The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-21
Successful A|I-Keys Chamber Meet
Points To Permanent Association
90 Officials,
Wires Gather
Al SddOlrSki's
For Discussion
~ sUsAE MsAvoV

The birth OF the Florida
Keys Association. consisting
OF five members of each Of
the three Keys Chambers Of
Commerce. was forecast &C
an enthusiastic meeting Of
60 officials and their wives
called together by +. 7. Sa-
dowski at his Key Motel
Saturday night.
The presidents Of the Key
West and Marathon Cham
bers. and a vice president Of
the Upper Keys group said
they would take the message
back 10 their respective
boards for discussion and ac-
ton.
The proposal Cor . FloFida
Keys Assoeisiisn wss made By
Ssdewskl whs he'd Invited tire
chambeF leaders together 80 he
guests foF tire weekend 10 plan
vnlgiestlon 81 advertising ire
FioFids Keys.
After his proposals each a the
Chamber heads commented on the
Association plan. as well as mem
bers Of Boards a Directors.
Earl Adams. President ~ ire
KEY West Chamber Of Commerce,
snd Circuit Court Clerk ~ Moa-
rec County mace TIRE psssslssI
sugaesilon thsi each el ire three
chaTbsTs Should sppelns .
standing committee ~ i've 70
serve IN IRE Asseclsllsa 90 Q
MsnFOs County Advertising Gem.
misses.
County Commissioner joe AIlan,
asssertis.ug lead Of the Key West
Chamber carried the suggestion q
step further. lie said
This IS mewbsv Advsrslslnw
Committee shovld be lnelvdsa
eventually IN ire present AAonres
eeVHsy Advertising cemmlsslon
which roe hes three Fnewhers.
The present sppFepFlaslon 81
$500 . year IL ivsf Q bsslnnlne.
~ IRE nexi session ~ TIRE lsals-
lstvFs ws should ssk ior 81 Isass
81, COO"
\ Sadowski said:
! AMER you have ell presented
this plan for a IS member Associs.
ton Of Chambers 10 your local
groups I'd like 10 invite the new
Association % . meeting here. We
can draw up plans for q united ad.
yertising campaign Yor the entire
Florida Keys and then submit plans
TO the Advertising Commission"
Chamber leaders and their wives
had earlier been entertained by
Sadowski al . cocktail party AZ the
Cabana Club Of the Key Motel and
turkey dinner in the Key Motel
Restaurant Sadowski led OF The
Evenings discussion with . presen-
taVi0n II his plan for q concerted
advertising campaign 10 double the
tourist dollar spent on the Florida
Keys.
As part Of the advertising cam
paign he presented samples Of 50
proposed billboards which would
welcome tourists from Jewish
'lCreek down 30 Key West.
The motif In all The blllboards
is . pelican who tells the tOlrist
Iexaetly what he Is going 10 find
Ton each Key. The amusing and IN.
formative samples drew enthusiast
tic comments from the leaders
present which were backed up BY
concrete offers 10 buy advertising
space on them.
4 Ssd0wSh said:
"i1I % Ter tsn ~ these bill
boards myself. : BET IRE Key
wssisV snd ihs KEY Ambassador
will slse want space"
The MaTsthon Shores dsvslep-
80 stressed throvshovi he epss-
Ing speech and comments thsi sa
AssoSistien ~ FleFids Keys
Chambers will ssf . much be-
|. ger nafIonsi rssponss ln pvblleisv
end sdvsFfisina thsn . LEGAL
Chamber cen.
Upper Keys Chamber Secretary
Mrs. Caroline Cohen pointed cut
difficulties in Organizing such 81