Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-29
Pulaski Senator Says One Has Already Been Adopt
 ed By the Clubs.
OPPOSE ANY OTHER
Protests .sgainst Flag Committee Named at Request of Pine Bluff
 Chapter, H. \. R.

1 Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 2S.-ln a for cCrat. Senator Charles Jacobson ot this district enters all em mphatic pro test against the action Of Secretary o State Hodges in appointing a commit. tee of judges to select a design for ( state flag, same to be submitted latel to the general assembly for adoption CT rejection.
 Senator Jacobson was member ot the last Legislature, and will sit in the next general assembly, He declares that a flag design has already been adopted hy the Arkansas Federation Of Women's Clubs, and that flag has been prepared from this design by one of the clubs affiliated with that body, at it's own expense, and is now ready to be presented to the next legislature. The design was prepar- ed by Mrs. John Ike Moore of Hel- ena
 The statement of Senator Jacobson is as follows:
 This protest is the result of an announcement just made in the press by the secretary of state ap- pointing a number of gentlemen to de- eide on a state flag. 1 regret the ac- ton thus taken, and l recently urged him not to do so, in view of the facts that 1 will briefly state.
 "In 1910 the American Federation of Women's Clubs met in Cincinnati. As 8 part of their program a pyramid was to be erected consisting of the state flag of each stage. Mrs. Ellsworth Of Hot Springs, representing Arkan- sas, went to Governor Donaghey to secure state flag. and was informed that the state had no flag. When the State Federation met the matter w. discussed and it was agreed that the state should have a flag.
 Mrs John Ike Moore was appoint cd to design 8 flag, and the Current Event Club of Little Rock requested to present it to the legislature for adoption, this club being affiliated N th the State Federation. Mrs Moore drew design, which the state federal ton adopted, and a committee coi sisting of Mrs. James +. Smith, Mrs. Arthur l.. Jones, Mrs. R. E. Farrell: and others, met g joint Committee the House and Senate. appointed al the request of the state federation. was a member of that committee, and met these ladies in the Hotel Mar ion. We examined the design, all informed the ladies that the sessiol was nearing an end, members were fighting to get their legislation through, and we thought it better to make a flag from the design submit ted, and petition the next legislature for it's adoption, and we were sure would be adopted, and we pledged ou support to that end.
 "In the meantime the Current Events Club agreed it would, at i, expense, prepare the flag from the design, and this it has done and ready to submit the same to the leg: latu1e. it having, been adopted by the State Federation of Women's Clui3s
 Now, we are informed, the secre tary of state has appointed a commit tee of gentlemen to select flag. In view of the matters set out above and in behalf of the State Federation of Womens Clubs and the Current Events Club l desire to enter my pro- test against the action of the secre- tary of state and to add the hope that the gentlemen appointed will with true southern courtesy defer to the action of the ladies who initiated this movement and who have gone to con- siderable trouble and expense. l have pledged these ladies I will fight for and under their flag and I propose tt do so regardless of what any other committee does. l hope the wishes of the ladies will be respected, but if not we will fight it out, and l am confi-