The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-03
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS.


How the Grounds Look-Talent on Hand
Campers and Program.
A visitor to Chautauqua this year will
be much pleased with the improved APP
parence OF the grounds. Former attend
ants notice it, new ones revel in it. The
trees have grown larger aud appear to
be more OF them. New walks, streets
and boulevards have been opened up.
The grass has been lately mown and the
late showers have made all as fresh as q
June rose. But it 10 july and still de-
lightfully cool owing toSthe fresh lake
breeze. Over a hundred tents feck the
emerald scene and the warbling songster
keeps merry tune to the stroke OF the
hammer and ring Of voices. All is hustle
and expectation. Dozens Of the city
people are moving down into camp and
there is little formality in appearances
al yet. Tonight the grand season will
open with the band concert at Z o'clock
and the annual address of President
Williamson which is always looked for
ward to with interest. Prot. w. III.
Dana, and Prot. Geo. E. Little, who are
registered at the Grand View, will occu-
by the evening after the annual address,
the former in his lecture entitled an
ocean Voyage" and the latter in a
i"Chalk Talk"
One conspicuous change in the view is
the handsome two story building, "a K
AZ feet, Of the W. G. T. U. ladies' erected
on the corner between the depot and the
hotel. It is divided into l3 sleeping
apartments, one private, Office anda re.
ceptlon room, and will be headquarters
for the organization in the state though
not the state organization building
The plat OF ground on which it stands ID
10 K 80 feet and affords room also for
number OF tents. The Grand View ho
tel under the management Of w. w
James is prepared to entertain a large
crowd and the Chautauqua Dining hal
Qast year the w. G. r. u. dining halD al
the depot Is already doing a large bust
ness. Mrs. d. w. Meyers, OF Vermillion
10 cashier and book keeper, Mrs. L. w
Bell, OF Centerville, superintendent o
culinary and Mrs. R. B. Hager, OF Aber
deem, general puryeyor. Board by tn
week is s5., by the day s1.o0; Dinner s
cents or q dinners for $3.50.
The large w. @. T. U. audience ten
is in the grove hear the depot, the Sum
mer School tents are in the west end o
the grove where they were last year, an.
the large Round Table and Class tent
Just north OF the Auditorium. The thre
large band tents are on the east LAX
shore and the Y. NJ. G. A. tent on th
west lake shore, the hotel being the d
viding point between east and west.
Talent registered at the Grand Viey
to-day and ready for work, are Jane
Clement Ambrose, the humorist; Pro-
w. III. Dana, lecturer; Geo. E. Littl'
chalk artist; Prof. H. E. Kratz, OF Siou,
City, end his corps OF teachers--Mr,
Melville, Miss Melon, Miss Mawson. Mis-
Dunbar, Mrs. Hattie Brush Murray, Mr.
Hasssll, Miss Hattie Whalen, Gin tent
and Professors Moody and Davenport
John T. Kean, director, IL also registers
as are likewise President J.. H. William
son and wife, Treasurer J.. L. Jones an
wife; Chas. Mumford, manager OF Il
Fisk Jubilee Singers, ia here and o.,
his company win beAon hand tp-norro
afternoon and render . fsH sslsction
though they win sbss very tired from
long ride. The company CONSISTS
!, eight persons.
Prot. Kratz informs us that q mestir
Of The teachers % the Summer soho
will Be held al 5 p. %. to-day 10 outlir
the work 81 The. season, and opsn up q
|, several departments for instruction i
morrow. He has no means OF KNOWN
what the attendance will be, but hard
expects it to be as large rs last yea
The work will not be quite as wide
|, scope, though equally efficient.
\ The supply tents Of MARCH,, Of Siou
Falls, between the depot and w. @. T.
building are we'll filed with stores an
very attractive in their neatness.
), In addition to the regular publishs
program Tor tomorrow, there will be
!. series Of athletic sports at the Cha
!. tauqua grounds, consisting Of foo
. racing, bo~at-rscing, etc, under the d
rection OF Thos. Burrell.
Finest line IL ladies and missea O.
fords at Reed 4 Shelso's exclusive shs
store.