The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-08
DELIGHTFUL CHAUTAUQUA.
Ole of the Most Picturesque and At
tractive Resorts for Rest. Health,
Comfort and Pleasure as Well as In
of the Chautauqua System of Popu-
lar Edur.t3on

Comfort and Pleasure as Well as In
teIlectual Refreshment-Head Centr,
OF the ChautauQua System of Popu
lar Education.
Among the most attractive resorts fo
rest, health, comfort and pleasure, is tn,
lar famed Lake Chautaugua, nesting
among the hill tops Of Northern Chau
tauqua. All visiting this picturesau,
place will be charmed and delighted Will
the grandeur of the landscape scenery
Lake Chautauqua is said to be thu
highest body of water navigable by
steamers in America, if not in the world
1t is nearly 800 feet above Lake Erie
winch is only seven miles distant, anG
nearly 400 feet above the sea. The
length OF this beautiful lake is % miles
ana It's width from one-fourth to two
ald half miles.
Along its shores are many pleasure re
sorts with high grade amusements, fine
hotels, cottages, etc.
One OF the most beautiful of these re
sorts is Chautauqua, the famous Sum
mer City, the seat and head centre O
the Chautauqua System OF Popular Edu
cation.
wooded terraces, which slope gently to
wards the waters edge OF Lake Chautau
qua. TO the visitor approaching on one
OF the fine lake steamers it is quite impos
sble that the line of cottages along the
shore. the great white hotel Athenaeum
which towers above them, and the Pier
House at the point can really mark
the site OF so popular place. Yet as one
makes his way from the Pier House
through the park rows OF attractive cot
tages, beyond the broad stretches of well
kept lawn, give some promise of denseI
population. Street after street stretch
away in every direction along the ter
races and up the slopes. Presently one
energies into the commercial quarter,
where stores and market are crowded
with customers. A little farther on he
passes the museum filled with interesting
collections of many kinds Then suddenly
he is standing on the outer edge of q
great rooted amphitheatre in which five
thousand persons are listening to grand
concert or popular lecture.
To the teacher as well as the pleasure
seeker, It's an ideal place The Kinder
garten, open to the visiting children, is
very interesting, for these little folks are
as busy in their work as the grown up
ones. There is another school for chill
dren over the Kindergarten age, known
as the Vacation School. Here the chill
dren are taught many things that are
used in a regular school with the advan-
tage OF being out of doors.
l shall not try to tell about this inter-
esting place in this letter, but will leave
some for another time. Below you will
see q program for the next three days
which am sure all will be interested in:
MONDAY, JULY 9th.
10 a: m;;IDeyotional Hour, THE Christian
II a: m. Lecture. Natures Hand. Food
Plants and Trees. Mr. r. Stanley.
2:3O p. m.-Lecture, Religious Concep-
tons of Shakespeare. R. G. Moulton.
500 p. NC. L. S. G. Round Table, open
ing address.-Prof. e. E. Vincent.
400 p. m.-Personal Recollections of
500 p. NJ Lecture, Eugene Field and
the Children. DIR. Lincoln HUXLEY.
7:OOp. m.-Band Concert
500 p. m.-lllustrat ted lecture, "A South
ern Evening, Colonial Virginia.
Mrs. Martha S. Gielow.
TUESDAY, JULY 3OTH.
10 a. m.-Devotional Hour, ''The Christian
and the World" DIR. R s. Macarthur.
III a. m.-Lecture, BIRD Blessings. MIR.
Rufus Stanley.
2:30 p. m.-ReadiBg, Scenes From Old
Plantation Days."-Mrs. Gielow.
800 p. m.-"Robert Burns and His HUI
manity.''-Dr. Lincoln HUXLEY.
700 p. m.-Band Concert.
500 p. m.-Readings-W.H II. Clark.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST.
10 a. m.-"The Christian and His Lord "
DIR. r. S. Macarthur.
II a. m.-"Insect Influences. R. Stanley
2:3O p. m.-GraHd Concert.
500 p. m.-Lecture. flames WhitcOmb
Riley."-Dr. Lincoln HUXLEY.
500 p. m.-Lecture, Bird Friends "A.
r. DugmOre.
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