Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-17
CnAUTAU0UA.
A Graphic Description OF Chnptnu-
aun and tho Cha rnsing circle
onths'C. r.. n. q.

we WIZ klHuIy NcTHltIcu 10 pnOllHh tnt
following extract from private letter from
one Of the party 10 her parents, which gives
n very pleasing description Of Chnuinuqun
and somc matters Of interest concerning
the g. l.. y. G.
expect You think ii Ia time you had n
good, lo1g letter from me. will now try
and tell you something about ChOutauaua +,
but the trouble will be that there ia 10
much 10 tell that / can hardly separate VI
in proper shape to have you understand it,
and indeed you can mol fully understand it
without being here. How wish you were
both here, for You would enjoy it 70 much :.
am at this moment sitting in the most
beautiful, or at least one OF tho most beau.
tiful places at Chnutaugua, FOR it Is hard
10 decide what IL the most beautiful here.
But here nm talking about myself, and
have not even told you where nm.
Kate and ] are down nj the Point, the
place where tho boats land, and il il also
the place that our much amusing Nancy
Harisliorn" calls the parade ground, and
she has rightly named ii, for hundreds like
| ourselves that have tired Of the lecture, are
here watching the boais land and unload
their precious freight from Mayville and
jamestown.
We left Toledo on time which was ex
acily three o'clock in the morning. Our
pai iv was anything but jolly one, owing
to the hour, then the cars were 80 fled
that It was with some difficulty we OBJ
tained seats at all, aud not until we
reached Cleveland could we get together.
We reached here between one and two
the train being one hour late. We came
Ivy cars from Mnyville in place Of taking
the steamer down the lake, for we were
too tired to recheck our baggage or ap-
preciate the beauty Of the surroundings
But We will see the beauty of the lake
yet, as we are going up the lake to May
vile, and down TO Jamestown, which ia
a lovely ride Of seventeen miles over this
beautiful and calm lake, hardly ripple
TO disturb it's entire surface. To be sure
there is not much Of it, but what il lack,
in quantity il makes up in quality. We
have only, as yet, tasted of it's pleasures
hut hope TO become well acquainted will
it in the future.
Chautauqua is composed OF nbout ON,
hun lred and sixiy.fve acres, on the We, ,
edge of the lake. The lower portion O
the ground il low in comparison with III,
balance of it, as that is hill whicl
nearly wears us out everytime we climl
II, md that is generally from once Il
three times day. But still we enio,
climbing II, because il il Chautaudni
hill-nothing else could induce us to d,
such thing.
Lest you will not Judge what our hill il
,l.say our hill becn use all c. l.. S. q
claim share of Chnntnuqua, however
small II may be- had better say rrh
here that we are about 700 feet above LAX,
Erie, and | 400 above the Atlantic.
Besides the beauty of the surroundin
land and water, we have fine lectures
readings, concerts, and ammsements such n
roileT-skating, croquet, lawn.tennis, arch
cry, swings, &c, and then the ever beauti
: full and never turing lake, that we coul
not possibly get along without.
Among the places ot meeting are III
Amphitlieatre- which mnst tell you abou
: before | mention any of the others. L
is in semicirclc share, down in a natura
ravine, arranged in Tiers of raised seat
. and 1t is quite n treat to see a vast crow
OF six thousand people all in tiers. Th
upper or back row OF seats are on leve
with the ground, so perhaps you can imar
, Inc the rnvine., Al the opposite end @
straigt side platform extends across III
9 whole side for the choir, in the center
which stands the new, powerful and mn,
nihcent pipe organ, which has the nam
Chautauqna cut in the wood on 1t.
The other places of meeting are III
Auditorium, Cbappel, Temple, Norm,
y Pavilion, Hall of Philosophy, &c. TIL
e old Auditorium is where the Assembl
met eight years ago. 1t is capable of sea
ing two thousand, (the Auditorium
mean,) bit this year the Assembly met
n Che Amphithea're, which was filled
a you can see what Chauiauqua has don
That night, which was Tuesday. Aupu
Ith, the Amphitheatre and platform we,
e beautifully and appropriately decorate
: with evergreens, flags and elegant silk an
r satin Z. l.. S. G. banners, of different yea
and classes. On the desk beautiful fo,
al tributes were placed, with a fine flo
'e al crown suspended over the desk. "
y had short addresses from about twelve
fourteen noted gentlemen, but our mu,
respected DIR. Vincent gave the WELDON
y address, and do wish you could see Il
a Chautauqua salute given, for il is aui
4. sight TO see about six thousand han
. kerciiieis waving IN the air at ont
- Alter The lecture we followed the bar
" aud military company, which were led
rs DIR. Vincent and Lewis Miller down to
70 grove, where we had grand display
10 fireworks under the direction of Pr,
IN Hand from Canada. There were a mn
/, her oil set pieces, and to close the eve
40 Ing's pleasures the two words "Go
- Nigh" loomed up before that vast Gro,
in lovely colors.
20 We have not explored nenr all 1
is grounds, Tor there ia 80 much to see al
al hear, that all our time is taken beft
h, we are aware of it. Time is very mr.,
H. ions at Cllantauqua. There are betwe
"A thirty and fifty things going ON dali
~ -. some three or four at the same hour,
you see i is impossible TO attend ever
" thing. We generally attend three h
lures, Z. l.. S. G. round table and o
e- vesper service day. Besides all the
We there are the different schools of Ia
nd guage., arts and music, which IL
NJ doubtful II we even visit.
The different c. l.. s. G. classes ha
been having meetings, elecling offic,
and getting badges. Our clas co
and badges are cream satin, with 1
of letters G. l.. s. G. and the figures 'S6
low, meaning we graduate in 1886.
-" the others have different colors. After
I'd friend graduates, which is at this ter
IN "e' c""be VIII DC cardinal IN color wi
70 golden tassel. They have some f
;. solid gold badges, with monogram, viii
re are fine.
is think had better bring this lett
ne to close, for | believe you are tired
RI Chautanqua, or have you become reste
- as you have nc me 10 give you
'e subject three times day for III
al mon. .hs. as / remember you said d
III i hope you will come here next su
20 mer, and spend week aRy way; III
!, you can zee for yourself what Cl,auts
'' qua In. as IL can neither be well ,
IN sc'ihed or imagined. II is as DIR. V
~ cent has said "the only place Of lis ki
'e IN The world. You may have beautil
:. piece. OF woodland, a beautiful lake,
grand old Ak ! o ium and erect ma
10 nihcent Amphilhestre, have lectures, c,
Ia certs and exhibitions. but you can ne,
"a hare Chautauqua"
- Now ] really must close this volun
'e Just think, here ] have written y,
y ntsst lam