The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 2, 1954, Page 7

Miss Pon Is. n Wedding Party On Tuesday, December 22, 1953, ‘at 9:00 a, m., Miss Anna Laura Lee, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. EB. Lee, Jr., of Tallahassee, Florida, became the wife of Joseph Thomas, the son of Dr and Mrs. jJoseph Thomas of Baltimore. Md. jat the Blessed Sacrament Catholie \Church in Tallahassee, Florida. | Serving the coupie in the most ‘beautiful wedding ceremony in the To All |state were 10 senior bridesmaids land two junior bridesmaids. Miss Annie Roberts and Shedrack ad | \tatian bene eT ext ane course he| By MILTON A. EVANS, Sr. ‘daughter of Mrs. Oretha Williams cos papa he) The passing of the year is e-\Pon, served as maid of honor. went to Birmingham, Alabama, garded by many of us as a mile-| All ushers serving in the bridal A Jolly Group COLORED COMMUNITY NEWS Emancipation Program Is Held At Community Center On Friday, January 1, 1954, 2 ‘ Program honoring the Emancipa-;servitude. On their arrival bond) tion of Negroes was observed at|s¢rvants were sold to employers) the Community Center, corner of|and had to work for their masters) ‘Truman Avenue and Emmas Street for a term ranging from. five to James A. Gabriel Visits ~~ In Key West For Holidays Visiting in the city during the » Christmas holidays was James A. , Gabriel, son of the late Robert } (Bob) and Esther Miles Gabriel. Professor Gabriel completed the grammar school course in Key West at the Douglass School in 1909, with Miss Mildred shavers serving as principal. Graduating with him were two persons who are now living in Key West - Mrs. New Year Brings Hope ‘The observance of this occasion atime when gala parades and t plai entered into the af- , but see: ly, with the young- e Seperation the sacredness of the eccasion has |. This, I ean is attribu oF DO West. When some were alive ae z et young person seems of the fact that his slaves not in the and tries to erase thought from his but a student of Teadily see that single nation or peo- arth whose early an- were slaves sometimes its existence, . Winifred Sands Johnson, the for the occasion, in her stirring manner, painted a the gs of slavery whose foreparents were ate as to have come to the land of freedom. To as God Himself who di- the Dutch to go to Africa wing the black slave so that & g | Be mee an Le (Ess : Hite = = i be and his would have the privilege to share in the wealth of new land. True, he suffered, as all have suffered, but his was not an ever- lasting suffering. For from his 1 in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619 to his final emancipation in , 1885, he played a part in the for- mation of American history. He is : as American as America itself. The Negro is patriotic and loyal. less than a hundred years , emaneipated, he has reached out © {tito every field’ of endeavor. He is sine for an education and has * sons and daughters to the universities in the world where ey have entered every field of A future pieture of servitude was pointed out where white people were also slaves. This slave cate- Emigrants who ‘ere’ oor to Day their passage and hence de- pended upon others for transporta- tion, It was customary for ship- Qwners or other capitalists to sup-- ply passage money to emigrants in Teturn for Promise, or bond to work a number of years to re pay the sum advanced. This sys- tem was galled bond, or indentured Tropical Hat Cleaners 71 7 TOLEBHONE nase Key West. Fla. Hates Made and Sold PANAMAS and FELTS GROCERIES DIAZ, sno Stars 728 Simonton Street Phone 2-6222 the fact that] original slaves live in! lseven years, At the end of their indenture they were free. k In her concluding remarks, Mrs. \Johnson urged her people to live |so that the memory of the past) ; {will only be a reminder of the greater things to come. To do this \she read the conditions of the Em- \ancipation Proclamation which fol-| lows: | “Lincoln announced in a public \declaration that rary = ee | Ps Boe erate states returned to their alle-} giance by January 1, 1863, the, THESE YOUNG MEN attend slaves in all states under arms| the Community Servicemen's against the Union would be freed.) Center regularly, Reading from \By Southern leaders the very idea! . was regarded as pepe but ve 4 the date set Lincoln carried out his| \promise. The Emancipation tsus Hoopers Receive proclaimed was a war measure,| : . taken by the President as com-) mander-in-chief of the armed for- Gifts On Their ces on grounds Ke aie neces-| a sity. It did not abolisn all slavery. It only emancipated slaves in pla- 25th Anniversary ees then offering resistance to fed- ‘ eral authority. Everywhere else, as} Rev. and Mrs, A, Franklin Hoop- far as the Proclamation was con- er, were the recipients of many cerned slavery remained lawful. | h “But to seal emancipation for- their 25th wedding anniversary ever and to extend freedom to the Saturday, December 26. whole country, Congress in Jan-| Among the gifts was $25.00 in uary, 1865, on the urgent advice of |siiver aonoring their wedding. This Lincoln, sent to the states the Sian lamown was donated through the teenth Amendment, destroying sla-! f the Pastor’s Club, very throughout the United RE eee sl la By the end of 1865, the Amendment} was ratified. The nation was » Death Strikes leases viyiged exelagt Uaelt; it did} not 3 it was ree.” e As this country is free; let us all be free. Let us make up our minds In Speed Family to be better and to devote our- k heavily in the out selyes to our children so that ay) ee pe aan a i e at can become better spiritually, mor- Palmihaache(Viora,. durion the holiday seasow, A sister, Lilly died ally, morally and educationally. Let us remember: ‘ by in Connecticut and two days after ag es eaede pre dined A brother, “Melvin, was drowned Were not attained by sudden|in Ocala, -Florida,. while hunting flight, ducks. But they, while their compan-| The Speeds are known by all in ions slept Florida for their outstanding edu- Were toiling upward through the|cational pursuits and their success night.” in real estate, Citizens playing an important part in the observance of this oc- casion were Mrs, Etta Zimmer- man, Mrs, Grace Palacies and ., Mary, Moreno. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Batton, N-3 Fort Taylor, are the parents of a baby girl, Wanda Auris, horn at the Naval Hospital Sunday, Deéem- ber 13. Little Wanda weighed 6 Ibs. 4 ozs, at birth, Charles Mannings Named 4Ass’t Principal Charles Munnings, son of Baron Munnings, 6-E Fort Village, visit- ed his femily during the Christmas holidays. Murraugs now holds the position of assistant principal at Palm View Elementary School at Palm Beach, Florida. His seholastie training in-| cludes graduation from the Doug- lass High School, Key West, Flor- ida, class of ’44, a B, S. degree from Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, and fur- ther study at Cornell University, New York. Charles is contemplating building a motel in Key West in the near ifnture, intellects Samuel Brown who is a student at St. Augustine: College, Raleigh, North Carolina, is* visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Anita Bethel, and his aunt, Mrs. Irma Neely. Brown is studying for the Epis- copalian priesthood. THE VIRGINIA CLUB Prop, Jesus Disdi¢t 1025 Emma St. BEER AND WINE 9:00 to 12:00 P.M. Friday -and Saturday Open ‘til 2:00 A.M. Little Dechantal Jean Millan cel- ebrated her fourth birthday with a |party at the Community Center December 13, About 60 guests at- tended. Dechantal is. the daughter of Mr. left to right, they are John Richardson, Dean Jordan, Al- fred Madison, Johnnie White, CLUB NOTES Appreciation is extended to Mr. Martinez for repairing the stove of the Servicemen’s Center free of charge. | The Business and Professional ;Women of Key West have donated beautiful and useful gifts honoring) much to. the success of the Center. Through the generosity of the Jaycees, the Center was able to. keep its doors open during the last month of 1953. The dance given at the Center on December 23, was attended by ap- proximately every “teenager” in the city. The Association of Mysie- ians is to be thanked for this. All who dropped by the Center on Christmas day participated in a sumptuous turkey dinner. William McLean of the Navy showed a free movie for the pat- Tons of the Servicemen's Center. It was enjoyed by all. The Regular Fellows Club was very co-operative during 1953. The Center extends the season's greet- ‘ings to this club. There will be a free dance at the Center January 5, 1954, James Vagnini’s band will play;‘Mr; Kar- nish is chairman. MRS. E. C. MORRIS PLAYS AT JUNGLE BAR Mrs. Edith Clark Morris, fea- tured as Edith and Her Baby Grand at the Jungle Bar, corner Petronia and Duval Streets, is an artist of experience. She completed her high school training at Central High School in Columbus, Ohio, where she was born. Upon the completion of her high school work, in’ Austin, Texas. She was there only two and one half years when she joined the Cotton Club Orches- tra, a big name band. She remain- ed with them for a year during which time she broadcasted over station KNOW. From Austin, she went to Chicago, where she be- came affiliated with a booking and Mrs. Lang Milian, 10-A Fort Village. ACME Package Store 309 PETRONIA STREET MANI PEREZ — Prop. 316 Petronia Street Phone 2-9272 JUAN SORRIANO 190) Street MEAT and GROCERIES PHOND 24122 Mixed Drinks Manhattan, in, Old Fashioned, Special, Gin Rickey. % Short Orders... 1109 Whitehead Street PETE'S IMPERIAL BAR AND CAFE ————-Also Freeze Bar———— * Specializing In All Kinds of Martini, Rum Collins, Frozen Daiquiri, Mint Col- fins, Gin Highball, Pink Lady Cocktail, Imperial Bar + mana a in Chicken, Hamburger, Hot Dog and Pork Sandwiches, Conch Fritters and Crawfish Salad. SANDS’ O.K. Shoe Shop 70 DUVAL STREET |, Tom Collins, Whiskey Sour, Telephone 2-7884 Re of Bronx, New York || Prayer and Class Meeting agency that sent her throughout the middle west playing her piano, While in Champaign, Mlinois, she met and married Leroy Morris, ynolds Make Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds Cornish Memorial A.M.E. ZION CHURCH: Whitehead and Angela Sts. Worship 11 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. THE CHURCH WITH A WELCOME FOR You she went to Sam Houston College| he went to Augusta, Georgia, en- at Columbia university, New York ‘City and Prairie View College, ;, Prairie View, Texas. | His teaching College and his present position of (band instructor at the Lucy Lane Grovner Deshazier, Edward |High School of Birmingham, Ala- Head, Richard Row, Ira Cul- |bama. The Lucy Lane High School berth and Albert Monterio. has the distinction of having had the renowned Dr. Mary Mc! Bethune as a member of its facul- ‘ | i Many People Return Home | For Holidays It was something beautiful and/ noteworthy the way people return-|officer in Miami, Florida. ed home this holiday season to be} The second wife is the former, jwith their relatives and loved|Miss Lola Cades who serves as) ones. This is a custom as old as| secretary to the President of Paine| Christmas itself and one that is/College. There is one daughter of looked forward to by Christian!the union, Esther Frances who is a families as a time for reunions. | student of Southern University, I was reading - just the other/Baton Rouge, Louisiana. day of the deep feeling some have) he late Robert Gabriel, father regarding this time and was par-|of Professor Gabriel, was an elect- ticularly impressed by a story told|eq member of the Florida Legis- jon LaRosa, TV Man of the year!|jature. He was also a city coun- It read like this, . . cilman. “In the midst of a thousand God-) politics ran in the family for] frey-LaRosa headlines, a night club nis cousin, Charles Shavers, was| jownet offered LaRosa $20,000 ai aiso an elected member of the week if he would come to Miami|morida Legislature and served for the Christmas holidays. his term honorably in Tallahassee. “My family always calls on our!Several colored people held out- relatives and close friends on'standing political positions in the Christmas morning,” LaRosa re-|years gone by. The late Charles plied, “If I went to Miami, I/DyPont was sheriff of Monroe wouldn’t be able to do that.” {County and a Mr. Dean served as “See your relatives when you|City Judge. get back,” the nightclub owner! professor Gabriel returns to his urged. “Twenty grand is a lot of native city to renew acquaintances money.” and visit his cousins Alfonso Ga- LaRosa said, “I'm sorry, but|briel, Anthony Valdez and Daniel I’m going to spend this Christmas/Gabriel., While here he makes his with my family,” home with Alfonso Gabriel, 704 Not everyone has $20,000 per/Thomas Street. week to turn down, but the spirit is) Among his friends he numbers the same. 'David Bain. Of particular mention in this| aspect of coming is the attitude of : : the college students among whom is making the Army his career is who came were Samuel Brown, | Visiting his sister, Mrs, Evangelne Verdell Trotter, and Betty Towns,|Carey, 2-B Fort Village. St. Augustine College, Raleigh, North Carolina; Pauline Edwards, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala- bama; Dorothy Dean, Lincoln Academy, King’s Mountain, North) Carolina; Hetty Lou Neely, Xavier} Miss Sears Visits Miss Melba Sears, daughter of} Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sears, 809 Elizabeth Street, is visiting her) parent during the holiday season. Miss Sears who is a graduate of Douglass, class of '53, is taking a secreterial course at the Monroe School of Business, Bronx, New | York. While in New York, Miss Sears makes her home with her sister land brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Albury. Rev. T. W. Bullard of Jackson- ville was in the city to attend the) funeral of Ozias Cooper. Also at- tending was Grady Manns of Mi- ami, Florida. Joseph Hannibal, David Bain Professor Gabriel. P. F. C, William Pittman who Pittman who served an 18 months | stretch in Korea, is now stationed at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Mrs. Laura Rollo Hepburn spent the holiday season in Key West | visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Hepburn now makes her) home in Coconut Grove, Florida. | University, New Orleans, Louisi-| ana; and Louis Thomas, Alfred Saunders, and Alice a ida A and M Univ x see, Florida. -.*— | It is indeed a reflection on the] people of Key West that never is there a single entertainment given, for these returned students. They are just taken as a matter-of-fact. | I daresay that ther community of this size where stu-'| dents are so completely ignored. It would be noteworthy that some club put among its New Year's resolutions a determination to en-| tertain vacationing college students | during the Christmas time. Coming In Person The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Featuring Their Famous Recordings “COME IN THE ROOM WITH THE LORD” “OUR FATHER” and “HE'S MY ROCK” Thursday, Jan. 7, 8 P.M., at Zion Church Adults, $1.00 ‘Teenagers. 75¢ Children, 50¢ TICKETS ON SALE AT MAJOR’$ YOUTH CENTER ‘ all career includes not disregard the future as but an one of the outstanding college many years ot teaching at Paine'ynheaten path. a radio receiving set. It is up to the'!noble things that we may do, where he completed the high school post for we shall never pass this party were from Baltimore. It is course, Continuing his education, way again, noteworthy that® the misses Anna The New Year is to be greeted Laura Lee, Frances Hayling Lit- tering Paine College, where he re-\with hope, optimism and resolu- tle, Thelma Conely Jenkins and pmyet a pS Degrees Mee tions to make the most of what is/Lillian Alice Pon were the first imatics. He has done further study pofore us, however true the lines debutante ladies of Tallahassee, . .“Something of the past clings|being introduced to society in a o the present an dwe do not lose dubutante ball in December, 1950. of our yesteryears”. . .We can-| The bride who is a member of \families in Florida is a student at One who travels alone is more Colby College in Waterville, Maine, lconscious of sound than he who Where she is seeking a B S. de- \travels in a group. The breaking of gree in psychology. a rustling of leaves and the rippling University in Providence, Rhode of water, all convey a specific Island, where he is majoring in jmeaning. twig, the sound of a bird, the’ The groom is a student of Brown “Business Administration.” Should one drop the “y” in the The happy couple is spending its Mr. Gabriel was a member of word year, he would have the word honeymoon in Chicago, Illinois. ithe Key West Cornet Band for @ «ear. as’ we cross the threshold erous number of years. Men serving 85 of the “New Year,” does not a new ned whith included luncheons, din- leaders at various times WeF€ challenge come to us? Our future Pets, and parties honoring the happiness and usefulness depend on|>Fide, groom and bridal parties. \what we hear, and how we hear. Gabriel has been married twice. Do we hear in the singing of birds His first wife was the late Sarah/God speaking to us in the rhythm Hudson of Augusta. One son, Ro-jof its music? In the roaring of sea bert C. was born of this union. billows, do we not discern the pow- Gabriel is serving as a probationer of an unseen hand? Numerous activities were plan- individual to choose what he shall tune in for his best satisfaction and cultural development. May it not be said that we slight old and tired \friends or fail to recognize new friends as they may come along It is the common lot of man to our way, May we not forget new intermingle with others as the mo-|opportunities for the enrichment of ments and days go by. We hear|iife and may we have much talk in our homes, on the strength of mind, purpose and streets, at work and places of courage to move on day by day amusements as well as on rail-'by doing the best we can for all roads trains and passenger plnes.|we can as long as we can, We do learn a great deal of what) jwe know from what we hear/meaning of life as we steadfastl through these channels. . ‘! all the In this we shall find the true go forward toward the wider hori- The New Year may be taken as|zon with visions rising before us of END-of-YEAR SALE Grace Walker Dress Shoes and Grace Walker Casuals Drastically Reduced at Appelrouth’s Shoe Center 604 DUVAL STREET PHONE 2.2532 Air-Conditioned For Your Comfort e e @ the young point of view in shoes molds the foot, fits smoothly, is soft to the touch Pree f P,.. Posting * that every woman can: wear a pump This wonderful pemp i one of oxr collection of Life Stride Embrace. ebles (they're elasticized.) 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