New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-24
Il GREATJULYA1 CHAUTAUQUA
UNUSUALLY LARGE CROWDS PRESENT.
EXERCISES OF THE DAY-LECTUREs by MRS.
EWING. DR.. HARPER AND PRO
FESsOR THORPE.
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Chnutauqua. July 23.-A heavy thunderstorm thls
afternoon put stop 20 the suuy weather OF the laSt
few days. large delegation of New-YOrk and Penn
sylvanian railroad superintendents arrived here ~
noon from Buffalo and were entertained in the Ampnl
theatre There has been the largest attendance during
tbs mouth of July known In the history OF the
Assembly. New cottages which will accommodate at
least 1000 people have been built since the close OF
the List Assembly. They were wellflled as soon as
their doors were opened. The older cottages do not
seem to suffer. The Amphitheatre has been repeatedly
filed, which Is altogether unusual In July
This was the programme to-day : 30 a m,
womans club ~confereuoe7 in the Temple, led by
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller: 80 p. m lecture BY
Professor +. ". Thorpe, Of Philadelphia p o., lec-
ure, The Old Testament from an Assyr1an Point OF
View Professor w. Z. Harper; p. m. conference,
Liberal Helps Professors Harswen and Weidner :
p. m, pronunciation match conducted by Professor
Z. L. Cumnock, OF the Northwestern University, In
the Amphitheatre.
letter from II. ". Raymond, Secretary Tracy's
private secretary. the SecretaTys illness
and inability to meet his engagement here next week
An atempt will be made 70 have his views OF the Navy
exhibited some ey enine 30 that ChAutauquans can have
idea Of what Uncle Sans vessels look like Next
saturday afternoon tie political equality clubs will
meet at ChautauqN TO hear the address OF Mrs. Wal
lace mother of General Lev Wallace. the Rev. Anna
H. shaw and Miss susan B. Anthony will also be
present ard make short speeches.
The business educators convention adjourned to
day TO meet in saratoga next year. OfDcers were
elected as follows President, EnOs Spencer. Louisville
Ky. first vcepresident, Z. L. Gallagher, Hamilton
ont second vice president J. NJ. Mehan, Des Moines
Iowa: secretary and treasurer, w. z. McCOrd New
York chairman Of the executive committee A. IS. Os
born Rochester v. Y, who selected 5. s. Packard
Ncw-Yorh and II. c. spencer. Washington, D. c., is
his associates third vicepresident Mrs. Sara A. spen
Ger. Washington, d. @.
Mrs Emma Ewing delighted large audience To-
day BY showing them how % do scientific brolng In
three different ways. she broiled fish beefsteak.
chicken etc. before her hearers in such a way that
one Southern woman cried out that Mrs. Ewing would
spoil the whole class for ordinary cooking by preparing
such savory dishes Il wish | could spoil everybody
them replied Mrs. Ewing, for nothing will bring
around the millennium quicker than the proper prepare
uOn OF food
Dr. Francis TnOrpe's lecture, being on Chautauqua
history vas intensely interesting The lecture COW
cred the history Of the Chautuqua country the
Of the second war with England and described the social
and political life in Western New-IOrlI at that time.
The lecture traced these conditions and their effects
through the last ninety years il the history Of the
Cbautauaua country and dwelt particularly upon the
early religious life of the community, the institution Of
the camp meetings. the curOnS land speculation pre-
codng the building Of the Erie Canal the early DuUcn
manner, and customs, the modification OF New England
Federalism I'm New IOr6, the economic CONDITION OF
the time. labor wages. hand manufacture. prices
stores the books that were read and the people who
read them. styles Of dress, etc.
Mr. Harper IN IFS lecture said that the AssyTfan
material furnishes direct and indirect testimony 10 te
divine origin OF the Scriptures in the form Of actual
confirmation OF what the scriptures affirm by eApAla
tons and Illustrations furnished from study OF the
monuments.