The San Francisco call., 1905-01-25

'.ENJOY A SWIM
:. IN MIDWINTER

HOTEL DEL CORONADO, Jan. 23.
"A large party of Raymond Whitcomb
excursionists arrived here Saturday
night. 1t was raining when they ar
rived, but the rain did not last long
and Sunday was devoted by the excur-
o sionists to thorough enjoyment on the
beach, in the surf or at the afternoon
concert which invariably fills the ho-
!. tel theater on Sunday afternoon.
Those who came with the party are F.
r. Crowson and Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Hathaway. Providence, r. l.; Mr.. and
c Mrs. w. H. Derby, Revere, Mass;
Mrs. E. l.. Watt, Newton, Mass; Miss
Mary Wry, Somerville, Mass: Miss
Ella Proctor and Miss Adelaid w.
Proctor, Gloucester, Mass; Miss Anna
w. Haas, Ipswich. Mass; Frederick
w. Lathrop and Miss Frederica La
throp, springfield, Mass; B. F.. Neal
ly, Dover, n. H.; Mrs. Hubert II. Foss.
Dover, n. H.; Miss A. d. Frey, j. w.
Saunders, Harry T. Saunders, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Larkin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maxwell K. Kennedy and Thomas T.
Dufheld, Philadelphia; Mrs. Henry
Lack, New York, and Miss Marion
Bridges, Chestnut Hill, Mass
The excursionists will go north
from here tomorrow, touring the rest
of California before returning to their
frozen homes in the East.
These days are record making days
at the Coronado golf links. Many Of
the devotees Of the game are here
quite as much because they can fol-
low their favorite pastime through
out the. winter as for any other rea-
son. Certainly most of those who play
here look as though they did not need
to come West for their health, though
they may have come for their COM
f0xf % 6al4
burg, ILL.,, is among the constant play
ers, and NJ. j. Weber of Cleveland,
Ohio, is very frequently his compan-
ion on the rounds. Each Is trying to
lower his own record on the links.
Everybody about the hotel is
pleased With the information that it
will not be long before the vessels of
the Pacific squadron, under command
of Admiral Goodrich, will be an
chored off the hotel. The admiral has
changed his flag to the cruiser Chi
cago, and has sent the New York
around the southern continent to the
Atlantic. Mrs. Goodrich has already
engaged rooms for herself and daugh-
ter at the hotel and expects to meet
her husband here within a few weeks.
Wives, mothers and friends of a num-
ber of the other fleet officers have also
made reservations for the time the
squadron is here.
An event in which many of the no.
tel guests took considerable interest
was the concert given Saturday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James P. Gardner by the knights of
King Arthur, society of Episcopal
boys who propose to use the fund
raised for the equipment of their out
door gymnasium A party of hotel
guests, admiring their spirit; sent
their regrets at not being able to be
present at the concert and accom-
panied the note with a double eagle !,
to add to the gymnasium purse.
This is the season of the year when
guests begin to arrive by the score
and page after page of the great no.
tel register is being filled daily. Among
the recent arrivals are the following
from San. Francisco: Fl. F.. Stall and
wife, A. M. Getz and wife, F. S. Long
Munson.zC. r. Morgan, J.. G. Beread-
sen and j. j. Fitzgerald.
Recent arrivals from the East in
clude ~. Hottinger, George A. Steph-
ems and wife, Fred Meyer and wife. !
Mrs: C. r. L. Putnam, A.. G.. Perry and
wifesssR. S. Sargent and wife, Mrs. l.. |
CLAM and family, A. E. Sathern, /
Mrs, Minnie Hayes, Miss Alice Col
Inns and Miss Nellie Howard. all of
Chicago; Mrs. Cora M Cook and Miss
Charlotte Cook, Elkhart, Ind; Mr.. |
and Mrs. Ben Read. Oshkosh, Wis:
Mrs. w. L. Hains, Miss Hams and
Mrs. =. II. Daniels, Minneapolis; Mrs
George N. Tomay, Hanover, Pa; Mrs.
Clinton E. Worden, Purcell Rowe.
Dudley James and Mrs. 3. r. James,
Denver: DIR. Hoagland, Colorado