The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-14
The Mountain. Chautauoua.

High in the mountains-equally high in its
aims-is the Mountain Chautauqua. Twenty
eight hundred feet above sea level, far rev
moved dfrom hay yfever, malaria, and mosquitoes.
are the grounds of the assembly. They in
clude nine hundred acres of beautiful. timbered
land, on the breezy submits of the Allegheny
Mountains and on the main line of the
picturesque B. e. o. r. r. One hundred and
twenty-five beautiful cottages are scattered
about the grounds, occupied by leading people
from cities East and West Two commodious
and well-managed hotels open their ample
doors to travellers seeking rest and refresh
ment. Many cottages are open to boarders at
reasonable rates. The auditorium is at
tractive and admirably suited for the purposes
of its construction. The assembly of the
present season opens August 4 and closes
August Is. DIR. W. L. Davidson, the we'll
known Chautauqua worker, has charge of the
programme and has already secured q number
of fine attractions. Glass work along many
lines will be in the hands of competent and ex-
perienced instructors. Music, Physical Culture,
Photography, Art in its various departments,
including Wood Carving, Elocution, Kinder
garten, including Normal Glass for teachers,
Young Peoples Glass, Sunday School Normal
Glass, Astronomy, and Microscopy, Bible Ex-
position, and Ministers Institute are some of
the departments.
The following names give but hint of the
Willets, DIR. M. G. Lockwood, John Dewitt
Miller, James A. Green, Dr. w. A. Spencer,
Judge Selwyn Owen, Rev. r. II. Gilbert
Frank Beard, DR.. l.. c. Muller, DR.. E. L.
Eaton, Dean Alfred A. Wright, Rev. Henry
Iuckley, Gen. w. II. Gibson, Peter Won
Finklestein Mamreov, Leon II. Vincent, DIR.
M p. Hatfield, DR.. @. E. Manchester, Mrs.
Frank Beard, Robert Nourse, Professor j. @.
Freeman, Professor w. III. Dana, Dr. A. H.
Gillet, and others.
Special musical attractions will be offered
in the Ayght Musical Club, of Dayton, Ohio,
including a superb male uuartette and an in
strumental quartette of experienced sooists
Miss Carrie Maud Pennock, of New York
City, and Miss Gertrude Smith, of Delaware.
Ohio will be the soloists of the occasion,
Professor w. s. Weeden, one of the most ex-
perienced chorus directors in this country,
will have entire charge OF the music and it is
hoped that the musical training of the assem-
bly, will culminate in the magnificent repre-
sentation OF the Cantata Of Queen Esther.
The attendance last year was double that
OF any former year, and still larger crowds are
expected during the season of 1891. Every
day will be crowded with the best things
which money can procure and genius devise
This unique, attractive, and healthful spot is
destined to become to the mountains what
Ocean Grove is to the sea-shore-a great
national centre of Christian education.
Recognition Day will be observed August 13,
and it is expected that a large class will
graduate.5 All trains on the b. a. o. road
stop at Mountain Lake during the summer
months and unusually low rates are offered
from all points to visitors who desire to reach
this assembly A line dropped to j. A. Enlow,
at Mountain Lake Park, Md, Will bring you
handsome, illuminated programme of this
assembly for the coming summer, which has
just come from the printers hands.
Detailed information concerning rates of
tare and time of trains can be procured upon
application to any Baltimore and OHIO ticket
agent.