Glamour at Sea: 23 February 1931 Bermuda Cruise Aboard the SS California

Front Cover of a Cruise Passenger List for the SS California of the Anchor Line, Departing Monday, 23 February 1931 from New York to Bermuda for a one-week cruise, commanded by Captain Robert Smart. The SS California Arrived Back in New York on Sunday, 1 March 1931.

🌊 Overview of the Voyage

Ship Name: SS California

Line: Anchor Line (Cunard-Anchor Service)

Commanded by: Captain Robert Smart

Voyage Type: One-week round-trip cruise from New York to Bermuda

Departure Date: Monday, 23 February 1931

Return Date: Sunday, 1 March 1931

Purpose: A leisure cruise highlighting social entertainment, cultural engagement, and relaxation

📅 Key Features of the SS California

Launch Date: 1923

Operator: Anchor Line, a subsidiary of Cunard Line

Tonnage: ~16,792 gross tons

Amenities: Open-air swimming pool, library, barber shop, beauty parlor, daily bulletins, wireless radio service

Cabins: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin accommodations

Unique Feature: Hosted a fully costumed fancy-dress ball with entertainment by the “Original Rudy Vallee Vagabonds”

Senior Officers and Staff

1. Captain: Robert Smart
2. Chief Officer Thos. W. Hawley
3. Chief Engineer Matthew Nairn
4. Surgeon J. D. Doherty
5. Purser Robert B. Robertson
6. Chief Steward Archibald Woodrow

Cruise Passengers

1. Mr. Michel Aaronson
2. Miss Tillie Abrahams
3. Mr. R. Stanley Adams
4. Miss Dolly Adams
5. Mr. John M. Agresta
6. Mr. Thomas F. Ahearn
7. Mrs. A. Aldrich
8. Miss Zelda Alexander
9. Mr. Calvin Alhum
10. Mrs. Alhum
11. Mr. Charles Altschuler
12. Miss Mary Anderson
13. Mr. Everett C. Andrews
14. Mrs. Andrews
15. Mrs. J. M. Andrews
16. Mrs. Louise Anker
17. Mr. Richard W. Arnold
18. Mr. Myron Arons
19. Mrs. Arons

20. Miss Elinor A. Baar
21. Mr. Frederick E. Babbitt
22. Rev. J. Woodman Babbitt
23. Mr. Edward W. Bair
24. Mrs. Louise Baker
25. Mr. Ray Baker
26. Miss Syd Barach
27. Miss Louise Barker
28. Mr. Maurice Barlosky
29. Mrs. M. Barnett
30. Mr. Joseph Baruch
31. Mrs. Baruch
32. Mr. W. Bassett
33. Mrs. Bassett
34. Miss Katherine Beck
35. Mrs. G. Beighe
36. Miss Elva M. Bell
37. Miss D. Bellerose
38. Miss Manoii Bender
39. Miss Adeline Hendon
40. Miss Bessie Benoit
41. Miss Madelina Berger
42. Miss Betty Berger
43. Miss Pearl Bergstein
44. Mr. D. Berliner
45. Miss Grace M. Berical
46. Mr. H. Berkowitz
47. Mrs. Berkowitz
48. Mrs. Josie Beron
49. Mrs. J. Biegeleisen
50. Miss S. Biegeleisen
51. Mr. E. Birmingham
52. Mr. J. A. F. Birmingham
53. Mr. Samuel Bisco
54. Mr. John Black
55. Mrs. Black
56. Miss Anna Blackburn
57. Miss Edna. Blake
58. Miss Katherine Blake
59. Miss Charlotte Blash
60. Mr. Walter Blau
61. Mrs. Blau
62. Master William F. Blau
63. Mr. S. Bloom
64. Miss Sophie Bob
65. Mr. H. Bobker
66. Mrs. George H. Boutet Jr.
67. Miss Hannah Bowden
68. Mr. Stewart Boyle
69. Mr. Stanley Braders
70. Mrs. Braders
71. Judge F. P. Brady
72. Miss Mary Frances Brady
73. Miss Ida E. Bragaw
74. Miss Kay Braunstein
75. Miss Lucy Breminger
76. Miss H. Brennan
77. Mr. A. Brent
78. Miss Martha Brest
79. Mr. Grover Brodhead
80. Mr. A. F. Brown
81. Mrs. Brown
82. Miss Laura Brown
83. Mr. W. L. Brown
84. Mr. W. W. Brown
85. Mrs. Brown
86. Miss A. E. O. Buch
87. Mrs. Lena J. Burbank
88. Miss M. Bullard
89. Dr. E. E. Bunzell
90. Mrs. Bunzell
91. Mr. Morris Burg
92. Miss Mary E. Burgess
93. Miss Mona Burke
94. Mr. H. S. Burkett
95. Mr. Thomas Burns
96. Mr. W. J. Burns
97. Mr. Edward Burwell
98. Mrs. Burwell
99. Mr. A. F. Busch
100. Mr. R. Busher
101. Miss Blanche Buxbaum

102. Miss Nell Cabel
103. Mrs. Ella G. Cafferty
104. Miss H. Cagney
105. Mr. John R. Camilaris
106. Miss Helen Campbell
107. Mr. J. J. Canning
108. Mrs. Canning
109. Mrs. E. S. Carr
110. Mr. George W. Carpenter
111. Mrs. Carpenter
112. Mr. Frank E. Carstarphen
113. Mr. J. M. Cassidy
114. Miss Anna Cassidy
115. Miss Olga V. Castle
116. Miss G. J. Chamberlin
117. Mrs. R. S. Chaney
118. Mrs. A. G. Chapman
119. Mr. D. Cherman
120. Mr. A. Chesebro
121. Mr. S. W. Childs
122. Mrs. Childs
123. Mr. Murray Chuven
124. Mrs. Chuven
125. Miss B. Cigler
126. Mr. H. Cinoman
127. Mrs. Cinoman
128. Miss May Clifford
129. Mr. N. Cogan
130. Mrs. Cogan
131. Mr. M. Cohen
132. Mrs. Cohen
133. Mr. E. Cohen
134. Mr. Joseph Cohn
135. Mr. J. George Cole
136. Miss Flora Common
137. Miss B. M. Conner
138. Miss Conroy
139. Mr. James F. Conroy
140. Mrs. F. Cook
141. Mr. S. E. Cook
142. Mrs. Cook
143. Miss T. Cook
144. Miss Dorothy Cooley
145. Mrs. Edw. I. Cooper
146. Mr. Phil Cooper
147. Mr. John B. Cosner
148. Dr. Fred Cotton
149. Mr. H. E. Coughlin
150. Mrs. Coughlin
151. Mr. Charles Cousin
152. Miss K. A. Crafts
153. Miss Anna Crandon
154. Mr. Thomas J. Creswell
155. Miss Helen Cronin
156. Miss Pearl Crosby
157. Miss Beatrice Crump
158. Mr. W. B. Cruttenden
159. Mrs. Cruttenden
160. Miss C. Cullinen
161. Mr. James J. Cummings
162. Mrs. Cummings
163. Miss Elizabeth Cummings
164. Mr. J. B. L. Cumming
165. Mrs. J. S. Cutler

166. Miss Irene Daly
167. Mr. Mortimer L. Daly
168. Mr. Chas. Dancause
169. Mrs. Dancause
170. Mr. A. Warren Davenport
171. Mrs. Davenport
172. Miss Lillian Davis
173. Mr. Fred W. Deering
174. Mr. Ralph Dellevie
175. Mr. Peter A. Delmonico
176. Miss A. Dempsey
177. Mr. Walter Denk
178. Miss Frances Denk
179. Mr. Charles A. De Rose
180. Mrs. De Rose
181. Mr. Martin Derx
182. Mrs. John O. Devries
183. Miss E. Dicker
184. Mr. Maurice Dickson
185. Mr. Charles B. Dixon
186. Miss Harriet Dodge
187. Miss Betty Dolinsky
188. Mrs. Matilda Dolinsky
189. Miss Ruth Dolinsky
190. Miss Agnes Donohue
191. Mrs. O. F. Doran
192. Mr. James Dorgan
193. Mrs. Dorgan
194. Mr. John H. Dorsey Jr.
195. Miss V. Dotterweich
196. Dr. Hugh J. Downey
197. Miss Julia Doyle
198. Miss Marian Driscoll
199. Miss Betty Du Bell
200. Mr. S. Dubnick
201. Mrs. Dubnick
202. Mr. Eugene A. Duggan
203. Mr. E. Dullea
204. Miss K. M. Dunleavey
205. Mr. William Richard Dunn
206. Mrs. Dunn
207. Miss M. M. Eagan
208. Dr. H. N. Eames
209. Mrs. Eames
210. Mr. Edward J. Eckert
211. Mr. Harry Edelson
212. Mrs. J. T. Egan
213. Mr. Anton Ehmann
214. Mr. A. Eppinger
215. Mrs. Eppinger
216. Mr. Henry Falk
217. Dr. J. W. Farrell
218. Faucett; Mr. W. R
219. Miss Gertrude Feld
220. Mrs. Charles Feldman
221. Miss Natalie Feldman
222. Mr. Paul Feldman
223. Mr. Simon Feldman
224. Mrs. Feldman
225. Miss Rose Felt
226. Miss I. Fennel
227. Miss R. Fennel
228. Miss Victoria Ferguson
229. Mr. Max H. Fine
230. Miss Sally N. Fisher
231. Miss Ruth Fishman
232. Miss S. Fishman
233. Miss Edith Fitzgerald
234. Mr. J. E. Fitzpatrick
235. Miss Anna Flaherty
236. Mrs. George Fletcher
237. Miss Mary Flinn
238. Mr. Curt Foerster
239. Miss Rose Freedman
240. Miss. Winnifred Freeley
241. Mrs. James Freeman
242. Mr. Harry Friedland
243. Mrs. B. Fugh
244. Mrs. Harry Fuhrman
245. Mr. Thomas Furey

246. Mr. A. Gallagher
247. Mrs. Gallagher
248. Mr. Newton S. Gardiner
249. Mrs. Gardiner
250. Miss A. E. Garrigus
251. Miss Anna Garvey
252. Miss A. Gauthier
253. Miss J. T. Geary
254. Mr. John Geller
255. Dr. R. J. Gendrean
256. Mrs. Gendrean
257. Mr. Allen Gerson
258. Mr. W. H. Gilbane
259. Mrs. Gilbane
260. Mr. A. W. Gilbert
261. Mr. John M. Gilbert
262. Mrs. Gilbert
263. Mr. George Gilbody
264. Miss E. Gill
265. Miss Agnes Gillane
266. Mrs. Frances Gillen
267. Dr. Michael Giller
268. Mrs. Josephine Gilnagh
269. Master K. Gilnagh
270. Mr. Sylvester Gintell
271. Mr. William Gintell
272. Mr. Fred Goehringer
273. Mr. C. W. Glover
274. Mrs. Glover
275. Mr. Ray Goetz
276. Mr. H. Goldberg
277. Mrs. Hannah Goldberg
278. Mr. Harry Golden
279. Mrs. Golden
280. Mr. Irving V. Golden
281. Mrs. Golden
282. Mr. Leonard Goldman
283. Mrs. M. Goldsmith
284. Mr. L. Goldstein
285. Mrs. Goldstein
286. Mr. I. L. C. Gooding
287. Miss Sarah Gorwitz
288. Mr. F. T. Goudy
289. Mrs. Goudy
290. Mr. A. J. Govan
291. Prof. Stanley Grabowski
292. Mrs. Grabowski
293. Miss Sara J. Greene
294. Mr. Marx Greenwald
295. Miss Lucille Grimm
296. Mr. Nelson B. Grove
297. Mrs. Grove
298. Mrs. W. S. Gubelman
299. Miss Gladys Gubelman

300. Mr. P. L. Haight
301. Mr. Lawrence Haley
302. Mr. Ronald Hales
303. Miss J. I. Hall
304. Miss Dorothy Hall
305. Mr. Harry Hammond
306. Mrs. Hammond
307. Mr. George Hampton
308. Mr. H. Hancock
309. Mrs. Edward Handy
310. Miss Marie Handy
311. Miss D. Hanna
312. Mr. William Harder
313. Mrs. Harder
314. Mr. R. R. Haselton
315. Mrs. Haselton
316. Mr. R. L. Hauser
317. Mr. Henry N. Haut
318. Mrs. Haut
319. Dr. H. M. Hawley
320. Mrs. Hawley
321. Miss Edith Hayden
322. Miss Gertrude Heap
323. Mr. Peter Heck
324. Mrs. Heck
325. Miss Mary Heilman
326. Miss Mary Heilman
327. Miss Grace Henchey
328. Dr. Thomas Hennelly
329. Mr. R. Hennessey
330. Mrs. Hennessey
331. Mr. W. A. Hennessey
332. Miss A. Herbert
333. Mr. Fred B. Herlett
334. Mr. B. Herman
335. Mr. Herrman
336. Mr. A. Henry W. Hertz
337. Mrs. Hertz
338. Master Hertz
339. Miss D. Hewitt
340. Mrs. W. FI. Heyne Jr.
341. Miss Mildred Hieber
342. Mr. Thomas J. Hines
343. Mr. F. R. Hipson
344. Mr. Simon V. Hirschman
345. Mrs. Hirschman
346. Mr. Raymond Hiscox
347. Mr. Walter C. Hiscox
348. Hochhauser. Mr. J
349. Mr. Lloyd M. Holcombe
350. Mr. H. Hollander
351. Miss Mary Holmes
352. Mr. F. Homan
353. Mrs. Homan
354. Mr. T. Homan
355. Mrs. Homan
356. Mr. I. Hornstein
357. Mrs. Hornstein
358. Miss G. Houser
359. Miss H. Howard
360. Miss M. Howard
361. Miss G. Hoyt
362. Miss Helen Hoyt
363. Mr. William Huke
364. Mr. Chris Hurley
365. Miss Audrey Hurwitz
366. Master Lloyd Hurwitz
367. Mr. Robert Hurwitz
368. Mrs. Hurwitz
369. Mr. Harvey Iris
370. Mr. Benjamin W. Iris

371. Mr. Cnaries Jackson
372. Mrs. Jackson
373. Mrs. Irving Jackson
374. Miss Mildred W. Jackson
375. Miss Ray Jackson
376. Mr. Elias Jacobowitz
377. Mrs. Jacobowitz
378. Miss K. E. Jeanette
379. Miss Margaret Johnson
380. Miss M. Johnson
381. Miss Mary N. Johnston
382. Mr. S. B. Katz
383. Mrs. Katz
384. Mrs. Howard Katz
385. Mr. Kalman Katz
386. Mr. B. H. Kaufman
387. Mrs. B. H. Kaufman
388. Mr. Allan Kaufman
389. Mrs. Frank M. Keefe
390. Miss A. Kelleher
391. Miss Anne Kelley
392. Miss Bessie Kells
393. Miss Katherine Kelly
394. Miss J. Kelly
395. Miss C. Kemper
396. Dr. E. A. Kennedy
397. Miss E. M. Kennedy
398. Miss Hazel Kennedy
399. Mr. James H. Kenyon
400. Miss Virginia Kenyon
401. Mrs. George W. Kinsey
402. Miss L. Klein
403. Mrs. S. Kleinman
404. Miss S. Kiosk
405. Mr. Adam Kopf
406. Mrs. Kopf
407. Dr. A. Korniejewski
408. Mrs. Korniejewski
409. Miss C. Joan Kory
410. Mr. J. F. Krisker
411. Miss Sadie Kronish
412. Mr. George H. Kuss
413. Mrs. Kuss
414. Mr. Joseph Landsnian
415. Mrs. Landsman
416. Mr. I. Lane
417. Mrs. Lane
418. Mr. N. Lavoie
419. Mrs. Lavoie
420. Mr. Charles Leddy
421. Miss Edna Leddy
422. Miss Evelyn Leddy
423. Mr. B. B. Leider
424. Mrs. Leider
425. Mr. J. Lenycroft
426. Mr. David Lesser
427. Mrs. Lesser
428. Mr. A. Lesser
429. Mr. Nathan Levine
430. Mr. N. Lichter
431. Miss Catherine Ligethy
432. Mr. P. T. Linck
433. Mrs. Linck
434. Miss Lincoln
435. Mr. C. Lindsay
436. Mr. Stanley R. Lingle
437. Mr. A. M. Linnett
438. Mrs. Linnett
439. Mr. Myer Lipschitz
440. Mr. J. B. Loftus
441. Mr. W. Logan
442. Miss Alice Logan
443. Mr. J. T. Louden
444. Mr. J. Watterson Lowe
445. Mr. Herman Ludwig
446. Miss Jeannette Lutz
447. Mr. W. Lynch
448. Mr. Bert Lynch
449. Miss Mary Lyons

450. Miss Estelle MacDonald
451. Miss Lillian MacDonald
452. Mrs. Alan MacKensie
453. Mrs. P. D. MacMorris
454. Mr. John McArdle
455. Mrs. McArdle
456. Miss Anna McCall
457. Mrs. Amy McCarthy
458. Dr. W. E. McCullough
459. Miss M. McDermott
460. Mr. P. G. McDonald
461. Mrs. McDonald
462. Miss B. McFee
463. Mrs. William McGann
464. Mr. Joseph McHugh
465. Mr. Andrew McLaughlin
466. Miss Doris McLaughlin
467. Mr. John McManus
468. Mr. James H. McNamara
469. Mrs. McNamara
470. Mrs. K. McTurk
471. Miss A. McVeagh
472. Miss C. J. Madden
473. Miss Grace Madden
474. Mr. John D. Maher
475. Mrs. Maher
476. Mr. Patrick Mahon
477. Mrs. Mahon
478. Mr. Dudley Field Malone
479. Mrs. Malone
480. Miss Dorothy Malone
481. Mr. Harry Malter
482. Mr. Peter Mandell
483. Mrs. M. Mantell
484. Mrs. M. A. Mapes
485. Miss Theresa Marc
486. Mr. A. Marcoullier
487. Mr. H. Marcov
488. Mr. J. B. Markey
489. Mrs. Markey
490. Dr. Charles R. Marsh
491. Mrs. Marsh
492. Mrs. Malcolm Marty
493. Miss Rose Master
494. Mr. P. Mayurak
495. Mr. W. Meehan
496. Miss M. Meehan
497. Mr. Fred Melville
498. Miss Dorothy Mendlesohn
499. Mr. D. M. Merchant
500. Mrs. Merchant
501. Miss Hedwig Messinger
502. Miss S. Messinger
503. Miss H. Messinger
504. Miss S. Messinger
505. Miss Muriel Michaels
506. Mr. L. Michels
507. Mrs. Michels
508. Mrs. Alma Miles
509. Miss D. Miller
510. Mr. W. Miller
511. Mrs. John Minch
512. Miss Hope Minor
513. Mr. William MolTineaux
514. Miss M. Molloy
515. Mrs. B. Monahan
516. Miss Eleanor Monahan
517. Miss M. Moran
518. Mr. Lester Morris
519. Mr. Mark Morris
520. Mrs. Morris
521. Miss Pearl Morrison
522. Miss I. M. Motley
523. Mrs. L. Mott
524. Mr. H. Mullen
525. Mrs. Mullen
526. Mr. H. J. Mullen
527. Mr. A. Muller
528. Mrs. Muller
529. Mr. Arthur H. Muller
530. Miss Dorothy Muller
531. Miss E. Munger
532. Miss F. Murphy
533. Miss Irene Murphy
534. Miss Helen Murphy
535. Mr. T. F. Murray
536. Miss M. Murray
537. Miss Rosemona Murray
538. Mrs. C. Muscatt
539. Miss E. R. Muscatt
540. Miss K. Myler

541. Mr. Lew Needles
542. Miss E. Nelligan
543. Mr. John P. Nestler
544. Mrs. Nestler
545. Mr. William Neuman
546. Miss Mabel New
547. Mr. Frank P. Nicholson
548. Mrs. Nicholson
549. Mrs. D. Nicolay
550. Mrs. H. Niland
551. Miss Mary Niland
552. Miss N. R. Niren
553. Mrs. Thomas Nolan
554. Miss Grace Nolan
555. Mrs. Mary Nolan
556. Mr. William Nolan
557. Mr. L. W. Noland
558. Mrs. Noland
559. Miss Katherine Noland
560. Dr. T. J. Norton
561. Mr. J. F. Noxon Jr.
562. Mrs. Noxon
563. Mr. Alex Nyland
564. Mr. W. J. O'Brien
565. Miss M. O'Brien
566. Miss Alice W. O'Connell
567. Miss Alice O'Connor
568. Miss H. O'Connor
569. Miss M. O'Connor
570. Rev. Peter E. O'Dwyer
571. Miss K. Oliver
572. Miss Jane M. Olney
573. Mr. Thomas A. Olson
574. Mr. H. Orchowsky
575. Mr. Charles Ording
576. Mrs. Ording
577. Mr. F. O'Rourke
578. Mrs. O'Rourke
579. Master F. O'Rourke
580. Miss F. Osterman
581. Mr. S. Ostrolenk
582. Mrs. Ostrolenk
583. Miss W. Otto
584. Mrs. A. E. Owen
585. Miss E. Owen
586. Dr. Julian Pack
587. Mr. E. H. Page
588. Mrs. Page
589. Mrs. George Pasfield
590. Mr. R. Patterson
591. Miss Helen B. Payne
592. Mr. Henry Peiper
593. Mrs. Peiper
594. Mr. F. Pendergast
595. Mr. J.. Pereira
596. Mrs. Irene C. Persons
597. Mrs. Matilda Petersov
598. Miss S. Peterson
599. Mr. Ralph. Pike
600. Mrs. Pike
601. Mr. George A. Pillman
602. Mrs. Pillman
603. Mrs. H. L. Pitser
604. Miss Hazel Potter
605. Miss Ida Prahl
606. Mr. M. Presser
607. Mrs. Presser
608. Mr. David Price
609. Mrs. Price
610. Miss C. L. Price
611. Miss M. A. Price
612. Miss I. Protaz
613. Miss Christina Putnam
614. Mr. Harry A. Quail

615. Mr. Ramsey
616. Mr. Harold Rappaport
617. Mrs. Rappaport
618. Mr. Angel Rattiner
619. Mr. Carl Reck
620. Miss H. M. Reekie
621. Mr. T. Morley Reid
622. Mrs. Marie Reilly
623. Miss Elizabeth Reynolds
624. Miss May Reynolds
625. Mrs. W. Reynolds
626. Miss A. Reynolds
627. Mr. N. Rice
628. Mrs. A. Riegel
629. Miss M. Riegel
630. Miss K. Riley
631. Mr. B. Robinson
632. Mrs. B. Robinson
633. Miss Ila Robinson
634. Mr. S. T. Robitaille
635. Mrs. Robitaille
636. Mr. L. Rohner
637. Miss Jennie Rome
638. Mrs. Pearl V. Rona
639. Mr. Frank J. Rooney
640. Mr. Edward Root
641. Mrs. Clara Rose
642. Miss E. Rosenblatt
643. Miss Minnie Rothschild
644. Mr. Irving W. Rowe
645. Miss Gloria Rozin
646. Miss Anne Rozin
647. Miss M. Ryan
648. Miss Elsie Ryan

649. Mr. H. C. Safron
650. Mr. H. Bennett Salomon
651. Mrs. Salomon
652. Mr. F. Salone
653. Mrs. Salone
654. Mr. E. Sampliner
655. Mr. A. Samuels
656. Miss N. Sauter
657. Mr. E. P. Saiidrock
658. Mrs. Alex Sayles
659. Mrs. J. E. Scanlon
660. Miss E. C. Scanlon
661. Miss Ivy Scott
662. Miss Caroline Schaefer
663. Mr. G. Schamel
664. Mr. H. Schimel
665. Mrs. Schimel
666. Mr. H. Schlessinger
667. Mr. Harry R. Schlossbach
668. Miss Sally Schmehl
669. Miss Clara Schmidt
670. Mr. J. L. Schneider
671. Mr. L. B. Schneider
672. Mr. S. Schoenbach
673. Mrs. Schoenbach
674. Mr. Charles Schonbar
675. Mr. Charles Schrenker
676. Miss Georgia Schubert
677. Miss G. Schuerman
678. Mr. Charles Schulman
679. Miss Marie Schuster
680. Miss Rose Schwartz
681. Mrs. F. Senescu
682. Mr. John J. Seeley
683. Mr. K. Sharp
684. Miss Helen A. Sheehan
685. Mrs. John A. Sheehan
686. Miss M. M. Sheridan
687. Miss Anna Sheridan
688. Dr. E. M. Sherman
689. Miss A. Shifflette
690. Mr. Harry Shulder
691. Mr. Samuel Siegel
692. Mr. Siegel
693. Mr. Joseph Siegel
694. Mrs. Siegel
695. Miss Esther Silberberg
696. Dr. Bernard Silverg
697. Mr. B. J. Simpson
698. Mrs. Simpson
699. Miss Nadine Sinclair
700. Miss Alma Sinclair
701. Miss Jean Singer
702. Miss A. Smalley
703. Mr. E. G. Smith
704. Mr. George B. Smith
705. Mr. Chester Smith
706. Miss Hazel Smith
707. Mr. S. Norwood Smith
708. Mr. A. B. Smith
709. Mr. S. Smith
710. Mrs. Smith
711. Miss Mary Smith
712. Miss Helen Smith
713. Mrs. S. Smith
714. Mrs. S. F. Smith
715. Mr. C. N. Snyder
716. Mr. Elmer E. Snyder
717. Mr. George Snyder
718. Mr. O. H. Snyder
719. Mr. Robert Snyder
720. Madam Ada Soder-Hueck
721. Mr. E. C. Soder
722. Miss Jeane Sohmer
723. Mr. Ralph L. Soule
724. Mrs. Soule
725. Miss T. Spaulding
726. Dr. William T. Spence
727. Miss S. Sprague
728. Miss Edna Springer
729. Miss Dorothea Sproesser
730. Mr. Alden Stanton
731. Mr. Lewis Stanton
732. Mr. David C. Stark
733. Miss Cecile Steierman
734. Mrs. H. Stevens
735. Mr. W. P. Stewart
736. Mrs. Stewart
737. Miss F. Stites
738. Mr. Charles G. Stitt
739. Mr. H. Storch
740. Mrs. Storch
741. Master Robert Storch
742. Mrs. H. Strauss
743. Mr. Frank Street
744. Mr. Joseph Streicher
745. Mrs. Streicher
746. Dr. A. L. Strenge
747. Mrs. Strenge
748. Master Arthur Strenge
749. Mr. D. S. Strong
750. Mrs. Strong
751. Mr. G. G. Stuart
752. Mr. William R. Sturges
753. Dr. Tracy B. Sturtevant
754. Mrs. Sturtevant
755. Miss Agnes Style
756. Mr. Sullivan
757. Mrs. Sullivan
758. Miss Sadye G. Summer
759. Miss Victoria Swan

760. Mr. D. Tannen
761. Mr. Irving Tarnower
762. Mrs. Tarnower
763. Mrs. E. Taylor
764. Miss D. Tazelaar
765. Mr. Jacob Teck
766. Mrs. Teck
767. Miss Joyce Teck
768. Miss Bertha Teer
769. Miss Marion Templeton
770. Miss Margaret Templeton
771. Mr. R. Tepper
772. Mrs. Tepper
773. Mr. William H. Terriere
774. Mrs. Terriere
775. Mr. Raymond Texel
776. Mr. B. Thomas
777. Miss L. Thompson
778. Mr. S. C. Tillotson
779. Mr. H. Timberg
780. Mr. John Toomey
781. Mrs. R. Toth
782. Miss L. Toye
783. Mr. Harry Trautenberg
784. Miss Margaret Trumbull
785. Mr. J. B. Tufts
786. Mrs. Tufts
787. Mrs. S. W. Tuscano
788. Miss Virginia Tyrrell
789. Miss S. Unger
790. Miss Dorothea Van Ronk
791. Miss Ruth Varnick
792. Mr. W. Ashley Vanderweker
793. Mr. A. Vener
794. Mr. Joseph F. Vielberth
795. Miss Laura M. Vine
796. Miss Rubey Vosburg
797. Mr. Richard Wagner
798. Mrs. Wagner
799. Miss Helen Waite
800. Miss Frances Waterman
801. Mr. Russell Webber
802. Mrs. Webber
803. Miss L. Weil
804. Mr. Harold Weinberger
805. Mrs. Weinberger
806. Mr. Max Weinstock
807. Mr. Hugo Weisberger
808. Mr. Irving I. Weiser
809. Mr. Alan A. Weisman
810. Mr. Irving Weiss
811. Miss Rose Welch
812. Mr. P. H. Wells
813. Mrs. Wells
814. Miss Barbara Welsh
815. Mr. Benjamin Wesley
816. Mr. Clyde West
817. Miss Anne Wetmore
818. Mrs. M. S. Wicker
819. Mrs. M. H. Williams
820. Mr. W. Williams
821. Mrs. John J. Wilpers
822. Mr. James Wilson Jr.
823. Mr. William F. Wingett
824. Mrs. Wingett
825. Miss A. Winning
826. Dr. E. G. Wolfson
827. Miss Helen M. Wollaston
828. Mr. Russell Wood
829. Mr. Samuel Yolen
830. Capt. Charles H. Zearfoss
831. Mrs. F. Zelin
832. Mr. A. J. Zimon
833. Mrs. Zimon
834. Miss Dora Zimon
835. Mr. Edmund J. Zink
836. Mrs. Zink
837. Mrs. A. Zuckerman

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The National Tours Cruise Staff

on Board Cunard - Anchor Liner S. S. California

• Cruise Director
  • Ralph Dellevie
• Cruise Manager
  • Captain Charles H. Zearfoss
• Assistant Cruise Directors
  • J. A. F. Birmingham
  • J. B. L. Cummings
  • E. A. Boar
  • Henry W. Herrman
  • R. Stanley Adams
  • W. A. Hennesey
  • W. J. Burns
  • J. Watterson Lowe
• Bermuda Information
  • J. Norwood Smith (of Bermuda)
• In Charge of Bridge Tournaments
  • Dr. Julian Pack
  • Mr. Sylvester Ginte I
• In Charge of Masquerade Costumes
  • Mr. William Harder
  • Mrs. William Harder
• Official Photographer.
  • K. Sharp
• Musical Director
  • Kalman Katz
• Original Rudy Vallee Vagabonds
  • Angel Rattiner
  • Maurice Dickson
  • Peter Mandell
  • Nathaniel Levine
  • Lester Morris
  • Henry Falk
  • John Geller
  • Irving Weiss

The Bermuda office of The National Tours is located at 23 Front Street, HamiHon. Messrs. W. C. Wilkinson, Jr. and J. Norwood Smith, Representatives in Charge.

🌐 Notable Individuals Onboard

🏛️ Religious Figures

Rev. J. Woodman Babbitt – Provided spiritual services and pastoral care aboard ship.

Rev. Peter E. O’Dwyer – Conducted religious services; notable for maintaining interdenominational worship.

🏫 Academia and Education

Prof. Stanley Grabowski – No university affiliation listed, but likely involved in humanities or cultural studies due to his presence on a leisure cruise with historical stops.

🎬 Entertainment & Cultural Figures

Angel Rattiner, Maurice Dickson, Peter Mandell, Nathaniel Levine, Lester Morris, Henry Falk, John Geller, and Irving Weiss – The Original Rudy Vallee Vagabonds, a swing-era ensemble bringing Broadway-style entertainment at sea. A rare listing of an entire swing ensemble onboard a 1930s cruise ship.

Kalman Katz – Musical Director, ensuring shipboard performances and dance events met high standards.

Mr. & Mrs. William Harder – In charge of masquerade costumes, contributing to the visual pageantry of the voyage.

K. Sharp – Official shipboard photographer, capturing onboard life and memories.

💼 Medical Professionals

Dr. Fred Cotton, Dr. Hugh J. Downey, Dr. H. N. Eames, Dr. J. W. Farrell, Dr. Michael Giller, Dr. Charles R. Marsh, Dr. E. M. Sherman, Dr. Bernard Silverg, Dr. William T. Spence, Dr. Tracy B. Sturtevant, Dr. A. L. Strenge, Dr. E. G. Wolfson – An unusually large contingent of doctors, possibly combining leisure with professional networking.

🎓 Cruise Staff & Leaders

Cruise Director: Ralph Dellevie

Cruise Manager: Capt. Charles H. Zearfoss

Assistant Cruise Directors: A blend of professionals and enthusiasts including E. A. Boar, J. A. F. Birmingham, J. B. L. Cummings, and others

Bermuda Liaison: J. Norwood Smith

A Personalized cruise experience is uncommon for third-class era ships.

Shipboard Information

Barber Shop and Beauty Parlor—There is a well equipped barber shop and beauty parlor on "C" deck open for service to all members of the cruise.

Baths—Cruise members should arrange with bedroom Steward or Stewardess for the time at which they desire their bath.

Customs Regulations—Each adult passenger may bring back into the United States, free of duty, $100 worth of articles purchased in Havana and Nassau for their personal use. In addition each adult passenger may bring in 50 cigars or 300 cigarettes or 3 pounds of tobacco. Passengers desirous of purchasing articles in excess of $100 may do so by paying duty for the amount purchased in excess of $100 upon arrival in New York.

Deck Chairs and Steamer Rugs—May be secured upon application to the Deck Steward and are available to cruise members for $1.50 for the chair and $1.00 for the rug, for the entire cruise.

Doctor and Nurse—Will be aboard ship. The Doctor is authorized to make customary charges for his service to Passengers subject to the approval of the Commander.

Fancy Dress Ball—Will be held Thursday, February 26th, at 9.30 P. M. In order to make this event a successful and enjoyable one, we urgently request every passenger to secure some kind of costume. Special music will be played by the Rudy Vallee Vagabonds. It's bound to be lots of fun. Many beautiful loving cups will be awarded. Don't miss the grand march.

Hot Water—Stewards will gladly supply hot water to Passengers upon request.

Important Events—Schedule of special events will be posted daily on the bulletin board or announced by cruise staff. Passengers should consult the bulletin board daily and are invited to participate in all of the events scheduled.

Library—Books will be loaned to members of this cruise on application to the librarian.

Personal Funds and Valuables—May be left in care of the Purser's office. The company is not responsible for thefts and makes no charge for valuables left at the purser's office. No personal checks will be cashed.

Radio Communication—The SS "California" is in constant radic communication with New York throughout the voyage. Messages may be sent at regular tariff rates.

Religious Services—Passengers are requested to consult bulletin board for the hour at which religious services will be held aboard ship.

Seats in Dining Saloon—May be secured by making application to the Second Steward. Meals are served in the Forward and Main Dining Saloons at the following hours:

Breakfast

• First Sitting 8:00— 9:00
• Second Sitting 9:00-10:00

Luncheon

• First Sitting 12:00-1:00
• Second Sitting 1:00-2:00

Dinner

• First Sitting 6:00-7:00
• Second Sitting 7:15-8:15

Special Hours will be bulletined for the "Get-together" and Farewell Dinners.

Meals in port will be maintained at the regular hours listed above unless otherwise bulletined.

Swimming Pools—The S. S. "California" is equipped with an open air swimming pool for the use of cruise members.

Masquerade Costumes

May be rented from the Brooks Costume Company who have placed a wide selection of costumes aboard the "California" for the greater convenience of cruise Passengers.

Rentals as low as $2.00 per costume.

🚀 Most Engaging Content

The Fancy Dress Ball held on 26 February 1931 became the cruise’s most iconic social highlight. It highlights the grandeur and pageantry of onboard life. Complete with:

• Ship-provided rental costumes
• Original music by the Rudy Vallee Vagabonds
• A Grand March
• Competitions and prizes

This blend of orchestration, entertainment, and participation fostered a sense of community onboard and encapsulated the glamour of interwar-era cruising.

🌏 Relevance for Educators, Genealogists, and Historians

Genealogists: A unique record for tracing relatives who took leisure cruises during the Depression era.

Historians: Reflects upper-middle-class leisure habits and transatlantic cultural exchange during the interwar period.

Educators & Students: Demonstrates how cruises operated as floating microcosms of American society—rich in class, culture, and international interaction.

Maritime Enthusiasts: A rare example of a detailed staff and passenger list from a cruise ship in 1931.

📕 Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters

The 23 February 1931 Cruise Passenger List for the SS California isn’t just a list of names—it’s a time capsule from a golden era of transatlantic leisure travel. It bridges the gap between luxury and accessibility, documenting the presence of doctors, musicians, clergy, and vacationers during an economically uncertain time. The presence of live orchestras, elaborate balls, and structured cruise staffing provides vivid insight into the lifestyle and culture of early 1930s cruising.