The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Nassau, Bahamas,
to Have Mem Hotel
Open in February
Another Projected to Care for
Large Number Of
Visitors.
special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YosK HERALD.
N.asArr Rahau,aa Der 1G

NASSAU, Bahamas, Dec. 16.
r ESS than a year ago the old
Colonial Hotel. facing to the
- sea--a Mecca for years for
itself was threatened with destruction
Very little damage was done to the
city, but the hotel and part Of its
beautiful tropical gardens were de-
stroyed in few hours.
Although Nassau thereby lost its
largest hotel 1t was undaunted. Plans
were Immediately made to erect a new
and better hotel on the old site. The
new Colonial, fireproof structure, will
open It's doors early in February. Still
another hotel project promises to ma
terialize soon.
With the new hotel. which 1000 men
are rushing TO completion, by working
day and night. together with the old
Royal Victoria and many boarding
houses. the visitors who have known the
charm of Nassau through many years
need have no fears about being cared
for during the coming season.
Frank A. Munson president of the
Munson Steamship Line, a lover OF
Nassau and believer in its future. has
been active in planning and rebuilding
the New Colonial. When completed It
will be one of the most unique and at
tractive winter resorts in the world.
The beautiful palm garden which sur
rounded the old hotel has been fully
restored as one of the beauty spots of
Nassau.
The first to register from New York
for the New Colonial are Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Doubleday. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Garfield, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Brooks,
DR.. and Mrs. IG. G. Brewer. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. l.. Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G.
Munson. Mr.. and Mrs. Abner NJ. Wilcox.
Mr. l.. A. Kniffin, Mr.. and Mrs Hugh
| NJ. Conner, Mr. Daniel Frohman. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. MerTiman. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Dickson and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Stradella- Mr.. and Mrs. r.
| G. Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. %. V. Norton,
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. Spencer Goodwin, Mr..
w Scott Cameron and Miss Cameron,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Mclaughlin. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Adrian. Mr.. and Mrs.
| II. w. White and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Page.
From other cities will be Mr. and Mrs,
william Bacon and Mr.. Robert Salten-
stall. Boston. Mass. Mr. and Mrs. II. A
Tenn Mr and Mrs. Spencer Borden,
Jr. of Providence. r. l. Mr.. and Mrs.
IT, r Stratton. Cleveland. Ohio: Mr..
William w Renwick, Short Hills, n. J. /;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank l. Woodward. Estes
Park Col. Mr.. A. r. Boswell, DIR. s. q.
Cummings. Mr.. T. b. GreeLing and Miss
Greening OF Toronto. Canada Col. John
G. Lewis, Louisville, Ky: Mr.. and Mrs.
! A. Ware Merrinan. Pennington. Conn. /:
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Boocock. Castalla-
Va. Mr. and Mrs Frank Il. woodworth,
Rochester. N. Y; Mr. and Mrs. l.. Il.
Wickes and family Saginaw. Mich. Z:
Mrs. r. J. Young. Stamford Conn. Mr..
and Mrs +. G.. Calkins. Los Angeles.
Cal Mr. and Mrs. 3. w. Arnold. Albany.
ard Mr.. Charles @. Bill of Hartford
Conn
one of the special attractions at Mas
sau this season will be the annual tennis
tournament OF the Bahamas Tennis Club.
which will b., held on the courts OF the
New Colonial on February IA, under the
auspices Of the United States and thu
British Lawn Tennis associations. There
will be a full schedule OF play for both
men and women and Mr.. s. Wallis Mer-
rihew Of the American Lawn Tenrris
Association is chairman OF the COM
mittee.
A number OF improvements have been
made in the Royal Victoria. a smaller
but most attractive hotel. which has
been operated for many years by the
Florida East Coast Company. Both
hotels will be under the management OF
Mr.. John w. Greene. who for years has
conducted them successfully.
The Munson Steamship Line and the
Ward line will operate boats from New
York on weekly sailings. and the T. and
.. Line win have three sailings a week
during the season from Miami direct to
| Nassau. which is reached from Miami
In n nights run.
Those who visit Nassau this winter
promise 20 be well repaid. The land
Of perpetual June" and It's charms are
becoming better and better known each
year
Nassau in recent years has done much
20 improve its physical appearance. It
has good public buildings. clean streets.
/ a new power plant. which supplies tho
city with electric light and beautiful
roads. where one may motor beside a
sapphire sea.
Nassau residents feel that an injus-
tice has been done the Bahamas by re-
ports OF Il being a bootlegger paradise
and infested by a rough element dam
gerous to travellers Allen II. Wood Of
Boston. who has been in the Banasr-- =
many times In and out OF eeason and
has just gone back 10 the States. says
he has never yet seen, nor heard Of
women or visitors being annoyed or
molested by the so-called rough ele-
ment"
1T is true" he says. that one runs
across bootleggers there. but so does
one in Boston and in fact. in any other
city of any size in the United States.
But in Nassau those individuals. mostly
from our own States. keep by them
selves and DO not interest themselves
in other peoples affairs.
1T should be understood that Nassau
is a British colony and that prohibition
Is therefore unknown there; that tho
handling and shipping OF liquors Is a
] legitlrnate business there."