The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-03
LAKE VIEW is OPEN.
Members Have 2 Lot Fun With Judge
Ferry'S Boa

Last Thursday the new at
| Lakeview was officially opened to Its
members, and last Thursday was turn
| ed over to the Topeka. MS
| their opening day, and about 30 MEM
bers went down on the morning train
and enjoyed a most pleasant outing.
| Thursday the Lawrence Will
have their opening day, and on next
! Saturday and Sunday the Kansas City
| members will have their opening days.
Many new lighthouses are being built
as we'll as new cottages being erected.
One of the events of Topeka Day was
the launching of a new steel battleShip
recently purchased by Judge L. 5. Fer
ry, which was witnessed by a large
audience and thoroughly enjoyed. 1t
was carefully carried down to the dock
by George A. Clark and H. L. Shirer,
and launched on the bosom of Baldwin
Bay. 1t was Intended to have the boat
cbristened, but it developed at the last
Moment that there was some trouble
in the Ferry family regarding the name
of the boat, and this was
postponed until next Sunday at 10
O'Clock a.. M, and a committee COM
posed of j. S. Dean, Morton Albaugh
and Judge Hazen appointed to take
charge of the ceremony of christening
the boat
After the boat was placed on the
water, it rested at anchor for some
time, trying to get someone to venture
out in it, and finally Mr.. Deans son,
who is an excellent swimmer, was in
duced to take a seat in it, and after lie
proved hat it would still float, addi-
tional weight was added, and before
the day was over, several of the men
had sat in it. The boat was designed
by Commodore J. A. Cole, who for
many years previous to his retirement
from active service was one of Cape
Gods famous mariners, and an expert
on boat construction.
The boat is a magnificent steel one,
of the twin oar propeller type, painted
a water green on the outside and a
skyblue on the inside. 1t is reinforced
with ribs for it's different water COM
partments. None of these large events
are pulled off without some accident.
and this was no exception to the rule,
as it was discovered just before the
boat was launched that someone had
stepped on the boat, and busted one
of it's Stats. Commodore Cole quickly
repaired the same though, with the as
sistance of a tack-hammer, and the
boat was as good as new. Some of
the members went in bathing yester-
day but report the water a little cold
yet.
A large delegation of Topeka people
will go down for the christening next
Sunday.
Mr.. Robert Pierce has lac his cottage
raised up and a new put
under it. Mr.. A. M. Mills is just hav-
ing his beautiful new cottage finished
UP and is moving in. J. B. Whelen has
just finished painting his new cottage.
Messrs. Means, Lewis, Esterly, Manley
have contracted for a new 12-inch
screened in porch to be put on their
lob. Mr.. of Lawrence has
contracted for a new cottage, and five
ether cottages are already contracted
for. Mr.. Newmark of Lawrence is
building a boathouse and Mr.. Whelan
and Mr.. Manley nave each contracted
for new lighthouses to be built this
coming week, as well as Frank Forbes,
who has a his boathouse entirely re-
modelled. A large force of men. have
been shaving. raking and rolling the
oroquet grounds, and they will be ready
for use this week.
One of the pleasant incidents of To-
peka day was the fact that a number
of Lawrence members came out with
their automobiles and met the morning
train, and they had sufficient automo-
biles there to take everyone of the To-
peka visitors over to the clubhouse,
INC returned in the evening to take
them back to the train tO coma bopoa