The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
Jaycees, Recreation Dept,
Plan Huge Winter Program
Wide Program Includes
Sports, Exhibitions, So
ciety Beginning Janu-
airy /

The Recreation Department and
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
will act as central committee
TO sponsor a program of winter
activities during the season of
January. February and March
with clubs and business institu-
tons Of the city each presenting
an event.
High spot of the program will
be the Week of Joy" or La Sc
mana Allegro celebration which it
is hoped will eventually be built
up TO an affair rivalling the Gas
parilIa carnival in Tampa or the
New Orleans Madri Gras, Mrs.
Eva Warner of the Recreation
Department said. Plans were
laid at meeting of the Junior
Chamber last night at Stone
Church Annex.
Mrs. Warner and President Earl
Adams reported the following in
stitutions greatly interested in
the program: Rotary Club, Fell
lowship Club, Lions Club, Marti
Club, Sewing Room, Hotel La
Concha and possibly the Casa
Marina, Key West Golf Club,
N.Y.A., Chester Thompson Gu
rios, Art Center, Junior and
Senior Woman's Clubs, PIT. A.
groups.
Among the events which have
been tentatively planned are "a
Sports: Golf tournament with
golf exhibition match between
noted stars; Water Show; Miami
Cupboard Club exhibition; For
rest E. johnson inboard speed
boat races and exhibitions; local
sailboat. outboard and rowing
races; mammoth mass cruise to
nearby key and all-day picnic;
tennis tournament; track and
field meet; city skeet shooting
competition; moonlight regatta
with prizes for best decorated
boats.
For exhibitions 1t is planned to
stage the colorful pageant, of Key
West history; art center exhibit
tons with shows of Key West
scenes featured; the annual FASH
ion Show and the most beautiful
show of the season, the annual
Flower Show by the Garden Cluz
and Tree Guild, the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce Hobby Show.
In the realm of society there
will be celebration of Ell Critic de
Barre, Cuban Independence Day.
with Cuban gunboats coming
here and a general carnival
week: annual Junior Woman's
Club Tea Dance, annual colorful
cabaret Night in Havana with
other cabarets sponsored by the
groups; Woman's Club open house
meeting and card parties open to
winter visitors.
Beach Survey To Start
Henry Taylor reported that the
county commission has approved
a survey of bathing beach sites,
and that engineer Homer Herrick
would soon initiate the survey.
In connection with a bathing
beach project the Jayeees are in
veStigating the possibility of
starting a Jaycee beach club
which win give young people a
place to go. tourists will meet
local folk, a sports program
could be presented. young folk
would ask their parents TO stay
longer, friendships kindled would
augur well for the city.
Senators Pepper and Andrews
have written that they are work
ing for the Merchant Marine
Training School in Key West.
A Jaycee Column in The Key
West Citizen asking tourist opin-
ions will begin next week.
New members welcomed into
the club at the supper are Rob-
ert Smirnoff. Everett Rivas, Io-
Seph Gates and Ignacio Carbonell.
Others who were unable TO at
tend were DR.. Rudolph Wagner,
jeff knight. Or. James X. Brady,
b Shultz and Joe Torano. Jack
LeMay. Miami Outboard Club of
fleer. was present at the meeting
and promised the cooperation OF