The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1923-02-22
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JACK Frost, you are no enemy OF mine;
rather look to you as friend In need.
It's true love the outdoors all the year
The recurrent miracle of the Spring
Ana splendor Of the good old Summer-Time;
But more love the Indian Summer days
Whose drowsy calm Is charged with Autumn's
tang.
Forecnsting even then your coming reign.
Ana most Of all love the world OF white
~ which you are the undlsputed King
WI" shouts his royal message. "Snappy Daysl"
And offers to his subjects royal sports
Ihat set red blood to dancing in their veins.
That give to them Joyous appetite.
Ihat bring such sleep us money cannot buy.
ITO. no. King Jack 1t is your reign Of frost
That hartiens up the fiber Of u man
To stature full Of body, mind and soul
Jack Frost know you for a wise old king!
Jack Frost. know you for a friend In needl
Winter sports this season In New England are
really on big SCALE About the middle Of Decem.
Der n Boston Sunday newspaper felt warranted In
getting out Especial Winter Resort Edition" con.
tanning page after page Of display advertisements
of winter resorts In Vermont, New HAMPSHIRE
Maine and Massachusetts, II appears that over
100 hotels and inns are open for winter sports In
these states. against 90 last winter. The
chambers Of commerce In many cities have adver.
tsed literally all winter. The New England rail.
roads have made substantial reductions In fares for
winter tourists. Enterprising cities have estab.
lished municipal recreation grounds and arranged
elaborate winter carnivals: some even advertised
community Christmas trees. and a special program
for washington's birthday
Among them all they offer a long list OF sports
including tobogganing. snowshoeing skiing skijor.
ing. skating sleghing. coasting curling. ski bob
hing. hockey, Ice boating mountain climbing and
hiking. Some offer fishing through the ice and
sugaringoR parties to sugar camp. Scores OF
winter carnivals were staged during December
January and February. with every sort OF enter.
tainment In keeping with the season.
The news columns Of the Eastern newspapers re.
fleet the activity in winter sports They set forth
the winter mIgrations OF various city clubs II also
appears from the news columns that society In do.
Ing II. too. Country clubs by the score that ordi.
narily close with the gOlfng season opened their
doors TO gay parties. Hundreds Of country estates
were kept open and were crowded with guests
whose names were recorded at great length by the
society reporters. Sleepy county commissioners
had to wake up and buy tractors to clear the roads
for slc!ghng md skijorng.
Maine started In early TO arrange program md
proclaimed Its intention TO become the "St MORT,
OF America" The plans called for cnrnivnls ms FOL.
lows: wntcrville. January 81. 20 and -; Portland
January ~: Augusta February IL. 10 and II Rnn
gor. February 90: Bar Harbor, February 90 nm,
the University OF Maine February s. o and 10. In.
fnyette National pnrk the only one enst OF tho
Mississippi. Is well adapted for winter snort. md
Its use for TINT purpose Is encouraged BY the mn
tional park service.
In New York the Adlroniacks were pcrbnn. tbs
center Of winter sport Lake Placid has Ind thronrs
OF me'rymakcrs all winter Pnttsburg had many
visitors and carnival In January. Snrntopn
Springs active. The city took over Recreation
Field made many improvements md Ind nm elnbo.
rntc sports program for week Int In january
The Interstate Palisades park on the Hudson was
visited hy thousands. including boy scouts. girl