The Washington times., 1927-12-09
B|G PALM FETE
WILL FEATURE
MIAMI SEASON

Special tn Washlngt0n Herald
MIAMI, Fla. Dec. San elaborate
palm fete. celebrating completion Of
100000. 900 worth Of developments
designed to make Miami the leading
winter resort Of the Nation. win be
an outstanding feature Of the season.
The week Of January 20 has been
set aside as q festival occasion, dur.
ing which national celebrities and the
regular winter visitors will be enter.
tained by an unusual program OF
attractions.
A pageant depicting the landing Of
Columbus in America will be given
in the new $S,000,00 Rayfront Park
with the Seminole indians. the only
active part. An impressive parade,
q fish fry on one Of the new man
made venetian islands. an all-day
fishing trip out in the blue Guh
stream where the game fish feed, =
moon dance on an outdoor floor Iin.
der q Florida moon, I golf tourna-
of the features planned for the week.
MORE ACCESSIBLE
The suburbs Of Miami Beach and
Coral Gables will cooperate in the
celebration and have each been
allotted one day in the festival
week upon which they will be solely
responsible for the entertainment.
Miami now is more readily ac-
cessible from the north. The $12,.
O00,0,1 Federal Highway into Miami
has shortened the drive from Jack.
sonville; the double-tracking OF the
Florida East Coast Railway into
Miami at a cost of $61 100000 has
cut ten hours from the schedule;
and the Seaboard Airline has been
extended into Miami at q cost of
$25.e00, 900.
Completion Of the widening and
deepening Of Miami's harbor to Is
feet at cost of $5,000,00O has
made possible the entrance Of large
ocean liners. The Clyde line is
adding to its coastwide fleet serving
Miami this season several large
and newly launched vessels which
cost $5,000.0o in their construction.
The new Bayfront Park, created of
sand dredged from Biscayne Bay
to extend seven city blocks. has
now been planted in 80 varieties OF
palms and many tropical shrubs, and
presents a charming vista in the
heart Of the city. Here the Scotch
Highlanders band plays twice daily
during the season at free band,
concerts in the new band shell in
the center Of royal palm grove.
TENNIS STARS EXPECTED
The stars Of the American tennis
world. Big Bill Tilden, John Hen.
nessey and Francis Hunter and the
Spanish ace, Manuel Alonzo, are
among those who have definitely
decided to appear here.
An international tennis tourna-
ment is also on the slate this
season between the best in this
district and the Cuban players. Four
men and four women will be
matched against the Cuban players.
Two matches will be played Jan
uary 27, 2s and 20 and the other
in Havana March Is. II and 1s.
The annual international four.
ball match is but one Of the events
on the golf program this winter,
which is sponsored by the Miami
Coconuts. This years event will
he played on one Of the courses at
Miami Beach.
Other contests include the Miami
open and the Miami Beach open;
the annual Dixie Amateur Cham
pionship over the Miami Country
Club course, March 1916; the mid
winter tournament, January 1920:
the Miami city championship,
February 1917 and the women's
tournament, February 20-23. The
Glenn III. Curtiss trophy tourna-
ment will be held at the Country
Club Estates course in December.
FOOTBALL IN WINTER
The first archery-golf tournament
ever held in the United States will
be an odd feature of the Miami
sports program.
Mid.winter will find the Univer-
eity Of Miami with still 4 few
games on its football schedule.
Lord Rossnore, marmalade manu-
facturer Of England, is completing
q racing boat in an attempt to
wrestle the water record from
America at the annual Regatta
here March 16 and II. Gar Wood,
king Of American water speedsters.
will defend his country's reputation
for supremacy.
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