Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-08
10Th SESSION A. F. w. C.,
OPENS WITH $50 PRESENT

Some seventh of November
Our Local Nine have given time
In most unstinted measure,
To make this Pine Bluff meeting
A profit and pleasure.
They've worked, l know, with hearts
And energies afire,
Your happiness their only aim.
Your joy their one desire.
So when you hear my gavel fall
And set the echoes ringing,
Please catch the love and real good
will
From us to you it's bringing.
With tactfulness and courtesy
And cordial recognition,
Let's teach the world of men at large
That woman's new position
From North to South, from East to
West,
From pivotal to border,
Spells Real Efficiency! And now,
Convention, come to order!!!
The Mayors Welcome.
Mayor Simon Bloom spoke very
briefly in formally telling the wom'
en- that they are cordially welcomed
to the city. but he displayed his sim
cerity Nv appointing Mrs. Strange and
Mrs. Moore special dhiefs of police,
presenting each with a silver badge
with streamers of ribbon in the ma
tional colors. The mayor announced
that the appointees could decide be-
tween themselves which would take
the day and night jobs. The mayor
presented to Mrs. Land. representa-
tive Of the local dub women. with Il
golden key to the city, for Mrs. Land
in turn to present to the convention.
His remarks touched the spirit of
the audience, and he was heartily
cheered and aplauded as he bowed
himself out of the spotlight.
The Chamber Of Commerce.
Representing the chamber of d PM
merce, and thus the professional and
business man Of the city. Secretary E.
s. Bloom spoke as follows in his we'll
coming address:
"To be the manager, or secretary, of
a. great commercial organization such
as the Pine Bluff chamber of COM
merce is indeed an honor and there
are many pleasant features connected
with such an association. ! have en-
joyed many Of these but the greatest
of all was given me when your wor-
thy chairman selected me to welcome
you to our city on behalf of these
great business men.
Our organization is composed of
all our greatest bankers. leading
merchants. learned professional men
and powerful manufacturers. They
all bid me extend you the heartiest
welcome their big hearts and minds
are capable Of They welcome you
for the great work you are doing i'll
our rural communities. They well
come you on behalf of the many boys
and girls you are sending to our great
university at Fayetteville where they
will obtain the education God intend
ed them to have. They welcome you
for the many beautiful streets our
cities now boast of and the miles upon
miles of county pixies, the artery by
which the spiritual unity and COM
mercial cooperation, will soon make
our state take it's place among the
leaders of the union.
"They welcome you because OF the
thousands of women that are today
standing sentinel at every polling pre-
cinct in the state to see that amend
ment number two is overwhelmingly
defeated and that number IL and IA
are carried to glorious victory.
"And l welcome you ladies because
is gives me the opportunity to pub
licly express my gratitude to the
good club women of Pine Bluff Who
have responded to my call so many
times and whose cooperation has
made our chamber OF commerce Que
of the most harmonious. and It's
achievements the greatest of any like
organization in the state. We well
come you to our city and our homes
with all our hearts"
Local WOmens Welcome.
Mrs. l.. K. Land, on behalf OF the
Pine Bluff club women, spoke in hel
usual accomplished and delightful
manner, in extending a most cordial
and heartfelt welcome to the con-
ventiOn.
Accepting the key presented by
Mayor Bloom, Mrs. Land referred to
the beautiful flowers that nave been
placed for the pleasure of the dele
gates and said "but the two blooms
that we present to YOU this afternoon
may be taken as the flowers of the
flock of industrial Pine Bluff. But |
warn YOU girls. this is not the KEY
to their hearts, as they are not bache-
lor buttons" ....
She spoke of the pleasure Pine
Bluff felt in entertaining the club
women of Arkansas. as they repre-
sent the interest of every other con-
vention that has ever met here.
Were they good roads boosters"
she said, "you have Strengthened the
path and paved the way to the goal
of ambition for many weary boy
and girl Were they agricultural ex'
perts, you have sown The mustar seed
of Faith in barren, hearts. and made
waste placed lives burst into bios
som. Were they bankers. You have
by your charities laid up for your
selves treasures in heaven. Were they
musicians. it has been given to the
federated clubs of Arkansas to har-
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