THE HOME NEWS
Published every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub
Subscription $1.00 per Year in Advance.
Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Friday, May 19, 1916.
ARKANSAS PRESS MEET
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carnival hats and costumes, and
a parade of gayly decorated
automobiles, headed by a float
filled with beautiful young ladies
robed in white, escorted the vis
itors to the courthouse where an
enthusiastic reception was held.
The first mention made by the
chairman of Mrs. Riley brought
an ovation from the large audi
ence and she was repeatedly
cheered throughout the program.
County Judge Gallow welcomed
the editors and in his address
spoke ot the progress or the
good roads in the county and the
good work Mrs. Riley had done
in behalf of same. Mayor Blod
gett also paid a tribute to the
work of Mrs. Riley. The lady,
whose home is now at Walnut
Ridge, made a short talk and
stated she was indeed glad to be
back home. She paid a beauti
ful tribute to “old friends.”
Pat Henderson amused the audi
ence with his song, “I Aint
‘Goin’ Cry No More.”
At Fordyce the train was met
by a large delegation of residents
and the members of the party
taken for a ride over the city in
automobiles. Mayor Mack Harris
and J. J. Harrison, superinten
dent of schools, welcomed the
editors at an informal reception
at the Desha county courthouse.
xThe News editor and wife enjoy
ed a ride over the city by courte
sy of Mr. R. W. Evans who has
the Overland agency there.
The city of Pine Bluff was our
host Thursday night. An auto
drive over the famous Dollarway
pike, free electrical shows and a
big ball and reception at the Ho
tel Pines constituted the best por
tion or our entertainment there.
A panoramic photograph of the
party was made upon our arrival
there. A visit to the shops of
the Cotton Belt Ry. Co. proved
interesting to all.
At Stuttgart the visitors were
met by a large crowd, and after
being driven over the city in
autos, were presented with sou
venir sacks of rice. The stop was
not long.
Mayor Ed Bowers and Judge
Smith welcomed the party at
DeWitt and Mr. Hodges, Mr.
Beeson, Burton Bunch and Er
mine Funk of Benton responded.
The excursionists were taken for
an auto ride and tendered an in
formal reception at the Arkan
sas county courthouse, where the
program was held. Refreshments
were served. Many members of
the party rode in autos to Gillet,
the next stop.
HOLIDAY AT GILLETT
Gillett, a town of 1,000 sur
prised the visitors more than any
other on the trip. Practically
the entire population greeted the
train.
Stores were closed and the oc
casion was made a general holi
day. Automobiles brought the
party to a grove in the city,
where the most elaborate dinner
of the trip was served in picnic
style by women of the town to
the scribes and several hundred
residents who accompanied them.
The meat was cooked by direc
tion of Wes Moore, famous negro
character of the county, who for
merly was a slave on the old
Moore estate on which the town
stands. Moore says he does not
know how old he is.
The Rev. C. F. Pittman n wel
comed the visitors. He told of
the industries of the town and
said that in 1915 Gillett shipped
500 cars of rice raised on 8,100
acres. Its value, he said, was
$516,762. This year more than
10,000 acres is planted in rice, he
said.
President C. A. Berry, R. L.
Brawner of Heber Springs and
T. E. Wood responded. Mr.
Wood, former editor of the
Marianna Courier and chairman
of the Arkansas Railroad Com
mission , urged a closer relation
between the railroods and the
people. The railroads, he said,
have more to do with the de
velopment of the state than any
other agency. He complimented
the Cotton Belt on being the on
ly road in the state not in the
hands of a receiver and said this
is due to excellent management.
VISITS FIRST STATE CAPITAL
From Gillette the party was
taken in autos to Arkansas Post
eight miles away, the site of the
first state capital. The spot
where the capitol building stood
now is in the middle of the
/irKansas river, wnicn nas caved
in several hundred feet. The
fact that the Gazette, the oldest
paper in the state, was founded
at Arkansas Post, made the trip
more interesting to the party.
A feature of the day’s program
was the music of the Newman
orchestra aboard the train, com
posed of Capt. J. R. Newman,
editor of the Harrison Times;
his daughters, Agnes and Mary,
and sons, Thomas, John Jr. and
Henry. They played at Gillett,
Brinkley and other points on the
trip.^
One of the most cordial recep
tions was at Clarendon late Fri
day afternoon. Sheriff Frank
Milwes and a large committee of
residents, accompanied by a
band, met the train, whisked the
visitors in autos over well-oiled
streets, gave an informal recep
tion at the courthouse and a din
ner at the New South Inn. The
affair was so well managed that
the stop lasted only an hour.
Punch was served at the court
house, and a short program given
in the courtroom. J. B. Moore
presided. The Rev. H. B. Trim
ble, pastor of the Methodist
church, welcomed the editors,
and responses were made by W.
F. Turner of Atkins, T. E. Wood
and Edwin Stewart, traffic mana
ger of the Cotton Belt.
Receptions that rivaled the one
at Rison Thursday greeted the
tourists of the Arkansas Press
Association at all stops Friday.
The hospitality was so generous
that the train arrived at Brinkley
Friday night nearly five hours
behind scheduled time. However
several hundred residents and a
large chorus of school children
greeted the special on its arrival
at »:4o p. m. 1 re dinner mat naa
been planned was changed to a
garden party, and a reception
and dance at the Elks’ Club fol
lowed. The garden party was ,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Folsom. Mayor C. F. Green
lee and G. Otis Bogle, Democra
tic nominee for prosecuting at
torney, welcomed the visitors.
Ray Gill responded.
The editors were entertained
at a breakfast at the Rusher
Hotel by W. B. Folson and W.
B. Williams, the Brinkley mem- j
bers of the association.
The special was met with autcrs
at Jonesboro Saturday morning
and the members of the party
were driven out to the State
Agricultural School where we
saw Wade Jeffries of this city
who is there in school.
Paragould gave the editors one
of the most rousing receptions
on the trip. The train was met
by a committee, which included
C. W. Highfill, former member
of the State Highways Commis
sion, and a band. Headed by the
band, the party paraded three
blocks to new Vandervoort hotel.
There a Reception Committee de
corated the members with flow
ers and an informal reception
was held in the lobby. An or
chestra, which played at the re
ception, suggested dancing and
members of the party danced
through the lobby ana the dance
hall, while others were served
an elaborate dinner in the dining
room.
“kidnap” paragould girls
The visitors left Paragould
wearing badges bearing the slo
gan, “We like Paragould.” Five
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