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The Washington times., 1933-12-14
WRITER 'SHOUSE
LURES MANY

Bermuda, in the mind of the
average American, is a land Of
sunshine. a land where one can
loll on the beach all cay. or play
golf to ones hearts content, or
ride, or cycle. or do almost any,
thing but work.
Yet it was to this supposedly
lazy land of sunshine and play
that Hervey Allen went with the
sole purpose of working, or writ
ing his first novel. He leased
Felicity Hall, a small house in a
very quiet section. For four years
he worked, producing the longest
novel ever inclosed in two covers
1900 pages and about a half mil
lion words.
He did not go into seclusion TO
produce his magnum opus. Ber.
mudians found him a charming
host, a friendly, sincere, and en-
tertaining person. Moreover, he
brought his bride of only a year
and a half with him. and his lit
tie daughters Marcia and Mary
Anne were born in Bermuda.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14

The Cunard S tie a m h l p
Company announces the promo
ton of George N. Mathews from
the managership of the Texas
office at Dallas to washington.
His territory will include the
District of Columbia and the
State of Virginia.
Mr.. Mathews is president Of
the Rotary Club of Dallas, a
economic advisory committee
member of the North American
an international committee of
Rotary that is working with
President Roosevelt in his re-
covery program; a member OF
the Dallas NRA committee and
president of the Dallas Soccer
Football League.
Mr.. Mathews is a native of
Wales and was educated at
Kings College, University of
London. He first came to
Texas during the World War
while a member of the Royal
Flying Corps, serving as instruc-
tor at Taliaferro Field, near
Fort Worth. Following the war
he decided to settle in the State,
locating first at Fort Worth,
where he was employed as
manager of the foreign depart
ment of the Continental Ma
tional Bank. He left that post
to become associated with the
steamship company and has
been living in Dallas since Feb
ruary /, 1924, when he was
made manager for the State of
Texas.
Mr.. Mathews is married to
Dorothea Pflang. of Fort Worth.
and has four children.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
MAYOR SEWELL

money they would have to spend
at home.
In the grand manner befit.
ting her role as a world resort.
Miami has planned a million
dollar sports and entertainment
program for the edification, en-
joyment and entertainment of
her guests throughout the season.
It's what old-time circus men
would call the greatest show on
earth" There's something to do,
something to see, every minute OF
the time you're here. No matter
what summer sport you prefer
it's here for you to enjoy all WIN
ter long.
Sports HighlightS
For instance, highlights of the
sports program include the 90
day racing meet for thorough
breds on two of the worlds most
beautiful tracks; the 118-day
greyhound racing season: daily
big game fishing, utilizing more
than 300 charter boats, a sport
enjoyed by scores of thousands OF
tourists; polo matches between
international stars three times a
week at Miami Beach; the Miami
Beach Regatta and weekly regat-
tas with worlds championship
events; golfing on eleven Splen-
did courses, with the $4,000
Biltmore Open, the international
Four Ball and the Miami Open:
national tennis stars winter COM
petition; aquatic meets wi h
national stars, horse show, dog
show; intersectional football
championship; New York Giants
winter series with other big
league baseball teams and so on.
The list of events and enter
tainments is almost endless.
People who have not visited
Miami perhaps will find it diff
cult to appreciate the enormous
visitor-capacity of the city and it's
environS, totaling 100000 guests
at one time. The tourist industry
has grown at such remarkable
rate during the past decade that
now even a conservative estimate
would rank Miami as the worlds
greatest exclusively winter resort
city. It is estimated that the win
ter tourist total approXimateS a
half million visitors. If thei--' eX-
penditureS average 500 each, Mi
ami's tourist industry may be
easily valued at $50,000,000 an
nually. This is approximately one
third of the tourist income for the
State as whole.
Has 135 Hotels
Miami alone has 1875 hotels and
more than 1900 apartment build
ingS, to say nothing of the facili-
ties of Miami Beach. Coral Gables,
Hialeah and other suburban com
munities. Add to this some 5000
furnished bungalows. homes and
beautiful estates, and you will get
some idea of the expansion of pop
ulation which takes place here
each winter season. The water
frontage of Miami alone extends
10 miles along the shores of Bis
cayne Bay, which with the pic
turesque Miami River, provides
hundreds of sites for hotels and
apartments of more than ordinary
beauty of environment.
A never-e1ding source of won.
derment anc delight to the North
ern visitors are the tropioo1 shrubs,
flowers and trees h form the
setting for so much of Miami's
rcci'"ntial s"ca.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
PINES RETREAT
IS OPENED
By HOWARD F. BURNS
SOUTHERN PINES, N. c., Dec.

By dOWAnD f. DOnNS
SOUTHERN PINES. N. c., Dec.
14.-With the daily arrival Of many
Fasteners, the pre-Christmas hol'
idays will be featured by numer-
GUS dinners and dances. The
principal social of the week was an
opening dance at Southern Pines
Country Club Friday evening.
Among those golfing during the
week were DR.. and Mrs. M. F.
Chesney, of Washington; w. w.
Rawley and Harvey E. Schrock, of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Thomas Dixon
and Mrs. John M. Franklin, of
Locust Valley.
DR.. and Mrs. Albert Hutchinson
and Mrs. Martha Humphries and
Mrs. Arnold Steckey, Of Brockway,
Pa, are passing several days as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stokes and
Miss Margaret Till, of Pittsburgh,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hunt.
Miss Eta E. Day left the fore
part of the week for a visit with
relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gilkyson.
Of Philadelphia, were honorary
guests at a number of social
functions during the week.
Wallace Irwin, we'll known au-
thor, is expected in a few days
to open his home here.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
International Air Companies
Prepared for Big Season

Winter-weary Americans are
choosing their play lands now
days from an ever widening
panorama. Winged liners that
ply the sky paths through the
West Indies and Central and
South America have not only
pushed the horizon to unbelievable
distances but have opened entirely
new foreign travel possibilities to
thousands of land-locked Amer
leans.
Encouraged by the biggest
traffic year in history, with totals
rapidly nearing the million pas
senger mark, the air lines are
gearing their schedules for a re-
cord breaking winter season when
the travel hosts turn to the
sun-warmed lands of the tropic
South. Records of Pan-American
Airways, who operate American
international air service from
Alaska to Argentina, covering a
five-year period show that nearly
25O,0OO passengers have already
travelled total distance Of more
than 67,O00,OO0 miles on their
aerial routes southwark. Last
year they carried an average of
5000 people a month. So far
this year the average is well
above 5000 and is mounting
daily, according to their latest
traffic report.
Within Two Days
With domestic airlines span
ming the continent in a single
day and night and the country'S
swiftest trains operating on
faster schedules than ever to the
south, where they make direct
transfers to the international air
terminals at Miami and Tampa,
Florida, or Brownsville, Texas, it
is actually possible to reach a
foreign country within two days
from almost any city in the
United States.
Reaching southwark fro m
Miami, Tampa and Brownsville,
nearly $1,000 miles through the
West Indies and Central and
South America, the vast network
of international airlines brings
any point in the Caribbean within
two and half days of the United
States. Havana and Nassau, the
two most popular resorts on the
international airline, are but two
hours away. South America is
barely q hours from the United
States, including an overnight
stop ashore" in Jamaica, and the
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
WINTER SEASON
ON At DELAND

DELAND, Fla, Dec. 14.-With
a wide variety of sports and So
cial events scheduled throughout
the winter. DeLand has already
begun keeping open house on its
orange-clad hills for host Of
winter visitors. Wise Northern
ers, who have learned the simple
trick of turning the long, dreary
months of midwinter into the
shortest months of the year by
going South, are arriving in
larger numbers than ever before.
The College Arms Hotel opened
December / with formal opening
to be held New Year Eve.
Other hotels have reservations
running ahead of the past five
years. Apartments and houses
are being rented at rates which
make it possible to live far more
cheaply than in the North.
Special entertainment plans for
the winter visitor include band
shell programs, symphony con-
certS, StetSon forum meetings, an
outboard motor regatta, rodeo,
auto racing, horse racing, aquatic
events, tourist dances. boat
trips, motorcadeS, tourist socials,
an air show. intercollege loot
ball and basketball games at
Stetson University and the Vo-
lusia County Fair in February.
Virginia Van Vie. women's ma
tional golf champion. whose home
is in DeLand, will participate in
a number of games with other
we'll known players throughout
the season,
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
ORLANDO PLANS
FOR VISITORS

ORLANDO, Fla, Dec. 14.-If
and when some scientific mind
of the not distant future shall
discover or invent some method
of picking up the sounds of the
long gone past, what a mixture
of tongues will be heard in praise
of Florida.
There will come alien speech,
Of Ponce de Leon. De Soto and
their followers, sound of gal
Looping feet and clank of metal
as officers and men measured
the length of smooth beaches,
talked of the value of their bor-
dering acres of the potential
tiles of deep harboro.
One will hear. too, the vol
uble enthusiasm of Jean Ribault
and his retinue. bits of the ro-
nance of that day and much of
it's cruelty. From shores of lakes
will come back voices of the Red
skins in conclave, md one W Il
almost catch the savory odor of
their feasting and smoke of their
council fires, as evidenced in
mounds of shells along quiet
shores. One will hear. too, their
eager acceptance of the Catho-
lie faith and the prayers taught
them by priests of st. Augustine.
Orlando. known equally we'll by
it's synonym, The City Beautiful.
set in the heart of Central Flor
ida. has within its limits more
than 80 sapphire lakes. surrounded
by flower scented parks. and its
10000 permanent residents give
cordial welcome for half the year
to as many more visitors. who
share with them the beauty of it
all and the varied pleasures plan
ned for their entertainment
The Orlando Country Club and
the Dubsdread Country Club are
in the city. and half a dozen
others within a few minutes run
join with them in extending club
privileges to winter guests, whose
formal and informal affairs make
a gay social season and have first
place on the calendar. Profes.
sional and amateur golf and ten
mis- tournaments are among the
winter plans.
Sunshine Park. where work now
is in progress. will c0uble its
capacity and give d space of
nearly 40 acres to recreation is
the favorite spot in Orlando for
several hundred guests who. each
day. spend most of the daylight
hours there. participating in the
Joy Of health renewing games,
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
Al-Expense Winter Tours
Aid Travel to Quebec

MONTREAL, Dec. 9.-In order
to encourage travellers to journey
to old Quebec during its finest
season, the winter, series OF
all-expense tours have just been
announced by the Canadian Pa.
cific railway. A flat rate Of $50
from New York to Boston, and
correspondingly low costs from
other American points, takes the
winter sports enthusiast by rail
to Quebec, pays for his meals and
sleeping or parlor car with meals
en- route, and in addition covers
room, bath and meals at the Cha.
teau Frontenac.
Leaving New York on Friday
night at 10:15 from Grand Gen.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14

'tral Terminal, the allexpense
traveller breakfasts at Windsor
Station, Montreal. Saturday morn
ing, and proceeds to Quebec,
where he arrives at 2 p. m. He
remains at the chateau until 1870
p. M, on Monday, when his train
departs for New York, via Mon
treal, arriving at Grand Central
Station Tuesday morning at 1888.
Quebec's winter attractions in
clude a triple-track toboggan
slide, skating rinks, curling rinks,
professional hockey matches, Wis
it's to the lie d'Orleans, across the
st. Lawrence River, and snoWshoe
tramps across the historic Plains
of Abraham
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
WHITE SULPHUR
DRAWS MANY
To BATHS
Resort Looms As Golf Center
of National Importance;
Polo introduced
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
w. Va, Dec. 14.-The mineral
waters and baths for which White
Sulphur Springs is famous, as well
as for it's superb golf, and other
sports, will attract many North
erners to the Greenbrier during
the winter months.
In the superior bath department
built and equipped after an in
tensive study Of the European
cures, the baths may be taken un-
der the care of expert attendants
The foam bath is taken under
blanket of foam induced by the
introduction into a slight quantity
of water of an imported foam
extract, and the use of oxygen
gas under pressure. The appa-
ratus is imported.
Those Taking the Cure
Among those recently taking
the cure have been Ogden L.
Mills, former Secretary of the
Treasury, and Mrs. Mills; Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony j. Drexel, jr, Mr..
and Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mrs.
James H. Snowden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Mrs.
Frederick Rosengarten, Charles
Schwab, Edward S. Harkness, and
the former Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, Ellsworth Alvord.
The Old White golf course, re-
constructed during the past year,
is one of the finest courses in
the country. and with the Green
brier course, also constructed for
championship golf. make White
Sulphur golf center Of national
Importance.
Polo introduced
Polo has recently been intro
duced here. and extensive plans
are now being made to meet its
increasing popularity. The Green.
brier polo field will be improved
this winter by the installation Of
watering system. and added
turf of the native blue grass.
Among those recently here for
golf have been Gen. John
Leonard Hines, Senator Pat Harri.
son, George w. Wickersham,
Henry Waters Taft, Charles P.
Taft I'd, Henry S. Cram, Judge
Nelson Phillips, Patrick A. valen-
tine. Edward S. Harkness, Dun
ham 2. Scherer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert G. Elbert, former Assist
ant St cretary of the Treasury Ar
thur Rallantine, and Miss Maui
reen Orcutt, Miss Bernice Wall,
Miss FRITZ Stifel, Miss Helen
Meary and Miss Beatrice Gott-
lieb who this year conquered the
Prince Of Wales at golf.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
Sport at Hot Springs
Continues In Winter

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Dec. IA.
Hot Springs has always been a,
favorite resort with Washingto-
mans, because of its delightful
combination Of apparent remote
ness with real accessibility. The
sports life which goes on through
out the winter includes golf and
Skeet, and for the rest of this
month the pursuit of live game,
but it is in large part concen-
trated upon the various activities
connected with the horse. There
is much riding about the miles
upon miles of woodland and
mountain trails, besides the keen
interest in hunting.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
GAY EVENTS TOP
ALL RESORTS
ACTIVITIES
Mayor SeWeII Pictures City's
Plans for Entertaining
Winter Visitors
BY E. G. SEWELL
Mayor of Miami, Florida

Miami, outdoor sports capital
Of America and worlds largest
winter resort city, becomes host
to both hemispheres of the globe
this season. Always famous as
the wintertime Mecca for snow
bound citizens of North Amer
lea, this year Miami will be the
smart resort for Europeans as
we'll. Europeans are coming be-
cause they can buy more dollars
in terms of foreign currency;
and economy is just as impor-
tant today as it was two years
ago. Americans, of course, have
learned by experience they can
live in Miami for the same
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
Jacksonville Hotel
Expects Good Season

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. ID.
Early reservations received by the
Hotel Windsor in Jacksonville in
dicate an unusually heavy tour
iSt patronage this season, accord
ing to George Prenzel, manager.
The Windsor is one of Flori-
da's Oldest and best-known re-
sort hotels. It was a center of
tourist gaiety many years before
the attractions of the lower East
Coast tempted tourists to explore
that little-known territory.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
ST.PETERSBURG
LOOKING FOR
BIC SEASON
More Than 100000 Visitors
Expected at Gay
Resort
BY JOHN LODW1CK

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Dec.
14.-With greatly reduced railroad
fares in effect, the long standing
Pullman surcharge eliminated and
rates reduced in all hotels and
apartments, rentals lowered for
the season in private homes,
bungalows and cottages, st. Peters
burg Is prepared for the biggest
winter season in its history, ready
to receive more than 100000
visitors from every State in the
Union, and many foreign coun-
tries.
At this early date, 10000 So
journers are already in the Sun
shine City for a gay and brilliant
season of social and sport events,
with hundreds arriving daily by
rail, motor, water and by air.
Immediately following the Christ
mas holidays, the real trek into
the Southland will get under way
when the finest rail equipment
will be placed into service on
de luxe trains operated on all lines
leading into the State.
In Summer Dress
In colorful summer dress. the
parks. boulevards and bathing
beaches are alive with "sun wor-
shippers" enjoying the warmth
of a subtropical sun and pale
faces among late arrivals are
br o n ing underneath cloudless
skies as they participate in the
many outdoor recreations pro-
vided for their entertainment.
Five excellent golf courses opened
December i, the Lakewood Estates
course, jungle, Clark's Sunset,
Shore Acres and Pasadena.
Facilities for Sport
There are facilities over St.
Petersburg for archery lovers;
there are pistol and trapshooting
ranges, bride paths and large
stables of Kentucky thorough
breds brought down every fall
from the Blue Grass country for
riders. Even the old-fashioned
games of long ago, such as horse
shoe and quot pitching have large
and popular following. There are
outdoor tables for cards, chess.
checkers and dominoeS.
Recreation Pier. popular prone
made extending for more than one
mile out into Tampa Bay, is an
other favorite mecca for New
Englanders and Middle Western
erS seeking relief in this balmy
and equable climate far south OF
the rigors of Northern winters
Twenty-four balconies are pro-
vided in the long concrete arm for
fishermen who are never diSap-
pointed in their daily anglings for
kingfish, grouper, mackerel, trout,
red fish and the many other
varieties of sea food ever in the
waters Of the bay.
At the end of the pier is To-
Gated the commodious and color
full casino, where tourist picnic
parties gather daily for luncheons,
dances and card parties. On the
second floor is situated the large
dancing pavilion and in the west
wing, broadcasting station WSUN,
the only one in the world located
over the water.
SOngfests at Casino
Tourists gather at the casino
every Sunday afternoon through
the winter season to participate
in the mass songfests, under the
direction Of trained song leaders,
with rarely less than 1000 voices
taking part. singing old and new
airs.
Nothing has been left undone
for the entertainment of the Sour-
ist army through the ensuing
winter months.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
FLORIDA SEES
BIGGEST YEAR
SINCE '29
Mists of Depression and Fog
of Prohibition Now Lifted
From VaCationIand
By GERRY sWINEHART


MIAMI, Dec. IA (SpeciaD Flor
ida, sensitive to the urges Of .
nation ready to make old-fash-
ioned whoopee again as the miStS
of depression clear little and the
fog of prohibition is swept away.
this week was well embarked on
what resort experts predict will be
the greatest winter season since
1929.
The simple truth is that the
thing they all said couldn't be
done-that is, to extend the Flor
ida season-has happened and
Florida has been wedging the
tourists in since the early days
of November. Never in FloridaS
history, hotel men report, have so
many bona fide nothern vaca-
tionists made their way into the
State so early in the winter and
not in four years have advance
reservations been so encouraging.
In Full Swing
They're blaming Col. Henry L.
Doherty, the New York scientist
and engineer, for it all. They're
blaming him with flowers, statues,
speeches and banquets in his
honor. He's upset the whole ira
ditional formula of the Florida
winter season and his Florida
friends are rejoicing because of 1t.
From the time he personally ar
rived in Florida early this fall, an
nounced his half million dollar
program Of Florida Year-Round
Clubs, sports and recreations and
pried the lid off the season at
his Miami Biltmore and Roney
Plaza Hotels weeks in advance Of
usual openings, Florida has been
on the upsWing, describing an arc
reminiscent of the riotous days
of 1925. And yet costs remain,
like last season, commensurate
with current trends.
This season we find Florida
entering the second year of the
| course with Colonel Doherty re.
peating his elaborate program Of
last year and presenting no end Of
new features centering around his
two hotels and the three units
of his swank year-round clubs
the Roney Plaza Cabana Club at
Miami Beach, the Miami Biltmore
Country Club at Coral Gables, and
the Key Largo Anglers Club, in
the fishing Utopia known as the
Florida Keys, about 40 miles south
of Miami.
Fighting Boredom
AS was the case last winter,
Colonel Doherty is again launch
ing his attack on ennui and bore
dom on all three fronts, and 10
again linking them with his luz
urious private transportation syS-
tenn of aerocars, or de luxe auto
mobile trailers, and the worlds
first cabin autogiro, all operating
on regular schedules and without
charge.
The Miami Biltmore, E. palatiaI
45O-room structure located in
Coral Gables, is said to be one Of
the most beautiful hotels in the
world. At it's doorstep is the
Miami Biltmore Country Club.
with its 18-hole championship golf
course. it's large swimming pool
and beach, its tennis courts,
stables and IS miles of bride
paths. It continues this year un.
der the direction of Marcel A.
Gotschi. The Roney Plaza. long
famous as one of the most ex.
elusive resort hotels in the coun-
try, is located on Miami Beach
and features its sWanky beach
and pool cabana club. its palm
garden, tennis and smart social
events. Edward ). Jouffret, for
merly of the Sevilla Biltmore in
Havana, is MANAGING director.
The Washington times., 1933-12-14

most distant capitals Of the south
ern hemisphere are but seven
leisurely air-cruising days away,
with each night spent ashore in a
new and fascinating foreign
country.
Lands Of Romance
Cuba and Colombia, Haiti and
Honduras, Panama and Peru,
Mexico. Jamaica, Brazil and Ar
gentina! What picture these
names conjure-what thrilling
historical pageantry they repre-
sent-of Columbus, Cortez, San
Martin, Pizarro and Bolivar-of
Inca and Maya and Aztec-lands
with whose names we have lived
since childhood
The Washington times., 1933-12-14
SeapIane Terminal
Dedicated on Feb. 4

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 14.-On Feb
ruary 4, the Pan-American Air
ways, running to Central and
South America, will dedicate it's
$1.O00.00O Seaplane terminal in
the presence of United States
and Latin American government
and aviation officials.
Evening star., 1933-11-01
Pictures, z for

Beautifully framed
pictures. A variety of
subjects. All outstand-
ing values.
Kann's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1933-11-01

-17x24 = in. Feather
Pillows covered with
a good featherproof
ticking. Soft and COM
Portable.
Kann's-Third Floor.