The Harrison times., 1920-05-08
ARKANSAS TALENT

"N'O "''oh'iou Shoulu appeal 10 the
local patriotism of our people and
stimula. a healthy pride"
The apye appeared in recent
magazine rticle by Gov. Brough.
Years back humorous Arkansas
stories n Opie Read were scattered
far and lde; later less talented
writer ret'eu large hnancial reward
by giving o the world Three Years
in Arkansi ana The SLOW Train
Through Ar,ansas." These and other
writer's of aoially unreasonable fic-
ton, placed tho state in such a light
that the word Arkansas spoken in an
other state hrlught forth a burst of
laughter EXPIRE riuicuie'
But anotber class of writer's were
at work in Ark lansas travelling more
slowly but mora surely a more reason
able and Truthful path to fame; and
at the presant tim We can claim over
five hundred writer's ol this ciaSs'
many of national anu some vi inter
national fame, am "hat can De salu
-Us Sllters ,aL also be said of artists
and musicians.
At the beginning of this year a new
magazine was started the Arkansas
Writer" published by the Authors and
Composers Society of Arkansas, de-
voted to the poetry, fiction, history,
art, music and drama of the natives
OF Arkansas and those who have
adopted this state as their home and
also those who have temporarily re.
sided in the state and while here ave
made valuable contributions along
& hose lines.
In this magazine we find poems,
stories reviews of books and biograph-
ical schetches We find one of Mrs.
Crump, of Harrison author of the
charming book of poems Echoes of
the Ozarks;" and of Mrs. Bernie Bah
cock, native of Little Rock, author
of several books among which is "The
Soul of Ann Rut,edge," one of the
most popular novels of the day; also
of Mrs. Mamie Hensngway Savage, Of
Monticello, who organized hOnOrs in
literature, art and music. One Of her
books "Arkansas-A Picture" begins
with the earliest events of the state
and comes down to 1919.
All who attend church in any state
of our Union have heard the songs
and hymns of Will NJ. Ramsey, but
o, very one knows that large part
Mis- me thousand songs and hymns
O comn Osed in his home in Little
ock.
John Goul. Fletcher, now of Lon
On, England, ho, fPu Vi " ne" '0n00'
nootr,, ord an Fe of the most fore.
ost o1ono hie rno ~ in both America
Id Europe is n''''o - -,' ''''''',''
~ +bo rost - fmarkable character
entioned in thi nl"s"A'"e 10 wv
llliVan A few years p"ON "H0H '''''
ippled boy frC 'm linoooe" f'''0N
rough our Gov runViS' III Z" O'''
goats 3 HIS p'''U'e'' Wv
Oked a Will p''F
ouobt III ne was planning a book
Wa rnbo srd Cry" that would be
ard arounc 'he "oiio az" '0'0'
9 purse str hsS ol ii''''ion"'o' "
soul auSe OF a n1w E'nu , ol III
fgsSSc being e StaollSneu WIN INV ''
r,o,idont At the age Of twenty
,.;.h both legs and one arm para
,,yzpd. ne was made educational di-
rector of the Michigan Hospital
School, an institution that is destined
TO bring usefulness and happiness TO
thousands of crippled children VINO
otherwise would have been depend
ents upon friends or the public MI
Sullivan also has a publishing mousse
turning out several periodicals, one
"L,ocoma" is attracting Worldwide at
tention.
| might write many pages concern
N. ~" interesting features OF the
,,on,oo u Writer" but will say that
10 ,oorn ed for year by send
9, oo % ~ e Arkansas Writer"
., N w p,d, Z, Little Rock, Ark.
n hagaain, should ,1"o, be in urNarS ev"ry
lie ! library, ever! '1"oo'
every home III '"' ''''''
,ape 1,zz,r RUBART GIBSON,
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