New Britain herald., 1930-02-22
REGATTA MARKS
 DAY IN FLORIDA
Palm Beach Has Two Days Of
 Boating Events
By HELEN VAN HOY SMITH.

Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. o2 Pt-- The Washington birthday regatta or Friday and Saturday brought to a climax q week filled with social ac- tivitics for Palm Beach, Lake Worth presented a vivid and bea1- tiful picture Of marine activity. the stately resort hotels on both sides of the lake with their tropical grounds serving as picturesque background Numerous yachting parties and cruises featured the ra- satta. Sportsmen entering craft in the hydroplane races included Har- old S. Vanderbilt, New York; Ed ward Small Moore, New York; Paul Moore, Convent. x. J.; David Nc Cullough, Manhassett. l.. l.; Woes ter Lambert, St. Louis, and Henry Farnsw orth, Detroit.
 Several society leaders are ap- bearing on the beach in "gob style" pajama ensembles, Mrs. Edward Larsen, New York, CCarol Dcmp- stcr,D wears one that might have been borrowed direct from the navy. The jacket is double breasted. and she wears Q striped silk handl5cr- chief tied m a sailors knot. The trousers are in tropical sailor style.
 Nlr and Mrs. Ira l.. Richards Of New York, gave a dinner dance 01 Monday night at their villa. Special entertainers furnished diversion. Members of smart New York 5o .ciety attending the affair included Miss Frances Gilmore, Mr, and Mrs. Edward F. Hutton, Mir. and Mrs. Orson D. Mum, Grover Whal"l and James H. R. Cromwell, son of Mrs. l.. T. Stotesbury.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Beaver Strassburger. have arrived at the Everglades Club. and have as their guests the Grand Duke Alexander of Russia. Those entertaining recent lv at the Everglades Club include Mr. and Mrs. Guy Thomas, Minn@- apolis; Horace H. Work. Madiso1, \. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hal, Chevy Chase, Md, whose honor guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Mills, also of the fashionable Wash ington suburb; and Dr. and Mrs. Mark w. Trude, Chicago. Mrs. Ho- mer A. Vessel. of Cincinnati, gaze one of the largest luncheons of the week at the Everglades.
 The Embassy Club continues 10 | attract members and their friends. William Wood Plankinton of Ne" ! York and Milwaukee entertained a 1 group Of the younger set there | Tuesday evening. Eleanor Huttol ] and Pauline Mum, well known in New Works debutante contingc It were in the party.
 In the opinion Of many, the boz ing tea at the Oasis club on Thurs day was the high light of the week This event was attended by approX! ilIdN'IN 1'D liICIti Dti . oI lh' Ii'o'2t 'N' elusive circles in Palm Beach. Phi i Scott and Tommy Loughran put or an exhibition bout for the pleasure | of the fashionable spectators. Bou.f were followed by tea and dancing 1 Contestants were introduced by Sir | Oliver Duncan. of London, Anthon. J. DreXel (Tony) Riddle arrived at the club early in the week.
 A crowd numbering more than 1 900 attended the eleventh annual dinner of the Old Guard society Tuesday night at the Breakers ho- , tel. This was a stag affair, with 1 Bernard kroger of Cincinnati president, presiding. Mayor John | Shephard of Lenox. Mass, a charter member Of the society told of it's | founding, while pr. George Morgan Ward of Billerica, Mass, pastor of l Poinciana chapel, and another char | ter member, gave a humorous ad- | dress. Other speakers inCludId James Kerney. Trenton, N. J.. who
 
 i Hoover's Haiti commission and State | Senator Ford of Michigan. Tro- | phies were presented by MT krogor
 
 Chicago continues 10 furnish q i large quota of the smart entertai1- 1 ing done at Palm Beach. Mrs. JO- 1 scph B. Long, who has recently i come from the city on the lake, to 1 join the cottage colony, entertained on Friday night, having Stewart 1 Baird, baritone, of New York as the i artist. Mir. Baird is a guest at the Long Villa on Clarke avenue Al unusually beautiful arrangement ot 1 flowers characterized this affair which was largely attended.
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