The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-12

visiting army anyway. and those who fail to attend the conyen- tion will miss. they predict one of the most pleasant sessions that has ever been held
 For the past two weeks an effort has been made by the local aerie to get one of the grand officers to this convention. Both Grand Worthy President Conrad II Mann and Grand Secretary J. $. Parry, residents of Kansas City stated that they were in the midst of work prior to the convention of the grand aerie. which will convene in July in Spokane. Washy and that it would be impos- sible for them to attend. This did not prevent Walter M Ebel. chair man of the local convention commit. tee, from keeping after the grand Of. ticers, and yesterday the local aerie was notified that Grand Secretary Parry would be here to represent the grand aerie. He will arrive this aft ernoon about 4:30 o'clock and every Eagle in Hot Springs, visitors and local members, are requested to be at the station 10 meet him. It is planned to give him such an enthusi- astic welcome that he will never for get it and to assure him that not only the members of the state aerie but also Hot Springs is glad to have him here.
 All of the aeries are expected to be in the city by noon As soon as they arrive they will be conducted to the local lodge rooms where the dele gates will register, receive their badges and oficiar program The la. dies of the local aerie will serve re- treatments to the visiting ladies, while the men will look after the comfort of the delegates.
 The first ceremony of the conven- ton will take place in the afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Auditorium the ater when the initial session of the state aerie will be held. This will be an open meeting, to which the public is most cordially invited to attend. Mayor McClendon will present the key of the city to State President E. II. Sammons of Pine Bluff, who, by the way, will be given special at tentton when he reaches Hot Springs. and an address of welcome will also be made on behalf of the local aerie by Mir. Ebel. Jack Goodne president of the Hot Springs Eagles, will pre- side at the meeting Immediately after this ceremony the ladies visit ing the convention will be given an automobile ride over the city.
 The Eagles are deeply grateful to the local owners of autos who have re sponded nobly to their request for cars and who have again exempified that spirit of hospitality for which this city is noted. In all, over fifty cars have been guaranteed the Eagles and these will gather at the Audito- rum and also at the Business Men's League, from which places it is hoped to start the ride over the town no later than 3:30 o'clock.
 At night the local Eagles for the benefit of their Drum and Bugle Corps will give their cabaretmin- strel show. The program is a good one and a bang-up" show is a cer- tainty. State Secretary George Rye arrived in Hot Springs yesterday aft. ernoon and rehearsed with the com pany last night. He will be one of the big features of this entertainment.
 This afternoon and for the three afternoons during the convention the Hot Springs Eagles baseball team will cross bats with the Pine Bluff base ball team, also composed of Eagles, and there is some rivalry in this con test, which will determine the state championship among the Eagle base ball teams of the state. The two teams have been practicing for some time for this series of games, and there is little doubt but the games will attract large crowds.