The Harrison times., 1917-05-26
THE NEWSPAPERMENS' OUTING.
A Journey Of Three Days Amongst
the Live Towns and Beautiful
Orchards of Arkansas.

Following an interesting session of
| the State Press Association at Fort
| Smith last week a party of a hundred
/ editors, many with their wives and
daughters left the border city We'd
| neSday for a three days tour of the
northwest, which later developed into
/ one of the most pleasant of the many
enjoyable outings in the history of the
Association.
Our first stop was at WinslOw, the
station just north of the great Frisco
| tunnel High up on the mountain top
over the tunnel is a picturesque vii
/ iage built by those who would enjoy
| the bracing atmosphere in summer,
and here the Episcopal Diocese of
| Arkansas has established a school for
girls. 1t was to this delightful spot
we were guided, and while the people
| of WinslOw served a bOuntiful picnic
| dinner, we were entertained by the
| girls of the school with pageant rep
resenting the ascending of the Mis-
sissippi river and discovery of Arkan-
sas A genuine scow was the center
piece of the scene, perched out upon
rocky cliff, with clear sky as back
ground, and, when filled with the gaily
cOstumed explorers, made most beau
tiful picture.
Wednesday night was spent at
Fayetteville where a banquet was
served at the University and the
younger set enjoyed a dance at the
armOry. Instead of the usual formal
addresses at the banquet the party
was entertained with classic address
es by George Washington, Uncle Sam
and MephistOpheles, represented by
prominent citizens in costume All of
these distinguished characters had
much to say of the present war situa
ton and seemed to agree on the pres,
ent duties of American citizenship.
Thursday morning, after a pleasant
stop at Springdale, during which an
auto ride took us through the wonder
full orchard section about that city, we
reached Rogers where a reception was
given at the handsome building of the
Mutual Aid Union, an insurance organ
izatiOn which has made such a remark
able growth during the past few years
throughout our section. The Mutual
Aid Union has a membership of 69,-
900, including every state in the union,
and pays out over 100000 annually to
its beneficiaries. Rogers is justly
proud of this enterprise and its beau
tiful building.
From Rogers an auto trip was taken
to Monte Ne, Coin Harvey's own
summer resort, six miles distant,
where a lunch was served and the
party treated to a boat ride, in the
course of which one of our largest
lady members took an involuntary
bath Mr.. Harvey was at home and
not only welcomed us, but told good
news as to the progress of the Ozark |
Trails movement which he has been |
leading so successfully the past year.
One of the laterals planned for in the
near future penetrates north Arkansas |
and passes directly through Harrison.
Returning to Rogers in the after
noon the Times family enjoyed an
auto ride with Attorney Rice, of Ben
tonville, to the latter city where we
found the usual mellow conditions in
cident to its years Of quiet prosperity
While here we had the pleasure of
meeting many old friends including
ex.Congressman S. w. Peel who,
though somewhat restive under an af.
Fiction which impairs his locomotion,
still retains all his faculties, and in
Quired personally concerning his many
old friends in this end of the district
After a short ride Friday morning in
our special coaches we arrived at Ora.
yette where we were both surprised
and pleased to meet our old friend,
p. O. MCEntire, formerly Of the Har.
rison High School faculty and now
manager of Fair Store No. II, one Of
the big institutions of Sloan Springs
Equipped with an Overland six.cylin-
der of the latest and best type Mr.
McEntire took us in charge for the
rest of the day, which included trip
to Sulphur Springs, dinner at Gentry
and final arrival at Sloan Springs,
where we were royalty entertained at
the splendid McEntire home,
In classng Sloan Springs as one
Of the best and prettiest towns of the
state we mean just what we say Com.
bined with great natural beauty and
good trade conditions Sloan has an
enterprising citizenship which has
done much Of a broad character to |
make II well in advance Of the aver.
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