The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-16
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astic reception ever rendered men in
 official life for what they had accom-
 plished for Hot Springs marked the
 triumphant homecoming of Brothers
 Harry NJ. Wescott and LsE. Sawyc-,
 distinguished sons and resentatives
 in the late but not lamented general
 assembly. The entire city, it seemed, turned out to pas tribute 10 them.
 Ancient monarchs on return from
 conquests, their captives chained to the wheels of their buzz wagons. had
 no greater cause to feel proud than
 our distinguished Brothers, and the Booster feels that it's mission would he a failure did it not. in conjunction with a grateful constituency. raise its voice to help swell mighty city-wide chorus of praise and thanksgiving. For days the preparations to receive Brothers Wescott and Sawyer had been enthusiastically carried out, with the result that not one feature, not one iota of detail, was missing. To day they can clip this notice from the Booster and hand it down to posterity as public proof of their greatness i'll
 constructive and destructive legisla-
 ton" when they were part of the Thirty-ninth general assembly Of the great state of Arkansas.
 Brothers Wescott and Sawyer ar. rived over the Iron Mountain rail'
 road. The special reception commit tee, consisting of the Mayor mem bers of the city council. directors oi the State Fair Association and prom inent saloon men, all feeling their oD ligation 10 these eminent solons, met them in Benton The committee found them occupying. the private car Demosthenes, which had been placed at their disposal by the officials ol the road, and which, 1t will be noted was consistent tribute to what they exemplfied in legislative halls.
 That the reception at the depot was city-wide in it's character is evidenced not alone by the presence of strug- gling thousands, who fought, cheered pushed. showed and jammed one an other in an effort to grasp their hands, but also from the fact that almost ey cry organization in the city was rep resented. Hundreds of delegates at tending the convention of the Wood
 men declined to return to their homes until they, too, could help swell the crowd at this reception. The Loyal
 Order of the Moose had it's famous
 Drum and Bugle Corps there, while
 the Eagles were represented by it's
 uniform rank, as were also the K. of
 P.'s" and the "J. p.'s", the latter de-
 clining to hold court until after this
 event had taken place. It was neces.
 sary to stretch a stout rope leading
 from the platform of the private car Denosthenes to the sea-going eondola of Superintendent Harry Myers, which
 had been rendered as the vehicle ot honor, aud when Brothers Wescott and Sawyer followed the reception com
 mittee from the car and the crowd got
 sight of them. such a mighty roar of
 welcome, of hearty appreciation, or spontaneous tribute rent the air.
 reaching to Wilmington park, ana
 frightened the inmates of Horne's
 wild animal show. Nothing like 1t had
 ever been heard before in this city
 It surpassed the most vivid and wild
 est imagination.
 Headed by their brothers of the Elks
 lodge, who eonstituted a guard of hon-
 or, followed by Ledgerwood's band of
 sixty-niue pieces. then the carriage i'll
 which rode Brothers Wescott and
 Sawyer. with Sam Watt and George
 k. Bedding, witch. in turn, was fol-
 lowed by other organizations and
 thousands Of residents and visitors, the procession marched ID Central avenue to Park avenue, eountermarch- ed and then headed for the Audito' rum theatre. All along the line ot march both sides Of the street held a cheering multitude. From windows pretty girls and stately matrons, each wearing a cap of red, white and blue and waving pennant of the city and state fair coors. joined in the cheer | ing. It was triumphial procession 1 complete in detail, masterful in it's in tantion and more than gratifying in results.
 Reaching the front entrance of the Auditorium the crowd was tammed on the stone steps in such numbers that the special detail of police, augmented hy Sheriff Williams deputies, found t impossible to effect any kind of an
 aisle for them to enter the building,
 so the stage entrance was used, where
 the emergency rope was again brought
 into play to keep tEe multitude back.
 To sHy that the Auditorium pre-
 sented gala appearance" would be
 expressing It mildly Fifteen hundred dollars had been spent on decorations
 alone. of which amount $500 was sub stribed by the state fair association
 $500 by the big club houses. and the remainder by the saloon men The
 hest scenery in the house was used. the set being an exact duplicate or.