New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
New Workers Expect
Gay Winter Season
At St. Petersburg
Nightly Dances Introduced
at Many of the Resorts
Hotels; Special Train Is
Added by A. C. l.. Railway

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Dec. 81
NOW that the winter rush from North
ern cities has set in, New Workers. ir
st. petersburg are anticipating gay
january. Nightly dances have beer
introduced at several of the resorts
hotels, while the yacht club has beer
the center for dinner dances. auction
parties and other social functions. The
Royal Scotch Highlander Bard vii
commence q seasons engagement Jan.
uary II, free concerts daily being
rendered in the city park.
special train has recently beer
added by the Atlantic Coast Line be
tween Jacksonville and St. Petersburg
tor the convenience Of travellers. The
Plnellas Special has been a popula,
train in past years.
An informal dance was ARRANGED by
members of the St. Petersburg Yacht
Club Tuesday evening. This was the
second of series to be given weekly
throughout the season. Gothamites at
tending were Mr.. and Mrs. George "
Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur r. Dun
lap, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Akers,
Robert l.. West, Miss Gladys LIE Baron
Miss Frances Kittrell, Miss Elsie
Thorne, Eric c. Reed, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul NJ. Carmichael and Mr.. and Mrs
Leslie C. Brown.
An auction bridge was arranged by
Mrs. N. B. Mckinney Wednesday after
noon at her home. Among those win
ming prizes were Mrs. James S. Dobler,
OF New York, and Mrs. Everett 7.
Roach. of Poughkeepsie.
Mrs. Thomas A. chancellor was
hostess at dinner party at the yacht
club early in the week in honor of
Mrs. }. W. Gerow and Mrs. Crockett
Owen, Of New York, who are visiting
friends in St. Petersburg.
MIR. and Mrs. William Seabridge have
arrived IN st. Petersburg for the winter
season.
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Mcintyre joined
trends at the Ward apartments They
are from Ashville, N. Y. William f.
Williams, of Brooklyn, has leased the
residence of Miss Helen Thompson for
the season and will shortly arrive with
his family. Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Grover
and Miss Emily Grover, of Red Bank.
N. j., are recent arrivals in St. Peters,
burg.
More than five thousand visitors have
registered at the St. Petersburg Board
of Trade so far this season, being one
thousand ahead of this time last winter.
ONO leads the states with a total of S65
while the Empire State is second with
$50. with Michigan next.
Mrs. Harriet Wood. of LIE Roy, n. Y.
is guest at the Lyndon Croft.
Mrs. Richard Preece entertained 4
number of friends at her home, Rhoda
Court, on Christmas Eve. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore La
Bonita, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Alexander Cep-
perly, Miss Wilma Cepperly and Dr..
Otis Hewett, of New York, and Mrs.
Kenneth Haskell, of Ossining.
Mrs. f. Matthews, of Rochester, was
hostess Christmas evening at a dinner
party held at the Detroit Hotel. Those
invited included Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Eaton, Miss Irene Knox, Bainbridpc
Hayward and Mrs. Molle Hayward. of
New York, and Mr.. and Mrs. joseph
Hardwick, of Plainteld, N. j.
The New York State Tourist Society
will hold its first meeting next week. at
which officers will be chosen and a vim
ter's social program outlined