The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-15
WILL VISIT MANY TOWNS
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Citizens Write Earle w. Hodges,
Secretary of Association About
Entertaining Editors. Visit
to Strawberry Section.

Little Rock, May 15.-Practically
every town in Northeast Arkansas
that is to be visited by the Arkansas
Press Association members on the
trip next week, has written to Secre-
tary Earle W. Hodges giving some
idea Of the entertainment to be pro-
vided for the editors.
The first day will be one unbroken
round of strawberries and cream,
though some Of the towns will provide
variety in strawberry ice cream.
Searcy Judsonia Bald Knob and New
port has provided big dinner for the
squirrel heads, who stop there at noon.
Mammoth Spring has provided elabor-
ately. There will be band concerts,
boat rides, a visit to the government
fish hatchery, and a banquet at night.
The second day will find strawberry
ice cream at Hardy, though it will
hardly be breakfast time when the
editors reach there. The Walnut
Ridge band and automobiles will meet
the editors there, but the stop is only
20 minutes. A big dinner will await
the editors at Corning, and as only
two stops are scheduled for the morn
ing, there should be no delay in reach
ing there. Paragould is the only af-
ternoon stop, before Jonesboro, where
the night will be spent. Harry Lee
Williams and T. o. Trout are max
ing elaborate preparations to enter
tain the editors in Jonesboro, while H.
M. Jackson, Griffin Smith and J. R.
Taylor of the newspaper men, and j.
M. Futrell, Chad Highfill, Ad Bertig
and others, of Paragould will see that
the entertainment there is BETTING
On Saturday the editors will hurry
around to Osceloa, travelling by the
way of Turrell, on the Frisco, with
short stop at Walnut Tree At Osceo-
al Mrs. Adah Roussan will take
charge of the editors, who will be mo-
cling over the high levees on that sec
ton, and being given a good view of
the large plantations. The editors
will be turned over to the trainmen
again at LuXora and go to Blytheville,
where big thing await them. Blythe
vile will be a dinner stop, but Osceo-
10 likewise expects to fill the editors
and leave little for Blytheville to do.
The people of Blytheville are kicking
for more time. in order to show the
editors a real time.
Leaving Blytheville soon after din
ner the party will travel over the
Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern to
Nettleton. A petition has been sent
to Secretary Hodges from the people
of Lake City who ask that the editors
stop there long enough for a fish fry.
This petition will probably be acted
on favorably.
The last stops of the day will be at
Harrisburg and Wynne, and both of
these towns have made plans to show
the editors real time. but from APP
pearances they will not reach these
towns before Sunday morning.
Frisco officials have notified Secre-
tary Hodges that a representative of
that railroad will make the trip out
of Little Rock, and supply the editors
with Frisco transportation.
General Superintendent j. W. Dean,
of the Iron Mountain, will accom-
pany the editors, his private car being
attached to the Iron Mountain train
on which they will travel. Assistant
General Passenger Agent F. f. Schro-
der, and his secretary Sam Morrow,
will also make the trip. 1t is prob
able that j. G. Hollenbeck, personal
friend of every member of the Arkan-
sas association will also be member
Of the party.
Publicity Manager Sullivan, Gener-
al Division Manager S. A. Lane, and
other officials of the Southwestern
Telegraph & Telephone Company will
also make the trip. They will provide
long distance telephone connections
from the train direct to every town in
the state, and at every stop the edi-
tors may talk to the folks at home,
and it will cost them only the usual,
'thank you"