Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-30
STATE LUMBERMEN
Open MEETING
I. HERE TODAY
Many Delegates Arrive in
City for Two-D Day

The fifteenth annual convention of
the Arkansas Association of Lumber
Dealers will meet here today and to-
morrow, the principal sessions to be
held at the Hotel Pines Some of the
lumbermens arrived last night, and it
is believed that they will all be here
by registration time this morning.
A desk will be provided on the meZ-
canine floor of the Pines for registra-
ton, and after registering, members
will be given badges.
Following the registration an in
formal reception will be held in the
parlors of the hotel. At noon, the an
nual lumbermans luncheon will be
held in the banquet hall on the Sec
ond floor Of the Pines. The members
of the association and visitors will
be the guests of the association at
this luncheon. The ladies and mem
bers and visitors will be served a
special luncheon in the regular dining
room of the hotel.
Will Take Auto Ride.
At 5 o'clock Friday afternoon, the
visitors and their ladies will be taken
for an automobile ride as guests of
the Chamber of Commerce, and at
$3.50 they will be the guests of the
Chamber Of Commerce at theatrical
performance at one of the theatres.
At $3.50 the elaborate banquet plan
ned by the Chamber of Commerce,
and at which the lumbermen will be
the guests of honor, will be held in
the banquet hall of the Pines. At this
time, Mayor M. G. Hollis will deliver
an address of welcome. following an
invocation by Rev. E. R." Steel. The
kiddies vaudeville sketch which was
presented at the Hauber theatre some
time ago, and later repeated at a
meeting of the Rotary Club will be
given. The Lumber Jack" quartette
under the dictatorship of Jules Bor-
reson will hold forth.
w. W. TAYLOR, president of the
Chamber Of Commerce will be the
toastmaster at the banquet, and at
the close of the banquet, under the
direction of the tastmaster, shor ad-
dresses will be given by various men,
bers of the lumbermens association.
A feature of the convention will be
the address of J. C. Dionne, of
Houston, Texas, secretary of the Tex
as Retail Lumbermens association.
Mr.. Dionne is a graceful speaker, and
his speech will carry with it mes
sage to the retail lumberman which
is considered at this time, very vital
l.. K. Putnam, at one time presi-
dent of the association, now director
of advertising for the Southern Pine
association, at New Orleans, will
speak on that very apropo subject,
"Own Your On Home," Mr. Putnam
is a big man in the lumber world, and
as such was recognized by the United
States department of labor when they
appointed him regional director, hav-
ing charge of seven southern states.
Many Good Speakers.
j. r. Moorehead, of Kansas City,
secretary of The Southwestern Lum-
Germans association. will speak Fri
day afternoon on "There Is Plenty
Yet to Do" Kurt C. Bargh will adj
dress the convention on Selling Wood
Preservation to the Average Man."
Mr.. Bargh is considered an authority
on the matter of wood preservation
and his speech will be on the practi-
cal phases Of preserving wood
Officers will be elected Saturday at
the business session. Officers of the
organization at present are:
President, l.. w. Hawkins. Harris
burg; vice president, N. V. Wright,
Arkadelphia; treasurer, John R. Groh-
niger, Forrest City; secretary j. B.
Webster, Little Rock.
Members of the local lumber deal
ers committee which has charge of
arrangement are: Jules 7. Borreson,
E. H. Elsberry and j. A. Mcleod.
The entertainment committee of
the Chamber of Commerce is F. G.
Smart. Roy Kemp, Ray Mcintyre, j
Frank FWney, ana the secretary, E.
B. Bloom.