The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

Recent news from the Southland includes
the following about St. Louis people:
Mr.. and Mrs. August \. Busch arrived or
Monday at St Augustine and have estab
lished themselves in quarters at the Ponce
de Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. l.. Edwards, Mr.. ant
Mrs. b. f. Edwards, Miss Woods and Mis-:
Butler are late arrivals at the Alcazar, st
Augustine
Miss Rumsey and Miss Queen Rumsey
are pleasant additions to the Nassau circle
OF golf players. Both have real skill at the
game. Miss Queen Rumsey won the ladies
| prize in the recent tournament. and Miss
| Rumsey was among the four best women
| players, though neither of the two has
been accustomed 10 that form of the game
! The young ladies are from St. Louis and
are travelling with their aunt, Mrs. A. E.
+. White of Detroit" says a Nassau paper
Of this week.
| Ralph Mckittrick, who Is at Palm Beach,
| Is INDUCING in his favorite outdoor sport.
| golf. and was one of the thirty-two quail
fed contestants last week on the finely-kept
| links In a mixed foursome tournament.
Mrs T. NJ Cook OF Pittshurg was Mr.. Nc
| kittrtck's partner defeating, with him, Mr..
| and Mrs d. B. Martin of New York. The
| Duke and Duchess of Manchester played as
partners in this foursome.
Miss Hattie Glenn, who is with her I'M
Gle, d c. Simmons, at Miami, is playing
golf very vigorously, the variety known as
Clock golf having taken this resort by
storm Everybody who can handle a club
plays every day and all day. Mr.. Simmons,
who does not golf. spends his time on the
water, and reports fine catch of man.
grove snapper and bonefsh. two varieties
indigenous TO Floridan waters. Mr. Sim
mons fishes with rod and reel and recently
returned after what he declares to be the
greatest days sport he has ever known,
quantities OF deep-seat trout. mackerel and
barracuda filling the yacht. In the evenings
Mr. Simmons plays progressive euchre.
Ex-Governor Stanard. Mrs. Stanard, Miss
Ella Stanard, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hawley
OF West Pine boulevard and Mr.. end Mrs.
Edwin Comrades have all been established
at Miami and unfolding the exposition
city'S dignity for at least fortnight
Clark Sampson is a recent addition to the
colony of St Louis persons at Miami He
arrived on Monday of this week
MIR. and Mrs c. NJ Pryune are at Orrnond
and enjoying the attractions of this resort
to their fullest extent. Mrs Prynne is not
in good health, and does not mingie much
in the gay throng, but Mr.. Prynne OCCASION
ally participates in the various hotel social
functions. AT one Of the recent affairs,
book party" he won first prize for guess
ing the greatest number of book titles.
A st. Louis party Of distinction is that
of Mrs. Thornburgh and Mrs. William
Northrop Mcmillan. who are at Ormond
having gone down in the Mcmillan private
car. They left st. Louis several weeks ago
and have proceeded TO Florida by easy
stages, stopping at various Southern re-
sorts en- route. Miss Marjory Thornburgh,
Mrs. Harry Adams of London, who is Mrs.
Mcdillan's guest. are also in the party,
together with Mrs. Edwards of London,
Miss Adams of Newton. Mass. and Mr..
Daniel McCool of Newago, Mich.
Allen West, at Palm Beach, last week,
won the Seminole cup in spirited golf
contest, defeating J. Dunlap Jr. of Phila-
delphia, 8 up and to play, in the finals.
At a ball given at the Magnolia. st. Au-
justine. last Saturday night, Mrs. Edison
and Miss Baker, both OF St. Louis were
among the dancers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Drummond are
quartered in st. Augustine, and among
tho guests at the Alcazar, where they are
entertaining extensively with small din
ners and yachting parties.
Among the Ponce de Leon st. Augustine
reSistrat tons last Saturday were those of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holiday Wear, Will
liam l. Norton, Mrs Allen Houston, Miss
Carolyn Wood and Miss NJ. Norton, all
from st. Louis.
Mrs. Frank Seward, who has Just ar
rived a; st. Augustine, has spent several
seasohS III the south, ana was a guest at
the Ponce de Leon last winter on her |
honeymoon She was Miss Marian Day |
Mr.. and Mrs. Seward are chaperoning Miss |
josephine Cobb. who has already taken her |
place as belle at this gay resort. |
Mr.. James q. Ingraham has returned to |
st. Augustine after a brief visit to ST. Louis, |
taking down with him his father. the Rev. |
erend James Ingraham, who has been a |
visitor to Florida for many seasons.
The west coast OF Florida, while not so |!
to st. Louis people as the ocean |
side, is nevertheless being visited extensive |
ly. Mr.. and Mrs. John OFallon Delaney |
have just reached Tampa, and are enjoy |
ing their first stay at this resort Mr.. and |
Mrs. G. c. Cousins have been at Tampa for |
several weeks Lately they were guests |
on an excursion to sulphur Springs, the trip
being made in day. and the guests, who
filed two large yachts, were RECALLED with
luncheon on board. At the springs bathing
was enjoyed, the hotel orchestra, which
was taken along, playing on the beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Gallaudet are spend
Ing their honeymoon at the ST. John Hotel
Charleston. S. c. Mrs. Gallaudet was Miss
Marian Cockrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Aiken, who have been
at st. Augustine, have gone over to Jack
sonville. Fla, for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. |
Q. L. keene. who live in the latter city.
Mr and Mrs John Ringen, Miss Jessie |
Ringen and Mr.. Horace Watson are now
at the Granada, st. Augustine, going on |
soon to Vera Cruz and Mexico.