Lily Pond 1921

Description:	Front: Script at top of postcard reads, Lily Pond and Auditorium (in the distance), Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Chapman Lake. Aug. 18, 1921. Dear Friend:- We were at Winona Lake Sunday afternoon Aug 14. They give you a free ticket on Sun. but during the week they make you pay to get in. We had no idea that Winona is such a beautiful place, there is a school and some very beautiful homes also large Auditorium. A fine Lake too but they are very strict. J. C. D. Addressed to, Mr. Carl Bryan, Gaston, Ind. R.R. No. 1. The writer makes several comments. Free on Sunday. The Presybterians, who ran Winona, were strict sabbatarians. It would require work to collect, thus it was free. Until 1930 a daily (except Sunday) entrance fee was collection, which follows her during the week you pay. She said they were strict. The town had a curfew, and no swimming or boating on Sunday, etc.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:	1921-08-18
Created By:	J. B. Watson, Warsaw, Ind. (Printed in Germany.)
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/526
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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