The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-10

Mrs. Frederic w. Knapp, presi-
dent of the Woman's Club, an
nounced the committee chairmen
and members for the ensuing year,
at the opening meeting of the
club'held Tuesday afternoon at
the club house on Duval street.
Adopting for its slogan for the
year-Key West, "a Cleaner
City," the club hopes to sponsor
and initiate projects that will i'm
prove the city's sanitary condi-
tons and also add to the natural
beauty of the island.
Mrs. Stephen w. Douglass, past
presidnet of the club, brought to
the attention of the members, the
fact that the luxuriant tropical
shrubbery, which adds to the at
tractiveness of the new Officers
Club grounds was planted by the
members of the Woman's Club
several years ago to beautify
what was then used as an Ocean
Park.
Five new members were intro
duced by the membership COM
mittee chairman, Mrs. Douglass:
Mrs. Larry Gardner, Mrs. Glenn
Buie, Mrs. James Hearn, Mrs.
Louise Alber and Mrs. REGINALD
Pritchard. Is EEa1fkF ~
During the business session sTer
ports were made of work accom-
plished during the summer by the
various committees. Mrs. VIM. R.,
Warren, public welfare chairman
cited the accomplishments of the
special service committees of the
American Red Cross. This work
being aided by the members of the
club. She asked for help in the
Red Cross production rooms sit
uated in the club building, to
finish sewing bath robes. This
work is directly under the super
vision of Mrs. Dan Navarro. She
also asked support for the Nurses
Aide Glass, being organized by
Mrs. j. Y. Porter, Jr.; the Motor
Corps, the Nutrition and Canteen
Glasses, First Aid Glasses and the
Home Nursing Glasses.
Immediately following Mrs.
Warren'S report, Mrs Eva Warner
dedicated her solo angels of
Mercy" to the workers in the Red
Cross, Mrs. Emeline Bodler was
the accompanist.
Mrs. John Gardner, library
chairman announced the donation
of several new books to the
Library and asked the club wo-
men to bring magazines. and
books to the Library-the former
being passed on to service boys.
Mrs. VIM. r. Warren, chairman
of the building fund, reported
that the women of the club had
been able through various prof.
ects to earn money during the
summer, which is being used to
continue the improvements on the
club building. She announced an
oyster supper to be held in the
club rooms on October 18th.
Mrs. Helen WEIGH Hoglund,
naw hosnitalitv chairman at the
jackson Square u. S. o. was in
troduced and she was very
gracious in extending apprecia-
ton of the clubs support IN her
work with the service boys.
Miss Margaret Hauser was in
troduced by Mrs. Eva Warner.
Miss Hauser has recently been
sent to Key West by the National
Catholic Community Service to
work in the establishment OF rec
reational facilities for the wives
of enlisted men and the single
girls who have been brought to
Kew West by the war emergency
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Miss Eta Patterson, schalr1ln1ann.
of house and grounds arranged a
lovely tea table. The social hour
was in charge of Mrs I'D Or
ter. Jr., hospitality chairman, ana
her committee: Mrs. Rob Roy
Ricketts, and Mrs. j. r. Valdes
poured tea to rs members and
friends.
Committee Chairmen and
Observation-Disclosures