Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-15
AT BETHESDA.
Big Crowds At Epworth Park All Last
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Big Crowds At Epworth Park All Last
Week.
The attendance at Epworth Park has
been large during the whole or the as
sembly, and the management is con-
graduating itself that it will clear at
least $1,000 on the programme this
wear. The farmer has been a great fac
tor Hundreds or teams enter the
grounds each day. The moon was full
all last week and was no doubt the in
centive for the large crowds that att
tended the night exercises. There I'D
hardly been an evening that the audi
torium has not contained at least l,50J'>
people. The programme has been car
ried out as advertised with one excep-
tion. The sickness OF Governor Bush
nell prevented that dignitary from be-
ing present on Ohio day.
There was one feature given during
the week that was not expected. One
morning a colored lady, whose name
the writer did not learn, stopped of the
fast line from the east and introduced
herself. She said she was on the pro-
gramme at Mountain Lake Park, but
owing TO her color was not allowed 10
appear. Ii is also said that more or
less of a row was raised by the guests
NJ the hotel where she was stopping
owing 10 her dark skin. The Epworth
Park people gave her welcome hand.
and the lady delighted the crowds that
heard her sing on several different &C.
casions.
An effort is being made 10 have a big
day on wednesday, as It IS the close or
the assembly. II has been designated
G. A. r. day and General ]. B. Gordon
will lecture on THE Last Days OF the
Confederacy." The rate from Bellaire
viii be 60 cents for the round trip and
excursion rates will also be given from
Wheeling. General Gordon is an ex-
Confederate general and he will, no
doubt, be able to entertain all who
hear him.
There were only four Chautauqua
graduates this year that went through
the Golden Gates The Chautauquan
exercises were very pleasing, however,
and were listened TO attentiyely. \
parade. with band accompaniment, was
also feature Children OF all ages
took part in the triumphal march.
To-day everything will be quiet.
There will be no admission charged,
but all who desire can enter the
grounds. There will be Sunday school
| and a sermon in the morning. At night
DR.. Robert NouTse will talk.
Miss Potter, OF Scio, who has charge
Of the physical culture class, is an elo-
cutionist OF some note and lends her
ability TO making the programme In
teresting.
Colonel G. w Balm lectures on Mon
day afternoon on Among the Masses.
or Traits OF Human Character" In
! the evening Prof. Louis Favour lee
lures on the wonders OF electricity, and
gives an exhibition Of the X-ray.
On Tuesday Miss Potter, Colonel
Balm. Miss Cochran, Goodwill Dicker-
man, Prof. Shaw and Louis Favour all
I the programme.
Erasmus Wilson. "Quiet Observer"
will make his annual visit to the park
on Wednesday and will talk on "To
Marry or Not to Marry" The chorus
class on this day gives n grand concert
at which the band will assist. The as
sembly will close with display OF fire
works on the lake on Wednesday
night
The old board OF directors was re-
elected. There was an effort TO dis
place two Of the old members, but It
was unsuccessful.
Next years programme wi kelly
consist OF two or three band PTS.
The mark has been blessed N bod