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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
Committees Selected For
Activities In Connection
With Legion Conference
CHARGED WITH
BUYING ELECTION
u,y Associated Pressl

NEW YORK. June A-Frank
Gannett, noted publisher of a
chain of New York state news
papers, today termed the Roose-
welt legislation of Appropriations
for Relief. Spending and Lend
ing, and other big money" bills,
just another big plan ito buy the
coming election.
The necessity of forcing
through Congress all the present
Legislation is a confession of
failure of the New Deal, said
publisher Gannett, continuing to
point out that "the program is
just one more step to complete
dictatorship in the United States.
He called on Congress to defeat
the Lending depending Bill now
under discussion by the Senate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
TENDER EMMA
LEFT YESTERDAY

Lighthouse Tender Zinnia sail
ed yesterday for Pelican Shoals,
where there is to be established
a structure for a lighted beacon.
The Zinnia is at work construct
ing a working platform on the
shoals.
AS soon as this platform is COM
pleted the Tender Ivy will leave
for the scene and begin the work
of driving the wrought iron pill
ing for the structure. When this
beacon has been erected there
will be four others constructed al
different points on the reef.
While this work is being car
ried on by the Zinnia. the Ten
der Poinciana will on Monday be
placed on the local ways for semi
annual cleaning and repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
GERMANY SCRAPS
ANOTHER TREATY
fny Associated press,

GENEVA, Switzerland, June
24The sound of marching
troops is heard again in Central
Europe as Germany moves 10
scrap one more treaty in their
long list of pact violations.
The latest treaty to be cast
aside by Germany is the Pact Of
Vienna of approximately sixty
years standing, which guaranteed
that no fortification would be
constructed along either side Of
the German-Swiss border.
Heavy Notifications are being
strung along the whole border
line of southwestern Germany
between that country and France
and Switzerland, thereby extend
ing the line of theoretical trouble
spots in Europe" from northern
Lithuania, south along the Polish
border. through the Balkan states
to France and Belgium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
LIONS DISCUSS
WPA PROJECTS
MANY OTHER MATTERS ARE
HEARD AT MEETING ON
THURSDAY NIGHT

Business transacted at the
regular meeting of Key West
Lions Club Thursday evening al
Stone Church Annex chiefly con-
cerned cooperation with the City
Council in finding a solution for
the sponsoring problem for WPA
projects. In the absence OF
president III. E. Day, second vice
president Gerald Saunders was
IN the chair.
The clubs delegate, Lion Jack
Delaney, reported on the meeting
held Friday, June is, and asked
for Instructions for guidance at
the June % meeting. Following
considerable discussion Lion De-
laney was instructed to abide by
the majority wish of the special
delegates at the Council special
meeting.
Communication was read from
the Coral Gables Lions Club and
report from the Redlands Club
was also presented, both stating
that members could not attend a
joint-installation of officers meet
ing the first week in July. The
Key West club then proceeded to
make plans for their installation
to be held Thursday, July s,
probably at Pigeon Key Fishing
Camp.
Program chairman Saunders
presented Kingman Curry in two
piano selections. Joseph Hutch
inson, son of Rev. G.. w. Hutch
inson, new pastor at First M. E..
Church, was then presented. Mr..
Hutchinson is mentioning in this
city at present from attendance
at Emory University in Atlanta.
and is member of that schools
widely-known Glee Club. He
sang two solos accompanied by
his sitter. Miss Neville Hutchin-
son.
To conclude the program Lion
Saunders played violin solo in
commemoration of Fathers Day,
singing the last chorus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
STONE BACK
FROM HAVANA


julius r. Stone, former Florida
WPA Administrator, and sister.
Miss Theodore Stone, who left
Key West Thursday for a brief
vacation in Havana, returned on
SIS. Cuba yesterday afternoon
and are guests at the home Of
VIM. r. Porter, president of the
First National Bank.
Miss Stone plans to remain in
Key West until next Tuesday
when she will leave on the re-
turn to New York, and Mr.. Stone
win remain until next Friday
when he will leave on the
Steamer Cuba for Tampa enroute
to Cambridge, Mass, where he is
student at Harvard University
law school.
This afternoon Mr.. Stone and
Miss Theodore are guests Of VIM.
r. Porter, and members of the
family. on q fishing excursion
which win probably last until to-
morrow. The trip IS being made
on the cruiser Barbara.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
PIERCE FAMILY
LEFT ON TRIP

L. M. Pierce. aide to the Off
Ger in charge at the naval station.
Mrs. Pierce. son, Austin Pierce,
and Mrs. Katherine Maloney,
mother Of Mrs. Pierce. left over
the highway this morning for an
extended trip to different points
in the states.
During their absence visits will
be paid to all important points of
interest, including the national
parks in the western section. and
they viii visit the San Francisco
exposition.
Returning Mr.. Pierce has plan
ned to come by another route,
and arriving at Jones Farm,
North Carolina, spend while
there and enjoy q complete and
much-nedeed rest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
CONCERT SUNDAY
AT ART Cent?

There will be a concert given
tomorrow afternoon, beginning at
S o'clock, at the Art Center by
the Key West Federal Band.
The following is the program
that will be rendered under the
direction of Alfredo Barroso.
band leader:
March, Golden Eagle. Pat
Lee.
Overture, Poet and Peasant.
FIR. ". Suppe.
Waltz, Scotch Melodies. Theo.
M. Tobain.
Characteristic:
la) On Tiptoe' G. Hosmer
(b) Polka Caprice H. Perlet
Selection, William Tell, Ros-
sini,
March, .'El Conquistadorr. H.
H. Bartlett.
Star Spangled Banner. Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
OUTLINE PLANS
TO ENTERTAIN
LODGE GROUP
ORDER cABALLERos DE
MARTI TO PAY VISIT TO
KEY WEST ON SUNDAY.
JULY q

Final arrangements to meet
! and entertain visiting members
of the Order Caballeros de Marti
on July End by the local unit
have been completed by a recrea-
ton committee recently appoint
ed for this purpose. The COM
mittee recently held a meeting in
the rooms of the lodges hall on
Elizabeth street and a program
of entertainment was outlined
and approved by unanimous
vote.
/, The program follows:
800 a. ma motorcade will
leave Key West to meet the visi-
tors at Boca Chica or Big Pine
Key, Fla, and escort them to the
city From there they will break
fast at local restaurant and a
short recess will follow.
1900 ma degree session will
be given by the visiting sisters
Sacerdotisas del Hogan and sew
eral new members will be in
itiated at this meeting.
200 p. m.-Open session when
all members and their friends
will be admitted to take part.
2:30 p. r1n.-The slicing of three
cakes representing the lodges of
Hillsborough County. Dade Coun-
ty and Monroe County.
2.:45 p. m Serving of refresh
ments.
800 p. m.-Speeches by Sacer-
dotisas del Hogan of Tampa, Mi
ami and Key West.
$3.50 p. m.-Farewell speeches
by the Marti and Saco Carrasco
unit of the local order Caballeros
de MART.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
STEAMER HAS
FINE VOYAGE
tBy Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, June 24.-The
renovated Cunard liner Maure-
tania steamed into the harbor of
the city this morning amid a
great celebration put on by citi-
zens, officials of the line and va
,rious craft in the harbor.
The 722-foot liner made the
trip from England in five days,
81 hours and 40 minutes, the time
bearing out statements made by
line officials that the renovation
Of the magnificent ship was. made
with view to comfort and lux
urious appointments rather than
to speed. The average speed was
about twenty knots.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24

reports of mistreatment of Brit
ish subjects come through.
France and the United States
seem to have taken a back seat
lin the big show as Japs con-
tinue to press their anti-British
campaign in this and other parts
of conquered Chinese territory.
japanese demonstrations, in
GLIDING parades and heavy dis
tribution of literature at all
points, all directed against Brit
ish influence in the Far-east, are
reported to have the English par
lament about to the point of
calling for definite showdown.
BE it war or amicable settle
ment of local and international
differences, our interests private
and official must be protected,
Prime Minister of England is
quoted as having stated today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
WOULD PUBLISH
CITY CHARTER
INTERESTED CITIZEN SENDS
MESSAGE TO THE
CITIZEN

The following message re-
ceived by The Citizen would or
dinarily be ignored because of
its anonymous signature. How
ever, in that the message is of
present moment, the acknowl-
edgement of receipt is mentioned,
with the further statement that
the charge of answer has been
directed to the New City Char
ter Committee, who sponsors this
release.
The message is as follows:
Dear Sir:
Why not be sport and publish
the new City Charter?
(Signed)
INTERESTED CITIZEN.
At the outset, according to the
Committee, it is a good sign that
citizens are interested in viewing
the whole charter. Further, the
Committee acknowledges that
some confusion has resulted from
the fact that there is, at present,
only one charter for the public
to view, the other copies made in
the original draft having been
sent to Tallahassee.
In answering the query made.
the Committee points out that all
possible haste is being made in
the preparation of a complete,
printed story, in easy readable
style, treating on the sections of
the new charter that in any way
effect the status of the old
charter. This brochure will be
printed by The Artman Press in
sufficient numbers so that all in
terested may have the oppor-
tunity of thoroughly acquainting
themselves with every new fea-
ture in the charter as well as
with all changes made.
Furthermore, it is pointed out,
it has appeared consistently in
advisable for the city to print
the new charter, or for the COM
mittee to print it entoto, in that
a considerable sum would be en-
tailed in printing only one or two
hundred copies.
The Committee states that it
seems advisable to print the mat
ter above described in lieu of the
full charter, especially since the
cost would be less. Also, when
it is considered that the new
charter embodies fully seventy
five per cent of matter contained
in the old charter, using the ex-
act wording therein, it appeared
not advisable, when copies of the
old charter are available and it
is generally known what those
provisions are, to print the full
charter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
STORES TAKEN
OFF CRUISER
VESSEL OWNED BY WILLIAM
n. PORTER BROKEN
INTO

VIM. r. Porter, president of the
Filst National Bank, finds that
the Cruiser Barbara has been
broken into and much of the
edible and drinkable stores of
the vessel has been removed
-stolen-from the store room.
In this issue of The Citizen,
Mr.. Porter is offering a reward
OF $50 for information leading to
the rarest and convection of the
guilty parties responsible for the
robbery.
Not only were an assortment
of canned goods stolen, but 9TH
er items enumerated are one full
gallon demijohn of Carta de Ora
Bacardi, numerous bottles of the
famous rum and sherry wine,
Rye whiskey, gin and vermouth.
There were also stolen various
articles of bed linen, each of
which carried the Porter family
monogram, which is easily iden-
titled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
Slight Improvement In
Blockade SituatiOnShOWn

TIENTSIN, June 24.The
blockade situation entirely sur
rounding the foreign concessions
area in this ancient Chinese city
alleviated somewhat today as
more foodstuff was brought in
aboard British warships and
trucks. However, Japanese Off
Gals in control of the port have
made it clear that only minimum
amounts of food will be allowed
to pass through the blockade.
Mail was allowed through the
barriers today for the first time
in many days.
England's attitude on the Far
east problem apparently is stiff
fleming to the point where eco
nomic reprisals may be imposed
against the Japanese any day.
This attitude comes directly from
the fact that continued serious
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
BAND REHEARSED
HERE YESTERDAY

The Key West Boys Band
met Yesterday for their weekly
meeting and rehearsed from their
new music books
II was said at Fridays meeting
that they are hoping to give a
concert soon so that the public
may determine what the boys
band is doing.
The boys request that the pub
/ lie assist them in every way to
make the band a success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
GROUP LEAVES
FOR new YORK

Porfirio POTATO, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Alcala, Mr.. and Mrs Luis
Alcala and Edouard Pederero
yesterday left over the highway
for their homes in New York.
They had been in Key West
for several days spending a de-
Iighftul visit with relatives and
friends and were guests at the
home of Mr.. Pollaro's mother,
Mrs. VIM. H. Ogden. at 1912 Du-
val street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
PROJECT GROUP
PLANS MEETING

charles Taylor. chairman of the
committee appointed to devise
some way for raising funds for
sponsoring Works Progress Adj
ministration projects has called
a meeting to be held on Monday
evening. beginning at o'clock.
at the City Hall at which time
the matter viii be taken up for
further discussion.
All interested are requested to
be in attendance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
Two Hundred Delegates
To Attend Annual Meet
ing In Key West Begin
ming July 20

State department officials of
The American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary viii head the
zoo delegates to the annual fifth
district conference of the veter-
ans organization here July 1880.
it was announced today by DR..
A. M. Morgan. chairman of Ar
thur Sawyer posts general com.
miitee on arrangements.
Distinguished visitors will in.
elude William BROKER. Tampa,
Florida department commander:
Howard c. Rowton. Palatka. de-
partment adjutant; Brack. Can
trell, Ft. Lauderdale. vice COM
mander of the fifth district,
which takes in Monroe county,
and officials of the auxiIiary'S
state apartment.
The conference here will bring
more than 200 persons to Key
West. for % Legion posts and ~
units of the auxiliary will each
send a corps of delegates and will
be accompanied by a large num-
Der of other Legionnaires and
their womenfolks.
Afrangemcnts for housing, en-
pertaining and providing con-
vention quarters for the visitors
is under way, Chairman Morgan
announced. Bulletins outlining
the complete details of the ar
rangements will be sent to Lee
gionnaires throughout the dis
trict and each delegate will be
handed tickets when they regis
ter which will admit them to a
number of local points of interest
as well as. the meetings dance
and dinner.
Meeting last nighe officials of
Arthur Sawyer post headed by
Commander William Schoneck
discussed the conference with
DR.. Morgan. The following COM
mittees were named:
Entertainment-R N. Leh-
mann, Ray Navarro, William
Reardon. Ralph DuBruiel. George
Lucas and members of the. aux
iliary.
Greeting = Sebastian Cabrera.
Jr., Commander Schoneck and
Chairman Morgan.
Registration and Housing-U.
j. .Delgado. J. w. Pinder, Anna
Corcoran and William J. BilD
Lee. 4
Food-Segt. John Wharton and
Victor Hartman.
Cook-T. Al. Woody. Russell
Hoff and Alfred Knowles.
Decorations - Harold Russell.
Lain Dobbs, William cordova
and Ross Spencer.
William Cordoya.
Publicity-William j. Lee and
AL Mills.
Other matters in connection
with the conference will be dis
cussed next Wednesday night at
the regular meeting of Arthur
Sawyer posi-.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
LEFT FOR TAMPA

Miss Eloise Curry, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton Curry, left
on the Cuba yesterday for Tampa
and viii spend vacation with
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Curry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-24
DECREE
FILED IN COURT

Filed in the office Of Clerk Ross
C. Sawyer Of Circuit Court yes.
terday were the papers in the
suit for divorce Of Jack Saunders
VS.. Gertrude e. Saunders.
Evening star., 1939-05-21

only briefly. The truth is that they
were bought at an auction sale here
in Washington. And Mr.. jeremiah
O'Connor, curator of the Corcoran
Gallery, is the man who received the
inquiring visitor and confirmed his
impression.
Mr.. O'Connor related the story of
the lions and disclosed that they
have had three locations in WASH
lngton. Their first home was in front
OF the Ben Holiday house at 1911 K
street NV, and it was there that the
visitor knew he had seen them. He
recalled how he and his schoolmates
had clambered onto and over the
lions as they played on their way
to the Franklin School half block
away.
The house at 1911 K street NV.
has been torn down, but no doubt the
name Ben Holiday is still associated
with the premises by many older
residents. Holladay grew wealthy
operating the overland stagecoach
service in the West. Under him it
reached its greatest development,
and for time the mail contract paid
him in excess of million dollars an
nually. Correspondingly, the pas
senger trafnc from the Middle West
Evening star., 1939-05-21
By Melvin 4. Petit.

A recollection of boyhood fun re-
Gently prompted man to enter the
Corcoran Gallery of Art to inquire
about the huge bronze lions which
crouch at the entrance to the build
ing. To the inquirer, the lions ap-
peared familiar and he became sure
that memory was serving truthfully
when he brought to mind a picture
of the same figures in another loca-
ton and the association they held
for him and his friends of SO years
ago.
Thus is brought to light an odd bit
of Washington history which has not
been generally known. Countless
persons are visiting the Corcoran
Gallery and countless thousands pass
by. No doubt, most of them pause a
moment and direct admiring atten-
ton to the immense bronze figures,
and perhaps many with an esthetic
sense study them carefully and re-
cord them in their memory of artistic
values. But to few, indeed, is their
real history known.
One published version is that w.
w. Corcoran, founder of the gallery,
had them brought to the United
States. Guide books refer to them
Evening star., 1939-05-21

Auctioneer's Receipts Brought to Light to
Prove Purchase of Famous Bronzes
in Washington.

that appeared In The Star on May
IS, 1888, listed numerous articles of
furniture, books and decorative
pieces. So impressive was the item
lied list that one might have thought
that the property of a museum or
art gallery was to be put on the
block. Most prominent were the
sculptured sentinels, which were de-
scribed as two immense real bronze
lions, feet long and costing $6,00O."
They were bought at the sale by Mr.
Fred B. Mcclure, then director of
the Corcoran Gallery, for $1,000. At
that time the gallery was housed
at the northeast corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Seventeenth street
NV. The lions were placed at the
entrance to the old building and re-
manned there until 1897, when the
present building at Seventeenth
street and New York avenue was
occupied. Along came the lions to
the new gallery, where they were
placed on the marble pedestals they
now occupy on either side of the
steps.
The auctioneer's gavel frequently
is raised over objects of distin-
guished origin and artistic quality.
And this circumstance applies to the
massive figures of which this article
treats. Their pedigree traces to the
lions that adorn the cenotaph of
Pope Clement XIII in Rome The
Corcoran Gallery figures were cast
from molds made over Canova's
originals at the papal tomb. The
celebrated Italian sculptor, Antonio
Canova, progressed from humble
birth to position of renown in art.
He was born in 1757 and died in
1922. Lions apparently held fas-
cination for him, for it is related
that as a boy he made in butter a
model Of a lion that disclosed the
genius that later flourished. Among
his patrons was Pope Clement XIV,
who conferred on him the title of
Marquis Of Ischia. Canova's work
Is represented inside the Corcoran
Gallery a. well as outside. There is
Evening star., 1939-05-21

ical address of welcome by Robert
Walsh, aged II, who afterward be-
came widely known as an editor.
publicist and diplomat. Strange to
say, upon the death of Washington,
December IA, 1899, when commem-
orative exercises were held in Trim
ity Church, just outside the uni
.versity grounds, it was the same
Robert Walsh who took part in the
reverence shown the memory of the
Father Of His Country.
In reporting these exercises the
Sentinel of Liberty had this to say
Master Robert Walsh. a young
gentleman of the college, draped
with badges of mourning, made his
appearance on stage covered with
black, and delivered with propriety
and spirit an ingenious and eloquent
academical eulogium. He was sue
ceeded by a second young orator
Master Dominick Lynch, who recited
with animation a pathetic elegy."
Tribute to Dead.
Master Lyncn TRIBUTE TO the dead
entitled AN Elegy," was in part as
follows:
"Hark! hark! how awful tolls the
deep-mouthed knell
Which solemn strikes the droop-
ing MUSES. ear;
Again it echoing through her lonely
cell,
From listening duty draws the
heartfelt tear.
10, all around her, wrapped in
deepest woe,
Repining Nature sickens at the
sight
And bids Columbia's S tears incessant
flow
For Washington, her glory and de-
light.
Evening star., 1939-05-21

Like so many of our great insti-
tutions, Georgetown University-a
college until 1815-had a modest
beginning, and. we are told, its first
building consisted of a single brick
structure, with ridgepole roof, low
caves overhanging the upper win
dows, an old-fashioned attic with
dormers giving light to the Sleep
ing rooms Immediately under the
roof, and large, heavy brick CHM
ney protruded through the roof.
There was an outside stairway that
ran from the ground to the second
story. In 1892 an addition was
commenced to the original building,
but this was not completed until
1908.
1t was during the year 1896 that
the college was visited by Gen.
George Washington, then serving
his second term as President. An
old description of this visit by one
who was present at the time tells
us: while the small college was
surrounded by whiteWashed
pallng fence. a horseman, well
stricken in years but of noble and
soldierlike bearing. reined up his
charger at the little gateway and
hitched him to the fence. Alight-
ing with grace and ease, he entered
the humble inclosure with a benev-
olent serenity of countenance and a
placid look of confidence for a
cordial reception. This every Amer
lean gentleman feels in visiting his
friends. On this occasion the young
Prof. Matthews had the pleasure
and honor to be the first to well
come to Georgetown College Gen.
George Washington"
We are also informed by the
same unnamed authority that
Washington was received by poet