Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-08
WORSHIP IN THE Woods.
Washington Grove Cam,meettnr

WdsusnStOu 0rOve S8mRmeet1nK.
CAMP NEAR GAITHERsBURG, MONT
GoMERY COUNTY, Md, August I, lS77.-The
meeting at this grove, which is situated on
the Point of Rocks branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, about OK miles from
washington, commences TO morrow. For
the past week the committee have been busy
putting up tents, and at this writing have
erected aoout ninety. The camp this year
will be somewhat larger than last year. Dur
Ing the year The association have made
SEVERAL CHANGES,
among them tearing down that architectural
abortion called the stand, and erecting in
its place a large tabernacle capable of hold
ing about six hundred people, at one end of
which is a raised platform for the ministers.
This tabernacle will hold all who attend the
weekly meetings, and II they are Lot better
attended than last year will be too large, but
II remains TO be seen how il will answer on
Sundays when a large congregation gen.
orally assemblies. 1t Is true that seats will
be In the circle outside of the tabernacle. but
the massive posts will be in the way of many
who not o. ly want TO hear but see. / don't
know who the architect is, but / think IL
must be the same that planned that "s;and"
last year. The committee have also torn
down the large dining booth that was used
last year by Wash. b. Williams in storing
his furniture, so that TO one accustomed to
attend the camp the east side has now a
rather bare appearance. The lum Der OF this
building has been utilized TO a great extent
in building tue tabernacle. Ii was expected
thai several new cottages would have been
erected this year, but no additional ones
have been built.
AT This writing it is impossible to give a
correct list OF
THOSE WHO ARE TO OCCUPY TENTS,
and the following list will be revised III
corrected from time TO time:
Facing the plaza are the cottages of Mr..
Rich. Willett (who has been camping on The
ground since last week with his family and
Mr.. I. Z. Morgan. Then the tenierS are Mr..
Henry Birch, Rev. Mr.. McKenny, or MI.
zion chapel, u. W. Wor5hilgtOn, Mrs.
Cohen, Miss DOdsOn. Geo. x. Hall, DR. +.
Howard, j. \. Ruff, Geo. Hill, Mrs. Dorsey,
Miss DOdsOn, Rev. W. Il. Speake. the pre-
siding elder; Mrs. Higgins and others whose
names could not ascertain.
First avenue The tents ON This avenue
are occupied by J. e. Archer, Wash. b. VIII
liams aud family, j. n. Boyce, Mrs. Raw
lings, Mrs Clark anu VIM. Rutherford.
second avenue is occupied by L. F. Simp-
son, John Cioakey and Mr.. ana Mrs. Alfred
wood, OF the Congregational church.
Third avenue is occupied by DunbaTton-
street Georgetown; their names could not
be ascertalned at present, but will be fur
nlshed hereafter. Inis church occupies the
largest number of tents this year, having
ordered twenty.
Fourth avenue is occupied by McKendree
church, and the names OF the tenters viii be
furnished as soon as possible.
Fifth avenue is occupied this year by
Union Chapel, who again come out In strong
numbers, they having some 10 tents. Among
their tenters are their pastor, the Rev. Geo.
v Leech. Alex Ashley, b. +. Moffatt, Mfs.
Mary Kendell. the Misses York, Mrs. Han
nah Thompson and her daughter Mrs. Belle
Donelly, Mrs. Eliza Lerch, Mr.. John ID.
Hines and his daughters, Miss Jennie, Fan
ME ard Minnie, Fred. q. Lirjer, VIM. J.
Simpson, Nathan =. Eddy and William III.
Womersley. On this avenue, also. Father
and Mother Tilley are encamped with their
Sixth avenue.-On this avenue are encamp-
ed people mostly from the county, among
whom we notice Mrs. Frances Garrett, Mrs.
a Nsc NJ
sey, who occupies three large tents, one of
which is for boarding tent, including lodg-
inGs.
occupies tent here, and has with him sew
eral deputies, and says that good order will
be enforced; and he intends to see that no
misconduct or striking shall take place dur
Ing The camp. The main dining saloon is Oh
this street. and is in charge of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas II. DOnOhue, who, it will be remem-
bered, catered SO well for Union Chapel.
IMPROVEMENTS.
There Is marked Improvement in the
provision stand this year. The old stand is
deserted, and fine two story frame build
Ing has been erected by the Messrs. Garrett,
who have bought the privilege for the next
ten years rom the Camp Meeting associa-
ton. The lower story is occupied as a store,
while the second floor is used as an ice cream
and cake room. Here everything is fur
nished at city prices. Just above where the
old dining saloon was that was torn down,
Wash II. Williams has three large tents,
well-Stored with furniture OF all kinds, suit
able for tenters, and as he puts ii in and
takes Ii out Of the tents a great deal of labor
is saved 10 the tenter. where in years gone by
be would work himself out building hunks,
this is all avoided now by beds ads and mat
treSses being hired on the grounds al a mere
nominal figure 1t is expected tomorrow
the work will commence, and the morning
train is anxiously looked for, rs most OF the
tenters are expected on 1t.
THE TRAINS
run as follows: Leave Washington at $40 q.
m. 4:35 p. m. Leave the grove At 7:l9 and SAB
there Will be another train later IN the even
ing. NJ.