The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-08

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tional and moral without being either
Puritanical or so hedged in with dis
cipline and keep off the grass" reg
ulations that excess of virtue inter
feres with single property liberty
of either young or old.
/ Every person who has got the hab-
| it, of going to Mountain. Lake Park,
and who has taken the trouble to do
little thinking up to the point of
realizing that all the attractions have
not come by chance, must see in DR.
W. l.. Davidson, that ideal Superin-
| tendent, without whom the Park ,au-
! ditorium would seem strange place,
indeed. That quiet, resourceful,
broad-minded, skiilful weigher of
human nature and discoyerer of tai
ent, Is as naturally a part of each
platform event as the attraction itself;
and so unostentatiously does he fill
his position-so intelligently, yet so
tirnly-that possibly the average Wis
itors fail to realize that he is being
both amused and regulated as an or
derby atom in an orderly whole, large
ly through the influence of one man.
In Il few words, DIR. Davidson is a
great man in his line.
One of the delightful experiences of
a stay of week,o two at the Park,
is the addition to ones list of acquain-
tances. Social lines are but lightly
drawn, if at all, possibly because this
summer population, coming largely
from the section bounded by the
chesapeake On the east and the Ohio
river on the west, and from central
Pennsylvania on the north to the
Carolinas on the south, represents
the whole territory, wherein class
distinctions would be difficult to
establish. An acquaintanceship
formed at Mountain Lake Park,
therefore, is safe one, and as ones
enjoyment so largely depends on free
dom from restraint in this direction,
it is most natural sequence that all
who stop at 'our house" especially,
become friendly and enter into each
Others pleasures without reserve.
Many, indeed. visit the Park year
after year until their visits become
annual reunions, full of "reminiscences
from the past form no small part of
the mutual pleasure. 1t is also com
mon experience that after the asso-
citation of a score or more of even en-
tire strangers, from widelyiseparated
sections, for several days, many con-
Meeting links are revealed which in
some way or other draw visitors
closer together and bring to them the
knowledge of some common ground
on which a more than casual friend.
ship can be esta blished
This happy social condition, too,
grows out of the fact that nearly all
are there bent on the same. pur-
pose, haying come largely because of
fore knowledge of the special, social
and physical atmosphere of the place,
to the end that harmony is bound to
prevail because of the absolute lack
of inharmonious prediction. Some
years, of course, are somewhat less
interesting than others, because at
tendance and weather conditions
vary, but it can be truthfully said
that, one year with another, the re-
sort holds up the high standard of it's
attractiveness.
This year, those whose financial in
terests centre IN the Park, complain
somewhat of dizziness, various causes
for which are given, among which
may be mentioned the Worlds Fair,
the Baltimore fire, the Presidential
campaign, cool weather, etc. Still,
there are exceptions to the rule, as
the most popular cottages were filled
while the hotels seem to have enjoyed
a fairly prosperous season-the disap-
pointment being attached being to
the non Chautauqua period.
In concluding this brief sketch we
cannot refrain from urging readers of
the Record to make up their minds
now, to spend several of the weeks OF
August, 1905, at this most delightful
resort; and yet, we would not adyise
them to go if they expect a gorgeous,
artistically developed landscape. or a
place of excitement, folly and fashion.
1t is rather a place for physical, men.
tai and moral rest and uplift, close to
the heart of the Universe, rendered
, the more enjoyable by the presence
, and efforts of christian people. 1t
must be seen by those of the right
class to be appreciated to it fullest ex-
tent-undoubtedly, there are those
who would feel disappointed, after
once there.