Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-17
A CHAUrAUQUA DEDICATION.
Exercises In the Great Amphitheater ut
Glen Echo.

GOOD Music AND ELOQUENT ApDREssEs-REv.
DRs. GILLEr, GREENE, ELLIOTT, rAIAAeE AND
HANLrN THE sPEAKERs-THE BROOKLYN pIvIxE's
DESCRIPTIONS OF cHAUrAUQUA WORK.
~ dedicate this hall and platform to Chautau-
| qua work, and may the blessing of the Lord be
upon it" said Chancellor Gillet yesterday
afternoon. as he stood on the platform Of the
| big amphitheater at Glen Echo, and the cheers
| which rang ont from the audience seemed
propitious omen for the future Of the new edu-
cational institution on the banks of the Po-
tomac.
SCENE OF REMARKABLE ACTIVITY.
Yesterday was dedication day at the new
Chautauqua, and in spite of the broiling sun, in
| spite of the clouds of dust, in spite Of the
friction marking the start of new railroad,
fully 900 people were on hand at 2:30 to wit
| ness the dedication of the big amphitheater. a
structure capable of holding and seating 5000
people. At that time the entire grounds were q
mass of seething activity. Workmen were
everywhere and Mr.. Edwin Baltzley was every
where likewise. The rap-a-tap of the hammer
and the swirr of the saw seemed to surround
the place. and the arrivals with wagons loaded
down with household goods did not tend to
make the scene qnieter. weil-orRanized
dairy lunch tent was in full blast. The hall of
philosophy and the grand entrance are still in
course Of construction. but are rapidly being
completed. One structure which has been en-
sible is the Chautauqua business school, to be
conducted by Mrs. Sara Spencer.
THE TRIP OUT.
The trip out yesterday was something Of an
undertaking, but today it is expected the
transportation facilities will be in good work
ing order. Among the trees and along the
slopes OF the new village are hundreds of white
tents nesting cozily in the green verdure and
inspiring pleasant thoughts Of camping out.
AS me sun went down yesterday the cool
breezes from the river began to be felt and the
crowd was rapidly increased BY many fresh ar
rivals from the city.
THE BIG AMPHIrBEArER.
The big amphitheater during the hottest por-
ton of the day cool and comfortable The
big organ formed an effective background for
the ladies and gentlemen seated on the stage.
Along the roof were artisticaiiy draped flags,
the stars and stripes being largely in the as
cendant- In the evening the large building was
Int mp by numerous arc lights, with brilliant
and dazzling effect. Through the big arches
of the wall during the exercises little glimpses
of waving verdure and blue sky could be caught,
harponizing with the earnest words and music.
On the platform were. beside the speakers a
number OF the ladies prominent in the new en-
terprise, among them being Mrs Sara Spencer
Mrs. s. H. La Fetra, Mrs Jennings and Miss
Clara Barton. Also on the platform were the
members of a we!l-drilled chorus.
THE DEDICATION EXERCISES
The dedication exercises were interesting
throughout and were frequently interrupted
by applause. DR. Gillet in his opening re-
marks referred to the drawbacks in the way of
transportation which had been met with. An
organ solo by Prof Woodruff of Mississippi
displayed to advantage the sweetness of tone
and volume OF the new organ, and was followed
by hymn and response in which the audience
joined. The prayer was delivered by Rev. DR..
Nicholson. who asked the divine blessing on
the institution and prayed that it might be
abundantly cheered with success. Miss Ger
trude Smith eaptiyated the audience by a
charmingly rendered soprano solo. The acous-
tic properties of the new amphitheater were
shown during the solo, as every note could be
heard clearly in every portion of the structure
Dr. Gillet made short statement in which
he referred to the fact of some of the buildings
being unfinished, but said it had been thought
best to keep faith with the public and open on
time. The lectures announced would be
given and he hoped any shortcomings would be
overlooked.
REV. MR.. GREENE's ADDRESS.
Rev. s. H. Greene followed in a short and ex-
ceedingly neat address. he brought, he said.
the greeting of the Christian churches Of Wash
ington to the new and noble enterprise on the
Potomac. 1t was something, said DR.. Greene.
10 preaK away from tne paVenehts OF the city
;s .h t;,os ,ssra ,n us "oOus, espee.ay
soc;aI interconrse and fr;endsbip and = chan ,c
10 ant AT the feet Of tbe dist;nonished
masters in Literature and art INIT he eernestI.
Loned that in MS heant;fnl snot a. soo;I "a
mantal stimnlns wonId he balfoved he ! I;nhar
and miobtier avakenino He assnred hi an.
dience That in the work as ontlined the Cban-
tanona wonId have the svmnatbv and cool
will ~ the Cbr;stia nsvorId
NJ, M -
HhS, oh. ILioii hEaAhAs'
new Ut. Llio't OF + ounory Church expressed
his appreciation OF, as he said. this lofty, high
and mighty enterprise Dr. Elliott referred
to the trouble of getting out and said it was as
nothing when he witnessed the work that had
been done. Or. Ehiott expressed his admira-
on nv hs,.sr T,asa i; she ,SorId m s.nt 'ner
an enternr;se than Wasbinoton Where 70 I've
was a liberal education i'm itself Wasbinoton
Was i,self a great nniversitv With tbe 1880
"a a root and the WasbinC,on monnment ~
steenle There had been time when The w;rss
flashed the sentence. IAN ouiet along the Pc.
tomac " Tbere had been a time nban tha
Potomac washed down 10 tbs 400 vol r;.h
troternsI Hood II VAS 20 he o,,;a. .io. VII" .t
po,omac no Io,oer sa;d NJ EII;o.t Ert az az
NIT yas 10 he hrolor Mt h., ,ha IL; ~
strife of war. but by sweet mns;c and ,of.u
teacbing N 'o'''
REV T. DEWITT rLMAaE-
Tho aI1rcsa of tho iav was ,,t,roll,, ALL