Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-23
SPIRITUALISTS
I ANNUAL MEETING
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIA.
TON WILL MEET AT
CLINTON.
JULY 2e TO AUGUST %
E. L. kilby OF ottumwa is President
! Of the Association Which is Al
most National In its Scope
The Program.

The Mississippi Valley Spiritualists'
association of which E. l.. Kilby of OF
tumwa, is president, will meet in its
twenty-sixth annual session at Mt.
Pleasant park, Clinton, Ia, from July
rs to August 23.
The association meeting is not I'M
like big chautauqua, in fact it is a
spiritualist cnautauqua, and its field
of endeayor covers the entire Missis-
sippi valley. Each day program will
be given consisting of a lyceum, con-
ference, lectures and spirit message
service.
Organized in 1882.
This association was organized and
incorporated November 81, 1882, as the
Iowa Conference of Spirtualists,' and
/ on the first day of April, 1885, the
| corporate name was changed to 1.-THE
Mississippi Valley Spiritualists' as
ISOLATION"
The remarkable growth of the as
ISOLATION necessitated the change in
name as it has reached out from a
purely state organization until it takes
in all the states in the Mississippi val
ley, and bids fair to cover the entire
American continent with it's influen CO
ere many more years pass. The
magnificent grounds at Clinton, Mt.
Pleasant park, are owned by the as
sociation and the thousands of visitors
who attend the annual meetings Of
this association enables the manage
ment to provide the very best talent
on the spiritual platform.
The Officers.
| of a DC iofi
President-E. l.. Kilby, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Vice President-Mrs. E. R. Abbott
Alliance, Ohio.
Secretary-Mollie B. Anderson,
Clarksville, Mo.
Treasurer-Mrs. Christine Cooper,
Clinton, Iowa.
Will M. Kellogg, New Boston, ILL.,;
Minerva Aiken, Clinton, Ia; VIM. John
Ward, Clinton Ia; N. G.. Omstead,
Webster City, Ia; ]. C. Blodgett, Clin-
ton, Ia; G. B. Holbert, Iowa City, la.
The Womans' Union is an auxiliary
organization of workers composed of
women who are laboring necessarily
for the advancement and success of
the Spiritual cause. Each year a day
is set apart known as "Waman's Day"
and program appropriate to the day
is furnished by the "Woman's Union"
who have full charge of the literary
and social functions, and "Woman's
Day. is always one of the most en-
| joyable during the camp
| Mount Pleasant Park.
Mount Pleasant park, where the as
ISOLATION meets, is located upon a
high bluff overlooking the city of Clin-
ton, Ia, and fine view of the sur
rounding country may be obtained
from various points of vantage. Two
deep wells supply all with an abund-
ance of pure sparkling, cold water.
Plenty of water for general purposes
is brought there by the city water
works. hydrants being placed at con-
venient points. The grounds are
now brilliantly lighted with electricity.
Grand old forest trees protect with
their cooling shade, which with the
cosy private cottages, comfortable
tents and commodious buildings for
public entertainment, combine to
make an attractive summer resort to
which all are welcome with overflow
ing wood will.
Constant improvements are going on
and better facilities are being pro-
yided each year for the entertain
ment of those who visit the grounds.
Several cab and baggage lines ply
between the depots and steamboat
landings and the park, while the cleo
trio street cars pass the main en-
trance to the grounds, making them
readily accessible to the city.
Talent Of the Besf
The talent secured for the Spiritual
platform Is among the best in the
country Probably the leading at
traction from the lecture platform
standpoint will be DIR. J. M. PEBBLES
of national fame as lecturer, author
and traveller. Dr. PEBBLES Is charac-
terized as one of the greatest stars
whose light has shown upon every
nation of the earth, having Travelled
four times around the globe, he will
come to the Mt. Pleasant meeting
freighted with habits, customs, reli-
gions and phenomena Of every nation
atty. DR.. PEBBLES will deliver a
special lecture on India and Her
Magi"
Mrs. c. L. v. Richmond will be at
the assembly at the opening and will
give four of her incompatible lect-
ures. She has been lecturer and
medium from childhood.
lnspirationa Speaker.
John W. Ring who also will be at
the assembly during the early part of
| 1t is an inspirational speaker whose
thoughts are clothed in the purest and
most chaste language. 1t is said by
those who have heard him that his
lectures will be a rich treat.
Mrs. Bessie Bellman, president of
the Kansas State Spiritualists' as.
sociation, is speaker of ability who
will assist on the program. She is
said to have charming person.
ality.
After an interval of years, Edgar
W. Emerson, has consented to come
to the meeting and serve as message
bearer during the last five days of
the session.
| Mrs. Emma A. Sauer of st. Paul,
Mimi, who has served many years
as state missionary in Minnesota, will