Evening journal., 1921-02-08
ENJOYING LIFE
down in FLORIDA
David c. Rose Among Tour
lists This Winter in
Southland
QUITE AT HOME
WITH DELAwAREANS

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Del. reh. s-Former
Representative David c. Rose. who.
with Mrs. Rose is winterlng in West
Palm Beach. Fla. has sent an inter
esting letter 10 st. Thomas p. r.
Church Guild. of which he n presi-
dent He writes. In part:
"Now FOR a little gossip with you
and what We are doing down South.
Today I launched my new boat and
called her the Mary Jane. went out
fishing 10 her and caught four blue
nsh weighing a pounds FOR the four
and say. that was some sport haul
ing them in on a troll line 40 feet
long. We hope 10 have great pleas
ure in the boat during the balance OF
the winter.
Il will tell you about our grea
Tourist Club. We have now about
63O members We meet each Thurs
day night. first IN the Methodls
Church. then In the CONGREGATIONS
/ Chunch. Ne ON them 90 overflow
ing. having a good social time
good entertainment Is given eacl
night by the various States. Thi
| coming Thursday night Is lllnOi
] Night and they are trying 20 outd
| the others. A. We know their del,
cation, We feel theS Will eclipse a
others so far We have a club room
an furnished by the tourists. with
lady hostess In charge. We keep al
citrus fruits for sale o. members .
cost. saving them about one-half ]
| price-grape fruit from 20 20 % cent
! per dozen, oranges, 10 90 30 cents pc
dozen.
Mrs. Rose wants me 10 say som'
| thing about the wonderful MlLo
! Dollar Band. as she and the childrc
are the musical end ~ the family.
Is a Nonder-the best muse wc eve
have had here. they give two con
oarts each day In the Oty Park an
from 3On 20 5000 persons aiten
each concert. The concerts are Yer
popular. The city pays the band SO
OO for a ten weeks engagement; 81
YOU see. the city tries hard 20 en-
icriain the tour e.
The old saying Is that Florida ha
two crops. tourists and alhgaier'
and that the people OF the state skl
the alligatOrs IN summer and skin N
tourists in winter; but th s show
that they are not quite that bad Dl
cause they do try and make thlns
pleasant for us.
I'VE want an Auditorium here Yer
much. The city hasn't The money,
hund one now. so the Tourist GU
has taken up the matter and app0in
cd n committee 10 devise some va
~ grt one. II possible. - ] am II
treasurer Of the club. they have al
Dointed me one OF the said con
mSttee. but as our dues are only oi
doiiar nor wear. II Will take son
limo 20 get sufficient funds 70 90
building 20 seat I so 30 2pn pc
sons | have had during the ia
month about $500 Of the cll
money hut the rreater part of ih
money goes % paw current expense
Ne gave each church last year,
ihe close of the season, so % he
nav FOR ehi and inc dental eNpens
Of the churches.
. I'VE have several Delaware perso
J. here Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcla
: have apNriments next 10 ms a. O
Briggs: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID, bil
! l,of Wilmington. are at the SAT- 4
= Hotel. Albert l. real. formerly
{ Newark. also Mr. parkes NJ W.lmin
Z ton. BY today's paper ] see that y
? Ham Francis and WIFE are az
Rreakers They have not been ov
. to soc ms vet W. W laird. of W
: mington. has a home over on I
! palm Rearh side -. With all ihe
q Delawaroans nearby we feel quite
y home now.
'T'he weather has been tne. ! We
n palm Reach suit and feel qu
!. comfortable"