Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-05
LABOR DAY PLANS BEING PERFECTED Committee Signs Contract With Miss Stimson to
 Make Flight
OTHER ARRANGEMENT
Many Merchants to Enter Floats in the Parade.-Dinner nt
 Veil Parn.

The various committees of the La bor Day celebration met Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and the re- ports indicated vast deal of work accomplished and much more planned for the success of that day.
 The finance committee reported that total of $1,474 had been pledged to date with possibly $40O more needed to carry out the plans on an extensive scale
 The committee in charge of the ae- roplane arrangements made a report showing the offers from several avia- tion companies, and were instructed to close a deal with the concern that of fered the best for the money.
 Acting on authority the committee yesterday afternoon signed a contract with the Stimson Aviation Company, thus securing Miss Katherine Stim- son for three flights on Labor Day. Miss Stimson was very anxious to make flights in this city, as she has a lar;e r1mber of friends here, who have written to her from time to time, expressing the wish that they might be able to witness flights made by her, and who may now realize their wish.
 The committee on music closed the contract last night with the local band and the First Regiment Band, of Lit tie Rock. There will be two excellent bands to furnish music for the grand celebration, and in addition select orchestra will furnish music for the dancing. The musical program for Labor Day will prove a very attractive feature.
 At this meeting it was decided that the grand labor parade should start at o'clock in the evening, traversing the business streets and a part of the residence section. The route has not yet been decided upon, but will be printed at an early date.
 Quite a number of business men yesterday expressed desire to have floats" in the parade, and those who desire to enter will please call on some member of the parade commit tee and make the necessary arrange ments for place in the line of march.
 communication was ordered ad- dressed to Mayor Bloom requesting that permission be withheld from re- freshment and lunch stands to do business on the streets on Labor Day, as this class usually take advantage of opportunities of this kind to gather in all they possibly can, thus depriving the men who are in these lines of business in the city of their just share of any increase in business on an oc- casion of this sort.
 The park committee reported that they would have the lot known as Wiel park, at Barraque and Walnut streets, in condition for the grand free barbecue. Tables will be erected and a dancing platform placed in the shady part of the park.
 A committee composed of Mayor Si- mon Bloom, Thurman Louthan and w. B. Hicks, were appointed to arrange for a place for the speakers who are to be here on that day.
 w. B. Hicks. Thurman Louthan and Sheriff Edgar Brewster were ap- pointed committee to invite the Chamber of Commerce to give the celebration the publicity it deserves.
 The business men of the city are not to be asked to close on that day, but rather to make necessary ar engagements to care for the large crowds which will be here, a number of whom will no doubt desire to com bine business with pleasure. The gen. erOus support accorded the Labor Day celebration by the business interests of the city is appreciated by the Cen. tral Trades Council, and it is the de- sire of all connected with the ar. engagements that they have the oppor tunity of entertaining and servins their friends who will be here on Sep. tember 1.
 The following is a list of the com mittees in charge of the various fea tnroc nf fho co1ohro<;or.