The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-24
Camp Ground Resi-
dents to Have Sum-
mer Home.
AQUATICS AND SOCIABILITY.
Building Will Be Construc-
ed With Both Ideas
in View.

Sterling Camp Grounds, July 49,
Summer residents on and about the
camp grounds, have long desired to
have some sort of club house erected
on the shores of Lake Waushacum.
The project has been discussed many
times within the past few years, but
up to short time ago, the discussion
did not result in definite action
About two weeks ago a party of
young men assembled on the piazza at
the home of C. w. Putnam, and the
general conversation naturally drifted
toward the favored project Again last
hight a party of young men met on
the piazza at the home of Arthur D
Putnam, and the first definite action
was taken.
The party of 20 persons formed them
selves into permanent organization
with the following officers: President,
w. H. Cook; vice president, Arthur
d. Putnam secretary, c. w. Putnam;
treasurer, Rev. James M. Nudge.
The following building committee was
elected: c. w. Putnam, H. r. Estev, ].
F. Crowell Bradford Pierce and Mr..
Goodrich
Pending definite action by those in
terested, c. w. Putnam set the bal a
rolling by securing subscriptions and
looking about for favorable site UPON
which to build a club house Mr.. Put
nam selected a spot owned By job j
Gates, located between his boat house
and-that owned by A. D. Putnam.
Mr.. Putnam's work in the subscrip-
ton line was extremely gratifying and
several hundred dollars were pledged
In the meantime plans were drawn by
O. w. West of Worcester and these
plans were submitted at the meeting
last night. After some discussion. it
was decided to modify the plans some
what, The general plans as finally de-
cided upon at the meeting are practi-
cally as follows: Building, 20x30 feet
l6 feet high, feet studding for the
first floor and feet for the second,
The roof will be of the regular pitch
pattern. The upper and lower veran-
Gas are to be eight feet wide and q
feet long. "A runway is to be construct
ed from the club house to the lake
which will be Is feet in length.
The boat compartment will provide
for % boats, and the general idea OF
the other floors is for the accommoda-
ton of 80 members.
Another meeting will be held at tbs
cottage of A. D. Putnam, when these
general plans will be further discussed
by the projectors. Those interested
have decided to leave the matter of 9
name for the new club house to Miss
Edith Putnam, which insures the Sc.
lection of an appropriate name.
The members of the new club are
as follows: c. w. Putnam, Bradford
Pierce, E. c. Came, B. T. Willston. r
d. Joyce, A. D. Putnam, J. F. Crowell
j. w. Nudge w. H. Cook, C. r
Clemence,. B. NJ. Bennett Miss Eliza.
beth Northrop, Harry Sawyer, Mis-.
Esther Putnam, E. w Coffin, A. B. F
Kinney, H. F. Estey, C. A. Richard
eon, NJ. F. Danforth and Ernest Weth
erby.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Holt of Leo
minister are to pass a few days at thei1
cottage on Myrtle avenue
The White house is occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Hoyt, Mrs. Ethel Hoyt
Mr.. and Mrs. =. w. Blanchard, so1
and daughter, and w. F. Howe O
Leominster.
Walter Taylor spent the day at tn,
Grace church house
G. A. Lynch, cashier Of the Worces
ter Gas Light Co., wife and son, spcn
Sunday on the camp grounds.