The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-03
WEATHER DIDN'T KEEP THEM AWAY
Educational Rally and Boys and Girls Clubs Fair a Big Suecess-Inspir- ing Program and Many Inter-
 esting Displays Were Made.

Hidilu or ms chllling winds failed Tn all attempts to prevent success of Ral- Iy day.
 The roads were not bad enough to keep the school-loving people away from Mena and the winterish wind from the north couldn't chill their en- thusiasm after they got here.
 Rally day of 1918 has set new mark in the history of educational de- velopment in Polk county
 From the standpoint of numerical strength the assemblage might have been larger, but whatever was lack ing in numbers the crowd made up in enthusiastic endorsement of the pur- pose of the day.
 At the Court house where the show ing of handiwork by members of boys and girls clubs was on display and where the program was given the crowds of happy youngsters and fond parents filled and jammed the build ing as it has never been crowded for many a day.
 The indictment weather forced an abandonment of the plan to have tho speaking exercises out of doors, and for this reason many were unable to get within hearing distance of the speakers in the court room.
 Excellent Addresses Made.
 Patriotism and education were link ed together in clear and forcible re- lation by a majority of the speakers and the importance of the union em- phasized.
 When the gathering was called to order by County Superintendent Pigg shortly after 10 o'clock the Rev. T. A. Park of the Presbyterian church asked for divine approval on the multitude. Mark P. Olney, secretary of the Mena board of education, extended the hand of welcome to the visitors or behalf of the city. The warmth of his welcome was equaled by the fervor of the re- sponse on behalf of the country schools given by A. s. Daniels of the Potter school
 The principle addresses of the day were given by Carrie H. Plunkett, dis trict home demonstration agent, State Superintendent of Instruction J. L.. Bond and Harry F. Kapp, district farm demonstration agent, all from Little Rock. The speakers laid spe- cial stress on the part each boy and each girl can play in the great work of building up the educational facili- ties of the South, and particularly of Arkansas.
 Fine Exhibits Shown.
 The showing of school work, and particularly that of manual training, was an extensive one, and the booths of the different schools were surround ed by crowds of visitors turnout the day. Twenty-Five schools had exhibits of their work in the court room.
 The Girls Canning Clubs had a smaller showing than in previous years, due to the drouthy conditions of the year, but the quality was up to a high standard. The canning exhibit and the showing of samples by the boy corn growers had places in the judges l chambers of the court room. Experts who viewed the corn pronounced it re- markable when the conditions under which most of it was produced were explained.
 Barred Rocks predominated in the showing of poultry exhibited in the main hallway on the first floor. There were some fine specimens shown of not only Barred Rocks. but also Leg horns, Anconas, Rhode Island Reds and Wyandottes and Orpingtons. |, Hog fanciers who viewed the Pig Club Boys showing in pens on the east lawn of the Court house saw more , Poland Chinas than any other breed but all they saw were good. The show ing of real honest-to-goodnes hogs was convincing enough to those who used to believe a rail-splitting razor back was the thing.
 Judging of the exhibits occupied most of the afternoon and the an. nouncement of prize winners was tho occasion of proud approval, being demonstrated by friends and admirers of the fortunate ones. Miss Plunketi was judge of the canned goods anc poultry, State Superintendent Bono passed on the manual training ant school work, while Director Kapp gave the final word on corn, hogs and fielC products
 Band Fails to Come. The disappointment of the day was the failure of the Lockesburg band tC come. The band leader wired that SC many of the musicians had been called away that he could not muster III enough to make creditable organiza tion for the occasion.
 Pleads for Liberty Loan. fl The revival tent adjoining the Sta office was unable to accommodate tht crowd that gathered to hear Former Attorney General Hal Norwood speal on behalf of the Fourth Liberty Loan Mena's gifted orator never spoke mor' eloquently nor to better advantage than he did Fridey afternoon in advo eating support of the national finances in this world war crisis. His pie, should result in an increase of bon, sales. A chorus of children and thu Liberty Loan Carolers gave musica program preceding Attorney Nor woods address.