Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-08-27
ADDITIoNALLocAL.
Notes from Chautauqua.

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ED. Thinking that some of
your readers may be interested in hearing
from this point have concluded to send you
few notes descriptive of my surroundings
here. Having been here something over a
week have had fair opportunity of becom-
ing acquainted with all the grandeur and
beauty as well as the rest and peace which
Chautauqua furnishes. It is perhaps uu-
necessary for me to say that this famous re-
sort is located on the western shore of Chau-
tauqua Lake, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y, about
three miles from Mayyille, and that the lake
lies about 100 feet above Lake Erie and with
the most lovely surroundings imaginable and
this with the most complete sanitary ar
rangements, make it health resort not to
be excelled on the continent. The lake is
about twenty-five miles long and from one to
three miles in breadth; and on its fair bosom
many steamers are continually plying, while
its innumerable small craft to be seen in
every direction, with its beautiful shores in
the distance, altogether form scene worthy
of a painters best efforts.
But what about Chautauqua? It is a city
in the forest sloping pleasantly to thekhore of
the lake, and is made up of multitude of
cottages, some of them magnificent indeed,
and costing thousands of dollars and fur
pished with all the luxuries to be found in the
home parlor. These are located on beautiful
avenues, named mainly from the great lights
of ancient and modern Methodism. Of
course Chautauqua contains a VARYING popu-
lation, but during the present month it is
averaging about 10000. The Hotel Athen-
eumis magnificent building, built at cost
of $125,00O, and has dining room capacity
of 700 guests. 1t isnow filled from basement
to cupalo with boarders who pay from $500
to $500 per day. The best of board, however,
can be obtained during the August Assembly
at $1.OO per day, or $500 per week. Persons
visiting the grounds pay forty cents day,
or $500 for one week tickets, which gives
them the right to all the privileges of the
place, including the lecture platform, musical
concerts, Museum of Antiquities, with host
of other things too numerous to mention.
There are several auditoIiums here, the
largest of which, the Amphitheatre, is cap
able of accommodating about a. % persons,
all Of whom can hear distinctly everything
said from the platform. It is semi circular
in form, like those of Greece and Rome,
being situated in what was once the head OF
rayine. Besides these there are the Hall OF
Philosophy, Normal Hall, the Children's
Temple and Newton Hall, the first being the
center of the Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
tific Circle. The Lecture Platform is being
continually graced with the finest talent the
union affords. In the musical line we are
having such men as Prof. Case, of Akron,
Prof. W. F. Sherwin, of Boston, for leaders,
Prof. Flaglee, cf Boston, grand organist, the
Schubert Quartette, of Chicago. Prof. Hutch
ins, cornetist, together with Miss Hall, of
Boston, and Miss Henninges, of Cleveland,
as soloists. In no other place on the conti-
nent can so much be received for so little
pay.
The Glass of 'S5 of the G. l.. 8. c. have to-
day passed under the golden arches, been
recognized in the Hall of Philosophy,
listened to their Commencement Grafton by
Edward Everett Hale, and received their
diplomas. This is always the greatest of all
Chautauqua's greatdays. Mr.. Hale's Grafton
was listened to by an immense concourse of
people. The graduating class who were
present numbered about two hundred, and
were the representatives of twenty-one
States and the District of Columbia. d9 .
In conclusion let me say to all who in
July or August desire rest and healthful
recreation for body and mind, by all means
go to Chautauqua. There one may rest, or
if he pleases he may study, for here is the
seat of the Chautauqua University, with it's
School of Liberal Arts, its Academy of Fine
Arts, its School of Languages and its School
of Theology, where he may take as much or
as little as he pleases. stis' CD tal''5,4tt}kE I
The coming week, which closes the AS
sembly, furnishes splendid. array of talent.
Among the speakers are John B.. Cough,
Francis Murphy, Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, Geo.
w. Balm, Arthur NJ. Wheeler, and number
of others. But I have occupied too much of
your space already, and must close without
further amplifcation. w. T. G. (
Cbautanqua Lake, Aug. 18th, 1885,
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