The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 20, 1954, Page 3

SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTEREST, TO WOMEN ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE SUE JONES, Editor AT EAST MARTELLO GALLERY—Jeanne Taylor, curator of the East Martello Gallery and Museum, stands inside the huge fireplace in the lobby of the Tower. She is five feet two inches tall, “without heels.” Key Westers who we: born on the island or have lived here for twenty years have been invited to be special guests at the Gallery on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. “Conchs,” Long-Time Residents To Be Honored Sunday AtE. Martello i if you've lived here for If you are a native-born “Conch” or if you've lived I f Sages, (which makes you a “fresh-water Conch’) you're cordially invited to be a special guest at East Martello Galleries on Sunday afternoon, July 25 from 2 to 5 o'clock. Key West’s own museum has? ‘many things of special interest to | “old timers,” and if you haven’t| heen out to the historic old Civil | war fort lately, a surprise is wait- ing for you. ; | It’s been landstaped, there is a concrete floor in the entrance gal- lery and Gene Otto, another Key West “own,” personally nrixed the paint for the walls in the art gall- ery . "There are some very good paint: | ings of Key West scenes done by | artists who ‘know and love Key West, there are relices from the} hbattleship Maine, and Dr. Mudd’s tea set. Mrs. Mudd gave the tea set, a family heirloom, to the wife of the supervisor of Fort Jeffer- son who had cared for her hus- band during his imprisonment there. : The museu.n in the fort is uni-| que in that it contains only ar- ticles from in and around Key West. A number of Key Westers have loaned the museum priceless | use the structure for art galleries | family heirlooms. All articles on loan are given the | best of care and are displayed in glassed in cases. It was partly because so many of the articles in the museum are East and West Martello Towers was begun in 1861. They were de- signed to protect the wear of Fort Tayler and to combat landing for- ces. Neither of the towers were completed as this type of fortifi- cation became obsolete during the War Between The States, when modern naval rifles with exploding shells came into general use. The name Martello Tower has long been used to designate mas- onary forts built chiefly on sea- coasts, generally with thick walls, and entrances high off the ground. Forts of this particular construc- tion were built along the south and west shores of England and on the European continent as early as 1541. East Martello became the pro- perty of the US Navy and during | World War II, searchlight towers | were erected on the old buildings. The Key West Art and Historical | Society has a revocable permit to and historical museum. | Suzy’s so closely identified with Key West | and its old families, and partly be- cause the old towner is now one| of the most charming spots on the Island, that the special day was planned. The Art and Historial Society hopes that the beautiful old gallery and grounds will be filled with Key Westers on Sunday afternoon and feels sure that everyone will en- H Tonight—Registration for the Key West Players little theatre j Little Theatre Summer Workshop Begins Tonight The summer workshop sponsor- ed by The Key West Players be- gins with registration at 8:00 to- night at the Barn Theatre. The workshop, open to any one interested in “little theatre” will cover the following subjects: July 20 — Registration and lec- ture: State movement by Fred Taylor; July 27 — Stage Speech by Jack Clark; August 3 — Stage Expression — Pantomime by Fred Taylor and on August 10 — Stage Make-up by Pat Lowrie. August 17 Technical Back- stage work by Frank Pennington and Buret Garnett; August 24 — Stage Ethics and Cooperation by Mickey Renna, and August 31 — Stage History and Theory by Rol- lene Pollock. September 7 — Team Night; September 14 — Casting for One Acts (for students only); Septem- ber 21 — One Act Rehearsal; September 28 — One Act Rehear- sal, and October 4 — Opening of One Act Productions. Mrs. Ralph Pinder Has Guests From N. Fla. Mrs. daughter, Mrs. Lee Borie of Gainesville, and Mr. and Mrs. Le- Roy Roberts of Jacksonville are visiting Mrs, Ralph Pinder, 1502 South Street and other relatives. The visitors expect to be in Key | West for about two weeks. Blanche Richardson and | ‘Watermelon Time’ Luncheon Enjoyed By VX-1 Wives A gay time was had by all at the July luncheon of the Officers’ Wives Club of VX-1. The luncheon was held at the Seaplane Base Pool, Thursday, July 15. Upon their arrival, members and their guests were greeted by Mrs. D. C. Fridley and Mrs. H. A. Gre- gory. They were presented with’ miniatur paper watermelon slices as mame tags. The novel and at- tractive decorations were in keep- ing with the theme, “Watermelon Time.” The buffet table, covered in pink and green, was centered with a watermelon. The surrounding tab- les carried out the color scheme and were centered with floral ar- Tangements of Hibiscus, For lunchon, watermelon hal- ves filled with very colorful and delicious fruit salad, topped with sherbert was served, with sand- wiches, potato chips, and spiced | olives. Iced tea and frosted cake squares completed the menu. Cocktails were served prior to! the luncheon. Mrs. T, E. McCoy and Mrs. P. N. Hiles presided over | the punch bow. In charge of the planning and preparations were, Mrs. E. E. Hastins, chairman, Mrs. C. H. Hutchings, Mrs. D. S. Jones, Mrs. S. J. Kakol, and Mrs. G. Hamil- ton. Newcomers greeted enthusiasti- cally as they were introduced, in- cluded, Mrs. H. E. Higsbee, Mrs. D. C. Fridly and Mrs, J. L. Har. per. Among those who are being transfered are: Mrs. H. D. Stence, Mrs. H. W. Faxon, and Mrs. S, J. Kakol. They will be missed by all. Special guests to the luncheon were, Mrs. Rumsey, Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. Spicer, Mrs. Sappington, Mrs. Bersick and Mrs. Wise. Swimming was enjoyed after the luncheon. Committee members for next month’s luncheon are Mrs. W. C. Kistler, chairman, Mrs. C. W. Knapp, Mrs. T. E. McCoy, Mrs. R. D. Meldahl, and Mrs. A, A. Littrell. The place and time will be announced later. Patio At Annex CPO Club Opens Saturday The grand opening of the new patio at the Chief Petty Officer's Club, Naval Station Annex, will be held Saturday, July 24, at 8 p. m. Greatly reduced prices will pre- vail throughout the evening. All Chief Petty Officers, their wives and guests are cordially in- vited to attend. Music for dancing will be fur- nished by the Blue Jays, and there will be an “Amateur Hour” with prizes for the winners. Apply To Wed The following couples have ap- plied for marriage licenses in the office of County Judge Raymond R. Lord: J. A. McBryde, 29, USS Exploit, and Ruby Clark, 31, 802 Eaton. N. S. Taylor, 28, AUW, and Frances Patton, 28, El Prado Mo-| tel. | C. M. McBee, 32, and Mary El-| lers, 39, both of 728 Emma. J. A. Nudera, 22, Naval Hospital, | and Claire Mahoney, 19, Southard Apartments. | J. G. Bell, Jr., 37, 1009 Packer, | and Lydia Semler, 39, 1116 Varela. ub Calendar EVERY TUESDAY 9:00—Ladies Day Golf Tournament, Golf Club 9:00—Thrift Shop, Navy Commissary open until 12 noon 10:30—Truman Junior Garden Club, at the school THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, July 20, 1954 Page 3 BPW’s To Meet At The Casa Marina The Key West Business and Pro- fessional Women’s Club will meet at the Casa Marina Hotel on Wed- nesday night at 8:00. The business meeting will be held in the lobby and the social following the meeting will be on the patio. Special guests will be Miss Desta Dyal, a past president of the Starke BPW Club, and the four local girls who attended “Girl’s State” in Tallahassee. A report on the Girl's | State will be given. The Casa Marina was made available to the local club through the courtesy of Emmett Coniff, manager of the hotel. Service . * Parting for the California finals. Uruguay look on. Most refused wi James E. Solomon James E. Solomon, 18, son of Mrs. O. J. Trambly, is completing his Air Force basic military train- ing course at Lackland Air Force | Base, the “Gateway to the Air) |Candidates Refuse |Short Hair Styles ley “Miss Universe” | “Schnitzen nicht” said Miss Ger- | mnay. (In Americanese, that’s not | too short’’) “Not too curly” ordered Maria | Teresa Paliani in her soft Italian. “I have complete faith,” ventur- ed Ivana Kislinger, 22-year-old Ar- gentinian beauty. These girls and three other for- eign lovelies, all contestants for the Miss Universe title, celebrated | their first visit to New York by having their hair styled the Am- erican way. As the six patient stylists at the | hair design institute tackled the assorted heads, the girls indicated what they wanted. All but one re- fused to let the scissors get with- | ing 0.305 meters (one foot) of them. | The daring miss was Ana Mo-| rene, Miss Uruguay, 23, with hazel | y black hair and a fiery per- ‘onality. She emerged from the clippers with an Audrey Hepbuzn | Force.” Lackland, situated near San An-| tonio, is the site of Air Force basic! military training for men and wo- | men, headquarters of the Human | Resource Research Center, and} home of the USAF Officer Mili-| tary School. | His basic military training is pr- | paring him for entrance into Air | Force techinical training and for | assignment in specialized work. { The course includes a_ scientific evaluation of his aptitude and in- clination for following a particular vocation and career. Red Cross Course Starts Thursday Jack Burke, Safety Service | chairman of the Key West Chap- ter of the American Red Cross an- nounced that all preparations are | complete for the First Aid course | which the local chapter is offering to the public. Classes will start Thursday eve- | ning, July 22 at the Chapter, 301'2 | Front Street at 7:30. Mrs. Eula} Fritz, volunteer authorized Red | Cross instructor will conduct the classes. The course is open to the public | and especially to those desiring to | ! serve with the chapter Motor corps. | Mr. Burke also stated that First: Aid would be very beneficial dur- ing a disaster in the community | as well as assisting in the home at the time of an injury. hairdo as American as one can look now. The most difficult language pro- | blem was created by vivacious Re. gina Ernst, Miss Germany. Al-| though she didn’t understand much , English — except ice eream which | is “very goot’”” — the 18-year-old | sat and smiled and let her twink | ling blue eyes speak for her Through an interpreter, she said she really didn’t want the Miss Un- | iverse title. | “It is too much. It wouldn’t be the real me.” The same idea was expressed in } TELEPHONE: Citizen Office, 2-566 INTERNATIONAL HAIRDOS—Candidates for the “Miss Uni- verse” title get American-style hairdos in New York, before de- Here hair stylist Robert Fiance gives Miss Germany’s locks a finishing touch while (left to right) Miss Italy, Miss Argentina, Miss France, Miss Chile and Miss the popular boy-cut. fairly good English by charming blonde, grey-eyed, Jacqueline Beer, Miss France, who said: “Miss Universe is quite a heavy title to weigh. No woman is per- fect. To be Miss Universe is to be the ideal.” Her final hairdo was almost as it was before — parted in the cen- ter, combed straight back, loose, long page-boy: bob. in a Another long-haired beauty who | refused to conform to the shorter styles was Gloria Legises, from Santiago, Chile. A student of clas- sie and modern dance, Gloria has thick wavy black hair, green eyes and a dark complexion. This 21- year-old prefers her hair with no part, straight away from her face ending in a large, curled bun in | back. Miss Argentina, Ivana Kislinger, 22, said she used to wear her hair | in pig-tails—(#) Newsfeatures. CARD OF THANKS We wish in this manner to ex press our sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors who gave us sympathy and aid during the be- reavement occasioned by the death of our loved one, Reginald Griffin. Also do we thank the donors of floral tributes and those who gave “| the use of their cars. THE FAMILY. Now- uesday is Post Day 13 corpses—and she’s still free! When Marie Besnard’s hus- band died, she was accused of poisoning him. Police dug up her family graves and found 13 arsenic-soaked bodies! Here's the blood-chilling, true story of The Queen of Murders. (Artie de by Toni Howard.) They put Christianity to work. Next week, the World Council of Churches—with 170 million members in 48 countries—will meet in Evanston, Ill. Its aims: To bring Christians of all faiths together and to make Christianity work. (Article by Hartzell Spence.) What kind of Chief Justice is Warren? After 8 months in the Supreme Court, Earl Warren delivered the antisegregation decision, one of the 6 most important ever handed down. Post Editor Béverly Smith tells the full story of Earl War- ren’s Greatest Moment and how he won a place én history. e Saturday Eveni OSI I} SPECIAL 3-DAY OFFER TUESDAY - WEDN’ ESDAY - THURSDAY $8.00 VALUE Beautiful Platinum Tone Portrait (8 x 10) $12.50 VALUE Beautiful Hand-Colored Portrait (8 x 10) - $4.00 DON RAY PORTRAIT STUDIO “WE SPECIALIZE IN COPIES OF OLD PHOTOGRAPHS” 705 Duval Street Open Daily, 12-9 P.M. ONLY 22 DAYS LEFT FOR YOU To Buy FAMOUS Brands of Men's Wear at the Most SENSATIONAL “CLOSING-UP” PRICES You Have Ever Seen. Everything Must Go WITHIN 22 DAYS — Regardless of Cost at K ANTO R’'S Key West’s Oldest Men’s Shop 517 DUVAL STREET NOW OPEN EVENINGS ‘TIL 8 workshop at the Barn Theatre in the rear of the Woman‘s Club, 319 Duval Street. For free and everyone interested in little theatre work is welcome. Thursday—Red Cross First Aid course begins—at chapter building on Front Street. Saturday — JayShees “dip ‘n dance” at Key Wester pool — 8:00 o'clock. You want want to miss the bathing suit caval- cade. joy spending a little while brow-| sing around among the interesting | exhibits and seeing the progress | that has been made in turning the | old fort into a museum and art} gallery to be proud of. | The old fort itself is interesting for its architecture and construc: | tion. Bricks used to build the fort | were brought to Key West from! Pensacola, after it was discovered | that northern bricks were too soft | to withstand the action of the salt Spray and high winds. 6:45—Kiwanis Club, LaConcha Hotel 7:30—Youth for Christ Bible Study, Fleming St. Methodist Church 7:45—Duplicate bridge club, Ft. Taylor Officers’ Club 8:00—Knights of Pythias, Pythian Hall, 728 Fleming St. 8:00—Stock Car Association, Legion Home, Stock Island TUESRAY, JULY 20 12:30—FRA Ladies’ Auxiliary luncheon 7:30—Rainbow Girls, Scottish Rite Temple, 533 Eaton Street 7:30—Pocahontas, Golden Eagle Hall, White and Petronia 8:00—DAV, Caballero de la Luz Temple, 422 Amelia Street 8:00—Key West Players workshop at Barn Theatre EVERY WEDNESDAY = } 8:00—Junior Chamber of Commerce, Clubhouse, Flagler Ave. A photostat of the original en- GARDEN TIP | 10:30—Poinciana Junior Garden Club, at the school gineer’s drawing hands in the lob- Don’t forget to order bulbs for} WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 by. The drawings are on file at the | fall planting, including some of the 10:00—Navy Wives Club, Bldg. 266, Naval Station War Department in Washington. | miniatures and very early bloom- 12:30—HS-1 Officers’ Wives Club The actual construction of both | ing varieties. 12:30—Naval Air Station Officers’ Wives Club 8:00—Dade Lodge, Masonic. Scottish Rite Temple, 533 Eaton 8:00—Business and Professional Women’s Club EVERY THURSDAY 10:30—Convent Junior Garden Club at the Convent 12:15—Rotary Club, St. Paul’s Parish Hall 1:00—Thrift Shcp, Navy Commissary, open until 4:09 pom 6:30—Lions Club, at Lions Den, 1007 Seminary St. 7:30—CAP Cadets, Poinciana Community House 7:30—Princes of Syracuse, Pythian Hall, 728 Fleming st, | THURSDAY, JULY 22 7:30—JayShees 7:30—Nu Phi Mu sorority, San Carlos Hall 8:00—American Legion Aux. at Legion home on Stock Island 8:00—Civil Air Patrol, Poinciana Community Center 8:00—Knights of Columbus, NCCS Hall, 1021 Duval Street 8:00—Dr. Varela, Cuban Masonic Lodge, 919 Elizabeth strect EVERY FRIDAY 10:00—Gym Classes for Officers’ Wives, Bldg. 83, Seaplane Base Mr. & Mrs.Wise DAD~ THERE IS A POOR FAMILY IN THE NEXT BLOCK THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP - BETTY AND BOBBY MADE THE POOR FOLKS HapPPY ! AND YOU MAY BE ASSURED THE MILK WAS FROM — : IT HAS BROUGHT HEALTH ano HAPPINES TO HUNDREDS OF FAMI\ Milk FOR HEALTH | AM PROUD OF YOU CHILDREN- WANTING TO HELP A DESERVING FAMILY --OF COURSE "LL DO my Bit! WHAT THE WISE CHILDREN LEFT ON THE NEEDY FAMILY'S DOORSTEP You help our National Recovery by using more milk as a food. Milk makes food budgets go ink farther and leaves more to spend for other need- ed things. ; ADAMS DAIRY 2401 Seidenberg Ave. by jeannette WATCH THIS SPACE! The Column, “Blissful Buying,” which contains shopping tips, will be resumed when “jeannette” re- duzns from vacation. Telephone 2-7542