Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-20
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Rev. Saunders who has been
very active in Chautauqua mat
ters delivered an address on the
occasion Of the laying Of the
corner stone Of the Hall Of Phil
osophy, last Friday. In that
address he gave a brief history Of
the institution which every one
IS proud to honor. We quote il
brief from the historical portion
OF his address as reported by the
Grand Forks Times.
In 1891 the North Dakota
camp meeting association Of the
! NJ. p. church took steps looking
ITO the establishment of a place
{ that would furnish the people at
the same time an outing, and
religious meeting for ySorship.
They cast about in search Of a
suitable location. The first camp
meeting was held at Spiritwood
lake, fifteen miles northeast of
j Jamestown. Later a number of
other localities were considered
for establishing a Chautauqua
institution on G Chautauqua lake in
the state Of New York. The OBJ
ject of which, as stated in the
constitution, was for holding
Ghautauqua association, and for
the general promotion ofreligi-
GUS scientific and educational In
tererts entirely nomination.
al. This location the shores Of
Devils Lake was selected in
September. 1892.
The capital stock is $25, 900,
divided into one thousand shares
of twenty-five dollars each. At
a regular meeting held in Fargo
the following officers were elect
ed: President, Smith Stimmel;
vice president. G. w. Kelley;
cDrrespo ponding secretary, wv. G.
Glapp; treasurer, j. B. Eaton;
board Of directors, Eugene May,
Smith Stimmel, J. "a. Kelley,
John ogden, g. Fl. Clemmer, Il.
3. Fancher, j.. M. Devine, E. E.
Herman, G. W.. Collinge, w. H.
Bartlett, ]. B. Eaton.
The land on which the Chau-
fauqla is located was purchased
of Captain Herman who came
here from Mabasha. MINI.
November 8, 1882: took up the
land government; built the house
now know as the Ark, = and
the following summer began
running the steamboat the ! Ar
row., now called the Rock
Island, " and the Minnie Il. =
which he built here that year,
between Devils Lake city, Mime
,sWauken and Fort Totten. The
Wand was purchased for there
thousands dollars and is unsur-
passed in beauty of situation and
suitability to the purpose.
The first meeting of the local
executive committee was held
Mays23, 1893, in the J office Of j.
B. Eaton at Devils Lake at
which were present Messrs. G..
wv. Kelley, 3. j. Chamb berIain,
1C. NJ. Fisher and C. wv. Collinge
&c. Nv. Kelley, vice presid lent,
presided, and G. w. Collinge
was elected secretary.
The hotel OakWood, 3o.x90, was
erected by "A. II. Wilkinson and
has since been enlarged BY add
ing q wing 38x40, the entire
building being three stories
high.
The grounds were cleared by
Miller and Sasse, a well dug,
and a tent fifty teet in diameter
WAS put up for an auditorium.
In Sept tember, 1893, G. H. Glenn
xner was elected president and
Henry Hale record ling secretary.
Later Hon. III. r. Aronld was.
elected president, and j. W..
faher vice president. Rev.
Eugene May was elected plat
form s1perinte dellt. !ss
May III, 1895, the present
secretary and slperiat lent Of
the grounds, Edgar Rue, was
appointed TO that Office begin re-
elected each year since. To his
fidelity iil the plat tforInarce Of