The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-21
ONT Trip To Helena, Memphis and
 New Orleans,

Determined 10 attend me ATk~ 1 ,nsas Press Association, and to visit the Worlds Exposition at New Orleans also, we boarded the north bound train oR Tuesday, the jth, for Helena, where the annual meeting of the Arkansas Press As ;ociation was to be held. We found on the train our genial Messrs. J. l.. Tullis, of l.. l.. Givcns, of Wash Ington and W. J. Scott, of Locks burg, all accompanied by their wives, and bound for Helena. At points along the road where there are papers our party received TO- cruits. On the way to Little Rock our little party had the delightful pleasure of an introduction and pleasant conversation with the ia nous Georgia humoIist, Bill Arp" We found him to be a very plain man, easy to get acquainted with, a fine conycrsationalist, en- dowrd with natural flow of wit and h.,nU,, He was on his way home, near Atlanta. from q pros pecting trip trough Texas.
 Arriving at Little Rock on time, an hour was spent very pleasant ly. and at 2:30, we boarded spec ial train on the old reliable Mem
 phIs and Little Rock road, and af- ter I few hours pleasant riding over the beautiful prairies, reach ed Forest City at 7 o'clock. Here our party, numbering abont l25, were conducted to the hotel Of
 kr. J. II, Ayera, where an ele- gant and bounteous supper had been prepared for as by the good citizens of that lovely little city, and we were cordially invited 10 partake. The long tables were laden with every good thing. to which the hungry editors, as far as we were able to see, did full jus tice. After the bounteous repast
 was served, the Hon. Poindsxter Dunn was introduced, who, in a terse and appropriate speech, wei comed the party to Forest City, aud on behalf of tho citizens ten dered the hospitalitiss of tue city. The address of welcome was re-
 sponded to by Mir. C. c. Colburn,
 President of the Press Associa- ton.
 Taking seats in tho splendid coaches of the Iron Mountain and and Helena branch road at 8 o'clock wcreached Helena, after a run of three hours, where some .hing near one half Of the bona fde newspaper men were escorted to places where they had been as signed by committee of the clti- uens, while the others were forced to hunt hotel and pay for their meals.
 Wednesday morning the Asso- ciation convened nt the Holona Opera house at 9 o'clock, and was called to order by President Col burn. Prayer by Rev. A. k. Win field, after which the regular or der of business was taken up.
 Wednesday night grand ball was given by the Gaiety Club of that city, complimentary to the msmbets of the Press. At the of tho sall speech of welcome by Mr' T, c. Hindman, son of the lamented Gen IIindman, was delivered in thrilling terms, which were received with great applause. Young llindman is on ly nineteen years old, and is one o! the finest orators in the State. The eXquisltely choic. and beauti- fully expressed words of welcome made the members Ofthe Press his lasting friends. Tie dancing con tinued until a late hour. quite a of our party joining in the dauce with the Gaiety Club, and keeping time with the soul-stiring strains of music by the Helena Colored String Baud,
 Thursday, an interesting days work of the Association having ended, 1t was announced that the of the Press would be treated 10 ? ride in carriages and buggies, which were standing out side, and majority of them en- ioyed 8 ride over the historical city, viewing the battle ground of the 4th of July 1863, the soldiers graves and other places of interest.