Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17
BEST PEOPLE ON EARTH WILL GET
 WARM WELCOME Local Elks Prepare Elabor- ate Program of Entertain
 ment for Guests. DIR. c. H. BROUGH
 AMONG SPEAKERS Democratic Nominee for Governor Will Respond to Addresses of Well come at Elks' Home Tomorrow
 Afternoon.

More than 300 of the Best People on Earth are expected to attend the festivities incident to the eighth an nual convention of the Arkansas Elks association to be opsned here Thursday forenoon. and at which pr. Charles H. Brough, Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas, will be one to respond to the ad- dresses of welcome.
 Because of combination of cir cumstances, one of which was the destruction by fire of the Elks thea ire building here, the 1915 convention was pretermitted and all the Of ficers held over. These are:
 N. J. Can't, Jr., Pine Bluff, presi- dent.
 A. C. Remmel, Little Rock, vice president.
 E. L. Hewlett. Hot Springs, secre- tary.
 J. M. Gibson, Newport, treasurer.
 N. J. Can't, Jr., Pine Bluff; will trail, president University of Arkan- sas, Fayetteville. members of the executive committee.
 Despite the loss suffered through the destruction by fire of their home, and the expense of equipping their handsome new quarters, the Pine Bluff Elks have undertaken to make the 1916 convention one of the most elaborate in point of entertainment and pleasant in the way of open handed hospitality that has ever been held. To provide music there will be half doZsn bands, among the delegations to be accompanied by their own music-makers being the Little Rock, Hot Springs and Camden contingents, each to make the trip to Pine Bluff by special train. Elaborate Program.
 The program, which has just been completed by the local convention committee, requests that all visiting Elks register immediately upon thei arrival, and contains invitations from the Elks, Eagles and Pine Bluff Country X Golf club to the visitors "to make themselves at home q. each of these places
 The welcome ceremonies will take place at the Elks' home Thursday ai ternoon, beginning at o'clock. when E. T. Miller, eXaNed ruler of the local lodge, will call the assemb,ast to order. The bands and audience will join in rendering "Amer'ca. after which pr. ]. l. Norris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church and chaplain of the Pine Bluff lodge, viii deliver the invocation. Addresses oi welcome will be made by Mao: Simon Bloom, on behalf of the city and by Dr. Junius Jordan, on be,'a.i of Pine Bluff lodge No. 149. Follow ing number by the Elks' qua" etle responses to the welcome addresse: will be made by pr. Charles Ii Brough. and E. E. Alexander, dl,'rlt' deputies grand exalted ruler. The ceremonies will close with music. In the evening. there will be a dance a, the Hotel Pines.
 Business Session Friday.
 The business session will taNf place F iday, when officers for the netN year will be elected, G. C Powell, former president of The Ar 1 kansas Bankers association, is ben urged as a candidate for this honor In the forenoon at 10:30, the vis.t'n2 ladies will be rendered recept,oh at the Hotel Pines.
 The business meeting will begin at the Elks home at 10 o'clock. wher President N. ]. Can't will be in the chair. It is expected that all busi ness will have been disposed Of b.