The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-03
Lake Colony
Dwindles as
Frost Comes
Remaining Cottagers at
Maxinkuckee Vary
Activities.
BY BETTY CONDER
Times Special Writer

| Times Special writer
LAKE MAXINKUCKEE, Nov. s.
Very few cottagers are at Maxim
kuckee after the cold snap and snow
furries this week Mrs. w. E. Shea
is preparing to leave Monday for
Indianapolis after being at the lake
for several months. For the last
few years Mrs. Shea has made it a
point to be at the cottage on Moth
er's day iii May.
Mrs. j. H. Belden, cousin of Mrs.
Paul H. KrauSS Jr., has gone to her
home in St. Louis. The Beldens
planned to attend the Army Illinois
football game this weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. SevernS
were weekend guests of the w. E.
Sheas. Mrs. Severns recently re-
turned from French River, Canada,
where she visits every year. The
Severns were surprised to see flow
ers still vivid in color. The fall gar
den of Mrs. Henry B. Haywood is
beautiful with its colorful chrysan-
themums, asters and marigoldS, set
among the rustic arbors and fences
of the estate.
Duck Hunting Starts
From Thursday until Sunday, COT
tagers early in the morning are
awakened by shots of hunters guns.
Each Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day are hunting days at Maxim
kuckee. Duck blinds are scattered
over the water to camouf1age the
hunter from his prey. Ed Homer,
nephew of Homer Rogers, spends
many week-ends at Culver and en-
joys hunting ducks.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Heller are
among the few cottagers remaining
at the lake. They moved into their
new cottage recently. The Herbert
Vests occupied it all summer while
the Hellers lived in the small guest
cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sloane Kittle
were at MaXinkuckee over the week.
end at their home, Fair Winds, with
Mrs. Rena Kittle and Miss Flor
ence Kittle. Mr.. and Mrs. B. E.
Lapenta motored with the Kittles
to Culver for the weekend.
Come From Chicago
The Frederic Won Ammons, Chi
cago, will be at the lake this week.
end to visit Mrs. Won Ammon's
mother, Mrs. W. E. Shea. Harrie
Shea, Jerry Hodge and George Sny-
der also will visit at the Shea home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Behmer have
been spending some week-ends at
their cottage on the west shore. Eu-
gene and Richard Behmers, their
sons, enjoy hunting and fishing dur
ing this season of the year.
The Homer Rogers cottage is be-
ing redecorated and painted for the
winter. The upstairs bedrooms are
being painted in soft rainbow colors
with matching flowers trimming the
borders. Mrs. Rogers was to come
this weekend tC give the finishing
touches.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Osborn, who
spend the summers and fall at their
home on Long Point, have moved
to Culver for the winter.
Major Sartipi and his aid, Lieu
tenant Yorgui of the Persian army,
visited General and Mrs. L. R.
Gignilliat Friday for luncheon. A
special dress parade was given for
the visitors by the cadets of the
C,JI1Vor. NTi1itoT,u aOo Ioy,ou
Much repair work is being done
this fall by the cottagers. Some are
painting. Others are making rock
gardens. Still others are wedding
out the dead timber which is sawed
up for f1rewood such as that at
the F. w. Dunn and E. G. Bennett
cottages. The Herbert Vests new
home, now under construction, is ex-
pected to be under cover by Thanks
giving as they planned.
Returns to City
Mrs. Elizabeth Marmon, who
usually stays at her summer home
at Maxinkuckee until Thanksgiving,
went to her home in Indianapolis
Thursday. Towns people as well as
cottagers enjoy the many books
Mrs. Marmon has donated to the
Culver Carnegie library.
Norman A. Perry Jr. is at Maxim
kuckee at his parents home for
several months. He will spend his
time here and in Chicago writing
for a syndicate. He was in the west
all summer, mainly in Texas and
Me. ico, but this is but one of the
many jaunts he has taken, as he has
visited practically every state in the
Union and foreign countries. He
intends to write of his travels.
Norma Virginia Gender, Richard
S Gender and Harrison Snyder
motored to Maxinkuckee and were
guests OF Mrs. G. P. Gender over the
weekend.
Mrs. Eleanor Hord is still at the
lake. Others also here from Terre
Haute are Mrs. j. L. Crawford and
Mrs. James Cooper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Crawford we're guests of
Mrs. Crawford over the weekend.