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Show EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, 1904-191 1 : Elbert Hubbard fs probably the best known author fn this country "AMessage to Garcfa," fshisbestknown book of which there were thre millfon copfes printed. This book had a powerful lesson {n ft, and thi lesson has been taught and fs taught here fn the garden workshop, th worksho of artists-- do your duty and ot well r. Hubbard not only thinks differently, but dresses differently wears his curly black hatr very long and a huge neckti adorns his neck. Most of the time he wears overalls, but he himself fs no anartfsan, which s to say he does not work in the shop writh hfs hands ying Nearly all the Roycroftersallow thefr hafr togrowand wear thes lik the Fra.[ havea big tie and I go bareheaded lfke all the others here. Th tescostadollareachand aremade by Roycroft girlsseventy yearsyoung "John,"as Mr. Hubbard fscalled up here, has three sons, Elbert, Ralp and Sanford. Sanford fs known around these partsas"Sandy" or "FreckH e most {nteresting of the three. Somebody asked him th otherday what he did,and he replted that "he didas he damned pleased. _TheRoycrofters have been in existence about nfne years. They hav five buildings of which they are very proud. They built them themselves. They are print shop, chapel, inn, blacksmith and cabinet-shops {oflers can amuse themselves at recess or after workin hours. An old fashioned well under the trees furnishes water to quench the thirst o he workers «pLPe print shop s of stoneand fs the larger building. Here fs where th Phih'stine,""l.l'ttleJeumeys" and all the booksare printed, flluminatedand bound. Rag carpet weaving and leather repoussé fs also done f de b au artists and not b Justwhat ftappears t artistic. The arti Making, 2. delight be --no mechanics an 5,n machines. It {s solf veneer. It fsgood, plain an strong - se their brafns and joy goes with th They make ft because they ltke tocreate beautyand thecreatfo them. Thus they are kings of craf tsmen He paint{ngsand flowers {nevery rooman 1p anos i every erear floor. statuary The workers stop awhile now and then and play on th |