The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-16

here that year. Between Devils Lake
city. Mtnnewauken and Fort TOtten
the land was purchased for three thou
sand dollars and Is unsurpassed In
beauty of situation and suitability to
the purpose.
The first melting of the local execu-
tive committee was held May %. 1893,
In the office of j. B. Eaton at Devils
Lake at which were present Messrs.
c. w. Kelley. e. ]. Chamberlain, C.
NJ. Fisher. ]. B. Eaton, and C. w. Col
hinge. c. w. Kelley. vice president,
presided. and C. w. Collinge was elect
ed secretary.
The hotel lakewood, s2xso. was
erected by A. H. Wilkinson and has
since been enlarged by adding a. wing
3Sx40, the entire building being three
stories high.
The grounds were cleared by Miller
and Sasse, a well dug, and tent fifty
feet In diameter was put up for an
auditorium. In September, 1898, C. H.
Clemmer was elected president and
Henry Hale recording secretary. Later
Hon. II. F. Arnold was elected presi-
dent, and John W. Maher vice presi-
dent. Rev. Eugene May was elected
platform superintendent.
The association has passed through
the experiences common to all institu-
tions of its kind-that of financial
stringency: In which emergency Hon.
n. G. Larimore came to the rescue in
March. 1895, and liquidated all out
standing Indebtedness, taking mort
gage on all the real estate and also
some notes due the association as Sc
curity. The determination of the di-
rectors to make success of the Chau-
tauqua though they had to assume
large financial obligations, by giving
their joint notes is worthy of high
commentator and appreciation on the
part of all who today see the prosper
ity of the association and the good
results accomplished. which were
made possible by their devotion when
its very life was threatened.
May 81. 1895, the present secretary
and superintendent of the grounds,
Edgar LaRue. was appointed to that
office being reelected each year since.
To his fidelity in the performance of
the duties of his Office is largely due
the present hopeful conditions of the
affairs of the association. The pres
ent auditorium with a capacity of five
thousand, was built in the year 1900
and is equipped with up to date stage
fixtures and lighting plant. The
platform superintendent have been
Rev. Eugene May, George Hindley, H.
F. Cooper. Lucian Follensbe, and Full
Ter Swift. The present year DR.. George
Hindley is for the second time the
efficient and popular superintendent.
The w. c. T. U. work here has been
in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth Preston
Anderson each year with the excep-
ton of two years when she was at the
worlds convention. The Bible study
classes have for five years past been
in charge of DIR. E. l.. Parks of Atlanta.
Georgia.
The value of the real and personal
property of the association at present
is forty thousand dollars. The hotel.
of one hundred and sixty rooms, three
restaurants, base ball pavilion, band
barracks. livery barn. bath house, store
buildings, three ice cream parlors,
meat market, bakery, drug store and
news stand are all owned by the as
ISOLATION and the grounds are we'll
equipped with wells and other con-
veniences. About three hundred and
fifty lots have been plated and all but
about forty have been sold. About
sixty cottages have been erected, and
over three hundred tents are in use
this year. indicating the popularity of
this delightful resort. The receipts
have grown from eight hundred dol