The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-20
A LAZY TIME At ACTON
CROWDS NOT ARRIVING FAST
ENOUGH TO BREAK THE MONOToNY.
Sickness Among the COttagers Sug-
gests the Need of IA Deep
Artesian Well.

The people at Acton sat about on the We
randas of their tents" yesterday and Won
dered how hot it was in town. There was
little else for them to do, and the lack of
activity of any sort was such as to satisfy
the most ardent lover of quietude There
were very few visitors to the camp, the
most notable being Mrs. /. r. Kitchener
and Miss Helen Kitchener, of Washington,
d. c. The attendance of outsiders has
been disappointing thus far and Geo. Ho-
dell, the treasurer of the association, attrib-
utes it to the calling of the assembly about
two weeks too soon. The reason that it
was called SO early" says Mr.. Hodell, was
on account of the reunion of the Seven
tieth Regiment. The farmers have not
yet finished their harvesting and a falling
off in gate receipts is a consequence" Mr..
HOdell, however, thinks that the remaining
weeks of the camp will be livelier than
the one just passed, and that the gate re-
ceipts, which are a main source of revenue,
will not be measuraby decreased from last
year The officials have had other causes
for disappointment beside the falling off in
the gate revenue, notably in the
failure of a number of those advertised
on the daily programme to respond and also
the trouble that has arisen with the rail-
road company on account of passes. DR.
Dashiell, the president of the association,
is not easily daunted, however, and believes
that the Assembly will soon be under full
Roadway and that no more disappointments
are in store for the cottagers.
A number of women are sick and the
perennial complaint is heard about the wa
ter. 1t is said that those who are not
'acclimated' to the camp are liable to a
mild form of sickness, which being inter
preted, means that the water is different
from other water and people must become
habituated to it. The need OF deep ar
tesian well is badly felt and il is the lnten-
ton to sink one this year If possible. An
other cause for sickness is the neglect
OF some campers to renew the nnnS 70
their cottages which becomes moldy during
the winter months Then again, some OF
the cottages are unit for occupancy anu
while the association would like 10 cop
denim and tear them down yet the owners
of such places usually resist any efforts or
the sort and the association has learned py
experience to keep hands off. However, tne
meeting of the association this week may
take steps looking to fuller control over
the cottages by the association and an en-
deavor may even be made to raise the
ground rent. The association VIII eject
trustees at it's meeting and much interest
is taken in the election. the desire IS 10
find some active business man or other
good material for the positions.
A LADIES AUXILIARY SOCIETY.
The ladies of the Home Missionary So
ciety held several meetings during the day
in a quiet informal way and at night the
Epworth Young People had a restful serv-
ice of song and prayer The chief work
accomplished by the ladies of the mission
airy society was the organization or an
auxiliary society for Acton Park and over
thirty ladies joined it. The officers elected
for this new society were: Mrs H. "A.
Grassland, Of Indianapolis, president Mrs.
r. NJ Floyd, of Indianapolis, IlrSt wee
president. Mrs l. V. Stee of Indianapolis,
second vice president; Mrs. M b. Inrashet'
of Shelbyville, recording secretary; MIS-, a
V. Williams, of ShelbyVille, treasurer, MIS-.
Maggie Drake, of GreenSburg, correspond
ing secretary and Mrs. j. r. Budd, OF IN
dianapOlis mite box custodian. Inc work
that This auxiliary will undertake will be
to furnish and maintain headquarters IoI
the Home Missionary Society at the park;
cottage has already been secured ana
the intention is to build new porch anC
otherwise improve it. 4.
In the auditorium the afternoon deYouon-
al service was conducted by Mrs. Ida V.
Steeg. After the close of the services MIS-
A. v p. Adams, of ShelbyVille, conference
corresponding secretary, TOOK cuarse go u l ne
meeting and a number of short talks on
missionary subjects followed. MISS Josie
Walker read a short paper on DUNG ft3-
pies Work in Home Missions, IN WlllG IN
She urged the training of young people III
missionary work and spoke WIN ehlhu 5
siasm on the possibilities of doing gOod
that are within reach of young people. mrs.
Ella Chidester sang a solo, after Whlch
Mrs Adams spoke at length on the work
of the Home Missionary Society. inns so-
ciety. which was organized seventeen years
ago has 20 900 members and has handled
over 81 COO OOO all Of which money mas gone
10 the sllnport of missionaries ana lnduS-
trial schools which are carrying on agrees
siVe Wark through the South and tar west
and also in the slum districts OF the great
cities There are 142 missionaries unueT
pay by the society and htty-three 1huqs lI TIA
houses and schools in it's control. BESIDE
maintaining these the society also does
large work in furnishing supplies to NEEDY
ministers of the gospel in the poverty
stricken districts of the South and west.
"Some of these minister's, SAID MRS.
Adams "get as low as $50 year. 1ney
are almost martyrs to the cause OF the
eosneII Miss Alice B. Dole, super1ntend-
ent of the Asheville Industrial Home, was
she is confined to her cottage with sl el
ness The Asheville home is one OF the
largest belonging to the society ana mas
sent out into the world over 400 colored
nunils in the last eight years. IheSe pupllS
ind good positions and invariably become
worthy citizens. o,,oi,, sbo1,,ed
how impervious it Is TO TIE S ,tii ne
Influences of camp-meeting by having dn-
other fight j. w. Oliver, an old man, was
Seriously assaulted by Wallace Montague
q vo11ne man lust back from Honduras.
Oliver Who is said to be on bad terms WIN
a good many people, had, 1t Is aliegeu,
charged Montague with throwing railroad
pin through q grocery store. ; N1olltasu9G Ib
also had a lawsuit win ClNsi an GU ~ ~
fight was the result of the gruoee theh