Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
AIMS OF THE ARCADIA.

The Arcadia Assembly is devot-
ed to the love of country life. Its
Golden Text was written many
years ago by Walt Whitman,
thus:
"Now see the secret Of the making of
the best persons:
1t is to grow i'll the open air and to eat
and sleep with the earth.'
The chief purpose of "The Ar
cadia" is to induce city people to
become acquainted with the coun-
try and enjoy life in the open air,
for few weeks each year, at least.
Ancient Arcadia was the abode of
happy, contented, pastoral people.
That is the Arcadian idea. Do you
see the application? The old Ar
cadians lived in country places.
Modern Arcadians may live in
country or small town.
Arcadia Valley was named by
an inspired woman. ShcN was, we
are told, a Boston schoolma m.
She visited the valley, perceived
that it was of Arcadian lowell
ness, and gave it the name which
belongs by right.
The vicinity of every big city
should have it's "Arcadia." The
one organized in Arcadia Valley is
intended primarily for st. Louis
ans, though tits hoped that the ex-
cellent program prepared will at
tract many persons from the vari-
Gus little cities and towns in South
east Missouri, who are in easy
reach. st. Louis, more than any
big city in the country, needs an
"Arcadia," a place of resort for a
few weeks during the hot season.
for st. Louis is a city practically
without summer resorts-excepting
Arcadia Valley.
ARCADIAN TABERNACLE.
A huge tent on gently slopine
ground in Arcadia Hotel Park will
be the tabernacle of the Arcadians
In this tent the entertainments dur
ing the assembly will be held. A
poet said, "The groves were Gods
first temples."> A tent was thu
nexk and here we have both.tht
grove and the tent.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The Assembly includes two Sun
days. On each of these Sunday
a distinguished divine will be pres
ent, preaching an appropriate SER
mon in the big tent.
TENTS FOR FAMILIES.
In the groves, sheltered by shad'
trees, the living tents will be plac
ed. If you want to enjoy real life
live in tent for a week or two
Your doctor will tell you that i
will do you good. If he doesn't
get another doctor-or dismis
doctors altogether and live out
doors, and then you won't nee'
them.
Tents furnished for occupanc,
will be for rent on the grounds at
very reasonable figure. If yo1
don't care to keep house in you
tent, or outside it, you may eat a
the Assembly Restaurant, on tn
grounds, where excellent meal
will be served at a low rate.
If you have a tent of your own
bring it along and you can hav
free ground rent.
| But if you won't live in a ten
| Arcadia and Ironton have plent
of houses where you may be ac
commodated.
THE ASSEMBLY GROUNDS.
4 Two pretty parks are included i
the grounds of the Arcadia Assem-
bly,. One is Arcadia Hotel Parl
in the delightful and famous vii
lage of Arcadia. The other is tn
General Grant Park, at the edge c
the pretty town of Ironton. It
scarcely third of a mile between
these two parks, which are con
nected by a good road, bridgin
the picturesque, purling Stout
creek about midway between tn
parks. Every foot Of ground be
tween is of Arcadian loveliness.
| In Arcadia Hotel Park is
quaint log house, known as tn
! Arcadian Reading Room; a ne,
lawn tennis court and other aids t
athletic exercise; pleasure pa
vilion, and beautiful maple tree
in rows and groups; also, there i
a spring Of clear, cold water.
In General Grant Park Qon!
known as Emerson Park, SO nance
for the founder) is the famou
"Grant Oak" under the shade 0
which Ulysses S. Grant receivet
his first commission as a general
There is also the "Grant Spring
and "Sylvan Lake" and delight
! FIJI grove. In the Emerson man,