-going chairman, Mrs. Alwyn Smith. The fun of the presentation was part of the program yesterday when the OWC met for luncheon at Fort Taylor. Farewell Party For Harold Martins Given At Glynn Archer Home Thurs. A farewell party in honor of Mrs, Harold Martin was given by the JayShees Thursday evening at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Glynn Archer. The party was attended by the JayShees and their hus- bands. A buffet supper was served in the garden of the Archer home, and after supper everyone joined in the playing of games. The J: Mrs. Martin with a table centerpiece. mss.| Date For Wedding .|Of Miss Russell -|Set For April 24 ut ; i z 3 E E i F ; : Fa HF . i FF 5 ae TERE nae i. g i BEF zeke aa & Hy ? k i F a iter re lie Ie ih Hy Ler gi H se E ef in the U. S, Navy, and has _| been Flight Engineer on a PBM relations gained as president and in the remaining offices in which she served her local BPW Club should prove advantageous in the preparation of correspond- ence, She has been active in lo- cal Audubon Society, Woman's Club, Garden Club, Art and His- torical Society, Monroe County Juvenile, Red Cross, and many other organizations. “Yours very truly, MARIAN STARK President, 1951-1952 Key West Business and | Professional Women's Club.” Wood-Collector Visits Key West Key West has its full share of visiting writers and artists, but one of the first wood collectors | came to town the other day. j He is Alvin J. Peters, Morton! with members of the wood col-/ |lecting association In many B@-/ (stone) C tions of the world. Peters enjoyed his visit par- ticularly because Bill Meyers! drove him around and showed! him the sights he wanted to see, he said. i Collectors’ wood measures half} an inch thick, three inches wide, and six inches ton: ; gets $152,000 r } considerstion of the settle- men’ Mrs Cagat withdrew charges against Miss Lane, and the latter dropped a suit against j Loraine charging invasion of her privacy when Mrs. Cuget and a photographer crashed her Chicago hotel room. Mrs. Cugat charged she foand her husband in the room with the singer, who was “naked as a jaybird.” He was unable to attend the party due to am unexpected night flight. ‘The Martins are leaving Key Washington, D. C., they will go to Dahlgren, Virginia, where Mr. Martin will take up new duties at the Naval Proving Grounds. Ruth and Harold Martin have been very active in the Key ‘West Jaycee and Jayshee organi- zations. Mrs. Martin has been the corresponding secretary of the Jayshees for the past year, and also chairman of the Charity Committee. Mr. Martin has serv- ed on the Jaycee House Commit- tee as secretary-treasure: and manager. They will be greatly missed by their many friends here. eoece eovee DEATH JACINTO SOLARES Jacinto Solares, 70, died last evening at the Monroe Genera! Hospital. Mr. Solares resided at Angela Street. Funeral serv- will be held Monday at 4:30 at the First Methodist hureh Rev. Paul pn. will be in the family plot, city cemetery. | i Sy “DOT” “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK” at the Strand Theatre. | The only reason why this review \did not appear yesterday was be- cause I didn’t have a flying wedge to run interference for me couldn't get through the \front of the theatre in into the show which a seat in the very night and since the picture is on tonight, my advice is. . .go early! Abbott and Costello are up to new and old tricks, this time in a fantasy. Roly-poly Costello is on | The “baby” is a boy old enough to read and as he begins to scan | the old legend of Jack and Bean- stalk, Costello falls asleep. . .and the dream he has unfolds in very lovely color, presenting the nur- sery-tale favorite with Costello as Jack, the village simpleton who finally won acclaim by getting rid of the giant who menaced the com- munity. As a wight in medeval tights, he mskes a ludicrous and somehow appealing figure. Abbott, his old sidekick, look quite cava- lierish in long wig and doublet. There’s a big, handsome blond prince and a lovely honey-haired Princess, who sing, a giant who is more awkward that he is terrify- }Touchton will officiate at the! ing, a giantess who looks a little characters, all in picturesque cos- tume. Scene stealer is the sad- . NEWS OF INTER ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE He is survived by one sister, | faced cow that Jack exchanges for | Mrs. Myrtle Solares Casassa, Key West; one brother, Hector L. Solares, Reno, Nevada; two ne- phews, Howard E. Wilson, Key West and Kenneth H. Solares, Oakiand, California; one niece, Mrs. Howard Galloway, San Carlos, California. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. Pail- the magic beans from which sprout the towering beanstalk. The story sticks to the old fairy- tale in the main, but with hilarious additions of typical Abbott and Cos- tello shennanigans. Take the whole family! When you want to make clover- leaf rolls out of yeast dough, form bits of the dough into balls about i } | j | j bearers will be selected from the gn inch in diameter. Grease me- | membership. Pritchard Funeral Home is charge of the arrange menta dium-sied muffin pans and place three of the balls in each cup. Brush with melted butter or mar- \garine before beling i Saturday, April 19, 1952 THE Citizen Staff Photo “THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH, giving place to new,” as a familiar poem goes. And as the verse goes, so do events for women whose husbands are naval officers. Left is Mrs. Douglas Cordiner, wife of Comdr. Cordiner of ZX-11 who is leaving Key West for Lakehurst, N. J., where he will be stationed as Chief Staff Officer of Naval airshop training and experimental work. Saying goodbye to her are the new and old heads of the Officers’ Wives Club at a luncheon given at Fort Taylor Friday afternoon with 'ZX-11 wives as hostesses. Standing next to Mrs. Cordiner is Mrs, John Daw- son, new chairman of the group. Mrs. Alwyn Smith, retiring chairman (or president) is second from the right, Mrs. Carl Holden, new co-chairman is shown, far right. The affair was attended by over 60 women. Chas. Wel's, Jr., Completes! Coral Shores PT A AF Mechanics School ° Charles W. Wells, Jr., son of To Host Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wells Sr., i beg. or rege waa Monroe Council Coral Shores PTA will be pleted the proscribed course of stu- r dy for the Air Training Command | hostesses to the Monroe County Council of PTA’s when they Mechanic’s School. - He graduated as “Aircraft Me- | have their monthly luncheon and chanic Specialized B-26 - No. 43151- . A”, and has been assigned to the | meeting Wednesday, April 23, Air Force Base at Rapid City, | 1952. Bo har og ‘ek The luncheon will be held at ells, Jr., graduated from ishi West High School with theClass of the Snake Creek Fishing Lodge ’51, and enlisted in the Air Force June 15, 1951. Previous to his pre- sent base, he has been stationed in San Antonio, Texas and at Shep- herd Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas. :|My! How Times Have Changed! cit AND HAIR-DO'’S ALONG WITH THE YEARS have undergone considerable adjustments, too. Here is Mrs. m C. Glass, with a hair style of the turn-of-the-century twist of the top- knot, as she appears in the character role en old maid in ‘Tennessee Williams’ one act play, “L« n’ * ce Letter,” which is one of the five to be presented beginning Monday, April 21, for a week's run at the Barn Theater. The produc- tions are given by the Key West Players. Louise Glass is a na- tive of New York City, a graduate of Columbia University and has traveled extensively in Europe and South America A widow, she has spent three seasons in Key West. She says that her current role is the first stage experience she's had, but Louise has directed high school operettas and music for page- ants; organized and conducted com y choruses. Her vari- ous activities included fund-raising projects for hospital, church and ¢iabs in her communities. In 1947, when president of the Cape May Women's Club, she wes given the Cecelia Gaines Holland award by the New Jersey Federation of Women’s Clubs, for being the president who had done the most for the better- ment of her community that year. in Islamorada at 12 noon, fol- lowed by a business meeting and program in the school cafetor- jum at 1:15 p.m. Mrs. Cathy Williams, lunch- eon chairman, announces that Mrs. Robert Allen will present several of her piano pupils in special numbers, and Mrs, Ruth Starck, Home Economic. chair- man, will present a fashion show. This is the first year the school had had this course, which was volunteered by Mrs. Starck. Her class will model the clothes they have made this year. Mrs. Jack Wilkinson, Coral Shores President, will give the local report and the meeting will be conducted by Mrs. Anna Ros- am, council president, CARD OF THANKS To the many friends and neigh- bors who were so kind to us dur- ing the illness and following the death of our beloved one, the late Emma Solomon, we wish to ex- press our heartfelt thanks. We also express our sincere thanks for the floral tributes, and to those who gave the use of their cars. THE FAMILY. Piano and Theory Instruction Mrs. Walter Price OWNED & OPERATED BY ADELINE RUSSELL KEY WEST CITIZEN Page $ EST TO WOMEN PHONE: Citizen Office, 1935 The WEATHERMAN Says Key West & Vicinity: Clear to | partly cloudy weather and some- what warmer with moderate to ; occasionally fresh easterly winds | through Sunday. Florida: Clear to partly cloudy with I le change in temperature | today and Sunday. | Jacksonville through The Flor- , ida Straits and the East Gulf | Area: Moderate northeasterly to easterly winds in the southern portion and light to moderate variable winds in the north por- tion today and Sunday. Report Observations taken at City Office 9:00 AM. EST Key West, Fla., April 19, 1952. Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean Normal 82 70 76 6 Precipitation Total last 24 hours... 0 ins, Total this month .... _ .38 ins, Deficiency this month ~~ .40 ins. Total this year 4.60 ins. Deficiency this year _.- .86 ins, Relative Humidity at %00 A.M. 10% Barometer (Sea Level) 8:00 A.M. 30.16 ins—1021.3 mbs, Tomorrow's Almanac — Sunrise 6:00 a.m, Sunset 6:61 p.m. Moonrise. _______. 3:30 a.m. Moonset 3:31 p.m. Naval Base TOMORROW 7:06 a.m. 7:19 p.m, age — as you'll see when you read «++ DOOMROCK | A FastMoving Tale of the | West, Starting Tuesday i In The Citizen Ss 7 HOT BOLLOS AT RAULS? CERTAINLY! Wse song by GUS AYALA and HIS ORCHESTRA COME IN The Key West Song BAHAMA MAMA AND HEAR Ss EVERY FRIDAY — SATURDAY — SUNDAY DINNERS TO 18 Me