Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-09
Progressive League En-
dorses Memphis for a Reg
ional Reserve Bank.e
TO GIVE A MINSTREL.
Ten New Members OF the Beard of
Governors Elected-To Get n
Soil Survey.

The Young Mems Progressive
Business League last night endorsed
Memphis as one of the logical
regional reserve cities, discussed a
minstrel performance to raise funds
necessary for the proper entertain
ment of the pupils of various Arkan-
sas schools and college who will par
ticipate in the annual Field Day
events here in May, arranged to
Congressman S. NJ. Taylor relative
to securing a government soil survey
for Jefferson county and heau au-
dresses by Hon. Simon Bloom,
mayor; Attorney Sam Levin and w.
j. Doyle, new resident of the city
who is here to organize live stock
company.
In the absence of President
Hunter H. Knox, the next officer in
rank, Vice President Sol. n Bloom
presided. Secretary John H. Tucker
Jr., was at his desk and announced
Of the Board OF Governors, elected
at the special election held by the
League on Wednesday
City affairs were discussed and
Mayor Bloom again reviewed his at
titude towards the Municipal Re-
search Survey, which he declared
was useless and ineffective without
necessary funds to accomplish work
that might be suggested by the "city
DOCTOR" who recently visited this
city.
The new members of the Board of
Governors are A. q. Orto, F.. P.
Hearn, H. P. Jordan, F. T. Rucker,
r. N. Burks, Junius Jordan Jr.,
T. J. Williams, j. Frank franey,
w. G. Hudson and H. B. Strange.
The members of the League who
will take part in the minstrel per-
Torrance are requested to meet at
the Chamber of Commerce assembly
rooms Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock to organize this minstrel
company. Another meeting of the
League-a smoker-will be held at
the Hotel jefferson Thursday, Janu-
ars %.
An interesting letter, received
from Monsignor J. NJ. Lucey, was
read as follows.
MR.. JOHN TUCKER,
Sec. Young Mems Progressive
League,
City,
Dear Sir:
Your fine organization on the pro-
pitions opening of the new year
1914, may be pleased to hear some
thing of the work of the Advisory
Committee which your November
meeting appointed for the purpose OF
reporting on ways and means to en-
able the city government to get an
annual increase of revenue of about
fifty per cent and of which commit
tee your organization did me the
honor of naming me chairman.
ii wish to report that during
November and the first part of De-
cember some meetings were held
for the formation of the committee
and for outlining method OF pro
cedure. 1t was finally deemed bes
to adjourn work until after the holi
adys for obvious reasons. While this
is the 9Th of January, on consulta-
ton. it was considered wise to wal
another two weeks when the politica
atmosphere will be clear of fog ant
the prohibition matter settled to IN
| satisfaction of those in whose favol
Judge Philpot may decide.
The committee will get to work al
soon as possible. The object u tiei
labor refers exclusively to the fin
ancial department of the city gov
eminent. We wish to get fifty pc
cent more money for the city t.
spend. We shall have nothing t.
say how the money may be spent
That is supposed to be a compare
lively easy job. The means by whicl
we hope to accomplish this work il
two fold. First of all seven of ou
citizens will study out the problem
and when conclusions Of importanc
will have been reached, the YounI