The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-10
BIG RECEPTION FRIDAY EVENING
NEXT GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS WILL RECEIVE OVATION OF
 PEOPLE AT EASTMAN.
Business Mems League Back of the Movement, but the Whole of the
 People Are Invited to Attend.

of this hotel, Joe Robinson. democrat ic nominee for governor, will be the recipient of reception from the peo- pie of Hot Springs and Garland coun- ty, which wilt be q democratic affair from every viewpoint. and everybody is invited to attend. The affair Is under the supervision of the Busi- ness Mems league, but the invitation is extended to all who feel like hay- ing this opportunity to meet Mir Rob inson, our former congressman from this district, and one of the best friends Hot Springs ever knew.
 The program will not be long or formal There will be music, fire works and a few speeches, and gen eral hand shaking. Last night at the regular Business Mems league meet ing the details of the affair were placed in the hands of a committee, composed of C. N Rix, George R.. Bedding and Douglas Hotchklss.
 Another matter of much importance was before the league. when Mayor Waters proposed that the people of Hot Springs should do something to relieve the flood sufferers. He re- called how but a few years ago Hot Springs was fire swept, and relief came from all over the country here Now there are hundreds of sufferers and he believed the people of this city should act When the league ask ed MT. Waters, as mayor, to give $200 from the city funds, subject to the approval of the city council. Mayor Waters stated that he would do so and he felt certain the council would stand behind him in this.
 The league subscribed $50 from it's limited funds, and committee com posed of Mayor Waters, Hamp Will Hams, w. o. Crieson, Dave Laser and Jesse Murphy was authorized to make | subscriptions for the flood sufferers and forward them to the proper par. ties.
 Professor Mckenzie of the public schools touched 2 popular chord when he called attention to the fact that the schools and the business interests ! were too far apart. He suggested that the business men give preference in positions to graduates of the public schools, which could be held up to the young men and women as induce ment for them to earn diplomas, and there was a resolution presented by Hamp Williams, covering this sub. iect, which is assurance that the busi. ness men in the future will give bet. ter attention to doing something to help encourage the tutors and the pu. pills of our public schools.
 The matter of the new raolroad out let west was discussed, and there Is still hope that it will be built, but the matter of financing such a pro ject is slow, and nothing definite could be reported.
 Secretary Bedding called attention to the saasdid results from our ad vertisin sm the baseball reports from the moving picture reels, anC other sources. and also called atten ton of the league to some unprofit able advertising private medicine con cerns were using. This latter clas< were referred to the interior depart ment.
 Of conventions for the future, there are the plumbers of the state now with us, the Masons for May the druggists and physicians of the state for June, the Associated Advertising club of Boston for June. the Arkan sas Travellers in June, the Red Mer in June, and the Elks in May.
 Attention was called to some splen did advertising the dron Mountain i' doing on it's own hook for Hot Springs through a half page on the Sells Brothers circus program which ex ploits this health resort.
 Mayor Waters brought before the league the necessity of signatures tc the bond issue petitions, and these are to be circulated with the endorse ment of the league for it's purposes and objects.
 There having been congressional bill passed, making the office of di rector Of the national parks, the sec retary was authorized to promote al endorsement of Chief Clerk Ucker oi the interior department for that ap pointment.
 | A resolution was adopted offering a prize of s1O for the best slogan tc be used on the advertising matter in l