The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26
10000 AT WINONA PARK
THAT NUMBER HAS PASSED
THROUGH THE GATES THIS YEAR.
Bible Conference Closes and the
Y. Nj. c. A. Camp Gives Way To-
Day to the EndeavOrers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINONA ASSEMBLY, EAGLE LAKE,
Ind, Aug. 25.-General Manager Dickey is
authority for the statement that there have
been 10000 persons at Winona grounds this
year. The paid admissions are more than
twice those of last year. There have been
three times the number of lots sold that
there were last season and $4,000 worth of
Winona stock subscribed, as against $1,000
last year The board of directors feels
more than encouraged. Alfred Gundle, of
Fort Wayne, the architect of the new
lodge" to be erected by the Wooster Col
Iege alumni, was here to-day and work will
be commenced at the earliest practicable
date. The Winona Association has given a
plat of ground $50 by 60 feet, directly oppo-
site the Minnewawan Inn. The new build
ing will have thirty rooms, a large recep
ton hall and a twenty-foot double veranda
extending entirely around it. DR.. Watt and
Lee H. Deinstein, both of Columbus, O.,
are the prime movers in the matter.
To-day at Winona was made memorable
by the closing of the most important Bible
conference ever held in the West and the
breaking up of the first annual State en-
campment of the Y. NJ. C. A. But the de-
sertion of the park has not yet begun. and
the Christian Endeavor convention will hold
most of the people here until next week.
The gate receipts for this last day have
been among the heaviest of the season.
Goodbye, old man; it's done my heart
good to be with you, even if you did eat
most of the things 1 wanted" was the form
of farewell heard at the association camp
this afternoon. The last camp conference
was held this morning, and Z. E. Stacy,
State secretary, presided. Among other
things he called attention to the fact that,
beside entertaining men of national repu-
tation, the guests had been representative
of territory from Venezuela to Alaska and
from London to Denver
The police justice asserted himself this
morning and there was merry trial of
result Mr.. K. Miles Helm, who deserted on
flag day was condemned to work for two
hours on the wood pile, as there are no
stones within convenient distance of the
camp. Mr.. Helm took hks sentence with
remarkable equinimity. Good time" re-
duced his sentence to three-quarters of an
hour
Theodore Gatchel, of Brightwood, whose
tent was found untidy, was sentenced to
had but few minutes to catch his train
home and agreed that he would mark out
his sentence at home by washing dishes in
the restaurant connected with his aSSOcfa-
ton. His parole was taken and he was al
lowed to depart.
Last night r. A Hildreth. general secre-
tGry at Indianapolis, passed through War
saw on his way to Lansing Mich, where
his seldest son died of diphtheria soon after
MS removal IHeIe. Inc conference passed
resolutions of deepest sympathy.
AT dinner to-day there We're but twenty
five campers left. The guests were Edward
Marsden OF Alaska, Homer b. Edward and
Water Talley OF Terre Haute. Breakfast
tomorrow viii be the last meal in camp.
Stakes win be pulled tonight and tents re-
turned to Indianapolis tomorrow.
Secretary Stacy confirmed to-day the un-
official announcement of the decision Of
the committee to choose a place of meeting
for the North American convention. The
vote of the committee was unanimous All
who have been here go home
enthusiastic on the subject of the
encampment. There has been moth
ing in the history of the Y. NJ. c. A.
in Indiana that has done so much TO pro-
mote the proper spirit among the workers
as this encampment. The good-f fellowship
has been backed by the real intellectual
shake-up i'm the Winona Bible conference
and there has not been a hitch in the de-
tails OF camp life.
The last day of the Bible conference has
been extremely interesting and profitable.
The morning prayer service was led by
DR. Converse. of Louisville. and at 10
o'clock DR.. Moorehead went on with lis