Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-05
The Washington Grove Cams ~..,,..

Especial Correspondence Of TIE S7nr.1
WAsHINGToN GROVE, near C.aithersburg.)
A, St7bare Se eo,; NJ august 5, 1915
weather for the can To- n 49,, o ~ n ar7
appears cheerf' - "o1 eNeiy ehihs
ie'"! presented a
.o. SCENE OF ACTIVITY
IL N daylight 10 dark. The trains in the
morning brought out large number of those
intending to camp OF the ground for the sea-
Monroe. G. Feltmyre, DR.. w. g. Tuck, Mrs.
Andrews and family. Miss Hattie Goo Twin,
all from Annapolis, Nd; DR.. Rob't Coltman
+. Howard, w. T. Atkinson, Col W Herring,
j. a. Ruff, Thomas Somerville, b. H. Slime
metz, Thomas P; Morgan, Rev. WE. Speake,
J. r. Wheeler, Wesley Chapel; j. E, Amos.
of Annapolis: B. p. Brown, of Georgetown;,
CIV. Hobbs, Grace church; J. J. I.arseTt +
\. Kirby, l. ii. York, W. S. Fort, and W
The Young Mems Christian Association is
represented by y. I. Stuart. R. T. j. FauIk
ner, Jos. COMBS, Robert Crawford, and L.
+. Sleigh. The first tent you meet ir coming
into camp is the one occupied by the young
Burris King. Willie Mcknight, ana Your
correspondent.
THE FIRST SERVICE
OF The camp-a pray er-meeting-was held
nus evening at O'Clock at the preachers
stand. The meeting was lie by Rev. r. q
Kirby. and the attendance was very rneacre'
owing to the large majority of campers be-
ing worn out by the days work Remarks
we're made 1y Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, Of Wesley
CEapeI, Mr. faulkner and others. y slight
shower OF rain about S.45 O'Clock broke up
the meeting.
.ELENFI rs or COMFORT.
Tho orb of lighting the "a no dis IN the
charge Of II Cssrs- kUSter Il Brothers, Of
Baltimore. They have about one hundred
lamps Ia use. and most Of them are kept
burning until II p. m; those in the center of
the grounds all night This is a great Inn
provemeIt on the old way OF lighting, doing
away with all the smoke and dirt incidental
TO it.
Messrs. Grimes and Wilson, OF Washing
ton, are the camp BARRIERS. Mr.. Grimes is on
the ground with good corps OF assistants TO
keep the males in trim.
The bill of fare at Mr.. Bruce'S dining tent
this morning consisted of beefSteak eggs
potatoes, ham, toast, corn and wheat bread
tomatoes, coffee and tea.
LOVERS WALK" CLOSED
AS stated IN yesterdays STAR the ground
is enclosed with fence, the advantage OF
winch VIII tie 10 keep the wagons away from
that the formerly much-traveled patl known
as"LOvers' Walk" or the Dark Lane >" lead
ing TO one of the best springs on the ground,
IL closed. This used TO be last wear n favorite
promenade Tor the young folks.
TO-DAY.
AT * o'clock this morning q PRAYER and
experience meeting was held The Rev. Louis
1. Muller, formerly OF Mt. Zion church, IN
washington, will preach at I0h O'clock and
IN the evening the Rev. +. @. Kirby.
BISHOP Ames and the Rev. VIM. Taylor,
tne celebrated California street preacher are
expected 10 be on the ground next week, with
host OF others.
ACCIDENT.
Just before the departure OF the : 10 train
from your city for camp last evening, Mr.
John A. Limerick and wife, from McKendree
church, arrived AT the depot en- route for
camp. While unloading a wagon contain
ing some OF their camp equipage, the no Sc
became unmanageaDle. throwing Mr. l., 10
IDe ground the wheels OF the wagon passing
over him, injuring him seriously. OFFICER
McHenry conveyed rim 10 his home.
There is great demand for the EVENING
STAR on the grounds, and think a number
could toe disposed OF. ~