Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-02
DEDICATE SITE OF
ARKANSAS EXHIBIT
Interesting Ceremonies at
San Francisco Panama Elk
position Grounds.
HAYS ACCEPTS DEED
State Flag lI0isted Over Site by Miss
H0rtensc Winham Of TeXarkAnA Att
CIR Speech making and Luncheon.
Judge Cook "BOOsts" Arkansas.


toplay in the Pap@ma-Pa.i'ic inter
national Exposition when the large
end enthusiastic delegation, which
came from Arkansas to look the ex-
position over" dedc ttei the site #
the Arkansas state building.
1t was the bes st selection a2)e-
cation in point VI numoA.s, tia, mas
come from any II tie participating
states; also the ,Aam1 IFS came upon
their own initia i've, no arptopriaicn
having been made for participation In
the exposition.
In accepting the deed for Inc site
Governor George W. Hays. who
headed the deies itiol, declared 'fat
the Arkansas showing, both "ah re-
ference TO its building that The d.
play of exhibits to be mad ,, would DO
second to that OF no other state.
r. b. Hale, vice PRESIDENT Ut the
Panama Pacific international expo
sition, directorate in welcoming the
visitors to the ground that is to be
the California home of all Arkansas
in 1915"
Addresses of welcome were also
made by IHarbor Commissioner Thorn
as Williams in behalf OF California,
AID J. Emmett Hayden speaking for
the city of San Francisco.
In replying Judge II. e. Cook 81
Chicot county, Arkansas, elalo: ated
upon the wealth Of the resources,
developed and yet to be developed, OF
his state and the representation oil
her riches that was to be made at
the exposition. Among the NEST III
teresting features of this exhibit %ll'
be the display of the Arkansas d'a-
mond mines, the only diamond mines
within the United States. The peo-
pie Of the state were ready, he sad,
ia raise sufficient money for adequate
participation independently OF tho
state legislature, which is expected
to make an appropriate at its next
st ssion.
{. w. Moores of the Arkansas
Society OF California, and Col +. H.
I. Hollenberg of Little Rock also
spoke for Arkansas, at the conclusion
OF their remarks the formal presen-
tation of the deed to the site was
made to Governor Hays by director
+ b. Hale, of the exposition.
In replying and dedcating the site
Governor Hays voiced the gratitude
@. the twenty or more members of
the delegation aud their wives for
The reception that has been accorded
them by the city and the officials or
the exposition.
The ceremonies concluded with the
raising of the Arkansas flag above
the site by Miss Hortense Winham OF
rexarkana.
Governor George W. Hays of Ar
kansas, aad the party of twenty
prominent citizens OF that state, con-
sisting of both men and women.
were the guests on June s26 or
President Charles c. Moore and the
directors OF the Panama-faclnc
International exposition at lunch
con given at the Palace hotel. The
luncheon followed upon trip over
The exposition grounds for the pur-
pose of selecting the site for the Al
kansas building after which lhe
governor anu his company paid a
visit to President Moore.
President. Moore presided at the
luncheon extending to the distingu-
ishli visitors 4 hearty and apprecl-
b,i ef and forceful address he intro
duced lHarbor Commissioner Thomas
s Williams, who spoke in behalf OF
the state OF California, referring to
the welcome that had already been
given the, Arkansans by Governor
Johnson, who met the party at Sacra-
mcnto.
Supervisor j. Emmett hayden spoke
for Mayor Rolpg, who was out OF
town, placing the city at the visitor
disposal Col. Il. H. Noble, U. S. \.
responded to "the Army, making a
speech that Won much appreciation
from the ladies OF the party in partlc-
ular to whom he especially referred.
Commissioner General f. Is. T.
Hollenberg of Arkansas paid grace
| tul tribute to the men and women OF
California who made them welcome.
George Il, Brown, secretary OF the
Little Rock Board of Trade of Ar
kansas, delivered brief and witty
speech which received much APP
plause.
Governor George w. Hays was
introduced by President Moore as the
"head Of the commission that made
| SOOu WIN us Ill HliAuAS. ~
| governor responded with short but
eloquent address expressing the be-
| lief that the Panama-Pacific Inter
national exposition was destined to
he the greatest exposition ever held
! and yoicing his comnlete, confidence
! in the matter OF exhibits.
| Following the luncheon the guests
were taken to the exposition grounds
where the ceremonies of site dedica'
tion were held after a review of the
Goa II rtillery Troops under Col
! Davis on the Preside drill grounds.
i The prosres of the exposition has
been considered marevolus by those
~annected with former exhibitions. Al
the present time than of the clever
principal exhibit places have beer
complete and the last--the Palace o.
Fna Arts-will be finished within !
month
j Thirty-seven foreign nations have