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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-29
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
Charter List,
Order OF Does,
ToCIose Monday

It has been announced BY the
president of the Key West Order
Of Does, Mrs. Elaine Gates that
the charter for the Does wiz be
closed as Of April s.
The charter was held open for a
period of so days in order to af-
ford qualified women Of Key West
the opportunity Of becoming chart
er members.
The membership is open only
to wives, mothers, daughters, sis
tiers and widows of ElkS, and re-
quiring as a condition for such
membership evidence from the
Lodge Of the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order Of EIks in which the
husband, father, brother, or son is
a member in good standing: or
was at the time Of his demise.
II you are eligible for member
ship and are DESTROYS Of becom-
ing a charter member Of the Does
contact the Secretary, Mrs. Jo-
anna Kraeger, hos Pearl St.,
telephone number 2-S116 before
April s.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

shrimp Boats" in deep rich
colors with the waves whooshing
the craft into a huddle. VoIoshin
has another oil, Waterfront
Shacks,n executed with definite de.
sign. He uses off-primary colors
for this with tawny orange, burnt
orange and green tonalities.
Margaret Weisel offers key
West Beach," with green water
and primitive style. George Gar
cia's "0ld Boat" is Impressions
tic bordering into abstraction. He
uses heavy pigment with textural
effect in this and for '.Transfigura-
tion,p a unique creation with blue
and copper-red objects.
Lee Albert's caSein Boats At
Rest in blues predominating has
pleasant perspective and tranquil
lily.
The Kids, Edyth and Hari seem
to have a kindred Interpretation
although there are subtle differ
ences and Of course Harris work
has the most power. Both exhibit
q fondness for the heavy palette
and vigor with stimulating psyche
logical content and underlying
symbolism. Edyth's "Fishnet Bal
let" and THE New World, show
preoccupation with arabesque pat.
tern, shorelineS, palm tops and
mountains undulating and follow
ing each other. Her colors are
used with surprising exuberanee
and resonaee.
HaFi Kidd has a positive monu-
mental basicness. His huge, over
whelming mother lowering over a
thick bodied child in Spring,
has earthly quality. Impressive is
Towers Of Key West, In which
a violent magenta sky. the billow-
ing trees, and the upthrust Of ar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
NGUarTO-BGrdecki
NuptiGls Planned
Sunday Afternoon

Sunday afternoon at four o
clock. Miss COrnelia Jeanne Ma
varro, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan I. Navarro. 426 Elizabeth
Street win Z xchanse marriage
vows with Ii. (J.G) Frank J.
Bardecki Of Detroit. Mich.
The single ring ceremony viii
be performed BY the Rev. John
IS. Arrnfield.
Miss Audrey Wilson, q class
mate Of Miss Navorro's will be
maid Of honor. Bridesmaids are
Miss Dorothy Jean AIbury, Miss
Betty Kay Fairfield, and Miss
Elizabeth OK. Hooper, boarding
school cIassnate Of the brides.
Junior bridesmaids are Miss
Yolanda Harris and Miss Gene.
We've Wheeler. Flower girl is TO
be Sheiia Duncan.
Best man for the groom win
be 1t. w. P. Davenport. Groosns-
men and rshers are 1t B. H.
Creighton, Jr., 1t. A. A. Ewald,
1t. r. 7. Phillips and 1t. G.g)
| S. o. Schwartz.
A series Of showers and parties
have been given in honor Of the
bride elect. On Saturday, the
bride and her attendants Dire to
be guests Of Mrs. William War
rem and Mrs. Joseph Wheeler At
a luncheon.
Parents Of the bride viii have
rehearsal supper for the entire
wedding party at their home on
Saturday evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
Jonathan Jackson
Connie Lesley
Hold Lead Roles

The two most difficult roles u
"our Town." the Thornton Wilder
play to be presented at the Barn
Theatre April Is. are handled BY
Jonathan Jackson, long estahlish.
ed members Of the Players, and
newcomer, Connie Lesley, the
former Miss Hudsins Of Summer.
| land Key. She has the feminine
| lead as Emily Webb.
jackson has the major part, that
Of Stage Manager narrating the
theme Of the story. BY trade, jack
son Is engineer, builder and real
estate developer. By adoption he
| ID q Key Wester and built his own
home here. It Il one Of the most
unique In design on the Island.
Jonathan has had SIX years ex-
perience with the Players here as
wen as working in summer stock
| In New Jersey and New England
| for five years. He had also ap.
peared ID televislon, and on radio.
! His LIST Of roles locally included
the crochety grandfather in "You
Can't Take II With You." Dad In
Zones A Crowd" and character
roles in many Others. His last ap-
pearanee was in John Loves
Mary"
Connie, a pert little brunette
with q southern accent (she lived
in Georgia. was born in the Pa
mama Canal Zone. She is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hudgins of SummerIand Key. They
lived in B0gota. Columbia, South
America for about seven years
and she went to grade school
there.
Mrs. Losley's first interest IN
drama cropped Up when she at
tended Alma College at Ontario.
Canada. Says she. Il was In sew
eral plays and skits there. The
Two most important were Henry
WIZ and death Takes A Holt
dag
AZ the Key Wast High School.
during her junior and senior years.
she vas cast In elmer Willie, |"
and Is / French girl In the Senior
class play. she had one year Of
rf.naeh sfstf,o hare and arhiewed
remarkable success when she en-
tered the 1851 American Legion
Voice Of Democracy contest. Con
ME came out second winner In the
contest 10 the eutire State.
Connie insists that her only
actual training ia the field vas The
year in Canada
@AiieT high school ahs states
simply. II was married TO Fred
Lesley. and here | an"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
Adults Graduate
From San Carlos
Monday, March 80

Graduation exercises were held
for the Adults Department Of San
Carlos School last Monday, March
30 at the school hall.
Students to whom certificates
were awarded include the follow
ing:
list. year: Agnes II. Stanfield,
Irene Hannick, Marie Ellis, Louise
KsIiy, Hilda Mcmahon, Ruth C.
Hargis, Hazel Riyet, Alice Mohr,
Marie Gronn, Geneva De Francis
CO, Bette Tupax, Dolores Cancino.
md. year: Eula 8. Hicks Fritz,
Burt p. Garnett, Kathleen Mitchell,
Ann N. Marker, Hazel Cutlan,
Cynthia Robson.
3rd. year: Mona Field, Edward
4. Johnson.
Program a. performed follows:
!. American and Cuban National
Anthems.
2. 1ntroductiop Words, By Span
ish Instructor Miss Benildes Re-
nicnd.
). Another Lsnguassi BY Mona
Fields.
1. "La Rosa Blanca and ma
tinata,' songs beautifully inter-
pgeted By Miss Elaine Eskew with
piano accompaniment BY Miguel
AaEiscal.
5. Why / like the Spanish In
structlon given By the San Carlos
Institute By Mrs. Marie Ellis.
8. IA Mslaguena. piano solo, By
Miguel Mariscal.
I. Useful Books for Spanish Stu
dents 1t the Key West Women's
Club Library. BY Mrs. Agnes
Stanfield.
8. Historic Information about the
San Carlos Institute, By Burt Gar
nett.
.. Soy tn Hijo, Oh America Mia!
Poem by Isabel Zayas, pupil Of
San Carlos School.
10. Importance Of our Spanish
Lessons, BY Kathleen Mitchell.
II. Poem 1t RscQusr, By Edwsrd
Johpson.
Il. Comments Of Appreciaticn,
" Mrs. Etila Hicks Fritz.
-. rFesentatipn q Spanish Ger
tifieates 70 The Studepts, by Mr..
Julio cahanas, Jr., President of
San Carlos Institute.
n. Congratnlatory Address, BY
nguished Guest Speaker from
Havana Or. Domingo AragCn Nav
AFRO.
Is. Useful Remarks TO The STU
dent, Address BY the Representa-
tive Of the Cuban Government,
Consul Oscar Morales.
Is. God Bless Americal BY the
Audience.
II. Closing Address: BY Mr..
julio Cabsnas, Jr., President Of
San Carlos
The Board 81 Directors Of the
Institution announces that addi-
tionaI Spanish Instruction win be
offered after the Easter Vacation
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

saxve 1881 pdesGppds $500
fmss ~A esnasg d 4oia
szussxs seeenaa 40 swsAp oates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

Rico. He used a pure orange back
ground for some Key lines, sliced
avocado saa the branch Of a lime
tree with white-green blossom.
In the professional established
class, Gene Cites still life, "Gua-
temalan Mood has the masters
sure touch, harmony Of compost
ton and is polished as the maho-
gany wood which he reproduces on
canvas. A FURNISHED cooper bowl,
appended, a family tinted
shell, a fascinating little image.
complete the objects in the nett
culously done study. Otto is noted
for the luminous glow of his paint
ings of metals, and is a perfec-
tionst with adumbrated touches.
Other still lifes in the current
show are favorites, too. Gertrude
Laubscher has come up with
lovely and brilliant one of scarlet
hibiscus in a pewter OF unpublished
silver container for cool relief,
flanked on one side by a Chinese
image, the entire setting on two
toned blue striped cloth. Miss
Laubscher has developed a fine
sense Of color and lost the ''muddi-
ness" Of earlier work.
Anna Carolan has a quiet and
restful still life Of heavy-headed
garden flowers in a glass vase,
the stems showing through the
crystal. This effect is difficult to
capture but she has done it, using
silvery values with soft yeIlows,
green and pOintlighting Of orange.
Symphony in Yellow " a study
by Adeline Ross, utilized blue
and cream drape, cream-peari
mug and muted yellow blossom
clusters in artfully contrived COM
position. This is much better than
her Serenity seascape which has
excellent cloud effect and nice
col0rs OF puppies and blended blues
but is flattish in the water spaces.
In the seascapes, Gerald Leake,
who has spent decades capturing
wind on waves, sunrays and moon
beams on the sea, is without doubt
the Neptune Of oil painters.
Sparkling Sea" magnificent
panoramic oil, dances with the
simmer Of light on mobile water.
Grays. whites, blues are imbued
with actual feel Of the wind pour
ed from the sky's flacon into the
bowl Of the ocean.
And so We come TO the water
front and the subjects change TO
boats. shrimpers, sailing craft,
locked or abandoned. at peace or
in tumult as in Storm Brewing.
a darkly lighted conventional oil BY
Lee Albert with stormy sky, and
wind swept palms fringing the
land. Or the placid, almost photo
graphic Tied Up" BY Gustaye
Schrader, in a beautiful cypress
frame. And Julian Voloshin's
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

There are 81 paintings, most Of
them in oils and watercolors, a
few in pastels and caseins.
New entries include Effie Fer
nandez' primitive art. Fort JEFF
ferson," in oil, has realistic detail
to commend it but is not as in.
teresting as the oil, ITO Market, I"
which has undeniabIe charm. It
could be any landscape in the West
Indies, but is to me, Jamaican. A
man on donkey, g woman with
q basket on her bandanaed head,
another figure seated by the wind
ing road are in the foreground.
The sky and the landscape objects
are bathed In tropical misted
dawn. This one was sold opening
night to Mrs. Virginia Komlos.
Another picturesque primitive,
''Old Habana," by Eduardo Hem
riquez, was bought by Mrs. j.
Edgar Willing. Henriquez is a
member Of the Key West Artists
group. This oil has perspective
with the skyscrapers Of modern
Havana in the background. while
in the foreground, sundrenched old
buildings with little balconies, are
contrasted sharply with the dark
street on which a flower vendor
pushes his cart.
Jose Martinez, a Key West artist
with a wealth Of natural talent,
who is certain to graduate from
the amateur class into wider re-
c0gnition as time goes on, is in q
class by himself. He is realistic,
volatile. probably unaware Of la
tent power which Is beginning to
turn the turbine OF creativness.
AT present, he has tendency
TO experiment For example, there
is one still life, one action seas
cape with men in sailing boat,
and one mood painting with CEN
trail figure done in green and
shadows. This oil tells a story the
way paintings we're more apt to
do in the 18th and 18th centuries.
It's called Desperation but hardly
needs title 10 convey the mean
ing II has a terrific heart-rending
IMPACT but is strictly gallery
study To have IL in home would
be too depressing unless you are
machoistic Still. one is drawn to
II again and again: the study OF
q battleweary man isolated In
loneliness. struggling with his emo.
tens, seated with bowed head, his
face concealed. a helmet on the
ground before him surrounded by
chain-smoked cigarette butts.
CAS- this was written, Mrs. Reilly
called to say that julius f Stone.
Jr. had purchased the painting
and had presented Il 10 the East
Martello Galleryl
The still life won for Martinez
third prize In the international
Amateur Painters competition and
4 was hung In the show at Puerto
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
THRIFT SHOP TO HAVE
| EASTER BASKETS FRI.

A limited number o. Easter
baskets. % being ihs total. are
available sesnorrew only 81 ne
ne ThFiff Shep. Il was an
nounesd By Mrs. William Truss-
dell, chairman 81 the project.
The baskets are complete with
fEsditionsl bvnniss. ssss. etc.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
REMEMBER SHUT.INS
1T EASTER TIME

Mrs. Mere Belancouri, go Ga.
xabsfh Street, : patient a. Men
roe General Hospital for Ire
past ten months viii be n the
hospital for Easter. Toe.
Friends end aequslnlsneea
could bring . nois 81 brightness
10 her shvt-in Easter with .
card Or note.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
apply To Wed

Wendell 4. Valentine. u, AUw
School, and zelda Joann Stckney,
II, lis Olivia Street, have applied
for . marriage license at the Of
flee Of County Judge Raymond r.
Lard.
Robert Evans Dickson, q, BOO
12s, Naval Station and Eileen
Marie Farquer. q, La Concha Ho-
tel, have also applied.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
Final AII-Key Vest artists Exhibit
DrGaOs Record CrosUd At Opening
By DOROTHY RAYMER

Prevew of the aKey West Artists Tuesday night
the opening Of the year. patrons pres
en the last Of the which presented
East Mao gallery under the auspices the Key
Art and Historical Society Thanks the effort of Evira Reilly
artist and director this display fitting climax
representative Of Key West Mrs Reilly the get
well familiar painters conse-
quenfly, the scope is stimulating and expansive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

In order to make the necessary
arrangements the reservations
must be In by April s.
Shipmate Sandefer recently re.
turned from a meeting of all the
representatives of the Fleet Re-
serve Association held in Washing
ton d. C. He VIII no doubt have
much news for the members of
the plans for the coming year. All
members are asked to put forth
a special effort to attend not only
the reception but the regular meet
ing which win be held at the Fleet
Reserve Home at the regular time
500 pms
The weekly dances have been
bringing IN large numbers Of the
Shipmates and their guests and a
new policy win be established
starting Saturday April IL. That
night a country style dance win
Be held with square dancing, hoe
downs and whatever style dancing
the members prefer.
For those members who prefer
this style dancing and enough at
tend to make it worthwhile this
type dancing viii be a regular
feature on alternating Saturdays.
These dances are free to all men,
bers and their guests and every
one Is urged to come out and
take advantage Of the fine music
every Saturday night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

chitectural creations dwarf a tiny
figure riding a bicycle far below.
He hints of abstraction but with
out distraction.
Larry Harms pulls out the stops
in the abstract, Sacred Feather
ed Serpent" This ancient Aztec
symbol of the universe, and all
life in it, spins your imagination,
but it may leave you dizzy with
the effort. But just to prove that
he isn't dub at draughtsmanship,
there's yellow Head" d wonder
full study of the head Of a native
woman, done In pastel with over
laying green-gold surface.
The only major portrait art.
ist in the exhibit is Lewis
Strong. Both heads of young wo-
men are done in pastel with crafts
manship, a wonderful sense of per-
Sonality insight and in one,
the luminous yellow used for the
facial planes, plays up the bone
structure with a excellent results.
Strong seems to have evolved q
new method for this portraiture.
II is captivating and progressive.
Mollie Garrett achieves a fresh
approach to the boat subject In
king Conch. T" the title taken from
the central shrimping craft in the
concise watercolor. There is ms
piration Of a crisp day in the
fluttering boat penants, the swirl
Of clouds. the clarity of tints.
Irene Glinos injects a note Of
pathos in the little house surround
ed with enroaching weeds and
trees, called simply Casa" The
sky is a bit too carelessly done,
but that may be from hurried ex-
ecuti0n. She admitted that the
striking oil, Emotions" study Of
clown ia merry makeup but with
a natural sad expression beneath
his grotesque paint. was stiIl wet
from last brush strokes. Miss CHI
nos has obvious ability.
Ability, solid knowledge Of craft,
eye for color, motion, deta.g and
all the ether fluid ease Of express
sion which comes with experience
are evident in all Of EIvira Reilly's
and Lephe Holden's works. Mrs.
Holden deviates into appealing
whimsey in Frost stick," water
color Of a pickaninny licking .
frozen ice. Broader humcr Is evi-
dent in ssPay Day" with sailors
and women near The bank on Du-
val Street. 'Beachcomber's Cas-
tie" has nice iuxtsposition Of .
stone ruin jutting UP against .
towering cumal0us cloud
Mrs. ReiIiy's 'sKey west Lane.
Il 4 p0elical nostalgia scene with
sunlipped trees. 4 dusty little path
and The sleepy Key West sbacks
lining II. Through The Net and
Shrimpers" are vibrant with sea
shades. especially In the latter OIL
with rs foreground Of rippiing
water breaking up fhe reds. blues.
whites. green's ~ reflections and
refracting the light with prismed
sheen.
Her portrait cf a ysrdman. Jim
ME- was bought By Mrs. Oscar
Farmer.
In ne waaereolnr panei. E4wars
5ohnsoa comes off with top kna-
ors. His s'Pelicaa On Deck was
sold 0penlrg nighs. He has caught
ether KEY West gypican1 With ean-s
dor, hamnr. delicate snd foreefal
eCsor1.
Jean conrey exhibits lovely
SHADES a EaFereoam quality III
asasnlnx and achieves 4 sTua-
aarfuI siiver1 ~ ter mutinn III
her elder sAserroiag. Bill Ereens
spsaeEy Lined. Tsm-toned asd acti
vatsA stgAe il ennrnzndanae al
shongA overraase-ea II tl-zss. = -
alay. . ham Ia E1ella RNna fux
she hessslfal expeTzly fakmssed
Nassgea0T Ia ESaxa, dor VII
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
iirths

Plnders Have Boy
A son was born to Mr.. and Mr..
Maitland Pinder, March "a at Non.
roe General Hospital, at sis am.
The new arrival weighed 7 lbs.
and has been named Stephen
Wayne. The Finders live at iozl
Angela Street
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02
Dinner, Reception Slated Thursday
For Fleet Reserve Association Head

The regional president Association
win be Key West April to attend the regular meeting
Association Prior to the meeting reception Raus
restaurant ct The members and their urged
attend this reception which includes dinner and
tips Reservations Be made any time the Reserve
Association Home on Caroline Street
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-02

N0TIcE UNDrn gIcTITIOUa

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN nat
the undersigned. desiring 70 engage
IN business under the ftcffffous
name 81 ~Crosswind,E Restaurant
and Cacklail Lounge, ct Marathon,
Florida intends 10 reHfater the said
fictitious name with the Clerk OF
the circuit Court o. Monroe Coun-
T.. Fiorida
Dated March 80. 1858
JOHN HApEAe
aprs-s-is-asfsss
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-30
FACT and FUN

4 very stout sister tried for
over five minutes 10 get her fare
out Of her jacket pocket on q
crowded atreetcar. A man stand
ing behind her finally spoke up;
Lady, why don't you let me
pay your fare7"
why I don't even know you"
Gnortcd the woman. I'm not IN
the habit Of getting 10 familiar
with strangers"
well lady" said the man, Il
think II would bo all right II you
let me pay for you, since you've
been unbuttoning my suspenders
for the past five minutes while
you were trying to get 70 your
own pocket"
The average woman sometimes
during the voyage OF life finds II
wise TO adopt q diet Those who
do 20 find II something Of an or.
deal 10 stick 20. and not q few
slip back into their former hab-
It's Of consuming fHt-formlng cal
Dries.
A hypnotist in Chicago says
that no longer do women have TO
fight q losing battle with eat.
RbleS. He says he can hslp women
lose from 10 TO 10 pounds In four
weeks, and, with nary q craving
for the things they ought not eat.
The hypnotiSt explains that he
puts his patients to sleep and tells
them, The taste OF foods that
contain sugar. starches, oil or
fats win be repulsive to you"
When tho patients are awak-
ened, he says, they no longer have
desires for such foods and Il n
only q matter Of time until the
old fat just fades away.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-30
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