New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Iassau Preparing
prilIiant Program
For Many Visitors
Hotel Erected on Site of
Burned Structure Opens
Feb. 5; Fleet Of Yachts AL
,sadv Anchored in Bay
u, nt,,otcA 70 ne 1i-sbtH1

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N't "a the Bahamas, wlil s.'.ses S
IsIl ,.nrists :. during the winter aau so
siay ~, s.h ,he most brilliant season IN
p1, -, ~. "A this popular resort are
~ hstoi5 - Ve-omrletion. The burning
e; neSs.fi Srs.is,isi Hotel last spring was
8 the S0,S ~ he erection Of a mag
le,.s-ss Co., nea hotel on the same ,, 'S 'HS,ck
q !, vunson Steamship Lins,I ,I.s ths
~ -, on February enosI e.n ~
~ os-st sI-asnt Of Mr. John W. 0Isvns' W.
nsnas - -, will manage the koyal We n,
Ehe so ~. rsmalning hotel, oNnea y
ora; VA. w Fsst Coast Railway, Nnien
i its s,v,,r sIi,v.nv,,sd h and put Il in the plnk
,.s condition for the annual
q la,s ,.aS,,ion S,i 70 shs new Colonial. an
N. u isasortsnt addition g nnssau a,'.
oiheI .sf 10 Be added IN the ne"
fssouIe1ns tsnss Club, which VIII be
NASSAU DsA.' ~. sssson. having an exclusive
feao{ ~, nsti made Up entirely OF mem
'en 1reriea's smartest and best
- o >jghs in all the larger cities
"a treiuding also IN It's membership
csnedisn and English persons OF
.s,,snee. - Mr. Edward Grocer, OF
@iI,delphia, Is president, and Cap;
~ Charles Alison, Of London and
e...,n. ascretary. The club, on the
~. AZ the famous Phosphoreseen'
wfll have its own golf course
fh!ng beach and many other attrae-
s.eiai ilfs IN Nassau naturally cen
- around the hotels, and the balls
mi parties, afternoon tea dances
IA othsr attractions are Jolly affairs
T,ry vhite-winged yachts lie at an
Ssr q the sapphire bay, and the ex
l-slrs little Porcupine Club on thu
...ssIts shore, on Hog Island, Is als'
~ eesne Of many brilliant luncheoni
"a dinners, and has It's own privat'
elklnR beach adjoining the beach o.
4, Florida East Coast Hotel Com
- where their famous free fruii
,,.2eons are served daily at tn,
as. bathing hours between IL and 1
cnpefruit and oranges, peeled anS
~ssled upon wooden skewers, Cocoa
~ meat fresh from the shell, sapo-
fiioss and other tropical fruits are
..rvs5 upstlntingly 70 rall who come
y the spotlessly-clad Nassavian ne
T,ssea.
Scarcely a day passes that a party
q, two does not arrive by hydro
yroplsne from Miami or Palm Beach
/, spend q day or a night at Nassau
I'd many great steamers cruising the
rsst Indies and 10 South AmericI
lie Nassau a port Of call, spending
, say or perhaps two here az anchor
gst the passengers may take a dir
4 the warm, velvet surf, see the magi'
al sea gardens, with their multi
.olored fish and waving sea fans, ant
dsit the many points Of interest.
The Governor Generals house on thu
iilltou Is the scene Of many gay gar,
in PARTIES and other hospitalities, ane
ne cottage colony entertains much a.
ridge and other diversions.
The exquisite tropical foliage anS
overs OF Nassau, the high-walled, pic
uresaue old houses, the quaint, narrow
.lyeetG the yards filled with thoussRdl
yboa lbeusshds Of drying sponge.
bfought In with conch shells on brown
allied boats, the shops, where a thou
and sorts Of native baskets, hats, etc
re woven by the eolored people II
rude but artistic shape and color.
But best Of all are the wonderful
,uable climate, with the mereur.
sserlng around in the seventies; tn
81 breezes that always sweep acros
4, island, the Incompatible bathinl
Il the healthfulness Of the city, al
snblninR 20 make Nassau quite tn
~ romantic and delightful place II
n West Indies to spend q winte
sliday, particularly since the estab
ihnent Of the admirable steamship
.rlss By the Munson Line diree
ssn New York, as we'll as those o.
: Ward Line, Canadian lines and th'
kkO. s. S. Company from Miami.