The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-31
CINDERELLA

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Briarty chose that and explained
her choice in fifty words or
less. :
OF course she waited until the
very last minute to mail it. She
was just addressing the envelope
when a neighbor dropped in. She
had just about excused herself
and rushed out to get the letter
into her little branch post office,
when Mrs. McBriarty saw the
postmaster had locked his door
and was Just dashing off in his
truck. She dashed too, although
she admits she is not built for
speed, and by shouting also, at
the top of ner lungs, caught the
attention Of the postmaster over
the roar of his truck. He looked at
the address to see what all the
rush was about and wished Mrs.
McBriarty luck.
Well, days passed and since no
word came about the contest,
Mrs. McBriarty almost forgot it.
There was a granddaughter i'll
up north with Mrs. McBriarty's
daughter doing 24-hour nursing
duty, and many other household
chores to occupy this busy house
wife's mind.
A telegram arrived Mrs. Me-
Briarty was almost afraid to
open it for fear it was bad news
about her granddaughter Corinne
IND North. However, she opened
it, almost ready to weep-And
she says frankly, that she did
weep, but it was for Joy-The
telegram announced that Lucy
McBriarty Of st. Petersburg
Beach was one of the winners in
the Title-naming movie contest
and her prize was a weeks stay
at the Casa Marina in Key West
Mr.. Emmett Commits name as
Manager was given to Mrs
McBriarty, and she was told
she could make her own
definite arrangements as to suit
able dates for her visit. She
wrote Mr.. Commit and made ar
engagements to arrive the last
week in March with her little
granddaughter Deborah.
Upon their arrival at the Casa
Marina, four years old Deborah
looked up at the impressive
building and grounds of the Casa
Marina and queried for every
one to hear, Grandma, is this
the hotel you winned in the radio
It was indeed and attractive
Lucy McBriarty, grandmother
though she is enjoying every
of it. Everyone who has
met Mrs. Lucy McBriarty is
delighted with her and her grand
daughter, and like Maitland
Adams who presented Mrs Nc
Briarty with the Key to Key
West this afternoon, have given
her courtesy of every amuse-
ment and facility in town. 1t all
makes Mrs. M,cBriarty feel like
a truly Cinderella" as she puts
it. and even after she does wake
up, she'll have lots of fine ex-
periences to dream upon.
Mrs. McBriarty was particu-
larly delighted with her trip
through Key Vests Oldest
House. Mrs. Stephen Douglass,
the owner and the operator of
the museum now in the old
home was the first
of the Key Westers to offer our
modern Cinderella the courtesy
of the city; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Boza of the Delmonico Restaur-
ant followed suit. Mango of
Mario's Beauty Salon is giving
her complete new hair styling,
as well as any other of the Beauty
Salon treatments she wishes to
take. With all this luxury and
spelling as Mrs. McBriarty calls
it, she was just about to spoil her.
self some more and buy herself
some perfume, when Mrs. Boza
presented her with a bottle of
''Intermezzo" which she'd just
brought back from Cuba. Mrs.
McBriarty says Key West has
turned out to be another fairy
godmother and she now has
another goal to work towards. =.