The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-22
MORRILTON FAIR
A Big SUCCESS
CELEBRITIES FROM ALL SEC
TONS OF THE STATE AID IN
MAKING 1T A HUMMER.
Exhibits From Conway County WI
Be One Of the Big Features at the
Coming State Fair.


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Morrillton, Oct 2l-Never in the
history of Conway county has its
products and resources been reviewed
under more suspicious circumstances
than that which marked the opening
of the county fair, which took place
here today, and which was attended
by men OF prominence in the state,
county officials of this and Pulaski
county and city officials from Little
Rock. 1t can also be stated that there
has never been a time when the
state fair received such an enthusi-
full tribute paid to Hot Springs and
its citizenship than that which fell
from the lips of Governor George W.
Hays, who was the chief attraction at
the opening of the fair, and who held
| the close attention OF his audience
for one hour and fifteen minutes.
tMorrillton put on its gala attire for
this exposition, which is the biggest
and best that Conway county has
ever seen. This Is due to the fact
that Conway county is anxious to be
represented in the exhibits that will
go from the state fair to the Panama
| Pacific exposition and its prize Win
ners will be shipped Immediately at
the conclusion of the county fair to
the big state show
| Every business house in Morri.ton
was prettily decorated for the open
ing of the county fair. The grounds
also presented a most attractive ap-
| pearance and when Governor HAY S
and party arrived a few minutes
after 10 o'clock brass band, to-
gether with great delegation of
county, city and fair officials, met
| them at the station. Tlirty-two au-
| tomobiles, each car tastefully deco
rated with flowers or bunting, formed
the professions that started immedi
ately for the fair grounds Accom-
| panying the governor were Mrs.
| Hays, Commissioner General Hollen.
| berg of the Arkansas Panama-Paciflc
| Exposition Commission, George Russ
| Brown, secretary of the Little Rock
Board of Trade; Mayor Charles f..
| Taylor of Little Rock 7. e. Burrow
and Mrs. c. w. Garrison, Little Rock.
Row Brown, travelling representative
OF the Arkansas State Fair Associa-
ton, had already reached the fair
| grounds and was busy distributing
state fair literature and putting up a
varied supply OF advertising matter
when the party entered the gates.
| Governor Hays address was a trib-
ute to the state, and in the course OF
ais remarks he paid a glowing trib-
ute to the state fair. He said it was
one of the greatest educational insti-
tutions the commonwealth had ever
enjoyed, and urged that all who
could possibly do so attend the com.
ing state fair, which will be given in
Hot Springs November 16 to 2l He
called attention to the fact that the
citizens of Hot Springs had given
this fair each year. bearing the bur
den, and paid a tribute to their pa.
triotism and loyalty to the state.
Mayor Taylor, George Russ Brown
and Commissioner General Hollen-
berg also delivered addresses and
told OF the greatness of the coming
state exposition.
The party were surprised at the
fine exhibits they viewed The floral
hall was especially attractive ana
nothing prettier has ever appeared at
any county IaH In the state. The
county fair officials are doing every
thing possible to get a big delegation
to visit the state fair, and conway
will send the best and largest exhibits
in its history to the great state show.
Mrs. c. w. Garrison, superintendent.
of the Better Baby Health Contest .
which will be one of the big features
OF the state fair, and which is given
under the auspices OF the Arkansas
Federation Of Womens Clubs as
sisted by the Arkansas Child Welfare
League, was more than pleased with
the entries in this feature at the
county fair There are some kid
dies entered in this contest that VIII
make the juvenile population of Ar
kansas go some to win prizes from
them, and as the county's bese live
STOCK, mineral and agricultural pro-
ducts will be sent to the state fair,
so, too, has Mrs. Garrison arranged
for the winning babies to be
brought to Hot Springs and entered
in the Better Baby Health Contest"
The crowd To-Day was a record
breaker, and there was not a single
department of the fair that fell
down" on what had been predicted
for it. The state fair, due to the
seemingly tireless energy OF lnow
brown, is receiving much publicity
and advertising and, Judging by the
couney fair opened here today. Con-
way county will be an important fac
tor among the counties of the state
when 1t comes to awarding prizes for
the best exhibits.