Case, made music one of the most popular features of the
program.

This year was also notable for the first appearance of the _Chautauquan
Magazine_, containing a part of the required readings of the C. L. S. C.
It was launched and made successful by the financial, business, and
editorial ability of Dr. Flood, who ventured his capital boldly and won
deserved success. The ever-welcome "Pansy," Mrs. G. R. Alden, this
season read a new story, published soon afterward. With Mrs. Alden in
those early years was a serious small boy, ever at his mother's side,
rarely entering into the sports of childhood. If we could have looked
forward a quarter-century, we might have seen in him the coming
Professor Raymond M. Alden of the Leland Stanford faculty, one of the
most eminent scholars and critics in the Department of English
Literature, and an authority quoted in all lands where the English
language is spoken or read.

A visitor came to Chautauqua at the session of 1880, whose presence
brought the place and the Assembly into notice throughout the nation.
General James A. Garfield was at that time the candidate of his party
for President of the United States. He came to Chautauqua on Saturday,
August 7th, for a week-end rest in a strenuous campaign, expressing a
wish not to be called upon for any public address or reception. He
worshiped with the great congregation on Sunday morning, his entrance
with a group of his friends being received in respectful silence. In the
afternoon he mentioned to Dr. Vincent that he had heard of Palestine
Park and would like to visit it. As the lectures in the Park were
generally given by me, I was detailed to walk through the model and
point out its localities. As we went out of Dr. Vincent's tent a small
company was standing around, waiting for a sight of the candidate. They
followed us, and as we walked on toward the Park, people came flocking
forth from every house and tent. By the time we reached the Land of
Palestine, it was well-nigh covered with the crowds, extending from Dan
to Beersheba. No former Palestine lecture of mine had ever drawn
together such a multitude! It became impossible to find the cities
covered by the multitudes. But I was somewhat surprised to perceive that
the General knew where at least the important localities belonged even
though they were not visible. He pointed out half a dozen of the cities
named in the Bible, and gave their names without hesitation or
suggestion.