The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-04

CHOWDER

has begun, so has the out-of-town
correspondence. From Virginia
KomIos comes word that Miss
Heen Williams drove north with
her and that they had q glorious
trip. Wrote Virginia, Every so
miles, nature presented beauti-
full new picture. In all my many
trips back and forth ] never seem
ed to want TO take time out to stop
and view things, but by gum, ]
did this time. Ileen made me do
Il! We stopped at the Box Tower
at Lake Wales. With all the i'm
menSity Of that great beauty, the
one thing that win always stand
out in my memory was one huge
magnolia blossom. It was within
my reach so / could cup it in my
own hands and truly see into the
pure whiteness of the flower. Then
on to the University of Gainesville
and thence to New York only to
see rain and gloom" (She should
have seen Key West the past two
days, eh?)
Mrs. Komlos also said she saw
Ros Russell in Wonderful Town, -
which is the musical version OF
my Sister, Eileen" so of course
New York isn't all dismal. Virgin
las address is Hotel Salisbury,
123 West 57th Street, New York,
10, N. Y.
Also from Gotham comes a let
ter and clipping from Harold j.
Reilly of the Reilly Health Service,
Rockefeller Center. Elvira is busy
getting their country place ready
and working on Key West sketch
es. She makes the quick sketches
with notes on colorS and then
paints them in detail at her lei
sure. Like the poet who reflects
in tranquility or reflection. But in
news writing, nothing is tranquil.
There is that deadline deal always
in front of us.
REELECTED was DR.. Reilly
as president of the New York
Society of Physiotherapists. In his
speech to the group he urged col
leagues to set as their goal, "a
physiotherapy foundation for the
study of a health maintenance pro-
gram to meet the needs of low in
come groups. He advocated close
cooperation with the medical pro-
fession by the use of physiotherapy
in a sickness-prevention program"
The clipping sent was from New
York paper.
DAMP WEATHER Is heck on
sinus trouble. Tuesday morning as
the pressure lowered, the pressure
on my sinuses became so intense
it seemed as If an iron band was
around my temples. BY that after.
noon the area under the right eye
looked as If I had connected with
a door, ecept that the skin wasn't
black and blue. wore dark glass
es to the Coronation party. The
next morning the swelling required
heat applications. Well, there is a
solar hot water system at my
house. and what with the sun
blanketed behind the clouds, there
was no hot water in the faucets.
Spent hours heating some In the
teakettle. But at least it worked.
/ can breath. and not through
my mouth.
SINGING MAILMAN brought in
some pale green berries which he
says comes from one Of the four
gooseberry bushes left in Key
West. Word at last from Shop
Hopper jackson. She Is In New
Jersey where her parents live.
Our photog, Ellis Finch, Il stu
away on vacation. Hence shortage
Of pictures. Larry Harms, angel IN
beard disguise. came to my rescue
for the Coronation party and took
some pictures. OF course he put
some of the usual Harms puns on
envelope: Penned he, Gentlemen.
/ give you the Queen" ''Ah yes,
but have you asked Phillip" He
also drew q coronet with feathers
sticking up on the crown rim and
penned, For Raymer: crown for
q cherry Cherokee or . Sierra
Sioux, as the case may be. How
about the Blackfeet? Wash 'em
When the chips are down for
music moderne make II Chips
Walker. He walks away with the
blues; boogie, or Zach.