Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-16
SUNDAY NEWS IN THE BLUFFS
What Was Said of the Chautauqua
g. Assembly Last Evening.
THE NEW PALACE HOTEL GOES.
What n Divine Thinks Of Religious
Papers-Sunday ut Lake Manawa
An Aged Lady Dies-Law
and License-Personals.
The Chautauqua Rally.

Last evening was an excessively warm one,
but for all that Dohany's opera house was
well filled. The occasion was the mass meet
ing in the interest Of the Chautauqua assem-
bly,. Most of the churches put over their
evenings services that their congregations
might attend. Upon the platform were Col
onel Chase and Edward Rosewater, editor of
THE OMAHA BEE, in addition to the pastors OF
the local churches aud representative citizens
who are closely identified with the Chautau-
qua work in this city.
DIR. Phelps, chairman OF the Chautauqua
circle called the assemblagc 70 order. After
a song, prayer was offered by DR.. Cooley, of
the Baptist church. ''Pull for the Shore"
was sung with will as the sentiment
of the audience respecting the emerg-
ency in which the Chautauqua work
now is Colonel Chase was then introduced
In his short address he laid special stress
upon the location of these grounds. None
such are found anywhere in the United
States. The location of Chautauqua as
sembly and Lake Manawa here will call in
100000 visitors yearly. He paid Mr.. j. f..
Hardness well merited compliment for his
indefatigable zeal and untiring labor in this
work The new bridge will be the wedding
| ring which will cement Omaha and Council
| Bluffs Tor life. He dwelt upon the advant-
ages that will accrue to each city in the eS-
| strong personal appeal, citing the pecuniary
| advantages which will result
Mr. Rosewater was then introduced.
| Said he:
"I do not f1atter myself with the idea that
| this large assemblage has gathered here to
| see what kind of a looking men am. met
| a gentleman at the door tonight who said he
was much disappointed because l was not a
larger man than he. think you came here
| because you are so interested in the Chau-
tauqua work" Addressing himself to the
| question in hand he said he had visited all
! parts of the country at various times, but he
had never seen more beautiful spot than
| this where it is proposed to locate the assem-
| bly,. 1t will be an eternal shame If this as
sembly is not located here. Within a radius
| of one hundred miles there are at least
| 1000, 600 people. and what q patronage this
will furnish When Mr.. Harkness presented
the matter to me few weeks age
it did not take me two minutes
to see all these advantages and
l put down my name for $780, Among It's
| principle advantages is that of advertising
Council Bluffs and Omaha. If you have this
assembly for ten years nothing will induce
| you to let it go. He laid stress upon the
| fact that the few do the work which benefits
the many. The men of moderate means are
the ones who give and who reap the rewards
He complimented the people eff the city upon
the awakening from their Rip Van Wrinkle
| sleep and the improvements which have been
made during the past few years. He said he
did not propose to release either himself OF
| Mr.. Hardness from this work until the Chau
tauqua assembly shall be an established sue
| cess.
Rev. w. H. w. Rees, being introduced
said: "There Is one of three things all o.
you can do. If you can pray do so. II you
can pray and give too do so. If you can't de
either just stick until we get through.
have no doubt but that God declared in hi.
own inlnd that here in the center of these
United States there should be Just such al
assembly as we propose to locate here. Thi!
will, without doubt, enhance the value o
property Immediately. We are within S., ,0O
of success, would it not be a burning shame
if the enterprise should fail through thi.
lack He made powerful appeal for i'm
mediate and liberal action. He then namet
soliciting committee The first subscription
was for 81, 800 by John Danforth Mayo
Rohrer 500; G. A. Beebe & Co., increase'
subscription $500; w. G. Stacy $50; Charlie
Harl $50 in addition to previous subscription
d. b. Clark increased his subscription S25
H. G. McGee also; H. A. Cole, $25; w. b
Cook, S25; j. w. Morse, SIS; D. b. P. Howes
$40; Skinner, Patterson IL Co., $40; q.
Skinner, S.; G. H. Brown, SO; G.. II
Baker, IS; an unknown" modestly refus
ing to make his name public, subscribed $500
Hugh Brown, $40.