The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

CHOWDER
BY RAYMER

AoSt AA6At Avn Al hAs JA4AAOA
branch of Beta Sigma Phi, soro-
rity for girls from 16 through q,
was planned at the home of Judge
and Mrs. Thomas Caro-. and
that's a story in itself. Choice
Chowder item was the arrival of
the judge. He had to come in the
back door of his house because the
living room was packed right up
to the front entrance. On top of
that, the Boston terrier which had
been relegated to the garden, tried
to slip in when Judge Caro- opened
the door. So there he was trying
to be quiet, trying to quiet the
dog and trying to make himself un-
obstrusive as possible.
Well, if lone man descendS on
crowd of more than 80 women,
you can bet your boots that some
of them are going to say hello
Ida Mae Gellrich descended on
him first. Then Sylvia knight,
then his wife, Angela. They let
him look over the flock of the
younger set in the next room. The
judge suddenly stopped tiptoeing
around. He settled himself COM
fortably on a divan in the next
room and announced that he was
no longer interested in just being
a sort of sponsor for the senior
sorority. Declared he, 'You old
girls can take a back seat. I'm
going to be sponsor for those
younger ones"
OTHER SIDELIcATS: Nomina-
ton for the towns most petite
and dainty foot goes to the judges
wife, Angela Caro-. Florence Ra-
bon came in for a rubbing. She
asked to the crowd at large, ''Does
anyone want to buy a tieket?"
Ida Mae Gellrich popped up, I'm
bet that if Florence gets to heaven
before the rest of us. she'll be at
the pearly gates. selling tickets. "
Nomination for the prettiest
junior miss model goes to Kathy
Zimmerman, daughter of Cdr.
Bob Zimmerman. She's blonde, has
the grace of fawn and the love
liest eyes this side of Hollywood. i.
with no makeup
SUSAN MeAV0Y is in New
York on her summer jaunt. =.
Jaxon (Shop Hopper) went to
Marathon yesterday. but the trip
was for business reasons. and
her column had a dilly in it (see
Mondays paperl. Early Bird
Johnson write from Italy details
later, forgot the card. .,Lcdr. Jim
Foresman took off for Norfolk, Va.
where he is assigned for duty. !.
Missed the Skall hour Sunday be
cause | fell asleep after playing
voIley-ball and swimming at the
beach. Today my arm muscles are
so sore from the unaccustomed ex.
ercise that / creak. Walked into
City Hall Monday morning to CLEAN
news from Charles Roberts, acting
city manager. With me were Jay
Hall and Bob Smith. news hounds.
Roberts looked at us, and we look
ed back. Said he, II wasn't
therel" And we didn't have to say
a word about the hubbub created
by Drew Pearson's column!
Lutte DARNALL Of the Flo
renee Herald (she used to be with
the Key West paper which her hus-
band once owned lsends a clipping
from a gossip column in the Ala
bama paper noting that a pro-
minent lawyer from their town is
going to visit Key West. The item
says "Martha and George MeBur-
ney who are taking their vacation
In July with no particular destina-
ton. Just riding. plan
10 drive down the Florida coast to
Key West stopping en- route as
their Gypsy blood urges. then if
their time doesn't give out. i.
they'll come home leisurely up the
west coast. The former L0r-
raine Adams Is going TO be a ma
ma the first week In July. The
former Faye Bervaldi is visiting
with her parents. Husband Richard
Wade 10 here too. IL al the local
picnics planned for the Fourth Of
July were spread out end TO end,
they would probably reach from
here 10 Bahia Honda. and then
would fan out In q big encamp-
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