Bay View summer resort, 1900.

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HISTORY.
THE BAY VIEW andS.ummerResortissituated
CAMP G1~OUND. on Little Traverse Bay, very
near the northwest corner of
the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michi­gan.
IT IS A
METHODIST
INSTITUTION,
having its origin in the joint
action of the two conferences
of that denomination in the
State of Michigan.
BAY VIEW DEPOT.
ITS expre s their purpose in these
FOUNDERS words." We did not enter this
wilderness to make money.
nor build a city of pleasure. We came to
worship God, to establish a center of Chri t­ian
influence, to provide a place where
Christian people could meet, enjoy fellow­ship,
leave their families secure as possible
from evil influences when necessarily ab­sent."
'£hough a Methodist In titution,
BAY VIEW IS or denomination~l ~stablis~­NOT
A CHURCH ment, but a Chnsttan Insh-tution
of the broadest catholi­city,
welcoming to full membership all men
and women of any or no denomination who
have a desire to be part of such a commun­ity
as this, and are willing to assist in perpet­uating
it according to the principles and
purpo es of the founders.
MEETING
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNI\'ER. ARY.
THE appointed to elect a suitable
COMMITTEE place for the proposed Camp
Ground and summer resort,
spent much time and labor in visiting many
proffered sites in the wilderness and along
the shores of Lake Michigan.
JANUARY 20th, at a meeting of the Trustees
held in the old Rathbun
1876
House. city of Grand Rapids,
it was determined to accept the offer of the
G. R. & 1. R. R. and locate in the wildernes ,
on Little Traverse Bay.one mile north of the
little village of Petoskey, the then terminus
of the railroad.
t The Bay View House, t
: BAY VIEW, MICH. ~
++ The Bay View House (the leading- hotel of the place) is ++ ++ conveniently located between the G. R. & I. and C. &. W. + M. R. R. station. steamboat landing- auJ public bu.lding-s + ++ at Bay View. Pleasant rooms commandinR" fine view of + Little Traverse Bay. Excellent table and g-ood service. +
++ Electric lights, electric bells. hot and cold balhs. barber + + shop. telephone and postoffice in connection with the + + house. Rates $2 per day; table board $6.00 per week; room + and board $10 to $14 per week. Also Good Restaurant. +
~ GEO. W. CHILDS, Proprietor. ~
THE FI~ST CAMP was held in the summer
of 1876. in a dense forest
of beech, maple, birch and
hemlock. just in front of the present Secre­tary'
office, which was nearly finished, and
the only permanent building of the first year.
Most of the tanglefoot had been pulled from
the ground for a sufficient space and burned.
The fire had been permitted to run, and a
thin tratum of a hes from burnt leaves and
oil cau ed much discomfort, while the burnt
stubs. un een. were easily found and stum­bled
over by the most careful walkers. It
will be een that the summer meetings of
the year 1900 marks the
TWENTY.FIFTH of Bay View's gatherings. It
is propo ed to make this quar­ANNIVERSA~
Y ter-centennial of our exist-ence
a time of pecial celebration and
TWENTY•FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. 5
A CORNER IN BAY VIEW.
thanksgiving. The fir t contract for cot­tage
was with B. F. Darling of Jackson,
who built one each for D. Carpenter, S. O.
Knapp, and W. H. Shier, and a little later for
L. R. Damon and Mark Chittendon. Before
the season was ended, about twenty cottages
were completed, and among the principal
contractor was Rev. D. F. Barner.
THE G~OWTH has not been rapid, but a
OF BAY VIEW steady growth has resulted in
over five hundred beautiful
cottages of pleasing architectural style.
The private grounds have, usually, well
kept lawns and often beautiful flower beds.
THE NATU~AL ri ing in regu~ar success~on
TE~RACES from the bay glve a pleasmg
effect, and assure a fine out•
look from all the cottages.
THE H1STO~Y is like all else ~n Bay View, a
OF THE WATER natural evolutlOn. The water
SUPPLY was first obtained from
springs of pure cold water on
and around Tabernacle Park. When it was
feared that these might be defiled, water was
broue-ht in pipes from the springs in the
hills on the south end of the Forest Park.
When this became inadequate. an artesian
well was bored near the bay, (over five hun•
dred feet deep.) Thi proved a flowing well
of~ter, inexhaustable by our great steam
pump, and showing by analysis almost per­fect
purity. The water is pumped into a
WALKS.
6 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
stand pipe giving pre sure sufficient for or­dinary
tire protection.
LIGHTING. At .fir t the grounds were
lighted by night with a few
fire stand and oil lamps. Then was pur­chased
many park lamps that had been dis­carded
by a growing city. A providential
fire destroyed these in their tore house, and
the present ystem of electric lights was
put in.
OUR PAR.KS are a cause for commendato­ry
remarks by all new comers.
We mention in particular Tabernacle, Re'
creation, Sun et and Cedar Parks.
Gravel walks were tried at
first, but speedily gave way
to plank. which in turn are being rapidly
super eded by g-ravel and tar.
SEWER.AGE. It was thought for a time that
sewerage would never be pos­sible
on a large cale; but nece sity ha ai­already
resulted in a successful system that
will be universal in a year or two. So we
have come in these few years to be a
SUMMER. CITY of inhabitants with all the
OF THOUSANDS improvement and appliances
of our modern civilization.
A MODERN COTTAGE-BAY VIEW.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNI\'ERSARY_ 7
THE BAY VIEW held it fir t session in 1886
ASSEMBLY under the leadership of John
M. Hall of Flint. At the close
of the season an incorporation was affected
under a general law of the State. and this
corporation controls and manages the Assem­bly
under grant of privilege from the Camp
Ground Association. The Assembly is di­vided
into three departments: the niver­sity.
the Lecture Course. and the Bay View
Reading Circle.
REV. W. H. SHIER, D. D.
Pres. of Bay View Association for 13 Consecutive Years.
AS AN ORGAN. it mem~er and d~rector
IZATION IT IS representing the ~lfferent
.INTERDENOM. Protestant Evangehcal de­INATIONAL
nominations of the State. no
• one denomination having un­due
prominence and influence. The Bay
View As emhly is second only to Chatauqua
in size. and econd to none in the quality of
of its work done, attractiveness of its enter­tainments
and social characteristics.
THE BAY VIEW under the direct managemen t
~EADlNGCIRCLE of J. M. Hall. is having phe­nomonal
success and d e­erves
it. Only twenty-five years ago a wil­derness;
to-day a summer city. If we could
8 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIYER ARY.
look back and view the past, we would see
hardy Methodist pioneers a they steadily
cleared away the primeval forest and foot by
foot drove it back into the hill sides. Little by
little we should see the small emi-circular
clearing marked into streets and park.
Then public buildings began to rise. and
there came a year when the erection of the
hundredth cottage was poken of with exal-
'Chis Popular 6oftl•... .•
Continues to rise in the estimation and pleasure of the mil!!>'
guests that come each season. It is a SOLID COMFORT,
restful and homelike all around. Do you want a good bed,
clean airy room and plenty of well cooked food and delightful
service? You will find them all here. It commands a fine view
or the Bay, beong of near and easy approach to it, and less than
ten minutes walk from the assembly building. Dummy station
close by. Carriage and telephone accommodations and every at­tention
for the comfort and pleasure of the guests.
RATES $2.00 PER DAY. pecial Rates to families and
$7 to $12 PER WEEK parties staying. the season.
• Table board $, per week.
J. W. HOWARD, Proprietor
BAY VIEW, MICH.
tation. Tho e were the days of pioneer gath­erings.
Great feasts were held in the old
tabernacle, now gone. They were the envy
of all outsiders, for only those who had been
witnesse of the earlier struggles were ac­counted
pioneers. During the first seasons,
the attendance was confined for the most
part to citizens of Michigan. As the fame
of the Camp Meeting broadened, many be­gan
to come from Ohio and Indiana.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. 9
A MODERN TROUT STREAM.
THE OPENING OF brought a yet wider fame,
THE ASSEMBLY and soft tongued Southern-ers,
representatives from cul­tured
eastern cities, and even wanderers
from distant California make regular pil­grimages.
Today, with an annual visitation
by
TENS OF scarcely a state in the Union
THOUSANDS i unrepre ented in the Asso-ciation.
We see the names
of distant states over our cottage doors, and
some times hear the accounts of foreign
travelers who have stepped aside, lured by the
fame of the beauty of the place.
THE The summer studies are in
ASSEMBLY. line with the Chautuqua work
of which the Assembly is a
part. Lectures are given by eminent in­structors,
special schools are organized with
able teachers, concerts and other entertain­ments
are given in theimmen e Anditorium.
which is one of seven large assembly halls,
and the season's program is arranged with
a jUdicious mixture of instruction and
amusement. combining study and recreation
in such proportion as years of experience
have proven to he beneficial.
I() TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVER ARY.
THE SUMME~ comprises a College of Liber­UNIVE~
SITY al Arts, a School of Methods,
a Bible School, a Con ervato­ry
of Mu ic, a School of Art, and chool of
Physical Culture and Oratory. These schools
are conducted on a broad. popular. high
class plane, and have been eminently suc­cessful.
While the richest provision has
been made for the older one at Bay View.
the children are not overlooked. There are
five departments devoted to them, the Kin­dergarten,
Childrens Sloid Class. Girls ew­ing
Class, Field and Forest Club and the
Boys Congress.
REV. D. F. BARNES, D. D.
First Vice President and one of the original founders of the
Beautiful Bay View Resort.
BULLETIN FOR 1900.
CAMP MEETING
JULY 10TH TO 18TH.
25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
JULY 17TH AND 18TH.
BAY VIEW UNIVERSITY
JULY 11TH TO AUGUST 17TH.
BAY VIEW ASSEMBLY
JULY 20TH TO AUGUST 17TH.
BAY VIEW READING COURSE
10,000 REAOERS. JOHN M. HAll, PRES. FlINT MICH
TWENTY-FIPrH A 'NIVER ARY. II
Rev. Fayette L. Thompson, Chairman Camp Meeting Com.
Th~ Bay Vi~w Camp M~eting for 1900.
The Quarter-Centennial year will not be below any of
its predecessors. For twent\"-five years this meetins:r has
stood for the best things in Christian experience. and for the
most advanced things in approved methods. The R'reatest
men of the church have had places upon its platform, and
from season to season their instruction has produced abundant
truitage in the best churches of a score of states.
Bay View stands for something. he is a leader,
striking- out into the virgin forests of the unknown in method
A number of ideas, first tested here have become permanent
feature of other similar meetmgs. With all her newness in
method and ideas. she persistently contends for the spirit and
life and power of the old things. he cares little for mere
formes or names; but much for the things for which the forms
and names stand. It is the old wine Bay View persistently
hold before her people
An attractive spirituality. A religiousness that is at
once true to the Christ and kindly to all men. A healthful
Christian life, which is valuable for the days that now are as
well as for the days that are coming. Vet constantly empha­sizing
the hidden life of the spirit, the inner witness, the di­vine
voice, the personal assurance, If the Bay View Camp­rneetinJt
means anything at all, it is that men are living- In a
world where flesh and blood and all things material are after
all the insignificant things. and spirit, love, life, immortality.
are the real things. It is God's world andaturated through
and through with supernaturalism.
Aggresssive nethodlsm is another element in our ideal.
Bay View was founded by Methodists. Only a few days ago,
at the time this is being penned, the writer conducted the last
sad service over all that was mortal of the woman, who, with
her husband, more than twenty-five years ag-o. discovered
this paradise of nature. During all her long life the church
was the object of her love and her will gives her comfortable
property to the Methodism of her native city, Bay View was
discovered by Methodists, it was developed by Methodists, it
is owned by Methodists and it will be little short of disloyalty
to the noble dead if Bay View were to ever become untrue to
Methodism.
The plans for '1/00 include all these thinR's. Dr. John
P, Ashley, President of Albion College: the Rev. Wilbur F.
heridan of Pontiac; the Rev. Joshua tansfield of Bay City;
the Rev. Dr. W. M. Puffer of Lansing; Prof. John P, Hillis of
Greencastle, the Rev. C. E. Allan of Detroit and many others
will be on the program. The Preachers' Congress will be
stronger than ever. the Council of Ministers' Wives. under
the direction of Mrs. Jessie C. Grosenbaugh has already per­fected
a program of unusual excellency, while all the old fea­tures
will be continued with added spirit and efficiency•

12 TWE:-'TY•FIFTH AN:SI\'ERSAHY
o~L1TTLE TRAVERSE• BAY IN FRONT OF BAY VIEW-Cbt
6,and Rapids & 1ndiana Rai
and ifs Conntcfion wifb Bap Uitw
~HE Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway
il was opened for regular pas eng-er busi­ness
to Petoskey early in 1 74, at which time
the entire country was still in nature' g-arb.
The possibilities of the locality for ummer
resort purpo es were at once apparent, and
the company 10 t no time in taking advan­tage
of them. The attraction were widely
advertised and every means employed to
bring them before the public. The Bay
View Camp Ground As ociation of tlre M.
E. Church. in looking about for a site. were
taken to Petoskey and sho..vn the ground,
now so widely known as Bay View. The
ground was offered to the A sociation by the
Railway Company, if they would locate
there. The offer wa accepted early in 1 76,
and their first camp meeting was held during
that year.
Improvements of the railway ground have
continually been made. The old tation
house ha been replaced by a new and com­modious
building, especially adapted to the
TWENTY-FIF'l'H ANNIVEHSARY. 13
ONE OF THE BOATS LANDING AT BAY VIEW EVERY HOUR.
lroad
wants of Bay View; the road ha been double
tracked between Petoskey, Bay View and
Harbor Springs, and the grounds have been
made very beautiful and attractive. Every
facility has been extended to the A soda­tion
by the Company to further the success
of their undertaking -the Association and
the Company working hand in hand to that
end. It, together with its neighboring re­sorts
on Little Traverse Bay, are now con­sidered
the mo t attractive and enjoyable
places in the country for a summer outing.
Tourist tickets are issued by all principal
railroads in the United States to these re­sorts
at reduced rates, from June 1st to Sep.
30th, good to return until October 31st of
each year, and for the camp meeting- at Bay
View, special arrangements are made for
the ale of excursion tickets from points
within the State of Michigan, at rate of one
fare for the round trip.
The number of visitors to these resorts has
con tantly increased each year during the
14 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIYER ARY.
past 25 years, until now it is e timated that
at least 100.000 people visited the resort ter­ritory
of Northern Michig-an last season.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway has
made great improvements each year in its
train service, thereby keeping pace with its
increased pas enger bU5ineiSs. During last
ea on it operated four daily trains from the
south to these re orts, and to especially
care for the people coming from St. Louis,
Louisville Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Chicago
and other large citie in thc south and south­west,
the Company put in service what is
SUNSET ON LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY.
now so widely and popularly known, "The
Northland Express, " a solid vestibuled sleep•
ing car train, carrying through sleeping
cars of most modern type from St. Louis,
from Louisville, from Indianapolis, from
Cincinnati and from Chicago leaving those
cities in the afternoon and evening, and ar­riving
at Petoskey and Bay View at 9:30 the
next morning.
A new cafe or dining car was built and put
in service last year, which is attached to
thi train at Grand Rapids, breakfast being
TWE TY-FIFTH ANNiVERSARY. 15
ON LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY.
served on the a la carte plan at mo t moder­ate
prices.
A fast Michigan train is also run, leaving
Fort Wayne about 9 o'clock in the morning,
Grand Rapids at 2 in the afternoon, and
reaching Peto key and Bay View at 7
o'clock the same evening. In addition to
these two trains there is a morning- train
from Grand Rapids, arriving at Bay View
about 3:00 p. m., and a night train with con­nections
at Grand Rapid and points south,
with nearly all connecting lines, arriving at
Petoskey and Bay View early the next
morning.
During the resort season trains are run
between Bay View and Peto key every ten
minutes, and between Petoskey, Bay View
and Harbor Springs at least hourly during
the entire day. Frequent service is also pro­vided
to Oden on Crooked Lake north of Bay
View, and to Walloon Lake, south of Petos­key.
The rates made on these trains between
these points are very low, and within the
reach of all. Commutahon tickets are sold,
which are good either upon the trains, or up­on
the ferry boats plying on the Bay, a.t
special low rates.
some hot, sweltering evening.
and the morning will find you
in the finest little city in all
16 TWENTY.FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
When the hot sultry days of summer come
creeping on, and you feel the need of rest,
of course you must go somewhere, if you can.
Thousands know just where to go; they go
north; they have been there before and they
go again.
who have never been to North­BUT
YOU,
STRANGERS ern Mich igan, Petoskey comes
to you and lays claim to your
visit this year, and extends a hearty invita­tion.
You wia find abundant privileges and
opportunities that will make it pleasant and
agreeable.
YOU BOARD
A PULLMAN,
the land.
THE AIR IS pure and exhilarating; it is
COOL, free, you pay for all the rest.
What, never heard of Petos'
key? Beg pardon; you must have heard of
it; it is a famous resort and growing more
popular as the years go by. It was built by
and for resorters. They came here and have
made it an ideal place, although nature has
had a great deal to do with it. Here once
dwelt an Indian chief named Pe-to-se-ga,
from which we have the name Petoskey.
A QUIET NOOK.
TWENTH-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. 17
FI{OM A MERE of twenty-five years ago. it
INDIAN l1AMLET has grown to a sprightly city
of six thousand inhabitants.
Here, year after year thousands have come
for re t, recreation and health-and have
found them. The wigwam and log huts
have given place to fine residences, large
business blocks, elegant churche and mam­moth
hotels. A water and electric light
plant is owned by the city. Good sewerage.
It nestles among the hills looking out .on
Little Traverse Bay, fifteen miles in from
Lake Michigan, over who e blue expan e of
water, come the prevailing north-west
near
Dep~f
new
Tirsf
Class
FINE VIEW OF BAY. WRITE FOR ROOMS AND WE
WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
breezes-pure ozone, fanning the fevered
cheeks of the invalid, imparting strength
and health and new life to all.
l1AY FEVE~. Here is the favored place ~f
the hay fever or asthmatic
sufferer, and they weary not in praising this
climate for the immediate relief it brings.
The air is also laden with the aroma of the
pines, spruce, cedar and balsam, and gives
added value to this climate. Here is where
good people come to have a good time-and
they have it.
18 TWENTY•FIFTH AN IVERSARY.
ON LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY.
~EC~EATION. You need no: hesitate. If you
want recreation you can have
it in boating, fishing or bathing. A wheel­way
on the beech around the bay affords a
fine opportunity for bicycling, so bring your
wheel; or you may join in the games of golf,
tennis or base ball.
THE RAILROADS put you in touch with all
AND STEAAE~S points of intere t, of which
there are many. The steam­er
on the bay furni h JOu fine enjoyable
ride, and many take advantage of this op­portunity.
Never mind if the waves roll
high
WHEN CAPTAIN Don't you worry. He is on
CHRYSLER'S hand himself. Hi life has
BOATS A~E OUT. been spent on these waters.
Everybody knows him, and
has confidence in him, and you will too.
BOARDING all plan and arrange for your
HOUSES PRI. coming. Indeed they have
VATE RESIDEN. been expecting you and will
CESAND HOTELS give you a hearty welcome,
especially the new hotel Per­ry,
built last summer-an elegant brick
building right near the pas enger depot with
outlook on the bay. The best of modern
equipments, good cuisine and ervice. Mr.
Perry and hi wife will give you due atten­tion.
TWENTY•FIFTH ANNIVER ARY. 19
THE LARGE DE­PARTMENT
STORE OF ROS•
ENTHAL & SONS
BANKS.
HOTELS AT Farther away, at Bay View.
BAY VIEW. is the Bay View House kept
by C. W. Childs and his es­timable
wife, and near by i the Howard
House where J. W. Howard and wife will
plea e you. They have been looking for you
and you will be suited with their homelike
places. Better ecure rooms early for they
are crowded the eason through. In Peto key
will attract your attention.
For man'y years these gen•
tlemen have been able to
please the summer vi itors,
having a fine stock to select
from of Dry Goods, Carpets, Boots and
Shoes, etc. They are sure to please you in
every respect.
LITTLE WILL. Nearby is Will. Z. Sear~e,
_ known far and wide as "LIt-tle
Will," You surely will call on him. Du;:
ing the pa t fifteen years, from a small be­ginning.
and by fair dealing, he has come to
the front rank. He will test your eyes. or
repair your watch and gladly how hi large
stock of jewelry, gold and silverware. Hav'
ing out-grown his more recent apartments,
he has removed to that handsome tore on
the corner and his windows are attractive.
Of course yOlt have brought
your money. You will need it
and will want to use the banks. There are
ON THE BAY.
EATING.
FISHING.
~!() TWENTY•FIFTH A 'NIVERSARY.
two of them; they are safe, reliable and
sub tantial. with accommodating officers.
They have been looking for you ever since
your arrival. The Peto key City Bank on one
corner and the Fir t State Bank on another.
Of course you must know that
eating enters largely into
our habits here. Indeed you will have a
g-reat appetite. Sam Pettengill. the grocer,
at both Petoskey and Bay View will cater to
you in that line. He knows exactly what
you want, and has provided it. For years
he has been at tbi business and knows it
well.
No use relating fish stories
here, but that big string of
fish you saw the night of your arrival, will
ON LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY.
make you anxious to go fishing. One day
out will give you time to secure a fine string
of fish and return in time for supper. An­ticipating
your wants Reynolds & Bayne,
Bump & Walrond, and the Brackett Hard­ware
Company, have put in fine stocks of
fishing tackle. They also handle hardware,
paints and oils.
TOO MUCH If: perchance in this healthy
OZONE? chme. you have been sur-charged
with an over dose of
ozone, and need a physician, you will find
two ready to respond, Doctors Reycraft and
Reycraft at both Bay View and Petoskey.
They are ready on call to give prompt at­tention.
DON'T FORGET
YOUR
UMBRELLAS.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. 21
TEETH If you are in need of dental
All RIGHT? work, R. G. Porter. D. D. S.,
has an e!egant office and will
give you proper attention. He is up to date
in all methods and keeps informed of the
latest and most improved, and can suit. You
wil1 need to make an appointment a he is a
busy man.
ICE CREAM Your days will not be com­AND
SODA. plete without visiting the
Central Drug store of Har-wood
and Kephart, located on the corner 0
handily. Here are the panaceas for the ills
of the body. Drop in and ee them. You
will go again, as they have the finest ice
cream and soda fountain in the city.
ON THE BAY.
A little advice may be in
place here. When you arrive
get off the train. Don't for­get
your umbrella or band
box. Never mind the crowd or the noise.
The hotel porters will teU you where to gr,
and the hackmen will take you to any part
of the city; but don't be in a hurry-stand
about for a little while and let your lungs
adjust them elves to this pure air. Then
next find a good place to stay. All will be
glad to see you, and you will be surprised to
notice the homelike, cordial way the people
have here and the interest they take in you.
Samantha was delighted with the recep­tion
accorded her and so you will be.
COTTAGES If you wan t to ren t a cottage
TO RENT. for the season, call on W. J.
McCune & Co., real estate
dealers, or write them. and they will give
you information.
22 TWENTY•FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
What a Noted Club Woman Thinks of
Bay View.
This being our first visit to orthern Mich­igan,
we feel privileged to peak in glowing
terms of all its charms-water, air and sky.
The air here is deliciously weet and pure­that
ogre, malaria, i unknown-and it is a
delight simply to live. The Chicag-o papers
speak of excessive heat and prostrations in
consequence, and it seems impossible to be­lieve.
when we are sitting around cheerful
grate fires almost every morning and even­ing.
Little Traverse Bay is a most charm­ing
body of water; it has many moods and
tenses, but is quite as interesting when,
lashed by wind, it da he' up on the rocky
shore in angry tempestuousness, as in the
quiet of a summer sunset it lies bathed in
sunset hues.
After making a tour of the many places of
interest, inclUding Charlevoix and Macki­inac,
we return to Bay View with a home
feeling, choosing this as the most charming
and restful of all. All is gaiety and life
here. Everyone feel the influence of the
invigorating air, and long walks are one's
special delight. A trip to the woods was re­warded
by finding such lovely ferns; a rustic
basket was soon filled to be carried home as
a trophy, which will be a sweet reminder
during the stormy cold of winter of these
halcyon days. One feels tempted to write
an Ode to Summer, but remembering that
summer has not always meant Northern
Michigan we hesitate, and feel that if writ­ten
it must be labeled Bay View, and dated
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. The As­sembly
program has been good. We have
had lectures of all sort -political, historical,
scientific, travel, art and-just lectures.
many of them profusely illustrated with
stereopticon views. We have had a musical
festival of six entertainments, vocal and ins­trumental
music of a high order, closing with
"In a Persian Garden. " by Detroit artists,
and the grand finale of the Oratorio of The
Messiah, with a chorus of two hundred voi­ces
with special soloists. Readings, recita­tions
and impersonations, beginning with
Mr . Bertha Baker in Cyrano de Bergerac.
and Schiller's Maid of Orlean ,and followed
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by others, among them Prof. Elliott in Haz­el
Kirk and Captain Letterblair, and we
have the Thalian Club in anticipation. And
we had an old-fashioned pelling school, in
which Michigan challenged the world and
came off fourth in the race, Mrs. Streeter of
Indiana winning first prize-a five dollar
gold piece. The art cour e and Bay View
Reading Circle course of lectures have con­flicted,
coming almost in the same hour-an
embarrassment of riches-one is constantly
having to decide between the two. The Sab­bath
services are especially good, strong,
thoughtful sermon in the morning and il­lustrated
praise services in the evening, al­ternating
with a sunset service upon the
beach- ongs and responsive readings. This
latter is an especially impressive service,
where ome two thousand people are seated
upon the shore, facing the Bay, with the
magnificent sunset upon the water-an ins­piration
to higher and purer thoughts. Sun­day
here is a day of rest, the streets leading
into the grounds are closed and no one is
allowed to drive on Sunday. Most perfect
rule of order are maintained. It is surpris­ing
how quickly the great Auditorium is emp­tied
after evening meetings, treets deserted
and lights put out. Early to bed is the rule.
The management governs the rates of hotels,
boarding houses and baggage transfers,
permitting no one to overcharge, a state of
affairs not usual at resorts. We have burn­ed
the bridge behind us by selling our return
tickets and will remain another month
among the pine forests of Michigan.
Gertrude E. Wallace,
Official Correspondent of 14th District,
Federation of Women's Clubs of
Illinois.
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