The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-04
RECREATION AMONG CHAUTAUOuANS.
How the Members OF the Assembly
Enjoyed Themselves Yesterday
Pleasant Excursions to Interesting
Places In the Vicinity.
Mr.. Bottoms Lecture, Mr.. Dunnlng's
Talk and a Concert.
Special to the Prss,.l

MARTHA's GROVE, Fryeburg, Aug. B.
Last evening. G. f. Bolton gave one Of his
charming illustrated lectures on a subject
especially interesting at present: "Re-unit-
ed Germany and Heroic Louise" The in
huence of Louise on her son, the late EN-
peror William and thus on Germany as a
nation was traced Members Of the royal
family and their palaces were shown, as wen
as many famous buildings and places Of his
toric interest.
Among the views were Cologne and It's
cathedral, Frankfort, Heidelberg. Munich,
Potsdam and many Of the Rhine castles. The
stereoptieon slides are unusually fine. Mr..
Bottoms second lecture on tomorrow even
ing is eagerly anticipated. The Napoleons
viii be the main subject.
Today was set apart on the programme as
oay Oh recreation. On account Of dry
weather and, therefore. low water, 1t was
decided to postpone the ''round river excur-
sion-but 1t Is hoped there may be opportu-
nifty for this next week The Saeo river,
which flows by Martha's Grove manages by
devious windings to attain length Of twen-
ty or more miles In this town. Following
its current, one may travel this distance and
crossing LovewelPs Pond land within two
miles Of his starting point A party Of 40 have
gone to the Ledges at North Conway. 9th
ers have made shorter excursions in the I'M
mediate vicinity.
Rev. III. Z. Dunning gave his second talk
to Sunday School teachers at 8 a. m. His
concise blackboard analysis is easily copied
and Is valuable for future reference. The
tonic f0iQV. 4 Vp4tQrdau uUa AZ "A. ~
Old Testament as a preparation for the
church. Beginning with Joshua and briefly
examining the historical books Of the Bible
the gradual development Of the divine re-
The Chautauqua Normal Union, Of which
Mr.. Dunning Is principal, was organized In
Its present form In 1856, for the purpose of
supplying Sunday School teachers well
trained for their work. Tomorrow morning,
at the same hour. Mr.. Dunning continues
Among the attendants at the assembly
this week have been Miss Jennie Sewall,
York; w. A. Robinson, superintendent OF
schools, Franklin, N. III. DIR. Arthur Perry.
Jamaica Plains, Mass; Miss l.. M. Walker,
Milltown, N: b.. Mr. and Mrs. Albert FL
field, Peabody, Mass Mrs. and Miss Vetta
Merrill, Portland; Miss Eugenie Smith,
Philadelphia; Mrs; John ID. Lord, Balti-
more; Miss Fannie Merrick, Wilbraham.
Mass. Mrs. E. Q. Harrington, Sebago Lake,
Miss Margaret V. Harrington, and Mrs. ID.
III. Colby, Lewiston.
This evening occurred the concert by the
Portland Male Quartette and Imperial Man
d0lin and Guitar Club, Miss Alice @. Moses,
reader, and Mrs. Lewis K. Smith, accompan-
ist, assisting.
Tomorrow after the usual normal work
Rev. l.. A. Dunn, president Of the Iowa Cen
tral University, lectures on Scenes in the
Orient"
In the afternoon Rev. j. w. Bashford tells
us of "Our Neighbors Across the Sea-" and
later conducts @. l.. s. @. Round Table.
The attractive lecture by Mr.. Bolton will
come at 7.3O