The Portland daily press., 1891-07-29
BY the WINDING sAco.
Chautauquans Again Assembled In
Their Beautiful Grove.

FRYEBURG, July 28.-This was the OPEN
ing day Of the annual assembly Of the Chau-
tauquans OF Northern New England. Pleas
ant weather added to the enjoyment Of their
gathering In beautiful Martha's Grove, by
the banks Of the Sac0.
The morning train from Portland brought
good number, who found the grounds look
ing their best at this time. Additions have
been made so that now all visitors to the
place can avoid the inconvenience of lodging
In tents; the table board at the dining hall Is
all that one could ask, and several improve
ments having been made In the Grove House
the management are assured 1t can give sat
isfact0ry accommodations TO any and all vis-
it0rs.
Nothing Of Importance has taken place
yet. The usual stir about the grounds by
parties eager to get things settled. Is about
all that attracts attention.
Among the arrivals today were Mr and
Mrs. Thompson and two daughters of Balti-
more; Mr.. ID. w. O'BrieD, of Cornish; Mrs.
4. p. Wentworth and Mr.. and Mrs. L. II.
johnson, Of Portland; Rev A. I. Dunn and
wife. Of Waterville; Ella Melcher. Mamie
Andrews and Miss Mamie j. Bacon, OF
Cumberland Mills.
The exercises proper opened this evening
with vesper service, conducted by Profess
sor Morse. Many prominent speakers have
been secured for the special days Of the as
sembly, among them being Mrs. Alice Free
man Palmer, who. on college day." August
18th, will deliver two lectures, Preparation
Of boys and girls for college" and an even
ing lecture, "The aims of the education Of
girls and the life Of the educated woman"
Mrs. Palmer will also deliver the address on
recognition day. On Sunday school day, ,Au-
gust 1st, Rev. @. Z. Melden OF Somerville,
one Of the superintendents, will deliver the
normal lecture, ami Rev. g. II. Spalding. ID.
D., secretary of the American Baptist Pub
licatiOn Society, and l.. q. March will deliv-
er addresses.
President Small of Ctlby University, will
lecture on"The Sociology of Today's Paper"
"Wednesday. August On temperance day.
August 7, Rev. r. ID. Grant, pastor of the
Harvard street church, Boston, will lecture
twice, In the afternoon on "Guiteau or TIE
Distiller-WhichP" P"and again In the evening.
Mr.. Grant will tlecture on young peoples
day on Life as an Art" Rev. w. N. Brod-
Boston, will preach on the Sunday
following and deliver an address on
Monday. Missionary day. Rev. L. @. Barnes
OF Newton Centre, Mass, will also lecture
on Missionary day.
Thursday, August 6, will be g. A. r. day.
In the forenoon Rev. X. ID. Grant, will deliv-
er the normal lecture, "Perspectives OF Scrip
ture," aud In the afternoon sex-Mayor Mel
cher Of Portland, will give war lecture,
Five Forks the Beginning of the End"
Thursday. August 10, is Graagers' day, when
ex-Gov. iRobie. tpast master OF the Maine
State Grange, will preside.
The conductors OF the assembly are Rev.
A. L. Dunn OF Waterville, secretary OF the
Maine Baptist convention, and Rev. G. ID.
Lindsay Of Bangor. The superintendents
are: Normal, Rev. c. K. Melden, pastor Of
the Flint street Baptist church, Somerville,
Mass. Sunday school, Miss Gertrude Stone,
preceptress at Kents Hill Seminary; music,
Professor w. +. Morse, Kent's Hill; cook
ing school, Miss Anna Barrows. Boston /;
School OF physical culture, w. A. II Rjbnson,
sub-master Of the Dudley school, Boston.
Among the lecturers, besides those already
mentioned, will be Professor BATHS of Colby
University, Rev. Dr.. Asa Dalton of Port
land. Rev. X. s. Macarthur Of New York,
Professor g. III. Palmer Of Harvard, and
| Professors Sewall and Ropes of the Bangor
ThaoloOical Saminarv