The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
HELD
 SPLENDID MEETING
,n county Educational Association Was Royalty Entertained at cove-Two Special Address
 es and Program.

Tho annual meeting of the Polk co,ntv Educational Association, nold in Cove last Friday night and co,urdav. was one of the best in the history of the association. There ware about seventy-hve teachers In attendance. and on Friday night the attendance of patrons and pupils was so good that the seating capac- itv of the Presbyterian church, where the meetings were held, was taxed to it's utmost.
 The program on Friday night was oiven by the patrons and pupils of inc county, and while there was no concerted action in the selection of tbe several numbers, it developed ihat the entire program from the opening song, America to Ar kansas" as the closing number, was along patriotic lines, expressing the true American spirit in relation to the present war. The program in full was as follows:
 Song, America"
 Invocation, the Rev. A. s. Dan iels.
 Song. Keep the Home Fires Burning Miss Gladys Clinton of the Grannis schools.
 Defamation, The New South" Jesse Purdue of the Hatton school
 Reading, Drafted Clio Taylor of the Vandervoort school
 Reading. Somebody Did It, Miss Ethel McWilliam of Acorn school
 Vocal Solo, Miss Willie Mount of the Mena High School.
 Reading, When Pa Comes Home" :" Margaret Brinton of the Wickes schools.
 Chorus, Canning the Kaiser" by the Hatfield schools.
 Reading, One of the Little Ones Helen Baker of the Mena Central school
 The address for the occasion was made by Supt Geo. w. Reid of the Fort Smith schools. who used as his subject, Why We Are at War With Germany"
 The program on Saturday given by the teachers, was devoted to school problems and was carried out in full. The chief address of the day was delivered by Prof. NJ. E. Laseter of Little Rock, state super visor of rural schools, who reviewed the educational progress in Arkan- sas, with particular reference to the beneficial legislation enacted at the last legislative session.
 The resolutions adopted especial ly commended the hospitality of the people of Cove for opening their homes for the entertainment of the visiting teachers and pupils. The attendance was fully 50 per cent greater than had been anticipated, and yet everyone was entertained with genuine southern hospitality. The resolutions also endorsed med ical inspection in all the schools of the county.
 Under the business session of the association, Miss Grace Hamby was elected as secretary to succeerd Miss Johnnie Henderson, who had re- moved from the county.
 The closing features of the meet ing were two spirited basket ball games, the first being played be- tween the teams from the Hatfield and Cove schools. and resulting ill score of 27 to in favor of the Cove team. The contest between the Cove team and the team from the Mena high school, resulted in al score of to 8 in favor of the Mena team. R. F. Mallon acted as referee and T. J. Wilbanks as umpire.
 Among the teachers in attendance were the following: MT. and Mrs. l. c. Harris, Miss Della Turner, w. A. Hathaway, w. N Waterfleld, Supt C. K. Wilkerson, Mrs. Wilker- son, T. c. Wiggins, Homer Lawrence, A. s. Daniels, II k. Campbell, Misses Winnie Bates, Catherine Cabeen, Stella Campbell, Hazel Mckee, Fan ny Wise, Mable Hughes, Leonora Rector, Toka Anderson, Bessie t'Ooi u' Mdt htiilicuy hduuc 4"VVi V, Laura Shinn. Julia Harmon, Beulah Hughes, Margaret Kirsch, Irma Nichols, Floy Clinton, Kate Winston, Vivian Mathis, Winnie Clinton, Grace, Ruth and Georgia Hamby, Edith Kinney, Madge Bonner, Lillie Mcfarland, Fila Keys, Pauline Dodd, | Ola Littlepage, Ida Beavers, Zula Taylor, Beulah Howerton, May Mil- Ter, Amy Butler, Otus Henderson, Ruth Wiley, Grace McCauley, Will labell Westbrook and Georgia Mur- phy and Mesdames Blanch Clark, C. w. Conklin Jennie Montgomery, Agnes Bunyard, Amos Musgrave, and Ola Tunnell; and Messrs. James Reyes, w. A. Griffin, Ira Jones, Duke kppnpr Nj c Ratpe S S Lane T ,l