The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-30
WIN. LITTLE
INSTALLED AS
ROTARY HEAD
INDICTED INTO OFFICE AS
PRESIDENT or LOCAL on
GANIzATIoN AT MEETING
ON THURSDAY

At the last meeting of the cur
rent Rotary year, held Thursday
noon in st. Paul's Parish House,
with ast-President John Geke-
Ter in the chair, William ". Lit
tie was indicted into office as
president of the Key West Rotary
Club for the new Rotary year be-
ginning July l.
Others who assumed office
were Everett NJ. Russell as secre-
tary and Charles E. Smith as
treasurer. Directors for the en-
suing year beside the officers,
are William w. Demeritt, William
r. Warren. Melvin E. Russell and
William T. Fripp.
After being installed in the
presidents chair, Mr.. Little
briefly expressed his appreciation
of the honor paid him and his
realization of the responsibility
that goes with it, and then sug-
gested to the members of the
club two main detectives for
their consideration for the COM
ing year. These will be discuss
ed and decided upon at the club
assembly to be held in the near
future.
Il believe, he said, shat Key
Vests greatest need at this time
is, first, to develop and strength
en- the courage, initiative and self
reliance of its citizenry to the end
that we will be able to take care
of ourselves without outside as
sistance, and. second, to extend
its complete cooperation in their
efforts for the good of this COM
munity. to all those who have
their homes in Key West. If the
Rotary Club can influence the
accomplishments of these two OBJ
jectives it will have performed d
great service.
Before assuming the chair, Mr..
Little presented his annual re-
port, as secretary. and Charles E.
Smith gave the treasurer's re-
port.
Julius F. Stone was guest and
gave a short talk describing his
impressions of Key West.
1t was a heart to heart talk by
man who had come back home
to city in which his interest
had never Jagged. An interest
ing point was the picture of the
frame of mind of two classes of
residents with whom he came in
contact in Miami.
Within a short period of time
Miami has doubled its resources.
Here is the point he stressed. The.
people who have been in Miami
right along, before the major ex-
pansion began, when questioned
as to the state of affairs usually
replied TERRIBLE. In close con-
tact with the picture they had
not perceived the possibility of
contributing to the growth Of the
city. 4a -
On the other hand the new
corners who had brought into
the city new money, new energy
and new enterprise, when ques-
toned. said that business was
fine.
In this situation, Mr.. Stone.
found something that should in
terest the people of Key West
very deeply, he said. There
might be in some places feel
ing that new blood would be un-
welcome. This he regarded as a
serious mistake. He welcomed
evidence of receptiyity to the
possibility of making Key West
attractive to those who come with
the means of contributing to its
development. The move toward
zOning. the possibility OF mod
ern charter, the fine attitude of
the peace officers toward strang-
ers are regarded by him as among
the encouraging signs of q new
life and expansion for the Island
City.
One of the most encouraging
signs that he noted was the APP
parent success in keeping the
city free from the garish sensa
tional type Of exploter. He said
he did not know howit had been
accomplished but it was evident
that it had been and he hoped
that success along that line
would be maintained and the
noisy type of entrepreneurs, who
are the camp followers along the
route of success, would always
find 4 cold welcome awaiting
them in Key West.