The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-25


fessional Women's Club wa.
again accorded one Of the great.
est honors which can be bestowed
upon club by having one of its
local members reelected 10 a state
position. Such honors were won
by Mrs. Wi1helmina g. Harvey
who was recently unopposed as
State BPWC Recording Secre-
tary at the annual State BPWC
Convention held at the George
Washington Hotel in jackson
vile, Florida.
She was installed in office on
TERED platform thanked by
women of some of the highest
positions in the nation such as a
woman legislator, an Executive
Director OF the National Fedora
ton of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs, Inc, from their
Broadway Office, a u. S. Sena-
tors wife, Executive Secretaries
of various high official state CIR
Giles at Tallahassee, owners of
many businesses, women doctors,
lawyers, teachers, secretaries,
auditors, bookkeepers, and the
many professions all women.
MISS Olive Huston, National Di-
rector Of BPWC's and woman OF
national renoWn was the INSTALL
ing officer. The large banquet
hall at the George Washington
Hotel in Jacksonville took ON a
most regal appearance as the
clear, resonant voices OF the new
officers resounded throughout
the banquet hall where $50 guests
sat enthralled as they watched
the installation ceremonies aeop
a decorative tiered platform with
irridescent flood light reflecting
the loveliness OF womanhoou
gathered there.
The round of applause given
Mrs. Harvey when commended
by the outgoing president, Miss
Elizabeth Heth of Tallahassee, for
her devotion to duty during the
past year in a state capacity was
most appreciated by delegates
present, who were proud TO know
that one of their own was so
honorably recognized throughout
the state. Other Key West dele
gates included Mrs. Dorothy
Daniels, Mrs. Claire Arlen, Mars.
Grace Crosby, Mrs. Margaret
Bonamy, and Mrs. Mary Graham,
the incoming president.
A picture of the incoming state
officers published under the
Florida Times Union, jackson
vile, Florida, date line of May
%, l949, depicted other cities of
Florida, in addition to Key Yves,
receiving the signal honor OF
having one of their members
represent them including Jack
sonville, Miami, Daytona Beach
and Sarasota, Florida. Several OF
these cities were large by COM
parisonswith Key West and much
older since usually state officers
are earned only after years and
years of service.
This annual convention was a
celebration of the seth anniver-
sary of the Founding of the Flor
ida Federation of Business and
Professional Women with the
theme being carried out in a set
ting of pearls on the Roof Garden
of the Mayflower Hotel. The
place cards at the speakers table,
at which sat Key Vests delegate
on the State Executive Commit
tee, Mrs. Harvey, were studded
with pearls Respondent of the oc.
casion while the birthday cake
with thirty lighted tapers was
also decorated with the same
lovely stones indicate OF thirty
years. E.; ..t
State President ;Heth entertain
ed her executive committee at a
luncheon the first day Of the con
vention and presented each mem
Der with~a gift. In addition Il
this, Mrs. Harveysreceived a gift
of silver from her own local club
for the honor brought them in of
fetal state circles by her. Ar
orchid from the JackSonvill,
BPW Club was sent to State Sec
rotary Harvey as final tribute
Immediately prior to departure
Congratulatory kilograms and let.
tiers are still being received from
throughout the state on Mrs. Har
vey's recent success in being re
elected.
Not only was service given un
stintingly on a state level, bur
also on local level as Mrs. Har
vey had a dual capacity of ser
vice for she served as the presi
dent of the local BPW Club dur
ing the past year. It was unde
her leadership as president ant
Mrs. Catherine McManus' guild
ance as Historian that the loca
club made history which resulte,
in the Key West clubs histor,
being chosen as the best b,
approximately seven judge