The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-10
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen

i Inc + lies OF ne Nlt1ZCn
| Key West Business College oc-
cupying the second floor of the
Wick Building, opened its SEES
sions last evneing with an en-
rollment of "a students. President
H. NJ Settle gave a short talk
on shorthand writing. The day
classes started with a good at
tendance this morning and splen-
did prospects for a most success
full term. There are openings
for only a few more students,
MIR. Settle said, and there suffi-
cient applications to finish the
enrolment stipulated. The presi-
dent announces he will give a
special lecture tonight on "Busi-
ness Success and It's Attain
ments". He especially invites
the business men of the city to
be present. The evening classes
will be on Tuesday and Friday
evenings of each week at z o'clock
and continue until 8 o'clock.
Democrats of Key West organ
lied last night at a meeting held
in the county court house and a
numberof ringing speeches were
made VIM. r. Porter tempo
rary chairman, called the meet
ing to order stating onthe Vp0r-
pose of the meeting Twas Itoi get
Democratic organization to-
gether and to impress upon them
the necessity of sticking togeth-
er. He appointed a nominating
committee of seven to suggest
names of permanent officers of
the organization. On this COM
mittee he named William H. Ma
lone, Harry Gwynn, Theodore
Sweeting, DR.. ]. M. Renedo,
Frank Delaney, Virgil Lowe and
George Brooks. The members
retired to the jury room for a
conference. Returning soon they
announced the following nomina-
tons: j. Vining Harris, chair
man; Mrs. VIM. r. Warren, vice
chairman; Ross Sawyer, secre-
tary; Shirley c. Bot, treasurer.
The election of each was by ac-
clamation and was unanimous.
Editorial comment: The people
who are too busy to do anything
for their home town usually find
when there is anything they
want that the rest of the people
are too much occupied to pay any
attention to them. ~ ~
Mrs. Doloris Rosenda, native
of Cuba but for go years resi-
dent of Key West, died yesterday
at the advanced age of "a years
and six months. Mrs. Rosendo
leaves husband who is "a years
old and numerous other relatives
in this city and Cuba.
General c. P. Summerall, ma
tive of Florida and once school
teacher of this state, now chief of
staff of the United States army,
spent while in Key West on his
return from Havana and is en-
route to Washington. Officials of
the Army and Navy met the
Cuba at the dock and extended
a welcome to the general on his
return from foreign shores. The
general inspected the army bar
racks and salute was fired
there in his honor.
The Havana Special leaving
last night was made up in two
sections on account of the early
return of Spanish-American war
veterans, who had been attending
the corFention in Hayana,i4ad9 {
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There weres4 48 passengers ar
irving on the 3 Governor Cobb
yesterday from Havana. Many
of them remained over until to-
day and will take sightseeing
trips through the city today leav-
ing on the train tonight.
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