The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-03-31
ANKONA

Dr.. LatnrOp has his new launch, the
Rose" all thoroughly overhaued and
put in shipshape condition, and thus,
one more boat is added to the list of
Anko na craft" Now, if the genial
Doctor will but add himself to the list
of Ankona residents, all will be forgiven.
Ankona's social season closes in
blaze of glory this week. Beside Mrs.
Abdll's ball, the last meeting of the
Ankona Euchre club takes place on
Friday evening at Mrs. A. NJ. Cham
berlain's, Mrs. Fletcher Russell being
the co-entertainer. Cards will be fol-
lowed by dancing.
Mesdames Saeger and Saylor enter
tanned the Ankona Euchre club last
Friday evening, and although the wind
blew a gale that meant business, "and
the rain descended and the floods came, "
every member, with a feeling of patri-
otto devotion to the cause, was on
hand and suffered not whit. And,
in truth, the evening proved of more
than ordinary interest. The single
score record was broken by Mrs. Cham
berlain, Edgar Lewis and Fletcher Rus
sci, who amassed total of l79 points
at a single table. The ribbon was won
by Mrs. Chamberlain on score of 467.
There are not few disappointed An.
kOnaites these days, owing to the fail
ure of cherished plan to materialize.
The Swan, plying grandly up and down
the river, had suggested to the mind of
more than one prospective northern
tourist, the idea of making the tiresome
Daytona trip on this substantial, if not
fleet craft. With the plan in mind, the
TRIBUNE'S Ankona correspondent went
aboard the Swan as she lay at the wharf
at Fort Pierce, only to learn from the
Captain of the boat that the Ship"
makes but one more trip this season.
AS sort of salve, the gracious officer
poured out tale that will delight the
hearts of all in this vicinity at least.
The company now operating the Swan
has made arrangements to sell to an
other, which will be capitalized at $780,
600. Two beautiful and swift boats
will be built, with full accommodations
for passengers, leaving the Swan a
freight boat entirely. A positive as.
surance of channel to jacksonville
makes all this possible, and holds out
lively prospects of better things tG come
for Fort Pierce another year, The
present transportation Inconvenience,
freight in particular, seems impossible
to bear even for another day.
Ankona residents were "bdden
abroad" last Wednesday evening, the
occasion being Mrs. Abdill's ball given
at her beautiful Eldred home. And
Ankona went and had the time of it's
life. The spacious rooms, always i'm
posing in appearance, looked even more
beautiful than ever, decorated as thew
were for this festal occasion. The re.
ception hall, stripped for action, looked
most inviting with its shining floor. An
Octogenarian must have fallen under
the spell of these attractions, when the
music finally struck up its allurine
strains. Young and old alike fell vic.
Tins to this potent spell, and, had the
Pied Piper of Hamlin, himself struck
up on his magic flute there could not
have been more of demonstration in
the direction of the ball room. Dance
followed dance, with just the proper in
terval between. Refreshments were
served with lavishness for which Mrs.
Abdill is famous; novel and toothsome
dainties without number fairly flyinp
around amongst the guests, who, thus !
reinforced fell to dancing some more
and continued until late There really
seemed no object in going home, when
one might remain in such delightful
place and dance to the time of such
irresistible music. But the arrival of
the early morning hours brought with
it the consciousness that there was
still! another day to come, with pressing
duties. and reluctantly, the tired ones
came down out OF the clouds, lit upon
the mundane earth, and, DOMINIC their
wraps, departed voting this the most
delightful function Of the season.