New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
ON FLORIDA EAST COAST.
DELIGHTFUL Summer Weather in the
Far South Enjoyed by Many.

81 Augustine, Fla March CIT Is summer
beautiful and bright. with cool refreshing
breezes coming I'm from the ocean here in TINS
city although there were two partly cloudy
DAYS with showers week ago. Rain is sadly
needed by every one but the tourists. who are
here In greater numbers than ever before In
it's history the Ponce dc Leon has never been
So CAV with every room occupied by guests
occupying improvised rooms and others LODGED
in private houses The public rooms and court
are gay and brilliant with pleasure seeking per
sons all day long. and the courts are a uelsh'
10 every one at the morning ana evening cum
ceTts. .
The Alcazar is even more thronged visitors
from other hotels filling the court 10 hear the
evening concerts. Automobiles and every va
riety of vehicle on land, with craft OF every
kind on the water, are busy day ana night
Visitors going to the beach To balhe, uit'e
and picnic. and all the quaint little foreign
shops filled with purchasers all day long
the business shared by the regular shopkeepers-
The receptions hold every Thursday afternoon
have been delightful affairs this season al
though guests are loath to go indoors FOR tea.
Many Of the season visitors are spending hours
in the palm garden, on the west SIDE oil tile
hotel
Although there are fewer card parties and
dinners this week than for the month previous
there are several luncheons daily and hall
dozen large picniCs. Launch parties are grow
ing in popularity. those going out finding the
trip up the North River delightful as those
to Matanzas, Crescent Beach and Moultrie
Point Mrs. Boyd Kellogg and Miss Kellogg
formerly OF Troy. gave large launch party on
Wednesday. followed by a tea at the Valencia
On Monday Mr.. ard Mrs. George +. Miles took
a number of friends up the North River IN a
launch entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wells. Mr.. and Mrs. a. w. Sawyer, Dana Estes
and J. Manton Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Bodine. OF Philadelphia gave large party the
same afternoon for Philadelphia friends in the
city, taking the entire party home to tea ON
/ Tuesday there two garden parties. one IN
Government Park and the other in the court OF
/ the AlCazar
Rear Admiral Coggswell. L. s n, retired.
with Mrs COggswe and Miss Armour OF Ports
mouth. N H.. at the AlcaZar for month
Mrs. Gustave Schwab Miss Schwab and Captain
/ and Mrs. T. A. Human, L. s. a. are there for
the rest Of this month.
Mrs. and Miss Debacher. Mr.. and Mrs. +. n.
Goddard, Mrs l.. j. Corey and Miss Cook OF
New York. late arrivals at the Alcazar-
Powell Clayton, Ambassador from the United
States 20 Mexico Is at the Ponce de Leon, ar
irving on Tuesday. Mrs. J. a. TrOWbridge, Gar
diner TroWbrdge. the Misses Morrill,, Mrs John
Z. Mcdonald, Miss Elizabeth Williams Mrs ).
T. Powell, Miss Bigeow and Miss Powell are
there from New York. Mr.. and Mrs George r
Hilton, OF Albany, who at the Ponce dc
Leon. gave dinner Tuesday entertaining
number of their friends.
The season has reached its height at Ormond.
where il is always most delightful in March
and April. plunge into the breakers being one
of the pleasures many of the guests enjoy there,
and that is especially charming at this season
through the winter not thinking or going.
and hundreds are coming up from the more
southern resorts. many lingering until the end
of the month. others only long enough 10 take
the Tomoka trim. drive on the beach and
visit 20 of the points of interest hereabouts
i has become the fashion TO make excursions
| 20 Bulow, the winter home or CharleS n.
Knox, where there delightful picnic grounds.
Every sort of conveyance is used 10 transport
! the invited guests thither. The latest large
party going there was arranged by John ID.