The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 8, 1953, Page 3

SOCIETY — NEWS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Mrs. James Lenny And Ski Skewis Appointed To K. W. Players Board Two new members of the Board of Directors for the Key West Players were announced Tuesday evening at the regular business Meeting of the group which took place on Tuesday evening at the Barn Theater. They are Betty Lenny, wife of Comdr. James W. Lenny, and Frederick “Ski” Skewis who was stage manager for the last production of the Players. Mrs, Lenney and Skewis replace Mrs. Charles Bratenan! who is leaving for Hawaii, and Capt. Har- eld List who is being transferred to Pensacola. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. J. Edgar Willing, presi- dent. One bit of the business brought up was a request for a light in the costume room. Another Was the instruction to Gladys Jack- gon, secretary, to write-a letter of thanks to Princess Nina Carricio- la for her presentation of the Christ Mas ballet for the Players. It was also announced that the door to the theater has been repaired so that it opened and closed easily. Guests and prospective members were introduced and included Dick Splaine, Jim and Joan Ray, and visitors Mr. and Mrs. Lawson from Highjand Park, Ill. Robert Pollock will direct “The Bat,” the melodramatic mystery story which was written by Mary Roberts Rinehart under the book title, “The Circular Satircase,” later adapted for the stage. Direc- tor Pollock will announce his stage manager later. Readings for the tryouts will continue tonight and when casting is completed re- hearsals will begin. It is expect- ed that the play will be presented about a month from now in mid- February. Under the joint title of production Management and stage construc- tion, including stage design, Burn- ham Maylard, ex-vice president of the Players, a Mr. Goodheart, and Jack Clarke, as assisiant producer, were named to head this commit- tee. Norman Street and Jimmy Ray will be in charge of the lighting. Joan Ray, Audrey Greenbaum and Ed Giesebert will do the scene - painting. It is hoped that Ski Skewis and Lew's Strong will also assist nt and construction, y Goddard heads the stage 3 committe2, Ann Carleton is “.arz2 of the hand props. Mrs. y and Betty Lenney e-up. Mrs. Lenney for the play. ad'ed by Vir- expected to lic relations . James’) W. “¥ Certrude enovorate. ‘with’ “The Out- will head the ze ef the com- o7 the orosram 1 by BoD Me- and Mr. and ving to try out for the cast should report to the Barn tonight at 8 Pp. m. New Group Holds Informal Meeting In Parish Hall The first meeting of a newly formed group of Episcopal church women met in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Monday, January 5 at 8 p. m. Christian study and fellowship with all members participating is the purpose of the informal meet- ings. f The meeting, led by Mrs. Ed- ward Bayly, chairman pro-tem, opened with a hymn, reading of + Psalm 29 and prayer by Rev. Fr. John Armfield. Several matters of business pertaining to organization were discussed. The group offered to take charge of a “White Elephant” booth at the coming bazaar, January 26. Mrs. Angle Delgado is to be chair- man of committee in charge of arrangements. Miss Cleora Roberts is chair- man of church publications and will present suitable reading material to be made available to all parish- ioners. Mrs. James Staples will be pro- gram chairman for February 2, meeting. Hostesses will be Mrs. Anna Lounders and Mrs. Angel Del- jgado. Each of the following present was urged to bring one new mem- ber into the group: Mrs. Winifred Fryzel, Miss Cleora Roberts, Mrs. Will Roberts, Mrs. Joseph Lopez, Mrs, James Staples, Mrs. C. B. Harvey, Mrs. Albert DiNegro, Mrs. Anna Lounders, Mrs. Angel Delga- do, Mrs. Robert Taylor and Mrs. Louise Oxier. Mrs. Eric Curry, president of Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Paul’s and Father John S. Armfield ‘were guests of the evening. Refresh- ments and social hour followed the meeting. Legion Auxiliary Sets \First Meeting Of 1953 Important business will be tak en up at the meeting Thursday, January 8, of the American Legion Auxiliary. Projects and plans for the 1953 program will be discussed since this is the first meeting of the new year. All members are requested to attend the conclave which gets underway at 8 p. m. at the Am Legion Post home on Stock Island. CONCH CHOWDER By RAYMER Before Virginia Komlos gets back to Key West, guess I'd betier use some excerpts from her last de- lightful letter. She’s dué here any day and has already been appoint- ed as wardrobe mistress for the next Key West’s Players’ produc- tion. In her letter she said she had shipped a discarded hovel car- pet to Gladys Willing for use at the Barn. She added that she had followed my stories on the von Cosel case with avid interest, be- cause she had been in Key West the winter the weird happening came to light, and that at that time she was “too big a sissy to go out and take a look.” Players Production, “The Bat,” was written about an old house near Sewickley, Pa., where Mary Roberts Rinehart spent some sum- | mers way back in the years pre-| ceding World War I. There are lots of those big, gloomy man- | sions in Western Pennsylvania. In fact, our old home was supposed to be haunted, too, and it had a circular staircase which was taken out when I wasn’t quite a year old. The reason for the substitution of a paneled wider one was’ because my great-grandmother fell down the spiral and broke her hip. She | She spent the remainder of her | life in a wheel chair and the | family figured they didn’t want the | children to have similar accider Of course we were a lively bunch and had our share of falls any- way. The word “bat” brings up the | memory of the week back in 1946 | when I went to Jamaica on assign- ment. Rajah Raboid who recently was booked into the Preview Lounge, gave one of his, mentalist demonstrations over in Spanish Town hear Kingston. He had built up a phenomenal following among the natives. At leaSt 1,500 of them turned up at the ancient town hall and as we climbed out of the cars, | they surrounded our little party in waves. I was wearing a gold lame dress and before I gained the safe- ty of the town hall, the top of the gown. was in shreds. The howling mob thought I was in the Rajah’s entourage and © began pulling | threads of the gold from the dress as souvenirs of “The Magic Man.” | I must admit I was frightened at the sea of rolling eyes in the peer- ing glistening faces. To cap it all, as the big doors of the several centuries old building were opened, hundreds of bats flew out! They also flew back in again and circu- lated through the corridors and the | ‘lofty main hall all during Rajah’s | lecture. It was enough to drive anyone bats! City Trucks are loaded these days with discarded Christmas trees and damaged decorations | thrown out now that the holiday season is over. All those long-leg- | FOR N. S. LUNCHEON ged Santas which dangled from doorways in the Administration Bldg. on the Naval Station are gone, and the red and green trim- mings are stacked waiting for an- other year’s storage. But I'll re- member Bob Smith’s remark (he’s in the PIO office) in a conversa- tion with George Rooney, who is back from leave, by the by, for a long time. Someone stole the new battery out of Smith’s car and replaced it with an old one. Asked how come the generous thief both- ered to put in the old battery at all, Smith answered, ‘‘Oh, probably be- cause it’s Christmas!” Wonder How Lt. Joe Reilly likes it over in “gloom country”. . . England. . .by now? A recent visi- tor, Joe Moretti of Miami said that in spite of the terrible beer that at least some things were cheaper. “Last summer,” he said, “I got a haircut in the British Isles for 35 cents. Today, in the United States, I got a shave for a dollar.” . . -He went on to say that in the Casbah, a tourist could buy anything, and added, ‘And I do mean ANYTHING.” Ah. . .chicka- dee. . .come with me to the Cas- bah. . .hmmm? Betty Buckley is back from vacation with ther par- ents, Capt. and Mrs. C. C. Adell. She visited with them for the holi- days in Beaufort, S. C. Among the people she saw were ex-Key West residents Dr. and Mrs. Albert Gibbs who are now stationed in Charleston, S. C. . . .If you spot Jaxon with a cropped top it isn’t because somebody pulled her locks | out. . .it’s for a little surgery. HOSTESS NAMED The al Station Officers’ Wives at Fort Taylor. Hostesses for the gathering will be Mrs. C. M. Henderson, Mrs. club will have a luncheon Wed-| nesday, January 14 at 12:30 p. m. | “Doggie Benefit” Dance Scheduled For January 16 By Humane Society Final plans are in progress for the annual benefit dance for the Humane Society on Jan. 16 at the Elks Club annex..Each year the “doggie dance” proves one of the most enjoyable and novel affairs of the season, with the animal theme carried out in a dif- ferent way each year. Those who attended the dance | last year will always remember the deJightful fashion show the} The student dancers will form dogs put on showing styles old and 5 supporting cast for ““Maya’’, ex- new, conservative and daring. Such|a supporting cast for Maya, ex- poise and grace is seldom seen| mi who is contributing her talents even with seasoned professional|for the evening because of her models. |interest in animals. Maya is a This season there will be a former pupil of Princess Nina, and floor show. 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