Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
MISSOURI EDITOR SPEAKS 10 LOCAL
 ROTARY MEETING
Caspar Yost, St. Louis, Guest TOney RoOmed for
 Office

2 editor of the St. Louis Globe Demo- crat, guest at the meeting was turned into a demonstration for Kemp Toney for governor of the Fourteenth Rotary district after Franv Franey had recalled that by resolution adopted last year to rotate the office and the meeting place, Arkansas would elect the next governor of the rkansas-MississippiLouisiana Ro- tary district.
 Another feature of the meeting was the Nddress of Mrs. Mora La Nance of Florida, organizer for the I w. C. T. U.. who was present as the guest, of H. c. Higinbotham and wife. Mrs. LaMance, in the five minutes allotted her, made an ap- peal for better schools for children and better pay for teachers. declar- ing there are 10 million children in the United States not attending schools, and that 1S,O00 rural schools have been closed because of resigna- ton of teachers, due to inadequate pay. Of the rural schools closed, she said 800 are in Arkansas.
 | The proposal that the Pine Bluff NiuD NClIP 1ouey. pdN | president of the club, for district governor came as the result of a letter from John H. Arnold, president of the Rotary club of Hope, who sug- gested that Charles w. Holmes, presi- dent or some other qualified member of the local club. become candidate
 Many Reservations.
 of you have such a man." MT Arnold wrote, "our club will be pleased to do everything possible stc have him elevated" MT. Holmes felt that he had his hands fnll leadino the work of the Pine Bluff club and that Kemp Toney. first and onlv z past president of the club, was en- titled by his long service to the distinction. It only required mo. tion bv D. Stanley Drevfus, afte, the talk by Franev and Holmes. that the club get "behind Kemp Toney and elect his district governor" te . have the assemblage of 100 on theil feet. MT. Tonev endeavored to say something. but his fellow Rotarians suspected he would decline, and did not give him chance to speak Later, the president ard secretary were authorized to select four mer to serve as MT. Toney's campaign committee.
 That the conference here next week will be attended by severa hundred Rotarians and their wives was indicated by reservations reach ing Thurman Louthan, chairman o1 the hotel committee. In order to bt certain to comfortably care for al visitors, MT Louthan's committed yesterday addressed ouestionnaire to every member of the local club tt ascertain how many visitors eacE member of the local club can en tertain in the event the Hotel Pines and the Jefferson hotel are over crowded.
 entertainment committee, showed visitors would maintain Pine Bluff: reputation. A ladies committee headed by Mrs. H. Kemp Toney, has arranged for reception at tho Country club in honor of the visit. ing ladies and Otto C. Hauber has announced that the badge of a Ro. tartan will be the "open sesame" tc his theatre for all members anC their ladies during the two days o1 the conference.
 Nominate Four.
 Judge James Gould, in letter te the secretary, told of an interesting visit to the Rogers Rotary club when he heard talk by Dr. Brad ford Knapp, dean of agriculture o1 the University of Arkansas and for j merly head of the U. S. government'' cooperate demonstration work. Judge Gould said that Dr. Knapp who is soon to visit Pine Bluff "gave talk that I wish every farmer in Arkansas could have heard It contained more good horse sense than you usually pick up at 100 o1 these so-called farmers meetings. Judge Gould said he intended tc Clay off" the "week of the 24th' and remain in Pine Bluff to help ex tend hospitality to the visiting Ro tarians.
 Four nominations for member ship were reported favorably by the board of directors yesterday, ant these will be elected at the meeting next Tuesday. They are: Jack Bernhardt, associate to J. K. Boyce; Dr. Junius Jordan, educator; J. T Crow, wholesale candy; Ben Weir associate D. G. Payne.
 Urge Speaks.
 The "why" of the Rotary regula tion restricting membership to ont member from each ocupation ol professions was discussed by D Stanley Dreyfus. He made it cleal that Rotary does not presume to as. sert that the best man always is chosen, realizing there are good mer outside of Rotary, but the effort is to select the one it is believed is qualified to serve as the representa-. tive from Rotary to his occupation and who is embued with the spirit of service.
 Mr. Yost spoke briefly, saying there was little he could say that he haG not already written about; that he had been resting for several weeks al Hot Springs, and now is enjoying ( visit to Pine Bluff as the guest oi his friend, Russell Hollis. He sait he often had heard of Pine Bluff but not until he came did he realize its prosperity and advantages. "Yor have everything to make great city," he said, comphmenting tho city and it's people. MT. Yost anc Mir. Hollis were guests at the meet ing of George H Adams. Among other visitors were w. c. Critten- den of Altheimer: B. E. Montague St Louis; A. R. Young, Little Rock; and Dr. c. w. Linaker of Alma Wis. here visiting his brother, Char les A. Linaker. one of the first Ro tarians in Pine Bluff.