The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-25

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pink coral vine and ferns, more
than eighty American Legion
Auxiliary secretaries and thelr
guests attended the annual Secre'
taries' Luncheon given Thursday
afternoon at the Overseas Hotel
The luncheon which honored
many National and Department
officers proved to be one of the
most delightful affairs planned
for the visiting auxiliary.
The guests, attractively attired
in pastel colored spring outfits
were complimentary color
scheme to the bright table APP
pointments. Large Queen Conch
shells containing pink double
Hibiscus, pink Coral, Queen
Anne's Lace, Petunia's, FloX, and
other intervals over the long
table. Trailing coral vine and
fern entwined the shells and form
ed a continuous line of color
throughout the center of the
table. Hand-painted place cards
with tiny shell flowers carried
out the shell and flower motif.
The place cards at the distin-
guished guests table were placed
in miniature hand-painted she'll
holders and further accentuated
this idea.
Mrs. Joe Rovira of Tampa,
president of the Secretaries AS
ISOLATION of Florida and past De-
partment Secretary Treasurer,
charmingly presided as chairman
of the luncheon.
The program formally opened
. with the blessing asked by the
past Department Chaplain, Mrs.
Maud Hisschborg of Jacksonville.
Continuing with the program,
Mrs. Rovira presented many OF
the distinguished local guests to
the visiting auxiliary. Each per-
son introduced gave a few words
of greeting and welcome. Among
those presented were Mrs. A. M.
Morgan, general chairman of the
local auxiliary committees; Mrs.
Willard Albury, wife of Mayor
Albury; Mrs. Sebastian Cabrera,
local chairman of the Secretaries
luncheon; MFs. George Archer,
president of the Key West unit;
Mrs. Ralph Sawyer, unit secre-
tary; Mrs. Albert Mills, wife Of
the convention chairman.
Mrs. Sebastian Cabrera, Jr. in
turn presented her committee
who together with Mrs. Rovlra
were responsible for the delight
full affair. The committee work
ing with Mrs. Cabrera included
Mrs. Lee Pierce, Mrs. Stephen
Douglass, Mrs. Carl Rom, Mrs
Emerson Archer, Mrs. Wall
Richardson, Mrs. Carl Bervaldi
Mrs. N. B. Shannahan. Mrs. Mil
ton SAWYER, and Mrs. Isabel Ball
Mrs. Rovira then introduced
the distinguished visiting guests
who were being honored at the
luncheon Each guest spoke brief
ly and expressed their delight a
being in Key West. They includ'
ed Mrs. George Burton, Natlona
Vice President of the Southern
Division: Mrs. A. l.. Buzzcll, Sr.
Department President; Mrs. l.. M
Stoutenburg. Department Score
tary: Mrs. r. f. Jacobson, Ii
Chapeau Department, Eight anc
Forty: Mrs, Hal r. Whitehead
National Executive Committee
woman, Mrs. J Y, Cheney, De
partment Distinguished Cues
Chairman: Mrs. Jack Crowley
Mrs. J. Gilbert Jones. past De
partment Secretary; Mrs A J
Ryan. past Department Score
tary: Mrs. Lee +. Lowell. Depart
ment Historian. and Mrs {. {
Giles. Department Chaplain.
In am effort to further acquain
the guests, all present and pas
District and Unit Secretaries were
asked tn stand and give thei
names,
The most important event o
the luncheon was the presentation
of awards To the outstanding Uni
Secretaries by Mrs. L. NJ Stouten
burg. Department Secretary The
first award. silver revolving cul
bearing citation, was won b,
Mrs Jessie Kaehlcr of MAN
Beach.
The second award was a glt
given bv Mrs. Stoutenbure ant
presented "a Mis-. Pearl Adam
of Lakeland The third prize, at
award given 10 the best pen ant
ink secretary. was won by Mrs
Grace Strickland of St Cloud
All distinguished guests wert
presented with corsaecs of paste
colorcd gladloh CorSageS fashion
ed ot glazed shells and attractive
IL boxed were given as a persona
ssfFt b,- Mrs R.,1-tf-4 t,s an mast De
partmcnt Secretaries Each CUES
pre-. cnt received as a favor
crystal ash tray with q tgopica
scene painted on the base ot tn
tray
An interesting feature OF III
luncheon WIS tho nrnerAm d