The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 3, 1953, Page 5

SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN DOROTHY RAYMER, Society Editor DIAL: Citizen Office, 2-5662 CONCH Street Fair Of Key West Artists THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Attracts Big Crowd On Opening Day Garden Club Committee Chairmen By RAYMER ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE Tuesday, February 3, 1953 Page § By DOROTHY RAYMER Announced For Exhibit, February 28 Greenwich Village has its Washington Square. Key West has its Clinton Place. In both localities; artists have out-door exhibits Miss Hilda Cunniff, president of the Key West Garden Club, announces the 1953 Flower Show will open at 6 p.m. on February ‘where their wares are displayed for market. The difference is that r the Washington Square painters hang their creations out on a, limb 28 in the Ziks Club annex. Mrs. Norberg Thompson is the general chairman of the show, with Gene Otto in charge of staging and and aren't afraid of the water. The Key West Artists group tend ; : to be much more conservative. They may dabble a tentative finger properties. The following exhibit chairmen and other t Recent ©” to the of- in splashes of pigment, but for the most part, don’t go in for plunges. 2d Wars ou Ors nite viene iin j Pange of experience, I mi ip my typewriter keys in acid now and then. But I can’t lay any claim to proféssional criticism status. I’m just a reviewer with dream sequence which might have come out of a Gene Kelly movie. Commented Kerrick, “I don’t get it exactly but I like it.” Of Lucille Vette’s and Bill Greene’s smaller gem-tone water- colors, Kerrick observed, ‘‘They’re easy to take. I don’t feel any ex- cietmeént like that one with the tide moving, or get kicks out of Il-}them the way I do out of that Karl’s stuff. But I'll bet my girl would like to have a pair of those little ones and my mother would like those pink houses.” The pairs of “‘little ones,” ex- quisitely done and framed have jewel-gleam. They are by Lucille Vette, wife of amateur radio en- thusiast Bill Vette. She has clever technique of sunflood on roofs, a way of bringing out the glow of} Poinciana blooms. Her water| scenes are subdued. The silver- Bray-blue tone is restful but not particularly typical of Key West waters. Bill Greene has come up with some new additions, one in par- ticular is an eye-catching water- color of an almond tree with a seascape backdrop. He uses strik- ing contrast with what he calls “warm and cool” colors. Gulls 4 el i i : ' ire i i F i : i z AT THE PRESIDENT’S if eB it "es —Citizen Staff Photo. ayee i ciel i 2 = Dan Navarro as guests at their table in the patio of the Casa Marina hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Van Who lived here from 1924 through 1927, Van is now news commentator over WOR-Mutual and NBC network for the Pure Oil Co. They are spending a vacation at the Casa Marina with their son. Left to right, Mrs. Van, Mrs. Navarro, Lyle Van and Dan Navarro, E i 7 fr | above boats and the sea are points of interest in two lovely water- i rest in two, lovely water Shirley Mae Papy tn ahs tS Tis Dewey |” HEL Be Married At 5 This Evening z Lad ii &, i ff 2. ti se z house now known as Granville Smith’s house, with the VFW can- non in the composition, and Smith er if 43 = A Bernie C, Papy will give his > Of ri . yg gor renin oe “ur, [redid ol Bs ceed ae daughter Shirley Mae in marriage Average” center nation, | pastel-green of the Bamboo Room/|this evening at 5 p. m. The Rev. ize Ese He on one side and transparent blue shadow treatment in set pattern. Greene’s work looks better by daylight than under a light. Bill said that Lew Strong hoped to get a few watercolors into the show this week. Peter Hayward, who won the Key West Art and Historical Society prize, has captured Key West pan- orama with assurance. The sponge , | auction, the red brick and scroll ‘work of the castiron balcony on the Cabrera building, a grove of Australian pines and a_ brilliant canvas of the breakwater and sand spit off Roosevelt Boulevard with two palms stimulated onlook- ers and were the “conversation pieces” of visitors to the show. Lee Albert's prolific collection is the most comprehensive'of locale. Some of her work is enhanced by pecky cypress framing. She an obsession, for old Key West shanties and houses, but now and then branches out and came up with a stilllife of an old Cuban waterjug in pewter-like sheen, in Good | just a position with a crystal fish- ing float globe and a spar of drift- with | wood which is pleasing. Back for the nonce to Lephe Hol- den, two of her well-done water- Ralph Rogers of the First Presby- terian Church will perform the double ring ceremony at the Old Stone First Methodist Church. The groom is Norman Bell Wood of Tampa, Fla. The wedding will be one of the most brilliant ever witnessed in Key West. It is pxpected that near- ly every prominent person in the area will be present. Matron of honor will be Mrs. B. C. Papy, Jr., sister-in-law of the bride. Bridesmaids attending Miss Papy are Miss Girmy Herschauer of Cleveland, O., Miss Betty Louise Roberts of Key West; Miss Betty Willis Wood, sister of the groom from Tampa; and Miss Marcia Anderson, Orlando, Fla. Best man for the groom is to be Robert Stender from Tampa. The groomsmen will be Bernie C. Papy, Jr., of Key West and William B. Phar, Jr., Robert S. Butterfield, Kent S. Stevens and John N. Sneed, all of Orlando. The bride-to-be daughter of State Representative and Mrs. Bernie C. Papy is one of Key West’s most popular young socialites, cil hi E Ey i : - io4 -, with can’t afford to buy any paintings, and now that I’m in the Navy I wouldn’t have any place to put the anyway, But if I were in 'd pick out the one Catherdral.’ It’s Election Of Officers For SubRon Group Due SubRon O. W. C. will hold a coffee at Ft. Taylor Wednesday at 10 a. m. Hostesses for the ses- sion will be the wives of officers on the USS Manta, Clamagore and Medregal. Attention is called to the im- portance of the meeting due to election of officers of the group and all members hould attend. CHAPTER OF U.D.C. | WILL MEET TOMORROW The Stephen Mallory Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy will meet tomorrow at the home of Mrs. George Archer, 1425 Newton Street. The session begins at 4:30 p. m. with important business scheduled, colors are of northern scenes for “relief” and both were hung in the American Watercolor show in New Larry Karns has bs from the illustration type ob ween work, “Vanity,” showing a feminine hand holding a water-lily, through pho- even a semi-primitive one of rocks and clouds which looks as if they might be reversed. should continue to be one of the attractions in Key West for resi- dents and tourists alike. Stroll down and have a look. As Don Kerrick said, ‘It's a lot of fun and something different around this | town." Kiss Of Death © Slayer Sought OAKLAND, Calif. uw —Police| widened the search today for the | “Kiss-of-Death Slayer.” The body of Thomas Pelton, 25, airline mechanic, “age found te police y with e@ lipstic! Kerrick | kiss on yesterda. his forehead — and seven - “Now | bullet holes in his face, neck and Vike if I had a den | head. © game rooms, This; Police said he apparently was - |kissed after he was killed. The lonely, fog-shrouded road. Officers are searching for Mrs. Hildegarde Garni Pelton, 32, his. German war bride whom he di- vorced Jan. 6. Neighbors said the Peltons quarreied violently just | before they drove from Pelton’s apartment together Sunday evening. Harvey at the recent } The lady wit Se ; Some of the worlds most famous | wheats have been deveioped from i a single good ear found in a field; jor evea growing by a roadside. | GUESS WHO is dancing with West, CB. Casa Marina? a-dither, we con- President’s Ball For March Of Dimes Expected To Swell Final Fund Drive The President's Ball for the March of Dimes which took place Friday at the Casa Marina, lived up to great expectations. The capacity crowd overflowed the perimeter of the big patio and ex- tended far back along the terrace. The actual count of funds has|The P. and O. line was regula not yet been completed, but since over $12,000 had been received before the Ball, the goal of $25,000 seemed within reach. There |S¢em old enough to have been a were over 500 in the crowd on the gala night. : ‘dropperine: fice was Robert Redmond who lives at 409 Main, Kent, Ohio, and who hadn’t seen Key West for 43 _| years. He has a son, R. G. Red- mond, in the Navy, a lieutenant commander now instructing at Cor- Redmond had a stack of amaz- ing picture postcards with him, some of them printed in Germany, something to wonder about since they were made in 1909 just five years before World War I broke out. Anyway, in 1910, Redmond was gas engineer on a tugboat for the Florida East Coast Railroad. . . » -and don’t get confused about a railroad tug boat. After all, now we have the highway which goes to sea, and at that time the mighty construction was underway with about 400 workers here in Key West. He told about having to have all ‘Mrs. Al J. Mills — Earle Johnson nell University while on land duty.| - Kirke and Miss Hilda Cumiff {Of Local Group Winters African Violets — Mrs. J. E. |hontal, Tucker * chairmen have been named by Mrs. Thompson. Stage ( A Tropical Garden) — Minoca Council Names New Chiefs Tropical fruits and vegetables Seeds and seed pods — Wallace Medicinal herbs — Mrs. Everett At a recent meeting of Minoca Council No. 13, Degree of Poca~ Deputy Annie Baker, assist> by Senior Past Chief, Alice Al- bury, raised the folling Chiefs te their stations: Orchids — Mrs. Edgar Starke Hibiscus — Mrs. Curry Moreno Palms and ferns — Mrs, Edward the freshwater hauled from Key | gard West to Boca Chica to the camp. His boat did the hauling of it blocks for HN Pinan a. for $ al men who sta: — in barracks at Boca Chica, some joined Mr. and Mrs. |in floating barracks which, in the The returnees are |posteards, looked like mammoth houseboats. There was a separate camp for Cuban laborers with about 100 in it, More workers lived in town. Redmond said he was here in the winter season for three months and that the mosquito plague wasn’t evident. “But I heard the fellows talking about having to work with nets on in the summer months,” he recalled. “I remem- ber the big river-steamers with huge paddlewheels which were here and the Navy had a coaling station for destroyers and cruisers. Tall nice-looking man who didn’t Ado 43 years ago, he told the food. “Th Capable m. c. for the mammoth e e but we had grits eee ora affair was H. T. (Dutch) Shulen- | a day with heavy stuff like pota- berger, an active Jaycee from |toes and salt pork, mostly. We Miami who was invited to super- didn’t get fresh fish too often, be- vise the earlier proceedings and | °2US¢ We didn’t have time to fish. We were out in a ten hour day. I keep things lively between dancing | got $50 a month and room ad to the music of the Bob McGrew | board and thought I was pretty orchestra under the baton of Larry | well off.”” Lloyd. The local Jaycees arranged| CHUCKLES came when asked a fill of entertainment which was/if the streets seemed changed of top notch brand. Paul Sher han-|much. “The saloons ate like the dled the “Chinese” auction with|Poor, which we always have with expertness. 2 Back in those days, Duval Andre and Delphine, an adagio Street and a lot of other places dance team of nightclub, vaudeville had scores of them. I hardly know and movie sequence fame per- the place now, though, with all formed in two-toned blue costumes ' those filled in portions, the new |with grace and skill. The phrase, navy | housing and the modern “Poetry in motion,” is an apt des- | Struc a i cription of the astounding poses| POSTCARD collection showed |with fragile blonde Delphine held |construction of concrete piers on jaloft by her partner or lowered |Long Key and for Knight Key perilously close to the floor, and | Bridge, a view of the viaduct being spun with amazing dexterity. built, the old Thompson hardware Shirley Ward, lyric soprano sang | building, fishing fleet and harbor numbers w! ‘anged from ight | northeast view, concrete gang on opera through ballads while playing | Wilson Key Channel, a train on the her accordian, She began her show | Viaduct at Boca Chica, a dredge, career in Key West over a year| Pigeon Key in 1909 after a terri- ago and has acquired a smooth |fic hurricane, a “quarters boat, professional delivery. and various stages of concrete Rickey and Veda, exciting | work in which the crew sank coffer- rhythm expenents entranced with|dams, then built the forms and Latin-American dances. aaeyictie yes Sonia Divers That superb master of them all; were us be ¥ in the field:of satire and impres-| Redmond and his wife are taking sionism, Dean Murphy, was head- iliner and brought the show to a APPETIZERS {hilarious climax. He arrived in| Canapes offer a wide scope for town in the late afternoon and by | originality and artistry in make- jnine that evening had not only|up. One may make any family memorized at least 70 local names {dinner menu a festive occasion for but taken in the political situation, guests by simply adding a separ- ;the recent crime news, local situa-|ate course of appetizers. Such a tions of all kinds and incorporated | course is the custom in many for- them into his act. He's a March {eign countries. of Dimes enthusiast himself having| ‘There are two essentials which jbeen the late Franklin Delano | must be kept in mind when serving Roosevelt's favorite entertainer |canapes. First, let it be just anj and a personal friend. , appetizer. Second, if it is to be! Interspersing sharp thrusts of |» cold d ish, let it be very cold; if/ satire with just plain funniness. \hot, very hot. Murphy kept the audience as alert as a radar apparatus breathlessly Stuffed Dill Slices hanging on every phrase. On the| Select large dill pickles and re- ‘weather, which was a bit chilly, he commented that he had just come from Chicago “where it is so cold that 32 degree Masons had! cheese. Chill and when ready to! dropped 10 degrees.” He touched | serve cut into slices and put slices on Key West goings-on, the dog-|on small rounds of toast. track, the flu, recent prowling epidemic, the sheriff, and mixed | Personalities Mayor C. B. Harvey, ! centers with soft pimiento cream businessman Dan Navarro, the ja large stuffed olive. Skewer with local press, Commissioner Delio . Broil until bacon is Cobo, the Helbergs of the Key crisp and Wester, and a mantilla, with jnational and international celebri- ities, not only giving impressions Bayly (for men only) — George Renna — assisted by Mrs. O. S. Parmer and Mrs. S. S. Van Buren ner and Mrs. Henry Sands SP paeriantaa — Miss Hilda Cun- the Roary-Ann banquet date, the club will hold its meeting on Fri- day evening at 8 bers and committee workers with chairmen are urgently asked to national acclaim in various publi- cations including a colored spread in the National Geographic maga- zine Naval Station O.W.C. Sets Luncheon, Feb. 11 Dried material — Mrs. Edward Tropical floral arrangements — Mrs. Carl Bervaldi and Mrs. Hol- lon Bervaldi. Fruit and vegetable arrangement ly Program — Mrs. Burt Garett |, Cus? of Tepee, Antoinette Ro- Background — Mrs. John Gard- Publicity — Mrs. J. E. Tucker Rear Adm. Ryan Honored Recently With Dinner Party A most enjoyable dinner party was held at the Fort Taylor Of- ficers’ Club Friday evening, Jan- wary 30th, by the dental officers of the Key West area in honor of Rear Admiral and Mrs, D. W. Ryan of Washington, D. C. Rear Admiral Ryan is Chief of the Dental Division of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. An in- spection of the dental facilities in Music — Mrs. W. E. Bai Judges — Mrs. Gene Otto Hospitality — Mrs. Etta Patter- Finance — Mrs. J. J. Trevor Ribbons — Mrs. Norbert Thomp- Due to Thursday evening being . m, All mem- mene te maley es HEE Oe oe Last year’s exhibit received Those in attendance at the dinner in addition to the guests of honor were Captain and Mrs, W. R. Burns, Commander and Mrs. A. L, Macinturff, Commander and Mrs, C. H. Rice, Dr. and Mrs. W. Z The monthly luncheon of the Naval Station Officers’ Wives’ Club will be held Wednesday, February 11, beginning at 12:30 at the Fort Taylor Officers’ Club. The hostesses for the occasion will be Mrs. W..H. King, Mrs. J. E. Lawrence, and Mrs. J. C, Luppens. a leisurely tour of this part country before he goes back job with a bus company in BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY: Johnny Prtichard on his night off touring places where pianos and juke- boxes blare out the tunes of the day. . Hear Tony Carver is at the Key Ambassador and his former lifeguard attendant’s job is being done by Lew Strong. . .The Karl Agricolas are leaving for Michigan and the artist’s colony here are in Thomas, Dr. and Mrs. David Seh- reiber, and Mrs. EB. J. Schreiber of Willimantic, Connecticut. IAL 2-' 904 FLEMING ST. NOTICE DOG LICENSES WILL Buy your 1953 license 1008 Olivis Street at the Key West Garden WITH EVANGELIST and Lawn Supply, corner REV. | F-§ WIFE of Fleming and Margaret OF GEORGIA jor 240-A Poinciana Ext. HUMANE SOCIETY SPECIAL MUSIC AND SINGING Everyone Welcome Bleck | vocally, but with a flick of the} Chop the hand, the bat of an eye, the quirk eggs, season of the mouth, ‘conveyed a complete Picture of the personage. Hilde. | small shapes garde medium was the most ef-'small well in fective for the feast. Celebrities | caviar. ranged from Charlie MeCarthy| through President Dwight Eisen-| bower, and whixtle stops and main | stations all slong the over 40/in small diamond | Minutes of laughter route. i Cdr. W. R. Neblett ssnouneed | vies, sauteed mushrooms | progress of the March of Dimes!ers. Garnish with slices of and thanked all those whe helped ‘olives by making 2 border of ha! to push the drive toward its slices and placing a whole | 925,000 goal, vis the middie. will remain open every evening until 8:30 p.m.