Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-04
The Washington Grove Camp Meeting.
Especial Correspondence Of The Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE,
Near Gaithersburg, Montgomery county,
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[Special Correspondence Of The Stdr.l
WASHINGTON GROVE,
Near Gaithersburg, Montgomery county,
August 4th.
The great camp meeting for the Washing
ton district of the Baltimore Conference of
the NJ. f. church was 10 have commenced
this morning, but In consequence of the con-
unucd rain and the general dampness lit is not
probable that any public exercises will take
place until uo-mor. ow. After a careful look
over the ground, I find that the executive
committee OF the association have male a
number of
All the underground has been cut ont of
the woods. and post and rail fencing has
been erected. The wells have been deepenct,
and the Arrangement OF the camp chang0t
somewhat from last year. The preachers
stand IS now located Oh the west side OF the
plaza, and is highly ornamental piece OF
woTk- measuring y by 2i feet. IA front OF it
IS The plaza, IN which there aIe seats FOR
1900 people.
CAMP DIRECTORY.
From this plaza there radiate the avenues,
numbered from one to seven, and these di
vide the 'front.' into sections, known by let
tiers.
F.rd 4Arenue runs about southwest by
south, and Is occupied by tents for repre-
Sc jtativ6s of Wesley Chapel aud Foundry
McsSis. TpTpip. Thomas, Prather, Rawlings.
ThOmp on, Knott. Lime, ok. and Mrs. Flu
|ivt, of the lOTmer; and tIc Srs. HaZen,
Iiyon, William :, Epley aud Il. X ng, of the
latter.
s c.ioa L, between LIST and q avenues. is
O. cupied by the tents Of Me ,sr> LiuvIIIeand
Emrls. of Wesley: Morgan, OF Foundry: aud
Rev. Mr.. McLa.er, of Uniontown.
il the tents Of a. 4. Ieech. o. the R"gOF en-,
j. H. Red. Il. w. Clokev +. f. Simp on.
Hurst :, Il :, "; BATES, L; II. Ming, Mr. NJ.
Foundry, and Mrs y. Z. Johnson o! the
Presbyterian chu. ch.
On N.c,io2 q. fronting nearly southeast.
Rev. W. J. MckerEy. of Mount Zion church;
NJ. W w BuItette, of the Episcopal chr ch;
Mr. EweI. OF the Mount Vernon NJ. (.
Church Sn"t.; G.. T Woodward and Miss
Berry, of Georgetown, are located.
IH5Tf ACC2'H@ runs about northwest. and on
IL a.e Ire tents OF Rev. T. -. Valiant and w.
J. Ntcatley, o. The NJ T. chGrc and Me>sr'.
bowling. Deeoie Whalcn, +. Bates. Davis,
CIaig and JaCAsOl, OF Georgetown.
ECc't'a {. on the plaza, i occupi / by G. 0.
Hill, jr, OF G~1rL-tOwn; G.. w. MoOIey. OF
the county, and Rev. j. Ii. Dashel, of Nc
knndrec.
F.,z~h ArcnJ'c runs about due north, and ON
It ore tie tents o. MessrS. q. L. Langley.
Crawford, Baker, King, Il. Coltman. am. DR..
Merriam, OF the NckCDdree; Rev. II. Norris,
Rev. NJ. l.. Hawiey. MeSSrS. IlGahan a -
Middleton, and two ladies' tents, OF Waugh
Sctiioa D fills in the space from It'll n 5th
avenues. ard on 4 are the tents Of Mr.. J W.
Wade, OF ,McEsndrce, ana Rev. Mr.. Spoake,
the pres Ij'0T elder.
rim .1,csg1c runs northeast by norst. ard
ON I are tents for MeSsrs. Barnes, Henry.
Zaniziuger, Dean, Gapean, Bryant, aGd
Benson. OF i,h street; Rev. q. y. H91l and n
delegation from The y. VI. {. \. Nj. Mile
representing TIE STAT; NeSSrS. F0lt ami
Union: MIS-. Ti.!cy and Heard, OF Wesley
ana number ON The county.
"9c'iC7 T., between 5tn and 9Th avenues, on
= plaza. contains Inc tents of Mr.. Thomas
SuWrregviile, Of ila street; Ie0v. Dr.. New
man, or the Metropolitan, and d.. Howard,
pro .ldCut Of tQc ASSOCIATION.
ttnt dvrNVs * the fronting 81 sge for inc
tents OF 1!ozs.s. Wilkinson. BenIow, $. Ern-
&. :. and =. Perry, Of the METROPOLITAN: Nr-.
;. Hoover. McS.rS. Waite, Bird ant Garrett.
Cnd two chvtch tents OF Ryi7aG Chapel. end
COUNTY.
Section r hos on t. the TENS ri ex-AIavor
EIre. ), J. EIiT NcssIS. l., CuarItog and
sui, OF Tie Metropolitan. and o. K. Hall, of
EEIaGd.
Then comes the preachers court, leading
70 .. u5'Is lcf OF slcCpITg tents.
N-et5Cu & has on il the tents of Mrs. Voc Is.
Of RylaUd. aud Me~srs. Monroe, Hiss, Clay
ton, and Ireland, and others OF Annapolis.
On 8c"r''t orD,p", running SOuihea ;terly,
are the tents Tor lie Off e, sleeping apart
mcnts attached 90 Eruce's dining court a "a
!iamS.
OlSset,2o n, Mrs. Burch. Of the Foundry:
MCsSTs. Woodward, Wiiielt, and Cohen, OF
MCrley chapel: Rev. =. PCytOn Brown ami
Mr.. J. /. Mitchell, OF Georgetown, are To-
ca1ed.
on Braat,ny., leadIne out to the station.
are Mr. Balleager, of GoTSJch; jlsSrs. Ben
nett, Murphy, and Others of the county. the
taID6r shnp ana three sleeping tents attached
70 Savoy dining court,
Two LARGE MEETING. TENTS
viii be eret ted-one ia the rear of section 3,
and the other on stu "venun-' nd il is prob
Asyct the committee h"y ten tents to put
UP, and they VIII be IL place 1-day.
THE WORK OF PREP RATION.
Tbs morning large numbers of those who
Z ND =
arrived on the mOT-linE trains, and the
ground pTese1 3 IN All nat-t scene in the
getting a things TO rights.
sterday SIX cars we're placed on the
Deaths depot switch fo.fhe baggage of those
s-lHIiio intend ~ - tent but they proved
mo. thea amply sufficient for the purpose.
and some of tGem ar lived at the camp last
night, and were opened this morn d.. 1t is
rrObs BE That The lad weather prevented
Families from Loading, and doubtless many
eNTe6 D rent their beds end bedding on the
ground
SLEEPING AND EATING.
MI. v. Il. Williams has on The ground p
large supply Of bed cots, mattresses, bed
clothing. tablCE, &c, which ne is rent 2 out
for TIE sea- on, and. Judging from TIE mum
Der o. orders, lac has quite business in hand.
lie has fCT his superintendent Mr.. T. j. Reel,
ana q luli CORPS OF assistants. and alsO has
ms l-lc team on the ground, which attracts
Huch attention, as Z IS used in delivering
SCoGS. The eating saloons are in the same
places rs last year, and fhiS year that on the
nnr.h SIDE OF the camp is IN charge Of Ed
ward Savoy and the one on the south OF G.
II. Bruce, both OF TINS city. Each Of them has
seating capacity Of $50
GENERAL NOTES
The active men on the committee are
Messrs. l.. +. Simpson and T.. II. Willett.
and they nave for several days been busily
Cng8E~i or tie ground with frlI for, g OF
laDCrerS, AMI considering the damp tine
they have had deserve much credit for Eav-
ing things as far advanced as they are this
morning.
TIE ,. esid.ag elder, Rev. W. r. Speake. is
expected On The ground to-day, rs also a
number OF ministers, ana IL is said that
there Will be nom thirty 10 forty present 1T
the amp by invitation. Rev. Or. Newman,
Of q e MeiTopClital, 5 expected to preach on
Sunday rlcrn'r =.
The fare for Tuunu "trip. COON until the 15ih.
y 50 ccG'S, and the trains viii leave the
Baltimore NCd Ohio depO. At $50 aad q.
~. anj 80 ara S.Ie I. n. Leave camp daily
a. enc tEt q. m. ami C.-o p m. On Sunday
there IS but one train TO the camp, leaving
N1SniI grun a. o'clock d. Ia. anu tue camp
eTCUra M G.1n p. n. NJ.
= Coon GUARDIAN Ie% wears pre-
N.gre 20 the great IRE % Boston, = man III
{ The grocery business there was appointed
( gua-e'on OF three orphan girls, whose father
n;'d i'it 'Dr herr support /" tenement house