National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-06
THE NEW CAMP-MEETTNG.
A VISIT TO THE GROUNDS YESTERDAY

Interesting Descriptions OF the PIace-Tbe
Work Prosressiss Rapidiy-sites for
Tents selected = Inspection sf The
Grounds BY the Comssitsee-The Me-
mereus Accommodations for Walters.
As announced in the REPUBLICAN, Of the 9th
instant, the committee on grounds appointed BY
the executive committee OF the Camp-Meetlns
Association made q trip to the new grounds
near Galthersburg, Nd, yesterday, for the pur-
pose Of supervising the anal arrangements and
completion Of tho work Of hitting up the grounds
In proper condition for use on the coming 18th
instant by the Methodists Of the District OF Co
iuInbia and state Of Maryland. The committee,
consisting OF Richard wiiett, W. II. Woodward,
John I. Mitchell, E. +. Simpson, John Wade
and Thomas p. Morgan, was accompanied by
large number OF delegates aud several OF the
clergymen from the various stations connected
with this denomination, whose purpose 1t was
to definitely locate the tent sites Of their re-
spectivc charges In tho ground allotted By the
committee TO them. The entire party, including
q reporter OF the REPUBLICAN, left the city by
the I:os q; m. train, and arrived upon the ground
about O'Clock.
day, and soon coats and lunches were safely de-
| pOeited while the special and local committees
| could DO seen forming nt limitations Of "busy
TIL The location Of individual tents was speedily
| settled, and diagrams OF the same made by each
| local delegate. some changes In the running OF
avenues and entrances 10 the camp centre were
agreed upon.
The entire grove owned by the camp associa-
ton covers some two hundred acrcs q white OAK
| whose ample foliage the sun only peeps at in-
| tervais during the day, as u coming 10 convey
bright ss' S an n psy 90
| About twenty-five Of these acres, situated near
| the centre Of the entire grove, and selected for
their especial Inducements o. dense shade, ex-
cellent drainage, and proximity to the water
| supply, have been devoted to the purposes OF
| the ciinp-tneeting proper.
Forty labOrcrs from the surrounding country
have been busily engaged for three weeks past
| In grgbblng out old roots, pulling up huckeberry
| and Nher underground, and clearing out all
| stones, dead limbs aud Other obstructions from
| these twenty-five acres, aud similarly cleansing
q broad walk from the camp to the railroad sta.
ton. THIS labor, guided by the energy and skill
Of the gentlemen named as comprising the com.
mittee on grounds, has entirely renovated the
appearance Of the woods, and made II appear
like some elegant amphitneatre which nature and
art have united TO render inviting.
| The CAMr-GROUSDs.
| Arriving at the camp-grounds we found the
frame work Of about two hundred tents already
erected forming two squares, one In the rear OF
the other, and separated BY spacious avenues,
which, IN their various sections, are named after
| the Methodist stations OF this city.
The space embraced within the inner square IA
called
''TuE rLAzA,"
and Is 900 by LIS feet. Upon IL thirty tents front
seven on The west side, In the centre OF which
inists.cte,i IN tas centrc nv an avenue Of en-.
,rsncs. sey.n on tbc east win nreachinp stand
In the centre, from which the tents In the rear
an,,h p,no no,j,,a ppnc nning ,noaiIng.ient n,
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20 the inner square at the southwest corner, an
" hoeu W tm.n,y-two .ouss, oiesen VI Why ~,
nrnncn,a. av whicS rnns e nnp,n mi son,b VI"
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imnenlhsy opPosie, mes,iey aeuue, Iuii, y y
liza e ,i, n, NV, Nv in,nn o,
six saw west WE'VE ''"'' '''"' ''A ''"s 'a'' "''
Met,Spoii.an avenue en,ers tne siounus , =
nc n co,net OF , .ne 'nneu sgu aa
Irontsd upon ny seven tents naying an east"af'
hnu NV having nWcstwaru outlovN. ., -
Dunoatson avsnue spproaSues ,ae ria W.
from tne nortneast a. rignt ANGLES WIN Mchen ,
uiee, anu mas auout nleen Nu,s honti'b uPo'
.tom tne nVltn tnu souta slues. Al.
AZ 'ne sou.heast coInet Two avenues cnse, ,n
camp Nv ngnt hnsles Win eacn o'he.' one hrVn
, tae o.el Iva tue es ssS, ,ns ,, ~
.e ss " oue o. tne ,Wo uining oouits,
wn.Sn - enseu ~ rIhnh Mnnen, wy p'up.io.o
W ne popu,ar uInihn Saloon sitMateu on steea
opposlte MasohIc Iempie. LUIS court " 10
, ieet iong ny % Ieet wlue, am ls oullt OF unoe
" lne IouRn, win pitcnea roni Auu siaes ~
/, closeu ABOUT sh Ieet up from tne R,ounu. In
ieuhnueI $50 Iemain open IoI Nenuihion An'
nsn', put VIII DC PROVIDED Win hWinBinR shul
.eTs, 70 ioIn pto,ecuph ~ Ease ~ IAin. Ine W
I teiioi rs ptovlueu WIN IorIy stauonaty ,aoles
capaoe oi seatinR hoout slA persons eacn, an
IhnRen W equal numDeIs on eltner sue VI
ihhiu use lntefsecunS tue ehtire haioon. -
8 storehouses anI htcnens Ale conveniently ~
: tangya III inneuiats psoAy 70 .n w, sa'oon
s1ostan,a, Is wen Us Paia ,a,, Oil Of hI
nas oeen plo'Incn iur w uennite Asreemen
) ne.Meen ne pIopllen' VI n .ne saoon anu "
oampineeunz c1nt's. Iue .asIe rs W
. supp,eu uauy VIII tssHn pIouuce Ir0m tne ad
Javent country. MI. Mnsen was on tne groun
{ .uring tns ehtiro my making arrangements 10
coIIhuy en i,., at.
D,asonay oPposite mus Haoon Is anotncf =
sliniihr aeslgn, Iehteu 70 MT. Q. BAKER, =
DanelspuTE nan mug Instant from lne cain
9 giounus lnis u 70 De OF tnc same uimensioh,
4 similarly built and leased under terms iientic.
8 WIN THOSE arranged with MI; Milken. Worl
0 men my, a,e ously ehgagca upon tns court, Out "
. not yet nearly completed Ms the one ueIcTlDct