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lens arise from world events Some
times, for instance, insurance COM
panles ask assurances that a per-
son reported dead abroad actually
is dead. And sometimes the trail
leads to deserting husband.
There's always two sides to those
Stories" Mrs. Blessing remarked.
II hear one side, the consul
abroad hears the other side. We
don't join sides ourselves. II we
find the man, we give his address to
his wife. She can write to him: but,
of course, he doesn't have to an
swer."
Gets Some Strange Requests.
Mrs. Blessing gets some strange
requests, and one of the strangest
came from Africa. Her client that
time was an aboriginal tribe.
This tribe had a custom of wind
ing coils around the necks of its
girls, so that their necks stretched
and stretched until they looked like
Alice-in- Wonderland after she ate
the toadstool. Along came an Amer
lean and signed up three of their
loveliest maidens for the circus.
The tribe asked the State De-
partment, through an American
consul, to find out where the girls
had gone and how they were max
ing out.
Mrs. Blessing finally located the
long-necked beauties in a circus IN
London, having a wonderful time.
They made grand tour of Amer
lea before they returned to the folks
in Africa.
Mrs. Blessing came to Washing
ton from Oyster Bay, N. Y, as
wartime stenographer. Her English
father predicted she wouldn't stay
two months. She replaced foreign
service officer as head of the
whereabouts and Welfare Division"
in 1927. With the help OF three
young women, she says, she finds SO
per cent of the Americans she looks
for. She lives with her husband, a
real estate man, in nearby Silver
Spring, Md.
After a day OF seeking lost Amer
leans in the four corners of the
earth, Mrs. Blessing goes home to
look after seven assorted dogs. Most
of them are "tramps" who came to
the Blessing door seeking shelter.
They're always getting in the
way she says philosophically, "but
they're lots OF fun"
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with the exception Of the county
clerkship.
Only few candidates for major
local Offices find themselves unop-
posed in the primary, and reports
from various parts of the county in
dicate record registrations at many
precincts. Ordinarily elections in
which local Offices are at stake draw
the heaviest voting, and this year,
because of the large number of cam
didates, record vote is anticipated.
In the legislative field Delegate
Francis P. Miller of Fairfax, COM
pleting his first term in the lower
branch of the General Assembly, is
without opposition, as is Delegate
William D. Medley of Arlington,
seeking the seat in the State Senate
now held by State Senator John w.
Rust of Fairfax. Senator Rust an
nounced several months ago he
would not again be a candidate.
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Station, former president of the
Fairfax County Young Democratic
Club. Mr.. Kirby is completing his
third term as sheriff.
Commissioner of the Revenue
James U. Kincheloe is opposed by
Douglass S. Mackall, jr., of Mclean.
-Four members of the Board of Su-
pervisors are facing opposition.
w. F. p. Reid of Mount Vernon dis
trict, chairman of the board, is op-
posed by Andrew w. Clarke OF Belle
Haven.
Woman Seeks Re-election.
In Falls Church district, C. H.
Powell is opposed by Melvin P.
Smith OF Annandale. Miss Edith
Rogers from Dranesville district has
as her opponent Maurice w. Fox of
Vale and John T. Blincoe of Lee
district is opposed by James c. Gran
ford of Pohick.
A number of candidates for jus-
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Lions to Hear Of Convention

The Arlington County (Va.) Lions
Club will meet Tuesday at 1890
pm. in the Washington Golf and
Country Club to hear reports of the
international convention of Lions
held in Pittsburgh, Pa, earlier this
month.
President George P. Grove of the
Arlington group and President Mar
win L. Wilson of the Alexandria
Lions Club will report On high lights |
Of the convention,
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Northern Virginia
Residents. Ready
To Underwrite Fete
Birth Of Flag Spectacle
To Be in Arlington
On August l4-20

Leading citizens of Northern Vlr-
rinia are volunteering to underwrite
the Birth of the Flag" spectacle
which will be presented in Airing
ton August IA to 20, it was an
nounced yesterday by Ashton G.
Jones, finance chairman.
Among the business men and civic
leaders who are underwriting the
project are:
l.. C. Smith, Lee Lloyd, Comdr.
P. T. Wright, Harry A. Grant, w.
Walter Vaughn, E. L. Unilton, w. c..
Cloth, C. B. Laycock, Harry K.
Green, Allen Presie, C. T. Jesse, G. L..
Kinnier, Elmer E. Collins, D. R.
Collins, Father Kenneth Rizer.
The Arlington Pharmacy and
Bauserman Service Co. also are help
ing underwrite the event.
Civic and business organizations
also are boosting candidates for
Queen of the Flag" honors. Among
the sponsored candidates are:
Miss Virginia Smarr, by Arlington
Daughters of Rebecca Miss Elsie
Simons. by Veterans Of Foreign
Wars and their auxiliary in Ar
lington: Miss Mildred Bolen, by
Sherr- Cohen store, Arlington; Miss
Dorothea Cologne, by Kirby Motor
Co; Miss Marguerite Shipley, by
Democratic Women's Club of Arling-
ton: Miss Louise Imboden, by Ar
lington Chamber of Commerce; Miss
Kitty Helms. by the Arlington
Pharmacy; Miss Doris Pearson. by
Dependable Cleaners, Arlington;
Miss Erma Whikehart, by Omega
Phi Sorority, Arlington; Miss Mar
garet Springfield, by American Le-
gion Post 139, Arlington; Miss Joan
Williams, by Young Democrats of
Falls Church, and Miss Jane Mar
shall Bragg, by Kiwanis Club of Ar
1ington.
A last-minute entry. Grace Terrey-
son, is sponsored by three organiza-
tions-Gov. Richard Bennett Chap
ter, Children of the American Revo-
luton; Frances Wallace Chapter,
Daughters of the American Aevolu-
ton, and Junior American Citizens
Association of Arlington.
Thirty rehearsals of the cast of
1000 are scheduled this week, ac-
cording to Mrs. Ruby G. Simpson,
spectacle division chairman.
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tice Of the peace and constables
filed with r. r. Buckley, chairman.

tice Of the peace and constables
filed with r. r. Buckley. chairman.
of the Fairfax County Democratic
Executive Committee, but since the
number from any district does not
exceed the quota allowed, their
names will not be on the ballots.
John B. Dowden is candidate for
justice of the peace from Falls
Church district. with John P. Leis-
ner of Pohick seeking the similar
office from Mount Vernon district.
Benjamin Runyon of Falls Church
is candidate for constable from
Falls Church district, John c. Gran
ford OF Lorton is a candidate from
Lee district, John Paul Newton of
Gum Springs and George Neitzey,
jr, of Accotink from Mount Vernon
district and Merrell Twombly of
Vienna and James Goldsborough of
Vienna are candidates from Provi-
dence district.
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Medals to Be Awarded

The George Washington Post. No
l, American Legion. medal will be
awarded Thursday at the G. M. T. c.
encampment at Fort Monroe. Va,
during the annual parents day ex-
ercises. Other awards to be made
include the Barr, the Civitan Club
of Baltimore. the Military Training
Camps Association, American Legion
of Maryland and the National Pa
triotic Council medals.
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Fairfax Democrats
To Select Slate al
Primary tuesday
Record Vote Expected
To CIimox Active
County Campaign
Special pispatc to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, July 29.-Climax-
ing one of the most active political
campaigns in years, Democratic
voters in Fairfax County will go to
the polls Tuesday to select nominees
for all county and district offices,
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Art Center Open
On Saturdays

Artists of the Key West Society
of Artists have volunteered their
time to extend the hours of open
ing at the Key West Community
Art Center Galleries. On Satur-
day afternoons hereafter the gall
lerieS will be open from 2 to 4
O'Clock with one of the members
OF the Society in attendance.
During April the following will
be the order of attendance: April
l, Mrs. Anton Otto Fischer; April
8, Mr.. Riemuller; April Is, Cath
arine Marshall; April %, Mary
Morgan; April %, Doody Morgan.
This service was voted on Mon
day night at regular meeting of
the society at the Art Center.
This public service on the part of
one OF Key Vests recently or
ganized clubs may suggest to 9TH
ers a way in which they may help
to carry on the work of the Art
Center and continue the art ad-
vantages which the Art Center
makes possible for Key West, di-
rector Morgan said.
After the meeting Geo. NJ. Gray
gave a very interesting talk on
photo photographic offset printing
with many examples from his
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SEARCHES UP
RELATIONSHIP

Some months ago Rev. A. L.
Maureau read in The Citizen that
Miss Anne M. Locke and her
two sisters, former residents,
were visiting the city, and sus-
pecting that they might be re-
lated to him he called on them,
and after comparing their
genealogies, found that all were
descended from Captain John
Locke, who had come from Eng
land in 1888, and settled near
Portsmouth, N. H. In 1896 when
reaping grain in his field he was
killed by the Indians
After the LockeS left town,
Miss A. NJ Locke started cor
respondence with Rev. Maureau,
who replied and forwarded clip
pings from The Citizen, which
pleased and interested her, as it
showed what Key West was in
1899. Recently she sent him con-
gratulations for his birthday, 20
years, and a present. a booklet
published in England, ''The Life
of Christ, by Chinese Artists,
reproduced from silk paintings,
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Plan juvenile
Tea Dance

An Easter Sunday Juvenile Tea
Dance will be given by San Car
los School at the Cuban Club,
April 9, from 4-6 p. m, with a
theme of Pan-AmericaniSm.
A children's floor show will be
given under the direction of
Principal Benildes Remond of
San Carlos Institute with COOP
Grafton by Mrs. Eva Warner and
Victor Larsen of the W.P.A. Rec
reation Department.
Two prizes are to be awarded
at the dacne. One is donated by
Emilio Romero of Oriental
Pharmacy and the other by San
Carlos Board of Directors.
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Participants In Historical
Pageant Enjoy Beach Party

Games of various kinds were
played during the evening, and
at last the appetites of the as
semblage demanded refreshments
and they gathered to roast
wieners which were then placed
between crisp and delicious rolls
and trimmed with mustard and
saurkraut.
AS the hour of returning to the
city drew near the members of
the party assembled in the cars
and sang a number of delightful
songs, interSpersed with joyous
laughter, until the time arrived
for saying good night.
Emil Sweeting, who was one
of the principals in the pageant,
Victor Larsen and Mrs. Eva B.
Warner of the WPA Recreation
Department were in charge of
the program of arrangements.
Mrs. Milton Sawyer and Mrs. M.
PARA and the girl scouts as
sisted with the refreshments
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Pan American Poetry Society
Held Meeting Here Thursday

Songs of Stephen Collins Fos-
ter were emphasized at a meet
ing of the Pan American Poetry
Society Thursday afternoon at
the home of Miss Marie Cappick,
when the meeting was dedicated
to the memory of the man who
wrote many of the favOrite melo-
dies of the past. The meeting
opened with a reading of minutes
of the previous meeting by Mrs.
z. j. Bayly, secretary. "Old Folks
AT Home" followed with Mrs. A.
d. Luethi, song leader.
Mrs. Harvey Eagan gave bio
graphy of Foster after which
those present sang my Old Ken
lucky Home" Mrs. William H.
White read the proposed plan of
a statewide memorial to Foster
which is sponsored by the Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs. This
memorial will be located on the
bank of the Suwannee River at
White Springs, Fla, and will be
constructed of pink Georgia
marble combined with native
Florida stone. The memorial will
contain the worlds largest caril-
Ion composed of rs tubular bells
built for the Foster memorial.
The cost will be S350,000.
Mrs. Alfred Higgs gave a
graphic account of the beauty
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Key West Group At
Bayfront Music Hour

Two of the numbers OF the
Night In Havana group, which
will be seen at the Highway An
niversary Celebration Jamboree
of the Key West Dade Club in
Miami, will also be seen and heard
at Bayfront Park Friday after
noon.
Jerry Donovan, City of Miami
Recreation Director, in a number
of telephone conversations, made
the booking with Mrs. Eva War
ner, who is directing the show.
Final okay was received when
Joe Montecino. president of the
K.W.D. club, gave permission to
use two of the numbers.
The numbers will be rhumba
dance and the Ferdinand Ell Toro
group.
Miami Drum and Bugle Corps
will also participate in the per-
Torrance.
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nous poker players abOund):
vast knowledge of the techniques
of political strategy; a talent for
making friends; a winning.
'home-spun" personality; q knack
for terse, individually phrased
comments on events. The latter
is illustrated by a remark he IS
rumored to have made 10 the
President: You've got TO give
the cattle (meaning business a
chance to put some fat on their
bones.
Leads Pro-EconomY Group
II is around Garner that the pO-
tent pro-econOmy group Of Demo
cratic senators has gathered He
is very close TO Senator Harrison,
who is leading the economy drive
on the floor. He Is strongly N
favor of tax reviSion-thOugh,
like the cagey politician he Is. ne
does his talking IN the privacy Of
his office, and not IN public And
it is universally reported that ne
was largely responsible for per
Suading the Senate TO reduce the
WPA appropriation asked by the
President, to the tune Of $50,
100000. AS Time observes, TX
traordinary fact about the Garner
Rebellion is that its leader does
not for one minute expect TO win
its Economy object; al least. not
at this session of Congress" he
is hiding his time, getting N ms
ticks. and planning for the fu-
ture.
Highly significant is the fact
that Garner now leads IN all the
standard polls for 194O's Demo
cratic presidential nomination
On the debit side is the fact that
he is 20 nOw-an age that is gen
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of the location where the me-
mortal will be erected, having
visited at White Springs.
I'm Key West" written by Mrs.
Andrew Miller was read by Mrs.
Luethi, who also read 'The
Panied Virgin" written by Mrs.
Carl Gray, 3rd, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. Winters.
Mrs. ]. B. Sullivan read a
poem Chinese Box" written by
her daughter Miss Lefty Sulli-
van.
Miss Cappick read two recent
poems accepted by Expression,
one 'Gran'ma 'Rina of Cayo
Hueso" and Chinese Auction"
An original short story. "He
Paid With His Life" from the
pen of Mrs. Luethi was read,
much to the pleasure of those
present. The story was inspired
by life in the Cumberland Noun
tains where Mrs. Luethi and her
husband were missionaries.
Those present were Mrs. James
Adams, Mrs. Harvey Eagan, Mrs.
J. E. Lewis, Mrs. Alfred Higgs,
Mrs. J. B. Sullivan, Mrs. A. d.
Luethi, Mrs. Seay, Mrs. William
H. White, Miss Cappick, Mrs. J.
B. Smith, Mrs. E. j. Bayly, Rev.
R. ]. Mullin, S. j., George Ar
cher.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29
SPECIAL. PICTURE WILL
BE SHOWN AT MONROE

Children of Loneliness the
picture taken from the famous
book We'll of Loneliness, con-
corning the strange emotions.
passions and love-life of ''men
with souls of women" and
women with souls of men,
will be shown at the Monroe
Theater, starting tomorrow with
midnight showing at IL o'clock,
and another showing on Friday
at the same hour.
Much attention has been di-
rected to this film in other cities,
especially in regard to the unique
treatment of the delicate subject
embodied in the theme. Adults
only viii be admitted to Chill
dren of Loneliness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29

Arriving at South Beach short
ly after o'clock last night were
more than $50 boys and girls,
men and women who assisted in
the presenting of the beautiful
Key West Historical Pageant,
and found a blazing fire ready,
which had been prepared by Boy
Scouts of Troop So.
They were already for an eve
ming of fun and frolic and that
the object of the evening was at
tanned was evidenced by the
sounds of hilarity and happiness
which were heard throughout
the evening.
The first act of the evening
was the game of Heart and Mind,
in which the aSSemblage kneeled
in an immense circle and recited
a verse of doggerel which was
concluded with screams of laugh
ter which could be heard for the
space of several blocks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29
FIRE CHIEF BAKER
NOW CONvALESCING

Chief Harry M. Baker, of the
Key West Fire Department, is
being welcomed back to his of
flee at Number l fire station
after an enforced absence since
last Friday.
When the chief arrived home
on the day previous he expert
enced a slight fever and it later
developed that he had contracted
the flu and he was confined to
his home until this morning
when he returned to his office, a
trifle weak, but recovered from
the attack.
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the pink physically As vel ss
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29

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thai HItIers neU Cuch -a5u@-
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a strong spruch a. BlrulnEhazl In
which he Sa1d- Cd effec1 -hz1 D.
was Through Win ms pulCF q
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29
CARD OF THANKS

We take this means of express
ing our appreciation to doctors,
friends and neighbors for their
many kindneSSeS rendered US
during our recent bereavement,
the loss of our beloved one, Sergt.
Harrison T. Reese.
We are also grateful to those
who gave the use of their cars,
and the donors of the beautiful
floral tributes and messages of
sympathy.
MRS. HARRISON T. REESE and
MRS. JOHN c. LORD and
FAMILY. marriott
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29

in KEY WEST


Wednesday
Sale Day at Municipal Sponge
Dock.
Special meeting of City Coun-
Gil to consider Zoning Enabling
Act. 8 p. m. City Hall.
Friday
Key West Boat Club meeting.
open to visitors. 8 p. m. Light
house Building Three.
Sale Day of Sponge fishermen
at Municipal Sponge Dock, cor
ner of Grinnell and Caroline
Streets. $50 a. m.
Monday
Sale Day at Municipal Sponge
Dock.
SWITCHBOARD courts open to the
public daily are at Courthouse
Square. Bathing Beaches are at
south ends of Duval and White
Streets. Swimming pools are at
Roosevelt Boulevard and Yacht
Basin: Tennis and Handball
courts, diamondball field, picnic
tables, riding devices for chill
dren, checkers, chess, domino
tables, horseshoe court at Bay
view Park. For further infor-
nation concerning Key West ap-
ply at the Chamber of Commerce
or The Key West Citizen. Tour
of Key West booklets are at the
Chambers offices.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29
Rebecca Club To
Stage Cake Walk

Rebecca Club will sponsor a
Cake Walk and Square Dance at
the Armory tomorrow evening,
March 80, at 8 o'clock.
Splendid program of string mu-
sic with many novelty numbers
has been arranged. Prizes will
be awarded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29
SOCIAL CALENDAR

wednesday,
Special meeting The American
convention m
Lions Club Night at The Palace Theater.
THURSDAY
Rotary Club meeting 1915 p. St Pauls Annex.
Meeting Key West Lions Club
Concert by Key West Hospitality Bayview Park
Brotherhood Banquet 7:30 Fleming
Church parsonage
Wedding of Miss Juana Mayg Edward Clayton Cassity
at O'Clock at St Mary's Catholic Church.
FRIDAY
Social meeting of Junior Womans Club
and Miss Clara Landlord entertaining m.
Clubhouse
Delegation to Key West Dade
Club Jamboree celebrating anniversary of highway open
SUNDAY
Concert Key West Hospitality Band m. Art
TUESDAY
D m. Church Annex
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-29

Mrs. E. ]. Bayly left yesterday
afternoon by bus for Coral
Gables where she will represent
the Key West Garden Club and
Tree Guild at a convention of
the Florida Federation of Garden
Clubs, which will open tomorrow
morning at the Miami Biltmore
Hotel. Mrs. Bayly is secretary
of the Key West organization
which she represents.
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Economic Highights


There is an American tradition
to the effect that the Vice-Presi-
dent of the Republic shall be a
man who says little and does less
an official with an imposing
title and a substantial salary, but
with few responsibilities and al
most no authority. Some years
ago very successful stage farce
was written around the idea of a
vice-president named Winterbot-
tom who kept wandering about
his party headquarters and could
find no one who knew or cared
who he was. And, in actual his
tory, the vice-presidency has been
used more than once to ''get rid"
of some man whom party leaders
thought too troublesome. RooSe-
welt the first is a case in point
he was kicked upstairs into the
vice-presidency because he had
made many enemies as Governor
of New York, and he very likely
would have been doomed TO OBJ
security had not McKinley's aSsas-
Sination taken him to the White
House.
Garner TO the Fore Now
Cactus Jack" Garner seemed
to be the perfect stuff of which a
run-of-the-mill Vice-pre sid ent
should be made. An able con-
gresham, with decades of SerV-
ice behind him, he was known as
a hard but unSpectacular worker.
And when he assumed his posi-
ton of vice-preSident, he seemed
to fit well into the classic mold.
A good disciplinarian and admin
istTator, he apparently took little
part in politics. He wasn't often
in the headlines. But now, times
have dramatically changed, and it
Is around the genial, plain figure
of Jack Garner that much of to-
days most important political
discussion is centering He has
become the great hope of the con-
scrvatives in the Democratic
paTty-and the leader of a quiet
out unrelenting ''rightist rebel
lion against the New Deal.
Well Suited For New Role
In the view of some of the most
astute political commentators,
the Vice-PreSident is well suited
to this new role. In origin, train
ing and experience he is the log
lcal representative of those mil
lions of people whom little is
heard but who nonetheless hold
the real balance of power in
A m eri at the merchant, the
farmer, the rancher, the small
town banker and lawyer and doc
tor. In political philosophy, he
might be termed a conservative
hberal-he believes reform should
be achieved slowly and cautious
ly without disheartening or dis
couraging business. He has GER
tain gifts of immense political
Importance nerVeleSS DatIence
lit is characteristic of the man
that he is called the best poker
player in Washington, where ia
with most of the faces, clothing
and background, fully in Chinese
style.