New Britain herald., 1928-12-22
CHRISTMAS PLANS
 AT PALM BEACH
Holiday House Parties on List
 Other Florida Notes

Palm Beach, Fla, Dec. 22. OP- With an emerald Christmas just around the corner. Palm Beach busted itself today with the finish ing touches for holiday house par ties and other affairs, marking the real swing into the seasons festiv- ities.
 Multi-colored lights will blaze at night from Yuletide trees in man. sions along Ocean Boulevard in strange contrast to surf bathing and golfing in the blazing tropical sun by day.
 Among entertainments will be buffet supper on Christmas Eve to be given by Mir. and Mrs. George Angus Dobyne of Begerly Farms, Mass, at Casa Beata in honor Of their law, John Charles Thomas baritone singer, and his young wife, Dorothy Dobyne Thom- as. who are here for months rest. Illness forced Mrs. Frank Vernon Skiff to abandon plans for her an- nual buffet dinner on Christmas Day but her usual guests will be entertained by MT. and Mrs. John Shepard, Jr.. of Lenox. Mass. at Casa Del Prator.
 Over the whole colony intimate little groups will gather to celebrate the holidays at dinners. luncheons'
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 Formal events still are in the future and for the present Palm Beach, aside from intimate or fam ily gatherings, has filled the daily calendar with golf. tennis. me morning hour at Breakers Casino and deep sea fishing. Emerald green, under cloudless skies, for the most of the week, the fairways have been alluring, dotted with white spheres and splashed with rainbow colors fom the togs Of two- somes and foursomes bent on get ting some practice before the pro- gram of tournaments after the holidays.
 Harold & Vanderbilt and the members of his house party. Mrs. George Howard. Miss Gertrude Con- away. Miss Edith Cummings ana Mr. Roger Cutler, of New York' are on the links of the Palm Beach Golf Club almost daily.
 Harvey Shaffer. Greta Neck, l.. |, and Loring o. White. Boston. both members of the permanent colony are familiar figures on the greens
 Always exclusive-Palm Beach will become more so this season at least in one way. Most of the swim ming will be done in the seclusion of it's own estates and in the shade of Its own palm trees. Many private swimming pools have been installed and underpasses, leading from the estates under the ocean boulevard to the sea, have been repaired Of hurricane damages.
 Members of the John s. Phipps family, Great Neck, l.. l., and their guests will disport this season in a s30.O00 pool of Spanish renaissance the design now being completed on the Phipps estate. Casa Bendita, on North Ocean Boulevard.
 Mir. and Mrs. Horace Work, Mad ison. N. l., have installed a huge pool in the middle of the front yard on their ocean boulevard es- tate, Others who will swim in pri- vate this season are the Henry Car negie Phipps. the Edmund Allynes, the Howard Phipps and the George A. Dobynes.
 The only large social affair of the past week was the dinner for IS by Major Barclay H. Warhurton Philadelphia and Palm Beach. and mayor of this resort. Major War burton and his daughter. Miss Mary guests on Monday night. Mrs War burton is expected here before the holidays.
 The swish of gorgeous gowns Of long ago featured the "Southern Christmas" entertainment Thursday at the Yacht clubhouse by the st. Petersburg Women's club. Mrs. Rowena Shearer was in charge with Mrs. W P. Powell and Mrs. J. A. Strickland as hostesses. Decorations were those of the "old south" and the costumes of the vintage Of 1890
 Ya Tl,1 ponts of Wilmington. Del. have ar rived to open their winter home "Epping Forest" near here and ex- peet guests for the holiday season.
 Miami-Fxtensiva entertainment plans have been laid for the nation al convention Of Sigma Alpha Ep- silon. collegiate social fraternity. which opens here next Friday. O. E. Quivey. Baltimore. Md. Eminent Supreme Deputy Archon and writer of fraternity songs. will be among those attending.
 John J. Paskoh's yacht. ''Pok- sar." has arrived in the yacht basin for the winter season. Mir Raekoh did not accom- pany the craft which. Captain John Rocfstaa said. will be chartered for q portion Of the winter season.
 Tamnl-Nrs. Violet White Srntr spoke on "Thc Spirit of Christmas" before thn meeting hcro 'tlis week o' the Florida Archa.olopical so-