Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-03
The Campers at Jackson Grove.
THE FIRST SERVICES AT THIS CAMP LAST EVENING
MINISTER'S AND OTHERS PRESENT AND EXPECTED
THIS MORNINGS sERvICEa

THE FIRST SERVICES AT THs CAMP LAST EVENING
MfNISTkRs AND OTHERS PRESENT AND ExPECTED-
THIS MORNINGS sERvICEa
Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR.
JACKsoN GROVE,
A. A. COUNTY, Md, August 81
There are now about 100 tents In place here
most CT them occupied, and the management state
that all Will be occupied In few days Counting
children there is population OF perhaps 400 peo-
pie on the ground Many OF the tents are fur
n'saed and fitted up elaborately. and with many
or the comforts OF city homes Some Of the tenters
have the floors OF their tents carpeted, the inte
rors being divided into apartments by curtains,
and In some Instances bird cages swing in front OF
the tents
MINISTER'S PRESENT
There are already on the ground the following
mtnist rs: X VS.. e. ]. D1nkhouse, editor OF the
Methodist Protestant; j. D. Kinzer, Baltimore; j.
". Cray, East Washington; S. B. Treadway. Alex
MISS srayeS % sect Mo1r
here are Rev: ": J: FLOYD Of 4. 4. county; D. $.
Greenfield, Baltimore; DR.. L. w. Bates, formerly
or Washington; w. II. Stone, native OF wash
ington. and W. s. Hammond, formerly of Wash.
| ihgton:
The tabernacle, in which are chairs for several
hundred people, has been newly painted and
wnltewashed, and at night when lighted by eight
gssO:lnc lamps the sight is very pleasing che.
On the platform Is rlne Estey organ, at which
Mrs spanier. of Westminster, VIII preside, while
By Mcssans co Of PES
| located close by the stand. The boarding tent,
committee on supplies, Mr.. H. Burroughs and
VS. J. D. Kinzer and s. =. Treadway: was for.
hs pn ano
have for seyeril years past given satisfaction. re-
ported yesterday for police duty during the camp
| Mr. Samuel j. Willer, who is in charge OF the
gasoline fixtures by night fall id 40 OF his lights
IN order ready for lighting. This is Mr.. Wlers
| II tn season here. G. II. Brown, q WellknOwn
barber, OF the first ward, located here yesterday.
THE FIRST SERVICES
were held last evening In the tabernacle and there
| was an audience OF only about $50 persons, many
OF the campers, fatigu,d by the work OF arranging
their hou ,eholi eff hrs. remaining in their tents.
There were on the stand Rev. DrS. Drinkh0uSe and
Mills, Treadway, Nichols and Strayer, while
other ministers were in the audience. After the
vices were opened with devotional exercises, Rev.
j. r. Nichols Offering the PRAYER. Rev. Mr..
srayer preached fron the Hitherto ye
ceiye, that Your JOY may be N full" This Was
plain, practical gospel sermon, in which the
should not be formal, but ask in faith, according
to our necessities. He concluded by saying that
short prayermeettng followed during which Rev
MI TreadWay spoke, and tn, meeting closed at
$50 o'clock with the announcement that the bell
would ring to rise at $3.50 and at 6:45, and there
Wouli be family prayer and preaching at 1890
| o'clock.
| AT THE CAMP THIS MORNING.
This morning the day broke with clear skies and
some OF the campers were awakened by the Wash
1ngtOn night line express train laundering past at
s:os. The family prayer meeting at TIE stand at
645 O'Clock was conducted by Rev. c. II. LittletOn.
| As quite number OF the tenters had not COM
| peted the arrangement OF their tented homes no
meeting was held again till 1890 O'Clock, when
Rev. Or. Mills. of Washington, preached on the
Baptism OF the Holy Ghost-lts nature and ne
! cessity."
The railroad company has given all needed IA
| from Washington and seven from Baltimore stop
at the grounds Commoiious platforms have been
leaving Washington that stop at the camp are the
| $40 8. $50 am, 80 4:iO and 6:20 ON. through
the week, and the 9:3O, 10:40 and $50 trains on
| Sundays. C.
THE NATIONAL R1FLEs-At the monthly meeting
OF the National II fes held last night, the annual
| rep or o. the treasurer, showing the command to
| be in an excellent financial condition, was pre-
elected treasurer, and Mr.. Alex. T. Hensey mem
Der OF the finance committee. Thanks for courte-
Ss END to the CORPS In connection with the
return home, were voted to the honorary stay-at-
home members; cadet corps, the Crump Brothers,
Duffy. OF the Columbia hotel; company II, 9th New
Jersey regiment; the press OF this city and else
company received a donation of 500 from an hon
| orAry member, and donation from C. Schneider
OF pneumatic bells for the officers, non-comms-
were elected honorary members: VIM. schw1ng,
VIM. B. Easton Charles Neal, Q. 7. Thompson,
George {. Hennlng and Frank O. Beckett
SUIT FOR DAMAGES FOR ALLEGED MALICIOUS
| PRosEcUT1oN.-To-dayB Barbara Waters. by Camp
bell Darlington, filed suit against Charles Ware
for malicious prosecution in having her arrested
on the 3ist Of July last on charge OF the larceny
| OF $40 from him. on which charge she was con-
fined in a station-house twenty-four hours, after
| which she was discharged. She charges that the
| plaintiff had no cause whatever to believe her
guilty: that the charge was wicked and malicious,
| and by reason OF this grievance she has been In
| jured in her mind and health, and is In conse-
| quence prevented from attending to her necessary
and lawful affairs. She claims $1,000 damages