The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 May 1986 — Page 38

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 28,1986

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Lakeside Park has storied history

By PAUL SIEGFRIED Staff Writer While the current Lakeside Park on Waubee Lake is a common recreation spot during the summer months, the park has a long and storied history. The earliest resident dates back to the Ice Age. In 1919, a workman at the lake found a mastadon tusk, which measured seven feet long and 14 inches in diameter The Indians were undoubtedly the first humans to inhabit the area, using the lake m much the way it is used today, for fishing, transportation and for recreation. Once the white man came into the area, and the town <rf Milford came about, the Waubee Lake area had other purposes. Around the early part of the century, according to Kenneth Haney, mud and marl was dredged from the

Sorosis Club served community since 1908

The Sorosis Cub was founded on Feb. 8, 1908, by “a number of ladies” who gathered together at the home of Mrs. William S. Felkner for “the purpose of organizing a club.” The purpose was to be literary, musical and social. Fifteen ladies were signed as charter members. The name Sorosis, meaning “sisterly,” was chosen over two other names suggested, Non pariel and Excelsior. At that time the membership was limited to 20 but in later years that was extended to 30. The club met every Monday night, excluding holidays and Holy Week, from September to the following May. The hostess always was in charge <rf the pro-

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lake and hauled to the cement factory in Syracuse, froti which the cement that was mad e would come concrete roadways, pavements, sidewalks, s: los and foundations for houses. 'Tie bottom of the lake made lif» easier for the people in the earb part of the century. Around 1919, gravel was hauled out of Waubee Lake to a rashing plant where the park now stands. The beach now there came from the washed sand. It filled several acresof the lake and got rid of the “okiswimmin’ hole.” After the gravel operation, the beach area was home for the Milford Ice Company, operated by Irvin Troup. Ice was he only means of refrigeration until the 19405. Ice was harvestec on the lake and stored in large ice houses. To keep the ice cold, it was covered in sawdust. From the January 25, 1922, issue of The Milford Ma i, some

gram and she had two jt three ladies who would give pails of the program to make it more interesting. Topics of study included foreign lands, their music, literature, politics, geographic make-up, the states of America, science, and religion. Tje ladies provided much of their own musical programs with piano solos, vocals, instrumentals, etc. The charter members were: Adda Brittsan, Bess Burris, Josephine Erick, Amelia Felkner, Hattie Groves, Clarissa Higbee, Mary Heithsmith, Mollie Hurd, Hazel Kleder, Ethel Malone, Olive Neff, Alice Peterson, Nerrie Rhorer, Rose Sparklin and Mary Scott.

perspective can be gained on the scope of the ice-harvesting operation. ‘The Milford Ice Company employees, who completed their ice harvest at Waubee Lake last Tuesday, stored 21,500 cakes of ice in their ice house on the north bank of the lake. Each layer of ice took 850 cakes and they put in some over 25 tiers. Estimating the weight of each cake at 150 pounds, they have about three million pounds of ice stored. It took about four and one-half days to fill the house. The community feels vary much elated to know they can have what ice they need during the coming season.* Now the park area is the main attraction of Milford residents when the temperatures rise during the hot, Indiana summers. The beach area is crowded much of the time, and swimmers as well as fisherman enjoy the pleasure of the lake.

The club flourished during the next 60 years. It was a member of the Indiana State Federation of Clubs and contributed to the many philanthropies of that federation. The ladies sold “Blind Goods” provided by the Indiana School for the Blind for many years. They contributed to the “Christmas Gifts for the Mental Health Organization” that was sponsored by the Columbian Reading Circle. During the early 1940 s the members voted to meet only twice a month. For many years the Sorosis Club and Columbians jointly entertained all girl graduates of Milford High School and their mothers at a Spring Senior Tea. This social custom ended with the demise of Milford High School. As more and more ladies began to wort outside the home, the Sorosis Chib voted to meet only once a month on the first Monday of each month and continued that schedule into 1986. In March of 1986, after 78 years as an active organization, the club voted to disband as a literary club but continue to meet twice a year, fall and siring, for dinner and a social time. The chose the name, “Sorosis Alumni Dinner Chib” as an appropriate title and plan to invite former members to join them for these special occasions.