Malvern daily record., 1918-03-02
WIN-THE-WA CONGRESS
 MEETS APRIL IA TO IF
Little Rock, Ark, March 2, 1913. (Special.)

Little Rock, Ark, March 2, 1918.
 Especially
 Plansare being rapidly consumated for holding the sixth annual session of the UNITED STATES GOOD ROAD ASSOCIATION; second annu al session of the BANKHEAD MA ITO NAL HIGHWAY ASSOCIA- TON; sixth annual show of UNIT ED STATES GOOD ROADS FIX HIBIT, which will convene in Little Rock, Ark, April 10th continuing for five days, according to statement of J. A. Rountree of Birmingham, Ala, Secretary of these organizations.
 United States Senator, J. H. Bank head is President and Gov. Chas. H. Trough of Arkansas is Vice-President of the UNITED STATES GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION. They have each written personal and official letters to the forty-eight Governors throughout the United States and in- vited them to attend the convention and to appoint one hundred represen- tative citizens from their respective States to attend the convention. All ready over 5000 delegates have been appointed and Gov. Henderson of Alabama, Gov. Williams of Okla homa, Gv. Bilbo of Mississippi have accepted the invitation. Several other Governors have written Gov. Brough that they will make a special effort to attend and will send their positive acceptance at later date.
 Secretary of State Terral of Arkan- sas, has invited the Secretary of State from each state to attend. Many of them have accepted.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Page of Arkansas, has sent cordial invit- ations to all the Commissioners of Agriculture to come to convention and participate in the same.
 President Owen of the Arkansas State Highway Commission has sent invitations to all State High way Commissioners, also to all State and County Engineers, ure ing them that 1t is of the greatest that they ke present and help to push the work of building good roads in this great time of Ma tional crisis.
 State Auditor Oliver of Arkansas is making an active effort to have all the State Auditors in attendance.
 Mayor Taylor of Little Rock is trying to induce as many Mayors, members of Boards of Alderman, and City Engineers, as possible, to be present.
 General Manager George Firmin, of Little Rock, Chamber of Com merce, has sent invitations to over 1000 Chamber of Commerce, asking them to each appoint 25 delegates to represent their organizations at the meeting.
 Secretary Rountree states that over 2,0OO invitations have been mail ed to State, County and City Good ds organizations, automobiles clubs, and other civic bodies asking that delegates be sent from their respective organizations.
 The UNITED STATES GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION convenes the first three days-April 15-16-17th.
 The BAN KHEAD NATIONAL WAY ASSOCIATION, of which Ex-Congressman T. s. Flow man is president and J. A. Rountree, secretary, will convene on the 18th and 18th.
 Several thousands delegates from Virginia, North and South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tenn essee1 Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico Arizona, California, (States through which the Bank head Highway traverses) will be in attendance. There are number of
 contesting routes, these will bring an unusual number of people who are interested in their respective routes. Already arrangements have | IL 4~ .,,,x, eroo;oJ fra1pc from