Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-01-23
A Chautauqua Assembly In re.

people gathered at Foundry Church, Wash
ington, last Monday night for the purpose
of receiving instruction as TO the purpose.
and aims of the projectors OF the Chautau
qua that 1t is intended shall be built on tht
banks of the Potomac near Glen Echo. The
information ON this subject came in the form
Of an address of about half an hour from
Rev. A. H. Gillet, chancellor of the Wash
ington Chautauqua, who has been largely
instrumental in starting the new project
After this exposition of the plan of the
Chautauqua in all of its features the speaker
went on to show what is intended to be
done here They are planning, he said, fol
a Chautauqua assembly pure and simple
with summer meeting, possibly two, and
maybe a long one, as on the banks of Chau
tauqua lake. He was summoned to this
city, he said, by lady interested in the
work to confer with certain people about
the formation OF an assembly here. An
offer was made by some gentlemen-the
Messrs. Baltzley-of eighty acres of land on
the banks of the Potomac, provided the as.
sembly were organized on sure basis. The
condition has been fulfilled, the board OF
incorporators secured, the articles of incor-
poration filled, and there has been meet
ing of the board. The plans have been SO
far matured that it would be safe to an.
nounce some of the general features of the
ASSEMBLY, that is proposed. The first session
will be held from June 2 to 1S next. 1t is
proposed to secure as much intellectual
strength as it is possible to copmsnd for
the filling out of these seventeen days with
one continual round OF entertainment and
instruction. There has been no limit placed
to the expense of the program, as it is well
known that the best talent is the only sort
worth while getting for such an object as
education
There will be three lectures or entertain
ments each day-one at IL A. NJ, one at
2:30 or p. Nj. and the last one at Z. M
Besides the actual lectures and educational
movements there will be supplementary
such as musical selections, elocutionary dis
plays and other general entertainments
Thus there will be forty eight different lee
lures and entertainments during this course
of seventeen days. Among the contracts
already made for the course is one with the
Rev. L. Dewitt Talmage, who will open
the meeting on the first day and will de.
liver the lecture on the second day. Chan.
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of the course. There will also be concerts
illumination of the grounds and all sorts of
plans TO keep the interest going from the
start to the finish without dull moment.
There will be several special lines of in
struction besides those usually taught in
educational centers. The department for
Sunday School teachers will be under the
charge of Jesse L. Hurlbut, assisted by Rev.
Wilbur II. Davidson. There are TO be three
classes-ior seniors, juniors and for children.
The department of music will be under the
charge of Prof. G. G. Case. There will also
be department Of art, with special atten-
ton paid to decorative art of all sorts. For
the summer school for ministers there will
be provided very complete course in
Hebrew and Greek, under the general
charge of DR.. w. r. Harper, OF Chicago, as
sisted by an efficient corps of teachers. 1t
is proposed, although the plans for this
feature are not yet consummated, to estab-
iish department for womans work. There
will also be II kindergarten.
The cost OF this instruction viii bt very
small, about half what is charged at the
regular Chautauqua in New York, where
the sessions are much longer, however.
The rate for the whole term here of forty
eight lectures and entertainments will prob
ably be So so. Mr.. GilIet closed his address
with an appeal To the generosity and inter
est OF the audience, and an explanation of
the fact that in all OF its work the Chautau-
qua is absolutely -sectarian. He added,
as an additional fact OF interest, that the
projectors are now endeavoring To secure Il
lease OF the river front adjacent to the Biltz
ley grant and also Of the small islands in
the river, So that the entertainment of the
students and others irequenting the grounds
will be enhaucel.
A meeting oI the incorporators oi the
Chautauqua Company was held Monday
afternoon and the following officers were
elected: Edwin Baltzley, president; A. s.
Pratt, vice president; lty. A. III. GllIet,
chancellor; Edward Blllziey, treas urer; L.
DE f. Jennings, secretary.
Nellie Lewia Garnat;on The latest