Evening journal., 1910-09-06
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FEUDAL PAGEANT
Re-EnaCt Scenes Of Old Eng
land While Admiring
ThrOng Looks On
SHOW rROBIN HOOD
AS NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

given yesterday by the men, women,
and children, of the single tax colony
Of Arden, was the most elaborate and
successful function ever given by that
community. Hundreds of visitors
were present from Wilmington, Phil
adelphia and New York, the light
dresses Of the women mingling har-
moniously with the gay robes of the
procession. Many of the masquers
we're mounted on horses, and the red
and white banners of Arden were
conspicuous. Scores of automobiles,
lined up along the roadway, formed
separate pageant Of modern life.
Herald Dick Erwin sounded his
trumpet promptly at five o'clock, and
the pageant took its stately way from
the green TO the Gild Hall, amid en-
thusiastic cheers from the spectators.
Upton Sinclair, In black and green,
cut Tower of London fashion, and
representing a Man of Letters. was
eagerly watched for by the crowd,
and was one of the chief attractions
of the parade. Other notabilities
were Scott Nearing, who was the
! Gildmaster; z. S. Potter of New York,
who wore a most artistic gypsy cos
tune, with mammoth gold earrings
| Frank Stephens, the sculptor, and
the founder of Arden, who was the
Lord of the Manor; and Harry Hetzeli
he who writes economies, garbed as
the Man of Languages.
Grovelling in and out among the
ground, extending a wooden, bowl and
calling blessings upon the giver, pass
ed two beggars in sack-cloth and bare
feet. The unshaved, dusty creatures
brought many shrieks from the wo.
men spectators, until they realized
It was part of the show, and the beg.
gars were George Browne and As
sistant Beggar Smith. George Brown
who happens to be an anarchist
though not of the bomb-throwinf
kind. in belief, easily took first honor!
for costume and acting, and was Z
shining mark for the photographers
The women fed from him in horror
and the men gave him ear-tickets, bu
one little girl, in the train of children
following Pied Piper Downs, gravel,
handed him a bunch of goldenrod
Everett Noble, as jester, danced
gracefully during the parade.
Members of the pageant were: Men
alarms, McKenna and Smith; stand
ard bearer, Chester; Squire, Woolery
firing women, Misses Dunbar and Fin
ken; huntsman, Miss Wood; falconer
Mrs. Stephens; forester, Miss Bar
rows; cook, A. Erwin; knight Of Sher
wood, Windell; Squire, Heller; lady
Mrs. Windell; knight OF the rose
, owen Stephens; Squire, Roger Ste
phens; lady, Dorothy Dunbar; Pay
MIN knight, F. Brunell; Squire. Blink
ley; lady, Edith Stephens; knight {
. the woodland. Lightbown; Squire
Mrs. Potter; lady, Mrs. Hetzel; tow
: ! clerk, F. Steinlein; danes Of the tow
! Mesdames Taltavallf, Worthingtol
2 A. Erwin, Noble and Dunbar; page
Misses Winder. Weiss, Ward, G. Fai
Z rell, and E. Farrell.
Art was represented by Mr.
Kumme. poetry by Mrs. George Brow
4 | economics by Miss Musson, and lar
!, guages by H Hetzel Four maiden
were Misses Sarah Cohen, Berth
? Whiteside. 3. Winder, and d. Finkel
! | Titania and Miss NJ Wood; Demetriu
| F. Whiteside. Two pilgrims weT
Whiteside and Dunbar.
AT the Gid hall the pageant was r.
r viewed by Miss Isabella Fisken, lad
! Ddll dhcloAGQ Dg DNAtA AdAA AL44N
: OF Arden. from the stage Of "Ye Blu
: Board nm" In the evening, a nun
! Der of masks were given from tn
stage Robin Hood, presented by tt
{ Sports Gid. was particularly goo'
/ Win Price was Robin Hood; G.
= Winder, Little John; Joseph H. Ca
e rod, Will Scarlet; Haines D. Albrigl
the Innkeeper; Mrs. Joseph H Caro-
I the Innkeeper's wife; and Mr. Fa
n rell Friar Tuck Midsummer Night
d Dream, a Testing Tourney, and Il
D death scene from Julius Caesar, 4"
J. were aso given. All the players toe
a part in the afternoon parade. the L
d tai number in line reaching nearly 80
It The fair was held in the basemel
n of the new clubhouse, or Gild hal
b Everything went off quickly, especia
r. ly the ice cream, and the clubhou
{ will be able to have a waterproof TO
# and new doors Everybody bought Z
= Arden flag and q program of the fete
b In the evening, a costume-dance WI
e held in Gid Hal until a late hou
/: The hall was decorated with cor
"a stalks, foliage and banners of u
: players. folk. gardeners. housewife
If music, and sport gildes. Nearly a
the visitors took supper on the Law