Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-17
CORDIAL WELCOME
FOR EXCURSIONISTS
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best People had assembled to welcome
the Pine Bluff neighbors.
Rain was falling when Stephens
was reached. and no attempt was
, made to go further than the station.
The same condition existed at Mcneil.
Business men of both places were at
the stations to welcome the Pine
Bluffians, and We're rewarded by be-
ing loaded with souvenirs and hear
ing the official band in some excel
lent selections.
Waldo Presents BOGuptS.
About 100 ladies and as many gem
tlemen welcomed the eXcursionsts as
they disembarked at Waldo. Each
visitor was presented with a boquet of
roses and cape jessamines with the
compliments of the Skinner house.
these being bestowed by Mesdames
Skinner. Wood Finch, Kdwell Ina
bett, Britton, Jones, Beasley, Howell
Skinner and Smith, and Misses Lille
Seastrong, Elizabeth Dean and Kid
we'll. This being the old "stompin'
ground of Nick CAN'T president of
the Chamber of Commerce, he was
delegated to make Acknowledgement
and express appreciation of this cour-
tesies extended the visitors
This being the point where the
train would have left the Cotton Belt
for the l.. & N. W. line to Magnolia, a
circumstance prevented by the strike
of firemen, the train was started
DR.. B. D. Luck is the only physician
fol-
have not been required, but several of
the "boys" have expressed gratifica-
ton at his presence because they say
there's no telling how many will be
seasick in the morning.
p. H. Jennings is in charge of the
dining car. Overtures have been
made to him by one or two of the fell
lows boarding at restaurants whose
cooks did not attend The Graphic's
cooking school recently.
w. l.. Jones of the outhwesterH
Telephone & Telegraph company is
kept busy supplying the travellers will
| telephone service. Connection is
| made from the train and at no tim
are the Pine Bluffians out Of touch
with Pine Bluff. There was a great
demand for the wire tonight among
the unfortunate youths who are ye
unmarried.
1t developes that not all tn
| Carusos are on the professional
| stage. Several hitherto not suspecte
Of having voices are displaying sign
] Of vocal ability. and the train will
probably discharge first-class quar-
! tctte Or Octette when it agal
reaches Pine Bluff.
4 back to Camden and made ready TO
the resumption of the journey in thu
:, morning when Ell Dorado. Monticello
:, and Dermott are among the towns t.
be visited.
All are Delighted.
Everyone on the train is delighted
with the trip thus far The rain serv
ed to make travelling more comfort
able than was ANTICIPATED and the cor
dial GREETINGS received evervwhe1
has placed the Pine Bluffians in tn
best of spirits. All are eager to b
off to new fields tomorrow.
Toots from the Train.
Superintendent r. A. Richards, AS
sistant Superintendent c. J. Lake an
Commercial Agent Dickey of the Co
ton Belt are among those in the part
and are carefully looking after tn
comfort of the travellers. They al
succeeding admirably.
Henry Marx pulled off a laugh-pr
f voking stunt this morning when h
came through the car attired as
old lady in feminine-like voice tn;
> he'd been placed on the wrong trai
and wanted to get off at once, b.
, cause 81 don't like the way these pet
ple act" His makeup was so GOO
!, that a number insisted he should
taken back to the previous stop b.
fore his identity was discovered.
, Seventy!Six On Train.
Preceded by the Pine Bluff bra
land. with Prof. w. J. Selbert