The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-23
Community Chest Drive Gets
Funds To Support USO Clubs
Last night over the search Thai

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with broadcasting rights over the
Mutual Station, ! heard a story or
lonesomeneSS. This dealt with Z
young enlisted soldier far away
from home. He was lonesome and
as he walked the streets many in,
ducements for sin were offered,
There were women of i'll repute
offering him company, gamblers
with invitations to card games and
sharpers of every sort calling out
to end his loneliness. This boy,
however, was not in for this sort
of life. He kept on walking and
finally reached a U. S. o. Here he
met the type of people who really
made him feel at home and were
interested in his welfare.
The Community Chest Drive is
on and one Of the organizations
benefiting greatly through it is the
u. S. o. Support this drive so that
the U. S. o. viii continue to func-
ton.
Who knows that but some day
some member of your family will
be seeking a home away from
home?
The following will give a little
date on our local U. S. O..
The Community Servicemen's
Center located at I'll Whitehead
Street, was organized October 81,
1852, by a group headed by
Chaplain Roy C. Tindall, U. S. N.
and Wallace Coleman, U. S. NJ.
AS representatives of the group
they brought the idea before sew
eral outstanding citizens that a
place was needed for the young en-
listed personnel and their families
to 60 for enjoyment. A letter was
written to Captain Buckley, asking
for $500 which was granted.
The v. F. w. paid the rent on
the building selected to be used
for three months before the money
was received.
The "Center" has a board of ,di-
rectors made up of the following:
Father John H. Reece, LIST chair
man, 800 Center Street, Phone 2.
2346
2. Charles Major, vice chairman,
407 Petronia Street
3. Joe Allen, treasurer Printing
Press, Simonton Street, phone 2
5241
4. Mrs. Marie S. Welters, direc-
tress. 222 Eanes Lane, phone 2-60S1
5. Rev. w. M. Mclean, I'll Sim
onton Street, phone 2-331s
6. Mayor C. B. Harvey, 51s VIII
liam Street, phone 2.7040
Z. Judge Eva Warner Gibson,
1918 Seminary Street, phone 2-6OS7
8. Jim J. Keen, q. S. NJ, 1907
United Street, phone 2-5573
9. Earl Adams, 1918 Royal Street,
phone 2-3434
10. Charles Robinson, chaplain,
U. S. Naval Station, phone 2-351l,
ext. 447
IL. R. E. Evans, USO-YMCA, 2
6616
~. Jim Stallings, USN, Naval
Station
ID. Samuel w. Kelly, 2oS Tru-
man Avenue
A very important part Of the or
ganization Is the. G. S. o. Club.
Only girls of character are select
ed to serve. The officers of this
club are as follows:
President - Joyce Mounts 4
Clarke
Jr. Vice President - Izette Scott
Secretary - Rose Ferguson
Treasurer - Mercyre Scott
Historian - Copelyn Carey
Reporter - Copelyn Carey
The local USO enthusiastically
supports the Community Chest
Drive. The following organizations
and individuals are duly authorized
to make collections:
1. American Legion, Post 1853,
Jose H. Planas, Comdr. I'll Olivia
Street
= 2. American Legion Auxiliary to
Post 1853, Mrs. Patricia Allen
3. Community Servicemen's Cen
ter, Mrs. Marie S. Welters, Dir,
Ill Whitehead st.
4. Eastern Star Lodge, Mrs. Alice
Edwards, 800 Elizabeth Street
5. Coral City (Elks) Lodge $40,
Joseph M. Welters, 9O3 Thomas st.
6. Coral City (Elks) Temple 400.
Mrs. Mable Dean and Mrs. NAL
wise Pinder
7. Masons Lodge, Alfred A. Al
len, It's Elizabeth Street
8. Ministers Alliance, Rev. Hoop
er, "A. M. E. Zion Church, White
head Street
8. Navy Wives Club No. Ia, Mrs.
Beatrice Gilliard
10. Pail Bearers, Mrs. MaIvise
Pinder
IL. Parent Teachers Association,
Roosevelt Sands and Mrs. Lorraine
Saunders
IL. Knights of Pythias, win Sum-
ner
Is. Regular Fellows Club, Ernest
Williams
IA. St. Joseph Aid Society, Mrs.
Grace Palacios
Is. St. Peters Church, Earl Nc
Gee