The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-19
ROTAR|ANS HAD A
NOTABLE RIDE

Spent Tuesday Afternoon Pleasantly
and Proftably Among the Groves
and Packing Houses of the Lake
Weir Section
There were fifteen cars in the
Ocala Rotary Clubs motorcade yes
terday to the orange groves and pack
ing houses of the Lake Weir section
0s Marion county. The cars whisked
away from Ocala shortly after noon.
Welcome showers came up as the
party got out on the Dixie Highway
south of the city and laid the dust.
The famous Carney grove of the
American Fruit Growers Inc, was
reached about one o'clock. Here lunch
was served under large live oaks, and
fine lunch it was, too. Rotarians
Louis Pillans, Ards W. German and
Walter PreeG, of the entertainment
committee of the club. served a
mean menu, aided and abetted on this
occasion by President Harry Borland,
who is the chief "Blue Goose" of the
American Fruit Growers in these
parts. Harry had his expert cooks
prepare chicken purlo and hot coffee
and what with the other "eats" that
the three servers of mean menus had
brought along it was feast that was
not even to be spoiled by a heavy
shower that swept over the thirsty
orange groves. The shower made it
necessary to take to shelter, but no
one kicked, for everyone was glad to
see the rain for the sake of the groves
The drought that has existed over
the state had curled the leaves of the
orange trees and affected the fruit
The heavy shower did not last long,
and after lunch the packing house OF
the Carney groves was visited. In
addition to the packing of the fruit
which is always interesting, the Car
ney packing house affo.G5 wonder
full view of Lake Weir From the
packing house the party enjoyed q
spin through the fruit la,len groves
The motorcade then proceeded to the
grove of the American Fruit Grow
ers Inc. at South Lake Weir. The
woods are full of wild flowers at this
season of the year and this made the
ride between groves more than attrac-
tive. From South Lake Weir the
motorcade wound its way thru the
grove at that point to the DAIMLER
grove and packing house on the south
bluffs of the lake; came into the
Dixie Highway again at Weirsdale
with its beautiful groves; passed the
famous groves at Stanton, and stop.
ped next at the packing house of the
Eastlake Investment Company al
Eastlake. The motorcade then whisk.
ed back home. The trip was greatly
enjoyed. There were many in the
party who had not visited the grove:
and packing houses of the Lake Wen
section, and who were wonderfully
surprised.
Among those who made the triI
were the following Rotarians, ladies
and children: David S. Woodrow
Frank Logan and Mrs. Logan anc
children, Robert S. Rogers and Mrs
Rogers, Louis Pillans and Mrs. Pill
lans, Harry Borland and Mrs. Bor
land, John Edwards and Mrs. Ed
wards, Will Gary and Mrs. Gary
Clelland johnson and Mrs. johnson
and little son, Ardis Waterman anC
Mrs. Waterman. Arthur Davies ant
Mrs. Davies, Charlie Simmons ant
Mrs. Simmons, Cecil Bryant and Mrs
Bryant and children, Albert Geris
and Mrs. Gerig, Roy OFT and Mrs
OFT, Parker Painter and his mother
Mrs. Painter. John Neighbour, Mrs
Neighbour and daughter, George Mac
Kay, Carl Ray and Mrs. Ray, Jak,
Gerig and Mrs. Gerig, Louis II. Cha
zal, and the following guests of indi
vidual Rotarians: Mrs. Percy Thig
pen, Mr.. Frank Harris Sr., Mr.. T. T
Munroe, Mrs. Hugh Henry, Rev. an,
Mrs. Creson, Mr. D. E. McIver. Mrs
L. M. Murray