The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-12
B.M.L. HOLDS
 FIRST MEETING MEETING WAS ADDRESSED BY PROFESSOR COUPON ON
 TUBERCULOSIS Attractive Offers Win Be Made for the Convention of the Daughters of the confederacy and
 the Athletes.

That this city within the next three months will enjoy the largest tourist patronage in it's history, is the predic- ton made by Secretary George R. Bedding at the meeting of the Busi- ness Mems League last night
 As a predicate for his opision he exhibited several hundred letters which had ben received by him dur ing the past two days from pfospecr i've visitors who are seeking informa- tion about the resort. In addition he showed samples of the advertising which is being done by the league and the Iron Mountain Railway, the az gregate cost of which amounts to many times more than any sum that has ever been expended exploiting the city during any one winter.
 Mir. Beldisg read a letter from Gen eral Passenger Agent Payne of the Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacinc, stating that his companies were dis tributing l5o.OOO large advertisements of Hot Springs in all parts of the United States, MexicG Canada and Europe, besides doing a vast amoust of newspaper publicity and putting out many thousand blotters in St Louis boosting the City of vapors as the one great health and pleasure re sort of the continent.
 The meeting last night was attend ed by representatives from almost ev- | cry profession and line of business, ] despite the strong attraction at the i opera house. While not as large an audience as was anticipated, it was just such one as might well make the officers of the league fel proud on the occasion of the first regular meting in the sew headquarters of
 he organization.
 1 President C. N Rix. after callins J the meeting to order. made felici- tous address, expressing qualification cYer the fact that the Business Mems League now had a home of it's own, and one which would reflect honor upon asy city of the size of Hot
 Springs.
 He took occasion 10 to give Seere. tary Bedding credit for conceiving the idea of erecting permanent headquar- ! ta.s f,p th. faarna apd ta fcfsso ma funds to deffay the expense of same | Professor E. M Cotton. represent ing the Home Health Society O. -.ew
 York, was introduced by President l Rix and talked briefly on the subject of tuberculosis, it's prevention ana cure. His remarks were listened to
 with careful attention and at the con. clusion he was warmly thanked by
 the officers and members for his kind
 ness in addresisg them.
 The secretary read eommunica-
 ton asking the league to make cer-
 ain oyettures bo secure the next con.
 vention for this city of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The matter was referred to the executive committee with power to act
 A large number of other commnni
 cations. which had accumulated since the previous meeting, were read ant disposed of in the regular order The annoucement was mate that { U large photograph of Mir. A. k. smith the first president of the league, bu who is now dead, had heen procured ! by the secretary and Neuld be giyei a suitable location Iii the auditorium k The executive committee was In E siructed to take up the proposition O \ the Arkansas Interschool Contest AS | sociation and State Athletic Associa | ton to hold their annual convention in this city during the month of May Professor A. B. Hill addressed tn | league on behalf of the two organiza ! lions and stated that Ihe conyentioni
 if held here would attrac at least nv thousand visitors for three days sfax