The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-29

will be carried into many homes
and the stories of the Convention
that viii be told in hundreds of
Legion Posts and Auxiliaries
throughout the United States will
be that story of Key West en-
graved upon the minds of Legion
naires and visitors in Miami by the
Key West Drum and Bugle Corps.
In cooperation with ]. H.
Polly" Huau and Hugh Christie
of the Key West Administration
and assisted by L. NJ. Edmunds,
Regional Director of the Florida
Motorists, the Drum and Bugle
Corps toured Miami hotels dis
tributing Motorist magazines and
booklets describing the charms Of
Key West.
In all of the leading hotels,
while the Corps played stirring
tunes aud furnished other enter
tainment including songs and
Rhumba dances, MesSrs. Huau.
Christie and Edmunds with the
] assistance of other friends of
Key West passed out literature to
! LegionRaire spectators and other
visitors. Among the parties as
sisting these gentlemen were
Ashur Frank who did yeOman's
work at the MeAlliSter and other
down town hotels in assisting te
publieize Key West. While play
ing at the HaleyOR Hotel it was
f, decided that the band would
parade to the Miami Daily News
and to the Herald offices as a
gesture OF friendship to the press.
Mr.. EdmundS and Polly" Huau
led the parade up Biseayne BOule
ward to the News Tower, here th,,
band again put on their program.
Probably the best description OF
/ the work OF the Key West Drum
and Bugle Corps, obtainable a.
this point, comes from the pen OF
Jack Bell, sports writer, and which
appeared in the Miami Daily News
October &c. The article is re-
produced herewith:
Twas of a Wednesday evening
just about time to lock up and
leave the office before Thursday
came along, that the elevator door
opened and in came a very large
and very fat individual, accom-
panied by none other than our old
friend Young Fernandez. the Key
West bantamweight scrapper.
"I'm a drummer for FERA'' an
nounced Fernandez proudly, as
well he might be, so slick does III
look in his uniform.
"And we've the whole Key West
bugle corps down in the lobby.
Brought the boys here just to play
for you" announced the very large
and very fat man.
, Are you sure you didn't come
along hoping to have your pictures
taken?" | asked. "and not to sec
me?"
II Never thought of it," he in.
sisted. Then, as we went down
the elevator, he said, ''Now-a. il
you wanted to say something
about the corps organizer. He has
worked hard with those fellows
As we stepped off the elevator
they were lined on either side OF
the aisle running out the front
doorway. In the center stood =
tiny lad clad in a black straight
brimmed Spanish style hat, a black
satin clOse-fitting coat, and black
trousers wide and flowing at the
bottom. Long black sideburns
curved down almost the length of
each cheek, like Old-time broad
blade swords. A black mustachio
short and precise, curved across
each side of the upper lip.
This little fellow stood at al
tentlon, holding a baton far taller
than he. and at a signal from the
leader the corps burst into ac-
ton.
Following the first bit of music
one J. HI. Polly" Huau, formerly
of jacksonville but now director
of publicity for FERA in Key
West. came around. So did the
gentleman in charge of the corps.
IF you're writing a story" OBJ
served the corps master. "you
should mention P. r. Clements
who organized the corps six year.
ago. And of course, U. J. Del.
gado, the corps captain. Then
there's Cleveland Saunders. the
drums instructor, and Hayden II.
lingwOrth, director of music"
! What about that little fel.