Evening star., 1898-05-31
ANNUAL ELECTION HELD
Washington Grove Camp Meeting Associa.
ton Chooses Officers for l898-99.
Reports Received of the Business OF
the Past Year-Future Events
Mt the Camp.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
WASHINGTON GROVE. Md, May 30. 1898.
In the tabernacle at Washington Grove
was held this morning the twenty-fifth an
rual meeting of the Washington Grove
Camp Meeting Association. President M
d. Peck presided. The meeting was opened
with the singing of the national hymn, and
Rev. Page Milburn offered prayer. The re-
ports of officers were presented.
The president of the association reported
that of the 253 stockholders of the last an
nual meeting. none mas died within the
past year, and that in the twenty-five
years of the associations life but 110 of its
stockholders have passed away. A special
service was held in memory of the deceased
members, participated in by VIM. r. Wood
ward, E. F. Simpson, B. Ii. Stinemetz, w.
II. H. Smith, Carleton Hughes and Mrs.
Robert Cohen.
The sanitary condition Of the grounds
was reported to be excellent, with plenty
of good water in the public wells.
Regarding individual title to lots it Is
held that. without lease or deed, the oc
cupant is holding by sufferance Of the as
scciation, and during the past year many
lot holders had taken leases and had them
recorded
The grounds I'm front Of hotel and hall
have been graded and grass lawn pre-
pared, and recommendation made that the
stoning OF Grove avenue to the Laytons-
vile road be continued, and that Chestnut
avenue. Grove and Chestnut roads be re-
paired and opened for travel. 1t was recon-
nended that the trustees be directed to en-
fcrce collections of all assessments when
they shall become one year in arrears.
Sunday School Statistics.
The Sunday school, under charge Of w.
Redin Woodward, had on its rolls lib off,
GERS, teachers and scholars, with an aver
age attendance of seventy The school for
the present year is to continue under the
same management, and efforts are to be
made to create a library for the general
use OF the residents of the Grove.
The w. c. T. U. of Maryland and Dis
trict of Columbia is to hold a series OF
meetings this year. July 1926. inclusive.
and the regular camp meeting Of the asso-
citation will be held from August for the
period of ten days. to be followed by the
missionary and deaconess' convention for
four days from August a.
The secretary reported that no sales Of
treasury stock had been made within the
past year. During that period eleven meet
irgs Of the trustees had been held, but no
adjourned or called meetings of stockhold-
erS had been necessary.
The treasurer reported gross ceipts Of
81 ,4T4.S1; total expenses, 81, ,446.20. The camp
meeting collections were $l19.35 and ex-
penses $13934.
The election of trustees, there being but
one ticket in the field resulted In the choice
of NJ. d. Peck. H. L. Strang. Carleton
Hughes. F. ]. Woodman. Warren Choats.
w. H Houghton, Robert l.. Banes, H. Maui
rice Talbot and /. T. Fulk. Upon motion
and by consent the following officers were
declared duly elected: President, NJ. d.
Peck; vice president, Warren Choate; sec
Ietary, Carleton Hughes; treasurer, H. L.
Strang.
The benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Page Milburn.
Notes of the Camp.