December 31 - 1926 Little Rock Called at the Second Presbyterian Church and found Rev. Hay Batton Smith, but did not meet him. Then walked to Capitol Hill to see the Capitol Building, built in the conventional style of capitols patterned after Washington's. Built of Indiana white outside, and inside of Vermont marble which gives a somberness and dead ap- pearance. A bit gray, painting or any other re- dress would improve 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 to one of the bridges across the Arkansas River, which is crossed by two steel-arched and three iron bridges. The river is deep red and at this time gives a rather impressive view. Mountain ridges some dozens of feet high cross the river to the county line. Rock formations are high, tall, slate blues in color. At eight P.M., Rev. Hay Batton Smith called to see me. We talked a while.