The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
HOT SHOTS OF A LOCAL NATURE
POURED OUT BY RoASTMAS-
TER HARRY II. MYERS.
Singer" in the Affair Was a Sub
scription to the Highway Fund That
This Work Might Be Finished Soon
as Possible.

last night was IN a class by itself. IL
was the hottest and merriest event
Hot Springs mas ever witnessed in
this line, and $50 Of the citys prom
inent business and professional men
present enjoyed every detail i'm
mensely.
The committee that got up the pro
gram seemed to observe the happy
slogan Let no guilty man escape, y
well under way, came thick and fast.
Some of EN-, too, were of tie Az
centimeter variety and they exploded
with great noise, which was only eX-
ceeded by the roar of Laughter that
followed
Harry H. Myers, former government
uperintendent, who was presented as
Nix" Governor Myers, was the Off
cial POSTMASTER, and suffice to say
Harry was in his glory He got into
the game early, for as soon as the
guests had assembled he asked every
one present if they would agree not to
knock down the doors, jump out the
windows or draw six shooters be
cause Of anything that might be said
or done during the course of the even
ing's entertainment and when all had
registered a promise they would be
doCiie in the extreme. the doors were
locked as an extra precaution, any
way, and then Mr.. Myers caused con-
eral arraignmeIt Of certain local con-
ditions, particularly denouncing the
grand stand play" that had been
made in reference to the Little Rock
Hot Springs highway. 1t was particu-
larry severe on County Judge Mooney
and the remarks of Mr. Myers were
Of such a nature and so severe on
Judge Mooney. that, coming as they
did before the dinner had even
started, caused Judge Mooney to jump
to his feet and demand that he be
heard. Judge Mooney explained why
the highway was not completed and
set Mr. Myers right concerning GER
tain features that versatile gentleman
had referred to. Judge Mooney was
equally as emphatic as Mr. Myers had
been and he was followed by George
r.. Belding, secretary of the Business
Mems League, who tried to pour oil
ON the troubled waters and who said
that now that there were so many rep
resentative men present it would be
most excellent time to settle the
highway proposition. He said that no
one in Hot Springs would be fool
enough to carry a petition around and
try and raise money, but that by sub
scribiag to additional county scrip
the amount needed to complete the
work could easily be raised
Then the real "stnger' of the dim
ner began to dawn, but Mr. Belding
didn't give them time to think about
that part of it, for, continuing, he said
the committee had prepared them
selves to make a record of all those
present who cared to subscribe Tor
more county scrip.
Continuing, AIR. Bedding explained
that there was no reason for Mr.. Nc
Laughlin to take all the scrip, as the
committee had prepared a method
whereby the names of all who would
subscribe would be recorded. and in
this way the money was raised. BY
the same token, too, the real singer
of the evenings entertainment made
its appearance. OF course, the re-
marks OF Mr. Myers and his reference
to Judge Mooney, as we'll as Judga
Moneys reply, were all stall
Then the dinner started, but the
guests had only been well into the
first course when Ed Wheelock, who
made the announcement for the gov
eminent on the incoming trains, en-
tered the room, attired in full regalia,
and delivered burslesque announce
ent along the same line that was a
"pippin." No sooner had Mr.. Nhee-
lock. in all dignity, left the room,
than "Roastmaster" Myers called at
tenton to the printed songs that had
been placed at every plate. requesting
the "congre cation" to sing. The fol-
lowing ditty, entitled Our Mayors
Lamb" sung to the tune of ''Marys
Lamb" was then rendered:
oh, our Mayor had little lamb, lit.
tie lamb, a little lamb,
Our Mayor had a little lamb, its
fleece as black as night;
And every time that our Mayor runs,
our Mayor runs, our Mayor l7lns,
Every time that our Mayor runs
that lamb is sure in sight,
It followed him to the polls one day
polls one day, polls one day,
1t followed him to the polls one day
and turned a trick so neat;
Now our Mayor looks to his little
lamb, his little lamb, his li'tle
lamb,
Our Mayor looks to his little lamb
that old stunt to repeat.
But Harry has two little lambs, two
little lambs. two little lambs,
Harry has two little lambs, one
white the other black;
And when next spring they vote so