Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-21
TALKS AND SONGS
 FEATURE WEEKLY
 ROTARY LUNCHEON
Woman" As Subject, Goes Over to Another
 Meeting

Woman" was rocsciscussed at the meeting of the Rotary club, at the Ho- tel Pines yesterday, as planned by the entertainment committee. Two of three members assigned to speak on Woman" were absent from the city, and the third was reported ill. Tom Gadbcrry and Capt. Will Nichol were the absentees, and Dr. Junius Jordan was suffering from a light fever.
 Members and guests ts-including several ladies-who had assembled to hear "Woman" discussed, listened in stead to vocal solos by Mrs. J. T.. Crow, wife of the manager of the Biltmore Candy company, and to brief talks by Rotarians. Respond ing to calls for an encore, Mrs. Crow sang an original composition. Other ladies present were: Mrs. w. T. Woodbridge, wife of the clubs pres ident, and Mrs. Walter H. Simmons.
 R. Ray Mcintyre and Thos. S.. Grove. recently returned from a trip to Portland, Oregon, to attend the IShriners' imperial council, spoke on and information obtain ed during the trip. The western spirit of "boosting," the country rather than the "booster's" home city impressed MT. Grove most, the aim seeming to be, the speaker said to "get the stranger for the country if you can't get him for the city," and to make him want to stay" Mr. Me lntyre found business conditions good, with money plentiful. Wash ington and Oregon he found to be "fine," but California "is greatly over-rated." MT. Mcintyre declared "our country is just as good as theirs, and so far as I am concerned, l prefer to live in Arkansas" Port land Shriners and Boy Scouts were commended for the manner in which they entertained visiting Shriners. To show the widespread activities of Scouts in Portland, MT. Mcintyre mentioned that there are at least 142 troops in that city, and that the Rotary club is strongly behind the movement
 Cotton Ovcr-Estimated.
 During the time devoted to "busi- ness talks" Walter Wilkins, speak ing on "Cotton," said he had re- gently returned from trip thru all cotton-p producing states but Tex as and Oklahoma; that he had found conditions not as promising as some reports indicate. He concludes, how ever. that good cotton this year will bring good price, but difficulty will be experienced in selling low grade cotton. He met Harvey Moore, a former Pine Bluffian, now managing a cotton mill at Charlotte, and in formed the Rotarians that Green vile, s. C.. is now the largest cot ton mill center in the United States 600,000 spindles being in operation there. Mills are running night and day.
 "Spokes" was the subject assigned Fred Stalcup, but he was too modest to tell of an accomplishment related by Ray Mcintyre, who informed the Rotarians that during the absence of c. A. Cunning, manager of the Pine Bluff Spoke company, MT. Stalcur and his associates had turned out the biggest months business in the history of the plant"
 w. w. Richmond of the Westbrool Grain and Milling company spoke on Milling" described manufacture of meal, chops, etc, mentioning incl dentally that 24-pound bags used as containers are now costing 13 cents each.
 o. c. Hauber, speaking on "Mov. ies," predicted fewer and better pie. lures and higher prices of admission He said trade reports indicated tha- the Paramount-Artcraft people hac acquired majority interest in the Saenger Amusement company, giving them control of S45 theatres in this territory.
 Rotarians' support of the recita here. under the auspices of Aller Hearin Post, American Legion, ot the Vanderbilt Glee club, was de 1spoken by c. R. Craig, Rotarian ant Legionnaire.
 l w. T. Woodbridge was in charge O. the meeting. attended by 75 mem
 bers and number of visitors, in cluding Roy M. Kemp, Howard Coles Georges Marguilies of Mncie, Ind. and Benjamin Luck, Jr.