The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-02-25
ROTARIANS HOLD
LUNCHEON TODAY
AT LA CONCHA
PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR
YACHT REGATTA TO BE CON-
QUOTED ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY

The completed plans for the Yacht
regatta Saturday and Sunday were
disclosed at the Rotary Club
luncheon today at the Hotel La
Concha by Arthur Brown and Nor
ris \. Partridge.
A number Of. Biscayne babies will
arrive tomorrow night in tow of the
Shadow 81, cruiser entered in her
maiden race by Carl Fisher Carl
Fisher, Charles Pease and ". ].
Csnners viii enter their super ex-
press cruisers In a race.
. There viii also be water sports.
swimming events and aquaplane
races, which viii be entered In by
members of the chamber of COM
merce. Pirates Club, Key West
Realty Board and the Key West
Yacht Club.
All are urged to turn out between
z and 5 O'Clock. The courses for
the yacht racing are in front of the
Hotel Casa Marina or between the
P. & o. docks and the Porter dock,
according to the direction of wind.
These courses were laid by Capt.
Luther Pinder.
Benjamin Schwartz, who is in the
city in the interest of Near East re-
lief, gave a resume of conditions
over in Jerusalem. He said that he
was much impressed with the agri-
cultural possibilities of the state of
Florida and stated that there would
be an exodus to Florida as long as
the climate remains. He compared
this to the other development along
the Red Sea- back to the land
movement.
Mr.. Schwartz said that the Jews
had suffered the most before be-
cause they restricted to the trades,
but now it is being made possible
for them to settle on farms, so that
they can become valuable citizens
and make valued contributions along
the paths of civilization.
The Reverend Glass, who has tenn
porarily been made minister of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, spoke about
the development that would take
place in Key West during the next
two or three years and spoke of the
fine fishing and boating available
here.
Next Thursday the regular elee-
ton of the officers of the Rotary
Club viii take place.
Guests at the luncheon included
the following: Benjamin Schwartz,
Allen M. Schlendorf, Morris Part
ridge, Joseph Warren of Toronto,
Canada; Edgar Fl. Peed of the
Manufacturers Record, Baltimore,
Nd; Robert Austin of the Key West
Company and the
Reverend Glass of st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church.
Bugs" Warner read the following
communication from Walter Smith,
of the Rotary Club, Pom
tiac, Mich:
Dear Brother Rotarian:
Just give me a minute of your
time, read this through and forget
you have waste basket.
We Pontiac Rotarians are going to
be hosts at big party the evening
of Thursday, February 25th. You
and the members of your club are
invited. In fact every Rotarian in
the United States and Canada is in
vited.
We are determined that you shall
enjoy this evening. We have taken
into consideration the possibility
that you cannot come to the party so
we have made arrangements to bring
the party to you. It win be broadcast
by WJR, giant station of the Jewett
Radio G Photograph Company Of
This city.
Remember this, the wave length
of WJR is SIT meters. The pro-
gram starts at 8 o'clock eastern
standard time. The date is Thurs
day, February 25.
Would you like to have one of the
Jewett , Company's $155 receiving
sets? Then send a telegram to Us
at the Board of Commerce, Pontiac.
Michigan that evening telling US
that you are listening in. You can
listen in either as a club assembled
or through a committee appointed
for that purpose. Don't fail to let
Us hear from you. One of those re-
ceiving sets is going 60 be shipped
by the Jewett Company the next
and it may be sent out in
answer to your telegram. Include
the name of the sender and the club
All kilograms received
early viii be ANNOUNCED over the
mike
This is to be a high class, stem
winding program. Don't miss il. A
letter is going out TO every Rotary
Club in the United States and Can
ada Please read this letter at your
meeting between now and the date,
then time in on Pontiac. WJR-we
promise you . good time.
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