Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-05
White Wings" to Be Elm ployed By Civic Improve
 ment Club
GOOD MEETING HELD
PlaygrOunds to Be Established De- spite the Refusal of City Coun'
 ciI to Make ApprOpriati0n.

It was shown at the meeting of the City Beautiful Club held yesterday morning that the action of the city council ill refusing to make all an- propriatlon for purchasing appar- tuses for a playground at Sixth ave nue and Main street, was keenly felt and much regretted by the ladies,
 The meeting was called to ordea by the president. Mrs. N. B. Trulock, al ter which reports of committee cha!f- men were heard. N"s A. W, Troupe: chairman of the Junior League Con- m,ttee reported that Junior Leagues had been formed in the LakesiSa and Sixth Avenne Schools.
 Rabbi Frisch, chairman of tae com mittee on F arks and Fairgrounds, gave his report, which, though show ing that he refusal of the city coun' cil had been Quite blow, WAS en- thusiastic. It was evidenced that his committee had not yet given up the work of securing playground and public park. He told in his report of how the council had evaded making the appropriation through the chan~ nels of such an act being in violation of the city constitution, and then he took occasion to declare that though the council had refused the small ao- propriation for Q playground, the need of which is great in Pine Bluff. it had on other occasions granted sums of money for things of lesser consequence to the city and the pub lie. pr. Frisch stated that work lad now begun On the task of equipping a public playground at the expense
 of public spirited citizens. He sta.- ed that he was happy to announce that he Was very successful and that J. H. Mann, the we'll known resident and business man. had shown his en- thusrasm and interest in the public playgroud movement by appropriating $25 as a personal gift towards equip ping one, and that he had also do- mated $30 as gift from three local firms. Other individuals have ex- pressed their willingness to give swings, benches and other articles suitable to making good playground and rest place.
 It was urged at this meeting that the entertainment committee make plans for an entertainment to be given for the benefit of the club fund in the near future.
 The ladies were loud in their praise of the editor of the Graphic for the splendid editoril in Thursdays pa- per, relating to the tWhite Wings" The Graphic will add City Beautiful supplement to the Sunday edition of each week. and the chairmen Iof the various committees are requested to write articles On their work and send to the Graphic office Friday morning br earlier.
 V. o. Alexander, the chairman of the committee on streets, alleys and sidewalks reported that the commit tee had requested that some bad places in sidewalks be mended and they had been attended to. All the walks are badly in need of cleaning, but this Is out of this committees line, and all they have been able to do Is to report same to the proper au- thorities.
 Alderman Wolff tried to get an or dinance through at the last meeting of the council. but met with no suc- cess. However. he is going to bring it up at the next meeting and attempt to put 1t through yet.
 An ordinance for putting covered cans in the business district for all waste paper and refuse was passed by the council, and we are assured that 1t will be enforced.
 The alley back of the Central Phar- macy and White Front Grocery was examined and the Sanitary Commis- sioner was notified to take it in charge.