Coral Gables Riviera

Miami Biltmore Country Club Will Stage All Day of Fun on July Fourth

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by HELEN REYNOLDS. They tell me—the dainty little girl, Missia Gloriel, who won the title "Radio Queen of the South", Saturday night at Deauville, began beaming the minute she stepped off the train in Miami, from her native Charleston, S. C., and literally sparkled her way to stardom. Of course, her perfect rendition of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" had something to do with it. With that song she won the coveted trophy over 20 or more radio amateurs, tops on the air in their own home towns, brought here by the International Radio Club's president, Jack Rice. Mr. Rice deserves a lot of credit for his new plugin (and young girls aged 16 to 24) a boost along the ladder of fame, but for giving a Miami audience something a little different than the usual "beauty show" variety of girls in bathing suits. These girls really were talented. They could sing, dance, play musical instruments, recite. Deauville's Columbus room was packed to standing room, Saturday for the finals. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Smith of Coral Gables were there with a large group. Mr. Smith, as director of Southern Dairies in this area, presented the "distinguished honor" trophy won by buxom but pretty Elizabeth Steltz of Greensboro, S. C. Last year's queen, Edith Wray of Richmond, was a protege of Southern Dairies. Miss Wray arrived a little late for the festivities this year. She had to wait to "graduate" from high school on Monday. What a grand time they've had all week and tomorrow they'll return from Havana—then home. In place of being the name of a horse, dog, or a Four-in-hand coach, "Tallyho" happens to be the name of the new 26-foot sailboat, Major Davis Estill recently launched in Biscayne waters. Major Estill built the boat by plans and blue prints in his own garage. It has quarters for two aboard and is "slipped" at the new slips at Matheson Hammock. Already the master of this little schooner has had fishing parties aboard, and is looking forward to the expected visit of his nephew, Cadet Howard F. Wehrle, Jr., from West Point, and entertaining him aboard the "Tallyho". . . . Another guest spending part of his vacation time aboard Dr. Roy T. Bovard's boat "Shipmates" is Dr. Joe Selden, of the staff of the University of Louisville, house guest and former professor of Dr. Bovard's. The E. N. Belchers of 737 North Greenway Drive, can be ready at a moment's notice for a week end trip to their farm and within 30 minutes be there. The farm and orange grove is near Island at over Ft. Lauderdale. It's stocked with about everything and recently one of Mr. Belcher's saddle mare's gave birth to "twin" colts, which delight the Belcher grandchildren. The living quarters consist of a room and above a huge drive-in space and garage. Walls of the various rooms are paneled in lovely Florida woods. Leaving Wednesday for Camp Alphing Lodge, Ala., were Miss Barbara Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Brown, of Alhambra Court and Miss Jane Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Smith of Columbus Court. Jane, Bar and Mrs. William T. Mixson and daughter, Jean, are in Gainesville, attending the birthday anniversary party of Mr. Mixson's mother . . . Also in Gainesville are Mrs. Phillip Mank and two children. As a graduation present from his parents, Victor Renuart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Denis Renuart, is spending two weeks in Washington, D. C. Victor was accompanied by his sister and brother, Denise and Raymond. They motored to the nation's capital and are the guests of friends. Later Mr. and Mrs. Renuart and their three younger children, Louise, John and Gilbert, will vacation in the Carolinas . . . Miss Phebe Sudlow left Saturday by boat for New York. She will visit her sister, Mrs. Sylvester Tunis, at Forest Hills, for two days and then report at Camp Lochearn, Ely, Vermont, where she will be instructor in swimming. Last week's Royal Poinciana story brought lots of phone calls, asking where to find more trees. George Tomlinson's 30-foot Royal can be seen at 230 Avenue Camilo. In the A. E. Conrad garden at 215 Avenue Romano is another. The large Royal in the beautiful garden of John H. White at 1031 Alhambra Circle, is something to see. A lot with a picturesque canal winding practically through it is the proud possession of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Adams, newcomers to Coral Gables from New Jersey, however, when plans drawn for the Southern Colonial residence by Upton C. Ewing demanded piling for a firm foundation, the Adames said "go right ahead—we still love the location". Situated just east of the bridge on Alhambra Court, the new Adams home, with four bedrooms, four baths, will have an unbroken view of the whole Biltmore layout; golf course, hotel and country club. Another unusual commission for Mr. Ewing is the designing of a Colonial house to fit the old Kirk Monroe estate in Leavy Way, Coconut Grove, for the Fred W. Guerney's of New York. The Monroe house is to be razed and the new one built in its place. Locale for Mrs. Frank N. Holley's story, "Gay Deceiver", appearing this month in a national weekly was laid in Florida, mostly Hialeah. Mrs. Holley who writes as a hobby and who successfully sells her stuff (and this is no hobby), usually puts the scenes of her stories in Florida. We believe that is true devotion to a husband, who is devoted to his native state, for Mr. Holley was born and reared in Apalachicola. A post card from Mrs. F. I. Gould, 1118 Alberca street, from Los Angeles, says that accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Charles Brockway, 2309 Ponce de Leon Blvd., also of Coral Gables, who has been spending the winter in California, she will visit Yosemite Valley then Canada . . . A post card from Mrs. J. E. Hiers, Jr., from Salt Lake City, Utah, who with Mr. Hiers, Jr., attended the Rotary convention in Denver. . . . Also cards from Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dismukes, 3633 Harlano Street, at the Chalfont-Haddon Hall, Atlantic City . . . Joe Pohnl from Rice Lake in the heart of the Wisconsin woods. Mr. Pohnl's card would delight the heart of any Boy Scout. On a several-mile hike through the deep woods, following old logging roads, he was careful to leave cloth or brush markers at turns, in order to avoid getting lost.