The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-06
PATRIOTIC PICNIC
At C0OTfR POND
A Perfect Day, Big Attendance and
Everybody Present Highly
Appreciative

AFEA O~@~~'S
If such a thing were possible as
having a day made to order, those in
charge of the Cooter Pond picnic
could not have thought of more per-
feet one than the weather man hand
ed them on the occasion of their
fourth of July celebration.
Though the program stated that
the festivities would not begin until
10:3O, people began to arrive hours
before that time. and when Mr.. w. o.
Brewer officially announced that the
"doings were on" there was upward
of eight hundred people on the pic
mic grounds.
While the program previously an
nounced was not carried out to the
letter, it was a most interesting one,
and held the immense crowd 1T at
tention all the time.
Everybody sung America"
After the invocation by Rev. Guy
of Williston. class Of boys and
girls from the Romeo public school
sang Long Boy Goes to War;" which
received great deal of applause.
Miss Kate May Mckenzie was pianist
and the singers were Roberta McKen-
zie, Thelma Noble, Virgie Parson,
Orville Noble, Joe Parson and Rich
ard Mckenzie.
A toast to Woodrow Wilson was
delivered by Mr.. j. C. Sales, editor Of
the Bronson Times-Democrat.
The Ocala quaret composed of Mrs.
R. G. Blake, Miss Irma Blake and
Messrs. ]. ]. and Albert Gerig. rem
dered several patriotic selections.
The Gerig brothers at intervals dur
ing the day amused the crowd with
popular, patriotic and comic songs.
Mr.. Geo. w. Scofeld, state lecturer
of the Modern Woodmen of America,
delivered splendid address on the
many virtues of this excellent order,
under whose auspices the picnic was
held. Mr.. Scofield handled his SUBJ
ject, as he always does, in such way
as to leave no doubt as to his SINGER
ity, and it was highly appreciated by
not only the members of the craft,
but all his hearers.
After another musical number,
Rev. Smith Hardin. pastor of the
Ocala Methodist church, addressed
the audience as representative Of
the Red Cross. He cited many in
stances where this great society is
showing to the world that it is by far
the largest and most useful organiza-
tion in the world of its kind today.
At 1890 the master of ceremonies
announced that dinner would be serv-
ed by the ladies, and he invited every
one present to make themselves at
home. He told an amusing story Of
a program not being "full," but in
formed all that this was an occasion
when everybody's program" could be
"filled."
There's no use in trying to tell Of
the dinner, except to say that there
never was a most complete one.
Among the neighbors and families
who contributed to make this feast
such a grand success with dozens Of
names the Star representative did
not secure) were: w. O. Brewer, J..
T. Hutchins. T. E. Hutchins, w. J..
Folks, j. B. McGehee, M. ]. w. Dean,
Mrs. M. A. Mobiles, Mrs. Sue Parsons,
Mrs. Emily Priest, r. n. Tison, Gabe
Priest, Ernest Clark, G. C. Priest, j.
Barnett George, E. F. Mitchell. F. Fl.
Goodwin, Joe Priest, Lawton Priest,
Will Aldrich, Mrs. D. H. Mcmillan,
w. R. Powell, B. C. Withers, Mrs. w.
j. Groves, w. j. FAINT, Thomas Miles,
Ebert Mills. Mrs. w. A. Bunnells,
Ben R. Bitch, G. Hammond, DR.. s. H.
Bitch, John George. C. Carter, C. A.
Weathers, ]. F. Parker, N. n. Lanier,
CIV. Wilmington, n. F. Sheffield,
A. M. Smith, j. X. Scott, N. C. Land
rum, G. A. Morton and o. F. Hester.
After dinner Mr.. Van c. Swearin-
gen, attorney general and promi-