Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-05-27
NATIONAL PARK.

NATIONAL PARK ON THE DELAWARE,
N. J., May "a The summer residents of
this new religious resort, many of whom
have already opened their cottages for the
season, will observe Decoration Day on
both Saturday and Monday next. On Sat-
urday, when the new side wheel steamer
National Park will begin its daily trips
from Philadelphia to this place, the GOTTA
gers will tender visiting bicyclists a recep-
ton and luncheon in the wooded bluff on
the river front Next Monday, there will
be music by band, both day and even
ing. In the morning. at II o'clock, there
will be memorial services for the patriotic
dead, at which addresses will be delivered
by Rev. D. B. Harris, of Camden, Rev. DR..
J. B. Graw, of Trenton, and others. In the
afternoon, at 230 o'clock, there will be a
public meeting under the auspices of the
State Board of Officers OF the Jr. o. U. A.
NJ. State Councillor Canwill T. Fisher will
preside and addresses will be delivered by
Rev. ]. Morgan Reed, who is State Vice
Chancellor, and State Council Secretary
William 81. Miers
The morning and afternoon meeting will
be held in the natural ampitheatre between
the hills on the river shore.
Great preparations in the building line
are being made for the season. The new
eo,.r etc,x, boAn1 ~ 4ba go, of fha ;noItuod
road leading to the steamboat pier, will be
opened next Saturday in the open field
Immediately opposite base ball diamond
has been laid out and an artesian we'll with
steampower pumping plant, is engaging
the efforts of contractor.
Eighteen neat little cottages have been
built in the camp-meeting grove, a. half
mile back from the river, while several
buildings are in course of erection in the
city tract.
Superintendent James W. Baird has a
large force Of men at work gravelling and
rolling the roads, terracing the banks on
either side of the road from the steam boat
pier to the hotel, erecting bath houses on
the beach and preparing the riverside groves
fo1Sunday school and societypicnicks, which
League Social Day, and continue till the
end of July.
Among the other important picnic
events arranged for are the visit of the
Bethany Presby terrain Sunday-school, OF
Philadelphia on Thursday, June 18th /; the
NJ E Preachers Day, on Monday, june
Dist Junior Epworth League Day, on
June 26Lh National Guardsmen's display,
on Monday, July 9th; Odd Fellows Day
ON Saturday, July oath an A. o U. W.
Day Christian Endeavor Day Baptist
Young Peoples rally and a VIC. 7. U
Day.
! The annual camp-meeting will open on
August ID, and continue until August %,
with Rev. Thos Harrison in charge.
The owners Of the new cottages in the
camp-meeting grove are: E. j. Daugh.
erty, L w. Fawcett, Major Charles s
Barnard, Mrs Maria M. Barker, Samuel P
Hutchinson, Rev. E. C. Sunfield, Mr.
j Frank ]. FanValin, E. M. Holton, Rev
Or. James E. Lake ard Harry C. Cooper
all Of Camden; Fred. G. Elliott, Rev. DR.
S. N. Vernon, Charles A. Dillon and T. D
Bills. of Philadelphia; G. V. Dolbow, o
Bridgeport; Rsv. A. Wagg, of Elmer, ant
Alex R. Fithian, of Bridgeton.
/ A Classic Feature.
n There are fascinating female artists ga
lore with the enormous Forepaugh Sell
Brothers Aggregation, and among them
conspicous IN form and grace, eight ladies