The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-13
Ponce de Leon Notes.

saw it. Hereafter let no one call him
even Col0hei.
The Ponce de Leon printing Office is
q complete establishment in itself. 1t is
supplied with full lines of splendid
modern ornamental type and all other
kinds of material and Universal
Aquarto-medium press, with the Latest
improvements. 1t goes without saying
that the work turned out of this little
gem of an Office by SIessrs- s. F. Lam
bert, late Of the famous Eastman estab-
lishment, OF Boston, and Edward Nc
CURE. who. by the way, is a nephew of
the senior member of Mcclure 81 Nc
Donald, the Ponce de Leon contractors.
The opening of the Ponce de Leon yes
terday, as frequently announced, was n
very informal affair. The chief feature
of the day, aside from the wondering
crowds of sight-seers who streamed
through the house from early in the
forenoon until late at night. was the
inaugural concert, which took place in
the grand corridor from $3.50 to 10
O'Clock p. m. The following extra ordi-
nary programme was listened to
throughout by a most delighted and APP
preciative assembIage of citizens and
strangers.
INAUGURAL CONCERT.
Thursday evening, january, 12, 1888,
$50 to 1890 o'clock.
JOYCE's GRAND ORCHESTRA.
I. Introductory, Greeting to 81. Augustine
Orchestra.
2. Overture. "Consecration of the House,
Orchestra.
3. Solo for Cornet, 1.-The Volunteer" De-
scription of the late international yacht
contest. Synopsis: The Thistle starts from
Scotland-America-Th race-The Thistle
behind-The American Volunteer ahead
Grand finale, BY Mr.. Walter H. Rogers.
4. fantasia Espagnola (by request), LA Pa
loma," Orchestra.
s. Solo for Xylocame. .Massas in de Cold
Ground" Mr.. Charles p. Lowe.
8. operate Gems from Aida" Orchestra.
:. Solo for Harp, "Chant du Soir," Herr
Hagedorn.
8. Moroccan, DANA, LA Iurquc,'' Orchestra.
9. Solo for Trombone, ''Sieep Well, Sweet
Angel" Mr.. Albert George.
10. Potpourri Opera Comtque, Err ine," Or
chestra-
Mr. Thomas u: Joyce, Directors of Music.
The fountains i'm the court and wes-
tern grounds of the Ponce de Leon are
both in full operation and are much adj
| mired.
A. A. Papy, a weiLknown barber of
| st. Augustine, will have charge of the
Ponce de Leon barber shop, which is one
of the most luxuriously appointed places
| of its kind in the world, and contains
four chairs manned by some very expert
Charleston boys.
| Don't call it the Ponce, it sounds flat
and slangy and vulgar. Call it by its
| right name, the Ponce de Leon.
| Mr.. Flagler entertained at a little din
ner yesterday a number of those who
have done SO much to bring the vast
work of construction and decoration oi
the Ponce de Leon to a successful and
satisfactory termination-the contrac'
tors, Messrs. Mcclure & Mcdonald, the
artists and decorators, and a few Others
These modest festivities took place in
the large dining room and LASTED
until a late hour. The xylocalme
''Massa's in de Cold Ground" by Mr.
Charles +. Lowe, was the great hit o.
the inaugural concert. Last night, af
ter an encore called by the immense au
dience. MIR. Flagler, who sat at the din
ner in the great dining salon. sent a re
quest for this wonderful instrument I,
be played in the corridor leading to the
salon. The orchestral pieces were mucl
enjoyed and the harp solo by Herr Hage
dorm, the cornet solo, by Mr.. Rogers
and the vocal solo, THE Song tina
Reached Her Heart" by Mrs George
and piano solo, der Frieschutz," b,
Mr.. Althchal, were all applauded to TIN
echo.
| +. III. Stone is one of the large corp
of watchmen at the Ponce de Leon, an,
is in. charge of the main entrance on the
drive way under the grand staircase
He is courteous and obliging to all.
| William McDermott IS head porter o
the Ponce de Leon and has a corps o
twelve assistants under his command
He has for nine consecutive seasons oC
cupied similar position at the Yves
End Hotel, Long Branch.
Great crowds of people streamed il
and all over the Ponce de Leon all da
yesterday, and the concert at night al
tracted many more. The programme,
copy of which is given elsewhere, wa
one of the finest ever presented to
music-loving public, and was executes
with exquisite taste and artistic expires
sion throughout by the splendid orche:
ira OF thirty pieces under the diIectio
of Mr.. Thomas Joyce, one of the young
est as well as most enthusiastic maestro
in the country.
The souvenir programmes with tn
embossed bronze figure of an arme
, knight in coat of mail with draw
sword on one side and a bird s-eye Vie
, in bronze of the Ponce de Leon on I'll
, other, Were much admired and in d,
mand, but were furnished only to CUES
of the house.
The following guests Were registere
Mt the Ponce dc Leon yesterday: Jothal
\. Hill, Boston; s. Marshall Carletol
Brooklyn: Mrs. w. NJ. Black, child an
: maid, Jacksonville; j. c. Hurter, Mon
I gomery; George Layet and wife, chi
V and nurse, Mobile; Dan. Martin. Hus
e Adams, Cornwall, Canada; George v
' Maynard, New York; Albert III. Fir
: Providence, \. Ii. Herring, Tennill
Ga; q. w. Hamar, Chicago; John
n Carrere, New York; Mrs. ID. c. Lyl
i and daughter, Nevada; Mrs. '
a I'll. Arnoux, Miss Arnoux, WI