The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-12-31
ECHOES FROM THE SOUTHLAND.
1923 18TH, St., Miami, Fla.

Dec. %, 1920.
Dear Opinionites:
We are just sort of marking time
until the tourists" arrive. To be
sure there are more people here now
than ever before at this time but
the hotels are not all open and the
short timers have not yet put in
their appearance. We who are here
are six months visitors and consider
ourselves quite Miamians.
Christmas shopping is now ON it's
last lap and the stores are all open
evenings this week. The Post Office
is rushed to death and lines clear
down the steps and onto the side
walk can be seen any time during
the day until five o'clock when the
office closes. No one would be so
foolish as to attempt to get in to
the Post Office this week unless the
necessity were great.
The Gales are moved into their
new home on Ave. and they have
an attractive bungalow and have, of
course, joined the permanent Miami
colony. Mrs Murfey and Mrs Hos
ford are comfortabl located in our
house-garage and have begun house
keeping. We expect another season
they will be Miamians too.
Christmas packages continue to
come but it is difficult to realize
that it is time for the reindeer and
sleigh and a snow covered Santa for
our weather is more like July and
everything is tuned to summer time.
Again we have trolley cars, at
least the Beach has them and they
% h. of W.,
st. and N. E. LIST Ave. They ran
them three days without a passenger
as they are the Safety cars and the
motor men were new to the cars.
This was done to prevent accident.
Sunday the cars were crowded all
day and double headers had to be
run. We are hoping that the Beach
system and city system may be con-
nected up some day and that we will
have complete net work of car
tracks over Miami.
We are getting ready for the Polo
games which will start soon after
the new year. Horses are already
arriving for the sport. Harold L
Talbot of Dayton, o. has shipped
thirty-three ponies here, in charge
of Bob Bullock, the Dayton Polo
Clubs coach and who is one of the
polo experts of the country. Fred
Post of New York is shipping from
twenty-five to thirty ponies here
from Aiken, S. C. and will be here
himself. George Miller of Austin,
Tex. is here with twenty horses and
there will be many other ponies
shipped in before the first of the
year. Polo of a very high class is
promised here this season and it's
great game.
The local Shriners were in Jax
last week after a temple for Miami
and they think they may have sue
ceeded. Miami is at present under
the jurisdiction of Morocco Temple
at Jax and at the meeting last week,
the Miami Shriners got an endorse
ment of Morocco Temple for a
separate Shrine. Our local Shriners
will endeavor to secure a dispen-
sation at the annual Shriners' I'm
perial Council in Savannah in May,
They are live bunch down here and
would make a strong Temple if
they succeed in getting the dispen-
sation.
Of course we are making some
preparation for being the winter
political capital when Sen. Harding
arrives soon after the new year. |
Senator Cummins, elected last No
vember for another term, is here
and he will spend several weeks. 1t |
is sort of expected that he is the
vanguard of many prominent politi-
cally, who will be coming to Miami
during the next few weeks.
This town, aside from local poll
tics, is more strongly republican |
than you might suppose from its
geographical position. The following
communication to the Miami Herald |
brought a smile to our faces and
maybe it will be appreciated in the
North:
Editor Miami Herald:
81 notice the call for funds from
the chairman of the democratic COM
mittee to pay the debts incurred in
the late campaign. As a partial
solution, I would suggest that he
apply to the treasurer of the repub-
lican camnaign committee, who
has a large surplus on
hand which he does not know what
to do with. And I imagine he would
be willing to assist Mr. LETTER TO
that extent.
Yours truly.
John Scott"
And | will add New Years wish
for health and prosperity, to my