The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-30
Growing OF Miss Key West"
Scheduled For Saturday Night

Irving White and his ten-piece
5 O'Clock Club swing orchestra
and the Key West Hospitality
Band will provide the musical
back for the elaborate ceremonial
browning of Miss Bernice Brant-
ley as Miss Key West Saturday
night, it was announced today.
Miss Brantley will be formally
invested with her title as reign
ing Queen of the Fiesta in a
lengthy and brilliant ceremony
that viii rival medieval pagentry
in pomp, color, dress and drama.
Whites orchestra, one of the
best known swing units in the
South, which was the feature at
traction all winter at the swanky
5 O'Clock Club at Miami Beach,
is being brought to Key West es-
pecially for the Queens Ball at
the Country Club Saturday
night and the Official Banquet
and Ball Monday night, July A.
Growing of Miss Brantley
will take place in the beautiful
gardens adjoining the Depart
ment of Commerce building in
Front street. The grounds will
be brilliantly lighted and dec
grated in keeping with the bright
hued, gorgeous gowns and uni
forms of the performers.
First of the group to enter the
setting will be a Court of Honor
of Is young women wearing
chiffon dresses of every pastel
shade available. The actors in
the scene will be Mesdames Carl
Bervaldi, Orion Russell, Joseph
.Torano, Eva B. Warner, John H.
Costar and Howard Wilson, and
the Misses Juanita Mayg, Vir-
ginia Perez, Solito Cobo, Dora
Machado, Maysie M Gait, Con-
.snelo Carmena. Beulah Brantley,
Marguerite Hernandez and Ma
rina Crespo.
Following them will come the
Crown Bearer, 8-year-old Will
liam w. Warner, the only male
member of the cast.
The Train Bearers will be
Martha Anne Gandolfo and Mil
dred Lynn Archer, and the
Flower Girls, with baskets of
Royal Poinciana blossoms, will
be Patricia Anne Doughty, AL
thea June Haskins, Doris Fay
Roberts and Sophie Charlotte
Roberts.
Miss Brantley, wearing an Ella
borate and especially made be-
jeweled gown with train, will be
officially greeted and crowned
by John H. Costar, General
Chairman of the Celebration. He
will thereupon formally present
the Queen of the Fiesta to Mayor
Willard NJ. Albury. who will
present her with a gold key of
the city. and Warren Smith, Cele-
bration Manager, who will pre-
sent her with a cup emblematic
of her victory. Both Whites or
chestra and the Hospitality Band
viii play throughout the cere-
mony. The whole production is
scheduled to move to a rapid and
brilliant conclusion.
After the browning ceremonies.
and after the Queen and her
Court proceed through the
throng. all present will 90 to the
Queens Ball at the Country
Club The Ball win begin at Ii
2, NJ, with Whites orchestra
supplying the music.
In reporting the arrangements
to Manager Smith, Mrs. Warner
stated that every credit for the
work of the costumes and dresses
should go to Mrs. Paul Lake. well
known Key West gown and
fashion expert. and 10 the women
employed at the WPA sewing
project.
The Lions Club. which spon-
sored Miss Brantley. and whole
intensive campaign in her behalf
was chiefly responsible for her
success, Will attend the ceremony
IN a body, headed by President
Il. Z. Day, and occupy a place Of
honor in the proceedings.