New-York tribune., 1922-01-15
Winter Season at
St. Augustine Gets
Away to Good Start
Ponce dc Leon Open One
Week; New Arrivals Each
Day; Alcazar Popular;
Dances aud Sports Begin
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


-. ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Jan. IA.
Since the opening Of the Ponce dc Leon
last Saturday the winter season is in
full swing and each day adds to the
new arrivals.
Among those booked to arrive this
month from New York are Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey M. Depcw, DR.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Murray Butler and their
dhughter, Miss Sarah Butler, and Mr..
and Mrs. W. +. LcfIingwell OF Wat
klns Glen, y. Y.
MIR. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
'r. were at the Ponce de Leon the first
where they will go aboard their yacht
COR ten days fishing trip among the
Florida Keys
The Hotel Acazar has been opened
since December Is and has many dis
tingulshcd visitors. among whom are
Sir Thomas and Lady Roddick of
Montreal, and Colonel J. f. Smith, Of
Delaware.
Many Golf Tournaments
Are Scheduled for Month
Among the interesting games and
tournaments scheduled for the winter
season are the championship OF ST..
Augustine for gold medal for the
best qualifying score; the st. Augustine
Hotel Association trophy; the Ponce
dc Leon trophy; the Fort Marion
trophy, all to be played from January
"a to %. The sixth annual spring
tournament commences on February 20
and ends OH the 25th and includes quail
flying rounds and finals, eighteen
holes. On March 20 will commence the
winter championship of Florida. The
winner of this tournament is entitled
to les on the w. II. Bcardslcy cup,
Which was put up for competition five
years ago, and which must be won
5hrec times, not necessarily in sue
ccssion, for permanent possession.
Winners to date are George f. Morse,
l.. J. Hopkins, William Bayne, Harold
/ Weber jr. and George P. James. In
addition to the championship tourna-
mcnts there will be weekly events Of
interest to the large golting contingent
making ST. Augustine their headquar-
ters each year.
The clubhouse has daily events of
social interest to the winter soiourn-
ers. The Saturday afternoon tea
dances commenced this week and will
Thursday a delightful Dutch treat
luncheon of twenty covers was given
at the clubhouse. Among those at
tending were Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Ket-
terlinus, of Bar Harbor; Mr.. and Mrs
j. H. Hewson, of Washington; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles NJ. Swift, of Crosse
Pointe, Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Livesay, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Laurens
Dawes, Mrs. George NJ. Fletcher, Mrs.
John Donald Maclennan, Mrs. l.. j.
Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Francis King,
Mrs. La Montague and Miss Fitch.
Mrs. John Maclcnnan gave theater
party on Tuesday evening, taking her
guests to see "Three Wise Fools" at
the Jefferson Theater, and afterwards
entertained at supper at her villa
Puerta Berdo, on the Sea Wall.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Griswold Wentz, of
New York, have taken Miss Nettic
Miller's villa on Valencia Street for the
season, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hart
of st. Louis, have taken the Albert
Dooley villa on St. George Street for
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Swift. of
Crosse Point, Detroit, who arc cruising
for the winter in their house boat Mir-
mar, are at St. Augustine for several
weeks and are entertaining and being
entertained extensively. They will give
large luncheon on the boat to-mor-
row. when they will take their guests
to North Beach.
Many New York Persons
Registered at Ponce de Leon
Registered at the Ponce dc Leon this
week are Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Gilliland
Of St. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Glen
denim and Miss Clendenin, Mrs. Still
we'll Dixon jr. and Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel