The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 24, 1953, Page 8

8 THE KEY WEST ciTIZ EN Saturday, January 24, 1953 DAUGHTER ELKS ENTERTAIN BILLS WITH BANQUET FRIDAY |, On Monday, January 12, 1953, I Was quite thrilled to receive an in- Witation by mail inviting me to the ‘annual banquet of Daughter Elks ‘to the Bills, which was to be held @n Friday, January 16th. I had been told about their famous menus, and therfore, had Something pleasant to look forward to at the end of a most strenuous week. Well, Friday came, but that day, 1 wished, I possessed magic power Bo as to be able to magically (transfer myself from place to Place in order to accomplish the Waried tasks‘on my agenda. Alas, iB am not a magician, and could} jot magically transfer myself, but | through a power that I have.no @arthly power to explain, did ac- @omplish the seemingly impossible. My day began.at 4 a. m. Arising, J cleaned my house, cooked break- fast, and got my daughter and self ‘weady for school. There, I was as busy, (not as a bee, for I am told ‘he is not as busy as we think - he buzzes), as could be teaching class- es, giving out books and a million other things until 4:15 p.m. T'then hurried home, refreshened myself @ little and reported to my work lat “The Key West Citizen’s” office, Remaining until 5:30. Leaving there, I went to the Margaret Ann, Duval Street, where I purchased my gro- eeries, Arriving home at 6:00, I ‘warmed up a little food, (not much &s I really intended to eat at the | banquet, which I did). After dinner, I again cleanéd up my daughter and myself and left the house in time to be at the Naval Hospital by seven where I visited a friend iwho has recently :been operated ‘on, ‘Mrs. Mildred Brown Harris, \teacher of one of the fourth grades lat Douglass. Returning home, I called on Mrs, Shula Alexander, teacher of another fourth grade, whom I'd prom ised to call, and we proceeded to Doug- Yass where a benefit carnival had been in progress since Thursday. There, from 7:15 to 10:15 p.m. I told fortunes as my part in raising money. . At exactly 10:30 p. m., I arrived at the Elk’s Rest where the party was in full swing. Everyone was surprised to see me at such a late hour and said that they had come to the conclusion that I was not coming. I assured them that it is my policy to keep my word as far as ible. My ares sparkled when I saw that the banquet was just being served. I can, assure you that this sumptuous feast was all that I ex- pected it to be and more. They served baked ham and pork, pota- to salad, tomatoes on crisp lettuce, stuffed olives, saltines and an as- sortment of nuts and candies. The refreshments consisted of an as- sortment of cake and a delicious punch.. The ladies were beautifully dress- ed and weré graciolis hostesses to the Bills and invited guests. Following is a list of the Daugh- ters: Mrs. Annie Tynes, daughter | ruler; Mrs. Laura Johnson, Mrs, | Mable Dean, vice daughter ruler; Mrs. Almenus C. Dean, financial secretary; Mrs. Tomasa Marrero, treasurer; Mrs. Lauretta Allen, re- cording secretary; Mrs. Essie Lew- is, chairman of trustees; Mrs. Vio- | la Bosfield, trustee; Mrs. Annie Lang, trustee; Mrs. Falona Me- Clain, trustee; Mrs, Thelma John- son, door keeper; Mrs. Mercedes Hannibal Branch, gate keeper; Mrs. Eleanor Major, chaplain; | Mrs. ~Lenore Tyler, escort and Rose Deveaux,. Mrs. Elizabeth Strachan, Mrs. Freddie Wilkinson, Mrs. Ida Mae Cogwell, Mrs. Jessie Leland, Miss Mary Roberts and Mrs. Zerlina Reckley. ‘The Bills present were: Ed Bold- \ er, recording secretary; George A. Dean, esteemed ruler; Willie Sum- mers, esteemed leading knight; Earl McGee, trustee; William But- ler, esteemed loyal knight; Arthur Bamus, inner guard; Joseph Hen- don, tyler; Joseph Welters, trustee; E. S. Norris, esquire; Charle Sum- mer, chaplain; Otis Green, trea- | surer; Alfonso T, Dean, educatign- ; al commissioner; Alfred Curry, fi- } nancial secretary; Quintin Goss, es- teemed lecturing knight. Dancing was engaged in by all. | Even though everyone was.having | the time of his life, time was | taken out to remember departed sisters and brothers At exactly two a. m. all depart ed for their homes with memories that will linger on in anticipation of another annual banquet. Mrs. L, Lewis Presents Program Mrs. Lorraine Wake Lewis, direc- tor of the March of Dimes cam paign at Douglass School called a special meeting on Wednesday, January 2ist, in order to acquaint the children with the fact that jt is urgently necessary that they con tribute to the March of Dimes. She stressed the fact that polio isnot prejudice, that it may strike any- one or anywhere. Mrs. Lewis was very fortunate adn that she was able to have Mir, Charles Bynum, director of inter. | racial activities for the March of Dimes, deliver the main address. This, he did in a very simple man- ner. The moment he began speak- milans and velours from Italy and year at Xavier University, Orleans, Lousiana John, who is in the fourth grade at Douglass School’ is assisted in Sarah, who runs the hats and a Julius Neely Specializes In Hat Making I have told you the stories of two local boys who made good away from home. Now, I shall tell you the story of a local boy who is making good at home. He} is Mr. Julius Neely, son of ‘anos Nelly Neely of 520 Petronia Street and the late Mr. Lester Neely. | Mr. Neely is a hatter by trade. | In 1950, he had an opportunity to | visit his cousin, Mr. Howard Mar- | shall of Miami, who also is a hat- | |ter running a successful business there. He was immediately fas- | cinated by the work and asked his cousin to instruct him in the ar’ This, Howard agreed to do, having himself learned the trade from his brother, Arthur, who had attend- ed an exclusive hatter’s school in New York to learn the trade, and was at the time employed by Clark Hatters, an exclusive firm in down- town Miami. Mr. Neely has a natural aptitude for the trade and soon proved to be more artistic than either of his teachers, To return home and have | Key Westers benefit from his trade | was his first concern, even‘ though he was offered numerous oppor- | tunities elsewhere. Mr. Neely specializes in making | * velours, milans and panamas. The materials from which. these hats are made are all imported; the} the Panamas from Ecuador. Mr. Neely who is the father of Betty Lou, who is in her freshman New and Juliius his work by his devoted wife, sister, Mrs. Ruby Neely Valdez, who does secretarial work and puts the finishing touches on the hats. I had the opportunity of visiting his plant and there had the ex- perience of having him explain his machinery to me. They were: (1), the hat crowner, which crowns the hats, (2), the Sandbag which press. brims--especially panamas, and (3), the stretcher which stretches hats to any size. There is only one more machine needed which Mr. Neely hopes to get real soon - the hatter’s sewing machine. Our local boy who is making good is located at 714 Thomas Street where he operates a mis- cellaneous store along with making and, selling hats. Just Wed MRS. EVELYN McGEE, well known pianist and chorus con- ductor, was married to Mr. Oliver Lee Robbins on Thurs- day, Jan. 15, 1953. PROGRAM PRESENTED Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, pastor | of Cornish Chapel A. M. E. Zion| Church, presented a program on | Tuesday night, January 20th. This effort was to help Evangelist, Mother Brooker and the Rev Mother Toomer, pastor of the First Church of the Living God, 819 Thomas Street, attend their an- nual conference in Jacksonville on February 3rd The main feature of the pro- gram was the sermon preached by Rev. Hooper, who based his talk on the 3rd chapter of Acts - “Use What You Have.” for he took his every minute detail Now, that the children have a knowledge of the necessity of con- tributing, I feel that we will have & surprisingly large collection this year, me, explaining Marcia‘s Place GROCERIES & SUNDRIES Open Until 11 P.M. 333 TRUMAN AVE. Ph, 2.2249 ing, I knew that he was a teacher, ' COLORED COMMUNITY NEWS WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSON, Editor Cit sland THE ISLAND CITY MALE CHORUS, under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn McGee Robbins, is one of the most outstanding choral groups in the city. This group consists of, left to right, back row, Irving Carey, Robert Butler and James Lloyd; middle row, left to right, Lee Bennett, Floyd Hannibal and Austin Stocker; front row, left to right, Harry Evans, Lampkins. y Male Chorus f Leon Summer and Eddy |BY REV. A. F. HOOPER | _. wal * | priesthood. Citizen Staff Photo by Ellis Finch MR, JULIUS NEELY specializes in making velours, milans, and panamas. The materia from which these hats are made are all imported; the milans and velours from Italy and the panamas from Ecuador. URS. DORIS H. MILLER SPEAKS ON MUSIC APPRECIATION The appreciation of music as well as the performance of it, is the goal of musie education. It is. therefore necessary to lay the foundation for these basic goals in early childhood instrumental music, and develop rhythmic skill. He will also learn the necessity and value of coopera- tion, teamwork, independence. leadership and general coopera- tion. For the first time of the Primary Di a chance to part the children artment have e¢ in a rhy The rhvtam band plays a’ vital | - part in giving the child a happy interesting experience While working with simple per- cussion instruments such as drums rhythm sticks, sand blocks, jingle Sticks, cymbals and the like, the will stimulate an interest in 0. K. SHOE SHOP 706 Duval Street Men's Work and Dress Shoes SHOE REPAIR Blue Heaven Billiards — Bar 7239 Thomas Street *| There will be a basketball game j/at Douglass High School tonight | ‘lat 8 p. m. The boys and girls will :|play against the boys and girls of | ‘| dale, Florida. {| were in Miami last weekend, where ‘;sult? A Riviera Buick, Mr. Rob- '|Feast of St. Agnes, Father John ;|Henry Reece, vicar of St PERSONALS | Dillard High School, Fort Lauder- Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lee Robbins they enjoyed a visit with friends. While there they went on a shop- {ping spree. Have you seen the re- | bins’ wedding present to his birde jof last week. On Wednesday, January 21st, the Peter's Episcopal Church, célebrated solemn sung mass on the occasion of his 3rd anniversary in the | Korean War Veteran, Willard A. |Carey, is leaving for Fort Jack- |son, S. C., where he will reenlist jin the Army after having been {honorably discharged | Corporal Carey is the son of Mrs. | athalee Carey of 828 Whitehead | | Street. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Albert, teach- | ers in the Dade County system, {visited their mother, Mrs Agnes | Albert of 409 Julia Street over the | weekend. ] Dial 2-2826 to reach Mrs. Wini- | {thm band. The instruments were purchased by the Mothers Club of the Bri mary Department and the children are finding much joy and self-ex- pression in perform on them Their first appearance was on the Christm beginnir Day performanc BY DORIS H. MILLER RTMENT MANI PEREZ — Prop. 316 Petronia Street Phone 2-9272 Children Are that I have made relative to parent, jAlumni on Tuesday Citizen Staff Photo by Ellis Finch THE DRUMMERS, left to right, are Franklin Sawyer, John Haggins, Austin Butler and George Leland. These boys started out by using improvised drum pads made from pieces of automobile tires nailed to two pieces of wood. Mr. George Dean, the sponsor, stressed the necessity of hav- ing drums for the band; thus, Austin Butler’s father bought his and the P.T.A. purchased the others. Valuable Possessions One of the most precious pos- | sessions that one can have is a | child. It stands to reason, there- | fore, that since this possession is so valuable, one should do all in his power to safeguard it. I sometimes wonder just how we, | as parents, fee! toward our chil- | dren. If we are to be judged by the outward show, we would cer- tainly be found wanting. As a parent and a teacher, 1 shall here state some observations teacher, child relationship. To watch the beginning child on his first day in school, is always | a thrilling experience to me. je the child, it is a direct chahge in his life. Up to this time, he has lived in his héme around those | whom he has known all of his life. | They are familiar to him, ever willing to comfort and ease his | pains or banish his fears. School- life affords an entirely different | environment to which he must! gradually become orientated. It is only natural for the child to be afraid. | Should the child be sent to school alone on his first day? Should he be sent with a friend or an older | sister or brother? The answer is no! A thousand times, no! gardless of how busy the parents | may be, some sacrifice should be | made to take the child to school on his first ‘day. | You, perhaps have never had the experience of seeing beginners on their first day of school. If you had, I’m sure that you will agree with my obervations. The child | who is accompanied by a parent, | clings to the hand of the parent; he walks up to the desk to be registered still snuggling clos his protector. He feels that thing will work out to his best advantage because his parent is pleased. There is quite a contrast with the child who goes along with a relative, friend or alone. He does not have the: feeling of trust. In his sub-conscious mind a fear may grow as a result of feeling that if school were not a place to fear, e- | Re. fred Sands Johnson, editor, There will be a very important meeting of the Douglass School Janu 27 1953. All members are asked to a’ tend. Mr. Gaston Blue of Hartford Connecticut is visiting the Harry Symonettes of Angela Street. Corporal Robert Mrs. Marylene We visiting his mot ing for duty in Japan. rnett, son of Van Dyke’s Barber Shop Specializing in LADIES’ WORK 1015 Thomas Street Liquor Store 504 Petronia Street Phone 2-6432 MRS. EVELYN McGEE WEDS OLIVER LEE ROBBINS, D. C. 1 Congratulations are in order for the Oliver Lee Robbins who were quietly married on Thursday night, January 15, 1953, at 9:30, The ceremony was performed by the Rey. A. Franklin Hooper, new- ly appointed pastor of Cornish jChapel A. M. E. Zion Church, in the church parsonage on White- head Street. Mr. Robbins is a service man, rated D. C. 1 on the U. S. S. Ho- ward W. Gilmore, Key West Naval Base. He is a native of Jersey City, N. J. where he received his scholastic training. Mrs. Robbins is our own beloved Evelyn McGee, well known pianist and conductor of the city. She re ceived her scholastic training at Rust college and Fisk University, Her native home is. Chattanooga, Tennessee, but for the past seven years she has been a part-time resident of Key West, where she enjoys the love and esteem of all who meet her. A reception was given the happy couple on Stinday night at their home. on Howe Street. We wish for them happiness and | success. his parents would have accom- panied him. It can plainly be seen that such a fear can easily follow the child thro to such an‘extent that never secure an education. The child must be continuously in league with his parents. They must wante i that he belongs. He ual > to offer suggestions as well as obey orders. Being sent to school should not mean that the parent is relieved questi r teaching the child. be a child be a success gether with t to better under: He will know going on will do ev will ything in his power to plays or what- his child is participating e will not di that a man without the knowledge God is nothing more than a beast To be continued, Tropical Hai Cleaners 714 Thomas Street Key West, Fla. Hats Made and Soild PANAMAS and FELTS out his life, hindering him | he will | him feel that he is] of answering | The parent who will have his| ard his reli-| will realize | | | The family and friends of the late Mrs. Rosalina. Donnelly wish to thank all who were so kind to- them in their recent bereavement. They wish to assure you that your many acts of kindness will never be forgotten. The Family and Mrs. Celestine Evans. Special Program To Be Presented At Church The Junior Choir and Ushers, Board of ‘trinity Presbyterian. Church, 717 Simonton are Presenting a special program. in observance of the annual “Young People’s Sunday,” on January 25th. The theme song. is “Rise, Shine and Give Glory to God.” The motto is “Action.” Rev. Walter McLean, pastor. Mr. Alfred M. Evans, reporter, BLUE GOOSE RESTAURANT 801. THOMAS STREET. Food gt All Times Imperial Bar & Package Store Serving Whatever Brand You May Call for with Courtesy 1109 Whitehead Street Phone 2-9461 DELUXE 719 WHITEHEAD STREET UNDER NEW ‘MANAGEMENT Special 1-Day Service Cleaning and Pressing Dresses from $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 Suits (Special) $1.50 OVERCOATS $1.50 REG. SERVICE SUITS, COATS, DRESSES $1.00 PLAITED SKIRTS 75¢ to $1.00 HENRY WINDSOR, Mgr. 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