02-22-1936 - Winter Park Public Library

WINTER PARK TOPICS
A Weekly Review of Social and Cultural
During the Winter Resort Season
Vol. 3—No. 8
MRS.
HAMILTON HOLT
Mrs. Alexina Crawford (Smith)
Holt, wife of President Hamilton
Holt of Rollins College, died
Wednesday evening at her home
from bronchial pneumonia in her
67th year. She had been ill only a
few days.
She was born in Baltimore, Md.,
July 8th, 1869, the daughter of the
late Marshall P. and Mary Lindsay
(Crawford) Smith, and was a niece
of F. Hopkinson Smith, the eminent author and artist, and a direct descendant of Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of
Independence for New Jersey.
She was married to Hamilton
Holt February 8th, 1899, and lived
in New York City moat of her
married life. For the past ten
years, ever since her husband has
served as president of Rollins College, she had lived here during the
college year and in Woodstock,
Conn., during the summer months.
Mrs. Holt is survived by her husband and four children who are
Beatrice (Mrs. William B. La Venture) of New York City, Leila
(Mrs.
Maurice E. I-I. Rotival) of
Paris, France, John Holt of Montclair, N. J,, European manager of
the International Business Machines Corporation, and George
Chandler Holt, Rollins '31, and Oxford '34 (Rhodes scholor); also
four grandchildren, Grace and William La Venture, Alexander C. H.
Rotival, and Hamilton B. Holt, II;
a sister, Mary (Mrs. Francis E.
Smith), and a brother, F. Hopkinson Smith, both of Birmingham,
Ala. All her children except John,
who sailed for Europe early last
week, were at her bedside as were
her brother and sister, her daughter-in-law, Dorothy Ayres (Mrs.
John E. Holt) of Montclair, N. J.,
and President Holt's sister, Mrs.
Ralph Reed of Manchester, N. H.
SYMPHONY CONCERT
THURSDAY, FEB. 27th
The Symphony Orchestra will
give a concert at Recreation Hall
on Thursday evening, February
27th, under the direction of Harve
Clemens. Leonard Kmpnick, 'cellist, will be soloist, playing the
Saint Saens concerto with the orchestra. Other numbers on the interesting program are: Overture,
Leonore No. Ill, Beethoven; Overture, Mignon, Thomas; Second Intermezzo, "Jewels of the Madonna," Wolf Ferrari; "Shepherd's
Hey," P. Grainger; Danse Macabre, Saint Saens.
Activities
Winter Park, Florida, Saturday, February 22 1936
Frances Perkins, Owen D. Young and Karl Reiland
Honor Guests at Rollins Convocation Monday
The trustees of Rollins College
announce that the Convocation exercises will be held as planned in
the Knowles Memorial Chapel Monday morning, February 24th, with
seats reserved in the nave for the
college students and faculty.
demic procession will enter the
chapel at 10 a. m. and the exercises begin.
Dr. Karl Reiland, one of the notable Episcopal clergymen of New
York, will be the speaker in the
Morning Meditation the Knowles
Price 10 Cents
MRS.
GROVER
PASSES AWAY
The sad news of the death of
Mrs. Edwin 0. Grover at the Florida Sanitarium comes as this issue
is going to press. The whole community has been anxiously following the condition of Mis. Grover
since she was injured by an automobile last Monday night and with
her death and that of Mrs. Holt
there is a genera] feeling of sorrow and sympathy for the bereaved.
ANIMATED MAGAZINE
CANCELLED FOR 1936
REV. KARL REILAND
Noted New York Rector who will
speak at the Knowles Chapel
OWEN D. YOUNG
Speaker at Rollins Convocation
Monday morning.
Honor guests of the occasion
will include Karl Reiland, Rector
of St. George's Church, New York,
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, and the financier and industrialist, Owen D. Young,
Frances Perkins, Secretary of
Labor, author and authority on industrial and labor problems, will
speak briefly. It is remembered
that in 1933 Miss Perkins was
awarded a medal for "eminent
achievement," by the American
Women's Association, Frances Perkins is the first woman member of
the cabinet. She will speak in Orlando the previous Sunday on the
City Forum series.
Owen D. Young, fellow trustee
of St. Lawrence University and intimate friend of Irving Bacheller,
will address the Convocation also.
Mr. Young is chairman of the
board of General Electric and has
been mentioned as a possible candidate for President on the democratic tieket in the coming elections.
Dr. Reiland, Miss Perkins and
Mr. Young, it has been learned unofficially, will be candidates for
honorary degrees conferred by
Rollins College at Founders' Week
Convocation. Reserved seats will
be held until 9:55 a. m. The aca-
Memorial Chapel Sunday morning,
9:45 o'clock. He will speak on "A
Religion of the Spirit." Doctor
Reiland is rector of St. George's
Church, one of the largest and
most active organizations in Greater New York. As a scholar,
preacher and administrator he has
been recognized as one of the most
effective leaders in the city's religious life. He was born in Brooklyn and after attending the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, took his
Master's degree at Trinity College,
and later was a theology student
at the seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, and the Berkeley Divinity
School of Middletown, Connecticut.
He has received honorary degrees
from Trinity and Hobart Colleges.
For a number of years he was assistant rector of Grace Episcopal
Church, New York, and afterward
became rector of St. Andrew's
Church, Yonkers, and since 1912
has been at St. George's Church.
One of his well known books is
"The World's Miracle," an outstanding contribution to modern
religious thinking. He has been
very popular as a college and university preacher, and he commands
unusual audiences whenever he
speaks,
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Due to the death of Mrs. Hamilton Holt and the critical illness of
Mrs. Edwin 0. Grover, the Rollins
Animated Magazine has been officially cancelled for this year.
Mrs, Holt, wife of the president
of Rollins College, was seriously
ill this past week of pneumonia
which set in directly iollowing a
heavy cold. Complications developed and each passing hour her
life was despaired of in the Holt
Interlachen avenue home, Wednesday evening between 10:30 and
11:00, she passed away.
Mrs. Grover was injured last
Monday evening in an automobile
accident directly in front of her
home on Oseeola avenue.
No
, blame has been attached to the
driver of the car. Mrs. Grover now
lies unconscious in the Florida Sanitarium, suffering a broken leg,
shock and a compound fracture of
the skull which attending physicians pronounce as fatal, All hope
for her recovery has been abandoned. Mrs, Grover is the wife of
Dr. Edwin 0. Grover of the Rollins
faculty.
This year's issue of the Animated Magazine was to have been
the tenth volume, number one,
President Holt acting as editor and
Dr. Grover as publisher as is traditional with this unique publication.
To- Dr. Holt and his family and
Dr. Grover and his family, the
friendship and sympathy of the
college and town are extended at
this time.
WINTER PARK
GARDEN CLUB
Mrs. Arthur Cummer, who spoke
most entertainingly at the Woman's Club Thursday evening before
a large audience of Garden Club
members and their g-uests, was introduced by her friend, Miss Grace
Edwards, who has worked with
Mrs.
Cummer in years past to
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WINTER PARK TOPICS, SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1936
Page Two
Mrs. William Polhemus, who has
been visiting Mrs. John J. Bell
from Nyack, N. Y., left for-a visit
in Miami Thursday. Mrs. Bell now
has Miss Florence Hogenkamp and
brother, Mr, William Hogenkamp,
of Nyack, as guests for a month.
Miss Ellen Davis, niece of Mr.
Edward M. Davis, is expected
shortly from Hingham, Mass. Miss
Davis spent several weeks here last
fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Crummer,
of Georgia avenue, have gone to
Palm Beach to occupy their place
there for the next two months,
Their . son and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Crummer, and Roy
Cruramer, Jr., expect to join them
each week-end.
Miss Sydney Thompson, famous
as a monologuist and character
impersonator, played to an appreciative audience in the Annie Russell Theatre last Friday evening.
An attractive figure on the stage,
Miss Thompson pleased her audience with a well rounded artistry
in characterization.
Mrs. Sam Goss, Sr., of Palmer
avenue, entertained at tea Saturday afternoon for her daughter-inlaw, Mrs. Sam Goss, Jr., who is
here for a month's visit with her
husband from Glencoe, 111. Receiving with the hostess and guest of
honor were Mrs. William W. Robinson, Mrs. Harold Elliott and Mrs.
E. D. Brigham. Presiding at the
tea table were Mrs. A. B. McCaughey, Mrs. Tracy L. Turner,
Mrs. Sherwood Foley and Mrs. F.
W. Cady.
Mrs. Sanford Bissell has postponed a dinner which she was to
have given last Tuesday evening.
SOCIAL NOTES
Mrs. H. D. Hall left for New
York Wednesday after being a
guest for three months of the E. S.
Fownes in Maitland. Friends who
are now visiting them include Mrs.
W. E. Frick of Sewickley, Pa,, and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Kirk of
Pittsburgh.
Mr. H. P. Bonties is back at his
Maitland place after spending six
weeks in Mexico and Cuba. He
was accompanied on the trip by
Mr. John G. Jenks, of Chicago, who
is now visiting in Miami as a guest
of George Ade, the famous humorist.
Mrs. Charles Burnham gave an
informal luncheon last Saturday
for Mrs. Charles E. Taylor, of
Summit, N. J., who has been at the
Virginia Inn.
Mrs. Frederick Winslow Taylor,
of 1020 Eben Holden Drive, will
continue to entertain her friends
Sunday afternoons through the
months of February and March.
Mrs. Tracy Turner entertained
at a luncheon for sixteen a t the
Whistling Kettle Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F . McAllaster
entertained at tea at their home in
Alexander Place for their daughter, Mrs. Thomas Remington, and
Miss Emma Caten, of Ogdensmirg,
N. Y., this week. Presiding at the
tea table were Mrs. Joshua Chase
and Mrs. Irving Bacheller.
Miss Mary Sinclair entertained
her sorority, Upsilon Beta Chapter
of Chi Omega, with a buffet supper a t her home, Midlakes, on Osceola avenue.
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Mrs. Ralph C. Lasbury, Jr., and
her five-year-old son, of Hartford,
Conn., are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joshua C. Chase.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nickel are
guests from Celina, Ohio, of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Granberry for a
week.
Mrs. Frederick Bailey, of Niles,
Mich., is a guest of Mrs. William
Casselberry, of Via Tuscany.
The exhibition of Mrs. Ladd's
Japanese art at the Woman's Club
has been postponed to Thursday,
February 27th.
Mrs. Thomas W. Martin, Jr., of
Martinsburg, W. Va., with her little daughter Meredith is visiting
Mrs. Martin's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Houston, on Vitoria avenue. Mrs. Martin was Miss Mary
Houston and was married in Winter Park in February, 1934.
Helen Moore's piano recital last
Tuesday was a well rounded performance which showed her to be
an artist of unusual attainments.
Her technique was thoroughly satisfying and her interpretations notable for an imaginative quality
that held the interest of her audience.
On last Tuesday, February 18th,
Rev. C. L, Bates observed his 75th
birthday anniversary in the form
of a family party held at Pine Tree
Inn, Windermere. Those present
were Rev. and Mrs. Bates, his two
brothers, Mr. Crayton and Mr.
Frederick S. Bates, the latter's
niece, Mrs. W. A. Nicholson, a sister, Miss Harriet Bates, and his
son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and
Mrs. Kieth Chidester.
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WINTER PARK TOPICS, SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1936
SOCIAL
ANNUAL SALE-TEA
AT ALL SAINTS
Mrs. Lippincott Webster, Mrs.
George Burnham and Miss Peggy
Burnham have returned from Miami, where they have been spending a week.
Students of the Rollins Conservatory made a good showing Saturday when they carried off most
of the high prizes in the All-Florida piano contest held at Daytona
Beach. Jack Carter won first prize
in advanced solo class; Miss Opal
Peters, second; Miss Amelia Daley,
third; fourth place was tied by
Ruth Melcher, Sally Hammond and
Lillias Parker, all of whom were
pupils of Helen Moore. In the
two-piano arrangement for eight
hands, the first prize was won by
Rollins studenst, Jack Carter, Sally Hammond, Opal Peters and
Charles Clawson.
Miss Janet
Raser, pupil of Mrs. Harve Clemens, won second prize in the intermediate class.
On next Tuesday afternoon, February 25th, the Woman's Auxiliary
of All Saints Church will hold its
annual sale and tea at the parish
house, beginning at two-thirty.
This sale is always looked forward
to as one of the important events
of the winter and a cordial invitation is extended to the new members of the winter colony, as well
as to those who have attended in
the past, to come and see the attractive articles to be found on
sale at the different tables. There
will be lovely peasant aprons,
bright colored linen sets, runners,
and towels at one; at another, delicious home made cakes, pies and
candy; a grab-bag, with presents
for all; a "white elephant" table
where many attractive "used"
things will be turned over to new
owners; the Junior Auxiliary table,
where will be found articles made
by the younger group; and dainty
tea will be served during the latter
part of the afternoon. The chairmen of the different committees
follow: Mrs. James B. Thomas,
general chairman; Mrs. W. E. Winderweedle, sewing and fancy work;
Mrs. A, L. Robinson, candy; Mrs.
Averill, white elephant; Miss Rebecca Coleman, grab-bag; Mrs. Lillie, food; Mrs. Nancy White, Junior Auxiliary table; Mrs. Lippincott Webster, tea; Mrs. Charles F.
Hammond and Miss Margaret
Shatswell, publicity.
Mrs. Leo Meilziner went to New
York for the premiere of "Co-respondent Unknown," of which her
sons, Jo Meilziner and Kenneth
McKenna (stage name) are the
joint producers. Mr. Meilziner,
who has also designed the sets, is
called by Lucius Beebe the number
one designer of the current theater. He is responsible for the sets
for the current Broadway plays,
"Winterset," ?'Pride and Prejudice," and of the throne room of
"Jubilee;" he is about to do the
sets for "St. Joan," and during the
last ten years he has had to his
credit designs that have given him
the highest rank in his profession.
In an interview in last Sunday's
Herald Tribune Jo Meilziner is
quoted as saying, "If there is any
one outstanding defect in the average stage production, it is that
only rarely does the relationship
between the director and the designer go beyond a brief and perfunctory meeting. A really good
production takes time, and more
than that, it requires a complete
understanding between the producer and the designer." And this
the two brothers believe they have
achieved.
NEW OFFICERS FOR
WOMAN'S CLUB
At the annual luncheon of the
Woman's Club last Friday Miss
Loretta Salmon was elected President for the coming year. The other officers elected were: Mrs. Gordon Jones, first vice-president;
Mrs. E. T. Brown, second vicepresident; Mrs. J. L. Houston, third
vice-president; Miss Ethel Enyart,
recording- secretary; Mrs. Winslow
S. Anderson, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Nellie B. Newell, treasurer. Mrs. Walter, W. Rose, Mrs.
R. C. Baker and Mrs. Walter
Schultz were in charge of the
luncheon.
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chiffon scarves for daytime
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things both decorative and
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NO FASCISM FOR
U. S. SAYS JOHN MARTIN
"The Coming American Fascism" is based on the activities
mainly of William Randolph Hearst
and the American Legion," declared John Martin, noted student
of international relations, while
speaking on 'Can the United States
Go Fascist?"
"These ill-assorted allies," speaking of Hearst and the Legion, he
said, "have tried to terrorize the
educational institutions, especially
the colleges, with the "Red" 'hunt
which they have instituted. They
have the impudence to assume that
the professors, men and women
who know more about the constitution than any member of the Legion or of the Hearst newspaper
staffs, need to be told by a bunch
of hysterical pseudo-patriots what
they shall teach."
"Nothing," he said, "in American history, recent or remote, indicates that anything resembling
the dictatorship of Mussolini or
Hitler could possibly occur."
, Dr. William S. Beard, assistant
to President Holt at Rollins, returned Wednesday from New York
where he was called by the death
of his brother, Mr. Morris Beard.
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WINTER PARK TOPICS, SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1936
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GARDEN CLUB
(Continued from page 1)
found the Floiida Federation of
Garden Clubs and in the cause of
gardening generally.
Azaleas were her topic, and she
described the famous Magnolia and
Middleton Gardens of Charleston,
and the gardens in Mobile and Savannah, built of azaleas, camellias,
magnolias and wisteria so many
years ago that they are become
meccas for beauty lovers in America, and even, abroad. A placard in
Kew Gardens in England spoke of
the Charleston Gardens as the
place where azaleas might be seen
at their loveliest.
The Brewer azalea garden in
Winter Park is one of those earliest made with azaleas in Florida.
Original names of camellias have
been lost almost beyond hope, and
Mrs. Cummer fears a like fate
may lie in wait for the Japanese
names of the lovely Kurume azaleas that Wilson found high up on
the mountain side near the little
village of Kurume, and introduced
to America in 1919. He gave permission to nurserymen to use such
descriptive names as Pink Pearl
and Apple Blossom for commercial purposes, and they are being
used to the exclusion of the originals.
After some talk on the culture
of azaleas, and her personal experience with them, Mrs. Cummer
showed moving pictures of her own
beautiful gardens on the St. Johns.
She has two, divided by a broad,
green lawn, one in the Italian
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style, with statuary, pools and evergreen accents, and with high
arches of brick work, covered with
close clipped climbing fig, to simulate the ancient clipped shrubbery of Italy, while in the older
garden, long pergolas covered with
blooming wisteria face the river
and lead down by steps to the azalea walks. Both gardens glow with
azaleas.
Mrs. Cummer also showed pictures of Spanish gardens, many of
them being of the Alhambra. After
the lecture Miss Lenore Griffith,
talented daughter of a famous
father, Yeatman Griffith, the vocal
pedagogue, sang a group of English songs and an aria, and for encore, gave the Habanera from Carmen. Madame Griffith played her
accompaniment. Miss Griffith sings
with spirit and charm, her voice is
rich and dramatic and she is good
to look upon. Her full program
follows:
A Spring Serenade (Hallett Gilberti); By a Lonely Forest Pathway (Charles T. Griffes); Iris
(Daniel Wolf); Hayfields and Butterflies (Teresa Del Riego); Seguidilla (from Carmen—Georges Bizet).
There was a reception following
the program. Mrs. Cummer is well
known here, with many warm
friends, and many others wished to
meet her, for she has been a friend
to the Winter Park Garden Club
since its earliest days, coming here
often when President of the Federation and before.
Mrs. Howard Showalter spoke to
the club before the lecture, telling
them to keep the Flower Show in
mind. Posters and tickets are
ready, and plans are laid for a very
lovely show. There is to be no effort at money making this year,
beyond the sale of tickets to cover
the club's expenses, no sales of refreshments, tools and the like, as
all the available space is needed
for the many lovely exhibits
planned. Two interesting features
are to be the children's exhibit and
the educational exhibit, but it would
be a pity to tell the plans made.
It will be much better to come and
see the show, March 7th and 8th
at the Woman's Club, and bring an
entry or several of them.
MRS. SCOLLARD LAUDS
BYRON AS GREAT
"Byron brought himself, his dramatic ego, to the Romantic Movement!" Jessie Rittenhouse Scollard
stated in the last of the BurtonScollard lecture series,' Monday,
February 17th, in the All Saints
Parish House. "He individualized
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himself in a pageant of events. He
wrapped history about him like a
cloak and his own heart beat
through. Each age has kept him
contemporary!"
Mrs. Scollard quoted Matthew
Arnold's "He taught us little, but
our soul has felt him like a thunder roll!" and added that it entirely sums up Byron in two lines.
The speaker referred throughout
the lecture to Frances Winwar's
biography, "The Romantic Rebels,"
and Peter Quennell's "Byron, The
Years of Fame," a two-volume biography. She spoke of his deathbed in Greece as one of the most
pathetic in all history. "The English people in driving him out,
made him great," she said in closing. "He was a post-revolution
voice, a king-breaker in advance of
his political age."
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WINTER PARK TOPICS, SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1936
WEST INDIAN VALENTINE
Winter Park
Topics
From Vida and Arthur Guiterman,
Barbados, 1936
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Guiterman have again received the
annual Guiterman Valentine. As
usual enriched by Mrs. Guiterman's lettering and design their
1936 offering is touched with a
friendliness and warmth that is not
only the natural reaction to their
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Tel. 338-R.
The Caribbean's drowsy waves
Enfold these isles in blue lagoons
Where whispers tell of pirate caves
With store of gems and bright
doubloons.
The illness and passing of Mrs.
Holt has been a grief to the whole
community.
Her gracious personality, so active in the many interests of the town and the college, was known and valued by all.
That Winter Park is called the
"town that became a university"
might now be changed to the "town
that became one family" in the
anxieties and sympathies shared
by our people on this sorrowful occasion. The sincerest hopes for
his solace in bereavement are in
the hearts of everyone who knows
Dr. Holt.
And here, sunwarmed, the guavas
grow,
And, claimed by no encircling walls,
The sapodilla's clusters glow,
The mango's mellow treasure falls.
Though all the hoards of pirate gold
And tropic fruit we wish were
yours,
Across the seas between us rolled
We send our love,—for that endures.
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both Foreign and Domestic.
She will be delighted to have you
call and see them.
"Current Trends in Education,"
showed her disapproval of painless
education and quoted the head of
St. Paul's School, who believes that
the brain of a student in the second decade cannot be over-exercised. "The adult education courses
in Rollins, attended with much appreciation, are such as were advocated by Sidney Lanier years ago."
In a panel discussion of "The
Legal Status of Women in Florida" Mrs. Lester Harris and Mrs.
Willard Wattles took part.
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EDUCATION DISCUSSED
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The Orlando-Winter Park branch
of the American Association of
University Women held its monthly meeting, Wednesday, February
19th, in Orlando at the home of
REV. KARL REILAND TO
Miss Hainer, with whom Dr. Adele
SPEAK AT CHAPEL Fuchs was the joint hostess. The
members from Winter Park who
attended were the president, Mrs.
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Wendell C. Stone, Mrs. Wattles,
The service will be in charge of
Mrs. Charles Pratt, Mrs. Benjamin
Charles Atwood Campbell, Dean of
Holder], Miss Emily Carlton, Mrs.
the Chapel, assisted by Rollins stu- James Newton, Mrs. Lester Hardents. The choir under the direc- ris, Mrs. Hiram Powers, Miss Mation of Christopher 0 . Honaas, bel Mountsier, Dr. Bertha Wright,
with Herman F. Siewert at the or- and Mrs. Henry Schenck, with her
gan, will sing the Inflammatus guests, Misses Lydia Rometsch and
from "Stabat Mater" by Rossini, Anne Kyle of the Alabama Hotel.
the solo part being taken by Aroxie
Mrs, A. E. Dick, guest speaker,
Hagopian, soprano. The offertory, discussed the progress and ideals
"Adagio" by Lolli, will be played of Rollins during the ten years
by Gretchen Cox, violinist, Leonard under the presidency of Dr. HamKrupnick, 'cellist, and Mr. Siewert, ilton Holt.
organist.
Dr. Florence Jones, speaking of
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In fine residential section—Convenient to winter.
hotels and shopping district—On large lot with
variety of citrus trees, all in bearing—artistically
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WINTER PARK TOPICS, SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1936
NEW IDEA FOR
BUYING A HOME
Some people want new houses in
Winter Park but they shrink from
the details involved in buying a
site, getting an orehitect and builder and looking after the construction. Mr. Percival Harris has a
new plan for such people. He is
•offering them at a fixed price all
these details completely worked
out so that one can open the front
door and walk in. Mr. Harris
makes his first proposition to the
house-minded in this week's issue
of Topics. It was inspired by several requests for just such a home
and it would seem to meet the requirements of many who wish to
make Winter Park their winter
residence.
of Tuxedo, were luncheon guests
at the Seminole on Wednesday.
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318 EAST PARK AVE. - WINTER PARK
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Satin Damask Luncheon Sets
Chair
Back
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Mrs. M. S. Danforth and Murray
Hand Embroidered Guest Towels
Fancy Handkerchiefs
S. Danforth, Jr., of Providence,
Cocktail Napkins
Tray Sets
R. I., who have come to join Mrs.
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Also: Mr. and Mrs. Barton Cha- quartette and a trio also added to Wilmette, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
pin, Madison, Conn.; Dr. and Mrs. the pleasure of the evening. Those Oliver, Montclair, N. J.; Mr. and
Mahoney and children, Lowell, in the cast of the minstrel were: Mrs. C. R. Ustick, Birmingham,
Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh, Mr. John J. Hennessy, Mr. Ted Mich.; and Mrs. H. W. LangworLowell, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Wal- Cunningham, Mr. Phillip Ryan, thy, Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Porter, who
ter Lloyd, Montclair, N. J.; Mrs. Mr. Thomas Kenney, Mr. Robert
A. W. Kuschke, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Pleus. Bill Sullivan accompanied. spent four days visiting friends
At the weekly putting tourna- who are here for the season, moAt the weekly bridge party held
Saturday evening at which Mrs. ment held on the miniature golf tored on Monday to Pompano.
Mr. and MTS. George R. Bassett,
Lucey Hovey was the hostess the course at the Inn on Monday aftfollowing took the prizes: Gentle- ernoon the following won the of Philadelphia, have been at the
prizes: Mrs. Lincoln won first Alabama the past week.
AT THE SEMINOLE HOTEL men: Mr. John Radcliffe, Mr. Wal- prize; Mrs. Hennessy, second prize;
Arriving Monday from Philadelter Lloyd, and Mr. S. T. Carter.
Recent arrivals at the Seminole in- Ladies: Mrs. J. C. Lincoln, Miss and the men's prize went to Mr. phia is Mrs. W. B. Keefer for her
clude: Miss B. M. Connolly, Wash- Harriett Smith, and Mrs. W. P. William Chapin. Mrs. Ervin Dunn third season.
Arriving Tuesday were: Mr. and
contributed the prizes.
ington, D. C.; Miss Sydney Thomp- Williams.
son, New York City; Mr. and Mrs.
The Rollins Trio gave their usual Mrs. Frank E. Paige, of Brookline,
The Valentine party, an annual
Frederick Pleasants, Montclair, N. event of the mid-season at the Inn, concert on Sunday evening, to a Mass., and Mr. and Mrs. James L.
J.; Mrs. Charles L. Slattery, Bos- took place on Thursday night last, large gathering of the Inn guests Goodwin, of Hartford, Conn.
ton, Mass.; MT. and Mrs. J. C, with the largest attendance yet re- and their friends.
The literature group of the A. A.
Duke, Drexel Hill, Pa.; Mr. and corded. The dining room was taxed
Mrs. C. 0. Bickelhaupt, New York to capacity, with guests and the HOTEL ALABAMA NEWS U. W. will meet next Wednesday
at 3:30 p. m. with Mrs. Willard
City; Mr. H. C. Jewett, Jr., and cottage colony, who afterward
Recently arrived at the Alabama Wattles. Mrs. Edwin Clark will
two sons, Aberdeen, S. D.; Mr. crowded into the lounge to attend
Prank E. Cooley, Fort Worth, Tex- the minstrel, which far surpassed are Mrs. H. F. Ward, Washington, review Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't
as; Mrs. Pearl Gard, Hamilton, 0.; any previous show. Before the D. C; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. King, Happen Here."
Dr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Kennedy, minstrel the following contributed
Newark, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Henry their talent: Mr. Walter Royall
F. Peake, Great Neck, N. Y.; Mr. sang three numbers, accompanied
and Mrs. Thos. F. Conried, New by Miss Ruth Elizabeth Melcher,
York City; Mr. A. B. Smith, Maine; and these, taken from the score of
Mrs. Herbert J. Campbell Chicago, well known musical comedies, were
PLUMBING and
I'll.; Miss E. Porter, Wynwood, Pa.; greatly enjoyed by the audience;
JMr. and Mrs. Ernest I. Edgcomb, Mrs. Henrietta von Gal, accompaHEATING INSTALLATIONS
Syracuse, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Irv- nied by Mrs. Lyman, sang some
ing Howe, Boston, Mass.; Mr. and delightful ballads, and the Hess
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.Mrs. E. F. Grimm, Pittsburgh, Pa. Studio dancers contributed to the
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. V. Hoffman, success of the evening. A colored '
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TROPICAL ARTS
Sweat & Ault
have arranged and built many of the most beautiful gardens in this section, and it has been a
privilege to add the beautiful home and grounds
of General and Mrs. Avery D. Andrews to the
list of those carried out by . . . . ,
MULFORD B. FOSTER a n d D. E. SMITH
Roofing, Sheet Metal Work, Air Conditioning
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Telephone 5227 - 1007 Elmwood Street
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
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Phone 4131
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Winter Park Residence of General
One of the loveliest Winter Park
homes is that of General and Mrs.
Avery D. Andrews on Interlachen
avenue, which was designed by D.
Harold Hair, prominent local architect.
Ideally planned for its site, this
beautiful residence rests on an odd
shaped lot sloping from the street
to the lake. Mr. Hair has so fitted
the house on the gentle slope that
one enters at the front through a
sunken garden. To the rear are a
series of terraces, the first of
which is the east patio. Prom this
patio, through beautifully wrought
iron gates, steps lead down to a
rock garden that is built in several terraces and covered with exotic cacti and rock plants. The terraces are fringed with tall pine
trees which are many years old.
The beautiful landscaping was designed by Mr. D. E. Smith and Mr.
M. B. Foster of Tropical Arts,
Inc., Orlando, Florida.
The exterior of the house is
and Mrs. Avery D. Andrews
beautiful because of well arranged
massing and has little or no detail.
In color, texture and feeling, it is
reminiscent of the most beautiful
old places found on the Riviera,
and yet is original and modern.
The arrangement of the interior
be so designed that all the Spanish
be os designed that all the Spanish
traditions can be maintained and
still have all the light and ventilation that a Florida climate requires. Each room has cross ventilation and large windows and is
so arranged that it has sunlight
some time during the day.
The interior decoration is soft
in line and color and very simple
in detail. The woodwork is the
finest grade cypress, hand rubbed
to a very smooth, dull finish so
that it resembles the soft worn
surface of an old piece of furniture. The doors have the same
smooth dull finish and feel like
satin to the touch. This resembles
woodwork that has been used
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throu the centuries and not left to
ruin and decay. This modern treatment is in sharp contrast to the
vogue of a few years ago which
used so much pecky cypress and
hewn woodwork to give the impression of age.
A noteworthy feature of the
house is the ceiling of the living
room. It is of wood and supported
by beautifully hand carved trusses.
These are of native cypress and
are supported at each end by corbies resing in the walls. The texture and color of this woodwork
and its lofty height lend to this
room the atmosphere of grandeur
so often found in the home of a
Spanish grandee.
In the treatment of the grounds
sloping to Lake Osceola the landcsape gardeners, Tropical Arts,
have produced the pleasing effect
of a series of terraces in which
very unusual plants are hidden
away or bloom over the native
Florida rocks at each descending
level.
The following business firms
participated in the construction of
the Andrews home:
Frank A. Hiegel, contractor.
Foster R. Fanning, plumbing.
A. A. Marriott, decorating.
Winter Park Electrical Co.
Pittman Builders Supply Co.
Tropical Arts, Inc., landscape
architects.
Sweat & Ault, roofing, sheet
metal work and air conditioning.
R. G. Coffman, iron work and
lighting fixtures.
LENTEN MEDITATIONS
Bishop William F. Anderson will
conduct a series of thirty-minute
Lenten Meditations at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Interlachen
avenue and Morse boulevard, Winter Park, Monday, March 2nd,
through Friday, March 6th, at
10:15 a. m.
MONTEREY TYPE BRICK VENEER HOUSE
DESIGNED BY
JAMES GAMBLE ROGERS II
ARCHITECT
Exclusive N. E. Section of Winter Park
Of the more recent new homes in Winter Park the General
Andrews residence on Interlachen Avenue is an" excellent
example of the workmanship of this firm.
Six rooms, porch, garage, oil heat, termite proof, landscaped.
PRICE $5850.00 '""'""ive of lot,
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FRANK A. HIEGEL
Contractor and Builder
house und hindscnping,
(By special arrangement -with development owner)
PERCIVAL HARRIS
150 E. Park Ave.
Hall and Tyre
WINTER PARK
Tel. 342
WINTER PARK
ALVIN A. MARRIOTT
MASTER PAINTER
1227 Gene St. - Tel. 83
For Ten Years in Winter Park
The mill work on the Gen. Andrews residence and other
outstanding construction in Winter Park was done by
Winter Park Mill and Cabinet Co.
E. T. HINKXE, Proprietor
SASH, DOORS AND TRIM
Phone 383
712-714 ORANGE AVENUE
WINTER PARK
It has been a source of gratification to have executed
the PAINTING and DECORATION of many of the
fine homes designed, and erected under the personal
supervision of these most prominent architects to their
entire satisfaction and that of their clients—
J. GAMBLE ROGERS II—Winter Park
D. HAROLD HAIR—Winter Park
MAURICE G. KRESSLY—Orlando
WINTER PARK TOPICS, SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1936
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EXHIBITION of PORTRAITS
By
Charming Hare
17 W. WASHINGTON ST., ORLANDO
Open Tuesday and Friday Afternoons Until March 17
2:30 to 5:00 P . M .
MISS LORETTA SALMON
Miss Loretta Salmon, of Beloit,
Wisconsin, and for many winters a
resident of Winter Park, was elected president of the Winter Park
Woman's Club at the annual meeting Friday, February 14th.
Miss Salmon was born and
brought up in Beloit, attending
grand and high school, later Lasell
Seminary near Boston, and Kindergarten College in Boston. One
winter Miss Salmon and a friend
from the kindergarten school
helped with story and bedside work
at the children's wards, Bellevue
Hospital in New York.
Miss Salmon was very active in
Beloit, being a member of the Le
France, Beloit Federation, president of the Factory Girls Club, associated with the visiting nurse,
Red Cross and United Charity
works, the D. A. R. and the Y. W.
C. A.
When Miss Salmon first came to
Winter Park she told stories to the
school children at the Public Library. Every season some kind
friends offered their lovely place
for a picnic for these children. She
took charge of an afternoon benefit for the Library, making several hundred dollars for new books.
Miss Salmon remembers the first
club days and the building of the
club house, and the friendship of
the different presidents. For the
past three years Miss Salmon has
been the first vice-president, and
is finishing her term in the State
Federation as chairman of the International Relations of Florida
Federation of Women's Clubs.
before coming to Rollins in 1929,
was President of the Boston Lyceum School, a professional school
for professional people.
Thirty business men, all in difHe is considered to be one of tne
ferent vocations and walks of life, best organizers and teachers of
have organized a class in public speech, dramatic art and one of the
speaking.
most keenly discriminating critics
The officers of the class are: in the United States. His innate
President, Carter Bradford; Vice- talent as an actor was early disPresident, C. H. Galloway; Treas- covered and developed. At the age
urer, R. Rosenfelt; Director and of nineteen, while a student at Syrorganizer, Dr. Sly; Teacher, Pro- acuse University, he was offered a
fessor Harry Raymond Pierce. The place in Richard Mansfield's Commeetings are to be held on Monday pany, but refused it in order to
nights at 7:45 in the Winter Park finish his college course.
Chamber of Commerce building.
After graduating with honor
Business and professional men, from the Northwestern University
members of Rotary, Kiwanis, and School of Oratory, he was
church, fraternal, professional ox chosen by Charles L. Wagner as
trade groups; men called on to humorist and impersonator for the
speak at banquets, town meetings, Chicago Grand Opera Concert Comdirectors' conferences, etc.; men pany. Having completed several
who are invited, congenial, earnest successful seasons in lyceum, he
to improve their personality and was called to Mt. Union College,
private and public speech are wel- Alliance, Ohio, and, five years later,
come to the class.
to Ohio University.
The idea of the course is summed
During these ten years of colup in these words: "Learning By lege work, he was employed by lyDoing." The following timely sub- ceum bureau managers as coach
jects are to be presented:
and critic, organizing many suc1. The Art of Introducing; 2. cessful companies. Some of the
Writing a Speech, Letter or Addi- best known lecturers on the Amer- |
tional parts; 3. Contact in grip- ican platform today recognize Proping your audience; 4. "Use of the fessor Pierce as the one man givvoice, breathing, articulation, pro- ing instruction in voice placing
nunciation; 5. Vocabulary—Color- that is practical, effectual, and |
ful Words; 6. Emphasis; 7. Ges- easily adopted.
ture or Posture; 8. How to Tell a
Mr. Pierce was then called to
Story; 9. Development of Person- Boston to take charge of the Bosality; 10. What is Eloquence? 11. ton Lyceum School, fulfilling the
Review; 12. Banquet.
demand of lyceum managers for y
Professor Harry Raymond Pierce, well-trained professional people
who could, in their first season,
qualify as successful musicians,
readers, and entertainers.
Managers throughout the United
States have testified to the unqualified success of this professional
school, as shown by the large number of companies that were organized to meet their demands; many
of these companies were sold sev- y
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programs, rendered by true artists
in a strictly professional manner.
Mr. Pierce carefully assembled
a splendid faculty, composed of
well known artists and teachers of
universal reputation. Thus the
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The business men's class met for
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Served
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