Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-03
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received his gift, but as Governor
Brough was not present arrangements
were made to ship his to him.
The committee IN charge OF the
reception at Plains consisted OF III.
I. Wise, W. S. Moore, F. f. TIM
norman, A. c. Murray, W. L. Thorn
as Reese Smith and NJ. M. Jennings.
Governor Dorsey had arrived IN Am
erlcuS n ,-.,..- .,l...4. rom AT
lanta. and he was taken to Plains by
FRANK Lanier, his host while here, and
there he met the party of Arkansans
for the first time. The governor spent
the time OF the stay IN Plains greet
ing friends and acquaintance ana
holding an informal reception on the
sidewalk. Present also to greet the
visitors was 4. Zimmerman, one OF
Sumter county's members OF the leg
islature. who remained over for the
occasion on his weekend visit home.
Calls 1t Sacred Ground.
Probably the most pleasing feature
of the visit to Plains was the talk
by Carl Hollis, cashier of the Mer-
chants & Planters Bank, OF warren,
Ark, who, at the conclusion OF the
melon feast, thanked the people OF
Plains for their generous hospitality.
Mr.. Hollis made an exceptionally
graceful talk, in which was a great
deal OF feeling. He referred to THIS
section of Georgia as sacred ground
to him, for from it had gone to Ar
kansas years ago his father and MOTH
er, there to rear family OF Doys
who revere the name of Georgia. II
developed later that ne Is the son OF
William Hollis, who was born ana
reared near Buena VISTA but VINO
went to Arkansas fift'- or more years
ago. and is now living with his sons
well past 80 years of age. His moth
or was a Herndon, of that secClon'
and both are closely related to many
people in this vicinity. Mr. Hollis
spent all of yesterday forenoon call,
ing on as many of these as he could
locate, make the first trip with the
party in the afternoon. MIR. Hollis
expressed appreciation of the Prof
table Farming Bureau of Little
Rock. which organized the tour, and
its aims and ideals and the aims and
ideals of the men on the trip, COM
pairing their ideals to that of Rotary
OF winch He 10 d IlClhpNA' 49, RAS-
its most who serves best.
A Fancy Porker.
On the trip to the Plains the party
stopped at the farm of Wise broth |
ers, where they saw Jersey boar
two years old weighing approximately
$50 popunds, and declared by many
of them the finest individual animal
they had ever seen. Numerous 9TH
err exceptionally fine live stock was
on exhibit, also, and greatly admired,
including horses and cattle.
One the way to Americas the farm
of ]. w. Hightower west of the city
was visited and the party shown what
he had been able to do in one year
by proper farming, after Indifferent
farming by tenants for many years
had lowered production of the land
to almost nothing.
Having partaken of three water
melon feasts during the day, the last
one only a short time before, the VS.
itors were advised against taking a
plunge in pool and the planned
trip to Myrtle Springs was foregone
The party then returned to the city,
where the men went to their quar-
tiers in their Pullman cars and dress
ed for the banquet. A jolly half
hour was snent about the hotel lob
by by the visitors and their hosts
before the banquet began.
The POSTMASTER of the occasion
was Congressman Chas. R. Crisp, who
presided in an efficient and pleas
ing manner. He welcomed the Wis
itors in a few words which served to