Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-19
"BUY-A-RALE' BAY
 WILL BE SUCCESS
Continued from page one.)

thusiastic spirit of determination dis played indicated that it would be al duty fully discharged.
 l TO greet the members of the "Buy- I a-Bale' Day committee there were from the Pine Bluff "Bny-a-Bale" club 1 Chairman c. M. Philpot, Secretary E. | B. Bloom, Treasurer 10 Nichol and | Executive Committeeman A. n. Eos ter. w. E. Bloom, J. F. Royce and II. B. Strange.
 Acting as a general staff, the gath cring quickly m~pped ont a plan of campaign. each of the ladies 10 com mand a division of patriots being as signed and accepting her place in the l battle line. The campaign is to cover all of Pine Bluff and it's suburbs and when word is given Tuesday morning 1 thore1l be Southern women at work in every section of the city, appealing l 10 the patriotism of the people ta# | buy a bale or more that,th South may not suffer from the European war. 1 The members of the "Buy-a- Bale day committee will direct the work in the territory assigned them and all
  otic movement are requested by the | club to volunteer their services to l the leader of the district in which 1 they reside.
 How War Map Is Made. With Judge Philpot serving as chief | of staff, the city was divided with as much care as the European generals are planning their battles, the assign ments being like this.
 Missouri street to Michigan and | from river to Twelfth avenue-AIrs. w. P. Tomme.
 East side of Main to Missouri and | from river to Seventeenth avenue and between Twelfth and Seventeenth. east of Missouri-Mrs. F. B. Bloom and I Mrs. w. A. Lee
 West side of Main street 70 Cherry and from river south to Seventeenth | avenue-Mrs. Lee Fox and Mrs. Leo | Andrews.
 | The campaign in the Suburbs will be in charge of Mrs. A. J. Guenther and Mrs. J. w. Crawford, the territory of Mrs. Guenther being that subur- ban territory from the river to the Sulphur Springs pike on the east. Mrs. Crawford will have charge of l the battle line from Thirteenth ave- nue nor to the river.
 The downtown office buildings were constituted special charge, and assigned to Mrs. J. C. Meyer, who. with her volunteer assistants, present | invitations to all in offices above the first floor of the buildings to join in l the patriotic movement. Badge of Honor. l Secretary Bloom has ordered a large quantity of "I have bought my bale of cotton at 10 cents. Have you?'' buttons, and these will be distributed among those who have bought and who buy ono or more bales. and to those pooling and buying battle to- gether.
 Il is also proposed that tho pro gress of the campaign shall be re- ported to the general headquarters every hour and the public will be in formed through a large dial at the | cornor Of Second avenue and Main streets. There'll be no censorship. Everybody will be informed, and everybody will be expected to do his part.
 Tie officers and members of the executive committee of the "Buy-a- Bale" club do not expect that the
 ladies shall be compelled to solicit
 orders, but merely to present an ap- peal on behalf of the South to the
 patriotism of her sons and daughters Those who feel disposed to aid the
 community and themselves in this
 crisis are not expected to require urg-
 ing ot do their duty. It is believed
 that all who can purchase from one
 twentieth of a bale up will do so from
 motive of patriotism, and do sc
 promptly.
 Farmers are bringing their cotton
 to the city, expecting to obtain aid
 If they do not receive it from the
 "Buy-a-Bale" club they will be forced
 to sell their cotton for whatever they can obtain. This hurts the South hurts Pine Bluff; hurts every indivi- dual.
 Buys Five Bales. The local business firms who are following the suggestion to write Out of-town firms with which they de-T
 urging them to aid in the movement are beginning to hear from these let ters. Tine American Snuff company of Memphis. Tenn. which has already purchased a quantity of distress cot ton at Memphis and other points, writes the Gillespie & Brother Grocery company of this city, author izing them to buy five baies at 10 cents per pound The Memphis com pany writes:
 "We acsknowledge receipt of yours of the 18th inst, asking us to assist in buying bale-of-cotton movement at 10 cents pound: and in reply to same beg to advise that we are r1i- tirely in sympathy with this plan and are doing everything We reason ably can to aid in carrying the same out. You may buy for our account lctures in many of the southern