The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-02
PROGRAM ISSUED
 BY HARDWARE MEN
MEETING TO OPEN HERE ToMoR. ROW WILL BE BUSY ONE FOR
 DELEGATES.
Convention Will Last Three Days and Much Entertainment Has Been Planned for Visitors.

AOpitS or the OiIlCldl program or the Arkansas Retai Hardware Association convention, which will be the eieh- teenth annual session of this organi zati-n. were received yesterday. and indicate a very busy and profitable meeting The convention will De called to crder in the Arlington hotel tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock Many of the delegates are expected to ar rive today and 1t is anticipated this convention will bring n less than 300 visitors to Hot Springs.
 Desiring to manifest their patriotism a the very beginning If their meet ing "America' will be sung as the opening feature Rev. Dr. Marion Ne scn Waldrip, pastor of the Central Methodist church. will deliver the in vocation, and the address of welcome t3 Hot Springs will be given by Mayor j. w. McClendon. The delegates vii be welcomed to this city on behalf oi the Business Mems League by Ilamr Williams who brought this conyen ton from Little Rock last year
 The response to these welcoming addresses win be made by T. w. John sen of Newport. representing the ae tive members, and by M. p. Duke, Lit tie R-ck. representing the associate members. No further business. sayt the outlining of the program of enter tainment, will be held during tho morning session
 George R. James of Memphis, Tenn. will address the convention in the aft ornoon. taking as his subject "Com munity Building" which will be fol owed by interro cations from the ques ton box
 The report If President s. S Glover of I4cnoke will be the first feature on the program Friday morning, and this will be followed by the annual report of the secretary. Grover T. Owens, Lit tie Rock. A. B. Banks of FOrdyce and C. w. Watson of the United States de. partmcnt Cf agriculture. will also ad dress the convention Friday morning after which the announcement of com mittee on nominations will be made The place for the 1918 meeting WI also be given to committee at the Friday myrning session.
 Committee on nominations. sugges- tions and place of meeting together with the election and installation of new officers will occupy the attention of the convention Friday afternoon.
 The delegates will be given an au- tom bile ride over the city and for this feature it will be necessary for the committee in charge 10 secure no less than seventy-five to one hundred cars. I2. L. Howlett and Hamp WI Hams constitute the committee fir this purpose Auto owners are urgent ly requested to inform Mir Williams if they will give the use of their cars fer this purpose. It IS planned to leave the Arlington hotel tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock sharp.
 Thursday night Billy Layton is to cooperate with the Business Men's League in an entertainment the dele gates especially reuQested, and that IS a boxing tournament with a good "batt c rcyar for a curtain raiser Billy said yesterday he had specia feature being cooked up for this part of the program that would more than meet with the approval of the hardware men.
 Friday night the delegates will be entertained with a smoker and vaude ville show in the main dining room oi the Arlington This will be a genuine "get-together" meeting and some spe cial features are slated fer this event
 'I anticipate there will be no ,esa than 2J0 to 300 persons attending this convention" said Mr. Williams yes terday, and l hope the automobile owners of the city will once again assist us by bringing their cars to the A .lt, vto,, botaI m lo ta,. than i p'plpgL