Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-05
ARDEN ON RECORD
As FOR" THE WAR
Patriotic Demonstration Held by
Colony as Fourth OF July
Celebration.

Arden would have the world know
chat it votes "Aye" on the war and not
"nav" And to that end the little colony,
famed throughout the country as a
Single Tax Experiment, held hig
patriotic demonstration as Its contribu-
fion to the nations observance OF the
Fourth of July. Neither Frank stephens,
one of the founders of the place and re-
Gently acquitted of the charge OF violating
the t. s. Espionage act, nor his son,
Donald in trouble with the government
over the refusal to abide by selective draft
law. was present.
The exercises commenced at 2 O'Clock
under the auspices of the Single Takers
and continued until O'Clock, when tho
Arden Association for Patriotic Service
held meeting. Both meetings were well
attended. the Field open-air theatre being
well filed with members oil the community
and their friends The speakers were
listened TO intently and heartily ap-
plauded for their patriotic utterances: IN
the evening n picnic supper was proVideo
in the Guild Hall, and later dancing com
pleted the days celebration.
". L. Ross of Philadelphia presided Mt
the meeting of the Single Takers. J.. W.
Marks. one Of the speakers, said that he
WIS Oh tVIttdh listAtiAttH,' -.
hut that he felt the Germans IN tins war
had 'aput him and his people in hole by
their horrible actions and their disregard
of decencv in practically everything they
had done in the war
Haines D. Albright. assistant city so.
Iicitor of Philadelphia, was the speaker OF
the dav for the Single Takers. lie spoke
especially Of the need of speeding up IN
the production of food. and thought
Single Taxers could not do better than to
try by every means in their power 10 m
crease the production Of food, rs being
not only highly patriotic but IN keeping
with the principles of the Single Tax.
Edward Ross. the chairman, read the
Declaration of Independence. W l.. koSS
read Iincoln's Founders OF the tie
public" 4 r Savior. editor OF the Labor
Herald, Of Wilmington, and John ''old-
smith Of Philadelphia made patriotic adj
dresses dealing IN some measure with
Single Tax and the need OF display OF
patriotism by members Of Single l AK COLO
MICS. especially in the things that VIII
assist the government IN increasing the
food supply of the nation.
DIR. Percy Russell presided ut the meet
ing Of the Patriotic Association The
sneaker Of the dav, c. lowering Arnhold,
a member of the Philadelphia bar and
one az the citv's flour minute speakers.
dealt with the need Of supporting the
government in the war Dir Russell read
extracts from different German writers
showing how they regarded the rest Of the
world and their determination TO make
the world subscrvient TO autocracy
Mrs. A. X Whitehead reported on the
work of the Arden branch Of the Red
Cross. Mrs. George +. Fling, reporting
for the War Savings Society, told OF
having recently sold 30 War Savings
Stamps and DID Thrift Stamps. The
community pledged the raising of 81 100
in War Savings Stamps during the re-
maindcr of the year.
II was reported that the Association
for Patriotic Service now had 3 members,
all Of whom had signed the pledge OF
LOYALTY contained IN the requirements for
membership.