Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-12
Forty six Gold and Bronze Medals for Individuals on
 Display.
CNMMLTTENs AND
 JUDGES, SELECTED
Ladies Will Meet Children at Union Station and Athletic Field, aDd Look After Their Welfare -Supt. Lowe
 Anticipates Large Attendance.

Arrangements have been definitely completed for the first annual Jclier son county track and field meet. which is to be held here Saturday, and County Superintendent A. w. Lowe expressed the belief yesterday that there will be an unexpectedly large crowd Of contestants and their par CntS. friends and school mates in at tendance.
 There were placed on display ycs- terday, in the window Of R. II. Stearns X Co.,, ill Main street. handsome silver loving cup, 2S gold medals and Is bronze medals, which will be awarded as prizes in the many events on the program. The trophies were viewed with more than ordinary in Bluff people, and it was generally conceded that the trophies make a gratifying number ot awards for the school children of The county.
 The trophies were purchased with fund raised by Secretary E. B. Bloom of the chamber of commerce from the Merchants & Planters bank, the Citizens bank, the Peoples Sav- ings & Trust company. the National Plank of Arkansas and the Cotton Belt Savings & Trust company, each of which subscribed it's pro rata part of the fund for this purpose, and wrote Mr Bloom strongly commenting the holding of such meet in this city end county.
 Program Is C0mnlnte.
 e., l,p ffoi, hoe, hnn completed. Mayor Simon Bloom and President x. J. Can't, Jr, of the chamber of commerce will make very brief addresses of welcome to the school children of the county. The contests will begin at 10:30 o'clock Saturday forenoon, and are expected to be completed and the winners an- nounccd by 3 or 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
 An interesting. and what promises to be most delightful. feature of the day, will be the preparation and serV- irg of luncheon 10 the visiting con- testants by the members Of the domes tic science class of the Pine Bluff Hieh school under the supervision of Miss Irene Bassett. instructor in this at the High school. Teach CTS and school children of Pine Bluff will exert every effort to entertain and show courtesies to the visiting children from the rural schools of the county.
 Committees and Judges
 Mrs. Frank Tomlinson Mrs. w. F. Morgan, Mrs. F. E. Bloom Mrs. T J. Collier. Mrs. ]. M Sowards. Mrs. Julius Leitner and Mrs. w. F. Cole man form the reception committee of ladies, which will meet the visiting children at the union station, and es- cort them directly to Athletic field.
 Mrs. s. M Taylor. Mrs. II. q. Hisin botham, Mrs. A. w. Troupe, Mrs. J. E. Bassett and Miss Anna Can't form the reception committee of ladies which will meet the children when they arrive at the park.
 Miss Martha Angell will be judge in the spelling contests.
 Rev ]. !. Norris of the First Pres byterian church. Rev w. J. r. Cox of the First Baptist church and Rev. E. R. Steel of the First Methodist ct,urch will serve as judges in the declama- tion contests.
 Mrs l. |. Norris. Mrs F E. Rem lrow and Prof. McNeal will act as judges in the musical contests.
 Mrs. Drew White. Mrs. W. T. Sea well and Mrs Joseph Jasin have been appointed to serve as judges in the reading or recitation contests.
 i'he Program.
 The program ot events contains the 1 following numbers.
 Track Events.
 to 9 years, 20 wards dash, 90 yards l