The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-16
PUGET SOUND cHluTiuoul,
The Tribalations and Triumphs
Of the Assembly.
PsrehAss ~ tAe yash.a Grenade
Each Year Witnesses r.er...x
Iss<rsss IN sAs sssases.

Al The closing session Of the Chan
.anqaa assembly Monday. August n.
hes y. J. Pierce gave history OF the
assembly. Of which the following i :
digest
In September, Isss. the FIRST Chan
szEiana circle OF Western Washington
vas organized in the First BAPTIST
church. although several readers were
.oand previous TO that time. and Mr..
Dexfer Horton hsd graduated the
previous commencement. A series OF
lectures before this circle by Prof. q.
" carnie, OF the University. aroused
much interest so that about forty
readers we're At once organized in four
circles and the lectures removed 10 the
nIversify, where nearly 80 people
gafhered weekly for three months.
q union OF circles for managing the
secures xAs formed, called the Ghau-
tauqua Union, which became the
oa~ts CT he SIMMER assembly. organ
sssd By the suggestion Of Rev. K. B.
i'sssortb. member Of the first Chau.
ta.qna assembly in New York.
The thautAuqna Inisn appointed
committee. Consisting OF W. II.
Eseses and T. b. Dilworfh, to select a
location Tor the assembly OF ls.5. who
/ reported IN favor of Beaies point.
NasAon island.
fHE FIRST srNMgE eAmr.
Grounds were cleared. thirteen cot
tsges built, iioas secured. and on
July Is. iso5. the Puget Sound Ihau-
tauGua Assembly was formally opened
~ lecture on Schiller" by Pro-
lessor u o. tarnie. A two weeks ses-
sion was held. anu on August q, set
apart AS thautaaqua day. Mr.. Dexter
horton made = ringing speech for
1haufau4na. after which II Was unani-
niousiy voted that the Chaufauaua
idea De perpetuated on Puget sound. -
a committee on organization was
elected, aud after a weeks deiib<ra-
ton recommended that the pernla-
nenf organization o the Puget Sound
tbautauqua Assembly consist of a
seii-perpetuating board OF seven men,
bers, and named Rev. ID. j. Pierce,
W. I'll. Reeves, Rev. J. A Ward. Rev.
l.. II. Wells. Rev. r. ID. Diixorih.
Professor l.. l.. Foilansiee ana profes-
sor X G. Kerr as tue first hoard.
A committee for nominating a Iocai-
ing committee recon- menoed the
asove board as the proper locating
committee, which report Was unani-
mensiy adopted. A deficit having re-
suited at the close OF the assembly. Rev.
Dir. Dilworth offered TO assume
the same upon pledge of the board to
continue the assembly at his place for
three years, which offer was accepted.
Objections having been made 10 the
grounds, an invitation was sent to the
circles In March. fs>i, To consider the
question OF reorganization and reloca-
ton. As result of this agitation
call for convention for considering
these questions. coupled with the
re- ignation Of the entire board of man.
ayers. was printed in the Posr-fsTEL-
LI6ENcER of April g. lss1, and the
meeting convened at the Methodist
Prote- tant church on Shakespeare
day. April .. when. after fuii dis
cu,sion, the following resolution xas
presented by Rev. j. y. Denison and
passed:
WHEsgss. kilograms have been received
from DIR. ]. III. Vincent In which he
earnestly advises new srxanization com
posed of members Of tie Cbaatauqua
Literary and Scientific Circle. for purposes
of assembly on Puget sound; Therefore,
be In
Rsseirvd. That this convention adopt the
advice 81 Chancellor Vincent an organize
ga assembly on a repress ntsiiv- basis.
yei 50 as not TO iissir Hemb. rshfp ex-
,iusisely to members of tn Cnaniauqua
Literary and Scieutiae Circle.
A Macintosh then offered the fol-
Ioss ing resolution. which was passed
Thai Ell association he formed whies
shah lac kaown by ID. name and style Of
THE Puget sound Ehautsuqus Assembly. :"
That tH- ASSOCIATION be composed II
members al the GbaGfanqua Literary aud
scientific Cir,sle. the pastors Of the several
churghes. tae professors aud TEACHERS cf
the educational inst tniions OF Washing
OF TERRITORY who shall have subscribed to
the By Jaws oi rhi. association.
Other resolutions were passed. pre-
senting the constitution and bylaws
much as they appear below. deierring
the final confirmation of the same un-
I'll the last Tuesday of July. fixed as
the business DAY of the a. sembly.
A provisional government was pro-
Yided until that time as follows:
Rssoired. That committee of ten be
chosen an programme. of which Rev. ID. J.
Fierce shall be chairman aid VI. III.
Reeves Rev IA. I. Bates. Dexter Horton
and Rev. X n. Diigorfh shall be members
Ia arrange and publish programme for the
summer assembly on Puget sound for
isS5
Professor o. Il. johnson, Mrs. George
( TnrreIl, Professor l.. +. foilansbee,
Mrs. Amos Brown and Professor j.
NJ Taylor were added, IL complete
the com mlttee.
A committee of twenty five TO To-
cate. prepare and furnish grounds for
the summer assembly Of 1855 This
COMMITTEES was elected "a follows:
{. J.. ;. c. representaiises-Re Rev. j.
y psunison, Vincent ircie, Mrs. L.
NJ. II. Abrams, Acme: Mrs. Alice
/ benny, 4. A. Denny: J. Ill. Wit,
( I.ongfelln. w. l.. Ludlow, Rainier,
A. Macintosh, Alki; Mrs. j L. Hoyt.
Olympia; Wm Calhoun, La Conner;
( Miss Annie Toppan, Colby Miss
sarah Chatham, North Seattle, Law
I renee Colmsn. Bnrwell. Miss ineg
| Denny. u. 4. Denny Mr.. Robertson.
Tac0na.
Other bodies Rev. H. l.. Bates,
! p4Stor: Prot. %. Il. Johnson. uniyer-
sity. Edmond > Meany, Ioang Ma
( tioua!ist~, Prot. q. ;. Jones, public
schools: Mrs c. X. Jeuner, W. Z. T.
q. Rev. q. u. Davis, Y. NJ {. A: 4.
Z : Hurweii, Dexter Horton. Bertha
I rlper. sunday school; ". III. Reeves,
( f. :. IugFsham. Dr. X. II. NeVins,
I delegates at large.
TRE ASSEMBLY oF iSsS,
The grounds at Gardeners beach
we're accepted by offer OF A. Maekin-
to.h for i>>G. and an enthusiastic as
semhlv held, OF which the PosT-iSrEl-
fIUKNcER said.
f Fatrtx-Fwo iscturvFs have Appeared GA
the rlaEfssfa. f,sur irom ohio. ssae from
Tu.fixmn. tour lFous oregon. ssxtn from
- a. SIX ffum Tscotas Rud ore .sss
tn,ta Poft Tea nsend, BesiiBghsm- Nssaen
sna teri Gamble
rf.r .sstAl receipts were Sc Il. tne'usssHS
Z lgsaae ii rae s.es8usF tsF~es, e.tafsefsd y
fhs sssesabIy. Esisl psyaeniS, q n.
I uapA . tlis, tstaai, iaesseilsi PFos< ~
sssu,5a-
! on Assembly day. August 5. the
permanent board ~ management
acre elected a follows
Foe nve wears Rev II. J Pierce, A.
Mack;n;o>h. Prof .. Il. Johnson. Mrs.
/ &c re Turgell. Mrs. 4. {. Halo.
Fof four searx-Key, j. 4. Der NJ
san. Mrs. NJ. III. Abrams, MsntA tos-
tes. Rev. X. f. pilsorsh. J. III. " IT.
Fer three yeass-A. hi. King, Rev
II ). Bates. Rev. ;. II. Ches.iie. Mrs,
/. y. Ward. Mrs. Ella I stork-
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