Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-05
BUSINESS WILL
 BE SUSPENDED
 IN PINE BLUFF
All Stores and Other Estab- lishments Are to Close
 at Noon Saturday.

Pine Bluff will observe half holi- day tomorrow, commemoratlng the an niversary of the nations entrance in-
 tc the war with a monster patriotic pageant and meeting, and general suspension of business. Battleplanes from the Lonoke aviation field prob ably will add to the spectacular fea lures of the demonstration, Senator Joe Robinson being depended upon to arrange for the participation of the aviators. A regimental band from Camp Pike will arrive tomorrow to provide music, and feature of the meeting at the tabernacle will be the massed voice singing, to be lead by Howard Wade kimsey, War Camp Community service song leader at Camp Pike. Thousands of copies of war camp songs have been printed, and will be distributed to those at the meeting, that every body can sing. And those who have heard Mir. kimsey de- clare that everybody will be singing before he finishes the first song.
 T. J. Collier and D. Stanley Drey- fus, members of the Rotary Clubs "Wint-he- War; parade committee, de
 voted most eff yesterday to calling up- on manufacturers and merchants in
 the interest of the half holiday plan These patriotic people responded promptly, and tomorrow afternoon the employcs of every business house in the city will be at liberty to join in the demonstration of Jefferson de- termination to go the limit to con- quer the kaiser. The stores are to close at noon and
 remain closed until Monday morning;
 drug stores will close at noon, but each will keep one prescription clerk on duty; restaurants will close from z to D. m.; barborshops, gasoline 1liI- ing stations, bakeries and butcher
 shops from noon to $ p. m.
 sWe want to make it day to be remembered" said pr. Collier "Every
 establishment is expected to close, and
 every store expected to remain closed from noon Saturday until Monday
 morning. Those who fail will be con-
 sidered unpatyiotlc.'
 Finding it necessary to obtam the
 permisson of the war department TOT arplanes from the Lonoke field to participate in the demonstration, a telegram was yesterday sent Seatcf
 Robinson asking him to request the war department to issue the permit.
 It is confidently expected here that
 Senator Robinson will arrange for the
 visit of the planes to Pine Bluff.
 The parade itself is expected to De
 the greatest assemblage of marchers ever witnessed in Arkansas. In fact,
 so many organizations, schools ira ternities and unions have promised to take part, that some apprehension ls
 expressed that there will be but lew
 to "sce the parade" " However, 1t is eX-
 pectad that thousands will come rom the surrounding country and adjacent towns, and whil hundreds will march' it is assured there will be big crowos to swatch lem go by :. Capt. Will Nichol, grand marshal or the parade; H. Kemp Toney, hls alde' and members of the committee Will to- day arrange the formation and an,
 nounce in the enwspapers the polnt!s at which the different organlzaIionS should assemble. The route will be down Main street from the courthouse to the tabernacle. ,,,1 l., Every man, woman and child Ill Jefferson county, white ana coloieu'
 is desired in the parade.