The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-01-02
MT. VERNON.

MISS JAMIE henuIlChSoij wiz ii"'
been spending the holidays with he
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hendrick
son. has returned to Conway, wher'
she is in school at the Normal.
Dee Sanders and family arrived
from Texas this week, where the!
have been living for the past II years
We are glad to welcome them bacl
to Mt. Vernon again.
Prof. Henry Langford and brother
Virgil, and Miss Grace Langford o.
Naylor visited at the home of DR.. I. c
Watson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fate Hatfield and chill
dren of Conway visited friends ane
relatives here the past week.
Mrs. Otis Kemper spent severa
DAYS with Mrs. Arnold of Hammons
vile last week.
The Masons met and reorganizec
here Friday night. The following of
ficers were elected: L. P. Davis, w
NJ; J. r. Blessing, Sr. W.; John
Dawes, Jr. W.; DR.. T. c. Watson,
treasurer; Otis Skinner, secretary; b.
F. Davis, Jr. D. The next meeting
will be the fourth Saturday in Janu-
airy. Several new officers are to be
appointed at this meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Fisk of Little
Rock, who are visiting relatives at Ro-
nance, accompanied by their sister,
Mrs. Rogers of Romance, were the
guests of E. E. Jones and daughter
Saturday.
The dinner and box supper given by
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church was very successful. The
amount raised was about SITS. A new
floor is to be put in the church and
some pretty new seats have been pur-
chased.
Mrs. T. C. Watson and children
have been visiting Mrs. Watson's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Langford,
at Naylor.
Theodore and W. B. Goodlie and
George Maddox, prominent members
of the Masonic lodge at Bethesda, at
tended the Masonic meeting here Fri
day.
Oscar Robins and Miss Pearl Fisher
of Rosebud visited Miss Minnie Lee
Jones Friday.
w. C. Newell presented his brother,
E. X. Newell and wife, with a farm
which lies just north Of town, as a
Christmas gift.
Sam Henry and wife have moved to
Beckett Mountain, where he will farm
next year.
J. Brit Henry, who recently moved
to Texas, has decided to stay there for
the present, and has rented farm
near GAINESVILLE.
We heartily endorse Prof. J. P.
Womack's address before the State
Teachers Association at Little Rock
last week, as published in the Gazette.
Especially that part referring to the
drift of our talented and best educated
young men and women to the cities.
This should not be so, for the country
life should be, and can be made, the
best life of all-for health, pleasure,
happiness and freedom. But as Prof.
Womack says, the country boys and
girls schools and churches are greatly
neglected They have grown stale by
drifting talent. Let the country peo-
pie take more interest in beautifying
their homes, making them attractive
places of pleasure for the boys and
girls. Let the parents visit the schools,
and let the teachers have special days
to interest both pupil and parent. Let
all take more interest in schools,
churches, good roads and the general
upbuilding of country life, and our
boys and girls will remain at home
and make country life a greater pleas
ure and a splendid success. Do this
and watch the country grow in lntelli-
gence, happiness and contentment.
We take pleasure in saying that we
have often heard it said that we have
the best and newsiest country paper
in the state-the Log Cabin Democrat
and we feel proud of this paper. Let
all the correspondents help to make il
more interesting for 1913. close by
wishing all "a Happy and Prosperous
New Year
December 81.