Lily Pond 1913

Description:	Front: Script in lower right reads, Lily Pond, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Winona Lake Aug 23, 1913. Dear Daughters, How are you I hope better since the change in the weather it is quite cool dress to [...] We are thankfull the Bible conference [...] to day every place is full [...] Bryens wife came to day. Wallace has a friend visit by him. I got out [...] it has been too hot to go out. Bryen was to have opened the meeting [...] couldnt come. Gypsy Smith is to preach at hillside this eve. D was very much pleased with the first day present [... ...] I expect to go [... ...] 2 [...] hope to see you soon. Mother Wright. Addressed to, Miss Lillie Wright, 2327 Glenwood Ave. Toledo, O. A beautiful view of the Lily Pond. The cards writer indicates that (William Jennings) Bryan was to open the meeting. Bryan, the famous politician, was heavily involved with the Winona Assembly. The writer also states that they are going to hear the famous British evangelist Gypsy Smith speak at the Hillside.Located between the Administration Building and the Auditorium, this small body of water has had three names over the years. It has been known as the Lagoon (the canal was also called the Lagoon), The Lily Pond (the south end of the lake was also called this) and as The Swan Pond. During the Beyer Brother Spring Fountain Park days there were a number of ponds on the grounds. This pond survives. It is a dug pond and is fed by four or more artesian springs. Years ago one could hear the roar of the water as it exited the pond into a drain due to the large volume of water. The pond now has concrete seawalls. Over the years the bridge has come and gone and a new one is currently firmly in place. The statue, given to Winona Assembly by Pittsburgh food magnate H.J. Heinz, named The Student was acquired in France and placed in Winona in 1901. Over the years the statue was moved to various locations on the grounds and is currently back home in its original location. One report states that the Beyer Brothers imported carp from Germany and placed them in the pond, which later escaped into Winona Lake. In 1928 Warsaw clothing store owner Ben Phillipson presented a pair of swans and their population grew. The Winona Lake Christian Assembly used a stylized swan as one of its trademarks.
Origin:	1913-08-23
Created By:	J. W. Van De Venter, Winona Lake, Ind.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/522
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Lily Pond

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