The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-30
CONCH
CH0WDER
BY RAYMER

If cat lovers 60 up in arms over
the recent canine invasion of this
column. or IL readers get bored,
they'll just have to bear with me
until the enthusiasm wears off over
the hearing-ear collie Claude. Fri
day morning he ran up the street
before could get his leash snapped
on, evidently thinking ] was right
behind him. ! had to report for
work and couldn't find him after
Is minutes. so called the police,
told Bienvenido Perez, called the
Humane Society, tipped off two
taxi cab drivers and various
friends to be on the lookout.
Four hours later ] went home.
and there was Claude in the house
looking guilty. Whoever the kind
retriever happens to be-. ! want to
thank him or her for putting Claude
in the house and shutting the door.
/ also got letter this morning
signed with paw print and the
name Sheba which informed me
that a doggy protest was entered
because she had been left out Of
the doggy list for the patio party
Sunday. The letter said in part,
"You used to come out and see me
several times q week and we had
such a good time. How well ] re-
member the tenderness with which
you doused my ticks with kerosene,
how many times you scratched my
ears and whispered sweet nothings.
How many times I gave you doggy
kisses of welcome and how many
times ] have excused your alb
sences lately because thought you
went to feed Claude"
81 have been anxiously awaiting
the day when I could meet him and
touch muzzles. But since / was not
mentioned in Chowder ! shall make
Nils The Dane my new love and
wait affectionately for him to grow
up because don't think It matters
If he is younger than ! am"
In reply. Sheba should not feel
crushed. AS an intimate friend Of
the family, it wasn't oversight not
to mention here. II was simply
taken for granted that she would
be there with the other wags. Be-
sides, there is a Broadway drama
called, Come Back, Little Sheba,"
which makes Gladys Tim In The
Mood For Love- Jaxson's pet q
celebrity indirectly, and of course
celebrities have standing invita-
tons.
GRACE CROSBY brought In.
two interesting cards, one from
Mrs. Wallace B. Kirke. Writes
Eleanor, back from Europe and
now in New England, Have just
caught up with few copies of
The Citizen which Ann Carleton
gave me and / look upon the pic
ture of Trio Of Planners with in
terest and pride. BPW is lucky to
have the best corresponding secre-
tary in any 10 counties as well
as the State president and local
head. Key West can well be proud
Of you all. Sincerest wishes for Q
banner year"
HiLpA COMMIT o. HE Garden
Club sent a card, or rather .
series of them in q folder with the
notation of seeing the same BPW
picture. Miss Commit writes that
she viii return in September. She
here she says it is already q little
too cool for her.
ROTARY CLUB bulletin shis
week written by Paul Sher notes
"After Dorothy Raymer's talk the
other week here, there has been
Q great deal Of discussion 40 to
whether Horace should be known
as the tWoman's Home Companion
or The Ladies Home Journal. I
myself kind of lean to the title
Of 'Superman'.n BY the by. Sher
means Horace 0'Bryant, Supt. Of
Schools, not Horace Young. night
club impresario! Sher also claims
he falls off chairs more gracefully
than Earl Adams. Suggests q con.
test 10 prove it.
THlSA-TsiATA DATA: Given Q
start when picked up this weeks