New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Rush to Palm Beach
Starts 10 Days Ahead
OF Pre-W or Schedule
Special Correspondence.

PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. L. The
rush season at Palm Beach, the few
short weeks during which society people
throughout the country come here as
they do nowhere else, got good start
this week. The crowd IS ten days ahead
Of its pre-war schedule.
Features OF the last few days were
the openings of the Palm Beach Coun-
try Club, the Poinciana Cocoanut
Grove. where the smartest people
gather at sunset esery night for two
hours Of outdoor dsrcnE, and the an
nual Lake Worth, golI tournament,
started Mondav with nearly hundred
entries. and cone uGed last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perer Cooper Hewitt,
o. New York. who are passing thelr
honevmoon here, were among those
Who entertained at formal luncheons
at the County Club opening. Hosts az
some Of The other luncheons at the
Country Club included: Ellis Vain
wright. John J. Harris, J. NJ. Cudahy.
Samuel Un-ermyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
YIN Pool. Mr.. and Mrs. Sergey Frlede
and 2. s. Peabody.
Jesse L. Livermore and wife are at
,he Breakers Tor the season.
The coming OF the Edward B. Nc
Lains after a lapse OF one season,
coupled with their having obtained the
most luxurious place ever buitl here
with the single exception of Whitehall,
IS interesting news to their large circle
of friends, who still retain recolections
OF their most elaborate entertaining
here three and four winters ago
Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Thomas, OF New
York. have given uD their villa in Sun
set Avenue and taken q suite for the
season at the Breakers, where they VIII
arrive Tuesday morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Lewis, Of Ridgefeld, Conn,
and New York, have just arrived in
their private car. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Egerton Webb viii join their party
Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles T. Van Week
r., Of New York. arrived Wednesday al
the Poinciana.
Bell Of Pennsylvania is due here to-
morrow and has suite al the Poin-
ciana for several weeks. Frank TIford,
Of New York, Will be down in a few
days. Francis 3. Crocker, Of the Rae
quet Club, New York, has just arrived.
Wilmot II. Smith. Of New York, is at
the Poinciana for the season. Mr.. and
Mrs H. r. Mallinson, Of New York, are
at the Poinciana.
1t seems reasonable conclusion that
the dancing craze is TO continue indefi-
7itely at Palm Beach. At one Of the
tea grove dances this week among
those entertaining was Mrs. Gustav A.
Walker, who had party Of twenty
six, including Mrs. Robert A. Black,
Miss Dorothy Black, John Black, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Hudnut, Captain
Flemming, Of the Royal Flying Corps;
J. B. ElweI, Roger Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth B. Van Ripper, Mrs. Armour
Ferguson, Vincent B. Hubbell, Miss
Minnie May Crabtree, Miss Amy Phil
lips and Louis A. Koons. jr.
John Bradley Kitchen, Of Chicago and
New York, entertained for Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Bonaparte. Mrs. Charles B.
Dillingham;, who has just arrived to
occupy new villa she and Captain
Dillingham; have mad built, entertained
party Of twenty. Other hosts in
cluded Mr and Mrs. William Lawrence
Green, Mrs. Samuel Untermyer. Mrs
John Murphy, John Erwin, L. c. Cros-
sett, Mrs. George S. Hanna and Mrs
Frederick c. Van Dusen. Mrs. Harry
Payne Bingham had "a table for eight
ana others entertaining were Mrs. Da-
Fid Z. Calhoun, Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT
and drs. Charles Choate, jr.
The Beach Club Is well patronized and
sne restaurant is crowded twice day
with its hundred odd members. Among
.noze giving formal dinners or lunch
cons there this week we're Mr.. and Mrs
leonard u. Ahi Of Pride's Crossing;
slr- and Mrs. Jean St. Cyr, Mr. and
slTs. George w. Hanna, Jerome n. Bon
sparte, Mr. and Mrs. John Il. Liggctt
:. ". Hammiil, Nelson Slater, Joseph
kspeldei, Lewis Morris, Harold s. Van
aefoiIt, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Harris
and Frank J, GodgoI.
Dir. and Mira. Robert Adams, Of Phil
aaslphias arc here for the winter oy
taeir hongeboat, the Ubadam. ThE
gaze dinner on board few nightr
sgo Tor MF. and Mrs. Edward Crozier
q Philadelphia. who are here On thu
npassboat Scurry. Other guests were
ss,rs. AewboId Fitting and Lieutenant
nsnry Peacock, Of Philadelphia. The5
lan the poinciana seztctte over TO plas
Dance nnussc.
The probability Of a visit here thi,
u'hter Of Lieutenant and Mrs. Lau
.shee Lewis hAs arisen through the re
ssusn within few days Of Licutcnan
AF1as from France Mrs. Lewjs i,
nm1nsiy Known ~ the helr of the lat'
1safy N. FIagler. Her maiden name
xAy Lep3Ee Wise. Sir. FlaHler left hl'
nssAs fortune very larxeiy 10 his wife
w xse ased suddenly and made her niece
~'ss Wise, her heir. Her marriage