The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-14
THE DUNKARD MEETING.
The Annual Assembly at Pittsburg, Oar
rangements for Caring for the Crowds.

Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal
PITTsBURG. O., June 12.-To-day has been
one of the rarest days in June, not a cloud to be
seen, and gentle breeze blowing, making
glorious beginning for the yearly meeting Of
Dunkards. All day. members of the society
have been arriving. some by train, some by pri-
vate carriages, and few by hacks from Area
mum. Those coming from Arcanum have beon
lande. there by the Beeline and Panhandle, and
are carried by means Of these hacks through the
hot sun and over dusty roads TO the camp
grounds; and the Dunkards have expressed
themselves freely as to this mode of delivery.
The grounds situated about one
half mile east Of Pittsburg station and
comprise fully twenty acres of rich
fragrant clover meadow land In the center Of
the campus stand two large frame structures,
one to be used as a tabernacle and having a Ca
pacity of 1000 to 5,000 the other little larger.
and used as dining room and kitchen From
200 to /, 500 people can be fed at one time. To-
day fully 1000 people were fed everything NOV
ing along like clock-work The bill of fare con-
sists of soup, beef, baked beans appebutte
bread and excellent butter. milk, tea and coffee
all this for Is cents. just outside the dining
room stand two immense wind mills, and be-
tween them are three large tanks furnished with
water pipes carrying water to the dining-ro room,
TO the drinking fountains, and one pipe extend
ing across the tracks to a large trough In an ad.
joining field q distance of fully q thousand feet.
This is for the benefit of visiting teams
Between the dining room and the tabernacle ia
a building fifteen by thirty feet, used as tick
ct Office and committee-room. Half way be.
tween the fountain and depot are two large
structures, one used az a baggage room, the
other as lunch counter, the latter being filed
with fruits of nearly all kinds sandwiches lem
onade, ETC. Near the grounds on the east, is q
-
tiful forest trees, adding much to the beauty Of
the scenery
The day has been busy one for every one, Il
being Saturday and the last day before the for
NAL opening of the meeting. Your correspond
ent found no little hestancy, the part of these
good people. to give any information whatever
as to the object of these meot-
ings. they claiming that last year
reporters misrepresented them, and there was a
determination on the part OF the committee to
shut the world out this year. After long aud
serious talk with the leader and secretary Of the
society, with frequent assurances on the part Of
your correspondent that they would be treated
with respect and receive truthful representa-
ton, these two gentlemen promised that they
would give me all information wanted. One
thing that has added very much to this already
delightful day, has been the sounds of sweet
music from thousand voices. These musical
sounds coming in q well-rounded form of old and
familiar songs, such as 'sBeulah Land aOld
Hundred" etc On Tuesday, 1.-THE great dayD,
with chorus of 20, 900 voices the pleasant rec
collections of the late grand musical festival at
Indianapolis will be totally eclipsed when they
strike up with "Beulah Land