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Evening star., 1939-05-14
Cabinet Hostess Role Not So
Arduous> Says Mrs. |ckes
Trick Learned in
College Has Helped,
She Asserts
By PAULINE FREDERICK.


The role of cabinet hostess is not
nearly as arduous as it may seem
from distance, says the youngest
and newest member of this official
circle, Mrs. Harold L. IckeS, wife
of the Secretary of the Interior.
ut hasn't been as difficult as I
thought it would be-" this charm
ing, titian-haired woman, on the
sunny side of 30, replied when asked
how she liked her first season as an
official hostess. "At first it was
pretty hard to be stared at every
where went with my husband, but
1 soon got over that-and every one
has been so kind and helpful"
Trick Learned in College.
The trick of being on parade
without minding it was discovered
by Mrs. Ickes as result of an ex-
perience she had in her college days.
This is the way she tells about it.
When we went to London after
our marriage in Ireland and sud-
denly found ourselves surrounded
by newspaper men and women and
photographers, was so frightened
1 thought 1 would fall, My knees
actually knocked together. Then it
suddenly occurred to me that these
people were all there because they
had particular jobs to do. I re-
membered that when I used to take
plctureS-I have been an amateur
photographer-all I wanted my sub
jects to do was to go right along
doing what they had been. So l
decided to do the same thing-only
remembering such ordinary things
to avoid as being caught by the
camera with my mouth open. When
we reached New York I wasn't bit
nervous"
Mrs. Ickes admits that she has
never given too much thought to
the official aspects of her role.
Il have considered myself more
as the wife of an important and
busy man than an official hostess"
she said
"Hostessing is only part of my
job, and when you have husband
who works 10 hours a day you can't
expect him to do too much in
social way. It's more important for
me to keep the house running
smoothly.
I'm really getting very domestic,
searching for new menus and reci-
pes she laughed.
AS for other activities, Mrs. Ickes
confesses to liking almost every
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Gu. Golden Jubilee
Program Includes
Shrine Rites Today
All D. 6. Catholic
College Students
Invited

Featured this year as part Of the
lay students observance of the gold
en- jubilee of Catholic University,
the seventh annual intercollegiate
celebration in honor of the Blessed
Mother under the title "Sedes Sap
ientiae" c"Seat of Wisdom") will
be held today in the National
Shrine Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton.
This festivity comedies with the
popular observance of Mothers Day.
The program will be sponsored by
the Students Spiritual Council un-
der the auspices of the students of
Trinity College All the Catholic
college students of the District have
been invited to participate.
The exercises in the shrine will
be preceded by a procession on the
campus of the university. The stu
dents will assemble at 3:15 pm. and
the procession will begin promptly
at $3.50 pm. The route to be fol-
lowed will be from the side of the
shrine to Gibbons Hall, to Albert
Hall, to the library, to McMahon
Hall. to the National Shrine. The
Catholic University Band under the
leadership of Paul D. H. Leman,
will head the procession.
Choir to Sing.
Ihe services in the shrine will
comprise the student dedication to
Our Blessed Mother, the Seat of
Wisdom; various hymns by the
Catholic University Choir and the
sermon by the Rev. Wilfred Par
sons, S. J.
The celebrant at solemn benedic-
ton OF the blessed sacrament will be
the Rev. Patrick j. O'Connor, act
ing dean of men.
The deacon will be the Rev
Thomas Hendrickson; the subdea-
con, the Rev. Bernard Rosswog, o
5. B., proctors of Gibbons Hall. The
Rev. William J. Lallou will be the
master of ceremonies. The general
direction of the celebration is in
charge of the Rev. G. B. Stratemeir
0. P, chaplain of the university.
The Spiritual Council, composed
OF undergraduates of the university
Will hold their annual dinner tomor-
row night at Hotel TWenty-four
Hundred. The annual senior class
ball will be held at the Carlton Ho.
tel Friday evening, May 10, with
Burke Vidnovic of McKeesport, Pa.
as chairman. The Abbey Club will
hold its cotillion on Saturday. Nav
20, at a place yet to be decided by
the Dance Committee.
Two Contestants Named.
John Dundin and William ONeill
students in the department of ar
chltecture in the School of Engi.
neerlng and Architecture, have beer
selected as the contestants to rep.
resent the Catholic University ir
Evening star., 1939-05-14

Forty-four packets of valuables
were entrusted to the purser and
deposited in his safe and strong
room. There were three great trunks
that belonged to two dignitaries of
the Roman Catholic Church, which
are reputed to contain church treas
ures being taken from Mexico to
Rome for safe keeping. 1t is also
rumored that Is men, eight on each
end of heavy pole, were required
to lift each trunk and stow them
in the de luxe cabin suite on the
port side.
But the real colorful rumor is
that one about the Emperor Maxi
milian's crown jewels, which have
never been located and were sup
posed to be aboard the Merida, be-
ing taken secretly north by refugees
from the Madero revolution in
Mexico. They were the emeralds
and rubies once stolen from the
sacred temple of Aama, in Burma
by Count Hermann of Hapsburg
The high priest of the temple there
upon sat himself under a pipall tree
for week of silent meditation. On
the eighth day he arose and took
from dawn until high noon to pro-
nounce curse on the thief, his
heirs, their offspring and any one
coming into contact with the Jewels
1t is said to have been the most
elaborate and complete malediction
ever conceived by the mind of man
Count Died in Prison.
Franz Josef confiscated the jew
els, valued at S6000000, and when
Count Hermann protested too loud
ly he was clapped into prison. He
died in prison, raving maniac
Franz Josef next bestowed the
cursed jewels upon Maximilian and
Carlotta when he sent them to
Mexico, where Napoleon III sought
to erect an empire The scheme
failed, a monarchy was defeated,
MaXimilian was shot and the beau
tiful Carlotta lost her mind and
died after half-century of mad
ness. The house of Hapsburg lost
PO"Si anu bIlt lll-SldlIeu Sldl6 Ol
Austria no longer exists.
The sinking of the Merida within
so miles of her port was ironic. Is
it possible the long hand of the
priests curse reached through the
fog on that fated night in 1911 and
swung the Admiral Farragut into
collision with the treasure-laden
Merida? Will the curse plague the
Falco if she RECEIVERS the jewels?
Comdr. Faggian laughs at such
nonsense. Yet sailors are notoriously
superstitious men. and when 1 asked
Christus, the good-natured, scatter
toothed butt of the Falco's crew, if
he thought good or bad fortune
would follow the Falco's search, he
shrugged and looked up at the gulls
wheeling about the ship. They'll
find out, Inshalla," he answered.
The Arabic word means, God will
ing
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Evening star., 1939-05-14
Vesper Flag Service
To Be at Capitol

In keeping with the Nationwide
celebration of Flag Week, June
8-14, the United States Flag As
sociation will sponsor a vesper nag
service to be held on the east steps
of the Capitol June II at 5 pm.
The program will be dedicated to
American youth and according to
Col. James A. Moss, president gen
eral of the Flag Association, youth
will have q prominent part IN the
ceremonies.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

IL c IL I d ! ndll,
Seventeenth and
D streets NV, it
was announced
yesterday by DR..
James A. Bell,
president of the
university. The
list of graduates
is the greatest in
number for any
year during the
history of the
university. JUS
tice Bolitha J.
Laws of District
Court will deliver
the commence
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Wunderbirds Hike

Hikers of the Wanderbird Club
will tramp from Pender, Va, across
country to Sisson, then to Popes
Head Creek, ending at Fairfax Sta
ton today. The Smile hike starts
at 8 an.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
The Explorer Ready Soon

William H. Fullaway, editor of tho
explorer, Columbus Universitys
year book, announced yesterday that
the publication would be ready for
distribution among the students next
week
Evening star., 1939-05-14
ESQ Students to Get
Southeastern Deqrees

More than $50 students of South
eastern University will receive de-
grees at commencement exercises at
. pm. June 6 in Memorial Conti-
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Merida Treasure
Again Sought by
Italian Divers
Ward Liner, Sunk orr
Virginia Copes, Is Object
Of New Enterprise

Plans OF the Italian Sdlpage
ship Falco to search for treasure
IN the sunken ,Dreck of the liner
Merida, of Cane Charles, Va,
are described here By a noted
deep-sea diUer and explorer, 1Uho
tDiU take undersea movies of the
sdlvage 1Dork. He is the author
OF Danger Is My Business" ard
other books telling about his ad-
reHtures In odd corners OF the
globe.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

Pedestrians have the right Of way
when crossing on the green light.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
HOUSTON LEFT
FOR ATLANTA
CAME HERE TO EXAMINE
QUALIFICATIONS OF POST
MASTER APPLICANTS

w. J. Houston, Field Service
Examiner for the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, who arrived
in Key West to examine into the
qualifications of the applicants
for appointment as postmaster,
completed his Investigations yes
terday and left in the afternoon
for Atlanta.
Mr.. Houston, with a member of
the local Civil Service Commits
sion, made a thorough and care
ful study of the qualifications of
those who took the examination,
Sam Harris, the incumbent,
Frank Delaney and Fred j. Dion.
A large number of citizens in
all walks of life were met and
the qualifications of the aspirantS
were painstakingly investigated,
and assembled by Mr. Houston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
COURT HOUSE
IS INSPECTED
INSPECTION YESTERDAY AFT.
ERNooN; PRONOUNCED IN
EXCELLENT CONDITION

Final inspection of the county
court house annex and improve
ments in the main building were
made yesterday afternoon by a
PWA inspector, VINO arrived on
the 3 o'clock bus in the afternoon
from Miami.
With the inspectors making the
examination were members of
the board of county commission
ers, representatives of the Rus
sell H. Pancoast office, architects,
which furnished the plans of the
building and the Davis Construc-
.tion Co., which was awarded the
contract for the annex and i'm
provements.
Following the official inspec-
ton. which was pronounced ex-
cellent by all present. announce
ment was made that the neces-
sary resolutions and addition pa
pers in connection with the in
spection would be prepared to-
day and presented at the regular
meeting of the commissioners to
be held tonight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
PARK PROGRAM
ON MUSIC WEEK
MUCH ENJOYED
HOSPITALITY BAND HEARD
IN SEVERAL SELECTIONS
AT ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN
LAST NIGHT

Last evening before a large
and enthusiastic audience an ex-
cellent musical program was pre-
sented in Bayvfew Park in cele-
bration of National Music Week.
Key West, it is said, should in
deed be proud of her musical
talent shown on this program.
High professional Standards were
maintained throughout and in
no case poor musicianship or Sc
lection evident.
One of the most important con-
tributions on the program was
the announcement by George
Mills White, supervisor of Fed
eral Music Project concerning
the Florida State Symphony Or
chestra which is to give con-
cert in Key West on Thursday
night, June 9th. This orchestra
is under the direction of John
Bitter expert flutist and COM
poser.
A very informative talk by one
of Key Vests most talented
musicians, Mrs. Haydn Hing
worth, was much appreciated.
She spoke for Key West when
she said she was glad to see COM
munity singing gaining pop
ularity again.
Mrs. Norma Dopp, T. B. Kleb-
sattel. George Mills White and
Miss Edith Williams presented
instrumental and vocal solos.
The selections embracing the
theme, "American Music.
The Hospitality Band, under
the able direction of Alfredo Bar
roso played group of selections.
The excellent stanzas from
Blake's prophetic Books" set to
music by Hubert H. Parry was
sung by the Fleming Street Meth
odist Church Choir. They pre-
sented an understanding per-
Torrance of this work under the
able leadership of T. B. Kleb-
Sattel.
The Key West Choral Society,
sang two very difficult numbers
at the end of the program. "The
Glory of God in Nature,
Beethoven and Wagner's "Pil-
grims Chorus. They presented
charming picture all dressed in
white and sang these two num-
bers with complete ease and in
telligence. This group which has
been rehearsing since September
will give its final musical con-
cert May % Mr.. Klebsattel, di-
rector, showed his true under
standing of fine conducting in
these numbers.
Thanks is given to Mrs. Norma
Dopp, chairman of the local COM
mittee, to Mrs. Eva Warner, of
WPA Recreation, and to George
Mills White for his able assist
ance in presenting the program
as master of ceremonies, for
making this program possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
COLOREDa MAN
TRIED TODAY
ONLY CASE HANDLED IN SEES
SION OF CRIMINAL COURT
THIS MORNING

There was but one case dis
posed of in criminal court this
morning that of George Golden,
colored, charged with petty lar
ceny. the prisoner entered a
plea of guilty and was sentenced
by Judge William v. Albury to
pay a fine sof $50 and costs or
spend 80 days in the county Jail.
Golden was arrested in Miami
following the theft of two small
fishing reels and one large one,
two quarts of Scotch whiskey
and. four.ouarts of wine from a
vessel owned by Captain Walter
Starck. ~
It is understood that when the
vessel entered port at Marathon
that the goods disappeared. Col
den was suspected and traced to
Miami where he was arrested,
brought to Key West and given
preliminary hearing before Peace
Justice Enrique Esquinaldo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
CRECORIO VALDEZ
DIED LAST NIGHT
FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE
CONDUCTED THIS AFT
ERNOoN

Gregorio Valdez, SO, died last
evening at $50 o'clock in his resi-
denced' at 1921 Duval street.
Funeral services are to be held
s O'Clock this afternoon, Rev. r.
y. Mullin, S. j., of st. Mary's
Star of The. Sea Catholic church
Officiating.
Survivors are: The widow,
Mrs. Carload Valdez, five daugh-
tiers, Juana, Carmen, Aria. Stella
and Adella Valdez, two sons,
Flore and Gregorio Valdez Jr.,
one brother, Adolfo Valdez and
one sister, Juliana Valdez.
Funeral arrangements are in
charge of the Lopez Funeral
Home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
Infantile Paralysis Cases
Under Observation; Little
Danger OF Its Spreading
GALATIANS ARE
GOING ON TRIP

Lieutenant Fort Callahan, u.
S. NJ, officer in charge at the
naval station, will leave early
Friday morning for Miami, ac-
companied by Mrs. Callahan.
At Miami the lieutenant will
entrain for Pensacola, where he
goes to take the examination for
promotion to the rank OF lieu
tenant commander, which will oc-
cupy 10 days.
During his absence L. M. Pierce,
aide to the officer in charge, will
be in general charge of all mat
tiers in connection with the bust
ness of the station, and Chief
Radioman Webster, will be in
charge of the radio station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
COUNTY employees
TO RECEIVE PAY
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE AT
SPECIAL MEETING YES
TEnDAY AFTERNOON

Employees of the county are to
be paid for two months, February
and March, from funds of Gen
eral Revenue and those who are
paid from the Fine and Forfei-
ture fund are to be paid for the
months of January and February
/, This announcement was made at
a special meeting of the county
commissioners held yesterday
afternoon.
Attending the meeting were
! Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com
missioners VIM. Monsalvatge and
T. Jenkins Curry, Attorney w.
Curry Harris, Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer, and Chief Deputy Bernard
Waite.
1t was announced by MIR. Saw
yer that a check had been re-
ceived from the State Race Track
funds, of which the following dis
bursements had been made: Fine
and Forfeiture Fund, $2,223.22
General Revenue Fund, $4,230.54;
Road Fund, S3,410. Total So
863.76.
Decision was made, and it was
so announced, that $1,000 was to
be set aside for WPA work on
the boulevard which was spon-
sored by the county.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
STR. COLORADO
LEFT TUESDAY

Steamship Colorado, of the
Clyde Mallory Lines, which ar
rived at 100 o'clock yesterday
afternoon with cargo of heavy
shipments for the lighthouse de-
partment and consignments of
miscellaneous articles for local
merchants, sailed at $50 for
Tampa.
There were 1870 bales of cotton
consigned to the WPA in Tam
pa. which were shipped on the
Colorado. The cotton arrived
from Galveston on the Brazos
last Friday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10

Owner, Vernon Albury; cost.
$1,000.
Repairs to roof of coffee shop
at 1926 Caroline street. Owner,
N. P. Nelson; cost, SIS.
Repairs to roof at 816 Thomas
street. Owner, w. S. Kuck-
hahn; cost, 500.
/ Build garage at the corner of
Fogarty and Georgia streets.
Owner, J. B. Webb; cost, 500.
Repairs to porch of school
building at 1914 Simonton street.
Owner, ST. Joseph's school; cost,
$500.
I Repairs to roof at 1119 Varela
street. Owner Mrs. Sarah Tynes;
cost, 500.
/ Repairs to floors at 924 South
ard street. Owner, Frank Saun-
ders; cost, 800.
General repairs to 916 Duval
street. Owner, ]. Y. Romaguera;
cost, 500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
SENATE GIVEN
PENSION BILL
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
TOWNSEND PLAN OF
$500 MONTHLY

(By Associated I'resst
7 TALLAHASSEE. May l0.-The
State Senate today was presented
with a bill TO sponsor statewide
acceptance of the Townsend Pen
sion Plan. when il moved TO con-
slider a measure that would set
up machinery TO dispense $500
per month TO "oldsters" residing
in the state. This consideration
will take place in committee
meeting next Tuesday.
To furnish the necessary rev.
enue for this Pension Bill. a con-
femplated three percent retail
Sales Tax would be necessary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
BUY site FOR
WINTER HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Candy Cham
bers, who have been regular win
ter visitors to Key West for the
past eight years. today purchased
through j. Otto Kirchheiner
from Pierce Brothers, Lot Eight
and the Northwest one half OF
Lot Nine, in Square IL, Tract L.
The property has a frontage on
Vernon street of rs feet and q
depth of Ill feet.
It is the plan of the pur-
chasers to start the construction
of a winter home on the site, and
plan to have it in readiness for
the coming winter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
Twelve Building Permits issued !
During First Period OF Month

Repairs and building permits
issued from the office of Build
ing Inspector Harry Baker for
the first period of the month of
May number twelve and the
total is SEATS. Work on the diff
ferent buildings is described as
follows:
General repairs at 1914 Packer
street. Owner, Rob. Lowe; cost,
$500.
General repairs at GOT Packer
street. Owner, Mrs. Eugene Rus
sell; cost, 500.
Repairs to roof at 706 Duval
street. Owner, Rose Kirchik;
cost, 500.
Repairs to roof at 222 Southland
street. Owner, Jake Aronovitz;
cost, 500.
Move and repair one story
business building at the corner of
Petronia and Simonton streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
WPA LAYOFFS
HERE FRIDAY

Reductions in the forces en-
ployed on WPA professional and
service projects were announced
today at headquarters of the
WPA. The order for the propos-
ed layoff will become effective
on Friday, May IL.
There were no names of IN
dividuals who will be affected an
nounced. but it was definitely as
serted that IL of the workers at
the sewing room and three who
are employed on the horticultural
project are to be dispensed with.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
KEY CITIZENS
DEFER MEETING

Meeting of the Key Citizens
Organization. which was sched-
uled for last night at Nelson Eng
lish Park, was postponed at the
solicitation of leaders in that sec
ton of the city.
/ Paul o. Laid. acting chairman
of the organization, said today
that he had been approached BY
a number of influential colored
citizens, the question of the meet
ing discussed and it was at their
suggestion. thai, the meeting was
postponed thffif . o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10

Announcement of Mr.. Papy'S
intention to introduce this bill
was published in the issue of The
Citizen on Thursday. March %,
and provides:
That the compensation for the
, commissioners shall be five dol
lars for each meeting which is
actually attended by the member,
but the amount of compensation
will not be more than $500 an
nually. --
An exception is made in the
bill which provides that the
chairman of the board shall be
compensated at the rate of $40
for each meeting which he act
ually attends and payments for
the entire year shall not exceed
$500.
1t is also provided that COM
missioners will be allowed 10
cents the mile for each mile trav-
teled TO and from the meetings.
but no mileage will be allowed
for any commissioners living
within the limits of the city.
Hence the only commissioner af-
fected by this proviso is T. Jenk-
ms Curry. who lives at Key
Largo.
Members of the board of coun-
ty commissioners are: Chairman
Carl Bervaldi, Commissioners
Braxton B. Warren, Norberg
Thompson. T, Jenkins Curry and
William Monsalvatge.