The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-27
LELAND W. HIATT COMMISSIONER
OF STATE WELFARE BOARD, TO Be
SPEAKER AT ROTARY CLUB HERE

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imN. and will address the Key
Wesi Rotary Club at lis moor
hlneheun Of the same day. Or
Thursday evening he will b.
heard d q meeting Of the Key
West Lions Club.
Leland W. Hiatt. Florida:
welfare Commissioner, has ar
euviablc record IN organizationa
uufk o. hls credit.
Ever since he was a membel
e Troop No. 3. Boy Scouts Of
Amcfica. In Gainesville, he has
huun outstanding Is boys work
~ al ~ is phases. He served
tao years as the leader Of tho
tFoup. of which he had been a
nlemlwr. and later held various
olficcs ln Boy Scout Councils in
West Palm Beach and Mariana.
ln the latter city he was district
chairman Of the Gulf Coast Coun-
SCI Sos tWo terms and was award
81 q special trophy in 1870 in rec
aNnittun II his contribution TO
thc development Of Scout work
in that AREA Of Florida.
a native Of North Dakota.
filaii came 90 Florida with his
paTents ~ the age of six years.
~ attended public schools in
Gonzalez. Mariana and Gaines
wills end later was a student at
t0th the University of Florida
and Colorado A. and w. College.
Hiatt organized the All Club
Fecreaiional program for Boys
and Girls Summer camps
throughout Florida, beginning in
i922, and was actively engaged
IN this work for seven summers
directing n throug the General
Extension division Of the Univer-
slty of Florida. He was also act
tVely engaged in first aid and
hie-savine work for the Ameri-
can Red Cross for 10 years as a
volunteer. He received the high
est award given by the Red
Cruss In 1928, the honor coming
Ia the form of a medal. He
served as a member Of the staff,
Red Cross Southern Institute on
FIRST Aid and Life Saving, in
North Carolina In 1923.
He gave instruction in swim
ming and life saving as a health
measure for three years in Pain
Bench County, and was given
national recognition for this
work through the official publ
cations Of the American Red
CruMS.
Hiatt was a member Of the
Mariana Rotary Club and for
eight years established a perfect
attendance record. He served as
president. vice president, secre-
tary for four years, and chair
man of three of the four standing
committees. He was also a men,
her Of the executive committee
faF the entire period of eight
years. Hiatt was secretary of
Boys Work. Youth Service COM
miitee meeting Of the Rotary In
tornational convention in Hav-
ana. Cuba, In June, 1910.
Hiatt Is a former president of
the University Of Florida Alumni
Association and before that
honor came 10 him in 1904, he
had been a member of the Asso-
Ciation's executive committee for
SIX years previously. He was
awarded honorary membership
In Florida Blue Key fraternity
in 1870 for his outstanding serv.
ice to the University.
HATS career has also included
extensive experience in newspa-
pcr work. He worked on the
Ftaifs Of the Gainesville Sun,
Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach
Times and Palm Beach Indepen-
dent lie taught printing and
journalism in the Palm Beach
High School for three years En-
tofe bceotning associated with
the Florida Industrial School for
Boys Is Mariana in 1880. He re-
Hlained with this institution for
" years, serving first as instruc-
toT IN printing and vocational
director for three years and later
a. director Of the white depart
ment Tor seven years.
While In Palm Beach. he or
Kanized and established the
Pain Beach Frond," high school
publication. and later at Marian
M. ne established the yellow
Jacket Of FiS." Both publications
attained national recognition.
Hiatt Is now a member Of the
Jacksonville Rotary Club and is
serving as chairman on its youth
service committee. Of the Safe
Conference Of Social Work, the
state Probation and Parole as
soeiation, Florida Association OF
social Workers and is a past
president OF the Jackson County
chapter. Tie Is chairman of Emer.
Hency Welfare Services of the
State Defense Council, and serv.