The sun., 1919-03-16

I v i of south Florida resembles
in development a clear eyed and ambi-
tious lad who has exhausted the limited
contrivances Of his boyhood and is reach
ing out hopefully for the roseate rewards
of early manhood. \ quarter century
ago Miami began operations with an UNI
paralleled climate as its winning asset.
The first winter a score of sportsmen
from New York, Philadelphia and other
cities cruised a few weeks among the
keys in quest of deep sea game. They
returned TO the North In exuberant spir-
its.
The following winter the Royal Palm
Hotel foundations were laid, and the
year the Maine was blown up in Ha-
: vana harbor a hosiery was erected that
would ostensbly supply the needs of
Miami for half n century. However
with a score of hotels In tho field, 5000
| people have been obliged to retrace their
steps because of insufficient accOmmoda-
tons this winter Tho Miami Chamber
! OF Commerce has tackled the problem
and FIVE new hotels and twenty
| apartment structures are assured for
next season. Builders. capitalists, bank
ers and realty men discussed the situa-
| ton at a meeting called this week by
Everest G.. Sewell. president Of the
! Chamber of Commerce.
! With the wars termina ton, and n
| possible decline in building material
| costs this summer will witness an active
construction programme In the last month
building permits totalling 100000 have
| been passed. An electric line will be
run across the new two mile Biscayne
| Bay causeway linking Miami with the
! beach and the ocean front will be fur
l IEW- ana tod
/ 200 room hotel will be erected by Carl
G. Fisher upon his property at Alton
Beach and that it will be opened for
guests next December.
| A couple of hundred fishermen OF the
| Miami Anglers club attended the club S
| first barbecue dinner at Soldier Key on
! Thursday. Ten yachts conveyed the
anglers. Walter G. Graves of New York
harpooned an immense heron hog, or
| porpose, that afternoon. Among the
| delicaces served were venison, wild tur-
/ key and coon fresh from the Everglades
wilds Among those at the banquet
were William Lunham OF BronXvlle, G.
II. Seymour OF Montclair, Edward Seifert
! of Nyack. Philip II. Du Bos of New
Paltz and T. Barnett, William D. Craw-
! ford, Samuel NJ. Seymour, Carl i. Wolfe,
! John II. Hanan and Charles NJ. Rich Of
New York.
Luncheons have been in high favor
this week. The leading affair was ar
ranged by Mr.. and Mrs John H. Hanan
I at their Miami Beach home in honor OF
| Col and Mrs Henry w Wattersou, Gov
! ers were laid for twenty. In the group
( were Mr.. and Mrs Charles +. Thatcher.
Mrs. 3. T.. Tatum, Mrs. Gu~tavus
Walker-~sa J, William T. Bull, Francis
| l. McCanna, Warren Barbour. James
Nunnally, Mrs l.. i. Tatum and Miss
Elinor Browning.
Nearly fifty card players attended an
auction party at the IIalcyon early in
the week. Miss Rebccca Van Hamm OF
New York won first prize Twelve
tables were In play. At the affair were
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur hammers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward c. Hinman. Mrs. Lawson
BiGelow. Mrs. John Wesley Smith, Mrs
John W. Lacy, Mrs. Charles Bingham
Mrs. W. u. Crawford and Mrs. l.. I'ricI
Of New York and Mrs. Rodman Smith
of East Orange.
! Angling has enjoyed its Full share of
! popularity this week. Mr.. and Mrs
William III. de Gumoens of New York
chartered the Inwood Wednesday morn
! ing and spent the day fishing off the
| Cape Florida Reefs. They returned at
night with n sea turtle weighing 26I
| pounds, several barracuda and two king
| fish.
George r. Ferguson of East Orange
and two companions had the time Of
their lives with a hammerhead shark
| eleven feet long and weighing $50
pounds. The monster was landed near
the lighthouse.
Gov II. II. Brooks OF Wyoming would
dash through Miami's streets astride n
Mexican saddle If there were any buck
| ing bronchos to ride here. \ more pic
| turesque man has not visited Miami
this season. Gov. Brooks is making an
other wedding trip" as he calls it. with
his wife after thrty-three years Of
married life.
The Gralynn Is entertaining Mr.. and
| Mrs. George NJ, Fowles. Mr., and Mrs.
4 Il. l.. Donohue, Miss Mildred Donohue,