The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

THE OCALA COUNTRY CLUB FOR
MALLY OPENED AT A LARGE
TEA GIVEN BY MISS
STOTESBURY

Stotesbury entertained several hun
dred at a lovely tea from three to
six o'clock. The club house is beau
tiful beyond description and the
whole city is immensely proud of pos
sessing so magnificent club. The
lower floor and basement are of brick
and the upper story is of shingles
and the arrangements of the club
house are perfect. The immense
brick ire places are especially at
tractive feature of the club and the
furnishings throughout are in mission
and are as artistic and beautiful as
the good taste and skill of its owners
could devise. At every window are
dainty curtains and the ornaments
and decorative features in every room
are in thorough keeping with the style
of the club house. In the club house
proper are the reception room and
dance hall with a reading and smoak-
ing room at one end and charming
little tea room at the other. The i'm
mense verandas around the building
are magnificent and the view in every
direction of the gorgeous oaks, the
rolling land and the beautiful farm
beyond are superb. The golf links
are without exception the most
beautiful in Florida and now that we
have so handsome club house it
will prove still more of an attraction
for Ocala
The basement Of the club is di-
vided into a large dining room and
kitchen and on one side are the
lockers for the women and on the
other the lockers for the men with
wash rooms, shower baths, ETC. Moth
ing for the comfort and convenience
Of the club members has been over
looked. In fact there is nothing that
could be added to the beauty and at
tractiveness of the Ocala Country
Club.
Miss Stotesbury received her guests
in the large reception room and re-
ceiving with her were Mrs. H. A.
Ford, Mrs. L. R. Chazal and Mrs.
George K. Robinson
Miss Meta Jewett, Miss Alice
Bullock, Miss Esther Weathers, Mrs.
D. S. Woodrow and Mrs Charles H.
Lloyd assisted Miss Stotesbury in
entertaining the guests up stairs and
in the dining room Miss Florence
Bettman, Mrs. Violet Powers, Misses
Hope Robinson, Gladys Drake and
Nettie and Nina Camp. The tea
tables We're very prettily arranged
centerpieces on each table being pink
carnations. Mrs. Ralph Birdsey, Mrs.
Frank Drake and Miss Sarah Nc
Creepy poured the tea and the time
spent in the dining room chatting
over the tea cups was exceedingly
pleasant and enjoyable. The entire
clubhouse from the kitchen up was
thrown open to the inspection of the
guests and everything was spotless
and in perfect order.
On the wide veranda were tables
for cards and other games were ar
ranged for those who desired to
amuse themselves with these pleasant
diversions and on the grounds were
quoits, this game proving quite popu-
lar. Several of the club members
enjoyed a game of golf and many of
the visitors strolled about the links
enjoying the beauties of naure. The
weather was as near perfect as pos
sible and everything seemed to con-
spire together for the success and
pleasure of the opening of the club
house.
Miss Stotesbury entertained her
guests very delightfully."- and her tea
will certainly be remembered with
the greatest pleasure.
Judge D. S. Williams was present
and was busy showing blue prints of
the golf links when they were first
purchased something over twelve
years ago, and pictures of the old
log club house which has been super
coded by so handsome structure.
He also had list of the original mem
bers of the club of which he himself
was one. Another one of the charter
members of the Ocala club was Mr..
Frank B. kellogg, now of st. Paul,
Minnesota, and one of the most prom
inent lawyers in the country.
1t was very much regretted that
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Camp were
unable to attend the opening of the
club and they were very greatly miss
ed but were in the minds of all pres
ent. Ocala owes Mr.. Camp big debt
of gratitude for making possible this
lovely Country Club and the great in
terest that he has shown in the golf
links not only for his own pleasure
but for the interest and pleasure of
tho wba1o oanuuuitv