Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-10-20
Pine Bluff People Quick to Respond to Appeal ,r
 Behalf of Girls.
$40 COTTON BELT
 BOYS CONTRIBUTE
More Than Enough Money Obtained, and Charities will Place Remainder in Fund to Meet Future Emerg.
 cncies of Similar Nature.

When the boys at the Cotton Bel shops reached the shop yards yester day, one of them pasted on the bull ietn board the story, printed in The Graphic yesterday. of the need for 8 fund to provide ,he Pasteur treatmen, for little Nettie Bradford.
 And when the day was over. there was a list with nearly $50 signatures each with subscription, and the sum of $53.20 in money was already in hand, the remainder to be paid in to- day.
 'It takes only little from each ol us, and when we all put our shoulder to the wheel, we can accomplish great things" said one of the leaders in the movement last night. "We are always ready to do our part in these things, and in this case, as in others of like nature, we believe ill Safety First" ~
 There were $40 names on the Cot ton Belt list, and each of the bo. :, subscribed 9 cents, with the one ex- ception of Sennett Seabrook, wh0 clipped in $1. Mr. Seabrook is not a shop employe, but he is a Cotton Belt boy" just the same, being the local claim agent for the road.
 More Money Than Needed.
 Once again Pine Bluff people did themselves proud, in the matter of quickly raising the: money needed for the purchase of the serum treatmeh for little Nettie Bradford and other children who were bitten by the mad dog Monday afternoon. Only about $100 was needed, to aid all those who could not otherwise obtain the very necessary treatment, but already there is in hand $157.45, with more to, come today as subscriptions ais paid up.
 All classes of citizens heartily came forward with their donations, and it was with much pride that Presidel.t H, l. HOlderness and Miss Julia Houston, the secretary, of the As sociated Charities, announced last evening that the fund is closed. and that the excess will be set aside for future use in cases of exactly this na-- ture, whenever the need shall arise.
 1t makes me once more feel glad that I live in Pine Bluff, with such open-hearted, generous, sympathetic people," was the way MT. Holdernes, expressed it last evening. "The peo- pie appeared to run over each other to donate their money.
 What money is thus collected and not needed in these immediate cases will give us fund to serve as the nucleus.,of the fund for cases of this kind that may occur in the future, he announced.
 Another Child Bitten.
 It was learned yesterday by the of ficers of the Associated Charities tha1 another child, Asper Mahfous. living with his uncle at Eighth and Linder streets, had also been bitten by the mad dog. The Mahfous family is no able to provide the Pasteur treatment although the uncle, George Mahfous who is providing for the family, aide, to the extent of his ability by putting $5 into the fund
 The Cotton Belt boys raised their fund primarily to provide the serum, treatment for little Nettie Bradford whose family, as stated in The Graphic yesterday, is unable to bear the heavy burden.
 Miss Houston announced last night that the Charities, which had ordered the serum before a dollar had been raised to pay for it, would look after the case of the Bradford child. and would also see that the Mahfous child is treated. In addition, the Cha, ities will help the families of little Helen Hestand and of little Edith Gray. fc pay for the treatment, neither family being able 10 carry the entire burden A sister of little Nettie Bradford is among those on the list of contribu, tors, having donated $5, as much as the family could provide toward the movement.
 Dr. o. G. Blackwell, pr. Frank Leibe rman and Dr. o. w. Clark have already rendered their services free of all cost to give the treatment t the children and it is expected ther will be other physicians also to hel - this manner.
 The serum ordered by the Charities was due to arrive last night or earl!