The Van Buren press., 1901-08-31
Large Attendance Of eaf-Mutes at
the ASSOCIATION Meeting In
Fort Smith.

the ASSOCIATION Meeting In
Fort Smith.
From the Little Rock Democrat
Among those who attended the Deaf
Mute Association at Fort Smith last
week were the following
Rev. Job Turner, Prof. j. W.
Michaels, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. B. Lane,
Mr.. e. l.. Talbot, Mrs. /. M Davis,
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Norris, Mr.. Bran
son, Mr.. M. q. S. King, Mr.. A. M.
Martin, Mr.. Geo. Martin, G. P. Cater,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shuford, Mrs. Mysking,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn. Miss Wallace,
Miss Bohannon. Mr.. Helm, Mrs. Thorn
burg, Mrs Day, w. j. Morgan, Mrs.
Morgan, Mrs. Lamb, James Watson,
Rupert Nixon. Miss Floyd, w. H.
Claunts, Mrs. Harrington, Mr.. Blan-
chards, Dave Clantz, Mr.. Irwin, Harry
B. SHIRLEY, S. W. King, Miss G. Holm
stedt. Miss S. Michaels, Mr.. Ivan Davis,
j. H. Jerrigan, R. P. Owen, Tennie
Elliott, Willie SHIRLEY Myrtle SHIRLEY.
Daisy Bushmeir, Samuel Michaels, John
M. Irwin.
One of the features of the convention
was the banquet, at which the first
speaker was Governor Fishback, who
responded to the toast, "Our Eleemo-
synary institutions. - He spoke AS fol-
lows:
II congratulate you, ladies and gen.
tlemen, and am sure you congratulate
yourselves, that your lots have been
cast amid a people and in u country
which recognizes the universal brother
hood of man as the very foundation
stone of our Christian civilization, or
indeed of any civilization worthy Of
man.
1.-THE president Of the United States,
during recent tour across the conti-
nent, In an address to the people of one
of our territories said that the magniti-
cent liberality with which yOu have
provided for your unfortunates gives
the highest evidence that you are keep
ing step with our splendid civilization.
''Mr. Mckinley was pre-eminently
right. The measure of the civilization
and intelligence of any country is the
liberality with which 1t cares for the
unfortunate blind and insane and deaf
and intirm.
1T cannot, therefore. but be u mat
ter of deep regret and still deeper shame
to all who love Arkansas and are jealous
of her good name that the seltishness of
few people In our capital city sue
ceeded In preventing the last general
assembly from making the necessary
appropriation to provide for the several
hundred Of our state who now have no
suitable care, and for no other reason
than that the branch asylum was not to
be located In Little Rack.
''Those Of us who love Arkansas and
who take pride In her reputation should
not fail to lot the world know that this
was not the fault of public sentiment in
this state, but purely and simply the
fault of the dog-in-the-manger policy of
few selfish people.
"Let us all hope that the next legis-
lature will rise to an appreciation of
the deep disgrace Of the situation and
make the necessary appropriation,
whether the branch asylum be located
in Little Rock or Fort Smith or Bates
vile or Monticello or Hot Springs or
elsewhere. For God s sake, for human
ity's sake, for the sake Of the good
name Of Arkansas, let 1t be located
somewhere.
''Let me conclude with u sincere
hope that the liberality with which our
last legislature treated your institution ,
ladies and gentlemen OF the convention :,
will serve to make yOnr pathway thro :
life the softer and that you will be
cheered with the knowledge that among
the people Of Arkansas You are among
friends and brothers.
Senator Sengel delivered one OF his
characteristic addresses In which he
spoke of his interest In the deaf-mute
institute aud his willing efforts In
behalf Of the institution. He told u
pleasant little story Of a deaf-mute,
who, ~ u boy came into his store one
day, and he made him present Of u
pocket knife Ever since then that
boy, now grown to be u man had visited
him every time he came to Fort Smith.
Prof. Yates told the story and up went
one hand. and sure enough 1t WAS the
identical individual, and he clapped his
hands as though he was delighted with
the "Reminiscences. Senator Sengel as.
sured all present that ut the next meet
Ing OF the legislature he would do all In
his power TO further the interests Of the
deaf.mutes.
Judge Bryant was then called upon
and painted one OF his word pictures
concerning which he Is 80 capable. He
said that he had often wondered what
were the mysteries Of silence and won
dered II there would arise from the
ranks OF the deaf-mute u poet or writer