The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-28


i We'll, here it is Tuesday bit /
am still trying 10 gel squared
away because Of Sunday which
Twas a busy day indeed TED
lLEISEN bonged the ships bell
outside my door Sunday ayem
and asked me if / would like Is
! be master Of ceremonies al i
show at the SOUTH BEACH
| RESTAURANT at which the
Cuban radio queens would APP
pear.
/ thought that would be just
dandy as if there Is anything +
am partial To, it is group of
Latin princesses and queens. So
at two B. IA. the Iady-with-the-
lflower-in-her-ear and myself are
at the South Beach Patio Res
taurant Johnny on the-spot all
lset to hafa-cee a show at two
thirty.
Well, 1t seems the itinerary OF
the queens and her court suffers
from over enthusiastic direction
and EDYTHE JOHNSON, LIE
lSEN, FRED SHEPLAND and /
are trying ii find out wha-hop-
pen A crowd is there, the band
is there and We are there and
we are holding aces and kings
bit somebody is holding queens
and it looks like | have to try
and come up with a joker in
order to meld.
! am about to call in ELLERY
QUEEN or NERO WOLFE or Mr..
and MRS. NORTH to solve the
case Of the missing queens. !
keep running over to the SUN
| AND SAND CLUB and back as /
have important business to dis
cuss there with WALT WILEY
and KEEL SEWARD. Every now
and again we get a report aThe
queens will arrive in an hour"
About this time ] am Reminded
that we have date with my
mothef-in-law and Edythe says
! she would like to have my mo
Their in-law as her dinner guest.
So Dorothy and / swipe Fred
Shepherds Jeep and Lean tell
you Dorothy and her nom do
not think / am the worlds best.
Jeep driver.
The truth of it is / am a mighty
clever lad at the wheel but in my
family, my talents are not APP
preciated and when whip UP at
the ELK'S CLUB to- see the
flower show, the girls are talking
d mile d minute about crazy
drivers and gnaWing their ctti-,
cles, which is neat trick at
that.
The Flower Show soothsd their
nerves. Everyone spoke to
were deeply impressed by the.
show. was pretty thrilled my
self and realized that the judges.
must have had pretty hectic
time trying to award the prizes
Every one of the exhibits rated a
ribbon or a prize. Anyone who
missed the Flower Show robbed
himself Of an intrlude of sheer
beauty, artistry and interest
Back at the South Beach. Res
taurant again we found a lot Of
people and the same report: The
queens will be here in an hour. 2
So we had a nice chat with our
Lhostess, who hasn't. been, feeling
too wen lately and we had dim
Iner and il was during that SPLEEN
ibid repast that it daWnedA upon
my alleged mind that unless
/ whoever was running the show
was hep to accepted custonc
among Latin lovelies that Latin-
American relations might be a
ltrifle strained.
Knowing my Latin countries,
land my Senoritas, Chat was
back in the pre- aymer days ,
| I realized that siestas are still an
important factor. Amy Senorita
with an ounce Of sense under her
/ yaanfilla knnUs that she hae met
| got 10 take a snoozes repair her
toilette and partake of a snack if
nourishment, because after all.
one must be bright and refresh
ed for the evening.
| Teiepathy, perhaps. Because
that IS wha hopper. The girls
got rushed about and stood 1t up
10 point. But at that point