Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-02
ENTIRELY SAFE
AND SANE JULY
4 OBSERVANCE
Pine Bluff Proposes Moth
ing Noisy in Celebration
Nation S Birthday.

Tuesday, the Fourth Of July the
birthday of the United States, will be
generally celebrated in Pine Bluff as
a holiday, and there is every indica
ton that not only will the public
buildings be closed for the day, but
very many of the stores will be closed
at least part of the day, and bust
ness generally will he suspended.
There will be no general celebration
in Pine Bluff, but local people will at
tend in large numbers the several big
affairs planned by communities in the
| immediate vicinity. Perhaps the
largest number will attend the big
barbecue and old time all-day picnic to
be given at Whitehall, several miles
from the city, where the usual enjoy
able features of the old fashioned
Fourth Of July celebration willy be
provided by the experienced commit
teemen in charge Of the affair. There
will be an ample supply of barbe-
, cued meats. there will be speeches, the
bonnie, blue flag viii wave, the eagle
will scream, and oratory will crate to
the sufficlency of the most ardent
patriot
Many Pine Bluff people will go to
Little Rock, to NitnesS-Somc to par
ticipatc in-the big preparedness
parade in which the two regiments
of Arkansas national guard are eX-
pected to take part. The soldier boys
have modified at Fort Logan H.
Root, there arc two regImental bands
also in the camp, and these, with the
hundreds of civilians, of both sexes.
and the other bands, are expected to
make up a parade which will demon
strate that Arkansas people believe in
being ready for whatever might oc-
cur.
In jefferson and adjoining counties.
there will be numerous smaller en-
tertainmcnts at many communities,
and these will attract people from this
city. Pine Bluff automobiles will be
scattered all over Jefferson and sur
day night, according to present indi-
cations.
In the city, the postoffice, banks,
and public buildings will be closed
The library will remain closed all day.
Tho larger business houses will ob-
serve the holiday and even those
houses which remain open in the fore
noon, will close in the afternoon. so
that all employers and employees may
participate IN some of the pleasures
provided in tins section.
The following furniture stores YES
terday signed an agreement to remain
closed all day Tuesday: Simpson &
Webb Furniture company, Hardin An
derson Furniture compay, Reap e.
Crawford Furniture company. Knox
Walker Furniture company and Teds-
from Furniture company.
Shops Enjoy Holiday.
When The Cotton Belt shops closed
Yesterday, al the completion of the
weeks work, employees departed for
their homes, not to resume work I'M
ill Wednesday morning.
Because of Tuesday being a holiday.
a notice was posted on the bulletin
beard that the shops would be clos
cd down Monday aud TUESDAY both.
reopening Wodnes daN.
Fastoiiice to Close.
AT the postoffice. it was announced
Yesterday that all windows will be
closed all day, except between II so
and 1890 noon, and that the postal
savings window and the money order
window will remain closed through
the day
There will be one delivery, in the
forenoon, by carrier, throughout the
city, but there will be no delivery on
the rural routes.