Evening journal., 1915-05-15
ARDEN 16 YEARS
OLD, TO Celebrate
Founders Days There Will
Be Ushered in Tonight
With Camp Fire
EXPECT MANY
SUNDAY VISITORS

Today is Arden Day." marking the
sixteenth anniversary of the little
community close to Harvey Station.
The chief events Of the day are the
speeches in the field theatre in the
afternoon and the camp fire in the
evening A large fire is built each
Sunday evening during the season, in
the natural amphitheatre in the Ar
den Forrest. Around this the Arden
folk gather TO sing familiar selections.
and special Arden songs. to the ac-
compartment of guitars. banjos, vlo-
Inns. etc. The hour for the assembling
is announced by the sounding of a
bugle.
A favorlte attraction, which is on
the program for this evening, is the
reading of "Uncle Remus" by Frank
Stephens. This is supposedly for the
benefit of the children, but older folk
clamor for Il along with the young
sters.
Scott Nearing is also a chief enter
tainer. Readings by him are herald
ed with delight.
The following words we're written
by Frank Stephens for the best loved
Arden song:
Arden Town.
When crickots sing and kline arc homing,
And lanterned stars come seek the
sun,
The village lights aslant the cleaning,
Come twinkling, twinkling, one by
one.
OF night and sunset glow and starry
splendor,
And cloud-wreathed eve, beneath thy
silv'ry crown,
Ye give to me no guide so true and
tender
As are the lights Of Arden Town.
When wayward winds come back from
straying
The wide world DER, afar and long,
The woodland breezes cease from play
ing
To catch their rede and steal their
song
o. winds that WOO the flowers and roam
at pleasure,
Though far ye Jared by dale and
grassy down,
Ye know no song beside of that sweet
measure
Ye taught the leaves by Arden Town
When days arc drear and ways arc
weary,
And sad AT heart We wanderers roam
Light, tiny town thy beacons CHEEKY,
Oi whispering woodlands call us home
For stars will shine again and day will
brighten,
And rough roads smooth, that Low,
shall tread adown.
And evensong ring brave, and sad hearts
tighten,
As hope leads home 10 Arden Town.
The swimming pool is now open
for the season. IL is delightfully."-
situated In the Arden Forrest and
curves in a graceful fashion among
the lofty trees. II has recently been
cleaned out to rid II OF all dead leaves
and heightened so II is now $50 feet
long.
The Philadelphia Branch OF large
Walking Club has selected tomorrow
for its visit to Arden. Places will be
reserved on the dining porch of the
Arden Inn, for more than a hundred
of these enthusiastic "hickees." who
will doubtless enter into the festivi-
ties OF Arden Day, and enjoy the addi-
tlonal attractions.
The baseball match this afternoon
between the Craftsmen and the Far
mers will mark the opening of the
Arden season. The two Ware boys
are the respective captains. Bess
Ware, the clever young artist, and
designer Of nursery friezes, is to gem
eral the craft workers, while Harold
Ware Crank Stephens son-in-law)
proprietor of the Arden Gardens
leads the Farmers.
The Arden Craft Shop. under the
supervision Of Miss Florence Garvin
daughter of the Ex-Governor OF Rhode
Island. opened for the season today
Choice bits OF jewelry executed by
Margaret Ward, handmade and hand
carved furniture by Donald Stephens
and wrought iron candle sticks, and
irons. etc. by Frank Stephens, and
stencilled hangings by Mabel Duke
Priestman, and loaded glass and rush.
bottom stools by Elena Darling, are
among the objects of beauty and in.
terest to be seen at the craft shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fling and Miss
Clara Fling, OF Germantown, have
taken up their residence at Arden foI
the summer.
T. Henry Walnut is 10 be one Of
the guests at Arden Day, and will be
one of the speakers at the anniversary
meeting.
William L. Price. the noted archl
tect, who is engaged in reconstruct
ing the Hotel Traymore, at Atlantic
City, is spending the week at Arden
Mr. Price, who lives at Rose Valley
is one of the trustees OF Arden.
FLAGS FOR SCOUTS.
Telegraph Council win present flags {
Boy Scout Troops Nos. 5 and p mex
Friday evening.