Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-25
GAY WINTER IN MeLsosE.


A gentleman who has Just returned
from the eastern part of the county
says beautiful little MeIrose is fairly
bristling with activity and Importance
these days brushing up for the new
season which will begin full blast the
first Of November Fences are being
straightened, roadways are being
cleared up tidily, buildings are being
painted, orange groves are being
cleaned up, and a small army Of me-
chanics are at work putting the finish
ing touches on improvements on the
winter homes of the Northern people
who form quite an important part of
the population from November till
April.
Already word has reached the will
age that a party will leave New York
November Attn on the steamer City OF
Savannah, to include Emory J. White
head who has been South to Melrose
thirty successive winters and consid-
ers it the garden spot Of the earth.
To Mr.. Whitehead more than to any
one else is Ode the present location
and success Of Melrose. 1t was on
his first trip South. to hunt. that he
decided to make a winter home on
the ridge at the edge of Santa Fe
lake. He built a hunting lodge, and
in the next few years induced many
OF his friends to do likewise A lit.
tie settlement of hunters soon became
the nucleus of the present prosper
GUS town of Melrose, and Mr. White.
head is regarded by all as the Dean
of the Village" He is now a full
iedged citizen of Florida and is
thigh up" Mason.
With Mr.. Whitehead will come Mrs
Whitehead, Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh NJ.
PearsalI, Miss Edna Pearsall, Miss
Hariot Pearsall and Miss sackrider It
is said that about the same time Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Hamlyn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jules Kennel will come by rail
South to spend the winter IN Melrose.
Others to come later include Mr. and
Mrs. r. b. Embree Of Bristol, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edwards OF West
field, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L.
Terry and daughter, from Plainheld,
IN. J. Mr.. Terry is member of the
New York stock Exchange and Mr.
Pearsall is q member of the New York
Cotton Exchange and New York Pro
duce Exchange
Melrose bay and Santa Fe lake will
be dotted with motor boats, some
fifteen now being In commission, and
others arranged for early shipment
from Detroit and other bodybuilding
centers. The more prominent pleas
ure motor craft now IN the water are
the Dixie" (owned by d. A. Chamber
llnl, the Enc" (owned by Walter
Hamlyn), the "Lenemma" Owned by
Harry Jacksonl, the Santa Fe town.
ed by Alexander Craig. the Indian
Princess" (owned by Leigh NJ. Pear
salD, the "Chieftain" (owned by Thorn
as A, Brit. the Getaway" Cowned
by Baron Luttichau), and the "scoot-
err (owned by Waldo gentleman)
Il Is said that early In November
boat club will be formed and arrange
ments made for a regetta to be held
early In February, when the town will
entertain the surrounding country To-
water fete such as has never been
witnessed on, Lake Santa Fe.
The ladies OF the social set are
scheming out card party plans Of a
most unique character, and swell re
ccptlons viii be numerous. The Ma
sons will doubtless give their usual
annual oyster dinner which hereto
fore has been considered the event OF
the season.
Fine hunting dogs are being groom
ed by the hunters and the deyotees
OF the rod are selecting their most
tempting flies for a try at the fsh.
All told. the winter in Melrose win
FAR outshlne any previous season IN
point OF social activity as well as
winter tourist population.