The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-12
Rotary Club Holds
Enjoyable Luncheon
Major ]. D. MacMAIen
Heard In Address On
Subject Of Armistice
Day

Under a ceiling of gay-eolored
flags, Rotary Club held its lunch.
con yesterday, with President
Charles Taylor presiding and a
large attendance in evidence.
The president called on those
hardy souls who had kept their
pledge to dig in at the shuttle
beard courts to arise, and with
expanded chests they did so.
Those who had blistered hands
were told to present the evidence,
and a forest of tattered palms
arose in the air, amid the more
or less balmy surroundings.
Then, reluctantly, upholstered
hands were called for, and, with
some apprehension, exhibited
Imagine the joy of those with UNI
blistered hands when those who
had theirs blistered were fined
one dime per each for not having
more discretion.
Those two workers who had abb
sented themselves from work on
the SWITCHBOARD courts were in
formed that they had been desig-
mated to erect the Welcome sign
Of Rotary, which is to be placed
on the highway near the Palm
Dairy, as a penalty for non-ap-
pearance for the previous task.
President Taylor introduced as
his guest, A. ]. Hoose, of the
Standard Oil Co.; Allan B.
Cleare. Jr., had as his guest,
Judge Raymond Lord, and Sebas-
tian Cabrera, Jr., gave the Ro-
tarians the opportunity to again
welcome Peter Sehutt, presiding
genius at the Casa Marina Hotel.
A welcome was extended to the
new member. Jsdge William "
Albury.
DR.. William r. Warren and
Charles f. Smith, were appointed
a committee to formulate a resoiu-
ton expressing the sympathy OF
the club with Everette Russell, on
the death of his fatAer.
Newly-elected Mayor Willard
NJ. Albury and William Dough
try, newly elected to the city
council, were extended the usual
hearty welcome and eongratula-
tons, by the Rotary membership,
in unison.
Speaker of the day was Major
]. d. MacMullen, commanding of
ficer at Key West Barracks, who
gave an Armistiee Day talk, re-
plete with incident and strongly
urging preparedness and a peace
measure. From his speech a few
excerpts are recorded:
"To all Of rs the arInistiee Of
a hope that warfare was 3 thing
Of the past Human nature has
not vet, however, changed to such
an extent that wars need not be
feared. Whether it win evel
change to such an extent, Is
matter of doubt.
cit is oar hope that the forces
we now have viii never De usee
but just as we maintain a polies
fierce and fire fighting force II
the hope they will not be- needed
they are there Il circumstance
arise for their Requirement.
"a common ides exists TO th'
effect that persons trained in tbs
art of war. automatically beeosn'
militaFists and sahev rattleFs. Thii
Is far from correct. II YOU win &C
eept the definition Of a pacifist a;
one who has seen the horrors ol
war and hopes, devoutly, never {,
see them again. / lay claim Il
being one Of the worlds most out
standing paeifists.
The major paid 3 high trihpt,
to the servies performed by q,
American Legion in times Of fire
flood. storms and disaster. and {,
their activity in child welfar,
work.
The campaign IN Palestine fur
nished some interesting materia
(coniinued on Page Foarl