The New York herald., 1922-01-08
Tourist Body to
Entertain Visitors
at St. Petersbur
Committee to Cooperate With
Hotel Men in Planning Spe-
cial Programs-Arrivals.
SrecsdJ Dispatch to THE New YonK HExALp
ST. PBTERsgIypc, Fla Inn 2

Srec!dJ Dispatch to THE New YonK HrxALp.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Jan. 2.
w TITH thousands Of tourists ar
Nv irving daily from the forty
eight States. few from the
Philippines and several from Alaska,
St Petersburg is beginning to wonder
IL its twelve thousand new rooms, the
aggregate of hotel and apartment ,ex-
tensions Of the last year, will accom-
modate its guest population. This new
impetus to Florida travel also Is inter-
esting the railroad officials. On jan
uary the Atlantic Coast Line had to
put on special train from Washing
ton to st. Petersburg and the Seaboard
Air Line has so increased its pas
senger traffic into st. Petersburg that
officials from the home offices are hav-
Ing TO make frequent trips to Florida
for conferences with their local repre-
sentatives.
The new Mayor. Frank Fortune Pull
yer. has originated a new department for
the clty's guests by appointing Tourist
Committee to look after the entertain
nent OF the winter visitors. Under the
direction of one time Mayor AL Lang the
committee will look after the open air
games at Williams Park, will cooperate
with the hotel owners in planning special
programs and already have taken up the
work of constructing new links at Mir
ror Lake for the Lawn Bowlers Club.
Bleachers are being erected in Williams
Park for the barn-yard golf and quoits
fans who belong to the Sunshine Pleas
ure Club.
J. Todd Flower, president of the Ma
tional Horseshoe Association, is now ar
ranging for the fourth national tourna-
ment to be played hero In February
This week the first blind bogey tourna-
Tnent Of the season was played at the
Country Club. DR.. II. II. Carson and
DR.. w. NJ Davis tied for the first prize
with score Of 81; Guy Shepard, l.. S.
Briggs of Sterling ILL.,. II. W. Holmes of
Waterbury, Conn.,, and II. l.. Futch tied
for second prize with net scores Of 81.
w. s. Hawkins and w. Isham OF Utica.
E. S. Purdy of Jersey City. H. Kingsland
OF New York tied for third place with a
score of SO.
Under tho organization name Of st.
Petersburg Automobile Association tho
local automobilists have become men,
bers Of the American Automobile Asso-
ciation and q committee composed Of
w. L. Watson, Alfred L. Candy and
A. L. Bartlett has been appointed to rep
resent the new association.
DR.. w. c. Weeks and Harry Adams of
Brooklyn were members of @ fishing
party that brought In 500 pounds OF red
snapper and grouper as the result OF
days fishing.
Recent arrivals include Mr.. and Mrs.
II. NJ. Baker, Syracuse: +. j. Macdonald.
Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Tyler.
Sanford Tyler. Blnghamton Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Brown. Collinsviile, Conn
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown and Shirley
Brown. Bristol. Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Tenman, New Haven; Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph f. Morgan. Woodbury.. n. j.; Mr..
and Mrs. Jonathan Gage. willimantic.
Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Lewis. Capt.
and Mrs. Wilders Gray Werner and Mrs.
r L. Sheldon. New York; Mrs. NJ. L.
Mather. Hartford. Conn. Miss Mary
Sherwood. Mount Kisco: Mr.. and Mrs.
John ID. Helm, Moravia, N. Y: Mr. and
Mrs s. NJ. Hewlett Bath. y. Y: Mr..
and Mrs. d. y. Cottrell, Miss L. b. Cot
trell. North Cohocton, ". Y.