The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 6, 1954, Page 3

SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTERES. TO WOMEN TELEPHONE: Citizen Office, 25662 JO ELLEN KELLER, Editor Wednesday, Jenvary 6,194 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page At Home To International Friends ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE New Year’s Social Calendar For Bushes Have The Towners Begins With Traditional;House Guests “At Home’ To Friends At Quarters The 1954 social calendar for Rear Admiral George C. Towner, jer and sister-in-law, “<4”, Mr. and Mrs. George Kaufman, | of Gordon, Pa, are the house guests of Mrs. Kaufman's broth-' Mre and gee (USN, and Mrs. Towner began with a New Year's Day reception at/Mrs. Harvey Bush, 1411 Flagler | " \the Little White House, now designated as Quarters A, where they | Avenue. Ht iat if aE ei Zé if ‘ i Ht at] & i i Bi. it i & He iy fs i E i Hi 38 EF i : i EE 3 a if EE sf e i ite z ef e¢ sf FE i i lily feet ihe 3 i Forrest who used to live in Mia- mi. Bob’s brother, Lt. Commander} Jack Wright, was stationed here ashtrays |2 — of years ago at the Naval rn gi t fi § i se Ss A A lie aia aM TURNING TO HER GUESTS at the New Year’s Day “At Home” on the lawn of Quarters A, U.S. Naval Station, Mrs. Towner chats with, left, Lieut. L. B. Rice, USN, Cuban Consul Oscar R. Morales, Oscar R. Morales, Jr., and Mrs. Morales.—Official U.S. Navy Photo, > xk k Pea Universal Cleaners takes spe- ciel care of your pretty buttons, If there’s' the slightest doubt... . they‘re carefully removed be- fore cleaning and sent home in H ‘ i i i $2! i i398 zf i back in place, Universal will this for rey far toy ysingg Key West Meets The Press * Big doin’s at the Woman’s Club) yesterday. Now we don’t have to worry about the Library being sold ito the highest bidder when that! old mortagage payment comes due. There just isn’t any more—it’s all paid off, Take a bow ladies, for all the many things that the Wo-| ‘man’s Club has done for Key West. a * z i § i i i i gees all out for qual- ity and service, It’s nice to know that you can have your groceries delivered every day in the week. Monday through Wednesday at ,| 3:30 p. m, Thursdays at 10:30 3:30 p. m. All day on ‘iday and Saturday starting at 10:30, There's a small charge for orders snder $5.00. All others are delivered for free. Save yourself time and troyble by having your erder brought right to your kitch- en, one day very soon Y sreventanie disease. xk ke * One of the things visitors always ‘talk about are the colors in -and| around Key West. Poor things, all they have to look at for months is snow and slush and bare trees and lead looking skies. We get so used to all this tropical beauty, we don’t} appreciate it. Everyone should take time to look around and notice all the bright things and enjoy our, when you them home. This is a recommended way to get that soft weathered tone, Bleach with oxalic acid or other/ Dleaching agent. Apply a thin wash made of white lead or zinc oxide’ Sunshine, Seems sort of silly to ignore them when people are hap-| Py to spend even a few weeks basking in our climate—at sea ‘sonal rates! bound with gold size and thinned to waterlike fluidity with pure tur- tine, Use drop black to give e gray tone, warming it up with yellow ochre if necessary. Keep the wash thin to avoid dark, muddy’ effects. Let the wood dry between’ coasts so. you can judge the color, When it’s just the shade you like, wipe it off and give it a couple of coats of clear shellac. A varnish, hot linseed oil, wax polish or other xx Mrs. Baldwin's colorful Tou- can bird “Perky” told me it's time to start getting ready for the Key West Flower Show. See “Perky” at Baldwin's Nursery just across from the Navy Com- missary on Simonton. He'll be glad to help. * * * When I got home the other day|’ all the neighborhood small fry were in a state of great excite- finish can then be applied. 1) ment. Our neighbors little black haven’t tried this myself. . but Cocker had managed to get in the! pen with “Mom’s Gal” and Duval| Dude,” The greyhounds were just! las bewildered as the puppy. They hever saw a barking rabbit before. * 2 specialty at the Adorable Beav- ty Salen, 924 Simonton St. | xr j Well, it's time to make another \shopping safari. Tell you all about \what I found on Friday. Bye, now! plastic. . .all you have to de is (Suzy (adv) I (Dance To Be * * Time for a change? Tinting is | ae REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE C. TOWNER, USN, Commander Key West Naval Base (center), and Karl Thompson, distin- guished Key Wester, listen to internationally-known newspaper correspondent Ray Henle, who is reviewing world affairs with a smile. - Mary Garden To Visit Nation’s Capital By JANE EADS be caught without? Gray Ladies To Meet | { \den, former Metropolitan Opera jsinger who bas been living in Scot-} hads with her ninth U. S. Presi-| But where are the white gloves the elegant gents of yesterday wouidn’t ; s | land, arrives in Washington late/*™U@tY 4th at 10 o'clock. Host: in January she expects to shake/@Ss will be Mrs. Roger Wakefield. were at home to their friends from Over one Key West chatted with old friends Port wine and coffee were serv Bed from a table decorated in bou- gainvillea, while Mrs. Towner, in a charming, simply-cut frock of chartreuse received her many} friends, Admiral Towner was a genial host as he moved among leading Key Westers and distio- guished guests including Cuban| Consul Oscar Morales, yi ear rales and their son, Oscar, now. attached to the ministry agriculture in Havana. Another of the guests with whom the Admiral and townspeople chatted at some’ length was Ray Henle, internation-; ally known newspaperman and for- eign correspondent, and Mrs. Hen-| le. Admiral Tower’s parents, Mr. and ,.Mrs. W. S. Towner of Fort Benton, Montana, who are hvuse- guests through the -hoiidays, at- tended the reception and met the large circle of Key West friends of their son and daughter-in-law. The New Year’s Day “At Home” is the beginning of a busy social schedule ahead for the Towners who will entertain at the first of a seriessof dinners and receptions for ranking Naval officers on the evening of Wednesday, January 13th, when Admiral Lynde D. Mc- Chief Atlantic Fleet, and Mrs, Mc- Cormick will arrive here to attend new Fleet Sonar School on the fol- lowing day. Following a reception for their guests at Echoasis, the Towners will take the MeCormicks to Quar- ters A with a few close friends ind ranking guests. 4 A reception is scheduled the next day at the Fleet Sonar School li- brary immediately following the commissioning ceremonies, Co- hosting. the reception will be Ad- miral Towner and Fleet. Sonar School’s commander, Capt. Wil- liam H. Truesdell, USN. All Key Westers who have pro; minence in educational fields as g other representative peo- ple from the Island City have been invited to attend Fleet School’s commissioning, Out - of- town guests invited include all members of the Senate and House, ‘Military Affairs Committees as’ well as most of the ranking Naval personnel on the Atlantic coast. Later in the season after enter- taining Naval guests here on tours lof inspection, the Towners will con- tinue the “At Homes’ that have been so popular among Key West- ers this autumn and winter. K of C Group Meets Thursday The Ladies Auxiliary of the! Knights of Columbus will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7:00 p. m. Thursday January 7 at the NCCS Hall, Duval St. Births Daughter to Perkins A daughter, Susan Hope, was born to Mr, and Mrs, J. J, Per- kins, 209 Ann St., at Key West Na- val Hopsital on December 23rd. Son to Mclaughlins ; A son, David Lee, was born Fri- day, December 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. William McLaughlin, Poquon- nock Bridge, Conn., at the U. S. ‘Naval Submarine Base hospita in ‘New London. Daughter to Higgs A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Higgs, 2007 Flag- The Gray Ladies will have a cof-jler Ave., on December 3ist at Mon- WASHINGTON—When Mary Gar-jfee meeting at the Red Cross Rec- \reatoin Hall at Naval Hospital on |roe General Hospital. Valdez Have Girl A daughter Linda Jean was born \December 24th to Mr. and Mrs, Peter D, Valdez, 4 Havana Street dent. The diva, who swears she is on) jher last lecture tour of this eoun- try, will be received by President) Eisenhower at the White House be-! fore taking off for Hoilywood, where preparations are under way, . Korean Véteran Held Friday Awarded Honor A public dance will be given in Former Warrant Officer (junior grade) George E. Fitch who Served Bayview Park this coming Friday with the United States Army in/night, Jan. 8h, beginning at 8 p, m. Korea, has received the green and'with music furnished by the Mum- white commendation ribbon with heleros Band, composed of 10 pendant which was awarded him pieces. A gala program has been ln Korea. P jarranged by director Emilio Ro- He was aeearene from the’ jas. army in April, 1953, after 13 mon-| . ths of service in the Korean camlsoraip ancae preciosa paign, at which time he was at-ipartm sic Pi | tached to the 143rd Field Artillery/Trust reps American Fed| Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, erati i x ‘The award was made for meriter-\sceged - ee fous service and devotion to duty./Recreation Director and Norman Mr. and Mrs. Fitch now live at!Kranich, Jocal representative of the 204 B Poinciana and Fitch is em.American Federation of Musicians. Ployed as electronics engineer by, Dances are free with music for the U, S. Civil Service. lyoung end eld. Dancing oil be cn for the filming of her life story.! President Theodore Roosevelt was the first chief executive to receive the great lady. Miss Garden has written friends she also expects to, ‘hear the Debussy opera “Pelleas jand Melisande” in which she ap- ae at the Met in 1902. | Bact ‘ | | All the ladies are wearing long, jabove-the-elbow, white kid gloves! jas prescribed accompaniment to the ultra-formal bail gewns in) {Which they are appearing at this) season’s big affairs here. The men! are complying with white ties and) tails and sometimes top hats, too.! | the newly, constructed basketball. court and everyone is invited to! come. i 4 Flights Daily! —.% MIAMI NATIONAL Airlines Phillie of the Slow commissioning ceremonies of the) eleven until two o'clock. and were greeted by new ones. - THRIFT SHOP HAS NEW HOURS, ASKS FOR DONATIONS The Thrift Shop at the U. S, Na- val Commissary will change its schedule beginning tomorrow, it! was announced by Mrs. A. H.' ‘Dropp, committee chairman. The holiday hours will revert back to the regular two-day a schedule, and the shop will now be open Tuesdays from 9 until 12, and Thursdays from 1 until 4. Gifts of clothing and useful household items are urgently need- as many families transferred into! this area from other climates are in need of suitable wearing ap- parel for Key West. The Thrift! Shop fills many gaps for the Navy family who moves into the city as strangers under trying financial circumstances, It helps the newly arpived family to get a start in a way that is economically possible for them. It is asked that these donations be given in a reasonably saleable! Cormick, USN, Commander in|®ondition, as the Thrift Shop’s per- sonnel is limited to a volunteer sales staff who sort, mark and op- erate the shop. There are no faci- lities available to launder, dry clean or repair donations. — DESIGNERS J. REIDS Salon of Beauty 423 Fleming St. Phone 2-5263 TA CONCHA HOTEL ADELINE S Custom Werk Dene tn Our Own }} Decorating Werkshep Orlin & Nylon Skirts Permanent Pleated __ $4.95 “Milin” Skirts $4.50 Washable - Mothproof - Sunfast SWEATERS CARDIGANS - SLIPOVERS Nylon, Orion, Wool | MONTZELLE'S FLEMING and BAHAMA STS. Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman toured guests enjoyed the warmth and sunshine of|the West Coast of Florida on the the lawn and garden of the Admiral’s quarters where townspevple/trip and said, “The most inter-| mingled with ranking members of the Navy, and winter guests to esting attraction in Florida was | the drive over the Florida Keys) Highway.” | They are enjoying the warm] weather in Florida and hope to| make the trip more often. } Son Born To M. I. 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