The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-08

time. But they are not, as has been
stated. cruel. Mr. Lee, who has made
an extensive study Of the people. says:
There Is no trace Of religion among
them,' but this is open to question" "
Professor Salisbury spoke in the high
est terms of Mr.. Peary and what he has
done for the natives.
REV. BOOKER WASHINGTON.
Saturday afternoon Rev. Booker T.
| Washington, principal of the Normal
and Tuskeegee Industrial school, Tus-
keegee, Ala, was received with the
| waving of the white lilies of Chautau-
qua" and much applause. which was
continued throughout his lecture
| upon the "Black Belt of the South"
His hunior was so full of thought that
| it pentrated only about half of the large
| audience at a time and seemingly re-
bounded and struck the other by the
time the first were through applaud
| ing. thus prolonging the. applause.
Mr.. Washington was born in a small
one-room cabin on a slave plantation
in the state of Virginia about the year
went to work in the coal mines in the
state of West Virginia. While there he
heard of the Hampton Institute, sue
ceeded in working his way there, where
| he was kindly received by General
| Armstrong. He left Hampton in 1881
and. founded the school in Tuskeegee.
| He Is a man who would command re-
| spect anywhere, and is doing a noble
work.
A severe thunder shower rendered it
| difficult for those seated in the outer
rows to hear Professor Clark Saturday
evening. At 9 o'clock Saturday even
ing the ladies of the Domestic Economy
conference received the Press Club
in the parlors of the Presbyterian house.
Each lady of the conference" wore her
| Introduction card tied with a white rib
bon on her shoulder.
SABBATH WITHOUT RAIN.
| August was a Sabbath without rain.
| Rev. DR.. George A. Gordon OF Boston,
! gave an able sermon in the morning to
a full house. In the evening the ami
versary Chautauqua Missionary Insti-
tute was in charge. A particularly fine
address was given by Rev. George w.
Knox. The Missionary institute held
its first session Saturday. A reception
| for missionaries was given I'm the Pres
| byterian house Monday evening.
Monday morning Miss Jessie Acker-
man entertained a large audience with
| her interesting lecture Eight Hundred
Miles over Iceland on Horseback" DIR.
Buckley lectured both Monday and
| Tuesday.
| Tuesday was the gala day, "Old First
| Night Twenty-Five years ago Aug. 4,
the Chautauqua Assembly was opened
in the "Old Auditorium down near the
| lake.
| would that / had space left to de-
scribe the glories of "Old First Night"
Thousands of Japanese lanterns orna-
mented the grounds. The amphithea-
ter was illuminated by hundreds of in
candescent lights; In front We're red.
white and blue. The platform rail was
masnihcently draped with large Uni
ted States flags, light blue bunting and
| flowers assisting in the decorations.
| After the old vesper service, Bishop VIM
| cent read words of greeting from Presi-
dent Miller who was obliged to be abb
| sent. He then with a few well chosen
words introduced in turn Vice President
Miller, who is a son of President Miller,
Or Hurlburt, Editor Flood, DR.. Russell,
Miss Slack, the worlds secretary of the
| Womens Christian Temperance Union,
DR.. Palmer and DR.. Buckley. Each
gentleman We'd with the others i'm wit,
wisdom and "reminiscences. This is Miss
| Slack'S first visit to America. She was
greeted with an enthusiastic Chautau-
qua salute.
When people from the different states
were asked to stand. Pennsylvania re-
sponded with an immense crowd.
Pennsylvania has the largest represen-
tation of any state i'm the choir. A
grand pyrCtechnic display closed the
evening. The lecture on Armenia Civ
en- Monday evening by Rev. Frederick
Davis Green should have received mem
| ton. At the close of the lecture a res
olution to be sent to the president of the
United States was unanimously adopt
ed.
PERSONAL NOTES.
General John NJ. Schofield who was
born nearly siyty-five years ago in
Chautauqua county, a few miles from
| the eastern shore of the lake, almost
directly opposite the pier. visited Chau-
tauqua in company with his wife Fri
day.
Mrs. C. NJ. GifIin, of Scranton, of the
C. l.. S. c., class of 81, is at the Carey
cottage, Bowman avenue.
Miss Bissel, of Buffalo. daughter of
eX-PostmaSter General Bissel, is at the
Belvidere cottage.
Miss Gertrude T.. Ressequie, daugh-
ter of c. w. Resseguie, of the Susque-
hanna Transcript, and Miss r. May
Tingley, formerly of New Milford are
at 745 Palestine avenue
Wednesday is w. c. T. U. day.
After the close of the Old First Night
exercises the Bishop left Chautauqua to
visit the Chautauqua Assemblies at
Lancaster, Pa, and Mountain Lake
Park, Maryland.
Miss Emma Jack, of HaZleton, Pa,
is at the Jewett Home. Pratt avenue.
Mr. C. b. Ellis, local treasurer for
the National Armenian Relief Commit
tee reported that S265.65 was received
during Tuesday from Chautauquans.
Miss Ida Bentley has delighted large
audiences at different times during the
week with her delightful reading.
Mrs. r. f. Peary gave her interesting
lecture "A Woman's Life in Greenland"
Thursday, August 6.