The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-08
PRETTY PICNIC AT PINE

was a gay day at the pretty little .
country place Of pine. The occasion I
was a picnic given under the auspices (,
of the Farmers Protective Associa- |
ton.
The place selected for the picnic |
was the beautiful grounds adjacent
to the home Of Rev W. l.. Martin, |
where the grand Old water oaks and
the stately live oaks mix their foliage
with the pine and cabbage palmetto
and form thick shelter from the
sunshine and brightness of the day,
leaving the grounds cool and pleas
ant and soft and shady.
Scarcely before the big red sun
had raised his head above the thick
cluster of forest trees to the east
ward, the picnickers had begun to
arrive. Mr.. G. w. Dale, one of Fort
McCoy's best farmers, was on the
grounds early with ice, sugar and
lemons, and a half barrel of delic-
ious lemonade was soon ready for
use-and being put to most neces-
sary use also. The worthy president
/ OF the association, Mr.. John Melin,
Of Fort Mccoy, besides bringing his
| estimable wife and beautiful daugh-
/ ter and a full dinner pail, finished
up the load with some very fine spe-
cimens of watermelons-a new var
iety, by the way, and of his own pro-
duction Mrs. Dale and her daugh-
ter were also with the Dale party,
and did great deal for the enjoy
ment of the pleasure seekers.
Lony Hall and some of his boys
from toward Sparr donated num-
Der of cantaloupes which were en-
| joyed immensely.
| 1t is impossible for the writer to
name all present or to mention all
the extra donations of little things
; that completed a most enjoyable
feast. A table was arranged under
the far-reaching limbs of the gnarled
I old oaks and when the many dinner
baskets had been emptied and ar
ttstically arranged by the trained
feminine hands, it was a most beau
tiful sight to behold.
i What feast!
II No evidence of a panic here. Nc
signs of a recent drouth A magnif.
cent expression of plenty! Before
the dinner was finished, however
the picnickers were interrupted BY
| a sudden shower of rain. The at
tempt was taken more seriously thar
was necessary and the men folks
hurried to move the tables in old
fashioned hand-stick style to an one1
lIporch nearby, but by the time tn,
tables were under the shed the rail-
had ceased. The tables were thel
removed to the yard where tn
bountiful repast was finished
II Mrs. Jimmie Hall, of Pine, Ger
lltomatoes. They were beauties, an
the credit should go to Mrs. Hall
| lbecause Mr.. Hall denies the charg
of being a farmer.
prize by the ladies for the best pre-
serves. He made them himself.
H Mr.. G.. H. Whitford, of Pine, tn
lIyoungest old man in Florida, anon
other things, brought large, lon
cable along and erected a splendi
swing, which added greatly to tn
enjoyment of the young people.
II Messrs Monroe and Sutton, VIII
have large watermelon field a
Fort Mccoy, sent an appreciate
treat to the picnickers in the forr
| of wagon load of fine melons. TIL
w venerable Mr.. Henderson, one @
Pines splendid farmers, kindl
brought the melons over from tn
Fort.
All in all, it was an ideal picnic
and everybody present expresse
themselves as being highly deighte
with the pleasures of the day.
Some of the old citizens of Pine
who, it seems, would have been e:
pecially interested in an occasion {
J this kind at their own home, wer
attracted to other places where, n
doubt, the pleasures of the day fe
far short of the Pine occasion Tn
is especially regretted by the visitor
to Pine to this picnic, as they expec
ed to see most of the people of til
community present. Eyerybod
brought we'll filed baskets and thel
was plenty of dinner and much |
spare.
The writer, who is a dyed in II
wool Southerner, wishes to pay
just tribute to the northern poop
Of this community and of Fort VI
Coy. Those of our northern FRIEND
who have and are taking an actiV