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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08
ARTISANS ORDERS
REPRESENTATIVES
Selection of Delegates for Con-
sideration Of Important Lcgis-
latiOn at Annual Session

selection OF Delegates lOr Con
sideration Of Important Lcgis-
lation at Annual Session
The election of representatives at T. c..
Uudprdowu Assembly. SO. 80. excited q
great deal nr interest aud resulted tu thc
election uf the following Representatives.,
Harry g. Dick George q, Burton, o. Harry
uittpr W. Lincoln steward conrad liaInur.
charles VI Morrow and william S WJhDri
alternate representatives. Howard NJ smith
charles Y. Grrth, ". S. BoEs"rt j. tunlr"
BrotUug j. Mills Leslie, lr. william w.
Peck and j. Louis Bacholrr More than
100 members We're present uud one OF the
features uf the evening WAS .h" installation
Of the officers by Most ENuaEeut Recorder
Con. who dld the wuri, from memory aud
iu q very crodltublr manner VI. .. luspro
tor Jacob H. Jordan was ui.l'd 90 pr"N'ao
% unique feature by way of entertainments
uLd none Or the members who Wr.r M.iHIN
sound OF h.a voice DOUBTED that mis- stunt
was unique and entertaining Zoo closing hIs
REMARKS no presented to the retiring ry-
rordtr William y. krlypatrinh, % mHgnll-
cent mahogany chime C.onk ON behalf "i
the muwhprs of the assembly Brother
kirkpatrick has been recorder of the as-
s,mbIn since It's institution u 1900 and re-
t.rrs voluntarily after sixteen 3'1's of
satisfactory service. lir ,I.rys with MIN
the very best Wishes uf uN the members
\ splendid collation. followed the hus.uo
session
Among tine many wrII-huoWu mrmbrrs
present we're Alexander Gamble. GEORGE g.
rmI. Harry G. pI... conrad IDauer and
W M DoItcr Tnu urW recorder Harry
g. Smta. awarded prize Go -. Is. htrna,
who had the honor ui presenting hOs "'n as
the first applicant initiated TN the assembly
iu l9li
Progressive Ass,mniy npd , nrs.r attendance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08

quaker CITY Hrytrw Park Avenue HnlI 1915
Columbia s,yruur Nlrs tITri" Pusorn. COM
ruuudvr. reports am excellent meeting and that
five .rnudilrfrs wen" obligated at the HON" Of
fIt ,uuuumIar. PLANS were adopted for
social mrerug iu February with Mrs RUBY
'TnNlur u4 chairman aud an upcn meeting in
March. An officers meeting will be held after
their u"Nt mgntiug on January \, The January
meet frs OF the central committee has been
:.,fpnurd owing tu the many meetings and
-.T,trsu|s necessary fsr fhH Uptn meeting at
La Iu Temple uu January n,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08
ROYAL ARCANuM
Important Meeting of the Associated
Councils of City and Vicinity


y meeting OF unusual enthusiasm and
;,t,,.s., .... ,..t.t s.. 81, . oil,
'''''''7l was HSIu ny tue HSH"'laleu EoultliS
of rhilnJslphia aud y.rfuity iy, t,, Ia rls-
'''' 900 ''- "'"
way lSul.uinE. BrDau and tNarV streets ON
.......,
ndiWIha| evening. IhlS association Is com.
f,gp1 az an yr,. ....,s,.. 90. .I......
' We "' '"' "''''' ""'N'l3 OF 'Ut 'pHH-
ellis located Iva pbiiaJsrrlf, u,..is Nt.vt
Eumerv and Delaware Counties Iping
.F. ..
.'''''N IT'S representatives rom inN EuhpI-
OluHfc councils Seventeen councils were ron.
,.....I.. - l'''''l '''l'l'''I' a" 't'
newly elected officers FOR 1917 met with
favorable rpsUpTsp. din. ,r|t,arfI,. D., th,
f.r.g,,.... . "a -, 600.
'''''N' va NH' EIdUu 'Il''lS ana the HN-
pJtlue representa- tiNeS ~ has been "a long
,l .,,., ''''''' VI. 7'''''' ~ nay ~ "''''H-
,' N"'N "a session as lu.S, as President StUk-
niger remarked. being the most i,1nprf,n nf
ruuyD,4fHr,, ,s t;. ,I,., mi -. go
,I,g. .,. " w. '''9 ''I"'. 'l'' i,Hu'"I I""-
.''' NaH quickly dtspuseu or ana the uSua,
committee r,ports and d,liirs. ,y,r.,. ,.,.,,ut.l
win ,Iisr,,,,L -, W.
tIof r.,,,,,,i,,,. ~ ''r ~ ''a ''" p"o'.''
. .'il''''l'' l"i iN' ifaiethal columns az
'h' EVENING LEDGER Council rcpDTturs
are To bp auunfyf.l D., f,,r,,tyl, ,n. .,..,,,
f,iitto,,. a. i,t .Ii,,,''" ~ '"'"'S' '''' N'"'-
'"''''o WIN the fastest happenings.
order " business inovn ',g5STI "f f, 'lg' o
der Ihu theirfn lu. lrIrr- rpnsripUa az d, lfI..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08

East Park Branch No. H. WAS the FIRST to
loli 4 r'nulnr monthly meeting IN tho new
..'lNl Fraternity IuIldInC. lG@G.2S Arch street.
Ing following officers we're duly installed 10y
l''nHruyUt superintendent VI. W. Nickel Past
,uiuwautrr. Albert II. ward commander. John
y. Maxwell. regent, Louis Hnrnuer; marshall,
John. j Foster. recorder. Howard llOllinEs-
worth, ,trglgir"r. Robert Erskine; collector,
IHtu' VI Miller. Upon ussumlnE his station.
Iummlud'r Maxwell made tho following np-
runtmonis un thg entertainment committee.
CLARENCE ~. carr John j. Foster, Louis HHeff-
ger William !, MgTgE Nrlhur, lnEhgw, Hairy
Harold o. E'rnGard,: Albert II Ward. How.
ard lIulmEsworth. William + Fisher. Dr. g.
krHE"r
tn" effect that amy member attending uiuu ~
tl" monthly meetings DURING 1917 WIN be- on
Titled To participate in the annual banquet. \
record ~ those iu Hii"udHnC" was taken and
a. ih", Fgmrgary meeting - free drnwing VIII
hu held. This VIII hH a. feature Of tho future
muutnps. Fojluwiug tho business Of tn" branch
rucrg7 was declared ana the members aud
their friruds We're entertained by Mvssrs. II.
f.. Rrugurtl Ertgrr, hruu'dy and Wallace.
official caterer Frederick Bernhard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08

The installing team NJ A. G.. Iyt'lr Com
mandrry has again entered upon Its busy sea
SON OF installations. doing the work ON Satur-
duv might last for Dorian Castle In its usual
splendid manner. The castr then conferred
the crusaders degree several candidates
Dorian Castle has "a Statewide reputation for
It's conduct Of th" crusaders degN.r. which
always draws visitors. After the degree aud
Installation ceremonies were concluded the sir
knights sat down tu a buuntuuus repasi.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08
ROYAL ARcANuM
Annual Meeting and Election Of Past
Regents Association

The annual election OF the Past Regents.
Association was held in Pittsburgh on jan
uary . u was u largely attended event.
and all seemed happy over the reunion OF
old rongenial spirits Brother George
Spratt, ever youthful OF spirit. was one of
the oldest past regents of the company,
nut not much In advance ~ the ever-faith-
ful Bob Sierritt tn years OF service to the
Arcauum The result of the ballot was the
reelection OF an officers, namely: President.
Albert j Boom vice president Charles
Rust; secretary Robert Bruce Skerritt
treasurer j. A McCancrty. Brother Nc
tamorty was not at the meeting owing to
Illness. but the assurance was had that he
would not delciuc the reelection Reports
Of the secretary and treasurer for 1915 were
read and disposed Of i'm proper order.
bi Rro,4"r stgrri,s report ssegeary was in
We're mad" TO the rasaiuE away gf eight mem-
GetS or INC association during the year 1910.
MIFd Fillmore Thomson, past grand regent,
q committee to- draft raspiati6ns OF respect TO
HT99thSr ThomEsog. cgmposcd of nrothers J. a.
Am9SgnE the most intsrcSted membors ,of me
tgEAI!lr. otherwise Brother james Cressweii,
VINO LAd Just completed tour Of the greater
.e,r.sl and was, a9 usual eptimlsto 70 the
tn,gpnN vein to the request OF l'rqther Boon. *
,3H Vs, 9'i''g h1 E,aI 81 40 nave 9sep tor
as the Past Regents Associatlon
An'r adjournment there was an assembling
IN the dlninE room Of On, hotel whore there
was " 't'ust ~ reason aud flow of soul" with
Mothgr SrhambCrR as toustfnastcr Brother
StNd"r responded with noble tribute TO the
Royal Arrauum. Brothrr w. W. Wolfe recalled
ih" earlier days OF the Royal Nrcpnum. but his
memory did not carry him back beyond the time
Wn"u Hob St"rrIit was right IN the midst ot
artNti'S I'm the as9utlatuu. Brother MCCor-
mirt secretary OF the Associated Councils OF
western Pennsylvania. uNtrrIme his hhbitual
d!uiduuro as 10 respond briefly, saying that his
chief rrgrct was not to be- eligible FOR member
taty. Tor twuntv-siN years but had never
welded the EHvol in am ArCanum council. He
rcarnfuruud Brother Sny reference to tho
meeting Of the Associated Councils OF western
P,uusNNanIa billed for tho william Penn Hotel
tonight, when Brother GrisrnbcrEer ia 10 be
guest ~ honor. and hoped that all the brothers
at the past rcgCnts meeting and about 600
others might find 70 convenient to take part In
the needing Of the Western Association.
Brother j. e. Stutz. Collector OF Revenue
Council. NJ. lot, onliVCnod the occasion with
some soto NoCe statements respecting cCcen-
tricities Of certain members OF his council. and
II was an oversight tho part OF Brother
Schamberg that brother Stutz was not called
more than ordinary AZ an entertainer, was
scun at the meeting of the Associated Councils
on December 10. when he kept his brothers
conyulscd with mrth good part OF the eve
ming a vote OF thanks rendered Brother
Morris FOR the careful and accommodating way
he had prepared FOR the entertainment OF the
ussocia tiOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08

The annual reports hulN just commenced 10
arrive a the ohlcn of ihr rrani castle. and
u-rship arn The following Allentown Castle, so.
80. gains nineteen. Whlru runs its WrmubyTEUlu
up 10 IuH Snamukiu Castle, No. ilG. made "a
gain II turtF-nue members, YORK Ciiy Castle,
oIoy Castle 10. ~ mad. gain Of hny.onn
mrmbrTs, blrN Castle. No. llN. will ruufur
the three degrees uu thirty-hyc OF more rludi-
dates. thus ruuulus the membership up 20 I3l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08

=, The camps which say" their active thNlni' Il"
3@ id 35i @ @ I4s Z 3 S$ 5 5i5 3S5 so{ s 1s2 5Sa 555
GHi, I0j I3s. 7li iid. 1hl. Nil SbI. 81. ihrsI
rrmnii,is,. which meets at i3I7 Nor,h Rruai
s'rent g' the inM,aton uf ,ho S'ni" executive
The ofners or Inc class Jn,uauon wgr, as 81,
,g,wg It NJ pWl' nreHdrnl amp ,s1,n aS@ N'dd,Ii' hi
CLARENCE T. Maiden s,rrctarg rump ~ FranN
Gre4IoM reosgrsr lamp lSl j. = 9,i L!ssr son. ,at
mia '' nsp sqmM,Ss Ra1asws cmd HTG' 2%P 5@%aa 5@a
E@qi,a ,i,.s o2mp 1aG EroTE sms %so'a''R camp '''
a., yqmmltns %u lg!,at%a,y ss,lc,,n ss,H1 A.frS6 iS5
eada Ntafna' rdmp ot '%nSi gan%5@ sm3 tS@S .G"
"og l},o Fat G, Mgiowi M,ioy TaMS ,mp iG4 II
r. ra,i% PSlmd1 me- @Smp Fam aiia,. .,.,,.
The lnugeTy slan waR r@mGosg,IJ CO. yr ISIfrl. rIfl
iinc 6i ih. v1r II can be- siId that III" nta.
Inc manner In phUadclphin Ihr slHU, W"S rWH', rW',.
iP}g.ieu,. John - Carlisle. Camp al3 yggg &c
forms. N6r I,oiiBacker. Cap 2oi past lrvsId'n!
iA!frc% Mrhlanus D. 2mr 2Hi il,mGs
t'r,rh Gamn @oi; chqplain. 4 r iEdwarlse
rir,RRfp Edward nufn. ninls Fugr5i. Worris May rsmg
INl5 Inspector. lewis MrInMrL, tgilt'r ,'.
rotary r4i'G usher hohgri Ih"mps,2m, ,,rI I'TH ] @"H
Tunrdn Irotl.r. irossIf. IasF itiNinl,I' ,r,snn
corporal Robinson. imjn. srrsr!ut May
MrIoweu. Of Keystone Commanders No. -. OF
The dnuGe quartet of Camp 7d4 had direct
III" hIgn class work hrmv. heartily, apnr"claigI'
The uci"ttv lee composed OF the Iol""'"" "'E
DOUBLE QuNETEr or CAMP 1"i
William White. FIRST tenor rfhnt N'9nN ~
Grst tenor Harry S'2I,r, nrs s"1 "1I lass
WnUs Wa sacond Gsi 'SH tsnor & Austin smith, second lass
Thomas Fraser, leader.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08

Fourteen hundred candidates hay" been Pc.
ce.ypd into the camps Interested iu Il" HI'.
months period ir which u" committee hhn Gr,n
AT wort, and had been ubEhiru into me NhI l"I'
Caulps The camps had made 'uru'Ht Efforts lo
have the entire 1900 present for Initiation, u'.
only 500 Of them appeared aud. ih'I''oI', nam
~ the members w,rr kspi aNAH on account ~,
f"nr that there would not Boo suihrI'nl seats '"'
'rhe program was a. most Iu;rr"s',nE t"Mnrr
NJ the ,.y,uiuu Addresses were wha' 10y H,3N
President Ernest y. ClurI, ~ PutaAnrEh, M.
fiun.tl Pr, sIdrut j. calvin StTaE"r. -ui NnIE.
yur,: NBfiuual Treasurer Oscar g. Wr;nrru.d.
N Rrndings %lttonal Master " Forms samuE.
Roberts. ~ Cuushuhuutvu. state Master q"
Forms John ". Harper, of chester. $,4,r lr.'7
ttr,r Irwin ) Smith. ~ Recalling. "l3'g "',t'f
tury Charles Hrumm Helms. ~ l'uilndwInhlH. HHl
he address Of tn" evening toy The uaNuh3' ,N1'
rrrrsiIrnt and state secretary OF Mdi.Ll ma, Nt.-
liam James Heaps. "Th" Man win MIS-nh
of baltimore Professor HrupS d"lN,''u h"' ".
the most interesting aud "n"v'lN" HdifrSa,S ever
heard i'm Sons uf America riTr.'S h"ir, Hr 'r
upunr,d rotten politics. and said hu dld hol Hr
sire the support of 'dnEl- man va" WgI'H n'
"A dishonest act iu tins political W"r,1 or 'l7'.
where. Professor Heaps Is q noted l''"''L'
~ a. nm ir tl,r wide, tv.ILr christian mem
lurS NJ this order here and elsewhere.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-08

:, ,Rsfsree-o,lson. mekecper-PollowI,a Tim,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
NBW ERA OPEN FOR THE
PORT OF PHILADEL LPHIA

chester cut through to the ocean sbtp
canal, and her big importaticns Of cotton
"Ic.' no longer came via Liverpool
Meantime In the south oc England South
amptcn set her docks i'm order and hogan
10 receive company in the shane of bio
0cean-liner3 which formerly docked M
1--we. pool and freight and passengers were
put on board trains. which came alongside
on ire docks and were whisked In n few
nourS to London where II took almost
lou' times the time from Liverpool Lon
don, too. which at this time had run down
at the heels as port took on new lease
OF lte ana today is reckoned high among
the worlds great ports
Liverpool had learned her lesson. and II
was not forgotten. Today she again ranks
among the foremost ports
The lesson for Philadelphia lies In tho
past, as well as the future For years the
port had been sadly neglected Other ports
on the Atlantic. with not one fourth the
advantages have forged ahead OF u.s. Nov
YORK, with none Of the advantages and with
the stupendous handicap of most eE.
pensNe lighteragc service has captured
more than half Of the exports ana imports
OF the whole United States Her business
men were wide awake to their own interests
ana compelled Wue.c we were passive. Now
that the game has been ruthlessly exposed
traffic via New Yorl; is going to receive
check
This is our opportunity Let II he ours to
compel attcnticl to our port ADVANTAGES
not through an unjust discrimination I'm
rates and tariffs, but by appealing to tine
shipping public solely on the broad < ound
OF our inquest oned superiority. and let us
urgently press our demand on the inter.
state Commerce Commiy sion for q square
deal in the matter OF freight charges. This
is no more and no less than Our right
Justice Il Philadelphia demands 1t. even If
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17

here for the last month the local police
today began rounding up the 1900 or more
men who. II Is said, have been preying on
the public,
4 meeting was held by the city Of
nciais. charity workers and the police mag
istrates. at which ii was decided that all
vagrants would be arrested
1t was also deciGsa by the officials that
all the "nup houses in the city at which
sleeping space on the floor can b had for
five cents per night will be closed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17

wife Of Henry Cannon president OF the
company. will be the sponsor.
The new ship is Iaree-type collier Sim
iIar to those being built for the Coastwise
transportation Company. several OF which
nave recently been launched. II is 395
"a feet inches II has a carrying capacity
Of $500 tons. The boat which has a
speed Of eighteen knots. will have a good
rating under 1loyd's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
Immirrntion Fill to President

WASHINGTON. Ian 17-The House
finally approved the mmigrat on bill.
and Il went to President Wilson May was
effective.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17
1900 vAGRANrs ROUNDED UP
Baltimore Police Arrest Men Who Have
Been Preying on Public

BALTIMORE. Jan. l7.--As a result OF
The holdups that have been in progress
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-17

in Everybodys Magazine contains nothing but facts No
argument-no persuasion-just facts.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-13
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JULY 49, 1917
BAPTIST REVIVAL
TO BEGIN AUGUST 5.

Rev. A. J. Porter of the Nc
Crory Baptist church returned
this week from Kensett, where
he had been to arrange for a
series of revival meetings to be
held in the Baptist church here.
He succeeded in securing the
services of Rev. R. P. Baine of
the Kensett church to conduct
the revival in McCrory. The
meetings. will commence on Sun
day, August 5, and be continued
daily for a week or ten days, or
as long thereafter as the condi-
lions then seem to warrant.
Rev. Mr.. Baine founded the
Baptist church in McCrory in
1908 and served as it's pastor for
two years. During his ,pasto-
rate here he came to be known
and loved by our people. He
will be most heartily welcomed
here, not alone by the Baptist
membership, but by the mem
bers of all churches and those
not belonging to any chruch.
Our Baptists are indeed fortu-
nate in having secured his ser
vices, and it will be the sincere
prayer of all that his work may
result in much good and many
additions to the church.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-13
The Big Tent Meeting

The tent meeting at Boards
Church is growing. Rev. R. F.
Shinn is doing some good preach
ing. There will be three services
next Sunday. Boards Church,
DeView and Morris Grove
churches will all meet at the
tent at 10 o'clock for Sunday
school. We want to make it the
greatest day for Sunday school
that Woodruff county has ever
known. YOU come and help US
to do this, and we will meet you
with smile.
J. w. MOORE, Pastor.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-13

changed, making the district
four miles wide, greatly reduc-
ing the rate of taxation. This
has had the effect of winning
many friends for the road, and
it is asserted that ninety per
cent of the property owners in
the district have signed or will
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-13
Good Farming

Mr.. j. B. Proctor, who con-
ducts a farm just north of Nc
Crory, kindly sent cotton blooms
on Monday. When we asked the
pretty little messenger who came.
with the blossoms if there were
many of them in the field, she
said, "Oh, yes; there are plenty
of them, and every day more
come" We knew of lots of cot
ton in bloom at that date, but
none that had been planted as
late as May 15-20-the date of
Mr.. Proctor's planting.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-13

sign petitions asking for the es-
tablishment of the district.
This road will form a part of
the Bankhead Highway. and the
assurance of it's completion will
add most potent inducement to
bring that great thoroughfare
through our county.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-13
Woodruff County Fair in McCrory
Next Fall is Now an Absolute Certainty

The Woodruff County Fair Association has decided to
hold fair at McCrory this fall and the officers of the assoc
alton busiy engaged in making preliminary arrange
ments for that They have secured the Riggs
big garage which display the agricultural exhibits
and the canning cookery fancy work and other exhibits by
the ladies' The W. B. Fakes garage and livery barns have
been secured in which to house. feed and take of the
live stock exhibits Both commodious and admirably
fitted for the purpose In fact there could be BETTER
except fair buildings which the Association hopes have
erected for the annual fair The open lawn between
the Fakes garage and the Methodist church will utilized
for exhibition purposes.
The Woodruff County Fair Association was organized in
the spring of the Last fall number of pro-
gressve farmers of Woodruff county, feeling the necessity
Of fair association and recognizing the superior advana
ges of McCrory the most central and most easily
sibe point the county, decided to the praccabity
Of the by arranging for display of farm exhibits
in the Merchants and Farmers bank building in this city
The result of the test complete The exhb
it's of agricultural products of live stock and Of household
economy so exceeded expectations that the promoters
encouraged to form permanent organization which
was done by election of Mr. W. E. Jeks President and
Mr. l. W. Sturdivant Secretary Our county Demonstra
ton Agents heartily cooperating with these gentlemen
The big Community Agricultural Club recently organized in
the Boards Church neghborhood will give valuable aid as
will also the other agricultural clubs now in process OF or
ganzatjon in other sections of the county, Assurance of
more than enough exhibits from this and adjacent counties
have already been received the of the 1917
fair and number of applications for have been received
from manufacturers and bbers outside the State who de-
sire to demonstrate before people the usefulness of their
products agricultural machinery household utensils ETC.
The exact date for holding the fair cannot now be
nounced Secretary Sturdvant correspondence with
fair associations in with purpose of selecting
"a date that will not conflict with them. AS he
oets line on their dates the date for fair will be
nounced The main thing however is now an established
fact-the Woodruff County Fair WILL BE HELD at Nc
Crorv this faand everybody may safely begin the
ration of their exhibits with that they will be
properly cared for and displayed.
One important and attractive item has been decided
upon bv the An auction sale of and
bred hogs and cattle will be held in the afternoon of
the last day of the fair which time all exhibitors who de-
sira TO do so NAV sell their exhibits at auction.
We will insult the intelligence of our readers by put
tno IN an argument showing the Importance of this great
movement but will ask the cooperation of all in making the
fair show the best of Woodruff counys great resources
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1917-07-13
IMPORTANT ROAD
MEETING HELD HERE

About twenty gentlemeh rep
resenting a large proportion OF |
+bo area and valuation OF the
lands situated within the propos-
Cd new road district met at the
level Theater%in McCrory last
Friday, July 6, to take the nee
essary action for the permanent
formation of the road district,
the first step-the survey and es-
innate of cost and assessments
hv the Arkansas Highway Com
mission having been completed
according to law.
The meeting was organized by
the election of Mr.. Fletcher
Lewis as temporary president
and Mr.. Walter w. Raney as tenn
porary secretary.
The second step in the forma-
tiop of the road district being its
approval by the County Judge.
the meeting authorized the cir
culation of petitions among the
land owners in the district, ask
ing for that approval. These
notitions are now being circulat-
ed with satisfactory progress.
Three gentlemen to act as COM
missioners and three to act as as
SCISSORS in the prosecution OF the
work of building the road were
selected by the meeting, whose
names will be presented to the
County Judge, recommending
their appointment by him. The
gentlemen recommended for COM
missioners are Messrs. T. A. JEFF
fries, Fletcher Lewis and j. II.
Crossett. Those recommended
for assessors are Messrs. w. B.
Fakes, ]. T. Atkinson and J. w.
Mullens.
The proposed road district en-
braces forty eight sections of as
fine farming land as can be
found in the State. The road,
as located, will extend from
Fakes eastward to the Cross
county line, generally paralleling
the line of the Missouri Pacific
railway, distance of 1872 miles,
cross road through McCrory, two
miles north and two miles south,
to DeView, a road south from
jerks, one mile in length, all to-
gether making 17.2 miles of mod
ern roadway.
The proposed road district is
to include all land within two
miles on either side of the above
described lines. Within that
area there is considerable town
property at McCrory, Grays,
Morton and Jelks, the owners of
Which have a voice in asking for
the authorization of the road
district.
When this road was first pro-
posed q 0ictrio+ two villas Ixrido