The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-14
PICNIC At FORT MCCOY

Mr.. and Mrs. George Renrz gave an
all day picnic and barbecue at Fort
Mccoy yesterday. Their neighbors
and friends TO the number Of about
sixty attended The party gathered at
the 5. A. L. depot and went out on the
Ocala Northern train. leaving the sta
Iion at S o'clock. The party boarded
the train and the great baskets OF
good things for the picnic dinner, pro-
vided by Mr.. and Mrs. RentZ, Were
placed in the baggage car. The train
ran through in a short time TO Fort
Mccoy. where the picnicers disem-
barked and walked across TO the pic
mic grounds. along the south bank of
/ a lovely lake OF clear. deep water.
about eighty acres in extent. This
side of the lake. we'll shaded with oaks.
/ quite high and beautifully sloped. had
been cleared for the occasion and with
ample seats and tables provided for
the picnic party. \ bath house with
| dock and platform had just been COM
! pleted by Mr.. Rentz with good accom-
modations for the bathers. extending
out to a depth of four feet of water
with clear sand bottom. The bath
/ ers had a great time in the lake The
/ this lake and many fine trout are
caught from its waters. Such fun a.
the bathers had. some of them being
! in the water most of the time and the
little ones had great romps in the
shallow water and sand about the
dock where their mothers and muses.
| could keep an eye on them.
Mr.. Rentz had provided a half
grown porker and a good portion OF
a choice stall fed beef and the SER
vices of men skilled in barbecuing
meats. over a big trench with a bed
of oak Goals these men had labored
with the meat since o'clock in the
morning and it was cooked to perfec-
ton and the flavor could not be equal
ed by any other method of cooking.
Before o'clock the table. fifty feet
long. had been spread with cloths and
the basket provisions placed along its
great length. In the meantime. Mr.
Donald McIver. an old hand and very
/ astute at the business of carving bar
becued meat. with the assistance OF
the men. had cut up the meat. This
was distributed along the table in
wooden trays and the delightful task
of slowing away those delicious edi.
bles was then commenced. Mr.. Rent
had provided enough for over hun
dred people and, indeed. with thai
sent out to the employees at the mill
more than that number was fed. Their,
We're several kinds of cake. ham
bread and biscuit. crackers. differen
kinds of pickles. olives. three differ
ent kinds of salads. coffee and lemon
ade. More than d barrel of Lemonade
was consumed. a bountiful supply he
ing provided all through the day. How
they did eat and praise the dinner
The barbecued meat was the first o
its kind ever eaten by several presen
but they will long remember the fiavo
and pine for another such feast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rentz We're busy al
day. seeing that every one had goo
time and they certainly left nOthin;
undone to that end This is an idea
picnic ground and every member o
the crowd declared that they had spen
the most delightful day of their live
and it was the most successful picni
they had ever attended. They coul
not thank Mr. and Mrs. RentZ suf
. ficiently for the ideal day spent a
their guests.
Mr.. RentZ showed the party throug
the immense mill. the largest circula
capacity Of 100000 feet of lumber pc
: day. under favorable conditions. III
D also showed them his splendid artesia
l sulphur we'll and they drank of TN
I cool water.
T. And this was on Friday the 18th.
4 The following persons composed -
party: Mr.. and Mrs. George Rem
and their children, Eddie, Pierce. In
e len, Frank, Paul. Sara and Ruth, MIR
e f. +. RentZ. Messrs. Jack and iii
: Rentz. Misses Martha Kate and Louis
n Rentz. DIR. and Mrs. +. Van Hood an
: Miss Marguerite Porter, Mr.. and Mr.
;. | X. K. Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. y. E. Nc
:. liver, baby. Frances and Miss Eett
I Wray McIver, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
lyn and Bobette Seligman. Mr. julie
Peyser, Mrs. Bernard Seligman. Car,
: Cohen. Mrs. w. T. Edwards. Mr.. CIaI
= ence Meffert. Mr.. Arthur Harris, Mr.
: T. r. Bridges and son. Leroy Bridge
= Mrs. T. II. Wallis. Misses Theo AN
( Gladys. Tom and Nell Wallis. Mr. an
:. Mrs. J. f. Johnson and baby. Sar;
r Misses Margaret Walters and Rlanch
/. Ausley. Mr.. Fred Magaw. vice pres
f dent of the New South Farm an
| Home Company. with Mrs. Macaw an
children. Helen Elizabeth and Richar
a Stevens Magaw. Mrs. d. W. Davi
Misses Elizabeth and Kit Davis. VI