The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-15
C0NCH
CHOWDER
by RAINIER

While putting notes for the col.
umn in order including some from
a letter from Fred Shefflin (who
was way out In the Wild Vest he
ambled into the office. But the &C.
count of the trip is still interesting
such as the stop at the Last From.
tier Village, Las Vegas, New, rep
lica of a Gold Rush town with ex-
hibits of the old buildings, stage
coaches( covered wagons drawn up
in O circle as protection from In
dian raids, a Chinese Joss house
with shrine of teakwood and gold,
cafes and saloons where bartenders
still wear handlebar moustachios. i.
and a collection of the last word In
elegance of cutglass, dishes and
other historical items of the period.
Which brings up a point on the
work of the Key West Art and
Historical Society which recently
reelected Joe Allen as president.
He expects to outline a long
range" plan for extension Of the
Society's job of preserving histori-
cal objects and items of Key West
background. The Identification of
East Martello Tower is one project.
Why not Old Fort Taylor? The day
of the debris fire near it, I noticed
the magnificent outline Of the ram
parts against the background of
nacreons sky. and 1t possessed
a grandeur which can be enhanced
with proper treatment.
GRANDEUR which was Rome's
was PARTIALLY re-captured In the
'When-In-R Rome" party last Satur-
day night. The laundries in town
viii probably have a super-run on
washing of sheets this week as
practically everyone appeared In
one draped as robe. Et tu, Brute.
Al Bebout came as a Roman Ath-
lete, afoot, and ran around putting
Roman signs on all the guests with
a stick Of charcoal. I don't know
where he dug UP the Olympic sym
boil on his own red toga. the
Greeks had a word for Ii.
Anyway, it was fun from the
word hail" TO the Roman bathos
finish - missed the finale on that
as some roaming Romans went
swimming father up the Keys. Too
bad that attendees at 1t. Phillips
shinding on Friday evening were
absent for the Rpmanesque cele-
bration. One cut-out pinned on the
was labeled Glad | Ate Her" and
showed a huge lions head with the
legs Of late Coliseum perfor-
mer dangling from MGM Jaws.
Quo Vadis Jeane Porter Kirke
leaves Key West for New York this
week but the honor guests at the
party stay on until Saturday. Also
on the farewell list for a time Is
Don Taft, Miami. Herald CORES
pendent in Key West. He's head
4 ing for his Arizona stamping
grounds on a vacation. Hope he
doesn't miss the trip the way he
misses shrimp boats Leaving the
fold in the t-so-distant-future
win be Bohbie and Buddy Cadenas
who are transferees 90 Jacksonville
They'll probably have a big re-
union with Doug and Sue Clark who
went there several nefIths ago.
LETTER FROM ex.Society edi.
tor Mrs. r. Fl. Blount, nee Jean.
nette Barclay, reveals yen for
palms and the South. Wrote she.
We drove through beautiful spring
weather all the way 10 Washington
and were there for the Cherry
Blossom Festival. From Washing.
ton north, the landscape grew less
green. In Maine, II was cold and
dismal and no spring. Since then,
however, flowers are blooming and
trees are budding, but | don't see
how they have the nerve. The tenn
perature Still hoyers around 20 de.
grees. ] missed voting in the uri.
mary sent my notarired appliea.
ton for a ballot bat didn't Get Il.
| was late, 30 ] suppose Sam Pin-
der figured I wouldn't have time
10 SET the ballot back TO Key West
20 make the deadline. I read with
interest the stories about Jeane
hlrkes art shows. I'm disappoint.
ed that left before she returned
from France. We all enjoyed the
stories and pictures about the Sch.
lechs go0ihy breakfast PARTY I
can understand how they must
have hated leaving the island -
! Right row, Jeanette ear hs
reached At The Gerrish Place, XII.
terry Point, Maine.