The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-20

! Roberts was a guest during he
visit to Key West, has been he,
close friend for over 20 years. Mrs
Stephen w, Douglass, also a stat.
officer, was also present. This i
Mrs. Roberts first visit to the is
land and she expressed herself a!
being delighted with the charm
of the city.
| Mrs. Knapp then introduced
the Sectional Vice-President Mrs
McCaffery, and the officers of the
local club. The past president:
were also introduced.
Following the luncheon the
guests repaired to the club house
where a called meeting of the club
was held.
Mrs. Knapp presided at this
meeting which was opened by the
club prayer. Following this two
verses of ''The Star Spangled
Banner" were sung and allegiance
pledged to the flag.
Mrs. Roberts, who is a very able
speaker, addressed the members
She spoke of the great work &C.
complished, by the organization
of women, in the upbuilding oil
Florida. Going back to the origin
of Woman's Clubs, she gave in
teresting statistics:
The first club, known as the
Sorosis Club was organized in
New York State by a Mrs. Crow
ley, an advanced thinker of &c
years ago.
In April 1890 the clubs joined
in Federation of Clubs" and in
so years the membership has
grown in excess of two million
with $4,000 clubs.
The first club to be organized in
Florida was at Green Cove
Springs in 1888. Now Florida
has approximately 10000 mem
bers and 227 clubs.
She expressed a wish that all
clubs would major in a public
health program. Concluding her
address she cited her theme for
the year, Prove all things, hold
fast to that which is good"
Mrs. L. J. McCaffery, who is al
so an able orator urged women to
stand firm in their convictions; to
be ready to advance thoughts
which are needed in the national
emergency. e..
Mrs. o. w. Bolden, a winter visi.
tor who is a pianist of note, rem
dered Clair du Lune" by De-
lussey.
Following this the Florida Fed
Grafton Club song "Sewanee
River" was sung.
Tea and cookies were served
during an enjoyable social hour.
Committee members who as
sisted in this affair were:
Miss Eta Patterson, Mrs. VIM
r. Warren and Mrs. Peter Schutt
who decorated the table at hotel
and club rooms. Flowers used in
the later decoration, gladiolias,
were donated by Miss Decker, To-
cal florist.
Mrs. Arthur Pastorini, Mrs,
Vesey Johnson, Mrs. Charles Falk,
Mrs. James Singleton, Mrs. John
Gardner, Mrs. Norberg Thompson
and Mrs. VIM. Warren served
on the refreshment committee.
The Casa Marina Hotel manage
ment did much toward making
the luncheon one of the outstand-
ing events of the year.
Members of the Key West Wo-
mans Club present at the lunch
con were:
Mesdames Archambault, Glori-
ana Bayly, Preston Brown, Carl
Bervaldi, Sam Colgate, Sebastian
Cabrera, J. II. Costar, T. M. Dick,
Charles Falk, Joseph Foley, John
Gardner, H. Gutman, w. Hunt
Harris, A. M. Hewitt, Haydn IL
lingworth, V. A. Johnson, c. w.
Johnson, Earl Julian. Hazel Kemp,
Campbell King. Virginia Kombes,
Frederic Knapp, Albert Mills, A.
M. Morgan, Dan Navarro, Ray Ma
varro, A. PaStorini, Miss Eta Pat
terson, d. A Printz. A. c. Petrick,
S. d. Pinder, Matte Richard, Nor
berg Thompson. James Roberts.
J. r. ValdeS, Ben Watkins, Paul
Vecker. Jerry Trevor, also Mrs,
Laughton, Mrs, Parrish, Mrs.
Schnotella, Miss Helen Schnotella,
Mrs. Wiley. Mrs, Wilson, Mrs.
BogardcS. Mrs. Engling, Mrs.
HoWleS and Mrs Ricketts,,