Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-16
BR0UGH APPOINTS PINE BLUFF MEN
 ID CONVENTION
Former President Taft to Address State Branch of
 Peace League.

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 R. H. Williams, Mayor Simon Bloom, George H. Adams and prop ably other citizens of Pine Bluff have been appointed by Governor Brough as delegates tr the conven- ! tlon of the Arkansas branch of the 1 League to Enforce Peace, at Little Rock on March 26. when former Pres- dent Vim. H. Taft will deliver an ad- dress to the assemblage
 The League to Enforce Peace $ conducting q world wide educational propaganda in support of the league Of nations idea advocated by Presi- dent Wilson and leaders in all the countries of the worl1. Mr. Taft $ president of this league and is patri- ot.cally giving his unqualified sup port to President Wilson in his eff I forts to bring into existence, after the present war has been settled, in- ternational machinery that will pre- vent recurrence of similar cat a- l strophes.
 Gov. Charles H Brough is stafc chairman, Robert E. Wait Of the Ar
  1 man Of the executive committee. an1 Secretary O: State Tom J Terral is general secretary of the Arkansas branch of the league. They have of ficially issued a call for a conycn- 1 ton, as follows:
 Call for Convention. Whereas. William Howard Taf:. ex-president of the United States, who is president of inc American hranch of the League to Enforce Peace, has accepted ar invitation 70 sneak i1o Little Rock Monday night, March 26. 1917.
 "Thcrefcre, we officially call a con- vcntion to be held under the auspices Of the Arkansas branch of tho League to Enforce Peace 10 convene in co., vention hall of the Hotel Marion. Lit tie Rock, Ark, at 2:20 D. m, Mon | day-March 26, 1917. to give the peo- pie ot Arkansas an opportunity 10 l dlscUcs and consider 2 program for league Of nations to which the Unite1 States shall be a signatory, and 'o be formed after the present war is over. that will guarantee and enforce the future peace of the world. "The governor Of Arkansas, judges of Arkansas counties, mayors of in- corporated cities and towns, the pres ldenf and secretary of permanent or- ganized civic. commercial, trade, la- bor and farmers organizations arc hereby appointed delegates, and arc severally, for themselves or on be- half of the organizations they serve, authorized. invited and urged to ap- point duly accredited delegates 70 this convention, and are requested 70 forward the names promptly to the board of commerce of Little Rock for registration and reservation of seats. One representative from each daily or weekly newspaper in Arkansas will also be registered as a delegate.
 ''The public is also cordially in- vited to attend, subject only to the limitation of seating capacity"
 An unexpectedly large number of delegates from every county in tho state is beginning to register, and the capacity of the largest hall in Li,- tie Rock is likely to be overtaXe(l at both the afternoon anl evening SOS sions of the convention. The rail- roads are giving convention rate of one and One-third fare for the round trip. Governor Brough, the state chairman, and General Secretary Ter ral give out the official program as follows:
 Official Program.
 Afternoon session-Mcnday, March 26, 2:30 p. m.:
 Presiding D. Wait, chair. man executive committee.
 InvocatiOn-Dr. Hay w. Smith.
 Reading call for convention and proposals of thhe League to Enforce Peace. 2 ~
 Welcome address-Cnarles E. Tay- Tor, mayor of Little Rock.
 Address-Gov. Charles H. Brough, chairman Arkansas State branch, Americas Appeal for Higher Civili- zation."
 Address -Smead Powell of Camden, Arkansas Always for Human Prog ress.
 Resolutions.
 Open discussion by delegates.
 Evening session-S m.:
 Invocation-Bishop Winchester.
 Address-Frank Pace of Little Rock, Arkansas Will Help to Save the World From Barbarism."
 Address-William Howard Taft, ex- president of the United States, presi- dent League to Enforce Peace, "Tae Leagues Program: Practical Inter- national Statesmanship."
 Address-William R. Boyd IT,, dis trict secretary American branch League to Enforce !Feace, "Arkan- sas' Opportunity and Responsibility.
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