The Washington herald., 1908-08-04
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS
Temperance and Gospel Ses-
sion Begins August II.
AN ELABORATE PROGRAMME
Virginia Meeting Is the oldest and
Most Widely known of Any Sim
Bryan Declines to Lecture for
Phy-Devoted to Prohibition.
ecial % Ne washinron Hsnld.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Hamilton. Va. Aug. 3.-The Thirty-frst
annual temperance and gospel meeting Of
the Prohibition and Evangelical Associa-
ton OF Loudoun County will begin at
Purcellylle tomorrow and continue un-
til August z
This Is the oldest and most widely
known Chautauqua in the entire South.
and the average daily attendance is from
5000 TO 7.o00. On what is known as the
big days. Wednesdays and Sundays. it Is
not unusual 10 see a crowd Of I5.000 per
sons Purcellvnle is on the BIuemont di-
vision Of the Southern Railway. and hun
dreds Of visitors from Washington and
intermediate stations are brought TO the
meeting in special trains under the per
sonaI supervision Of General Agent L. 5.
Brown and a corps Of assistants, who
themselves are annual visitors TO the
great assembly. This years programme
contains a portrait Of Mr. Brown. to
gether with an interesting sketch Of his
life and his connection with the meeting
The first day Of the assembly IS known
as Sunday school day, when the Sunday
schools Of every denomination in the
county attend in q body and are admitted
free The programme for the day con-
sists OF musical and literary features by
the several schools.
Devoted to Prohibition.
The second and third days are devoted
10 the cause OF prohibition. and the ad-
dresses this year viii tend TO strengthen
the national ticket in this section Of the
South. The fourth day is ". c. T. L.
day, and a splendid programme in the in
terests Of the white ribboners has been
arranged August S, g, 10. and II are
Evangelical days. and August y Is known
as patriotic day, when addresses will be
made by Gov. Claude A. Swanson. Of Viz
gina: Senator Thomas : Martin. Hon.
Harry 81 George Tucker. Hon c C.
Cariin. and others
The talent included "a the other DAYS
embraces Rev. Richard WiIkers0n, the
distinguished Southern orator and
{ preacher. Mrs Edith smith Davis. Of Nil
vvaukee. the Otterbeiu Quartet and Bell
Ringers Of Ohio. Mrs Zoe Pearl Park
/ Of Chicago Miss Evelyn Lewis, Of At
I lanta. Miss Christine Gle. the popular
I soprano, Rev. Writ Lowther. OF Dwight,
( III: Rev d c. Hedriclz. OF West Vir-
I ginia. Mr.. Percy 5. Foster. Of Washing
"
/ lima. Judge William Hodges Mann. The
| great temperance reformer Of the Old Do
[ minion. and "a candidate for the Demo
I cratic nomination for governor Rev
Z Edward J. Richardson, secretary Of the
Z Virginia Anti-Saloon League Rev Charles
/ Scanl0n. one of the field secretaries Of
I The General Assembly's Permanent Com
miytee on Temperance Of the Presbyterian
Church OF Pittsburs. Pa; the Washing
{ ton Orchestra under the direction OF Ar
thur : Witcornb- and others including a
number Of local ministers.
An effort was MADE TO have Mr.. Bryan
at the meeting. but in anticipation OF Sc
curing the Democratic nomination for the
/ Presidency. he declined an offer Of Sl.JJ1
for three lectures. fearing that his ap-
I pearanCe might De misConsJrued.
Daniel J. Hoge Is president Of the asso-
I citation. and C. c Caver is secretary