New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
AT PALM BEACH.
THE EAST COAST RESORTS MORE POPULAR
THAN EVER.

ST. Augustine Fla. March (SpeciaD.-Despite
the large addition to The Breakers at Palm Beach.
furnishing accommodation for five hundred more
guests there, the place is as congested as last sea-
SON Many visitors have not been able to secure
rooms at either The Breakers or the Royal Poin-
ciana. Every nook and corner of those two great
hotels accommodating more than fifteen hundred
persons is occupied While no other resort on the
East Coast Is so crowded as Palm Beach. every
house here the Ponce de Leon. Alcazar, Magnolia
and smaller hotels, are taxed to their fullest ca
pacity Fifty rooms are occupied by Alcazar guests
in the Cordova. and the only hope for guests COM
ing is the departure of some OF those here.
This week Rear-Admral and Mrs Hichborn
spent three days at the Ponce de Leon, going from
there 10 the Pensacola. Lieutenant John a. Tobin
is making his annual visit. Rear-Admiral White,
retired. with Mrs White and Miss White of
Princeton. at the Valencia. J. L. NJ Curry, who
Minister to Spain In Mr.. Clevelands first term,
spent week at the Ponce de Leon and is now at
Palm Beach. He will probably visit Nassau before
returning. Mrs. Curry is with him. General and
There pretty dance given by the manager
Of the Alcazar Wednesday of last week Among
the New-York people present We're Mrs. Charles
H. Mattlage, Mrs Delaney S Smith, Mrs. Paul
Naer Mrs A. w. Pond Mrs Theodore Miller. Mrs.
Hannod, Miss Anna Pendeton Schenck. Mrs. Fred
Mrs Felix Agnus Of Baltimore, with their daugh-
ter were here for a few days, and have also gone
to Palm Beach. John DAILY jr.. Thomas F. Groy,
Miss V Gilroy and Miss Dolly Gilroy were guests
recently going the Royal Poinciana Charles
Major was a guest of the Ponce de Leon for few
days. He returning from long visit TO Mas
sau. Admiral and Mrs. Schouler have returned to
the Ponce de Leon after a jaunt to the different
resorts along the coast. They spent some time at
Ormond Among the latest arrivals at the Ponce
de Leon are Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Carroll son and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs Frederic Belts. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles J. Coulter, Mr.. and Mrs. T. a. Gill
lespie, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Reid and Miss
Platt.
erick Smart and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Knckerbocker Mr.. and Mrs Charles +. Thorne
OF Auburn. and Mr. and Mrs. Connor and the
Misses Jordan, of Buffalo.
Edward S Renwck, of New-York. is paying his
annual visit 10 the Alcazar. His son, Edward
Renwick. and his wife came with him, but they
making flying trip to Palm Beach, Mas
and Mrs. Alice Craig of New-York City and her
three daughters, who have been at The Breakers
The leading topic of conversation is golf The
first tournament was played on the Nassau INKS
Club, won the Nassau championship cup; A. J.
Wellington, of the Oakley Club, won the runner
won by J; A Baker of the Glen View club or
Chicago. T. ID. Williams. OF the Glen Valley Club
net score Of So B. L. Taylor winning the Qualifying
cup. The annual tournament at Miami IS being
the tournaments at Palm Beach on March II; Is
and l6 at Ormond the 2lst. 22d and 23d, and at
St Augustine on the 23tn 9th ~ aIG -tth; ana Se
pionshiP cup, that contest taking place on the 2sth
At the auction OF for the charity ball to be
given in the new dining room OF The Breakers. at
Palm Beach JOSEPH JeTers3n @ was & aHGuGneGI @ e ana
NJ. Flagler paying s35 for first choice William c
each paid 500 Nearly s2oo0 was raised in this way
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Considerable notoriety has recently come to
George W. Perkins second vice president OF the
New-York Life Insurance Company. through the