The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-10

fair, the autos to be decorated, and cash prizes to be given to the most handsomely decorated autos. He said the people of Little Rock would cooperate in this movement.
 An invitation was read to the or ganization to take part in the fly fund" entertainment at the Arlington hotel this evening, given by the Civic League. The movement was en- dorsed by the organization. The matter of the change of the name of the organization by dropping the title Young Mems" was pro Jccted by Gilbert Hogaboom, but was laid over until the next regular meet ing that it might be given more pub | icity before being acted on.
 Chairman John G. Higgins of the freight committee reported the cor respondence between that committee and the Freight Shippers Bureau, and the offer to secure relief for Hot Springs from exorbitant freight rates for $2500 in expense money, and
 
 satisfactorily done. After much dis cussion of the subject it was decided to have the matter referred back to the committee for further conSidefa- tion as to the mode of procedure.
 Chairman Birkett Williams of the Little Rock highway commission re- ported that the work was progressing nicely; in fact, ahead of the work of securing the money There was about $S,000 yet to be raised in sub scriptons. President Callahan sug- gested that the work be outlined this morning, and committee go to work this afternoon, and Secretary Latta recorded the names of the following who volunteered to go out and assist in getting further subscriptions: Wayne Moore, John Higgins, John .C. Wolf, George Callahan, w. w. Waters.
 MT. Waters called the attention of the organization to the fact that the work was being carried on under the implied pledge that the whole sum would be raised, and that the com mittee should be supported in it's work, and that he thought the people would contribute the money readily, but that they had not all been ap- pealed to, and that further committee close up the fund.
 Col. w. J, Little then made his pro posal to the organization to further the junket around the state in Oc- tober. He said that he believed that 75 to 100 men could be secured to attend such a visit, and that it could be arranged at a minimum cost. He spoke of the splendid results that woud followin bringing the people of the state closer to the people of Hot Springs, and that the state fair and the city generally would be bene- fitted
 Mayor McClendon suggested also that such a junket and getting ac- quainted with people of other cities would help our representatives Messrs. Little and Sawyer, in their work in the legislature in behalf of Hot Springs, and that it should be carried out by all means.
 Chairman Gilbert Hogaboom brought up the matter of the visit of Governor Haays here tonight for the purpose of making inquiry before act ing on the petition for a pardon for the Wilt bondsmen. He said the grievance committee had prepared a resolution on the subject, but would not present it because there were not more than forty members present. and it would speak for the member ship of the organization, but that for himself he believed the governor should not act favorably on the par don of the bondsmen, and that others who had views on the subject should present them to the governor when he reaches the city today. He thought asking the relief of these bondsmen was like asking relief at the bank for having signed a bad note He said that the signers took chance when they signed such bond, the county had been to a big expense, and he did not believe the bondsmen should be relieved.
 There were four new memberships recorded by Secretary Latta.
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