The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-18
CLUB SHOULD BE
INTOLERANT OF
civic EVILS
DR.. cEKELER ALSO ASKS
FOR THOSE GIVING CON-
f"MUNITY SERVICE: AID FOR
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PAGEANT. SCHOOL PUPILS

DIR. John Gekeler told Rotari-
ans at the luncheon Thursday
afternoon that the Key West Ro-
tary Club was known as very
tolerant place of meeting be-
tween members of all sects and
classes but that the club should
be "intolerant" of certain things
which are taking place in COM
tnunity affairs.
Members of the club took the
reference to be to the purchase
of the city of parking meters,
which are decried by many
groups and citizens here, and al
so of other wells of local govern
ment.
< Members Aiding City
DR.. Gekeler then went on to
ask several members what they
were doing to better the COM
munity outside of their bread
and-butter work AS a whole the
answers were very encouraging
with members active in from
three to four outside endeavours
each.
In discussion Sebastian Ca
hrera informed the group that
from talks with high government
officials he believed definitely
that Key West would get perm
anent Naval Base here.
The club donated $25 toward
the Key West Historical Pageant
It also gave $25 toward the pur
chase of 1000 flags to be distribut-
ed TO school children on the
Roosevelt line of march. A Board
of Directors meeting for Monday
night at Bill Fripp's residence,
l4U9 White street, was called.
: Visitor Getting Well"
Interesting replies of winter
visitors at the meeting show a
wealth OF vivid impression Of
Key West and gave faithful re-
ports Of their home cities.
Rotarian H. w. Nichols of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, announced himself
as coming from the best govern
cd city in America, a generally
conceded fact. He said that the
results has been accomplished
from an amalgamation of the
Democratic and Progressive Re-
publican parties there. Mr.. Mich
OILS said he came to Key West to
get well and that he was getting
welP'.
Gene w. Ross of Los Angeles,
California, said that he was sur
priSed to hear the ill reports of
Key West which are prevalent in
other. cities. He did not know if
jealousy or ignorance prompted
this transformation.
Snow Home-Sunshine Here
Francis B. Stebbins of Lansing,
Michigan, which skirts Lake Su-
perior, said that in his section of
the country there was much fish
ing in the lakes and that his
community provided electricity
to many other large cities.
Doc. Baker of Williamsville,
N. Y, said that he has just got
ten a report that there is three
feet of snow in his backyard and
that although he had heard many
reports of being showed in,
friend of his has just written that
he was showed out'-being un-
able to put his car in his garage
or enter his home from the height
of the snow drifts.
Earle S. Johnson, worldwide
traveller of Newton, Massachu-
sets, said that one main attrac-
ton of Key West was that the
people made every tourist feel at
home.
Visiting Rotarians
Visiting Rotarians at the meet
ing were: c. BiSsell Jenkins,
Charleston, S. c.; Andy r. Mil,
Ter, Fl. Lauderdale, Fla; Doc
Baker, Williamsville, N. Y; Earle
S. Johnson, Newton, Mass; Frank
S: Terrell, New Haven, Conn;
Jack Stotler, Carrolton, w. Va:
Robert Z. Ferneyhough, Warren
ton, Va; Francis b. Stebbins,
Lansing. Mich; E. N. Steininger,
Elko. New; H. w. Bert Nichols,
Cincinnati, o.: Gene w. Ross,
West Los Angeles, Cal: Chris
tan Lantz, Salem, Mass.
Guests Of Members
Guests were: Henry F. Rap
pold. New Castle, Pa; Bert
Singleton, Miami, Fla; ]. E. STAN
Ter, Cincinnati. o.; Avery G..
Powell, La Concha Hotel, Key
West: w. T. Mcconnell. Jr., Mt.
Olivet, KY; Donald Pearlman
end Kenneth Meador, Harris
School Safety Patrol.