Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-12
Auto Rides, Reception and Dance, with Buffet Lunch
 con, Part of Program.
BISON SURPRISES
 WITH RECEPTION
Entire Town Decorated in Honor of Editors, and Carnival Parade Is Held for Entertainment of
 the Visitors.

Travelling in their special train,
 rendered them by the Cotton Belt for
 trip over the lines of that road in
 Arkansas, the Arkansas Press associa-
 tion, about 165 strong, arrived in Pine
 Bluff at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
 about an hour later than was ex-
 pected, the delay being due to the fact
 that the party stayed at Rison an hour
 longer than had been intended orig
 inally.
 It had been intended to remain
 about 15 minutes only at the Cleveland
 county capital, but when the visitors
 reached there, it was found the people
 of Rison had prepared most delight ful and enjoyable surprise, and it was
 absolutely impossible to get the press
 gang to leave until the affair had been
 carried out completely.
 The Rison folk had prepared their entertainment in excellent manner
 The entire town was decorated, na- tional colors being used in flags and bunting, and the courthouse being particularly handsome with its drap- cries of red, white and blue. The court square was crowded with the folk of Rison and that section. The school children, in uniform and all carrying flags, turned out, and there was a parade of decorated floats, something on the order of the New Orleans pageants. These events, with 1 short talks and delicious refreshments, l style. -.........-a
 Enjoy Auto Ride Here.
 Immediately upon their arrival at 1 Rlnn RI1pff fho vScifnrc rrrC,,voaI | on the lawn north of the union station, where a photograph was taken. In the group were not only the members of the association party, but also En- gineer Kleiner and Conductor Ringler, who have charge of the special train, and who have become prime favorites with the press gang, as have the other members of the train crew.
 After the photographic process, the visitors were loaded into waiting auto- mobiles and taken for a ride of more than an hour over the paved streets of the city and over the dollarway to Dexter, not passing over any part of the route twice during the evening. 4
 A visit to the electric show last evening was feature that the press r gang, especially the members from the smaller towns, and particularly the lady folk of the party, appeared to enjoy very much. Delicious re- treatments were served them, part of the enjoyment of which was the I of the viands in course of preparation on the up-to- the-minute 1 electric range. The wives of several ( of the editors are expected to see that { the editors close advertising contracts l with the electric companies as soon as ( they return home, whereby the editors will be able to install some of those c electrical appliances in their own :; homes.
 Reception and Dance. I.
 At the Hotel Pines last night a re- :eption and dance, with buffet lunch- E 'on, was rendered the visitors, and was very largely attended. The arrange nents for the greeting of the visitors, ! he auto ride and the reception had I been perfected by the chamber of c commerce and big committees of local e nen and women had been named to 10 the honors for the city. These were Ion the job," and be- 'ause of this the visitors were shown most delightful time.
 The party spent the night here and will leave early today to continue their ( ourney over the Cotton Belt. The ( rain which brought the party into ' ,ine Bluff yesterday had a number of $ Iotton Belt officials on board, to see z Q the comfort and convenience of the < ,ress gang. among them being J. w. Iverman of Tyler, Tex, general man. ger; P. Richards of Pine Bluff, sup z rlntendent of the Arkansas division; I 7; J. Lake. assistant superintendent; ' Walker B. Powell of St. Louis, indus t rla! commissioner; R. H. Lang of St. C -ouis. assistant general passenger r gent; Edwin Stewart of. Little Rock. s ivision freight agent; L. E. Saupe of ? t. Louis, immigrant agent, and w. A. n 'eattie of St. Louis, agricultural com tl The train consists of a baggage car, o wo chair cars, parlor car and an Dservation car, and four officials h ars were attached to it entering Pine D Hui; It is said to be the finest train h which the editors have yet been
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