The Mena weekly star., 1919-09-11
GREAT PARADE OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN AND SPLENDID
FLOATS.
SPLENDID PROGRAM AT COURT
HOUSE GAVE FINISHING TOUCH
TO GALA OCCASION.
GOV. BROUCH MADE
SPLENDID ADDRESS
Arkansas Chief Executive Was at
His Best and His Words Brought
Forth Rounds of Hearty
Applause.

Forth Rounds of Hearty
Applause.
Governor Charles H. Brough and
the school children of Polk county di-
vided honors on Educational Day at
the fair.
The combination of attractions
made Educational Day the greatest
of the week.
With school colors and yelIs in evil
dence on every hand the youngsters
made their impression for the time
being. Governor Brough gave the
fair crowd splendid address that
left food for future thought and con-
sideration.
Beginning with the attractive pa
rade, with its gay banners and deco
rated floats, on thru fine program
of talks by well known speakers and
to the contests, both mental and physi-
cal, by the school pupils, Educational
success in every particular.
The Parade.
Some extra attractive floats fea,
tured the parade of school children
which wended it's way thru Mena
street from the Southside to the
Courthouse in the morning. Old Pot
ter presented an auto prettily deco
rated in school colors. The Central
school has big transfer wagon COW
cred with white and containing
bevy of pretty girls dressed as Red
Cross nurses. 1t was drawn by
pair of dapple grays owned by the
Gof Wholesale Grocery Company.
The Hatfield school float was an au-
tomobile flower bed, and the Acorn
exhibit was a wagon containing a
band of wood nymphs, all gowned in
garments of real leaves.
The formation Of the parade was as
follows:
President Finger and Secretary EN-
bry of Mena Board of Education, with
Old Glory.
The Mena Cornet Band.
Governor Brough and committee in
autos
Potter float.
Potter school children.
Central school float
Meua school children.
Hatfield float.
Hatfield school children.
Two-Mile school
Acorn float
Acorn school children.
Thacker school float.
Thaeker school children
Oak Ridge school
Dallas school.
Hickory Grove school
Concord school.
Liberty school
Howard school.
Old Potter school
The parade disbanded at the court
house where the exercises of the day
were held
Governor Brougii's Address.
The Arkansas executive was in good
form when he spoke from the west
entrance of the courthouse, starting
at II o'clock and holding the big au-
dience for an hour. He had words Of
praise not only for Mena and Polk
county, the schools and those in
charge of them, but he also praised
/ the state and all the good things with
in its borders.
Governor Broegh enlivened his
hours address by some clever stories
and witticisms and brought many
smile and laugh to the crowd. The
only regret of the speaker, in refer
ence to local affairs, was that so many
children Of school age in Polk county
were not in attendance at any institu-
tions of learning.
: The speaker eulogized the Polk
county boys who crossed the seas to
fight German autocracy, and reused
great enthusiasm by his denunciation
of "kultur" He declared that our
i democracy is real and is not based on
wealth or social position.
/ Governor Brough devoted raueh
time to the present social unrest in
the nation and declared this was a
time when every citizen must be eth
er loyal or against our form Of gov.
ernment. He spoke Of the high cost
I Of living Of the money lowing into the
tU. S. A., the balance Of trade in our
favor, and the inflated dollar and pic-
turod Arkansas part in the economic
progress Of the times.
i In his opinion the country is ON the
. brink Of volcano Of industrial un
rest, but the speaker declared his con-
fidenee that there viii be no break be-
cause Of the saving common sense Of
the American people.
The executive scored che packers
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