The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-13
YACHT CLUB ELECTION

The annual election Of the Lake
Weir Yacht Club at the club house. |
Eastlake, Feb. H. was well attended. |
The report Of the treasurer. ]. w.
Chapman, E,astlake, showed a little
more than $500 received and expended
during the year, with small cash
, balance.
An initiation fee Of 81 was provided,
| in addition to the annual membership
fee of So to boat owners and 81 to
those who do not own boats. house
committee was added to the list Of Of
fcers which will have charge of the
/ club property. Dues were made paya-
| BILE Feb. Is and all memberships ex-
pire March Is unless dues are paid by
that date.
| The rules for the government of the
| club house were amended in several
particulars, in the light of the exper-
fence of the past summer. Rental fees
/ for the club house must hereafter ac
company application for its use. The
chairman of the house committee has
charge of the rental of the building.
| A year ago the commodore announc-
ed that he would not accept that Of
fee again. He informed the club that
he was neither rich nor retired, but an
active working man who came to Flor
ida in the winter to rest, and that his
efforts in behalf of the club the past
three years had largely defeated the
object of his coming. He stated that
| long continued one-man rule was not
good either for the man or an organi-
zation, as it made the man apt to be
arbitrary and it made the organization
content to allow the man to do too
much of the work.
| t. ia
that Mr. Goodwin should continue in
office. and it's chairman, w. H. Bick-
ley, made forceful and eloquent plea,
seconded by several members of the
club, as no one was willing to accept
the office. Mr.. Goodwin again ex-
pressed his deep appreciation of the
loyal support rendered him by the club
members, but declined positively to ac-
cept the office of commodore, although
promising to remain at the head of the
Lake Weir Club Association, the in
corporation which built the club house,
until all it's financial obligations are
met
DR.. Henry. the vice commodore
finally agreed to accept the office OF
commodore if Mr.. Goodwin would be-
come vice commodore, and the two Of
fees were thus filled. other officers
chosen are: Secretary, H. T. Connard
Weirsdale; treasurer j. w. Chapman
; EastIake; additional directors, W. H
Buckley, Edward Camp, J. l.. Carney
and E. J. Lyle; house committee, s. R
Hall, Eastlake, chairman, N. D. De-
Lane, Eastlake, H w. Henry, Jr., Ok
lawaha.
brief meeting of the Lake Weir
Club Association was held at which
President Goodwin announced the
plans for financing the Indebtedness OF
the club. The contractors have taken
a mortgage for the balance due them
which will stand at less than $1,000
when the subscriptions to the build
| ing fund are all collected Two paid
: entertainments for the benefit of the
building fund are on the club caIen-
dar, and a grand Easter bazaar or
: March 25th.
The recently elected members of the
} club are: r. S. Hall and D. T. Jeffcoat
of Ocala; E. L. Blair, D. H. Kirkland
/ F. W. Brooks, c. w. Crum and Miss
: Louise Volkman of Ok1awaha; Mar.
shall Wilson, G. w. Schmidt, r. Les
} Lyle, Miss Emma van zandt and Miss
Frances Arnold, of Weirsdale; R. B
Crawford and Mrs. A l. Carpenter OF
Eastlake, and w. R. HaiLes of Belle
view.