The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-07
Sports Featured at
 Miami Playground

Miami, Fla. Feb. 6.-Society and sporting events, among which will be several tournaments of national interest, will crowd a colorful Feb ruary calendar for the resort colony here.
 Interest of the sports minded winter colony this week is centered on the third annual Miami Bilt- more women's, amateur champion ship which started Monday and will continue through Friday. opal S. Hill, of Kansas City, leading trans Mississippi tournament star and present holders of the Grace Doh- erty challenge cup, will meet a field of the nations best known feminine players.
 Among those who teed off were Miss Helen Hicks of HeH- lett. l.. l., holder of the national championship in 1881. and Miss Maureen Orcutt, of White Beaches, N. J.. four times metro- politan champion and runner up for the national title in 1927. Other. entries in the tournament include Mrs Tom Wallace, Sapula, Okla; Mrs John Arends, of Detroit, Mich; Miss Bea Gottlieb, of New York; Miss Ariel Villas. of Chicago; Mrs Art Millea. of Mount Kisco, New York: and Mrs J. J. Lannon, of Boston.
 During the tournament, players will be guests of honor at num- Der of festivities planned for them at the Florida Year-Round clubs. Another important event of the week will be the annual Florida state kiddies golf championship next Saturday at the Miami Bilt- more Country club. for which ma ny aspirants for future golf honors are registered. In addition to a trophy emblematic of the junior golf championship, num- Der of additional prizes will be awarded.
 Preceding the aquatic carnival In the Miami Biltmore Country club pool tomorrow many members of the Florida Year-Round clubs vii; give 1uncheons. Among those planning to entertain are MT and Mrs Carl Preim, Summit, N. J.; MT and Mrs George Hughes, Chi- cago; Mrs 1T. S. Tuthill, Rye; Mrs Tuthill Warren, White Sulphur Springs. w. Va: Howard Hughes, of Hollywood, Calf: and MT and Mrs Alexander Squibb of Miami Beach and Chicago.
 Several hundred reservations were made for tho tea dance in the picturesque Palm Gar dens of the Roney Plaza ho- tel. During the twilight hours the gardens were illuminated with myriads of colorcd lights.
 Interest already Is keen in the meritorious charitable service award to be made at the Helen Lee Doherty Milk Fund ball on February 22 at the Miami Biltmore Country club. More than 50 nom- nations already have been made for the award, which will be pre- scented by Mrs Henry l.. Doherty in the absence of Miss Doherty. who is now at the American legation in Copenhagen.
 The Key Largo Anglers club has been the scene of much en- tertaining during the week. Among those having guests at the club were Comm and Mrs Arthur Curtis James of Newport and Coconut Grove; Lady Julia Reckitt of Lon- don. Eng; Hervey Allen. author of the years best seller, Anthony Adverse" and Mrs Allen; Tip Bliss, the author and former editor of the New Yorker, and Mrs Bliss.
 Patrick Cardinal Hayes was distinguished guest at tho Miami Biltmore hotel during the week, being en route to Nassau for the enthronement of Bishop Bernard. Among members of his party was Marquis. George Macdonald of New York, ranking Catholic layman in America.
 Among the local people who left