Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-05
SP|R||UAu|SIS CAMP
Three Weeks Gathering to Be
Held In This City From
Aug. % to Sept. IL
LARGE ATTENDANCE PROMISED
Plans for Speakers, Work and Enter
tainment About completed-com.
mittees Are Arranging Details
Large Number of Mediums Will At
tend-List of Speakers.

Plans for the annual camp of the
Central Iowa Spiritualists' Association,
which will be held at the grove on North
Third street beginning Sunday, August
%, and continuing until September 10.
are about completed. Indications point
to q most successful gathering, and
President E. NJ. Vail says that the lee
turers, mediums and others secured for
the camp were among the best in the
mittees, which have been appointed to
look after the details, is going steadily
on, and soon everything will be COM
pleted, ready for the visitors. Last year
the paving of North Third street, which
interfered with the car Service on that
line greatly cut down the attendance.
This year this difficulty will not be en-
countered and it Is thought larger
numbers will attend the meetings.
which will be held every day during the
three weeks. The list of those who
will assist in the meetings, is long one
and has among its members several of
those who have visited Marshalltown
before. Prominent among them are
Rev. Moses Hull, of Whitewater, Wis,
president Of the Morris-Pratt Institute,
for the education of spiritualist plat
form speakers. he is known as the
grand old man of spiritualism" and is
one of the very prominent speakers and
debaters. His stay here will be only
during the first two days.
C.. w. Stewart, formerly speaker for
the society here. a resident of this city
prior to about four years ago, but now
of st. Louis, viii be here during the
entire camp. Will j. Erwood, secretary
of the Wisconsin State Spiritualists'
Association, a speaker and platform
test medium, will be at the camp dur
ing the last five or six days. Rev. JUL
ian p. Johnson, of FIT Dodge. for seven
teen years pastor, but only recently
a spiritualist convert, will also attend.
Mrs. Jennie Hagan-Brown. of Eft.
Worth, Tex, an inspirational speaker
be here during the last half of the
and was at the last gathering in this
city. Mrs. Josie K. Folsom, of st. Louis
together with her husband. c. NJ. Fol-
som, will be in the city during the first
week. The former is a platform test
medium, and the latter is trumpet
medium. Max Hoffman, who is well
known here thru his visits, will spend
the last two weeks of the camp here.
Mrs. Eva Mccoy, of this city, clair
voyant and platform medium, Will
spend the entire time at the camp
grounds. Mrs. Alice Geahring, of Chi
cago, a medium for slate writing, trum-
pet speaking and platform test med
ium, will also be here. w. c. Jessup. of
Chicago, n trumpet medium is another
Of those expected. Mrs. Sarah DeWolf-
Kiser who was at the last years camp,
and who since then has been married to
Trustee w. II. Kiser, of Colfax, has
proised to attend. Her speciality is
slate writing. Mrs. c. B Bliss, of Chi
cago, and James w Riley, better known
as Farmer Riley" of Marcellus, Mich,
both Undertaking. mediums, may come,
altho neither is certain as yet. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Buchanan, of Minneapolis, for
merly of this city, both slate and letter
writing mediums, are also expected.
Others who have not been heard from
will probably be here.
The officers of the Central Iowa Spir-
itualists' Association are:
President-E. NJ. Vail, Marshall
town.
Vice President-Rev. Max Hoffman,
Lincoln, Neb.
Secretary-Mrs. L. ]. wolever. Mar
shalNown.
Corresponding secretary-M. G..
Duncan, Marshalltown.
Treasurer-H. NJ. Beeson, Albion.
Trustees-W. H. Kiser, Colfax, Iowa;
Mrs. Eva Mccoy, Marshalltown; F. NJ.
Milliken, Marshalltown; Mrs. Mary T.
Myers, LaMoille; j. G. Lowell, Nevada;
Mrs. S. j. Beeson, Albion.
The committees Of the local society.
that have arrangements in charge
are: Reception, w. II. Kiser, chair
man; Mrs. Eva Mccoy, Max Hoffman,
John d. Vail, Mrs. S. ]. Beeson, 1. f.
Andrews, f. NJ. Milliken, Mrs. w. S.
Eads; speakers and mediums. John u.
Vail, chairman, w. H. Kiser. Mrs L. j.
Wolever; entertainment; Max Hoff-
Jennie v. Schafer; finance. J. c. Lowell,
chairman, d. w. Brainard. L. w. Fox,
I. F. Andrews, Clinton Bosarth, f. s.
Wild; membership, Mrs. Tena Lowell,
chairman, Mrs. H. C. K. Webster, Max
Hoffman, Mrs. Annie Hockridge;
music, l. F. Andrews, chairman, j. a.
Awde, Mrs. S. ]. Beeson; auditing. F.
M. Milliken,. chairman, John Gregory,
NJ. G. Duncan, d. w. Brainard; floral
and decorating, Mrs. ]. d. Vail, chair
man, Miss Ruth Lane, Mrs. Josie VOL
colt, Mrs. John Dixon, Mrs. Eva Nc
Coy; police lights and grounds. H. M.
Beeson, chairman. j. r. Mccoy. c. j.
Anderson, w. II. Kiser, John M.
Adrian; boarding and lodging, Mrs. L..
j. Wolever, chairman. Mrs. Mary Sc.
leine, Mrs. w. S. Eads, Mrs. II. G..
Holsclaw, Mrs. S. j. Beeson, Mrs.
Hockridge; women's committee, Mrs.
w. S. Mcbride, chairman, Mrs. j. d.
Vail, Mrs. Tena Lowell, Mrs. r. Il.
Dreamer, Mrs. Mary T. Myers. Mrs.
Eva Mccoy, Mrs. S. j. Beeson, Mrs.
M. G. Duncan, Mrs. L. j. Woleyer, Mrs.
j. N. Reynolds.
INDIANS HAVE AN OUTING.