New Britain herald., 1929-02-23
PALM. BEACH At
TOP Of SEASON
xlshnSton's Birthday Bail a
Yent-boat Races

EYelt-Mlt Races
BY HELEN Way HOY SMITH
Palm Beach. Fla, Feb. % 0-
The elaborate Washington's Birth
day costume ball at the Bath and
Tennis club last night and the
Yacht club regatta closing yesterday
marked the high peak of the social
season at this glittering resort by the
deep blue gulf stream.
With airplanes whirring through
the clouds. speedboats churning
through the lake and huge motors
purring along palm shaded drives,
Palm Beach moved swiftly to her
midseason brilliance.
Numerous affairs have been given
In honor OF Aspasia Of Greece. who
with Viscountess Fielding and Mrs
NJ. r. Horlick. Of London, are among
the most distinguished Aojourners In
Palm Beach. The Princess Lady
Fielding and Mrs. Horlick are guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Chad
bourne, Of New York. who have 4
villa on the Ocean Boulevard. but
are entertaining their guests at
White Hall. The princess and her
party arrived on Friday Of last week
and on Saturday night We're intro
duced to society by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chadbourne at a dinner dance at the
Hath and Tennis club, which was at
tended by 200 guests. Earlier In the
day the princess and her party had
attended the luncheon at the Bath
and Tennis club which Mr.. and Mrs.
James Francis Burke of Pittsburgh
had given in honor of President
elect and Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
A notable event Of Monday eve
ming was the dinner at which Mr..
and Mrs. Edward i. Hutton of New
York entertained at their ocean
front home. Mar-a-Lago. Dinner
tables were placed in the loggia sur
rounding the patio and during the
dinner a Hawaiian quartet entertain
ed. A program Of entertainment fol-
lowed which included exhibition
dancing by . famous Broadway
team.
Princess Aspasia OF Greece, Wis.,
countess Fielding. Prince Cyril OF
Bulgaria, Baron and Baroness Won
Einen OF Vienna, Baron and Baroness
J. ]. De Bondstetten of Berne.
Switzerland, were among the 100
guests in attendance.
Palm Beach society yesterday
turned to Lake Worth for a contin-
uation of the Washington's Birthday
regatta. which started Thursday with
a 12-mile ocean sailing race and
speed boat events. Upward of a
score of fast boats, representing the
various classes, were primed for the
races.
The ocean sailing race. feature of
the regatta, was won by the Mar
chioness owned by d. H. Conklin. OF
Palm Beach. The Virginia, owned
and piloted by Miss +. Marie Sim
clair. Of Boston. finished second.
The speed events were held at
Lake Worth where Dick Loynes, of
Long Beach, Calf, won permanent
possession Of the Royal Poinctana
trophy. He already had won two legs
on the award.
Rafaelo Diaz, Metropolitan tenor,
sang at the dinner given on Tues
day night by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ign Hutton Of New York at the
Bath and Tennis club. in honor OF
Colonel and Mrs. OMaIley keyes OF
There were about 80 guests.
among them Commissioner Grover
Judge William Walsh. Mrs.
Randolph Hearst, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Brokaw. MIR. and Mrs
lTlorenz Zeigfeld and Mr.. and Mrs.
James P. Donahue, all OF New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Small
Moore. Roslyn, l.. l., entertained
with small dinner party on Tues
lay evening at their Ocean boule-
iard home. Sinquidado. in honor Of
heir guest, Honorabl Oliver NAL
,olm Wallop. son of Earl and Coun-
ess OF Portsmouth, who is their
guest. Mr.. WalIop, betrothed to
Miss Jean Moore. daughter of Mr..
ind Mrs. Moore. has spent great
part Of his life in Wyoming, where
ITS father lived many years before
coming into his title.
The fourth concert Of the Society
If Arts was held Monday evening
It the Everglades club. Mischa Ell
nan, violinist. was the artist. He
vas accompanied by Josef Lhevinne.
iafaelo Diaz and Madame Frances
Alda. of the Metropolitan. Opera,
we're in the audience, which num-
,ered about 200 members OF the So
iety and their guests After the
Program. Mr.. Edward T. Stotesbury.
Philadelphia, president of the 60
iety of Arts, together with John |
:. Pillsbury, Minneapolis. and !
henry Seligman. New York, held an !
Normal reception for the artists in
he great hall of the Everglades
Tub.
A large and distinguished gather |
ng greeted Richard Washburn