The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-20

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w. White, C. L. Abury, George
w. williams, Frederick Hannibal
and Daniel Grooms, Jr.
There viii be a birthday party
for the boys once q month.
The next event of note was the
installation of the officers of the
Junior Hostesses Club which got
underway at 500 p. m. on Sunday.
The program began by the rendi.
ton of the Star Spangled Banner
and America by the pianist, Mrs.
Aemenus Dean. The audience join
ed in singing.
Wallace Coleman was master Of
ceremonies, Rev. Walter McLain
delivered the invocation and Mrs.
Marie S.. Welters introduced the
speaker Chaplain Roy A. Tyndall.
Chaplain Tyndall selected for his
subject ''The History of the Ser
vice Center"
Here are some Of the highlights
Of his talk:
Chaplain Tyndall told how Wal
lace Coleman and Jim Stallings
started talking to their respective
chaplains about the need of some
place for young people, service
men and teenagers TO 60 to besides
bars.
The chaplains became interested
and called the first meeting rela-
tive to the establishment Of q CEN
ter in the early part of December.
At that meeting were Aston of the
Urban League, Atlanta, Georgia,
Mr.. Roberts of the National U. S.
o., Atlanta, Georgia, Chaplain Tyn-
dali, Samuel Kelly, Father John
Henry Reece, Jr., Rev. Walter N.
McLain, Floyd Hannibal, Richard
Evans Of the US0.YMCA, Key
West, Jim Stallings, Wallace Cole
man, two other Navy Chaplains,
and Mrs. Marie S. Welters Of the
Auxiliary to Walter r. Mickens
Post 6O2l.
All civic organizations were ask
ed to attend but only the above re.
sponded. Roy A. Allen, Judge Eva
Warner Gibson, Mayor c. B. Har-
vey and County Commissioner Joe
Allen were also present.
The next meeting was In the
county courthouse on December II.
At this meeting an executive
board was formed with the follow
ing officers being appointed Roy
A. Allen, principal Of Douglass
School, chairman Of Service Gen.
ter, Steward 1-c Wallace Coleman
and Chief Jim Stallings, program
directors; Marie 5. Welters, secre-
tary; and Joe Allen, county COM
missioner, treasurer.
The remainder Of the board was
made up Of Judge Eva Warner
Gibson, Mayor C. B. Harvey. Fa-
Their John Henry Reece, Jr., Rev.
Walter N. McLain and Richard
Evans.
At the next meeting January I,
the organization was a reality and
ii was held At the clubhouse, I'll
Whitehead Street.
Quite bit Of cleaning was neees-
sary to get the building In order.
For this work special thanks goes
to e. j. Bolden and Wallace Cole
man for the wonderful paint Job
they did. The work was . hard task
and at first looked like q losing
battle, but with faith and untiring
effort the project was completed.
Chaplain Tyndall donated the
first money (S10.O0) to start the
treasury. A letter was then writ
len to Captain Buckley Of the U. S.
Navy asking 70 be considered In
| the charity funds. The sum Of $500
was asked for but $500 was re-
ceived. The v. r. w. american
Legion donated three months rent
On February ~, 50 % was realix-
ed from the valentine Dance.
On May s. Mrs. Marie weltsrS
vas elected directress Of the Gen.
ter. Father Reece was elected sen
i0r vice chairman.
On Mar n. Roy Allen. prsneipal
II Doagiass School called . special
meeting 10 hard IN his resignation
- Chairman q TIE Center - he
would not be making his home In
Key West next year. Rather Reece
was elected % the positioa form
eraly heid By Allen. Wallace Cole
mar became senior vice president
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