Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-02
PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
MEETS With FAVOR
BANK OF PINE BLUFF SENDS
GENEROUS DONATION TO
THE COMMITTEE.
DR.. FRISCH REPLIES
Says Sentiment Assures This Git! OF
Large Park in the Near
Future.

mittee on Public Parks and Play
grounds of the City Beautiful Club
has made a profound impression upon
the entire public of Pine Bluff and It
appears that everybody is now in ia
yor of fine public park system.
Rabbi Ephraim Frisch, of Congre-
cation Ashe Emeth, leader of the
Parks and Fairgrounds Committee
deserves great credit for the excel
lent showing of the first playground
ever established in Arkansas, located
at Sixth avenue and Main street.
DR.. Frisch, ably assisted by fellow
committeeman and backed by the en-
tire City Beautiful Club took up the
work of establishing this playground,
and after repeated troubles, the prin-
cipal OF which was the refusal of the
City Council to appropriate one cent
towards defraying the cost Of estab-
fishing this park, the work was ac-
complished solely through the deter
mined efforts of the committee some
advertising and having the good will
of a generous public,
By public subscription the money
was raised to put the site in condi-
ton for the playground. Later the
material and equipment was raised in
the same manner and now the little
playground with many amusement de-
vices for the children and comfort
able resting places for the grownups
stands forth as brilliant success
and a landmark as the first public
playground in a city throughout the
state The City Council finally made
a donation.
The sentiment in favor of public
parks and Fairgrounds is still spread
ing and is almost at its heighth
among business men. The following
letters, passed between Rabbi Eph-
rain Frisch and the Bank of Pine
Bluff, are good evidences Of the favor
in which public park and play
ground system is held:
July %, 1911.
DR. Ephraim Frisch,
Chairman Committee On Parks and
Fairgrounds,
PSI Hitchcock Hall, University of
Chicago,
Chicago, III.
Dear Strive beg to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of the 18th
asking us for donation of $500 to
the Playground Fund, and in reply
desire to say that on next Monday we
will mail Mrs. Smart a check for the
amount.
1t is a pleasure for us to donate
this amount and we want to cOmpii-
ment you on the start that has been
made in the way of public parks and
Fairgrounds. We hope that you will
continue the good work and will sue
coed later in establishing a large city
"A,
in need.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) w. c. HUDSON,
Cashier.
! In reply to this favorable answer
DR.. Frisch communicates with Mp.
Hudson as follows:
PSI Hitchcock Hall, University of Chi
cago,
July %, 1911.
Mr.. w C. Hudson, Cashier,
Bank of Pine Bluff,
Pine Bluff, Ark.
My Dear Mr. udson:-Preoccupa-
ton with my summer studies prevent |
ed me from answering by return |
mail as | desired, your letter of July |
22nd, which brought me the welcome
news that the Bank of Pine Bluff do
mated s25 to the Playground Fund.
want to thank you and through You
the directors of the Bank of Pine
Bluff for this generous gift, which, | |
assure you, will be put to good use. |
was not mistaken in supposing that |
you and your co-workers are imbued |
with the spirit that makes cities great |
and desirable. 1t is not only the con-
tribution that calls forth the sincere
thanks of the playground committee
and that of the larger organization of
which it is part, but also-I may
say, chiefly-your unqualified ap-
prevail of our feeble efforts. With |
such support there is no reason why |
the city should not be able to acquire |
a large park in the near future.
Assuring you again of our hearty |
gratitude, remain,
Sincerely yours,
EPHRAIM FRlSCH,
Chairman. !