upplies pure water in
abundance, with taps at convenient places for families. Originally the
water in use came from wells. These were carefully tested by scientific
experts, and most of them were condemned, but a few were found to give
forth pure water and are still in use, though frequently and carefully
tested. Near the Men's Club is a spring of mineral water containing
sulphur and iron. It has the approval of chemists and physicians, and
many drink it for its healthful effect.

One who looks over the programs of Chautauqua through successive years
will notice the number of the clubs for various classes and ages.
Largest of all is the Woman's Club, of which Mrs. Emily Huntington
Miller was the first President, succeeded by Mrs. B. T. Vincent, and
carried on under her leadership for many years. When on account of
failing health Mrs. Vincent felt compelled to resign her office, her
place was taken by Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker of Texas, who had been
President of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs in the United
States. This Club includes more than two thousand members, and its daily
meeting in the Hall of Philosophy brings together a throng, often too
large for the building. In 1918 the Club purchased a cottage fronting on
the lake, near the Hotel Athenaeum, as a headquarters, a place for social
gatherings and rest rooms for women.

Besides the Women's Clubs and the Men's Club, there are at least a dozen
other associations of people having tastes and interests bringing them
together. We will name the most important of these without regard to
their chronological order.

There is the Athletic Club for men and boys over sixteen, directing the
organized sports and providing all forms of out-of-door recreation. It
has a club house on the lake with bowling alleys and boat room, shower
baths and lockers, and a reading room.

The Golf Club has a nine-hole course, situated on the rising ground of
eighty acres opposite the traction station. The money has been
contributed for a Country Club House, soon to be built at the entrance.
The donors, it is understood, are Mr. Stephen J. Munger of Dallas,
Texas, one of the Trustees, his wife, and Mrs. Frank B. Wilcox of St.
Petersburg, Florida, in memory of her husband.

Chautauquans of some years' standing will remember the old croquet
ground, where now stands the Colonnade, and the group of solemn
gray-beards who used to frequent it and knock the balls through the big
arches all