Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-04
GLEN ECHO CHaUrAuoUA.
The Closing Ceremonies saturday-Re-
port of the Organization and Improvements.
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\ The Closing Ceremonies on saturdax-Re
port of the Organization and Improvements
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| GLEN Echo Md, August 8, 1891
| The last day at Glen Echo was the most sue.
cessful Of all the many bright ones, the crowd
was large and very enthusiastic and everything
went smoothly. The exercises at 4 D. m. were .
combination of music and addresses Dr.
Elliott of the Foundry Church delivered very
good address and paid high tribute to the
Chautauqua, its aim and work already az.
complished. Prof. Tadd, who has so ably taken
charge Of the art department., spoke feelingly OF
the benefit he had derived from his STAY here
and the work of his department and their plans
for next year, when the art department will
have a large, comfortable building. DR.. Gillet
spoke Of the faithful service of the secretary,
Mr. Jennings, and the other assistants in the
| assembly work and of the great help which the
press of the entire country, and especially the
city papers, bad cordially rendered the insti-
tuition.
He then read retrospect of the work Of this
! year and the plans for the future. He said that
| there had been ffty-four amphitheater enter
tainments, thirty-four concerts, six courses OF
lectures on the university extension plan. be-
! sides the schools, c. l.. s. G. meetings. biblical
literature and Sunday school normal classes and
Sabbath services.
lHE CHANCELLOR 3 REPORT.
He read a written report of the organization
and improvements. to the following effect:
The National Chautauqua of Glen Echo is le-
saiiy incorporated under the laws Of West Vir-
kinia and its business is transacted by five
trustees. The purpose of this incorporation is
to establish and maintain at Glen Echo, Mont
gomery county, Nd, a Chautauqua assembly
and u system of summer schools, on the plan of
the now famous original Chautauqua assembly.
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ward Baltzley donation of sixty acres of land
lying along the banks of the Potomac. The
gift of the Baltzley brothers wassupplemented
by one of ten acres from Mrs. Bobbinger. to be
used only for public buildings, and also by
certain valuable franchises by which the river
front and adjacent islands we're obtained for
the uses Of the public.
After reservlng tracts of land for parks and
buildings about forty acres were plated and
offered tor sale to create building and i'm
prOvement fund.
The work of construction and Improvement
was begun early in February but owing to bad
weather little was done until April 1. In the
sixty-fve days which followed over $4,000
were paid out for labor alone and the amphi-
theater. hall of philosophy, arcade, Red Gross
and other buildings, though not entirely COM
pleted. were made ready for Occupancy-an
immense work. requiring the employment Of
yOO men and the use of a large sum Of money.
The total expenditure has been 1924, 500.
The total indebtedness on this property, now
worth not less than half a million dollars. il
less than $4,000. which is being rapidly re-
duced by the payment of maturing obligations
fered for sale. redeemable for its face valne in
the lots of the Chaut,uoua Association. and ali
money derived from II will no nsed in COM
pleting the buildings. erecting a hotel and art
buildings, planting trees in the portion of the
grounds unprovided with shade and in such
other improvements as NAV be necessary to
make the grounds and buildings of the National