The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-05
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spcnsibility of preparing beautiful Oaklawn for the entertainment of this convention al great expense, but t was money well spent. as never in the memory of the oldest inhabitants has so much favorable advertising gone broadcast over the country as re- sut of this great gathering, removing as IL did for all time to come the bad impression that people generally have had of this city Considering that there were two and one-half millions of women belonging to the General Federation Of Womens Clubs who were daily reading with interest the proceedings of this convention, you Ican readily understand the lasting benefit we received. Too much praise cannot be given the ladies of Hct Springs who labored so hard to make | this the success it was Every lady attending this convention without ex- ception, left Hot Springs singing its
 praises, and 1t win long be remember ed as a wonderful gathering of Amer | itd s HOSl pOplb WUmeH.
 Immediately following was the coa- l vention of the executive council ol
 the American Bankers Association.
 including as 1t did the greatest finan-
 ciers of America As matter of fact, | men who will coS rol the financial 1 destiny in The future gathered here.
 and no doubt many tEpics discussed
 at this meeting will have a direct
 bearing upon the " rlds finance This 1 convention was entertained royalty
 and like all the others. left Hot
 Springs delighted with it's visit.
 1 Next came the great Southern Bap-
 tist convention, In this connection I wish to make mention of a gentleman 1 who has recently appeared in our
 midst who has proved leader of rare 1 executive ability refer to Rev. ;. | w. kendrick, pastor of the First Bap-
 tist church, who personally handled
 the Southern Baptist convention in a
 way that attracted the attention of everyone, and that not only greatly satisfied all, but eEcited praise and favorable comment from the thous-
 ands of people attending the conven- ton as well as the citizens of Hot
 Springs as a whole. In order to prop
 erly house this convention the Busi-
 ness Mems League was forced to pur- chase the large tabernacle building erected by the Stephens party, and | even this mammoth structure proved I al sna. sl l the immense crowds which gathered day and night to participate in the | exercises. This was unquestionably | the largest convention in numbers
 that we have ever entertained in this city. Every hotel boarding ana
 house in the city was taxed to full
 capacity It was stated on numerous
 occasions by those in authority that
 this was the largest attended meet
 ing ever held by the Southern Baptist convention. A bureau of information was maintained by the league at the 1 Eastman hotel where literature was | distributed and every possible coure-
 esy extended to the delegates to make them feel their welcome was warm and genuine. We can positively say that there was never a happier crowd of people and a better pleased con yention than this one.
 The convention of the public Uuht, Operators Of Arkansas followed the Baptist meeting The -Sague was particularly interested in this conven- ton because 1t had honored one of our citizens Mir S E. Dillon, with the highest office within it's gift-that O. president. After spending three days ln the city banquet was given at the Arlington hotel which proved a brii
 liant affair and one of the most sue
 eessful of it's kind ever given in ilDt Springs
 Next was the convention of the State Bank Supervisors, from every state in the Union including men who had never visited our city before. After being sAown over the cit the. were taken to Ozark I.y,hia Sprines for an old-fashioned. country. chicken dinner which was thoroughly enjoyed
 They unanimously voted Hot Springs "'A AN'"i Fiatt " Iula tOllfeHllOQS ana tromised to return.
 We have one other great conyen- tion to entertain which should at 'tract the attention of every citizen Of Hot Springs. as 1t has more possi- hilities for advertising than any con- yention we have ever entertained. It Is the National Editorial Association Editors representing every great daily in the United States win be here They will arrive tomorrow eyennIA. and nothing should be left undone to| make the best impression possible, as the story of Hot Springs will be read by many millions. and ii is up to yoR to make the est Impression possible inl order 10 get the results desired Al solid train will leave Hot Springs with the editors to make a tour of the en- tire state of Arkansas in order that the ymay see the wonders and pro- ducts of our state. If you want Hot Springs to head all the wonderful things in Arkansas. make 1t possible