The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-02
wINoNA ASSEMBLY OPEN.
Prospects Are Very Good for a Rec
Ord-Breaking Season.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal:
WINONA LAKE, Ind, Jniy 1.-The WI
mona Assembly was formally opened to-day
and entered upon the seventh and what
bids fair TO be the most successful year Of
It's existence. The season was really opened
yesterday with the holding OF religious
services. The Rev. w. f. Biederwolf. Of
Monticello. preached to a large crowd at
the morning service I'm the auditorium.
Superintendent w. c. Hall. of Indianapolis,
recognized the Sunday school, and in the
evening DR.. ]. Wilbur Chapman led a hill
side service. The first entertainment of the
assembly season took place tonight. De
Witt Miller was the entertainer, with his
lecture on THE Uses of Ugliness." Mr..
Miller is well known to all Winonians. and
the auditorium was we'll filled. From now
on lectures or entertainments will be given
every afternoon and evening and some
times in the morning. The Winona Daily
Review made its first appearance this
morning. The Review is a quarterly pub
lished by the Winona Assembly, and dur
ing the months of July and August 1t be-
comes a daily. s. l.. Heeter is the editor
Of the daily and DIR. s. G. Dickey and DR..
j. Wilbur Chapman edit the quarterly.
Secretary and General Manager Dickey
has issued a ~nancial statement. In which
1t is shown that Winona ranks second
among C-hautauquas and other organiza-
tons of the kind in the United States in
point of current receipts. Chautaqua was
first last year. with receipts amounting to
about $116,000; Winona was second, with
500, 900, and Mountain Lake, Md, was third,
with receipts amounting to less than $4,000.
IL the present rapid advance keeps up,
Winona will soon overtake her Eastern
rival.
The machinery for the carbonating and
bottling of the mineral water has all been
placed In position in the entrance building,
and everything is ready 10 commence the
bottling and shipping of the water. WORK
will begin Immediately.
The Winona summer school opened for
its seventh season this afternoon with a
general convocation in the auditorium at 4
o'clock. President w. Il. Kane made a
statement OF the plans and methods OF the
school and the work OF each department
was outlined. Registration began to-day
and will be continued tomorrow. Many
students already are here and the registra-
ton, as far as 1T has progressed. points
to q much larger attendance this year
than last. Among the latest arrivals at the
hotels are the following:
Winona Hotel-Frank II. Madden, Chi
eago; j. p. Dorella, indianapolis; George
Vile: Herman A. Suite, St. Louis; James
McMichael. Winnebago, Ill; j. a. Hauser,
II. J. Haywood. Cleveland: w. r. Bieder-
wolf. Monticello: p. c. Train, Fort Wayne;
Romeo Garno. Cincinnati.
Minnewawau nn-Ali Vail. Katharine
Vail, Mrs. w. a. Vail, indianapolis; r. \.
Wilson and wife. Boonville; Mrs. II. A.
Buchtel, Emma Buchtel. Denver. Col; Mrs.
James r. Shower. James McMurray. In
d%ianapolis: Augusta Jackson, Mamie
Hemdley. Marion; c. r. Reeves. Anderson
Il. c. Nelgawood, Tiffin. o.; VIII G. Hall
and wife. Indianapolis; Harriet f. Glazier,
oxford. O.: ID. c. Vendery and family. Gin
cinnati; John T. Lawes. Hanover; May b.
Springer, Mary +. Wilson. Annie Carithers,
Ethel Tenant. S~helbyville: NJ. Ellen Igle-
hart. Morgan Park. Ill; Gertrude Long
necker, Lucia Benton Noise. Chicago: w.
d. Allison. Indianapolis; haywood
Schneider. Omaha: Morgan Chandler.
Evansville; L. NJ. Green. Rushville: w. s.
Ramsey, Will III. Hetherington, Piqua, O.