The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-02-18
NOTED JOURNALIST
ATTENDS SESSION
OF ROTARY CLUB
MANY OTHER DISTINGUISHED
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE AT
ENJOYABLE SESSION OF CLUB
HELD TODAY

] 81 overlooked the best bet in Flor
! ida and that bet was Key West" said
Hugh Bancroft, editor of the Wall
Street Journal This was the way he
expressed his view of Key West to
mis- friends. Mr. Bancroft appeared
at the Rotary Club at luncheon today
at the Hotel La Concha.
Mr.. Bancroft said that one year
ago last November activities were
not startling. Last March, he said,
there was marvellous change, which
was greater than any that he has
ever seen IN life in so short a time.
Important things are now under
way he said. To grow as we should,
DIR. Bancroft declared, and in the
marvellous way people wish it, the
main thing is the highway and the
fundamental thing is the water sup
ply. After securing the latter Key
West should progress rapidly. He
added that he was glad that so much
attention is being paid to sewerage
at this time before the population is
doubled or trebled
Mr.. Bancroft also complimented
the community on its building pro-
gram, which he believes will do much
for this city.
However, there is a wrong impress
sion about Key West throughout the
country, he said. And there is work
to be done to undo this unfavorable
impression about the city. One of
these impressions has already been
remedied, he said, and that is the
hotel accommodations in the city. He
wished the management of the Hotel
La Concha much success.
He remarked that the wonderful
climate was the cause Of the popular
ity of southern Florida in the win
ter, and not due to the froth OF fix
ings, such as swimming pools, horse
races and other things that afford
His farher-in-law, Mr.. Barron. xas
suffering from bronchitis last Janu-
ary and was unable to secure relief
until he reached Key West, where ne
was cured. "Key West has a delight
full climate all the time," he said.
He also explained the difference of
climate between northern and south
ern Florida, between Jacksonville
and Key West as between Boston and
Jacksonville.
Further referring to the delightful
climate of southern Florida in COM
parison to the winters in the nor-l,
and Boston in particular, Mr.. Ban
croft said the method of clearing
snow in Boston with huge caterpillars
was similar to the way developers do
things in Florida
Capt. Clark d. Stearns gave re-
port of the meeting held at st. Au-
gustine between Key West represen-
tatives and officials of the Florida
East Coast Railroad.
w. l.. Bates gave report on the
progress of the Red Cross drive. The
work of enrolling new members Is
going along splendidly. A more COM
plete outline of the work of the dIf-
ferent chairmen of the committees
in charge of the roll cal for 1926
will be made the next meeting.
1t was also mentioned at the meet
ing that efforts would be made to Sc
cure the fourteen girl swimmers
Olympic champions, to come to he"
West about March 1. They viii be
in Miami February %. Col. Robert
Thompson's birthday is March 2, and
these bathing champions, who accom-
panied Col. Thompson to the Olympic
games last year, are anxious to come
down at this time.
Other guests present were: Nal
colin Meacham, Francis Campbell,
Arno,d G. Roberts of New York. Mr..
Mahoney, auditor of the Hotel La
Concha, Robert Austin and 1. n.
Meltzer.
A committee was appointed, called
the ION TO Augusta Committee to
secure representatives to attend the
convention of Rotary. April Is and
Is in Augusta, Ga They are George
Morris, Joe Pearlman and Mr.. Rice.
The national convention of Rotary
will be held in Denver, and Frank II.
Ladd, Senator William II. Malone
and DR.. VIM. Warren were appointed
on the committee.
Announcement was made that Bill
Adams. International Rotary presi-
dent would be IN the city 3 few hours
Saturday en- route 70 his home from
Havana. The entertainment CON-
mittee composed Of ". L. Bates and
Sebastian Cabrera viii entertain him
while he Is in the city.
Bugs" Warner announced that
the Woman's Club was presenting
next Tuesday The FIapper Grand
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