New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-10
on FLORIDA E4ST COAST.


s. Augustine Fla. March 2 ,snociap The
weather here is ideal and tho city IS crowded with
visitors.
MANY Of them express surprise At the many
sources Il enjoyment the city affords the dne
drives. splendid beaches and. more than all the
delightful places 10 visit by water. tempting them
10 lengthen their STAYS.
John n Crimmins OF New York With his daugh-
tens, who guests Of the Ponce dc Leon are out
constantly in automobil e. Mr.. and Mrs \ D.
Juiiard and Mrs George +. Dodge Of New York
Nl'o are spending q week here. enjoy driving
81 Augustine has broken her own record socially
This week with succession Of card parties on an
elaborate scale receptions and teas with an o~ca-
sional luncheon or dinner. keeping the most con
sentative constantly going Mrs J. r. kinney
opened tho bah on Monday with a small bridge
parts that VAS followed by half dozen similar
ones ~ both hotels. Tuesday the members Of tho
St Augustine Yacht Club gave reception in their
clubhouse. outside the sea wall. BESIDES the NOM
beers and immediate friends a number II strangers
Were invited including Mr.. and Mrs Philip Living
ston. Of Now York. who are the Ponce de Leon:
Murray Swinyard. Mr.. Setou-Greame. :. NJ Edgel
Mrs. Porter, Miss Porter and Miss Kennedy Tues
day evening Major General and Mrs BROOKE and
Miss Biddle. season guests at tho Alclzar gave "a
card party in the drawing room Of that hotel with
eleven tables Of bridge aud three for euchre. with
prizes for each.
on "Wednesday evening Mrs ". s Wyatt of
Philadelphia. and Mrs 6. Fletcher OF Vermont.
gave "A reception and card party in the rotunda OF
the Ponce de Leon. with over one hundred guests
ana many Of The visitors in the city that hotel
ana The Alnazar were present. The great hall was
decorated with bamboos and palms with electric
Thursday evening Mrs sumner. Of Detroit gave
her son and ls wife. Mr. aud Mrs Edward A
pew Mrs e a sumnerss brot ina MIS- T. l. rap
on Friday evening Mrs. Sumner will give . large
The guests AT the Hotel Ormond are INDUCING in
oy Piuls1s III ne ne SUR IN addition to their many
do fl4a T.,
moka by launch, the return trip by automobile or
carriage coming down the long smooth beach most
Of the way. Alllgators arc SHINING tiemselves on
me Pahks OF ne streams turtles are laying
on me Deach' brds are singing everywhere. and
hsh Of every variety may be caught in adiacent
Mrs Reynolds Adriance MIS- M r, are
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler. George d. Knox Miss Kath,
renee Mr.. Harrington. Mrs stuart Darrow. VII
De Bos MISS a NJ NJ 'GfhIan Mrs Cross Miss
Mrs. Mrs Io - Rogers Miss Ellen Patterson. Mr. and
Visitors at Palm Beach had the pleasure OF hear
ing Mmt. Emma Eames Sing last week the
ROYAL Poinciana being red letter event in the his
~ me dfsort Ao~heTe could more repre-
city in the country had representatives
The rush Of visitors arriving in private cars con-
tinues, but in decreasing numbers This certainly
- an ldesI way TO VISIT resort. 10 make up
genial party, charter a and whirl away from
cold and ice and snow. i'm thrty-six hours reaching
flowers Frederic TOWNSEND MaTtn oPi fSr
Iile faiileS re~ently az luncheon In the Royal
trip TO the Inlet houseboat where tea was served
lh, otiei guests were Lord and Lady WOlVertOu
OF England. and Miss Fetridee. WHO accompanies
Nine Eames.
One of The affairs Of the season was the dinner
given 10y Mr- and Mrs William =. SNYDER of pitts
burg for Mrs. Frederick Martin Davies. OF New
York who is visiting her father and mother Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene NJ. o'Nell. The guests were
seated al a round table in the ROYAL Poinciana
grille. which was decorated with ferns Besides
TIE guests OF honor Nine Eames Mr. and Mrs
oNeil, Watson Black William J. McCreery ana
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rea OF New York were
among those present.
J. r d. Lanier, of sIew York gave a dinner at
the Beach Club recently. entertaining Mr. and
Mrs Frank Morgan Freeman and Mrs Eihu IL
Frost. "
William Van Anden entertained a few friends
the same evening at the club in honor of Henry
r - Watson. Mrs. Van Anden has NOT been
South this year
There is sport fashionable at Palm Reach
az this moment as automobiiing Miami over the
beautiful road built two wears Although sixty
six miles away. parties go down, lunch there and
return for dinner
Miami has never been popular never so gay
as at present. Every hotel is filled with guests
many going on 10 Nassau others To Havana. while
others find the place delightful they settle down
for the season. While every form OF amusenien AZ
may be INDUCED in. there is nothing half so ex-
citing or SO fascinating as tarpon fishing. Perhaps
no one appreciates these fish more than I.arz An
derson. who captured a beauty last week which
weighed more than a hundred pounds. Mr.. Ander-
son If, mere with his houseboaf. the ROxans that
Is In reality yacht Y. II Hubbeli. of New York
recently caught lao-pOund tarpon and is properly