Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-10
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK
The P'oag Foot Ball Team to Practice
!, There.
Opening of the Ch.utauaua Cluh and
Dedication o0f the New Hall
Of PHILOSOPHY.
special Corr >spoodcnces Of The Evening Star.

August .. 1896
Mountain Lake Park has had for years q
reputation of being one of the healthiest
mountain summer resorts in the long
stretch OF the Alleghenies, and now it looks
as II this reputation is to be enhanced by
the presence here of the crack foot ball
eleven OF the United States, that of the
University of Pennsylvania. Last week the
famous coach, Woodruff, together with
Manager McAvoy. who is also the treasurer
OF the Varsity Athletic Association were
mere IN company with several of the play
ers. Among the latter were several Wash
inston men, Sam. A. Boyer, who played left
end on the varsity team last season. and
the year before that the same position on
the Georgetown eleven, and Joe De Silver,
VINO was a guard on the freshman team
last year, and 10 now trying for a place on
the DIG eleven. with an excellent chance of
success. Coach Woodruff looked the situa-
ton over and expressed himself as well
pleased with it. This time last year they
went to Grimsly, Ont, Canada, but it was
SO not that hard work was next to impos-
sibie. The contrary Is the case up here in
the mountains, and, in addition several
other advantages were taken note Of by the
loot ball people. The flrst is that 1t Is easy
OF access from Philadelphia and Is on one
OF the main arteries of travel from the west,
ana the other, the excellent training facili-
ties offered aside from that of climate
Ihese include large base ball field. which
can eaeAly be turned into suitable
grid:ron. lake with long stretch Of good
water. on which the players can stiffen
their backs and arms with a pair of oars,
ana excellent roads for the morning tramps
or spins Oh the wheel. Before he left Mr..
McAvoy made financial arrangements, SO
that II favorable terms can be secured
from the railroads. the University team Is
very certain to have its training quarters
al Mountain Lake Park this season. II
they so decide the team will arrive here
about the LIST Of September. remaining
three weeks. and in the party there will be
about twenty-five persons. including candi-
dates for the various places on the team.
Coaches and trainers.
The Mountain Chnutn uqua.
The annual mountain Chautauqua began
last Wednesday. and accompanying 1t are
the usual crowds of visitors and partici-
pants. The superintendent is Rev. DIR. w.
L. Davidson of Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio. The
plan of the Chautauqua is much on the
order Of the mother Chautauqua at Lake
Chautauqua, N. V. that is, there is a sum-
mer school with classes in languages, Ger
manic, classical and romance; natural sci
enceS, painting. music, elocuton, physical
culture, kindergarten. amateur photog-
raphy and stenosraphy. typewriting and
bookkeeping. Among the teachers IS Miss
Susan L. Pollock, who Is the principal of
the Froebel Kindergarten of Washington.
and has charge u the same class of work
here. DIR. FroeHcher of the Johns Hopkins
University. baltimore, is in charge of the
department OF Germanic languages. Each
day. with the exception Of Sunday is begun
with biblical study. conducted by the Rev
J. E. Turner Of Columbus. Ohio. Thursday
afternoon. Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning Wallace, Bruce Of Brooklyn, ex-
consul to Edinburgh. Scotland. delivered
lectures on the following topics: wit and
Humor." W0nlarhcd in Shakespeare" and
Landmarks of Sir Walter Scott
Dedicated by Bishop Vincent.
Bishop Jro. H. Vincent, one of the enis
copates Of the Methodist Church, and the
father Of the Chautauqua movement.
preached yesterday morning to a large con-
gregation. and in the afternoon dedicated
the new hall of philosophy The building
Is commodious one, and occupies a COM
mandlng situation near the main au1i-
torium. The exercises were preceded l.y q
song service, after which the ledica ton
short addresses. DR.. r. De Witt Talma ge
Will be. here the latter part of this week,
and Is to be rendered a reception Thursday
evening at one of the hotels.
Among the Washington guests who have
registered here are the following: Mt Lake
Hotel, Saml. A. Boyle, W. l.. Cole and
wife, Miss Florence Cole s. j. Block Mrs.
X. T. Warner and daughter, JOS De Sill
yer. p. A. Meeker. Miss Cornelia Jenkins,
Mrs. NJ c. Burgess, Franklin T. Wood ward.
Miss sasscer. Miss Lucy sasscer and Miss
Ghiseline of Upper Marlboro at the Chau-
tauqua. H. P. Doollttle, Geo. w Sper and
wife. Mss Mary Willard and Miss Belle
Kearncy. DR.. J. G. Butler, pastor Of the
Luther Memorial Church. and Rev. c. w.
Baldwin. pastor Of Wesley Church, are at
cottages. Other Washington pastors who
are spending the summer near by are Revs.
Jro. o. Knott and Albert Homrighaus