The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-31
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen
The same bells which ring out
the old year and the death knell
of 1925 at IL o'clock tonight will
ring in a new year which holds in
its bounteous storehouse good and
great things for Key West that
viii be far beyond the fondest or
most sanguine dreams in magni-
tude and Importance. 1t is honest
lily not an overdrawn statement to-
say that never has Key West
crossed the threshold of new
year more auspiciously than it
will enter 1927 at the stroke OF
midnight tonight. Prospects were
never so truly bright and so abb
solutely sure of fulfillment than
at the present time. No one would
have dared dream of the marvel
Gus achievements that the year
1927 is sure to see rounded out
for Key West and Monroe county.
During the IL months just past,
more people learned about Key
West and its marvellous climate
and health giving air than ever
before. The year gave us another
tourist hotel, one of the finest in
the country, also scores of beauti-
full new buildings and miles of
new and beautiful streets. 1t
picked up unsightly portions of
the island and made them into
spots of beauty and charm. After.
carefully ''taking stock" and
noting the highly gratifying bal
ance that hangs so ponderously to
the credit side of Key Vests
future ledger, all people of Key
West and Monroe county may well
greet the New Year at IL tonight
by joining optimistically in shout
ing to the whole wide world
1927 and all is well with Key
West"
There was a joint installation
of Officers held on Wednesday
evening by three lodges of the
Masonic order at Scottish Rite
hall, which were conducted under
the auspices of DR.. Felix Varela
Lodge. The other two organiza-
tons taking part being Dade and
Anchor lodge. Roy Garfield, dis
trict deputy granl master acted as
installing officer.
While the regular opening ball
of the Casa Marina will take place
tomorrow night as previously an
nounced, Manager L. P. Schutt
has consented to have all students
and their friends come to a din
ner tonight in view of the fact
that the students leave tomorrow
for their respective places of
study. The price of the dinner
dance tonight will be the same as
the opening dance tomorrow
which will be $3.50.
Editorial comment: Having gone
home for the holidays for rest
from their studies, the students
will return considerably tireder
than they were before.
Due to the unfavorable weather
last night and conditions pre-
valent west along the coast, the
Coast Guard Cutter Saukee did
not depart for Mobile with the
officers and equipment of the
headquarters office of the u. S.
Coast Guard service on board, but
it is expected the ship will sail
some time today.
There were several of the
units of the local fishing fleet re-
turning today with large catches.
There will will other units of the
fleet, arriving within the next few
days and all of them are expected
to bring large catches.
Mayor Curry is publishing an
official notice in The Citizen to-
day warning that it is against the
law to either sell or shoot fire
crackers tonight or tomorrow in
the city of Key West.
There will be only one delivery
of mail tomorrow from the post
office. Postmaster Williams stated
toIav the office will cloSa at IN