Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-09
washington Grove Camp Ground.
tCUrrespOfadenCe Of The .Stdr.l
WASHINGTON GROVE.

WASHINGTON GROVE, |
MONTGOMERY Co., Md, Aug. 9th, 1850.
Although the camp meeting ut Washington
Grove Is not yet in progress, a E.rge number OF
persons, In addition to those who have been
.summering" here. have lately arrived and are
''tenting on the old camp ground" There are
fifteen cottages on the circle, and perhaps as
many more on the different avenues. There
are seventeen tents On the circle in addition to
the cottages mentioned.
FAMILIES ALREADY ON THE GROUND.
Every tent ordered by the committee has been
secured by those coming, and orders are still
coming In, and it is doubtful If all can be filled
WiletI, Simpson, W. r. Woodward, G. T. Wood
ward. StinemetZ, Wood Cohen, Craig, Worth
1ngton, FRANKLIN, Rev. j. NICK, Kelley, Wilson,
sbhyder; sbsse r. Nye, Burrows and others. Wesley
tnere Will be good delegation from George
Town. The grove Is In excellent condition, the
recent rains having rendered the grounds de-
lightful, and those who have been here for
H4onths 40 not seem at all anxious to get
nome. Most OF the tents are already UP,
me me committee having been actively engaged In
lhlS WORK 1or more than week. Among the
a leCeHI improvements Is large and weli-con-
stIucted Water-cloSet for gentlemen upon the
UpIoslte M SIDE OF The the encampment from where it
" vas 5,nma Ulitry me drainage has also been, it
- lncught, perfected, the pipes formerly laid
AaFlhS peen replaced by larger ones.
GO AS YOU Please
~ hi, ,Presilalhg elder not yet having arrived
WIN MS rules, regulations and committeeman.
LloeIty Grove Is the name of our resort All
present. We arise when we chose eat when
cur t meals ans are ready, smoke where we like. and
50 10 Geo When disposed, and have no bell
ringing every hour-more or ,ess-to twinre
our consciences about goil to meeting,
SUNDAY SERVICES
prayer meeting is held nightly boraver
ana yesterday three meetings were held in the
tabernacle. At 1890 a. m The Sunday snhonI
lesson l1a,s was ID, discussed, MIR. w. X. Woodward
conducting the exercises.
AT $50 p. n. tie Ladies' Gospel Temperance
Union held meeting, conducted by Mrs.
J. MckendIee Reiley, who delivered an address.
as as, dld 6o also charley Nye N Mr. Richard Willett
organ. This meeting brought most OF the
population" together, and1t was matter of
surprise to see how large The crowd was At
80 p. 10. an old fashioned prayer meeting was
led by Nj. E. F. Simpson.
PRIMITIVE COLORED CAMP
Your correspondent strayed Off in the morn
Ing to .'colored camp" which has been In
progress for the past week, about mile dis
tant, and heard good sermon from colored
brother, the presiding elder l believe whose
name am not able to recall. He preached
from the text, 'And they shall come from the
East and from the West and from the North
and from the South, and sit down at the feet OF
Christ" Il do not attempt to give the exact
quotation.) l am bound, In candOr to say, that
his Ideas were better than his grammar, which
cond1t1On OF affairs is often reversed by his
white brethren in the ministry. This camp
was the primitive camp of my own re-
collection, hunks, straw &c. No flooring in these
tents, this may be more like camp, but the i'm
proved style Is mere like cOnlJu,i. Why, we
nave bathrooms at Washington Grove now.
just think OF tt-a bath tub al camp meeting.
And only those who have attended dry dusty
camp meeting can appreciate the luxury, and
we do sometimes have dry dusty camps; and by
the way tell the ladies, conhdentially, TO bring
their rubbers and high shoes, in case it shOUtd
ra1n-for, to see ''camp meeting Of females"
trudging about wet camp ground with their
arms full OF skirts and Slippers on their feet is
enough to make man offer the loan OF his
shoes and 90 bare-fOoted. W