New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
Bal1,ly Palm Beach
I'm Midst of Gavest
Season Since War
5000 Attend Annual Wash
ington's Birthday Ball:
Long List of Social Events
Keeps the Colonists Busy
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A~haH1 bS%fANhAs &AAp a Wus -S.- - Alh
Beach is at the crest Of brilliant sea-
son, the most important the resort has
known and the gayest since the war.
Never have so many people been
crowded into hotel and cottage, and the
climax, always reached over the an
nual Washington's Birthday ball. came
when on Tuesday tho Poinciana had
moro thsn sixteen hundred guests.
Nearly six thousand persons attend
ed tho Washington's Birthday ball at
the Poincisns- The new dining soom
or the hotel meyer presented
more beautiful sight than this year,
when the exquisite bowers and floral
setting framed q mammoth picture Of
Washington rs seen from Arlington,
with the dome Of the Capitol and
the Washington Monument showing
through the branches OF the trees. This
was painted by Alexander Barker, after
& sketch by Miss Caroline Bean, the
New York artist. From 10 o'clock until
tho following day at GAVIN sll Palm
Beach was en- 2etes many brilliant din
ner parties being given In tho various
restaurants and clubs
Mrs. Leland Stsrry. OF tha Breakers,
gave charming dinner dance at the
Sail Fish Club. overlooking the sea, at
che Casino. on Monday evening for
group Of the younger married set and
dSbutantes.
All sorts OF interesting parties are
being given and not the least attractive
in this weeks rush Of gayety were
three Sunday evening affairs, one the
at which nearly 800 dined and danced,
another the approximations dance
given by Roger Il. Hill at Jessamine
Villa at which $50 of the younger set
were present, and the third, Mrs.
Claude Grahame-White's soiree must
Gale and dance, which all fashionable
Palm Beach attended.
Mr.. Hill built a veranda around his
house, where he had tables arranged
like French cafe, with dancing in
the living room inside and q supper, as
weil as breakfast for these who re
manned to go bathing off his beach
in the early morning. 1t was the larg-
est party OF the season for the young
set.
Mrs. Grahame- Whites party was one
of the most wonderful ever given at
Palm Beach, and features of the even
ing we're her own singing and dancing,
dancing by her daughter, Miss Geor-
eette Cohan; songs by Claude Grahame
White, song by Edward I. Stotesbury,
songs by T. Coils Wildman and many
other unique features, with specialties
by Leonard NJ. Thomas in Italian and
French.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward 7. Stotesbury, Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph L. Widener, James w.
Gerard, Sumner Gerard, Bernard
Baruch, MIR. and Mrs. David r. CAL
houn, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harding,
Mr. and Mrs j. Fred Zimmerman. Mr..
and Mrs. William Scafe, Mrs. Louis
+. Treadwell, Otto II. Kahn, Jules S.
Bache, Vincent Serrano, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Grocer, Mrs. Rawson L. Wood,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome n. Bonaparte,
Leonard NJ. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Hayward Drayton, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Easton, Cornelius n. Fox, Chan
ming Wiley, Blaine Webb, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Kaufman and Mrs. James r.
Deering.
George Lcary jr., OF New York, gave
n "baby party at the Country Club
Tuesday, all the guests appearing in
baby clothes and dining and dancing
there.
Never have there been as many
yachts here as this week. when about
twenty-five. anchored in Lake Worth.
The Pioneer from Riviera, with L. II.
Kluge and Prince Igor de Moravsky,
grandson Of the King Of Rumania and
brother to Mrs. Kluge, on board.
Tho Narodha has arrived and Samuel
Untermyer and party, who have lived
IN Lotus Cottage while awaiting her
arrival, have gone on hoard.
One of the largest affairs Of the seq
son was Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury's
buffet lunche on at FL Mirasol Satur-
day in honor OF Mr.. Stotesbury's birth
day. About $50 guests were asked and
many special features provided for en-
tertainment The new Moorish tea
house at Ell Mirasol was opened for
the season Sunday, when Mr.. and Mrs.
James II. r. Cromwell took down q
large party of their young friends,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Stotesbury received
many older ones at Ell Mirasol. Mrs
Stotesbury entertained at dinner for
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Grahsme- Whits
Sunday.
The Old Guard socisty Of Golfers
gave its annual banquet Friday at the
Palm Beach Country Club. Among
those furnishing entertainment were
the Master Singers, Chicago quartet
Mrs. Serena Swabacker, f. Coils Wild
man, Miss Ethel Levy, Miss Georgette
Cohan, DR.. George Morgan Ward and
Robert Hilliard. Walter J. Travis
honorary president of the association,
presented the prizes for the Old Guard
tournament which WAS played last
week.
Addison Miner gave a costums ball
at the Everglades Club Friday evening,
and on Thursday evening nearly 300
attended the weekly dinner dance at
the club. Horace Chase and Jack Roy
of New York, Joined with Mr.. Mizner in
giving the costume ball.
Among other notable events OF the
week WAS Joseph Riter's community
sing at his great music room at Al
Poniente, whore he had 100 friends in
TO sing old favorite songs and to hear
his organ or Sunday evening.