The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
WOODMAN DAY AT
PIASA CHAUTAUQUA
Lodges From Many Parts of the
State Were Represented at
the Services.


SBEClah
Chautauqua. Ill. Aug. 2.-Thls was the
biggest day of the Piasa Chautauqua, in
point Of attendance this season, more thar
$500 visitors coming in by rail, boat anc
private conveyance.
The Chicago. Peoria and St Louis Rail,
road ran special cars on all their trains
as high as eleven extra coaches being or
come OF the runs. a special train was
run from C~hautauqua to Havana. Ill, this
evening to accommodate the crowd. The
steamer City Of Peoria and barge Pearl
brought down several hundred excursion
lists from KampsviIle, Hardin and other
points IN the Illinois River. The uppeI
end OF the Piasa valley was filed with
vehicles belonging to visitors who drove
to Chautauqua to spend the day.
The attraction was Woodman's Day, anC
the entire programme was in charge Of
committee from Hickory Grove Camp. No.
Az. of J~erseyville. consisting Of Editor J.
W. Becker of the J~erseyville Republican.
Oscar Hill and William b. Brockman
The principal speakers were Judge ]. u
johnson Of Peabody. kas., formerly Demo
cratic National Committeeman from Kan
sas, and the general attorney for the
Woodmen, and the Reverend Doctor ]. J.
Porter, pastor OF the First Baptist Church
st Joplin, Mo.
The morning programme began at 1914
o'clock with IN address Of welcome by the
Reverend Doctor Jay A. Ford. pastor of the
First Baptist Church at J~erseyville. and the
superintendent OF the Chautauqua Platform.
The response was made by Attorney
Charles S. White of Jerseyville, and a num-
Der OF selections were given by the Shelby
vile, Ill, Woodman quartet, consisting of
T. IA IEFf.
Doctor 4. n. Hopkins and Professor l. L.
James.
This afternoon, following a concert by the
Hardin 5and in the tabernacle, the Rev
erend Doctor J. J. Porter delivered an ad-
dress on THE Modern Woodman Organiza-
ton. Its Progress. Possibilities and Bene-
fits"
The address Of Doctor Porter was followed
by an address by Judge Johnson on In Op-
position to the Proposed Change in the
Plan Of Assessments"
AT 4 o'clock the Jerseyville City Band
gave a concert on the lawn in front Of the
Piasa Spring Hotel.
This eV enlng a concert was given in the
tabernacle by the pupils OF the Beethoven
Conservatory OF Music of St. Louis, under
the direction of Professor NJ. Epstein.
The members of the WOodlnan order
turned out in force to-day, and among the
Illinois camps represented were those from
Carroilton, Kane. kemper. ChesteTfieldyY
M6dOra, Fidelity, PlaSd, brighton, DelhI
Dow, J~erseyviLle, Alton, Upper Alton
North Alton. Fieldon, Otterville, Ramps
vile, Hardin. Batchtown and Hamburg.
Tomorrow the Chautauqua pulpit Will be
occupied by the Reverend Doctor d. 4
Bushnell of St. Louis.
Among the st. Louisans registered at the
Piasa Spring Hotel are: Misses Katie
Long. Bertha Weber, Harold K. Reader oil
East st. Louis. Misses Title Anthony,
Clara Long and David Weber.
J. Ward Bright Of st. Louis came In to-
dow 70 cpapa a fary dava At the piaSa
Spring Hotel. Mrs. Bright has been mere
several days. and will remain until the
close of the season.
Richard Kiely of ~JerseyviIle. County
Treasurer OF Jersey County; Monroe G;
Sisson of Carrollton, County Treasurer oil
Greene County, and II. n. Randle of Hills
boro, County Treasurer of Montgomery
County. were among the visitors to-day.
Among those registered at the Piasa
Ruckel Of Warrenton. Mo-; S. ]. Major of
Hillsboro. III; Mrs. U. ]. Marmon Of Car
rollton, ILL.,; Mrs. j. p. Marmon Of Carroll
ton, Ill; Mrs. william D~ougherty OF Otter
Vile, Ill: Charles Falkner of J~erseyville,
C. W. Bartlett of Godfrey, ILL.,; Henry P.
Rodgers, Jr., of Memphis, Tenn; Ltndley
Landon of J~erseyvile. Miss Florence Cor
zine of JerseyviIle, Miss Mary Eastman OF
Fidelity, H. Charles Eastman Of Granite
of J~erseyville. Mrs. c. D. Bradley Of Car
%rollton. H.; Miss Rose Bradley of Waverly
Ill; Mrs. Jacob S Hunt of Carrollton
ILL.,; Francis Grassman. c. r. Beart and c
C. Campbell of Hardin, ILL.,; Mrs. \. Z
Fahnestock of McCook, Neb. Mrs. F. I
Kendall of Wand, Ill; Mrs. ]. w. Beckel
Of Jerseyville. ]. G. Johnson of Peabody