The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-10-21


E different sort of preparation.
Where our cousins to the north
ar putting up their storm win
( to keep out little more of
Il old, returning Key Westers
e taking down the hurricane
s .ers and opening their win
dows to the sunlight and breezes.
Among the earliest harbingers
OF the season were Ann and Guy
Carleton who returned recently
from a restful summer spent in
Center Conway, New Hampshire.
That's in mountain country and
they stayed beautifully cool all
summer, which is more than some
of us can say. The Carletons
haven't yet made any special
plans for the winter beyond just
greeting their Key West friends
and getting their house homelike
again.
Although some of the local res
idents who spend the summer
months in the north are staying
long enough to see the beautiful
autumn leaves, the Edgar Will
lings returned early to familiar
Key West haunts. The travel urge
must still have been strong,
though, because they took off al
most at once for Mexico City,
where they expect to spend about
two more weeks before really set
ting down for the local season.
Some of the personnel of the
winter colony went quite beyond
simply going north for the hot
months. The Bredins, the Wal
lace Kirkes, and the Leland God
dards we're among Key WeSters
who travelled in Europe during the
summer.
Commander Bredin had some
enlightening and apt comments to
make regarding the European
scene. He says that America,
both through its people and its
lovely, lovely money, is having a
terrific effect on the life espe-
cially in France and Italy. "They
we're never so prosperous" Cdr.
Bredin said.
He was especially impressed by
the fact that there were no beg
CARS to be encountered on the
streets of Paris or Rome or any
Of the places where they used to
be commonplace.
A large number oi German
II selers we're touring the west
ern European countries, Cdr. Bre-
din reported, and he added that
aside from the fact that they
were not so fat as in pre-World
Var II years, they were much
tie same. Still bellicose, was the
wsv he described them.
Sad to say, the travellers in
Europe were somewhat dampen-
ed by an over-abundance of rain
in England, France and Italy.
Wien lie was asked whether he
was happy to be back in the is
land city, Cdr. Bredin retorted,
"When you have spent lot of
time where the weather Is wet
and cold, you then appreciate Key
West"
Apart from the returning trav-
elers other signs Of the change of
season are the preparations which
are underway for the re-opening
o. such landmarks as the Casa
Marina and the Martello Towers.
The Casa Marina win begin its
season Of activities in December
and the Martello Towers, both
East and West. viii open for
visitors early in November.
OF course, our calendar marks
off the same dates as the calen-
dars in northern cities, so Hal
lowe'en comes here Just as Il
does up where s'the frost Is on the
punkin and the folders in the
shock What the kids lack In
bonfireS. they make up in spirit.
II you've been In the downtown
stores. YOU know that All Hallows
Eve Is upon US, and the timid or
boisterous tap at the door follow
cd by Trick or Treat win soon
be heard,
The custom of youngsters In COS.
tune asking for handouts as bribes
for not committing depredations
Is a fairly recent origin. IL was
really started with the idea of
giving the kids something 10 do.
30 they would not run wild and
be destructive. II might be
Z thing for parents and teach
10 remind the young people
ear Of the meaning Of Trick
rat" After all, II they get a
they've given . taeis prom
ot 20 pull any tricks
several years, the PreSi-
November visit has spark
lot cg social activity. Not that
ever participates but some
neople bust seem to set start.
3oct that time. IT'S hard TO
from here whether this year
zee any change. II could take
a. two trends. different
j the past. II might be q
laea more hectic season since
wa know that Mr.. Truman woa1
rssaFn az President again, or il
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