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BASHIONABLE society is preparing for its annual 
* southern exodus, and some prominent persons have al- 
ready started for Palm Beach, Miami, St. Augustine, 
Jacksonville and the other Florida cities for theit usual 
visit in the land of palms and sunshine. With Lent be- 
ginning March 8, the Florida season will be longer this 
year than it has been for some time, for with ‘Easter , 
with its renewed activities, still more than forty days 
away when Lent begins, there will be no necessity for 
hurrying homeward. 
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Mr. and Mrs. W. Barklie Henry of Philadelphia, 
who summered at Beverly Farms, are at Palm Beach. 
They were preceded by their yacht, the Reola. The boat 
kad an eventful trip south and upon reaching its destina- 
tion, was the first in some weeks to pass “through the 
canal connecting Lake Worth with the inland waterways 
leading north. Mr. and Mrs. Henry expect to be joined 
by Harry S. Black of New York for a fishing trip through 
the Florida Keys. Mrs. Henry’s brother, W. Howard 
Pancoast of Philadelphia, will also join them later. Mrs. 
Fienry is a sister to Mrs. Timothee Adamowski. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Arturo de Heeren of Philadelphia, left 
last week for Palm Beach, where they have taken a house 
for the season. Mrs. de Heeren is a sister of Mrs. Gurnee 
Munn. 
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The oddest thing about the present winter colony, 
which is well sprinkled with Philadelphians, is the fact 
that this year every one has brought their highbrow dogs 
for the winter. Dogs are seen everywhere except at the 
hotels, where they are barred. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Munn of Philadelphia have 
taken a cottage at Aiken, S. C., where the season promises 
to be the largest in years. Mrs. Munn’s brother, A. J. 
Drexel Paul, the poloist, and Robert E. Strawbridge will 
also be of the Aiken colony. 
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Among the notable people who will participate in the 
events of T‘ampa’s tenth annual Gasparilla carnival, Feb- 
tuury. 4 to.vracis Mrs. Potter: Palmer, of "Chicago, the 
largest individual land owner and developer in southern 
Florida. Mrs. Palmer, who is achieving remarkable suc- 
cess in a business way, after having been America’s social 
leader on two continents, is spending the winter months, 
as usual, in Sarasota and Tampa. The social functions 
of the next carnival, staged at tourist hotels and American 
and foreign clubs, will be more unique and brilliant than 
those of former years. 
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Henry C. Frick has made a short visit in his private 
car to Palm Beach and entertained his party a few days 
at the Royal Poinciana. Before returning to New York 
he and his guests were among the golfers at the Belleair 
Country club. Of the party, Bryce J. Allen, Herbert L. 
Leeds and Mr. Frick represented the Myopia Hunt club; 
C. $. Carstairs and J. T. Grier the National Golf links of 
Southampton and N. S. Meldrum, the Sleepy Hollow 
Country club. 
Mrs. George M. Pullman, who is now in Florida, will 
entertain during February Mrs. B. W. Currier of Lynn, 
and Wenham, who was her guest in Chicago during the 
holiday season. 
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Guy Norman of Newport and Beverly Cove is on a 
two months’ cruise with Harold S. Vanderbilt on the 
yacht “Vagrant.” Far southern points are being made. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Armour of Chicago will 
cruise around Florida resorts faa their house boat. . 
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Chief among the Philadelphians who are planning to ; 
spend some time in Florida will be Mr. and Mrs. Edward 
T. Stotesbury, who will stop at the Breakers, at Palm 
Beach. It had been their intention to leave last week, but — 
with a dansant planned for Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Eaton | 
Cromwell, Mrs. Stotesbury’s son and daughter-in-law, 
their departure was delayed. The dansant itself was de-— 
layed, having been set for an earlier date, by the itiness® 
of Mrs. Stotesbury’s father in Chicago. 
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The Beach club opened at Palm Beach last week, and 
many wishing to entertain parties could not do so because 
they could not get tables, owing to the crowd. ‘To avoid 
future catastrophes of such magnitude they are engaging 
them for the season. Henry C. “Frick j is one of those whem 
has engaged his table permanently. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leiter, who are cruising around — 
New Orleans, have been joined by Blaine Elkins, son of 
former Senator Elkins of W. Virginia, and Paul Portner 
of Washington. 
tlie Delta Duck club and join the Leiters on the * ‘Summer 
Girl” for fishing excursions. 
Traveler (trying) to write his name on a hotel reg- 
ister)—This is a historic hostelry, I believe? 
Clerk (proudly)—Yes, sir; one of the oldest hotels 
in this section, sir. | 
Traveler—So I suppose—from the pens. 
GWAMPSCOTT’S newest club—the Neighborhood club — 
—was opened for inspection Monday night. It 1s 
near the Phillips beach station of the B. & M. Women 
as well as men are included in its membership. 
The interior of the club. was completed last week. 
All the furnishings are in plain finish. The exterior is of the 
colonial country type, with a wide veranda along the front, — 
opening into the main reception hall on the first floor. 
‘The exterior finish is cement with wood trimmings. 
In addition to the main room on the first floor there | 
is the billiard hall, finished in flemish oak, the children’s 
room in ivory white, a reception and retiring room. Off 
the reception hall is a sun parlor, which may also be used 
as a cafe for the men, or tea room for the ladies. 
A balcony on the second floor extends over the main ~ 
hall, large enough for an orchestra. It is planned also to’ 
place a stereopticon machine here for lectures during the 
winter. In the rear on the second floor are the card 
rcoms, and the bowling alleys are in the basement. — ; 
Situated on a large lot of land, on which tennis” 
courts may readily be laid, the club offers a pretty picture 
from the street. It has attracted a large membership of 
tne wealthy business men along the North Shore. 
The officers are: President, Frank H. Gage; vice- 
president, William E. Terhune; secretary, Edward N, 
Carpenter; treasurer, Charles E. Rolfe; house committee, 
Iverett B. Terhune, Clarence H. Holloway, Louis M. 
Atherton, Mrs. Gilbert Hodges, Jr., and John E. Chatman. — 
Col. George Fabyan, the Geneva millionaire, and 
Lrother to Dr. Marshail Fabyan and F. W. Fabyan of the 
North Shore, has organized a troop of citizen soldiery on 
lis estate, widely known as Riverbank villa, on the Fox 
river. All of the 60 employes are being drilled by a regul- 
lar army officer on a furlough from West Point. The 
estate has an island on which there is located a lighthouse. — 
Col, Fabyan is making a short visit in the east at present. 
They will have their headquarters at @ 
