Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-26
Rotary Club Plans for Con- test Among Youthful
 Gardeners of City.
DETENTION HOME IS
 BADLY NEEDED HERE
Probation Officer Tells ROtarianS of Difficulty in Handling Young or tenders - Aviator Reno Tells
 of Work in France.

 terday decided to conduct this year another garden contest, and appro- priated $50 to be awarded in prizes. Thurman Louthan, Mitchell Sellig- man and Richard $. Barnett were named as committee to handle the contest The amount to be given in prizes probably will be increased thru the imposition of fines on late arrivals at meetings if suggestion made at the session yesterday Is fol- lowed. The garden contest last year proved big success, a'nd it is pre- dicted that this years competition will result in the production of great quantity of garden sass" in back yards and vacant lots.
 Miss Grace Strowbridge. probation officer for Jefferson county. address ed the club in behalf of a detention home for juvenile offenders. Miss Strowbridge told of the difficulty in handling wayward boys and girls un- der present conditions, and said she believed she could get the county court to appropriate part of the amount needed. She said sne has about $T0 month pledged, and needs about $1O0. The probation of fcer voiced appreciation of assist. ance accorded in her work by the mayor and city council She re quested the aid of the Rotary club in securing, $500 per year. The matter was referred to the board of direct ors, in accord with the rules of the organization.
 Young Aviator Speaks.
 Leonard M. Reno, member of the "Stork" squadron of the French Flying corps. WAS a guest at the meeting, and an interesting talk on the work of flier iii the army, and of the difficulties to be overcome in reaching German territory. But MT. Reno was not the only aviator at the meeting. There were j.. Bryant of Chicago. who has been granted a pilots license in the American army. and expects to be in France by April, and J. w. Adams of Pine Bluff. who has already received preliminary training and is to report at the avia tiOn school at Austin, Texas. March 2 for final instruction and training as apilot.
 Other guests ht the meeting were H. D. Reno of Chicago. brother of the pilot; Mayor Simon Bloom, Col. Will Nichol, H. N. Davidson of New York, Charles Dixon of Ashland. Ky. form erly of Pine Bluff. H. B. Simon and Sam Coles of Pine Bluff.
 Aviator Reno. in telling of his years work in France, acknowledged obligation to his brother, who had given him the $50 which the year in France had cost him, the aviator explaining that his eXpenses exceed ed iby that amount the pay of an avia- tor in the French service. He said he has confidence in the Americans coming thru" but urged the people to use every means to suppress pro Germanism, which he characterized as menace to the successful prose- cution of the war and weapon re lied upon greatly by Germany in nandicapping her enemies. He de scribed the work of the different ma chimes, and told how easy it is for German aviators to lombard Londch. as the trip from their base to London is only 95 miles. mostly over water. and they incur little danger from anti-aircraft guns. The allied ac!ia- tors, on the other hand. to reach Ger man must fly over Relgium and are subject to the fire of guns all the time. The noisoleSS motor. he said. will prove a great aid to the allied aviators. He urged support of the Liberty bond campaigns, the Red Cross and the Y. M. c. A., saving these two organizations are doing great work over there" "The men must feel that you at home are be hind them whole-hoartedly.' he de- clared. Give US your support and we'll fight and go to hell for you. smilingly'
 Mayor Bloom told of his recent trip to Wasainston. and how govern. ment aproval for Arkansas-Louisiana highway enterprise was obtained. The mayor said he vas g"atified to hear sipoken of on several occasions Gas an engineer who is dcine great things for Arkansas." Maj. w. J. Parkes, member of the Rotary club The mayor predicted that work on
 
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 Charles Dixon. D. D. S.. Rotarian of Ashland, Kv.. said ne had teen tstrving for thirty years to get back to Pine Bluff" aa,d certainly was de- liehted to be here once more. and with a "bunch of .Rotarians." Dr. Dixon is a son of forraeI nastor of the First Presbyterian church. man described by Leo E} Andrews 's "one of the ereatest and best men I have known" Dr. Dixon came to Arkan- sas to atteod the Rotary d'stri"t cor ference. and was the guest, while in Pine Bluff of his kinsmen, the Mur phys.