Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
NOUN AIN LAKE PARK
A Highly Successful Season Has Come to an
=. End.
Old Veterans Enjoy n Special Day and
the Mountain Chnutauaun.
of The Evening Star.

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Aug. %. 1896.
Wat has been the most successful sea-
son in every respect for Mountain Park
Lake in the fourteen years of it's existence
Is practically at an end. The weather has
been delightful. the program of the Moun-
tain ChautauQua was enhanced by the
presence Of number of brilliant speakers,
and in consequence large numbers have
been here from various points east and
west Tuesday was ''old soldiers day."
and also the closing day of the chautau-
qua. Special excursion trains were run on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from quite
distance. and they, together with a
number Of stages, brought about three hun
dred veterans. many of whom wore the
gray. The exercises peculiar to the day
took place In the afternoon. but they were
preceded by program in the morning,
which Was participated i'll by J. Edmund V.
Cooke of Cleveland. Ohio; Miss Vella of
Lynn. Mass; the Schumann Male Quartet
OF Chicago, and the Bellaire, Ohio. Dand.
ihese Two latter organizations have been
among the hits Of the snaosn. The former
IS composed of Messrs. S. f. Johns. Oliver
w. 1sensee. A. H. Hassler and c. N. Hass-
Ter while the latter is under the leadership
of Professor Stevens.
The exercises of old soldiers day began
by the audience singing America" after
which Governor Lloyd Lowndes of Mary
land introduced Senator John b. Gordon of
Georgia, who delivered his famous lecture
on THE Last Days Of the Southern Con-
federacy."
At the conclusion Of the address there
was camp fire. at which coffee, baked
beans and hard tack were served. An ad-
dress was to have been delivered by Judge
{. {: Cole of the District Supreme Court,
out he was prevented from attending by
the funeral of Mai Crawford. The day
NPnHti4n on, thn lab
consisting of pyrotechnlc display, pro-
cession OF Illuminated boats and a series of
StetreoDticon slides.
Miss Bertha Lucas Of Washington. the
Vicinlst, mas won warm place in the
hearts OF the CnautauquanS BY her Iilayiue
here this week.
Monday morning the closing exercises of
the kindergarten class took Mace in the
auditorium. The kindergarten was con-
Quoted by Miss Susan P. Pollock of Wash
lneton and she had in her class about
forty children.
The Initial service of the Biblical Assem-
ply, under the auspices of the American
Society of Religious Education, Rev. James
E. Gilbert of Washington in charge. be-
gan last Sunday. and will continue In ses-
sion through this week The dean of the
assembly Is Prof. H. A. White of WASH
inston-Lee University, and among the lee
turers who are from the capital city are
zen Gen. John Eaton, former commissioner OF
education: Rev. F. d. Power, DID,, pastor
OF the Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
and DR.. Gilbert. DIR. Power is to deliver a
sermon at the next Sunday services
among the Washingtonians who have
registered at the hotels are: Mt. Lake
Hotel. De Witt Talmage, B. Burch Earn
shaw. William Woodward. Miss Emma
Cole, w. A Heino!e. Miss Mary Morrow.
Miss Carrie Jones. Miss Bertha Lucas Miss
Isabelle Bardwell. DR.. Richardson and Ohio
Boyle. At the Chautauqua-Misses Matte.
Julia and Hattie Walker. Mrs. Adelaide
Preston Shealey. Mrs. and Miss Fowler,
LOUIS Meiins. r. J. Rogers and A. Flower
Loeb Lynn Heights-Capt. r. A McKe-
vitte and Mrs. McKevitte, Mrs Clements
and Miss Neal. Others from the capital
city are Rev. DIR. q. V. Leech, Dr. j. E.
.hoert. Cen Jno. Eaton. Walter l.. Priddy
and wife and Rev. F. D. Power.
Col. Townsend, president of the Bowery
savings Bank of New York city. delivered
an ADDRESS on sound money at the Loeb
Lynn Heights Hotel, under the auspices of
the Seventh District Mckinley and Hobart
Club of Garrett county