The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-29
A VISIT TO EAST PALM BEACH

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Fort Lauderdale. Jan. 27-Last
Thursday giving US one of those
matchless afternoons, our little party
at the "Atom" set forth in the Buick
for Palm Beach; that popular resort
having celebrated its formal opening
for the season of 1919 just the day
previous. Over the Dixie Highway
the big car spun along at merry
pace and soon were were at Delray.
From Delray to Palm Beach
the Boulevard extends along the ocean
front for almost twenty miles-a
scenic course unsurpassed for pano-
ramic beauty Lake Worth is a pret-
ty little village nestled on the emer-
aid shores of the lake from which it
derives its name. Through the vii
lage on we sped to our destination,
past Palm Beach pavilion, where
scores of youngsters, men and maid
ems were desporting themselves in
the surf, and on beyond the home of
Richard Croker, coming to a final
position in the parkade of the Royal
Poinciana hotel, which is in the heart
of the pretty city and reputed to be
the most exclusive winter resort In
America. The big hotel opened its
doors Wednesday with guest list of
many hundreds, half of whom seemed
to be out on the golf links. Like
jewel in setting of silver and emer-
aEis the big hotel, snuggled in amid
palms and flowers and sunken gar
dens. From its spacious verandas
many beautiful homes are to be see1.
The hotel life of the past jogs elbows
with the home life of the present,
and the warmth and velvety softness
mpthe sea woos vast throngs upon the
Beaches, swimming parties being the
rule of every noon-tide hour. Over
the sea front seaplanes are kept bus
lily flying to Miami and back, and on
the lakes placid surface are magnif
cent houseboats and launches, revef-
ing in the beauties of an Incompatible
turquoise sea. The Poinciana's or
chestra rendered a magnificent pro-
gram during the afternoon. Our
party paid short visit to the Beaux
Art establishment, which overlooks
LaSe Worth near the entrance to the
iUfn1le trails. The director of this
establishment, Mr.. Standley Warrick,
with his estimable wife, were visitors
to Ocala last spring, spending one
week there, as the guests of Rev. and
Mrs. Gilbert Ottnan On the lake
Trails, bicycles vie in popularity with
Me Automobiles or wheel chairs, and
here too the breezes are wise with
many memories, for every garden
along it's winding way is soft with
fragrance and delicious in romance.
The famous church of Bethesda by
the Sea" is located on the east bor-
der of this lake trail, and beyond 1t
is Garden of Eden," named so by
the proprietor because it is truly an
Eden in its unrivaled beauty. The
manager of this estate IS brother of
one of Ocala's popular matrons.r
Across from this place is the Palm
Beach Club, said TO be the most ex-
elusive club in America On and
down through the vistas we walked
until we reached white Hail."
the former home of the great finan-
cier of alb this magnifcence. The
gfeSk gates of this mansion are clos
ed and the home is dark, and in the
spacious gardens the flowers bloom
unattended.
8Palm Beach is one of the East
Coasts oldest towns. The northern
section of the eastern division long
since established its exclusiveness. In
the southern division improvements
@re under way at all seasons, for
here no month passes without its Of
fering of new and bewildering beau
ties A wicked rain storm came near
snoiling our sunset view, but Gods
universal paint brush had put the