The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-16
WELCOME VISITORS
Congressman Clark, Legislator Clark
and Number of Army Officers
Here Sunday

Ocala mad bunch OF pleasant visi-
tors Sunday in the persons of Con.
gresham Clark, his son, Frank Clark
Jr, representative elect from Alach-
ua to the legislature, and a number
| of army and navy officers. The latter
were Maj. VIM. c. HarlIee and Capt.
G X. Shuler, of the marine corps;
Capt. j. Al. Mack and Lieut.. C. H.
Chaplin, of the coast artillery and
Lieut.. John T. Clement, Of the infan-
| try. With them was Mr.. E. Y. Breese
|of Maj. Hairless staff.
The visitors were fine-looking and
agreeable set Of men, and Florida
claims two of them Maj. Harllee,
who is from Manatee county, and
Lieut.. Clement, who is practically a
Marion county boy, tho he studied in a
Virginia military school and is one
of the comparatively few army officers
who were appointed from West Point.
The visitors arrived at the Ocala
House about IL o'clock, coming over
from Gainesville in cars. They were
met by an informal committee con-
'sisting of Postmaster Rogers, Mayor
Robertson, Editor Harris, Messrs. r.
A. Burford, R. S. Hall, Walter Hood,
Thomas Sexton, w. A. Mcclure, w.
Austin Bennett, George EasterIing,
Star reporter and several others.
Messrs. Rogers, Robertson, Burford,
Hall, Hood and one or two more add
ed their autoes to the procession and
all went out to the springs.
Silver Springs was entirely new to
the military and naval men, and even
the congressman and his son had not
seen it's beauties as often as they
would have liked. They went out in
the glass-bottomed boat and had a
good look at the submarine glories,
and when they returned all declared
that it was prettiest sight of the sort
they ever saw. Army and navy Of
ficers are all travelled men, and their
testimony is worth having.
Returning to the city, the visitors
were entertained at the Ocala House.
They had what was called luncheon.
but it was really solid and elegant
dinner. The viands were set out fam
ily style and Manager Bennett in per-
son looked after the welfare of his
guests. Present at this very satisfy
ing occasion We're, besides the visitors,
Messrs. Rogers, Burford, Robertson,
Easterling and the Star man.
The visitors had had early break
fast and long ride, and they hearth
ly enjoyed their meal After the
luncheon, they lit their cigars and
went over to rest and talk and smoke
on Mayor Robertson's broad and hos
pitable front veranda. Later in the
afternoon, they returned to Gaines
vile.
The army and marine officers are
attending the great national rifle con-
test at Black Point. They came over
to Gainesville to visit Mr.. Clark, and
ne took the opportunity to show them
Silver Springs.
Some of the officers spoke very
highly of Black Point as one of the
best camps and rife ranges in the
United States. They also praised our
pretty little city and regretted that
their stay had to be so short. They
carried away pleasant memories.
which the Star hopes will draw them
this way again.
The visit was social one, and there
was no talk on politics and but little
Of public affairs. Congressman Clark
however, answered questions about
the Ocala and Silver Springs canal.
and also gave Postmaster Rogers
some information that will be well
come not only to the people east of
the Oklawaha river, but to Ocala
folks. 1t seems that Secretary Hous-
ton of the department of agriculture
has set aside a portion of the appro-
priation of the department for roads
thru the national forests. These roads
are not only for travel but for fire
guards. As most people know, there
is section of the national forest in
the country east of the OkIawaha,
and at Postmaster Rogers request
Mr.. Clark is going to try to have the
department cut roads thru it. They
will give the people of that section
much needed highways and aid 0cal-
ans in visiting Salt Springs and other
points in that interesting region.
Frank Clark Jr., a shrewd and
lever young man,-evidently following
N his fathers footsteps, highly COM
olimented the roads of Marion county.
He said he would much rather travel
from Evinston to.Ocala than over the
same distance on the brick roads of
Duyal. He says there is a movement
on foot to make a sub-road district in
western Alachua and bond for half
million dollars and If it succeeds Mar
ion people will find it much easier TO
visit Gainesville than now.
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