The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-17
BOOSTERS HERE
 FOR SHORT STAY VISIT THE LARGE HOTELS, DRINK HOT WATER AND GET IN OUT
 OF THE WEATHER.
Miss Opal Boyd, Mascot of the Party, Charged With Being Jonah in
 Regard to Weather.

Jolly junketeers from the Hoosier state pulled into the city yesterday afternoon on the crest of the worst weather conditions Hot Springs has known in five years. The Indiana del egation came on a special train, were met by committees from the Business Mems League, were escorted to the larger hotels, to the hot water springs and few other points of interest, af- ter which they got in out of the fast falling sleet and were soon hurrying away to Mexico in an effort to beat" the Canadian storm that had followed them south
 Miss Opal Boyd, known as the mas cot of the party, because no train ac- cidents have ever happened on any of the 269 junkets she has taken, was voted a Jonah in regard to weather conditions but she has record for safety iii travel that makes her fam. ous. The daughter of c. D. Boyd of 'he Missouri Pacific railrload. she spends much of her time on junkets.
 Her first trip was made when she was 1 years old. The Boyds lived in Boston and Mir. Boyd ran a special train for a party from Boston to Cali. fornia, and he took Mrs. Boyd and Opal along. From that day to this she has accompanied nearly all the spe- cial trains her father has run. She has made sixty-nine trips between Boston and California, and seventy eight round trips between St. Louis and Denver and Salt Lake City. She has made two round trips by steam. boat on the Mississippi river between St Paul and New Orleans.
 It is estimated by Mir. Boyd that his daughter has travelled a total distance of more than 100000 miles, which is equal to eight trips around the world
 There has never been an accident to q train on which she was la passen. ger. Cars have refused to derail, en- zines have declined to break down or blow up, tracks have refused to be washed out, switches have declined to go wrong and careless persons have failed to do double somersault over the rail at the rear end of the obser. vation car and they always say it is because the mascot is on the train.
 Those in the party were:
 Mr. and Mrs John Alber, MT. and Mrs. l.. c. Buddenbaum, MT. and Mrs C. D Boyd, Miss Opal Boyd, Dr. Chas M. Cain. MT, and Mrs. E. E. Flick finger, MT and Mrs. Daniel Foley Miss Inez Foley, MT. and Mrs. F. J Gausepohl, MT. and Mrs. R. c. Ged des, Miss C. A. Geddes w. l.. Higgins MT. and Mrs c. A. Hilgenberg, Noble Hilgenberg, Ed T. Helfer, E. l.. Len. nox, E. II. Ostermeyer. Mrs. Otis w. Pierce, Dr, P. c. Reid Miss l.. F. Rob, inson Mrs. A. E. Snider, of Indian. apolis; Dr. and Mrs. M. A Austin of Anderson. Ind; MT. and Mrs. Ed Ad. knis, of Carthage. Ind Mir. and Mrs. Hiram Beshore, Mir and Mrs. II. A. Crossland. MT and Mrs H. A. Gable, Mrs. Joseph Hulley, Mr and Mrs. Ed Willcuts, of Marion, Ind. Mir. and Mrs. M. A. Dilts, of Winamac Ind: MT. and Mrs F, F. Doles, of Greensburg Ind; Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Pollen. Mrs. William Kirkpatrick, Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Lyman, of Lafayeet, Ind. 1: Dr. l. A. Lumpkin, Of Mattcon. Ill. {; Mir and Mrs J. H. Mount of Corners. vile. Ind; Mir. and Mrs C. A. Pat ton, of Milroy, Ind. Dr and Mrs. M. Rowe, of Redmon, H.: Charles K. Rowe, of Philadelphia, Pa; MT. anu Mrs. Homer Thompson, of Gas City, Ind