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December 31-1926 Little Rock
Called at the Second Presbyterian Church and found them Rev. Hoy Dratton Smith, but he was out. Then walked to Capitol Hill to see the Capitol Building, built in the conventional style of capitol's patterned after Washington. Built of Indiana white outside, and inside of Vermont marble which gives a somberness and dead appearance. A big flag, painting or any color to relieve the gray-whiteness. The House and Senate Chambers are small and equally unimpressive.
Then wrote two letters. Little Rock has 45,000 people.
Later walked on Main Street and out on one of the bridges across the Arkansas River, which is crossed by two stone-arched and three iron bridges. The river is deep red and at this time I found a rather impressive river. Mountain ridges some hundreds of feet high cross the river to the other side of the city. Rock formations are rising tellies of dark blue in color.
At eight P.M., Rev. Hoy Dratton Smith called to see me. He talked a while.