Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-13
CITY AND DISTRICT.
The Camp Meeting Season.

The Camp Meeting Season.
PREPARATIONS OF THE WASHINGTON GROVE AS
ISOLATION.
The ninth annual camp meeting at Washing
ton Grove, will commence on Thursday. August
IL, and close on "Wednesday. August 26 The
association has issued the follOwin. circular:
Since the camp of last year large and cana
ci0us hotel. with frst-class dining-roOm has
been erected. and has been opened by Mr. Wash
Is. Williams. of this city, A number of new cot
taSes have been built in the grove. The price of
tents with fly (they are the Wise monumental
tent. the same which gave so much satisfaction
last year. put up and hoOred. rented through the
ASSOCIATION. Is For No. tent, size 10 by - 50;
for No. tent. size IL by It, Sf2 for a No Z
tent, size IA by 20. SIC. AS the number secured
is limited. orders should be sent in as early
as possible. which will be entered according
TO date. Delay MAY prevent your getting one of
THESE tents Please apply for information to r.
d. Nlliett, 9th street and New York avenue w
H. Woodward. 431 9th street northwest: G,
woodward, liz Green street Georgetown: l..
w. WOrthingtOn, 1859 Sth street northwest: Geo.
l. Hall, 2l9 18th street southwest W. Burris.
S:9 .th street, and leave all orders with E. F.
simpson, 1908 Pennsylvania avenue where lists
VIII be Kept. Private tents will be put up and
nOored at reasonable rates. The rent for uncut
lumber VIII be one cent per foot; and when cut
SOLO az three cents per foot. All camp eQuipage
Will be delivered to the tent holder af the camn
and returned to the Baltimore 4 Ohio depot.
washington city, at half freight rates. Camp
FURNITURE can be rented on the ground at
the following rates, orders for which should be
lett with wash. b. Williams, esq, corner of 18th
and streets or 10th and streets: Redsteads 81.
mattresses. $50: holsters. so cents. pllOws u
cents. Camp chairs for sale at reasonable prices
Ample arrangements have been made TO Dre-
serve good order. All needful sanitary rules
VIII De strictly enforced. AS precautionary
measure. no brush fence will be allowed Sun
hxaf
NO Sunday traffic will be permitted Camp
equpage and baggage. with your name
anu church plainly marked on each package
must be delivered at the freight depot Balti-
more and ONO railroad. on Tuesday, 9th August,
between the hours of 9 o'clock am, and /
O'Clock pm. All bills for tents lumber. and
transportation must be paid to the finance
committee on the sixth day of the camp on the
ground The church camp-meetng committees
VIII give any further information that NAV be
required. Pack your goods strong and mark
your names plain
washington Grove is about 20 miles out from
Washington on the b. & o. railroad. MANY
summer cottages have been built on the
grounds, and tabernacle ON the central plaza
"A number OF new cottages have been erected
this season, and there are now thirty ON the
ground owned by the following persons: Mr. j.
J. Birch, Hon. ThOs. p. Morgan E. F. Simpson.
AHred GOD (now occupied by Mr.. Webster). j.
W. Sinclair, Mr.. Craig Of Georgetown (occu-
pied by w. A. Beaman), L. W. WOrthinpton,
now on the ground, j. W. Wade; Thos. SOmer-
Vile (now occupied by his SOM, Geo. E. Hall
occupied by MIR. NJ. HI. TouIon; the Annapolis
cottage Occupied by Messrs. Ireland and Hiss)
n. W. frankland occupied by him). w. r.
woodward. and Robert Cohen and r. Ii. WilIett.
ooth OF which are already occupied. On First
avenue are the cottages of Mr.. H. A. Wise Miss
Sallie Willett, +. A. Civalle C.. b. Beall. assist
ami Clerk OF the supreme Court; Chas. E. Nye
MIS- Mott. Mr. FOresman, Mrs. G. W. Linviile.
all OF which are now occupied On Second ave-
nue. Mr.. l.. +. Altschu is already in his cottage
out that Of Miss Sallie KiIgore, of Rockville. is
not yet occupied. On Fifth avenue the 4th-
street Cottage is occupied by Mr.. EmmOns
among the new cottages is one erected and oc-
cupied by VIM Burris and A. T. Stewart. one
occupied by Rev. DIR. Lanahan and his son-in-
law, VT. 7Cuii; one by Mr.. III. A. Singer one
being completed by Mr.. W. /. Sibey
There Is Iso a new hotel on the grounds
Quit since last season by Mr.. Wash B. Williams
anu IL has number of guests already including
hes: W. l. Mckenney, Commander Howell u S
N, Messrs Harrington, Birch, Wilson. Samuel
foikihghorn and Stearns. all of whom have their
families with them. 1t is expected that there
will be about leo structures on the ground when
the camp is fairly under way. The work of the
camp is managed by a committee. of which Mr.,
K IL. Willett is chairman, The permanent or
ganiZation OF the association is as follows Hon
Thomas p. Morgan, president; W. r. Woodward.
vice president; E. f. Simpson, secretary and
John I. Mitchell, treasurer.
WESLEY GROVE CAMP.
The annual camp-meeting of the Mount Ver-
non NJ E. Church South is announced to COM
mence on the 2Sth of July at Wesley Grove. about
one half mile from DOrsey's Cut. q station on the
Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, about twenty-seyen miles from WASH
inSton. Since last year tabernacle has been
erected, capable of comfortably seating from nine
hundred To one thousand people. The services
will be under the direction and management of
the presiding elders of the Baltimore. East Bal
timore and Washington districts Messrs. Samuel
Register, Samuel Rogers and j. s. Gardener re-
spectively, and will commence with family prayer
at6oclock in the morning, and continue through
out the day and evening until IL O'Clock pm
with preaching, prayer and songs of praise. The
wesley Gro e Singing Band will assist at the
services Already upward of one hundred tents
nave been put up, and are occupied by families
VINO have gone out thus early to enjoy the cOun-
Try arr commodious dining hall has been
erected on the grounds. At the last reunion
over SoVO were cleared on Camp-Meeting As
eociation stock. sum sufficient to enable the
sssceiatIon 10 pay off its Indebtedness.