The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-05
CONCH
CHOWDER
BY RAYMER

Cleaning up the Elks Annex
after the Garden Club Flower
Show is a Herculean task. On the
last night spotted Joe 10th toting
loads of gadgets away from the
exhibit. Behind him came his wife,
picking up things that dropped
from his load Someone who knows
orchids and how to steal them
without injuring the plants took q
thousand dollars worth of the ex-
otto blooms from Mrs. Al Mills
garden while she was at work in
the annex. hope the thieves have
allergies and start sneezing their
heads off. and that reminds me
amy old gold dealer and jewel.
ry shops in the area can be on
the lookout for a weddinghand
which belonged to my great.grand
mother who gave it to me when
l was two months old, saying this
is for Little Roundhead" !
was nicknamed for her husbands
regiment. The plain gold circle is
engraved inside rs. N. Douthittn
:. and ! believe has an 1866 date.
That, my Aztec mesh necklace,
which Is only plated, and q big
trimmed modern wedding ring
which was locked around the heir
loom, and hung on a chain, and an
enameled pin, are missing from
my house. Whoever took the things
can have them all and no questions
asked il only they viii return the
old family wedding ring. It's
medium in depth - and can't be Of
too much value except to me.
SPEAKING or CLEANING UP
spring desk cleaning Is again
in order for the disorder Of my
desk. and i find the darnedest
things. a note that Norman Lob
sey Of Quick" magazine and Mar.
ilyn Darrell Of Look" magazine,
spent a honeymoon at the Casa
Marina, for example, This com.
bination of quick look ought to
add up to something for Life"
Found iotting that David
Shawn whom l used to know from
Miami Daily News staff days, is
in town and lives at AL United
Street upstairs. There's also a
scribhling or so about Johnny
Meyers recent appearance at the
o. w. c. luncheon when be in
advertAntly selected Mrs. Boaz
and Mrs. Bradley as objects OF
his attention when singing. and
the crack was made that he prob.
ahiN was expecting to enter
The Naval Hospital. Also, that
when he asked for q drink, Betty
Boyd handed him a tumbler Of
water. which he poured on his
head.
CRYPTIC smudged words on
ragged paper also turn up to re-
mind me that a recent slip in the
galley proof said something about
parking in Towns and mites" In.
stead Of "cities," but that one
amt for delicate eyes. To MAZDA
La7arovici way back at the time
Of the opening Of the new bank
addition goes credit for her re.
mark to Jerry Trevor who re-
ceived hugh floral tributes. Said
she, II certainly enjoyed your
flower show. Ask Ira Aihury,
J. p, who turned out TO be best
man at the wedding and recep"
ton al q local tavern. Aside to
Grace Crosby. the lady who was
not In the picture as guest for the
dinner for Frances Maule was
Miss Loretta Grahms, assistant
State Membership Chairman from
Illinois. Larry KaTns wishes me
to note that the Key West Artists
do NOT have al association, they
have q group. They have no
presidents, no vice, so you need
no preSidente. they have only
seetaramente ana Boardo OF
Directors. That's his Spanish,
not mine. He adds, An assoela'
ton must be buSinessllke. The