The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-27
For the Advocate.
Mountain Lake Park.
WEDNESDAY. ArGESr "A. lSG

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST "A, 1898.
''ln one Of the most charming and pictur-
esque spots Of the Allegheny Mountains is the
attractive summer reSort-Mountain Lake
Park. Beautiful for situation; the delight of
all who visit it; a success socially, ntellectu-
ally and regiously, is the verdict of the many
thousands who have spent a summer here and
enjoyed the cool air, the restful, quiet beauty
of this mountain top, the fine scenery, the tall,
majestic, overhanging oak trees, white oak
is, with insignificant exceptions, the only tree
to be found in the Park, the enchanting
drives, the delightful boating on Mountain
Lake. the superb program at the auditorium,
and the hearty welcomes from many voices.
The streets and avenues of Mountain Lake
Park wind gracefully in and out among the
trees and along the gladeS. The streets are
fifty feet in width" This long quotation ex.
presses, perhaps, better than anything else,
what is actually to be found at Mountain Lake
Park, yetit by no means expresses all. There
are about 200 beautiful cottages-the most in
viting homeS-in the Park. These, with sew
eral large and well appointed hotels, accom-
modate a summer population of some 2G0O
people. Besides this, on excursion days, of
which there are three during the Chautauqua,
thousands of people are brought here on the
many trains run by the B. & o. from as far
east as Cumberland, and as far west as the
Ohio river. We are delightfully."- free here
from the tedious conventionalities of ordinary
society so-called-even from the fashions"
of the average seaside resort. A spirit of
christian goodfellowship pervades the whole
place. Everybody knows, or may know,
everybody else. Calling is not carried to ex.
tremes; every family is allowed full liberty
this is perfectly natural where nobody mistakes
liberty for license-to pursue its happiness and
pleasure in its own way. On bright day
and we have had many of them lately-livery
teams may be seen starting off for the various
points of interest in the neighborhood. Each
team carries happy family or happy COM
pany of young folks who know how to have
royal good time without making everybody in
earshot wretched and strongly suggesting an
inquiry into their sanity and right to be at
large. Others prefer stroll in the woods in
quest of the many varieties of wild flowers.
Mycologists- mushroomists-go in all direc-
tons searching for mushrooms, but the my
ophagists-mushroom eaters, are a little
timid, as the most deadly varieties abound
here, and amateurs feel little uncertain ex-
cept in very few varieties. In the evening
boating on the lake is most delightful. TO
those seeking more violent exercise Tennis
base ball and wheeling offer attractions.
Still, the chief attraction is the Auditorium,
cent entertainments every day. These enter
tainments cost holders of season tickets about
three or four cents piece. | have never
heard of such excellence and variety in so long
a series of entertainments. DR.. Davidson is
unquestionably a great Chautauquan. He
knows good thing when he sees it, and the
Park is fortunate in having such a man to
manage the hard, exacting and often migrate
full work of providing three cent people with
fifty cent entertainments. | am more than
glad to add that very large majority of our
people are very loyal and very grateful to DR..
Davidson, but what more pitiable sight than
ladies growing and making trouble because
they cannot get what has been offered at about
one-tenth its value for nothing and yet they
do. A great many men come here for va
cation and think the expensive Chautauqua
entertainments should be thrown in free as a
return for the advertisement their names NAV
give the Park For shame Lend a hand
like men and help noble work along. At
these ridiculously low figures we have. had,
since the last writing, some of the best enter
tainments that can be had at any price,
Among the many may be mentioned, for
special excellence, the thrilling experiences
of Dr. Egerton r. Young during his twenty
years or more of missionary life among the