The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05

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The boatman 0aid II colony o. queer
people who had ttrAnee. tdeas Ahous future
life. There were o lot OF CfankA there, eomc
Of 'em rioh and come not, n they hveo q
peouli6i edgtenok
why. do you lmoy,, seid ne Does baa&
to earth after they die. Only ! am told they
think they don't come back here 90 men and
women but az horees q cove o otheI
kinds Of animals. There are 800 OF 4Oooi EN-
up there, and they come from al over ene
sIstbat soi' said spalding: -sesns 70 ne
I've heard OF that crowd. Why, ! read the
Gage living at Point Iona. Used 70 have
something to do with the national Govern
ment. I believe. Do you know IN or ever
mo said the boatmaa. Il don't think
sWhy. he used to be Secretary o.. the
Treasury. Was IN the President'g Cabi-
net. you know, and was once g big banker
somewhere around Chicago. % you mean
NO, / don't think ! ever did vas the
reply. Il don't know him and / mover
heard the folks from over there AK ABOUT
him.
II was Cages turn now . he poke up
heard there Sefe sIot Of queer folks living
there with odd ideas ~ 70 the next T9rld.
Seems 10 me | read that there wee O fellow
named spaIding there. DIG you 2 hear
Of himf' asked Gage. With = tvinkle IN
his eye and a manifest desire to get even
soh, yes, said the boatman, ..I've heard
Of him. Everybody knows about him.
Why, he's the fellow that invented base
bali. Course we al know who he z.
Mr.. Gage sighed and spaldihs turned
they said when they were out OF sight Of
the boatman has not been reported. .
Mr.. Rice says that the Rreaa impression
the visitor receives ct Point. Iona IL OF
the absolute oontentment Of the residents.
They are all workers.. they are oil students
seems to be absolute, but her autooracy
seems TO have q hypnotic quality about 1t
that breeds c~ontentnent.
IAN sorts Of yarns have been printed
about Point Iona" said MIR. Rice. There
used to be stories sbont Y being q u so5t O.
Is a community, men and women preserve
their distinct family lifes ,
"They have their immediate circles OF
friends in the institution. They dock by
themselves a. much as- they. desire. Every
one does some manual labor about the
place and does It willingly. The rich
pay in money and the poor In other ways,
and they are q happy. set OF people who
choose to seek rest with some useful. occu-
patton and labor away from the maddening
world.
is striking il the wav It in absolutely a
world unto itself. Mrs. TinGley has re-
Gently purchased the Ieis Theatre in San
Diego. They had a strike Of theatre hands.
She simply sent over Substitutes from the
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there never had been any other way.
while / was there the members OF
the COLONY gave "A Midsummer Nights
Dream Every performer was a member
Of the colony. Every bit OF. costume was
designed and manufactured In ttS colony.
Every bit Of scenery wa painted by mem
bers Of the colony. All the mueioians were
from the colony.
sIhave heard nearly all the great Shake
speanan productions OF recent years, and
I must say I enjoyed this performance
almost NJ we'll as any 1 ever heard, In
some places the cast was weak, but In Others
1t was remarkably strong.
HThe men in the colony all wear q GER
tain kind of russell clothes. One does
gardening and another manufacturing or
experimenting and the like. All are study
ina something, each to his taste.
'The homework Is done largely by The
women, although the men aud the boys
help out. Meals are all serHed together.
Outdoor life Ia the secret OF the healthful-
nees Of the place. with pleasing labor and
pleasinp surroundings. q.
'The Point Iona people do not bother
their neighbors. They raise most OF their
own vegetables. They fairly revel in
flowers. Their landscape gardening lie de-
liRhtful. The decorations Of thar main
building run lareely,to pinks and purples
and grays, but there 10 a harmony In 1t all
sThey have their own printing shop and
get out their own little paper. They spend
their evenings In good fellowship Of one
kind and another. There 10 always plenty
OF good music. Then there are theatrical
entertainments. Some OF these are given
in their fine open afr amphitheatre, es-
pecially the Greek plays.
sOf course there has TO be good ad-
ministration system. There is q depart
ment Of the place given entirely to this.
Thew have very few jars.
sMrs. Ttngley dominates the whole thing.
All the property Is In her name. The
tract OF land is bordered on one side by the
Pacific Ocean and on the other by q beau
tlful hay. The mountains Of Mexico are
In sight. There aren't many for7ss trees
about.
sThe palms, the flowers. the landscape
architecture are extremely beautiful, and
there seems to be no dissension in the
COLONY, because there Ia one master mind
In charge. They seem to be a most happy
never saw healthier or more
oontented children