Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-29
The "Joy Ride for Library Cbildren" Happy Event
 for Youngsters.
LIBRARY ARGUMENTS
o..oomers on Three Cars Furnished h, Pine Bluff Company Contain Slogans Suggestive of Need
 Library Building.

Between 250 and 300 children Of
 Dine Bluff yesterday participated in
 tne "Joy Ride for Library Children"
 given by the story hour committee,
 of the library for the entertainment
 of the story hour children, and it
 over there was successful enter
 ainment in this city, with a big crowd of healthy, happy, active, en- tbuslastic children as the guests, the
 "ioy ride" was certainly that affair. Everything moved off in delight fu1 manner, and strictly according to the schedule established in ad- vance. The children gathered at the library at o'clock-and it may te taken for granted that quite 3 number of the youngsters were at inc library an hour or more before that hour-and were taken in charge by the members of the committee. Mrs. w. B. Morgan, the chairman of the committee, was general mas ter of ceremonies, and saw that ev- erything was done right and accord ing to program. She was assisted by the other members of the com- mittee. After the children had al' been equipped with flags, whistles, horns and other noise-makers. they marched in a body to ,Mainand Barra- que streets, where three street cars were waiting for the,m. They board- cd the cars. and at APO the "joy ride' started.
 Suggestive Slogans.
 Each of the cars bore banners ana ltreamers, and on these were painted slogans indicative of the feelings ot the children relative to the library proposition. Some of the slogans were as follows:
 For the Library" Build Library in 1916."
 Me for Library, You for Library.
 "Joy Ride for Library Children" We don't intend, when we are men. to do without a library" Pine Bluff for Library, Library for Pine Bluff"
 We're for the library and the, story hour, too."
 In the first car, which was in charge of Mrs. Morgan, were the smaller children. The high school orchestra, which furnished the music during the ride, was also in this car. The second car was in charge of Miss Martha Angell and Miss Willie Mae
 Toney, and the third car was in . charge of Miss Vashti King and Miss Ruth Simpson. Each car had cheer Or yell leader, who aided in handling the children, and who saw that the cheers and yells were almost con tnuous.
 Everyone Anxious to Help.
 Manager B. c. Fowles of the Pine Bluff company was personally on the scene to get the joyride off to a good start, and he was aided by in- spectors of the company. Regular motormen and conductors of the company were in charge of the opera Hon Of each car, and with such ex- perienced men to assist the ladies, there was no precaution left untaken, 10 guard against accident to the youngsters. And there were no ac- cidents as result.
 hVery carllne in the city was tra- versed by the ioyriders, and some thlng like an hour was consumed In me ride, from its start to its finish. En route, the children enjoyed ice cream in cones, and almost every where there were numbers of people gathered to watch the little folks enjoy themselves, and to wave their Greetings. '.'-' e--
 The committee announced last mlsnt that the ride was given by the library to the children. without cost 10 the library, through the kindness and cooperation of the Pine Bluff company and other business men o1
 lne city. Everything was donated, th' cars by Manager Fowles of the Pint
 hiulf company, ice cream and cones
 Oy the Pine Bluff Bottling company ana the Pine Bluff Ice Cream com pany, the cloth for the banners by thu
 nurphy-Martin company. flags by thu
 greyfus company. noise makers by
 ehe Kress company, horns by B. l. owens, and the paintings of the ban
 TITS was done free of cost by tht
 Auwers Sign company. ~ < s