The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
A Day at Mariauna.

rlaGIld last oNcoas 0Oolo VI " . R Mann, manager of the Mariana Cotton Oil Company. president of Commercial Club, scientific farmer and all round good fellow, tue Marianna Commercial Club. the Civic Improve ment League and the citizens of Ma. rianna individually and collectively
 Obeying summons to be present on that day about sixty good fellows from all points of Arkansas arrived at Ma rianna at o:30 O clock Tuesday morning to be met at the railroad station by a host of that towns most charming men and women.
 Automobiles and carriages were in waiting to take everybody to West wood for delightful breakfast and a view of MT. Mann's wonderful crop of cotton and corn grown under his close supervision and by most approved q and modern scientific methods. The crop is tine-grand and MT. Mann has every excuse for being proud oft even though some one was mean enough 10 say that it was all Mrs Mannis crop. and that MT. Mann had no part in 1t except to stand around and brag about it. After breakfast and an hour or so of social talk and visiting, the entire party drove back to town and assembled under the fine big trees in the High School yard and listened to good music by the Con- mercial Club Brass Band while the ladies of the Civic League pinned badges on the visitors and dispensed kind words and sweet smiles with a prodigality that won the heart of every man and made him ready to swear that the Marianna ladies are the best ever
 Here MT N. P Weld, the genial Port, called for order and advised the company that some speeches were to come, and introduced Mayor Tom Wood. Mayor Wood gave the yis tors welcome in most happy manner and with kindeSt words and promise that none of them should be allowed To remain in the calabooSe over night. The mayor is good speaker and if any doubt was in the heart of any cruSher as to his welcome it speedily disappeared as Mayor Tom ; speech developed. The response for the Cfusher> vas made by Gel H F. H. E6berts. of Little Rock. in his always charming manner.
 Many bright little talks followed by many .right men, with a spendid talk oy Nr Mann upon the value and ne- eess!ty of stock raising, fertilization oI Soll Intensive cultivation etc. a sQoJect lear his heart, and to which lie appears to have given much thought. A most excellent paper on the subject of Civic Improvement Was read by Mrs. Miller, one of the very brightest of Marianna' $ many bright women, and one of the hard workers who have done so much to bring about the prosperity of that splendid town.
 After the exercises in the High school park all were bidden to the barbecue dinner at .the Oil Mill, and fight here is where words become ln- aaequate to express the joy that filled the crusher's heart as this delicious aihner filled his stomach until both organs ached from surfeit of filling 4 hneg dinner never was put before q Set or hungry men and the manner in which 1t was served by the ladies Wlth MT Marshall Ford, MT Mart Hill and few other men to assist, won the admiration of every dineri
 Alter dinner Col. Jim Wood made a most delightful speech and told war story on Col. A. H. D. Perkins, that prince of crushers, of Pine Bluff, that was greatly enjoyed by every auditor. Aol' Perkins was color bearer for the great Forrest, and Col Woods story Was of time when he and Col. Per Niiis had to run. It was fine story ana the point was made very plain eiiao no running was done till the tune came that discretion was the better part of yalor.
 The day was finished up in the beautiful little Confederate park with music and punch and cake and more sweet smiles from the ladies-an Ideal day of pleasure.
 There was but one thing to detract rom the happiness of their day and mat was the absence of Mr E. s. ready of Helena, president of the -Arkansas Crushers Association and a man dear to the heart of every cotton seed miller in the state MT. Ready @as called to Kentucky Monday by a ueath Tn Mrs. Readys family.
 The erashers came away rom Ma