The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-04-03
MISS BELLS VISIT TO MIAMI

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Miss jefferson Bell, who was one of
the Stars representatives at the meet
ing of the Florida Press Association
at Miami, gives as the following in
teresting description of her visit:
An Interesting Trip
Having accepted the honor of serv-
ing as one of the Stars represen-
tatives at the recent meeting Of the
State Press Association at Miami,
am glad to have an excuse for telling
the readers of the Star something f
about our visit to wonderful Miami.
Ny immediate party went to Palat- !
ka over the Daylight Line operated |
by Mr.. Carmichael and we had
most delightful trip on the river. The
entire trip to Miami was one Of IN
terest and pleasure. At Palm Beach
we had fascinating glimpses of life
at that famous resort. We saw the
noted Breakers, the Royal Poinciana
and charming Whitehall, the home OF
Mr.. Flagler, the wizard who dreamed
a wonderful dream and devoted his
life and his fortune to making 1t
come true.
At Miami we were met by the COM
uuu4nittee who distributed badges and as
sisted us in locating ourselves COM
fortably. From the moment we reach
ed Miami until we left, we were made
to feel the warmth Of generous hos
pitality and no unpleasant incident
marred our stay.
The meetings of the association
were held in the beautiful home-of the
Elks, where comfort, luxury and
beauty conspire to make it an ideal
place for such meetings. The Star
has already published accounts of the
meetings and has told of the election
of Mr.. Codrington as president of the
association, the selection of Kissim-
NEE for the next meeting place and
of the harmonious and interesting
sessions of the convention. For my
own part, the beauty and charm of
Miami overwhelmed me to such an
extent that my representative duties
sat lightly upon me and abandoned
myself to the sheer enjoyment of be-
ing alive in this place of dreams made
true.
The Place of My Dreams
Long have dreamed of Miami
smiling under a tropical sky and
found it just as I had dreamed it,
lust as I wanted it. We wandered
along fascinating streets, past hand
some places where cocoa palms KEEP
guard and stately royal palms hele
their court, past hedges of crotona
scarlet and bronze and here and there
a bougainvillia, covering pergola o.
pruned into tree of brilliant color
on through mazes of enhancing
beauty, and suddenly we came upol
the fairest view hope to see-Bis
cayne Bay shimmering through I
grove of palms-the magnificent no
tel ROYAL Palm and its beautiful
grounds to the right and white-saile'
boats, all manner of intimate looking
craft, along the shore. Here again
everything is just as [ wanted it t
be. All of Miami is satisfying an
enhancing.
Mere words cannot convey to you
rnind half the charm of the life an
color of the place. All is harmoniou:
restful, beautiful. One is impresse
with the thought that all of Dad
county is living up to the beautift
standard Mr.. Flagler gave the sec
ton when he set his luxurious hott
in a grove of palms facing Biscayn
Bay and planted its parks with a
manner of rare and beautiful tropics
plants and led you up to it throug
stately Washington walk, where a
ternately mingle cocoa and Washing
ton palms, their regal crests LITE
high in serene contemplation of Bi:
cayne Bay. The same general tone
Of color, the brilliant hedges, tn
tiled roofs, the stately palms, tt
flaming bougainvillias extend into tt
country, miles and miles away an
wind on up the coast. Hedges
crotons, hedges of oleanders, hedge
OF hibiscus, avenues Of Australia
pines, miles and miles of them, al
one never tires of their beauty.
The life seems to flow buoyant
on. All are eager, all are unanimol
that there is no place half so beal
tifu1, none so to-be-desired in all Il
land. It is that feeling that HI
made the town the wonder place
Florida. The people of Miami ms
have individual troubles. They do n
appear to have any public ones.
is aall together for Miami and th'
have made it the cleanest, lovelies
most fascinating place in Florida. Y
saw no flies, no mosquitoes, nothir
but beautiful alluring things N
groes are not permitted to live in ]
own property except in sectic
known as Colored-town. Here tn,
have their homes, stores, bank, hote
and churches and other building
None are permitted to drive cars
Miami, none loaf on its streets. O
casionally one sees a hack driven
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