Evening star., 1949-12-25
By Jacques FutreIIe, Jr.
The Stars Travel Editor

Lou Cunningham, who certainly
knows his way around Atlantic
City, is authority for the forecast
that the cost of New Years eve
partying has dropped. He surveyed
the hotel and night club situation,
with an eye toward telling visitors
what to expect. The $25 per per-
son charge of recent years is no
more. he reported. and the highest
for dancing, entertainment and
breakfast this year is $40. Lows
for the hotel and night club par
ties appear to be So per person.
Is some cases, the cover charge
is $3.50 per person. One nigth
club is charging $3.50 per person
cover, but this includes a rather
elaborate floor show. Twenty of
the resorts larger hotels. is night
clubs and palatial bar-restau-
rants and about $50 smaller
drinking establishments are plan
ming New Year celebrations OF
some type. The cover prices, OF
course, do not include liquid re-
freshment.
Next Sunday. Kansas City
man and a tiny Missouri mule are
scheduled to start retracing the
Santa Fe Trail, unused for almost
10 years. He is Edwin Gallinagh,
who plans to make the 830-mile
trek from Santa Fe's Plaza in
time to launch the centennial cele-
bration of the Missouri metropolis
on June 8. Most of his route will
be off the highways.
The first European to see the
awesome beauty of Argentina S
Iguazu Falls was Alvar Nunez
Cabega de Vaca. Spanish con-
quistador. Viewing the vast spec
tacle for the first time in February
1541, he christened them the Falls
of Santa Maria. But the Indian
name survived. In the Guarani
language. it means (water) and
Guazu (great3. Once isolated
Iguazu Falls can be reached by
today's tourists by railway. river
boat or plane.
More Triangle Cruises - The
November and December triangle
cruises of the Queen of Bermuda
to Bermuda and Nassau proved sc
popular that the line has added
two more Sailings are from New
York on January IA and %. The
liner reaches Hamilton the next
Monday, sails that afternoon fol-
Nassau, arriving Wednesday. Sail
ing at midnight, the Queen docks
in New York Saturday morning
The ship serves as the passengers
hotel while in Bermuda and Mas
sau. Those who wish to stop over
for a longer period may book fol
one-way passage.
Resort Airlines, which next
month inaugurates "sun cruises
from New York and Washington
to Miami, the Caribbean al1c
South America. has worked out
a booking arrangement with Cap
ital Airlines. Under the plan
Capital will quote all-expense Re-
sort Airlines trips from each city
Capital serves. Capitals passen-
gers will join the plane here.
The transport vessel Georgia
which has been carrying passen-
gers in the Australian service, viii
be operated by Cunard White Stal
in the North Atlantic service next
spring and summer to help with
the peak season liner space de.
mands for travel to Europe. The
line also announced it will make
available space on the Stratheden
of the Peninsular and Orienta
Co., in the North Atlantic service
Tall stories may be coming ovel
the wires from California the frs
of the year. Friends and follower
of Peg Leg Smith are getting to.
gether again. They will visit ths
monument to the colorful deser
prospector in Borrego Valley ane
swap strange tales in an annua
contest December 81. On New
Years Day they will search tn,
valley for Peg Legs famous "los
/ RESORTS.