The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-14
Large Delegation Meets Rotarians
Upon Arrival Yesterday Afternoon
Visitors From Havana En-
tertained At Dinner
Given AT La COncha
Hotel Last Night

! AAVSSA AnOS ANe6AS
Rotarians and Rotary AIMS
from Cuba. arrived yesterday
afternoon on the Steamship Cuba
and were met at the wharf by
large delegation of members of
Key West Rotary who extended
greetings and q welcome to the
visiting group who were en- route
TO Cleveland to attend the Thir-
tieth Annual Convention sched-
uled TO be held in that city this
month.
The visiting group consisted of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramon Lorenzo,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Guerra, MIR. and
Mrs. L. Hazza, MIR. and Mrs. ].
Menendez, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
cisco Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Es-
peron, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Clas-
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Gonzalez,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Barrero, Miss
Rosario Maristany, Miss Emilia
Delgado, Miss Maria Esperon,
Miss Violeta Esperon, Miss Maria
E. Frexes, Miss Georgina G.
Quevado, Mrs. Hortensio Polo,
Miss Mercedes Lescano, Miss
Carmen Airline, Miss Blanca
Rodriguez, Miss Angelina Sera,
Miss Raquel Cid, Miss Esperanto
Vazquez, Miss Josefa Gonzalez,
Manuel Godinez, Emilio Lemus,
Julio Esperon, Jesus j. Lopez,
Raul Lopez Guiral, Alfredo
Lewis. Alfredo, Jr., Elizardo
Gomez, EuIalio Gomez, Carlos
Nunez, Francisco Frexes, Ricardo
Ros, Miguel PUG, Juan B. Sed,
Augustin Gonzalez, Antonio Jor-
dan, Andres MUSCLE, Alfredo
Correoso, Jose Carreras and Jose
Aetime.
After the customs regulations
had been complied with the visit
ing delegates were escorted to
the Overseas Hotel where ar
rangements had been made for
their brief stay of one night in
the city.
The visit of the delegates was
brought to a fitting close last
evening when they and a num-
Der of Key West Rotarians and
friends, with their wives, had
dinner together in the La Concha
Hotel Rainbow Room. AS
compliment to the visitors
typical, delicious Cuban dinner
was served and thoroughly en-
joyed by all.
At the speakers table, facing
the dance floor, with a back
ground of a large Rotary emblem
thanked on either side with the
Cuban flag and the Stars and
Stripes, were seated Alfredo Cor
reoso Quesada, the District Gov
ernor of the 25th District of Ro-
tary international, from CANA
guey, Past District Governor and
Mrs. Ramon Lorenzo, Francisco
Frexes Bruzon, of Holguin, Mayor
and Mrs. Willard Albury, Vice
President and Mrs. Charles Tay-
lor, incoming President William
". Little, incoming Secretary
Everett w. Russell and Mrs. Rus
sell of the Key West Rotary Club,
Mrs. Eva Warner and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. NJ. Duncan.
In the center of the dance floor,
facing the speakers table, was a
stand, draped with the Cuban
flag, upon which stood beauti-
fully carved casket, of Cuban
mahogany, containing silken
Cuban flag and a specially dedi-
Gated copy of the history of the
Cuban fight for independence
The lid had carved upon its top
the Rotary emblem and the
Cuban and United States coats of
arms. On the under side of the
lid was carved inscription pre-
senting the casket and its con-
tents to Mrs. Franklin d. Roose-
welt as token of the esteem in
which she is held by the women
of Cuba. This casket is to be
presented to her at the White
House when the Rotary delega-
ton passes through Washington
on their way to Cleveland.
In the absence from the city of
President Ernest A. Ramsey
Vice-President Charles TAYLOR
presided and welcomed fhe
visitors on behalf of the Rotary
Club. He was followed by Mavor
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