The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-30
AT OCEAN PARK.
Opening of the Old Orchard Chautauqua
Assembly.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS

Old Orchard, July 80 The summer
schools are so common in these days that
one expects to find students at every
summer resort. Old Orchard is not the
exception to prove the rule for the Chau-
tauqua Assembly at Ocean Park is among
the first of these summer schools. This
years session began this evening and
will continue through August 25. Ocean
Park includes about rs acres and is
situated about q mile from the Old Or
chard beach station of the Boston &
Maine The beach railroad runs by itTon
one side and a station of the main line
has ,been established for the accommoda-
tion of it's patrons. The name of the as
sembly is rather formidable. 1t is the
Eastern New England Chautauqua
Biblical Institution and Free Baptist As
sembly. This is the 18th annual session.
r W. Porter of Peabody, Mass. is gene
raj superintendent. The Ocean Park As
sociation was the property on which the
assembly is held and is really the parent
organization. Its officers are. L. M. Webb,
President, Portland, Me. !; r. E. Davis
secretary, Augusta, Me ;B Z. Haley treas
nrer, Newmarket, N. e. Z; e. W Porter.
E. Deering, L. Dexter, George Goodwin,
B. G. Jordan, S. G. Hamilton, G. L.
Pinkham, I. G. Estes, directors.
On the park are many cottages and
then there is the Temple an octagonal
structure of wood with painted roof in
which the public meetings are. A chapel
and assbell near by are also used for this
purpose. The programme of the year S
meetings will be much the same as in
previous seasons in its general scope.
The mock congress which was so success
fully conducted and such source of at
traction in 1894, will be of increased in
terest Vice president George M. Chase of
Maine will presidefover the senate and
Hon. Marshall Leighton of Massachusetts
will act as speaker, of the house. Con-
gress will meet on July 80, closing session
August 10. Then there will be the musi-
cal, Bible, normal, art and oratorical de-
partments. The lectures will be given
by such men and women as Rev. j. 0.
Wilson, DID, H NJ Ticknor, NJ A., Dr.
J. G. Bowker, Rev. Anna Howard Shaw,
Rev. G. E. Cate, Rev. W. j. Puddefoot,
Rev q. +. Griffin, Rev. j. A. Howe,
DID,, Miss Anna Barrows, Miss L. G.
L. White, Rev. P S. Henson, d. D., Mrs.
L. M. N. Stevens, Mrs. E. B. Cheney, Miss
H. A. Deering, Miss l.. A. Demerrittee,
Mrs. L. G. Griffin, President George G.
Chase, Rev. G. S. Frost, Rev. G. l.. Pen
ney, DID,, Rev. FL NJ. Ford Rev. o. H.
Denney, Rev. E. P. Moulton, Rev. I. H.
Stacey, Mrs. f. S. Nc sher, Miss Carrie
L. Bacon, Mrs. S. A. Porter, Miss M. FL.
Taylor, Mrs Wesley Kiske Smith and
others. In connection with the park
management are several organizations
designed to aid and encourage the stu
dents at the summer school. For in
stance there is the educational bureau,
and the Young Peoples Social and
Literary Guild, of which the officers are :
DrnSidnr,t A M II
gusta; vice presidents, L. NJ. Webb, Esq,
Portland; Miss II. A. Deering, Hills
dale, Mich. corresponding secretary and
treasurer, Miss Lizzie B. Aageson, Port
land recording secretary, Miss Ellen G.
Whittemore, Portland editor Picnician,
Mrs. Ida Lord Remick, Chelsea, Mass. !;
alternative Miss Dora Jordan, Alfred !;
Wade Whitcomb, Dover
The Young Peoples Social and Litera-
ry Guild is an organization that sprang
into existence Immediately on the open
ing of assembly work at the park and
has been growing in efficiency ever since.
1t has its courses of study of unusual
merit, its annual festival at the park on
the picnic grounds its high order of en-
tertainments and the fostering of a con-
tinuous social life during the assembly.
These societies are recognized in the
programme which includes number of
special days Guild day comes on Au-
gust 15 Thursday, August 8, is recognf-
tion day, the address to be delivered by
Rev. J. o. Wilson, ID Friday, August
9, is White Mountain excursion day; Sat
urday, August 10, Ocean..P Park day; Mon
day, August IL, the woman's convention,
continuing the next day "Wednesday, Au-
gust IA, children's day; Friday, August
16, young peoples day; Monday, August
10, New England convention day; Tues
day, August 90, Woman's National Coun-
Gil day; Wednesday, August 21, Young
Women's Christian Association day !;
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, conven-
tion of the United Society Of Young
People.