The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-04-10
Mayor :Of Havana LaudS
Marti And Key West AT :
II d. i. Luncheon OF Cuban Club


In the nanss a prssidsnt ossu
San Martin u Cubs. whssn ~
Is representlng = NE Joe hossel
Week observsnce here. hosyur
Manuel Fernsnflss Gupervis1lp e
Havans paid tribu1s - Jose ~.
d, Cuben martyr. ood xsy Veo4
cradle az Cuhan litns>y to1nv.
Mayor Supsrvtsl)e spehe q =
dinner Siven IN hoeor u dirosRa-
uished Cuhnn visioprs q ~ -
Concha .Holal thls Moon. AmooG
| the guests we're Comsnodose No.
AsuilG Ruiz. chief n the Cuhna
Navy, and Inemshers a his stu1G.
In dress white uniforms cd nnla
braid. . si
Representing Governor Mili-
ard Caldwell. J. Lee Ballard.
! state hotel cosnmissioner. read .
message from The states chlrf e.
ecutive expressing his regret u
not being able 10 attend tlss Juss
Marti activities becsuse Al IRE
current session of The lcgislnsure.
The large sathering Included
University of Havana baseball
and basketball team member. .
number Of Cuban ncwspopesmen
land city and county offieisk. Thr
Cuban Marine band Furnished
music from the lobby Of tkc ls0lel.
I In making his address the HAY
ana mayor pointed out ttst to-day
was a fitting d. 1or uemoris1-
fixing the Cuhgn o1suG8lc In M
dependence. for h-wus q - 49,
Ri 10 that the 0uaimero Cons1i-
tuition. CuhAS first esns1lewetoa.
1 was signed. t&f
/ In the Quesl IL IL nsiohDnring
republic Tor liberty. oaaoesvieIle
continued. Me- pagt D1nOpd ~
= Key West n6uSt noe - rnGmCoDn
| The Island city. - 80 - oolv
tfurnisked finauriu1 nu1uonoce -
- ~
willing u help libcrate The "a.
I shaved Cuban nation.
/ He could not help bat remesn-
tber. the mayor added. every time
The comes to Key West the link
between this city and Cuba. DE
:, paid pal ocular tribute 90 Raoul
Alpizar, vice consul here. whom,
! he described as the grandson u
one of the greatest Cuban liberia
tors-Jose Dolores Psyo. eloee
friend of Jose MART.
| Municipal Judge Enrique Is
quinaldo. who presided st the
banquet, introduced Mayor w. w.
Demeritt, who responded In
Spanish and dwell on the close
bond of friendship between Key
West and Cuba. The mayor then
! presented Jose Araque. Cuban
official, with a certificate from
the. City Commission expressing
its appreciation for the manner
in which festival officials were
received in Cuba.
| Other speakers were Manuel
Martin of the Havana newspaper.
"Manana", Angel Pelaex, city
councilman Of Havana. represent
| ing that municipality; Raoul Al
pizar, vice consul.
Occupying the seat Of honor nj
the banquet was pretty Doris
Boza, Jose Marti week queen.
who sat between the two mayors.
Among the officials present were
Consul Martin Lliraldi, Raymond
Delgado, president Of the Cuban
Club; Pablo Fernandez. president
of San Carlos Institute: Jose
Sanchez, secretary Of the Club
and Institute; City Commission
ers John Carbonell and Albert
Cooper; County Commissioners
Gerald Saunders and Assistant
States attorney. William v. Al
bury:
Among those arriving in the
party with Mayor Suparviells
were his son, Alfred Fernandez.
| Augustin G.. Arlen, aide: Jose y.
| Azor, private secretary: Enrique
Carcas, social secretary and Fran
cisco Quillermo of the Cuban Red
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