The Van Buren press., 1893-11-18
Miss Fannie Scott Tells the Little Rock
Press About Arkans as at the Fair.

Hiss Fannie Scott Tells the Little Rock
Press About Arkansas at the Fair.
Little Rock Daily Press. 9th
Miss Fannie Scott has returned TO Arkansas
from the Worlds Fair. where she uatiringiy
labored for five long months in talking up her
dear old Arkansas' to the thousands of visitors
who called at the states building. She has ae-
complished wonders for which she is beloved
by every citizen Of the state. and is receiving
praise. which she certainly deserves from every
man. woman and child
Miss Scott welcomed and entertained her
guests with true southern hospitality. which
made Arkansas pretty little building one of the
most popular retreats in the big Worlds Fair
grounds
She was appointed STATE LADY manager 2. t..a.s
Arkansas building By the last legislature aud
went on duty Junei During her stay at the
iair she was only of duty two days and then only
because she was unable to visit the building on
account Of Illness Now she has returned to her
native state. Whose citizens cannot tender her a
too royal reception.
She arrived On yesterday Afternoons south
bound Iroa Mountain train and will remain in
the city at the home of her sister Mrs James
Lawson at Eighth and Rock streets. until SO
0 oelock tomorrow morning. when she will leave
for her home at ran Buren,
AT Walnut Ridge Tuesday night she was met
at the train BY a committee of citizens who in
yited her TO ths leading hotel where an elegant
reception was rendered her. Nearly two hun
drci citizens were present and each and every
one Of them thanked her for her grand and noble
WORK.
sfrs-s her arrival in Tfttta pf1~k SIto t.- taar
busy in receiving eongratulatio1s from her
scores of frienis who have taken great interest
in heE-
She has been invitcd TO stop at Ozark to NOR
row afternoon to sttcni a reception which will
be given in her honor reception win also bc
teadered her at the opera house upon her az
rival at Van Buren, her homo
A Press reporter called upon Miss seott last
eVeai1g. aad obtain d the following Interview.
= haze said so N Ich sb+sat Arkansas that |
hardly kaos wha. to tell yoa Bos, - she said
We came out Of the contest with flying la
ners. and our people were hoIp-ed wherever they
went All visitors from the southern states came
10 our building ani l did ny hes. To entertain
them.
: lost my identity. ] wen. there with the de-
termination OF pas.iing Arkaasa> aud never
let an opportunity pass.
think the highest com mpliment we received
WAS the award for hospitality. Arkansas has
made name at the Worlds Fair Of which evcry
citizen may foreser be proud
Il an glad to BE- in Arkansas again AMI very
an ticGs to reach my hone When you write
this CON praise Iae pers J7ally. bat talk about
Arkansas
Who assisted you 10 the good work.
Mrs Edgerfon stood shoulder to shoulder
with me through the whole work. and Arkansas
owes her debt Of gratitude W which it can never
repay. With her beauty. Dig lisy and in,elli-
gsnce she graced every occurrence in the Arkan-
sss building Mrs W. c. Ratcliffe and Mrs. DR..
f. T. Nurrell were with me a large portion of
the time aud .oos upon themselves their full
share OF all the oncfous duties As to our enter
tainms 1ts. all Of them without exception, were
given by private subscription and every Arkan-
san present WED with the Others in extending
hospitality. The work Of the gentlemen has
already been shown by the prizes aid awards
Won by the state. Words ca at xpress the good
work Of Manager Adair. Prof Thomas, Colonel
Bsbcoek and Prof Shinn, and shall not try to
do so. In fact the whole board deserves praise,
and President Mitchell particularly, He gave
me everything wanted except a bra IS band and
a carriage for the governor TO ride i'm. and he
said he could. afford that
zone reason for the wonderful popularity OF
the Arkansas building was that we had as guests
The prettiest girls that visited the Fair none ex-
cepted- Another one was that Arkansas enter
laiaed six of her homeless sister Southern States
and did ii cordially that they all felt they had
found real hone-cozy and comfortable-in the
great and beautiful White City.
All the newspapers were nice to Us, but there
were some papers especially so. They were the
Chicago Herald the Chicago Inter Ocean and
New York Herald Mr. 2hanks. OF the Chicago
Herald, wss particularly generous and kind, and
it was the New York Herald that said Go to
New York for maguifcence. California for ex-
hihits and Arkansas for hospitality And that
reminds me that gentleman in the California
building said that we should feel hattered to
have place so close to California Ireplied that
VIC were not fiattered, but we did covet the ex-
hibits. and this caused him TO in1uirs~ If we
wanted the whole world We were the admired
and envied of not only California but every 9TH
er place.
oh nearly forgot Mr. yincenheller. and I
wouldn't have lone it for anything in the world,
He was one OF the best workers of all-worked
day aud highland worked hard The state
owes lots to Mr. viscenheller''