The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 20, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 July 1987 — Page 70

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MID-CENTURY STILLNESS — A calm stillness lies over the waters of Lake Wawasee during a July day in 1940. This photo, taken from a plane above the north end of the lake, shows the Eli Lilly Estate in the center, while what is now Wawasee Golf Course rests in the right-hand corner.

Lake Wawasee is largest in Indiana

In what is perhaps the oldest aspect of Syracuse, yet remains the center of attention during the town’s sesquicentennial, is a large body of water called Lake Wawasee. It is, in fact, the largest natural lake in the state of Indiana. Undergoing a transformation

400 million years ago that would help provide Indiana’s largest natural lake, Lake Wawasee has witnessed everything from Indian tribes to Cub Scouts camping on its banks. Several hundred years ago, Wawasee, surrounded by dense forests and marshes, was seven

or eight feet deeper than at present, as proved by old beach formations and peat beds. Much of the marshland was then lake bottom. According to the book ‘Early Wawasee Days,” as the outlet was lowered by the scouring action of running water, the Lake contracted until, at the coming of the white man, it was six or seven feet lower than at present. A dam at Syracuse was built in 1834 that raised the water to about its present level. Syracuse Lake and Boner Lake, to the north, and Papakeechie Lake to the south, have provided the area with a multitude of summer and winter activity for several decades. BPW marks 50 years The Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s Club was organized May 25, 1937. Charter members were Betty Clark, Ann Clayton, Evelyn Grieger, Bernice Howard, Nell Laughlin, Mayme Long, Phyllis Mock, Margaret Nichols, and Helen Snobarger. Long also served as the club’s first president. While 1987 marks the 150th birthday for Syracuse, it also marks the 50th anniversary of the BPW club. The magnolia serves as the club flower, while red and white denote club colors. The motto remains, “Not on the Heights, But Climbing.’’ • Many projects have been undertaken during the club’s many years, with a source of revenue coming from such functions as: bridge games, carnival booths, talent shows and “Civic” night, “Showboat,” recipe books, bake sales, flea markets, ice cream socials, and chicken barbecues. Donations have been given to the Old County Home, Syracuse Drum Corps, Syracuse City Park, Cub Scouts, Campfire Girls, Riley Hospital, Water Safety Program, Safety Patrol, Scout Cabin, Cardinal Center, “Sounds of Hope,” Mental Health, Red Cross Bloodmobile, Nursing Association, Syracuse Public Library, trees to the cemetery, Syracuse Development Corporation, Goshen Hospital, Syracuse Fire Department, and Emergency Medical Service. Since 1982, a scholarship has been given to a Wawasee High School senior who plans to further his/her education. For several years, the club participated in the “Flotilla Parade” and won second place and the Earl Money Memorial Award in 1975. There are currently 33 members who agree that as long as there are social and civic needs in the Syracuse community, the club will be there with a “Heining Hand.”