The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-02
y,F.W. And Auxiliary Officers
Hold Installation Services

Installation services for the Of
ficers of the v. r. W., Wal
| ter r. Mickens Post 6O2l and its
Auxiliary were held at the Legion
Hall on Sunday, April 26, at 2:2o
p. m.
DR.. w. w. Davis, district com.
mander of the 18th District, pre-
sided over the services until Of
ficers were elected and the
post Commander took over.
Officers elected are as follows:
Lang MILAN, post commander;
Louis C. Smith, senior vice com.
mander; Frank Russell, junior
vice commander; Audrey Cash,
quartermaster; Samuel Welters,
adjuant; Edward Mounts, chap
lain; Isaac Fisher, trustee; Philip
Sears, service officer; Luther Tay-
lor. legislative officer and Irving
Carey. publicity chairman, Rupert
Curry, officer Of the day; Eugene
r.. Roberts, trustee; Stallings, adj
vocate and George Collins, patrio-
tic instructor.
Following the installation of Of
ficers, Commander Davis gave the
post charter to the Post Com
mander, MILAN, who is now serv-
ing in that cspacity for, the Sec
ond time.
Post Commander MILAN thank
ed the members of the legion for
having so much confidence In him
as to place him in office for the Sec
ond consecutive year. He asked
the members and the entire COM
munity to stand behind him in
carrying out successful pro-
gram.
A recess was called for the men
and the ladies Of the Auxiliary
took over.
The ladies presented a well or
gained program. Mrs. Edna Car.
ey, past president, who was to be-
come the new president asked the
officers to take their respective
stations and color bearers to Sc
cure and present coIors. The pro-
gram then continued as follows:
/. Flag Salute - Audience
2. Star Spangled Banner - Au.
dience a
3. Chaplain - Opening Prayer
4. Officers Take Station
Following this program the of.
ficers, we're installed: Edna Car
ley, president; Wilhelmina Bastian
ST., vice president; Elizabeth
Cash, junior vice president; Flo
rene Fry, secretary; Erthabelle
Robinson, treasurer, Norma Rob.
ison. chaplain: Jessie Sawyer,
trustee; Eloise Gates, conductress;
Evelena MCGOWAN, guard; Gene.
va Hannibal, musician; Mercedes
Hannibal, assistant musician; Gel.
| erina Ramsey, patriotic instruc.
tress, Laverne Stallings, L. Ne.
Intosh, Doris Matthews, and Y,
Smith, color bearers; Eva LASH
ter, banner bearer; Laurette Ty,
mes. nag bearer and Erthabelle
Robinson, historian.
/ Mrs. Agnes Dean o'Keefe, pas,
/ president Of the 18th District will
headquarters in Miami, presided
| She then called Mrs. Marie Vel
tiers, past president Of the Auxi
liary, to read the charges to al
officers with the exception of Thu
| president.
/ Mrs. O'Keefe complimented The
girls on the wonderful work tina
they are doing and told q shor'
Il history Of their existence. She al
| 50 extended special thanks to Mrs
Edna Carey who has served tn
| organization for four years as pre-
| sident.
n Al token was presented to Mrs
lOKeefe by the president in be
\ half Of the cub In appreciation
for her years Of service.
| The last item on the program
was the introduction Of dignitariel
lby the president.
visiting friends to the delegation
were the following:
Il Mrs. Agnes Dean o'Keefe. l3tl
lDlst. Pres. Miami, TIA: Mrs. Id
Lee Harrel. Hosp. Dist, v. A
!. / Hostital, Coral Gables; Mrs. Sall!
Hoier, Miami, Beach; Mrs. Le'
| saunders, 18th Dist. Pres. Elect
Mrs. Doris v. Diehl, Hialeah; Mrs
Ivanessa C. Saunders, past presi
dent Of ssI1, Key West; Mrs. Ed
Ina Perniek, chaplain Of 3sl1. Ke.
west: Mrs. Carolyn Winkil. Holly
wood: Charles A. Whiteacre, Com
i mander. post $50, Hialeah; Edse
c. keller Post $500, Hollywood
Fla: BIN O'Keeffe. Miami: Harol'
liz. Nyhne Hialeah. Post $3.50. sen
: ior vice commander. District -
lWm. zinki, Post $500, Past Com
mander of "a; W. W. Davis, Pos
ls7is, District Commander Of u
NATHANIEL Sweeting. George Wall
Iker Post SOS. Homestead. Quar-
termaster. Kenneth r. Williams
Ipsst commander Of Geo. Wake
!, | Pest.