Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
Nineteenth Camp Meeting Opened
Yesterday in Clinton.
OTTUMWA MEMBERS WILL ATTEND
Mt Pleasant Park Will be Crowded
With Members Of the Association
and Campers Until Aug. 25-strong
Literary and Musical Features.

this city is treasurer, and Mrs. E. L.
Kilby chairman of the auditing com
mittee, opened in Mt. Pleasant Park
at Clinton. The regular scheduled
program will not commence until Sun
day, yet it is reported that several
hundred visitors from ali parts OF Iowa
are already comfortably settled at the
camp.
Among the prominent spiritualists
of this city who will leave this week to
attend the sessions and enjoy the out
ing are: Isaac Millisack, Mrs. e. l..
Kilby, daughter Alice and son Don.
and Mrs. F. Biddison and son, Flem-
ing. Many others will leave for the
camp as the sessions advance. The
annual election of officers for the as
ISOLATION does not occur until August
20, the last week of the meeting.
This association was organized and
incorporated November 81, 1882. as the
"Iowa Conference of Spirituahsts,
and, on the first day Of April 1885, the
corporate name was changed to "The
Mississippi Valley Spiritualists' asso-
citation tltgss
The remarkable growth of the asso-
citation necessitated the change in
name as ii has reached out from
purely state organization until it takes
in al the states in the Mississippi Val
ley and bids fair to cover the entire
American continent with it's influence
ere many more years have passed.
The magnificent grounds at Clinton
are owned by the association and thon-
sands of visitors who attend the an
nual camp meetings of this association
each year enables the management to
provide the best talent on the spiritual
platform.
The officers at present are:
Presdent--Prof w. F. Peck, st.
Louis, Mo.
Misrepresentation j. Knowles,
Mt Pleasant Park, Clinton.
Secretary-Stella A. Fisk, Keokuk.
Treasurer--Isaac Millisack, Ottum-
wa.
Superintendent of Grounds-John
Nelson, Mt, Pleasant Park, Clinton.
The Park.
Mt Pleasant Park is located upon
high bluff overlooking the city of Gin
ton, and a fine view of the surrounding
country may be obtained from various
points of vantage. Two deep wells
supply all with an abundance of pure,
sparkling, cold water. Plenty of wa
ter for general purposes is brought
there by the city waterworks ,hydrants
being placed at convenient points.
Grand old forest trees protest with
their cooling shade, which, with the
cosy private cottages, comfortable
tents and commodious buildings for
public entertainments combine to
make an attractive place for summer
outing. The park is not merely a
camping ground, it is beautiful sum
mer resort to which all are welcome
with overlooking good will
To the visitors at Mt. Pleasant Park
the opportunities for amusement are
varied. The regular dances furnish a
chance for those who wish to indulge
in terpsichorean pleasures. The week
ly literary and musical entertainment
affords many hearty laugh.
The Program.
The official program for the session
is as follows:
Sunday, July 2S-
900 a. m. Flag raising.
( 1920 a. m. Opening address-Pres-
ident w. F. Peck.
200 p. m. Lecture-Dr. J. M. Pee
bles
400 p. m.Test Seance-Mrs. Georg.
la G. Cooley.
Tuesday, July 30
900 a. m. Children's Lyceum.
10000 a. m. Conference.
2.30 p. m. Lecture-Dr. PEBBLES.
800 p. m. Camp dance.
Wednesday July 81
1000 a. m. Conference.
200 p. m. Lecture-Dr. PEBBLES.
400 p. m. Test seance-Mrs. Cool
ey.
500 p. m. Special lecture-Dr.
Thursday, August l.
10:00'a a. m. Conference.
2:30 p. m. Lecture-Dr. PEBBLES.
500 p. m. Entertainment.
Friday, August 2
900 a. m. Children's Lyceum.
10000 a. m. Conference.
2:30 p. m. Lecture--Oscar A. Ed.
gerly
500 p. m. Camp dance.
Saturday, August 3
10000 a. m. Conference.
400 p. M. Test seance-Mrs. Cool
ey.
Sunday, August e.
300 a. m. Children's Lyceum.
1000 a. m. Lecture and tests-O
A. Edgerly.
200 p. m. Lecture-Dr. PEBBLES.
400 p. IN. Test seance--Mrs. Cool
ey.
Tuesday, August g.
500 a. m. Children's Lyceum.
10000 a. m. Conference.
2:30 p. m. Lecture and tests-O. A
500 p. m. Camp dance.
Wednesday, August =
1000 a. m. Conference.
200 p. m. Lecturer. A. Edgerly
400 p. m. Test seance-Max Hofi
man.
Thursday, August s.
1000 a. m. Conference.
200 p. N. Lecture--Moses Hull.
500 p. IN. Entertainment.
Friday, august g.
800 a. m. Children's Lyceum.
10000 a. IN. Conference.
2::S0 p. m. Iecture-Moses Hull.
81 500 p; m. Camp dance.
Saturday August To-
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