The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 25, 1953, Page 7

Saturday, April 25, 1953 ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— Page 7 WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSON, Editor 12-2826 American Legion Auxiliary Presents “Key To Peace” To Douglass School Library iced soioram on Faun th Segut Pack the snl by e Aneriees Legoa|'T' Be Formed 2B. Members of the Auxillary visit-) On Friday, May 1, a Cub Scout Douglass School were Mrs. Flo-| Pack will be organized at Zion A. M. E. Church on Whitehead Street. gE | 22 if af § 5 z yf 3 it if 7 i323 Hg E i e i 3 iN i z carts ecetaE Concert Given In Honor Of Bishop The following program was pre- sented at a gala banquet given in honor of the Right Reverend H. B. Shaw, Bishop of the Ninth Ep- iscopal District of A: M. E, Zion Church with headquarters in Wil- mington, North Carolina. Opening Hymn — Choir under the direction of Mrs. Marguerite Welters. Invocation — Rev. Everett Scripture Reading. George Allen. Solo — “I Have A Friend” — Mrs. Joyce Mingo. Welcome Address — George Dean, Sr. Spirituals — Chora! Singers un- der the direction of Miss Merce- des Hannibal. Explanation of the Occasion-— gibeea Rev. z ag 38 wee Poem — “My Race” Miss Nancy Evans. t Vocal Selection — Gerald Saund- ers. Instrumental Quartette — Miss- es Nancy Evans, Jean Sweeting, Shirely and Barbara Butler. Remarks — The Honorable May- or C. B. Harvey, Judge Thomas Caro, Rev. A. Franklin ¥ The Honorable Bishop Shaw, and Professor R. A. Allen. Benediction — Rev. Butler, Reception. Mrs. Flossie Sands Higgs—Chair- woman. Mrs. George Dean, Sr., mi of ceremonies, : & g8 | NATIONAL GOLD STAR MOTHERS; ~ COLORED COMMUNITY NEWS |pepicaTE MEMORIAL TO HEROES City jer molested anyone. He was a good E H iv By & ERE. eisai if i a! & Tt a F E i i E i i ree oH a fhe E rf i “Almost Eighteen” On May 18th Well, the first of the two sched- uled plays of the Senior class was given on Monday, April 20. To play to a capacity audience was Tm sure. that. the public will several The cast a follows: Pits ee ine’ Mrs. Carnetta Skinner of 918|and w Terry Lane is a patient at The Monroe General Hospital, WILLIAMS’ VARIETY STO 205 JULIA STREET “We Pit The Hard To Fi S10 FLEMING ST, FULL LINE OF MEN’S and CHILDREN’S SHOES PRICE RANGE Grace Walker Classies Appelrouth’s Shoe Center DUVAL STREET PHONE 2.2597 |A slender man sbout fifty, wel I remember, one day in our talk- the end attend college. This he was not permitted to do. His was a greater work- to give his life that others might live. “He has left footprints on the sands of time.” On. the slate of necrology are also the names of Gerald Roberst and Leon Roberts. These too, I knew personally. They were good boys who each left one child, a dev give their lives in a con- period? The answer lies with us. Let us fight to make Democracy a true way of life. Let the monument erected by the Gold Star Mothers stand for something. Colored Gold Star Mothers are Mrs, Sarah Roberts, 827 Emma Street; Mrs. Annie Carey, 318 Julia Street, and Mrs. Mamie Van Dyke, 318 Amelia Street. Colored persons attending Sun- day’s program were: Mrs, Alice Wallace, William Saunders, Mrs. ictorine Grace Wright, Mrs. Marie S. Wel- tets, past president of Auxiliary 6021, Mrs. Rowena Pinder, Miss Helen. Johnson and Mrs. Winifred Sands Johnson. Child Welfare With Douglass culty of School Douglass and the members of the Colored community are inly thankful training THE RIGHT REVEREND Herbert Bell Shaw, Bishop of Ninth Episcopal District of A.M.E. Zion Churches, was ih city during the week. He was the guest—along with his and secretary—of Rev. and Mrs. A.-Franklin Hooper of Cornish Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church at the parsonage on Whitehead Street.—Citizen Staff Photo by Mr. Ellis Finch. H. B. Shaw Visits Bishop One of the most distinguished guests to visit our city in a long} i time was the Right Reverend Her- bert Bell Shaw of the Ninth Episco- pal District of A. M. E. Churches. Bishop Shaw earned his A. B degree from Fiske University, Nashville, Tennessee, his D. D. from Howard University, Washing- ton, D. C. and his honorary doctor- ate degree from Livingstone Col- lege, Salisbury, North Carolina. Bishop Shaw. was accompanied by his wife who also is a graduate of Howard University. She is Sup- ervisor of Missionary work for the Ninth Episcopal District. Also with the Bishop was Miss Atkins, secretary of the Ninth District. At the night Services of Cornish Chapel A. M. E. Church on Sun- day, the Bishop delivered a mast- erly sermon on “Pay Day.” He admonished the members and friends on the many duties they Douglass, it is hoped that every child will have gone out on a field Another step in the program of improvement under Principal Al- Jen is the development of the band under the sponsorship of Dean. The PTA has made Johnson serves as a place of in- formation and pleasure for the en- tire school. mele dapastannet x: Faoa of Mrs. Doris department is “entire .com- 1 JOSE H. PLANAS RE-ELECTED WM. WEECH POST COMMANDER News of William Weech Post || 168, The American Legion BY DONZEL LEGGETT, JR. Jose H. Planas was re-elected Commander of William Weech *| Post for the ensuing year 1953-1954, during the regular meeting of the Post, held Wednesday night, April = 4/122, at the Post Home. Other of- PRINCIPAL Roy A. Allen of Douglass High School is inter- ested in the welfare of each student, He wants the children to show their education through becoming well-rounded citi- zens.—Citizen Staff Photo by Mr. Ellis Finch, with the clean Davidson (Melba Sears) | commonly termed “aj| ", Piquant and alert. my Granville (Hilton )-Also adolescent, a hand- with a well chiseled face. | ll. Mr. Merritt (Charies Clarke) ssed and bespectacled ! 12. Miss Dairympie (Valderine unders)- A clubwoman. COMPLIMENTS of KEY WEST GARDEN & LAWN SUPPLIES Corner of MARGARET ond FLEMING Streets | was performed Dry Cleaning 701 Thomas Street ficers elected are as follows: Senior Vice Commander — Char- les L. Major Junior Vice Commander — Don- zel Leggett, Jr. six and Finance Officer — Eugene R. | o'clock shows. Miss Mercedes Roberts Chaplain — Robert Whyms Historian — Jim E. Stallings Sergeant-at Arms — Alfred Cole-; brooks The Post Adjutant and Service Officer are appointed by the Post Commander. Commander Planas and First "| Vice - Commander Major gave a report on the llth Disifict Consti- tutional Conference which they at- tended in Palatka, Florida, on April 18 and 19. They reported hav- M ing had a wonderful time and that all visiting Legionnaires were treated to a sight-seeing tour of .| Palatka by the local Post. Tampa was selected as the site of next year’s Conference. The Post Commander reminded the members that the American Legion State Convestion will be held in Orlando, Florida, on May 22,23 and 24. The Post, Honor Guard and Ladies Auxiliary are jail working earfestly in an effort to send a very large group to this Convention. possibly by a Grey- hound chartered bus It was announced that the cur- rent membership of the Post is 101, with only+five more to equal last year’s members of 106 Post Commander Planas stated that as soom as that mark is at- tained, the membership will be given a beer party with the mem- bers of the Ladies Auxiliary also being invited attend. Just before the adjournment of the meeting, the William Weech Guard of Honor held its Installa- tion of Officers. The Installation by Jose Planas who CHILDREN'S CLOTHING | | j | } j | Walter R. Mickens | Posts operate the Clubhouse Choral Singers In 2 = ay : 27 t i g i same date before the nibal is director and pia the group. Ef A. T - Dean Serves : mittee which is charged duty and responsibility’ ing such information as Children’s Commission quire concerning the needs dren in Monroe County. This certificate authorizes to serve in the above capacity four years. é z i fe j i g Y F. W. inviting illary to a their offic: y April 26, at 2:00 p. m. (The i ge g F | i 3 8 ly, but are separate units each having its own officers, Sy! Installation of the American jon Post Officers will be held September of this year. : § s Tropical Hat Cleaners 714 Themes Street Key West. Fla. + | isfied. Being conscious of by | point. Says he. Is First School Head Mrs. Carrye Minor heads the department of Home Economhics which is very agtive. Every department of the school is supervised so that the child may be developed from every standpoint. . Yet, Mr. Allen 1s not quite a t many trends in education and the observations he has made in Douglass, he realizes that our chil- dren need still a broader view- . “What good is to make an “A” in English or a “B” in calculus, if you fail to become an active Voting Ameri- can citizen? How far can you go if you cannot keep your Word?” |These questions he leaves with rou. Mr. Allen invites the public to join in with his program in help- ing to build better boys and girls in Key West. Now, that the “Commencement” season is approaching, the entire community is asked to come in jand inspect the program, You are also asked to meet the teachers who are as follows: Mrs, Lorraine Lewis Grade Miss Ruth Rodgers — Ist Grade Mrs. Mary Steele Thompson — 2nd Grade Miss Enith Thompson — 2nd Grade Miss Edith Watts — 3rd Grade Mrs. Mildred Harris — 4th Grade Miss Mercedes Hannibal — 4th Ast Mrs. Isobel Sands — 8th Grade Mrs, Mizpah Crutchfield — 9th Grade ‘George Dean —— 9th Grade and Mrs. Doris Miller — 10th Grade and Music Mrs. Carrye Minor — ith Grade In keeping with the trend in Mon- roe County where a my y & UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 4 Specie! 1-Day Service Cleaning and Pressing Dresses from $1.40, $1.25, 91.98 Suits (Speciat) $1.58 OVERCOATS 81.8 REG. SERVICE SUITS, COATS, ORESSES $1.08 PLAITED SKIRTS Iie to $1.08 HENRY WINDSOR, Mer. __RIOS_ BROTHERS TELEPHONE 2-60 Annouhcing A Timely Arrival of Men’s and Student's Slacks fm the Popular HOLLYWOOD MODEL in GABARDINES Blanche Jones. Prep. S8-HOUR SERVICE TROPICALS and LINEN Weaves $5.95 -- $11.95 Mrs. Marjorie Dean, 716 Olivia St. Key West Fis. Ph. 2-5558 Serctes « Drees Designe sow ee Mate Made ond Said PANAMAS ond PELTS Air-Conditioned For Your Comfort Priwes ter re ileeemenmnneeneeneneensee es