The log cabin Democrat., 1916-08-08
ARkANSANS AT COLUMBIA AMUSE SOUTHERN CLUB
Several Conway Students Take Part in Interesting Skit Given at New
 York Institution,

New York, Aug. 6.-(Special Cor | respondence.)-The Southern Club whose members come from 15 south
 ern states held it's annual reception in the gymnasium of Columbia Uni | versity Friday night, August 4. One thousand four hundred and eighteen of the 1,67S southerners
 registered in the university were
 present. This breaks all previous records by over 300.
 Each state presented four minute | stunt" The Arkansas delegation gave little skit entitled "America's
 Mecca" The scene was laid in the office of Hot Springs bath house, the Fountain of Youth" Placards were used indicating the various flea
 lures of the institution such as
 shower" rubbing room," Hot
 Cave" vapor bath" etc One of the office posters which caused a good deal of comment because of the pres cnt condition of the Atlantic resorts read "No sharks here" People from all over the world suffering from all kinds of diseases were represented as coming to Hot Springs to be cured. They came to the Fountain of
 Youth" bath house, their case was thoroughly diagnosed, and they were assigned to the proper baths. In short time all announced their com plete cures by throwing away their lo coming to the front of the stage for a song and dance in celebration of their healing.
 Those taking part were-as office clerk, Supt, J. G. Rossman of Sutt- gart; as Miss Cure-All, the nurse,
 Miss Jean Montague of Fort Smith; as Rastus, the negro porter, Prof. D. D. McBrien, State Normal. Con- way; as Lord Barebones of England, Prof. w. B. Hubbell of Hendrix, Con- way; as Baron Von Truck of Ger many, Prof. C. H. Lambert of Little Rock; as Miss Mahon, New York so- ciety girl, Miss Vanatta of Domestic Science Department, Central College, Conway; as a Kansas suffragette, Miss May Zeigler of Harrison; as wornout teachers, Mrs. W. B. Hubbell of Conway and Miss Burrough of Altus and former State Normal student; as MT. Crabtree of Chicago, who was too polite to the porter, Prof. William Harton of Conway: as an Italian servant girl, Miss Nell Coleman, instructor of physical edu- cation in the Little Rock Schools; as
 MT. and Mrs. Newlywed, Prof. and Mrs. s. c. Dellinger of Hendrix, Conway; as a case of infantile para iysis, dummy brought in on stretcher. Crutches, stretchers, wheel chairs, bath robes, etc, added to the
 realistic character of the perform ance. The play was produced under the direction of Miss Nell Coleman. William Harton was stage and prop erty director.
 Among other Arkansasns here are
 Miss Leatfa Randell of the State
 Normal, Conway; A. c. Maddox, for
 merly of Conway; Miss Lucille Gam,
 Miss Johnson, Mth Ruth Tucker and Miss Elizabeth Christian of Lit l tie Rock; Miss Pugh of Newport; and
 Dr. Rupert Taylor of Fayetteville. On Saturday, July 29 the Arkan-
 sas Club had picnic excursion by boat to Rockaway Beach, Long Is- land. A most enjoyable time was had. An hour was spent at surf bathing in the Atlantic after which all sat down (right in the middle of the board walk) to a delicious picnic dinner prepared by the three teach CTS of domestic science-Miss Ran dall, Miss Vanatta and Miss Chris tian.
 Although they are comparatively few in number, they are very much alive, and are doing all they can to let New Workers know that Arkansas
 is very much on the map.
 Of the 2l members of the Arkan- sas Club, nine are from Conway and one attended the Normal there, mak- ing 10 ConWayites