The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-23
KEY WEST IN
GONE BY


happenings Here just 10 1eAra
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen
Fire aboard the U. S. S. Hani-
bal at the naval station this
morning was caused by gasoline
from the engines. The damage
was slight. The fire brigade at
the station did excellent work, as
sisted by members of the local
fire department and apparatus.
Captain C. D. Stearns thanks the
local department for their work.
As soon as the Woman's Club
resumes its meetings in January
it will be requested of DR.. ]. Y.
Porter to take up with the city
council the matter of creating in
Key West bird sanctuary. 1t
is intended to organize a Jun
Tor Woman's Club and Audubon
Society.
The board of public works will
hold meeting Wednesday to
take up the question of building
a starter house at the golf course.
Bids will be called for the con-
struction.
The National Guard Team and
that of the High School will play
game of basketball at the Key
West Athletic Club tonight. A
good game is promised. Both
teams are in excellent shape.
Warren Watrous, of 220 Simon
ton street, returned yesterday
from Fortress Monroe, Va, where
he was attending a school of in
struction for National Guard Of
ficers. He is a second lieutenant
in the local battery.
Miss Kathleen Montecino,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Montecino, and erome Nottage,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Not
tage, will be married this evening.
Rev. Edmund Rice of the First
Baptist church will officiate. Miss
Thelma Montecino, sister of the
bride will be maid of honor. Hol-
lon Bervaldi will be the best man.
Key West experienced record
breaking tourist period yesterday
and this morning, more than 1000
visitors coming to the city during
that time. The train reaching
here at l 80 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon had 800 passengers. The
evening train brought 210, and
315 arrived on the boat this morn.
ing from Tampa. The morning
train arriving at IL o'clock had a
| list of 207, more than one half OF
the humber stopping at Key West,
! the remainder going to Tampa.
Tuesday will Be Christmas day
the first and best of all holidays
The day before Christmas brings
the real climax to the briefreign Of
Kris Kringle. This is the occasion
for the eleventh hour buying,
| However, the Saturday proceed.
ing the week on which this holi.
day falls is always busy one, and
today is no exception. The hap
piness that pervades the lives oi
those who are DESTROYS of making
others happy, too.
Residents in Key West are prais.
ing The Citizen for the stand II
has taken regarding the knockers,
of whom there are many, who
made their money here, gone 70
some other city and invested il,
and now spend many hours telling
others what a good place Key
West Is not. However, there If
no chance of the knockers being
successful in their efforts TO d.
vert travellers from this city, as
every train and boat arriving
bring crowds of folks who are
here but a brief time when they
realize that not even half the good
things that can be said about the
city nave been published.
Editorial comment: The die
! tionary informs us that a Tram
mel is a net to catch birds. A
Martin, the same source Of In
formation tells, is a bird. The
latter may deem ii worth while 70
look out for the former. though
his avian instinct naturally IN
elines him to fear Cats.
Eez~nsa ON Reef-ane man says
no had II ever twenty years and
that one bottle Imperial Eexsma
Remedy cured him. Druggists are
-