The New York herald., 1922-12-31
Palm Beach Has
Air of MidSeaSOn
at Close of Year
Opening of Two Club Golf
Courses Bring Large Crowds
0 Out Daily.
Special Dtspatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
PALM BEACH, Dec. 80.

Special Dtspotch TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD
PALM BEACH, Dec. 80.
w 7ITH the steady increase In
w guests at the Breakers and
the opening of the Ever
glades Club golf course and the Sec
ond nine holes at the country club,
Palm Beach has come to have almost
the appearance OF midseason. The
wheel chairs dot the boulevards daily,
a few parties are being given and
leaders in Americas business and So
cial life are coming in for the season.
Among New York arrivals at the
Breakers this week are Mr.. Sidney Col
gate, Mr. ]. c. Lang. Mr.. Edward Sher-
man, Miss Margaret Colgate Miss Car
oline u. Colgate, Miss Helen Tames, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert bod, Master Bayard
bod. Mr.. Dogue Melillo, Mr.. James X.
Lawrence. Mr. II. G.. Pell, Mr. w. ].
Payntar and Mr.. John NJ. L. Ruther-
furd. From BIpokiyn were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles NJ Dimm, Mrs. Charles
B. Smith, Miss Virginia NJ. Smith. Miss
w. II. Goady, and from Orange, ". j.,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dickman.
Mr.. John Payntar Is one OF the first
persons TO reach the Breakers every year
and one of the last TO leave. lie Is the
president of tho Alligator Pen, an or
ganlzation of hotel residents that diff
fcrs from all others in that It has no
bylaws but requires a healthy consti-
tution--its members spending much OF
their leisure time lying IN the hot sun
rays on the hotel roof. These "bathla-
tors" as they style themselves. regard
the bathing suit as the correct form Of
dress
Life Guards Needed.
Mr.. Sheldon Tllney and Mr.. Suyve-
SAINT Picrrcpont are behind "A movement
10 establish life guards and life saving
device stations as a safeguard for cot
tagers on the beach. Many of the prop
erty owners like 20 40 into tho ocean
near their homes, but that is somewhat
risky under the present arrangement
where guards are stationed only at one
place. Several property owners have
Joined the movement 20 extend the pre-
cautions along the beach Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward r. Stotesbury have equipped
their beach for all emergencies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Mcneil, Sr.
who are guests Of their children, Mr.
and Mrs. Archibald Mcneil. Jr., at their
home III Mura ON the Ocean boulevard.
nave betu NpHllHS mere lbT lWefty-tlEDt
years. Mr.. Mcneil and Henry NJ. Flag
Ter were friends and came to Florida
three decades ago when half the coun-
try roundabout was swamp and tho only
way OF crossing Lake Worth was by
rowboat.
MIR. and Mrs. Mcneil, Jr., had first
tea party OF the season last Sunday
other guests included: Mrs Walter G..
Mitchell. who Is getting settled in her
new home. and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy c.
Williams Mr. and Mrs. i. J.. Northwood
Mr.. and Mrs. George Agutter Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Kennedy Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Hubbard and Mr.. and Mrs. Court
landt SWEET.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard NJ. Thomas are
completing the decorating Of their at
tractive new home on the lake front IN
preparation for the coming of their
guests. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Gerard and
Mrs. Hayward Drayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Cosden, who have
leased the G. a. Mum residence, have
occupied IT, Mr.. and Mrs a. n. Kuser
have leased the Grace estate. Mr.. ~. J..
Huntington is tho guest OF Mr.. j. ].
Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hyde Of New
York. who have been IN Europe all sum
mer. have leased the O. A. McClintock
home.
Mrs. Mary Carroll and Miss Rose Car
roll have arrived from Saratoga Springs
and arc the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. IT.
Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Quentin Jones
gave "A dinner party Wednesday. their
guests including Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sheldon
Tilney. Mr. and Mrs Stuyvesant Pierre.
pont MIR. and Mrs Marion Sims Wyetb
and Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy
Mr.. r. IT, Arnold OF New York, now al
tho Breakers. IL having his houscboat,
Breakers. remodeled