The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 20, 1954, Page 7

mess ee = Ses Se : Saturday, February 20,1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN COLORED COMMUNITY NEWS Douglass School Observes Nat'l Negro History Week Bringing to a close the observ- in} ne see scours 20" Guidance Mee 6 program presented in the) feces <I" Be Held At Star Spangled Banner — School | Flag Salute — School Serpiture Reading — Psalm 11: 611 - Alphonsine Barnett Prayer — Marva Allen | Introduction to Program — Thel- ma Allen Fla. A. & M. TALLASHASSEE — Some 80 per-| Vocal Solo — “Sometimes” —|sons were here to attend the! Caroline Montgomery \third annual Florida Guidance Con-| Douglass School Presents Great Contralto In Concert Key Westers will have the pri-/ vilege of hearing one of the great-/ est contralto singers to come on Mrs. Rey nolds the American scene in many aj year. Young, vibrant and well- trained, this gifted artist has given Entertains At concerts in many states of this} Sara * cots + Buffet Supper country and has traveled and giv- The young lady is none other) The home of Mrs: Eloise Reynolds than Miss Dorothy Ellison, a na-\was a scene of beauty Tuesday, tive of Atlanta, Georgia, who will february 16, whén she entertained appear in a concert at the Key her friends with an elaborate buf- West High School Auditorium Tues-/ fet supper. day, March 2, under the sponsor-| Mrs. Reynolds who is ¢he daugh- ship of Douglass High School. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin But- The following statements will jer spared no means to make her give some idea as to the type of friends happy. work done by Miss Ellison: | Attending this well planned af- “America’s great contralto, Do-|fair were Miss “Dorothy Evans, rothy Ellison, the young beautiful Wallace Coleman, Paul Cuegin, singer who made her triumphant/Mrs, Catherine Cleare, Mrs. Eliza-' debut in this great city (Vancou-/beth Cash, Mrs. Idalene Cleare, ver) is the greatest voice I have/Mrs. Rosalie Moseley, Miss Sarah heard in over thirty-five years.” Cleare and Mrs. Winifred Sands _ dent body. Reading — “I’m a Negro — larguerite Ashe ; Band Selection — “Prelyde in “C” Minor — Douglass Band Reading — Joyce Mounts Selection — Choral Club — *Tramping” Pantomime — “The Creation” — 6th Grade Band Selection — “Coast Guard” = Douglass Band Gettysburg Address — Juanita|Tully and Miss Hilda Tinney of, |Florida State University; Saunders and group | Reading — O Captain, My Cap-| tain! — John Saunders Presentation of Speaker — Mar-| guerite Ashe “Address — Father John Henry Reece Selection — “God Down Moses”) — Choral Club Remarks — Professor C. C, Sea- bury In a most scholarly manner, Fa-|Education, and Richard Pride of ther John Henry Reece, Jr., Vicar|Plant City, Florida. of Saint Peter’s Church, delivered | ference which was held at Flor-| rida A and M University Febru-} ary 18-19. The theme for the two-| day meeting was “Mental Health! and Guidance Services.” | Dr. William D. Wilkins, profes-| . sor of education, New York Uni-! versity was the conference lead-) er. Serving as resource Persons, and seminar leaders were: Doc-, tor Melvene Hardee, Dr.*G. E.| A, A. Abrakam, Neville H. Clark, Dr.’ M. O. Alston and Miss Val Dora} Frazier of the Florida A and M University; Dr. W. M. Wise, Uni- versity of Florida; Miss Gretchen| § Everhart and Miss Carrie Bent-| | ley from the Leon County School System; Dr. Victor Johnson, W. E. Combs, Miss Minnie H. Fields of the Florida State Department of Hearts” at the Valentine Ball According to George H. Greene| Chief Steele. his talk on “Negro History, A Foun-|and Mrs. Mary J. Riley, conference} : dation of Integration.” . }¢0-chairman, the following topics} He told the students that the|were aired By group discussions only way for them to be recogniz- ed is through becoming educated. He further went on to say that the lives of great Negroes should serve as a challenge to the stu- In his concluding statements he SERVICE and ‘a special address: “Men-| tal Health and Guidance Services,” MRS. MARIE S. WELTERS, directress of the Community Ser- vice: Men’s Center, crowns Miss Joyce Mounts as “Queen of Gifted and Slow Learner,” “De- veloping .Good Speech Habits,” “Identifying and Handling Pro- | blem Pupils’ ‘Guidance for the } “Initiating an Academie Counsel-| | The Service Men’s Center, 711| RES given Saturday, February 13, Miss Mounts is one of the most active GSO girls—Photo by James Hardys Tell Engagement Of Daughter Asbury Park — Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bliegh, critic, Vancouv-| Johnson. er, B. C, Sun Not only is Miss Ellison fast be- coming famous for her vibrant|'J> voice and dramatic ability but she Zion Church thas the gift of projecting her per-| jSonality across the footlights. Out-| sanding in her interpretation af Ushers Board well loved ballads and folk music of! America, a fluent linguist, she cat-| ches the classical and eset Nes } Meets moods of Italian, French and Ger- 7 lin‘ber mative tongues? "lag Church was highly entertain | er native gue. . £. ” Recipient of the Fellowship a- jed at its weekly meeting by Miss ward by the John Day Whitney /Susan Carey at the home of ae Foundation, this Georgia girl has|Ruby Dunlap, 1010 Luis weeny pag fom the depths of despair! Guests of the ushers me to Me heights of joy on the wings |Mrs. Malinda Farrington a rs. of immortal song. On her recent|Edna Kemp of Bethel’s ushers tour in Canada, she sent the lovely , -| Mrs. Farrington gave an interest- ren Lphag oaapripes aa bathe ing talk on the “Duties and Wel- their seats, scarcely breathing, and fare of the oe peer = now the world waits to hear this 4!8o urged the ushers to join w glorious vocalist, the greatest con-|the ushers of the various pialere tralto at ever trod the stage, Ears 1 from which Ate TOSS RUE Oot The next ‘meeting will be held SICK Hyery esta plese will be on Awe) for the bazaar which w Mrs. Pearl Thompson, 423 Olivia he held in the basement of the Street, is still ill, church February 24, 25 and 26. Refreshments always served, Monday at 8:00 p, m., at the home lof George Sands, 314 Virginia St. urged that Negroes learn to res- pect one another and to look upon ignorance as a handicap. ing gram in a Small College,”) “Meeting Adjustment Through Sex Education,” “The Mental Health Movement in Florida with Impli- cations for Public Education,” “Ap-| proaching Adjustment Through the} Home Room Period,” “Initiating and Administering. Guidance Ser-, vices,” “Techniques of Handling Take Place At Bethel AME [Stns Career Day" and. Voeationsl| | Adjustment.” | Pcs ing ey Bethel A. M. E. ‘This important annual — gui-| February 12, by|gance meeting is sponsored by the! Rev. Everette at 8:00 p. m. were| Personnel Division of Florida ~A! Miss Joe Ann Cox of Miami and/anq M University’ and I ce? 9? Gerald Pla. by th ida State D ‘tment of ‘Attendants to the couple were! Nett dege eee ene. wees NAVY WIVES Cox-Pla Nuptials | Whyms, Sr., Sam Williams and Mrs, Julia Whyms. ' Those attending the wedding and reception were Jason Anderson, James Graham, Louis W. Strother, Joseph Robinson, Mrs. Rose Dev- eaux, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Curry, Whitehead Street, celebrated its|). 95 Hard s " | ly, 266 bury Park first anniversary with a gala Val-|vijiage, anpounce on engagement entine Ball. of their daughter, Miss Verthelia Miss Joyce Mounts was crowned |v, Hardy to William H. Albany, “Queen of Hearts” and Richard son of Richard Albany, Allendale, Rowe, “King of Hearts.’’ {South Carolina and the late Mrs, In regal splendor the king and/ Albany. queen presided over the ball which! Miss Hardy is a graduate of As- was attended by a goodly number.|bury Park High School and was The guys and gals had loads of employed as a secretary at Signal fun dancing to the strains of music Corps Engineering Laboratories, furnished by Chipchase and his'Fort Monmouth, for two years. She boys. lis now attending Rider College, A special feature of the evening Trenton. was the rendition of three vocal| Mr. Albany was gruaduated from solos by the queen which were: Allendale High School, and attend- “T Wish Your Picture Was You,”\€d South Carolina State Scollege, “Shake A Hand” and “King Size\Orangeburg. He was discharged Papa.” last eon om the submarine The queen was presented by) Service le Navy. Widlace Coleman pr crowned pl Miss Hardy is the granddaughter Mrs. Marie S, Welters, of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Thomp- | Son, 426 Petronia Street, Key West,| Jimmy Mack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee Mack, A-6, Fort Village underwent an operation at the Monroe General Hospital Mon- day, February 15. Dr. Lester was the surgeon in charge. Mrs. Grace Sands Stubbs, wife lof William Stubbs, 6-C Fort Village, recently underwent an operation at Monroe General Hospital, Among the indisposed are Mrs Lucille Pope, -326 Truman Avenue, and Mrs. Annie Lowery, 1123 Tho mas Street. : school after an appendectomy per- |formed at Monroe General Hospi- tal, Notice ganizations, Clubs and Societies Jenna Mae Valdez is back in} | To; All Churches, Fraternal Or- Please come out. E. D. Lampkins, reporter, BIRTHS Born to Mr: and Mrs. Ernest Carr, February 11, 1954, a baby girl, Marie Elena, at Monroe Gen- eral Hospital. Baby weighed 5 lbs. 10 ozs. at irth. —— | Born to Mr. and Mrs. Avery \(Florelle Carey) at the Naval Hos- pital, February 12, a baby girl, Bernadette Gail. Baby: weighed 5 lbs. 8 ozs, at birth. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Albert of Monterey, Californi boy, Manuel Louis, February The newly born is the great- |grandson of Mrs. Agnes Albert of: Julia Street. He has the honor of dr., Mr, and Mrs. Rohert Whyms, Cassandra, Regina and Walter Curry, Gilbert Curry, Barbara Jean! Whyms, Dolores Whyms, Mr. and} Mrs. Rudolph Farrington, Ramon) \ion made in the form of a heart. Southernmost Navy Wives Club|Miss Rose Marie Ferguson, the No. 114, met socially at the home runner-up received a beautiful cor-| of Mrs. Doris Major, M-1 Fort/sage. Taylor. The wives were honoring} | Miss Joyce Mounts, “Queen of Fla. CLUB | Hearts’ received a beautiful cush| WILLIAMS FAMILY HAS VISITORS Corporal and Mrs. James Wil- Little Ronda Perry, daughter of Casamayor, Arthur Scott, Joe 4 . Whyms, Eugene Bean, Robert | Mrs. June Perry, with a “shower. Whyms, Jr., Harold Williams, Her-| Mrs. Perry received many gifts dert Will: ms, Alfred Thurston, | for her lovely daughter, George Carey, Willie F. Ai RESET Amelio Pla rea a rissa’ | Club No. 114, contributed $13,50 |to the “March of Dimes” drive. Ushers Board No. 1 We want to thank the Navy wives who marched in the ‘“Moth- Of Bethel Holds Meet jers March on Polio.” Ushers Board No. 1 of Bethel! A.M. E. Church held its weekly; Brotherhood Sunday meeting Thursday, February 11, 4¢ Trinity Church Grace Rebbe eM!” Brotherhood Sunday. will. be ob- As usual the pastor, Rev. Ey- served at Trinity Presbyterian | erett was present. jChurch, 717 Simonton Street, Sun-! The president, Mrs. Malinda Far-|42y, February 21, all day. wington, gave a most interesting) The 11:00 o'clock a. m., service talk. 2 |will feature Colton Butler in a One of our most ardent members, $@x0Phone solo. | | The guest of the evening will be ie Uorlina Reckley, is zeported! 57 Execiain, C. B. Robinsos. | Rev. W. N. McLean, pastor Alfred M. Evans, reporter | Mr, and Mrs. Herbert Thompson, 524 Petronia Street, are in West | Palm Beach, attending the funeral) lof his late sister, Mrs, Celika/ Greaux, | Grace Green, reporter Mrs, Agnes Albert celebrated her birthday February 6. Tropical Hat Cleaners 714 Thomas Street TELEPHONE 2-5560— Key West, Fla. Hats Made and Sold PANAMAS and FELTS DI AZ, GROCERIES AND MEATS 728 Simonton Street Phone 2-6222 Minnesota will permit year- round angling for pan and rough fish in 1954 MANI'S BAR MANI PEREZ — Prop. 316 Petronia Street Phone 2-9272 JUAN SORRIANO 1011 Whitehead Street MEAT and GROCERIES PHONE 2.6122 O.K. Shoe Shop 706 DUVAL STREET liams are here visiting his family at 205 Julia Street, Key West. He jentine Ball a success were Matilda|has finished his two years in the Roberts, Oretha Sweeting, Copelyn|United States Army, and she has |Carey, Mamie Ruth Brown, Izette/finished 19 months as civilian sec- |Scott, Mercyre Scott, Ertha Ad-jretary to one of the captains at ams, Georgina Nelson, Jean Tynes, Camp Pickett, Virginia, where he Louise Allen, Sylvia Smith, Rich-, was stationed. ard Rowe, Grovner Deshazior,| Also visiting is Mrs, Alberta Dab- Fred Hudson, — Richard |George Marshall and Joyce Mounts. mother of Mrs, Minneola Williams. | those working to make the Val-) From: Coral City Lodge No. 610/having been born on the observ- (Exalted) < ance of her 78th birthday Subject: “Clean-Up” Drive Preliminary plans for a ‘‘clean- REGULAR FELLOWS MEET ON MONDAY Avery, ney, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,| All organizations are asked to |cooperate in this effort. If you con- sider this project a worthy one, you are asked to send two (2) rep- resentatives to a planning or brief- \ing meeting to be held at the Elks’ Home, 311 Amelia Street, February 26, at 7:30 p. m. Among public officials who will lattend are: State Representative The prize of the evening, a beau- \Papy, Mayor Harvey, City Mana- §. P./ger Lang, a representative from Wallace Coleman was the 2 \the county commission, Coun! Fabric Center | jtiful handmade bag, was won by of the day. . Alfred Colebrooks. | Mrs. Edmund Sawyer, president! The “center” wishes to thank of the Gold Star* Mothers Club, the fourth grade of Douglass School made this beautiful gift. jand Mrs. Mildred Brown Harris, tor, jteacher, for the beautiful Valen- The picnic was a grand success. tine heart donated by them. The crowded bus left the “center”/ at exactly 1:15 p, m. The Douglass High School Chorus under the direction of Mrs. Doris Chairmen of the food committee Miller presented a program at the were Chiefs Bob Steele and Tom- “center” on February 11. mie Prittle. | This group consists of 52 well- Chaperons for the picnic were trained voices. Mrs, Carrye Minor, Mrs. Eloise! Reynolds, Miss Dorothy Evans' A big dance will be given at the and Chief and Mrs. Bob Steele. | “center” on February 26. The director, Mrs. Marie S. Wel-| ters was in “attendance to see that everything went as planned. The annual “whist tournament” ty Health Department Head, Head of Department of Sanitation, Mr. Braatz and a member of the State |Board of Health. Alphonso T. Dean, Exalted Ruler Regular Fellows Club To Conduct Meeting The Regular Fellows Club wish- es to announce that the “Miss |s- land City” contest will take place again this year. ‘Any single young lady bet»---7 \the ages of 16 and 21 may qualify. See Arthur Sands (..., ne Back in town after being recently discharged from the Army is Wil- liam Pittman. will begin next week. Presents DOROTHY ELL Tuesday, March 2, 8:00 Adults, $1.00 Douglass H igh School AMERICA’S GREAT CONTRALTO Key West High School Auditorium, ISON P.M. Children, 75c up” drive in our community are being made The Regular Fellows Club met at the home of Walter Curry Sr., Mon- day, February 15, with Leroy Rob- erts as host. The meeting was presided over by Ernest Williams, president. On the order of special business, Plans are still being made for \“The Miss Island City” contest which will come off in the near future. The “club” also has plans for sponsoring a Boy Scout Troop. Audley Cash, reporter. In the city over the weekend |was Superintendent of Newman Methodist Church. Mrs. Celika Greaux, a long time’ \Tesident of Key West, died in West |Palm Beach, Friday, February 12. | .The funeral was held at West! Paim Beach, Tuesday, Februery 16. Interment was in the City Ceme- tery in West Palm Beach. She is survived by three children among whom is St. Elmo Ambrose Greaux, who served as principal ) of Douglass School for a period of, | twelve years. BEER AND WINE 9:00 te 12:00 P.M, Friday end Seturdey Open ‘til 2:00 A.M. FEATURED IN Appelrouth’s iL STRE MISS ORETHA SWEETING. daughter of Mrs. Annie Sweet- ing, is a very active member of the Senior Class of Douglass High School. Miss Sweeting is making her home with her aunt Star Of Zion Club Meets The Star of Zion Club of Zion |A. M. E. Church held its weekly meeting in the church basement Thursday night, Febtuary 11. The president, Mrs. William Aus- tin presided over the meeting which business of importance w: discussed along with plans to raise ‘funds. Mrs. Austin, the president, is urging all members to find time to come out and help with the great work this “club” is doing, The next meeting will be held at the church March 4, at 8:0 p. m. . E. D. Lampkins, reporter, STEWARDESS BOARD PLANS BAZAAR Stewardess Board No. 2 of Zion Memorial Church met Wednesday, February 17, at the home of Mrs. Marguerite Welters, 903 Thomas Street. ~Plans were completed for the bazaar to be held in the basement of the church on February 24, 25 the church will have a booth. Ruby Bain, president. BIRTHDAY PARTY Tuary 22. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, ate giving her a party at their home, 718 Chapman Lane. fers to have been is- su Clayton Alce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Alce, 315 Virginia Street, celebrated lth birthday Mon- day, February 15. Thomas Dean also celebrated his a birthday Monday, February __ The Ushers Board of Newman was a on M ‘Subscribe To The Citizen To be sure of getting the news of your community every week, subscribe to The Citi- zen. A call to the office, phone 12-5661, will assure your receiv- Ing the paper every day. * ff you have any items of social or news interest which you would like to have appear on this page, phone Mrs. Wini- fred Sands Johnsen, 2-2826, or send them te her at 324 Truman er sale to be conducted 12, NYLON MESH Exclusively at Shoe Center Air(-anditioned For Your Comfort Be oak Seat and 26, We are hoping that all our! friends will’ come out and enjoy! themselves as all organizations of | a| Dorothy Mae Williams will cele-| brate her birthday Monday, Feb-) |Methodist Church met last. week! jand the main item of discussion’ Miami, for a It will interest’ Westers to know that one) Gf olifivery own is making good ih”the @ptertainment world. The icle speaks professional Baseball however, will be the loser when Lofton makes Mt Army curtain call, for Moder ‘Yétérds have al- ready made betters¢vertures than the farm teams-ofcthe Majors.” This artist was peesented at the San Carlos Hotel in Monterey, Califo February “I> under the title “ pin yg Douglass Senior say 8 daughter of Mr Mrs, Joha Carey, 318 JiflldStreet, is ao prospective June,gragpate. Miss Carey plans making her home in San Diego, ornia, with her brother safter comple’ her high schdel-cofiise. pe ‘Mr. and Mrs; 3ames P. Williams, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, are exending a short vacation in Key West, Mr. Mee wy of Mr. and Mrs. John’ 205 Julia ACME Package Store cd PETRONIA stgeet Phone 2-9400 © Ds . 5 Cornish Memorial A.M.E. ZION CHURCH Whitehead and Angiile Sts. SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 AM.—V.CE., 7 P.M. Worship 11 ‘A.M. and 7:30 P.M. Prayer and Class Mepting Tuesday, 7:30, P.M. THE CHUACH WITH A WELCOME FOR [You Rev. A. Franklin t, Pastor