The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-05-31
LAKE WEIR YACHT CLUB CELE.
BRATiON

| III Wdlu Will great pressure W Iuc
| formal opening of the Lake Weir
Yacht Club at East Lake Weir, and
the most pleasant expectations of all
were realized, except that the crowd
going down on the train was not
but the crowd was swelled by all the
people residing on the shores of beau
tiful Lake Weir, and twenty-six auto
mobiles, crowded with Ocala folks
went down during the afternoon and
evening, so altogether the crowd was
estimated to be between two hun
dred and fifty and three hundred peo-
pie.
| Lake Weir sparkled like a diamond
in the sunshine Friday as the crowd
arrived from Ocala, the blue and
green tints of the water dimpling its
prettiest to greet the visitors. The
exquisite beauty of the lake was a
lovely setting for the pretty club
house that has just been completed.
The keys" of the club house and
lake were turned over to the visitors
by Vice Commodore DR.. W. H. Henry,
who was master of ceremonies of this
splendid event in the absence of
Commodore Goodwin, who was oblig-
ed to return to Chicago before the
completion of the club house. The
genial commodore was greatly miss
ed, but the vice commodore left moth
ing undone in making everybody feel
welcome.
As the crowd ailghted from the
| train the scene was indeed a pretty
one. On one side of the track the
long tables were laid for supper, and
the yacht club colors, orange and
black, fluttered coyly in the dainty
breezes, and the red, white and blue
colors of our flag also proudly floated
over all, and strings of Japanese lam
terms, and pretty girls, charming ma
irons and polite and courteous gen.
/ SACluCh OOdnlCO d WOlIOllt0 ~ dill.
! AS soon as the train pulled out, the
pretty club house was Immediately
the cynosure of all eyes, and every
body Immediately flocked to it and
spent short while viewing the pretty
building IL is painted a dark green,
relieved with white trim, and the
building nils a long-felt want in the
social life of the lake. The club house
consists of a large-sized ball room,
with the orchestra stand overhead,
and fianked on one side by the ladies'
dressing room and a comfortable
kitchen, and on the other side by a
billiard room and the gentlemen's
dressing room The building faces
the lake and has a splendid broad We
randa, that will prove a delight to
the members. Extending from the
veranda out into the lake is a long
dock. The club is comfortably fur
nished with rustic chairs, benches, Ia
bles, ETC., and for the opening was
most deliberately decorated with L..
w. Y. C. pennants, flags, bunting and
yellow flowers.
The reception committee was COM
posed of Mrs. H. w. Henry, chair
man; H. w. Henry, E. j. Lyle, J. l..
Carney, ]. G. Lege. Mrs. F. E. Has
kell. Mrs. d. S. Woodrow, Mrs. A. H.
Foss, Mrs. j. G. Lege, Mrs. 2. C.
Chabliss, Mrs. George MacKay, Mrs.
H. Camp, Mrs. d. w. Davis, Mrs. d.
q. McIver, Mrs. L. r. Chazal, Mrs. C.
/ E. Conner, Mrs. c. s. Cullen, Mrs. R.
r. Carroll and Mrs. C. H. Lloyd.
4 Shortly after the train arrived
many enjoyed bath and swim in the
calm and limpid waters OF the lake,
and boat rides were INDUCED in dur.
ing the afternoon and evening, a mum.
Der Of launches being at the disposal