Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-12
PALM BEACH TO GREET
ALL WITH HIGH PRICES
Winter Visitors Will Find Living
Rates Way Up, but They
Don't Care
BUNGALOWS BREAKING. IN

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. l2 -FlorIdnns.
according to late reports from IN" COM
mcrcial men now returning north. have been
consuming reports Of the high cost OF
living" In the newspapers this fan with a
rising pulse have licked their chops. and
Eobble up all the gold tho vanguard OF tho
newly rich is expected to bring along about
the first OF the new year. II prosperity
is greater than ever so viii prices be higher
than ever. Tho southern temperament has
given place to Yankee shrcwduess. and
rents have doubled MS have the cost OF
many edihles.
Notwithstanding this. there Is no doubting
that the State will SEQ this season the
greatest influx OF pleasure seekers that
probably ever strayed 50 far away from
home before In this resort. frequented by
wealthy people, the cost OF a good time
makes very little difference. and couse-
quently the hotels are already booked prac-
tically fun.
The season starts two days before Christ
mas with the opening OF the Breakers. Tho
Polnciana the other Flaglcr house. will not
open until about three weeks later Sidney
Maddox will open the Palm Beach Hotel.
next to the Poinciana. shortly after the
Breakers opens. This is a house the fol-
lowing OF which has been building up rap
idly the past few seasons.
A change is coming over the character OF
velopment that started two years ago after
tho Styx. the badlunds north OF the Flagler
hotels, was cleared up and sold In small
lots. II was then that the serpent entered
tho Garden OF Eden. Before that the rich
had the place all 70 themselves but now
Il has 20 be shared with those who will
pay a bungalow rental for the winter OF
only from 5000 to $500. Another crop OF
such structures has gone up since last sea-
son.
Palm Beach has grown big enough not 20
be exclusive any longer. Therefore, club.
the Palm Beach Country club, has been
organized. and very pretty little club
house put up. IL is near the ocean, about
a mile north OF the hotels. and stands at
the southeast corner OF the new golf links
nine holes OF which have been completed.
An immense amount OF small entertain
ing n in progress at Palm Beach every
hour OF every day The big entertainments
planned are tho childrens party in the
CocOanut Grove on Lake worth Wednes-
day, February IA: tho Washington Birth
day ball at the POinciRna on the night |
OF that holiday; charity ball at the same
hotel wednesday, February 2s, for the |
benefit OF the American Ambulance Corps In |
Paris, and the annual ball at the Breakers |
Hotel, Monday night, March 0. This Will |
be known as tho inaugural ball on account |
OF the fact that such a function, In honor OF /
tho President. will be held In Washington |
at about tho same time
Recent bookings for the coming season /
Include Mr. and Mrs, Clarence II. Geist. /
Senator and Mrs. Philander Chase Knox. /
Mr. and Mrs. Edward wentworth, Mrs. |
frederick Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. s. L. /
Mrs. Joseph Duyeen. Adolph
[ewisohn, W Earl Dodge Mr.. and Mrs
John Mccullough. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. q. Luke
Mrs. William Lowe Rice, Mrs, Stanley
Mortimer. Jr, Mrs. David Wagstaff. Henry
Nj Tuford Mrs Frederick r. Lewis, Fred
rick II. Frelinghuysen, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Charles Hudson Pope and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Bonaparte