Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-01-26
VIRGINIA CLUB
IN sunny SOUTH
Tazewell People Constitute
Majority of Social Organ
ization.
Tavares, Florida, Jan. 20, 1912.

Tavares, Florida, Jan. 20, 1912
Mr.. Editor:
Wife and / have just been out in.
specting our garden. We ate some
radisbes that were planted on Christ.
mas day. They will be good size in
another week. The recent cold spell
brought US two frosts, but none OF
our garden truck was hurt, except
about dozen bean vines. The wea-
ther is as lovely as June and every
one is happy.
Mr.. George Ward and wife. of
Tazewell, arrived last night to visit
their daughter, Miss Irene, who is
sick. Glad to say they found her bet
ter
Right here l have been asked to
stop this letter and count and meas
ure the fish which have just been
brought into the kitchen by James
M. Beavers and John /. Crockett, VIII O
compose the committee on fishing. BY
actual count there were fifteen fine
ones, the largest of which measured
twenty one inches in lentgh, all eau
ght this morning. Mr.. George Ward
was initiated by the committee into
the mysteries of fishing in Florida. 1t
was rather exciting experience for
him, but he liked it.
We had great celebration of Lees
birthday yesterday at the courthouse,
consisting of speeches, songs, read
ings, etc. OF course, / had to make
some feeble remarks. After the exer-
cises in the courthouse were complet-
ed about two hundred people repaired
to a grove where II long table groaned
under a sumptuous dinner, such as
these Florida folks know how to pre-
pare. q shoats barbecued constituted
the meat portion of the dinner. Every
one OF our newcomers pronounced this
the greatest feast ever. 1t was moth
ing out of the usual order with those
of us who have been here before.
The second annual meeting OF the
Virginia Club was held on the 18th.
inst Mrs. Bowen, of Virginia, was
elected President; Mrs. Wallace, of
Kentucky, LIST. Vice-President; Mrs.
Brewster, of West Virginia, End.
Vice-President; Mrs. Clark, of Ohio,
Secretary; Miss Rose Ward, of Virgil
MIA. Corresponding Secretary; Mrs.
Beavers, Mrs. Harman, Miss Rachel
Bowen, Miss Mary Ward and Miss
Irene Ward, Hostesses; Mrs. Grear,
Superintendent of Annex. The follow
ing committees were appointed by the
President: Commissary-Brewster,
Henkle and Earles; Game and Fish
Beavers and Crockett; Boats and
Boating-Harman. "Unce Fuller"
was asked to investigate the COM
plant that the fish committee had
been selling fish on the open market
and pocketing the money instead of
turning them over to the cook as was
their duty; and report the truth of
the matter to the next meeting.
Answering the inquiry as to what
is the business of the Virginia Club,
it was stated to be Cooperative
housekeeping" The motto of the
Club is: living high at low cost;
the greatest pleasure with the least
effort. p" There are now twenty seven
people in the Club House and annex,
representing Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.
On the 18th. inst. eighteen of us
took an outing on lakes Dora and
Beauclaire in a. gasoline launch and
trailer, which is row boat towed
by a motor boat. Jim Beavers got
several shots at wild ducks, but mas
s ch az he had never been accustom-
ed to shooting Except on small rivers
and little ponds he persisted in shoot
ing too low. However, he got his
bearings the last two shots and sue
ceeded in bringing down two ducks.
On this trip we went disance of
twenty miles at cost of eighteen
cents, each. I only mention, this to
show oneway in which genial com
pany of people can obtain the great
est amount of pleasure at the least
cost.
Much of our time is spent on the
water Some of the members of our
party expect to be expert fishermen
before leaving Florida. / must not
omitto tell that our little grand.
daughter. Thelma Harman, 9 years
old, caught nice bass which measur
ed fourteen inches in length. Sh,
was SO excited she could not get i
into the boat without assistance.
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