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THE DELAND NEWS, MARCH 19.CAMP CASSADAGA.VSA, Although many tovirists have left for the coast during the past week, yet new ones have arrived A ami fairly large audiences attended j tlie meetings and participated in the amusements. The speakers through the week were Mrs. I). A. ' Morrill, Prof. J. Clegg Wright and Mr lt;)sear A. hdgcrly and each ser-i vice was full of interest. Though eaeh one has a style peculiar to 'himself and the discourses are marked by a high degree of inspira-‘i«d lion, one does not tire of these lecturers because the unseen forces oj are constantly providing new food— for thought and there is something 'd to suit the needs of every listener. 11 .Mr. Wright's lecture on Saturdayafternoon was a poem in itself; a poem in prose, and gave one the al restful feeling that follows the hear* n* ittg of a beautiful song. Tito sub-’d ieet was taken from the song rendered by the choir. Tell me the • 'Id old story, d 'riio regular card party was held i n .Motulay evening, i The usual Wednesday evening •a 1 entertainment took the form of an 's 'Id fashioned concertthe singers n being dressed in the styles of a hundred years ago, Under the direction i II A. Budington, who- wielded a tuning fork fully three g feet lone, a large number of the y | songs of atild lung sync” were ■ finely rendered, to the great editill cut ion of the largeaudienee present.!•. Several pleasing specialties were v rendered, the original solo by Pres-idem Ililligoss, in which facetious mention was made of many of the prominent workers of the camp, being particularly well received.• Brother Ililligoss makes an “all l round president, his wonderful ;l versatility of gifts making him l' especially efficient as an entertainer ‘ as well as a very capable admin*“ istrator and presiding officer. A * very nice little poem, touching on ‘ the various happenings of camp life, v as read bv Mrs. Twitig, who afterward iailed tlu young author*_ ess, .Miss Edith Pritchett, to the , from and introduced her to the s audience,Tlu dance it Thursday evening . was well attended and highly en-s joyed.Ott Eriday afternoon the ladies ' of the auxiliary held open house i and served supper to over one hundred campers and visitors, the ! larger portion of whom remained during the evening, entertaining , themselves in can! playing and . various other ways conducive to ' l sociability.the owners and does work for the Association and during the winter brings the camp mail, which is very large, some of the mail sacks weighing front Oo to 70 pounds, and distributes it through the boxes of our improvised post office in the library, People do not understand the amount of work he has been doing so long.The crying need of the Southern Cussadaga is a post office of its own. at least for six months of the year, and hopes are entertained of securing one.At the gate, in the pagoda built for the purpose, can be found a faithful sister who not only collects at the gate, but goes to the houses and hotels where transients are stopping and collects the sum that helps to make up the reserve of the eatnp. Mrs. M. .M. Witters is a Massachusetts woman and a psychic of considerable power, yet she is faithfully doing her duty in that direction and making many friends because of a faithfulness to her work and her merit as a woman.Mr. George Bartholomew is a helper and a builder. He has builtthree cottages upon the grounds, two of which he has sold to MrtrJ.1) Arras, of Columbus. Ohio, tlu Hiawatha and the Poek-a-Boo.’! They still retain the Blue Bell. a lovely cottage near the auditorium; but (iedrge had to keep on building and so purchased a few acres of land of Charles Meyers and put up a beautiful bungalow with pretty turrets. It contains eight rooms and being situated upon a hill, it looks like quite* a mansion. Mr. I and Mrs. Bartholenu-w will spend a ' portion of their time there and the 1 rest at the Blue Bell upon the] eatnp ground, They have a large number of chickens from which they gain revenue.A large lot south of the Barthol-jeniow bungalow hasbcen purchased , by Mrs. Cooper, of Philadelphia.^ Sunday morning Rev. Oscar A. ^ Eugeriv was the speaker, subject.Ignorance and Selfishness, the V Twin Curses lt;t the Human Race. | The lecture was a most forcible exposition of the abuses arriving frlt; n igtn ratu t an lap* rtrayal 1 f _| the selfishness t individuals occupying liigl j la» s, w hlt; . the lecturer claimed, have wilfully and with malice afivthUght catered to ignorance for their own selfish ends. The lecture, taken as a whole, was 1 a most valuable contribution to the 1 lessor.s taught during th 1 our meetings. The speaker of the afternoon. Prlt; f J Ch gg Wright, t ■ k f r his subject. Spiritual Evolution as ’ Related to the Happinass of Hu-; tnar.ity This ad.dress was a most 1 masterlv elucidation of the relawho expects to build a house there* , on for her own occupancy during p’ the winter season.bate arrivals at the Cussadaga |11 are Mrs S. Adler. Louisville. Kv. ;j1' Mrs. S. f. Svlvester and Mr. andMrs Silas lb Wright, of Deband. .Ela. Mr. Wright is spending a few j *1days with us attending to insuring j ^IPthe cottages of the sum 'Undings.campand itsCORONADOAMrs. J. Bowman, son and 1 'rother i elt; Charles Kirkpatrick, after spending | a week in Daytona, returned to the ; 1' Barber House to finish her visit here among us. ]01Eriday being fish day Mr. Van! tl Wvek caught a large shceuhead. j weighing eleven pounds. It was S; something to be proud of. for the ■ fish haven’t been biting well at all. hi Mr. Powell and family came back from bake Helen and have rooms H1 at Mrs. Miller's, where they will. M remain for the rest of the season. ; H George Warren has purchased ajC* lot on Inlet avenue from A. b. Mil- |C! U r. and will build in the near future I h( Saturday night Capt. Slavens set j at erm of, bis shark line and in the morning.: fund a big fellow caught fast. It i dt measured ; feet long, Many vis-1 it rs viewed it and secured pictures. le Donald Douglass came home i St Monday night front Orange City, i where lie has been working all, i' winter, and returned Tuesdav after-1 Sttions of man to the universe and the n* on.influences that originate in his on- Mr. Taylor, who has 1 etn stayingvir-'iiment and have a bearing ' it a; the Coronado House, left Satur-. hr,his liappituss a it'd his c- ntcntment day fur Deband, where he will'with lttcMrs. D. A. Morrill was the speak-er at ;:;c. her subject being. Karma. or Cause and Effect. The lecture, while being subtle in its philosophical profundity, at the same time appeals to the audience in a manner to be of the greatest ' practical value, sj Herbert Holley, one of uur l'aith-. fill workers, deserves especial men-s tion. He came here several years 1 ago with Gorge D. Bartholomew.. in i|uest of health. The climate - hi lped him much but some tendency I tlt; j' umatisin still r« main I lt;rij tlpling him so severely that he was •I dependent on crutches. Mrs. I)r.1 1 II K Maiteron. f Buffalo, one . I!of the best known clairvoyants in the United States, visited the camp and became interested in the in-valid. Cheered by the promise of 1 • gui le lt;■ ure him, Ik tlt; k her n medics for three months and has bn u working ever since, one of the j happiest and most helpful men on tlu grounds. He cares for the cottages and lots during the absence of, spend a week with his brother and de x Iren return here t remain until May, when he goes home t Rich-mond. Ky. fjt.The people here gave a dance' in' Friday night at the Atlantic Houst, “h Among those wlv went were Mrs. tCj Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw. Chas. Kirkpatrick. Gcr.ie- Swarten-: — green. Miss Davis. Mary Silsbv. I * Jim Rouse and Mbs Swlewortii. x Tin ylt; ung flt; Iks enj y these in- ^ dances best Mrs. J. H. Vrooman left Satur be. f r Oak Hill t visit vitl her son over Mrsguests Saturday with a swell dinner out in the grove under the tree-. There was clam chov. ler and roasted oysters to finish with. Such a treat i« long remembered by our tourists.Oak Hill ' visit wjtl hlt; - Sunday. I /Bari er ntert ained her v.vster *- :-at- IMr. Dc-maree gave r ast, assist* 'I; T ny Milt; rs Sat j urday afternoon. Among the- la-j dies present were Mrs. bowery, j Mrs. Garrev, Mrs. Compton. Mrs. I John Silsby. Mr-. Gordon Silsbv,
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DeLand News
Deland, Florida, US
Fri, Mar 19, 1909
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