The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-19
AMERICAN LEGION
BEAUTY PAGEANT
ON NEXT MONDAY
REPRESENTATIVE FOR LOCAL
ORGANIZATION TO BE Sc
LEcTED FOR STATE CON-
VENTIoN AT GAINESVILLE

IA lily ONNe%NS 70
to be held at the High School audi
forum on Monday night of next
week, February &c, for the pur-
pose of selecting a representative
of the city and Arthur Sawyer
Post American Legion for the
state convention to be held at
Gainesville, Fla, in June.
The winner of the local con-
test will be carried to Gainesville
to compete against the winners of
the other cities, and the winner
will be carried to Miami in Octo-
Der as the Queen of Florida with
the title of "Miss Florida" to rep
resent the department and to pre-
side over the convention.
The expenses of the winner to
the various conventions will be de-
frayed by the post, and Command
er Day urges every eligible young
lady to enter this contest. There
is to be no canvassing or selling
for the entrants, and the sslec-
ton of the winner will be strict
ly on the merits of the young lady,
and the judges are to be out-of-
town legionaires.
The contestants will be made up
of High School and business girls,
and young married women. No
one is barred. The contestants
are to be sponsored by the various
business houses of the city. The
costumes viii be evening gowns
which will bespeak the dignity and
class of the affair. The conven-
tional bathing suit attire will not
be used. Commander Day an
nounees that this is strictly an
American Legion affair, and is
being staged in only those cities
that possess an American Legion
Post.
Since the State of Florida and
this department of the American
Legion are the hosts of the Ma
tional Convention at Miami this
year, it behooves each and every
one to really cooperate in making
this statewide movement a huge
success, says Mr.. Day.
eve trust that no one will con-
fuse this affair with the average
beauty contest. This pageant has
already been staged in about fifty
legion posts and it has been pro-
claimed an affair of very high
Glass;" states the local post COM
mander.
The time is limited for the stag
ing of this pageant, due to the
many other pageants scheduled in
other cities by the departments
representative, who is here for the
purpose of aiding the local post in
this affair.
The winner of the pageant will
receive a beautiful silver loving
cup to be presented on the stage
at the decision of the judges, and
will be the honorary mascot of the
post at the Convention this year.
All prizes and trips promised by
the management of this pageant
are guaranteed by the American
Legion. it is said and are bona
fide.
It is a well known fact that Key
West has young ladies who are as
beautiful and graceful as any in
the world. and it is confidently ex-
pected that the winner of the local
pageant will be either the winner
or one of the final selections TO
be made at Gainesville state
those who have the affair in
charge. The winner is assured of
IA nice trip to Gainesville in June,
and fair and impartial Judge
ment of her merits and beauty in
contest with the other post en-
trants.
A hearty cooperation of all che
good people Of the city is urged
and the attendance at the affair
viii help defray the expenses OF
our Miss Key West" says Com
mander Day.